In this heartfelt episode of "Good Girl Gone Goddess," we delve into the weighty topics of recent disasters and the profound impact they have on our collective psyche. As someone who has journeyed through my own trials after disaster, I share my thoughts and reflections on the angst of navigating a world filled with sadness and disconnection and what helped me to restore my aliveness.

In a personal shift, I have chosen to say less on social media to create space for deeper listening and to offer more heart in my conversations here. Join me as I explore the concept of pleasure and how they can serve as gateways to healing. I discuss pleasure as a powerful form of resistance and a pathway to justice, reminding us of the importance of finding joy even in dark times.

In a moment of connection, I offer a prayer that invites us all to seek quiet moments in our lives, to learn to cultivate personal wisdom—moments that help us link arms with the Divine and reclaim a sense of peace amidst chaos.

Key Topics:

• Personal reflections on recent disasters
• The feeling of disconnection in today's world
• Understanding portals as spaces for healing and transformation
• Pleasure as resistance and a tool for justice
• The importance of prayer and connecting with the Divine
• Finding quiet moments to cultivate peace and joy

* I invite you to share your thoughts and experiences with me. How do you find pleasure and connection amidst chaos? Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast!

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SONG USED: DEVI MANTRA by ANAND MEHROTRA + excerpt from his book "This is That"

In this candid and free-flowing episode, I open up about my own transformative journey toward embodiment—a path filled with conflicting teachings and profound self-discovery.

Please be aware that some of the topics we explore may stir tender feelings, especially for those who have experienced abuse or cultural and religious harm. I invite you to pause and take care of yourself as needed.

Throughout this raw sharing, I delve into:

• Cultural Dissonance: My experiences growing up as a native Hawaiian hula dancer while navigating religious teachings that urged me to distrust my body.
• Conflicting Creation Stories: How these narratives shaped my beliefs and influenced my journey into embodiment.
• True Nature Revealed: The realization that embodiment isn't about learning something new but about peeling back the layers that hide my true nature.
• Facilitator Insight: What truly matters to me now in my role as a facilitator, and how these insights impact my work.
• Body Awareness Invitation: Encouraging both myself and you, the listener, to bring more awareness and understanding to our body’s story.

Join me as I share these layers of my journey, inviting you to reflect on your own path to wholeness through embodiment.I

f you would like to CONNECT and/or Join me in one of my upcoming Movement classes: Find me on SUBSTACK- https://uitevaga.substack.com/

This episode is given in the spirit of conscious choice and the weaving of realities. Way back when I gave the biggest disclaimer upon starting a show and I wanna hana HOU: I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE MY MIND! (I laugh AND im dead serious)

I do believe whole heartedly in the power of women coming together to support one another, to offer support and love and ALSO I believe it is a choice to call in FAMILY. There IS a sisterhood, there is a brotherhood, there is a GLOBAL ohana and STILL there is conscious choice to what those words, and those structures can mean to each individual.

Mahalo for listening to my mana'o (thoughts) on this. xx

and Finally the MOMENTUM is building once again. I have been in deep creation mode, and though much has exited and been stripped away in this season post 8/8 Maui Fires, this show remains, and I am grateful to those of you who continue to support and listen in. *major tears and heartfelt gratitude.

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It is in the process of growth, like all of us. Big love and ALoha, U'ilani