In the still of winter, quiet news..

Dear you,

How are you? Here we are 2026 has rolled on in, bringing with it here deep snow, sub zero temperatures and all the gifts of the world needing to stop.

The silence...

Everything felt muffled by the beauty and joy of big fat, flakes falling from the sky.

We are lucky, we have ample wood for our fire, a full fridge, helpful neighbours and the company of furry four legged ones who snoogle on in at the slightest invitation. The temperature dropped further, and we have been well and truly iced in for a few days.

I have been quiet, enjoying the peace of the in between times and not wanting to be on screens much. To be honest I got so fed up of the competitive 'New year was then, no it was here, don't do it this way, do it that way...etc' oh and how many fitness blah and asian pilates ads do I need. Seriously algorithms read the room! (Bit Bah humbug with this one here!!)
I am firmly in the you do you, your way and enjoy it... and all power to your resolutions and creative visioning for this year, however it looks and unfolds.

The world outside, Earth doing her groovy thing with the solar system - the stars and moon, Sun at Perehelion, bringing extraordinary energy to all the waters both within us and our precious bodies of waters around us, just felt too precious to miss. So amongst the quiet, the tracking footprints in the snow, (it's boggling how much time the birds are on the ground at the moment!!) the reading and snuggling, thats where I have been. Counting my blessings in these quiet moments, for the safety I experience living here.

For me part of Water and Winter is that it brings change, even if it appears like nothing is moving, something always is deep inside and we cannot hold back the force of change and creation, of being shaped by our internal and external tides. If you are needing support in the fast changing external world, you may find these 3 hours out of time with your Winter, your Water may resource you in unexpected ways for the cycle of the year yet to come.

So here in this deep midwinter pause, as here in the UK we wait for another storm front to roll on in this afternoon, I would love to invite you to the Winter Dreaming circle. It is all about Water, our relationship to it, to our depths, to how we receive and reflect our internal light that lands and originates in the dark hush of Winter.
This is mainly through the potent and deep framework of Chinese Five Elements, and how it supports, encourages and challenges us in the dark cave of ourselves.

Listen, to the Call of Your Waters

Through somatic exploration, writing prompts and creative imagination journeys... we witness ourselves in the hush of our winter dreaming. I would so love to see you there.

Sunday January 18th
3pm to 6pm UK time
The cost is £55 - pay what you can concessions always available
Recordings available for you to download for up to a month.

Two other very quick mentions, you can find me on Substack at the moment, very much enjoying the vibe over there, and my muse is coming out to play in wordy rambles if you are interested!

Also we have two places left for the professional training in Creative Kinesiology I am co-running with Sarah-Jayne Hayden Binder,starting at the end of this month. Drop me a line for more info, you have to have completed a foundation course.

That's all for me, keeping it short and hopefully potent.

Sending you love and very good wishes, through the ethers, keep breathing, keep dreaming, and keep finding joy in the small (and big things) in the words of Robin Wall Kimmerer from Braiding Sweetgrass

"Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us joy and wonder. I choose joy over despair, not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the Earth gives me daily and I must return the gift"