Saturday, May 21, 2011

Change Your Consciousness - Change Your Reality...


Redefining Our Connection to Self

What is Pure Consciousness?

Essentially Pure Consciousness allows us to be in charge of our own healing process through focussing on the unique spiritual capacity of every human being to be in an alert non-judgemental attentiveness to one's thoughts, actions and feelings.


When we practice this mediative approach to life we discover the unchanging eternal centre of watchfulness - the centre which has the capacity to be creative and invent solutions to the challenges that we face. The same centre that allows us to become aware of the thoughts, feelings and actions which may be causing us to be in a state of unconscious stress or dissatisfaction which leads to a state of disconnectedness.

Ironically this disconnection will compell us to look for satisfaction and connection in a world of temporary external experiences and if left unchecked this underlying restlessness will encourage us to stay in a state of unbalance and excess, driving us to extremes inorder to numb our current reality...All of the tools of modern life ( eg. mobiles and text, computers - emails and Facebook) all can undermine our connection to what is real and if over utilized tend to replace real relationships and mirror the relationship you begin to have with yourself. Is your relationship with yourself similar to that on your Facebook Page...100 or so possible connections but nothing deeper than the images posted or casual one liners?

I define rich, not in the assets you own but in the relationships you have in this lifetime...Do they mirror your connection that you have with yourself? Can they weather conflict? Do they have enough depth to survive the storms that present in life? The most important relationship and the only one you can really rely upon and/or change, is the relationship you have with yourself. Self doubt is an insidious creation of the ego from which there can be little respite if you are too busy to go within...Fear is there to guide and protect you if you're willing to experience it. Every emotion, experience and person in your life is there to help you evolve. Each has it's purpose to define and refine the quality of your life and the filter with which you view it.

The Pure Consciousness Course- Meditation and You... facilitates spiritual insights and mindfulness techniques in a way that is fun and creative. The relaxation response actively heals and breaks the bondages of the mind and nurtures one's individuality and sense of equilibrium. The journey of self discovery is absolutely unique to each individual - whilst the core truths to be discovered are the same regardless of race, gender, class or religious upbringing. This course will allow you to relax, reflect, refine and refocus the lens with which you view your life.

Pure Consciousness is a tool for the modern times that helps you to tune into your compassion, heightened sensitivity, courage and individuality. It is not about denying the outer world and focussing only on the inner world - it is about BALANCE...Allowing yourself to enjoy the depth of connection, understandings and wisdom and bringing balance to a modern life that doesn't always provide the time and space for the type of healing we require.

Why not come to the INTRO NIGHT @ The CANNING RIVER ECO CENTRE to find out more?
Wednesday 11th and 18th of May from 7.30pm- 9pm.
Cost $20

Canning River Eco Centre - Cnr of Kent St and Queens Pk Rd Wilson (near Kent ST Weir)
- opposite side of Albany Highway


Testimonials

"I can handle things differently and at times better than before. I can stop and put things in a different perspective, by seeing what is a higher value to me and my family. Learning ways to meditate was amazing." Maria Pizzuto - Office Administration
( Canningvale)

" I can look forward with a heightened sense of trust in myself and my beliefs. I found the relaxation methods and meditation methods particularly useful."
Karen Young -Teacher (Ardross)

" I have learnt that from meditation I can view my life in a more peaceful way. I can choose to meditate and trust the decisions I make are the right ones at the right time" Helen Friesner - Home Duties ( Bullcreek)

" I measure my progress by my state of relaxation and ability to sleep better. The changes I have observed relate to my ability to observe my surroundings while everything around me is busy. I found the most beneficial experience as a result of attending 6 meditations, is my ability to not get flustered in my daily goings." Ravi Subramaniam ( Engineer) - Palmyra

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Balance...Boredom and Popular Culture....

In today's world of "Extreme Makeovers" it seems that lifestyle is everything but it's your ability to take life to the extreme that gives you cudos... The young and trendy not so young seem to treat having an addiction to exercise, retail therapy, computer games, their mobile phone, a brand name or a hobby as a good or trendy thing to have..How often have you heard the term "I'm addicted to..." bandied around in light conversation...and whilst used as an attention getter...just continues to promote the illusion that going above and beyond for physical gratification is so okay...Pharmaceutical companies are getting wealthier and wealthier on the inventions of their next quick fix...regardless of the impact on society at large...

For example we face epidemic levels of attachement to prescription drugs and their use, is seen as normal...Infact any performance enhancers are no longer discretely discussed...they are advertised as yet another quick fix to your problems...Did you know that the largest prescribed drug for women in Australia, in the last five years has gone from the pill to anti-depressants?...Is there any wonder we find it difficult to balance our wants and needs... when the causes are not treated...only the symtopms...

This perpetuates an insatiable adrenalin enhanced lifestyle...which just makes you run a little harder on the "had to be there" treadmill. We are so focussed on the highs that the inevitable accompanying lows keep us on the hyped up roller coaster of the busy modern world and inevitably numb our senses and lead us to exhaustion at the end of the day/week/month.

Tell tale signs that you are running on adrenalin and living an addictive lifestyle is that you need to control everything, find it difficult to do nothing and making unrealistic to do lists for the day...or that you think if only I had_____________ I'd be happy.

Values account for much of how time is spent by any individual and your own personal definition of "making it" and "success"..."Life is short so play hard or go home..."is the motto for many...However if you have lost your passion for what you have always done and all that used to bring you pleasure no longer does...It is time to stop, relax, reassess and learn something new.

Creating balance need not be boring.

True inspiration knows the challenges and opportunity costs but allows you to empower yourself regardless...If you somehow feel like you're missing a bigger picture..perhaps you are looking in the wrong places?

If you dwell in the past or the future - one used to exist but no longer does and the other has even started yet...Doing something because you are addicted...means the ego is involved...and that means what you think of me is more important than what I think of myself...Doing something because you love it on the other hand...is from you inspiration, your true purpose and path...

What happens when the lines are blurred????When something you are addicted to...is also something you love? You need to reframe...Are you in someway avoiding feeling pain? Are you unable to stop thinking, thinking and more thinking...

If you are finding more ways to gain more speed then you may have the belief that life is running out...Your Ego gives you a identity in society and your physcial senses will never be able to be fill the void if you remain satisfied with it.

The lows are there to alert you to the fact that you are alive and there is some authentic growth to be done. Life is full of endings and beginnings. Letting go and trusting that you are always in the right place at the right time, can be difficult when we face extreme loss, grief, or change...However we learn the most from these times if we are open to feeling the difficult feelings that are there. Anger can be clarifying - all feelings are ok. That it is to be human...it's how we act as a result of them that is the clue.

Everything in moderation is the wise old saying. Balance needn't be boring.
Making sense of our world occurs when we choose to relax. If we have to go on endlessly achieving - we will not know the gifts of the environment we are in. Every heart, every experience comes to teach us...even if it is only what we don't want. Happiness is purely relative to how we make sense of the bigger picture... After all, we who live in the Western World, live in the top 5% of the world's population...all our physcial needs of food, shelter and clothing are met relatively well next to the other 95%.

Being relaxed and at home in your own heart all depends on your perspective and ability to make sense of the challenges that come your way. You are the light within, not the lamp but the flame. The more you love this comfortable space within, the less need you will have to be addicted to anything external...prescribed or not, legal or not...Our generation has alot to be accountable for and the way in which we use language and normalize certain behaviours in the midst of being youthful and cool, fun and carefree. The next time you admit that you are addicted to something...ask yourself if you can rephrase it by saying..."I really love....." It all starts with a thought...True freedom comes from balance and being totally in the present. Being addicted means that short term pleasures are going to lead to long term pain. If you are ready to go deeper, to change the patterns of behaviour and to find space to rejuvenate, meditation can help.

Pure Consciousness Meditations assist to find that space within.
To find out more please come to an Intro Night or contact Sorelle.
Email: latfocus1@ic-net.com.au
Mobile: 0414 354313

Namaste

Friday, May 6, 2011

Loving the Mystery

Welcoming the void is difficult at best...it's when suddenly all that has worked for you in the past...seems to disappear in a puff of smoke...You can continue to think Why Me?...Why Now?...Why This? Or you can graciously accept that now you are in the realm of INFINITE POSSIBILITY...

Stepping up is scary but it's so good to know what you don't want...

Are you fearing being alone or stepping up to being accountable for all the freedom you have to make choices today that will lead you closer to peace and acceptance?


Today I choose my path...I take responsibility for my words and I take the baby steps towards living from the path of my heart. I accept each new second is my chance to choose my focus. I stay true to the simple creed of treating others the way I want to be treated. I stay flexible to acknowledge my preferences, my dreams and my vision and know that anything that appears unexpectedly is a new path of my immortal heart waiting to unfold.

I rest, relax and TRUST that all is happening in the right time and place and by focusing on what I have already achieved, I allow it to unfold gracefully. Sitting still with this knowledge is really powerful.

Meditation is not about denying the thoughts that cross our minds but merely finding the wordless gap between them. The only map contained in this mystery called life is within the wordless guidance of your heart. Be open to the mystery of life and don't be afraid to focus your attention to be your own light in the dark. Fears exist to guide and protect us, as long as we aim for balance in our lives.

When you fight, resist or deny what is...you fight with yourself and no one wins...
The light of your soul knows where you have been and where you are destined to travel should you choose to trust the process of life...

Meditation helps to enhance that light and create a healthy balance in your life.

PURE CONSCIOUSNESS MEDITATION FOR RELAXATION

Casual Sessions begin Saturday the 11th of June - July 2nd 2011 (4 weeks only)
1.30pm-3.00pm
@ The Canning River Eco Centre
(cnr of Kent St and Queens Park Rd)

COST $30

CONTACT SORELLE FOR MORE INFORMATION



Namaste