Higher Self Mastery

48: Are You Being Authentic or Wearing Another Mask?

Dharmi Schumacher Episode 48

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What does it really mean to be authentic and live in alignment beyond the spiritual buzzwords?

“Be authentic.”
“Live in alignment.”
“Speak your truth.”

We hear these words everywhere, but what do they actually mean?

In this episode, I explore authenticity and alignment beyond the buzzwords, polished posts, and spiritual performance.

Because authenticity is not about exposing every part of yourself. It is about integrity.

And alignment is not a perfect state of calm, certainty, or ease. It is the practice of noticing when you have drifted from yourself and gently choosing to return.

You will hear:

• Why authenticity is not the same as exposure
• How vulnerability can be true, or become another mask
• Why privacy can also be deeply authentic
• What alignment really means in everyday life
• Why the work is not perfection, but honest self inquiry

This episode is an invitation to bring these words back to their depth and ask: am I living what I say I believe?

Local to Leicestershire? Join me for Sacred Exhale, an in-person reflective women’s workshop at BWB Collective in Whetstone.

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SACRED SPACES TO GATHER WITH ME...

Sacred Exhale 28th Aug | 8-9pm | £11

Divinely timed, this particular one is extra special as it falls on the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse 🌕💫

A beautiful in person space for women who are tired of carrying the stress and heaviness of the week into their weekend, and are craving somewhere to pause, breathe, reconnect and reset.

Each session is shaped around seasonal living, natural cycles and lunar energy, weaving together practices such as meditation, breathwork, journaling, movement, intention setting, ritual and soulful conversation.

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A Sacred Threshold  23rd Sept | 6-9pm | £44

Before autumn gathers pace, step out of the rush and into a slower rhythm.

Through a shared seasonal altar, a sacred burn ritual, grounding clay craft for you to take home, and homemade seasonal nourishment, we’ll explore what you’re ready to lay down and what you want to carry with you into the months ahead.

Leave with something you’ve created, something you’ve released, and a clearer sense of how you want to move through autumn with greater steadiness, spaciousness, intention and joy.

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