Three-minute healing circle
10/12/2011 at 3:48 pm | Posted in Healing, Meditation, Uncategorized | 14 CommentsTags: happiness, healing, inspiration, meditation, Spirituality, wellbeing
Ideally, do this after a daily practice of meditation, when the mind is still and calm, and the body rested, yet alert.
Sit comfortably, with your eyes closed and your back straight, in a peaceful place where you won’t be disturbed. Take a few deep breaths, releasing any thoughts, knowing this time is for you, and for those who may wish for your help…
First minute: create the healing circle.
As you breathe in, picture a white light in the centre of you, glowing and sparkling brightly, like a diamond. As you breathe out, picture the white light radiating outwards from your hands, creating a large white circular space in front of you: a healing space. As you continue to breathe out, send out an invitation to all who may wish for healing, to enter the circle. Each time you breathe in, see the diamond at the centre of you glowing and sparkling ever more brightly. Each time you breathe out, see the healing circle in front of you shining more and more brightly. Continue to send out a general invitation to all who may wish for healing.
Second minute: maintain the healing circle.
As you breathe in, and as you breathe out, continue to maintain the shining white healing circle in front of you. See people enter the circle, and stand in it, soaking up the healing white light. You may recognise people; you may see strangers; you may see a mixture of both. You may see nothing; just trust in the process and continue. The people do not see you. They simply approach the circle and stand inside it, soaking up the light. As you continue to breathe in and out, be aware that the whole of you, too, is glowing and sparkling with healing white light.
Third minute: close down the healing circle.
Send out a thank you to all who have entered the circle, and watch them begin to leave. As you continue to breathe in and out, gradually let the light settle down, fade, and return to normal levels. As it does so, the last people leave the circle, and then the circle itself vanishes.
The minutes don’t have to be exact. They’re just a rough guide.
Three Happy Moments Game
23/11/2011 at 8:17 pm | Posted in Happiness, Parenting, Uncategorized, Wellbeing | 1 CommentTags: affirmation, inspiration, life skills, positive thinking, success, wellbeing
The unexpected fragrance of a flower as you pass by.
This is a great game to share with a child, partner or friend at the end of the day. And it’s guaranteed to make the toughest days seem better…
Simply take it in turns to share a first happy moment that happened during the day; then a second; then a third. Choose anything that comes to mind; they don’t have to follow chronological order. Here are some examples:
* seeing a tree with brightly coloured leaves, with the sun shining through them
* a letter containing good news
* thoughtful praise from a colleague
* sharing a laugh with a friend
* seeing your child’s face light up when you picked them up from school
* a blissful half-hour of meditation
* the unexpected fragrance of flowers as you walked by.
* a healthy work-out at the gym, or a yoga practice.
Over time, you get a very clear idea of the things that make you and your loved ones happy. And the more you focus on those, the more often those happy things happen. This is a win-win game.
Looking at the world through angels’ eyes
10/09/2011 at 10:10 am | Posted in Uncategorized | 8 CommentsTags: inspiration, meditation, nature, wellbeing
My daughter calls these angel clouds. They are a great reminder of a simple truth: when we rise above a problem we look at it with different eyes. Suddenly, we can see the big picture. We can actually see beauty where perhaps before we just saw stress and sadness.
Look at this picture, taken last week over Southern England. Everything is beautiful if you look at it from a higher perspective.
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