The winter solstice is one of my favorite spiritual celebrations at the end of the year. This year it’s even more important that we activate and celebrate the return of the light as we release a challenging 2021 and welcome a new 2022 filled with possibility. For many years, I have hosted a sacred winter solstice gathering for my family and friends. For me, it’s a quiet time of reflection, release, and intention. You can create your own winter solstice ritual with just yourself or a circle of soul-hearted friends. Here’s a Powerful Solstice Ritual to Activate and Celebrate the Return of the Light: Sitting around a fireplace or … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Preciously Care for Yourself During the Holidays
It’s challenging to go through the holidays without feeling overwhelmed or stressed out. You want to remain loving, peaceful, and move through the holidays with ease and grace. But, how do you stay calm, centered, and energized at this time of year? You consciously slow down, create sacred space, and give yourself precious self-care. Precious self-care requires that you nurture yourself with all the kindness and love you would shower on someone you cherish. Too often during the holidays, you set aside your own needs while caring for others or put off self-care in favor of the endless holiday to-do lists, expectations, … [Read more...]
How to Stay Unshakable While Navigating the Rough Seas of Life
With what’s been going on in the world or in your daily life, you may feel like you don’t have much control these days. You may feel shaken to your core, your world turned upside down, and your trust muscles stretched to the limits. When overwhelmed by anxiety, you view life from survival mode instead of from a higher level of awareness. Your sense of trust in the universe wavers which makes you more vulnerable to negativity. That’s why it’s important to drop into your heart, raise your energy, and trust your connection to a universe that not only is friendly, but has your back. Recently, I had the opportunity to … [Read more...]
3 Sacred Strategies to Overcome Fear, Transcend Negativity, and Support Your Soul’s Path
Have you been feeling the whirlwind energy of the planet? It’s been quite the energetic roto-rooter, bringing the fear and negativity of our current consciousness to the surface for clearing. Although this ten-year cycle started in 2010 which has been necessary for our personal and global transformation, it’s been quite the wild ride. During this unprecedented time of accelerated shift, you may feel more forgetful, confused, and ungrounded more than usual. You may need more rest and chill time because of your heightened sensitivities. Even if you’re not typically fearful, you may feel anxious with the chaos and upheaval going on in the … [Read more...]
5 Sacred Gifts of Soulful Travel
"To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasant sensations in the world. You are surrounded by adventure. You have no idea what is in store for you, but you will, if you are wise and know the art of travel, let yourself go on the stream of the unknown and accept whatever comes in the spirit in which the gods may offer it.” ~ Freya Stark Soulful travel transforms us. It takes us outside of our familiar habits and comfort zones, expands our awareness, and broadens our perspective on life. When we visit an unfamiliar place or a foreign country, we feel more alive and one with the universe. In these sacred moments where our … [Read more...]
3 Sacred Ways to Honor the Space Between No Longer and Not Yet
“Honor the space between no longer and not yet.... This is the place where resilience, possibility and opportunity are born.”~ Nancy Levin Just like there’s a space between one breath to another, there’s a sacred space between no longer and not yet. It’s a transformative space that opens up when you move from one phase of your life to another. It’s essential to honor this sacred space that allows you to integrate all that has happened or experienced in your life, and what you want to create in the future. It’s the creational space where all possibilities exist for you manifest your highest and best life. Sometimes these transitional … [Read more...]
3 Anxiety-Soothing Mindfulness Practices to Stay Calm in the Midst of Chaos
Before you can shift your anxiety to inner peace, you first have to become mindful of it. When you’re in fear or anxiety, you are in your head either worrying about the past or the future. By bringing your attention from your head to your heart, you come into the present moment where anxiety doesn’t exist. That’s why mindfulness practices work well with reducing anxiety because they create a calm and peaceful shift in your energies. Mindfulness gives you the ability to reframe your anxiety and see the sacred information that is there to guide you. Once you become aware of your anxiety and call it out into the open, you have the choice to … [Read more...]
5 Sacred Soul Truths I Discovered After a Month of Nomadic Living
“Make me strong in spirit, courageous in action, gentle of heart, let me act in wisdom, conquer my fear and doubt, discover my own hidden gifts, meet others with compassion, be a source of healing energies, and face each day with hope and joy.” Abby Willowroot Last Tuesday, I began the last leg of my road trip that began in Cleveland and ended in Sunset Beach, NC where I am now living. This nomadic journey has given me the opportunity to become crystal clear of what’s important in my life. During this sacred time, I’ve become highly aware of my sacred soul truths and what no longer aligns with these core values. Being on the open road … [Read more...]
Saying Goodbye and Hello: Creating A Ritual of Release
A sacred practice that can help you transmute any loss or pain into a transformative experience is a self-designed ritual of release. Rituals of release assist you in leaning into your “sweet pain” and letting go of whatever no longer aligns with your soul’s path. You can create a personal ceremony to bless and release anyone or anything that you need to let go of in your life. Possible ceremonies may include a private prayer service, the burning of items, the creation of a picture scrapbook or journal, or the designing of a vision board that reflects your future intentions. Rituals of release can also include making a … [Read more...]
Transitions: Times of Self-Discovery, Healing, and Change
We are constantly moving through transitions which are times of self-discovery, healing, and change. As a collective, humanity is experiencing a particularly intense period of transition leading to global and personal transformation. We are in a time of tremendous shift and an evolution of our consciousness at soul level. So, we must trust ourselves and what’s in store for our future, and move through these tumultuous times with lightness, love and a knowing that we are prepared. It is essential that we love continuously now and let go of more in our lives then, ever before. You may experience transitions as chaotic, discombobulating, or … [Read more...]
