The grain festival, usually celebrated August 1 to 15 or when the first grain ripens. Also known as Lunasda, Lunasdal, Lunasduinn (Scottish Gaelic), Laa Luanys (Manx), Calan Awst (Welsh) Gouel an Eost (Breton). One of the four cross-quarter fire festivals on the ancient Celtic calendar. It marks the First Harvest, sitting directly between the Summer Solstice (the peak of light) and the Autumn Equinox (the balance of day and night). Historically celebrated on or around August 1, Lughnasadh is the transition point where the green growth of Spring and early Summer turns to gold. According to Irish mythology, the festival was actually created by the multi talented god Lugh as a funeral feast as well as a sporting event (the Tailteann Games) to honor his foster-mother, Tailtiu. She died of exhaustion after clearing the dense, wild forests of Ireland so the people could farm and survive. Lughnasadh is deeply rooted in honoring the hard work, sacrifice and physical effort it takes to create a

There is an immense gratitude that echoes through time when you choose to follow the Wheel of the Year. For me, these eight points on the wheel hold deep significance. Having celebrated them in both conscious and subconscious ways since I was eleven years old, aligning with the natural flow and the passing of the seasons feels like breathing. We have passed the longest day of the year, and the wheel is steadily turning toward Lughnasadh—the feast of the first harvest. With the food garden expanded this year, spring and summer have already been a time of gentle reaping. But this is the first year I’ve truly paused to witness the tiny helpers—from the insects to the balancing plants—going about their vital work. Getting my hands dirty and letting parts of the garden grow wild has been a profound reminder: we cannot change the macro-chaos of the entire world, but we have absolute agency to transform our immediate surroundings. When the world feels too loud, I return to the earth, to the s

We've passed the longest day of the year and we will slowly head towards the dark half of the year again, even though we still have a way to go. The sun is shining and heat rules over the European continent these days, with warnings alike. June can be experienced as the time where things are a bit much and that counts for my own experience as well. I've just returned from my travels; Sojourn of Sirens in the UK with two fantastic souls willing to embark on this journey. As you can read in the blog I wrote before this one, the connections made are something that will last in one way or another. The progress as well as the processes working in their own ways and time. I've felt like I was floating on clouds the whole time. What a beautiful time we've had. Having one day to rest yet also prepair for the Summer Solstice wasn't an easy feat I can tell you. My energy always feels a bit scattered during the summer, 2026 being no exception, but I was very much looking forward to this year's ce

I came home last night from a week I can barely put into words. A gratefulness that has been warming my chest from start and it hasn't ended. The very first Sojourn and it couldn't have been a more memorable one. Thank you Jessica and Shina, for embarking on this journey together, this will forever be the standard and blueprint for all Sojourns to come. Picture by Shina. Boscastle June 2026. Where to begin, when the processes are still processing, the layers slowly falling away like a good proper peeling. I haven't even entirely landed fully and yet, the words just come. Leaving on the 12th, the earliest morning, clouds falling down the mountains like the waves of the ocean we'd see only a couple of days later. Breezes of salt, cool air, flowy dresses, comfy sweaters, tall gnarly rainforest trees. There aren't enough words to express or pictures to describe what this journey has meant to me. To be able to hold space for other women, beautiful human beings, golden glowy skin in candleli

I think that May has been such a profound month, pivotal with the structures and pillars of my working life as well as my visions. It's been a month of drawing boundaries, tending to new growth and aligning my physical space with my goals. The transformation both Siren Enchantments as well as I have been going through, took center stage this month. What is my brand? And how do I execute it in a non-traditional way? What does the eco-system that I want to work in look like? Siren Enchantments isn't just a salon. When I got this epiphany of "this is what I want to do!" in September 2024, it wasn't about a salon, it was about creating a space to showcase craftmanship, build within the beauty industry as an uplifting actor, it was about art, passion, nature, music! It still is today and our garden acts as the twin pillar of what I now lovingly call the Sanctuary. Because that's what I wanted to create in the first place and with the place now in full bloom, an ocean of green, filled with c

An emerald world so aglow it was almost the same golden light of Autumn yet of the purest green. Valleys and hills, rivers and ponds, wells and charms, nooks and ruins. I've just returned from visiting the most wonderous and magical places in Ireland, where we stood amongst history, once impossible for mere people to wander into. Walls that were magnicifcent and enclosed once, reduced to ruins where it's structure and greatness of the past could only be imagined. To top off this journey with a most magical celebration has had an impact that has not entirely landed and absolutely requires a bit more time. But there will be a small update anyway. When I traveled to Ireland for the first time in 2016 I already knew that I wanted to return. It took another 10 years, a move to Norway, becoming a mama once more and marrying my now husband as well as rediscovering purposes and callings. The return couldn't come at a better time as the call to travel back was so strong I decided to buy tickets