Since I’ve been living here in Portugal, I’ve been gradually rediscovering my creativity, finding my voice, finding myself, my medium, my frequency. I can personally vouch for the healing and inspiring effects of spending time immersed in nature and mindful meditation here in Portugal! It’s inspired me to expand from coaching into holistic energy healing and sound frequency therapy, write and publish three books of poetry (so far!), start painting and sketching, and play and produce music and songs, as well as becoming a fado singer! In other words, the combination of nature, yoga, meditation and a gentler pace of life allowed me to step out of my head and into my body, so that I could discover what my heart had been trying to tell me for a long time, and what I was busily advocating to clients – that for us to find what brings us joy in life, our ikigai, requires us to slow down, to retreat from the hectic, distracting, non -stop life we think we must live, and start to enjoy the moment.

Now I understand that life is about being, not doing. When we are in a state of being, our creativity is an expression of our love for life, our ikigai. It’s the embodiment of our spirituality, shifting out of our thinking mind and into our heart space. And through the joy of creative expression I’ve understood that creativity is love and love is abundance and I have an abundance of both to share! With love I share my abundance with you here, at BELINDABUNDANCE Maybe my philosophy of life, expressed through my music, writing, poetry and artwork will inspire you to explore your heartspace more as well :)