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About
It is a serious thing
just to be alive
on this fresh morning
in this broken world.
- FROM 'INVITATION'
MARY OLIVER
I firmly believe that each person has their own uninterrupted connection to the divine, the sound of the universe or Spirit - whatever you prefer to call it. It's from this connection that we hear the guidance of our own intuition.
Intuition is the voice of your gift, your true knowledge; you may not know the how or why of it and yet we know if we follow our intuition we will end up on the right path, following the right dream and finding the power to manifest. I believe that when we don't follow our most intuitive and sacred calling then our spirit becomes depressed, seeking to numb its sadness through behaviours, mind loops and habits that disconnect us further.
This connection to the divine comes from our truest connection to ourselves. We find joy when we are happy and able to express ourselves freely; our authentic nature shines, our confidence and beauty are radiant and magnetic and our relationships flourish as they mirror the nurturing we give to ourselves.
Over 25 years of studying and practical experimentation, with a lifelong love of esoteric knowledge I have found synchronicities in the paths of Yoga, Shamanism and Traditional Witchcraft. Each path develops our self study, helps us harmonise our inner and outer worlds, to live healthily, to protect and cherish nature, animals and children, to work within our communities, to understand our relationship to energy, the elements and experience different states of being in other dimensions; most cultures have their own traditions of natural magic and mystics. Through cultivating a practice along these pathways we connect to our higher selves and into direct communication with the divine.
The truest way to describe my own craft or practice is as a Yoga Witch. I don't call myself a healer, I know that empowerment comes when we learn to heal ourselves. I walk alongside your own process and see my role in community as a reflection of my own craft, offering my skillsets, rituals and practices to the community of women who gather here in the hope that we come together freely, safely, supported and in awe of being alive each and every day in this beautiful, turbulent and ever changing world.
I don't really believe that everything happens for a reason, I do however believe that when things happen we can (if circumstances allow), come to a point where we choose how to evolve from events; in the same way that change is always a given, we will always have decisions and choices to make.
Ritual and ceremony connect, protect and ground us in every day magick; cultivating stillness and ritual helps us to stay centred and make good choices. Magick can be as simple as offering nature your nourishing food or drink, as quick as holding your hand over your glass and thanking the water for its gifts, it can be as beautiful as adorning yourself with crystal jewellery chosen symbolically for your day, as nurturing as gathering in women's circles and as rewarding as meditating on your lover or loved ones and asking for them to be protected and blessed as they walk through their days.
Daily yoga classes are richly woven with teachings from all my studies. Your class experience will be Vinyasa yoga, where we focus on moving synchronistically with our breath, both stretching and strengthening our bodies. You learn to move at your own pace, developing your own movement style as you go.
Women's Circles and Retreats are sacred spaces for us to connect with the cyclical patterns of nature through ritual and various forms of divination, often collaborating with other wise women. This is a female led space. My specialisms are in working with women and women's health. Classes and retreats are for women to feel safe opening up about women's cycles of life. I welcome anyone in the phase of medical transition to becoming a woman, I just want you to be aware that I am not trauma trained and this is something I am working on now. Being a safe space means transparency for you so that you are fully aware and make an informed choice.
Yoga Teacher Mentoring will launch online via Patreon at Beltane, May 1st 2025. Mentoring is for yoga teachers wishing to increase their confidence in teaching and for those who wish to 'un-hide' their true nature as a Witch. Mentoring will be offered online and in person here in Lancing, Sussex.
I look forwards to being with you,
With love
Nicola x
The craft is only one path among the many opening up for women, and many of us will blaze new trails as we explore the uncharted country of our own interiors. The heritage, the culture, the knowledge of the ancient priestesses, healers, poets, singers, and seers were nearly lost, but a seed survived the flames that will blossom in a new age into thousands of flowers. The long sleep of Mother Goddess is ended. May She awaken in each of our hearts.
Starhawk (WomanSpirit Rising, 1979)
