The Shakti Shine - Jan 25, 2021
Shakti Love Notes
We are always growing. I love that! And the more I grow, the more I recognize how important it is for us all to share what we're going through.
So these Love Notes are a space for me to share with you each week-- about the studio, my life, how our community is growing.
Imagination!
What is it? How does it show up for you? What's it trying to tell you?
These are the questions I've been asking myself this week.
Listen to the voice memo below to hear more of my thoughts, and reply to this email to share yours. I'd love to hear from you. :)
xx
Ruby
A short word from Ruby // What is your imagination trying to tell you? Are you listening?
The Weekly Work
On a mission to do better on & off the mat
1- Join the Wellness Includes Me mastermind w/ Jess Thompson "...Because when I think of what wellness should be...all I can think of is for everyone to have the ability to say “wellness includes me.”... And right now, wellness is for the privileged. It’s not affordable, accessible or a community concern. It’s rooted in racism and fatphobia.
So we have a lot of work to do, and I have created a mastermind group to do just that.
Applications are open and close February 1st. The program is 6 weeks and meets once a week with accountability work along the way. It is a time commitment. Start date is TBD. More info to come once applications are reviewed."
2 - Sign the petition! ACCDC Petition to Investigate and Expel Congressman Jody Hice
House Rep Jody Hice (representing part of Athens) and other elected officials cheered on the white supremacist rhetoric and out right lies that led to the attack on the Capitol January 6th. We agree that Hice and any other elected officials involved need to be expelled. HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE.
A note from Athens4Everyone: The work of holding elected officials accountable is one (very important) aspect of how we begin to transform our society. There is also cultural and personal transformation to work on. We need to examine our Nation’s history. Our roles in a society that was built upon and is sustained by severe inequity. This IS who we are. But we don't have to continue it. Work to change our institutions. Become more involved in our communities, because home is where we can model the change we believe in.
3- SIGN UP for the Self-Study Program w/ Ruby & Way of Being -- Sign up with a friend(s) by Tuesday (1/26) and save $400 per person -- Questions? Reply to this email :)
The Self-Study Program is a 9-month deep dive into your Self through guided personal development, accountability and care.
From Ruby:I am thrilled to offer this program as a culmination of the last decade of my own self-study and alongside my dear friend Kate Moore and her equally committed self-study practices throughout the years. I truly believe that this is the inquiry and accountability you've been looking for. It starts in March, and if you register before February 1st you'll get a free Way of Being shirt.
I'm so excited to see you there!
AUTHENTICITY: TRUE TO ONE'S OWN PERSONALITY, SPIRIT, OR CHARACTER
-- BY CAROLINE BARFIELD
I chose “authenticity” as my word for 2021 because I felt like after a year of one difficult thing after another, I had become distant from myself. So many of the things that I based my identity on were no longer available to me, and I wanted to really be able to stand sure in who I am at my core.
Easier said than done.
What I expected from “authenticity” was joy, dressing exactly how I want to express myself, creating more, doing more things that make me happy, being lighthearted, not caring what people think about me, etc. And there is some of that happening.
AND I’m realizing that a new word is coming up a lot in my exploration of authenticity: discovery.
I’m discovering that authenticity isn’t just “living my best life” vibes. It’s really getting in there, deepening my relationship with myself, and honoring what is present for me in that moment: mess and all. I’m discovering that for me, authenticity looks like embracing the mess. It looks like having more grace with myself, and it looks like discovering new things about myself that make me feel more connected to me.
Caroline H. said in her class the other day, “When you wobble, you are discovering,” and that has stuck with me all week. Exploring who I am authentically has left me feeling pretty damn wobbly. I have a LOT more questions than I have answers. But being wobbly is creating the space for me to discover what makes me feel grounded and strong, and I know THAT is what is really getting me closer to my fullest expression.
PLAYLIST OF THE WEEK w/ Caroline B.
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