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- ***Soul Freedom Exercise (17): Breaking Out of Jail - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandSOUL FREEDOM EXERCISES Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland BREAK OUT OF JAIL Feeling stuck? It’s time to break out of confinement and be free. Time for Exercise: 10 to 30 minutes Properties Required: large roll of package wrapping paper Steps: One of you ...
Views: 1411(2 votes) - 4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (5): Dream Time - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do On Your Own by Al Link and Pala Copeland DREAM TIME Not only can you remember your dreams and interpret their meaning, but you can also influence dreams with your intention through conscious dreaming. This exercise focuses on the first part of conscious ...
Views: 1407(1 vote) - Classic Love Texts and Modern Practices II - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Al Link and Pala CopelandDuring the 19th century Tantric writings were introduced to the west by British scholars and travelers, foremost among them Sir Richard Burton, translator of three classic texts that explain and illustrate the art of love with considerable emphasis on sexual lovemaking positions: the Kama Sutra ...
Views: 1402 - ***4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (10): "O" Zone - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2009 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland "O" ZONE The “O” Zone is the ecstatic orgasmic energy state you are in at peaks of sexual arousal before climax. Your personal power is greatly amplified when you are supercharged energetically in the ...
Views: 1379(2 votes) - Mind Freedom Exercise (14): Truth And Dare - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandTruth and Dare All the secrets you hold inside are an enormous weight, a needless burden. This exercise offers an excellent opportunity for you to revisit and let go of things from your past that still bother you. All of us have experiences that have left us wounded: times when we felt ...
Views: 1366 - ***Soul Freedom Exercise (9): Harmony Breath - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandHARMONY BREATH Time for Exercise: five to 10 minutes Properties Required: none Steps: Sit comfortably facing each other. Look into each other’s eyes. Inhale and exhale slowly and deeply together, in rhythm. The man leads the rhythm for 12 full breaths as the woman ...
Views: 1363(2 votes) - ***4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (11): Vows - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2009 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland VOWS Greatness, beauty, and creation spring forth from commitment. Saying yes unreservedly to your lover, burning all bridges of escape, giving everything you have, and holding nothing back bring you to the very edge ...
Views: 1339(2 votes) - Soul Freedom Exercise (14): Foundation Stones - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandSOUL FREEDOM EXERCISES Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland FOUNDATION STONES On a level of consciousness much deeper than the rational, you must come to believe that you have a purpose for being here, that you are capable of knowing your life’s mission, and that you ...
Views: 1339(1 vote) - ***Soul Freedom Exercise (16): Once Before I Die - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandSOUL FREEDOM EXERCISES Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland ONCE BEFORE I DIE… The soul exists beyond time and space, beyond life and death of the body. For the soul, death is merely a doorway from one place to another, not something to fear and avoid. But while we are ...
Views: 1337 - ***4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (15): Under the Sky - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2009 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland UNDER THE SKY Time for Exercise: 15 minutes to overnight Properties Required: sleeping bags; do a bit of research beforehand to identify some of the constellations of stars that can be seen in your location at the ...
Views: 1328(2 votes) - The Lover's Curse Of Memory: How To Be Here Now In Bed - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2007 from Al Link and Pala CopelandThe Lover’s Curse of Memory: How to Be Here Now In Bed By Al Link and Pala Copeland - 4 Freedoms Relationship Tantra The curse of memory is that memory robs us of being in the moment. We remember the last time we saw something and we see it as we remember it, rather than as it is NOW. We ...
Views: 1310 - 4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (1): Dance Your Prayer - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do On Your Own by Al Link and Pala Copeland DANCE YOUR PRAYER ime for Exercise: five to 15 minutes Properties Required: selection of music for dancing Steps: Select music for the mood you wish to create, anything from gospel to rock and roll. ...
Views: 1271 - Mind Freedom Exercise (7): Shaman Says - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandShaman Says The term shaman might have originated in Northern Siberia in a region in central Russia known as Tunguska, purported to be the location of a mystical kingdom referred to as Shamballa. A shaman (sometimes magician, sorcerer, witch doctor, or medicine man) has esoteric knowledge ...
Views: 1252 - ***4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (3): Leap of Imagination - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do On Your Own by Al Link and Pala Copeland LEAP OF IMAGINATION Beliefs are extremely powerful but not supremely powerful. There is something more powerful than belief. Otherwise no one could ever transcend their limited beliefs and become unstuck. Your ...
Views: 1251(2 votes) - Sacred Sex - Body Freedom - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2007 from Al Link and Pala Copeland"Sacred Sex – Body Freedom" (Part 5 of 7) by Al Link and Pala Copeland Although most couples want a really good sex life, many are afraid that it’s unattainable because they personally don’t know how to create it. They bury their sexual dreams under the weight of ...
Views: 1251 - Mind Freedom Exercise (5): Mind-Field - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandMind-field Our minds can be drunken monkeys, flitting from one thought to the next. When you are trying to concentrate on something but notice you are drifting off to think about something else, use this technique to learn to stay focused. It will also help your thought process to become quiet, ...
Views: 1248 - 4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (18): Floating Lights - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2009 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland FLOATING LIGHTS Candles are one of the most useful aids for creating your own romantic rituals and celebrations, for remembering loved ones you cannot be with right now, or for healing the separation between ...
Views: 1166 - Body Freedom Exercise (1): Fit For Sex - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2008 from Al Link and Pala Copeland4 Freedoms Exercises Reclaim your 4 Freedoms through awareness and action. Manifest the ideas you’ve just read about by engaging in these exercises. Delight your body, awaken your mind, open your heart, and free your soul. Exercises are organized under the following headings: ...
Views: 1134 - ***Soul Freedom Exercise (18): Pearls of Wisdom - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandSOUL FREEDOM EXERCISES Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland PEARLS OF WISDOM Time for Exercise: five to 15 minutes Properties Required: none Steps: Once per week sit down together and share two or three inspiring thoughts or quotes you have gathered over the ...
Views: 1121 - Meaning of Life - Soul Freedom (Part 5 of 7) - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2008 from Al Link and Pala Copeland"The Meaning of Life and The Meaning in Life" The meaning of life is forever a mystery. Some mysteries are unsolvable and best left that way. But the meaning in life is entirely different. Life is not a problem needing a solution; it is an experience to be lived fully in the present, ...
Views: 1106 - ***Soul Freedom Exercise (12): Sacraments of Our Lives - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandSOUL FREEDOM EXERCISES Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland SACRAMENTS OF OUR LIVES Traditionally defined as the outward and visible sign of an inner and invisible grace, a sacrament is something you elevate to the status of holy or sacred. You elevate it to this status by ...
Views: 1105 - Body Freedom Exercise (17): Body Painting - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandBody Painting Time for Exercise: 30 minutes to two hours Properties Required: washable body paints, drop sheet Steps: Place the drop sheet (an old bed sheet or large piece of plastic) on the floor to protect it. Get naked. Take turns painting each other’s bodies. ...
Views: 1099 - Mind Freedom Exercise (1): The Witness - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandMind Freedom Exercises Exercises To Do On Your Own by Al Link and Pala Copeland The Witness When you act without thinking, caught up in habit, emotional overreaction, or conditioned behavior, you become powerless. Cultivating your observer consciousness—the ability to see yourself ...
Views: 1088 - Heart Freedom Exercise (12): Love Poems - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandTime for Exercise: five minutes to one hour Properties Required: books of poetry Steps: Browse through books of poetry to locate poems that elicit an emotional reaction when you read them. The poems might be about love, romance, commitment, or sex. Copy those you like the ...
Views: 1083 - Soul Freedom Exercise (10): The End Comes First - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandTHE END COMES FIRST "The end comes first" means that your consciousness tends to manifest (bring into reality) that which you focus your attention on and think about. By having a clear picture in your mind of what you want the end result to be, you greatly increase your chances of getting ...
Views: 1068 - 4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (6): Out of Body - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do On Your Own by Al Link and Pala Copeland OUT OF BODY Time for Exercise: five to 30 minutes Properties Required: none Steps: Each evening as you prepare to sleep, give your deeper consciousness instructions for going out of your body. Relax ...
Views: 1066 - Heart Freedom Exercise (11): Lovers' Scissors - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandHeart Freedom Exercises Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland Lovers’ Scissors Although this is an intercourse position, in this instance the focus is not on orgasmic release or simple physical pleasure. By combining mental focus, conscious breath, genital connection, and ...
Views: 1052 - 4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (13): Seeing in the Dark - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2009 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland SEEING IN THE DARK The lights went out. Only then could we see withour our eyes. Al Link Time for Exercise: all day and night (short variation: one hour or more) Properties Required: blindfold Steps: One lover ...
Views: 1050 - "Sensual Nutrition - Body Freedom" - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Al Link and Pala Copeland"Sensual Nutrition – Body Freedom" (Part 2 of 7) by Al Link and Pala Copeland Your body is a remarkable gift from the Creator, a vehicle through which the spiritual can experience the material; that is what a body is for. As spirit in physical form, you can celebrate and explore the ...
Views: 1047(2 votes) - Soul Freedom Exercise (19): The Circle - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandSOUL FREEDOM EXERCISES Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland THE CIRCLE What is left unsaid? In the book Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan, a doctor working with an indigenous tribe asked the people to name their physician or medicine person. The villagers replied ...
Views: 1046 - 4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (9): Stretching Your Limits - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2009 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland STRETCHING YOUR LIMITS Yoga means union. Yoga postures work your body, focus your mind, and build your life force. When done in tune with a partner, they also strengthen your heart connection. Time for Exercise: ...
Views: 1041(1 vote) - 4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (7): Looking Back - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do On Your Own by Al Link and Pala Copeland LOOKING BACK Time for Exercise: 15 minutes to one hour Properties Required: pen and paper Steps: 1. Write out what different loved ones and friends might say at your funeral. Write out what you would ...
Views: 1027 - Body Freedom Exercise (12): The Parts Party - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandThe Parts Party Ignorance about human anatomy is monumental. Find out about each other’s parts, where they are, what they do, and how they are related to reproduction, sexual function, and sexual pleasure. Time for Exercise: five to 15 minutes per session (several sessions highly ...
Views: 1023 - Body Freedom Exercise (5): Sensational Scents - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandSensational Scents Your sense of smell is intricately connected to your brain’s memory function and is a source of great erotic pleasure. Time for Exercise: one or more hours Properties Required: private vehicle or public transportation Steps: Identify the locations you ...
Views: 1023 - Soul Freedom Exercise (11): Flow In The Glow - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandFLOW IN THE GLOW Time for Exercise: 15 minutes Properties Required: none Steps: Take turns describing for your lover a peak experience that you have had: an experience of feeling connected to everything, an experience of superb confidence and mastery, an experience of profound ...
Views: 1020 - 4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (12): Sounds of Silence - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2009 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland SOUNDS OF SILENCE Time for Exercise: full day Properties Required: none Steps: Designate one day as a “Day of Silence.” Shut off the phone, and don’t answer the door. You might post a note ...
Views: 1013 - "The Essence Of Heart Freedom: Emotion - Heart Freedom" (Part 2 of 8) - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Al Link and Pala CopelandPart 2 of 8 The essence of heart is emotion. Heart Freedom enables you to experience a bountiful variety and complexity of feelings. The supreme emotion is love, which by its very nature implies a relationship, the lover and the beloved. In modern Western culture, couple relationships are ...
Views: 982 - Soul Freedom Exercise (6): Sacred Space - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandChanging the atmosphere of the room where you are going to make love brings magic to your union. It helps elevate regular sex to extraordinary and sacred sex. Time for Exercise: 15 minutes Properties Required: candles, romantic music, plants or fresh flowers, beautiful pieces of fabric, tasty ...
Views: 981(1 vote) - 4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (16): Together Forever - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2009 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland TOGETHER FOREVER Lifelong commitment normally means growing old together. Think and talk together about how your relationship will mature as your age advances. Time for Exercise: five to 30 minutes Properties ...
Views: 968 - Body Freedom Exercise (14): High On Hugs - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandHigh on Hugs Time for Exercise: 10 seconds to one minute per hug Properties Required: none Steps: Give your lover different kinds of hugs. Ask your lover to guess each hug’s meaning. Here are some suggestions for hugs with different qualities and various degrees and ...
Views: 968 - 4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (2): What's Good - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do On Your Own by Al Link and Pala Copeland WHAT’S GOOD? Be careful what you pay attention to because you are going to get more of it. You can help people focus on what they do want by asking them the simple question, “What’s ...
Views: 950 - Body Freedom Exercise (4): Tantalizing Tastes - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandTantalizing Tastes Time for Exercise: 15 minutes to one hour Properties Required: cookbook, pen, and paper Steps: Pick a recipe from any cookbook. Add sexy words and images to any part of the recipe to create an erotic poem. (Food and poetry are so deliciously ...
Views: 945 - Exercise: Life Reflection - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2007 from Al Link and Pala CopelandLife Reflection Exercise by Al Link and Pala Copeland The purpose of this exercise is to help you learn to become detached from the results of your actions. When you are detached from the results of your actions you can more easily stay completely immersed in the moment, fully enjoying each ...
Views: 931 - Ceremony And Ritual - Soul Freedom (Part 6 of 7) - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandThrough ritual, ceremony, and energy practices, we touch the unknown and the unknowable—the divine mystery. Ritual and ceremony are the language of the soul. They activate the awesome, magical possibilities in the imaginal realm of our creativity. We are amazed, astonished, and filled with ...
Views: 920 - "Transforming Your Relationship - Mind Freedom" - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Al Link and Pala CopelandPart 8 of 8 When you turn the keys of Mind Freedom, you unlock the potential for a truly satisfying union. By paying positive attention to your relationship, focusing on the qualities you want it to exhibit and seeing your part in its evolution, you can break free from limited societal ...
Views: 909 - Heart Freedom Exercise (1): Flower Power - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandFlower Power Painful life experiences can lead you to close your heart like a tender flower that closes its petals against the chill of the night. In this exercise, you learn to consciously open your heart so that you and all around you can share in the heavenly fragrance of its blossom. Time ...
Views: 908 - Heart Freedom Exercise (14): Love Potion - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandHeart Freedom Exercises Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland Love Potion The use of sexual stimulants such as alcohol or herbal aphrodisiacs is well established in ancient sacred sex practices such as Tantra. Making your own love potions together is very sensual. Consuming ...
Views: 896 - Body Freedom Exercise (2): Body Gazing - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandBody Freedom Exercises Exercises To Do On Your Own by Al Link and Pala Copeland Body Gazing The commercial media encourage you to see your body as an ongoing renovation project—one that will never be completed and can never quite conform to the ideal type, no matter what you do. ...
Views: 871 - Heartbreak As Teacher - Heart Freedom (Part 8 of 8) - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2008 from Al Link and Pala Copeland"Heartbreak as Teacher" In your quest for Heart Freedom, there is value in the pain of a broken heart. It gives you feedback to learn about changing and growing. Pain can be seen not simply as arbitrary suffering but as a teacher. Emotional discomfort and pain are inevitable parts of the human ...
Views: 859(1 vote) - Body Freedom Exercise (10): Minute Massage - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandBody Freedom Exercises Exercises To Do Together Minute Massage Massage makes your body happy. Its many benefits include stress reduction, lower blood pressure, enhancement of inner security, increased self-worth, relaxation, smooth energy flow within the body, and, of course, pleasure. You ...
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