The Writing Desk Soul Sanctuary

05/04/2026

Day 1, Why does growth feel like a threat.

Healing the Wound of Emotional Exclusion.

Many people carry a quiet emotional wound without realising it is the wound of exclusion.
It often begins in childhood, in subtle but deeply felt moments. Moments where you were present, yet not included where adults spoke about you rather than to you. Where there were looks, gestures, pointing and conversations happening around you that you couldn’t fully understand but you could feel.

As an adult, when similar situations arise, the mirror reflects, it can feel like people are being intentionally unkind or excluding you yet what’s often happening is something much deeper. These moments are activating an old emotional imprint a younger part of you that once felt unseen, unheard, and left out

This is where I gently guide you back to yourself.
Through connection with nature, I help you step out of the noise and into a space where there is no judgement, pressure, or exclusion.
Nature becomes a mirror reflecting back the emotions that are ready to be acknowledged and understood.
Together, we begin to recognise where these feelings truly come from.

I support you in reconnecting with your younger self the part of you that first experienced this wound which nature will reflect, so that you can meet it with compassion rather than confusion. As you begin to acknowledge these emotions with honesty and care, something powerful starts to shift.

Your perception changes triggers soften and our sense of self returns.

Many people I work with discover that their resistance to growth, change, or stepping into new areas of life is deeply connected to these early experiences of exclusion. When those wounds are seen and held with scompassion, moving forward no longer feels like a threat it begins to feel safe to be included.

No longer do we wait to be included we attract it to us as it ripples outwards within our presence.

Walks in nature for wellbeing.

Cheryl x

05/04/2026

05/04/2026

Embracing the Storm.

A 7-Day Journey Through Change

Beginning a new chapter in life can feel like stepping into a storm.

If you’re in a season of change right now feeling uncertain, vulnerable, or unsure of your next step you’re not alone.

The winds of transformation can shake even the strongest parts of us, stirring fear, doubt, and a deep sense of the unknown yet what if this storm isn’t here to break you instead here to guide you?

Over the past few years, I’ve walked through my own seasons of change especially in the last nine months learning how to meet uncertainty without needing all the answers. Through this, I’ve created a gentle, grounded way to move with the storm, rather than resist it.

This 7-day journey is here to support you to.

Understand and soften your fear of change
Feel your emotions safely, without overwhelm
Reconnect to your inner stability during uncertain times.

Develop self-awareness and emotional resilience
Move through transition with clarity, trust, and self-leadership.

Through guided writing, reflection, and connection with nature, you’ll begin to notice how the storm outside mirrors what’s moving within you and how both can become a source of wisdom rather than fear.

You’ll learn how to

Pause instead of rush
Observe instead of avoid
Feel without becoming lost in the feeling

This isn’t about performing or pretending to be ok it is coming home to yourself even when life feels unsettled and chaotic.

The truth is the storm will come whether we are ready or not you don’t have to face it alone.

When you allow yourself to feel what is present, something shifts clarity begins to emerge emotional strength becomes visible in a place you start to see what within you is reflective, flexible, and ready to grow.

I will guide you through this process, step by step.
so that instead of fearing the storm, you learn how to walk through it with calm, courage, and trust.

If you’re ready to embrace this next chapter of your life this space is here for you.

Cheryl x

05/04/2026

Reflective writing in Natures wild spaces.

I walk a shamans path meaning through decades of learning, I observe natures intelligence as the ultimate guidance in my life that transformed my emotional core wounding into the wisdom of my personal medicine I share today.

Over the next seven days, I will offer reflective writing designed to help people interested in my workshops and nature walks the how behind navigating transitional periods in your lives personal or business.

This is a time when the path forward may feel unclear, when the pieces of the next chapter aren’t yet fully visible, yet your determined to go in a new direction.

Rather than relying solely on logic or following someone else’s formula, I will demonstrate how nature itself can be a powerful guide & teacher , offering insight, clarity, and perspective that the mind alone often cannot access.

Through daily reflective writing exercises and walks in nature, you will see how i explore my thoughts, emotions, and behaviors in a supportive, intentional way.

Nature becomes a living teacher in this process, providing metaphors and mirrors for our inner world.

Observing patterns in the environment can reveal subtle guidance about how we move through change, release what weighs us down, and step toward a lighter, more empowered way of living.

Over the course of the seven days, I will share not only practical tools for reflection and writing, but also demonstrate in real time how engaging with nature can awaken creativity, self leadership, and self empowerment.

Combined these 7 days is designed to show that human potential is far broader than logic alone can measure.

By the end of the week, i will have experienced and demonstrated first hand how reflective practices in nature can help navigate life’s transitions, offering a fresh perspective and a renewed sense of direction with new ideas, creativity, play and a call to action.

I write this in the middle of a weatherly storm in England, a perfect time to begin. This is my truth i invite you to find your own.

Cheryl x

04/04/2026

Todays Meditation Reflection.

Freshia Flower reading.

Do you ever pause long enough to truly hear the birdsong?

Some notes arrive like soft whistles, light and playful, as if a quiet gathering hums gently in the background whilst somewhere in the distance, the owl offers its final goodnight call, just as the smaller birds begin to awaken the day.

If birdsong were a flower, what would it look like?
What colour would its petals be?

What plant would it grow from?

For me this morning as i listen to our beautiful voices within the trees, with my ears feeling with my senses with somatic awareness, petals in blooms in shades of red, yellow, pink, and blue each colour carrying its own message, its own medicine.

Blue – Harmony begins within 💙
A gentle reminder that peace is not something we seek outside of ourselves, but something we return to.

Pink – Stay true to your heart
Do not stray from your path. Even when it feels uncertain, your heart knows the way.

Yellow – Digestion
Smaller portions. Softer nourishment. Less strain, more ease. Listen to what your body is asking for.

Red – Love within the heart ❤️
A quiet, steady presence. A soft nod that settles the stomach, soothing and grounding your inner world.

Plant these bulbs of awareness into fertile soil.
Water them with care if it feels right, sing to them gentle, loving words of intention carried on your breath.

Today’s mini flower reading, offered by the early morning chorus was insistent this strong message reach someone's awareness.

Being easy to be around someone doesn't mean they can hold your heart or your intentions.

Person or business readings upon request.

Cheryl x

Photo credit Mike Walker

03/04/2026

(Saturday 4th April 2026 — Easter Saturday).

Offering – Limited to 3 Spaces Only

Shamanic Healing or Flower Reading
Saturday 4th April only – Easter Saturday

I have 3 sacred spaces available tomorrow for a blended session in my own energy work system.
Choose what calls to you. In person or online.

Shamanic Healing – Deep energy clearing, soul work, extraction or restoration using spirit allies and subtle field work.

Flower Reading – Gentle, intuitive divination where a fresh flower becomes the living bridge for messages from Spirit, your higher self, or the subtle realms. Petals, colour, form and essence reveal insight, emotional relief and guidance.

Many people find these two flow together beautifully the shamanic container holding space for the flower’s wisdom to bring hope, relief, psychic surgery-level clearing, and breakthrough healing.

It’s all part of the same healing mixture.

Sessions are intimate, respectful and tailored.
Perfect for this quiet, in-between holy day of waiting and potential renewal before Easter Sunday.

Only 3 spaces – first come, first served.

If one of them feels like yours, reply or message me directly with your preference (Shamanic / Flower / or blended) and a little about what you’re seeking support with.

I look forward to holding space with you tomorrow.

Cheryl x

03/04/2026

Nature has much to teach us about our lives if only we take the time to listen.

Badgers beautiful wisdom today anchors that lightness with deep earth wisdom. It offers grounded urgency rooted in respect to dig your own tunnels, defend your sacred space, persist with quiet ferocity, and stay firmly in your lane.
Badger says the full pathway ahead may still be undecided and unwritten do not rush into burrows or futures that are not yet yours.

Heal what is buried.

Hold your boundaries with dignity endure without aggression, and trust the slow, tenacious unfolding of what belongs to you.

Badgers teaching.

Cheryl x

03/04/2026

2 hours it took to take this shot!

Perfect reflection for my Self leadership writing workshops :)

Can you see your reflection in these 2 sheep?
Do you recognise yourself?

Sheep teach us how to be our very own shepherd or shepherdess, teaching us our strengths & weak areas to bring them into balance.

Cheryl x

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03/04/2026

Walking upon the Deer tracks today always a pleasure to see our gracefull friends x

03/04/2026

Out & about with good friends 🧡 every picture tells a story about the cycles in life the people we meet along the way and the shared acceptance of being included, invited and acknowledged.

Inclusion you me & everybody.

Cheryl Cook

Cheryl x