Growing up in West Virginia, Mother’s Day was always more than Mother’s Day.  It was something to be proud of.  Anna Jarvis was born at the end of the 19th Century in a little town called Webster and grew up nearby in another small town called Grafton.  After a memorial service to celebrate her mother’s life she began a campaign to create a national day to recognize mother’s everywhere, succeeding in 1914.  Her home is now a memorial to her accomplishment.

Today. May 2012, Mother’s Day is a day of joy and a day of celebration.  It is a day when we remember special times and special moments.  A day when we look back over time and honor the lives of our mothers or look into the moment and honor the precious lives of our children and, if we are old enough, our grandchildren.

If you feel sentimental here is a beautiful song for you -  as only Disney can create it.

“Life is now.
  There was never a time when your life was not now,
 nor will there ever be.”
~ Eckhart Tolle

When asked about being fully present and focused, my client answered something like this: I don’t know that I am ever present or fully focused.  My mind is all over the place and my friends tell me I don’t know how to relax.  I am a type A personality, and I am always busy.

I mentioned to him that being mentally and emotionally somewhere other than where he is physically, being engaged in thought unrelated to his present circumstances is anxiety producing because he is a man divided unto himself.  Our mind-body-spirit is designed to be whole and fully present for each second of our life…to function in unity.  When we are not fully present, when our mind and emotions are not at the same location as our body, we miss more than a few sentences of a conversation.  When we are fully present and in the moment, we are aware of our natural mind-body-spirit responses to our experiences, our work, our relationships, our mistakes.  There are insights for us: things we need to know about ourselves, another person, or our environment.  There is personal growth information available in every breath, in every step, in everything we see, smell, hear, taste and touch.  Sometimes we can learn these lessons by observing nature.

One day a very young squirrel climbed up the tree by my deck and stretched out on a slender limb for a nap.  She looked around to see if all was safe, closed her eyes, put her front paws around the limb and held on for dear life, then instantly fell sound asleep.  I watched fascinated.  There are hawks that circle our neighborhood.  I watch them wait in the trees sometimes and wonder how the squirrels and other small animals seem to know when one is there, even though their presence is almost invisible. But on this day, there were no hawks.  No other squirrels were around to disturb her.  She was warmed by the spring sunshine.  She was content and fast asleep.  Occasionally her little paw dropped a bit, and  although sound asleep, she sensed it and grabbed hold again.  After a few minutes she startled awake, just like a human child does when he or she falls asleep watching TV or eating lunch.  After a few hits to the snooze alarm, she was able to keep her eyes open, ready to run and play.  She scampered down the tree and ran off into the woods, ready for the next segment of her life.  She did what any wise squirrel does before napping: she surveyed her environment, trusted her instincts, relaxed, and then slept.

The little squirrel lives a now focused, aware life.  We humans struggle to achieve the same state of being.  Many of us rarely experience in-the-moment relaxation and contentment.  Why are we the only animal in creation that thinks we can out wit life, Mother Earth and Creation itself?  We miss so many moments worrying and dodging the unpleasant.  We dwell on our past, worry about our future, criticize the present, and judge others and ourselves harshly.  We know our habits are not producing happiness and joy, but we don’t know how to create change.

Mindful awareness, now focused living, and positive thought set us free: liberate us from chronic stress.  Here are some easy-to-follow tips that have the power to help you as you work toward a more conscious life.  One of the goals of mindfulness is to create a stillness within so you can stretch out on a limb, fully comfortable and in the moment, nap like a baby, accepting self, exhibiting complete trust.

1. Join a tai chi class.  Tai chi teaches us to be fully present and committed to moment to moment awareness.
2. Begin a walking meditation practice.  Walking meditation asks you to take a now focused walk during which you concentrate on your breath and your relationship with your breath, your steps, and your relationship with nature and Mother Earth.
3. Breathe consciously and try Gap Breathing.  Gap Breathing incorporates two mindfulness skills: aware breathing with focus on the silent gap between the inhale and the exhale.  That gap, or short pause, is our built in gift of complete silence.
4. Begin to listen to your thoughts.  Learn to recognize negative thinking by naming your negative thoughts: anxiety, fear, grief, sadness, embarrassment, unworthiness, frustration, disappointment.  Gradually you’ll begin to catch some negative thoughts as they occur, and instantly re-frame them into positive thoughts.
5. Notice your body sensations without judgment.  Notice itching, aches and pains, areas of stress, and your physical response to your emotions.  Once you begin to do this, you learn about yourself and your responses.  Awareness is the beginning of positive change.
6. Intentionally breathe through physical pain.  Don’t start with the big stuff.  Maybe you slept uncomfortably and woke up with a stiff neck.  Maybe your shoulders feel tight.  Notice the spot that is most uncomfortable and begin to breathe into it.  Imagine yourself inhaling and exhaling through the area causing discomfort.  As you breathe, be aware of the changes that take place within you, whether the discomfort eases, whether you become more accepting of the discomfort, whether the area simply loosens up and becomes comfortable.
7. Practice Self-Compassion.  Allow yourself to feel what you need to feel, accepting yourself as you are at this moment.  Believe it or not, self-acceptance and self-compassion are necessary for positive change to occur.

A few days ago I was honored by Krissy @ My Soulful Healing with a nomination for The Very Inspiring Blogger Award.  I very much want to pass on all the good feelings.

I understand that there are some rules to follow when one receives this nomination.  I am to pass the nomination along to 7 other inspirational bloggers and share seven things about myself.  So here goes…

1. I love to communicate: phone, text, blogging, Skype, Facebook, Twitter … you name it!
2. I have a husband, 2 daughters and 4 grandchildren;
3. I enjoy my back yard bird feeders, and I love all the birds they attract;
4. I am a sky watcher … I love clouds, sunrises and sunsets, the moon and the stars;
5. The sound of flowing water inspires and soothes me;
6. I am completing my 2nd book: Nurturing Wellness Through Radical Self-Care;
7. My motto: There is no better gift than a smile and no sound better than the sound of laughter!

I nominate these seven for The Inspiring Blogger Award…

1. Peace, Love and Glow
2. Melanie Kissell
3. Come to the Edge Today
4. Crystal Lynn Miller
5. The Warm Milk Journal
6. Chantal Beaupre
7. Life is Joyful

Today’s guest blogger comes to us via Dublin, Ireland. Please welcome my lovely, lighthearted, and insightful new friend, Magdalena Moryson.  I’ve been so inspired by her smile and her wisdom that I invited her to share her sparkles with you.  You can find her contact information below. ~Janet

One topic that seems to come back to me strongly over time is co-creation or manifesting. I’ve been always very interested in it and read as much as I could to gain more knowledge about the subject. It can be confusing and disheartening in the beginning because different sources provide only some parts of the picture. It took me a while to put every piece of puzzle together and get clearer picture on manifesting. I would like to share with you all that I know and use. It truly works for me and it is great fun! It requires some practice, as all that’s new to us, and once you fully get it, it works wonders.  Why it’s called co-creation?

It’s so because you take part in creating your life, the other bit (quite big one as a matter of fact) is on Source’s (Creator, God, and The Infinite) side. There’s no separation between you and Source, you are individualized version of It. Like a leaf is a part of a tree, or a wave a part of the ocean you’re a part of Source, even more so, you are it! This can be also your experience, if you’re not there yet, you need to take my word for it. Since there’s no separation you might still wonder why it’s then co-creation… Let’s put it that way – you and Source are one team yet you have different tasks. Your job is to place your ‘order’ and the Infinite Intelligence takes care of bringing it to reality – realizing it, materializing it, so on so forth… In order to manifest effectively you need to know and follow the rules – it’s always useful to know how to play the game!

There are four channels of manifesting: your thoughts, words, feelings and actions.

We are all patterns of energy and data. When you strip it to the quantum level it’s all energy. Your thoughts, words, feelings and actions are energy and so are you. You’re like a radio transmitter and receiver at the same time. You send and receive lots and lots of information through your subconscious mind. So when you have a thought, or say something, or feel it you broadcast it into the ether as energy… on subatomic level it looks like waves and/or particles. Those four channels help you communicate with the Infinite and place your order.

Now practical example: let’s say you want to buy a new car. It starts as an idea (quite thin and enteric energetic quality), then you think of it for a while (you give more energy to it) and speak about it with your partner (by verbalizing it you bring it one notch down energetically speaking, because words are more dense energetically them ideas & thoughts). Then you feel how wonderful it would be to drive that car and where you would take you family in it, etc…by doing so you give even more energy to the idea of buying a new car and you turn it into a vision, plus you bring it even closer to manifestation as feelings again are more dense vibrations then words. After a while you happen to find a great bargain or get some ‘’unexpected’’ income and you go and buy a car. As a last step you took action, which is the densest of four channels of co-creation. Thanks to those four ways you brought this car into your reality. All of them are equally important and they work on different levels of manifestation, from the most thin to the densest one. Remember that all that exists was once a thought, just a simple idea in somebody’s mind.

* I want to share one tip with you… when you reverse the order… so first act and then feel, speak and think of what you want to be/do/have you’re speeding up the process! This technique is called act as if, and it truly rocks. Imagine you want to gain more confidence. Simply by behaving as if you already are a confident person, feeling like one and speaking, thinking as if it’s your reality you send such energetic signal to the whole world and it starts to respond to it the same way! It gives you more of what you broadcast. It’s pure magic!

You need to be in energetic alignment with that which you’re manifesting. In other words your thoughts, words, feelings and actions need to state: I create such and such. Coming back to radio metaphor – you can’t expect to listen to 102fm when you’re tuned into 98fm… it all needs to be a vibration match.

It makes a huge difference from where you launch your rocket with dreams to be manifested, in other words form where you place your order. Again I mean from energetic point of view. The highest platforms are called gratitude, love, joy and empowerment. These emotional states are the best launching pads ever!

The more you remember who you truly are and reconnect with your soul, the more you find yourself in alignment with the one will of Source. Guess how this does improve your effectiveness of co-creation?

The next rule is very important to remember and it states: your manifesting abilities are ALWAYS on! You cannot not create and manifest your life and you do it in each and every moment! The question is how conscious you are about it and whether you’re creating that which you desire or the opposite of it. The more positive your thoughts, words, feelings and actions the more positive the life you’re creating!

Use the power of visualization. I’ve mentioned it a bit above in example to rule one. Let me just elaborate slightly here.  Your subconscious mind does not distinguish between so called consent reality, dream and imagination. When you visualize yourself being confident your whole body reacts to it and shifts. Your body is run by your mind so whatever you think your body will respond to it accordingly on chemical level. When you enhance your visualization with clear picture of what it is that you want to be/do/have, feel how it feels, really feel it, smell and taste it even, your whole being thinks it’s already a reality. Imagine you’re eating an ice-cream or pizza, whatever works for you… see what I mean? You might even start to salivate.

* Remember to use present tense and positive statements, same as with affirmations, because subconscious mind takes everything literally! When you say I’m going to be rich it’s going to keep it in the future… you want it to happen now not in ten years though. Pay attention to your thoughts and words then! One more tip: remember to thank for it as it’s already done and say that it’s this or something better for your highest good!
Now you know how to place your order, let’s move on to the most important part of co-creation… this one is often left unspoken, yet it’s crucial for manifesting.

Allow it all happen and come to you… sounds easy… it has few aspects and requires practice

Non attachment – you have placed your order, now it’s your team mate’s turn – Source takes care of how and when…it’s not on your terms anymore, you need to stay aligned energetically with what you want (you speed up the process that way) yet be flexible with the outcome. If you want f.e. BMW 3 but get BMW 5 instead, would you argue? Remember statement: this or something better?

Stay open and positive and most importantly in vibrational match with what you’ve ordered! Say that the car you’re manifesting in its essence will give you a sense of security and stability. The more you vibrate security and stability the more you’re in alignment (energetic match) with what you wanted and the quicker you can get it

Know that it’s Source who is the source of ALL, also all abundance comes from It not from your employer, bank, parents or spouse… remember there’s no separation between you and Source… whatever you want you get (this applies to negative stuff as well!). Source doesn’t judge the order, just makes it come true.

Trust – this one for many people is a biggie. By letting go of the outcome and staying aligned you broadcast massage of trust and you’re simply saying to Source – take me there. You then sit comfortably in your boat and you take the intelligent river (Infinite) to take you where you want to go! This takes practice and self-observation, because the moment you doubt or feel fear or other negative emotion or you say something negative you turn and start rowing  against the current and you find yourself going in totally opposite direction from where you want to be! You then need to notice it and simply relax, let go, trust, come back to the alignment – this is enough to turn the boat into the right direction again, and you can continue your journey and let the river take care of you again. What happens when you start rowing and swim against the current? You create tension, you struggle and on an energetic level you create a block. You’re simply moving away from where you want to be. When you sit in the boat (put down your oars – that’s how you show trust!) and let the river take you. You’re in the state of grace or flow and the river takes you faster where you want to be! You still co-create that way – by allowing.

Know and feel that you deserve to live the life of your dreams. There’s no point to even start manifesting something when deep down you believe you are not worthy of it and you don’t deserve to have it… because that’s the energetic vibe you’re sending and that’s what you going to attract more of. First you need to remove blocks and feel yourself worthy of all the goodness and then you can have a go with co-creation.

* Keep it simple, light and clear and most of all have fun with it.
Manifesting is magical because it’s totally related to our essence, true self. It is a mirror in which you can see You and the power, beauty and magic that is woven into your soul.

Love & sparkly embrace
Magdalena Moryson
www.embracingyourinnerself.com
Magdalena@embracingyourinnerself.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/EmbraceSparkles
Skype: mdm_coach

The Essence Of Spiritual Life
Janet’s latest article for Sibyl Magazine (April-May 2012)

HAVE YOU EVER MET SOMEONE WITH A PRESENCE SO POSITIVE they seemed to vibrate with spiritual strength and love?

The first and only time I met Dr. Ralph White he was sitting at a table waiting to talk with me. As his eyes looked into my soul I knew he was preparing to speak directly with my soul. He reintroduced me to my childhood imaginary friend, letting me know she was an ascended master. I was shocked he knew about “Gently”, that he had a photograph of her and a story about her identity and his connection with her. My head spinning, I did not ask one question! Yet, a spiritual door opened and a new growth path was offered me. It took some time, but I began to walk my life path with open eyes and expanded awareness.

I am attempting to paint word pictures that illustrates the essence of the special individuals who come into our lives to awaken us. Understanding them and their inner peacefulness gives us a road map for our own journey.

• A Spiritual Presence comes from being so profoundly present in your body that you can feel the essence of life flow like a silken river within you, creating a vibration so high that most can sense it and some can see it.

• The individual is so emotionally attached to the living organism that is Earth that he or she intentionally exchanges love with Earth, accepting her gift of life sustaining energy, always remembering to return gratitude.

• They know that lightness of being is really experiencing the light of their own soul within their mind and body. They allow their soul to create their presence of being.

• Each is aware of his or her life’s mission and works daily to carry out that mission, which includes the ability to share love, trust and forgiveness.

• Their presence of being automatically messages their compassion and happiness. They enjoy life and approach life, and their enjoyment of it, seriously. They do not fight with life, recognizing its natural ups and downs. The events of life do not throw them off course.

• These special people partner with love to make Earth a place that is emotionally, spiritually, physically and intellectually safer. They realize that love is the essence of life and that life itself is not the focal point of living. They know that if the events of life are ruling them, they are not being Guided by Love.

• Each honors the Creator of All and embraces all the members of the brotherhood of life (Human, Animal, Vegetable, Mineral), realizing that the life of each member depends on preserving the chain of life.

(Some relaxation music to read by: Dolphins Delight by Ambient Space)

You probably don’t like feeling stressed or that unidentifiable underlying unease that defines anxiety.  Many of us lump all of our symptoms into one broad category and call it stress – but many of us are really suffering from chronic anxiety.

Stress is often situational and associated with negative feelings and reactions. It develops when we feel overwhelmed and inadequate to handle the heavy demands of our life. Stress is often divided into categories to help our understanding. Here are some examples:

• Emotional Stress Symptoms: feeling lonely and isolated, embarrassment, anger, sadness, grief, loss.
• Cognitive Stress (negative thinking): I can’t, I might make a mistake, “what if” thinking, overwhelm.
• Physiological Stress: Hot flashes produced by medical condition, aches and pains, poor sleep and exhaustion.

Those who struggle with anxiety often describe a vague, unpleasant sense of apprehension or fear that seems to have no logical cause and no end. Many anxiety sufferers talk about feelings of terror and the horror of experiencing symptoms like heart palpitations, panic attacks and phobias.  Some of the most common mental health dis-eases that come about because of chronic anxiety are Generalized Anxiety Disorder (a pervasive fear/concern you can’t shake), Social Phobia (feeling overwhelmed and inadequate socially), Agoraphobia (fear of leaving your home) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Because stress and anxiety are household words and everyday problems for millions of people, I’ve decided to share a list of ideas to help you live more peacefully and joyfully every day of your life. In fact, these are self-help tools I live by and teach regularly.

Learn to recognize your negative thinking patterns – Every time you catch yourself thinking a negative thought, re-frame the negative thought into a positive thought.  The thought, “I hate going to work” becomes, “Even though work is challenging, I am up to the task.”

Treat yourself with love and compassion – The same love and compassion you give unconditionally to your children, grandchildren, your best friend, or even you beloved pet.

Reduce chemical and electromagnetic exposure.

Reduce your intake of sugar, cigarettes, alcohol, artificial sweeteners, processed foods, food additives and preservatives.

Decrease the EMF’s (Electromagnetic Fields) in your environment by being aware of cell phones, electric clocks, uncovered electrical outlets, electrical wiring, near by power stations and cell phone towers.

Reduce your internal stress – Have important vitamin levels checked by your doctor.  Vitamin D helps prevent disease and increases your vigor and muscle strength.  Vitamin B levels – especially B-6 and B-12 – because they protect and vitalize your nervous system.  Take your vitamin C – It helps you manufacture adrenal cortical hormones, which are important to good endocrine/nervous system health.

Stop reading or watching stress and anxiety producing books, TV shows, movies, cable news – They keep your mind negatively focused, stimulate your fear response, and disturb your sleep.

Re-channel the negative energy produced by stress and anxiety into positive activity.   Yoga helps ease depression and yogic breathing reduces stress and anxiety.  Meditation increases your rejuvenation time – time you are relaxed and peaceful .  Tai chi is wonderful for all anxiety, including PTSD, causing you to be fully present.  Live a now-focused life – Learn to enjoy each moment.

Improve your cardiovascular health while learning to bring yourself into the present moment. Focusing on each step or each in-and-out breath is a training tool for learning now focused living.

Begin a walking meditation program (see earlier post, “Directives for Walking Meditation“)

Learn how to breathe correctly and begin practicing breathing exercises everyday.

Paste some self-empowering affirmations on your mirror and say them every morning before you go to work and before you go to sleep.  For example, if you struggle with self-confidence and self-worth issues, try affirmations similar to these:

• I accept myself with all of my positive and negative characteristics.
• I commit to thinking positive thoughts about myself and my life.
• I am a person of worth and beauty.

Learn how to do a Heart Massage – an energy balancing, positive belief producing activity.  Imagine a clock laying on your chest, with the face pointing out for others to see.  Place your right hand in the center of your chest with your fingers pointing to the left at 3:00. Begin to create a circle with your hand, circling down to 6:00 and up to 9:00 and around 12:00 and back to the center of your chest with your fingers pointing once again to 3:00.  When you visualize the movement,  begin to add affirmations along with the circles you are making with your hand:

• I am a good person.
• I do the best that I can.
• I am filled with wisdom and insight.
• I am loving and compassionate with myself.
• I forgive my mistakes and accept my shortcomings.
• Even though I am not perfect, I am a good, kind  person doing the best that I can. I am safe.
• I am strong and loving.  I am a good person doing the best that I can.

Love, Trust and Forgive yourself on a daily basis.  Don’t let self-inflicted negativity carry over into the next day.

Begin to look at your life realistically, mentally making note of all the positives that surround you. Everyday, make a list of your joys and re-read them occasionally.  Joys can be as simple as enjoying a spring rain to as exciting as welcoming a new baby into the family. See my article about creating a Joy Journal at http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/how-to-keep-a-joy-journal

Remember to smile.  “ A smile is the beginning of peace”. ~ Mother Teresa

Dr. Kimberly McGeorge, ND, CNH host of The Secret to Everything blog talk radio show and I successfully accomplished our first show together and may do a second after Nurturing Wellness through Radical Self-Care is published in a couple of months.  The show took on a life of its own almost from the moment it began.  Although we had an agenda, as soon as the first caller asked a question it was obvious the program would direct itself!   We ended up doing an intuitive show about healing.  If you missed our conversation on February 29th, I’d like to share it with you now.  Here is the link.

Healing is a primary emphasis in my new book Nurturing Wellness Through Radical Self-Care.  We all   want to reach our highest level of health and well-being.  To do so we have to change our negative thoughts to positive thoughts and begin to form positive concepts and beliefs that guide our life.  I know there are three key words that lead us to good health:  Love, Trust, Forgive.  Love yourself.  Trust yourself.  Forgive yourself almost as soon as you realize you’ve made a mistake.  Love, Trust and Forgive others.  This is easier when we live from a place of nonjudgmental compassion.  The fourth key word, coming from the same compassionate place, is Harmony.  Harmonize your life.  Live in harmony with yourself, with the Earth, and all living things.

Loving, Trusting, Forgiving, and living in Harmony keep us healthy, ceasing to live each day in the fight or flight response.  Instead, we live a life that flows easily, always returning to a state of peaceful relaxation.

Peaceful relaxation does not mean we are lazy and unmotivated.  In fact it is almost the opposite.  We are motivated because we trust and are free of fear.  We live a life that raises the frequencies of our world, so all of us are happier, wiser, more aware, and more loving.  You don’t have to be a religious leader to live like this.  Bankers, life coaches, computer programmers, NASCAR drivers, florists, dancers, counselors, actors, chefs, elite athletes, artists, house wives, doctors, secretaries, pilots, mechanics, farmers, herbalists, truck drivers, house husbands, chemists, janitors, construction workers, TV personalities, researchers, plumbers, house painters, yoga teachers, architects, entrepreneurs – everyone –  can live from a place of love and compassion … harmonizing with work, family, society, life, emotions and spirit.

It is always nice to meet new friends, especially friends who work holistically as I do.  Meet Dr. Kimberly McGeorge, ND, CNH and host of The Secret to Everything radio show, airing each Wednesday 7-8pm EST on Blogtalkradio (www.serenitynaturalwellness.com).  I’ll be Kimberly’s guest Wednesday February 29th as we talk about energy medicine and other health related topics like Radical Self-Care.   ~Janet

“To be in your body is to be present…to be present is to be connected to the divine…” ~Mariel Hemingway

The definition of Mindfulness according to Wikipedia is “awareness”.   We are taught that in order to be “mindful”… our minds have to be in a constant flow of thoughts, ideas, opinions, judgments and impressions.  That is the epitome of awareness…we think.  Mindfulness is actually something of a conundrum.  What if…as an energy clearing statement I like to use says, “Everything is the opposite of what it appears to be?”  What if being mindful actually meant having a clear…still and quiet mind…not just in a state of meditation…but 100% of the time!

Everyone is interested in manifesting.   One of the most common tools being taught are how to visualize and state affirmations.  Those are wonderful tools but being truly mindful is like taking out the sharpest sword instead of using your kitchen paring knife.  You MUST learn this secret to be a powerful and effective manifestor.

The truth is…you are a powerful energetic antennae…receiving thoughts, pictures, sounds, impressions and ideas…from everywhere and everyone.  Because you hear these things “in your head”…you think they come from you.  This is fantastic if they aren’t obsessive or dark…or crazy.  Disturbing and distracting if they are.  So we meditate, pray and medicate our thoughts away…just so we can function from a semi peaceful place and “get through the day”.  What if those thoughts are really the people in the mall?  Your family…friends…or coworkers?

An easy tool to use to determine whose thought is whose is to say the statement out loud or to yourself…”Is this thought mine?” or “Whose thought is this?”.  This question breaks the energy enough to where if this thought isn’t yours…it will 9 out of 10 times…simply disappear.  If you practice this exercise for 3-5 days…you will experience a new stillness that I doubt you have EVER felt….even in the depths of meditation or yoga.

In order to reclaim your personal power and guidance and to have the SPACE to create…you MUST come from a QUIET mind.  Then…there is the space for CREATION and INSPIRATION to flow to you from the Universe.  For God and the Universe want to gift you the most magical existence where you create the magic in your life.

Practice having a still mind 100% of the time and you will find you have been handed another secret key to powerful manifestation.

Dr. Kimberly J. McGeorge, ND, CNH
An excerpt from the soon to be released E-book; The Secret to Everything: Manifestation
Host of The Secret to Everything heard each Wednesday 7-8pm EST on Blogtalkradio
www.serenitynaturalwellness.com
secrettoeverything@yahoo.com

When we think of mindful living, we tend to think of the life we are living now. We don’t think about our ancestral history, but our history is a large and important part of getting to know our deepest self.  Whether you believe in other lives or not, most of us admit that our cells contain the DNA of our ancestors along with the memory of some of their life experiences, food preferences, heart aches, illnesses and joys.

“Many emotional, mental, and even physical problems have roots in the outer layers of the human energy field. When a symptom is unresponsive to standard treatments for that disorder, we need to look deeper into the energy matrix to find the invisible root that keeps regenerating the problem. The Soul Detective™ method is an assessment method using five levels of healing and a treatment method from energy psychology that rebalances the flow of energy through the meridian system.”

Most of the information above is taken from http://souldetective.net and written by my friend and Soul Detective™ mentor Dr. Barbara Stone, a psychotherapist in private practice.  A multi-gifted woman,  she composed and recorded beautiful words and music to accompany the soul stories in the first 20 chapters of her award winning book Invisible Roots. “Each chapter is a short case history including a song composed for a character to convey the depth of emotion of these adventures interfacing with the spiritual realm.”

Dr. Bernie Siegel, MD has this to say about Invisible Roots:
“I know from experience the truth which this book reveals. I would ask everyone to read it with an open mind and see how it provides you with a better understanding of your life and who you are today. The knowledge it provides can help you to heal your life experience and become your authentic self. Your past created you, but it can be abandoned if it was destructive. Invisible Roots can be your guide to freedom and the blossoming of your true self.”
~ Bernie Siegel, MD, www.berniesiegelmd.com, author of Love, Magic & Mudpies and 365 Prescriptions for the Soul

Below are the link to Barbara’s website, where she has a free mp3 file of  Chapter 1 and the complete set available in mp3 files or in a 5 CD set to add to your library.  Barbara’s work and her music are labors of love and compassion – her warm and loving nature shines through!

Audio Recording of Chapter 1:
http://souldetective.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Chapter_1-Marys_Trip_to_School.mp3

Book Page: http://www.invisibleroots.com/

Purchase CD Set: http://souldetective.net/products/#audio