Big trips are wonderful opportunities for personal growth - to use the journey, and your response to any challenges / feelings / thoughts that pop up, as an experience to see what beliefs / patterns / programmes might still be holding you back in life. This trip was no different. I doubted my body would be strong enough or have the energy (let alone look good in padded cycle shorts). I worried that my camping inadequacies would reveal my inner Mr Bean. I had no idea how to achieve my usual elegance with just 40litres of packing space. And I feared that my friend would witness all of me at my worst (physically, mentally, emotionally) and cycle off into the distance never to be seen again. For this type of trip there is often no hiding whatever comes up. The other person gets to see you in all your glory! 😆
Of course I needn’t have worried at all. It was amazing and perfect in every way. And through it I learned that my body is much stronger than I give it credit for, that it is possible for me to camp without inflicting disaster, that it’s amazing how much you can pack into two paniers, and that even in my most tired moments I’m not such terrible company.
Most of all I learned that it’s perhaps time to let go of my ‘I’m not enough’ soundtrack that still plays too loudly in my head (just in time for this full moon and the invitation that it brings to release things that no longer serve you). To blow it a kiss goodbye and cycle down a new path with a new internal soundtrack - ‘i’m imperfect and enough’ (thank you Brené Brown) … because it’s our amazing imperfections that make us so beautifully unique … in all our amazing quirkiness and technicolour chaos, our unusual curves and physical awkwardness, and for me, all of this with the added endearing sprinkle of extreme clumsiness. Better to show up authentically imperfect and beautifully me, than a façade of what I feel I ought to be - unattainable perfection. How exhausting. And oh my, how liberating.
(Watch out trees!)
QHL 💛💫✨
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Quantum Heart Life: the art of following your heart, getting out of your head, & stepping into your true life purpose 💛💫✨ It was magical. So much more to learn.
I am simple girl from Worcestershire, who has grown up to become a global business consultant, with a sprinkle of conscious influencer on the side. When the world locked down in 2020, I was lucky enough to move to Iceland for two and a half years with my career. A land of ice and snow for some of the year, with ancient glaciers and breathtaking night skies filled with dancing aurora borealis; whic
16/06/2025
I once asked a Taoist monk, how do you make an impact in a world / a family / a community / a company that is disconnected and unconscious. He replied “just show up in every moment from a place of love and light, and trust that from that simple way of being, your loving presence, words or actions will have a positive ripple effect on those around you”.
And with that thought I leave you with this … a wonderful postcard received this weekend from my favourite US pen pal 💫✨
A reminder that we all have the potential to be a walking love letter 💛
QHL 💫💛✨
14/06/2025
“Who are we to make ourselves small in order to help others feel less insecure around us … it does not serve anyone … we were each born as beautiful unique beings … here to share our gifts in our own magical way … it’s time … to step into our light … to step into our true potential … and in doing so to give others permission to do the same … that’s how we help make this world a better place” 💫
A magical day with Marianne Williamson. Thank you for the reminders.
QHL 💛💫✨
09/06/2025
What can you do today that gives ‘your human’ the best possible day? How can you best take care of it today? What can you do that’s loving for it today? What does it need? More sleep? Healthier food choices? A walk in your lunch hour? Being around more loving people? And how can we learn to be that way everyday?
A little lesson in self love, by Matthew Hussey.
Love your human today.
Link to Matthew’s post on all of the above, included in the comments below the photo.
QHL 💛💫✨
16/05/2025
‘Buy yourself a beach basket, and fill it with a blanket and a book, then leave it by the front door to remind yourself to regularly take mini beach retreats now that you live by the sea’ she said … ‘OMG’ I thought ‘how lovely would that be’ … such wise words but I’m always too busy … and yet here I am on my mini beach retreat 1 (probably only for an hour)… which never would have happened if it wasn’t for the ‘ready to go’ beach basket strategically positioned by my front door … such a game changer … may this become my new summer habit!☀️
What mini retreat can you create for yourself as a new summer habit? Maybe pop a strategically positioned ‘ready to go’ bundle by you door to make it easy for you to action whenever you feel the need.
QHL 💛💫✨
25/04/2025
I have been amazed how my body feels totally transformed since my Ayurvedic retreat. Through a programme that focused on rebalancing my ‘Doshas’ my stomach feels so much better (apparently my Vata Dosha was out of whack 😉)
So what are ‘Doshas’?
One of the central concepts in Ayurveda is that there are three ‘Doshas’ that govern all aspects of our physical and mental health. The three Doshas are a blend of the five elements that make up the universe (and the building blocks of our body). The five elements are ether, air, water, fire, earth. They come together to form the Doshas as follows:
- Vata - a combination of air and ether elements.
- Pitta - a combination of fire and water elements.
- Kapha - a combination of earth and water elements.
Vata controls movement, Pitta regulates metabolism, and Kapha maintains structure. Together they maintain the optimal function for the human body - mentally and physically. It’s therefore important to keep them in balance where possivle for optimal health and wellbeing.
Below I include two resources for you to find out more.
Firstly, from the lovely Saraswati, a really quick and easy quiz for you to take to see where you might be out of balance currently with your Doshas.
Secondly, an easy to read article on the Kerala Academy website (the school behind the Ayurvedgram retreats).
Enjoy your Dosha discovery.
QHL 💛💫✨
(photo courtesy of nutrixia.in)
25/04/2025
Although my first introduction to Ayurveda was some time ago, I recently reconnected with it during my yoga teacher training course with Yoga Shala in Reykjavik in 2022. In one of the modules I learned the next level of Ayurveda that I had been craving. My teacher for this was the beautiful Saraswati Om, one of my favourite souls, who has also agreed to be a collaborator for QHL and will be sharing her magical wisdom in future posts. In the meantime, Saraswati has shared a couple of amazing resources for those of you curious to learn more about Ayurveda, which I’ve included in the comments below. She runs her own online Ayurveda programmes from time to time, and has an Ayurveda 101 introductory course on her website that I will also share in the comments below. Saraswati also does online 1:1 Ayurvedic Consultations for those that want a deeper dive or support with a specific issue.
(In addition to teaching yoga and being an Ayurvedic practitioner, Saraswati is one of the best sound healers I have met, running magical sound healing journeys in Reykjavik and the USA, at venues that include the Blue Lagoon. She also does 1:1 Sound Healing sessions - more on all of that soon).
QHL 💛💫✨
23/04/2025
How does ‘Ayurveda’ link to our QHL vision for living our life from our heart? A book that I am reading at the moment sums it up perfectly. It says how science has now confirmed that the old adage of ‘we are what we eat’ is so true. Our food not only impacts our body weight but also how we feel, our ability to connect to our body, and our experience of everyday life.
Too many carbohydrates and our capability for higher level reasoning and complex ways of thinking are impacted. Too much glucose and our body experiences lower levels of awareness and higher levels of stress (physically and emotionally). And a poor microbiome in the gut can result in an imbalance of hormones (oxytocin and dopamine) which, beyond the initial burst of happy hormones, can in turn lead to feelings of distrust and detachment, compulsive behaviour and addiction.
In other words, an out of balance diet can result in an out of balance gut-heart-brain connection … which impacts our ability to connect to our heart, and to have the awareness to feel what is the next best step or choice for us.
Ayurvedic principles attempt to fix that through food … to rebalance our system … and our connection with ourselves … increasing our self awareness, our ability to listen to our body, and to live life as the best version of ourselves, full of vitality and life force.
You can no doubt get the same effect through a healthy diet and lifestyle. Ayurveda is just one of many ways. But the point is that healthy eating is an important factor in optimising your ability to connect in with your body (and your heart) and to really be able to hear its calling.
And that’s why I’m sharing a few posts on Ayurveda - for those that are interested in learning how to optimise your ability to connect in with your hearts. Not to become strict Ayurvedic followers, but to see if there are one or two things from this ancient system that you can weave into your way of living, to help you feel more vibrant, more mindful and connected with your heart.
QHL 💛💫✨
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