by Srila Devi | 18. May 2026 | All Posts, Healing, Personal Transformation, Reflections, Social systems, Trauma
Last year, I had a number of interactions that made me reflect deeply on the concept of emotional maturity: what it is, and why it seems to be so rare in a world that appears more reactive than ever. A brief glance at modern politics often feels like watching the...
by Srila Devi | 31. March 2026 | All Posts, Healing, Personal Transformation, Reflections
Last year, I was in Sicily during what is called Settimana Santa, Holy Week in Christianity. I took part in ancient, week-long traditions and rituals that re-enacted the passion, death and resurrection of Christ. There were solemn processions through the town,...
by Srila Devi | 3. March 2026 | Healing, Personal Transformation, Reflections, Trauma
In my thirties, I dated a talented visual artist for a while. One day, I asked him what had made him become a painter. He paused, looked at me pensively, and said, “Love. It was because of love.” Thinking he meant his love of art or colour, I nodded. But he continued....
by Srila Devi | 23. February 2026 | All Posts, Healing, Personal Transformation, Reflections, Trauma
In an increasingly hostile world, what can we gain by living a heart-led life? Many years ago, during a Priestess training in Glastonbury, Kathy Jones, my spiritual teacher at the time, said something that stayed with me. We were talking about personal defences, and I...
by Srila Devi | 26. January 2026 | All Posts, Healing, Personal Transformation, Reflections, Trauma
After last week’s article about toxic masculinity, shame, and sensitivity, I received a few comments from men. There was some relief at being seen and understood, rather than simply judged. One man wrote that he would like to see expectations brought into the...
by Srila Devi | 19. January 2026 | Healing, Personal Transformation, Reflections, Trauma
“We must learn to regard people less in the light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer.”(Dietrich Bonhoeffer) I love what’s happening culturally at the moment. On the one hand, we see figures like Donald Trump, who seem to want to...
