Starsparks

Offering adult, teen, children, baby and pregnancy yoga in Stonehaven and beyond. Creator and Keeper of The Haven, yoga and wellbeing space in Stonehaven.

13/11/2025

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06/11/2025

Day 375 of 365 Sacred Ways 🤣 - Completion

My last Sacred Way.

I began this whole thing on a whim.

I did not know why I was doing it.

I just did it.

About a third of the way through it hit me that what I was actually doing was writing my second book, How to Thrive When Society Lets You Down. Which is funny because I started writing it without knowing I was writing it. The process has been so different from my first.

I never would have been able to predict the daily things I do that help me to thrive.

I am going to miss my night time reflection rituals.

And now it ends at a serendipitous moment because I am unexpectedly having some minor surgery and will be unable to type for a while.

Life knows more about timing then it lets on sometimes.

It feels like a natural pause before the next chapter begins.

I would sooooo love to know which Sacred Way has stood out the most for you. You can dm me or post a comment.

Thank you so much for following along. 🙏

05/11/2025

Day 364 of 365 Sacred Ways - Full Moon

I was born on a full moon and maybe that is why I have always felt its pull. When life feels too heavy to carry, I look up. Somehow, no matter where I am in the world, the moon steadies me. It reminds me that I belong to something much bigger and it is a constant companion in all its phases.

When things feel unbearable, I let the moon give me my bearings. I mark time with the moon.

As Sacred Ways comes to an end beneath this full moon, I cannot help but wonder where I will be by the next one. What will have shifted, softened, or grown?

04/11/2025

Day 363 of 365 Sacred Ways - Carry

Every day we carry things.

Some are light, like a cup of tea or a phone.

Others feel heavier, like grief, loss, or responsibility.

And then there are the ones you can’t see at all, memories, worry, or hope that settle somewhere deep inside.

What makes us human is this strange, beautiful ability to carry.

Anthropologists reckon that when we stood upright and freed our hands, it changed everything. We could hold tools, water, food, and each other. Later we carried ideas, stories, rituals, and grief.

We became a species built for holding on, with both our hands and our hearts.

I think about that a lot.

To carry is to care.

It’s our way of saying, “this matters enough to bring with me.” Sometimes what we carry shapes us, and sometimes putting it down sets us free.

03/11/2025

Day 362 of 365 Sacred Ways - Prime Numbers

Prime numbers have always fascinated me, even though I am absolutely terrible with maths and numbers. My inability to count 365 Sacred Ways without losing track proves that 🤣

I realised recently that every one of us in our family was born on a prime date, which probably explains why people have long suspected we’re a bit of an odd bunch.

A prime number is a number that can only be divided by itself and one. It stands alone, unique and unrepeatable, yet still belongs to the great pattern of numbers that shape our world. There is something beautiful about that balance between individuality and connection.

It struck me again at the girls’ football match this weekend when I noticed both of my daughters team shirts carried prime numbers too.

Maybe that is what the Sacred Way reminds us of, that even when we stand apart, we are still part of something greater, held within a pattern we may not always see but somehow feel and follows us through life.

02/11/2025

Day 361 of 365 Sacred Ways - Recognition

Today we held our annual volunteer awards, a moment each year that never fails to move me.

I used to not understand the value of awards. But over time, I’ve been converted. I’ve seen the power of recognition and the way it lights something in people when their efforts are truly seen.

The word recognition comes from the Latin recognoscere, meaning to know again. And that is exactly what it feels like, a remembering. Seeing someone not for the first time, but truly knowing them again in the light of their care and contribution.

To every person who gives their time, energy, and heart to support others, thank you. You are what makes it all possible. 💛

31/10/2025

Day 359 of 365 Sacred Ways - Curve Balls

Sometimes, no matter how well you plan or organise, life has other ideas.

You’ve followed all the schedules, made the lists, lined everything up neatly, and then something unforeseen happens that throws it all into disarray.

For a moment, it can feel unfair. All that effort, all that careful preparation, and yet the unexpected still arrives. But I’m learning not to catastrophise or overdramaticise.

These moments can invite us to trust the process and let go. To adapt. That the beauty of life isn’t in everything going smoothly, but in how we respond when it doesn’t.

So if something unforeseen has knocked your plans sideways this week, month or year....try and take it as an invitation rather than a detour.

29/10/2025

Day 357 of 365 Sacred Ways - Air

The air we breathe has no beginning and no end. It is the same primordial element that has circled the earth for billions of years, passing through forests, oceans, mountains and the lungs of every living being that has lived in this earth.

When I exhale, those molecules do not disappear. They move on, carried into the great atmosphere we all share. My breath of peace may be another person’s inhale of calm.

My breath of love may be carried to someone who needs tenderness.

My breath of kindness may become the next breath of a child, a stranger, or even generations yet to come.

In this way, we are all connected. Every breath is a prayer passed on. Every exhale is a gift we cannot see but one that is always received.

We are all breathing the same ancient air, the same breath of life that once filled our ancestors and will one day sustain our descendants. That thought alone makes each breath feel sacred.

It makes every breath a blessing.

28/10/2025

Day 356 of 365 Sacred Ways - Goodwill

Yesterday I shared about the ancestor photo that went squint on our wall. My first thought was that the ancestors were angry. It felt like a warning. But then the story unfolded in the most unexpected way.

That very same morning, at my aunt’s house, a photo from the same family line had fallen. Later my brother pointed out my niece who was born this month has the middle name Sophia. The very photo that had gone squint was of our great grandmother Sophia.

It struck me how quickly I jumped to a place of worry with the Ancestors. We are so conditioned to assume the worst and to brace for anger or disapproval. Yet it never occurred to me that the ancestors might have been celebrating, not scolding. That the message was joy, not judgement.

It's like what I always say at work....always assume goodwill, unless evidence of otherwise.

It reminds me of conversations with my friend Tiffany, who teaches ancestral work. We often talk about generational trauma and what is passed down through bloodlines. But we rarely speak about the gifts that travel with us too, the resilience, celebrations, the talents, the blessings.

So really it was just Sophia doing a happy dance.

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