Finding your breath with Paul and Sophie
I'm writing this on the back of the Aries Full moon on 29th September and the Autumn equinox on Saturday 23rd September. These are pinnacle points in nature's calendar. Nothing to struggle about just useful to note when navigating the highs and lows of our physical and emotional selves.
Aries is the first sign in the Astrological year meaning it has a primal quality to it and it's a fire sign which is action focused as opposed to Libra which is an air sign (mind-focused) and the sun sign we are currently sitting in right now - all about balance and how we relate to others. Let's consider both energies right now and the cleansing aspects of the equinox and now, more readily the full moon.
The changing season and a full moon mean quite an adjustment - perhaps the need for more sleep, better hydration and starting to introduce soups and stews rich in vegetables and swollen grains such as short grain brown rice or quinoa to ensure healthy and 'open' bowel function which indirectly supports liver and its detoxification processes and subsequently the health of all the other organs.
We are going to be breaking more of the natural laws this 2nd half of the year, eating after dark and getting up before it's light. This puts a little stress on our system compared to the spring and Summer. Our lymph naturally thickens and changes direction with the equinox so use your diet and activity outside if possible to help your lymphatic system.
For more insight and tips go to the blogs section of my website or find my videos on youtube.
Past Workshops
I’m delighted to now be facilitating workshop circles. I call them by this name because they are a combination of some teachings on a particular subject and sitting in circle. Mostly they are about coming together, connecting with self, sharing and supporting each other and deep rest and relaxation.
On the weekend of the Autumn equinox I co-hosted a restorative yoga and guided visualisation class to embrace the changing season. We ended it with a good scream out over the sea to let go of the past and a positive affirmation to set us free. It was enlivening and powerful.
A couple of weeks before that I facilitated a menopause workshop circle to help address some of the difficulties that accompany this rite of passage and to invite participants to connect, rest and relax through sharing, grounding meditation, a little movement and guided visualisation.
New workshop 26 November 2023
Now I'd absolutely love you to join my next workshop with local breathworker Paul who weaves his magic with the breath. Here are the details..
Finding Your Breath workshop & circle
with Paul and Sophie
Join Sophie and Paul for an immersive experience in breathwork followed by a guided visualisation to release stress and connect to yourself.
Harnessing the breath will give you the ability to connect deeply to yourself releasing negative thoughts and emotions leaving you calm and peaceful. Paul will teach you to develop breath awareness and give you a vital tool to practice at home and help you in your daily life.
Sophie will take you on a guided visualisation to meet your inner child.
She* is your creative spark and communicates with you through emotion. Connect with her and you no longer need to look outside yourself for validation. Build a rock solid relationship with her and you become a force in the world with healthy boundaries and self-love which extends outwards to the world.
Acknowledging her needs leads to greater self-care, self-worth and self-confidence. Let me guide you to experience the joy and peace that comes from being fully connected to this part of yourself.
(*he/they/them)
Here are the workshop details:
Date: Sunday 26 November 2.30-4.30
Location: Castel Douzaine room, Les Beaucamps, Castel GY5 7PE
Payment: £30
What to bring: Yoga mat, pillow, blanket, journal & pen
Please contact Sophie at sophie@fullernutrition.com or text/call 07781 161802 to reserve your place. To learn more about Paul, click here or Sophie, click here.
Sophie’s testimonial: “Breathwork sessions with Paul are profound, powerful, releasing and insightful. Not to be missed, I encourage everyone to enlist Paul’s help and engage in this practice for greater clarity, calm and wellbeing.”
Hope to see you there!
Love and hugs
Sophie xox