Welcome to Hridya
Hridya is a Sanskrit word meaning-
“Spiritual Heart”- That which gives and takes in perfect balance. Life at every level is seeking balance. Seeking homeostasis. With balance we are able to have more clarity. And, with more clarity we are better able to choose into being more intimate with ourselves and the world and people that surround us. Hridya is my way of sharing my journey with you through the Art of Storytelling.
Storytelling as Medicine
I created a process called, The Elimination Code. The Code supports clients in remembering who they were born to be. By infusing the ancient wisdom of tantra, sacred sexuality, divinely inspired wisdom and storytelling as medicine I support clients in accessing and stepping into their next Yes.
I’ve spent most of my professional life working in conventional medicine. Working in hospitals and clinics has been a fulfilling gift and, even with that awareness I always felt that something was missing. I realized that the times that I felt most helpful was when I would share a conversation with them. I’ve always been an avid conversationalist. Of course, that’s a fancy way to say that I loved talking and sharing stories with anyone. I often discovered that most people just want to tell their story. And, I loved listening. Randomly, I would get feelings or messages from my patients that would lead me to successfully support them in feeling more at ease in their process. I began to recognize that, just like I was discovering about myself, my patients, at least partially, already knew what they needed to be present to the unfolding of their own health and healing. Although, I didn’t realize it at the time, the seeds of the idea of Storytelling as Medicine were being planted while sharing stories with my patients.
I then began a decades-long journey of self-discovery that would take me deep into the heart of Africa. And, in going deep into Africa I found and fell in love with myself.
By utilizing the tools I’ve learned on my journey of self discovery I became able and willing to listen to what my heart’s desire was. And, in the experience of listening, The Code, was born. Living a more balanced and intimate life gives us access to the inner wisdom we all possess, so that we can become more fully present with ourselves, for those we love and, the world that surrounds us.
Hridaya is a place that I share my insights and stories of how I discovered and created more intimacy and balance in my own life. One of the many tools that support me in continuing to deepen both of them is by writing. Writing was always a secret desire of mine from the time I was very young. I would dream of writing and yet I would only randomly attempt it. It was my secret that I was afraid to share with anyone, including myself. Often I would speak more than write my thoughts and feelings. And, in hiding and supressing one and over doing the other, I often found myself rambling without purpose when I spoke. Speaking is a gift and yet if done without clarity and balance we can find ourselves talking a lot without actually saying much. Writing and sharing my words is just one of the tools I utilize to create more balance and intimacy with myself and the world around me.
Hridaya is Soul Medicine through the Art of Storytelling. My hope is that as you read my stories they feed your soul as much as writing them fed mine.
Jennifer Mark
Balance and Intimacy Coach
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