Take control of your health!

Today, In the wee hours of the morning, I was on a meditation-healing run through the back trails of my home here in eastlake.  The view of the lake with the sun rising over the mountain hitting the water as the reflection created star like light that danced on the water creating a shine that reflected so brightly I had to close my eyes as I ran by.  I went inside my head and I mentally asked my guides to help me to see what it was that was holding me back from achieving my goals.  Immediately, I felt a fear with a thought that accompanied this feeling.  then all of sudden it was like I was watching myself, similar to an out of body experience that I have had many times in my life time.  I was the voyeur watching the interaction between myself and the thoughts of fear.   I became aware that I was in two places at one time inside my head.  I heard myself saying the words of fear and I felt my body respond with a cringe, yet at the same time I was watching all of this from a distance.  I silenced my thoughts by telling myself, cancel that thought and replace it with what you want to see happen.  I did this immediately inside my head and as I, the voyeur, was watching me do this, I became aware of the fact that I was aware, and I heard my voice inside my head tell me, myself, awaken the power within you to make the positive changes, awaken the feminine light, the power of the force, and watch it all come to you as you ask.  I began to recreate the scene within my head as I would like it to be, and as I did, I felt a warmth that was unlike any other I have ever felt.  It was so overwhelming that I had to cry, as the tears streamed down my face, I felt the trail of tears leaving behind a cold and very comfortable feeling.  My heart was light and my thoughts were beggining to clear.  I, the voyeur, was very pleased with what I was witnessing and I stepped in to tell myself, this my friend is how you listen to the power within, this is how to awaken the person inside.  I was so taken that I had to write about this and share it with you.  May you be as blessed!  Listen to the power within, Awaken the light inside.

Namaste,

Marti Angel

This morning as I was practicing my morning ritual of giving thanks, saying my clearing mantra, giving thanks and praying.  Then all of a sudden I thought what is it that I am doing or not doing to create all the abundance I truly want in my life?  So I began to be thankful for all that I have and all that I am.  This usually does the trick for me and as if by magic all my guides and angels line everything up for me and I begin to see, feel and hear things flow naturally and easily to me.   So I thought, I believe I am stuck because, I am falling back into the comfort of having everything be comfortable.  Then as if to hear an angel say to me look up, I did and I saw the majesty of a silver hawk open his wings and fly over my head.  I was so taken by the sight that it literally knocked the wind out of me.  Then I thought what is this bird doing here in a common neighborhood?  It is out of its natural environment!  It belongs in a mountain setting.  Then, I realized it was a sign!  I had been given a sign, this bird was out of its comfort zone.  That was the answer, I need to be out of my comfort zone in order to get unstuck! I spoke to myself mentally….. Marti, you need to be out of your comfort zone in order to grow!!  There you have it, the more you can be out of your comfort zone the more you will grow. Think outside the box! Be strong, Be bold, Be all that you can be.  Be out of your comfort zone!  Fly like a bird!

Thank you for the sign!

Namaste,

There is a lot of talk among the New Age communities about a return to feminine energy and a return to feminine leadership.  Somehow, it is believed that with women in charge we will somehow clean up all of the world’s problems and magically bring civilization back to a place of beauty and harmony living off the land in a peaceful nurturing way.  I am not sure that this is truly how it will be.   But we can all live in this dream of creation and hopefulness as we anticipate the coming of 2012.  I believe that the time is here when we must begin to usher in this new energy.  Make room  in our mental closets, open our minds, touch our hearts and let our spirits flow.    So what does USHER really mean?  When I look up the word usher-I get this definition-(To bring forward (a plan, for example) for consideration.)  Yes it is time, 2010 is the time to bring forward the age of restoration.  To restore the peace, harmony and love…. all that we have lost with all the  excess male energy surrounding the universe.   We are living in the second and third Chakras.  This can be very harmful  to us as a society.  We are beginning to see the harm and destruction that this can cause.   In one of my previous articles, I write about the difference of the male and feminine energies and how they are represented in our bodies, right and left side.   Today with much meditation and help from the guides that are using my fingers right now to write this, I know different, the male energy has its inception in the lower half of the body and the female energy rules the upper part of the body.  Chakras one, two and three are ruled by the male dominance, and the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh Chakras are ruled by the dominance of the female light, the female energy.  This can only be known by those who listen and tune themselves into their own energy.  When we begin to respect and usher in this great energy that lives in all of us …. male and female….we begin to heal our lives, our planet, our world and our own light.  So with this I chant this feminine energy yoga chant:

Namah Shivaya Gurave Saccidananda  Murtaye Nishprapaneaya Shantaya Niralambaya Tejase

Chant with me as we usher in the beauty and the splendor of this feminine energy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7pSswcI6YM

 Namaste,

Marti Angel

Today Sunday as I sit here on my lanai in this beautiful island of Hawaii, I feel blessed, blessed for my health, my wealth and my prosperity.  I accept myself for all that I am and all that I have.   This is not the way it has always been for me.  In my quest for good health I have learned many things and most importantly learned to accept those I cannot change. When we live with illusions we cannot heal.

There are three main illusions that plague us in our quest to heal our lives, bodies and souls.  The first of these illusions is that we are this body.  We identify with this body.  When we do this we use the theory that we are “Finite”.  This is the furthest thing from the real truth.  We are not this body, we are beautiful souls housed in this body that has been on loan to us for our time here on this earth.  It is our temple our temporary home during our journey here on this finite land.  We must learn to accept the fact that we are more than what we can see in the mirror.  We are beautiful light beings.   The second illusion is that our quest in life is the pursuit of happiness.  The problem with this myth is that our understanding of happiness is confused with pleasure.  Pleasure is not happiness.  Pleasure should not be confused with happiness.  It is in this confusion that we become ill.  We become disillusioned with life.  We are seeking and never finding.  We become entangled in a cyclical web of self destruction.  The more pleasure we seek in the aim of happiness the less we find it, and so it goes.  Happiness goes much deeper, it goes to the soul, to our true being-ness.     The third illusion is Power.  The power to be happy, to be healthy, to be what we need to be to have it all.  The illusion of seeking power is been with us since our inception.  Have we not learned from the cartoons of old that always depict the villain as the one seeking all the power at any cost, thinking all along that this power will bring them happiness, only to find that at the end the bigger they are the harder they fall.  We fall into thinking that power is infinite and we go in search of this infinite power, we seek it through material things, we acquire many things.  Then all of a sudden we realize that things, power and other such illusions are not the answers.  Falling into these three illusion will only serve to keep you in a state of stasis.  This place of cyclical unhappiness and illusionary feelings.   We need to learn to love and accept ourselves totally, unconditionally and lovingly.  Love is the only answer for healing.  Love is the true power.  Love in its purest sense if the real healing.  Love yourself, accept yourself and begin to heal yourself from the inside out and this will heal your mind, your body, and your life circumstance.  We must learn to give love, receive love, share love and accept love.  When we can truly do this will be able to begin our healing.  The healing of our body, lives, spirit and most importantly the healing for this land we call mother earth.

Aloha  and Namaste!

I am making an all call to all of you especially all my yoga students– Help me send Reiki healing energy to Haiti.  This Sunday Jan. 24th at 4PM pst– Join me in a simple meditation for 15 min– Myself and a group of Reiki Masters-
Here is the meditation prayer:    May all those who were adversely affected by the earthquake in Haiti be deeply healed and guided to the resources and help they need. May all those providing aid including food, water, medical care and shelter and those involved in rebuilding the infrastructure be filled with the love, strength, perseverance and organizational skills needed to fulfill their purpose.
Please lets set aside ourselves our egos and please please join me to help these beautiful folks heal!

Please sit in a quiet place, begin by closing your eyes and feeling love inside your heart.  Once you are in that space begin your prayer.  You will help me in sending love and healing to a place that need it most right now.

Namaste,
Marti Angel

December 31st 2009,  will present a celestial event that happens only once every 2.5 years the next blue moon will happen again on August 31, 2012.  This New years marks a very special and spiritual event that for many of us is quite needed.  This is the time for New and inspired beginnings. This lunation, occurring on the last day of the year, can help sweep away low-vibration attitudes and situations, generating a force field of joy to bless the New Year. This is a very special event in that there will be a lunar eclipse and a “Blue Moon”.  This only happens Once in a Blue Moon A “Blue Moon” occurs when two full moons happen in one calendar month.  We will be experiencing the alignment of the lunar and solar calendars and a rare blue moon on December 31. This will be a potent time.  There are many challenges the world is facing today.  There are also many of us facing tremendous challenges in our daily lives.  As I move on with my studies in yoga therapy,  I am finding that for thousands of years the teachings have been that the greatest power to heal and to transform is love.

So on this very special day I ask you to join me in ushering in the birth of the Female light and kundalini energy.

Today  December 31, 2009 throughout the day and evening I invite you to join with me to drop into a deep place of unconditional love. This means opening your heart with absolutely no expectations of what will come from this event.     Place your hands on your heart and breathe deeply into your heart feeling the love for the earth, life, and all that is precious to you. Take some time and get into a true place of love that goes beyond your thinking mind.

Start by experiencing love for yourself and all you have been through to get you to this point in life. And when you feel ready expand your heart and allow your love to flow out to our circle throughout the world.

1) Light a red candle, saying something like,

This flame reminds us that we are not alone, but accompanied by the light and power of Omnipresent Good, that is guiding us and assisting us to let go of conditions, belongings, relationships and attitudes that limit the expression of joy and love.

2) Light incense as you say:

This is an offering for the Divine Mother and the Angels of Release and Joy, whose assistance I request to complete this cycle and enter into a new, more joyful phase of existence.

3)  Say this while holding your hands close to your heart.

I’m ready to rediscover joy, I’m ready to release any attitude or situation that inhibits joy. Thank you, Divine Mother-Father,Holy spirit, son as one for lifting these unnecessary burdens from me and my life. Thank you. Thank you.

Then bgin to dance with  your joy guides and angels!!  Smile, laugh and love all!

May you be blessed and full of love this beautiful day– The gateway to our New Beginnings!!

I send you all Love, Light and blessings!!

Namaste,

The Essence of Presence

By Marti Angel

It has been said that when you pray you should come to the altar with humility, gratitude and love in your heart.  Truthfully, it is very rare for any of us to truly come to any place, relationship or situation in our life with this presence.  If we did, this would be the most life changing experience we could imagine.  Think about it…When was the last time you came to any relationship or conversation with this presence? 

What this world needs right now is this, the essence of presence.  In these times of stress we should feel thankful for all that we are and all that we have.   We need to take time to evaluate how our life is unfolding, if it is playing out in the most marvelously positive manner then I say please continue on that path, but on the other hand if your life is unraveling and can use some love, patience, focus, or caring, then you need to realize this simple fact, that how you show up to any encounter is what you will receive.

It is very easy to continue on the same path and it may be unraveling in a truly negative way but because we are creatures of habit, rather than change, we tread forward continuing the negativity in all our relationships; personal as well as at work.  Think about it-If you go into a conversation with a head full of negative thought and emotions that come from the thought, than you will only cultivate a negative outcome.  Is that really what you want? 

It is human nature to want to be loved and feel loved.  Knowing this fact will help us to create the kinds of relationships that we truly want and desire to have in our life.   How many times have you built up some negative emotions toward a person based on thoughts that you have cultivated yourself, then picked up the phone to call that person?  It doesn’t take much to realize the outcome of that interaction. Why do we continue on our path of destruction?  It is because we are reactionary creatures that seem to be driven by our own thoughts and demons. 

We must come to a place of healing within our hearts and realize that how we show up for any circumstance or interactions in our life will determine the outcome.   Feel the essence of your presence. Take the time to be humble.

Take a moment, take a deep breath and listen to your thoughts. See where they are leading your emotions, if you are being led down the path of destruction by your own thoughts, than awaken to the fact that it would not be a good time to react, such as by interacting with the person who is the intended recipient of those emotions.

Set your intentions to be full of gratitude and love.  In your mind say “ I love you” then continue to move towards the situation, circumstance or person.

When we realize that the essence of the presence we bring to every encounter in our life, will unequivocally determine the outcome, then we can begin to awaken the true nature of our being, which is to love and be loved.

So in this time of gratitude remember to feel deep down inside, the essence of your presence.  Presence will serve to guide your life in a positive and healing way.

In yoga we use the yoga sutras as a guide for our mind, the asanas as a practice for the body and breath as a practice for our spirit. We must learn to practice acceptance and gratitude for what we have right now, and this will in turn help us to harness the power to change our beliefs. We must unblock and remove the obstacles which in yoga are known as Avidya. I found this video that accents the message of the importance of acceptance. My thanks to the makers of this video. As you watch remember your yoga!

Namaste,

After today’s class at SWC, I believe that all my students should be practicing ahimsa, one of the “5 Wise Characteristics” from the  eight limbs of  Yoga.  Today was a powerful lesson in using the kundalini energy to remove any emotional or energetic blocks that may be suppresed by us anda pushed into our physical body without a way out, and thus manifesting into dis-ease within our bodies.  Today we investigated Brachmacharya- sense control– we moved lots of energy and I would like to hear from my students as to what they expereinced.  It is my goal to enhance the students awarenes of what True Yoga really is.   I am thankful for all of those who have been sharing this summer with me.  I am blessed!!   To all my students I ask please share your thoughts and comments about today’s class.  Namaste,

I recieved this in an email the other day and it really touched me, it seems that a student who took my class is now applying it to her entire life, here it is as follows:

hi i took your class in spring 2008

and i loved it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i learned so much and i am still keepin up with yoga  and  positive attitude towards life like you taught me.

my life has changed i am not in sd, ca

for X reason i was taken out of the country after 20 yrs

its the first time im away from home and in a foreign country cuz this is a foreing country to me………………….. the past 3 months have been very difficult ones to me

so many tears so many challenges so much fear so many decisions i had to make and still making i dont know where life is taking me…………

i miss my old way of life i miss school my friends my job and the wonderful people i met in u.s.  home

this morning  after my own private yoga session at what has become my home i thought of you …….. and i thanked the universe for giving me the opportunitiy to take your class

it was not a casuality i took your class…….. just like you used to tell us in class

it was not a casuality

cuz i learned so much , i learned the key to life , the key to happiness and thats something that after my 3 yrs in  college nobody had taught me and i thank you for that.

i bow to you today ,,,,,,,,,,,namaste .

during this difficult times i have keep in mind and practiced everything you taught me

my affirmations,,,,,, yoga,,,,,,,,, gratitud towards the universe ……..a positive way of living each day.,,,,,,,,,,, somedays are more difficult than others and it is then that i remember you words……….. i am open to receive the abundance of the universe, i am happy , i am beautiful ……… my body is healthy , vital and strong……….

i say this words each day ,,,,,,,,, this words have become my mantra ………. i have even made notes to myself and place these all around the house where im staying…………

i want to come home …..and i know that the universe will help me get through this and bring me back home………… i know it cuz the universe has everything one needs and is ready to give it to us,,,,,,,,,all i have to do is ask and believe ,,,,,,,, right__ and then be ready to receive……………..

i hope you receive this email,,,,,,,,i know you have no clue of who i am….. but i remeber you and you changed my life since i took your class and now today your teachings are helping me get through this difficult times……………

gracias.

thank you, namaste……………… wishing you the best,,,,,,,,,,karina.

I’m tearing up again just from writing this, so I will say…

Namaste,

Marti Angel