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Seventh Chakra

Sue Bovenizer — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 02:32:52 +0000

Listen to Melt Down Yoga Meditation

Listen to Seventh Chakra Fall 08 Meditation

The seventh chakra, also called the crown chakra, is located at the top of the head and is represented by a thousand petalled lotus. The primary part of the body it is associated with is the cerebrum, and the gland that it is commonly linked to is the pineal gland. Here, at the top of the head, we can learn to open the lotus, feel connection to Source and sense the surging of Universal energy as it courses down into each of the lower chakras. In a newborn, the top of the head, the fontanel, is open for the first year or so of its life. The infant remains in connection to Source in its early months, unindividuated from its Divine Self and from the Divine. Wow! What an incredible start we have when we come in! And on a cellular level, we remember how that connection felt – and strive all through our lives to return to that feeling. That could be one reason we do our spiritual work- to re-experience that openness to our Creator and feel the uninhibited flow of cosmic energy revitalize and rejuvenate our bodies and souls.

The seventh chakra encompasses all the colors of the rainbow, but vibrates primarily in the violet range. In the other lower chakras, we work to balance the energies there, to clear them, and unblock them. But the crown chakra has no blockages or imbalances. Once it is open, there are only levels of higher development, of raising to a more vibrant frequency and attuning more clearly. When the crown is open to the Source, the energy flows in and fills the Being, feeds the chakras and increases the vibration until the crown begins to radiate its own energy, in unity with the Divine. In the lower chakras, we activate the energies to utilize their power, but in the crown chakra, we have to surrender to the inflowing energy, without control or influence over it. The connection to the Universal energy is one with ours and in that, we allow manifestation to happen. We offer ourselves up to the Divine Will and the flow of the Universe and reach a state of “being”, no longer needing to be in a state of “doing”. The lower chakras run the energy, organize the intellect, intuit what is best, ground us and help us create. But once we bring that energy to the crown, we arrive in bliss and are present to everything without being attached to anything. We are truly in the present moment, living the “Be Here Now” concept.

In the seventh chakra is there no longer a sense of division. The macrocosm becomes the microcosm and all is in unity. The feeling of separation from spirit, from God, from fellow man becomes a realization that separation is an illusion and that there can be no loneliness or disconnection, because we are everything and everything is within us. We become a part of the whole Being and everything that is contained in the Universe. Our personal ego is supplanted by a Universal ego, our consciousness by a cosmic consciousness.

It is in the seventh chakra that we sit in prayer and meditation. The sound of the seventh chakra is silence and in this silence we can hear the voice of God. The consciousness is quiet, the Being is still and calm and we are open to receive. With the thousand petalled lotus fully open we are in unity with the Divine. Essential oils that aid in meditation and that quiet the mind are always the high frequency oils such as frankincense, sandalwood, jasmine, rose, elemi, rosewood, neroli, patchouli, myrrh, ylang ylang, galbanum and vetiver. These can be burned in an aroma lamp during meditation. In prayer, we often petition the god we pray to for help or support. We can never fully open the seventh chakra unless we release the fears, guilts and the sense of unworthiness that initiate the prayers. Oils that assist in the release of negative thoughts and emotions are clary sage, cypress, juniper, cedarwood, bergamot, chamomile, geranium, pine and melissa. Often before meditation it is customary to cleanse oneself and the area. Oils that help purify and cleanse are all the oranges (sweet and bitter orange, petitgrain, neroli), lavender, clary sage, frankincense, geranium, pine, rose, tea tree, cedarwood and lemon.

The crown chakra takes us beyond intellect, beyond intuition, beyond belief and third eye awareness. It brings us to complete comprehension and connection. And as it is the point of entry into the body, it is also the point of departure when we leave the body behind. In many religions it is the belief that we gather up our energies and exit from the top of the head, through the 1,000 petalled lotus of our crown, back to the infinite and the oneness of all.

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Fourth Chakra

Sue Bovenizer — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 01:41:32 +0000

Listen to a Fourth Chakra Meditation

Listen to a Fourth Chakra Spring 08 Meditation

Listen to a Fourth Chakra Fall 08 Meditation

The Fourth Chakra is located in the region of the heart and upper back and influences not only the circulatory system but the pulmonary system and immune system (through the thymus) as well. Known as the Heart Chakra, this energy center vibrates in the color of green and on the higher octaves, in pink and gold. It is represented by the 12 petalled lotus and is connected to the element of air and the sense of touch. When balanced the heart chakra radiates love, emotional warmth and generosity. It is the energy of Venus, of self-love, self-compassion as well as love and compassion for others. There are two associated compassion points located ¾ of the way to each arm pit from the heart that are sub-chakras that when connected with the heart form a triangle, representing all forms of the trinity in union under the love/compassion frequency. This area is where the 12 petalled lotus opens to generate and send healing love out to the world. It is also where we pull in love from the higher sources to self-nurture and self heal our inner being.

The heart chakra is the center of the chakra system in that it connects the 3 higher chakras to the 3 lower ones. It is the balance point of the higher self to how we manifest here in the mundane world. It is also the pivot point of the expression “As Above, So Below”. In the heart chakra we learn to get in touch deeply with our core being and our core truth. The heart’s voice is one of the voices of our Soul and when we are still, and listen intently, we can hear our true heart’s desire. The fourth chakra gives us skills to intimately love, to reach out and touch others, and to invite Spirit’s love to flow through us. As it is associated with the circulatory system, Spirit’s love feels like a deep river coursing through the veins and pulsating energy out to the world in an expression of compassion and heart felt kindness. We are able to pull the energy in from a higher source and channel it through the heart in a healing capacity to others and ourselves.

When imbalanced or dysfunctional, the heart chakra energy becomes muddied and stagnant. When this happens we can often feel jealous, petulant, indifferent and lonely. Instead of flowing energy out, we become needy, grabbing at others energies, demanding attention and asking others for love instead of looking within for self-love. Fear, despair, hate, longing, dispassion, condemnation, “heartlessness” and envy are all negative expressions of a dysfunctional heart chakra. We become incapable of accepting other’s love, unable to receive, and therefore more unwilling to give. Life becomes guarded and love becomes greedy. We pretend we don’t need other people and that we can cope alone, when actually inside we are desperate to feel wanted and accepted.

The heart chakra teaches us that first we must love ourselves. How can we ever expect anyone else to love us if we have no self-love? The laws of karma suggest that we can only reflect back to us what we feel about ourselves. If we are capable of self-love and appreciation, then we will attract someone who will support us in the kind of love we offer ourselves. If there is no self-love, and we begin to demand others to love us and fill the vacant hole we have created within, then we begin to build karma with that person, and at some point, there will be a pay-off time. When we can love ourselves, love flows out to others. Others who are able to love themselves gravitate to us and in a balanced union, partnership is created karma-free. We each sustain self-love, and as a reflection, are therefore loved by others.

Essential oils that help to balance love of self and others are rose, geranium, palmarosa, neroli, elemi, melissa, hyssop, rosewood, chamomile, ylang ylang, galbanum, angelica and jasmine.

Essential oils that ease heartache and calm the circulatory system when there is tightness or palpitations are angelica, marjoram, hyssop, lavender, neroli, melissa, rose, chamomile, ylang ylang and jasmine.

Often when there are emotional heart issues, we sometimes find difficulty in catching our breath. Stress, heartache, feelings of rejection, jealousy or fear can cause a tightening of the chest, a shortness of breath, and a shallow airy breathing pattern. Essential oils that might help the respiratory system when shortness of breath or a feeling of tightness occurs are eucalyptus, cajuput, peppermint, rosemary, rose, chamomile, marjoram, sandalwood, frankincense and hyssop.

Vulnerability is often seen as a weakness in this modern day society, so we have learned to close down the heart chakra and become wary of our fellow man. We are so imprinted with the negative that it is often hard to remain open to the positive. And yet, if we are to have an open heart and a free flowing heart energy center, it is imperative to trust, to open, and to love, irregardless of the possibility of being hurt. Remember, if you can truly learn to love yourself, others will reflect back that love. Then vulnerability is no longer an issue and love pours through, out and returns back to you. It really is a lovely thing.

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First Chakra

Sue Bovenizer — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 23:54:11 +0000

Listen to First Chakra Meditation

Listen to First Chakra Meditation II

Listen to First Chakra Fall 08 Meditation

The First Main Chakra is called the root or base chakra and is located at the base of the spine a little beyond the tip of the coccyx. In most philosophies it is associated with the color red and connects to the element of earth. Its associated body parts correspond to all solid parts like the bones, teeth, etc and to the lower genitalia.

The root chakra is how we connect to the physical world. The subtle cosmic energies are interchanged with the more earthly energies in this center. We connect to the Mother Earth through the base chakra and in this connection feel a love for the earth. We can experience her as an elemental force, since it is though the earth that we can grow food, build shelter, and thus are able to survive. Just as the earth is a foundation for us to build on, so the root chakra becomes a foundation for all the other chakras to build on. It is the base for the Kundalini energy to be stored.

This chakra deals with tribal consciousness and the understanding that one needs to belong in order to survive. We, as humans, began as tribal people, creating community for safety and well-being. In a tribal order, we knew we would be cared for, nurtured and supported. The beliefs of the group became the beliefs of the individual and rooted deep into the first chakra. These beliefs became so established that soon we were instinctually acting from this place of tribal principle, rather than thinking and acting from an individual space. If we chose to be separate, the tribe might reject us, leaving us to fend for ourselves. This could lead to a sense of danger and loneliness, causing an imbalance to the stability of the root chakra. The root chakra when imbalanced also leads to insecurity and a materialistic greediness. If rejected by the tribe, we would then need to gather up and hold tight to as many possessions as we could, since our support system through the tribe would no longer exist. Our actions would revolve around selfishly satisfying our personal needs, hoarding compulsively so we would never be without. We would feel threatened, angry and victimized, which ultimately would take a toll on our health leading to lethargy and depression, illness and disease.

With a healthy root chakra, there would be no need for selfishness or greed. We would understand our connection to the earth, to the tribe and work in a humanistic fashion for the good of everyone. Life energy would flow, health would be prime and emotions would be balanced. There would be a primordial trust and a sense of security.

So, how does this apply to aromatherapy and the use of essential oils? We know that the essential oils vibrate on certain frequencies and support the levels of energies in the body that resonate in similar frequencies. Emotions like insecurity, greed, anger, jealousy etc are all lower frequency resonances, bringing the physical body into an imbalanced state of depression and pain. By using essential oils, we can encourage the body to raise its frequency so that it is resonating at a much higher state of health.

The root chakra, which deals with base needs and survival, also connects us to the earth which sustains those survival needs, so we would use essential oils that help us align to the earth’s energies to feel supported by her. Some oils that harmonize with the earth and the base chakra are those trees that have deep roots into the earth. Essential oils like sandalwood, cypress, elemi, cedarwood, and rosewood.

Other essential oils that help combat a sense of isolation from the group (tribe) when the base chakra is imbalanced, which leads to fear, depression and anxiety are frankincense, clary sage, geranium, rose, melissa, vetiver, patchouli, and ylang ylang.

These essential oils support the root chakra by aligning us with our connection to our physical bodies and to the earth’s body. They encourage us to feel good about being on this earth, being part of society and being secure in ourselves. They also help the base chakra to spin correctly, creating energy and life force as a foundation for the rest of our chakras to utilize. The Kundalini energy, like a serpent, rises from the base, and these oils help to awaken this creative snake with in us all.

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Melt Down Meditation

Sue Bovenizer — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 23:51:52 +0000

You are invited to experience a relaxing meditation that will help to bring you down to a deep delta state of conscious sleep. In this delta state, you are still awake and able to hear my voice in your conscious mind, and yet the body has surrendered to a place of total relaxation and transcendence of the physical.

In traditional yoga practices, the melt down sequence is considered only a part of “Yoga Nidra”, also known as “yogic sleep”. Yoga Nidra is not really a sleep state in the normal sense of the word, but rather a form of deep conscious sleep. In this meditative state, the body is at total rest, however, there is an inner awareness, a guided movement of consciousness through the body inviting further relaxation.

In this meditation, it is best to begin in shavasana, the corpse pose, (position of complete relaxation). You are lying comfortably on your back, with your feet a little more than hip width apart. Your arms are a little ways from your body and the palms are facing upwards to allow chest expansion. You chin is slightly tucked to elongate through the cervical spine, and your eyes are softly closed.

Now listen to my guided visualization and allow yourself to melt away all stress and tension from your body.

Enjoy!

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Aromatherapy and the Energetic Bodies

Sue Bovenizer — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 23:12:22 +0000

In a holistic model of reality, we as humans, are considered as not only a physical body. It is believed that we contain many energetic fields or aura bodies as well. These energetic bodies are usually our first line of defense when challenged by disease or trauma, as well as being first affected in joy and pleasure. In aromatherapy, the essential oils also have a vibrational quality to them. They, too, have energetic bodies, and it is on this energy frequency that the oils first affect us, long before the aroma enters the limbic system or the oils penetrate the skin. By introducing an essential oil into the energetic field of a client, that person’s aura will automatically begin to attune to the resonating frequency of the oil, either positively or adversely. So, in holistic aromatherapy, the therapist not only will consider the medicinal attributes of an essential oil, but also its vibrational frequency and thus will choose oils that will resonate with the client’s energy body as well as with their physical needs. In order to correlate the frequency of the oil to the vibration of the client, an understanding of the energetic bodies is necessary. Many books are written on the subject of the energy field and auras and I have given a short synopsis of some below in this article.

In subsequent articles I will take one chakra system each month and look at the characteristics of that chakra and then give oils that harmonize with each energy body. This month will just be an overview of the how the energy bodies and the chakra are as perceived by Diane Stein, Barbara Brennan and Caroline Myss.

In Diane Stein’s book, Essential Energy Balancing, she delineates the energy bodies as first the Etheric Double, which is located on the outer octave of the physical body. Then next is the Astral Body (Astral Twin), which is connected to the emotional body. The third layer is the Higher Self, which is found on the first Spiritual body. The next two levels are connected to the Causal body and comprised of the Essence Self and the Goddess Self. The last level connects us to the Source, Universal Light, or the God/Goddess. A fuller explanation can be found in her book, which I highly recommend.

Barbara Brennan, in her book Hands Of Light, has a little different interpretation of the layers of the energy field. She believes that each layer of the aura is connected to a particular chakra, or energy wheel. The first layer would correspond to the first chakra, the second to the second chakra, etc. She states that the first or base chakra is associated to the physical functioning and sensation. In this chakra, located at the base of the spine, we feel physical pain and pleasure. The second, located at the sacral level, is related to the emotional aspects, where we feel and express on an emotional level. The third chakra, the solar plexus, is associated with the mental, our internal ancient knowing, as well as linear thinking. The fourth tunes into the heart chakra, where we connect to love, both personal and unconditional. Chakra number five brings us to the throat and the level where we hold divine will. Here we speak our truth and take responsibility for our words. The sixth energy body is at the “Third Eye” or pituitary/pineal level and is concerned with celestial love and connection to higher levels of understanding, intuition, and acceptance. The seventh chakra, at the crown of the head, aligns us to the Source, and/or God in its many manifestations.

There is also a Soul Star chakra, about 12 to 18 inches above out head, which connects us to our star energy body and an Earth Star chakra about 12 to 18 inches below our base chakra which aligns us to the earth.

Caroline Myss also has written definitively on the different energy bodies in her book Anatomy of Spirit and there she charts which organs are associated to each chakra, the mental and emotional issues relates to each chakra and the physical dysfunctioning that can occur when these chakras are misaligned. I definitely recommend this book if you are unfamiliar with the chakra system. She describes it in an easily understandable way that speaks to the soul as well as the mind. In future articles, I will borrow from her writings as a base for my work.

The energetics of the human body are only now being recognized by the scientists and doctors, who for many years refused to see anything but the physical, solid 3-D body. There is still so much we don’t know, and only through study and divine guidance will we connect to the infinite levels of creation, including the realms of the plant kingdom and all the energetic possibilities that plants can bring to us to enrich our lives. Essential oils are alive and full of life-force, the very energy that helps to balance and create homeostasis in our beings.

To listen to a meditation on the chakras, click here

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For The Holidays – Cinnamon Audio Meditation

Sue Bovenizer — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 22:47:19 +0000

This meditation is great to listen to around the holidays! (click on the above link to hear it)

Cinnamon invites us to explore our family around us, and come to a deeper understanding of who they are to us.

Have some cinnamon essential oil burning in an aroma lamp, or maybe do this meditation in the bath, soaking in the cinnamon essence. The cinnamon scent will trigger parts of the Limbic System allowing you to access levels of your unconscious, that will help you journey in this meditation.

In this meditation, you will meet your parents, siblings, and relatives and come to a place of loving forgiveness and understanding.

Even if one or all of these people have passed on and are not on this Earth plane anymore, you can still see their essence in your mind’s eye and still follow the meditation.

Below is a rough outline of the words you will hear. It was first published in the November 2006 edition of “Echo”, the local Charlottesville ‘new age’ newspaper.

THE MEDITATION—

Inhale and see yourself in a safe and cozy place. Feel yourself relaxing and opening to your own inner infinite possibilities. In an expanded meditative state, you can access all your inner knowing, all your inner understanding and all your inner truths. Relax and sink into the deep sense of Being. Inhale cinnamon’s rich spicy scent and allow yourself to drift to a scene where you see yourself surrounded by your family. Imagine that the cinnamon aroma can take you to a time and space where you are joyously savoring family life. You might travel back to a time when you were a child, or maybe you see yourself as an adult. Maybe the cinnamon scent reminds you of something yummy baking in the oven at holiday time. It may bring you back to memories of Thanksgiving or other seasonal holidays. Wherever you are, know it is the perfect place to be for this meditation. Wherever you go or what ever you visualize, stay with it and allow the vision to be, unedited and real.

Cinnamon brings you to your inner hearth and home. Look around you, at your gathered family. See each of the members clearly in your mind’s eye. Maybe some of these people make you feel happy, others might make you feel a little uncomfortable. Some might make you feel like a small child, others see the adult in you even if you visualize yourself as a child. Cinnamon reminds you that everyone of your family members plays a role in how you see yourself.

Inhale the aroma of cinnamon again. One by one, call each of your family members and ask them to stand in front of you. Begin with your father. See him standing in front of you (pause and visualize him. See him really clearly in your mind’s eye). Sense how he makes you feel in yourself. Which parts of your body’s energies are open, which close and repel? (Pause and check into your body’s feelings). Does your father have a message for you? (Pause and listen for a message). Your inner knowing reminds you that you have chosen your father for a karmic purpose and he is here to teach you a lesson about yourself. Your father, standing here in front of you, is here to reflect a quality or a characteristic or a trait back to you. He is here as a reflection, of something you are within yourself. When you look at him, you are looking in a mirror of your history, your ancestry, your patterning. Inhale the rich cinnamon scent and allow your inner understanding to receive the message he has for you today. As you gaze at the image of your father in front of you, be aware of a softening in your Being. Feel a sense of forgiveness and of love bringing you to a deeper level of compassion towards this man. He represents an inner aspect of self, and in that, you can feel love and honoring for him. You can also feel the love and honoring of self because in this vision, you and he are one in the same. (Pause and let the feelings flood through you). When you feel the truth of the forgiveness, thank him and allow the image of your father to fade. Once again imagine yourself amongst your family at a holiday gathering.

Inhale deeply and invite cinnamon to open the veils so that you see your mother standing in front of you now. Recognize that she, also, represents an inner aspect of self and that she mirrors back to you a quality of self that you may or may not like about yourself. Repeat the exercise of asking her what lesson she is here to teach you today in this meditation and listen for the answer. (pause). Is there anything that you might need to forgive her for? Can you understand that as you forgive her, so you forgive yourself? (pause and sense the understanding). Allow the forgiveness in and see the love and honoring that passes between you two, once again knowing that she is nothing more than a reflection of your own inner aspect in this meditation. Breathe in cinnamon’s fragrance and when you feel that you have come to completion with your mother’s message, allow yourself to dissolve into a family setting again.

You may wish to repeat this exercise calling in a brother, a sister, an aunt/uncle, a step-parent or one of your children. Permit your inner guidance to lead you to where you need to go next in this meditation. Maybe you wish to rest now and just enjoy cinnamon’s bouquet as you drift in the love and warmth of the family gathering. Be where you need to be, without judgment. You might even stretch your imagination to see everyone at the family gathering begin to morph into reflections of you so that when you look around the room, all you see are aspects of yourself looking back at you. You are your true family, you have everyone and everything you need residing inside of you. Be with yourself and joyously open to all your different selves. (Pause and be with this vision).

Before you leave this meditation, take a moment and bow to each and every aspect of yourself, as mirrored by your family. Give thanks and love to each one, knowing they are all here to support you through your journey on this earth.

When ready, slowly inhale the cinnamon and bring your awareness back to your physical body

Know now that you can go to a holiday gathering with renewed compassion, love and acceptance for all family members.

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Releasing Negativity

Sue Bovenizer — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 22:37:11 +0000

Cypress Audio Meditation

With this meditation, you can read the words below through once to become familiarized with the content, and then listen to the audio meditation and meditate along with it. Because this meditation is specifically supported by Cypress, you might have the essential oil either burning in an aroma lamp or place a drop of the oil on a tissue and sniff it or maybe even put the oil in a bath and soak in it while listening to the meditation being played back. Smelling the aroma and hearing its words will transport you into the world of the oil and connect you to a deeper understand of the healing that each oil offers. Remember, this is only one quality of the oil. Each essential oil has many faces

Cypress says:
Come sway with me. Come catch the breeze and feel free. The gift I am offering is one of ease and grace and joy. The pure joy of flow. Can you flow with the tides and currents of the universal ocean? Can you allow yourself to gently rock in the rhythm of the universal waves as they wash around you? Cypress is the key to being in the flow of the celestial sea.

The meditation-
Inhale Cypress’s aroma. Breathe the odor deep into your body and feel the energy of its resonance. Now, imagine yourself beginning to float. You begin rising above the ceiling of your room, above the roof of your building, above the tops of the trees. See yourself floating gently through the clouds and even higher into the stratosphere. Don’t worry; there is no need for a coat or an oxygen tank. You are in your Light Body and free of all physical needs and restrictions. Your Light Body is liberated from its pains and stresses and fears. Up here you are safe and secure, open and expansive.

As you feel yourself floating (give yourself time to really feel the sensation of floating), notice a soft internal swaying beginning to happen. This shifting to and fro or from side to side comes out of your energy field; it is not a motivated or forced movement of the mind saying “move”. Rather it is an energetic rocking that maybe comes from the breath letting the chest rise and fall, or the blood surging through its arteries. Or maybe it is the rhythm of an unexplained force softly undulating you, pushing you as if you were on a cosmic swing. Don’t let your mind get caught up in why your body wants to move, just allow it its natural pulse of energy. (Give yourself time to truly sense the internal sway and be present without thought or judgment as to the whys and wherefores).

Once again inhale the cypress scent. Deeply invite the fragrance into your Being. As you see yourself in this gentle rocking pattern, allow a vision of a challenge to begin to appear in your peripheral vision. It may be a current situation that you feel powerless in, or a circumstance that causes you an uneasy feeling. Or it may be some past even that you wish to rewrite. Whatever your internal vision is manifesting, allow yourself to begin to see it clearly as if you were watching a movie or the TV. Sense what emotions you are feeling in the challenging situation. (Give yourself time to really feel the emotions in your body). Focus on how this event brings contraction to the body. How the body feels wound up and tight in this visualized challenge. Maybe your shoulders have risen higher and feel pulled in. Maybe your gut feels uneasy and slightly sickened. Maybe there is a mild thumping in your head when you recreate the difficult circumstance. Whatever you are feeling, stay with that feeling. Don’t be afraid to commit to feeling, because it is only in embracing the feeling that you begin the healing. (Allow yourself to hold the feeling and really feel it).

Breathe in the Cypress scent again. Permit its energetic resonance to permeate through the physical body. Really see the difficult situation that you created and feel it in your body. Now, reintroduce the idea of the earlier flowing movement into the body. Feel the internal rhythm begin swaying your Being. Breathe and let the gentle rocking begin to unwind the taught body. If your shoulders were tense in the visualized situation that caused you stress, let Cypress’s sway begin to relax the shoulders away from your ears. Feel your neck lengthen and elongate. If your belly was contracted and uneasy, feel the rhythmic undulation soften the gut and expand the belly. Feel your organs begin their natural dance of joy inside your abdomen. If your head had felt constricted and headachy, imagine a gentle pulsing of cerebral spinal fluid bathing and cleansing your brain, so that the headache literally washes away.

This internal rhythm is a natural way of flowing negativity and dis-ease out of the body. Cypress’s gift is one of self-healing ease. Sway, pulsation, rocking, undulation are all ways our bodies find balance and come back to center.

Re-visualize your uncomfortable situation that had contracted the body earlier and again bring in the flow of movement into the situation. See yourself moving easily and gracefully out of the dissonant space. Whatever caused you to feel powerless or less than whole, see the flow of your energy wash you away from the pain and discomfort and into a place of harmony and self-compassion. Invite your imagination to let you sway and maybe even dance out of the uneasy circumstance as if you could float away from the negativity. It is that simple and that effortless. You can change your attitude towards any challenge by encouraging the inner flow of your creation to replace the negative, constricting feelings in the body. This is Cypress’s gift and also your gift to yourself.

Breathe again and feel the comfort and openness of your physical Being. Feel the freedom of internal movement and the connectedness to the rhythms of the earth. You are one with the dance of the cosmos. Give in and dance with the galactic flow. (Stay in meditation and feel yourself dancing on the Higher Planes). (When you feel ready-) Now slowly allow yourself to begin to come out of meditation. Breathe Cypress’s scent and float your energetic body back into the physical body. Keep the idea of internal sway as you wiggle your fingers and toes to remind the body of its extremities. Loll your head gently from side to side and feel the ease of movement. Slowly open your eyes to let in light and your present surroundings. Smile and stretch your body in easy fluid movements. And come fully back to present.

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Manifesting on Higher Planes

Sue Bovenizer — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 02:07:49 +0000

One of the universal laws of manifestation is-– thought precedes energy , energy precedes manifestation. When you introduce the thought, it creates energy and eventually if it is for your Highest Good, it will manifest into reality.

Whenever I feel unable to maintain neutrality or am emotionally invested in someone’s well-fare for personal desires, then I know I have to detach and take my concerns to the higher planes. It will not help the individual for me to try to influence them to do my what I want if they aren’t on board with it. They are their own person and have to navigate their own path alone. I can offer guidance, in a non-judgmental or non-agendaed way, but I cannot tell them what to do. Even if I think that what I feel is right, I have to let the other person come to their own choice from their own inner space of knowledge.

That’s when I take them to the higher planes. The higher planes are another dimensional space where there is no duality or polarity.
It is a higher dimension, vibrationally resonating to the 5th dimension or higher depending on your clarity and ability, where you meet the other individual in a state of grace and acceptance.

We all have a Higher Self, an all-wise aspect of self that knows our Soul’s journey here on Earth. It is aware and helps us follow our pre-destined journey, keeping us on track with what our own Inner Being wants for our Soulic progression. We all have this divine guidance system that, in meditation or quiet contemplation, we can hear. It helps us to make the right choice for our Soul’s evolution and helps us to self-actualize here on Earth. We all have a Higher Self, a Light Being that we are at our core. It is this Light Being, (a golden or effervescent energy self) that radiates Soul knowledge and goodness. And it is this Being that we take to the Higher Planes for help in whatever challenge we have.

So let’s say you want something from someone and they just refuse to see your point or believe in what you say. Maybe you want a promotion and need them to see you as competent. Or maybe you want someone to respond to you in a more loving manner. Their personality, here on Earth, is self-absorbed in its own ego self, and can’t hear you or see you as you wish it to be. And yet you want to feel heard by this person.

So, here’s the technique. You find a quiet place to meditate, and drop into a sacred space of open-heartedness. See yourself in your Lightbody or your Higher Self body up in the higher dimensions. See yourself as radiant, as whole and complete and one with your Soul’s destiny. Sense that what you wish to manifest is for your Highest Good, that if you create this desire, it will assist you on your path to enlightenment. If you feel that you are in alignment with your Soulic path, then call the other person to you in your mind’s eye. See the other individual in his or her Lightbody, radiant and knowing what is right for them. If it feels appropriate, explain to them, on this higher plane, what it is that you tried to say earlier in your challenge. Explain your position, coming from a heart space, with compassion and neutrality. You are not trying to change them. This isn’t about them. It’s about you being heard. So explain your position in an open-hearted way and sense that they are listening. In your mind’s eye, still see them as neutral, as a Lightbody of their higher wisdom. It is only when you meet them as equal beings of light and compassion, that your words will be heard.  You may have to meet them on the higher planes a few times to really sense that they are hearing you. But eventually, their Higher Self will filter your information down to their sub-conscious and then to their consciousness, and they will then understand you when you say your words again to their 3-D face.

Very often we, on the mundane 3-D planes, are resistant to change. We have been programmed to be set in our ways and change can be threatening. But if you first introduce change into the energy body, then it will filter down into the mental body and be far more likely to manifest. As stated earlier, the universal laws of manifestation are – thought precedes energy , energy precedes manifestation. So you introduce the thought, watch it create energy and eventually if it is for your Highest Good, it will manifest into reality. The more you take one specific energy or thought to the higher planes and introduce it (with neutrality and compassion) to the higher self of the other person (or group), then the more energy is created and the more likely it will manifest. But remember, the final clause to say is always “If it is for my highest good, right here right now, in my Soulic journey.” If it is not, then whatever is for your best, will have a chance to create, since there is already a great wealth of energy created for Soulic manifestation.

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Visiting the Healing Temple

Sue Bovenizer — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 02:01:37 +0000

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In this guided visualization, you are invited to visit a healing temple. This temple has chambers or rooms in it, each room filled with a different healing color. By using color therapy, you can bathe yourself and rejuvenate at a cellular level, both psycho-spiritually as well as physically.

This meditation is particularly good for when you are deplete or partied out. Now that we are in holiday season, sometimes it is nice to go into the healing temple just to reorganize any mental and emotional exhaustion… Or because of the flu, it is also great to recharge your internal batteries and build your immune system. You can use this meditation any way you need to.
So walk along the path and experience a deep healing with this meditation.

Please remember these guided visualizations are done during my meditation class and some background noises will be heard (since this is not a professional recording). And I’m sorry that I had to sneeze in the middle of the meditation!
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Meeting an Unpleasant Person or Situation

Sue Bovenizer — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 02:00:42 +0000

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This guided visualization is a reworking of another one where we looked at the inner child aspect. This meditation invites you to see in your mind’s eye a situation or a person that has been causing you challenge and then, by connecting with your inner child aspect, releasing any holding patterns around it.
Many times when faced with an unpleasant person or menacing situation, you might feel like a small child again. So by going back and contacting that small child feeling, then supporting the inner child through the challenge, you can move out of that space of tension into relaxation.

So sit back, relax and journey with me.

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