Awakening

Awakening is the goal. Awareness is the process. Meditation, movement and mindset are the tools.

Awakening
What is spiritual awakening? What are we waking up to? I will speak for myself…
Awakening is two things. There is a human aspect and a “god” aspect.
First, the human, the part I identify as “me,” Elena, is becoming more aware of what I think, what I feel, and what I sense – in every moment. I stop getting lost in thought. Stop forgetting that I’m standing here in this body, interacting with life. Stop identifying with everyone else’s thoughts and emotions – as my own. I awaken to who “I” truly am in every moment.
This is facilitated by self-development. This is evolving a fear driven existence into an eyes-wide-open dance with all emotions; an ability to flow more skillfully, with acceptance, of whatever is here versus only what feels good.
Second, I am becoming conscious of myself as “God,” “Source,” “Oneness,” or whatever you prefer to call the ultimate source of all that is manifest and un-manifest. This part is less of a doing and more of a happening, or being, as many have said. I do the human evolution, whereas I hold the intention of full consciousness of being Source, and the awareness of god-self opens as it will.

This is heady stuff.

When I was 9, I remember walking down the street and out of nowhere, opened a timeless moment of full awareness. Everything looked differently. Sparkly. Everything felt different. Infinite. It probably lasted 5 seconds on the clock, but in those eternal few seconds I realized that there was something better, something better than being driven by fear. A deep desire was ignited, a drive, to uncover that something better, something that hurt less, something that felt worth living, something beautiful. Otherwise, why put up with all of this craziness, inside and out? I knew that if I could change me, that would make all the difference. And it has.

Am I totally awake, on either level? No. Definitely not.
Have I uncovered that something better? Yes. Absolutely.
And has the journey has been worth all of the effort? 10,000%. And continues to be.
I’d do it again in a heartbeat.

How can I help you on your journey of awakening?
First, there are a lot of videos and recordings freely available here: many guided meditations and help with meditation (especially Mindfulness), some guided movement practices (especially simple yoga and fitness), and tons of mindset inspiration.

Second, if you want more focused help, I can help you to create or deepen your meditation practice through private lessons (on-line or in person).