This is me. Practicing. Hitting wrong notes. Messing up the melody. Belly out. Hair unbrushed. Coffee breath kickin.
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And you know what? It felt so freakin good!
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We so often expect ourselves to be experts at something right out the gates. But so many endeavors worth taking are just not like that.
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When I first started learning this song, I remember feeling frustrated at myself for not sounding like the original artist. On day freakin’ one!! How ridiculous is that?!
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My first instinct at this feeling was to put down my guitar and go do something else. But somehow, somewhere deep within my being, I questioned this impulse. God, I am so grateful for that moment!
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It was like a blip in the matrix, playing out inside my being, where a teeny tiny little voice questioned this super unrealistic expectation. Instant compassion, patience, and understanding came pouring in. 🙏🏽
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Then, I gave myself permission to go slow. To break things down more than I thought was necessary. And even to allow myself to even sound “bad” for a while. .
The only condition was that I stick with it. And as long as I did, I could guarantee that things would change. I couldn’t guarantee they would get better, but I knew they would at least change. That was enough for me.
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This was over a month ago and I am still learning this incredible song by @aylaschafer . But let me tell you, where I am today is lightyears different from day one. I just had to give myself the grace I needed to get here.
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One last thought — when I had this recognition, I couldn’t help but wonder how many things in my life I have walked away from because that impulse to give up went unquestioned...
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I’m sure the answer is many. Let’s stop doing that, okay?
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#iloveyou
#keepgoing
#youreperfect
#musicheals
#medicinesong
#ceremonysong
#soundhealing
#ilovemyguitarsososomuch
#vuelaconelvieto
#flyonthewind
#love
#gratitide
#jai
#ॐ
I am constantly encouraging people, especially women, to use their voices, to show up and be seen.
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I ask people often “Why wouldn’t you show up fully? Don’t you think it would feel better to be unapologetically bold and fail, than to hold back?”
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We definitely teach best what we need to learn the most, because I still find myself holding back all the time. Especially here on social media, despite the knowing in my heart that I am supposed to be here sharing the bits of wisdom I have to offer. .
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So here I am. Taking a risk. Being vulnerable. Using my voice and embodying my full expression. Even if just for the birds and for the wind. 🌬 .
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My friend @nichollecaldwell888 gave me the little nudge I needed to share this video actually, encouraging me to share something that really featured my essence to promote the event we are hosting tonight. So thank you for the little push, friend. 🙏🏽 .
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Tonight Nicholle and I will be guiding a very special group of ladies through and evening of breathwork, voice opening and embodiment, and sound healing in our workshop “Tone of Love: Breath of Life.” . .
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This will be an intimate experience of ceremony, sisterhood, and deep space holding.
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Nicholle and I have been talking about teaming up for a long time and I am so excited that it is finally happening. I have a feeling that this experience is going to be extremely powerful. If you’re feeling the call to join, the details are below. 🦋
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Tone of Love: Breath of Life
A Sisterhood Circle
When: Monday 9/16 6:30-9:15pm
Where: @gowellspring
Investment: $55 in advance, $66 at door
PayPal: PayPal.me/momgelic/55
Venmo: @NicholeCaldwell
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Please dress comfortably and bring a yoga mat, journal and pen, and any altar items you’d like to charge up. And feel free to message me with any questions you may have. .
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I am so excited to see how this night unfolds. I hope to see you there. 🙏🏽
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#sisterhood
#circle
#sacredspace
#breathwork
#toning
#soundhealing
#medicine
#medicinesong
#ceremony
The drum is where it all started for me. I remember sitting in my backyard nearly every morning, sitting on the Earth, just exploring. I would practice the basic strokes, make up new ones, and just allow myself to play. .
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My favorite part was always how the drum carried my voice. It seemed to provide this the strong and steady backdrop for whatever words or indiscriminate sounds escaped my lips.
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It was all so natural. So intuitive. Like this knowing had been locked within my DNA, just waiting to come out.
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I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, I believe that learning to play this instrument is a powerful and transformative experience for everyone, but is especially so for women. .
The frame drum itself is a symbol and celebration of the feminine principle of the universe — representing the womb, the cycle of life, and cycle of women's bodies.
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These instruments have been played by women for centuries who were regarded as priestesses in their communities. These women had power, agency, and respect. They served as the bridge between this world and that which is unseen — the drum their sacred tool to walk between the worlds.
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I am so excited to be offering for the third time a very special workshop called “Drumming for Women: Remembering a Sacred Legacy.”
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In this experience we will learn how to play these incredible instruments while remembering a time when the Earth was seen as sacred and female. As a result women were her emissaries — the drum their sacred tool.
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I so hope you can join. 🙏🏽💓
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When: Friday, 9/20, 6-8:30pm
Where: @davesastangayoga
Investment: $35 in Advance, $45 day of
AYTT Students: $15 in Advance, $25 day of
Continuing Education: Counts for Yoga Alliance CE Hours
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More info and to register click the link in my bio.
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Drums: I have 17 drums available to use on a first come first serve basis. These drums will also be for sale at the end of the workshop. You are welcome to bring your own drum.
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#drum
#framedrum
#handdrum
#whenthedrummerswerewomen
#betweentheworlds
#sacred
#sacredtool
#love
#jai
#ॐ
I have been thinking a lot lately about service. And in particular, my unique contribution and offering to this world.
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It seems like there is so much needed right now. And I think as a result, nothing feels like it is enough.
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But then two nights ago, at the recommendation of my very wise friend, @msshawnbradford , I listened to a talk by author, medical intuitive, and mystic, Carolyn Myss.
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In this rich and inspiring talk, Carolyn spoke about the importance of words, explaining that contained within each one is an entire universe of potential and possibility.
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“When you say just one word, just one, a thousand consequences are put into motion.... When you think even just one word, the entire universe feels it.”
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And this brings me back to my original point. Service.
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I have always felt that words were an important part of my work. Like there is a force inside me, compelling me to give it a voice.
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However, this has been most challenging to do. Fear of judgement. Fear of failure. Fear of not being enough. Fear of being to much.
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But here is the gift of when the world is on fire and injustice abounds — it compels us to do something. Not save the world. Not fix all of its problems. But just do something. .
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So for me, I’m writing.
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You might be thinking (and trust me, I have thought this too, and still often do), when so much is needed how can a word, or even a collection of them, do anything?
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But, if what Carolyn says is true (and there is something deep in my bones that says it is) than maybe my words have 100,000 consequences. And perhaps it is my work to share the ones that provoke some kind of great vision for us and for our world. .
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May my words open new Universes in my mind, and in yours too. Let them create space and possibility for a new way, but one that upholds the wisdom of the old.
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Let these words be my service. And may I have the courage and vision to continue using them.
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#service
#oneword
#athousandconsequences
#karma
#mission
#greatvision
#love
#jai
#ॐ
Posted @withrepost • @sanofficialx
LUNGS OF OUR PLANET ARE BURNING AND TURNING INTO ASHES. and it’s been happening for 16 days now ‼️ how come last night was the very first time i’ve heard of this??? and many of you did just as i posted it on my stories? the only media i saw posting about it was BBC just this morning. why it’s taken so long?
Amazonia is the largest rainforest on our planet, it:
• creates 20% of the air we breathe
• has 40% of the worlds tropical forest
• holds 20% of the worlds fresh water supply
• has 10% of the worlds species
• has 40 000 of plants species
• 3 000 edible fruit
besides that - there are more than 430 species of mammals, millions species of insects in there, all of them are dying and no one is doing anything about it.
as far as i’ve been researching over the last hours the most heartbreaking and saddening thing about all of this is the fact that this fire 99% wasn’t due to the climate change, it was intentional. approved by the brazilian government in order to “create land” for farm fields. we know that money unfortunately rules this world, but this is unacceptable... profits over the planet.
my heart is broken.
remember when the Notre Dame was burning? people donated over $1 BILLION in 24h. and i get it. that was heartbreaking for me as well. if you’ve been there you know. but this... i’m literally lacking in words.
HOW TO HELP?
- raise awareness, share this post with you friends, with your audience, let the world know, don’t be silent
- as for now there are no funds to donate money to save it, if you find something let me know. i’ll be also updating you on my stories.
PLANT THE TREES:
there are two apps that you can use on daily and by using them help the planet and plant trees:
• ecosia - it’s a free browser, just like google, safari etc but for every 45 searches they plant a tree, download the app to see all the work they do and use it as your search engine
• forest - it’s the focus timer app (around $3 idk i have it for a while now) that plants a garden of virtual trees and once you have enough credit the actual trees are being planted by the developers of the app
spread the word.
🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 #prayforamazonia
stay tun
There are so many layers in the healing journey.
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Never just one answer. And also never not.
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It’s so intricate. And yet, so simple.
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As I watch and search and discover, every time I find more. To forgive. To accept. To love. .
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Even and especially the parts of myself I don’t like. The answer is not to do better. But rather to embrace. To honor. To thank.
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In this life we ebb and we flow. We fall and we fly. But always, always, always, there is Grace. There is Truth. There is Freedom. Instant, infinite, and always.
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Always, always, always.
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Thank you.
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#truth
#mytruth
#healing
#journey
#remember
#youarebefore
#beforethequestions
#beforetheanswers
#instant
#infinite
#always
#thankyou
#amen
#ॐ
The drum is a voice. And a distinctly feminine voice at that. This is especially true for drums of old. The ones made of this earth and whose sound reminds us that we too, are made of earth, our mother. .
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Steady. Strong. Intoxicating. The drum (when played well, in my opinion) does not demand to be heard, but rather she makes it impossible to ignore. Impossible to not be seduced by her trance. .
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Once she has you, she doesn’t tell you what to think or what to feel. But rather she holds you in her sonic womb, where the fault line of your heart can burst open, exposing what has been buried.
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Fear. Grief. Anger. Sadness. Wisdom. Truth. Bliss. Ecstasy. Oneness. Power.
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This is what the drum does — it gives expression to that which cannot be expressed. It takes the formless and turns it into form. .
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This, too, is the power of the feminine. To create something out of nothing. A child, a community, a work of art, or a spontaneous offering to the universe played out on the head of a drum.
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This weekend I had the great honor to sit before a group of talented, powerful, and intuitive women and give them the tools of the drum. .
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The tools of the basic strokes, each one connected to one of the four sacred elements. And also the tools to unlock the unique and absolutely essential sound of their own voice.
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The drum is a powerful amplifier. Of our voice, of our message, and of the potency of the truth we have to share. .
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If there was ever a time for woman’s voice to be heard, it is now. And I believe that whether the drum is in our hand or not, building a relationship with this instrument can help us find the courage and confidence to be seen, heard, and known.
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I send a special thanks to my teachers @sharon_silverstein and @mirandasmuse for first sharing these sacred instruments with me. And also to @freedomfitnessandyoga for seeing me and inviting me to share in your community. I am so very grateful to continue this legacy. 💗🙏🏽
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#drum
#framedrum
#whenthedrummerswerewomen
#divinefeminine
#divinemother
#femininerising
#shaktirising
#soundheals
#drummingheals
#singingheals
#sacredsound
#jaima
#ॐ
Within the human instrument of the body, the voice is the means through which we express our deepest truths. When this powerful tool is harnessed and directed for spiritual purposes, it becomes a means to transcend ordinary consciousness and directly communicate with the Divine. Through this process, we sing our spirits into being, becoming more fully embodied in our true essence as beings of Light and Sound.
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I am so excited to announce that tomorrow night I will be hosting an experience that is quite near and dear to my heart — a workshop I am calling Singing the Soul Embodying the Spirit.
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Over the course of two and half hours, we will explore singing Sanskrit Mantra as a method for self actualization and spiritual exploration. We will discuss the history and science of chanting as a spiritual technology to reach higher states of awareness, allowing access to personal healing and spiritual insight. Participants will tap into their unique singing voice, and be given tools to allow the voice to blossom. Several Sanskrit Mantras will be explored from a variety of perspectives, including their translations, archetypal energies, pronunciation, and the healing power of their vibration through chant. And most importantly, we will sing. 💗
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A little about me and my background... my work with sound and singing as a therapeutic modality was born of her greater mission for my own self-healing — a path that also includes yoga, meditation, and various spiritual practices from a wide range of traditions. I also have a Masters in Sociology, where I studied the social psychology of identity, embodiment, gender, yoga, and spirituality. Really, no matter the modality I am working with, my goal is always the same — to help us (myself included) recognize, experience, and activate the innate healing power of own bodies and minds so that we may awaken to who we really are. 💫
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With all this being said, I hope you will join me for this super special night of community, healing, and empowerment. 🙏🏽💓
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Singing the Soul: Embodying the Spirit
Friday 7/26, 6-8:30pm
Authentic Yoga Scottsdale
More info and registration in bio .
#chanting
#singing
#healing
#awakening
#rememberwhoyouare
Posted @withrepost • @thestoicwomen 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙧𝙚𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣?
Last summer, I fell really hard for a man. He was tall. Handsome. Intelligent. Funny. And our interests aligned perfectly. .
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I told him of my feelings. Learned I wasn’t alone in them. (Whew!) But also that he just wasn’t open for a relationship.
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Heart. Smashed.
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I think this may have been the first time I ever experienced significant rejection. At least of the variety that is totally world rocking.
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This experience sent me into nearly a year long process. A process of grieving. A process of healing. And ultimately a process of learning to love myself, hard.
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For these reasons, I believe this rejection is one of the best things that ever happened to me.
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When I fell for this man, here is what I didn’t see... I didn’t see see how I was evaluating my own self-worth based on his approval and validation. I didn’t see how much of my attraction to him was actually an attraction to the person I imagined MYSELF to be with him. And I didn’t see that by seeking his love, I was bypassing the work I needed to do to learn how to love myself. .
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His rejection was the gift that forced me into these deeply painful, but ultimately liberating acknowledgements.
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This, I believe is the medicine that rejection offers us. It offers us a glimpse into the unconscious parts of ourselves that seek love and validation from external sources. It opens our eyes to where we are not whole, and offers insight into how we desperately look for our fragmented parts in the arms, hearts, and words of others.
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Hint: we will never find them there. And will likely only hurt ourselves and everyone else involved by insisting so. .
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Maybe I sound crazy for being grateful for my experience of rejection. But without it, I would not have been forced to feed and nourish these hungry parts of my soul from my own bounty.
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I pray for me, I pray for you, and I pray for us all that we heal our wounds with the only balm that is ever truly sustainable — our own self love. 💗
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Big fat juicy blessings to you my sweet soul friends. 🙏🏽 .
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#thestoicwomen
#strongwomen
#rejectionheals
#soulmedicine
#soulwisdom
