Life. One Breath at a Time.
Taking care of yourself is key to feeling good and living a full life.
A life that fuels you and enables you to have the energy to do the things which matter most to you.
However, poor health, social conditioning and being people pleasers, drain your energy and prevent you flourishing and feeling your best.
It’s not your fault.
It is just the way life is.
Remember… [Read more…] about Spiritual Self-Love – Taking Care Of Yourself
Spiritual self-love is all about being good to yourself, learning to be comfortable in your skin; to love, honour, appreciate and accept all of yourself… The “good parts” and the “not-so-good parts.”
It is to smile in the mirror, love your reflection, hug yourself and quietly accept and know that you will get through all difficulties with grace.
Most women are so focused on caring and tending to others, we forget to put our needs on the table, we eat last, we say “you go first, I’m OK”, and pick up the groceries on the way home after a demanding day at work (pre-Co-vid 19).
[Read more…] about Spiritual Self-Love: How to be Good to Yourself
It’s weird, init.
Years ago, before I got into all this spiritual work, I didn’t even know “being grateful” was so powerful and to practice gratitude daily was a thing!
Sure, mum and dad brought me up to say “please and thank you” and to “be grateful for what you’ve got”.
But, as a teen, whenever that expression “be grateful, be thankful for what you’ve got” was used, I blew a fuse… ?
I saw the expression used as a platitude to keep me in my place, don’t ask or expect more from life, just sit down and be thankful for what you’ve got.
My desire for more freedom, to expand and explore life beyond the confines of “what I’ve got” silently grew in my heart.
And then, when I discovered athletics, the joy and freedom of beating the clock and speeding like a gazelle down the home straight, fuelled my desire for more. [Read more…] about How to Practice Gratitude Daily (Even if You Feel Depressed)
This morning, a recent friend offered to sit with me in meditation.
And it was powerful and provided me with the deep healing I needed.
I’ll explain.
I am hurting.
And when I talk with my black friends, our collective hurt and pain spills out.
We are mothers, and like our parents and elders had dreams of providing a better world for our children.
It is hard to be hopeful, loving and present when in pain. [Read more…] about Healing is Justice (a personal reflection of healing)
Here’s a Simple Self-Love Manifesto for Peace and Justice, perfect if you’re a peaceful warrior and looking to create change and help build a fair and just society, – without burning out and crashing out.
I invite you to print your copy of Self-Love Manifesto; share it with your friends and repeat it silently to yourself every single day – to help you stay on track, energised and aligned with your purpose.
I promise to be my best.
To rest.
To restore and nurture my core.
I promise to look after myself.
To give myself the love I want, need, and desire.
To honour and respect my heart and fill her with musical melodies and sacred art which elevate and inspire my soul.
I promise to love myself with a fiery passion which flows from the depths of the earth.
A love. That is timeless and eliminates, doubt, worries and fears.
I promise to show up in my life, and in the world to live life fully, to walk the higher path of love, light and integrity.
And if my feet stumble and fall over the rocky terrain, I promise I will rise, stand tall as I keep my eyes on the prize and heart firmly on the higher good.
I promise to take a stand for injustice, to breathe fully in this world, to know I will fall…. yet have the grace and courage to surrender, ask for support and allow myself to receive.
I promise to be my best and love myself more and more every day.
I promise to be gentle with myself.
To honour and balance my need for rest, work, love, fun, play and sleep.
To allow you to support me and call me out, when I slip out of alignment.
I promise to shine, to glow and be a magnet for truth and justice;
to encourage others going through pain and sadness of heart to breathe, sit with their pain and still rise and create change in our world.
Most of all, I promise to serve, love, give, breathe and be my best and play my part to create a harmonious and just world for all.
Ntathu Allen
c. 2020
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Here’s a short guided meditation for hope, strength and peace I recorded – just for you, to support you as you show up; be present and effect a positive change in the world.
It’s a short meditation, 11 minutes or so, to fortify and uplift your spirits.
So find a quiet space and give yourself this time to breathe, love and be.
We have all been there.
No matter how determined and committed we are to change, there will come a time when we hit a wall and we lose hope.
Friends may turn their back and family not able to understand what you are doing, and why you are making “such a fuss” and tell you “to keep quiet, its got nothing to do with you.”
I am 56 and grew up living with this oppressive system and am well versed in the way Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people are marginalised and effected by structural racism here in the UK and the rest of the world.
But we carry on.
And we do what we can to follow our goals, dreams, and aspirations.
My parents and elders taught me to hold my head up high and carry on.
Yet, it is during those moments of uncertainty, especially when you are battle weary, that your strength of character and determination to make a positive difference is tested.
You hit a wall.
It is easy to get lost and de-railed, and when you feel your spirits flagging and the goal post shifting again, you feel demoralised.
I encourage you, don’t give up.
The ancestors didn’t die for us to give up at the first hurdle.
Our elders didn’t travel on The Windrush for their great grandchildren to relive the same scenarios.
When you feel dispirited, lost and alone.
Keep your eyes on the prize.
Go deep within.
Be gentle.
Gather up your allies and kindred spirits, draw on their strength and collective wisdom, pick yourself up, and carry on.
And know you will get through.
Because, in the long-run, love, peace and justice always wins.
Take care, gentle hearts.
We will get through.
Love, strength and peace.
Ntathu xxx
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How do you speak up against injustice, when you feel scared and frightened?
Maybe you think your thoughts aren’t important and who will listen to you, anyway?
Or, you feel so numb and overwhelmed by your emotions, your thoughts are all jumbled up inside your brain, and you marvel that for some people, words flow from their mouth like a bubbling fountain.
In today’s video, [Read more…] about How to speak up against injustice (A yogic approach)
