Beyond Barriers

05/04/2023

22/02/2023

Being in touch with your inner child is so important 💕 Today as part of a Woodlands for Wellbeing programme I am currently coordinating, we created little clay Guardians of the trees. These unique little creations carry with them our childish fervor, our love, and our passion. They are a reminder that we don't have to conform to what we have been conditioned to believe. We have a choice. Freedom, creativity, playfulness, and childishness are all there for us to choose. Embrace your inner child, take her or him for a walk, and experience a few minutes of joy that you can carry through your day. 💖

21/02/2023

Thank you for joining me in the woods Today 🥰 and what a beautiful day for it. Spring is here and the wood was alive with the sounds of birds animals and a beautiful murmuring stream 💧. This really is a magical place ✨️
We don't take our phones with us on our wander so I went back ito get a few pics to share 💖 see you next time 💝

If you'd like to learn more about Shinrin Yoko or book on to the next session send me a message 🥰

15/02/2023

Have you heard of Shinrin Yoko?
No! Well let me introduce you to this incredible nature therapy.

Shining Yoko is Forest Bathing. During this very unique therapy you immerse your senses in the special characteristics of the forest. I take you on a slow walk through the woods and we focus our senses on the multitude of ways the forest surrounds and touches you.

Shinrin Yoko is connections and relationships it's the art of stillness in nature. And the appreciation of the beauty that surrounds us.

I am offering a session a Shinrin Yoko to a very small group on Tuesday morning February 21st at 11am . If this is something you would like or feel drawn to experience then send me a private message. The group has limited places and places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

I'm really looking forward to sharing this experience with you 🥰

13/02/2023

One day a farmer’s donkey fell into a well. The animal cried loudly for hours, while the farmer tried to find something to do to get him out.

Finally, the farmer decided that the donkey was old and the well was already dry and needed to be covered anyway; that it really wasn't worth pulling the donkey out of the well..

He invited all his neighbors to come help him. They each grabbed a shovel and began to throw dirt into the well.

The donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly loud. Then, to everyone's surprise, he quieted down after a few shovelfuls of dirt.

The farmer finally looked down into the well and was amazed at what he saw... with each shovelful of dirt, the donkey was doing something incredible: It was shaking off the dirt and stepping on top of the dirt.

Very soon everyone saw surprised how the donkey reached the mouth of the well, went over the edge and trotted out...

Life is going to throw dirt at you, all kinds of dirt... the trick to getting out of the hole is to shake it off and use it to step up. Each of our problems is a step up. We can get out of the deepest holes if we don't give up...

Use the land they throw you to get ahead!!!

Remember the 5 rules to be happy:

1. Free your heart from hate.

2. Free your Mind of distractions.

3. Simplify your life.

4. Give more and expect less.

5. Love more and... shake the dirt, because in this life you have to be a solution, not the problem!

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29/11/2022

A few years ago I wandered into an antique shop. I smiled at the older man behind the counter and continued my admiration of the beautiful collection of items. After some time the gentleman approached me and I said "hello" and passed remark on the beautiful day beyond the big windows.

He looked me in the eyes and said " you are the closest thing to the Mona Lisa that I have ever seen ", he continued, " you smile a beautiful smile yet your eyes are so full of sadness. And when you speak your voice is porcelain like the finest bone china. He gently and very briefly touched my arm and walked away.

I think I was stood still for a short time, completely taken aback, completely mystified. In awe that in a glance this complete stranger had recognised my fragility. He could see my vulnerabilities. The pain behind the " beautiful smile" something that not even those closest to me could see.

This man and his words have stayed with me since. Harboured in my heart. They brought with them a great appreciation for my own ability to see beyond the beautiful smiles of those I meet. To see beyond that exterior poise and into the heart. To sometimes reach out and touch. And to always leave them with a little love 💕