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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

10 Ways to Increase your Personal Power in the Work Place

1. Are you attractive to yourself? This is the first step to become attractive to others: What can you do to become more attractive to yourself? We are looking not just at areas such as new clothes or an upgraded make up but things that make you feel good about yourself and raise your energy, such as meeting friends for a chat or joining a dance class. Whatever makes your heart sing! 2. Are you running on energy created from friction or life-drama?

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

The Process of Transmutation

Have you heard the “Midas King” tale? The story goes that this king had the power to transform everything he touched into gold. The good news is that he was very rich but the bad news is that he couldn’t touch those he loved most because… well, you know. But this is not the part of the story I ...Have you heard the “Midas King” tale? The story goes that this king had the power to transform everything he touched into gold. The good news is that he was very rich but the bad news is that he couldn’t touch those he loved most because… well, you know.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

Commitment & Success in Public Speaking

I don’t think I have to tell you, if you have picked this book and especially if you have kept reading so far, anything about commitment, because you are already committed not only to becoming a better speaker but also to your own personal growth.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

Become the Alchemist of Your Life

I am so angry today I could scream. I just don’t understand why I keep finding myself doing jobs that are simply boring or unchallenging. On top of this, the money is poor and my boss gets my back up. I don’t seem to be able to enjoy the tasks or the people at work and, for that matter, the people in my life! Have I done anything wrong? Does the Universe get satisfaction from seeing me suffer? What have I done to deserve this? But enough of this nonsense! Don’t they say that we create our reality? Well, in that case, there must be a purpose to all this!

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

An Act of Love

Most people believe that money gets the world go round. So did I… until my life changed in a way that things stopped being the way they used to be and started to change in ways that, at the time seemed harsh, difficult… even unfair… … and then I decided to look for the gift in my present time. It was one day that I was happily reading my metaphysical books that I so much love and, as usual, taking in new concepts… when I came to a thought that said something along the line of: “In the seed of the intention is wrapped the result of an action”.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

Healing of the Heart

Have you seen the film “Josuah”? Another film? You may say… Well, Spirit does have a way to give its messages to us in the way we will be paying attention and I find films inspiring (watch out where you place your attention; there may be a message for you!). Films also help me focus “out of the self” and they create a space for a meditative state and for "hearing": I feel the messages and emotions reaching right through to my heart. Somehow this brings a catharsis and a balance of energy within which I find truly relieve accumulated tension.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

A Word About Responsibility in Public Speaking

In November 2008, I felt ready to go to the next stage in my public speaking.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

10 Ways to Increase Your Energy at Work

1. I allow time for playfulness and fun at work. 2. I surrender to the wisdom of the Universe and believe that my current job or situation is bringing me a lesson in love about myself or my life. 3. I know that I am safe and the Universe always provides for me. 4. I am loyal to myself first; everyone else comes second. 5. I have a dream and I am steadily moving towards achieving it. 6. I am aware of not "selling out" my integrity in exchange of money. 7. I am aware that change takes action and I am taking the necessary steps.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

The Power of Yin

The TAO says: “The softness and yielding of water overcomes the hardness and strength of stone” TAOISM is a chinese philosophy which advocates simply the way and order of the Universe. Through stillness and receptivity (feminine or yin) natural intuition guides us in knowing when to act and when not to act (masculine or yang).rn‘The World is ruled by letting things take their natural course. It cannot be ruled by going against nature or arrogance.’ MAN’S MADE Vs NATURAL WORLD

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

A New Life Choice

The other day I saw a friend I hadn’t seen for quite a while. We had a lovely conversation. At a point in our discussion, I remarked that after all these years of spiritual work I felt much more equipped to deal with the fast changing energies that are sweeping the world today. One week before this meeting I also bumped into an old lady friend whom I hadn’t seen for a very long time, and she said to me: “It is shocking how rejuvenated you look”.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

Present Perfect: The Perfect Seed for the Perfect Life

I used to think that good relationships and good jobs were things that only the luckiest people could attract into their lives but deep inside I also used to think that there must be the “perfect” relationship and the “perfect” job. My view was that if someone else could do it, I should be able to do it as well.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

The Language of Dreams

Today’s busy lifestyles make it very hard for people to find a moment to disengage from daily frantic activity and find some meditation or reconnection time, a time to regroup or reintegrate one’s energies. However, Spirit has found the perfect solution to this problem: if it is efficiency you are after and since time is such a precious commodity, why not using your sleep as a tool to refocus and complement the growth you experience during your wake time?

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

The Call to Become a Public Speaker

In March 2008 I borrowed a friend’s “Triple Goddess Tarot” pack of cards (by Isha Lerner) and gave myself a reading. Among the cards that came up, one took the place of the “New Moon or New Beginning” – It was the card No. 23 or Infinite Truth. Among the meanings of this card, the following ones stuck with me, for a long time… until I decided to write this course: • “Love and truth are inseparable”. • “Speaking true words with a beautiful voice”. • “Thoughtful and well-intended communication (which the Buddhists call “Right Speech”), the vital source of inspired relationships”.r

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

Some Speaking Tips

• Never miss an opportunity to speak: it is practice that makes it perfect. As long as you don’t hog all the time and attention, you will be seen as a reliable speaker that has the capacity to fill a gap when everyone else has either cancelled their speaking opportunity or changed their mind about delivering their speech!

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

Negativity or Lack of Perspective?

Sometimes when we feel stressed and we don’t seem to be able to bear the pressure of the demands set upon us by our modern lives. We seem to be powerless to stop ourselves falling into what some of us could call a “negative” mind set. So, what is negativity? I would like to throw some light into this word in order to better understand what it is. What do we really do when we lose the balance and harmony that propel us into a world sunk in a black hole, in a dark void of hopelessness so painful and overwhelming sometimes?

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

A Smooth Pregnancy

It is common greeting among people to ask each other how are they when meeting, but when you are pregnant there is a meaning beyond the courtesy question: they really are enquiring to know how you are since so many things can happen during the joyous but possibly delicate state of pregnancy. The ...It is common greeting among people to ask each other how are they when meeting, but when you are pregnant there is a meaning beyond the courtesy question: they really are enquiring to know how you are since so many things can happen during the joyous but possibly delicate state of pregnancy.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

Magical Conception

It was one good day in October 2004. I had been living in the UK for quite a few years; I had been married and divorced and, as life has it, after the storm comes the calm… after having arrived at the conclusion that I was better off without a man in my life… he arrived. He didn’t look like anything I was looking for but he was everything I ever wished for.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

The 5 Principles of a Successful Marriage

When we embark ourselves in marriage, we embark ourselves in the most meaningful partnership of our lives. Like all relationships, this partnership requires a continuous and mutual exchange of energy and, because of the nature and depth of emotions involved, communication and choices based on ...When we embark ourselves in marriage, we embark ourselves in the most meaningful partnership of our lives.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

6 Ways to Free Yourself from your Job Trap

a) What is your game? Are you clear on where you are going or are you distorting the reality (self-delusion at some level) in order to avoid taking your rightful place of power and responsibility? b) Are you reading life “between the lines”? Are you holding on to the illusion of what is merely superficial because going within and finding yourself is scary? If this is so, what information is hidden within your current life that you haven’t discovered yet and / or is holding you back? c) Is it time for a new vision of yourself?r

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

Breaking the Patterns

We all struggle. It is a matter of fact. And we do so because we resist. We resist accepting some of the people, elements, circumstances or events that take place in our lives. We refuse to acknowledge them as part of our creation sent to us to learn our lessons and to move on in the ...We all struggle. It is a matter of fact. And we do so because we resist. We resist accepting some of the people, elements, circumstances or events that take place in our lives. We refuse to acknowledge them as part of our creation sent to us to learn our lessons and to move on in the evolutionary path.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

A Public Speaking Passion

Extract from one of my Master of Ceremonies notes, April 2009: “April is a month that has a very distinguishing feature… and I am not talking about my birthday! I am talking about Easter. Easter is about the Passion of Christ. I am not going to preach to you about anything religious; it is not my kind of subject! I am not going to talk to you about righteousness, right or wrong; the least I judged, the least I get judged and the least I get tangled up in other people’s realities.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

Trace Therapy – A Modern Perspective on Ancient Spiritual Healing

It is the 7th of January 2016 and the New Year has already started with a bang, literally. We had the audacity to leave our home on a short holiday for a couple of days to visit friends during the Christmas period, only to have to rush back because our geyser had exploded and our flat was flooded. As I write this article, my home looks like a war zone. But I am not worried because I have an eerie detachment from the physical chaos. Why?

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

Commanding the Power of Your Thoughts

I have been going through a huge mind-shift in the last couple of months.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

The Awakening Soul of South Africa

THE AWAKENING SOUL OF SOUTH AFRICA ACCEPTANCE SPEECH - AREA GOVERNOR D3, DISTRICT 74 – 2009/2010 PART I: THE VISION Dr Joseph Busby from the Sun Centre School of Esoteric Philosophy in Somerset West, in a channeled transmission in 1985 said: “A great light is radiating here and now over South Africa […] Here, there and everywhere, people are responding to the call of the soul to raise their consciousness and come up higher. […] Africa is destined to ride the wave of testing and prove herself to be triumphant.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

The Power of Hurt

Sonia Choquette says in her Oracle Cards (Card no 19 – Survival): “Your Healer Guides […] want you to recognize that the psychic attacks you’ve suffered through the unconscious, negative behaviour of others have left you injured. You’ve been betrayed and energetically wounded […] Stop blaming yourself for what others have done to you”.r

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

A Peaceful Birth

I was 36 weeks pregnant and still all going well. My ankles were a bit swollen and I had a couple of small cramps from time to time. The baby was still kicking vigorously and leap around quite often, but all in all I was fine. The books say that at this stage my hunger would return due to the ...I was 36 weeks pregnant and still all going well. My ankles were a bit swollen and I had a couple of small cramps from time to time. The baby was still kicking vigorously and leap around quite often, but all in all I was fine.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

Discovery Your Strengths

Some time in the process of the transition from the old you to the new you, a truly miraculous thing happens. I call it the manifestation of your new strengths. When I first came across this concept I couldn’t imagine me having new strengths. The reason is because we tend to think of ourselves ...Some time in the process of the transition from the old you to the new you, a truly miraculous thing happens. I call it the manifestation of your new strengths.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

A Doorway Into the Future

It was a Wednesday morning. It was a glorious Autumn day. The sun was shinning and the sky was blue. It was a bit breezy but that Autumn sun, the kind of sun that warms you without burning you, was inviting me to go out. I heard very clearly the voice of Spirit prompting me to go to the beach ...It was a Wednesday morning. It was a glorious Autumn day. The sun was shinning and the sky was blue. It was a bit breezy but that Autumn sun, the kind of sun that warms you without burning you, was inviting me to go out.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

Unlocking Your Creativity

INTRODUCTION You don’t ask the river “How often does your water flow’… Because if the river is healthy, its water will flow all the time. All day, every day. It is only when there is a block and the flow stops that its waters become stagnant, its crystalline clarity goes and the life in it dies. Creativity is just the same: like the water, ideas and inspiration should be able to flow through us at any time.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

Ten Top Tips For A Better Communication

I read somewhere that the dynamics of every romantic relationship are decided within the first 3 months. It makes you wonder … It is normal to fall for someone and become totally infatuated… specially during the first three months! This means that the things which we would usually spot go ...I read somewhere that the dynamics of every romantic relationship are decided within the first 3 months. It makes you wonder … It is normal to fall for someone and become totally infatuated… specially during the first three months!

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

The Power to Create

How does today contribute to your goal? What do you need to shape-shift or change in order to transform your current perspective into what is needed to achieve this goal? Where are you holding back? Do you ever wonder why we keep attracting the same experience again and again until we are sick ...How does today contribute to your goal? What do you need to shape-shift or change in order to transform your current perspective into what is needed to achieve this goal? Where are you holding back?

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

Preparing Your Body For Conception

It was July 2005. After a few years of living in the UK, we decided that it was time for a change. We realised that all the attempts we made to start a new life (literally!) were not successful: we would try to buy a house and I would be made redundant; I would try to find a new job and would ...It was July 2005. After a few years of living in the UK, we decided that it was time for a change.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published2 topics

The Bridge

I heard a story about this bridge that is very, very long. On this side, many people (in the thousands or even more!) are standing; they are thinking about crossing but, apparently, not many people make it. It seems that the problem is that the bridge is so long that only the ones with the ...I heard a story about this bridge that is very, very long. On this side, many people (in the thousands or even more!) are standing; they are thinking about crossing but, apparently, not many people make it.r

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth Spiritual Guides

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

Languages Vs Metaphysics

I have a passion for languages. I love the communication and expansion that comes with understanding other cultures, other people and other countries, through their unique way of self expression. But I also have a passion for metaphysics. I love the understanding of how energy works to create the life that we dream of, and I love the technicalities of spiritual science as a source to manifest reality. At first sight, you might think that these two fields are completely unrelated. I also thought it at first.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

The 5 Principles Of A Successful Marriage

When we embark ourselves in marriage, we embark ourselves in the most meaningful partnership of our lives. Like all relationships, this partnership requires a continuous and mutual exchange of energy and, because of the nature and depth of emotions involved, communication and choices based on ...When we embark ourselves in marriage, we embark ourselves in the most meaningful partnership of our lives.r

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

Teaching in the 21st Century - A Call to Service

I was a teacher at the age of 23. After many years of wanting to be an engineer, I finally managed to get myself into the engineering university only to find out that I had a problem with my back and had to be hospitalized for a few months to correct the unhealthy curvature of my spine. By the time my staying at hospital was over, so were my dreams of becoming an engineer: the course was too hard for me to be able to catch up after so many months out of the loop, so I fell into a depression and decided I didn’t want to study any more. At all.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

Emotional Intelligence: Clearing our Memory Banks

Have you ever caught yourself being propelled back to a specific time in your past and suddenly a mental snapshot brings back forgotten feelings or emotions… as real as if you were still there? It is as if although much time may have passed between that past event and today, between the person you were then and the person you have become now, that memory still has a strong hold on you.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Dr Ana GarciaRecently published1 topic

What Energies are we Feeding our Children?

Metaphysics say it. Science says it: the Universe is made out of energy. We are energy. All is energy. When a baby is born, he (let’s talk about he for the sake of speed) is totally open. Energy (good and bad) flows through him without any protection; this is why it is advisable to keep the baby in the safety of the family home for a little while right after the birth – so that he is not exposed to negative energetic influences.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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