Being at home in India has been so lovely. There have been moments where it has felt so “right” and extremely joyous to spend time with my family, walk in my favorite neighborhood forest and eat my favorite food. But does that mean that I now want to live here or don’t love my life in the US as much? Not at all. It means that I am headed towards an integration: I do not have to hate or dislike my time in India to love living in the U.S. They can both hold a special place in my heart for different reasons. Do you hold 2 identities or see 2 places as “home” simultaneously? How do you process that experience, and do you ever feel like you have to hate one to love the other?
How is everyone doing? I would LOVE to hear about other folks’ immigration journeys, how they are coping with the latest news and crackdown on (skilled) immigration these days and pivoting or tackling their long term immigration plans? Overall, what coping strategies & tools have you turned to in the past while navigating such uncertainties, or are doing so now?
Immigration isn’t all about skill or opportunity, it’s about where the soul now belongs & the whole universe supporting its right to be in that land. It pervades restrictions, laws, perhaps even logic. How do we tap into this intuition or knowing about where our soul belongs? By paying attention to our natural, organic reactions & responses to the things in our environment, & if we notice an inner whisper, yearning to be elsewhere. This could be temporary, a “grass is always greener on the other side” situation, a form of escapism, sure, but is it about material growth, standard of living, a deep sense of knowing that that’s where you might thrive? Or is it about values, community, & culture alignment? Or maybe about thriving professionally in an env with greater opportunities? Exercise: Connect to your own, personal “why”!
Visas are nothing but permission slips to enter a land, & there is nothing that the divine needs permission for. When you fuse yourself with divine energy, it’s power seeps through & fights every obstacle in it’s way. Entering a land where your purpose lies is ultimately a matter of god’s decision, their strategic placement, not authorities' & governments' Hack the language of bureaucracy, rules & compliance, work with the best legal minds, but also make sure to tap into the Divine's process & purpose of actually making it happen 💫
While I created this circle to discuss what it’s like to approach the question of immigration spiritually, the news from the last 2 days about the H1B visa deserves immediate solidarity and compassion. Spiritual bypassing is when we deny or ignore our “negative” feelings like fear, pain, anger, sadness to stay in positive states of joy, happiness, excitement etc. However, this moment is to process this significant news, & hold space for all the feelings it brings up, ALL of them. Shock, paranoia, fear, rejection, uncertainty- all of it. Once we hold space for all of these difficult feelings, we can then move through them & device practical plans & strategies. Me personally- I woke up on Saturday morning at 5am to pee, and saw my WhatsApp blow up with messages from friends & family. I almost had an anxiety attack. I texted everyone, vented, panicked, and eventually went back to sleep. I spent the day processing & doing my work, but it hasn’t been easy at all.
People with little to no education or income make their immigration dreams a reality. If you’re meant to reside in a land, the whole universe will conspire to make it happen. Never doubt if your accomplishments are good enough to qualify. It’s ultimately God’s criteria, it’s he who decides. Not the immigration officer(s) or regimes. I’ve heard countless stories of immigration that can only be explained by serendipity, not laws, paperwork or logic. Although my strategy combines both. 🌸 Facts + faith 🌸
Immigrating spiritually is a group where I post reflections on the spiritual part of the process of immigration. I shed light on the fact that the process of immigration is as much spiritual as it is...
publicCreated August 24, 2025
