Meditation Tips – Page 34

When was the last time you woke up in the morning and set your own energy vibration for the day? Yes there are things to do, people to see and responsibilities that must be met but taking the time to set your energy allows you to sail through your day without becoming the effect of the other energies you encounter.

Setting your energy means deciding how you want to be no matter what you have to do. It is about giving yourself the space to be YOU in any situation. When you set your own energy you are shifting the power from those things outside of you to the power you have within you. You are choosing the quality of energy you want to put forth for the day and in doing so, you are choosing the vibration of how you respond as well.

How do you set your energy?

To begin, turn your attention within and quiet your mind. Instead of starting your day with your attention on all those things you must do, check in with yourself. See how YOU are doing. If your energy and attention is on all those things you have to do and how you will do them you are already responding and letting the energy of responsibility set you. Turning your attention within and choosing your vibration shifts the energy and takes the weight of responsibility off your shoulders.

What feels good to you? What quality of energy do you want to experience while going through your day? Imagine what it would be like to do those things you have to do with ease; Without becoming responsible for being responsible, without resistance and without needing to control it or becoming the effect of the energies. Imagine a day filled with love or enthusiasm or joy or peace or whatever quality of energy you want AND you are able complete your tasks.

Imagination and visualization are powerful tools that can change your day in an instant. If all you can “see” when you look at your day is everything you have to DO and you worry about how you’re going to get it all done you are already in resistance to it! Wouldn’t you rather swim with the tide instead of against it? Swimming with the tide doesn’t mean you’re going along with the program it simply means there are things you have planned in day and you choose to be you and SWIM rather than be tossed about and swept away with the tide.

Take a few moments at the start of each day to set your energy and vibration how YOU want it. All to often we go along with the “program” forgetting that each of us has the power to set our own vibration. Look within and find that vibration that makes you feel good and set the energy of the day that way. There may be challenges, obligations and responsibilities you face but when you set the energy of your day you will face them with grace and ease. Today I’m setting my vibration at love and inner peace. How about you?~Shine Your Light Debbie

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There’s nothing I love more than going to see a dance performance. Watching dancers on stage as they glide across the floor, leaping and landing with seemingly effortless grace is quite simply magical for me and I get swept up in it almost every time. The vibration of the music, smooth movement and the pictures that are created through movement is truly a spiritual experience.

The other night I went to see LehrerDance and was awestruck by the lifts and silent landings of the dancers. The moves were intricate and very difficult yet what I saw and felt at a core level was fluid, graceful, effortless motion. I watched a dancer lifted into the air and she seemed to hang there motionless then came down and landed in silent, slow motion. It literally took my breath away!

These dancers, and I would be remiss if I didn’t credit Jon Lehrer for his fabulous choreography, mastered the art of non-effort. It’s not that there is no effort in what they are doing. Indeed it’s just the opposite. There are hours of grueling physical and mental work to put together a performance like this. The awareness and effort needed to do what they are doing goes beyond what most of us can imagine but part of the magic of the dance is making it look effortless and fun. I’m certainly not a dance critic but I do know what I like to see on the stage. I will add I’m partial to, and have been blessed to see some really good dance performances and this was definitely up there with the best of them.

The beauty of awareness, the ability to create a picture the audience sees and connects with as well as the execution of the movement means resistance does not come into play. Can you imagine if a dancer stopped in the middle of a performance and said it was too hard or it wasn’t worth the effort? Those of us who don’t dance and are working on the mastering the art of non-effort on a spirit connecting with body level can learn a lot from watching a good dance performance. Although the audience can get swept up in the pictures and movement the dancers cannot. They must be acutely aware of their bodies with all muscles engaged and at the same time pull from their inner being and bring it forth. It’s what makes us connect with the dancer and hopefully that part of ourselves that is touched by what we see on stage.

Non-effort doesn’t mean there’s no effort. It means you are neutral to and don’t resist the effort. The art of non-effort is means you connect with the energy of your inner being allowing it to come forward and shine so others are touched and see your creation. Non-effort is about doing difficult, and sometimes the seemingly impossible, seamlessly and without resistance. If there’s no resistance, you do what you have to do by creating spiritually first then taking the steps necessary to do what you need to do to carry out the task.

A choreographer creates a vision and passionately conveys that vision to the dancer. The dancer must see and feel that picture then passionately connect with their inner being to bring the picture to life. It’s about bringing a vision to life and allowing us to see the vulnerable part that is less about the movement and more about the passion. Think about those times when you had a vision of what you wanted to create. You were probably passionate and excited about your vision. Then when you started to create your vision were you in effort or in joy? Was the “work” full of resistance to doing each task or did the time fly by because you knew that each step completed got you closer to your goal?

Yes, we can all learn many lessons from watching a good dance performance. We can learn that it is possible for a vision in the mind to come to life. We can learn that gravity is an illusion and without resistance a body can hang seemingly motionless in the air and then land silently and gracefully. We can learn that effort is a matter of perception and giving up because it’s too hard is not an option when it comes to fulfilling your dreams.~Shine Your Light Debbie

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