Emotional Body Authenticity + Loving Kindness Emotional body literacy is rare. Very few people learn the art of emotional body intelligence, let alone put it into action through relationship with self, relationship with others, and heart centered communication. The ability to attend your emotional body inner wisdom consistently and authentically takes courage, commitment, presence and ongoing practice. But the results are profound. It is vulnerable territory. To show up radically for yourself- to navigate the often choppy and violent inner waters. The emotional body is as wild and untamed as the Divine Feminine. She is your ever expanding Self. She often forces you to look at Her even though you'd rather not. Most people are resisting Her- which means they are also missing her wisdom, intelligence and gifts as well. As you courageously move closer to your emotional body, you gain access to a fuller range of experience. As a human being. Deepening emotional body intelligence increases your capacity to feel, to receive, to get needs met, and therefore be nourished more as well. I've come to the conclusion that everyone has the same basic core need: deeper nourishment. Think about it. To be "nourished" means that you feel safe, comforted, supported. It means that you have moved beyond survival. It means that you are receiving on some level- you are not in resistance or avoidance. Nourishment is life, essentially. When you are able to say yes to nourishment, it means you are saying yes to life as well. How often do you feel nourished? When does this feeling show up? Who does it show up with? Who does it not show up with? What does nourishment mean to you? Where do you feel nourishment in your body when it arrives?! Nourishment is a powerful resource. A tool of resiliency and inner stability. It is a baseline that can help deepen receptivity- so other needs can be met. It is also an important marker for emotional body intelligence. Inner tracking is the first step in honoring what is arriving within. It can open the door of loving kindness- for yourself and others. It can help you show up for yourself in a non judgemental way, a compassionate way. When you can show up for yourself in this way, you can start showing up for others in this way too. You can start communicating from this place as well. (Ill be sharing more about heart centered communication in the coming days). If you're ready to deepen your relationship with Nourishment, see below. I've posted a Creative Ritual to help you honor your inner nourishment and to help you build more awareness with this powerful resource. In the coming days I will continue to share resources that will support your emotional body relationship. I'm honored you are following along, that this conversation is meaningful to you, that you feel a desire to lean in closure to yourself and your inner landscape. It takes courage. But it is a vital part of the healing journey. Your willingness to listen to your inner intelligence will take you far. Looking forward to sharing more emotional body wisdom with you in the coming days as we continue this 14 day journey together. Join me for a *free* 14 Day Emotional Body Challenge! I'll be sharing resources, tools and extra guidance to navigate these choppy cosmic tides in the coming weeks.Get the Details Nourishment Creative Ritual 1) Using craypas, paints or pencils, create an image of your nourishment. What does nourishment feel like for you? Create an image that expresses this feeling using colors, textures and shapes. Allow 20 minutes at minimum for this nourishment image. Title your image. 2) Use your image to inspire a movement exploration. Let your body move in response to your nourishment image with an intention of "moving with your feelings of nourishment". What sensations emerge for you during your dance? What awareness? Allow 5 to 10 minutes for this movement exploration. I encourage you to extend this time frame as you recycle this process. 3) Harvesting. In your journal answer these questions: I am, I want, I need, I sense, I feel, I imagine. What deeply nourishes me? What no longer nourishes me? Where do I feel support in my life? Where do I need more support? What am I opening to? What am I closing to? Join me for a *free* 14 Day Emotional Body Challenge! I'll be sharing resources, tools and extra guidance to navigate these choppy cosmic tides in the coming weeks.Get the Details
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Themes of nourishment, home and heart continue through the first part of August, sparked by this month's new Moon. The August New Moon arrives August 2nd at 14:45 MDT, while transiting its own sign Cancer and Ashlesha nakshatra. The focus on Cancer invites an emotional, heart centered focus for the coming waxing cycle. Energy moves in the direction of feelings, heart, home, comfort and grounding. For the full version sign up for my membership. * All timing is in Mountain Daylight Time. To determine the current nakshatra for your time zone, add or subtract time based on your distance to Mountain Time. Wondering how this coming year-long transit of Jupiter will impact you? Already feeling the effects? Get details, resources, guidance and support for the months to come. Book a session with me The June new Moon is at 21:00 MDT on Saturday the 4th, while the Moon is in Taurus, it's exaltation sign. Moon will be in strong degrees, in Rohini nakshatra which may give rise to both the need for silence and dynamism. Confusion between inner and outer may be present in the cycle to come. Finding balance between external needs and internal needs will be important for the first half of the month.
At the time of the new Moon, Sun, Moon and Venus are all in exact degrees, placed in the highly creative Moon-ruled nakshatra, Rohini. All three planets receive direct gaze from retrograde Saturn and Mars, adding pressure and heat to the mix. There is a deep purification process happening with relationships, money, comfort and support in this waxing cycle. For the full version sign up for my membership. The May full Moon will bring a debilitated Moon with Anuradha nakshatra- stirring precision, focus and regeneration for the cycle to come. This is a mild, tender and soft constellation, which will deepen the introspection and inward focus of the full Moon energy. Expect a waning Moon cycle that takes you deeper than you thought possible. Have a life preserver ready if you aren't schooled in the ways of Scorpio and the 8th house! Full Moon is May 21st at 15:14 Mountain Time, with Virgo on the ascendant at the time of the fullest portion of the Moon. Three planets sit in Scorpio at this time- Moon and retrograde Mars and Saturn. Moon is in exact conjunction with Mars, which instigates charged emotions and a fiery inner landscape. Aggressive, warrior Mars, ripples the soft and gentle waters of the Moon, causing anger, frustrations, emotional outbursts and violence. The pressure from Saturn simultaneously increases the intensity, while inviting in grief, sadness and pain connected to loss. For the full version sign up for my membership. Join me for a *free* Full Moon Creative Ritual Class. Sunday, May 22nd @ 11am Mountain Time. Join the Class List New Moon is at 13:30 MDT, while transiting the fierce star, Bharani nakshatra. This is Yama's domain and he requires restraint and simplicity, while also honoring vulnerability and strength simultaneously. He offers the ultimate relationship with transformation- through the death and dying process, as well as birth. The symbol of this nakshatra is the yoni, which signifies great beginnings. Birth after all, is a death process in and of itself. Bharani reminds us that death and life are one and the same, that unity, presence, and ultimately, simplicity, are the path of Yoga. Yama is quick to remind when you are not in alignment with Natural Law, nor in right-relationship with restraint and self control.
This waxing Moon cycle promotes cutting away, butchering, anything that is keeping you from your purpose, path, dharma. For the full version sign up for my membership. |
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