Asking for what we need can be really hard if we have a core belief that we do not deserve to have these needs met. And so, asking for what we need, even if it seems small, is a very simple practice that, when tended to, lets us gradually become more comfortable with our own needs and our right to meet them.

Most of us have grown up in a world where we are constantly urged to fill the lack within and around us by seeking more of everything.

Trust is a human experience that is both simultaneously given and earned at the same time. You cannot gather the evidence that builds trust without first creating the opportunity for it to happen. And so, when we hide on the side of doubt, constantly questioning ourselves, we are effectively not giving ourselves the opportunity to rebuild the trust that got lost somewhere along the line.

Love is the thing that connects us to everything. It is the pure life force that sustains us. It has the power to liberate and lift us into our fullest potential. Feeling love and living in love is feeling and living Unity. Thus, love is the balm to our hearts when it comes to our inner relationship with ourselves.

Without clear boundaries, we may easily find ourselves in situations where we are giving too much away, draining ourselves, finding ourselves the recipient of negative or heavy energy, and generally spreading ourselves too thin. We may find ourselves doing things out of a feeling of obligation, a desire to help that is not being well directed. When we fail to set boundaries and hold people accountable, we feel used and mistreated and may attack who someone is, rather than their behaviour. This equally applies to ourselves.

Learning to sync our female hormonal cycle with our work and life schedule is the ultimate bio-hack to harness energy and productivity. Following our cycle in this way means there's a time for all things—intense productivity, planning and goal setting, play, adventure, rest, and reflection. Instead of pushing against our body all the time, we work with her.

When creating your own ceremonies for yourself, bring a general understanding of the structure of a ceremony, and a plan for the ritual, but at the same time leave yourself open for the magic of serendipity to come through. Act on intuition and pay attention to everything that happens before, during and afterwards. Evoke emotion within you by writing, feeling, remembering, visioning, so you know you are tapping into the body of energy that you want to transmute.

Lately I - along with much of the rest of the world it seems - have been especially tuned into the vibration of fear. For vibration is indeed what it is - like a radio, we find channels in which to rest and to some degree it is our choice to allow it into our reality.

‘So how have the travels been?’ I ask. She looks at me and her bright eyes get glossy, but she keeps smiling. I know that look.

Space-holding is a vital part of living consciously and creating compassionate community, and, when done well, truly has transformational power. As conscious beings, we are "creating space" everywhere we go, casting our invisible circles like fairy rings around us to support journeys of self-inquiry and understanding. Knowing the ins and outs of holding space is something that comes with time and lots of applied awareness, but while it may be a journey, there are some basic ground rules that unfortunately are often overlooked.