Opening the Chakras Meditation

Meditation is the food for the soul. It is a gateway whereby we can access the peace and tranquility of our true nature. Through the practice of meditation, we come to know and experience our subtle body system. 

Meditating on our Chakras (Chakras are centres of energy, located along the midline of the body) allows us to balance and centre ourselves. By having the Chakras balanced we feel more connected and grounded and more able to move freely in our day to day lives.

                                                                  

About Sara and Terry    

Sara and Terry are delighted to offer this evening of joy and light as an opportunity to take a break from the routines of daily life. They are students of Corelight Teacher Training program. They are daily practitioners of meditation. Terry is currently a student with the College of Ayurveda (UK) and Sara is a Reiki Master; she holds a Women’s Meditation Group and teaches Ritualistic Dance in Belfast.

                                          

                                       SATURDAY 27.10.12 AT 7.30pm

Venue: Abhyasa Yoga Belfast

First Floor - 433 Lisburn Road
BT9 7EY Belfast

Info: (Sara) 07760838468

*Donations are welcome!

Do Vegetarians Have Healthier Hearts?

Sharing:

Do Vegetarians Have Healthier Hearts?

Raena Morgan: There are actually studies that show vegetarians have less heart disease than carnivores.

Andreas Moritz: Absolutely. And that’s not necessarily because of the fats. Initially, many years ago, people were told avoid fats like butter.

RM: Saturated fats.

AM: Yes. And they then introduced margarine, which in fact turned out to be the worst thing for the heart. So refined hydrogenated vegetable oils are now a leading cause of heart disease, and they got that. Then they thought cholesterol is caused by fat,-

RM: The big villain.

AM: -so they banned fat from the diet and they found that backfired too. So fat is not- if it’s healthy fat, they have nothing to do with heart disease. In fact, coconut oil, which they banned in the early years and replaced with margarines, that turned out to be a great protector for heart disease. So it helps with heart disease. Olive oil is a great protector of heart disease. That’s why in the Mediterranean diet they use a lot of olive oil, they have very low incidence or used to have- until they started overeating protein as well,-

RM: Okay.

AM: -that they had very, very, very low incidence of heart disease. So fats are really out of the equation except the harmful fats, which can definitely cause heart problems. The protein factor, when you eat meat and you heat it you create very harmful chemicals. Particularly when you have these outdoor-

RM: Right.

AM: -where they make the- they found that when you heat the meat and the oil or fat drops into the fire, that creates gases that are then trapped in the meat, and they found that they are one of the leading causes of heart disease now. So they can damage blood vessels and cause cancers and diabetes.

RM: And inflammation, right?

AM: And it creates an inflammatory response. Now when you have the protein coming into the body, typically the liver tries to break down as much protein as possible so it doesn’t enter the bloodstream or enter the blood vessel walls. But many of the proteins that are left over in the blood, they will be dumped into the connective tissues surrounding the cells. And once they have saturated that, you are affecting the oxygenation of the cells, which can cause cancer. So it’s the same causes that cause diabetes, cancer, heart disease, same causes, so they’re not separate illnesses. In the early days of the 40s or 50s, they considered all three diseases the same disease.

RM: They did?

AM: Yeah.

RM: So they just manifested it?

AM: They started saying let’s make it a separate illness, we can treat it separately.

RM: Okay.

AM: So originally they were the same illness because they have the same causes and they have the same things that cause them. So the blood vessel wall is getting too thick, the membranes accumulate all that protein, and then the damage occurs in the blood vessel walls. So let’s say a coronary artery, where the blood pressure is the strongest, will start stressing that thickened artery wall, that stiff wall, the blood pressure is starting to rise because the blood vessel no longer dilates properly.

RM: All right.

AM: And then you have the wounds and lesions create, the breakages, the little damaged parts of the blood vessel, and then that can release a blood clot which can enter the bloodstream, enter the heart or the brain and cause a stroke or heart attack. Now heart attacks are caused by blood clots that are released from the wounds and lesions, so in order to prevent that from happening, the body will use cholesterol, the so called bad cholesterol, to start bandaging those wounds so that they don’t release blood clots.

RM: Okay.

AM: And so the bandage is what we call Atherosclerosis. Again it is very far-fetched in my opinion to call that a disease when it is a protective mechanism to prevent multiple heart attacks from occurring. So what we call disease is actually a survival mechanism to prevent heart attacks. Now, heart attacks occur not because people have an occluded blood vessel, where the blood vessel is like 80 percent occluded, they think that causes a heart attack, but it doesn’t.

RM: It doesn’t?

AM: No. The heart attacks are caused by the early patches, the initial patches, the soft patches not the hard crusty occlusions, the soft patches where the cholesterol has attached itself to the artery wall to prevent a blood clot from escaping and causing a heart attack. But if the blood pressure is high and you are, let’s say, over exercised or you get stressed and you have a shortage of blood flowing in certain parts of the body and in others you have too much, that’s the fight or flight response, then you may suddenly have a heart attack because that patch of the cholesterol piece is coming loose and the blood clot behind is escaping and causing the heart attack or a stroke. So this doesn’t happen with the occlusion. The occlusion may make you feel a shortage of breath, you may have angina, pain, but you don’t develop a heart attack from that. The body will eventually create its own bypass operations; it will use the capillaries from one part of the artery and create several bypasses to the part behind the blockage so that now you have an increased blood flow and you continue having a normal blood flow. They first discovered that in Korean soldiers that had one hundred percent occluded blood vessel totally blocked that didn’t die from heart attacks, they died from bullet wounds, and they had no sign of infarction, so they didn’t die from heart attacks ever. So they made their bypasses, they found they had more blood after the occlusion than before because of their own bypasses.

RM: By their internal bypasses?

AM: Yes. The body makes that. So again that’s not the main reason for heart attacks. That’s why when they put stents into the arteries or they have a balloon put in or they have a bypass operation, it doesn’t change the mortality rate from heart attacks whatsoever; it has never gone down. So the reason is because it doesn’t change the thing with the little initial wounds and lesions that are patched up by the cholesterol. It doesn’t change that because the main risk is the inflammation in the artery wall itself; that’s why the C-Reactive Protein is a much better indicator for heart disease than cholesterol levels-

RM: Okay.

AM: -or any other measure. So when you have inflammation in the artery wall, that shows there is something in there the body’s reacting to, and in most cases it’s protein, in some cases it’s trans fatty acids that you react to, or cigarette chemicals from smoking and damaged proteins, plasma proteins that get caught up in those areas when you eat certain foods that are so acidic, like drink a coke, you put yourself at risk for heart attacks. Or there’s a study to show that if you eat a steak at night, in the evening, and the digestion is so low compared to at lunchtime, you have a much higher risk of dying from a heart attack the next morning.

64 Kali Yogini

Sharing:

  Mantra 64 Kali Yogini

Chatuhsasthi Yogini Mantra
64 Kali Yogini Namavali

Recitation of the following sacred mantras will bring about transformation of consciousness and a closer personal relationship with the aspects of Maha Kali.

Each Mantra is preceeded by "Om" and is concluded with "Svahaa".

1. Kali Nitya Siddhamata

Mother of the Siddhas

2. Kapalini Nagalakshmi

Lakshmi of Naga

3. Kula Devi Svarnadeha

Of golden body

4. Kurukulla Rasanatha

Ruler of physical pleasure

5. Virodhini Vilasini

Residing within Self

6. Vipracitta Rakta Priya

Who loves passion

7. Ugra Rakta Bhoga Rupa

Enjoyer of passion in the form

8. Ugraprabha Sukranatha

Ruler of the seminal essence

9. Dipa Muktih Rakta Deha

Liberation through the body of passion

10. Nila Bhukti Rakta Sparsha

Who receives pleasure from the touch of passion

11. Ghana MahaJagadamba

Great Mother of the world

12. Balaka Kama Sevita

Attended by the God of Love

13. Matra Devi Atma Vidya

The Goddess with knowledge of Self

14. Mudra Poorna Rajatkripa

Who completely radiates compassion

15. Mita Tantra Kaula Diksha

Initiatress of the Tantric Kaula Path

16. Maha Kali Siddhesvari

Queen of the Siddhas

17. Kameshvari Sarvashakti

Shakti of All

18. Bhagamalini Tarini

Who delivers from calamity

19. Nityaklinna Tantraprita

Fond of Tantra

20. Bherunda Tatva Uttama

Essence of Sexual Fluid

21. Vahnivasini Sasini

Radiance of the moon

22. Mahavajreshvari Rakta Devi

Senuous Goddess

23. Shivaduti Adi Shakti

Origional Feminie Energy

24. Tvarita Urdvaretada

Giver of the Upward Ecstasy

25. Kulasundari Kamini

Desire Itself

26. Nitya Jnana Svarupini

The Great form of Wisdom

27. Nilapataka Siddhida

Giver of perfection

28. Vijaya Devi Vasuda

Goddess who is Giver of wealth

29. Sarvamangala Tantrada

Who Bestows Tantra

30. Jvalamalini Nagini

Snake Goddess

31. Chitra Devi Rakta Puja

Goddess who is worshipped with passion

32. Lalita Kanya Sukrada

Pure Maiden

33. Dakini Madasalini

Shining with rapture

34. Rakini Papa Rasini

Destroyer of sin

35. Lakini Sarvatantresi

Ruler of all tantras

36. Kakini Naganartaki

Who dances with Nagaraj

37. Sakini Mitrarupini

Friend

38. Hakini Manoharini

Mind Stealer

39. Tara Yoga Rakta Poorna

Who in union bestows complete passion

40. Shodashi Latika Devi

Creeper Goddess

41. Bhuvaneshwari Mantrini

Energy of all mantras

42. Chinamasta Yoni Vega

With dripping yoni

43. Bhairavi Satya Sukrini

Supreme Purity

44. Dhumavati Kundalini

Primordial energy of self

45. Bagla Muki Guru Moorthi

Form of the guru

46. Matangi Kanta Yuvati

Youthful beauty enhanced by Love

47. Kamala Sukla Samsthita

Residing in the Semen

48. Prakriti Brahmandri Devi

Goddess residing in the crown

49. Gayatri Nitya Chitrini

Eternal core of the energy of Self

50. Mohini Matta Yogini

Intoxicated

51. Saraswathi Svarga Devi

Goddess of Heaven

52. Annapoorni Shiva Samgi

With Shiva

53. Narasimhi Vamadevi

Beloved Goddess

54. Ganga Yoni Svarupini

Energy of the Yoni

55. Aprajita Samaptida

Who Bestows Orgasm

56. Camunda Parianganatha

Ruler of sacred erection

57. Varahi Satya Ekakini

Oneness of Truth

58. Kaumari Kriya Shaktini

Energy of dedicated action

59. Indrani Mukti Niyantri

Guide to bliss

60. Brahmani Ananda Moorthi

Image of bliss

61. Vaishnavi Satya Rupini

Form of truth

62. Mahesvari Para Shakti

Transcendental energy

63. Lakshmi Monoramayoni

With beautiful yoni

64. Durga Satchitananda

Truth consciousness and bliss

Belly Dancing!!!! Lets connect and have fun!!!!

          RITUALISTIC BELLY DANCE!!!

With a lot of joy I announce that the Belly Dance class has taken a different shape, we have finally got a new Venue for our Tuesday classes!!!!

Ritualistic Belly Dance is an art form that will burn fat and condition your abs, hips, buns, thighs, and arms. It also enhance your feminility and inner beauty as it adds a new dimension of artistic creativity and spontaneity to your weekly practice!

EVERY TUESDAY AT 7.15 - 8.15 pm

WINDSOR TENNIS CLUB, 37 WINDSOR AVENUE, 

BELFAST, BT9 6EJ!!!

Please do not hesitate to contact me for further info on 07760838468 or via mail - saralakesilence@gmail.com or leave a post on this blog!!! Or come show yourself up on the day!!!!!!!!

Prices: £5 1st class

Monthly payment method - £20

Drop in - £7

Let's Have Fun!!!

Meditation Moment

Most of us most of the time are run by, dominated by our thoughts or feelings. It follows that we tend to think we are those thoughts and feeling. If you want to live a more fulfilled life, first you will want to know your potential, who you really are.

 

Meditation is the route to that knowing.

Meditation is the state of simply being, just pure experiencing, with no interference from the body or mind. Through  Meditation, we detach ourselves from this false world and immerse ourselves in reality. 

Meditation is not necessary a new experience, artists know it – through singing, painting, playing music. We can know it through gardening, playing with the kids, walking on the beach or making love.

Meditation is a natural state and one that you have almost certainly tasted, although perhaps without knowing the name of the flavor.

MOMENT OF SHARING:

Everyone is a BUDDHA

   "All of life is inherently sacred—unfolding perfectly beyond any humanly organized intention, religion, ritual or dogma.
There is no doubt that all the life-forms within creation are imbued and suffused with life-force, prana(life, vitality of the spirit) and presence—and there are no exceptions to this truth.
Even inanimate substance such as rock with its slowed down vibration is composed of prana and intelligent presence.
   Everything in our universe is unrelentingly now and forever, spirit’s presence. Every “thing” and every “one” is what we call God. There is no such thing as “not God.”
Everyone sees it. They might say, “I don’t see it even though I want to.” The fact is everyone sees and knows it at some level of their being. But their egos get in the way and won’t let them know that they see it.  Ah yes, it is the ego, that artificial construct of the human mind, born of our supposed fall into separation and limitation—that rules the moment when we lost our ability to see and know the truth.
  The ego birthed our blindness to the ultimate truth of existence. How is it possible that we do not recognize the essence from which we are inherently made?
What irony! Subtle essence lies just on the edge of our awareness in the shadows of our subconscious awareness. We may catch flashes of it once in awhile, yet we doubt its existence so much that we allow the ego mind to suppress the “seeing.” The doubt itself is part of the ego’s self-condemnation into the punishing state of separation.
  Are we ready to rectify that mistake now? Spirit’s call to us to become aware of the sacredness of life is ongoing, always present in the subtle caves and heavens of our unconscious mind and thus locked out of most people’s reach. When one fully says “Yes” to the direct perception of the sacred in everything, something truly fascinating happens.
  Dormant circuits begin to light up in our awareness and a new level of “seeing” starts entering our perception. Love is the force that connects and joins every seemingly separate thing back together.
When we are in love, we are connected up with oneness. The choice to pull back—to enter conflict and see an enemy outside oneself—is the choice to separate.
  The path of love is a long and challenging journey but is always worth every arduous step, because it leads us into unity with ONE-Self. It takes strength to hold love and its eternal viewpoint in the face of the tribulations we are seeing all around us.
Yet if we can come to accept that we are each a Buddha, we can hold everyone in compassion with their choices."

by Leslie Temple

What is Polarity Processing and Why do it?

POLARITY PROCESSING:

What Is Processing and Why Do It?

Processing is a form of self-inquiry.

The term to process means to examine and to inquire deeply into the nature of our conditioned and unbalanced egoic patterning with the intention of finding the truth.
We process our consciousness in order to become clear and to find our wholeness.

We must let go of all extraneous baggage and streamline the system of mind, body and emotions to make the maximum use of our time and energy.

To function to the best of our ability in this world, we must be willing to do some letting go and some clearing work to make space for the pace of life.

The energies moving into the world and through all of us at the moment reflect an enormously
speeded up evolution.

Processing allows us a more fluid consciousness and an ability to flow with the changes in daily life.

It frees us from being stuck in the past and from struggling with our goals for the future.
A cleared consciousness is the most valuable asset in this life.

It allows us to cope really effectively with life’s challenges.

It means our awareness is more flexible and free. We have the resources of insight, creativity, enormously increased energy and an intensity of purpose to take us into success in whatever
life situation we seek.

Being rigid, blocked, and without inspiration and energy is a dead-end street in the modern world.

Processing is about creating balance in the mind, emotions and body. On the journey from ignorance
to knowledge, all are of equal importance.

Processing and clearing emotional turmoil means a letting go of all the old reactivity and stored
emotional memories. This leads to a refining of the consciousness of the heart and allows the higher
emotions to be expressed—states such as gratitude, unconditional love, generosity, humility,
compassion and forgiveness. 

Processing is also a way of seeing into the unconscious, which helps us to let go of imbalances in the
mind. Traditionally there have been a number of ways of seeing into the unconscious—for example,
dream analysis, rebirthing and past-life regression.

These are all popular and valid ways of expanding awareness.

Processing is a very fast path to spiritual awakening.

How Far Do You Want To Go with Processing?

 How far you want to go with this clearing work is a matter of choice and depends on the commitments you are ready to make.

 The clearing takes place gradually, gaining more momentum with time and creating mini-awakenings along the way.

However, processing the personality works just as well for the individual who simply wants
to overturn a few problematical stones. If you are seeking full awakening, in time you will have to look at every minute aspect of the personality.

The Benefits of Processing

There are many benefits to processing, which range from the concrete and worldly to the spiritual.
As you move through the sessions and learn how to process really, try to notice what improvements are manifesting in your life. The following list names a few of the benefits of processing.

Worldly benefits:

• Having fewer personality clashes with others
• Healing of physical, mental or emotional traumas—past or present
• Increased ability to deal gracefully with anger and volatile emotions (yours and others)
• Greater harmony and equanimity inside and out
• More energy to use for things that bring you joy
• Feeling less drained
• Higher level of productivity
• More creativity
• Better communication skills
• Increased vocabulary
• Ability to resolve conflicts more easily
• Ability to let go of counter-productive, obsessive and self-destructive behavior patterns
• Greater tolerance, love, compassion and appreciation for other people and for the world around you
• More fulfilling work
• More fulfilling relationships
• Ability to let go of negativity and fear
• Increased flow of abundance
• Increased spirit of generosity
• Greater focus, mindfulness, awareness and insight

Spiritual benefits:

• Ability to live with an open heart
• A more tangible connection to the soul
• Greater alignment with your highest path
• Wisdom
• Psychic ability
• Purity of mind and heart
• Knowledge and experience of the connectedness of all things
• Experience of the peace that passeth all understanding (known in the East as samadhi)
• Experience of the magic healing power of grace
• Greater devotion to spirit
• Bliss states (known in the East as ananda)
• Greater and greater levels of spiritual awakening, or enlightenment

Asking for Grace

In the processing work grace has a powerful and essential part to play. The fusing and unifying of
opposites takes place because of the subtle mystery of grace. As you do the integrative work and
surrender it to grace, she comes in and assists in the reorganizing process.

* Humans are like pack rats when it comes to holding onto things in the mind. This old and excess
baggage tends to replay in the mind, often consciously and mostly subconsciously, just below your
surface awareness. When you try to find your spiritual self by becoming quiet and meditating, you find that these thoughts just beep and beep constantly.

Try as you might, you cannot shut them off. They will not shut off until you have taken the time to clear out the old stored stuff that is the source of the thought forms.

These methods do that. They help clear the clutter and make way for the presence of oneness and
unity to be felt—so palpably that eventually you will feel it right down into your body.


Sharing moment of Truth!

Flowering Ireland: Violet Flame, Archangel Michael prayers, decrees,Invocations

Flowering Ireland: Violet Flame, Archangel Michael prayers, decrees,Invocations

Sharing moment

Violet Flame, Archangel Michael prayers, decrees,Invocations

A way to call forth divine direction in our life:

I AM life of God direction

Blaze thy light of truth in me

Focus here all God's perfection

Frrom all discord set me free

Make and keep me anchored ever

In the Justice of thy Plan

IAM The Presence of Perfection

Living the Life of God in man!             

             

A decree That re-inforces Archangel Michael's protection in your life and increases the qualities of divine faith and God's will:

Light's Protection Manifest

Holy Brotherhood in Light

Light of God that never fails

Keep us your in your Perfect Sight

(refrain-repeat between verses)

IAM IAM IAM Protections Mighty Power

IAM IAM IAM Guarded Every Hour

IAM IAM IAM Perfections Mighty Shower

Manifest, Manifest, Manifest!

Lord Michael, Mighty and True 

Guard us with Your Sword of Blue

Keep us Centered in the Light's

Blazing Armor Shining Bright!

Around Us Blaze Thy sword of Faith

Mighty Power of Holy Grace,

IAm Invincible Protection Always

Pouring from Thy Dazzling Rays!

Saint Germain's Instruction to Invoke Light

Let There Be Light Where IAM that IAM!

Let There Be Light Where IAM that IAM!

Let There Be Light Where IAM that IAm!

Violet Flame

I AM THE VIOLET FLAME 

I AM GOD'S PURITY!

Flowering Ireland: Kundalini Yoga

Flowering Ireland: Kundalini Yoga

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Kundalini Yoga

The Kundalini is untapped energy (prana) at the base of the spine that can be drawn up through the body awakening each of the seven chakras. Full enlightenment occurs when this energy reaches the Crown Chakra. Kundalini energy is often represented as a snake coiled at the base of the spine.

Focus on Breath and Movement

Each Kundalini Yoga asana  series is done in conjunction with a specific breath that intensifies the effects of the poses with the purpose of freeing energy in the lower body and allowing it to move upwards. Kundalini sequences (called Kriyas) may consist of rapid, repetitive movements done with breath or holding a pose while breathing in a particular way. 

What to Expect in a Kundalini Class

A Kundalini class begins with a short chant followed by a warm-up to stretch the spine and improve flexibility. The main work of the class is called a kriya, which is a proscribed sequence of poses and pranayama that focuses on a specific area of the body. The teacher typically does not make manual adjustments. The class ends with a meditation, which may be accompanied by the teacher playing a large gong, and a closing song. Kundalini devotees often wear flowing white robes and head wraps. 

Is Kundalini for You?

Kundalini is one of the more spiritual types of yoga. It goes beyond the physical performance of poses with its emphasis on breathing, meditation,mudras and chanting. However, the Kundalini sequences can be very physically intense. This type of yoga appeals to those who are up for both mental and physical challenges.