Goodbye 2016 and Heeeellllllooooo 2017........  As 2016 comes to an end and 2017 closes in quickly it is often a time for reflection and looking forward.
This year has been mostly uneventful, work, study, family, some health issues and a time for learning more about myself and where I am going in my life. As a universal 9 year it was a time for everyone to let go of the past 9 years to be ready to welcome in the new beginnings of the universal 1 year of 2017. Personally 2017 is also a 4 year for me, a focus on career, so with that in mind it makes sense that it is a time for new beginnings career wise and setting foundations for my future as a clinical sexologist, completing my research dissertation and looking to graduation in early 2018. With only a week left of this year it is time to let go of the things that no longer serve you, I have done several blogs over the past few months about letting go, it has been a very strong theme with the 3 Mercury Retrogrades and the clposing of 2016......have you been able to let go? If not then look at how you can create a ritual that will enable you to do so and then you can gp into 2017 lighter and not weighed down by your past. Maybe meditate on what you need to let go( see it floating away, the cord between you and it being severed), write it down, create or draw a representation of what you need to let go then burn it or release to the sea or speak it to the winds, release it to the universe in what ever way speaks to you. Once you have let it go then it is time to welcome in the new year and new beginnings, be intentional as you consider what it is you want to manifest in 2017. You can also meditate on this, welcoming it in, embracing your future, create or draw a represenatation or write postitve affirmations of what you seek but ensure they are in the current tense (I am, I have, I deserve rather than I want, seek or I need) place these where you can see them every day, once again welcome in your manifestation in a way that works for you. You can do this over the next week or even on New Years Eve or Day. I wish you all a wonderful, happy and safe festive season and after a long overdue break with my loved ones I will be back in 2017.
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Life has been crazy busy with the end of year for uni and travel for work so I have not been on here often. I have been wondering what to blog about and when I read this today from EV'YAN it rang with me. SENSUALITY ...what is it....what does it mean?
For me it is about pleasure, touch, the senses, a joy in my body, a caress. My sensual potential is about feeling bliss in the everyday, my relationship with myself and others and a confidence in myself, my body and my interactions. I loved what EV'YAN has to say below...what does sensuality mean to you?????????? Sensuality is the vibrancy of every moment. It is an invitation for you to open wider, to tune in closely, to be present actively. Sensuality is connection—connection to your surroundings, connection to your body and inner rhythms, connection to what feels good. Sensuality is instinct, primal enjoyment. When you are engaged in sensuality, you listen keenly with your senses. Time slows, inhibitions lower, and pleasure expands your body. Without sensuality, your life would be dull, mechanical, unfeeling. And you feel deeply. Sensuality lives in your breath, in the soles of your feet, on the tip of your tongue, and in the sacred voice of your intuition. I believe that you don’t need to be taught how to be sensual; it is inherently within you and within this moment. You only need to open to your natural capacity to feel and sense and be. I believe that sensuality is your birthright, that moments of slowness, presence, and inner listening are imperative for embodied living. I believe that sensuality is easily accessible, that every breath is an opportunity for you to experience the sensual and awaken fully to this gorgeous moment—even if it’s filled with busyness or chaos. I believe that sensuality is yours for the taking. All you need to do is give yourself permission to play. If you want to be sensual. . . 1. Breathe—deeply, consciously. 2. Go slowly. 3. Seek pleasure wherever you are, in whatever you’re doing. 4. Open yourself to the richness and fullness of each moment. 5. Develop an intimate kinship to the desires of your heart and body. 6. Indulge in loving self-care. 7. Go inward and ask what it is you want. 8. Explore your capacity to feel and experience pleasure. 9. Trust your body and intuition, and their ability to guide you. 10. Consciously make space for your senses to open you. . . . . . to this gorgeous moment, to the depths of your ability to feel, to the pleasure you know your body is capable of. But especially: Give yourself permission to play. |
AuthorRichelle has had a passion for sexuality and sexual health since 2001. She has worked in the field since 2006, providing sexuality education in schools, and adult education in the topics of diverse sexualities and gender identities, LGBT health issues, sexual health and LGBT relationships. Archives
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