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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh PalRekha Govindan Kurup is the founder and director of She Stands Tall Project. Her mission is to create safe, sacred, open spaces that support in the exploration, engagement, expression, and embodiment of the dance of the masculine and feminine in all aspects of daily life through circle wisdom, ritual making, her-stories, creative art therapy, embodied earth-based spirituality, ancestral re-calling, trauma awareness, family constellation, and yoga-based spirituality. Her work is founded in a unique transformative learning model based on a whole person philosophy that addresses six areas of humaRead More...
Rekha Govindan Kurup is the founder and director of She Stands Tall Project.
Her mission is to create safe, sacred, open spaces that support in the exploration, engagement, expression, and embodiment of the dance of the masculine and feminine in all aspects of daily life through circle wisdom, ritual making, her-stories, creative art therapy, embodied earth-based spirituality, ancestral re-calling, trauma awareness, family constellation, and yoga-based spirituality. Her work is founded in a unique transformative learning model based on a whole person philosophy that addresses six areas of human development namely physical, emotional, psychological, relational, creative and spiritual in a way that a living spirituality, the creative arts, sexuality, the body, and the participant all become part of the transformative experience. website: shestandstall.com
Rekha has moved through several learning journeys, professional careers, and social engagements. She transitioned from a decade long career in Silicon Valley (California) as a professionally trained engineer, to imparting and teaching Life Skill Yogic wisdom in schools-companies through a renowned international philanthropic organisation to finally arriving at the doorstep of Women’s Spirituality founded in Creative expression and Transpersonal Psychology in California.
This journey gave her the unique opportunity to learn from scholars and foremothers of women’s movement in United States who were also, activists, spiritual leaders and practitioners, shamanic healers, and women with business backgrounds whose expertise covered a wide range of subjects spanning different cultures, spiritual, and religions traditions, and indigenous practices. This led her to back to discovering, reconnecting, & reclaiming her own matrilineal-matrifocal-matrilocal ancestry through the blessings of grandmothers from her land whose lived experience she recorded and documented (Book - Rising Daughter, Silent Mother and Fading Grandmothers) as part of her masters research. Her work unearthed powerful female-entered earth rituals, her-stories, and shifted her life trajectory. Over the years, she has integrated expressive arts as therapy, family systems constellation, trauma recognition and healing, and decolonisation work in her offerings.
Her work visions a transformative change within the individual through the integration of the personal, relational and transpersonal. Her offerings hold the awareness of the Whole as more than can be seen, felt, held, and named. She guides in holding space for all parts of who we are, and also, mirroring it in and for the people, situations and things in our life. Even though her base is in Bangalore, she offers several workshops online. She also, travels extensively to present, facilitate, and train women in living their truth - fearlessly, fully, and freely.
Currently her guidance is to make time to birth her wisdom through books, art, and workshops founded in this Dark-Light rhythm. She is making more and more room to meet herself in solitude, to tune into the guidance of spirit (and her ancestors), and navigating her life using the compass of Mother Nature. This lunar journal is part of that series.
Her next book is set to release in June 2020.
It is titled: 30-Day Lunar Nitya Devi Creative Art Journal & Workbook
This book teaches you a lunar map to navigate the path of your intention through fruition in Alignment with the wisdom of the 30-day Lunar Nitya Goddesses from the Hindu Spiritual tradition.
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THIS YEAR-LESS TIME-LESS BOOK is for any human who wishes to understand the interconnected rhythms of Being Earth and Living Human by attuning your daily life force with and within the rhythm of earth life and deepen your inter-are awareness - inwards and outwards. Earth life predominantly consists of four phases namely Being (Rest), Being to Doing (Transition), Doing (Activity) and Doing to Being (Transition). These four phases are part of every species
THIS YEAR-LESS TIME-LESS BOOK is for any human who wishes to understand the interconnected rhythms of Being Earth and Living Human by attuning your daily life force with and within the rhythm of earth life and deepen your inter-are awareness - inwards and outwards. Earth life predominantly consists of four phases namely Being (Rest), Being to Doing (Transition), Doing (Activity) and Doing to Being (Transition). These four phases are part of every species and also, aspect of Earth Life - inwards and outwards. The Human Body System is birthed in and by this rhythm. It operates in alignment with this rhythm. Our physical, mental-emotional, psychological, relational, creative and spiritual health, and well being is interconnected to and with this rhythm. Whenever and Wherever this rhythm gets impaired, Asura (without rhythm) resumes and takes life in that part towards death (Space-Being) to be re-birthed (like composting). This rhythm is woven into everything: our 24-Hour day-night cycle, 29.5 day Waxing-Waning Lunar cycle, 365-day Solar Seasonal cycle, the Human Life cycle, and in Womben the rhythm is entrained with her Womb cycle. Human life comes into existence through the womb of the human female. Any mis-attunement of the rhythm in the womb impacts the female and life birthed through her in a foundational way. So the rhythmic womb female and her guidance is the embodied compass for humanity to live in alignment with the Earth.
THIS YEAR-LESS TIME-LESS BOOK is for any human who wishes to understand the interconnected rhythms of Being Earth and Living Human by attuning your daily life force with and within the rhythm of earth life and deepen your inter-are awareness - inwards and outwards. Earth life predominantly consists of four phases namely Being (Rest), Being to Doing (Transition), Doing (Activity) and Doing to Being (Transition). These four phases are part of every species
THIS YEAR-LESS TIME-LESS BOOK is for any human who wishes to understand the interconnected rhythms of Being Earth and Living Human by attuning your daily life force with and within the rhythm of earth life and deepen your inter-are awareness - inwards and outwards. Earth life predominantly consists of four phases namely Being (Rest), Being to Doing (Transition), Doing (Activity) and Doing to Being (Transition). These four phases are part of every species and also, aspect of Earth Life - inwards and outwards. The Human Body System is birthed in and by this rhythm. It operates in alignment with this rhythm. Our physical, mental-emotional, psychological, relational, creative and spiritual health, and well being is interconnected to and with this rhythm. Whenever and Wherever this rhythm gets impaired, Asura (without rhythm) resumes and takes life in that part towards death (Space-Being) to be re-birthed (like composting). This rhythm is woven into everything: our 24-Hour day-night cycle, 29.5 day Waxing-Waning Lunar cycle, 365-day Solar Seasonal cycle, the Human Life cycle, and in Womben the rhythm is entrained with her Womb cycle. Human life comes into existence through the womb of the human female. Any mis-attunement of the rhythm in the womb impacts the female and life birthed through her in a foundational way. So the rhythmic womb female and her guidance is the embodied compass for humanity to live in alignment with the Earth.
This LUNI-SOLAR Calendar journal is founded in the Dark-Light Earth Wisdom. It mirrors the fact that all of life on earth is interconnected and interdependent inter-beings. Nothing exists in isolation or independence in this cosmic universe. Astrology and Astronomy, Biology and Cosmology, Science and Spirituality are all inter-related, inter-connected, and inter- dependent. While this LuniSolar Diary may seem to have a Gregorian appearance in terms of the move
This LUNI-SOLAR Calendar journal is founded in the Dark-Light Earth Wisdom. It mirrors the fact that all of life on earth is interconnected and interdependent inter-beings. Nothing exists in isolation or independence in this cosmic universe. Astrology and Astronomy, Biology and Cosmology, Science and Spirituality are all inter-related, inter-connected, and inter- dependent. While this LuniSolar Diary may seem to have a Gregorian appearance in terms of the movement of dates, it is aligned on the movements of the moon and sun as is seen from the subcontinent of India.
This LuniSolar Indian calendar follows the sidereal movement of the Sun, while it shares with you the tropical zodiac transition dates. On each calendar day of this diary you will meet the Solar and Lunar Zodiacs, and also, the Lunar Nakshatras overarching the day. Depending upon the placement of planets and their associated zodiac, nakshatra based on your birth chart, you can also, plan - prepare - track your movements on the dark-light rhythm.
This book is an introduction to Garbha R’tu Sanchalan.
Garbha R’tu Sanchalan is a process of remembering, tuning in, engaging, embodying and navigating the Nature-Informed Womb Rhythm Compass (as shown in the image above) that is cyclically waxing and waning in her Womb there by in-forming, and influencing her energy of Shakti in the physical, emotional, psychological, creative, relational, and spiritual experience of being a Human female.
This book is an introduction to Garbha R’tu Sanchalan.
Garbha R’tu Sanchalan is a process of remembering, tuning in, engaging, embodying and navigating the Nature-Informed Womb Rhythm Compass (as shown in the image above) that is cyclically waxing and waning in her Womb there by in-forming, and influencing her energy of Shakti in the physical, emotional, psychological, creative, relational, and spiritual experience of being a Human female.
This book is the Fourth Book in the series of Exploring the Nitya Goddesses.
I invite you to begin with the First Book in this series before you come here. You may also, accompany this book with the LuniSolar Calendar Journal for the year of your engagement to deepen your footprints with the Dark-Light Rhythm of Earth.
This fourth book supports you to navigate the waxing and waning in your Desire - Dreams - Intentions with, of, and through th
This book is the Fourth Book in the series of Exploring the Nitya Goddesses.
I invite you to begin with the First Book in this series before you come here. You may also, accompany this book with the LuniSolar Calendar Journal for the year of your engagement to deepen your footprints with the Dark-Light Rhythm of Earth.
This fourth book supports you to navigate the waxing and waning in your Desire - Dreams - Intentions with, of, and through the movements of the Nitya’s arrival and departure in the sky. There are several activities listed for each Nitya of the moon. Please do not engage with everything on the same day.
What is given in this book is only an outline. It is not the word or truth. Give yourself multiple iterations of the Moon to explore your own knowing. Take your time. Trust your Intuition. Stay present to what is opening in the real time. That always precedes the guidance in the book.
Introduction to Garbha R’tu Sanchalan supports human females to awaken into her Inner Womb Rhythm Compass. In its navigation, she may find her way Home into her own body. In finding her way, I hope she becomes a catalyst of transformative change within herself, her family, her community, and the World.
Introduction to Garbha R’tu Sanchalan supports human females to awaken into her Inner Womb Rhythm Compass. In its navigation, she may find her way Home into her own body. In finding her way, I hope she becomes a catalyst of transformative change within herself, her family, her community, and the World.
If you would like to - explore what it means to have an Embodied Lived Phenomenological Felt Connection with the Moon.- deepen your relationship with the Moon,- learn a way to navigate life in alignment with the phases of the Moon,- map the course of your life while flowing with the Moon!- coach your inner movements and visions to align with the Moon,- navigate your footprints in the world with the Moon,- strengthen your spiritual discipline - within and witho
If you would like to - explore what it means to have an Embodied Lived Phenomenological Felt Connection with the Moon.- deepen your relationship with the Moon,- learn a way to navigate life in alignment with the phases of the Moon,- map the course of your life while flowing with the Moon!- coach your inner movements and visions to align with the Moon,- navigate your footprints in the world with the Moon,- strengthen your spiritual discipline - within and without,Then you will find many gifts in this Workbook that will meet your Lunar Longings.Every waxing light of the moon brings onto earth a fresh aspect, a new learning, a new awareness, a new awakening towards journeying, realising, manifesting ones dreams, and every waning light of the moon brings the reminder that everything also, returns and cycles back to the source of all light - Sun - Consciousness and we need to learn to let it go. When we move and flow in alignment with these waxing and waning gifts, we receive numerous gifts of physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual well being.
The Moon is devoted to the Earth. Moon takes close to 29.5 days to complete one cycle around the Earth. As it circumambulates around the Earth, the Earth is circumambulating around the Sun while revolving on her own axis. From the earth, the moon appears to grow and recede as the light of the sun reflects off the moon. Moon enormously influences the mental, emotional and psychological makeup of human life on Earth; even more so a woman’s biology through
The Moon is devoted to the Earth. Moon takes close to 29.5 days to complete one cycle around the Earth. As it circumambulates around the Earth, the Earth is circumambulating around the Sun while revolving on her own axis. From the earth, the moon appears to grow and recede as the light of the sun reflects off the moon. Moon enormously influences the mental, emotional and psychological makeup of human life on Earth; even more so a woman’s biology through the menstruation cycle.
A single cycle of the Moon has two phases - 15 days of waxing phase followed by 15 days of waning. During the waxing phase, the fifteen aspects of sun’s light arrives in the moon one after the other. It moves the moon towards becoming Full. Then during the waning cycle, this light appears to return back to the Sun in the order it came. It moves the moon towards becoming Empty. Each light aspect arriving and departing the moon is associated with an Eternal aspect of consciousness called Nitya Devi. There are 15 Lunar Nitya Devis - each with a unique name, and numerous unique qualities. These Nitya’s are believed to influence different aspects of the human psyche on an everyday basis.
This workbook series makes a humble attempt to support you in tapping into the wisdom of the arriving and departing Nityas in a practical way. It consists of four parts and this is the first one in the series.
Rising Daughter, Silent Mother and Fading Grandmothers narrates the organic research journey of Rekha Govindan Kurup (the author) as a modern-day city-bred daughter of Kerala, India wanting to redefine, reclaim and re-inform her relationship with body and sexuality through the discovery and investigation of Matrilineal Nayar practices.
Rekha did not grow up in a traditional Nayar matrilocal joint family, but instead she lived with her father, mot
Rising Daughter, Silent Mother and Fading Grandmothers narrates the organic research journey of Rekha Govindan Kurup (the author) as a modern-day city-bred daughter of Kerala, India wanting to redefine, reclaim and re-inform her relationship with body and sexuality through the discovery and investigation of Matrilineal Nayar practices.
Rekha did not grow up in a traditional Nayar matrilocal joint family, but instead she lived with her father, mother, and sibling in a nuclear home like many women of her generation. Her mother too, did not grow up in a matrilineal family. However, most of her grandmotherʼs generation was born in matrilineal Kerala and grew up in a matrilocal and matrifocal system. In conversation with her mother and grandmothers, Rekha makes a sincere effort to reconnect with the matrilineal past of Kerala, its history, the lived experience of women within that system, and most importantly, the female-centered rituals practiced within the system that empowered the fruitful blossoming of a young girl into an adult woman.
This LUNI-SOLAR Calendar journal is founded in the Dark-Light Earth Rhythm that interconnects all of life on earth within its myriad folds. It mirrors the truth that we are interdependent inter-beings, and nothing exists in isolation or independence of each other. Astrology, and Astronomy, Biology, and Cosmology, Science and Spirituality are all inter-related, inter-connected, and inter-dependent. While this LuniSolar Diary may seem to have a Gregorian appeara
This LUNI-SOLAR Calendar journal is founded in the Dark-Light Earth Rhythm that interconnects all of life on earth within its myriad folds. It mirrors the truth that we are interdependent inter-beings, and nothing exists in isolation or independence of each other. Astrology, and Astronomy, Biology, and Cosmology, Science and Spirituality are all inter-related, inter-connected, and inter-dependent. While this LuniSolar Diary may seem to have a Gregorian appearance in terms of the movement of dates, it is aligned on the movements of the moon and sun as is observed on the subcontinent of India . It supports your Will to navigate with the waxing and waning of light and darkness on Earth as guided by the seers of this land.
Today, we live in a time of the reigning masculine that has found its ways to negate embodiment by glorifying and overstaying in the light (mind-ego) cycle, and forgetting or resisting its way into the dark (body-death). It has given rise to an insatiable longing in the human ego to become bigger than Nature by defying the body’s death, aging, and need for rest. We have forgotten to slow down, and cool down. It feels like the whole world is navigating an
Today, we live in a time of the reigning masculine that has found its ways to negate embodiment by glorifying and overstaying in the light (mind-ego) cycle, and forgetting or resisting its way into the dark (body-death). It has given rise to an insatiable longing in the human ego to become bigger than Nature by defying the body’s death, aging, and need for rest. We have forgotten to slow down, and cool down. It feels like the whole world is navigating and enacting this Ego suffering in every aspect. The secret of Human awakening lies in the Expansion of this Limited Ego-Identity, acknowledgement of the Death-Life-Death cycle, and the integration of the Dark-Unconscious-Feminine in the body while navigating the Masculine through Life & Light.
The cyclic cosmic layered knowing of nature can be experienced in the phenomenology of a woman’s biology. It is embedded in her menstruation cycle. On a daily basis, it informs, influences, and initiates her relationship with her physical, emotional, psychological (intellectual), spiritual, social (relationships), and creative needs - within and with the outside. This Blood Moon Journal supports Women to awaken into her Menstrual Knowing - consciously navigate her descent into Death (the Unconscious Dark Feminine), ascent into Life (the Conscious Light Masculine). In doing so, she can meet her own life in a way that fulfils her embodied purpose in the world, and also, birth an awakened embodied life on this planet.
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