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Today was the foundation anniversary of the family temple. I’ve refrained from taking pictures during ceremonies because I didn’t want to turn ceremonies into spectacles but something today though wanted to share the experience and when I checked in the Gods of the temple seemed ok with it. It felt like they acknowledged I belong here. I asked if they were sure and at that moment Ebee looked over to me and told me to grab her camera and take some pictures. Ceremonies here are part spiritual alchemy, part family or village get together and my Bali family sure made me feel like part of the family. Ebu, the grandma had me sit with her and everyone was trying to get me to eat more. The Monku (priest) remembered me from other ceremonies and made the joke that the family should adopt me. I felt incredibly at home, not only with my Bali family but in the temple with the Gods. The spiritual energy was palpable. Ceremonies like today happen every six months for each of the family temples. When combined with other ceremonies the Balinese are constantly brought back into contact with family, friends, and the village as well as with the Gods. Loved ones, community, and the Mystery become the foundation of life and are constantly supported by each other. Imagine a world where our faith unites us and brings us together rather than separates us or fractures our communities? May this be the world we create! #community #baliculture #hinduism #embodiedmindfulness #mindfulmoments #sacredmoment #enchantinglife #culture #newvisions #ageofaquarius #ageofaquarius♒ #depressionrelief #selfcare #selfdevelopmenttools #personalgrowth #prayerispowerful #shadesofawakening #pathsoftransformation #ameaningfullife #livingalchemy #beyondsurviving #lifemagic #lifeunfiltered #Bali #BaliAdventure #Wanderlust #dharma_travel #lifeinbali #expat #balihealing (at Ubud, Bali, Indonesia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6-JpPzhIR4/?igshid=15l3tc2d1tyxy

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Today was the foundation anniversary of the family temple. I’ve refrained from taking pictures during ceremonies because I didn’t want to turn ceremonies into spectacles but something today though wanted to share the experience and when I checked in the Gods of the temple seemed ok with it. It felt like they acknowledged I belong here. I asked if they were sure and at that moment Ebee looked over to me and told me to grab her camera and take some pictures. Ceremonies here are part spiritual alchemy, part family or village get together and my Bali family sure made me feel like part of the family. Ebu, the grandma had me sit with her and everyone was trying to get me to eat more. The Monku (priest) remembered me from other ceremonies and made the joke that the family should adopt me. I felt incredibly at home, not only with my Bali family but in the temple with the Gods. The spiritual energy was palpable. Ceremonies like today happen every six months for each of the family temples. When combined with other ceremonies the Balinese are constantly brought back into contact with family, friends, and the village as well as with the Gods. Loved ones, community, and the Mystery become the foundation of life and are constantly supported by each other. Imagine a world where our faith unites us and brings us together rather than separates us or fractures our communities? May this be the world we create! #community #baliculture #hinduism #embodiedmindfulness #mindfulmoments #sacredmoment #enchantinglife #culture #newvisions #ageofaquarius #ageofaquarius♒ #depressionrelief #selfcare #selfdevelopmenttools #personalgrowth #prayerispowerful #shadesofawakening #pathsoftransformation #ameaningfullife #livingalchemy #beyondsurviving #lifemagic #lifeunfiltered #Bali #BaliAdventure #Wanderlust #dharma_travel #lifeinbali #expat #balihealing (at Ubud, Bali, Indonesia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6-I_uxBGyV/?igshid=29wh3pvrceu3

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Someone in a FB group I cofacilitate called asked about Jung’s use of mandalas. As I have Jung’s Red Book laying in bed with me (some people have lovers in bed, others have cats and dogs I have the soul books of dead visionaries) I figured I’d create a quick video about it. Much of the world has forgotten that a lot of our modern psychology, healing modalities, and much of the “New Age” has its roots in Jung’s work. That writing has its roots in Jung’s mental break down/spiritual emergence where he sought to reconnect to his soul after feeling like he’d let her starve. Essentially he worked hard to be “successful” but felt empty of meaning, at which point his mind rebelled and he began to have visions and enter into a deep process that today would be diagnosed with a host of labels such as depression, mania, anxiety, and perhaps Schizophrenia. The Red Book explores his attempt to fight this experience while his soul or a deeper part of him teaches him that the madness is important. It holds the seed to his wholeness. It’s a story of breaking through his social conditioning to find the depths of who he was. Manadalas were a way for him to explore this wholeness beyond rational/analytic thought. Once he did this he felt more connected to his fullness and became more embodied. It’s the foundation of his work. I went through a similar process. I actually put the Red Book aside without reading when I first got it because I felt I needed to have my own process and compare notes after. If you’re having your own experience of breakdown/emergence I’d recommend Shades of Awakening on FB. It’s a good support community. You can also join my mailing list to hear more of my personal exploration and insights via the tree link in my profile. Feel free to reach out with any questions. Love and Blessings! #carljung #mandalas #psychology #shadesofawakening #enchantinglife #newvisions #ageofaquarius #ageofaquarius♒ #depressionrelief #anxiety #selfcare #selfdevelopmenttools #personalgrowth #pathsoftransformation #ameaningfullife #livingalchemy #livingstory #lifemagic #innertruth #innerworld #herosjourney https://www.instagram.com/p/B6pLaJch8tz/?igshid=ly03dta2ad5f

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I helped Meme make offerings today. I love this culture with its traditions that have parallels to the old ways across world. To mindfully arrange flowers, make offerings at altars, sweep out temples creates a whole new state of life and being. It’s a means to embody our gratitude for life’s beauty. To show our devotion to the wonders of life whether the day has been pleasant or upsetting. This aspect of devotion has truly enriched my life and yet as I write this I have @alanclementsworlddharma ‘s voice in my head. “Say no to spiritual apartheid.” The separation of our spiritual experience from our every moment because we think it’s best reserved for a temple or a church, for the yoga studio, our full moon celebration or a moment lighting some incense. These pictures were taken in the kitchen as I mindfully placed flowers and a cracker with each offering saying “thank you for the ups and downs. For being here with me. For this family.” How can we incorporate that spirit with us everywhere we go? So that every step is a thank you? Every breath is transcendent? Every act is a moment of artistry expressing and praising life in all its wonder and terror? Alan calls this the state of beautifying our minds and life. I’ll call it the state of making these moments sacred. What has worked for you to bring this about in your own life? To imbue the seemingly mundane with the full presence of you touching reality? #mindfulmoments #sacredmoment #enchantinglife #lifeissacred #culture #newvisions #ageofaquarius #ageofaquarius♒ #fullmoonritual #personalgrowth #prayerispowerful #shadesofawakening #pathsoftransformation #windsofchange #ameaningfullife #liveyourstory #livingalchemy #livingstory #beyondsurviving #lifemagic #innerworldsouterworlds #personalmythology #returningtonaturesrhythm #lifeunfiltered #Bali #Wanderlust #dharma_travel #lifeinbali #expat https://www.instagram.com/p/B5p7YxGBEvw/?igshid=1rbu75kmrrsod

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It’s a blessing to live in a place dedicated to the Mystery. With today's Full Moon in Taurus Ubud is alive with ceremony. Meme was already making offerings when I got to the family temple. Even little Bella was dressed up and ready help. With Mercury and the Sun in Scorpio things have been rough for a lot of us. People have been reaching out to me about the depths of their depression and frustrations. We’ll brainstorm ways to adjust their diet, tools and tips to transform the mind and body but healing takes time and they're aching today. When they ask what got me through the depths of my chronic depression, the extremes of my bipolar or trauma the truth of the matter is it was the Mystery. At the darkest times of my life what got me through was calling out, often sobbing, sometimes screaming. With time and mindfulness I began to see the signs that I was heard and a relationship was built. Yes, diet, exercise meditation, writing, depth work, astrology and so many other practices have helped to transform my life but the thing that got me through the worst of it, the thing that brought me synchronistically to those practices, was a relationship with the Mystery. Here in Bali that relationship is practiced daily through devotion, prayers, and offerings. A friend of mine recently told me that he is glad he grew up here because people who don’t have their tradition suffer so much more. He said that in Bali you draw close to God because when you are close all the worries of the world fade away and you can see easier. Often times we ask for help or blessings but the root of healing is to grow close, to draw near. From this springs transformation and blessing simply from being in relationship. Blessings on your relationship to the Mystery and tonight’s Full Moon. P.S. I did a guided meditation at the end of my friend’s free lesson on the Full Moon/Mercury Retro today. Link in bio. #fullmoon #astrology #scorpio #mercuryretrograde #depression #bipolar #prayer #ameaningfullife #livingalchemy #livingstory #beyondsurviving #lifemagic #Bali #dharma_travel #lifeinbali #shadesofawakening (at Ubud, Bali, Indonesia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4xE5pchGrH/?igshid=1auqkktyhj9v3

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#60daysofenergetictruth- I will be coming on here (live video) every day for 60 days and saying what I’m experiencing energetically, in my body. . Scared? Yup. . Excited? Totes. . Bring it on. . #emergingproud #emergingkind #spiritualawakening #energeticawakening #energybody #spiritjunkie #mindfulnessofenergy #mindfulnessofthebody #alivehuman #evolvingkind #indigo #love #light #amazinghumanlife #lifeisbeautiful #grounded #rewilding #selflove #presence #hereandnow #2018awake #woke #shadesofawakening #energybody #ptsd #healing #selflove #expression #radicalselfexpression #60daysoftruth #60daysofenergytruth #ifttt (at Manchester, United Kingdom)

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Here’s the thing; my primary experience of life is of the energy in my body. Or, I might say, of my ‘energy body’. “What does that meeeean?” you may ask. Yup, you may indeed. Well; walking down the street, I’m aware of what’s happening energetically inside of me. Sitting in cafes, ditto. When working; ditto... when eating, ditto... you get the picture. . And it didn’t used to be this way. So it’s been quite the adjustment. And I’m still adjusting to a life that feels like this and something (something!) guides me over and over to share about it. Which is scary. And awesome. So here goes. . Im going to do a ‘60 Days of Energetic Truth’ quest... sharing about things like how... . I wake up, I notice my energy (spinning behind my eyes or gathering at my feet) I eat, I notice my energy... I get angry (!!!!!!!) I notice my energy (!!!!!! bam!) I get scared, go into freeze (notice that my energy feels frozen). Every emotion, every thought, every sight I see has an energetic effect. And I’m scared to talk about it. Though this is my . Primary . Experience . Of . Being . Alive . I keep it locked away, for the most part. But connection is so important. Being seen, being heard and . SELF . EXPRESSION . Are paramount for me to be healthy, so . Pfuuuutzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt!!!!!! (That’s the noise of me letting it all out)... here goes. . After finding my ‘60 days of truth’ quest (last year) so nourishing... here I am doing it again. Only, this time, I’ll talk - each day - (when I come on here via Instagram Live Video) about what I’m experience energetically. . As Marianne Williamson said ‘if there’s something you need to say, there’s someone who needs to hear it’. . Bring it on. . #energybody #ptsd #healing #selflove #expression #radicalselfexpression #60daysoftruth #60daysofenergytruth #emergingproud #emergingkind #spiritualawakening #energeticawakening #energybody #spiritjunkie #mindfulnessofenergy #mindfulnessofthebody #alivehuman #evolvingkind #indigo #love #light #amazinghumanlife #lifeisbeautiful #grounded #rewilding #selflove #presence #hereandnow #2018awake #woke #shadesofawakening #ifttt (at Manchester, United Kingdom)