Embodied Essence

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đŸŒ»Mary Justus | Embodied Essence

🌿Rooted in non-duality and quantum energy healing, my work reveals embodiment through somatic alchemy—
đŸȘ·A return to Presence, Truth, and the Freedom that has always lived within you.

The sacred is not far away—It reveals itself quietly in each moment,in every breath,in every sensation,In every pulsatio...
07/28/2025

The sacred is not far away—
It reveals itself quietly in each moment,
in every breath,
in every sensation,
In every pulsation of life.

When we slow down enough
to come home to this space—
the healer within is revealed.

đŸŒ±This week, I have two spaces open for 1:1 sessions.
If you’re feeling called to deepen
Your relationship with yourself,
to come home to your embodiment,
or to receive support in tending something moving through your body or your world —
send me a message to claim one of these spaces.

This Leo New Moon is not soft light.It is the brilliant fire of your awareness—the light that reveals, the light that he...
07/24/2025

This Leo New Moon is not soft light.
It is the brilliant fire of your awareness—
the light that reveals, the light that heals.

And it is facing Pluto—
the underworld keeper,
the shadow alchemist,
the gate where transformation waits.

This is not about bypassing the dark.
It’s about seeing it.
Holding it.
Bringing it home to the fire of your heart.

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The truth is:
Your awareness is the key.
It illuminates what has been exiled.
It calls your power back.

Let this moon be your mirror.
What is ready to be seen?
What is asking to be witnessed and transfigured—
in the temple of your own presence?

🌑

I’m planting this seed:

“May the light of my awareness
meet every place within me
that’s been hidden in shadow—
and may it transform.”

Drop a đŸ–€ if you’re ready to bring your whole self into the light.



What if the most powerful practice isn’t something you do
but something you notice?Not a breath you need to deepen,or fi...
07/21/2025

What if the most powerful practice isn’t something you do

but something you notice?

Not a breath you need to deepen,
or fix,
or shape.
But a breath that simply is.

There is a quiet intelligence in the inhale and the exhale—
a rhythm, a pulsation—
already here,

Healing, repairing, moving as the rhythm of Life.

This is the art of subtle presence.
Not to escape the moment,
but to meet it.

Your breath is a living doorway.
A place where your body, your being, and the mystery of life
meet in stillness—
Now.

No effort.
Just attention.
Just a return.

Breathe.

Notice.

Inhabit your body.

You’re already home.

07/19/2025

Depression is essentially being in a state of chronic shutdown, a result of chronic dorsal vagal activation (one branch of our nervous system.) One of the best ways to upregulate your nervous system out of dorsal shutdown is through light active movement - like dancing, walking, exercising, etc.

Through 218 different studies with 14,170 participants, the researchers found that moderate reductions were made across the board with exercise, more so than simply prescribing participants with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

Dancing stood at the top of the data charts in terms of the largest reductions in depression symptoms, while exercises like walking or jogging, yoga, and aerobic exercise with therapy were runners-up. In different demographics, the effects of exercises and standard treatment differed.

In the wake of rupture, we’re offered a choice.Collapse into old patterns,or rise — breath by breath —into deeper embodi...
07/10/2025

In the wake of rupture, we’re offered a choice.

Collapse into old patterns,
or rise — breath by breath —
into deeper embodiment of our authentic expression.

This is the essence of somatic alchemy.
Not fixing—
But returning.
To the body.
To presence.
To truth.

If you’ve been feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, frozen, numb, or unsure how to move forward —
you are not alone.

This work is for exactly this moment.

Come back to your sensation body—
in slow, digestible pieces.
Come back to your felt sense—
Allowing the emotional weather space to move through.
Come home to the knowing that lives in your body.

🌕

PS: This Capricorn Full Moon brings the sacred architecture of embodiment into focus —
A chance to rebuild from within, with clarity and devotion.
Let your healing and integration be the foundation.
Let your body be the temple of your unfolding.
Let your presence hold it all.

🌿Sessions available online or in person (Carrboro & Hillsborough).

🌀 Book a free consultation through the link in bio.

💛 Sliding scale always available for those in need.


I have a few spots open in my practice right nowfor nervous system support and somatic healing—Gentle, grounded care for...
07/08/2025

I have a few spots open in my practice right now
for nervous system support and somatic healing—
Gentle, grounded care for these times of upheaval and rebuilding.
This is a time for mutual care, not isolation.

🌀 Sessions available online or in person
🌿Hillsborough + Carrboro
✹ Sliding scale available for those in need

If your system is asking for support—I’m here.
Send me a DM or reach out through the link in bio.

Our communities are slowly recovering—The recent flood has left many without homes, power, or clean water. In the midst ...
07/08/2025

Our communities are slowly recovering—The recent flood has left many without homes, power, or clean water. In the midst of the loss, we’re seeing so much heart—people helping, showing up, offering what they can.

If you’re looking for ways to help or need support, I’ve shared some resources below. Every small act of care makes a difference. Let’s keep holding each other close.

🙏💜✹✹✹

Today I’m honoring a quiet freedom
🌿 the kind that arises in a soft body,đŸ’« lives innately in the breath,đŸ•Šïž and has been ...
07/04/2025

Today I’m honoring a quiet freedom


🌿 the kind that arises in a soft body,

đŸ’« lives innately in the breath,

đŸ•Šïž and has been present inside our core all along.

✹Can you let your breath be your liberation today?

đŸȘ·How will you honor your essence today?

✹ Want to explore this kind of freedom in your own body?
Click the link in my bio for a free PDF with simple, grounded somatic tools.

05/10/2024

Nothing needs to happen to the self that you already and essentially are. It does not need to be stilled, purified, transformed or improved. Above all, it does not need to be enlightened. It is already the bright light of awareness that shines in the midst of all experience, be that a deep depression, a moment of ecstasy or the taste of tea. It just needs to be seen for what it is. That is, it just needs to see or recognise itself as it is, before it is coloured or qualified by experience. What is the nature of the ‘you’ – the one you call ‘I’ – that shines brightly in all your experience?

– from ‘You Are The Happiness You Seek’, by Rupert Spira

To continue reading, order your copy here: https://rupertspira.com/store/you-are-the-happiness-you-seek

To book onto Rupert’s upcoming online retreat, 10–12 May: https://rupertspira.com/event/2024-05-10-the-divine-presence-within-online-weekend-retreat-at-home-10-to-12-may

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