This week’s post is sit-down with Reema Rachel, Wellness Tech Visionary and Founder of the HIRA Collective.

I love how Reema shares her story: from FaceTime-ing her grand-uncle and chatting with her grandmother about health and Yoga, through the moments of experiencing non-integrous “spiritual” practices, and eventually building the tech behind HIRA (which means diamond in Hindi).

Within our roots - be it family, past, experiences, ancestry, or culture - diamonds live.

We talked about some difficult stuff: cultural appropriation, feeling safe to be seen in community spaces, showing up as we think we “should” (and moving through it), authenticity and accountability within and with others.

Our conversation felt aligned with the current astrological themes. Today, the Full Moon illuminates Aquarius (innovation, community, technology), and Sun rests in Leo (self, authenticity, radiance from within).

What does that mean in English? To me, it opens up some space between a deep desire for community and connection, alongside a desire to rely on a strong and robust sense of Self. In my life, this space has had a history of paradox where I choose one, or the other, not both. Happily, that’s been changing!This, and more is up for evaluation and reconstruction for us all, and it is something Reema gives voice, leadership and experience to.

I truly hope you enjoy this episode!

HIRA a tech platform which offers a range of rigorously vetted therapists and healers, who have done the work of tending to roots and ancestries of the human collective. I’m glad it exists!

Note: This is not an advert for HIRA. I have not been compensated in any way. The views expressed her are personal.

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