04/12/2026
I was someone who was doing everything a spiritual person should do—
meditating first thing every morning, practicing advanced asana, adhering to a strict vegetarian diet, going to kirtan to chant my heart out. I also pulled tarot cards daily, visited my astrologer often, hoping to tap into the universe a little more.
From the outside, it looked like I had it all together.
So I was genuinely confused when “negative” emotions still showed up.
I thought I had done enough to rise above them—to transcend what was felt on the cellular level.
What I didn’t realize then was that I was
Don’t get me wrong — all spiritual practices are beautiful and meaningful in its own way.
But for someone like me in the past, it became a bypass to avoid meeting myself honestly.
And to avoid what felt uncomfortable.
Emotions and past experiences were pushed aside or ranked in a hierarchy. With ascension sitting at the highest, and grief, sadness and rage packaged as “low vibes”.
Somewhere along the way, I had come to believe that being spiritual only meant climbing along the linear hierarchy to reach the highest.
But in reality, the process became an accumulation of what was never processed.
It wasn’t until I found somatic yoga that something shifted.
For the first time, I experienced that I could deeply love myself without the condition of enlightenment.
More importantly, I didn’t have to sweep my emotions under the carpet to achieve enlightenment.
I could move, transform and alchemize them.
And it was in such a space when things began to soften.
Lighter. More honest. More human.
Especially as a householder—navigating through responsibilities, chores, and the full range of emotions.
Simply knowing that the “low vibes” and what not are just as much a part of being alive.
If this resonates, come join this somatic yoga workshop on May 16 (Saturday) at the Dance Centre in Yaletown. Early bird pricing only available until April 17. 🔗 at bio or DM 💟
