From Broken Pieces to Something New - Murmurings from the Phoenix

In our 2022 Sedona retreat, I lead our group in a Kintsugi practice (a Japanese practice in which broken objects are mended and sealed/decorated with gold). It involved giving our attendees a ceramic pot, which they then broke - many were NOT happy to do this. The practice was about what came next … the journey of putting the pieces back together.

Now, this became one of the most challenging activities I’ve ever held space for. The group moved through waves of emotion. Some had smashed their pots into tiny pieces. We had frustration, impatience and sadness. “This glue doesn’t work!!” “I don’t know what to do - I have a thousand pieces to put back together!”

They collectively sat in the mud for a bit, until someone said “It’s OK, the glue works if you hold it a while!” And then, “I’m going to make something completely different, I’m not even going to try to put it back the way it was!”

Small sparks of inspiration emerged, and a beautiful loving wave of encouragement and creativity moved through the group - before long, they were moving forward in a bubble of chatter.

Jess LakinAugust 18, 2025 Comment

Treat yourself to a Retreat!

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the bustle of daily life, it’s time to consider a retreat.

Winter Reign and I are now preparing for our 5th Retreat (we go to Joshua Tree, 20 - 23 Sept). I’ve learned, these long weekends provide me opportunity to step away from the routine of my life, to lay down the hats of my responsibilities (and my phone) and touch back to my ground.

Jess LakinAugust 25, 2024retreat, womens retreatComment

In-Sync - Entrainment, Inner Balance & Surfing the Noise of our Times

Place 2 pendulum clocks on the wall together, set them off at different rates, and within a day or so they will synchronies to the same rhythm. This principle of synchronization, called Entrainment, was first noticed by physicist Christian Huygens in 1665, and has since become a well accepted principal of Physics. The principle is universal, and appears not just in mechanical pendulum clocks, but also in Biology, Psychology and Chemistry.

Jess LakinAugust 6, 2024Comment

Find What You Love! Do It & Allow The World to Support You!

“Find what you love! Do it! And allow the world to support you!”

Sounds simple right? And maybe it is …

I personally believe this little motto may hold the key to health and well-being.

When we are living in alignment with our calling, the energies of our lives open. We are living and working what we enjoy, and our path unfolds. It’s a space in which contentment arises, being happy to be where we are, and it results in an elixir of harmony which cascades across mind, body and soul promoting holistic nurturance, balance and ease. This, in my view is what it means to be well.

Jess LakinJuly 26, 2024Comment

Mandala - Women’s Transformation Path

Finding and nurturing the threads of personal growth, is the focus of Life Energy Mandala, a group mentorship program designed to support women stepping into new chapters.

Life is dynamic, not static. Things are meant to shift and change. It is a normal part of our path to grow. Inspiration is a key part of our guidance, and the journey flows most easily when it is joyful!

However to what extent are these wisdoms front and center as we make choices in our lives? Do we cultivate space for growth? Do we nurture movement and change, or do we resist? Are we actively listening out for inspiration and making choices on this basis? Are we stepping into what brings joy?

Jess LakinJuly 17, 2024Comment

Weaving the Threads of my Healing Practice ... Coaching, Circles, Sound & Retreats - Mystic Mag Interview

An insight into all of the strands of my holistic practice in this interview with Mystic Mag.

Jess LakinMay 31, 2024Comment

"Meet you at Moonrise" ... Kachina Woman, Ancient Earth Mother and the Gift of Play

“Meet at Moonrise at 4.18pm …”

Excited for the happy coincidence that our Women’s Retreat in Sedona was falling on the Virgo Full Moon, and even more excited to realize our Saturday afternoon expedition would look to the rising moon … it all seemed like an extremely special sign.

However, where the specific time of 4.18pm for Moonrise came from was something of a puzzle … yet, the words came from my mouth, and no-one questioned, and so we joyfully rode out in our caravan of cars to the hiking trail for Kachina Woman Rock.

retreatJess LakinMarch 14, 2024sedonaComment

Going with the Flow

Energy, flow and momentum - harnessing natural energies of flow to create powerful life transformations.

Jess LakinNovember 16, 2022Comment

Space Between the Notes - Creating Inner Space through Awareness

I consider the practice of self observation to be a fundamental starting point when establishing a healthier relationship to ourselves. This process of receptive awareness, which can be found in many meditation practices, is a bit like like slowing down the speed dial on a record player. By slowing the speed, there comes a point where it is possible to clearly hear each note. Then to slow a little more, it becomes possible to hear the space between the notes.

Imagine doing this with your mind. Slowing the mind, first to hear the individual thoughts as they arise. Then to hear the space between the thoughts.

Jess LakinJuly 17, 2022Comment

The Women’s Transformation Path

The most powerful aspect of my work as a life coach, is supporting my clients to appreciate that what they feel of their lives to be stuck and immovable, is only seated in their perception. Transformation is possible! It begins right now, and follows a path of unfolding.

The butterfly’s journey of becoming from being a caterpillar, is a symbol of the transformational pathway across many indigenous traditions. If we reflect on this process of change it is nothing short of miraculous. Caterpillar builds her cocoon, within which she makes a complete transformation, to emerge with wings and an ability to take flight.

In the same way, when we approach the process of transformation in our own lives, we require something of a cocoon. Perhaps more energetic in nature, this cocoon must hold a space of possibility - free of doubts, disbelief and judgements.

Jess LakinJuly 13, 2022Comment