Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:50:32 -0700WeeblySun, 22 Jun 2025 22:06:42 GMThttps://www.inessenceyoga.com/poetry/soul-seedsBefore you were born
you were entrusted with a seed
unique to you

A seed of your own
to carry into this world

A seed to withhold and nurture
so it may unfurl
into all it was destined to be

Without this seed
there would be no you

As with all living things
new to this world
the seed has a fragility
that must be respected
but is often not understood

In protection
the seed may
retract in on itself
when scorned or mistreated
remaining hidden and unripened
so that its essence may remain pure

So that even while
​it's secluded in the darkness
it still exists
waiting for the sun]]>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 04:51:20 GMThttps://www.inessenceyoga.com/poetry/be-held-by-the-flow-of-lifeTo flow is to embody your true nature
of surrendering and becoming
over and over again

may the waves that travel from infinite seas
to arrive on our shores inspire you
to surrender to the mystery that shapes you

may you be energised by its ease
and allow the flow to carry you
to new shores
where you can inhabit
the ocean of your being

waning half moon muse
]]>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 05:05:45 GMThttps://www.inessenceyoga.com/poetry/enfold-to-unfoldwith every emergence of new life in nature
there's an enfolding before the unfolding

every flower starts as a bud
enfolded in itself
harnessing the life force within
so that it may unfurl 
into all it's destined to be

everything you need to blossom
is within you

new moon muse
]]>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 06:26:07 GMThttps://www.inessenceyoga.com/poetry/release-renewAs waterfalls flow into rivers and then seas
you too are fluid and ever changing

we're designed to flow in a constant dance
of release and renewal
surrendering and becoming
over and over again 

may you trust in the current of mystery
that holds you
and be energised by its ease
as you allow the flow to carry you to new shores

where you can inhabit
the ocean of your being

waning half moon muse
]]>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 22:09:11 GMThttps://www.inessenceyoga.com/poetry/illuminatedthe beauty of life's moments 
each never to be repeated
are illuminated in your presence

by simply noticing how life visits you 
through the doorways of your senses
you can fully inhabit your days

in the light of your full attention
the beauty of your one sacred life
comes to light

​full moon muse
]]>Sun, 24 Mar 2024 05:47:09 GMThttps://www.inessenceyoga.com/poetry/ground-to-risegrowing into all you're destined to be
requires grounding yourself in fertile soil that nourishes you,
fuelling you to rise to new heights

earthed in nutrients that inspire you
trellised by belief in the mystery that shapes you
fertilised by sheer trust in the process of unfolding
​
grounded to the earth that holds you
you can rise and reach for all that calls you 
to embody your heart's light

​waxing moon muse
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