Gray periods

Yogi Bhajan has described a period of brain disorientation that has occured in times of great transition. It occured for example before the rise of Chinese civilization and before the Atlantis periods of our planet. It is connected to the shift of the eath axis and the changes of the magnetic field. Many people become depressed. It's a challange to let your brein function wel and keep good judgement and a healthy sense of self. It's a natural phenomenon which belongs to the discribed shifts of the earth. 
The meditation you find underneath is a legacy from whise people who lived and experimented in those times. This meditation is a way they found to counter the depression and disconnectedness that hit civilisation.

 

The brain has a rhythm. The two hemispheres alternate which one is dominant at any one time. You can feel which of the hemispheres is dominant by sensing which nostril is more active. The left nostril is connected to the right part and the right one to the left part of our brain. When the nostrils equalize before theshift we reach an important point of synchronization. Normally these shifts occure throughout the day. But if a deep fear is activated by one side we can get out of rhythm. This gives us a feeling of disconnection or being driven by emotion. This meditation is like a wake-up call allerting the mind before it loses its ability to function in an emotional 'limbic' loop.

The hand and eye position need to be exact and steady through the 11 min.

Sat Nam, Anne

Taurus New Moon: Creative Ideas for practical success

Taurus New Moon occured on May 3
Taurus archetype offers a path of growing through achieving tangible results.  Hence it is frequently associated with the creation of material wealth in all forms, including money, possessions and fine arts.

In the New Moon chart, we see that the New Moon conjunction in Taurus forms an exact quintile (72 degrees) aspect from Neptune in Pisces, suggesting a birth of new intention (New Moon) toward peace and financial stability (Taurus) through creativity and inspiration (quintile, Neptune in Pisces.)

The New Moon conjunction trines Pluto in Capricorn, which also suggests an opportunity for solid material empowerment.

A List of Several Possibilities for This New Moon
1) If there is a lot of interpersonal tension in your work or home life, there may be a way to channel the energy into a new, more inspiring direction through the use of creative visualization (i.e. sharing of ideal vision for the future, working on creative projects, introducing aesthetic elements in work or home life.)

2) In your work or business, there could be a lot of built-up energy that is waiting to be channeled creatively, leading to productive initiative and increased sales.

3) You could simply come up with creative ways to make extra money.

4) Because Neptune in Pisces is involved, we could also think in terms of increased compassion toward others somehow releasing the built up tension in relationships.

Summary
If you're an entrepreneur, writer, artist, etc, this New Moon seems to offer a good opportunity for coming up with creative ideas and putting them into action.  For me I'm working on a few projects right now, and feel inspiration bubbling up from my subconscious.  How about you?  Do you have any creative projects you're about to begin in your work or at home?

Love, Anne

28-02-2011

Being in the Moment....
Letting go of what ever (excessive) need to control is the buzz for now. The meditation from yesterday (you find post 27-2-11) is a perfect combiation for stimulating our intuitive capacities while letting go of the 'anal retentive' person in us ;-)
To make proper use of the astrological energies and the next moon wave (starting 07-03) we are now asked to pay more attention to what our body and our feelings are trying to tell us. Worrying about the future or brooding about past events should be minimized. Our intentions should be as clear as possible! You may be wondering "What can I do to create that state?"  Here are some enjoyable ways I use to keep me on track. I hope they are of any help for you:

• Practicing spontaneous creative activities that forces to feel rather than think.  Dancing, playing improvised music, writing poetry or just a stream of consciousness journaling that starts with "I feel~."  Whatever you do, don't overthink the process - you're trying to access a different part of your brain separated from your conscious mind.
• Stop trying to figure everything out.  That's our ego trying to control the results.  Even though it's a necessary quality to have, excessive reasoning tends to create worry and not much else.
• Using deliberately the 5 senses: How does the air feel?  The lighting?  What do I smell in the air?  What do I hear?  When we are fully immersed in your senses, we are in the moment.  Usually we only stay in the moment for a few seconds at a time before we start analyzing, judging, weighing and figuring things out..... So this is a good momentum for us to practice having longer moments where we are fully present.
• Meditating always does the job!

Lots of wellness and focus,
Anne

27-02-2011

Sage Grouse

I haven't written for a long time about yoga in connection with the 13 moon calendar. But I lived the moon calendar intensely.
The two things I consciously decided to co create in this cycle where a much bigger prominent place of art in my life and the creation of a yoga vacation I would like to offer to others. This cycle started in July 26 with mountains of emotions celebrating art and life in Italy. The month in Tuscany filled my heard with deep appreciation for Italy and the artistic doings of all the masters of their times and the beauty and insight they give to humanity. Back in Amsterdam I intuitively started to create both goals supported by a daily practice of Kundalini Yoga.
Regarding the art I created a new website: http://www.soulcharacterdesign.nl
With the assignments and my own little projects in between I spent about 1 to 3 days working on art design's. It gives me a deep satisfaction and a more balanced inner position.
The vacation is given form and the place I chose is Italy, haha! Coming September it will happen. If you are curious you can take a look at: http://www.lifestylestudio.nl/yogavakantie

But enough about me. Underneath you find a description of a meditation I would like to recomend to you for the coming month. It is exceptional potent and suitable for the comming wave.

Sat nam,
Anne