Hello 2016!

Hello 2016

With a brand new year comes a brand new Letter of the Year for me.  As the 16th letter of The Vimala Alphabet is Ii, my overall focus for 2016 will be the Ii Soul Quality of Clear Perception. Not surprisingly, this invitation to maintain a centered view, based on facts rather than emotions and opinions is coming at a perfect time.

When I was growing up, news could be obtained from the newspaper, various radio channels at specific times, and three television networks.  The quality of the news source was determined by how successfully it maintained a neutral stance, presenting stories in as unbiased a way as possible.  Then it was up to the individual reading, listening, watching to draw conclusions and form opinions from the facts presented.

 Boy do we do things differently today.  Now we start with our opinions and prejudices and look for the news source that supports them.  24/7.  What’s wrong with this picture?  Plenty, unfortunately.  Whether it’s junk science or partisan politics, distinguishing facts from opinions has become a minefield, especially in a presidential election year.  Open minds are in danger of becoming an endangered species.

The Declaration of the Letter Ii, “I see as God sees and love as God loves,” is a gentle reminder to never compromise one’s heart and soul in search of that clear, unbiased perception of whatever life throws at us.  I may not always meet this challenge, but at least I can hold the intention to do so.  Isn’t that what the best New Year Resolutions are all about?

In this age of keyboard communications, a daily handwriting practice is a wonderful path to your Self.  All it takes is paper, pen and a few minutes of time each day.  For more information on this remarkable avenue for personal and professional excellence (including a downloadable version of The Vimala Alphabet), see www.ahigherperspective.com/graphotherapy or www.alphabeticalblessings.com or www.iihs.com.  

 

 

The Body Knows!

Several woo-ish resources confirm my experience over the past few years:  When it comes to transformation, the body is the last to get on board -- even more stubborn about adapting to change than the subconscious.

Using hypnosis and Energy Psychology techniques, we can ease the subconscious into alignment with one's desires.  But the body?  The body holds on to the "old ways" with a tenacity that has taken my breath away at times; literally so when I've fallen and twisted myself into painful ankle, knee and shoulder injuries.

Two weeks after moving from Fremont to San Ramon, I fell in an airport restroom, spraining my left knee and ankle and breaking my right shoulder.  That was in 1994, two years into my path as a hypnotherapist and just at the start of my training as a Handwriting Coach.  I'd embraced my middle name, Grace, and was healing family-of-origin patterns through changes in my handwriting.  Vimala Rodgers still talks about how I was obliged to take class notes with my non-dominant hand after limping into class with a single crutch under my left arm and my right arm in a sling.  A deeply transformative time for me in just about every way.

Think about your body and history of notable injuries.  Chances are good that any significant injuries align with times of change in your life.  Even not-so-significant physical challenges such as colds are symptoms of the mind-body-spirit connection. Louise Hay's seminal Heal Your Life is a perennial bestseller on the subject, a dictionary of emotional components that may contribute to a wide spectrum of physical conditions.

My friend Paula Conley is a devotee of channeled messages from Eloheim (www.eloheim.com) and often shares them with me.  Eloheim suggests the phrase, "I don't need to process this through my body."  I've used this phrase several times recently and find that it works very well.

I'd love to hear from you about how your body reacts to impending change.  What have you noticed?  How have you dealt with it?

Letter Ll Progress Report

              I’m only a few weeks into the practice of focused discernment between my Self and my self that I wrote about in my January newsletter.  Well, folks, it looks like it’s going to be a long, long year. 

          As much as I like to think of myself as enlightened, conscious, unfailingly kind and compassionate, real life experiences keep showing up that prove otherwise.  Just ask my husband of 35 years.  I’ve nearly bitten his head off twice in the past two days.

          We are preparing for a big remodeling of our really old kitchen.  All we’re doing is making decisions at this point and already my serenity is coming apart at the seams.

          The only thing that’s been keeping me sane is my Bikram Yoga practice.  Yes, there’s a Group-on out right now for it that’s attracting some real bozos to the studio … to the class I happen to be taking … and the challenge to stay out of judgment and anger is enormous … it’s still my best ticket to a quiet mind.

What is this craziness?

I wrote to Pam Younghans, astrologer extraordinaire, because I've been feeling so weird lately.  Here are excerpts from our exchange:

I was wondering if perhaps you could shed some light on a feeling shared by several people I know – including me.  I have had a very difficult time DOING anything productive over the past couple of weeks.  I have a houseful for Christmas, and our tree has been naked in its stand for two weeks.  I have to push myself to get anything done, preferring the almost hypnotic cocoon of Spider Solitaire to just about any other activity.  Family members have mentioned how lazy they have been.  Friends have been having a hard time attending to important issues in their lives.

 

It's just weird.  I'm not depressed.  I'm actually quite happy in spite of all the uncertainty around me.  But, I'm just not wanting to do any of my long list of to-do's.

 And to think that just a couple of weeks ago, it was the exact opposite.  I felt pushed almost like a crazy person to finalize things and get them out of the way.

It's a little crazy-making.  And it doesn't feel like me. 

Here's Pam's initial reply:

I think it has something to do with being bored with the third dimension. Parts of us, still mostly outside of our conscious mind's ability to perceive, are playing with higher dimensional thought and experience. Our conscious mind is aware enough to know there's new and exciting stuff happening on higher levels of consciousness, but not yet aware enough to participate fully. So everything, even those things we would often enjoy on this earthly plane, can feel dry and uninviting -- something like knowing we can see colors the way bees do, but having to settle for the (still beautiful, but pale-in-comparison) colors that human eyes can see.

Astrologically, it corresponds with the Pluto-Uranus square, with Uranus in Aries representing a strong desire to awaken to higher consciousness, and Pluto in Capricorn representing the powerful attachment to reality that can block that higher awareness.

And then she added:

It also seems that we are simply tired of the old ways of handling reality. A part of us knows there are more expansive, higher-vibrational ways of utilizing this human existence, and we're just done with the old methods, even though we may not yet be consciously up to speed with the new. Many things that we've always enjoyed and appreciated -- including our work -- feel like they're a part of the old, so we are restless and don't feel the same energy around them as we have in the past.

Again, the Pluto-Uranus square at work. The conflict between the urgency to find and embrace the new (Uranus in Aries) vs. the reality that deep transformation takes time (Pluto in Capricorn). It's challenging to find inspiration in what seems like our old world, based on this.

It does feel as though we – those of us who are conscious – have a foot in each world.  In the Vimala System, the Ligature Be/be represents "Dancing Between Two Worlds."  Be/be was my Ligature of 2013 and I did not envision it manifesting in my life as it has.  Especially since what I'm experiencing these days seems much more of a "lurching" than a "dancing."

What do you think?

Kids & Teens

 

Thank you, Lucy, so much for meeting with us. [My daughter] really did get a lot out of her time with you. She listens to your CD almost every night before bed. Her anxiety that started at the beginning of school has basically disappeared - yay! - and she's smiling and more playful again now (her old self).

 I think we would like to come back to see you sometime for a check in.

 Thank you again, and see you soon,

EK

 

It’s been hard enough for us adults to process the gauntlet of disasters dominating the news over the past few months.  What about the young ones in our lives?   Their coping tools are even more limited than ours. 

Especially if your child has just completed a challenging school year, consider the benefits of a few sessions of my work.  EFT and TAT are perfect avenues for bringing closure to difficult relationships and lingering unhappy memories from the previous school year, while custom hypnotherapy CDs help establish a solid new blueprint for success in the forthcoming year.

 If your child has experienced the agony of bullying, I can help.

 If your child had a bad year academically, I can help.

 If your child has had difficulty with shifting friendships, I can help.

 If your child experienced text anxiety, I can help.

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 If your child is curious about new ways to think, behave, react and even write, I can help.