Warrior weekly: flying high then splat!
A lot to learn, tweak and balance as things take off.
Monday – attempt number 3 at a hot air balloon ride. With the wind as its been, at least we were given advanced notice not to set off at 4am and was half expecting it – half pleased as I’ve taken 4 new bodywork clients on this week. I already know with being in autumn week I was running the risk of overdoing it and booking too much in. It’s time to slow down, stock up the fridge and get ready for the arrival of winter week.
Tuesday – a bodywork treatment turned into a full bodywork channelling Retreat With Me at my holiday home in 7 Lakes. So many life-transforming shifts happening with these experiences and they’re really starting to take off.
Today’s feedback will always stay with me:
“I hope you realise how important this day has been for me.
Your services are priceless.
It’s just what I needed. Only I didn’t know that’s what I needed.”
Without thinking things through, I agreed to go for a 2-hour canal walk with my neighbour and our dogs. As wonderful as it was, I then did something I never do and went to work again and did 3 more treatments! Totally overdid it and was super tired. There is no way I can do more than one treatment when I do bodywork channelling, I already know this.
Wednesday – complete phone break before yoga made space for reading, journaling and yoga nidra before my weekly online session. Amongst other things, we’ve had a real focus on our pelvic area over the past year or so. Left today’s session feeling freer, lighter and more open in this region than ever before. I hadn’t even realised this was a place you could hold tension.
3rd new bodywork client of the week. I’ve found it top heavy for bodywork clients this week and feeling a little out of balance when it comes to taking the best care of myself outside of such big treatments.
Thursday – stayed at R’s last night and here all day today. Wrote a blog on bodywork again this morning but like last week’s attempt to write about bodywork channelling that took me down the path of writing about my bodywork training, this attempt led me onto writing about my own bodywork journey, a monthly therapy I’ve had for over 4 years now. I guess there is so much that needs to come out first before I get to where it is that I want to be?
Period pamper this aft – due on anytime and in my ten day window now yet feeling pretty good. Got in the hot tub after and thought back to my old life that never would’ve consisted of being in a hot tub at 3pm after a period pamper on a Thursday afternoon. So grateful for this dream life I have created. I never envisaged making changes in my life so that I could work around illness - alongside prioritising my health like never before - would lead to the life I am living now. Excited all day for going out for a meal tonight with R’s friends. We all went for a curry, had a really good time and a really good laugh. Unfortunately the warning signs for my head started just before hand and I had a migraine attack over night.
Friday – migraine hangover. Client was 2 hours late which turned out to be great news for my head. A 2nd bodywork treatment turned into a Bodywork Channelling Retreat With Me. I’ll learn to balance these out so they don’t coincide with autumn/winter week. As much as I’ve loved this month and the newfound freedom I have being out the other side of a little health blip and having so much more energy, I’ve still found I am a little out of balance and heavy on the “doing” side of things.
Today’s feedback “I feel so at ease” as she hopped off the massage table at the end, skin glowing, looking so much lighter and a good ten years younger.
After seeing the client off mid-afternoon, I treat myself to an ice cream by the lake. A rare indulgence but one I have now and again. And what a day for it – the sun shining brightly over the lakes once more.
Unfortunately, it was straight back to bed with a 2nd attack.
Saturday – migraine hangover and day 1 of winter week as my period started first thing. Said no to a family gathering I had been looking forward to for months so R went on his own. As rough as I felt, I counted my blessings in so many ways:
No pressure was placed on me to attend
How lucky am I to have family I want to spend time with?
I no longer feel like I’m missing out when I say no. There will be other times to have fun and do the things I want to do.
It feels good to honour my body and where it’s at, how I am feeling.
Every time I say no (which can sometimes be up to several times a week in a week like this), it feels like there’s a big fat yes coming from my body. My body feels seen, heard and listened to. It’s like it breaths a big sigh of relief. Ah someone’s listening I feel I can hear it say. I spent the entire afternoon in bed, definitely feeling somewhat better after doing an hour’s long meditation.
Sunday – head been “ok” overnight. It’s a better month than last month health-wise.
Awake early, chilled morning. Went out for breakfast. Walked Milo today instead of Wednesday. Keeping my treatments to a minimum for the rest of winter week. Dear body, I know I don’t always get it perfect, but I am listening, I am taking note and I will keep on making adjustments. Together, we will continue to improve.
Thanks for your honesty Amber. I know I don't always take my own advice about listening to my body. Like you I'm trying to be more disciplined. There has been some strong energies this week, so glad you've found time to be kind to yourself.🙏