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Atang, halad and the worldview of sacred interconnection

Hi Virgil, how nice to see this!! Thank you for sharing. This makes me think of synchronicity and interconnectedness. A couple nights ago @mindbodydona and I were talking about practices of “halad” and “átang”. My mom, our ancestors and we all who still remember to do […]

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Maganda, kaya mo yan!

Beautiful, you can do anything  Let your passions burn brighter than your fears.@pinaydotcomConscious PinayInternational women’s day 2021 Art by Omehra Sigahne aka BagongPinay #internationalwomensday#womensmonth#WomensWisdom#pinay#filipina#filipinas#filipinaartist

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Connected as kapwa

WE ARE KAPWA relation, kin, kindredwith each other We are kapwawith kapatid, kasintahanka-klase, barkada We are kapwawith friend or strangeracross the globe…with ancestors anddescendants across time We are kapwawith all living creatureswith Earth, Fire, Water, Airwith Nature and Forces of Nature We are kapwawith the Sun and Moonthe stars, planets,and […]

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Pakikipagkapwa, Sacred Interconnection

I’ve updated my page about Pakikipagkapwa. It includes quotes from authors and friends about kapwa and pakikipagkapwa. It also includes quotes from authors and writers from around the world who speak of Oneness and connection. I’m alone in translating pakikipagkapwa as “sacred interconnection.” But it […]

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The night the aswang attacked my cousin

In the Philippines, the aswang is a fiendish, supernatural creature that will drink the blood of an unborn baby. Long time ago, when a was about 10 years-old, I was walking home by myself, next to a nipa hut, next to a bamboo grove […]

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Meditating on the deeper meanings of the saying of “bahala na”

notes for the book: Say “bahala na to evolve in the universe and activate love on Earth by your thoughts, words and actions. Bahala na. Panahon na. It’s the 21st century! Upgrade the tradition of Bahala Na. Panahon na upang palabasin ang pag-iisip ng […]

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Refresh and renew the “bahala na” tradition

This is my new project: Bahala na for the 21st Century. It’s the 21st Century!! From now on, say Bahala Na as a positive affirmation and attitude of boldness and determination. Panahon na! Time to uplift each other, ourselves and our traditions up. Please […]

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New Filipino Music

Pakinggan n’yo ang kagandahan ng mga bagong musika galing Pilipinas natin. Listen to the beautiful new music coming from the Philippines. Watch out for these pinays— Aira and Yara… New Filipino Music Playlist by Joel Quizon.

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4 generations of women up to me

These are the four generations of women that includes me. I have no sisters or daughters, but I have many soul sisters and mentees. I smile at the contrast of the picture taking styles of the past and today. And just for a peek […]

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Getting to the roots. Facing the pain.

The ghosts and land spirits of my ancestral land paid me three visits. I dreamt of the long-gone aeta on the island of Buglas, dancing. I am being told of forgotten things, by diwata—nymphs—that dwell in the land and by restless souls who need […]

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Baybayin Alive blog

Whenever you get a chance, check out my other blog about the deeper meanings of baybayin writing and other writing symbols around the world. The practice of interpreting writing symbols’ curves and overall meaning is a practice given to nordic runes, hebrew alphabet, sanskrit […]

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“Bahala Na” as a power thought and mantra

I’ve been meditating on the phrase of Bahala Na for about 15 years now. I’ve got another blog at BahalaNaMeditations.com. What I’m excited to share is that not only did I start an instagram account for memes on this new thought on this old […]

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Everything’s gonna be fine, fine, fine. Bahala na.

Filipinos say “bahala na”. Alanis Morissette sings: what it all comes down to is that everything’s gonna be fine fine fine! 💎💎💎 Hoy! They mean the same thing! This is my other project. I’ve been meditating on deeper meanings of bahala na for about […]

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be brave. not a victim.

We are brave souls. We are not victims. You chose to be human! You chose to experience humanity in all its joys & pains. You planned all this with God to refine your soul. You just have to remember. When you stop being a […]

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become completely undone…

For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn’t understand growth, it would look like complete destruction.” ~ Cynthia Occelli If you’re you ready for the […]

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Hello, beautiful, brave you…

Hello beautiful, brave you—the you who’s willing to be hurt… the you who’s willing to look fear in the face… the you who’s willing to walk through the world naked and unafraid… willing to experience this human life in all it’s glory. Manytimes, it’s […]

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Be strong — let go of what doesn’t serve you

Be strong so you can let go of what doesn’t serve you. And wise so you can envision what empowers you to fulfill your highest purpose and calling. ~ Omehra Sigahne LifeLightLove.com #lightandshadow #transformation #bahalana

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The ancient tree, the land cut-off, and my unspoken-of ancestors

I feel it—the mystery of this amazing tree. This ancient balete tree is found in the middle of the OISCA farm in Barangay Lumapao. Lumapao means beyond or above in Visayan. This 1300 year-old lunok or balete tree is one of the oldest or […]

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the Force is with me… Bahala na

Chirrut Îmwe, “I’m one with the Force and the Force is with me.” “Bahala na” is a power mantra. Didn’t you know? The power’s been there all along within you. Courage, openness, mindfulness, & the Law of Attraction. follow @bahala_na_power_mantra here on Instagram now […]

creativity

co-creation soundtrack

Script: Your aspirations are visions of new things you can help birth into this world. Cue: co-creation soundtrack. Enter: Creativity. ~ Omehra Sigahne LifeLightLove.com #creativeminds #co-creation #aspirations #visionary #theworldisastage #resist

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11 simple and strange ways to expand your creativity & imagination

How to expand imagination and creativity isn’t even taught at Fine Arts College. After I got my degree, it took me years to figure out things, mostly by accident, that worked for me. To get my creativity to flow and to expand my imagination, I open […]

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Forgiveness stops a subtle violence

Forgiveness is related to the yoga yama of ahimsa or non-violence. To hold on to a grudge is to hold on to subtle violent acts against oneself and another/others. To forgive is ahimsa, to cease the hurtful essential. It’s to stop the act of hurting one’s self and the […]

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be creative. NOW is the time

More than ever, be creative. NOW is the time. the world needs your light. ~ Omehra Sigahne LifeLightLove.com #turnonthelight #flow #creative A post shared by Omehra Sigahne (@mabuhay_lifelightlove) on Apr 14, 2017 at 4:21pm PDT

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Meditation Sounds – Diwa ng Bahala na

Without knowing it, I waited to make this public. After this awful election and the post election hate attacks, I realize that Life is too short. We must seek to be kind, speak our truth, take a stand for what is good and right, […]

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mastering energy is madness

The journey of mastering energy management is madness… and walking between two worlds. It’s oh so challenging. It’s exquisite, it’s painful, it’s shadow. It’s Light. #life #journeying A post shared by Omehra Sigahne (@mabuhay_lifelightlove) on Nov 12, 2016 at 5:27am PST

Lifestyle

Playfulness when unencumbered…

To the fun people… who do hefty, serious things in life but are usually ready to have a laugh, add energy and see things in a different light… #Playful: Happy and full of energy; eager to play; having fun; lighthearted; being unencumbered by your […]

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Power of Love

    Our world will know the blessings of peace when the power of love replaces the love of power.    

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Patriarchy versus Pakikipagkapwa

Pakikipagkapwa is a worldview that within one’s loob or deepest inner being, there is not just a shared humanity but also a shared inner life that connects us with each other and with all cosmic existence. 11 years later, how would I rewrite what I wrote for the […]

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Navigate by the stars

There are times we must journey through darkness… and like our ancestors who looked to the stars in the velvety night sky, we can navigate ourselves by the pinpoints of Light from without—and our inner glow from within.

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Wicked distractions…

Divisiveness is a wicked distraction. What really matters is… Who really benefits from a divided people? #distractions #weareallconnected #sacredinterconnection #kapwa #pakikipagkapwa #loveconquersall #peace #thepointreallyis #whatreallymatters @omehra_sigahne lifelightlove.com #meditation #meditate #love #innerpeace #innerwarrior #fearnothing #courage #fear #fearmongering #watchout #watchoutworld #beware #propoganda #news #divideandconquer

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13 Indigenous Grandmother’s Council

The Babaylan Mandala has been adapted by the Thirteen Indigenous Grandmother’s Council retreat event. With this new rendering, through symbolic art and soul, our Philippine Lolas and the Babaylan are joined with The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers. I have given SPECIAL permission […]

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Stand in your sacred center and shine…

We must remember to shine the brightest we can when we are in the darkest times, the darkest places. It can be hard. So very hard when your heart is heavy. And that is when most you are called to lighten up, stand in […]

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Awake, raise your frequency…

AWAKE. Raise your frequency to that of Love. And to whatever is not-love send a beam of light and love. #awakening #awake #wakeup #love #kapwa #pakikipagkapwa #magandakayamoyan #beautifulyoucandohardthings #bestrong #shine #shinementality #sparkle @omehra_sigahne #lifecoach #1to1lifecoach #lifelightlove.com #meditate #contemplate #innerpeace #innerwarrior #lightwork #light #lightinthedarkness

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The missing stapler

When I was a little girl, my mom was looking for her stapler. She found me using it with a mess of scrap fabric all around me. When I saw her standing in the doorway while I was stapling a miniature skirt together, I […]

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Be your best you for you

  Love yourself. Become the best you for you… for those you love… be a gift for the world.

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The book that healed a thousand filipino identities.

This post title might sound like a presumptuous, tall order, but really, this book has had a profound impact on hundreds, and I don’t doubt at all, thousands of Filipino-American psyches, including my own. Leny Strobel’s Coming Full Circle, the book that started my […]

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I’m running Desire Map workshops in the Philippines and U.S.!

I became a licensed facilitator for the Desire Map workshop this January 2016. Then thanks to my BFF Valerie Tapalla, of the Wilma Cruz Tapalla Institute of Manila, I held my first Desire Map L1 workshop, on Core Desired Feelings,  just this past January 22nd. Valerie made […]

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Yoga, Sanskrit, and waking up to Philippine indigenous spirituality

In the early 90s, I quit my job as an art director to become a full time mom. To prevent boredom, I began a quest to be Martha Stewart. Or some imitation of her. This created silly notions of Super Mom for me and […]

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Empowering “Bahala Na” and our filipino selves into the 21st century.

Please comment or share a story on how you say “bahala na” or or hear it said. Please share how you can use it as an empowering phrase or affirmation now. This was initially published at Pinay.com and BahalaNaMeditations.com. 

Lifestyle

Juggling life’s bowling balls…

Life can be like juggling. Juggling bowling balls. And bocce balls. The heavy dense balls we play with. A few weeks ago, in April I was juggling three heavy bowling balls of a corporate job, my family/home, and publishing Pinay.com. I spent my free, […]

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Baybayin Name Mandalas

Would you like a custom Baybáyin name mandala? Each one is special for each person it is made for. Up until the end of  May, I’ll take your order for one if you make a donation to Pinay.com and mention this code KALULUWA (is visayan for “soul”). […]

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Philippine every-day phrases that acknowledge the beauty within others.

  The following exploration is just me finding new meaning in old ways. Here are: Philippine every-day phrases that acknowledge the beauty within others. Po and opo are tagalog words and mostly spoken by younger folk to elders or superiors. Po is used to […]

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My art on someone else’s body

“My art on someone else’s body.” It’s a strange thing to say. I never thought that the babaylan mandala would become a tatak, so meaningful that others would want it tattooed on their own skin. (In the Philippines tattoo is “tatak.”) I observe. I […]

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Thousand of lights on the oak tree

The old oak tree in the center of town is lit up for the holidays. I could just sit there and stare at the lights for hours… When you let your gaze soften it’s like being in a swirl of stars captured in a […]

Lifestyle

Dream it. Do it.

No more procrastinating! I can dream up tons of things. I’m super creative. Where I get stuck is ACTION. I can mull over ideas many many times in my head. I sort of get caught up in a mind maze of great ideas… Well […]

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Expressing my truth

Maya Angelou’s quotes have been on my desk for over 10 years. They mean a lot to me. Good advice I want to act on: Dare to live life. Thrive, don’t just survive. It’s not always easy. Most times I don’t see the words […]

gluten-free

GF Whatevah Quiche Recipe

I once was deprived of pie and quiche. For health reasons I have been on a gluten-free diet for over a year. But now no more pie-deprivation! Because I discovered a gluten free pie crust!!! (Chorus of angelic voices singing refrain of Handel’s Ode to Joy) […]

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Balay-Balay Boho Bliss

“Balay-balay” is a Visayan term that means children playing house. “Balay,” pronounced with the last syllable rhyming with “fly,” means house in the hiligaynon language in the Philippines. I created a Balay-Balay pinterest board full of neat home decorating and organizing ideas. I’m not big on decorating-in-action […]