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Conscious or unconscious...

2012-02-06T06:45:00.004-05:00

A Simple Choice
Weekly Kabbalah tune up for February 5th - February 11th, 2012

I will transform my life. Dropping my ego, I will take the path of proactive transformation.

If sickness, heartache, financial woes or other problems arise, I will work through them to connect to the Light.

I will concentrate on this sequence, purifying iniquities from precious lives.

My spiritual slate is clean as I allow the Light to engulf my physical and spiritual realms.

We each come into this world with a specific purpose that is unique to us as well as a general purpose we all share: Our spiritual correction, or tikkun.

As students of Kabbalah, we learn that our tikkun is made up of negative behaviors carried over from previous lifetimes. Correcting these destructive patterns is our job here. Transforming and clearing out this “baggage” is how we achieve our correction and ultimately our perfection.

There are two ways to achieve this. The first begins with a dawning realization that, “This is not the person I want to be. I cannot be someone who lives merely taking from others; I will be someone who gives.” As a result of this understanding, we begin our spiritual work.

This in itself is an accomplishment! Making a decision to change represents a huge step forward. It is our nature as physical beings to be dominated by the Desire to Receive for the Self Alone. To depart from this mindset is actually quite amazing—and it does not happen to everyone.

The other way we complete our tikkun is through external events and their effects. If we don’t willingly come to see our need for change, we will eventually be required to by the pain and suffering. The universe will beat down on us as an effect of our actions.

One way or another, we will all eventually get there and finish the job, if not in this life, then in a future one—but a person who has consciously chosen to change reveals more Light and blessings for themselves and for the world than one who merely reacts to outside forces.

We are given a simple choice in this world: Self-transformation or suffering.

Neither of these options is easy! Anything worth having is almost always difficult to achieve, but when the transformation is of our choosing we eradicate suffering from not only our lives, but the entire world.

This week, know that whatever you find most difficult to do is what you came into this world to correct.

Know in the moments you most want to be reactive, “This is my moment! This is my shining hour!” It is only in these moments we hold the rare opportunity to release ourselves from the slavery of our previous incarnations.

All the best,

Yehuda

Weekly Kabbalah Tune Up: What Goes Around Comes Around

2011-11-14T08:51:00.004-05:00

We've been discussing lately, how all judgement is projection. This arrived in my email box this morning.

November 13th — November 19th, 2011

When something bad happens in life, it is instinctive to turn our gaze upwards and plead with God—“How can you do this to me?” However, the great kabbalists throughout history have strongly disagreed with this notion. They teach that, in fact, we are the causes of our chaos, pain and suffering.

According to Kabbalah, 99% of the chaos in a person's life is caused by the evil eye.

The evil eye is what happens when we look with jealousy, judgment, and hatred upon what someone else has. The scary realization is that we do not have to be an evil person to bring about evil eye. Unfortunately we all do this often, albeit unconsciously, without realizing the consequences.

And here's how it works. The world is strategically arranged so that all the people in our lives—from our closest friends to our most casual acquaintances; from our dearest family members to strangers who pass us on the street—share similar negative behavior to our own. They mirror us so that we can have the opportunity to see what it is that we need to proactively change about ourselves.

However, either we are not aware of this fact or if we have learned it, we forget. It’s important we remember that the moment we choose to give into the thoughts of criticism, envy and hatred, we are pulling the trigger on ourselves. In other words, once we cast the evil eye on someone else, we open the door for the evil eye and the forces of reckoning to come upon us.

Why? Because of the universal law known as the Boomerang Effect—what goes around comes around.

So, it's up to us to take care of ourselves. It always will be. Part of why we judge others is because we doubt that we can have what the other person has. We don't have certainty that the Creator wants the same success and happiness for us.

This week, your mission is profoundly simple. Every time you are looking at someone and thinking, “Why don't I have that?” or “I don't like this person,” do these two things.

1. List three things in your life that you appreciate.

2. Remember that what you don't like about another is something you dislike in yourself.

By concentrating on appreciating what you have, instead of looking at what others have that you don't, you can neutralize your envy, defuse your jealousy, and put an end to all of your justified acts of judgment so you can protect yourself and others from your own evil eye.

Have a great, judgment-free week!

All the best,
Yehuda Berg

Life

2011-02-22T22:27:00.013-05:00

With Spring upon us, rebirth, healing and rejuvenation are the energies of this season. I've recently been part of a healing for the sister of a close friend that has advanced Lyme Disease and I feel the need to share my observations and feelings that chronic Lyme appears when a soul has bigger things to offer the world on the soul level~yet they aren't doing so.

What I've felt is that when a soul comes in with a bigger mission yet anger is present and has gone unexpressed and their self-love does not match the degree of love and blessings put forth into the world, disease appears. The anger may stem from an anger at the way society treats the disenfranchised, or it may stem from early childhood or it may relate to deep resentment from a relationship or series of relationships. There is a feeling that life has unfairly passed the person by~ even though they've sacrificed a lot to serve others. Yet, their mission can't be actualized because their current world view is blocking it.

The illness seems to appear to say to the person that they need to go deeper with their own healing first, release the anger that is covered by the "I'm fine" mask they wear, then expand their own creative gifts.
The disparity between all the love going out and the degree to which they allow themselves truly to receive nurturing and love without a sense of earning it or paying it back is out of balance.
Lyme tends to happen to major givers. They seem to have a higher vibration...and this is a chance - albeit a difficult one - to become one with all the love flowing through their words and deeds. It is a chance to learn how to experience their own love the way others experience it ... to realize that the universe supports and loves them and wants them to shine even brighter than they allow themselves to do so.

Lyme remains a very difficult disease to treat. Most of those affected are, in this lifetime or certainly in previous ones, highly advanced healers. This awareness (whether conscious or completely subconscious) makes them adept at sidestepping treatments that would bring about healing before the lessons take root. Intuitively, Lyme sufferers have a sense that something needs to shift, even though they may not realize what or to what degree things need changing. This remains true of most diseases. Lyme just seems to operate at a faster and more aggressive level, outsmarting anyone who might offer relief before the soul receives its full blessing. Actively looking for that blessing speeds healing. Once the disease has served its ultimate purpose, it can fade away, leaving the survivor stronger, wiser and more compassionate for having taken the journey.

January 19, 2011

2011-01-19T12:31:00.000-05:00

Walking this morning in the beauty of January, hidden behind the gray sky is a full Moon. I noticed the birds singing. Unbeknownst to them the air temperature was having a hard time rising above 21. Yet, the light of the Winter Solstice has triggered changes in the birds. From now to late January they start courting each other and begin their nesting. Red cardinals and the blue bird stand out against the barrenness of the trees and the sparkling of the snow. Great Horned Owls have begun their courtship, sitting low in old hawk nests or they can even be found using an old squirrel nest. If you listen closely in the darkness of the early dawn you can hear them, the mating rituals of the Owl include the singing of love songs between the male and female.

By February love songs are commonly heard from many of our birds. Blue jays will be tricking us with their mimicking of numerous hawk species and, once warblers arrive, most male birds will have their testosterone at their highest levels.
This year we honor Tu’B’Shvat, the Jewish holiday celebrating the New Year of the Trees, today, it falls on the day of the full moon. This is the day the light signals the sap to begin running inside the tree. Although the temperature is struggling to reach above 21, the signs of Spring are here.
Look closely.
Listen.

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01/11/11

2011-01-11T21:22:00.004-05:00

The world is made of cycles and here we are at the end of a cycle of time. It's in agreement that time cycles every 5,125 years. The present cycle began in 3114 BC and will end on 12 21 2012. There's been much written about the Mayan calendar stopping at the end of 2012 and the belief that what will happen afterward is unknown. The general consensus is that 2011-2012 is a transition time, physically and metaphorically speaking. Which means, that the darkest part of our world cycle is now. It is a final burning off of what is no longer needed, what doesn't serve us; fear and anger.
All I have gone through in my own life to hold my balance and replace fear with hope was in preparation for this journey of awakening which was incredibly challenging. I'm sure now that this has all been in preparation for this time, for I am among most of you that know we are the wave of the first group, those that have responded to the call of clearing our lives of negativity, transforming to love, so that we are able to hold the energy shift taking place on our planet and help guide those coming up behind us.
Duality is balance, darkness and light. Yet, overwhelming fear, fear of change, fear of living in the question, any fear or anger- throws off the balance. Let it go. If you are exposed to someone in your life that still carries anger, bitterness, regret, it is important to walk away. Bless them, send love and light. Now, more then ever before, the purity of your body must remain.
As we move into this transition time we know this, as the end of one cycle comes near, the beginning of something new is imminent. The first year of a new cycle of time.
The number one reflects the concept of Oneness.
New beginnings.
It is a Master number.
The number 11 carries the energy of balance. Male and Female. Equality. The energy of this year began with 01/01/11 and then today, 01/11/11 is an activation day, an opening of a portal. A lighting of a flame that will burn until 11/11/11 when the portal is fully open welcoming in the final moments of this cycle. I've been told that there has never been a time such as now. Some are still currently deciding whether to stay or leave the planet. The shifting energy of those that choose to stay will be filled with the light of Christ that has never been as bright.
Oneness
We have each other.

Becoming Like God

2010-11-01T05:35:00.007-04:00

I thought this weekly message was worthy of sharing

We have no question that there are miracles; God is capable of anything. But we doubt our own ability. When we walk on the path of the Lightforce, we have limitless power as well. We too are capable of anything.

There is no shortage of challenges in today’s society. Each of us has our share of obstacles—in health, finance, work, relationships. But most of us have resigned to the fact that we’ll always have these issues. We accept that sometimes, it’s not up to us.

But it is.

The first step in overcoming any challenge is the recognition that when we work with, as opposed to against, the laws of the universe we can overcome. Perhaps we’d have an easier time believing in our ability if the voice of God descended from the clouds.

But Angels do talk to us and so does God. Our problems occur when we don’t listen. We block out the signs and signals broadcasting around us that declare: “You are capable of anything. You’re not only capable of removing your own darkness, you’re also capable of helping others remove theirs.”

Consider this email as one of those signs. You can do anything

Yehuda Berg

2010-03-14T06:19:00.002-04:00

There is a kabbalistic saying,
“Make for yourself a teacher and acquire for yourself a friend.”

From this comes two key principles that can ensure your success on your spiritual path.

They say, you cannot be successful on this path without a teacher. Without a constant source of feedback, guidance, and inspiration, how can you expect to reach your goals and maintain continuous growth?

And they’re not just talking about a teacher in a classroom. While that’s important it’s not the same as having an individual who knows you inside and out, is there to support you 100 percent, someone who walks the walk & talks the talk while still working on their own issues.

Then, it’s also helpful to choose a tzadik (elevated soul), someone who walked and talked the spiritual path. Jesus Is my dude, so there’s that support. He speaks directly to my soul, I can imagine I was his student in a previous life.

What I really liked reading was their second key principle that say ensures your success on your spiritual path is having people around who can help you with your journey. The sages who wrote, “Make for yourself a teacher and acquire for yourself a friend,” chose to equate the power of a teacher and the power of friends. Surrounding yourself with spiritually developed people is crucial to my success.

“Friends are like oxygen, which we all need to live. But some of us are so afraid to be without air that we wear an oxygen mask and become completely dependent on outside influences for support. Other people might think they don’t need to breathe deeply at all.

Dependency and isolation are both incorrect. You need to be in the middle and interdependent, standing on your own two feet, while simultaneously being around others who are 100% desiring to help you do your work.

I Look around. Am I breathing in the right kind of people who can help me on my journey?

I could be better at this.

From the Kabbalah tune up~ March 14th

Breakfast With God

2010-02-01T06:21:00.012-05:00

written by Maureen Moss

President of The World Puja Network

Dearest Hearts,
As always, I pray you are well. Writing this article was not my idea. It was God's, and here's how it happened.
This year I began a year long class on "Mastering Alchemy." Included in this class is a strong emphasis on "Living Words." Given a list of more than 100 words and traits that carry a very high vibration, we are asked to choose and live three of the words and traits daily. It's a very powerful practice. Anyway...
Nearing the end of last week's class we were asked to choose and embody three words (without thinking) that we would "wear" if we were going to lunch with the Creator. I chose the words powerful, gracious and kind. (No thought.)
I went to sleep having the image in mind and heart of God, and me together, at lunch. Upon awakening, I entered my morning meditation (with journal and pen next to me,) and guess who joined me? God.
I felt the presence that I have come to know as God, 'come over me' before the words were telepathically impressed upon my consciousness. "Would you like to have breakfast with Me?" I simply smiled from the inside out and said, "I would love to." I noticed, very quickly, that I was still embodying the living words powerful, gracious and kind. Upon consciously noticing my state of being, a burst of Love palpably moved through my heart. I had the sensation that God was mirroring me, by being powerful, gracious and kind, to me.
I spoke my feelings about that out loud and here, in part, is what I received about each of you and the year ahead.
"You have just experienced, 'there is only One of us.' I have long told you that you will only teach that which you experience. You yourself needed this reminder, so you could remind the many. Who you are, is who I Am. How you Be is how I Be. How you love Me is how I love you. We are One.
Now you have a deeper awareness of why I ask all of you to create time for Me daily and come to me open-hearted and filled with love. Only through love and intentional contact can you access Me, hear Me, feel Me, know Me, collaborate with Me and make your way gracefully through your life; particularly through this next year.
Humanity is well within the energy field of 2012. Make no mistake about it, and do not take this lightly. What has been written thus far about 2012 has engaged many minds, now you must engage your hearts, so you will not miss what you have incarnated for, which includes meeting many Beings of Higher Consciousness that you have had a 'through the veils' experience with.
The timeline of the third dimension has collapsed, more quickly than anticipated. Your Beloved Mother Earth is in a most fragile state and has chosen to birth her ascended state now. She is doing so in great part to move herself up to her next level of consciousness, as she is dying in the former one, and in great part to push each of you into your next level of consciousness, for you too are dying in your former one.
The year ahead will be the most fascinating of any that you have had in your human experience, Beloveds. From meeting your space brothers and sisters, Archangels and Angels, to the many moments of alchemy and magic, apparent tragedy and transcendence, each of you will live the year in front of you being beckoned moment by moment to choose love or to choose fear, purposefully.
Your state of consciousness is being put to every test now, and for good reason. What you choose in each moment will determine where you will live in the new order outside of time. Whatever you choose is where you will be, and where you will be will mirror that which you choose.
The new earth is mandated to be duality and polarity free. The same is true for each of you in order that you ascend. You have been told before, via the one that writes this, that you are positioned to become heroes in a transition stage. Only through love stabilized, and consistency and communion with Me, are you able to hold the frequency of the new Earth and the fifth dimension without falling back into another deep sleep of separation.
You are each surrounded by vast Legions of Light Beings of the highest order that are positioned to help you as well. Each ask that you strengthen your rapport with them, ask for what you need, participate in your ascension and claim your victory.
It is also true that energies of a Dark nature still linger, attempting to win your affection. Circumstances are ripe for them to enter your lives each time you choose fear over love, regardless of any experience you are in the midst of. Come and sit with Me and I will tell you the Truth about any of your experiences, if you will listen with an open mind.
You will be well served if your stories that you continue to claim as the reason for your despair and malfunction have Light cast upon them, rather than the mortal mind's repetitive shadows. In the Light you will see Truth. In the Light and Love of Truth, along with your devotion to your shift, you are made capable of transmuting patterns of fear, patterns of repetition, change genetic coding, alter your DNA, and shift your entire ancestral lineage.
"How am I to do that," you might ask, "when I am jobless, uncertain, and my abundance is dwindling?" You choose to stop believing that you are jobless or without abundance and you will stand in the middle of your own transformation. Be of good service to others, and you will have a job. Give and you will receive. That is the Law and the Promise. You have no need for the details. It is already written. Trust Me, or trust your mind. You choose.
Humanity has had a perception challenge for millennia. Stop perceiving anything. Let the former notions and perceptions seep out of you until you are empty. Empty. And when you are empty, I will fill you up with the nectar of a God, not a human playing small, but a God playing Big. You choose. Yes I know this is a big stretch for many. So be it. Stretch and empty yourselves, and see what you find. You have nothing to lose but a state of mind that has killed off many a Truth.

Choose love and love is what you will get. Take your mind out of everything it has formerly invaded.

Where you take notice of a conflicted nature, sit down and breathe. Connect to The Great Central Sun and the crystalline grid of Mother Earth, with your breath. Learn how to run stabilized energy through your bodies as easily as you put food into your mouth. Get into your body and compose yourself. Come to Me and I will lead you back to yourself and prepare you to enter a Higher Order outside of time.

I have told you this before and I tell it to you again. You are Gods in human form. You are loved beyond your deepest imaginings. You are My heart beating, and I love you.

Believe Me and come forth.

Namaste,

Maureen Moss
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Circumzenithal arc seen in the sky December 4th

2009-12-08T06:34:00.017-05:00

The Beauty of it is so simple

The cliche "don't go where you are not wanted"

there's truth in that

when there's a want to push, insisting

there is another way

when things don't work out in love

friendship

when a door is slammed in my face

I don't waste energy fighting against

Nature's plan

it just appears
accept it

is for the highest and best for all

I turn my attention to my own life, it is fantastic
for what is

I am grateful

It is, what it is

simply, beautiful.

Acupressure

2009-11-12T20:42:00.006-05:00

Do you have a painful knot in your neck, your shoulder, or your back.
Sore points called knots develop when an area of the body is injured or over-worked.
A single event can initiate these knots called trigger points, or can also develop over time through muscle strain from repetitive movements, emotional stress, anxiety, allergies, nutritional deficiencies, inflammation, and toxins in the environment.
Once these knots are formed, our body compensates for the injury. The muscles and tissues in the area tighten and shorten. These hyper-irritated hardened knots can cause so much pain and tenderness that you alter the way you move, sit or stand to instinctively protect yourself. By limiting the use of the painful muscle, the muscle begins to weaken. Then these altered patterns of movement put abnormal stress on your other muscles, ligaments and joints. This leads to strength and flexibility imbalances as well as postural dysfunctions throughout your body which creates more soreness in other areas and a vicious cycle begins. Although these imbalances are causing the "physical" conditions and pain, many people begin to doubt their ability to heal and these negative beliefs keep most people in their pain because the mind is keeping the body from believing it can heal completely.You can get some relief from physical treatments, the right combination of corrective exercises and stretches, but this never seems to give complete or lasting relief. Combining these treatments with Acupressure, a very subtle technique that puts pressure on the painful knots, will clear the blocks and re-establish a balanced energy flow through out the body.

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The Law of Attraction

2009-10-02T05:56:00.013-04:00

In many ways life is like a tapestry. Different shades of color. What we pay attention to is what we experience.

What we want. What we don't want.

We are magnets attracting into us the essence of what we think about.

What we feel.

When our thoughts and feelings are clear we are deliberately creating our experience.

When we focus upon what we don't want, we are creating that experience by default.

Nothing merely shows up.

We attract it in.

All of it.

The law of attraction responds to thought.

It moves in response to feelings.

We create our own reality.

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I surrender

2009-08-04T05:37:00.001-04:00

The Grapes of My Body

The grapes of my body can only become wine
After the winemaker tramples me.
I surrender my spirit like grapes to his trampling
So my inmost heart can blaze and dance with joy.
Although the grapes go on weeping blood and sobbing
"I cannot bear any more anguish, any more cruelty"
The trampler stuffs cotton in His ears:
"I am not working in ignorance
You can deny me if you want,
you have every excuse,
But it is I who am the Master of this Work.
And when, through my Passion,
you reach perfection,
You will never be done praising my name."

-Rumi

Enthusiasm

2009-06-14T07:26:00.005-04:00

As new life pushes up through the earth's soil
the emphasis is on upward motion.
From ambiguous appearance to surety.
With growth fostered by adaptability in the presence of all possible opposition
hard rain
harsh wind
lack of Sunlight.
Constant flexibility is the key attribute of a plant pushing upwards .
By remaining flexible and tolerant
it will be able to continue it's journey
fuel its growth and advancement through willpower and enthusiasm.

Enthusiasm in life is seeing God in everything.

The Humble Pseudacorus

2009-05-29T05:42:00.010-04:00

Humility is often rewarded in human affairs as it is in nature

It is the way of nature to fill an empty cup

Regardless of position

Humility is a deceptively powerful attribute

It draws people to you

Humility is a virtue to which all should aspire

It knows how to bring a situation into balance by reducing that which is too great

and adding to that which is too little

Humility is the virtue that supplies balance and power

Humility keeps one from falling prey to the many illusions that grow out of self-importance

Be as the wild Iris....

Can we all be One....

2009-05-25T15:34:00.009-04:00

Is it getting better
Or do you feel the same
Will it make it easier on you now
You got someone to blame
You say…
One love
One life
When it’s one need
In the night
One love
We get to share it
Leaves you baby if you Don’t care for it
Well it’s…
Too late
Tonight
To drag the past out into the light
We’re one, but we’re not the same
We get to Carry each other
Carry each other
One…

You say Love is a temple
Love a higher law
Love is a temple
Love the higher law
You ask me to enter
But then you make me crawl
And I can’t be holding on To what you got
When all you got is hurt
One love
One blood
One life
You got to do what you should
One life
With each other
Sisters
Brothers
One life
But we’re not the same
We get to Carry each other
Carry each other...

U2
listen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnXQS6oetQk

Lesser Celandine

2009-04-23T07:37:00.005-04:00

Ranunculus ficaria, also known as Lesser Celandine is the dark green heart shaped leaf in bloom now with a bright yellow flower. Growing low to the ground under the shade of a tree or in a moist woodland, this little charmer is filled with vitamin C, can be eaten in salads and it's buds can be pickled and used in the same way as capers.

The blossoms close before rain and only open for the nine hours of daylight, closing again by 5 p.m.
Its Celtic name, Grian (meaning the Sun), refers to the habit of this little beauty.
Wordsworth loved the flowers so much that he had them carved on his tomb, and penned three poems in honor of The Small Celandine...

To The Small Celandine....
Pansies, Lilies, Kingcups, Daisies,
Let them live upon their praises;
Long as there's a sun that sets
Primroses will have their glory;
Long as there are Violets,
They will have a place in story:
There's a flower that shall be mine,'
Tis the little Celandine.
Eyes of some men travel far
For the finding of a star;
Up and down the heavens they go,
Men that keep a mighty rout

I'm as great as they, I trow

Since the day I found thee out,Little flower! -
I'll make a stirLike a great Astronomer.
Modest, yet withal an Elf
Bold, and lavish of thyself,
Since we needs must first have met,
I have seen thee, high and low,
Thirty years or more, and yet'
Twas a face I did not know;
Thou hast now, go where I may,Fifty greetings in a day.
Ere a leaf is on a bush,
In the time before the Thrush
Has a thought about its nest,
Thou wild come with half a call,
Spreading out thy glossy breastLike a careless Prodigal;
Telling tales about the sun,
When we've little warmth, or none.
Poets, vain men in their mood!
Travel with the multitude;
Never heed them: I aver
that they all are wanton Wooers;
But the thrifty Cottager,
Who stirs little out of doors,
joys to spy thee near her home,
Spring is coming,
Thou art come!
Comfort have thou of thy merit,Kindly,
unassuming Spirit!
Careless of thy neighbourhood,
Thou dost shew thy pleasant face
On the moor, and in the wood,
In the lane - there's not a place,
Howsoever mean it be,
But 'tis good enough for thee.
Ill befall the yellow Flowers,
Children of the flaring hours!
Buttercups, that will be seen,
Whether we will see or no;
Others too of lofty mien;
They have done as worldlings do,
Taken praise that should be thine,Little, humble Celandine!
Prophet of delight and mirth,
Scorned and slighted upon earth!
Herald of a mighty band,
Of a joyous train ensuing,
Singing at my heart's command,
In the lanes my thoughts pursuing,
I will sing, as doth behove,
Hymns in praise of what I love!

Passion

2009-04-07T07:08:00.006-04:00

There is mystery in the mundane
There is passion
Real passion is cloaked in the deep, subtle, quiet and committed
The nursing of a baby
The planting of a garden
The preparing of a meal
The soft lingering kiss of lovers

Moments of authentic passion have an indelible signature

it is this:
they transcend all forgetting
the image
the gesture
the embrace
the exchange
the risk
the reach
the smile
the kiss

the jump
the power
the gift
the thoughtfulness
every passionate impulse lives with
and
resonates through us forever

The First Day of Spring

2009-03-20T07:47:00.008-04:00

Vernal Equinox March 20th, 2009 7:44am

Equinox literally means "equal night." At the Spring Equinox day and night are the same length, with light gaining momentum. This "bringing in of the light" and the "new growth" that occurs in nature symbolizes rebirth. The reoccuring theme of rebirth or resurrection is echoed in the Christian tradition of Easter. Since the church does not celebrate Full Moons, Easter is celebrated after the Sun moves into Aries, or on the first Sunday following the first Full Moon after the Equinox. Ironically, the name Easter was taken from a Teutonic lunar goddess, Eostre, whose holiday was held on the Full Moon nearest the Vernal Equinox, and the Christian traditional symbols of Easter bunnies and eggs have their roots in the pagan traditions of Eostre who honored nature's fertility. This year the first Full Moon after the Equinox falls on Thursday, April 9th which gives us our date for Easter Sunday, April 12th 2009.

Spring snowdrop

2009-03-10T06:15:00.021-04:00

Life proceeds out of intentions.
Set the intention,
move into it.
Be as clear about your intention
as is the spring snowdrop.
Have clarity.
Assess and review constantly,
your life's dreams, visions.
Make a statement of that vision.
Make a declaration of what you choose.
Be careful not to get into doingness,
choices and intentions to be are declarations of beingness.
Life is all opportunities.
Experience beingness, which has nothing to do with doingness.
Balance springs from beingness.
Decide what you want to be.
Be clear.
Move into and fill that space, with only that which matches and vibrates in harmony with your intention.
Choose wisely. ~The Tao

Jin Shin Do
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Signs of Spring

2009-02-10T18:17:00.017-05:00

In a real sense, all life is interrelated.
All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality; tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly...I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. You can never be what you ought to be until I am what I ought to be...this is the interrelated structure of reality.
~ Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Every Spring is described as a new beginning. A rebirth, a creation, a time to be open to the new. It's the season to clear out the past which is ready to leave and make space for the future to come into being.
Today as I opened the chicken coop I noticed one of the hens standing in her box. As I observed her behavior she lurched then gulped then pushed out this beautiful green~blue egg. The first egg of the season and I witnessed it's birth. In this moment I became a part of the hen's first experience of birth, aware of the interconnectedness of the lengthening of the daylight, the business of the nest building singing birds and the momentary realization that this planet Earth is an alive whole being who gives to us all and who is in the process of change. As the seasons change we must change with them. When we resist change we encounter difficulty. Staying healthy through the Spring Season means keeping your Wood element-your liver and gallbladder- in the best possible shape with attention to nutrition, exercise, self awareness and self expression.
Mental relaxation via acupressure or meditation will allow you to connect with openness and bring you peace of mind. Physical activity will help to clear and open the body. Making contact with your creative self is vital to harmonize with the Spring element. Who are you inside? What do you need to express to feel free? If we learn to live within the laws of nature we will know health.
We are tied with each other and with nature in a single garment of destiny.
We are continually creating our life; be aware of this, and dance, sing and play to the tune that you are.

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The light of the Winter Solstice

2009-01-14T20:10:00.033-05:00

Walking in the beauty of the full Moon at the open land on the weekend of January 11th I noticed the birds singing, unbeknownst to them the air temperature was having a hard time rising above 19.
The light of the Winter Solstice has triggered changes in the birds here in North Salem. The Winter Solstice officially occurred on December 21st at 7:04 am. At this point the sun reached the Tropic of Capricorn making this the shortest day of the year with just a little over nine hours of sunlight. From this point on we begin to increase daylight hours until the Summer Solstice on the 21 st of June when the sun reaches the Tropic of Cancer.

By mid to late January the birds start courting each other and begin their nesting. Red cardinals and the beautiful blue bird stand out against the barrenness of the trees and the sparkling of the snow.

Great Horned Owls have begun their courtship, sitting low in old hawk nests or they can even be found using an old squirrel nest. If you listen closely in the darkness of the early dawn you can hear them, the mating rituals of the Owl include the singing of love songs between the male and female.

By February 2nd groundhog day arrives and by then love songs are commonly heard from many of our birds. Blue jays will be tricking us with their mimicking of numerous hawk species and, once warblers arrive, most male birds will have their testosterone at their highest levels.
By February 8th we will honor Tu’B’Shvat, the Jewish holiday celebrating the New Year of the Trees. This is the day the light signals the sap to begin running inside the tree. Although the temperature will probably still be struggling to reach above 19, the signs of Spring are here.
Just look closely.
Listen.

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Filling up...

2008-12-03T18:21:00.013-05:00

I need to remember gratefulness.
I want to be reminded
it's not a choice between the glass half empty or half full.
It's about filling up.

Then I can spill over and fill up those around me.

Gratefulness is found in appreciating the gift of life.
It's in opening to the experience of feeling the wholeness of existence.
It's in the deep feeling of thanksgiving for being able to experience wonder.

It is a virtue.
It is a healer.
It restores me to wholeness when I encounter doubt.
It returns me to peace when I feel emptied.
I start from this point each morning.
I return to this place each night.

I am filled up.

Jin Shin Do

2008-11-04T20:59:00.007-05:00

Classical Chinese acupuncture theory and Taoist philosophy is the guiding energy behind the system of acupressure called Jin Shin Do. Jin Shin Do is designed to replenish and harmonize the vital energy of the body and to balance and strengthen the body and the spirit.
Taoists believed that energy (chi) circulates and nourishes the whole person through specific energetic pathways called meridians. In Indian medicine, these are called a nadi or rivers. This truly miraculous system regulates the energy in and adjusts the functions of all the body’s rivers and streams and through them forms a network of interconnected pathways that link the organs, skin, flesh, muscle and bones with the spirit. By placing light pressure on acu-points, (spots of high electrical conductivity) any blocked chi clears and opens the flow along the meridian. It is believed that when the 12 meridians in the body are flowing, the body remains healthier and more balanced.
Just as the earth has a system for storing water to use in deficient periods and for sending excess water from one area into another, the body also has a system for dealing with deficiencies and excesses of chi when we experience any kind of upset. This system is the basis for the ancient Taoist practice of acupressure. Jin Shin Do includes the western belief that emotions that are not felt and released but buried within the body lower your vibration and cause illness. When you have repressed emotions, your behavior and reactions to events in the present moment are really reactions to past events as well as the present. You cannot be fully present with those you love in today until you have released your emotions from the past. It takes a lot of energy to bury emotions and to keep them buried. By nature, buried emotions want to come up so you can become aware of them, feel them, and release them. Our purpose in being on Mother Earth is to keep increasing our level of consciousness and to live a more spiritual, love-based life. The higher the spirituality the closer we are to being what we are meant to be, a fully integrated and loving human being.
Acupressure is also an incredible way to relieve many physical tensions, help in a healing process or simply a wonderful way to relax.

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Acupressure

2008-10-29T19:02:00.009-04:00

Acupressure is a very subtle, non-invasive modality using a traditional Japanese finger pressure technique while fully clothed to instill deep relaxation in order to re-establish a smooth, harmonious, and balanced energy flow throughout the body. The various releases quiet the mind and allow one to become in touch with satori, or enlightenment, as a state of being. Acupressure is an incredible way to relieve many physical tensions, and help in any type of healing process.

It helps to relieve:

~physical pain (sore, tight and pulled muscles, etc.)
~tension (neck)
~headaches (including migraines)
~menstrual and menopausal imbalances
~gastrointestinal problems
~respiratory ailments
~sinus pain and allergies
~insomnia
~fatigue
~back pain

Also helps to:

~strengthen the immune system
~restore and rebuild energy reserves
~increase deep breathing
~calm the mind
~speed wound and bone healing

Good for people:

~experiencing too much pain to participate in other modalities that are more physical in nature
~that are frail or sensitive to deep physical pressure
~who are not comfortable with the idea of acupuncture needles
~who would like to try an alternative to taking medications (aspirin, motrin, anti-histamines, etc)

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Sessions last 1-1.5 hours

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The Eyes are the Windows of the Soul

2008-10-14T19:53:00.007-04:00

"The Eyes Are the Windows of the Soul"
~William Shakespeare

Light is recognized as having a profound effect on all living things. We truly are light bodies. Our eyes are the entry point where light is taken in then sent to the body's light meter~the pineal gland. It's activity, regulated by environmental light changes and the Earth's electromagnetic field, is to send out hormonal messages that have a profound effect on the mind and body. It transmits information to the body pertaining to the length of daylight. In this way, our bodies stay closely attuned to nature and thereby able to make appropriate physiological adjustments that prepare us for upcoming environmental changes. On a physical level, light allows our biological rhythms to function smoothly and plays a major role in the stimulation and regulation of all the body's physiological processes. On a spiritual level it assists us in becoming synchronized with nature and one with the Universe.
During the fall the shortening of the day and the cycle of nature sends the signal to the body that it is a time to slow. Nature enters a magnificent period manifested in its many color changes. Autumn is the season of color. Color, is merely our perception of light of different wavelengths. While the days are shortening nature increases color (light) to help ease us into the resting pace of winter. Leaves embrace living in the question and exercise ultimate patience, knowing they will fall in their own time and arrive in the place where they will rest in preparation to begin life again. Nature manifests this Autumn wisdom to prepare us for the magical flight that will take us into the next stage of evolution, winter, where we move from spending our days in the external world into a time of internal exploration. To remain in balance, we too need to follow this wisdom and allow our bodies to synchronize our lifestyles for the shift of daylight.

In Five Element Theory, each season has a particular organ associated with it. During the change of season problems in the body tend to arise in the related organ if there is an imbalance. Acupressure sessions will balance the meridian and create a peaceful seasonal transition for your body/mind/spirit.

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Integrating life and a spiritual practice....

2008-09-18T17:50:00.009-04:00

Although aha moments experienced during retreats or deep acupressure sessions can be very powerful connections to our spirit, the challenge for most of us is bringing these moments into the mundane or difficult elements of daily living. We spend much of our fast paced lives at the workplace, in our homes and in our cars. These places can still hold sacred elements of beauty to remind us that we are spiritual light beings having an earthly experience. Balance is created when we can move easily between both worlds. Meditation and spending time in nature are common ways to connect to spirit, yet, music, poetry, paintings, sculptures or dancing can also be used as daily symbols that facilitate and solidify deep experiences of the numinous. While folding laundry notice the smell of the fabric, the touch to your hands, the visual color. When our life and our daily practice converge, our views shift from personal to transpersonal. We come to understand the sacred Oneness inherent in all things and become an even better vessel for love and light.

Purification

2008-08-18T10:13:00.003-04:00

During times of deep transformation purification must take place within the body, mind and spirit. In the greatest sense it is about cleansing ourselves in order to be able to "tune up" our vibration to a higher level physically, spiritually and emotionally to feel at one with our highest potential, and the planet Earth itself. When Jesus said “Get your house in order,” this was not only a spiritual command; it was also a physical order.

Purification begins with the body first, getting rid of all the poisons, toxins and chemicals that are stored within.
In many different traditions water is used in the practice of cleansing. Sweating is a great way to get toxins out of the body and give them to Mother Earth to cleanse. Sweat lodges were build in ancient traditions to create the environment for purification. There is no coincidence that at midlife, when women begin their deepest process of transformation, hot flashes occur. Hot flashes, or 'power surges' as some refer to these sudden and intense moments of sweat are a right of passage, and should be honored as such. During these moments we are adjusting our frequencies, balancing our left and right brain, and aligning our spirit and heart. Acupressure sessions can help keep the energetic meridians aligned as the windows of the body and spirit are cleansed, and our divinity reconnects us to all that there is.

Embodyment

2008-08-03T09:44:00.008-04:00

Embodying transformation means living in a way that integrates body, mind, spirit, environment and community. Realizations, aha moments, are one aspect of our journey, but the aspect of taking those jumps and realizations you receive back and integrating them into your everyday life is the anchor for transformation. Embodiment involves giving concrete form to an abstract concept. When you embody something you take what you've learned-the insights you've gained through your direct experience-and you give it form.

Some people awaken and basically the bottom drops out and never gets put back underneath them. But this is extraordinarily rare. What most people find is they have this great experience, this great awakening, and after they come back-they encounter their unresolved stuff, the parts of them that aren't awakened, that the light didn't penetrate, and what they're really in need of looking at. For most people, this will be a gradual daily process. -Adyashanti

Through one or two simple daily practices, one can apply the process of embodyment and actually work it into your life, for life and practice need to be fundamentally connected. In laboratory studies individuals trained in mindfulness meditation for only eight weeks showed an increased pattern of new neural pathways created between the left and right brain. This suggests that meditation may not only change the function of your brain and body, but also the physiological structure. Neuroplasticity is the capacity for the connections between neurons in the brain to change in response to experience and environment. The more you use new neural pathways, the stronger they become. New thoughts, new experiences and supporting them with repetitive daily practice will bring a balancing of the left and right hemisphere's. During acupressure sessions clearing of past cell memory can take place, making space for the integration of new knowings and solidifies this type of deep transformational work.
Living deeply doesn't require retreating to a mountaintop or embarking on a huge journey; rather, the convergence of life and practice is the returning ~ in which you bring the fruits of your journey of self-discovery back home, into your life, your family and your community.

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Transformation

2008-07-13T21:35:00.009-04:00

To a great extent, our individual view of the world determines how we see things, and therefore determines our own individual perception of reality.
Most of us get pretty attached to what we think is true, important, and real-even when we're presented with evidence to the contrary. What falls outside our worldview literally escapes our perception, we just don't see it. This limited perception of reality colors our reactions and our actions, every moment of every day.
When we make the decision to undergo a transformation, we allow for a shift in our worldview and then new possibilities emerge-after which it often seems that nothing will ever be the same. These changes can take a lifetime to grow into. We slowly shed old habits, old beliefs and habitual thinking. Then, we are required to recondition our neurochemistry to bring our body into alignment with our new expanded worldviews.
During times of deep transformation, acupressure sessions help to keep the meridians open and flowing, and support the body.
A transformation in consciousness is a huge fundamental shift in perception and in the physical form; it entails an entirely new way of seeing the world.

Marcel Proust said, "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes."

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State~Dependent Memories

2008-07-04T09:45:00.004-04:00

There are some memories that are state-dependent, that only arise when your feeling state is similar to what it was during the event. Body work can put people into a trance ~a place of total relaxation, a meditative state. During acupressure sessions attention is focused first on particular main points, while related distal points are held. This allows the client to go more and more deeply into a trance, which can be described as focused attention-which is the same as focusing your attention on a mantra, a flame, or your breathing. During this state memories may arise and if the client chooses to focus on them, and where they feel them in their bodies, it allows for the possibility of releasing muscular tension that's been held in the body since the event.

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Care of the Soul....

2008-06-21T08:00:00.007-04:00

" It's a funny thing about life. If you refuse to settle for anything less than the best, that's what it will give you." W. Somerset Maugham

In the book of the Old Testament, the Israelites wandered through the Wilderness for forty years, searching. Metaphorically, most of us stumble through life's Wilderness about the same amount of time, mid-life, until we're ready to face the truths about ourselves: we are magnificent, extraordinary, loving and lovable beings of light. Yet, afraid of our true nature and our strengths...our light is what sends us out in search of the Promised Land. The only other choice is to stumble along, and settle. This is where the Wilderness comes in. It is Divine providence that during midlife we detour inward to ourselves after a lifetime of searching outward. In the Wilderness no one hears your heart tearing except God, who presumably sent you there to begin with. Ironically, according to the Old Testament story, the word Wilderness didn't mean a place of punishment, but rather a place of learning and understanding, spiritual growth, healing, and success. In the Wilderness we meet despair, broken hearts and pain; we lose the weaker and toxic parts of our personalities and gain the strength not to settle for anything less than finding your truth. The experience in the Wilderness is designed to prepare or propel you toward your destiny, to pry you loose from whatever was keeping you from knowing who you really are.

John O'Donohue reassures us in his book Anam Cara:
" For millions of years, before you arrived here, the dream of your individuality was carefully prepared. You were sent to a shape of destiny in which you would be able to express the special gift you bring to the world...Sometimes this gift may involve suffering and pain that can neither be accounted for nor explained...It is in the depths of your life that you will discover the invisible necessity that has brought you here."

We are sent to the Wilderness for one reason. To find our light.

Yale Environment 360

2008-06-17T20:15:00.002-04:00

Yale University has launched “Yale Environment 360,” a new online magazine that aims to become one of the leading websites for commentary and reporting on the crucial environmental issues of the day. The magazine’s inaugural edition features articles by noted environmental advocate and author, Bill McKibben; New Yorker staff writer Elizabeth Kolbert; climate scientist Richard C.J. Somerville; marine biologist and author Carl Safina; British journalist Fred Pearce; and many other writers and thinkers. It's definitely worth checking out.

Intuition

2008-06-16T14:55:00.007-04:00

Humans are in a uniquely wonderful moment of transformation. The evidence of proof is mounting that we are connected to everything through energy and we are all interconnected to the entire Universe and beyond. Accessing this energy source at times of emotional pain can help bring about the peace and joy that we are never alone, we are always part of the whole.
Emotional pain is just as real as physical pain and in some ways harder to endure because we don't know when or how we will heal. We can't see emotions, but we can feel them in our bodies. We can heal emotional pain through accessing our intuition and using our inner guidance to connect to this spirit-energy, for it is an unlimited source and is always available. Our ability to focus upon the wisdom of how to do this needs practice.
First, you must trust in your own intuitive voice to guide you towards what is best for you. We have all been conditioned to doubt ourselves, everyone has a person in their life that feeds that doubt. Rather than listening to an outsider~trust yourself. Intuition speaks to and through our human body and mind via several avenues. Our physical body communicates through physical sensations. Developing and understanding your own inner wisdom begins with the ability to go within. True communication must occur in silence. In the quiet of meditation or an acupressure session, you can begin noticing that your body is constantly tuning into your surroundings and is always communicating with you. For example, if your body feels unsafe or unheard you might experience tightness in your chest. If your body senses fear, you might experience a sensation of anxiety. If your body is sensing that someone is lying, you may experience an upset stomach. As your body continues to experience sensations, it speaks to you. While you are listening or talking to someone, your body is listening and talking to you. All that you ever have to do is stop...become quiet and listen. Then you have found your intuition

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Ancient Chinese Medicine

2008-06-03T18:17:00.003-04:00

http://deepesthealth.com/2008/creativity-classical-chinese-medicine-and-our-right-to-be-wrong/

The impact of this video should be experienced by everyone. How does it relate to Classical Chinese Medicine? Please watch....an amazing commentary.

Soul Driver....

2008-06-01T09:16:00.018-04:00

Weekly Kabbalah June 1, 2008

The number one statement we need to understand this week is, we are not our bodies - we are only our soul. What's the body here for, you ask? It's the car on the road trip of life. It's the vehicle that allows us to do good actions in the world and to be a conduit for revealing positive energy. The body is a temporary means to an end. I think all of us have had those middle-of-the-night epiphanies, where we realize the depth of this statement. But it's hard to keep in our minds, and we all fall into caring what people think about us - good or bad - and we obsess over our reflection in the mirror. The Baal Shem Tov, a Kabbalist who lived and taught in the 18th century, reminded his students to always feel they are only soul. Yes, the body is a temple, and it's important to care for and respect it. But again, we have to reclaim our territory and care of our soul.How? Well, for starters, the soul needs to be fed. What does our soul eat? Energy, of course. The energy feeding our soul comes from the good actions we do on a daily basis. The number one way to have a soul that is harmonious, open and well-fed is to systematically look for people that need help and do what we can to meet their needs. Another tip for caring for our soul comes first thing in the morning. The Kabbalists recommend waking up each day roaring like a lion. The seed for our entire day begins in the morning. In fact, if we find we've been upside down and in a bad mood all day, it's likely it began in the morning. But if we change our consciousness, knowing something great is going to happen, excited about the unexpected magic, intending that this day will be the best day ever, we'll be shocked to see how many incredible things will happen to us. When we wake up energized and ready to go for it, we will be in tune with our soul. This week, practice waking up each day like a lion. Really put your soul forward from the beginning of the day. And notice the ongoing, non-stop demands of your body. Redirect these desires by looking for ways to share love, time and effort with people. You never know when the Light is going to put someone in your path whose day - or life - you can save.Pay attention to the yearnings of your soul. It's the only way to win this race.
All the best,
Yehuda Berg

Kabbalah Centre International A Non-Profit Organization
http://www.kabbalah.com/

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We are all connected.... Dr. Jill Taylor~neuroscientist

2008-05-29T19:02:00.005-04:00

"We are energy beings connected to the energy all around us through the consciousness of our right hemisphere. We are energy beings connected to one another through the consciousness of our right hemisphere as one human family. Right here, right now, we are brothers and sisters on this planet~here to make the world a better place."

http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/229

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, a neuroscientist, got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness –- shut down one by one. An astonishing story. Well worth watching~ get your coffee or tea ready and listen...18 minutes...you will be pleasantly amazed.

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Healing

2008-05-28T18:17:00.010-04:00

Healing occurs when we push the limit of pain by carefully reintroducing awareness and "listening" for feedback from the body in the area of injury. As the energy flows in with the awareness, the blood follows. As the blood flows and feelings are reestablished in the injured area, "wreckage" can be carried away and recycled within the body and reconstructing materials can be carried to the site of injury.
Blood follows energy..
Energy follows Mind...
Mind follows Spirit....
Spirit follows the Tao.
Why then do people continue to favor a broken bone that "healed" years ago? Why do people hold tension that, if released, might express hurt feelings that originally arose when they were a young child?
Much of the Mind part of our wonderful Body/Mind awareness occurs at the unconscious level, in the automatic mechanisms of the body. During the quiet of an acupressure session the body is allowed to become aware of these unconscious mechanisms and changes in automatic reactions occur. Acupressure also stimulates endorphins in the brain and brings about pain relief and even euphoria.

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Tension

2008-05-13T21:45:00.006-04:00

A certain amount of tension in the body is necessary to function normally. Muscles tense and relax sequentially. Tension is necessary to immobilize injured areas while they are healing, and can be a warning sign reflecting structural or organic problems. Yet, tension can result from shock trauma and it can reflect repressed emotions. Identifying the signs of tension, observing its habits and being receptive to what the tension is trying to tell you is the internal process that occurs during an acupressure session. During the session tension and bound energy is released and you can move stiff or painful areas more freely. By stimulating and balancing your Chi, acupressure can also help you perform your best in competitive sports by increasing your stamina, clear your thinking, and increase your speed while stimulating your whole body energy.

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Recipe for Magic

2008-05-04T21:39:00.008-04:00

Many people that have received Jin Shin Do Acupressure say that there is something "magical" about it. Transformation can happen so quickly~from tension to relaxation, from distress to peace, from pain to pleasure. Feelings and memories can surface out of nowhere. A way out of some difficult problem can suddenly appear. Our sense of self can shift, letting us see that another way of being is possible. We can connect with our inner spirits and see new dimensions of who we are. And, we can work on difficult issues and come away feeling healed and whole.
There is a simple recipe for this Magic. The ingredients are all inside, we each have a still small voice waiting to be heard, wanting to guide us. Sometimes simply allowing oneself to sit in the quiet of a session long enough to hear the answer our body is trying to tell us, is all that is needed.
We can trust that the parts of us wanting to be healed will emerge exactly when the time is right to do so.

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Acupressure

2008-04-29T20:06:00.005-04:00

Acupressure
The purpose of acupressure is to promote the body's own healing power.
It is used to treat and heal numerous conditions, among them the effects of daily stress, headaches, neck and shoulder pain, allergies, fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, digestive problems, nausea, back pain and more.
While acupuncture uses needles placed at strategic points along the meridians, during an acupressure session light finger pressure is applied to specific points along the 12 meridians or channels of energy along the body. These meridan points traverse the arms, legs, trunk, and head. When these key acupressure points on the surface of the skin are pressed, muscular tension is released and the circulation of blood and the body's vital life energy, call chi, is promoted. Stimulation of these points removes blockages by relaxing muscles and allowing blood to flow more freely. It can also free any emotional blocks by releasing accumulated tension.
Preparation
Before receiving an acupressure session the client is asked about their current physical condition, medical history, and any areas of specific pain. Clients wear light clothing and remove their shoes while they lie face up on a padded massage table. The length of the session depends on the client but usually last between 60 and 90 minutes.
Cost per session is $50 per hour.
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Internal Radiance....

2008-04-19T08:17:00.009-04:00

"A person is not a thing or a process but an opening through which the Absolute manifests."

Martin Heidegger

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Pathways

2008-04-16T05:32:00.000-04:00

The human brain is made up of an estimated one hundred billion tiny nerve cells called neurons. To make a memory, a neuronal network links together the signals between neurons into patterns. The pattern of signals between neurons is the foundation of thought. Based upon these patterns we essentially tell ourselves a story about how the outside world is. Any information we take in from the environment, any new experience becomes colored by our past experience and the emotional response we were having at that time. Although our conscious mind thinks it is running the show, much of the activity in the brain involves accepting or vetoing decisions that are already made beneath consciousness. Psychological research suggests that decisions are normally made by unconscious processes a half a second before we are conscious of them. Jung identified these invisible inner processes and he called them complexes.

Complexes hold us to repetitive patterns of responses by interpreting our present reality on the basis of established patterns from our past experiences, our history. Complexes influence our moods and our reactions by causing us to look at life through an outdated lens and make self-defeating or limiting choices all the while failing to recognize that we are serving old unconscious programs. Worst of all, they interfere with our natural ability to creatively respond to change.

At midlife we are called to make great changes. It is a time to reflect upon our past and re-evaluate what is and isn't working in our lives. The patterns we have adopted in the first half of life are reference points providing a baseline for organizing our experience. Too often they become obstacles to further growth. Do you see similar patterns spiraling around in your relationships? Do you feel others are imbalanced yet not see this trait in yourself? Mirroring occurs to show us what we need to work on. Bringing our awareness to the unconscious thought patterning that no longer serves us is the greatest gift. With awareness we can choose the strength to begin looking at our ego and make different choices.
Complexes, like unfelt emotions, get stored in our body. They make themselves known through aches and pains, disturbing dreams and repetitive self limiting behaviors. Combining Acupressure with Body/mind processing we can travel into your inner landscape and identify these old agendas. Then we can choose differently and clear the way to create new neuro pathways that better support who we are today.

Wildflower Walk....

2008-04-09T08:02:00.031-04:00

Red Clover~ The spiritual properties of red clover are significant. Ingesting a single dose creates a deeper awareness of the purpose of your emotions. It releases any blocks in the throat chakra and grounds you to the Earth by focusing energy down into the root chakra. I use it in conjunction with acupressure to support alignment of the gall bladder and liver meridians.

Plants are here as gifts to teach and heal us. Through them we learn to listen to the whisperings of Mother Earth herself. When used wisely and thoughtfully, herbs support us energetically while we do the work it takes to make conscious changes. They keep us connected to the "wise women" who walked before us.

Every plant has a specific time in their life cycle when their medicine is strongest. Certain roots are more potent when dug in the spring because the plant is busy producing leaves and flowers. The energy of roots is more concentrated at New Moons. During the new Moon on May 5th I will start collecting spring wildflowers for tinctures. I begin by approaching the plants I wish to harvest, first sitting with the plant. I quiet myself by taking some deep breaths and allow myself the time to hear and feel the life pulsing under and around me. I ask the plant if she will share her gifts with me, letting her know my intention-that I have come to ask for her medicine. I always look for the 'grandmother' plant, the plant that looks larger, older and more vibrant than the others. I speak to her, making an offering of gratitude.

Somewhere deep in me~ in all women's psyches~ in our cells, in our bones-we remember the witch burnings of the twelfth century in Europe. We all have cell memory of making herbal medicines, teas, tinctures, oils and vinegars. Knowledge from our collective female consciousness that we each carry helps us be wiser today about the healing methods we choose. Open your heart to the magic and surprise that plants offer. Using plants with all forms of energetic healing supports the body physically and strengthens the spirit during times of intense personal growth.

Join me for my Wildflower walk... May 5th. Not to worry if you can't make the date ...I always dig extra.

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Jin Shin Do~healing acupressure

2008-04-08T08:22:00.004-04:00

The Orientals believed that energy (chi) circulates and nourishes the whole person through specific energetic pathways called meridians. In Indian medicine, these are called a nadi or river. This truly miraculous system regulates the energy in and adjusts the functions of all the body's rivers and streams and through them form a network of interconnected pathways that link the organs, skin, flesh, muscle and bones with the spirit. Just as the earth has a system for storing water to use in deficient periods and for sending excess water from one area into another, the body also has a system for dealing with deficiencies and excesses of chi when we experience any kind of upset. This system is the basis for the ancient Taoist practice of acupressure. Jin Shin Do acupressure includes the western belief that emotions that are not felt and released but buried within the body lower your vibration and cause illness. When you have repressed emotions, your behavior and reactions to events in the present moment are really reactions to past events as well as the present. You cannot be fully present with those you love in today until you have released your emotions from the past. It takes a lot of energy to bury emotions and to keep them buried. By nature, buried emotions want to come up so you can become aware of them, feel them, and release them. Our purpose in being on Mother Earth is to keep increasing our level of consciousness and to live a more spiritual, love-based life. The higher the spirituality the closer we are to being what we are meant to be, a fully integrated and loving human being.

Snowdrops~Galanthus

2008-04-04T10:23:00.007-04:00

...as above~so below ....as within~so without

Snowdrops~Galanthus

..these little beauties are in bloom across from my driveway...

Artemisia~Acupressure

2008-04-01T19:51:00.002-04:00