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My Soul Mantras shop is open for holiday and word of the year orders. You can order custom talismans, a chosen just for you gemstone necklace, and a few other goodies this year. I’m still focusing on my 2023 word - grace - but I have to admit that my 2024 word has been showing up even though I keep resisting it. I love this practice.
I'm thinking about you over in your corner in the world. Things are hard right now. Knowing what to do next is hard. And I thought it might be helpful to share four mantras I'm finding supportive as I move through my days at home here in the Pacific Northwest.
Courage, dear heart is a phrase CS Lewis wrote in his Chronicles of Narnia books. It helps me feel less alone. Always. It feels like a whispered prayer that so many before me have said. It is a hope I have for you, for me, for all of us. I hope it helps you remember that from parenting to partnering to feeling lonely to worry to grief to wishing things were different, you aren't alone.
Just do the next right thing has helped me for several years. And I love that Anna from Frozen has made it an even more mainstream mantra to use. I have it on my list of talismans to create in the studio because I want to keep it close. We're also talking about it in my new Water Your Soul ecourse* and using it as a guide for our days. When I feel the overwhelm hit, I'm whispering these words to myself.
Mother Teresa reminds us to "Do small things with great love." And right now is our opportunity to connect in very small yet impactful ways with our fellow humans. From texting someone a check-in to sending a card in the mail to getting groceries for your elderly neighbor, we can show up with love and hope in our daily lives one tiny action at a time.
As we experience this truly unbelievable world we're living in these days, the phrase Side by Side help me to remember that we aren't alone. Every moment, someone is helping someone else. Someone is listening, giving a glass of water, opening their arms, teaching, sitting beside someone in joy and grief and hope and uncertainty. Even if we're doing all of this virtually. We are here for each other.
What words are helping you over there? I'd love to know. Please leave a comment and share.
I'm over here spending a lot of time with my daughter EJ and the other members of our little family, Jon and our dog Lyle. We're finding our way through a month filled with personal grief after two deaths in our family. And we're playing Bananagrams, watching The Good Place, taking space from each other when we need it, learning a whole lot about decimals, and baking.
I am still getting into my studio and making Soul Mantras, and I'd love to send something you're way. I am happy to create custom items for you right now, so if you don’t see something in the shop that captures the mantra or intention you need (or want to send to someone), just get in touch.
Every order is getting some extra love tucked in through words of encouragement and other little things. If you want to send a gift to someone, I'll include a note from you and add in extra love. I'll also be washing my hands a lot as I package things up.
All the orders help us stay afloat over here in these uncertain times, and I'm so grateful.
Side by side,
Liz
*I've kept Water Your Soul registration open for at least another week. The pay what you can option is still available. And this isn't the kind of course where you get behind. You just move through it at your pace, using the ideas, prompts, and stories in the ways that support you.
The practice of choosing a word (or mantra) creates an intention as you reflect on how you want your next year to unfold. Practices like this anchor us and remind us to think about how we really want to live and reflect on what we want to invite into our lives.
Having a word or intention to focus on gives me a sense of rootedness throughout my day. It connects me to the sacred and to the everyday moments and often becomes part of me, like a trusted companion that walks beside me.
When I’m choosing a word to be my guide for the year, I think about all that could happen in a year. I want my word to bring me back to center amidst whatever challenges, beauty, and uncertainty await. For me, this isn’t about choosing a word or mantra that will invite me to have unrealistic expectations for myself or my daily life.
Rather, it’s about choosing a word that lifts me up and is a safe space to land even as it may often challenge me.
Spend some time journaling about what you want to invite into your life. As you're writing, think about the words or phrases that feel most supportive. Write them down. And then over the next few days, keep your heart and ears open for other words and mantras that might be the right companion for you. Jot them down.
Sit in the quiet for a few moments each day and just notice what comes up, coming back to this idea of thinking about what would most support you. Then, revisit your journal and write a few more thoughts about what you’ve discovered. Read over your writing to see if your mantra might be waiting for you. You can even fill a page with possible words and phrases.
What often happens to me is that I'll start to notice a word - in quotes on Pinterest, in conversation, in articles and books, and it won't let me go. It just keeps tapping on me. Sometimes there's a "YES! This is my word!" internal response. Sometimes there is resistance. I sit with it. I check in with myself. I start to tell a couple of trusted people. And then I journal about it and usually admit to myself that it is just what I need.
You can also let yourself try on a word or mantra for a while. This is a “choose your own adventure” kind of practice, which means you can choose to move on from a mantra at any time. You aren’t choosing a tattoo design, at least not yet, but are instead simply working with words in a powerful way.
As you work with this practice, begin to notice how it gives you an access point to presence in the midst of whatever a day hands you as you slow down and deeply connect with you.
I'll share my own word later this week and how it found me. And if you've chosen a word or intention, I'd love to hear about it.
If you'd like to wear or hold a Soul Mantra to help you stay even more connected to your practice, I'd love to make one for you. All the word of the year designs + the This is My Year manifesto and bundle can be found right here on the Soul Mantras site.
This year, I’ll also be following along with Ali Edwards’ One Little Word project like I do every year. It’s an online class to help you stay connected to your word throughout the year. Updated to add: Excited to share that I’m one of the teachers in Ali’s 2021 and 2022 One Little Word classes. Come along and join us!
My wish for you today:
May you remember you are enough just as you are.
May you hold onto the truth that you are worthy. (Honey, you were born worthy.)
May you connect with the light within you and move from the wisdom that rests there.
May you let yourself be open to all that is to come.
May you feel the bravery that lives deep inside and let it lead you.
May you trust that you are loved even when, always when, things don’t go as planned.
May you know in every one of your cells that you are whole.
Always.
These words are the reason why I created The Secret Message Bracelets.
Because I want you to hold onto your truths no matter what. Because I want you to whisper these words to yourself until they’re tattooed on your heart. Because I want you to know you’re not alone over there.
Why a secret message? Because sometimes you want to wear words close to you that only you know about, so these secret message bracelets are hand stamped on the inside of the bracelet with the “I am” message you most need. You can also choose one of our other favorite Soul Mantras or customize with your own phrase.
To the outside world, you’re simply wearing a very sweet bracelet.
But you know the truth you’re holding close to you.
I can’t wait to send one with love from my little studio right to you. Find them right here in the Soul Mantras shop. You can also customize them with the words you most need, and we can stamp words on both sides to represent The And Space.
A mantra is a phrase that can help you invite in mindfulness to your daily life. Mantras were traditionally used during meditation and are still used this way in many spiritual traditions.
I think of a mantra as an intention. This intention might come from a deep wish you have inside, or it might be a shift you’re hoping for in your life (or even for the world). Your mantra could be more like a prayer or guidance that you’re holding close. You might work with just one mantra for a long time, focusing on it during meditation or moments of quiet. Or there might be a handful of words or phrases you turn to depending on what you need in a certain moment.
I started making my Soul Mantras jewelry because I wanted to wear the phrases that were guiding me to keep them close each day. I found that when I wore “I am enough” and “find your center” and “open up and live” on my body, I was reminded to believe these truths. And I felt less alone as the words themselves became companions in the beautiful and tough moments.
In our current culture, mantras are used in several ways to invite in mindfulness to our daily lives. Here are five ways to help you get started:
You can repeat your mantra silently to yourself as you breathe and let this repetition be a space for your mind to rest while you meditate. The mantra assists you in entering the silence meditation is helping you find by giving your mind something to focus on.
A mala can be helpful when using a mantra in meditation because it gives you a set number of times to repeat the mantra. A mala, similar to a rosary, is helpful when used in meditation. You slide the beads between your fingers so you can focus on the words of your mantra instead of counting the number of times you’re saying the mantra. Most malas include a “guru” bead that is larger than the other beads so you know where to begin and end your meditation. We don't currently have malas in stock, but you an find some lovely handmade malas on Etsy.
You can use your mantra as a touchstone during your day. When I want to pause for a moment or two and reboot myself a bit using a mantra, I inhale and think the words, and then exhale and imagine all that I need from the mantra surrounds me. Then I breathe all that in and say it again to myself. Doing this a few times creates some space between whatever is happening in my life and where I want to be.
For me to use a mantra as a touchstone though, I usually have to see it or I won’t remember. So to keep this practice close, I have a handful of mantras and other reminders I need throughout my home. From artwork that includes affirmations (like my friend Lori Portka's work) to a postcard on the fridge to sticky notes on the mirror in the bathroom to a talisman I keep in my pocket, I love to be surrounded by these reminders that help me refocus throughout the day. I’ve been known to even write mantras on the bathroom mirror with a dry erase marker. This is a big reason why I created the Soul Mantras inspiration decks.
Using a mantra as a journaling prompt can help you peel back the layers of how you’re feeling about something. Let yourself freewrite with the mantra as a jumping off point. Freewriting means just putting your pen to paper and writing for several minutes without stopping.
For example, if you’re feeling drawn to a particular phrase, like, “I am enough,” you could use that phrase as a journaling prompt. It could be a question – “What if I believed that I am enough?” – that you then answer through journaling. Or it could be more of a statement like “I know I am enough because…”
From writing a word or phrase you need to hold close onto your wrist with a sharpie to wearing a necklace or bracelet with your mantra to getting a tattoo, wearing your mantra is always an option. It keeps it close to you, sometimes feeling like a whispered prayer you carry with you daily. Customize jewelry with your mantra right here.
Photo credit: Top photo by Lauren Oliver Photography, mala photo by Bonnie Albers
For the last three weeks, my assistant Bonnie and I have been busy every weekday in the studio hammering and packaging and singing along with Mumford and Sons and Adele and soaking up all the stories that arrive with the word of the year orders.
This year it's been all about the hearts.
The pocket talismans I create are one of my favorite things because they invite you into the mindfulness of having a mantra or word that guides you. You can hold them in your hand, put them next to your bed, place them on an altar, and even have them at your desk at work.
They become a tangible connection to your word.
And they've become one of the most popular items I've ever created.
This. Makes. Me. So. Happy.
You can find the customizable talismans here and the other phrases I carry regularly right here.
I hope your 2016 is continuing to unfold with light and love.
Yes. Yes. Yes.
My yearly holiday sale begins today! From now through Wednesday, take 20% off your order at my website and in my Etsy shop with code HOLIDAY20. You'll be able to enter the code on the checkout page of both shops, but over on Etsy, remember to click "Apply coupon code."
You can find the new Five Deep Breaths long bar necklace in the Soul Mantras shop. This is the one I've been wearing almost daily over here. I love it on a long 36-inch chain.
I've also just put in a handful of new gemstones and gemstone bundles, including this set for love and compassion (and the set in the top photo for heart workers).
The Mystery Soul Mantra Circles are also back in the shop in time for the holidays! These are one of my favorite offerings I share each year. I love that some of you ask me to choose one and make it your word of the year.
Please note that the new This Is My Year package is the only item not part of this week's sale. However, all This Is My Year packages ordered during the sale will receive a free One Move mini inspiration deck as a special gift.
Thank you so much for your continued support of my shop. I'm so deeply grateful for you.
Blessings,
Liz
Ten years ago, I created my own little corner of the Internet that I called "Be Present, Be Here." I was in the middle of my first experience with really deep grief while also studying yoga and mindfulness as part of a two year yoga teacher training. The name came out of a strong desire to live my yoga each day, to practice presence in the world filled with distractions while also beginning a journey of finding my voice. These ten years have cracked me open and through it all I've found my way with the stories, connection, and community my blog has given me.
To celebrate these ten years, I've created the "Ten Years, Ten Phrases" collection, which is full of the ten Soul Mantra phrases that have been handholds for me during this time. There's a little story behind each piece, and I'm going to share them here in this space over the next few weeks. You can find all the Soul Mantras from this collection right here.
Thanks for finding your way here. My hope is that these phrases become handholds for you too as life takes you on it's awesome, sometimes messy, beautiful journey.
