christinaeve

When spirituality, wellness, and women’s healing keep centering motherhood as the default feminine experience, they leave out a lot of people. It may seem like glorifying the ‘mother’ is reclaiming feminine power, but for many of us, it does the opposite. It reinforces the idea that reproduction is our sole purpose as women. You like one post about “awakening your divine feminine power” and before you know it your feed is inundated with it.

How many times in in life, have I focused so hard on just getting to the “top” of whatever mountain I’m climbing. We convince ourselves that once we reach that summit, everything will feel clear. That’s when I’ll be happy. That’s when I’ll know what to do next. When I finish school. When I get married. When I have kids. When I go to yoga teacher training. When I leave my toxic job. When I launch my business. When I take that next vacation. But then you get there. And after a brief moment of

Most of us are subtly bracing all day long. Our breaths are short and high in the chest. When you exhale longer than you inhale, you activate your parasympathetic nervous system, which helps you to feel safe and calm. Your body interprets that longer exhale as a cue that the threat has passed. A few rounds of breathing like this and your shoulders drop, your jaw softens, and your internal loop is interrupted