I Am Diosa

This raw and relatable guide to radical self-care and self-love empowers readers to embrace the powerful Diosa within. In this fiercely inspiring book from a fresh new voice in the women's empowerment space, psychotherapist Christine Gutierrez welcomes women to join her in healing the wounds from past hurt or trauma to reclaim their worth and come back home to their true self and soul. Diosa is the Spanish word for Goddess. A diosa is anyone who honors the primal feminine energy in the world and within themselves. According to Gutierrez, diosas face obstacles in their lives but are always ready and willing to go to their core to reclaim their inner worth and self-esteem. They are the ones that rise from the ashes and dare to piece themselves back together bone by bone and soul piece by soul piece. From stories of resilience from both Gutierrez and members of her Diosa Tribe, to mantras, meditations, and guided journaling prompts, this book gives women the tools they need to honor their sacred feminine and become who they were always meant to be. I Am Diosa will inspire women to give themselves permission to feel, to be seen, to be heard, and to return to their truest selves.

The alchemy for real personal transformation lies in digging up your own medicine and tools. Your ancestors, with all their struggles, strength, and resilience, are your greatest guides. Anyone scrolling through Robyn Moreno’s social media and seeing her with her adorable kids and taking the stage at empowerment conferences would have thought she had it all together. But the truth behind her well-curated pics was that Robyn was burnt out: in the midst of a full-on, midlife meltdown caused by that all-too-familiar working mom tightrope walk coupled with painful family drama. To save her soul, sanity, and family, Robyn quit her manic #mommyboss existence, and set out on a 260-day spiritual journey based on an ancient Mexica (Aztec) calendar, studying the medicine of her Mexican grandmothers: curanderismo. She learned about sustos—soul losses—and ser—your true essence. She reconnected with family she hadn’t spoken to in ages, and learned fantastical stories about her great-grandmother, Mama Natalia, who was a curandera. She took cooking lessons with a tough but tender-hearted Mexican chef and found community, and joy, in hiking. She had dramatic moments with her sisters, her mom, her husband, and herself. And finally, she went into the jungle of Belize and found healing in the most unexpected way. Reckoning with the hidden stories and aspects of her family and her Mexican American culture that were transforming and heartbreaking brought Robyn to an unshakable understanding of who she is and how she fits into this world. And, by looking to her past to decide which traditions, which medicines, to pass on to her daughters—and which to leave behind—she began to root into the person she was meant to be.

She is seen as one and as many: as it were, but one moon reflected in countless waters.She exists, too, in all animals and inorganic things, since the universe, with all its beauties, is, as the Dev Pura says, but a part of Her. All this diversity of form is but the infinite manifestations of the flowering beauty of the one Supreme Life--a doctrine which is nowhere else taught with greater wealth of illustration than in the kta stras and Tantras. The great Bharga in the bright sun, and all Devat, and, indeed, all life and being are worshipful, and are worshipped, but only as Her manifestations. And he who worships them otherwise is, in the words of the great Devbhgavata, "like unto a man who, with the light of a clear lamp in his hands, yet falls into some waterless and terrible well." It is customary nowadays to decry external worship, but those who do so presume too much. The ladder of ascent can only be scaled by those who have trod all, including its lowest, rungs. The aktirahasya summarises the stages of progress in a short verse, thus: "A mortal who worships by ceremonies, by images, by mind, by identification, by knowing the self, attains kaivalya." Before brahma-bhva can be attained the sdhaka must have passed from pjbhva through hymns and prayer to dhyna-bhva. The highest worship for which the sdhaka is qualified (adhikri) only after external worship, and that internal form known as sdhra is described as nirdhra. Therein Pure Intelligence is the Supreme akti who is worshipped as the Very Self, the Witness freed of the glamour of the manifold universe. By one's own direct experience of Mahevar as the Self, She is, with reverence, made the object of that worship which leads to liberation.

The acclaimed national and international bestseller “Epic, romantic, and enthralling from start to finish.”—Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series “An all-consuming work of literary fantasy that is breathtaking both for its beauty and its suspense."—BookPage, starred review A captivating and romantic debut epic fantasy inspired by the legend of the Chinese moon goddess, Chang’e, in which a young woman’s quest to free her mother pits her against the most powerful immortal in the realm. Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the feared Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when Xingyin’s magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind. Alone, powerless, and afraid, she makes her way to the Celestial Kingdom, a land of wonder and secrets. Disguising her identity, she seizes an opportunity to learn alongside the emperor’s son, mastering archery and magic, even as passion flames between her and the prince. To save her mother, Xingyin embarks on a perilous quest, confronting legendary creatures and vicious enemies. But when treachery looms and forbidden magic threatens the kingdom, she must challenge the ruthless Celestial Emperor for her dream—striking a dangerous bargain in which she is torn between losing all she loves or plunging the realm into chaos. Daughter of the Moon Goddess begins an enchanting duology which weaves ancient Chinese mythology into a sweeping adventure of immortals and magic, of loss and sacrifice—where love vies with honor, dreams are fraught with betrayal, and hope emerges triumphant.

Esta guía cruda y fácil de identificar sobre el autocuidado radical y el amor propio permite a los lectores abrazar al poderoso Diosa que hay dentro. En este libro ferozmente inspirador de una nueva voz fresca en el espacio de empoderamiento de las mujeres, la psicoterapeuta Christine Gutiérrez da la bienvenida a las mujeres para que se unan a ella en la curación de las heridas de heridas o traumas pasados para recuperar su valor y regresar a casa a su verdadero yo y alma. Una diosa es cualquier persona que honra la energía femenina primordial en el mundo y dentro de sí misma. Según Gutiérrez, las diosas enfrentan obstáculos en sus vidas, pero siempre están listas y dispuestas a ir hasta lo más profundo para reclamar su valor interior y su autoestima. Ellos son los que se levantan de las cenizas y se atreven a reconstruirse hueso por hueso y alma trozo a alma. Desde historias de resiliencia tanto de Gutiérrez como de miembros de su tribu Diosa, hasta mantras, meditaciones y sugerencias para escribir un diario, este libro brinda a las mujeres las herramientas que necesitan para honrar su sagrado femenino y convertirse en quienes siempre debieron ser. Soy Diosa inspirará a las mujeres a darse permiso para sentir, ser vistas, ser escuchadas y volver a ser ellas mismas.

Have you been feeling blah, out of sorts, lost, overstressed, irritable, deluged, overwhelmed? It's usually an indication that you have stepped out of your Center.When this happens, no matter what you do on the outside of your life-- go on a diet or indulge in emotional eating, go on a shopping binge to feel better, please and/or fix your your man, your job, your friends, or whatever it is you think is causing it outside of you, you only end up feeling worse.You need to go back to your Center. But how?First, you need to identify the 3 basic blocks that stop you from shining forth. Identifying these 3 basic blocks also moves you back to your Center.Once you have practiced these everyday exercises, you will feel more awake and alive to all the many wondrous possibilities in you that you have just kept locked for so many years now!You will begin to see yourself and others around you in a fresh way, no matter your age!You will begin to experience freedom from uncovering what has held you back before, and empowered now to do something about it, regardless of your circumstances! Discover NOW how to unveil and awaken the goddess in you through these 3 everyday practices you can do wherever you are! Invest in yourself. You deserve nothing less.

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