Cultivation is my niche.
Cultivation is my niche.
I am Amaya.
The Sun from Leo, a Renaissance Womban if you will because cultivation is my niche.
I created Sun From Leo to share pieces of myself as I take my place in the sun and get my share of the world. I created this website to serve as my digital solarium*. I am a mom, student, doula, and founder. Welcome into my light. Let’s stand in the sun together, for we are all our own sun.
*A room that permits abundant daylight and views of the landscape. Latin for “place of sun[light].”
Pieces of me
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I am a toddler/Jeep mom, nontraditional student, student-parent, doula and founder. I’m a Renaissance Womban who sets the container to follow her pleasure and passions (Leo Sun, Sag Moon, Cap Rising).
I am a recent philosophy graduate from the University of Maryland, College Park but I began as a Psychology major at Bowie State University. Five years later, I became a physics major at UMD, then a Double Major in Physics and Kinesiology after my first semester. My research interests settled me in Philosophy.
I am pursuing a JD and a Philosophy PhD dual degree program to further explore consciousness, reality, identity, and sovereignty. In and out of my programs, I am researching and honoring: how inner worlds shape outer worlds, the African diaspora, and the Polynesian diaspora (most particularly, the Kānaka Maoli). I am the founder of Pod & Pride for families to cultivate their habits and health via fitness, skill-building, and wellness— together. I am building a life, career, and business that bridges the humanities and sciences. My journey reflects my tenacity and love for asking questions— especially about how our inner worlds create the world and realities we live in.
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There is truth in you. You already have it, it’s time to accept it. And at any point, you can change it. Your truth, regardless, lies within you.
What you attend to becomes your reality. Your awareness sets the architecture for your life, your decisions, your relationships, and your outcomes. When you shift your perception, the world shifts with you.
I stand on that principle that we are sovereign beings and that we are always in alignment. You can cultivate your inner world so your outer world becomes the natural reflection of it.
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I have special interests in indigenous studies/wisdom, metaphysics, black history, orcas, panthera, quantum physics, films, birth work, wombanhood, and literature (All of which I love to talk about). My special interests are often connected to my research, work, and personal philosophies.