September 2012

Body & Soul

A simple, loving practice I have created for myself lately is a yoga-like free and easy movement to yummy music in the morning.

The moves are slow and flowing, and - like sensual dance moves - includes the loving caresses of my hands nurturing and blessing my body. My hands, first open to the heavens above, gather Universal Love and melt down my head, neck, shoulders and arms.  

Resting in Easy Sit position, I sway and churn my torso, while my hands comfort my back, buttocks and thighs, as I open my heart to the world and to myself.

With eyes closed, music loud and luscious, I allow my body temple to embrace the union of body and soul within me. During this sacred time, and for hours afterward, all of me feels alive and loved.

I encourage you to enjoy your own expression of uniting body and soul in a loving, nurturing way.

Loneliness and love

Have you ever been in the midst of a joyful celebration, surrounded by friends and suddenly noticed that you were feeling lonely or loveless?

The primary impulse for our awakening is heart-centered Love. As the energies expand and contract to make room for more love in our hearts, we can feel an odd emptiness. Why is this? 

 As Love beings playing in the game of duality, which includes wounds, stories and occasional bursts of joy, we have tried to adjust our Highest Selves to participate in the human's see-saw of emotional experiences. And as we awaken, there will be those unpredictable moments when we notice the illusion of it all, or feel the massive gap between where our human selves have defined joy and the eternal bliss of Divine Love.

In those moments, know that there is nothing wrong with you. You aren't being ungrateful or haven't found the right friends, you are simply awakening to a higher form of Love. And, at those times of raw awareness, know that the gap is shrinking.

Bringing Love Consciousness to your strained relationships

As humans living on Earth we have agreed to be in relationships in some way or another. Unless one is a hermit in complete isolation, even our casual interactions are relationships in their simplest forms. And, at this time of great cosmic shifts, we are in the midst of big changes in our own lives and, as such, have likely experienced some major relationship shifts in the past year or so. Although relationships have come and gone over the course of our lives, the recent changes seem far more profound and permanent. As well, our soul's desire to feel more connected to others has deepened. We are recognizing the Oneness of All That Is and want to heal our perceptions, if not our realities, of separation consciousness.

It may not be possible to mend all the dissolved relationships in our life, but we can certainly work with an intention to bring Love Consciousness to the origins of each of them.

What is the point of bringing anything to the "origins" of our relationships?

As all things are energy, and in reality there is no time or space, in truth we are always working with energy in present time. Thus, wherever something may seem on the spectrum of time, we always have access to it.

Back in linear time, we and our relationships have pasts and our strained relationships have been impacted by past energies that have lead to current issues. By infusing the formation of a relationship with Love Consciousness, we can positively influence the course of its linear path to affect the ever-present. Whether or not we literally repair the relationship is not a guarantee, but by enlightening the relationship's origin, we can free ourselves from emotional baggage and find peace in What Is. And, likely, What Is will feel much more peaceful.

Of course, with a dedicated spiritual practice and inner work, it's possible to find peace in all areas of our lives, and by working at the energetic level of our relationships, we can make tangible shifts in how we partake in them, even if they have dissolved completely. This simple, mindful technique is both powerful and accessible. As our intuitive selves mature and we awaken the greater consciousness within us, we gain access to insights and abilities once reserved only for shamans and highly spiritual people.

John Lennon

"We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it."