last updated:24.12.24
The way it has come together in the last few weeks has been magical. Although it feels like years and years in making.
The first time I drew up the sketch on my notepad, I had goosebumps. And the last few weeks, I have been doing some of my own magic to bring this sketch to life, with my usual ice latte and media luna order from this cutie cafe in Buenos Aires.
While the magic is ongoing ( we don’t rush the process here), let me take you through the sketch.
_welcome to la casa de saheliya
​_welcome to the house of friends, my chicas.
it maybe a virtual space we will be occupying, a combination of 0s and 1s connecting us from one corner of the world to the other, but this would be our community’s home in this online realm.
so make yourself comfortable, wear your comfiest or at times, the sexiest clothing or come as you are and let’s take do a quick home tour, shall we 🙂
leave your shoes on the door please,
the floors need to be clean for our friday floor sessions
have a seat on the couch, I’ll back with a cup of chai
we start every new month connecting to our bodies, to our soul, to our purpose
and we acknowledge the messy, the forever distracted, the perfectionist, the clumsy, the hyper-independent, the lover-girl-self-sabotage combo, the “I catch flights, not feelings” parts of us ( with love ❤️ and sometimes a chappal 🩴 )
you are also welcome to join us by the fireplace, where words are shared
words that we have censored, the words that we feel we will be judged for, the words that are part of us, yet never get to see the light of the day
to the left, you will notice the library is in construction,
one day we will have a collection of books in there, and you may be able to hear some chicas talking passionately about the books they just read
here’s our kitchen.
you may find some recipes lying around, pick any for your midnight craving.
and hope you are enjoying our playlist, we are bigs fans of dancing while cooking here
up the stairs, on the second floor, you will find Shae’s room.
It seems like she has a story to tell and this home feels safe enough to share with her chicas.
Although, have no expectations, she has adhd, operates in extremes and is just learning how to control her impulsive behaviour. So who knows, what you will find in there in the future.
Next we have the rooftop. We gather here to celebrate each other, share our milestones, no matter how big or small.
If you are a chica in the inner circle, you have a secret key that gives you access to the studio.
studio is where deep inner magic happens.
here we gather more intimately, share and learn practices to be in our bodies so we can be in touch with our own humanity, so we know how to find our way back home to one place that matters the most, our bodies.
In the studio, we play, we dance, we twerk ( or we attempt to )
we wiggle, we shake, we swirl, we sway, we rock, we roll, we jump, we curl, we open, we close, we go up, we go down, we go left, we go right and on and on.
While most of the time, it would be me, your host, holding space for you; often we may find ourselves extremely lucky to have other chicas share their knowledge and wisdom.
chicas not in the inner circle may sometimes be able to join in the gatherings in this studio. You are always welcome to check the bulletin board at the entrance for that.
And that, my chicas is our casa.
A home we are co-creating so we can learn to human better, a home that becomes our safe space for expression, creativity and ambitions. Not so we can become “better” versions of ourselves (you’re already a badass), but so we can better understand the version we are today.
A home we leave our self critic, self-doubt, jealousy, judgement, shame, fear of failure, imposter syndrome and all that, at the door, neatly tucked away with the shoes
​_some of us get bothered, ok?
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Instead we find ourselves in a community of our chicas, and we will fill ourselves with self love, we trust our story, the timing of things, we celebrate each other’s journeys, we show up as our raw, human self, we play, we joke, we take risks and we crush our goals, all the while leaning into the messy, imperfect, beautiful process of being a human.
welcome home, mi chicas
welcome to la casa de saheliya