Take a break

There is alot of anxiety and fear around lately. Try this one to help yourself feel better.


Imagine yourself tip to toe as a huge sponge.   You know how people say we are like sponges- especially those of us who are sensitive.  We do pick up on other people's energy and on the general mood of the world.


So, as a sponge, wring yourself out- lengthwise, sideways, all ways.
Do it again, and then again.  Do this until you feel empty of thought forms.  You might even cry or laugh it is such a relief.  Empty, empty, empty, get it all out of there.


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Rest awhile.  Take a few deep breaths.  Start to feel your own body again, sitting there.  Empty,  Light,  Breathing.


Gently spin your chakras.


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Feeling quiet, peaceful now, bring in a color of light from above, one you like. It can be anything.  Let the color come to you- don't try to resist or change what comes to you.


This color is the one you feel most comfortable in, the color that is most you.


Let the color come in, filling every cell with  healing.  Feel your body soak it up, like a needed nutrient.


Ah, that feels good, to be in your own healing color, in your own energy.


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The color begins to glow brighter, then brighter, burning off any residue you don't need or want.


Now let your color merge with white light,  becoming radiant, powerful, confident.  Shining out in all directions from your aura.


May you be protected through the rest of your day and may your presence be a blessing to those you come in contact with. 


 Namaste, Lia


P.S. Go to "Winter Meditation" for a deeper experience honoring this holiday season-that would be December 17, 2013 blog

Gift yourself for the holidays

I almost forgot, if you want to get away from holiday stress, go to meditatewithfriends.com and download my newest meditations.  I think there are six or eight to choose from including The River, The Castle, and Mountain Lake ( one of my favorites).


For those of you using the blog, this is your chance to hear my voice, and experience  what we do in meditation class for a guided journey.


There is also a free meditation for college and/or high school students.


May your holidays be filled with love and magic- Lia

Low Blood Sugar

The other day I was walking.  I felt a little dizzy, but kept on.  I was on a path with no one, without my phone, when my knees buckled, and all of a sudden, I didn't know where I was or who I was.  I was passing out.


I had the feeling that if I passed out, I wouldn't wake up.  I also thought, suddenly, practically,  " No one is going to find you out here for a long while." 


 So I sucked it up, started breathing slowly and took baby steps all the way home.


I made it, then started shaking violently.  My husband finally said, "Why don't you drink one of those sports drinks?"


I did(2) and avoided going to the hospital.  The next morning I went to the doctor.  Diagnosis:  low blood sugar.


Now I have to work with this and find a balance, which I am doing.


What did this teach me?  To eat regularly, protein and whole grains, etc.  But mainly  "Take your phone" and take something sugary to eat along for emergencies. And my brother told me,  If you feel as if you are going to pass out, get down on the ground- prevents worse injury.  Thought I would pass that one along to you.


It's the first time I experienced not knowing who or where I was.  I feel like I have been conscious since before I was born.


Ironic that we all strive to be conscious when we already are.


We just have to realize it and wake up. I really got how good this life is-  had a moment looking around when it was very clear.


Then, in the middle of the night, I also received the insight,  THIS IS Heaven on Earth, right here, right now. 


We create struggles to learn, but  sometimes we really don't have to.


Since this experience I also have entertained the thought that this life is all there might be.  So hold on and live now.


How, then to explain my communication with guides and messages from people no longer here?


I do believe there is a large soup of cosmic consciousness made up of people living now and the consciousness of people who are no longer here, and that there probably are other dimension or planes of existence that don't follow our linear time.


I think we can tap into this consciousness and perhaps tap into our own DNA, memories from other times or dimensions.And, of course, we tap into our own subconscious, too.


Hey, more things on heaven and earth than we can know. But we will be in another form someday, very different from this one.


My mother came to me during this time and said "Your health crisis is over, honey." Actually she called me a nickname I hadn't remembered in years.  The tone of voice was just right, too.
Thanks, Mom.


And thank you, Universe, for this sort of like a near-death experience.  Hey, I only need one, though!


So, in sharing this, I'm thinking there might be some information you need here.  I have spoken to a few other women and men who feel they have had some similiar symptoms when jogging, etc.


So, here's to managing our health and hanging around for awhile!

Disputes

When you are in a dispute with someone, you naturally think you are right.


It is easy to lose the ability to see the other's point of view.


I find, however, that righteous indignation and holding tightly to one's own view doesn't help the situation.  It just creates blockage, hard feelings, and makes me a victim. 


 It may help to think of disagreements as a flow back and forth, with facts and feelings changing all the time within the scenario.


Think fluid, movement, complex corners and motivations that cannot truly be known.


So, take a deep breath, ground and picture yourself flowing out of the situation.


It will change.  This is only a short time in your life- a week, a day, an hour, an instant-  you will be moving out of this.


All situations exist to teach us something, even if we don't really want to learn the lessons that might be there.


So, Bless the situation, put a gentle light between all the participants, and breathe into the calm that is always there.


   Namaste,  Lia

Harvest

Find a place you will not be disturbed for while. Make yourself comfortable.


Ground and center yourself. Let fear and tension go with the outbreath.  Bring in fresh energy on the inbreath.  Continue this for awhile.


Visualize a large flower, rather like a sunflower.  See it go through its life cycle once in your mind. Growing, blooming, then decaying.


Now see the flower at full bloom. Slowly the outside layer of petals begins to shrivel, then falls off.  Then the next layer does the same, then the next, layer upon layer.  Watch the spent blooms release.


To quote a children's book I once read,  "Everything changes, nothing stays the same."  And this is the order, the way things are.  Sometimes it is a relief, a clearing, to let go.


Keep breathing, releasing the many things, people and attitudes you have had to let go of in your life, on your path of growth.


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Breathe.  Finally there is nothing left on the old stalk but the seeds.


Cup your hands. Shake a few seeds into your palms.


Place these seeds in your aura for awhile, perhaps in your heart chakra.  Let them rest, become more potent. Think about them.


When it is time ( you will know ) reach for them and plant them, these seeds of hope.


Plant hopes for the world, hopes for your own life, hope for the future.  Make the soil ( the field of energy ) rich with love and joy and wonder each time you plant a seed.


May your seeds, sprout, grow and flower, magically bringing healing where it is most needed in this world.  Namaste- Lia

Circulating Energy

There are many traditions that recommend different ways to circulate your energy.  All are valid and good for you.  You can find plenty of books with tips or specific ways to approach this.


The other day, after working out, I went to a room at the gym where there were just two people doing their stretching, etc.  I lifted a few light weights, did some stretching myself and then found a yoga cube thing and placed it against the wall.  I sat upon it with my crossed legs falling down to the floor and got comfortable.  Then I started goofing around, circulating my energy. It was a good time to do this, since the exercise had already loosened me up. So here it is, for you to follow along with. You may close your eyes or, if you prefer, keep them slightly open. 


Starting with your feet, bring energy up your legs.  Really open up this channel.  When you reach the base of your spine, flush the energy down an imaginary cord that goes from the base of your spine into the earth.


Just keep doing this for awhile. Now, focus on the base of your spine and run energy up your spine to the top of your head and down the front of your body until it again reaches the base of your spine. Keep this channel going for awhile. I use my breath as a pump when doing this- when bringing energy up, inhale, when sending energy down, exhale.


You may find your sinuses draining, your mind clearing or other physical experiences.  Thoughts may come and go, don't resist.  Sometimes the answer to a problem may come.  No effort, on any of this.  It's your energy, just fool around with it. 


You can do this for two minutes, ten minutes, half an hour, whatever you feel like.


Now open up the area above your head so more energy can come in.  Let it flow down your body all the way to below  your feet.  Then take the energy from below your feet and raise it up to above your head.  In other words. circulate your whole aura now. Ironically, you probably are feeling energized even though you are sitting there quietly.


Visualize all the colors of the rainbow circulating in your aura.  It is as if you are a big prism of light, flowing, sparkling with energy.  By now you should be feeling pretty good.  Add some feelings of love or gratitude to the mix.


When you are through, just slow the circulating down to a low hum. Stand up, centering yourself and grounding yourself through your feet into the earth again.


Do this a few times a week, maybe tag it on to the end of a workout, and see what happens. Namaste- Lia

Having trouble staying asleep? Try this - I call it the spigot brain drain!

If you wake up and cannot fall back asleep, this may help.


First, realizing you are " tossing and turning," get up, walk around and shake out your body a little.


Then return to bed and stretch.  Lie in the position you would after completing a yoga session.  Flat on your back, legs somewhat apart, feet relaxed.  Your arms also should be a little out from your body and relaxed, with hands turned up or down, whichever you prefer.

 Notice the parts of your body that touch the surface you are lying on.  Start with your heels and imagine that there is a spigot you can use to empty the last of your tension.  Let it drain into the surface beneath you and then away from you into the earth.


 Do the same with your calves, the area behind your knees.  Now your thighs, your gluteous maximus.Breathe. 


 Empty your lower back, your ribcage.  Empty and relax your heart chakra and area between your shoulder blades.  Drain the tension in your shoulders, your upper arms,  the area around your elbows, and lower arms.


Empty the tension in your neck and relax your jaw completely.  Relax the area around your eyes and your cheeks.Breathe.


Now going back to your wrists, empty each finger of tension if they are touching the surface.  If they are pointing upwards, imagine you have a beautiful soft crystal in each hand, making the middle of your hands heavy.


Relax your brain, draining out the runaround thoughts.  Let your head sink into your pillow.


Now you are very relaxed in your body.  Start to divert your brain by doing some kind of counting.  Your breaths should be even, as in breathing in two counts, breathing out two counts.  Then you can go up in numbers, but without lengthening the breaths in reality, just keep it comfortable.  So, breath in 3, breath out 3,  breathe in 4, breathe out 4.  Go up to whatever number you want and then start over.  You could go up to 8, 10, 100, whatever.


At this point your mind should start to let go and dream, while you lose count.


Hope this helps- Namaste,  Lia