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Growing up I enjoyed listen to the song “All we need is love”. Now I know we are love and yes we are the love we have been waiting for.

And here is a quote from Júlía this morning

“Love is not something to seek.
Love is who we truly are.
Love is where we come from
and where we will return to.
To simply be love is enough.”

Evoking authentic joy involves creating a space where individuals can experience genuine happiness and positivity without feeling pressured to conform to societal expectations or social norms. It requires creating an environment where people feel free to be themselves and express their true emotions.

To evoke authentic joy, it is important to recognize and celebrate each individual’s unique strengths, passions, and talents.

Building a community that values and promotes intimacy involves creating a safe and supportive environment where members can share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences authentically and vulnerably.

The leading edge in relationship work is no longer how I express myself clearly, that is also good and important. But it is a new understanding of relationships: I can feel myself, can perceive the space between us, and feel you. That is relational competence.

Rebalancing the masculine and feminine involves creating a space where both qualities are honored, valued, and integrated into daily life. It requires acknowledging and transcending traditional gender roles and stereotypes that limit the expression and potential of both men and women.

To rebalance the masculine and feminine, it is important to cultivate qualities such as compassion, empathy, intuition, and collaboration in addition to traditional masculine traits like assertiveness, rationality, and strength. It requires embracing diversity and inclusion and recognizing the value of different perspectives and experiences.

Creating a community starts with building a foundation of trust, respect, and compassion among its members. It requires a willingness to listen and understand each other’s beliefs, values, and experiences without judgment or prejudice. Effective communication, collaboration, and support are also crucial in fostering a sense of belonging and connection.

Connecting with nature is a powerful way to promote healing, well-being, and spiritual growth.

Building a community that values and promotes nature connections involves incorporating nature into community practices, such as outdoor meditation or nature walks, and encouraging members to cultivate a deeper connection with the natural world.

Ultimately, by fostering spirituality and a sense of connection to something greater, we can create a happier, healthier, and more resilient community that fosters growth, healing, and transformation for all its members.

Holding space is the act of being present and fully attentive to someone else’s needs, emotions, or experiences without judgment or trying to fix or change them. And the same goes for the one holding space, being in the moment, feeling you, feeling me and feeling the space between us.

It requires creating a safe and supportive environment where the other person can feel heard, seen, and validated.

Conflict resolution skills are crucial for creating a healthy community. In any community, conflicts are inevitable, and if left unresolved, they can fester and cause divisions that can weaken the community.

Effective conflict resolution skills enable community members to address conflicts in a way that is respectful, empathetic, and productive. It helps to foster healthy communication, builds trust and relationships, and promotes collaboration and cooperation. Conflict resolution skills are essential for creating a safe and inclusive community where everyone feels heard, valued, and respected.

By working with trauma, we can break cycles of suffering and promote greater understanding, empathy, and connection within the community. It can help individuals overcome barriers to well-being, promoting mental, emotional, and physical health.

Ultimately, by working with trauma on personal, ancestral, and collective levels, we can create a happier, healthier, and more resilient community that fosters growth, healing, and transformation for all its members. It can help us break down barriers and create a more just, equitable, and compassionate society.

To live fully as a human, it is essential to understand your nervous system and how to shift it toward healing, intimacy in relationships, peak performance, more happiness, and improved learning.

“Polyvagal Theory can be thought of as the science of feeling safe enough to fall in love with life and take the risks of living.”  (Porges and Dana, 2018, pg. 188)

The internal family systems (IFS) model is a powerful approach to understanding and healing attachment trauma. This model views our inner experience as being composed of different parts, each with its own unique perspective, motivations, and needs.

These parts can include the vulnerable, wounded “inner child” (the exile), the protective, defensive “inner protector” (manager and firefighter), and the compassionate, nurturing “inner parent”(Self).

When it comes to attachment trauma, the internal family systems model helps us to understand how our different parts can be impacted by experiences of neglect, abuse, or abandonment.

Somatic work involves using the body as a tool for healing, growth, and transformation. It can involve practices such as yoga, dance, or body-centered therapy. Incorporating somatic work into building a spiritual community involves recognizing the mind-body connection and promoting practices that help members connect with their bodies, regulate their nervous systems,

Integral Theory is a philosophical framework that seeks to integrate multiple perspectives and disciplines into a holistic understanding of reality. Applying Integral Theory to building a spiritual community involves recognizing and valuing diversity, creating space for different perspectives, and promoting collaboration and cooperation.

By using breathwork, we can help individuals regulate their nervous system, release tension and trauma, and promote emotional and mental clarity. It can promote greater self-awareness, empathy, and connection to others, fostering a more supportive and compassionate community.

“Sacred” ceremonies can be an important part of building a community. These ceremonies can take many forms, such as rituals, celebrations, or gatherings that are imbued with spiritual or symbolic significance.

Ceremonies can serve as a way to connect community members to one another, to honor shared values and beliefs, and to create a sense of belonging and meaning. They can provide a way for people to mark important milestones, transitions, or events in the life of the community or its members.

In addition to their social and cultural significance, sacred ceremonies can also be a source of personal and spiritual growth. They can offer opportunities for reflection, introspection, and connection to something greater than oneself.

Overall, incorporating sacred ceremonies into community building can help to create a deeper sense of connection, purpose, and meaning among community members. It can foster a shared sense of identity, values, and vision, and can help to build a strong and resilient community that can weather challenges and thrive in the long term.

The Laika would say, “We are here not only to grow corn but to grow gods.” In other words, we actually participate with the divine in the co-creation of our universe.

We recognize that everything in our world is sacred, including us, and that our job is to foster the fullest expression of that divinity. – Albert Villoldo

Transparent communication, as defined by Thomas Hübl, is a communication practice that emphasizes openness, honesty, and authenticity. It involves speaking from a place of inner clarity and sharing one’s thoughts, feelings, and intentions with others in a way that is clear, direct, and respectful. Transparent communication also involves actively listening to others and creating a safe and supportive space for dialogue and exchange. This approach to communication encourages self-awareness, empathy, and deeper connections between individuals and groups. It can be particularly valuable in addressing challenging or sensitive topics, as it promotes mutual understanding and helps to build trust and collaboration.

Plant medicine has been used for centuries in many cultures as a way to connect with nature and the divine, and to promote healing of the mind, body, and spirit. Plant medicine can be used to create a spiritual, loving, healthy community by bringing people together in a shared experience of healing and growth.

Plant medicine ceremonies can be a powerful way to connect with others and with nature. They can help people to feel more connected to themselves, to others, and to the world around them.

Sustainability refers to the ability to maintain or improve environmental, social, and economic well-being over time. It involves meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This requires balancing the use of natural resources with the protection of the environment, promoting social equity and inclusion, and creating economic systems that are resilient, regenerative, and equitable. Sustainability is a holistic and interdisciplinary approach that recognizes the interdependence of environmental, social, and economic systems, and seeks to address the root causes of global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequality.

Sacred economics is a term coined by author Charles Eisenstein that refers to a new economic system based on principles of gift culture, community, and sustainability.

In this system, money is no longer seen as the primary measure of value, but rather as a means of exchange that is embedded in a larger social and ecological context. Sacred economics emphasizes the importance of relationships, creativity, and the commons, and aims to create a more just, equitable, and regenerative economy that works for all.