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Grounding 101 & Hot Cocoa for Grounding Recipe

We are spiritual beings in physical bodies. There must be a balance between the spiritual and the physical. 

The weight of trauma and external stressors can overstimulate our nerves, making the soft edges of our spirit want to disassociate and retreat. That weight hangs overhead like a stormcloud, making it more and more difficult to come back into ourselves. 

Even spiritual work can leave you too “top heavy” - you know that spacey, floaty, anxious, dazed, out-of-body and disconnected feeling? These are all symptoms of being ungrounded. If you notice you:

• Have trouble focusing 
• Clumsy, bumping into things, stubbing toe
• Dizzy, light-headed
• Spaced out, fuzzy, daydreaming 
• Get lost easily 
• Losing track of what you were about to do or say 
• Forgetful, misplacing your keys, etc 

Remind yourself that your body is your home right now. Remind yourself that you belong in this world, on this plane, in that beautiful body you call a home. Remind yourself you are here for a reason. Your existence is not by chance.

• Ancestor work
• ritual

Offerings for an Ancestor Altar (Beginner & Advanced Friendly!)

Creating an ancestor altar that you regularly work with is a powerful ritual that powers spirit work. It is a great way to connect with your ancestors as well as yourself. Strengthening that bond with your ancestral army will help you stay not only grounded, but properly guided.

This post is designed to be a quick, multi-tiered guide on the offerings you can provide on an ancestor shrine or altar. Whether you're a beginner or already have an altar you work with, you'll find inspiration and direction that can help support your spirit work and ancestral work.

Starting Out:

If you’re new to setting up an ancestral shrine, keep it simple when setting up your shrine. I posted steps on setting up a simple ancestor altar in this post, but to get started, all you need is a small table, ideally covered with a white table cloth. You can energetically clean the table, cloth, and area if you'd like with your preferred medium. Keep this table outside of your bedroom or places you sleep.

 

• Ancestor work
• Root chakra

5 Lessons on Ancestor Work from Pixar's Coco

I watched Coco around the time it was released last year, and I am still shook. I didn't really have a frame of reference as to what the movie was about, and I was floored at how powerful the message about Egun or ancestors that was presented. The second time I watched it, I cried harder than I did the first time. 

Wait...

Before I even get started, let me say,

Ahem. If you have not watched Pixar's Coco, go watch it now.

Yes, this post will have spoilers and yes, it’s good. It's heart-warming, it's beautifully done, it's important. And it's on Netflix. Go watch Coco. Now. 

K.

Now that that's out the way.

I won't spend much talking about everything I love about this movie - from the intricacies of the accurate guitar fingering or the nod to the story of Orpheus. Rather, I want to focus on some of the important lessons about ancestral work that were reinforced in the movie Coco.

1) Healing Ancestral Trauma

• Ancestor work

DIY Florida Water Recipe (Personalized Agua de Florida)

Florida Water is a bright, uplifting cologne water often used to energetically cleanse your aura, & quickly rebalance your vibration. It’s the perfect “cool down” after a long day at work, especially if you interact with a lot of people. Need a quick pick me up? Put Florida water in a spray bottle, and use it to smudge your aura clear when you’re on the go, babe. You got options.

Channel your inner Solange, and bring your DIY Florida Water everywhere. 

🌺🌸🍯✨🍯🌸🌺

• Ancestor work
• Root chakra

Ancestor Work & Your Root Chakra

As a black American, I find myself spending a lot of time working on my root chakra.

The root chakra or mūlādhāra (in Sanskrit) literally translates to root support, and is found at the seat of the spine. The root chakra is the foundation of the energetic body. The root chakra is associated with identity, physicality, grounding, and safety. The root chakra is also directly connected to our ancestral lineage. This is why root chakra work is an essential practice to anyone who identifies as a Black American.