Self-Care For The Soul

In the Q&A after last Sunday's Meditation & Healing Circle, I had a request to do a Virtual Burning Bowl ritual. So that is what we are going to do today. Get a pen, paper, and a bowl, then press play. You do not need to use real fire - I personally like ripping up the papers by hand.    A burning bowl ritual is where you write onto scraps of paper the things you want to release –...

Did you have intentions for 2024 that were not manifested? Maybe obstacles kept getting in your way, or maybe you just didn't get to it yet, or maybe you changed your mind. But the question inevitably comes up: should I hold onto this intention and keep trying or should I let it go and move on? It's not always easy to know if it's meant to be, but we have two Divine Names, divine powers that can h...

Yesterday was our Winter Solstice, and today, our friend Ruha Cathy Delwiche will be leading us on a Holy Fire Karuna Reiki journey called "Whole Body Listening."   This is the time of darkness – we will experience the shortest period of daylight and the longest period of darkness. This is a time of release and transformation – we use the available energies to release old habits, negative tho...

This one turned out to be a deep healing, more than I had originally expected. Sometimes in order to fully receive and integrate the gifts, we need to forgive ourselves for our perceived mistakes or shortcomings. That happened. Then we can receive the knowledge, intellect, and wisdom from our experiences, elevating our frequencies and expanding consciousness. That happened too. As we lift our vibr...

Can you believe it is already December? Again? It's a good time to reflect on this past year to take into account what you have accomplished and what you have received. We are all in a time of immense personal growth whether we realize it or not. What growth has developed within you? What has changed for you over the past year?   The Great Sufi Shaykh, Muhyiddin Ibn Al-'Arabi said: "Intention...

Have you ever spoken up in a powerful way about something you believe to be true that does not agree with popular opinion and been called bitchy, whiny, complaining? Most women know what I'm talking about, but this may apply to men too – in fact, I hope you will all benefit from this healing. As I've been preparing to publish my book, Fear, Food, and Feminine Power, I've received a message to lean...

Sometimes when we want something really bad, we say, “I trust... I trust… I trust…” when what we really mean is “I hope… I hope… I hope…” We are praying for a specific outcome that we want, and then if that outcome does not come to pass, we lose trust. Then we find ourselves saying, “How can I trust in a God that would allow this…?” And then we lose hope, and if we’re not careful, we find our...

Here in the Northern Hemisphere, now is the time of harvest and preparing for the winter months. This is a period of reflection and beginning to turn inward to explore our inner landscape. It is the perfect time of year to experience the divine attributes of the Earth as reflected in our own divinity.   In this Meditation & Healing Circle, our friend Ruha Cathy Delwiche will guide you on...

One thing our US election showed clearly is that the feminine and masculine dynamics are really skewed. The truth of feminine and masculine power is not understood. Until we recognize the highest potential of the feminine and masculine, we cannot have a world of peace or unity. In this powerful Meditation & Healing Circle, we purge the old conditioning that has us still agreeing to live in arc...

In honor/anticipation of election week in the US, this Meditation & Healing Circle offers prayers and intentions for a peaceful election - calling on the purest light and highest vibrations to surround the entire process.  We begin with elevating our vibration to one of pure divine light, unconditional love, boundless compassion, and existential peace - a state where hatred and violence c...

When we make mistakes, we can lose faith in ourselves, but self-trust can be restored. Mistakes are inevitable, but when they are accompanied by embarrassment, humiliation, shame, or guilt, they can install this roadblock and warning sign that says "Don't ever go down this road again!" We're left feeling like we can't trust ourselves, and we drive through life with one foot on the gas and one...

We all have those life-defining moments. They lodge images, feelings, and beliefs into our cellular consciousness that we identify with until we do enough healing to dislodge. We also have similar identifications with food, most of which are deeply embedded into the psyche, and many of which cause disharmony and disease in the body and the planet. We are imprinted with cultural beliefs, custo...

Do you feel like you've done a lot of work to leave your past hurts behind, but there is still a part of you that can't break free from your identification with the old traumas?  Your past does not make you who you are. It just helps you discover the truth at the core of your being.  In this Meditation & Healing Circle, we call on the divine power of The Invincible, a power with...

Do you ever find yourself wondering who you would be if... if you were born to different parents, in a different place, encouraged to pursue certain gifts and talents, or perhaps if something hadn't happened that created a roadblock? Well, the spark that inspired that dream in the first place is still inside you, and you can tap into it now. You might not be able to express it in the way you could...

There is an amazing underground network that connects all plant life. It is the mycelial network, the communications system through which plants support each other, warn each other, and collaborate. As we walk this earth, we connect with the incredible wisdom of this interwoven support system. As Muhyiddin Ibn Al-'Arabi said, we are not on this earth, we are in this earth. Our bodies are from the...

Sunday, September 22, is our Fall Equinox of 2024. This is the time of perfect balance – day and night are equal. As we connect in with the cycles of time, we are given the opportunity to go within and give thought to the balance and flow within our daily lives.   In this Meditation & Healing Circle, our friend, Ruha Cathy Delwiche guides us on an inner journey, a Reiki Journey to experie...

You've probably heard of the theory: "When you heal an ancestral pattern, you heal seven generations back and seven generations forward." Well, I was talking to someone the other day who said, "It bothers me to heal for the ones who hurt me." I so get that. When you're angry at someone for the pain they caused you, why would you want to do them any favors?   However, there is another way...

Did you ever have those times as a child when you wished someone would have been there to protect you, to take up for you when someone was hurting you or making fun of you or bullying you? This child and her needs still live inside you, and you can give that to her now. You can give her the protection she needed and be her advocate to bring healing to the memories and energies that are stored with...

Integration of all parts of ourselves is key to healing, wholeness, and success. Last week in our Meditation & Healing Circle, we journeyed forward to connect with our future selves to receive insights about how our present-day decisions and lifestyle choices affect the future world we want to live in.  In this week's meditation, we go back to our younger self to integrate lost parts...

If you could speak with your future self, what conversation would you want to have? What do you want to say about the world you helped to create that your future self is living in? What do you want to hear from your future self about the impact your decisions and lifestyle choices made?    This is a critical time in our history in the making. Not just politically, but culturall...

We all wear many masks throughout the course of our lives. When we step into unfamiliar and uncomfortable situations, it's natural to fall into a persona that we've been conditioned to believe we need to be to be accepted and successful.  Think about the mask you put on when you first went into middle school, or a new relationship, or your first job. Those masks help us get through...

Everyone has an inner compass, that inner guidance system that tells us when we are aligned with our highest truth and our most authentic selves.  When we perceive the world from that aligned and connected place, we can make choices and decisions that support the highest good for ourselves and the planet. We can speak up for the things we care about, take action to bring about the change...

No matter how chaotic life gets, there is a natural order to the universe. You are a microcosm of the macrocosm. You can align with the natural order and find harmony and balance in your life.  We tend to focus on our healing and transformation, our earth journey, our cycle of growth and evolution, and our purpose. In the twenty-eight step-levels of creation, our journey is the fina...

What internal conversations do you have with yourself around money? What beliefs guide your financial decisions? Discover the role GUILT plays in your financial health, and how loyalty to your family and friends can be holding back your wealth creation.  Our special guest, Jean Border, guides us through the fascinating world of the Emotional Freedom Technique, a gentle technique to...

Do you struggle with wanting to live your life aligned with the divine plan for you, yet you question the role of your own will? It's a common conundrum. Yet the two are not mutually exclusive. They actually have a beautiful relationship that can guide us through our journey.  So where does free will intersect with the divine plan? How can we navigate our choices to align with...