MY STORY AND BACKGROUND

I have spent countless hours winding through these principles, dissolving old ways of being, and refining my “place” by:

• Practicing yoga and training teachers on the mat.

• Responding to life via the sacred role of single motherhood.

• Attending workshops with world renowned thought leaders of spiritual growth.

• Diving into “Svadhyaya” or self-study and life experience.

• Losing everything and starting over not once, but three times.

• Finding my way from being broke and homeless, to thriving and living the life I desire.

• Reviewing the power of the Karmic path, Akashic Records and Astrology.

• Replacing negative Samskaras with positive, affirmative action.

• Exploring ways to live in deep alignment with my own Dharma.

• Supporting others in doing the same.

My mother used to say to me: “You can do anything a man can do!” and “I didn’t have half the opportunities you do!! Make sure you go for it!” And … at the same time, we’ve been asked to “dumb it down”, “soften yourself”, and “be mindful of what you contribute.” I specifically remember wearing fake glasses to work when I was 26 years old so I would be taken seriously at my corporate job. Only to be sexually harassed by my boss. I quit corporate then and there and embarked on a very different journey. Not with anger or disdain towards men - but a deep love for myself.

My story is no different from many women I know.

I grew up strong and independent, which is valuable in its own right. However, the way of doing in a masculine world, creates deeper engrained patterns supporting a patriarchal society. It creates competition, expectation and judgment between women, which is detrimental to society as a whole. Women are not taught to rest, reflect, or surrender to their gifts. We are taught to get out there and push until we are depleted. We are considered weak if we stay quiet, or harsh if we speak up.

The sweet spot for feminine wisdom is a tough one to land, but it is possible.

Systems are crumbling and the tides are shifting. For me personally, yoga, meditation, and all the divination tools I have gathered over the past 15 years, have brought me here. To a place where I can be soft and strong. It hasn’t always been like that - not as a single mom. I struggled for a very long time. And even before that, I had a difficult time standing in my power, without having to “dumb myself down” in order to make others around me, feel good about themselves. It was either emasculate or be submissive.

It doesn’t have to be either or; but it takes effort from both sides.

After 15 years of being in that story … I want to share the tools that I used, the mistakes I made, and the power that comes with women uplifting women. And I don’t want to just share it with you … I want YOU to share it with other women. Because to me, THAT is the Divine Feminine. Being a vessel and embodiment of surrender and lifting another woman up WILL shift this world.

I am a mother, yoga professional, Priestess, Shaman, Wellness Coach, and Thought Leader and I know this to be true:

There IS an answer - and it’s not struggle; it’s surrender into abundance.