This is an example of what happens in our meditation circle. We start with a personal perspective in the first part and then it often changes into something more universal. A prayer for those who need it- so if you are not fond of prayer - this one is not for you-
Breathe, and begin to let go of your day. Breathe again and let go of all it took to get here tonight.
This year has not been an easy one for alot of us. Changes, health worries, unexpected occurrences, sometimes dragging energy.
But now you are on the other side of all this. Think for a moment of how you have been made stronger by living through all of these challenges.
Just for a moment, cradle these challenges, hold them close to you, and thank them for their presence.
***
Now, loosen your hold on these dramas, breathe, and let them go- see them go flying into the atmosphere- shooting up and zipping away, let go of their energy- last year is over!
Feel the atmosphere of higher space, thinner air come rushing into you- scouring you out with a fine wind. Loosening any debris- anything you don't need.
Feel the energy of the universe and ground up to meet it.
Feel it cleansing you, every atom, every cell , hollowing you out, then bringing in new light into your core.
You sense you will be able to sound new notes now, notes you have not made before.
Bring in the Light of promise, of connection-- to friends, to God and Goddess, to Hope.
Let this light settle within you, calming you.
***
Let the light settle further, into your heart. Make a heart connection to the people in this circle.
Bring in more light and let it pour into the center of the circle.
***
You begin to see something forming in the center of the circle.
It is a huge cup or chalice.
It is filled with Light from our heart chakras and Light from above.
Allow the light to fill to the brim and begin to spill over-
Let it fill the hearts of all people affected by recent tragedy- Mothers, fathers, siblings, rescue workers. Continue to pour light from your heart chakra into the cup.
***
Now bring in more Light from above. Let the cup dissolve and see in its place a Goddess-
the Goddess of Compassion.
She is golden, welcoming and full of love.
See her open her arms and let the people who have passed over this year enter her arms and receive Her Light, Her love, and Her peace.
See the Goddess and her angels guiding these souls out of confusion and into the Greater Light.
***
And now as we begin to close our circle, thank all the helpers, seen and unseen.
Open your seventh chakra and let the light of compassion flood your body. flowing through your bloodstream, filling your aura, until it is strong and elastic and whole. Until you feel you are a warrior for the Light.
***
Know that the Light of Healing will be passed on to those who need it.
Thank you for your help and openness in this process tonight- God Bless-
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
We are all wounded
I thought not to write a post, since the terrible shootings. But then I found a meditation I wrote it in 2003 probably after the death of my mom or dad and I am directed to place it here.
Go into your body- find a tender place, a place that hurts from something that has happened in this life. Feel how like a wound that place is- tender to the touch, sore.
It may be from a long time ago. It may be from some time recently. We tend to clench up as things hurt us. We get tighter and tighter until we really can't remember why we are so defended against life. Tense in certain parts of our body and our mind.
Tonight, if you would like , I invite you to go into that hardness and begin to soften your stance, as you will, towards your wound.
We are all wounded. We are all also strong. Sometimes the strongest thing we can do is feel the pain.
So, slowly, approach one particular hard spot. Find it in your body or your mind. Do you know where it came from? Start to remember the incident or circumstance that caused that tightening.
Be very compassionate with yourself. Just soften it a little. Open just a bit. Breathe. Stay with that a while.
Begin to see how that sorrow has formed you as a person. Instead of clenching your body, open slowly, gently.
Open your wound and let in love. There are great lessons in sorrow, great growth can come from it.
Open to the light of God. Flood your sorrow with light. Open, expand your sorrow with light.
Feel it transform into love. Love is the reason behind all that is. Your pain transforms into the light, until it is sending love out to all the world. Until it creates more light, more light to transform into the glory of creation.
Let go. Let go of the pain. Let go of the Love.
And Love will be returned to you a thousandfold.
We are all children of the love that forms the universe. The love that holds the universe together.
Nothing is ever lost. Everything is transformed into love.
Surrender into God and Goddess's love.
Namaste.
Go into your body- find a tender place, a place that hurts from something that has happened in this life. Feel how like a wound that place is- tender to the touch, sore.
It may be from a long time ago. It may be from some time recently. We tend to clench up as things hurt us. We get tighter and tighter until we really can't remember why we are so defended against life. Tense in certain parts of our body and our mind.
Tonight, if you would like , I invite you to go into that hardness and begin to soften your stance, as you will, towards your wound.
We are all wounded. We are all also strong. Sometimes the strongest thing we can do is feel the pain.
So, slowly, approach one particular hard spot. Find it in your body or your mind. Do you know where it came from? Start to remember the incident or circumstance that caused that tightening.
Be very compassionate with yourself. Just soften it a little. Open just a bit. Breathe. Stay with that a while.
Begin to see how that sorrow has formed you as a person. Instead of clenching your body, open slowly, gently.
Open your wound and let in love. There are great lessons in sorrow, great growth can come from it.
Open to the light of God. Flood your sorrow with light. Open, expand your sorrow with light.
Feel it transform into love. Love is the reason behind all that is. Your pain transforms into the light, until it is sending love out to all the world. Until it creates more light, more light to transform into the glory of creation.
Let go. Let go of the pain. Let go of the Love.
And Love will be returned to you a thousandfold.
We are all children of the love that forms the universe. The love that holds the universe together.
Nothing is ever lost. Everything is transformed into love.
Surrender into God and Goddess's love.
Namaste.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Starting Your Day
Upon awakening, begin to notice the sounds around you. Birds calling each other , people making coffee in the kitchen, cars going by- all beginnings of a new day.
Feel how relaxed your body is. Notice your breathing. Begin to breathe deliberately into each part of your body. Breathe with your toes, your feet, your ankles. You are waking yourself up with your own energy. Breathe with your calves, your knees, your thighs. Breathe with your hips and belly. Breathe with your solar plexus, your heart. Breathe through your arms and hands, your shoulders. Breathe with your throat. Breathe lightly through your ears. Breathe lightly with your eyes, clearing your sight. Breathe with your brain, oxygenizing all the cells and connections there. Let the breath be a bubbling breath, letting go of all heaviness as you become more and more awake, breathing now with your whole body.
By now, you might feel a bit fluttery, so bring in a core of energy from above your head, as wide as your body. Bring it all the way through to below your feet. I picture this as literally a golden core of light. Make it wider still, expanding to fill your aura, filling in any little rips or tears.
Feel this core energy as very strong, anchoring you to earth and sky.
Now, think about your day- what you plan to do, what you must do. See yourself walking through your day and everything going well. You don't have to go into detail, just things generally working out the way you planned. Breath and relax and say to yourself, "I'm going to have a perfect day."
Approach your day from this energized yet calm place. With clear seeing, clear hearing, clear speaking and an open heart for this chance to live this day, on this earth, right now.
Blessings to you on your journey today-
Feel how relaxed your body is. Notice your breathing. Begin to breathe deliberately into each part of your body. Breathe with your toes, your feet, your ankles. You are waking yourself up with your own energy. Breathe with your calves, your knees, your thighs. Breathe with your hips and belly. Breathe with your solar plexus, your heart. Breathe through your arms and hands, your shoulders. Breathe with your throat. Breathe lightly through your ears. Breathe lightly with your eyes, clearing your sight. Breathe with your brain, oxygenizing all the cells and connections there. Let the breath be a bubbling breath, letting go of all heaviness as you become more and more awake, breathing now with your whole body.
By now, you might feel a bit fluttery, so bring in a core of energy from above your head, as wide as your body. Bring it all the way through to below your feet. I picture this as literally a golden core of light. Make it wider still, expanding to fill your aura, filling in any little rips or tears.
Feel this core energy as very strong, anchoring you to earth and sky.
Now, think about your day- what you plan to do, what you must do. See yourself walking through your day and everything going well. You don't have to go into detail, just things generally working out the way you planned. Breath and relax and say to yourself, "I'm going to have a perfect day."
Approach your day from this energized yet calm place. With clear seeing, clear hearing, clear speaking and an open heart for this chance to live this day, on this earth, right now.
Blessings to you on your journey today-
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Falling asleep
Here is a way to help you fall asleep.As you lie there, relaxed and breathing, send healing to every part of your body. Beginning with your toes (each one!), your heels, your arches, your ankles, and so on. Get really miniscule with it like this and work your way up your whole body.
Take your time with this and use a color. I like golden, but on another day, pink, blue, lavender or green might be better. You can go into each system as it connects together, for instance, your digestive system, sending healing to each section.
You will probably fall asleep before you reach the top of your head, but that's OK- You will have set a healing intent and your healing will continue as you sleep.
If there is a certain area you are having trouble with, flood it with soft, soothing light- don't worry, the light is limitless so you can pour on as much as you want. Then continue on with the next area of your body.
When you are about through, as you lie there in a state of healing, visualize an energy blueprint of your body hovering just above you. See it as your perfect body, that is completely healed and happy. Bring this blueprint into your body, merging the two. While you're at it, shave off a few years and make yourself younger- it can't hurt!
You don't have to effort on any of this- it is easy, just start goofing around with it .In practicing this, you will get in touch with yourself as your own healer- and in touch with all that is right about your body. Your body does so much for you and does it well. It also wants to heal any problem areas and you can help. Try it!
Blessings- Lia
Take your time with this and use a color. I like golden, but on another day, pink, blue, lavender or green might be better. You can go into each system as it connects together, for instance, your digestive system, sending healing to each section.
You will probably fall asleep before you reach the top of your head, but that's OK- You will have set a healing intent and your healing will continue as you sleep.
If there is a certain area you are having trouble with, flood it with soft, soothing light- don't worry, the light is limitless so you can pour on as much as you want. Then continue on with the next area of your body.
When you are about through, as you lie there in a state of healing, visualize an energy blueprint of your body hovering just above you. See it as your perfect body, that is completely healed and happy. Bring this blueprint into your body, merging the two. While you're at it, shave off a few years and make yourself younger- it can't hurt!
You don't have to effort on any of this- it is easy, just start goofing around with it .In practicing this, you will get in touch with yourself as your own healer- and in touch with all that is right about your body. Your body does so much for you and does it well. It also wants to heal any problem areas and you can help. Try it!
Blessings- Lia
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Releasing Anger
While anger can be righteous and sometimes motivating, most of the time it just gums up the works.Anger causes our blood pressure to rise, clenches up the body and leaves a bad residue.
So today, we are going to work on releasing that residue.
Go into your mind and release any anger you have stored there. You may think you don't have any but if you start to look you will find it. It may be a time you took offense, or things did not go the way you thought they would.
It is as if there are little birds flying around in circles, trapped, around and around in your mind. Release them! And they will fly away so fast, so glad to be free. You will feel better. Do this a number of times until you are empty of these constructs.
Go into your chest and feel the tension of leftover anger there. Breathe and release the anger on the outflow.
Release the tension from your heart, letting the last bit flow down your fingertips. Release anger from your belly, your gut, from the base of your spine.
And finally, go into your spine, starting at the base and feel that last bit of stored resentment. Release the tension and let it pop out through the chakras in front of your body. Work your way up each vertebrae, find the holding part and release. Through your second chakra in the belly, through the solar plexus in the middle of your body, through the heart, the chest, the throat and finally back to the center of your forehead.
What a great cleansing! It is really releasing judgment towards everyone and everything.
Feeling so light and empty now. Try to keep this stance throughout your day. You can be discerning, you can observe. Watch when you go into judgement, see how your body clenches up. Let it go when you feel it. It is often an unnecessary reaction.
What will you have more room for, I wonder? Calmness, delight, clear seeing?
Breathe again now and feel the space in your body filled with relief, appreciation and compassion for yourself and others. Namaste.
So today, we are going to work on releasing that residue.
Go into your mind and release any anger you have stored there. You may think you don't have any but if you start to look you will find it. It may be a time you took offense, or things did not go the way you thought they would.
It is as if there are little birds flying around in circles, trapped, around and around in your mind. Release them! And they will fly away so fast, so glad to be free. You will feel better. Do this a number of times until you are empty of these constructs.
Go into your chest and feel the tension of leftover anger there. Breathe and release the anger on the outflow.
Release the tension from your heart, letting the last bit flow down your fingertips. Release anger from your belly, your gut, from the base of your spine.
And finally, go into your spine, starting at the base and feel that last bit of stored resentment. Release the tension and let it pop out through the chakras in front of your body. Work your way up each vertebrae, find the holding part and release. Through your second chakra in the belly, through the solar plexus in the middle of your body, through the heart, the chest, the throat and finally back to the center of your forehead.
What a great cleansing! It is really releasing judgment towards everyone and everything.
Feeling so light and empty now. Try to keep this stance throughout your day. You can be discerning, you can observe. Watch when you go into judgement, see how your body clenches up. Let it go when you feel it. It is often an unnecessary reaction.
What will you have more room for, I wonder? Calmness, delight, clear seeing?
Breathe again now and feel the space in your body filled with relief, appreciation and compassion for yourself and others. Namaste.
Recommendations
There are many people I would like to quote, but blogging I think, needs to be original. That said, I would still like to recommend some others' works that have inspired me.
It matters what you read and watch. Notice your dreams after watching a violent show. Not as pleasant as going to sleep after reading a spiritual book. To receive those "big" dreams you need to have a relaxed, clear mind that is already heading toward insight.
So I recommend:
The Widening Stream: Seven Stages of Creativiy by David Ulrich
The New World of Self-Healing by Bente Hansen
Spiritual Growth by Sanaya Roman
A Brief History of Everything by Ken Wilber
CDs by Bohdipaksa
A couple of these authors talk about their guides in a very personal way. Don't let that prevent you from getting to the real book, because the information is good. I probably couldn't have an intelligent discussion of Ken Wilber's book, but I read it fast and I "got" it. I often do that with books. I know I need or already know the information. It seems like I can just put my hand on it and download it. But, of course , I can't. So I may re-read and certainly intend to read other books the authors have written.
There have been many, many more over the years, but these are a few of the best. Anything that hits you in the head at a bookstore is probably something you should read, too.
So, have fun learning and becoming inspired!
It matters what you read and watch. Notice your dreams after watching a violent show. Not as pleasant as going to sleep after reading a spiritual book. To receive those "big" dreams you need to have a relaxed, clear mind that is already heading toward insight.
So I recommend:
The Widening Stream: Seven Stages of Creativiy by David Ulrich
The New World of Self-Healing by Bente Hansen
Spiritual Growth by Sanaya Roman
A Brief History of Everything by Ken Wilber
CDs by Bohdipaksa
A couple of these authors talk about their guides in a very personal way. Don't let that prevent you from getting to the real book, because the information is good. I probably couldn't have an intelligent discussion of Ken Wilber's book, but I read it fast and I "got" it. I often do that with books. I know I need or already know the information. It seems like I can just put my hand on it and download it. But, of course , I can't. So I may re-read and certainly intend to read other books the authors have written.
There have been many, many more over the years, but these are a few of the best. Anything that hits you in the head at a bookstore is probably something you should read, too.
So, have fun learning and becoming inspired!
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
What is this kind of meditation?
What is it that I do? I suppose it is a combination of meditation, creative visualization, hypnotherapy,centering prayer and self-healing techniques.
It takes you into a place David Ulrich calls "depth consciousness."
Mainly I listen to my guides, staying open, listening and asking to be a channel for love. In other words, asking how may I serve with the gifts I have been given, then getting out of the way to let love come through in what I am recording or writing.
Always helping others to empower themselves in their own healing.
I work alot with the body and mind together. We are lucky to be in this sacred vessel for awhile. Not suppressing emotion, but moving emotion into a flow that is healthy-
In deep meditation, the body heals itself so much. I take the same approach with the mind. See where it is going, follow it and open to its innate wisdom.
Consciousness is fascinating, especially your own!
Then letting all this go and becoming one with all energy, can be ecstatic. Coming back from your meditation with more compassion for all beings.
Meditating with a group magnifies this energy, which we can then use to make the world a better place, sending healing where it is needed, receiving healing and understanding the depths of what we have been given.
Life is hard, but it is also the greatest gift.
It takes you into a place David Ulrich calls "depth consciousness."
Mainly I listen to my guides, staying open, listening and asking to be a channel for love. In other words, asking how may I serve with the gifts I have been given, then getting out of the way to let love come through in what I am recording or writing.
Always helping others to empower themselves in their own healing.
I work alot with the body and mind together. We are lucky to be in this sacred vessel for awhile. Not suppressing emotion, but moving emotion into a flow that is healthy-
In deep meditation, the body heals itself so much. I take the same approach with the mind. See where it is going, follow it and open to its innate wisdom.
Consciousness is fascinating, especially your own!
Then letting all this go and becoming one with all energy, can be ecstatic. Coming back from your meditation with more compassion for all beings.
Meditating with a group magnifies this energy, which we can then use to make the world a better place, sending healing where it is needed, receiving healing and understanding the depths of what we have been given.
Life is hard, but it is also the greatest gift.
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