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S I M P L I C I T Y
Hmmm it’s a lot, is it not? This time of year - so much going on whilst what we really need is a moment to adjust. Adjusting to the shorter hours of daylight, the end of summer and the imminent winter. The run up to Christmas, which seems to start before summer is over, not to mention half term already, Halloween, Bonfire night and a frantic diary that’s filling up fast as we (over) commit to seasonal activities with friends/family/work. Or for some it's none of the above,

Sophia Howard
Oct 317 min read
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LOVE & LIGHT
This season’s practices and this image reminded me of the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum, of  finding jewels in the dark and bringing them with...

Sophia Howard
Sep 56 min read
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A B U N D A N C E
Today marks Lammas or Lughnasadh, the sacred festival of the first harvest. On the Celtic Wheel of the year, Lughnasadh marks the...

Sophia Howard
Aug 14 min read
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Words & Water, Part 2
Feeling discombobulated, needing to untangle my thoughts and feelings, to make sense of them and find a way to move into this week, with...

Sophia Howard
Jul 63 min read
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W O R D SÂ &Â W A T E R
“Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits;...

Sophia Howard
Jun 18 min read
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G R O W T H
"Daisies are often associated with expansion and growth, symbolizing new beginnings, hope, and the cycle of life. Their ability to bloom...

Sophia Howard
Apr 238 min read
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W I L D H E A R T
"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir This last week has reconnected me to my wild heart, has woken...

Sophia Howard
Feb 237 min read
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E X P O S E D
May you find jewels of joy within the darkness I wrote this intention for a friend recently and it only occurred to me this week, whilst...

Sophia Howard
Jan 147 min read
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Releasing and Returning - H O M E
Water journeys from ocean to raincloud to stream then back to sea, being able to embrace eternal recurrence is the ultimate expression of...

Sophia Howard
Oct 29, 20247 min read
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G L O W
Every morning the sun rises with a golden glow to reveal the ineffable magnificence of life.- Debasish Mridha. Late summer-early Autumn...

Sophia Howard
Sep 1, 20245 min read
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F U L L N E S S
The flower of life blooms in love and radiates love all around - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Our lives are full but are we living fully....

Sophia Howard
Jun 2, 20245 min read
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A Garden of Yoga
I've spoken a lot in class about how setting an intention (sankalpa) is akin to planting physical seeds in the earth. When planting a...

Sophia Howard
May 21, 20243 min read
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Root to Rise
You expected to be sad in the fall. Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches were bare against...

Sophia Howard
Apr 20, 20243 min read
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I N T U I T I O N
So here we are, Mid Winter, and the start of the new calendar year. How do you feel about New Year? Is ‘how you feel’ about New Year...

Sophia Howard
Jan 7, 20246 min read
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S Y N E R G Y
Over the last few days there has been a large spider on her web where I sit for my morning meditation…(or morning rumination!) The first...

Sophia Howard
Nov 4, 20237 min read
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P A U S E (p - AWE - se)
Late summer, early autumn is a time of transition, the pause between inhale and exhale. And there is the wind: slowly gathering strength,...

Sophia Howard
Sep 10, 20235 min read
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SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER (SAD)
Have you noticed a subtle shift in the air over the last few weeks? The evenings a little cooler, a little darker and a certain feeling...

Sophia Howard
Aug 24, 20232 min read
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SWEETNESS
I was stopped in my tracks by Honeysuckle last week, in fact so much so that I made my first plant essence with it. This summer term we...

Sophia Howard
Jul 20, 20234 min read
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Wisdom in Silence
Barn Owls symbolise wisdom, patience and intuition. Placing ourselves in stillness, or in silence, provides us with opportunities to be...

Sophia Howard
Jun 12, 20231 min read
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A U T H E N T I C I T Y
This beautiful rose is the real deal, it looks real, it smells real, and it reliably buds, blooms and dies back with the rhythm of the...

Sophia Howard
Jun 10, 20236 min read
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