A sacred practice that can help you transmute any loss or pain into a transformative experience is a self-designed ritual of release. Rituals of release assist you in leaning into your “sweet pain” and letting go of whatever no longer aligns with your soul’s path. You can create a personal ceremony to bless and release anyone or anything that you need to let go of in your life. Possible ceremonies may include a private prayer service, the burning of items, the creation of a picture scrapbook or journal, or the designing of a vision board that reflects your future intentions. Rituals of release can also include making a … [Read more...]
3 Sacred Ways to Flow with the Cycles of Life
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. . . .There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature—the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” - Rachel Carson Human life parallels the seasons and cycles of nature. Having an awareness of the cycles of life affords you a spiritual clarity that promotes healing and a sense of wholeness. In the natural world, cycles perpetuate life, such as the changing seasons, the rings of trees, the spirals of shells, and the rising and setting of the sun. They exist because of nature’s … [Read more...]
Sacred Emerging: Navigating the New “Normal” as We Reenter the World
As you begin to emerge from your pandemic cocoon, you may feel overwhelmed, even anxious about re-entering a post-quarantine world. You may be concerned about things returning to “normal” when you’ve transformed your life into a new, more conscious and enlightened normal. Most of all, you may want to stay in your safe and secure bubble. If you’re feeling this way, you’re not alone. You’ve just come through an especially intense, challenging, and for some of you, traumatic time. Just the thought of shifting back to the way it was can be anxiety-provoking. I’ve been calling this, “Reentry Anxiety.” This time of spiritual … [Read more...]
Transmuting Emotional Pain as a Spiritual Process
A challenge, crisis or a loss, can be an energetic gateway to soul level transformation. It may trigger an unresolved emotional pain that we haven’t fully healed. This kind of pain may seem to come out of the blue; yet, know that it has been buried in your subconscious and held in your body for years. Even when you think you have worked through a loss or traumatic experience; the subtle layers of pain may surface for healing when you least expect it. Without full release, however, this psychic pain can create chronic distress that can manifest as depression, anxiety, or physical illness. Only when such pain is released and then, … [Read more...]
Spiritual Completion: A Time of Endings and New Beginnings
The period of spiritual completion is a time of endings and new beginnings. These life-death-rebirth cycles aren’t just an act of finality, but one of transition and spiritual growth. Such cycles run together like watercolors on a white canvas, an ending merging with a new beginning. I’ve been asked over the years, “What’s the difference between completion and closure?” Simply, completion is a spiritual process whereas closure is a physical one. Completion takes letting go of your past at the soul level. This means spiritually releasing anyone and anything that no longer supports your soul’s path. When we spiritually complete … [Read more...]
3 Steps to Transcend Being Triggered by Others
“When you are immune to the opinions & actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.” ~ Miguel Ruiz When we learn to transcend being triggered, we support our soul’s evolution. We’ve all been triggered by others at one time or another. Whether we are triggered physically or emotionally, it’s part of being human. Yet, these are evolutionary opportunities for awakening and spiritual growth. When we can remain calm in the midst of any storm, we will have mastered the strength of transcendence. You have physical and emotional triggers that alert you to what’s going on within you. Your body always knows and actually … [Read more...]
3 Steps to Transform Your Low Vibe Beliefs Into High Vibe Affirmations
Transforming your low vibrational beliefs into high vibe affirmations is key to manifesting your heart’s desires. It also helps to relieve anxiety and calm the nervous system especially when you are held hostage in fear by such beliefs. With present awareness and sustained practice, you can learn to override the negative beliefs that create insecurity and cause you to second-guess yourself. Where do your low vibe beliefs stem from? Growing up, you likely took on the beliefs of your caregivers, teachers, society, or even religion. Up until the age of five, children are a completely porous field of energy and absorb the beliefs and … [Read more...]
Creating the Sacred Space of “SOULitude”
Solitude is good for the soul. Creating space to be alone sustains your connection with your heart, your true being, and your soul’s journey. It’s also essential to your health, happiness and well-being. Most of all, it gives you the opportunity to tune in, reflect and cultivate self-awareness so you can bring your life into alignment with your soul’s path. Spending time alone wasn’t always easy for me. I used to feel tremendous anxiety when I would sit still and be with myself. All I wanted to do was run away from the uncomfortable feelings that surfaced when I took time to sit alone, feel my feels, and tune in to the spiritual … [Read more...]
4 Simple Ways to Lean Into Life (Instead of Trying to Control It)
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.” ~ Alice Walker One of the ways you know you’re feeling out of control of your life is when you notice yourself trying to micromanage everyone and everything. When you feel yourself needing to control, it’s time to pause, lean in to these feelings, and ask yourself what’s really going on within you. The need to control stems from insecurity and you use it as a substitute for internal security. Unfortunately, this fear-based pattern only generates an illusion of stability. It displaces an absolute trust in yourself and your connection to source onto external … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Peel Away & Release Your Layers
Healing our pain, limiting beliefs, and unhealthy patterns requires that we continuously peel away the layers. Like the Turkish pastry baklava, with its fragile phyllo dough layers, the subtle layers of our patterns must be peeled away on a continuous basis. Often, we unconsciously create life experiences that reveal the next layer of a pattern to peel away, a process that occurs throughout our lives and is essential to our spiritual growth. This healthy clearing process is like skin sloughing off dead cells that accumulate and block the growth of new cells. Animals, birds, and plants also move through a regenerative clearing … [Read more...]
