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From Dragon to Dragonfly Reiki Healing, Beech Close, Maidenhead (2026)

02/09/2026

I know this is just a lens flare, but it did make me think about how the chakra system in our bodies mirrors the colours of the rainbow. 🌈

It’s something I’ve found utterly fascinating for years, and it’s also the reason I love working with these energy points in the body during treatments.

The seven cosmic rays exist all around us, woven into the beautiful spectrum of white light. And our bodies naturally absorb this full spectrum of colour and energy.

But sometimes, without even realising it, we resist or block certain rays.

Perhaps a colour makes you feel uncomfortable.
Perhaps you’re instinctively drawn to another.
Perhaps one colour keeps appearing around you, again and again, almost as though it’s trying to get your attention.

I don’t believe these things are coincidence. 🌈

Colour has a language of its own.

Each colour carries a different frequency, a different vibration, and within the chakra system, each one is traditionally associated with a different aspect of our physical, emotional and energetic selves.

Colour is more than beauty.
It is wavelength.
It is pigment.
It is perception.
It is communication.
It is meaning.

Red. Orange. Yellow. Green. Blue. Indigo. Violet.

Seven colours.
Seven main chakras in the body.
Seven beautiful invitations to come back into balance.

I’m feeling the call back to wearing colour…

What colour are you drawn to right now?

What might your body, your energy or your soul be asking for? 🌈

30/08/2026

Reiki treatments and training days now being taken for September onwards.

28/08/2026

The Full Moon is a time of illumination. A time when things that have been sitting quietly beneath the surface can suddenly become a little easier to see.

Old emotions.
Old stories.
Old patterns.
Things we’ve outgrown.
Things we’ve been carrying simply because we forgot we were allowed to put them down.

They say that releasing doesn’t have to be dramatic, but for me, it’s not always that simple. Sometimes it’s uncomfortable. Sometimes it’s messy. And sometimes I can get downright moody.

Yesterday, for instance, I was doing the housework when an angry old cow came stomping out who felt like everything was always left up to her to do.

And the funny thing is… that simply isn’t true for me.

So perhaps it wasn’t really about the housework at all.

Perhaps it was some old, suppressed rage finally rising to the surface to be acknowledged.

And that’s okay.

I don’t need to judge her.
I don’t need to push her back down.
And I certainly don’t need to carry that old story anymore.

Tonight, perhaps I’ll take a little time to sit beneath the Moon, breathe deeply and imagine myself gently releasing that old story that has felt so heavy.

Not forcing it.

Not fighting it.

Just acknowledging it, thanking it for whatever it was trying to protect me from, and then allowing it to go.

And…maybe apologising for projecting said grumpy old cow.

What are you ready to release under this Full Moon?

📸 The fella with his big boy camera. Too good not to share.

24/08/2026

Sometimes I had to remind myself…

It isn’t always me who is being triggered in situations.

Sometimes, it’s my inner child.

She’s the little girl who learned to be hyper-aware of her surroundings.

She’s the one who can feel overwhelmed in a large crowd.

The one who can suddenly feel uncomfortable, anxious or like she needs to escape.

The one who can interpret certain situations through the eyes of a much younger version of me.

And for years, I thought I needed to get rid of these feelings.

To be stronger.
To be more confident.
To stop being so sensitive.

But I’m learning to see it differently now.

When she gets triggered, she doesn’t need me to tell her she’s being silly.

She doesn’t need me to push her through it.

She needs me to notice.

To listen.

To gently say…

“I know, sweetheart. I’m here.
You’re safe with me now.”

Because perhaps healing our inner child isn’t about making sure she never feels frightened again.

Perhaps it’s about becoming the safe adult she needed all along.

And sometimes, when life feels too loud, too busy or too much…

I simply take her hand and remind her:

You don’t have to do this alone anymore. I’ve got you!

What would you tell your inner child when you get triggered in life?

💋🌹

PS. It’s been a beautiful week of childhood play, swings, slides, trampolines, animal introductions, and feeding my favourite gaggle of geese and flock of ducks. Even getting drenched together in a downpour makes me giggle when I think about it. ❤️

PPS. I love how our passion for photography just seems to magically go hand in hand with my musings… ❤️

Special thanks go to little Willow for inadvertently standing in as my inner-child body double for the last slide.

19/08/2026

I really can’t stand seeing animals in cages, but… you can’t be a completely obsessed-with-the-animal-kingdom type of Nanna and not go to the zoo, can you really?

I’ve always felt that animals have so much to teach us. They each carry their own unique energy, wisdom and way of being and perhaps that’s why I’m so drawn to the idea of spirit animals as guides.

The more we slow down and really observe the animal kingdom, the more I think we begin to notice the lessons they quietly offer us.

I love how elephant herds for example operate as a cooperative family unit where the entire group shares the responsibility of raising and protecting a single calf.

Young females, aunts etc, all look after the calf while the mother eats, giving the biological mother vital time to rest and produce milk.

Historically, humans raised children in extended families and close-knit communities where responsibility was shared, much like an elephant herd.

The elephant as an animal spirit guide carries wisdom and encourages us to trust our intelligence to give us the answers we seek. The saying “an elephant never forgets” is a popular idiom for a reason.

Then there’s the giraffe and how it can remind us to take a higher view or to stick our neck out for what we want to reach.

I could go on forever, but I won’t (not today anyway).

Maybe animals have been guiding us all along… we just need to be quiet enough to listen.

And maybe, just maybe…we can teach our young to not just see animals as something to admire, but as fellow beings we share this beautiful Earth with — and as teachers we can learn from and want to protect.

I really hope so.

🐘🐒🐪🦒🦬🐆🦩

14/08/2026

I admit, I did entice this little fella with oatcakes and cheese… but only after he had quietly snuck up beside me and stolen a whole one without me even noticing, until I realised it was being dragged away. 😂🐭

In Celtic tradition, the Mouse is a keeper of detailed, hidden wisdom. In some Native traditions, it is a symbol of scrutiny and humility.

The Mouse moves quietly, listens carefully, and survives through awareness.

The Mouse sees what others, looking at the bigger picture, might miss entirely.

Across traditions, it represents careful awareness, small but vital truths, and the power of the overlooked.

Spirit animals often arrive when their energy is most needed.

The Mouse carries the qualities of grounded awareness and serves as a messenger within the spiritual ecosystem. Working with this animal means developing those same qualities within yourself.

Mouse energy reminds us that presence doesn’t have to be big to be powerful.

Your softness can see what others miss.

Your quiet awareness can notice the tiny details that hold far greater meaning than they first appear.

I love exploring the meanings of spirit animals and the gentle wisdom they can bring into our lives.

What does the mouse mean to you?

13/08/2026

Healing isn’t always wrapped in the fluffy, feel-good stuff.

We often see the beautiful parts of the healing journey… the festivals, meditation, sound baths, crystals, and ceremonies.

But rarely do we talk about the shadow work.

The trauma we’ve suppressed.
The self-doubt.
That bloody self-critical voice.
The grief we can’t express.
The anger we’ve buried.
The fear we carry.
The jealousy we’re ashamed to admit.

Shadow work isn’t about darkness or something evil.

It’s about gently turning towards the parts of ourselves we hid away because, at some point, they didn’t feel safe, acceptable, or worthy of love.

Perhaps you were taught that crying made you weak.
That saying no made you selfish.
That expressing anger made you “too much.”

So you adapted.

You became the people-pleaser.
The perfectionist.
The caretaker.
The one who always smiled.

Those parts of you were never flaws.
They were your nervous system’s way of protecting you.

Healing doesn’t ask us to reject those parts.

It asks us to meet them with compassion, curiosity…and love.

There is a profound difference between asking, “What’s wrong with me?” and asking, “What happened to me that makes me respond this way?”

That one gentle shift can change everything.

Because shadow work isn’t about fixing yourself.

It’s about remembering you were never broken.

🌹 Have you ever explored your own shadow with compassion rather than judgement? I’d love to hear your thoughts below.

10/08/2026

Life is a constant ebb and flow of emotions (often painful), experiences and change, isn’t it?

If I’m honest, the last couple of months have been a season of rest for me.

That probably sounds a little strange, especially in the middle of summer. But over the years, I’ve learnt to listen to what my body (she speaks in the language of pain), my mind (and the negative stories it tells) and my soul need, rather than what the world expects of me.

I’ve often told my clients that life hits us in the heart and gets stored in the body… and I truly believe that’s true.

But no matter how positive I try to be, how much inner work I’ve done, or how consciously I try to create my life, I’m still human (unfortunately).

There are seasons for dreaming.
There are seasons for doing.
Then there are seasons for feeling drained.
And there are seasons for simply being.

These seasons look different for every one of us.

Usually, I’d spend the summer months travelling around Europe. But there came a moment when I realised that what I’d really been craving wasn’t another adventure or holiday.

It was simply space.

Space to breathe.
Space to just be.
Space to hold myself with the same compassion I so freely offer others, whilst I deal with my own difficult emotions.

I once saw someone describe healing through the Four R’s.

Rest.
Reflect on the lessons life has gifted you (if you can see them that way).
Release what no longer serves you.
Restore.

I’d gently add two more.

Return home.
And then, whenever you need to… return home again.

As I stare out at the ocean, I’m reminded that I’m not meant to remain in high tide forever.

Sometimes my greatest healing comes when I stop fighting the waves and simply allow myself to float for a little while, hidden from the world, wrapped in the colour black—the perfect colour to disappear in.

Not giving up, but gently returning home to myself, so that when the tide turns once more, I have the strength to rise with it.

If today feels a little heavy, I hope this reminds you to pause for a moment.

The tide always returns.

So will you.

02/08/2026

I want to be that wise old fairy grandmother whose crow’s feet tell the stories of all the conversations she’s shared with her grandchildren about her love of nature, the power of the moon cycles…and the importance of living in harmony with the natural world.

The one who teaches them to listen to birdsong, to marvel at dragonflies, to greet the sunrise… and to never lose their sense of wonder.

The one who reminds them that the Earth is not something we own, but something we belong to.

The one who teaches them that self-love is not selfish…and that they should never abandon themselves in order to be accepted, loved, or chosen by someone else.

The one who encourages them to trust their intuition…and remember that the right people will never ask them to become someone they are not.

The one who shows them that magic isn’t found in rhyming spells, but in the power of their own words, the courage to believe in themselves…and the quiet knowing that they have the power to create whatever the hell they want in their own lives.

Happy 1st Birthday to granddaughter no.2… Clara Rose 🌹

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