Aug 17 (edited) • General discussion
The Importance of Healing the 5-Senses
One of the first times I talked with my Saraswati spiritual teacher he told me, "You think you're in reality. Here, in the same space with me. But in fact, you're in your own separate universe that you've created to cope with life."
I was thunderstruck. What an asshole! Who did this guy think he was?
I was young, had plenty of money, was a successful law school student with a bright future. I had lots of friends, a family who loved me, some people told me I was beautiful, and I was in good health.
Despite being sure of exactly how awesome I was, I decided to start doing yoga as a meditation at home on my own, do pranayama breath practices, practice Yoga Nidra (a guided meditation you do lying down in shavasana), learn Sanskit chanting, and meditate every morning because I felt that only made me even more cool.
And then........uh, oh.
Slowly I felt the realization dawn.
Oh. My. God.
That guy was RIGHT.
When I stopped having music blasting all the time; when I stopped staying out late socializing, getting up frazzled but still jogging 5-10 miles in the morning; when I stopped eating processed food I bought at a big box grocery store, fast food, and eating out; when I stopped staring at social media, watching the news, and staring at a screen all the time, I realized....
I was an alcoholic. That most of my relationships were based on enjoying distracting activities, not on shared values. That I was constantly working hard, playing hard to get away from sitting and feeling the trauma from my childhood. That I would often be doing one thing but my mind would be somewhere else completely unrelated. That there were parts of my body that I couldn't feel, that were numb. That I was VERY ANGRY about what happened to me when I was a kid. That I walked around with a mindset that deep down I was unlovable and unloved.
And then the real work began. After realizing I was actually wandering in the Darkness, confused, I decided that I really wanted to be in the larger reality. I wanted to join other women who are brave enough, resilient enough, committed enough to bare their teeth when times get hard and say, "No, I want my real life. I want to truly be me. I want to be here in Nature with everyone. I want to be feminine and I want to be FREE."
The foundation of that "real work," as it has always been for people who ask deeper questions about the meaning of life throughout time, has two prongs. One is to cultivate a Healthy Body and the second is to cultivate a Strong Mind.
A healthy body is cultivated by refining the five senses. By learning self-care physical practices which help us develop an intimate relationship with our five senses and the information they are processing. This is done through learning to taste again by eating organic, home-cooked, mindfully prepared food that is harmonious to our Ayurvedic body type. This is done through only exposing ourselves to "good noise," like beautiful music, nature's sounds, to people who are using "sweet speech" with us. This is done through giving ourselves a full body massage most days with oil good for our Ayurvedic body type and current season. This is done through saturating our environment with beautiful colors and inspiring items and art, staring at Mother Nature and her creatures. This is done through getting rid of every single synthetic chemical in your house and learning how to use herbal smudging, incense, and essential oils.
A strong mind is cultivated by going INWARD and getting to know every minute aspect of your inner landscape, fully lit up with attention and unconditional love. This is done through practices such as OM chanting, singing, non-conceptual meditation, kriya yoga, and Yoga Nidra, plus.....
Hanging out with woman just like you who has worked through that transformation process and is ready to support others women's journey back to themselves, back to themselves as an arising of the divine feminine in all its glory.
A person who has walked through the fire to dispel the Darkness, which grips most of us in modern culture by design, and come out with the only result.....
A Happy Heart. A heart that is full of Light and Truth.
And at Peace.
That is why I started Bliss Revealed. To offer my time, my stories, my laughter, and skills, and my knowledge to women who are ready to be at Peace, with themselves and their world, and go out into it as a vital part of her community, resplendent and feminine.
I love you!!
Thank you. Love, Unmani 💗
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The Importance of Healing the 5-Senses
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