Blessing # 11
May tenderness find you, entering above/beside/around/below you, holding you in a soft but fierce embrace.
May resilience form you, shaping/molding/transforming/guiding you forward on an uncertain path with a resolute. sturdy gait.
May community hold you, loving/supporting/listening/sustaining you in times of vulnerability and challenge.
May Earth nurture you, inviting you into the limitless of her vast and endless sky, the blessed heat of her primordial fire, the inquiry of water seeking source all the way to the sea and the rich abundance of an earth that provides our life breath/food/water and hearth.
ABOUT AUTHOR
Rachel Allen
Rachel Allen, B.A. Political Science/Sociology, is a Certified Music Practitioner, Sound Healer, Reiki Master, and Registered Yoga Teacher with a trauma informed/social justice framework. She has 20 years experience of working with some of the most amazing people on the planet; hospice patients and their families, patients in a variety of health conditions, survivors of sexual abuse, adults with mental illness and most recently, incarcerated women. Rachel is also passionate about supporting and working with caregivers to reduce burnout and compassion fatigue. Locally, Rachel teaches Creative Movement at Saint Francis University in Loretto, PA. Regionally and nationally, she teaches and presents at conferences and retreats, weaving live music, yoga, and creative movement into themes of compassion, self acceptance, and transformation. Rachel is committed to engaging people from all walks of life in the healing arts to create healthy, diverse, and joyful communities.
