<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Rev Jo Royle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rev Jo Royle]]></description><link>https://www.joroyle.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 19:14:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.revjoroyle.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[15. ELOPING TO SKYE - HOW LONG SHOULD WE PLAN TO BE ON THE ISLE OF SKYE?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As long as possible!  Seriously... If you're coming to Skye as part of a wider trip to Scotland, spend as much time as possible here. The island is likely...]]></description><link>https://www.joroyle.co.uk/post/15-how-long-should-we-plan-to-be-on-the-isle-of-skye</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a405026f69fbd60c76d4c7e</guid><category><![CDATA[faqs]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cedeb0_a52ccfe820554fada94898775bfb869b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jo03704</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[14. ELOPING TO SKYE - WHERE DO WE START?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I always say start with the date!  Before we do anything else, let's make sure I can do the date you're hoping for. Even if it's still a bit up in the air because you're waiting on other providers, e.g. photographers and pipers, to know when they're available; even if it's one of two dates or within a specific week when you first contact me... ]]></description><link>https://www.joroyle.co.uk/post/14-where-do-we-start</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a404db9d3770ea960eeb2ab</guid><category><![CDATA[faqs]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:00:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cedeb0_cdbf5ace86c8494b875cd006b04864c1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jo03704</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Effortless Meditation and a Neurodivergent Brain]]></title><description><![CDATA[I taught Kerry Effortless Meditation in Whitstable back in November 2014 when I was travelling around the UK in a mobile library bus with my family.  

Today I caught up with her.  

We talked about her experience of effortless meditation as well as... eing able to connect to the parts of ourselves that are not the busy brain... about not being our thoughts... home coming, self acceptance and self love... our books... knicker drawers... and today being the luckiest day of the year!  ]]></description><link>https://www.joroyle.co.uk/post/effortless-meditation-for-an-audhd-brain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a69de7cfc8daac1bb199a8d</guid><category><![CDATA[musings]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:19:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cedeb0_d6849dcaa948495a879d96e6d99ed62a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jo03704</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[13. WE DON'T WANT TO MENTION GOD, BUT CAN WE HAVE SOMETHING SPIRITUAL? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Absolutely! Spiritual and Earth based ceremonies feel like my specialism. 



You don't need to invoke God... you might call upon the elements... or the directions... the sun and the moon... the Goddess... Great Spirit... the mountains, sea and stars... the ancestors... the guides and guardians...the Presence of Love...]]></description><link>https://www.joroyle.co.uk/post/13-non-religious-spiritual-nature-elopements</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a404b08f69fbd60c76d4213</guid><category><![CDATA[faqs]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:00:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cedeb0_4d61605301d34b7d9285eea037a5dc8e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jo03704</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[12. CAN WE READ POEMS TO ONE ANOTHER?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Of course! That would be beautiful!  If poetry is how you express your love for one another, please include your favourite poems.  I've had couples read poems, adapt poems, write their own poems and prayers, read song lyrics to one another and listen or dance to meaningful music or music with heartfelt lyrics...]]></description><link>https://www.joroyle.co.uk/post/can-we-read-poems-to-one-another</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a40427dad71d3b6876bd361</guid><category><![CDATA[faqs]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:00:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cedeb0_a685c609343b4af0930a73f451171921~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jo03704</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HONOURING A BELOVED TEACHER]]></title><description><![CDATA[I went to an online Memorial for my beloved teacher, Nicola, making an altar of her order of service, a candle, and a pine cone (collected and shared in ritual, by her close women friends).



During the online ceremony, I was squeezing the pinecone without realising, which unbeknowns, to me, released all the seeds.  I had never really considered the seeds of a pinecone! somehow, had thought the whole cone was a seed!  But there they were, those tiny seeds... the beginning of new life seeded fro]]></description><link>https://www.joroyle.co.uk/post/honouring-a-beloved-teacher</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6d00483e0c16484ff3ad87</guid><category><![CDATA[ceremony inspiration]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cedeb0_9753a72352cf4c72a6cfb836a4b85871~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jo03704</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CEREMONY INSPIRATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been reflecting on the ceremonies I've created over the years, thinking about what inspires me to create ceremony, to hold ceremony...]]></description><link>https://www.joroyle.co.uk/post/ceremony-inspiration</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3d724240b34fdeb1efebf3</guid><category><![CDATA[musings]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:03:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cedeb0_c3ea98a332744cd3831d20cc87446364~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jo03704</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online Effortless Meditation Course]]></title><description><![CDATA[I will be online on Sunday 2 August 2026 teaching effortless meditation.  

OPEN FOR BOOKINGS]]></description><link>https://www.joroyle.co.uk/post/experience-effortless-meditation-online</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3903cff50a523aa8840c79</guid><category><![CDATA[past events]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cedeb0_5d5396fb848a45b7b5618014f60d6460~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jo03704</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glasgow Effortless Meditation Course]]></title><description><![CDATA[I will be in Quarriers Village, near Glasgow on Sunday 6 September 2026 teaching effortless meditation.  

OPEN FOR BOOKINGS]]></description><link>https://www.joroyle.co.uk/post/effortless-meditation-september-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a38ed24bfacb36e35477562</guid><category><![CDATA[events]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:09:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cedeb0_f55b2b5b17f64db0801a842c6016c9f0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jo03704</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Highland Effortless Meditation Course]]></title><description><![CDATA[I will be in Kyle of Lochalsh, near the Isle of Skye on Sunday 1 November 2026 teaching effortless meditation.  

OPEN FOR BOOKINGS]]></description><link>https://www.joroyle.co.uk/post/experience-effortless-meditation-in-kyle-of-lochalsh</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a38f6091ffa83e918774185</guid><category><![CDATA[events]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:51:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cedeb0_fa6dffcbbc844f15931e98ead1023a3d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jo03704</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[FROM DARK TO LIGHT]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a long time, I wanted a definite truth. Without it, I felt anxious, unsettled in both mind and heart.  I searched, questioned, explored, and hoped that one day I would arrive at a final answer, a place of certainty where all my questions would be resolved...]]></description><link>https://www.joroyle.co.uk/post/from-dark-to-light</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a35441e63b969ffe40c85c0</guid><category><![CDATA[accompaniment]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:50:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cedeb0_44a26c08ecae44c5beb52ccde567ac29~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jo03704</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Root &#38; Receive - Midwinter Retreat on the Isle of Skye]]></title><description><![CDATA[Louise, Claire and I will be in Portree on the Isle of Skye on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th December to bring you Root &#38; Receive: a sacred two day winter retreat of slow ritual, embodied movement and creative rest.  OPEN FOR BOOKINGS]]></description><link>https://www.joroyle.co.uk/post/root-receive-midwinter-retreat-on-the-isle-of-skye</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a477eafe8268c9b6d1360b9</guid><category><![CDATA[events]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:16:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cedeb0_0e81e55085a94cb3b5459e0915f1b6e3~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_864,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jo03704</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gathering Women in Circle is my Purpose]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm deeply moved, teary and overflowing with love and gratitude for the women who trusted me to hold them today... who showed up in their fullness and beauty... who put themselves first, just for a few hours... put themselves at the centre of their lives.  Nine women. Nine months of sacred connection.  I wonder what we'll journey through together. Perhaps birth, death and everything in between. Who will we be at the end of it? Who knows?! All I know for sure is we'll be richer for the...]]></description><link>https://www.joroyle.co.uk/post/gathering-women-in-circle-is-my-purpose</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6cfda628fffd9a048e28dc</guid><category><![CDATA[musings]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cedeb0_4461ba0984ef4fb0b82cd79dec4c1afc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jo03704</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women's Circle on the Isle of Skye]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am opening up places on a new women's circle, on Skye, starting in June 2026.

FULLY BOOKED]]></description><link>https://www.joroyle.co.uk/post/new-womens-circle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69825e3099fa9e70ea62f4ff</guid><category><![CDATA[past events]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:16:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cedeb0_47665f2a639c4bf185c417405384cc4e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jo03704</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[#MonthOfMinistry 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join us for #MonthOfMinistry... a month of loving action. ]]></description><link>https://www.joroyle.co.uk/post/monthofministry-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697f5705bb104146c0cffbdd</guid><category><![CDATA[past events]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:01:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cedeb0_9170ce997c844725916653e550919963~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jo03704</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experience Effortless Meditation in Portree, Isle of Skye]]></title><description><![CDATA[I will be in Portree on the Isle of Skye on Saturday 14 March 2026 teaching effortless meditation. FULLY BOOKED]]></description><link>https://www.joroyle.co.uk/post/new-experience-of-effortless-meditation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697f1e5d04edbfce8cba66a5</guid><category><![CDATA[past events]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 09:49:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cedeb0_c249684e8dec4847845ae0eb6f056b65~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jo03704</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[TWIA UK Wedding Celebrant of the Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[I felt like I'd been transported to an alternate reality. From the wilds of Skye, barefoot in nature, holding intimate elopement ceremonies, to all the glitz &#38; glamour of the #TWIA  UK Awards! There were stilt walkers with wings, indoor fireworks, magicians, a red carpet, an illustrator, a casino &#38; the most fabulous array of glittering outfits!  It was magical &#38; a LOT! Mostly I just wandered around in awe  photo credits @mattrockprophoto  and @colinlaveryphoto As the award for UK Wedding...]]></description><link>https://www.joroyle.co.uk/post/twia-uk-wedding-celebrant-of-the-year</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6982370eaa13a366d93d67dc</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cedeb0_0bf4c065afee44d290089baa16fdad49~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jo03704</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring Awakening Retreat March 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Louise, Claire and I will be in Portree on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th March 2026 bringing you our Spring Awakening Retreat: Unfurl from Winter with Effortless Meditation, Mindful Movement, Connection in Nature, Cacao Ceremony Restorative Yoga and Healing Sound Bath.]]></description><link>https://www.joroyle.co.uk/post/spring-retreat-march-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a58d3f30ff39938e1cbe4a3</guid><category><![CDATA[past events]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cedeb0_1c9d26f5061845f4bed5363d33d5a486~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jo03704</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Taught the #Effortless500]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are part of the #EffortlessTribe you’ll know I’ve been on a mission for the last wee while to teach Effortless Meditation.  I received a message years ago to teach 500 people and this week, I did!  It took me twelve years!  Some years I taught lots of people (like when we traveled around the UK in our bus) and others (like in covid) just a few people online.  I ran a giveaway for my 500th place and Brooke from Illinois won.  It’s been an honour to teach every single person!  It feels...]]></description><link>https://www.joroyle.co.uk/post/i-taught-the-effortless500</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6983131d4ef7940ceeee7070</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_653545696f42516d483863~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jo03704</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Womancraft Publishing's Newest Author]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I was announced as Womancraft Publishing's newest author!!!  Can you hear my happy squeals? Being a writer has been a long-held dream, probably the longest held, if I'm honest.  I've been writing several books for years.  This particular book came to me at the time of ordination; literally landed with me half-formed in meditation one day.  I knew the sections, some of the chapter titles and I knew I would approach Womancraft to publish.  Like many things in my life, it felt guided. A...]]></description><link>https://www.joroyle.co.uk/post/womancraft-publishing-s-newest-author</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69823a42aa13a366d93d6dcc</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cedeb0_60f313289b0b45368a61cd83659055d6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jo03704</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>