Salma Helal

Category Archives: Ancestors

Honouring Our Biology In Grind Culture

We are told there is no such thing as not having time; rather, we must carve it out by getting up early, freeing up space, or staying up later. In many instances, “more time” means a greater capacity to push one’s body towards the discomforting and ignore the physical, mental, and emotional aches as a […]

Have You Birthed Yourself?

© Nicole Lahey

I recurrently see a pattern between how we are welcomed into life through the birth canal and how we navigate it from there on; the internal health of our mother, the hands that received us (whether with love or not) and the environment we were birthed in have tremendous impact on our health and wellbeing. […]

Opening Your Heart To What Is

© Jose Ramirez, Family Gathering, 2003

There is one question I am asked during my consultations,”Why?” It comes in several forms, of which: “Why am I plagued with illness?” “Why do I end up in the same circumstances?” “Why do I keep loosing to death in this life?” “Why do awful tragedies happen to me?” “Why do I find it hard […]

Making Meaning After Traumatic Events

Willa Mae Ricker and Leon James Demonstrating Steps of the Lindy Hop in 1943

As mortals, we are inherently driven to search for meaning, value, and wholeness throughout our life journey. Could it be that the very thing that wounds us is also the balm that heals us into the integrity and oneness we long for? Reconnecting To Make Meaning Our wounding or trauma(s) disrupt our ability to make […]