Hawaiian Ho'oponopono & Embodied Feminine Wisdom by Whitney Pi'ilani of Kalo Mind Body Wellness Studio - a podcast by Marni Suu Reynolds
from 2020-06-10T23:05:22
Whitney is a Native Hawaiian girl who grew up swimming competitively and dancing hula. She received her 200hr E-RYT in 2013 with Core Power Yoga. She travelled to India for an Advanced 300hr RYT Ashtanga Hatha and Ayerveda Medicine Certification. A certified massage therapist and reiki practitioner, and hula dancer. She is the co-founder and instructor of KaloMindBody - a wellness studio on the island of O'ahu in Hawaii.
Today Whitney and I discusse the importance of staying grounded in the physical body through spiriutal practice (sadhana) and practice forgiveness techniques such as compassion and Ho'oponopono. Ho'oponopono is an ancient Hawaiian practice for forgiveness and reconciliation. It's more than the prayer alone; it's a process of making things right in your relationships -- with others, ancestors, deities, the earth, yourself. ... Special words are exchanged, emotions are revealed, and forgiveness flows both ways. Taking personal inventory of how you feel in your body right now is almost a requirment to evolve in a space compassion. The feelings of anger, frustration, sadness, compassion fatigue and anxiety is natural. This is where we utilize the practice to take a personal inventory of Ho'oponopono (Hawaiian forgiveness).
There are four simple steps to this method, and the order is not that important. Repentance, Forgiveness, Gratitude and Love are the only forces at work . The best part of the updated version of Ho’oponopono is you can do it yourself, you don’t need anyone else to be there, you don’t need anyone to hear you. You can “say” the words in your head. The power is in the feeling and in the willingness of the Universe to forgive and love.
- Step 1: Repentance – JUST SAY: I'M SORRY. ...
- Step 2: Ask Forgiveness – SAY: PLEASE FORGIVE ME. ...
- Step 3: Gratitude – SAY: THANK YOU. ...
- Step 4: Love – SAY: I LOVE YOU.
When we combine the effort of Ho'oponopono and take personal inventory either at the end of the day as Whitney suggests or throughout the day - it allows us all to drop deeper into the heart space. The importance of having a daily practice of getting into the physical body curates a space of healing and healthy lifestyle. Perhaps there is a new habit you would like to instill or even better an old habit you would like to move through. This can be done with consistent checking in on yourself, practice, compassion and techniques like Ho'oponono.
From her own words Whitney explains her passion for heath and healing, "As I feed my passion to be a vehicle of Universal healing energy, I create a space for the collective while guiding the individual through their personal transformation, breaking the chains that bind, observing the fluctuations of the mind, on their unique path to their highest self. To be able to share my passion for yoga and mind body wellness, teaching and body work has been one of my life's greatest gifts. I inspire change and growth in my life daily. Always seeking to learn more from others so that I may learn more about myself. I can only hope to inspire others like my family, friends and teachers continue to inspire me." You inspire us Whitney!
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