Mantra is not a scary word. Nor is reciting mantra impractical. An important and essential part of most every eastern spiritual practice, it's an easy, accessible tool that anyone can use. Akin to singing in the shower, it can be done whenever it suits you, on your own, and no matter what kind of voice you are working with. Audiences who come to see Alanna Kaivalya at concerts across the country listen in rapt attention at her telling of the mythology and the chanting of the chant and she finds that practitioners love both aspects equally. All spiritual practitioners seek to know themselves better, and Alanna shows that both of these tools are interrelated and important elements of the practitioner's personal development. This book will allow all lovers of myth and mantra to explore further the power contained within this practice.

The Mother of Creation is a universal concept and appears in many guises: Divine Mother, Holy Spirit, Goddess of Light, Shakti, Mary, Madonna, etc. This is the divine feminine of the Mother which is beloved by many. Throughout the ages, artists have recorded their spiritual visions. Think of great masters like Michelangelo and Da Vinci. Consider William Blake who was ridiculed in his life but is now revered. His visions were extraordinary and included Adam and Eve. They had a basis in truth. The Mother is also portrayed through many forms of art. But this is not just the religious and Renaissance art of western civilisation. Sacred art is everywhere. Music also has a vital role in this renaissance. Sacred music has evolved through the centuries - from western classical composers to the mystical traditions of India and the East. Music is a universal language of passion and feeling. The world is enriched by music in all its many forms. Art can be combined with music to increase its appeal to the spiritual self. So that a meditation on the Mother or Spirit - that combines art and music in this way - may help a person towards a state of enlightenment. This is an enlightenment to the Spirit of Truth - the Mother - who is instrumental in the renaissance of Man. The Spirit is the Helper and Comforter - and with us forever. So that we can live in the grace of the Spirit.

The popularity of yoga and Zen meditation has heightened awareness of somatic practices. Individuals develop the conscious embodiment central to somatics work via movement and dance, or through touch from a skilled teacher or therapist often called a somatic bodyworker. Methods of touch and movement foster generative processes of consciousness in order to create a fluid interconnection between sensation, thought, movement, and expression. In Moving Consciously , Sondra Fraleigh gathers essays that probe ideas surrounding embodied knowledge and the conscious embodiment of movement and dance. Using a variety of perspectives on movement and dance somatics, Fraleigh and other contributors draw on scholarship and personal practice to participate in a multifaceted investigation of a thriving worldwide phenomenon. Their goal: to present the mental and physical health benefits of experiencing one's inner world through sensory awareness and movement integration. A stimulating addition to a burgeoning field, Moving Consciously incorporates concepts from East and West into a timely look at life-changing, intertwined practices that involve dance, movement, performance studies, and education. Contributors: Richard Biehl, Robert Bingham, Hillel Braude, Alison East, Sondra Fraleigh, Kelly Ferris Lester, Karin Rugman, Catherine Schaeffer, Jeanne Schul, and Ruth Way.

Colour and Doodle Your Stress Away It s impossible to stay 'on' all the time. Just as a car engine overheats if you continue to rev it, keeping your mind in high gear puts it under a level of pressure it can't sustain. If you're feeling overwhelmed, stressed, anxious or agitated, and unable to think clearly, take your foot of the pedal, and clear your mind with The Mindfulness Colouring and Activity Book, from Gill Hasson, the author of the best-selling book Mindfulness. This portable book contains colouring, games, and activities all designed to give you a break from your everyday concerns, switch off your mind, wind down and relax. They give your mind something specific to focus on, allowing thoughts to flow easily but without any complex thinking or planning. Each activity provides a balance between challenge and skill. The level of engagement keeps your attention so focused that you become fully absorbed in the moment, preventing stressful thoughts from entering your head. The Mindfulness Colouring and Activity Book includes: Colouring Zentangles Optical illusion activities Origami Mazes Word Puzzles Doodling activities Drawing games Observation games

This beautifully illustrated deck from the foremost empathy expert is a sensitive person's toolbox for thriving in an overwhelming world. For a sensitive person, the right support at the right moment can make the difference between a day of feeling overwhelmed and a day in which your precious gifts of sensitivity bring new joys, insights, and ways to express your creativity. Now, Dr. Judith Orloff offers a powerful and immediately accessible tool to provide daily inspiration, guidance, meditative reflections, and in-the-moment support whenever we need it with The Empath's Empowerment Deck. "The special magic of these cards," she says, "is that they provide instant guidance for any situation that you will face." With her bestselling books and online teachings for empaths, Dr. Orloff has emerged as a trailblazer for helping highly sensitive people adapt and thrive in the modern world. In The Empath's Empowerment Deck, she has created a resource for any intuitive, caring person who wants to access the clarity of their inner guidance to inform their relationships and life choices. For empaths and sensitive people, consulting these cards will help transport you from an overactive and stress-filled state of mind to a place of serenity, where you can access your most heartfelt goals, visions, and true destiny. Each of these lovingly-designed cards is created to uplift and inspire, help you reconnect with your intuition, enhance self-care, maintain healthy boundaries, tune in to the natural world, and much more.

A Sunday Times bestseller, this new paperback is an elegant and inspiring short guide to the art of meditation: another instant classic from the bestselling author of Happiness. Wherever he goes, Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard is asked to explain what meditation is, how it is done and what it can achieve. In this authoritative and inspiring book, he sets out to answer these questions. Matthieu Ricard shows that practising meditation can change our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. He talks us through its theory, spirituality and practical aspects of deep contemplation and illustrates each stage of his teaching with examples. Through his experience as a monk, his close reading of sacred texts and his deep knowledge of the Buddhist masters, Matthieu Ricard reveals the significant benefits that meditation - based on selfless love and compassion - can bring to each of us.

Includes an A-Z of mindfulness exercises.

A collection of meditations in the Stoic tradition. Meditations on Self-Discipline and Failure provides access to the ruminations, practices, and applications of ancient Stoic philosophy as deployed by a contemporary professional philosopher with twenty five years of experience teaching, researching, and publishing articles in academic journals. Each meditation is presented in the second person, encouraging the reader to examine their struggles and failures in the pursuit of self-improvement and enlightenment.

In contrast to the generally dismal results of various approaches to rehabilitation, these consciousness-based strategies have proven effective in preventing crime and rehabilitating offenders! This book will introduce you to a powerful, unique approach to offender rehabilitation and crime prevention. In contrast to the generally dismal results of most rehabilitation approaches, studies covering periods of 1-15 years indicate that this new approachemploying the Maharishi Transcendental Meditation (R) and TM-Sidhi programsreduces recidivism from 35-50%. Transcendental Meditation (R) in Criminal Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention provides the reader with a theoretical overview, new original research findings, and examples of practical implementation. With this book, you will explore what motivates people to commit crimes, with emphasis on stress and restricted self-development. Then you'll examine the results and policy implications of applying these consciousness-based techniques to offender rehabilitation and crime reduction. Most chapters include tables or figures that make the information easy to understand. Transcendental Meditation (R) in Criminal Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention does not merely review the theory behind this innovative approach to rehabilitation and prevention but also emphasizes the practical value of the programs it describes and reports how techniques and strategies based on Transcendental Meditation (R) have been put to use in a variety of settings. This book will familiarize the reader with: a rehabilitation approach so universal in its applicability that any adult or juvenile offender can begin it at the point of sentencing, during incarceration, or at the point of parole the in-depth background on adult growth and higher states of consciousness necessary to understand this consciousness-based, developmental approach the results of empirical studies conducted in prisons around the country, with up to 15 years of follow-up a preview of how cost-effective the rehabilitation program might be implications for public policy and the judicial systemincluding an innovative alternative sentencing program how this approach deals not only with individuals but also with the community as a wholewhen practiced by a small percentage of the population, the TM and TM-Sidhi programs may reduce crime in the larger community how these society-level prevention programs may prove to be effecitive in reducing not only school violence in the community but, if applied on sufficient scale, war deaths and terrorism in the greater society

In contrast to the generally dismal results of various approaches to rehabilitation, these consciousness-based strategies have proven effective in preventing crime and rehabilitating offenders! This book will introduce you to a powerful, unique approach to offender rehabilitation and crime prevention. In contrast to the generally dismal results of most rehabilitation approaches, studies covering periods of 1-15 years indicate that this new approachemploying the Maharishi Transcendental Meditation (R) and TM-Sidhi programsreduces recidivism from 35-50%. Transcendental Meditation (R) in Criminal Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention provides the reader with a theoretical overview, new original research findings, and examples of practical implementation. With this book, you will explore what motivates people to commit crimes, with emphasis on stress and restricted self-development. Then you'll examine the results and policy implications of applying these consciousness-based techniques to offender rehabilitation and crime reduction. Most chapters include tables or figures that make the information easy to understand. Transcendental Meditation (R) in Criminal Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention does not merely review the theory behind this innovative approach to rehabilitation and prevention but also emphasizes the practical value of the programs it describes and reports how techniques and strategies based on Transcendental Meditation (R) have been put to use in a variety of settings. This book will familiarize the reader with: a rehabilitation approach so universal in its applicability that any adult or juvenile offender can begin it at the point of sentencing, during incarceration, or at the point of parole the in-depth background on adult growth and higher states of consciousness necessary to understand this consciousness-based, developmental approach the results of empirical studies conducted in prisons around the country, with up to 15 years of follow-up a preview of how cost-effective the rehabilitation program might be implications for public policy and the judicial systemincluding an innovative alternative sentencing program how this approach deals not only with individuals but also with the community as a wholewhen practiced by a small percentage of the population, the TM and TM-Sidhi programs may reduce crime in the larger community how these society-level prevention programs may prove to be effecitive in reducing not only school violence in the community but, if applied on sufficient scale, war deaths and terrorism in the greater society

There is a universe inside you waiting to be illuminated and explored. The Wandering Star Tarot is a compass for seekers and dreamers who search for the treasures that lie within the heart, mind and spirit. The unique, hand-drawn artwork of this deck - with keywords curling in and out of the background of each image - invites readers of all levels to work with the cards intuitively, no memorization required. The Hay House edition will include some new artwork and a new 79th "Wandering Star" card. Filled with hopeful messages, spreads and positive quotes, the accompanying guidebook offers readers a deeper dive into The Wandering Star Tarot's whimsical world of archetypes and self-discovery into a place where all beings share space with peace, respect and equality.

Long out-of-print yet often cited in psychedelic literature, THE BOOK OF SACRAMENTS, originally published in 1970, was a Holy book from the (now defunct) Church of the Tree of Life, established and incorporated by John Mann. A fundamental belief was that we have the right to alter our consciousness with plants extracts for medical, spiritual, and even recreational (re-creating) purposes. THE BOOK OF SACRAMENTS consists of introduction and discussion of several sacred plants, most still legal and easy to obtain, that have been used traditionally in religious (spiritual, consciousness expanding) rituals by native people. While the Church of the Tree of Life disbanded decades ago, the longing for a spiritual connection continues. One way to achieve such a connection with with the ritual use of magical plants. THE BOOK OF SACRAMENTS describes the ceremonial practices and rituals used by natives for thousands of years in some cases and gives guidelines for employing such practices in one's personal worship, including how to prepare the plant and oneself for the ritual. The mind has self-healing power. Spiritual experiences can lead to dramatic healing. Ritual is a method for organizing experience - mentally- and creating order around an inner experience to enable one to surrender to the experience without fear - due to the security provided by the repetitive and reliable ritual. The ritual helps to conjure up a frame of mind that is conducive to an ecstatic experience. When used properly ritual use of magical plants can open up new channels of awareness. The plants alone cannot bring about the desired results - the individual mind must be engaged. THE BOOK OF SACRAMENTS identifies over 20 magical plants for ritual use and tells how to prepare the potion and oneself for the journey and gives instructions for classic rituals as well as creating one's own variations. Finally it discusses how to process the experience afterwards to gain the maximum benefit from the journey.

This yoga book, firmly rooted in the tradition, is a modern classic. It is first and foremost a practical guide to the whole system of yoga. The clear step-by-step instructions, richly illustrated, make it easy for the beginner to learn the yoga poses, breathing exercises, relaxation and meditation. For the experienced, the book contains in-depth sections that include both practice and theory. It even elucidates the tantric tradition, kundalini yoga, the chakras and the sexual rituals. Use it as a self-study course and for inspiration in your everyday life. --------- This book differs from most other books on yoga, it has its fundament in the tantric tradition, that is, the author's intention and interest is to offer you a way to achieve tangible results, rather than to present philosophical explanations, create dreams and ideals or follow the fleeting fashions in the yoga of today.The goal is to make it possible for you to create a strong and supple body and a free and creative mind, and to find peace within yourself. If you really want something out of yoga, it is not enough to do some exercises quickly and mechanically like in sport or fitness training. --------- The book shows yoga in its original light; recreational, meditative and relaxing, thus providing necessary energy for meeting your daily activities with peace and wellbeing. --------- Yoga, Tantra and Meditation in Daily Life is one of the most widespread yoga books of today. This is the third expanded and revised edition, for the UK and EU markets.

Find balance and healing with The Zenned Out Guide to Understanding Chakras. The Zenned Out Guide to Understanding Chakrascovers the seven energy points in your body-the Root, Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Third Eye, and the Crown. Discover how each chakra connects to some part of your body, emotion, and energy. In this gorgeous guide, learn how to tap into your energy centers and unblock specific chakras for a more balanced, relaxed, and healthier you. Ignite the power of your energy by using crystals, essential oils, herbs, and different techniques to help transform your mind, body, and spirit. You'll: Learn the benefits and history behind the chakra system and how it connects to the subtle energy body and auras. Explore the various correspondences, essences, and mantras that are related to each specific chakra point, so you can better understand how to balance each one. Uncover which chakras are underactive or overactive and work with specific crystals and herbs to help balance them. Find out how to know if your chakra is closed. Practice the power of meditation and breathing techniques to keep your chakras open and healthy. Use your intuition to feel and sense chakra energy. Perform chakra readings on yourself and others using a pendulum! With the power of the chakra system, you'll soon be enhancing your magickal toolbelt and leading an abundant life. The Zenned Outseries is an open invitation to seasoned and curious spiritualists who want to explore their craft. With Cassie Uhl's approachable steps and explanations to mystical tools and symbolism, readers can start using the information right away.