Types of personal power 🔋💪 + spiritual leadership styles 🌟

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A COUNTER-INTUITIVE WAY TO LIGHTEN YOUR LOAD

The next time you feel yourself buckling under the weight of your own challenges, consider giving to someone else whatever it is you’re seeking.

Research shows that acts of kindness and compassion don't just benefit the recipient - they can also be transformative for the giver. 😌

Studies also link altruism to reduced stress, increased happiness and even better physical health.

We are BIG proponents of self-care, and so we encourage you to first check in with your heart and your body for whether showing up for someone else is right for you in this moment. It’s also okay to say no to taking care of others so you can focus on yourself.

The idea is to have multiple tools 🛠️ in your toolkit. 🧰 And this can be a fun and fulfilling one!

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO ALTRUISM

WHERE DOES PERSONAL POWER COME FROM?

Personal power is traditionally considered to be seated in the third chakra, or solar plexus ☀️ energy center. This is because your sense of identity is negotiated in the solar plexus chakra.

Many also call it the seat of the will. However, according to chakra expert Anodea Judith, and Amaya’s own extensive psychic healing work, we see personal will as mostly seated in, and expressed through, the throat chakra.

Additionally, did you know that you have different types of power? 🌟💪🔋

Your vital life force power is also negotiated in the lower chakras - what Vedic sources would refer to as the navel and abdomen energy centers (which we can loosely correspond to the western system of solar plexus and sacral).

Your body is also powered by Kundalini Shakti 🐍, which can be ‘asleep’ or latent at the base of the root chakra. And when fully awakened and risen, the physical or personal kundalini unites with the cosmic divine Shakti to generate an alchemical union of divine and terrestrial…

… what we might call enlightenment if it only affects the consciousness. And what we call divinization if it affects the entire mental, emotional, vital and physical being.

Regardless which chakra system you follow - East or West - all generally agree that power is seated in the lower chakras and must be refined, purified and harnessed by our higher energy centers and consciousness.

The Divine often cites that Love+Power is the most potent formula in creation.

Love without Power is weak and often cannot accomplish its benevolent aims. Power without Love becomes imbalanced, out of control, aggressive and can just as easily destroy as it creates.

It is when we marry the two that true transformation, evolution, creation and preservation are achieved. Alchemy in its purest form. 🩷🔋

SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP STYLES

In a world seeking deeper meaning, spiritual leadership emerges as a transformative approach that goes beyond the bottom line. 📉 You can incorporate spirituality into your leadership styles at home, the office, and in your community.

By tapping into our innate human need for purpose and connection, spiritual leadership fosters a culture of trust, compassion, and shared vision.

This holistic approach encourages you to bring your whole self to work, creating an environment of trust, authenticity, and open communication.

Spiritual leadership also empowers you to craft a compelling vision that aligns with higher purpose and values, positively shaping the very culture of your organization.

Conscious leaders are better equipped to serve and empower their teams, leading to improved well-being, commitment, and performance. 📈 

AN ORGANIZATIONAL SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP MODEL

Why the UK wants to change the dictionary definition of ‘nature’ 🌲🚶‍♂️

✴️ This self-love for the feminine guided meditation

If you really want to power up - here’s an orgasmic breath meditation audio

🌼  Our beautiful world 🌍☀️

BRING NATURE TO YOU
In a perfect world, we’d be out in nature on a regular basis, soaking up the natural energies our bodies and souls need to stay balanced and at ease. But for many, we live suburban or urban lives that require us to bring some of that nature to us! Here are some of our favs:

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