Being vulnerable is very powerful, ironically.

It requires a certain amount of trust and safety.

Feeling safe is less about what others think or how they will react…it’s an inside job.  

The more we source our value from who we are, as we are, the more safety we can create for ourselves.

And the more we authentically share from this space, the more self-trust and safety we experience = the deeper we can travel within and then share.

It makes you feel beautiful, and that makes you want to be more visable- a beautiful cycle!

I LOVE nudging into my edges more and more and sharing from this space with you HERE.

Hold all parts of yourself as sacred, embracing it all will make you feel BEAUTIFUL, ALIVE, AUTHENTIC and CONNECTED.

Vulnerability is a self-blessing tree…revealing more of your beauty, truth and power.

It creates a solid ground for us to share ourselves with a feeling of safety and it also creates connection with others.

It creates grace.

This week I invite you to share yourself as vulnerably as you can with at least one other person in your life.

To allow yourself to be more visable and seen,

Then share it with me in the comments below!

with grace,

ps HAPPY THANKSGIVING to my Canadian Sisters Xxo

My Gratitude is Golden RAW PUMPKIN PIE Recipe

filling ingredients

2 sweet potatoes washed and peeled and chopped

3 carrots washed and peeled and chopped

1 c raw cashews (soaked 2 hours to soften)

1 c raw pine nuts

1 avocado optional

1/3-1/2 c raw honey or agave nectar

1 t vanilla- pure organic

1 t allspice

1/2 t cinnimon

1/4 t nutmeg

1/4 t celtic sea salt

PROCESS everything in food processor until smooth

taste test to make sure its as you like- add more spice or

sweetener if necessary

crust

Process in food processor until crumbly

1 c pecans

1 cup almonds

1 c pitted dates or raisins

1 t salt

topping

1 cup walnuts, pine nuts, cashews, or hazel nuts

1/2 c freshly squeezed Orange Juice

1t vanilla extract

¼ c sweetener- honey, agave or pitted dates

Process until fluffy, and serve on top of chilled pie!

METHOD

Roll crust ingredients into a ball.  Flatten crust onto a pie plate, then using a spatula fill the crust with the filling, decorate with raw whip cream topping and/or pecans.

Keeps in fridge for 1 week.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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I’m normally a very expressive person. Emotional. Raw. Really real.

Authenticity is like an Aphrodisiac for me…perhaps you crave it too!

But when we don’t feel proud of how we look it affects how much we want to be seen, and even how deeply we can connect with people…

Our physical radiance says alot about how we are sourcing our value and life-force as a woman.

The essence of the Feminine is magnetic radiance that is part of our essential nature and authentic beauty…it’s as much about how we are relating to ourself and others that makes it so magical.

It’s a very alive dynamic of being fully in our body and our Divine dance with co-creation that requires us to become fully visable, seen and expressed.

Although I have a community website of thousands and am pretty out there already, even I can feel myself wanting to hide-out at times…

Why?

Because I have a soul-story ‘I’m not beautiful.’

It used to be that ‘I’m not beautiful because I’m unhealthy.’

So I went on a decade long journey of healing that transformed my acne, dark circles and skinny unhealthy body into feminine radiance and sensual beauty- yae!

I share all about my healing journey in my book Naked Beauty, but it isn’t over…

Since then I have experienced deeper initiations around beauty, self-image and health on every level- I love to create a Transformational Photoshoots expressing my evolution…

I’ve discovered that although rebirth may not always pretty, it is BEAUTIFUL.

But lately, I’ve noticed that my beauty myth has returned, teasing me over another ‘issue’ …

I’m getting older.

My hair is turning grey.

There are little lines forming around my eyes.

At a recent dinner party, we were having a nice time but when my friend pulled out a camera, I avoided it…

Although I’ve experienced amazing results with my raw diet and lifestyle, at 48, it’s a fact that I’m going through changes…

And unlike advice from magazines and beauty experts- NO! I don’t want to smile or laugh less to avoid ‘crow’s feet’ lines, nor do I wish to color my hair with toxic dyes or have botox etc.

So what’s a girl to do?

I want to stay VIBRANT and vivacious and ecstatically radiant for myself and my husband.

AND I also deeply desire to INSPIRE a world of women who also want to be their most beautiful, radiant self- and as naturally as possible!

I made a video for you about this au natural, no makeup or fancy hair and gown, and I feel a little vulnerable sharing my truth…

A beloved mentor quotes Keats,

‘Truth is Beauty, Beauty is Truth, that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.’

I’d love to hear from you on how you’re feeling about your own radiance and visability, and any issues you may be going through around this right now…

lavish with my love and laugh lines,

ps I’ll be meeting several of you for your upcoming VIP Day with me, and I can’t wait! I just want you to know that I’m very REAL, imperfectly perfect, and we will be sharing our beauty and truth together x

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Ahhhh the softness of summer infuses me with visions of the woman I am becoming.

This week was my Sweet 16th Wedding Anniversary!

I find myself falling deeper in love more now than ever…

(it hasn’t always been this way for us, but the journey together is truly evolving).

It gets even HOTTER when you are RAW and REAL.

I’ve gifted myself permission to receive the wisdom of my heart and truth of my Soul…to that alone I am accountable.

And he is feeling it. Feeling me.

From working with women from all walks of life I notice patterns that DEFLECT us from feeling…

…from feeling our our pain, our fear, our resentment, our judgement~ what I call our UGLY…

…and our desires, our inspiration, our pleasure, our truth, our fulfillment…our BEAUTY…

and most importantly from INTEGRATING it ALL, which naturally infuses us as women we’re here to be.

With these patterns we may find ourselves running, on empty…chasing…proving…doing too much…struggling…overgiving…overcompensating…neglecting ourselves…

…living on autopilot, neglecting to create space required for REFLECTING and co-creating with the Divine…

…unable to Relax and Receive the beauty of our lives,

the adventures, the loving, the JOY even with our partners and families and friends…

not allowing ourselves to claim our INNATE GIFTS as women to naturally RECEIVE the miracles and magic of life.

HIDING OUT. PLAYING SMALL. DIMMING OUR LIGHT.

I believe enchantment, beauty, truth, desire and radiance are not only important to us as women, essential nutrients for our growth and unfolding.

Are you embodying your deepest truth, standing in what inspires, fuels, ENCHANTS and matters most to YOU as a woman?

Or do you play the WAITING GAME~ for approval from others, for your purpose, for money, for time, for beauty, love and fulfillment?

I used to believe SOMEDAY it would all come together for me somehow…hopefully…and I waited too…

I can remember feeling invisable, unattractive, angry, scared, and lost…not sure where to turn; yes, I’ve felt it all too!

My darkest nightmare was that I wasn’t good enough…my deepest desire was to be seen, cherished, beautiful, enough.

I have been on a lifelong journey to reclaim my Dream…becoming the woman I’m here to be.

My foundations are grounded in my Raw lifestyle, Sensuality, Intuition, ESC and my connection to the Divine and are radiantly clear even in waves of change and uncertainty.

Taking exquisite care of my vessel is foundational for the success I have created and experience on a DAILY basis:

*my relationship with my husband, children and close friends nourish and inspire me

*my body and energy are vibrant an radiant

*my style reflects my unique sensual beauty and creativity

*my business is a dream come true where I can be myself and positively impact a world of women

And this is only the beginning…

I’ve experienced a deep TRANSFORMATION and now assist women who desire what’s here for them!

I bring women into my world, to receive their beauty and to radiate it like a flower.

At the end of summer I will be doing something very special for the women who are READY to stop waiting…

This exclusive experience is for an intimate group of select women who will be working with me very closely.

Mentoring + VIP Intensive + Sensual Feminine Essence Photoshoot

That’s all I’ll say here…a little mystery is beautiful 😉

The women this is meant for will already begin to utilize their sensual KNOWING and will feel drawn to this very exclusive experience…

To learn more about this opportunity write to customerservice at earthempress dot com and say I’D LOVE TO KNOW MORE SHAKAYA!

Oooohhh I can’t wait to see who are the women ready to reclaim THEIR magic and mystery…

with sensual beauty,

ps Do you like the goddess gowns I am wearing in these photoshoots?…

You can receive your very own~ CUSTOM made!

AND because this is going to be a gorgeous Group experience, the investment is substantially less than a private program with me…

SO if you have ever fantasized about working with me and having your very own luxurious Photoshoot…STOP WAITING, THIS IS YOUR MOMENT!

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