Tag Archives: being spiritual

Looking Inside for What You Have to Give

Posted on November 27, 2011 by ellen

*Video: to give you must have contemplation To Give, You Must First Have “To give, you must first have.” is this week’s contemplation. It seems a very obvious thing to state. In this world, if you are going to give … Continue reading →

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Another View: Putting Negative Situations into a Broader Viewpoint

Posted on November 3, 2011 by ellen

Re-Contextualizing Here we are Being Spiritual. I am going to talk about two things: context and something called re-contextualizing. Don’t let the words put you off. The intention is simply to offer a way of living life from a far … Continue reading →

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The Challenge of Forgiveness

Posted on October 23, 2011 by ellen

*Video: forgiveness Forgiveness What does forgiveness mean? It is letting go of grudges or hurts and guilt’s from the past. It is realizing that every thing, every event in life can be seen to be for your good. What will … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness Mentoring

Posted on October 15, 2011 by ellen

*Video: forgiveness mentoring Personal Freedom through Forgiveness We begin today by pumping up our energy and affirming: “Yes,yes,yes,” in order to find the strength to begin to face the idea of forgiving our past. Forgiveness offers us the key to … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Path? Or Spiritual Growth?

Posted on October 1, 2011 by ellen

*Video: spiritual path or spiritual evolution What We Call a Path is Spiritual Evolution There is no path. Yet as we progress, as we evolve, as we go along, those are the words used to describe what we are doing. … Continue reading →

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Watching the Mind

Posted on September 29, 2011 by ellen

A Cure for Thinking? It seems odd that you live with a constant stream of thoughts flowing through your head, yet rarely notice what they are saying and whether or not you believe them. Millions upon millions of thoughts flow … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Mentoring: The “I-Know” Mind

Posted on September 24, 2011 by ellen

*Video: the i know mind Spiritual Mentoring: The “I-Know” Mind The “I-know” mind is a huge topic. If you think you know all there is to know about a person or topic, then the mind is closed. That is all … Continue reading →

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Not Taking the Personality Seriously

Posted on September 15, 2011 by ellen

You are not Your Emotions “A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It’s jolted by every pebble on the road.” – Henry Ward We are told  as spiritual people “on the path” that a sense … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Evolution and Spiritual Mentoring

Posted on September 10, 2011 by ellen

*Video: spiritual mentoring spiritual evolution Spiritual Evolution – We are all Going Home I have been asked to talk about what I do with spiritual mentoring. It seems that I have not put enough information on my website, so I … Continue reading →

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Change Takes as Long as it Takes

Posted on September 8, 2011 by ellen

Releasing Doubt Through A Course In Miracles (ACIM) I am a long-time student in A Course In Miracles (ACIM). In the early years of study, I drove with the Course at the center of my chest, locked it in place … Continue reading →

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Kinesiology: How to Muscle Test

Posted on September 3, 2011 by ellen

*Video: kinesiology Kinesiology: A Lesson We know when presented with something that is true either for us personally, or more globally. We cannot always tell that we know. The physical response of our muscles flash out an immediate response to … Continue reading →

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Releasing Resistance to Commitment

Posted on August 31, 2011 by ellen

*Video: releasing resistance to commitment What Blocks Your Spiritual Commitment? Resistance to commitment will stop you from practicing consistently. It results in great frustration for those wanting to practice. Perhaps your resistance is from the past. When you do something … Continue reading →

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The Emperor’s Clothes – Abandon Desire and find Truth

Posted on August 25, 2011 by ellen

Do we Hide the Truth from Ourselves? Think of the childhood story of the emperor and his new clothes. Those tailors saw his need to be “special” and used it to sell him a lie. They told him their magical … Continue reading →

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Doing Matters Most

Posted on August 20, 2011 by ellen

Doing The Important Things You Do Not Do Your amazing mind notices only the events that confirm your personal beliefs. It sifts through everyday situations to find proof for you. It will even sort through and re-write your past, in order … Continue reading →

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Being Radical

Posted on August 18, 2011 by ellen

Being Spiritual? Being Radical Radical was a seventies word for me. The specter of tie-died kaftans, headbands, bells and beads and that inevitable fist waving in the air, hovered around it. Those radicals were extremist, and extremists were, well, over … Continue reading →

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How to be Rid of Negative Feelings – The Spiritual Way

Posted on August 13, 2011 by ellen

Releasing Negativity Made Easy “A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It’s jolted by every pebble on the road.” – Henry Ward We are told that, as spiritual people “on the path”, a sense … Continue reading →

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Being Spiritual: Sharing Love

Posted on August 11, 2011 by ellen

Erasing the Conditions on your Love 35 million people viewed Matt and Melissa of You tube fame documenting Matt’s round-the-world dance-a-thon He danced and you loved him. Love as Matt expresses it, is tangible; a magnetic field, effortlessly recognized by … Continue reading →

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Being Spiritual with Ho’oponopono

Posted on August 6, 2011 by ellen

*Video: ho’oponopono How to Use Ho’oponopono Ho’oponopono is a system to make right what is in error or in need of forgiveness and restitution. Saying, I love you; Please forgive me; I’m sorry; Thank you, sets up both an intention … Continue reading →

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Does Reiki Heal?

Posted on August 3, 2011 by ellen

Reiki: What is Healing? What is healing? How do we know when someone is healed? Healing physical symptoms is, at best, a delay of the inevitable. Where then, are the roots of misery? They are found in the thoughts and … Continue reading →

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Surrender – The Essence of Spirituality

Posted on July 30, 2011 by ellen

*Video: surrender Surrender: Be What You Are Why would we want to surrender what we know? Why let go of our thoughts, our feelings and our understanding about life? Having spent our whole life focused on being assertive and empowered, … Continue reading →

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Being Spiritual with Reiki

Posted on July 27, 2011 by ellen

Reiki as Part of a Spiritual Life Today we are talking about being spiritual with Reiki. I have been attuned to Reiki since 1990. In 1994 I became a Reiki teacher – a Reiki Master. Reiki is woven it into … Continue reading →

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Tapping Therapy: Claustrophobia

Posted on July 23, 2011 by ellen

*Video: tapping claustrophobia Erasing Claustrophobia This is yet another area of fear from which people suffer. Being afraid of tight spaces makes any crowded situation, any small environment extremely uncomfortable for the phobic person. This tapping blog is offered in … Continue reading →

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Real Spiritual Growth: Taking the Long Way Home

Posted on July 20, 2011 by ellen

A Spiritual Mentor serves you Here we are being spiritual… We are multifaceted. We are physical, mental-emotional, and spiritual beings. Our personal karma (we reap what we sow is what I mean here) our spiritual maturity (or how far along … Continue reading →

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Confucius: Know What You Know

Posted on July 16, 2011 by ellen

*Video: confucius quote know what you know Releasing Arrogance and the I-Know Mind My quote today is from Confucius and he said, “To know what you know and to know what you don’t know is true wisdom.” How often have … Continue reading →

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Learning to Accept What Is

Posted on July 9, 2011 by ellen

The Story of Old Feral Hello… here we are being spiritual! I’ve been away for a month. I did a few extra videos before I left and did a few on the road, and also took some of my time … Continue reading →

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Tapping Therapy Releases Negative Emotions and Hidden Beliefs

Posted on July 1, 2011 by ellen

*Video: when feeling negative use tapping therapy When Feeling Negative Use Tapping Therapy In this blog I use Exercise 25 from my book: At Your Heart’s Pace which is about expressing the state of gratitude as an example of a … Continue reading →

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Becoming Aware of Unconditional Love

Posted on June 25, 2011 by ellen

Realize You do Love Unconditionally Today I am offering you one of the exercises in my book At Your Heart’s Pace. This is a practice of observation, of placing your awareness on how, when, and with whom you express love. … Continue reading →

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Tapping Therapy Supports Spiritual Practice

Posted on June 23, 2011 by ellen

*Video: tapping for spiritual practice Releasing Negativity while Engaged in Spiritual Practice In this video, I further demonstrate the use of tapping this time specifically for spiritual practice. Anything that blocks our daily spiritual practice is unhelpful. Tapping Therapy is … Continue reading →

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Using Tapping Therapy (EFT©) as a Spiritual Tool – Part 2

Posted on June 11, 2011 by ellen

*Video: tapping therapy a spiritual tool 2 Releasing Negative Emotions that Block Spiritual Development: Would you like to be free of the fear of fear? Tapping Therapy can release negative emotions. Use it when negative emotions rise while in spiritual … Continue reading →

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How to Use Affirmations

Posted on June 8, 2011 by ellen

*Video: how to use affirmations Affirmations Help Us Erase Negative Beliefs Another powerful tool to use when stuck in negative energy/thoughts. Realize we affirm all the time Use affirmations in spiritual practice to align with your intention. We affirm all … Continue reading →

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Tapping Therapy as a Spiritual Tool Part 1

Posted on June 4, 2011 by ellen

*Video: tapping therapy as a spiritual tool Dealing with Blocks to Spiritual Practice In this video we begin to look at Tapping Therapy from another perspective, that of a tool for spiritual practice. Many times, we make a decision to … Continue reading →

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Why Choose a Spiritual Life?

Posted on June 1, 2011 by ellen

*Video: choosing a spiritual life We Evolve Toward the Light We make many choices in our lives, but some things seem to draw us towards them whether we will or no. Perhaps a spiritual life is more of an evolution … Continue reading →

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Accepting “What-Is” Contemplation

Posted on May 27, 2011 by ellen

*Video: contemplation accepting what is “People are happiest when they accept what is.” “Accepting what is” is a fundamental spiritual principle, and despite the impression of passiveness, requires us to perceive, and take action, to accomplish. I am at a … Continue reading →

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Worry and Spiritual Action

Posted on May 21, 2011 by ellen

*Video: worry and spiritual action The Worry Treadmill Quote: “Worry is like rocking, you are doing something but going nowhere.” We all know that worry is useless. Still we worry. What can we do? Worrying at night can be decreased … Continue reading →

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Test (Exam) Anxiety – Tapping Demonstration

Posted on May 13, 2011 by ellen

*Video: test-exam anxiety tapping demonstration How to Relieve Test/Exam Anxiety This video walks you through an actual tapping for test anxiety. identify the negative emotion (for example, you become very afraid thinking about writing a text,completing an oral exam) chart … Continue reading →

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Contemplation: Living in an Upside Down World

Posted on May 11, 2011 by ellen

*Video: contemplation Finding New Context First, contemplate how upside down this world is. Love is considered weak, warring strong. Defend and fight are our usual responses to apparent attack. Then you are invited to consider what is right side up … Continue reading →

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Tapping Therapy & Spiritual Living?

Posted on May 8, 2011 by ellen

*Video: tapping therapy and spiritual life Tapping Therapy as a Life Skill Why put Tapping Therapy (EFT©), which is a physical technique, in a book of spiritual exercises? Tapping Therapy can be very helpful in teaching us fear is easily … Continue reading →

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Tapping Therapy: Fear of Public Speaking

Posted on May 4, 2011 by ellen

*Video: tapping therapy fear of public speaking Public Speaking Anxiety in Oral or Written Tests and Exams In this video blog, I go through a complete tapping session on releasing the fear of public speaking (oral tests or exams.) Public … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Quote: Resisting Brings Up its Opposite

Posted on April 29, 2011 by ellen

*Video: force creates counter-force Force Brings About Counter-Force My quote this week is from the book “At Your Heart’s Pace,” and it is: “Resisting a thing brings up the opposite of what we want. Force brings about counter-force.” We typically … Continue reading →

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Tapping Therapy (EFT©) – Meridian Point & Emotion Tutorial Part 2

Posted on April 28, 2011 by ellen

*Video: tapping therapy points explained Tapping Point Relationship Tutorial In this tutorial, I offer a diagram detailing the meridian tapping points, together with the organs they energize and the emotions they regulate. It can be most helpful to have this … Continue reading →

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Tapping Therapy (EFT©) – Meridian Point & Emotion Tutorial Part 1

Posted on April 22, 2011 by ellen

*Video: tapping points explained Tapping Point Relationship Tutorial In this tutorial, I offer a diagram detailing the meridian tapping points, together with the organs they energize and the emotions they regulate. It can be most helpful to have this information … Continue reading →

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The Origins of Tapping Therapy (EFT©)

Posted on April 21, 2011 by ellen

*Video: the origins of tapping therapy How Tapping Therapy Began In this video I share about the beginnings of Tapping Therapy from Dr. Callahan’s initial discovery to the streamlined version most of us use developed from Gary Craig’s EFT©. Callahan … Continue reading →

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Living Your Intention

Posted on April 15, 2011 by ellen

*Video: living your intention Holding on to Unconditional Love Unconditional Love: how do we hold it in our lives? We consider it our intention. Rather than beating our self up when we have been other than unconditional in our love … Continue reading →

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Can You be Unconditionally Loving?

Posted on April 13, 2011 by ellen

*Video: can you be unconditionally loving Is Unconditional Love Possible? The quote for you this week is:”Love as I have loved you,” – Jesus It is offered to encourage you to consider moving towards being unconditional in your loving attitude … Continue reading →

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Outline of the Body’s Energy System – Part 1

Posted on April 6, 2011 by ellen

*Video: body energy systems Brief Map of Chakras and Meridians The body holds 7 major areas of energy, called chakras. It also contains many hundreds of tiny points of energy, which are mapped out in the body. They are called … Continue reading →

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How Meditation and Contemplation Help

Posted on April 2, 2011 by ellen

*Video: meditation vs contemplation Meditating and Contemplating In keeping with the theme of Being Spiritual what is the difference between contemplation and meditation? Both are powerful practices. Meditation offers a daily discipline and the opportunity to access deep states of … Continue reading →

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How to Dissolve the “I Know” Mind

Posted on March 30, 2011 by ellen

*Video: contemplation When we believe we know we are blind The quote is from page 122 of At Your Heart’s Pace, Exercise 8. “When we believe that we know, when we believe that we understand, we become blind to further … Continue reading →

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Two Quick Stress Management Techniques

Posted on March 26, 2011 by ellen

*Video: 2 stress management techniques Simple Techniques for dealing with stress How can the act of observing your breathing or feeling your pulse make a difference in your emotional state? Find out by applying these two simple techniques. Learn to … Continue reading →

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Energy fields – A Spiritual Perspective

Posted on March 23, 2011 by ellen

*Video: why learn to feel energy Energy Awareness is Spiritually Helpful What is the point of feeling energy fields? Why become aware of energy as a spiritual student? Isn’t doing so a distraction? Your sensory apparatus of sight, hearing, taste, … Continue reading →

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Finding Light in the Darkness

Posted on March 19, 2011 by ellen

*Video: choosing light Choosing Light Today’s video blog is based on James A. Michener’s quote: “An age is called dark, not because the light fails to shine but because people refuse to see it.” At a funeral, during a dark … Continue reading →

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How to Offer Spiritual Help to the Japanese People

Posted on March 18, 2011 by ellen

*Video: sending light Japan. What can we do? When disasters happen in life, such as the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, many feel called to help. High spiritual teachings such as, “This world is an illusion or the body is … Continue reading →

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Gratitude to the Negative Events in Life

Posted on March 13, 2011 by ellen

*Video: gratitude exercise Gratitude for Negative Situations We begin this second part of gratitude practice by reviewing what we did in the first. Continuing with Exercise Six, from At Your Heart’s Pace, you are asked to consider carrying out a … Continue reading →

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How to Feel the Human and other Energy Fields

Posted on March 10, 2011 by ellen

*Video: how to feel the human energy field part 2 How to Feel the Human and other Energy Fields Part 2 I continue to share with you how to feel the energy field from your own body, plants, crystals, rocks … Continue reading →

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Expressing Gratitude: Part 1

Posted on March 3, 2011 by ellen

*Video: focusing on gratitude Focusing on Gratitude Expressing gratitude creates happiness. It is an aspect of love. Being grateful brings more love and joy to your life. This week use the first part of Exercise Six, from my book, At … Continue reading →

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How to Feel the Human Energy Field

Posted on February 26, 2011 by ellen

*Video: how to feel the human energy field How to Feel Energy This article offers you a beginning “how-to” teaching in feeling the human energy field. Teach yourself to feel your own energy coming from your own hands. It is … Continue reading →

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How to Be Happy

Posted on February 23, 2011 by ellen

*Video: how to be happy How to Be Happy How do we experience true, lasting happiness? Here is a quote that helps us understand that true happiness comes from an inner state of mind. It comes from how we do … Continue reading →

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How to Change your State of Mind and Emotion

Posted on February 18, 2011 by ellen

*Video: changing your state of mind or emotion How to Change from Sad to Joy-Filled A simple exercise to change sad to happy. Try this brief, simple, fun way to change your state of mind. It can be carried out … Continue reading →

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A Contemplation on the Meaning of Security

Posted on February 16, 2011 by ellen

*Video: helen keller quote security is mostly superstition Helen Keller: “Security is mostly superstition.” Contemplate what security means. How can it be supersition when our whole life is focused on being secure? Is it a true concept? What is secure … Continue reading →

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Removing Procrastination from your Spiritual Journey

Posted on February 6, 2011 by ellen

*Video: procrastination A First Step to Dealing with Procrastination Some changes necessary in your spiritual life seem like a 1000 mile journey. But resisting the necessary action in life, will not take you where you want to go. If you … Continue reading →

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