No Need to fear Fear.

I am afraid. I’m afraid of covid-19. I’m afraid of the flu. I’m afraid of someone crossing that yellow line. I’m afraid of ice that cracks. I’m afraid of airplanes that crash. I’m afraid of mass shooters. I’m afraid of power tools and I’m afraid of fires. I’m afraid of water, sometimes. I’m afraid of hunger. I’m afraid of misunderstanding. I’m afraid of anything that might create separation ( especially life and death separation)between me and my children, husband, family, community and work. But, I don’t live in fear- I live in love. 

My life of love facilitates fears- they remind me of the miraculous sanctity of life. They foster respect and honor the place of dangers. I cannot love or respect something if I do not honor its Truth. This world is a place that provides one way in and an infinite number of ways out. I snuggle up to my fears, and get to know them well, because they are just tender reminders of what I cherish. 

(Persist as Love is one of my favorite of Paul’s mantras/talks and especially appropriate right now. You can find the recording from The Whole Health Center here )

Feminine Sovereignty

Sovereignty is directly connected to health and wellness. Sovereignty allows us to act from a place of confidence, listen to our intuition, ask for help when needed, and face conflict with courage and creativity. We are more likely to make choices that feed our wellness and when confronted with a barrier, we are more likely to address that barrier with ease. So, cultivating sovereignty in our lives will not protect us from all illness or misfortune, but it will offer us more options when illness and misfortune present themselves. 

We are all innately sovereign beings. We all have this pool of wealthy wellness within us. But, having sovereignty and enacting sovereignty are very different. We must enact our sovereignty in order to be leaders in our lives, our families, our communities, and our businesses. Feminine sovereignty, in particular, requires cultivation. And Feminine Sovereignty is what the world is asking for at this moment. Feminine leadership and empowerment look very different from the leadership and "power" we are familiar with in modern western cultures. Self- reign requires self-mastery and self-governance. This beautiful word, sovereignty, is indeed something we all possess and it requires diligence and dedication to activate. It is a practice, being sovereign.

Yoga, meditation, coaching, mindfulness, therapy, self-inquiry, inner-work these are ways we can support our practice in sovereignty and train our selves for a life of self-reign. With this gift of sovereignty, we can share our leadership with others. We can lead our own lives, our families, our communities and our businesses from a place of true feminine leadership. Feminine leadership is founded in compassion and cooperation, open-hearted courageousness and creativity. Fostering this inner-compass within ourselves is a gift to other women and the world. One sovereign woman takes the hand of another. 

Love, 

Sherene