Lessons From The Elements.

We all know that nature is a soothing balm for most ailments. We may not always feel like embracing the element’s but when we do our bodies literally tingle with energy as we encounter earth, water, fire, air or space.

Shetland is the perfect place to experience all five elements in the shortest amount of time and that is what Dom, Nell, Brae (our Golden Retriever) and I got up to last week.

AIR
The first element to greet us in Shetland was air. The wind showed up as the perfect hostess. Whirling and dancing around us. Cleansing and purifying us of any evidence of where we had been.

SPACE
Vast amounts of space unfolded before our very eyes as we drove deeper into the island. I felt myself expanding and growing into the environment as I absorbed the vastness that surrounded me.

FIRE
Fire is a necessity in any outdoor evening in Shetland. We circled the fire with friends and talked into the wee hours of the morning. The fire fed us with light, heat and the burning desire to forget time and responsibility.

EARTH
We rambled through the cliff tops of heather. We buried ourselves in warm sand. We searched for the smoothest of stones and the prettiest of shells grounding ourselves and connecting to the land.

WATER
Not just water but COLD water woke us up immediately to the present moment as we plunged ourselves into the North Sea and the beautiful surrounding lochs soaring our energy sky high.

Thank you Shetland for being the perfect playground!

I hope you managed to connect with the elements this week but if not don’t worry. They are just outside your door waiting for you patiently like an eager school pal wanting to know if you are allowed to come out and play.

The elements are our friends, our teachers, our gurus. Reminding us of what we are made of and what we are capable of.

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Laura x