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2. Compassionate Change · Lately with Lexi

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  Welcome back to through the veil where we explore the weekly
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  theme that I'm
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  SPEAKER_00: teaching in my yoga classes and workshops.
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  If you missed last week's episode on balance and renewal with
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  the solar eclipse and
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  SPEAKER_00: fall equinox,
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  SPEAKER_00: go check it out.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's still very relevant to the energy this week and
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  I actually want to start today's episode by acknowledging that
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  eclipse energy can
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  SPEAKER_00: feel confronting and exhausting,
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  SPEAKER_00: kind of like all you want to do is be a hermit and take a nap for a week.
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  If that is something you're feeling right now,
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  give yourself grace and don't judge yourself.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you're needing extra rest this week,
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  SPEAKER_00: Take it.
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  SPEAKER_00: You deserve it.
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  SPEAKER_00: You might feel,
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  SPEAKER_00: you could say,
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  SPEAKER_00: like an eclipse hangover of sorts,
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  SPEAKER_00: and that's totally normal,
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  SPEAKER_00: and it's okay.
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  SPEAKER_00: And also, if that doesn't resonate with you at all, that's also okay.
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  SPEAKER_00: You might feel a sense of balance,
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  SPEAKER_00: ease,
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  SPEAKER_00: maybe even excitement this week from the Equinox energy,
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  SPEAKER_00: and
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  SPEAKER_00: And regardless,
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  if you resonate more with the shadowy eclipse energy from a
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  couple days ago or the
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  SPEAKER_00: more balanced equinox energy,
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  SPEAKER_00: wherever you are is perfect.
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  And this time is really awesome to practice what we call in
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  yoga,
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  holding second attention.
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  SPEAKER_00: Witnessing yourself as yourself without judgment or criticism.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let yourself off the hook this week from rushing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Our culture,
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  SPEAKER_00: especially since the introduction of AI,
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  SPEAKER_00: is really hyper-fixated on needing all of the answers now.
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  SPEAKER_00: and rushing to the end goal.
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  SPEAKER_00: And our yoga,
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  SPEAKER_00: meditation,
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  and mindfulness practices are really an opportunity to start to
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  shift this
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  SPEAKER_00: unconscious collective pattern of rush,
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  SPEAKER_00: rush,
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  SPEAKER_00: rush into a much more grounded state of presence.
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  where we enjoy the journey just as much,
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  if not more than the destination.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know,
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  the energy you're moving through now from the eclipse on
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  September 21st will
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  SPEAKER_00: continue to almost clarify or crystallize over the next six months.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I mean it when I say there is no rush.
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  SPEAKER_00: But
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  SPEAKER_00: Practice being the witness of your thoughts and your self-talk.
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  Take note this week of any worries,
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  concerns,
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  challenges,
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  or frustrations in your life.
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  SPEAKER_00: And throughout this week, give them up to God.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let them disintegrate and compost back into the earth.
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  SPEAKER_00: Those past experiences or future concerns will
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  Do not have power over you when you focus on being in the
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  present moment.
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  SPEAKER_00: You don't have to carry those stressors anymore.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's okay to let them go.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you know the Trevor Hall song,
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  SPEAKER_00: put down what you're carrying,
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  SPEAKER_00: that's sort of the vibe for this week.
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  SPEAKER_00: Not sort of, that is the vibe this week.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you so much for joining us.
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  SPEAKER_00: and look at what was I up to around this time in September 10 years ago.
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  SPEAKER_00: And it was really illuminating to see different experiences,
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  SPEAKER_00: my travels,
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  SPEAKER_00: my education,
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  SPEAKER_00: and just to be able to look back and say,
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  SPEAKER_00: wow,
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  SPEAKER_00: that was such a pivotal moment of
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  SPEAKER_00: transition and change and exploration and,
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  SPEAKER_00: huh,
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm in such a similar space in my life right now,
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  SPEAKER_00: different but similar,
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  SPEAKER_00: and how much gratitude I have for myself 10 years ago.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I encourage you to do the same.
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  SPEAKER_00: Look back if you need to go through your phone,
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  SPEAKER_00: your photos,
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  SPEAKER_00: your social media,
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  and just be curious and give yourself love and gratitude for
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  whoever you were 10
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  SPEAKER_00: years ago and whatever those
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  life experiences have been that you've lived through ever since
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  the other thing I
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  want to touch on is how we are moving into Libra season on
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  September 21st which is
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  all about unity justice and balance so ask yourself you can
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  journal around this
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  where have you maybe swung the pendulum too far in one way and
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  can you bring it
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  SPEAKER_00: back to center and
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  SPEAKER_00: The invitation for you this week is to find your center.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's what Libra wants.
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  SPEAKER_00: So again,
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  SPEAKER_00: where have you maybe gone to an extreme in your thinking,
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  SPEAKER_00: in your approach to maybe how you exercise or are going about dating,
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  SPEAKER_00: you know,
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  SPEAKER_00: whatever it is in your life right now,
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  just look at how are you showing up for yourself in those
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  moments and where
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  Where is there an opportunity to just cultivate greater balance
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  in your life?
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  SPEAKER_00: If there's something that you want to change,
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  SPEAKER_00: we've all heard when it comes to change,
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  SPEAKER_00: awareness is the first step.
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  SPEAKER_00: Awareness is the first step to transformation.
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  SPEAKER_00: So we have to ask ourselves,
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  SPEAKER_00: What have we been avoiding?
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  SPEAKER_00: What have we been putting off?
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  Now is the time to be really honest with yourself,
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  with loving compassion.
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  In order to be more self-aware so that we can change and
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  transform our self-talk
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  SPEAKER_00: and our lives,
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  SPEAKER_00: we need to be courageous.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the process of change and transformation is
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  It can be messy because new paths unfolding are unfamiliar and
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  these are paths that
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  maybe we've never taken before and there might be some fear or
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  resistance and
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  SPEAKER_00: that's okay.
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  You can think about this kind of as an analogy with the change
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  of seasons.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's kind of messy and
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  So if you just kind of take a look at what happens with nature
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  as we're going
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  SPEAKER_00: through these changes in seasonal cycles,
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  SPEAKER_00: we have an abundance of vegetation,
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  SPEAKER_00: plants,
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  SPEAKER_00: fruits,
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  SPEAKER_00: you know,
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  SPEAKER_00: this time of year that we're in right now that we want to harvest.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then what happens?
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  SPEAKER_00: Well,
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  SPEAKER_00: if we don't harvest all this fresh new vegetation,
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  SPEAKER_00: the seeds that we planted in the spring,
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  SPEAKER_00: well,
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  SPEAKER_00: you know,
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  SPEAKER_00: they may rot away.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then when winter comes along, everything starts to die, right?
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  SPEAKER_00: And like that is messy.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think we can all agree.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's not pretty.
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  Then we have the spring and it's almost like we have to start
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  all over again and we
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  SPEAKER_00: get to blossom and plant new seeds.
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  And so this cycle of life,
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  death,
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  and rebirth in the natural world,
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  it's like pretty messy.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's not great.
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  SPEAKER_00: And it doesn't always look so good when the seasons are changing,
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  SPEAKER_00: when the food is starting to spoil,
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  SPEAKER_00: right?
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  SPEAKER_00: And just like when we're in the midst of changing and transforming,
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  SPEAKER_00: whether it's mentally,
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  SPEAKER_00: physically,
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  SPEAKER_00: spiritually,
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  SPEAKER_00: emotionally,
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  SPEAKER_00: it can look messy too.
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  SPEAKER_00: It doesn't always have to make sense.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's why we need to give ourselves grace and compassion.
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  SPEAKER_00: Speak to yourself as if you are your best friend.
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  SPEAKER_00: Our inner dialogue is really important to be mindful of all the time,
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  but particularly this week with the change of seasons with
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  Libra and moving out of
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  SPEAKER_00: the equinox and into this new season,
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  SPEAKER_00: start there.
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  SPEAKER_00: Start with mindfulness around your self-talk.
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  SPEAKER_00: And two more points I want to touch on.
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  SPEAKER_00: In yogic traditions, compassion is rooted in ahimsa, which is non-harm.
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  SPEAKER_00: And this is the first yama of the yoga sutras.
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  And Patanjali teaches that cultivating nonviolence,
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  it will naturally awaken our compassion.
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  SPEAKER_00: And
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  And practicing nonviolence is not just about refraining from
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  physical violence.
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  It also includes our self-talk and our speech because our
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  thoughts and words are spells.
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  And casting judgment,
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  criticism,
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  fear,
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  division,
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  these are all subtle forms of violence.
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  SPEAKER_00: Why?
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  SPEAKER_00: Because they disturb our inner peace and the harmony of the collective.
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  Compassion is also a form of bhakti yoga,
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  the practice of devotional love.
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  SPEAKER_00: Seeing the divine in all beings,
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  SPEAKER_00: or as Ram Dass once said,
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  SPEAKER_00: picture everybody you meet as God in drag.
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  I love that so much also because there's like a little bit of
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  humor in that.
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  And remember,
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  the yogi's path is to master the mind and emotions,
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  not to be ruled by them.
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  SPEAKER_00: So this week,
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  set an intention to be more conscious and mindful of your inner
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  dialogue towards
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  SPEAKER_00: yourself and also how you think of others and how you speak to others.
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  SPEAKER_00: Vedic philosophy teaches us that the world is one family.
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  SPEAKER_00: Compassion comes from recognizing unity beneath apparent differences.
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  SPEAKER_00: Compassion is dharmic,
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  SPEAKER_00: aligning with cosmic order,
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  SPEAKER_00: and helps to strengthen our sattva guna,
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  SPEAKER_00: which is our inner purity,
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  SPEAKER_00: clarity,
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  SPEAKER_00: and harmony.
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  SPEAKER_00: Compassion also activates the law of cause and effect, karma.
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  SPEAKER_00: This invites a more harmonious experience of life.
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  SPEAKER_00: And with that, that is all I had for us this week.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you so much for listening to Through the Veil.
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  SPEAKER_00: And also to be the first to know about my next workshop or retreat,
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  SPEAKER_00: you can also message me directly on Substack,
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  SPEAKER_00: which is kind of nice.
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  So if you have questions or if you want to reach out to book a
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  class or private
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  SPEAKER_00: session,
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  SPEAKER_00: just get in touch.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm here for you.
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  SPEAKER_00: I love hearing from you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Om Shanti.
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  SPEAKER_00: Namaste.