Reclaim Life MHS

08/04/2026

Instead of toughening up, what if your create boundaries to honor your sensitivity and well being.

06/04/2026

Heartspace Workshop

Friday 10th April, 7pm, $25, supper provided!

Sometimes in Life, we all need rededication to our hearts. This workshop brings in high energy to nourish your heart and energise your passions.

We will enjoy visualisation, gentle movement and music devoted to our hearts.

We will make postcards with personal inspiring, encouraging messages for our current needs.

If the weather allows, I'll get the fire going.

Please text me to book in and I can make sure there's enough delicious food for supper!!

Phone is: 0455442329

05/04/2026

I had a lovely weekend's break over Easter. My aim was to rest, sleep in, read, meditate, and do some reflection and journalling. I wanted to go for relaxed walks, be in nature, and to paint and do some writing. It's been fabulous reflection time!

There was this one point where I needed to use a public toilet and it gave me a big ah-ha moment that I wanted to share.

It was a simple insight. I was sitting on the loo, doing what we do, but my mind was racing ahead to what I should be doing next. Even that was ironic because I didn't have anything I "should" be doing - I'm having a break.

It was obviously an automatic habit. I noticed the stress on my body with the clenched stomach, tight shoulders, and tense jaw.

This makes me reflect on many people I work with, where the drive for productivity, keeping busy, achieving something, and to be always "doing" is a constant invasion to peace of mind.

I have posted an article I found about multitasking, so please read and explore that resource, it looks really good!

For now, I invite you to come into more presence. You do not exist just to fulfil roles and complete tasks. You are a Self first, a multi-faceted being. Your first calling is just "being." Not doing.

If we view a Self as heart/feelings, body, a mind, and soul, immersed in physical and social environments, we can dedicate our Self to so much more than being productive and ticking items off a list.

We need to select how we use this resource of time, and do so with stronger INTENTION. That's what I didn't do, while sitting on the loo! My mind raced and invented Stuff.

The many tasks we perform for daily living are great opportunities to switch from a productive mindset, to a Self-devotion one. It starts with giving ourselves boundaries for quality time being just with our Self. There are so many times across a day, that we can live this approach. Sitting on the loo being one of them - just quiet time, breathing, acknowledging the body, and being in a state of gratitude for it.

Other mundane daily moments you can recruit:

Lying in bed before you get up for the day
Brushing teeth
Showering
Getting dressed or undressed
Preparing a meal
Eating a meal or snack
Brushing your hair
Making your bed
Making a cuppa

There are so many opportunities to step out of stressful multitasking and pressure for productivity and leaning into wholeness and being. This is my new intention since this weekend's break. I hope it's something you find meaningful too. Share an experience of this in the comments if you wish.we can all learn from each other.

05/04/2026

https://asana.com/resources/multitasking

Believe it or not—multitasking is a myth. Attempting to do two or more tasks at once actually takes MORE time than doing each task individually. Here are a few ways you can regain focus back on tasks.

05/04/2026

In "Walking in Light," Sandra Ingerman says, '...we are all part of a giant symphony of life. We each have a note or tone that combines with the notes and tones of the rest of life to create a universal song. We all have something to add to the music and to the song of the universe. It is time to honor our own song' (Page xviii).

Pick one thing you can do today, tonight, this week, that is you knowing your "song," and doing something to honour it. Keep it a simple, doable action. It could be moving your body in expression of a feeling, or planting some flowers in your favourite colours, or writing that poem you've got bubbling away in your heart.

When you've done that honouring, notice how you feel inside, what does your body feel like? You could journal about your experience, or share with a friend who cares for you and cheers you on. You could add a comment below about what you did and the ripple effects.

05/04/2026

There's an important element in the lifecycle of someone who seeks change in their life. It often happens for people who have a few decades under their belt - that's a few decades of not really being true to inner desires, a few decades of trying everything they think they're supposed to do. It might even be that you've worked hard to get where you are, but you're exhausted, sick, disillusioned, or there's some bully in your life making it intolerable.

That point in the lifecycle of a "self-improvement" journey, towards the butterfly reality, is that the s**t hits the fan. It's when Life feels like it's falling apart. It's initiatory.

These are the moments of realisation that a partner's abuse is unacceptable and you wonder why you married them. It's the panic attacks on the way to work, when you develop a chronic disease, or have a serious accident. It's when your mental health declines. When depression makes it feel impossible to get out of bed and the mind slides darkly towards su1c1de. It's initiatory - it calls you to a new life.

And believe me, I've been there!

People come for counselling at these points and with uncanny regularity will say they or their life is "broken" or sick. Everything feels "wrong" and nothing seems like it's working. They don't want their predicament. That's understandable - it's a tough place to be.

The thing is, those types of moments are the most change-making times in our lives! And yes, it usually is confronting, disruptive, and painful.

In order to change, we need awareness that we are neglecting our true selves - that Self with the deep longings, desires, and dreams - that Self which some of us call our heart and soul.

How do we hear that subtle, quiet, calling from within, if our external life is a tangled distraction of roles, responsibilities and tasks? Something has to make us stop and re-evaluate. We need the fork in the road, the detour sign, the closed door. We need it so we do something differently, so we take up the quest.

There's a saying with hiking, that if you get lost, don't keep walking and trying to find your way out, instead, stop and wait. When we have a s**t-hit-the-fan moment in Life, it's your opportunity to stop and re-evaluate, to re-orient. It's supporting you to not get more lost.

And that's often what we need in order for significant change.

I want to encourage you, if you're doing it tough or wondering what the heck is happening to you, it's an invitation to change, to listen deeply into your heart space. You can befriend the difficult feelings. See them as important sign posts towards something better, as a light bulb turning on deeply within, to lead you to be more you. And please remember to be kind to yourself - if you're embracing change - you need rest, nourishment, supportive people, safety, peacefulness, and stillness.

Some day, you will look back and see this difficult time as the most important moment in your life...in your dream life.

22/03/2026

Self-care workshop coming up!

Friday 27th March, 7-9pm, $25

A time for being kind and supportive to your Self and each other.

Meditation, release emotions, and express what's going on for you at the moment. Art, ritual, peacefulness. All in a safe, compassionate space. Enjoy supper too!

Please text me to book in:

Cathy 0455 442 329

I'd love to welcome you into my healing, safe, and loving space. 🙏

21/03/2026

My latest calendar of events. More to come too, so book these into your calendar and enjoy meaningful conversations, personal growth, fun, and good food!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Trafalgar location, book on 0455442329

Friday 27th March, 7pm Workshop: Self-care session
Meditation, Self-compassion, Discussion, supper, $25

Friday 10th April, 7pm Workshop: Heart Space $25
Your heart’s voice, tune in and plan something special, Supper

Saturday 11th April, 10am – 4pm Day retreat: Chakras & Bodyfulness, Honouring the body’s needs and messages. $130, food provided

Friday 24th April, 7pm Workshop: Emotions $25
Exploring feelings, beliefs and releasing emotions, supper

Saturday 25th April, 1-4pm Women and War afternoon tea, $60 printouts, food, activities provided
Learn about the impact of war for women, survival, release rituals, sharing, discussion

Friday 1st May, 7pm Workshop: Samhain Celtic festival, Going within, reflection, rest, renewal themes, $25

Saturday 2nd May, 5.30 – 9pm Full moon altar and release dinner, $80 Enjoy the full moon, make items for an altar, releasing what no longer serves you in ritual

Friday 22nd May, 7pm, $25, Workshop: Working with Boundaries
We all need to speak up and express to others, concepts, practice, sharing, Supper!

Friday 19th June, 7pm Workshop: Winter Solstice, $25
Celebrate this special time of year, deep reflection and releasing, supper

Friday 7th August, 7pm, $25 Workshop: Imbolc Celtic festival
Celebrating the awakening of the first signs of spring and new life, meaningful discussions and supper!

Saturday 8th August, 10am-2pm, $80 Half-day Women's retreat: Belly appreciation
Spending time in acceptance and love for our bellies. Ritual, sharing, reflection, self-forgiveness and celebration. Snacks and lunch!

Friday 18th September, 7pm, $25 Workshop: Spring Equinox

Saturday 10th October, 10am - 4pm, Day retreat: Play
Focus on having fun, laughing, playing, dress-ups, face painting etc Who said adults shouldn't play!? Cost TBC

Friday 30th September, 7pm, $25 Workshop: Beltane Celtic festival

Saturday 7th November, 9.30am - 4.30pm, Day retreat: Nature and spiritual practices for well-being Cost TBC

Friday 18th December, 7pm, $25, Workshop: Summer Solstice celtic festival celebration

20/03/2026

Anyone interested in doing an overnight silent retreat quest? 😀

What this would look like:
Meeting in a nature setting
Discussions around self-awareness and healing
Art activities
Drumming journey
Movement meditation
Stay up all night sitting in reflection and with nature (and hopefully fire)
Supper
Reflective practice and sharing circle
Breakfast

Will hire an Air bnb for the night and next morning for snoozing.

Going to cost $160 for accommodation, food, materials and facilitation.

Need at least 5 people to run this.

Hoping for Inverloch as the location, but I'm open to suggestions. ☺

Thinking of April 10th or 17th as the when

Please register your interest by texting me to phone 0455442329.

I've wanted to run this for a long time. Let's do it! I hope you like the idea! 🙏

20/03/2026

U3A can be a great resource for learning, socialising, teaching others and community participation. Check it out...

U3A Australia Limited

17/03/2026

Come meet me on Sunday 22nd March at 12pm at the Gippsland Wellness Expo Gippsland.

I'm offering a shamanic drumming journey and have discounted soundbath vouchers as gifts for those attending my session.

There are fabulous master-classes across the whole weekend, so you might want to come to Kernot Hall both 21st and 22nd March between 10am - 4pm.

16/03/2026

Exciting news!

Autumn Equinox Workshop this Friday!

I have a lovely set of activities planned. So if you are being called to celebrate your achievements, express gratitude and lean into planning for the winter months, this workshop is exactly the sweet nourishment you need!

Friday 20th March, 7pm
Treat yourself for only $25!
Trafalgar venue
Meditation, art, ritual, supper and connection with others in a nurturing, safe space. Fire circle, if the weather permits.

Book by texting me on 0455 442329

You can start preparing now, by doing an autumn clean-up of your life and spaces. See what it's time to let go of and what is valuable for supporting you over the darker half of the year, organising, recycling, gifting away etc.

I look forward to seeing you on Friday.