Embodying Shakti - The Transformative Power of the Goddess

Thursday Evenings 6:00-8:00 PM

October 15th - November 5th

The Center for Spiritual Living Reno

The Divine Feminine, as Shakti, is a Universal Energy embodied within all forms and is not associated with gender or male and female archetypes.

Enter into the mystical world of the Divine Feminine, the mystical Law, and the Creative  Medium—the sacred dynamic known as Shakti that transforms the unseen into the seen.

In this four-week journey, we will explore the nature of Divine Power, consciousness, and manifestation through the timeless wisdom of the Devi Mahatmyam, one of the world's great spiritual texts.

This ancient and captivating story reveals the mind’s inner battle through the many faces of the Goddess. With fierce courage, boundless compassion, profound wisdom, and unwavering love, she confronts the destructive patterns of fear, doubt, and separation that steal our peace and diminish our capacity to create the life we long for.

Along the way, we will encounter the Goddess in her many expressions: Durga, Kali, and Tara, the fierce protectors who awaken courage, transformation, and liberation; and Saraswati, Tripura Sundari, Lakshmi, and Sita, whose gifts of wisdom, beauty, abundance, harmony, and devotion restore balance to the heart and mind.

Through myth, mantra, meditation, and contemplative practice, we will discover how these expressions ignite the creative process, reveal the hidden patterns that oppose our deepest intentions, and strengthen our ability to work consciously with Spiritual Law as we cultivate greater clarity, trust, spiritual confidence, and become more skillful creators of our lived experience.

The Devi Mahatmyam becomes more than an ancient story—it becomes a map of our own consciousness. Its timeless symbols invite deep self-reflection, spiritual insight, and a richer understanding of the Divine Feminine as she lives, moves, and creates through each of us.

In this four-week course, you will explore:

• The sacred story and symbolism of the Devi Mahatmyam
• The archetypal wisdom of Durga, Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Sita
• The relationship between the Divine Feminine, the Creative Law, and manifestation
• Meditation practices, including guided meditation, yantra, and mantra
• Reflective self-inquiry and contemplative practices
• Affirmative Prayer as a tool for transformation and conscious creation

Yoga Nidra Meditation for October

Finding Peace in Strange Places

October brings ghosts and goblins, gravestones and cobwebs, and things that creak and crawl.  Around the world, it is a time when the veil is thin, and the mysterious nature of death and dying gets tempered with candy, costumes, and festivity. 

In this month’s Yoga Nidra Practice, I introduce the nature of Kali,  she is no stranger to burial grounds; her terrifying form is fueled by her desire for transformation and pure, undiluted Divine Love.  We will focus on the upper chakras associated with the elements of air and light.  In particular, the throat chakra, which on the physical plane is associated with the movement of air and the organs of respiration: lungs, sinuses, Eustachian tubes, and the larynx. Through awareness, the breath, and the exploration of opposites we find peace in strange places.

Now available for download:  Yoga Nidra for October, Finding Peace in Strange Places