Breathe with Lisa Joy

17/11/2023

Sometimes when we want something, when we hope it will be ours or come true for us, it feels so far beyond possible you can’t fathom how, when or if such a dream can come true. That’s when others holding the vision until we can catch more than the whiff on the breeze is a really powerful resource.

Witnessing the knowing gaze of hope in the glint of another’s eye is a spark that can create a wildfire… whoever your coach, mentor, supporters, friends and family are, I hope that they’re gifting you this beautiful offering. One day your dreams… big and wild as they may be… can be your truth in real life!!

Thanks to my mentors and loved ones along the way for holding a vision, the possibility of the dream becoming real until I could. 🫶😘

01/06/2021

A truthful and beautiful reminder to honour you, all of you, not just the parts that are acceptable, or fit in with other peoples stories of how we should process our experiences.

I am in awe of how incredibly clever our minds and bodies are at ensuring survival in every environment.

You don’t need to forgive them. Period.
You aren’t responsible for what happened to you. Trauma isn’t anything we chose and it doesn’t mean anything is wrong with us-it happens to us.
You don’t need to forgive them until you’re ready. If that never happens and you’re still angry and hurt and confused it’s okay to not forgive them. You don’t need to. Period.
There’s lots of work in our healing journeys. And when someone hurts us (intentionally or unintentionally) we often have lots of anger to work through - which is a normal, human experience.
One of the hardest things for me when I initially did therapy was working on making peace with what happened when all my body wanted to do was be mad/scared to protect me.
It’s too hard to think and make peace when you’re fight/flight system is on. And I am so thankful I found therapists to tell me my protective responses hadn’t gotten to “complete,” and my anger was working hard to protect me.
Your anger is protective. You don’t need to worry about forgiving someone else until you feel safe. You can let yourself and your healing be your priority.
And if that person/place won’t ever be safe for you it might make sense to protect yourself by staying mad and not forgiving them. Ever. (Unless the time presents itself and it feels completely safe for you).
You DO deserve forgiveness. All of it. And so much kindness for the way your survival physiology showed up for you, when your body knew your very survival was at stake.
I hope you find a place to forgive yourself and to lean in to the ways your body worked so hard to protect you, even if that means staying mad or sad. I hope you find ways to feel supported while you’re working through whatever it is you need. & I hope you get the healing you deserve, in whatever way is best for you. 💚//

07/05/2021

Autumn is a good reminder that change doesn’t happen overnight or all at once. Some trees I’ve seen have green and red leaves and have lost some too. Be patient with yourself as you grow and try out new things. Some of the old ways of being and thinking will remain but that’s okay... in fact it’s perfect!
🍂🍃💛🍃🍂

30/04/2021

Last night I had a float in this beautiful space. While it’s hard to remember, it’s so important to nourish and fuel your vessel!

Last chance for breathwork at student rates this weekend. Get in touch NOW if you’ve been thinking about looking after and refuelling yourself!

28/03/2021

Breathwork is such a powerful and empowering experience. I’m feeling so deeply thankful today. Thankful to have witnessed courage and honour, by allowing anger and grief to move through the body.

Thankful to learn that we can choose a different path at any moment, the choice to suppress ‘bad’ feelings is something we can let go of if we so wish.

I’m thankful that I know often the only way through the feeling is to feel the damn thing... then let it go.

🙏💛 thanks for the opportunity to be shown this important lesson again and again and again.

13/03/2021

Some big energy is moving right now... Clare Deale offers us this beautiful reminder that all emotions have a purpose, even if that’s unclear in the moment. The first step is to be with and witness them. 🙏💛

In this dreamy energy there can be the sense of lucid illusion becoming clearer and clearer to the conscious mind, although it may not fully land or be embodied in such a way that you could articulate it for at least 2-3 days even up to 3 weeks. Make no mistake there is much that is being stirred, activated and brought up for another perspective to be gained.

Alchemisation comes to mind where so much that was seen as dark, heavy, impenetrable, unchangeable, stagnant is being and will be shown to be gold.

Although the emotions that can come up for some of you will feel anything but dreamy or pleasant. Anger will be a catalyst to release energy that has lay dormant or been contained until you knew what to do with it. The illusion of control has struck again.

By now you are older and wiser. The decisions that have been challenging or that particular issue that has been seen to be too complicated with no easy answer or solution is coming up to have another layer processed.

In the state you may be feeling due to the energy of this new moon in Pisces ♓️ you will not be in the mental state to process or do anything concrete about it, hence why it is happening right now. Its not to do anything but to recognise, observe and process it.

Drama may come to your door or be within your home that does not mean you need to join in, fix or do anything about it. Listening and loving all involved including yourself is a priceless commodity. So much has been building in a myriad of ways and lessons. Some pennies are dropping others will land when they need to.

*Remember to allow rather than force.

Sleep as you need to, swim in the sea, allow your creative juices to flow do not underestimate the cathartic shifts that can occur through this.

Let Love lead the way,
Let faith hold you steady,
Let the mystery of it all excite and entice you, rather than keep you rigid and limited.

Believe in miracles,
Know that you are one.

Be well,
Clare xo

06/03/2021

Sometimes self care is looking into the abyss and letting the feels roll through you. I’d 💛 to support you to feel into what you need and how to to fill your cup!
I have a couple appointments tomorrow if you want to gift yourself some space and breathe 🌬💛🙏 Get in touch today!