top of page
Search


SURRENDER
I struggle with my inner thoughts, my body pain, my emotional pain, my global pain. I feel everything at a deep level.

Shirley Riga
Jun 30, 20224 min read
Â
Â
Â


The Steady Observer
A spool is a great metaphor for life. My soul is the core of the spool. The continuous thread holds stories of my lifetimes, past & present

Shirley Riga
Jun 27, 20215 min read
Â
Â
Â


Space for Wonder
In that envelope of time when I just wake up, eyes still closed on the edge of sleep, I am in my special time when I ask questions.

Shirley Riga
Mar 26, 20216 min read
Â
Â
Â


Intentions
When the story of our past holds so much trauma it blurs the present, one may feel they are swimming upstream. There's more to us than ego.

Shirley Riga
Mar 25, 20216 min read
Â
Â
Â


Three Breaths, One Commitment
365 days ago, I made a commitment to myself. Every morning, I would sit in silence. I missed community. So began my Zoom meditation journey.

Shirley Riga
Mar 18, 20218 min read
Â
Â
Â


Deepening the Reservoir
I struggled for years following meditation rules, trying to do it right so as to reap the benefit others found. But I feared inner monsters.

Shirley Riga
Mar 9, 20216 min read
Â
Â
Â


Silence is the Oil That Eases Us Open
I am made up of two minds. One lives in my human body, aware of my past and present. My other mind lives in my heart where the miracles are.

Shirley Riga
Feb 27, 20217 min read
Â
Â
Â


Your Center
Breaking open is occurring all over the planet. Catastrophe is striking lives of all ages. People are shaken awake and choosing their path.

Shirley Riga
Feb 25, 20218 min read
Â
Â
Â


Collective Anchor
In my Silence, I feel my pain rise, discomfort grow, fear grip me. Sometimes I feel anger bump against my insides. Breath helps it dissipate

Shirley Riga
Feb 19, 20217 min read
Â
Â
Â


Our Breath is Our Bridge
This is a meditation about comfort. With awareness, breathe in and slowly breathe out relax into comforting breath. You are one with the air

Shirley Riga
Feb 14, 20217 min read
Â
Â
Â


Motion and Stillness
During the most traumatic event of my life, I miraculously found stillness in the turbulence of the surrounding violence I was subjected to.
Nita Walker
Feb 12, 20216 min read
Â
Â
Â


Tipping Point
No matter what lessons I walk through and what learning I glean, I always come back to myself, accountable to me.

Shirley Riga
Feb 5, 20214 min read
Â
Â
Â


Our Resilience
Today I focus on gratitude because it helps take the sting out of the pain. Finding the good takes effort and intention.

Shirley Riga
Jan 27, 20216 min read
Â
Â
Â


It Takes Courage
My silence is a gift. My mind is a gift. My heart is a gift. My human vessel is a gift. I am in charge of rising. I am in charge.

Shirley Riga
Jan 23, 20215 min read
Â
Â
Â


Breathing In Unity
I've created an altar I sit in on a daily basis to listen, feel, write and deliver. These 300 days of meditation have been a journey for me.

Shirley Riga
Jan 19, 20215 min read
Â
Â
Â


A Lifetime Can Change By the Flash of Truth
What does the silence sound like? In our silence we listen and wait to hear truth. I recognize it when I feel goosebumps. Truth has no time.

Shirley Riga
Jan 12, 20215 min read
Â
Â
Â


Emotional Firewalls
Allowing myself to feel my deep emotions is a key. It’s up to me to find a safe place with an intention to feel my pain.

Shirley Riga
Jan 7, 20215 min read
Â
Â
Â


Practice is an Inner Knowing
All the years I battled with fear and anxiety were just practice. Time to practice is not based on anyone’s timetable. Practice is wise.

Shirley Riga
Jan 6, 20214 min read
Â
Â
Â


Time Does Not Exist in Higher Power Land
When I’m a funk, I send out an SOS to my Higher Power for more understanding and comfort. Then I let go my request so I don't weigh it down.

Shirley Riga
Dec 29, 20205 min read
Â
Â
Â


The Power of Silence
Pain is a teacher that nags at me when I don’t pay attention. I never experienced unrelenting pain until I was brought to my knees by fibro

Shirley Riga
Dec 3, 20206 min read
Â
Â
Â
bottom of page