Satori Holistic Wellness & Beauty

I remember the way A Navajo Elder I knew and loved, would raise her hands and bless each one of us when we purchased an altar cloth or a piece of jewelry that s...he had made. That memory is so strong it me, I return to it again and again, and has been an inspiration for this drawing. It brings the Maker’s Heart. Whatever we are making, whether it be magik, or healing, or blessing, or something else, when we step out of our egos, and let ourselves be guided by our allies, the creative energy of the Great Mystery comes through. See more

Kelsi Ludwigson When I was pregnant with my daughter her cells migrated into my bloodstream and then circled back into hers. For 41 weeks our cells merged an...d crossed and after she was born these cells stayed in my body, leaving a permanent imprint in my tissues, bones, brain, and skin, and will stay there for decades. And every child I have after will leave a similar imprint on my body. Even if a pregnancy doesn't go to full term or you have an abortion, these cells still migrate into your bloodstream. Research has shown that if a mother's heart is injured, fetal cells will rush to the site of the injury and change into different types of cells that specialize in mending the heart! Studies have also shown cells from a fetus in a mothers brain 18 years after she gave birth! Mothers have always intuitively felt their child even when they are not there, now there is scientific proof that we carry them for years and years even after we have birthed them. I know my body held and made my daughter, but she too made me. Leaving pieces of herself to forever flow through my body and heal me in ways I am only still trying to understand. Forever grateful for her not only being my teacher but also my healer. If you're curious to learn more google "Fetal-maternal microchimerism" Words by Kelsi Ludvigsen https://www.instagram.com/kelsiludvigsen/ Art by the talented angelica.ch.r https://instagram.com/angelica.ch.r?igshid=8kwpyzkw1c31 https://www.instagram.com/themotherhoodprojectnz

~HONORING THE ANCESTORS ~ When many people hear the word ancestor, they instantly think of the blood relatives that they know of. However the word ancestor is... more fluid. Ancestors come in many forms. They can be spirit beings of water, air, fire, earth, the blood ancestors of your lineage, elevated ancestors those you don’t know, and the adopted ancestors or guardians who have chosen to work with you in past and present life times. Those who came before you, that opened the way for you to be here, who prayed for you before they knew you. All are those who worked for your future. Whether we are in tune or not, they walk among us. They are in our blood, in our bones, and when they heal, we are uplifted. I have come to believe that our ancestors answer our prayers first. Native American culture believes the ancestors are very much alive and are with us in the present time constantly. There is a belief that there was no real death, just a change of worlds. This means the ancestors are very much alive spiritually as they were when they were here physically. They just reside in the spirit world. To many shaman of South Africa, Ancestors are the center of their work connecting them to the rest of the spirit realm. Their traditional beliefs include what western science is now validating. When we do our own inner healing, we heal 7 generations forward and 7 generations back. This stems from the fact that the memories, traumas, pains, as well as the power and wisdom of our ancestors, runs through our blood stored in our energetic, mental, emotional and physical bodies. Honoring our ancestors does not have to always be through ritual or ceremony. Honoring your ancestors is how you choose to live your life. The path that you walk. It is choosing to heal, forgive, walk with honor and pride, and to keep their knowledge and memories alive through us. The greatest way we can honor them is through teaching the children. Bringing back balance and respect for the natural world we live in. Respect for the elderly, respect for Mother Earth and respect for all things living. Ask yourself "how am I living and would my ancestors be proud"? Blessings to all ~Modern WitchDoctor

All my life I suffered from hay fever. I pretty much chocked to death every summer. Then, few years ago, an old man (crazy old man according to my wife) told me... to try nettles. Basically, as soon as the spring starts, he told me, and the first nettles sprout out, pick a bunch and sting myself with them. Do that once a week until the end of autumn. Apparently this would make my immune system concentrate on nettles and forget about the pollen...To my wife's horror and the amusement of the fellow walkers in parks and forests, I soon started the "therapy". This is my hand in the nettles bush :) And lo and behold it worked...I haven't had any problems with pollen for 3 years now... So there you have it. Just wanted to share with you my experience. Just in case someone is interested in use of herbs for medicinal purposes... And as the law requires, here is the disclaimer: don't do this at home :)

In India, Four Laws of Spirituality are taught: The first law says: The person who arrives is the right person.... No one comes to our life by chance, all the people who surround us, who interact with us, who we encounter, are there for a reason. The second law says: What happens is exactly what’s supposed to happen. Nothing, absolutely nothing that happens in our lives could have happened in any other way. Not even the most insignificant detail. There is no: If I had done such a thing this other thing would have happened No. What happened was exactly what’s supposed to happen, and it had to be that way so we could learn the necessary lessons and move forward. The third law says: Any time you start, is the right time. It all starts at the right time, not before, not after. When we are ready for something new to begin in our lives, it begins. And the fourth and last law says: When something ends, it ends. Just like that. If something ended in our lives, it was for our own good, so it’s better to leave it there and move on, already enriched with that experience. I think it’s not a coincidence that you are reading this, if this text reaches your life today; It is because you are prepared to understand that no snowflake ever falls into the wrong place! ~ Ishwar C. Puri https://ishanews.org//four_principles_of_indian_spirituali image | Omkar Chitnis

In the Lakota-Sioux tradition, a person who is grieving is considered most wakan, most holy. There's a sense that when someone is struck by the sudden lightning... of loss, he or she stands on the threshold of the spirit world. The prayers of those who grieve are considered especially strong, and it is proper to ask them for their help. You might recall what it's like to be with someone who has grieved deeply. The person has no layer of protection, nothing left to defend. The mystery is looking out through that person's eyes. For the time being, he or she has accepted the reality of loss and has stopped clinging to the past or grasping at the future. In the groundless openness of sorrow, there is a wholeness of presence and a deep natural wisdom. ~ Tara Brach art | Frank Howell

Not everyone will heal in this lifetime. It’s important that we accept and understand this. The perpetual emphasis on acknowledging and healing trauma is a beau...tiful thing, but its not for everyone. Because some of us don’t have the capacity to heal. Some can’t even get out of bed, because of the weight of their pain and the complexity of their trauma. Too much has happened, and there is no possibility of transformation. This is very hard to accept in our toxic positivity culture, one where trauma is the new buzz word and where people forget that they are not walking in someone’s else’s shoes. Just because you were able to heal parts of your past, doesn’t mean everyone can heal parts of theirs. We have all lived in a trauma inducing culture. Some of us didn’t make it through in one piece. That’s a fact. And if we can just accept this, and honor and comfort them as they are without any effort to ‘heal’ them, we actually stand a chance of co-creating the kind of trauma-sensitive world that avoids this level of suffering altogether. Because trauma is perpetuated by insensitivity. Our tendency to turn a blind eye to the truth of people’s suffering, to shame them for not healing, to blame it on their karma and their choices, is precisely the dissociative consciousness that perpetuates the trauma cycle. You want to help, but you just make it worse. Better to accept people right where they are. Better to provide comfort to the fallen ones. That alone will heal the world. See more

QUIET. Sacred space allows us to enter our quiet inner world where healing takes place. - Alberto Villoldo, PhD. If you'd like to read the invocation that you recite each time you open your sacred space, simply swipe through the images.

The Water clears itself by running over and through the Earth. It carves its path through the Rocks and Mountains and tumbles the Stones until they are small s...mooth circles. As our Life moves in the same way... we pass through this land and are cleansed... carving our paths through the Rocks and Mountains, passing over the Stones before us, turning them from our obstacles into the small smooth Circles that will cause the Rapids to run still and bring Peace flowing quietly into our heart. Peace walking ~ Redskyhawk Photo - Annawon Weeden. A proud member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Walking the Earth, Touching the Sky

You are comprised of: 84 minerals, 23 Elements, and 8 gallons of water Spread across 38 trillion cells. ... You have been built up from nothing by the spare parts of the Earth you have consumed, according to a set of instructions hidden in a double helix and small enough to be carried by a sperm. You are recycled butterflies, plants, rocks, streams, firewood, wolf fur, and shark teeth, broken down to their smallest parts and rebuilt into our planet’s most complex living thing. You are not living on Earth. You are Earth. - Aubrey Marcus

A man whispered, "Creator speak to me" and a meadowlark sang. But, the man did not hear. So the man yelled, "Universe, speak to me" and the thunder rolled acro...ss the sky. But, the man did not listen. The man looked around and said, "let me see you." And a star shined brightly. But the man did not see. And, the man shouted, "show me a miracle." And, a life was born. But, the man did not notice. So, the man cried out in despair, "Touch me, and let me know you are here." Whereupon, the Great Mystery touched the man. But, the man brushed the butterfly away and walked on. Don't miss out on a blessing because it isn't packaged the way you expect. (Unknown)