Oak, Feather & Rose
Wellbeing, Nature Connection, Women's Circles and Ceremony.
Inspired by a deep love of Nature, a strong connection with Shamanism and Women's Mysteries and a love of Creativity.
A background in Dance, Creative Arts, Holistic therapy and Forest School.
Experience of the healing power of Ceremony, Ritual and Women's Circles.
From Fragmentation to Wholeness.
From Disconnection to Connection.
Modern Society creates disconnection.
Disconnection from our own intuition (our inner knowing), from our spiritual nature, from each other and from the spiritual sustenance of the land we live on.
Our ancestors understood that we are all connected in a great web or field of energy. They knew the profound benefits of honouring this connection; to other humans, to other creatures, to he land, to the seasons and to the vast power moving within and between everything.
I find my healing in the woods, but I have to go alone
For the company I seek there, is moss and tree and stone.
There's a part of me that opens when I walk among the trees, there's a kinship that's unspoken, just whispered on the breeze.
However hurt or broken, there's a healing that takes place, when I walk in timeless wonder in this very special place.
Copyright Lisa Adshead.
Creativity has the power to Heal.
Whether it's painting, crochet, weaving, collaging or sculpting, the act of being creative has the power to put us in touch with our inner landscape and
Creativity switches on the Parasympathetic nervous system producing feelings of calmness and stimulates feel good chemicals to be released in the brain.
Working with our hands gives our minds a chance to rest and relax, allowing us to creatively problem solve and process experiences.
Painting as a medium can be very freeing as it allows you to work in both an intuitive and expressive way, getting in touch with your feelings and bringing them out of your body and onto paper.
This can be deeply healing as all your feelings are acknowledged and
welcomed.
Circles.
The Circle is an ancient form that our ancestors held in deep reverence.
Humans have been probably been gathering in circles since we first walked on the Earth.
The Circle holds so much inherent power.
It is both container and protective boundary.
"Everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the power of the world always works in circles, and everything tries to be round. In the old days when we were a strong and happy people, all our power came to us from the sacred hoop of the nation, and so long as the hoop was unbroken the people flourished." Black Elk - Holy man of the Oglala Sioux.
In a circle all individuals are equal, no one is above or below another.
The circle includes everything that is, was or ever could be.
Individuals both hold each other and are held by the circle.
"Lisa, you held such a wonderful space for me and my special women and girls.
I am so grateful for you and your beautiful, natural, intuitive presence"
Nancy, 40th Birthday Women's Circle.
“Buried inside all of us is an indigenous soul who is longing for harmonious livelihood, longing for spirit-self, longing for warmth of community, the joy of expression, the holiness of ceremony. Ignorant of this hidden hunger we stay restless and searching.”
Shirley Tassencourt, founding member of the Arizona Council of Grandmothers
Massage and Reiki.
At The Body Clinic,
17 West Street,
Leominster.
Over time, chronic stress and suppressed emotions can create physical symptoms.
Receiving a massage or Reiki treatment helps to maintain health by releasing emotional and physical tension.
Giving yourself time out from external demands gives your nervous system the opportunity to relax and brings you into the present moment. This results in greater self-awareness and enables you to make better choices about your health, your relationships and your lifestyle.
"Lisa, I cannot thank you enough for this afternoon's treatment! It has really helped me in every way possible, and you truly are all about healing.
Above and beyond, you are truly inspirational and have so many qualities to give!
Thank you for your kindness beyond words"
R.L, Hereford.
About me.
As a child I felt a calling to Spirit, getting feelings about people and places and sensing there was something beyond what we could see or touch.
Searching for a focus for the sacred and unseen, I joined a church choir.
As a teenager I began questioning religion and it's ignoring of our dependence upon and responsibility towards the Earth.
I found myself drawn initially to the Celts and their Worldview, eventually being drawn to Native Americans.
As both a child and young adult I always found solace in Nature.
Initially choosing to study Psychology at University from a desire to understand what shaped people, I found the course becoming more clinical and narrow in its focus. I wanted to see the bigger picture and look at things more holistically.
I felt a deep sense of incompleteness and homesickness for something unknown.
Then I went to a talk on The Medicine Wheel, a Native American model of the Universe and our place in it.
Something clicked and I thought "I've found what was missing!", Spirituality rooted in the Earth.
I left university aged 23, partway through my course, compelled to travel to America and connect with living Native Americans. I wanted to tell them that the spirit of their people hadn't died and that they should stay strong and be proud of their beautiful connection to the Earth.
I spent 3 months in Arizona including a week living with a Dine (Navajo) Elder on the Dine reservation and had experiences that confirmed my deep connection with Native Americans.
I qualified as a Holistic Therapist in 1998.
Moving to Totnes in Devon in 2000 I had my first experiences of Women's Circles and Shamanic Ceremonies including a Sweat lodge and a Pipe ceremony.
The Grandmother's Circle was a circle structure developed in Arizona in 1994 inspired by the prophecy, “When the Grandmothers speak, the world will heal,”.
The first Council of Grandmothers was a gathering of 16 women who drummed, sang and shared stories while sitting in a yurt.
In the last few years I have have attended Shamanic Retreats, Women's Circles and a transformative Art Course in Italy. I have hosted Wheel of the Year Celebrations and workshops, Women's Circles, a Women's Healing Ceremony, a Winter Solstice Family Gathering and a Family Retreat.
