DTLA LIFE MAG #24 | DECEMBER 2015 | Page 55

Take time during this hectic holiday season to pause and reflect, then scan your inner and outer world for your beaded bracelet - that once-special item or memory that is asking to go, and summon up the courage to release it. By doing so, you create space to call in that which now serves you, that which represents the “new you” of today. Acco rding to a sagacious Shaman friend of mine, Robbyne Le Plant: “We need to embrace the emotions we hold deep inside to move through them. There is a magnetic pressure we feel when we hold on to the past that prevents forward movement and draws the very situation or experience we wish to avoid to repeat itself again and again until we move through it. The influences of the last three years will continue to create shifts and changes in each of us through the beginning of next year. Remember, the spiritual movements of the planets are important influences on our human experience. Pushing us forward, stirring up long congested emotions that flood into our consciousness, triggering ancient fear and memory. If you feel a sense of numbness, confusion, anxiety about the future or stagnation, it is because you are so close to accepting your full potential but still need to push through the emotional barriers.” As you inhale peace this season and exhale fear, remember that you are indeed dearly loved! Wishing all that read these words a joyous Holiday filled with magic and hope! Lori Tierney @cougaryoga www.Tierneymanagment.com www.redroadretreats.com