01/01/2026
Greetings at the Threshold,
In old traditions, this time between Solstice and early January is known as “time out of time” - a season to dream, to sink down, to reflect.
I have been “doing” just that: allowing myself to drop into the gravity of rest and receive the earth’s nourishment; diving into liminal spaces, digesting life, weaving a cocoon of gratitude around me.
I learned that January is named after the Roman god Janus, guardian of doors and gates, beginnings and endings, and the transformations between stages of life. He has two faces - one looking forward, the other looking back.
So here we are, poised at the threshold. I am curious if I can let myself simply be here, sensing the qualities of Being before I become. It is a moment of mystery and potency.
I am facing in both directions - where we have been, and what we are invoking. Looking back, I feel deep gratitude for the journey of the past year with you.
In February 2025, we began our 18-month National Lottery–funded project Healing Women’s Stories, working with ancestral healing, embracing death and loss, and transforming trauma. We ran several groups and workshops on these themes. I also began offering Embodied Parts Work days, inspired by the wisdom of Internal Family Systems and Embodied Awakening.
In the spring, our annual Performance Group unfolded and culminated in This Being a Woman Too, shared in early July with a sold-out, enthusiastic audience - a collective journey of transformation through theatre.
Autumn brought two series of Befriending Loss and Death groups, both profound, embracing the gifts of death in each moment, connecting with the ancestors, opening to grief, and learning how to “die before we die”.
Such gratitude for all this journeying together.
And now, looking forward - the other direction.
There are a few places left for Embodied Parts Work — for Awakening and Healing, a day workshop on Saturday 31 January (see below).
As I stand at this threshold, I am also in my own ongoing journey - entering retreat and ceremony, deepening my inquiry into conscious relationship, and “cooking” in my one to one work with people. Alongside this, something new is gestating: the early stages of my solo show on themes of intimacy and power. All of this feeds the ground from which I offer.
I wish you a year with a space to listen and support around you.
With warmth from my fire to yours ❤
