How to Clear Your Mind and Soul of Negativity

Edited by Nicoletta Z.,

Many people have been through a lot in their life time. Negative seeds have been sown into their hearts and as they grow up these negative seeds begin to grow and get stronger and more difficult to get rid of. Its almost like planting an Oak tree seed, and leaving it to grow: it will grow and become big and strong, and the roots go so deep into the ground it is almost impossible to uproot. If you follow these simple steps you can easily clear your mind and soul from negativity but you have to do it with an open heart, open mind and a spirit filled with hope.

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   Find faith in yourself. It is a good idea to get to know yourself above all. Forget about outside forces, pay attention to your life and your situation.
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   JUST LET IT GO! People have the right to happiness (of course, that also includes you!), and just letting negative experiences be bygones helps quite a lot.
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   Let your mind, body and soul influence you along the path you should walk along.
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   Start to think more positively, and feed your mind and soul with positive words, positive people and positive things. But don't bury the thoughts in your heart where they mature into hatred and contempt. Share how you feel, with someone you trust.
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   If you feel weak or angry, go for walks at sunrise/sunset and breathe in the fresh air.
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   Take 5 minutes out of everyday to just lie down and reflect.
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   Try more physical/spiritual methods to calm down, such as meditation or or yoga, pilates etc.
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   Before you start working on your goals, read positive affirmations or listen to your favorite music. Do something to get your brain into a good, happy, positive mind set. 

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Singing is good for your body and soul -study

11 July 2013, 03:30

Singing is good for your body and soul -study

LONDON. July 11. KAZINFORM As scientists show that choir practice is healthier than yoga, Sarah Rainey - who does both - praises the power of song.  After years of singing in the shower and warbling my way through karaoke duets, 18 months ago I finally joined a choir. Every Thursday evening, I head to a church hall in Marylebone, central London, where, along with 30 others - mostly women, the occasional bloke - I spend 90 minutes belting out Motown, gospel and pop classics, from Abba to Bon Jovi. I'm more of a keen amateur than a wannabe soloist, but even the odd off-key note or wrong lyric can't detract from how good singing makes me feel. I leave every session uplifted, buoyed by a flurry of endorphins flooding through my body.

So it comes as no surprise that scientists have shown that not only does singing in a choir make you feel good, it's got health benefits, too. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, found that choristers' heartbeats synchronise when they sing together, bringing about a calming effect that is as beneficial to our health as yoga.

The scientists asked a group of teenagers to perform three choral exercises - humming, singing a hymn and chanting - and monitored their heart rhythms during each. They showed that singing has a dramatic effect on heart rate variability, which is linked to a reduced risk of heart disease.

"Song is a form of regular, controlled breathing, since breathing out occurs on the song phrases and inhaling takes place between these," says Dr Björn Vickhoff, who led the study. "It gives you pretty much the same effect as yoga breathing. It helps you relax, and there are indications that it does provide a heart benefit."

Having done both yoga and singing, I'm inclined to agree. Panting one's way through a downward dog just isn't as soothing as a floaty aria; nor does contorting oneself into the shape of a cobra make you feel quite as good as a burst of Aretha Franklin. Yoga may supposedly be relaxing, but it's also sweaty, tiring and often painful. Singing, on the other hand, never fails to leave me feeling fabulous. But is it really better for your heart?

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Over the years, scientists have found that crooning has a number of health benefits. The Gothenburg researchers proved that with singing we can train our lungs to breathe better; similarly, a study at Cardiff University in 2012 found that lung cancer patients who sang in a choir had a greater expiratory capacity than those who didn't. Singing has also been shown to boost our immune system, reduce stress levels and, according to a report published in the Journal of Music Therapy in 2004, help patients cope with chronic pain. A joint study by Harvard and Yale Universities in 2008 went one step further, claiming that choral singing in a Connecticut town had increased residents' life expectancy.

"Singing delivers a host of physical and emotional benefits, including increased aerobic exercise, improved breathing, posture, mindset, confidence and self-esteem," says Jeremy Hywel Williams, who leads the Llanelli Choral Society in Wales. "While singing alone is good, singing with others can be even better."

It explains why we Brits are flocking to choirs in our thousands. There are more than 3,000 groups listed on the British Choirs on the Net website, and the body that runs my choir, Rock Choir, has over 16,000 members in 250 communities nationwide. There are said to be more choirs across the country now than there are fish and chip shops. Gareth Malone, the preppy choirmaster credited with reigniting our interest in choral singing through his BBC Two series The Choir, helped a new generation of singers realise the benefits of making music; his Military Wives Choir had a Number One hit in December 2011.

Tom George, a Rock Choir leader in Surrey, says singing takes his members' minds off physical and mental illnesses. "We receive many emails from members telling us how Rock Choir has helped them," he adds. "People recovering from depression, arthritis, surgery, dealing with the effects of cancer and many other ailments find it a real tonic and have even suggested it should be prescribed on the NHS."

Do choristers agree? David Webb, 30, part of the Amore quartet that serenaded the Queen during the Diamond Jubilee Pageant, equates singing with a session at the gym. "Using your whole body as you sing is massively important," he adds. Rachael Brimley, 25, from Bedfordshire, whose vocal group Les Sirènes was named the 2012 Choir of the Year, agrees: "The discipline of breathing often feels like a good workout, as you are using the core muscles and focusing your energy to achieve a great sound."

Alex Bucktin, 25, a graphic designer from Harpenden, joined a choir in March and says singing has helped her sleep more soundly. She adds: "I have done yoga and pilates, and singing uses so many muscles and so much concentration on your breathing that it exerts your body in the same way." Suzie Jennings, 30, a London-based resource manager, says she has slept better since she started singing last year, and has noticed a positive mental effect. "A few months ago I was made redundant on the day of choir practice," she explains. "I went along feeling pretty depressed, and while singing didn't solve my employment issues, it made me feel a million times better."
Choral singing has been used as music therapy in hospitals, care homes and hospices for decades. "Singing enables people with dementia to access memories and joy in times when communication is faltering," says Sarah Teagle, co-founder of the Forget-Me-Not chorus, a charity for dementia sufferers.

Can as much be said for the downward dog? Those living in Los Angeles don't have to choose between the two: vocal yoga is the latest trend in the US, combining the health benefits of both in a single class. Back in the UK, no such newfangled activity exists - but joining a good old-fashioned choir can provide benefits aplenty. The science doesn't lie: singing really is better for your health than yoga. And, in the words of Ella Fitzgerald, "the only thing better than singing - is more singing".

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WHAT IS THE AWAKENING PROCESS?

WHAT IS THE AWAKENING PROCESS?

The process of awakening is a phrase or term that is used in the field of spirituality or metaphysics that refers to “waking up in awareness and understanding” of your spiritual essence or your eternal true self, that which you are in pure consciousness and how it relates to your physical incarnation in a human body. It is an individual process of healing and letting go of fear and illusions that culminates in an expansion of love and growth in consciousness.

The awakening process is about uncovering what already exists within your consciousness. It’s the study of consciousness, how it’s related to your body, mind, emotions, and soul, and then applying this knowledge to your everyday life to create for yourself and others a Heaven on Earth. At the highest level, it’s possible to merge your personal consciousness with the universal consciousness of All That Is that exists in all things. At this level, you become a Christ-like being and live and act from a focus known as Christ Consciousness (Master Jesus displayed this level of consciousness on Earth). The awakening process doesn’t stop there. Higher levels of consciousness exist, to be sure, but this goes beyond the scope of our discussion.

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU ARE GETTING CLOSE TO AWAKENING?

Awakening is a process that never ends because the Source of Life is eternal, and the real you, your spiritual essence, is the image and likeness of the Source of Life. So, try to get used to the fact that there is no end to the process of awakening. You are eternal consciousness and sometimes you incarnate into a physical body because it’s your freewill choice to experience the play of consciousness on Earth. For you are Spirit in physical form. When you are in-between physical incarnations, you go back to your spirit form in consciousness, and there you continue your awakening process.

At some degree, you are already awake. Everybody is, whether they believe it or not. All of us have an awareness and our own understanding of our spiritual essence or eternal true self because we all have consciousness. And, all of us are aware of our consciousness. Some of us might not pay much attention to the health of our consciousness, and some of us don’t have a clue about the connection between our consciousness and Source of Life, some don’t care about the answers to these types of questions, and some of us don’t want to change or don’t understand why it’s in their best interests to change for the better. And, that’s OK. Love allows everybody to be where they want to be, and doesn’t feel threatened by it.

How do you know if you are getting close? I believe it’s best to re-phrase the question to: How do I know if I’m waking up in my spiritual consciousness? You can measure your awakening by asking yourself these questions, and being brutally honest with yourself, for if you fudge on the answers, you are only hurting yourself.

--- Am I more loving and truthful today than yesterday with myself and others?
--- Am I changing for the better?
--- Am I more positive in my thinking today than yesterday?
--- Am I sharing my love with others?
--- Am I more peaceful and joyful with myself and others today than yesterday?
--- Am I less judgmental or critical with myself and others today than yesterday?
--- Am I mastering my emotions by healing my fear-based beliefs and healing the intellect of illusions not in alignment with the truth within me?
--- Do I forgive and forget easily?
--- Do I see and feel the divine presence of the Source of Life in others as I see and feel it in myself?

Nobody can answer these questions for you because it’s your responsibility because it’s your life. If you can answer “YES” to all these questions, then you will progress rapidly in your awakening process. But, wherever you answer no, there is something to look at closely, to heal and allow love to replace the void that fear leaves. The awakening process will lead you to the heart of the Source of Life, and within its heart you will find unconditional love.

WHAT IS THE EASIEST AND BEST WAY TO ACHIEVE AWAKENING?

Learn to live the path of love to its fullest.

Only you can decide what this means for you. If you are looking for an easy formula or an authority figure to tell you how to live your life, then you will become a dependent person. But, if you want to wake up to a greater and greater degree to the radiant, powerful, sovereign being that you are, then you will have to do the journey on the path of love. Here are some general guidelines I recommend for you to incorporate into your life.

START WHERE YOU ARE.

Take a blank piece of paper, or compose this on your word processing program. At the top of the paper write “Awakening Analysis.” Then, fold the paper into three columns. Draw a line down the folds of the paper. In the left column, write the words: My Concept of My Real Identity. Then describe your concept. Be clear, concise, and state your truth. Don’t show it to anybody. It will become the beginnings of your daily journal. If you haven’t explored the advantages of journaling for personal growth and spiritual freedom, then I suggest you look into buying a book on the subject that resonates with you.

In the right column, write the words: My Awakening Goal. Then describe what your awakening goal looks like to you, how far you want to go with your awakening process in this lifetime.

In the middle column, write the words: My Path of Awakening. Then describe what you believe you must do to awaken yourself, the path you believe you must walk that will give you greater personal growth and bring you to an understanding of living in the Light. Write down all the things you believe you need to do to achieve this goal. There are no wrong answers. And, the list you write now may change over time. Everything you think, do and say will contribute to your path of awakening.

Remember! The awakening process is about uncovering what already exists within you. Since your essence is love, the better you can live the path of love, the more awake you will become. This is not to say that you won’t experience challenges along the way. They will be there, and they are part of your awakening process of waking up to the love essence that you are.

DAILY  SPIRITUAL  PRACTICES

To discover the heart of the Source of Life or Universal Consciousness within you, all you have to do is to uncover what’s already inside you. What is inside your consciousness, inside your ego, inside your heart, inside your lifeforce energy system, inside your mind, inside your thoughts? Once you find out what’s inside you, then move on and discover, how to work with it to bring you joy, bliss, prosperity, abundance for yourself and others in the world.

AWAKENING TO THE HEART

Awakening to Divine Love or Universal Consciousness within you can be summed up in these brief guidelines:

Develop a passion for your own awakening. Keep the fire going. Awakening from the dream of forgetfulness to Oneness is a very real possibility within the span of a single lifetime. The Source of Life has disguised itself in its own creation, and cannot avoid responding to the sincere call of a devoted truth seeker.

To deepen your spiritual life, to go beyond the limits of mind and ego, commit to living a love-based lifestyle in thought, word and deed. Withdraw your attention on the way you view other people: dirty, mean, greedy, selfish. Their behavior is of no concern to you. Instead, re-focus the searchlight of your perception into your own thoughts, words, and deeds. Clean up your act! It is love that attracts the divine response of the Source of Life because your essence is Love. And, be open to accepting the miracles that will come into your life as a result of choosing a love-based lifestyle.

Transformation of consciousness is a process of healing the mind of illusions, and healing the emotions of fear, whereby the truths of Divine Love that already exist within you become revealed in pristine clarity. It can be likened to cleaning the dirt away from a diamond to reveal its purity and brilliance.

The secret to finding and knowing the Indwelling Spirit of Love (which is your true
Self) is learning to live a love-based lifestyle in thought, word and deed. Love has a magical
way of transcending and healing all things that are out of alignment with it, and returning it
to Love. It positively affects consciousness in people, places and things.

Everything in life is designed for your awakening and spiritual growth. It is vitally important for us to raise our awareness (energy vibration) to the heart lifeforce energy center and beyond. We can achieve this by living a love-based lifestyle, and practicing the qualities of the heart.

Love is the attracting quality because love is your essence, and it is the foundation upon which the universe is built. The more you give yourself permission to live a lifestyle of Love, the more you will deepen your spiritual life, and the more your life will turn into the miracle that it is.

DAILY MEDITATION, PRAYER AND GRATITUDE

MEDITATION is the highest priority of the day. I can’t emphasize this enough. It is the primary tool for Self-discovery and expansion of consciousness. Try to meditate 30-minutes twice a day, morning and evening. There are many ways to meditate. If you desire to uncover the truth of what’s already within you, to feel love and bliss in your life, and attract the experience of Oneness, you’ll want to use a method to interiorize the mind. Use the meditation technique in my eBook (Google: The Sinless Reality), or find a meditation technique that works for you.

PRAYER  – in the language of your heart, pray to the divine Source of Life within you. Pray for your enlightenment, and the enlightenment of humanity. Ask it to awaken you, to reveal your true nature to you, to experience yourself as radiant light and boundless love, and to lead you to all the answers to all the questions you have about awakening and the nature of your true self.

GRATITUDE – be grateful for all the blessings and gifts you have received, as the source of your abundance and prosperity is Love itself. And, be grateful for all the blessings and gifts that have not manifested yet in your life because they are already created in consciousness. Gratitude is your acknowledgement that Love itself is the source of your eternal being and all supply.

THE POWER OF VISIONING – The mind’s eye is the vision center within the human being. Here you can visualize your dreams, and infuse passionate intention into them, and allow them to manifest in your life as reality. The power of visioning will help you manifest everything you want.

DISCOVER & ACHIEVE YOUR LIFE PLAN – You came to Earth to fulfill an important purpose – your life plan. You planned a full life of learning lessons or experiences to gain knowledge of the experiences you chose in human form. This is a custom-made plan that was designed by you, before your birth, for you, and only you can achieve it. Achieving your plan gives your life purpose and meaning and motivation, and lets you feel alive. It is possible to know the details of your plan through quiet reflection and observing yourself.

LIGHT-HEARTEDNESS is your natural state of being. It is the joy of Divine Love within each of us. Humor is a very important part of growing into Divine Consciousness. Don't take life so seriously. Life is not meant to be all work and no fun or play. Laugh a lot! Especially when there’s no reason. Meditation and practicing your spiritual principles will develop joy in you, and ultimately will establish you in joy and bliss from which you will not slip out of.

THE DIVINE PRESENCE - The secret to getting the Divine’s attention is developing a powerful love-call to attract the Divine response in your life. Sweet talk the Divine like you would a lover. Tell the Divine how much you want to know it in the experience of Oneness. Ask the Divine to reveal itself to you. Pray deeply and sincerely.

SHARING, GIVING AND RECEIVING - It is a great joy for Divine Love to share itself because its intrinsic nature is limitless abundance and prosperity. Hence, the reason we feel joyful in sharing our love with others. Scarcity or “lack” does not exist in the mind of Divine Love or in its kingdom. It knows itself only as limitless supply of abundance and prosperity.

FORGIVENESS is the sweetness that lets human relationships run smoothly, and allows Divine Love to heal the hurt. When you forgive someone, you are already forgiven. Learn to forgive, yourself and others, no matter how much pain it costs you.

HEALING the mind and emotions of fear-based thoughts and beliefs will empower you. As you learn to master your mind and emotions, you will awaken more and more, and draw closer to your true identity (true self), and eventually experience the Light within.

TRANSFORMATION of consciousness is the inevitable result of healing from fear to love, healing from illusion to truth, healing from the belief that you are separate from Love to the Oneness of Love.

Keep your body healthy. Eat nutritious foods. Maintain a wholesome attitude towards your body, but don't be vain about it. Exercise your body vigorously, on a regular basis. It keeps the body limber for meditation. The energies in the Lifeforce system can flow easier, helping to keep your body healthy.

Conserve your sexual energy. It can be used as a valuable partner in the awakening process. Learn to transmute its powerful energy into constructive pursuits such as creativity, deeper meditation, or strenuous physical activity.

Let go chaos and drama in your own life. Don't buy into the world’s fears and illusions.

Avoid the tendency to gossip or criticize others. Focus on your own awakening.

Watch your thoughts. Master your emotions.

Empower yourself! Cultivate heart qualities: in addition to the ones already cited, patience, insight, tolerance, non-judgment, non-attachment, honesty, integrity, joy, peace, calmness, helpfulness, sharing, stillness of your racing thoughts, a reverence for all life, etc.

ENLIGHTENMENT

On the path of awakening, there is a breakthrough event known as an experience of enlightenment or Oneness. In Christianity, it’s called Mystical Union with God. This is when a person experiences his or her spiritual essence. Because each person is unique in the awakening process, this breakthrough experience can take many forms. The experience of enlightenment is when it happens, but it’s all part of the process of awakening. There are many schools of spiritual thought that seek to offer methods and exercises to awaken a person to this sublime experience because enlightenment reveals the essence of your life and takes a person beyond this physical world that many of us believe is the only reality in life. When enlightenment happens for you, you awaken to a greater loving reality within yourself than you knew existed before. The desire to understand your enlightenment then becomes the path of your continued awakening process.

If one does not experience enlightenment in one’s lifetime, it does not mean that he or she is not on the path of awakening, or that one’s life is unworthy or meaningless. Every person on Earth is on the path of awakening, whether they believe or not – because life is more than we have been taught. The primary goal for each lifetime is to achieve the greatest amount of awakening possible so that the individual can grow in spiritual awareness and draw closer to the Source of Life (or as some would call it “God”). Each lifetime for all of us is profoundly important.

THE GREAT SHIFT 2012

I would like to introduce you something that more and more people are becoming conscious of. If you are not familiar with what’s known generally as The Great Shift in Consciousness 2012 (it’s called by other names too), then I suggest you become familiar with it, because this is the direction our world is headed.

The Great Shift 2012 is the most amazing, most evolutionary event in human history. It coincides with the end of the Mayan calendar, December 21, 2012. Mother Earth has made the decision to return to full consciousness in the fifth dimension, and those of humanity that want to go with her are being asked to raise their vibration. Hence, the importance of meditation and practicing spiritual principles cannot be underestimated at this time. Everybody is going through a metamorphous, new chakras are emerging into our lifeforce energy systems, the human body is gaining DNA strands to withstand fourth and fifth dimensional life, and the whole human system is transitioning into a lightbody. If you are not familiar with this event, I suggest you become very familiar with it if you want to transition with Mother Earth.

Here are some sources you’ll want to check out:

www.kirael.com
Master Kirael is a seventh dimensional being that is channeled through Fred Sterling. You can ask him questions and receive answers on his weekly internet radio program. The book, “Kirael: The Great Shift” and other books he offers might be interest to you. Sign up for free updates.

www.paoweb.com
Shelden Niddle is a channel for The Planetary Federation, a galactic association of thousands of star nations. His mission is to spread the word about the role our galactic brothers and sisters play in The Great Shift. His book, “Your First Contact” is a great read. Sign up free for a weekly email updates.

www.DianneRobbins.com
Dianne Robbins is a channel for the civilizations that live inside the Earth. Her book “Messages from Hollow Earth” is mind-blowing. She also channels messages from Earth’s Cetaceans and Crystal People. Sign up for free email updates.

Nameste.


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Healing Spices for the Body and Spirit

Spices are not just a great way to bring flavor and aroma to our foods. Spices— like all plants — have certain unique properties. They have physical properties that affect us medicinally—improving our physical health and curing ailments.



They also have a metaphysical property— a power that is a life force and imparts on us certain spiritual vibrations. Next time you’re cooking something up, raid the spice cabinet and add a little spice to your food, and your life.

Cinnamon



Something found on just about every spice shelf in America, cinnamon has a pleasant fiery flavor that works well with not only savory but sweet dishes. Diabetics may be happy to know that cinnamon is believed to help reduce blood sugar levels. In Asia the bark of the cinnamon tree has been used to regulate the menstrual cycle and cramping.



Cinnamon is associated with the element of fire and ruled by the planet Venus, also closely associated with the goddess of the same name. Its heady scent is known to relax and release inhibitions and raise lustful vibrations.   Chili Powder



Chili peppers are a source of vitamins A and C, they're high in fiber and potassium and a good source for iron. Adding chili powder in small quantities to your food has been known to boost the immune system and help your body fight off diseases. This is no surprise, as the planet Mars, named for the god of war, governs this plant.



Keep chili powder not only on the shelf to add in small increments to spice up your foods, but also scatter it around the house when you feel you need protection. Just be sure to handle it with extreme care— it can be very volatile and as a skin and eye irritant.

Cumin



Cumin seeds were prized in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome and are still found largely in Indian and Mediterranean cuisine. It has a nutty, smokey flavor and is especially delicious on meats. Cumin is a "cool" spice— it’s spicy without adding heat.



Eating it helps rid your body and blood of toxins and impurities so that your bodily systems function more efficiently and your spiritual vibration can rise to a higher level. It's also been used as a stomach cramp remedy. If you want to promote love and fidelity between two people, spice their food or wine with cumin.

Mustard



Whether you’re smearing it on your sandwich or sprinkling the ground seeds into your stew, mustard was considered by ancient healers to be something of a miracle drug. Mustard is an antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, aids digestion, aids fertility in women, is a mild laxative and stimulates your circulatory system.



It’s been used to treat everything from high blood pressure to insomnia. Mustard has even been found by modern science to help prevent and slow the growth of cancer cells— it contains anti-cancer agents and chemicals like curcumin and selenium. As a spiritual benefit, consuming mustard improves mental clarity and the ability to think.

Turmeric



Popular in southern Asia, turmeric is a gold-yellow spice with a warm, peppery bite to it. Turmeric is hailed for its healing properties by yogis and holistic healers. It is a strong anti-oxidant and can help lower cholesterol. It’s also a natural anti-inflammatory remedy. Some arthritis sufferers swear by adding turmeric to their plate. Turmeric has long been used spiritually for purification—just eating food with some turmeric in it is a spiritually purifying act.   http://www.psychicsuniverse.com/articles/psychic-insight/health-healing/healing-spices-body-and-spirit#