Kirstie Sivapalan
The day after the UK Referendum in our old shop, Unit 1, something magical happened. We suddenly became very busy but not busy with sales, a different kind of busy as people from the local community came in throughout the day seeking friendship and connection, wanting to share the confusion of emotions they were feeling.… Continue reading It takes a (small) village…
This month has been busy. Not that the month before was not, but this is a different kind of busy. An up in the air, juggling, planning, head-scratching busy. Because RSL Collective is changing. After over a year in Queens Parade, Willesden Green I have been blessed to connect with a number of complementary therapists… Continue reading Transformation
Well here we are and it's exactly a year since the shop opened its doors. To mark the occasion we had a small sale last week with some bubbles and delicious home-made cake made our resident Angel and healer, Loretta McCabe. Looking back over the last year I have learnt so much about making a… Continue reading The First Solar Return of RSL
After an incredible and lively party on Halloween, enjoyed by both people and energetic beings alike, we have focused on the themes of regeneration and renewal. Samhain, the pagan ritual from which we take most of our Halloween hullabaloo, denoted Summer's End and a time to honour the ancestors, reflect upon life and death and… Continue reading Wave Goodbye, Say Hello
Late post tonight as just heading home after a lovely evening of Taoist storytelling by Jean-Marc. The shop was a lovely venue for listening to stories by an amazing storyteller who brought them to life with great expression and comic touches. And the universal enduring wisdom of Tao too. I feel there might be something… Continue reading Stories of synchroncity
Those upstairs lot certainly have been plotting. Two new like-spirited souls came to visit today. Both were doing something completely different and were passing by on the off chance. Yet there are no co-incidences, just the Law of Attraction doing its thing. I am stunned by the interest so far and the positive thoughts and… Continue reading Djembe lesson
On 1st November 2014 i wrote my first blog post. I made a declaration that by 1st November 2015 I would open a shop. I put the intention out there to the universe and began what I called "intuitive business planning" Today, 270 days later I picked up the keys for the space that will… Continue reading The Key of the Door
The Aquarian and I took a walk to Queen's Parade in Willesden Green early this afternoon so he could take a look at the space. That look turned out to be more of a sneak peak as it was too last minute to arrange a viewing. Peering through the windows though was enough for him… Continue reading Saturday afternoon stroll
Writing and M.E. 