Be Sarah Walker of Soulstice Yoga and Bodywork
I’ve been thinking a lot about desire lately. There was a time in my life when desire felt… wrong. I’d absorbed the spiritual belief — especially through Buddhism — that desire is the root of suffering.
And so, I tried to renounce it. I told myself I didn’t need much.
That craving was a trap.
That wanting things — especially material or relational desires — meant I wasn’t evolved enough.
But over time, that started to feel like a new form of resistance.
A quiet kind of spiritual bypassing.
Like I was trying to force myself into detachment, when what I really longed for was connection.
It wasn’t that desire was the problem. And ultimately I wouldn’t use the word problem when speaking about this anymore. What really mattered was the energy behind the desire.
When desire comes from lack or wounding — yes, it can feel like grasping, like trying to fill a void.
But when it comes from wholeness, when it arises from a deep inner knowing of “I am already enough”…
Then desire becomes sacred.
It becomes an expression of the soul.
There’s a fire in you that’s always known what it wants.
Even when it’s been buried beneath shame, doubt, or stories of unworthiness — it’s been there, quietly burning.
Desire is sacred.
It’s not a flaw. It’s not a distraction.
It’s not just something to “heal away” or “get over.”
In fact,
Most of your deepest desires live right next to your oldest wounds.
And that’s why they can be confusing — because for a long time, it’s hard to tell:
Is this coming from pain or from truth?
But healing doesn’t make your desires disappear.
It clarifies them.
It disentangles them from grasping.
It removes the shame that said, “I shouldn’t want this.”
It melts the belief that said, “I can only have this if I earn it.”
What’s left is a clean flame.
A desire that is born not from lack, but from radiance.
Not from needing to prove your worth, but from knowing it.
And that’s what we’re doing here,
Coming back to the flame.
Letting your sacred desire take up space again.
Letting it guide you— not just in what you manifest,
but in how you feel, how you move, how you live. So if something has been tugging at you —
A vision, a craving, a whisper that says, “more is possible”
Let this be your invitation to honor it. Let it be holy. Let it be enough.
Because you don’t have to earn your desires.
You just have to remember they’re yours.
Somatic + Journaling Prompt: Reclaiming the Sacred Flame
- Come into stillness.
Lie down or sit comfortably. Bring one hand to your heart, the other to your low belly.
Take a few slow, deep breaths.
Feel your body. Feel your breath. Let yourself soften. - Bring to mind a desire.
One that feels tender, a little scary, maybe even “too much.”
Notice where you feel it in your body. Let your body speak — without needing to fix or judge it. - Let the desire speak.
Free-write from the voice of the desire itself. You can start with:“I am your desire. I’m here because…”
“You’ve tried to silence me, but I…”
“When you honor me, I…” - Anchor it in compassion.
End your writing with this phrase:“You are safe to want. Your desire is sacred. You do not have to earn it.”
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