seeking balance, a blog
by Michelle Srih
The Importance of Language & Mindset in Mental Health
Discover how the language you use shapes your nervous system, mindset, and mental health. Learn practical ways to reframe self critical thoughts and cultivate safety, agency and healing.
The Threshold Guardian Within: Understanding the Sabotuer Through Jungian and IFS Perspectives
Learn why your “saboteur” is actually a protector. Explore Jung’s Threshold Guardian and IFS parts work to heal resistance, fear, and inner blocks.
Īśvara Praṇidhāna: The Art of Surrender
Explore Īśvara Praṇidhāna, the yogic practice of surrender and devotion. Learn how letting go, trusting life, and aligning with the divine awakens inner Shakti with Shakti Rising.
Svādhyāya: The Practice of Self-Study
Explore Svādhyāya, the yogic practice of self-study and inner reflection. Learn how journaling, meditation, and sacred texts cultivate self-awareness, clarity, and inner Shakti with Shakti Rising.
Tapas: Igniting the Inner Fire of Transformation
Discover Tapas, the yogic practice of sacred discipline and inner fire. Learn how to cultivate consistency, self-mastery, and transformation in body, mind, and spirit with Shakti Rising.
Śaucha: The Practice of Purity and Renewal
Discover the meaning of Śaucha, the first Niyama in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Explore how physical, mental, and spiritual purity can transform your energy, home, and mindset. A Shakti Rising guide to cleansing, clarity, and renewal.
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.
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 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.