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Soul MedicineEpisode 43: Say YES!What are you saying YES to these days? Let’s start there. And then notice where and why you are saying no to life. Conversations I’m hearing lately include fear and discontent with how the world is “turning” again. Um, hello … it never stopped turning. We are only beginning to witness reverberations from the shift that awakened more people than ever before. The trick is to stay ABOVE the noise and negativity and say YES anyway. TUNE IN DEEPER to your heart … that’s the compass the points to the truth of your YES.
...2021-08-1219 minSoul MedicineEpisode 42: DevotionDevotion is defined as “love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person, activity, or cause”. I define it as something that takes your breath away. That makes time stand still. That fills your heart with expansion. It feels like an abundance in life; an overflowing of love and of all resources.
It’s not free from challenges, or pains, or uncomfortable-ness. No, devotion holds everything.
Devotion gives you super-human powers to go beyond; to see clearly; to live in the realm of nothing that holds everything. To live in the unknown because in tha...2021-08-0716 min
SPIRITUAL EVOLUTIONPREGHIERA PER L'ABBONDANZAPREGHIERA PER L'ABBONDANZA
Ecco una preghiera potente per aumentare la tua disponibilità di denaro, cibo, tempo, opportunità o qualunque altra cosa desideri avere in maggiori quantità. Quando formuli questa preghiera, pronuncia ogni nome lentamente, sentendo l’energia che esprime:
“Amati Abundantia... Damara... Dana... Ganesh... Lakshmi... e Sedna... grazie per le abbondanti risorse che giungono nella mia vita, che trabocca di splendide opportunità per esprimere la mia luce divina in modo che anche altri possano trarne beneficio. Grazie per tutta la pace, la felicità e l’amore che mi portate. Grazie per tutto il tempo e l’energia di cui dispongo per realizzar...2021-08-0201 minSoul MedicineEpisode 41: CourageCourage is the highest connection you have with the Divine. Courage is the bridge from sky to Earth. It's the moment you go beyond the "should" in life, and get to the yes. It doesn't always show up as an act of "doing" something - it can be in the nothing that courage comes into play. Example: a momma bear, like myself, stepping back and allowing their child to go through whatever it is they need to go through, knowing that all is well and in Divine timing. (gulp) It's in the...2021-07-2924 minSoul MedicineEpisode 40: AuthenticityAuthenticity: the act of being genuine. It can be tough - people may judge you. You may not get those likes. You may not gain the popular vote if you're authentic. No one may agree with you. This is one issue with being authentic. Another factor may be fear. Fear of being "called out" - or rubbing others the wrong way. All of these things affect your ability to be authentic.
Now factor in times in your life when you are in the midst of transformation. ...2021-07-2117 minSoul MedicineEpisode 39: SurrenderThe idea of surrender is a slippery slope. It's defined as letting go of control, but the truth is, we never had control anyway. So how could that be the definition? When you let go and surrender to the gifts already inherent within yourself, your life shines brightly. You radiate love and abundance. But because the undertone of surrender is one of “giving up”, you become fearful. Which is obviously false evidence appearing real.
Surrender actually means letting go of patterns inhibiting you from living your life full out. It mean...2021-07-1420 minSoul MedicineEpisode 38: LiberationI revisit this word every year around this time. Just after July 4th and before the New Moon, mid year. It's just unavoidable. And every time the word means more to me. As we are all awakened to this "New Earth" that has been brewing beneath the surface of our lives, we are offered a opportunity to liberate ourselves from so much.
Liberation begins with recognizing what is holding you back, and accountability for letting go. As humans, we hold on to things, sometimes much longer than is necessary: tangible...2021-07-0716 minSoul MedicineEpisode 37: Initiation"Initiation: The action of beginning something." Although I think it is more than that. It's those moments in your life when you are not only "beginning" something, but when you are moving beyond something. Sometimes those moments show up as a challenging interaction with someone else. Or a pivotal decision in your life. Most often, it's in those moments where you hear yourself saying, "Why does this always happen to me?" and in that moment you realize you are being initiated.
Our intention, in this life, is to allow our...2021-06-3018 minSoul MedicineEpisode 36: PatienceExcerpt from my book Oms from the Mat
Patience, when we really breathe into it, reveals the truth.
You feel me on this one?
I remember, when I was younger saying, out loud (this is no joke), “I wish I could wiggle my nose and get to where I am supposed to be next.” When I got older and I was going through a tough time, instead of dropping into the struggle, I would run away and move onto something else. So instead of having patience with the process and...2021-06-2323 minSoul MedicineEpisode 35: RitualRitual is defined as "a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order." While I can respect this definition I find it to be much more than that. For me, ritual is simply a ceremony that connects us to a higher power. Across all religious cultures, there are rituals that are important and impactful to connection. They keep us grounded in our humanity, and elevated to the Divine. Ritual can be an elaborate ceremony, or simply weaved into your day-to-day life. As a mother of two...2021-06-1618 minSoul MedicineEpisode 34: AttunementAttunement: the experience of unbroken feeling connectedness by providing a reciprocal affect and/or resonating response. I love this definition. Makes so much sense. How attuned are you to the energy around you? The people you call family and friends? The flow of life? Is it supporting you and sustaining you? Or is it dragging you down? Attunement is a word I use often with clients, in yoga sessions, and in Reiki training. We become attuned to a higher frequency, but the trick is to remember that you were always transmitting...2021-06-0912 minSoul MedicineEpisode 33: Review, Reflect, RememberBut not really … this week is about any “re” word. Any word that has “re” as it’s prefix. This simple prefix offers up an opportunity to come back to something in your life and give yourself space for it to show up differently. And honestly, we can all use that! Re-member Re-view Re-visit When we do this, we choose between lowering our energy, remaining stagnant, or elevating to a higher frequency. With the astrology the way it is, it’s beneficial to pause and “re-flect” so you don’t “re-peat” patterns that don’t work...2021-06-0214 minSoul MedicineEpisode 32: Welcome BackI had a hard time naming this podcast. The theme for class this week is PRAJNA ... or wisdom. So we could call it that. Taking the wisdom from 2020 and parlaying it into 2021. But I also like to think of PRAJNA as clarity. That kind of wisdom that can only grow out of experience. Diving into the lessons and drawing wisdom from the depth of the moment. Or in our global home ... the moments.
2020 was a year to remember. And as we re-emerge into 2021, it's important to do so with kindness, compassion...2021-05-2519 min
Show it Off, Single Mama EmpowermentI AM...Rewrite Your Story with Yoga Teacher, Astrologist, & Empowered Single Mama Dana DamaraIf you have ever questioned if you could take good care of your children as a single mom, this episode is for you.
If you have ever wondered if you are in an abusive relationship, this episode is for you.
If you have a passion or calling that you are afraid to follow because you are a mom, this episode is for you.
In episode 49 of the Show It Off Podcast your host and Confidence Coach, Empowering Single Mamas, Sarah Fay Schaaf and yoga teacher, Evolution Coach and author, Dana Damara talk openly about lessons learned the hard way, gaining...2020-06-1555 min
Radical Resilience The PodcastSolo parenting and pursuing your life's purpose with Dana DamaraBeing a single mom of teenage girls while pursuing your heart's purpose is no easy thing. Dana shares her story of resilience and the tools she uses to parent with grace and stay aligned with who she is.2020-03-3024 min
Rock Your Purpose PodcastWorking with Uncertainty and Change with Emily Perry Welcome to Episode 65 of the Rock Your Purpose Podcast! I found myself recording and re-recording this episode to keep up with the changing times. At the time of this recording, we are at the beginning of a global Covid-19 pandemic, and I really wanted to bring you an episode that could support you where ever you find yourself right now. In this episode: How in turbulent times, we need to be here for one another How giving yourself structure and...2020-03-2415 min
Rock Your Purpose PodcastWorking with Uncertainty and Change with Emily Perry [#65] Welcome to Episode 65 of the Rock Your Purpose Podcast! I found myself recording and re-recording this episode to keep up with the changing times. At the time of this recording, we are at the beginning of a global Covid-19 pandemic, and I really wanted to bring you an episode that could support you where ever you find yourself right now. In this episode: How in turbulent times, we need to be here for one another How giving yourself structure and...2020-03-2415 minSoul MedicineEpisode 31: Sacred PauseIt's time to pause ... to regroup. To realign. To restructure. To replenish our souls. To begin again. I believe in Divine Timing and that all is well, even when it doesn't look that way. Even when it's uncomfortable as hell... which is what we are experiencing now. Taking action too quickly will result in perpetuating patterns. Sitting still doing nothing and zoning out, will result in the same old patterning. But resting in the Sacred Pause will give us all time to reflect, renew, listen and then move forward to...2020-03-2315 minSoul MedicineEpisode 30: FrequencyFrequency: the measurement of energy and vibration. What does that have to do with you as a human? Only everything. Where you "vibrate" is what you create. This isn't "good vibes only" ... this is your undercurrent that is creating your life. This is the heart and head merging together putting a focus on big decisions that must come from the heart for powerful healing, which is driven by your frequency.
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Your F R E Q U E N C Y dictates your life. But, that does NOT mean...2020-03-1020 minSoul MedicineEpisode 29: CompassionAhimsa is usually translated as nonviolence, but this goes far beyond physically hurting others or ourselves. First and foremost we have to learn how to be nonviolent toward ourselves. We can include verbally abusing ourselves – becoming consciously aware of what our “I am” statements sound like. This can be as subtle as criticizing our body, our actions or even saying things like, “I’m old!” Any thought, word, or action that prevents us (or someone else) from growing and living freely is one that is considered harmful.
The practice of compassion becomes esse...2020-03-0218 minSoul MedicineEpisode 28: Dream BigHave you ever wanted to do something for yourself and then decided at the last minute, “I better not,” or thought “I shouldn’t do this... I have so many other obligations I need to take care of first”?
We all do it—put everyone else’s needs first. If you’re a woman, it’s almost an inherent trait to put yourself last. But just for fun, dare I ask, why? Why do you continue to put everyone else’s needs and desires before your own? Why do you continue to put your dreams on hold for your so-called “...2020-02-2423 minSoul MedicineEpisode 27: Communication90,000 thoughts a day, only 21,600 breaths. You are bound to fall into a pattern and react instead respond. What does this have to do with communication? Everything! The way you communicate to yourself is actually the first thing you must focus on if you are to have successful relationships. Because whatever is showing up in relationship outside of yourself is actually in direct proportion to how you speak and interact with yourself.
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Be mindful of how you are communicating to yourself first... that will tell you everything. And then...2020-02-1822 minSoul MedicineEpisode 26: Diving GuidanceDivine Guidance is a real thing. It's the highest octave of listening. It's following the tune of your heart without concern or consultation of anyone else around you. Listening to divine guidance and following it are two different things!! So listen in, tune in, and then follow the pulse of your heart. Tangible action is why you're here. We can listen in all we want but if there's no follow through it makes no difference. Tangible action makes this life, life.
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Listen in to me talk about divine guidance and...2020-02-0718 minSoul MedicineEpisode 24: HarmonyHarmony or balance? Balance is when we strive toward creating a sense of equality. Harmony on the other hand is a resonance of energy. A resonance of vibrational frequency. When we can tune into our inner frequency and recalibrate at a deep level, we can find inner harmony anything we want. Just one breath is all it takes. Since we are ever evolving beings, we are always recalibrating to a new level of being. We are always searching for that inner harmonic resonance. Even in times of chaos, inner harmony is...2020-01-0920 minSoul MedicineEPISODE 23: Reflection"We’re moving into the New Year, new decade. Energy building. Can you feel it? I do, but I’m feeling it more in the pauses. In the moments in between the top of the inhale, and the bottom of the exhale. When I redecorate my bedroom and fall asleep at 8pm. When I wake up at 5am and watch the sunrise. When I redecorate the girls’ rooms while they are away and fold their clothes and put them away neatly on their new beanbags. When I...2020-01-0327 minSoul MedicineEpisode 22: WisdomW I S D O M … the soundness of an action or decision with regard to the application of experience, knowledge, and good judgment. Okay, I can subscribe to that.
I also believe we are born with wisdom. We come into this world KNOWING what’s up. Understanding, on a cellular level, how to function. I mean the body we are born with, this vessel, is a living, breathing miracle. And kids in school aren’t even taught anatomy until late middle school. That’s ridiculous.
About eight years ago, I h...2019-12-0628 minSoul MedicineEpisode 21: LiberationWhat does it mean to be liberated from the past? From your patterns? From thoughts? From outdated paradigms and expectations that you have for yourself? How does it feel when something that used to trigger you, rolls off your back or passes you by completely, without you even noticing? Liberating perhaps?
Yes, liberating. I recorded this one on Thanksgiving Day around 4:00pm. My lovely daughters go and visit their father every single year for this holiday. The first few years I would get so sad. Being...2019-11-2928 minSoul MedicineEPISODE 20: ResonanceTo be resonant with another vibrating field around you. What’s interesting to me with this is that, we ARE a vibrating field. The field starts at our heart, that’s the pulse, the spanda that starts it all, and then we vibrate outward from there. AND everyone else you encounter is also a vibrating field. AND not only that but every living thing has it’s own vibrating field. AND if that’s not enough, Mother Earth has Her own vibrating field that starts at her core as well. Listen to me discuss...2019-11-0833 minSoul MedicineEpisode 19: PassionPassion is underrated; it’s replaced too often by obligations, responsibilities and stagnation. It’s pushed to the side in exchange for a perception of safety. Let me say this: safety is an illusion; passion is real. It’s also seen as something that we find outside of ourselves. I believe that sometimes, as spiritual beings living a human experience, we forget that we have the ability to experience a passion for this life all on our own. And sometimes we need that erotic, primal, animalistic instinct to push us forward.
I have had th...2019-10-2524 minSoul MedicineEpisode 18: EmptinessWhat if E M P T I N E S S was exactly the medicine we needed to connect deeper to our Source? What if in that stillness we were able to pause and allow Divine Intelligence to move through us? We’re so busy trying to figure things out, that we don’t give “it” time to breathe. And “it” is the Divine.
From what I have experienced, the Divine does not show up on a spreadsheet, or a some sort of outline with goals and projections. The Divine shows up in the emptiness. I...2019-10-1725 minSoul MedicineEpisode 17: PatiencePatience. What a virtue … and …
it’s a pathway to the Divine.
It is the key to soulful living.
Patience is the recipe for truth, freedom and love.
We sit and we wait; we wait for the breath of the Divine to guide us into our truth, and our purpose and we have patience as we observe our life and all the amazingness that happens as we move through each connection, each struggle, each embrace and each disappointment. We have patience and when it’s right and it’s time .. we know. That’s all … we j...2019-10-1140 minSoul MedicineEpisode 16: TransformationListen to me talk about my most transformative work: intimate relationship and parenting. I can sit in a room, full of yogis seeking transformation, and not bat an eye. I can do that all day, every day. But put me in the seat of intimate relationship with a potential Divine partner, and I go into deep patterning. Conscious parenting - ah, thank Goddess I've caught myself there. I get tired and overwhelmed because I'm consistently observing and transforming the "HOW" so I can be a "higher octave" of mySelf. Intimate relationship with a Divine...2019-10-0439 minSoul MedicineEpisode 15: LoveI believe that love is at the root of everything. Even at the root of fear. Love lies at the edge of it all. And because everything starts with love, everything will end in love. If we sit in any energy long enough, even the uncomfortable ones, love will rise to the occasion. It’s guaranteed – you just have to sit intently through the static, commercials, advertisements, and less than perfect distractions.
Sometimes love is obvious – like when you look at a newborn baby. But sometimes it takes a hot little minute to get there. Sometimes you have t...2019-09-2621 minSoul MedicineEpisode 14: RelationshipI find it challenging to not go deep into this topic because it’s deep, yet so simple. This is my personal definition of the word RELATIONSHIP:
“the way in which we are connected to ourselves is actually reflected into how connected we are to others, or how we regard and behave with others.”
Listen to me talk about relationships and how important it really is. Actually, how it really IS the ONLY THING there is. And that it's a reflection of who we are on all levels of being. What relati...2019-09-1938 minSoul MedicineEpisode 13: ManifestWhat does it mean to manifest? Does it mean we create the perfect life? Does it mean that we are the sole creators of our life? Or maybe it means that if we think hard enough we will bring into existence all that we desire. No, none of that is true. "Manifesting" your life is so complex; spiritually infused; Divinely guided and actually, as simple as understanding that we are manifesting in every single second. With every breath. With every thought. We are creating our life. The question is, how awake are...2019-08-3040 minSoul MedicineEpisode 12: Love in ActionThis is a podcast on L O V E ... infinite love. Unconditional love. All the kinds of L O V E. How we give it, take it away, block it and then learn how to dissolve everything to love. It's also about how to USE the power of LOVE in all your A C T I O N. Sometimes we are holding onto old energy that blocks us from remembering that we are all truly love. Or, we spiritually by-pass our grief, anger or hurt and send "love and light" without diving into the depths...2019-08-2246 minSoul MedicineEpisode 11: LeadershipLeadership - what does it mean to you? Does it mean you need to be "bossy"? Does it mean to take the "lead"? Does it mean to use your super human power skills and apply them at every turn? With the state of the world the way it is ... it means all of that and it means to stop. To listen. To self-inquiry. To support each other. To elevate one another. To heal that which still lives inside you so you CAN lead from a place that is clear.
2019-08-1236 minSoul MedicineEpisode 10: CourageI believe courage happens in every moment. It happens when you leap forward into something that is unfamiliar. It happens when you relax into the familiar. It happens when you speak your mind and when you listen. It happens when you move forward and when you let go. It happens when you stand strong and when you open up to vulnerability.
Courage happens every moment of every day.
It takes courage to:
Speak your mind.
Say yes.
Say no.
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Is that even possible?
I think it is.
But it takes a minute to calibrate and truly experience that, doesn’t it? To recognize that the moment we are in, we created a while ago based on a desire. And that moment is happening in it’s perfectly, divinely orchestrated time. For further contemplation, if we are indeed desiring something outside of that moment, well, that’s okay too because if it’s...2019-07-2635 minSoul MedicineEpisode 8: 3D's: Dedication, Devotion, Discipline3-D: D E D I C A T I O N - D E V O T I O N - D I S C I P L I N E … and then there is DISTRACTION. What are you devoted to? How do you dedicate your time? And where are you disciplined? Most importantly - - - what distracts you?
All these words – similar but different. We devote our love and attention from our heart. We dedicate our thoughts and actions from the mind. And, we move through life...2019-07-1837 minSoul MedicineEpisode 7: BoundariesBoundaries are the highest form of self-love. Why? Because when we open ourselves up we allow love in, we create space for expansion. When we close off a bit, when we draw that line, we create space for a shift in perspective. Boundaries make space for discernment between thoughts and reaction. Our job is to know where and when to set boundaries. And when to let them go.
Listen to me talk about how you can create boundaries for yourself OR how you can let go of boundaries that keep...2019-07-1334 minSoul MedicineEpisode 6: LiberationWhat does it mean to be free? To be liberated? From pain? From our thoughts? From spiritual disconnect? What does it mean to you to be free? How can we be free when these are so many things "wrong" in the world. When there are so many things that keep is in bondage of our thoughts and patterns? That keep is in separateness.
When we come back to the recognition that all we experience outside is inside, we are free to liberate our own Self. We minimize our distractions and...2019-07-0436 minSoul MedicineEpisode 5: ReviewReview — revisit - realignment - recalibration - re-member. With 5-6 planets in retrograde, it’s time to review. Review how we do things, why we are doing them, how we are doing them, and if they are in alignment with where we would like to go
Listen to me talk about why it’s important to review the MOMENT, and not so much the past. Why it’s important to know our bodies and where we hold things in our body. And what it feels like when things are out of alignment.
The can be u...2019-06-2731 minSoul MedicineEpisode 4: Let GoWhat does it mean to really let go? Of people? Of jobs? Of patterns? Who would we be if we let go? Let go of our belief structures. Our past trauma. Our "should" and "supposed to be"? They say that the root of all of our suffering is attachment. Seriously, what would it be like if we just let go.
Listen to me talk about how powerful letting go really is. When we let go, we are offered an opportunity to open up to the unknown. Something we cannot even...2019-06-2144 minSoul MedicineEpisode 3: ExpansionThis topic is one of my favorites to talk about. And seemingly, in class this week, it was a favorite as well. We love expanding don't we? Until we hit our edge. That space where we look out into the "next thing" and say ... I'm not ready. It happens to the best of us. In those moments of contraction, there are still things to learn, to experience, to heal. So we mustn't minimize those moments; nor should we wallow in them too long either though. Expansion happens after contraction - it can't even...2019-06-1346 minSoul MedicineEpisode 2: Spiritual NinjaI was trying to encapsulate the theme in one word while I was teaching class yesterday. I just couldn’t. I mean how do you explain staying clear and focused amidst chaos? Watching the wind blow through your life and allowing it to happen? Staying strong when you feel weak? ⠀
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Using your super human powers to overcome adversity? Being a master of your own domain when you’re not quite sure where you’re going or what you’re doing? And finally … knowing what tool to use in each and every one of those situations in a quick-draw mom...2019-06-0543 minSoul MedicineEpisode 1: AlignmentThis one is about alignment - it’s everything!! In yoga classes, we make sure we align our body so we are free from injury. And then we learn how deeply we can align and misalign when we are distracted, transitioning, or living a life that is no longer in resonance with who we are or where we’d like to be.
An awakening happens when we are realigning - when people or circumstances begin to point us in a new direction. We can either resist or flow … I say flow. We are not just the density of our...2019-05-3050 minSoul MedicineIntro to Evolve Your Soul SeriesMy name is Dana Damara and I am your host for Evolve Your Soul Series. I am so excited to begin this podcast with you. I am a firm believer that we are always evolving ... always expanding ... always enough. Society tells us that we are not enough and that is just not true. We are an ever evolving being that continues to align with our soul. Whenever we think we are not enough, it just means we are moving into a new phase of showing up in the world.
I have...2019-05-2607 min
Positive Impact with Andrew Schultz#26: Dana Damara - Astrology, Yoga, Being a Mom, and a Pixar Movie"A problem isn't a problem - It's actually something that is elevating our soul." -Dana Damara
Dana Damara (@danadamaraevolution www.danadamara.com) is an author, mystic, healer, trainer, teacher, coach, and mom. In this episode, Dana & I talk about:
How a Pink Floyd Song in the Middle of the Ocean Inspired Dana's passion and life work
Dana's daily spiritual practices which include meditation, breathe work, essential oils, asana, and gratitude
Growing up in the midwest and traveling the world
The pixar movie "When Horton Hears a Who" and analogy for astrology
How to understand your sun, m...2019-05-2452 min