BALANCE
FOR THE BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT
BALANCE WAS CREATED TO ASSIST IN THE HEALTH AND HEALING OF YOU! I HAVE NOTICED IN MY OWN LIFE TIMES WHEN MENTAL OR PHYSICAL HEALTH SERVICES DID NOT REALLY HELP THE ISSUES I WAS HAVING. EVEN THOUGH THEY APPEARED TO BE THINGS LIKE ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND VARIOUS HEALTH CONCERNS, THE REMEDIES OFFERED WERE NOT HELPING. IT LEFT ME SEARCHING FOR HOW TO HEAL MY MIND AND BODY. ALONG THE JOURNEY, I FOUND MY SPIRIT.
UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE EACH A BODY, MIND, AND A SPIRIT. AS HUMANS WE LONG FOR A CONNECTION TO SPIRIT AND NO MATTER OUR RACE, GENDER, OR AGE, WE ARE ALL DESERVING OF THIS CONNECTION. I FIND THE MOST RELEVANT AND MEANINGFUL TRUTH THAT I HAVE LEARNED ON THIS JOURNEY IS THE FACT THAT WE MUST STRIP AWAY OUR ATTACHMENT TO LABELS AND JUDGEMENT OF SELF AND OTHERS. WE MUST LET GO OF THE IDEA THAT WE CAN OR CANNOT DO SOMETHING BECAUSE WE ARE NOT THIS OR THAT. AS HUMANS WE HAVE BOUNDLESS POWER AND LOVE WITHIN. IT IS THROUGH THESE LABELS AND JUDGEMENTS THAT WE HAVE CREATED SEPARATION AND SUFFERING.
AS AN EXAMPLE: I AM METIS AND BECAUSE MY GRANDMA LIVED THROUGH VERY TRAUMATIC TIMES IN A RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL, SHE WAS SO ASHAMED TO BE INDIGENOUS THAT WE WERE NEVER TAUGHT ABOUT OUR CULTURE. IN FACT, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT I WAS METIS UNTIL I WAS IN MY LATE TEENS. AS I GREW OLDER AND FELT A VERY STRONG CONNECTION TO THE INDIGENOUS WAYS, I OFTEN FELT I WAS TOO WHITE TO PRACTICE THE TRADITIONS OR CULTURE. AS I CONNECTED TO MY SPIRIT THROUGH MEDITATION, I WAS GUIDED TO CONTINUE SEEKING AND CONNECTING TO PRACTICES THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED TRADITIONAL. BY TRUSTING MY INNER KNOWING, I DO CONNECT WITH MY INDIGENOUS ANCESTORS IN SPIRIT. I LEARN ABOUT THE METIS PEOPLE, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND ABOUT THE TRADITIONS THAT I MIGHT HAVE BEEN TAUGHT IF MY GRANDMA TAUGHT US. THIS IS HOW I'VE FOUND PEACE WITHIN, BY PRACTICING WHAT MY SPIRIT NEEDS. OUR SPIRITS MAY FEEL A CONNECTION TO A CERTAIN RELIGION, CULTURE, OR SPIRITUAL PRACTICE FOR REASONS WE DO NOT ENTIRELY UNDERSTAND AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT BEEN BORN INTO THAT WAY, WE CAN STILL PRACTICE IF WE FEEL CALLED.
AS HUMANS WE HAVE THE RIGHT, MORE SO, AN OBLIGATION TO CONNECT TO THE SPIRIT, FOR OUR GREATER GOOD. THERE WE FIND SOMETHING TO LEARN, TO TEACH, TO KNOW, TO FEEL. THIS IS THE CONNECTION THAT SO MANY OF US LONG FOR. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT WHEN YOU LISTEN TO YOUR SPIRIT, YOU ARE HEARING TRUTH, THE TRUTH OF YOUR SOUL. THERE ARE NO BOUNDARIES OF LABELS LIKE RACE, RELIGION OR GENDER IN THE SPIRIT REALMS.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GRAB A JOURNAL, BUY A SPECIAL ONE (THE DOLLARSTORE HAS SOME GREAT ONES0, REFLECT ON YOUR LIFE AND IF YOU'VE FELT A CONNECTION TO ANY PARTICULAR CULTURE OR SPIRITUALITY. WRITE THE DATE AND TIME ON EVERY ENTRY.
TO TRULY LOVE OURSELVES WE MUST HONOR EACH ASPECT OF OUR BEING. TO DO THIS WE MUST BECOME VERY HONEST WITH OURSELVES AND HOW WE INTERACT WITH OUR INNER AND OUTER WORLDS.
JOURNAL - HOW ARE YOU TREATING YOUR BODY? WHAT FOODS ARE YOU EATING? DO YOU STRUGGLE WITH ADDICTION TO FOOD, SHOPPING, SUBSTANCES, COMPLAINING?
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO YOURSELF, ABOUT YOURSELF? HOW DO YOU TRULY FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF? WHAT DO YOU SAY TO OTHERS OR ABOUT OTHERS?
HOW DO YOU CONNECT TO AND TREAT OUR EARTH? DO YOU COMMUNE WITH GOD OR A HIGHER POWER? DO YOU BELIEVE IN A HIGHER POWER?
BY ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS WE GET TO KNOW OURSELVES.
NOW IS THE TIME TO CHANGE WHAT YOU CANNOT ACCEPT.
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FOR THE SPIRIT - CONNECT TO YOUR HIGHER SELF AND SPIRIT TEAM
HOW DO WE CONNECT TO A HIGHER POWER?
BEGIN WITH THESE GUIDED MEDITATIONS AND LECTURES THAT I HAVE CREATED ON YOUTUBE. I BEGIN WITH 'WEEK' ONE, ROOT, BUT FOR SOME THIS COULD SPAN A MONTH OR LONGER. TAKE YOUR TIME, LISTEN TO YOUR INNER GUIDANCE. DON’T FORGET TO READ THE DESCRIPTION BOX BELOW EACH VIDEO FOR WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS OR SCROLL DOWN FOR THE WEEKLY SCHEDULES. MEDITATION IS HOW WE CONNECT TO OUR HIGHER SELVES, TO THE EARTH AND TO A HIGHER POWER. IT IS AMAZING WHAT WAITS FOR YOU IN YOUR OWN BEING.
BALANCE SOLAR PLEXUS MEDITATION
LEARN MORE ABOUT ENERGY BY READING ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS, ANATOMY OF THE SPIRIT BY CAROLINE MYSS.
ROOT CHAKRA
DAY ONE TO TWO - LISTEN TO THE BALANCE ROOT LECTURE
JOURNAL YOUR EARLIEST CHILDHOOD MEMORIES UP TO AGE 8 LOOKING FOR A BELIEF SYSTEM THAT NO LONGER SERVES YOU
WRITE A LETTER EXPRESSING HOW THIS BELIEF SYSTEM HAS SHAPED YOUR LIFE AND HOW IT MAKES YOU FEEL
WRITE A NEW LETTER OF FORGIVENESS TO YOUR GUARDIANS FOR SHAPING YOUR BELIEFS IN THIS WAY, REALIZING THAT FORGIVENESS IS A CHOICE
PERFORM A FIRE OR RIPPING CEREMONY TO DESTROY THE PAGES OF YOUR CHILDHOOD TRAUMA/BELIEFS
CHOOSE AN AFFIRMATION THAT REPLACES YOUR OLD BELIEF SYSTEM
ONCE YOU CHOOSE AN AFFIRMATION USE WHAT YOU HAVE ON HAND TO WRITE OR PAINT THE MANTRA/AFFIRMATION AND POST IT AROUND YOUR HOUSE AS A REMINDER. THIS CAN BE DONE SIMPLY USING POST IT NOTES, PRINT THE AFFIRMATION OFF AND FRAME IT OR PAINT A BEAUTIFUL RED THEMED PICTURE AND THEN WRITE THE AFFIRMATION ON THE ART. GET CREATIVE! YOUR MANTRA IS TO BE USED ANYTIME THAT YOU HEAR NEGATIVE SELF TALK OR WHEN YOU SEE YOURSELF RESORTING TO YOUR OLD BELIEF SYSTEM
Root Chakra Affirmations/Mantras
- belonging, safety, trust, connection to the earth.
"I am here in my body and all is well"
"I connect easily and often to nature"
"I am safe always, I am loved"
"I trust in the process of life"
BEFORE YOU GO TO BED SAY ‘I SET THE INTENTION TO BALANCE MY ROOT CHAKRA. I CALL ON ALL COMPASSIONATE GUIDES WHO WALK BESIDE ME, THANK YOU’
DAY TWO TO SEVEN - BEFORE YOU LEAVE YOUR BED, IN YOUR MIND OR OUT LOUD SAY YOUR DAILY PROTECTION PRAYER ‘I AM SURROUNDED AND PROTECTED BY DIVINE LOVE AND LIGHT, THANK YOU’
WHENEVER YOU HEAR NEGATIVE SELF TALK OR CATCH YOURSELF OPERATING OUT OF THE OLD BELIEF SYSTEM RECITE YOUR AFFIRMATION
WHEN YOU ARE READY SIT IN A QUIET SPACE AND USE THE BALANCE - TRIBE POWER MEDITATION (SAY THE PRAYER AGAIN)
LIFE IS A CEREMONY! BEFORE YOU EAT OR DRINK SAY A BLESSING ‘THANK YOU FOR THIS FOOD/DRINK, BLESS IT WITH LOVE’. EVEN GOING TO THE BATHROOM CAN BE A WAY TO RELEASE LOWER ENERGY.
BEFORE YOU GO TO BED SAY ‘MY ROOT CHAKRA IS BALANCED. I CALL ON ALL COMPASSIONATE GUIDES WHO WALK BESIDE ME TO GUIDE AND PROTECT ME AS I SLEEP, THANK YOU’
SACRAL CHAKRA
DAY ONE TO TWO - JOURNAL YOUR EARLIEST CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF SOMEONE ENFORCING THEIR WILL
WRITE A LETTER EXPRESSING HOW THAT MADE YOU FEEL
WRITE A LETTER OF FORGIVENESS WITH THE NEW UNDERSTANDING THAT FORGIVENESS WILL SET YOU FREE
CREATE A PAINTING, DRAWING OR VISION BOARD WITH AN ORANGE THEME. THE AFFIRMATION THIS WEEK IS ‘I CREATE MY REALITY’
BEFORE YOU GO TO BED SAY ‘I SET THE INTENTION TO BALANCE MY SACRAL CHAKRA. I CALL ON ALL COMPASSIONATE GUIDES WHO WALK BESIDE ME, THANK YOU’
DAY TWO TO SEVEN - BEFORE YOU LEAVE YOUR BED, IN YOUR MIND OR OUT LOUD RECITE YOUR AFFIRMATION
SAY YOUR DAILY PROTECTION PRAYER ‘I AM SURROUNDED AND PROTECTED BY DIVINE LOVE AND LIGHT, THANK YOU’
WHEN YOU ARE READY SIT IN A QUIET SPACE AND USE THE BALANCE - CREATIVE POWER MEDITATION
BEFORE YOU EAT OR DRINK SAY A BLESSING ‘THANK YOU FOR THIS FOOD/DRINK, BLESS IT WITH LOVE’
BEFORE YOU GO TO BED SAY ‘MY SACRAL CHAKRA IS BALANCED. I CALL ON ALL COMPASSIONATE GUIDES WHO WALK BESIDE ME TO GUIDE AND PROTECT ME AS I SLEEP, THANK YOU’
REMEMBER WHEN WRITING THE LETTER OF FORGIVENESS THAT OFTEN, “HURTING PEOPLE, HURT PEOPLE” AND WHILE THIS DOES NOT MAKE IT OK THAT SOMEONE HAS HURT YOU OR TRIED TO CONTROL YOU, WE ALL OPERATE OUT OF OUR OWN EXPERIENCES. YOU CAN NOW CHOOSE, WITH COMPASSION, TO FORGIVE AND TO HEAL YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE SO THAT YOU CAN OPERATE OUT OF A HEALTHY STATE VS AN UNBALANCED STATE.
SOLAR PLEXUS CHAKRA
DAY ONE TO TWO - JOURNAL SOMETHING YOU DO, SAY, THINK OR FEEL THAT YOU WANT TO CHANGE
WRITE A LETTER EXPRESSING WHY YOU FEEL YOU DO THIS. IF YOU CAN'T CHANGE IT, ACCEPT IT. IF YOU CAN'T ACCEPT IT, CHANGE IT!
WRITE A LETTER OF LOVE TO YOURSELF. WHAT ARE SOME THINGS YOU DO OR CAN DO FOR YOURSELF OUT OF LOVE.
CREATE A NOTE WITH A YELLOW THEME AND THE AFFIRMATION 'I AM POWERFUL AND CAPABLE OF SELF LOVE'
BEFORE YOU GO TO BED SAY ‘I SET THE INTENTION TO BALANCE MY SOLAR PLEXUS CHAKRA. I CALL ON ALL COMPASSIONATE GUIDES WHO WALK BESIDE ME, THANK YOU’
DAY TWO TO SEVEN - BEFORE YOU LEAVE YOUR BED, IN YOUR MIND OR OUT LOUD RECITE YOUR AFFIRMATION
SAY YOUR DAILY PROTECTION PRAYER ‘I AM SURROUNDED AND PROTECTED BY DIVINE LOVE AND LIGHT, THANK YOU’
WHEN YOU ARE READY SIT IN A QUIET SPACE AND USE THE BALANCE - PERSONAL POWER MEDITATION
BEFORE YOU EAT OR DRINK SAY A BLESSING ‘THANK YOU FOR THIS FOOD/DRINK, BLESS IT WITH LOVE’
BEFORE YOU GO TO BED SAY ‘MY SOLAR PLEXUS CHAKRA IS BALANCED. I CALL ON ALL COMPASSIONATE GUIDES WHO WALK BESIDE ME TO GUIDE AND PROTECT ME AS I SLEEP, THANK YOU’
Here are some other affirmations you're welcome to use rather than the one I listed.
- personal power, self control, vitality, purpose, direction.
"I easily manifest my desires"
"I trust my own guidance"
"I am a powerful creator of my life"
"I feel great purpose and passion for life"