24) The Sacred Journey: Kishori Gopi on Facing Grief and Embracing God

Follow Kishori on instagram @kishorigopiyoga Visit her website at: www.kishorigopiyoga.com E-RYT 500 hr Bhakti Yoga Teacher,  Master Reiki / Energy Healer, End of Life Doula  Kelly Skinner, also known as Kishori Gopi (her devotional name) is a spiritual teacher who is a conduit of divine love and a vehicle for Divine grace to heal and awaken. In this lifetime, her medicine is to help beings live radiantly and die gracefully through the practices of Bhakti Yoga, Meditation, Reiki, and End of Life Doula Work. She approaches both life and work with awareness, aliveness, and compassion. When you see or talk to Kishori you can feel her light. She is free of judgement. She is humble and curious. She listens to understand. She actively practices and shares everything she teaches. To her, there is nothing more rewarding than seeing another being remember and fall in love with their own true nature. This episode is SO special because Kishori talks about the two topics we tend to avoid most: Death and God. If you don't have an aversion to both of those you probably do or HAVE had an aversion to one of them. Both are difficult topics that often come with very personal emotional baggage/responses. Kishori shares parts of her path with death and handling grief, as well as her history with being triggered by the word God, rejecting a connection to a God, and re-discovering what all of that means to her and how she connects with LIFE.  For myself (Chelsy), I used to be anti-God, anti-religion, and VERY triggered/angry when people would bring it up. In recent years I've found myself interested in the idea of higher powers and other belief systems in a way that resonates with the deep love I have for life and others. It's been a refreshing re-discovery into what once felt wondrous as a child and quickly developed into an intense hatred in young adulthood. My beliefs around spirituality NOW have circled back to that wanderous, mystical, connected curioustiy I had as a young child. It has also opened an interest in hearing how others are experiencing their own beliefs around a Higher Power. This episode is going to be a peaceful deep dive into a much desired 1:1 conversation between two souls who love to dive into emotions, spirituality, healing, and more. ENJOY!