Day 299 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - The Dark Energies...

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Lesson 299: The Dark Energies...

…are out there to lower your vibration. They exist in our every day lives and sometimes we just don’t even notice them. Today we are to check where your heart is at. If you are in pain, take a moment and know that you can always allow it to flow through you and then allow it to flow through compassion and connection. Dark energy doesn’t need to stay with you if you open your heart through those passages. Know this and understand this.

I am currently in a low vibration due to being made redundant at my work. Now I need a full time job to survive. I pay for my own bills. I pay for my own mortgage. I am a single person. At the moment, I don’t see the point in doing any of my work because if I’m being made redundant, then what is the point of it all? I should be doing much more towards securing a job. I am currently riding the waves of the emotions that come along with not having a job and no security at the moment. I think what I am most disappointed in, is not having more of a savings for myself so that I could survive a bit better. I am not interested in anything else at this point but securing a job. I do have compassion for myself. I know it’s okay to feel what I am feeling. I know I shouldn’t feel bad. I need to allow it to flow and I will move into connection when I am ready.

I will get out of this low vibration. I just need to go through the pain of it to start moving forward.

What is happening in your heart today?

Day 299 - A Year to Clear - The Chair Pose

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Lesson 299: The Chair Pose

Again, Stephanie Bennett Vogt shares another pose she uses for relaxation. It personally gave me a headache so I’m not going to be doing it any time soon, but maybe it will be great for you. Here are the steps and pic that goes along with it:

Begin: Sit in a sturdy chair, preferably one with no arms.

• Align: Make sure that your thighs are parallel to the floor, shins exactly perpendicular. To achieve the right angles if you are tall, place a blanket under your hips; if you are short, place a blanket or two under your feet. (Note: keeping the thighs, legs, and floor at precisely right angles to each other prevents undue stress on the knees, back, and neck.)

• Position: Place both knees shoulder distance apart, with heels directly under your knees, and feet pointed slightly inwards. Make sure your big toes make firm contact with the floor.

• Adjust: Slide your butt all the way back in the chair and place your elbows on your knees. Let your hands dangle freely.

• Drop (Stage 1): Slowly drop your head and hang over your knees like a rag doll.

• Tweak: Tuck your chin in slightly to allow your neck to lengthen; adjust your upper back to create a hollow between your shoulders.

• Release: Direct your breath along your spine, releasing holding areas and let go.

• Drop (Stage 2) OPTIONAL: [NOTE AVOID STAGE 2 if you have high blood pressure, glaucoma, or hiatal hernia.] To deepen your experience of this pose, slowly lower one arm and then the other to the floor and allow your head to hang gently over your knees. When you feel complete, return to Stage 1 for a few moments of integration by placing one elbow, and then the other, on your knees.

• Finish: To come out of Stage 1 place your hands one at a time on your knees or on the side of the chair. Come up slowly, one vertebrae at a time, with your head last. (Note: Try not to grip your tailbone as this defeats the purpose of the pose.)

• Integrate: Allow your body to integrate the effects of the pose by sitting quietly for a few breaths.