_ You need to learn how to swim to that place inside now, while you are healthy, because when challenged, you will know how to find that place and how to operate from there. So you need to learn how to swim to that centre of being whilst you are healthy. Can you imagine the joy? Whilst you are healthy, you can be healthier; you can make yourself better to meet the many challenges of life. That is the place of Higher Consciousness.

We need to go into that place of Higher Consciousness, where we can be more aware of who we are in the human experience. Some call it “enlightenment.” I think it is then that we really understand our humanity. We become normal. This state of ignorance is an abnormal state in the human consciousness — for our soul, that is.   

Be inspired by human beings who have touched that place

How do we get to that place inside? We will never consider it a possibility if another human being has not touched it. Then it is not real for us. People are speaking about it, but no one has touched it. Is it ever possible? But if a human being has touched it, known it, then we may consider it a possibility. There are beings who live there. When challenged with any form of illness they show a constant state of inner joy and positive thinking.

We need to inquire from those who have touched the space of perfect health — see how they live, how they think, what they know, be in their presence, be inspired by it. Then we will begin to feel that there is a place like this. That is how I learned. In the beginning you will get an intellectual understanding — try to understand well with the mind. Then when you understand well, you go after it. Your soul knows it; the inspiration will come from your soul.

Desire to know the place of constant wellness within you

My message is simply to consider this place of constant wellness within you. Begin to inquire, generate a desire to want to know that place and to want to go there. Look for those who have touched it, even to a certain extent. Be inspired by them. Be motivated by them. Go after it whilst you are healthy. Then you will meet any challenge in the human experience from a place of freedom, a place of wisdom, a place of self-empowerment, where anything is possible.

                                                          Excerpt from the 2011 40 Days series, March 26th to May 4th

_ “Healing with the Chakras” is an eight-week series starting February 4th in Oakville, with Lee Majewski:

“The workshop is experiential in nature and comprehensive in its impact. Through yoga we will work with the body and our subtle energy system. Each class will also include suggestions for physical cleansing of the corresponding organ, either through diet or designated kriyas to be done at home.

Each class will start with yoga, opening a specific energy centre — the chakra of the day. Following yoga we will discuss the nature of that energy centre and explore consciousness and issues associated with that particular energy centre, relating these to our own lives. We will then discuss the best way to deal with related challenges. Finally, you will be presented with an optional homework handout.

“I have taken a few chakra workshops before and even facilitated one. I thought I had a good understanding of the chakra system and how it relates to our overall well-being. After taking the workshop with Lee I realize how much more there is to this amazing and very sacred energy system within our body” said one participant.

For more information, visit Lee's website here

_ We in Blue Star are fortunate to have the teachings and guidance of Sri Vasudeva to help us in all aspects of our daily lives. One area of daily living that we need to pay attention to is maintaining good health. Guruji mentioned in the last retreat that one of the five (5) things that we can do to live our life’s purpose is to stay healthy. Good health does not mean to be only physically healthy but emotionally, mentally and spiritually healthy since we are
multi-dimensional beings.

Meditation is one of the most important tools we can use to prevent diseases, maintain good health and even heal our bodies from existing diseases. Meditation as a stress reliever can prevent the body from becoming ill due to stressful living. It can help us maintain good health, since we are able to connect with the cells of the body and send them our loving, positive thoughts. Even if the body is challenged, in meditation we are able to connect to the Higher Self and connect to that Source of infinite knowledge and wisdom that will guide us to the things we should do to heal our bodies. It may come as a thought to talk to a certain person, eat a certain food, or even perform certain exercises. 

We would like to see everyone in Blue Star achieving optimum health. To do this, we are planning to have healing meditation sessions in Ottawa and Toronto. In Ottawa, Madhavi has been working with other Blue Star members in serving that community. In Toronto, I have met and discussed with some members the starting of a healing meditation program at Becky’s home on alternating Sunday afternoons, starting in mid-February. We look forward to your participation. Here’s to optimal health this year, 2012!

_ PEACE — that is what each one of us is always striving to achieve in our personal and professional life. To live each day feeling connected to our soul and to the Source. SPHE-RE — the Sacred Peace Healing Energy brings us back to reconnecting with the peace and love that is already within us all. In this state of being we are able to better cope with everyday trials and receive further guidance.

On Sunday, January 15, 2012, six members of the Blue Star came together in a SPHE-RE Practitioner Level II workshop, led by Lynn Neilson, co-founder of SPHE-RE. In this all-day workshop we were able to reconnect to the Source, and share our thoughts and feelings in a supportive, safe environment (Dale’s loving home). We shared our experiences of using SPHE-RE in our life, discussed many other scenarios in which this healing energy can be applied and how it can affect people, animals and circumstances. 

In Practitioner Level II we received the Sacred Peace Symbol, the Divine Wisdom Symbol and the New Growth Symbol. After receiving an attunement and having our hands blessed with essential oils we became a clear channel for the Higher Light Vibration of SPHE-RE, which enabled us to give ourselves and others a sacred healing energy session. We had an opportunity to work in pairs by giving and receiving a full healing session. 

A couple of members received further healing from Lynn, enabling them to release blockages and self-limitation from a past life. Some of us felt compelled to start up our own healing practice, write an article in Tone Magazine and provide our loved ones with healing sessions. The workshop was profound, bringing divine peace and resolution for each individual. We prayed to the Divine Council for a gift of enlightenment, which we know is on its way! We all felt very blessed to be part of this wonderful experience of sacred peace healing energy, and we continue to pray that we serve as divine instruments of peace, bringing light and healing where it is needed.

_It is not a secret that on the physical level, when muscles in the body are too tense or too lax, the body will contract at some point and we will experience physical discomfort or pain. While a graduate student at the University of Toronto in speech-language pathology, I was surprised to learn that any speech therapy for voice disorders always starts with proper relaxation, inner observations of the body posture and proper breathing.

The therapy is then followed by balancing, strengthening and training exercises of the muscles of the larynx, so the voice gradually becomes clear, strong and powerful without creating any pathology in the vocal folds. In other words, practising relaxation and meditation is a must in the healing process; we need to be able to release all the stress associated with our daily lives.

Additionally, I would suggest observing and being aware of your breathing pattern throughout the day. Whenever you stand in line at Tim Horton’s or wait for the subway, observe your breathing. Are you using your upper chest and shoulders? Are you holding your breath once in a while? Or have you already mastered and trained your body to use abdominal breathing? Our lungs look like a pear —they are larger at the bottom and smaller in the chest area. Therefore, the more you breathe using your abdomen, the better the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs, and by consequence, your metabolic process will increase.

The second important principle of the recovery process is the ability to focus on the process of healing and not on the desired outcomes. Although the goal for any type of medical, therapeutic or holistic intervention should be set, as Eckhart Tolle points out in his book The Power of Now, “Do not be concerned with the fruit of your actions — just give attention to the action itself. The fruit will come [of] its own accord.” In other words, through sustained attention to the process itself rather than to the desired outcome we obtain the result we want. The Buddha says that pain or suffering occurs because of the desire or craving, therefore, to be free of pain we need to let go of the desire, including the desire to be fully cured.  

Reiki is another wonderful way of healing physical, mental, emotional and spiritual issues. Seeking the support of a Reiki practitioner can reduce stress, increase vitality, relieve acute and chronic pain, and thus promote healing. Reiki is done either using “laying on of hands” or using distant healing. The healing concept is based on the idea that the life force energy flows through us, and when one’s life force energy is low, we are more likely to become ill. If it is high, we feel happier and healthier. Reiki treatments aim to remove energy blockages and to open the energy channels, allowing the body to deal properly and naturally with stress and built up toxins, and bring it into balance and harmony.

_ Winter, in our part of the world, is a wonderful time of year, where our bodies acclimatize to not only the cold, but to the brighter days — much like at the end of a long hibernation where one steps out of a darkened cave into the brilliance of life. Swirling thoughts are replaced by new ideas and concrete plans. The cobwebs of fall, beautiful holiday celebrations and the darkened days of early winter are beginning to fade. The body follows its own inner clock, when deciding that it is time to restore through increased exercise and a healthy diet in preparation for spring and summer activities. 

While attending to the body’s need for renewal and rejuvenation, try to view life through the eyes of a child where inner joy, playfulness and spontaneity feel so natural and delightful. At this time of year, I watch every morning the antics of the squirrels and winter birds, like chickadees and cardinals, seeking out food while jostling one another for space at the feeders. They are masters of the art of spontaneity. My own heart just sings while observing their naturalness, their sense of play and winter fun — a great start to my day.

In life, spontaneity is generally thought to be saying what we like as we think it, or doing what we like as the mood strikes us — much like my little winter friends. Even feeling high or feeling low when happiness comes, or suddenly disappears due to an unpleasant situation, is thought to be reacting spontaneously. According to Eknath Easwaran in his book The Unstruck Bell, “Real spontaneity lies in being able to overcome years of powerful conditioning in order to express the abiding joy and infinite love which is our real nature.” Two of his excellent examples of spontaneity that struck me are as follows:

“We are more likely to be calm and genuinely compassionate to another even when they display hostile feelings toward us.” 

“Being able to drop a pet project and work for the welfare of those around us without a ripple of protest.” 

Much like Sri Vasudeva, he powerfully suggests that our efforts to keep the mind steady and to transform our awareness through self-discipline require the use of the tools that are available to each of us to live in abiding joy, infinite love and true spontaneity. Being able to laugh at our foibles and see life through the eyes of a child will encourage lightness of being and that heart-warming, inner smile!

_ Q: What can we do to assist the healing of our planet?

A: First we need to understand and appreciate our relationship with sacred Mother Earth. Our physical bodies are in a dynamic relationship with our planet. What we eat, drink and breathe are related to it. It follows then that if we pollute our food, water and air we are also polluting our bodies and compromising our physical well-being. If we are not well physically, then our mental and emotional being can also be negatively influenced compromising our total well-being.

So healing our planet begins with being conscious of this intimate relationship we have with Nature and doing everything we can to promote keeping a healthy, natural environment. This involves the way relate to all life forms appreciating their presence and purpose in the web of life. We need to take responsibility for doing all that we can to maintain and promote a healthy relationship with our environment. It begins with us and the time to do this is NOW!

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Mahamrityunjaya Mantra CD — A Healing Mantra

A very powerful mantra from the Vedas that is directed towards healing and freedom, it has the power to restore health and the power to liberate us. Sri Vasudeva recites 108 Sanskrit verses, and as you chant this let your thoughts be directed to the mantra, allowing it to bring healing and balance to you, visualizing a state of perfect health.

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