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If we step back and consider the "big picture," the inevitable changes in life are less likely to overwhelm us. When we have a sense of humor about the whole dance of life, everything becomes easier & lighter.

Excerpt/adapted from “The Wise Heart”

yes!

"The worst thing we ever did
was put God in the sky
out of reach
pulling the divinity
from the leaf,
sifting out the holy from our bones,
insisting God isn’t bursting dazzlement
through everything we’ve made
a hard commitment to see as ordinary,
stripping the sacred from everywhere
to put in a cloud man elsewhere,
prying closeness from your heart.
The worst thing we ever did
was take the dance and the song
out of prayer
made it sit up straight
and cross its legs
removed it of rejoicing
wiped clean its hip sway,
its questions,
its ecstatic yowl,
its tears.
The worst thing we ever did is pretend
God isn’t the easiest thing
in this Universe
available to every soul
in every breath"

-Chelan Harkin, in poetry book 'Susceptible to Light'

Art: Autumn Skye Art
“Mycelium Dreaming”
Courtesy of Lila Lieberman @ Spirit Doctors

too true

“Ordinarily, I go to the woods alone, with not a single
friend, for they are all smilers and talkers and therefore
unsuitable.

I don’t really want to be witnessed talking to the catbirds
or hugging the old black oak tree. I have my way of
praying, as you no doubt have yours.

Besides, when I am alone I can become invisible. I can sit
on the top of a dune as motionless as an uprise of weeds,
until the foxes run by unconcerned. I can hear the almost
unhearable sound of the roses singing.

If you have ever gone to the woods with me, I must love
you very much.”

Mary Oliver ~ Swan: Poems and Prose Poems

Yup

My latest article published by Meditation Magazine

https://www.meditationmag.com/society/embodied-woman

9 Signs You Are An Embodied Woman - Meditation Magazine In school, we are trained to “sit still” and “be quiet” and ask permission just to get a drink of water or go to the bathroom.

Yes I'm not

Speaking out can be hard but is important. These are good statements to practice 👏

What if the two are intricately connected...?

How does your body support you each day?

This is where it all starts

ALWAYS a good option...

Your true self emerges as you descend into your body-felt-experience...for guidance with your embodiment journey, contact us!

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Good reminder. I like the last one. "no."

Actually, I DISAGREE!

I have two things to say about falling asleep during meditation.

The first is that sometimes when we drop into ourselves, we realize how friggin' tired we really are. I spent years when my daughter was little starting meditation which would end in a delicious nap.

And second of all, sometimes if you perservere during the meditation head bobs, underneath that is a burst of energized clarity that emerges. So sit tight and be patient, BLISS awaits!!

New EMBODY blog post:
https://www.herembody.com/blog/what-does-it-mean-to-be-in-the-season-of-vata

What Does it Mean to Be in the Season of Vata? — EMBODY I am not an Ayurvedic practitioner. In fact, I had never heard of Vata, Pitta, or Kapha, or the word dosha, which is an Ayurvedic term that refers to the balance of the five elements—air, earth, space, water and fire, until about fifteen years ago when I noticed my body becoming out of balance eve...

Well, YEAH! But how to manage these reactions? Becoming more embodied is a way to help reduce our suffering. EMBODY can help. Message us your email and you will get free information on how to do this!

okay, this got a chuckle...

In the EMBODY course, we will explore how to balance chakras...if you haven't done that exploration, there's a treat waiting for you!

Atta girl!

I absolutely agree with this and was fortunate to have some time like this with my father after he died...

✨Expected Death ~ When someone dies, the first thing to do is nothing. Don't run out and call the nurse. Don't pick up the phone. Take a deep breath and be present to the magnitude of the moment.

There's a grace to being at the bedside of someone you love as they make their transition out of this world. At the moment they take their last breath, there's an incredible sacredness in the space. The veil between the worlds opens.

We're so unprepared and untrained in how to deal with death that sometimes a kind of panic response kicks in. "They're dead!"

We knew they were going to die, so their being dead is not a surprise. It's not a problem to be solved. It's very sad, but it's not cause to panic.

If anything, their death is cause to take a deep breath, to stop, and be really present to what's happening. If you're at home, maybe put on the kettle and make a cup of tea.

Sit at the bedside and just be present to the experience in the room. What's happening for you? What might be happening for them? What other presences are here that might be supporting them on their way? Tune into all the beauty and magic.

Pausing gives your soul a chance to adjust, because no matter how prepared we are, a death is still a shock. If we kick right into "do" mode, and call 911, or call the hospice, we never get a chance to absorb the enormity of the event.

Give yourself five minutes or 10 minutes, or 15 minutes just to be. You'll never get that time back again if you don't take it now.

After that, do the smallest thing you can. Call the one person who needs to be called. Engage whatever systems need to be engaged, but engage them at the very most minimal level. Move really, really, really, slowly, because this is a period where it's easy for body and soul to get separated.

Our bodies can gallop forwards, but sometimes our souls haven't caught up. If you have an opportunity to be quiet and be present, take it. Accept and acclimatize and adjust to what's happening. Then, as the train starts rolling, and all the things that happen after a death kick in, you'll be better prepared.

You won't get a chance to catch your breath later on. You need to do it now.

Being present in the moments after death is an incredible gift to yourself, it's a gift to the people you're with, and it's a gift to the person who's just died. They're just a hair's breadth away. They're just starting their new journey in the world without a body. If you keep a calm space around their body, and in the room, they're launched in a more beautiful way. It's a service to both sides of the veil.

Credit for the beautiful words ~ Sarah Kerr, Ritual Healing Practitioner and Death Doula , Death doula
Her original video link is here ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7mG0ZAym0w

Beautiful art by Columbus Community Deathcare
Always With Love

yes please

Well…I do it for the BLISS!