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Issue 427
JOY
What is joy? How does one get to that place? Many people assume joy is a certain level of happiness regarding particular events in their lives. For example, one may feel joy at the birth of a child or grandchild. One may feel joy at watching a graduation ceremony or a wedding. These situations are valid, but does enjoying particular events equate to true joy?
True joy is where ones have determined their pathway in this life, are understanding their pathway, and are living their pathway with enjoyment. It is where ones know who they are, why they are alive, and they choose to live-not endure or survive, but to live. When people think of surviving, their minds can gravitate towards current economic survival or the Great Depression. While these two examples are legitimate examples of survival, they can be extreme. Another example of survival can be ‘making it through the day, month or year. ‘Making it through’ is not enjoyment; it is surviving. For ones to enjoy life, they need to be taught how to enjoy life the same way one enjoys delicious food. One can create a beautiful meal that is balanced and enjoy every bite and every taste it has to offer. Or one can throw food together to sustain an energy level out of necessity and move on. It is all about choice.
What have the choices been? What is the belief system that keeps patterns in place? A belief is a thought pattern and is not to necessarily to be associated with religion, though religion can play a role. What has been the overall pattern? If ones want to learn how to make new choices, ones must learn what their beliefs are that are in contradiction to their heart. A belief can be a perception you hold within your mind regarding how you need to live your life according to standards and rules that were created for you. A belief can be a perception about your self and your worth as a person and often times this belief was adopted from the parent or parents.
A Tai Yi exercise/treatment that can assist with this is Lost Heart. Lost Heart addresses belief systems/patterns that create difficulty. If people understood how energy works, they would not empower anxiety and/or depression. Beliefs keep the difficulty in place and can create a chemical imbalance in the brain. This exercise is for people who have lost sight of own heart, feelings, empowerment, and/or knowingness. It creates sensitivity so they are more aware of the beliefs that are in contradiction to their heart. Choice is key ingredient in releasing a belief. The person can ask for a choice to be presented after the exercise.
JOY
What is joy? How does one get to that place? Many people assume joy is a certain level of happiness regarding particular events in their lives. For example, one may feel joy at the birth of a child or grandchild. One may feel joy at watching a graduation ceremony or a wedding. These situations are valid, but does enjoying particular events equate to true joy?
True joy is where ones have determined their pathway in this life, are understanding their pathway, and are living their pathway with enjoyment. It is where ones know who they are, why they are alive, and they choose to live-not endure or survive, but to live. When people think of surviving, their minds can gravitate towards current economic survival or the Great Depression. While these two examples are legitimate examples of survival, they can be extreme. Another example of survival can be ‘making it through the day, month or year. ‘Making it through’ is not enjoyment; it is surviving. For ones to enjoy life, they need to be taught how to enjoy life the same way one enjoys delicious food. One can create a beautiful meal that is balanced and enjoy every bite and every taste it has to offer. Or one can throw food together to sustain an energy level out of necessity and move on. It is all about choice.
What have the choices been? What is the belief system that keeps patterns in place? A belief is a thought pattern and is not to necessarily to be associated with religion, though religion can play a role. What has been the overall pattern? If ones want to learn how to make new choices, ones must learn what their beliefs are that are in contradiction to their heart. A belief can be a perception you hold within your mind regarding how you need to live your life according to standards and rules that were created for you. A belief can be a perception about your self and your worth as a person and often times this belief was adopted from the parent or parents.
A Tai Yi exercise/treatment that can assist with this is Lost Heart. Lost Heart addresses belief systems/patterns that create difficulty. If people understood how energy works, they would not empower anxiety and/or depression. Beliefs keep the difficulty in place and can create a chemical imbalance in the brain. This exercise is for people who have lost sight of own heart, feelings, empowerment, and/or knowingness. It creates sensitivity so they are more aware of the beliefs that are in contradiction to their heart. Choice is key ingredient in releasing a belief. The person can ask for a choice to be presented after the exercise.
Issue 428
SEASONAL CHANGES
Many are aware of SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) and other ailments that can be common in the winter season. With few hours of sunshine and even fewer hours of being outside in the sun, for many of us, we can feel the symptoms of low or sluggish energy levels and/or mild depression in some cases. Very easy ways to remedy this is to spend more time in the sun when possible (and when not at risk of extreme temperature exposure), exercise, adequate sleep, and making appropriate changes to the diet, as well as bringing in natural light into the home, office, and/or room.
Some are not aware, however, that for every season there are guidelines that are beneficial to follow. When we follow the guidelines, we can experience a shift in how we are responding to the natural changes of the earth and in essence benefiting from those changes.
People can benefit in the winter by following these guidelines: eating root vegetables, adding warming spices, deep stretching, not over-exercising, and deep reflection. Winter is a time of reflection and determining energy levels for new projects a person may take on in the spring and/or summer. It is a time to look at one’s level of passion for life and for work. Spring is a good time for beginning new projects, rather than winter.
It is very important to drink plenty of water during winter and one can benefit from adding a bit of lemon juice to the water to aid in absorption. In addition, if one is drinking, what seems like plenty of water, and is not feeling the effects of hydration, try adding a bit (one teaspoon) of apple cider vinegar to one glass of 8 ounces of water. This will assist. Also, avoiding refined sugar when possible will greatly benefit. Eating too much sugar can dehydrate the body and dehydration can, and usually will, effect depression.
A Tai Yi (pronounced Tie Yee) exercise/treatment that can help with winter and the other three seasons is Earth Core Balance. Earth Core Balance is for assisting in balancing the body with the earth changes. It will also assist in feeling passion. Passion is critical to creating new changes in life and creating new projects in work. Americans, as a whole, lack in feeling of passion, whereas, Europeans typically feel more passion. Ones’ level of passion is usually associated with their level of joy.
SEASONAL CHANGES
Many are aware of SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) and other ailments that can be common in the winter season. With few hours of sunshine and even fewer hours of being outside in the sun, for many of us, we can feel the symptoms of low or sluggish energy levels and/or mild depression in some cases. Very easy ways to remedy this is to spend more time in the sun when possible (and when not at risk of extreme temperature exposure), exercise, adequate sleep, and making appropriate changes to the diet, as well as bringing in natural light into the home, office, and/or room.
Some are not aware, however, that for every season there are guidelines that are beneficial to follow. When we follow the guidelines, we can experience a shift in how we are responding to the natural changes of the earth and in essence benefiting from those changes.
People can benefit in the winter by following these guidelines: eating root vegetables, adding warming spices, deep stretching, not over-exercising, and deep reflection. Winter is a time of reflection and determining energy levels for new projects a person may take on in the spring and/or summer. It is a time to look at one’s level of passion for life and for work. Spring is a good time for beginning new projects, rather than winter.
It is very important to drink plenty of water during winter and one can benefit from adding a bit of lemon juice to the water to aid in absorption. In addition, if one is drinking, what seems like plenty of water, and is not feeling the effects of hydration, try adding a bit (one teaspoon) of apple cider vinegar to one glass of 8 ounces of water. This will assist. Also, avoiding refined sugar when possible will greatly benefit. Eating too much sugar can dehydrate the body and dehydration can, and usually will, effect depression.
A Tai Yi (pronounced Tie Yee) exercise/treatment that can help with winter and the other three seasons is Earth Core Balance. Earth Core Balance is for assisting in balancing the body with the earth changes. It will also assist in feeling passion. Passion is critical to creating new changes in life and creating new projects in work. Americans, as a whole, lack in feeling of passion, whereas, Europeans typically feel more passion. Ones’ level of passion is usually associated with their level of joy.
Issue 429
ANXIETY OF LOVE
Love. How do we express it? What does it feel like? To whom do we offer it? How many fear it? In my work, I have worked with many who fear love and who say to me, “how do I know I have it when I don’t know what it feels like?” While many may not have this extreme of a reaction towards love, some do struggle with feeling love for and from others out of fear of being hurt; whether that is love of one’s own child or love of another person.
We know we have a fear of love when we sabotage relationships. We may say we want a relationship, but we do not attract one or when we do, we sabotage it. Then only way to heal this is to look at the pattern. What have the choices been and what have the outcomes been? Where did the person learn the pattern to sabotage and why is there a fear of unconditional love? A person may ask, “why would I fear unconditional love when I want a relationship?” Another way to look at it is: if you want one, why haven’t you created one?
Many times, people fear unconditional love because they may not have bonded with their parent or parents. This can create a fear of being left, betrayed, and can create anger.
One Tai Yi treatment that can assist with the anxiety of love is Anxiety of Love. Anxiety of Love is a treatment for people who fear relationships and say they want one but do not attract one. It may be that the person attracts many short-term relationships rather than long term loving relationships. This exercise is also good for new parents, whether they are having biological child/children or adopting. This exercise can be done during pregnancy. It can assist in understanding the source of the fear, thereby giving the person power to change it.
ANXIETY OF LOVE
Love. How do we express it? What does it feel like? To whom do we offer it? How many fear it? In my work, I have worked with many who fear love and who say to me, “how do I know I have it when I don’t know what it feels like?” While many may not have this extreme of a reaction towards love, some do struggle with feeling love for and from others out of fear of being hurt; whether that is love of one’s own child or love of another person.
We know we have a fear of love when we sabotage relationships. We may say we want a relationship, but we do not attract one or when we do, we sabotage it. Then only way to heal this is to look at the pattern. What have the choices been and what have the outcomes been? Where did the person learn the pattern to sabotage and why is there a fear of unconditional love? A person may ask, “why would I fear unconditional love when I want a relationship?” Another way to look at it is: if you want one, why haven’t you created one?
Many times, people fear unconditional love because they may not have bonded with their parent or parents. This can create a fear of being left, betrayed, and can create anger.
One Tai Yi treatment that can assist with the anxiety of love is Anxiety of Love. Anxiety of Love is a treatment for people who fear relationships and say they want one but do not attract one. It may be that the person attracts many short-term relationships rather than long term loving relationships. This exercise is also good for new parents, whether they are having biological child/children or adopting. This exercise can be done during pregnancy. It can assist in understanding the source of the fear, thereby giving the person power to change it.
Issue 430
LACK OF MENTAL FOCUS
How much stress is your brain under? How often do you stay in the beta brain wave rather than shifting to an alpha or theta brain wave? Remembering to relax is essential in our daily lives and the lack of relaxation plays a role in creating health difficulties. High blood pressure, lack of circulation, low physical immune system, headaches, backaches, strained muscles, weak lungs, and ulcers among other ailments are associated with a person who functions in a consistent high stress level without taking the time to relax.
Many may understand that they are functioning under high stress and feel unable to shift it. They may also feel like they have a fog surrounding their brain to where focus begins to become more difficult. The person may find him or herself participating in a pattern that is destructive mentally, emotionally, and/or physically and may not understand how to stop the pattern.
In order to stop a pattern, one must look at the source of the pattern. When did it begin? Many times, it began at an early age. From whom did the person pick up the pattern? Many times it was ‘inherited’ from a parent/s, other adults within the family unit, or sibling/s. Then, the person needs to look at how he or she empowers the pattern. What thoughts that are generated within the mind empower the pattern time and again.
If the person has fogginess and lack of focus, it may be difficult to discern from where the pattern came and how it evolved. For this issue, I recommend Brain Purge. Brain Purge cleanses the energy in the brain so that the brain sends and receives signals with more clarity. If one has a pattern of self-punishment, the brain will create thoughts and actions that empower self-punishment. Brain purge brings up ‘stuff’ as it is purging out ‘fogginess’. It brings clarity to the person regarding life and choices in order to make new choices and create new outcomes.
LACK OF MENTAL FOCUS
How much stress is your brain under? How often do you stay in the beta brain wave rather than shifting to an alpha or theta brain wave? Remembering to relax is essential in our daily lives and the lack of relaxation plays a role in creating health difficulties. High blood pressure, lack of circulation, low physical immune system, headaches, backaches, strained muscles, weak lungs, and ulcers among other ailments are associated with a person who functions in a consistent high stress level without taking the time to relax.
Many may understand that they are functioning under high stress and feel unable to shift it. They may also feel like they have a fog surrounding their brain to where focus begins to become more difficult. The person may find him or herself participating in a pattern that is destructive mentally, emotionally, and/or physically and may not understand how to stop the pattern.
In order to stop a pattern, one must look at the source of the pattern. When did it begin? Many times, it began at an early age. From whom did the person pick up the pattern? Many times it was ‘inherited’ from a parent/s, other adults within the family unit, or sibling/s. Then, the person needs to look at how he or she empowers the pattern. What thoughts that are generated within the mind empower the pattern time and again.
If the person has fogginess and lack of focus, it may be difficult to discern from where the pattern came and how it evolved. For this issue, I recommend Brain Purge. Brain Purge cleanses the energy in the brain so that the brain sends and receives signals with more clarity. If one has a pattern of self-punishment, the brain will create thoughts and actions that empower self-punishment. Brain purge brings up ‘stuff’ as it is purging out ‘fogginess’. It brings clarity to the person regarding life and choices in order to make new choices and create new outcomes.
Issue 431
PICKING UP OTHERS' BAD MOODS?
Do you ever find yourself in an environment where many of the individuals are in a bad mood, complaining, depressed, or simply angry? What happens to your mood as a result? Do you begin feeling the effects of being in that environment? Perhaps the environment is a work meeting, a group of friends, a group of associates, home, or even a party setting. Perhaps you have noticed that it appears easier for you to pick up on those feelings from others or you know someone who does so. This is called absorbing energy.
Energy is all around us. Most people are familiar with ‘physical’ types of energy, such as electricity or machines that produce electricity. Scientists can measure energy and we can talk about our own energy levels in terms of how active or depleted we may feel. Our emotions and thoughts are also energy producing waves that others can pick up on and absorb.
Have you, as an adult or a child, walked into the middle of two people’s argument? Perhaps they stopped arguing the moment you walked in, but you could still feel the energy of the argument, the anger or frustration. One can walk into a happy environment and feel the joy as well. Can you pick up on someone’s mood even if they attempt to cover it up? Picking up on someone’s mood can also be done through observing body language, but not just body language. One needs to feel deeply to identify different energies (i.e. anger, frustration, joy, fear, excitement) when it is not being expressed through body language.
I recently had someone who had scheduled an appointment over the phone to discuss certain issues. Immediately, I brought up depression without her saying anything in the beginning of the conversation. She replied, “what? I wear a very good mask; no one knows I am depressed! I hide it from everyone! I cannot believe you could pick up on that.” Feeling is good. But, you need to be aware of what are feeling to determine if it is energy that has been absorbed or your own feelings.
When you absorb energy from an environment or a specific individual (such as partner child, or friend), you may not feel the effects of it until within three days to one week. Many times you may not make the connection because too much time has passed. Then you may wonder, “Why am I suddenly feeling this way?”
A Tai Yi exercise that can assist with this is River of Mud. River of Mud is for individuals who absorb ‘crappy’ energy. It strengthens the meridians in the body to assist ones in not absorbing someone else’s energy. This is good for those who work with the public, kids in school, and kids in daycare. This is also good for ones who have gone through an abusive energy AND have left the abusive environment.
PICKING UP OTHERS' BAD MOODS?
Do you ever find yourself in an environment where many of the individuals are in a bad mood, complaining, depressed, or simply angry? What happens to your mood as a result? Do you begin feeling the effects of being in that environment? Perhaps the environment is a work meeting, a group of friends, a group of associates, home, or even a party setting. Perhaps you have noticed that it appears easier for you to pick up on those feelings from others or you know someone who does so. This is called absorbing energy.
Energy is all around us. Most people are familiar with ‘physical’ types of energy, such as electricity or machines that produce electricity. Scientists can measure energy and we can talk about our own energy levels in terms of how active or depleted we may feel. Our emotions and thoughts are also energy producing waves that others can pick up on and absorb.
Have you, as an adult or a child, walked into the middle of two people’s argument? Perhaps they stopped arguing the moment you walked in, but you could still feel the energy of the argument, the anger or frustration. One can walk into a happy environment and feel the joy as well. Can you pick up on someone’s mood even if they attempt to cover it up? Picking up on someone’s mood can also be done through observing body language, but not just body language. One needs to feel deeply to identify different energies (i.e. anger, frustration, joy, fear, excitement) when it is not being expressed through body language.
I recently had someone who had scheduled an appointment over the phone to discuss certain issues. Immediately, I brought up depression without her saying anything in the beginning of the conversation. She replied, “what? I wear a very good mask; no one knows I am depressed! I hide it from everyone! I cannot believe you could pick up on that.” Feeling is good. But, you need to be aware of what are feeling to determine if it is energy that has been absorbed or your own feelings.
When you absorb energy from an environment or a specific individual (such as partner child, or friend), you may not feel the effects of it until within three days to one week. Many times you may not make the connection because too much time has passed. Then you may wonder, “Why am I suddenly feeling this way?”
A Tai Yi exercise that can assist with this is River of Mud. River of Mud is for individuals who absorb ‘crappy’ energy. It strengthens the meridians in the body to assist ones in not absorbing someone else’s energy. This is good for those who work with the public, kids in school, and kids in daycare. This is also good for ones who have gone through an abusive energy AND have left the abusive environment.
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