Coco Shakti Ayurveda

Did you get to unplug this week(end)?

My happy place.

To give & receive.

The place where my mind and body catch up with one another and the real check in begins.

The place where I surrender to my body’s intelligence and let my mind catch up…or rather slow down to what is NOW.

I love witnessing the thoughts at emerge when I’m in a state of relaxation and receiving.

Floating in that in between of sleepiness and awareness.

The feather suspended feeling.

It takes tremendous skill for someone to get me and my body down. This vata/pitta mind MOVES and this body moves almost as quick.

BUT the nectar reservoir of that I tap into in bodywork fills me and from my own experience of losing touch with this body and coming back home, again again, each time like trip “away” I gather the information that allows me to better guide others back to themselves too.

Reconnect. Plug into source.

Because PAIN is simply asking us to

Pay
Attention
Inside
NOW.

We all need reminders. We all need help. We need encouragement and guidance.

The teachers in my life that have stood out the most to me have been the ones who also have counsel, support or their own therapist helping them remain clear channels.

We are the water baby, we’re the faucet and it’s our job to keep it clean for the divine to move thru us.

April was the first time in months where I felt that strength again to seek out the support, and confidently affirm to Self the importance of receiving regularly or the giving will run the reservoir down.

My forever lesson.

So go book that massage, reiki session, class or facial.

When we listen to the calls of our mind and body, we tend to Self, we enrich ourSelves, we create a relationship with Self where our needs then become priority and that my friends is TRUE Self-responsibility.

The ability to respond to Self🤍

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&& peeps✨ message me if you are interested in booking a session!

June I will be having some opportunities to connect 👐🏽

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Looking ahead at this year with a lot of hope and curiosity.

January has been beautifully busy along with insightful moments of pain.

Processing the recent loss of a dear friend & colleague these last couple of days has helped me face the grim truth of how limited our time is earthside.

We come into this world with god given gifts and we CANNOT leave the world without sharing them.

This moment of getting to reflect on the beauty of the Theresa’s life has me saying a big F U to the internal voices that stifle expression and send me into debilitating negative self talk that then holds me back from showing up at all!!

Then I’m like bb girl, this ain’t forever, one day you will leave this plane.

And I feel this is the biggest travesty of recognizing our mortality..not living out or actualizing on your visions or dreams.

Because this is how God speaks to us. Moves through us. Lives and shines divine light through us.

January has shown me the updated vision of my dharmic mission.

Now, it’s time to execute👁️✨

The fear of not getting to share is starting to outweigh my fear of showing up imperfectly.

So if this resonates, I hope you can hear the call to lift your gaze from the ground, hoping life will show or give you what you’re looking for AND you can lift your gaze to begin seeing what is right there waiting for you to seize.

This is my inspiration for my work this year.

Looking ahead with eyes wide open. Using what I got and letting it be my gift to honor the life force that courses through me you and all living things.

Sharing our gifts, leaving spaces filled with our essence and better than we found them✨

Happy New Year y’all ~ let’s fckn goooooo 💫❤️‍🔥✨

Xoxo

📸: .mesh

In my first internship in 2017, my Ayurveda Teacher taught our cohort this mantra.

It’s such a sweet and melodically easy tune to catch and one that I return to amongst my favorite go to mantras I-use.

For the last week this has been my rescue. From waking up with so much sorrow and guilt for the state of the world and the suffering of the Palestine.

Such a a feel gash to the our collective fabric of life we share, this mantra has helped me stay in my humanity and jus feel all of it.

If you wear a mala for fun or decoration, know the deeper meaning behind it is similar to a rosary 📿 and that you can too use it for prayer work. (More on the sacredness of the mala you use for prayer later!)

This mala is the tangible that allows your mind to grasp the intangible 👁️

The benefits of mantra is astounding on the psyche and energy y body.

Learn more about the magick of mantra in my blog post in bio 🫶🏽

Thinking of starting a Monday mantra thing in the new year, would you be interested?

SAVE FOR LATER 👉🏽

Here are a ome of my favorites that for the most part are pretty readily available🌿

Some of my favorite combos are :

✨mint; lavender & rosemary when my KAPHA stagnates my blood and I feel bloated and sluggish

✨calendula, rose and chamomile with a bit of ginger. This floral combo with the Agni stoker is subtle yet gets things moving and the mind in flow state. I love this the first day.

✨cinnamon hibiscus with limeeee for when I’m hot in the day but cold at night, this combo balances cooling with warming.

✨cinnamon, cardamom & Shatavari for my VATA in the winter & when traveling

what combos you work with?

What herbs should be added for part II?

Red raspberry leaf and chaste berry came to mind….

Lmk if you try any of these and how they work for you!!!

May this support you in awakening the healer within🌹

Xoxo

RECEPTIVITY🌿

The way of the feminine is .

“For those who naturally care for those in need, this must be balanced with receptivity or the flow is blocked.

To receive is be in feminine energy, and it means allowing yourself to receive with grace and gratitude.

If you feel guilty when asking others for help, or if you feel bad about receiving gifts, then you block your feminine energy.

Your receptivity is must as natural as your nurturing, giving energy.

Receptivity allows you to better hear the voices of the angels.

When you receive, you have more resources to give to others.”

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For my space holders, practitioners, therapists and those being held, how do you allow yourself to receive from the universe? What comes up for you?

Ayurveda shows us so many gems to unearth this deep well of receiving and giving.

GHEE✨

aka Liquid Gold🍯

Clarified butter is so so so special and dear in my heart.

Revered in Ayurveda for its immense power and ability to amplify all herbs it’s combined with…

is such a gift✨

Check out my blog post on Full Moon Ghee in my bio & story today to learn more!

May you stay lubricated from the inside out!

Happy full moon loves! 🌝

Xoxo

Part✌🏽coming in hot as I’m really settling into the rhythm of things that this holiday season always tends to make interesting.

There’s a lot of ways to mitigate the reverb of falling outta tune or learning to pay attention when the flow is asking for a different rhythm all together.

This SATURDAY 11/25 & SUNDAY 11/26 I have two workshops that we’ll dive further into the importance of cycles and rhythms when adopting an Ayurvedic lifestyle.

If you’d like to gather in person to learn more or even set up a 1:1 consultation if you’re having some issues come up as we go into the holidays comment “Veda” to get special pricing on both offerings🫶🏽

Xoxo

DAILY PRACTICE🙏🏽

Gratitude isn’t always the easiest thing to connect to, especially when we’re keeping up with busy modern life.

I’ve found that the repetition of daily practice is truly one that creates impressions that catalyze change.

In my I incorporate a moment of thanking my ancestors and for waking up again. Depression is a frequent visitor of mine so I have to be disciplined or it spills into my day as not being present and being critical about things.

And what’s why those first few things we do upon waking are so important for our well-being. For me merging a the gratitude practice with my movement is essential. It’s also ice decoders to make something easy and accessible so it doesn’t stress me too much.

helps me a ton with this.

Before ayurveda, mornings were really rough.

Mornings can still be challenging but is what really gets me set for my day. Fine tuning it to my current needs and Doshic imbalance.

The practices outlined in are ones that bring physical benefit to all your sense organs, improve your digestion and in-turn your immunity - but also connect you deeper with your body, thus, your connection to all life!

& are Ayurvedas clear protocols for cyclical living.

It’s tuning into what we call rhythm and self regulating.

Point blank, it’s alignment with your highest self🧬

And as Yogas sister science, the science of Actualization, Ayurveda is the ancient technology that continues to guide humanity home to their true Selves👁️✨♾️

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This weekend on Sunday NOVEMBER 26th join me for an Ayurvedic Rituals workshop where we dive deep into daily routines that serve as preventative health and also help improve chronic health conditions.

Knowledge that you can take with you and you can feel real changes from🙏🏽

Comment “Ritual” below to get special pricing code to sign up!!

Excited to connect in person with you all! Xoxo

TONGUE SCRAPING👅✨

This practice has absolutely changed my life!

I cannot go a day without it and seriously love how much it has helped me understand what’s going on inside my body.

2 main reasons to start tongue scraping :

👅Removes AMA

This is the Ayurvedic concept behind toxins. The residue in the AM on our tongues is an indicator of the current functioning of our digestive system. This bacteria can cause bad breath and also leave a weird taste in your mouth. *Super important if you are detoxing.*

👅Stimulates Digestion

Gently massaging the tongue supports metabolic function by improving tastes buds from the removal of bacteria. Taste is the most healing component in Ayurvedic Nutrition.

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This among a few other Ayurvedic practices that are nonnegotiable, tongue scraping is at my top!!!!

Even for my partners, it’s an immediate first step for me because it can cause PH issues in intimacy…😳

Holistic Oral hygiene is something we gotta start normalizing because its truly how we honor our ability to communicate and also to take in nourishment.

We dive into this and MORE simple & accessible self care practices this weekend in my Ayurvedic Rituals workshop this NOVEMBER 26th!!!

DM me with any questions or ro RSVP!

Xoxo

HAPPY AYURVEDA DAY!!!!✨

Remembering my first ayurveda graduation day so vividly today as I wrap up a full day of Ayurvedic body treatments… if you would have told me on this day as the priest anointed me, that from that moment on ayurveda would truly be my life I wouldn’t have believed you…

Over the last 10 years of being immersed in my souls passion, I have remembered and called in the deepest parts of me.

I’m so grateful to be here earthside with you all and even more honored by each and every one of you I encounter who entrusts me with their well-being & body.

Thank you thank you thank you to all my teachers, guides, classmates and clients who have continue to light the way 🤍

May my life be a living prayer in reverence to all those who have paved the path for me and all Ayurvedees to be here in service to humanity🙏🏽

Om Dhanvantra Murtaye Namaha🙏🏽

Xoxo

Friends!!! Im back from my eclipse hiatus and 🌝🌗🌚 starting to really enjoy these periods of wax and wane and accept the flow!

super excited after spending most of October away in Chicago, im back and have some offerings coming up!

Events this month!

💫TWO ONLINE OFFERINGS
💫TWO IN PERSON OFFERING!!

Excited to share this month as we come to close of this year!

💌 bio links for all sign ups and more info! DM me with any questions!!!!

Can’t wait to connect!

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Bowing humbly to the great mystery of this life.

In awe of the way that G-D aligns all that is in the highest good of all involved.

Surrendering to the deep grief of loss, of change, and attending countless funerals of past versions of me to make room for divinity to channel thru.

Leaning into trust & faith, in even the moments that are challenging to process or understand, seems to be the ultimate test into stepping in alignment.

Devotion to my divine mission within the Vedic Healing Arts is my lifeline through all the insurmountable pain life has brought on, especially this last year - and yet my heart is more in love with life now having made it thru it all

So, I just finished working a beautiful Panchakarma retreat and one of the things that always comes up as we move thru restorative Ayurvedic bodywork for integrating from ceremony is HOW do I take this experience with me?

Adpoting an Ayurvedic lifestyle is beyond the herbs your consuming and the foods you’re eating. It’s truly how you view the world 👁️ it starts here because it you can’t see it, understanding the why behind what you’re doing “Ayurvedically” is only going to take you so far.

If you really wanna heal from the root we start inside.

How are you viewing the world around you?

Can you see it’s connection?

Does it confuse you? Does it inspire you?

Ayurveda, the oldest documented and organized healing system known to mankind… holds timeless wisdom for our modern life.

It’s not a fad or some new in thing, it’s a way of life.

And I as your practitioner, a decade deep in devotion to this science am here to guide you in remembering.

Link in bio to schedule your 1:1 call to get aligned to the life you’ve been calling in : connection✨🦋

Yesterday was my birthday✨♍️

And welcoming in a new year of life felt really different this year. Integrating a lot as yet so much change is a afoot.

I’d love for you to share a memory you have with me, wether it be a class you took of mine,work we’ve done together, a session you’ve had with me, even crossing paths along the way!

It’d be the sweetest gift to be able to look back on these moments! These are the moments that make up our life!!

The people in my life remind me love is truly real and reinforce my faith in humanity that we aren’t actually in this alone. This walk back home👁️🧬✨

I am humbled’& grateful to be connected and to be here with you all! 💚

Remembering this gift of life🌱

So thankful for another year around the sun I get to keep dancing with the Doshas ✨🫶🏽🌹🌞

What causes you to forget your magic?❤️‍🔥

Whenever I get too stressed, too human, too of this world, i forget…

This body serves as vessel to live out our time. Ayurveda teaches us how to each and every person can cater to their unique way of being 👁️🤍✨

xx

Sitting here in Luteal getting ready for my bleed likeee 👁️

Since the last 4yrs of going into clinical studies, Ive grown to not only respect but look forward to my bleed.

Most of my life consisted of taking Advil around the clock, asking Mami if I can stay home from school because of the pain and bleeding thru ultra tampons AND a maxi pads constantly.

All the women in my family experienced painful, heavy bleeds. I accepted it was also my fate.

Mami had fibroids that turned into uterine cancer that resulted in a hysterectomy at 39…. hence no siblings for me.

Early on I began looking for how I can avoid this and is a big reason why Ayurveda landed so well for me.

It’s taken me years to truly apply what Ayurveda has to offer on how to live in harmony with our uniqueness wombenhood. Even more relevant in these times I find.

There are things we require and our modern culture doesn’t approach me**es w a holistic lens at all. It’s up to us to build that.

This week I found myself vocalizing to those around me, “I’m in luteal!” “Estoy a punto de caer!” Jajaja as if it were a warning sign to tread lightly😅 Ive fallen asleep 4/6 nights this week before 9 and have had to reschedule or cancel plans to be present w everything coming up as my chronic conditions can flare up w hormonal shifts.

I had an hella active August w a lot of heat (physical & mental) so this bleed I am already feeling hotter than usual, I’m a bit short wicked and overall just feeling inflamed & bloated.

My beloved birthwork teacher taught me:

PMS = Providing MySelf Space.

It’s important we don’t shame ourselves or ignore when we have difficult bleeds because it’s serves as insight to our internal world.

PMS symptoms are sacred signals that hold the key to your unique self care path.

Everything we feel, taken in and do impacts our womb.

These remedies barely scratch the surface of the ocean of wisdom Ayurveda holds for moon time, but try these out. Explore which ones feel challenging or easy peasy to implement.

I’ll be diving into this topic more throughout the month!

We learn ourselves, to heal ourselves, to heal the world 🌍🙏🏽✨

xx 🌹

Hola Familia

It’s the Ritual for me ❤️ without it, I am nothing. Rituals connect us to our most core being.

Especially when travel, routines put me in a space of rhythm, and the Altars I create when I am on the move serve as portals to connect deeper with Self.

Have you ever built an altar?

What sort of things do you carry around often or feel a special connection to?

Lmk in the comments 🫶🏽✨

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Ghee made on the Full Moon is said to carry the of the moon🌙

The moon, is rich in this life giving substance know as . Soma is cooling, moist and dense. baby🙌🏽

Full of life giving nourishment and grounding energy, supports our healing in mind body and spirit.

Check out the link 🔗 in bio where you can read up more on the blog about the benefits of not only ghee but making it and supercharging it under the full moon 🌝✨

Happy ritualizing beautiful beings🌹

xoxo 🫶🏽

Hey friends 👋🏽

Longtime no see (:

I go back and forth between connecting on here and focusing on connecting irl, with myself, with my clients, with my peoples 🤍

I find myself often in these periods of needing some silence and most recently have been working to integrate more moments of silence to commune with source daily.

Mauna helps me integrate not only my daily experiences but huge moments in life. So much Can be communicated through silence.

Letting the mind unplug and watching the blades of the wind turbines that are our thoughts be slowed down to bear witness is truly the key to healing through self awareness.

I believe this is the precursor to meditation. To simply begin with silence as see what shows up, without judgment. Of course easier said than done. But that’s why it’s a practice (:

Silence…

It’s said to be the language of the divine.

So if you’re looking to feel more divinely guided in your reality, I invite you to see where you can insert some much needed
silence in your day, especially if meditation has been challenging or is an eventual goal.

See what shows up. Behind cultivating the skill of listening to yourself. Our souls tends to whisper, because the truth doesn’t need to be screamed or to be loud, it just simply IS.

A beautiful way to begin is either in the AM start with your first 15mins of the day with no words spoken or end the last 15mins of your day in silence.

My first experience with this was in my prenatal training with

It changed how I viewed my mental housekeeping and thus how deeply I can integrate the messages my meditation brings forth.

On Wednesday ill be dropping a blog post going into detail on how to incorporate this into your daily rhythm.

DM me or comenta below your email to be added to the mailing list for all things

Blogs, events, course announcements, it’s coming y’all! And it’s thru this silence that it’s been birthing 🫶🏽

We are SO much more powerful when we are close to Pachamama and her healing elements🌿🪨🌊✨

Im decompressing from a month in Chicago and my nervous system NEEDED healing waters and elevation for my spirit to rise to my heart and leave my root, as often times when I’m in cities the excess stimulation puts my Nervous System in survival mode.

In times of overwhelm I forget that laying on the earth, letting her TAKE all that i carry that i don’t need, is NECESSARY. Especially when I feel “ I don’t have the time”. You need it even MORE then 🫶🏽

So the next time your heart or mind are pulling you from your computer work, from being on your phone, completing a strenuous task, stress cooking or whatever IT is, listen.

The goddess either whispers or ROARS.

Prioritize being with the elements.

They hold all we need.. and if you can get nakey so the sun can kiss you and download healing light codes ❤️‍🔥

Today is my birthday and before I wander off into the river banks to unplug I wanted to thank each and everyone of you all that has been here I this journey with me.

Wether we’ve met via this digital space, or in person, thank you for all the ways you support me and COCO SHAKTI , y’all know who you are ❤️‍🔥

Im so grateful for the friends, colleagues, students and clients I get share this life with me. Thank you for believing in me and the medicine that wants to come thru me. You make this experience of humanity so much more worth living - getting to share my dharma and share realities together 👁🦋🪶🙏🏽✨

This year of life is bringing forth alot of blossoming and I am so looking forward to sharing the magic I’ve been brewing these last few months🌹✨

Agradecida y llena de amor.

Gracias gracias gracias 🫶🏽

Una Sonrisa cuesta menos que la electricidad y da más luz✨

Cali I am BACK and so so happy to be here🙏🏽

DM me for Ayurvedic Bodywork and Treatment sessions or 1:1 Consults until the 17th 🫶🏽

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swipe to see the magic that’s inside these pouches!😍

This treatment consists of muslin herbal boluses filled with custom herbs chosen for your constitution and current imbalance know as

These boluses are warmed and loving pounded along the entire body after a warm oil application of massage, opening up the channels of the body to directly receive the medicinal healing goodness of these herbal pouches.

Through choreographed strokes, the lymphatic system is stimulated, bringing toxins to the surface to be be rerouted and properly eliminated through the digestive tract.

Honestly, one of my favorite treatments to give as it supports the recipient in connecting directly with the medicinal properties of their selected herbs.

A heavenly treatment for tight or inflamed muscles and joints, arthritic pain and stagnant circulation.

A total musculoskeletal treatment that hits the mind body n soul ✨

Hola Familia✨🪶🌞

Móni here popping in, blissed out from this gorgeous field of Mullein to share my CHICAGO Ayurveda pop up is starting to fill up!

Ill be offering :











👉🏽 check out the link in bio or DM me with any questions.

Can’t wait to connect with y’all soon 💞