https://samatarussell.com/home daily 1.0 2026-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef057637ad3906c35f80ea9/1593794571386-AXUCUV5J7E9NFAZJB91Z/Home-Half-Background-5.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef057637ad3906c35f80ea9/1712426100953-37G8IX7FG2T5ZVRRDQ4B/Soul%2Bsearching.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef057637ad3906c35f80ea9/1714905012399-503RZ92J2NIJTP06PVW7/Soul+searching.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef057637ad3906c35f80ea9/8e56da4a-bfbd-4a35-8a11-cc2662b5d63e/SamataRussell-38+%28edited%29.jpg Home - Welcome to my little corner of the internet Over here I’m all about healing and living in tune with yourself in a deeper way. There’s a bunch of us (approx 20% of the population according to psychotherapist Elaine Aron) who have more sensitive nervous systems. This presents a host of challenges - overstimulation, feeling misunderstood, more likely to be traumatised and pathologized - that can be difficult to get to grips with. There is so much beauty in it too - a heightened capacity for connection, awareness of opportunities and an old soul’s wisdom. But accessing those gifts requires being able to heal, grow self esteem, and stay embodied in our own experiences when most of us have had to learn to mask in order to survive. To help you on your path, I’ve got a few things to offer you: 1. Mindfulness. The practice of meditation teaches you to be able to process your experiences and hear inner guidance in new ways. I teach 8-week mindfulness courses and offer Silent Sundays once a month. 2. 1-1 coaching. Using a blend of somatic therapy, EFT and coaching we work together to help you explore and more through challenges as well as establish a deeper relationship with yourself. 3. Astrology. Astrology is a hyper-fixation/passion of mine, so if you’re interested then I would be happy to paint your astrology chart for you! https://samatarussell.com/about daily 0.75 2025-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef057637ad3906c35f80ea9/1613734869155-41N4O8CTQVVQ3VLWI2QX/rsz_1mama_samata_russell_1.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef057637ad3906c35f80ea9/8cd47fb2-ff7c-4745-b971-d4d077660e70/samata-russell About - About Samata At 19 I had a breakdown/spiritual awakening. Before that I had self medicated with alcohol and cannabis in order to squash down my feelings and do what was needed in order for me to be a high achieving student. When I reached university I spent the first three months crying, while I became aware of all the ways in which I had abandoned myself, or masked, in order to fit. My mental and physical health were in tatters, so I began a search to heal myself. What I learned transformed my understanding of everything I had been taught about life. I have explored yoga, tai chi, martial arts, EFT, Chinese Medicine, somatic therapy, mindfulness, Transcendental Meditation, shamanism, nervous system science, emotional clearing technology and Ayur Veda, all of which I bring into my work with clients. I travelled the world in search of healing, taking juice fasts in India and meditating in silence for 30 days before coming into a sense of profound connection with the soul of the natural world. I have come to realise that we are standing at a time of enormous change where we are being called to recognise a much deeper and truer relationship with the environment around us. To do this, we must undertake the shadow work of taking responsibilities for our triggers, and aligning with our true nature, which is our soul. This is the deepest kind of healing there is and ultimately will bring us into greater alignment with the natural world and with spirit (which are not separate at all). It is not always an easy path, but it is the most heart-opening and rewarding work. https://samatarussell.com/mindfulness daily 0.75 2026-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef057637ad3906c35f80ea9/1627385001200-8S19QKPA0M2UOKK78CR0/Mindfulness+in+Guernsey.png Mindfulness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef057637ad3906c35f80ea9/1714909778014-IFE79T75K2S7WXPZINYF/altinay-dinc-LluELtL5mK4-unsplash.jpg Mindfulness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef057637ad3906c35f80ea9/1627385253222-AXP7F6L2RD2JMR62I1D5/Mindful-embodiment.jpg Mindfulness - The practice of mindfulness As highly sensitive people, our experiences have often been seen as ‘too much’. We see ‘too much’, we feel ‘too much’. We struggle to process our emotions and often learn to suppress ourselves in order to keep the peace. This is toxic for our systems and can end up manifesting in chronic health issues. Mindfulness is the practice of coming to listen to ourselves - heart, body and soul - with curiosity, acceptance and without judgement. It helps us realise the gifts in the depth of our perceptions. It is profoundly supportive and an incredible tool to have for the rest of your life. There are 3 ways to access this teaching: Tuesday lunch times 12-12.30 at the Wellness Centre on Fountain Street. £5 drop in. No need to to book. Silent Sundays Once a month I host a meditation retreat day 10am - 4pm during which I guide you through tai chi, yoga, mindfulness meditation practices, nature immersion and journaling practices. No phones are allowed. Participants are required to maintain silence for the duration of the day, enabling each person to really drop into a deeper stillness and connection with themselves. £95 per person. Booking essential - click here for more information. 8 Week Mindfulness Course The 8 week course helps you to develop more insight into your emotions and patterns of behaviour - as well as provides a stress relieving balm for the central nervous system. We start each session with mindful movement and meditation - using gentle tai chi and yoga as a way of bringing the mind into the present moment. Creating this compassionate, non-judgemental atmosphere in a group setting is profoundly healing. It can teach us to accept and work with our emotional experiences and therefore connect with ourselves and each other in much deeper ways. 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It can easily remain unnoticed. When we start to pay attention to it’s rhythms however, and consciously flow with what the astrology of the moment is communicating to us, then we start to enter into more alignment in our lives. I hold twice monthly ceremonies (scroll down for dates) to remind us of the connection we have with nature and the cosmos and to tune into the moon and astrology of the time. Each gathering involves a group meditation and opportunity to discuss the themes brought up by the zodiac and planet activity. You will be guided to investigate your own birth chart and learn where each moon sits on your chart and therefore how it might be affecting you personally. During New Moon sessions, we will get quiet in meditation and consider what our intentions are for the next cycle. We speak our intentions aloud and encourage each other forwards. During Full Moon sessions, we celebrate what we’ve achieved this cycle and reflect on whether there is anything we wish to let go of. Each session involves a guided practice, a sharing circle and a card pulling. Working with the moon in this way can completely alter your sense of who you are. You begin to recognise fluctuations of energy and emotion as being affected by universal energies, to which you belong. You are not alone. By learning to acknowledge and surf these currents you can come into a much more sacred and honouring relationship with yourself. You are welcome to join for one session, or sign up for a monthly membership to really commit to deepening your relationship with the lunar rhythms. “Working with the moon energy helps us to know ourselves like never before. She removes the masks we wear and uncovers the truth. In short, the moon helps us to look into our souls,’ -Kirsty Gallagher https://samatarussell.com/birth-chart-reading daily 0.75 2026-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef057637ad3906c35f80ea9/1714909420192-TJ2SBG27JFU95W7MG8WG/aral-tasher-njMi2OFoQqQ-unsplash.jpg Birth Chart Reading https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef057637ad3906c35f80ea9/1714909465406-KHDYN6WXQLHCKF2P680T/Soul+searching.jpg Birth Chart Reading https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef057637ad3906c35f80ea9/1cd2d505-d272-4389-925e-584df00f7b3d/Ectstatic+Dance+Guernsey+2.jpg Birth Chart Reading - Birth Chart Reading I am an Evolutionary Astrologer. This differs from traditional astrology in a couple of key ways: * Your personality is not seen as fated. You are not forever doomed to be moody and aggressive with Mars in Cancer. The chart is read from an evolutionary perspective in terms of your soul growth. What qualities and lessons are you here to experience and learn from? * Evolutionary Astrology considers the south and north node of the moon as signifying the soul’s journey from previous lives into this one. By considering the south node, what sign it is in and what is aspecting it, you can get information on what patterns, karma and general emotional trauma might be brought forward into this life - either from ancestral trauma or patterns of reincarnation. The north node is then the opposite. It is where you are headed to help move your soul ahead in its intended direction. I chose this branch of astrology because I love using astrology as a tool for evolution. And I have found the south and north node analysis to be incredibly accurate when looking at myself and all my nearest and dearest. The birth chart is like your soul blueprint, the music sheet of your experience this life. Every part of it is seeking expression. By understanding it, you can drop comparisons and attune to your own song. There is information about how you authentically show up in relationships, what kind of community would best suit or what vocational areas you will shine in. This is particularly relevant for neurodiverse people who have usually been performing a role for their entire lives. Astrology can give you back to yourself. https://samatarussell.com/astrology-paintings daily 0.75 2025-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef057637ad3906c35f80ea9/ab2dc87d-a7d2-4813-b268-32bf4d910c40/painting.jpg Astrology paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef057637ad3906c35f80ea9/ab2dc87d-a7d2-4813-b268-32bf4d910c40/painting.jpg Astrology paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef057637ad3906c35f80ea9/05b4f90d-b5e6-45c3-955a-b58a2b3e1015/paintings.jpg Astrology paintings - Personal painted Astrological Birth Chart When I first started learning astrology, I kept referring to my chart on my phone. It looked like a lot of indecipherable squiggles. The more I learned, the more I started to see images in my mind of the elements behind the planets and the way they were in conversation with each other. I started painting birth charts for myself and my family. I wanted them to be both practical and beautiful. Something that you would happily have hanging on the wall but could pick up and look at to see which house transiting Pluto was affecting. I’m now offering them to you, to help in your astrology journey, or as a really special gift for Christenings, Weddings (the sky the day you married) and loved ones at Christmas or birthdays. £185 (plus postage & packaging) To order your chart, enquire below. https://samatarussell.com/work-with-me-1-1 daily 0.75 2026-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef057637ad3906c35f80ea9/1621245110090-ENBXWT3383DXP3VJTKJ3/spiral.jpg Work with me 1-1 https://samatarussell.com/my-book daily 0.75 2021-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef057637ad3906c35f80ea9/1627385001200-8S19QKPA0M2UOKK78CR0/Mindfulness+in+Guernsey.png My Book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef057637ad3906c35f80ea9/e09365a6-b36a-4760-af20-f2ac9b404d33/Samata-Cover.jpg My Book - About ‘Listening to Soul’ 'In this superbly powerful debut memoir, Samata takes us on her quest towards wholeness. 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