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Enjoy this earth-walk living with Self-Empowerment and Holistic Mindfulness.   

Inspired by a book I read twenty years ago, Camino by Shirley MacLaine, I decided to walk the Camino in May 2013; from Ovido to Finstery in Spain. The walk was approximately 400km over twenty days in complete wilderness. It was utterly silent except the sound of your breath; or very rarely, the sound of a bell round a cow's neck; a truly novel experience. The pilgrimage mostly consisted of walking mediations, however, I did experience moments of truth which came from what can only be described as mystical coincidences. For example, at some points I was lost in the wilderness, feeling parched but had ran out of water and suddenly I would find an arrow of stones that would put me on the path to a stream, or I would bump into another pilgrim walking who would happily share some water with me. There are no agendas during the day except walking and arriving at your destination, mine being Santiago. At the end of everyday, the highlight for me was staying in Alburgues (guest houses) where you meet like-minded pilgrims. We would commune at the table, dividing up our remaining food and drink, and telling the stories of our individual experiences. Each conversation was unique and one would not hear them at a mainstream get-together. This adventure gave me a true appreciation of simple living and the beauty of nature. When I reached Santiago I had a great sense of personal achievement and felt blissfully at peace. These feelings evolved into elation as I was able to experience Botafumerio, the massive hanging incense holder that dates back to 800 AD. The incense was lit in these times for Pilgrims arriving in Santiago that hadn't washed during their journey and therefore it reduced the smell. I felt a strong soulful connection to all the previous passing pilgrims and realised that the beauty of this journey had no time barrier. Book details are below: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00AHEKNPQ/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

Every Full Moon brings its own unique aura, offering us a powerful energetic opening to birth our intentions of new possibilities, of surrendering patterns that do not serve us and of making closures to old stagnant beliefs. Do not miss this powerful invitation. We held our monthly Open circle of Meditation and Chanting. As a bonus, I took the opportunity to attend a Gong bath at Sikh missionary society (held every Sunday at 6pm) which felt like it had sealed within me the full moon's cosmic bath. Staying in the gratitude for these beautiful vibrations and sharing subliminally with one and all. Love and Light