Ceryn Rowntree

Recent Thoughts

If this blog hasn't been updated recently then don't worry, you can still read Ceryn's latest thoughts by checking out her most recent columns on the following websites:

Elephant Journal
Thrive Global

Or listen to the latest episode of Ceryn's podcast, The Divine Feminist.

Nov 14, 2019
5 min

Winding down for winter

As the weather gets colder and the nights get longer here in the north, you might well be feeling the pull to slow down and turn inwards. Bu

Oct 30, 2019
7 min

The "thinning veils" of Samhain

I've honoured Samhain for many years, and loved Halloween for even longer. Yet the energies of this week never fail to take me by surpri

Oct 1, 2019
6 min

Believing in the hero you were born to be

When I talk about becoming the hero you were born to be you might well scoff. After all, the world is often only too quick to tell us to pla

Sep 10, 2019
6 min

Owning our stories from a Happy Place

The work of owning our stories isn't always easy; but by working through our past, embracing our present and coming to understand the fu

Aug 10, 2019
6 min

Who is Soul-Led Therapy for?

One of the biggest questions about Soul-Led Therapy is this: who is it for? The short answer is that if you're a soul in a human body wh

Sep 4, 2018
5 min

Ready for an adventure?

When was the last time you went on an adventure? This year I'm on a mission to redefine fun for myself, and I realised that adventure w

Aug 28, 2018
6 min

5 things to do when overwhelm strike

In this world of constant busyness, that feeling of stress and overwhelm has started to feel like the norm. But that doesn't mean it&#39

Aug 21, 2018
5 min

If you want to be happy, don't just let it all go

If you want to be happy don’t just let it all go... A friend of mine recently told me that she’d been to a meditation course in which the t

Aug 14, 2018
5 min

Holding space, but staying unsquished

When it comes to holding space for another person to be themselves and work through their stuff it's something I pride myself on; not ju

Jul 24, 2018
5 min

Who are you, and what do you love?

Who are you? Without all of your labels, habits and what everyone else expects of you? It's a journey I've been embarking on recentl

Jul 10, 2018
3 min

One day at a time

The wisest advice I've ever been given was to just keep breathing when it hurts - keep breathing and focus on one moment, then the next

May 15, 2018
7 min

The problem with "manifestation"

This isn't a post I ever thought I'd write, because I love a vision board or an affirmation. And I'm super big on the ability we

May 8, 2018
5 min

Why the world of work is broken... and maybe we are too

Hi I'm Ceryn, and I'm a recovering workaholic. So when I ask if you're working long hours but still never getting to the end of

Apr 24, 2018
7 min

What I learned from getting naked in public

People talk about swimming in Glastonbury's White Spring as a holy experience. But when you're a woman with a wobbly tummy and no sw

Apr 17, 2018
3 min

If you’re looking for someone perfect I’m not your girl

Is it me or does the world seem increasingly full of Insta-perfect people? And they can be a great inspiration... or a huge trigger. So here

Mar 27, 2018
3 min

Why now is the perfect time to start your new year

If you're somewhere that's been cold, dark and wintry for the last few months you might just feel a bit behind the curve when it com

Mar 20, 2018
4 min

Just how much are you numbing?

Pain, fear, anger, sadness... those emotions and others like them are damn scary, so is it any wonder we like to numb them with food, alcoho

Mar 6, 2018
5 min

The truth about The Mother

When it comes to the Divine Feminine there are four female archetypes; the Maiden, the Mother, the Wild Woman and the Crone. But the idea th

Feb 13, 2018
4 min

It's all about you: Being your own hero

There's nothing I love more than the moment a client realises she's the most important person in her own life and starts to change t

Jan 30, 2018
4 min

Rest: How do you do it?

Do you rest? Really? And I’m not just talking about sleep but waking, chilled out rest time. In our constantly on the go society it's n

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