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Birdie Transformation Program Week Seven – Play

Birdie Transformation Program

Week Seven – Play

This week, we explore play.

If you have a young child or a pet in your life, it will be a great help.

First, what is play, what is playing?

What is the difference between playing a game and “just” playing?

In the divine play of incarnation we are playing the earth-game, being a human. As humans, we are all playing one or more games here on planet Earth.

We are doing this program to play a certain game better, the game of evolution, the game of developing an harmonious human being, the game of living an inspired life, for which we need to investigate our internal structures, beliefs and conditioning so we can then choose to be empty, more free, to allow inspirational energy to flow through us.

But back to the task of the week.

Play. Take time to play this week.

How about playing in the beach sand, playing making a blanket fort, playing with paints, painting with fingers, or toes, playing with paper, rocks, wooden blocks or building an obstacle course and imagine going on an expedition, pretend being various animals?

Those are just some suggestions. It could be that you end up just sitting there for a while, maybe even getting bored.

In this play there is no goal to win or to be the best or to create something worthwhile selling or even keeping.

For this daily play, it is exploring and having fun, being curious, experimenting, alone or together with someone else.

Share with us what happened for you with this one.

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Birdie Transformation Program – Week six -gratitude

Birdie Transformation Program week Six

Gratitude

Yes, there is always something to be grateful for.

Investigation: what IS gratitude? What is an attitude of gratitude?

Find information on how a focus on gratitude changes the brain/us. Share it with us.

Here are the two explorations/tasks for the week

One:

For this week, every evening, write down at least 10 things you are grateful for.

Include at least one item from that same day.

Go over the list and mark the ones you also FEEL grateful for.

For the rest of the week, you can play exploring the difference of being grateful for something and feeling grateful for something – what is the difference for you?

As you go about your day, notice when you are or feel grateful.

To give you an example: a while back I used to wake up in a lot of pain. It went on for a couple of years. A hot morning shower felt so incredibly good and helped with that pain a lot. I felt – and still feel it every single day – so grateful to live in a place where there is hot running water. Thank you!!!

Two:

This is easily done when already in bed and before going to sleep, but you can do it any time.

Think of, sense or touch areas or organs of your body and thank them for having been with you all this life, worked for you, served you, protected you, …and so on.

Imagine your body’s cells or organ’s responses when appreciated and cared for or when complained about, blamed or neglected. Imagine how it would be if all the cells of your body were accepted and welcomed as they are. How might that feel?

Whether or not you have found evidence of benefit in appreciating your physical body and it’s varying parts, for better or worse, together your body as a whole and its specific organs and various
parts, have gotten you this far.

Another example: there was a time I really really thanked my heart for having had to feel so much and yet, there it was still beating.

Sometimes the gratitude for certain events can’t be understood and felt till years later.

A long time ago a friend wrote this at the end of an e-mail:

Always remember gratitude.

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Programa de transformación del pajarillo

Semana Seis

Gratitud

Sí, siempre hay algo por lo que estar agradecidos.

Investigación: ¿Qué ES la gratitud? ¿Cuál es la actitud de la gratitud?

Encuentra información sobre cómo el enfocarse en la gratitud nos modifica el cerebro. Compártelo con nosotros.

Aquí tienes dos exploraciones/tareas para la semana.

Una:

Cada noche, durante esta semana, escribe al menos diez cosas por las que estés agradecido.

Incluye al menos una cosa relacionada con ese mismo día.

Repasa la lista y marca aquellas con las que también te SIENTAS agradecido.

Durante el resto de la semana puedes jugar explorando las diferencias entre estar agradecido por algo y sentirse agradecido por algo. ¿Cuál es la diferencia para ti?

A medida que pasa el día, fíjate en cuándo estás o te sientes agradecido.

Para darte un ejemplo, hace tiempo solía despertarme con mucho dolor. Esto se prolongó un par de años. Una ducha caliente por la mañana me sentaba increíblemente bien y ayudaba mucho con ese dolor. Me sentía, y aún me siento cada día, muy agradecida de vivir en un sitio donde haya agua caliente. ¡Gracias!

Dos:

Esto se puede hacer fácilmente cuando ya estás en la cama antes de dormir, pero puedes hacerlo en cualquier momento. Percibe, toca o piensa en áreas u órganos de tu cuerpo y dales las gracias por haber estado contigo toda esta vida, por haber trabajado para ti, haberte servido, protegido, etc.

Imagina la respuesta de las células de tu cuerpo o de tus órganos cuando son queridos y cuidados, o cuando te quejas de ellos, los culpas o los descuidas. Imagina cómo sería si todas las células de tu cuerpo fueran aceptadas y bienvenidas tal como son. ¿Cómo te hace sentir eso?

Tanto si has encontrado evidencias o no sobre el beneficio de valorar tu cuerpo físico y sus diferentes partes, tu cuerpo, como un todo, junto con sus órganos específicos y sus diversas partes, te han traído hasta aquí, sea como sea.

Otro ejemplo: hubo un tiempo en que realmente agradecía a mi corazón por haber tenido que sentir tanto y que sin embargo estuviera aún latiendo.

A veces la gratitud hacia ciertos eventos no se puede entender ni sentir hasta años más tarde.

Hace tiempo un amigo escribió esto al final de un correo:

Recuerda siempre la gratitud.

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Transformación – Semana 005 – Moverse como un bebé

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Semana 005 – Moverse como un bebé

Esta semana entraremos en contacto con nuestro cuerpo de una forma diferente. Comenzaremos a movernos. Quizás sería mejor decir que comenzaremos a movernos como solíamos hacerlo. Sé, que ya sabes cómo moverte. Te has movido toda tu vida, y tus músculos, tendones y huesos tienen un hábito particular. Tal vez incluso los ejercitas cada día con algunos ejercicios porque sabes que es beneficioso, o porque te gusta o te hace sentir mejor. Todo eso está bien.

Comenzaremos desde el principio otra vez, aprendiendo a movernos de nuevo con una atención especial. Las cosas podrían ralentizarse bastante.

Fingiremos que somos un bebé, sin agenda ni demandas, simplemente estando ahí, tan solo siguiendo los impulsos de nuestros cuerpos.

Si tienes en tu vida a un bebé de entre unos 4 o 6 meses, observa cómo se mueve. O mira el vídeo del final. Explora moverte como un bebé que no sabe cómo gatear aún. No camina, no se pone de pie. Puede mirar alrededor, unir sus manos, arquearse, inclinar su cabeza hacia atrás y a los lados, mover las piernas, girarse e impulsarse a sí mismo, quizás apoyarse con las cuatro extremidades, arrastrarse, pero no puede gatear aún.

Túmbate en una superficie confortable para ti. Si tienes una esterilla de yoga, eso irá bien también. Puedes poner alguna música suave, o no.

Túmbate, siente dónde tu cuerpo toca el suelo, después no hagas nada.

En algún momento, quizás quieras mirar alrededor, o mirarte las manos o hacer algunos movimientos según vayan viniendo. Juega con eso, siente las piernas, la espalda, los brazos, la cabeza, la nuca. Quizá quieras estirarte, o empezar a girar, o quizá casi nada de todo esto. Comienza escuchando tu cuerpo, y deja que tu cuerpo te diga dónde estirar, qué mover y dónde abrir. Deja que el impulso llegue y síguelo. Y recuerda, los bebés no juzgan cómo se mueven. Ellos también eructan, se tiran pedos, estornudan, tienen hipo, suspiran, lloriquean, lloran, sonríen, fruncen el ceño y se ríen según les venga.

Hazlo cada día durante tanto tiempo como quieras.

«Todo lo que sentimos y todo lo que nos sucede está en el cuerpo». Ángela Farmer

Para vivir una vida inspirada, debe haber un espacio interno para que la energía fluya. Cuanto más limpio esté el recipiente, más libremente fluye la energía. Si estamos tensos, llenos de estrés retenido, llenos de bloqueos de energía inconsciente y congelada, la energía no puede moverse y estamos estancados y estresados de forma crónica. Una cosa más que suceda puede estresarnos lo bastante como para explotar, tan solo para aliviar la presión.

Necesitamos sentir para sanar, necesitamos poder sentir nuestros cuerpos.

Disfruta el ejercicio de esta semana.

Vídeo:

https://youtu.be/D9Ko7U1pLlg

Apéndice:

Para aquellos que deseen ir más allá en cuanto a sentir y escuchar su interior, tienen algunas opciones. Una es la más barata económicamente, consiste en practicar la escucha de los impulsos de tu cuerpo, tus sensaciones, la forma en que tu cuerpo dice «sí» o «no», su forma de decirte que hay un peligro, o de relajarse, a pesar de lo que tu mente te esté diciendo.

Si tienes intuición, este sentido de curiosidad puede ir más allá con un entrenador profesional. Más abajo hay tres métodos que merecen investigarse, y si tienes un buen profesional disponible en tu zona, pruébalos.

Experiencia somática: se centra en las sensaciones corporales percibidas (o experiencias somáticas). La creó el terapeuta de los traumas Peter A. Levine. Muy bueno para cualquier clase de trauma del pasado y dolor crónico que todavía estén retenidos en el cuerpo.

Hakomi: el Método Hakomi de psicoterapia experiencial es un acercamiento a la terapia centrada en el cuerpo desarrollada por Ron Kurtz. Yo combino la consciencia somática con las técnicas experienciales para promover el crecimiento psicológico y la transformación.

El método Feldenkrais: una invención del físico israelí Moshe Feldenkrais, es una forma de volver a entrenar el cuerpo. Hay dos modos de reentrenamiento. El primero son unas clases grupales llamadas «Toma de consciencia a través del movimiento» o ATM (Awareness Through Movement), clases grupales donde el instructor simplemente dice dónde él/ella está, sin tocar al participante o hacer demostraciones. El segundo modo: «Integración funcional» o FI (Functional Integration), es más capaz de producir mejoras considerables. Se hacen con un entrenador profesional en sesiones individuales. Permaneces completamente vestido sobre una mesa baja y el profesional mueve o presiona tu cuerpo suavemente en diferentes direcciones para hacerte consciente de las tensiones subconscientes y patrones estancados que hacen menos eficientes tus movimientos, y que puede ayudarte a aprender maneras más eficientes de coordinar tu cuerpo.

¿Existen otros métodos para ayudar a desarrollar este tipo de conciencia corporal, descubrir patrones y creencias estancados en el cuerpo? Los hay, pero no sé lo suficiente de ellos para poder recomendarlos.

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Birdie TP – week 5 – Moving like a baby

Birdie Transformation Program

Week 005 – Moving like a Baby

This week we will get in touch with our body in a new way. We begin to move. Maybe it would be better to say, we will begin again to move like we used to. I know, you already know how to move. You have moved all your life and your muscles, tendons and bones are in a particular habit. Maybe you even power through some exercises every day, because you know it is beneficial, or you like it or it makes you feel better. That is all okay.

We start at the beginning again, learning to move again with a different attention. Things might slow down quite a bit.

We will pretend to be a baby, with no agenda, no demands, just there, just following the impulses of our bodies.

If you have a 4-6 month old baby in your life, observe how it moves. Or, watch the video below.

Explore moving like a baby who does not know how to crawl yet, does not walk, does not yet stand.

It can look around, bring the hands together, arch, tilt its head back and to the side, move the legs, turn and push itself up, maybe get on all fours, maybe scoot forward, but not crawl yet.

Lie down on a surface comfortable for you. If you have a yoga mat, that works also. You can put on some gentle music, or not.

Lie down, feel where your body touches the ground, then – just lay there.

Maybe nothing more wants to happen for a long time.

Or, at some point, maybe you feel like looking around, or look at your hands or do little movements as they want to occur. Play with it, feel your legs, your back, your arms, your head, your neck. Maybe a stretch wants to happen, or a start of a turn, or maybe hardly anything at all. Start listening and let your body tell you where to stretch, what to move and where to open. Let the impulse come and follow it. And remember, babies do not judge how they move. They also burp, fart, sneeze, hick-up, sigh, whimper, cry, smile, frown and laugh as it comes.

Do this every day for as long as you want.

“Everything we feel and everything that happens to us is in the body.” – Angela Farmer

To live an inspired life, there needs to be internal space for energy to flow. The clearer the vessel, the more freely the energy flows. It we are tight, full of held stress, full of unconscious frozen energy blocks, energy can’t move and we are stuck and chronically stressed out. Anything more that happens can stress us out enough to explode, just to relieve pressure.

We need to feel to heal, we need to be able to feel our bodies.

Enjoy the exercise of this week.

Video.

https://youtu.be/D9Ko7U1pLlg

addendum

For those who would like to go further on sensing and listening within, you have a few options: one is the financially cheapest: practice listening to your body’s impulses, your sensations, your body’s way of saying yes or no, its way of telling you there is danger, or to relax, despite what your head is telling you.

If you have intuition, this sense or curiosity to go further with a trained professional, below are listed three method’s good to research, and if you have a good practitioner available in your area, give it a try.

Somatic Experiencing, which focuses on one’s perceived body sensations (or somatic experiences). It was created by trauma therapist Peter A. Levine. Very good for any kind of past trauma and chronic pain still held in the body.

Hakomi. The Hakomi Method of Experiential Psychotherapy is a body-centered approach to therapy developed by Ron Kurtz. I combines somatic awareness with experiential techniques to promote psychological growth and transformation.

The Feldenkrais method, invention of Israeli physicist Moshe Feldenkrais, is a way of retraining the body. There are two modes of this retraining. The first is group classes called Awareness Through Movement or ATMs, group classes where the instructor simply stays where he/she is, not touching the participant or doing demonstrations.. The second mode, Functional Integration or FI , is more capable of causing dramatic improvements. They are done with a trained practitioner. In one-on-one sessions. You remain fully clothed on a low table and the practitioner gently moves or presses your body in different directions to make you aware of a subconscious tension and holding patterns that make your movement less efficient, and can help you learn more efficient ways of coordinating your body.

Are there other methods to help with developing this kind of body awareness, discovering pattens and beliefs held in the body? There are, but I don’t know enough about those to be able to recommend them.

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Birdie Transformation Program – Week 4 -In the mirror

Birdie Transformation Program – Week 4

In the mirror – total acceptance

For this week, you will need a big mirror and a smaller, hand-held mirror.

You can do any or all of the explorations in the order that feels right to you.

This is a powerful series of explorations. Do as much as you are ready for. You can always come back to it later on. It can uncover and clarify many beliefs and judgments, and bring up many different feelings. It can be confusing, clarifying, challenging and healing. Have fun with it.

There are 2 things to keep in mind:

Organic organisms on this planet, even one celled creatures, grow, explore and take in nourishment in an environment that is safe and where there is no attack. When attacked, living beings develop defenses, armor, or they flee and hide. They won’t grow, play or be able to connect in a healthy way. It goes so far as to make up an entirely new self with which to interact with in the world, but keep the tender parts well hidden and protected. That seems to be how a lot of life works around here. For humans, the most detrimental effect is the lack of connection and love, and on the other side, love and connection are very healing. Be kind to yourself!!!!

Our own body-mind is living as a refection of our essential self, our essential habits and tendencies, or, as some would say, as a result of karma. Others frame it slightly differently, which is: you have chosen to manifest in these times and in this body to experience what you have experienced, to feel it and transcend it and have it become a portal for healing for others. Yet another way to look at it is: God gave you exactly this so you may find your way to the divine through it.

Some others realized that everything that lives, exists within the ONE Spirit.

Whichever way your perspective is in this, it helps to see what actually is the case with your body-mind, to accept what actually is the case with you, and then move on from there – with loving compassion for yourself.

 

Getting to know yourself

Every day, spend a little time with yourself in front of the mirror, both dressed and undressed, naked, with and without make-up.

Just look, and allow your thoughts or feelings about the person you see in the mirror to be there, don’t suppress them, don’t fixate on them, just notice.

What do you see? what do you feel?

Afterward, write down what comes up for you.

It would be good to spend some time every day this week doing it.

Here are a few explorations you are invited to do:

Exploration One:

Switch roles. While in front of the mirror, pretend that the person in the mirror as the real one that has lived your life.

You are something, someone else. Then we speak to that person in the mirror with various voices.

One – speak to that person any way you like.

Two – speak to the person you see in the mirror from the point of view of a loving angel.

Three – speak to the person in the mirror from your higher self, lovingly, understanding, because you know exactly what he/she has lived through and experienced.

Four – various other humans. Talk to this person as if you were your mother, your father, your sister or brother or your friends.

Five – Talk to this person in the way society talks, advertisements.

Notice what happens.

Finish with appreciation and understanding for yourself in the most loving voice you can come up with, even if you don’t know exactly whose voice it is.

Exploration Two:

Let the person in the mirror talk to you, tell you things about itself, how it feels. Allow it if only certain parts want to have a voice, like your heart, or your skin. Provide an invisible container that that person can trust you to tell you anything it wants.

Exploration Three:

Play around with postures of the body. Look at yourself from the side. Find postures that look and feel defeated, or some that feel proud, rigid or just confident, or sexy. Make faces of various emotions you can think of.

Smile at yourself!!!

Exploration Four:

Put your hands on your chest and stand with your reflection, the feelings, the voices, the movements, everything, and know, they are all part of you right now.

We might not remember clearly how some of the voices got there, we may not know who is the real us is, and what is implanted from family and society. We might not be perfect. That is okay.

Just notice that is is okay to be you, it is okay to be who you are right now.

For total acceptance – we need to know what is actually the case.

Now you might ask what the second, hand-held mirror is for? Okay, I don’t know about how flexible you are, but I need an extra mirror to be able to actually look at all parts of my physical self.

PS. – if you have not done it already, yourself a smile if you can before you end your mirror time.

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Birdie Transformation Program – Week 4

Programa de transformación del pajarillo – semana 4.

En el espejo – total aceptación

Para esta semana necesitarás un espejo grande y otro más pequeño, un espejo de mano.

Puedes hacer cualquiera de las exploraciones, o todas, en el orden que sientas apropiado para ti.

Esta es una poderosa serie de exploraciones. Haz lo que estés preparado para hacer. Siempre puedes regresar más tarde sobre esto. Puede desvelar y aclarar muchas creencias y juicios; y poner sobre la mesa muchos sentimientos diferentes. Puede ser confuso, clarificador, desafiante y curativo. Pásalo bien.

Hay dos cosas a tener en cuenta:

Los organismos orgánicos en este planeta, incluso las criaturas unicelulares, crecen, exploran y se alimentan en un ambiente seguro y donde no hay ataque. Cuando son atacados, los seres vivos desarrollan defensas, o armadura, o huyen y se esconden. No crecerán, ni jugarán, ni podrán entablar contacto de manera saludable; llegando a formar un yo completamente nuevo con el que interactuar en el mundo, pero mantienen las partes delicadas bien escondidas y protegidas. Esa parece ser la forma en que funciona la vida aquí. Para los humanos, el efecto más perjudicial es la falta de conexión y de amor; y, por otro lado, el amor y la conexión son muy sanadores. ¡Sé amable contigo mismo!

Nuestra propia mente-cuerpo está viviendo como un reflejo de nuestro yo esencial, nuestros hábitos y tendencias esenciales, o, como algunos dirían, como resultado del karma. Otros lo enfocan de forma ligeramente diferente, esto es, que tú has elegido manifestarte en estos tiempos y en este cuerpo para experimentar lo que has experimentado, para sentirlo y trascenderlo y hacer que se convierta en un portal para la curación de otros. Otra forma de verlo es: Dios te dio exactamente esto para que puedas encontrar tu camino hacia lo divino.

Algunos otros se dieron cuenta de que todo lo que vive existe dentro del Espíritu que es UNO.

Cualquiera que sea tu perspectiva en esto, es útil ver cuál es realmente el caso con tu cuerpo-mente, aceptar cuál es en realidad tu caso, y luego continuar desde allí, con amorosa compasión hacia ti mismo.

Conociéndote a ti mismo.

Cada día, pasa un poco de tiempo contigo mismo frente al espejo, tanto vestido como sin vestir, desnudo; con y sin maquillaje.

Simplemente mira, y permite que los pensamientos o sentimientos sobre la persona que ves en el espejo estén ahí. No los reprimas, no te obsesiones con ellos. Tan solo nótalos. ¿Qué ves? ¿Qué sientes?

Después escribe lo que te haya surgido.

Estaría bien que pasaras cada día de esta semana haciendo esto durante un rato.

Aquí tienes algunas de las exploraciones que estás invitado a hacer:

Exploración número uno:

Cambia los roles. Mientras estés frente al espejo, juega a que la persona en el espejo es la auténtica que ha vivido tu vida.

Tú eres algo, alguien diferente. Después hablaremos a esa persona en el espejo con varias voces.

Uno – habla a esa persona de la forma que quieras.

Dos – habla a esa persona que ves en el espejo desde el punto de vista de un ángel amoroso.

Tres – habla a la persona en el espejo desde tu ser superior, con cariño y comprensión, porque tú sabes exactamente lo que él / ella ha vivido y experimentado.

Cuatro – otros humanos. Habla a esta persona como si tú fueras tu madre, tu padre, tu hermana o tu hermano, o tus amigos.

Cinco – habla a esta persona como le habla la sociedad, la publicidad.

Date cuenta de lo que sucede.

Termina, con aprecio y comprensión por ti mismo, con la voz más cariñosa que puedas alcanzar, incluso si no sabes exactamente a quién pertenece.

Exploración número dos:

Deja que la persona en el espejo te hable a ti, que te cuente cosas sobre sí misma. Acepta si solo ciertas partes quieren tener voz, como tu corazón o tu piel. Proporciona un contenedor invisible para que esa persona pueda confiar para contarte cualquier cosa que quiera.

Exploración número tres:

Juega con las posturas del cuerpo. Mírate de lado. Encuentra posturas que parezcan y sientas que es de derrota, o alguna que sientas que es de orgullo, rigidez o simple seguridad, o sexy. Ponle cara a distintas emociones en las que puedas pensar.

¡Sonríete!

Exploración número cuatro:

Ponte las manos en el pecho y permanece ahí con tu reflejo, sentimientos, voces, movimientos, todo, y date cuenta de que todo ello es parte de ti en este momento.

Puede que no recordemos claramente cómo llegaron ahí algunas de las voces, puede que no sepamos quiénes somos nosotros realmente, y qué está implantado por la familia y la sociedad. Puede que no seamos perfectos. Eso está bien.

Solo date cuenta que está bien ser tú, está bien que seas quien eres ahora.

Para una aceptación total, necesitamos saber cuál es en realidad el caso.

Ahora podrías preguntar para qué es el segundo espejo, el de mano. Bien, no sé cuán flexible eres, pero yo necesito un espejo extra para poder mirar todas las partes de mi ser físico.

PD – si no lo has hecho ya, bríndate una sonrisa si puedes antes de terminar tu tiempo con el espejo.

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Semana 003

Minuto diario de la mañana

El comienzo de una práctica matutina diaria y la conexión con lo que es más profundo en ti. Estableciendo una intención para el día.

Primero: en los próximos uno o dos días encuentra un objeto, puede ser una pequeña estatua, una imagen, un libro con textos sagrados, una pintura… algo; tan solo un objeto que signifique para ti una representación del Ser sagrado, Dios, consciencia, y con lo que te sientas conectado. No es solo encontrar un objeto que supongas, en tu mente, que representa lo divino, sino un objeto por lo que sientas algo y a través de lo cual puedas acceder a un estado más expandido que tu mero cuerpo-mente.

Este objeto debería ser lo suficientemente pequeño como para llevarlo contigo en tu bolso, lo suficientemente pequeño como para ponerlo en una habitación que compartas con otros.

Lo más probable es que estés usando un objeto de este tipo en tu altar. Si no tienes un altar, podrás leer algo más sobre su propósito, al final del texto.

Segundo: Coloca este objeto de forma que sea visible y fácilmente accesible donde vives. No debería hacer falta que entraras en una habitación o casa o caseta especial, sino que esté justo ahí donde esté disponible para ti.

Tercero: Antes de realizar las tareas y actividades cotidianas (después de las rutinas del baño), ponte en pie frente a este objeto, junta las palmas y mantenlas delante de tu pecho. Hay un espacio sagrado que se crea por esta conexión, que te rodeará a ti y al objeto.

Lo que suceda a continuación dependerá de ti y del día y de lo que esté sucediendo en tu vida.

Tómate de 30 segundos a uno o dos minutos y, por ejemplo, expresa gratitud por estar vivo este día, o visualiza una luz dentro de ti que, lentamente, se hace más grande y que se irradia alrededor de ti. O ve una luz conectándote al corazón de la tierra hasta lo alto del cielo. O afirma tu intención de estar más presente en este mundo hoy. O pide ayuda de lo más elevado para ayudarte a estar presente cuando lo que esté sucediendo a tu alrededor te haga reaccionar. O pide al universo que te traiga lo que sea más necesario para tu transformación. Quizás quieras enviar amor a algunas personas o animales. Puedes imaginar tu energía creciendo y creciendo hasta que se extienda al infinito. Mientras permaneces ahí, será evidente. El propósito es conectar con lo más elevado y profundo en ti, y establecer una intención para el día, conscientemente.

Haz esto cada día.

Según aumente tu habilidad de acceder a estados más profundos del ser, la naturaleza de este minuto, va a cambiar.

Según realices esta práctica, nota cómo tus días cambian y cómo te encuentras en el mundo.

Es cuestión de un minuto de práctica. No tener «tiempo» no es excusa para no hacerlo. Puede que sientas resistencias internas. Investiga en tu interior con qué tienen que ver. Si no estás listo, está bien. No hay juicio. Simplemente, ten presente que está disponible siempre.

La práctica diaria es muy importante y útil en este camino. Por ahora, podrías tomarlo tan solo como algo que se da por hecho, o también puedes investigarlo, o puedes intentarlo y averiguar la verdad de eso por ti mismo.

Muchas personas no tienen aún este tipo de práctica en ningún momento del día.

Esto establecerá una primera práctica matutina diaria, y un minuto no es mucho tiempo.

Si te olvidas un día, tan solo coloca tu intención justo donde y cuando lo recuerdes.

Si ya tienes una práctica de meditación diaria por las mañanas, es estupendo. Quizás lo único que necesites añadir es establecer tu intención para ese día.

Función de un espacio de altar.

Extraído de: Let The Healing Begin.

Por lo general, los «altares» son lugares que marcan un espacio como algo no común para la vida cotidiana, pero indican que está sucediendo o se practica algo aquí que es de naturaleza espiritual, no de naturaleza cotidiana u ordinaria. Puedes encontrar lugares especiales, altares, en todos los rincones y culturas del mundo. Muchas personas tienen un lugar en forma de altar en sus hogares: su lugar sagrado, un lugar de quietud para dejar ir lo mundano, para conectar la parte más profunda de ellos mismos con las vibraciones y espacios más elevados, ángeles, guías espirituales o deidades.

Los objetos del altar son elementos de especial significado espiritual para la persona involucrada. Si tienes un altar, lo más probable es que tengas varios objetos. Algunos objetos, especialmente los bendecidos, como las cuentas de oración, definitivamente pueden adquirir la condición de sagrado.

Dependiendo de las prácticas religiosas, creencias, e ideas o tendencias, las diferentes personas pueden elegir diferentes objetos para colocar en el altar. Estos objetos del altar por lo general tienen un significado muy especial y se les tiene en gran estima. Pueden ser útiles para acceder a estados alterados de conciencia y, a menudo están imbuidos de una energía especial. Pueden funcionar como dispositivos de conexión con una deidad, una escuela espiritual, un grupo o con un espacio, etc.

Los altares no tienen que ser caros para funcionar o transmitir un sentido de lo sagrado. Básicamente, cualquier cosa que coloques para ese propósito puede funcionar como un altar.

¿Por qué uno querría un espacio de altar?

«Uno» querría que le ayudara a facilitar estados no ordinarios de conciencia o despertar, para tener un lugar para orar o sentarse en quietud. Un lugar donde se invocan estados de conciencia no ordinarios y se dejan atrás las preocupaciones mundanas ordinarias. Es donde tenemos la intención de acceder a espacios más altos, lo divino, lo sagrado, la unidad o una guía superior. Se puede usar como un recurso para centrarse, para la invocación, para orar, para bajar el ritmo y acceder a un espacio en el que fluir, con un corazón abierto y con compasión.

Una de las condiciones más importantes para acceder a los estados de consciencia alterados es cambiar la predominancia de las ondas Beta del cerebro a otras ondas/estados. Esto se puede inducir con la ayuda de sonidos, esencias, estados de ánimo, meditación, técnicas de relajación.

Algunos altares tienen un propósito especial, como los altares de lectores del Laberinto.

Si bien la conexión entre el lector y el viajero no es física y no requiere nada más que las herramientas esenciales que son naturales a todos los seres: atención, presencia y voluntad, nuestra experiencia como lectores es la de que un altar equipado ayuda enormemente en el proceso de la lectura.

Con el tiempo, el espacio de lectura, o por lo general, cualquier altar que es usado como tal, se carga, y simplemente sentándote, desencadena que el cuerpo cambie de estados.

Considera crear ese tipo de espacio en tu hogar.

Por último, nos daremos cuenta de que el espacio sagrado es parte de nosotros y accesible en cualquier lugar, en cualquier momento. Esto llevará práctica.

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Birdie Transformation Program – Week 3 – Daily Morning Minute

Birdie Transformation Program

Week 003

Daily Morning Minute

The beginning of daily morning practice and connecting to what is deepest in you. Setting intention for the day.

First: In the first next day or two of week 3, find an item, could be a little statue, an image, a book with sacred texts, a painting…something, just one object that signifies to you a representation of the sacred Being, God, consciousness and that you feel connected to. It is not just about finding an object that in your head you know is supposed to represent the divine, but something you have a feeling for and through which you can access a more expanded state than just your own body-mind.

This object should be small enough to take with you in a backpack, small enough to put up in a room that is shared with others.

Most likely, you already are using such an item in your altar. If you don’t have an altar, you can read more about purpose of an altar below.

Second: Place this item in such a way that it is visible and easily accessible where you live. It should not require for you to go into a special room or house or shed, but be right there where it is available to you.

Third: Before you go about your regular daily life chores and activities (after your bathroom routines) , stand before this item, put your palms together and hold them in front of your chest. There is a sacred space created by this connection that will surround you and the item.

What happens next will depend on you and the day and what is going on in your life.

Take 30 seconds to one or 2 minutes and, for example, express gratitude for this day to be alive, or visualize a light inside yourself that slowly gets bigger and radiates all around you. Or, see a light connecting your to the core of the earth and all the way up to the heaves. Or state your intention to be more present in this world today. Or ask for help from the higher to guide your words and actions towards being kind, or be of benefit to all beings, or ask for help in being present when your are triggered by what is happening around you. Or ask the universe to bring you what is most needed for your transformation. Maybe you want to send love to some people of animals. You can imagine your energy being getting larger and larger till it extends to infinity. As you stand there, it will be apparent.

The purpose is to connect to the higher and deeper in you and consciously set your intention for the day.

Do this every day.

As your ability to access deeper states of being increases, the nature of this minute will change.

As you do this practice, notice how your days will change and how you are being in this world.

It is a matter of a one minute practice. Not having “time” is no excuse not to do it. You might feel internal resistance. Investigate within yourself what that is about. If you are not ready, that is okay. There is no judgment. Just know it is available always.

Daily practice is very important and useful on this path. For now you could just take it as a given, or you can also do some research on it, or, you can try it out and find out the truth of that for yourself!

Many people don’t yet have such a practice, at any time of day.

This will establish a first daily morning practice, and one minutes is not too much time.

If you forget one day, just set your intention right where you remember.

If you already have a daily morning meditation practice, that is great. Maybe all you need to add is setting your intention for that day.

Function of an Altar Space

Excerpted from Let The Healing Begin

Commonly, “altars” are places that mark a space as not common to everyday life, but indicate that something is happening or practiced here that is of a spiritual, non-everyday, non-ordinary nature. You can find such special places, altars, in all corners and cultures of the world. Many people have an altar type place in their homes – their sacred place, a place of stillness for letting go of the mundane to connect the deeper part of themselves and with higher vibrations and spaces, angels, spirit guides or deities.

Altar objects are items of special spiritual significance to the person involved. If you have an altar, you most likely have several items on it. Some items, like prayer beads, especially blessed ones, can definitely acquire the status of sacred.

Depending on religious practices, beliefs and insights or tendencies, different people may choose different objects to place on the altar. These altar objects usually hold a very special meaning and are held in highest regard. They may be useful in accessing altered states of consciousness and often are imbued with special energy. They can function as connecting devices to a deity, spiritual school, group or space and more.

Altars do not have to be expensive to function or convey a sense of the sacred. Basically, anything you set up for the purpose can function as an altar.

Why would one want such an altar space?

“One” would want it to help facilitate non-ordinary states of awareness or awakening, to have a place to pray or sit in stillness. A place where non-ordinary states of consciousness are invoked and the ordinary worldly concerns are left behind. It is where we intend to access higher spaces, the divine, the sacred, unity or higher guidance. It can be used as a centering device, for invocation, to pray, to slow down and access a space of going with the flow, an open heart and compassion.

One of the most important conditions for accessing altered states of consciousness is the switching from beta brain predominance to other brain-wave states. This can be induced with the help of sounds, scents, moods, meditation, relaxation techniques.

Some altars are special purpose altars, such as Labyrinth Readers’ altars.

While the connection between reader and voyager is non-physical and requires nothing other than the essential tools which are natural to all beings, attention, presence and will – our experience as readers is that a properly equipped altar dramatically assists in the process of reading.

Over time, the reading space, or generally, any altar space that is used as such, gets charged, and merely sitting down can trigger the body to change states.

Consider creating such a space in your home.

Ultimately, we will realize the sacred space is something that is part of us and accessible anywhere at any time. This will take practice.

Addendum

Sharing my item for the morning minute, week three, which has been with me for many years. I grew up catholic, and even though I no longer subscribe to any religion, and even though there were goddesses from other religions I felt drawn to in the past, this image holds Divine Love, unconditional love, nurturing love for me – and provides the space to expand and include all to infinity, the space to ask for help, the space to surrender

I don’t seem to have an item that I have felt it embodies the sacred Being for me. What could I do then?

an item that inspires you to more than the ordinary? something that reminds you of that with is infinite? Love, grace? an image of a goddess? the ABD? a candle? . and maybe you don’t need one…and can stand in your sacred space and don’t need an item? maybe you would feel drawn to playfulness, or dance…as in dancing shiva? maybe THOR…the nordic god 🙂 maybe it is a small item that was given to you by your grandmother, signifying total acceptance…who knows…even without an item, take the minute, put your palms together to connect with …that which is…could be the item won’t show up till you start

you have done so many readings…you can stand there and create the 8 pointed chamber and stretch it to the infinite…and so your item is the (to others) invisible chamber….

you have done so many readings…you can stand there and create the 8 pointed chamber and stretch it to the infinite…and so your item is the (to others) invisible chamber….

Since I read this third-week task, I was pondering about what you said about the object: “It is not just about finding an object that in your head you know is supposed to represent the divine, but something you have a feeling for”
My mind is quite agile and that has been helpful in this lifetime, but it also is dominant many times when it is not completely necessary. I wish we can address this subject too in this program, or maybe all the process can lead us to a place where the mind eases a bit and let space to see and feel from the heart.

I like your suggestion about the eight points of the chamber and the one about placing my hands on the chest. I will combine those.

and ye

Addendum

Sharing my item for the morning minute, week three, which has been with me for many years. I grew up catholic, and even though I no longer subscribe to any religion, and even though there were goddesses from other religions I felt drawn to in the past, this image holds Divine Love, unconditional love, nurturing love for me – and provides the space to expand and include all to infinity, the space to ask for help, the space to surrender

I don’t seem to have an item that I have felt it embodies the sacred Being for me. What could I do then?

an item that inspires you to more than the ordinary? something that reminds you of that with is infinite? Love, grace? an image of a goddess? the ABD? a candle? . and maybe you don’t need one…and can stand in your sacred space and don’t need an item? maybe you would feel drawn to playfulness, or dance…as in dancing shiva? maybe THOR…the nordic god 🙂 maybe it is a small item that was given to you by your grandmother, signifying total acceptance…who knows…even without an item, take the minute, put your palms together to connect with …that which is…could be the item won’t show up till you start

you have done so many readings…you can stand there and create the 8 pointed chamber and stretch it to the infinite…and so your item is the (to others) invisible chamber….

you have done so many readings…you can stand there and create the 8 pointed chamber and stretch it to the infinite…and so your item is the (to others) invisible chamber….

Since I read this third-week task, I was pondering about what you said about the object: “It is not just about finding an object that in your head you know is supposed to represent the divine, but something you have a feeling for”
My mind is quite agile and that has been helpful in this lifetime, but it also is dominant many times when it is not completely necessary. I wish we can address this subject too in this program, or maybe all the process can lead us to a place where the mind eases a bit and let space to see and feel from the heart.

I like your suggestion about the eight points of the chamber and the one about placing my hands on the chest. I will combine those.

and yes, the space of the eight pointed chamber and touching your chest…is a space where you can do any invocation for the day

about week 3, the daily morning minute: the main point is to do the daily morning minute every day before starting the rest of the day. – setting intention for the day, and/or connect with the highest in you or god/Absolute. if you don’t need a focal point, an item, a little altar, that is ok

yes, the space of the eight pointed chamber and touching your chest…is a space where you can do any invocation for the day

about week 3, the daily morning minute: the main point is to do the daily morning minute every day before starting the rest of the day. – setting intention for the day, and/or connect with the highest in you or god/Absolute. if you don’t need a focal point, an item, a little altar, that is ok

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Birdie Transformation Program Week 2

Birdie Transformation Program Week 2

There are two objectives this week as it relates to our physical health and well being: begin intellectual learning on one hand, and sensing and observation of the body on the other. This week’s activities serve as an example for doing similar things for other topics and situations in the future. Study and self observe.

Week 002:

For this week, the task is twofold, one for your mind, the other training your sensed, experienced body awareness. It relates to a specific action that almost all of us do in our lives and involves substances we commonly drink, Coffee and Tea.

Why are we doing this? Because what we eat and drink does affect how out body-minds function, our emotional states, how energy flows and how we show up in this life.

If you never drink coffee and don’t know anyone who does, you can substitute tea, even herbal, or especially herbal. Herbal teas are medicinal and they do have effects on your body.

1 – Find out all about coffee.

Research and study. You can use books or internet or talk to people.

You will know you really learned something when you try to explain it to someone else.

The questions below are simply a guide to help your focus.

What is coffee, where does it come from, how did the ancient people use it and how is to grown today?

What are the different methods of roasting coffee, why do we roast it and how does it change coffee?

What substances are in coffee that affect the body and mind of humans?

Is drinking coffee healthy for humans? What effect does coffee have on humans – brain, heart, stomach, intestines or more. How many cups of coffee are considered beneficial in current thinking?

What is the deal with coffee enemas?

Is drinking coffee healthy if we add milk and sugar?

How much caffeine is in decaffeinated coffee?

Do coffee grounds make good fertilizer?

What kind of water do we use to make coffee?

Is slave labor involved on the coffee plantations?

Does coffee contain pesticides or other contaminants that might be toxic to your body?

2 – Honest self observation

This week, ask yourself with each cup of coffee or tea you drink: Why do I drink coffee or tea this time? Observe yourself, be honest, sense what is going on inside or with your body.

Do you need coffee to “wake up”, to stay awake, to relax, to have something to sip on? Is it a habit, a comfort? Is it addictive behavior you feel you can’t do anything about?

Sense your body as you prepare the coffee/tea, notice the effects.

What are you feeling before reaching for that cup?

At least once or twice this week, write down why you did have beverages like coffee or tea. The reason does not matter, we are just finding out about it. This is not a time for you to blame yourself or put yourself down.

Thursday morning: At the end of this week, after learning all about coffee/tea and having observed what you do all week regarding it, and the effects it has on your body-mind, ask yourself:

3 – It is time to change something?

Would it be good if I changed anything in regards to drinking coffee or tea?

If yes, what would that change be?

Challenge if yes: Do it for 3 weeks and notice what happens with you.

4 – Share something about this experiment and week in the comments.

The following are two points that came up I’d like to share.:

In a recent conversation with someone, a statement was made that even when one is on the path, doing spiritual work, it is so so easy to fall back into everyday routine and conditioning. This reminded me of a conversation many years ago with someone who was wondering if, once awakened in this life, one could go back to sleep?

In my experience, living a life that is conscious requires establishing some habits and some of those are different from what we have been given via family and culture. Growth and learning do not stop when we reach a new stage. In order to really be stable at a higher level, we need to bring all of us to that level. As we move up in the development of our selves, practices become necessary. Community of like minded people becomes important. And sometimes structured life circumstances and practices can be highly beneficial for us in that process. This program can function as such a structure.

The other point is this: As the Spirit That Moves Through All Things moves through us, you and me, it will be expressed in a particular way. It will not be the same as in someone else. At the same time, there are common universal values that emerge once the body-mind is cleared and the heart is open.

My own coffee story.

At home, growing up, I didn’t drink any coffee, except rarely. Starting university, we were into good tea, if anything.

Then, at age 28, I came to the USA and was working in a hospital. Everyone drank coffee, and after a while, I did too. It was very bad coffee, dirty water coffee, but it was the thing to do, go on break, go for a coffee, having something to hold, something to warm your hands or keep you awake, as sometimes there was no sleep for 36 hours.

Later, I kept the habit, but not as often. When I went part time at my job, shortly after I had bought a house, I walked 45 minutes to Starbucks, had a Cappuccino, or 2, later walked home. I did this about 5 days a week for about a year.

When I hosted a workshop at my house, there also was time to go to the local diner with some folks, and of course, there was coffee, and free refills. We went out with friends and family, and there was always that coffee. I remember a restaurant in Germany where I would go many afternoons by myself for a cappuccino and write in my journal or read a book. I just did it, drinking coffee that is. I liked it. It was a social thing and a comforting thing. I never had coffee first thing in the morning at my own place, but did so whenever I went home to my parents or visited someone.

Then, I moved into a spiritual community and stopped drinking any coffee for years.

My mother visited and she wanted to share sitting down with some coffee and I did, drank coffee for a while after that. Then stopped again. At some point, I was given a taste of the best coffee ever: Turkish coffee. Smallest cup. Best coffee ever.

A couple more years no coffee, then started again. Now I knew about benefits of drinking coffee, black, not with sugar or milk. It took time to really discern the effects coffee had on my body: my heart beats fast, bowel more active, and I did not fall asleep so easily. After a few weeks, I’d get so exhausted, adrenal fatigue, as well as irritated and short tempered. I’d stop, after a few days, things would start to be better and better. I tried coffee again, but soon enough, same effects. I went through this 3 times deliberately and then I stopped. There was no point. Whatever the benefits of coffee might be, for me, it didn’t work.

I now have 1 cup of fair trade certified, organic Darjeeling tea very 1-3 days, and water.

If my mother should visit one more time, will I share time with her having a coffee? Yes, and I will enjoy it too. If I had to drive somewhere and was really tired, I would have coffee to keep me awake. But the times of having habitual coffee are over for me.