Living Unbound

Tag: healing

  • Source-Heart-Love

    The following article was written by Steve Ficks in response to a posting in the AYP forum asking about the overwhelming nature of Love.  It speaks of divine Source, the heart, love and prayer and how enlivening our direct connection with Source through the innermost heart can change the nature of life and spiritual practices in the most beneficial of ways.  Steve’s journey has been influenced by the practices of internal Taoist yoga, AYP and Padmacahaya. Thank you Steve for sharing your words of wisdom with us.

    Love is the greatest power in the universe. But it also is gentle and Self calibrating. It holds and embraces each of us with perfection providing the perfect touch for every situation and circumstance. The magnitude of Love becomes overwhelming through resistance when we try to contain it, control it or treat it as an object or energy experience to get. We already are love. There is nothing to get or hold onto. The real meaning of love, being love can only be discovered in freely giving it away without condition. Love is not ruthless. It always has our best interests at heart.

    If one shuts down, is afraid, or overwhelmed, then pray to Source. Each of us has a direct connection with Source through our innermost heart. Ask not for more but for what is best, what Source wants for you. Give up any need to know what that is. Sincerely offer one’s complete Self and entire being as an instrument, as a foci to Source to freely share the love, light and blessings with all beings everywhere. And trust, and if you can’t, then pray for that too. Give it all up for Source. You don’t have to do anything. Be assured, the prayer has already been answered even before you pray it.

    We are all loved completely. As we learn to trust, to let go and allow the Love to work, deeper layers of heart begin to open. There is a gentleness, a softness and sweetness, a depth of peace, being and silence, that expands and deepens without pressure. There is an outflow and radiance that eliminates the sense of overwhelming because there is nothing to hold onto, nothing to overwhelm for all is being given away, freely shared with all-in-All.

    It is a process. It does not happen overnight. There are stages and transitions that allow one’s heart and whole being to begin to embrace, accept and let happen the Love and Will of Source. At times patterns of mental-emotional interference constituting resistance emerge. That’s a blessing. It is an opportunity to let go, trust Source more and let the Love do its work. This will dissolve and release the layers of interference taking you deeper into Heart further strengthening the direct connection.

    No stage need occur in overwhelming manner or degrade into a constricted energy experience. If it does, that too is a blessing. It’s direct feedback indicating that you are efforting, doing, controlling, resisting, in some way interjecting mind-ego into the process corralling and limiting the working of the Love. This is where the sense of overwhelming arises. If you utilize the practices of AYP follow the guidelines of self-pacing prudently. In addition, pray directly to Source. This will begin to open and enliven the innermost heart, the direct connection with Source.

    When the inner heart takes over the direction of the sadhana, the nature of practice and living changes. The constrictions of the ‘I’ and doing are reduced. The inner heart is the pure undiluted core of Self, the direct link with Source. It truly knows best. It is more than just silence. It is silence and love. It is Heart. As it takes over more completely, it provides deeper levels of guidance. This is deeper and different than intuition and gut feeling. It is beyond mind and occurs via the direct-link connection with Source. It is precise. It perfectly understands the unique matrix of obstructions constituting you.

    The necessary unfolding of the nervous and energy systems begins to take place under the direction of Heart which improves and changes the nature of self-pacing and self-directed effort. Not only will there be a love that emanates outward from Heart, but a pure flame of Love and Light will ignite within the core of Heart and begin to purify every level of being. There will also come a downpouring of Love from above that helps to further open the heart and works with the kundalini in soothing fashion to open the sushumna and chakras removing blockages and restrictions that create energy imbalances and overload. The pure love of Source coupled with the fragrance of a naturally emerging heart-soul forgiveness will begin removing the effects of patterns-blockages-events constituting lifetimes of karmic influence. All of this under the direct guidance of the inner heart.

    Prayer is consistent with AYP practices.  Yogani has spoken about it in his samyama book. AYP + prayer, silence and love. Choose Source. Choose Heart without reservation. Dive deep into Heart. There is no end. Allow Heart to continuously sing in silent communion with Source. Give it all up, give it all away. Let Source take charge completely. The choice is yours. The environment is changing. This blessing, gift-opportunity is available to all. No exceptions. We are all Heart. Much will change. The Yoga of Grace.

    “Beloved True Source, open all hearts to the silent presence of your spirit. Lead us into that mysterious silence where your love is revealed to all who call. Thank You True Source. Amen.”

    ~Steve Ficks
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    Additional Resources:
    More information about opening the heart, Reiki Tummo and Padmacahaya can be found at:
    http://www.open-your-heart.org.uk
    http://heartsanctuary.org
    http://www.padmacahaya.com

  • Essential Oils

    Massage and related healing methods have been very helpful to me, with respect to my overall health. My massage therapist, Cindy Vagner, is an amazing healer who works with a variety of healing methods above and beyond traditional massage. She uses  various methods such as Reiki, Physio-Spiritual Etheric Body Healing, CranioSacral Therapy, Raindrop Treatment, Etc., in combination with massage, in order to best serve the individual needs of her clients.

    Cindy has found that the use of essential oils can provide significant healing benefits when used in conjunction with massage and other healing methods. She has also shared the benefits of essential oils with our meditation group on numerous occasions. These oils have a certain power and vibration to them that is very healing.  I asked Cindy if she would share something with us here at Living Unbound about these oils, and their use.  The following article was written by Cindy Vagner . Thank you Cindy for sharing this with us. ~ Shweta

    Healing With Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils:

    When I first heard about “therapeutic” grade essential oils, my ears perked up.  That meant they could heal-I thought.  I began to do some research into these oils I had heard about from Young Living.   As a massage therapist, I didn’t know much about aromatherapy and really wasn’t interested in knowing, since most knowledge about essential oils was what many others thought-put a few drops of some smell-good oil in a burner diffuser and you were good to go.  Wrong!!

    It’s been nearly 10 years since I first heard about Young Living, and the truly wonderful healing oils they produce.  When I received my first kit of their oils, I literally dropped to my knees, holding that box, unopened, with tears in my eyes, feeling as though I was holding a box of jewels.  I didn’t understand what was making me so emotional about something I didn’t even know how to use, but I knew that there was something very sacred within that box.

    During the last 10 years I have learned a great deal about how it is that Young Living’s essential oils are the most pure and therapeutic oils in the world today.  Other oil brands, or those that are homemade cannot meet the standards set by the Young Living company.  In fact, other oils may harm you due to the chemicals used to cut them and make them go further, so they can be sold cheaply.

    There are no chemicals used in the growing or production of Young Living oils.  They use high-tech devices to test their oils, to insure purity and therapeutic value.  It is for this reason that only Young Living’s therapeutic grade essential oils can aid the body in recovery from disorders and disease, build up immunity and help alleviate many emotional issues.

    In my massage practice I do Raindrop Technique which is exclusive to Young Living.  I was taught by the founder of the company, Gary Young, in doing this procedure.  You see, these essential oils have a very high energy frequency that has been measured and tested by Young Living.  By applying these oils in the Raindrop procedure, they actually raise the energy frequency of the one receiving the technique.  This increase in energy frequency helps the body to heal and to stay well.  Amazing results are experienced by those who experience Raindrop Technique.

    If you are interested in giving Raindrop Technique a try, just contact me at Tranquil Touch Therapeutic Massage.   I can detail the procedure and discuss your specific issues and how the Raindrop could help.  It is all about HEALING, on the physical, emotional, and spiritual levels.

    Please read on, as important information is given below that will help you to understand what to look for when choosing what essential oils are truly Therapeutic Grade.

    How To Be Sure Your Essential Oils Are Theraputic Grade.

    1. Are the fragrances delicate, righ and Organic? Do they feel natural? Do the aroma vary from batch to batch, indicating they are distilled in small batches, rather than industrially processes on a large scale.

    2. Are these analysed by the suppliers, through individual labs,  and tested for purity and theraputic quality?

    3. Does the supplier gro and distill its own herbs?

    4. Are the distillation facilities part of the farm where the herbs are grown, so the oils can can be freshly distilled, rather than wait for days to be processed and hence lose some of it’s potency?

    5. Does the supplier use low pressure and low temperature distillation so as to protect the fragile chemical constituents of the essential oils?  Are the distillation cookers made with food-grade quality stainless steel allys to reduce the likelyhood of the oils chemically reacting to the metal?

    6. Does the suppiler make sure no synthetic or harmful solvents or chemicals are being used to grow the herbs?

    7. Do the oils meet AFNOR or ISO standards?

    8. How many years of experience does the supplier have in growing and distilling?

    AFNOR & ISO STANDARDS

    • When deciding to use essential oils for better health, it is imperative to only use the purest quality of oils that are available. Inferior quality or adulterated oils more than likely will not produce therapeutic results. They could actually be toxic and cause harm to the body.
    • European standards have been established to ouline the chemical profile and principal constituents that a quality essential oil should have. These standards are AFNOR, (Association French Normalization Organization Regulation), and ISO, (International Standards Organization). These are guidelines that help buyers know the difference between therapeutic-grade essential oils and a lower grade oil with similar chemical makeup and fragrance.

    *Young Living Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils meet the above standards!

    ~ Cindy Vagner

    A Certified Massasge Therapist since 1996 and Founder and Owner of Tranquil Touch Therapeutic Massage

    Additional Resources: The Center for Aromatherapy Research and Education, Inc. (CARE)