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Your source for insights, inspiration and the practical tools of the Modern Alchemist. Discover how the Five Pillars of Modern Alchemy and how they can empower your quest to unlock your greater potential within. The five pillars of modern alchemy are essential oils, crystal healing, meditation, practical alchemy and the most important pillar, the Love Frequency.

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Survive to Thrive: The Personal Evolution Triad

Adora Winquist January 20, 2022

As a student and teacher for over two decades in the field of alternative medicine, I have come to understand the infinite nature of personal growth in an expansive way. In the writing of our new programs for the launch of our educational platform: The Soul Institute, I have refined the initial concept of the Personal Evolution Triad: Survive to Thrive. Based on the concept of Maslov’s Hierarchy, the Survive to Thrive diagram furthers the understanding of how we can evolve from the primary steps of survival and struggle. When we engage in the vicious cycle of struggle, dis-ease is perpetuated, whether it manifests in our body, mind, emotions or spirit.

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In Transformation, Letting Go, Soul Purpose, DNA, Essential oil Alchemy, Freedom, Surrender, Clearing, Crystal Alchemy, Abandonment Healing, Alignment, Aromatherapy, Ancestor Healing Tags Soul Institute, Survive to Thrive, Esoteric philosophy, Psycho-spiritual, Plant Medicine, Vibrational Medicine, Alchemy, Patterns, Distorted Belief Systems, Soul level, Release, Unique, Light, Gifts, Self mastery
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Focusing Inward

Adora Winquist January 11, 2022

Welcome to today’s Seeds of the Spirit meditation and journey on focusing inward. Now more than ever, we are called to shift our gaze from the outer experiences and manifestations of life to our inner planes of creation, conscious and subconsciousness patterning to connect, care and commune with our authentic selves in a deeper way. It’s a wonderful time to bring the energy of revitalization, regeneration, and nurturing. One of the focuses today will be to bring this healing light to any part of our physical, emotional, and mental bodies that need support and are calling out for attention, love, and connection. Tremendous power is held in harnessing the present moment with our positive intention for transformation, transmutation and quantum leaping along our own evolutionary spiral.

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In Essential oil Alchemy, Crystal Alchemy, Self Love, Aromatherapy, Alignment, Grounding, Light, Love, DNA, Transformation, Vitality, Joy, Intention, Soul Purpose, Chakras, Clearing, Surrender Tags vetiver, Tiger’s Eye, sovereignty, Mother Earth, love, abundance, support, energies, reflect, consciousness, cosmic realms, transmute, patterns, healing, warmth, soul work, nurturance
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Assimilating Wisdom

Adora Winquist January 4, 2022

Welcome to today's Seeds of the Spirit meditation on assimilating the wisdom of the past year. Today we will be working with the alchemies of merlinite and sandalwood oil. The end of the year brings a wonderful opportunity for reflection, review and receiving. In truth, it is much more than reviewing the last year. Even that idea is linear in nature. However, from the perspective of earth time, we have markers to pin a moment in time to view from.

Reflecting upon each bounty and win of the year allows us to fully receive the magnificence and vibration of empowerment encoded within. It integrates the experience at our soul level. The same applies for each “blesson” (a lesson that contains an eventual blessing), even if we cannot see the golden nugget of wisdom within the experience yet. Every part of our life, our bodies, minds and spirits that are still calling for our love, our forgiveness, our acceptance and our light are potent areas of reflection that allow us to embrace all of who we are. This is the journey of assimilation.

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In Essential oil Alchemy, Crystal Alchemy, Self Love, Aromatherapy, Alignment, Sleep, Gratitude, Grounding, Light, Love, DNA, Transformation, Vitality, Joy, Clearing, Intention, Chakras, Soul Purpose, Letting Go Tags sandalwood, merlinite, sovereignty, Mother Earth, love, abundance, support, energies, reflect, consciousness, cosmic realms, transmute, patterns, healing
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Alchemy of Better Sleep

Adora Winquist December 29, 2021

Today’s meditation is on the Alchemy of Sleep because whether it's the holiday season, the winter, or the beauty of aging, sleep is something that I relish more and more as time goes on. So how do we get better and deeper sleep more consistently? How do we get sleep that truly renews, rejuvenates, and revitalizes us? How do we find that place of peaceful stillness that quiets the body, mind and spirit to receive the deep nourishment we crave?

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In Essential oil Alchemy, Crystal Alchemy, Self Love, Aromatherapy, Elixirs, Surrender, Alignment, Sleep Tags renewal, plant kingdom, mineral kingdom, winter, deeper sleep, Roman Chamomile, cosmic consciousness, labradorite, holographic, DNA, recalibrate, nervous system, relaxation, light, cells, organs, systems, repattern, earth star chakra
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Winter Solstice 2021

Adora Winquist December 20, 2021

As we approach this year’s Winter Solstice, we are invited to bring our focus inward to search our soul, spirit, body, mind, and emotions. Where are you called to bring greater self care, love and compassion into your intentional practice and day to day living? This time of deep reflection is rich with opportunities for life enhancing self-discovery.

In this time of shift of the New Earth, we continue to awaken and expand our conscious connection to ourselves and each other. The quantum field invites us to align with the potential of infinite creation. Expanding beyond the 3D matrix of limitation creates a quantum field and draws us into the zero point dimension of limitless potential. We enhance this energy by honoring ourselves and deepening our practice of self care.

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In Crystal Alchemy, Light, Intention, Self Love, Aromatherapy, Alignment, Authenticity, Gratitude, Ceremony, Solstice Tags Winter Solstice, Winter Solstice 2021, soul, spirit, spirituality, self care, love, intentional practice, third dimension, effortless intention, frankincense, lavender, clary sage, vetiver, jojoba oil, red calcite
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Alchemy of Better Mood

Adora Winquist December 14, 2021

This meditation transmits the alchemy of better mood. We can all agree that from the collective perspective, we are at an apex of mood-based discontent. We are facing an increase in overwhelm, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and many other mental health challenges. With these influences all around us, how do we consistently improve and balance our mood? How do we tap in and ground into our highest mood regardless of outside circumstances, most of which we cannot control? How do we enhance our creativity and expand our clarity in a consistent and healthy way? How can we experience the joy that is available to us in each moment?

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In Essential oil Alchemy, Crystal Alchemy, Light, Intention, Chakras, Self Love, DNA, Aromatherapy, Elixirs, Joy, Freedom, Mood Tags Honey calcite, blood orange, self mastery, self care, life force, essential oil, meditation, crystal, magic, mysticism, brain, limbic system, memory, mood boost, energy release, safety, release, stress relief, relief, alignment
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DNA Healing Level Series: Heart Activate

Adora Winquist November 9, 2021

DNA Healing Series: Activate the Heart. After cleansing and nourishing our heart centers, we are now ready to activate our life force, align with our soul purpose and thrive into new arenas of passion and purpose.

Today in particular, as we activate our hearts and high heart, aligning with our connection to the cosmic heart of the multiverse, we’re going to call in sacred space. And we’ll align with our connection to the heartbeat of Mother Earth.

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In Essential oil Alchemy, Crystal Alchemy, DNA, Heart Chakra, Love, Self Love, Heart, Intention, Aromatherapy, Alignment, Vitality Tags Hyssop, Ruby, Heart, Activate, Essential oils, Crystals, Alchemy, Meditation
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DNA Healing Level Series: Adrenal Activate

Adora Winquist September 21, 2021

This Seeds of the Spirit meditation is part of the DNA series, with a focus on adrenal activation. In recent blogs we have cleansed and nourished this all important system of the body in preparation for the activation of our sovereign lifeforce and the expansion of our earth connection to regenerative energy. We’ll be working with the alchemies of geranium essential oil from the plant kingdom and red coral from the mineral kingdom. This meditation can be used with my new book Detox.Nourish. Activate.: Plant & Vibrational Medicine for Energy, Mood & Love.

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In Aromatherapy, Crystal Alchemy, DNA, Ancestor Healing, Vitality, Essential oil Alchemy, Transformation, Soul Purpose, Grounding, Freedom
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Radical Self Love Practices for Brides

Adora Winquist August 6, 2021

As featured in World Bride Magazine

While the piece I wrote below for World Bride Magazine was intended for brides, it is important to note that this content is relevant for anyone regardless if you are planning to marry or not. Radical Self Love is one of the most important practices for all human beings, as our love for self reflects out into the world, onto all of our relations (romantic or not), and then is mirrored back to us. If you have been experiencing difficult relationships or are feeling a lack of love in your life, I invite you to turn inward to reflect upon your own self love and see what content from this blog resonates to welcome into your personal life. Each moment is a new opportunity to create a self love ritual for your beloved self.

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In Aromatherapy, Self Love, Elixirs, Ceremony

DNA Level Healing Series: Unlock Your Infinite Potential

Adora Winquist July 19, 2021

This is a special launch of an 11 week meditation series on DNA healing, and the ability to harness the infinite potential of the healing light within you. This is based on my new book that was just released, Detox. Nourish. Activate. Plant and Vibrational Medicine for Energy, Mood, and Love. In this book, I share about essential oil plant alchemy and crystal vibrational alchemy for the intention of aligning with their potent alchemy and vibrational energy to heal the deep places within us down to the DNA level.

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In DNA, Transformation, Aromatherapy, Crystal Alchemy, Essential oil Alchemy, Vitality, Freedom
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The Inspiration Behind the Elixirs 4 Quantum Living

Adora Winquist June 14, 2021

Featured in HVY Journalists

Q: How did you get interested in alchemy and which aromas do you personally consider to be the most appealing?

A: Even as a young child, I was drawn to nature. It provided solace and comfort to my sensitive spirit that empathically felt much of the family disharmony in my early childhood years. The natural world called to me, with its beautiful colors, aromas, creatures, stones, and other aspects of the elements, especially water. I found I could communicate and connect deeply with the stones and plants, and I preferred to be outdoors as much as possible. I am still that way.

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Everything You Need to Know About Essential Oils

Adora Winquist May 13, 2021

This is a Q & A featured from HelloGiggles.

What are essential oils? How do they work? What are the most popular essential oils and their coordinating benefits What are the best essential oil combinations? What's the best way to use essential oils?

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Aromatherapy For Optimum Health: Essential Oils for Immune Support

Adora Winquist March 6, 2020

Aromatherapy offers potent medicine to address our holistic wellbeing. Essential oils are the most volatile, biochemically active representation of the plant kingdom and are products of plant metabolism.

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Abandonment Healing

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Survive to Thrive: Survival and Struggle
January 20, 2022
Survive to Thrive: Survival and Struggle
January 20, 2022

This is the first of a seven-part series called Survive to Thrive. A little bit of background on why I chose to take us on this specific journey: in 2022, I'm going to be launching my new school program called the Soul Institute, which is exciting. As I was gathering ideas to put together for course programs, I was going through my book, Detox Nourish Activate, and one section in the Adrenal area, called the Personal Evolution Triad, stood out to me to be expounded upon. Based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs, it takes us along the journey of self mastery.

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January 20, 2022
Survive to Thrive: The Personal Evolution Triad
January 20, 2022
Survive to Thrive: The Personal Evolution Triad
January 20, 2022

As a student and teacher for over two decades in the field of alternative medicine, I have come to understand the infinite nature of personal growth in an expansive way. In the writing of our new programs for the launch of our educational platform: The Soul Institute, I have refined the initial concept of the Personal Evolution Triad: Survive to Thrive. Based on the concept of Maslov’s Hierarchy, the Survive to Thrive diagram furthers the understanding of how we can evolve from the primary steps of survival and struggle. When we engage in the vicious cycle of struggle, dis-ease is perpetuated, whether it manifests in our body, mind, emotions or spirit.

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January 20, 2022
Healing Abandonment
December 11, 2020
Healing Abandonment
December 11, 2020

One of the reasons that we use essential oils is that when we're inhaling an essential oil or a synergy, it helps us connect to or create a new memory cell because of the powerful connection between olfaction and the limbic center of our brain that regulates so much of our physiology, specifically mood, memory, and emotion. And so with this process, we're able to create new and healthier neuro-pathways patterns to really shift the trajectory of our emotional response when we have triggering, overwhelming or stressful experiences.

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Alignment

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Modern Alchemy for the Solar Eclipse
April 7, 2024
Modern Alchemy for the Solar Eclipse
April 7, 2024

How do I make sense of what is happening inside of me, let alone what is going on in the world around me right now? This theme has been so deeply present these past weeks…from the lunar eclipse to the Spring Equinox and now the new moon and solar eclipse, the planetary and cosmic alignments are creating the energetic conditions for profound change.

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April 7, 2024
What is Sacred Self-Leadership?
March 24, 2024
What is Sacred Self-Leadership?
March 24, 2024

What comes to mind when you hear the term “sacred self-leadership”? Often, we consider leadership as a structured term along a scale of authority. It may be a top-ranking general for military operations or the boardroom hierarchy of business organizations like Oprah Winfrey. There are also leaders like Tony Robbins that are inspirational in nature offering innovative ways of thinking, behaving and reaching …

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March 24, 2024
A Modern Alchemy Ritual for Spring Equinox
March 19, 2024
A Modern Alchemy Ritual for Spring Equinox
March 19, 2024

The brightness of Spring. The reawakening of life. Not only does the earth come alive again in the northern hemisphere, but so do we. The Spring Equinox is a time of new beginnings, the renewing of hope for the future and the vibrancy of our present. Spring is a time for planting seeds of intention. Fresh, clean energy within and all around us invites the clarity for our soul’s desires to surface with new and wholesome perspectives. 

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March 19, 2024
The Alchemy of Salt
December 29, 2023
The Alchemy of Salt
December 29, 2023

Salt is used to cleanse and purify a home, office or other personal space of stagnant or unwanted energy. The energy of your environment has a direct impact on your mood, mental clarity, and overall sense of inspiration and harmony in your life. Salt was once traded by weight for gold. Ancient traditions used it for food preservation, mummification, to treat illness, and maintain the body's biochemistry.

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December 29, 2023
Winter Solstice DIY Blessings Ceremony
December 21, 2023
Winter Solstice DIY Blessings Ceremony
December 21, 2023

This season of inward reflection offers a wonderful opportunity to be in the listening of your being holistically, to create and shift self care and to plant the seeds for YOUR next season of soul growth and embodied expansion. In this time of shift of the New Earth, we continue to awaken and expand our conscious connection to ourselves and each other.

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December 21, 2023
 

Ancestor Healing

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SOS: The Adora Frequency: Open
October 9, 2022
SOS: The Adora Frequency: Open
October 9, 2022

I thought I would share a little story with you that is germane to the Adora Frequency and how it relates to me as an individual, as well as the Brennan school. For those of you that have gone through the program, you know we go into the depth of our core wounding in the first year. In the very first experience, we were brought back into the state of infancy and core wounding of the schizoid characterology, which was quite a surprise.

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October 9, 2022
SOS: The Adora Frequency: Rise
September 5, 2022
SOS: The Adora Frequency: Rise
September 5, 2022

Welcome to part three of the Adora Frequency series: Rise. I invite you to connect with all of the places within your being, heart, soul, mind, life that you are being called to rise to new levels of leadership, inspiration, encouragement. To stand as beacons of light for yourselves, first and foremost, your loved ones, communities and the world at large.

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September 5, 2022
SOS: The Adora Frequency: Release
September 5, 2022
SOS: The Adora Frequency: Release
September 5, 2022

Welcome to our new meditation series on The Adora Frequency. A caveat here, it's not about me, Adora the individual, it's about the consciousness and flow state of Adora, which means adoration, honoring and the beloved one - whether it’s Latin, Spanish, or Italian.

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September 5, 2022
SOS: The Adora Frequency: Invitation
August 20, 2022
SOS: The Adora Frequency: Invitation
August 20, 2022

Welcome to our new series: The Adora Frequency. This is a unique series as it is part of a new wealth of information that I'm bringing in a new teaching, which is going to be transmitted through a program for the Soul Institute for Quantum Living.

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August 20, 2022
Mary Magdalene: Divine Love
August 5, 2022
Mary Magdalene: Divine Love
August 5, 2022

Welcome to the monthly Mary Magdalene healing circle. Tonight's meditation is on Divine Love and our alchemies for this evening are epidote for our mineral and agarwood or “oud” for our aromatic.

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August 5, 2022
 

Aromatherapy

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The Alchemy of Cinnamon
January 29, 2025
The Alchemy of Cinnamon
January 29, 2025

Warming and stimulating aromatically, the medicine of cinnamon brings strength to the heart, the will, and the emotions. Ruled by the sun and the element of fire, cinnamon assists in restoring vital life force and passion for life and love. It is a renowned aphrodisiac and awakens or reinvigorates sexual fire between two people. It breathes spirit back into the body, the mind, and the soul. 

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January 29, 2025
Modern Alchemy for the Solar Eclipse
April 7, 2024
Modern Alchemy for the Solar Eclipse
April 7, 2024

How do I make sense of what is happening inside of me, let alone what is going on in the world around me right now? This theme has been so deeply present these past weeks…from the lunar eclipse to the Spring Equinox and now the new moon and solar eclipse, the planetary and cosmic alignments are creating the energetic conditions for profound change.

Read more →
April 7, 2024
A Modern Alchemy Ritual for Spring Equinox
March 19, 2024
A Modern Alchemy Ritual for Spring Equinox
March 19, 2024

The brightness of Spring. The reawakening of life. Not only does the earth come alive again in the northern hemisphere, but so do we. The Spring Equinox is a time of new beginnings, the renewing of hope for the future and the vibrancy of our present. Spring is a time for planting seeds of intention. Fresh, clean energy within and all around us invites the clarity for our soul’s desires to surface with new and wholesome perspectives. 

Read more →
March 19, 2024
Are You a Modern Alchemist?
March 2, 2024
Are You a Modern Alchemist?
March 2, 2024

Traditional Alchemy is considered to focus on transmuting base metals to gold, but true alchemy is the process of finding the gold that is held inside all of your life’s experiences to date. The path of the modern alchemist is a quest to find the master keys to your most fulfilling and vibrant life. It is the hero or heroine’s journey that focuses on transforming the world within you.

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March 2, 2024
6 Reasons Why a Retreat is Essential to YOU in 2024
January 26, 2024
6 Reasons Why a Retreat is Essential to YOU in 2024
January 26, 2024

Welcome 2024, the year of the Dragon and the number 8, tapping into the infinite potential of your passion and sacred purpose. My motto for this year (and life) is Carpe Diem. We can seize both the day and this very moment. It is within this moment that a doorway of transformation, filled with potential opens and we can transform and uplift ourselves to new levels of joy, vibrancy and clarity, rising as the sacred self leader of our most abundant and authentic life. 

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January 26, 2024
 

Authenticity

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What is Sacred Self-Leadership?
March 24, 2024
What is Sacred Self-Leadership?
March 24, 2024

What comes to mind when you hear the term “sacred self-leadership”? Often, we consider leadership as a structured term along a scale of authority. It may be a top-ranking general for military operations or the boardroom hierarchy of business organizations like Oprah Winfrey. There are also leaders like Tony Robbins that are inspirational in nature offering innovative ways of thinking, behaving and reaching …

Read more →
March 24, 2024
Are You a Modern Alchemist?
March 2, 2024
Are You a Modern Alchemist?
March 2, 2024

Traditional Alchemy is considered to focus on transmuting base metals to gold, but true alchemy is the process of finding the gold that is held inside all of your life’s experiences to date. The path of the modern alchemist is a quest to find the master keys to your most fulfilling and vibrant life. It is the hero or heroine’s journey that focuses on transforming the world within you.

Read more →
March 2, 2024
6 Reasons Why a Retreat is Essential to YOU in 2024
January 26, 2024
6 Reasons Why a Retreat is Essential to YOU in 2024
January 26, 2024

Welcome 2024, the year of the Dragon and the number 8, tapping into the infinite potential of your passion and sacred purpose. My motto for this year (and life) is Carpe Diem. We can seize both the day and this very moment. It is within this moment that a doorway of transformation, filled with potential opens and we can transform and uplift ourselves to new levels of joy, vibrancy and clarity, rising as the sacred self leader of our most abundant and authentic life. 

Read more →
January 26, 2024
Abundance: Expanding Your Receivership
October 18, 2023
Abundance: Expanding Your Receivership
October 18, 2023

From a seasonal perspective, Fall is a time of harvest. We reap the great bounty of our gardens of plenty: Both physically for those of us that cultivate home gardens as well as metaphorically. As we reflect on the latter and focus inward, we can see how our intentional seeds of creation have grown to bear the fruits of our creativity, love, and vitality. Are you inspired by what is flourishing in your life right now?

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October 18, 2023
What Does Beauty, Faith, and Spirituality Have in Common?
August 2, 2023
What Does Beauty, Faith, and Spirituality Have in Common?
August 2, 2023

Let's face it (wink) - the term beauty has a great deal of charge to it. We’ve been indoctrinated from too early an age of what beauty is "supposed" to look like. This messaging came from our parents and the culture of our heritage, the media, the maya of celebrity, and all the experiences we've had from the schoolyard to the corporate boardroom and even the bedroom where this has been reinforced. 

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August 2, 2023
 
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