Joyfull Living – March 2016

Nature teaches us about the most important part of Life itself: Awakening! Spring is a time of rebirth and transformation as we step out of the darkness of winter into the light and colors of spring. Within our hearts lies the desire to live a meaningful, fulfilling life. Our inner spirit wants to feel Peace, Love and Joy because that is the truth of who we are. One of Life’s purposes is to experience that life condition. If you listen deeply, you can feel in your heart the calling of your spirit to awaken and connect with your inner peace and well-being. Unfortunately, the thoughts and feelings we engage with that come from fear, stress, judgment and negativity, along with the attachment to the struggle of life, can keep our heart in a state of winter.

It all comes down to our emotional choices— moment by moment. CHOICE is what is creating and constructing the reality of our life. It’s not what is occurring in your life that necessarily creates your life experience, but how you relate to what is occurring. With every minute and every breath, we are engaging in this process of choice and creation. Taking time to meet yourself each morning in a quiet moment allows you to let the sun rise in and your heart to awaken your gift to choose consciously what you engage with emotionally throughout your day. That is the power of LIFE. It empowers us to break out of our habitual negative responses. In each moment you can choose to be a victim or a creator. You can choose to experience more Joy or drama. The journey of awakening to our Soul-Truth can have a tremendous impact in improving our quality of LIFE.

“What is inner awakening?”

Awakening is the blossoming of your innermost being.

It is the discovery of your true essence and the release of the self-limiting blocks and fears accumulated by years of endlessly searching outside yourself. It is the healing of the pain caused by disempowerment and low self-worth.

Enlightenment is a beginning and an end.

It is letting go and letting in.

Letting go of the old, veiled, dark ego with its longings, illusions, and frustrations.

It is letting in the experience of expansion and the unknown. It is a great adventure in consciousness.

Awakening is a transformation that causes us to break free from the attachments to suffering and the old way of life. It gives you the opportunity to heal and let go of old belief systems associated with lack and limitation.

It allows you to be free from the known and the fear of the unknown.

It sets you free from the illusion of duality between you and truth.

It is the ability to accept what is, as it is, and to embrace who you are, as you are !

It is to—Forgive yourself, others & Life

It is to—Love unconditionally

It is to—Accept with compassion

It is—acquiring an attitude of Gratitude.

By Choosing to practice the above FLAG, you cannot only improve but transform your LIFE experience.

It shows you the way out of the darkness of night from the past. It brings you into the light of the sunrise, leading you into the Light of day of the Eternal Now…

Enlightenment is a journey where you can experience Presence—

To be in a Harmonious Flow to live in the Grace of LIFE.

The first place to start to create a more peaceful state of mind is with your breathing. Go to www.Foundation4yourlife.com to see all the Spring Specials of our online classes including “3 minutes to Inner Peace,” a free video on breathing to balance your mind and heart.

Spring Equinox—Sound Healing, Relaxation, Meditation: Sunday, March 20 at 11:00am. RSVP required. www.Joyfull-yoga.com or call us at 541-261-4337.