Tranquility Holistic Therapies by Carol Godfrey AFHT, Reiki Master Teacher

01/11/2025

November Pleasures

November teaches you to find warmth in quiet moments,
the hiss of a kettle,
the curling tendrils of steam,
blankets heavy with quiet.

You learn to measure joy in teaspoons,
honey swirling in tea,
breath soft and visible
against the morning chill.

The trees stand bare but beautiful,
honest in their simplicity,
and the fading light
feels less like loss
than invitation.

Cinnamon drifts through the dusk.
You light a candle,
not to chase away the dark
but to greet it,
to say yes to the hush.

Time slows its pulse.
You read without hurry,
walk without purpose,
and the sun lingers
on its way across the room,
as if reluctant
to leave.

And so you slow down,
not because the world demands it,
but because November reminds you
that even stillness
can be full.

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

21/10/2025

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10/10/2025

THE COURAGE TO PAUSE
For many people, “just keep going” is the mantra of life.

Keep busy. Keep moving. Stay productive.

Never stop long enough… to feel.

Because if you keep running, the grief can’t catch you. The rage can’t surface. The loneliness doesn’t have time to break through.

“Busyness” becomes a shield for unhealed trauma - a way of convincing yourself you’re fine, productive, even successful.

But beneath the surface, the nervous system is on overdrive. There’s no room for intimacy, no time for deep reflection, no space for vulnerability. No space for life.

It looks like strength, but it’s avoidance.

It looks like productivity, but it’s really fear in disguise.

And eventually, the truth breaks through the mask: through burnout, mental or physical breakdown, conflict, chronic illness, loss, or some crisis that forces you to STOP.

Sometimes, the real courage isn’t to keep going.
Sometimes, the real courage is to stop.
To breathe. To feel.
To face what you’ve been running from.

To risk the holy mess… of intimacy and deep reflection.

To tell the truth of your life.

- Jeff Foster

08/10/2025

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05/10/2025

Some of the many benefits of OFM:
Improvement of musculature tone and dermal contraction of the head and neck, relieving pain and stiffness in the muscles of the face, scalp, neck upper back and shoulders.
Helps relieve tension headaches, aches and pains, eye strain, nasal congestion, aching jaws.
Helps balance sebum to aid overly dry or oily skin,
Removes toxins and cellular waste from the skin.
Helps reduce fine lines and wrinkles of the face and neck.
Helps break up scar tissue and adhesions.
Helps reduce inflammation with improved lymphatic drainage.
Improves energy levels, concentration and clarity of thought.
Tones and tightens sagging and puffy skin
Encourages skin cell renewal.
Helps delay the hair turning gray and hair loss associated with ageing.
Benefits the eyes, ears, sinuses, thyroid and brain
Strengthens the immune system.
Suitable for men and women of all ages.

28/09/2025

23/09/2025

How do you take care of yourself, how often do you prioritise your wellbeing? Call or WhatsApp to discuss your needs or to book some restore time 💫💜💫

06/09/2025

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24/08/2025

"You think you’re an introvert because you like being alone, but in reality, you just crave peace. It’s not that you don’t enjoy people—it’s that the wrong energy drains you. The chaos, the small talk, the constant need to perform or explain yourself—it’s exhausting. So you withdraw, not because you dislike company, but because solitude feels safer. In your own space, there’s no pressure, no noise, just the quiet comfort of being yourself without expectations.

But deep down, you don’t want isolation—you want connection that feels easy. The kind of presence that doesn’t disrupt your peace but adds to it. The people who don’t make you choose between being social and being yourself. Until then, you’ll keep embracing solitude, not out of loneliness, but because you’ve learned that protecting your peace is more important than forcing yourself to fit where you don’t belong."