Sacred Space

In the movie Eat, Pray, Love, Julia Roberts’ character is trying to meditate when her mind starts to drift off into decorating her own meditation room when she returns to NYC. I can relate. I said to myself and others I am sure, that when I purchase my next house, I am going to make sure one of the rooms is designated for meditating. I picked out the paint swatches, meditation pillow, candles, wall décor and the works!! Towards the end of the movie, the guy says to Julia Roberts, “The meditation room is within Groceries.”

The other day I was watching the movie Sucker Punch. (I watch a lot of movies, can you tell?) I have seen this movie a million times and never noticed at the end of the movie the narrator says, “you can escape any world by going within to your sacred space.” Well duh. Do you see where I am going with this? (I receive a lot of messages from movies ya know.) I had created this small little space in my walk in closet. I had a small table in which to put things on, candles and so forth and a little pillow. I never use the space. I generally sit on the bed and meditate or use my comfy office chair where I do a lot of my writing. The moral of this blog is that you don’t need an elaborate space or even a large space to access that sacred space within. I have met people who have carved tiny spaces in their bedrooms dedicated to meditation. Nothing fancy, a few items sacred to them and their purpose was all that was needed.   

Sacred space is within, have you found yours yet?

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Hands that heal

 

I have never comfortable with the title "healer". I feel like it makes me sound like Mother Theresa or Jesus. The title "healer" to me has always felt like some select or elite group of people with healing abilities and that God selected only these people. I wouldn't have put myself in that category.

When I started this spiritual journey, I had no idea where it would take me. I was merely looking for alternative ways to keep myself off of the meds for this thing they call depression. At that time I wasn't thinking of hands on healing, not as it related to me being a hands on healer. My earliest memory of using my hands to heal was eighteen years ago when I unconsciously laid my hands on my stomach and I conceived a child that night. Whenever my stomach was unsettling, I would place my hands on it and the pain would magically disappear.

As I continued my journey in the healing arts, my mind and spirit started changing. Aside from my mind having one of its own, my body was also doing some strange things. I woke up one morning in the wee hours to a burning sensation on my leg. I looked to examine the area and it was bright red. Now I am a pretty dark skinned woman, and to see red anywhere on me was saying something. I glanced down at my leg and there was a red hand print. I then glanced at my hand and it too was red. I didn't know what to think of this. I had seen on tv where they had documented a guy who they called a healer in his country. They were documenting him because it was stated that his hands would heat up to such a degree that his clients would need protective gear on to cover them. The heat from his hands was measured and proved to be above normal hand temperatures. Could my hands be like this I thought?

I have since studied several modalities on hands on healing to find there are people around the world who use their hands to heal. I am now certified as a Karuna and Usui Reiki Master and Instructor. In addition to those hands on healing modalities, I also do spirit led body work.

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Mind, Body and Spirit

We lost one of the greats last night. Steve Jobs, of Apple, died yesterday evening. He was a visionary and pioneer in the Apple world. Well to all of us around the world really. Steve didn't make this blog because of his inventions and visions... he made the blog because he was a Buddhist, a vegetarian, had a liver transplant and died of pancreatic cancer. I am not going to presume to know his life style or what he was going through, that's not what this blog is about. May he Rest In Peace.

It seems odd to many people that someone who publicly practiced healthy habits could die of such a disease. And from the sounds of the rumor mill, some would say that its almost not worth it to eat healthy, workout or have a spiritual practice if you are going to die anyway. I get that argument all of the time. That they know someone, who knows someone, who worked out daily and ate healthy meals and then died of a heart attack. But the truth of the matter is, it IS worth it to eat healthy, work out and have a regular spiritual practice. Living a holistic and BALANCED life is not just about eating healthy meals and working out. Having a healthy mind and spirit is so much a part of a healthy life as well. We've all been programmed with stuff that to us does not matter, let alone even means anything. It could take weeks, months, even years to undo one of the many G.R.E.M.L.I.N.S. we have grown to know and love. You know the ones that our parents and grandparents taught us? The ones that now make absolutely NO sense but we believe them anyway? Yeah those. Those beliefs could wreak havoc over our lives and cause dis-ease and illness and you would never have known that's what was killing you.

According to Louise Hay, "the pancreas represents the sweetness of life." Steve Jobs was one of the richest men in the world. However just because you have all of the money you can stand does not mean you are happy. Hay also says "for pancreatic cancer the emotional probable cause may represent Rejection. Anger and frustration because life seems to have lost it's sweetness." So again how can a husband, father, son, and innovator, feel like life is not so sweet? Again, I am not blogging to bash Steve's life, I am blogging about this to get people to understand that to be balanced, healing has to happen on all levels not just on the physical.  I worked for a company for three years. I got up everyday and I did my job with a smile. I laughed and joked with my co-workers, and I worked hard but I absolutely hated working there. The pay was decent and it awarded me things that I would not normally had. Bought a new car, moved into a bigger home but I was NOT happy. In the end, working there damn near killed me. It drained me emotionally and mentally to the point that I had nothing left. I was in bed at 6:30 or 7:00 pm every evening. I barely went anywhere on the weekends because I was still exhausted and then started all over again on Monday. That was no life.

I see people at the gym or on the road running and I think... Are they doing all that you can for a healthy life? Just because you work out and eat healthy doesn't mean you are healthy. Do for the mind and spirit what you would do for the body.

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