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coach was located in
Hawaii, she referenced
Pele and Kali. Pele
(pronounced peh-leh)
the goddess of fire,
lightning, wind, dance
and volcanoes is a
well-known character
in Hawaiian history as
a passionate, volatile,
and capricious, just as
Kali is in history.
Kali, described as “SheWho-Shapes-The-Sacred-Land” in ancient
Hawaiian chants, the
volcano goddess. What
my yogi suggested to me
was to embrace my Kali/
Pele side – to get back to
being fierce, full of power
and life, to let it wrap me
with warmth and security
as I make decisions to affect my life, my business,
my relationships including
the one I was having with
my mat and my meditation practice.
I’ve been mired with conflict around my business,
my family, and feeling
pulled away or disconnected from my practice.
My normal fierceness and
energy presence has
surrounding you – just
remember “Not my circus, not my monkeys.”
“Pele [is]
the goddess
of fire, lightning,
wind, dance
and volcanoes.”
been waning and it challenges me to be present
for my business or to stay
motivated amongst the
hurdles that keep appearing at a rapid pace
right now. Sound familiar?
My logical brain knows
this is common amongst
entrepreneurs but I also
know that we can take
charge of these and not
let the craziness of the
times take control – we
ultimately have a choice.
I need to remain the
tamed lion to accomplish my daily tasks but
to be reminded to free
the wild lion, to roam
where I need to –
whether to the beach,
the mountains or my
mat - and to embrace
the fierceness that
brought me into this
world and will take
me to the next. To roar
when I need the release
and to focus on what is
there in my reflection and
to embrace my fierce inner strength.
I’m learning to bring
back the fierceness of my
inner Lion, the Leo that I
am, who is not content to
play a docile house cat,
but will take solace in the
time spent on the mat in
Savasana.
I recently saw this quote
based on a Polish Proverb, when you are feeling
drawn into all that craziness and drama of others
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