by Patty Kikos | Apr 24, 2023 | Community |
A friend recently shared her reflections on raising her tween daughter, and noted that young girls want to feel special, but not to the point where they no longer fit in with their peers. I couldn’t help but reflect how much that summarised my own teenage years. My...
by Patty Kikos | Dec 27, 2019 | Transformation |
Well, that’s another decade done and dusted as a new one beckons us in only a week! I had brunch with a dear friend the other week who asked me about where I was in my life 10 years ago, and what I was doing back then. Perhaps it’s a combination of...
by Patty Kikos | Aug 14, 2018 | Community |
I talk about surnames all the time in my work as a celebrant. It’s a HUGE deal for many people. One couple even had an enormous row about whether or not ‘she’ would / should / better-freaking-decide-right-now-to take ‘his’ surname. I had to excuse myself by suggesting...
by Patty Kikos | Sep 1, 2017 | Healing, Spirituality |
Hello love bug, it feel like ages since I was last in touch!To be honest, I’m still coming down from a high since hosting my retreat last weekend. During our closing circle, we each shared different aspects of the deep gratitude we felt for so many different...
by Patty Kikos | Jun 6, 2017 | Addictions, Balance, Boundaries, Communication |
Have you ever seen the movie ‘Rachel’s Getting Married’? It begins with a father travelling to a rehab centre to pick up his daughter who is now in ‘recovery’ so he can take her home just in time for her sister’s wedding. Except that most of the guests, as well as her...
by Patty Kikos | May 2, 2016 | Communication |
I find family dynamics inherently fascinating as they come up A LOT in all aspects of my working life. From clearing inherited patterns with my yoga and kinesiology clients, to managing tricky relationships on emotional wedding days as a celebrant.. Ever been around a...
by Patty Kikos | Dec 7, 2014 | Emotionally Balanced |
ARE YOUR CHAKRAS BALANCED? TAKE THIS QUIZ AND FIND...
by Patty Kikos | Mar 7, 2012 | Balance |
Is our sensitivity really our strength? Have you noticed how much we avoid being uncomfortable in life? It seems that many of us work very hard to create a life where we are surrounded by people we love and for the most part tend to cocoon ourselves in the bubble of...
by Patty Kikos | Dec 14, 2011 | Balance |
If you think you’re enlightened, go spend a week with your family – Ram Dass So your family stresses you? Christmas, Hanukah or Summertime periods usually mean spending time with the family we grew up with. The same individuals that taught us about boundaries,...
by Patty Kikos | Oct 31, 2011 | Balance, Heal |
When do we honour our ancestors? I’m a huge fan of dress up parties. Nothing builds rapport faster that donning a costume that helps you express your alter ego or in my case on Saturday, the shadow side of my personality. Aside from choosing costumes or trick or...
