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Zine Review: “Processes: A Meditation” by Terra Olvr

Posted by strange on February 6, 2019
Zine Review: “Processes: A Meditation” by Terra Olvr

There are many different ways to meditate that have been proven to calm your anxiety, depression or other mind obstacles, and to ground you. Some people like guided ones, where a person is speaking for the entire time and tells them what to do or visualize. Others enjoy practicing in silence, and simply letting the mind journey and wander to wherever it needs to explore. “Processes: A Meditation,” a zine by Terra Olvr (she/they) that I bought at their San Francisco Zine Fest table in 2018, is an inbetween option.

For each set of pages, there’s one philosophical sentence on the right-hand page that seems to both acknowledge daily mistakes and struggles, and to encourage taking healthier choices of self-love. And on the left-hand page, there’s a drawing representing what it would look like in a meditative physical form or “how the verses live in the body,” said Olvr.

Posted in: Media Reviews, Shannen | Tagged: #thestrangeisbeautiful, an old blue light, and still to sleep, lgbtq author, lgbtq poet, meditation zine, poc author, poc poet, processes: a meditation, recenter press, san francisco zine fest, sf zine fest, shannen roberts, terra olvr, the strange is beautiful, vipassana, zines

Sadcore Sundays: “Don’t Miss It” by James Blake

Posted by Georgia St. Jones on January 27, 2019
Sadcore Sundays: "Don't Miss It" by James Blake

Happy New Year, everyone! Georgia here! I’m super excited to be taking over Sadcore Sundays and sharing my favorite songs with you all every week!

Posted in: Georgia St. Jones, Sadcore Sundays, Sadcore Sundays Features | Tagged: #thestrangeisbeautiful, don't miss it, georgia st. jones, james blake, sadcore sundays, sundays, the strange is beautiful

WOC Tarot and Magic Healer, Liliana Solorzano: Interview, Reading + Free Guide

Posted by Sanjana on November 19, 2018
WOC Tarot and Magic Healer, Liliana Solorzano: Interview, Reading + Free Guide

Liliana Solorzano is a 28-year-old tarot guide and magic practitioner living in East Los Angeles. Tarot and magic have been an integral part of Liliana’s life since she was young, and she views it as a way to connect with one’s innermost thoughts and feelings, and to care for her spiritual and mental well-being. Learn more about how Liliana uses tarot and magic for self-care, spiritual healing, and to care for her mind obstacles in the interview below. Also, download her free PDF guide on tarot for beginners, and experience a 3-card reading Liliana did for The Strange is Beautiful readers.

Posted in: Diana Flores, Healers, Interviews, Sanjana, Self Care | Tagged: #thestrangeisbeautiful, healer, healing, Liliana, Luna x Flor, magic, mental health, mind obstacles, Sanjana, self help, self love, tarot, the strange is beautiful, WOC healer

4 Meditations to Heal Your Energy System

Posted by strange on November 13, 2018
4 Meditations to Heal Your Energy System

Our energy system is made up of our aura (biofield that starts on our skin and extends outward in an egg shape for a few feet), meridians (channels that run through our body) and chakras (energy centers in our body). When our system is clear, we feel balanced with oneself, but throughout life, we collect experiences – our own and of others – that builds density in our energetic system. It is important to practice managing our energy system so that we can rid of any energy we don’t need, and feel happiness. One way to practice this is by meditating.

Posted in: Diana Flores, Meditations for Mind Obstacles, Self Care, Shannen, TSIB Guide, Yoga for Mind Obstacles | Tagged: #thestrangeisbeautiful, body scan meditation, meditation, meditation apps, meditation for anxiety, meditation for depression, meditation mondays, muscle tension removal meditation, sara lazar, self love meditation, shannen roberts, the science behind meditation, the strange is beautiful, what is my energy system

Interview with LGBTQ Therapist and Yoga Instructor, Brooke Stepp

Posted by strange on October 18, 2018
Interview with LGBTQ Therapist and Yoga Instructor, Brooke Stepp

Friend 1: Literally feel so uncomfortable tonight/have been

Posted in: Healers, Interviews, Self Care, TSIB Guide, Yoga for Mind Obstacles | Tagged: #thestrangeisbeautiful, brooke stepp, have heart wellness, homeless lgbt, lgbt therapist, lgbtq suicide, lgbtq therapist, lgbtq yoga instructor, the strange is beautiful, woc yoga instructor
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