Native Awakenings

Tara is a wonderful soul, and cherished friend. Today we get a peek into her life! Tara: Born in San Diego, my family moved to the Bay Area when I was a teenager. I grew up with a love for sports and spent my high school years training in Taekwondo. I received a First Degree Black Belt through the American Taekwondo Association and Instructor certification before the age of 18. College is where I took my first yoga class 16 years ago and dived into Eastern philosophy and meditation. After college I engaged in a marketing and events career and took weekends to train at Yoga Tree in San Francisco, earning my yoga teacher certification in the summer of 2016. Soon after that I moved to Portland and gave birth to a free-spirited boy, he continues to be my source of purpose and inspiration. Using my events background, I teach in-person classes, immersions, and workshops in the Portland metro area, as well curated location-based retreats around the world. My passion lies in the depth of the yogic tradition and how to thread ancient philosophy and movement with the modern science of psychology and physiology. I am currently pursuing my second undergraduate degree in psychology and plan to apply it towards a doctorate in neuroscience at OHSU. Notice: We mention "Kove Yoga" in this episode, we recorded this episode before the closing of Kove Yoga. Kove Yoga Studio is now closed, but you can find Tara at @heytaramichele Or: Her Website Contact me @raindanceyogi Or email me : rainflowartist@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rain-yogi/support

In this episode we talk about the timing of magic and when to use it. We speak on the effects of subconcious magic vs concious magic, and the benefits of bringing concious actions in alignment with our individual magical abailities (how many times can I say magic?). We also do a "Halo Meditation" to energetically feel the sensations of our perception. If you want to support this podcast, please do one kind act :). Contact me @Raindanceyogi I love you

I'm back! It's been a long break, but I'm happy to return to this podcast

In this episode we train our focus by honing in on a specific mind/emotion/body-part, then holding that focus while listening to the instrumental frequencies of tuning forks. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me greggyogi | email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com I love you!

In this episode we are serenaded by a handpan drum. While we listen to its melodies, we discover ways to love ourselves through this guided meditation of acceptance and love. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @greggyogi | email: gregg@gregghendrix.com I love you! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gregg-hendrix/support

Crystals are apart of the earth element. While we can hear the sound of rushing rivers, crackling fire, and whispering winds we often don't get the opportunity to listen to earth itself. Crystal bowls are a beautiful way to hear the song of stones and minerals, and in today's episode we get to do just that! While this episode feels otherworldly, it is designed to be grounding and graceful. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @greggyogi | Gregg@gregghendrix.com I unconditionally love you

Welcome to Taurus Season! Within this episode we bring back some instrumentals (drums) to help resonate the wisdom of Taurus, and provide some reflections on how to follow the drumbeat of our own heart. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @greggyogi | email:Gregg@gregghendrix.com I love you

I'm back from my two week break, and in this intro I describe what I've learned from taking time for myself. As always I leave some insights as to where this podcast is going, and how its constantly transforming. In this episode we talk on the difference of healing vs curing. Dear listener, the cure to your ailments will always live in your hands, be empowered in knowing that you can change your life :). In this podcast we do a practice that stretches the imagination, by using our imagination we unlock new possibilities within our reality. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act :). Contact me @greggyogi | Email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com I love you!

In this episode we talk on three practices that help us get into trance. Previously we've talked about how trance can help us retrieve wisdom from our higher selves, though today we find the utility of trance and how it can resolve anxiety. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact: @greggyogi | email: gregg@gregghendrix.com I love you!

In this episode of Native Awakenings we talk about the 12 Chakras! In our previous episode we talked on the primary 7, and this episode is an extension of that as we discuss the other 5. These Chakras are associated with elements that you already may be familiar with. Such as, Remote Viewing, Telepathy, Akashic Records, Lucid Dreaming, and the list goes on! Within this episode we also talk on numerology and the dimensions of the universe! If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me: @greggyogi | Email: gregg@gregghendrix.com Thank you for listening, I love you!

In this episode we speak on multiple ways to connect to the seven popular Chakras. The word Chakra = Wheel or Cycle. So how can we get in touch with the cycle of energy that flows through our consciousness? This episode aims to answer that very question :). Weather your into Astrology, physical practices, or emotional connection this episode has the variety that you seek to approach the Chakras from multiple different perspectives. This episode will give you a plethora of tools to connect to the Chakras at the time/place that works best for YOU, and thank you for listening :)! If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act

Welcome to season 13! We start this season off with a word association of what "intention" and "March" mean! As the astrological year comes to a close, we learn about the significance of Pisces season. We also speak on transitions and the meaning of "intention". If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @Greggyogi | Email: Gregg@Gregghendrix.com I love you!

In this meditation we discover how the moon-rays help us resonate with our feelings, and how the setting of the moon can also set within us a state of peace. This meditation focuses on the visual + kinesthetic feeling of moon-rays, and encourages the acceptance of the emotions that mother moon helps facilitate. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @Greggyogi | Email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com I love you!

Have you ever been walking in the rain, lost in thought, and suddenly a raindrop splashes across the face? This sensation often jolts us into a sense of presence. Within this meditation we explore the sensitivity of the face by placing droplets of water on the face, and turning inwards to explore the sensations that arise from anointing ourselves with the water element. Also: I'm teaching in person classes again ^_^. You can find me on Sundays @kove (Class Schedule) at 4 PM (PST)! Join me for a rhythmic restorative based class. I look forward to seeing you there! Contact me @greggyogi | Email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com I love you

This week we meditate on how the element of air influences our being. We start by intuitively breathing, then discover the associations of the zodiac and how the air element is represented within Air signs. We end this practice by mindfully breathing into specific areas of our body to balance the mind and body. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @greggyogi | Email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com I love you!

Today we meditate together using a candle. As we stare into the flame we find the symbology behind candles. As we gain wisdom from staring into the flame, we begin to understand our own internal flame as well. By having an external reference for internal flame (sacral + solar plexus), we are able to see ourselves in a new light. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @greggyogi| email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com I love you, and thank you for listening!

Today at Native Awakenings, we talk about 3 different ways to meditate. Our first topic deals with concentration, and how harnessing our concentration can lead to manifestation. Our second topic deals with receptivity, and how the expansion of our awareness can help inspire internal creativity. Lastly we talk about withdrawal of the sense, this type of meditation teaches us how to channel/astral project. At the end we do a short (20 seconds) practice of each of these styles of meditation. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @Greggyogi | Email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com I love you ^_^, thanks you for listening!

In this episode we embody the vibration of self-acceptance and love, so that we can lead our ancestors to accept this practice as well. We can be teachers to them, as often we judge our mistakes (they do as well). As they see us accept ourselves as we are, it shines a light to release self-judgement for the mistakes that they have made (and trauma that they have undergone). While we call on the ancestors to teach us new things, they call on us to heal the old. This practice helps exchange mutual respect and reverence to the ancestors. If you desire to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @greggyogi | Email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com I love you, and thank you for being here with me

In this episode we explore the technique of remote viewing! By meditating on places that we have been before, we begin to familiarize ourselves with the subconscious images that we store within the consciousness. The more familiar we become with viewing a place that we have been before, the more confidence develops at viewing places that we have never been. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @Greggyogi | Email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com I love you, and thank you for listening (it means a lot to me)!

In this episode we first connect to our body by scanning our vessel and relaxing it. We then breathe in certain emotions, and exhale them into the earth as fertilizer. We are never alone, and by connecting our emotions we find companionship with mother nature. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act

In this episode of Native Awakenings, we talk find a location within the body that represents detoxification to us. Upon finding the location we energetically pour intention into the area to help detoxify the whole body+mind+spirit. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @Greggyogi | Email:Gregg@gregghendrix.com I love you!

Today we build an Elemental Sanctuary. Using a protection style based meditation, we find the elements of earth that speak to us (individually) for protection. Then meditate on the element to understand it's qualities. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me@Greggyogi | Email:Gregg@gregghendrix.com I love you!

In this episode we dance with the sensation of gratitude. When was the last time that someone appreciated you? If you can't remember then this meditation is for YOU! We walk though what it feels like to appreciate ourselves, and meditate with that warm feeling of appreciation cascading over our consciousness. If you want to support Native Awakening's, please do one kind act! I love you unconditionally, thank you for being here! Contact me @Greggyogi | Email: Gregg@Gregghendrix.com

Today we explore playing with the sensations of the body to see where our associations (identity, status, and heritage) live within our bodies. As we take a step back from our identity, we are able to witness ourselves in a new light upon returning. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @Greggyogi | Gregg@gregghendrix.com I Love You! Sagwu Love,

In this episode we talk about meditations and mantra's that help bring us back into our bodies. We then practice the meditation of locating where we are identifying within our body, so that we can bring gratitude in wherever we are residing within our bodies. This meditation is about celebrating where we find ourselves, rather than judging where we "think" we should be. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act :)! I love you! Contact me @Greggyogi | Email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com Sagwu Love,

In this episode I talk about my personal struggles with people pleasing. We talk about the pit-falls of people pleasing, and share a practice that helps bring the creative energy back into our own being (while still showing care to others). If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @Greggyogi| Email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com May love be your foundation of freedom Sagwu Love

In this episode we open a conversation with earth. We find the symbolism within earth's qualities and learn how to integrate those qualities within our own being. From the seasons to the stones, we find descriptions of everything that is "earth" and declare that earth's gifts are our birthright as well. Listen to the drum, and let the hum of earth sing to you. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @Greggyogi | Email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com You are unconditionally loved

In this episode we talk about the significance of where crystals come from (earth), and speak on their ability to ground us in a positive way. We also talk about the color theory of crystals and how to interpret the colors of crystals to find out how they will symbolically affect us. Lastly we speak on how to use Crystals to deal with our fears, and some optimal times to introduce crystals into your practice. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! You are unconditionally loved! Contact me @Greggyogi | Email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com

In this episode we explore the yogic understanding of the Kosha bodies. The Kosha bodies are energetic sheathes that contain and influence the energetic qualities of our beings. The five Kosha bodies are : Annamaya-kosha (food sheath, Earth element) Pranamaya-kosha (vital sheath, Water element) Manomaya-kosha (mental sheath, Fire element) Vijnanamaya-kosha (intellect/intuitive sheath, Air element) Anandamaya-kosha (bliss sheath, ether/space element) If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @Greggyogi | Gregg@Gregghendrix.com You are unconditionally loved

In this episode we talk about the three areas of energy that inspire the entire body to be harmonious. We use discernment to discover our mental energy, compassion to discover our emotional energy, and respect to discover our physical energy. In this podcast we talk about bringing these three centers into harmony, so that we can better navigate ANY energetic practice. Topics: Meditation, Magic, Breathing Practices If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @Greggyogi | Email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com You are unconditionally loved!

In this episode we talk about the various ways to channel Chi (Energy) through the body. We speak on the physical "birthplace" of energy that resides in our bodies, we also speak on how the elements of nature can be used to correct imbalances in energy. Finally we talk about a meditation practice that reduces the weight of mental energy. Topics: Zen, Dantian, and Wuxing If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act

In this episode we talk about Egypt and some of the practices inspired by their lifestyle. We talk about how geometry can influence meditation, and the role that geometry can also play upon focusing on specific shapes. We also speak on the shadow work that Egypt honors, and the role sound plays in meditation. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act

In this episode we travel to Nigeria and discover the energetic practices of the Yoruba Indigenous African peoples. This is a very powerful episode with many tips on to how to integrate their practices into our own personal practices. Some of the elements that we speak on are : The importance that hair plays into their culture. The significance of Cones. How their masks mirror the internal spirit, and the power of the word "Ase". If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act

In this new season of Native Awakenings, we explore how energy is talked about according to many different philosophies. This first episode travels to the East, where we discover the yogic understanding of how to breathe to shift and channel energy. If you want to Support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act :). Contact me: @greggyogi | Email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com You are unconditionally loved! Sagwu Love, Namaste

In this episode we dive into some self-talk to bring a sense of encouragement to our busy lives. This episode is a reminder to trust our intuition and to release past judgments of ourselves. Welcome to the present moment, may you enjoy these words of encouragement. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act :)! Contact me @Greggyogi | Email: gregg@gregghendrix.com Remember that you are unconditionally loved! Sagwu Love, Namaste

In this episode we explore the symbolism behind the season of fall, and use it as a meditation to help us be present with the changing of seasons. The Season of Fall inspires us to let go and trust, within this meditation we practice letting go and witness ourselves receiving a blessing in return. If you want to Support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @Greggyogi | Email:Gregg@gregghendrix.com You are unconditionally loved! Sagwu Love,

In this episode we talk about the symbols of Tarot, and how establishing a practice can help us get in touch with the symbols that are hidden in plain sight. We also speak on how the representations of symbols change over time, and the importance of creating new stories each time that a card is pulled! If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @Greggyogi | Email: gregg@gregghendrix.com You are unconditionally loved! Sagwu Love, Namaste

In this episode we explore the chakra energetic space. We discover the benefits of connecting to each one of them (spiritual and material), and also learn about how they are associated with the dimensions of time and space! If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act

In this podcast we use poems and affirmations to bring the sensation of peace into our being. We talk about the importance of rest, and the part rest plays in creativity. The word association for this week is "purpose". What does that word mean to you, and what sort of visuals, feelings, and memories arise within you when you hear that word? If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @Greggyogi | Email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com Dear Listener, know that you are unconditionally loved! Sagwu Love, Namaste

In this podcast we consciously scan the body to find spaces of tension, upon finding the tension we release it to move into a place of relaxation. This practice can be used for a mid-day pick me up, or for before bed! Enjoy the sensations of dissolving into a puddle of bliss

Welcome to season 11! This episode begins by making an offering to the fairy energy then moves towards a "tune in", to bring us to a state of harmony. We then move towards discovering the magick of faeries and use a gratitude practice to draw the fairy (fae) energy in. Lastly we meditate on the qualities of the Fae to inspire a visitation from our magical friends. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @greggyogi | Email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com Dear listener, know that you are unconditionally loved

Dear Avian Friends! This is the last episode of my "Healing" season. It has been a pleasure, and I look forward to introducing some new meditations next week :) (for season 11). In this episode we call upon the archetype of birds, to help us integrate their wisdom and perception. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @Greggyogi | Email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com Remember that you are unconditionally loved

In this episode we talk about three methods that help expand our awareness of shapeshifting. We also talk about how shapeshifting can be linked towards healing! As we embody the balanced state of animals, it reminds our consciousness how to correct the imbalances within us. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Follow me @Greggyogi | Email: gregg@gregghendrix.com Dear Listener, know that you are unconditionally loved!

In this episode we do a breathing practice to connect you to the healing capabilities within your vessel! It is encouraged to personalize this practice with your own intentions and visualizations. After completing this practice, you will feel like a refreshed blissful being. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @greggyogi | Email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com You are unconditionally loved

Today we speak on how to create your own breathing practice, plus techniques from the yogic and indigenous philosophy. When we breathe with purpose, we begin to stoke the fire of passion for life. To support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act :)! Contact me @greggyogi | Email:gregg@gregghendrix.com Dear sentient being reading this, know that you are unconditionally loved

In this episode we use our eyes as spiritual tools in creating a sacred circle. This episode contains symbolism of directions + elements, and provides a unique perspective on eye movement. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act! Contact me @greggyogi | Email: gregg@gregghendrix.com Sagwu Love,

Today we talk about the importance of creating sacred circles, how to create one, what circles mean, and why someone would want to create a sacred circle. We also talk about my definition of "light" (and do a word association for the word "Empath"). If you want to support Native Awakenings, then please do one kind act! Contact me @greggyogi | Email: gregg@gregghendrix.com Sagwu Love,

We are made of water, by honoring the water outside of our bodies we become more reverent for the water within us. In this episode we discover the significant spiritual elements of differing bodies of water, and honor them all with our prayers. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act :) Follow me@greggyogi | Email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com Dear Sentient Being, I love you

In this episode we discover some Indigenous healing practices that we can all utilize within our practices. Reverence for the old ways, help us navigate the new ages. If you want to support Native Awakenings : Please do one kind act :) Contact me: @Greggyogi | Email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com Sagwu Love,

This episode walks us through a technique to open our third eye. The sound waves of the hand-pan help calm the body and expand the mind. Within this guided technique there is a focus on raising energy up through the vertebrae so that the energy can blossom out of the third eye. The eyes can be open or closed for this practice. If you want to support Native Awakenings, please do one kind act :)! Contact me @Greggyogi | Email: Gregg@gregghendrix.com I love you unconditionally

In this episode we talk about the location of the third eye, and three methods to encourage its opening. I had a ton of fun with the episode, as we get to explore different modalities of energy work/play. If you want to support Native Awakenings : Please do one kind act I love you