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31/08/2026

Monday Mantra to Shiva -

for steadiness, release and returning to yourself. Use it when you need to pause, breathe, and loosen your grip on what you can't control.

Shiva reminds us that we can meet our difficult feelings without being completely consumed by them. Feel them, and release them.

As this video shows, mantra practice is not about coming to practice just when it feels easy; it's about coming to practice when it's needed, when it's difficult, when you're struggling. So with that said, I'm not going to apologise for being emotional in this video. Today's mantra practice was incredibly hard for me, and very much needed.

Om Namaḥ Śivāya

🙏

30/08/2026

Tomorrow's Monday Mantra will revisit Shiva.

This is a mantra for steadiness, release and returning to yourself.

Sometimes we come to practice feeling peaceful. Sometimes we don’t. Sometimes we arrive tired, disappointed, angry, sad, or just not in the mood at all.

This mantra can be used when we need to pause, breathe, and loosen our grip on what we can't control.

Shiva reminds us that we can meet difficult feelings without becoming completely consumed by them.

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24/08/2026

Monday Mantra to Lakshmi (with Ganesha joining for good measure!).

A mantra to the goddess of abundance - in all things. Money, of course, but also good health, love, opportunities, career progression etc.

Om Gum Sri Mahalakshmiyei Namaha

23/08/2026

Tomorrow's Monday Mantra will be to Maha Lakshmi. It's been a few months since we visited Lakshmi and it feels like time again.

Lakshmi is the goddess of abundance - financial abundance of course, but also abundance in health, love, opportunities, whatever it is you need more of.

To be included in the energy of this mantra, leave a ♥️ or a comment 🙏🏼

18/08/2026

I cannot wait until the retreat centre is ready to welcome you to Burgundy!

I've been really enjoying being here and my dog has been helping me explore the area. To be fair though, Bruno will lead me to the back of the hamlet to see Mesdames les vaches, but no further! He just wants to chat with them 😄

I've seen lots of wildlife here this time - just in and around the hamlet I've seen otters, hares, a grey heron, swallows, a Little Owl (heard, but not seen), lizards, grasshoppers, firebugs, and lots of butterflies and ladybirds.

I've seen a few deer on previous trips too.

Sorry, I didn't get photos of most of them. But Mesdames les vaches were happy to pose, and this little lizard - smaller than my little finger - paused for long enough in his busy schedule for me to get a pic 😁

17/08/2026

Monday Mantra today is to Chandra, the god of the Moon. Softer than our recent Monday Mantras to Agni and Indra, Chandra is connected to the mind, emotions, reflection and gentle nourishment.

Om Chandrāya Namaḥ

16/08/2026

Tomorrow's Monday Mantra will be to Chandra, the moon god.

After two intense mantras, Chandra represents the cooling, reflective quality of the moon. This mantra can support us when we need calm, emotional steadiness, rest, and a gentler relationship with our own mind.

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10/08/2026

09/08/2026

Tomorrow's Monday Mantra will be to Indra, the King of the Gods.

Indra represents the strength to face difficulty, the courage to act, and the ability to lead ourselves through the storm.

He is connected with storms, rain, thunder, battle and leadership, so this mantra works well for:

* courage when you feel overwhelmed
* confidence without arrogance
* decisive action
* protection in difficult situations
* finding strength when life feels stormy

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31/07/2026

I've been at the centre this morning while the fire alarm system had it's 6 monthly service.

Those of you who know some of my story will appreciate this. There was a mahoosive spider in the kitchen at work. And the fire alarm tester wouldn't go in and do his testing because of it.

So I - me, Mahala, the one who had life-limiting arachnophobia before discovering sound healing - evicted this very large, very fast friend out of the window, so the test could be finished and I could get some lunch!

😂🙏🏼