Self-Care For The Soul

Beyond the descriptions, analyses, reasons, and rationalization, what do you feel? What does it mean to you? What does it say about who you really are? I watched the movie, The Whale, last night. A dear friend who has lived with obesity recommended it, saying it gave her great insights into her struggles with food. I have also struggled a great deal with food, so I welcome the...

With the increasing divisiveness in our society, how can we choose peace, not polarization, and still stand for what we believe in?  I watched a docuseries this past week about the many forces that have worked together to create the amplified level of polarization we are experiencing here is the US over the recent years.  In the many interviews, I could observe which of the people seemed...

Sometimes we sit around wondering “What can I do to make a difference in the world?” Or “How can I help this situation?” Or “What is my purpose in this lifetime?” But how often do you reflect on the difference you have made? You have no doubt been utilized as an instrument of Divine will in some way, as a form of expression or service. And as long as your body has breath, you w...

We have life because there is a living consciousness that flows through us. We have breath because there is a cosmic breath that breathes us. We have a heartbeat because there is a divine rhythm that pulsates through our bodies. We are most at peace when we are in connection and flow with this divine essence of our existence. And there is a place in the body that we can lean into to...

What cultivates a sense of loyalty? What makes someone a loyal friend?  Yesterday was my nephew’s funeral – a heart-wrenching time. As I reflected on what I want his children to remember about their father, what stood out the most was his sense of loyalty. When others would turn away in judgment or anger, he would stick with you and support you through the tough times. I took t...

The Hu breath is a significant breath for connecting with the Divine, the cosmic realms, the regenerative life forces of creation, an inner awakening to the truth of your existence, and more. In this episode, we anchor in the body for an embodied grounded experience of the Hu breath meditation, as you are created to be a marriage of heaven and earth in form, on a journey of evolution of the soul a...

Water is the carrier of life force, and your body is composed of mostly water in a structured fluid state. The water within you is alive! When inundated in modern manmade physical structures, water can become stagnant and murky. When immersed in the ego-based culture, it can become infused with vibrations that disconnect it from the resonance of the natural world and the spiritual realms.&nbs...

If our planet were human – a body with a spirit traveling a pathway of evolution – we could easily recognize that it has experienced severe trauma and is in deep need of healing.  Effects of trauma leave the body’s nervous system on alert, hyperarousal, waiting for the next proverbial shoe to drop.  The body’s electrical pathways are overstimulated, in need of settling into its natural r...

What if you could walk across a threshold and close the door on all the fears and limitations that keep us looping in the dysfunction and pain of the past… even if the past was just yesterday? I’m not suggesting we adopt an attitude of oblivious denial. I recognize things are pretty crazy out there right now. But a s long as we have breath moving through us, we can use our life force for good. We...

There is a holy saying, a Hadith Qudsi, that says: God said, “I was a Hidden Treasure and I desired to be known, so I created the creation and made them to know Me.” Do you every wonder why when you see signs of beauty, your heart expands or softens or melts, and you feel a sense of euphoria or awe or wonder? The signs of beauty bring about an instant response of “WOW!” Today we will elevate...

An integral part of the human journey is to experience events and circumstances that seem to separate us from our true selves. These are the mini-traumas and major-traumas that leave us feeling on edge, unable to settle in and relax for very long, feeling unsafe in our own skin. According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, if we want to experience fulfillment and know ourselves as one with All T...

Have you ever had the experience of Knowing you’ve done a good job, but then receiving criticism? Showing up to be a good friend, and then being rejected? Doing you best to get along, but it wasn’t quite enough?   This one has been a big life/soul lesson for me, and it has come up with clients 3 times in the past week. Going through it with clients reminds me of how far I’ve come, and se...

When you see yourself, do you see beauty? Or do you judge yourself? What does your self-talk say? Listen to this episode for a self-talk check and some words that I hope will change your perspective so you see yourself as a reflection of Pure Light that radiates beauty, no matter what.

The day-to-day of the world with its many conflicts and dichotomies can confuse the heart. Most of us respond by shutting down the heart, blocking our feelings to protect us from the overwhelming emotions that are stirred by the pain of humankind and all that we afflict upon each other, the earth's creatures, and the planet herself.   The protective hardening creates isolation, leaving us fee...

We have been in the midst of an evolution into an era of Peace, Unconditional Love and Universal Harmony. In this episode we seek to bring our perception of spirit and body into a unified state within us. This evolution of consciousness has moved us away from clinging to the past for our identities, even for healing. That wave crested, we are now on the other side of it rolling forward onto a new...

Today is the day that Christians around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus, known as the Prince of Peace. Jesus lived on this earth as a pure representative of Spirit in form. His life gives us examples of how to live among this earth as a healer who embodies peace and faith.   Jesus healed the sick, fed the poor, stood strong in the face of injustice, and loved unconditionally....

The byline of the Community for Conscious Living is “Personal Transformation for Universal Harmony.” If you’ve attended a Sunday morning Meditation & Healing Circle or listened to a replay, you’ve heard this at the beginning of each call. Can our Personal Healing work really change the world? What is needed to really make a difference? There are some laws of Nature that are comm...

How do you describe yourself? What is your identity? Typically we answer based on the bodies we are in, family, relationships, the purpose we serve. I am a single American female, daughter, sister, youngest of six children, spiritual healing practitioner, transformational program facilitator, teacher, student. Thomas Aquinas said, “The things we love tell us who we are.”  The things...

Have you ever had an awakening or epiphany that opened up new insights for you, that shifted your perceptions or elevated your consciousness? It may have brought you healing for a physical, mental, or emotional condition. Or it may have set you on a spiritual quest. My healing journey began with an “out of this world” epiphany that included all of the above. It put me on a pathway o...

The Holidays are a time that can really knock us out of synch with our natural rhythms. I proved it in this episode! But I got back on track quickly with tools of meditation and intention, clearing out frenetic energies we take on from people, places, and foods that are not aligned with our natural rhythms and returning to pure peace. In the US, we just celebrated the holiday of Thanksgiving.&nbsp...

In today's episode, we travel back to the womb and invite the developing embryo to rest into the security of the sacred womb space and receive the nourishment and provision that is transferred through the umbilical cord - on the physiological and spiritual levels. The question of “Enoughness” - will there ever be enough, will I ever have enough, am I enough? Enough money, enough food, enough...

Growing up is hard. Trying to find who you are. Trying to fit in. Wanting to be loved and accepted. Wanting to belong to a tribe that wants us to belong. We take on personas and engage in activities that we hope will give us what we need. Undoubtedly, we later regret some of those actions. We feel embarrassed of who we tried to be and all the ways we were not true to ourse...

Our society has taught us to squelch our emotions – it’s not okay to feel, or at least it’s not okay to show your emotions. But the emotions have the power to heal beyond what the mind can reach. Emotions play an important role in the human journey. They provide a doorway to understand what is most important to you – your core values and your deepest inner knowing. They are vital to...

One of the most effective things we can do to increase confidence is to release mixed programming from inconsistent parenting. As children, we come into the world as blank slates. Yes, we have an inner knowing and compass, our own personalities and constitutions, we have inherited some programming from ancestral experiences, and we carry our own patterns developed before this birth.  And...

This week’s Meditation & Healing Circle is a special treat from one of our community members, Gabrielle Hass, aka Gaby. If you’ve joined us live, you may have heard Gaby share many insights, tidbits of wisdom, and always gratitude. Gaby gave me a DreamTending session last week that blew my mind. We inquired into a recurring dream from my past, and I expected to learn a little more ab...