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Meditation - Chakra
February 2, 2012 | 
Author Meditation – Chakra
Chakra Meditation Balancing & Healing
www.katoniahouse.com presents a complete chakra balancing & healing session. Working from the base chakra up to the crown chakra using unique sounds and colors. You are left feeling totally refreshed and energized!
Basic Chakra Meditation Grounding & Centering
Whether you are new to meditation or well experienced with yoga or tai chi, anyone can learn basic chakra meditation. Each has its own rewards and benefits. Unlike yoga or tai chi, anyone can practice chakra meditation since there is not the same physical aspect to it. Also, chakra meditation can be practiced almost anywhere. All you need is a quiet place where you will be undisturbed and about 15-20 minutes. Wearing comfortable, loose fitting clothing is recommended but not required.
Before beginning, it is important to ground yourself in order to get the full effect from the chakra meditation. Some people do this by walking through a lawn barefoot, reconnecting with nature. This can also be done by sitting cross-legged on the floor or sitting with your legs folded under you and concentrating on your breathing.
To help clear your mind in preparation for chakra meditation, first choose a focal point. If you are more comfortable with your eyes open, focus on a point on the floor 5-10 feet in front of you, but instead of looking directly at it, look through it. If closing your eyes is more comfortable, mentally focus on the spot between your anus and genitals. This spot is the location of the root chakra, the foundation of the chakra system. Allow your mind to clear. If you notice your mind starting to wander, gently guide it back to your focal point.
Breathe in and out slowly, making each breath deliberate. As you do this, you should feel your body and mind start to relax and center. Once completely relaxed, you will be ready to begin the chakra meditation. As a rule of thumb, it is not recommended to skip this step when practicing chakra meditation because a quiet mind and body is more open to the benefits and healing it provides.
If you only have a short amount of time in which to practice chakra meditation, it is recommended to set an alarm rather than trying to keep an eye on the time yourself. This will allow you to fully concentrate on the meditation without distractions. 20-30 minutes a day is the recommended time for meditation.
Proper grounding and centering before chakra meditation is so important it deserves its own article. A follow-up article will go into detail on various techniques and chants often used in general chakra meditation as well as how to open the different chakras.
Chakra Meditation – Take A Closer Look
There are many different styles of meditation and can be done for balancing chakras. Some of these can be done on your own; while others work best if you have a partner that can lead you through them. If you don’t have someone to work with you can always record yourself reading the meditation and play it back.
In one meditation you can connect a spirit animal to each of your chakras. This is a powerful meditation process that will give you a key to dealing with your chakras going forward. When you meet the animal guide for each chakra you can develop a relationship with that animal. This allows you to talk to the animal that guards your individual chakras when you notice that something is out of balance. Using this system can really help you work on chakra healing.
This meditation takes thirty to forty-five minutes, so make sure that you have enough time to devote to the entire process before getting started. You will need to get into a relaxed meditative state. Do this however you normally do.
Once you are fully relaxed bring your awareness down to your root chakra. See the energy center glowing red at the place where you legs come together. As you watch this space you will see the form of an animal start to take shape. When it is fully formed attempt to communicate with it. Ask it what messages it has for you in relation to your chakra healing. When you feel ready thank your ally and move into your sacral chakra.
Your awareness should then move into your pelvic bowl where your sacral chakra will glow in a bright orange ball. After a moment the shape of an animal will start to form. When it is fully formed talk to your sacral animal. Ask it what message it has for you in regards to your chakra healing. When you are ready thank your ally and move into your solar plexus.
Repeat this process for the solar plexus, the heart chakra, the throat chakra, the third eye chakra, and the crown chakra. Each energy center will have its own special animal ally and own special message for you. Give time to each ally to converse with you. Take a moment to ask any questions that you might have about balancing chakras, chakra healing, or each individual chakra.
If you are able take notes as you move through your chakra meditation, but if this is not possible for you try and remember as much as you can from your experience and write it down afterwards. You will be able to connect back to these animal allies whenever you need to. Checking in on their appearance and energy levels can give you real and concrete clues about the health of each chakra center.
This meditation can be done as often as you want. Most likely the animals will not change, but occasionally your chakra animal ally will change as you grow and heal. This is neither good nor bad. Once you start a relationship with your animal ally keep it up. There is much powerful information for you to learn from them.
Chakra Balancing with Gemstones & Crystals (Advanced Chakra Guidebook – Healing Your Rainbow Bridge)
by: KG Stiles
publisher: http://www.kgstiles.com, published: 2011-04-12
ASIN: B004WG4PIQ
sales rank: 30413
The elemental life force energies of healing gemstones and crystals with their inherent sound and color frequency patterns may be used for effectively clearing, balancing and enhancing each of your chakras. Suggestions are included for each of your 7 Major Chakras and the 8th and 9th Chakras. (Chapter Book Excerpted from “Advanced Chakra Guidebook – Healing Your Rainbow Bridge”)
The Chakra 4 Journal Of Healthy Living Vol. 1
by: Nick Brown
publisher: Chakra 4 Herb & Tea House, published: 2012-01-10
ASIN: B006WSFKBI
sales rank: 345047
A collection of our favorite articles on herbal living and eating well. Learn about herbs and foods that can help you beat sugar cravings, over come anemia, get more sleep, fight off colds and flu, and more.
Healing Hands Activation – Chakra Balancing Energy Healing Treatment (Advanced Chakra Guidebook – Healing Your Rainbow Bridge)
by: KG Stiles
publisher: http://www.kgstiles.com, published: 2011-04-13
ASIN: B004WKQKP8
sales rank: 22736
Life’s very essence is energy. Your body is a vital energy field that will positively respond to the loving energy healing treatment you’re about to learn. (Chapter Book, a similar Healing Hands Activation can be found in “Advanced Chakra Guidebook – Healing Your Rainbow Bridge”)
ENERGY & CHAKRA HEALING – Heal Yourself & Others – Powerful Hands-On Healing Techniques for Body, Mind, Spirit & Emotions
by: KG Stiles
publisher: http://www.kgstiles.com, published: 2011-04-20
ASIN: B004XJ50KY
sales rank: 49488
Learn hands-on energy and chakra healing techniques for Relaxation and Stress Relief, Neck Tension, Jaw Pain and Headache Relief, Chronic Low Back Pain and Sciatica Relief, Chronic Upper Back, Shoulder, Arm and Hand Pain Relief. The Energy and Chakra Healing book also includes the related physical, mental and emotional symptoms of imbalance that result from stagnation or energy blockage for each of your related energy centers or chakras. The Energy and Chakra Healing book may be used effectively for your own personal self care or with your friends, family or clients. Regular practice of the prescribed energy and chakra healing techniques will not only give you the desired relaxation and relief from painful physical, mental and emotional conditions; it will also help you build your own personal power which will enable you to more consistently take action and direct your spirit for beneficial outcomes in your life.
Chakra Clearing: Restore your grip on life with only your mind
by: Stephen Richards
publisher: Mirage Publishing, published: 2011-11-18
ASIN: B0069ZCBDY
sales rank: 57222
Clears out and accelerates your chakras in a pleasant way. Inwardly restore your energy levels and outwardly, restore your grip on life with nothing more than your mind. Power up the energy dynamos within you and see the difference this makes to your life. All is explained in an easy to follow style. You will not need any fancy crystals, gems or rocks … only your mind. There are no awkward instructions to follow, all is laid out in such a way that it flows with ease.
The primary chakras (energy centres) in your body control your emotions; these are mental attitudes that can cause or reflect an imbalance within that particular centre. When you power up these energy centres within you will soon experience how good this makes you feel. When you experience the new power within you, it will effortlessly energize and restart the energy flow within you so you can go on to accomplish great things and have great health, too.
Once you unblock, cleanse and balance your chakras, balance will be restored within you and also thereby restoring balance to your life. We are more than just our physical body, which is why it is essential to concentrate on and take care of our non-physical energy body. The easy to follow methods in this book for clearing your chakras can be done any time, any where.
Also covers grounding and as well as the seven primary chakras it also reveals the power of some of the lesser known chakras.
STEPHEN RICHARDS, the Golden Pen, has had numerous books serialised in the national press and magazines. As well as heading his own publishing house, Mirage Publishing, he has authored and co-authored over 70 titles for other well respected publishers.
TV credits include: Panorama, Trevor McDonald’s Tonight programme, Real Lives, BBC TV (and BBC TV digital Horizon channel), BBC and independent radio, Channel 4, Channel 5 TV and Independent TV.
Independent film and TV companies regularly seek his advice, also having contributed to numerous newspaper and magazine features.
As well as being a qualified Clinical Hypnotherapist, he is also a qualified stress counsellor, and was once listed with the British Association of Counsellors’ Disaster Team, Family & Sexual Division and was also a Student Stress Counsellor.
Now concentrating on Mind, Body & Spirit books and audios, Stephen has dedicated himself to coaching mind power techniques and regularly runs courses and workshops. More details can be found at: www.cosmicorderingexperience.com
When not publishing other authors and working on therapeutic projects, Stephen is also a successful property developer. He also has a portfolio of rental properties which is valued at millions (pound sterling). His success is solely through his self-development and use of mind power, for which he is ranked as one of the world’s top experts.
Spirit Guides And Healing Energy – Work With Your Spirit Guides, Strengthen Your Aura, Balance Your Chakras
by: Kelly Wallace
publisher: Intuitive Living, published: 2011-04-28
ASIN: B004YKVIQC
sales rank: 49142
“Packed with information that will help you no matter where you’re at in life or what you want to achieve. By putting Kelly’s advice and exercises into action you can’t help but be successful and happy! After practicing for just a short while I felt like I finally “woke up” and my life changed forever. Yay!”
This book combines Kelly Wallace’s ebooks: Contacting and Working With Your Spirit Guides and Energy Work – Cleansing and Healing Your Aura, along with a brand new section Balancing Your Chakras – Unlock Energy, Creativity and Wisdom. If you want to travel a spiritual path of true power and healing then you need to learn to heal, cleanse, strengthen, and work with the various forms of energy available to you.
It may seem overwhelming when you imagine being able to communicate with your very own spirit guides, create an aura that attracts love and success, and balance your chakras for optimal health and energy. As a professional psychic counselor, Kelly’s goal has always been to take these esoteric subjects and make them simple to understand and easy to incorporate into your life.
You don’t have to spend hours a day meditating, purchase any special equipment, or live on tofu and alfalfa sprouts to follow a spiritual path of power and healing. All you need is a few minutes each day to practice these quick and enjoyable exercises. Before you know it you’ll be living a happier, healthier and more successful life in all areas.
The Chakra Bible: The Definitive Guide to Chakra Energy
by: Patricia Mercier
publisher: Sterling, published: 2007-12-01
ASIN: 1402752245
EAN: 9781402752247
sales rank: 8834
price: $8.20 (new), $9.49 (used)
Chakras for Beginners: A Guide to Balancing Your Chakra Energies (For Beginners (Llewellyn’s))
by: David Pond
publisher: Llewellyn Publications, published: 1999-10-08
ASIN: B0028N6416
sales rank: 37029
Chakras for Beginners explains how to align your energy on many levels to achieve balance and health from the inside out. In everyday terms, you will learn the function of the seven body-spirit energy vortexes called chakras. Practical exercises, meditations, and powerful techniques for working with your energy flow will help you overcome imbalances that block your spiritual progress.
—Discover colors and crystals that activate each chakra
—Explore the balanced and unbalanced expressions of each
chakra’s energies: survival, sexuality, power, love, creativity, intuition, and spirituality
—Practice spiritual exercises, visualizations, and meditations that bring your energies into balance
Chakras for Beginners: A Guide to Balancing Your Chakra Energies (For Beginners (Llewellyn’s))
by: David Pond
publisher: Llewellyn Publications, published: 1999-10-08
ASIN: 1567185371
EAN: 9781567185379
sales rank: 15504
price: $6.94 (new), $4.57 (used)
Chakras for Beginners explains how to align your energy on many levels to achieve balance and health from the inside out. In everyday terms, you will learn the function of the seven body-spirit energy vortexes called chakras. Practical exercises, meditations, and powerful techniques for working with your energy flow will help you overcome imbalances that block your spiritual progress.
—Discover colors and crystals that activate each chakra
—Explore the balanced and unbalanced expressions of each
chakra’s energies: survival, sexuality, power, love, creativity, intuition, and spirituality
—Practice spiritual exercises, visualizations, and meditations that bring your energies into balance
The Chakras
by: Janet Boyer
publisher: Boyer House, published: 2011-03-02
ASIN: B004QGYAJG
sales rank: 11770
The word chakra means “wheel of light” in the language of Sanskrit. The chakras are the body’s internal energy centers, and are aligned vertically near the spine. Energy enters the body through the head (the heavens) and the base (the earth beneath). The 7 chakras are vortex points where these forces mingle, with each producing a distinctive energy pattern. The purpose of the 7 chakras is to absorb, transform, and distribute the body’s internal energy, known by terms like prana, life force, or chi. Specific organs and body parts are associated with each chakra, as well as corresponding behavioral, emotional, and personality patterns. It’s important to note that the chakras are in constant interplay, and can really only be separated intellectually.
Similar to the principles of Feng Shui, energy can sometimes flow too strongly or too weakly, or be blocked entirely. If this happens in one or more chakras, there will be a corresponding distortion or disharmony which affects patterns of health. Sometimes, chakras get “stuck” open or closed, and it’s important to uncover the root of this state for energetic balance.
Watch our BLOG for more on Chakra’s coming soon!!
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Inspiration and Decoration
We have been so busy we have been just putting up meditations and not inspiration or decoration so this post will make up for that!! living a life full of inspiration is easy, positivity=inspiration. You can find inspiration EVERYWHERE!! When you want to live a life full of Love, Beauty, Positivity Inspiration follows!
Inspiration – Video
Law Of Attraction Success With Inspiration, Not Desperation
Are you choosing actions from a place of desperation? Starting with inspiration leads to manifesting results with ease. This is an important concept to understand when working with the Law of Attraction.
There are two things I would like to consider here. First there’s your attitude. I think you will also agree that it is easiest to have a positive attitude when you believe you have the ability, or the resources to do something. Feeling worried or concerned that something might not be do-able can make positive thinking a challenge. And, if you’ve experienced failures or false starts, you might find yourself feeling a little on the desperate side. So, how do you create a positive attitude about something you haven’t been completely successful at?
Secondly, there are your available resources. You see, another key ability for reaching your goals is knowing how to start where you are and use your current resources to take you forward. Here’s what I mean by “resources”:
When you think of your goals, the ones you’ve struggled to accomplish in the past, you may notice that you’ve been missing some of the abilities or “know how” to accomplish them. Or you know what to do, but you can’t seem to get yourself to do it. By “resources” I mean the ability, energy, drive and inspiration you have.
Generally, we make goals about things we want that we don’t already have. Have you noticed that we usually don’t feel so great when we focus on a lack? Well, since that’s the place we usually begin with goals, its great to have a process for moving from what we don’t want to what we do want, while feeling good. Sometimes, just getting started on a new plan can be uplifting. More often folks tend to feel frustrated or discouraged. And that’s OK! Its part of being human, that we all get discouraged from time to time.
Did you know that the negative feelings are part of the process of moving forward? Knowing what you don’t want is the place where you start asking for what you DO want. Most of us are habituated to focusing on what we don’t want, so we forget to shift our energy and focus toward receiving what we asked for. We just keep looking at what we don’t want.
Changing the way you FEEL about the goal is the real secret to all of this. It can be difficult when you want something big, because there are big feelings associated with the desire. It seems hard. We don’t always know how to do it and it can take a while to see the outcome we’re after. If something feels big, you can be sure that you aren’t really in alignment with it- another way of saying that is that your energy isn’t in a place of being able to sustain a good feeling about it. So, you probably just don’t have the resources to get there right now.
What can you do? You have to start with the things you know you can do. The proof is that you are doing them right now or you have succeeded easily with them in the past. Think for a minute about how it feels when you decide to do something and then do it! Go beyond one thing. What about when you have a day or a few days when you are really on a roll, feeling good about your accomplishments? Well, it’s the good feelings that you generate that keep the ball rolling, even more than the things that you’re doing. And if you can amplify those good feelings by focusing on them, celebrating your successes and enjoying the process, you actually propel yourself forward.
Inspired actions come from your inner being, from your relaxed, playful, joyful self. In other words, when you let go of struggling and pushing yourself to do things you think you SHOULD do, and allow yourself to feel good, actions will lay themselves out before your eyes. These inspired actions will feel exciting and very right! Doing them will seem like the next logical step. You’ll soon see that inspired action is the only kind of action a deliberate creator needs.
How You Can Accomplish Any Goal By Applying The Law Of Attraction
If you have ever studied the law of attraction before, you are likely aware of the fact that this may be one of the most important subjects within the knowledge base of humankind today. By mastering the law of attraction , you will be in a position to maintain any type of lifestyle you want and accomplish any goal you may desire to accomplish in the future.
If you are new to the concept of the law of attraction, you are likely curious about how this law actually works. There are many different beliefs that revolve around how the law of attraction actually works, but one common consensus is that people become like the points of focus they give their attention to. So, if you were to focus on a happy person, you too would begin to feel slightly happier. The same process would occur as you focus on any subject as well.
There are various beliefs concerning how this process actually works, but many people feel that the world is a collection of infinite vibrations. These vibrations make up our senses and our thoughts. This means, if a person were to focus on a specific subject, they would be focusing on a specific vibration.
As anyone gives their attention to a specific vibration, they too began to vibrate like their point to focus, because they themselves are simply made up of vibrations. If a person continues to give their attention to a specific subject, they will begin to attract experiences of a like vibration into their life.
Many people begin to investigate how they can apply this law to achieve their grandest desires once they discover it. There are many different ways you can utilize the law of attraction in your life, but the first step you must take to benefit from this law is the step of focusing on the goal you wish to achieve in your life experience.
Inspired action is often believed to be one of the most important parts of the law of attraction too. As you give attention to the ultimate goal you wish to achieve, ideas related to the actions and steps you can take to make your dream a reality will enter your thoughts. As you actually take these steps, you will find yourself moving closer to the accomplishment of your goal.
Many people feel that you should practice giving attention to your final goal in order to stay on track. As you relentlessly take inspired action towards achieving your goal, and you continue to keep your focus upon your final goal, you will find yourself moving closer and closer towards the life you wish to live. By implementing inspired actions, you can greatly reduce the amount of time that it takes for you to actually achieve your goals.
You may be wondering if there is a limit to the amount of goals you can accomplish with the law of attraction. You should know that you can truly accomplish any desire you may have when you possess this knowledge. Simply start by focusing on the life experience you wish to live, then take any inspired action you can in order to achieve your goal. As you continue to implement actions you are inspired to take, you will start to observe yourself moving closer and closer to the life of your dreams.
Inspiration In Quotes
A sunbeam to warm you,
A moonbeam to charm you,
A sheltering angel, so nothing can harm you.
~Irish Blessing
If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere. ~Frank A. Clark
When the world says, “Give up,”
Hope whispers, “Try it one more time.”
~Author Unknown
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them. ~G.B. Shaw, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, 1893
There is no telling how many miles you will have to run while chasing a dream. ~Author Unknown
10 Keys To Bring Inspiration Into Your Life Or How To Be Inspired
Have you ever asked yourself what is inspiration? What is being inspired?
When the word inspiration is broken down into its component parts, it simply means “in – spirit”.
When you are living “in – spirit” You feel excited about yourself and your life. You have a special connection with all parts of your mind and body.
The question is how can you connect to your spirit at all times to take actions that enable you to live inspiration?
Below are the ten keys to opening the doors to your inspiration.
1. The first key to inspiration is enjoyment. It would take a spiritual master to be inspired about doing the dishes. So find something that really excites you. It can be anything that you really enjoy. You have to have fun.
2. The second key to inspiration is love. When you are actively pouring love into what you are doing, this will guarantee that you are opening yourself to experiencing more inspiration. If you love what you do and do what you love, this will guarantee that you will be inspired.
3. The third key to inspiration is to trust in yourself. Listen to that little voice inside yourself and know that this comes from heart. This is called intuition. Intuition is the spark the sets off the fires of inspiration.
4. The fourth key to inspiration is to follow what your intuition tells you. The more you listen to it, the stronger your intuition will become. If you don’t pay attention, that little voice gets fainter and fainter until you can no longer hear it. The spark goes out, and gets harder and harder to rekindle.
5. The fifth key to inspiration is to believe in yourself. Keep telling yourself “I can”. These are some of the most powerful words that you can ever use. When you say this to yourself often enough, you build a bridge between yourself and your inspiration. When you are backed by a strong belief in yourself and your dreams, nothing is impossible.
6. The sixth key to inspiration is not to listen to anyone that says “no you can’t”. They might think that they are helping you, and try to project this negative belief onto you, but remember to keep telling yourself that, “I can!” Nothing will kill your inspiration quicker than listening to people say “no you can’t do that” Understand that often what they mean is “No, I can’t do that, so you shouldn’t either” Its best to simply thank them for their advice, pay no attention to it and not discuss it further.
7. The seventh key to inspiration is to avoid negativity. Ask yourself, do you really need to read the newspaper or watch the news on TV every day? Nothing kills inspiration quicker than being surrounded by bad news. How you can you possibly feel inspired if everywhere you look you are getting reports of doom, gloom and destruction. What if instead of watching the news, you spent time doing what it is that you really love? What if you just spent just 1/2hr a day doing what you really love? What sort of a change would it make in your life after a whole year?
8. The eight key to inspiration is acceptance. Accept that on some days you feel much more inspired than on others. This is normal. Nobody can be completely inspired every minute of the day. So on the days when you feel flat, just know that this will pass and don’t feel too troubled about not feeling inspired.
9. The ninth key to inspiration – Take action every day, no matter how small a step it seems. Action is the fuel to the fires of inspiration. Make it a daily practice to keep your fire burning. The taking of actions, no matter how small, will fill you with inspiration for taking the next step.
10. The tenth key to inspiration is the most powerful of all. Simply put, it is to surround yourself with things that inspire you. This is so laughingly simple that many people over look this. It could be inspiring music, inspiring recorded talks, inspiring books and inspirational art.
One of the most powerful ways to be inspired comes from surrounding yourself with inspirational art. Artworks come in many forms such as paintings and sculptures, and have such an amazing power to influence thoughts and emotions, to uplift and also inspire. By the careful placement of inspiring artworks, you can transform your living and working environments to be places filled with light and inspiration.
All of these 10 keys to inspiration are very simple things. Try them today and you will be amazed at what a difference it will make in your life.
May your life be filled with Love and Happiness and Inspiration!
Inspirational Paintings and Art
Modern Oil Painting on Canvas Stretched Framed with Wooden Frame – Tree of Love – Romantic
ASIN: B00449C4HU
EAN: 0628586204249
sales rank: 41099
price: $155.00 (new)
High quality 100% hand-painted oil painting on canvas. Redefine your living style with this unique and elegant piece of art created by artist. Each piece is custom made, please allow 2 to 3 weeks for quality assurance on painting and shipping. Actual size may be slightly different from the product image. CUSTOM SIZES AVAILABLE. Please contact us right away (should be before we have started processing) if you would like different painting sizes. – price may be more for bigger sizes.
Modern Abstract Art Oil Painting Stretched Ready to Hang Opz-5-29
ASIN: B006VE6ZH6
sales rank: 62473
price: $159.99 (new)
Modern Paintings Modern Art Paintings 194
publisher: Fengshui-paintings.com
ASIN: B001W6SYFE
EAN: 0007069813121
sales rank: 1197054
price: $199.00 (new)
Hand Painted by Feng Shui Master, oil painting on canvas. Modern paintings Modern art paintings, HAND PAINTED OIL ON CANVAS, Framed/stretched ready to hang. Custom made reproduction, please allow 3 weeks for painting and shipping. The pictures shown are of the original painting.
Wood Abstract Black Wall Art Modern Contemporary Unique
publisher: Exclusive Decor
ASIN: B00170JTNQ
EAN: 0758647996407
sales rank: 40547
price: $89.95 (new)
Beautiful Wood Abstract Black Wall Art Modern Contemporary Unique S/3 36w, 26h
Ash Carl Metal Wall Art Handsanded Wall Decor for Modern settings.
publisher: ASH CARL
ASIN: B001NDBJTE
EAN: 0876904080055
sales rank: 105734
price: $369.99 (new)
This 7 panel metal wall sculpture by artist Ash Carl will mesmerizeyou and your guests! The handsanded finish on the metal creates a unique 3 dimensional effect. As you pass by, the artwork seemingly “moves” by reflecting any light in the room. Lighting brings out amazing movement and texture in each panel! paint is applies to protect the metal and it features an amazing array of colors and detail. These pieces cannot be justified by pictures. The reflections that are hand carved into each piece can only show there best qualities in person.If you are looking for other color combinations, check out the other 80 designs of painted metal wall art by Ash Carl. Ash’s artwork is collected by thousands worldwide and is MADE IN THE USA!
“Meteor Eclipse” Metal Wall Art, Modern Office Decor, Abstract Metal Sculpture
publisher: Statements2000
ASIN: B002T5PYHS
EAN: 0853526002788
sales rank: 196637
price: $275.00 (new)
It is with great pleasure to offer you this stunning 7-panel work of art. I have designed this Abstract Wall Sculpture to express the mesmerizing three-dimensional qualities and light-capturing brilliance within the Aluminum. I hand grind and polish the intricate textures into the metal to reveal layers of deep metal carves that build dramatic illusions of depth and dimension. The intense red and black streaks across the hazel-colored reflections will be especially appreciated in person when the textures have a chance to dazzle you with their luminance and movement. For additional protection, I applied a UV protective clearcoat to ensure the vivid colors remain ultra-glossy and vibrant! Each piece is carefully built using the highest quality materials. Wall mounting brackets are pre-installed and ready to hang on any surface and in any orientation you chose. Overall artwork dimensions: 5ft 6in wide x 2ft tall(167cm x 61cm x 5cm) (Display size shown, mounted with 1″ spaces in between each panel). The complete work of art consists of seven individual panels, each ranging between 6″ and 12″ wide.
“Blue Wave” Metal Wall Art, Modern Wall Decor, Abstract Metal Wall Sculpture
publisher: Statements2000
ASIN: B002UEUJ6Y
EAN: 0853526002962
sales rank: 153823
price: $79.00 (new)
It is with great pleasure to offer you this stunning work of art. I have designed this Jewel Toned Abstract Wall Sculpture to express the mesmerizing three-dimensional qualities and light-capturing brilliance.
The intricate textures I hand grind and polish into the metal to reveal layers of deep metal carves that build dramatic illusions of depth and dimension. The Cobalt Blue reflections will be especially appreciated in person. For Additional protection I applied a UV protective clear coat to ensure the Jewel Tones remain ultra glassy and vibrant!
You and your guests will marvel as the brilliant glimmering light seems to interact with the metal as you move around it!!
Each piece I carefully build with the highest quality materials. Wall mounting brackets are preinstalled and ready to hang on any surface and in any direction. I have shipped my gallery packed artwork all over the world with confidence my artwork will remain brilliant and bring many years of enjoyment.
This piece is the perfect frameless alternative to add class and sophistication to any room. If you are looking for a dynamic Metal Wall Sculpture that will dramatically energize your home, office, or garden…
This is your
WOW FACTOR!!!
Modern Wall Art. Handsanded finish with contemporary metal wall decor!
publisher: Recherche LLC
ASIN: B001ND6INQ
EAN: 0876904080741
sales rank: 294350
price: $299.99 (new)
This 7 panel metal wall sculpture by artist Ash Carl will mesmerizeyou and your guests! The handsanded finish on the metal creates a unique 3 dimensional effect. As you pass by, the artwork seemingly “moves” by reflecting any light in the room. Lighting brings out amazing movement and texture in each panel! The metal and it features an amazing array of detail. These pieces cannot be justified by pictures. The reflections that are hand carved into each piece can only show there best qualities in person. If you are looking for other color combinations, check out the other 80 designs of metal wall art by Ash Carl. Ash’s artwork is collected by thousands worldwide and is MADE IN THE USA!
“Freedom Fills The Air” Metal Wall Art, Contemporary Home Decor, Modern Metal Sculpture by Jon Allen
publisher: Statements2000
ASIN: B002U20H2C
EAN: 0853526002825
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price: $225.00 (new)
It is with great pleasure to offer you this stunning 7-panel work of art. I have designed this Abstract Wall Sculpture to express the mesmerizing three-dimensional qualities and light-capturing brilliance within the Aluminum. I hand grind and polish the intricate textures into the metal to reveal layers of deep metal carves that build dramatic illusions of depth and dimension. The reflections from the unpainted, silver-toned polished metal will be especially appreciated in person when the textures have a chance to dazzle you with their luminance and movement. Each piece is carefully built using the highest quality materials. Wall mounting brackets are pre-installed and ready to hang on any surface and in any orientation you chose.
Overall artwork dimensions: 5ft 6in wide x 2ft tall(167cm x 61cm x 5cm) (Display size shown, mounted with 1″ spaces in between each panel). The complete work of art consists of seven individual panels, each ranging between 6″ and 12″ wide.
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Finding Inspiration
I was having a BLAH day, no motivation to do anything. Then I thought about what would it be like to not be ABLE to do the things I loved. A cure for the January doldrums is fining inspiration!! It is out there, it comes in many forms, you just need to open yourself up to receive the message when it comes!
An Inspirational story
An inspirational story about a rich man and his son. His sees the situation in a more positive way and inspires his father. The law of attraction, beautiful pictures and music by Mozart, Andante Cantabile. www.TheLawOfAtrraction.me
I LOVE this story, its so true!! You may have seen it before but it is always worth a second look 
When Inspirational Stories Invite Women To Grow
What many inspirational stories of women deliver to our own sense of self can be quite phenomenal. This is especially true when those stories are of women that are very much like us, growing through their own search for identity and happiness in order to achieve the life that they dream of. Today a woman can learn and grow faster than ever before to create a journey for her life that is just downright unbelievable even in the smallest of ways.
When we are fortunate enough to learn from the inspiring journeys of everyday women who could live right next to us we are given an opportunity to reexamine our own thoughts. We can look hard at their lives, look hard at our own, and draw lessons and drive from their perspective as we adopt it as some of our own.
In today’s world a woman is not limited to second best or third best. She is able to find her own drive and make choices accordingly. It’s not so black and white when it comes to women and achievement and therefore there is a sense of self that can be attained that is off the charts. Work, kids, and personal environment are now more than ever, selective.
We all have serious issues to deal with on a daily basis. For some of us it is health. For others it about partnership or a lack thereof. Yet the more examples we have of normal women going about their lives with strong intentions and beliefs we are able to see where our own intentions and beliefs are not serving us well.
Real stories of real women countering the daily grit with grace and dignity can be highly inspirational. We can always look toward another for vital tips on dealing with struggles in a whole new way that guide us toward our lives instead of guiding us away from our lives.
Challenging situations have been with us for all time and will be here for all time. Most of us are not always able to look at problems with a sense of optimism. Yet, the more we learn from women who have been able to offer up some inspiring testimony on the gritty aspects of life the more we are able to look within to make changes.
Real women offering real inspirational stories that we all can relate to and embrace offer us a learning experience that is unique. Self motivated inspiration comes from being able to look at the path another has taken, relating to it, and moving ahead inside ourselves in order to unpack our true happiness.
Inspiration And Success – Is The Path To A Better Life!
Discovering inspiration will successfully take you through a journey of complete happiness, you will find out how you can overcome your fears and worries and find the strength to the path to a better life.
Finding inspiration will bring certain feelings of hope and satisfaction and excitement to ones life.
Although not everyone’s inspiration is the same,some find inspiration by obtaining a certain level of success and happiness to their life’s, others may be inspired by the wonders of nature,but for the majority it is the key to having significance or purpose in their life’s.
Without inspiration in your life you will find that you will just wander aimlessly around with no direction as to where you should go, what goals you want to achieve, eventually you will become less motivated, you will loose your way completely and become depressed.
Your decisions in life will be what inspires you towards you personal or career goals, and the lifestyle you would like to live, to be inspired you need goals, a direction in life to achieve success and move forward you need to educate yourself, learn the skills to help manage your time better and to do this you need motivation and inspiration, these two words will be your driving force to success.
Just from having inspiration will give you enthusiasm to stride forward, your attitude and confidence will build, your fears and worries will fade, your expectations will be higher you will become bolder learn to take risks.
You will become stronger as each day passes, let the positive take over, because the negativity, fears and worries will drain the energy within you, So learn to stay focused and think only positive thoughts and you will find things will get done more easily.
How do you sustain motivation, it requires rationalization that is anchored on positive outcome from endeavors.
Find your inspiration get your enthusiasm going, know that in your mind and heart you are strong, capable of accomplishing your goals in life, stay positive, if you become uncertain, then you will loose your life’s path there and then.
Remember positive thoughts bring positive results, be certain on what you want to achieve, concentrate on these thoughts everyday
Be enthusiastic in all that you desire, whether they be small or big things, because when the little things are put together, they become one big thing.
Take action set your goals, take the next step towards achieving this and start today.
Set up a plan of action and then work on it. take time at the end each day to review what you have achieved and make notes, once a week go through your notebook to see how well you are doing, if something did not go to plan revise it take another path.
* Look at your goals everyday – Get Inspired.
* NEVER allow negative thoughts in – Stay focused.
* Be patient – Never get discouraged
As they say – if there’s a will there’s a way.
So stay strong – because you will struggle, you will have obstacles you will have your ups and downs.
Have you ever thought why successful people are successful – because they kept going when others have quit.
Education is the key, Increase your knowledge, be inspired, be positive, talk to successful people, stay focused on your goals and never stop learning.
Spend less time with people who have negative thoughts and no outlook in life because quite often they will drain your enthusiasm and bring you down.
Your success will be built on your inspiration all your desires and choices that you have made. Have patience it will not happen overnight, but it will happen step by step your time will come.
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Today's Meditation
This is the first meditation of the year, 2012 has so much to offer we need to remember to manifest our desires.I found this wonderful guided meditation to bring in 2012!!
2012 Meditation – Manifesting 5D SOLARA AN-RA
Happy 2012 my dearest Light tribe of Gaia! What a year it has been and what a year to come … 2012 is here at last! My guides gave me this meditation in my morning meditation today, and it felt bliss-ful — I hope it feels that way to you also. The music is by Robert Haig Coxon. For the free download and/or the written transcript, see here: www.solara.org.uk Love love love Solara An-Ra Goddess of the Light
Here is another meditation that I find helps refresh body, soul and mind…and since it is a new year it is time to send out the old to make way for the new, in ALL area’s of your life!
Brief Grounding Of An Idea: A Guided Meditation For You
Copyright 2006 Marshall House
Purpose of this Meditation
The purpose of this guided meditation is to help you to ground an idea. That is, to help an idea of your choosing to manifest. In my view, it is easy to have an idea, even a brilliant idea; it is not so easy to manifest it if our contradictory thoughts get in the way.
Instructions
Find a comfortable place, sitting or lying down, where you can be fully relaxed and open to the ideas and energy of this guided meditation. After settling down and before reading, take three long, deep breaths to calm and empty yourself.
Reading this Meditation
This guided meditation is designed for you to read aloud to yourself or to someone else. For yourself, you may find that creating an audio tape recording is particularly effective. Speed reading this meditation will not accelerate spiritual progress! In fact, speaking slowly in a monotone is beneficial when guiding this meditation, even though such an approach is generally frowned upon in public speaking.
The designation “……” indicates a pause, during which you may choose to be quiet or close your eyes and experience whatever comes to you. The …… may look awkward as you glance at the page. However, when you are reading the meditation, it serves as a reminder to slow down generally and pause at that place.
During the meditation, you will be instructed to identify an idea you want to manifest, which will then be referred to as (your idea). In place of (your idea), read or think the idea you have identified or read “your idea” if you are reading this to someone else.
The Meditation: Brief Grounding of an Idea
Breathe in your essence. Your essence is who you are. Your essence is pure and clear. …… Receive it. …… Let it flow downward through your body, through the various layers and levels of who you are. ……
Let energy flow from the spiritual layer downward through the mental layer, into the emotional layer and then into the physical layer. This is the direction for manifestation. Experience energy as it flows from the top down. ……
Anchor the energy by moving it down through the body, through these layers and levels, down to the feet. …… Linger at the feet so this magnificent energy from above becomes so familiar to the feet that you know easily when to step forward, move back, or stand still. …… Let your feet continue to vibrate so they place you exactly where you need to be, when you need to be there. ……
From your feet, follow the energy further down, into the earth, and then down into the center of the earth. …… Anchor the energy at the center. You may find it helpful to envision tying a knot in the center of the earth with a cord that flows downward with the energy. ……
Once again, open at the top to allow vibrant energy to flow into the energy field and flow downward. ……
Now, shift your attention to the bottom of your energy field and change the direction of the flow of energy. By opening at the soles of your feet and the base of your spine, you welcome up the earth�s vibration. …… Rich, thick, beautiful energy from Mother Earth flows upward. …… It flows up to support you, …… to bring the essence of the ground up to you, …… to help you know, without a doubt, that you are in the right place at the right time. ……
Align now with your life mission and higher purpose. …… Also align with your intention for the idea that you wish to manifest. …… Take all the time you need to identify the mission, purpose, and intention. …… Relax. ……
Now, name an idea that you want to manifest. …… Notice if it is solid enough to be brought into manifestation. …… Make it more solid and dense, if needed, by drawing more Mother Earth energy into it. …… As soon as you have named this idea, relax into the energy that flows from the top down. …… Relax and open. ……
Focus your attention at the top of your head. …… Envision (your idea) at the top of your head. …… Slowly, allow (your idea) to move downward, down through the layers and levels, down to the feet, and down into the center of the earth. …… Notice any resistance or heaviness or discomfort. …… Ask (your idea) if it wants to manifest in your life. Listen to the answer. ……
Rather than trying to force (your idea) to manifest, observe if (your idea) flows into the earth, easily and effortlessly. You will not benefit by trying to manipulate (your idea); instead, be in the flow. Notice and appreciate. ……
Notice if you remain grounded in this process. Notice if (your idea) is grounded, joyous, ready. If not, let it go! If so, let it go! If it wants to change, let it change.
When both you and (your idea) are joyous, (your idea) manifests in your life!
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Jeanie Marshall, Empowerment Consultant and Coach with Marshall House, produces Guided Meditations on CD albums and MP3 downloads and writes extensively on subjects related to personal development and empowerment.
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Today’s Inspirational Pictures
Today’s Inspirational Quotes
A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her. ~David Brinkley
Follow your inner moonlight. ~A. Ginsberg
I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. ~Pablo Picasso
What we are is God’s gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. ~Eleanor Powell
Today’s Decorations
Desert Angel Figurine
publisher: Online Discount Mart
ASIN: B001L46NWI
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price: $34.99 (new)
Appearing to rise from the windblown desert sand, a gentle angel folds her arms and cups her wings in reverent prayer. An earthy spiritual decoration to display with pride! Polyresin. 4 1/2 inches x 2 3/8 inches x 9 1/4 inches high.
Accents & Occasions Angel Statue, 16-Inch Tall
publisher: Napco Inc
ASIN: B002O1788K
EAN: 0099278185748
sales rank: 259785
price: $44.37 (new)
Accents & Occasions Angel Figure Statue brings a reminder of faith and blessings to your home and décor.
St. Michael The Archangel Bronze Look Statue Saint
publisher: Pacific Trading
ASIN: B000O3J9NM
EAN: 0726549071089
sales rank: 44498
price: $35.50 (new)
This statue, “St. Michael” depicts the archangel Michael entrenched in battle with Lucifer. The statue stands 15 inches tall, is 10 inches wide and 5 inches deep. Made of cold cast resin, it has a metallic bronzed finish, and has hand-painted accents, to give it the look of metal. The detail is incredible, from the individual feathers on Michael’s wings, to the look of disgust on Lucifer’s face.
Angel of Grief Monument Statue
publisher: Design Toscano
ASIN: B001QY75LQ
EAN: 0846092002993
sales rank: 17594
price: $49.95 (new)
From her delicate wings and arms to the tendrils at the nape of her neck, the detail of this exclusive, designer resin Victorian angel is amazing. Inspired by the monument that American poet and sculptor William Wetmore Story designed as an homage to his wife Emelyn, our desktop version features a raised lettered message reminding you to celebrate life. The inscription reads: “The bud was spread to show the rose our Saviour smiled the bud was closed. Anon” Desktop: 3and 1/2″Wx7and 1/2″Dx7and 1/2″H. 2 lbs.
Littlest Angel Figurine
publisher: Online Discount Mart
ASIN: B001G2GEH4
sales rank: 94296
price: $8.88 (new)
A plump-cheeked cherub settles upon her rose-petal perch, tiny wings beating as she shares the beauty of a fresh-picked tulip with her feathered companion. This darling statuette is the very image of a child’s innocence and grace, beautifully captured for lasting enjoyment. Polystone. 2 3/4 inches x 3 inches x 4 inches high.
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Today's Meditation - Basics
Today’s Meditation – Basics
Today we are doing things a little different, we have had some emails from a couple people that really really wanted to meditate but kept saying that they “could NOT shut off their brain” So we have went back to basics today to try and help with that!
We also added a technique video and some more meditation supplies. Enjoy!
Namaste! TandS
Today’s Meditation
“Just close your eyes and count your breaths,” they say. How simple can it be? “Don’t think about anything else though. Just concentrate on your breathing.” Well, anyone who has tried this “simple” meditation knows that it just isn’t that easy.
There are many obstacles to this seemingly effortless task. Our minds tend to wander naturally. If we try to completely focus on anything for more than a few seconds, random thoughts take over. And breathing is boring; let’s face it. How can you concentrate on something so mundane when there are much more interesting things racing around in your head?
A typical session might go like this: I close my eyes, sit comfortably, and begin counting. Inhale one, inhale two, inhale… “Am I doing this right? I guess so, I’m already on… oh three.” Inhale four… “Now, am I supposed to start over at one or just keep going?” Inhale one, inhale two, inhale three, inhale four. “Wow, I’m really getting the hang of this. Oops.” Inhale one, inhale two… “Did I remember to pay the phone bill? I’m sure I did. I’m really good at staying on top of my bills. Not like Susan, she’s always… Darn, I did it again.” Inhale one, inhale two…
The good news is it does get better with practice. The bad news is it can still be a struggle for experienced meditaters, especially during busy or turbulent periods in one’s life. Luckily, there is more good news. There are some specific things you can do to help you focus and reduce the frustration in your meditation practice. In this article, I would like to offer three tips to help you with your practice. They are: Observe don’t control, be compassionate, and enjoy yourself.
First, don’t force or try to control your breathing. This is a mistake that a lot of beginners make. Many inexperienced meditaters consciously or unconsciously alter their breathing in an effort to focus on it. What results is an exaggerated and often irregular breathing pattern. This can actually inhibit your meditation rather than help it.
What you want to do is just “watch” your breathing. You don’t have to exert any additional effort at all. If you just wait and observe, you will breathe. Then, you can count. Of course, we all know this but many people still find themselves forcing it. If you catch yourself controlling your breaths, just gently remind yourself that it’s not necessary and then wait for the next breath to come naturally.
This brings me to the next tip, compassion. In this case I mean for yourself in your meditation practice. As we’ve been discussing, it’s not an easy thing to do to concentrate on one’s breath. It’s very important not to scold yourself when your mind wanders or you catch yourself controlling your breathing. If you think about it, the time you would spend reprimanding yourself for breaking your focus is just more time away from your meditation. It is best to softly bring yourself back to your practice as soon as you notice you’re wavering. Don’t get down on yourself and start thinking, “I can’t do this. This is never going to work for me.” These negative thoughts do nothing to help your practice and waste valuable time. Be compassionate. Just brush it off and return to your meditation.
Another way to look at these wanderings is to realize that they are an important part of your progression. Meditation is a skill. And like most skills, it requires practice. A baseball player doesn’t step into the batter’s box for the first time and start hitting home runs. He makes mistakes and corrections, and improves over time. He can then gauge his progress by the reduction of errors. Even after he is an experienced batsman, he will still strike out more often than he would like. But his hits should increase as well.
In your meditation practice, your mind will likely wander more in the beginning. But don’t give up. It will get better. Just like the baseball player, you will realize fewer mistakes over time and you will learn to recover from them more quickly. Sure, you will still have challenges and even slumps from time to time but you will also have more successes.
The final tip I would like to offer is to find enjoyment in your practice. Even though it may be tough at times, daily meditation can greatly enhance your life. Don’t rate yourself and expect to progress or improve to a particular degree or within a particular time frame. Unlike baseball, mediation is a life-long experience. Remember, this is your time. Let it be your oasis not a chore. No matter what else is going on in your life, your meditation time can be your escape. As a Zen master once said, “It’s just you and your breath and then it’s just your breath.” Breathe in, breathe out, and forget about the world around you. Even when you’re busy or preoccupied with some problem, even if you can only find ten or fifteen minutes to be alone with your breath, enjoy it.
I hope these tips will help you to enhance your meditation experience. They have certainly proved to be invaluable in my own practice over the years. Of course I still struggle from time to time with the very same issues we’ve discussed here. But through observing rather than controlling, being compassionate to myself when I falter, and enjoying my special time alone; I have made my life fuller and happier.
Meditation Basics
As it says in the introduction, this is a portion of ”On Solid Ground – A Practical Look at an Ancient Practice” that I could not include due to the size of the file. In any event, I decided to release it as a single. Mediation skills can be a great asset in your personal and spiritual life. Relaxation techniques are used extensively in several ways to impove our standard of living. This is my take on the basics of meditation. I hope you enjoy it! Adrian.
Meditation Kit: Traditional Tools to Awaken the Soul
publisher: Mandala Publishing, published: 2007-04-25
ASIN: 1932771948
EAN: 9781932771947
sales rank: 957551
price: $22.54 (new), $22.54 (used)
This kit offers easy-to-use daily tools to support personal spiritual practice. Ideal for both long-term personal use and gift-giving, Meditation Kit includes a brass bell, an incense and incense holder, a sandalwood chanting mala and silk cloth, an achman cup and spoon (for purification of the hands and body prior to meditation), and a tilak, or sacred clay. There is also a CD with chanted mantras, a 28-page guide to mantra meditation, and even a deck of worship cards full of rich, traditional art and ancient Sanskrit prayers (and translations). This revised edition, designed for both the novice and the experienced practitioner, includes eight new meditation cards to help guide the seeker to the desired state of awareness, relaxation, and inner peace.
Buckwheat Zafu and Zabuton Meditation Cushion Set (2pc), Burgundy
publisher: ZafuStore
ASIN: B000VR0F7U
sales rank: 56329
price: $87.95 (new)
Our zafu is a round traditional meditation cushion with pleated sides. The cover is made of cotton twill fabric. The zafu is stuffed with buckwheat hulls and is adjustable with zipper opening. All our zafus are double-stitched for extra strength and come with a carrying handle. Each zafu is approximately 14″ in diameter and 7″ in height and and weight 7 lbs. The zabuton is filled with natural kapok. The kapok is packed to provide solid support, and yet is soft and comfort. The outer cover is made of cotton twill fabric and has a zipper along one length so that it can be easily removed and washed. Inside the cover, the kapok is enclosed in a casing. Each zabuton is approximately 30″ long by 28″ wide and may fits people up to 5′ 10″ tall.
RUDRAKSHA WRIST MALA w/ Anahata Chakra Mala Bag ~ India Yoga Meditation Prayer Beads
publisher: Shambala Shop
ASIN: B00474OOV6
sales rank: 2743
price: $13.95 (new)
OM YOGA MEDITATION SHAWL ~ India Yoga Accessories ~ 25″ x 72″
publisher: Shambala Shop
ASIN: B004RV2QX2
sales rank: 147630
price: $26.00 (new)
Buckwheat Zafu, Zabuton and Support Meditation Cushions Set (4Pc), Dark Navy
publisher: ZafuStore
ASIN: B000GL4KG8
sales rank: 187534
price: $112.95 (new)
Our zafu is a round traditional meditation cushion with pleated sides. The cover is made of cotton twill fabric. The zafu is stuffed with buckwheat hulls and is adjustable with zipper opening. All our zafus are double-stitched for extra strength and come with a carrying handle. Each zafu is approximately 14″ in diameter and 7″ in height and and weight 7 lbs. The zabuton is filled with natural kapok. The kapok is packed to provide solid support, and yet is soft and comfort. The outer cover is made of cotton twill fabric and has a zipper along one length so that it can be easily removed and washed. Inside the cover, the kapok is enclosed in a casing. Each zabuton is approximately 30″ long by 28″ wide and may fits people up to 5′ 10″ tall. The square support cushion is designed to tip your zafu a bit forward or to be placed under a knee or ankle. The outer cover is made of cotton twill fabric. Each support cushion is 14″ long by 14″ wide and is stuffed with natural kapok batting. The small support cushion is for use as a leg or hand support. The outer cover is made of cotton twill fabric. Each support cushion is 14″ long by 8″ wide and is stuffed with natural kapok batting.
Golden Bodhi Travel Altar Box
ASIN: B001N9IY14
sales rank: 94362
price: $26.95 (new)
The beautiful hand gilded leaf that graces the top of this box is a bodhi leaf, the Buddhist symbol for pure and boundless wisdom. Open the box and an assortment of enlightening treasures can be found including an herbal Buddha, greeting scarf, votive, herbal mala, nag champa incense and burner
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Today's Meditation - Relaxation
Today’s Meditation – Relaxation
Today’s quotation:
The road to happiness lies in two simple principles: find
what interests you and that you can do well, and put your whole soul into it—every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have.
John D. Rockefeller III
Meditation and Relaxation
In today’s world people are just go go go and often do not take to breathe, de-stress, and relax! This is even worse through the holiday season!
So today I am focusing on meditations on relaxation as well as relaxation techniques as everyone deserves a break each day even if it is only for a couple of minutes!
If you’re thinking meditation means twisting your body into an uncomfortable position and uttering “oohs” and “omms” for an hour, guess again.
Any repetitive action can be a source of meditation, says Herbert Benson, MD, author of The Relaxation Response and director emeritus of Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
This includes walking, swimming, painting, knitting — any activity that helps keep your attention calmly in the present moment.
When you catch yourself thinking about your job, your relationship or your lifelong to-do list, experts say to simply let the thought escape, and bring your mind back the repetition of the activity. Try it for just 5 to 10 minutes a day and watch stress levels drop.
There are many meditation, breathing and relaxation techniques that you can learn to use to promote relaxation and relieve stress. The deeper and slower that you breathe the more relaxed and sedated you will become. This is the basis of Meditations!
Sleeping with the window open will help the air to circulate in your bedroom and fill your lungs with fresh air. Relaxation techniques will help your body to wind down and prepare for the sleep cycle.
Try this meditation technique when you first get into bed:
1.Take a deep breath.
2.Breathe in through your nose and visualize the air moving down to your stomach.
3.As you breathe in again silently count to four.
4.Purse your lips as you exhale slowly.
5.This time count silently to eight.
6.Repeat this process six to ten times.
The results of this breathing technique are immediate. You will feel your shoulders and arms relaxing. Your chest will feel less constricted and you will feel less stress and tension.
Practice this breathing technique on a daily basis so that it becomes a natural routine for you and helps to induce natural sleep.
As well as using breathing techniques to encourage natural sleep you can try several relaxation exercises. The goal is to relax your mind and let your body unwind and surrender to sleep.
Try the following relaxation exercise/meditation before you get into bed:
1.Lay on your back on the floor with your feet slightly apart, your hands by your sides, and your palms turned upward.
2.Close your eyes and concentrate on every part of your body.
3.Begin at the top of your head and work your way down to your toes.
4.Start by feeling your forehead tense, then your eyes, face, and jaw.
5.Tense and release each muscle group, such as your shoulders and neck.
6.Give attention to each area of your body from the top of your head, down through the trunk of your body, down along your legs, and ending at the tip of your toes.
7.Stay in this relaxed condition for a few minutes. Concentrate on your breathing and let all worry and stress dissipate from your mind and body. Make sure that your breathing comes from deep in your stomach and flows slowly and evenly.
8.Stretch slowly before standing.
The above exercise will tell your body and mind that it is okay to settle down, leaving behind thoughts of worry, fear, and stress.
There are many more techniques and exercises available to promote deep breathing and relaxation. You will have to find what method works best for you.
Your goal is to recognize that deep breathing and concentrated relaxation are tools available for you to achieve natural sleep as well are the tools of MOST meditations.
Is your mind too talkative to meditate?
Try creating a peaceful visualization, or “dreamscape.” To start, simply visualize anything that keeps your thoughts away from current tensions. It could be a favorite vacation spot, a fantasy island, that penthouse in New York City — or something “touchable,” like the feel of your favorite silk robe or cozy sweater.
The idea is to take your mind off your stress, and replace it with an image that evokes a sense of calm. The more realistic your daydream — in terms of colors, sights, sounds; even touch and feel — the more relaxation you’ll experience. And with deep relaxation comes meditations like the one I have below!!
Meditation to Relax
This meditation is to allow the mind to relax
To relax the mind
We need to let go of stresses
That is causing friction within
As we begin to relax the mind
Try to visualize
That you are sitting on the banks of a stream
And I am a peaceful observer
And the stream is flowing with the thoughts in my mind
Some positive some negative
Some necessary some unnecessary
But I relax
And just watch the thoughts flow by
Like a stream
I watch these thoughts
And I realize that I am separate from them
And I am relaxed knowing that
I just let them flow by
And do not get attached to the thoughts
Sitting on the bank of the river
Like an observer
I can experience a deep relaxation
For I do not need to worry
About each and every thought in my mind
I let the negative thoughts pass
And enjoy the positive ones
And I am the observer of my mind
And as I am the observer
I choose to relax with positive feelings
And the more these relaxed feelings in my heart
I notice the gradual change of thoughts
The change from the polluted negative stream
To a clear flowing stream of positive thoughts
Thoughts such as that I am relaxed and peaceful
No matter what thoughts are in my mind
Or in the mind of the others
For I am a relaxed peaceful observer
Calm concentrated detached
Today’s Affirmations:
The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it. ~Attributed to both Jim Goodwin and Sydney J. Harris
Sometimes it’s important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it’s essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow. ~Douglas Pagels, These Are the Gifts I’d Like to Give to You
The mark of a successful man is one that has spent an entire day on the bank of a river without feeling guilty about it. ~Author Unknown
I give myself permission to relax
I am at peace
I am meditation
I trust in the process of life
I release the stress of the day
I am relaxation
Today’s Inspirational Pictures (Relaxation)
Today’s Decorations – Meditation and Relaxation
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Meditation Supplies
Meditation Supplies
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Since we are putting up meditations weekly (Soon to be every other day) We thought we should do a post on Meditation Supplies! This first post will be of gongs, art, timers etc. We will have another post up today for cushions, tables, chairs etc. For some this helps them enjoy the meditations when they are comfortable or surrounded by “spiritual” things!
Design Toscano Meditation Grotto of Sorrento Garden Statue in Stone
List Price: $261.25 Price: $188.99 & Free Shipping
This timeless, European-style grotto creates an instant, “destination spot” for meditation. At 10″ deep and nearly a yard tall , our substantial Toscano exclusive is cast in 42 lbs. of quality designer resin with a textured faux stone finish, promising to showcase any sculpture’s true beauty. Sculptures sold separately. Accommodates sculptures up to two feet tall.
One Review Said “This piece was well represented in its description and accompanying picture. It is high quality, well priced and maintains the true essence for an outside grotto. The Tuscan style grotto connotes both beauty and a spiritual splendore and reverence”
Features:
Garden statue
Stone finish
Quality designer resin construction
Design Toscano exclusive
Windsor Vanguard Meditation I by Unknown
List Price: $74.99 Price: $59.90 & Free Shipping!
Special Features
Style: Abstract
Primary Color: Yellow
Secondary Color: Orange
Part of 2-piece coordinating art set
Windsor Vanguard Meditation II by Unknown
List Price: $74.99 Price: $59.49 & Free Shipping
List Price: $202.19 Price: $151.64 & Free Shipping
Features:
Desk gong
Bronze gong with a traditional chou gong bullseye design
Accented with a contemporary black ash wood stand
Table top gong makes a wonderful display in any home or office
1 year warranty
Dimensions: 12″ H x 10″ W x 12″ D
Woodstock Chimes Psalm 23 Meditation Wind Chime
List Price: $254.65 Price: $190.99 & Free Shipping
Features:
Wind chime
Classic chime comes with Psalm 23 laser-engraved on the windcather
Oriental Furniture Meditation Folding Room Divider in Honey
List Price: $231.40 Price: $178.00 & Free Shipping
This intriguing new screen is very versatile. The Meditation Folding Room Divider comes on wheels for easy mobility. The two panels are varying widths to ensure proper folding of the screen. This is a great choice for those who need a room divider that they can bring from room to room or from one location to another within a room without the struggle of having to lift and carry it.
Features:
Crafted from durable, lightweight Scandinavian Spruce, using Asian style mortise & tenon joinery
Shade is strong; fiber reinforced pressed pulp rice paper
Allows diffused light, yet provides complete privacy
Panels fold for easy portability and storage
Screen assembly requires only five wheels
Check out the other 3 finishes we have available for this design: Black, Natural, and Rosewood
Dimensions:
Left panel measures 20.25″ W, right panel measures 22.75″ W
Panels are 61″ H on wheels
Please note when ordering multiple room dividers, finishes may vary
Kenroy Home Meditation Indoor Tabletop Fountain in Natural Slate and Copper
List Price: $300.00 Price: $180.00 & Free Shipping!
Features:
Tabletop fountain
Meditation Collection
Natural slate and copper finish
On/off line switch
Indoor rated only
Stones included
4″ H candle
Novica Meditating Warrior Mask
List Price: $87.09 Price: $66.99 & Free Shipping
The Salomon Ruiz Goin Artisan Collection is brought to you by Novica in Association with National Geograhic. This beautiful piece was handcrafted by Salomon Ruiz Goin in Peru. An artisan story card will be included with your purchase. Pausing in reflection before heading into battle, the “Meditating Warrior” displays a lavish mixture of color and design. Closing his eyes in solemn contemplation, he savors a stolen moment of peace in the midst of war. A vibrant Moche piece for the eclectic décor. Salomon Ruiz is a self-taught artist who has developed an innovative style influenced by the ancient Vicus, Moche, and Nazca cultures. Ruiz fashions his ceramic pieces by hand and fires them at high temperatures. Finally, he painstakingly paints each one in vivid colors and applies clear enamel, which enhances and protects the finish. ; About the Artist: Salomon Ruiz Goin; “I am a self-taught artist, dedicating myself to ceramics and craftmaking since my youth. I specialize in masks influenced by the Vicus, Moche, and Nazca cultures. I focus largely on the mix of form and color; despite a lack of formal training I have created a unique, personal style. I try to always remember my roots, while also learning from my readings and travels. Everyday I hope to improve myself, and achieve a style that is both gratifying for me and for those who are interested in my work. Now that I know my art will reach many people, I dedicate all my efforts and emotion into creating pieces that will resonate in your hearts and minds. Thank you. Ruiz uses a unique process in which he first shapes the piece by hand from clay. After firing it at a temperature of 1832°F, he applies bright enamels and gilt. The finished piece is then bathed in a coat of clear enamel, which protects and enhances the vivid and expressive use of color.
Features:
Mask
Ceramic construction
Lavish mixture of color and design
Closing eyes in solemn contemplation
Painstakingly paints each one in vivid colors and applies clear enamel
Hand crafted artisan quality
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Today's Meditation
Todays Meditation – Giving and Receiving
Today’s Quotation
Character is the product of daily, hourly actions, words and
thoughts: daily forgiveness, unselfishness, kindnesses,
sympathies, charities, sacrifices for the good of others,
struggles against temptation, submissiveness under trial.
It is these, like the blinding colors in a picture, or
the blending notes of music, which constitute the person.
Today’s Meditation
Today’s meditation is a bit longer than I have posted in the past few weeks! But it is of great importance as we head into the holiday season! Giving and Taking, Giving and Receiving Ying and Yang!! A balance must be attained to fully understand how powerful these actions are, and how they are intertwined.
I will go more in-depth with Giving and Taking in a future meditation. So enjoy the meditation and I hope it helps YOU find the perfect balance!!
Namaste
TONGLEN Meditation – TAKING AND GIVING
“Without attuning body, speech and mind unto the Doctrine,
What gain is it to celebrate religious rites?
If anger be unconquered by its antidote,
What gain is it to celebrate religious rites?
Unless one meditate on loving others more than self,
What gain is it merely from the lips to say: ‘O, Pity (sentient beings)”
Milarepa (From Evan Wentz ‘Tibet’s Great Yogi Milarepa’)
INTRODUCTION
This meditation technique can be extremely powerful when practised correctly. To me, it represents the full idea of a Bodhisattva; a being who wishes to help all sentient beings, without concern for his/her own interests. It is advised to read the pages on Meditation Theory (chapter on Vipashyana) and Meditation Practice if you are not used to (analytical) meditation..
In case you find this meditation very difficult to do, it may well be a very positive sign! It is definitely extremely difficult to let go of our selfish attitude and deciding to give all one’s own happiness and positive karma to others and take upon oneself the suffering of all sentient beings.
If you do this meditation seriously, it cannot be easy – unless you are an extremely advanced practitioner. If you realize that doing this practice is too difficult when trying to focus on all sentient beings, it may be helpful to start at an easier level; instead of being surrounded by all other sentient beings, you can imagine sitting opposite yourself of a future lifetime and practice giving and taking.
If that works well, try to imagine your mother, father or a good friend with whom you practice. Next, one can try to think of ones entire family, friends or neighborhood, and so gradually expand it to include everyone, even animals and life forms we cannot even see.
This meditation works in many ways, to name but a few:
- reducing selfish attachment
- increasing a sense of renunciation
- creating positive karma by giving and helping
- developing loving-kindness and bodhicitta
- it refers to all of the 6 Perfections: giving, ethics, patience, joyous effort, concentration and wisdom.
Set yourself a time, like 15 or 30 minutes for the session, put a clock in front of yourself.
Take a couple of deep breaths to relax, check if your body is relaxed and reasonably comfortable.
Set the motivation: for example recite the refuge prayer:
I go for refuge to the Buddha,
I go for refuge to the Dharma,
I go for refuge to the Sangha. (3x)
Setting the mind towards enlightenment:
By virtue of giving and so forth,
may I become a Buddha for the benefit of all sentient beings. (3x)
The four immeasurables:
May all sentient beings have equanimity, free from attachment, aggression and prejudice.
May they be happy, and have the causes for happiness.
May they be free from suffering and causes for suffering.
May they never be separated from the happiness that is free from suffering. (3x)
The seven limbed prayer:
Respectfully I prostrate with body, speech and mind;
I present clouds of every type of offerings, actual and imagined;
I declare all the negative actions I have done since beginning of time,
and rejoice in the merit of all Aryas and ordinary beings.
Please teacher, remain until cyclic existence ends
and turn the wheel of Dharma for all sentient beings.
I dedicate the virtues of myself and others to the great Enlightenment.
Short breathing meditation (maybe 5 minutes or so):
Concentrate on the tip of your nose, and feel the breath going in and out.
To help your concentration, you can count every out-breath as one, and count from 1 to 10. When you arrived at 10, simply start at 1 again. All the attention is with the feeling of the nose and the counting, nothing more, nothing less.
Regularly check yourself if you are still concentrated, do not get angry when distracted, simply return to counting from 1.
Just before the end of the session, release the concentration on the counting and the tip of your nose, and simply be aware of how you feel.
Giving and taking; try to imagine the following:
- Visualize all sentient beings around you: enemies in front, friends behind you all sentient beings are in the form of human beings.
- First visualize that all their sufferings take the form of black clouds of smoke that surrounds them, and inhale this smoke.
- Direct the smoke to your heart where you visualize a black spot, representing your own egoistic self-cherishing mind.
- The destructive force of all the black smoke of suffering goes to this self-cherishing mind, completely destroying it
Take some time to do this.
- Now imagine exhaling bright white nectar and light towards all beings. This white nectar is your own potential for happiness which you give away.
Take some time for this part. When you are used to both practices, you may try the following:
- If possible combine both above practices of inhaling black smoke and exhaling light and nectar with every in- and out-breath. If this takes too much effort, simply return to either giving or taking.
Near the end of the session, let go of the thoughts of giving and taking, and take some time to sense how you feel now.
Next, try to make some sort of brief positive conclusion, like: “this meditation is too difficult, so I need to practice more”, “this was really great, I should do this more often” or “I must work harder to control my selfish mind”, something like that – but it must be your own conclusion.
Then try to concentrate very strongly on this conclusion, but without discussing it in your thoughts: just try to hold on to the feeling that the conclusion gives you and try to focus intensely on it for just one or two minutes.
Dedicate the positive energy of the session to whichever goal you like, use for example:
May all sentient beings have equanimity, free from attachment, aggression and prejudice.
May they be happy, and have the causes for happiness.
May they be free from suffering and causes for suffering.
May they never be separated from the happiness that is free from suffering. (3x)
and below prayers:
By this virtue may I soon
reach a Guru-Buddha-state,
and lead each and every being
to that state of Buddhahood.
May the precious Bodhicitta
not yet born, arise and grow
may that born have no decline
but increase forever more.
And any specific wishes that you may have.
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Today’s Inspirational Pictures
I a world of darkness, be the light. Be the hope for those who don’t have any. Give your strength to the weak. Light the way for those who are lost. Dare to be different, dare to love&to live. And always remember that life is fragile and should be handled with prayer.- Abigail Jourdain Miller
Today’s Decorations – Indoor Water Features
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Todays Meditation | Thanksgiving
Today is a special Day for our American readers, friends and family, its a day to give thanks, to celebrate family and tradition! Our meditation and affirmations today are focused on giving Thanks! Thanksgiving is more than the start of the holiday season! It is a time to reflect on all the GOOD that you have, to take time from your busy life to meet with friends and family and to be THANKFUL FOR your friends and family!! Thanksgiving is also about GIVING!! Remember not everyone has family to meet with or food to feast on. Donate some time to a soup kitchen this holiday season, drop off food at the food bank for the hungry, take blankets to shelters or just donate some money to the Salvation Army while you are out shopping. GIVING is just as important as the THANKS in Thanksgiving!!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM BIZZEEBUZZ!!
“Our Cup Runneth Over”
A Thanksgiving Meditation
Text: Psalm 23
Note: For this meditation you will need a large bowl into which you can set a cup (I will use the
Communion Cup as I think it’s a fit symbol of all the good things God gives for which we should
be thankful). During the sermon, I will visibly show the act of a cup overflowing as I share some
of the blessings that God has poured into my life so that my cup runneth over. But I will also
take time in the midst of the sermon to allow each person who desires to also share. After they
do, I will pour more water into the overflowing cup and have everyone say each time, “Our Cup
Runneth Over.”
“Our Cup Runneth Over”
Not long ago I was eating with Debbie in a popular restaurant in Harrisonburg, Virginia, called,
“The Golden Corral.” I had not eaten there in a long time. It has changed a lot – for the better.
There was a line out the door already and it wasn’t even noon. When we finally did get inside
and were seated, the waitress brought us some plates as they served food buffet style. I must say,
I have never seen a larger buffet. There were at least four or five different sections. I had a
terrible time just deciding what I wanted!
Over to the left was all the bread – bread of every kind.
Next to it were the veggies – every veggie you have heard of and some you haven’t.
In the middle were the meats – from fish to roast beef, chicken, you name it.
Beside it were the soups and salads – calm chowder, vegetable, potato, and several others. The
salad bar had everything on it you could possible want.
Then came the dessert section…I can’t even describe all they had there…
Boy, am I getting hungry!
We got our food and went back to the table. I noticed that the line had gotten longer and wasn’t
surprised. That line grew the whole time we were in there.
Then we bowed our heads to say the blessing…
And something happened in my heart…
I’m not sure I can describe it…
That blessing became a lot more than just a mealtime ritual that day. From somewhere in the
depths of my heart I felt this tremendous surge of gratitude, of thanksgiving…It so overwhelmed
me that I felt tears coming into my eyes…
For, you see, the thought came to me that all this food, in such abundance and variety, came from
the good earth God has given to us all. I watched as the line of people got longer, but there was
always more than enough food for all who came…
And the thought came to me that this was but one group of people in one tiny restaurant. There
are thousands of other restaurants also serving food, and what of the millions of homes were day
after day families sit and eat…
I became aware that day as I never have before of just how blessed I was, we all are especially in
this country.
I became aware as if for the first time of what a tremendous gift this land, this planet is for to
us…what physical needs do we have that God does not meet through the resources of this
wondrous planet Earth?
Where did the clothes you are wearing come from?
God’s good earth!
Where did the shelter that covers you and your family, that covers us right now as we worship
come from?
God’s good earth!
Where does the delicious food we will enjoy today and especially on Thanksgiving Day come
from?
God’s good earth!
Where do we get all the resources to make all the many things to help make life easier and better
come from?
God’s good earth!
Where does the air come from that you are breathing right now?
God’s good earth!
And as I thought on all these things that day in that restaurant, the waitress came and filled my
glass of tea, apologizing because she put so much in it that it overflowed. And that’s exactly what
I have felt ever since then – that my cup runneth over with the tremendous blessings of God!
(Pour water into the cup until it overflows)
Surely this is how the Psalmist felt. God had so blessed him, had poured blessing after blessing
into his life that there was not room to contain them all! He sings, “My cup runneth over…”
(Pour more water into the cup)
What of you, my friends? How has God blessed you this past year so that your cup runneth over?
Would any of you like to share, to give thanks right now? Please sit or stand and do so, after you
do, I will pour more into this cup, and ask you to join with me in saying,
OUR CUP RUNNETH OVER…
When everyone has had the chance to share, then I will share the following to conclude this:
Drinking from my saucer
(By Jimmy Dean, I think)
I’ve never made a fortune
and it’s probably too late now.
But I don’t worry about that much,
I’m happy anyhow.
And as I go along life’s way,
I’m reaping better than I sowed.
I’m drinking from my saucer,
‘Cause my cup has overflowed
Haven’t got a lot of riches,
and sometimes the going’s tough.
But I’ve got loving ones around me,
and that makes me rich enough.
I thank God for his blessings,
and the mercies He’s bestowed
I’m drinking from my saucer,
’cause my cup has overflowed.
O, Remember times when things went wrong,
My faith wore somewhat thin
But all at once the dark clouds broke,
and the sun peeped through again
So Lord, help me not to gripe
about the tough rows that I’ve hoed.
I’m drinking from my saucer,
‘Cause my cup has overflowed.
If God gives me strength and courage,
When the way grows steep and rough.
I’ll not ask for other blessings,
I’m already blessed enough.
And may I never be too busy,
to help others bear their loads.
Then I’ll keep drinking from my saucer,
‘Cause my cup has overflowed.
Because our cup runneth over and we can drink from the saucer, we should remember those
whose cups are empty and have been for a long time. They are not far from us. They may live in
your own community or even be in your own church (maybe your own family). There are
certainly many out there all over the world who have so little. We have so much. Let us find
ways to share the abundance of our blessings with them. That is perhaps one of the best ways we
show our gratitude, for surely our cup runneth over!
I give thanks to the anonymous poster of this meditation!!
Thanksgiving Affirmation
I am blessed with a loving family and caring friends. My belly is filled with abundant foods and drink. Feeling grateful and expressing gratitude is an important part of my life. Goodness is plentiful.
Thanksgiving Quotes
For flowers that bloom about our feet;
For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet;
For song of bird, and hum of bee;
For all things fair we hear or see,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee!
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Grace isn’t a little prayer you chant before receiving a meal. It’s a way to live. ~Attributed to Jacqueline Winspear
Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. ~Native American Saying
On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence. ~William Jennings Bryan
Today’s Thanksgiving Decoration
Thanks to Wayfair for the Thanksgiving decoration idea’s!!
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Again, Happy Thanksgiving!!
Todays Meditation - Prosperity
Today’s quotation: ProsperityOur attitude tells the world what we expect in return. If it’s a cheerful, expectant attitude, it says to everyone with whom we come in contact that we expect the best in our dealings with the world. You see, we tend to live up to our expectations. And others give to us, as far as their attitudes are concerned, what we expect. Our attitude is something we can control. We can establish our attitude each morning when we start our day–in fact, we do just that, whether or not we realize it. And the people in our family–all the people in our world–will reflect back to us the attitude we present to them. It is, then, our attitude toward life that determines life’s attitude toward us. Cause and effect. Everything we say or do will cause a corresponding effect. If we’re cheerful, glad to be experiencing this miracle of life, others will reflect that good cheer back to us. We are the kind of people others enjoy being around.
Today’s Meditation - Meditation for Prosperity
Make yourself comfortable
Take 3 big deep breaths & sigh heavily
In your minds eye you see a meadow, covered in soft, green grass. Dotted through the soft, lush, green grass are flowers of all colours. See your self walking through the meadow. Feel your feet embraced in the coolness of the grass. Feel how soft and delicate it is on your feet. The sky is clear and blue and rays from the sun gently caress your body, filling it with warm waves of energy, allowing you to be totally relaxed. Breathing gently and easily now, you see tall majestic trees reaching to the warmth and light of the sun. The leaves and branches sway to and fro in the gentle breeze.
Approaching the trees, you come to a crystal clear, babbling brook. Walking alongside the brook, you hear birds chirping, flitting from tree to tree. The sun’s rays shine through the branches of the trees, directing and guiding you to move further downstream. Before you is waterfall. Water is cascading and caressing the smooth rocks surrounding the falls. A fine, delicate mist rises as the water falls to the brook below. Moving closer, you see a pathway under the waterfall. The water is purifying, cleansing and refreshing. Move along the path under the water.
Feel it pour gently over your body from the top of your head, through your body and out through your feet. This crystal clear, warm water cleanses away all old beliefs, all fears, all resentments, all apprehensions, and especially washes away all feelings of lack. Feel these being washed away completely. Stay in this space awhile. Feeling or perhaps seeing what is being washed away. See it all dissolved. You are very comfortable with this. Don’t be concerned if you don’t see anything now, it will come.
Affirm for Prosperity
I release all ideas and beliefs of lack in my life.
I now open myself to receive my divine abundance.
I choose and accept an abundance of prosperity into my life now.
I am prosperous in good health. I am prosperous in love.
I am prosperous in wealth. I am worthy to receive these everyday……
Thanks to www.freemeditations.com For today’s meditation!
Today’s Prosperity Affirmations
“My income is constantly increasing”
“Abundance is mine”
“I deserve all good in my life and that includes prosperity”
“I am a money magnet, and prosperity of all kinds is drawn to me”
“I know that life is abundant and I accept abundance in my life now”
“My good comes from everywhere and everyone”
“Money flows to me from expected and unexpected sources”
“New opportunities to increase my income open up for me now”
Todays Inspirational Picture
Today’s Decoration – Prosperity
Wood mask, ‘Sacrosanct Ganesh’
Ganesha appears infused in Balinese artistry – his inspired image immortalized in albesia wood by Wayan Gandung. The Hindu deity’s wise and noble face is accompanied by a feast of colorful patterns, which Gandung elegantly paints with acrylics.
Ganesha, according to Hindu beliefs, bears the head of an elephant and the body of a man. He is an icon of generosity and wisdom, believed to dispel the occult forces that bring disaster upon humankind.
Wood statuette, ‘Ganesha Tunjung’
Lord Ganesha poses on a tunjung (lotus flower), his delicate, joyous features precisely captured by Nyoman Subrata. Using suar wood, the artisan evokes the renowned figure’s power and benevolence; his clothing and posture suggest a sense of nobility while his face bespeaks kindness and generosity. In the Hindu culture, it is believed that Ganesha possesses the ability to keep under control the occult forces that bring disaster upon humankind.
This item is individually carved by hand and belongs to a special collection created by the artist.
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