Meditation Update

Just a quick update on my meditation practice. I posted a blog back in April stating that I intended to really put some effort into meditation.

Yes, I have been consistently meditating every day. And in the last 2 months I have started to meditate twice a day, once in the morning and in the evening. Usually 20-30 minute sessions. I have missed a few days, but I have maintained a steady practice.

Along with the meditating I have read a few books that have added some helpful tips for me.  And, there are a tons of resources to help anyone with mediation.

One of the helpful books in a new book about TM or transcendental Meditation. This is the type of meditation that became popular when the Beatles stepped into meditation.

The book is Transcendence: Healing and Transformation Through Transcendental Meditation by Norman E. Rosenthal.

And, what was helpful was reading about the actual experience of transcendence that a person can experience thru the practice of meditation. This transcendence experience is what I want to have for myself.  It sounds wonderful! I’m not looking for stress relieve, I want transcendence.

So, I’ll keep on practicing.

The technique I have been using is concentration on the breath, which means I watch & feel my breath go in and out. And, I have been experiencing growth especially catching my mind as it tries to talk to me. Our minds are amazing chatter boxes.

Well, that’s it for this subject.

Now, go, sit down and watch your breath.

 

 

Ok, Pick Again

Today was a good reminder for me. I very easily forgot that I have choice. What choice do I want to live thru.

What happened was that I witnessed a co-worker today who had selected the choice to be miserable at work. She grumped, whined and looked that she was run over by the unhappy train. She selected a less spacious or restrictive mood. She had forgotten that she has choice or intentions available  to select from. She simply could have stopped her misery train and decided to on a much more spacious thought pattern. A choice that would have given her  some relief.

We all do this and there is a skill of catching yourself when these choice seem to overrun our lives. There are those folks who practice mindfulness, which is being full aware of where you are in every moment of your day. Awareness of your moods, emotions, thoughts and patterns.

I am practicing my meditation, but at this moment I’m not fully aware. It’s coming and most of us don’t want to take the time to work on becoming full aware.

So, my suggestion is to try to become aware of as much of your life as you can.  Also, design others in your plan to help/support you when you fall into a puddle of unhappy. They can simply mention that you seem to be… Is that what you want at this moment?

I could have been this co-workers alarm clock, ringing when the grumpy has show up, or something like that . I actually think I need to design this with more people in my life.

What about you?

Summer Update

Ok! Ok! I didn’t forget about the blog. I really don’t have a great excuse for my lazy writing. The summer just got away from me and what I could have written about would have been weak stuff. And I told myself when I started this blog that I would try my hardest to create something interesting.  And if I could not create anything or (most importantly) any writing that I’m not happy with then I would quit. I haven’t quit!

So, let me give you  a quick summer update. There have been some exciting things that have given me a huge energy blast. That is around the possibility of getting a huge job promotion. The promotion has not happen yet, but when it was presented to me, my energy soared big time.  Like I said, it was a blast of positive emotions and energy. That type of energy we all want to hang onto, cause it feels good.

Another feel good for me, was the Berkeley Kite festival in early August. I have always heard about this event and so I went.  This was the prettiest thing to see, multicolored kites by the hundreds in the sky. Hundreds of people all watching or flying their own kites. The energy in this group was so peaceful. No bad vibes anywhere. I highly recommend it.

In an earlier entry I talked about cleaning out my apartment of all junk. Well that continued and concluded with a garage sale in mid August. Now the sale did not bring in much money, but the cleaning process was a good experience. I cleared out so much stuff and have open up new space in my home. Now I’m eager to start-up some new art projects. The clearing was necessary to allow my creativity to come back online.

So, there are some of the good things that happened for me. I was going to list some of the bad events or weak events that showed up, but you know what?

I don’t want to rehash that stuff and you don’t want to hear it either.

So, I’m going to stop with this post. We’re onto new and more interesting stuff;  you are and I am too.

later

Extreme Cleanout

I have come to a decision that it’s time for me to clean out the home. Now I do like to clean out  at least once a year, but this time I feel that I want to go deeper with this process.

This clean out will be different, I will go through everything corner of my home and garage , nothing that does not serve me will go into a garage sale later this summer.

What prompted this? I just realized that I’m holding onto so many useless items. My life and home has become a storage unit for old memories, old stories, old junky pieces of nic-nats. Some of these items were brought in by me, some from friends or relationships and many of these folks are no longer in my life, I never see of  hear from them, so why am I holding onto this type of relationship residue.

I would anser that by stating that  I use to be (and probably still am) a memory junkie. I liked the nostalgia of the past time. By holding onto that piece of whatever keep that memory/story alive. But, that isn’t serving me anymore. The residue has to go. Oh, I will hang onto the memory, but not the relic. Relics always need some type of care taking. Why am I putting energy into taking care of a dusty nic-nat that no one else will see or understand. It’s got to go.

Here are some other interesting patterns of myself . I bought/collected a slew of material that I (at the time) thought was going to transform my life for the better. In other words I was trying to heal and better myself with these various purchases. Such as books; when I was in training with Life Coaching I was on a hungry search to find tools and information that would help me to be happier. The books were interesting at the time, and reading them did give me some relief. But, now they got to go.

Also, I have collected weird stuff, which I call my toys. Lava lamps, posters, DVD’s, art mobiles, wind chimes and all kinds of other stuff. I learned that I collected all of these items, because I thought it made me unique. My thought pattern was that if you came into my home, you would see all of my toys and then (hopefully) you would see me as unique.  Guess what? These items don’t do that at all, oh they might start a conversation, but these were just an usual way for me to get attention. They got to go.

So, what I’m asking myself is; do I need stuff to transform my life or do I need stuff to make me stand out. Do I need any of these patterns?

Here are some questions for you in case you feel like doing a little investigation into your life.

Pick up something and ask yourself, why do I have this item? Did I collect this in hopes that it would do something for me? Did it do something for me? And by holding onto this item WILL  it bring me (something) that I honor or prize.

Then ask yourself do I want to hang onto this, if so then hang onto it. But, you might consider letting it go.

Finally, why am I doing this extreme clean out? I want my life to be lighter. I want the energy in my home to be flexible and flowing. I want release of old patterns, and attachments.

And in the end it’s now about possessions, it’s about letting go and allowing the new energy in.

Let me know what you think about this.

 

Oprah-isms

Ok, I admit I’m a big old fan of Oprah and her long running show. I have been taping the show every day and watching as soon as I got home from work.

I especially have been watching all of this year’s shows, since Oprah made the decision to close up the show at the end. However I have to say that many of the last 30 shows have not all been great shows. The topics just haven’t hit the mark, well at least for me.

BUT, Oprah sure hit a huge home run with her last show, just played on Wednesday, May 25th. Oprah used this last show to present (what she called) “Her Love Letter to her Audience”. Her stood and deliver so much wisdom that I had to watch it twice. I also took notes and I have created numerous signs for my home to remind me of what her gave me.

#1 “Be responsible for the energy that you create for yourself and the energy that you bring to others”. How cool is that statement! I do see sloppiness out there in the world and witness lots of folks unaware of their impact, especially on others. I too forget to watch myself, so I’m sure that I have slopped on  a few out there. Sorry.

#2 “What are the whispers in your life? Your life is speaking to you. What is it saying to you?”  You can answer this question for yourself. My life is whispering to quit whining and get out into the world and do my energetic and coaching. Others are seeking it.

#3 “unworthiness” This is the big message. If you are experiencing unworthiness in your life, just stop for the moment and know that lots of other people are feeling the same. Let it go, we are , you are worthy just by living this life.

I don’t want to break these messages/lessons down.  See if you can dig deeper into yourself and answer these questions for yourself.

later

M

Intense Anger

Wow! The last two weeks have been very interesting. I have witness an increase in the anger among lots of people. I also have been feeling this intensity in my body which has shown up as muscle tension, jaw tension and feeling rundown.

I don’t know where this anger has been coming from, but I suspect that collectivity we have been adding to it in various ways.

I work in the medical field and have witnesses many of my co-workers blowing up on each other. Getting upset with the smallest and minor offenses. It really is amazing to watch.

On my way to work I have seen this intensity show up as manic driving. It seems that everyone needs to get to their destination FAST and driving 65 miles per hour isn’t fast enough. Now 80 mph is the new norm speed limit and you need to keep your eyes open for your own safety.

As an energetic healer this pattern of intensity is called “Non-benefical effects of Mass consciousness”.  When we are experiencing some lower vibrations or emotions and we unconsciously throw that energy out into the world and it gathers in the pain body of the earth.  We can then be  unconsciously affected by this collected pain body as well.  This pattern is not a give and take, but this collected non-benifical energy can definitely cripple us and cause us to act out from time to time.

As a healer I have several healing process that can help to remove this negative energy from  folks. Actually this processes are very quick and easy to use.

Since you may not have access to an energetic healer, then if you notice that you are experiencing tension or anger, even depression, it simply helps to stop and take notice of this. Pull yourself out of the situation if you can, take  a break. And when you can take a shower or bath with the intention to wash the negativity off of you and find a quiet place to re-charge. That action will do you a lot of good. If it persists then find a healer. Don’t medicate yourself with anything, that will not help you or the situation.

That’s it for now. Let me know if you are having any trouble with the aggression, anger or intensity. We can move that out of your space.

later

The Meditation Thing

Ok I have been getting more and more message about meditation.  Practically every article, book, podcast and TV show is talking about the benefits of a regular meditation practice. So, I am returning to my meditation. Actually I should be honest and say that I’m attempting (again) to create a solid daily habit of meditation. I have not been successful with doing this in the past, but I think this time my intention is stronger.

Meditation is just basically shutting down your mind, to break free from the active mind chatter that we have practiced most of our lives. And that chatter doesn’t allow the mind to quiet down. What I have read is that,. when the mind quiets down, we then  access to a much more powerful wisdom.  We can see our world from a different perspective.  That’s what I want to experience.  Mediation is a practice, and this practice is radical.  We are born into an active world and we are trained to keep our minds active. So, stepping into the meditation world can be new to some folks.

I can remember first hearing about meditation years ago and heard that if you sat in a dark room and stared at a candle you will eventually enter into a deep meditative state, Nope! didn’t happen for me.  So, I slugged that attempt off, but returning to it again a few years later after that. This time I was using the breath method, which is simply watching your breath go in and out. Well that didn’ t work for me, I also did a six-week class, which had lots of good information and group sitting meditation, but I always got discouraged, or something else grabbed my attention.

Now, once again I have read many more books about mindfulness that comes from meditation. I understand the concept, I see the benefits from the practice, but I haven’t stepped across that line of feeling the moment when your mind finally reaches that quiet space.

I want to experience a quiet mind. And, I have decided to do it differently. The first thing is that I’m getting up out of bed an hour earlier in the morning and jumping into my meditation practice. Even thou one can meditate anytime of the day. I have heard that many folks like the morning, so OK , I will change a few routines to give myself a hand with this.

Also, have a book on meditation that I have been reading through out the day, so that I can take the information back to the practice the next day.

Wish me well and I’ll keep you informed with my progress.

later

M

Spring Equinox 2011

Tis the season for us to get ready for the Spring Equinox. On March 20th at 4:31pm (pacific time), the new spring begins.

The Spring Equinox is the real start of the calendar, not January 1st. We somehow got knocked off of this important time.  And, if you are wanting any type change in your life, then launch your desires on March 20th.

This Equinox is the most powerful of all the seasonal changes. Think of planting seeds during this cycle.

In prep for this time, I suggest that you take a little time and ask yourself what is it that you really want to experience during this new year. Get real specific with this inquiry. The more detail you make your desires the better.  Don’t be shy, ASK for what you really want.

I have recently developed a new personal practice called “Selfish Piggy” , which breaks down that I get to be a pig and ask the universe for everything I want. Maybe this is a way that I give myself full permission to go for the moon. I don’t have to tell anyone what I’m asking for, this practice is for me and it gives me joy and a rush of good vibration as I do this.  

You can also play “Selfish Piggy”, too. Go for it! And get yourself all set up  for the Spring Equinox and let’s all have a great New Year.

Pig On!

Case Study: Energetic Healing

I want to write about my energetic healing and I have decided that I will blog about how I’m using my healing skills with various scenarios.

My first one is about my mother. My mom within the last year has moved into an assisted living complex. She is healthy, but slowing down due to age and she felt that moving into this complex would give her peace of mind.

However, within the last two months she has fallen, the last fall being  the most drastic due to her cutting her head upon the fall. So, I would get these frantic phone calls from my sister-in-law from the emergency room.

And so with this last fall I knew that I needed to pick up my pendulum (my trusty healing tool) and dig into my mother’s situation and see what was happening to her on the energetic level. I found lots of interesting information about my mom’s health.

First up, all of her energetic bodies were blown out,  her chakras were not balanced or clean, so they too were not operating at optimal. The color levels in her body were low, most of the channels that our bodies receive energy were just not operating at all. These items might sound foreign to most folks, but in my healing practice these are very common procedures and can be fixed quite fast and easily.

But the most interesting find was that my mom was not energetically congruent with living in this assisted living situation. Her energetics were working against her, so falling down was  an indication that she was out of congruence. And one of the most important things for you to know is that if you’re not in congruence with what you want, then it will not be smooth or accidents might show up or whatever you want to manifest will not happen no matter how hard you do try. People who are visiting doctors and hospitals are showing physical symptoms of an energetic blockage or imbalance. Congruence is or could be a big part of the person’s health.  Your energetic system is giving you signs all the time, and if you ignore the signs then the body proceeds  to give stronger signals, and like my mom falling was her signal.

All of the students of the Law of Attraction, need to know about congruence. The Law of Attractions will not work for you if you are not congruence with what you desire. Or it will be delayed.

So, I put my mother into congruence with living at this assisted living complex and I did do a few other balancing of her energetics. Two days later I heard again from my sister-in-law and mom was back up and acting like nothing ever happened to her. Everyone noticed this including the doctors and nurses.

Energetic congruence, it’s a good thing.

And, Yeah!  Energetic healing!

Goodbye to 2010

Just a few hours left in 2010. So, goodbye to 2010, it was a year. Personally I cannot really say that this year was a great year. But then again this was a year of continuous deep energetic work and healing.

I clean up so much negative and limiting energy that didn’t do me any good.  So, at this time I’m looking forward in a positive way that 2011 will be a new and different and much more fun.

I’m setting the intention (sorry, I’m keeping to myself), but the intention is a big one.

Hope you set a huge, bright, abundant & light filled intention for your 2011.

Talk to ya later.
m