How to Shape~Shift Your Life

Greetings after a month's pause!

Since I last wrote to you, I turned 40, celebrated my birthday on the beautiful island of Ibiza with my nearest and dearest and travelled to Lisbon, Portugal, with Simon, where we plan to spend a lot more time in the future.

I'm of a sensitive constitution, so I was curious as to whether two long weekends in a row filled with heat, cocktails, late night dinners and less sleep would take their toll on me, but I can honestly say I felt more well than I have for months and months! It reminded me of an important truth: that everything around you is constantly shaping you. Everything. Seen and unseen, tangible and intangible. The seasons, who you're with, the air you breathe, what you're thinking, feeling and processing, the food you eat, the trees, grasses and seas and the omnipresence of your Soul, guiding you through all of it. 

I think this might be one of the biggest shifts I've experienced over the last few years. Instead of moving through the world like a blinkered bullet with its own agenda, my felt sense of the world around me has heightened into a state of near constant reciprocity.

What does this look like, in practical terms? For me it feels like I'm in perfect balance with everything around me, fully aware of where I end and the rest of the world begins.

One of the ways this can move from theory to practise is to notice the role of the body in everyday life. Your body is your home, your one true home. It is a living, breathing form that houses the essence of your Soul in this life; indeed it is your Soul in form. 

Subtle Energy and the body

So, if you know your Soul is guiding you at every moment to live the life you were born to live, pay attention to the role of your body in helping you fulfil that. Not only is your body constantly conveying important information to you (in the form of felt sensations like flutters, crunches, contractions, etc) but it also acts as a powerful filter.

Your body operates just like a cell; taking in what it needs and expelling what it doesn't. The more efficiently the cell membrane works, the cleaner and clearer you feel on the inside. This is why consistent energy hygiene is so critical. In the past, I have spent many fruitless hours attempting to process feelings of sadness, fear or overwhelm that were not even mine to begin with. Not only does it make for a chaotic inner world, but it uses up vital energy that could be better spent on actually following through with the dreams and desires of my Soul.

This is why energy work is so practical! It simply allows you to take action and make things happen on all points of the spectrum. These days, my roadmaps to building anything always include energy practises to help build those things energetically as well as physically. They are the same thing, after all, just in different forms.

Subtle energy and business

I had a really clarifying conversation with my mentor last week, in which we discussed our mutual devotion to this work in the realm of business. I'm qualified in quantum energy healing, sound healing, various facilitator trainings and hold several nutrition and plant medicine certifications. And yet my Soul desires to anchor this knowledge into practical forms. As much as I adore holding space and leading plant ceremonies, I know that for me, true fulfilment comes from infusing global systems and structures (like money, commerce and trade) with qualities of wholeness, power, equality, transformation and leadership.

This isn't a pipe dream, it's actually the way the world really works! Every square inch of the space around you holds a vibration which translates into a recognisable quality, like fear, love, power, etc. You can train yourself to feel when something is off balance and you can decide to help bring it back into harmony.

Osmotic contribution

Consider the vital importance of fungi in the natural world. The role they play forms an intrinsic part of the healthy functioning of the natural world. Without them, life as we know it would change drastically. You are no different! Your human life - your Soul, your body, your genius - is a critical element of every moment in space and time. 

Look around you right now! You are having an active impact on the very space around your body! Make a list of the tangible and intangible elements that make up this moment in time, and what your relationship to those things looks and feels like. As an example, here are mine at this very moment:

My body, my Soul.

My home.

My dog, Jack.

My husband, Simon.

My garden.

The sea, the trees, the air, the sun.

My neighbours, my community.

My business.

You.

I could sit and journal right now about the ways in which I'm relating to each one of these and how I might contribute to wholeness in each one. This would be a powerful act with very real consequences.

I'll leave you to consider your relationships to those elements that make up your present moment in space and time - and how simply choosing to be in relationship to them instantly changes their quality. 

This is why I love this work. You get to co-create with the mystery of life in a considered and practical way.