Journal

Soft writings.

Words written quietly — for those who need to hear them.

A quiet place for returning to yourself

The Awakening You Studios journal is a quiet corner of the practice — a place where Laura Ashley shares reflections on healing, softening, ritual, and the slow art of returning to yourself. These writings are offered for the moments when you need language for what your body, heart, or spirit has been carrying. Some entries are tender letters from the threshold of motherhood, grief, burnout, and renewal. Others are grounded reflections on Reiki, Seraphim Energy Healing, ancestral healing, sacred circles, and the everyday rituals that help a person feel held again.

What you may find in these writings

Entries move with the seasons and with whatever is alive in the studio work. You may find a note about learning to listen to your nervous system, a reflection from a women's circle, a meditation on tending your lineage, or a reminder that healing does not have to be rushed in order to be real. The journal also holds pieces connected to longer Awakening You offerings, including Return to Self, Returning to Your Roots, Reiki sessions, Seraphim Energy Healing, and gentle work for families and children. Each page is written with the same intention as a session: spaciousness, reverence, honesty, and room for your own inner knowing to rise.

How to use the journal

There is no required order and nothing to keep up with. Choose the title or first line that draws your attention, then read slowly, the way you might receive a letter from someone who wants you to feel less alone. Some readers return to the same entry many times; others carry one sentence into prayer, journaling, a walk, or a conversation with a trusted friend. Both ways are welcome. If an entry moves you toward a session, a circle, or a deeper seasonal journey, you can visit the services page or reach out through contact. If you are simply here to read and breathe, that is enough too.

Themes you'll find here

The writings circle a handful of themes that show up again and again in the studio. Nervous-system care — what it actually feels like to come down from chronic fight-or-flight, and the small daily practices that help your body trust safety again. Reiki and Seraphim Energy Healing — what these modalities are, what they aren't, and how subtle energy work can meet grief, anxiety, postpartum seasons, or long stretches of burnout. Ancestral and lineage work — tending what was carried before you so you don't have to keep carrying it alone. Sacred circle and women's work — why we gather, what changes when women are witnessed without being fixed, and how to bring a circle's medicine into ordinary weeks. Family and children's sessions — gentle language for parents who want to support their children's sensitivity without pathologizing it.

Who these writings are for

The journal is written for the person who is tired of being told to push harder, the parent who is quietly running on fumes, the highly-sensitive adult who has learned to mute themselves to keep the peace, the seeker who already knows their healing isn't linear. You don't need to be a Reiki client, a circle attendee, or a spiritual expert to read here. You only need to be willing to slow down for a few minutes and let language meet you where you are. If something stirs, follow it — into rest, into a session, into a conversation, into your own writing. The journal is a doorway, not a destination.

Stay close to new entries

New writings are added as the seasons turn and as the studio work asks for them. To stay close, bookmark this page, check back around the new and full moons, or follow along through the events calendar where many entries connect to upcoming circles and gatherings. If a piece resonates, share it with someone who needs softer words this week — that quiet passing-along is part of how this work moves.