seeking balance, a blog
by Michelle Srih
Walking the Path of Dharma: Remembering the Sacred Order Within
Discover how living your dharma, your sacred purpose, creates alignment, peace, and fulfillment. Explore dharma through Vedic psychology and personal reflection with Holistic Therapist, Yoga Teacher and Psychedelic Integration Facilitator, Michelle Srih of Shakti Rising Energy.
Freedom: Liberation from invisible bondages
We chase freedom through achievement, escape and the endless pursuit of a life that feels lighter than the one we inhabit. True freedom begins in the places where we are most entangled.
When the Healer Feels the Heat: Rising Through Vicarious Trauma
A trauma therapist, energy worker and yoga teacher explores vicarious trauma, energy hygiene, and how healers can rise through burnout with Shakti’s wisdom.
Life as a Spiral: Understanding Growth, Cycles, and Transformation
Discover why life is a spiral, not a straight line. Learn how recurring patterns and challenges guide personal growth, spiritual evolution, and transformation on your journey to self-awareness.
Resistance: The Gateway to Healing & Growth
Discover how resistance in therapy, psychedelic journeys, and somatic healing can become the gateway to deep healing and personal growth. Learn how to welcome resistance, work with it, and transform it into lasting change.
The Spiritual Significance of the Pine Cones: Sacred Geometry, Nature & Inner Awakening
Discover the spiritual significance of pine cones, sacred geometry in nature, and lessons for growth, resilience, and awakening. Explore insights through holistic coaching, Ayurvedic guidance, energy healing, and psychedelic therapy at Shakti Rising.
The Sacred Wisdom of Liminal Space
From a therapist and healer’s perspective, learn how liminal space, the in-between moments of transition, can become sacred ground for healing, integration, and transformation.
Embodying the Great Mother: Tri-Devi Shakti
Discover the Great Mother through the Tri-Devi Shakti — Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Kali. Practical exercises and meditations to awaken divine feminine energy in daily life.
The Cosmic Web: Bridging NASA’s Discoveries and Ayurvedic Wisdom
NASA’s discoveries of the cosmic web mirror Ayurveda’s teachings on interconnection. Explore science, spirituality, and holistic healing as one.
Balancing the Divine Masculine and Feminine:Cultivating Inner Harmony for Health, Wellbeing & Manifestation
Learn how to balance your divine masculine and feminine energies using Vedic wisdom. Cultivate health, wellbeing, and the power to create the life your heart desires.
From crisis to connection: a trauma-informed perspective on spiritual awakening
Explore how trauma can catalyze spiritual awakening and learn how trauma-informed, embodied and holistic practices guide you towards healing, connection and purpose.
Shamanic drumming for healing: How rhythmic sound alters consciousness
Discover the power of shamanic drumming for healing, grounding and spiritual connection. Learn its benefits, techniques, and how rhythm supports inner transformation.
The power of ceremony: how ritual can Transform your modern life
Discover the power of ceremony for healing, presence, and spiritual connection. Learn how to create rituals that nourish your body, mind and soul.
Making the Unconscious Conscious: Jung, Shadow Work & the Journey to Wholeness
Explore Jungian shadow work to transform unconscious patterns into conscious awareness. Learn practical tools for healing, self-integration and living a more authentic life.
Prāṇa vs Qì: What Yoga and Traditional Chinese Medicine Teach Us About Healing Energy
Discover the similarities and differences between prāṇa and qì — two powerful life energies from yoga and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Grounding in Nature: How Forest Bathing and Barefoot Time Reset the Nervous System
Learn how forest bathing, barefoot grounding, and mindful time in nature can reduce cortisol, boost serotonin, and support your mental health.
Embodying the Four Directions: Power Animals and Their Wisdom
Explore the wisdom of power animals and the four cardinal directions. Discover how the eagle, serpent, jaguar, and hummingbird can guide you through personal growth, healing, and transformation. Learn practical practices to connect with these spiritual allies.
What Is Qi? Understanding the Vital Energy That Connects All Life
The concept of Qi (pronounced chee) is both fundamental to Chinese philosophy and medicine, and yet—somewhat elusive. Often translated as “vapor,” “gas,” or “air,” Qi has come to be more widely understood as “vital energy” or “life force.” It is believed to be the invisible thread that animates life, connects all things, and underlies every transformation in the universe.