I've felt led again and again over the past few months to focus attention on creating more meaningful connection with the heart center in the practices I've been guiding. And the practice I shared this morning for our monthly Moving Meditation session was no exception.

I've been sitting here trying to summarize the ground I covered but there's a lot and it dawned on me that I cannot guess what will resonate most with you so I've dropped the whole practice into the Soul-Centered Free Membership Space for you to enjoy at your convenience.

Today is an energetically auspicious day referred to as the Lion's Gate Portal - the 8th day of the 8th month of the year. The number 8 is associated with abundance and limitless potential (turn it on it's side and 8 becomes ♾️ ), making this an energetically supportive day to connect with your intentions and the courage of your heart to take the first, next or best step in the direction you most genuinely wish to travel. Many astrologers say that the "window" of the Lion's Gate Portal opened in late July and will remain open through August 12th so you may have been feeling the energies of the Lion, of fire, of a swelling roar (yours, someone else's or the world at large) for some time now.

And while this may be a specific window of abundant energetic support, please remember that you don't NEED additional, specially anointed energetic support to move in the direction of your heart's desire and most deeply held intentions - access to your power and the courage of your heart is available to you every day and at any time (there's no special boat 🚤 that you need fear you'll miss if sitting with your intentions sounds more like a pipe dream than an opportunity at the moment).

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Here are three elements from today's practice that you can explore right where you are seated while reading this email -

1- Grounding - the simplest way I know is to pay attention to first your breath and then your feet for a few moments until you feel settled into your body (our energy can become centered in the mind so we start to feel a bit floaty and disembodied) and are able to notice the sensation of your feet touching the ground

2- Heart-centered Focus - place your hands over your heart and invite your focus to rest there as you continue to breathe deeply without strain; you may find this very settling (and also somewhat unsettling depending on how accustomed to allowing your attention to rest inward you are); whatever you experience is just right

3- Intention -setting - ask yourself what you'd like to welcome more of into your life - however specific (a new job; a safer place to live; more fulfilling relationships) or general (greater health, increased wealth, more peace, love and calmness) the answer may be and imagine yourself reorienting your inner posture - perhaps pointing your heart- even 1 degree more in that direction; return to 1 & 2 as needed to settle back into yourself if anything about the intention-setting begins to feel at all overwhelming

Bonus: energizing breath - if you are somewhere you don't mind practicing your roar, add a layer of Lion's Breath (Sidhasana) into the mix; take a deep breath in and as you exhale, open your mouth, stick out your tongue, look up toward your third eye and make a hissing sound (or full throated roar or anything in between) with your throat

Return to the elements that felt most supportive to you as often as you'd like.

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Dear Soul, I'm sensing that it is time to be as heart-centered and grounded within ourselves and in our lives as possible and that It's time to connect with the courage of the heart and to drop our fear of letting our hearts roar! It may feel new and a bit uncomfortable but our hearts have been caged for far too long.

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Sending you Love,

Tawnia

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PS: I'm available for 1:1 sessions if you'd like to get the benefit of my eyes, ears, heart, intuition and soul to support you in making space for a little more roar. LEARN MORE​

Here's what I'm up to:

🖼️ Portal of Love Art Series: I am getting back to my creative roots with a new line of handmade jewelry and talismans centered around creating a more loving relationship with ourselves, one another and all of life. Each piece in the series includes an intuitive message - they are each so special; I love them. The first few pieces are mostly earrings. Head over to these posts on Instagram - first set of images and second set of images - to see what's available or send me an email.

🪷 Need a new yoga mat, mat bag or other yoga prop? There's been some interest in placing an order for Jade Yoga mats this season. If you are in the local area and would like to get an awesome mat (or other JadeYoga item) at a discounted price, let me know and I'll send you the details. Browse what JadeYoga offers here.

🎁 Have a gift-giving occasion coming up this season? You can give soulfully! give someone you love the gift of my undivided attention and intuitive insights with a Soul Deep Session or 3- or 6-month spiritual mentoring package. When you purchase from the Soulful Gifting page, you can schedule a custom email message to be delivered on the date of your choice. 👀 And keep an eye on your inbox for an announcement about a special art series that will be available soon.

꩜ It's time to get serious about self-love 💝: we've all heard how "self-love isn't selfish" but putting it into practice in our daily lives can prove challenging - Where do we start? How do we "fit it in"? What restart after we slip into old patterns? I want to support you in getting serious about self-love - creating and holding loving and honest boundaries with yourself and others; challenging unconscious patterns and beliefs that no longer provide you with the sustenance you need to live the life you crave; slowing down and making space for rest and replenishment; feeling more like yourself everyday and less at the whim of whatever is happening in your life and the people who inhabit it; and more. Hit reply and let's talk about cultivating some serious self-love over the next 6 months.

🖋 Shi(f)t Happens: musings on the spiritual journey of life: I started a new daily (more or less) public practice this week and you are invited to join me - I'm sharing more of what I'm wondering about, inspired by and turning over in my heart and mind. If you enjoy what I share here in this Soul-Centered Email Series, then you're going LOVE what I share over there - a little less polished, a little more frank and a lot more "me". CHECK IT OUT; IT'S FREE TO SUBSCRIBE

🧘‍♀️ Drop-in to a virtual yoga class this month: that's right - anyone can drop-in to each month's Moving Meditation and Restorative Yoga classes for just $15 with a single class pass; check the calendar for dates and times.

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