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    30 Days of Ekstasis – A Free Ecstatic Dance Program

    Dance has always been an important part of my life and as such it has become a integral component of my spirituality and magical practice. Several years ago I participated in a program in which the participants were challenged to…

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Hi! My name is Vanessa and I’m a musician, artist, and mystic originally from New Orleans, LA. My work focuses on the exploration of embodiment and ecstasy. I believe that dancing, cooking, and weightlifting are devotional acts and that everyone should buy themselves flowers. My interests include astrology, herbalism, and ancestral health. I live in Queens, NY with my husband and our cat Belladonna.

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Instagram post 2222159765815376885_21517761283 here is a practice that i am working with lately: today i experienced a number of intense bodily sensations that i would normally characterize as “anxiety”: butterflies in my stomach, tightness in my chest, and a feeling of pent up energy inside of me looking for an outlet or a target. i experience this fairly regularly and have for many years. today i chose to reframe it as “i have excess energy in my body.” i refused to add any other story to it and gently dismissed any fear thoughts that came up. i noticed the sensations and treated them as purely movement cues and moved my body more to let them pass through me. it was a neutral phenomenon to me for today because i chose the context in which to experience it. hope this helps. xo
Instagram post 2221936057922129907_21517761283 episode 2 of good bones is out! swipe for audio preview>>>>> in this episode @honoringyourancestors and i talk ancestors, breathwork, and share some embarrassing stories about magic gone wrong. subscribe via link in the bio or your fav podcast app. 🖤💀 #goodbonespodcast
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Instagram post 2216388444086879180_21517761283 last year around this time i sent out a newsletter with some tools and resources that i have found useful for navigating this time of year. i decided to expand that into a longer blog post with additional info. you can read it via the link in my bio. xo 🖤🪐
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Instagram post 2214133140066442864_21517761283 i wanted to say some stuff about meditation because it’s something that i’ve benefitted from and i think a lot of people probably have as a goal or resolution to begin or recommit to a meditation practice this year. there’s a lot of shitty and harmful info out there however that can create barriers for people around the practice. . i have studied and practiced buddhist meditation and mindfulness for over a decade. i have been to numerous workshops and trainings, i have read hundreds of books on the topic and have attended multiple meditation retreats. . want to know my secret to a regular and sustainable meditation practice? i meditate 5 minutes a day. period. that’s it. why? because consistency wins out over intensity EVERY TIME. you are what you do consistently. it’s better to meditate for 5 minutes a day then 20 min every now and then. . for years i listened to people who said that you have to meditate 20 minutes a day, twice a day, or you have to sit in the lotus position on the floor, or you can’t meditate lying down, or you have to mediate at the same time every day. THIS IS TOTAL BULLSHIT! . i get the same amount of benefit from meditating that i did when i treated it as an endurance feat or some kind of devotional bodily mortification as i do now, and actually i benefit even more from it now because i have found a way to make meditation pleasureable and sustainable for me and my body. . so if this is your goal, don’t listen to people who tell you that mediation has to be or look a certain way to be legit or real. i hope this is helpful and i wish you the best with all your goals!
Instagram post 2211850036274579278_21517761283 Happy New Year! The first episode of season 1 of Good Bones podcast is now live on all major podcast platforms! Super thrilled to share this project that @honoringyourancestors and I worked really hard on. I’m especially excited to be releasing episode 1 on both the feast of Mary and also what would have been my father’s 85th bday, as this project is very much a celebration of both the ancestors and the divine feminine. You can find it by searching on your fav podcast platform or visiting the link in my bio. If you would like to support our patreon and get access to cool bonus content, you can also find that link in my bio. 💀💀💀🌹🌹🌹 🎨: Vanitas Still Life by Jan Van Kessel
Instagram post 2211103698566112858_21517761283 happy new year from my face, which i’m trying to show more of in 2020. xoxo
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