Radical Reboot

What if… the key to healing was about understanding the relationship between the mind and body?

What if… a supportive holding space enabled you to turn inward and discover all the places within your mental, emotional, energetic and physical body that are preventing you from discovering your inner radiance and experiencing a greater sense of vitality and wellbeing?

What if… radical self-love was the answer to not only embracing the many facets of your being (the light & dark, masculine & feminine) but also provided the ground for personal growth & transformation?

WHAT IS A RADICAL REBOOT

A Radical Reboot is a guided journey, an invitation to explore the relationship between the mind & body.

Through gentle asanas, breathwork, guided meditation and specialized Reiki techniques, this Yogic approach toward healing will calm the mind and open the body. As a result, you will experience deep states of relaxation that will help you release blocked, stuck or stagnant energy and dissolve any physical tension or stress.

Join me on a 90-minute journey that will radically reboot your system.

COST: $12-$15 Suggested Donation

**Please bring the following: a yoga mat, water, blanket, pillow and additional props to support you.

FULL MOON 2/3/15

Tender Heart-

Bathe in the light and stillness of the moon-
Behold Her benevolence and grace
Dance in Her Lunar love beams…
Take refuge in Her
Submerge yourself in Her sweet radiance
And allow the fullness and presence of Her Being
To ease your weary heart
And breathe new life into your Soul

LET IT BURN

It takes a lot of courage to speak our truth; to listen to our hearts and take the road less traveled.

For the better part of a year I have exercised the right to speak my truth and I’ve followed my heart even when it didn’t make sense to my rational mind.

I also let go of the roles I was good at playing, including: selfless wife & mother, teacher, people pleaser, devoted daughter, doting big sister, loyal lover, dependable best friend- the list goes on and on…

Needless to say, every step along the way has been an act of courage.

But between you and me (whoever is reading this), the real courage lies in being able to watch all the dreams, all the stories and all the false perceptions and beliefs about oneself & others completely fall away.

To be able to sit in the fire, be consumed by the flames and let it ALL burn…
this IS the point in which even the most courageous human beings opt out and choose a life of mediocrity instead.

For me there is no greater act of courage than completely dying to yourself to know what it means to Truly LOVE yourself.

Friend, what are you ready to let go of and are you willing to let it burn?

If so, let us sit in the alchemical fire together, hand in hand, until all that remains is the scorched ground laden with ash and seed that will always give way to new growth & life.

With Love,
Alana

Feel

How do you begin to make sense of heartbreak, sorrow, grief and the weight of what it feels like to be alone?

And how do you fully embrace the feeling of ecstatic bliss and sacred joy when in any given moment joy falls away and feelings of anger or sadness take joy’s place?

Through the process of awakening you come to recognize that joy & sorrow are but one thread and there is no opposite of Love.

In Love there is no separation, Love- just IS.

Even trying to find words to describe Love, can cause a split and cut you off from this moment- the only moment in which the awareness of Pure Love can be felt and experienced.

To experience Pure Love is to stand naked at the shore of the ocean and Feel the waves of desire, longing, sorrow, loss and despair crashing at your bare feet.

Give up on trying to derive answers from questions uttered in yesterday’s prayer.

And stop trying to make sense of everything, instead check in with yourself…

How are you Feeling and can you BE with that?

Can you fully receive this moment, without expectation, without needing this moment to be anything other than what it is?

Can you be with your sadness as well as your joy?

Can you surrender to that?

Can you surrender the need to run from what you Feel Now?

And can you let go of the need to know who you are?

Maybe through the process of awakening, you have experienced the deepest Truth of who You are, this doesn’t mean that when the next moment arises you’ll be exempt from coming undone.

One can easily be seduced into becoming attached to a spiritual identity, bypassing or negating one’s Feelings.

Ahhh…yes, spiritual awakening has its own kind of heartbreak and while your spiritual practice or spiritual identity may have served you along your path, even helped you awaken to what you know in your heart to be True- can you be just as fascinated by this moment?

Can you be fascinated by your humanness and your capacity to Feel…
To Feel All of it.

What it means to be Alive-

…To experience adventure

…To get lost in the dance

…To feel the warmth of an embrace

…To make Love to your Beloved

…To be vulnerable

…To sit with a another in turmoil

…To Feel with one’s whole heart, the pain and anguish of loss, especially when it burns in the belly and feels excruciatingly heavy to the heart-

It is in these moments we must ask ourselves

…Can I be present to what is- Now?

…Can I hold the weight of my own grief with tenderness & care?

And can I honor how I feel even in the depths of my own despair?

If you’re still enough-

If you give yourself the space to Be-

To just breathe and Feel it All-

Somehow the burning dissolves, the heaviness subsides and all that remains is presence & Love.

In Light & Love,
Alana

LungLeavin’ Day

Hi Beautiful Friends & Fam!

Recently a loving, devoted husband and father reached out to me on behalf of his amazing, beautiful, courageous wife, Heather. This coming Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014 will mark the eight year anniversary that Heather underwent a life saving surgery that involved the removal of one of her lungs due to being diagnosed with Mesothelioma. They coined this day, “LungLeavin’ Day”.

Today, Heather is alive and well. In Cameron’s own words he says, “The purpose of LungLeavin’ Day is to encourage and empower others battling their own illnesses and life challenges to face their fears! On this day we celebrate for those who are no longer with us, for those who continue to fight, for those who are currently going through a tough time in their life, and most importantly, we celebrate life! Each year, friends and family gather at our house around a bonfire where we write our fears on a plate and smash them into the fire to represent conquering our fears.”

If you would like to know more about Heather, Cameron, Lily and their amazing journey, please visit their page here… AND check out this beautiful video. You will TOTALLY be Inspired:

On another note, I know that we are All so very blessed and in innumerable ways. Recently, I made a small contribution to this event benefiting the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation and invite you to make a donation as well. Visit the event website and register or donate today. AND please keep spreading the word! LOVE YOU GORGEOUS Beings!

Make a Donation Today

Sending You Lots of Love & Light,
xo