A huge flak of birds starts circling around and over us.

Hundreds and hundreds of them.

They seem to come out of nowhere.

They swoop in a circle hovering over the mandala.

As they flap their wings, feathers fall off the in a circle hovering over the mandala.

As they flap their wings, feathers fall off their bodies and plummet to the ground.

The whole family is in tears.

Everyone holding massive feathers in their hands and recording on their phones.

Their eyes are white with all.

When birds are approaching a new season,

they shed their feathers to grow sturdy or ones for what's to come.

Gracia Maria is a modern-day medicine woman, practicing plant-based medicine and community rituals

in the tradition of her Peruvian ancestors. In connecting with her deep and ancient roots,

though, she realizes she also needs to rebuild the bonds with her immediate family,

in order to share with them the person

she's become.

In this series, we combine immersive first-person stories, breathtaking music, and mindfulness

prompts so that we may see our lives reflected back to us in other people's stories,

and that can lead to improvements in our own inner lives. From Wait What?

This is a meditative story.

I'm Rohan and I'll be your guide. The body relaxed.

The body relaxed.

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