The 20th October is new moon: a powerful time to reflect and align with what really matters, so today I invite you to journal on what you have said you would create that didn’t yet happen, so that you might, adjust, course correct, and complete in the last part of this year.
I will be closing my year in Munich completing my Rolfing training: deepening my understanding of how we hold patterns in our fascia and how somatic work helps us regulate so we can actually finish what we start…
Because what I am learning in my own journey and with my clients, is that completing requires a regulated nervous system. When we are dysregulated, we either push too hard, sabotage or avoid finishing altogether.
And completion isn’t about being perfect, good enough or ready. By becoming aware of where we perceive blocks, we are better able to hold the psychical tension, follow the synchronicities, honour the promises we have made to ourselves and others, and make a choice about what is the true inspired action to take.
Are there any practices helping you to regulate and finish strong?
New Moon’s Journal to JOY invitations:
Here is one I love 💕. I invite you to grab your Journal to JOY and reflect on what you would love to complete:
- What have you created this year?
- What synchronicities have you experienced?
- What have you learnt?
- What would you like to let go of?
- Is there anything you have you said you would do but haven’t done yet?
- If so, where would you love to course correct in the time remaining?
- What would you love to create next?
There’s still time to complete what matters and create something beautiful as this year comes to a close. ❤️
Team Okan will complete on our project so far, tomorrow (and you are invited)!
Join Akeim Toussaint Buck and I for a one-off evening takeover of The Place as part of Bloomsbury Festival 2025.
The programme includes:
A behind-the-scenes exhibition exploring the influences of salsa, Wing Chun and Yoruba culture in Ella and Akeim’s research
A social salsa class open to all by Tammam
A movement workshop delving into rhythms and creative expression
A live performance extract from Ọkan performed by Ofelia Balogun and David Evans
An Afro-Latin DJ set by DJ Tuli in The Place bar
The exhibition opens from 7pm and the first salsa class starts at 7:30pm.
Our penultimate show happened in Falmouth: a stunning location in nature, and the show really looked and felt beautiful. It was a nice synchronicity that the night before, in the Embodied Alchemycommunity, I had set an action for myself to sing at a fire. The very next day, when we arrived in Falmouth, there was a fire laid outside of our be beautiful cabin in nature, and I was able to sing to my hear s content! But my favourite synchronicity of them all was having Olivia, a dancer, who danced as a giraffe in the Comissão de Frente I choreographed for The London School of Samba in 2018 attend my pro class workshop at Amata: what a JOY! 🥰
Next week, I’ll be using my Creativity Circle (and you are invited!) to tie up loose ends, sing more, and prepare to launch something big in December.
In December I will also hold a free event in London to complete my Wheel Of Consent certification: the final piece of a journey I’ve been on for years.
So how are you completing this year?
Join Me This Month:
18th October – Okan Final Performance Catch our closing show in London
19th October – SACRED Bowl Meditation Clear your pelvic bowl and reconnect with your creative centre.
25th October – FREE Retreat Call (5pm GMT) Join me and Ira to learn about our transformational retreat in the Yucatán Peninsula (3rd-8th March 2026). Sacred medicine ceremonies, embodied alchemy and creative rebirth.
27th-30th October – The Creativity Circle Week Your held space to complete projects, create, and alchemise. Join me as I tie up my loose ends too.
9th November – Land of Plenty FREE Visualisation FREE for the first 22 people – possibly the last free offering ever! Visualise what your heart truly wants for this final stretch of 2025 and into 2026.
The December Ritual – 14 Day Challenge Over 14 days, you’ll complete your year with intention and set up the next one with love, structure and magic.