Do you desire to live life from a balanced heart?

As I reflect, during this month of love, I am drawn to examine the heart chakra.

The lower three chakras deal with individual energy such as survival, inner power, and the experience of joy. The upper chakras are all about engaging in creative expression and inspired bliss to live out our connection to the Divine or Source not only within but in our outer world. The heart is where these two aspects of self meet and merge; the mediator of ego and spirit.

Choosing to live life toward a balanced heart chakra, you free yourself from the “struggle” level of life and greet it with faith and trust in your connection to the bigger picture, the Divine or Source. Spend a few minutes thinking about what you love to do and allow yourself some time to actually do one or two of these things. Today, drop your guarded approach to your daily experiences. Life is filled with evidence of joy and kindness, with an awakened heart you will find yourself able to greet the world openly and feel the harmony between you and others.

Choosing to live life with an open heart,
Nancy

How will you set your intentions in 2012?

The power of our thoughts give way to our intentions and our intentions set into motion actions that line up our experience.

What are you thinking about? Where is your focus? Does this focus truly represent your intention?

If not, cancel and clear it from your thoughts. How?  Notice the thought as not being what you desire and change it to reflect what you intend or desire. Remember you are the master of your mind not mastered by it. You choose where your thoughts dwell.

If it is your intention, ponder and focus on it, make it your reality. You can own it by thinking about it as though it exists, speaking it in present tense, or acting as if it is part of your reality. Furthermore, a tool to assist you in ownership is visualization. You can visually meditate upon it or write what you desire on sticky notes and post them where you can frequently see them.

Use this New Year as a golden opportunity to create powerful intentions in 2012!

Choosing my Thoughts and Intentions Carefully,

Nancy

Manifestation Bowl Workshop

Join me and Donna Pelzar of  The New Street Knitter  for a Manifestation Workshop to help you achieve your goals in 2012!

Manifestation Bowl Workshop
January 8 and January 15, 2012, 1-3pm

This is a two day workshop that will be held at the Awaken With Light studio, where you will enjoy a centering meditation led by Nancy and create a Manifestation Bowl with Donna Pelzar of The New Street Knitter. You don’t have to know how to knit!

Please email or call 484-252-1150 if you have any questions.

MANIFESTATION BOWL WORKSHOP
Manifest Your Intent!

This workshop is an intro to mindful knitting. It is widely held that what you think is what you project/manifest. The workshop begins by choosing your affirmation (financial abundance, health, loving wishes, peace, self-empowerment, etc.) Nancy will open the session with a centering guided meditation to assist us in crafting the perfect affirmation, which will then be written on parchment paper and be kept close at hand as we knit the simple bowl shape. Each stitch that is knit is an affirmation or focusing of your intent. When the knitting is done your own personal affirmation will again be written on special water soluble paper and woven thru the stitches of your bowl. As the bowl is felted, the paper disappears, but your words become one with the fiber.

Use the bowl any way you choose, but it will always be a reminder of your special intent for yourself or others.

Skill Level:  Little or no skill required. This is an ideal way to learn to knit and engaging for the seasoned knitter.

Materials:  Fiber will be Manos de Uruguay. Manos is the product of a woman’s co-op in Uruguay whose profits are funneled back in to the community. Yarn yardage is enough to create 2 small bowls (rice bowl size) or a medium bowl (will hold up to ½ doz. eggs).
Dates:  January 8 & January 15 – 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location:  Awaken With Light Studio, 525 East Gay St., West Chester, PA
Pricing:  $85 must be pre-paid before session to secure your spot!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

FEE INCLUDES BOTH SESSIONS – MATERIAL and FELTING!

All materials included:  A variety of jewel toned colors will be available for your selection! All Manos is incredibly beautiful! Must be seen to be appreciated! For more info on Manos go to www.manos.com.uy
To read more about Donna Pelzar of The New Street Knitter, go to TheNewStreetKnitter.com.

Meditation to Center and Destress

If you find yourself feeling frenzied this holiday season, take a moment and enjoy this free 12 minute meditation to center and destress.

Please join me in a Meditation session and learn how to incorporate this into your life. Click here to learn more about the benefits of meditation.

I look forward to seeing you at the Awaken With Light Studio-Enjoy!

Student in Life

Do you feel like you are constantly a student in life?

Life brings us challenges and many times we are quick to recognize the life lesson in that experience. Other times we are enjoying an experience only to find a challenge within that situation. At those times we ask ourselves, “What lesson could I possibly need to learn from this scenario?” Why is it so difficult to understand and decipher? These are inevitably the experiences that carry the deepest confusion and pain. Be patient with yourself, the life lesson will be revealed to you. You have the choice to truly learn the lesson and take action on what you have learned, though not usually an easy task, the benefits may free and uplift.

Continuing Ed. Student,
Nancy

A Tool to assist you in creating your own Reality

Our thoughts and emotions create our daily experiences. There are two important times of the day that can have the greatest impact on our daily experience. How you greet your day is how you will live your day, begin living the day you plan to experience from the moment you open your eyes. For instance, I greet my day by requesting God to go before me and work through me the moment I open my eyes. A step further I request to be a vessel of Love, Light and Healing Energy and begin visualizing how I see my day playing out. I encourage you to develop your own affirmation and intentions to set the tone for your day and see your day as you wish to experience it.

At the close of your day as you are getting ready to drift off to sleep, imagine life as you wish to live it. Allow your imagination to paint a picture as though it is your reality, the here and now. Personally, I think about my life vision and how to achieve it coming from a place of deep Inner Peace, Harmony and Immense Love for all. What a wonderful way to drift off to sleep. Again, I encourage you to think of your ideal life vision and dream yourself to a good nights rest.

Claiming Harmony in my Life Vision,
Nancy

Let me help you rediscover your meditation practice

As we get back into the routine of fall, invest some time in centering yourself and claiming a balanced and peaceful state of mind with beginning or re-acquainting yourself with your Meditation practice. We all have heard the many health benefits; such as, assisting with insomnia, to helping depression and reducing high blood pressure.  Why not simply do it for yourself?

Back by popular demand is the 10:00am Wednesday morning meditation. Currently we have a Wednesday and Thursday evening at 7:00 pm. If you are interested in attending an evening meditation class please click on this brief survey so we may better serve you, it will only take a second.
 
Enjoy the start of this new season and the potential of a new beginning,
Nancy

How to choose a positive mindset today…

We live in a time of uncertainty: our political environment, weather patterns and economic trends, just to name a few, are all volatile. All these factors can breed lower energies like confusion, fear, anger and anxiety. Instead of choosing these emotions attached to these thoughts, to breed only the same, choose to think a positive thought that feels real to you. For instance, when I hear of another person losing their job or another business closing up, instead of becoming fearful I choose to think about what is positive in my life, and try to focus on successes around me. Celebrate little successes like a new client or a new connection in your life.

Realize you always have a choice. You choose where you wish to reside emotionally and mentally. Surround yourself with what feels good and you will foster the mindset you choose. By doing so you will emanate like a fragrant perfume; your feelings, thoughts, words and actions will have a ripple effect and encourage others to do the same. This can ultimately change our community, state, country and world one step at a time.

Choosing to live positively,
Nancy

Are you an active participant in your life?

Lately, my clients have expressed that they are experiencing an inner sense of urgency. This sense of anxiousness has some left with a feeling of “hurry up and wait”. We need not feel swept up into this emotional mindset. Be receptive and allow yourself the opportunity for change to occur. Be an active participant by exploring with expansive awareness. Greet and notice the world around you as it shifts, changes and evolves. Rest in the knowing that you need only live in this moment in time and live it fully present and ready to take action. Allow the natural flow to occur as you move forward one step at a time. These steps may come in all sizes and take different increments of time.

Trust you will know what to do, when and how to do it as you are an active participant in your own evolution.

There is no need to hurry up and then wait; allow the current flow to shift and move you along at a steady continuous pace that is right for you, progressing in full consciousness in the direction of your dreams while taking it all in one moment at a time.

Consciously participating in each Moment of Today,

Nancy

What is your Soul Style? Event with Sally Miller

Thank you to all those who attended the event at my studio last night! What an inspiration to listen to Soul Stylist, Sally Miller and how she came to discover her path to the 5 Steps to Bloom Your Soul Style. To contact Sally to find out how you can further develop what you learned from this workshop, visit her website at SallyMillerSoulStylist.com.

Also, thanks to Poonam Mitra for displaying her Earth friendly/yoga inspired jewelry and scarves – they are beautiful! Check them out at her website www.PoonamMitra.com.