Grandfather sky, the wind spirits, the bird people, father sun called out to me. (In shamanism, we refer to all of nature as all our relations and we call them by addressing them as people. Such as tree people, mountain people, rock people, flower people and so on)....
Healing doesn’t happen…
Healing doesn't happen by avoiding what we are feeling. Healing doesn't happen by desperately trying to release what we are feeling. Healing doesn't happen by pushing away vehemently what we are feeling. Healing doesn't happen by smartly numbing or conveniently...
Random acts of kindness
I go to a garden nearby for my daily walks. I love nature and for my own peace, I usually sit down on a bench in the park and be with tree people, plant people, rock people, mother earth, water spirits and wind spirits. (In shamanism, we address all of nature also as...
Being
The river doesnot say to the pondI am superiorI am larger and biggerLook how contained you are. The sky and the earth don't fight about equality.Nor do they have anything to prove. The sun shines and the moon brings the sky alive in the night. The stars do their job,...
Master Piece and Work in Progress
When we (me & Paul ) visited Zion National Park in Utah, US May 2018, we stopped by at the museum which was playing a movie on Zion National Park, the Virgin river forming the canyon, various movements of earth across millions of years which gave birth to Zion...
Cultivate YOU
When we grow in our self worth, we don't get affected by judgements. When we grow in self worth, the voice of our inner critic goes down. When we grow in our self worth it is easy to speak our truth. When we grow in our self worth, whether people agree with us,...
Say No to Breadcrumbs – Bring the orphan child home
The process of unconditional love and the lesson to learn unconditional love is or can be the toughest lesson to learn. When we talk about unconditional love, we often imply it for others. But, if we are on the path of self real- I - zation, then we cannot forget the...
Maya!!
One moment I breathe easyAnother moment I gasp for my breath. One moment I feel a great return,Another moment I feel I am drowning and sinking. Death has taught me so much,And yet I wish loss wasn't a teacher. Dying and being reborn is a choice.Some choices we make...
I Acknowledge How You Feel
Whenever someone in distress reaches out to you, what is your innate natural tendency? How do you respond or react? Through the journey of my grief and loss, I have observed that more often than not, many begin to unconsciously bypass how the other is feeling in the...
Hello, How Are You?
We ask people, "how are you?", but are we really prepared to RECEIVE the answer fully? This does not mean our intention about asking about their well being isn't genuine. However, equally true is the fact that most of us feel befuddled and don't know what to do or say...
Web of Life
Many eastern practices have made way to the land and heart of the western land and vice a versa. Many indigenous practices have become cross cultural. Man has traveled to different indigenous lands, met teachers, learnt different practices and shared it or sold it to...
Are You the Wave or the Ocean?
I have always had a problem glorifying God or any divine beings, for that matter. A part of me cannot put anyone on a pedastal. Yes, I love them, honor them, respect them, can also worship them, but I cannot over glorify them. Precisely why, I run from places and...
Bittersweet Pondering
We value success by the money we make. We value productivity by the number of hours we work. We value relationships by the expectations being fulfilled. We define success by the goods that we can buy. Who gave us this definition of success? From a heart based living,...
Effortless Blooming
Why are you still not ok with your knowing? Why is your seeking still not ending?? Look at that flower bud. It is patiently waiting. Paused wherever it is. Content in its knowing. Fully knowing. And allowing its blossoming. Waiting. No despair. No desperation. No...
Being ME
Over the last several months, I have poured out a lot of my anger, angst and vulnerability on my social media pages / facebook timeline. From some, it has invited advice/suggestions as if pouring it out had to be fixed. From my family it has invited shame and...
Container or Contained?
Are you the "container" or the "contained"?? It was Paul’s birthday, November 8th 2019. His first draft for his book River of Life was ready. He invited a few people at our home for reading of the first draft. On Saturday and Sunday (November 9th & 10th), a...