Pagan
I decided to call myself the Pagan Housewife for the purposes of my blog. I felt like I needed something to encompass the subjects I write about, and since I write about aspects of daily life, my spiritual adventures, and of course, my books, then I needed something to reflect that. I am pagan. It…
It May Never Happen – Get Over It! (Video)
“Sometimes it’s only our goals, dreams, aspirations and expectations that hold us back from our magic and that of life.” Rasheed Ogunlaru Rasheed Ogunlaru is an acclaimed life, business and corporate coach whose simple ‘become who you are’ approach has helped countless business owners connect with themselves, their businesses and their customers….
Giving Healing Some Horse Power – Part 1 of 6
I’ve been working with a business coach recently which has resulted in me taking a fresh perspective on the work that I do. It struck me how much my work with horses feeds into, and enhances, my therapy practice with people. In this series of 6 posts I’d like to explore what I’ve learnt and…
The Rose and the Nightingale
Rumi said: “When a nightingale comes upon a rose, how can it remain silent?” How can your heart remain silent in the moment when you touch that space in such a profound way? The rose is the symbol of the heart. How can the heart not communicate its beauty to the nightingale? It is impossible….
What is the Meaning of the Sounds?
In my fourth year in America I illustrated a small children’s book. In it, a little girl could not fall asleep at night because she heard sounds. The sounds came from a little mouse who lived in the wainscot. The story did not tell why the little mouse made that noise. It just gave the…
What Is Ho’Oponopono and How Can It Improve Your Life?
Ho’oponopono is a method of healing that has been developed over centuries in Hawaii. One of the leading practitioners of Ho’oponopono is Dr. Hew Len and his teaching on this ancient tool of spiritual healing is known throughout the world. Ho’oponopono consists of four different statements that are designed to allow the individual to accept…
Grounding: Physical and Energetic Benefits of Connecting to Nature
I was just reading an interesting article about some of the physical benefits, or rather physiological benefits of grounding. It talked about the importance and benefits of going barefoot. Also, I remember in my herbal training, we talked a good bit about how the feet absorb minerals from the ground and grass. That’s a pretty…
Out and About
Being a writer can be a very insular and lonely existence. We spend long periods of time scribbling in notebooks or typing on our computers, and we barely stop to glance out of the window. Of course, being a mother of young children, I have to step away from the computer quite regularly. We spend…
10 Amazing (Vegan) Anti-Inflammatory Foods
Recently I seem to have been meeting lots of people who are suffering from inflammation and pain. I see how this affects their life, often limiting them in the amount, or type, of movement and exercise they can comfortably do. They also hold themselves differently which can lead to stiffness and further pain as muscles…
Mind in a Riot? How to Find Peace of Mind… (Video)
Is your mind in a riot? Are you constantly thinking and analysing and planning and yearning? Do you long for some stillness? Do you want to find peace of mind? In this video I share some simple tips to help you ‘calm’ the riot and enjoy the peace instead… Rasheed Ogunlaru is…
Butterfly Fly
This is the topic of my talk today, what is real and the illusions that we like to hold on to, the pictures that we find interesting to entertain ourselves with and what is really real? Are you courageous? Are you ready to be present to the truth? So many people say “yes”, so many…
How To Recover From Fantasy Addiction
Addiction to fantasy is a defence mechanism against the pain that we feel in our lives. It is a behaviour that is generally rooted in childhood, and it is a coping strategy that was learned to enable the child to survive the pain. Very often the child will use stories like fairy tales to escape…