"It is giving that we recieve"

Goddess Watch has just sponsored Audrey and Cara Fielding (mother and daughter Goddesses) on their quest to save lives:

"We decided to take on the challenge of a half/full marathon to help raise awareness for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's quest to cure blood cancers. For the next four months we will be training daily for this event; and our personal goal is $10,000. Every one of the thousands of steps we take in this marathon will be to honour and support a patient or survivor or to honour the memory of someone who has lost their battle with one of these diseases. Our success - with your generous support - will be to complete the fundraising goals and finish the marathon - which historically will be one of our greatest achievements to date in our lives! For online donations please go to : www.lls.org/ab. Thank you for your kind and generous support!"

Vibration of Creation

I saw Simranjeet wearing a rich orange for the majority of Solstice. Her color choice was spot on!  The theme of this year's Summer Solstice focused on the second chakra and the corresponding element: water.  Simranjeet's orange is the color of the second chakra!

When we wear a particular color, we activate the chakra that the color is affiliated with. The second chakra is the center for creation. I really enjoyed watching Simranjeet engaging her creativity when learning to play the digeridoo.  

Utilizing our God given creativity activates the Goddess within. Bravely branching out into unknown territories for creative expression and inspiration also comes with the territory!

A Breath of Fresh Air

I love the way Siri Sundri looks in her crisp whites while taking in the fresh air on this beautiful New Mexico morning.  Isn't it amazing how spending time in the sunshine and the great outdoors can make the world of difference? 

An important part of being Goddess is connecting to nature.  Mother nature has infinite healing powers.  As women, spending time in nature can restore us to balance, especially when we are feeling disconnected or insecure.  

In return we must restore mother nature back to health.  She gives more to us than we can comprehend.  Let's do our part by reducing our waste and giving back to the hand that feeds us!

Sleeping Beauties

I took these pictures in between White Tantric Yoga exercises at Solstice.  I was very touched by how peaceful and glowing these women looked as they took their cat naps. 

I love how the white clothing brings out the rich colors of their skin. The white also bring emphasis to their colorful accents, such as scarfs and mala beads.  I was especially attracted to the beautiful floral tattoo sleeve!

These women look so bonded with their partners as they snuggle together.  The experience of doing white tantric with your sweetie is truly incomparable.  Although it takes bravery to look deeply into the eyes of your beloved, the experience  stimulates powerful growth in the relationship. 

Divine Inspiration

I was to happy to meet the beautiful Amritpal after hearing about her creative abilities far and wide.  Amritpal makes individualized henna tattoos at a very reasonable rate.  When she is in action making your design you can see divine inspiration channeling through her. 

Amritpal is both approachable and professional.  When she is finished with your design she sprays the henna with a solution to make it last longer. When the henna is finished drying, she carefully wraps it with a thin paper towel to protect it from being touched.  She even offered a free touch-up if needed. Talk about customer service!

My beautiful design lasted whole a week.  I was actually asked several times if I was getting married!  It is common for women in India to get henna tattoos, or "mehndi", before their wedding.  The grooms initials are often incorporated into the henna design.   On the wedding night the groom must search for his initials in the henna pattern, which is apparently a great icebreakers for young newly weds who are often in arranged marriages. 

Clear Mind, Open Heart

Yogi Bhajan says that the most important thing for a woman to do is to relax. However, the cosmic joke is that relaxing is often the hardest thing for a woman to do! 

As women we must meditate to strengthen our neutral mind. The neutral mind supports us to act from a clear mind and an opened heart instead of our limiting neurosis. 

After all, there is almost nothing more beautiful than a woman in a deep state of meditation!