A Day Retreat with me in October!

Chakra Healing for Everyday Miracles and Energy Alignment!

GOODNESS gracious ME, It’s been thirteen years of colossal change, second-birth style healing experiences and wow, when I set out on this healing journey I never realised that the answer to my questions would be in my Chakras until one day after eight years of working with these wheels of energy I began to cry black, black fear out of my open eyes, my psyche began to acknowledge its right to feel, my leg channels began to open and my connection to earth grew stronger as my root chakra opened and stabilised, I was overcoming shame, opening to larger truths as my sacral chakra began to tune in my myself, my solar plexus chakra began to open to the power of love, rather than force, I was feeling an upward current of self-love and acceptance. No need to spend your life walking like socially conditioned trees, you can open your eyes and see the light that shines within you!  
  
I am thrilled to announce that on October on Saturday 21st I am offering a unique one-day chakra healing retreat here in Getxo Bilbao.   
  
This is no ordinary journey, expect to take action, expect to move your body, expect to bear witness to your own process and encounter yourself on a deeper level. Only through your committed participation can you make a choice and change your life.  
  
In this workshop, you will:   
* The Psychology of the Chakras.   
* The Science of the chakras.   
* Have a map for integrating all parts of yourself into wholeness.  
* Begin a process of healing in which the natural treasures are found in the miracles along the way and carry throughout life.  
* Uncover your chakra blocks at each level of your mind, body, and spirit and learn practical exercises and tools for healing.   
* Learn breathwork techniques for life.   
 
Schedule 
 11 a.m. Plant-based brunch is served at Grounded & Graceful HQ in a private location in Neguri.  
Noon A presentation on the psychology and science of the chakras by Kat in English with translations given in Spanish   
13.30 Map work and your work sheets is given with study time  
2.30 pm Plant-based lunch is served   
3.30 pm Break   
17.00-20.00 Meet at La Casa del Yoga and prepare to move, uncover your blocks, learn practical tools, create miracles and begin your journey to healing.   
  
Also included  
  
. Your workbook   
. Signed copies of both my books   
. Brunch, lunch, snacks and drinks  
. Supportive tribe.   
 
Places are extremely limited, contact me to discuss further.  Contact me with this email address… kathrynann.webster@gmail.com
 
Investment. €100, a non-refundable despot of €35 is required to secure your place, payment plans are available.

Lots of love, Kat!   

Why finding fulfilment in life does not look the same for everyone and how to start

If you´d have come to one of my yoga retreats a few years ago you would have found a more naive Me teaching, as a hardcore yoga philosophy girl who clung to her battered copy of the Yoga Sutras like a clutch, that yoga was all about the mind, that yoga was all about service sacrifice and ethics, that yoga was all about this and all about that and it literally took years of practice, study and working on myself to realise that fulfilment/happiness/joy/ spirituality/peace isn't a one-stop-shop for all. It doesn't look the same, it doesn't feel the same and if it's truly fulfilling, it should be beneficial for every aspect of your life, not just one sector of it. But why is that? Why is the definition of true fulfilment, not the way we all traditionally see it and experience it? Surely those strict, judging and extreme yogic attitudes never garnered much success? After all, isn´t that why the Buddha coined the term The Middle Path. So here's why fulfilment shouldn't and can't look the same for all of us…

I guess for the majority of us, at least at one time or another, our first instinct in defining fulfilment, likely would have been the classic working in a job you love, finding true love, balancing your work with your home, owning a beautiful house, maybe having a few cute children or pets - all while being surrounded by a supportive circle of friends and being able to find time to focus on your healthset too. I know as a mama, business owner, wife, teacher, house owner, friend, daughter, dog mummy and wellness lover I did just that and I struggled when I thought I should then have been totally fulfilled... and yet I wasn´t. It's an experience that has defined how and what I now teach as a yoga teacher, retreat host and woman, it´s clear that the classic model of fulfilment is starting to feel outdated in our society, especially one that has endured a certain level of suffering over the past year. Not only are the effects of the last year shaping our ideals in lasting positive ways but as the opportunity to take on far different concepts has expanded - the definition of fulfilment has had to change accordingly with It and the word SOUL is on the tip of everyone's tongue.

I can only assume the first thing that would come to mind when many people hear the word soul, would be what an enlightened being embodies/nurtures and probably a far-out concept we can´t get to grips with. One thing you certainly wouldn't hear often is people exclaiming is how their soul feels - but for me now, it is almost as productive and balanced as life can get. What makes your soul sing? What makes your soul cry? What makes your soul grow? Have you ever really sat down and asked yourself these questions. Your soul is the real part of you, it´s not your body or your mind or your ego or stories, it´s YOU. A soul needs to be filled with purposeful work, it fundamentally needs to serve and give generously to others, creates good actions and kind words, fun in the sun, fun in the rain, organic friendships, great food and drink, time to recharge and cuddles with your sweethearts, hobbies, creativity, dance, music, laughter, tears, pain, transformation and ultimately love galore. If your soul likes shopping for pretty dresses or the latest technological gadget, fine, if your soul wants to live in a camper van - great, if your soul wants to live in a big house by the sea, great… do you get where I am going here. I learned a long while ago now that fulfilment looks, and feels so very different for every single one of us. I also realised it's so very easy to see how one person lives and in turn decimate our own interpretation of fulfilment. Yet what could be fulfilling for one person could be wildly unproductive for another, but that's something we have to learn, accept and act on.

During my hardcore yoga days when I thought suffering was the fast track to get my yogini brownie points, I lost my sparkle and now I've found that with the emergence of my truth, it's become very easy to feel that sense of inner joy if I honour all parts of myself. It´s so easy for people to insinuate that fulfilment comes before hard work or that it is something to be achieved in the future when you have acquired this/that/things and yet with that comes a certain amount of intrusive thoughts and yet what I have discovered is that fulfilment is a labour of love, a day to day journey that should be unapologetically unique to you and your soul, as well as benefitting all the facets of you that exist. Fulfilment can look as different as you'd like it to look and don't let anyone else sway that for you - you do you.

Maybe you´d like to take a few days this summer to touch in deeply with your Soul and REMEMBER who you truly are, if so I would love to invite you on my unique Soul Rememberance retreat this August in Spain from the 22nd-29th. You can read more HERE.

PS: I´d love to know: What things make your soul sing?

Love Kat xx

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Bilbao Yoga Retreat Recipes

On Bilbao Yoga Retreats, our healthy weekend breaks in the north of Spain, the essence I have always wanted to create is: HOME - home within yourself and home all around and that is why I designed a menu full of dishes that not only nourish you with their fresh, locally grown ingredients but also for the nostalgic feeling of a loving grandmothers cooking. You can read the full recipe for our Vegan Shepherds Pie below.

I’d also love to share with you a special weekend retreat that I have planned for the end of February. If like me, February is a month in which you have to work extra hard in order to keep your inner light burning I have designed a beautiful Self-Love weekend from Thursday 28th February to Sunday 3rd March, one that will specifically support you on your path to health and ease of body and mind. Whether the sun shines or the rain falls we will work on enlivening radiance on a cellular level. Just drop me an email with any questions you may have. And the recipe! Enjoy.

Vegan Shepherds Pie with sweet potato mash 

For the pie filling

1 tablespoon of a nice olive oil

1 leek finely chopped 

1 parsnip, diced

1 carrot, diced 

1 celery stick, sliced 

1 tablespoon herbes deProvence 

2 garlic cloves 

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 

1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes 

1 tablespoon tomato puree 

1 teaspoon Marmite 

1 teaspoon of sugar 

1 x 400g of lentils (we like to use canned lentils for this particular recipe) 

150g frozen peas 

salt and pepper

For the topping (feel free to add cheese if you aren't a vegan!) 

4 sweet potatoes chopped into small chunks 

1 teaspoon of vegan butter 

1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard 

20g dil, roughly chopped 

Method 

1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and add the leeks, parsnip, carrot, celery and herbs. 

2. Add the garlic and half the balsamic vinegar. Season and cook for 10 minutes before adding the chopped tomatoes. Add the remaining vinegar, Marmite and a slash of water. .Simmer for 20 minutes, adding a little more water if needed to loosen the sauce, crush the tomatoes with a spoon. 

3. For the mash, bring a large bowl of salted water to the boil, add the sweet potato chunks and simmer for 15-20 minutes until you can feel the potatoes soft. Drain and mash with the vegan butter. Season and store through the mustard and dill, keeping stirring until the potatoes are at the texture you like (remember most guests don't like lumps!). Put to the side. 

4. Preheat the oven to 180/gas mark 4. Drain and rinse the lentils and add to the tomato sauce. Add the peas and cook for a further 5 minutes before transferring to a baking dish. Spoon the mash over the lentil mixture, ensuring it is completely covered with a generous topping. 

5. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until bubbling. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before serving with a loving sweet smile.