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What if we are taught to trust and rely on each other for support. And we learn how to be trustworthy and reliable ourselves. Through inter-dependence we are taught the art of conversation and sharing our feelings, and at the same time we learn to be a good listener, and how to hold space for people. We learn not to shy away from uncomfortable feelings or communication, but rather to participate in co-creating a solution for life’s inevitable difficulties. We learn that we can lean into the support of our community for guidance and assistance and that we don’t have to do everything alone. Inter-dependence could teach us that its not a sign of weakness to ask for help, but rather it is a strength and a good fortune that we can and do have a support network. And that there is great value in helping others out. The intrinsic reward is a sense of purpose. And the external reward is that people are connected.

From the time we are born, our consciousness is being shaped by external forces.Our parents tell us what is right and wrong, our religions, our social systems, our governments all set the rules of how to live in this life experience. These handed down beliefs become quickly ingrained and we don’t even think to check in with our own divine consciousness to discern if the teachings are truth. Hence, we adopt the mainstream narrative of what is right or wrong because it is all we have been told. These external authorities begin to override the divine intelligence of our spiritual heart. Often we aren’t even taught that we have a divine intelligence that is connected to everything in creation. That we have a wellspring of cosmic knowledge dwelling right in our hridyam heart.

Summer is officially almost here and joyfully we are right at the high points of the long days of light. And strangely, on June 20th-the Summer Solstice, the days will begin to shorten as we hit the swing back toward fall and winter. Fortunately, the pendulum moves slow so we can enjoy some longer summer evenings and rise early in the morning to our glorious Sun.

Michael and I have an early morning sadhana practice that we have been doing consistently for a couple of years now. We rise with the sun, have our morning wellness shot, which is warm water, tumeric, ginger powder, lemon juice, ashwaganda, and honey…

We have returned from India and feel inspired by all we took in over our two week visit to Kerala. We covered a lot of territory on this trip, and saw a variety of landscapes and cultural experiences. My top 3 highlights were walking among the lush tea hills of Munnar, witnessing a sacred agnihotra (fire ceremony) at the temple of Sri Narayana GuruDev, and the delightful 2hour shirodhara (warm oil drip to the forehead) and abhyanga (herb infused oil massage) that we received in the beach town of Kovalam. But the entire trip was incredible and it is hard to pick just 3 favs! We hope to share this experience with everyone by leading a group retreat to India in 2026.

I feel now, more than ever in our existence as human beings, we need to

re-member who we truly are, what we are made of, and why we are here. It is imperative for our collective well-being and for the continued existence of our species. We don’t want to share the same fate as the Atlanteans or the Lemurians. Their epic collapses, independently of each other, were due to their inability to use their power in right way. You would think we would try harder to avoid a similar demise. Both of these civilizations sunk. Literally-and figuratively. And looking at the conditions of things right now on Mother Earth, we could easily do that again.