Self-Care
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The Practice of Letting It Go
Let it go. Pigeon pose. One leg twisted beneath. Spine parallel to the floor. Forehead resting on yoga mat. The scent of rubber. The stretch of muscle. The loosening of joint. Let it go. We’ve run out of washing tablets – must remember to add them to the list – the kids drama subs need to be paid for the new term – I wonder where the cheque book is – it might be in amongst that big pile of mail accumulating on the shelf – I really must look through that – there could be something important in that pile – like the cheque book – what am I…
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30 Ways To Honour Your Goddess Connection This Full Moon
When the moon reaches its fullest, we often feel the pull of the sacred feminine. There’s something activated within us, and our goddess connection calls for recognition. There are so many ways that you can honour this inner divinity – this call to embody spirit. Here are a few of my favourites… 1. Turn your face to the moon, and allow your face to be kissed by its light. 2. Dance to the beat of your heart as it pulses its refrain “I’m alive I’m alive I’m alive”. 3. Spiral into the mandala of you. 4. Create a Pinterest board as an altar of your devotion to the sacred calling…
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Meanwhile, out in Rumi’s field…
Dance like no-one is watching. That’s what they say, isn’t it? When you’re afraid to let the true you out to play? Dance like no-one is watching, even if they are. Even if they laugh at you. Even if they try to shame you – all the while their own desire trails like an errant underskirt below the hem of an otherwise respectable garment. To break down, break out, break free… the moment of possibility pulses and wavers – a mirage that could be made real if only it were given credence. The paradigm shift to end all paradigm shifts. The dance floor is yours. Will you take to it?…
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Altaring
You know how we put off that which would support us most? That weird kind of resistance where we deny ourselves the nourishment we crave? Yeah, me too. Recently, for me, it’s been my altar. It actually brings me great shame to admit the state my altar was in. I made excuses for it. I ignored it rather than change it. I pretended that it wasn’t all that important anyway as I carry my spiritual presence with me. i carry it in my heart. But the truth is that I was cutting myself off from one of the tools that serves me best. And isn’t this all too common? We…
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Why You Benefit When I Eat Chocolate
The women arrived one by one carrying gifts of food. One thing you can always rely upon with a women’s circle is that you will be well-fed. Some arrive confidently. Some holding low-level anxiety close. Some exhausted. Some joyous. We all arrive as we are and are well met in this space, this Autumn Equinox. Because today is the day that we have gathered to experience the gift of feminine spiritual practice facilitated by alchemical chocolate, all beautifully offered and guided by Annu Tara. I have met Ixcacao, the goddess of this amazing sacred plant, once before, back at the beginning of the year. She took me on a magical…
