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Important Information on Cancer & Prevention

2012-01-22T09:06:00.000-05:00

This is an excellent interview that I HAD to share. Please listen and share with as many people as you can. This interview covers several areas related to cancer and prevention and an integrative approach to cancer. We need more doctors like her.
Click here for Dr. Horner's website.

The Exquisite Beauty of Grains of Sand

2012-01-20T04:18:00.001-05:00

Remember that the beauty of the grains of sand
is a reflection of your own beauty!

I Am That!

Click here to read the article.

Go to Dr. Gary Greenberg's website for more amazing micro-photography..

Many thanks to Chandra Souza for sharing the article on Facebook!!

Happy New Year!

2012-01-03T15:23:00.000-05:00

My version of the lyrics:

Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on earth
The peace that was meant to be.
With Earth as our mother
We are family.
Let us care for each other
In perfect harmony.

Let peace begin with me
Let this be the moment now.
With every breath I take
Let this be my joyful vow.
To take each moment
And live each moment
With peace eternally.
Let there be peace on earth,
And let it begin with me.

Blessings of love, peace and light in 2012.

Suchinta

Some Lessons Learned in 2011

2012-01-01T15:13:00.001-05:00

Breathing in the energy of a giant Baobab Tree in the ancient Arab city of Gede near Malijndi; Kenya.

This year marked the 40th anniversary of my arrival in the U.S. at the age of 20. I came to America in search of personal freedom. I have felt free to be who I am, and live as I choose to, often outside the norms and creating a "third way" - neither typically Sri Lankan nor American, but my very own way, following my heart. In the process, I traded in my roots for wings.

I am blessed to have people in my life who love me, support me and make my life as pleasant and comfortable as it is and those who present me with the greatest challenges. They are all mirrors through whom I can see myself in my wholeness - beauty, grace, warts, blemishes and all. Everyone of them is a blessing that I am grateful for - the ones who support and affirm as well as the ones who cause hurt, anger and frustration. They all give me the opportunities to explore new ways of being, and becoming, and to bring about necessary changes in my life. Because of these seemingly "negative" experiences, I am learning slowly but surely to:

accept myself and others unconditionally,
let go of expectations of myself and others.
let go of my need to control, and to trust that all is as it is meant to be.
allow consciousness rather than ego to run my life,
respond from a place of wholeness rather than fragmentation,
be in the moment rather than live in the past or get lost in the future.

This is not always easy for me, but it gets increasingly easier with practice. I am learning to accept that life is not all sunshine and light - that half the day is night and that it is in the stillness and the darkness of our night that we process the experiences of the day. I have come to appreciate darkness as much as I do light. For it is the darkness that holds the potential of light manifestations yet unknown. That was a big wow for me this year.

One of the greatest physical challenges I faced this year is of inflammation in my hip joint and lower back that was excruciatingly painful to the point of being barely able to move move or get out of bed for a few days. Reflecting on the inner meaning of this pain, I became aware of the connection between the physical pain and somewhat inflammatory situations that I had been experiencing for years. I am not generally an angry person, but I became aware that I had been carrying some anger inside me - not only my own, but also of generations of others. This year, I consciously chose to release it from my body and my life, to love and accept myself and others exactly as we are, without expecting myself and them to be who I wanted them to be, and releasing from my body the hurt and anger if they did not live upto my expectations.

I realized that I also had expectations of myself and felt angry at myself when I fell short of them. Shortly after I made this connection, my body pains subsided significantly. I received a number of insights on how to respond to the inflammation at every level.

From my open heart at the center of my Wholeness Mandala, I am able to connect to All That Is, and see in all directions, with greater clarity, depth and perception, and to know the source of the the pain I was experiencing. Over the past few months, on a scale of 0 (best) to 10 (worst), the joint pains have gone from 8 to 1 most of the time! In the process, I have also discovered reservoirs of patience, unconditional love, forgiveness and compassion that I never knew I had. The pain and discomfort seems to pass through me from time to time, without lingering for long. For these unexpected gifts of Spirit, for each moment of my life and every breath through which I share energy with All That Is on Earth and in the Universe, for all who contributed to the blessings and challenges of this year through which I have awakened to new ways of be-ing and becoming, I give thanks from the depths of my being.

As we arrive at this pivotal point of 2012, I wonder what this year will bring. I feel the anticipation and excitement of a new dawn, with expansions of consciousness and light. Shift is happening!!!!

"I AM THAT"

2011-11-15T12:01:00.001-05:00

"The cosmos is also within us...we're made of star stuff." - Carl Sagan -

"A human beingis part of a whole, called by us the 'Universe', a part limited in time andspace. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as somethingseparate from the rest -- a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness.This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desiresand to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to freeourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace allliving creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." - Albert Einstein -

"So Hum" is a breath mantra from the Siddha Tradition of South India meaning "I am That." I incorporated this "mantra" or mental focus phrase in its original form as well as in translation, to the CHI Wholeness Exercise (CHI-WE).

Visualizing yourself at the center of a circle representing the Universe / the wholeness of who you are, you repeat "I am That" (meaning you are whatever you see) in a language of your choice, ("Mimi Hivo" in Kiswahili) synchronizing it with slow deep breathing. As you do this, you are consciously bringing that awareness and Universal Energy in with your in-breath, into your heart and into your whole being, and breathe it out into Earth. Focusing on your breath and on the mantra keeps you in the moment.

My doctoral research showed that doing this easy exercise for 5 minutes creates a statistically significant, measurable physiological change almost immediately, shifting Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) activity from Sympathetic (stress response) to Parasympathetic (de-stress response).

I observed this phenomenon with 58 trauma-exposed Sri Lankan youth in my doctoral research. I saw similar results in American teens in the Washington D.C. area. I see the exact same phenomenon with clients, including cancer patients of various ages and youth in HIV-AIDS affected areas in Kenya.

I share this easy technique as part of the CHI Self-care Program I offer individuals and groups through workshops and individual sessions in-person in Kenya and online to anyone anywhere in the world via computer and/or phone. E-mail me if you would like to take this workshop in-person in Nairobi, Kenya or online via Skype.

NOTE: Watch the video full screen and with full sound for best effect.

Click on the links in the text above to access further information.

EARTHING

2011-11-13T14:30:00.001-05:00

"Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet." – Thich Nhat Hahn

We humans, like all visible beings on our planet, are creatures who live on the surface of Earth. Our feet are the points of connection with Earth, and our heads the point of connection with Universe. The life force that keeps us alive comes from the interaction between these two source energies. Since Earth is part of the Sun’s family, it is closely bonded to the sun’s energy. However, sun’s energy is basically light energy – which is, in fact, the substance of everything in it’s family – including us. Every cell in our body at the most basic level is made up of light photons. What we call the “mind” and even what is called the “energy field” are energy constructs made of light photons.

The aspects of ourselves that we see or our physicality or body is made up of all the elements that make up Earth. And all that we don’t see of ourselves is made up of light energy from the Sun. All Earth beings are progeny of Father Sun and Mother Earth. Pure universal Energy that is yet un-manifested is known as “dark” energy. That which is manifested in any form but cannot be seen, such as our minds are of light energy. Physicality or anything that can be seen or what is known as physicality is called matter, and is connected to dense planetary energy. That’s the physics of who we are.

When my first child was born (34 years ago), the nurse wrapped him up in blankets before she gave him to me on the delivery table soon after birth. Shortly after, she took him away from me to register vital signs, and discovered that his temperature was lower than it should have been. When they wheeled me back to my room, they kept the baby in the nursery to put him under bright lights to warm him up. I insisted that my baby room-in with me, and that they bring him to me right away, as I had arranged with the doctor and hospital prior to birth. I told the nurse that I was perfectly capable of transmitting to my baby whatever warmth he needed. She brought him to the room but in the incubator. I asked her to give my baby to me to hold. As soon as she left the room, I disengaged him from the blankets and took him into bed with me. The rest of the night, ignoring “hospital policy” I slept skin-to-skin with my baby, holding him on my body – head to heart, so he attuned to my heartbeat, breastfeeding him on demand. In the morning his temperature was perfectly normal. We were both happy and peaceful.

Being skin-to-skin with Mother Earth has pretty much the same effect on us, her offspring. All the other animals don't wear shoes, and sleep directly on or in her body. They are totally one with her energy. Physical contact with Mother Earth transfers her energy to us, re-balancing and attuning our electromagnetic energy to hers. Earth carries a positive charge and we carry a negative charge, Connecting directly with Earth neutralizes and harmonizes our energy.

Earthing, as the term suggests, has to do with connecting and attuning ourselves to Earth. Ever since we humans got ourselves “civilized” and started wearing footwear, we created a barrier between ourselves and Earth. That was the beginning of our objectifying and disconnecting from her. Unable to feel the connection with her through our feet, we forget our connection to her altogether. She became a resource to be exploited and we forgot that she is the source of our physical being, and a living, breathing organism that we, like all other Earth beings, are part of, much as the microorganisms on our skins and in our bodies are part of us.. She provides us with everything we need to stay alive. Think of what could happen to a house in which the electrical system is not properly earthed. The electrical system runs the risk of getting all messed up. It’s the same with you. If you are not “earthed” your energy system also gets messed up.

HOW TO EARTH
Go outside and take your shoes off. Stand, walk, sit or lie down (take a nap) on Earth for about 15 – 30 minutes or as long as you want. That’s pretty much it! How easy is that!!!If it’s hot, I sit on a chair on a stone-paved picnic area under a picnic umbrella and read a book. Sometimes I do the CHI Wholeness Exercise (CHI-WE) sitting on a chair with my feet touching the ground, or sitting cross-legged on the grass or with my back against a tree trunk. If you, for some reason, can’t go outside, imagine being in a place outdoors where you feel safe and comfortable, sitting on Earth, doing CHI-WE. I go in my mind to my favorite beach in Sri Lanka, or to a hill looking out over the Dead Sea. My mind can take me anywhere I want to be in an instant. I am not sure if it has the same effect as actually being there, but I believe that it just might. (Would be an interesting research topic!)

ATTUNING TO EARTH ENERGY WHEN TRAVELLING
When I moved from Washington D.C. in the Northern Hemisphere to Nairobi, Kenya, located barely South of the Equator – I was very aware of how different Earth’s energy felt here than in Washington, where I had lived for 10years before I came here. After all, the feel of the face is different to the feel of the belly, is different to the feel of the knee etc, so why would it be that different parts of Earth would feel the same? So whenever you travel from one place to another, remember to Earth yourself, to align with the energy of where you are located. I discovered, to my surprise, that I recovered from jet lag much faster than I used to when I Earth myself as soon as I arrive in a new place.

RESEARCH ON EARTHING
Research on the effects of Earthing have been published on: http://www.earthinginstitute.net/index.php/research

EARTHING PRODUCTS
Seriously, when you can connect to Earth Energy for free, why spend money on products? If you don’t have garden space of your own, find some green space in your town or city, take your shoes off and earth yourself. It’s really that simple.

However, if you really want to buy Earthing products, you can buy them from: www.earthing .com
My husband, the gadget guy, got the Earthing sheet and an Earthing pad for the car, and thinks they help him sleep better and feel less tired on long car trips.

Special thanks and a cosmic hug to Chandra Souza for triggering this blog post when she sent me the image and the quote yesterday on Facebook. I resonated deeply with both the image and the quote.

CELEBRATE 11-11-11 ONENESS

2011-11-10T17:27:00.000-05:00

11-11-11 is a symbol of oneness. 11-11-11 looks to me like three portals or doorways, perfectly aligned in a row holding sacred space for opening and discovery. The meaning of this numerical configuration has for me is that in this moment in human evolution, we are experiencing the consciousness of the oneness / wholeness of being. It represents the alignment of body, mind and spirit; the alignment of the heart of humanity with the hearts of Universe and Earth - the wholeness of who we are. So is the Circle or Mandala of Wholeness.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE WHOLENESS EXERCISE

On 11-11-11 at 11:11:11 AM, I will be in Karura Forest in Nairobi, meditating with a group of people. In the evening a group of us will come together at my house to do the Wholeness Exercise, and to celebrate our connection with each other and All That Is. In our Healing Harmony Circle - we will sing healing harmonious chants and rounds together to energize healing intentions for ourselves, each other and our collectives - including Earth and Universe. At 11;11;11 Pm, I will be doing the Wholeness Exercise. Throughout the day, we can join in the wave of wholeness /oneness that will be taking place in various formats.

Wherever you are, I invite you to join the oneness wave on 11-11-11 at 11;11;11 AM and PM to align with wholeness, and celebrate the truth of who you are, by doing the Wholeness Exercise at 11:11:11 AM and PM.

I share below an excerpt from a blog posted by my friend and soul sister Laural Wauters from Wisconsin:

This November, in 2011, we will witness the numeric phenomenon of 11/11/11. If you take it a step further, we will will have two opportunities that day to experience 11/11/11 at 11:11:11 am and 11:11:11 pm.

I invite you each to take time today to honor the expansion that is occurring within you and around you. Acknowledge the Collective Unconscious that resides within you connecting you to everyone else on this planet. Honor the sacred feminine and the sacred masculine within everything. Allow yourself to awaken the Collective Consciousness by seeing the oneness of being. Connect the rhythm of your heartbeat with the heartbeat of the earth. Give yourself the gift of love and realize that by doing this you are sharing your love with humanity. From this place of expanded awareness you are creating a new world.

CLICK HERE to read ALL OF LAURAL'S BLOG POST.

Getting a Good Night's Sleep

2011-11-05T18:30:00.000-04:00

Ever since I was a child, I have resisted going to bed at night. I’m not the only one with “night-owl-itis.” All my siblings too have this “thing” about wrapping up the day. Recently I have been thinking about changing this pattern. So I did a little research on why it is so important to go to sleep at a reasonable hour.
While we sleep our organs rest and restore themselves. Chinese medicine has identified the times of the day that each of the internal organs restore themselves. The organs of the Solar Plexus restore themselves during the night hours:
9 - 11pm: Thyroid / Adrenals
11pm – 1am: Gallbladder
1 – 3am: Liver
3 – 5am: Lungs
5 - 7am: Large Intestines
Note that the Solar Plexus is connected with the Immune System and ones relationship with oneself. Going to bed at a reasonable hour is an essential aspect of caring for oneself.
Here’s a list of things that may help to prepare for a good night’s sleep:
• Establish a set time in which would like to be in bed and asleep;
• Reserve your bed for sleeping, rather than for working, watching T.V., or studying.
• Turn off the TV or computer at least 30 minutes before your planned bed time;
• Spend 15 to 30 minutes winding down by making the time to be quiet, meditate, read, journal, or listen to soft music;
• Perform deep-breathing exercises to facilitate relaxation: e.g. Wholeness Exercise or Mindfulness Exercises. Reiki self-healing can also help relax and prepare you for sleep.
• Take a hot bath or shower before bed; Add 10 drops of Lavender Essential Oil to the bath.
• Put 5 drops of Lavender Essential oil in oil diffuser near your bed, or slip a handkerchief with a few drops of lavender into your pillowcase.
• Make sure the room is completely dark with no light leaks.

Good night and sweet dreams!

Working with an HIV-AIDS Affected Kenyan Community

2011-10-22T15:42:00.038-04:00

I met Ken Ariri (right) and Joseph Ouko (left) - both orphaned by HIV-AIDS at a young age) at the Holistic Community Kenya monthly Noodle Soup Meeting last year. They made a presentation of their school for HIV-AIDS orphans in Nyanza Province in Kenya. I was deeply touched and inspired by their story, and their dedication to educating orphans at Hill Breeze School. I told them about my work with tsunami orphans in Sri Lanka. They asked if I could do similar work in their community. I told them I would be honored to, and promised I would come as soon as I could work a visit into my schedule. I would do my work under the auspices of the Holistic Community Kenya (HCK) Outreach Program.

It took me a while, but true to my word, on September 29 and 30, 2011, I flew to Kisumu from Nairobi, and took a taxi to Oyugis, the town closest to Hill Breeze School. Sheila Otieno of HCK accompanied me throughout my visit. We spent the night at her mother's house. It was my first experience of rural Kenyan life.

During my visit, I observed the children's activities, met some School Board members, took photographs, and shared the Creative Holistic Integration (CHI) Wholeness Exercise (WE) with the teachers, an HIV positive Womens' group and two Oyugis-based youth groups (including YES who do street theater and puppetry for AIDS education). I plan to go back regularly to continue sharing holistic self-care tools with this community.

I gave the Hill Breeze School a gift of a Kodak digital camera with which they could create a visual history of and document the school's evolution and progress.

Before I returned to Nairobi, I promised to create and administrate a blog on their behalf to tell the world their story. To read the blog, click on the URL below: http://hillbreezeschool.blogspot.com

Stepping into My 7th Decade

2011-10-08T08:56:00.000-04:00

On August 22nd this year, I opened the door to the 7th decade of my life. I am filled with gratitude for the people, experiences and opportunities I have been blessed with in the 60 years that I have spent on this beautiful planet. To all who have been part of my life thus far, I send love and thanks. In the mirror of your eyes I see myself more clearly. In my interactions with you, I experience myself more fully. Without you as a part of my wholeness, I would not be who I am.

I try to live life well: I do my best to live up to my potential, to use my creativity to make my life fuller and to help make the world a better place, to take every opportunity to learn new things, an to share what I learn with others. Curiosity and creativity have been my greatest gifts. They make my life fun and interesting.

I have come to know my body as a messaging system that my soul communicates through. I have come to recognize everyone and everything as mirrors that show me truths about myself that I may not be able to grasp on my own. Much of this I learned in the past decade, in the process of learning to heal myself.

When I ask what I have to learn in the next decade, the word that pops into my mind is BALANCE: between BE-ing and DO-ing; between BE-ing with myself and BE-ing with others. between DO-ing for myself and DO-ing for others; between giving and receiving; between my upper and lower chakras; between being body, emotions, mind and spirit. Balance will be good to have.

So as I step into my 7th decade, with gratitude and grace, I hold the intention for balance - for myself, for you, for all humanity for all beings and for Earth - for the highest good of all.

June 2011 Mandala Healing Workshop Series in Nairobi.

2011-07-11T19:29:00.001-04:00

This is a slide show of the workshop I facilitated at the Faraja Cancer Support Center in Nairobi, in June 2011. It was open free of charge to cancer patients, survivors, family members, caregivers, staff and volunteers. A total of 14 participants.

There were 4 sessions, and each one had a different theme:
Session 1. Expressing Inner Light
Session 2. Healing the Heart & Forgiveness
session 3. Gratitude, Letting Go & Gifting
Session 4. Collective Sand Mandala.

Participants described their experience of the workshop as follows:

"Mandala helped me find myself, and a spiritual space to jump start my holistic healing process. It was a joy to be in this group at Faraja."

"Before I started this class, my life felt heavy and blocked. During the class, I felt light...full of light!!! It was a beautiful experience....it seems like things are opening up for me...IT opened my heart!"

"This mandala healing circle has helped me connect with the Universe and myself. I feel light, thankful for every moment of every day. I have experienced amazing changes in my family circle. I even managed to let go of emotions that I didn't know I was holding back."

"Creating mandalas was very healing. I felt love, happiness and joy. I felt holy vibrations when we chanted."

"Thank you for this wonderful experience! It helped me overcome and let go of my fears. It made me feel whole again! Life is too short to hold on to hard feelings that hinder recovery and prevent me from living a full life. Working in a group helped too. Each mandala created a different (healing) experience."

"Creating mandalas has brought me peace, tranquility and a feeling of "freedom" - from pain, sadness and discontent. I have let go of negative feeling and replaced them with positive, peaceful and hopeful thoughts for the future."

"Mandalas calm my mind and body. I have discovered how connected we are, and have experienced that we are fields of energy. I also discovered the artist within, and experienced the healing power of art."

For me, as the facilitator, it has been a great joy to see the soul's beauty and light shine through the mandalas that were created during this workshop sessions. I am blessed to have this opportunity. Thank you all for this moment!

Dalai Lama: World Peace talk

2011-07-10T16:23:00.001-04:00

This talk was given at the West Lawn of the Capital Buildng in Washington D.C. The point that struck me the most in thsi talk is that it is important to develop not only the brain, but also a compassionate heart.

Website: Win The Fight Against Cancer Naturally

2011-06-17T11:57:00.110-04:00

http://winthefightagainstcancernaturally.org/video.html

I applaud Suzanne Sommers and all who shared their stories on this website, for the courage to take the stand that they did, and for being courageous enough to share their stories with the world.

My story is even more unconventional than the ones on this website, because I worked with a intuitive healer who guided me through my ordeal. The first question she asked me was, "are you willing to do the work you came to do?" At the time, I had no idea what she was talking about, but I didn't particularly want to die at age 50, so I said "Yes!" I has no idea what I had taken on. But every step of teh way, I have been given the tools I needed to do the work. As soon as I made the decision, I was given the tools and the helpers I needed to accomplish the work, and the insights to learn from the experience. It led me to change my life in a big way.

These challenges were the best thing that ever happened to me. They have enabled me to re-examine my life and let go of what no longer served my highest good. They helped me to find new priorities and purpose. The journey continues. The work goes on, and I "keep on keeping on" as my Dad used to say.

As I continue the journey, I am deeply grateful for everything I am learning in the process, and for every person, situation and experience that brought to me to these moments of insight and healing.

Click on the URL to check out the website: www.winthefightagainstcancernaturally.org

Share it with others, especially anyone you know who has cancer. Support their making an informed decision about their treatment, them regardless of what they decide to do, support their decision to do what they feel is right for them. It is their life and they will be the best judge of what is best for them. Note that all these folks (including me) who chose not to go with the conventional treatments did so because that's what felt right for them, with no doubts or fears or attachments to outcome. I believe that taking a stand for themselves this was the key to their success: They believed in the possibility of healing naturally and were willing to do whatever it took to make it happen. Most of all, they cared for themselves.

Caroline Myss: The Energetics of Healing

2011-06-16T15:09:00.002-04:00

This is the first of a series of 10 brilliant segments by Caroline. Her explanation of the chakras and their relationship to each other and life. She gives the best explanations of how chakras work. On a physical level, remember that the chakras or energy vortexes are closely linked with the Endocrine System which manages the chemicals of the body that basically runs our lives. provides . I highly recommend that you take the time to watch the entire series. Look for all the segments on YouTube.I am currently re-reading Sacred Contracts and all sorts of new insights are coming to me. If you really want to have an in-depth understanding of how your energy system works, Caroline Myss and Anodea Judith can teach you. They were my teachers. Find their books, videos and CDs in my Amazon Shop to the right of this blog.

Effects of the Healing Harmony Circle on Water

2011-06-02T08:03:00.003-04:00

On May 19th, six of us gathered quietly in my living room and sat in a circle as we do from 7:30- 9pm on the 3rd Thursday of each month. As usual, we started out by writing down healing intentions for ourselves and others, and placed them on a Crystal Healing Grid in the center of the circle. We then did the CHI Wholeness Exercise, then created a circle of healing energy, inhaling universal energy and exhaling to the sound of Om. (This can be addictive!!!) This creates the sacred space in which we sing simple but beautiful harmonies for an hour and a half to empower our healing intentions – first for ourselves, then for the collectives we are part of – our families, our communities, our countries of birth and/or residence, Earth and Universe.

This time, right before the others arrived, I did something a little different: I placed a pitcher of distilled water in the center of the room. We all tasted some water before we started, then tasted it again after we had finished singing. We all agreed that it tasted different. Was it our imagination or was this transformation real? The next day, I gave the taste test to someone who knew nothing about what we had done the previous evening, and she too confirmed that the “harmonized” water tasted “richer and sweeter.”

You too can try this at home. Keep the water in a glass container in a room where you play beautiful music, and the water will absorb the sound energy. I suggest classical music, sacred chants, any music that makes you feel good – definitely NOT heavy metal . (I have nothing against heavy metal sounds, but admittedly, don’t like it all that much. And in the Emoto water experiments, the water crystals looked truly horrible when exposed to the sounds of heavy metal.) Taste the difference before and after.

On a regular basis, I set the water in glass container out to absorb the sun, and so when I drink this water, it's like I'm drinking in the sun. My "sun water" also tastes different to the no-sun water. I wish I had the equipment to see the crystals that form from this water. I'll bet they are beautiful.

Make your cells happy: Listen to and sing beautiful harmonies. Sing beautiful songs. Send yourself and others good vibes of wellness, joy, peace, love and gratitude. Each of us, like our watery planet, is made of mostly water. So whatever affects water, affects the water within and around us. The Emoto Experiments carry a message from water - that like ourselves, our consciousness, our thoughts and our words are vibration, that affects us and everything around us.

Click here to watch a short video on Dr. Emoto's water experiments.

Click here to read my short article on Intention.

Click on the image below to buy Dr. Emoto's book and video Messages from Water : .

A percentage from the sales of books and products through my Amazon Store supports CHI Holistic Self-care projects with kids and youth in HIV-AIDS affected communities in Kenya.

Mandala: Moments of Wholeness & Light

2011-06-01T17:28:00.055-04:00

As part of my Transpersonal & Transformational Psychology studies at Holos University, in February 2005, I took a Mandala Healing and Facilitation course with Dr. Judith Cornell, Ph.D. In 2007, I received my Mandala Facilitation certification from Judith, and was on the presenting team of her February 2007 Mandala Facilitation Training Retreat at Mt. Madonna in California. A year ago on May 18, 2010, Judith passed peacefully and gracefully from her body. She had lived with cancer for many years, continuing her light work in mandala healing, until the disease finally claimed her life on May 18th 2010.

The Mandala Healing Workshops are always an experiences of inner light, grace, beauty, healing, transformation and joy not only for the participants, but for me too, as facilitator. In honor of Judith who originatd this beautiful process that she shared with the world through her books, workshops and retreats, I created a "Thank You for This Moment" (TYFTM) mandala. It is a mandala of gratitude for whatever is going on in the moment regardless of whether the experience is pleasant or not. Every time I create a mandala or facilitate a mandala workshop I bless and thank you, Judith, for the mandala moment.

Read about my first experience of Mandala Healing.

Check out the mandala page on my website.

Video: The Marketing of Madness

2011-04-26T09:05:00.002-04:00

This is a must see!!!! There are 18 parts of this video on YouTube. Please watch them all. There are much more effective and humane ways to deal with mental-emotional issues in our lives than drugs: Energy Psychology, Transpersonal and Transformational Psychology are some ways in which we can safely provide help to those seeking help for life's mental-emotional challenges.

The Journey From Darkness Into Light

2011-04-24T18:10:00.005-04:00

We are always on a journey from darkness to light. At first we are children of darkness. Your body and our face were formed first in the kind darkness of your mothers womb. You birth was a first journey from darkness into light. All your life, your mind lives within the darkness of your body. Every thought that you have is a flint moment, a spark of light from your inner darkness. Each day is a journey. We come out of the night into the day. All creativity awakens at this primal threshold where light and darkness test and bless each other. You only discover balance in your life when you learn to trust the flow of this ancient rhythm. The year also is a journey with the same rhythm....We come out of the darkness of winter into the possibility and effervescence of springtime.
John O'Donahue from Anam Cara

For me the above passage represents the meaning of the holidays of Spring - Passover & Easter - the journey from slavery to freedom; death to resurrection; winter to spring; darkness to light. Happy Passover! Happy Easter!!!

Photo: Sunrise, Samburu National Park, Kenya. Photographer: Me

Dr. Bruce Lipton: Re-programming Stuck Patterns -2011 Tapping Summit:

2011-02-06T13:38:00.006-05:00

Dr. Lipton explains the role of the subcnscious in creating patterns. Tapping is very effective and easy, but it is certainly not the ONLY way to reprogram stuck patterns. I really like how he explains what seems to be complicated concepts in easy-to-understand ways. What he says makes perfect sense to me.

The World Tapping Summit is an online programme and there will be two soeakers featured each night for 10 nights beginning February 21. Although I don't believe that EFT Tapping is the only way to re-programme, it can be a good start to changing your life. There's more to attending to the issues in our lives than just tapping them away. Tapping may be the first step of a deeper transformative journey. So whatever you do to start the journey, always remember to keep moving forward by taking the next step.

2011-02-06T13:31:00.000-05:00

http://www.2011tappingworldsummit.com/VideoSeries/?page_id=60

The Darkness & Light of the Whole

2010-12-07T14:43:00.006-05:00

In reviewing my year, I feel blessed to be where I am, to be doing what I do and to have people in my life whose unconditional love and support make my life as pleasant and comfortable as it is. This year, alongside the blessings, I am especially grateful for the challenges - the sad, unpleasant and frustrating experiences I have had this year. I don’t know who first said this, but I know it to be true: That which does not kill us makes us stronger. Well..I am still alive, and feel much stronger than I was last year at this time. Older and wiser too.
The challenges I faced were opportunities to explore new ways of being, and to bring about necessary change in my life. I am learning to:
• let go of expectations of others and to accept them as they are.
• let go of my need to be in control, and to trust that everything is unfolding as it is meant to.
• allow consciousness rather than ego to run my life,
• respond from wholeness rather than fragmentation,
• be in the moment rather than hold on to the past.
I have learned that life is not all sunshine and light, but that half the day is night, and that it is in the darkness of sleep that we can process and absorb the experiences of the day. It is in darkness that we dream.

Mandala: Circles of Wholeness

2010-11-01T15:40:00.008-04:00

Find out more about the mandala self-care and healing process that I practice and facilitate.

Read my article about the mandala process.

Find a Certified Mandala Facilitator near you.

Schedule your own or join a 4-session Mandala Webinar /Workshop series online or in-person in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Music Credits: Background Music heard on the video is from the album Garden of Serenity II by David & Steve Gordon courtesy of Sequoia Records: Music for Meditation and Relaxation.

LIVING WITH INTENTION IN NAIROBI

2010-10-13T15:45:00.008-04:00

I have been living in Nairobi, Kenya for over two months now, and it was love at first sight! AS much as I loved the home I lived in before I came here, I was happy that I do not feel homesick for it. Although this is temporary, I feel quite at home here, and felt immediately connected to this place, and am delighted to be here.

For several years now, I have held an intention that “I am always in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing, with the right people, and I am abundantly supported in fulfilling my life’s purpose, for the highest good of all.” Holding this intention, I let go of any preconceptions and attachments to outcome. I believe that this intention brought me to Holos U, and led me to create, experience, research and share the Creative Holistic Integration (CHI)process -an energy-based practice of conscious wholeness - and to continue to grow in understanding of its effects and meaning, and observe how it changes the lives of those who practice it.

About two weeks after I submitted my dissertation, my husband accepted a job in Nairobi, Kenya. We were both ready for a change of scene. The first three weeks of July we focused on sorting out our material possessions: what will go into storage, what to ship to Kenya that would help us feel more at home in our new environment. Everything else we gave away to various charities, friends and neighbors.

By the end of July, we were in Nairobi, among welcoming people, enjoying the most amazing weather, in a comfortable house surrounded by a large yard with flowers and fruit trees with monkeys, and brilliantly colored song birds. Within two weeks I found myself working two days a week in the holistic support program of a brand new cancer treatment center, housed in a beautifully designed circular building with light streaming in from the windows all around. This felt like the right place at the right time.

I volunteered to facilitate a holistic self-care program that emphasizes wholeness, providing information and support intended to enable cancer patients and survivors to take responsibility for their own care and healing, and to reclaim and celebrate their lives. The Creative Holistic Integration (CHI) Process, a.k.a. the Wholeness Exercise, the subject of my research and dissertation, is at the core of the holistic self-care program. Each month I offer a 4-session series that introduces participants to the experience of “Being Energy” and “Being Whole,” centering in the heart, connecting consciously through imagination and breath with the energy of Earth and Universe, tapping into creativity and the electromagnetic language of the body to support themselves on their healing journey. The individual consultations follow the process I developed in my Integrative Spiritual Counseling course to work through issues of concern and stuck patterns, using appropriate transpersonal /transformational energy tools, always preceded by the Wholeness Exercise. The significant effects clients observe in themselves are encouraging, and it seems like I’ m doing the right thing with the right people.

The holistic practitioners who are my co-workers provide healing support for me as needed. I was offered a work space at a reasonable price, to set up a private practice if I wished to. I have also been blessed with the services of a delightful Kenyan housekeeper, who enthusiastically cooks the most delicious Sri Lankan food (possibly the only Kenyan who does!!!!) and just about anything I provide a recipe for, and a gardener who is helping me grow organic vegetables and herbs in my backyard, and is creating beautiful outdoor spaces. Along with my husband who provides me with the opportunity to live and work in this beautiful place, these people represent the abundant support I receive from the Universe.

I know that I AM in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing with the right people, and am abundantly supported in fulfilling my life’s purpose. I see that it is good, and I am deeply grateful.

New Paradigm

2010-06-21T02:24:00.002-04:00

This is so about "Being Energy and Being Whole." It is the truth of who we are.

Dream Home Built of Earth

2010-06-01T22:43:00.004-04:00

I would love to live in one of these earth dome homes. I feel peaceful just looking at the pictures.

Empathic Civilization

2010-05-27T18:10:00.000-04:00

How cool is this!

Symphony of Science

2010-04-27T16:41:00.004-04:00

I love this!!! Rapping scientists!!! Richard Feynman on drums!!!
Click on the link for more of these videos on: www.symphonyofscience.com
Enjoy! :D

Happy Earth Day Everyday!

2010-04-22T16:58:00.006-04:00

We are Earth. There is no separation. We don’t merely live on Earth. We ARE Earth. Earth is the whole of our physical being. Breathe into your heart the consciousness that you are Earth, a unique expression of Earth's diversity, beauty, abundance and power. Breathe out from your heart into the “Heart of Earth” love, gratitude and blessing. Happy Earth Day to us all…everyday!

NOTE: The Earth's magnetic field, which effectively extends several tens of thousands of kilometers into space, is called the magnetosphere. The image above is an artist's rendition (not to scale) of Earth's magnetosphere published by NASA. Notice that Earth's electromagnetic field is in the form of a torus - a doughnut shaped energy field - with Earth at the center of its axis. Solar wind crates an almost humanoid form in Earth's electromagnetic filed. More on electromagnetic fields in upcoming blogs. Stay tuned!

The Holographic Universe

2010-02-22T14:58:00.000-05:00

I just happened to stumble on this video. Wow!!!! This is possibly one of the most mind-blowing videos I have watched. I would venture to say that in the final analysis, we really don't know, do we? Even Braden's conclusions, like everything else, has to do with his perceptions, based on what scientists tell us. Scientists also tell us that their findings are based on what they believe to be true. So the bottom line is that the whole thing is a mystery, and we can only speculate like generations of others have done before us.

What I think is that what we experience is just that - an experience. We can derive whatever meaning from it that we choose to - or not. - and I am fascinated by the genius and creativity of the illusion we're in. This is the coolest dream!!! And if you don't like the experience you're having, change your story, and get yourself a new experience.

It's all energy, anyway. Enjoy the illusion or change it!

Curiouser and curiouser!!!

I'd love to read your comments on this post.

Distant Healing Circle

2010-02-14T02:22:00.004-05:00

I will facilitate the activities.

DATE: Monday, February 22
8 - 8:30pm: Distant Healing Instruction / Review
8:30 - 9pm: Healing Session: Personal & Global - Special focus on Haiti.
9- 9:30pm: Sharing and wrap-up.

Above time is U.S Eastern Time (EST)
Click here for Time Zone Converter
Because we are energy and are connected to All-That-Is, we can cut through time and space to easily send healing energy to ourselves and others from wherever we are.

All humans are capable of doing this through the power of intention and visualization.

Distant healing is rooted in human consciousness, creativity, kindness and compassion.

You are invited to participate in this powerful personal and global healing circle.
Previous experience in energy healing not required but very welcome.

To participate, follow these instructions:

1. If you don't have a Skype account, go to www.skype.com and create one for free.

2. On the top navigation bar, click on CONTACTS and NEW CONTACT

3. Type: chisuchinta, then click on FIND.

4. When this name shows up in the box, click on ADD CONTACT at the bottom.

5. I will send you confirmation that you are on the Conference Call list.

6. Be on Skype 15 minutes before start time.

Lokah samastha sukhino bhavantu! / May all beings in all worlds be happy!

Ted Talks: Janine Benyus shares nature's designs

2010-02-12T18:53:00.004-05:00

This is an amazing talk about learning from nature. So brilliant! Living in harmony with Nature....what a concept!!!

Dr. Dan Benor: WHEE Pain Relief

2010-02-12T18:17:00.002-05:00

This is a simple but effective method of pain relief developed by Dr. Dan Benor. For more on this check out www.paintap.com
If you would like to have me facilitate and witness this process for you in person, online or on the phone, please e-mail me at chi_suchinta@yahoo.com to make an appointment.

February Ice & Snow

2010-02-10T17:24:00.017-05:00

So much snow! So many snowflakes! Not one of them like any other. Together, they have taken over the entire landscape, and incapacitated several cities the Eastern U.S.,including Washington D.C. It is easy to forget that snow and ice is water in a different form. If it had been just a little bit warmer, this ice and snow would have been rain. A few degrees makes the difference.

If everything is a reflection of everything else, what metaphor does this experience hold? I will have lots of time to ponder on that question as I wait for it to stop snowing so I can go out and try to dig my way out.

Although I have been unable to leave my house for several days, I am grateful for the warmth of my home, that I have enough food to eat and for this gift of time to be still, and enjoy the beauty around me.

CLICK HERE for more of my Ice and Snow photographs.

Charles Tart on ISSSEEM

2010-01-20T10:22:00.004-05:00

The International Society for the Study of Subtle Energy and Energy Medicine (ISSSEEM)is an organization that explors the science behind subtle energy. I became a member when I started seriously studying subtle energy in 2004. There are some pretty serious and distinguished scientists who are part of this organization, and the annual conference they organize is excellent if you are serious about the scientific exploration of subtle energy.

Hmmm...I just noticed I said serious 3 times in this short paragraph. I thought about changing it,but decided not to because it IS serious (# 5) even though it's also fun and seems magical.

Gregg Braden: Science of Miracles Series 1 of 7

2010-01-16T12:02:00.003-05:00

This is 1 of 7 in a series by Gregg Braden. Check them all out. Ths is what modern science /physics is telling us about who we are, and what creates reality in our lives.

It is also amazing to me that this information is so easily accessed and shared by us at this time. The connectivity that we have through the internet is symbolic of the connectivity we have with each other on an subtle energetic level. What we are experiencing in our lives now was sci-fi just a few decades ago.

If this blog interests you. please sign up as a follower of this blog in the area to the right of this post, to receive updates whenever I post something new. This blog is one of the ways that I share the wealth of information I receive on Being Energy Being Whole from various sources. It COSTS NOTHING for me to publish or for you to read.

Synchronized Universe: Claude Swanson

2010-01-13T19:49:00.003-05:00

Click on the title of this post to see an interview with physicist Claude Swanson, speaking about chi, remote viewing, and telekinesis and other phenomenon that cannot be explained by conventional physics, but are part of reality.

AVATAR

2009-12-28T01:11:00.003-05:00

A must see movie. It contrasts wholeness and fragmentation - in 3D. I loved it.

The Power Within You

2009-12-27T23:54:00.007-05:00

“Think of the power that’s in the universe – moving the earth, growing the trees. That’s the same power within you, if you’ll only have the courage and the will to use it.” – from Limelight (Movie) by Charlie Chaplin

With thanks to Sandra Mederos for sharing this quote on Facebook.
Website: http://www.lechocolatexperience.com

Winter Solstice

2009-12-22T00:13:00.007-05:00

Happy Solstice!

Emerging from the longest night of the year, we begin another journey around the sun. In the days of growing darkness leading to the Winter Solstice, in the Northern Hemisphere, Earth sheds her greenery and all of her energy is focused within - on the roots.

In these darks days, it is appropriate that, like all of Nature, we go within, and reflect on where we have come from. It is time to be grateful for all we have experienced and learned from the past, and to examine what supports life in the present, and what no longer serves us that we can release to the earth to be composted and used as energy to nourish new growth and new ways of being in the season to come. In the darkness, we can also reflect on where we would like to go during our next journey around the sun.

During this season, we come back to our roots to be with family and those who are the mirrors through whom we see ourselves most clearly. Amidst the joy of these reunions, shadows appear, old wounds surface, old emotions stir, old behaviors are triggered, we long for people and times we have loved and lost.

Note the feelings. Where do you feel them in the body? What are they telling us about ourselves? What are the issues in our lives we need to give our attention to? What can we learn about ourselves from the situation/s we find ourselves in? What do we need to heal and let go? Observe and listen closely to the wisdom of your heart. The pain and discomfort is our opportunity to let go of the old. With your next breath out, release what is past into the earth, and with the next breath in, start anew and move into the future.

May our reunions be joyful, our reflections in the darkness enlightening, and our next journey around the sun a dance of abundance, peace, joy, love and light.

Raven Essences: Earth Vibrations in a bottle

2009-12-14T00:49:00.010-05:00

Andrea Mathieson creates flower essences - vibrational signatures of flowers imprinted on water, and taken a few drops at a time to bring these vibrations and qualities into the energy body on a cellular level.

I have used and worked with Andrea's essences for several years, and find them to be very potent, in a gentle, subtle way.

Her 2010 New Year Essence is just out, and along with it a slide show with beautiful images and text that goes with the essence.

In this blog, I am sharing links to Andrea's blog on the 2010 New Year Essence, and ordering information below:

Slideshow of the 2010 New Year Essence text
Blog on 2010 essence

Click here to order

Winter

2009-12-13T19:25:00.004-05:00

When trees lose their leaves in the winter, they appear to be dead. I grew up in the tropics where the leaves never fall, so each year, I witness this phenomenon in wonderment and fascination, and still, after all these years am captivated by the change of seasons. The even more amazing thing is that it is during the winter that under the earth's surface - the roots are growing, preparing to support the next growth cycle.

During this dark time of year, in the northern hemisphere, days are shorter and nights longer. We get less sunlight. Since there are no leaves on the trees, we get less oxygen, more carbon dioxide. We have a greater tendency to get ill, because due to modern inventions of turning night into day with electricity, we don't get as much sleep as we are supposed to get. Ideally, if we follow our natural tendencies, we would be following the sun's schedule - rising at dawn and going to sleep at dusk like the rest of nature. By not following nature, we lose our balance, compromising the immune system. As our defenses get weaker, there are viruses and bacteria that help us get more rest. As I write this I can see the whole picture of winter, and reflect how far humans have gone from living naturally. The only time I have gone to bed and woken up with the sun is when I am camping outdoors.

Fractal Geometry - Waves & Particles

2009-11-26T00:23:00.001-05:00

From a lecture series called:
As above So Below: An Introduction to Fractal Evolution.

Bruce Lipton: Fractal Wisdom

2009-11-09T23:44:00.000-05:00

This guy is amazing!!!

Bruce Lipton: Biology of Perception series

2009-11-09T22:36:00.003-05:00

If you are interested in knowing more about this subject from Bruce Lipton, there are a total of 7 video clips in this series on YouTube. Check them out!

By the way, it's not that I'm lazy to write my own blogs. But I am working on completing my dissertation, so not much time to do much else. The video clips that I post on the blog are usually the ones that I think are really good, and are on the wavelength or Being Energy Being Whole.

2009-11-01T18:42:00.006-05:00

Building Hearts + Lengthening Telomeres from Speaking of Faith on Vimeo.

Stress....there it is again....shortening telomeres and destroying stem cells! Who needs it!!!! Check out the Conscious Wholeness Exercise - by clicking on the link to the right. My research showed that it significantly reduces stress. Try it out and comment on how it made you feel. De-stress!!! Lengthen your telomeres and strengthen your stem cells!

Stem Cells: Untold Stories

2009-11-01T17:19:00.008-05:00

SoundSeen: Surprising Beauty, Holding A Pig's Heart from Speaking of Faith on Vimeo.

Dean Radin: Global Consciousness Project

2009-10-31T13:11:00.003-04:00

BREATHE!!!!

2009-10-29T16:35:00.001-04:00

On Being Autumn

2009-10-28T14:50:00.007-04:00

The leaves have turned and that beautiful golden glow of fall is all around. Every year it's like magic! Autumn is an amazing time of life - for the leaves and for me.
The brightest flowers that bloom in the spring and summer eventually fade away when their time is over, and their energy goes into the new life and growth that comes up in the next cycle of life. In the fall, the dying leaves put on a show that is a final celebration of life before they give themselves back to Mother Earth. Growing up on the tropical island of Sri Lanka, where leaves stay green all year, I was deprived of the magic of autumn and this reminder of the transience of life. Each year I am in such awe of the beauty of the fall that to see a tree at the height of its colorful splendor brings tears to my eyes and joy to my heart.

I believe that everything that creates any kind of charge in me indicates that I am resonating with whatever it is that is bringing on the charge in me. I ask myself as I watch the leaves turn: What does this time of year, this beauty before me,reflect of myself. I am 58 years old – in the autumn of my life. At a time when my peers are becoming grandparents, I am passionately researching the effects of “conscious wholeness.” At this stage of my life, I am able to understand my experiences and learning with much greater depth than I did in my younger days. Since menopause, I have discovered aspects and colors within me that I would have never guessed existed in the greening years of my youth. Maybe this is a sign that I am now officially a Crone.

There is some relationship between spring and fall - the transitional periods in the annual journey of Earth around the sun that is connected to the relationship between elders and teens - the transitional period in the journey through life. According to MAria Montessori, adolescence is the sensitive period for spiritual development. Recent findings through brain imaging confirms major activity in the neocortex - the part of the brain that is involved in spirituality. It is interesting that the other time in our lives when we tend to focus on things spiritual in a more conscious way is when we are heading toward the exit door.

As a teenager in the 60’s there were a few older people in my life I found fascinating. I looked at them and thought, “That's what I'd like to be when I get old.” I think it was a sort of passionate wisdom, an agelessness that attracted me and still attracts me to older people. It was their fall color that resonated with me and mirrored back to me who I could become some day. That day has come, and there are times when I look in the mirror and see a gray-haired woman looking back at me and think, "I am who I wished I would become!" For this I am grateful. And when I encounter a young one who resonates with my fall colors, and opens to the seeds of consciousness and wholeness that I sow, I am doubly grateful to be given the opportunity to pay forward to the future what I received from the past.

Photo: Suchinta

Effects of Thoughts, Feelings and Sounds on Water

2009-09-22T01:22:00.006-04:00

The earth and our bodies are made up of mostly water.
How do our thoughts affect our bodies?
How does our consciousness affect Planet Earth?
How do our thoughts affect our reality?
This video might help you understand.

Jill Bolte Taylor: My Stroke of Insight

2009-08-30T14:55:00.002-04:00

This is a phenomenal and fascinating story that is well worth listening to. Enjoy and learn!

Dr. Christine Page: "Healing & Knowing Your Body"

2009-08-24T16:20:00.005-04:00

Dr. Christine Page, "Healing and Knowing Your Body" ISSSEEM Conference from BVMA on Vimeo.

Einstein and Yogananda on Wholeness

2009-08-18T12:22:00.006-04:00

ALBERT EINSTEIN:

A human being is part of a whole, called by us the 'Universe', a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings and something separated from the rest -- a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA:

My body became immovably rooted; breath was drawn out of my lungs as if by some huge magnet. Soul and mind instantly lost their physical bondage, and streamed out like a fluid piercing light from my every pore. The flesh was as though dead, yet in my intense awareness I knew that never before had I been fully alive. My sense of identity was no longer narrowly confined to a body, but embraced the circumambient atoms. People on distant streets seemed to be moving gently over my own remote periphery. The roots of plants and trees appeared through a dim transparency of the soil; I discerned the inward flow of their sap.

The whole vicinity lay bare before me. My ordinary frontal vision was now changed to a vast spherical sight, simultaneously all-perceptive. Through the back of my head I saw men strolling far down Rai Ghat Road, and noticed also a white cow who was leisurely approaching. When she reached the space in front of the open ashram gate, I observed her with my two physical eyes. As she passed by, behind the brick wall, I saw her clearly still.

All objects within my panoramic gaze trembled and vibrated like quick motion pictures. My body, Master's, the pillared courtyard, the furniture and floor, the trees and sunshine, occasionally became violently agitated, until all melted into a luminescent sea; even as sugar crystals, thrown into a glass of water, dissolve after being shaken. The unifying light alternated with materializations of form, the metamorphoses revealing the law of cause and effect in creation.

An oceanic joy broke upon calm endless shores of my soul. The Spirit of God, I realized, is exhaustless Bliss; His body is countless tissues of light. A swelling glory within me began to envelop towns, continents, the earth, solar and stellar systems, tenuous nebulae, and floating universes. The entire cosmos, gently luminous, like a city seen afar at night, glimmered within the infinitude of my being. The sharply etched global outlines faded somewhat at the farthest edges; there I could see a mellow radiance, ever-undiminished. It was indescribably subtle; the planetary pictures were formed of a grosser light.

The divine dispersion of rays poured from an Eternal Source, blazing into galaxies, transfigured with ineffable auras. Again and again I saw the creative beams condense into constellations, then resolve into sheets of transparent flame. By rhythmic reversion, sextillion worlds passed into diaphanous luster; fire became firmament.

I cognized the center of the empyrean as a point of intuitive perception in my heart. Irradiating splendor issued from my nucleus to every part of the universal structure. Blissful amrita, the nectar of immortality, pulsed through me with a quicksilverlike fluidity. The creative voice of God I heard resounding as Aum,1 the vibration of the Cosmic Motor.

Suddenly the breath returned to my lungs. With a disappointment almost unbearable, I realized that my infinite immensity was lost. Once more I was limited to the humiliating cage of a body, not easily accommodative to the Spirit. Like a prodigal child, I had run away from my macrocosmic home and imprisoned myself in a narrow microcosm.

From Autobiography of a Yogi

SHADOWS

2009-08-08T22:37:00.005-04:00

During my Mysticism course at Holos, I experienced a walking vipassana meditation, in which we were asked to focus on one thing/aspect during a 30 minute silent walk. Since it was early afternoon, and the sun was shining, my attention was drawn to my shadow.

I noticed that my shadow was created by my body/physicality blocking the light of the sun, the main source of light on our planet. As I moved, my relationship to the light changed, as did the shape and position of my shadow. When I walked in the shadow of an object that was larger than myself, my shadow was swallowed up by the larger shadow, and I didn't see it anymore. When I walked on the shadow of a object smaller than myself, my shadow engulfed it. Sometimes I could not see my shadow because it was behind me. Just because I didn’t see it, didn’t mean it wasn’t there!
If I looked back I could see that it was still there, faithfully following me.

This meditation led to a number of insights that have affected my perceptions of light and shadow in my life. For example, I realized that in order to see my shadow, I had to be in the light; that my physicality created the shadow by blocking the light.

I realized that in my relationships and interactions with others, if their shadow issues were greater than mine, I often get sucked in by their dramas and tend to lose my sense of self and perspective. At other times, my issues might consume others around me and suck them in.

That shadows are visible only when there is light was an important revelation to me. If we are in total darkness, there are no shadows, and we lose our equilibrium and sense of self.

This simple exercise of focusing on my shadow was a satori moment that deepened my understanding of the relationship between light and shadow that constantly interacts and coexists side by side. My shadow is a symbolic reminder of the duality I have chosen to experience through my physicality.

Photo Credits: Ruvan Wijesooriya - www.illerfiller.com

GARDENING

2009-08-03T15:48:00.021-04:00

Gardening is how I celebrate my relationship with Mother Earth. In my garden I get to interact and co-create with this beautiful living, breathing being and can love and appreciate her in a very personal way. My herb garden was my first attempt at establishing this relationship. The small water fall and mini pond is an open invitation to birds, chipmunks, frogs, worms, bugs, and thousands of other creatures who share the patch of earth that I tend to quench their thirst on the hot, dry days of the Virginia summers. Occasionally deer come by to feast on the Hostas, and I have seen a red fox chasing squirrels or running through the yard in broad daylight, who twice, stopped to check me out for a minute. I once saw a huge black crow, swoop down and catch a baby squirrel, and fly off with the tiny ball of fluff in its beak. Seasons come and go. Flowers bud, bloom, fade and die. Seeds fall to the ground and new life will appear in the Spring. The dramas of life and death have played on and on since the beginning of time and space. Here in the microcosm of my my garden, I get to watch, learn, and know that we are all participating in Earth's process according to universal order.

Photo:Suchinta Abhayaratna

WORTH

2009-08-03T00:11:00.005-04:00

I received the following passage via e-mail from a friend, but don’t really know who the author is. I am publishing it in my blog, with gratitude to whoever wrote these wise and true words.

Though much of who and what we are changes as we journey through life, our inherent worth remains constant. While the term self-worth is often used interchangeably with self-esteem, the two qualities are inherently different. Self-esteem is the measure of how you feel about yourself at a given moment in time. Your worth, however, is not a product of your intelligence, your talent, your looks, your good works, or how much you have accomplished. Rather it is immeasurable and unchanging manifestation of your eternal and infinite oneness with the universe. It represents the cornerstone of the dual foundations of optimism and self-belief. Your worth cannot be taken from you or damaged by life's rigors, yet it can easily be forgotten or even actively ignored. By regularly acknowledging your self-worth, you can ensure that you never forget what an important, beloved, and special part of the universe you are.

You are born worthy—your worth is intertwined with your very being. Your concept of your own self-worth is thus reinforced by your actions. Each time you endeavor to appreciate yourself, treat yourself kindly, define your personal boundaries, be proactive in seeing that your needs are met, and broaden your horizons, you express your recognition of your innate value. During those periods when you have lost sight of your worth, you will likely feel mired in depression, insecurity, and a lack of confidence. You'll pursue a counterfeit worth based on judgment rather than the beauty that resides within. When you feel worthy, however, you will accept yourself without hesitation. It is your worth as an individual who is simultaneously interconnected with all living beings that allows you to be happy, confident, and motivated. Because your conception of your worth is not based on the fulfillment of expectations, you'll see your mistakes and failures as just another part of life's journey.

Human beings are very much like drops of water in an endless ocean. Our worth comes from our role as distinct individuals as well as our role as an integral part of something larger than ourselves. Simply awakening to this concept can help you rediscover the copious and awe-inspiring worth within each and every one of us.

ON BEING ENERGY: Personal Reflections

2009-02-18T16:39:00.031-05:00

I am energy in human form. I am on the earth to consciously experience the wholeness of who I am: the Trinity of body, mind and spirit; oneness, other-ness and the diversity of creative expression, and to consciously experience the contraction and expansion of being and becoming. I came into being when un-manifested conscious energy that lay in the void of nothingness chose to manifest itself as light.

I am an organism which is a miniscule cell of the Earth’s organism, which is a miniscule cell of the sun’s organism, which is a miniscule cell of the organism of the universe. My experiences are uniquely my own, but they are also part of the collective experience of my universe and vice versa. The substance of the energy that I am is pure consciousness.

Being energy, I can be wherever my consciousness chooses to be. No matter which path I take, it will lead to experience, until Spirit chooses not to be me in any specific material form, and returns to the void of nothingness (no-thing-ness) - Nirvana!!

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