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22.01.2022 Driving Part 2 After I failed I organised a party as a farewell for my partner who was going to NZ for a few months. I also decided to make it a celebration of my ‘attempted license’ (which after 10 years really was an achievement and one my partner pointed out to me.) And that was a very healing experience for my nervous system. I had such a beautiful feeling after that evening. Our friends came over and we had a lovely night and I felt loved and connected to the won...derful people in my life- regardless of whether I had succeeded or failed. It was an imprint of not loosing love. I failed and I was safe. I failed and I was connected. I failed and I was loved. (Btw this is at the core of many of our fears, loosing love and connection ) The next test I still felt nervous. This time, however, I could feel that part of me directly and I acknowledged it, I reassured it, I took it in as part of me, I held it close and at the same time I could also feel another part of me that was focused, that was calm, that knew my world wouldn’t end if I failed again. And I passed. And I was so freaking happy! And now I have new situations that activate my fear and I’m not running away from them anymore. I’m moving forward with my fear Much love,
22.01.2022 Fear I have spent a lot of my life avoiding, pushing away, denying and suppressing my fear. And what I’ve come to understand is that it doesn’t work and we are not meant to ‘get rid of’ our fear. ... We will never live a life without fear, we are mammals with a nervous system greatly attuned to survival. We are also humans who are growing and expanding, taking risks and following our desires. We have also been imprinted and conditioned by our earliest experiences as highly relational and dependent beings on the people around us. The only option is a paradoxical one and it’s to embrace our fear and become intimate with it. If we can turn towards our fear, if we can be willing to spend time with it, to bring it closer, it can reveal so much to us. It represents a vulnerability and we can take care of that vulnerability. Feeling it, asking it questions, going deeper and deeper, what’s really at the core of this fear, what unmet need is calling out for my love and attention? This is when we can really grow and move and expand ourselves. When we become more intimate with our fear we become more intimate with ourself. And our capacity to meet whatever is happening in the outer reality is expanded because we stop fearing the fear. We begin to melt those frozen inner structures holding us back with the warmth of our presence. And as we do we are able to step more and more into a space of choice and personal power and freedom. Much love, Artwork (detail) ‘Liquorice/ Peony/ Ashwaganda (HPA Axis)’, 2017, unique state print, chine colle, mono print and collograph on paper.
21.01.2022 Driving Part 1 Recently I finally committed to getting my drivers licence. It’s something I’ve always put off and postponed, put a little bit of effort towards and then never followed through, and the process brought up a lot of stress and anxiety (fear). I found there to be 2 layers to my emotions. The first was more practical and rational. It was something new I needed to learn and it did have a level of risk and potential danger and that brought up a lot around my se...lf confidence, believing in myself and reminding myself it was mostly a matter of practice. The other layer was less rational or ‘conscious’ and more unsettling. A general feeling of panic, anxiety and dread. And it was this layer I was curious to examine more and understand. I discovered feeling into this layer were deep fears of failure, of moving forward, of something ‘bad’ happening, of never getting what I want, and of powerlessness. The main way I experimented with interacting with this layer was to try separate the emotion from the situation. When a thought about driving would trigger a feeling of fear, I would immediately stop thinking about driving and put all my focus and attention into my body and the sensations of the fear. And I would send love to it. I would speak to it like a small child who was crying and afraid. I would try to understand why she didn’t feel safe and be there with her. I came to this after I failed the first test. And I think the bridge that helped me get me there was this experience.... tbc
18.01.2022 Support Feel the weight of your body, feel your contact with the surface beneath you, feel the ever present support of the Earth. Lean in and ask ‘how can I allow myself to feel even more supported by what is here?’ ... Definitions of Support -to bear the weight of, to hold up. -give assistance to. -be capable of sustaining. -be actively interested in and concerned for the success of. -suggest the truth of. -a source of comfort and encouragement. Look for it everywhere and don’t be afraid to ask for it. We all need and deserve support and it feels good to receive and to be received. So much love Leaning into a moment of support captured by @odile.chaperon
14.01.2022 Sacred Sculpture Workshop and Blessing Ceremony I am organising this workshop and would love you to be part of it. It will be over 2 sessions. ... The first session, Saturday 13th November, I have hired a ceramic studio and teacher to guide us to make one to two ceramic sculptures. It can be whatever you like around the theme of womanhood and/or motherhood. A special object to connect to and to use in your own ceremonies/ altars. The second session, Sunday 12th December, we will gather and hold a ceremony/ circle to connect with each other more and bless and imbue our sculptures. This will be after they have been fired and glazed. Both sessions are 10am-1pm, the first in O’Connor and the second at my place in Coogee (which is right on the beach so can also include a swim and we can share some food). The cost is $120 this includes all materials/ teacher/firing/glazing and the ceremony. Any questions or to book your place message me! Spots are limited to keep it intimate and for the studio size. Would love you to be part of it
14.01.2022 What is a Mother Blessing? A Mother Blessing is a ceremony that celebrates, honours and nurtures the Mother-to-be (whether it’s her first transition from Maiden to Mother or into a state of renewed Motherhood with a second, third, fourth child). The lineage that most people draw from when creating a Mother Blessing is the Navajo people indigenous to North America and their Blessingway ceremony. The cultural practice of a Blessingway, however, is not exclusive to pregna...ncy and Motherhood and is used in many life transitions. It involves specific chants and and songs that have a customary purpose. This is why I don’t use the term Blessingway and always acknowledge this in the ceremonies I facilitate. We draw on this tradition and honour the many cultures in the world that create rituals around rites of passage. I also like to acknowledge that we are creating something new and unique to this particular moment. There are so many things the ceremony can incorporate and when I facilitate one I always meet with the Mother-to-be first to find out what her wishes for the event are and how she wants to be honoured and celebrated. It can look different for everyone. I have witnessed the power of bringing together the women closest to the Mother and creating the safe and sacred container in which those women can express their love, support and blessings. It literally fills the Mother-to-be up and in my experience she is so much more able to perceive and receive that love and support through this communal sharing and witnessing. Everyone gets something out of the experience. A bonding, a connectedness, a release, a space to be, a quiet moment, an experience of emotional intimacy with oneself and others. More of that please! If you would like to experience this and be celebrated like the absolute Queen that you are I would love to hear from you. I absolutely love holding this space and its an incredible honour. If you have a pregnant friend, daughter/ in-law why not give this is a gift? It is a something that will stay with that person for the rest of her life, an experience to treasure. What a gift! Much love
10.01.2022 I have a little site up and running while I work on building my ‘proper’ website. AND an amazing **Introductory Offer** Please visit me- https://msha.ke/creativemagicdoulaservices... Much love beautiful photo by @wildflowers.and.twine
04.01.2022 Collective Healing What is this brokenness and where did it begin? Following the thread back it passes through millennia. It passes through the tears, pain, hurt, neglect. The misunderstanding, conditioning, moulding. The fear, shame, terror of so many human hearts, bodies and minds.... For me to be lying here today feeling the sun on my skin it also lays witness to the resilience, strength, courage. The love, knowing, passion. The laughter, joy, pleasure of so many human hearts, bodies and minds. We are both. We are everything. Everything ever seen, felt and experienced and more than that. We are an accumulation. We are collective. And what we have inherited is a big package and it’s our choice what we do with that. Unpack or pass on. To heal is to experience the opposite. When a bone is broken it needs to come back together. When a heart is broken it needs to come back together. When humans and society are broken we need to come back together. Rupture needs repair. To re-connect, to integrate, to take each other as part of ourself. Presence, kind eyes, safety, connection. Let’s lovingly tend to our own and each other’s wounds, lets rest, breathe, cry, shake, burn, rage and sing ourselves back. From fragmented chaos to a cohesive field. Collective healing. Much love Photo by @odile.chaperon (sorry nipple )
02.01.2022 Driving Part 2 After I failed I organised a party as a farewell for my partner who was going to NZ for a few months. I also decided to make it a celebration of my ‘attempted license’ (which after 10 years really was an achievement and one my partner pointed out to me.) And that was a very healing experience for my nervous system. I had such a beautiful feeling after that evening. Our friends came over and we had a lovely night and I felt loved and connected to the won...derful people in my life- regardless of whether I had succeeded or failed. It was an imprint of not loosing love. I failed and I was safe. I failed and I was connected. I failed and I was loved. (Btw this is at the core of many of our fears- loosing love and connection) The next test I still felt nervous. This time, however, I could feel that part of me directly and I acknowledged it, I reassured it, I took it in as part of me, I held it close and at the same time I could also feel another part of me that was focused, that was calm, that knew my world wouldn’t end if I failed. And I passed. And I was so freaking happy! And now I have new situations that activate my fear and I’m not running away from them anymore. I’m moving forward with my fear Much love,
01.01.2022 Limbic Imprint Our perception of the world during our early phase of development influences how we perceive and interact with the world today. This basic function of our nervous system to archive our interpretations of reality is called ‘limbic imprinting’. A limbic imprint is formed in the limbic part of the brain which governs our emotions and is not controlled by our cortex that governs our intellect. ... The limbic imprint is our emotional compass and map- dictating our experiences and reactions, our likes and dislikes, our tendencies, preferences, addictions, our resistance and anxiety. It influences our learning, our creativity, our ability to express ourselves, as well as or ability to be intimately involved in our relationships. The techniques of the Birth into Being method neutralise the effects of negative imprints by enabling us to anchor and integrate new and empowering emotional, mental and physical reference points. This is helpful for everyone but particularly for women wanting to neutralise their own- perhaps less than ideal- imprint of their own birth before they give birth. I have trained with Elena Tonetti Vladimirova in this method and it is incredible. Please read and learn more! And Nicole Moore does online work and in NSW, follow @birthintobeing I offer the Limbic Imprint Recoding guided meditation process from this method. Send me a message if you would like more info! Much love Artwork detail from my exhibition ‘Dedications: Remedies’ 2017
