I'll be taking the next couple of days to celebrate being a mama with my family so wanted to leave a note here of a practice that's around "mothering". Whether you're a mom of a physical child or not doesn't matter. This is about showing yourself love in an unconditional way and feeling connection to our Earth, Pachamama, for holding us through this life. Take time to contemplate... "How am I caring for myself in a loving way without conditions & what parts of me need tender loving care?" In what ways can you make that happen? To Mother Earth, sit or lay on her as you feel her holding you and exchange energy with her. Give her love, appreciation, & reverence. Give her your worries, concerns, and old baggage asking her to churn & burn it, turning it into ash that grows something beautiful in a flourishing way. She has the power (as do you) to transmute what's no longer aligned and alchemize it into a thriving creation. Take time to ENJOY nature in whatever ways make you feel light and grounded. And lastly forgive your maternal lineage, beginning with yourself, then your mother, and down the line for generational conditioning that's been carried for too long. We all were born into this lifetime with our own karmic mission and whether we agree with how those who came before us raised us or others, I believe we all do the best with what we're given. We are all here to learn, to heal, to grow and to come back to our wholeness, which is LOVE. End your contemplative practice from a space of gratitude for all that you've been blessed with in this lifetime from your mother's ancestral line down through your children's... and to the Earth. Happy Mother's Day weekend!