When I pause amidst the rush of life and ground myself in the Earth’s steady embrace, I reconnect with the present moment, rediscover my inner foundation, and nurture the limitless potential that grows from this stable yet ever-changing ground.

The elephant headed deity, Ganesha, is known as the remover of obstacles, and the lord of new beginnings. When we call to Ganesha, we call to a part of ourselves that can clear our path or obstacles, not circumstances.

Om Gum Ganapataye Namaha

Water embodies change, calm, and fluidity, deeply connecting us to the tides of life, our innate intelligence, and the profound balance of nature’s elements, offering both nourishment and transformation as we flow with its essence.

Lady Lakshmi rides a lotus up and out of the muck and mud. She brings forth wealth, prosperity and abundance by bringing our attention to what we already have. When we call to Lakshmi, we gaze at the love we already have, the money we already have, the life we already have.

Om Shrim Lakshmiye Namaha

Yoga is the ritual fire of transformation, where we offer body, mind, and life into the flame of awareness, igniting the inner agni—the divine, inextinguishable fire of the soul—that transforms us into our true Self and illuminates the path to enlightenment.

Durga is a fierce warrior goddess who rides a tiger and after battling the most evil demon ultimately wins by leading with vulnerability. When we call to Durga, we are setting down our weapons and intention to fight with ego and lead with truth, vulnerability and for the good of all.

Om Dum Durgayei Namaha

Air is the breath of life, a subtle, unseen force of movement, creativity, and change, inviting us to flow with its currents, honor its vitality, and consciously shift toward living more fully and expansively.

Hanuman is a wild monkey who is born with super powers. In his childhood he acts on his wildness and gets himself into trouble losing the awareness that he has any superpowers until he begins to live his Dharma, his truth. When he finds and begins to lives his Dharma his super powers come back and he can leap across oceans, lift mountains, find serpents and demons and ultimately teaches about keeping centered in the devotion of our own heart.

Om Hum Hanumantey Namaha

Ether is the boundless space from which all arises and to which all returns, inviting us to pause, feel, and explore the formless essence woven into every breath, moment, and relationship—available when we let go of all we know.

Shiva is the cosmic destroyer and transformer, embodying both the fierce power of dissolution and the serene stillness of meditation, balancing creation and destruction in the eternal cycle of existence.

Om Namaha Shivaya