As I look in retrospect of the week, I have failed to keep up with my blog.  If I told you half of the things going on in my life, you would understand.  More pressing is that I had sudden death in my family of my 25- year old nephew and so I have spent most of my extra time with family either on the phone or in person. What I want you to know… is that in spite of everything going on, I feel at ease because I have chosen to take this path. Ease is an important to me because it means that things come to me with ease, I experience EASE even in the most chaotic situations. I don’t feel stress and I am really embodying my Divine Feminine Energy.  I learned to take the practice of Ease on when I took my first Inka Medicine Wheel class back in September of 2010.  I bring this up because ever since I’ve been consciously doing the work of the medicine wheel, I have been releasing weight.  You see, I discovered that my first (root) chakra always seems to be the one out of balance.  Well, the truth be known it is the place where I have a hard time losing weight no matter how healthy I have eaten- gluten free, sugar free and dairy free.  After being on the medicine wheel for 7 months, I was able to zip up a pair of pants where I had sported a muffin top. Basically, the way I see it, is that I can eat anyway I want and still release weight by embodying the practices of the wheel.  When you release all of your emotions, excess baggage even the ones that you are unaware of, the physical weight releases as well.  Truth be known that no I wasn’t really exercising except for the workout I get from working on clients with my Asian Bodywork practice, but I’ve been doing that for almost 15 years and the weight still wasn’t coming off at the rate it comes off today.  I will admit that I decided to go back to dance to build some muscle tone and to sculpt my body into that natural feminine physique that I had before I gave birth to my daughters.

What is the medicine wheel…one might ask.  It is the tradition of Shamanism, specifically Native Americans and Peruvian Inkas  (Which I have studied and practiced both over the last 8 years).   Depending on the tradition, each has the practices of each of the directions – SOUTH, WEST, NORTH and EAST.  The key is to operate on the CENTER of the wheel so you sit from that place of peace or shall I say my mantra EASE.

I highly recommend if you would like to release something in your life- an attitude, habits, weight, feelings or if you just aren’t able to create what is what you want…check out my friend and Shaman mentor, Dani’s website – http://www.yoursacreddestiny.com

I must admit all of this work of Shamanism is what has gotten my sister and I  through my nephew’s sudden transition.

Namaste – and Happy Holidays!