Welcome to the Future: Aquarius New Moon and the Leo Full Moon 2024 gets off to a flying start, with Jupiter stationing direct on New Year’s Eve, consolidating an expansive party atmosphere and suggesting better times ahead in 2024. Mercury then stations to go direct on the 2nd of January. By the 27th of January [...]
KUNDALINI YOGA IN UKRAINE: Resourcing Ukrainian Resilience in the Face of War by Billie Atherstone Over the past decade, I have been actively involved with the Guru Ram Das Center for Medicine and Humanology, a not-for-profit organisation and school based in the US. Throughout this time, I have immersed myself in the transformative practice [...]
Transform Your Relationship Communication with EFT and Break the Demander and Withdrawer Cycle It's not uncommon for couples to get into a negative communication cycle. While this can take a number of forms, one of the most common is the Demand Withdraw Cycle where one partner pursues and the other retreats. The good news is [...]
Another Momentous Change Year: 2024 Firstly to the next New Moon and Full Moon. The Sagittarius New Moon occurs at 9:32 am on the 13th of December at 21 degrees of that sign, symbolized as: A Child and a Dog Wearing Borrowed Eyeglasses. The reference is to the use of imagination and make-believe in anticipating [...]
Do you not see That you and I Are as the branches of one tree? With your rejoicing Comes my laughter; With your sadness Start my tears Love, Could life be otherwise With you and Me? Tsu Yeh Tsin dynasty, A.D. 265-316 Summer is finally here! We have survived the frosts of Winter and [...]
What Is Inflammation and How Can We Treat It With Chinese Medicine? Inflammation is our body's normal healing process in action. When we cut ourselves or catch a cold for example, the redness, heat and swelling that follows is triggered by the immune system to signal the start of repair mode. When inflammation sticks around [...]
Shiatsu for Pregnancy: An Holistic Approach to Prenatal Care by Louisa Dalla-Riva Pregnancy is a beautiful journey, but it comes with its own set of challenges. The body undergoes continuous changes as it nurtures and develops an unborn child. One holistic approach to support these transformations is Shiatsu, a therapy that combines gentle touch, breathing, [...]
The Power of Touch “Touch...our primary language of compassion, and a primary means for spreading compassion..”~ Dacher Keltner The sense of touch is one of the most powerful yet underestimated tools of compassion that we all have access to. It’s the first language we learn at birth, and we use it without bias as a [...]
A Dynamic Month: Scorpio New Moon and Gemini Full Moon In January 2024 Pluto will move into Aquarius for the next 20 years, having given us a glimpse of things to come during March to June this year. In the meantime as well as completing the US Pluto return as it moves through the [...]
Enhancing Emotional Connection using A.R.E. (Accessible, Responsive, Engaged) The fundamental inquiry within our love relationships boils down to this: "Are you there for me?" This simple yet profound question essentially asks: Do I hold significance in your life? Can I confide in you? Am I able to count on your support when I'm in need? [...]