Be Like Water: Consciousness, Healing, and the Memory We Carry — with Sayra
Flow, Embodiment, and the Healing Wisdom of Water
A Reflection on Sayra’s Episode of Spiritual Friction
In this deeply reflective episode of Spiritual Friction, host Laurel LeMohn sits down with Sayra for an intimate conversation about consciousness, trauma recovery, and the quiet, powerful wisdom of water.
From the beginning, this episode invites listeners into a slower, more embodied way of being. Sayra shares her personal journey—one shaped by childhood grief, domestic violence, and instability—and how those early experiences led her to seek healing beyond the mind. Through movement, breath, energy work, and connection to nature, she began to rediscover safety within her own body and a sense of flow that trauma had once disrupted.
A central theme throughout the conversation is the idea that trauma doesn’t simply live in our thoughts—it lives in our nervous systems, our tissues, and our breath. Laurel and Sayra explore how the body holds memory and how healing often requires listening to sensations rather than trying to think our way forward. Practices like yoga, Reiki, and somatic awareness become less about “fixing” and more about restoring relationship—with the body, with intuition, and with the rhythms that support regulation and repair.
Water emerges as both metaphor and teacher in this episode. Sayra reflects on water as a symbol of consciousness—fluid, adaptive, and responsive. Unlike rigid approaches to healing, water reminds us that movement can be gentle, nonlinear, and responsive to the moment. Healing, in this lens, isn’t about forcing change or striving toward an idealized version of wholeness. It’s about allowing ourselves to soften, to feel, and to move with what is already present.
The conversation also touches on feminine embodiment, ancestral memory, and the ways collective and inherited trauma can shape how we relate to safety and trust. Sayra speaks to the importance of reconnecting with natural rhythms—cycles of rest, expression, and renewal—and how modern disconnection from nature often mirrors our disconnection from ourselves. Relearning how to listen inwardly becomes an act of reclamation.
What makes this episode especially powerful is its compassion. There is no prescription, no promise of quick transformation. Instead, listeners are offered permission—to slow down, to be curious, and to trust that healing unfolds in its own time. For anyone who has felt stuck, disconnected, or unsure how to move forward, this conversation serves as a gentle reminder: flow is always available, even when it feels out of reach.
Ultimately, Sayra’s story and presence invite us to reconsider what healing can look like when we stop pushing and start listening. When we allow ourselves to move like water—responsive, patient, and alive—we begin to remember that our bodies already carry profound wisdom. Sometimes, healing begins not with effort, but with the courage to flow.
Connect with Sayra:
Facebook: Sayra Devi
Website: http://www.flowwithwater.com
“Water is the master element. It can flow, it can crash—and it teaches us how to live.”
