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Awakening Alexandria

Writing Whispers on the Wind
Autobiographical Musings of a Healer

Alex Riggs
Jul 29, 20244 min read
The Healing Matrix
You cannot heal through your thinking. The healing matrix runs much deeper than that. The healing matrix is the synthesis of mind, body,...


Alex Riggs
Jun 9, 20248 min read
A Master's Alchemy
Reflections from the emotional alchemy training program, ‘Finding True Self.’ The last words Master Brian spoke hit me square in the...

Alex Riggs
May 27, 20242 min read
The Essence of Me is Authenticity
At 35, I can confidently say that I know what me feels like. What a road it’s been, inhabiting the skins of my guardians. Cloaking my...


Alex Riggs
May 12, 20242 min read
The Forever Healer
The floor has welcomed me on many occasions, the weight of my body buckling at the knees. Sometimes due to sadness, and other times all...


Alex Riggs
Apr 29, 20243 min read
Putting My Monsters to Bed: Training Fear out of the Nervous System
It happened again last night. Waking up to the chilling heat of a full body panic. Who am I? Where am I? I don’t feel safe. Here we go...


Alex Riggs
Mar 25, 20246 min read
What if Yoga is Just for You?
A Psychological Journey of Separating Self and Service I was having a particularly rough time around Christmas last year—a self-imposed...

Alex Riggs
Mar 18, 20242 min read
A Short Wisdom on Perfectionism
I was asked today if whether my pursuit of perfection was one out of fear. Fear of not getting it right. Fear of not being enough. In the...


Alex Riggs
Mar 17, 20244 min read
How I Use Crocheting as a Tool for Developing Universal Consciousness
I have this vision, in which crocheting plays a role. Each creative expression a tool for developing a universal approach. How I mean is,...


Alex Riggs
Mar 17, 20246 min read
When It’s Time to Wake Up
I’ve been out of the work force for 5 years, slowly trending out of a capitalistic system for 8. All I knew as I received my last...


Alex Riggs
Mar 17, 20243 min read
Dissociation: A Journey of Returning to a Body
Coming home to my body after a lifetime of dissociation is terrifying. I am feeling emotions I’ve never felt before. The low level...


Alex Riggs
Mar 17, 20242 min read
Joy is a Tree, a Poem
Joy is a Tree Joy is at the heart of all awakened souls. This isn’t circumstantial or situational joy. This is a natural effulgence of...


Alex Riggs
Mar 17, 20244 min read
Wisdom Lives in Endings: Reframing Failure as Closing Karmic Loops
When I can come to understand why certain experiences affected me how they did, what it all means, then I can rest in the wisdom of...


Alex Riggs
Mar 17, 20243 min read
A Healer’s Resource is Her Guide for Healing Trauma
“I’m all I need to get by” — Beautiful Chorus In my experience, healing trauma wounds requires a resource. A source much greater than the...


Alex Riggs
Mar 17, 20244 min read
Unbecoming: A Somatic Journey through Self-Transformation
Many cycles are closing, and simultaneously, new ones are birthing into form. The past and all of its becoming is rapidly dying, burning...


Alex Riggs
Mar 17, 20244 min read
Chanting Mantra: The Power to Heal The Chronic Stress Condition
Chanting has been shown to awaken deep states of relaxation. Because chanting emphasizes exhalation, the parasympathetic nervous system...


Alex Riggs
Mar 17, 20244 min read
Wandering Ahead, Permission to Leave the Past Behind, a Poem
On any given day, I never quite know who I am or who I am becoming. Caught amidst a landslide and an infinitely slopping cliff’s edge....


Alex Riggs
Mar 17, 20245 min read
Transforming Fear into Divine Purpose: Feeling the Way Through
I am unfamiliar with consciously experiencing my emotions, which feels utterly terrifying when I do. By studying the pattern of my...


Alex Riggs
Mar 17, 20244 min read
Forming New Perspective: How These 4 Virtues are Changing How I Perceive Conflict
I’ve come to reconcile a deeper meaning to these four virtues — understanding, forgiveness, grace and compassion. Each, when understood...


Alex Riggs
Mar 17, 20244 min read
Inside the Spiritual Mind: Panic Attacks as Catalysts for Ascension
Since the moon cycled new in Aries 2022, my entire inner system shut down. Panic attacks became a regular occurrence, and more than...


Alex Riggs
Mar 17, 20242 min read
Completing the Cycle of the Spiritual Seeker, a Poem
Playa Maderas, Nicaragua, July 2020 Freedom in commitment. Freedom in consistency. Maturing the masculine requires self created...
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