Venusian Arts for the Modern & Mystical Woman. Here we explore all things Venus; Beauty, Abundance, Sensuality, Sexuality, Pleasure, Love & Desire-Based Living. I'm your host, Dianne Shepherd, certified holistic sexuality coach and wing woman for your Inner Venus! I teach a unique approach to Taoist and Tantric practices to help you heal your relationship to your sensuality, reclaim your pleasure and tap into the creative life force of your sexual energy. If you're ready to connect with your ...
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Hey amazing woman! I know you’re rocking it in so many areas of your life but, (yes, I'm daring to ask), how’s your love life? Are you yearning for more? I think most women are. When it comes to intimacy do you find yourself confused or frustrated? Maybe you often find yourself hovering at chronic low (or high) grade disappointment and resentment? …
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The Anatomy of Desire/ Healing Desire Shame & Freeing Our Life Force
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Desire. The very word has some charge to it doesn’t it? Desire has gotten a bad wrap in many spiritual circles and in society in general but in the realm of all things Venus, our desire is gold. But most of us weren’t taught that. Quite the opposite. What I’ve come to understand and live more fully into is that desire is sacred life force calling u…
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Your Personal Venus/ Getting Intimate With the Goddess of Love
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When it comes to astrology, most people know their Sun sign. Many know their Moon and Rising signs too. But so few are acquainted with their personal Venus. To be honest not many astrologers give Her much attention. Or the wrong, “bad news”, disempowering kind of attention. Like “with your Venus in this sign, or with this aspect on your Venus, your…
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Orgasm is a loaded topic isn’t it? There’s a lot here to unpack. In today’s episode I share my thoughts and experiences on something I call the Feminine Face of Orgasm. The model we’ve been handed is limiting leaving many women frustrated and unfulfilled. If your experience of orgasm leaves you wanting more and wondering…”is that all there is?” You…
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Venus, Goddess of Love. Why should we care? When we think of the things Venus/Aphrodite represents; beauty, sensuality, pleasure, sex, passion, love and intimacy it’s clear to see that these are themes most humans struggle with. But it doesn’t have to be that way. This face of the Goddess has been dissed, dismissed, trivialized, commercialized and …
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Freeing Your Wild Feminine Heart With Taoist Breast Massage
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Taoist Breast Massage is one of the simplest and most effective ways to create safety in your body, dial up your self-love and radiance, process your emotions, balance your hormones, and nourish your libido naturally. That's a whole lotta bang for your buck! Breast Massage is one of the foundational practices in Taoist Sexual Yoga and an important …
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Sacred Pleasure...The Sensual Erotic Initiation We Never Got
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There was a time in human history where beauty, pleasure, sexuality and all things Venus were held sacred. And life was good. When the Goddess of Love reigned supreme, systems of true partnership flourished and the power and virility of the Sacred Masculine was equally honored and celebrated. These civilizations were rich in sensuality, sport, cere…
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Happy Solstice! The Solstice portals are always a powerful time for me. A time for reflection and celebration. A time to release and re-align. This Solstice was super special for me as I had the privilege of guiding a group of amazing women in my community through a sensual breathwork journey. It was such a beautiful reminder of just how potent sis…
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Align With Your Inner Venus With Sensual Breathwork
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When we breathe like the ocean, we remember. Breath is one of the most powerful tools we can use to heal and transform our minds and bodies. I know you've heard that millions of times. And it's true. Maybe you've experienced this yourself. There are so many different techniques of breathwork that can produce so many different kinds of results. And …
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The Venusian Summer Series/ 7 Free Masterclasses to Embody Your Inner Goddess of Love
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Are you ready for an epic summer of love? I've created something special for you! Today's episode is an invitation to join me on a Venusian journey this summer. Introducing The Venusian Summer Series/7 Free Masterclasses to Embody Your Inner Goddess of Love. I know She's in there! And I wanted to create a space and share some tools and practices so…
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Sweeter Dreams/Sensual Tips for Better Sleep
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We all know how important sleep is. And there are times when it's just not happening. I've been hearing from many women in my world that sleep issues are on the rise. With all that's going on astrologically and in the world at large, that makes sense. We're all going through massive shifts on many levels, so it's not surprising that we find ourselv…
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What does it mean to be multi-orgasmic? From my perspective this is a wellness conversation. Multi-orgasmic is a term that stems from the Taoist Sexual Yoga practices where the healthy flow of sexual energy is considered to be the foundation of mental and physical wellbeing. And while sex, solo or partnered, can be a wonderful part of that, there's…
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5 Simple Tips to Revive Your Vibe When You Feel Blocked
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How do we know when we're cut off from our source energy? It's so important to know our red flags. And to have a plan for when they show up. We all know that feeling of feeling how we don't want to feel. Those moments are inevitable. And valuable. When we experience what we don't want we have a great opportunity to fine tune our desires and to get …
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Healing Your Inner Child The Feminine Way
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Happy Mother's Day to all the mamas out there! I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend. I'm all about celebrating the mamas! Heck, I'm one myself. Yes to that and...I thought this would be a good time to dive into the topic of re-parenting ourselves. Something that comes up for every woman I've met (me too) on the feminine embodiment journ…
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Vaginal Weightlifting; A Sassy, Sexy Jade Egg Practice
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Have you heard of Vaginal Weightlifting? Yes, you’ve got it right, we’re talking about lifting weights with your vagina. If that sounds bizarre, I get it. When I first heard about this practice I thought so too. And yet, I was intrigued. Now it’s a regular part of my self care routine. Vaginal Weightlifting or Yoni Weightlifting is a simple but adv…
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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…
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Reclaim Your Inner Goddess/Level-Up Your Life
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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…
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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 thi…
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Higher Love/ How to Rock the Solar Eclipse Like a Queen
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“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 trembli…
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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…
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Wild Abundance/A Solo Sex Magic Manifestation Ritual
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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 th…
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Emotional Alchemy/ Moving From Overwhelm & Numbness to Erotic Empowerment & Alignment
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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 tr…
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Healing Trauma With The Jade Egg Practice
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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/numbness pelvi…
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The Radiant Yoni Meditation/A Sensual Meditation to Awaken Your Pleasure & Your Sacred Femme
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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…
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A Simple Sensual Embodiment Practice to Process Grief
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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 g…
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Some people call it “Woo.” I call it my feminine. Reclaiming the mystical part of me has been (and continues to be) a deep process. Giving myself permission to let this part of me out has been a healing journey; a spiral path for sure. Like many, I was taught very young that this non-logical, magical, daydreamy, intuitive part of me was wrong. Dang…
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Most women I know, myself included, find romantic relationships to be one of the most challenging areas of life. It’s an ongoing adventure isn’t? Sometimes there’s connection, ease, flow, passion and fun. And then the winds shift (sometimes very quickly) and we find ourselves moving into frustration, resentment, anger and that awful gnawing feeling…
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The feminine is a force of nature. Society doesn’t make it easy to embody and express that. And yet it’s absolutely key. My own journey of reclaiming my feminine didn’t begin with sunshine, rainbows, love and light. It began in the dark. It began when I decided to step on the path of befriending my wild, unpredictable, untamable, stormy Dark Femme …
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3 Ways to Heal Your Relationship With the Masculine
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If you struggle with your intimate relationships with the masculine, you’re so not alone! Intimacy dynamics and romance are a major pain points for so many powerful women. We can be super confident and fulfilled in so many areas of our lives; career, family, friends, but when it comes to our romantic life? Things can go into a confusing, destabiliz…
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3 Steps to Awaken Your Inner Goddess of Love
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The power within you is immense. It truly is. When you align with all of who you really are, you're in your flow, things line up, magic happens, you feel radiant, magnetic, amazing and you feel so deeply grateful. It feels like falling in love. If you've experienced that state, you've experienced your Inner Venus. Isn't She lovely? Don't you want m…
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3 Ways Sensual Breathwork Can Awaken Your Sacred Feminine
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Breathwork has gone viral. How cool is that? There are so many fabulous schools, teachers and coaches out there to learn from and experience the multitude of powerful benefits breathwork can provide. After studying a variety breathwork techniques with some stellar teachers I realized that what I was truly craving was a breathwork practice that coul…
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5 Ways to Strengthen Your Feminine Essence
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Happy New Year! It’s that time of year where we hear a lot about setting goals, slaying the day and making it all happen. I want to share a different perspective. Let’s talk about how to strengthen not our will power but our magnetic power. The radiant, creative power of your Sacred Feminine. To do that we need to basically do the opposite of what …
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Heading into a New Year is always an exciting time, isn't it? A fresh start. The musings and soulful conversations we have with our inner wisdom; our higher selves are just so full of truth, love and light. Getting more into alignment with who we really are and why we're here. The new commitments that we make to ourselves. So much potential. So muc…
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The Law of Attraction & The Feminine Art of Receiving
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Are you interested in creating your life more aligned with your desires? This one’s for you! Here I dive into the practice of manifestation and using the Law of Attraction to create the life you want to live and the world you want to live and thrive in. Did you know that activating your sensual pleasure and opening the body to receive and hold the …
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Sensual Pleasure is the Ultimate Libido Tonic
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Hey Beautiful! If you’re a woman who wants to truly glow from the inside out and feel amazing, (and if you’re here, I know you are!). A woman who wants to be free to be all of who she fully is and live in alignment with her passion, desires and core values, (again, I’m pretty sure you are!), then you want to take your pleasure seriously. Truly. Thi…
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Your Sacred Libido/Claiming the Keys to Your Queendom
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Hey Beautiful! We commonly hear libido described as “sex drive” or “the urge to have sexual intercourse” but there’s sooo much more to the story of turn on. Libido is your creative life force energy; your zest for life. And a thriving libido is central to your wellbeing whether you’re interested in having sexual partners or not. In Chinese medicine…
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Real Talk on Libido & Pleasure With Intimacy Coach Belinda Wiley
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Hey Beautiful! This week on the pod I'm in conversation with the illustrious Belinda Wiley! We dive deep into the female libido, the importance of pleasure, the essentials of true intimacy and chocolate meditation:) Belinda is a New Zealand based intimacy coach who helps couples reignite the passion in their relationships. Her warmth, humor and hea…
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How to Cultivate a Thriving Libido And Why You Might Want To
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Today I want to riff a bit on a topic that I know so many women are curious about and maybe even frustrated and confused by; the female libido. One of the chief complaints heard in doctors offices and in couples counseling from women of all ages is that of low libido. There’s a lot there. And there is no short answer or quick fix. I feel we need a …
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Stay in Your Feminine Flow During the Holidays/ The Vital Goddess Radiant Holiday Bundle
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Hey Beautiful! I know things can get a bit hectic this time of year in general and on top of that we’ve got a lot going on in the world right now. I wanted to put a little something together to support you staying in your feminine flow this holiday season. So this episode is all about The Vital Goddess Radiant Holiday Bundle. Here I break down thre…
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Healing Pelvic Pain With the Taoist Jade Egg Practice
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Hey Beautiful! In today’s episode I dive into a topic that so many women are familiar with; pelvic pain. There are many different types of pelvic pain, some requiring medical attention, but for women seeking a holistic approach, The Taoist Jade Egg Practice may be the solution you’ve been looking for. Pelvic pain was a big wake up call for me. It w…
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The Rise of the Feminine & The New Paradigm of Wellness
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Hey Beautiful! As the feminine energy rises on the planet, “the times they are a- changing”. Never before have we had such a mass interest in holistic healing and wellbeing. We’re waking up to our true nature and potential. We’re expanding. And we’re craving more depth. While super foods, power smoothies, fitness, Yoga and meditation are always goi…
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Unleash Your Inner Goddess/ A 3-Part Activation to Embody Your Sacred Feminine
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Hey Beautiful! If you've been around me for bit, you probably know that I'm part mystic and part tips and tools/nuts and bolts kind of gal. I love tripping out in the bliss realms where body meets spirit, Rumi poetry, the joy and ecstasy of the heart, full body O etc... And I really like precision. I love systems that work (former Pilates teacher o…
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How to Release Control & Reclaim Your Feminine
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Hey Beautiful! This is an episode about control. And I used to have lots of it. And it didn’t feel so good. While I love that old Janet Jackson song, too much control can be really problematic. As a former (and at times still recovering) control freak, I know this terrain well and I feel it’s something worth exploring. There’s a lot here. I mean, w…
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How to Navigate Eclipse Season Like a Goddess
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Hey Beautiful! Another Eclipse season is upon us! Even if you know nothing about astrology, just like when Mercury spins retro, it can be useful to know that things are not operating in "regularly scheduled program" mode. Eclipse season happens about every 6 months and offer us powerful invitations to make a quantum shifts. I like to call these cau…
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How to Build Embodied Self Trust by Tapping into Your Feminine Flow
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Hey Gorgeous! I’m so excited to share today’s episode with you. It’s all about tuning in to your feminine genius. And trusting it. Self trust is tricky isn’t it? It can seem so “fly by night.” One minute you can feel so sure of something, the next, not so much. We know that trusting ourselves is essential to living a full, authentic life. And we al…
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The Secret to Building a Radiant & Powerful Core/3 Things Most Women are Missing
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Hey beautiful! Today I want to share a bit of what I've learned about true core power after years of teaching Pilates, Power Yoga & Barre and The Jade Egg. One thing's for sure, it's not about abs of steel! While I love movement and I'm all about having a toned, well functioning core, being armored up in the core can actually do a lot of harm. Chro…
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How to Truly Heal Your Pelvic Floor & Never Kegel Again
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Hey there Gorgeous! How do you feel about Kegel exercises? Do you love them? Do you hate them? Do you do them? To be honest, I've never been a fan. Most of the women I know feel similarly. Although the big K is still the standard advice for pelvic floor care, and can definitely deliver some tangible results, so many women I've met through my work o…
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3 Feminine Embodiment Practices to Stress Less & Flow More
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Hey there Gorgeous! Today I want to share a bit on something we all encounter pretty much on the daily; stress. Stress is a fact of life, but unless we have the right tools to navigate it, it can wreak havoc on us body, mind and soul. It saps our vitality, ages us prematurely, cause all kinds of mental and physical aliments, and tanks our libido. W…
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How to Create Boundaries That Feel Good/ My 3 Step Formula
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Hey there Gorgeous! As the soulful, heart-centered women you are, you're constantly looking for new and better ways to bring more joy, love, peace and harmony into the world, am I right? I love that about you! (And thank you, btw!) And because of that I'm sure that there are lots of people drawn to your light and clamoring for your precious time, e…
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Hey Gorgeous! Today I want to get a little cosmic with you. Are you game? I want to talk about astrology and how it can work for you. Hear me out:) At first glance astrology can seem kinda woo, I get it. But I’m here to say while on the one hand, yes it’s magical and I love that. And on the other hand it’s super practical and I love that too. What …
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