From Chaos to Clarity

From Chaos to Clarity: Can the R.E.A.L. Method support Your Spiritual Journey?

Many of you know (burst appendix and complications aside) that I spend half of my week in the lovely Langdale Valley in the Lake District.

Being there it is so easy to find stillness.

Walk a few minutes from where I park up in Campo and it is like another world, there is calm and peace but there is also a lot of movement and energy - wind especially!

There is water as well, lots of water. Tis the lakes after all, we have rain, more rain and rain.

This water flows into the calm lakes and tarns, great for cold water dips or sitting beside and gazing at. Whilst the tarns can be still and peaceful, the water in them has often provided the energy of the waterfalls.

So much power and energy, yet also very relaxing to sit beside (unless you missed the loo stop!)

I love wandering on my own and sitting in solitude, I do also enjoy the occasions when some of you join me for a Soul Walk and Talk.

Discussing spiritual journeys, working out our next steps on our individual paths. Helping guide each other to discover those steps.

Reviving ourselves ready to return to everyday hustle and bustle.

The last few years wandering in the valley, I found myself reflecting on this spiritual path I have taken, especially my discipleship with Paramhansa Yogananda.

Conversations with many of you, tell me I am not the only one to feel a tug-of-war between our inner spiritual life and our desire to serve the world.

We ask ourselves: Should I retreat into the silence of my own soul, or should I share the tools that have helped me find peace?

Does that resonate with you?

As a disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda, I’ve realized that these are not two separate paths.

Yes, I am tempted to escape the world, live in the woods and stay well away from the modern world.

Away from the busy, the noise, the chaos, the overwhelm

BUT, I have a family, friends, commitments

The burst appendix and months in bed recuperating from complications has been a blessing in disguise.

I have done a lot of meditation, I committed to my Discipleship Vow - only 38 years after my first yoga class - never let it be said I rush into things!

I discovered a way to share my teaching and knowledge of all the things that I love - yoga, meditation, hiking, baking, essential oils, holistic natural life.

I am looking forward to sharing the R.E.A.L. Method (Rest, Relax, Energise, Awaken, Live) over the coming months.

For now I have a few wonderful souls helping me to test the digital sanctuary we are creating.

A place inside our tech but a place that invites calm rather than adding to the overwhelm and chaos.

Not just another meditation app that gets used a few times but then gets forgotten in the busy online world

As part of the process to create this sanctuary, I had to come up with an AVATAR - not like the ones I am used to in my lineage (Jesus, Paramhansa, Lahiri, Sri Yukteswar) but an Avatar that would be the person looking for what we are creating with our digital sanctuary.

So I did what the kids do - I turned to Ai

Apparently my Avatar is "Seeking Sarah" - I told a few friends and fellow yogis about Seeking Sarah and they immediately recognised themselves, so perhaps this Ai is on to something

Are you a "Seeking Sarah"?

Meeting "Seeking Sarah" Where She Is

We all know a "Seeking Sarah."

She is the soul who is yearning for something deeper but finds herself drowning in the "busyness" of modern life.

Her energy is constantly scattered outward through the senses, exhausted by the demands of the world.

To help the Sarahs of the world, we must provide practical, natural solutions that create an inner sanctuary of calm.

The R.E.A.L. Integration

Through my Rest Relax Revive program we are bridging the gap between natural health and spiritual depth, a method to help Sarah find her way back to her inner haven of peace

• Rest: We begin by honoring the body’s need for stillness. Using grounding oils like Vetiver or Spruce, we anchor the base root element. When the body rests, the soul begins to speak.
• Relax: We use the water element—fluid and flowing—to release tension. This is the vital step of withdrawing energy from outward movement through the senses and redirecting the energy flow inward to the spine.
• Energise: We use Paramhansa Yogananda's Energization Exercises, yoga postures and essential oils to energise and revitalise
• Awaken: As the fire element of the third chakra ignites, we move from mere relaxation into awareness. We realize we are not our fatigue; we are immortal children of Bliss.
• Live: Finally, with the lightness of the air element, we bring this peace into our daily lives. We save time, money, and energy not just for "efficiency," but to ensure our gaze remains fixed on the Spiritual Eye.

Serving Others

Sharing these natural solutions of yoga, meditation and essential oils is a form of Karma Yoga.

When I help someone simplify their life through my Facebook group, Save time, money and energy with natural solutions for holistic wellbeing, and now on the new digital sanctuary platform we are creating, I am not just talking about oils or schedules.

I am not just sharing yoga postures, breathing practices, guided relaxations and meditations.

I am helping them find peace, calm, stillness the "Art of Living."

I realise now that, whether I am on a yoga mat, meditating on a chair, cold water swimming in a mountain tarn, giving an AromaTouch treatment or filling doTERRA samples in the studio, every action is an opportunity to be a channel for the Master's teachings.

"Self-realization is the knowing—in body, mind, and soul—that we are one with the omnipresence of God."

Your Invitation to Stillness

Are you ready to stop the outward leak of your energy and start your journey inward?

Whether you are a "Seeking Sarah" or a seasoned seeker, we are going to remind ourselves that the tools of nature are here to support your soul's journey.

Keep an eye on your inbox for details of upcoming classes and courses, soul walk and talks, lake retreats and so much more, all to help you find your way back to your Inner Haven Of Peace - it is there inside you all the time.

Want to get on the waitlist?

Post in the comments or drop me a message

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Please note access is only available on Facebook right now, we are in the process of moving everything over into a much calmer environment, one that is easier to find just what you need, when you need it.