As many of you know, I have lived with chronic anxiety for most of my life. I have chosen not to take medication and have continued to search for healing through meditation, tapping, Matrix Reimprinting (an advanced form of EFT) and acupuncture. For some time I have been free of my familiar morning anxiety, until the past couple of weeks. Perhaps it’s flared up when I began to have more seasonal hay fever and wake up congested, achy and grumpy. Who knows … Two days ago I woke up feeling anxious and found a wonderful video lesson from Pema Chodron on-line (pematonglen.shambala.com). She was teaching a Buddhist meditation practice called Tonglen. She describes this as a practice to remain open – it’s also referred to … continue reading
Do You Trust Your Intuition?
Tapping To Clear Food Cravings
“What tapping does incredibly well is disrupt the fight-or-flight response, quickly allowing your body to return to a more relaxed state in which it can digest food properly and support healthier digestion and faster metabolism.” Jessica Ortner, author of The Tapping Solution for Weight Loss & Body Confidence As we move into the summer holiday, BBQ and eating more season, I thought I would share a new book from our friends at The Tapping Solution. Whether your goal is releasing excess weight or simply feeling better about your food choices and therefore feeling happier and more confident in your body, these simple practices may be helpful. Because it’s not about the food! Ahhhh… The foods we crave may very likely represent comfort, … continue reading
Preparation for Meditation
The test of your success in meditation is not whether you have visions, but rather how you are changing as a person in everyday life – whether you are becoming a happier person. The goal is to have your whole life become a meditation. Preparing for Meditation Create a comfortable and pleasant place to meditate. Set aside a specific time to meditate – best times are dawn, dusk,noon and midnight – but most importantly – be consistent about when you meditate. Find a comfortable sitting position in a chair, on a cushion or on a meditation bench, so that your spine is long and open. Relaxation – do some yoga postures or stretching exercises. Say a prayer and ask for guidance and support for your … continue reading
The Amazing Vagus Nerve Complex
The Amazing Vagus Nerve Complex The Vagus Nerve is a cranial nerve that extends up into our brains, even though it is not shown in this image. Following is a somewhat technical description of our amazing vagus nerve complex. This is a cranial nerve which, quite elegantly, travels from within our brains, down through all of our major organs, and into our gastro-intestinal system, governing taste, speech, circulation, digestion and so much more. I am suspecting that our so called gut-brain is influential in so many of our chronic illnesses and conditions. In our practice on Monday, let’s see if we can imagine sending loving kindness and appreciation to this wonderful and complex part of our bodies. The vagus nerve is the 10th cranial nerve. Sensory: Innervates … continue reading
For Challenging People & Circumstances
Loving Kindness (Metta) Meditation practice. The words are: May I be filled with loving kindness May I be well May I be peaceful and at ease And may I be happy. Repeat this phrase, speaking or chanting, a few times through. Then extend the practice to your loved ones: May you be filled with loving kindness May you be well May you be peaceful and at ease And may you be happy. Bringing to mind your family and friends, as you speak or chant the Metta phrases – wishing them well and happy. Here Comes The Challenging Part An additional, and more challenging, way to practice, is to offer well-wishing to a person or a circumstance that is challenging for you. Bring to mind a … continue reading
Accessing & Trusting Your Body Wisdom
One way to find relief that helps us move beyond taking a pill or searching the internet, is to get in touch with our Body Wisdom. You may call this intuition, guidance, knowing or even magic. I have found that when I have a question about what is happening in my body – my head wants to figure out a solution and Do something. When I take the time to slow down, get quiet and ask my body for information, I usually get a different answer and somehow wiser information. I might ask “What is it I need to know or understand?” Then I listen with my heart for the answer. This may take some time and patience. I feel that I am tuning in … continue reading
Total Lunar Eclipse on Friday – Transformation or Chaos?
“The full moon on the night of July 27, 2018, presents the longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century. The total phase of the eclipse – called the totality – spans 1 hour 42 minutes and 57 seconds.” www.earthsky.org That’s exciting news! And, unfortunately, we won’t be able to see the eclipse from north America this time. I did find a place in Israel that will be live casting at www.bareket-astro.com, if you would like to follow the event. If you are in Asia or Africa – enjoy! I’ve also been hearing a lot of conversation about the astrological and emotional implications of this full moon and the eclipse. So I got curious to see what I could learn. 1. Be aware that we will feel the emotional … continue reading
Stirring Up Dust & Stirring Up Memories
As I continue to clean out my garage I’ve been stirring up plenty of dust and experiencing stirred up memories as well. Ahhhh… No wonder we procrastinate about clearing clutter… Tapping To Acknowledge & Release Stirred Up Memories Set Up Statement: “Even though I’m feeling so many stirred up memories and part of me is holding on, for whatever reason, I choose to acknowledge and release the past with love and acceptance.” Reminder Statements: (while tapping around on the body points) “All these memories *** some of them good *** and some of them not so good *** all of these memories *** feeling sad *** so uncomfortable *** all these memories *** moving through my body *** I’d really like to let this go *** feeling … continue reading
Questions To Unwind Anxiety & Fear When Tapping
A powerful enhancement to our EFT healing practice is asking questions to unwind the symptoms of our anxiety and fear. Remember that emotional issues are not just in our heads, they are held in our tissues. When we are able to release emotional issues by tapping, our bodies are able to shift and change as well. Many of our physical conditions have their roots in past trauma. Our childhood experiences have been found to correlate to persistent adult health conditions. When you are tapping to bring forth greater ease and calm, you might try asking yourself questions such as these: 1. When did these emotions first begin? 2. What was going on in your life at that time? What relieves it? What makes it worse? … continue reading
Healing & Releasing the Past
When I was in the third grade in Santa Ana, California, I was tested and my school decided I would skip the fourth grade and go right into fifth grade. I was delighted at the time because no one liked the fourth grade teacher. Ahhhh… I remember loving the fifth grade teacher and what I was learning. I went on from there – all the way through high school – never realizing that I was just as smart and quite a bit younger than everyone else in school. This caused me a great deal of confusion and I always felt left out and not included in social activities. My parents where so involved in their own dramas that I didn’t realize until much later in … continue reading