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Nature Walks with Reiki

9/2/2020

The benefits of walking in nature are numerous. Some of these benefits include the following:
-helps improve cardiovascular health
-assists with reducing stress and anxiety
-improves well-being and uplifting one’s mood and can be especially helpful when experiencing a traumatic life circumstance like a health issue, or the transition of a loved one or a relationship issue.
-can help decrease high blood pressure
-helps bring stillness to the mind
-grounding
-can assist with opening and developing one’s senses by observing the sights and sounds of nature
-feeling more connected to Spirit which also boosts creativity

With such benefits to the body and mind, walking in nature can also assist with speeding up the healing/recovery process. Being outdoors in nature brings clarity of mind. Especially when we let go of everything that may be on our minds for a while, and become aware of and observe our surroundings in nature. From the wind’s gentle breeze, to the rustling sound of leaves and the warm sun on your back. The brilliant colorful flowers, the sweet song of a bird overhead, the soft green grass and strong-rooted trees, all with their vibrancy and aliveness is something to appreciate. Taking a nature walk helps us to see our lives and experiences from a higher perspective. It helps us connect more deeply with our inner peace, our Spirit, that reminds us that “All is Well.”

I love walking in nature on a daily basis. No matter how I am feeling before taking my walk, I always feel more uplifted and renewed during and after my nature walk. I also have found that much intuitive guidance comes during these walks. When the mind becomes still, the inspiration (in-spirit) flows. And adding Reiki to a walk in nature boosts the intuitive guidance even more, since the Reiki energy helps us to connect more deeply with the wisdom of our Spirit.

Incorporating Reiki into a Nature Walk

Nature Walks with Reiki by Maya Bringas, Holy Fire III Reiki

I love walking along this trail regularly

I love to connect with Reiki on my walks. I have noticed that by doing so, I feel even more grounded, relaxed, peaceful, more in tune with Spirit, and it boosts creative ideas. Reiki nature walks are very balancing, grounding, healing and empowering.

Before I set off on my walk in nature, I call on Reiki. Though some parts may vary at different times depending on what I’m feeling Reiki guiding me to use (symbols etc.) at the moment, the following are typically the steps I follow.

Steps that I Follow as Suggested Ideas for Taking a Walk in Nature with Reiki

I place my hands in gassho (prayer position) and ask that my personality/ego be set aside so that I am a clear and open channel for the Reiki energy.
I ask Reiki to be with me and flow through me during my walk and to guide, heal, and ground me. And if I have any stress or worries, I ask that it all be lifted away during my walk.
I place the Holy Fire® master symbol in the palms of my hands, repeating its name silently three times. I then do the same with the Usui mental/emotional symbol, and often add the Karuna symbols Rama, Shanti and Kriya. I then place all of these symbols in my chakras and all around me. I find that the Holy Fire® is very empowering, nurturing, grounding, soothing energy that quickens the harmonizing/balancing/healing process and strengthens the other symbols. It helps to connect deeply to our true Self.
Next I silently say the name of the mental/emotional symbol and visualize it on the bottoms of each foot and visualize a large image of this symbol in front of me. The meaning of this symbol in Japanese is to create a new habit. So it is wonderful with helping to heal old patterns, habits, and thoughts that are not serving our highest good and to create healthy new habits. It is helpful with balancing the nervous system and both sides of the brain and body (yin/yang). It helps with bringing balance to all areas of our lives. This symbol assists with releasing any kind of distress such as worry, fear, grief, and anger.
Using this symbol on nature walks can help bring greater levels of harmonizing and balancing to the whole body/mind/spirit and brings with it more calming and relaxing energies. I find it to be grounding as well.
I visualize a large image of the Karuna symbol Shanti (inner peace, being centered in the now moment) in front of me, visualize the Karuna symbol Kriya in the legs (grounding and manifesting), and the Karuna symbol Rama at the bottoms of each foot (grounding, clarity of mind, harmonizing, manifesting).
Then I say to myself something like, “I surrender to the loving power of Reiki to guide me and assist me,” as I begin my walk.
I let Reiki guide me where to go on my walks. I will feel which way to turn and which path to take by feeling a pull in a certain direction.
Silently in my mind, I often greet the trees, plants, flowers, etc., and thank them for their beauty, love, and healing energies.
As I observe and tune into the wonders of nature, I will often times invoke the mental/emotional and Holy Fire® master symbols again by thinking their names and/or visualizing them. Sometimes I repeat their names in a mantra like fashion. Or sometimes I simply think “Reiki.” This is also helpful to do if I notice myself getting distracted with thoughts. Bringing Reiki to mind, returns it to stillness and back to the present moment so that I return my attention to nature. I then give thanks to Reiki and the symbols for their assistance as I continue along my way.
At times during my walk, I place my inner attention on my feet, and visualize the mental/emotional symbol on the bottoms of my feet as I feel the bottoms of them grounding firmly to the earth.
I bring attention to my breath at times and breathe in and give thanks to the fresh air and my breath. I gently stretch my muscles and if I notice any achiness anywhere, I visualize the emotional/mental and Holy Fire® master symbol in that location. This brings soothing comfort, release and relaxation to that area.
During my Reiki nature walks, I take a moment to visualize the Holy Fire® surrounding and filling my whole body and this feels so wonderful!
As I tune into nature, I give thanks to the beauty that I see around me, and the songs of nature that I hear.
At the end of my walks, I feel refreshed and I give thanks to Reiki and to nature.

I do love my Reiki nature walks. They enhance my time in nature and deepen the relaxing, healing, harmonizing, and balancing benefits that nature has to offer.

You may wish to incorporate these ideas and bring the loving power of Reiki into your nature walks. When invoking Reiki and/or any symbols, do what works for you. You can visualize the symbols, state their names, draw them over the body, or you may have other ways too. Follow your inner guidance and let Reiki lead the way on your walks! And have fun!

Nature Walks with Reiki by Maya Bringas, Holy Fire Reiki Edmonton

In Oneness,
Maya Bringas

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Staying Centered to Spirit during Times of Challenge

4/7/2020

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During times of challenge, it is even more important for us to be centered and grounded to our inner Spirit. With the many shifts and changes we are all experiencing in our daily routines and lives at this time, our ever-present true Self--our Higher Spirit Self, the calm and quiet presence within--is always there to teach us, lead us, and show us the way. It is during times like these that it is vital to listen to and follow the guidance of Spirit, our Inner Teacher of Peace.

This is such an opportune time to commit to and deepen the cultivation of the practice of presence in our daily lives. In regards to the coronavirus pandemic, yes we each take the necessary precautions to keep ourselves, families, and others safe and healthy, and do what feels best and comfortable for us in the outer world.

At the same time, at the level of the mind, our inner world, we can choose how we look at things and what we would like to focus on. We choose what we want to listen to or focus on from outside sources and what we communicate and express, and also on what we choose to focus upon from within as well. And we can look at it all with compassion, love, and understanding. We can move through this global experience and each and every one of life's experiences (there really is no difference) through presence, peace, and with Spirit.

Staying Centered to Spirit During Times of Challenge by Maya Bringas

Spirit is readily available to support us at all times and in all ways. There is no problem that is too big or too small and Spirit recognizes that all problems are really the same and that there is always just one solution. LOVE.

There is a lovely lesson (# 21) from A Course in Miracles, "I am determined to see things differently." We can always choose how to view any situation, problem, person, the self, or anything. We can look at it through the vision of Spirit (love) or through fear (ego/judgement).

When there are times that I observe that I am not feeling complete peace, I remind myself of this statement from A Course in Miracles. When I remember that I can see the particular situation differently, choose how I want to feel and at the same time I release any judgement in how I am feeling and what is occurring, a shift occurs right away. The weight is lifted when I choose to see it all through love instead.

By being willing and determined to see things differently, we open ourselves to Spirit to gently take us by the hand, and lead us to seeing things differently, through peace, love, and harmony. We no longer choose to feel stuck. We can ask Spirit to help us to see whatever is causing us any distress, through Love and divine Truth. As we do so, judgement falls away and we remember once again who we, everyone, and everything truly is. Perfect, whole, complete, divine. That is what we are.

This is truly a time of transformation on the planet when we all have the opportunity to whole-heartedly make the choice to stay anchored to our true Self/Spirit, to release judgement and replace it with compassion for ourselves and all others, and to be truly helpful. Let us make the choice to stay committed to living our magnificence!

In Oneness,
Maya Bringas

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Love is What Heals

12/1/2018

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The heart is the gateway to your True Self. The divine heart of the One Source that resides within us all, knows only Truth. It does not question, it does not seek. It simply knows. It listens in silence, it speaks with strength, and it loves with every pulsating beat. No restrictions, no reservations. It simply extends and flows, generously unhindered.

The divine heart seeks not approval, for it knows what it is. It knows only unconditional love. It embraces all and invites love within. Love is always the answer, no matter the question. By truly loving the self, you become a pillar of love. Sadness and grief, worry and despair, uncertainty and fear, dissolve when touched by the love you hold within. And no matter what is experienced within one’s life experience or in the physical body, when there is unconditional love for the self, any inner suffering is always transformed into peace.

Tuning in daily to the divine heart is essential. The physical vessel’s natural, vibrational, default setting is to the frequency of divine love. It resonates wholly to love. When aspects of the physical vessel, become out of tune/balance, whether it’s experienced in the mind, the physical or energy bodies, a return to love is what brings it back to its natural frequency and experience of well-being.

Whatever method/therapy/form one uses for healing, the underlying essence at the heart of all true and permanent healing is love. Healing is release from fear and occurs at the level of the mind. Sometimes people wonder why healing in some circumstances is temporary. One’s sense of well-being may not seem to last, or perhaps one’s symptoms/health condition may be gone for a while and then reappear. We have free will of what thoughts we choose to believe. Sometimes a person may ignore the inner voice of love, and not yet be willing to permanently release former unloving thought or behavioral patterns, therefore resisting fully embracing love’s presence. In such instances, there is a return to identification with separation and the false self. One might not be ready to release unforgiveness, guilt, judgement etc. Therefore, distress/symptoms may reoccur to get the person’s attention that an internal shift from fear to love is required.

In other cases, a person may practice unconditional love, with symptoms alleviated or disappearing completely, while the condition may or may not disappear. The body doesn’t know the divine plan for the soul, but the heart/Spirit does. It is therefore important not to judge what’s happening in the body, nor blame nor be critical of the self. Release any expectation of a specific result. Inner peace and well-being is what healing provides and is possible no matter what’s happening in the body. Being gentle, patient, forgiving, and loving with the self is the divine heart’s guidance. When there is a willingness and commitment to choose love, you can trust and know that the love of the divine heart will always take care of you and keep you well.

In Oneness,
Maya Bringas
~Article published in the December issue of Sibyl Magazine: For the Spirit and Soul of Woman.

~Freedom comes when you remember the magnificence of who you really are~

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Differentiating Between Intuition and the Ego

11/1/2018

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Our intuition is guidance from the Higher Spirit Self. The mind has two parts/thought systems. Spirit is one and is the voice of love. Spirit knows only our divine Truth that we are perfect love and that only love is real. The other part of the mind, the ego, is illusory. The ego is not an entity nor a thing, but rather just the idea that we are separate from our Source. Its thought system is fear-based and is totally flawed as we are not separate from Source. The ego is the inner critic/false self which judges everyone and everything. Abundance, unity, and wholeness are part of Spirit’s thought system. Lack, separation, and limitation are part of the ego’s thought system.

Since the part of the mind we choose to follow at any given moment effects how we perceive ourselves, others, and the world, listening to Spirit’s guidance (our intuition) enables us to experience and enjoy life from Spirit’s true vision of peace, love, non-judgement, harmony, and freedom.

How do you know if specific thoughts and ideas in your mind are guidance from Spirit or the ego? When they are from Spirit, they are loving, gentle, kind, and uplifting in nature. Any guidance that Spirit offers always result in positive outcomes for our well-being and anyone else concerned. Spirit gives us solutions on how to forgive and eliminate fear and judgement, and brings us clarity. We may feel a burst of joy when we receive inspiring ideas. If the thoughts and ideas are unloving, judgemental, or condemn anyone including the self, then they are from the ego.

The guidance received from Spirit may not always necessarily be what one wants to hear at the time. If there are expectations of what it should be, to match what you think you want, this is judgement and a control mechanism of the ego. If Spirit’s guidance is then ignored, it may lead to some confusion and doubt.

If unsure if the guidance is from Spirit or the ego, you can ask for clarification from Spirit and wait awhile. Let go of thinking about it for some time and to clear the mind, trusting that Spirit will bring you the clarification in divine timing. When we spend time being in silence and the mind becomes still, the intuitive guidance comes through clearly. Also, Spirit’s guidance will most likely stay the same a few days later, but that from the ego can change, even often.

We have so many thoughts that arise in the mind each day. Each moment, we always have the choice which inner voice to listen to. When I made the choice to listen to and follow only Spirit and have stayed committed to doing so everyday, the voice of the ego became much weaker. Like a muscle that gets stronger when we exercise it, when we are dedicated to listening to and following our intuition, the stronger our communication with Spirit and it becomes our clear, dominant, guiding light.

Is it Intuition or the Ego? By Maya Bringas

In Oneness,
Maya Bringas
~Article published in the November issue of Sibyl Magazine: For the Spirit and Soul of Woman.

~Freedom comes when you remember the magnificence of who you really are~

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Forgiveness Sets You Free

8/30/2018

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Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves and it sets us free. When we choose forgiveness, we release the past, and can enjoy living in the eternal now.

Judgement takes many forms. Blaming others or the self for one’s experiences, believing the self or others to be inadequate, guilty, or undeserving, and making comparisons, are just a few examples of judgement. Love and judgement cannot coexist. Only one of these is active at any given moment. Forgiveness is the means to the relinquishment of judgement.

When we truly forgive, we do so at the level of the mind where it is needed, since all arises from the mind. By forgiving the self, another person, or a situation, we are not indicating that a specific behavior or action is ok, but rather we see through the illusion of the world and its seeming separate identities and stories, to the love that is truly there beyond all form. The non-dualistic spiritual principles of A Course in Miracles teaches that the path to inner peace and love is through this true form of forgiveness. All are innocent, and only the love that we are, is real.

We can always, at any moment, make the choice to love, and abandon judgement. Everyone is doing the best they can based on their state of awareness about who they really are. Those who lack self-love and are unhappy deep down, can extend to others only what they feel for themselves and what they believe to be true. Forgiveness though, does not mean that one should tolerate or be subjected to the unloving nature of a situation or behavior of another.

A very helpful tool that you can use is to bring your conscious awareness outside the illusion/world and to perceive a situation as an observer looking in. This makes it easier to detach from a situation and bring your awareness to the stillness within. Like watching a movie, you observe the characters with relatively no strong attachment. Taking such a perspective when observing the stories happening in your life, results in a greater understanding and compassion for the various characters.

Spirit, our inner teacher of peace, always assists with forgiveness, we just need to ask. Our true essence is light, free, and unconditional love. Forgiveness uplifts your vibration and permanently disconnects you from suffering. Nothing on the level of form, outside of the mind, needs to be done, unless there is specific guidance from Spirit to do so. Forgiveness and commitment to the daily practice of non-judgement accelerates the undoing of the ego, which cannot survive without judgement.

Forgiveness is an act of nurturing unconditional self-love. Forgiving another is really forgiving yourself. When the painful life stories and characters are forgiven, whatever was based on divine, unconditional love, always remains. Those that were not rooted in divine love naturally fall away on their own. This creates an opening for more of that which is based on love to come into your life.

Forgiveness Sets You Free, by Maya Bringas, A Course in Miracles Edmonton Alberta

In Oneness,
Maya Bringas

~Freedom comes when you remember the magnificence of who you really are~

~Published in the September issue of Sibyl Magazine: For the Spirit and Soul of Woman. As it is a paid subscription magazine, I also share my monthly articles for Sibyl Magazine for 2018, here on this page. To find out more about Sibyl Magazine and to read wonderful, inspirational articles on the topics of spirituality, conscious living, mind/body/spirit, for a low annual subscription fee, you can visit their website here.

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Unveil Your Magnificence!

8/4/2018

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Do you know how magnificent you are? Exactly as you are right now. You are a magnificent, bright, shining, light! There is nothing that you nor I need to fix about ourselves. Awakening isn’t about becoming something, but rather shifting the perception of who we believe we are, and accepting and simply being the true divine light that we inherently are.

We are as God created us. Perfect, whole, and complete. And like God, our true Self has no lack, limitation nor flaws. We may have forgotten for awhile who we really are, but this has not changed our true essence. In a way, it is like amnesia that comes over us when we emerge into this time/space dream world causing us to forget our true self. And then the time comes when we begin to remember. Perhaps glimpses at first. Then the more that we remember, the more our light becomes evident to us. The veil that was simply cloaking, but never diminishing the light, then becomes thinner.

Removing any blocks to the awareness and appreciation that your true Self is already perfect, divine love is what is key, so that you can just be and express your true magnificent Self. When I began to change my perception of who I was, which is the same as who we all are, a great sense of freedom followed. It was also a much more empowering way of perception, knowing that I didn’t have to change myself or become anything different. There was nothing wrong with me. I just needed to be who I already truly am. God created us as the perfect light that we are, have always been, and will always be, and so we don’t need to change this. We just need to align to our true essence and embrace our magnificence.

The blocks which are the false beliefs about the self, are like layers of debris or dust that cloak an eternal, bright, radiant, light. There may be a thick or thin layer covering this light, but that doesn’t matter. As each layer is removed, the veil of debris becomes thinner and the light which has always been there, shines through and becomes more visible. And the more layers that are removed, the easier and quicker it is for the remaining ones to be removed.

What is important is the willingness for the layers to be lifted away. Sometimes people worry that it is too much work, that they are too old to let go of old beliefs, or are even fearful to discover how amazing they are. They give up and don’t allow the miracle to occur. However, once one is willing to remove the layers, that gives Spirit the permission to assist the process and it opens the door to alignment to one’s true magnificence.

You are love and are completely loved by the Divine. Are you ready to recognize this and fully embrace the magnificence that you are?

Article published in the current August issue of Sibyl Magazine: For the Spirit and Soul of Woman.

Unveil Your Magnificence, by Maya Bringas

In Oneness,
Maya Bringas

~Freedom comes when you remember the magnificence of who you really are~

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You Are Divine LOVE

2/1/2018

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You Are Divine LOVE, by Maya Bringas, A Course in Miracles unconditional love

This article was published in the February 2018 issue of Sibyl Magazine: For the Spirit and Soul of Woman.

Your true essence is the unconditional love of Source. That is what you are. What we all are as we are One with Source. There is no separate you nor I, for we are united together as One being, One light, One child of Source. The love of Source is always unconditional. There is never any judgement, nor condemnation. You have always been and forever are so dearly and completely loved. Source knows only the divine Truth of who you are which is LOVE.

When you judge yourself or something or someone else, your perception is not based on divine spiritual Truth. Such judgement needs to be lovingly and gently released so that true perception is revealed. Only love is real. Anything that is not based on unconditional love is not, because Source (and you), are only unconditional love. It is so vital to be loving, kind, gentle, patient, and compassionate with yourself. As you do, you embody your true divine essence and enable the falsities to fall away. All done with more ease and grace as you nurture your well-being with love along the way.

See yourself and everything in your world as Source sees all. See with LOVE. When you do, you see past the false illusions of the ego’s fear to what is really there. Peace, love, unity, harmony. See everyone as the divine light that they are and you honor and affirm to yourself the divine light that you are.

“Child of Light, you know not that the light is in you. Yet you will find it through it’s witnesses, for having given light to them they will return it. Each one you see in light brings your light closer to your awareness. Love always leads to love.” A Course in Miracles (T-13.VI.10:1-4).

You can connect with your sacred heart within daily to align to the divine love that you are. The following exercise will help you to really feel and embody this love. Place your hands on your heart chakra in the center of your chest. Close your eyes and take a few slow, deep, gentle breaths. As you breathe in, allow your belly to expand outwards as you affirm to yourself in your mind, or aloud, “I AM the love that flows in through me.” And as you exhale, draw your belly inwards and affirm, “I AM the love that flows out through me.” Feel the connection with your sacred heart within as this loving energy expands. Continue breathing in and out with these affirmations until you feel immersed with this glorious love that resides within your sacred heart. You are a beacon of love. You are nourishing your whole being with your divine love as you also extend it out into your world. Close this exercise by affirming, “I AM Love, I AM Love, I AM Love.” You can start each morning with this short exercise, to help you to stay centered in your heart throughout the day.

You Are Divine LOVE, by Maya Bringas, Sibyl Magazine

In Oneness and Light,
Maya Bringas

~Freedom comes when you remember the magnificence of who you really are~

Be sure to try the exercise at the end of the article to align with your sacred heart and true divine essence which is LOVE! I enjoy doing it daily and it is a simple and wonderful way to stay aligned to the divine love that we are throughout the day. Feel free to share your experience using the exercise in the comments section below.

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Source Within Is Your Supply

1/3/2018

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Source Within Is Your Supply, by Maya Bringas

This article was published in the January 2018 issue of Sibyl Magazine: For the Spirit and Soul of Woman. Enjoy!

Each of us and everything we perceive in the Universe is connected and One with Source (Creator/All That Is). There is no separation. Source is all-knowing, all-loving, and all-powerful, without any lack nor limitation. And so are you, as that is your true divine essence.

Your natural state of being is perfect, whole, and complete. It is when you forget or resist the Truth of who you really are (your Oneness with Source), that barriers are created to the natural flow of your infinite supply of well-being, health, inner harmony, abundance etc. For example, if you often get frustrated because you believe that you don’t have the resources to do the things that bring you joy or that you can’t have the career of your dreams because you are afraid that you will fail, you create resistance to allowing your desires to naturally flow through you. Source provides an ever-flowing supply of all we require.

Imagine for a moment Source flowing through an unobstructed river. There is a continuous, natural flow. Similarly, when you allow Source to move through you freely, you allow the natural flow of well-being, health, inner harmony, abundance etc. However, when you forget your Oneness with Source and become fearful or lack trust for example, then you resist the natural flow of Source through you. Like the example of the flowing river, if several large boulders were placed in the middle of the river, this would prevent its unobstructed natural flow. It is a matter of releasing the resistance so that you allow the natural flow of Source to move through you.

Removing your personal boulders/resistance may mean letting go of beliefs and habits that are not in alignment with your true divine essence, which is a magnificent, vibrational being of love and light. You are always in this universal flow. However, your beliefs depending on what they are, can either allow this natural flow or they can resist/disturb it. Therefore, it is important to release any such beliefs so that you allow Source to flow through you without resistance. Release not by analyzing or trying to fix things about yourself, as this leads to the false belief that there is something wrong with you. Instead observe as they arise, without attachment, any beliefs that you may have that are not in alignment to your true essence and be willing to let them go. Go within and connect with the wisdom of your Higher Holy Self to assist you with this process. You are never alone and are always supported.

Many people are often afraid of change in their life. If you are resisting letting go of the things that are not for your highest good, you may notice that the same issue in your life keeps repeating or you may feel stuck. All the resources you require are within. Trust that you will always be guided and supported by your Higher Holy Self. You are amazing! Know this, feel this, and embody this!

In Oneness and Light,
Maya Bringas

~Freedom comes when you remember the magnificence of who you really are~

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A Few Ways to Practice Self-Love

11/6/2017

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Here are Ten Ways...
1. Stop all criticism of yourself. Accept and approve of yourself as the MAGNIFICENT being of love and light that you truly are. Make the decision to no longer judge yourself, but instead appreciate yourself.
2. Forgive yourself. You are doing the best you can. Let the past go and FREE yourself. When you forgive yourself, you release the suffering and choose peace for yourself.
3. Be nurturing, compassionate and gentle with yourself. Don’t scold yourself, but treat your beautiful self with kindness and care. People are often harsh on themselves and find it much easier to be loving and kind to others. Treat yourself the way you would your dearest friend or a loved one.
4. Place your hand on your heart and feel your heartbeat. Connect with your physical heart and feel its LOVE. Then tell your heart I Love You. Do this everyday. Beginning each morning doing this is a wonderful practice to send love to your beautiful sacred heart and whole being.
5. Do activities that bring you JOY! Make time daily to do things that make your heart sing. Even with a busy schedule, you can always make a little time to have fun. If you feel you just don’t have time in your daily schedule, then you really need to make time to do this! And as you do, you nurture, support, and bring joy to your inner child.
6. Nourish your mind with supportive thoughts about yourself. Praise yourself often throughout the day. Give yourself the encouragement you need.
7. Don’t scare yourself. Sometimes people imagine the worst-case scenario of a situation arising instead of the best-case scenario. It’s safe to release your fears and trust that everything always happens for your highest good. All is well. You are a success always!
8. Nourish your body with healthy foods and beverages. Support your body with the fuel needed for it’s optimal health and well-being.
9. During meditation, visualize the divine, unconditional love that resides within your sacred heart, radiating out and filling all the cells of your body. All the cells, organs, muscles, tissues, and your whole body and mind is infused with love.
10. Give yourself a hug! Wrap your arms around yourself right now and tell yourself “I LOVE YOU!” Feel the love within your radiant heart, filling and encircling you in a beautiful cocoon of love.

A crystal ally that is wonderful for assisting with self-love is Rose Quartz. It has a nurturing, loving, and gentle vibration. Hold a piece of rose quartz or place on your heart for a short while to feel it's loving energy. It also assists with forgiveness, can help relieve grief and sadness and promotes compassion and understanding.

You may download and/or print a copy of this list via this printer-friendly PDF version by clicking the button below. You can keep it handy, put it on your fridge or somewhere you will see it often as a reminder of the importance to nurture and cultivate self-love each day.

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Only Love is Real

Perfect love casts out fear.
If fear exists,
Then there is not perfect love
But:
Only perfect love exists.
If there is fear,
It produces a state that does not exist.
Believe this and you will be free.
~A Course In Miracles I-VI-V

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The Healing Power of Mother Mary

10/19/2017

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Ascended Master Mother Mary's Healing Power, Mary Queen of Angels, Doreen Virtue

It is with love and gratitude, that I feel inspired to write about and share a few deeply profound experiences, including healing, that I’ve had with the blessed Mother Mary, as she is available and ready to assist anyone who calls upon her for assistance. Whether it be for healing, inspiration, upliftment, guidance, a boost in self-love, or inner peace, she helps all. She loves all unconditionally and her gentle, healing love is so nurturing and powerful. She can help you with any aspect of your life if you so choose to ask for her loving support.

Just to share a little about myself, Mother Mary has been a guiding light in my life since I was a child. I have always felt close to her as so many do around the globe. Mother Mary represents the Divine Mother and she is a mother to all people and all life. And as such, she can always come to our immediate aid for divine support. When we connect with the Divine Mother, we connect with the aspect of our own selves that is unconditionally loving, nurturing, compassionate, and understanding. We connect to the love that is within each of us, which is our true healer.

My first healing from Mother Mary that I recall, was an experience that occurred over twenty years ago. Doreen Virtue, a best-selling, inspirational and spiritual author and teacher, who has written over fifty books mostly on the topic of angels, wrote about a couple of my experiences in her beautiful book titled, “Mary Queen of Angels,” that was published in 2012. I share an excerpt here from the book, of an experience I had, to illustrate an example of Mother Mary's healing power.

“Any loving parent would want her children to be immediately comforted, so Mother Mary’s healings are often instantaneous. When Maya Bringas asked Mary to heal away her pain, her prayer was immediately answered:

Maya has had several experiences with Mother Mary that touched her. For instance, many years ago, when she was about 20, she woke up with severe pains in her lower abdomen. It was like nothing she’d ever experienced before; she was in agony. Since it was the middle of the night, she didn’t want to get up and disturb her parents, so she stayed in bed.

At that time, Maya kept a small statue of Mother Mary on her bedside table, so she touched the statue, asking for the pain to go away. She then started to place her hands in various positions on her abdominal area. After just a few minutes, the pain completely disappeared! She was then able to fall back to sleep.

The next morning, Maya told her parents what had happened, and also went to the doctor to check things out, even though she had no discomfort. The doctor explained that it was menstrual cramps, something Maya had never experienced before the previous night, which is why she was so confused what was happening with her body.

That day Maya bought some carnations and placed them on her altar at home as an offering to Mother Mary to thank her for healing her pain. It truly was a miracle, and she was so grateful to the Blessed Mother! It’s been about 15 or so years since that night, and she has never experienced cramps like that again. She knows that Mother Mary is always with her, protecting and guiding her.”

As Doreen explains in her lovely book, Mother Mary is always available to us to provide us with sweet and gentle nurturing support, not only with physical issues, but with emotional or any sort of issues we need help with. We need only call upon the beloved Mother for assistance and she will come to our aid. And as we do, we are calling upon and requesting alignment to the loving, divine feminine energy, that lies within each of us (both females and males) to provide the nurturing support we require. When we take a little time to go inwards and quiet the mind and connect with the stillness that resides within, we connect with our Higher Holy Spirit Self. And it is here that we receive the guidance and assistance required to assist us for our healing and alignment.

Ascended Master Mother Mary's Healing Power

Several years ago, in 2000, I was visiting an aunt in France with my parents and we travelled to the sacred town called Lourdes in the south of France. It is such a beautiful, small town, nestled in the Pyrenees Mountains. Lourdes is very sacred place where Mother Mary appeared to a young girl named Bernadette eighteen times over several months in 1858. Mother Mary asked Bernadette to dig in a specific area in the ground and soon after water began flowing there. This water is holy water and many miracles of healing have been reported. Millions of people travel there each year. When I was there, it was still a few years before I knew or learned about energy healing etc. However, one does not need to know details about energy, in order to feel and experience the powerful sacred energy. I remember as I touched the grotto walls and felt the flowing water in my hands, the powerful energy that filled my being. It was an amazing experience.

Mother Mary is an Ascended Master that we may call upon for assistance, guidance, and healing. “There are those who have reached God directly, retaining no trace of worldly limits and remembering their own Identity perfectly. These might be called the Teachers of teachers because although they are no longer visible, their image can yet be called upon. And they will appear when and where it is helpful for them to do so. To those to whom such appearances would be frightening, they give their ideas. No one can call on them in vain. Nor is there anyone of whom they are unaware. All needs are known to them, and all mistakes are recognized and overlooked by them.”
~ A Course in Miracles (Manual for Teachers, 26.2).

I call upon Mother Mary daily to guide and assist me. In the past few years, when I had experienced physical distress (with gratitude I am now fine as the issue has resolved) I called upon the Blessed Mother immediately to intervene. And each time, I received assistance. I knew that her energy was present, enveloping me in her sacred healing light of love. There were times when I experienced pain and after laying down and calling upon her, she assisted with returning calm to the mind and the discomfort subsided. I was able to drift off to sleep. Upon waking the pain was gone. These were healing miracles. I normally do not discuss that journey of healing that experience with others, as it is not who I AM, is over, and is no longer part of my vibration. Each experience we go through in life is there to teach us something about ourselves and to help realign us to who we really are, our true divine essence. I have only chosen to share a little of that experience now, to perhaps offer a little upliftment and hope to anyone who may be feeling disheartened, afraid, or going through a challenging time, to know that you are never alone. Release your fears to the divine. You always have the loving support of the divine ready and joyfully awaiting to offer help at anytime. The divine resides no further than within your own sacred heart.

Mother Mary is also wonderful to call upon to assist with issues of self-love, forgiveness, grief, sadness, and self-empowerment. You can ask her to help with healing and/or further expansion of your heart center (chakra) and inner light so that you may live aligned to your heart. Or simply call upon her or ask her to come to you during meditation/quiet contemplation to receive her loving energies and be open to receive her light! Don't be surprised if you experience waves of loving energy being infused into your heart center and whole being when you do. Ask and you shall receive in the perfect way that is best for you.

As mentioned, Mother Mary is available to assist anyone and everyone. One does not need to have specific spiritual or religious beliefs. Unconditional love, which is what she is and represents is open to all! I wanted to share some of my experiences at this time because she has been and continues to be a very important part on my path. For me, she has been one, if not the most, powerful healing light in my life. I am forever grateful for her loving support, healing miracles, guidance, and blessings. And I hope that by having shared my experiences, you know that the loving and healing power of Mother Mary is always available to you too. You just need call upon her and ask for her guidance and support. And she will be with you. She already is because she is a part of all of us. The loving, nurturing mother, the divine feminine energy, resides within us all.

In Oneness and Light,
Maya

PS. Have you had an experience or felt a deep connection to Mother Mary? Feel free to share your experience below. I always love to read your feedback.

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