#62 Damini Gallagher on embodying cultural identities as women of the diaspora
“You have to crystallise and reclaim your identity if you want to transcend it. Even from a spiritual perspective, unless you don’t know who you are at the level of your identity, it’s very hard to then transcend it and become one with God or one with the Divine or whatever that looks like for you. If you are not comfortable with who you are in your body and your mind, then you’re just constantly in conflict with yourself.”
How can we overcome the false dichotomy of biculturalism as people of the diaspora so that we can reclaim the wholeness of our cultural identities and outgrow ‘either/or’ thinking? In what ways can self-expression and embodied creativity help us to become more comfortable in our bodies whilst settling on land, and living within cultures, that are so different to our homelands?
Today we are in conversation with Damini Gallagher, an intuitive coach, trained Vedic counsellor, professional Kathak dancer and mother. By working with the fundamental level of vibration to guide her clients, particularly women, Damini offers pathways in honouring creativity, individuality and material and spiritual abundance by awakening to our inner, experiential wisdom and being aligned to our multicultural identities which shape our being and the ways in which we share our gifts to the world.
What will be covered:
Damini leading meditation and affirmations at the beginning of the episode
Damini’s journey as an immigrant from India to Australia, and how this shaped her journey into the coaching space
Recognising the power of cultural integration by involving herself in communities other than the Indian diaspora
Embodiment practices of Abhyanga massage, meditation, classical dancing and wearing Indian attire to form deeper connections to her body and multidimensional being
Inducing systemic change from the place of honouring individuality and self-expression
Essence of communication in identity reclamation work
Attracting fulfilling and nourishing relationships through relationship with self
Damini’s resources:
Damini’s website
