Cecilia Monroe
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Cecilia Monroe is a yoga master and meditation guide with over two decades of experience helping others reconnect with their inner stillness.
Experience
Cecilia has led retreats across the U.S. and Europe, blending ancient traditions with modern mindfulness. Her teachings focus on emotional resilience, embodied awareness, and compassionate self-inquiry.
Education
Certified Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500)
M.A. in Contemplative Psychology, Naropa University
Posts
Consciousness Without Content: Meeting Awareness Beyond Thought
Consciousness without content sounded abstract and unattainable to me—like something reserved for monks or mystics. Yet I also knew what it was to ache for a pause from my own thinking. Is there a way to touch awareness itself, even for a moment, without disappearing or numbing out?
Death as Transformation: Living and Loving in a World That Won’t Last
Death as transformation isn’t just a poetic idea; it’s an ache that lives in my chest when I try to hold on to what cannot stay. If life is impermanent, how am I supposed to open my heart, to love without clutching—or not disappear into numbness when loss arrives? This piece is less about answers and more about walking tenderly with these questions, together.
Being vs Doing Consciousness: Meeting Yourself in the Space Between
I spent years mastering productivity, but stillness was a stranger. The phrase “being vs doing consciousness” sounded so abstract—yet something in me recognized the ache beneath it. What if there’s a way to sense pure being, even when the mind won’t stop moving?
Is Ego Bad in Spirituality? Listening to the Parts We’re Told to Transcend
Is ego bad in spirituality, or is it just misunderstood? I used to believe that dissolving my ego would free me from suffering. But what if the urgent push for ego death overlooks the human stories and wounds our egos carry? This is a reckoning — gentle, honest — with the very parts I once tried so hard to banish.
How Death Teaches Us to Live: Finding Meaning When Letting Go Feels Impossible
No one taught me how to face death, or what to do with the wild ache of losing what I love. The phrase 'let go' used to feel cruel, almost hollow. And yet, hidden inside these moments of loss, I began to hear something essential—how death, in all its raw mystery, can open us to a deeper, more honest kind of living.
Awakening Beyond the Ego: Remembering Who You Really Are
What if most of what I called “me” was only a protective shell? Searching for my true essence never felt as blissful as the books promised. This is how I learned to recognize my real self not through escaping my ego, but by listening to what it was protecting all along.