Shri Vidya

How needed it is, especially when in pain, when we feel separation the most, to know we are not alone.

Often, just knowing there is another loving being with us, to see us, hear us and to attune to what we are going through, gives us the strength to endure and heal the most awful experiences.

There may not always be another human being able to be present with us. However, the practices from Shri Vidya offer us myriad ways of connection that are immensely powerful. The connection with the divine feminine, in her many displays as Ishtadevata or Goddesses, can bring us the knowing that we are not alone.

The Goddesses assist us in cultivating a life of connection, compassion, presence, and awareness, while simultaneously dissolving ignorance. By accessing the Goddesses or fields of consciousness, our inborn dualistic bias begins to dissolve. The sense of separateness from our true self, one another and the world no longer holds true.

The exploration and realization of the inner domains of consciousness, does not guarantee the resolution of trauma. However, when addressing trauma directly, with the powerful combination of spiritual practice we may find a tremendous capacity for transformation.

I have found that when bringing practices that connect us to the Goddess in the context of healing trauma, there is greater healing, wisdom and awakening. The nondual system of Shri Vidya can return us to the all-encompassing totality. Healing trauma allows this return to remain unobscured.

Contemplative practices that include subtle-realm perspectives from both Eastern and Western traditions have been shown to influence recovery from early trauma.

The Shri Vidya practices I offer are drawn from ancient wisdom traditions and are adapted for our contemporary existence. Neuroscience has recognized an explicit result of these practices for building new neural pathways that become the basis for behavioral changes and improvements in our lives. Nevertheless, the ancient practices existed long before neuroscience; compassion and connection to our true nature is more than the firings of neurons in the brain.

Did you know our brain’s plasticity (its capacity for neuronal reconfiguration) can rely upon our capacity to imagine and feel, and then to try new ways of being? Healthy neurons may depend on a plentiful inner life. Shri Vidya brings us this through practice. Beyond the rich interiority that is cultivated, the practices offer doorways to other wonderous dimensions of being.

Trauma is terrible, and yet you can feel exhilarated and empowered when you have healed from its devastating effects. My own inner life, enriched from healing trauma and having a sustained spiritual practice, has become expansive, vibrant, and quietly joyful. I have found the innate essence of love that lies within us all, the infinite vastness of the cosmos, and the multiple dimensions in between. We are the cosmos and the embodied self. If you take on the practices with the divine feminine, you can discover this for yourself. I look forward to you joining the enriching courses and the exploration of the divine feminine to help you on your healing journey.

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