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June 2026

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Living Ritual Series Starts July 2026

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Shame Workshop October 2026

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Who am I?

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You could glean public information about me from my Wikipedia page, or read through ten years of weblog to discover my more personal thought processes.

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I was born in Chelsea in 1960. This seems relevant because it frames my open-minded and creative approach to my work as a psycho-sexual and relationship therapist. My areas of interest, work and specialisation include, in no particular order, sex therapy, couples and relationship work, Maternal Perversion, trauma both past and current, addiction in all its forms, anxiety in all its forms, and pre and post natal issues including birth trauma, diastases recti and tocophobia. I am an embodied psychotherapist and work with the internal trauma cycles as they affect the mind, behaviour and regulation of the self.

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Change Maker.
A Specialist in Shame, Anxiety, Addiction, Sexuality, Breathwork and Yoga.
Kundalini Global Yoga Founder
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In my work as a trauma therapist, I see again and In my work as a trauma therapist, I see again and again how people come with the desire to put down a behaviour. Stop being anxious. Stop drinking. Stop arguing with their partner. Stop all kinds of things. 

It becomes a game of whack a mole. One behaviour is dealt with but another springs up. Drinking becomes shopping. Shopping becomes doom scrolling. Doom scrolling turns into issues with food. 

It may be hard to understand, but much of this is rooted with an inability to face a core wound. To sit with shame.
Join me for The Shame Workshop in October and bein Join me for The Shame Workshop in October and being to walk a path toward the possible human you can become. 

#shame #traumatherapy #psychotherapist
Join me for The Shame Workshop in October. This wi Join me for The Shame Workshop in October. This will all begin to make sense, and we will do some brave and fearless exercises that help with the understanding of your story that will allow you to better recognise the feeling…

Find out more via the link in my bio 

#psychotherapist #shame #recoveryiskey
Ritual helps us mark change, and to hold that it’s Ritual helps us mark change, and to hold that it’s important. Ceremony helps us honour what matters.

Without them, life can begin to feel strangely empty.

This October we’ll explore how ritual can bring meaning, depth and sacredness back into ordinary life.

#Ritual #Ceremony #Meaning
Altars are activated spaces. For me, they are plac Altars are activated spaces. For me, they are places where something different becomes possible. It isn’t magic (or doesn’t have to be). The possibility opens up because where we put our attention changes us.

When we repeatedly return to a space with intention, gratitude and devotion, that space begins to hold meaning.

And perhaps we begin to change too.

Prosperity, healing, grief, gratitude, transition and ceremony all begin somewhere. We may start with a candle, picking some flowers, a small act or by simply paying attention.

#RitualAndCeremony #Devotion #SacredSpace
Beautiful person, permission to hold things as sac Beautiful person, permission to hold things as sacred is not the preserve of those who align with a specific belief system or religion.

You may choose to light a specific candle with intention each evening, or to take an early morning walk without your phone, choosing to look up. Making tea. Lighting incense. Sitting quietly. Watering your plants as you speak to them (something that I do daily!) 

Ritual can be where you consciously place your attention, bringing presence and meaning to ordinary life. If you do this then the ordinary begins to change.

#SacredLife #EverydayRitual #Mindfulness
These were some of the words that came in the room These were some of the words that came in the room when I asked that question on a prosperity and abundance workshop last year. Interesting, isn’t it? 

Many of us inherited beliefs about money long before we ever earned any.

Money is dirty.
Money causes arguments.
Rich people are selfish.
There is never enough.

If these are the beliefs we carry, what happens when we begin talking about abundance?

The work is understanding the stories we live inside.

These questions sit at the heart of Prosperity & Abundance.

#Abundance #InnerWork
26th & 27th September 2026, 9:30am – 5:30pm Hybrid 26th & 27th September 2026, 9:30am – 5:30pm Hybrid: in person, in Battersea, London, or online.
Join me for two days exploring and expanding your belief in possibility. 

You may not know this, that that is what prosperity and abundance is about: belief in possibility.

It’s about friendship. It’s about having enough food. It’s about arriving at a point that you recognise that the universe is with you and not against you. It is being open hearted, it’s about gratitude. It is also about presence, the ability to be here.

We only have these magical abilities when we’re present.

Over the two days of this workshop, we will explore the potency of your ability to play and manipulate energy for yourself, within the quantum field of possibility.

We will look at: The ability to achieve your goals, Creativity, Manifestation and much more.

Over the two days we will also practice Breath of Fire, So Darshan Chakra Kriya, using altars…

The workshop will equip you with knowledge about what gets in the way of prosperity and abundance. It includes rituals for letting that stuff go, and practices that to enhance your sense of self and, from there, your ability to achieve, generate create and manifest

When we’re anxious we’re in the pain of the past and the fear of the future. We’re not present. 

When we think about prosperity and abundance, beginning to understand how the energy field works requires understanding what is stopping us from understanding how the energy field works. It’s not a secret! It’s there all the time. It is just that some of us have understood how it works and some of us are stuck in the pain of the past and the fear of the future.

Find more information on my website: carolyncowan.com 

#kundaliniyoga #abundancemindset #prosperitymindset
One of the most powerful things we can do is choos One of the most powerful things we can do is choose ourselves.

Prosperity asks us to remember our own authority.

What if you stopped waiting to be chosen?

#SelfInitiation #ChooseYourself #Abundance
The addictive cycle is often a shame loop. Unders The addictive cycle is often a shame loop.

Understanding that changes everything.

#CarolynCowan #MasteringTheAddictivePersonality
Anything can become addictive if it helps us avoid Anything can become addictive if it helps us avoid ourselves. 

Recovery begins with understanding.

And understanding begins with compassion.

Join me for Mastering the Addictive Personality this November. 

Find details via the link in my bio.
Most addiction, most anxiety disorders, begin as a Most addiction, most anxiety disorders, begin as an attempt to survive something.

I believe a good first step to recovery from all forms of suffering is to stop questioning “What’s wrong with me?” and begin to reflect on “what pain was I trying to escape?”

#MasteringTheAddictivePersonality #Recovery #Healing
One of the cruellest things about shame is that it One of the cruellest things about shame is that it makes us long for connection whilst simultaneously making us afraid of it.

We want to be loved, seen and understood, but shame whispers:

Don’t tell them.

Don’t trust them.

Don’t let them get too close.

If they really knew you, they would leave.

So we hide, people-please, perform, become hyper-independent, keep secrets and convince ourselves we don’t need anyone.

And then we wonder why we feel lonely.
Shame is an intimacy disorder. It affects how we relate to ourselves and how we relate to others.

It teaches us to stay separate.

Healing shame is to be available to connection again. To being seen. To letting yourself belong.

This October I am teaching a three-day Shame Workshop exploring how shame develops, how it affects our relationships and mental health, and how we begin to transform it.

Find out more and book your place here:

https://carolyncowan.com/shame-workshop-october-2026/

#shame #healing #relationships #psychotherapy
Perfectionism is one of the most socially acceptab Perfectionism is one of the most socially acceptable forms of suffering.

Perfectionism is shame wearing a clever disguise.

The endless pressure to get it right, fear of making mistakes and need to appear competent, capable and in control…. The feeling that no matter what you achieve, it still isn’t enough.

Perfectionism often isn’t about wanting to do well.

Trying not to feel exposed.
Trying not to feel criticised.
Trying not to feel ashamed.

And because shame can never be satisfied by an achievement, the goalposts keep moving.

More success.
More approval.
More effort.
More proving.

No rest.

In my experience, healing shame isn’t about becoming perfect.

It’s about becoming available to being human.

Messy.
Vulnerable.
Imperfect.
Real.

This October I’ll be teaching a three-day Shame Workshop exploring how shame shapes our thoughts, behaviours, relationships and mental health, and how we begin to transform it.

You can find out more and book your place here:

https://carolyncowan.com/shame-workshop-october-2026/

#shame #perfectionism #healing #trauma #psychotherapy
How do you know if shame is shaping your life? Mo How do you know if shame is shaping your life?

Most people think shame is simply feeling bad about something they have done.

Beautiful person, shame runs much deeper than that.

It can show up as anxiety. Perfectionism. Addiction. Compulsion. People pleasing. Trust issues. The feeling that somehow you are not enough, not worthy, not lovable, or fundamentally flawed.

The tragedy is that many people don’t recognise shame because it has become so normalised. It feels like who they are rather than something they carry.

In my work as a psychotherapist, I see shame sitting beneath so much human suffering. Experiences of abuse, trauma, rejection and abandonment shape how we feel about ourselves and how we move through the world.

The good news is that shame can be understood. It can be transformed. And there is a path out.

I invite you to join me for my three-day Shame Workshop this October, where we will explore how shame develops, how it affects our relationships, behaviours and mental health, and most importantly, how to begin healing it.

More information and booking via the link in my bio or here:

https://carolyncowan.com/shame-workshop-october-2026/

#shame #healing #trauma #mentalhealth #psychotherapy
What is an altar for? People often imagine altars What is an altar for?

People often imagine altars as something religious, or as reserved for special occasions. But for me, an altar is simply a place of attention.

A place where I remember what matters.

On my altar you’ll often find a candle. The candle represents the soul. It is the light within us that remains, even when…

We spend so much of our lives focused on the outside. Bandwidth narrow, frayed at the edges. An altar invites us to pause and turn our attention inward.

Returning to ourselves consciously.

Rituals don’t have to be elaborate. Lighting a candle. Sitting quietly for a few moments. Offering a prayer. Speaking an intention. These simple acts can help us reconnect with ourselves and with something larger than ourselves.

This is part of what we’ll be exploring in my Ritual & Ceremony Workshop this October… how ritual can bring meaning, structure, presence and sacredness into everyday life.

Beautiful person, it is often the smallest acts can become the most profound.

Details are available at carolyncowan.com.

#Ritual #Ceremony #Altar #SpiritualPractice #Meditation
I have many malas. Some are made from seeds, some I have many malas.

Some are made from seeds, some from wood, some from gemstones. This one is agate.

A mala can be used in many ways, but for me it is a way of returning to a prayer, a mantra, an intention, or simply the breath. Bead by bead, it gives the mind something to rest upon.

We live in a world that constantly pulls our attention away from ourselves. Rituals do the opposite. They invite us back.

The longer we can stay with a mantra, a prayer, a breath … the quieter the noise becomes. We gently give it somewhere else to go.

This is one of the reasons I am so interested in ritual and ceremony. Small repeated acts can become anchors. They help us to create meaning, connection and presence in a world that often feels fragmented.

If you’re curious about creating personal rituals, understanding ceremony, and exploring how these practices can support wellbeing and transformation, I’ll be teaching a Ritual & Ceremony Workshop this October.

Details are available at carolyncowan.com.

#Ritual #Ceremony #Mala #Meditation #Mantra
Would you like to learn more about altars? And abo Would you like to learn more about altars? And about other ways to work with ritual? Presence? Daily practice. Do let me know if there are things you’d like me to cover over these summer months, as I walk toward taking a break from teaching. 

#altarspace #beherenow #spiritualpractice
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