The collective energies are about to shift, again. With Mercury retrograde almost over and the theme of "Release" for the month of February...I sense the pressure cooker energy is going to dissipate and we will see more forward movement.
This week, I want to let you know that I am working on new repatternings to address money, prosperity, deservingness, work and related topics and can't wait to share them with you. Stay tuned, and if you are not on my email list, go ahead and sign up so you get the special invitations. Just go here to www.repattern.com.
If you want to do some in-depth private work around prosperity, relationships or any area where you feel held back, I have some open time in my schedule this week to get you unstuck and getting the energy flowing again. Just contact me at HeartsAbode@gmail.com.
Sharing resources--Two great opportunities from others this week too. (I am very choosy about who and what I recommend, so don't do it that often, just so you know.**)
One is the World Tapping Summit 2014, begins tonight. Free EFT sessions every day for a week from some of the best practitioners and teachers of the work. I think EFT is an excellent and handy self-help tool, and it dovetails nicely with Resonance Repatterning work too. Sign up here:
www.tappingworldsummit.com
The other, which happens monthly, is the free Quantum Pulse teleclass with energy healer Jo Dunning. It's the last Tuesday of each month and she offers energy sessions to clear obstacles. Especially great for you Joyful Manifesters out there! Sign up at
www.jodunning.com
Take good and gentle care,
Ellen
**I do not benefit financially from these recommendations through affiliate links or any other form of compensation. I have received from both these sources so I am simply paying it forward.
Monday, February 24, 2014
Friday, February 14, 2014
Thoughts on Love: Happy Valentine's Day to you
What a perfect day to reflect on what love really is, and what it means to you.
Sometimes the word has a lot of meaning to me. It's a feeling, an expansion in my heart, a desire to give my joy, a tender nurturing of another or myself, tending to my garden, holding a grieving client's heart.
Sometimes love seems truly to be a verb...to have more meaning when it's put into action.
Sometimes love seems so overused that it has no meaning whatsoever. People who hardly know each other, ending an email or phone call with "I love you"--or the other extreme, two long time married people ending each call with "Love you" whether they feel it or not, where the words have become rote.
When you say "I love you" do you mean it? Do the words mean anything when you say them? I am very careful about using those words, because I want them to mean something when I do say them.
Sadly, love for many, has become a medium of exchange..."If I say I love you, you'll do ____ for me" or "I need you to love me so I can feel ____". In intimate relationships, it is often linked with ownership....if a couple is in love, there's an expectation they won't feel that towards anyone else. That expectation can cause great suffering. Even in a deeply committed monogamous relationship our hearts can deeply love more than one person, even as a lover--while still not choosing to act on that feeling with someone who is not our partner.
To me, love is the infinite field from which we came, which is interwoven into the fabric of our lives, and it is the place to which we return. This temporary body is a channel through which life will take shape, and then return to its Source.
Seeing love this way, there is no lack, loneliness or isolation, for I am no longer a single cell in a vast sea.
May you rest in that abundance, today and all days.
From my Heart's Abode to yours,
Ellen
Sometimes the word has a lot of meaning to me. It's a feeling, an expansion in my heart, a desire to give my joy, a tender nurturing of another or myself, tending to my garden, holding a grieving client's heart.
Sometimes love seems truly to be a verb...to have more meaning when it's put into action.
Sometimes love seems so overused that it has no meaning whatsoever. People who hardly know each other, ending an email or phone call with "I love you"--or the other extreme, two long time married people ending each call with "Love you" whether they feel it or not, where the words have become rote.
When you say "I love you" do you mean it? Do the words mean anything when you say them? I am very careful about using those words, because I want them to mean something when I do say them.
Sadly, love for many, has become a medium of exchange..."If I say I love you, you'll do ____ for me" or "I need you to love me so I can feel ____". In intimate relationships, it is often linked with ownership....if a couple is in love, there's an expectation they won't feel that towards anyone else. That expectation can cause great suffering. Even in a deeply committed monogamous relationship our hearts can deeply love more than one person, even as a lover--while still not choosing to act on that feeling with someone who is not our partner.
To me, love is the infinite field from which we came, which is interwoven into the fabric of our lives, and it is the place to which we return. This temporary body is a channel through which life will take shape, and then return to its Source.
Seeing love this way, there is no lack, loneliness or isolation, for I am no longer a single cell in a vast sea.
May you rest in that abundance, today and all days.
From my Heart's Abode to yours,
Ellen
Sunday, February 9, 2014
It's February: Be Your Own Valentine with Embodied Self-Love
Our monthly focus for Valentine's month is "Embodied Self-Love".
The phrase “Love yourself” is used so often that the words started to lose their meaning. I knew that feeling love for myself makes me feel happy, and I also understood that self-love is a key to better relationships. Although a cliché by now, it's true that “In order to be loved by others, or truly love another, you have to love yourself first”.
I knew that self-love was important yet it was becoming another task on the do-list. More "work"! I've been learning ways that really work and make self-love more joyful, which I'm happy to share with you.
I practice self-love through kind and compassionate self-talk. Monitoring my thoughts and being more careful with the words I “speak” to myself, is an empowering new habit. These days—most of the time, even when I “slip” into speaking poorly of myself, or beating myself up, I see it faster and forgive rather than judge myself for that.
Awareness Practice: To deepen your awareness of your self-talk-imagine the voice of your ‘inner roommate’ as if you could hear it externally, like the sound of another person’s voice. Write down the words you hear and then ask yourself: “Is this really true? Is it kind, is it necessary? Is this what I need to hear right now? What is this inner critical voice trying to do for me (usually it’s trying to keep you safe) and is this the best way to do that? What would be a more supportive way to talk to myself?”
Take this a step further, beyond mental awareness, into the body. I’ve been doing that this past year, and I feel the difference on a cellular, tangible level. My love for my whole being, my desire and joy in taking loving care of my health, my body and my boundaries, is stronger and deeper. After my initial resistance, I know enjoy this and look forward to it.
This practice took root in me after a workshop with my wonderful qigong and Daoist teacher, Daniel Villasenor, who said, “You can grow self-love simply by self-cultivation (mindful touch).” Curious to see-- could it be that simple to cultivate self-love like a seed, with touch?--I began. Gradaully I’ve grown to love it and treasure the gifts I receive from it—vitality, pleasure, and self-love. Try it, you’ll like it!
Embodied Self-Love Practice--simple, yet profound. What is this? The embodied self-love practice is about touching yourself regularly with love and kindness. Through doing this, it becomes natural to appreciate your body more, and feel more sensual, sensitive and fully alive.
Daily, or a few times a week, touch your body like a caring friend or lover, using organic coconut or grapeseed oil. Depending on the time you’ve set aside, you can massage the whole body, just the face, or whichever places that want your touch the most, and don’t be shy to include your intimate areas.
Make it a ritual, use soft music or candles if you like. It doesn’t need to take long, most days it’s about 10 minutes for me, though sometimes I treat myself to a longer ‘session’. You can do this any time of day, though some people find it too stimulating at night. (I can share more with you about this practice privately or in a small group call, so contact me with your questions)
How does this work? The body is literal—it translates being touched with love to “I am loved. My body is lovable, my life matters.” We learn this in infancy—only infants that get touched will thrive and touch tells the infant it is loved. (This concept is the basis, in fact, of the “Self-Acceptance Repatterning”. I'm very happy to offer you this session or whichever repatterning you need to increase your self-love and acceptance.)
Touch feeds your parasympathetic nervous system, which in turn helps you relax, and feel more connected to yourself and to others. It will help you digest and sleep better, and feel more peaceful.
From a Daoist point of view, self-touch, especially around our intimate areas, enlivens and reconnects us to our jing, the core creative and procreative energy that gave us the spark of life.
From concept to embodied reality, this practice generates an internal feeling of goodness, acceptance and pleasure--that which I always longed for a partner to provide. Embodied self-love can be your key too, to being more fulfilled and free from any dependence on a partner or friends for approval and attention.
If you desire a new partner or a richer relationship with your current partner, embodied self-love will help you come to your relationship full, rather than from lack or neediness. It will benefit you even if you are not in partnership or not wanting one, by freeing you to experience more love, pleasure and satisfaction.
It’s a great way to finally end that vain effort to fill a hollow place in yourself with water from another’s well, to liberate yourself from needing food, substances, entertainment, money, achievement or material goods to feel satisfied. Now THAT is abundance and true flourishing!
Experiment, let me know how it goes. I’m here for encouragement and guidance if you need it. Let the joy, pleasure and self-love begin.
Here's to loving and celebrating your glorious Self,
Ellen .
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Happy Chinese New Year--year of the Wood Horse! This New Year began on January 31st. Wood is the element of spring and new growth, and we know the freedom-loving high spirited power of Horse. Be prepared for MOVEMENT this year!
Ironically, we have just entered Mercury retrograde as of the 6th...so things will slow down a bit this month. Mercury is retrograde in Pisces, which can make us dreamy and more right-brained than usual. Hopefully you have taken advantage of the session I do for this Mercury retrograde journey!
For February, in keeping with Valentine's Day, my theme is "Embodied Self-Love". Look for an article on this topic in my next blog post..along with a fresh "twist" on the idea of self-love.
Meantime, Joyful Manifesting--new and improved, Version 2.0--is coming right up. Register by midnight February 11th. Use this program of distance energy shifts and belief clearing, all done for you, to remove obstacles, clear limiting beliefs, get unstuck and get the energy moving for any goal: more self-love, attracting a partner, improving your present relationship---or in any other area of your life where you could use a powerful boost.
More info and registration link is here:http://www.repattern.com/manifesting.shtml
Get your manifesting energy rolling! The shifts begin as soon as you sign up..no need to wait.
Many blessings,
Ellen
PS For 2014 I've upgraded and enhanced the program, and am calling it version 2.0. It will
provide the same transformation, energy boost and forward momentum as always, but it's
been reformatted to make it more user friendly, to keep the shifts gentler, more consistent and
even.
What's changed in version 2.0? The biggest changes are:
1. Sessions are monthly instead of every other month,
2. Three sessions during the week, instead of 5 (less intense, STILL great shifts)
3. You have a lower-cost subscription option OR sign up a la carte for any month you want to do it.
Ironically, we have just entered Mercury retrograde as of the 6th...so things will slow down a bit this month. Mercury is retrograde in Pisces, which can make us dreamy and more right-brained than usual. Hopefully you have taken advantage of the session I do for this Mercury retrograde journey!
For February, in keeping with Valentine's Day, my theme is "Embodied Self-Love". Look for an article on this topic in my next blog post..along with a fresh "twist" on the idea of self-love.
Meantime, Joyful Manifesting--new and improved, Version 2.0--is coming right up. Register by midnight February 11th. Use this program of distance energy shifts and belief clearing, all done for you, to remove obstacles, clear limiting beliefs, get unstuck and get the energy moving for any goal: more self-love, attracting a partner, improving your present relationship---or in any other area of your life where you could use a powerful boost.
More info and registration link is here:http://www.repattern.com/manifesting.shtml
Get your manifesting energy rolling! The shifts begin as soon as you sign up..no need to wait.
Many blessings,
Ellen
PS For 2014 I've upgraded and enhanced the program, and am calling it version 2.0. It will
provide the same transformation, energy boost and forward momentum as always, but it's
been reformatted to make it more user friendly, to keep the shifts gentler, more consistent and
even.
What's changed in version 2.0? The biggest changes are:
1. Sessions are monthly instead of every other month,
2. Three sessions during the week, instead of 5 (less intense, STILL great shifts)
3. You have a lower-cost subscription option OR sign up a la carte for any month you want to do it.
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