by Xandra O'Neill | Nov 16, 2016 | Sacred Becoming, Sacred Gratitude
I know with all the swirling energy around us right now, it can feel hard to know what we need. Do we need to rest and integrate? Take action and raise our voices? A little bit of both? Self care is such an important aspect of sacred becoming, and I believe we are all...
by Xandra O'Neill | Nov 2, 2016 | Sacred Becoming, Sacred Family, Sacred Vision
Self doubt creeps in and threatens to shut me down. It almost succeeds as I contemplate choosing easy over fulfilling or delegating the most challenging part. I move forward with my vision as I have done in the past so many times, and this time I end up being rewarded...
by Xandra O'Neill | Oct 19, 2016 | Sacred Becoming, Sacred Business, Sacred Gatherings
I’m sitting here, sweating, because I can’t make it any cooler, but I am grateful to be in clothes that are soft and comfy, sitting on my couch that is covered in a beautiful and vibrant tapestry, and trusting that we’ll return to the regularly...
by Xandra O'Neill | Oct 5, 2016 | Sacred Becoming, Sacred Becoming, Sacred Gatherings
I used to wear rings on every finger, necklaces, bracelets and earrings – long, long, earrings – dangling from my body. Over the years the styles changed. Sometimes a watch took up residence on my wrist and I felt naked without it. When she was born, I...
by Xandra O'Neill | Sep 28, 2016 | Sacred Becoming, Sacred Gatherings, Sacred Ritual
Each bead, like each part of the self, holds its own energy. Each bead is unique in color, in exact size, in design. Each bead is a reflection of what has come before and holds the promise of what is yet to come. As I pick them up, hold them gently in my hands, begin...
by Xandra O'Neill | Sep 21, 2016 | Sacred Becoming, Sacred Yoga
“You’re going to drive the boat,” she said to me, before I even made the trip up to New Hampshire. Did she even know that I had a huge fear of boats? That I was not a boat person? It did not matter. Two years ago at the last Lift Up that I attended,...
