What we experience in this human body is designed to help us evolve, to help us move our souls into growth and to help us get closer to that divine existence. // How do you connect your day-to-day life to what’s happening in your culture, your society or your life? // With the recent media coverage on violence against Asian American Pacific Islander bodies, how does this true-to-life violence relate to spiritual practices? How does our own healing help the community? // What we do affects the people around us. Who we are BE-ing has a ripple effect on the world. Consider those folks you see as role models. They inspire you. Do they know what kind of effect they have on you? Some might, but many don’t. They are simply BEing themselves. // We don't always know how we affect people. And sometimes, we don't have any idea how we are affected by them. // As you continue to do your own personal healing work, the ripple effect will show up as people who are ready to learn from you as well as teachers who are there to guide you to the next level, to guide you into deeper healing. // Everyone has their own individual way of responding to challenges, adversities, violence. We must honor that. // With more awareness, change can be possible. // We can't change people's minds. Each individual has to change their own mind. But what we can do is create awareness. With awareness, a person can then decide what to do with that information. // Heal to Power is a program designed for women writers of color to help them heal their traumas --known and unknown-- and step into their power. Get on the waitlist for when doors open again in May! https://suryagian.com/heal-to-power-waitlist // Follow me on Instagram for Maverick Mondays, Free Verse Fridays, and some real talk about healing AND play: @leslieannhobayan

Today’s poems/ Books mentioned:

“The Quintessence of Loneliness” by Hafiz
“To My Many Mothers, Issei and Nisei” by Mia Ayumi Malhotra

The Ripple Effect: Heal One, Heal All | Vinyasa in Verse Podcast Episode 62