My Personal Blog

Words & Stories from my Heart

Closing the Bones

Holding space is one of my favourite things. Ritual is another one. Being with women is another. Closing the Bones is to me the...

Abdominal Therapy Massage

Abdominal Therapy Massage is rooted in ancient lineage and has come to us thanks to the work and teachings of Dr Rosita Arvigo, who spent...

The Call of the Sea

The Sea has been my soul home since the beginning of my journey in this lifetime. My name, Marinella, means "she who comes form the sea",...

Dear Moon... a love letter to the moon.

Dear Moon, since I was a baby you have been a personal source of fascination, admiration, comfort and healing. My trusty companion in the...

5 Tips for a Positive Birth

In 2014 I wrote this post together with my wonderful doula friend Thando Zwane, with whom I used to co-facilitate the Bristol Positive...

Why Earth Moon Mala

A mala (meaning ‘garland’ or ‘wreath’ in Sanskrit) is a praying necklace used widely in both Hindu and Buddhist traditions (also similar...

My Story

My name is Marinella. I am a lover of the moon, the sea, the trees, the cycles and all that is sacred. I seek sacredness in daily mundane...

My Sacred Window

“The first forty days is a period of time unlike any other. It is a short season of life that follows the delivery of your child - an...

In the Arms of the Great Mother

'Welcome home to yourself, welcome to the practice of yoga nidra’ - I remember these words clearly when I experienced yoga nidra for the...

The Yoga of My Inner Seasons

My journey with yoga started in my late teens, in a cosy attic room of a small leisure centre in the outskirts of Florence, Italy. I...

The Healing Power of the Circle

"In the circle, we are all equal. There is no one in front of you and there's nobody behind you. No one is above you. No one is below...