VOLVA

16/02/2026

Good morning!
Sometimes the thought of another week is a little overwhelming. I thought I would share a simple technique that helps communicate to your nervous system that everything is OK and to calm down. Everything might NOT be OK right now but it WILL be OK so we want our nervous system to help lead us to that place of safety.

Get comfy in a chair. Feet flat on the floor. Inhale as you normally would and then take a second smaller and quicker breath, like a wee sigh, an additional little scoop in of air. Then exhale nice and slowly. When your lungs are empty of air just hold that for 1 second, and then begin again. That second sigh helps to communicate to your nervous system that it's OK for you to breathe and release.

Have a great week!
Andrea 💗🌿

14/02/2026

🎨 The Uncivilised Cat by Agnes Miller Parker

13/02/2026

For this Friday 13th, what better than a story of a warrior goddess.
A tale of battles, of weak men and strong women, of turning life's s***e into gold.
Enjoy.
https://www.volva.co.uk/post/the-maiden-voyage-a-journey-of-revelation-and-reclamation

12/02/2026

Everything hurts. I've been saying for the past few weeks 'I'd love a day in bed' but there's always too much to do. I knew that by saying my wish out loud that my body wisdom would respond. Let's see how many days it thinks I need.

This swampy looking tea is not for the faint hearted but it's an amazing cleanser and there's nowt germ related that can win when it's doing its thing. I love it but it's not for everyone. Honey (single source) helps sweeten it but I generally prefer it without. This one has it, to take the sting out of the ailment.

The Familiar loves a day in bed so he's delighted and happily keeping me company with his healing purrs.

VOLVA 💗🌿

12/02/2026

11/02/2026

This month's Blessings For The Human Kin is tonight at 7.30pm - all details here https://www.volva.co.uk/event-list

Andrea 💗🌿

10/02/2026

YEAR OF THE FIRE HORSE - IGNITING THE FLAMES
Next Tuesday, 17th February, in gallops the Chinese New Year and for 2026 this is the The Year Of The Fire Horse.
In my new blog post (subscribers, have a peek at your inboxes), I outline three spiritual practices aligned with the spirit of both Fire and Horse - but with a little warning. Well, we can't expect to play with a Horse Of Fire and not get burned...🔥

09/02/2026

Flower essences for the Phases.

09/02/2026

Good morning!
You may have noticed that galloping around the corner comes the Year Of The Fire Horse. Arriving at subscriber inboxes tomorrow, I offer some intuitive insights on aligning with its medicine and energy.

Now, I'm not going to pretend I know about the traditions and culture around Chinese New Year - I don't - and the last thing I want is to be contributing to appropriation (for reference please see Celtic traditions getting absolutely flogged everywhere at the moment and beginning to lose their meaning). It is not my intention to appropriate so I want to be really clear here and say I am by no means an expert in Chinese traditions. I have worked with TCM for over two decades but this is not the same as knowing the culture and traditions. I work a lot with elemental medicine (Fire, Earth, Air, Water) and with spirit animals, including Horse, so this is more my contribution from my own experience and not an interpretation of long standing Chinese folklore and ceremonies.

Subscribers, keep an eye out for it tomorrow - it's short and sweet with simple but effective practices.

Have a great week!
Andrea 🔥🐎💗🌿

08/02/2026

IGNITING THE FLAMES - Year Of The Fire Horse
This will arrive at subscriber inboxes on Tuesday, with a few treats including:
🐎 Harnessing Energy Sensitivity
🔥 Elemental Meditation
🐎Totem Animal Journeying
🔥 Nature Magic
⚠ Vulnerabilities

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07/02/2026

What a feckin few weeks, honestly my gawd. Me and the familiar are planning a quiet night with a glass of something potent.

Image by Sivan Karim