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Ode to the Messy Warriors

4/24/2024

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​I am Messy Warrior.
Emerging from the woods.
Sticks in my snarled hair.
Thorns in my back.
A huge, wicked grin on my face.
My eyes glinting with chaos.
My heart beating with aliveness,
And the kind of wisdom that only comes from going deep into the Dark Woods,
From the Growth that takes place in Silence, in Hiding,
Without fresh flashy blooms or the recognition of the outside world.

The Deepening of Wisdom that only can be reached by the strongest and most persistent of Roots,
Penetrating deep into the soil, past the rock,
Feeling their way to nourishment,
In the moist darkness
Beneath the surface.
Dirt and loam and constrictive pressure.
 
Am I buried alive or am I
Expanding beyond any limits once perceived?

How will I survive down here?
Am I all alone in the Darkness?
I fight in a panic to find the sunlight,
To reach the surface,
But the depths of the soil are unrelenting.
I am forced to submit,
To surrender into the Dirt,
Into the Uncertainty.
For a moment I think all is gone
I am lost in the abyss.
 
And yet,
In that exact moment of pure surrender,
​Of releasing the struggle,
I have become Infinite.
I have become Source.
Not the flashy source of bank accounts and brand new cars
And deeds of ownership
But the Infinite Source
From whence we all came
The source of stardust and
The miracle of life being born from nothingness.
In letting myself submerge into the abyss,
My cells decaying into the soil,
My form decomposing into nothing,
I have somehow become Everything.

 
I no longer follow rules of Symmetry or Polish.
My Beauty is Dirty and
Unacceptable by the measuring eyes above the surface.
And yet
I dare
To Emerge in this State.

To Break through into the Light.
Raw and exposed.
Not fully formed or ready.
Messy, unruly
With the Freedom that comes only from losing it all and
Gaining Everything.
From Touching God.
From merging into the Earth.
I am both out of control and all-controlling
Out of my Mess, the Universe is Born.
 
I dare to be seen:
Messy Warrior.
Unfixable, unsolvable,
Uncomfortable to look at.
Threatening to the Polished ones- still grasping on,
Still holding tight to their façade of control.
All of them Messy Warriors behind closed doors,
In their Grief, in their loneliness,
In their terrifying Love and Ecstasy,

Longing to be seen in their
Uncontrollable Mess.
Longing to be loved without the condition
Of Polish.
Longing to be nourished and fed and
Fully Expressed.
 
I am Messy Warrior.
You are Messy Warrior.
Let us Emerge and dance untethered in
The Light of Day,
Dust flying off of us as we twirl and sway,
Moving awkwardly and off-rhythm.
Feeling the Heartbeat of the Earth pulsing through us,
Messy and overgrown and
Fully Alive.
Shaking loose the false structures around us,
The fears and facades crumbling around us.
 
We are Messy Warriors
We are birthed from the Destruction,
Our Rawness is Revealed
In the Light of Day.
We have emerged, Wild and laughing wickedly.
The Infinite in our gaze,
Clear and piercing through the dirty haze.
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WARRIOR SCHOOL 7.0 is launching Wednesday, 5/8th.  This cohort is next level.  Reaching high up into the stars, grabbing the light and Higher Truth available up there, and anchoring it back down here on Earth so that we all may awaken and evolve.  

Woah.  And she’s expansive, this Cohort.  She is pristine silver starlight, filled with the wisdom of the ages.  Pure, visionary, and ready to birth a New Earth.  

Are you ready?  Messy Warrior doesn’t care if you’re not ready.  She says jump in.  Register here.

Loving you all messy and hard, 
Tina xoxo 

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I AM Devoted & Abundant WARRIOR:  Honoring the Feminine through our Relationship with Money

11/13/2022

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As I’ve navigated the “healing cave” the past two months, without being able to work as much as I’m used to, I’ve had a lot of time to contemplate my own relationship with money.  For someone in the spiritual world, I’ve learned extensively about Abundance consciousness, how to manifest money and things, how not to go into scarcity, and how to keep myself magnetic and at a higher energetic state.  All of this is beautiful AND I’m realizing it’s not the full Truth of the matter.

Abundance vs. Bypass
Manifesting Abundance in our lives, and the way it’s often portrayed in the spiritual and coaching world, can often drift into the world of spiritual bypass.  Spiritual bypass is when we skip over the hard or difficult truth and essentially pretend it’s not there in order to feel the good feelings of “love and light.”  It’s essentially skipping the hard work of the yoga class to get to the dessert of savasana (or spreading frosting on a cupcake made of shit to make it look nice from the outside).  You pick your metaphor. ;) 

At its worst, spiritual bypass, plays out on the world stage as white people pretending that racism no longer exists and wanting to skip to the “we’re all connected and one” place without doing the work to get there.  Or it can look like many of us pretending that climate change doesn’t exist because it feels too overwhelming to do the work needed to take true responsibility for our Earth.  When it comes to money and Abundance, I’ve been feeling that we may be bypassing some hard truths in the name of not coming from a “scarcity mindset.” 

Abundance vs. Consumerism
The Truth is that an important part of spirituality and Abundance consciousness includes the Earthy acts of discipline and DEVOTION to our Higher Selves.  Part of clearing out scarcity mentality from our cells includes looking into the uncomfortable parts of us:  maybe the parts that don’t want to truly look at our finances and face the fact that we’re spending more than we’re making; or the parts that don’t want to admit that when we’re feeling sad or lonely, we tend to hit the “order” button on Amazon (or shopping site of choice) in order to fill our emotional holes.  #beentheredonethat ;)

The Truth is that when we feed our emotional voids with that hit of dopamine that comes with opening a new package in the mail (especially when that package was made in a way that does not honor Mother Earth or its inhabitants), we are not embracing true Abundance. 

Saying yes to buying something that isn’t a 100% yes in our bodies just to distract ourselves from the discomfort of quiet time, is an act of fear and scarcity, not Abundance.  It’s actually us acting unconsciously from the patriarchal consumerism being pumped through our cells at lightening speed.  Our beliefs that spending lots of money at fancy coffee shops or fill-in-the-blank restaurants or wearing certain brands has anything to do with our worth as a human are actually just lies. 

I have been guilty of all of these things and more.  Lately I’ve had the time (albeit uncomfortable time) to go within and really deconstruct some of the patriarchal money habits within me.  The spending habits that are not serving me in a sustainable way.  I’ve gotten really good at manifesting Abundance and not going into debt, but I realized I’ve been (in the past) spending every dollar I manifest and not saving for my future. 

The Truth is our worth and Source is infinite and inherent and has nothing to do with how many things we buy.  The Truth is honoring ourselves and our future is a way of honoring the Elder versions of ourselves, the sustainability of our Earth, and the Feminine. 

Abundance & Joyful Discipline
I used to think I sucked at things like consistency, commitment and follow through.  The word “discipline” made me cringe.  I would buy all sorts of things:  books, online courses, clothes, etc. that I wouldn’t start, finish, or even wear.  There was no follow through.  Or I thought I just wasn’t “good at it.”

Then I learned the term “Joyful Discipline” from my professors at the University of Santa Monica.  Finding JOY and fulfillment in taking consistent and committed action steps.  Very Mama Earth energy.  Very sustainable.  And guess what—it’s actually what leads to TRUE FREEDOM. 

Joyful Discipline and commitment (which feel in my body like fulfillment, groundedness and empowerment) do not equal scarcity consciousness (which feel in my body like fear, worry, and scatteredness).  Quite the opposite:  Joyful Discipline and Commitment are the true and integrous foundation to the Freedom of Abundance.

Abundance & Devotion
It turned out that I actually was very capable at follow through and consistency, and healthy boundaries with others and myself, when I had a compelling purpose or North Star that those steps were in service of.

This is where Devotion comes in.  To me, Devotion is LOVE and commitment in Service of a higher purpose.  It is taking love-guided action steps towards a North Star or higher goal of some sort.  What is that North Star?  Maybe it’s showing commitment and taking daily and consistent action as a caregiver towards the recovery of a loved one (or yourself) when experiencing a health challenge or diagnosis.  Maybe it’s saying no to unhealthy foods and activities while you’re pregnant, in service of birthing a healthy baby.  Maybe it’s starting to honor and commit to yourself by reigning in your spending habits in order to honor yourself and save for your future; in order to ensure that you are sustained, and able to healthily and happily serve your purpose in this world, for the long haul.   

On my own Abundance journey, I have learned that being in healthy relationship with money is similar to being in healthy relationship with our loved ones or even our bodies.  That similar to how we can devote time and energy into our relationships or our health through reading books, going to therapy, creating boundaries around date nights, eating habits, etc.; we can put time and effort into learning about money, looking at our money situation, and being intentional and devoted in how we are stewards of that money.  All of these forms of devotion pay off in spades, in service of the growth of our love, health and our Abundance.  That energy that we devote comes back to us multiplied, as our money, bodies and loved ones know they can trust how we’ll care for them.   
  

How we honor our money, our bodies, each other, and Mother Earth are all forms of us truly honoring the Divine Feminine.  And when the Feminine is honored, respected and her needs are being met, look the F- out.  She is powerful, infinite, and Abundant AF.  And she is the most pure form of generosity.  Respect and honor the Feminine, and you will experience true Abundance. 

Trade in that patriarchal and consumerist-driven dopamine hit, for the long-term fulfillment of devotion and sustainability.  Your body, our earth, and your future self will thank you. 

*Let us all bow down to the Feminine and the Abundance of Mother Earth.  Let us anchor the Divine Feminine in this world with reverence, respect and DEVOTION.  And so it is.*

Loving you hard with Devotion & Abundance,
Tina xoxo


p.s. The next round of the 40-day Abundance meditation group is launching on the New Moon in Sagittarius:  November 23, 2022 and our collective intention and theme will be:  Abundance and Devotion!  If you are called to join this nourishing container as we meditate for 15-20 minutes per day for 40 days straight on a daily Abundance mantra, send me a note here to receive more details and register.  Doors close to this container on 11/22nd at 12pmET.  Investment is $44 or $22 for Warrior Grads.  We got this, together. xoxo
 
Resources & Where to go from here:
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Here are some journal prompts for you to start with in your own Abundance & Devotion journey:
What is your North Star?  What higher calling or purpose (big or little) are you in service of and willing to devote your energy and money towards? 
What do you see when you look closely at your relationship with money?  How are you stewarding that money?  How are you using it to respect yourself, present and future? 
What does the energy of Devotion feel like in your body?  Abundance? 
What are some of the daily, consistent action steps you can commit to in devotion to your own health and wholeness, or your North Star?  What boundaries can you set/ what can you say “no” to in service of the bigger “YES” of your sustainability, fulfillment and service in this world?  How can your money be an energetic expression of that devotion? 
 
Here are some references on the topic if you’re inspired to look further (also linked to above):
  • Warrior Grad, Lynn Abate-Johnson, just released a new book, Out of Love:  A Daughter’s Journey with her Mom to the End, (on the Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse, no less!) providing support and wisdom for caregivers.  Her gorgeous words and insights are based on her own journey of devotion to her mother’s healing and ultimate passing from cancer.   
  • Warrior Grad, Leslie Briscoe-Andrews, is co-leading an Abundance-themed (and fully BIPOC-led) workshop just in time for the holidays on “Empowered Holiday Roadmap:  More Income, more peace, more time.”  Leslie is devotion and generosity in action in all she does and who she is.  This $11 workshop will pay off in spades, guaranteed. 
  • Kate Northrup is an awesome resource on redefining our relationship with work and money through the Feminine.  Check out her book, Money:  A Love Story, for life-changing insights on how we are in honest and loving relationship with our money.
  • Suze Orman is a well-known money and spirituality expert and to me embodies Devotion and Abundance in action.  While I was healing from my concussion, I binged reruns of the Suze Orman show and learned tons of practical tools and empowering ways to be in relationship with our money.  She inspired me to think deeply on the topic of this blog and ultimately reconcile the seeming paradox of devotion and abundance.
  • Time Warrior by Steven Chandler is a book I require for participants in Warrior Grad School.  Written from a masculine perspective, it inspired me with the concept of having a clear purpose allows for ease of boundaries with our time!  

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Testimonial from the 40-day Abundance meditation group experience. See above to join this round launching 11/23/2022.
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On Truly Receiving as a WARRIOR (and a recovering Miss Independent)

10/12/2022

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I find as I do my work in this world, the Universe constantly calls on me to walk my talk.  My top value next to Authenticity is INTEGRITY, and values aren’t just meant to be talked about, they’re meant to be lived.

This week is the two year anniversary of the first-ever class of WARRIOR SCHOOL.  It was 2020.  The world was turned upside down.  And on a Wednesday evening, fourteen women gathered on zoom to take a leap of faith into the unknown, together.

Two years and 43 WARRIOR Grads later, I have been in awe of the caliber of women leaders, advocates and activists that have been called in like magnets to this work.  They showed up, hearts open, real and raw and filled with humor and strength.  We laughed together at the common misunderstandings and judgments we all had been holding around topics such as leading with our hearts open, healthy boundaries, using our authentic voice, expressing and using our anger, and navigating conflict.

One of the most powerful classes is always on RECEIVING (in the Earth and Body unit).  I cry as I write this as I feel deeply the historical, oppressive, and societal layers to this topic.  It is NOT just a one and done class.  It is a lifetime of learning (at least for me and many other women). 

Truly opening to receive love, support, help, acknowledgments, sisterhood, pleasure.  Can you feel the enormity of this topic?  Just as with Mother Earth and the Feminine, it is layered, complex and deep.  It takes bravery to even look at the fear, trauma and patterns that have piled over our ability to open and let in the good. 

It’s been a full 9 year cycle since I began my spiritual and physical healing journey.  In that time, I have experienced lots of tears, lots of fear and lots of courage.  I have navigated and completed toxic relationships, and done lots and lots of deep forgiveness work. 

7 years ago, I was on top of the world, just finishing my master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology from University of Santa Monica and jazzed up to fulfill my dream of moving to Los Angeles from my hometown of Buffalo.  On a Friday night (the day of the Divine Feminine it turns out), I was rear ended by an elderly woman who kept her foot on the gas instead of breaking.  She hit me 3 times until I crashed into the car in front of me.  It was the rollercoaster ride from hell.  I thought I was going to die.  My car was totaled.  I ended up with neck and back injuries and a brain injury that kept me out of work for 6 months.

For the past seven years, I have courageously navigated that healing journey spiritually, emotionally, mentally and physically.  I have gone to hundreds of doctors and healer appointments.  I had gotten myself to a point where I could support myself and live a lovely life, even if I had to say no to a lot of things I love doing so as not to trigger my brain symptoms and end up with nausea, dizziness, headaches and deep fatigue.  This injury would literally throw me on my ass if I went too hard (or even took the wrong gentle yoga class). 

In August, I went to Dollywood (Dolly Parton’s amusement park!) for the first time since moving to Eastern Tennessee.  I went on a kids ride.  I laughed and screamed and loved it.  It triggered my shit.  For the past month and a half (the entirety of Mercury Retrograde), I have been in bed with headaches, light sensitivity, nausea and fatigue.  I have slowly been getting my energy back and coaching again (now on the old school telephone b/c zoom has been making me nauseous). 

Why am I sharing all of this?  Because it is one thing to learn to receive on a surface level.  I have gotten much better at receiving compliments, gifts, etc. without too much guilt or “you shouldn’t haves.”  But when it comes to literally being so out of it you cannot advocate for yourself at the doctor’s office and your sister has to step up on your behalf (like the Warrior that she is), that is an entirely different level of receiving.  The kind of receiving where you can’t carry your own bag of groceries up the three flights of stairs to your apartment and your sister has to do it for you.  Where you have to ask your clients to hang on for a month and half while you heal without any set return date. 

This may not sound like a lot, but to a recovering Miss Independent like myself, it’s terrifying.  When our identities are comingled with being able to do everything ourselves, support ourselves, travel alone, stand up and be brave, and lead alone.  As a society, we have made being a leader a very lonely place.

Truly receiving is vulnerable AF.  It can be terrifying and it requires true Surrender.  Surrendering to something bigger, having faith and trust in yourself, in others and in God, and actually letting your hands off the wheel of what can feel like the rollercoaster ride from hell.  For leaders and Miss Independents like me, this can feel like torture.

This is why I call it being a WARRIOR.  Truly having your heart (and body) open and allowing in support when needed is NOT for the faint of heart.  And it’s why we’re here.  You cannot be an effective leader without help.  You just can’t. 

So sweet pea, if you are still reading this, I want you to know something.  You are being supported, always and in all ways.  You are worthy and loved, even if you need extra help in this period of your life.  Your lovability is not conditional on being able to do everything yourself.  Do you hear me?  It’s true.  I promise.  And I’m learning it right alongside you, my love. 

Learning to receive and surrender does not always look like dressing up in sexy lingerie and having tantric moon dances (although sometimes it does! lol).  Sometimes it looks like being at your lowest, in your pajamas, not having showered, and letting your loved one come in and remind you that you are loved, even like this, and there is hope. 

You are a Warrior, my love.  It’s not always sexy, but it’s who you are.  Thank you for continuing to step up each day.  Don’t forget to let them help you.  You are worth it, I promise.

Loving you hard with an open Warrior heart and tears streaming,
Tina xoxo

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When Mama Earth has Spoken (and the art of surrendering to your purpose)

5/3/2022

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As of Thursday, I only had two Warriors registered for this 4th Season of WARRIOR SCHOOL (launching tomorrow!!).  I was overwhelmed with frustration and a bit of grief.  WTF?!!  Was the Universe telling me it wasn't meant to be this round?  I am open to this as a possibility and trust in the divine, but WTF??  I could FEEL the energy of this round of Warriors-- the EARTH MAMA vibes were palpable.  I could feel their mix of sassy and practical, powerful and magical, and sensual AF.   But where were they??  ​

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My sister called and I burst into tears.  My period had come HARD CORE that morning and it felt like an energetic and emotional dam had opened up.  What should I do?  I told her how I KNOW Mother Earth is in charge of this round of Warriors.  I felt an urge to go into nature and make an offering to Mama Earth.  To SURRENDER my ego's desires to have a certain number of registrations by a certain date.  To REMEMBER that Mother Earth does NOT like to be rushed.  There is no such thing as forcing or pressuring a seed to bust through the surface of the earth and bloom in the sun.  F*ck.  Once again I have to walk my damn talk.  Once again WARRIOR SCHOOL is schooling me.  
 
I remembered one of our guest facilitators, Anabel Vizcarra, sharing years ago about a woman's menstrual blood being sacred and related to the Mother Earth cycles.  I felt called to go into the woods, give some of my blood, some red wine, and the ashes from the free form writing I had burned with my frustrations that morning to Mama Earth, with a beautiful mandala of flowers around it.  
 
My sister was all in.  Why?  Because she's an F-ing Warrior that's why.  She is magic and devoted.  She "just happened" to have some blood red roses that were ready to be given back to the earth.  
 
The day before I had gotten my nails done with shades of green and a pentagram star painted on my third nail.  This symbol was coming forward strongly for this cohort of Warriors.  My ego laughed skeptically at the idea of feeling the energy of the powerful cohort that DIDN'T YET EXIST.  Ugh.  
 
But what type of container does someone put her blood in?  Ashes in?  Wine in?  "Oh yes!  I have that tupperware container I saved from takeout last week!"  I went into the cupboard to retrieve the tupperware.  I went to open it and my mouth dropped open:  there was a symbol etched into the plastic on the lid--  a pentagram star with a circle around it (see photo as I still don't fully believe it myself!).  I laughed.  Am I just hallucinating and losing my mind with all of this?? 
 
My sister and I went into the beautiful woods where we've gone many times before.  I brought my takeout container of ash/blood/wine mix (this is sounding very biblical!! ;)), some flowers that were ready to decompose, and my sister brought the red rose petals from her bouquet.  She said, "I feel like you should make a pentagram with sticks."  I did, and arranged the flowers around it and sprinkled the deep red rose petals all around it in the shape of a circle. 

​I said a little prayer to Mother Earth, "Please show us what you need and help us to treat you better.  Please help us anchor the Divine Feminine onto this Earth."  I then poured my takeout mixture-- which now looked like charcoal water-- into the center of the pentagram star.  It seeped into the Earth and I imagined all of my pain actually fertilizing the soil for the blooms to come.  
 
My sister had one rose left in her bag-- it was a perfect bud (the rest were all individual petals).  I placed that blood red rose bud in the center of the pentagram, on top of where I poured my offering.  
 
We went on our way.  I let go.  I trusted.  I remembered that Mother Earth blooms in her own timing.  I surrendered to her.  
 
The next day (Friday-- five days before the launch of Warrior School) I woke up feeling brand new.  My energy had shifted.  I was ready to be seen.  I had an IG live interview with the amazing Christie Mann (another guest facilitator for Warrior School!) in which I felt like my purpose and vision were channeling through my words; I held a New Moon Visioning session and channeled a Mother Earth meditation that was powerful AF (and was honored to have two of our guest facilitators attend- Renee Benmeleh and Madeline Giles!); I had a sample session with a potential new coaching client who said YES.  By the end of the day, I had 7 Warriors registered.  
 
Over the weekend, I enjoyed myself.  On the New Moon in Taurus, I attend a Beltane Blessing and Angelic Breath Healing offering by the amazing Madeline Giles.  On Sunday morning, Beltane, I meditated outside with the sunrise as I listened to the lush chirping of the birds and croaks of the frogs.  I watched as the sky opened up and rain came down.  It was fertile and alive.    
 
By the end of the day Monday, I had 9 Warriors registered (my minimum to run the cohort was 8!).
 
Today is Tuesday.  We launch tomorrow.  I am in full Trust that Mother Earth is bringing me the exact women that are needed for this magical and powerful circle.  Will it be 9?  Will it be 10 or 12?  I know it will be perfect, and I am humbled by them already.
 
Why do I share this with you?  Because as much as our logical minds and the patriarchal and white supremacist culture wants us to forget, we are tapped into deep and infinite sources of power, wisdom, and SOURCE within us.  Through our bodies, our hearts, our higher minds and our spirits. 

You have the Universe within you.  You are held and supported.  You can trust the timing of whatever you’re feeling into and going through. 
 
I am humbled by Mother Earth and by the circle of Warriors emerging.  I am honored to do this work.  And my human self is STOKED (I never use that word!) to play with this cohort and watch as the Divine Feminine is UNLEASHED, yet again. 
 
With Bright Green Leaves, Bumble Bees, and Butterflies,
Tina xoxo  

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Being a WARRIOR in Times of War

3/29/2022

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           For years now I have had this strange and powerful calling towards being a “Warrior.”  On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in 2018, I channeled the vision for Women Advocates Rising or “WAR” and realized when flipped on its head it spelled “RAW.”  I strongly believe that being vulnerable, being raw, is the truest form of courage, of being a true Warrior.  I have had vivid dreams of Women Warriors of past giving me messages for my leadership.  During meditation, I have received clear messages of my purpose in this lifetime:  I AM the Warrior Woman that Calls Forth Aliveness in Humanity. 
           But what the hell does this mean in the context of our current lifetime, living and working in the privileged existence that many of us have?  How dare I call myself a Warrior when all my needs are met in every way and when actual war is taking place in our world?  As we are confronted with vivid images barraging us of women and children fleeing their country by foot with nothing more than the clothes on their backs, it is calling me into a deepening of what it means to lead WARRIOR SCHOOL and this movement of empowering women leaders and advocates to rise and embrace their feminine leadership, to embrace their Inner Warriors.
           These news stories make me weep with a deep grief.  They call me to look at our current world and wonder: where the hell are we? How far have we really come?  Depending where you are in our world, you can see current stories of an entire range of time all at once, like thousands of years are all spanning within the now.  Some of us sitting in our privileged worlds, our cushy homes, on our strong internet, numbing our minutes with scrolling and wondering what we want in this lifetime.  Others focused solely on the safety of themselves and their children, on having food to eat and shelter to keep them safe, on not being killed.
           When I look out my window at the beautiful  sun shining and hear the birds chirping cheerfully, it’s such a contrast to these images of war on the other side of the world, and even to the impoverished reality many face in my own country.  And I am equally aware that this sort of suffering in our human race is not new.  War, survival, greed, and the infiltration of the patriarchy and white supremacy has been operating sneakily even in the most privileged corners of the world.  This is not the first war in our lifetime and it likely won’t be the last. 
          We are being faced with opening to and holding the tension of extreme PARADOX in our human existence.  Our egos do not like this.  Our egos want to compartmentalize our existence into neat boxes or buckets of “wrong or right”, “good or bad”, “black or white”, “light or dark.”  The extremely uncomfortable truth is we are all of those buckets and every shade of grey in between.  We are the victim and the aggressor, we are the joyful and the depressed, we are the generous and the greedy, we are the conquered and the conqueror. 
           So when you find yourselves reading the news headlines and judging and blaming Putin or Trump or Covid or fill in the blank “bad guy” of the day, you are also judging yourself.  Because everything on the outside is always mirroring what’s happening within.  Of course, feel pissed and take action when injustice takes place, your anger is important.  AND know that it’s never as simple as we want to believe.  We search for ways to find the difference between the Putins, the Trumps, the Covids and who we are.  We couldn’t possibly do such atrocities.  What the hell is wrong with them?  If I just hate them and bitch about them, than I am safe from my own darkness or “badness.”
           The truth is we also do this within our own lives, families and even within ourselves.  Who is the current Putin or Covid in your own life?  Is it your asshole boss or your impossible parent?  Who am I currently making the bad guy that I can blame for all of my internal strife, all of my suffering? 
           So how do we operate in this world without giving up and giving in, without curling up in fetal position and never leaving the soft covers of our beds (if we’re blessed with them)?  How do we step up as the Warriors that we are and take responsibility for our short time on this Earth, for being of service in this world?  If time is not real and outside is a mirror of the inside, we must start by looking within and fighting the wars that are raging within us.  We must not succumb to the patriarchy, to the colonialism within us, to our Inner Conquerers. 
           If we are privileged enough to not have to fight in a physical war, then we must contribute by clearing out and healing the wars within us.  Even if I’m surrounded by no immediate “threats,” what are the threats or voices within me that will take me down if I let them?  What are the fear voices?  The blame voices?  The one that tries to seduce me with “what’s the point, it’s all a shit show anyway?” or “you clearly aren’t important or useful, you’re just fooling yourself.” 
           Being a Warrior means stepping up through fear or challenges on behalf of something you believe in, something you’re willing to fight for, something or someone you know is worth it.  What is that something or someone for you?  Being a Warrior means suffering through child birth for the sake of your baby’s life, it means cramping and bleeding and still showing up to that zoom call to lead because you believe in your vision and the people you serve, it means letting the fire of the pain and suffering of life heat you and melt you and burn you into a more discerning version of yourself.  One that knows what is truly important, one that doesn’t waste time on nonsense, one that easily sets healthy boundaries and will not tolerate the seduction of fear so that they can lead and fight on behalf of love. 
           The wars that occur are not just ones where villages are bombed and conquered.  There are wars constantly at play on every level- the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual, within us and without us.  Here are five ways to embrace your Inner Warrior in times of actual war:
  1. Dump that lower energy shit out of you onto paper and burn it.  Give your Inner Conqueror a voice no matter how awful it is—write it out on paper.  Be brave and clear out those demons within you.  Replace them with the Divine Truth.  Let the element of fire alchemize that energy of evil and release it into Truth.  Lift up your vibration by moving through instead of numbing or skipping over.  This energetic shift will have a ripple effect on the people around you.  It will make a difference.   
  2. Create before you consume. I got this one from Marie Forleo back in the day (in the context of creating your own content prior to consuming that of others on the internet).  On a larger scale, if we are only consuming fear, then we are not contributing anything to counteract it in this world.  You are here for a reason.  Don’t waste it.  Create, write, paint, teach, lead, dare I say, dream.
  3. Be fiercely discerning with your boundaries.  War is a huge boundary violation on a large scale.  What are the boundaries you are allowing to be violated within you? Do not tolerate any nonsense in your life.  That relationship that is sucking your energy and disrespecting you?  Buh bye.  Those meetings that are wasting your life force and precious time?  Slash those mofos from your calendar.  We are not messing around here. Use your time wisely.
  4. Lift up your vibration.  Do not let fear take you down.  Meditate, walk in nature, color, pleasure your body sensually, read a luscious novel—do what you need to do to clear out that shit and raise your vibration.  We have a responsibility to our world to lift up its vibration, especially when we are privileged enough to not have to focus on fleeing our country right now.  It is our responsibility to use our privilege in service of counteracting fear.  When we are in a state of urgency (of sickness or fleeing or physical war), we rely on those that are not in immediate danger to lift us up and out energetically.  We need to do this right now to bring back balance into this world.
  5. Donate your money or take action.  Find a place to serve others.  Stop consuming the fear on the internet and do something about it.   Donate.  Or take action:  teach your kids how to express their emotions in a healthy way.  Forgive your father.  Write that blog or book.  Get your message out.  Help your elderly neighbor.  Smile at the sad person in the grocery store.  Pick up garbage outside. Work towards your vision.  As we take down fear, we need something to move towards, and having something important to move towards is what allows us to take down fear.  #paradox ;) 
You are a Warrior, gifted with the powers of a fully alive heart, a wise and discerning higher mind, a pulsing and strong body, and a passionate and ever-burning spirit within you.  Use these gifts.  Start where you are.  Take down whatever conqueror is currently at play in your life, on behalf of what is good and true.  And as you do, you will uplift the vibration of our world and serve us all. 

We need you, and you got this. 
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With fierce loving, honor and respect,
Tina
xoxo

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Self-Care for Warriors:  It's Time to Uplevel Our Game

8/22/2021

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Below is my latest survival guide for how to navigate our current reality with some semblance of sanity, health, joy and still being of service to our world when it’s needed most.  
 
This lifetime is not for the faint of heart, but our souls chose it.  The fate of humanity rests in us not letting the constant fear and overwhelm from illness and death and fires and climate change and world crises of all sorts take us down.  We are needed to be at our best or as close as we can get each day.  And guess what? We deserve to enjoy our short and precious life- to make the most of each moment and find joy in the blessings that many of us are so privileged to have.
 
This next iteration of the video game we call "Life on Earth" is calling us to hardcore uplevel our self-care game.  The old version of a “nice to have” self-care ritual is no longer relevant.  It is now imperative to be ruthless with caring for our physical health, our nervous systems, and our spiritual connection.  We are here to be Warriors, to lead, to love, to remember our Divine Truth, and not give in to fear. 
 
My nervous system has been feeling especially jacked up for the last week or two; I know we’ve all been feeling the amped up intensity in the world.  I also know we’ve all had at least a low level fear operating for over a year now.  I feel confused and overwhelmed when I read the various medias and opinions and don’t know who I can trust anymore.  I’ve been longing for a deeper connection to Spirit and for clarity, truth and someone to tell me it’s going to be all ok, even when it seems like it won’t.
 
I’ve been feeling repelled from social media in a way I’ve never felt before.  I’ve been craving nature and longing for things to be slower, simpler, less intense.  One of my values is “Old School” and I’ve been desiring it in many ways- clearing out some of the noise and getting back to what’s important, so I have fuel and resources to navigate our current reality. 
 
I also have a longing to enjoy life- to not take for granted this life and health and privilege that I have.  To not let my life turn into a gray zone of mere survival.  Is it unreasonable to want to thrive in life during times like these?  Is it selfish?  Is it possible?   Deep down part of me knows it’s not only possible but it’s necessary.  
 
So what the hell do we do about this?  How do we step up to this next level?  Today is the Blue Full Moon in Aquarius- energetically calling us forth to make hardcore changes- letting go of that which no longer serves us and what we’ve been resisting.  The energy of Aquarius also gives us full permission to do things our own way- even if it’s different from the herd. 
 
We can leverage this energy and do some soul searching on what “self-care” changes are necessary for us right now to ground ourselves so we can step up and lead in the world. 
 
For me the following self-care changes have come forward strongly to get me out of fear/anxiety and grounded back in love and clarity.  See if any resonate for you and let me know what your versions look like:

1. I’m quitting coffee.  I’ve been “on” coffee daily for the past 2.5 years- yes I remember the day I fell off the wagon.  Don’t get me wrong I LOVE coffee, I love cafes, I even love watching tv and movies where they go to cafes and drink coffee (binging Friends anyone?).  And I know I’m using it to fill my emotional holes.   I’m grateful to coffee because it’s gotten me through some tough times.  It’s given me a place to go and soothe my worried soul.  And it’s no longer serving me- my energy levels, my weight (when I drink it I crave fatty foods), and most of all my nervous system.  Also I feel like it forms an energetic barrier between me and Spirit that I’m ready to release.

Check out Kate Northrup’s blog for tips on quitting (if it’s not longer serving you and the timing feels right)- for me the stomach bug was my cold turkey but it can be more gentle for you (Note:  I’m taking her advice and gonna try Teeccino to replace into my morning routine- bonus it’s good for your gut health and immune system too- tell me what you use instead of coffee? Yes I said use.  Just being real lol)

2.  I’m limiting my time on social media each day, prioritizing it for business needs.  I realize that when I’m scrolling like a zombie it’s usually because I’m not in a good place emotionally or physically.  It’s filling my holes again.  No judgment; we all gotta do what we gotta do. But are there other ways for us to be informed? (see number 3 below) Other ways for us to even be entertained?  Remember watching a movie without also being on your phone at the same time? Or reading an actual print book? I’m trying to remember.

3.  I’m signing up for an old school print newspaper- one local and one global delivered to my door that has a higher objectivity scale (let’s be honest- none of them are completely objective when profit is at stake).   Check out this site I found for ranking and do your own research.  For me I wanted a print news source (so I don’t have to look at a screen) that has a relatively neutral tone (less of the fear mongering to protect my nervous system as I read).

4.  I’m considering getting a house phone again (that doesn’t use wifi or electricity) for emergencies. I like to put my cell on airplane mode while I sleep to give my brain a break from radiation and a better chance at quality sleep.  While my sister and I were sick recently, I left it on all night in case she needed me and didn’t sleep as well because of it.  House phone will take care of this. I also like the idea that I’ll still have a phone during power outages.

5.  I’m getting back to handwriting letters and cards.  I could say I don’t have time but see number 2 above (have you ever totaled your time on social media for a day?  It’s horrifying and important to be aware of.)  

The other day I gave myself permission to sit on my balcony and hand write cards to some people I care for deeply.  It felt so good to actually write to them from my heart- without rushing and squeezing it into a text or IG message.  Supporting our postal system also feels good to me.  I love the post office! Sending and receiving mail- buying pretty stamps and sending fun packages.  It feels especially important now when I don’t get to touch and hug many of these humans like I did before.  

Tell your loved ones how you feel because in the end that’s all that matters.  Added bonus you’ll feel good when you do.

6.  I’m making recipes again.  Remember cooking for joy? The last several weeks I was filling my holes with all the usual things (coffee, takeout food, Netflix) and they weren’t working anymore.  You know how when you eat out everyday it no longer feels special and satisfying anymore?  That’s what happened to me but for all my vices.  I need to fall back in love with cooking and nourishing myself.  

Let’s get out the cookbooks (wait the print ones?! Yes the damn print ones!) and make a recipe already.  Maybe play some music while we do.  Maybe nourish our bodies and immune systems as a bonus (extra points for consuming prebiotics and probiotics to amp up your gut health and immunity!!)

7.  Last but not least, I’m getting my hands dirty and playing in nature.  Remember soil and water and trees and how you feel when you’re around them?  I’m craving nature in my body and soul.  For my nervous system and also my immune system.  

Check out Dr. Zach Bush’s awesome work on the importance of nourishing our body’s biome for health and immunity.  And I’d add for enjoying this precious life of ours.  Good old-fashioned child-like JOY.  My little one inside needs to play, even during Armageddon.  I bet yours does too.


Those are my seven changes, what are yours? Let me know so we can encourage each other.  Why?  Because sourcing yourself so you can lead from a grounded place is #warriorAF.  Because your world is no good if you let yourself crumble/freeze under the pressure. Because you and your well-being are important.  Because we all signed up for this life, together. 

Because love is more powerful than fear.
 
With Love and Old School Joy,
Tina 
 
Ps. Today is Day 9 of no coffee for me.  “Thankfully” I was super sick with a stomach bug for most of it so the Universe helped me with the cold turkey and cleansing portion.  Today I was desperately searching for how to fill my holes.  I even went to Starbucks.  But I didn’t get a latte, I got a matcha and my nervous system thanked me for it. #babysteps  Let me know what you do to replace coffee (if coffee isn’t working for you anymore).  xoxo

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I AM Embodied Warrior

1/28/2021

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I got my first piece of hate mail this week.  It was directed at my Warrior School webpage.  The individual reprimanded me for posting “sexually inappropriate” photos of myself and teaching women advocates to get attention in this way.  They said that women who seek attention by being sexually inappropriate are a “disgrace.”  I’m not sure if it was a man or a woman that wrote this message to me- it was signed by two different fake names.  Honestly I don’t think it really matters.  My instinct tells me it might as well have been signed “Love, The Patriarchy.”

This message seemed to come out of nowhere and land in my lap just a few days after we celebrated the graduation of my first ever Warrior School class and these 14 amazing, open-hearted, wise, embodied and unleashed women leaders.  Embodied Warriors.  As I write that, I feel a pang of sadness and grief in my heart.  Grief for the cultural system we have had in place that shames women for being fully expressed, in touch with their sensuality, and larger than life.  Because I truly believe a woman that is fully balanced—in her heart, mind, body and spirit—is unstoppable in this world. 

But how do the rest of us respond when we witness a woman fully expressed, grounded in her authentic empowerment, filled with self-love that spills over onto everyone she interacts with, and in touch with her sensuality?  What do we think in our heads or whisper to our friends or yell at her in the schoolyard or maybe even write in a hateful internet comment when we witness such expression of goddess-like power? 

Glennon Doyle refers to a fully-expressed woman owning her power in her book Untamed as like a cheetah.  “She’s a g*d-damned cheetah,” she says.  She also speaks to the phenomenon that has been baked into us by the patriarchy (with another entire layer baked in by white supremacy), where even other women want to hate on her and knock her down when they see her.  It’s threatening and it comes from a misbelief of scarcity—that women have to compete with each other for a man (in the patriarchal sense), for stability, for safety, for happiness.   A misbelief that women are powerless and therefore have to use their sexuality to manipulate in order to get their needs met. 

I have been on a journey of owning my own power for 40 years now, with the ups and downs of self-hatred, insecurities, and a strong desire to HIDE.  Being truly seen has felt not only vulnerable but dangerous to me in the past.  Really over the last three years or so, I finally have allowed myself to take up more space, to be truly seen, to allow myself to be “too much.”  To let go of the misbeliefs I had held that a good woman is quiet, subservient, and small (in all the ways). 

Last summer for my 40th birthday, I gifted myself a photo shoot with the amazing Meghan Branlund of Rise Photo Co.  She provides women with a sacred experience of coaching and photography, to help them navigate transition in their life and celebrate their authentic beauty.  I got to pick a theme for my shoot and it was “Playful Warrior”: think Authentic Empowerment, Courage, and Humor wrapped into one.  I knew as I was about to launch Warrior School that I had to walk my talk.  I needed to finally love my body, not after I lose the extra 15 pounds, but as she is right now, curves and all. 

I got to pick out sensual clothing that I would pose in- stilettos and lace and hats and jewelry.  We had so much fun.  We laughed our asses off as random people would walk by on the dusty, Southern California trail that we were shooting on- me standing in my underwear like, “Hey how’s it going?” 

We then ended the shoot at a beautiful, shaded, creek surrounded by trees and greenery and for the first time in my life I was nude in a public place, allowing myself to be photographed.  I feel vulnerable even typing this, but equally aware of how important it is to share.  I felt safe, joyful, and giddy. 

When I looked at the camera, I felt my Inner Warrior coming through, not to be messed with.  She is beautiful, sexy, loving, playful, and fiercely protective of those she loves.  She has a sacred and important purpose in this lifetime and she shoves her stake into the ground, anchoring that purpose. 
I chose to share some of the photos from that shoot on my Warrior School page and marketing because to me they represent how far I’ve come in my own journey of self-empowerment and what I long for all humans. 

So here I am today, sharing my first direct feedback from the Patriarchy.  Who do I think I am, sharing empowered photos of myself on my own website meant to inspire other women to own their power?  Who am I to teach women to honor and fully express their sensuality, their receptivity, the wisdom in their beautiful bodies and most importantly their boundaries?  I am Tina Meyers, the Warrior Woman here to call forth aliveness in humanity.  That is my mission and I will not waiver. 

I am sending love and healing light to all of those parts in myself and all of you that have been conditioned to hate on a woman that is fully expressed, and more importantly, to all the self-judgments that have come up when we allow ourselves to be fully expressed.  My longing for all of us is that we give ourselves permission to embrace the full spectrum of our Divine Feminine and Masculine, our empowerment, and our gorgeous expression.  May we all be fully seen for the authentic, sensual, divine beings that we are. 

With love and open-hearted naughtiness,
Tina ;)
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p.s. of course I find myself writing this on the Full Moon in Leo—a moon that is calling us to fully celebrate ourselves and how far we’ve come.  Not from a place of ego seeking to fill voids with the attention of others but from a place of grounded self-love and honoring our journeys.  Thank you mama moon for moving us like the tides.  xoxoxo

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Seeking the Light of Truth on this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

1/18/2021

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Waking up on this Monday, January 18, 2021, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day—the first one since the Pandemic started, since George Floyd was murdered;  the one smack in the middle of the month when the Capital was ransacked and racism was on display loudly and proudly;  the one literally two days before the inauguration of our first female and African American/ South Asian American Vice President—I felt called to write. 

Usually on MLK day, I love sharing a meme on social media with one of his powerful and wise quotes, which to me have always felt spiritual, have always confirmed the work I have done expanding into love and forgiveness into my life.  “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only Light can do that.”  To me, this has always meant working towards love and forgiveness in my relationships, and still does in many ways. 

Little did I know that I had enormous blinders on for the first 39 years of my life, not even seeing the true plight within which MLK was advocating for love.  The extremity of the darkness that white supremacy as a structure and white people collectively and individually have placed on BIPOC.  How revolutionary it was for a man to tout love and forgiveness within the extreme hate BIPOC have faced and continue to face. 

Like so many of my white, spiritual, coach friends, it has taken me until George Floyd was murdered to truly start to wake the f*** up to my enormous blinders.  The ones that ignored the white supremacy and racism cooking deep within my cells.  The ones that got real fragile anytime anyone brought up the word racism in my presence and caused defensiveness, sobbing, and the fire of a toddler’s temper tantrum to rise up within me.  These blinders were my ego, protecting this gaping hole of darkness lurking within me, that all the love and light and forgiveness in the world were not being allowed to touch.  

I am so sorry to my beautiful BIPOC friends for all that you’ve gone through and continue to go through, still showing up each day with a smile on your face, still loving me and allowing me to love you when you knew damn well, way before I did, that my blinders were on.  Honestly it humbles me to tears to think of the strength of heart necessary to still find love in the midst of so much darkness—even darkness from those that are supposed to be your friends. 

What MLK was saying is so brilliant and profound to my white, slightly awoken ears, yet I can’t even fathom to understand the depth of profundity in the midst of what he and all BIPOC humans have had to experience.  The societal hate, violence, belittling, collective messaging of “less than,” judgments based on nothing but your skin color, and what might be worst of all the collective white messaging that racism doesn’t exist anymore and you should just suck it up and be fine now.  Holy shit.  I experienced gaslighting regularly in a past toxic relationship I was in and it almost drove me to madness.  I can’t even imagine having an entire race looking at you like it’s all in your head, when the truth is, it’s all in our damn cells and we don’t want to look at it.  Yet in my lifetime, in my privileged white bubble, I have definitely held that belief:  “why can’t we all just get along and move past this??”

So on this MLK day, I am going to do my best to be Honest.  In the midst of so much uncertainty in the world, in our fate, in our politics, in our health.  At a time when I don’t know what to believe and who to trust, there is one thing I know for sure:  it is time for us white people to finally put a flash light on those icky parts inside of us.  To face that even if you're a kind person and don’t intend to be racist, if you grew up in Western society and you are white, you are probably a racist.  It has been baked into our cells.  Looking at those dark corners of our cells is terrifying and icky and shameful and horrifying.  Yet what’s more horrifying is ignoring it and pretending it’s not there, letting it operate and harm others unconsciously and yet still wanting us to all get along.

So even if this crazy world ends tomorrow, I know deep in my soul that looking at and taking responsibility for the white supremacy and patriarchy that has been baked inside of me, will be time well spent.  It has to be.  It has to be so that I can better understand.  It has to be so I can be Authentic when I tout that “Empathy is my Superpower.”  On this MLK Day I am going to work to expand my range from “white empathy” to full-range empathy as my damn superpower. 

Sending all of you love, encouragement, patience and grace, wherever you currently are on this journey, whether you’re healing and taking responsibility for your own white supremacy or witnessing others in your life finally start to go there. 

In Truth and Love,
Tina
 
*Note:  For those of you that are white and reading this and don’t know where to start, I HIGHLY recommend a book by Layla Saad called Me and White Supremacy.  It takes you through chapter by chapter on topics such as White Fragility, Colorblindness, Tone Policing, White Feminism (damn that one slapped me in the face in the best way!) and so many more.  And if you listen on audio book, you get the gift of her soothing British accent (which I now realize after the Tone Policing chapter is probably strategic that so my fragile white ears can actually stay and listen!! ;)).

Next up on the list is the book Caste by Isabel Wilkerson.  I have a lot of resistance to opening this book and this tells me how important is it going to be.  There’s an entire part of history that I haven’t had to look at in my privileged white bubble.  It’s time for me to look.  It’s time for me to better understand.    
xoxo

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Baby Got Range:  How I upleveled my life by balancing my masculine and feminine energies

2/10/2019

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For the past twenty years, I’ve unconsciously bounced back and forth between my feminine and masculine energies (yes we all have both!). I struggled trying to be respected as a female attorney and thought that meant I had to be more masculine and suppress my feminine.  If I wear clothes that minimize my sex appeal, will the middle aged men on the other side of the negotiation table not wink at me anymore?  If I never show any emotion, will I be a more successful attorney?  None of this felt natural or right to me.  I then quit that career altogether and moved into the personal growth and coaching world.  At this point I was so done with pretending to be hyper-masculine, that I swung into feminine overdrive.  I allowed my softer side, my nurturing side, my receptive side to come out (which felt so good!), however I found myself not getting things done as much and struggling to meet my work deadlines.  Turns out I was now completely disowning that feisty powerful part of me that could lead projects to completion, direct the conversation and step up strongly as a leader- my masculine energy.  What the what??

This past year I’ve started to delve deeper into what this is all about and balance out my own authentic energies.  I realized that we all hold fears inside of us about these energies.  If I own my feminine, will I still be respected as a leader?  If I own my masculine will men still find me attractive?  Men (or those that identify as masculine) deal with similar fears in a different way:  if I express my feminine will I no longer be strong enough for women to want me?  Will I be able to care for and protect my family?  Will my guy friends make fun of me?  Some are even afraid to own their masculine too much or they may turn violent or aggressive.   

Turns out the most effective leaders embrace and utilize their full Masculine-Feminine range.  The range looks different in all of us, irrespective if we are male or female, gay or straight.  Some of us are more dominantly in our feminine energy and some in our masculine — but what does that non-dominant energy have to offer us?  How might we uplevel our leadership (and our JOY) in life if we fully owned all the parts of us?  How might we find freedom and success if allow ourselves to play with our full range? 

Masculine and feminine energies provide a beautiful polarity that allows energy to flow—like a battery that has a positive and negative charge on each end.  If you shut down one or the other, the energy source shuts down (picture the Energizer bunny coming to a halt).  The polarity allows us to move forward with passion and purpose, to embrace our inner creative visionary and move that vision into reality.  The polarity allows us to nurture and care for our loved ones (and even our team at work!) and still hold them accountable.  The full range is KEY to being successful in life.  And it is a total SHAM that owning all of it means something bad about us.

It’s all about finding YOUR authentic balance.  As I’ve done this work, I’ve felt my leadership and confidence in life increase exponentially.  My capacity to hold projects at work, clients, my family responsibilities, and my relationships with grace and power has expanded.  I feel more clear about what I want in life and am able to make difficult decisions to ensure that it’s realized.  

This topic is so rich and so necessary for each of us, and our society, to evolve to the next level.  Where do you tend to hang out most on the masculine-feminine spectrum?  What parts of your life could drastically improve if you allow yourself to play with that other energy a bit?  Let me know in the comments below!!

With Love and Full Range,
Tina xoxo

Note:  In two weeks, I have the honor of co-leading a cutting edge workshop on this very topic in the beautiful Polanco neighborhood of Mexico City.  My co-leader, Alonso Rios, is a brilliant man that used to be an economist and now works as a successful coach.  Alonso and I feel strongly that by owning the full spectrum of these energies, our world will heal (from love relationships, to work dynamics, to world conflicts). 
This workshop is open to all genders (full range!) and will be a fun and transformational experience.  This is my first time co-leading a workshop with a man, with a co-ed audience, so I’m pushing my own comfort zone on this one (gotta walk the talk!). 

Please join us for “Queens & Kings:  Embrace your Masculine-Feminine Leadership Range" to explore and play and grow your leadership!!  #fullrangehealsleaders  Seats are limited.  More details and buy your tickets here.

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A Love Letter to Myself on my 38th Birthday*

7/11/2018

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Dear Beautiful Tina,

I want to wish you the happiest of birthdays.  I am so grateful you are in this world with me.  You have such a huge, open heart and the world is so blessed to have you. 

This year I wish for you to see the goddess within you that I see- and that we all see- so clearly.  To see how powerful and wise and hilarious and sexy you are.  To see how that naughty glint in your eyes and your loud, unapologetic laugh brings out the inner children in all of us.  How your light lifts up everyone around you, even when you're feeling down.  How you heal people just by being your real self with them and giving them a safe space to be their real selves with you. 

How you SEE through people to their truth and their beautiful essence, and you reflect it back to them.  How you are an exquisite mix of caring and innocent and also fierce and powerful.  How the moon and the ocean are within you and your moods change with the rising tide.  How you nurture your kitties and your friends and loved ones and how you'll most certainly nurture your future children.  How you love the earth and plants and trees and animals.  How your system is so sensitive, like the most delicate and precise instrument that can tell when the slightest thing is off and needs readjusting. 

How you feel pain and joy equally deeply, and how brave you are to continue to open your heart through such intensity.  How you feel the fear and yet step up to the plate over and over again- no matter how scared you are or how your stomach turns.  How you still jump off that ledge and get in front of that mic and write that blog.  How you always follow your intuition, even when it's tough, because your heart won't be ignored.  How you risk rejection and heartbreak by sharing yourself vulnerably. 

You, my love, are a Queen.  You are a Warrior.  You are a Goddess.  Thank you for showing us all how it's done.  You got this, today and every day.  And, damn girl, you still got it.  #thisis38


Love always and forever,
Tina <3

*I often encourage my clients to  try speaking to themselves as they would speak to their best friend or loved one.  It's easier said than done.  This year I was feeling some sadness around my birthday and I decided to give it a shot.  I really tapped in to what I would tell myself if I was my best friend.  This is what came through.  Reading it brings me to tears-- it's exactly what I need to hear.  I invite you to give it a try-- write yourself a love letter.  You don't need to wait until your birthday-- I hereby gift you mine.  Nothing would make me happier than to hear that you were kind to yourself on my birthday.  Please share in the comments below how it went for you.  Loving you all deeply!  xoxoxoxo

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