Worrying is NOT fun and doesn’t help any situation! Having Faith, believing in miracles and know that everything is orchestrating for your highest good is a lot more FUN and will always produce better results!!!

Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them.

Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.

All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired.

Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.

Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.

He who has faith has... an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well - even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly.

Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.

I have always looked at Self-Love in a positive light. If you don’t Love yourself ~ you can’t possibly fully Love others. It’s always about the space we are coming from. Where is your state of being? The energy of Love is High Vibrational and Powerful! Imagine how much you would get accomplished if you walked around in this powerful space all the time. In order to motivate and make positive changes we need to come from a powerful place!!! We need to be in the energy of Love.

It’s not always natural to be in love with yourself and life. Sometimes you have to work at it … to create it!
If you’re beating yourself up – you’re not Loving yourself! How does your mind talk about your thighs? Is your self critique at work degrading you ? … making you feel less than your full high vibrational self ? Do you walk around with confidence loving yourself or are you judging and not liking parts of yourself. Are you able to really accept and Love who you really are?

This month let’s get into the groove of Loving ourselves and loving our Body Temple. Let us treat ourselves with healthy habits so it’s easier to be in Love. Let us eat foods that nourish our body so we can have good energy and creativity flowing thru us. Let us feed our spirit with breath, meditation and dance. You know that feeling of being in love with a person? … Tap into how that feels in your heart and apply that feeling to yourself and your life!
What are your favorite qualities about yourself? Be aware and grateful for your favorite qualities about yourself.

Ways to activate your Self Love:

1. Honor yourself and who you are, don’t try to be like someone else – celebrate your unique magnificence!
2. Indulge in something that makes you feel good, something that brings you to a peaceful state of being. Perhaps a bubble bath, a meditation, a massage or a stroll along the beach.
3. Indulge in something fun or exciting: Perhaps a night out dancing, try a new recipe or take a hike in the mountains.
4. Treat yourself to food that is super tasty and rich in nutrients.
5. Treat your body temple to some form of movement that works for you.
6. Resist the temptation to judge yourself and accept wherever you are at in each moment and then recognize the things you love about yourself.
7. Self Love is a very important component to manifesting the life you wanna live. Love your whole self everyday – at least for the next 28 days and see the magic unfold!

Wishing you an abundance of Love all month long!
Michelle

Take time to focus on your 2013 goals everyday for 28 days.

The roll over into a new year tends to bring excitement and inspiration as many people set their New Years Resolutions or goals for the year. The fact that people are super pumped to do this is AWESOME! The question is, how many actually follow thru with their goals or New Years Resolutions? How many people actually focus and work on their goals and resolutions, so they get the results they are looking for? It is one thing to set goals and another thing to actually work on manifesting them. This year, let us make it a priority to stay true to our dreams and begin working on them right away. Let us use this powerful first month of the year to create the habit of putting time into our goals for the year.

Follow the steps below.

Step one: Create your goal or goals for 2013.

Do you know what you want to manifest in your life this year? What are your dreams and desires? What is important to you? What will point you in the right direction to create the life you want to live? What will bring Peace, Balance, Joy and Abundance into your life? Consider these questions, as you create your goals for 2013. Write them down.

Step two: Create your plan:

Write down the things you will need to do to achieve your goal or goals. And where ever it is appropriate add dates or schedule things that need to be done and put them in your calendar.

Step three: Give your goals your attention!

Whatever you choose as your 2013 goals they deserve your attention your powerful focus!. Like plants need water to grow, your goals need your attention to grow, develop and unfold. So nurture your goals with your undivided attention thru visualization, meditation, day dreaming, dream dancing, cardio dreaming. Whatever works for you feed your dreams everyday and do it with conviction and passion!

Step Four: Follow thru with your plan and your attention

Every single day look at your plan and follow thru with things you have put in your plan/calendar. Also, follow thru with your commitment to focus on your goals everyday.

Helpful suggestions:

When focusing your attention on your goals it helps to get yourself into a

relaxed state, if you need assistance in relaxing, try stretching or breath-work. Powerfully think about it with confidence.

Feel it in your heart and your body.

Imagine it and let yourself dream about it in full color.

Bask in the joy that your dreams bring you

Feel the gratitude as if it has already happened

BE the person you need to BE in order for your dreams to take place

Take responsibility to make your dreams come true

Don not ever quit. Persevere!

Wishing all of you your best year yet. Let us be more conscious than ever in 2013 and create the life we want to live !!

Namaste,

Michelle

When our minds are constantly busy, life is not as peaceful and harmonious. When are minds are always thinking and doing we can easily miss helpful signs from the universe and consequently make decisions that do not serve our highest good. Then when we make bad decisions, we knock ourselves out of alignment or out of harmony and life becomes more difficult. When our minds are quiet, we are able to hear our intuition more clearly, which guides us in the direction of making better, more coherent decisions that serve our highest good.

Preparation: There are many different forms of meditation and tapping in to the inner silence is not necessarily one of the easiest forms, but it does get easier with practice. If you have never meditated before, and/or have difficulty quieting your mind, I suggest you do something to relax your mind and body before sitting or laying down to do a silent meditation. Stretching, taking a warm bath or shower, and deep breathing are some good ways to relax before silent meditation. You can also do a guided meditation first and then continue for a period of time in the silence. Feel free to use some of the stretches in the video section of this site, or some of the meditations in the beginning of the Groove Temple Live podcasts (the first 10 minutes of the podcast).

The length of time you meditate in silence will vary depending upon your meditation experience and also how much time you are willing to commit to. I suggest a minimum of 10 minutes. My favorite amount of time to meditate is 30 minutes. Try different lengths of time throughout this month and see what works for you. Set a timer with your chosen length of time when you begin.

Silent Meditation:

1. Sit or lay down in a confortable position with your spine straight.

2. Close your eyes

3. Follow the natural movement of your breath to get in touch with your self.

4. Let go of any tension in your body.

5. Bring your attention inward and in your mind ask for help in letting go of all

thoughts and connecting to your inner self/your inner power.

5. Simply be.

If you experience exterior distractions, just continue to direct your attention inward. This takes practice, so be patient with yourself. If your mind begins to wander, don

Each and every one of us has the energy of joy within us; however, sometimes we take life too seriously and forget to activate that joy. Sad, but true – some people can go weeks, even months without any laughter or joy. Think about it – when was the last time you had a good laugh? or felt genuinely happy? Not only is this no fun, but it can also be stressful on many levels. The energy of Joy is a quality of the heart that wants to be fully felt and expressed. Holding it in creates restriction and a sense of tightness in our being, which works against an easy going, go with the flow, stress free type nature. Expressing joy is freeing, stress relieving and mood elevating. Joy is a high vibrational quality. Some of us express it more often and more naturally than others. By expressing that joy more often we elevate our state of being and attract better things into our lives.

Those of you that are accustomed to expressing joy regularly will probably be able to turn the switch on and simply BE Joyful. It’s like any muscle – you gotta use it so you don’t lose it and also the more you use it the more you develop it. So those of you that can just turn it on – at least once a day for 28 days turn that switch on and feel and express yourself joyously. Then while you’re feeling and expressing joy, feel how that feels in your heart, and send that joy out thru the rest of your body and as a prayer of joy out into the world.

Those of you who have trouble tapping in to your joy quickly or easily use this tool: Do something that makes you feel joyful or happy at least once a day everyday 28 days. This will be different for everyone. Some of you may feel happiness thru going out in nature – to the beach or to the mountains, others may feel joy thru playing music, or eating a delicious meal. Some of you may enjoy tapping you’re your inner child thru being silly or playing. Some of you may experience joy thru meditation or a nap. I get a lot of joy out of dancing, which is one of the reasons I like to dance everyday if I can. Choose something different each day if you’d like. The object is to be consistent and give your self the gift of feeling and expressing joy every single day for 28 days. Then while you are doing whatever you do to feel the joy, focus into your heart and feel that energy of joy in your heart space, making a mental and physical note on how that feels … how does the joy feel in your heart? Try to remember that feeling for next time. The more you do it the easier it gets to tap in to your joy.

This does not mean that you have to be joyful all day everyday for 28 days. This is more about creating a habit of consistently allowing yourself to do something everyday that brings out your inner joy, so that it becomes more natural and easy to be joyful. As you become more and more joyful on a regular basis, you’ll find you probably won’t need to do anything to ignite that energy anymore – it will be accessible to you just by tapping in to your heart and feeling the joy. That’s the magic of the habit !!! Wishing you a JOYFUL month

Those with an unbalanced or closed crown chakra often lack understanding and often live in confusion. People with closed or unbalanced crown chakras lack purpose in life and tend to be physically exhausted a lot.
The Crown Chakra is located at the top of your head where a babies soft spot would be and continues above your physical skin. It is associated with the colors violet or white.

There are different ways to balance your crown chakra thru prayer, meditation, color and sound therapy. One of the easiest ways to open or balance the Crown Chakra is simply to focus into that area and visualize the color white or violet. As always, your focus is intensified through a relaxed or meditative state, so I recommend taking a few moments to come to a quiet relaxed state. You can use a method you are comfortable with to come to a relaxed state or follow the following steps:
1. Close your eyes
2. Bring your attention to your breath and take 2 deep breathes in and then a long exhale. Repeat for 1 – 3 minutes or as long as it takes to relax and quiet your mind.
3. Then massage the top of your head for a minute and visualize either the color white or violet in that area on the top of your head. (Breathing in a relaxed normal fashion)
4. Place your arms at your side in a comfortable position and continue to focus in the crown chakra area visualizing white or violet for at least another minute, or longer if you wish.

Ways to enhance your experience …
The Crown and Third Eye or Pineal Gland work together, so you can add a focus into the third eye to the meditation above and visualize the color indigo blue while you are focusing in there. (see last months 28 day groove for more info on the Third Eye)
Additionally, the Heart works together with the Crown and Third Eye. For this meditation, you simple picture a beam of bright white light entering in thru your Crown and beaming into your Heart and then extending back up thru the Third Eye. Just follow this pathway of white light with your mind for several minutes. You can associate this with divine guidance entering in thru your Crown … you recognize it as intuition in your Heart … and you follow thru with your intuition thru your Third Eye.

Playing music can help to deepen your experience and the Crown Chakra vibrates to the key B. Tibetan Bowls are particularly good instruments to use for Crown Chakra balancing.

Our breath is a very powerful tool and can be used to better our health, yet most people are completely unaware of how they usually breathe. How often, if at all, do you take a random moment to observe your breath? You may find you don’t breathe as deep and efficiently as you thought. In fact, most people are shallow breathers, which can contribute to tension and anxiety. In addition to the fact that our bodies need oxygen to function properly, which we get through our breath, good deep breathing can relax and energize us and be used to manage our stress.

“Practicing regular, mindful breathing can be calming and energizing and can even help with stress-related health problems ranging from panic attacks to digestive disorders.” ~ Andrew Weil, M.D.

The good news is, we can control and regulate our breathing thru conscious effort. Those of us who do cardiovascular exercise have an advantage, since this type of exercising forces us to breathe deeper and heavier, while increasing the oxygen carrying capacity of our lungs. So getting in shape is an additional route to healthier deeper breathing and something I always recommend for general health.

For the purposes of our 28 day groove this month, I suggest incorporating the following two practices into your lifestyle for the next 28 days:

1. First let’s become more aware of the way we are breathing on a regular basis, and
when we catch ourselves breathing shallow, shift into deeper breathing. So
throughout the day, as often as you think about it, notice your breath and make
changes accordingly. If you need to put some reminder notes around your house,
in your car or at work to get you in the habit of checking your breath – do so.
We are working on creating the habit of becoming aware of your breath – so do
whatever it takes to help you remember.

2. Practice the following “Complete Breathe” exercise twice a day. I like to start
my day with this before getting out of bed. My body is super relaxed and it’s
easy to draw in a good amount of air with a relaxed state of being. I like to do
my second “Complete Breath Exercise” in the afternoon before I meditate to get
me unto a relaxed state. Pick 2 times during the day/night that makes sense for
your lifestyle.

The Complete Breath Exercise:
1. Lie on your back or sit with a straight back. (on your back is the easiest
position to start with – as you become more efficient with your breathing you may
be able to do this in a seated position)
2. Breathe deeply into your belly allowing your belly to expand with your breath.
Then exhale all of your breath out before you breathe in again. Repeat 5 x
3. Breathe in thru your nose into your rib cage, allowing your rib cage to expand
with your breath.
Then exhale all of your breath out before you breathe in again. Repeat 5 x
4. Combine the above: First bring as much air into your belly as you can, then
continuing to breathe in fill your rib cage with air. Filling your body with
the maximum amount of air possible. Then exhale all of your breath out before
you breathe in again. Repeat 5 x

And that was hardly the only mashing together of humanity at the festival. I was delighted when my DJ musician friend Luis and I (a percussionist), along with Michelle, the leader of our yoga/dance/meditation group, Groove Temple, apparently upped our game, as spontaneously, the 25 or so dancers who were dancing to our “temply groove”, coalesced into a tornadic vortex of energy, spinning, spinning, spinning together as one, group-hug tight but also moving, covering space, like a desert dust devil. What a pleasure to introduce the magic that is Groove Temple to a wider audience, pleasure to see more and more people move variedly, imaginatively, differently, uninhibitedly, thanks to such as 3rd eye opening techniques (a cool sci-fi flavored guided meditation), Michelle’s gentle but dynamic stretching, her breakdown of the beat, her body part awareness exercises, and mostly her creating of a non-judgmental, free-moving environment. Then Luis and I kicked it with the hyper-modern (techno and other electronica) and the ancient: smooth, skinned covered drums!

Though things didn’t start so smoothly at the festival for the Groove Temple. While I and my UCLA Innergy friends arrived early and secured a nice hilltop spot for our band to camp, the rest of the troupe didn’t start off from LA on route to the festival in the desert mountains overlooking Apple Valley until sunset, arriving at around midnight. With all phones knocked out, like in days of yore, they searched like nomads for us combing the campground; finally, an hour later, Luis stuck his head in our tent and we were united. Then came the fun part, setting up camp at 1 in the morning. As soon as they knew where we were, the Groove Temple express, a truck overladen as The Beverly Hillbillies’, replete with mega camping gear, generators, and sound system, gingerly rolled up the hill and within an hour a lily white six-winged angel canopy was up, a shelter that defined our home for the next few days. With flood lights aimed upwards, we were a light oasis in the dark and pilgrims assuredly came to visit us a night including a guy from Holland named Vout (oh what fun to say his growly name and hear of his trek across America)!
In the first morning I knew all was right with the world, when a man, upbearing a heavily smoking sage bundle ran through our camp as if on an Olympic torch run! I was soon off with Pat-man (I’m Robin) to go on a morning hike. We helped each other limbo under some barbed wire and proceeded to explore the forbidden high desert. We spend some time worshipping a perfect, semi-dead yellow/brown Joshua tree cross whose ends were suffused with bulby green growths. We also marveled at the gnarly, jointed, arthritic fingers of some of the limbs of a few downed trees. Three travelling strands of spider web were noted, as well as a cross strand that connected them: spiders have highways, too. Deceptively lush came to be the only description of the dry land.
Daytime at the festival was mostly about Coleman cooking and taking and giving spiritual work, plus hanging out in the main tent area: chatting, forming drum circles, giving/receiving massages, and organizing impromptu guided meditations, “I’m doing a meditation that honors the Goddess in about 5 minutes…” and soon 20 people are flat on their backs. But actually most of the free workshops took place a little ways away from center camp. Under a geometric-cut, light brown/dark brown canopy, several workshop leaders helped whisk people away from this reality, or at least got them more in touch with it, indeed Groove Temple’s workshop got people more in touch with their bodies and their “dancing selves”. I took a workshop where a healer channeled some information and then went around to all audience members and did a laying-on-of-hands-on-head healing. Afterwards, the hands imprinted a kind of cornucopia of crop circle images on my mindscape. I also took a class from a drummer friend who had an interesting “Toltec” like stretch system, he was thrilled to give the first workshop of his life, his experience, I believe, shared by others.
I gave a couple workshops, one was called “Dis-ease is never your body’s fault” and the other was “Metaphysics 101” where among other things I talk about consciousness origins and reincarnation and took my several participants on a meditational trip to a past life. The discussions were very lively and interactive, I shared what knowledge I had, and others ended up fleshing out many of my theoretical points with their apt experiences. For instance, one woman who had debilitating childhood illnesses and came out of the experiences enlightened and grateful, illustrated that that her dis-eases were not about bodily weaknesses but her body being “commanded” to karmically present certain lessons to her. Another woman said how she was “lucky” to have enjoyed near perfect health and I interrupted her to remind her that such wasn’t lucky but just the body functioning properly as per normal, as per design, that she was selling her body short by calling herself lucky, as dis-ease isn’t the body’s fault. When discussing our inner-adolescents, one man experienced an aha moment, saying that he, as a 12 year old, had planted something of a psychic landing strip for the adult self to come back and visit (with time being an illusion). During the past life sojourns I took meditators on, one woman talk of the Egyptian past like where she was a beloved ruler preparing for a festival. Another woman made love in a pristine natural setting to a man (soul mate?) she promised to revisit.

Well, on the downside of the festival, I guess it was tough to sleep that first night as the state of the art sub-woofer sent 2.0 Richter scale shock waves all the way to my pillow some 150 yards away! But eff the proverbial neighbors (and me), the party ritually had to last all night long! And indeed by night two I adjusted to the sub-woofer, I and others became “Dances with Woofers.“ Stick in the mud to complain. All the hoop, light, and fire accoutrement dancers needed to do their thing. How I got such a kick from the fire dancers with the balls of flame on springy strings. Just when I thought by face was going to be the landing place for a mini-comet, the fireball recoiled. Plus the light hoopers left all kinds of interesting light geometrics in midair with their spin patterns. Though I probably heard a few too many DJ’s play a few too many techno numbers, there was no denying that the hypnoticness of the music created something of a higher vibration. Surely we weren’t in Kansas.

Anyway, were long respites from the techno. The reggae band rocked my world. I hadn’t dance like that in years. So nice to have the whole dance floor, backward stepping some 50 feet before having to turn around. And soon others joined me in the bold space traversing. Then the band dub-stepped up the energy. Plus it helped that the Jamaican lead singer couldn’t stop talking about how spiritual the vibe was at Indigo Vortex. And I kinda jammed with the band via my samba whistle, marking percussion peaks in the music and occasionally offsetting lyrics! A guy in the next band that played, the percussionist in the virtuosi power trio, actually told me he was disappointed that I hadn’t play my whistle when his band was playing. Who knew?
Actually part of the time when his band was playing I was talking to a raw foods diva who had a booth at the festival. She was involved in that raw food club raid that went down in Venice a few months back. She teared up telling me about how The FDA has persecuted and prosecuted a dear raw foods friend of hers, trumping up charge after charge against him and how he was currently in jail with a ginormous ¼ million bail over his head. I offered my drum services as she talked of doing a fund raiser for him. So many conscious vendors at the event! One including a mastermind essential oils guy. He talked like Dr. Frankenstein as he described how he made some of his concoctions! Plus a woman made some scrumptious vegan pizza and another heavenly smoothies. Plus there was a cheap hot dog guy, too, at least he was money conscious! Interesting jewelry folks, too, one who said she had a patent pending on her three ring ring.
When it came time to leave the festival, 100’s of hugs later, a few of us repaired to the hot springs a mere 10 miles from the Vortex site. After a challenging 3 mile hike-in, my friend and I were rewarded with a calliope shaped group of rocks, no less majestic than a cathedral, that towered over a gorgeous little lagoon. The first dive in the lukewarm water was still mightily refreshing… I pretended that I was some cowboy a 150 years ago stumbling on the oasis, finding out it was no mirage. And more impressive and healing were the perfectly hottub hot latticework of pools that descended down towards the lagoon (each about a million dollars of water-feature work to put next to a Beverly Hills swimming pool). I luxuriated so much, washing off 4 days of desert sand, that I ended up blowing off a big date in the big city. Any excuse to hold onto the Vortex vibe a little longer! And my dawdling friend was worse than I, it took a crow bar to pry her from the hot springs… and the Vortex, by extension!

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About The Organizers

ARTScorpsLA/ACLA
Founded in response to the 1992 LA riots, ARTScorpsLA/ACLA (Art, Community, Land, Activism!) is a community-based public art project and land collective built on the belief that every person is a freely creative individual deserving a safe, healthy community in which to express themselves. The organization is committed to working with youth and families in underserved Los Angeles neighborhoods to transform unused urban land into dynamic neighborhood art parks. The organization’s two sites include La Tierra de la Culebra Park, a one-acre, stone-terraced oasis in Northeast Los Angeles, and Spiraling Orchard Park just outside of Downtown Los Angeles, both of which serve the surrounding neighborhoods with seasonal and cultural celebrations, educational workshops, and on-the-ground community advocacy.

About The Festival

“Beat the Drum is designed to capture the many rhythms of drum life as the LA experience,” says Festival Artistic Director Tricia Ward, “East and West traditions of jazz and rock drumming, Bomba, Taiko, and Pan Latin, all together in celebration for one night, reveal the universality of the drumbeat as a rhythmic linkage to the human heartbeat.”

The festival was first staged last year at the Craft & Folk Art Museum. Festival performers are chosen to represent the universal fusion of traditional practice with artful new styles, to represent the cultural essence of Los Angeles, one of the largest melting pots in the world. Also performing at the festival are DJ Reyes Rodriguez (world music) and Emcee Mayda Del Valle (poetry slam champion). Beat the Drum 2012 also celebrates the 20th anniversary of ARTScorpsLA/ACLA, teaching life skills through the arts and linking a healthy humanity to a healthy environment. The event is the most ambitious outdoor presentation ever hosted by ACLA in its 20 year history.

Like a soft-petalled flower
Exhibits its power,
Its essence absorbing its captor,

Often one falters,
Drawn in by fluorescence,
Succumbing to ignorance.

-Allegra Chiaro

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Your heart is where everything starts. To come from that TRUE space within – you must be deeply connected with your heart. The home of your spirit … the home of your soul. Your close connection to your heart can positively affect every aspect of your life. When you are in connection with your heart, you are in alignment with all the beautiful high vibrational qualities of the heart. The energy that you put out into the world is uplifting and good for everything in the universe. You attract higher vibrational “stuff” in return. And it all starts with our heart!

By tapping in and connecting with your heart, you can live your life from a more balanced, relaxed, intuitive space. When we come from our hearts we tend to come from a more peaceful clear state of awareness. When we are engaged with our heart our decisions and way of being are more along the lines of being compassionate, loving, non-judgmental, patient and forgiving. When we are connected to our heart we are more hopeful and optimistic, and our mind slows down so our thoughts can become more rational and focused. The intelligence of the Heart processes information less linear than the brain and more intuitive and direct. The heart is open to new possibilities and actually actively scans for them! This is what we need to think ‘out of the box’, to be creative in our own right and to evolve beyond mediocrity. Our brain may beautifully store learned information, but our heart takes us one step further into a realm of new possibility.

There is tons of research on the power of the heart and much of my favorite comes from the book “The Heartmath Solution”. Our heart is not just an organ that pumps blood to the rest of our bodies. According to the Heartmath Solution, our heart has it’s own intelligence and independent nervous system called the brain in the heart. The brain and nervous system in our heart communicates with our brain in our head. What’s really interesting tho, is when the brain sends messages to the heart, the heart doesn’t automatically obey – instead it responds with it’s own distinctive logic, depending on the nature of the issue at hand. Yet when the heart sends messages to the brain the brain not only understand, but obeys!

There is plenty of solid scientific evidence that our heart has significant influence on the functioning of our brains and all our bodily functions through the following biological communication systems: 1. neurologically thru nerve impulses. 2. biochemilcally thru hormones and neurotransmitters. 3. biophysically thru pressure waves.

More recently there is growing proof that we have yet another communication system: energetically thru electromagnetic field interactions. This is the super exciting news.
‘The hearts electromagnetic field is by far the most powerful produced by the body; it’s aproximately five thousand times greater in strength than the field produced by the brain. The hearts field not only permeates every cell in the body, but also radiates outside of us, it can be measured up to eight to ten feet away with sensitive detectors called magnetometers.’ 1

All of this is just a reminder, perhaps a little push to get you to focus into your heart every day … to TAP IN !!! So for the next 28 days – let’s do this together. Create the habit of TAPPING IN every single day and watch the positive effects on your life. There are many ways to incorporate this into your day – everyday. For these 28 days I suggest 2 things:

1. TAP IN and CONNECT to your heart for at least a minute at least 3 times a day. This means all your focus IN! Without distraction for a minimum of 1 minute. Closing your eyes will help you get deeper. If you have the time and you want to go for longer – go for it. Some of you may want to do your first TAP IN when you wake up in the morning – a great way to create the habit.

2. TAP IN and CONNECT whenever you’re under stress or you feel tension mounting in your body. (This takes a level of awareness, if you do not already have this sensitivity, you may want to begin to get in the habit of observing your state of being.) Instead of allowing your stressed mind to perhaps make a bad decision, this is a great way to put off your reactive mind and emotions, prevent an undesirable outcome, while opening the space for a better, brighter outcome. Here are three simple steps to more desirable results.

a. Breathe deliberately into your heart space as your bring all of your attention into your heart… (Close your eyes if you can) Connect as deep as you possibly can. Do this for at least one minute or as long as you need to calm your state of being.

b. Once your state of being feels calm – think of something that always makes you happy. (This is a preplanned thought that you can use on a regular basis … create one and use when needed) Get that feeling of being calm and happy. (this does not have to be an elated feeling- just a comfortable good feeling from the heart)

c. Then ask your heart what is the best resolution to the issue at hand. Now that you are in a more calm and happy state of being you are swimming in the realm of higher possibilities and will most likely attract an answer on a higher plane.

Please feel free to let me know how you’re doing with this. Share your comments below … let’s help each other live happier healthier more successful lives!!!

1 Doc Childre and Howard Martin,

The Heartmath Solution

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About Telemagica:

“It is about returning man to marvel, to power, to what he has dreamt about; to reconnect with astonishment and the capacity to create. That rupture is the only thing which can liberate our luminosity from our perceptual uniformity”.
Carlos Castaneda

TeleMagica Art and Music Festival is an annual event in the pristine natural landscape of Jacumba CA, 1 hour East of San Diego.

The Promised Land: a landscape without limitations, where you can hear and discover music and performance art on stages, as well as in a rock cave or on a high mountain peak. A beach-like sandwash where your campsite is part of an entire tribal village celebrating each other, the expansive fresh air, as well as the full moon & a million stars at night. This land enhances magic, and your silent understanding! Within the sounds, the sculptures, the pyramid and the WaterSight Mineral Spring Dreaming Tubs, you awaken your senses…. you will find answers to questions that have gone un-answered….. This is more than a festival gathering, this is about discovering your next level of creativity, with other brothers and sisters counting down to 2012.

TeleMagica provides a stage for painters, sculptors, musicians, poets, photographers, film makers, performance artists, neo-vaudville, graf artists and creative ritualists coming together for exchange of ideas and talents, for connectivity and collaboration on projects, and for rejuvenation in a world where the support for the non-commercial arts has been evaporating.

TeleMagica was founded by those Artists who live with very little, consume only the necessary, and give with their Entire Soul. The TeleMagica grounds were constructed with recycled materials, donation waste from the nearby Railroad, and discarded dumpster finds. We have existed due to “the force of will” and the alignment with Spirit……. We have built our community with Intention. And unlike many gatherings that have money to promote and erect large expensive stages, the main stage for our gathering is a natural Earth Power Spot. Our gathering is built with the “Nails of Will” ,”recycled materials” and the “energy of Heart”.

As I write this sitting next to a window, I notice the sun is shining abundantly upon the earth. I am super grateful for the energy and joy this is bringing me. Recognizing this abundance of bright light is making me feel happy. You may walk outside to your car and recognize the abundance of life all around you: the grass, the trees, the flowers, the birds, the people, the insects. Our world is soooo alive. You may be answering emails and recognize the abundance of Love in your life. So much love energy coming from friends and family, so much love energy coming thru the information people are sharing and so much love energy residing in your own heart.

By consciously recognizing abundance everyday we are working our abundance and our creative muscles. Just like any other muscle, the more you work it – the stronger it gets! And the more you look at life abundantly – the more abundance you will bring into your life. Practicing this will also help you become more aware of when you are thinking from lack and therefore give you the opportunity to shift that type of thinking. There really is so much abundance all around us … and it becomes more and more apparent as we consciously recognize it. So consciously create this state of being, by recognizing abundance everyday in many ways. Work that abundance muscle !!! Work it !!! Work it !!! Make It Stronger and more Powerful. Make it multiply and signify Unlimited Potential !!!

We begin our lives in abundance. Our first breath signifies the beginning of our life
and continues and continues on and on – until the day we die. We know we always have plenty of air to breathe. We live with an abundance of breath, that which keeps us alive – is always there for us. We trust in the abundance of Breath. Feel that sense of trust in your heart and let that sense of trust flow thru you. One of your most important human needs is fulfilled! We don’t wonder where our next breath is coming from, we simply expect it !!! When it comes to the abundance of breath – We know it … we trust it … we feel it … we expect it !!! This month let’s carry over this sense of confidence into other areas of our lives. Let us begin to KNOW, TRUST, FEEL and EXPECT ABUNDANCE in all areas of our lives!!!

There are so many different forms of abundance all around us everyday – see if you can come up with something new each day. Make the habit of looking at life abundantly and you will always have abundance in your life !!!
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1. Dancing to your favorite jams causes the body to release endorphins (the feel-good hormones produced through exercise!). You’ll feel good and work out with a smile on your face.

2. Dance does not discriminate! People from all walks of life can come together and build new friendships through dancing together.

3. When paired with a good meal plan and done 2-3 times a week, dance will help you lose weight. For me, it definitely beats the treadmill.

4. Some call it therapy, some call it medicine. Either way, it’s an affordable way to get weight loss results.

5. The number one reason to shake what your mama gave you is because it’s FUN! And that is definitely something we all need to have more of in our lives.

I could go on and on about the benefits of stretching, but more importantly, you need to see for yourself.  For the next 28 days do a little bit of stretching everyday !!!!  I’m sure you will see why stretching is key to Healthy Living and feeling good.

Feel free to stretch on your own everyday or use the Stretch Videos on this site.  There are several free stretch quickie videos and for longer Stretch Workouts check out the Essential stretch DVD’s in our Store

You can also keep a running list of the things you are grateful for. Perhaps add a new item each day. Then on those days that are challenging – you have a nice list to refer to – to lift and shift your energy. If it doesn’t work for you to practice in the morning – practice gratitude at a time that works for you. The most important thing is to do it everyday – so you reap the benefits of feeling good and create the habit.

I am grateful to have you as a member of our community on Groove Temple TV. Thank you for your participation and spreading the happiness!

How do we stop thinking about pointless or negative things ? How do we start thinking about the beautiful things we want to create? One great way is to get in the habit of journaling. This month’s 28 day groove is all about clearing the clutter in our consciousness and pointing ourselves in a positive direction everyday. For this purpose, I recommend 3 steps: 1. Write everything that is on the front of your mind. Just dump it all on the paper. It doesn’t matter if it sounds stupid to you or if it doesn’t make sense – just drain your brain of everything occupying the forefront of your consciousness. 2. After you feel there is nothing else to get rid of, ask, “what is most important for me to be focusing on right now? And let your pen do the talking. You may be surprised at what comes out after you’ve cleared your consciousness and created some nice space to work in. 3. If anything else comes up – write it down. You may get a creative stream of consciousness – take advantage let it flow! This clears the space for deeper thought and creativity.

I recommend doing this in the morning if your can. You will ignite your day off to a better start with a clean slate to create from. If you’re not accustomed to writing, it may be a bit tough at first, but the more you write the easier it gets and the more creative you become. I would love to hear your feedback. You can leave a comment below or if it’s personal – feel free to send me a private message on my profile page. Good luck!

Most of you know I’m nearly 50 … and this website is a reflection of my lifestyle. I am really blessed to have developed a healthy lifestyle over the years and I am super excited to share it. I’m also in love with music and dance to the point where it is a part of my daily life – I’ve chosen that!!!! And I believe making the choices that serve your highest good is key in living a happy lifestyle! I’m hoping this website gives you the framework to create your best lifestyle. We give you the tools so you can make your own choices. We don’t just tell you what to eat– we educate you about food so you can make your own choices. We don’t tell you to rehearse affirmations we have written – we inspire you to write ones that work for you. Groovetemple.tv is about discovering your own true unique magnificence and celebrating that!

This is where I came from: Professionally – groove temple makes complete sense for me. All the various parts of my career are coming together. My background in Television definitely prepared me for this. Besides all the fitness shows I’ve done, some of you probably don’t know – I started out as a Health & Fitness reporter for CBS in Tampa. What a great education that was! I got to interview Doctors, Athletes, Equipment manufacturers, you name it – if it had to do with Health & Fitness – I covered it. While I was in Florida I also landed a great job with Mademoiselle Spa’s and American Fitness Centers, training all of their employees (500 people) on the fitness equipment and in the aerobic studios. Eventually I became their national director training the trainers & aerobic instructors in dozens of cities. Whew – that experience was also amazingly educational and helped shape my knowledge in “different types” of people with “different needs”.

On the flip side – I’ve always been a dancer/choreographer. I was blessed with many choreography gigs with companies like NIKE, Paul Mitchell Systems and Chloe/Karl Lagerfield, but my true passion has been in teaching and creating techniques. In the mid 80’s I won 3 national Aerobics Championships. That put me on a world tour doing Aerobic performances – but something was missing in my heart …. It was dance … once a dancer – always a dancer. So I merged the continuous cardio aspect of aerobics with the style and spirit lifting passion of dance. I traveled the world teaching my new fusion – sometimes feeling alone when people didn’t get it … until later when I discovered I had company – Billy Goodson, Chris Toledo and MaDonna Grimes – were also spreading the FUNK !!!! We pioneered Cardio FUNK/Cardio Hip Hop movement – a class that is now available in every gym and dance studio across the world. My trend setting didn’t stop there. …. Later I was in the forefront of the “Softer Forms of Exercise” movement. About 18 years ago I recognized that people were working out too hard – with nothing to balance it out. Overuse injuries were becoming a common topic of conversation. This is when I developed my stretch technique . The results were so astonishing It became a calling and I wrote a book and did 3 DVD’s and a TV Show with the technique. I use this technique in my everyday life to keep the chi flowing free. I hope you get to benefit from it too ☺

The next 2 trends are being set right now !!! One – The merge of Healthy Lifestyle, Dance , Music and Technology and the second is the use of freestyle dancing as a healing technique, which is exactly what Groove Seven – my freestyle dance Technique is all about. I’m super excited to share these with you.

But how long can hope last? Can one continue to hope without signs of a better tomorrow? Without a light at the end of the tunnel or a hint of change, can a person remain hopeful? There is an old Scripture that says “Hope deferred makes the heart sick” (Proverbs 13:12). This sickness happens when we have been hoping for a very long time without even a small sign that what we wish for will come true. For some people the sickness appears in the form of anxiety or depression; for others it may be headaches, hives, nausea, body aches or extreme fatigue. This is the body’s manifestation of the heart giving up hope.

Because we are only human, there is a limit to our hope, but there is never a limit to our faith. Although we are sometimes hopeless, we can continue to have faith that somehow the God of this universe is still in control and works everything together for good…even though to us, it might feel unfathomable.

Call upon your faith today!

Investing in people will yield the largest profit possible. When we invest in people, our resources are multiplied many times more than in the stock market. People offer ideas, comfort, companionship, friendship, help and hope. What two people can accomplish is more than double what can be accomplished by one. Innovative ideas that develop from a group brainstorm session far exceed the value of any investment portfolio. The comfort and support derived from family, friends and neighbors in times of need far out yields any money market fund.

So, when you are not sure how to spend your money, your time and talent, consider inventing in your relationships – something we can all count on to provide blessings beyond our expectations.

Although there are times when a guilty conscience is due to a specific issue, many times guilt is unfounded and comes from a learned pattern within. Have you ever made a decision or a choice out of guilt? Do you say yes, committing to do things that you really don’t want to do? Do you beat yourself up about something you said…or even ate? Do you waste time and energy worrying about what others might think of you? These are unhealthy patterns of thinking that you have acquired over many years. You may have witnessed your parents, friends, church members or other relatives acting the same way. Guilt can become something that rules your life and your emotions.

Whatever the cause of our guilty obsession, it’s good to know we have the ability to change. It is time to stop being controlled by feelings of guilt and start being true to YOU! While your goal is never to live life harming people, it is also not to allow guilt and shame to drive your daily agenda. Stop wasting brain space and emotional energy. Begin Guilt-Free Living today!

Nowadays most of us have very busy lives, so to fit in one more thing may seem a bit overwhelming. That’s why we created with the “Quickie”. The Quickie is designed to lift and shift your energy in a matter of just a few minutes. It’s a great way to enhance your mood, raise your vibration or feed your brain with motivational information without taking a bunch of time out of your day. You may have your own activities that you call quickies ☺ … and if they’re working for ya – keep doin’ ‘em!

Here at Groove Temple TV we have many videos we call “Quickies”. They range from exercise and stretch videos, to productivity tips and nutritional info. So every time you take a minute or 2 out of your day to do a quickie, you add to your “Better Health Bank”. Since the benefits of exercise, stretching, eating healthy and being positive are cumulative taking a few minutes here and there is an easy way to achieve better health one step at a time.

The Quickies are also a great way to develop positive habits. So I recommend starting with one quickie a day – every day for a month. Some of you will want to do more as you notice how good you feel – and that’s ok – just don’t skip days because you did more a few days ago. When creating habits it’s helpful to do the activity everyday. Once you have developed the habit of one quickie a day, go to 2 or 3 per day. Perhaps you will have a morning, afternoon and evening quickie. Sounds fun – doesn’t it? Enjoy !!!

Hmmmm …. This is a very Interesting time in my life. I know I’m on the brink of something amazing! Yet times are tough and I seem to be shifting in and out faith. Last week I felt great! I was in complete acceptance of “the process”. I could see why we needed all this extra time for the development of my current business. I saw clearly that our original goals were way too ambitious. And it was easy for me to look at the progress we’ve made and be happy about that alone.

Fast forward to this week ….. ugh! I’ve been frustrated! Shouldn’t my business be off the ground by now? Shouldn’t I be blossoming by now? All the seeds I’ve planted, all the work I’ve done, all the creating and discovering … Why have I not manifested my dreams yet? Why do I feel like they’re so far away right now? What do I need to do to make this happen quicker? I’m clear … I know exactly what I want to create – why is it taking so long? Whew …. Stop … Breathe deep …. Take a chill pill …. Time to take a break from thinking! One thing I have learned over the years, if my stress level starts to rise up, and I’m not feeling peaceful and patient – I need to change the space I’m in … Yes, there may be good reason for the stress I’m under … but I still need to take responsibility for my own state of being. It’s time to go within. So I get a pen, a pad of paper and my Runes and sit down on a soft blanket on top of my tutami mat. In case you don’t know about Runes – they are a fabulous way to get some great guidance in your own self-work … a means of communication with the knowledge of our subconscious minds.

I get into a relaxed position and close my eyes and ask god and the universe to reveal anything I need to know. After a while, visions pop into my head about natural occurrences that I had throughout the day that nearly went unnoticed. Small occurrences that gave me bits of knowledge that will help me along the way … self-improvement happening naturally, how nice ☺ As Dr. Tim often says, “knowledge is power”!!! Hmmmm … I temporarily forgot to be grateful for the little things that are quietly adding power to my being. So I pick up my pen and start writing about those things that that I am grateful for. Almost immediately I feel more relaxed and happy. I close my eyes again and relax into my heart space and ask to be guided to a Rune that will mirror my subconscious process. I pull Ehwaz, the Rune of transition and movement. For me this Rune stands for gradual development and steady progress, which definitely makes me feel like I’m in the right place. I know I can’t rush things, there is a natural harmony and divine order in the universe, so why not just be ok with the process.

As I read on, another concept sticks out for me … “As I cultivate my own nature all else follows”. This is really key in mid-life blossoming for me, because I feel as though I have stripped away a lot of what defined me in the past so that I can really create from a clean canvas. Not that my old ways were bad- I just don’t want to be influenced too much by what I’ve already done. This is how I was able to come up with my new dance technique, Groove Seven. I had to stop teaching for a while to let go of my “habits” and “ways” of creating and teaching. It took about a year and a half of not teaching before the new technique began flowing through me. I am still in the developmental stages, but the outline is set … the concepts are solid … now I just have to put the time in to building it. This is one of my projects that I feel will last through the second half of my life. And basically that is what my mid-life blossoming is all about. I am creating and developing new possibilities that will carry me through the second half of my life. Wow – when I look at it that way I’m ok with taking a good amount of time to create things that are worthwhile. And of course it will always be a process. I’m not looking for a means to an end. I bless my journey and I’m grateful to be back in acceptance of where I am!!! And that’s the dance I took this time to get back into a good space. Using the tools of meditation, journaling and Runes have helped me return to my power …. Thank you for joining me on my mid-life blossoming journey ☺

Many of you know from watching the videos, I eat Kale almost everyday. It’s probably my favorite vegetable of all times. When it comes to fruits and veggies, have you heard, “the richer the color – the higher the nutritional value”? Well, that certainly holds true for Kale. Kale is a cruciferous vegetable that can be considered a super food that contains antioxidant and anti-inflammatory nutrients, macronutrients (the average U.S. adult is currently deficient in), and cancer-preventive nutrients.

For a few decades now, we’ve known that many phytonutrients work as antioxidants disarming free radicals before they can cause damage to DNA, cell membranes and fat-containing molecules such as cholesterol. New research is now revealing the phytonutrients in cruciferous vegetables, such as kale, work on a way deeper level. They actually signal our genes to increase production of enzymes involved in detoxification, (which eliminates harmful compounds). The phytonutrients initiate an intricate dance in which gene response elements direct the steps of dozens of detoxification enzyme partners, each performing their own protective role in perfect harmony with the other dancers. As a result our cells’ ability to disarm and clear free radicals and toxins, is optimized. Nice, huh? I’ve always said life is better when I’m dancing. Now that has a deeper meaning for me. Who’d a thunk eating Kale would make your insides dance? And if that’s not enough to convince you to eat Kale … Here’s a few studies to wrap your head around.

At the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA, a study of over 1,200 men was conducted. Those eating 28 servings of vegetables a week had a 35% lower risk of prostate cancer, but those consuming just 3 or more servings of cruciferous vegetables each week had a 44% lower risk of prostate cancer.

In the Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and Cancer, data was collected on over 100,000 people for more than 6 years. Those eating the most vegetables benefited with a 25% lower risk of colorectal cancers, but those eating the most crucifers did almost twice as well with a 49% drop in their colorectal cancer risk.

In Singapore, air pollution levels are often high, putting stress on the detoxification capacity of residents’ lungs. A study of Chinese women in Singapore found that non-smokers, eating cruciferous vegetables lowered risk of lung cancer by 30%. In smokers, regular cruciferous vegetable consumption reduced lung cancer risk by 69%!

And ladies that don’t smoke and have good digestion don’t think you’re exempt, for it goes beyond prostate, colon and Lung cancer. Eating a diet high in cruciferous vegetables appears to lessen the occurrence of a wide variety of cancers, also including breast and ovarian cancers.

Free radical damage doesn’t just lead to cancer. Those little tyrants can damage the body in many other ways including painful inflammatory conditions, such as asthma, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis.

So for our purposes of the Kale Challenge, we are going to use the guidelines to lower your risk of cancer … you need only 3 to 5 servings of cruciferous vegetables per week. (1 serving = 1 cup). So I challenge you to eat Kale 5 days a week for at least one month and see how you feel. If it’s working for you – perhaps you’ll keep it up ☺

Here is my favorite recipe and some variations.

Kale
Olive oil
Braggs Liquid Amino Acids to taste
Lemon

1. Wash, pull leaves off stems and steam Kale leaves (2 minutes or
less- you want to retain the nutrients) (save stems for juicing if you have a
juicer)
2. Spray on braggs (to taste – maybe a dozen pumps)
3. Generously douse with Olive Oil
4. Squeeze lemon (to taste-maybe ½ a lemon)

Above is the basic recipe and sometimes I eat it just like that. Below are variations and things you can add to switch it up or make it a more complete meal.

1. Add red, yellow or orange bell peppers on the bottom of the steamer so you’re steaming them while you’re steaming the kale.
2. Pine Nuts or Walnuts
3. Quinoa
5. Earthy Rice
6. Tempeh
7. Dried Fruit
8. Hard boiled eggs
9. Avocado
10. Water Chestnuts
11. Add kale to a sandwich instead of lettuce
12. Add Kale to soup a few minutes before serving