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Assume the Position, Ladies: Inviting the Rise of the Divine Masculine

Assume the Position, Ladies: Inviting the Rise of the Divine Masculine The Masculine and the Feminine In the Expanding Motherhood series we covered three major aspects of the mother archetype within the context of expansion. As we prepare for the fatherhood series, we notice the father archetype feels very different. In fact, after deeper inquiry, masculinity isn’t on its own trajectory of expansion at all, the expansiveness of the masculine IS the feminine. Or, more specifically, the masculine journey isn’t one of expansion, but, rather, one of definition. How do we know this? The most obvious answer is also the most polarizing. When deconstructing power majority groups, the biggest challenge is in categorizing, encapsulating, defining something so pervasive. You see, once something grows beyond a particular power point, it actually ceases to be defined. Basically, it is no longer a “thing,” [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2023-05-16T23:21:43-07:00March 6th, 2023|

SOS – Mikel Brand Oliver Inspires Impact Leadership

This episode in the celebration of Black History Month series shines a light on Mikel Brand Oliver and her work in impact leadership. Mikel joins host, Tonya Dawn Recla, in this special Science of Superpowers episode to explore how we can harness the impact leader within each of us. Mikel shares her insights and recommendations for courageously pursuing mission-driven leadership and impact for the greater good. Be sure to listen to this fabulous episode that inspires us to show up brilliantly in the spaces we're called to lead. The Superpower Network celebrates Black History Month in honor of priceless contributions to the betterment and welfare of us all. Let's shine brightly on the 2023 theme of Resistance as we uplift the efforts of so many who endeavored against great odds to show us the light. May we walk side-by-side to heal the past so we can step forward together. We love you, love each other.

Tonya Dawn Recla2023-03-21T06:31:52-07:00March 3rd, 2023|

Celebrating Black History Month 2023

Celebrating Black History Month 2023 The Superpower Network celebrates Black History Month in honor of priceless contributions to the betterment and welfare of us all. Let’s shine brightly on the 2023 theme of Resistance as we uplift the efforts of so many who endeavored against great odds to show us the light. May we walk side-by-side to heal the past so we can step forward together. We love you, love each other. Tonya Dawn Recla Executive Director Resistance - Black History Month 2023 Join us as we honor Black History Month at the Superpower Network and the 2023 theme: Resistance. The Science of Superpowers host, Tonya Dawn Recla, shares the connection between evolving consciousness and moving through race and ethnicity conversations. Tonya talks about how the Creative Energy Field Activation Process (CEFA) assists in moving through layers of energetic programs that no [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2023-05-16T22:54:20-07:00February 16th, 2023|

I’m a Little Teapot

10/05/22 I’m a little teapot No longer short and stout I became the heat and the steam Then burst from inside out I’m a little teapot Here’s my handle made to hold It broke apart right at the start But that story lies untold I’m a little teapot My spout is long gone too Leave it to fate, it wasn’t that great So I opted for something new I’m a little teapot I swallowed the hopeless shout It plotted and writhed and fought inside Then finally wore itself out I’m a little teapot Who learned to become the steam With a twist and twirl I travel the worlds Dancing in the spaces between I’m a little teapot About that there is no doubt My deep waters flow beyond the unknown Just try to pour me out I’m a little teapot Watching high up on the shelf I’ve seen what [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2022-11-09T13:01:31-07:00November 9th, 2022|

Deep Throat: Exposing rape culture from the inside out

Warning! Article Contains Adult/Sensitive Content! Deep Throat: Exposing rape culture from the inside out Have you ever wondered why we can whip out phrases like “cancel culture” “divisive culture,” even “rape culture,” and debate deconstructed solutions, but never once stop and ask two crucial, foundational questions. Question number one: Is this true? As in, is this an accurate description of our culture? Which inevitably leads us to realize no one really knows since someone(s), somewhere(s) simply made up the phrases and we all went along then found evidence to prove them. So we follow up with the second, more imperative question. Question number two: Do we want this to be true? As an aside, once you internalize the whole concept that we create the reality we experience, you can skip to the second part and save yourself some time. But, regardless of how [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2023-05-16T23:23:15-07:00September 14th, 2021|

Speech was never free

Speech was never free Freedom of speech is simply the latest rock overturned in an effort to illuminate all the cracks in our country’s foundation. It also happens to be our favorite term to throw around when something even remotely threatens our ability to say whatever we want without consequence. However, speech was never free from consequence. Speech was never free from responsibility for hurt it causes. Speech was never free from responsibility for destroying others. Speech was never free from responsibility for planting seeds that grow into intolerance. Speech was never free from responsibility for the very worlds it creates. Essentially, freedom of speech never meant freedom from responsibility. We teach our children this, or should, but then conveniently forget it when we feel justified in our very-adult conversations about really important things that embolden our inability to control ourselves or act like mature [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2023-03-21T16:57:39-07:00April 6th, 2021|

We Did This…and the inarguable solution for global recovery

We Did This....and the inarguable solution for global recovery. This article could also be called: Confessions of a falling nation. global Hello. We’re the citizens of the United States of America and we have a confession. Because we are, right? Falling? Does anyone feel like we’re standing solidly on a foundation we’re wholly confident will support us into the future? And why should we expect access to such a foundation? Do we deserve it? Let’s face it, when we turned the presidency into fodder for sketch comedies and media mania, then globally aired our ridiculousness as fast and furiously as we could, what did we think was going to happen? When we chased likes and friends and subscribers and users and votes, what sort of world did we think we were creating? Are we really so insecure that we willingly sacrificed our [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2023-05-16T23:25:49-07:00December 2nd, 2020|

Agents of Change Assemble: The time is now and this is what we trained for

Agents of Change Assemble: The time is now and this is what we trained for! This discussion follows on We Did This: And the inarguable solution for global recovery. This is for all the light workers, teachers, trainers, pastors, healers, counselors, coaches, and transformationalists. If that’s you, read on. For those of you who got lost back at "light worker" and want to be sure you’re not falling for some sneaky wine flavored kool-aid ploy, keep seeking. This journey is full of twists and turns and perhaps taking up the mantle as a fully-identified agent of change hasn’t landed in you yet. It will. Stay the course and guidance becomes clearer. For the rest of you, we have work to do. Truth, with a capital T, only becomes our truth when we surrender into the experience of total communion with the divine. - Tonya [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2023-06-05T11:42:18-07:00December 2nd, 2020|

Make the Most of Motherhood

Make the Most of Motherhood Motherhood is one of the most obvious core-level relationships we have in the human experience. And, it goes without saying, it can also be one of the most complicated. Within the construct of motherhood is enwrapped our earliest memories of connection and so much of that gets carried forward into other areas of our lives. In the IM Series Expanding Motherhood, we share this definition of motherhood: Motherhood is the complex arrangement of various roles, responsibilities, commitments, and privileges afforded to the brave souls who choose to raise the offspring. If we expand out the definition of offspring to include that which gets created, we start to see how our very first relationships inform the roles we play. Not just our roles as children and parents, but also what we believe about creation and what we should or can expect [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2023-03-21T16:50:00-07:00April 16th, 2020|

Improving Self Confidence Can Save the Species

Improving Self Confidence Can Save the Species Is it possible that improving self confidence is the least personal thing any of us can do? When we look at the process of evolution, each living entity contributes to the collective. By this thinking, each individual’s journey toward Personal POWER just may be the thing that saves us all. What do I mean by save us all? Well, I’m operating off the assumption we have a common agreement that things are a bit murky right now. There’s turmoil, strife, fear, and upheaval everywhere you look. Now, of course, you have to be looking for it. I get that. Even those of us who are elevated beyond the 3rd dimension can sense the tumultuousness of the world as a whole. Even when we recognize it as the necessary balancing of the shift toward higher consciousness, it still causes us to pause and wonder how [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-06-15T22:40:26-07:00April 1st, 2020|

Your Ego Wants to Kill You: Gary Renard Tackles the Myth of Consciousness

Your Ego Wants to Kill You: Gary Renard Tackles the Myth of Consciousness Consciousness as a new age evolutionary concept and the quest for higher degrees of it, takes reality and turns it on its head. It holds a pivotal spot in current dialogues about spiritual growth, new thought, self help, and personal development. And it appears to be a worthwhile goal. In fact, that’s exactly how we designed it. That’s right, I just made the bold claim that we designed it. Well, truthfully, I didn’t make that claim. Many others made it before me, and most recently, so did Gary Renard...again. As a world-renowned teacher of A Course in Miracles, Gary and his wife, Cindy Lora-Renard, continue to push the envelope and challenge concepts that rock the very foundation of our realities. Jesus, Buddha and Gary Renard In his latest book, The [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2023-03-22T09:58:45-07:00December 9th, 2017|

Using Super Powers to Awaken Mass Consciousness

Using Super Powers to Awaken Mass Consciousness There’s a movement of people using Super Powers to awaken mass consciousness. It started as a conversation, a tongue-in-cheek, what-if, matrix-esque, utopian-driving type of conversation. Those involved knew it was ridiculous, a momentary glimpse into a dreamt up world that could only exist in imagined realms. Or was it… Super Humans Once you say something often enough and get others to say it with you, it starts to sink into the psyche in creative ways. (I get it, this is dangerously close to the drinking-the-Kool-Aid conversation, but let’s table cult conversations temporarily.) Energetic natural laws require “evidence” and “proof” to appear magically in support of the completely made up concept. That’s how it works, right? Because all logic tells us that Super Powers, super human abilities, and X-Men-type mutations belong in comic books and movie theaters. They’re fun [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2023-05-13T16:48:09-07:00September 10th, 2017|

Do You Suffer From Premature Collaboration?

Do You Suffer from Premature Collaboration? (It's more common than you think) Collaboration is the hot topic in business these days. Entrepreneurship is full of folks throwing that word around like it’s the next secret to success. And they’re right. Many of us got the message loud and clear that our big visions and missions for world change require us cracking the code on how to work together. From books like Tribes and Tribal Leadership to organizations like Super Power Experts and CEO Space International, team leaders and pioneers have any number of resources to choose from in their quest to master collaboration. But not all perspectives on collaboration are created equal and not all situations are ready for collaboration. That’s right. Collaboration cannot be the first step toward achieving a goal…any goal. In every successful collaboration, three key elements exist. And these elements MUST be present in order for any collaboration to succeed. Of [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2023-05-13T16:44:01-07:00June 16th, 2017|

Spiritual Competition Is the One True Path

Spiritual Competition Is the One True Path Spiritual competition is alive and well in the spiritual growth communities…as it should be. There truly is no better way to achieve Ultra Spiritual status than to lord that status over others and create scales of measurement so abstract no one else can comprehend them, let alone rank using them. And what’s the point in doing any sort of spiritual journeying if not to be better than everyone else? Spiritual Competition And what’s the point in doing any sort of spiritual journeying if not to be better than everyone else? The absolute brilliance behind JP Sears and his alter “Ultra Spiritual” persona is the constant contradiction. His diatribes and circular verbosity dance around each other in a mental masturbatory version of Twister, just slippery enough that you can’t grab him, label him, and put him in [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-05-28T01:18:15-07:00February 19th, 2017|

Forgiveness: Meaning Across Dimensions

Forgiveness: Meaning Across Dimensions Forgiveness seems to be the spiritual, metaphysical word du jour. It's an interesting concept and takes on many different meanings depending on where you sit in your journey. At the most basic level, let's look at a common definition: Forgiveness is the intentional and voluntary process by which a victim undergoes a change in feelings and attitude regarding an offense, lets go of negative emotions such as vengefulness, with an increased ability to wish the offender well. Most circles I interact with consider conversations about victims and offenders to be faux pas. However, even without calling it out, I'm not sure there's a way to remove these pieces altogether. In spiritual conversations, on the surface forgiveness feels like an empowered, peaceful concept. And as a tool to guide you through certain aspects of the journey, it's a valuable reminder not to hold [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-05-28T01:18:54-07:00November 20th, 2016|

The Dark Underbelly of Real Super Powers

The Dark Underbelly of Real Super Powers Let's talk about the dark underbelly of truly unlocking real Super Powers. It's easy to look at people who wield their power effortlessly and say, "It must be easy." It is. It is the easiest, most natural state of our existence to stand in full autonomy and move the world with every breath. It is the easiest, most natural state of our existence to manage our vibration and manifest from our highest. It feels like coming home to step into that sovereign space. BUT... The path between where most people stand and the effortless space of Real Super Powers is like nothing you can fathom. This goes beyond fluffy conversations about personal development or spiritual growth. It goes beyond meditating, reading cards, asking for guidance, and searching in every flower, animal, person, event for meaning to help you understand [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-05-28T01:19:12-07:00September 13th, 2016|

Intuition Tops the List of Most Powerful Super Powers

Intuition Tops the List of Most Powerful Super Powers Most powerful Super Powers get overlooked as boring or mundane. However, THE most powerful Super Power is not only essential, it’s life-changing, life-saving, and, definitely, life-enhancing. Intuition: the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning. Without discovering and using your intuition, you cannot effectively and accurately hone your other Super Powers. Intuition requires high degrees of trust in your ability to “know” truth for yourself. For some, the journey into discovering their intuition starts as a frustrating game. It seems intuition whispers and whispers and whispers and then Whack! it knocks you upside the head.The process to honing your intuition is to listen when you hear the whispers. “BUT,” you’re asking, “how do I hear the whispers?” Or, better yet, “How do I know if it’s really my intuition or if it’s my fear piping in?” Ah…yes…therein [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-05-28T01:19:38-07:00September 8th, 2016|

On Being Superheroes: How Multidimensional Existence Requires Super-Sizing the Hero’s Journey

On Being Superheroes: How Multidimensional Existence Requires Super-Sizing the Hero's Journey “You create superheroes to take care of problems that can't really be solved another way,” Robert Rodriguez What do you do when an entire population waits for the next leader? What do you do when the next phase of existence requires something more than the masters who’ve come before? What do you do when heroes simply aren’t enough? You super-size them! It’s no shock to anyone that times are changing. Even those who have no knowledge of or interest in pursuing consciousness or personal growth can feel it. Something is a-brewing and it feels foreboding. The internal fortitude required to continually walk closer to the storm rather than shy away far exceeds what most people can handle. Even those who’ve done a fair amount of journeying realize they are ill-equipped to deal with everything starting [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2023-05-13T16:36:06-07:00September 1st, 2016|

Separateness, Super Powers, and Human Consciousness

Separateness, Super Powers, and Human Consciousness As more and more people pursue the concept of operating at higher degrees of human consciousness, we see the inevitable push back from aspects of society and from within ourselves. The biggest culprit of this is the illusion of separateness. After operating a completely collaborative, high-vibrational membership model for the past seven months, I’ve noticed some telltale signs that someone isn’t ready to move into all that’s possible for them. We attract people who want to develop and hone their Super Powers in a quest to operate at higher levels of vibration and, ultimately, change the world. Those are our peeps – the ones who KNOW they’re here to do something bigger, better, unique. They find us when everything else they’ve tried didn’t work. They’ve watched The Secret, took the red pill, studied the Law of Attraction, and practiced [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-06-15T22:35:04-07:00August 4th, 2016|

Self Improvement Through Integrating Emotions

Self Improvement Through Integrating Emotions Self improvement through integrating emotions is the second step in preparing to develop your Super Powers. (Read: Personal Growth Step One - Manage Your Mind) After learning how to manage your mind, the next "child" piece of yourself to master is your emotional system. Emotional energy is very different from mental energy and the emotional system requires a delicate touch. Most of us in the Western world are much more comfortable dealing with thoughts than emotions so we tend to turn emotional energy into thoughts, ignore it altogether, or Reiki it out of us. None of these techniques honors the very important role your emotional system plays in your survival and evolution. This is one of the biggest hindrances to people's self improvement. As with the mind, the emotional system is designed to keep you alive. When you get a twinge of [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-05-28T01:20:08-07:00May 14th, 2016|

Personal Coaching Step One – Manage Your Mind

Personal Coaching Step One – Manage Your Mind The first step in personal coaching is to manage your mind. Your mind is a magnificent, wonderful, reliable, functional, purposeful, dependable, piece of you. It is NOT you. It is a tool — a database of perceptions, thoughts, fears, programs, memories, etc. designed to keep you alive. And it isn’t real interested in fast, massive, evolutionary changes. But here’s the catch, your mind constantly sends you information to navigate this dangerous, treacherous, worrisome world we live in. It believes you need all of this information in order to survive. And it isn’t completely wrong. However it only knows one part of the story…the past part. Your mind is only helpful when it comes to recalling information about where you’ve been, the world you’re already familiar with, the place most of us strive to move beyond. The mind cannot help guide you where you’re going. [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-06-15T22:40:20-07:00June 18th, 2015|

The Conscious Experience – Unplugged

The Conscious Experience – Unplugged The conscious experience is what some of us chase where we’re called to create our existence. This is a common conversation amongst new age, metaphysical, spiritual folks, but when you reach the point of complete freedom to create, it takes on a whole new depth. Those of us driven to serve in a selfless way toward creating higher levels of consciousness tend to seek signs, drift in the flow, and basically defer to Spirit for our general life plan. I think this is a necessary step for some. It takes us to a place of complete faith and utter surrender. But what happens next? Some of us agree to take our knowing of Truth to a higher level. And this is where true creating occurs. […]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-06-15T22:38:54-07:00May 20th, 2014|

True Transformation to Personal Power

True Transformation to Personal Power As I sit and compare these images, I marvel at the concept of True Transformation in a quest for Personal POWER. The process is so much bigger than dying my hair red and going from a size 22 to a size 8. Those are just the outer reflections of a deep, intrinsic transformation. I married my POWER partner five years ago. I knew then that hidden deep within the person I’d become was the person I intended to be. I knew he saw her and I knew I needed his support to truly become her. Despite the fact that I was an accomplished, successful, educated, confident, aware woman, the wounds I carried ran so deep that I kept hitting walls trying to heal them. I see this in my clients also. There are levels of ourselves that exist so far beneath the surface that [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-05-28T01:21:53-07:00March 16th, 2014|

Transformation Step 4 – Mastering Physical Energy

Transformation Step 4 – Mastering Physical Energy A few months ago I swore that mastering the emotional body was THE most important step in The 5 Steps of Transformation. Silly me. I suppose I should be used to this journey by now and recognize that each step of the way there are phases to come I can only vaguely anticipate. And even though I “get” that the 5 Steps continue throughout our lives as we grow and change, when I was knee deep in Step 3 I assumed the others would be a breeze. In fact, this is a direct quote from my original post: Once the emotional body is mastered in Step 3, the rest is smooth sailing. This [the fourth] step requires processing change through the cellular memory of the physical body. Usually once the spirit, mind and emotional body are on track, the physical body follows with [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-06-15T22:38:56-07:00February 28th, 2014|

The Symbolism of Personal Power

The Symbolism of Personal Power The tunnels of light pass by me, through me, as I drift further and further into the abyss. Once a frightening and foreshadowing passage, the familiarity now wraps me in a comfortable knowingness, a feeling of coming home. I allow the process to unfold (can we ever really rush it?) and journey to exactly the right place. I pass through countless realms and silently observe nameless creatures long forgotten or shrouded now in mythology. This time I land in a space of infiniteness. The darkness consumes me until a ball of light moves into focus and shapes itself into a planet-like sphere. It emanates bright yellow-orange. As I witness, bright red clouds drift around it swirling on all sides. The clouds take form and become hands shaping the planet in a swirling, undulating embrace. The voice says, “And here we just play with [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-06-15T22:39:01-07:00February 1st, 2014|

Developing Personal Power in a Crowd

Developing Personal Power in a Crowd How do you develop your personal POWER in the midst of people who want to make you exactly like them? I spent the last few days at our home-away-from-home (ironic since we travel full time and don’t have a home…but work with me here). We belong to an entrepreneur group that is more family than business at this point. We trust that community to help us raise our daughter and we develop relationships that serve to catalyze our personal and professional growth. We’re known as the “due diligence” people and we consult and advise companies regarding their due diligence and risk assessment needs. Over the last year, as we continue to show up in integrity and service, people seek me out to help them with their more personal needs. They come to me and confess that there are things they don’t know and [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-05-28T01:22:02-07:00January 15th, 2014|

How to Master Emotions – Step 3 in Transformation

How to Master Emotions – Step 3 in Transformation This is the follow-up article to The Importance of Mastering Emotions in Transformation post. As I promised, this one outlines the actual process for moving through this step. I want to preface this by saying that this process works for most triggers. It takes a bit of practice in order for the impact to take hold but after a couple times it really becomes second nature. There are some emotional triggers that run so deep this process won’t work. But for your run-of-the-mill triggers of frustration, anger, control, annoyance, jealousy, etc. it should do the trick. […]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-06-15T22:38:50-07:00August 8th, 2013|

Why Personal Force is NOT Personal Power

Why Personal Force is NOT Personal Power An Arizona Cardinals cheerleader recently made the news because she allegedly chose to invoke force instead of personal POWER. Part of the reason people shy away from conversations about POWER is the misconception that POWER and force are the same thing. This recent incident in Arizona is a fantastic example of what happens when people choose force (i.e. manipulation, physical abuse, etc.) over POWER. […]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-06-15T22:38:47-07:00August 5th, 2013|

The Importance of Mastering Emotions in Transformation

The Importance of Mastering Emotions in Transformation By far the biggest obstacle thwarting transformation for folks is the third step of the Transformation Process, Mastering Emotions. By far. And this is THE persnickety piece keeping people from achieving personal POWER. For whatever reason, we completely grasp the first two steps of Spirit and Mind. We understand on some level the law of attraction and that thoughts become things. But then we like to skip over step three entirely and move right into Body, cellular memory and energy work. It’s as though we’re fine talking about what our spirits envision and what our minds think. And we’re even fine admitting that we might have residual energy stored somewhere (especially since energy practitioners can take care of that for us). But for some reason, we do NOT like dealing with our emotions. […]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-06-15T22:38:42-07:00August 2nd, 2013|

The 5 Steps of Transformation: A Personal Power Perspective

The 5 Steps of Transformation: A Personal Power Perspective The path to personal power necessarily requires transformation. In order to Stand in Your Power you must be able to move away from where you don't. Those in personal development circles debate the intricacies of true transformation. And few know better the multidimensionality of human behavior than a former counterintelligence agent with degrees in intercultural communication and critical theory. But here it is, the absolute secret of transformation. Ready for it?? The secret is... It doesn't matter. Really it doesn't. People transform constantly, despite our quest to define it, describe it, control it, guide it, and explain it. People transform because they want to. They perceive the altered state to be better for them or necessary for them and so they persevere through the change process. It's that simple. But I'm going to share my knowledge about it anyway. Why? [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-06-15T22:38:19-07:00July 24th, 2013|

The Ego Wrangler Rides Again: Personal Power Meets Ego

The Ego Wrangler Rides Again: Personal Power Meets Ego Where there’s a soul in trouble, she’ll be there. Where there’s personal power to be gained, she’ll be there. Where there’s a willing spirit in Ego’s clutches, she’ll be there. Where there’s work to be done for the world, the Ego Wrangler will save the day. (First fantasy allegories and now western spoofs…what’s this blog coming to?? Does the quest for personal power know no bounds?) I rode toward the sunset on my trusty steed, power, ready for the day to be over. Though, of course, the Ego Wrangler ‘s job is never truly done. Whether in dreaming or waking the Wrangler battles Ego’s stranglehold and destroys Ego’s grip on the willing. Ego never rests, so neither do I. […]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-06-15T22:38:28-07:00July 23rd, 2013|

The Allegory of the Snake: Personal Power through Change

The Allegory of the Snake: Personal Power through Change One of the most important aspects of personal POWER development is the concept of change. Few symbols embody death and rebirth as powerfully as the snake. I walked through the cave wondering what awaited me. I saw the eyes shining in the crevices. Bright red-orange eyes glowing from the darkness. So many of them. Hundreds or more. And yet, I felt no fear. I continued to walk deeper into the cave knowing the symbolism, sensing it. I’d been here before in a different time, a different place, but the sense of déjà vu consumed me. Even within the vision I knew the depths of my subconscious and the journey into them. They called to me like home. […]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-06-15T22:38:36-07:00July 22nd, 2013|

Personal Power and Youth: They Get It

Personal Power and Youth: They Get It Since the topics of race, gender and relationship rights-and-wrongs seem to be hot right now, why not continue? The oh-so-popular-and-wholesome cereal, Cheerios, recently pulled all comments from a commercial on YouTube because the slander got so ridiculous. The issue? A biracial couple with the audacity to procreate. Never mind that the girl in the commercial is adorable and her only concern is her father’s health. And never mind that it’s really only a cereal commercial that actually highlights empathy as a positive childhood trait. It was simply too much for the masses to deal with a blatantly mixed-racial couple. […]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-06-15T22:37:35-07:00July 18th, 2013|

A Little Note About Personal Power

A Little Note About Personal Power Personal POWER is true, intrinsic strength. It has nothing to do with inserting your will over others or stepping on people to get what you want. It has everything to do with establishing a foundation of inner knowing and truth for yourself. This foundation is the only possible launch point of great service. In order to truly help others or promote social change from a place of service one must first traverse the waters of personal development. - TDR

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-06-15T22:37:28-07:00July 17th, 2013|

Confessions of a Bully – Part 2

Confessions of a Bully – Part 2 In the last post on bullying I mentioned the power of our language patterns in encouraging bullying behavior. We use sarcasm, passive aggressive, veiled threats, discipline and totally socially-acceptable conversation patterns to such goodness from each other because it provides temporary soothing to the gaping wound of our own disempowerment. And we wonder why our kids “bully.” (Link to post) This connection between “socially-acceptable conversation patterns” and bullying continues to emerge around me. As I looked deeper into the roots of personal POWER I was led to the concepts of bullying and the persistence of violent behavior. And I found there’s an undeniable thread between how we view other people and our ability to manipulate them to get what we want. […]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-06-15T22:37:22-07:00July 16th, 2013|

Confessions of a Bully

Confessions of a Bully When people don’t like themselves very much, they have to make up for it. The classic bully was actually a victim first. Tom Hiddleston Hello, my name is Tonya Dawn…and I’m a bully. Well, I like to think I used to be, but sometimes the knowledge of how to manipulate people runs so deep that I find myself invoking those skills without realizing it. Maybe it’s like any other addiction and the best you can hope for is to actively and consciously choose not to indulge. Regardless, with the current state of the world and conversations popping up about tactics and techniques people use to bend, mold and break others to their will, I figured I might as well come clean. For whatever reason, the concept of bullying continues to emerge in my conversations. I talk to a lot of parents who express concerns [...]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-05-28T01:22:12-07:00July 15th, 2013|

Due Diligence and Personal Power

Due Diligence and Personal Power Between our due diligence work and our awareness mentoring, we get a lot of questions about whether or not people truly can avoid disasters. The latest incidents seem to involve scared and disgruntled people seeking revenge. Of course, nationally the news about Christopher Dorner had folks asking if he gave any indication of homicidal tendencies before lashing out (CNN article). And on a smaller scale from the Phoenix area we received calls from small businesses afraid they might suffer from the next Harmon-type incident (Yahoo! News article). […]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-05-28T01:22:17-07:00July 14th, 2013|

The Personal Power of Pink

The Personal Power of Pink As 2013 picks up steam, life appears to be getting back to the “new normal.” Everyone seemed a bit hesitant to jump right in to business-as-usual following the 2012 ups-and-downs. But the energy feels different now. The energy feels…well, it feels a bit…expectant. Not like the held-breath expectation of months prior, but the steady, confident, pulsing flow of creating. The world is ripe for new ideas and collaborative movements. People want to connect and believe and do stuff that matters. My clients struggle with different things, but they all circle around the same thing…people want purpose. They want to have a purpose, connect with purpose and act on purpose. The single biggest epidemic of our times is people don’t know how to be…on purpose. This is the POWER of Pink™. […]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-06-15T22:37:12-07:00July 12th, 2013|

The Personal Power of No

The Personal Power of No (Excerpted from W.A.R. – Watch, Assess, React: The Ultimate Guide to Personal POWER and Safety) I was shocked when I finally grasped the personal POWER of saying no. We hear it all the time, but it seems that the full impact of this tiny little word has been lost on some of us. By simply going though the motions of saying no, with conviction, you send a message to your brain and you body that the situation you’re in isn’t conducive to your well-being and it sets wheels in motion to counter it. Essentially, saying no gives your body and brain permission to fight back. Just the act of saying the word centers your mind and calls upon your resolve. […]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-06-15T22:37:18-07:00July 9th, 2013|

Today’s Wonder Woman: A New Personal Power Model

Today’s Wonder Woman: A New Personal Power Model I have to admit upfront that a little girl with an extreme Wonder Woman crush prompted this post and its connection to personal power. Deep in the trenches of princesses and faeries, my 3 year-old daughter integrates feminine energy with her ingrained hero archetype. And when I’m most clear and centered, I see the absolute perfection in how she navigates the various female models thrown at her. I’ll explain further. This image of Cathy Lee Crosby as Wonder Woman in 1974, ironically, represents Today’s Wonder Woman in a very magical way. In all of her creative power, my daughter managed to meet, befriend and adore Cathy Lee. And in turn, Cathy Lee showed her that Super Heroes can have open and loving hearts. This is the true embodiment of personal power and integration of strength and love. […]

Tonya Dawn Recla2021-06-15T22:37:06-07:00July 5th, 2013|