Forever Young
Through life experience, the ego develops tools for navigating in the material world. But the human soul never ages nor does it care about worldly conditions.
The soul’s sense of freedom, coupled with the worldly tools we develop through life experience, presents the unique opportunity for us humans to actively participate in the fulfillment of our desires. However, as we learn about the material world, we also come to believe in the illusion of separation.
In illusion, we experience emotions that we cannot release because we are not aware that the underlying thoughts are untrue. Because life experience has caused many of us to forget who we are, fear permeates our thought process, and instead of feeling more freedom as we age physically - we create bondage for ourselves in our own minds.
But the spirit does not change. It knows complete freedom and unbounded Joy just like we did as very young children. The soul always yearns for new experiences, but most of us deny it as we continue with the habits that define and protect the self image created by our egos.
As we continue to deny the voice of spirit, the ego must become more of a master in our lives. While the ego can be very capable and well endowed with material abilities and talents, it is also very limited by what it knows to be true from memory and emotion.
When we live from ego, we feel trapped by our circumstances and bound to the life we have created. Moreover, with the ego as master, we quickly begin to feel the restrictions of physical age.
Eventually it becomes commonplace to tell ourselves that we are “too old” when we hear the subtle call of spirit to create something new. Because our bodies follow our thoughts, we create dis-ease and discomfort in our bodies as we age physically.
But the soul never ages, and it is intricately connected to the Divine source of infinite possibilities and Love. Whatever the soul wants to do, it can do! It only requires a physical body and brain that is receptive to all possibilities.
The soul is always calling the ego, like an innocent child asking if it may be, do and have what it desires. Every time we say "no" with thoughts of restriction or unworthiness, we suppress the only part of us that is real.
But we can reunite with our innocent childlike soul in any moment. All we have to do is allow our thoughts to follow our spirit as we delight in every desire that crosses our awareness.
Lay down your mental resistance, and allow your thoughts to follow your wildest dreams. Trust that your desires will be fulfilled in perfect time, and you will know your call to action because it feels every bit as Joyful as the thoughts that have prepared you for the moment at hand.
Irrespective of physical age, integrate your ego with the ageless spirit that you have always been and live your potential now.
Behold Your Beauty
No matter where we are in the world, the beauty within is being projected for us and through us by the power of our thoughts. In fact, the profound beauty of creativity is the energetic force that causes every person, circumstance and material object to manifest in this material reality.
Although it's not always readily apparent, all things seen and unseen are made possible through the beauty of Divine Love. Many times we cannot realize this beauty through the layers of mental conflict and struggle that have been manifest, but it's always present - just waiting to be discovered.
Everything in existence is created and sustained by all conscious and subconscious thought that led to the present moment, and this moment is constantly being recreated through the energy of our thoughts. Because humans are the embodiment of the creative force coupled with a materially receptive mind, the balance of what we focus upon always multiplies in our reality.
When in a mental state of sincere appreciation for the beauty in our experience, we offer a very powerful vibratory pattern which commands the Divine creative force to manifest more of what we consider beautiful. However, many times we do not allow ourselves to enjoy the beauty we have noticed because our focus is quickly drawn to what should be done, changed or fixed in some way.
Where our thoughts go, creation follows. And, when we make conscious decisions about the direction of our thoughts, we are deliberately commanding the power of creation.
But in order to make our thoughts our own, we must be aware of the thoughts being offered by mind - and consciously choose whether to follow any of them. Many of us have been so conditioned to notice what we find wanting that we must access imagination to offer thoughts independent of what we are programmed to receive from mind.
The creative force is limitless possibilities. The more Joyfully we focus upon whatever we personally find beautiful, the more prominent beauty presents itself in our experience; and the more our ideas of beauty are created for the world.
Make your thoughts an offering that resonates with those possibilities that are the most beautiful from your point of view, and create a more beautiful reality now.
Battle is Cancerous
Cancer is just one manifestation of mental dis-ease. The idea that anything needs to be fought and conquered causes conflict in the mind which creates more of what we are fighting against.
I know it can be difficult to watch someone experiencing physical and mental anguish due to dis-ease, and I'm not going to suggest that anyone is at fault for having cancer. But it is we who hold the key to creating radiant health, deathly dis-ease and everything in between.
Dedicating our energy to focus on cancer awareness brings more feelings of fear and helplessness which serve to perpetuate the dis-ease. In addition, many people feel guilt if they choose not to give money or otherwise participate in this battle.
Uncomfortable and painful emotions are the cause of all dis-ease. Can we ask any louder for the Universe to create more cancer?
There is no empty space, and nothing can happen in the material world without thoughts that create it. This is scientifically proven, but the medical paradigm will lose a lot of money once it becomes common knowledge.
A toxic chemical environment (within and without the body) is the manifestation of all thoughts that created it. Even babies are susceptible to cancer because the energetic environment on Earth is polluted with conflict.
Our greatest gift is our energy. See people healthy, whole and Joyful. Feel the power of this perspective through your heart center, and heal the world by your very presence in it.
The Light of Awareness is the ONLY real source of whole health. But focusing on anything that creates ill feelings is not of the Light.
True compassion is the courage to see things as they have been created while sending forth energy that matches how they truly are in the non-physical realm of pure Light energy. The Light is pure Unconditional Love, which knows no dis-ease of any kind.
Feel the feeling of whole, radiant health and know that you have the power to create it. When that feeling emanates from us in its purest form, dis-ease is dissolved by our presence in the world.
I will be focusing on abundant health for you and every other member of our planet (and for Earth itself) in this and every month. Of course, I Love and appreciate you no matter what you choose to focus upon, but I would be delighted if you would join me!
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Psoas – The Inner Core of the Body’s Core Muscles
New information about the direction of our lives comes when we are in harmonious alignment with our source. The body and mind are the intricately connected feedback mechanisms which, when properly aligned, are a perfect conduit for the wisdom of all ages to be expressed freely through our physical and mental form.
While I practice yoga every day and pay special attention to my posture, I am always open to greater understanding which can help me to deepen my practice. Recently my attention was captured by my psoas muscles where they cross the front of the hips. During meditation, I noticed that these muscles were obstructing the free flow of energy through my body.
So when I was invited to a mind/body movement class by Debbie Barrera, owner of Aadara, I readily accepted. The class was based on the Franklin Method which uses visualization to train the mind for the proper moving alignment for our bones, joints and muscles.
During an exercise to direct our minds to the movement of the sacrum, the instructor Tracie Horsely of Franklin Method So Cal noticed that when I lifted my knees I had a habit of tucking my tailbone under. Once I became focused on keeping the natural curve of my sacrum while lifting my knees, the movement felt much more fluid and I was using my psoas muscles as they were meant to be used.
The psoas is the muscle group of the inner core and the only muscles that connect our upper body to the lower body. These muscles connect at the lumbar spine, run through the diaphragm, and down the front of the thighs to the inside of the upper femur.
When we sit, stand or engage in any standing exercises with the tailbone tucked under, the lower spine takes on an unnatural curve while the psoas is shortened and not fully engaged in the activity. When the psoas is repeatedly “along for the ride” in this manner, our body memorizes this posture, and the psoas gradually becomes static, creating weakness and tension.
The psoas muscles also connect directly to the diaphragm and assists in expanding the diaphragm on the inhale. Thus, when the psoas is less flexible, breathing is restricted.
So, while I had been tucking my tailbone during standing knee lifts (in order to lift my knee higher), my psoas was only a static participant in the exercise. This caused the psoas to shorten and become tense which left it susceptible to stagnation and injury while adversely affected the flow of breathing.
As soon as I became aware that this was occurring, I was able to consciously keep my tailbone properly aligned with my torso, and the psoas discomfort during knee lifts was alleviated while my breathing became smoother and more even.
During the class, I also learned how the top of the femur connects to the pelvis. As I continue to recall the proper alignment of these bones while walking, sitting, practicing yoga or any other activity, I can feel how my mind is being retrained to maintain healthy posture in the hips which in turn affects the health of the psoas and the entire body/mind.
Because of this experience, I walk lighter, breathe more deeply and my yoga and meditation practice has been greatly enhanced.
I have found the Franklin Method to be a very effective tool to align the body and allow energy to flow more freely.
Diet of Awareness
The idea that we need to follow any set of rules, exclude certain foods or eat things we don’t like in order to attain a certain weight creates a battle between us and our bodies. The human body is made up of approximately 75 to 100 trillion cells, and each one of them has a purpose which is to maintain balance of the organism.
In this way, each person knows down to the cellular level which foods are perfect for them at any given time. However, most of us are addicted to thoughts that create strong emotions aka stress, and through those emotions, we crave foods that harm our health.
Uncomfortable or stressful emotions are a major strain on the body. When the mind is stressed, it causes the glands to excrete excess hormones, which puts the body in a toxic state. Hormonal toxicity blocks physical and energetic passageways which are the conduits for our intercellular communication and delivery of vital nutrients to all areas of the body.
When in an emotional state, I have found it helpful to eat raw meat or eggs with raw fat such as butter. Raw meat and fat are easily digested and integrated by the body, and leave little or no toxic residue. Moreover, while raw meat helps the body to build strength in order to better handle stress, raw eggs and animal fat help to eliminate toxins from the body.
However, when our emotions are in balance, there is no need to think about which foods are most suitable for us because we desire that which supports optimal health on all levels – body, mind and being. Emotional balance is the cure for excess weight and all physical illness.
Through awareness we can achieve and maintain this balance. Please see the articles on this website, and specifically those linked below to discover how to harness the power within to create your radiant body.
- Releasing Struggle
- Yoga for Youth, Beauty & Well Being
- Instinct as a Guide Toward Pure Being
- Conscious Resistance
Yoga for Youth, Beauty and Wellbeing
In my opinion, yoga is the best form of exercise for health, beauty, emotional/spiritual wellbeing, and of course flexibility. The practice of yoga stretches and strengthens the body while conditioning the mind.
Yoga opens blocked pathways so that blood, nutrients and oxygen to the organs, tissues, glands, cells, bones and nerves can be circulated to more effectively. It also encourages the clearing of energetic passageways for emotional, mental and spiritual well being.
In addition to muscular toning and elimination of excess body fat, yoga beautifies the skin (the largest organ of our body), brightens the eyes, and takes years off of our physical appearance.
In order to attain all of the benefits of yoga, it is important to be mindfully aware of the body and breath throughout the practice.
A mindful practice not only deepens the physical benefits of yoga, but it develops our ability to control the thought patterns of the mind. This is very valuable because when we give ourselves the ability to control our thought patterns, we put ourselves in control of our emotions and consequently the direction of our lives.
For most people this can prove to be challenging at first, but like everything else, with practice we can master anything. The important thing to remember is that it is perfectly normal for the mind to wander numerous times during a yoga session. An integral part of the practice is to keep reminding ourselves (without self-judgment) to bring our minds back to the feelings in the body and the rhythm of the breath.
In order to develop a deep yoga practice including control over a wandering mind, I strongly recommend Kundalini Yoga. This form of yoga makes the body/mind integration easy to learn and understand.
My favorite yoga DVD’s are by Ana Brett and Ravi Singh. They have produced many different programs which can be modified according to ability and energy level. The best part is that they offer instruction for physical and mental direction throughout every DVD.
Please check out the links below, and make a commitment to improving your life with yoga today! Sat Nam.
Homemade Ice Cream!
Two little boys from the neighborhood were playing in our backyard with my sons yesterday, when Blaze asked me to make homemade ice cream. We took a vote between strawberry and chocolate – with chocolate being the winner.
To my kids, homemade ice cream is just normal, but the neighbor kids were very curious. They took careful note of the ingredients: eggs, honey, cacao powder and cream – all of which were raw/unheated/uncooked.
They asked if those ingredients were used to make the ice cream they eat at home. I told them probably not, but I assured them that my ice cream would taste the same or better than what they are used to.
Everyone loved the end result, and the ice cream was incredibly tasty if I do say so myself! I shared the health benefits of eating my version of raw ice cream, and they shared about a time they had “healthy” pizza by using broccoli as a topping – and how much they disliked it.
I agreed that broccoli is not something that goes well with pizza, and I also shared that using it as a topping imparts little or no health benefits. They were also relieved to know that being healthy and staying fit does not involve eating anything we don’t enjoy.
Interpretating Unpleasant Dreams
Dreams are the manifestation of the emotions we predominantly hold in our vibration, and if we find our dreams to be unpleasant, we can improve them and improve our lives.
It's not necessary to interpret our dreams, but interpretation is a natural side effect when we release the emotions that cause unpleasant dreams. This can mean anything that feels a little uncomfortable to full-blown nightmare scary. Unpleasant dreams are not random occurrences. They are clues that we are carrying extra baggage that's ready to be released.
This method is very effective, relaxing, has no unpleasant side effects, and is completely free!
Start with this meditation to clear your mind: breathe in for 5 seconds, hold the breath for 5 seconds, then breathe out for 5 seconds – all breathing through the nose. Repeat this about 5 times, then return your breath to normal.
Think about the events of your dream as if they are real, and feel what emotions they evoke within you. When you can feel the emotion in your body, breathe deeply and hold it for about 10 seconds while paying attention to the feeling. Then release the breath with the intent of releasing the emotion with it.
It's also beneficial to put forth an intention to have lucid dreams, so that the plot can be re-directed to produce a pleasant result.
If you're experiencing frequent nightmares, especially if accompanied with screaming and/or sweating, there is a good chance that you may be suffering from hypoglycemia. Having a raw fat with protein food before bed, like a raw milkshake (raw eggs, milk, cream, unheated honey) can reduce or eliminate sugar spikes which result in unhealthily low blood sugar during the night. Also, cutting down on starchy foods and eliminating processed grains all together will encourage balanced blood sugar levels without medication.
My Family's Experience with The Primal Diet
Johnson Family - August 2009
I started the Primal Diet by Aajonus Vanderplanitz about 5-1/2 years ago. I practiced it religiously for about 8 months, until I found an always-evolving variation that works very well for me.
Most of the food that I eat is still raw, and the majority of my calories still come from raw animal fat, but my diet has evolved to be more instinctual. I eat less protein, and add things that I like such as homemade chocolate and sprouted nut butters. Some days I eat more food and some days I eat less. I also go through periods of eating a lot of the same type of food, and then find that those foods don’t appeal to me for awhile.
I enjoy a healthy, youthful body, boundless energy, joyful being and abundant creativity.
I ate a lot of raw food (including eggs, chicken and fish) and an abundance of raw fat while pregnant with my one year old – and had a drug free, painless birth. Of course I also practiced Hypnobabies which is a technique for relaxing the mind.
My one year old eats plenty of raw food including breast milk, and has never had anything more than very mild (hardly noticeable) detoxification. Signs of diaper rash have also been very mild, short lived and cleared naturally – without any creams or medications.
I offer my kids raw food including milk, kefir, ice cream (eggs, cream, milk & honey), chicken, beef, fish, and homemade chocolate and sprouted nut butters. Sometimes they eat it and other times they refuse.
I don’t force this diet on my kids. They learn from my and my husband’s example, and by what feels good to them through trial and error – just like we did.
However, when my 7 year old was only a year old, he was sickly because I followed conventional protocol for birthing, immunizations and medication. From the time he was 2 until about 5 he ate an almost all raw diet and has stayed away from doctors – which has healed him.
My 17 year old daughter knows from experience that raw food is ideal for promoting fitness and health, but at this time she chooses a mostly conventional diet and some of the “normal” health issues that accompany it. Should she ever decide to regain optimal health, she has the tools necessary to achieve it.
My husband eats a lot of raw food, but tends to eat cooked foods a bit more than I do. He is strong, healthy, youthful and energetic. He is also much calmer and even tempered – which is great for our relationship!!
Vaccinations and Control
My family does not take vaccinations, we are not afraid of sick or diseased people, and we do not struggle with any serious illness. In fact, even though we don’t use medication - our version of cold and flu is milder and shorter lived than those experienced by our more conventional friends.
It's easy to see why so many of us still believe that our immunity can be enhanced artificially. After all, we have been conditioned since our youth to believe medical doctors and scientists are the keepers of our health.
Corporate America has been feeding us a diet of fear, processed foods and drugs for a long time. Some of us even believe that vaccinations are effective while also believing that contact with an unvaccinated person will cause a vaccinated person to become infected. This notion instills fear and distrust of each other, and is just another way to promote more control for those in power.
The consensus that vaccines are able to ward off illness and disease really is just a paradigm of fear. It is fear in combination with the action of vaccines and denatured food that result in what we know as "incurable" disease.
The truth is that immunizations work to deteriorate, not enhance overall immune function. While they can sometimes ward off a particular type of illness, vaccines are mostly ineffective and harmful to our bodies.
Whether or not we choose to vaccinate is a personal decision and one that may be competently made by anyone based on their own research and intuition. But whatever we choose as individuals, we do not need government/corporations mandating our choices for anyone else.
Governmental support and promotion of vaccination is a blatant conflict of interest. While we’re supposedly promoting a “war on drugs”, legal drugs are being pushed on us in order to keep us sick and dependent on government.
We the People have essentially become like peasants of Corporate America. But the power of change is within each of us. As more of us become aware that we are not victims, we will have fewer villains.
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