Winter Solstice Personal Journey (listen here)

Take time to tune in and really use the energies of the New Moon and Winter Solstice. Experience your own guided Solstice journey here...recording is about a half hour.

http://InstantTeleseminar.com/?eventid=63680934

 

Let me know how you  enjoy it and feel free to invite others to read this blog by asking them to come to www.heartsabode.blogspot.com or sign up at my website at www.reapttern.com

Happy Solstice,

Ellen

Dear Ones,  I wish you a most peaceful and joyful holiday season.  I am leading a (virtual) Winter Solstice gathering on Saturday Dec. 20th at 11am Eastern, and will also publish a recording of it.  Dial in to:  Attend by Phone:  Guest pin code: 370169#  Primary dial in number: (425) 440-5100  Attend by Web:  http://InstantTeleseminar.com/?eventid=63680934 Meantime, please enjoy this information...and some wonderful suggestions for how to utilize the energies: Many blessings, Ellen Winter Solstice and New Moon  December 21st 2014 From Jose and Lena Stvens, www.thepowerpath.com.  Longer article at their website..

This is a uniquely powerful time and because the solstice and the New Moon We are feeling some new influences sliding in, the most prominent being a focus on wanting to be more creative in life and in everything we do. So in your work with RESPONSIBILITY and OPPORTUNITY, be open to infusing it with creativity and the inspiration that creativity brings. Spend some time imagining outside the box and allowing new ideas and expansive intentions to guide you in writing some new intentions and goals for yourself. One of the important opportunities of this solstice and new moon is to work on releasing all disappointments, regrets and dissatisfactions from the past year. These energies only hold you hostage and keep you from moving forward into a beautiful transition and new opportunities. So work on releasing the old, whatever it is, and MOVE ON into the NEW. This is such a great chance for a powerful re-set, so don't waste it , use it! The solstice is always good time to do a ritual around releasing the old. You can burn, bury, shred and cleanse with sage, tobacco or other smoke.

Two Keys to Calming Down, and Slowing Down in a busy crazy life

Ever feel like “Stop the World--I want to get off! “ And have you noticed? The world doesn’t show any signs of stopping, or slowing down…in fact, it’s the opposite. Time has sped up and life seems to be getting fuller and busier.

It’s so easy to get overwhelmed—and the constant inflow of emails, text messages, etc. just add to the overwhelm.   When we are overwhelmed, we get triggered into a stress response—fight or flight.  Triggered, you will feel feel fear, anxiety, maybe anger or irritability, or just want to check out.  You're not thinking clearly, or in touch with our resources, power, problem solving abilities.

What to do, since stopping the world isn’t an option? Focus on what you CAN do, which is shift how you RESPOND.    Here are two quick things you can do daily, and as you need them.  Use them to shift from stress and overwhelm to more peace and presence.   In short, get more done and have more fun.  Sound good?

Remember, these are practices, so the more regularly you do them, the more you will benefit.  If you want group support, consider joining me for Morning Medical Qigong classes locally in Santa Fe, or by Skype.

#1: FREE, SIMPLE, BASIC--always with you--your BREATH.  Deep breathing, especially in and out through your nose, can transform your state of being instantly.  The best way is breathing in and out, SLOWLY and DEEPLY, through the nose , because it stimulates the vagus nerve and our parasympathetic nervous system—so it’s the most  relaxing.   Feeling emotional? Then breathe in through the nose, and OUT through the mouth, and let out any sighs, groans or other sounds that want to come out.

Take time each day to pause, and take some breaths.  Do this right before you eat and you’ll digest your food better—and enjoy it more.  That’s because your parasympathetic nervous system is active during digestion, and we need to switch into parasympathetic dominance to digest well.  Rushing, multi-tasking are NOT good for digestion.

Deep breathing is a key component of the weight loss and conscious eating plan called the Slow Down Diet—10 deep breaths before you start each meal.  Another weight loss plan called New You in 22 also has you do breathing to reduce stress.

#2:  GROUNDING AND STANDING AT STAKE

Grounding is very important—we can’t really handle anything well if we’re not grounded and present, if we’re in the future or in the past, if we’re not really in our bodies.  We can get ungrounded when we are rushing, super busy, or doing too much multi-tasking.  Strong emotions, a shocking event, can also make us ungrounded and not present.   How to ground: stand with your knees slightly bent, and imagine you are pushing your feet down into wet mud (easier to do without shoes), sending roots down into the earth.  Imagine energy coming up from the earth and helping you feel grounded.

If you need more grounding, put your hands on the top of your head and run them gently down your face, front of your body and all the way down to your feet. 

STANDING AT STAKE is a standing meditation that is part of Qigong.  It’s great to do after you do your grounding.  With your knees still bent, raise your arms in front of you, as though you were hugging a tree.  Your hands are a little higher up than your upper arms and shoulders, and shoulders are relaxed.  The palms are facing towards you, fingertips of each hand almost touching. 

Stand in this position for at least a minute, and if you can, up to 5 or 10 minutes.  You will start to feel warmth and energy building—that is your Qi, your life force energy or vitality.  Not only will this help you feel calmer, more grounded and peaceful but it can actually give you energy and help you heal any health issues, over time.

Go ahead, try these—what do you have to lose but your stress and overwhelm?  Let me know how it goes..and feel free to email me with questions at HeartsAbode@gmail.com.  Remember you can join me for classes, too. 

  

No Wonder It's Been So Intense lately! Ya think?!?

New Moon Eclipse Info from Meg Benedicte: "We have just experienced a very impactful New Moon Eclipse on Thursday plus a triple sign change of the three brightest objects in the sky - the Sun, Venus and the moon entered the first degree of Scorpio, followed by the solar eclipse in Scorpio just hours later.

 

The first degrees of Scorpio where all this activity is happening carries the theme of resurrection. Just as in Scorpio mythology, we can rise as the Phoenix into higher realms. Eclipses create a concentrated threshold point that propels us forward into a more expanded Soul space.

 

Our human sensory body operates like a sophisticated radio antenna tower, and when attuned to a coherent state, is able to receive sentient light codes during eclipse, solstice and equinox events. We are currently suspended in an extreme crystal light infusion that is altering our pineal and cellular coding.

 

As Mercury slows down to practical stillness to turn direct on Saturday, Oct. 25^th, we have a moment in time to redirect our focus and energy in a new direction as well. Mars is also conjunct the Galactic Core in Sagittarius, providing the drive and motivation to ascend into our divine life plan.

 

Mercury travels through the realms of consciousness, communicating between the two hemispheres of our brain. This heightens our inner psychic abilities to attune to authentic truth, guidance and purpose. We are being propelled into higher levels of existence so that our divine self can actualize in form. Just make sure you are grounding while Mercury pauses in the still point of redirection, assessing if you are still on point to your Soul’s life plan.

 

The sacred sites on the 5D crystal grid operate like planetary ‘frequency generators’ emitting an amplification of divine light codes from the eclipse activity. We are swimming in a sea of heightened light consciousness right now! Those who are sensitive to energy are directing the flow of amplified intentions for humanity into the collective. We will be gathering at the sacred site of Mount Shasta at the time that Mercury turns direct to collectively alter our future Earth. Please join us on the global broadcast and contribute to the growing hologram of a loving, evolved Family of Light.

 

Lovingly, Meg

 

Copyright (c) 2014 Meg Benedicte * All Rights Reserved * You may copy and distribute this material as long as you do not alter it in any way, the content remains complete and you include this copyright notice.”

Mercury's going Retrograde...can you feel it?

Whoopee...everyone's favorite time of year, happens 3 to 4 times each year.  This astrological event has gotten bad press...and it can be frustrating and crazy making  IF you don't understand how to navigate through this period of about 3 weeks, and how to use the energies.    Here is great information excerpted from www.alphanumerologytrends.com.  You can subscribe to her newsletter and get regular reports on astrology and Mercury Retrograde.

Meantime, here's more info...and good news...you can be repatterned for Mercury Retrograde with one distance session from me....register by midnight October 2.  To learn more or register, go to: http://www.repattern.com/Mercury_Retrograde.shtml

from Alpha Numerology trends:

"The Purpose of Mercury Retrograde

The purpose is to review and revise your life and your connection with reality, especially as it relates to the Libra/Scorpio* aspects (of the October Mercury Retrograde) that emphasize making the changes that aline with your true inner motives and intentions. The beginning issues emerge as Mercury touches 16 Libra on September 15th. This becomes the touch point that opens issues that will be shifted to put you on the right path for you and your purpose. Once the changes occur (during Mercury retrograde - October 4th through October 25th) you will move into new directions as Mercury hits 16 Libra again on October 25th. After making major changes in September and October (a SEVEN* and EIGHT* month in numerology terms) renewed career and business decisions will unfold as the Lunar and Solar Eclipses occur at key times in October, (October 8th and 23rd). Being an EIGHT* month, October brings in  changes, shifts the new career and business opportunities into reality as well as relationships and partnerships within your new environment....

What are the Phases of this Mercury Retrograde?
Mercury will collect the issues from September 15th as events culminate in Libra dealing with relationships, partnerships, friendships and alignment with others. Mercury reaches the furthest forward motion that it can stretching the Mercury leash to its limit. It is during these events that you will have Phase I of the process that will ultimately require additional adjustments.  The need to review, revise, and rethink situations (surrounding alignment of people in relationships, partnerships, etc) begins to become the obvious next step. Reassessing many issues, situations and decisions come into play.

Mercury reaches 2 Scorpio and turns retrograde from October 4th (1:02 pm EDT) through October 25th (3:17 pm  EDT). This is considered Phase II as there will be new and additional information, or changed information and changed circumstances (surrounding relationships, partnerships, friendships and motives connected to these relationships) that will need to be integrated into the situations. Major adjustments occur to make the course correction to allow the new information to be integrated into the new expression and reality.

Once Mercury turns direct, on October 25th, Phase III begins. Changes abound and catapult you into a completely new direction. As revised decisions unfold (based on the new information regarding partnerships and relationships) and evolve your pathway into a new journey, situations unfold the environment and circumstances that are more in alignment with your new sense of self, purpose and passion.

This Mercury retrograde becomes an important shift after the seven-year cycle written within Uranus in Aries challenges that were brought to the culmination point on April 20th, closing previous chapters, as a new chapter begins to open. Uranus connecting to the Lunar Eclipse on October 8th and to the point of Mercury turning direct on October 25th, will shift many aspects of your life onto a new path. Mercury retrograde adjusting your Life Journey, your Life Book within the Hall of Records shifts you into a new phase as determined by the qualities grown during the previous seven-year cycle; new environment, greater inner awareness and strengthened spiritual purpose."

May full moon & Joyful Manifesting

Hello, dear ones, the full moon of May is  almost upon us and you may start feeling  the energy now and through a few days after the fullest point.  To utilize the energy of the full moon for clearing out the old and opening to the new, I offer a program each month at full moon time called Joyful Manifesting.  May Joyful Manifesting is about to begin. You can still sign up through midnight  tonight--May 12th. Go here: http://www.joyfulmanfesting.com  I will do three proxy sessions this week, powerful Resonance Repatterning sessions done by distance, to clear obstacles and whatever may be in the way.  In the way of what, you might ask?  You set two intentions or goals, things you want in your life, one tangible and one intangible--and a third one this month on self-nurturing.  It can be in any area of your life.   Then I do the sessions, one per day, during this week, to unblock your manifesting of these goals or intentiions.  I send you session notes so you know what was cleared for you and any homework that you may have (I keep it simple and easy-to-do).  That's it!  To sign up or learn more go to: http://www.joyfulmanifesting.com Free free to contact me with questions at 973-655-1745. Here is info for you on the May full moon, courtesy of Lena Stevens, co-author of www.thepowerpath.com   and also via the astrology Lena quotes in her writing, Patricia Liles.

"Full Moon is Wednesday, May 14 at 1:16PM MDT (Mountain Daylight Time). Use this full moon time to work with beauty. Pay special attention to all the beauty around you, bring beauty into your environment, and focus on beauty for your body. It may be a great day to do something luxurious and pampering for yourself. This full moon is also a good time to be in gratitude and to honor the expansive quality of anything big that is happening around you either to yourself or to others. Welcome love and beauty into your life.... Blessings, Lena ASTROLOGICAL NOTES: Written by Patricia Liles. Contact her at PATLILES@aol.com  Full Moon in Scorpio Sun in Taurus ~ Moon in Scorpio 24º Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 1:16 PM Mountain Time (May 14, 7:16 PM Greenwich Mean Time) Revealing my prejudice, I admit the full Scorpio Moon of feminine power is one of my favorites. Scorpio being of the water element and fixed in nature expresses its need for depth through transformation, intimacy and emotional truth. This leads to some challenging areas we tend to avoid like our sexuality, death and dying, emotional vulnerability, desire, and personal power, yet here is where mystery, power and shamanic relationship to the invisible world lies. Transformation involves becoming aware of the inessential and ruthlessly (because that's how Scorpio rolls) focusing on eliminating it to make way for the new. The 'rising from the ashes' and powerful Phoenix totem of Scorpio represents this life-changing process. A brave heart is required to want to shift the habitual, known and comfortable to live more consciously and in the truth, and scorpionic transformation invariably comes through lessons from our earthly experiences and emotional relationship with others. (READ MORE) "

Fasten your seat belts: Welcome to April's energies!

Greetings and most joyous spring to you!

This time of year is always a powerful time of re-awakening, coming back to life, clearing toxins, and beginning to "bud out"--revving up for a new cycle of growth and flourishing.

What "new shoots" do you want to start putting out there?

I am so glad to be offering the support during what could be a real "fasten your seat-belts" time--my Resonance Repatterning, Soul Clearing, Ancestral Alchemy work.  

Also, right on time, you can benefit from the energy shifts and obstacle clearing of Joyful Manifesting.  The next series of three sessions will take place during a potentially volatile week...April 12-19.   You can register for the program at www.joyfulmanifesting.com. 

Joyful Manifesters: Receive extra support for the eclipse month:  Add a third intention around either relationships and communication OR your ability to stay centered
and focused, to your two intentions that you normally set for the Joyful Manifesting program.  

Here's the mix of influences going on in this powerful month:
Besides being spring, it's the year of the Wood Horse...and coming up this month, we have TWO eclipses...plus a grand cross....these are major energies for looking at what needs to change and having old things drop away...you may feel pressure, a desire,even an urgency to speak the truth, and move into a whole new frequency regarding relationships

As always, in astrology, it's not just what the planets are doing but how they interact with your own planetary energy, which is expressed in your birth and progressed chart. 

What does this mean to you?  This is yet another GREAT time to ease your way through transitions and clear the detritus that eclipses bring to light....with some private
work with me and/or joining us for Joyful Manifesting.  

You must register by April 11th, midnight for the Joyful Manifesting program, go to:

http://www.joyfulmanifesting.com

Wishing you an easeful month,
Ellen

PS Want to read more about the current influences?  Here are some resources:

1. I always value the monthly forecasts you can find at 
http://www.thepowerpath.com

2. The publishers of Zodiac arts, a great site for astrological
news, have great articles for you on two current aspects, the upcoming lunar eclipse and Mars in Retrograde (March 1- May 19).  Enjoy! 

http://www.zodiacarts.com/whatsup/LunarEclipse.shtml
http://www.zodiacarts.com/whatsup/MarsRetro.shtml