A lovely poem from my friend...

That rose looks at

That rose looks me at day and night.
The rose is the same seen every day.
Only the branches are alike.
With the constant pinky stains.
The shape and size all the truth.
Touchy rippling winds.
Envisage trembling petals.
Bud in the darkness....
.Decoding belief Blooms in each morning.
Turns to eternity.  That it exists Looks towards lives I might see Or might not be.
Gautam Kumar Das

Amazing week-end...

Oh...)what a Wonderful week-end - and Yes- we all need that after a cold spring. The summer came overnight. Look like everyone was out in their boats in the fjord. The temperature was so hot that we have to cool off in the sea. It was soooooo lovely. I hope this weather will continue for a L.O.N.G time. We all needed some warm weather and lots of sunshine now. It strengthens our soul and body. It makes us feel so happy and it does something with us. Take care of yourself my friend- sending lots of; L:O:V:E - light- beauty and Joy. I will share some pic.with YOU...)

Your amazing colourful- body Energy shine… Can you feel it?

What is trust? TRUST - To Rely Unto Spirit Totally My BODY is strong and healthy. My HEART is full of love. Let us share our love. Love will always be here for us. Your heart is full of love… Open up your heart and let it shine the brightest. For; in the deepest depths of us Lays the love, wisdom and beauty… Playfulness cannot happen if there is no beauty; they go together. Enthusiasm, the same force that is beauty, creates playfulness. We are so strong…) Can you feel it? When you are happy, Your amazing colourful- body Energy shine… Can you feel it? Waves of peace… touch us when we are together with people we love/like. If you don’t feel happiness and your life seems to have lost its luster, it’s definitely time to take action. When you know that Spirit will give you what you need - not necessarily what you want (that's Ego's job) then you will learn to do the work that is required to be done and move on. The results will take care of themselves. I promise. It is not a mythical ride on a magic carpet that ends in illusion. WE are about to travel together on a journey Toward emotional freedom. Nice to be back again.

Mother Nature

Mother Nature. Thank You for let me have this opportunity to see your beauty. For me, in fact I discover a process of tremendous benefits to be out in the nature. Its give me a satisfaction of happiness, new energy, and I can feel the love...)for everything and everyone. You know, every day we have thoughts. We have feelings. Things happen to us. Perhaps we sometimes wondering; Who are You - really. Why are you here on this Earth? Is there a purpose for Your life? These are important questions. No matter what you want in life. You know; You must have practical and usable answers to these questions. Otherwise you will feel you are on a journey without a directions or a map. I hope for you my friend that you will have the opportunity to have a Lovely week. I love this time of Year...)Spring. We can start up with our gardening again - I love this time of season. Do things you enjoy - feel gratitude. Reflect on the good. Determine your Passions and Pursue them. Seek the company of nice and positive people. Take some time to look within Yourself. Give lots of love and show some kindness to the people around you. Let yourself be as free as possible, its so heathy for you; Let the wind blowing through your hair and enjoy your life. Answer/tips to your question about some interesting books; " WHY YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE- phychic conversation" Graham Benard. "Jonathan Livingston Seagols. Richard Bach. "The light-medicine of the future. Jacob Liebermann. "Form, sound, colour and healing. Teo Gimbel. "Colourpsychology and colourtherapy" Farber Birren. Remember I care 4 you my friend...) Take care of yourselt my friend, You are beloved. Sending love-light-beauty and love.

Ideal Relaxation - close your eyes and try to create an ideal relaxation spot inside your mind.

Today, a lot of people are not participating in different kinds of meditation in order to achieve balance in their emotions and also in their spirit. You have to consider that meditating can contribute a lot of great benefits for your body. With meditation, you will be able to relax more and you can effectively control your emotions and never be angry if you don’t need to be angry. By not wasting precious energy on being angry, you can put all these negative energies and turn it into positive energies that can be useful in your everyday life. Always remember that nothing uses up a lot of energy more than anger. So, if you are having problems controlling your emotions, problems in relaxing, or you simply want to experience oneness with yourself, you have to try chakra meditation. Chakra meditation is gaining popularity today because of the health benefits it gives. Not only that you will have better health, but you will also live a happier life with chakra meditation. It is very important that you should do the chakra meditation everyday for at least 30 minutes each day in order to achieve spiritual healing as well as emotional stability. Learning how to do chakra meditation is easy and everyone can do it. All you need is a quiet room where you won't be disturbed for at least 30 minutes and a little bit of imagination and you're off. First of all, you have to consider that there are seven major chakras found in your body. These chakras are considered to be a very important part of your body that needs to be balanced in order to promote good health. The seven chakras are Shasrara (crown), Ajna (between brows), Vishudda (throat), Anahata (heart), Manipura (navel), Svadisthana (sacral), and Muladhara (root). You have to know how to open up your seven chakras in order to promote spiritual balance and good physical health. You should also remember that it will need the right breathing practices in order to successfully do chakra meditation. These are some of the things you have to know about chakra meditation. Relaxation and Meditation Exercises After a day's hectic schedule of meeting deadlines, attending meetings, preparing different documents, and so on, you will always be looking forward to going home and relaxing. There are many ways to relax, and one method that is quite effective is meditation. How will you do it? Perhaps you've already heard other people talking about meditation. It's not as hard as you think. The idea revolves around focusing your thoughts to a certain relaxing thing over a sustained time. This way, your mind is able to rest, and your thoughts about stressful things are diverted elsewhere. Your body can recuperate and relax through meditation; toxin build ups are also cleared away. You will notice that while you're meditating your breathing slows, your blood pressure is reduced, the muscles relax, anxiety and irritability are reduced, stressful thoughts and lactic acid are eliminated, clears your way of thinking, headaches and stress are also lessened, and you can now concentrate and focus fully. Focusing on just a single thing is the true essence of such activity. This is an active process unlike that of hypnosis. All your mental faculties should be concentrated on the meditation's subject. Meditation is usually done for about 30 minutes, so be sure that you're in a comfortable position. You can lie on your bed, sit on your favorite couch, or choose any position that you're really comfortable with. You can focus on different things when you're meditating like breathing, an object, a sound, or even imagery. Whichever you choose, it is very important to remain focused. If you experience any distractions and external thoughts, strive hard to drift them out. This is natural when you're just a beginner; you will always find your thoughts wandering but as you continue practicing meditation, you will soon improve. You can try these relaxation exercises and incorporate it in your meditation so that you can achieve total relaxation. 1. Tense Relax – start by clenching your fists, and then pull forearms firmly against the upper arms. Keep your muscles tensed, as well as that of your leg muscles. Now, your jaws must also be clenched and your eyes shut tightly. While holding those tense, breathe deeply and then hold for about 5 seconds. Then let go of everything at once. Feel the sensations while your tensions are being released. 2. Heaviness/ Warmth – this is done by feeling your legs and feet getting heavier and warmer by the second. Imagine that it's like wearing lead boots. After that, try to imagine that your central body portion is also getting warm… warmer and relaxed. Tell yourself that you're forehead is getting cooler and relaxed. Breath easy and regularly. Just feel all the heaviness and warmth spread over your entire body. 3. Ideal Relaxation - close your eyes and try to create an ideal relaxation spot inside your mind. Choose any place whether it's imagined or real and furnish the place according to your own preference and style. Wear comfortable clothes and imagine that you're going to that place. Feel mellow and at ease in your imagined and ideal relaxation place. Enjoy that special moment for about a minute. These are just simple relaxation and meditation exercises that you can do. If you're feeling stressed and tensed, do these exercises. As always the best 4 U...) Have fun and A wonderful Week-end.

Norway 2011/12

The Battle between Mindfulness and Active Meditation

The Battle between Mindfulness and Active Meditation

Optimistic or pessimistic thoughts and feelings, noises, the things you see – everything around you, may it be distraction or not should be received as you do mindfulness meditation. You are not to exclude anything with this type of meditation; all you need to do is sit down in peace and perceive any past or present events and feel any emotions you might encounter in the course of meditating. 

Mindfulness meditation however is contradictory to active meditation. This type of meditation involves not pure sitting but letting your body move – from slow to intense movements. It is a process where a practitioner can undo all suppression as well as negative emotions by letting the body move and easily go into stillness.

Posture Talk

Posture is important in mindfulness meditation so that energy will flow better. A comfortable seating position should be selected; it does not matter whether it is lotus, Burmese or Seiza positions.  Let your hands rest on top of your thighs. The palms of your hand should be on a downward position.

On the other hand, posture is not extremely important with active meditation. You can do any movements you wish to undertake such as walking, dancing, or stumping of feet. Shouting, laughing and crying can be incorporated as you move.  

The Meditation Process

Once you have assumed a comfortable seating position, you are now ready to undertake the mindfulness meditation wherein you need to become aware of the current moment. You should experience what is happening right now at this very moment where you would welcome yet slowly dissolve the fear, rage, qualms, and reservations in life.

Mindfulness meditation teaches you to be conscious of what is happening in your life as well as your environment. It lets you witness the good and the bad events. Most importantly, it lets you respond in a positive way to the matters you have become aware of. 

Release of tension and stress may be the comparable factor between mindfulness and active meditation. There are five processes a practitioner should undertake with active meditation.

1. Do frenzied and unsystematic breathing. This is done with the belief that it is through breathing which invites repression so it is also in breathing that it will be freed.

2. Act mad. This is done in order to free yourself from negative emotions you are keeping within. When you do this step, you need not be serious. You need to act mad and play with your body.  Jump, dance or jog if you want to. Let shouting, laughter or wailing accompany your actions.

3. Release Hoo! You need to repeatedly say, scream or yell "Hoo!" By doing this, you are increasing your sex energy.

4. Stop. Whatever position you are in when the leader says stop, immediately put an end to everything that you are doing and be still with the position you have. Now is the time to discern.

5. Celebrate.

The type of meditation to undertake varies from one person to the other. There are instances that mindfulness meditation may work well for you but not for your partner. The most important aspect of meditation is the result – you need to feel good and relieved.

 As always the best 4 you ...my friend.

Make the wise decision of being happy today.

Being happy with yourself…

Have you ever stood in front of the mirror and started criticizing your appearance? Or there is that little voice in your head that keeps on putting you down? Well, learn to shut that voice and all that negative thoughts. All those thoughts are just pulling you down and stopping you from being happy. Happiness is a choice and you need to choose to be happy. 

Firstly, you need to be yourself. Forget about trying to fulfil other people’s expectation. Don’t live your life for others. If you fulfilled their expectations, would you feel happier? The answer is NO. Start living life for yourself!

Secondly, you need to learn to accept yourself. Take a piece of paper. Now write down all your flaws. Write down everything that you hate about yourself. After you looked at it, now tear it up! You need to learn to accept yourself. Now write down a list of the things that you love about yourself. Be kind to yourself. You will soon discover there are plenty of things to love about yourself.

Thirdly, take out the emotional trash.  Do you have friends who are always putting you down and making fun of you? Well you don’t need that kind of people. The only reason they are making fun of you is because they derive pleasure from putting you down. So cut them out of your life. You won’t lose out.

Fourthly, laugh everyday. Hang out with your friends, watch a funny movie, have long chats with old friends and reminisce about the past. Make it a point to laugh everyday. Laughter will help you relax, boost your immune system and help you in general. So learn how to laugh!

Fifthly, try something new! Try a new experience every single day. Life is too short to be spent in the same old routine every single day. So try something new! Be open to new stuff. You never know that you have some hidden talent and you will soon get to see yourself in a whole new light.

So what are you waiting for? Make the wise decision of being happy today. You have the choice and you might as well choose it now. I wish You a lovely day…)and don`t forget to Take care of Yourself and have some Fun. 

I wish YOU a wonderful Week-end. Have fun.

Green Tea And Weight Loss Go Together...

Have you ever noticed that you can often find green tea or its extracts being sold near other weight loss products? Perhaps you never thought twice about it, but they don't sell coffee, milk or other such beverages there, so why green tea? Let's take a look at green tea and weight loss.

While it may not be 100% perfect (nothing is), you will see that green tea does have some pretty impressive benefits; not only on how much you weigh, but on your overall health as well. Ancient cultures have been aware of these properties for ages, but it is only recently that Western medicine and science have started to see how much this unassuming plant can do.

Before we get to the good stuff, it's only fair to offer a few warnings. First, green tea contains caffeine, so those who can't tolerate it, or have to avoid it for spiritual or health reasons shouldn't drink it. Second, you should talk to your doctor before making any changes to your diet. Finally, none of the information in this article is meant to be medical advice of any kind. Always consult with your doctor and follow their advice. Okay, now on to the good stuff...

Green tea contains catechin polyphenols, which are powerful antioxidants. These appear to be the source of a lot of the health benefits associated with drinking green tea. Furthermore, the catechin increases your metabolism. Some studies have shown that green tea can boost your metabolism by as much as 4% for a full 24 hours after drinking it. Imagine drinking a cup or two of tea and then burning extra calories for a day afterwards.

The better metabolic rate is only the start of the good news about green tea and weight loss. One of the biggest problems with going on a diet is that you always seem to feel hungry. But green tea comes to the rescue yet again! How? First it helps to regulate blood sugar levels, which play an important part in how full we feel. Next, the polyphenols in green tea may suppress the body's production of the enzyme leptin which makes us feel hungry. So, it not only makes you feel fuller, it also makes you less hungry at the same time.

So far it's easy to see how green tea is a natural ally in the fight for losing weight, but we're not quite done yet. As if increased metabolism and feeling full weren't enough, there is also some evidence that compounds found in green tea reduce how much fat the body absorbs. The catechins, caffeine and theanine work to inhibit the lipase enzymes that signal the body to store fat.

Add to all of this the fact that tea has zero calories, and there should be no doubt that green tea and weight loss go together. Just drink a cup or two every day, and you should start noticing the positive effects before you know it. Enjoy yourself...)