Group Meditation and Prayer Circle

May 17th
7:00PM to 8:00PM

"As a lamp in a windless place does not waver, so the yogi whose mind is focused remains always steady in meditation on the transcendent self."
-Bhagavad Gita 6.19

Mind Body Soul

On a mental and emotional level the head represents ego and will. The head also reflects the qualities of Aries and Mars, the strong warrior.

Emotional issues that can be the cause of head related problems.
Being stubborn (hard headed)
Being judgmental (close minded)
Repeating negative patterns (beating your head against the wall)

Affirmation to help the :
"I have an open mind and see all sides to any issue or situation!"
"I completely accept others as they are!"
"I see that I am connected to everyone!"

Therapy:
Head massage
Meditation
Admitting when you are not right

Flower Essence:
SHASTA DAISY
Positive Qualities: Mandalic or holistic consciousness, synthesizing ideas into a living wholeness
Patterns of Imbalance: Over-intellectualization of reality, especially seeing information as bits and pieces rather than parts of a whole

Definition: The thinking part of the soul functions by dividing phenomena into smaller, more easily understood components. However, if the analytical aspect of the mind holds too great a sway, the consciousness can no longer experience greater wholeness and meaning in its understanding of life. This is an especially powerful tendency in our modern culture, where the thinking and intellectual life is given great prominence and emphasis. Shasta Daisy imparts insight into the broader meanings and larger patterns of mental and emotional experience. This remedy can be very helpful for those involved in writing, teaching, research, or other intellectual professions. It is also beneficial in any therapeutic process where the essential emotional experience is broken into smaller parts. Shasta Daisy enables the Self to re-integrate and re-pattern the emotional life into new wholeness and self-identity. Shasta Daisy helps the soul become more capable of archetypal or wholistic consciousness, stimulating great forces of intelligence and insight into life experience.

Next: EYES

This past week I became very aware of how we typically go about solving problems backwards. I have seen this in my own actions and thoughts.

Whether it is emails, television, friends, or the radio we are constantly bombarded and reminded of how screwed up the world, or more accurately the people of the Earth, are. Most of us get sucked into the negative thoughts and instead of being an effective tool for transformation we just add more negativity to the collective of the problem. When we think of something as a problem we actually give the problem more power.

One of our first reactions is to fight against the negativity we see. To wage a war in order to prevail over what we consider an external enemy. Like the "war on drugs" or the "war on hunger". These have not worked and never will.

The intent behind ones actions is more important than the action. I'm not saying to never act but focus before you act. It's important to act because action is required for any change. But the force (intent) behind any action is the most important! When the intent comes from the right place and is sent in the right way less action is needed. Without setting the mind straight with intent any action we take is aimless.

As physically focused beings we want to jump into action before thinking. We have all gotten our selves into trouble doing just that. The truth is that the origin of any problem comes from the level of the mind/consciousness not physical reality. So the origin of any solution must be rooted in the mind before the physical can sprout the desired result, especially if we want a lasting result.

We tend to think and say: "What are we GOING TO DO about people going hungry".
When we should be saying: "We INTEND for everyone to have enough food to eat."

When we focus on doing first without the right mindset it is like running into a thick forest without a compass. We may waste days wandering around lost. But, if we use our compass (the focused mind) we are given very specific steps to take in order to reach or goal. As a result of using our compass we expend less time and energy and arrive at our goals much faster.

Taking medication is a great example of putting physical before mental. We can take Prozac for depression, but Prozac doesn't cure anything. How we know it doesn't cure anything is that when we stop taking the pill the depression comes back. So daily we take action but ultimately nothing has changed.

I am all for taking medication to improve one's life, but it is easy to allow them to become mental crouches that we never get off of. We can use pills as tools of our mind though, by taking a moment to focus the mind on the desired result then taking the pill we getting closer to the root.

To me, that is what the "Being the change you wish to see" is all about. By changing our thoughts, emotions, and holding the visualization of what we wish to see in the world we are being the change we wish to see.

Here are some steps to take when you are presented with some negative aspect of human consciousness.
1. Resist the temptation to jump into the stream of thought and get carried away.
2. Hold the intent in your mind of the desired result.
3. Listen for and to the guidance you will be given as a result of the intent you are holding. This is how co-creation is done.


Jon

YOGA

YOGA with Amy Miranda M.S.

Iyengar Style Yoga Instruction
Wichita Falls, TX

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