Hi Conscious Writers!

The month of August is usually associated with summer holidays, and here in the UK it’s no big surprise for it to be distinctly on the cool side and pouring with rain outside!

It’s a far cry from the hot sunny days I remember from childhood.

Nevertheless, it’s still a good moment to take a break of some kind and step off the merry-go-round of endless activity relating to business and personal projects.

The Value of Space

I’ve had my fair share of perpetual busyness over the years and experienced the pendulum swing of extremes from sublime stillness to ridiculous levels of ripping through my perceived priorities at lightning speed.

I learnt the hard way just how damaging that habitual pattern can be and have come to value internal and external space extremely highly.

It’s not just good for my health and well-being; I’ve also discovered from both personal and professional experience just how much difference space makes to the clarity and quality of my creative flow.

A Creative Pause

So right now I’m consciously choosing to take a creative pause and felt inspired to write a blog post about the value of space in the creative cycle – see here.

Wherever you are in relation to the significance of space, I hope this will encourage you to appreciate space and include more of it in your life to honour your creative cycle and your joie de vivre.

Have a wonderfully conscious & creative month.

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Hi Conscious Writers!

What an exceptional retreat experience we all had this year!

It was an utterly amazing group of women, and I feel deeply honoured to have had the opportunity to guide and facilitate their process of creative awakening and authentic self-expression.

Witnessing the emergence of their clarity about who they truly are and their expansion of confidence to share what they’re here to share was like seeing beautiful flowers open from tightly closed buds and come into full bloom.

Comments and Quantum Leaps

Comments such as “my life is changed forever”, “truly transformational”, “beyond amazing”, “a gateway to the authentic me”, “quite honestly, I’m blown away by the results”… say it all (read more feedback here).

It’s confirmed for me beyond any shadow of doubt that experiencing my conscious and creative approach in person at a retreat is one of the most powerful ways for people to take massive quantum leaps!

So this may have been the last retreat at this particular venue, but I remain completely committed to leading retreats going forwards and I’ll be intrigued to see how everything takes shape in the coming months.

Online Retreat

In the meantime, a virtual retreat experience may not equate to what I’ve described above, but it does mean you can participate from wherever you are in the world.

So I’m delighted to share that you can join me and 25 visionaries from around the world for the Art of Spiritual Living Online Retreat which starts on Sunday 23 July.

I’m speaking about what spiritual living means to me and how conscious writing is both an approach to and an expression of what I call conscious living.

I also lead a guided practice with a live writing exercise so I do hope you’ll register for the event to enjoy my session as well as all the others which include intentional creativity, conscious movement and more – read the detail here.

Have a wonderfully conscious & creative month!

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Hi Conscious Writers!

I love it when the universe delivers real and resonant opportunities seemingly out of the blue!

This has been my experience on numerous occasions over the years and every time it happens, I pause to acknowledge the ‘greater forces’ at work.

This month, both of the Highlights are examples of this phenomenon.

Highlight #1

The Conscious Writing Retreat for Women (last call for Early Bird tickets – deadline FRIDAY 9 JUNE!) grew out of a ‘chance’ conversation and an introduction to the amazing venue we’ve been using for the last 4 years. Read more here.

Highlight #2

And a couple of months ago, I received an invitation to speak at a FREE Interview Series called The Power of Writing which starts on MONDAY 26 JUNE.

In all honesty, I often find myself declining such invitations as it’s a high priority for me to feel a genuine sense of resonance with the energy and intentions behind the people and the purpose of events like this.

On this occasion, it’s been a real pleasure to connect with host Dawn Purcell’s enthusiasm for presenting a series of interviews that will genuinely guide writers to develop a powerful writing practice that is inspired, consistent and fulfilling.

My interview will be available for 48 hours and will be aired again, at the end of the series, for an additional 72 hours. Read more here.

Perhaps one or both of these opportunities will resonate with you too?

If so, I urge you to pay attention to your intuitive nudge and follow through straight away. If not now, when?

Have a wonderfully conscious & creative month!

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