THE MEDICINE WHEEL
& THE 4 STEPS TO LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE
IVA, YOGA & THE ARTS
MY STORY
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Hi, I am Iva, an Art Historian, Yoga Teacher, currently based on the Costa Blanca in Spain, where I host conscious creative retreats and events. I have also a podcast Spark Your Joy. Encounters with Spirituality and Creativity.
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After years of yoga practice, I completed a powerful yoga training in the Sacred Valley of Peru, where I received the ancient wisdom of the Peruvian Medicine Wheel.
After this life-changing experience for me, I now help my clients to connect to their authenticity and start living a life in truth and connection.
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THE MEDICINE WHEEL
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The Medicine Wheel shows how the processes flow in cycles and how everything fits into a whole.
It is a ROADMAP for navigating life.
It helps us navigate our emotional psychological, and spiritual development.
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It can help us get unstuck.
It shows us where we are in the cycle and what we need to do to move on.
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IS YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW YOUR TRUE STORY?
Or is it a story that has been written for you by your culture and your genes?
PERCEPTION
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The Earth-keepers believe that we humans participate with the divine in the co-creation of our universe. Their wisdom teaches us how to rewrite the stories we keep repeating about ourselves and our lives and start living our truth.
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'You cannot solve a problem the same way it was created.'
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If the Andean Earth-keepers want to change their world, they choose to change the way they perceive a problem. By changing their perception, they transform a challenge into an opportunity.
THE 4 STEPS TO TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE:
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• WIND OF THE SOUTH: LETTING GO
Connect to the Spirit of the Serpent to shed old layers and release the past.
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• WIND OF THE WEST: OVERCOME FEAR
Connect to the Spirit of the Jaguar to overcome fear and step into your power.
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• WIND OF THE NORTH: SPARK YOUR JOY
Connect to the Spirit of the Hummingbird to uncover your authentic gifts and find your light.
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• WIND OF THE EAST: MANIFEST YOUR DREAMS
Connect to the Spirit of the Eagle to connect to a higher perspective and manifest your dreams.
WIND OF THE SOUTH
THE SPIRIT OF THE SERPENT
THE BODY AND PHYSICAL PERCEPTION
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Shed old layers; release the past; connect to the physical self.
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We move through the Wind of the South represented by the great Serpent, Amaru, the ancient one, gentle healer of the past, the one who teaches us to shed our layers like the Serpent sheds its skin, the one who cleanses us and purifies us.
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Your personal stories are not you.
Suffering occurs when you believe them to be true: whether you created these stories yourself or someone else did for you, you confuse them for reality.
As long as we cling to the belief that these stories are real, we stay stuck.
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WIND OF THE WEST
THE SPIRIT OF THE JAGUAR
THE MIND AND EMOTIONAL PERCEPTION
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Overcome fear; find your strength; step beyond patterns.
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We move into the direction of the West, the Jaguar, Orotongo, the mother and sister, the one who provides protection and safeguards our sacred places to heal and transform, the one who gives us courage to let go of our fear, guilt, cultural beliefs, learned knowledge, and ancestral bondages, the one who bridges the worlds, the one who serves as ancestral stewards of life, and the one who leaves no trace of death and life.
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When you embrace your shadow you will no longer have to live life in fear.
You will no longer have to prove you’re good enough.You will no longer have to pretend to be someone you’re not.
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Then you will have the freedom to create the life you have always desired.
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WIND OF THE NORTH
THE SPIRIT OF THE HUMMINGBIRD
THE SOUL AND SACRED PERCEPTION
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Uncover your authentic gifts; embrace the sweetness; find your light; breathe in beauty.
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We move into the direction of the North-the Hummingbird, Sewar Q’enti-grandmother and grandfather, the one who takes us on an epic journey; the one who overcomes the difficulties in the journey; the one who tastes only the nectar and sweetness of life; the one who teaches us to live in the heart; and the one who teaches that we are crafting our vision for the life we truly desire and dreaming our world into being.
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When you master the art of dreaming with your eyes open, you can stop going through life unconsciously.
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To begin crafting your vision, you must become aware of your waking dreams and their symbolism. Symbols are everywhere and everything that you experience mirrors a part of you.
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When you can perceive reality in this way, you understand how you are already dreaming your world.
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WIND OF THE EAST
THE SPIRIT OF THE EAGLE​
THE SPIRITUAL PERCEPTION
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Reveal a higher perspective; create new beginnings; trust your intuition; manifest your dreams.
We move to the direction of East, the Eagle, the Condor, the one who is a great seer, visionary, myth-maker, and storyteller, the one who takes us on its wings above the mountains, above the clouds, and above the oceans we only can dream of, the one who shows us the spectacles of our life on this earth from a bird’s eye view, the one who guides us to connect to the spirit beyond our body and mind, and the one who guides us and protects us so that we may always fly wing to wing with the Great Spirit—Wankan Tanka.
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To own your life story, you must discover and acknowledge the parts of yourself that you’ve refused to look at.
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It turns out that everything you believe to be true about the people around you, or the situations you find yourself in, mirrors a story you hold about the way the universe works.
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When you understand this, you can take a long, hard look at every difficult situation in your life and then change it within.
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What would your world be if anything were possible?​
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Click on PRACTICE to open the exercise
WHAT IS THE LIFE YOU TRULY DESIRE?
What would your world be if anything were possible?
IMAGINE YOUR LIFE IF YOU...​
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Are living without stress for what the future holds, you are a lot more peaceful, calm and grounded into the present moment, and as a result you can make better decisions in all aspects of your life.
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You have clarity of mind and a higher perspective of all areas of your life, so that you can let go of unhealthy repetitive patterns and create space for new beginnings.
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You can envision the life aligned with your true self, you know what the next steps in your life are and you have the courage to follow your vision and dreams.
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DREAM YOUR WORLD INTO BEING
A 12-WEEKS 1:1 PROGRAMME
for entrepreneurs, creatives, freelancers, who feel stressed, disconnected, and unclear about their life direction
IF YOU ARE FEELING...
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Overwhelmed by too many distractions in your day-to-day life?
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Exhausted from long to do lists and unable to find space and time for yourself and your creative ideas?
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Stressed, uninspired, and even sometimes depressed?
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Disconnected from yourself and your natural flow of creativity?
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Lost as if something is missing and you don’t know what?
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'Shamans believe that there is only one disease, which can be healed with only one cure.
Getting disconnected from yourself - from your body, heart, emotions, intuition, soul, and life - is the disease.
Repairing the connection is the cure.'
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