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Shani.I

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Boricua Human believing in right relationships - a soul making her stop on Earth in an on-going journey. On a learning path in #espiritismo #lucumi #palomayombe #oshun Bilingual Updates Ingles y Español
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Shani.I

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Coming out of my year in white to give vintage inspo Christmas 💋😉🎄 #holidays #boricua

I’ve had an interesting year of religious restrictions that were so necessary, rigorous and humbling. It’s nice to embrace that I can come back to colors.

My picture in a red dress at a Christmas party

December 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM

Shani.I

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My first substack blog post dedicated to my spiritual path: open.substack.com/pub/solyrio/...

#lucumi #spirituality #spiritualpath #oshun #lucumi #spiritualseeking #espiritismo

River image inspired by Oshun, promoting my blog post in substack

December 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM

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Love is a Journey - New Blog Post for my favorite Person’s Birthday and my Wedding Anniversary- https://cozy-casita.dreamwidth.org/6106.html

B’s portrait at Waterdrinker’s farm Long Island

April 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM

Shani.I

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With the best Wifey ever 💗👩🏻‍❤️‍💋‍👩🏽👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏽🏳️‍🌈 #meandher #mrsandmrs #wifeandwife #marriedlife #ouradventures #edgenyc #nyc

Iyawo and her wife B at the top of the Edge NYC - overlooking the city

March 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM

Shani.I

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Blog Post/Part 1-Day One of the Boycott: Economic Blackout Friday - 2/28: cozy-casita.dreamwidth.org/5461.html

Breakfast made of corn flour porridge, cinnamon, blueberries and granola.

March 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM

Shani.I

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Even before I knew of the #EconomicBlackOut #Boycott I was already changing little things. Stretching my dollars and buying from local farms at the Farm Stand Downtown. Support local to strengthen the local folks, state and communities. Promoting a healthier diet, lifestyle and consuming.

Farm Stand Haul - vegetables I bought from local farms at a stand they have in downtown Manhattan- Kale, sweet potato, and more

Meal I made with the farm veggies, pork chops and mash potatoes

March 1, 2025 at 1:46 AM

Shani.I

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During the #EconomicBlackOut Snoopy and Toby paid for their doggie walks with cash #Boycott #dogsofflashes #flashes

February 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM

Shani.I

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We do so many little rituals during our day that have nothing to do with shopping and bring joy. Do you appreciate the staples you already have in your house? #boycott #rituals #sloweating #slowlife #Anticapitalism

A porridge like breakfast with corn flour called Harina de Maíz in Spanish

Cooking corn flour porridge for breakfast

Little miniature doll of Oshun in a yellow dress and crown from the Brazilian tradition of Candomble

February 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM

Shani.I

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Things to do in your routine that is not shopping. Otherwise known as a day in the life of a Iyawo (who is boycotting)

I start my days with prayer. I take the time to life my Spirit by having a conversation in my spiritual life. #adayinthelife #boycott #simplelife #spirituality #lucumi

Showing the sacred tools used in prayer for the Lucumi and many people who follow Yoruba/Ifa traditions. A silver bell, shakers and a gold bell.

February 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM

Shani.I

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#puertorico #boricua #boricuasky #blueskypr #boriken Febrero 28 no le compren ni mierda a los colonizadores Puerto Rico!

Únete al Boycott Puerto Rico. Febrero 28!

February 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM

Shani.I

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Please stop everything and watch this. I absolutely want to support every LGBTQ media from any African country. This was the absolute cuteness #film #southafrica #lgbtq #cute #movies #netflix #gaynetflixandchill

February 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM

Shani.I

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New Blog Post - Love - cozy-casita.dreamwidth.org/5323.html - #love #oshub #orisha #lucumi

February 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM

Shani.I

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Can we take a moment to appreciate 1980s Sci Fi hair?

Dune 1984 Directed by David Lynch - portrait of two characters with awesome 80’s hair

January 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM

Shani.I

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Liberation starts in the body - Blog Post - cozy-casita.dreamwidth.org/3813.html

Woman by a beach in Puerto Rico - Boriken

January 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM

Shani.I

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Another way I am observing this day is revisiting the Emergent Strategy book by Adrienne Maree Brown. This is definitely a book that is making more sense today than it did when I first bought it. #activism #mlk

January 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM

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January 20, 2025 at 4:12 AM

Shani.I

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Reading the wonderful healing words of Tricia Hersey’s “Rest Deck”. It is a needed journey to disentangle from the culture of hyper productivity and grind culture. #rest #selfcare #spiritualcare #blackactivism #napministry