Contact
Hello! Lovely to connect with you 🙂
If you’d like to get in touch, please send me an email via embarkedwithsimone@gmail.com or reach out through my Facebook page or Instagram.
Thank you xx
C R E A T I V I T Y
Have you got something creative waiting to burst out of you?
Are you looking for something to do for yourself or with a friend?
Would you like to spend some time in a relaxing space, connecting with others?
Come & join me & create your unique Mandala masterpiece in one of my upcoming workshops 🎨
Mini Workshops:
Sunday 23rd February 2020, 1pm
Sunday 29th February 2020, 12:30pm (in Dwellingup)
Sunday 29th March 2020, 1pm
Sunday 19th April 2020, 1pm
Saturday 2nd May 2020, 1pm
Full Day Workshops:
Sunday 16th February 2020
Sunday 15th March 2020
Sunday 5th April 2020
Sunday 23rd May 2020 (in Dwellingup)
My Facebook page has been updated with all of my upcoming events, which are also all available to book through Eventbrite. Click on the link in my bio and come & join in the creative fun, connection & relaxation 🧡
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L O S T
So you're feeling a little disconnected,
Like you've wandered a little too far from your truth.
Unsure of your journey ahead.
Unsure of your hopes, dreams & passions.
Unsure of your circle.
Do not worry, for you are not alone. There is always someone who has been here before.
And not just once, for this can be a destination for many, on multiple occasions.
I myself have been here.
What do you do when you arrive at this destination?
Do you panic as though you have lost all sense of direction & have forgotten your map?
Possibly leading you further and further from where you intend to be.
Do you resist and stay put out of stubbornness or fear, not moving anywhere?
Or do you accept that this is where you are meant to be in this moment, no matter how brief this stop?
Do you allow yourself to feel the uncertainty?
To feel the disconnection from self?
Can you pause at your destination and look around at your surroundings -
How do they feel?
What feels safe?
As you calm your mind and allow your thoughts to gather
You will remember that there is someone you can call to help you on your way.
Who is that person who you can call on for guidance?
If you allow yourself enough space to breathe deeply, to calm the mind and open the heart, you will remember that you can be that person too.
You will remember that this is all part of the journey
You may be at a crossroads, with a change of destination ahead
You may have taken a detour and need to reconnect to get back on your way
You may have new places to discover or new paths that are opening
You may have needed to lose your way to remember where you wanted to go
Or you may be exactly where you need to be without realising it.
Whatever the journey, accept it.
For acceptance is key to transformation.
Trust it. And trust in yourself.
For if you ask yourself, you will have the answers.
18.01.2020
Written by Simone Parker
@embarkedwithsimone
R E P E T I T I O N
How else did we learn to read, to ride, to walk, to talk?
Repetition
What are the patterns you are repeating?
Are they teaching you the skills you wish to be taught?
Are they delivering the results you wish to see?
How else can we expect change if we are not making changes to the routines, decisions, patterns that we have on autopilot, on repeat!?
If you can change the pattern, even just one minor stitch, you can change the course, you can change the journey
What is a pattern you are ready to change?
One small simple step, repeated often, & you have a new habit, you create change
We know habits are hard to break.
What if these habits were not for breaking?
What if they were the start of a positive shift in our lives?
If we all created the same habit, what could that lead to? How could we create great change?
What impact do we want to have?
What legacy do we want to leave?
It can all start with a new habit, a changed pattern, a repetition.
Start small & never underestimate your impact 💛
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13.01.2020
By Simone Parker @embarkedwithsimone
S H E L E T G O
A favourite poem of mine by Safire Rose. Sharing for an amazing woman whose life we celebrated today, who loved these words as much as I did. For Fran 💛
She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go.
She let go of fear.
She let go of the judgments.
She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head.
She let go of the committee of indecision within her.
She let go of all the ‘right’ reasons. Wholly and completely, without hesitation or worry, she just let go.
She didn’t ask anyone for advice.
She didn’t read a book on how to let go…
She didn’t search the scriptures.
She just let go.
She let go of all of the memories that held her back.
She let go of all of the anxiety that kept her from moving forward.
She let go of the planning and all of the calculations about how to do it just right.
She didn’t promise to let go.
She didn’t journal about it.
She didn’t write the projected date in her day-timer.
She made no public announcement and put no ad in the paper.
She didn’t check the weather report or read her daily horoscope.
She just let go.
She didn’t analyse whether she should let go.
She didn’t call her friends to discuss the matter.
She didn’t do a five-step Spiritual Mind Treatment.
She didn’t call the prayer line.
She didn’t utter one word.
She just let go.
No one was around when it happened.
There was no applause or congratulations.
No one thanked her or praised her.
No one noticed a thing.
Like a leaf falling from a tree, she just let go.
There was no effort.
There was no struggle.
It wasn’t good and it wasn’t bad.
It was what it was, and it is just that.
In the space of letting go, she let it all be.
A small smile came over her face.
A light breeze blew through her.
And the sun and the moon shone forevermore.
#sheletgo
#noholdingback
#forfran
M O T H E R E A R T H
So many of us are feeling a deep connection with Mother Earth, empathising with the pain she is feeling as the fires burn through our country
It is such a confusing time of emotions as we may feel the deep sadness as we scroll through the heartbreaking photos & videos that fill our feeds & screens, we may feel helpless as though we aren’t doing enough, we may feel guilt that others are enduring such tragedy, we may feel anger over what is or isn’t being done, we may feel gratitude that we have clean air to breath & our homes to retire to at the end of the day with our loved ones, & we may feel overwhelming love & pride as we see so many band together to support those affected & the heroes fighting for our country.
I haven’t felt like posting lately & I haven’t known what to say, but with my first workshop of the year fast approaching, I was reflecting on how I’m feeling at the moment with all that’s going on in the country & in my own life, & I’m reminded of my reasons for creating & holding space for others to create, with the core reason being connection.
Connection to ourselves as we immerse our minds & hearts into creating & give ourselves space to relax & calm our thoughts. Connection to others as we trust in the group of people we will meet on the day & the stories we will share through the experience.
Connection with our creativity as we allow our souls work to burst onto the page.
If you’re feeling like you could use some space to connect & create, come & join us on Sunday 19th for an afternoon of mini mandala painting & nurture yourself 💗
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N E W Y E A R
As the sun sets on another year, I’m feeling very grateful for the ups & downs, the challenges & triumphs & lessons this year has brought that have led us to where we are heading into the New Year
As we sat around enjoying dinner with my family, reflecting on what our favourite thing about this year was, I couldn’t just think of one (& not just because I can’t make decisions on the spot 😋) because there were so many highlights & so many things to be grateful for
I’m excited for another year of opportunities, adventures, memory making & of course Mandala creating, with the wonderful circle of family & friends that surrounds us near & far, & look forward to growing that circle too as I cross paths with more beautiful people in 2020 💛
Wishing Everyone a safe & wonderful New Year xxx
