“Spending time in nature reminded me, in the simplest way, that the intelligence of the universe already exists within us.”
Our Story
I’m Courtney, the Founder of Bloom and Believe and not too long ago, I found myself questioning everything. I questioned myself, my ability to manifest the life I dreamed of, my faith and trust, and ultimately, my spirituality. It felt like I was caught in a loop of frustration and doubt. Was all this manifestation stuff even real? Was I destined to actually create this vision, or was I just kidding myself? I’d started to believe that maybe I just wasn’t meant to have this life I’d been envisioning for so long. Manifesting had always felt like a rollercoaster—some days, things fell into place so naturally, almost like magic, and other times it felt like I was hitting wall after wall, stuck in months or even years of stagnancy, waiting for a sign or some inspired action.
Earlier this year, I hit what I’d call my lowest point with manifesting and my spirituality. I felt completely defeated, like I was doing something wrong but couldn’t figure out what. I’d followed every manifesting coach I could find, signed up for courses, listened to endless podcasts and advice, and yet something still felt missing. It was like I had all the tools, but nothing was really clicking. I started to feel disconnected—not only from my dreams but from myself, my path, and my connection to something bigger.
When I finally cracked the manifesting code
I knew I needed to shift out of this slump, but I had no idea how. In this moment of complete surrender and finally admitting: I dont have the answers; there was one thing I could still trust, though, nature. Getting outside always helped me feel more grounded and inspired, so I committed to reconnecting with it. Every day, I’d go out with my little boy and our cockapoo, walking in the woods around Loch Ness, down the beach, any where that reminded me of the simplicity and beauty of the natural world and the intelligence that runs through every fibre of nature.
Honestly, it probably sounds a bit cliché—“go back to nature”—but it’s true that nature has this power to heal, inspire and guide. The Japanese even have a term for it: shinrin-yoku, or “forest bathing.” When I stepped back into nature, things began to shift, almost immediately. I had no expectations about how this would impact me or what would come of it; I just wanted to feel more connected again and I knew that nature could only do me good. But after about 10 days of these walks, I came home to a letter from a mortgage company we’d dealt with years ago. I almost threw it away, assuming they were trying to sell me a new product or a credit card, but when I opened it, I saw a notice of a £3,500 refund that we hadn’t even known we were owed.
Not long after, other synchronicities began appearing. A month later, I manifested a house in an area I’d spent a lot of time in during these walks, a place that became incredibly inspiring and healing for me but I hadn’t even considered moving to previously. Around this same time, the idea for this business, Bloom & Believe, came to me, as if I was channelling the creative energy from the universe itself. These small, meaningful moments reminded me that there IS something bigger at play, an intelligence I could trust. They restored my faith in the universe, in manifesting, and—most importantly—in myself.
So what changed? Why did things start working when they hadn’t before?
Spending time in nature reminded me, in the simplest way, that the intelligence of the universe exists within us. The same intelligence that tells our hearts to beat, the Earth to spin, and the trees to shed their leaves every autumn exists within me and within you. I realised I wasn’t separate from this abundance and creative power; it had always been inside me. I felt recharged, inspired and incredibly grateful to be on this journey, to have access to a world of possibilities.
This experience also made me reflect: Why does manifesting sometimes feel so hard, so impossible, while other times it feels effortless and aligned? I realised it was because I’d been skimming the surface of my beliefs, not actually reaching the core of my subconscious mind. I was “checking the boxes”—doing the meditations, repeating affirmations—but I wasn’t truly rewiring my underlying beliefs. Our brains, with their billions of neural connections, are powerful, but real transformation has to happen at that subconscious level.
I started paying close attention to what was happening in my mind and emotions whenever I thought about my big dreams. The doubts, the fears, the procrastination—they all stemmed from my subconscious programming. It blows my mind every time I'm reminded that 95% of our actions are driven by our subconscious mind, on autopilot! You know that experience of driving to work and not even remembering the journey? That’s your subconscious in action. And it’s helpful, conserving mental energy. But it also holds onto old beliefs, deep rooted paradigms we’ve internalised over our lifetime that no longer serve us or support us to achieve our dreams and manifestations.
This journey is about connecting to the power already within you
This is why willpower alone doesn’t get us very far with manifesting. Consciously, we can work as hard as we want, but unless our subconscious mind is aligned with our goals, it’s like swimming upstream. When I understood this, it was like a lightbulb moment. I finally saw that we all have the power to manifest anything we can conceive in our minds, but we have to work WITH the subconscious to do it.
This realisation led me to create this ritual, this practice. I wanted a way to help people connect with that deeper intelligence—the same one found in nature and passed down through ancient wisdom—while also understanding how to work with the mind in a way that’s truly transformative.
This 5 step signature ritual is a system backed by neuroscience, the intelligence of nature and the wisdom of the ancients, here to empower you to be the creator of your reality: to remind you that you’re not broken, not “doing it wrong.” This journey is about connecting to the power already within you, reprogramming your beliefs, and bringing your subconscious and conscious minds into harmony. This is where Bloom & Believe was born, as a way to blend the intelligence of nature, the wisdom of our ancestors, and the insights of neuroscience into a ritual that restores your inner power to become the conscious creator of your own life and watch your deepest dreams become your reality.