by Lily Lawes I’ve been paying close attention to my menstrual cycle this year, and it’s been bloody fascinating. Life-changing, in fact. I’ve come to realise that I’ve spent my life, as many women do, fighting against a tide. But since I stopped resisting it, manipulating it, trying to master it, since I gave inContinue reading “Riding My Cycle: The Life-Changing Magic of Going With the Flow”
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A Warm Hug from Cheryl Strayed
A year ago today I met Cheryl Strayed, a writer I have adored for years, at Emirates Lit Fest on International Women’s Day. I wrote about it, and then, because I am the queen of self-doubt and self-sabotage, decided to hide it from the world forever, thinking I’d one day pitch it (I didn’t) orContinue reading “A Warm Hug from Cheryl Strayed”
Cosmic Boobs
‘There’s no such thing as a bad boob!’ This was the battle cry on Day 9 of my 11-day yoga immersion in Bali, as I sat in a semi-circle of women, all of us topless, painting and printing our breasts in funky colours and patterns. Now, I’m not a total prude (although I’m still British),Continue reading “Cosmic Boobs”
Just To Have A Body
I had high expectations of the yoga immersion I was embarking on – ‘Body Image, Identity and Yoga’ with Bex Tyrer – and at the same time, huge apprehension. How ‘transformative’ can something be in just 11 days? And also, disturbingly, I think I was actually kind of afraid. Because if this thing was actuallyContinue reading “Just To Have A Body”
Flying Solo
I ended up staying in Bali for two months, instead of my planned five weeks. The final few days of my Unsettled retreat had come around so unbelievably fast – a whole month of adventure, learning, quiet moments, laughs, hugs, discovery, strangers-turned-friends, one giant love-fest… Finding a tribe and connecting so quickly and comfortably withContinue reading “Flying Solo”
Seismic Shifts
I began writing this blog on the tiny island of Gili Meno, and I published the first instalment from Gili Trawangan. These tiny tropical islands belong to Lombok, a two-hour boat ride away from neighbouring Bali. I spent three magical days on Meno, in a hut right on the beach where I could write withoutContinue reading “Seismic Shifts”
Friends Who Pray Together…
A few weeks into my Unsettled experience, and straight after my final LDL session, I met up with another Dubai friend. Grace had been travelling around South East Asia, and had just arrived for a few days in Ubud. It was so good to see her, and Rhi joined us after lunch. Now, Rhi andContinue reading “Friends Who Pray Together…”
#LivingOurBestLives
Heading into the second week of my Life Design Lab course, Leannah’s challenge was to design the life we could see in front of us. Dude, that’s why we’re here! We’d learnt and accepted so much about ourselves, but we didn’t have any solid answers yet. But we were to take stock of where weContinue reading “#LivingOurBestLives”
All The Funs
The euphoria of what I’d achieved in that first week of Life Design Lab – physically and mentally – set the tone for the weekend, which was perfect timing for the arrival of my wonderful friend Rhi from Dubai. We had a fab time in the beach town of Canggu, where I’d booked a gorgeousContinue reading “All The Funs”
Taking A Leap
Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god, forgot he had this incredible power to fly across vast spaces, until he had to take a great leap from India to Sri Lanka. Bali has many sacred forests dedicated to the monkeys that inhabit them, and Jalan Hanuman is one of the main streets in Ubud. I bring thisContinue reading “Taking A Leap”
