Folks, I'm fierce excited to announce that registration has opened for this year's Brigid for Writers course with myself and Courtney Weber. Last year we had a ball and people really enjoyed it! So, if you're into Brigid (and I mean, why else would you agree to receive my ramblings) and you like to or want to write: here's the month long course for you! All the details are below! Brigid for Writers: A 4-Week Virtual Writing And Spiritual Intensive Led by:Orlagh Minxie Costello, Native Irish...
2 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Yes, I am aware there is some controversy about the exact date of Imbolc. You can go astrologically (Tuesday 3rd February, apparently), the calendar date (31st hanuary, based of St. Brigid's Day being 1st February) or some other weird and wonderful method. My particular weird and wonderful method is using the bank holiday weekend we now get in Ireland. So, my celebration starts today. I'll leave out my brat BhrĆde tomorrow night. I'll be lighting candles, holding rituals and running retreats...
8 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hi folks, I've been getting a lot of questions about the Inner Flame retreat, happening on Sunday! So based on the premise that if one person is asking, 10 more are thinking the question, here we go! What actually happens during the day? The Inner Flame is a live, oneāday online retreat held over five spacious hours. The day is gently structured, with periods of guided ritual, meditation, quiet reflection, and rest, as well as intentional pauses away from the screen. Nothing moves quickly....
9 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 3 min read
Ok, so I'm bit a tad facetious with that email header! If you've been on this list for any length of time, you'll know there's more to Imbolc to candles and honestly, it's perfectly possible to celebrate Imbolc with no candles at all! (I know, it's shocking, right?) But I also know this is the time of year when people like to connect with Brigid. So here's a few options for you: šÆļøIf you're interested in a day of serious rest, you can check out the Inner Flame, an exclusive, intimate retreat...
12 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Iām ready to share a little more. The Inner Flame is a private, one-day online Imbolc retreat ā five spacious hours devoted to rest, presence, and reconnection. Itās not coaching or personal development.Thereās nothing to learn, achieve, or figure out. Itās a pause.A space to soften.A chance to tend whatās quietly alive within you. Iām holding it for a small group, just 10 women, so the space can remain intimate and well-contained. If the idea of stepping out of effort for a day feels...
13 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
I want to share something gently. As Iāve been sitting with this season - with rest, timing, and the space before action - Iāve felt called to hold a day devoted entirely to that pause. Not a workshop.Not teaching.Not fixing or improving anything. Just a carefully held space to rest, listen, and reconnect with whatās steady beneath the noise. Itās a one-day online gathering aligned with Imbolc - the return of the light, not as a dramatic awakening, but as something small and protected. Iām...
15 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Thereās a story weāve been told: that rest is something you earn. After the work is done.After the answers are clear.After youāve proven yourself useful enough. But I donāt believe thatās true. Rest, especially for women, is often the thing that makes clarity possible. Itās where assimilation happens. Where the nervous system settles enough to hear whatās actually true. In a world that demands productivity at all times, choosing not to push can feel quietly radical. Even one deep breath.Even...
17 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Iāve been thinking more about rest this week. Not collapse.Not giving up.But the kind of rest that comes before we step back in. The pause where things are still forming beneath the surface. I know, deeply, that rest is not available to everyone right now. There are places in the world where survival takes all the space there is. I hold that reality alongside my own. And still, for those of us who do have the choice, Iām wondering what happens when we stop forcing clarity, momentum, or...
19 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
I had a rough weekend. Check out this week's blog post for the physical and spiritual aspects of it! But since you signed up to hear from me every week, I want to go into a bit more detail of my thoughts here. I see people taking action all over the world. I see it in Palestine, Congo, Iran... I see the resistance - because people feel they have no choice. And I see it in the US as well. But there's an undercurrent, in certain populations, in the US. It's one of expecting someone to save...
26 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read