Healing with Visualization

“Visualization has the power to become your tool for releasing whatever stands in your way, and then reclaiming your God-given abilities. If you hold any negative feelings and beliefs, you see them reflected in your internal imaging. By shifting from negative to positive images, you are set free. You will notice the difference each time you do this.”   The Guides

This month of May brings more sunshine, flowers, and the ripening of early fruits… just as your own great efforts can bring you the fruits of well-being, abundance, and joy. Last month we talked about healing with breathwork, or conscious breathing. Another very effective method of healing uses “visualization”– or imagery as a powerful component for shifting mind and body into a balanced and healthy state.

Each of us has a capability of imagining. When we were children, our imagination was a fertile playground of make-believe for our amusement and comfort. As adults, we still hold images of ourselves, other people, situations, events, which we find believable. Our vision or internal images are so persuasive that they become real to our subconscious mind. That part of our mind holds a great deal of power over our thoughts and actions in the world. If it turns out that some of these visions are actually distortions of the truth, how do we change them?

Answer: we purposefully create new visions that are positive, uplifting, and move us forward in our lives.

A Visual Meditation – The River of Your Life

This is a meditation which allows you to witness the River of Your Life, and gently dissolve any blocks within that river…melting them into the Sacred Light. When the blocks are gone, you can flow effortlessly to your destination, goal, or outcome.

Become very comfortable. Close your eyes; breathe quietly and rest. You are going into your beautiful inner world. Breathing and resting, you feel happy and calm.  Now imagine yourself on a river, tranquil … smoothly flowing. If you love to be in water, let yourself float effortlessly in the river itself. If you would prefer… be on the river, in a raft or boat. Either way, you are safe, gently flowing downstream. Shimmering water… beautiful riverbank… You pass gently along and notice your surroundings: Lovely trees, birds, and sweet smelling breezes.

This is the river of your life. This is the flow of your experiences; a flow that is natural for you. Behold your own magnificent life river. It has been abundant with blessings and gifts from the beginning of your life… the headwaters of your birth. It is your own energy stream this lifetime, blessed by Spirit, flowing at the right speed and direction for you. It is yours. Feel the brightness, the joy, the relaxation within you when you allow yourself to simply flow in your river.

As you float along in your own river, imagine that you have a goal or intention up ahead. Your goal, your outcome… calls to you… beckons to you. You can almost touch it. Look at it … you are almost there… you are traveling at the perfect rate towards it.

Can you get there? Does it feel easy? Or is something in your way? If you see nothing which would prevent your smooth progress, then simply flow to your destination and rejoice… see yourself arrive and be greeted by Divine Spirit Light and any friends or loved ones who celebrate with you.

But if you do find that you are blocked by something in the river, or that the river stops flowing or slows down as you approach your destination, look to see why. What is in your way?  What does it look like? Do you recognize it? It may just look like a sort of obstacle in the river. That is OK. You do not need to know its content.

Breathe and relax as you look at this object or thing in front of you, blocking your passage to the destination.

Now imagine Sacred Light begins to stream from the Heavens. See that Light begin to permeate and dissolve the block in your flowing river. Melting… disappearing… evaporating. Watch as the block just… disappears. Now you only see the Light of Spirit, reflected and shining on the surface of your glorious river of life.

Repeat this Sacred Melting process if any other blocks appear on your river. You are in charge. This is your life river. You have Spirit working with you. Nothing can stop you. Anything that gets in your way is gently melted and dissolved into the Light.

Feel your flow pick up speed again… still gentle, but now steady and unobstructed… You flow freely to your luminous destination. You now have the freedom to move… freedom to have what you desire. You arrive, you rejoice… loved ones are with you… angels are with you… you are loved … and you are so deserving of all that you receive.

You have released any blocks that were preventing your progress, and you have reclaimed your natural ability to move through life as you were meant to – steady and with confidence.

The Highest is done… you give thanks.

Breath Work and Healing with Breath

The month of April often gives us the feeling that we want to be outside, breathing deeply and smelling the freshness.  Breath is essential – not just for physical well being, but for emotional health as well.  There are many forms of Breath work, all of which are based on mindfulness – or paying close attention to breathing, such as connecting the inhale and exhale.
Science has shown that deep and conscious breathing can balance and heal many of our body systems, such as improving digestion, lowering blood pressure, stabilizing heart rhythms, and boost circulation of blood. Conscious breathing can also reduce nervousness or anxiety, and help alleviate insomnia.

Many cultures throughout history have created forms of breathing to alter consciousness or for physical and emotional healing. When used in meditation, conscious breathing can create a deep state of well being and relaxation.

Everyday Breath Practice

This exercise is very simple. Close your eyes and notice your breathing. Take a very deep breath now, through your nose. Visualize or *feel* your breath extending all the way down to your feet as you breathe in. Exhale again, through your nose, and feel your body let go and relax. Repeat once more…breathing in deeply… the cleansing breath flowing all the way down your body to your feet… exhaling and feeling your body calm and at rest.

How does your body feel now? How does your mind feel?

Often, after breathing deeply in this way, people say their body feels more comfortable, stress-free, even healthy and energetic … while their mind feels peaceful and clear.

Practice once more. If you need to, loosen your clothing so that it is not at all binding. Breathe in deeply… see or feel the breath and energy of the breath extend down … down your body… all the way to your feet. Feel your body unwind even more. Notice any emotional shifts … do you feel calmer, more rested, clear thinking?

At first, you may hyperventilate a bit, especially if you are not used to breathing so deeply. Just be gentle and don’t push too hard. With practice, your lungs will expand, your diaphragm will loosen, and deep breathing will become a way of life.

This is an easy technique that can help you anytime. Try it during your work day, and notice if your mind becomes sharper and you feel a greater sense of well being. You may also take some deep cleansing and clearing breaths before sleep. By calming your mind and body with breath, you help to foster much deeper sleep patterns.

“Breath is nourishing. Feed yourself all the air you desire.”  The Guides

What is Sacred Light?

The Universe is made up of energy. All of the stars, the galaxies, the planets, as well as you and I are formed from energy. All consciousness and thought is also energy. And light, or light waves, are energy.

Sacred Light is Spiritual Energy. Spiritual Energy holds consciousness, love, healing, comfort, wisdom, guidance, and all of the precious feelings we yearn for here on Earth. Sacred Light holds the Divine Love of God or Spirit. In ancient times, the word God was the same as the word “good.” Sacred Light contains the Energy of All that is good.

Sacred Light is not something you see with your two physical eyes; rather it is something you see or perceive in your internal vision. As humans, we have the ability to see or “picture” with our minds. We visualize, we imagine, we shape, and we allow whole scenarios to play out in this inner sanctum of our visualization.

You see or picture Sacred Light by moving your mind – or “reaching” with your mind and your inner vision … up… out… into… the greater Universe, to the Source of All. It is there that you will find the spiritual energy, or Sacred Light.

Practice Using Sacred Light

You are able to stream Sacred Light into your mind any time of the day. Did you just have a difficult moment? Let Light move into your mind and sweep away your stress. Are you feeling down and gloomy? See the Light fill your mind, to create positive thoughts and feelings.

Sacred Light can help you focus on exactly what you want to alter in your emotional state. Even when you feel stuck in your negative feelings, you can become quiet and invite Sacred Light in to help you choose new thoughts and feelings. Sacred Light washes away emotions that are not serving you. Light fills you with deep Joy, Trust, Peace, and Knowing.

Try this practice:

1. Check in with yourself—become quiet and explore your frame of mind.

2. Ask yourself questions: Do you like how you feel? Are you comfortable with your thoughts and feelings? Are your feelings serving you and the people around you? If not, think about what you would like to change. Create a goal for your emotional state.

3. Go into the stillness. Let yourself open and surrender to Spirit, and ask that your feelings be reshaped. Allow Sacred Light and Love to come into you.

4. Let Spirit know what your intention is—how you would like to feel.

5. Immerse yourself in Sacred Light. Breathe in Light. Use your inner vision to see Light fill your body, mind, and emotions.

6. Visualize negative feelings being cleared and swept away by the Light. Sense the expansion within you as your mind relaxes and your feelings become lighter and positive. Sacred Light holds the Love—and the Love streams into you.

Blessings and Love,

Anita

“Even when tragic moments wash over our hearts… Even when old, withered sadness rises up to meet our thinking… We hold within us the love we have nurtured for all of these years… We summon it, and Love takes its rightful place, at the forefront of our minds.”

I wrote these words after the horrific event in Aurora, Colorado.

We search for answers when we are overcome with sorrow. Sometimes we find them; often we do not. Especially in the wake of senseless disaster. At that time, the only recourse we seem to have for empowering ourselves is to continue to hold Faith and Love within us. We are the ones. We bring forth the ambiance and energy needed to create a better planet.

Love and Blessings,
Anita