Week of September 7th: “Redirecting”
Holy moly..is there a lot of buzzing energy to work through. I have felt like my plate never seems to empty. Like one of my friends recently said “My mind can’t hold it all!”. It is interesting what a shift in energy Virgo has brought with it. Our pace has certainly quickened which brings with it the tendency to get into the trance of doing from the old habituated ways (fast & furious). I have noticed that it has been all too easy to take “the joy out of it” and just get caught up in the stress and overwhelm of how to get it all done. Then I interrupt myself and think “What is the point of doing all this if it is making me stressed out?” What did these last 6 months teach me?..that how I do it is just as important as that I do it.” This week we will be practicing “redirecting”. We will experience some energetic shifts with Mars going retrograde and Jupiter going out of retrograde. We also have two personal planets changing signs: Venus in Leo and Mercury in Libra, which brings more heart to what we do and a more balanced perspective to all this mental Virgo energy. Pro-style redirecting will have us move our attention from trying to take it all on towards dealing with things one at a time with intention and heart. How do you eat a full plate of food? One bite at a time. How do you add some heart (AKA passion) to your meal? Add intention (choose mindfully) and taste each dish. Let the experience tell you if you are on the right track. Allow some “no thank you” bites if you find the dish is void of flavor or lacking nutrients. It’s not that this time isn’t about putting forth the effort, it is allowing ourselves to ensure that the effort is worth it and yielding favorable returns. We cannot get lost in the details and we must be able to continue to pivot and be adaptable with the hows. Remember we are creating some life upgrades and we are still learning this new software platform!
Integration Tips for the week:
Use the meal as an analogy. Ideally, we eat when we are hungry. (We act from desire). We choose our food from what calls to us and by what will yield us nutrients.Taste matters as does nutrition-think balance. As we fill our plate, we don’t need more than we can eat or we will feel lethargic and sick. Before we eat, we say a little “grace” that allows us to connect once again to the why and to flavor our experience. Then we eat bite by bite, never rushing because then we cannot evaluate if we are enjoying the dish. Rushing can also prevent us from evaluating fullness.
>Take on one thing at a time! Pace yourself!
>Try setting intention before everything you do. What is your motivation?
>Act from your heart from a sense of genuineness.
>Perceive how each action and interaction make you feel? Lifts you up. Brings you down? Satisfaction? Are you enjoying yourself?
Digestion tip of the week:
Invoke a blessing before you eat. This can interrupt the momentum of eating in a rush and eating while distracted. Intention can flavor the energy of everything we do..even our food. Here are some examples:
“Thank you for the food before us, the family and friends beside us, and the love among us.”
“This food is a gift from the universe, the earth, the sky and much hard work. May we live in a way that makes us worthy to receive it. May we transform our states of mind. May we only take food that nourish and prevent illness. We accept this food so that we may realize the path of our practice.”
“I honor all living things who gave their lives, and all beings whose efforts brought this food before me. May the strength and vitality acquired by eating this meal be used for the benefit of all living beings”
Energy Practice:
Use the hakini mudra each morning as you breathe into your intention for the day. Visualize your intention and see yourself living out your intention. Take deep breaths into your belly, heart and then mind. I recommend my “Clarity” oil with this practice or my “Forest Walk” aromatherapy spray. Both of these blends support your mind!
