beginners meditation

Happy International Day of Peace 🕊️

Happy International Day of Peace 🕊️

Every spiritual tradition anywhere in the world teaches the value of being present. Being present with your thoughts, to the needs of your body, to each moment, your relationship within nature, and being present with your breath.

Buddhism has many beautiful things to teach us on this topic and my

favourite peace activist is Thich Nhat Hahn.

“Dwelling happily and peacefully in the present moment is the best thing we can do to ensure peace and happiness in the future.”

“Live the actual moment. Only this moment is life.”

~ Thich Nhat Hahn

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In its purest essence,

BE HERE NOW, with LOVE

My family tease me about it but I really don’t like people being mean to each other.

And about 30 years ago, I decided that if I was going to be an effective Healer in my Community, then watching the ‘news’ was not going to be a peaceful option for me.

Once a year however I do get to see the news, when I visit my parents in Queensland. As far as I can tell, I’m still not missing anything. Murder, violence, blood shed, people being mean to each other. Infinite human suffering.

My parents just say they don’t worry about it, they don’t notice it.

Think about that.

One evening I was cooking dinner whilst they were watching. I asked them to please turn it off, because when you make food for others, you are weaving your thoughts and feelings into the very food which your loved ones are then going to digest. What are you watching or listening to as you prepare your meals? What else is your family ‘digesting’?

Have a think about that, on a global scale.

World Peace begins with you, and your family, in your home.

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Subsequently all this ‘news’ watching helped me notice that I was feeling unsettled. Significantly wary and nervous in public. More tension in my body, face and jaw. I was far far away from, BE HERE NOW. I was in Story, everyone could be dangerous, and I felt very unsettled. And if I am feeling unsettled, then guaranteed other folks are as well.

Whenever you’re feeling unsettled, fearful or ungrounded, stop what you are doing, be still, come to your breath and your heart. FEEL.

Step One ~ be here now

Come into this present moment by grounding your feet, and gently lifting and lengthening your spine. Balance yourself between Heaven and Earth. Open your senses, what can you hear, taste, see, feel and smell. Senses bring us back to the moment. Learning how cultivate inner peace and stillness so that we may be an anchor for others is a gift beyond measure.

Step Two ~ anchor your breath  

Close your lips breathe in through your nose, as you breath out create a gentle sensation of hugging your windpipe to create a softly audible sigh. Notice how your sigh sounds like the ocean, or like the inside of a sea shell. The simple act of listening to your breath can become a place of refuge. Connection to breath is a soothing and intimate experience.

Step Three ~ align with your heart

The ‘news’, fear, violence and negativity will sadly always be a part of life. Learning the practice of leading the mind, breath and heart into Stories of compassion, gratitude, forgiveness, empathy, and love, helps tip the scale, helps bring balance and healing to suffering. Remind yourself that you are a Soul having an Earthly experience and that lessons and challenges will always be there. Life is more than just surviving.. its learning how to positively thrive 🌻

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Did you also know that the posture of your tongue is an integral part of bringing the above 3 steps into alignment? If you are a patient of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine then you are accustomed to your practitioner asking to see your tongue so that they may discern your Pattern of Disharmony and treatment plan.

In Pranayama, tongue posture is called Jivha Mudra and and technique to stoke the lymphatics via the tongue is called Jivha Bandha.  The blogpost before this one discusses the fascinating topic of the importance of your tongue, for diagnosis according to Traditional Chinese Medicine and successful Pranayama practice!

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Thanks so much for being here.

Transmuting, fear and violence into love and forgiveness isn't easy.

If you would like to become a part of an online spiritual community, devoted to weekly classes enjoying pranayama conscious breathing techniques and spiritually encoded meditations and help tip the scale towards peace then please book here

Love ❤️ Bec

Pranayama ~ Jivha Mudra and Jivha Bandha

Pranayama ~ Jivha Mudra and Jivha Bandha

it is believed that when you place your tongue against the roof of your mouth, it activates a subtle energy system within your body. This system includes energy channels called nadis and energy centers known as chakras. By creating this connection, called Jivha Mudra or tongue posture, it is thought that the flow of life force energy, or prana, is directed and channeled more effectively throughout the body. This practice can therefore help bring balance and harmony to the entire energy system.

Twelve Support the One point location video

In this short video we discuss the acupuncture points for the Twelve Support the One, Esoteric Acupuncture New Encoding Pattern & in our next video we will enjoy the Meditation with some Pranayama breathwork💫

The Twelve represents the 12 petals of your Heart Chakra ~ Anahata, while the One refers to the luminous Light of your Soul.

The most obvious difference noted whilst meditating upon this pattern was the sheer depth of Stillness. At one stage I actually felt as though I could hear the Earth moving through space, it was that profound! For me, that feeling occurred during the final phase of the sequence, the Siman Fourfold Window.

I love this pattern so much as it became a signpost for me, letting me know that my life was indeed on the right path. That overcoming my shyness & training as a meditation & breathwork teacher, after decades of healing work in private one-to-one practice as an acupuncturist, was the right thing to do.

That sharing my personal story of working with new encoding patterns combined with meditation & breathwork wasn't weird, it was a helpful & important contribution that speaks to the right people.

Enjoy & let me know how you go!

Love📿Becky

p.s join me for live meditation classes via zoom from anywhere around the world! There are classes every week except for during School holidays.

www.peaceloveacupuncture.com/meditation

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Esoteric Acupuncture easy 4 point meditation for BEGINNERS - Integration Synthesis Pattern

https://youtu.be/16hQsubhXi0

This simple pattern is one of my absolute faves for teaching an easy introduction to Esoteric Acupuncture Meditation. Called Integration Synthesis Pattern it is a lovely sequence that connects the Crown to your Heart & to the energy in your palms as well as strengthening your spiritual Higher Heart.

The 4 points are : Tian Man ~ Esoteric Acupuncture Crown Chakra activation point.

Láo Gōng ~ Pericardium 8 / Fire point pericardium meridian (R then L)

Yuan Jian ~ Ren 17 / 'The Source' - in TCM more commonly called Dàn Zhōng - chest centre

In Traditional Chinese Medicine we say the hands are an extension of Heart energy / Love, & I hope this easy sequence will help you feel more settled in your heart, connected to the stars above & grounded to the Earth. Enjoy!

Any questions about this unique style of meditation we are always here to help & online classes are also available via our website www.peaceloveacupuncture.com/meditation

📿Love Bec

ps I have taught this sequence hundreds of times & in the video I make a mistake 🙈 Sorry!

Pericardium 6 Néi Guān is proximal to your wrist crease, Pericardium 8 Láo Gōng is the point we are working with here 👆🏼



Fix your meditation posture

You are an energetic being! In this video Rebecca shows you how to align your physical posture so that your Qi circulates harmoniously, helping to anchor your centre, strengthening & balancing your inner most Yin & inner most Yang Qi for healthy energetic flow.

In my regular life as an acupuncturist I see physical & energetic blockages in the spine as a common occurrence. Making the commitment to align your spine to a daily flow will only enhance everything you do, creating flow in your body & in your life.

Bring yourself into the present moment, access your Heavenly Qi, your Heart & Ajna/3rd Eye Chakras, gently releasing emotions from the past & creating a space for inner bliss to thrive.

The art of being present with your spine, your breath & your Qi is a life skill definitely worth learning.

With Love, Bec & Benj 📿🙏🏽

Setting up a Sacred Space for your meditation practice

Setting up a Sacred Space for your meditation practice

Creating a sacred space is so much more than just creating an altar, it’s about creating a space where you can take the time to connect with yourself.

In this 6 minute video about creating your sacred space, Dr Rebecca Jade (Traditional Chinese Medicine) will show you how to take the first steps to creating balance and harmony within yourself and your surroundings. Learn tips and techniques to be able to create a space and connect with yourself no matter where you are!

Namaste

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