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Each of us is processing our fear, grief, learning, and healing from this year. Currently, there is a lot of debate concerning Complementary and Alternative healing methods and tools. Open discussion, questioning, and ultimately taking responsibility for your growth and recovery, is, in my opinion, healthy practice. :::: There are many different modalities to invest in like self-help books, life coaches, healers, online programs, natural plants and aromatherapy. We are fortunate to have individuals and tools like these at our disposal, including our activists, climate change warriors, healthcare providers, educators, preachers. :::: As a yoga and meditation teacher, reiki therapist, a sobriety reformer, I have a responsibility to professional competence. * I recognise my boundaries of competence, and I am forthcoming about my professional experience, qualifications and credentials. * I am committed to the improvement of my professional knowledge and skills. * I am committed to my personal spiritual development so that I can better serve others. * I understand and practice as a vehicle of healing energy. I am not the source. :::: I honour everyone's healing methods, as foreign as they may seem at times. Each soul is managing our current reality in their own way. :::: With contemplation and seeking a way forward, I am taking a break from social media to re-evaluate my offering and how I serve. I am looking at my tools, techniques and attitudes to navigate virtual space in a nourishing way, and I am excited for what's to come in the future. :::: Thank you for your presence with me. My prayer is that you continue to choose the tools, practices, and people that serve you and your loved ones best. Sat Nam, and Namaste. 💓
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This photo was taken 8 months in. Today, on Women’s Day, I celebrate 4 years of sobriety. :::: ”Sober” is translated from the Greek word that means to be sober, calm and collected, to have good sense, good judgement, wisdom, and level-headed in times of stress. :::: What I want you to know about my sobriety is this: Not drinking in the beginning was really hard for me. It’s a practice and discipline where everyday I had to choose not to have a drink. Society isn't kind to non-drinkers. It’s pushed down our throats to socialise, have fun, take the edge off, relax, engage. When you make a choice not to drink any longer or put up your hand to say I’m struggling with this, society labels and judges. Mostly the people who do judge are terrified of what they see in themselves and their drinking behaviour. Once I made that ONE major decision it became easier and then it just became different in the most magical and incredible way. Always negotiating, checking in, analysing and dealing with regret about my drinking behavior was exhausting. When I stopped it freed up a lot of head space and creative energy. It just wasn’t an option any longer. If the thought of going without drinking feels scary you should ask yourself why? If not a physical addiction check to see if there may be an emotional dependency. :::: One thing is clear: women are drinking more than ever. There is the glorification of “wine o’clock” and ”mommy juice” the list goes on. But I think we're smarter than this. More resilient. And I just don't believe that drinking is an act of empowerment for women. I see it as a drug designed to keep us down, no matter how much we drink. :::: Thank you to everyone who has believed in, and supported me. Especially my husband @jerhb
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Haven’t been very active on social media because honestly, not much to report. :::: In our home, when things begin to unravel we call for “back to basics.” (Which my kids hate by the way) 😉 :::: Feels like it’s been a “back to basics year.” Creating discipline Nurturing routine Noticing how much space I take up in the world and working at becoming more humble. Cleaning, cooking, serving my family and trying to do that with an open heart. Recommitting to my practice over and over again. Back to basics. :::: So here’s an image of my cat George. Because cats seem to know how to do the basics really well.
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My teacher @ittaroussos Ambivalence and Commitment. :::: When we are unable to commit to ourselves with 100% intention, this ambivalence is recorded in our cellular structures, and in the muscles of our bodies. This influences how we stand, sit, move and commit. If ambivalence is received in the womb, from a lineage heritage, then we may be totally unaware of it and yet remain stuck in a loop of non-commitment to our spiritual growth, our capacity to realise our royalty and our excellence in this lifetime. :::: Science shows us that the 5th month in pregnancy is a crucial time for the development of the nervous system and brain gray matter. Whatever your mother experienced from her mother, and during her life, while she was pregnant with you, is permanently imprinted into your cerebral cortex and has influenced how your body has grown, how it moves and how it stands. This in turn influences how you think, breathe and act. :::: We work with Kundalini Yoga to change the imprinting of the fifth month in the womb.
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Social Justice is a Spiritual practice. ::::: Some questions Raised by my friend @sisi_yumna in our community/ Sangat @kundalini_africa_rising when it comes to the issue of racism. Thank you for allowing me to share them here 🙏🏼 - How can we hold the pain this has caused? - How can we harness the rage so we don't burn ourselves out? - We’ve been here before, whether during Teacher Training or other experiences, how can this harness a shift? (above Qs from her position as a Cape malay women) - What can we do to learn from this as a diverse sangat? - What does it mean to stand in being called out and still be supported to transform? - How do we fully practice 'the other person is you' even when racism appears?
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