by Sonja Semyonova | Feb 9, 2022 | Journal, Self-love, Sensuality, The Nest, Yoga at Home
Sensuality gets us into our bodies. And being in our bodies gets us out of our heads. I remember a time I was hanging on the edge of a proverbial cliff. Everything I thought was stable suddenly was not. Terribly lost, I hiked a nearby mountain. Numb and deflated, I...
by Sonja Semyonova | Feb 8, 2022 | Freedom, Journal, Sensuality, Surrender, Wisdom Bites
Where is your wisdom seated? When the mind is in charge, we are top heavy. We act quickly and for short-term gain. Our necks extend beyond our shoulders, vigilant in our search for danger and new FOMO possibilities. It’s a posture rife with negative consequences...
by Sonja Semyonova | Feb 2, 2022 | Journal, Self-love, Sensuality, The Nest, The Spiritual Side of Sex
(audio version below) I have written a few sultry posts in this journal, but let me make this clear up front: This isn’t going to be a sultry post. It’s easy to confuse things, because when I say that we should engage in the wisdom of sensuality, of course the first...
by Sonja Semyonova | Feb 1, 2022 | Freedom, Journal, Sensuality, Surrender, Wisdom Bites
When it hits your body like a wave crashing against the shore. When you finally step out of the fog. When you can barely hold yourself in your seat the moment you see it. When the butterflies making a home in your belly dissolve like vapor in the sun. When it feels...
by Sonja Semyonova | Jan 25, 2022 | Intuitive Ayurveda, Journal, Nourish Ayurvedic (un)Recipes, Protection, Self-love, The Nest, Tradition
(no audio version, resting my voice) I got COVID this week. When my daughter came to lie on my lap with a fever and aches, I knew it wouldn’t be long for me to get it. (We’re both doing fine, btw. We each had one really hard day that left as quickly as it came.)...
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