Ahhh yes of course the seasons vary so much for us all, it sounds like your September was nourishing in many ways. Thank you so much for reading.
So the froth…. I get it in two ways… and it does depend if you are using water or a plant milk (I use water mostly but you do get more froth when using a plant milk) but I heat my water in a pan and chop my cacao, then place a little water either in the bottom of a cup, or in another container depending how much I am making, then mix to make a paste before adding the rest of the water. Then I either use a hand whisk and roll it between my hands for as long as it takes and this gets bubbles in it really nicely, OR I use a hand blender and it gets super frothy and creamy that way. It is dependent on what feels right for you as I believe some people prefer not to use electric equipment with cacao, but I personally play around with either way depending on my mood. Sometimes I really want to get my hands moving, and other times I just want that velvety smooth texture you get from the hand blender. Either way, the bubbles are part of the magic for me. Hope that helps!!! xxx
Oh you’re taking me back to pre mama days when I used to use the ceremonial blocks! These days it’s powdered, not quite the same but equally addictive.
Thank you for these tips, I hadn’t thought of the electrical equipment thing before, but yes, totally get that!
Ahhh yes… I switched to the blocks this year and the act of chopping and preparing it has now become almost as important as the drinking itself. Have fun with the froth!!! xx
Yes I have felt similar at times, it has been very up and down with my anxiety, but actually I have felt that simmering anxiety since before the summer and so actually only when you wrote these words here I felt a similar response. I definitely feel a little shift this month, although it seems to be peaking and troughing quite a lot!!!! Nothing feels quite steady… yet! xxx
September definitely felt like that for me too - it just kind of disappeared in a blur! My kids have both barely been in school with the back to school germs too so things have felt a bit topsy turvy. I hope your eldest is enjoying school, and hope she had a lovely birthday too ❤️. Your practitioner training sounds wonderful too, it must be so interesting to see what comes up for you in these trainings. Xx
Oh no, the germs are already rife… doing my best to keep everyone topped up with vitamins but am expecting it to all hit very soon! Hope October brings a few less of them! It really was probably the most powerful training weekend (so far) that I have been on, and yet comprised of the least amount of ‘stuff’… as I get older I feel like I am being called more to learning in different ways. Thank you so much for reading and being here lovely. xxx
Perhaps this feeling of "feet not touching the ground" isn't merely a sign of disorientation, but a subtle invitation to transcend the mundane and connect with something greater. Could it be that when we feel ungrounded, we are being called to explore the ethereal realms of our being, to tap into a deeper sense of purpose and meaning?
Ooooh yes I really love that Alexander, and that is a great way to describe how it has felt this month. It has felt like possibility and I do think it has helped me get clarity on the things I want to focus my attention on in this next season, which all feel a layer deeper than before. Thank you for sharing your perspective. I can often be a little too earth bound and so actually it is a rebalance for me to allow myself to be a bit more ‘sky’ for a bit… even if it feels edgy at times!!! x
I feel as if I blinked my eyes in late August (when I was wishing so desperately for autumn) and here we are in October. I honestly don't know where September went. Hoping to be more present this month to actually enjoy my favourite season 🍂
Love the idea of held silence. I did a 3-day silent retreat two years ago and my soul has been yearning to do it again ever since.
Oh gosh yes I feel similar Rosanne... I love autumn but I feel like it has landed very suddenly and I am not sure I am quite ready for the shift in light and temperature! Oh gosh I can't imagine how profound 3 days of silence must be. That stillness is such a fertile space. xxx
It was truly wonderful! No phone, in a beautiful woodland area, with just some light yoga and meditation practices. There is something oddly beautiful about being with others, having meals together, in stillness. Really grounding somehow.
Oh yes, feeling all of this. The fullness of the month and the presence it has demanded and yet the lack of rhythm, and perhaps embodiment. I feel that is coming. Gosh your month has been so full, I’m so glad you had the opportunity to be held in silence too. Thank you for your beautiful reflections as always, I feel each in my heart xx
Yes I do feel the embodiment is coming… it has actually felt a lot more settled even today and yesterday. Thank you always for your presence here lovely one. xxx
I have missed your words Lauren and I needed to read them today. September has been a blur, we went away, followed by illness, which landed me in the hospital. I feel like I am scrambling as I enter October, but similarly to what you shared, September called for presence of what was right in front of me. I notice how much time I spend wishing things to be different, or projects to be completed, or to entered a new season. As exhausted as I am, there is something about this slowing down and being with that feels different. Thank you for putting words to something I have been trying to navigate inside myself.
Ahhh lovely, that sounds such a big and undulating month for you. I am praying for a softer and more gentle October ahead. It seems may people I have spoken to have felt the same about September, it is interesting as I have never felt it quite so intensely but maybe it is just the phase of Motherhood combined with soe other factors. Let’s hope for a gentler October and a more grounded one!!! Sending love and gratitude to you for being here and supporting me so much. xxx
Adore you and this ❤️
Adore you xxx
Held silence - these very words have been alive for me recently✨
September here is very different from UK, seasons and school hols are opposite, so my Sept was bursting with creative experiments, gratefully.
Lovely to read your update.
PS what’s your tip for froth? My cacao wants to know 😁
Ahhh yes of course the seasons vary so much for us all, it sounds like your September was nourishing in many ways. Thank you so much for reading.
So the froth…. I get it in two ways… and it does depend if you are using water or a plant milk (I use water mostly but you do get more froth when using a plant milk) but I heat my water in a pan and chop my cacao, then place a little water either in the bottom of a cup, or in another container depending how much I am making, then mix to make a paste before adding the rest of the water. Then I either use a hand whisk and roll it between my hands for as long as it takes and this gets bubbles in it really nicely, OR I use a hand blender and it gets super frothy and creamy that way. It is dependent on what feels right for you as I believe some people prefer not to use electric equipment with cacao, but I personally play around with either way depending on my mood. Sometimes I really want to get my hands moving, and other times I just want that velvety smooth texture you get from the hand blender. Either way, the bubbles are part of the magic for me. Hope that helps!!! xxx
Oh you’re taking me back to pre mama days when I used to use the ceremonial blocks! These days it’s powdered, not quite the same but equally addictive.
Thank you for these tips, I hadn’t thought of the electrical equipment thing before, but yes, totally get that!
Ahhh yes… I switched to the blocks this year and the act of chopping and preparing it has now become almost as important as the drinking itself. Have fun with the froth!!! xx
My cacao also wants to know!
Shared in the comment lovely!!! xxx
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Oddly enough, I also felt this sensation of ‘skimming on the surface’ for September. It seemed to pass by in a blink.
A lot of this for me was living in a low level anxious state for most of it meaning that I wasn’t present in my day to day.
Luckily something seems to have shifted as we entered October which I am so grateful for!
Yes I have felt similar at times, it has been very up and down with my anxiety, but actually I have felt that simmering anxiety since before the summer and so actually only when you wrote these words here I felt a similar response. I definitely feel a little shift this month, although it seems to be peaking and troughing quite a lot!!!! Nothing feels quite steady… yet! xxx
September definitely felt like that for me too - it just kind of disappeared in a blur! My kids have both barely been in school with the back to school germs too so things have felt a bit topsy turvy. I hope your eldest is enjoying school, and hope she had a lovely birthday too ❤️. Your practitioner training sounds wonderful too, it must be so interesting to see what comes up for you in these trainings. Xx
Oh no, the germs are already rife… doing my best to keep everyone topped up with vitamins but am expecting it to all hit very soon! Hope October brings a few less of them! It really was probably the most powerful training weekend (so far) that I have been on, and yet comprised of the least amount of ‘stuff’… as I get older I feel like I am being called more to learning in different ways. Thank you so much for reading and being here lovely. xxx
Perhaps this feeling of "feet not touching the ground" isn't merely a sign of disorientation, but a subtle invitation to transcend the mundane and connect with something greater. Could it be that when we feel ungrounded, we are being called to explore the ethereal realms of our being, to tap into a deeper sense of purpose and meaning?
Ooooh yes I really love that Alexander, and that is a great way to describe how it has felt this month. It has felt like possibility and I do think it has helped me get clarity on the things I want to focus my attention on in this next season, which all feel a layer deeper than before. Thank you for sharing your perspective. I can often be a little too earth bound and so actually it is a rebalance for me to allow myself to be a bit more ‘sky’ for a bit… even if it feels edgy at times!!! x
I feel as if I blinked my eyes in late August (when I was wishing so desperately for autumn) and here we are in October. I honestly don't know where September went. Hoping to be more present this month to actually enjoy my favourite season 🍂
Love the idea of held silence. I did a 3-day silent retreat two years ago and my soul has been yearning to do it again ever since.
Oh gosh yes I feel similar Rosanne... I love autumn but I feel like it has landed very suddenly and I am not sure I am quite ready for the shift in light and temperature! Oh gosh I can't imagine how profound 3 days of silence must be. That stillness is such a fertile space. xxx
It was truly wonderful! No phone, in a beautiful woodland area, with just some light yoga and meditation practices. There is something oddly beautiful about being with others, having meals together, in stillness. Really grounding somehow.
Oh yes, feeling all of this. The fullness of the month and the presence it has demanded and yet the lack of rhythm, and perhaps embodiment. I feel that is coming. Gosh your month has been so full, I’m so glad you had the opportunity to be held in silence too. Thank you for your beautiful reflections as always, I feel each in my heart xx
Yes I do feel the embodiment is coming… it has actually felt a lot more settled even today and yesterday. Thank you always for your presence here lovely one. xxx
So relatable Lauren. 💕
Thank you for being here lovely one. xxx
I have missed your words Lauren and I needed to read them today. September has been a blur, we went away, followed by illness, which landed me in the hospital. I feel like I am scrambling as I enter October, but similarly to what you shared, September called for presence of what was right in front of me. I notice how much time I spend wishing things to be different, or projects to be completed, or to entered a new season. As exhausted as I am, there is something about this slowing down and being with that feels different. Thank you for putting words to something I have been trying to navigate inside myself.
Ahhh lovely, that sounds such a big and undulating month for you. I am praying for a softer and more gentle October ahead. It seems may people I have spoken to have felt the same about September, it is interesting as I have never felt it quite so intensely but maybe it is just the phase of Motherhood combined with soe other factors. Let’s hope for a gentler October and a more grounded one!!! Sending love and gratitude to you for being here and supporting me so much. xxx