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Steady as you go – ‘yogas chitta vritta nirodha’

February 3, 2018 No Comments

“Remember you were not made for the all the worries that burden you; they were made by you”  – Swami Kriyananda ‘Yogas chitta, vritta, nirodha’, Sutra 1:2, (Yoga is the neutralisation of the vortices of feeling) This brief concise statement  is where i have  set my compass. As my 44th Summer reigns,  this sutra,  a […]

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Don’t believe everything you think; how meditation can help unfold truth from story

September 13, 2017 No Comments
abundant.earth

I will soon be helping people in my community –  to learn how to  meditate –  as well as offering an ongoing weekly group satsang, to support those that have learnt the technique which I teach. The meditation, I teach is alive, it has centuries of practice behind it, the vibration of many a Man […]

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meditation/sprituality, purposeful living

Reclaim Silence – Reclaim Yourself

July 27, 2017 No Comments
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Those whom seek silence know to tame the senses. Those whose senses are tamed do not pollute the world. There are many untamed in the world,  thus the world  has much pollution,  but non so much as –  noise!   We  meet the demands of our external world bombarded by noise. Ignorant to the silence  […]

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meditation/sprituality, organics/lifestyle resiliance

What attending a Zen Tea Ceremony taught a Yoga student

June 1, 2017 No Comments
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Wu De and his disciple Sam, from Tea Sage Hut are  unassuming  Zen Monks.   Mandala beads, beards & Wu’s traditional Chinese clothing,   are hints that they are somehow of the world, but not in it.   Upon meeting them, there is a clarity and warmth which conveys a rich and deep connection to truth, embodied through […]

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Dream Medicine: Awakening the Snake

September 7, 2016 No Comments
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There are dreams; then there are medicine dreams.  The kind of dream that reveals deeper insights, and are often  the dreams that linger in the mind for hours, days or weeks. As my skills of deep listening and observation develop so too, have the ability to discern dreams and pay particular attention to  dreams that […]

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I am a Spiritual Mother. Living my own Spiritual Story.

August 25, 2016 No Comments
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Spiritual Life:  stretches me.  Raising a family: stretches me.  Often I feel,  I am  not qualified for the great energy  that both these paths require, yet here I am;  Mother and Spiritual Student, all in the same breath. The deep internal call to spiritually evolve is, not confined, to the ways of the traditional Sadhak […]

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Carmen: the creator of ~ Breath Gives Life ~ to inspire the vision ~To weave Yoga & the laws of natural living into our Communities’; as acknowledged, inclusive & valuable resources for health, well-being & resilience. Provided by - the community, in ways that do not hinder the eagerness for this knowledge.

Who is she? A 20+ living yoga student & facilitator of: The practice ***Yoga for good health & calmness**** in her local community.
Her higher calling has expanded into re-discovering Mother (shakti) Conciousness. Nurturing Mama, medicine & organic food gardener, seed collector, seeker, writer & health practitioner of the Vedic Sciences' of life & living, Ayurveda & Yoga. Carmen seeks to share the practical benefits of these universal life philosophies willingly as a service.
She will tell you that she sits at the alter of life - in awe at all that she doesn't understand.

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The dark heart considered the lowest state of huma
The dark heart considered the lowest state of human evolution according to vedic wisdom. 
A prevalent state of being during the dark cycles.
Accordingly humanity is now ascending into a propelled heart state as folk desire to learn the real nature of the universe.... 
With the propelled state of heart is the struggle to clear ignorance, evil, meanness,doubts, confusion as collectively there is the desire to determine what is truth. 
Seek divine counsel .... for now is the time to dwell in the expanding state of the heart.... 
PRACTICE WELL & STEADY FRIENDS as we navigate the propulsion of the heart. 
#fivestatesofthehumanheart
#holistichealing #deeptruths #yogainspiration

The great jnanavatar (incarnation of wisdom) Swam
The great jnanavatar (incarnation of wisdom)  Swami Sri Yukteswar wrote this timeless classic #theholyscience at the turn of the century ad 1900. 
He offers an illuminating perspective that ties into the ascension of consciousness  that we as blessed souls are currently experiencing. 
Accordingly we are a good 300 years into the ascension cycle of the daiva yugas in a stage of development known as dwapara yuga... which has a period of 2400 years. 
Transitioning from Kali yuga ( dark age) into a cycle whereby the world is seeking out spiritual knowledge. there are two further yugas...treta and satya that complete one full cycle of 12000 years. 
#electriccouple #vedicastrology #illuminatedsoul #gratitude #swamisriyukteswar #kryiayoga

Though i don't consider myself a buddist you will
Though i don't consider myself a buddist you will find many a buddha in my home for that which this iconic idol represents. a beautiful gift from friends @ruthgustafsson 🙏 many years past. The bumps on buddhas head represent the merging of shiva/shakti. In vedic thought one cannot exsist without the other.....
Shakti as the feminine + Shiva the masculine energies of creation. Shakti activates the kundalini .... 
#buddha #integration #pastpresentfuture

… learning how to let the wind blow through me..
... learning how to let the wind blow through me..... An American Indian proverb which really resonates  presently on all levels..

Nature + Self-Care: no doctor required
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Nature + Self-Care: no doctor required
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In what ways do you align yourself with life affirming natural & cosmic law?  Found in the pulse of the seasons, the nuances of our unique enviornment. In right relationship with our animal mineral and plant allies. 
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Self care is the antidote to a culture of fear that surrounds both life & death.  In a culture that is programmed and dictated too, currently there is a  swing towards anti-life.  For those whose senses are refined anything that is not life affirming, not imbued with pranic love will never be a true panacea for any ailment and reveals a glaringly obvious anti-life movement. 
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Discernment is key use it wisely. 
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Am I aligned with practices and habits that uplift, rejuvenate, detoxify and steady my body and nervous system? Am I reacting in fear? 

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Practice well friends - as your find your own unique ways to support your alignment with natural and cosmic law
#antilife #ayurvedaselfcare #nofear #nature #naturalliving #seasonalroutines #organicfood #nospray #letlifelive #no1080 #cosmiclaw

"if he (the teacher) is indeed wise he does not bi
"if he (the teacher) is indeed wise he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind" Kahil Gibran 
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In reality - we have no guarantee that ANYTHING we here is truth.... 
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Truth is according to your own sense of who you are. Who are You?
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Do you trust your own SELF? 
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If so, then you are armed with  discernment to determine if you can trust the information presented to you
Practice well friends
#informationoverload #wrongknowledge #rightknowledgecorrectswrongbehavior #kaliyuga #thetruthisinside

In this age of information: How do you discern tru
In this age of information: How do you discern truth? 
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We know that media images & narrative promote certain points of view which challenge knowledge. We know that information can be distorted. We know that governments are seeking to control narrative by controlling media, and governments essentially seek authority over the people.
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David Frawley says that: "in our world today information technology is not enough to give us truth. We must master media programming from the place of inner knowing. 
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According to the Vedas there are two forms of knowledge: ATMA - inner knowledge the highest knowledge and ADVIDYA - ignorance, outer knowledge. When we beyond the construct of the mind advidya, we are then armed to slay ignorance and all the ways it plays out including media and technology. 
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As we ripen into the full experience of who we are, our capacity for discernment expands and all information will come.  We are able to tune into the highest knowledge and know that anything that is not that: is simply delusion. 
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#mediaprogramming #truthstrangerthanfiction #atma #advidya #vedicknowledge #ageofinformation #mediate #practiceyogachangeyourworld

https://www.vedanet.com/the-vedic-view-on-criticis
https://www.vedanet.com/the-vedic-view-on-criticism/
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If you aren't yet familiar with David Frawley: you should be! #atma #samadhi
#vedicknowledge #innerknowledge


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