There are many meanings of Wu in Chinese. Wù 悟 is a concept of awareness, consciousness and spiritual enlightenment in Chinese folk religion and Chinese Buddhism.

This first pedal of the Soul Blume lotus praxis represents our ability to go inward and observe our internal landscape— our thoughts, emotions, and the suffering within and outside of us. Mindful, non-judgmental awareness of suffering (and its causes) to cultivate liberation is a Buddhist practice.

When we start to interrogate the causes of systemic suffering in our lives and the world, we initiate the decolonization and healing of the mind, body and spirit from colonial supremacy and oppressive belief systems, which is not easy, but this is how we begin to free ourselves.

For you to be in reverence with your own body and the stories of you and your ancestors— what they’ve been through, what’s been inherited in your lineage (trauma and gifts), your soul’s divine calling on earth, and the understanding that we all have a role and responsibility in protecting life, the land, and honoring the dead and the unseen. I believe this is how we honor the Wù 悟.

The soul is a unique expression of divine spirit. Soul remembrance and retrieval starts with slowing down and coming back to your body's natural rhythms, flow and innate wisdom.

Animals have an innate ability to shake off trauma and pent-up energy in order to process stressful experiences like being attacked, and regulate their nervous systems and restore psychological balance. We have that ability to self-regulate and heal too.

What doesn’t get expressed, becomes suppressed, stuck and held in the body. Somatic healing refers to body-based healing. Through intentional breathing, vocalization and movement exercises, we can excavate deep buried emotions like rage, grief, shame, guilt and clear energetic-emotional stagnation.

When we clear stagnation, we increase our life force energy (Qi) and we feel more alive and present. As we clear old trauma in the body and open our meridian channels for blood and energy flow, we restore life and vitality in our spirits, and access our personal power, truths, ancestral and soul gifts.

Practices like Qi Gong, yoga postures (asana), breath work (pranayama) and herbalism are ancient healing practices that combine physical movement, sound vibration, intentional breathing and meditation to cultivate and harmonize one’s essence, vitality and spiritual energy (also known as the Three Treasures of Jing, Qi and Shen in Taoism).

Rest is sacred and is a portal to infinite possibilities‍.

My rest practice was first inspired by Tricia Hersey of the Nap Ministry, and alexx temena of the School of Embodied Praxi, where I enrolled in the Rest Residency program in 2021 and learned from alexx’s praxis on how to rest, recover my nervous system, and heal my connection with my intuition/spirit.

Rest and slowing down allows the body, nervous system and vital organs to rest, recover, heal, digest emotional experiences and recharge. A rest ritual is simply how we tend to our bodies through nourishment, herbalism, mindful movement, sleep, returning to nature and our own cyclical cycle.

When our bodies are rested, our connection with our intuition, inner wisdom and psychic abilities get stronger. Rest is the foundation for our spirits.

When we transmute trauma, stagnation and emotional blockages like shame and guilt, we connect with our inner truths and make space for clarity, joy, pleasure, creativity, love, care and abundance to flow into our lives.

Your inner child feels safe to shine, and you get to discover and explore more of your true self and expression. Your expression, child-like play and joy is medicine.

You are a co-creator with divine spirit, so follow what lights up your soul. Follow your spark, passions and joy. Your soul seeks to expand and express.

Through creative play rituals, you get to tap in with the parts of you that have been suppressed. Free your creative energy, birth your creations, and cultivate your spiritual ancestral gifts and wisdom. Listen and trust the inner guidance within.

Our rituals with self is a time and space to go inward, heal and expand. When the body feels safe, rested and regulated, the soul feels safe to express and bloom.

Come back to your home frequency, god divine buddha nature. Soften into your power.
Remember your magic. You are divine and expansive.

You play an active role in your soul's spiritual evolution and unfolding (Reverend Michael Bernard Beckwith of Agape International Spiritual Center).

Align your thoughts and energy with your heart and soul’s desires. Your visions are a blueprint from your spirit guides, god, universe.

Your soul is here to clear up and heal karma, activate its gifts, walk and live its dharma.
Soul Blume is the soul’s journey to expand into its creative power and potential.