Yogilife

Sit, listen, learn💝

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Hi, yogi friend!!

I have been learning so much about myself this week and it’s only Wednesday! Whew! I am exhausted! I feel the new season whirling its way into existence. I feel you, fall season. I’m ready to fall back into your coziness and slowwww down. Yawn… yup, my favorite time. I will also cook me some kitchari for next week. I’ll probably eat it just for lunch and dinner since my tummy isn’t acting hungry till 10 am – noonish.

That captivating fall weather rolling in cool and foggy🍂

My lower back always gets me this time of year. It’s been a few years but it’s back. Ouch. I performed Reiki on it this morning and it’s still alive and well. I’m thinking it’s from stress. I believe I’m usually stressed this time of year. Work life is stressful. I need to unwind and the only way is to go camping. 💖 I will be very intentional to schedule me time to just do me. I need to be able to tend to myself however I need at that moment. I will meditate on that this morning. My intention is to give myself more personal attention doing what I love.

My daughter has an apple tree so I made cider in the crockpot!🍅🍏

I haven’t been loving cooking and that is my pastime favorite. I had so many get-togethers but I am burnt out. I think when I end my season at the farmers market it will open me up for more time. Plus, it’s fall season coming and historically, I stay home more and study up. I like to keep busy for the most part but I am more mindful, I could say “stay home busy”.

Hi!!

I had a blockage of my throat chakra and I knew it because I couldn’t communicate. No one understood me and that hindered me from wanting to advocate properly for myself. I think I was so off balance for years! I’m so surprised how far I got career wise with this blocked. I feel it wide open. I can speak and I speak truthful. I can advocate for myself and respect you at the same time. This is everything to me. Sometimes we don’t think or we become so self absorbed that we cannot see our audience. Just mindful thinking. Take your time, what’s your rush?

Stillness.

I am off to meditate and get my mind right. This is my only time to search within for answers, wisdom, and guidance. I also look for my Crane/Herron. I’m just not sure what it is. Or maybe both live out here! Whatever you do in your 24 hours, be more mindful to sit, listen, and learn. It pays off in every part of your being to never stop learning.

Namastè 🙏🏽

All pictures by Lenape Spiritual Yogi Awakened.

Circadian Rhythm

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What is it about time that makes our bodies crave a scheduled cycle? There’s a feeling of necessity for me and I crave a schedule even though I fight it sometimes. My bedtime is 9:30 pm everyday. I wake up at 4:30 am most days. My schedule rarely changes except during daylight savings time. We fall back an hour. Here we go…

Night, night, Sunflower. Enjoy the full moon gaze tonight. 💗

Last year, I stayed in bed until 5:30 am most mornings. I get all kinds of emotions about getting up into the cooler air to get my bathroom habits done and get my day started. I am very aware of my patterns so planning ahead is imminent. My morning routine is still in infancy so I need to define it into fall and winter so it doesn’t get lost. I love my morning routine. It is so imperative to start your day right!!

My morning meditation and journaling routine😍

The weather outside is getting slower. The weather is getting chilly overnight. My basil harvest is over and I put them in my compost. I feel myself longing for a slower schedule. Who am I to not listen to my intuition or my body. I am learning to respect myself on all levels of being. I put complete trust in myself unlike before. I am ok with this because I put in a lot of work into myself over the summer. I wish I found more time to be on my paddle board. I still have a month or so, so there’s still time to slow down and be in my head.

My medicinal garden is abundant and I have all the goods to prepare for winter! St. John’s Wort studies indicate assistance with seasonal depression…of course, Disclaimer: this is not proven to treat, diagnose, or cure anything.

Typically, I eat dinner around 5pm. I ate too late last night and what I notice about myself this morning is sluggish. I also ate grease and sugar which is 1,000% what I expect. I had a healthier alternative in the fridge I completely forgot about until I reflected on it this morning writing my blog. Ha! I am lucky to have a clear understanding on what works and what doesn’t. It makes decision making easier if you know the outcome. I plan on having brunch with my parents this morning so I’ll look for a very light helping of fruit or green juice. This will give my body time to digest last nights bad decision😝

Some kind of hybrid pepper😂 I have been roasting, dehydrating, and grounding my peppers for chili powder. I have so many Serrano peppers too😍

My biggest meal is usually lunch. This is when digestion is most fiery. Get in my belly! I am making sure it’s balanced with bitter, astringent, salty, sweet, pungent, and sour. I miss being creative in the kitchen. I’ll have more time as I will crave being home more in the winter and as it chills outside. Do you notice your seasonal habits? I mean I’m lucky in a sense because I experience 4 seasons. It’s beautiful! I have a maple tree in my backyard and as it gets fiery colored it is a gentle reminder to let my fire slow or risk burn out. I am so kapha so I understand why fall is my favorite. Don’t get me wrong! I love summer and all her heat! I detox and sweat and move in my life with all the love! Summer is freeing! Let your hair down, no bras…stay real💖

Jalapeño lemonade season

Another huge habit to keep in any changing season is to move. I love my yoga in all seasons. I especially love restorative yoga and all of its healing intentions. Walking is especially important to me. I love exploring nature and my neighborhood. There are a lot of walkers and that’s beautiful. We have a walking/running group. I love my community. I have to get ready for my yoga session. Stay mindful and stay in your knowledge. You’re the only person on the planet who knows what you need. Get in your head and stay mindful and pay attention💝 stay gifted✌🏽

Namastè 🙏🏽

All pictures by Lenape Spiritual Yogi Awakened.

A Day Off Yogi Life

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Hi, Friends!!

I hope the world has been kind to you. I had a pretty good week so far. Work-life balance is sustainable, my bills are paid, food in the fridge, and I have my health. I decided to take a mental health day to enjoy the fruits of my labor and surround myself with all the things I enjoy. These are the best, earned days off ever!!

Breakfast craving: sliced apple, almond butter, homemade granola, cinnamon❤

A day cannot start without my morning routine. Always. I get my bathroom habits done, sit & sage myself, then begin my Reiki practice. I am hearing new things and my visions are becoming more developed. Eeeek! I love progression!

Me trying to read my tea cup after ingesting. I saw a crane.

I have been loving tulsi tea. I bought Tulsi Rose tea from my friend and this is my daily ritual. I performed Reiki on myself yesterday and I found I need to drink more water, cayenne, hot water daily. I also need to buy a filter and drink filtered water only. Lol! Things I am already aware of but they surfaced as important so I am trusting my gut❤ I did manage to bring my hot water with me all day to sip on.

No time like tea time outside💜

I begin my movement practice at 5:30 am in my Rise & Shine Yoga. All the slow, methodical movements get my joints cracking and eventually get all nice and lubricated. I find my mind is so laser focused on my body sensations. I take all the care to ensure my body is not injured during our hour practice.

I soak up all the morning glory🥰

Today, I decided to treat myself to a London Fog on my way to the lake to meditate. After all, it is a day off. A treat for the cause but the meditation is the true TREAT🥰

A healthy lunch makes me swoon. Today, was pizza Friday though and I couldn’t pass up.

To make the most out of my day I have been block scheduling. I usually only do this on work days but I found this to be beneficial today because I have so many events now that my morning self healing is complete. There are so many great videos on YouTube to help you design your day to fit your needs! I highly suggest!!

So detailed and as you see, not a minute wasted!

I water the community garden and get the vegetables that are ripe and ready to eat picked and put up for the community to grab and eat. I truly love taking care of people. My superpower is embedded in my cells. Now, I am off to lunch with my brother! Then, headed to therapy and we’ll catch up!

Normally, I would be stressing about getting my lemons and limes juiced but I get to sit at the coffee shop with my computer. I am in love with today! I have about 30 minutes of reflection time to get a few more chores done before Acupuncture.

Work calls but the weekend vibes are getting stronger😍

I am currently in Acupuncture loving the tender care today brought me. I need to grab dinner before heading home to get well rested for my busy weekend. I’ll update you on my summer nights routine soon. I hope this transpires to a healthy message for you or affirmation for you to keep on the path. Don’t stop and keep learning about yourself. We are powerful and ever-knowing.

Namastè🙏🏽

All pictures by Lenape Spiritual Yogi Awakened.

White Clover Tea

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I don’t know about you but I feel like this has been the longest Spring I’ve ever encountered. It’s been rainy and mildly cool days and nights. I was looking for grounding on a particular misty day and decided to forage some newly bloomed white clover buds. I grabbed a basket and headed out to the backyard under my maple for cover and started my tedious task of picking.

I picked for an hour or so and got a lot of clover flowers. I decided to dry them and create a nice, refreshing glass of tea…in a few days. LOL!

Update: I never finished my post!

White Clover tea is delicous and tastes like honey and sweet flowers. I highly suggest it cold with no extra sweetener. I hope you remember to find some the next time you’re enjoying Spring in nature. Just make sure it’s away from car exhaust and animal or people pee.

Top: The clovers are washed, spin dried, and placed on a clean towel to dry a few days. Bottom: My dried clovers and tea💖
This is the most refreshing non caffinated tea. Oh yeah! There’s also added medicinal benefits😃

Enjoy!

All pictures by Lenape Spiritual Yogi Awakened.

Practice Makes Perfect

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Hi, Yogis!!❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍

I had a stellar day! It’s amazing how going to bed early and waking early with a routine and intention can cure energy zaps! I typically wake at 4:30 am and get my bathroom habits done quickly so I can get on my mat and perform reiki before my 30 min yoga flow. I have been craving a nature meditation daily, so outside I go. I’m in front of my computer for work at 7:30 am. I seriously love my morning routine!

I love to greet and witness the light you bring🌄

I have never felt so alive in my skin. What is it you ask? Well, I’m asleep by 9:30 pm and awake at 4:30 am bright eyed and bushy tailed. I wake with intention for my yoga practice, my reiki practice, my meditation practice.  These are my why. I KNOW these work for me. 

My morning sunrise walks are my time to reflect without paper. My best ideas are on walks or on my mat❤

I started my Ayurveda classes last year. I learned these habits via Kate Stillman and her book “Body Thrive”. I highly, highly suggest this book! I managed to luxuriate myself with my bedtime routine. I love bubbly, steamy baths, filled with reading by candlelight or YouTube. What can I say? Balance.💜 I use rose Epsom salt, Lavender bath bubbles, my own created body oils, dry brushing. All the beauty. Does it have to be this extravagant? No.  I like my bedtime routine and it fits my life. You’ll figure out yours in your time and it’ll be beautiful for you!

My morning routine is so nourishing.

I finally, yes, a year later, created my morning routine! It’s perfect for me now. I awake at 4:30 am and do yoga & reiki. I will drive or walk to nature and meditate. It’s really working on me! I feel the pull of this natural attraction. This feels so familiar and reminds me of my early mornings as a kid spending time in the woods exploring. It keeps pulling me back!

I am so proud of how far I came. I had no life in me. I was a robot going through the day to day routine. Years flew by. I am glad to be where I am. My mind is clear and I am focused on my future. I am up for a promotion at work and my business is thriving. I have vacations planned. I am keeping to my work schedule so I don’t find myself working extra late most days. I find strict boundaries keep me from burn out. I have to take care of me and listen to my intuition. If we listen to our intuition, we will breeze through life trouble free. I like that. ❤

Get curious about how you are gliding through life. Small changes create big ripples and people will notice your new energy. It’s quite magnificent and anyone can do it.

Namastè 🙏🏽

All pictures by Lenape Spiritual Yogi Awakened.

Self Care is Love ❤️

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Hi, my yogi friend!

My best days are the days full of attending to my needs. I know. Why a full day? Have you ever needed a moment? Some time to wind down and process your wins of the week? I think even an hour is time well invested. I’ll take you on my typical day of healing for inspiration only purposes.

I love to heal my body using any modality necessary💝 even if it’s 11 needles to the crown.

I will awake and spend time in bed stretching and gathering my morning plans in my head to get me prepared. Lately, I’ve been getting ready for a long nature meditation at the lake where I will journal and use my tarot cards. I enjoy my alone time to get my headspace right and get ready for work or my day depending on the day. I am working  up to 5 min of stillness. I truly enjoy this practice and it heals my soul. Deep healing.

I am amazed every night and morning I can witness the beauty of the moon. This smiling moon is amazing😍

I will get home in time to get changed for work and get my breakfast ready which is usually oatmeal and peaches or Raisin bran with plant milk. I’m usually starving by this moment which is the summer digestion, all fiery unlike any other season. My kapha slow digestion is a thing of the past in these fast moving days of summer. I appreciate a powerful digestion.

Balance😆

Lunchtime can be crazy. I sometimes have appointments, meetings, all the things at noon. I’m also supposed to eat something that will sustain my high energy levels and keep me from making too many bad decisions. I try to get in a yoga session or at least eat my meal with intention and know I’m ingesting beneficial medicine for my beautiful body.

When in doubt chop it all up and mix with citrus juice, salt and pepper. It’s summer salad season!

By the time I’m done with work my body is ready for movement. I mean a juicy, fluidity, bendy yoga with lots of Pranayama. Yummmm! I am trying to get into a habit of moving atleast 30 min in the morning. I’ll either move to what feels good to my body or practice to a video. I also have 4 yoga classes Monday- Thursday at 5:30 pm and Friday at 5:30 am.

Uttanasana- forward fold. A delicious back stretch❤

I am craving my Ayurveda basics of earlier, lighter dinner. My plan is to eat before yoga but I won’t fret too much about it. I’m sure to eat dinner before the sun goes down. I also am mindful on what foods do good to my body versus bad. I know my body doesn’t like dairy. It’s loud with gas and I can be constipated after. I have to weigh the benefits. I typically like a smooth operation.

Spicy beef birria nachos which utilized all 6 tastes of Ayurveda.

My most prized ritual is my nighttime love fest. No, not that. Lol! I typically begin at 8 and will bathe or shower and moisturize with my homemade herbal oils and crawl into bed for reading, learning, getting tomorrow planned and I get to cuddle with my husband and discuss our day. I will make sure my facial skin is properly pampered for. I’ve been so diligent and creating new facial oils and body creams. I love creating these decadent creams. So luxurious!

My yarrow six week infused oil will make a great body cream🥰 I’ll also keep it around to stop bleeding.

My most prized self care ritual is journaling. I get to reflect on my day and digest it fully. I can list my gratitudes and see how many days in a row I can journal. I’m on a two week roll and it’s great to be so intune with myself. I try not to take any moment for granted. I’m here to learn and take away the lessons to apply in my life. In my circumstances. The growing process is forever changing for me. I’m learning what it takes to feel my best and this routine is so, so, so good for me. Establish yours and be gentle with yourself. Kaison. Small steps.

Me and my journal witness the best sunrises🥺

Namastè🙏🏽

All pictures by Lenape Spiritual Yogi Awakened.

Transformation Proclamation

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Hi, friends!

I have been healing and enjoying my transformation these past few weeks.  This journey is out of this world and I’m so excited to share my life in all its exquisite light. I know I’m beginning my spiritual awakening and I’ve never, ever felt so free in my whole life. I’m literally glistening in my body, mind, and spirit.

My daily meditation is crucial to my healing.

What is a spiritual awakening? From my research, it’s an episode that happens in your life (usually, tramatic, at least for me) that sparks a deep, inner awakening. I have been experiencing this for over a year and I didn’t know what I was witnessing until I went down a rabbit hole and me being me, I am embracing it all. I find myself right at home in nature. Something very familiar indeed. I crave it.

Stop. Drop. Yoga meditation 🧘🏽‍♀️

I have so much peace in my life and this privilege allows me the ability and space to enjoy this journey. I am safe and able to freely begin peeling off the decades layers of ego and disassociate myself from others opinions. I just want me. Raw. I often ask myself who would I be if I were dropped off in a field with nothing nearby. What would my super powers be? How would I sustain myself? I will always be. I know I am strong and capable of healing. Such power in knowledge, right?

I get to witness this most mornings!🥰

So, I am not working alone. I have a therapist, sponsor, yoga teachers, Ayurveda teacher, & multiple strong friends to accompany me on this journey. I’m working through some very, very old traumas and as I do, it gets easier to talk about and work through. That in turn, makes all aspects of my life easier. I can tell I’m opening my heart. Not just in feelings but even in yoga. My flipped dog is pretty open and fierce, if you ask me. All power! This is new and lovely.

I will bring my blanket and a book to any park at anytime to get my much needed nature time.

There has been a lot déjà vu as well. I will have people repeat things from my head (dreams?) or multiple people will tell me the exact, verbatim words🥺 I thought I wasn’t dreaming, so I told my acupuncturist and she went to work with needles in my head and by the next morning, I remembered past dreams. I was trying to tell my husband but as I spoke they were disappearing from my memory. I stopped talking so I could gather the quickly dissipating memories but it was too late. Oh well, atleast I got confirmation I am dreaming.

Looks worse than it feels🥰

I’ve also been feeling my sensory organs are heightened. Some people appear brighter than others and they can also appear louder. I’m not sure why yet as I’m still in the discovery phase and this just started happening this weekend. 😳 My daughter has a lot of energy and when she got excited today it felt like a surge of my personal energy was zapped. I had to let her know that was a lot and I couldn’t handle another. Another what? I don’t know but my senses were on high alert to not be robbed again!

I love being on the lake😍

My new life. This is creating a strong, loving, dedicated, instinctual, headstrong, balanced, committed human being. I’m am learning so much about myself in this process. I’m slowly getting back into my Ayurveda balanced meals and I’ll share those soon! Take the time to create your beautiful rituals. Keep yourself in a loving light and be kind, not just to others. Be kind to you too. I hope this sparks an interest. Or maybe you relate and you’re on your own journey and didn’t even know, like me!😅

Namaste🧘🏽‍♀️

All pictures by Lenape Spiritual Yogi Awakened.

A newer beginning…

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Hello my yogi friend,

It has been a minute as I’ve been attempting to heal my weary mind, body, and soul. I feel a new awakening beginning and my curiosity is unwavering. Curiosity of the unknown is interesting, like being on your mat and going into a new pose or old pose and testing the new feeling in your body and mind. Is it scary? Can you explore more? What feelings come up? I feel so adventurous and playful lately. I’m relearning who I am. It’s been awhile since I truly, truly checked into my needs. I’ve been doing a lot of moving but cannot forget the quiet reflection time. It’s just as important as everything else.

A peaceful day alone and thriving🥰

As I begin to push forward on my daily yoga practice I am very mindful of my breath and meditation practice. If you don’t use it, you lose it. Breathing deeply and fully grounds my soul. I feel like I’m breathing from the earth. The earth under my feet. I’m so cognizant of the vibrations of sound and the breathe of the wind. I feel the air of the birds songs envelop me and hold me.  I love my practice, it’s not a daily practice but a very crucial piece to my healing.

Take notes to all things in nature, it knows what to do to heal.

I’ve been going to a beginner Iyengar class on Thursdays and I’ve been working on correcting my poses. We worked on my jump backs and jump forwards in chaturanga which I struggle with. I appreciate the technique hacks to get me going on building necessary strength.

My yoga teacher told me my elbows don’t point back in chaturanga so I have to manipulate my hands more to the edge of my mat with an emphasis on a safe wrist twist to point my elbows back. This is hard! Lol! I guess a work in progress!

I’m loving my time of exploration. I’m finding who I am on my mat. My strengths, my weaknesses, where do I not trust myself? Why? I learn. I love me and I trust me so I jumped. I jumped away from my old truths. I’m pretty far now. This is new terrain and I’m not scared! Don’t be afraid to peel away from your ego. That ego told you you could never be here. Never be happy. To not trust yourself but, baby girl/ baby boy, you got this. WE GOT THIS!!🙌🏽

I love to stop, drop, and journal some mornings💖

Reflection

I am getting used to seeing her look back at me.

There’s no more anger. The light in her eyes changed.

I can see the world’s past in her eye reflection. Now she can be free.

I can take it from here.

Original poem: Lenapè Spiritual Yogi Awakened.

Have a great week!

All pictures by Lenape Spiritual Yogi Awakened.

Rain Dancer

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Happy Monday friends!

I love weekends! I feel that the more self-centered I am, self-focused, the most healing happens. I am literally still vibrating over my beautiful weekend. I had a great Saturday morning at the farmers market and I’m so grateful the rain held off. Since there’s been so much rain lately in my area, I had been hiding inside but during a particular rainstorm last week, I was driving and pondering about how to enjoy my new gloomy, wet environment and at that moment at the stop sign I saw 2 girls kicking at the street rivers gliding towards the storm drains and they started dancing. Wow! I’m going to learn how to dance in the rain again!

Squishy muddy clovers.

I love how situations play out right in front of you and it’s only if you’re paying attention and asking the right questions that you get your answers in real life. Seek and you will find…. literal chills. So, you see two kids dancing in the rain. What do you think? I guess it depends on what situation you came from. Did you just hang out with a friend you haven’t talked to in a while, and it made you think of your childhood memories? Did you just get in an argument with your family, and you don’t even notice the kids dancing and splashing?

My dogs didn’t even notice this frog, so it lived.

I find myself so curious into this new ability to enjoy myself in any weather. I can weather any storm. So, on Sunday I craved to dig in the dirt but guess what…yup, rain. LOL! It was a mist, so I grabbed my basket and decided to take cover under my maple tree and pick white clover flowers. This was so rewarding in the sense of me literally grounding my whole body to the earth but knowing I am collecting medicine to keep me sane through this wet Spring and into the hot summer days.

My new grounding therapy.

I also did get a chance to play in the garden and pull weeds and plant my herbs and tomato plants. I cannot wait to harvest my summer tomatoes. Right now, my kale and lettuce are great to harvest, and we’ve been enjoying all the salads. I also planted daikon, turnips, and radishes. Yum! I decided to take all the daikon, turnip and radish greens and cooked them down with bacon, onions, and garlic with a splash of cream and boy were they delicious!

My Spring garden treasures.

My yoga practice is going to be more consistent because I rejoined my favorite calorie torcher hot yoga class. I am ecstatic because it starts this morning and I’m probably going to die and take forever to come back to my body. Why would I do this to myself, you ask? Well, I enjoy the heat and how limber I become. I enjoy the sweat and I know it’s clearing out toxins and it seriously glows up my skin. We hold our poses so long our minds are telling us to get out of the pose, but we focus on breathing and keeping our Drishti focused. I love this class!

I hope you had good medicine from your weekend healing. Or maybe you work weekends, but I really hope you find the messages hiding in everyday life. I found that learning to cope with uncontrolled circumstances and finding a way to be ok with things I cannot change to be powerful. I do not like the rain only because it hinders me from the sun and being able to dig, take a walk with the dogs. I am learning to find ways to enjoy the rain and be in it, so far, my list consists of picking white clovers and dancing 🙂

Namaste!

All pictures by Lenape Spiritual Yogi Awakened.

Kapha, Kapha, Kapha

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Hello friends!

I have been struggling! This weather has been chilly, rainy, gloomy and I’m feeling it in my soul. Yes, I do agree one day of hearing rain hit the swollen puddles, the overcast sky void of sunrays is inviting to stay inside and pull out a good book. I can only take so many days of gray hibernation. My bones are sad.

Exiting home and exploring is my sanity.

After many months of exploring and getting to know myself, I find that doing the opposite of my dosha, Kapha, I will be balanced and able to stay active and happy.

Rain, rain, go away…. but thank you for nourishing my beautiful plants.

First, I find being by myself exhausting because I am a needy, easily distracted person. I need other people around me and working from home kind of misses that attraction. I will get out of the house and see my friends. Even if for a few hours of chatting over tea or going to lunch. I need to vent or listen to my friends vent, I love human interaction and feeling my serotonin release 🙂 I’m telling you there is nothing like feeling the love you have for someone and knowing they feel the same and makes you attentive to the care you put in those relationships.

High tea with my bestie!

I do love being outside and find myself working on my back deck most afternoons enjoying the sun’s rays. I love to sit and meditate surrounded by the sounds of the bird joyous songs. I just adore the wind blowing its energized currents through my hair and enveloping my body with Earth’s pranayama. I feel so loved and cared for by the beauty of life available for free. This my friends, is true oxytocin release. Explore your nearest tree and sit, total game changer.

She was bragging, hanging in the sun rays while I worked last year.

This is weird to write and even worse to know that I enjoy it, but I explore my hunger. So, when Kapha is high outside, like right now because it’s spring (think cool, wet, damp, ew) I tend to want to explore hunger. I will typically skip breakfast unless my stomach noises are hurting me. They usually don’t on these days, so I’ll eat my lunch at noon – 1pm. It’s really not that bad as it sounds. I do listen to my body and have so much respect for it, I’ll test its limits though. But, at lunch time I will make it a taste sensation. I utilize all six tastes: sour, sweet, pungent, astringent, salty, bitter. I look forward to my lunch and when it contains all 6 tastes you will feel satisfied and an added bonus of dopamine.

The quickest way for me to get all my nutrients is to wrap it up and dip it.

One of my last Kapha balancing techniques is yoga. Yes, my favorite self-healing practice. So typically, the last thing I want to do in this sad weather is move and groove. What I want is not what I need. So, I will get out of my head and get onto my mat. I need a challenge and challenge I will get. I yoga stretch, twist, chaturanga, bend my way into endorphin euphoria. I find myself always getting better in positions and strength which brings me such a release of endorphins that keep me going into the next pose.

My daily grounding practice.

These are my most healing practices to help boost my brain chemicals and keep me sane. It’s been raining constantly for 3 days, and I do not feel like being mean to people or feel like staying in bed and pouting. I am feeling useful, healthy, and balanced. I would suggest you explore your world and use it as medicine to heal. We have exactly what we need, right where we are, the first step is exploration and curiosity. I’m so blessed to be here in a safe place and with the best headspace during these rainy days. Stay blessed, friends!

Me and my buddy explore.

Namaste!

All pictures by Lenape Spiritual Yogi Awakened.