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Vanessa Soriano is a 500-hour registered yoga teacher with a Ph.D. in Women’s Spirituality from the California Institute of Integral Studies. Given her educational background, she has discovered helpful (healing) info which she shares through teaching classes on spirituality, yoga, and holistic wellness. Vanessa guides you on how to integrate beliefs and practices that empower your mind, body, soul.

• Higher Self and Ego by Vanessa Soriano

  By Vanessa Soriano on October 16, 2020 • ( 10 )

  

  I have this morning ritual that goes like this: press snooze 8 times, finally turn off the alarm, oversleep, get up, drink lemon water + celery juice, and then I’m supposed to meditate.  What I really want to do is… Read More ›

• Women, like Goddesses, Come in All Colors, Shapes, and Sizes…by Vanessa Soriano

  By Vanessa Soriano on August 16, 2020 • ( 20 )

  

  I wish I could have gotten this phrase tattooed on my arm when I started the serpentine journey into womanhood.  Like most of us, growing up, all I ever saw in media were thin female bodies with impossible proportions.  As… Read More ›

• The Mud and the Lotus: What India Is Teaching Me by Vanessa Soriano

  By Vanessa Soriano on February 4, 2019 • ( 15 )

  

  About 5 years ago, I began a consistent yoga practice.  Right around the same time, I started a PhD program in Women’s Spirituality at the California Institute of Integral Studies where I eventually wrote my dissertation on Women’s Spiritual Leadership. … Read More ›

• Inner Garbage (Fear) vs. Inner Goddess (Love) by Vanessa Soriano

  By Vanessa Soriano on April 30, 2018 • ( 9 )

  

  I’m sitting on my meditation pillow for the thousandth time searching for clarity.  Initially, going within feels like traversing a jungle; swinging from one thought branch to another.  I’m itching for some peace and I’m almost certain this isn’t the… Read More ›

• Walking Away from the Ivory Wall by Vanessa Soriano

  By Vanessa Soriano on April 14, 2018 • ( 28 )

  

  Reading the brilliant post Another Brick in the Ivory Wall by Natalie Weaver brought back some old feelings about being an ex-academic who finally let go of the search.  While the wound reopened a bit, I can honestly say that… Read More ›

• The Practices of Forgiveness and Yoga by Vanessa Soriano

  By Vanessa Soriano on March 30, 2018 • ( 22 )

  

  Forgiveness and yoga require consistent practice.  As we engage in each, healing unfolds in the body, mind, and soul.  Forgiveness and yoga exist in a symbiotic relationship: forgiveness allows us to release emotional blockages that affect the body/mind, and yoga… Read More ›