Sub 31: Mindfulness: Being In The Present Moment
Subject 26: Navigating Your Desert as a Millennial w/India
Navigating Your
Desert
w/India
Today's class will be held by the lovely India Isabella (me)! I'm Lalah's daughter, and I serve as a VHD team member for those who don't know. I'm so overjoyed to be sharing my insight on the desert terrain, as I'm currently journeying through one in this season of my life. Being that I am indeed a Gen Z, I'm fully aware of the significance of acknowledging, recognizing, and knowing how to navigate through your desert early on in life, something my mother taught me the significance of recognizing and honoring.
Throughout life, we may be called to go to a sacred place within ourselves, to purge, receive, release, make space for new, disconnect, become "you" again, open ourselves up for spiritual growth, enter a new season/ chapter in your life, and so much more!
In this video, I'll be giving you a fresh perspective on how to successfully recognize and navigate your desert to help you reach your fullest potential. Because ultimately, that's what it's all about! :)
“Sometimes, you have to go be alone to come back and be better. Solitude is sacred.”
Navigating your
desert
w/India
TALKING POINTS
1. Recognizing when it’s time to enter your desert
2. Emotional care and support
3. Protecting your energy
4. Significance of the desert
Implementation
Five practices to help you journey though your desert
Prayer and other spiritual work
Meditation
Taking tonics as needed
Self-care: baths, binaural beats, massage, rest, fitness, nourishing foods…etc
Mindfulness: Stay mindful of why you’re being called to be in your desert.
Introspection
Are you recognizing the signs that you’re being led to the desert?
Are you in the desert now?
Are you staying away from the things that no longer serve you?
What does your environment look and feel like? Is it supporting your terrain?
Are you honoring the process?
Contemplation
What are the things that make you vibrate higher daily? Use these tools to keep you not only sustained but nurtured in the desert.
What are your goals and intentions for this terrain? Keep in mind that your desert has a higher purpose.
Subject 19: Mind-Care
Mind Care
Stillness, Mind Hacks + Composure
“No longer reacting to people who trigger who is one of the best ways to strengthen your spiritual muscles.”– Lalah Delia
There are many reasons why you may desire to still your mind, to mind hack, and to gain deeper composure. Maybe it’s due to a spiritual path you’re feeling a strong call to embark on, a path that urges you to delve into the depths of your being and connect with your higher self. Maybe you need the stillness to focus on healing, recovering, and restoring, to give yourself the time and space needed to mend and grow. Perhaps you desire to slow your life and your thoughts down, to escape the chaos and busyness of the outside world, and instead find solace in the serene depths of your own thoughts, leading to a more nourished being and inner peace. Maybe it’s to take your power back, to reclaim your sense of self, and assert your autonomy in a world that often tries to dictate who you should be. Perhaps it's to heighten your creativity, to tap into the wellspring of inspiration that lies within you, and bring forth your unique creative expressions into the world. Or maybe it’s to take a stand and to signal a clear boundary, to communicate to yourself and others that you are deserving of respect, tranquility, and mental clarity. Whatever your inspiration may be, know that stillness is not just a mere absence of noise or movement, it’s a powerful and intentional spiritual response that promotes peace, harmony, and a composed spirit and life.
“Stillness and composure are how you find yourself again, and align with The Divine.”