All spiritual practice is reprogramming your self until you reach a state of awareness where you can forget about programming. Awareness is the vital ingredient for all personal development. To become aware and to know yourself is the path that leads to freedom. Awareness is your special gift. Be grateful for it.
Swami Sivinanada Radha

I simply share with you tools that have worked on my own journey of healing. If you are interesting in changing your life and are looking for more external support you may be interested in "Awakening Your Sacred Self" An eight-week course of a inner journey of self-discovery, personal empowerment and a deeper understanding of the chakras (energy centers of the body). Through movement, toning, conscious breathing, journaling and more. Giving one tools for deeper learning and reconnecting to the true self. See calendar for dates and / or contact me for further information.

Healing and becoming whole is learning how to shift your perspective and bring more awareness to who you really are. Its going beyond the external and going to the deep internal self. Everyone is on their own personal journey and learns what they need to learn in their own rhythm and time.

Its simply remembering who we really are when we go through life with out the judgments, criticisms, and conditionings we start to becoming pure and whole again like that of when we started out as the innocent new born child. This is the beginning of reawakening your true self.

Everyone has there own story uniquely different from another that in it self makes everyone special.

When you see the beauty in your self then you see the beauty of another, may we all meet as one. Blessings and light guide you on your journey...Sequoia.

The Power Within. The First step to healing is knowing the power is within you.

Intention.
Now consciously choose to heal, transform or release the problem with a clear Intention. Write down in one sentence what you ready to release from your self. An Example is "My intention is to release the cancer within my body". Be clear with your intention

Patience.
The problem didn't happen over night, it was a slow process just as it is to reverse the process. It requires a great deal of patience, as we all want things to happen fast and instant. When we are referring to a dis-ease it always begins on the emotional level before it manifests on the physical body. Know you are now on a upward spiral having patience and knowing it will take some time.

Love yourself.
When you love and respect yourself you are honoring your soul, truly accepting your Divine essence. When you start to see the Divine within then it allows you to notice the Divine with out in all things. Although we are individual we are still all one, connected to the same source of energy and when you start to see that there is no separation between one another then you start to see yourself in all beings. Embrace your self fully everyone has the light and the dark side.

Sometimes we need to experience the darkness in life to really understand what it means to be in the light. Many people choose what part they want to love and accept about them selves. When there is rejection there is a void with in the self and we try to fill the void with a need to have the love from an external source because we fully don't have it with in ourselves. This is where abuse of the self begins by lack of love, filling the void with drugs, alcohol, gambling. Every encounter is a learning experience created by your soul to teach your about self love and how to be your true self. One needs to take time to reflect on your own lessons and get to know the self by spending time with the self you know you are on the right path. Then you really start to enjoy your own company and the feeling of loneliness dissolves into being one.

Going Within. If you don't go within, you go without!

Spending time with your self is like entering a new relationship. When in our life has it been encouraged to honestly get to know the self? We start out with our parents telling us what to do, what to eat, what to say, then teachers at school telling us what to learn, what to think, in the mean time the influence of the media continues to help mask our true self. When finished high school the famous question comes to us. What do you want to do? How can we honestly answer that question when we really don't even know true self? To know your self requires spending time alone and going within, not reading a book or going to a movie but being quiet and going within. Vision part of yourself like a separate person. Get to know your self through questions that you would normally ask a friend or new partner. Write them down include your answers. Then start to see the change and the enfoldment of your relationship deepening within your self. Choose at least one day a week. Set time aside for spending with your self or allow 10 minutes every morning. The more regular you are the deeper the connection will be. Increase the time as you start to feel more comfortable with your relationship. The only person who is going to give you this true love is your self and it starts within not without.

Some example questions to ask yourself are:

Do you resist any parts of your body?
What is your biggest insecurity?
How is your relationship with your mother & father?
How do you feel about having unresolved issues with your mother or father?
Do you have a spouse?
Are you happy together? If you are not happy, Why are staying in an unhappy relationship?
What emotion do predominately feel you are in most of the day, week or month?

These questions are best asked when one is alone in morning or evening in silence, light a candle with awareness by saying I light this candle to remind me of the light that I am. Give thanks for that you have, call your Angels, Guides and who ever you prey to help join you and guide you. Then sit in silence ask your questions and wait for the answer. Some times the answer may come in your dreams, a book or on a walk but in silence it will come. First that questions must be asked be fore an answer can come.  

Learning to balance the emotional, physical and spiritual aspects of your life.

Divine Guidance.
Trust and surrender to the greater power that created the whole of the universe. Call it what ever name God, Goddesses, Spirit, Shiva, Buddha or Jesus respect all as there story may be different but the message is the same LOVE ALL.

When you ask and call for help from the greater powers your prayers are heard and in turn are giving permission that you are now ready to receive external help. Knowing all things happen at the divine time. Something's are not clear in the moment to why they are happening but later on the understanding comes clear. Its simply trusting the guidance, surrendering your will to the Divine will and LETTING GO of your PLAN. Accepting all the outcomes with no resistance. The greatest way to have no disappointments in life is to simply not have any expectations

A great affirmation is I let go and trust in the Divine guidance in all that happens

The Power of Affirmations.
Its all about reconditioning the conditioning. Reprogramming your self through all the eternal influences of the media, society, family, friends ect. Returning to your true self like the new born child free of judgments and loving all. The best way to do that is using the power of the mind as it is influenced by thought. When we start to change our thoughts with positive affirmations we also help to remember who we really are and feel good about our true self. Affirmations must be stated in the present tense. (I am, I have) other wise everything will be held from your reach because your subconscious will keep whatever you affirm in the future by saying - I wish I had, I will have. Remember when you are working in assistance with the Divine guidance the Divine works in present tense. Be here now is one of the most powerful place to be and so many people live more then half there life planning in the future or reliving the past.

Create your own affirmations that your needing at this time or choose from some of the examples.

Tips on Using Affirmations

• Repetition is the key to successful affirmations.
• The more you say it, write it, and speak it the deeper it sinks into the conscious and unconscious mind.
• Write down a few specific ones for each allotted time period 2 weeks to a month is a nice amount of time to give.
• Use sticky notes in your cupboard, doorway, car, fridge etc.
• Write them on the mirror with an erasable marker.
• Recite them at everywhere and anywhere as much as possible.
• Make a recording of yourself reciting your affirmations.
• Have your watch alarm set for each hour reminding you of your affirmations.
• Speak in present tense when reciting your affirmations.
• Visualize it in your mind. See what ever you are wanting to heal or transform being in the picture of healed in your minds eye.
• I Love and approve of myself exactly as I am right now.
• I love and accept my body just as it is.
• I am healthy and my internal organs are functioning perfectly.
• I am beautiful inside and out.
• I am joyous, happy and whole.
• I am healthy and I radiate light.
• I am light, I am love I am one with all.
• I am honoring my self when I speak my truth.
• I speak my truth with love and compassion.
• I listen to my internal rhythms of my body.
• I trust in the process of life.
• I am safe and secure in the world.
• I let go and accept the Divine guidance.
• I let go and let God/Goddesses.
• I trust in the Divine guidance in all that happens.
• I am love and I honor all that I do.
• I release all fears that hold me from enjoying life.
• I am the creator of my own reality.
• I am in control of my own life.

May your journey be guided by the grace of the Divine and the light illuminate your path where ever you go.