tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725Tue, 24 Sep 2024 21:38:22 +0000positive thinkingmeditationtibetan singing bowlsrelaxationaffirmationsstress reliefdepressionlaw of attractioncatsself-helpsoundsspiritualitystress-reliefyogaanxietybuddhismdaily affirmationsdog behaviordog walkingmind body spiritself helpvision boardsNepalabundancedog aggressiondog tipsdog trainingdogsnew agespiritual growththe secrettravelDharmaKarmaKathmanduNirvannaTibetashtangaautismbill hicksblood pressurecarry on filmschakrachakrascolorcolorsdancedeathdetoxdyingemotionsexercisefinanceforgotten lawshealinghealthimpermanencejumplaughtermental illnessmindfulnessmoneymotivationmusiconline dog trainingpetsreadingreincarnationrelationshipssaunaself-improvementspecial needsstresssubliminal messagingsufferingsuggestopediatony robbinstraffictransformationvan halenwalkingweight lossHealing body and mind through discussion and contemplation. Integrating a Buddhist lifestyle with Tibetan singing bowls and living in the wilds of West Cork, Ireland.http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Blogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-653729802210501293Wed, 15 May 2013 06:33:00 +00002013-05-14T23:35:10.060-07:00 Goodnight and Good Luck &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;So it's hello to everyone on a sunny Wednesday morning in Cork. Phew, it's so much easier getting up when it's light. No more stumbling around in the dark. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;For various technical reasons I'm going to have to shut down this blog. It's been wonderful writing my thoughts on here. These pages have been a wonderful prelude to what I http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2013/05/goodnight-and-good-luck-its-hello-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-5348684511266386199Mon, 13 May 2013 08:06:00 +00002013-05-13T13:09:07.676-07:00anxietydepressionemotionsmeditationpositive thinkingrelationshipsstressstress relieftransformation Carrying the Torch &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Fire is one of the elements that conjures the most fear. It burns and kills. It destroys and can rage out of control. In so many ways its destructive qualities are so much greater than its positive properties of warmth and comfort. In the time of the sailing ships a fire on board was one of the greatest enemies to the sailor. Yet a fire of some sort alwayshttp://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2013/05/hot-emotions-and-burning-to-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-6760104989330624266Sun, 12 May 2013 09:23:00 +00002013-05-13T02:35:36.676-07:00buddhismKarmameditationmind body spiritmindfulnessNirvannareadingstress relieftibetan singing bowlstraffic Keep in Line with your Thoughts &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;It can be hard to enjoy driving in your car when you live in a small town like Cork. There's rarely a day that you won't find the narrow roads clogged with traffic. In a bizarre bit of traffic management planning the traffic signals work in the oddest sequence. If you're waiting in a series of lights, the foremost lights will stay red while allhttp://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2013/05/i-like-driving-in-my-car-developing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-1053835530235203657Sat, 11 May 2013 08:17:00 +00002013-05-13T02:35:58.622-07:00blood pressurecatsdepressiondog walkingdogsmeditationmental illnesspetsrelaxationstress relieftibetan singing bowlswalking Relax, Don't Do It &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Learning to relax and let go is one of the hardest things we have to achieve today. Ironically we find ourselves saying things like we have "to find time" to meditate or "make time" for ourselves or "schedule" some down time. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;In this post I'll be looking at how we can draw inspiration from our surroundings to find the opportunity to http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2013/05/relax-take-it-easy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-4821486579273639516Thu, 09 May 2013 10:24:00 +00002013-05-13T02:36:34.703-07:00meditationpositive thinkingrelaxationstress relieftibetan singing bowls Quality Questions &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Everything in life is about how we see it. The most impacting thing I was ever told was to consider the quality of the questions you're using to establish the state you're creating. Questions like "Why does this always happen to me?" or "Why am I so unlucky?" don't really serve any purpose. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;We can frame any situation any way we like. http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2013/05/what-else-could-this-mean.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-3996135441949793661Wed, 08 May 2013 10:01:00 +00002013-05-13T12:29:49.078-07:00catsdanceexercisejumpmeditationmotivationmusicpositive thinkingstress relieftony robbinstravelvan halen&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;I recently made a trip to the UK which involved flying from Ireland to Stansted. It's only a short hop between the two countries of Ireland and England but somehow the journey seems to be so much more intricate and troublesome than the equivalent journey I used to make from Germany to the UK.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;I live about one hour from Cork airport which in itself http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2013/05/jump-to-it-motivating-with-music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-4816140676371173428Tue, 07 May 2013 09:18:00 +00002013-05-07T04:24:44.069-07:00anxietybill hickscarry on filmscatsdepressiondog behaviordogslaughterlaw of attractionpositive thinking &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Isn't it funny how people say that? "Laughter is the best medicine!" Humour is a very human thing and it's a very personal thing. What can be funny to one individual can be a very distasteful subject to another. Seeing Ardal O'Hanlon on stage in Devon back in the 90s was a refreshing experience for me. Whilst so many standup comedians punctuated their entire routines with http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2013/05/laughter-is-best-medicine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-3950226245226607502Mon, 06 May 2013 09:00:00 +00002013-05-12T01:04:50.068-07:00buddhismdeathdyingimpermanencemeditationreincarnationsufferingtibetan singing bowls&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;However much we remind ourselves of the impermanence of any state, at the back of our minds I wonder whether we really master the ego enough truly to understand that this is the case. I tried this Buddhist exercise the other day. I sat down quietly and told myself that one day this existence will come to an end: in other words, one day I will die. It's a certainty. This is a http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2013/05/not-even-diamonds-aren-forever.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-3651378242324182604Sun, 05 May 2013 08:56:00 +00002013-05-06T02:01:54.344-07:00buddhismcatsmeditationnew agetibetan singing bowls &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;For a while back there I used to have time to meditate for hours on my own. I'd go to my treatment room, where I use Tibetan singing bowls, study, read and relax, and then just find a comfortable position to sit alert and focusing on my inner state. It was quite idyllic and I was quite spoilt. So spoilt, in fact, that when a cat adopted me (yes, you read that the right way http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-serenity-of-feline-company.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-7638587827612265893Fri, 03 May 2013 21:08:00 +00002013-05-06T02:02:45.216-07:00abundancelaw of attractionmeditationmind body spiritpositive thinkingrelaxationthe secrettibetan singing bowlsvision boards &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;This is a phrase that's bandied around an awful lot of the time. I even saw a joke post on Facebook the other day where someone had vandalized a postcard with this caption, scribbled out "wait" and replaced it with "work bloody hard!" So, is it even true? &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;It's certainly true that we don't get anywhere by lying around in bed all day. And it's equally http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2013/05/good-things-come-to-those-who-wait.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-7691057485705679458Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:01:00 +00002013-05-06T02:03:16.509-07:00autismDharmaNepalspecial needsTibettibetan singing bowlstravel&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Well it's not like I haven't used the bowls before. For about three years I've worked with autistic children and young adults, intuitively using the bowls to address various issues and create an environment which is conducive to healing and relief from their normal day-to-day tormented world. It was this experience which encouraged me to pursue the whole subject and travel to http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2013/04/familiarity-breeds-confusion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-2139809717897611082Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:27:00 +00002013-05-06T02:03:54.825-07:00ashtangahealthmeditationmind body spiritpositive thinkingweight lossyoga &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;It's actually quite a contradiction to say Yoga to strengthen your body “or” Yoga to strengthen your mind. It is, of course, a case of using Yoga to strengthen your body “and” your mind! &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;You can start out thinking that you'll avoid all the esoteric and spiritual stuff connected with Yoga but it’ll be very hard to avoid the magical effect that doing the http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2012/04/yoga-to-strengthen-your-body-or-yoga-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-3194840043561813027Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:20:00 +00002013-05-06T02:04:15.922-07:00chakrascolorsdetoxhealingnew agesaunaspirituality<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2012/03/getting-steamy-with-color-chakra.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-4133880190244009555Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:30:00 +00002013-05-06T02:04:34.976-07:00affirmationslaw of attractionmeditationpositive thinkingstress reliefvision boards<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2012/03/your-words-and-thoughts-have-physical.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-8495114028036118590Sat, 17 Mar 2012 09:01:00 +00002013-05-06T02:04:51.896-07:00dog aggressiondog behaviordog tipsdog trainingdog walking<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2012/03/dog-training-and-obedience-advice-free.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-1032389901084060011Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:01:00 +00002013-05-06T02:05:13.630-07:00law of attractionpositive thinkingvision boards<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2012/03/making-realistic-and-practical-vision.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-1037755940114955084Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:28:00 +00002013-05-06T02:05:38.905-07:00dog aggressiondog behaviordog tipsdog trainingdog walkingonline dog training &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Moving onto a new theme of harmony thru addressing aggressive dog behavior&nbsp;I've looked into some dog training advice&nbsp;both online and in more conventional means. Improving your dog's obedience&nbsp;can only be a good thing. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Combine that with the idyllic setting of living somewhere like West Kerry in Ireland and you start to get the picture of http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2012/03/bliss-with-training-my-dog-obedience.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-1202480604581217502Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:47:00 +00002013-05-06T02:05:58.084-07:00depressionpositive thinkingrelaxationself helpsoundsspiritual growthspiritualitystress-relief &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Funny kind of topic really - the meaning of colors. If you asked a blind person the same thing you may get all kinds of answers but I can assure they'd have something to say on the subject. It's not a vague notion like in that Cher film either - heat equals red and white equals cold. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Essentially a color has a frequency and a vibration just like http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-much-meaning-does-color-have.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-8342385607624994011Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:07:00 +00002013-05-06T02:06:19.632-07:00anxietychakracolordepressionself helpspiritual growthspirituality&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Is it a coincidence that the colors of the rainbow are so magical and relate to the same colors that we use for healing?&nbsp;Of course it's not. The colors steadily increase in frequency from red through to violet until the highest color, violet, corresponds exactly with the highest stage of development. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Each relationship between color and chakra&nbsp;http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2012/02/combining-sounds-and-chakras-to-heal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-2797461774036371571Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:36:00 +00002013-05-06T02:06:38.630-07:00affirmationssoundssubliminal messaging&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The idea of positive or negative sounds in our environment always fascinates me. I can hear the same sounds from one day to the next and either be frustrated or calmed depending on my mood and so many environmental factors. It largely boils down to how I classify that sound and whether I see it as imposed or elective. This is discussed further in the article Subliminal Sounds:http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2012/02/transmitting-subliminal-sounds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-8862602199044679848Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:16:00 +00002013-05-06T02:06:57.776-07:00abundanceaffirmationsfinanceforgotten lawslaw of attractionmoneyself helpspiritualitythe secret &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Here's something you can try with the law of attraction. If you don't want to go to all the bother of making a vision board&nbsp;or using daily affirmations&nbsp;then you can try out the law of attraction&nbsp;with something simple to begin with. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;How about this? The next time you go to the mall in the car, imagine where you want to park http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2012/02/parking-and-law-of-attraction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-1220820842171523186Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:36:00 +00002013-05-06T02:07:16.842-07:00daily affirmationspositive thinkingrelaxationself-helpstress-reliefyoga &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;MindZoom is a software affirmation package that helps you integrate daily affirmations into your life almost effortlessly. Apart from the fact that it's computer based, there are some really great reasons to use it. Here are just 5 of them: MindZoom flashes affirmations on your computer screen as you work and you can control the frequency and duration. MindZoom allows http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2012/02/mindzoom-5-great-reasons-to-use.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-8336891372479394625Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:22:00 +00002013-05-06T02:07:37.341-07:00 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;It's possible to be quite skeptical about newsletters. The&nbsp;MindZoom&nbsp;newsletters are interesting because they stay relevant to&nbsp;using affirmations on a daily basis. The software package&nbsp;is great but has a few rough edges and the advice I've had from MindZoom has been really useful. They don't bombard me with emails and the stuff that comes through is http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2012/02/continued-support-for-affirmations-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-5387357740559778717Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:09:00 +00002013-05-06T02:08:05.697-07:00affirmationspositive thinkingrelaxationsoundsstress-relief &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;If you've had time to read my review of MindZoom software&nbsp;for subliminal daily affirmations you'll know that I had a couple of stumbling blocks during the first trials of the package. Namely that I couldn't play a mixed down file and that I found I was missing some bonus material that was included in the deal.There's over $400 worth of bonus material included so I was http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2012/02/helpdesk-for-mindzoom-subliminal-daily.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180129880068326725.post-3102620125214130675Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:59:00 +00002013-05-06T02:08:22.686-07:00affirmationsdaily affirmationspositive thinkingrelaxationself-helpstress-relieftibetan singing bowls &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Well I've been harping on a lot about my daily affirmations but as of this week it just got a whole lot easier. &nbsp;I suppose two of my passions in life - possibly of quite a contrary nature - would be a love of all things spiritual, such as my Tibetan singing bowls&nbsp;and a love of technology. &nbsp; &nbsp; I can spend hours mixing, cutting and pasting tracks. It's http://jrfeelingsounds.blogspot.com/2012/02/my-daily-affirmations-with-mindzoom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0