Tag Archives: grounding

Reindigenise now

July 8, 2026Decolonising, Healing, Indigenous Science, Spiritual Skillsallyship, ancestral healing, belonging, cosmology, decolonising, earth, Earth Ethos, first nations, grounding, healing, identity, indigenous, intergenerational trauma, reciprocity, reindigenise, second nations, shame, sovereignty, traumaValerie Ringland

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Whether you’re a First Nations migrant who became Second Nations in a new land like me, or have deeper colonial roots with settler ancestors who stole land …

Vlog 5: Digging Deep

January 5, 2025Decolonising, Healing, Indigenous scienceceremony, grounding, land care, rootsValerie Ringland

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Earthly nourishment

September 17, 2019Culture, Decolonising, Healing, Indigenous Sciencechild, earth, Earth Ethos, grounding, healing, identity, indigenous, integrity, power, survivalValerie Ringland

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All Law-breaking comes from that first evil thought, “I am greater-than,” that original sin of placing yourself above the land or above other people.

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Boundaries & integrity

July 30, 2019Decolonising, Healing, Indigenous Science, Relationships, Valuesboundaries, colonialism, culture, exercise, grounding, healing, identity, indigenous, integrityValerie Ringland

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There’s a lot of rhetoric about boundaries, and setting healthy boundaries, and crossing boundaries, but in essence, we’re talking about integrity, or wholeness. From google, the etymology …

Anglo-Celtic Australian identity

July 18, 2019Culture, Decolonising, Healingcolonialism, culture, grounding, healing, identity, indigenous, multiculturalism, relationships, tribe, wholenessValerie Ringland

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One of the hardest things about being an Anglo-Celtic Australian is not having a culture that gives deep meaning, context, and guidance to the struggles of my …

Power, Force & Corruption

July 4, 2019Healing, Spiritual Skills, Valuesacceptance, colonialism, cosmology, Earth Ethos, exercise, grounding, healing, indigenous, magic, nature, powerValerie Ringland

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Building on some previous posts about power objects and healing unjust power dynamics, I realised it would be wise to define power and related terms. Energy is …

Deep Grounding/Earthing

June 16, 2019Healing, Indigenous Science, Spiritual Skillsaltar, cleansing, earth, exercise, grounding, healing, indigenous, nature, relationshipsValerie Ringland

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I’ve written about ways to integrate earthing/grounding into everyday life, but what’s come up recently is how to take that to a deeper level through ritual or …

Cultural Shadows & Reflections

March 22, 2019Culture, Decolonising, Healingabundance, ancestral healing, colonialism, community, culture, grounding, healing, identity, indigenous, interconnected, nature, philosophy, relationships, survival, tribe, vision, wholenessValerie Ringland

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Our lives are an endless series of resolving tensions, or reconciling polarities. We navigate this process based on stories, beliefs, and spiritual tools we’ve learned, which differ …

The Red Road

March 14, 2019Culture, Decolonising, Healing, Indigenous Science, Spiritual Skillscosmology, exercise, flow, grounding, indigenous, medicine wheel, philosophy, red road, wholenessValerie Ringland

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The concept of the Red Road comes from Westerner’s attempting to understand the way indigenous cultures of North America structure their lives and see the world, though …

Governance

November 11, 2018Decolonising, Valuescommunity, Earth Ethos, exercise, flow, grounding, philosophy, relationships, wholenessValerie Ringland

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Today is 100 years since the armistice to end the “war of all wars,” which as we know did not do so. The word “armistice” …