Vibrant Health Tip of the Week-Authenticity as the Calling Card of Spirit

Vibrant Health Tip of the Week- Authenticity as the Calling Card of Spirit 

When is the last time you felt completely authentic? No bars hold, honest, clear, vulnerable, free of others opinions or judgments? Its come to my awareness that to the degree we are expressing our deepest authenticity is to the degree we are aligned with our Spiritual truth.
When we evolve into a deeper alignment with our True Self, many if not all of the previous trappings of the false ego self fall away. False conversations cease, false behaviors vanish and false relationships to self and others dissolve.
What is false cannot sustain when one aligns with your spiritual dharma, your essence. Its the difference between wearing a real diamond and a cubic zirconia crystal. You just will not identify with the falsity anymore.
Many of the spiritual masters speak of this energy of authenticity in the same breath with honesty and integrity . It's a hallmark of our spiritual awakening and journey in life to fully embody our authenticity as a reflection of our commitment to live with integrity and honesty. Our primary relationship becomes one with the soul and source. Everything else flows from that connection.
So ask yourself in each moment, am I being authentic here. Am I allowing this potentially fragile alliance with my soul to emerge more deeply and gain ground over the egos momentum. Am I trusting in the power of Soul and Source to guide me every step of the way especially when fear( the common cloak of ego) may arise?
Next time someone asks "How are you?" pause and try and connect to an honest , authentic answer from the heart.
Namaste & Blessings or an Authentically Lived Day!

Time for a Consciousness Upgrade!

VIBRANT HEALTH TIP OF THE WEEK- Time for an Upgrade!

Do you ever notice how you start your day has a huge impact on how the energy of your day unfolds? If you oversleep, feel pressured, skip breakfast and rush out the door, chances are the whole day will feel misaligned. If you went to bed at a decent hour (10 pm ayurvedically speaking) , woke up early and did your dinacharya,(daily rhythms) of self care, meditation and yoga , chances are your day will flow with a sense of clarity and ease.

   Our daily rhythms create out daily outcomes. Cleansing is so much deeper that just what we put in our mouths each day. Its what thoughts do we put in our minds, what emotions do we store in our fat, what behaviors do we create in our world? Time for reflection,Time to reevaluate and release habits and patterns that do not serve us at our deepest core self. Time to clear space on all levels so we can feel room to breathe deeply . Time to rededicate to the simple daily choices we make to honor this amazing body temple we have as a vehicle for the gift of life we are given. 

What we think we become. What we feel we become. What we do we become. What we eat, we become. Are you thinking, feeling, doing and eating in alignment with your highest Self? Is there room for you to breathe and gain some clarity about what needs to be released , restored and renewed at this time in your life?
This is a potent time, seasonally and astrologically too, with a new moon coupled tomorrow with a full solar eclipse! Take advantage of the powerful, energetic impulse that is coming through beginning tomorrow and culminating one week from now. Take time to take a deep, belly breath, connect to your body, connect to your spirit , connect to your intuitive, heart center and ask yourself... what am I willing to release that is no longer serving my highest good? Begin your morning with that question and trust whatever guidance your intuition reveals, ACT on that guidance. Take one focused action step that moves you in the direction of clearing out one aspect of your habits, thoughts, emotions or behavior that is not serving you.
Its time and you are ready to grow! We are all ready to grow!
Namaste and Blessings for a heart filled day.  

 All Love & Light

 Anne Christine

Full Moon & Full Lunar Eclipse Cycle- WHAT ARE YOU DEEPLY LONGING FOR?

VIBRANT HEALTH TIP OF THE WEEK-
Full Moon, Lunar Eclipse question: WHAT ARE YOU DEEPLY LONGING FOR? And a Special Invite!
   This full moon cycle Wed. Oct. 8 (6:50 am) with a full lunar eclipse is all about emotional evolution. It's about making the move now to improve your life. It's about taking steps to fully embody your truth and live more in harmony with your souls deepest desire . It's about becoming a full expression of the true YOU! It's equally about recognizing what no longer serves you and allowing those habits, patterns and conditions to fall away and release. It's about making space for a higher good to come into your life. Why you ask? Because its time!

So.. what's tugging at your heart strings at this point in your life? What's captivating your imagination ? What do you daydream about? What keeps you up at night? These are potent questions to ask yourself. Just in asking the question, you evoke an organic, intuitive response .

The key is to listen deeply and sense what the response is. Use this potent Full moon and lunar eclipse time to tune into your heart center. Place your hands on the center of your chest, breathe in and out from this sacred space and deeply listen to your inner guidance. It will speak to you through sensation in your body, through creative imaginative ideas and through an inspired sense of knowing what is ready to come forward. There will always be an expanded sense of energy in the body around your heart center and a sense of aliveness when you are tuned in. If the energy is coming from ego ( as some clever idea but not in alignment with your truth) there will be a sense of contraction, particularly around your heart center.

  When you attune to your sacred intuition and take the next step to act on it with trust and faith, you are co-creating with Source. It's not necessary to have all the what, when , who and hows all figured out. Thats the reactive movement of your mind speaking to keep you stalled in your status quo. P' Perfection stalls Progress'.  Spirit moves in simple ways. Energy+ Inspired Awareness + Focused Action= Co -creativity. Let the Universe-Source figure out the details. Take action in what you do know.

If we remember and truly embrace the fact  that we chose to incarnate at this time, we chose this particular life with all its unique challenges and conditions, we chose this life as the best vehicle for bringing our evolutionary impulse forward, and YES we chose the conditions of challenge even if they involved deep pain and struggle as this is the path that is potently revealing our truth. No blame game here, just acknowledging our souls journey. It's all happening for our benefit and the universe is a partner with you in your process of awakening.

Intuition will be confirmed by you tuning into synchronicities that are showing up in your life. This is the Universes Intelligent way of communicating to you that you are on track and in sync with your soul so PAY ATTENTION. Take notice at what is showing up in your life.What patterns are you noticing.Specific messages, guidances or insights and opportunities that are showing up in multiple ways, that are being confirmed for you by synchronicities.
SOUL QUESTION:
If your deepest desire could manifest tomorrow, what would it be and what would your life look and feel like?
PLEASE SHARE YOUR RESPONSES BELOW. I would love to hear from you. This is a super powerful time to birth yourself into a more aligned expression of who you truly are and what unique gifts you are here on earth to share. When we announce that intuitive insight and intention out loud to the world, the momentum begins to coalesce in your direction!

** If this conscious path of awakening speaks to you and you want to go deeper to embody your intuitive truth with support, please consider participating in my 7 MONTH INTUITIVE THRIVE SPIRITUAL MENTORING COURSE that will begin Dec. 1. 
Through structured yoga , energy and integrative wellness classes including individual support and accountability partnerships, you will activate and move into embodying a deeper alignment with your sacred intuition and begin to navigate your life from this source of soul wisdom. 

  When we are aligned with our intuition, our lives begin to flow in harmony. Our health heals, our energy soars, our relationships expand and flourish and our prosperity supports our endeavors to share our gifts. In short, we THRIVE on all levels. From personal experience I have learned to Intuitively THRIVE even in the midst of chaos around me. It is possible and I am living proof of that. I am passionate about guiding others to fully embrace their Intuition. There is nothing to gain by living small and hiding the truth of our Being. The world is waiting for you to fully show up!

If this speaks to you at this time in your life and you feel ready to ALIGN, SHINE AND THRIVE, and feel ready to release old paradigms of struggle and isolation, please go to www.openinglotusyoga.com and read all the course details for the INTUITIVE THRIVE SPIRITUAL MENTORING COURSE .
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" There is no other injury more damaging than to amputate oneself from your intuition" Sonia Choquette

If you have any question feel free to reach out via FB messaging or email at openinglotusyoga@gmail.com Namaste & Many Blessings for healing, growth and integration during this Full Moon cycle.
Namaste Anne Christine

It's October & Time for A Seasonal Detox Cleanse. Are You Ready to Clarify Your LIfe Force?

VIBRANT HEALTH TIP OF THE WEEK~ It's October & TIME FOR A DETOX CLEANSE! Are You Ready to Clarify Your Life Force??

As we enter the first weeks of Fall, nature is busy readying herself for the impending winter slumber. We too need to take notice of this change of season and gift ourselves a FALL SEASONAL DETOX CLEANSE. Within the sister science of Yoga- Ayurveda, it is recommended that we detox twice a year, Fall & Spring as making the energetic shift from summer heat to fall cool and winter cold to spring wet are huge challenges on our systems.

Why cleanse? To decongest our liver that has to process every substance we ingest be it via food, water, air, products we use and have physical contact with and patterns of heated thoughts and emotions we carry. The liver is the responsible for metabolizing complex molecules and keeping our AGNI, digestive fire optimal.
Health is defined in Ayurvedic terms as having an optimal AGNI, one that can efficiently digest and metabolize all energies, creating energy that supports our well being on every level from cellular integrity , organ ,soft tissues, muscle, bones, nervous system and consciousness expansion.

When we take a few weeks to clean up our diets, remove the obvious offenders such as meat, wheat, dairy, sugar, nuts, alcohol and caffeine, we allow our amazing physiology to recoup from overload and clear and renew our digestive fire. We support our cleanse with optimal hydration, rest and whole foods , alkalizing greens to cool the excess heat, a rainbow variety of organic vegetables, simple grains like basmati rice and the traditional ayurvedic detox dish Kitcharee made with mung beans.and some healthy fats to support the removal of the stored toxins via the liver. This includes fish oils, Olive oil or Ghee, (clarified grass fed butter)

After a few days of removing the substances that create imbalance, our bodies get busy removing them from our system via the pathways of the bowels.. We may feel a bit sluggish, or head-achey if detoxing from caffeine, simple carbs and sugars. We may develop some rashes that are signs of the excess heat being moved out through your skin. We may have our sleep cycles challenges either some trouble falling asleep or staying asleep.

So one may ask, why do this if I will feel crummy? Because if you stick with it, within a week your will turn the corner and all the energy your body was using to deal with the toxins is freed up and you begin to feel great! Better sleep, energy, skin, bowel and GI function normalize, allergy symptoms can reduce or eliminate and moods improve, balance and expand! These results are all the effects of reducing systemic inflammation in your system. You actually begin to feel what your true nature is , one of vibrancy and health!

If you feel inspired to take this journey, Join me at OPENING LOTUS YOGA'S SEASONAL FALL DETOX CLEANSE , a 4 week course that will begin Oct. 16. All the details are posted on the website. at www.openinglotusyoga.com 

If you want to follow an online group cleanse , there are many out there but two I would recommend are Dr. John Douilard's Colorado Cleanse which starts soon , check it out at www.life-spa.com or Scott Blossom's Fall Cleanse , at www.doctorblossom.com. Both John & Scott are Ayurvedic practitioners and excellent resources.

In Closing, if you do not feel called to support your optimal wellness with a fall cleanse at this time, at least consider implementing the following fundamentals:
1. Go to bed by 10 pm and up by 6am. Optimal sleep is key to health.
2. Hydrate first thing in morning with 16 oz. of warm lemon water and drink half your body weight in ounces of water each day. Add more if you exercise or are consuming caffeine or alcohol.
3. Cut back on beef and animal proteins in general, Fill half your plate with steamed veggies or greens, one 1/4 of plate 3-5 oz of lean protein and 1/4 grain if tolerated.
4. Eat healthy fats each day, avocados, nuts, coconut oil, olive oil or Ghee. Grass fed butter.
5. Cut back or eliminate processed sugars. This are killers for health.
6. Eat low glycemic and high antioxidant fruits like berries, pommegranates, pears and apples. Choose organic and best to eat alone and not mixed with other things.
7. Consider adding some fermented veggies (org. naturally fermented) saurkraut, beets, carrots, kimchee etc) to your diet daily for the probiotic boost. Building your gut health and healthy biodome, the colony of healthy bacteria is KEY TO WELLNESS.
8. Cut back on screen time and data overload. Take time for quiet meditation, relaxation and being present to nature. Keep a journal of your experiences particularly what emotions arise when detoxing. This is common and they are arising to be released.

Those are some potent tips to get you started on your path to greater wellness. I am happy to support you with this so feel free to reach out, join the upcoming cleanses Oct. 16 or drop an email if you have questions!
Namaste and Blessings for a beautiful day! Anne Christine