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April 9, 2020
We Got This…
How are you doing? This pandemic has most of us at home with plenty of time to do what?
We have a choice. Kathleen O’Meara (1839-1888), a writer who wrote this poem during a pandemic shares some insights:
“And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and grew gardens full of fresh food, and learned new ways of being, and were still.
And listened more deeply. Some meditated, some prayed, some danced. Some met their shadows. And the people began to think differently.
And the people healed. And, in the absence of people living in ignorant, dangerous, mindless, and heartless ways, the earth began to heal.
And when the danger passed, and the people joined together again, they grieved their losses, and made new choices, and dreamed new images, and created new ways to live and heal the earth fully, as they themselves had been healed.”
What if we choose to use this humbling cocooning time to break free of our awkward, slow, consuming green caterpillar pieces to birth our free, colorful, pollinating butterfly wholeness. What if we reappear in the world with appreciation for each other regardless of differences? Neuroscience proves that a feeling of unity imprints emotional and physical health. When college students showed compassionate acts, they automatically experienced an increase in their immune function even in the bodies of young men who laughingly poked fun.
In early February, I joined an Eco-Peace + Unity Earth peacekeeping journey through the Middle East. This group of 92 including Jews, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Baha’i, Sikh, indigenous and interfaith spiritual leaders, social entrepreneurs, academics, diplomats, musicians, ecologists, filmmakers, and peace activists. Rabbi David Rosen, Advisor on Inter-religious Affairs to the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, traveled to historical religious sites shared by Israelis, Jordanians and Palestinians. We visited areas with high tension. Yet, the surprise was visiting communities who successfully live together though their deepest beliefs are quite different. Witnessing their mutual respect for the good of the whole was so heartening. The lack of judgment formed an environment of equal appreciation.
We became a Caravan of Unity that was uplifting and inspiring. It still carries me forward… through the current times.
Let’s use this time of slowing down to soften into compassion for every human being. The virus has brought us to our knees. As my Eco-Peace friend wrote, “The Coronavirus doesn’t respect the border between Israel and Palestine. We are in this together. We have a choice to suffer or to repurpose the experience into one that brings benefit.
I pass along words from my friend and visionary Jean Houston,
“Take all the precautions that are recommended, and at the same time be bold in your love, and constant in your faith that together we will pass through this challenging time. On the other side of it, we will look back and realize that we were part of an epic time in history when caring triumphed over fear, and goodness prevailed!”
This month you receive two meditations… Below is a music video from our Caravan of Unity… it feels good
And then there’s a meditation I wrote for you to remember that you are more than just your body
Finding Peace Meditation
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Speak the Following for Yourself… and Your Loved Ones
I close my eyes and taking a cleansing breath, I inhale through my nose and exhale through my mouth. I take another deep breath and in exhaling, I let my shoulders sink toward the earth and settle into greater relaxation. How easy it is to nestle into myself as I release any need to be “somebody” or to “achieve something.” I am merely me, a body and spirit surviving in a world of many distractions and diversions.
Setting aside all else, I claim this time, and dive into the depths of my authentic self. The descent is easy and natural as I shed any pretense of being a particular way. I am what I am, I feel what I feel, I welcome it all and trust the process of being natural.
Settling into my center, I allow the feelings to flow–like turning the faucet and letting the waters of life wash away the residue of living. Sadness, joy, anger, rage, jealousy, happiness–whatever comes rises to the surface and is embraced as a fleeting taste of life. Each drop falls as a testament to being alive, to having the human capacity to feel, and to having the spiritual capacity to see beyond it.
All else is unimportant at this moment. I am absorbed with the totality of who I really am. I awaken to the diverse continuum of my feelings–joy and sadness–laughter and tears–fear and courage. It is all me and it is not me. It is life itself flowing through me with seasons and transitions. With ups and downs. With beauty and ugliness. I welcome it all, and resistance melts away. With this disintegration, space is created. Open space, empty space. Profound space to be Me.
I am as vast as the Universe and as deep as the ocean. My capacity to experience life is pure and vital. Experiencing it all, I sense the truth of my nature. One with the one, I am imbued with powers to create, to heal, to transform. How could I have forgotten something so important? How could I have given up my nature to pretend I’m nothing more than my body? I let the questions pass and embrace the essence. Like all of creation, I too am magically imprinted with the capacity for miracles.
I am the soul who sought to be born in this specific body at this specific time. I am the energy of itself burning like a star emitting a light for all to see. I am the unique being who walks this planet with my special purpose.
I am Me… with all my foibles … and all my talents!
I am Me… a divine spirit inhabiting a human body…
I am mortal… I am eternal… I am a miracle!
And so it is!
***Feel free to share with the following credit***
c 2007-2020 Dr. Deb Sandella, Founder of the RIM® Institute
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With Gratitude, DrDeb
February 14, 2020
Wishing You Love
Today is the day we celebrate LOVE! Sonnets, love songs, flowers, chocolates, passionate embraces and whispered endearments are the rituals of Valentine’s Day.
This year, in addition to your beautiful experience of romantic love, I invite you to multiply your good vibrations. It’s takes no extra time… and it’s quite simple. Open your heart to each person you meet/greet today whether a passing stranger on the street or a distant co-worker in the corner. When you share love through your presence, it ripples out into the world and creates an energy of lightness all around.
You’ve noticed it… that good feeling you get when you walk past a happy person who sees you and smiles. Without words or content, you feel acknowledged and a sparkling exchange of affection happens in a flash. No need for a relationship or knowledge of personal details… Rather, you share a universal experience of being on this human journey together with all it challenges, desires and joys. As you connect in this nameless way, you become a fountain of love overflowing with child-like joy and smiles and everyone around you is nourished.
These universal love sparks boomerang back to your heart bringing ever greater warmth and connection. You’re never alone because you share your humanity with billions of people around the world. Are you feeling it? A lightening of your thoughts, your feelings, your cells… your body instantly and subconsciously understands your relationship to all humankind and responds without your mind even thinking about it.
Yes, and as you gaze into the mirror, see the number ONE person who deserves your LOVE… YOU!
You are unique and amazing and we love you…
Dive with me into the Love Fest!
This month’s meditation is a 5 min. music video of
“HAPPY PEOPLE DANCING ON PLANET EARTH”
It’s guaranteed to make you SMILE!
CLICK HERE FOR YOUR VALENTINE’S GIFT
December 27, 2019
A Secret to a Long-lasting Happy New Year
Want long-lasting happiness this New Year?
Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, or New Years= regardless of the specific holiday, we want it to be happy.
A secret to long-lasting satisfaction is the power of gratitude. Gratitude immediately takes us into the state of awe and wonder called love. Whether it’s romantic, self, friend, or life itself, we dip deeper than our questioning of logical details e.g. why, how, what if’…
Things that bring us pleasure are wonderful and to be enjoyed. For example, I love cherry chocolates at Christmas; the sweetness goes direct to my body’s pleasure center and I feel a sign of satisfaction… till Ha, I want more! In comparison, the gratitude I feel when I remember my dad’s love that inspired him to gift me cherry chocolates every Christmas (till he passed) is deep and sustaining. The remembrance inspires a deep feeling of love and gratitude.
Just for a moment, pause and ask your imagination to bring the image of someone or-something that brings you great joy… (PAUSE-yes really do it) and notice how your-body immediately softens as you see who shows up. When you focus-your attention on people and experiences for which you are grateful your feel-good hormones are activated.
Science repeatedly shows that a grateful biochemistry produces greater-physical energy, better health and more-resilience. For example, the taste of a tablespoon of salt in a lake is insignificant, while that same amount of salt in a cup of water is uncomfortable. The impact of life’s daily irritations is lessened when they land in an inner reservoir of spaciousness.
As we approach a new year, I’m grateful to you for coming together for a monthly dip into meditation. I cherish the presence you bring to the world. Thank you for being yourself because no one else can. Sharing your unique expression is a most important Purpose.
I wish you a Happy New Year, my friend.
Click below to join me for a lovely journey-of gratitude where we’ll rev up our-juicy positive vibes!
oxox
A Meditation for Gratitude
https://www.riminstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/November-13-audio-meditation.mp3
Please share your experiences afterwards
in our blog comments…I love hearing from you!
Love to You,
Dr. Deb Sandella
(303) 691-3457 or toll-free 888-788-0800
August 28, 2019
Liven Easy?
Ella Fitzgerald sang it best…
Summertime, and the living’ is easy
Fish are jumping’ and the cotton is high
Oh, your daddy’s rich and your ma is good-looking’
So hush little baby, Don’t you cry One of these mornings you’re gonna rise up singing
And you’ll spread your wings and you’ll take to the sky
But ’til that morning, there ain’t nothing’ can harm you
With Daddy and Mammy standing’ by
Is Your Living Easy or Not?
With 5 minutes of quiet time a day, you can reconnect with the you that knows how to manage your days in a stress-free way… one step at a time… breathing and pausing all along the way!
Enjoy this 5 min. Audio Meditation for
Easy Summertime Living
https://www.riminstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/june-meditation.mp3
Please share with me about your experiences afterwards…
in Blog comment…
…I love hearing from you!
Love to You…
Dr Deb Sandella
5 minutes of Easy Living
(written form)
As you settle into your chair, let your attention focus on your breath… that wonderful automatic process of oxygen and nutrients flowing into your body while carbon dioxide and everything unnecessary is flowing out…
Settling into the inside of your body, your attention nestles right behind your navel… just like a stone comes to rest at the bottom of a gentle stream…
Feeling the flow of water through your belly… it comes in on the left and flows through to the right… and then it begins to expand throughout your torso… lifting your mood and sorting out the external world while you become one with the stream and the stone…
With ease, your imagination finds in your body the energy of summertime and the living is easy… Moving your attention into it… you are flooded with good memories of fun and free summer moments… the warmth of the sun… the coolness of the water… the freshness of the breeze as it cools your skin… You feel the playful vibration throughout your body…
Yes, you have time, energy and everything you need to be happy… The feeling of happiness vibrates in your body… you quickly sense it and dive in…. as ripples of joy flow out into every cell, atom and molecule…
Yes, the living is good… your voice is rising up singing and your spreading your wings and taking to the sky!
As you are soaring… a magical screen appears right before your eyes… on it, your soul shows you what your summer looks like as are in the energy of play as you pause and enjoy each moment regardless of what you are doing. Notice how chores, errands, work, and play all flow effortlessly in this state of mind…
Take a minute to watch…
When your movie seems perfect, rewind it and jump in and live it… Take as much time as you need…
Your body responds with a sweet recognition… returning to it’s natural state of poise and relaxation… problem-solving effortlessly… moving with ease… thinking clearly… prioritizing and delegating… hmmm…. feels so good… so right… so easy!
This movie moves to the perfect place in or around your body in this very moment…. just like that (snap).
Yes, you are whole and perfect even when you make mistakes… Yes, you are a miracle in action… You are You! How wonderful… How Free… How easy the liven!
June 1, 2019
How to Solve Any Problem-It’s Better Than You Think!
Do you want a quick way to solve any problem?
When I presented at a women’s weekend retreat: “Reinventing Yourself through Your Divine Silliness,” it was deliciously fun! AND… I got to see how a short, simple RIM® process can create greater happiness and render profound answers.
Guiding the group through a few virtual steps, it was amazing to see how each person received perfect answers unique to them. I could not have given them these answers, but their imagination quickly identified the block and rendered a specific way to solve this problem with inviting silliness. As adults we sometimes think we must leave silliness to the kids. When we lock ourselves into being serious, the world just isn’t as much fun… no matter what we are doing.
As these women allowed themselves permission to inch into silliness, their imaginations took off in pursuit of answers to their unique questions. Some received creative ideas for their project problems. Others discovered they actually could get more done while being silly because they felt energized; they shared, “Wow, I never considered I could be silly when I’m working on a serious project.”
Another woman felt a physical healing from childhood sexual abuse while someone else who had suffered a devastating unexpected death of her husband, realized that in her sadness she was forgetting that her 2 y.o. daughter needs play. Her imagination brought an experience of how therapeutic and bonding it is when they are silly together.
Shawn Achor the best selling author of The Happiness Advantage agrees. His Harvard research found that “Success doesn’t Bring Happiness–Happiness Brings Success.”
This month’s meditation will guide you through a process of understanding where you could benefit from greater happiness and what it specifically looks like!
Click Below to Experience a Quick Way to Solve a Problem…
https://www.riminstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/September-14-Meditation.mp3
Please leave a comment on the blog about your experience. I love hearing from you!
Love to You Until Next Month,RIM®
Dr Deb Sandella
toll free 888-788-0800
Written Meditation c2014-19 Deborah Sandella
***(You may share this meditation with others… I merely ask that you give me credit:
Dr. Deborah Sandella/www.RIMinstitute.com)
Take a deep cleansing breath and let it settle down into your belly… as the exhale easily releases through the base of your spine, you’ll sense the inside of your body like it was 3-dimensional. As you sense your inner space, your imagination gives you a number between 1-10 of how serious you are being… with 10 being max…
As you receive this number as best as possible and release any need to edit… ?you imagine stepping into that number and being in it…? Being here, you sense where in your body is calling your attention the most… and focus your awareness there now…
What is the size…big or small or in between shape… specific or amorphous…? and color…?
As you easily sense how this energy looks, you move your attention into it… where your imagination gives you an image of what relationship, issue or project is suffering because of too much seriousness.
Receiving this awareness, image, word or knowing as fully as possible… your spirit turns the image into a video where you see how it looks as you introduce more silliness into the situation… Take a minute…
Moving your awareness into the movie, you feel what it’s like to live this new lighter way of being… Take whatever time you need to experience it fully…
When you’re complete… you become aware of your body and how it feels now…
As full feeling returns to your body and mind, you remember everything important…
April 24, 2019
What Greater Success is Ready to Bloom?
It’s spring in Colorado… families of goslings… branches of new leaves and lots of sunshine! It’s a time of lush regeneration everywhere.
How about you? What’s germinating? Like nature, we cycle through times of accelerated growth?
This month’s meditation will guide you through an inner sensing of the organic potential in every area of your life… home, relationship, work, health and play. You’ll get a deeper awareness of the natural next step in each. As my good friend Jack Canfield (originator of the-Chicken Soup for the Soul-Series) says, “Similar to how your car headlights show the way immediately ahead, you only need to see 200 feet forward to accomplish your long-term goals.”
I’ts quite easy to follow your inner GPS in this way. Sit back and relax as you explore your next step while enjoying the ride!
P.S. Please share this meditation with family, friends and clients who would enjoy. You, too, are a pioneer in-seeing who we are-with new eyes …Dr. Deb
What Greater Success is Ready to Bloom in Your Life? …Click Below to Experience the 7 min. Audio Meditation
https://www.riminstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/May-audio-meditation2-1.mp3
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In the Meantime… Speak this Month’s Meditation for Yourself…
As your eyelids gently close and your inner vision esily opens… you feel the shift from an external view of the world to an inner appreciation of who you are…
As you imagine taking a deep cleansing breath in through your eyes and sensing it exhale all the way down through the soles of your feet… your attention settles…
Notice… as you sense the state of your mind?… the feeling in your body?… the essence of your spirit?…Receiving this feedback… you become aware of the present moment with all it’s possibilities…And anticipation awakens… you’ll notice the energy of it in your physical being… It may feel like excitement or lightness or readiness or something totally different…However you experience it… easily give your attention over to it now… and as you do… you might even notice… it’s size… its texture… its color… it may take the form of something specific like a rosebud or a radiating sun… or something completely unique to you.
Whatever you sense… move your attention into it and receive it as best as you can…Here inside your depths, you sense the one stpe that is the next step regarding your HOME
Your imagination responds by sharing a knowing, a word, an image that gives you direction… take a minute and receive…And in regards to RELATIONSHIPS…
Ask… What is my next step? Right before your inner eyes, you sense the relationships that require action and what the next step is to be taken…
take some time to receive these spontaneous insights…
Sensing the area of your WORK?… words, thoughts, feelings and images instantly pop into your awareness and create a knowing of what’s next in your work… take some time…
Turning your attention to the area of your HEALTH… an image of you vibrantly health appears in a flash… You notice the immediate actions you’ve taken to create this health… Sensing how this healthy you looks, talks, moves and makes decisions… step into this vital body and look out of these sparkling eyes… feel the glow…
And what about RECREATION AND PLAYTIME?… Gleefully, your imagination shows you what play looks like as you are fully engaged in life… and you feel the child-like joy of being silly and having fun… you sense you are someone who enjoys life… no matter what!
Hmmm… how good it feels to see where you are going and know you are already there… All you have to do is take one step… Go ahead and imagine stepping into the full realization of all your insights. RIGHT NOW! and welcome the body sensation of SUCCESS…
You did it! Yes, you did… Feeling the energy of celebration… you know you are enough and that you have everything you need to take each successive step of
becoming more and more of your true Great Self!
Yes, you are re-generating yourself into ever greater expression of your true nature… greater appreciation for life… and greater love for yourself and everything around you…
AND SO IT IS…
Wishing You an Exciting and Dynamic Life!
Much Love,
Dr. Deb Sandella
(303) 691-3457 or toll-free 888-788-0800
January 3, 2019
Visualize Your Best Life for the New Year!
It’s 2019!
The New Year has dawned and it’s all yours to do with it what you will!
You and I know when we have a roadmap of where we are going, we’re more likely to get there. This blog-meditation is designed to help you design a roadmap for your brand new year.
For years, I’ve participated with a group to vision the new year for ourselves and each other. It has been extremely helpful to see the images that show up… and at the end of the year to realize how frequently they happened in real time.
You are invited to be part of this group! Enclosed is the written and audio meditation that allows your imagination to share with you your best life for 2019. No worries, I will guide you through it.
I learned this process in 1998 from Michael Bernard Beckwith who authored it. You can learn more about him in his book and CD sets titled Life Visioning (see www.Amazon.com). He is an amazing man with a beautiful presence.
oxox
drdeb
Your Visioning for a Fabulous 2019!
https://www.riminstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/January-15-Meditation-1_28_15-1.37-PM.m4a
Here’s Your Recorded Holiday Meditation
Written Meditation c 2015 Dr. Deb Sandella
(I’m happy to have you share, please be sure to include credits below)
Gently close your eyes… and feel the aliveness of your heartbeat…
your breath… the sensitivity of your skin to touch…
Sense the joy of your soul that wants to express through your body, mood, work and play in 2019… Find this energy inside your body now…
whether’s it’s huge or as small as the head of a pin doesn’t matter…
As you sense it… your imagination shows you it’s size, shape and color…
take a minute to notice…
Move into it and be this energy…
Welcome this part of you that wants to be, act and have a delightfully powerful time…
and feel your body tingle…
Ask your imagination, “What is the divine vision for my 2019?
What does it look like…
(freely receive whatever thoughts, feelings, images etc. that come…
record them on paper allowing several minutes)
How does my life look as this divine vision for 2015 manifests?…
(freely receive whatever thoughts, feelings, images etc. that come…
record them on paper allowing several minutes)
What Needs to be Released for this vision to manifest?…
(freely receive whatever thoughts, feelings, images etc. that come…
record them on paper allowing several minutes)
What Needs to be embraced for this vision to manifest?…
(freely receive whatever thoughts, feelings, images etc. that come…
record them on paper allowing several minutes)
What else wants to be known?…
(freely receive whatever thoughts, feelings, images etc. that come…
record them on paper allowing several minutes)
After you’ve completed the visioning…
Spend time talking or writing about the meaning of these
images, thoughts & feelings…
Allow them to formulate into a sense of direction for the coming year…
Wishing You an Outstanding Year! Enjoy your meditation!
Much Love,
Dr. Deb Sandella
(303) 691-3457 or toll-free 888-788-0800
drdeb@riminstitute.com
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December 23, 2018
A Meditation to Remember Your Child-like Joy!
Yes, there is a Santa…
Recently, a client in a RIM® session went back in imaginary time to rescue her 4 year-old self from constrictive parents. As her adult awareness focused backwards, we asked for some additional support to come along for safety and guess who showed up…”Ho Ho Ho,” nobody else but Santa Claus!
With Santa constantly by her side, this grown woman got everything she wanted, which was to have an inner feeling of being heard and trusted. Afterward, she said, “It sounds so silly… Santa Claus and all… Yet-I feel amazing… light and sparkly and absolutely FREE… I think I’ll keep Santa by my side all the time,” and then she giggled like a precious child! Whether your guiding light is Santa, Jesus, Mohammad, God, Abraham, another faith or maybe the simple yet profound intelligence of Life itself, remember your Source is always with you… quietly yet powerfully holding the hand of the precious child within. As-you shop, prepare for guests, laugh, and sing, and connect with your friends and family…take a few moments every once in a while during your day to slow down and breath… As you inhale oxygen and nutrients into every cell, you naturally remember how wonderful it is to have a body that? enjoys the sights… sounds… smells… and tastes of the season.
oxox
A Holiday Meditation-for YOU!
https://www.riminstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/December-14.mp3
Click to Hear the Audio Meditation
Written Meditation
Gently close your eyes… and feel the aliveness of your heartbeat…
your breath…the sensitivity of your skin to touch…
Feel the joy of the gleeful kid who still lives somewhere in your skin.
Find this energy inside your body now…
whether’s it’s huge or as small as the head of a pin doesn’t matter…
As you sense it… your imagination shows you it’s size, shape and color…
take a minute to notice…
Move into it and be this gleeful kid energy…
And… welcome this joyful part of you and invite it to come out and play…
notice how your soul tingles…
Tis a time for child-like joy and laughter. How fun to be able to play and share…
to give and receive regardless of your faith… regardless of the time of the year…
regardless of where you live…
This holiday season, I send you good tidings of love and peace.
You can sense yourself receiving them like a beautiful, sparkling stream of
energy and light flowing into you…
And you notice how your body feels different…
Now that you radiate the magic light of the Holidays…
You find yourself breaking into spontaneous laughter for no reason…
Opening your heart to someone with whom you’ve been angry…
(you get a sense of them now and how that would feel)
And Most of All
Loving yourself like never before!
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Happy Holiday to you…
Feel Free to Share–I merely ask you to credit: DrDebSandella.com c2018
Wishing You an Awe-filled Season All Year Long!
Dr. Deb Sandella
(303) 691-3457 or toll-free 888-788-0800
November 17, 2018
Meditation For a Grateful Heart
Giving Thanks for you!
I cherish the presence you bring to the world. Thank you for being you because no one else can. Sharing your unique expression is an important contribution.
Are you ready to talk turkey about gratitude? Just for a moment… allow yourself to pause and bring into mind the image of someone or-something that brings you great joy… (PAUSE-yes really do it) and notice how your-body immediately softens. When we focus-our attention on people and experiences that make us happy, we automatically activate the release of feel-good hormones.
A grateful biochemistry produces greater-physical energy, better health and more-resilience. When we expand our inner spaciousness, we have a greater capacity for compassion and love. Similar to how the taste of a-tablespoon of salt in a lake has little negative influence while a tablespoon of salt in a cup of-water makes it undrinkable, the impact of our daily irritations is lessened-when they fall into a reservoir of calm.
Click below to join me on a lovely journey-of thanksgiving where you’ll rev up your-juicy positive vibes!
oxox
A Meditation on Gratitude
https://www.riminstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/November-13-audio-meditation.mp3
Please share your experiences afterwards
in our blog comments…I love hearing from you!
Love to You,
Dr. Deb Sandella
(303) 691-3457 or toll-free 888-788-0800
September 30, 2018
Finding Peace in Stressful Times
Historic floods and wildfires, political fights and economic wars. If your eye is trained on the external environment, there’s plenty to make you afraid.
Yet, time and time again, we see the human spirit rise above the muck rather than getting stuck in it. I remember a woman sharing with me the story of losing her adolescent son in a car accident. She described her life afterwards as a blackened, desolate forest that had been destroyed by wildfire. And then one spring, much to her surprise, little tufts of green growth began to peek out of the dark and barren forest floor, and she began growing a new life. Similarly, your nature is inherently resilient even when you’re not feeling it. Your body and spirit is driven to survive and thrive.
Where do you find resilience? Jill Bolte Taylor is a neuroscientist who suffered a stroke in her left brain that disabled her executive functions. In her book “My Stroke of Insight,” she describes that as her ability to function deteriorated, she began sensing a profound connection with the Universe that brought feelings of peace, love and joy. This inner ecstasy was so powerful, she was tempted to lie down and enjoy it. Yet, she knew she had to seek help to live. Her mind eventually was able to dial the phone for help and she survived. She now shares her message that feelings of love, peace and joy are found in our right creative brain not through the thinking left hemisphere. When we think too much, we can get wound up like a spring and lose hope, but our deepest selves are not that.
This month’s meditation is a guided trip into your inner world, so you can remember who you are, what’s important to you and where you are going… This month you will speak for yourself! Enjoy!
Finding Peace Meditation
www.DrDebSandella.com c 2007-18
Speak the Following for Yourself…
I close my eyes and taking a cleansing breath, I inhale through my nose and exhale through my mouth. I take another deep breath and in exhaling, I let my shoulders sink toward the earth and settle into greater relaxation. How easy it is to nestle into myself as I release any need to be “somebody” or to “achieve something.” I am merely me, a body and spirit surviving in a world of many distractions and diversions.
Setting aside all else, I claim this time, and dive into the depths of my authentic self. The descent is easy and natural as I shed any pretense of being a particular way. I am what I am, I feel what I feel, I welcome it all and trust the process of being natural.
Settling into my center, I allow the feelings to flow–like turning the faucet and letting the waters of life wash away the residue of living. Sadness, joy, anger, rage, jealousy, happiness–whatever comes rises to the surface and is embraced as a fleeting taste of life. Each drop falls as a testament to being alive, to having the human capacity to feel, and to having the spiritual capacity to see beyond it.
All else is unimportant at this moment. I am absorbed with the totality of who I really am. I awaken to the diverse continuum of my feelings–joy and sadness–laughter and tears–fear and courage. It is all me and it is not me. It is life itself flowing through me with seasons and transitions. With ups and downs. With beauty and ugliness. I welcome it all, and resistance melts away. With this disintegration, space is created. Open space, empty space. Profound space to be Me.
I am as vast as the Universe and as deep as the ocean. My capacity to experience life is pure and vital. Experiencing it all, I sense the truth of my nature. One with the one, I am imbued with powers to create, to heal, to transform. How could I have forgotten something so important? How could I have given up my nature to pretend I’m nothing more than my body? I let the questions pass and embrace the essence. Like all of creation, I too am magically imprinted with the capacity for miracles.
I am the soul who sought to be born in this specific body at this specific time. I am the energy of itself burning like a star emitting a light for all to see. I am the unique being who walks this planet with my special purpose.
I am Me… with all my foibles … and all my talents!
I am Me… a divine spirit inhabiting a human body…
I am mortal… I am eternal… I am a miracle!
And so it is!
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