MODULE 8 | Donnia Anastasia

SO, WHO AM I?

MODULE 8: WHO AM I?

That's a really great question. Who Am i?

MODULE 8: WHO AM I?

EGO/PERSONAL IDENTITY vs Higher being of consciousness

As stated in the video above, Source has gifted you this experience we call life. In this experience, from the moment we are born we begin to slowly develop an earthly identity. This identity includes your name, your race, your ethnicity, and labels - lots of labels - mother, father, sister, daughter, business woman, janitor, salesman, and so on - basically all the ways we, as humans, keep ourselves separated and divided. This is what's called Duality. We live one life as we are "supposed to be" yet crave and desire to be our true authentic selves.

The Ego, this wonderful part of ourselves, which is a gift from Source - and its purpose is to keep the inner being, the part of us we call soul - safe from the ways we separate ourselves from Source. And this separation brings us discomfort, sadness, anxiety, fear, anger, blame and shame and all the lower vibration emotions because we are not ALLOWED to be who we are. And, our soul came into human form because of this life experience - to have all the emotions, experiences and contrast - as this is how our soul expands more and more into the greater consciousness.

Who you be is unconditional love, unconditional peace, unconditional joy. Always and forever. Your higher being, your soul knows this and when you get close to being or accepting more of this divine essence - the better you will feel. The path you are on is the path. It is the reason we are here. When we get so tight and confined in our bodies - and being expansive beings - it makes us mad and uncomfortable. Like a crab or lobster who, when it grows, it's current shell no longer fits. Your life no longer fits who you be.

We are here to build your new, personalized, safe and expansive space from which to grow and expand into our fullest possible becoming. It's such an amazing journey. THIS is the only journey that matters.

WHO ARE YOU, REALLY? Without the labels and shoulds and can'ts

WHO DO YOU DESIRE TO BE?

Source gave us choice.

And you, get to choose. Every. Single. Moment.

What are you choosing?

MORNING ROUTINE

Good Morning Sweet Soul!

Ok, lets recap a moment:

Morning Ritual includes:

- Waking to bring your awareness to feeling good for the day ahead. The very first thing you do before or just as you open your eyes.

- Getting out your tongue scraper and actually using it

- Drinking a huge glass of water to flush your system

- Taking a moment to write down (or at least call to mind) what you can appreciate in this moment

- Meditation

- Movement

- Sacred Eating Practices

- Abyhanga - self massage

- Hygiene

The next part of our daily routine is eating! YAY, after all that, you deserve to eat - Whew! Check into the Nutrition part of the Main Portal and do the Dosha Quiz to get clear on which elements you are predominantly made of - VATA - AIR and Space, PITTA - Fire and Water or KAPHA - Earth and Water. Bring this to the call next time in our Sacred Circles so we can together go through the information and determine which foods will benefit you most in your current time of life, seasonal and location in which you live.

Celebrate yourself for doing the work to transform your life into one that is full of joy, peace and ease. I think you're full of so many possibilities!

JOURNALING

Appreciation + Intention Setting

Start all your practices with 5 long, deep and steady inhale + exhale, placing hand over heart as you breathe.

List 5 things that you can appreciate in the current moment.

Additional Prompts:

1. Write a letter to your inner child and tell him/her all the things you were never told, that you really needed to hear.

2. Write a letter to someone who really gets your goat. Hold nothing back, just write it all out.

Now, take that letter and cross off the other persons name and insert your name in there. This will give you insight as to what your inner work still requires. It's a very powerful exercise.

3. What is it I desire in/out of life? What are my needs? Are they being met?

4. What qualities best describe me? Write out as many as you can, Make it a poster!

5. What qualities do you desire to cultivate and bring forward more of into your being?

Keep going.

I love you so much, it's crazy.

MOMENTS-IN-BETWEEN

50 things I love about myself

This exercise is an excellent way to declare once and for all how you are an amazing being. Settle into your space. Breathe and ask you inner being (higher consciousness) what it loves about you (which is you asking you). Then grab a pen and go to to town. Go past 50 if you feel so inclined - there is no limit and no rules.

It's imperative that we think and believe all the ways we are enough, valued, seen, heard and unconditionally loved.

50 things I love about me.

Go...

AWARENESS

How did making that list feel?

Did you experience multiple emotions and thoughts?

MOVEMENT

Go put your shoes on and walk out the back door. Turn left and keep going for 5 minutes, then turn around and walk the other direction 15 minutes. Take notice of anything in your environment that may be pleasing to you.

MEDITATION

Bring all of your awareness to your breathing.

Inner Inquiry Exercise: Your Life, and Death

This may sound counter-intuitive for the ego to grasp, but this exercise, if nothing else, will get you aware of your own mortality. We live these lives so full of doubt, worry and fear that we actually forget to live, And so, your task this week is to write your own obituary. More than that, I want you to write out all the things that would make your end of life experience - your end of life celebration. I understand we don't get to chose how or when we will transition, but this will give you clarity on how to live more fully in your life.

Where do you want to be when you die? (home, beach, sunset)

How is the room in which you are in decorated?

What do you want to eat as your last meal?

Who do you want around you when you die?

What smells, colors, visions do you want around you?

What scene do you want to envision last?

In what ways do you want to be most remembered?

What else comes up for you?

Write down all the things that come up.

Sit quietly and meditate on what you have just learned about your life.

my evening meditation 💙

EVENING ROUTINE

Practices and rituals to prepare for the best nights sleep and to prepare for the best day ahead - your chance to start over.

Our circadian rhythms are invaluable to our overall health, yet many of us never think twice about them. All of life has a routine or when to wake and when to rest. Keeping a regular and peaceful routine is going to not only help you sleep more soundly, but it has the ability to assist in weight loss, regulating the nervous system and keeping all systems go.

1 Hour before bed

The most effective time to start preparing for bed is about 830pm. Why? Because by 10pm, our bodies intuitively get a "second wind" and will prevent you from getting a restful sleep.

So, about 830pm, remove yourself from any electronics - tv, phone, computer - and make it an evening ritual that resonates with you. Watching tv or even reading in bed before sleep are detrimental to our bodies ability to rest well.

Book-ended Hygiene

As in the morning, so like the evening, brush the choppers, floss, wash the face - all the things. Brush the hair and put on clean comfortable, loose fitting pjs. Maybe light your favorite candle or put on soft relaxing ambient music.

Get on the floor - or in the bed

For stretching, maybe simply lie in Savasana, and prepare for meditation/reflection on your day.

Allow the body to soften and unwind. If it was a particularly rough day, practice saying super nice things to yourself - allow whatever needs to surface to come up and with the breath, let it all go from the mind and body. Maybe do a light overall body shake and visualize all the crappy things that may have happened to shake loose from your whole body.

Now is a great time for written reflection as well.

Reflection

What did you find hard today?

Where did you feel yourself resisting what is?

It could be as simple as aches and pains getting out of bed or as difficult as dealing with a situation in the office.

How did you meet the challenges the day brought?

Are you going to use the same techniques tomorrow or would you prefer to do something differently?

What would that look like?

What big or small celebration came your way today?

Write about how it made you feel and focus your words in the present and most positive way possible.

930-945pm Land of Nod

Call to mind the best feeling thoughts you have - about your day, someone you love or the anticipation of being able to start over again in the morning or the excitement (like on Christmas morning) of the possibilities tomorrow might bring. Close your eyes. Off to the Land of Nod you go!

A Movement - of love & authenticity.

SO, WHO AM I?

MODULE 8: WHO AM I?

MODULE 8: WHO AM I?

MEDITATION

I am unconditionally loved.