The Beginning of My Soul Awakening

For much of my 20s, I felt trapped — like life was happening to me while I was powerless to change it. I was stuck in an endless loop of feeling helpless and disempowered until I reached a breaking point. I watched myself sign up for a life I hated, with a partner that I was deeply miserable with. This breaking point led me to seek answers beyond what my mind could provide. I left for India, searching for something that would help me make sense of it all. I felt like I needed to remove myself from all the roles that I play – as a daughter, a friend, a Singaporean, a partner, an employee – and ask myself, "Who am I, if I am not the roles that I play for others?" Isn't that the ultimate question? Who are we when we're not being somebody for someone else?

During my time in Rishikesh, I encountered countless people and experiences, all of which contributed to my journey towards my awakening. But there was one experience in particular, that catapulted me home – non-duality meditation. In the most aligned of manner, I met with a guru, who held himself with such lightness. There was an unwavering stillness he radiated; like the calmest water, he held a space where the truest reflection of myself was reflected back to me. I finally found me. That was what the true me felt like.

A month and a guru later, nothing about my life in Singapore had changed, yet everything was different. I discovered that the misery I felt didn’t stem from my circumstances but from the narratives my mind created. I had trapped myself in a mental prison of my own making, conceding to the narratives of my mind and emotions. 

Through non-duality meditation and self-inquiry, I became aware of how my mind thinks it can describe me, and I suffer these descriptions. This recognition freed me from the limits of my mind and I felt a profound shift — a recognition of the true "I" that exists beyond my mind, as an incredible, limitless presence that lies within each of us.

THAT is the realization and shift that I want for you, so that you can begin your journey toward self-love, inner freedom, and recognize the boundless nature of your true self.

Love,

Rachel