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“We spend so much of life chasing more: more money, more recognition, more things to prove we’ve made it. Yet, life begins and ends in the same way: empty-handed. The houses, cars, bags and clothes all stay behind. What travels with you is intangible: the love you gave, the peace you cultivated, the way you touched the lives of others. The real measure of a life well lived isn’t in accumulation but in contribution. So let your soul grow richer each day with presence, compassion and meaning. Make sure when your hands are empty, your soul is full.”
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~ Vex King : 📷 Daniel Jackson
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Image of Liu Wen in ‘Dancing in the Soul’ for Vogue China May 2012

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“Sometimes, I wish I could see every version of myself standing in a line — the hopeful one, the lost one, the broken one, the one who almost gave up.
I’d walk up to each of them, look them in the eyes and say, ‘thank you.’
Thank you for holding on when it felt easier to let go.
Thank you for pushing forward when the road seemed endless.
Thank you for believing, even when doubt felt louder.
Every version of me brought me here.
And for that, I am grateful.”
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~ Adeife Adeyeye : 📷 Unknown

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“You’re allowed to be human. To spend an afternoon reading, have a hobby that’s not a hustle and go for a walk without counting your steps. You’re allowed to do things that make no money, improve nothing, impress nobody and lead nowhere. Not every hour of your existence needs to justify itself. You’re not wasting time. You’re nourishing your soul.”
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~ Vex King : 📷 Unknown
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Thank you so much again for all your lovely comments in response to last Monday’s post.
Happy new week to you all
🤍xxx

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“The hand expresses what the heart already knows.”
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~ Samuel Mockbee
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Photo credits:
Hands @sjwatson_massage
Photographer @katrinalawsonjohnston
Art director @elkehanspach
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I am thrilled to share the news with you all that my SJW Signature Treatment has been chosen as a winner in ‘Tatler’s 2026 Treatment Awards’ which feature in the November issue:

“Hollywood A-listers have long turned to the magic hands of Sarah Jane Watson to recharge and unwind when visiting London.
Discretion and personal connection are the name of the game for this massage virtuoso, whose yoga training and love of dance translate into a fluid signature treatment that has you feeling she is a master conductor - reading your body’s signals and channelling them with technique and intuition honed over 30 years of practice. Expect still moments and cadenzas of movement that create deep muscle relaxation.”

My heartfelt thanks to @astrid_joss and @ben_jureidini at @tatlermagazine. Thank you for these beautifully written words. Receiving the email on Friday gave me the most wonderful start to the weekend and seeing the listing on the actual magazine pages brought me so much joy.

Huge gratitude and appreciative hugs to @ana.stasia.maria and @daksha_c at @kaplancommunications for all the years of loving support of my work.

I have always held the awareness of what a privilege it is to touch another human being and I feel so fortunate to be able to this work that I love so much.

Wishing you all a beautiful week
Sarah 🤍xxx

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“Energy is the most attractive thing a person can have. The way someone walks into a room and makes it feel different. The way their curiosity pulls you in and their enthusiasm reminds you that life is worth being excited about. And the way they make people feel seen, appreciated and inspired. That kind of energy is magnetic. People are drawn towards energy that feels expansive because energy is contagious. One negative person can drain an entire room. But one genuinely energised person can lift it too. Truth is: your energy introduces you long before you speak a single word. This is why your presence can become a superpower. And the energy you project into the world is simply a mirror of the work you have done within yourself.”
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~ Simon Alexander Ong : 📷 Unknown

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“There will come a moment when you realise the life you’ve been waiting for isn’t something you find — it’s something you create. Not by chasing more, but by choosing differently. By saying no to what drains you. By saying yes to what feels like peace. By doing the inner work no one sees until the results become undeniable. That’s when everything starts to shift. It never happens suddenly, but steadily. Because alignment isn’t a miracle. It’s a decision, repeated daily. One thought, one decision, one ritual at a time.”
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~ Join Ritualy
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Image of artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham - one of the most innovative figures in British modernism and a key member of St Ives’s mid-century artistic community.
Exhibition of her work at Tate St Ives
24th October 2026 - 3rd May 2027

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“Just as all the flowers
Cannot bloom at the same time
You should never think of yourself
As further ahead
As farther behind
For we are moving at our own pace
And going to a unique place
So there is no need to rush
For the universe is moving in circles
And it works in second chances
It doesn’t know
What is early and what is late
It only shows
When the time is right.”
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~ Kamilla Tolno : 📷 Unknown
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Hello everyone,

I hope you’re all well and have had a great rest of the summer.

My time away in the West Country was the perfect location to switch-off with walks amongst the wild ponies on Dartmoor and breathtaking views to take in along the Cornish coast.

To my great surprise, Instagram seemed most concerned about my absence. So much so, daily emails were sent in the hope of encouraging me to open the app ‘to see what I was missing’ - but as hard as they tried, bless them, I couldn’t be persuaded!!! Sounds like IG needs to take a holiday and to rediscover what it means to ‘get away from it all.’

Wishing you all a lovely September with its wonderful energy of newness 🍃🍂 xxx

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“Even the
Tide retreats,
Not in defeat,
But to gather
Its strength.
You are allowed
To pause.
You will return
Stronger.”
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~ Dipendra Tamang : 📷 Unknown
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Time has come for me to press pause. Heading off to Devon and then on to Cornwall. Wishing all those enjoying the August bank holiday a lovely long weekend.
I shall see you all here in September.
With love Sarah 🤍xxx

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“Positive thinking isn’t seeing the world through rose-coloured glasses. It doesn’t mean that you ignore any heaviness you’re feeling or that you cover up your pain with false optimism. Positive thinking is steady strength. It’s the ability to keep an open mind when things don’t happen the way you had hoped. You may feel the sting of disappointment, but you’re also willing to see how it plays out—to trust that sometimes, things don’t happen the way you wanted because something better is unfolding. Positive thinking is believing in the inherent goodness of the world. It’s knowing that when you can’t find the good outside of you, you can still be the good. You can still be the love. You can still be the light the world so desperately needs. Positive thinking is the quiet breath you take when you know you’ve done the best you can do today. That you’ll try again tomorrow. That you’ll never stop believing in life’s magic. It’s finding gratitude in the little moments. Uncovering miracles in your everyday world. Keeping your feet on the ground, rooted in this moment. Releasing control. Allowing life to work through you. It’s faith. Trust. Resilience. It’s a quiet strength. A gentle power. A belief in something more.”
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~ Zanna Keithley : 📷 of Audrey Hepburn

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“If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken to yourself.

If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself.

Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.”
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~ Lao Tzu : 📷 Karolina Kuras
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Apologies for my absence last week. I was unable to access any data on my phone for several days, originally thought to be caused by a faulty phone mast, only to discover there was a problem with the phone itself which resulted in me having to buy a new mobile.
Happy Monday to you all and wishing everyone a wonderful week.
Sarah 🤍xxx

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“Your intuition knows. Your inner vision knows. Your heart knows. Your soul knows. There’s an inextricable part of you that just knows. It knows before your eyes can see. It knows before your fingers can touch. It knows the answer before your mind has even asked the question. Believe in this part of you. Protect it. Honour it. You don’t need to defend yourself or explain your reasoning to anyone who doesn’t understand. You don’t need to wait for it to make sense to your logical mind. You are allowed to make decisions based solely on what feels right. You are empowered to trust what you feel deep in your bones.”
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Zanna Keithley : 📷 Unknown