Releasing the Stories and Integrating the Lessons of the Past

What is your story?  What excuses do you make that permit you to stay exactly where you are?  What's holding you back from pursing your heart felt dreams?

I have been on a journey of making peace with my past, so that I can be at peace in the present.  I am passionate about teaching my children how to live more emotionally aware, so they too learn to follow their passions. 

My journey has been similar to completing a jig saw without knowing the big picture I am creating.  Placing each piece in the puzzle brings me a little closer to the whole picture, yet I still have to work out how the pieces fit together. Vibrational remedies have played a major part in uncovering the pieces of the puzzle and how each piece is connected.

One piece was exposed a few years ago when a friend suggested I take the bush flower essence - Sturt Desert Pea (found in the Grief Blend), which releases deep held grief and sadness.  I was a bit confused about my need to take this essence, as I didn't believe I was grieving and I certainly wasn't feeling sad.

One afternoon a few days after starting the essences I began crying.  What had been lying at a subconscious level had come to my consciousness (the magic of vibrational essences at work).  I rang my mother and asked her, "Did Dad want a third child?"  She responded, "No he didn't.  It took me awhile to convince him to have you, yet he loved you when you were born."

Hearing those words enabled me to recognise a pattern (a story) that I had been carrying all my life.
I had always worked hard to prove to my father that I was worthy.  He passed away when I was 21 years old and I transposed that need to prove myself onto other significant males in my life.  I was never conscious of why I placed so much importance on being recognised as a worthwhile person. 

I was now choosing to break a generational pattern, as my father never felt worthy in his father's eyes and his fear about having a 3rd chid was a reflection of his own self doubt in his ability to financially support his family.

I had spent so much of my energy attempting to please others for recognition, I had lost sight of what I wanted to do for myself.

With the help of the vibrational essence I was consciously aware of my story and was able to let it go.  I changed my focus to believing that I was worthy rather than trying to prove that I was worthy.  Another mystery solved, generational pattern severed and lesson integrated in the journey of life.

What story are you ready to release?  What lesson are you ready to integrate? What generational patterns are you ready to discard?

The Gift of Insight through Meditation

I remember when someone suggested to me that I start meditating.  I was in a stressful corporate career and the thought of switching off my head was a little daunting.  How do you switch off your thoughts when you have to follow rules to meditate “correctly”.   My response "I can't meditate!!!!"

It's funny to hear those words come back at me when I suggest that meditation is a great thing to embrace into your life and to teach children, people just laugh and think I'm crazy.

I have tried a number of different styles of meditation and in the end I had to throw all the rules out the window and find my own style.  My style works for me.  I always feel relaxed and peaceful when I finish.  Sometimes my mind has wandered all over the place and other times it has been still and silent. I have just learnt to go with whatever happens and not get caught up in "doing it right".

I have seen amazing benefits from embracing meditation in my life, so I thought I would introduce it to my children at a young age.  My eldest was 5 and my youngest was 3 when I introduced a meditation CD into their bedtime routine.  The Indigo Dreaming - Meditations for Children CD was fantastic as it had very short guided meditations to teach the kids about breathing and relaxation etc.

As I grew more confident within myself I started to create my own guided meditations for the children.  What I loved about it was I could use guided meditation to teach my children about managing challenges in life.  They could visualise themselves facing fears and seeing a positive outcome.

My eldest is now 9 and he uses the techniques he has learnt in his everyday life.  He will use visualisations when he is playing sport such as seeing himself kicking the goal at footy, celebrating the goal and recognising how he feels.  It certainly has enhanced his self-belief.

My youngest is now 7 and he has a very low pain threshold, so when he is hurt  I remind him to breathe deeply and think about things that bring joy to his life.  So he stands there and says "Puppies, Kittens and Penguins"  taking a deep breaths and we find the screaming settles quickly.

Sensational Meditation for Children by Sarah Wood Vallely provides wonderful tips and tools for meditating with your children.  One of the meditations in the book is called The Happy Tree and my youngest son asks me for this meditation when he doesn't quite understand why he is feeling upset. In the meditation the child gets to ask his sad fruit what it needs to be like the happy fruit.  You will be amazed at what your child will share with you.  Not only does it provide you with insight into how your child is feeling, it empowers your child to understand how they feel and what they can do to bring themselves back into balance.

These are just some of the benefits that have been observed from the studies conducted on children who meditate:
Improved self-confidence

• Improved self-esteem
• Promoted positive thoughts, self-awareness and mindfulness
• Improved relationships and social skills
• Enhanced learning and increased attention span
• Enhanced concentration and focus leading to improved test and sports results
• Reduced anxiety, stress and negative emotions – anything that reduces stress enhances the immune system

Happy meditating!