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Recommendations from Mark

Centering, Integration, and Self-Care

Here you’ll find a mix of practices, rituals, books, podcasts, and trusted voices—curated to support balance, integration, and inspiration on your path.

Practices for Centering & Integration

Ritual & Cleansing

Place crystal circles around your home or workspace
Feather rose water across your skin to wipe away residue
Burn incense, sage, or palo santo (watch the smoke alarms!)
Call your energy back to yourself
Open and close practices with simple invocations or intentions

Soul Practices

Sit with your Higher Self and Guides, ask questions
Meditate [link: ask Mark for most current], or simply sit still for 3 minutes and listen
Journal first thoughts or revelations
Join a meditation or conversation group
Experience sound healing—gong, bowls, or your own tonal voice
Walk a labyrinth, touch trees, feel the sun on your skin

Self-Care & Play

Drink water, eat magnesium-rich foods
Move your body—walk, stretch, dance, breathe deeply
Clear clutter from your space
Nap without hesitation
Tend to pets or plants
Play games, laugh, eat ice cream
Take yourself on a museum date or enjoy a spectacular view

Energetic Alignment

Surround yourself with crystals, candles, colors, and imagery
Balance your chakras
Claim your energy field and sovereignty
Practice healthy boundaries
Invite joy into your day
Share your presence with like-hearted souls

From Mark of the Soul

Explore Mark’s own offerings designed to support your path of discovery and connection:

Books & Podcasts to Inspire

Books

The Creative Act: A Way of Being, Rick Rubin
The Power of Now & A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle
The Book of Chakra Healing, Liz Simpson
The Empath’s Toolkit, Anna Sayce
Journey of Souls, Michael Newton PhD
Saint Francis, Nikos Kazantzakis
TALK, Alison Wood Brooks
The Big Leap, Gay Hendricks

Podcasts

Impact the World Podcast, Lee Harris
Take Back Your Mind Podcast, Michael B. Beckwith
Caffeine for the Soul Podcast, Michael Neill
Get Writing Podcast, Liz Mugavero

Trusted Teachers & Guides

Seattle Sanctuaries