🌱 New Episode of Grounded Spirits 🌊

156. How to Heal in a Broken World

🎧 New Episode of Grounded Spirits 🌿🌌

What if healing isn’t something we do alone but something we do together through connection?

In this heart-centered episode of Grounded Spirits, we explore connection as the medicine for a fragmented world.

We move through the many layers of connection:
🌀 to Self — through emotion, shadow, and truth
🌍 to Society — through justice, compassion, and belonging
🌿 to Nature — through rhythm, reverence, and reciprocity
✨ to Divinity — through surrender, spirit, and sacredness
🧬 to Family & Lineage — through memory, meaning, and repair
🤝 to The Other — through presence, empathy, and community

Together, we ask: What breaks our connection and what rebuilds it?

This is a call to reweave the web—one thread of care, courage, and consciousness at a time.

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THE BREAKDOWN OF MY WEEK

WEDNESDAY—JULY 9TH

• Come with me to a Concert in the Park
  • Listen to ILA Radio
• Learn about the importance of supporting community and nature to heal

THURSDAY—JULY 10TH

• Full Moon in Capricorn
  • I talk about the astrology of the day, how it affected me, and how it may have affected you too
  • I ended my short T-break. Remember I’m only consuming on New and Full Moons.
    • Watch/Listen to last week’s episode for a full explanation why I’m doing this
  • I forgot to mention on the episode how I smoke. I first set an intention as I grind the flower.
  • This time I asked for unity of all the different parts of myself.
    • I saw a post that said to never ask for an ego death because that is a form of self-abuse as it is not rooted in self-love. Love will never ask for the death of anything.
  • I name a few of the parts I want to unite as each step (i.e. grinding, packing the bowl, adding the water, lighting the match, and finally smoking).
    • Ex. 1. the unity of my right and left sides (after smoking the answer came—start using my left hand for basic things, such as: brushing my teeth, drinking water, eating, throwing/kicking the ball when playing with my dogs.
    • Ex. 2. the unity of my dark and light side—I started appreciating my dark side and started giving it unconditional love that I had never really experienced. This made it easier to rest and relax as I mentioned on the episode.
    • Ex. 3. the unity of my family—coincidentally each of my sister’s called me this week.
  • RE: Lighting the Match
    • I actually talk to the flame. I ask for its name. I ask if it has any messages for me. I then asked it to help me unify myself. Once she agreed, I lit the bowl and inhaled.
• Watch me paint to reconnect with my soul as a form of healing and learn how inexpensive it is for you to do it too!
  • I look kind of angry but I was actually having a great time. I guess my happy face is still coming in lol.
• Catch Mandi (my German Shepherd) act like a bunny popping up all over as I paint

FRIDAY—JULY 11TH

• Watch magic unfold before your very eyes where I had not one, not two, but three magical synchronicities orchestrated by the universe!!
  • It made me realize that though the world may appear to be in shambles, we are here for a reason and through connecting to divinity, ourselves, and others, is how we heal
• I share a fun tip to connect to your creativity while connecting to nature

SATURDAY—JULY 12TH

• Join me at the Philosophical Research Society (PRS) where I participate in Kirtan with Puja
  • Kirtan is a devotional chanting practice, often performed in a call-and-response style, originating from India and rooted in Hindu traditions, particularly Bhakti Yoga. 
  • It involves singing sacred mantras, often accompanied by music, and is considered a way to connect with the divine, promote inner peace, and foster a sense of belonging. 
    • It was really healing in my own body, in the community, and it felt like our voices coming together may have even helped heal the world even if just a little.
• The PRS Library is open from 12-6pm on Thursdays and Fridays. It’s free! You have access to almost all the books!
  • Also, consider becoming a member. I became one earlier this year and it has been well worth it! It pays for itself!

SUNDAY—JULY 13TH

• Come with me on a cruise around Balboa Island
  • I share the importance of water and how it connects us
  • I also talk about the importance of connecting with family
  • Lastly, I give my take on alcohol’s reputation
• I mention the Core Domains of Connection
  • Here are the full sixteen:
    • Soul – Archetypes, passion, expression, love
    • Mind – Awareness, beliefs, imagination, intellect
    • Body – Sensation, health, somatics, cycles, physical needs
    • Spirit – Essence, intuition, higher self
    • Nature – Earth, plants, elements, ecosystems, rhythms
    • Others – Intimacy, belonging, community, relationships
    • The Divine – Source, mystery, spirituality, sacredness
    • Time & Story – Past wounds & wisdom, present presence, future vision
    • Creativity – Art, voice, truth, sexuality, joy
    • Work & Purpose – Vocation, service, mission, contribution
    • Ancestry & Lineage – Bloodlines, karmic threads, cultural inheritance
    • Dreams & Subconscious – Dreamtime, symbols, altered states, inner landscapes
    • Rest & Integration – Stillness, reflection, silence, recovery, liminal space
    • Play & Wonder – Curiosity, humor, pleasure, enchantment
    • Systems & Society – Justice, culture, belonging in the world, collective healing
    • Self – Identity, emotions, shadow, values, personal healing
  • They are part of the Ornelian Bridge (Framework), one of my upcoming books

MONDAY—JULY 14TH

• I took the streets from Pasadena to the Holocaust Museum.
  • I loved soaking up the LA energy, spreading my love for it and the land that we’re on, and being grateful for the original stewards of the land (the Tongva people).
  • I saw a great quote that I wasn’t able to get a good shot to add to the podcast.
    • Here it is: “Create something every day and excuses don’t count”
• I went to the Holocaust Museum.
  • I learned how to understand the reasons why people do such horrible things and instead of demonizing them to offer empathy
    • NO ONE IS BORN EVIL. People do evil things because they feel powerless and ostracized.
  • I learned that we can’t change people or systems individually but we can offer solutions and one-on-one support that DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

TUESDAY—JULY 15TH

• Come check out a new library (for me)
• I share excerpts from my two books
  • Believe
  • Learn to Dream
• “And you better start swimmin’ Or you’ll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin’” – Bob Dylan
  • We have to start going with the flow.
  • We should not dwell so much on the negatives in the world even though there is a lot of it.
  • Focusing on the negative will sink us like a stone.
  • What we focus our attention on is what we get more of.
  • We have to focus on connection—that’s how we will start to heal in this broken world.

JOURNAL PROMPTS

🌿 What part of myself have I disconnected from in order to feel safe or accepted?

🔥 When do I feel most alive, and what does that say about what I’m connected to?

🌊 How do I experience emotional connection—with myself and with others?

🌍 In what ways am I currently connected (or disconnected) from the Earth and its rhythms?

🕊️ What does a spiritual connection mean to me, and how has it evolved over time?

💞 How do I define intimacy—and what helps me feel safe in relationship?

🌀 What ancestral wounds or gifts am I carrying that impact how I connect?

💬 Where in my life am I craving deeper community, and how can I begin to build it?

🧭 How do I want to contribute to the healing of the collective?

🔮 If connection is the answer—what is the question my soul has been asking?

AFFIRMATIONS

🌱 I am whole, and my connections reflect my wholeness.

🔥 I open myself to honest, heart-led connection with others.

🌊 I honor the emotions that guide me back to myself.

🌕 I belong to something greater than myself—and it belongs to me.

🪶 I trust in the unseen threads that weave me into the world.

🌍 The Earth is my teacher, and I am always welcome in her presence.

🧬 I carry the wisdom and resilience of those who came before me.

💫 My presence is powerful, and I am meant to be in relationship.

🧘 I am safe to be seen, felt, and known—by myself and by others.

💖 Connection is my medicine, my mirror, and my birthright.

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