Henny Flynn

Hey lovely Reader For the past few weeks, I’ve been working quietly on some new offerings. You might have heard me touch on this in the podcast - including thinking I was ready to emerge… and then returning myself to the imaginal cells in the goo of the creative chrysalis. Change is like this at times, of course. We begin, we retreat, we begin again. Well, I’m finally ready to begin to share.It’s exciting and a little scary, as these things so often are. Holding ourselves lightly All of these...

If you're a practitioner or curious about this training... read on Hey lovely Reader I’ve been thinking about creating a new live training for practitioners - people like coaches, yoga teachers, nutritionists, teachers, acupuncturists, therapists, mindfulness guides, or anyone who supports others - who’d like to bring Flow Journaling into their client work. It would be a practical introduction exploring: the research that underpins the practice and how it can help clients deepen...

The choice to choose... Hey lovely Reader Back in March I recorded a beautiful conversation - and then lost it in a tech transition. Today, in a sudden flash of inspiration, I found a way back in… and here it is. I’m delighted to share a gentle, resonant conversation with Janet Ettele - musician, author and student of Buddhist teachings - whose book How Joyous Effort Works draws on Shantideva’s Bodhisattva’s Way of Life. We talk about mindfulness as awareness with accurate understanding, the...

The tipping point of change Hey lovely Reader Today’s episode is a shorter one - a pause to share a poem from My Darling Girl and a reflection on what it means to step toward change. Sometimes change begins with a simple, succinct decision At other times we linger in the space of ‘in-decision’ - not stuck, but actively deciding And often, it is surrender that finally opens the way The poem reminds us surrender isn’t about giving up. It’s about releasing resistance so that we can move forward...

TWO THINGS... 1) Apologies - I included the wrong link in my previous message. To find out more about Immerse: The Heart of Change, please go here 2) The final space has now been taken - October's cohort is full (yay!) The programme will run again in February, and spaces are already being booked. If you’d love to join us, I’d love to hear from you. PS: The (corrected) email is below if you missed it -----♡----- In brief: Immerse: The Heart of Change begins next Friday, 10 October,...

The paradox of help Hey lovely Reader Have you ever found yourself refusing help, even when you knew it might be just what you needed? It's something I recognise I've done myself, at times... and I've seen many others do it too. Perhaps a simple offer of support - a hand when you've fallen, a pen when you can't find yours, a word of advice when you're feeling stuck - and before you know it... you've rejected it. In this week’s episode I reflect that in complex times, when emotions might run...

The wisdom of being bored Hey lovely Reader This week’s episode was inspired by two things: Reflecting on how quickly we can reach for distractions Some slightly unusual parenting advice my mum once gave me In London this week, travelling on the tube, I became deeply curious about the power of boredom; wondering what are we missing if we never allow ourselves to get bored? It sparked a memory of something my mum said when my son was very little... let him be bored. At the time I wasn't...

Hey lovely Reader I'm so delighted - over 100 of us have now signed-up for this year's Flow Journaling Quest. If that includes you, hurray! I can't wait to write with you. You'll hear more from me in a few days as we get ready to launch the Quest. If you're not yet signed up and you're wondering what on earth I'm talking about, here's the heart of it: 7 days, 7 prompts Gentle guidance with a 5-minute meditation We begin Sunday 21 September The Quest is for everyone - whether you've never...

The way of love Hey lovely Reader This week’s episode turned into something much more tender and vulnerable than I expected. I’d originally planned to talk about inner freedom - but as I sat down to record, something else came through. There’s so much happening in the world right now. And like many of you, I’ve been sitting with questions about how to respond - especially when things feel so overwhelming. So I’ve shared a quiet offering: A personal reflection on love and fear and what it...

Hey lovely Reader In brief: Live launch event: Thursday 11 September, 7–8pm (UK) The Quest: Opening the Flow – 7 days of gentle journaling prompts, begins 21 September Why join: ease, renewal, companionship Bonus: everyone at the launch & on the Quest will be entered into a journaling bundle giveaway ––– Now for the fuller invitation... I’d love you to join me this Thursday 11 September, 7–8pm (UK) for the live launch of Opening the Flow: Journaling Quest. We'll be exploring how Flow...

Here was yesterday's there... Hey lovely Reader Do you ever find yourself looking forward to the end of the day… before it's fully begun? Or planning your next break, even as the last one just ended? It’s such a human habit - this yearning to skip ahead, to be somewhere else, some time else. In this week’s episode, I explore that urge. The pull into the future. The restlessness that can make it hard to be fully here - even when here is something we once longed for. I talk about: The childhood...