In this first episode of a new series on Love & Friendship in the Spiritual Age, I talk with Dr. Serafina Ankhalla, my dear friend, mystic of relationships, medicine woman, and ceremonial guide who carries beautiful insight and wisdom for the seeker of authentic and lasting relationships.
Together we explore the paradox of sacred selfishness , the courage to tend ourselves as holy ground, to honor our needs, boundaries, and inner longings as the very soil from which authentic love can grow. We speak to the art of holding space for the parts of ourselves we tend to turn away from, the wounds, the unmet places still aching for attention.
This conversation is an invocation into remembering that our relationships are not simply about giving and receiving, but about awakening. To love one another, we must first learn to love ourselves, especially in a time when loving is a radical act.
Dr. Serafina Ankhalla, DNP is a Medicine Woman, Relationship and Personal Transformation Guide, Somatic Healer, and Psychedelic Integration Practitioner. She also does healing and transformation work as a Tantrika and Shamanatrix.
Drawing from her extensive experience in Western medicine and comprehensive training in relationship psychology, trauma-informed practices, sacred sexuality, and the shamanic arts, Dr. Ankhalla assists clients to heal their body, mind and spirit and reach their fullest potential as creators of their desired life.
In her healing ceremonies, she integrates various ancient tools such as plant medicines, breathwork, movement, sound therapy, song circles, intuitive touch healing practices, as well as intimate communication exercises and pleasure-based methods to guide people through powerful inner journeys. She provides a ceremonial space where clients can work on aligning their physicality with their emotions, psychology and spirituality, and gain a profound understanding of themselves and their relationships with others.
Website: https://www.serafinaankhalla.com/relationship-design
Tara Samadhi, a sound mystic, astrologer, and devotional guide weaving together True Sidereal wisdom, plant medicine, and the sacred currents of sound. This Cosmic Life is my soul altar — a space for sacred dialogue, mystical study, and remembering ourselves as divine.
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