Session one: the activities of the mind

The first session of Mind Your Life, a series to help you understand the nature of your mind and how you might contain it to experience greater freedom and wellness in your life. Drawing on classical yoga philosophy, each session also incorporates a yoga practice, Yoga Nidra and journalling.

WHEN: Sunday 20th September, 10am - 12:30pm

WHERE: Cobo Community Centre

COST: £45

Dates for all sessions in this series:

1. 20 September - The activities of the mind

2. 11 October - The fundamental mental obstacles that cloud perception and act as the root cause of human suffering  

3. 22 November - Change and how this causes our suffering

4. 17 January - Our stories and how they keep us stuck

5. 14 February - The obstacles on the path to practice

6. 21 March - How we can stabilise the mind

There is much joy, peace and power in silence yet our society undervalues it, immersing us in noise and distraction instead. It is not only external noise that we may benefit from quietening, however, but internal noise too, all of which can get in the way of us hearing our highest truth.

A day after the new moon, a new cycle begins, we’ll join and practice in silence, beginning with a self-enquiry through our seven main chakras, before an intuitive yoga practice including asana (postures), pranayama (breath awareness) and a short meditation, before finishing with a Yoga Nidra (guided meditation).

There will be an opportunity for quiet contemplation/journalling whatever emerges from the depths of silence.

WHEN: Saturday 12th September, 9:30am - 12:30pm

WHERE: Cobo Community Centre

COST: £60

A fairy wish…

A walk on the wild side to one of our most famous spots, the Fairy Ring, located at Pleinmont, widely considered to be home to some of the most supernatural happenings on this magical fairy isle. 

Local tales speak of fairies and elves who danced here at night, leading to a superstition that walking around the ring three times whilst making a wish would see it granted by the fairies.

Please note that Pouques are the most traditional form of Guernsey fairy, with local folklore portraying them as cunning, dwarfish creatures. It was thought they would attach themselves to people or houses, only becoming visible at night.

Join me to walk along the road to the fairy ring where we’ll sit and settle into the space in silent meditation, connecting with the energies of the land and enjoying the sunset, before walking around the circle three times and making a wish. We will feel the change in ‘air’ as we walk back through the woods and fairy realm during dusk.

WHEN: Tuesday 8 September, at 6:45pm - 7:45pm

WHERE: Pleinmont

COST: £15

BRING: Something to sit on, maybe a blanket. A dry robe is ideal.

Reiki students - join together online via Zoom to collectively share Reiki by distance to those who are in need of some healing.

We will collect a list of names of people who are in need of some healing and channel Reiki to them for the duration of the session. Those whose names are put forward must know about it and be happy to participate, and must be asked to rest and receive the Reiki between 7:30pm and 8pm.

With their permission, please send the name of anyone you would like included in the healing to emma@beinspiredby.co.uk

Any of our Reiki students who know the distance healing symbol are encouraged to join us! It is a beautiful opportunity to practice your Reiki, and at the same time, help those who need it.

Booking below is for the Reiki students who would like to participate in channeling Reiki by distance - not for those who are the recipients of the healing. Recipients don’t need to book or be online for the session.

WHEN: Sunday 6 September, at 7:30 - 8pm
WHERE: Online via Zoom (link will be provided)
COST: Free, but please book!

Join me amongst the trees in the stone circle (or in the greenhouse depending on the weather) to immerse in breath awareness, Yoga Nidra and sound healing (with various singing bowls) to help you rest deeper into yourself and Gaia, recognising the support and love that abounds. The trees, the earth, the new moon and the setting sun will all weave their magic too.

WHEN: Tuesday 1 September, 6 - 7pm

WHERE: La Niche Vinery, Vazon (directions below)

BRING: Something to lie on, lots of blankets and pillows to be warm and  cosy, an open heart and mind.

COST: £15

Directions:

La Niche Vinery is located on La Mare Road in Castel, Guernsey (GY5 7BR)

Head inland opposite Vazon slipway onto Rue des Goddards, pass Crabby Jack’s on left, and take the first right onto La Mare Road.

Continue past Elim Pentecostal Church, follow the road as it bends left, and find the vinery entrance on the left, there’s a sign.

Follow the track up to the house/grass area where parking is available.

Please come around to the vinery, not the house.

Song of the Earth: An inner journey

Emma invites you to join her at Le Creux ès Faies dolmen just off L’Eree headland, to go on an inner journey to see/hear/feel what the dolmen would like to share with you by rod dowsing* a stone to sit against before enjoying some breathing exercises to centre followed by a guided meditation on the breath and a sound bath with various singing bowls and a magical gong.

The magical builders who built the dolmens and other megalithic structures understood the flow of subtle energy, located its hot spots and applied a combination of geomancy, sacred geometry and earth magic to create spaces, which not only mirror the perfection of the universe but in so doing, influence consciousness.

Dolmens have a womb quality, and are penetrated by the male solar energy at least once a year. The neolithic people were hugely influenced by fertility and union, and as a psychedelic culture worked in symbolism.

Time spent in dolmens is not only healing, but shifts consciousness, we might find our third eye opening, we might vision, but either way, at some point we will imbue wisdom and knowledge, which the stones wish to impart, helping to raise our individual consciousness and positively affecting the consciousness of the whole planet.

*Emma will show you how to dowse for a stone using your own rods (if you have a set) or by borrowing hers. She is also happy to dowse a stone for you if you don’t feel confident doing it yourself, there is no pressure. Please note that this stone will have called you for a reason, because it has something to share/teach you. If you are Reiki attuned then the stone will love to receive Reiki!

WHEN: Sunday 26 July, 7 - 8pm

WHERE: Le Cruex ès Faies Dolmen at L’ Please note that Emma cannot book the dolmen, so we will just have to turn up and hope for the best!

COST: $15

What to bring:

• The floor of the dolmen is made of earth and can get wet if it has been raining so please bring something waterproof, which can get dirty, to sit/lie on. A black sack will work if you are happy to sit for the whole session, if you intend to lie, then maybe a yoga mat that you can wash, or a mat with some black sacks popped under it. Dry robes are ideal!

• You might like a blanket and cushion too

• Maybe a drink

• If you have dowsing rods please bring these.

• If you have any crystals you would like to charge then bring these too

Please no mobile telephones or large flash lights as the dolmens don’t like either.

A beautiful, heart-opening evening of Kirtan

Having recently learned to lead this ancient practice of call-and-response chanting, she is creating a safe, welcoming space to explore the yoga of sound. Come with an open mind and an open heart—no experience is necessary.

WHEN: Wednesday 19th August, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

WHERE: Emma’s healing space, at 2 Le Friquet Cottages (full direction provided in booking confirmation email)

BRING: A cushion to sit on, and a water bottle to stay hydrated

COST: Donations only

What to Expect

Call and Response: Carolyn will sing a simple mantra, and you'll simply sing it back.

Meditation in Motion: Let the repeating melodies quiet your mind and dissolve stress.

Community Connection: Join in the joy of shared voices.

How to Prepare

Leave any expectations at the door. You don't need a perfect voice or prior experience; just come exactly as you are.

Whether you are a seasoned Bhakti practitioner or completely new to chanting, this is an opportunity to connect, breathe, and sing your heart out. All are welcome!

A fairy wish…

 A walk on the wild side to one of our most famous spots, the Fairy Ring, located at Pleinmont, widely considered to be home to some of the most supernatural happenings on this magical fairy isle. 

Local tales speak of fairies and elves who danced here at night, leading to a superstition that walking around the ring three times whilst making a wish would see it granted by the fairies.

Please note that Pouques are the most traditional form of Guernsey fairy, with local folklore portraying them as cunning, dwarfish creatures. It was thought they would attach themselves to people or houses, only becoming visible at night.

Join me to walk along the road to the fairy ring (look out for the seals) where we’ll sit and settle into the space in silent meditation, connecting with the energies of the land, before walking around the circle three times, making a wish and walking the wild way back.

WHEN: Thursday 6 August (half moon) at 7 - 8pm

WHERE: Pleinmont

COST: £15

BRING: Something to sit on, maybe a blanket. A dry robe is ideal.

Join me amongst the trees in front or a fire at the stone circle (or in the greenhouse depending on the weather) to immerse in breath awareness, Yoga Nidra and sound healing (with various singing bowls) to help you rest deeper into yourself and Gaia, recognising the support and love that abounds. The trees, the earth, the new moon and the setting sun will all weave their magic too.

WHEN: Tuesday 4 August, 6 - 7pm

WHERE: La Niche Vinery, Vazon (directions below)

BRING: Something to lie on, lots of blankets and pillows to be warm and  cosy, an open heart and mind.

COST: £15

Directions:

La Niche Vinery is located on La Mare Road in Castel, Guernsey (GY5 7BR)

Head inland opposite Vazon slipway onto Rue des Goddards, pass Crabby Jack’s on left, and take the first right onto La Mare Road.

Continue past Elim Pentecostal Church, follow the road as it bends left, and find the vinery entrance on the left, there’s a sign.

Follow the track up to the house/grass area where parking is available.

Please come around to the vinery, not the house.

For those Reiki attuned (all levels), you are invited to join me in the stone circle (with a fire) or in the greenhouse if the weather is wet. Either way we will be on the Earth and amongst the trees on the eve of the full moon when the moon energy is at its strongest.

We’ll settle in circle and journey through the chakras, before some biodynamic exercises and breathe awareness and a chakra balancing guided relaxation. All can be done sitting or lying.

The Reiki empowerment will follow, which is a bit like an attunement, in that it raises your vibration – turns you up a notch – but much gentler. You won’t go on a 21 day cleanse!

We will finish with Gassho meditation and oracle cards. 

WHEN: Tuesday 28th July, 6 - 7pm

WHERE: La Viche Vinery, Vazon (directions below)

COST: £30

BRING: Yoga mat, blankets, cushions and any crystals you might like to charge.

10 spaces available

CPD certificates available upon request

Directions:

La Niche Vinery is located on La Mare Road in Castel, Guernsey (GY5 7BR)

Head inland opposite Vazon slipway onto Rue des Goddards, pass Crabby Jack’s on left, and take the first right onto La Mare Road.

Continue past Elim Pentecostal Church, follow the road as it bends left, and find the vinery entrance on the left, there’s a sign.

Follow the track up to the house/grass area where parking is available.

Please come around to the vinery, not the house.

Dowsing the garden to support healing and harmony

Join me to learn how to use dowsing rods to work with your garden to support your healing and personal and spiritual development – your soul path.

The garden – Gaia – wishes you to heal, to experience greater harmony, which you can spread out into the world, and support Gaia on her own journey.

We’ll meet at my folks’ place – La Niche Vinery - on the west coast, to immerse in the land and the trees, as I guide you to a deeper connection with Gaia and to your body and breath.

I will then show you how to dowse for an obstacle in your life, by working with Gaia through the garden. We will then sit in meditation, working with symbolism, to see if you might gain further insight to help you on your soul path.

WHEN: Sunday 19th July, 11:30am - 12:30pm

WHERE: La Niche Vinery

COST: £15

BRING: Dowsing rods.

Join us for a special midsummer Yoni Yoga gathering, followed by tea in the garden. This women-only practice offers a nourishing space to gently open the heart and womb, reconnect with inner wisdom, and restore through gentle movement, breath, sound, and deep relaxation.

WHEN: Sunday 19th July, 10 - 11am

WHERE: La Niche Vinery, Vazon (see below for directions)

COST: £15

Please bring a mat (and a cushion & blanket if you wish)

Yoni Yoga is a nourishing, nurturing, restful, healing and transformative practice that encourages a deepening connection between the light in the heart space and the creative energy in the womb space (even if you don’t have a womb there is an energy).

This approach to practice has helped Emma enormously in her life, essentially helping her to come home to a deeper sense of Self and restoring balance to her menstrual cycle, helping her navigate IVF, pregnancy, birth, the post-natal period and into the peri-menopause.

It is an absolute boon for women of all ages. The practice itself incorporates various tantric yoga* techniques including asana (gentle postures), pranayama (breathing exercises), mantras (sound), mudras (hand gestures) and yoga nidra (a guided relaxation). You are encouraged to close your eyes an ego within. 

*Please note that classical tantric yoga has its roots going back 1,500 years and is a spiritual practice centred on freedom through daily life and should not be confused with western neotrantra’s emphasis on sexual energy. 

Directions:

La Niche Vinery is located on La Mare Road in Castel, Guernsey (GY5 7BR)

Head inland opposite Vazon slipway onto Rue des Goddards, pass Crabby Jack’s on left, and take the first right onto La Mare Road.

Continue past Elim Pentecostal Church, follow the road as it bends left, and find the vinery entrance on the left, there’s a sign.

Follow the track up to the house/grass area where parking is available.

Please come around to the vinery, not the house.

Join me amongst the trees in front or a fire at the stone circle (or in the greenhouse depending on the weather) to immerse in breath awareness, Yoga Nidra and sound healing (with various singing bowls) to help you rest deeper into yourself and Gaia, recognising the support and love that abounds. The trees, the earth, the new moon and the setting sun will all weave their magic too.

WHEN: Tuesday 14 July (new moon), 6 - 7pm

WHERE: La Niche Vinery, Vazon (directions below)

BRING: Something to lie on, lots of blankets and pillows to be warm and  cosy, an open heart and mind.

COST: £15

Directions:

La Niche Vinery is located on La Mare Road in Castel, Guernsey (GY5 7BR)

Head inland opposite Vazon slipway onto Rue des Goddards, pass Crabby Jack’s on left, and take the first right onto La Mare Road.

Continue past Elim Pentecostal Church, follow the road as it bends left, and find the vinery entrance on the left, there’s a sign.

Follow the track up to the house/grass area where parking is available.

Please come around to the vinery, not the house.

Song of the Earth: An inner journey

 The magical builders who built the dolmens and other megalithic structures understood the flow of subtle energy, located its hot spots and applied a combination of geomancy, sacred geometry and earth magic to create spaces, which not only mirror the perfection of the universe but in so doing, influence consciousness.

Essentially, dolmens are like portals, self-help centres, that can not only help to heal us but also imbue wisdom and knowledge and help to raise our individual consciousness so that we positively affect the consciousness of the whole planet.

Emma invites you to join her at La Varde dolmen (which she believes to be a Goddess Temple), on the hill overlooking Pembroke Bay, to go on an inner journey to see/hear/feel what the dolmen would like to share with you by rod dowsing* a stone to sit against before enjoying some breathing exercises to centre followed by a guided meditation on the breath and a sound bath with various singing bowls.

*Emma will show you how to dowse for a stone using your own rods (if you have a set) or by borrowing hers. She is also happy to dowse a stone for you if you don’t feel confident doing it yourself, there is no pressure. Please note that this stone will have called you for a reason, because it has something to share/teach you. If you are Reiki attuned then the stone will love to receive Reiki!

WHEN: Sunday 28 June, 7 - 8pm

WHERE: La Varde. Please note that Emma cannot book the dolmen, so we will just have to turn up and hope for the best!

COST: $15

What to bring:

• The floor of the dolmen is made of earth and can get wet if it has been raining so please bring something waterproof, which can get dirty, to sit/lie on. A black sack will work if you are happy to sit for the whole session, if you intend to lie, then maybe a yoga mat that you can wash, or a mat with some black sacks popped under it. Dry robes are ideal!

• You might like a blanket and cushion too

• Maybe a drink

• If you have dowsing rods please bring these.

• If you have any crystals you would like to charge then bring these too

• A small torch is also very helpful, especially for the walk back to the car.

Please no mobile telephones or large flash lights as the dolmens don’t like either.