As we move into the spring season and the energy of a lunar and solar eclipse, many of us may be feeling less grounded and more challenged by accelerating and changing times. In this episode Heather discusses the natural increase in activation we feel at this time and how to keep it balanced and unstuck to prevent anger, restlessness, and reactivity to take over opportunities of hope, growth, and excitement. This session includes teachings from Heather, self-inquiry exercises, and a short meditation.

Quotes:

“No Mud no lotus!”- Thich Nhat Hanh

IN THE QUIET OF THIS PLACE -Dennis Warren

Bring the fear and the shame the misery and the pain.

Bring every thing you suspect is dangerous or impure.

Bring every broken vow, disappointment and despair.

But also bring the hope of hearing your true voice, of touching your true nature.

In the quiet of this place, in the stillness of your heart, you are safe.

There is no need to hide any more.

If you listen, listen deeply,

If you wait, wait without wanting

Your true voice will speak to you,

A hand from your own heart will reach out to you.

This episode discusses the power of Forgiveness to set yourself free from negative thought patterns, old stories, difficult emotions, and stagnation. We can offer forgiveness to ourselves and others in order to release the past and clear space for the present. Forgiveness is offered as a gift to ourselves and does not necessarily condone behavior or need to be expressed to others. This session includes teachings from Heather, self-inquiry exercises, and a short meditation.

Quotes:

"That which I was not but could have been. That which I would have done but did not do. Can I find the fortitude to remember in truth, to understand, to submit, to forgive and to be free to move on in time?"- Martin Luther King Jr

Ho’oponopono Prayer

I'm sorry

Please forgive me

Thank you

I love you

“The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.” ~Steve Maraboli

"Forgive everything that has ever happened. Life is everything we can imagine, Laid out in patterns of pain and passion, You cannot control it so keep your compassion.

There are no accidents, And there are no factions. There is no "us" and "them". Nothing to borrow or lend. No enemy or friend. And only forgiveness can make that happen.

The only battle worth the fight. From the Rwandan Genocide to the Seven Sisters forgiving Orion For how he chases them across the skies every night. Forgiveness is for giving. So give yourself this gift from time to time. And let all of your mistakes, Become all of your greatest gifts in disguise." - Trevor Hall

In this Podcast, Heather guides you through an extended inquiry to review, release, and honor 2023. You will take a moment for each month to acknowledge its challenges and blessings. Once 2023 has been put behind us, we can open up with intentions to receive what most matches us in our highest potential in the upcoming year. This session includes teachings from Heather, self-inquiry exercises, and a short meditation.

Quotes:

"Take down all your troubles and wrap up your regret, 

Tie them to the rays of light the sun sheds as it sets.

Whisper all that was to fleeting seconds as they pass,

But hold into your hope for something new is here at last.Beg your own forgiveness and grant it in one breath,

Lay the year down softly as it waits to face its death.

Then sit with eyes turned skyward as the night-time comes alive, 

All that's been is over and a new year has arrived."

-Erin Hansen

“Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better, it’s about befriending who we are." – Ani Pema Chodron

For a New Beginning

In out of the way places of the heart,

Where your thoughts never think to wander

This beginning has been quietly forming,

Waiting until you were ready to emerge.

For a long time it has watched your desire,

Feeling the emptiness grow inside you

Noticing how you willed yourself on,

Still unable to leave what you had outgrown.

It watched you play with the seduction of safety

And the grey promises that sameness whispered,

Heard the waves of turmoil rise and relent,

Wondered would you always live like this.

Then the delight, when your courage kindled,

And out you stepped onto new ground,

Your eyes young again with energy and dream,

A path of plenitude opening before you.

Though your destination is not clear,

You can trust the promise of this opening;

Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning

That is one with your life’s desire.

Awaken your spirit to adventure

Hold nothing back, learn to find ease in risk

Soon you will be home in a new rhythm

For your soul senses the world that awaits you.

-John O’Donahue