As the Moon shifts into the first tithi of the waxing Moon cycle, the sacred nine day and night celebration of Maha Navaratri begins.

Nava means nine and ratri means night in Sanskrit. Each day and night of this powerful junction point, correlates to the epic battle between the goddess Sri Devi Mahatmyam and the demon Mahishasura. Maha Devi Mahatmyam is connected to both Durga and Shakti, powerful forms of divine feminine energy that awaken, clear, transform and heal. Sri Devi is understood to be the supreme creation power of the universe, the Tridevi, or triple goddess, as she expresses the creation, sustaining and destructive energies that perpetuate all forms of life. In the sacred text known as the Sri Devi Mahatmyam, composed between 400 and 600 CE, the many forms of the goddess are expressed.

"She is presented, through a language of praise, as the one who dwells in all creatures, as the soul, as the power to know, the power to will and the power to act. She is consciousness of all living beings, she is intelligence, she is matter, and she is all that is form or emotion." - Via Wikipedia

During the nine day and night Navaratri celebration, the battle between light and dark forces enlivens, ending on the 10th day with Victory Day, Vijaya Dashami. This  battle between light and dark, good and bad, masculine and feminine, transformation and healing, is taking place within all beings at this sacred junction point. It is a time to heal and integrate polarities within.

During Chaitra Navaratri in the spring, the ninth day is celebrated as the birth day of Lord Ram, called Ram Navami.

The Navaratri celebration is an expression of what is taking place within Nature, through the Laws that govern Nature, marking an important transition within us and around us. These important junction points (know as a gap, or sandhi in Sanskrit) happen multiple times a year, however, the Shardiya, or Maha Navaratri, junction point is considered the most powerful. This is a death cycle for both Northern and Southern hemispheres. As life is being called into silence in the North, and called into action for the South. In either case, doors are opening and closing.

Align with Nature and Her powerful energy of change and transformation during Navaratri. Ritualize your connections with Nature- in order to land more closely to your own inner wisdom, to Her wisdom. Strengthen your connection to self and Spirit.

Navaratri is a poignant time in the Vedic Calendar. This ancient calendar is one that is dedicated to Nature and her cycles and rhythms, the planets, and most importantly the Moon. In the Vedic Calendar, time is connected to what Nature and the cosmos are doing, and these elements are intimately related. Navaratri occurs several times a year, though the main celebrations are twice a year- in the "gap" seasons of spring and fall. These times are considered sandhi times; delicate times that feel like you are neither here, nor there. We might call it the netherworld. This time, though delicate, is considered sacred.

In the spring, Navaratri marks the "waking up" of the devis or the goddesses; the aspects of Natural Law that enliven growth, abundance, prosperity, learning, well being, change and transformation. In the fall, Navaratri invites in destruction, removal, change, transformation and healing. The goddesses Durga, Saraswati and Lakshmi symbolize these parts of life and Nature, while also being parts of our own innate being. The three of them together represent our wholeness, the trinity of life, alive in and around us. These three goddesses also connect to Shakti, the goddess who gives the spark of life to every being, to Nature, and to existence.

Fall Navaratri, or Maha Navaratri, is by far the most potent as it brings deep transformation and the ability to remove, destroy, release and transform, our darkness into light. The holy trinity of goddesses supports this process and allows us to let go of what needs to be released in order for greater nourishment. As we let go of our darkness, an increase of light and wisdom can take its place. This process is marked by Durga's powerful battle against the demon Mahishasura. On the 10th day, she destroyed him and was victorious. This day is called Vijaya Dashami (Dashami is the 10th lunar day of the Moon cycle, connected to dharma).

This is a nine day and night celebration that is divided into three parts. The first three days are dedicated to the goddess Durga. Her warrior spirit cleanses, shifts, uproots, changes and transforms. Think of her as tilling the soil, prior to planting seeds. The next three days of celebration are dedicated to Lakshmi. Her abundance, nurturing, and wealth offer nourishment and support to us on all levels of life. Health is the ultimate wealth and Lakshmi brings this support as well. Finally, we have three days dedicated to goddess Saraswati. She gives us knowledge, understanding, wisdom, creativity and artistry. She is the rasayana (or healing balm) if you will to close this sacred nine day celebration. Together, these three goddesses bring wholeness, renewal, and the life giving offerings of Shakti. This creative life-force energy is truly what inspires life, living and abundance.

It is at this time that we can connect to these three goddesses most easily- inside of us, and around us. Because of this, Navaratri is considered a very sacred and powerful time of year- one that influences our inner and outer experience of life for months to come. To connect with the goddesses more closely, make special offerings on your altar for them during the nine days. You can also dedicate your actions and intentions to them for greater communication.

Connecting to fire and stoking the internal flame (or agni) can be valuable for the first three days of Durga. You may wish to write intentions that focus on empowerment and action steps for the coming months as well. Using self development tools to transform negative thoughts and mental body stories, will be well supported at this time. During the three days of Lakshmi, bring sweets and flowers to your altar, cook nourishing foods for your Self, decorate and adorn your Self. This is a time to focus on self care diligently. For the final portion of Navaratri, dedicated to Saraswati, music, art and poetry can be a good way to focus your energy, efforts and intentions. Use creativity, artistry and embodiment resources for grounding and landing in your intentions. Use one of my Creative Rituals for support with this process.

On this first day and night of Navaratri, notice what's arriving. I have experienced that the first three days of Navaratri initiate the changes and transformations you are working with in this release cycle. Often you must confront challenges and obstacles as a result. More nourishment and support is coming, but you can't receive it without this important step. What is arriving? What parts of your personal mythology are showing up as a mirror for you? How can you clear more space within? Let Durga's fierce warrior energy initiate and provoke awareness.

Emotionally, you may feel anger, pain, frustration or sadness emerge in the coming days. Physically you may need more rest or silence. Mentally you may need more inward reflection as well as time for meditation. Spiritually, you may need time with nature and rituals that help you land in deeper presence. Understand that this is a part of the change and transformation process. Where can you land into deeper presence with your needs?

As you deepen your intention for this Navaratri celebration, find meaningful rituals for yourself that bring you closer to spirit. Spend time in nature and in meditation. Listening to Durga mantras right now is excellent for inviting in her presence. Traditionally, listening to Chandi Path recitations is also encouraged.

During this sacred and potent time, treat your Self like the goddess that you are and share your abundance with others. May we each remember our abundant true nature, our immense creative life giving energy!


Read more about Navaratri from Vaidya Rama Kant Mishra, renowned Shaka Vansya Ayurvedic Doctor.

Late morning Friday, September 30th, Moon shifts into Hasta nakshatra, joining both Sun and Jupiter in this lunar constellation. Savitr is enlivened on multiple levels, bringing the possibility of awakening to the soul and emotional body. The new Moon is at 18:12 MDT, while Moon moves through Virgo and Hasta nakshatra. This constellation is ruled by the Moon, so the emotional body will be a primary resource in the coming waxing cycle. Your relationship with the Moon will directly impact the effects of your awakening process. Do not neglect, avoid or resist your inner waves. In fact, your enlightenment is intimately connected to your emotional body relationship. Do you lean in closer and ride the waves? Or do you push past these important inner messengers?

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As the Moon shifts into the first tithi (phase) on October 1st, the sacred ten day and night celebration of Shardiya Maha Navaratri begins. Nava means nine and ratri means night in Sanskrit. Each day and night of this powerful junction point, correlates to the epic battle between the goddess Sri Devi Mahatmyam and the demon Mahishasura. Maha Devi Mahatmyam is connected to both Durga and Shakti, powerful forms of divine feminine energy that awaken, clear, transform and heal. Sri Devi is understood to be the supreme creation power of the universe, the Tridevi, or triple goddess, as she expresses the creation, sustaining and destructive energies that perpetuate all forms of life. In the sacred text known as the Sri Devi Mahatmyam, composed between 400 and 600 CE, the many forms of the goddess are expressed.

"She is presented, through a language of praise, as the one who dwells in all creatures, as the soul, as the power to know, the power to will and the power to act. She is consciousness of all living beings, she is intelligence, she is matter, and she is all that is form or emotion." - Via Wikipedia

The Navaratri celebration is an important part of this waxing Moon cycle, impacting the change, transformation and healing process on multiple levels of life. It is at this time that we can connect to these three goddesses most easily- inside of us, and around us. Because of this, Navaratri is considered a very sacred and powerful time of year- one that influences our inner and outer experience of life for months to come. To connect with the goddesses more closely, make special offerings on your altar for them during the nine days. You can also dedicate your actions and intentions to them for greater communication.

Read more about the importance of Navaratri and how to use this sacred time to maximize the healing effects.

In the coming waxing cycle it may feel like you have a foot in two worlds, as though you're navigating your polarities with uncertainty and extremes. Are you in or are you out? Trust that an integration is taking place and use your relationships as potent resources for the process. Depth and awakening are possible through the mirror of "other" but not without digging up some very dark personal mythology from your depths. What is it that you're truly longing for? That you're afraid of? How is your fear keeping you from the nourishment that you seek? It is your pain and grief that will teach you the most. Use it to heal and transform your darkness into light. First you must be willing to witness it, then you can move it and release it.

Grieve the death and losses present in your relationships. What is working? What isn't? Honor your pain and allow it to release. Attend to the heart ache and process of inner release with tenderness, compassion and kindness towards yourself. What are you grieving? What have you lost in the past many months? Let your emotional waves be a process clearing, cleaning and purging. It's normal and vital that you do this right now.

As you clear and purge your emotional body, you are creating space for the new. What are you allowing into your life- consciously and unconsciously? Your choices impact how and what you receive very directly. Clean up your support systems and align with more nourishing stability- within your body and environment. If you're not willing to do the intense mental and emotional body clean up that it takes to create new options and possibilities for yourself, there won't be any noticeable changes taking place in this cycle. The amount of abundance coming to you is directly impacted by the space you create for it. What is clogging the channels of your mind, body, emotions and spirit?



* All timing used is Mountain Daylight Time

Moon is waning, becoming new late in the week. The sacred Vedic celebration of Navaratri begins with the empty Moon, marking a powerful transition point between seasons. The Divine Mother is awakening within all of us- offering clearing, cutting and transformation. We are experiencing a powerful transition point. (More details below). As Moon moves past Rahu mid week, the Kala Sarpa yoga effects intensify. This will last for another two weeks, until Moon moves to the other side of Ketu and Aquarius. The dance of Kala Sarpa yoga continues until January. Expect extremes- highs and lows. It is a time of learning how to navigate choppy waters and find your inner shore. Please follow along as I share resources for working with grief and big emotions. Join my *free* class here.

Monday, September 26th
Moon in 12th tithi
Dvadashi

Moon shifts to Ashlesha nakshatra just after Monday begins. The domain of Sarpa enlivens with depth and mysticism. Awakening is available, if you are willing to attend to your inner darkness and navigate challenging territory within. Growth and wisdom come from leaning into the unknown parts of yourself. What terrifies you, what provokes uncertainty and confusion? What resources and support do you need in order to feel more held and safe with your healing journey? There's an integration and harmony arriving with your mind and emotions. Activate and align with your polarities. Harness the wisdom from both the challenges and the resources that you are confronting. Sun is transiting Virgo right now and shifts into Hasta nakshatra early afternoon. This is the domain of Savitr, a resource for awakening, dawning and moving into the light. Find your inner light switch and turn it on. What do you see?

Tuesday, September 27th
Moon in 13th tithi
Trayodasi

Early Tuesday morning, Moon leaps through the challenging gandanta (gap) between Cancer and Leo, landing in Magha nakshatra. This is a regal constellation, connected to the father and the ancestors specifically. There is leadership available here. Step into your power and use your strength for divine purpose. Moon joins Rahu and Mercury in Leo for the coming days. All three planets receive gaze from Ketu and Saturn. There is a need for release, but confusion about how to do so. Restriction and resistance co-mingle with sudden shifts and changes. Where are you gripping? Where are you allowing release? How can you keep landing in your body- in order to ground more firmly in the "now"?

Wednesday, September 28th
Moon in 14th tithi
Chaturdasi

Late morning, Moon moves into Purvaphalguni nakshatra, and into tight conjunction with Rahu. Bhaga is enlivened, the resource provider. He brings what you need, in order to feel the pleasure of life. Today, you may feel big abundance, or extreme lack- depending on your natal chart relationship with Venus and Rahu and Moon. The emotions will be shadowed and may feel extreme or volatile. Emotional body waves are stronger when Moon interacts with the karma nodes, Rahu and Ketu. As Moon crosses over Rahu today and to the other side of him, expect the emotional body to intensify. Once Moon moves to the inside of Rahu this afternoon, the effects of Kala Sarpa yoga return for the coming weeks. Highs and lows should be expected. Read more here. The Moon will be sandwiched in between Rahu and Mercury until Thursday, causing intensified mental and emotional body pressures. Sudden stops and starts may be experienced- especially with power, communication, finances and creativity. Ride the waves and find soft landing in your body. It is the only place to find the "now".

Jupiter is moving through his 13 month transit in Virgo and steps into Hasta nakshatra early morning. He will be in Hasta until the end of November. There is a powerful awakening possible right now. Lean into your light, wisdom and inner resources. This does not mean bypass the challenges, hardships or grief moving through you. It requires your deep authenticity, and presence with your whole range of being. Dedicate your efforts to awakening right now, bringing light (presence) to your darkness and bowing to it in deep reverence. Recite Gayatri Mantra for extra support in the coming weeks.

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Thursday, September 29th
Moon in 14th and 15th tithi
Chaturdasi and Amavasya

Mid morning, Moon moves to the latter half of the Phalguni constellation, where Aryaman resides. Family nourishment and support becomes a vital resource today, though may provide challenges simultaneously. What do you need to feel connected, supported, honored and loved? How can you get this need me for connection- in a nourishing way?  Moon moves into Virgo early afternoon, joining Sun and Jupiter here. All three planets are outside of the gaze of the other planets, which may support some upliftment on the emotional body level. Allow yourself to expand into the light, love and gratitude within. Where do you feel this in your body wisdom? Land here. Do it again and again.

Friday, September 30th
Moon in 15th and 1st tithi
Amavasya and Pratipad

Late morning, Moon shifts into Hasta nakshatra, joining both Sun and Jupiter in this lunar constellation. Savitr is enlivened on multiple levels, bringing the possibility of awakening to the soul and emotional body. The new Moon is at 16:12 MDT, while Moon moves through Virgo and Hasta nakshatra. This constellation is ruled by the Moon, so the emotional body will be a primary resource in the coming waxing cycle. Your relationship with the Moon will directly impact the effects of your awakening process. Do not neglect, avoid or resist your inner waves. In fact, your enlightenment is intimately connected to your emotional body relationship. Do you lean in closer and ride the waves? Or do you push past these important inner messengers? I'm sharing powerful resources for helping you navigate your inner landscape right now. Join my free class.

Read More about the new Moon

As the Moon shifts into the first tithi early evening, the sacred ten day and night celebration of Shardiya Maha Navaratri begins. Nava means nine and ratri means night in Sanskrit. Each day and night of this powerful junction point, correlates to the epic battle between the goddess Sri Devi Mahatmyam and the demon Mahishasura. Maha Devi Mahatmyam is connected to both Durga and Shakti, powerful forms of divine feminine energy that awaken, clear, transform and heal. Sri Devi is understood to be the supreme creation power of the universe, the Tridevi, or triple goddess, as she expresses the creation, sustaining and destructive energies that perpetuate all forms of life. In the sacred text known as the Sri Devi Mahatmyam, composed between 400 and 600 CE, the many forms of the goddess are expressed. "She is presented, through a language of praise, as the one who dwells in all creatures, as the soul, as the power to know, the power to will and the power to act. She is consciousness of all living beings, she is intelligence, she is matter, and she is all that is form or emotion." - Via Wikipedia

Read more about the importance of Navaratri and how to use this sacred time to maximize the healing effects.

Join me as I share resources for navigating grief and big emotions.
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Saturday, October 1st
Moon in 1st tithi
Pratipad

The Moon is empty now and the Navaratri celebrations begin with three days and nights dedicated to Maha Durga. Savitr continues to bring his support until noon, when the Moon then shifts to Chitra nakshatra- Vishva Karma's domain. As the divine architect, he brings immense creativity, building, planning and resources. He awakens and enlivens action steps and plans. Mars rules this lunar constellation, yet the planet of fire and warrior action is currently transiting the challenging star, Mula, in Sagittarius. Confusion about action steps may arrive. Notice the nuances arriving today, as important uprooting and release is taking place. It's the first day of Navaratri and Durga begins her battle against the asura (demon) Mahishasura. The battle between dark and light forces starts to work its magic on you as well. Acknowledge and address challenges head on. Notice the inner conflicts emerging. This is a powerful time to integrate polarities, but first you must pull up the weeds in mind and emotions. The coming days will test your ability to face your demons and confront your darkness.

On this first day and night of Navaratri, notice what's arriving. I have noticed that the first three days of Navaratri initiate the changes and transformations we are working with in this release cycle. Often we must confront challenges and obstacles as a result. More nourishment and support are coming, but we can't receive it without this important step. What is arriving? What parts of your personal mythology are showing up as a mirror for you? How can you clear more space within? Let Durga's fierce warrior energy initiate and provoke awareness.

Emotionally, we may feel anger, pain, frustration or sadness emerge in the coming days. Physically we may need more rest or silence. Mentally we may need more inward reflection as well as time for meditation. Spiritually, we may need time with nature and to attend to rituals that help us land in deeper presence. Understand that this is a part of the change and transformation process. Where can you land into deeper presence with your needs?

As you deepen your intention for this Navaratri celebration, find meaningful rituals for yourself that bring you closer to spirit. Spend time in nature and in meditation. Listening to Durga mantras right now is excellent for inviting in her presence. Traditionally, listening to Chandi Path recitations is also encouraged.

Sunday, October 2nd
Moon in 2nd tithi
Dvitiya

Just as Sunday begins, the Moon moves to one of its least favorite signs, Libra, joining Venus here. Venus adores Libra, which helps to bring some support, however Venus is not fond of the Moon. The vacillation and back and forth, that Libra is famous for, imbalances and destabilizes the Moon as well. Ketu gives his gaze, provoking sudden awakening- either through awareness or loss, or both. You will likely feel the unsteadiness in mind and emotions today. This will impact relationships, business and comforts especially. Late afternoon, Moon moves to Swati nakshatra and the wind god, Vayu brings change, movement and detachment. Relationship changes arrive. What do you need to feel more stability, support and grounding? It is the second day and night of the Navaratri celebration and the second of three that are dedicated to Ma Durga. Her battle begins to intensify today. Notice the conflicts and polarities rising to the surface of your mind. Notice the impact on your emotional body. Notice the effects on your physical body. How can you reconnect to your inner knowing, even when the inner battle is intensifying? Recite Durga mantras and listen to Chandi Path recitations for extra support.

Monday, October 3rd
Moon in 3rd tithi
Tritiya

Swati nakshatra continues to bring powerful changes to feelings and emotions. Ruling Deity of Swati nakshatra, Vayu, the wind god, invites in swift movement and change. Whether it's a gentle breeze or huge gusts, winds of change are ushering in transformation. What are you tracking within your own personal landscape? Use your emotional body as a resource for discerning your needs. What is working? What is not? What resources and support are you missing? Late evening, Moon moves to Vishaka nakshatra. It is the third day of Navaratri and the third day and night dedicated to Ma Durga. Recite Durga mantras and listen to Chandi Path recitations for extra support. Today, use connection and integration as a way to transform. Dual gods, Indra and Agni rule over Vishaka and instigate the need for partnership and co-creation. Agni, the ultimate transformational element provides the spark for change. What are you burning and releasing? Allow the strength of Indra to supply you with the power you need to awaken your inner wisdom. Clarify, purify, release.

Mercury moves back into its favorite sign, Virgo today. As he re-enters his sign of exaltation, he joins Jupiter and Sun as well. At this point, we may finally get the positive effects of an exalted Mercury, with the expansive wisdom of Jupiter and the illumination of the Sun to support the awareness. A strong mind will bring more clarity, purposeful communication and potent resources. For the benefits of exalted Mercury to be felt, it will require patience and strong intentions.

Stay true to your direction and continue to take action towards goals and desires. Increased financial support will come with your diligence. Work consistently and pro-actively on clearing limiting beliefs and mental/emotional blockages during this cycle- all that is hindering your ability to step more powerfully into financial abundance. Gather resources and support for this process. Jupiter will be activating your expansion, but only with the right guidance and support.

The Moon begins its journey inward, waning and softening in the coming days. On the heels of the full Moon and lunar eclipse, as well as three major transits, a new week arrives with promises of fresh starts. The eclipse portal has closed, yet integration and digestion of the past many weeks is still simmering. Attend to clean up and endings. A sense of possibility is awakened, while a necessity to attend to malnourishment and places within that don't feel supported, connected or whole still lingers. Ride the waves this week, deepening your inner journey. What do you truly need for more integration and balance- in self and relationships?

Did you miss the details of last week's transits? Read More


Monday, September 19th
Moon 4th tithi
Chaturthi

Moon continues to transit Aries, but shifts to Bharani nakshatra late Monday morning. Rahu shares his powerful desires and intense cravings with the emotional body. The closing of the eclipse portal continues, requesting integration, digestion and assimilation of the past weeks. What challenges have you encountered? What resources have arrived? As Moon moves to Bharani nakshatra late morning, Yama brings his transitional energy as he connects to death and release. He needs restraint and simplicity, without elaboration or excess. His powers enliven the death process- a process of release and ending, as well as opening and beginning. How are you attending to your inner transformation process? What support and holding do you need? What is missing and where do you need more resources and guidance? Change and transformation are awakened right now with three planets having just changed signs in the past three days and Moon beginning a new transit around the zodiac. What are you opening to? What are you closing to?

Tuesday, September 20th
Moon in 5th tithi
Panchami

Late morning, Moon moves to Krittika nakshatra, bringing the transformational energy of Agni to the day. The alchemical element of fire is enlivened, supporting digestion, assimilation and deeper nourishment as a result. Precision and cutting happen with this constellation. Simplify and find clarity with your needs. Make choices and take action accordingly. Early afternoon, Moon moves into its sign of exaltation, Taurus, receiving the expansive, nurturing gaze of Jupiter. Emotions swell and feelings intensify. What is working? What is not? Get clear on what you need as you navigate your emotional body with conscious awareness.

Wednesday, September 21st
Moon in 6th tithi
Sashti

Mid morning, Moon moves to the creative and potent constellation, Rohini. Lord Brahma and Goddess Saraswati invite manifestation from creative acts and artistic endeavors. It is through your creativity, your artistry, that you bring your desires into manifest form. This is the power you have as a human being, as a creator. What are you creating today? What are you bringing forth into form? What desires need your attention and intention today? Expand your vision.

Thursday, September 22nd
Moon in 7th to 8th tithi
Saptami to Ashtami

Early morning, Moon shifts into Mrigashirsha nakshatra, the domain of Soma, divine nectar. This life force enhancing nourishment is the drink of the gods, but can be absorbed through direct contact with the Moon, Chandra. There is movement, growth and powerful creativity available with this constellation. Create, thrive, grow. Late afternoon, Moon moves to Gemini, receiving gaze from Mars and Ketu. The emotional body feels heat and agitation, sudden awareness and release. Mental and emotional body needs surface. Stay connected to your inner landscape. What are the needs surfacing?

Fall Equinox happens September 22nd at 08:21 MDT, when day and night are almost equal in length. Sun crosses the celestial equator (the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator), marking the beginning of fall for the Northern Hemisphere and spring for the Southern Hemisphere. It is also a time of polarity shifts and a can be a transition point that sparks change. Outer tendencies become inner, challenges become resources, doors that were closed before may re-open and vice versa. It is a time of regaining some balance and integration with the opposite extreme, but will provoke discomfort as you get used to the shift. Anywhere there's been imbalance in your life, expect a shift in the other direction now. Seek balance and harmony rather than bi-polar extremes.

Mercury goes direct, just as Thursday begins. Still under the gaze of Saturn as he navigates Leo for another 10 days, the mental body is under pressure. Grief, discomfort and resentment may be released from the mind. Once Mercury goes direct in Leo, he won't re-enter Virgo again until October 3rd. As he re-enters his sign of exaltation, he joins Jupiter and Sun as well. At this point, we may finally get the positive effects of an exalted Mercury, with the expansive wisdom of Jupiter and the illumination of the Sun to support the awareness. A strong mind will bring more clarity, purposeful communication and potent resources. For the benefits of exalted Mercury to be felt, it will require patience and strong intentions.

Read more about Mercury direct

Friday, September 23rd
Moon in 9th tithi
Navami

Early morning, Moon moves to Ardra nakshatra, Rudra's constellation. Power, force and emotion arrive. How do you use this immense power? Can you use the challenge as a resource? Channel the immense emotion moving through you in a way that propels you forward, supports momentum and intentional change. Awakening is possible through your action steps right now. Stay connected to your choices and heart wisdom. Navigate the inner waves with skill and focus. How do you channel your powerful inner waters in order for change and transformation?

Saturday, September 24th
Moon in 10th tithi
Dashami

Early morning, Moon shifts to Punarvasu nakshatra and the sweetness of Aditi arrives to nourish and support you with her resources and wisdom. Her ability to create wholeness and to unify, will provide some nourishment. Look for the resources arriving to support you. Gratitude is the balm of the heart and a powerful resource for attracting more wholeness. What are you grateful for today? Late evening, Moon moves to its own sign, Cancer, opening the heart even wider. Softly land within your heart wisdom and listen carefully. What messages are arriving? Tend to your needs with intention and surrender.

Sunday, September 25th
Moon in 11th tithi
Ekadashi

Moon transits Cancer today, moving through Pushya nakshatra. Mars gives his fiery gaze to his least favorite sign, the heart centered, feeling sign of the Moon. Feel what you feel. Anger arrives to help you create clearer boundaries and honor what is working and what is not working. Where have you been saying yes when you should be saying no? Pushya supports deep nourishment on all levels of life, but requires balance and integration with inner and outer needs. Clarity with your needs is a must right now. No excuses! Find balance between your opening and closing, your yes and your no, inner and outer, self and relationships. Get specific about your needs and how to express them from a heart centered place.

Monday, September 26th
Moon in 12th tithi
Dvadashi

Moon shifts to Ashlesha nakshatra just after Monday begins. The domain of Sarpa enlivens with depth and mysticism. Awakening is available, if you are willing to attend to your inner darkness and navigate challenging territory within. Growth and wisdom come from leaning into the unknown parts of yourself. What terrifies you, what provokes uncertainty and confusion? What resources and support do you need in order to feel more held and safe with your healing journey? There's an integration and harmony arriving with your mind and emotions. Activate and align with your polarities. Harness the wisdom from both the challenges and the resources that you are confronting.



* All timing used is Mountain Daylight Time

​Today I hit my breaking point.

I've been bumping up against so many unmet needs recently. This process of confronting all my holes and emptiness intensified today. All the places in me where I feel empty. Places within where I don't feel nourished. These many places of malnourishment. The places in me that can't seem to get what they really need. This shows up as dissatisfaction, disappointment and loneliness. It is the part of me that feels separate from others and resists the nourishment it actually yearns for.

This place.

I took an unconscious, silent vow a long time ago. This vow has meant that I must stay in the role of giving and support. Support for my family and their needs; to be the caretaker in the tribe. I took this vow as a child in order to get certain needs met, to survive. I learned the duty of giving, yet I now lack the skill of asking for what I need, and the ability to fully receive.

Receiving is vulnerable territory.

I wasn't taught how to be in the role of receiving or how to ask for my needs to be met. As a result, many needs continue to go unmet. The malnourishment continues to emerge and the fear of being vulnerable enough to ask for what I really need, feels overwhelming. 

My mother was a powerful giver. 

She affirmed her love in extraordinary ways to me- daily. She showed up for me, spoke words of love and affirmation continually and constantly reminded me that I was loved and cherished, that I was a special part of this universe. Since her sudden passing several years ago, this void within me has deepened. It has felt impossible to fill my daily love quotient. So I have just about given up.

But these needs have not gone away. In fact, they are now starting to get louder. The emptiness is starting to be more forceful with me these days.

The painful emotions emerging recently have been helping me identify what it is that I truly need. There are many needs.

But today, I identified the biggest need right now: hearing words of affirmation; knowing that others see me and honor me for who I am, how I am. Part of me is still too terrified to really ask for these needs to be met in my intimate relationships. Part of me is still too afraid of being this vulnerable.

So I took these needs and these emotions with me on my evening walk. I tapped (EFT) on the pain- speaking aloud the story and the feelings, the emptiness, the vulnerability, the lack. I started to move these heavy emotions and the old stories; the wounding of always being in the support role and how uncomfortable it feels to fully receive. I tapped out this old story of my vow, my duty, to care take others and the weight of this responsibility.

On the other side of this story and these emotions, I found an opening.

I decided I needed to created a new practice. A practice to honor my needs and to actually practice how to express these needs. A way to actually practice how to ask for my needs to be met.

I invite you to join me in this practice of asking for your needs to be met.

It's a simple practice, but one that takes courage.

Step 1) 

Every day check in with your inner landscape. Start with a four level check in. Notice what's arriving on the four levels of your being. Pay close attention to the emotional body.

If you've been following along with my posts the past few weeks, I've been sharing resources specifically for the emotional body. By now you've heard me say that the emotional body helps us get our needs met. Why?! Because underneath the emotion you are feeling is in fact a need. A need that is either being met- or not being met. Your job is to ask and inquire about the underlying need. What is the need underneath the emotion?

Step 2) 

Identify what you need and find your words. For example say: "I need to hear that I matter." or "I need to hear that I'm cherished, loved and supported."  Today, I actually needed to hear that "life is going to turn out OK." Stick to the statement "I need" for now. 

Be as specific as you can. This is part of the practice. Identifying exactly what your need is. Notice how you want this need to be met- verbally, with an action, with presence, etc.

Step 3)

Vocalize what you need. The next step is to practice sharing your need with at least five close family or friends. People that you trust and feel safe with. Ask them exactly what you need and how you need them to show up for you. I encourage you to practice this daily. Check in with what you need, identify how you need this to be met, then practice expressing this need to others.

Pay close attention to the tone of your words as you speak your needs. Make sure you are asking from a place of loving kindness. You can also practice texting or emailing your needs to others.

Step 4)

Receive. The last piece is to receive the nourishment arriving. Allow yourself to be fed. When someone responds to your request with affirmation, presence or an action, allow yourself to receive it. How does it feel when your need is honored, when it is met? Where do you feel this in your body? Drop into the receptive and do so consciously. This is practice for arriving in receiving. A process of eating and digesting the nourishment of life.


I started this practice tonight. After receiving many offerings of love and gratitude, verbal nourishment, I feel full. My heart feels softer, gentler, more accepting and willing to surrender to life. 

I will be continuing this practice of receiving. Let's practice together!

Share your experiences with me below. Remember when you share a comment here, you are connecting directly with me.

In love gratitude for your whole being,

Swati*


I'll be sharing more resources in the coming days for those of you, like me, who are navigating the grief process- a lifelong journey of deepening your emotional body wisdom. Look for more resources, guidance and support coming in the next few weeks to support you with your healing and transformation through loss. I'll also be sharing a special offering for those of you dedicated to your spiritual awakening through grief. Follow Along

It's a full Moon week, which occurs with a penumbral lunar eclipse. The eclipse portal is closing, which means it will be intensifying themes and needs enlivened during this cycle. The emotional body waves will be extra strong, starting on Monday- day of Moon. Multiple planetary transits happen late in the week, stirring change and transition on multiple levels. The coming days require strong self care. Navigate your volatile inner landscape with tenderness, patience and presence. Go slow.

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Monday, September 12th
Moon in 11th tithi
Ekadashi

The week begins with Moon moving through UttaraAshada, shifting into Capricorn mid morning. Jupiter and Saturn give their gaze, requesting steady, consistent steps with attention to sadness, loss and grief in the coming days, as well as hard work and integration. Sun and Mercury are in exact conjunction today. The mind is hot and sharp. Stay cool. The Vishvadevas rule this constellation, requesting powerful actions and choices that align with your higher purpose. They provide the tenants for good character, integrity and nobility. The Vishva devas insist on dharmic action and will not settle for anything less. Where are you aligned with your dharmic path? Where are you misaligned? What adjustments need to be made? Early evening, Moon passes through the sacred nakshatra, Abhijit, opening a portal into the spirit world. This is a sacred time of connecting to higher forces and inner realms. The door is open until just after midnight. Pause, check in, meditate, spend time in nature. Connect with your dharmic truth and inner power. Say yes to your inner wisdom by showing up in presence.

Tuesday, September 13th
Moon in 12th tithi
Dvadashi

Moon transits Sravana, Vishnu's domain, bringing expansion, opening and awakening. Vishnu expresses the sustaining quality of the universe, which connects to dharma. Saturn and Jupiter continue to give their gaze to the Moon, bringing a certain pressure and expansion to the emotional body. Sun and Mercury continue in close conjunction. Keep the mind and body moving today. Feel your emotional body, but let the waves flow out and through. What is the need underneath the emotion? What is working? What is not? Gather your resources of support and nourishment. What brings you inner stability? Just before midnight, Moon shifts to Dhanishta nakshatra, the realm of the Vasudevas. Find your inner light source.

Wednesday, September 14th
Moon in 13th tithi
Trayodashi

Moon transits the domain of the Vasudevas today, moving through Dhanishta nakshatra. The Moon is expanding and filling, bringing the emotional body to the surface, requiring your diligence and presence. Just before noon, Moon shifts into Aquarius, asking for integration and unification. The challenge becomes how to unite your separateness, the illusion that you are not whole. Moon conjuncts Ketu here and will be cracked open, liberated, in the coming days, while Mars gives his warrior gaze. Expect an emotional body release. Simultaneously, Rahu, Sun and retrograde Mercury give their direct gaze, putting pressure, heat and shadow on the Moon. The Vasu devas only want your light to be seen, they want you to see your own light. What are you missing and where are you resisting receiving the nourishment of your life light? Who is reflecting this to you? What are you needing that you are not receiving? Your emotional body will be leading the way, offering answers, albeit through challenge. Listen carefully. Late evening, Moon moves to Satabisha nakshatra and the all-seeing, all-knowing gaze of Varuna stirs. Turn that gaze within.

Thursday, September 15th
Moon in 14th tithi
Chaturdashi

Moon transits Satabisha today, enlivening the watchful, attuned gaze of Varuna. He punishes misdeeds and lack of alignment with Natural Law. His request is balance and integration, respect and honoring the wisdom of Nature. When you are connected to Her rhythms and cycles, you are in sync with life force energy. Going against this wisdom- consciously or unconsciously- has consequences. Today requires slow attentiveness to your heart wisdom. Your inner knowing will lead the way. It will support your healing and fulfillment. This process requires presence, stillness and an attention to inner details that are often pushed past. Listen carefully today. Make space and take the time to connect within. Honor your emotional body messages. Ride the waves. Late evening, Moon shifts to Purvabhadra nakshatra, integration and balance are required. Hold both halves of yourself- sadness and joy.

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Friday, September 16th
Moon in 15th tithi
Purnima

Moon moves through Purvabhadra, ushering in the full Moon today at 13:05 MDT. Just after Sun shifts into Virgo on September 16th, the full Moon in Pisces occurs with a penumbral lunar eclipse. This eclipse ends the unusually long eclipse portal that began on August 18th with an “almost” lunar eclipse. At the time of the full Moon (Purnima), the Moon has barely entered Pisces and will be under a degree- literally propping open the door between Aquarius and Pisces. This sandhi Moon is in very fragile and vulnerable territory, yet extremely spiritual as well.

The penumbral lunar eclipse on the 16th will be visible in much of Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Western South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic and Antarctica. It will not touch North America. The eclipse will begin at 10:54 am MDT, ending at 14:53 MDT. The maximum eclipse will occur at 12:54 pm MDT. From a Vedic perspective, it is not advised to be outside during the eclipse. Stay covered if you have to be out and about- especially your head and eyes. As the eclipse portal comes to a close, a release process is taking place. This may take several more days or weeks to integrate fully.

Moon in Pisces and Purvabhadrapada nakshatra during the time of the full Moon amplifies themes of release and letting go during the coming waning cycle. Pisces correlates to the 12th house of the zodiac, the final bhava (house) of the jyotish chart, connected to endings, release, transformation and retreats. It is the house of marriage (a transformational process) and finality. The 12th house is also connected to the ancestors because it is a house of death, endings and release. The next step is the spirit world.
 
Read more about the September Full Moon and Penumbral Eclipse

Multiple back to back planetary changes occur mid September with Sun’s transit into Virgo starting the change process. On September 16th mid morning, only a few hours prior to the full Moon in Pisces, Sun moves out of its favorite sign and into Virgo. Sun won’t re-enter Leo for another year. The focus of the past few months on Leo and multiple planets moving through this fire sign, begins to shift towards Virgo and its earth based energy. Currently Jupiter is making his year long passage through Virgo, and Venus is finishing up its month long journey of debilitation here.

As Sun enters Virgo, Leo is on the horizon, which puts the Sun in the 2nd house of speech and communication. Themes of verbal mastery continue and the Sun illuminates this tendency. Speech and diplomacy are necessary in this coming cycle. Refine your speech and word choice. This impacts your relationships greatly. Relationship challenges will be mitigated by thoughtful and compassionate connections, words and honesty.

Read more about Sun in Virgo

Early evening, Moon shifts to the latter half of the Bhadra constellation, Uttarabhadra. The Moon is completing a full cycle around the zodiac. Endings and release are enlivened. Seek closer and attend to the process of letting go.

Saturday, September 17th
Moon in 1st tithi
Pratipad

Moon transits the final sign of the zodiac, Pisces, finishing up its passage through Ahirbudhinya's domain. Uttarabhadrapada encourages depth and excavation below the surface, so that you can bring the unseen and hidden parts of yourself to the conscious mind. Resources come with this inner work and the process of diving deeply into your inner terrain. Jupiter, debilitated Venus and Sun are looking at the Moon today. There is heat and water, passion and steam. The emotional body begs you to look at it, to dive into its depths. What pearls of wisdom can you harvest from your challenging, choppy waters? Sun is in young degrees today, having just moved into Virgo. Venus is at the edge of its debilitation sign, Virgo, strengthening its effects. Relationships, love, money and comforts will feel vulnerable and extra challenging right now. Mars is also at the edge of Scorpio, a deep feeling sign. Allow the emotional body to release. Attend to grief with diligence and skillfulness today. Late afternoon, Moon moves to Revati, the final constellation of the zodiac. Pushan gives nourishment and resources for those who continue to align with their path and purpose. Move and transform. Meditate and get embodied. Spend time in nature. Reset, re-charge, re-boot, release.

On the heels of the full Moon, Mars moves into Sagittarius after months of being in a tense, pressurized dance with Saturn in Scorpio. The tight conjunction of Saturn and Mars in Scorpio has been provoking tests, lessons and all out war, since Mars began his Scorpio transit late February of this year. He has since danced back into Libra and returned to Scorpio to finish off his tempestuous battle with his enemy, Saturn. Mars finally leaves Scorpio on September 17th, when most of us will finally get to take a long sigh of relief. This battle between opposing forces has occurred in the vulnerable sign of Scorpio, digging up your deepest, darkest and most challenging personal mythology.

As Mars moves into Sagittarius, he lands in the chaos inducing nakshatra, Mula. This is Nirrti’s domain, the goddess of adharma. Her job is to pull you off your dharmic path, provoking chaos, turmoil and challenges simultaneously.

Read more about Mars in Sagittarius

Sunday, September 18th
Moon in 2nd tithi
Dvitiya

The first half of the day, Moon continues to allow closure and endings to take place as it moves through Revati and Pisces. A month long cycle around the zodiac finds completion today. Release is active, while openings and beginnings linger on the horizon. Early afternoon, Moon leaps into Aries and Ashwini nakshatra, jump starting fresh beginnings and openings. Rahu gives his gaze, sharing his shadowed intensity and strong desires. There is healing and rejuvenation available today if you can lean into resources and healing tools. The Ashwini Kumara twins support health and wellness through Ayurveda and the healing arts. They want you to align and attend to physical well being and harmony. Creativity and wellness are potent resources supported under this constellation. What are you using to integrate and find balance today?

Ending three days of back to back transits, Venus shifts to its mulitrikona sign, Libra, on September 18th. This cycle is relationship oriented and will ask you to address feelings and emotions connected to loss, separation, release and transformation. There is an uprooting process taking place that will require letting go of the old. What you let go impacts your sense of comfort and safety, as well as security. Are you clinging to outworn people, relationships and experiences because it feels safer then letting them go? It's imperative that you cut away the excess, the frivolous and the unnecessary. Clean, clear and purge your relationships and emotions so that you can create space for the new to enter. Refine your speech and communication so that you can speak more authentically and from a place that honors your feelings more fully. Speak powerfully from your heart.

Read more about Venus in Libra

Monday, September 19th
Moon in 3rd tithi
Tritiya

Moon continues to transit Aries, but shifts to Bharani nakshatra late Monday morning. Rahu shares his powerful desires and intense cravings with the emotional body. The closing of the eclipse portal continues, requesting integration, digestion and assimilation of the past weeks. What challenges have you encountered? What resources have arrived? As Moon moves to Bharani nakshatra late morning, Yama brings his transformational energy. He needs restraint and simplicity, without elaboration or excess. His powers enliven the death process- a process of release and ending, as well as opening and beginning. How are you attending to your inner transformation process? What support and holding do you need? What is missing and where do you need more resources and guidance? Change and transformation are awakened right now with three planets having just changed signs in the past three days and Moon beginning a new transit around the zodiac. What are you opening to? What are you closing to?

Yesterday I was in session with a dear client.

We were working with her limiting beliefs, her story of scarcity. A story that is deeply rooted in her grief, sadness and loss.

As we were tapping together (doing EFT) to clear this painful story, I came to a very poignant realization.

The journey of grief is in fact the Bhakti path- if used as a resource for awakening and opening.

Grief is inherently connected to your pain and suffering. It connects you deeply to your losses, to release and letting go. Moksha (liberation) is in fact a process of release, letting go and endings.

(You can see what your relationship is with Moksha and loss, simply by looking at the 12th house in your jyotish chart. It's also the house of death and the ancestors because of its connection to transformation.)

Release and letting go are natural parts of life. Nature's intelligence shares this process of release and transformation with us consistently. Particularly through the ever-changing seasons.

Yet loss is one of the most challenging things you will ever face in your lifetime. Small losses or big, life changing losses, the process of letting go is not easy. Grief is a natural response to the pain of letting go, of releasing some attachment.

When you choose to use your grief process for self awakening, for liberation, the journey becomes very different. Grief can become a spiritual resource- one that awakens you from deep slumber. The pain you experience during your loss will show you the places within where you have not been fully conscious.

The gift of your pain is the awakening to your unconscious patterns, behaviors and choices. It is the ultimate wake up call.

Most people will never use their grief as a spiritual resource. As a tool of self awakening. A way to awaken from their deepest slumbers.

Using the grief journey as a path of self realization is a poignant practice. One that I am very passionate about. I've experienced (and continue to experience) the power of leaning in closer to my grief- my inner pain, darkness, shadow and suffering.

Please join me for a heart-centered class to help you deepen your inner wisdom and relationship with Spirit.  

This process of leaning in closer- to your self and your pain- is actually a practice of devotion. Devotion to the self.

Your consistent presence, the act of showing up for yourself in your pain, takes bravery, courage and willingness.

Something profound begins to shift within your being with this simple, consistent act of arriving. Arriving back to the self- over and over again.

This is the practice of Bhakti, heart centered devotion. Devotion of the self.

Heart-centered devotion requires that you show up in these ways:

- Be consistent. 

This is a practice which requires you return again and again. Arrive with presence. Your attention to the self is your mantra.

- Non judgment. 

As you notice what is arriving, just honor what is. You are simply bringing your attention to the movement within your emotional body landscape, without labels or trying to change it.

- Devotion.
Your ability to arrive again and again with presence for your emotional body landscape, is an act of devotion.


Remember that your emotional body is a powerful resource. This is also the place of your Divine Feminine wisdom.

How to Deepen Your Devotion

As you practice showing up for your emotional body, honor it. Be a witness, then lean in closer.

What is your emotional body telling you? What is the underlying need? The gift of your emotional body is that it will always share with you a need that is either being met, or not being met. Listen closely.

When you can arrive for yourself again and again with non-judgment, with openness and honoring, you can also awaken more loving kindness for yourself.

It is likely you have never been mirrored this container of loving kindness during big waves of emotion.

Think back to your childhood. How did your parents "manage" your temper tantrums? Your powerful emotional outbursts? This is likely the same way you are still "managing" your emotions as an adult. Through avoidance, resistance, fear, challenge or resentment.

The first step to re-patterning this old conditioning is committing to arriving. Showing up is 50% of the process.

Don't just commit to showing up though.

How to Master the Process of Self Devotion:

Can you show up for yourself without judging your emotions?

Can you separate the emotional body messages from the mental body stories?

Can you harvest the need underneath the emotional body message?

Can you show up for yourself with more loving kindness, honoring yourself with non judgment- no matter what is arriving?

Can you honor yourself for arriving, trusting that this simple act of showing up is in fact a path of devotion, a process of deepening self love?


Self love requires that you show up for yourself- your whole self.

The act of self love is devotional by nature. It is a process of accepting, surrendering, honoring and bringing compassion to your whole being. This is the practice of Bhakti.

Heart-centered devotion requires that you honor and allow all parts of yourself. That all parts of your being make up your wholeness. This includes your pain, sorrow, darkness and illusion. Your grief.

Your ability to honor your grief- as a way to open your heart and awaken your inner wisdom- is the most profound act of devotion you can give yourself.


Please join me this weekend for a Bhakti centered practice. I'll be sharing potent resources to support your spiritual and emotional body awakening.

This is the last chance to register! Doors are closing!

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I'm in the midst of my 14 Day Emotional Body Challenge.

I've been sharing resources and guidance to support your emotional body literacy this past week.

It's a very important conversation to have. And one that very few people are willing to talk about, let alone do the actual work it requires.


Your willingness to show up for your self, for your emotional body, is courageous. It is the path of the warrior.


So few people understand the gifts of the emotional body.

In my lifelong journey with grief, loss and pain, I've encountered countless teachers, healers and therapists who aren't walking their talk.

The majority of clients I work with are navigating deep loss, grief, and the lasting impact of unprocessed emotions. Undigested emotion will create issues on all four levels of your being- physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.


The resistance to feeling your pain has dire consequences. Avoidance of your grief and sadness hinders your ability to feel joy.


Your willingness to move closer to your sadness, loss, pain and fear will result in an expanded ability to experience the power of happiness and fulfillment.

Simply put, the capacity in which you are showing up for your grief, is the capacity in which you'll be able to hold your joy.


Often we need support with this process of leaning into our pain.

This healing support may need to be personal or communal. But without consistent, safe, non-judgemental holding mirrored to you, reshaping and recreating new possibility for yourself will be near to impossible.


This is the disappointment I have felt with countless therapists, healers and teachers.

Those who I thought would understand my pain and bottomless sorrow, the heavy weight of my lifelong grief. I thought they would get it. But instead I have often been mirrored discomfort and disapproval, their own unprocessed emotion!


This is why it is vital that you do your emotional body work diligently.


You will pass on, mirror and express your emotional body literacy (or illiteracy) to others- consciously or unconsciously.


The only way to heal the pain, is to walk through it- to move with it. To use it. To create with it. But most importantly to bring your presence to it.

Presence is a powerful healing resource. This is the presence you have longed for, that you have always desired- from your parents, friends, family, teachers, healers and therapists.


We all long for presence.


You can start healing- simply by giving yourself the gift of presence.


Often, presence is the simple part. Maybe you can get there, but then what?


Once you arrive in presence, what is the next step?


How do you know if you are actually hearing your emotional body?


How do you extract the wisdom in all the pain and darkness?


Building a relationship (like any relationship) takes time.

It's your slow, consistent steps that let your emotional body know you are truly committed to the relationship. Big, powerful emotions are messengers from your emotional body that you need to pay attention. You need to lean in closer. You need something. But what?


The wisdom of the emotional body is that it will share your needs with you. Your emotional body lets you know when a need is being met, and when a need is not being met.


As a highly sensitive person, you have an extra special emotional body.

You have more internal receptors to communicate what you are feeling. This can be helpful for getting your needs met. But if you aren't paying attention often enough, you will also experience bigger emotional waves as well.


Daily maintenance is crucial- especially for highly sensitive people like you and me.

Make sure you're doing a daily four level check-in.


Here are some other ways to know if you are honoring your emotional body, or if you're frozen, stuck, avoiding or resisting its messages:

-Do you pause to listen to your emotions, to check in with what arrives and then use this to inform your actions and choices?

-Can you be present (very present) to others' emotions and navigate which are "theirs" and which are "yours"? 

- Do you dump your emotions on others as a way to cope with your own overwhelm?

-Do you hate tears? Anger? Do you wish it could be happy and "smooth" all the time for your Self and your relationships? 

-Do you push past your own emotions, trying to skip to the "good stuff"? 

-Do you cut and paste over your feelings- especially around others- in order to keep things "tidy" and not rock the boat? 

-Do you allow time and space for discomfort and emotions like sadness, anger, depression, grief and loneliness? 

-Do you use drugs or alcohol, food and other "feel good" methods to enhance your life? Especially when life feels tough? 
 
Read more about befriending your emotions here


I'll be sharing more emotional body resource with you in the coming days.


Remember that your courage to show up- no matter what is arriving within- is the most courageous thing you can do for yourself. 


Your presence is the first step to awakening.


I'm here to support your journey of emotional body intelligence and awakening to its many gifts.


In loving kindness- for your whole being,


Swati*

Follow along with my 14 Day Emotional Body Challenge here