Oh Sweet Brother
One of my favorite yoga instructors, Penni, lost her brother Jake. Jake was Penni’s little brother and she loved him greater than my mere words here can describe. They were SO close. Whether they were hitting the trails or shredding the slopes they loved the outdoors and bonded closer together every moment possible in this third dimensional life.
Jake was up on a mountain chasing pow, snowboarding, and doing what he loved when an avalanche rushed thru him faster than he could keep up. Jake left us that day. He died there on the mountain that day and crossed over to the other side.
I didn’t know the right words. I didn’t know what to say or do but everyday I sent Penni love and the healing light of gold transmutation. At the time it was all I knew to do and hoped that it would help even in the slightest way.
It was about a month or two when I saw Penni after her brother’s passing. We were in a yoga class together on this special day. Nothing in particular special about this day but simply the fact that I got to practice next to Penni and a few other of my fellow yoga instructors made that day special to me.
The energy of Penni’s brother was strong. SO strong! I wasn’t quite sure what to say or do with this feeling. My human consciousness sometimes takes over my higher consciousness. I don’t want to “get it wrong,” and in all honesty that is simply fear and ego based. But, I especially didn’t “want to get it wrong” with someone I so loved and adored and that had lost her brother so recently. I was concerned it was too soon to channel his spirit as I wanted to give her space for healing, but then spirit intervened and Jake had other plans.
I was practicing yoga and in a downward facing dog when literally out of no where a white little feather floated onto my mat. I instantly knew it was from Penni’s brother and I needed to give it to her after class. I placed the feather in a safe spot so that it wouldn’t get lost or float away during class. It stayed right at the edge of my yoga mat the entire 90 minute class.
When our yoga class ended, I grabbed the feather and walked up to Penni and gave it to her as an offering from her brother. I told her that her brother’s energy is very strong with her right now and that he dropped this feather as a message. Jake wanted her to know so that he was with her and was always close by. I asked Penni, “Does this feather have any significance for you?” She responded with a yes as her eyes welled up in tears and she told me a little more about the day he passed.
Penni’s brother liked to go as high as he could on the mountains and ride the brilliant soft white powder. On the mountains he spoke to the universe, conversed with mother earth and listened to the sound of her silence and power.
Penni explained that while he was up on the mountain an avalanche occurred. His girlfriend, Sasha was waiting for him at the base of the mountain. When Sasha heard about the avalanche she looked up toward the mountain in in the sky she saw an eagle soaring above her circling round and around. A huge feather fell literally to Sasha’s feet. She knew at that moment Jake had not survived the avalnache.
My eyes swelled with the salty tears that flowed from my heart space. Hearing this, I knew I had done the right thing by moving past my fears and offering this sweet little feather from Jake and giving it to Penni.
It is vitally important to me to be of integrity when reading ones energy, reading the signs and signals when spirit has messages to share from the other side. I am simply the channel. I promise to continue to do the work and to get out of my own way. I promise to release my fears and insecurities and to simply be the vessel and follow the divine messages from divine spirit and heart.
Love and Light baby! - s
