Living a spiritual
life in a secular
world.
Welcome and thank you for visiting my website – this space is an experiment and a place to introduce my work to anyone who has found their way here and those who are working at living a spiritual life in a secular world.
My work is based on the energy work of Michael Barnett and draws on the many practises and disciplines that I have studied over the years. It is an evolving process based on connecting with ourselves, others and the finer energies available to us, through resonance and receptivity that were the cornerstones of Michael’s work.
“Going into great spaces gives you a glimpse. But you have to walk the path. Each one of us has to go step by step. But knowing it is there gives us the incentive to do the work.”
Michael Barnett
This work brings you to the meditative space where you can experience yourself in a new way. It allows you to become present, grounded, and aware, allowing you to explore a deeper connection with yourself, others and the world around you. It allows you to experience the world afresh and encourages you to respond in a new and authentic way.
Allowing yourself to relax and let go, if only a little, is part of your healing journey. Through sitting, breathing, moving and feeling your connection to the earth in a conscious way allows our systems to become more centred and balanced. It allows us to become more aware of our needs and points us to our true self.
If you want to go deeper, energy work allows you to engage with yourself, your process and your life in a more profound and sensitive way. My work in groups and with individuals often allows us to access our condition on soul, spirit, body, mind and energetic levels providing us with insight and renewed awe at the world we are living in.
It is all an evolving process, and I would be delighted if you felt drawn to join me for a few steps along the journey that is our life.
About me
I have always been drawn to the spiritual and the experience of unity, and over the years have explored Christianity, Tai Chi, Zazen, Yoga and shamanism. But all of this was only a prelude to meeting my teacher Michael Barnett and discovering the world of energy through his energy work.
I fell in love with him and his work and have spent 30 years studying, practising and eventually teaching the art of connecting with the finer energies around us, and hopefully living a deeper, fuller and more connected life because of it.
By day, my job is a tree consultant, and I am also a trained bodyworker specialising in Deep Tissue massage and Myofascial Release. I am finding that my work with people is beginning to incorporate all of these aspects of my life, by bringing the spiritual world, the energetic world, the physical world and the natural world together, where possible in my groups through encouraging a deeper connection with yourself and conscious connection with the nature. It is an evolving practice, which I hope you can join me on.
BOOK NOW
Our Courses
Natural Resonance – Sigldigwt Festival, Penpont – September 28th 2024
The last sessions of the summer will take place on Wednesday September 11th at 07.30 and 10.00
The session begins with a short period of sitting where we connect with ourselves and our breath to bring ourselves into the present moment and observe the movement of our minds and the sensations in our body.
We then connect more fully with the earth through a guided meditation carried out laying down, which brings us into a more deeply grounded space and opens up our awareness of the natural world around us.
We then come to standing and open ourselves up to the nature in the park, and by following the pull of our connections to the trees, plants, birds, butterflies or the sound of the wind in the trees, we connect mre fully with the natural world and allow the park to take us for a walk.
Energy Explorations – online
These sessions take place twice a month and are based on Michael Barnett’s meditations. I use a variety of ways to drop you into the meditative space, before we explore our connection with ourselves and the cosmos, usually through Body Flow or other meditations.
Please sign up to my newsletter to receive dates and links to these sessions.
Kyiv Group Online – December 7th 2024
For obvious reasons, I am bursting to get back to Kyiv and resume my groups there, but for the time being, I will continue to hold this group online. I have also started to hold quarterly half day session to continue my fundraising for the Wild Geese in Ukraine.
Please sign up to my newsletter for further details and links to these events.
Flying Like a Phoenix – In person – October 25th – 27th 2024 – Barcelona, Spain.
You are invited to share a weekend on energy work and nature connectedness with Abava, Supatra and Simitra near Barcelona. We will explore our connection with ourselves, other people and the natural world, and the group will be accessible for beginners and experienced practitioners alike. Some of the sessions will be supported with music specially composed by Supatra. For further details, please contact Dhara at dharaenergywork@gmail.com
live your life
DONATE
A proportion of fees and all donations that I receive from energy work will be donated to the students of Michael Barnett who have been affected by the war in Ukraine.
We are making contributions towards equipment, medical costs, travel costs and assistance with the day to day living expenses whenever and wherever we can.
We are so very grateful for all contributions received and they go directly to our friends in Ukraine. Please feel free to donate or continue to donate in the knowledge that you are providing practical support to some of the many people who are impacted by this war.
KEEP UP TO DATE
In the spirit of going beyond one’s normal boundaries in search of growth and transformation, I was challenged by my friend and teacher Sanji Dione Hills to start writing about my spiritual experiences. Sadly, she moved onto the other shore before I had chance to take her up on her challenge, but my first blog and this part of my website will be dedicated to her and her memory.
Where it all began
During the Wild Goose Gathering to celebrate Michael’s life in Energy World, during the summer of 2022, in one of the sessions we were asked to take some time to consider how our spiritual paths had developed through or lives. Through this exercise, I realised that in...
KEEP UP TO DATE
Makka Ho Stretches
The Makka Ho stretches were devised to stretch the pairs of meridians relating to each element (in Traditional Chinese Medicine) in turn.
Doing these stretches allows us to balance and support our energetic systems.
Metal – Lung and Large Intestine Meridians
Lung is metal (yin) Large Intestine metal (yang)
Metal is about bounderies – being able to say “No”
Earth – Stomach and Spleen Meridians
Stomach is earth (yin), Spleen is earth (yang)
Earth is about nourishment and being earthed. Earth is the mother.
Fire – Heart and Small Intestine Meridians
Heart is fire (yin), Small Intestine is fire (yang)
Fire is about truth, courage and love
Water – Kidney and Bladder Meridians
Kidney is water (yin), Bladder is water (yang)
Water is about spontaneity, play and oomph! (will)
Secondary Fire – Triple Heater and Heart Protector
Secondary Fire is about integration, connections and communication.
Wood – Liver and Gall Bladder Meridians
Liver is wood (yin), Gall Bladder is wood (yang)
Wood is about the smooth flow of energy, planning and having an overview.
Wood is the father of the cycle.
