Mindfulness Breathing Meditation

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By focusing on the breath you become aware of the mind’s tendency to jump from one thing to another. The simple discipline of concentration brings us back to the present moment

The purpose of this exercise is to simply notice, accept and be aware of your breath, it’s bringing you back into the moment. As well as this, the mindfulness of breathing is a good antidote to restlessness and anxiety, and a good way to relax: concentration on the breath has a positive effect on your entire physical and mental state.

Sit quietly in a chair with both feet on the ground and your hands in your lap. Close your eyes, if it feels comfortable. If not, soften your gaze. Allow yourself to feel centred in the chair. Bring your attention to the present moment by noticing how you’re feeling physically. Scan your body from head to toe and consciously try to let any tension slip away. Take a moment to notice your environment – any sounds you might hear in the background, what the temperature feels like in the room.Bring all of your attention to the physical act of breathing. Start to notice the breath as it enters your body through your nose and travels to your lungs. After the out-breath you count one, then you breathe in and out and count two, and so on up to ten, and then you start again at one.

Don’t try to do anything with your breathing – simply notice it, pay attention to it and be aware of it.  Each time your mind wanders away from the breath (and this will happen many times!), notice where it goes and then gently bring your attention back to the feeling of the breath going in and out.

Start of by just doing a few minutes , set a timer for 5 minutes (Eventually work your way up to 10, 15 then 30 minutes). When the meditation has ended, take a few moments to yourself, just to really feel connected with the present moment. Expand your awareness from the breath into the room around you, and as you feel comfortable to do so, open your eyes and bring the exercise to a close.

Take a few moments to think about what your experience was in this exercise, and how you feel in the present moment. Journal and take notes on how you feel, and compare your notes at the end of the week, and you can not only feel it, but you will be able to reflect and see the difference.

 

Mindfulness Monday…

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The Happiness Project…..

Day 1.

Today is the first day of my mini happiness adventure, and an optimistic attitude is the first tool you need to tackle change. So today let me introduce you to Mindfulness, the ancient practice of focusing a non judgmental awareness on the present moment is a great place to start.

Mindfulness is a great mind exercises that allow you to be able to identify, permit and reduce any painful, fearful and difficult thoughts, sensations  and feelings. Trying to shift these personal experiences, feelings and thoughts to that of a positive mind-set, try asking yourself what-if questions, such as,

“What if life is working on my behalf?”

“What if this is a blessing in disguise?”.

“What if I believe things are going to get better?”

“What if this crisis is the best wake-up call I ever got?”Looking at change this way will make it seem less scary because you’re focusing your mind on positive outcome. Mindfulness gives you back some sense of mastery over your thoughts and feelings. Rather than having the sense that you are being pushed around by the universe or your feelings and thoughts you can learn to be able to have some control over them. So seeing the positive in what seems like a negative will you can actually rewire your mind to think more optimistically.

Mindfulness can…

Increases Positive Emotions .

Decreases Depression.

Decreases Anxiety .

Decreases Stress.

Today, go to a cafe, sit at the beach or go somewhere you love and feel good to be at, and write down things that have upset you, hurt you, any difficult situations or people and really reflect, look at things from an outside point of view, non emotional and non bias view and write ONE or more positive “What If’s”.

So for me, last year i seemed to meet really great guys, but it never worked out, i thought i was not good enough or why can’t i every find love and be happy?”

” What if he wasn’t the man for me, and the universe was making me, emotionally free and single, so that the right man to come into my life, and i will be drama and stress-free and happy” .

So today i really looked back on the relationships… And as much as i hated to admit it, as much as they where great guys… they were not the great guy for me..

Today i will also use mindfulness in little bumps in my day ( hopefully I don’t ) but  instead of getting mad, or upset i will stop myself, take 3 deep breaths , affirm to myself ” its going to be ok, you have survived a lot worse, smile this will all pass quickly”

Good luck today,

By Andy Jackman xx

Love 

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Love

Send love to anything and everything! It is the most powerful energy and since thoughts are energy, imagining it works!

Think of your heart, the central part of the human body, the only organ that works without any nervous system sitimulation, the heart beats to its own intrinsic rhythm “It dances to the beat of its own drumb”.  It fires off signals of life every 1 – 2seconds, this amazing organ is not only a tool that conducts energy, not only for you and to you, but also conducts it out away from you. Energy is something that moves through things, into things and out of things. The energy that is created within your heart can be moved to other places. So Please send out heart energy in such a way that it touches others.

Just imagine white or pink light or anything else that you feel symbolizes love best and let it surround or fill anything you wish! It feels amazing and it is one of the easiest ways to help anyone you love, family friends, someone you see suffering from a far, animals and even situations.

When heart energy touches someone, it affects them. They have a choice to both receive the energy and take it inside, or allow it to pass through them. Even if it passes through them, it touches them in some way.

So Be Love.. Send Love… Receive Love

Ground yourself 10/3/16

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Thursday 10/3/16

So how has every gone writing their New Moon wishes? Top 3 tips when writing and setting your intentions…

  1. Write your wishes and/or intentions down – either on a sheet of paper with a pen, or with coloured pens, pencils and so on. The more energy you invest, the better your results are likely to be.
  2. Read them out to the Universe then either bury or burn your list, or set it aside so you can check it this time next month, to see how your wishes worked out.
  3. THIS IS THE CRUCIAL BIT: Really, really, FEEL how you would/will feel if and when the wishes come true. Hold those feelings.

The veils will continue to thin even further this week and multidimensional reality brought forth. During this phase you will have the subconscious brought to the conscious through your dream and meditative state. Be sure to journal any and all as this will provide “keys” or “glimpse” to your immediate future. How exciting..

Don’t forget to open up and look for synchronicities, this is a very exciting week so expect more abundance in your life and blessings to come your way out of the blue!

Today’s Angel Oracle card is..

Grounding..

Well this card has popped up the most perfect time…

This card is a signal that your energy and attention need to be grounded. If you’ve been feeling spacey, confused, or forgetful ( who can blame one, with all this crazy New Moon, solar eclipse energy buzzing around) this card speaks to the reason. “Ungroundedness” means that your attention is directed up too high, as if you’re not in your body.

A balance is needed between a focus on spirit and a focus on Earth. You can ground yourself by walking barefoot on grass or soil, by eating foods from the ground like potatoes or carrots, by rubbing your bare feet, by touching a tree or plant, or by visualizing roots coming from the bottom of your feet into the earth. Grounding will help you to better concentrate and focus, and will also increase your connections to the angels.

So today try and..

  • Spend time gardening
  • Work with flower essences •
  • Adjust your diet and other lifestyle habits so that they support your mental and physical awareness
  • Make sure the words you speak or write are practical, grounded, and understandable
  • Be down-to-earth and authentic in your relationships
  • Send love and light to Mother Earth.

This New Super Moon in Pisces has and will create confusion, and mixed energies in many sectors of your world. This strong new moon solar energy brings with it strong opinions, creative ideas, lots of day dreaming, emotional healing and mystical events, it is important during this time that yes we can float away with out imagination and get lost in dreams but we must still stay grounded.

There are two powerful ways to get grounded. One way is to do a tree meditation.  First, stand up, or sit up straight and tall.  Make believe that you are a tree or visualize that you have branches that extend out of your body way up into the sky as high as you can imagine.  Next, imagine that you have roots wrapped around your legs that are buried deep, deep within the core of the earth, wrapping around your ankles cementing and anchoring you deep. Another  way to feel grounded instantly is to hold a large, smooth rock in both hands or crystals with grounding energy and vibrations.  You are now grounded and energetically connected to the earth and the Universe.

Written by Andy Jackman xx

Self- Talking the power booster of Manifestation

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Self- Talk & the Law Of Attraction

Self Talking is an every-second practiced activity and a minor conscious tweaking in it can boost the process of  manifesting.

We as humans all talk to ourselves every moment ( i bet you observed it now & had a self -talking thought,  processing that statement).  We all have a silent, internal conversation with ourselves, in our mind, almost all of the time.  This is called Internal Self-Talk and is totally natural and healthy. Sometimes we knowingly talk to our self about what we are thinking about and sometimes we self talk in regards to things we find interesting or observe in that moment of time, these related thoughts are nothing but your attraction. Remember what Law of attraction says “Like attracts like”.

Self Talking is an every moment practiced activity and with just a minor conscious tweak  can boost the process of manifestation.

What thoughts circulate in your mind daily? how do you self talk to yourself?

Are you the one who is very clear on what you do not like in life?

what kind of person who always says maybe one day?

Are you the one who looks at your dream things and thinks  “i wish i its mine”?

Are you a wishful Thinker?

Are you the one who says yourself to calm down and relax? 

do you always feel and think “the worst always happens to me” or “This won’t work out.”

Are you always thinking “I never get things right.” and  ” how come i cant  do that”

Well those are some examples of what will NOT help manifest your dreams and desires. Word’s like these are a powerful way of stopping positive manifestations and attracting the wrong situations in your life. Be a positive power talker, by being a power attractor.  A Power attractor is always a Power Talker and remember words are not just words, they have inherent power.

 Quick tips to be instant positive Self – thinker

1- Observe your thoughts

“A thought, when given attention, starts thinking more thoughts”.

Observing your thoughts and emotions behind your words is the first vital step if you want to master how to use law of attraction. Observation is certainly the most important phase when you talk to yourself. So when a negative thought arises in your mind, it has the capacity to attract more negative thoughts. the key here is not to fuel the negative thought ” fire” by giving it more attention and in the absence of attention, a negative thought simply loses its force and dies back into the nothingness from which it arose. this also applies to positive thoughts, so fuel the right word fire in your mind, even if it may require you to put in extra effort, just trust me and have faith.

 

2 – Re – work the way you look at life.

Learning to Re program  and re paraphrase your words is a great technique to attracting positive Self- talk and manifesting our dreams.  All you have to do is to check your self-talks instead of saying ” she has a better life and more money than me, or they are fitter and have a better body than me , my life is nothing compared to theirs, you are connecting YOU with those  poor outcomes and this is  sending a very strong signal in Universe on what you want and the universe will match your energy and be given more ” poverty, weight gain, less money etc….

instead of associating you with negative experiences you can say

“I am already Wealthy.”

“Oh! How wonderful a wealthy lifestyle is”

“I like them, but i do business better than them, and i am getting more wealthy than they are ”

” My body is fit and healthy, i maintain my goal weight, and weight loss comes easy and effortlessly to me”

” happy and positive situations always happen to me”

The more if you are in sync with what you actually want the quicker it will manifest. Is it not wonderful approach to see yourself in a more positive , prosper light?

3 – the power of gratitude

As i have written in my article The power of gratitude, gratitude is the fastest way of changing your mindset and boosting your manifestation process. It’s more difficult to be negative about situations you face when you are remembering things you are grateful for, writing a daily list every morning of what you have got going on in your life can reduce depression, reduce negative self- talk, boost self esteem. ” attitude of gratitude ” is a good health choice, being more grateful more often can make us an optimistic and happier.

A healthy dose of positive self talk can dispel a large amount of negative. Being consciously aware of your self – talk and thought process you can begin to filter through your thoughts and feed the positive and defuse the fire on negative.We always have the ability to turn negative self talk into positive. You will begin to feel lighter and more positive.Positive words are more powerful than negative, because they are more closely aligned with our true nature (or Higher Self). Remember always come from the place of gratitude and appreciation and loving yourself for who you are even as you strive in developing and getting better.

So start listening to yourself!

Happy Manifesting x

Written By Andy Jackman x

 

 

 

 

Super New Moon in Pisces 2016

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Happy New Moon day!

Well this New Moon in Pisces on March 8-9 is not only a Super Moon, meaning it is closest to Earth and so has a stronger effect on the tides and our bodies and emotions, This New Moon is also  first of four eclipses this year…Tonight and tomorrow see’s the  first of three Super Moons in a row, this New Moon eclipse also happens with the Moon at perigee ( the moons closest point to earth in its orbit),  which intensifies its impact on tides, tectonic plates and human beings. Tonight’s  Moon  see’s this Super New Moon in the archetypal waters of Pisces, Ah Pisces the sign of the dreamer, the mystic the artist. During this period we are asked to step into our dream time to reflect, to feel it all, to cleanse it all and draw forth from the collective unconscious and find a new dream that wants to be birthed.

During this solar eclipse prepare yourself to navigate yourself through the energies of the New Super moon in Pisces, as it is the most emotional moon if the year . This eclipse illuminates the hidden light within, and we have to face the reality of who we really are.This solar eclipse will give you the power to dissolve thoughts, ideas and beliefs that are holding you back.

The essence of Pisces is the element- water, water delves into our emotional realm, Pisces connects us with the energy of feminine compassionate, we get a stronger connection to our intuition , we dedicate ourselves to Selfless Service, Unite with the Divine, Dreaming the undreamable and making it a reality and bringing out our Creative side. An important gift of the Pisces sign is our creative imagination, our ability to listen through our imagination to the Earth as well as to other beings.

Because of all the mystical energy around when the Pisces energy is so strong, it’s a wonderful time to work on your intuitive skills. As you align with the energy radiating from the Universe, you attune yourself with high frequency vibrations and this greatly accelerates your spiritual growth. Sit quietly and ask the universe.. What message do you have for me?  it may come to you then, or hours later. It can come as a direct message, a thought a repetitive feeling, watch out for the synchronicities  the universe is giving you, truly open yourself to receiving the gifts of the divine, what thought or idea has been popping into your mind lately???  Gracelessly accept all the divine intervention you get with gratitude.

During an eclipse, the fundamental laws of the universe no longer apply. At the solar eclipse, something is trying to get your attention. So give the reins over to the universe, stop trying to control the outcome of your life and just go with the flow of this Pisces energy. It’s a time for new beginnings, and for us to expect the unexpected. All we need to do is set our intention sit back surrender and enjoy the ride. This is a great time to do activities that heighten our intuition so get that yoga mat out, go out and re connect with nature and meditate, charge those crystals and play around with your tarot deck.

Pisces New Moon energy encourages you to dream and envision a peaceful compassionate world. There is the potential for profound healing for you, send healing energy to the world and anything you feel needs healing and uplifting in your world. If things have been tough recently, ask/pray for some help from the divine source and then let the Magic happen. This total solar eclipse will enable us to see the shadow parts of our personality, giving us the courage to see life and accept reality exactly as it is, allowing too see all the blessings! Let the darkness of the New Moon and eclipse shine light on the shadows parts of your soul and personality., allowing you to see the unconscious destructive behaviours that stop us from shining bright.

As the Sun and Moon align with the Earth ,it opens a powerful cosmic portal to release what is not working and step into who you truly are. Remember as one door closes another one opens, this is the time to truly let go of what has been holding you back, any fear based energy, old attachments, negative thoughts and feelings about yourself and others so that the new life energy that’s been gestating within can begin to grow.

Pisces says that life’s too short and there’s important non-work to do. “Each day listen to your desires and follow them exclusively. That’s the wisdom of flow. Let your imagination run free. Business can take care of itself.

New Moons are always about New Beginnings and taking action steps towards your dreams, and well we all know how much Pisces love to dream, you will experience , if you have not already leading up to this New Moon vivid, crazy and very trippy dreams. Pisces represents our unconscious, subconscious mind, emotional nature, and inherited emotional patterns that keep us prisoner within our own psyche & life and this is highlighted in your dreams, your day dreams and repetitive thoughts and crazy notions you may of been experiencing over the past week and will continue to experience over the next two weeks until we get to the Full moon and Lunar eclipse on March 23rd , 2016. The wishes you make under this New moon  now may indeed be super-powered, New  Moons are potent times, especially if you want to visit the invisible world , forge  alliances with the gods,

The solar eclipse, will use the energy of the  the Moon which is intuition, wordless and irrational to  overpower your creative center and power which is the the Sun.so  make a note of your hunches or your premonitions  today and see what transpires. Play around with tarot or Angel cards, try and guess who is calling before you pick up, tap into the mystical energies that are flowing, have fun, relax and take it all as it comes.

If during this period people from the past or the present appear on the scene, and to behave in inexplicable ways, don’t resist them just understand the cosmic influences this Super New Moon has , and can affect people differently. Some things have surfaced to let you know that it may not be healed like you thought, or a situation or relationship has not quiet taught you what you needed to learn , use the healing energy of Pisces and the New Moon to bring forth change and new beginnings.  Some people may be withdrawn and lethargic and some may be energised and over the top, just ride the magical Pisces wave and have a little giggle and let it go.

“As the Ocean tides ebb and flow, the inner rhythms of your feelings move in harmony to this flow. Spiritual Waters nourish the parts within that are dry, empty or are withering away”

So enjoy this Combined potency of the New Moon in Pisces and the Total Solar Eclipse. Embrace the super-energized ultra sensitivity being experienced during this time. ts potential, super charged new beginnings with clarity, conscious awareness, It is important to be in touch with feelings, Spirituality, peace and  compassion Surrender is a big theme. Enjoy writing your New Moon wishes, and if you need help on how to do a New Moon ritual Click Here

Written By Andy Jackman xx 

Law Of Attraction in 5 steps attraction in 5 simple steps

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The whole idea of the law of attraction is to be a co creator with the universe, God, the higher power you connect with in manifesting the things that are deepest to your heart. We must understand that whenever we talk to ourselves about anything we are actually attracting something. Wether what we are thinking is good or bad, our thoughts manifest our life. 

5 quick tips to know & remember when applying law of attraction. 

1.The more you focus on or do what brings you joy, the better your reality will become.

2. You create your own reality with your thoughts, feelings, and beliefs

3. You are unlimited, infinitely powerful, and can achieve anything. 

4. Choose beliefs that make you feel happy, empowered, and free.

5. Your power is in the present moment. Be present as often as you can. 

Happy Manifesting x

By Andy Jackman

Dear self

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Dear Self
Keep believing in the magic of the Universe, things do have a way of working out you know! Continue doing what you love and know that you are being divinely guided at this time. Relax and enjoy this joyful ride. 
Xx 

Andy Jackman 

The Waning Moon

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The Waning moon is sometimes called an old moon,  is decreasing in size, moving from the Full moon towards the New moon. Now the moon has moved nearly entirely around in its orbit of Earth, and is measured from one new moon to the next. Because the moon is nearly on a line with the Sun and  Earth again, the day hemisphere of the moon is facing mostly away from us once more. We see only a slender fraction of the moon’s day side, this is how it gets it name of a crescent moon.

This is a time for spells that banish, release, reverse. This is a good time to break bad addictions or bad habits ( that could be holding you back from from losing weight), and ending bad relationships, or any relationship you have outgrown or has negativity energy or emotions attached to it.

You can use this time to rid oneself of negativity or illness and the removal of troubles and worries. If you think someone has put a negative block or curse on you this is the best time to remove it.  This is a great time to use this moon phase and its energy  to deepen intuition and a time for divination.

The Waning moon is a time to rid oneself of everything that is causing obstruction, to get rid of anything or anyone you know longer need. Good time for dying  hair or getting hair cuts to slow growth,  or to defuzz your face and pluck your eyebrows. 

Time for self-analysis, rest an recuperation, meditation and readying oneself for the energies of the New Moon.

At this time the moon represents the Goddess in her Crone Aspect, give praise to Hecate, Morrigan or one of the other Crone Goddesses. 

So let’s recap..

The warning moon is a great time too..

1.. Dissolve negative energies

2.. Banishing

3.. Hex breaks

4.. Binding and repelling

5.. Protection

6.. Destroying negative  forces

7.. Cleasning, clearing and Removing.

Write yourself a letter of anything or anyone you want to cut cords from, call upon your higher self , your angels, your deities and ask for help clearing all blocks, negative energy or anything you may feel like you have outgrown. Sit under the moon and burn your letter to the night skies, or if you don’t have the ability to burn hold the intention of releasing, anything set with intention and emotion behind it is very powerful! 
Rest, recharge and regroup your energy and thoughts for the New moon that approaches us… For its nearly time for manifesting and wishing X 

By Andy Jackman 

  

Moon in Sagittarius 1/3/16

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LAST QUARTER MOON IN SAGITTARIUS:

Today, If you have been doing some self reflection or having troubles healing or understanding  a problem or  situation here is a little prayer or manta to say to yourself today and any day you may need it.

God/dess, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. The courage to change the things I can And the wisdom to know the difference.

The Waning moon is decreasing in size, moving from the Full moon towards the New moon in Pisces. This is a good time to end bad relationships, break bad addictions or bad habits. Losing weight. ridding oneself of negativity or illness, the removal of troubles and worries. So today find five minutes and write on a piece of paper anything you need breaking free from, then say a little prayer to your angels and guides and burn the paper safely and release it to be healed.

~Today’s oracle card ~

~Retreat ~

This is a strong and clear message for you to go and retreat and rest as soon as possible. Your guardian angles want you to have some quiet time to relax and rejuvenate and regroup. Your time apart will help you recharge your batteries.

Whilst relaxing you will find insight the answers you seek and a better understanding of the direction  you must need to go in and which is the next step.

Give this need for a retreat to your angels and they’ll orchestrate all the details, they’ll ensure that you have the time, money and other support you need for a wonderful experience. Trust the location they send you to is ideal for you. So listen for those ideas or feelings that come to you today .

While you are resting, take time to reflect on your heart’s true feelings and desires. Your angels speak to you through your heart, and when you listen to and honor your feelings, you walk hand-in-hand with God and the angels. You will know that it is true Divine guidance, and not just your imagination or wishful thinking if it speaks of your desire to make a difference in the world.

Remember its not selfish to take care of yourself, its a great investment in your well being and a gift for you and your