Browse Spiritual Growth

Gavin asked me about Jessica, a girl he'd been interested in for a while but hadn't the courage to approach. I told him all about Jessica, her likes and dislikes and all the things that are important to her. I also told him how she was indeed attracted to him but she was not prepared to give up the boyfriend she already had even though the relationship wasn't her ideal. Why? He asked. I said, "She's scared of giving up what she knows". The inevitable question followed; "How do you know all that?"

What kind of day are you choosing to have? It can be so easy for a life event to take control of our mood for the day; that is IF we allow that to happen. We have a choice every moment on the type of day we are going to have. A recent conversation with a girlfriend really drove this point home with me.

I have women ask me about dating etiquette. Essentially do the traditional dating rules still apply today? The answer is mostly they do. So, here is my take. I believe when on a date, the gentleman pays. Pure and simple; if I have to pull out my wallet to pay for anything on the first date … there will be no second date. No exceptions. Are doors opened and chairs pulled out for me … yes, they should be.

Express your creativity by first acknowledging that you are a Divine being of love and light. The Goddess is within you whether you are woman or man. That natural vibration of the Sacred Feminine is creativity itself. So many of my clients feel that they are not creative at all. Yes you are creative. Simply give yourself permission to express your creativity as you are a child of the Universe.

Keeping hope alive is a challenge at times and an opportunity both. When I think about what hope means I need to take a deep breath and go quietly inside to find the definition. The words that come to me are "keep on keeping on" which begin to define hope. Keeping hope alive is about being present to the moment and continuing to move forward no matter what. My friend Debbie died this morning, Saturday on the full moon and my heart aches terribly. Today when I read her blog posts about her art I learned more things about her and what keeping hope alive truly means.

In thousands years, a divine souls incarnates itself to give the world the message of pure love and devotion. This great soul breaks the shackles of ignorance and takes his disciples to the path of true knowledge. This great soul alleviates the pains of people and encourages them to follow the path of humanity for the reunion with god. One such soul that blesses the earth with its divine presence is Jagatguru Kripalu ji Maharaj. He was born in 1922 and got his education in Ka

Creating boundaries – it sounds like something you would hear in a therapy session or read about in a self-help book, but what does it really mean? For me, it means being self-aware, able to know and express to others what is acceptable in my life. This has not been an easy feat for me by any means! For the longest time the word “no” was simply not in my vocabulary. I was a chronic people pleaser who had no idea who I was or what I wanted.

Shift is a fundamental force in the universe that we can harness to create and enhance the greater good. Right now we are in the midst of tremendous shifts on a global level and individually as well. How we perceive and deal with the significant changes in the financial market, environment, and political landscape will determine our well-being as inhabitants of planet earth.

Aloha, I am a Certified Hypnotherapist and right after I completed my training in Kona, I partnered with another graduate to pursue our own healing processes. During this time I had a question that I needed an answer to and didn't have the appropriate tool to how to find the answer to it. We decided that perhaps rather than doing a time line approach to do a more concrete approach of time travel. Most people are familiar with life regression and even past life retrieval which takes you back in time to find your answers.

www.atheneraefiel.com Chronic pain is something that is hard to explain to someone who does not experience it. Chronic pain may be physical, emotional, mental, or all of these. When we have pain, and we cannot stop it no matter what we do, it is chronic. All chronic pain is similar to a ...

Affirmations for New Year's resolutions are a simple yet powerful jewel for self discovery. Jewels glisten in the light, sparkle with excitement and enhance the beauty of our being. This jewel for self discovery will serve that purpose and more. Add affirmations to your spiritual jewel box to use on a regular basis to help you create your New Year's resolutions now. So let's get started. Affirmations

We know that our mind can be divided into two broad compartments – the conscious and the subconscious. Conscious mind is what we are more conscious of, for it is the conscious mind that we use during our waking hours. Our subconscious mind comes into play when we are sleeping or when we are not fully awake. Conscious mind makes up only a small surface portion of the whole mind, while the subconscious mind constitutes the largest part of our mind working from behind. We do al

Over the years it has become abundantly clear to me that people need to have what I call a "Spiritual Connection" of some kind. Having this connection feeds their Soul and generally makes them feel better about their lives and themselves. Now, when I use the term "Spiritual ...

Do you remember the intentions you made for this year, this month, or maybe even for today? Or have you lost your focus? Right now is the perfect time to refocus. Why is it so easy to lose our focus? Most of us move through our day as a matter of habit and simply “go through the motions.” We ...

Do you ever have times in your life when everything is going great yet you just have this nagging feeling that impending doom is on the horizon? It’s like waiting for the other shoe to drop. You aren’t quite sure where the problem will come from, but you are convinced there will be a problem. That is Free Floating Anxiety. My personal belief is that we feel this way because we have had times in our past where life was humming along smoothly and we got hit with a negative life event out of the blue. You’ve probably had this experience a few times in your past.

One of the ways that I’m able to stay in the flow of my personal and professional energy and stay out of overwhelm (well, at least most of the time ;) is by staying in rhythm with the phases of the moon. In fact, I strategically create my marketing schedule with a conscious intention of harnessing the moon’s energy to give my marketing copy and campaigns a mystical edge that sparkles with the magic of my sacred marketing message.

In experiments with water and plants, people have played rock and roll music and then classical music and compared the results. With water, Dr. Masaru Emoto freezes the water and then observes the crystals. The water crystals have a beautiful symmetric pattern in response to classical music and ...

Our foundations are shaking up, are moving to upheaval, as old patterns must die. Emotions buried in our body temples are being brought to the surface for cleansing. As we observe our thoughts and feelings, clarity will be sharpened as everyone must face the divine Spirit within. n Some ...

Okay. I’ve had some interesting conversations lately with people about the manifestation process. I love you (I’m not just saying this it’s true), and sometimes what I see you do to get in your own way drives me a little crazy. So here’s some general teaching you can use about that. I’ll start with a story. You may know of Suzanne Evans, the amazing coach and success story who went from administrative assistant to millions of dollars per year in what basically amounts to the

Ahhh...summer has arrived! The sun is shining bright, birds are singing, and the schedules are more relaxed now that the children are out of school. For many families, this is the best time to take vacations, practice new behaviors, and make important changes in the household. Summer is also ...

I had a wonderful teacher who provided me with precious and wise lessons about faith and trust. Her name was Jasmine. She died when she was 15 years old. She was abused and neglected before we met. She couldn't communicate through language -- yet she spoke volumes to me. But Jasmine was not a person. Jasmine was my cat.

It's amazing how far science has gone to destroy life without being blamed. We live in the scientific age, and science's prestige has permitted it to spread far beyond the good it can do. The first shock was the atom bomb in 1945. Only people of that generation recall the deep horror that came with the first explosion of a weapon that foresaw the potential destruction of humankind itself. But in many ways the A-bomb is a bogeyman that has been successfully caged while an invi

First Aid For The SoulnnA Model of the dysfunctional, unconscious human psyche.nA way through, from confusion to consciousness.nnBy CliveTaylornnIntroductionnnMany people are lost and unhappy, with no clear sense of how to regain access to their true selves. Life seems too big, confusing and fragmented.nnThe following model of how our unconscious psyche works is based on extensive client-centered, therapy-based experience, backed up with years of personal research into the na

The New Age will bring a 1,000 years of peace and also the return of the Divine Feminine aspect of God. This has to be to help create harmony on our Earth.

It’s been a long day. You’re stressed and tired. You’ve got nothing left and you just want a reward. To give yourself a treat, you reach for a soda, a cookie, or that bag of chips—or, maybe, all of the above in succession. There’s a bio-chemical reason you do this, yet unfortunately, that momentary pleasure is only going to increase your craving, while doing little to dampen your stress—and you’ll gain weight, which may add to your stress.

I am becoming more convinced that it is crucial to find your destiny in life. Once you discover your God-given destiny, then you must pursue it until you get your breakthroughs. By definition, your destiny is something bigger than you. It isn't something you can come up with on your own. It's what you were put on this earth by God to get done. You can go after plenty of careers, but none of them may be your destiny in life.

The healing effects of drumming are bountiful. Drum circles have existed for thousands of years. Healers and shamans around the world have used this tool or jewel for self discovery to bring about healing for the body, mind, emotion and spirit. All you need is a drum, your hands and a willingness to express your inner rhythm as you beat on the skins.

Over the hundred years or so that network marketing has become a billion dollar industry, there have been some less than reputable firms along the way that have tarnished the reputation of the industry.

As a mindfulness trainer, I’m a big fan of promoting greater mindfulness in the classroom. However, it’s interesting to me that those who seem to be the most thoughtful and passionate proponents of mindfulness in education are the ones most likely to be trapped by their limited thinking. nnNow, don’t get me wrong.nnI praise those who introduce silence, stillness and contemplation among students. I applaud those who explain the concept of mindfulness and invite their cha

I have been guided to speak with you of my recent journey of "self value". Earlier this year I wrote to you of the importance of self value and how I personally had integrated an essence of value in my life by listening to my own needs and doing my best to fulfill them, recognising it was not ...

The universe is multidimentional and multifaceted. There is one Source and many spiritual paths. We each have a path that resonates with us internally. Mine is the path of devotion to the Sacred Feminine Goddess. In Sanskrit Bhakti Yoga is the path of devotion. Sri Krishna teaches that the easiest path to God/Goddess consciousness is through love or devotion.

I went to a small motel, rented a room there, and did the personal retreat described by the mystic Hafiz. Hafiz said that you could learn more about yourself and the world than anyone could ever teach you by just sitting in a chair alone in your room for three days and nights.

I have a couple of people that I am working with that have Spinal Stenosis. My first one runs the Boston Marathon every year. He is in his 60’s. God Bless Him. Spinal Stenosis is 2 discs that slipped and is pinching the nerve root. Plus he has 3 areas where it is herniated. When he first came to me his legs were hurting and in pain also. He was swimming, doing aerobics with weights, yoga and running still.

Tantra has always been identified with sexuality, especially Red Tantra which is about mastering sexual energy. And yet there are many forms of Tantra most of which are not related to sexuality. I create my own blend of what being a Tantrika means. It is a practice of working with my energy body and sometimes this means my sexual energy. But mostly it is my life force or you may also know this as chi. I do this in subtle ways. Sometimes I move my energy working out at the gym. I like to really lose it while I do the Eliptical machine. I put on my earphones with some great music and let go.

When you move past the hype of most self help programs you get to the core desire that everyone has. Everyone, regardless of present position, possessions or wealth, has the core desire that can be expressed as the following question; “how do I achieve the ideas that I conceive?” In ...

Is your child susceptible to the sudden onset of a mood swing? Does he or she not like to be alone too often? Is she apprehensive of the dark? Or does he speak to you about people and events that he really shouldn’t know anything about? If any of these seem familiar, then I strongly ...

What is success: It is defined as the achievement of the objective. Different people define their objective differently. Some people set their objective of getting something in the material world, such as acquiring wealth, acquiring a high position & status in the society & so on. Some people define success by what they can contribute to the society. If your objective is only to acquire something for yourself such as acquiring wealth, then it will not be regarded as great though you may become successful in achieving your objective.

As the winter solstice approaches and the days are becoming shorter, it fascinates me how once again I am in need of more sleep tha I do during the spring and summer months. As do so many I played by the rules of linear time for decades, setting my alarm clock at a certain time to blast me up and out of bed. Interestingly enough when the days are longer I wake up naturally around 4:00 to 5:00 am, having to turn off the alarm before it scares me while sipping my morning tea making me jump and throw hot water to all corners of the room.

Yesterday morning I rushed out the door in order to make it to work on time. I noticed there were leaves all over the patio. I dutifully picked up the broom in order to sweep, but within about 2 ½ seconds I realized I didn’t have enough time. So, I begrudgingly put the broom back in its home. I like to come home after work to a nice clean comfortable space, but the leaves were going to have to wait.

“How to Buy Inexpensive Organic Food That’s Delivered Right to Your Door” Most people want to buy organic food but they think it’s way to expensive and can’t afford it. But the truth of the matter is organic food can be less expensive than regular food if a person looks in the right place. Right now the average food in our supermarkets contain up to: 6 cancer causing chemicals, 12 hormone disrupting chemicals, and 10 other disease causing chemicals and all of this is not good. Thus eating wholesome organic food which is chemical free is the only way to go.

An Unfinished Life You catch a thought, an inspiration that pops into your mind. You begin to toss it around a bit, giving it some consideration. You begin to wrap your mind around the possibilities. You sit with it for a few days. Your emotions become engaged in this fabulous idea. You drop ...

You will have your own story and your own patterns that play out, but see read through this story and see if you can recognise any patterns could be affecting your relationship. “Karen and David (names changed) came for help because their marriage had been deteriorating since Karen started her business and David took more responsibility in raising their two children. When I saw them she was frustrated and accused him of not pulling his weight, not supporting her, and of being passive aggressive when she tried to get him to cooperate.

Sometimes I hear the funniest lines that I just need to share. I have a girlfriend that talks a mile a minute. She is high-energy and has a mind that collects LOTS of facts and data points that she can retrieve at a snap of a finger. The result is that with a given topic you can receive a ton of information in a very short period of time. Your head can spin at times at the amount of detail and how quickly it is delivered. One day, my friend told me a comment that was made to her about the level of detail she shares.

Please feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box.n© Copyright Arthur Levine 2008 Words: 438 Keywords: Prophet, Reality, Fiction, Society, Moral, Humanity, Basic Values Johnny Oops returned to lead the battle for the hearts and minds of the non-believers ...

To begin feeling that first spark of self-confidence within you, try as many of these as you like. It's important to enjoy yourself along the way. Have fun! 1. Correctly do 25 pushups, 50 sit-ups, or 1 cartwheel. 2. Learn all of the words to a fun new song on the radio and sing it aloud ...

Do you set your eyes on a goal and keep your focus and energy on attaining it? Your goal may be a promotion, saving for European vacation or getting Christmas presents bought in record time. I can have tunnel vision when I’m focused on a goal. It amazes some of my friends that when I get into my zone; I can laser in and work relentlessly to attain whatever I set my eyes on. What I have learned is that keeping my laser focus can also be a liability if I do not keep my options open.

All things in the universe are, and remain, in balance –– that is the natural impetus of all things. When steam runs out of a shower, for example, the temperature equalizes in the room. In weather systems, an area of high pressure will flow into an area of lower pressure. The planet ...

The word Chakra, is Sanskrit, originating from an ancient language, meaning wheel or vortex. The word Chakra refers to all energy centers or energy vortexes throughout your Auric energy field, all energy bodies, and your physical body.

Many people believe that happiness follows success. I bet you’ve caught yourself a time or two saying things like, “I’ll be happy when I lose 25 pounds,” or “I’ll be happy when I find Mr. Right,” or “I’ll be happy when I am living in my dream home,” or “I’ll be happy when my husband changes his attitude.” It doesn’t work like that.

It was New Years Eve in 2000. I was sitting in my apartment, alone, watching television. There were tears flowing down my cheeks. No, it wasn't because I was alone. It was because I was watching the broadcast of new year's celebrations from the major cities around the globe. It wasn't sad ...