This song carries a message of liberation from some of the painful and oppressive messages many of us have been conditioned to believe.
"My body is a living temple of love. My body is the body of the Goddess."
Many of us have been taught that our sensuality is not sacred, that our embodiment is not holy. We are taught that to be "spiritual" or "pure" is in conflict with our sexuality. In reality, sensuality and sexuality are some of the most beautiful, divine gifts we are given as humans. While we may intellectually agree with this, the conditioning of thousands of years of patriarchy and oppression around these topics runs deep. Music has the power to penetrate aspects of our beings that words alone can't. So, a song that celebrates and affirms this truth is powerful medicine.
"Oh, oh, oh, I am what I am. Oh, oh, oh, I love what I am."
The tyranny of the "trance of unworthiness" is a fierce one. Most of us are bombarded with messages of self-doubt and insecurity by the mass media, our families and our culture at large from a very young age. We are taught we need to look, be and perform in very specific, usually unrealistic ways to be worthy of love. This honestly makes me want to grab a bucket and puke in it just thinking about it! 😂 Yuck! Let's clear that toxic business from our beings ASAP!
The original words to this song, written by Michael Stillwater, are "Oh, oh, oh, I am that I am. Oh, oh, oh, I am that I am." He granted me his blessing to record this song with the agreement that I stick to his original lyrics, though he did approve my request to include my adapted lyrics at the end. That's why you'll notice this difference in the recording, compared to how we sing it live. I feel the self-love message is important, so I'll stick to those lyrics when sharing it live, fyi!
I hope you'll give it a listen, sing, dance and celebrate your divine sensual embodiment and holy self-love with me! More of this, YES!! ✨✨
lyrics
My body is a living temple of love. My body is the body of the Goddess.
Oh, oh, oh, I am that I am. Oh, oh, oh, I am that I am.
Oh, oh, oh, I am what I am. Oh, oh, oh, I love what I am.
credits
released January 21, 2022
Ali Maya - Vocals
Tara Divina - Backup vocals
Lauren Arrow - Backup vocals
Mary Isis - Backup vocals
Robbie Ryan - Percussion
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