Dragonfly therapist

26/08/2026

🌿 **Before life gets busy again...**

There is something about September that always feels like a new beginning. The summer holidays come to an end, schools go back, routines return, and suddenly we're stepping into the final few months of the year.

For many of us, though, summer isn't necessarily restful. There can be holidays to organise, children to entertain, family to visit, places to go, and all the usual responsibilities still ticking away in the background. Then September arrives and we simply launch ourselves straight back into everyday life.

But what if, before doing that, you gave yourself a proper pause?

*The Stillpoint Within* takes place from **18–20 September**, offering a weekend away from the usual noise, responsibilities and constant demands on your attention.

For two nights, you can put your phone away, step out of your usual routine and allow someone else to take care of the structure for a while. There will be guided meditation and hypnosis, breathwork, quiet creative practices, nourishing home-cooked vegetarian meals, time in nature, and plenty of space to rest and reflect.

You don't need to arrive with an intention to change anything or work anything out. There is nothing you need to achieve. The retreat simply offers a gentle, supportive container where you can slow down enough to hear yourself again.

Set in a beautiful barn at the foot of the Quantock Hills and limited to just six participants, it's deliberately small, personal and gently held.

Perhaps September doesn't need to begin with rushing back into everything. Perhaps it can begin with making a little space for yourself first.

🌿 **The Stillpoint Within**
📅 18–20 September 2026
📍 Quantock Hills, Somerset
🌙 Optional third night available
👥 Small group — limited to six participants

With just **three weeks to go**, bookings are open for the remaining places.

Find out more, see the venue and choose your room here:

https://www.dragonflytherapist.uk/silent-retreat-september2026

20/08/2026

🌿 Why I've chosen to keep this retreat small

I've experienced silent retreats in a number of different ways over the years, and each one has taught me something about what I personally need in order to feel supported in silence.

I've been part of larger groups where coming back together at the end of the silence felt overwhelming, and where there wasn't really the opportunity to talk about or share what I'd experienced. I've also attended retreats where the venue continued to welcome day guests or run other activities alongside the retreat. For me, that could be distracting when I was trying to settle into a quieter space.

And then there have been times when I've simply been left alone for hours with very little structure. Silence can be incredibly nourishing, but it can also feel uncomfortable at first. If you've never experienced a silent retreat before, suddenly finding yourself with hours of unstructured time and nowhere to escape from your own thoughts can feel like quite a lot.

All of those experiences have helped shape The Stillpoint Within.

I've deliberately limited the retreat to just six participants because I want it to feel small, personal and held. I want there to be space for each person, and space afterwards to gently share and process the experience of the weekend together.

The retreat is also held within a closed container. Once we begin, it is our space. There won't be day guests coming and going or other groups sharing the retreat with us. We have the barn to ourselves, allowing the group to settle into the silence together.

And although there is plenty of space to rest and simply be, you won't be left wondering what you're supposed to do for hours on end. The weekend has a gentle structure, with meditation, breathwork, creative practices, nourishing meals and time in nature woven throughout the periods of silence.

The structure isn't there to keep you busy. It's there to support you while you settle into being still.

I've found that with each silent retreat, the silence itself becomes easier. And perhaps more surprisingly, so does being silent with other people. There can be something incredibly connecting about sharing space without needing to fill it with conversation.

This is the kind of retreat I wanted to create: small, contained, gently structured and supportive, while still leaving plenty of room for your own experience to unfold.

🌿 The Stillpoint Within
📅 18–20 September 2026
📍 Quantock Hills, Somerset
👥 Maximum six participants — one place already booked

If you've been curious about experiencing a silent retreat but have wondered whether it might feel too intense or overwhelming, you can read more about how the weekend works, see the venue and explore the remaining room options here:

Join The Stillpoint Within, a small-group silent retreat in the Quantock Hills, Somerset. Experience silence, digital detox, guided practices, rest, and reconnection. 18-20 September 2026.

14/08/2026

🌿 Why is it so difficult to stop?

We often say that we need a break, that we'd love some time to ourselves, or that we just want everything to slow down for a while. Yet when we finally get that space, switching off isn't always as easy as we imagine.

Our minds continue running through the things we need to do. We reach for our phones without even thinking about it. We can feel guilty for resting, or find ourselves looking for something useful or productive to fill the time.

We've become so accustomed to 'doing' that simply 'being' can feel surprisingly unfamiliar.

This is part of the reason I created 'The Stillpoint Within' as a gently structured retreat. You're not simply asked to arrive, switch off your phone and somehow know how to be still.

Instead, the weekend has a gentle rhythm. Guided meditation, breathwork and creative practices are woven between periods of silence, time in nature, nourishing home-cooked meals and plenty of space to rest.

The sessions aren't there to fill your time. They're there to support you as you gradually step away from the pace of everyday life and settle into something slower.

There is nothing you need to achieve and no particular way your experience needs to unfold. You are simply given the time, space and support to discover what happens when you no longer need to rush on to the next thing.

The Stillpoint Within takes place 18–20 September 2026 in the beautiful Quantock Hills, Somerset, with just six participants.

If you're curious about what a weekend like this might offer you, you can find out more about the retreat, see the venue and explore the accommodation here:

Join The Stillpoint Within, a small-group silent retreat in the Quantock Hills, Somerset. Experience silence, digital detox, guided practices, rest, and reconnection. 18-20 September 2026.

05/08/2026

I’ve been feeling into a new little offering…

✨ Mini Breakthrough Readings ✨

These are for anyone who feels stuck, uncertain or in need of a little clarity around one particular situation.

I’ll draw Soul Plan cards to explore the underlying theme, followed by a three-card reading looking at what may be influencing the situation, what is asking to be recognised, and what could support you in moving forward.

You’ll receive a photo of your cards and a personalised audio message.

I’m opening a limited number at an introductory price of £19.99.

You can find out more here:
https://www.dragonflytherapist.uk/store/p/breakthroughreading 💜

Receive a personalised Mini Breakthrough Reading using Soul Plan cards and tarot to explore the deeper theme beneath one current situation or question.

05/08/2026

🌿 Have you forgotten what it feels like to be held?

So many of us spend our lives looking after others, making decisions, juggling responsibilities, and keeping everything moving. We become so accustomed to carrying the mental load that we hardly notice the weight of it anymore.

Somewhere along the way, many of us forget what it feels like to be held.

The Stillpoint Within is an invitation to set that weight down for a while.

The retreat follows a gentle rhythm of guided sessions, nourishing meals, quiet time, and space in nature. That rhythm isn't there to keep you busy or help you achieve something. It's there to hold you.

For a little while, someone else is holding the space, allowing you to let go of everything you've been carrying. There is no pressure to meditate perfectly or have life-changing revelations. Just the opportunity to slow down, rest, reflect, and reconnect with yourself in a small, supportive group.

If you've been longing for a pause, or simply a space where you don't have to be the one holding everything together, I'd love to invite you to find out more.

🌿 The Stillpoint Within
📅 18–20 September 2026
📍 Quantock Hills, Somerset
👥 Limited to just six participants

You can find all the details, including the venue, accommodation and booking information here:

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Join The Stillpoint Within, a small-group silent retreat in the Quantock Hills, Somerset. Experience silence, digital detox, guided practices, rest, and reconnection. 18-20 September 2026.

28/07/2026

🌿 What if, for one weekend, you didn't have to hold everything together?

We become so accustomed to carrying the mental load of everyday life that we hardly notice the weight of it anymore. We keep going because we have to, often forgetting what it feels like to be the one who is looked after.

The Stillpoint Within is an invitation to set that weight down for a while.

The retreat follows a gentle rhythm, with guided sessions, quiet time, nourishing food and space in nature. That rhythm isn't there to keep you busy or help you achieve something. It's there to hold you.

It creates a safe, supportive container where you don't have to organise, decide, perform or strive. Where, for a little while, someone else is holding the space, allowing you to let go of everything you've been carrying.

Within that space, there is room to breathe, to rest, to reflect, and simply to be, without any expectation of what that should look like.

If this feels like something you've been longing for, I'd love to welcome you this September.

🌿 The Stillpoint Within
📅 18–20 September 2026
📍 Quantock Hills, Somerset, UK
👥 Limited to just six participants

Early Bird Offer: Book before 31st July and receive £100 off your place.

👉 https://dragonflytherapist.uk/silent-retreat-september2026

24/07/2026

🐉There is something truly magical that happens during a Dragon Path Going Beyond the Veil session.

Every journey has been completely unique, yet each one has left me with the same overwhelming feeling... that I have been allowed to witness something ancient, sacred and deeply beautiful.

Some people have met a single dragon who stepped forward as though they had simply been waiting for them to return. Others have been greeted by several dragons, each carrying their own gifts, wisdom and purpose. Some have remembered lifetimes shared with dragons. Others have discovered a connection they never knew existed.

Again and again, what unfolds doesn't feel like meeting something new. It feels like coming home.

Like two souls recognising one another after a very long time apart.

Every reunion has been filled with its own magic. Dragons of strength and resilience. Dragons of unconditional love and protection. Dragons bringing clarity, inspiration, creativity and ancient wisdom. Each one arriving with exactly what that person needed in that moment.

And then comes the afterglow...

A soft, lingering sense of being deeply loved. Of being held. Of walking through the world with a little more wonder than before. Synchronicities appear. Insights unfold. Many continue to feel their dragon beside them, discovering that the relationship didn’t end when the session did — it had only just begun.

Every time I hold this space, I find myself in awe.
Not because I know what will happen... but because I never do.

If you've always felt drawn to dragons and wondered why, perhaps it's time to answer that calling.

Book your Dragon Path session now:
👉 https://dragonflytherapist.as.me/DragonPathGBTV

🐉 90-minute 1:1 online session via Google Meet
🐉 Full recording and written transcript included
🐉 £99 (usually £120) with the code DRAGON at checkout - Limited to the first 10 bookings

I'd be honoured to walk beside you on your own Dragon Path💜

17/07/2026

The Stillpoint Within
Silent Retreat • 18 September • Quantock Hills

🌿Silence isn't empty. Given the space, it can become one of our greatest teachers.

Imagine spending a weekend away from the constant noise of everyday life.

No pressure to achieve.
No endless notifications.
No expectation to keep doing.

Just space to slow down, breathe, and reconnect with yourself.

Join me from 18th September for The Stillpoint Within - a small, intimate silent retreat held in a beautiful barn conversion at the foot of the Quantock Hills.

Over the weekend you'll experience:

✨Guided meditation
✨Breathwork
✨Quiet creative practices
✨Time in nature
✨Home-cooked vegetarian meals
✨A gentle digital detox

Early Bird Offer
Book before 31st July and receive £100 off your price.

👉 https://dragonflytherapist.uk/silent-retreat-september2026

I'd love to welcome you 💜

Join The Stillpoint Within, a small-group silent retreat in the Quantock Hills, Somerset. Experience silence, digital detox, guided practices, rest, and reconnection. 18-20 September 2026.

14/07/2026

Another beautiful Dragon Path Going Beyond the Veil journey💜

Every Dragon Path session unfolds in its own unique way, but one message came through so clearly during Kaleigh's journey:

"Settle... settle..."

Sometimes the deepest healing isn't found in searching for more, but in allowing ourselves to pause, trust, and simply be.

Thank you, Kaleigh, for sharing your experience so openly and allowing me to share your beautiful testimonial. It was a privilege to witness your journey.

🐉If you've always felt drawn to dragon energy and would like to explore your own Dragon Path journey, you can book here:
https://dragonflytherapist.as.me/DragonPathGBTV

13/07/2026

How often are you truly present?

So much of life is spent on autopilot and thinking about what's already happened or what comes next, rather than fully experiencing what's happening right now.

My latest blog explores the gift of mindfulness. Not as something to perfect, but as a gentle invitation to slow down, notice, and become more fully available for your own life.

Because life is waiting to be noticed.

🔗 https://dragonflytherapist.uk/blog/mindfulness

What helps you come back to the present moment?

Life is waiting to be noticed. Explore the gift of mindfulness and discover how slowing down can bring greater presence, gratitude and inner calm.