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[parkerbombshell]

Rules Free Radio Oct 2 2023

Tuesdays 2pm - 5pm  EST Rules Free Radio With Steve  Caplan bombshellradio.com On the next Rules Free Radio with Steve Caplan, the fall new release season is in full swing including a lot of new ones by singer-songwriters Jenny Owens Youngs, Luluc, Sujan Stevens, Devendra Banhart, plus new and recent music from Susanna Hoffs, Another Michael, Sinikka Langeland, The Catholic Girls, Cleo Sol, The Jack Rubies, The Coral, Yeule, Dom La Nena, Will Butler + Sister Squares, Teenage Fanclub, and others. We'll hear music from Spirit, The Moody Blues, Triptides, Del Shannon, Graham Nash, Ward White, David Bowie, Neil Finn, Tina Turner, Rosanne Cash, Todd Rundgren, Astor Piazzolla, and a bunch more, starting with a newly released single by Jenny James and Michael Doman, called You Ain’t Gonna Catch Me. Jenny James & Michael Doman - You Ain't Gonna Catch Me The Catholic Girls - Hear My Prayer Spirit - 1984 Max Frost and The Troopers - Shape of Things to Come Del Shannon - Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun) The Jack Rubies - Poltergeist Teenage Fanclub - Foreign Land Triptides - Flashing Before Your Eyes Trader Horne -  Sheena The Moody Blues - Ride My See-Saw Will Butler + Sister Squares - Willows Ward White - DeSoto David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes Tina Turner - Under My Thumb Anna Ternheim - China Girl Susanna Hoffs - You Don't Own Me Helena Deland - Dog Rosanne Cash - The Summer I Read Collette Jenny Owens Youngs - It’s Later Than You Think Targen - It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue The Coral - Child Of The Moon Neil Finn - Last One Standing Todd Rundgren - Wailing Wall Another Michael - Angel Graham Nash - Simple Man Noah Kahan - Growing Sideways Vanessa Peters - Sister Golden Hair Yeule - Fish In The Pool Jenny Owens Youngs - Now Comes the Mystery Nils Lofgren - Birds Katie Pruitt - After The Gold Rush Luluc - Hooked Nick Drake - Fruit Tree Devendra Banhart - Fireflies Bibio - Sunbursting Sufjan Stevens - Will Anybody Ever Love Me Liset Alea - Asphalt Flowers Dom La Nena - Universo Astor Piazzolla - Finale (Tango Apasionado) Susheela Rama - Trust in Me Gustavo Santaolalla - Apertura Shakti - Sono Mama Cleo Sol - Nothing On Me5) Sinikka Langeland - Wind and Sun Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily - To Remain/To Return Read the full article

[charbear177]

10 Quotes About Acceptance

Life will throw you curve balls and how you deal with them is the real test. Sometimes things do not work out as we hoped they would or as we expected, but the ability to accept things outside our control is key to our mental and emotional well-being.

Acceptance is the action of consenting to receive or undertake something offered. Though challenging, accepting what is can be freeing. Once we accept something or someone for what it is or who they are, we can move on and be at peace.

Here are 10 quotes about Acceptance

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. ― Lao Tzu

Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance.” ~ Gautama Buddha

“Letting go doesn't mean that you don't care about someone anymore. It's just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.” ― Deborah Reber, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: 101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning

“The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.” ― Shannon L. Alder

“We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.” ~ Carl Jung

“You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

“Anything in life that we don’t accept will simply make trouble for us until we make peace with it.” ~ Shakti Gawain

“Accepting all the good and bad about someone. It’s a great thing to aspire to. The hard part is actually doing it.” ~ Sarah Dessen

“If you cannot endure to be thought in the wrong, you will begin to do terrible things to make the wrong appear right.” ~ Sydney J. Harris

“Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are.” ― Ellen DeGeneres, Seriously... I'm Kidding

What’s your favorite quote about acceptance? Please share!

[marialeto]

Wednesday January 11, 2023

Planet Venus

Ray of light Brown

Element Metal

Elohim Heart

Gemstone Petrified Wood

Number Two

Day Star Nation

Chakra Heart

Essential oil Frankincense

Moon Virgo 82.3% waning gibbous

Jared, Shannon, Kaylie

Shakti bracelet and oil blend

Rose and Clary Sage

Life Force Energy

Divinely blessed braided intention, prayer, and meditation.

Sacred Bracelet, dark red for remember, teal for love, and orange for creation:soul.

Your soul is never not liberated.

Masala Chai candle

Thuriel for Nature

Fir

Thor and Roman

Knot, Libby, Miles, Trent

It is a Saints Day

Tarot

St. Mother Teresa

Activist

Agnes, Theresa, Therese

Saints & Angels Oracle

Along the way

Photo of the day

Mug of Yogi Egyptian licorice tea

Warming and naturally spicy sweet caffeine free

A blend of licorice root, cinnamon bark, orange peel, ginger root, cardamom pod, black pepper, and clove bud

“We are born wise, we are born complete.”

1-11-2023

Wednesday Wisdom

Journaling Prompt

[jennifer-esteban]

I was googling and found this...

PUFFY PAINT IS NOT JUST FOR 80’S T-SHIRTS. CHECK OUT THESE DESIGNER SUNGLASSES BY PUFFDOTTY.

I wonder who the photographer was... and that filter... ugh...  That’s okay though, PUFFDOTTY glasses are awesome.. 

[kailasataiwan]

帕冉瑪希瓦揭示的超意識突變藍圖【THE BLUEPRINT OF SUPERCONSCIOUS MUTATION REVEALED BY PARAMASHIVA】 在2022年2月20日星期六（印度標準時間）, 在第19天的帕冉瑪希我含點化之尼希瓦南達英語的共修講座。總統在世界社會正義日之際，現場發表講話。 晚上10:39至淩晨00:12Am（印度標準時間）——印度（興都）教最高教皇出場。印度教最高教皇 普世靈性導師 聖尊尼希亞南達 帕冉瑪希瓦上師的達顯現場直播，與神聖直接連接（Shakti pada）和與神聖間接連接（Shaktini pada）。 晚上10:41pm到淩晨00:11am（印度標準時間），總統在世界社會公正日發表現場談話。 我用我的愛及敬意誠摯地歡迎你們所有人。 我歡迎所有凱拉薩人, 凱拉薩的公民, 活出及實踐著印度教的教徒, 智慧寶庫資助人Kartas以及捐助人, 顯化者, Sarvaprityagi, 凱拉薩的部長們, 大使外交官們, 永恒喜悅部長(Mantreshwaras)、真知部長（Vidyeshwaras）、護衛部長(Ganeshwaras)、財務部長（Astreshwaras）, 以及所有12位在場的貴賓們。 凱拉薩護衛道法社會正義獎、社會正義獎的得獎者。 我竭誠地歡迎12位獲獎者, 我們為所有12位獲獎者感到榮幸。 美國加州佛裏蒙特市議會議員Teresa Cox女士，竭誠歡迎與謝謝你的蒞臨與��。 你的光臨以及你為社會正義所做的所有偉大工作讓我們感到榮幸，感謝你為你自己和你所做的一切。 *Gift Parseen先生，全球土著青年核心小組成員，肯尼亞馬塞婦女促進教育和經濟發展青年代表。 謝謝你的蒞臨，及謝謝你為你自己及你所做的一切。 Susan Shannon牧師, 美國宗教間牧師. 我們很高興授予凱拉薩護衛道法社會正義獎。 謝謝你為你自己及你所做的一切。 Mia Yamamoto, 洛杉機刑事辯護律師和美國民權活動人士。 我們很榮幸授予你這個獎項。 Dipan Mitra 先生, 孟加拉世界印度教聯合會秘書長。我們對你們的出席和你們為社會正���所做的一切偉大工作感到榮幸。謝謝你為自己及自己所做的一切。我們很高興授予凱拉薩護衛道法社會正義獎。 Criston Johnson Williams先生, Criston Williams的管理合夥人和量子諮詢公司創始人、首席執行官，量子基金特立尼達和多巴哥的創始人。謝謝你成為你自己及你所做的一切。我們很榮幸授予凱拉薩護衛道法社會正義獎。 Imam Jamal Rahman, 美國西雅圖大學跨信仰社區保護區和毗鄰學院的穆斯林蘇菲伊斯蘭教聯合創始人。謝謝你為你成為你自己及你所做的一切。我們很榮幸授予凱拉薩護衛道法社會正義獎。 Fady Jamaleddine先生, 黎巴嫩裔加拿大律師和人權活動家，綠色能源倡導者。謝謝你成為你自己及你所做的一切。我們很榮幸授予凱拉薩護衛道法社會正義獎。 Hh Rajeshwar Guruji, 英國國際Siddhashram Shakti 創辦人和靈修領袖，謝謝你為你及你自己所做的。我們很榮幸授予凱拉薩護衛道法社會正義獎。 英國倫敦哈羅區市長, Suresh Krishna Ji議員, 謝謝你成為你自己及你所做的一切。我們很榮幸授予凱拉薩護衛道法社會正義獎。 Sulosh Pillay女士, 非洲女兒會主席。謝謝你成為你自己及你所做的一切。我們很榮幸授予凱拉薩護衛道法社會正義獎。 Lorelei Higgins女士, 馬蒂斯加拿大文化調解員，扶輪和平研究員，謝謝你成為你自己及你所做的一切。我們很榮幸授予凱拉薩護衛道法社會正義獎。 我衷心感謝所有獲獎者，感謝你們為人類所做的一切，讓世界變得更美好，為社會正義所做的一切。你們都是護衛道法者。 護衛道法者，為生活積極而活，感謝你做了你正在做的事情並成為你自己。 凱拉薩及我自己很榮幸給予凱拉薩護衛道法社會正義獎。 感謝大家來到這裏，接受並領獎，最重要的是你的光臨讓我們感到謙卑，我們感謝你們所有人。 帕冉瑪希瓦的直接來自大凱拉薩的信息： 超意識的存在有意識地、有力地反映到你的有意識的存在中，而你的有意識存在認識到你的超意識存在的可能性和力量是超意識的突變。 “突變體”這個詞在全世界都被誤解了，尤其是在好萊塢電影和電視連續劇中。他們投射“突變體”想法的方式不是印度教揭示有意識突變的方式。 好萊塢電影和電視連續劇談論人們具有額外力量, 但沒有開悟、智慧或慈悲心的人來負責這力量與責任。 ���更像是來自下層世界的無意識變種人——無底界（Atala）、維下界（Vitala）、善下界（Sutala）、下下界（Talatala）、下界（Patala）、——這個概念只在好萊塢電影和電視連續劇中出現，就像新英雄一樣。 幾乎是關於突變體的可怕描述 *了解印度教經文，《吠陀-阿戈瑪經》和《往世書》所談論垂直時區的超意識突變。 *更高意識的生靈們，達致超意識的人們。他們的超意識，當它反映在你個人的意識存在中時，你開始顯現出偉大的智慧、開悟、慈悲心、人類價值的最高秩序和神聖的品質。 *有了真知、智慧、更高的價值觀，你開始顯化能力，非凡的靈 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd820MtPc3S/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[foundhealth]

Cultivating Divine Feminine Energy

Divine feminine and divine masculine can’t exist without the other. This means that despite our cultural associations of masculine and feminine with men and women, respectively, we all have both energies within us. They just might not be evenly balanced.

“The energy of the feminine embodies the nurturer, the healer, the compassionate peacemaker, while the masculine energy is focused on doing and achieving,” says spiritual author of The Self-Love Experiment by Shannon Kaiser. “They’re meant to complement and support each other: They are the yin and yang.”

The qualities of the divine feminine can be seen throughout many religious and spiritual traditions in the form of goddesses and powerful feminine figures such as Shakti in Hinduism, Venus in Roman mythology

Some qualities of the divine feminine:

   Intuitive

   Heart-centered

   Compassionate

   Wise

   Accepting

   Forgiving

   Collaborative

   Reflective

   Creative

   Sensual

   Kind

   Gentle

Reclaim rest.

As Kaiser explains, we’re fueled by a “get-more-done” mindset and “constantly on a mission to achieve more, do more, get more.” To resist this temptation, try to allow yourself to simply be, and do virtually nothing. Yes, nothing!

“In the power of the pause we can tap into the divine grace of the feminine,” she notes. Try sitting in silence for just five minutes. No music or distractions, just allowing yourself a moment’s rest.

Embrace your sensuality.

Kilkenny notes that divine feminine energy embraces all things sensual. Not necessarily to be confused with sexuality, sensuality is all about physical pleasure, whether in the form of self-care, textures, pleasing sights, etc. It’s tactile, and Kilkenny says we can embrace it by “getting in touch with the feeling side of things.” Light a favorite candle, cook a fragrant meal, and let the smells and tastes envelop your senses.

Visit here for more detail about Cultivating Divine Feminine Energy

[shaktidancegoddess]

Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change. Shannon L. Alder #boundaries #setboundaries #selfcare #selflove #letthemgo (at Shakti Dance Goddess) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN2zBpFlXWu/?igshid=o3yldab12eeo

[tasksweekly]

[TASK 056: THE IRON CONFEDERACY]

Shout out to @olivaraofrph​ for inspiring and helping compile this task! There’s a masterlist below compiled of over 90+ faceclaims categorised by gender with their occupation and ethnicity denoted if there was a reliable source. The Iron Confederacy's a pre-colonial powerful Native American/Canadian political and military confederacy, forming at an unknown time before 1692. While the Confederacy itself dissolved in the 1860s, the tribes that formed it remain as the Plains Cree, Saulteaux, and Nakoda Sioux. If you want an extra challenge use random.org to pick a random number! Of course everything listed below are just suggestions and you can pick whichever character or whichever project you desire.

Any questions can be sent here and all tutorials have been linked below the cut for ease of access! REMEMBER to tag your resources with #TASKSWEEKLY and we will reblog them onto the main! This task can be tagged with whatever you want but if you want us to see it please be sure that our tag is the first five tags!

THE TASK - scroll down for FC’s!

STEP 1: Decide on a FC you wish to create resources for! You can always do more than one but who are you starting with? There are links to masterlists you can use in order to find them and if you want help, just send us a message and we can pick one for you at random!

STEP 2: Pick what you want to create! You can obviously do more than one thing, but what do you want to start off with? Screencaps, RP icons, GIF packs, masterlists, PNG’s, fancasts, alternative FC’s - LITERALLY anything you desire!

STEP 3: Look back on tasks that we have created previously for tutorials on the thing you are creating unless you have whatever it is you are doing mastered - then of course feel free to just get on and do it. :)

STEP 4: Upload and tag with #TASKSWEEKLY! If you didn’t use your own screencaps/images make sure to credit where you got them from as we will not reblog packs which do not credit caps or original gifs from the original maker.

THINGS YOU CAN MAKE FOR THIS TASK -  examples are linked!

Stumped for ideas? Maybe make a masterlist or graphic of your favourite faceclaims. A masterlist of names. Plot ideas or screencaps from a music video preformed by an artist. Masterlist of quotes and lyrics that can be used for starters, thread titles or tags. Guides on culture and customs.

Screencaps

RP icons [of all sizes]

Gif Pack [maybe gif icons if you wish]

PNG packs

Manips

Dash Icons

Character Aesthetics

PSD’s

XCF’s

Graphic Templates - can be chara header, promo, border or background PSD’s!

FC Masterlists - underused, with resources, without resources!

FC Help - could be related, family templates, alternatives.

Written Guides.

and whatever else you can think of / make!

MASTERLIST!

Ladies:

Wilma Pelly (80) Saulteaux - actress.

Buffy Sainte-Marie (76) Plains Cree - singer-songwriter.

Margo Kane (65) Saulteaux and Cree - actress.

Sharon Bruneau (53) Metis of Cree, Cherokee, and French descent - model and bodybuilder.

Chantal Kreviazuk (43) Ukrainian, Scottish, English, 1/16th Polish, 1/64th Saulteaux - singer and songwriter.

Cheryl L’Hirondelle (58) Metis of Cree descent, French, German, and Polish - musician.

Michelle Thrush (50) Plains Cree - actress.

Irene Bedard (49) Inuit, Inupiat, Yupik, Cree, and Metis - actress.

Jennifer Podemski (43) Saulteaux, Ojibwe, Israeli, and Polish - actress.

Georgina Lightning (born 1964) Plains Cree - actress and filmmaker.

Tamara Podemski (39) Saulteaux, Ojibwe, Israeli, and Polish - actress.

Crystle Lightning (36) Plains Cree - actress.

Sarah Podemski (36) Saulteaux, Ojibwe, Israeli, and Polish - actress.

Teneil Whiskeyjack (29) Plains Cree and Mexican - actress.

Shayla Stonechild (23) Metis of Blackfoot and Cree descent - actress and model.

Michaella Shannon (21) Plains Cree and Possibly Filipina (was featured in a magazine of and for Filipino-Canadians, however can't find anything stating she's Filipina) - model, actress, singer, and tv host.

Osa Roan (21) Plains Cree and Isleta Tiwa - Instagrammer (osamuskwasis).

Savannah Rae Boyko (16) Cree - singer.

Hozhoni Whitecloud (15) Ho-Chunk, Omaha, Otoe, Comanche, Plains Cree, Lakota Sioux, Menominee, Muskogee, and Arikara - model.

Amber Midthunder (born 1991) Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux, Hudeshabina Nakoda Sioux, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Dakota Sioux, Chinese, and English - actress.

Xandrah (?) Nakoda Sioux - singer-songwriter.

Georgia Wettlin Larsen (?) Nakoda Sioux - singer.

Teagan Littlechief (?) Saulteaux and Cree - singer-songwriter.

Rosary Spence (?) Cree - singer-songwriter and actress.

Levi Sophia (?) Cree, Chinese, and British - model and actress.

Jaylene Johnson (?) Metis of Cree and French descent.

Kym Gouchie (?) Dakelh, Cree, and Shuswap - singer-songwriter.

Morningstar Mercedi (?) Chipewyan, Cree, and Metis - actress

Miika Bryce Whiskeyjack (?) Plains Cree and Mexican - actress.

Jessica Matten (?) Metis of Cree and Saulteaux, Chinese, French, British, and Ukrainian - actress.

DJ Kookum (?) Plains Cree - musician.

Eekwol (?) Cree - rapper.

Shayna Jackson (?) Cree and Dakota Sioux - actress.

Kait Angus (?) Mohawk and Cree - singer.

Niska Napoleon (?) Cree - singer-songwriter.

Alana LaMalice (?) Cree and Dene - actress and model.

IsKwe (?) Cree, Dene, and Irish - singer-songwriter.

Arlette Alcock (?) Metis of Blackfoot, Cree, and Nakoda Sioux descent - singer-songwriter.

Khadijha Red Thunder (?) Cree, African Canadian, and Spanish - model.

Wandbi Nanji (?) Yankton Dakota Sioux and Nakoda Sioux - musician.

Jayli Wolf (?) Saulteaux - actress.

Brandy McCallum (?) Blackfoot, Cree, and Metis - singer-songwriter.

Joleen Mitton (?) Plains Cree, Blackfoot, French, and Scottish - model.

Ranae Morriseau (born 1965) Saulteaux and Cree - actress.

Roseanne Supernault (?) Métis of Cree - actress.

Darian Landray Lonechild (?) Plains Cree and Saulteaux - model.

Sandy Scofield (?) Metis of Saulteaux and Cree descent - singer.

Heather White (?) Mohawk and Nakoda Sioux - actress.

Fawn Wood (?) Plains Cree and Whonnock Salish - singer.

Marilyn Thomas (?) Cree and Saulteaux - filmmaker.

Allyson Pratt (?) Metis of Plains Cree and French descent - actress.

T-Rhyme (?) Cree and Dene - rapper.

Shalaine Bouvier (?) Plains Cree - model.

Sera-Lys McArthur (?) Nakoda Sioux and Irish - actress.

Sewepagaham (?) Cree and Dene - singer.

Mariame (?) Cree - singer.

Laura Vinson (?) Metis of Cree, Cherokee, French, and English descent - musician.

Beatrice Love (?) Cree - singer-songwriter.

Thelma Cheechoo (?) Cree - singer-songwriter.

Bee Pastion (?) Nakoda Sioux - singer.

Shakti Hayes (?) Plains Cree - singer-songwriter.

Barbara Dumigan (?) Plains Cree - beauty pageant titleholder.

Angela Miracle Gladys (?) Plains Cree - dancer.

Male:

Michael Eklund (55) Cree and Norwegian - actor.

Lorne Cardinal (53) Cree - actor.

Michael Greyeyes (50) Plains Cree - actor.

Nathaniel Arcand (45) Plains Cree - actor.

Adam Beach (44) Saulteaux and ⅛ Icelander - actor.

Ryan Black (44) Saulteaux - actor.

Rudy Youngblood (34) Cree, Comanche, and Yaqui - actor, musician, dancer, and artist.

Bronson Pelletier (30) French, Plains Cree - actor.

Cody Lightning (30) Plains Cree - actor.

Nakotah LaRance (27) Hopi, Tewa, Nakoda Sioux, and Navajo - actor.

Joel “DIVIN3” Logan (born 1989) Cree - musician.

Ceejay Naistus (23) Plains Cree - musician.

River Thomas (born 1998) Plains Cree - model (for no reason won’t come up on google but instagram is riverfromthe6).

YoungPride (?) Plains Cree - musician.

Sunny D (?) Plains Cree - musician.

Sause Opissinow (?) Plains Cree - musician.

Sebastian Gaskin (?) Plains Cree and Russian - musician.

Mathew Jade Skylar Strongeage (?) Saulteaux - actor.

David Midthunder (?) Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux, Hudeshabina Nakoda Sioux, and Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Dakota Sioux - actor.

W.T. Goodspirit (?) Cree - musician.

Justin Rain (?) Plains Cree - actor.

Mato Nanji (?) Yankton Dakota Sioux and Nakoda Sioux - musician.

Pte Nanji (?) Yankton Dakota Sioux and Nakoda Sioux - musician.

William Prince (?) Saulteaux and Cree - singer-songwriter.

InfoRed (?) Cree and Nakoda Sioux - musician.

Jimmy Blais (?) Plains Cree - actor.

Jason Burnstick (?) Plains Cree - musician.

J Dizzay (?) Cree - rapper.

Drezus (?) Plains Cree - rapper.

Billy Simard (?) Cree - singer-songwriter.

KASP (?) Cree - rapper.

Pacey Gillespie (?) Saulteaux and Cree - actor.

DJ Creeasian (?) Cree and Vietnamese - musician.

Ben G (?) Metis of Cree descent - musician (Niiko Soul and Ben G).

Robbie Black Kettle (?) Saulteaux and Blackfoot - musician.

NB:

Tomson Highway (65) Two Spirit - Cree - author and playwright.

Kent Monkman (born 1965) Two Spirit - Cree and Irish - artist.

Cris Derksen (?) Two Spirit - Cree and Unspecified White Mennonite - cellist

[kansascityhappenings]

At 10 years old, she’s the youngest Bhakti yoga instructor in the country

CHICAGO — As yoga studios pop up all over the country, the certification process for teachers has become more and more stringent. But that didn’t stop 10-year-old Meka Leach.

“I just felt really connected to it; I felt it was my purpose,” Meka told WGN.

At 10 years old, she’s the youngest certified teacher of Bhakti yoga in the U.S.

“She’s the youngest… but it’s not about the age, but about the maturity of the soul,” said Soderworld Yoga instructor  Shakti Divi.

Ask her mom, and she’ll tell you Meka has always been driven to accomplish things well beyond her years. At first it was fencing, and Meka has been winning national competitions since she was eight years old.

In fact, it was the fencing that brought her to a yoga mat.

“My coach started to say that I should do yoga for flexibility because I was getting really stiff,” Meka said.

There she found something bigger than gold medals. Something she calls “centering.” So a month later, she announced she wanted to get certified.

“I was like, ‘No, are you crazy? You don’t have time. You have school. You have fencing,'” her mom Shannon Leach said.

It required 200 hours of training, a commitment that left her friends scratching their heads.

“They don’t understand why I’d rather get certified in yoga than play with them,” Meka said.

Not only did Meka complete the Bhakti certification, but also found a second love in the calming instruments.

“If you’re playing the gong it feels very intense versus the singing bowls, which is very calm,” Meka said.

The student is now a teacher to a room full of adults. And some of her friends are signing up for her  “Mindfulness with Meka” classes too.

“She’s very soulful, and as you can see the sound healing, the gongs and the bowls and the didgeridoo,” said student Mike Rodgers.

Meka also went on to win gold in the nationals for fencing this summer, and she credits what she learned from those 200 hours on the mat.

“She was so calm and so centered and so confident,” Shannon Leach said. “This is just her calling.”

Meka is already making plans to start her 500-hour yoga certification.

from FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports https://fox4kc.com/2019/10/29/at-10-years-old-shes-the-youngest-bhakti-yoga-instructor-in-the-u-s/

from Kansas City Happenings https://kansascityhappenings.wordpress.com/2019/10/29/at-10-years-old-shes-the-youngest-bhakti-yoga-instructor-in-the-country/

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I'm so excited about @juicejamz : Open Streets Edition! It's tomorrow, July 30th from 8am to 3pm at the @pittsburghjuice production space: 3101 Penn Ave. This is a FREE event, jam-packed with activities and vendors focused on treating yourself right & having a great time while doing it! DJ Deesus will be keeping vibes high throughout the day. There will be yoga, art, holistic wares and lots of healthy food and drink options! Please note: parts of Penn Ave and Butler St will be closed to car traffic for @openstreetspgh from 9am-1pm. There is a crossing point at 31st street, so access will be relatively simple. Just park nearby, walk the Open Streets, bike or skip on over to our party on the corner of Penn Ave and 31st Street! I personally like to plan my celebrations around food and refreshment, so let's talk a little bit about tomorrow's eats.... Coffee by @curlytailcoffee and a shot of BrainOn with @edenmyers from @e3live will help us get into the early morning groove. After a little yoga I'll be ready for brunch: cuban style sweet potatoes and pistachio pesto from @pure_grub_412 accompanied by a refreshing iced tea tonic by @defercoffeeandtea After perusing the art and vendors, and a shot of fire cider for digestion I'll be ready for more yoga... Followed by vegan ice cream from @sugarspellscoops_pgh! If you have time on your side tomorrow, please consider attending each one of these classes. Some of the best instructors from around the city will be gracing us with free classes as follows... 8am-8:45am (inside): Restore with Shannon - followed by complimentary hot tea 9am-10am (outside): Electric Shakti with Elena 10:15-11:15am (outside): Vinyasa with Lori 11:30am-12:30pm (outside): Fusion with Zeb 11:30am-12:30pm (inside): Buti with Sarah & Siobhan 12:45pm-1:45pm (outside): Dub with Leigh & Jah-Ques 2pm-3pm (inside): Power Flow with Claire Did I mention the complimentary cold-pressed PJC juice for the first 25 yoga class participants? 😁 (at Strip District, Pittsburgh)