SoulTribe Studios Yoga and Wellbeing

Heartbroken again…
by ‘friendship’ in the wellness world 💔

I have some FANTASTIC female friends. I love them so very much and am eternally grateful for their presence in my life.

But it has to be said: since entering the wellness world, I’ve had my heart broken by other women more times than I ever expected. And it’s particularly shocking and painful when you experience it in a field that is supposed to teach kindness, love and compassion.

I’m not saying this to throw shade, and it’s not my style to ever name specific individuals, but I’ve recently found myself on the receiving end of behaviours yet AGAIN that have left me deeply sad:

💔 Women I’ve worked with who have suddenly ghosted me.
💔 Women who have mined me for ideas, introductions and contacts… then blocked me.
💔 Women who have chosen to work alongside people who have treated me badly, without a second thought.
💔 Women who have come into the space I created, and into my life as a friend, then chose to disappear, block and ghost rather than have an honest conversation.
💔 Women who have worked in my space and then set up direct competition down the road (again, without having an open conversation).
💔 Women who call themselves friends but never celebrate, support or engage with the work you’re pouring your heart into.

And look - we are all trying to make a living, I get that a hundred per cent. But it’s the moves behind the scenes and the way that so-called friendships are often ended through silence and blocking, rather than doing the decent (but more challenging) thing of having a direct conversation that shocks and saddens me.

Again - there are some WONDERFUL women out there and I have also had the privilege of meeting and working with many of them over the last few years.

But I wanted to speak this out loud because it keeps bruising my heart. Can we just be kind and be honest, even in the harder chapters of life? Because that’s when a true friendship should be able to withstand the storm.

Have you experienced this in the wellness world...or is it something you’ve encountered elsewhere too?

The goat that helped me through my divorce. 🐐

No, not a real one (well, he was VERY real to me!)
A mountain goat that appeared during my very first Shamanic Journey.

At the time, I remember feeling a tiny bit disappointed. We all secretly want a wolf or a tiger, don’t we?

But my subconscious knew something my conscious mind didn’t yet.

Life was about to become unfamiliar.
The path ahead was going to be rocky.
I would need to become steady, resilient and sure-footed.

Over the months and years that followed, that little mountain goat kept returning. Not because it was impressive, but because it was exactly the medicine I needed.

That’s one of the reasons I love shamanic journeying so much.
Whether you experience it as psychology, symbolism, imagination or genuine spiritual connection, it has an extraordinary way of bringing us the messages we’re ready to receive.

Today, I’ve added two new journeys inside The Portal:

🐾 What is a Shamanic Journey?
🐺 Journey to Meet Your Animal Guide

Along with four brand new Practices.

If you’ve ever been curious about this work, I’d love to welcome you inside.

🚪 The Portal is open.

Find your way in:

https://www.soultribestudios.co.uk/enter-the-portal

Have you ever had an unexpected sign or symbol appear just when you needed it most? I'd genuinely love to hear your story.

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I think life is rarely one thing. Two things can simultaneously be true, and often are.

It’s entirely possible to be grieving what you’ve lost while quietly falling in love with what’s coming next.

To feel exhausted and deeply hopeful.
To trust yourself one day and question everything the next.

For a long time I thought I had to wait until I felt certain before I shared what I was creating.
I’m beginning to realise certainty probably isn’t coming, so instead I’m choosing honesty and an authentic reflection of where I’m at. Because maybe that could help you too.

That’s really what The Practice is - not somewhere you come because you’ve got it all figured out, but somewhere you come because you’re in the middle of becoming. Between and in the midst of two things being true.

And that’s what The Portal is too.
Not another thing to achieve, but another doorway back to yourself.

Wherever you happen to be. 🫶

This is exactly why I created The Practice.

Not because I wanted nine different yoga classes, but because life asks different things of us on different days.

Some days we need to move.
Some days we need to cry.
Some days we need to shake off the stress of the week.
Some days we simply need someone to tell us it’s ok to lie down and rest.

There isn’t a “best” practice.
There’s simply the one that meets you where you are today.

If you’ve been wondering where to begin, I hope this helps.

You can practice with me in the studio or online via The Portal. Book through the website (link in bio).

Can’t wait to meet you.
Lucy ❤️🫶🥰

Sunday musings…
But something new is coming 😉

Want to know more?
Comment MORE and I’ll be in touch with first details (expect me to reply within 48 hours because I’m doing this the human way, without robots or automations 🫶)

I laughed when I made this because every self-employed yoga teacher I know will recognise it.

We spend our lives encouraging other people to rest, switch off and take holidays.

Then it’s our turn, and suddenly our brains are doing Olympic-level gymnastics.

“Practise non-attachment.”

“Trust the process.”

“People will come back if they’re meant to.”

I know.
I genuinely know.

But when your livelihood depends on people walking through the door every week, those worries don’t disappear just because you teach yoga.

In fact, this is one of the biggest reasons I’ve been quietly building The Portal in the background.

I don’t want to build a business that only survives if I’m physically teaching every class.

I want to be able to take a proper holiday one day...
..and actually enjoy it.

P.S Find your way into The Portal through my bio 🩷

I used to say some of these things myself.

Not because I was trying to mislead anyone, but because they were the phrases I heard over and over again in the wellness world.

They sounded comforting. Hopeful. Reassuring.

Then life became more complicated.

Over the last few years I’ve experienced burnout, grief, heartbreak, financial stress, difficult endings and moments where no amount of positive thinking could change the reality I was living.

I’ve realised that I don’t need spirituality to give me all the answers.

I need it to help me stay present when there aren’t any.

For me, healing has become less about finding the perfect explanation, and more about learning to be with what’s true.

I’m curious...which wellness phrase have you started to question?

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P.S. If this conversation resonates, it’s exactly the way we approach things inside The Portal - my new online membership community for deeper transformative work. Decide if you’re ready to enter The Portal through the link in my bio.