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Mantra
19.08.2024

The Gayatri Mantra

The Gayatri Mantra is one of the most sacred and[…]

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I've just been reminded that five years ago, I ble I've just been reminded that five years ago, I blessed my feet with cacao:

These feet have danced in ballet shoes, tap shoes, Latin shoes and barefoot in the rain. They have paddled in oceans and rivers, streams and lakes. They have been buried in sand and mud. They’ve walked on eggshells and burning coals.

They’ve been tortured by pointe shoes and stiletto heels; broken by my clumsiness and the odd gong stand. They’ve been massaged, soaked with herbs, ignored and cared for.

For 52 years, they have supported me. They have walked me into adventures and walked me away from situations, relationships and jobs that were not serving me.

Five years ago, I blessed them with cacao. I thanked them for everything they had carried me through and promised that they would walk barefoot in new lands and find new adventures.

They have.

Since then, they have walked barefoot through Guatemala, Morocco and Italy, explored the land around my property in France and carried me through changes I could not yet have imagined when I wrote the original post.

They’re older now. So am I. We haven't finished finding new places to go.

And I am still trying not to break any more of their bones.
Monday Mantra to Parvati for strength, shown as pa Monday Mantra to Parvati for strength, shown as patience, devotion, resilience, self-respect, choice to keep returning to what matters.

Om Śrī Pārvatyai Namaḥ

aum shree par-va-tyai na-ma-ha

Salutations to blessed Parvati
Tomorrow's Monday Mantra is to Parvati, consort to Tomorrow's Monday Mantra is to Parvati, consort to Lord Shiva.

Parvati is wonderful for:

patience, devotion, resilience, self-discipline, emotional steadiness, loving strength, and staying committed to what matters.

She is not “soft” in a weak way. She is mountain-born. Her strength is steady, enduring and deeply embodied. She shows the power of devotion that is not passive: devotion as focus, choice, discipline and love.

To be included in this energy, leave a ❤️ or a comment 🙏
I saw this question this morning: If you could era I saw this question this morning: If you could erase one trend from history, what would it be?

Well, here's my answer: the idea that healing has to look calm, pretty, and perfectly lit.

You know what I mean. White clothes. Peaceful smile. A life that has no laundry, no bills, no difficult memories, and no one asking what’s for dinner.

But real healing is not often like that.

Often it is - and looks - messy.
Often it is uncomfortable.
And often it is realising you are stuck in the same pattern again and deciding, gently but firmly, that you do not want to keep living there.

This is one of the reasons I love sound healing.

Not because it makes everything instantly peaceful, but because it gives the body somewhere to begin. Sound can help us soften what has been held tightly, bring awareness to what sits underneath the surface, and support the release of old patterns that words alone do not always reach.

And healing does not have to be photogenic to be real.
Monday Mantra to Shiva, the God of Destruction. Us Monday Mantra to Shiva, the God of Destruction. Use this mantra for when you need steadiness, detachment, clarity, or support through change.

Om Namah Shivaya

Embody this version of Shiva:

I can be still.
I can release what is finished.
I can trust the space that comes after letting go.
Tomorrow's Monday Mantra is one to Shiva again! Th Tomorrow's Monday Mantra is one to Shiva again! This time though, we're looking at Shiva in his ascetic guise.

Shiva is the God of Destruction, which sounds scary, but needn't be. Shiva’s destruction isn't random chaos. It's the dissolving of what has reached its end, so something truer can remain.

We'll be focusing on stillness, release, transformation, and trusting change.

If you'd like to be included in that energy, please leave a comment or a ❤️

🙏
his week’s card is Kali Ma, the fierce and loving his week’s card is Kali Ma, the fierce and loving Mother.

Kali is often called the Goddess of Destruction, but this doesn’t mean chaos for the sake of chaos. Her energy is about clearing what is false, harmful, outdated or keeping us trapped.

She is the power that cuts through fear, illusion and old patterns.

This week’s simple mantra is:

Om Śrī Kālīkāyai Namaḥ

Meaning:
Salutations to Kali Ma.
This week’s card is Kali Ma, the fierce and loving This week’s card is Kali Ma, the fierce and loving Mother.

Kali is often called the Goddess of Destruction, but this doesn’t mean chaos for the sake of it. Her energy is about clearing what is false, harmful, outdated or keeping us trapped.

She is the power that cuts through fear, illusion and old patterns.

If you'd like to be included in the energy of this mantra, leave a comment or a ❤️
This week's blog post about Monday Mantra. Kama D This week's blog post about Monday Mantra.

Kama Deva: Desire, Joy and the Wisdom of Wanting

Now, this could easily go off in a … umm… feral … direction. Love! Romance! Passion! The card even mentions success in love and romance, freedom from desire, sexual pleasure, and the ability to amuse and make people laugh.

But for this week’s practice, I want to keep it much more down to earth.

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The gong is not just loud, I promise! A well-play The gong is not just loud, I promise!

A well-played gong is not about crashing, showing off, or seeing how much sound the room can take.

What is important is control, listening, sensitivity and knowing how to build sound gradually.

Sometimes the gong can feel powerful and clearing. Sometimes it can feel soft, spacious and almost ocean-like. Sometimes the most important part is not the big sound at all, but the quiet that follows it.

This photo is from the early days of Earthtones, and even then, the lesson was the same: the gong is not an instrument you dominate. It is one you listen to.

That's why I teach gong work as a therapeutic skill, not a performance.

Being loud is easy. Sensitivity takes practice.
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