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Rainbow of Women

rainbow of womenso post the Manifestation Day Retreat yesterday, I am glow with the vibrancy of sharing with a group of women that truly embraced and embodied the Divine Feminine. As we gathered in this group, we sat in a circle at the beginning, each one of us I invited to take their seat just as they are….

Some women were sat in peace, some in love, some with pain in their heart, some with a yearning for love, some in fear, some with a deep knowing, some with a enquiry to know, some boredom of life, some with restlessness, some starting a new venture… all of them/us/you/I as a woman sitting in truth on where the journey as it is in this present moment.
I had intention for the day to share two practices; abhysaya (commitment to practice/sadhana) and vairagya (letting go, non attachment), that would be the start of a 40 day sadhana…. and to share two elements, an inner alchemy of Fire and Water, with the morning practice stoking the heart fire, the fire of consciousness, to burn away the dross of 2013, or any time before of anything that was no longer serving each person right now and then the afternoon to come into the flow and fluidity of water nurturing from within…
I am sat here today the day after in awe of what I witnessed. This was my first event of 2014 that was embodying the Divine Feminine , my intention for the hOMe of Yoga in 2014 at the root of everything. As I introduced the invitation for the day, the principles, inspirations and observances, I was unsure how it would be received… now I can share a-MA-zingly! and to this I bow
I shared inspiration from Shiva Rae’s (my teacher) new book Tending the Heart Fire as I had received it the day before the manifestation retreat (rhythms and synchronicity 🙂 ) and also My main inspiration from The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer
rainbow of women - ignite“It doesn’t interest me who you know or how you come to be here,
I want to know if you will stand
in the centre of the fire
with me
and not shrink back”
What I witnessed was not one woman ever shrunk back, she stepped fully into the fire of the practice, the fire of the heart, the fire of consciousness with me! and the heat, the tapas, in the room grew…. the energy was fully charged and vibrant. Each began to take off the masculine masks and step into their feminine flow, just as they are a rainbow of women.
and just like when a fire is still kindling, that afterglow of a roaring fire  this vision was what I saw as we all stepped into the current of water flow afternoon practice. No obstacle in sight, the flow of the irresistible permeating flow of water going over, under, around and through inviting the the art of receptivity. In receiving the blossoming from within came into being as too did the relaxing into radiance.
There were juncture points for me, that I felt wholeheartedly as each woman became one with the practice, with yoga, with the theme and the invitation –
♥ the heat generated as the shakti pulsatated,
♥ the silent reverent fire ritual – swaha,
♥ The full Danda Pranam (picture) full prostration, surrendering offering it all up… I wanted to lie down at the foot of every woman in reverence!
♥ the metaphor I invoked of unfurling of the tight bud to release clenching to blossom from within – I literally saw before my eyes the unfurling of sublime beauty and radiance. to this I bow, Jai Ma!
An extraordinary start to Honouring the Divine Feminine in all her rainbow forms for 2014…. now super charged to make bold leaps for next workshop Wonder Woman
I leave you with this inspiration:
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom..” Anais Nin
would you like to join me? it’s 50% booked already, so email me to book your place
In gratitude, I receive and eternally Bow
Michelle