"The greatest threat to our sovereignty as WOMAN is the violence of self-doubt" ~ Sarah La Rosa on Mockery, Sovereignty & Spells This is the first time I have done a professional photoshoot. It's surprisingly confronting. We women are trained to self-doubt, to self-criticise and basically to mentally self-harm. We are so deeply conditioned that it happens on an almost unconcious level. Starting from childhood, little girls are taught that they are 'too much' or 'not enough' so that they can't get too comfortable in thier own power. And after a while, the little inner voice does the job of the Big Patriarchal Machine....without even realising it, we perpetuate and keep ourselves enslaved. Once you wake up to this, there is a lot of unlearning and unpicking to be done on the road to recovery and freedom. On that journey, the thoughts will come. Its inevitable. Perhaps less violently and/or less frequently, but they will come. And my goodness, I was shocked at how many insecurities arose, and how many damning thoughts I had about myself while preparing for this shoot: I'm too fat, my practice isn't fancy enough, my hair, my skin, my feet, blah blah blah. Playing that shitty old record. But. As I have been experiencing so deeply of late (#liberateandelevate), there is something about being in a space with sisters who truly see you, who truly let themselves be seen.... It's healing and it's empowering. Thank you @karen_yeomans and @sam_suki for holding that space. And. I am grateful for this internal experience because recognising where these negative thoughts come from, and that that they don't belong to me...the real me, my true self.... that is The Work. That is Yoga. I am grateful to Karen for helping me find my fierce 💪🔥💫 and taking some epic photographs. I am grateful for the opportunity to remind myself that I am a Goddess and a Queen. #yoga #thework #risesisterrise #goddess #queen #selflove #soultruths
