The 5 Stages Of Dharma Discovery + How To Know Where You Are

The reason we balance the mind and body is so we can regain touch with the soul. True wellness is not just perfect digestion or clear skin but knowing the truth of who you are and shifting your life into alignment with that. The purpose of health is so you don't have to worry about health anymore and instead can bring your energy toward focusing on your dharma.

The obstacles you must overcome to bring that vision into reality are the training you need to embody your dharma and share it with the world.

You were born with unique gifts that you're meant to share with others. These gifts may not be fully nurtured, but they are there, waiting for you to tap into them. Perhaps you are aware of these gifts, but fear is stopping you from sharing them. Or perhaps your ego won't allow you to remember what they are (as your ego is just the bodyguard of your soul). It's not so much about finding your dharma as much as it's remembering your dharma. 

Though my journey began with Ayurveda, the story I ended up sharing again and again was the story behind the story—how I created this reality. What I've realized is Ayurveda doesn't just inform us about our health but on a deeper level about who we are. It teaches us to harmonize the mind and body so we can be guided by the subtleties of our souls.

Your interest shifts from improving yourself to knowing yourself. You begin to realize that you are not your body or your mind but rather a soul living in a body with a mind. You are hungry to learn about every spiritual topic such as yoga, meditation, Ayurveda, ecstatic dance, shamanism, and more.

You may do some solo travel to spiritual destinations like Bali, India, or Peru, or have the desire to. Your entire worldview shifts as you become aware of the limiting beliefs passed down intergenerationally and begin to do the healing work.

You are out of the spiritual closet and no longer feel the need to hide your beliefs to be taken seriously. You have found the practices that resonate with you and begin sharing them, perhaps on social media or with your family, friends, and colleagues. You know that you have a dharma, but you aren't exactly sure what it is and are still in the dabbling stages. It becomes increasingly obvious to you that your current job is not in full alignment with who you are.

You continue your spiritual growth through shadow work, ancestral healing, plant medicine, and/or past-life regression. You no longer operate from victim consciousness and have realized life is happening for you rather than to you.

Through embodying who you are, you realize the deeper purpose of why you are here. You remember your sacred mission on this planet. Suddenly your worldview transitions from me to we. Your spiritual practice becomes something so much greater than you; it becomes the foundation from which you heal humanity.