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Spirals & Circles

I see feminine energy as a swirling flowing energy that is intimately connected to the cycles of nature. Forms and shapes that come to mind to represent the feminine, are the spiral and the circle. Feminine energy embodies creativity, non- linear thinking, paradox, and more importantly the ebbs and flows of life. If you are dealing with "perfect pictures" consider bringing in, cultivating more female energy into your life. If you are being hard on your self or are comparing yourself to others, or to some imagined ideal- you are probably "stuck" in a "perfect picture".  So how do you release the grip from a "perfect picture"? One way I release myself from a "perfect picture" is by reflecting on what feminine energy means to me, and then bringing more of that into my life.  I put aside linear thinking, the line, the stick that falls hard when you start beating yourself up about something because you are not "perfect".  I th

GROUNDING & MOTHER EARTH

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The Body Is A River (c) Pranita Patel When I think of grounding I think of Mother Earth.  Native Americans and many indigenous groups around the world have a belief that the earth is a caring, nurturing living organism.  In ancient times, before patriarchy, societies believed in an Earth Mother Goddess - she embodied the cycle of creation, birth, growth, development, maturity, death, and rebirth.  Archaeologist Maria Gimbutas said the following about Earth Mother: She continually performs the miracle of magical transformation.  Everything born from the earth is brimming with the life force.  Flower, tree, stone, hill, human, and animal alike are born from the earth, and all possess her strength.   Wouldn't you want to ground your body in something that is nourishing, calming and embodies the natural cycles of our being?  In energy medicine we ground our bodies to the center of earth - I always think of it as grounding into Mother Earth.  I feel the wonderful song called,