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‘There’s a reason the path to the centre of the labyrinth is long and circuitous: we can’t do all our releasing at once. We need to do it in stages-one story, one belief, one habit, one rule at a time. Sometimes, things we thought we had let go of come back to haunt us; they might need to be released in small layers, with a little more digging and a little more letting go at each layer.’ Thank you @heatherplett for this great quote from The Art of Holding Space. So enjoying diving in to the archetypal stage of Labyrinth (Great Round of Mandala) with our Wise Woman Within women’s circle...what are we letting go, what are we receiving, what are we taking with us on the next stage of the journey...what are we unlearning, what are we learning on this path to living authentically from heart and soul. The labyrinth is such a beautiful ancient symbol, and when used as a walking meditation often gives beautiful heart insights...great for art journaling too! I often think we are similar to trees, needing to shed our bark to make room for new growth... what in your life needs shedding? What new direction is your heart yearning to take? How can you honour that yearning in a small way as you step into the unknown? 🤗Sara #labyrinth #greatroundofmandala #heatherplett #theartofholdingspace #wisewomanwithin #deepheartwisdom

Some days, weeks, months are stormier than others - how do you put down your anchor in a storm? How do you get grounded, centred, out of your head and into your heart, body, soul to create a pause, to listen to your inner wisdom, to know what to accept and what to courageously change? As John Julian shared in the Compassion Focussed Therapy course I am doing, How do you make sure your wise old sea captain is in charge of your ship, knowing what to do and knowing that this storm will pass, while calming down the anxious, angry, sad passengers inside of you? For me I love getting anchored in nature, pressing my bare feet into earth, slowing down my thinking as I watch the waves, and if I need more anchoring meditation, dance and even more anchoring talking to my Counsellor/Coach to get me back into my heart, soul and body wisdom, to find my inner guidance, to let the wise sea captain part of me get me through the storm!! Hope you all get a chance to find your anchor today 🤗 #ridingoutthestorm #anchor #emotionalanchor #grounding #centering #counselling #coaching

Thank you to all Dads, Grandfathers and father figures out there who are role modelling and teaching us how to be in healthy relationship with the masculine. Thank you Phil for all your fathering over the last 22 years...special thanks for being the human trampoline, the organiser of weekend park crawls, the teacher of bike riding and driving, the enthusiast/coach of exercise/sport, the bushwalking and skiing planner (including camping in the snow), the homegrown veges and for being the best chef in our house. Thank you also to my Dad, Chris, for his fathering over the last 49 years, and grandfathering in the last 22 years...special thanks Dad for your Dad/Grandpa jokes, for coming home with hidden treats, for running with us in the wheelbarrow, for all your encouragement in hard physical exercise, the love of the ocean and trekking in the rain, for the midnight trips to see the moon, for your singing and lounge room dancing, for teaching us how to rough it camping and navigating by the stars- big hugs 🤗🤗 to you both xx We are lucky to have you both in our lives and our hearts go out to anyone who has lost their father or is in need of a father figure...💖💖💖 Thank you for the repost @bushheritageaus for the awesome photo of the patient Emu Dad with his chicks...reminds me of Phil and Dad trying to round up their kids on bikes!!! 😂 #fathersday #fathers #grandfathers #healthymasculine

💖 ‘Healthy conflict is a part of everyday life’ -I keep reminding myself!! It’s the coming back together and the repair that is important....then healthy conflict can be fertile ground for growth, change and healing... but if you are naturally conflict avoidant (like me!) and healthy conflict was never role modelled to you (like me!) then it can take some time and learning of new skills to know how to fight fair, to know how to repair and heal, to know how to keep conflict healthy, to know how to speak your truth with courage and compassion (and if you’re like me this can be an imperfect lifelong journey!). Feel free to reach out for some resources that I’ve found really helpful, if you need 🤗 Sara

What are the daily practices that keep you going when life is strange with new challenges such as Covid lock down? What soothes your body, heart and soul and returns you to rest and digest mode? Please share...we all need reminders of new practices to try or sometimes retry! 🌱🌿🥶🐬 Cold swims, walks in nature, stream of consciousness journaling and meditation are my daily practices but in recent years I’ve added intuitive crazy lounge room dancing 😂 and art journaling! This week I have loved finding small chunks of time to play with watercolour on inchies #inchiechallenge2021, a treasure star Mandala as part of #mandalamagicalignment and #intuitiveartjournaling to process family healing...and all I need is 5 -10minutes, paper and a cheap watercolour set that sits available for those precious bite size chunks of time...Also feeling so grateful for the #intuitivedance our women’s circle did last night- so releasing, centering and healing... And the reason why these are called daily practices is because we prioritise them and practice them EVEN when we don’t feel like it... knowing they’re good for our nervous system, heart and soul, knowing we’ll feel the benefits in time even if today we don’t notice any...until eventually these practices become something we just have to do ... AND we also treat ourselves with self compassion if we forget or find it hard to find the time and we begin again the next day anew. So what is a new daily practice you can turn to/discover this week? Big hugs 🤗 Sara

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