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"Shamanism is the life path of one who knows. The Tree of Life is the entryway of connection and travel whilst journeying. In the case of Somatic Shamanism, the entry point is the body. Somatic means of the flesh and so this shamanic process cultivates your own 'fleshy knowing'. The foundational premise of this book is that the direction of travel is in and through not up and out of the body. This is a path of tangible divinity." Shamanism: Your Fleshy Knowing as the Tree of Life ~ Kay Louise Aldred My @girlgodbooks workbook depathologises and normalises meeting our spiritual needs in an inclusive, creative and grounded way. In helping us recognise our interdependence and interconnectedness with all living beings and the earth that supports them, it fosters the creation of a humane and humanitarian humanity. Excerpts of the workbook can be read on @girlgodbooks' Patreon page & it is available to purchase now from @girlgodbooks’ website and online stores. Art pic 1 Lauren Raine and Pic 2 Kat Shaw via Girl God Books. Cultivating a Coven - A Gathering of Witches
Thank you @yorkstjohn @jagger.sharon @clarelesleyhughes @interdiscwitchysj @leframptonthorburn @selenitesister for including me in this month’s research day. Finally, academics - I applaud you 👏 - taking this knowledge & these ways of knowing seriously Can't wait to read the research paper & delighted to have been able to contribute in a small way #educateevolveembody #bodymind #diversity #spirituality #depathologise #rehumanise #thinksystemically Beyond the Brain: Further Reaches of Consciousness Research.
I really enjoyed attending this online @scimednet @aleftrust #beyondthebrain2025 #consciousnessstudies conference in November. More coming related to this topic in 2026, I hope! #educateevolveembody #bodymind #diversity #spirituality #depathologise #rehumanise #thinksystemically Visioning beyond the horizon,
as the Tree of Life. 🌿 Knowledge through the senses. Lone walking between worlds -- retrieving, bridging, returning, re-membering. No one would choose this path voluntarily. There’s no option but to blaze — ❤️🔥 to become the fire that lights your own way. #educateevolveembody #bodymind #diversity #spirituality #depathologise #rehumanise #thinksystemically 📸 taken in Glastonbury in October🌳🔥 Dan and I shared moments of joy experimenting with acupressure tools at The Acorn Wellness Retreat Festive Fayre last weekend.
I am grateful to remain connected with and part of this community. When I was self-employed and freelancing, this sensory-friendly and holistic wellbeing venue in Nidderdale, near Harrogate, was where I facilitated all my live one-on-one sessions, workshops, and retreats. This December, I am thinking systemically envisioning and calling in this type of community and environment within societal systems, institutions, and services… compassionate, gentle and relational values, interconnected and interdependent care, alongside low arousal and sensory-friendly environments, which centre holistic wellbeing approaches. #mindbodysoul #energymedicine #care #healthcare #socialcare #education #change #thinksystemically 🎃 Halloween at York St John University 🎭
I had the absolute pleasure of spending Halloween at York St John University with Dr. Morag Galloway and her incredible Musical Theatre undergraduate students. Together, we explored intuition, embodiment, and energy medicine practices — supporting students in developing mastery over performance anxiety and deepening their connection to presence. I facilitated practices to help them: ✨ Connect to the “I” and the “We” simultaneously ✨ Hold and share personal power within creative spaces ✨ Stay tuned in to their unique bodyminds, inner guidance and wisdom ✨ Understand and work with their nervous systems ...and so much more! It was such a powerful and inspiring day — being in an educational environment that truly values creativity, wellbeing, and holistic learning. I’m deeply impressed by York St. John University & its commitment to being a progressive and inclusive space. Obviously, I can't share photos of the students so this post includes a picture of the the venue. We worked predominantly with our most essential instruments — body, mind, energy, and voice — allowing the practice to stay individually relevant, deeply embodied and authentic. "The season of Samhain is a time when the veils between the mundane and sacred are thinner and we can ‘see’ through illusion and dysfunction, and filter through distortion to our own authentic truth.
The festival of Samhain falls on the wheel of the year halfway between Mabon and Yule, the Winter Solstice. Many associate Samhain with calendared Halloween but the two are in fact different festivals. At Samhain there is a recognition of – and the visible connectivity with – death, but it is framed within the trust and faith that through giving death to the old we transform and regenerate and give birth to something new." Extract from my workbook Mentorship with Goddess: Growing Sacred Womanhood available now from @girlgodbooks & online stores. Read more @girlgodbooks Patreon - click here #educateevolveembody #bodymind #diversity #spirituality #depathologise #rehumanise #thinksystemically If you're someone who goes first --
Who questions. Who imagines alternatives. Who refuses to settle. Remember: the stages of how others respond to new ideas often sound like this: 1. This is worthless nonsense. 2. This is an interesting, but perverse, point of view. 3. This is true, but quite unimportant. 4. I always said so. (John Haldane) Keep going. #IfeelthereforeIam #educateevolveembody #bodymind #diversity #spirituality #depathologise #rehumanise #thinksystemically |
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