16/10/2026
Ta**ra Wisdom 🪷 NAVARATHRI 🌺 Durga 🔱 The one who shows up.
Nine nights with the Goddess, I'm here sitting with the truth.
From the outside, it can look polished. Classes taught, kirtan, Business running, kids squished, carrying that chirpy smile . Radiating. "How does she do it all?"
Here's how. 🔥On little sleep. On low energy. With a to-do list that never ends, however well I prioritise. On hormones flairing up. On a cycle that's shifting. On meltdowns.
I've been teaching for over 10 years. I'm still not perfect. I don't want to be. Perfection kills creativity. What keeps me going is a deep longing to create and to serve.
Maa Durga. She doesn't have ten arms because she's calm and finished. She has them because the battle needs them. Constantly.
Her power comes from gathering everything scattered, into one place. In Ta**ra, this is SHAKTI. The energy that pulls us back together when life makes us fall apart.
And look at the many gifts held by one woman at once. Mother, daughter, teacher, carer, earner. Sound familiar?
So what is she fighting? Not a monster out there. Mahishasura keeps shapeshifting from a buffalo, an elephant, a man. In Ta**ra, he is the ego and inertia that change disguise to keep us stuck. "I can't stop." "I have to get it right." "If I rest, everything falls apart."
And look what she rides, a LION. She doesn't have a life without fear or exhaustion. She has a life where those things are the animal beneath her, and she's the one steering. That's the strength I want to practise, letting fear be but never letting it drive.
If you're a woman holding too much and still showing up, this one's for you.
This phase of my life has been extremely testing.. but I choose to show up. I radiate. I love with all my heart. I give and give endlessly, cos I simply love to and I know no other way. These pictures capture the essence of all of this for me. Thank you martharyan 📸
Which disguise are you fighting this week? 🔱
