There is a big shift happening in the world today. Can you feel it?
In the past, we approached life from a more masculine perspective by trying to control and manipulate our world – our resources, our circumstances and the people around us, in hope of having more security, prosperity and power.
Have you noticed it’s just not working as well anymore? Banks and businesses have tumbled, people are out of work, many have lost their homes, exhausted, scared and confused.
It’s time for change.
Whether you are a man or a woman, it’s time to let go of the old paradigm of domination and embrace a new, feminine power of dominion. It’s a new way of conscious being that will make life easier.
Below are 11 components of this feminine power:
It’s a power that comes from within. Instead of attempting to force, manipulate or control the people or circumstances around you, you tap into your energetic power inside, including your beliefs, feelings, thoughts and intuition.
You know your emotions attract the circumstances of your life. You are comfortable dropping out of your head and into your body at any time, “authentically” feeling in that moment. You’re aware of the impact of your “false” emotions, such as self-pity, jealousy and blame, and how they create and keep you stuck in the past. You’re courageous enough to vulnerably feel and release your authentic emotions such as anger and sadness as you lift yourself to more well-being, passion and love.
You recognize you are a spiritual being, having a physical experience.You are willing to tap into this presence through meditation, journal writing, time in nature, movement, and creativity to name a few.
You let go of the past, knowing it cannot serve you. You forgive the past and instead stand in the present, while embracing the possibilities of the future. Letting go of worry, fear and doubt, you stay present in the NOW, paying attention to what shows up in this moment. By trusting in this process, you are able to receive abundantly for your highest and best good.
You embrace and engage your imagination and creativity, because it’s fun, it feels good and it helps you to connect with your “inner power.” You do this by inviting your “inner child” to show you the way.
You surrender to gratitude, no matter what may be going on around you. This doesn’t mean to ignore other emotions such as sadness or anger, but be willing to see and receive the “gift” in any situation and embrace the “learning” from any person in your life. You are able to see the “cup” half full.
You recognize, face and feel fear, grief, and anger as well as the resistance that confronts you, with acceptance, love and forgiveness. By doing so, you allow it to move through you.
You’re able to nurture, love and heal yourself in ways you have hoped others would do for you in the past. Whether it is romance, respect or unconditional love, you understand whatever you desire from others, you give it to yourself first.
Coming from prosperity consciousness, you know there is plenty to go around. You choose to co-create and support others in an effort to share what you have and serve more people, rather than compete or prove in the desire of earning more self-esteem, recognition and power.
You understand we are all connected… all people, plants, animals, the oceans and land, as well as the elements around us. We honor and respect each other and our planet, knowing if harm is done to one it will eventually effect us all.
You consciously create your life through intention. Like Martin Luther King, Jr. so brilliantly modelled, dream of a powerful future rather than only setting goals and creating action plans. This is not to say that action is unnecessary. Of course, taking action is vital to getting most things done in life. Yet, the feminine way is done from the inside out. First, get clear with where you are going and why, as you set an intention. Next, let go of limiting beliefs and fears, and trust in “this or something better, with harm to none.” As you follow the path of least resistance, notice what and who shows up around you. Notice the messages or “whispers” around you. What is the Universe trying to tell you? Trust in this process. As things become clearer, you take inspired action, asking for help along the way and receiving with ease and grace.
When we abandon the above, we are giving in to the wounded ego’s lie of fear and isolation, no pain, no gain. The wounded ego says, “You better get to work, now! There is only so much to go around and if we don’t take it, someone else will. Don’t waste your time on such airy-fairy, frivolous behavior.”
But actually, the feminine way is the way of the future, and the future is NOW. If we are going to survive, even thrive in difficult times, it’s important to work together, to co-create a world of peace, abundance, hope, possibilities, opportunities and love. We really are all connected.
Isn’t it time to ask, “How can I help?” rather than, “What’s in it for me?”
The purpose of good Feng Shui is to keep healthy energy flowing. When clean energy flows around you freely, it feels good. When you feel good, your resonance feels lighter. A lighter resonance gives you a feeling of vitality, well-being and happiness. This resonance is what creates good health.
Below are 12 important Feng Shui tips for improving health and vitality in your home:
1. Keep a clean house. Dirt and clutter keeps you stuck in a lower resonance. When you are in a lower resonance you feel heavy. Heaviness is where disease lives and thrives, including depression. If you have allowed your home to get this dirty, it will feel quite challenging to clean it. The psychic debris is dragging you down and making it difficult to move forward… in clearing your physical space and in everything in your life.
2. Focus on the center of your home. What do you see and feel here? If there is a closet, make sure everything in it is being used, is in good working condition and kept tidy. Think EARTH. This area is associated with the earth element. You can strengthen your health energy by placing objects representing the earth here such as plants in large pots (make sure they are healthy), rocks (granite table), pottery, sculptures and by using earthy colors such as terra cotta, browns, golds and yellows.
3. Is there a bathroom or washing machine in the center of your home? If so, your health energy is going down the drains. Keep the door shut, the toilet/washer lid down and the sink or shower drains closed when not in use. Putting a mirror on the outside of the bathroom door will repel the energy back into the house.
4. Plants are wonderful for adding vibrant energy. Make sure they are healthy, vibrantly green and lush. Watch for spiky plants such as spider and cactus, as they should be avoided. Weeping plants such as willows and mulberry can bring on depression, particularly in the front yard. Your bedroom is an especially important place to keep healthy plants, as you spend much of your time resting and regenerating there. Using an odd number is most powerful.
5. Spiral staircases are very unhealthy, as their corkscrew shape creates a downward energy. The cures for this are:
* Place a big potted plant under the stairwell to catch the chi and send it upward.
* Place another plant at the top of the stairs to help pull the energy up as you climb them.
* Wrap a green silk vine around the handrail, beginning at the bottom and ending at the top. Feel the healing energy of the green color as you walk up the stairs.
* Hang a crystal ball at the top of the staircase, feeling its energy uplifting and energizing the location.
6. Watch for sharp corners or heavy beams, especially ones pointing at you while you are sitting at the table, your favorite chair, or directly at or over your bed. These are actually called “poison arrows” in Feng Shui and can be remedied in several ways. If you cannot move the pointed object, placing a plant, crystal ball or brass bell in front of it will soften and distract the chi. Beams can be wrapped in silk or live vines. Beams painted the same color as the ceiling are not as powerful as ones that are darker.
7. Keep electric items such as clocks, phones and radios away from your bed. Move them at least 2-3 feet away from your body, as these electrical appliances lower resistance and absorb vital energy. If you use an electric blanket, be sure to turn it off before you cozy down for the night.
8. Make sure your air is healthy and fresh. Air filters can be helpful in areas where unhealthy air or allergies are a problem. Opening windows and keeping air circulating is wonderful, unless of course you have allergies.
9. Vacuum for a quick pick-me-up. If you have a high-quality vacuum, use it is an easy way to clean up the chi and get an area energized. I often use this technique between client visits. Beware: many vacuums just break the dirt into smaller particles and spit it out again.
10. Check for toxic materials in your home. Old carpet and paint can emit toxic residue, dust mites and mold into your home and your family. Check your cleaning supplies and use only natural-based products. This will not only be better for you and your family, but you will also be helping the planet as a whole.
11. Lower energies from abuse of any kind can have a toxic effect on your health. Especially if your home has had other owners before you, you may have psychic debris embedded in your corners, floors and walls. The same goes for used furniture, especially beds. Replacing old mattresses and beds can do wonders for creating new beginnings, including new health. Clear toxic space by hiring a professional space clearer or learn to do it yourself with Karen Kingston’s bookCreating Sacred Space with Feng Shui.
12. With placing, rearranging and creating all Feng Shui cures, it is always important to visualize your intention or the outcome you want to see.Imagine your health vibrant, clear, energized, radiant and glowing! If you have a health challenge, feel and see your health improving. Trust this or something better is on its way!
Take a few minutes this week and walk through your home with this list. By making a few changes today, you may avoid serious health problems tomorrow.
Are you low on energy?
Do you tend to get head or stomach aches?
How about allergies?
In most of the western world — since we were young – we’ve been led to the doctor when we’re not feeling well. Over the years we’ve been programmed to believe the doctor and her prescriptions will cure us. But is this true?
In my experience, outside of physical trauma, my body responds best when I listen to my own inner-wisdom and make my shifts from within.
Remember, we are all energy. Working with your energy and inner wisdom means clearing, unblocking and detoxifying the energy inside you.
Here are 9 tips to help you do this:
First, listen to your body. How do you feel? What is your body trying to tell you? It’s there for a reason. It’s trying to tell you something. Don’t just wish it away. Thank it for its message and listen.
Follow your gut. What do you know to be true? Are you doing something because you “should” rather than what’s best for you? Are you ignoring or numbing out from something or someone in your life? What feels uncomfortable? What are you avoiding? What doesn’t feel “right”? Get curious. Go within and listen to what wants to be heard.
What is it time to let go of? Have you been arguing or defending your opinion to someone who won’t listen? Are you unwillingly carrying someone’s painful energy in a well-intentioned desire to be helpful? Have you been hanging out with negative energy of any sort, such as belittling sarcasm, intense competition or substance abuse? It might be time to create boundaries or let go of certain “friends” or relatives.
Get outside. Clear your mind with nature. Even if you live in the city, find a tree on the sidewalk, and lean against it. Feel its energy. Notice the birds and anything else around. Become one with nature.
Get some exercise. Inhale deeply, and exhale all the stored toxic energy within you. As you exhale, see and feel the toxins leaving your body. Replace them with clean, clear vibrant energy with each full inhalation.
Maybe it’s time for a yoga or dance class, massage, acupuncture or chiropractic treatment to help you shift some energy.
Release some emotion. Have you stuffed anger or rage inside yourself because you are afraid of what you might do if it comes out? Do you have deep sadness that wants to be released? Safely releasing clean emotion (detaching from the story and not dumping this energy on or at someone) will actually make room for another emotion to take its place. There is great freedom here! Begin to feel. Let it go and let it flow. You will feel much lighter.
What you put into your body (energy) has an effect on your overall energy. Are you drinking lots of clean water? What about soda pop, diet drinks and alcohol? Look at your diet. Does it consist of live foods (fruits, whole grains and veggies), or do you crave processed dead foods (think of anything that sits in the center shelves of the grocery store)? Food based vitamins, herbs and supplements can be another valuable way to support your body.
Notice how you judge yourself and others. Do you compare yourself, beating yourself up for not being enough? Do you replay the past over and over in your mind? Do you look at all the things you are not, instead of your gifts and talents? What would it be like to unconditionally love yourself? Even the uncomfortable parts, like the pain and exhaustion. I challenge you to not judge the fat on your body, the divorce with your ex or the fight you had with your son. Begin to feel compassion, for yourself and for your world.
We are all connected. When we turn on each other, we are turning on our selves. An example of this is what goes on with an oil spill in the sea. We may not be immediately affected by it at the time, but I promise you it will affect you in many ways in the future. When the sea gets sick, the world gets sick. When the world gets sick it affects us all. The same thing goes with mankind. When one is hurting, it affects us all. Stop trying to prove, earn, be right, better than or win. Those energies are actually what are contributing to your exhaustion and pain.
All of these tips are important for optimal health and vitality. You know your body and lifestyle better than anyone else. Tap into the wisdom of your inner wisdom and make changes from that wise place within.
Next issue, I will share many useful Feng Shui tips for inside your home that will help increase your health and vitality.
Could your love-relationship use a “tune-up”? Would you like to experience your partner as something more than just a roommate? Do you yearn for more romance in your marriage? Maybe you’re single and ready for something more.
Below are my favorite Feng Shui tips for attracting love and romance into your relationship and your life.
Charge the relationship “power spots” in your home. Standing at your front door, the farthest right corner in your house is your relationship area. It’s the perfect place for symbols of love. If possible, it’s the perfect place for your bedroom. You will find this same relationship “power spot” in the far right corner of all the rooms in your home.
Does energy flow into your bedroom with ease? Check to see if the path to your bedroom is easy to get to and your bedroom door swings effortlessly and is in good shape. Noisy, sticky and clashing doors and drawers can create chaos and arguing in the house. Keep things flowing smoothly and you will have a smooth and flowing relationship. To invite more energy into your room, hang a larger crystal ball or pleasant sounding wind chime directly outside the bedroom door secured with a red ribbon.
Place your bed along the farthest wall or corner from the door. Make sure you can easily see the door from your bed, making sure it’s not directly in the line of the door.
Have a solid and strong headboard and footboard on your bed. The head of the bed should be against the wall or in the corner at a 45-degree angle. Do not have your headboard against or below a window.
Hanging a round mirror in your bedroom will help to create more harmony and unity in your relationship.
Get rid of all energy of past relationships. A new bed is a powerful symbol of fresh opportunities. Your bed and mattress hold the energy of all who have slept on it. Both should be new to you and your present lover. Toss old photos, gifts and letters from anyone but your current partner.
Choosing the correct color for your bedroom is important. Pink, white and red are the colors of love and romance. Use peach if you welcome a new relationship. Green and blue help with balance and health. Dark colors attract depression and isolation.
Fresh flowers and plants bring fresh energy into your relationship. Adding healthy plants to your bedroom can make a large bedroom feel cozier, and symbolize new life and growth. Avoid prickly or spiky plants such as cacti and spider plants, which create symbolic daggers in your relationship.
Think pairs in the bedroom. Two bedside tables, two pillows, two lamps, two candles. Look out for single objects, unless of course you are happily single.
Display only photos of you and your partner in your bedroom. In creating a space for intimacy, it’s important to keep photos of family and friends in another place.
Keep your bedroom for sleep and romance only by getting rid of all distractions. This includes TVs, stereos, phones, exercise equipment, desks, computers, and excess furniture. Keep this room simple and flowing. Create a romantic ambiance by placing candles, flowers, beautiful artwork and items where you can enjoy them.
A bathroom in your bedroom can leak energy from your relationship lessening trust, passion, and connection. By all means, always keep the door shut and the lid to the toilet seat down.
A fireplace in the bedroom can burn up energy, causing exhaustion and strain in the relationship. You can cure this by placing a potted plant in front of it, keeping the flue closed, and refrain from use.
Having an outside door from your bedroom can lead to many problems in the relationship including disconnection. Hanging a wind chime in front of the door will help.
Do you have a beam over your bed? If so, this can cause constriction and pressure on your relationship. If possible, move your bed away from the beam. It’s helpful to paint the beam the same light color as the ceiling. The ideal cure is to hang two Feng Shui flutes at 45-degree angles, one on either end of the beam.
To attract a new partner, place a red flower in a white vase in the far right corner of your bedroom. You can also use the color peach in your wardrobe, bedroom, and living areas, but don’t forget to change it to pink when the relationship begins!
Visualize your intention when creating your space. See your relationship deepening, strengthening and blossoming. One way to do this is by collecting photos, words and phrases that symbolize your perfect relationship. Place them on a board or keep them in a special spot and visit them regularly. Trust this or something better is on its way!
Do you find yourself wishing for more love in your life? Do you ever think, “Once I find my partner, then I’ll be happy”? Maybe you’re already in a relationship, but inside you know there could be a better connection, more romance and deeper love.
Do you find yourself doing things for other people, hoping to get that connection or love in return?
What if it wasn’t about that other person at all?
What if it was about learning to love the person desiring more love?
Just as money, an expensive car or a big title will never make you happy, no one outside you has the power to make you happy. You may feel loved for a little while, but it never lasts. It’s like going for the pot-of-gold at the end of the rainbow. It’s only an illusion. You can’t get there from here.
When was the last time you told yourself how beautiful, intelligent or wonderful you are? How often do you do something special for yourself, for no reason other than it brings you joy?
True lasting love comes from within.
What you see in your outside world is a direct reflection of what you feel in your inside world. When you love yourself, the world loves you back. When you feel love inside, you have love to share with others. When you love yourself, you attract more love. It’s as simple as that!
How do you love yourself? It begins with self-realization and self-acceptance.
Below are a few ways you can begin to honor your individuality and love yourself and, in turn, begin to attract and receive a greater love.
Stop comparing yourself to others. Just as each snowflake is different, nobody else is like you. You are not the other person. Embrace and be proud of your uniqueness.
Rediscover your values and begin honoring them. Remember what brings you joy and make choices to honor that. Think of a peak experience in your life, when things were grand. What values were you honoring that made that experience so delightful? Honor more of yourself.
Spend time with yourself. Slow things down enough to notice what feels good and what doesn’t feel good. Notice what robs you of your energy and leaves you feeling frustrated and stuck and stop choosing it. Instead, make choices that will inspire, feed and fulfill you. Notice what’s fun and begin to do more of that. Laugh out loud.
Pamper yourself. Set a nice table and make nice meals for yourself. Keep a tidy house. Buy yourself flowers. Get a massage. Take yourself on a vacation. Treat yourself like the special person you are.
Respect and honor your body. Know that everything you do to yourself has an impact on how you feel. Treat yourself with love. Eat nutritious foods, drink lots of clean water, sleep 8 hours and get some daily exercise, even if it’s only 10 minutes.
Spend time in solitude, feeling and honoring your emotions. This takes practice and courage, but I promise there is such freedom in this. Honor yourself and let go of old stories of victimhood and self-pity that you have been holding onto and numbing out in. Be fully present to your authentic emotions such as anger, fear and sadness. Feel them and release them, making room for lighter emotions such as love, joy and gratitude.
Spend time in nature. The natural beauty and rhythm that nature provides will help you to reconnect with your true self. Nature provides a great place to reconnect with yourself and authentically feel.
This Valentine’s Day, spend some time romancing yourself. Fall in love with the person who means the most to you. Begin to Open your unique Doors Within, sit comfortably in each room, and get intimately reacquainted and fall in love with yourself again!
There is a big shift happening in the world today. Can you feel it?
