Tag: Steve Avan

When the Body Says No: The Unspoken Truth Hiding in Your Throat

Steve Avan

They say the truth will set you free. But what if you never say it?

What if you learned, long ago, that love is earned by silence? What if you were rewarded, not for honesty, but for obedience?

And so, you smile when you’re breaking. You nod when you disagree. You say “it’s fine” when it’s anything but.

The world calls it kindness. But your body knows better.

The Spiritual Cost of Pleasing Everyone

There’s a moment most of us can recall: We wanted to say something. Something honest. But we hesitated. What if they misunderstand? What if they pull away?

So we swallowed the truth. Again. And again. And again.

Each unspoken truth becomes a weight. And the body carries what the mind won’t.

In GNM (German New Medicine), the throat often becomes the battleground for these inner wars. Conflicts tied to self-expression, the inability to speak one’s truth, or the fear of not being heard can manifest as chronic throat issues: recurring sore throats, tension, thyroid imbalances, even voice loss.

Not as punishment. But as a signal. A whisper that says: “There is something in you that longs to be heard.”

Truth is Not Violence

Many of us fear that speaking up will make us unkind. But there’s a difference between truth and attack. You can be honest and still be gentle. You can disagree without disconnecting.

And more than that: You can learn to hear your own voice before you worry about who else does.

A Soft Return to Yourself

The journey back to your voice doesn’t begin with shouting. It begins with listening.

When you notice that familiar tightness in your throat… Pause. Breathe. Ask gently: “What am I not saying?”

Let that question sit. Let it echo. And let it guide you back to the truth that’s been waiting.

You are not here to be agreeable. You are here to be whole.

And the world doesn’t need your perfection. It needs your presence.

Start there.

Steve Avan

When Spirituality Becomes a Brand: The Rise of Spiritual Rules and Why It Doesn’t Serve the Soul

Steve Avan

It seems spirituality is everywhere now. Wrapped in golden filters and wise-sounding captions, it’s become fashionable to be “awake.”

And yet, something about it feels… off.

Not because the essence of spirituality has changed. But because the way it’s being performed has.

There is a growing wave of voices online who declare themselves spiritual, yet speak with the tone of authority usually reserved for dogma. “This is how you manifest. This is how your vibration works. This is the only truth.” They speak not from the space of experience, but from a need to instruct, control, or belong.

The irony? In trying so hard to prove their spiritual identity, they abandon the very freedom it offers.

True spirituality was never about rules. It was never about methods. It was never a brand.

It was always an invitation.

A return.

A remembering.

The Paradox of the “Spiritual Rulebook”

Some of the loudest voices in today’s spiritual spaces are unknowingly recreating the very systems they claim to have broken free from. They’ve replaced religion with rituals, institutions with influencers, and dogma with trending reels.

They say things like:

“If you’re not doing shadow work, you’re bypassing.”
“You must align your chakras every full moon or you’re out of sync.”
“If you don’t believe in X, you’re not really awake.”

This isn’t liberation. It’s performance.

And performance, while it can inspire, cannot free you.

The soul doesn’t awaken through comparison. It softens through honesty.

What Does Authentic Spirituality Feel Like?

It’s quiet.

It’s personal.

It’s often messy, nonlinear, and full of questions no one else can answer for you.

It doesn’t shout. It listens. It learns. It humbles.

It may share tools, but never tells you which ones to use. It may speak truths, but never insists they must be yours.

It doesn’t care how many books you’ve read, or how many past lives you’ve remembered. It cares how deeply you’re willing to be with yourself, in silence, in discomfort, in love.

So What Now?

Perhaps it’s time we stop trying to be spiritual and start being honest.

Not everyone will resonate with your truth. Not everyone has to. The soul’s path isn’t a campaign. It’s a quiet revolution.

And maybe the most spiritual thing you can do today is this:

Let go of the rulebook.

Come back to your breath.

And remember:

The truth doesn’t need to shout. It just needs space.
Steve Avan