Stepping onto the lush green grass, I could feel energy flowing through my body that was powerful, ancient and at the same time, familiar. Tears filled my eyes and I felt a heavy sob…
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We tend to protect our hearts, whether that manifests physically in the body with a tendency towards a slouching posture, or emotionally, by creating a protective energetic wall around us to ensure we won’t…
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Honoring the moon and moon cycles is a practice that has been around for ages. Many ancient peoples worshipped the moon and moon various goddesses. Regardless of who or what these people worshipped the…
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In the past year, I have met more humans who are waking up to their soul’s calling than ever before. It feels that the amount of people who are hearing the call is…
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Love is the Answer… Right? We have all probably heard the saying, “Keep your heart open”, at one point in our lives. Maybe from a good friend, a family member, or from an article…
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“There is so much to be grateful for…” Everyone and their mother says it. Magnet quotes, birthday cards, and bumper stickers all say it too. Maybe you even have a daily gratitude practice…
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I’ve been saying, with a certain buoyancy: “I’d LOVE to go on a silent retreat!” for ten years. So, when a three day Vipassana retreat popped up in my feed, I registered. My personal…
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SO FIRSTLY, WHAT IS SHAMANISM? THE ABRIDGED DEFINITION Shamans are mapmakers working at the energetic level, closest to source (or whatever you want to call it – the universe, God, spirit, etc) to help…
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“Keeping a Secret” is one of the teachings of the North Direction, or the mythical realm of Hummingbird, in the Q’ero Incan tradition of the high Andes. For a while I was confused as…
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Time & Chakras When it was presented to me to write an article on the chakras, I immediately lit up inside. I felt a resonance, a pull, a calling. Then the question came, “But…
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DAY 18 – Gathra Sundareswarar Koil, Kanjanagaram – Krittika Gathra Sundareswarar Koil is for Krittika Nakshatra which is my birth star. It is a special blessing to pray and make offerings at the temple…
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Aloha, India! I flew from the Big Island of Hawaii through Honolulu, Osaka, Singapore and then into Chennai. To break it up a bit, I overnighted in both Osaka and Singapore. I took off…
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DAY 6 – Sri Subramanya Swamy Temple, Thirupparankundram – Ashlesha Today is a very special day to visit the Ashlesha Temple as it is Ashlesha nakshatra. Ashlesha translates to the word Naga (meaning snake).…
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DAY 11 – Sahasra Lakshmeeswarar Koil, Pudukkottai – Uttara Bhadra This temple is where Goddess Lakshmi worshipped Lord Shiva with 1000 lotuses and is called Sahasra Lakshmeeswarar because Sahasram means 1000. Sages Agir Budhan,…
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If you’re reading this, chances are you might know a thing or two about astrology. Maybe you even know your zodiac sign, which would be your sun sign. But did you know this is…
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Honoring the Full Moon with Ceremony I slip my flip flops off, discarding them at the concrete pad at the edge of the beach and then step into the cool evening sand. The waves…