Ritualize Your Joy Pt. 1
SUB 33: Journey In Grace And Power *Updated*
Sub 31: Mindfulness: Being In The Present Moment
Subject 28: Self-Dates: Taking Time for Yourself
Self-Dates: Taking Time for Yourself
A visual meditation and Virtual outing for You
Journey with me as I go out on a self-date :) I do this as a lovely practice often. In this vlog, which doubles as a visual meditation and virtual outing, I spend nourishing alone and explorative time at The Getty Museum in sunny Los Angeles.
Taking time for ourselves is essential; it’s how we continually learn and evolve ourselves. Taking time for ourselves is a great way to cultivate our inner lives, inner peace, and greater self-awareness/worth. It’s how we take our power back. Solitude is sacred.
Love you so much, VHD Community!! Relax, rest, and enjoy!!
“Sometimes, you have to go be alone to come back and be better. Solitude is sacred.”
Additional Thoughts
Contemplation
There are many reasons and times when being alone with yourself is cathartic, essential, necessary, and cleansing. Here are some examples:
To process emotions, you're experiencing
To process a process, you’re going through
To discharge heavy energy/s
To release emotional stress
To release what isn't yours vibrationally
To clear your mind
To get back in your own energy
To seek and gain clarity
To listen to your inner voice
To connect to your higher power
To learn and explore something new
To treat yourself
Refresh and reset your spirit, soul, mind, and vibrational field
Where are at least three places you can take yourself out on a self-date this season?
IMPLEMENTATION
Things To Do Solo:
1. Volunteer time: go alone and spend a day away from your life and impact someone else's. What causes are you passionate about? Where/how can you spread your gifts and share your energy?
Volunteering is also a great way to learn new skills. A new craft in particular for me (although I wasn't alone) was learning to build a picket fence while volunteering with Habitat for Humanity. A whole picket fence ya'll! What stood out to me was the process of building a fence felt like a meditation. It was the most relaxing, deep physical labor ever!! Who knew!?
2. Mother Nature: Let Mother Nature be your guide and companion. Nature is one of the most powerful, potent, and effective conduits available to us. Time spent in nature is soul and energy medicine, it's cleansing, and most of the time, it's free, unless you're at a National Park or State Beach, where there's a small fee to support and enter. (Support your local state and national parks!!) These fees are contributions. They help with the upkeep of preserving these local and national natural spaces and treasures.
Go out and explore nature. Happy adventures!! Don't litter.
3. Go to a sacred site or space: Spending time in sacred spaces alone is so freeing. Without the presence of someone else, you can allow your spirit and heart to open up in profound ways that only solitude can bring forth. The good news is that The Most High and your divine guides are always with you.
Some of the other ways are:
Going to a garden
A favorite restaurant
A museum
A concert
A spa or nurturing treatment
Go check out a movie
Going hiking
Taking up a new class/ skill
Hitting the road. Take a road trip
Other forms of travel and exploration
Use discernment and wisdom wherever you go. Stay mindful of your surroundings, plan ahead, leave a note with someone, and go have fun!
INTROSPECTION
What are your intentions for taking time for yourself?
Go within. Listen. Where is your life and soul guiding you?
Can you feel and sense, with clarity, where you’re being called to expand and vibrate higher through solitude?
Are there healthy boundaries in place to support your ‘me-time’? If not, how will you set them and honor them?
What is your soul’s medicine this season? What’s nourishing you? What’s currently feeding your soul? Do more of that!! Alone!!
Where in your life are you feeling led to be alone more often?
How will you honor the process?
What are at least three places you can take yourself out on a self-date this season?
Related Quotes
“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”
― Toni Morrison, Beloved
“Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.”
― Louise Hay
“Your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have.”
― Unknown
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
― Rumi
“Find your soul’s medicine.”
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 25: BODY WORK: For Coming Home to Yourself
Body Work
FOR COMING HOME TO YOURSELF
The body is a magnet that is absorbing energies all day long, all of the time. Are you aware of it? Do you feel it? Your body is always speaking in direct effect to your day, your thoughts, your choices, your interactions, and your experiences. Pay attention to the signals. Listen to your body and honor it.
In this class, we explore doing just that and more, like empowering it and helping it to thrive. YES INDEED!
“BODY-CARE IS HOW YOU TAKE YOUR POWER BACK.”
– LALAH DELIA
Body Work
FOR COMING HOME TO YOURSELF
TALKING POINTS
Energy Cleansing
How to discharge energy
Cleanliness is next to godliness
Soaking in epsom salt, essential oils or recommended products
Binaural beats
More ways shared in the video
Body Work
Working out/staying active/moving the energy around and out
Reflexology/massages
Baths to soak body stress away
Nourishing with healing foods
Slowing down, pausing, relaxing, and restoring
Reserving your energy
Storing energy
Healthy desired weight for you
Implementation
SET BOUNDARIES
Boundaries are about living in honor and reverence to who you are as a vessel, conduit, and soul being and not entwining yourself with what isn’t in service to your highest good or with the higher good of the collective. It’s not personal; it’s vibrational. It’s energy.
OBSERVE
It's important to pay attention to what's happening in and around you when you're out in public. By being observant, you'll be better equipped to respond to situations and take care of your own needs. It's also helpful to be aware of what energy and emotions are coming from you versus others, as in what’s yours and what’s not. Take note of any areas where you need to focus on healing, recharging, or slowing down. Be mindful of what you're consuming and how much exposure you have to certain things and stimuli. Also, observe without absorbing. Practice equanimity for that.
SACRED PROTECTION
You've done so much work, and it's ever-crucial to prioritize taking care of your body. Explore what makes you feel restored and protected. Engaging in that and the work itself is a method of self-protection.
DO YOUR SACRED WORK
It’s of the utmost importance to be prepared for your day and any that may arise. In order to do so, it’s vital to maintain a balance between your physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. This will allow you to approach challenges with a purposeful perspective, a clear and calm mind, equanimity, and higher insight while exuding confidence and strength. Remember to prioritize spirit-care, and body-care, as much as self-care, as collectively, they’re the foundation for a thriving and strengthened self.
Introspection
How have you been prioritizing your physical well-being lately?
Are you nurturing your body into balance, rejuvenation, and well-being?
Do you speak empowering words that serve and affirm your body or that don’t?
Are you listening to your body and honoring what it’s communicating to you?
Are you honoring your body as the temple and sacred ground that it is?
Are you empowering your body as the vessel and vehicle it is?
Contemplation
What do you love about your body?
What about your body are you grateful for?
What is your body thriving from as of lately?
What is depleting it and/or causing it not to thrive?
Where does it hurt?
Where is it in need of healing?
Where can you send more love and healing energy within?
How can you show up in yourself more, even if that means getting help?
How can you rise above, vibrate higher daily, and thrive your way forward?
“Journey in grace and power.”
Subject 21: Taking Up Space
Take Up Space
Soul + Vibration + Spirit
As you continue on your journey of vibrating higher daily, you will realize that it is not just a personal transformation but also a divine calling to occupy your rightful place in the world. Taking up space is an integral part of personal growth and evolution, as it allows you to step into your true potential and fulfill your calling and higher purpose.
You may feel apprehensive about venturing outside of your comfort zone or assuming your power in certain situations or relationships. We often underestimate ourselves, doubt our qualifications and worth, or fear the judgment and mockery that may come our way if we boldly shine our light and power.
Nevertheless, I’ve gratefully come to understand that the opinions and perceptions of others are nothing to take personally and should no longer deter us from taking up space or expressing ourselves authentically. In fact, by relinquishing the need for validation from others, we liberate ourselves and become even more empowered to occupy the space we were meant to inhabit.
Remember, the gift and brilliance that reside within you have a higher purpose. By embracing your personal power and fearlessly traversing new spaces, you not only honor this purpose but also serve as a conduit for its manifestation in the world.
Your mere presence in this world is a testament to the limitless possibilities that lie within each of us. So, step forward, unapologetically shine your light, and as you do so, watch how you inspire others to embrace their own journey of self-discovery and expansion. And certainly, watch how much your life expands and thrives forward.
”Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
–Mary Ann WIlliamson
Taking Up Space
Talking Points
Collectively and individually, looking for ways to take up space.
Take up space in new areas, not just in your comfort zone areas.
You have an inherent right to take up space. You are qualified.
A soul level, radiate and represent your divine calling and path, and take up space.
Take up space and stand in your authentic light, power, path, and higher calling around family and friends.
There are times when it’s best to stop taking up space in environments that don’t serve you. Place your energy towards what’s more aligned and supportive.
When you feel overwhelmed, do more of what makes you vibrate higher and feel empowered again.
Embrace and embody your higher, divine calling. Take up space as a conduit and vessel in the world. Shine your light and share your gifts. Stand in your authentic path, power, and voice.
Take up space spiritually. Connect and align with The Divine. Saturate, purify, and protect your space with sacred higher vibrations.
Introspection
Where are you taking up space?
Where are you desiring to take up space and stand more in your power?
Where are you playing small or dimming down your true light?
Who inspires you? How is this person standing in their power and taking up space?
How will you take deliberate and intentional action towards taking up space this season?
Supportive Practices
Here are some practices to help stand and live in your power:
Meditation
Breathwork
Daily spiritual work
Introspection and self-reflection
Equanimity
Releasing who/what no longer serves you
Staying resilient
Remembering who you are
Nervous System Care
Mental wellness
Mentors and like-minded community who encourage you
Trusting in your gift and light
Not taking what other people do or think personally
“I always think that’s the most important thing—to feel like you belong in every room you’re in.”
Related Classes
*Note: Excuse the audio in these classes. They were before we had our new mic and camera! Before we upgraded :)
”Trusting in your light and gifts is how you Live in Your Power.”
–Lalah Delia
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.”