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Death: The Only Certainty!
Death: The Only Certainty! by Rahasya Advait, guest facilitator at the Shakti Shiva Academy From the perspective of being alive, the only thing we can know as a certainty is…
Read MoreBreaking Free From the Cycle of the Victim-Rescuer-Persecutor Drama Triangle ~ by Shakti Malan
(This is a blog post originally written by Shakti Malan on Sunday 13 December 2009) Much of the work of Tantra is about uncovering and integrating what has been lying…
Read MoreHow To Do Existential Kink – the simple (but not easy) steps of this remarkably effective polarity integration methodology
How to Do Existential Kink Meditation – written by Carolyn Elliott So there are basically three steps to Existential Kink meditation. I’ll discuss those in a moment, but first… –A…
Read MoreHow to Beat Yourself Up (the Fun Way): an Existential Kink practice by Carolyn Elliott
We all know there are not-fun ways to beat ourselves up. By “beating ourselves up” of course I mean feeling guilty, ashamed, and generally bad and wrong for a host…
Read MoreThe Illusions (and Delusions) of Gender: A Brief (Yet Important) Intro to Gender Non-Binary Identites, Experiences, and Terminology
Art by Elisa Riemer Gender, even though it may seem to be as natural as the air we breathe and the water we swim in, is actually -primarily- a construct,…
Read MoreThe Polarized, Manic Teachings of the Solstice: Understanding Polarities, the Subconscious, and the Darkest (or Lightest!) Time of the Year
It’s Solstice! Summer Solstice if you’re in the northern hemisphere and Winter Solstice if you’re in the southern hemisphere. Solstice is such a mysterious and powerful time, marking the turning…
Read MoreThe 5 Immediate Benefits of Awakening Your Feminine Sexual Essence
There’s a good chance you were never taught about the intricacies of having a female body and the profound power of the feminine sexual essence that that body contains. And…
Read MoreThe Immense Power of Shiva and of Contemplation As Ritual
During this dark of the moon, as we approach Saturday’s new moon, the Hindu festival of Maha Shivaratri gives us all an invitation to contemplate and honor Shiva – the…
Read MoreWhen you understand the difference between longing and desire, it will change your life.
(This is an excerpt from the free, 4-part Mutual Awakening ecourse written and developed by Patricia Albere, founder of the Evolutionary Collective and guest teacher at the Shakti Shiva Academy.) When…
Read More[From our bookshelf] :: How To Be An Adult In Love
From the bookshelf at Shakti Shiva Academy: How To Be An Adult In Love – a brilliant book by the legendary David Richo, a psychotherapist, teacher, workshop leader, and writer based in…
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