An interview with Lucy Wright of Make+move
Lucy is inquisitive, active, chatty and fun-seeking. She guides yoga and rewilding through classes, events & retreats in order to help people find a deeper connection with themself, nature & the people around them.
Since we last met…
As Kate mentioned, we’re both in a place of creative unknowing and, no surprise, it’s got me thinking! Specifically, for today, about how ceremony and ritual fit into my life and work. As a celebrant this may seem obvious. However, this month I had the privilege of helping a family create a funeral for their loved one. And whilst I did officiate the service, on this occasion, my task was more about creating the space for their farewell. It was not an event laden with symbolic gesture or a ceremony that required lots of creative writing on my side. It was a simple send-off, centred around heartfelt words from three generations. My role was one of deep listening, offering guidance – mainly to give them the confidence to follow their instincts – and providing a thread to link each of their individual contributions…
Evolution
Things have been quiet on the Coventina front in my life. If you read the Lughnasadh/Imbolc edition of ‘The Gossip, ’ you’ll know that I took some time away from social media this summer as I attended 3 retreats, nearly back-to-back. I bounced from Cornwall to the Netherlands to Sweden for both work and personal development and came back to London feeling refreshed and brimming with new ideas for Coventina.
An interview with Rosie Atherton Of Rosie Atherton Wellbeing
Over the last 20 years, Rosie has been happily supporting men and women to heal and be well through intuitive massage with hot stones, crystals and scents of beautiful essential oils.
Since we last met…
I turned 52 last week. I took the day off – I always do – but it was a simple affair. The occasion was marked with lovely messages from family and friends, copious contributions to my holiday reading material (for September) and lunch à deux at a local favourite. All very low-key. The day was lovely, but in the run up…and since…I found myself preoccupied with a previous, and much larger, celebration…
An interview with Krissie McMenamin, founder of RAGEher
Krissie creates experiences that spark people on their journey of self-discovery. Right now, they do that in person through RAGEher and virtually through the Aliveness Collective
Since we last met…
Where have the last 6 weeks gone?! In a haze of busy-ness for me!! If the same for you, then I hope you are looking forward to some downtime soon...even if just the few minutes you’re taking to read this!
An interview with Nicole Spohr, co-creator of Season Circles
Nicole is a scientist and menstrual educator with a passion for teaching women about their natural cycles and how to live in harmony with them. Alongside Natacha Volpini, she co-created Season Circles, a women’s circle hosted at every seasonal shift.
Since we last met…
Over the last six weeks, I’ve been refining a chapter for an academic text book and received feedback from two reviewers – both with PhDs – and lots of experience with this kind of writing. Some valuable critique but no significant areas to re-write; surprising, (to me at least), given this is my first foray into the scholarly sphere and it’s been a bumpy ride – but that’s another whole story!
An interview with Zahava Rose of ‘The Rose School’
Zahava is a trauma-informed and certified reproductive health teacher from New York with an MA in Education. She founded The Rose School with the mission to create spaces of remembrance, where people can feel safe to make informed choices for their overall well-being, connect to their intuition, and reclaim body sovereignty.