Clearing The Path For Growth

A Challenge for Growth

There are times that we may feel considerably distant; perhaps unhappy or depressed with negative emotions more accessible than positive ones. At those time, we hope to invoke tools to become free of the struggle.  With Usui Reiki Ryoho we are blessed to have additional emotional healing methods to practice and to transform the field of energy within the emotional realm. By experiencing meditation, visualization and energy clearing we can clear the spaces of our awareness and purify each of our body's cells. As our healing progresses, the clarity of heart energy emerges to conscious awareness and joy can become manifest like a glowing light.

Exercise: Sit comfortably in easy pose or an upright chair and allow the spine to infuse with open and slow breathing. Now imagine you're heart space exists in a garden. Fix your attention on the roots whether they are in the sand, soils or embedded in rock. Regardless, allow the connection to Earth that anchors and stabilizes your experience. Then, reflect on your emerging physical space/body. Experience the feeling of connection to that space as an abundant birth of movement. Visualize you are among swaying lavender spikes, an endless filigree  of ferns or a whisper of sea oat grasses. Be in the movement and in such a state begin to allow emotional debris to be wrangled free. Finally, emerge from the problems and distress to occupy an elevated space of a tree with a great open canopy. Occupy that space for as long as you need. In the process of this meditation begin to trust that this is a natural space where joy and gratitude is refreshed.

Let today's Reiki self treatment or distance healing be like the warmth and purity for your inner self to cleanse and the heart to feel the presence of positive energies.

For Those Whom You Love and Can Love

Allow Emotional Healing to Expand

Identifying our feelings and becoming real to our response is essential towards living in the light of Reiki Healing. In examination we may feel strong attachment to an experience, worldly experience or more often one person. 

Attachments that entrap us in irritation, anger, jealousy, or rage are burdens for our energy field and our path to loving kindness. You're encouraged to reflect on the healing power of this Kahuna (Hawaiian) power tool for forgiveness during our Reiki Share today.

Imagine the experience or person and call to mind the energy you feel. Perhaps locate in your body. And, with the repetitions necessary let the method of healing awaken a freedom to forgive.

Complete with Reiki dedication.

• Just for today, I will not worry. ...

• Just for today, I will not be angry. ...

• Just for today, I will be grateful. ...

• Just for today, I will do my work honestly. ...

• Just for today, I will be kind to every living thing.

It Is Real

Experience is Real -- Our Interpretation is Optional

The opportunity to look inside and then awaken to our balance emotional state, consider how the field of emotional energy is carried through your body.

During the balance of emotional offered by the Reiki Purification, you will possibly observe the movement into your body, affecting y our sleep, and giving interesting sources of energy and drive. Take note, be aware.

When the emotional body takes over, embrace it. SLOW DOWN, SLOW DOWN, SLOW DOWN.
And ground yourself in the moment to connect with the feelings and needs.

If you have any need to ask for help, do so. There are many right there in your space to empathize, explore solutions and celebrate your transition to peace.

Just for today, I will live the attitude of gratitude.

Just for today, I will not worry.

Just for today, I will not anger.

Just for today, I will do my work honestly.

Just for today, I will show love and respect for every living thing.

www.earthtonesgifts.com

Our Thoughts

Keep Your Emotional World Light

When we have a connection to our needs, we become more clear about how to express them. Today's mediation and channeling help up to lighten up through honest embrace of our needs and those of others.

This Center for Needs Inventory is a tool shared by the Center for Non-Violent Communication. Begin to use your reflection of inner feeling and connect them to inner needs.

CONNECTION acceptance affection appreciation belonging cooperation communication closeness community companionship compassion consideration consistency empathy inclusion intimacy love mutuality nurturing respect/self-respect

CONNECTION continued safety security stability support to know and be known to see and be seen to understand and be understood trust warmth PHYSICAL WELL-BEING air food movement/exercise rest/sleep sexual expression safety shelter touch water

HONESTY authenticity integrity presence PLAY joy humor PEACE beauty communion ease equality harmony inspiration order AUTONOMY choice freedom independence space spontaneity

MEANING awareness celebration of life challenge clarity competence consciousness contribution creativity discovery efficacy effectiveness growth hope learning mourning participation purpose self-expression stimulation to matter understanding

Summer Solstice 2018 (21-day at home retreat)

Enlightened Wisdom

Welcome

As we begin the Summer Solstice - we are in right action, we have the right tools, we bring forth the right inspiration. 

Now to come home to your empowerment. Through the gifts of the 21-day retreat gather we hope you will gather strength by your dedicated effort. Each day a simple 1 simple meditation/inspiration will be shared, 1  movement experience suggested 1 pause in your day (12  noon ) to receive and share energy, and 1  closing moment of surrender. During the 3 weeks, we will bring physical, emotional and mental progress into our lives. 

Feel free to share the forum, your thoughts and use the blog or facebook to move virtual energy. Mostly, be true to yourself and integrate the blessings offered into your life for great good.

Mary Uebersax, Reiki Master

What Moves Us?

What moves us?

We have been seriously blessed with strong monastic allies from the Tibetan Buddhism Tradition. Many of you have felt the emotional devotion with the drawing and dissolution of Sand Mandalas, experienced moments of stillness with their chanting meditations, and sensed the power of transforming Puja ceremonies.

In August and September 2017, the Drepung Gomang Monk Tour added Santa Barbara community to its focus. It was a good time to prepare the community for what was to come. We also relished the Green Tara mandala orchestrated at the Masonic Lodge in SLO melding with ceremonies of solidarity with Charlottesville. During the total eclipse, Paso Robles was not obscured as the timely presence of Medicine Buddha aligned for a Peace week. Amidst the beginning of the school year, Cuesta College received teaching for Peace and Unity as they used the Mandala to cultivate an understanding of unity. And reflecting on insightful art and dialogue Alan Hancock College gave sanctuary for teachings of loving kindness.  

While they came for us we now have our own opportunities to steep ourselves in the practices, bring clarity to our lives, and humbly address the gifts that we have been given from the Drepung Monks.

The extensive meditation teaching offered by Robert Sachs in the practice of Medicine Buddha is currently being offered @EarthTones . Meditation is a vessel to help shift your consciousness, dedicate your efforts (work, prayer, creativity) and bring a depth of healing to your journey. Each week, (Wednesdays at 6:30) he guides an understanding of the history and practice of the ancient work, the philosophy of curative power of the mind, and the capacity to build a true connection of your efforts with the profound energy field of loving kindness.

Visualization Mantra and the Medicine Buddha

Please come and join.

Warrior Poses: Empowerment Through Yoga

Life-long wellness is a goal most of us share. Included in your goals may be the ability to reduce emotional stress, improve self-esteem and ward off diseases.

Opening your mind by practicing Yoga is like learning the power of a mega computer that can manage each elements of your goal. One of the best groups of poses that build the capacity of your body to stand on your feet and pull through life are the Warrior poses.

From the physical level, I consider that the Warrior Asanas (Virabhadrasana I, II, III) help release our bodies from stress on the heart, bolster the immune system and balance the endocrine system.On the emotional level we build peace, tranquility and fortitude through the breathing practises (pranayama) while energizing the metabolism to manage cortisol and endorphin levels.  

 

Focusing on warrior poses, we principally enhance circulation to strengthen masses of the body. We benefit by extending legs outwards while simultaneously opening the heart and strengthening the back. The back muscles are elongated and aligned with new precision and capacity for carrying the body through a full range of motion and emotion. The upper back and shoulders squeeze and extend providing a variety of benefits for the heart, circulatory system and overall build flexibility and build confidence. Overall, I consider these three poses as essential to reduce joint stiffness. 

The great benefit of working with an instructor or researching yoga is the concept of modifying poses. With such an array of benefits you can slowly concentrate on smaller objectives to approach greater stability, strength, balance and flexibility. While the guidelines for joint placement are prescribed, each pose can be modified to establish targets for leg width, neck position, arm angle and overall flexibility. Remembering that as you progress you are increasingly bringing oxygenated blood to these areas. 

As a whole, these weight bearing warrior poses bring about promised results. It is empowering to know that we can stimulate bones through the years and help to retain calcium and reduce stress.

Contact Mary Ueberax at EathTones Center for Healing in Central California for yoga instruction and embrace a Life-long practice, learn strategic modifications to poses and therapeutic use of props.