The intention of SOUL MEDICINE is to offer you, the listener, ways to reconnect to your soul.   When I started this practice of yoga, my very first yoga training required us to perform (8) hours of SEVA to graduate. This was the single most powerful thing Beth Shaw could have instilled into my practice.  Always coming from a place of service. Remembering that what we DO in this life is a gift; especially if we are afforded the opportunity to practice and share healing gifts.  

This topic gets lost in our capitalistic society.  There’s an unhealthy striving for more to no end.  But from where I’m standing, and like a lot of other individuals I have the honor to work with, it’s all that’s there is … this idea of SEVA.  

This is by far one of my favorite quotes from the Yoga Sutras: Translated by Swami Satchidananda:

You have all these things to equip yourself to serve others. You must have a bed to

rest in to feel refreshed in the morning to go out to serve others. You must eat to

have enough energy to serve others. So, you do everything with the idea that you

are preparing yourself to serve others. So, even your Yogic meditation becomes a

selfless action. That is what is meant by “Even with God do not have attachment”.

This non-attachment alone is enough to change your entire life into a joyful one.

My humble belief is that SEVA can be described as moving beyond your own ego and supporting the Universe around you through selfless action and spiritual activism. SEVA refers to selfless service for altruistic purposes on behalf of, and for the betterment of a community.

SEVA is a means to promote humility and demote egoism. It‘s moving fearlessly beyond your prior expectations and self-imposed limitations and elevating human consciousness through selfless service.  

This is why we “work” and “do” what we do.  This podcast was inspired by my mentor, teacher, colleague, and friend, BrahmanKyrie, founder of Brahman Project Foundation Inc.   and Freedom on the Inside.  She asked me to do a breathwork and sound healing session in partnership with her program and I couldn’t be more excited about it!  

Freedom on the Inside Project is a set of spiritual teachings and conscious programming that is offered at Donovan State Prison, one of California's maximum-security prisons.  They provide spiritual and rehabilitative tools that assist each individual in overcoming trauma, addiction and other emotional difficulties that would otherwise prevent them from living the life they were born to live.  These individuals regularly attend weekly meditation classes, are instrumental in organizing conscious events and are about to graduate as facilitators where they will be teaching what they have learnt in class.

Serving our community is of deep value; it’s driven my work for years.  I’m posting this podcast about SEVA so you re-member why you are here and ask those deeply valuable questions about your life, who you “are”, and what you are truly offering to this world.  Are you fulfilled?  If not … look to see where you are taking instead of giving.  

Sometimes we feel like we cannot give another ounce; but that is when we forget how Divinely supported, we truly are.   I’m also asking that you give to the GoFundMe for our project.  We need mats, blocks, blankets, and eye coverings for this project, and we would love your help. 

I’ll provide the link here … every little bit helps.  Thank you for listening and thank you for supporting. Om Shanti. 

D 

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I love you Thank you

DD x