Episode 9 – Water: Flow of Life 

Theme: Adaptability | Cleansing | Emotional Wisdom

In this episode, we wade into the teachings of water — the element that flows, yields, and transforms without force. Guided by Chalchiuhtlicue, the Nahua Teotl of rivers and renewal, we explore how to live with grace inmotion, to bend without breaking, to cleanse without erasing, to feel without drowning.

Through breath, poetry, and ancient teaching, we remember:

“Softness is not surrender — it is strength wearing no armor.”

Join us for a meditative immersion into flow — an offering of voice, rhythm, and reverence.
Let your breath become the tide, your body the river, your heart the sea.

Flow where life takes you. What yields is never weak, it endures.

Ometeotl

In this episode of the FYCA Sacred Movement Podcast,we move with the Serpent, ally of cycles and rebirth, childof Coatlicue, the Mother of Serpents.

Through breath, poetry, and Toltec wisdom, we explore:

• A belly-breath meditation with the hiss of the serpent
• “Shedding” — a poem of endings and renewal
• The Nahua teaching of Coatlicue: growth requires letting go
• A gentle spine movement to embody release and renewal

We close with a blessing:
May you shed without fear, and trust each new becoming.
Take a breath.

And let us begin.

We close with a blessing:
May you shed without fear, and trust each new becoming.
Take a breath. And let us begin.

In this episode of the FYCA Sacred Movement Podcast,we journey with Obsidian — the volcanic mirror of clarity, theblade of truth, the eye of Tezcatlipoca, the Smoking Mirror.

Through breath, poetry, and Toltec wisdom, we explore:

• A grounding meditation with theobsidian mirror
• “The Black Mirror” — a poem of reflection and courage
• The Nahua teaching ofTezcatlipoca: shadow as teacher, clarity as freedom
• An embodied practice to meet yourown reflection with compassion

We close with a blessing:

• May clarity cut illusions but never your spirit.

Take a breath. And let us begin.

In this episode of the FYCA Sacred Movement Ollin: Toltec Meditations Podcast, we honor Fire — the ancient flame that destroys, transforms, and renews.

Through breath, poetry, and Toltec wisdom, weexplore:

·       A breath practice to awaken the fire within your heart

·       “The Burning Prayer” — a poem of release,courage, and transformation

·       Toltec teachings of Fire: endings and beginnings, tendingthe inner flame, rising from the ash

·       An embodied practice to feel the spark move through yourbody and spirit

We close with a blessing:

May your flame burn steady.

May your heart be a hearth for yourself and others.

May you rise from every ash, brighter and stronger.

Take a breath. And let us begin.

Wind — Breath of the Ancestors 

In this episode of the FYCA Sacred Movement Podcast, we move with the Wind, Ehecatl,  sacred breath and voice of the ancestors.

Through breath, poetry, and Toltec wisdom, weexplore:

·       A breath practice to whisper prayers into the wind

·       “The Voices You Carry” — a poem honoring freedom, presence, and connection

·       Toltec teachings of Wind: sacred breath as life-force,impermanence, and ancestral voice

·       An embodied practice to release words of power into the air

We close with a blessing:
May your words be carried bythe wind.

May your breath be medicine.
May you remember: everyinhale is a gift, every exhale an offering.

Take a breath.

And let us begin.

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In this episode of the FYCA Sacred Movement Podcast, we walk with the Jaguar, Ocelotl, guardian of the night and keeper of thresholds.

Through breath, poetry, and Toltec wisdom, weexplore:

·       A grounding breath to root into the earth and awakenJaguar’s growl

·       “Sacred in the Dark” — a poem honoringshadow and strength

·       Toltec teachings of Jaguar: walking with dignity in thedark, claiming shadow as teacher

·       An embodied practice to channel Jaguar’s quiet power andstillness

We close with a blessing:
May you walk the dark with courage. May your eyessee truth even in shadow. May your spirit move with quiet strength.

Take a breath. And let us begin.

In this episode of the FYCA Sacred Movement Podcast, we journey with the hummingbird, huitzilin, the fierce messenger of lightness.

Through breath, poetry, and Toltec teaching, weexplore:

·       A grounding meditation to call in the ancestors

·       “Whispers to the Hummingbird” — a poem of resilience and beauty

·       The Toltec wisdom of the hummingbird: sipping sweetness,moving with lightness, fighting with beauty

·       A simple embodied practice to feel the medicine of thehummingbird in your own body

We close with a blessing:
May your wings be swift. May your heart be strong.May you sip sweetness and leave beauty wherever you go.

Take a breath. And let us begin.