Yule blessings

Wishing you all joy and much magic at Yule. Today the sun is at standstill - its reached its most southerly sunrise, and its lowest height during noontime, making it the shortest day of the year. The winter solstice sunrise was celebrated at new grange this morning, and the winter solstice sunset was celebrated at Stonehenge. I’d love to have been at both, regardless of the lack of sun!

Here on Guernsey, i was lucky to see the sunrise (with the moon still in the sky) and set in a special way, avoiding the crowds at one of our local dolmens, which has a winter solstice alignment. We’re spoilt on Guernsey, it was once awash with dolmens and menhirs and the sites still hold some of the frequency, just got to answer the call of the Goddess in aligning us to them. We were lucky with a beautiful fire at my folks’ stone circle yesterday and the sun today and I was lucky that I also got to hang out in numerous dolmens and spiritual sites with the children’s playdates, burning our home made organic beeswax filled walnuts (more on them another time!).

I keep saying it, but these are difficult times, and if ever there was a time to dig deep into nature and into our practice then it is now. I have no idea how people are faring without! So if it is all getting too much for you, especially after Christmas has passed and the dark winter evenings drag on, then please don’t forget to roll out your mat, even if you just lie on it and put on one of my free guided relaxations. but of course the website is packed with free content to help you to help yourself.

This is my greatest wish this solstice, that we all start taking greater responsibility for our health and wellbeing, and our healing and transformation and our consciousness. No one can do it for us. No amount of reading or thinking about yoga and Reiki will change things. These are both spiritual practices and we need to therefore practice. The website has been focused on helping you do exactly that, on your own, when you can.

I hope to have some more free yoga video content for you soon, mindful and grounding practices to see us through the media storm that is currently upon us with yet more fear of Covid variances. This is a reality we must continuously face. I have found switching off from all media, including all news channels, incredibly helpful. So too, getting on my mat and out in nature with the boys every day. The fear will likely kill us before the virus!

If you’re reading this and feeling the overwhelm and anxiety, then do just get close to the ground and listen to your breathing, before popping on something from the website. Don’t forget that there’s online training now too, learning more about the menstrual cycle and the moon which comes with various free yoga and meditation practices and also the new online Reiki Level One attunement, with attunements taking place in person or by distance. There’s also live workshops and trainings and of course the free online Reiki each week (albeit not staring back now until 9 January).

So I hope you’ve enjoyed this descent into the darkness and can embrace the uncertainty as we approach the end of the year. Who knows what 2022 will bring, but I do know that there will be more light coming in!

Solstice blessings!

Love Emma xx