The Vital Goddess

What does it mean to truly trust ourselves?It's a big question isn't it?And one that I feel deserves more attention than it gets. Our level of self trust has an enormous impact on how we feel on the daily.Mind, body and spirit.It influences how fully we show up in every area of our lives.When we're not trusting ourselves (and we all experience that from time to time) it's hard to feel safe in the world. This of course blocks our ability to express our true essence, tap into our unique creative spark and give our gifts with joy.Chronic self doubt can feel like we're always walking on shaky ground. It can rock our sense of security and belonging and sometimes keep us in a perpetual state of indecision and limbo.But we can flip that script when we consciously build self trust.I see self trust as a practice of cultivating a dynamic relationship with the truth of our essence and the wisdom of our bodies. A practice of honoring our emotions, embodying our desires and aligning and fortifying with pleasure.A practice of connecting with and rooting into our unique expression of the sacred feminine. When we trust ourselves the feminine way, we're in alignment.We're on our path.And that's a beautiful thing.Want more?Let's dive in! Join the Waitlist for The Vital Goddess Mastermind:https://shakticore.com/vital-goddess-mastermind

Is it time to level up?It must be in the air.Or maybe it’s the current astrology. (Eclipse season anyone?)It seems everyone I speak to these days,( including myself btw), is down for a level-up of some kind.Whether it’s moving across the globe, a break up (lovers, friends, biz partners etc), a career change, a re-brand, a home makeover, a style makeover, a detox a fitness or nutritional challenge, changes are happening!And that’s a beautiful thing.Life never lets us stay stagnant for very long.It’s become clear that the old way isn’t working anymore. For many of us. Our desire (our life force) is calling us forward into a bolder, more vibrant, authentic expression of who we came here to be.When we're craving a level-up type of transformation, it always requires some inner work; an identity shift on some level.But to feel good in our skin that shift’s gotta be in alignment with our truth; a deeper dive into who we are.Everything you need is already inside of you. Cliche, I know. Feel free to give me an eye roll here:)But it’s a hill I’m willing to die on.We’re bombarded with messaging that points us in the opposite direction of where we actually need to go.Which of course is within.What I often see in the area of transformation and identity shift work seems a bit performative to be honest.Instead of taking on a new persona of who we “think” we should be (or who Instagram tells us we should be) which usually creates strong vibes of anxiety, overwhelm and perfectionism, I like to see it as an involution.A deepening into remembering the highly nuanced magic and mystery of you.Your true essence.Your sacred desires.Here’s something I’ve learned about transformation; If it ain’t in alignment, it ain’t gonna stick.And then we blame ourselves.Which really sucks.So how do we tune into that true north alignment?Through pleasure of course!Your inner Goddess holds all the keys.Perhaps instead of level-up we should call it Goddess-Up.Are you with me?Let’s dive in!Want to dive deeper?Join the Waitlist for The Vital Goddess Mastermind:https://shakticore.com/vital-goddess-mastermindTake the Reclaiming Aphrodite masterclass:https://shakticore.com/reclaiming-aphroditeLearn more about The Deep Femme Series:https://shakticore.com/deep-femme-seriesEmail Dianne: dianne@shakticore.com

A woman embodying her essence is a sight to behold.It’s inspiring and uplifting just to be in her presence. I feel so grateful that I get to witness such splendor pretty much on the daily. At a first glance the work of sensual reclamation and desire-based living can seem a bit indulgent, selfish, dangerous even.Some would even say that all of this focus on receiving pleasure and desire clarity would lead a woman into misusing or abusing her power. I guess perhaps it could, but I’ve found the opposite to be true.When a woman gives herself space and permission to fill her cup and align with her core desires, she reclaims her authenticity on a soul level. She frees herself. And a woman freed in this way frees her love.  A priceless gift to this world.What I see unfold in front of me as a woman says yes to her sacred feminine is pure radiance, innate worthiness, passion/aliveness, joyous ecstasy and real deal love.The result is a rare generosity of spirit and true compassion.The kind that only comes from deep nourishment and overflow. The kind that this world is starving for.Love Bombing has become a popular(and important) phrase used in the context of helping people heal from narcissistic abuse. For good reason.Love Bombing is toxic, bullying behavior.It comes from a place of fear, insecurity and self loathing.Embodied Love is sacred. It comes from a place of radical self love, confidence, connection to source and the experience of saying yes to life force moving through you. Embodied Love is not Love Bombing.Here I give my  perspective on why.Let’s dive in!Want to dive deeper?Join the Waitlist for The Vital Goddess Mastermind:https://shakticore.com/vital-goddess-mastermind

“Bring me a higher love.” If there’s a mantra for this eclipse season (and for these times in general), I think it’s gotta be that.On the collective level we’re yearning for a deeper (and higher) experience in all things romance and eros. And that yearning is gathering momentum.Can you feel it?Love is in the air and it’s in the sea.It’s trembling in the earth, and burning passionately within the chambers of our own wild hearts.This may be the medicine we've been missing.We are waking up.We are remembering.It’s so funny/not funny that as a culture we’re totally obsessed with romantic love and sex and yet don’t take either seriously as a spiritual pursuit.I have a hunch that this eclipse season is going to change that.If we choose to participate.We’re being offered a golden invitation into a deep-dive healing journey to restore the sacred to romance, intimacy and desire.This is where sex and spirit meet.The realm of Venus.In this episode I dive into whys of all of this (according to the current astrology) and I share a potent 3-step process that will leave you feeling like the Queen of Hearts.Ready Queen?Let's dive in!PS: As much as I love the Whitney cover, the 1980s Steve Winwood original will always be my fav.How about you?Want to Dive Deeper?Join the Waitlist for The Vital Goddess Mastermind:https://shakticore.com/vital-goddess-mastermindTake the Reclaiming Aphrodite masterclass:https://shakticore.com/reclaiming-aphroditeTake the Falling in Love With the Dark Goddess masterclass:https://shakticore.com/dark-goddessLearn more about The Deep Femme Series:https://shakticore.com/deep-femme-seriesEmail Dianne: dianne@shakticore.com

People pleasing is a hot topic isn't it?We've been hearing a lot about ways that we can get in our own way by getting stuck in patterns of sacrificing ourselves in service to others.We can find ourselves habitually attempting to please others at our own expense in order to keep the peace; not rock the boat, to be liked or approved of.The cost of these patterns add up.Chronic people pleasing tanks us. It cuts us off from our true desires, pleasure, creative expression, and joy. It makes us go numb so of course it's going to make us resentful. People pleasing literally shuts down the flow our authentic life force; our orgasm.  Over time this can have a devastating effect on our physical and mental wellbeing. And the wellbeing of any relationship. Not a good recipe for thriving.People pleasing patterns are not confined to romantic relationships either. They can show up in any relationship. You may find this dynamic happening with friends, bosses, colleagues clients, parents and even our children.We've all been there. And it makes sense why we've developed these patterns.It's absolutely not your fault.And you can heal.Would it surprise you if I told you that the cure for people pleasing is pleasure?Yes, it's true! I've seen this time and time again with clients (and myself).It doesn't happen overnight. It's a journey. A journey into the Sacred Feminine Mysteries.Where your pleasure & desire reign supreme.A journey worth taking.We won't ever heal and release people pleasing habits (and create thriving relationships) by making ourselves wrong and calling ourselves out.We heal when we step into the radiance of who we truly are.Want more?Let's dive in!Want to dive deeper?Join the Waitlist for The Vital Goddess Mastermind:https://shakticore.com/vital-goddess-mastermindTake the Reclaiming Aphrodite masterclass:https://shakticore.com/reclaiming-aphroditeTake the Falling in Love With the Dark Goddess masterclass:https://shakticore.com/dark-goddessLearn more about The Deep Femme Series:https://shakticore.com/deep-femme-seriesEmail Dianne: dianne@shakticore.com

Are you curious about manifestation and the Law of Attraction?Do want to create your life more by design?Maybe you’ve dabbled a bit in manifestation practices but you’re a bit frustrated with your lack of results.Maybe you’ve heard of sex magic and you’re wondering…What the heck is that? And how can it help me live a more abundant life?Then this episode is for you, love! I want to offer you a simple solo sex magic ritual that can change everything.Do you need a partner?Nope!This is a potent energetic practice that will up-level your radiance and vibrational frequency.Sensual pleasure is the portal into your radiance and magnetic power.To feel fully alive and embodied in your sensuality and passion is to inhabit a very high vibration.Your sexual energy is a potent elixir that you can tap into to manifest the life of your dreams.I’ll show you how!Want to dive deeper?Access your free Wild Abundance Sex Magic Ritual:https://shakticore.com/wild-abundance-joinJoin the Waitlist for The Vital Goddess Mastermind:https://shakticore.com/vital-goddess-mastermindLearn more about the power of sensual breathwork/Shakti Core Breathwork Journeys:https://shakticore.com/join-shakti-core-breathwork-journeys

Are your emotions taking you for a ride?Like a raging storm crashing on the Cliffs of Moher?Leaving you in a state of perpetual drama and overwhelm?Perhaps with a heavy dose of shame hangover on the side?Or maybe you feel numb.Stuck in the doldrums of the sea of boredom.You find yourself moving from task to task in a semi-conscious robotic trance.  You go through the motions of your day cut off from your passion, joy, creativity and pizazz.And find yourself zoned out, exhausted, devoid of inspo.Neither option is much fun is it?Both zap our life force.Yet most women find themselves fluctuating from one of these states to the other.Feeling like they're getting it all wrong.And mostly blaming themselves.Why is that?We were never told the truth about our emotions and the key role they play in us living an authentic and aligned life.We were never taught about the sacred connection between our emotions and our desire.We were never told or shown how truly powerful this mysterious gift of emotion guidance is, how it's designed so specifically for us and how to use it.Most likely you received the message early in life that your emotions are problematic.Maybe you were told verbally or it was implied that your emotions are too much.Or that they don't matterOr that they're completely unacceptable.What an insidious way to stop a girl in her tracks.Seriously.Here's the thing I want you to really hear: Your emotions are gold.Learning to skillfully and artfully work with your full spectrum of emotions is not only key to your erotic empowerment, it's essential to living the life you came here to live.This is deep femme stuff.This is emotional alchemy.Let's dive in! Join the Waitlist for The Vital Goddess Mastermind:https://shakticore.com/vital-goddess-mastermindLearn more about the power of sensual breathwork/Shakti Core Breathwork Journeys:https://shakticore.com/join-shakti-core-breathwork-journeysTake my free masterclass Making Love To Crystals:https://shakticore.com/making-love-to-crystals-join

Our bodies store our traumatic experiences ( big T and little t ) until we process them, integrate them and release them.In the words of trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk, MD: "The Body Keeps the Score."When we have stored trauma in our bodies it can show up in many different ways.Here are just a few:emotional and physical blocks/numbnesspelvic pain/painful sexpelvic floor issuesblocks to intimacy and connectionconfusion about our desireslack of body confidence feeling cut off from our creativity, intuition and inspirationlimits to feeling sexual and sensual pleasureWhile talk therapy can be an important component in healing trauma, working somatically, (or with the body) is an essential part of the healing journey.One of my favorite practices to gently release trauma from the female body is The Jade Egg Practice.In this episode I dive into three key ways this practice can help women release trauma  and restore bliss and vitality.Let's dive in.Dive Deeper With Dianne:Join the Waitlist for The Vital Goddess Mastermind:https://shakticore.com/vital-goddess-mastermindLearn more about the power of sensual breathwork/Shakti Core Breathwork Journeys:https://shakticore.com/join-shakti-core-breathwork-journeysWatch my YouTube Video on Taoist Breast Massage:https://youtu.be/WvPiHHclBdQ?si=anfjY7eBp7p93c2tTake my free masterclass Making Love To Crystals:https://shakticore.com/making-love-to-crystals-join

Do you feel cut off from your pleasure?I get it!Most women do.And it makes sense.Why do so many women feel numb and cut off from their sensual pleasure?So many reasons...The broad stroke is that we live in a pleasure-negative world that pretty much demands a disconnect from our sensuality and the creative life force power of our sexual energy.It hasn't felt safe for most of us to inhabit our sensual selves.If that’s been your experience I want you to know that it’s not your fault.And I also want you  to know that you have the power to change that.And you can start in the simplest of ways.Sensual pleasure is the portal into you embodying the Goddess you were born to be.To feel fully alive and embodied in your unique sacred feminine essence, you need to awaken your Yoni.Yoni is the Sanskrit/Yoga word that means origin, source, Shakti aka Great Goddess.It’s also a term that means womb, vagina, vulva. Basically it’s a word that represents the whole of a woman’s sacred pleasure system.When you awaken your Yoni, you awaken your unique expression of the Sacred Feminine.In this episode I want to introduce you to a simple meditation that just might change your life. Seriously.And it's only about 7 minutes long.Are you willing to devote 7 minutes a day to reclaiming your pleasure?Then this episode is for you!Access The Radiant Yoni Meditation Here:https://shakticore.com/radiant-yoni-joinJoin the Waitlist for The Vital Goddess Mastermind:https://shakticore.com/vital-goddess-mastermindCheck out my new free masterclass Making Love to Crystals:https://shakticore.com/making-love-to-crystals-join

Grief is a part of the human experience.No doubt about that.Grief is something that (in general) modern society is really bad at.But I think we’re getting better.New awareness and ways of supporting people in the grief process is growing rapidly and that’s very encouraging.Being supported, heard and witnessed by caring humans while in a deep grief process is so important.In addition to skilled counseling, kindness and compassion from others (and giving ourselves spaciousness and time), we can also offer ourselves somatic or body-based support.I feel that having tools to process grief through the body is an essential part of the healing.Our emotions are a powerful guidance system.When we put our emotions in motion, the unique gifts that reside within that  emotion become available to us.While the experience of grief can be very intense, there is always a gift within that experience.There are ways we can allow grief to move more fluidly through the body; ways that can bring more ease and relief to the nervous system.This might sound odd, but when we bring our sensuality into our grief it can help liberate stuck energy, soothe us, help us move through the experience with more self love and  find our center in the midsts of a loss.I feel that having tools to process grief through the body is essential to holistic self care.In this episode I share a bit about my own experience with grief and offer a simple sensual ritual that I often use to move grief (big G and little g) through my body.I hope this will bring you comfort and support when things get heavy.Let’s dive in!Download a cheat sheet for the Sensual Ritual for Grief practice:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zJ4ORePImy-cjQn4XVZExMv4ro91gWDU/view?usp=sharingDive Deeper With Dianne:Check out my new free masterclass Making Love to Crystals:https://shakticore.com/Join the Waitlist for The Vital Goddess Mastermind and access Unleash Your Inner Goddess:https://shakticore.com/join-the-vital-goddess-mastermind-waitlistEmail Dianne: dianne@shakticore.com