by Swati Mishra | Jul 6, 2026 | Shamanism
Of all the tools we came with, the mind is the loudest. It is also the most misunderstood. We spend so much energy fighting it. Trying to silence it, override it, outrun it. We sit in meditation, hoping it will finally go quiet. We make decisions and then spend...
by Swati Mishra | Jun 29, 2026 | Shamanism
This morning, waking up and looking at these beautiful flowers, only one thought kept running quietly in the background. What made us take this life? And how is it that people going through the exact same situation can have such a completely different approach to it?...
by Swati Mishra | Jun 17, 2026 | Shamanism
Years ago, in my art therapy training, my therapist would look at my work and say the same thing again and again. It needs to land. It’s too airy. I did not understand what she meant. The strange part was that even the air in my paintings would not move. It had...
by Swati Mishra | Jun 11, 2026 | Shamanism
I have been in Goa for a while now. And the site where Maloka is being built — the wellness café and healing space I have been dreaming of for so long — was right there, waiting for me. And for the first 3 days of the trip, I could not bring myself to visit it. It was...
by Swati Mishra | Jun 5, 2026 | Shamanism
This morning, while I was making my breakfast, one thought kept running quietly in the back of my mind. When do we realise it is time to change gears? It is strange how these questions usually arrive in the middle of an ordinary day. While cutting vegetables. Waiting...
by Swati Mishra | May 21, 2026 | Shamanism
My husband and I were sitting with our morning tea today, just catching up, and the topic of “ambition” came up. It started because someone recently told me they weren’t ambitious at all. And honestly, it got me thinking. Because in my experience, when people say...
