Beyond the

Shape

exploring the deeper layers of practice

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.
— Rumi

how you begin matters

inviting in morning rituals

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Musings, reflections & inspiration

Lisa Weinhold Lisa Weinhold

The Chakras & the map vs. the terrain

There’s something so beautiful — and at times confusing — about working with systems like the chakras. They offer us a language for the invisible, a structure for the subtle, and an entry point into deeper connection with ourselves.

But here’s the thing: the chakra system, like all systems, is a map. And as with all maps, it’s not the same as the actual terrain.

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Lisa Weinhold Lisa Weinhold

The interconnectedness of all + how our practice allows us to come into contact with life

Last week I accidentally cut someone off while driving and it felt really icky. I had this little moment of closing in my body. Ugh, I felt that. And then yesterday I read a comment from someone who said some mean words. And there it was again, this closing reaction of my body. Not a big intense reaction, just a little squeeze. And I was reminded that this happens- we have these little moments all the time in little ways. Just humans relating day to day. Everyday life is filled with little moments of contractions.

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