Glitter Joyride Podcast

This week I was talking with an old friend, I’ll call her Nima, when she said something heartbreaking. She is a pro domme and regards her work as a vocation; she helps her clients reach states of devotional surrender they struggle to access in their daily lives. She was telling me about a session she had, in which her client was on their knees, bowing in front of her, sobbing with gratitude and re...

What does it mean if you feel contempt in your relationship? (I’ll share a new free resource at the end) I recently heard the phrase “ Normal Marital Hatred” in my RLT training. When I heard this I thought, “ Yep, I know that feeling.” I’ve written elsewhere about my two marriages, but in the story I’m going to tell you, I am 29. I’ve been married for four years. We have a small home we’ve built t...

Last summer I wrote about the kitchen table relationship rebuild process Ari and I were in. At that time, I thought we were on the upswing. Turns out, we weren’t. Soon after that piece, we had a family crisis that cracked us open, and we were right back where we’d been. That’s the thing about dynamics They can look like they’ve shifted, until a crisis comes along and those old patterns flare right...

“Excuse me.” At first, the woman’s voice cuts through the 3-table dining area of a local restaurant, and it’s easy to ignore. My family and I are downing our veggie burgers, having a pleasant conversation about nothing, enjoying the treat of fries and sweet tea. “Excuse me!” It comes again, louder and edgier. I am seated parallel to her, so have to turn my head to see her. It’s not clear who she i...

After I sent out the post last week talking about getting serious about spiritual discipline ( which you can read here ), I received this message: (permission to reprint granted by author) “Pavini, while I appreciate the sentiment, you made it sound so easy, like boom, after 20 years you just woke up and could practice consistently because you care about the state of your soul. I do care about the...

I’m offering a teaching about Spiritual Discipline, because here’s what I got wrong for years In my late 30s, I had a bunch of amazing synchronicities and magical meetings. At this point in my life, I was deeply in love with Goddess Kali and had recently dedicated myself to Her by undergoing a Hindu initiation. Just then, in a fabulous turn of fate, I reconnected with a long-lost love at the exact...

Join me for a pay-what-you-can-teaching on Spiritual Discipline on April 9. Get full access to Glitter Joyride at pavinimoray.substack.com/subscribe

This is the last Chai Society broadcast from India for now, as I am returning to the US for a bit. I will keep you posted about new projects. Thanks for being on this journey with me; it’s meant a lot to be able to share it, and helped me integrate it as it happens. My wish is that listening has brought goodness, delight and sparkle to your days as well. All love, Get full access to Glitter Joyrid...

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A Gadapa of a traditional South Indian home. Note the stone along the bottom. You traditionally step over the threshold, not on it. And the lowered ceiling, to help you remember you must bow. Thresholds are liminal, sacred spaces. Get full access to Glitter Joyride at pavinimoray.substack.com/subscribe

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Want to explore feeling like a mango? Get full access to Glitter Joyride at pavinimoray.substack.com/subscribe

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Surviving Dengue Fever, and lessons learned about why I need to work on hyperindividualism. Get full access to Glitter Joyride at pavinimoray.substack.com/subscribe

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Do me a favor? I’m not sure how Chai Society is landing for folks. If you are getting value from listening, especially in feeling more connected to me, the Goddess, or the animate world, please leave a heart or a comment so I know! Get full access to Glitter Joyride at pavinimoray.substack.com/subscribe

Are the Ancestors Real? When I was spending a lot of time teaching about healing ancestors through somatic ritual, one of the questions I got all the time from my students was, "How do I know the ancestors are real?" Because I got that question so often, my teacher,  Dr. Daniel Foor,  helped me to develop a stock answer. I would say, "You did not grow up in a culture of ancestral reverence. “Here...

What you need: * About 15 minutes * A nose This is your final invitation to register for Camp LightHeart’s SMELL THIS POEM week, starting Monday, June 2. Sessions will be recorded. Anticapitalist experiment: Camp by $ donation. Scent as embodiment practice, words and poetry as pleasure and respite from a heavy heart. More info and registration here Get full access to Glitter Joyride at pavinimoray...