Self-Care For The Soul

It is said that when we heal ourselves, we heal seven generations back and seven generations forward. Yet when we pass on from this life, we return to a state of expansive consciousness and connection that does not carry the same constrictions and limitations that we hold while in body. So when we heal our past generations, what are we healing? Do our individual ancestors need our healing? Perhaps...

Amina Deb Lewis, founder of Transforming to Essence, shares a transmission and deep spiritual teaching about what dance lessons have taught her about Accessing Guidance! Yes, everything in life has messages for us about how to deepen knowledge and evolve the soul as we travel this life journey. All the answers are with you, and you can tap into them. Amina discusses how enlightenment & expansi...

Two mass shootings in the US since our last weekly Prayer & Healing Circle – in less than one week! 23 killed, 42 wounded, and countless injured by trauma that will impact their lives forever. The news anchors are asking, “Is this the new normal?” I refuse to accept that! My mind has locked up – it cannot compute such a thing. However, my heart breaks for the victims and their families,...

Success can feel scary. Letting our light shine can feel unsafe. But why? One reason as adults we can hold ourselves back from fully stepping into the life we are meant to live. Pictures and Projections. To fully live your intended life is called “Success.” When you think of Success, what words come to mind? Money? Notoriety? Fame? Importance? Being the boss? What ideas do you associate with peopl...

When we are in the womb, we are firmly cradled in a nurturing container. We are attached to our mothers through a physical umbilical cord that delivers nourishment to our developing bodies. We also know ourselves as expansive souls connected to our Source. When we are born, we leave the safe container. The physical source of nutrition is cut. We begin to forget our connection to Source. The knowin...

Are you seeking purpose and fulfillment? It doesn’t help to look for the world to bring it to you. You can find it inside yourself. – this is the key to unlocking your potential and living your purpose. To be true to yourself, you must be present in yourself. To utilize your gifts, you must be grounded in your gifts. To fulfill your passion, you must be filled with your passion. This i...

We’re at the end of a holiday weekend, and I received this request: “Do you have any quick tips for finding your personal power while encountering old family dynamics?” The 4th of July is a time when sparks fly in the sky, and they can also fly on the ground as the old family dynamics are reignited. No matter how much work we’ve done on ourselves or how much we’ve changed, when we get...

This world is filled with expectations – perceived conditions for acceptance and love. If we want to have friends, to be included by others and avoid their criticism and rejection, we must conform to ways that are important to them. When we don’t, they’ll begin to talk. “What’s wrong with you? You are going to have problems in your life if you don’t stick with the tribe.” For the seeker, this is i...

There’s a Sufi saying: “Everything in your life is from you and for you, but it’s not about you.” This was a topic of discussion in today’s Community for Conscious Living Prayer & Healing Circle (episode 55). A caller requested further explanation, and I thought you might appreciate the response too.

Today’s call is another request from the Facebook community: How can we not let life’s debris get in the way of transformation and life purpose? There is a Sufi saying: “Everything in your life is from you and it is for you, but it’s not about you.” Everything is a part of your Divinely orchestrated plan. It is a part of your path. The question is: what are you to do with it and what are you...

The healing journey can get pretty intense at times. If your nervous system becomes too highly activated or you become uncomfortable and need a reprieve, call on your resources to provide a sense of comfort and help you come to a resting place. Today we are going to explore the resources we have available to us as we are moving through the healing process. Again, this is relevant to anyone on a he...

Today’s Prayer & Healing Circle focuses on Moving Beyond Trauma in a way that honors the wisdom of your body and respects the needs of your nervous system, muscle memory, cellular consciousness and of course your heart. Regardless of whether you consider your life events to be trauma, we all have past events that have shaped our self-identity. However, our past does not define us. Past e...

The role of the mind is to keep you safe. It is hard-wired for survival. Your mind does this by cataloguing the events of your life, ascribing meanings to them, rationalizing and reasoning, and developing belief patterns that become the basis of your operating system. This becomes the foundation for how you’re going to survive and stay safe throughout your life. No wonder we become attached....

How is your heart today? Does it feel like a Sacred Garden or more like a sack of heavy rocks? I have to admit, mine was feeling more like a sack of rocks this morning. Very heavy from busy, hectic, crowded events of the past few weeks. Yet the memory of the garden and the yearning to feel it again is still in there, and very strong. The heart is a garden, and like every garden, it needs constant...

Join Licia Sky for this interactive Webinar on Healing Trauma & Reclaiming Your Voice Recorded live: May 18, 2019. Licia is the partner of Bessel Van Der Kolk, author of the book, Your Body Keeps the Score. Licia co-facilitates workshops with Bessel around the world on Embodied Awareness and Self-Experience; Trauma, Memory and the Restoration of One’s Self, and much more. Licia Sky leads...

Is it just me or is this time of year overwhelming, to say the least? It’s graduation time, from Kindergarteners to Ph. D.’s… and end-of-school programs… and parties… and making arrangements for the young ones during the summer… and the normal daily grind… This past 2 years I’ve spent living in the midst of my family – my father and sisters and...

Happy Mother’s Day! In the US, this is the day we celebrate and honor our Mothers. For some it’s a day of joy, and it can also be a day of pain. Our mothers are our greatest joy and strongest connection to love. Yet when we do not experience the love and protection we expect from our mothers, they can also represent the greatest disappointment – the loneliness of feeling separate...

Stress is a natural part of the rhythm of life, but has it become a way of life? We are designed to go through times of stress and times of calm. Our nervous systems are built to fluctuate so we can manage a variety of situations. This is going with the rhythms of life. However, when stress becomes a way of life instead of a point along the natural rhythm and flow, we lose our balance. Peace? What...

It was 2am. Emile Combe and his family were sleeping, when suddenly a loud explosion rang out. Instantly the whole house was engulfed in flames. Emile was just 5 years old at the time. He was covered in severe burns on the outside. On the inside, he was devastated – he had lost his closest loved one. His traumatized body remained in shock and in pain. This initiated what would become a lifetime of...

What does a cluttered heart look like? A mind racing with thoughts and to-dos. Losing patience with people you care about. Harsh judgments of those who don’t see things your way. Negative self-talk. Giving up on your dreams. These are all signs that your heart could use a decluttering session. At the core of every heart is pure love and compassion. The heart in this state of being knows pati...

This weekend is the celebration of Passover, Easter and Mid-Sha’ban. The holy days of three traditions signify the beginning of new life after difficulties. Passover is the celebration of the liberation of Jews from slavery in Egypt. Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus from the tomb after being persecuted and crucified. Mid-Sha’ban is the night when Muslims ask for forgiveness f...

“To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.” ~Mahatma Gandhi “Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served.” ~Mahatma Gandhi In addition to its service, extending kindness to others brings joy to the heart. Yet sometimes the heart of the giver needs kindness for itself. Otherwise, th...

Every human being has the basic need of purpose – to matter, to have meaning. One of the best things we can do for someone is to reinforce when they truly are making a difference, even in the simplest of ways. In today’s Prayer & Healing Circle, we’ll take the opportunity to reflect on that which has made a difference for us. We’ll access the sincere gratitude in our hearts and feel it, and we...

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Child Abuse Prevention Month. With eruption of the #MeToo Movement and all the ripples that have followed, people are coming together to support each other and heal like never before. This podcast is from a webinar that demonstrates 3 healing modalities that combine to help you: – Understand yourself, accept yourself, forgive yourself, know yourself, lov...

When a pure beautiful spirit is born into this world, ideally it is delivered into the hands of parents who love and care for it, who want the best life possible. The love is immense, as is the innate drive to guide and protect. However, as we travel through life and grow into adults, we become wounded, tough and/or fragile, and we take on beliefs about the world that are not always based in the D...