Sound Healing

Today I had the privilege of participating in a workshop for vibrational sound healing using Tibetan singing bowls. A small group where a few played bowls and we all chanted in Sanskrit, both silently and out loud.

What a deeply moving experience, relaxing and beautiful meditations, detoxification and healing at a cellular level.

There are so many methods you can utilize to heal and this one I had never tried, but after the four hours of chanting, while listening, breathing and absorbing the beautiful tones of the bowls, I feel lighter today and experienced a physical detoxification last night.

Upon arriving at home, I found myself hearing these words which I of course, was compelled to record.

Take This

As the striker circles the rim of the bowl

Its song is released

Resonant with vibrations felt deep in my body

With tones as pure as celestial choirs

In unison we begin to chant

"Om Gum Shrim Maha Lakshmi Yei Swaha"

We set our intentions and the healing begins

I close my eyes, the energy flows

Once again I whisper the words

"Om Gum Shrim Maha Lakshmi Yei Swaha

There is magic in the air, an atmosphere of love

In my minds eye, there is a rainbow of colours

Surrounding me with many shades and hues

They whisper to me in the language of love

Bathing me in violets, golds and blue

The room where I sit has faded away
The chanting and tones are not part of this world
As I am joined by other souls

They circle me speaking words only I can hear

They stretch their arms out to me imploring me to "Take this"

I don't understand ~ their chanting intensifies

Once again they implore me, "Take this" 

I sense their departure, yet I still do not know

What they want me to take

Then the scene starts to fade

And I return to my senses, once again I hear the chanting

The vibrations of the singing bowls are in rhythm with my body

I'm slowly returning, feeling myself, my body, my breath, my heartbeat

My awareness takes in the others surrounding me

As they too return to their senses

After this deeply moving sound healing 
Which I take ....

My Body ~ My Temple

As I continue to open on this amazing spiritual awakening I have been gifted, my emotions have been turned upside down. I have healed many but still continue to work healing many others. Now, I find myself in great need of healing my body.

For my entire life, I have used food to comfort, to fill a void, to love myself when I felt unloved. But no more. I must look at my body as the sacred temple that houses my most beautiful soul. I must remember, it is a temporary housing that must regularly be cared for so that it will provide the needed strength to carry me through this lifetime.

Let us for a moment think about where we physically live. If our home developed a leak ~ would we not have it attended to immediately to prevent further damage. If our homes heating system broke down ~ would we not arrange to have it repaired so it would provide the necessary warmth in frigid winter temperatures. If a window was smashed ~ would we not replace it in order to keep what belongs on the outside in its place and protect the valuable loved ones inside. The same applies to my body, my temple ~ maintaining it should not be an afterthought which for my lifetime it has been.

So how will I change my thought processes and reach my ultimate goal of good health.

The first is discipline upon which I must work on to help me accomplish my goal. No more food to fill a void, no more eating just because.

The second is cravings. Here I will put my discipline to the ultimate test in fighting my cravings, looking deeply within as to why I constantly crave a certain type of food. What emotion drives me again and again to these empty, sugary food products? And what emotions are these products fuelling? What, if anything are they doing for me besides damaging the delicate balance of my health?

The third is to look at my food as the building blocks that will provide the needed energy for my body while honouring it. By not ingesting foods with lower vibrations, I honour my temple and allow it to grow into the strong body it should and will be.

This will be the hardest part yet of this amazing journey, as I have fed this body excesses of carbohydrates and sugars. So changing to a whole food approach, saying goodbye to these empty foods will take copious amounts of discipline, but I feel prepared for this challenge. The high energies this year with it's many super-moons has provided me quiet, down time where I have slowed myself and listened to the messages provided from spirit, many of which have been directly about my physical health and how I care for myself. I intend to enjoy my best possible health in these senior years and will continue working to reverse the damages I have caused through poor eating habits.

So, wish me luck as I slowly embark on this new and most difficult phase of my journey. Reminding myself each day that I AM WORTHY and that I am in my best possible health while making every effort to become the amazing woman I know I can be.

Here's to all our good health ...

The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison ... Ann Wigmore

Eat beautiful foods, which are nutritionally dense, wholesome, and natural ... Bryant McGill

You are what you eat, what would like to be ... Julie Murphy 

Autumn

Autumn ~ one of my favourite seasons. How magnificent are the colours which Mother Nature paints the landscape for us. The cacophony of colours delights our senses. Our eyes enjoy the visual beauty, our smell breathes in the fresh air and scent of pine and forest must, we listen to the busyness of creatures and woodlands alike preparing for their deep sleep, and our taste delights in the bite of a crisp autumn apple, or the spicy gastronomic delight of a pumpkin pie.

Take some time this autumn to go into the forest, ground yourself and feel the earth beneath your feet. Allow the synchronicity of the forests' natural energies to embrace you, tuning you into her rhythm.

Sleep

A riot of colours collide with my vision

Golds, reds, orange and russet

The leaves are transforming

As their succulent greens slowly fade

Replaced by a cacophony of brilliant colours

This colourful change signals a deep sleep

For these gentle giants as they prepare for winter

When all slows down with the rhythm of the season

But for now, I will sit and watch

As nature paints the landscape 

Like a water colour painting, I watch as golds drip into reds

Many shades and hues of colour cascade from the trees

Delighting my senses, enticing me to stay

To sit a little longer and embrace this beauty

Before the trees sleep under the coming blanket of snow

The little forest creatures skitter here and there

Gathering their foods for the winter ahead

Tucking an acorn here, a nut there

In places only they remember to go back and collect 

Foods to sustain them when the grips of winter sets in 

In the creeks and rivers 

The fish have burrowed down into the mud

Below the frigid waters that will soon solidify

Thus ensuring their survival for yet another winter

Stopping, I listen 

As the leaves are gently falling,
Falling as though they were in love with the ground

On a breath of air they sway to and fro

As they slowly come to rest

Now they will begin a new journey

Transforming from beautiful, colourful leaves

Into nutrients feeding the earth

In preparation for it's new life

The promise of spring

But for now

I watch this activity

As creatures and woodlands 

Together prepare

For their coming

Sleep ....

Autumn ~ the years last, loveliest smile ... William Cullen Bryant 

Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree ...  Emily Bronte