Hummingbirds were always a part of my life. I love them. I feel connected to them. Scorpions were also a part of my life from a young age, and I feared them. They were scary to me. I remember them being all over a mobile home that we used to stay in on our family farm in rural Georgia when I was a wee lass. Last year, I discovered in a Vedic astrology reading that my rising sign is Scorpio. Then, the night before I made the decision to commit to yoga teacher training, I had a dream featuring a large bright red scorpion in two pieces that I picked up and put back together. That is when I accepted the scorpion as a symbol of my shadow side.

In each of us, there are aspects and shades of light/dark, kind/cruel, good/bad, beautiful/ugly and all other dualistic relationships in the Universe. We are complex beings, and all of our sides deserve to be held and loved with compassion. My light aspect is represented by a hummingbird. My dark aspect is represented by a scorpion. Through my adventures, I’ve learned to hold each of these aspects inside a fierce heart of love and compassion. The offerings at Find Your Fierce Heart are designed to guide you in the process of doing the same for yourself. All offerings encompass three key values: