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Ruby Marsh

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Favourite Finds: Alyssum Alchemy

June 13, 2016

A couple of weeks ago I led my first solo workshop at The Habitat Space in Melbourne (massive high fives all around). Titled Soulful Living: The Art of Self Care, the workshop was an exploration into how we can define living soulfully for ourselves and how we can use a self care routine to explore this path – every day.

In preparing for the workshop, I connected with Alison of Alyssum Alchemy, who’s passion for the healing powers of oils began over 13 years ago. This led her down the path of alternative therapies of Energy Healing, Meditation facilitation and Reiki Master. Just over 3 years ago, she brought her passion and creative energy together to blend a range of mists, remedy oils, facial nectar and bath soaks under the brand Alyssum Alchemy.

Alison believes in sharing products “which celebrate the natural gifts of the plant and mineral kingdom and which gently encourage us to reconnect back to ourselves, the moon and to this magical planet”

Sacred Space Meditation Mist

Alyssum Alchemy’s Sacred Space meditation mist is unique blend of herbs, resins, crystals and woods. Derived from Ancient times, the mist is designed specifically for the modern human to create a calm and clear state before commencing a seated practice or ritual.

Crystal infusions of Labrodite – for space clearing and Tibetan Quartz for dissolving energy blockages and purifying energies while the herbs Lemon and Rosemary allow the user to become centred in their mind and body, and lavender to ground you if you’re feeling overstimulated.

I love this mist for it’s delicate aroma that does not overpower the senses, allowing you to centre yourself calmly before you enter your meditation or yoga practice. For someone like myself that is both sensitive to artificial perfumes and loves a natural scent, this mist is ideal. The mist is a perfect compliment to create ritual around my meditation practice each morning. I begin by lighting a candle, misting myself and the room before taking a seat.

I also used this mist as an integral part of my recent workshop – The Art of Self Care before we entered into a vision exercise. With this in mind, it would be a perfect compliment for any natural therapists, yoga or meditation teachers.   

Contains Certified Organic, plant derived, eco certified ingredients and house in Miron glass to prolong the life and energies contained within the mist.

Clarity Remedy Oil

This select blend of uplifting oils has been specifically crafted to provide both a sense of clarity, calmness – Mint, Lemon and Lavender, and Australian Sandlewood and Fragonia for relaxation and calming the mind.

According to Alyssum Alchemy, what made this oil the perfect compliment for my recent workshop, was that the blend of oils “invites clarity, vitality, creativity, inspiration and motivation, all geared around setting goals, new beginnings and following your dreams”.

Unlike the mist, this is an oil-based product and can be massaged into pulse points on the wrist and neck. I used this post meditation as a little pick me up, but you can also apply it before work, a meeting or when embarking on a creative project. 

Contains Certified Organic ingredients.

All products are available for purchase via the Alyssum Alchemy website.

Careers Outer Beauty

What is soulful living?

May 19, 2016

“Constant racing for success creates habitual and unconscious goal-setting. We need to re-learn how to move toward our dreams—with the trust and well-placed devotion” – Danielle LaPorte.

Success, we all crave it at some point in our lives – success in our job, our relationships, that first half marathon or mastering that yoga post or perhaps a new business venture. But many of these goals and objects of desire are driven by the external, a need to fit in, to feel we are enough. So let me ask you this – what if you no longer had goals in your life? What would life be like?

Alas, I am not anti-goals, they are a catalyst for action, for kicking our bum into gear when we need it. They create markers in the sand along our life journey – but like anything in sand we can’t hold on to them, they could be washed away at any time.

It is the foundation for these markers or goals – the heart – that we should nurture first. After all, without these goals, this is what we are left with. This is where we begin with Soulful living, creating practices and rituals that allow us to understand what lights us up. What feels really, really good.

If this sounds like something you would like to learn more about then I would love you to join me in my upcoming workshop: The Art of Self Care on the 28th May.

*** Second workshop announced – refer to events page for more detail ***

Tickets are available by clicking this link or you can pop over here to my events page for a little more information on the day.

Can’t wait to see you all there.

Events

Soulful Living Workshop: The Art of Self Care

April 28, 2016

Beautiful tribe! Please join me for an intimate afternoon in which we discover the connection between our self-care and living with heart and soul.

In this 2 hour workshop we dive into…

// What soulful living looks and feels like to you and what it means to live from the inside out, rather than the outside in.

// Learn why a self care routine will provide you with the confidence and courage to live a life you created

// Learn essential self-care tools to nourish the mind, body and spirit and how to integrate them into your daily life.

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When you are doing what you love, the response is visceral

March 2, 2016

I asked a simple question of my tribe a couple of weeks ago as part of a 7 Days to Clarity challenge. The response – so much more than I was expecting.

That simple question read:

What makes you feel alive?

As the comments filled up below, I could feel the positive energy radiating from each and every one as they shared their stories. They were words of the soul, filled with raw, unadulterated joy.

As the next couple of weeks drifted by something interesting unfolded, typically when I was engaged in coaching conversations.

The truth: when we are doing what we love, the response felt is visceral – almost outer body if you will. And for some I was with, this wasn’t even being in the act of doing what they loved, just by simply uttering what they loved they were moved.

Kinda feels like an orgasm in your heart.

And what woman wouldn’t want that on a regular basis?

Sometimes we mistake these bodily responses with fear, and we quickly retract as if we’ve exposed ourselves. Flooded with thoughts of ‘what will they think of me?’, ‘that’s not possible’ or ‘I’m thinking too big’.

Trust me darling, when you feel it, I feel it too. When you feel joy, I feel your joy.

I’m pretty sure it was Danielle LaPorte who shattered me with the truthbomb:

‘Joy is sexy’

When you work with me one on one, I wish for you exactly this. I wish for you to radiant so strongly that everyone is attracted to you.

If you crave exactly this, then I dare you to click here and book a discovery session and find out what is possible.

Careers

9 simple ways to bring more clarity into your life

February 20, 2016

A fresh piece of white A4 bond paper curls in the breeze. Pen poised.

I blink my eyes closed with the hope that I’ll muster the courage.

Several deep breaths, exhaling the final deep breath but it never comes.

I’ve been here before, the scenario all too familiar now. Words attempt to spill out onto the page but there’s little meaning in them.

Frustratingly the playbook is stuck on loop.

Fast forward a few years, there’s authenticity to my purpose, there’s a unique kinda flow. The striving over and over for clarity is no longer like wading through muddy waters.

Do you often feel like you are endlessly searching hoping you’ll find clarity amongst the muddy waters? If you are stuck on a decision or an aspect of your life, chances are the story I painted above may bring a smile of familiarity.