A Blissful Life

2012-01-12T11:32:00.000-08:00

I am committed to helping others awaken to our Divine Nature through honoring the body temple, emotions and thoughts as sacred gates to Self Realization. Through this realization, we can tap into TRUE guidance for our lives and walk in beauty.

What is Divine Nature?
Divine Nature is the place inside of your heart that is non changing. It is the spark of life itself created to guide humans in living conscious creative lives. Divine Nature is Inner Peace and resides in your heart center. It is sacred and infinite.

How Do we awaken it?
Awakening starts when we direct our desires to live peaceful, easeful and useful lives. Awakening requires putting attention on that which is infinite and seeking refuge in this place.

Honoring the Body Temple
By learning how to listen to the body, we are guided by Divine Self. Here, we return to alignment through honoring the body AS a temple and thus honoring our Divine Nature.

True Guidance
When we learn to listen to the body, true guidance comes through feeling the truth as we know it. Bursts of energy, healing sounds, tears or just a silent inner knowing can signal the affirmation of guidance within.

Walking in Beauty
Walking in Beauty comes when we feel in alignment with our true purpose and know how to return to a state of balance through our own connection to inner guidance.

* New Coaching and Program with Lara Narayani beginning February 2012.* inquire

A Message from Spirit

2012-01-05T00:14:00.000-08:00

My Grandfather passed at age 93 this past August. I have to admit that I had mixed feelings about him since we had some family issues since early on in my life. A recent experience with Sister Hummingbird spirit gave me a healing around our connection.

All in his 80's, Grandpa took up stained glass. It was awesome. About 5 years ago, he sent me this piece he made. This was before I began to feel Hummingbird majik in my life. In moving at some point, the beak had broken so I stored hummy in a box.

Several days ago, I was cleaning through old boxes to make room for the New Year and I was guided to dig this beautiful piece out of storage to fix (glue) hummy's beak back on. The next day, to my surprise, I spontaneously cried healing tears with gratitude as I placed him on my alter to be blessed by Spirit. I realized a beauty my Grandpa carried his whole life and it was being held in this beautiful stained glass. I can now perceive Grandpa in a new way with new eyes and a more open heart..

I feel like fixing the beak showed Grandpa a respect and the Spirit of Sister Hummingbird revealed a sweetness my ancestor carried that I had never deeply known until that moment. I am reminded to continue to appreciate the beauty we individually bring to the world and am grateful for the loving beauty Hummingbird carries as a majikal messenger flying into my heart to remind me to love and be grateful , again and again.

Visualize a Magnificent Year

2011-12-29T11:51:00.000-08:00

I love to bring in New Years Eve with meditation and prayer. All that energy building up to midnight, what are we gonna focus on? Humans have the ability to focus. We are powerful! Here are some suggestions as to how to use your power to create a magnificent 2012:

Before the big vibe comes this Saturday night, Take some time to write, walk, pray, meditate or simply sit in silence to connect with the inner space of stillness and love within.

PRESENCE OF LOVE
Om.Can you feel the presence of Love inside? Yes? GREAT! Bask. No? Breathe - deeply 10 times. If you still cannot feel the presence of Love within, CALL ME for a session and we can find this place together.

CONNECT TO THE EARTH
Sitting or standing , feel the energy of Mother Earth through your feet

CONNECT TO THE SKY
Perceive, receive the warmth of sun or presence of night or day around and upon you.

SEE PEACE EVERYWHERE
Imagine the world living in harmony with beauty, nature, happiness, health and harmony for all people, places, plants and creatures on all levels.

TUNE IN TO YOUR OWN DREAM
Hold your vision of prosperity, health, love, family, peace, support, magnificence, ease, beauty and all that your desire in this field of collective love. Be with this energy as long as possible. REMEMBER this feeling

GRATITUDE
Be in gratitude for all the things, people, place, spaces. gift and feelings you have in the now and the future. Close this session with acknowledgement of the fulfillment of these prayers. Om

CALLING IT IN

Bring the FEELING from this practice present NY EVE when you want to call in your beautiful prayers.
Blessed Be!

Seasonal Blessings

2011-12-20T17:32:00.000-08:00

Winter Solstice, Hannukah and Christmas all fall within days of each other this year. A great opportunity is here to meditate and reflect on our Unity as humans and also a great time to renew our spirits as we honor the Sacred in all.

I love Winter Solstice because it is so amazing how long the night is and just how we all want to stay in and be cozy! This time, we have the opportunity to really go within and relax and nourish our souls, minds and bodies with beauty and self love. We have the chance to feel the depth of who and what we are on a core level. We can rest and feel and heal and nourish our spirits to refuel and renew. If we choose to feel deeply, we can release that which no longer serves us and make room for the dark to reveal new insights and guidance for the future season and year to come...

*EASY Stress Management Tools for the holy day season*

1. Give Thanks. Feel the beauty in your life and silently or verbally appreciate all you have

2. Meditate. Sit or lay down and listen to your beautiful breathe and smile within, in silence.

3. Walk. Especially after big family and community meals. Get the blood/chi flowin.

4. Stay in bed longer. If you have a partner or if you are single, rest and snuggle in to nourish your yin energy.

5. Laugh! Laughter is the best medicine. Joy opens the heart energy and inspires us to love more.

For Healing sessions in person in Bay area, on the phone for coaching plus long distance for EssenceWork Narayani is in fact available in the coming few weeks, in between her chill times. visit www.LaraNarayani.com or email info@LaraNarayani.com

Listening: Heart whispers

2011-11-29T22:42:00.000-08:00

We are here for such a short period of time on Earth. Life is so precious and sacred and every day is a gift. That remembered, I choose to realize the impermanence and breathe again and again into the deep positive energy that is the now. Here I am present with my feelings and can listen in the silence to the guidance that my spirit wants to sing through the whispering magnificence of the Ethers.

Through meditation and patience, I find that the quieter I get, the more peaceful I feel and the more loving the voices of guidance are. I find this to be the voice of the heart. Really quieting the breath and softening, I breathe in between thoughts to make room for the presence of love. To hear the inner voices of love for me requires a peaceful restful space in between thoughts.

To hear the voice of the heart. Close the eyes, breathe and notice what is there. Allow the space between thoughts to give

If you cannot find this voice, EssenceWork can help clear the blockages to joy and love that is within you. Coaching may also be necessary. Phone sessions are available or in person appointments as well.

Blessings of Love to you!
~*~ Lara Narayani

As of DEC 2011, I am offering the following services in Bay Area and around US:

Energy Healing Long Distance (EssenceWork)
Massage ONSITE BAy area
Life Coaching
Sacred Circles for women
Ayurvedic Skin Care Trainings
On Site Massage Therapy
One-one retreats
Group Retreats
PreNatal Massage

To schedule, please email info@LaraNarayani.com

Returning to Balance

2011-11-07T21:41:00.000-08:00

The transatory element of Fall is all about loving and letting go. Take the metaphor of a healthy tree. The tree's roots run deep into the earth during all cycles of the year. A solid strong trunk is in a natural state of contentment Perhaps Native peoples have called trees “standing people” because humans can be grounded in life like a tree, we can let go of the need to cling to the beautiful things that pass through our hands or our auras everyday. Appreciating the changing things gives us the opportunity to love and let go.

TEACHING

Being open to the changes that occur in our lives enables us to be be free from clinging to patterns, situations and people that no longer serve us. The cool breeze of Autumn beckons for deep breathing to enlivened the life force and awaken fullness within our lives only to release and share this life giving energy in a good way with The Universe.

We are conduits made of natural energy. We are connecters between the magnificent Earth Mother and Sky Father, if we allow ourselves to be. Being a conduit, we are free from needing to cling to anyone or anything and are content in the simple beingness of the moment. Breathing into and out of this awareness while standing in nature nourishes our own human nature. This inner nature is awakened through returning to the heart of life and exists in relationship to our environment in a pure way if we tune in. When we need to return to balance with ourselves and out environment, we can stand like a tree in Nature, uniting energy within the heart.

MEDITATION

Stand on grass, in the forest, your yard or anywhere where there is dirt. Allow your feet to sink down as you visualize your energy dropping through the legs and bend your knees. Breathe into your belly and keep awareness rooted in the Earth as you raise your arms to the sky and breathe open your mind to the heavens. Notice any thought that come into your mind or listen for guidance you seek and have gratitude for the simplicity of the goodness of being in balance.

Choosing LIFE!

2011-10-18T23:51:00.000-07:00

Living in the now,
inside out,
dancing sacred truth,
is what its all about.

I am ready for renewal,
a new day to dawn,
droppin a new song,
with hearts healing strong.

Even in the rain,
and when the dark of night appears,
the sun shines,
so now release the fears.

Some may come,
and some may just go,
still open to the love,
and let the vibes flow.

Show up for life,
it is waiting for you,
release the strife,
no need to be blue.

Release and Ahhh ~
we are always free,
all life is connected,
living as one family.

Welcome the love,
embrace one another,
as all one family,
sisters and brothers

The creatures and plants,
rocks, moon and bees,
surrender your heart now,
ground with the trees.

Occupy NOW,
your divine true light,
happiness is how,
we choose the good life.

Soak in true beauty,
without and within,
Imagine a world ~
where we all can win.

~ Narayani 10/19/11

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May all beings be free from suffering
Om Shanthi shanthi shanthi
Om peace peace peace

To Feel is to Heal

2011-09-22T10:12:00.001-07:00

Ok, After 5 days in sugar infested Charlotte NC, emotional upheaval from mourning Grandfathers passing and family dramas, a 16 hour travel day from east to west coast, I have a cold. My immune system is working in overdrive to find equilibrium here in my blessed California home.

Many lessons and gifts have been blossoming as I confront the suffering and struggle of my pranic body to awake despite the seeming blockages in the nasal cavity and sinuses. This morning I awoke at 630 am and by 7am I began the ritual of clearing and healing the issues here at hand. I will share with you, dear reader, what tools/principles I am using today to heal and perhaps it will too inspire you. The deal is,

TO FEEL IS TO HEAL!

Instead of numbing or stopping the flow with antihistamines, I am taking herbs to support release of mucus, increase circulation, detoxification and immune boosting.
Drinking warm ginger Tea to support
NASYA : Herbal oil application to my nose as I lay with head hangin off bed for 5 minutes
Steam to nasal passages and sinus to loosing congestion.
Free flowing emotions: I let myself be honest and feel the frustrations I feel from being "sick," while noticing the thoughts that are associated with the sadness.
Reprograming: After a good cry, I visualize having all my needs met in my body with help from my guides and healed places that love and give and nurture my spirit.
30 minutes ASANA and CREATIVE MOVEMENT practice to stretch and nourish muscles and support healthy circulation.
15 minute YOGA NIDRA or YOGA SLEEP to encourage alignment of my energy bodies and to remember the inner witness which is ever present as Peace within.
PRANAYAMA for opening up pathways. Here I notice that even the heavy congestion has space in my face between it and is not stuck entirely and as I tune into structure within the face through my third eye, I see expansion occurring at the same time
Prayers for myself and the planet to call in vibrational beauty and balance as the day unfolds and always.

TIME TO EAT!
After almost 2 hours of above activity I was hungry! I created a new recipe that I can only name now that the dish is all done. GREEN SOUP W MISO! (tm) You will need:

(all organic)

Pure Water
3 carrots
4 celery sticks
half bunch of kale
half small red onion
chuck of raw ginger, peeled
teaspoon o pepper
tablespoon o tumeric

1. Chop and prep veggies in chunks
2. Boil carrots, celery , onion, ginger.
3. Right away add tumeric and pepper
4. Boil on med for 12 minutes
5. Add greens for 2 minutes
6. BLEND 80% on puree and then liquify!
7. Add blended mixture to 20% left in pot.
8. Mix and serve!

Add 1 tsp miso per cup o hot soup.
This recipe yields about 10 cups of soup.
Good and Good for U (N I T Y)! Blessings!

Suffering and Bliss

2011-08-29T13:04:00.000-07:00

Through service, I am experiencing authentic beauty in the face of suffering and bliss.
As I worked with Katheryn today, she seems to be stuck somewhere in between here and there and as I perceived her spirit in conversation with my spirit. These words came to me as a mantra.

incredible beauty
subtle release
unconditional love

Working with hospice clients gifts me deeply. The next client on this particular day was Carolyn who showed me authenticity and how at the end of our lives we can only be authentic. As she shifted in and out of bliss, I perceived her energy to be rising above and beyond her physical form. Authentic and present.Truth truly is revealed in authentic beingness.

I am honored to stand with the beloved at the gates of life and death. Everyday I remember my immortality and life again and again is totally precious. Suffering and bliss are of the same light..
May we live with these principles...

incredible beauty
subtle release
unconditional love

Breath. Feel. Release Awaken! Schedule a sessions info@LaraNarayani.com

NOTE: This note was made on SEPT 23 2011

Interesting thing.. As I just read over this blog from last month, I remembered how the following trip I went to see Katherine, her husband has passed. He passed several days after I was inspired with the above word mantra. They are both Great Grandparents well into their 90's...
He passed just days before their anniversary. Interestingly, this past August, my grandfather passed one day before his anniversary with my grandmother, as he joined her on the other side..

incredible beauty
subtle release
unconditional love

Maintaining Positive Energy

2011-08-25T22:35:00.000-07:00

Several times today the topic came up around energy and sustenance.This was presented from women who either meditate or do massage and healing work. The question I am often presented with is how to be in integrity in our energy bodies in regards to "taking on" or not "taking on" anothers energy. Usually this question is presented when one feels drained from a relationship or experience or after doing healing work or massage.

I thought about this on the drive home today as I noticed I felt great from the day of working on people. Then, as I regrouped at home tonight after a long day of driving and massaging, I noticed, as I often do when I do a lot of massaging, that my energy felt amazing. I feel open, joyful, breathful, grateful and present.

I decided to FLIP the question of why we feel bad when we give of ourselves into: Why do I feel so amazing after a full day of giving energy out? I do not feel drained or negative at all from doing massage today. Is it MY energy that feels so amazing or maybe I took on someone else's energy that was really good?

As I sat for meditation after a shower, I noticed my breath, gave thanks and asked myself again. Why do I feel so good after pouring out that much energy? Here's what came to me God Speed:

I feel strong because I have a steady breath awareness and encourage my clients to do so as well as I massage them. Breathing into my own body and you breathing into your own body in the presence of silent awareness is empowering! From Traditional Chinese Medicine, we learn that if our lung energy is strong, our immunity is also strong. Breathing into the belly while grounding in love GIVES me energy. It is not another person whom I am pulling on or who I am pouring into; Rather, it is the purity of lifeforce that is fueling me while being present in my body while keeping an open heart. With this awareness, I can only walk away from a day of giving massage with a feeling of integrity, balance and fulfillment.

Breathing into the now, I feel amazing. Its a win win all around. Life is beautiful!

Need support in grounding into your own energy system that is vitalizing? Schedule a massage appointment , awareness coaching session or EssenceWork session. info@LaraNarayani.com

Empowerment Meditation

2011-07-25T14:36:00.000-07:00

I am inspired. Its been a month of personal challenge and this challenge sparks me to create change from the inside out with some help form majikal tools of the heart....

What a blessing it is to be empowered to change the course of our lives. We are infinite beings and as soon as we realize that, the little stories of our lives seem a little bit smaller. As infinite beings, humans are embodying our souls in order to experience life in this dimension. Hopefully we can use out inner majikal abilities to create lives of joy, peace and abundance for all.

As amazing beings, we are able to change and create lives that are different from our pre-programed states of being. Yes, it is true , that our family DNA makes our hair and eye color and that we often will feel the emotions of our parents and notice how we are really tied in with them on a subconscious level. Often people will use the DNA factor as an excuse to justify why things cannot change in their lives due to the conditioned patterns w inherited or that ist is from the childhood we have lived. If exploring past challenges helps us to grow individually and thus collectively, I am all about being real with the struggles. I will look at these things for a while and then look beyond in order to create change that is empowering.

Wheres the Majik?
When we can be present with the truth of our immortal spiritual nature, we can be present with the struggles of anger and fear and do not need to hold onto these pains. Holding the awareness of the imbalances with the beauty of all of creation allows the negativity to melt away. In the place of RIGHT SEEING, we can flip the story and imagine the life and situation in a good way by perceiving the most positive outcome with our hearts wide open to majikal possibilities.

MEDITATION

Sit quietly somewhere inside or out where you will not be disturbed for 15-20 minutes
Sit nice and tall in cross legged or with your feet on the ground in a chair.
Imagine your tailbone grounding through a golden chord into the ground, anchoring into the core of Earth Mother. Smile.
Breathe deeply into your belly 10 out and in breaths total
Go deep and know who you are is not defined just by the roles in life you play or your name.
Say to yourself, I AM INFINITE
Notice if there is resistance or fear.Observe while repeating the above mantra to yourself with a whisper or silently. I AM INFINITE
Put your attention on anything disturbing you while keeping awareness of I AM INFINITE
From the place of INFINITE awareness, imagine the situation in your life getting better, with ease and grace. IMAGINE things as you would want them to be.
Ask your Higher Self or GOD GODDESS ALL THAT IS to being the situation or better into your life as a door to benefit all beings.
Breathe into your heart center and feel gratitude.
SPEAK A PRAYER or OM to ground your energy .
Journal or write poetry about your experience (or send me an email!)
Practice daily for 3 days and see what happens!

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Ayurvedic Summer Breakfast Salad

2011-06-30T11:46:00.000-07:00

Hap eee Summer!!!

Ok, I just had to share this EPIC recipe that I channeled this morning. Its called Ayurvedic Summer Breakfast Salad. Scroll down for ingredients...

ABOUT PITTA
According to the ancient sacred science of Ayurveda, Summer is PITTA season. This season is ruled by heat and the fire element mostly.

PITTA is connected with the heart, liver, skin, eyes and digestion. In balance, Pitta manifests as joy and healthy digestion, energy, balanced activity and strong ego.

Some people are more PITTA than others. We may have been born with PITTA as our dominant dosha, making us susceptible to skin rashes, digestive disorders, frequent feelings of anger and frustration ETC.

In PITTA season, most of us can benefit from following pitta balancing diets. PITTA dosha needs grounding, cooling and calming for balance. Foods and experiences combined which act to cool, calm and ground will balance pitta.

Food wise ~ Foods are sweet, astringent and bitter

Ayurveda Summer Salad
portions are per person

chopped organic apple (1/2) (astringent)
organic chopped dates (2) (sweet)
large handful of Arugula (bitter)
1/2 avacado in small slices *good for VATA
bits of raw Goat Cheese (sweet, cooling)
dash of lemon and olive oil

YUMMM! Enjoy!

One

2011-06-01T21:36:00.000-07:00

Slowing the rhythm,
to celebrate the heart,

I awaken now...
gently within,
peace lives.

It is in the awakening
where true love is alive.
Here, Gaia's song pulses..

..alive in alignment
remembrance returns
wisdom sings
while hearts dance joy..

..breathing life
slowing the rhythm
we feel slower..slowly...

Embracing Love...
overflowing with grace
It is in this stillness
where peace awakens

I feel
we feel

One.

Narayani's LA Reflections w Timeless Message Tour

2011-05-02T22:04:00.000-07:00

5.1 12:15 AM

After the day of sitting in circle with Indigenous Grandmothers Agnus and Margaret in sacred circle with Timeless Message Tour..

Blessed is the day in ways I have seen myself reflected in the light of the magical presence of sacred circle in community here in Los Angeles. I am free to experience the positive and the seemingly negative and difficult energies presented in prayer and gratitude we sit and listen to each other in a way that is healing and painful and powerful all at the same time.

I let go and let god within in order to make room for guidance and truth to emerge from within. I breath when I see others not breathing and I feel more present in my own body as the awareness of the depth of who I am integrates with the nourishment of deep cellular alertness and awakened light.

Seeing truth of who I am and where I am allows life force to live committing to allowing obstacles to fall away again again. I am loved I am peace and I surrender to the truth of all these positive qualities not as affirmations but as REAL recognition of actual living energy that exists always.

I call in blessings with gratitude, peace and abundance for all of creation now.

5.2 8 pm UPON REFLECTION

Waves of powerful healing light merging with humility call forward my spirit to choose unconditional love and life. The divine is alive and well and I will choose to live on this peace again and again.

We spent Sunday morning at Agape with Grandmother Agnus, Michael Beckwith and 1000 others with tens of thousands listening and watching around the world. Profound love and light permeates my cells as I feel the sweetness and receive the love that is offered during that precious experience in timelessness. Full prayers and invocations reach way out into the auric field of our beautiful planet and deep into the hearts of Gaia as we remember how amazing we are and love each other in ways never before expressed. Its a Love Fest to the fullest. Anyone who has a chance to connect with the sacred energies of Agape International Spiritual Center, I suggest you dig in. This stuff is deep and it is delicious. Watch the service I got to attend @ http://www.indigoplatforms.tv/recorded/video/782

Back in Santa Cruz, Monday eve, the buzz still permeates my mind as I continue to digest the love of the experiences I am having. Awake and alert and relaxed I am changed yet the awareness of who I am as a sacred timeless being persists and continues to recharge my body mind with deep breaths affirming surrender to my soul.

TIMELESS MESSAGE TOUR

Allowing

2011-04-23T08:35:00.000-07:00

Allowing the fast changing sounds,
sensations of rhythms pulsing,
awake and in the heart to love!

I am alive and awake and here to live
free and now somehow...
it is a miracle I see
the way life continues through us.

allowing the land
to hold my hand
I stand free in solidarity
in the we of collective goodness

again and again we evolve
then seemingly disolve
control to unfold the nature,
identities released, deceased

Disease burns away,
a new day returns to find us..

Wholely showered in radiant Gaia
Rebirth is alive as we dive deep
Ocean Sea replenish we
awaken true heart as we start
again and again we are renewed

Love is the key to release disharmony,
Divine flow, allow me to know
all that is needed to crytalize
our lives, reborn in Zion.

Finding peace in our changing world

2011-03-21T15:34:00.000-07:00

Nobody can ignore the collective emotional field of sadness and chaos from the recent Earthquakes, war and scares. If we want to take advantage of the intensity of this time, we can choose to shift our perception of fear into a perception of change, trust and surrender to the truth of what is really going on. From here we can choose action that supports us in being balanced in our lives.

There are many voices of reason behind the Earth changes at this time. Is global warming causing the earth flood and fury through volcanoes and tsunami's? Is it our disconnection from each other which causes a disconnect with the Earth and her cycles? MANY native peoples have prophesied these changes and continue to tell us things are gonna get worse. For many, there is a feeling of helplessness and inferiority that arises. For others, it sparks a feeling of wanting to live more in reverence for nature, in alignment with our beautiful planet.

Throughout history, people have called upon the Mysterious Creator to be able to awaken the powers of faith and trust within. Through experiencing grace, we can find our peace in the grand scheme of things in these times of living complex lives on Gaia. In addition to prayer, we can take action that brings us peace to be able to remain calm in unstable times. Here are some tools for finding peace within while honoring our planet at the same time.

Go to bed early
Go for long walks in the sun
Breathe DEEPLY into your belly
Exercise ~ any style you like to start :)
Eat organic fruits and veggies ~ lots of em
Go on healing retreats yearly
Shop local to support your community
drink pure water in between meals
get a massage
sing in nature, to your animals and plants
cultivate self love through meditation
massage your beloved's feet

Private sessions available in person or on the phone. 828-545-2867. www.LaraNarayani.com

Happy Boundaries

2011-02-21T20:00:00.000-08:00

A higher mind is available to all who are willing to tap into the collective consciousness of the Truth of our human nature, beyond the individual ego, for the sake awakening our potential in benefit to all beings throughout time and space.

Good Boundaries means being able to discern what it is that we do and that which we do NOT want to have in our sacred spaces (lives) .

Sometimes the thing we do not want in our lives is a particular person. These people can be great teachers if we are willing to look for the hidden gifts behind the struggle of any given situation. When we desire joy, we must remove the obstacles and barriers that keep us from experiencing such happiness in our lives.

If our intention is to become more healthy and happy as we live, it is valuable to work through our judgments and distaste for others whom we are challenged by. The door to revealing the gift here is available to all who choose to enter with sincere intention and a pure heart.

If you are ready to open the door, take a moment to look~within.

What IS it in the other person that you do not want in your life? What characteristics do you really like and want to cultivate through relationships with the people you love? What feelings inside of you do you want to nurture ?

If someone has abused you, it may be healthy to remove them from your life. At the same time, this person is a teacher to awaken you to choose not to identify with the QUALITIES which you do not need or want.

Having awareness of our feelings is the key to opening this door to higher mind. For example, if we want to create a boundary with another because we think they are "toxic," there is a matching pattern of discomfort within us that needs to be seen. We can then place awareness on what we perceive within ourselves around this situation. Here, there exists a feeling behind that thought. What is it IN YOU that is present around the thoughts with this "toxic" other? Your answers hold the key to unlocking the door to reveal the gift behind the struggle, opening the door to higher mind.

When ready, take a moment to FEEL the quality and listen where that is in your body and what it is saying to you now.

WHAT TO DO ONCE PERCEPTUAL AWARENESS IS THERE?
This energy, once felt, can be released to make room for more positivity in your life. Often it will clear on its own, once it gets the attention it has been screaming for. This energy may then be consciously replaced with HEALTHY boundaries of goodness in order to attract the positive qualities you desire.

Creating these healthy boundaries is powerful. True deep release of the inner qualities enables us to manifest real beauty from a healed whole place within.

This work can be done together or with the support of a teacher, healer or guide.

PERSONAL HEALING COACHING with Narayani is now available LIVE and on the phone.
Click for more details or call 828-545-2867. Blessings of joy, beauty and peace.

Remembering

2011-01-09T19:01:00.001-08:00

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Future Self dissolves,

into the now.
Breathing brings merging,
into this silence.

Beloved voice of Love,
I remember you.

Narayani, Jan'11

Winter's mid-night prayer story

2010-12-27T17:54:00.000-08:00

Powerful alertness keeps I awake. Thoughts, dreams, memories already seen, lived, breathed emerge as feelings submerged in various qualities of emotion drip down my throat, releasing waves of past pain.

I disdain regret, acknowledging truth of what is yet to be based on unfulfilled PAST reality. So I pray with light mysteek surrounding this heart, hearth earth creation providing safety, warmth, affection of deep sweet nurturing YES!

the BEST is yet to come, I hear , inner voice of positive sight draws near, growing stronger, clearing that which is NOT such along the way...

STAY! I say, be here, voice so clear, radiate love into my cells where my inner well of knowledge lives deep, steeping in saturated sweetness of being, contentment and ultimately peace of heart , mind and song.

Long are the days where women made beds, cleaned, cooked, birthed because we had to. Now I choose to walk along the edge of this world, seeking new ways to be free, seeking new days to see life remain sacred where roles are no longer defined by anything or anyone other than ourselves.

Empowered with Love of Truth, nature sings sweet songs of life in between all things experienced over time. We chime in acknowledging those who have come, gone and laid down fundamental relationship with beauty, peace and respect for all life past , present and future.

Now a new, old future is upon us as doors perceived once through space gently remove their solid locks and the key here, now is love in our hearts. Opening , light rushes through rainbow songs flushing into newly birthed dimensions of reality..

..or so it seems...

Peace and Gratitude Poem-Prayer

2010-11-27T09:26:00.001-08:00

Ancient One,
carry us home
Remind us to feel.

We have forgotten
where we come from.
Let us feel our way
back home,
to our hearts

Thus we can
once again
know love

Thank you
Land river sea air,
sun moon sky,
We abide
in remembrance

Lessons in Impermanence

2010-11-07T13:21:00.000-08:00

Dying the Ego, Awakening the Self
Being with the dying reminds me that we are all going to go one day. It also gives me questions about my role as a healer. It is, in fact, quite humbling I must say. When I am with someone, I touch their lives in a moment and get a chance to feel who they are and also to completely let go of their ego. We are all going to return within to an egoless state. As the saying goes, no one gets out of here alive. I think this is referring to the ego. Taking the stance that we are all infinite beings with divine qualities that exist beyond time and space, who is it that does not get out of here alive? It is the Ego, meaning the personal identity. The infinite identity is not limited by form or lifetime..

The Ego of the Healer
As a facilitator, I show up and offer loving presence. Unlike other modalities like yoga and bodywork for the living, working with the dying is not trying to heal or fix another. There is nothing I can do to 'heal' or end the process of death of the body. Thus, I contemplate my responsibility and role in this process. I experience fulfillment and joy just being the presence of love, outside of the realm of my personal identity. I am not responsible for anothers healing or even transformation. Here, I can let go and let God...

EGO and The Infinite YOU
Still, the ego is needed to live ion third dimension. We all need ego to survive in this world. The thing is that the ego is both positive and negative. Is your ego your amigo? Or is your ego your enemy? Answer probably is: The ego is both. We have parts of our personalities/identities that create stagnation, imbalance and dysfunction. We also have parts of the ego that resonate deeply with beauty, health and joy. It is said that the magnificent qualities of the Ego are closer to our radiant Infinite Self. When we feel good, it is easier to want to give, receive and be present with others.

We all have the ability to understand and think in a similar fashion. There are things in the human experience that we all share. These universal and common experiences open the door.

Meditation as a tool to experience Self
Meditation helps us to quiet the mind and be present with the deep self. Allow this depth to permeate your being. Be guided and blessed with the joy and the natural state of peace will strengthen within you. Here , the Ego can become peaceful and we can cultivate a deeper state of acceptance, peace and love.

Increasing Vitality in between seasons

2010-10-22T11:22:00.000-07:00

In between seasons, there are different ways to boost immunity and support our spirits in being comfortable in our bodies. According to Chinese medicine, Autumn season is time to "let go." (Think of movie/book "waiting to exhale")

The organs associated with this season are lungs and large intestine. The energies are cool and spacious. In Ayurveda, this is also VATA season. VATA in the body is also related to air and wind and the space in the organs. In both Ayurveda and Chinese medicine, we often address our health needs by providing opposites to create balance.

Warming and grounding helps us to keep our bodies eliminating in a healthy way, while letting go. of that we do not need.

Physical Healing Tip
Eat foods that encourage healthy digestion. Avoid wheat, white sugar and add a little spice to your diet for warming from within.

Herbal Chai Tea Recipe

3 heaping Tablespoons of grated organic ginger.
Teaspoon of organic black peppercorns
Teaspoon of cloves
Stick o Cinnamon
teaspoon of cardomon
10 cups of water

Boil for about 10 minutes. Cover and let sit for 5 to 10 minutes. Add honey raw or organic milk, soy, rice, almond, oat or hemp milk. (whew what a world, all those choices!) note: Support local bee farmers and your own immune system by purchasing local raw honey . yum!

Contraindication
Avoid ginger tea when taking aspirin.

Benefits
* Boost immunity as the weather gets cooler
* Supports good digestion
* Beneficial for women during menses
* Increasing movement in blood/circulation in body

Emotional Healing tip
Open your heart by sharing what you feel freely with others. Let go of GRIEF and sadness in order to support healthy functioning of lungs. Breathe deep doing yoga breathing and chi-gong/Ti-chi. Breath deeply into belly, filling solar plexus with healing energy

Healing Sessions w Lara Narayani in wholistic and spiritual healing. info@ecospiritualwellness.com 828-545-2867

We are Divine Grace itself

2010-09-22T16:12:00.000-07:00

Sitting in the garden this morning, I had a beautiful realization.

Indoors, the computer was not working so I chose to sit out side in the garden with a notebook and pen. Dropping the need to email and play music, I did some deep breathing and took in the beautiful morning. I was adapting to the situation. I realized how easy it was for me to adapt today. I chose to flow with it and felt tremendous grace as I embarked on some writing for the new book I am working on.

I saw the computer breakdown as a gift , as grace. I was suddenly really inspired, just being outside on a beautiful day while being present with undfolding thoughts and feelings. I wrote a poem, thanking the plants and did some deep breathing, realizing how good I felt in my body.

I felt Grace inside and realized this Grace was not my outside circumstance but my inner reality. I traced this and felt a deep compassion for myself and contentment. I realized how much we see Divine traits as outside ourselves, instead of within our own hearts.

Humbly Claiming Divine Attributes
We hesitate to claim higher qualities, to own them,because we are so used to needing the outside powers to grant them upon us. This is the foundation of many religions. ie: Oh God..please give me... (something I do not have)! I then asked myself..How to be humble and empowered in owning these traits? Well, we can own them, but they are not exclusive to each of us. We all have the power to embody divine qualities. The trick may be to feel them and experience them ourselves. Here, there is no need to wait to be bestowed or told. We can feel and claim our divine right to be divine beings! But if you need help, we can always ask the universe for some support and clarity. Unconditional love abounds...

Approaching Equinox

2010-09-20T21:00:00.000-07:00

Waiting for the moon
to rise,
to grow,
to come..

Anticipation
Desire and Want
existing
seemingly between breaths

We Release
Ahhhhhhhhhhh
No need to be anywhere
Only in the presence
Now

Using the mind to quiet the mind to use it again...

2010-08-25T12:03:00.000-07:00

Why Quiet the mind?

There are many traditional and new school teachings that offer to help people quiet the mind. In our world of over stimulation and toxic excess, we need all these tools to stay balanced in our modern world. In order to experience quieting of the mind, we can practice a variety of modalities to prepare us for the stillness. Effective pratices include meditation, chanting, sitting in the stillness, being present, awakening to the now, breathwork, drumming, witnessing, asana and chigong .

Sometimes it is appropriate to quiet the mind. If everyone knew how to practice this art, we could actively choose to relax and heal the body. When the mind is quiet, the parasympathetic nervous system kicks in subconsciously and the body and mind repair and rejuvenate itself. Scientists and Native peoples all recognize the value of such practice.

Quieting the mind is valuable, but is not the only path to awakening. The mind can be used in many many positive ways to create and heal. When in alignment with spiritual purpose, personal will , natural cycles and a beautiful heart, we can create amazing joyful change in our world.

Using the mind to heal ourselves and our planet though, requires space. Space and time to sit still, space to perceive new things, space to listen to the invisible world, space to connect with source within and throughout.

Practicing stillness is a key to creating that space. Once we find that space, we can rest in it and ask for guidance from Creator , the Self, your intuition or guides. If we do not need any answers, we can simply enjoy the spacious feeling and observe the moment, being present and having clarity of mind.

Meditation
Find a quite or natural place to be for a while.
Sit comfortably or lay down (not in your bed)
Feel your body in contact with the ground.
Listen to the sounds of the natural world around you.
Breath deeply in and release the breath through the mouth 5 times.
Relax and foucus on your 3rd eye..Look within.
Observe the thoughts.
NOW, inject space of no-thing in between thoughts. pay attention to the space. breathe and listen and see whats there. ASK your question about your life if need be
Repeat for several minutes or hours.
Slowly awaken when you are ready by stretching the body.
Drink clean water or go for a walk. Ahhhh feel good.