I just can't help it! I get so nerdy and excited when I see yoga philosophy playing out in real life! And that's what I found recently reading a new book, The Audacity to be Queen by Gina DeVee. I gained a lot of clarity from a list of energies she shared about how your feminine energy can show up, especially when you are not in balance. The way she shares it is deficient energy is Compliant, excessive is Defiant and balanced is Alliant. My excitement came with seeing the gunas in this list: tamas, rajas, sattva! So freaking cool! It is fun to look…

On the path to enlightenment you will face many obstacles. AND you will gain a stronger heart and clearer mind. I do not claim to be enlightened...but I am on the path. What I have learned is that fear looses it's grip the longer you walk in consciousness. Fear may still be present but it does not control you and drag you back into your comfort zone so easily. Fear shows you where you need to train your heart and mind and allow the soul to shine brighter. It reveals what surrender really looks like and how to show up 100% authentically you no matter…

Why are heart centered people so willing to hide who they really are and the gifts they have? Speaking from experience, I can relate! I've been working for twenty plus years to show up and play big. I hid in my yoga studios for 15 freaking years. Sure, I was absolutely doing good work and helping people. But I was also hiding. Some women hide in their children--putting all their time and energy into the kids. Others hide in their work. Loads of women hide in public forums like facebook groups always staying in the background and never really taking action. Those days are over my sweet sister! Divine Mother,…

The Divine Feminine shows up in our lives in many ways. Really, she is everywhere always. In yesterday’s blog post we talked about how to clear your karma, regain vitality and carve a new feminie path to elevate your life. We dug into the greatest source of śakti, parāśakti , and gave you a mantra to tap into this universal energy. Today, lets break down śakti even more so we can relate to this energy more easily, and bring it into our lives. Accessing śakti in her many forms is a key to knowing ourselves fully, living courageously and embracing the…

Ultimate Śakti Mantra Mantra has been a vital part of my spiritual journey since I really started diving into the practice of yoga. The power mantra possess to calm and focus the mind as well as being a partner in manifesting your world is stunning. Śakti (generally written as shakti) mantras in particular call to the divine feminine power in universe. Most are related to a specific devi. The “ultimate” śakti mantra we will be working with today calls to the greatest śakti -- parāśakti . When we use this mantra it is like calling the Divine Mother herself on speed…