Samhain (prenounced Sow-wen) is a Celtic Pagan celebration, to welcome the last of the harvest and to embrace the dark half of the year. It is celebrated halfway between the autumn equinox and winter solstice. Being in the fields all day bringing in the last of the harvest, the home hearth fires would be left to burn out. Samhain celebrations would start at night fall with a community fire, bringing villagers and farmers together to celebrate. They would all take a flame from

October is my favourite month living in the New Forest, with the echoes of rutting deer, pigs at pannage and after the recent rain, we are now seeing an array of fungi and changing colours. During October, we walked at Roydon wood with the oak- dominant footpaths and natural heaths. Due to the wild weather the past few days, I had to cancel the autumnal walk and the ever popular moonlit walk. Photo by Roz Tucker During November, I will be offering walks at Bashley and at Lynd

My intuitive healing work started with animals and they are still my greatest teachers, but I want to give you a few tips on how to reduce the fear in your upset animals when the fireworks start to whizz and bang Before you turn your attention to your animal, there are a few things you have to consider. Firstly, your animals that live in your house with you are still getting used to the fact that in the past few days you have decided to start doing everything an hour earlier

We started the month with a wild and moody walk at Keyhaven, and it bought to close the evening pub walks for this year, although, if you fancy an evening walk with a difference, I will be holding the moonlit walk on the October full moon. We also walked at Pigbush and listened for the rutting red deer at Queens Bower. During October, we will take a walk through the nature reserve of Royden Wood, and enjoy the autumnal colours of the ancient woodlands to meet one of (what I b

As this arrives in your inbox, I am hosting a distance healing workshop and sharing the limitless possibilities. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗠𝗲 If I had to reduce everything I've experienced into one lesson, it would probably be this: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑰 𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑰 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆. Distance healing isn't about concentrating harder. It's not about staring energetically a

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹? We hear so much about nervous system regulation, co-regulation and getting out of survival mode. And yes - living in constant fight, flight, fawn or freeze can take a huge toll on us. But there’s another side to this conversation that we don’t talk about enough… 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜. You

I’m a Reiki Master and Rahanni practitioner, and I’m going to say something controversial… 🫣 𝙀𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡. Not on its own, anyway. What energy healing can do is support you in regulating your nervous system. It gives you permission to stop. To rest deeply. To come out of fight, flight, freeze or overwhelm for an hour. And in that deeply rested state, you may find that the things you already "know" become easier to hear, feel, recognise a

We’re often taught to imagine awakening as a singular, extraordinary event. 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 "𝒘𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒖𝒑". You become more peaceful. More conscious. More loving. You transcend your old self. You see the truth. And somehow, you’re no longer quite as human as everyone else. But what if that’s the myth? Awakening doesn’t necessarily mean you stop feeling anger, grief, jealousy, fear, loneliness or uncertainty. It doesn’t mean you stop getting irritated in

We often hear that nature heals us. 🌿Go for a walk in the woods. 🌿Sit by the sea. 🌿Get some fresh air. 🌿Let the trees restore you. There’s truth in it - but also a myth. Nature can calm us, restore attention, reduce stress and give us a sense of perspective. But nature doesn’t magically cure grief, depression, trauma, illness or exhaustion. Sometimes we need a little help with that. For someone experiencing high anxiety, 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒕𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔

We often talk about love at first sight as though we instantly recognise our person. But what if what we recognise isn’t always love? Sometimes, it’s familiarity. Our nervous system is constantly learning what relationships feel like. It doesn't automatically know the difference between familiar and safe - it simply recognises patterns. If you grew up in a chaotic household, where love was unpredictable, emotions were heightened, people were distant one moment and intense the

During August, we only managed one walk but it was beautiful none the less! With the forest in serious trouble with forest fires, I felt it was unfair to offer any forest walks for the rest of August. We enjoyed the wild hedges and beautiful views at Godshill Photo from Godshill walk by Julie Cozze During September, we will enjoy the last evening pub walk of the year and watch the sun go down and enjoy the views and wildlife of the New Forest coastline at Keyhaven. We will al

During a single week in August, we experienced the energy of the lions-gate portal, a new moon with a solar eclipse and planetary alignment. Leo is fire energy, and it sure did bring it! not just as forest fires, but it appeared to fuel fires of anxiety amongst the community. As an intuitive healer and nature therapist, I have witnessed heightened anxiety, difficult truths rising to the surface and many people feeling as though life has been thrown into chaos. Fire doesn't si

What if you're not actually absorbing everyone else's emotions? The idea of being an empath has become so familiar, particularly within spiritual circles, that we can sometimes overlook what may actually be happening within our nervous system. We hear the spiritual language of “being an empath”—someone who feels other people's emotions deeply, picks up energy in a room, or takes on what others are carrying. And for some people, that description can feel incredibly validating.

We often hear that “true love is unconditional.” But is it? I believe there is an important difference between loving someone unconditionally and accepting everything they do unconditionally. 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒚 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔. I love my husband because, within our relationship, we make each other feel safe, seen and heard. We listen to each other. We compromise. We respect one another. We make space for each other’s needs, feelings and individuality. That do

Have you ever considered that perhaps they can’t hear you in the way you think they can? When the body is in a state of survival, our nervous system is focused on one thing: keeping us safe. Our hearing is not simply a passive process. The muscles and systems within the middle ear and brain can influence what we pay attention to. When we perceive danger, our attention may become tuned towards sounds that feel important or potentially threatening, while other information can b

Karma is not something you carry from one lifetime into another. It is not about wishing ill on people who have hurt you. And it is not about becoming frustrated because you don’t have everything you desire simply because you have always tried to be a good person. For me, karma is much simpler: 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚. When you wish harm on someone, you place yourself in a negative energy. You become consumed by anger, resentment, spite or je

Reconnect with yourself, your nervous system and the natural world. Sometimes life leaves us feeling disconnected from ourselves, from others, and from the natural world. We may experience low mood, anxious feelings, or simply a sense that something doesn’t feel quite right. Nature therapy offers a gentle space to pause, breathe and reconnect. At the heart of my work is one simple belief: before we can truly heal, we need to feel safe. When we feel emotionally safe, our nervo

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱? Perhaps it’s not surprising. Tomorrow brings a powerful collection of celestial events - a solar eclipse, the Perseid meteor shower and a New Moon, alongside a rare alignment involving Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Whether you experience these events energetically, spiritually, scientifically, or simply as something extraordinary to witness, there is something rather beautiful about rememberi

The Lionsgate portal is open, and will be until the 12th August. It closes with a crescendo of the solar eclise, meteor shower and new moon. The lionsgate portal doesn't originate from ancient Egypt, as some seem to think. Although Egyptians honoured the binary star Sirus as it became visible at the same time of the annual Nile flooding which helped with the growing of food and seen as the Egyptian new year, as it brought new life and new beginnings. The lionsgate portal didn

Lughnasadh (pronounced Loo-na-sah) is a harvest festival, falling between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox within the wheel of the year. This harvest festival celebrates the first fruiting crops and is celebrated on or around 1st August. This fire festival is rooted deep in ancient culture to reflect on the hard work and sacrifice, and the bounty it produced. It was celebrated with athletic games, storytelling, making corn dollies, matchmaking, and rituals. There is