Lately, February

news, thoughts and new classes for March

I went back to work today.

I have been off work for two months now, traversing one of the big rites of passage of life. An eight week direction of travel that was always charted on my map. I’ll be going in this direction now. That’s how grief goes. Sea change.

And - today I feel good. The Manchester rain has cleared and I can see the sun from the cute cottage window that we are renting during our house reno. I have seen some of my lovely clients today and it feels decidedly good to be back.

We recently spent a week in Mallorca and my whole nervous system slipped into a softer gear. The island in February is pretty deserted, warm, sunny and soul tonic. I’m not sure I will ever forget that week. I’d never been before and I have fallen in love. There will be a next time. How pretty were my morning skies?

I would not recommend doing a major renovation on your house as a dual experience to grieving the loss of a parent. Moving from place to place has felt like walking with no stable footing. But, in other ways, it kind of makes sense. Nothing is the same so, nothing needs to be the same. I move back home at the end of next week into a shell of a house. Home camping awaits me. If you follow me on Instagram @helendavenportpeace you can watch it unfold (I’d also you love you to follow me if you don’t already).

I thought I would randomly share the music that has been in my ears the most in 2024. It is a playlist time capsule with no coherence whatsoever, starts fast and ends brutally slowly. All of those songs have had their significant place. It isn’t one of my yoga playlists and is rarely (but sometimes manages to be) soothing. It’s peppered with music from The Bear, which I’ve feasted on this year and I haven’t enjoyed something on Netflix as much as that in EVER. The first few episodes are chaos but stick with it, it is deeply and perfectly satisfying. I also have a huge crush on Jeremy Allen White, which always adds some extra.

Offerings

I am hosting a series of four classes for the trying to conceive community in March called The Spiral. If you came to The Settling in November, it will run in a similar way, with a different theme. The Spiral is a space to reflect within as the seasonal wheel turns to face spring. It spans one orbit of the moon and is created to carve out space to restore, replenish and be.

There will be a mixture of gentle fertility inspired heart/womb yoga, restorative yoga, yoga nidra, breathwork, guided relaxation, journalling, music and poetry. There will be an optional What’s App to carry us along. I love creating these months. It doesn’t matter where you are in your journey - you are welcome here. You can take a look and book your space here.

Later in March I will be running a workshop for writers in fertility, so keep an eye out for that if writing in this field is of interest to you.

I have some spaces to work with me as your conception doula in March. You can read all about this support here.

I’ll be back for Lately, March. Thanks for being here.

Love, H.