“Ask, and you shall receive.” - The Universe

Hello Soul Sisters and Brothers,

Still under the touch of the blessings of the longest night of the year, the 21st of December, traditionally known as Yalda in Ancient Persia, when darkness was never evil, but the fertile field of becoming.

We are still within the energy of this night, when linear time softened to allow the soul to remember before the mind does.

Harvesting the lowest point of the solar cycle, the most fertile state of consciousness, from the womb-gate, I share with you, from a space of service, another of my immersive experiences. One that has created a significant and beautiful memory and feeling, now imprinted in the I’s DNA.

The same I that opens magical, invisible doors of limitless opportunity when submerged in total gratefulness and knowing.

As you read this passage from the I’s trajectory on this planet, allow yourself to soak in words of higher frequency, words of tuning rather than explanation.
Let these words speak to your soul, not your mind.

Introduction

In the last week of November, I witnessed another profound experience through a retreat led by Nathalie Daou, a fundamental fragment of the I’s soul, deeply connected in this lifetime. Her devotion to service and the disciplined practice of yoga continues to inspire what empowered, selfless responsibility looks like in human form.

I often use her as a living example of discipline and devotion, not only toward others, but most importantly toward the self.

From this chapter, I took away three major learnings:

. The knowing and feeling that manifests, even in the acceptance of not knowing

. Serving and receiving unconditionally at the spirit level

. A surrender to suffering when held within a consciousness wider than the human lens

The Knowing and Feeling, Thus Manifesting

(or the Acceptance of Not Knowing)

Following a week of joy and love overwhelm surrounded gratefully by beloved friends for my wedding celebration, I remained anchored in a quiet knowing, that I would be on the plane the next day, attending my sister’s retreat, taking the only available room that had been waiting for me.

And so it was.

With gratitude to my mirror soul, for holding space and creating the possibility for this passage to unfold.

“Ask, and you shall receive.”
- The Universe

Serving and Receiving Unconditionally at the Spirit Level

During the retreat and around my birthday on November 26th, in the heart of Ahangama, on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, rain circled our exact location. Once again, through feeling and knowing, my soul lineage opened a space for me to guide a meditation for release and connection with nature.

With strong winds moving through the land, the depth and potency of our Ashtanga yoga and meditation practice were amplified profoundly.

Nature was not merely present…
She was active, alive, and participating.

During rainy and windy weather, nature enters a deep purification mode.
The storm was not chaos, it was cleansing.

Rain is the Earth washing herself.
Wind is the element of movement, clearing stagnation.

When engaging in conscious work of soul, mind, and body expansion, the body mirrors what the environment does. Nature herself assists the I in detoxifying and letting go.

releasing · clearing · washing · renewing

With a white heart and a clear mind, I gave and received one of my most profound sessions, combining meditation, somatic breathwork, and energy work for release, while welcoming the new.

The collective connection, held with open hearts, was amplified. Weather like this draws people deeper into their bodies. External stimulation lowers. The senses soften. Attention turns inward.

The perfect conditions to enter:
inner stillness · breath awareness · somatic sensitivity · deeper emotional presence

The sound of heavy rain and rushing wind naturally guided the brain into theta, beautifully supporting healing visualization.

The atmosphere was highly ionized, storms dramatically increase negative ions in the air. These ions calm the nervous system, improve breathing capacity, heighten intuition, increase receptivity, and support emotional release.

This allowed the I’s to drop into the work faster, deeper, and more sincerely.

This is what the I’s came for, right at the center of the storm, where time becomes still and memories and feelings are healed.

“Ask, and you shall receive.”
- The Universe, again

With deep gratitude to Nathalie Daou, my soul lineage for trusting me to contribute my combined cleansing and reset session during the Shala Dubai retreat in Sri Lanka, and to everyone present:

Thank you for receiving.
Thank you for accepting.
Thank you for sharing your energy.

I belong to you.

Surrender to Suffering as Seen Through a Consciousness Wider Than the Human Lens

Sri Lanka, with its temples and practices of mindfulness, exists in parallel with visible suffering, especially among animals such as monkeys and dogs. This contrast initially conflicted my human mind and weighed heavily in my body.

On this journey, I allowed the I to expand with openness and curiosity.

What do you want me to learn, Creator of all that is? How can I remain present and conscious while surrounded by suffering?

“Ask, and you shall receive.”
- The Universe, and again

I questioned why this contrast felt so confusing, why such opposing scenes of life coexist in one place. I felt the urge to act, to soothe and uplift, while simultaneously noticing a withdrawal within.

So I let myself be.
I softened.
And I listened, not with my mind, but with my soul.

This is the place where magic happens.
The place I am learning to surrender to.

Who am I, after all?
A particle of human dust.
A fragment of soul within a far greater existence.

I am both the dark and the light.
I am suffering and joy.
One cannot exist without the other.

If everything were to turn into light, there would be nothingness.

With love and light

I belong to you,

Danielle Daou

Note: These journal shares are written intentionally using high-frequency language, carrying vibrational and healing qualities.
Allow the words to be felt as much as they are read.