Author Archives: Joy Hicklin-Bailey

A Response from Joy to the bwati ongoing group egroup

I felt so happy to read this egroup letter. It is a momentous theme and several women in the egroup have been nudging at the same one. What has happened here though (Woman’s name) is a completion of a very … Continue reading

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Independence, resistance, and the shield’s response to conflict

Joy talks to a woman who is finding work and relating difficult after a  Secret Garden retreat Your armour of independence, wanting to do things your way, have your own way, is absolutely fine. Except that in this profound work … Continue reading

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Lomi Lomi and Living a Soulful Life – what might happen for you on a lomi lomi retreat?

When you book a massage, or a place on a  LomiLomi retreat you may not consciously be intending to heal deep ancestral or childhood patterning in order to bring light into your cells and embody divinity in ordinary life.  You … Continue reading

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Tenderness, courage and trust

I know some of you have faced strong challenges since we were together at Easter. Living your life aligned with love and truth – this first duality in being and human consciousness – is only possible if you live your … Continue reading

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How Can You Grow Love in Your Life this Spring?

Relationships take many forms. Some people thrive with one mate for life, some enjoy having several lovers, some prefer to live alone and yet still relate to colleagues or friends, some experience a few intense relationships during their lifetime. Becoming … Continue reading

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The Alchemical Power of Honesty

One of the most important tools you have in the potentially lifelong exploration of loving joyfully is honesty – radical, uncompromising, totally compassionate honesty. This may sound controversial – but it seems clear that in this modern culture it is less … Continue reading

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What is a Secret Garden circle?

Secret Garden circle work and shamanic work are a profound call to stillness, silence, deep work and self-inquiry for those who are looking for deeper fulfilment in their lives and an awakening of or deeper realisation of the truth of who they … Continue reading

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The Joyful Loving work– How YOU Can Live Awakened Intimacy

A man who was considering whether to participate in the upcoming Joyful Loving ongoing group said to me recently, ‘Shouldn’t exploring love be a private matter-and what is the point anyway? Shouldn’t love come naturally? Isn’t there just something wrong … Continue reading

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Who are you?

You are vast, boundless, empty fullness, unconditional love unfolding. What is, is perfection. Including suffering and challenge and delight. When oneness is seen, the ordinary is a miracle. The most mundane thing we can ever do is truly extraordinary. Love … Continue reading

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what is aloha?

Aloha is inner silence, empty of belief, story, judgement. Sunshine sings it,  rain falls through it, winds breathe it, trees are moved by it,  the earth rolls with it, children grow with it, the ocean churns it, bodies may love … Continue reading

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