Depression : a silent companion.
Depression is a debilitating force.
It glooms your energetic field and clouds your vision.
In extreme cases, depression can be a life-threatening condition. Dwelling in such a state of mind can be dangerous and getting support from a mental health professional is necessary if the symptoms are severe. In lighter cases, feelings of depression can be integrated and dissolved through spiritual practice, long visits to nature, and other techniques.
In my own body, depression was a symptom of an underactive thyroid, generational behavioral patterns, unresolved past traumas, and belief systems.
In this time and age, it feels like we can’t escape the void of a decaying human society at the hands of corporations ruling like tyrants over the planet, abusing, extracting, murdering brothers and sisters, fauna & flora, and keeping most of the humans sick, in extreme poverty, with lack of access to clean water and organic fresh foods or addicted, the corruption at the core of the human heart weights me down.
For a while I was what people call, a misfit
Not really quite fitting in with a group of people, often find myself being rejected or avoided or I end up sabotaging the relationship, this has reinforced the most painful belief a human being can have:” I don’t belong”, sending me to serious spirals of addiction for many years.
On my first ayahuasca ceremony, I stared for what felt like days at the unwavering flickering light from a candle….. I felt the deepest belonging to the world, and from that feeling, a healing journey unfolded.
One day at a time I heal from self-inflicted wounds and learn to hold that unwavering light for myself and others.
I thrive in 1:1 with extraordinary human beings and devotional groups and organizations - having strong support systems, brothers and sisters are as important as water and oxygen.
It’s challenging to naturally balance emotional stress that comes from deep-seated frequencies and thoughts
The biggest tool in my toolbox is breathing and meditating alongside my meditation teacher, Tara Brach, kundalini yoga has been a lifeline, and also supports my body with herbal teas and adapting to the temperature which means sauna, ice baths, cold showers, hot showers, exercise, putting on a sweater and socks.
According to Ayurveda, depression is a Vata condition meaning airiness/ coldness in the body, bringing the body to warmth can create significant changes in the body/ mind
Preparing and eating warm soups and broths or easy nourishing foods and beverages with fats such as ghee and medicinal mushrooms can bring so much to life.
Listening to music helps me navigate emotions as being in the sun is essential to feel better. keep going and you will find my top tracks to reconnect to the core of the universe
Keeping the immune system strong with orange and yellow fruits that radiate energy and superfoods, using supplements to give your body what it needs to thrive on a micro level it might be all that you need. I am here for you to guide you to the right supplement routine for you.
As your sacred space, and environment is everything, creating cozy relaxing environments to rest and be as adapting to the rhythm of the light, basically living by the sun is part of our genetic needs.
As the body, having a strong body can make a difference in how emotions impact the body/mind. the way I support my body is by swimming every day and doing ashtanga yoga.
I have experimented a lot with mental health app OYE and it has had powerful effects on my body/mind so I will recommend it, it was recently given an award by The United Nations, a loved teacher,Mar Sierra is the mastermind behind it and it offers so many somatic practices and meditations to guide you through any emotion,also they offer incredible resources that connect you with all sorts of mental health resources and aid.
I am here to support in any way,
Love and Light,
Eka Tamara Maria
