Member Katia Costa
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Katia Costa posted an update 7 weeks ago
When Your Mind Says "Run" and Your Body Says "You're Safe."
The distance between who you are and what you think is only clear when your nervous system is regulated.
My brain deserves an award. Not for solving problems but for creating deluxe, high-definition, surround-sound catastrophes. 🎬
The last few months have included challenges with my son, finding a place to live, considering moving to…
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Katia Costa posted an update 7 weeks ago
What is the real problem???
Watch the video.
Then give yourself a few quiet minutes to reflect on it.
Our minds are incredibly creative when it comes to explaining what we feel.
But the stories they tell are not always the truth, and they don’t always reveal where the real issue lies.Awareness is where everything begins.
Always.
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Thank you for posting this, Katia!🙏
I’m curious about the difference of presence and awareness, and what your thoughts are regarding this?
Both are grounding, and are crucial to walking this spiritual path (at least to me), but how would you describe the difference, in your life, Katia?
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Katia Costa posted an update 7 weeks ago
7 weeks ago (edited)
Six months of the year have already passed...
And naturally, our mind opens its little achievement spreadsheet. 📋
“What did I accomplish?”
“What did I finish?”
“Did I finally become the person who wakes up at 5 AM, drinks green juice, meditates for 2 hours and has life completely figured out?” 😄 (Still waiting for that update to install…)But maybe consciousness is asking a…
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Katia Costa posted an update 7 weeks ago
Meet the Four Roommates Living Rent-Free in Your Nervous System. 🏡
(Remember always: Your Nervous System Doesn’t Want You Happy. It Wants You Safe.)
Meet the committee:
🔥 Fight
Your partner says, “I think we should leave at 6.”
You hear: “So you’re saying my plan is terrible?”
Five minutes later you’re passionately defending a departure time as if world peace depends on it.🏃 Flight
You had an uncomfortable…
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YES!!!🙌 This is one of my favorite posts of all time!💪
Thank you, Katia!!🙏♥️🫅
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Katia Costa posted an update 7 weeks ago
Gratitude Called... It Left You a Voicemail. 🎙️💚
Voicemail transcribed:
“Hi… it’s Gratitude.
I noticed you’ve been busy lately.
You’ve spent the last few weeks worrying about what you don’t have, comparing yourself to everyone else, planning five years ahead, replaying what went wrong… so I figured I’d leave a message.
Just a quick reminder…
Remember that thing you prayed for a year ago?…
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LOVE this!! “And when you live in the frequency of appreciation, life has a curious way of reflecting it back.”
SO TRUE!!✨
Thank you, Katia!!🙏♥️🫅
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Katia Costa posted an update 8 weeks ago
✨ You Were Never Meant to Be Only Light ✨
Many of us spend years trying to get rid of our fear, anger, doubt, insecurity, or sadness.
But what if these parts of you aren’t mistakes?
What if they’re messengers?
Your light helps you see what’s possible.
Your shadow helps you see what needs healing.
One inspires growth.
The other reveals truth.🌗 The shadows teach.
✨ The light guides.
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Katia Costa posted an update 2 months ago
2 months ago (edited)
🔥 To stressed? ✨ Burnout: From Self-Blame to Self-Awareness ✨
For a long time, many of us believe burnout means we are failing.
“Why can’t I handle what everyone else seems to handle?”
“Why am I tired all the time?”
“Why do simple things feel so difficult lately?”So we try to fix ourselves:
☕ More coffee
📅 Better planning
📱 More productivity apps
💪 More discipline
Maybe a new morning routine will finally turn…
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Katia Costa posted an update 2 months ago
The Top 10 Things Humans Want (And What We're Actually Looking For)
Humans are fascinating creatures.
We say we want money, abs, followers, soulmates, beach houses, and unlimited guacamole.
But underneath every desire lives a deeper need.Let’s translate Human into Soul:
1. Money 💰
What we think we want: More money.
What we really want: Freedom.
What the soul seeks: Trust that life can support us.2. Love ❤️
What we…
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Katia Costa posted an update 2 months ago
Thinking about Thoughts
Most of us think we ARE our thoughts 🤯We believe they are reliable guides, wise advisors, and accurate reflections of reality. But they are not always.
Thoughts are incredible storytellers… and sometimes they are terrible fact-checkers.
They can misunderstand a simple trigger, mix it with old emotions, add memories from years ago, and…
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Katia Costa posted an update 2 months ago
Love Is Not a Word. It's a Behavior.
Love is easy when it’s a quote on Instagram.
It’s a little more challenging when someone cuts in front of you in traffic, forgets to reply to your message, or becomes a volunteer teacher in your School of Patience.
We often say, “I love you.”
But love is not measured by the words leaving our mouths.
It’s measured by the energy leaving our…
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Katia Costa posted an update 2 months ago
Freedom begins with Forgiveness
Some prayers are not about asking the universe for a miracle.
Sometimes they’re about admitting, with a little grace and a lot of honesty, that we’ve all been emotionally doing “best effort” with outdated software.Ho’oponopono is a beautiful reminder that healing can begin with four simple phrases:
☯️I’m sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I…-
Thank you for sharing this with us, Katia! I love this!!✨
I was introduced to the Ho’oponopono Prayer by a facilitator at Awakenpedia’s inaugural virtual retreat, and have been using it ever since!🙏 I think it works particularly well when we’re facing challenges and feeling overwhelmed, anxious and/or vulnerable.
It works!!✨
You’re in my…
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Katia Costa posted an update 2 months ago
2 months ago (edited)
Watching the Movie, Trusting the Ending (aka My Inner Panic Manager Has Resigned
Lately, I’ve been experiencing almost the opposite of what I used to feel.
I’m navigating major life changes, difficult decisions, ongoing legal matters, family challenges, questions about where I’ll live next, and some surprisingly disappointing behaviour from people I’ve helped and supported for decades.
On top of that, my to-do list has become…
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I love this post!!
Thank you for sharing this with us, “leveled up” Katia!!🙏🫅
Here’s to a well-regulated nervous system, breath work, clarity, equanimity, and Trust!!🙌
I’m thinking of you during this time of uncertainty, and sending you love and light, always.✨
Namaste, my beautiful soul sis.♥️
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Katia Costa posted an update 2 months ago
A Lifetime Between Two Breaths
The first thing we do when we arrive in this world is breathe.
The last thing we do before we leave it is breathe.
Everything we call a life happens between those two breaths.
Yet somewhere along the way, we forget.
We breathe while rushing.
We breathe while worrying.
We breathe while scrolling.
We breathe while trying to hold everything together.
But…
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Wow!! This certainly puts things in perspective. Thank you, Katia!🙏
Thank you for this post; I know that the breath, and learning how (and when) to return to it, is one of the most valuable tools in my own spiritual toolbox!🧰 ✨
Namaste, beautiful soul sis.♥️
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Katia Costa posted an update 2 months ago
Life Runs on Cause, Effect and Breath
Life doesn’t move in straight lines. It loops, spirals, returns, and reorders itself like a curious little universe practicing dance steps.
Something happens.
We react.
Something else happens because of it.
And suddenly… something new gets born.Not perfection. Not control. Just movement.
And somewhere in between all of that, there’s breath.
Not the…
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Thank you, Katia! Your post was perfectly timed, as usual. I just commented above on “Resistance,” and this post resonated with me greatly!!✨
Namaste, my soul sister.♥️🙏🫅
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Thank you, I needed to read this after a day of rewriting the same email 6 ways!
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Katia Costa posted an update 2 months ago
The Bird Has Better Boundaries Than Me 🐦 (Breathwork Insights)
The bird: “Either this branch holds… or I fly away.”
Me: “Maybe I should analyze their tone from 3 Tuesdays ago while creating a conspiracy board from one dry text message.” 🤡
Birds don’t spend their lives demanding explanations from trees.
They observe. They are present in the moment. They are aligned to purpose (for them, simply…
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