Today I turn 60. 🌺 A milestone I once could not imagine, and now feels as a sacred threshold. One that invites me to pause, reflect, and step forward with intention.

September is never an easy month for me. It holds the anniversaries of my son’s passing, my father’s death, and now the fresh grief of losing my beloved Shanti — my dog, my companion, my emotional support angel who carried me through so much. 

My heart has been tender, broken open by the realization that the dog who was my champion through the past 15 years of my life is no longer with me. 

And yet — this year I also witnessed dreams come true. I manifested the home I had long prayed for, welcomed a beautiful relationship into my life, and cultivated the abundance and stability I have worked so faithfully for. 

This was the year I declared: “The year my dreams will come true.” And they did.

So, I find myself holding both grief and gratitude, loss and love, sorrow and celebration. 

This is what life is, isn’t it? 

A dance between shadow and light. 

And the timing of this birthday feels like divine orchestration: a New Moon Solar Eclipse, the Fall Equinox, and the turning of seasons. All powerful portals of endings, beginnings, and balance.

A reminder that grief can become grace, endings can spark renewal, and every threshold is a chance to embody more of who you truly are.

As I step into this new decade, here are some lessons I carry with me:

• That balance is not perfection. It’s learning to be real, embodied, and present with what is.
• That rituals and daily practices root us when life feels uncertain.
• That service, devotion, and love are the purest expressions of a healed heart.
• That even in grief, there is profound gratitude for the gifts those we’ve loved leave behind.

I honor my father, my son, and my beloved Shanti by carrying their love forward in all I do.

This season is a karmic threshold for us all. Eclipse energy invites you to shed what no longer serves and to step bravely into the next chapter.

The equinox reminds you to seek balance.

Virgo calls you to embody healing through your daily rituals, not through perfection, but through presence. And so, I recommit to living my wild Virgo spirit: devoted, grounded, service-oriented, and deeply human.

A Birthday Gift for You 🎁

As I celebrate my 60th, I want to thank you for being part of my community. You inspire me to keep showing up, creating, teaching, and living in devotion.

✨ For the next week, until September 26th, I am offering a special birthday discount to join Shakti Yoga Sadhana, my weekly online sanctuary of yoga, tantra, mantra, and breath. Use the code BDAY60 for 10% off on the 6-month subscription.

✨ And for those feeling called to a deeper journey, I will gift you my free masterclass 'Becoming a Tantrik Goddess'  when you apply for Tantra for the People, my upcoming 11-month program launching January 2026. 

Sign up for the Tantra for the People Interest List!

Both are my love offerings, ways I hope to support you in your own journey of embodiment, healing, and love.

As I step into my 60s, I carry one prayer:

That we all learn to hold our grief with grace, to meet life with gratitude, and to keep choosing love — again and again, because:

"LOVE IS THE MEDICINE THE WORLD NEEDS NOW!" 

With all my heart, 

Monica 🌹