Wednesday, March 11, 2015

SEEDS FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH # 5 Time to Stretch Out of Your Comfort Zones!

Seed for Spiritual Growth # 5
Time to Stretch Yourselves Out of Comfort Zones
Greetings All. Here in Central MA. we have had our first week without measurable snow and the temps are inching to 50! There is still massive amounts of snow on the ground 4-5 feet in some places so the melt will take some time and bring with it its own challenges such as flooding . Such are the cycles of nature. We take it as it comes and adapt as best we can.
As we near the Vernal Equinox March 20 amidst what is a super potent month of astrological events including super moons, Holy Friday the 13th and a Solar Eclipse on the Equinox.... our energetic bodies are being pressured by all these alignment towards higher vibration and an invitation to evolve to higher levels of consciousness.
Those in the know are aware of these shifts and taking good care to clear unessential debris out of their life, be it in the psyche or in your closets! Those not in the know may be acting out the felt pressure with irritability, emotional fluctuations , fatigue, fear or illness.
If you want to know the true caliber of your Spirit, notice how you are under pressure! A favorite quote I love from HH.Dalai Lama is " Practicing under ideal conditions is NOT a practice. Practicing under adverse conditions IS a practice."
This past weekend I participated in a full 8 hour day of Kundalini White Tantric meditation with 300 or so other yogis from New England , NY and beyond here in MA." White Tantric Yoga enables you to break through subconscious blocks so you can have a more enjoyable life. In the shortest time, one day, you can experience release from a lot of the burden you carry in your mind". It was described by the facilitator that doing a Kundalini Kriya or meditation is like getting your car washed. Doing White Tantra is like getting your car detailed! White Tantra is only done in one location on the globe at one time and organized through 3HO, Yogi Bhajan's global community of Kundalini Teachers and Practitioners.
It is said that for every blink of the eye, our minds release 1000 thoughts. Some of these get lost in the unconscious mind and most of these get filed in the subconscious mind and affect our conscious mind. It is also said that 80% or more of our behavior is driven by the subconscious mind. The more cluttered your subconscious, the more cluttered your mind, the more confused and misaligned your body is . Clearing the subconscious mind increases the clarity of your mind and thus enhances all energies of the body.
White Tantra is no joke! Your are not sitting in a cozy posture chanting OM and blissing out. Well, some may be that have less debris to release. You sit in long rows facing your partner, whom I just met that day, and you are instructed to practice meditation after meditation ranging from 62 minutes to 32 minutes. You are usually holding your partners hands or arms in some way elevated and the key here, locking your eyes together as your chant!
I am not a novice yogi or meditator. I have 22 years of practice and 12 of teaching and yet, these powerful meditations in a sizeable group within minutes started to unwind any aspect of blocks or stagnation or pattern in my body or mind that was in need of release. Your body starts to feel the pressure, your eyes might be dancing all over avoiding the power of the gaze, your brain starts to miss the beat of the mantra but over the 62 minutes or 32 minutes, as the clearing continues, you begin to open, release and yes surrender. Ego gets a super washing. By the end of the day, everyone has shed some significant layers of subconscious crud. You notice people meeting each other during the breaks or lunch with more love, more gentleness, eye to eye , soul to soul. " Your mind, body and soul act as one and this is the path of personal freedom and awareness that will bring more success to every area of your life."
I am still experiencing the effects of this a few days post, mostly fatigue and some energetic overload but we were told it will take 40 days for this new level of clarity and connection to be integrated. Would I do I do it again? Absolutely! Why? Because while I am on this planet , in this body with this mind, I have this passion to become the clearest embodied light of my soul and radiate that light to others. Its a passion that has had me on the so called spiritual path for decades. The path has had its curves,detours and ditches but at this point in my life the path is becoming so clear and really not something ahead of me to pursue but something within me to inhabit.
I'm not suggesting that White Tantra is for everyone. I am suggesting that each of us has an impulse to grow beyond the limits of our conditioned minds. Beyond our fears, judgements and struggles. Each of us is endowed with a deep memory of what we really are, which is the Divine Light of the soul.
I am suggesting this Spring that your stretch yourself in some way. Step out of your perceived comfort zones of behaving. Take a class that you have been thinking about, explore a new skill , learn to meditate! So many creative ways we can explore to reveal a deeper aspect of ourselves.
Namaste & Blessings for a Beautiful LAST Week of Winter!
Anne Christine

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