What does it mean to feel “centered?” Most would say that when they feel centered, they can sense the fullness of their being. They feel poised or collected or aligned. We could use any number of terms that refer to a sense of equilibrium. If I were to invite you to center yourself, most … More Back To Center
The image above is an artistic representation of the lotus which represents your solar plexus chakra. The solar plexus is the seat of your emotions as well as the energy center which regulates self-realization and self-empowerment. It also governs your digestive system and all of the organs and glands involved in that process. It … More Chakras & The Central Channel
The Central Channel step of our practice brings awareness to the stream, or river, of energy that moves along the spine connecting the energy centers to higher levels of consciousness. “Body” and “ground” are now a part of our meditation training, providing the stability necessary to focus on some of the inner energy … More The River Makes The Riverbanks
Our heart is the centerpiece between our spiritual self and our physical self. Energetically, the heart charka is centered between the crown chakra and the root chakra. These energy centers cascade our unique vibration, one to the next, precipitating our expression downwards into form. Similarly, they lift energy upwards illuminating the fullness of that … More Rooted To The Earth
Once we’ve established “ground,” we get to go places. Firm ground allows us to leap higher. Healthy ground allows us to grow things. Ground supports and enables. In today’s meditation, we use our ground-of-being to magnetize the affirmation, “In the Infinity of life where I am, all is perfect, whole, and complete.” Then off … More Leveraging Your Ground
We have repeated several phrases throughout this round of the Practice of Living Awareness: “Energy follows thought.” “Your thoughts create your reality.” “You are a not a human being having a spiritual experience, you are a spiritual being having a human experience.” All of these support the concept, or the fact, that your body is … More You, The Vessel
Energy follows thought… it’s a fact. Lighted thoughts create a lighted mind. This meditation sets out to generate light in the “third eye” which then projects and distributes this illumination throughout the body and into the world. We start with an explanation of the energetic architecture which creates and directs your innate capacity for … More Generating Luminosity
A dimly lit room allows for general vision, you can see objects and have a general idea of the space. As you turn the light up on the dimmer switch, everything becomes clearer; you may see objecst that you hadn’t seen before. Details emerge. As we generate the light of mind in meditation, we … More The Super-Beyond
Have we mentioned the soul yet? Perhaps not. The word soul derives from the Gothic saiwala and the Old German saiwalo; both meanings speak of origins. It is also connected etymologically with the greek aiolos, which means ‘quick moving,’ ‘twinkling,’ or iridescent,’ and with the latin anima, meaning ‘wind.’ Breath, source, and light: we’ve certainly … More The Illumined Self
