Class 1
Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings.Ā ~ Elizabeth Gilbert in Eat, Pray, Love
Personal Pact
Come As You Are- Personal Pact
Please click on the underlined/italic words directly above.
Print the pact, read it carefully, sign it and then hang it somewhere where you’ll see it often.
Facebook Group
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SoulCollageĀ® Card Examples
Basic Journaling Questions with a SoulCollageĀ® Card
1. Who are you?
I am the one who…
2. What do you have to give me?Ā or What gifts do you bring to my life?
My gift to you is…
My gifts to you are…
I give you…
What I have to give you is…
3. What do you want from me?
I want you to _______ (action).
I want you to know that……
I want you to remember …….
Affirmations Examples
My mind and body are in perfect balance.
I love my body as it is.
My body is healthy and fit.
I accept my body as it is.
My body moves easily and efforlessly.
I am at home in my body.
I am at ease in my body.
I deserve to feel good in my body.
I deserve to feel good about my body.
70×7 Affirmations Exercise
Come As You Are- Affirmations 70×7 Template
Come As You Are- Affirmations 70×7 Example 1
People often say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder,
and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty
is realizing you are the beholder. — Selma Hayek
Class 2
Call & Response
Jam bah doo nah?
(Are you in your skin?)
Jam core doo may!
(Yes I’m in my skin!)
When faced with our human imperfection, we can either respond with kindness and care, or with judgment and criticism. We canāt stop our judgmental thoughts, but we donāt have to encourage or believe in them either. If we hold our self-judgments with gentleness and understanding, the force of self-contempt will eventually fade and wither, deprived of the sustenance needed to survive. We have the power to live with joy and contentment by responding to our suffering with kindness.
— Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion
Reviewing Your Own 70×7
You can tell the difference between helpful and hurtful inner voices by how they make you feel:
Openā¦ orā¦ contracted
freeā¦ orā¦ shut down
joyousā¦ or ā¦ full of fear
happy to be meā¦ or bad about myself
Self Compassion
Self-compassion is a gift available to anyone willing to open up to themselves. When we develop the habit of self-kindness, suffering becomes an opportunity to experience love and tenderness from within. No matter how difficult things get, we can always wrap our torn and tattered selves in our own soft embrace. We can soothe and comfort our own pain, just as a child is soothed and comforted by her motherās arms. Ā — Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion
SoulCollage Examples- Critical Voice
SoulCollage Examples- Encouraging, Compassionate Voice
If you are wondering how Lucius got to be part of my inner encouraging, helpful Neters instead of a shaming, critical part, read The Transformation of Lucius Malfoy here. (the password is malfoy (all lower case)
The E-Team
I dreamed I had a child, and even in the dream I saw that it was my life, and it was an idiot, and I ran away. But it always crept into my lap again, clutched at my clothes. Until I thought, if I could kiss it, whatever in it was my own, perhaps I could sleep. And I bent over the broken face, and it was horribleā¦ but I kissed it. I think that one must finally take oneās life into oneās arms. Ā Ā Ā — Arthur Miller
Class 3
Call & Response
Jam bah doo nah?
(Are you in your skin?)
Jam core doo may!
(Yes I’m in my skin!)
MettaĀ
May I be safe
May I be happy
May I be healthy
May I be free
EFT- Emotional Freedom Techniques
Before calling in or listening to Class 3,
1. please go to this page of The Tapping Solution website.
2. Tap along with Nick and Jessica (brother/sister) in the first video.
3. Tap along with Jessica in the video found by clicking on “Introduction to the Tapping points.”
NOTE: Even if you are familiar with EFT Tapping,
please watch at the very least the first video.
If you’d like a diagram of the tapping points to print out, go here.
ChakrasĀ Review
Click on the link below for a lovely compact handout of the info below about chakras.Ā And thanks to Laura Denton from our 2015 class for creating this handout!
Come As You Are CHAKRA System & Symbols from Laura Denton 2015
1st– Base (base of the spinal column) I HAVE
survival, tribe, family, home
Healthy/functioning: you experience sense of security and wholesome relationship to the earth and to nature
1st chakra the right to have, the right to be here
body parts associated:
| Paināconstant and ongoing Blood Skeletal System Lower Back |
Teeth Large Intestines Kidneys Adrenals |
Immune Issues Lower Extremities Reproductive Organs Bladder |
2nd– sacral (in the curve of the sacrum) I FEEL
creativity, emotions, sexuality
Healthy/functioning: you are fully aware of your feelings and are emotionally expressive
2nd chakra- pelvic area.. the right to feel, the right to want
body parts associated:
| Small Intestines Adrenal Kidneys Spleen |
Lymphatic system Joints Synovial fluids Movement of muscles & joints |
Sense of taste Hands Womb Cervix |
3rd– solar plexus (behind the navel) I CAN
personal power center, effective action
Healthy/functioning: you own the power to act cleanly, deliberately, effectively
3rd chakra- solar plexus area… the right to act, the right to own our personal power
body parts associated:
| Solar PlexusĀ Large intestineĀ Ā Stomach | LiverGall BladderĀ Ā Diaphragm | MusclesĀ Ā Digestive SystemĀ Pancreas |
4th– heartĀ Ā I LOVE
compassion, self-love, love of others, community, relationships
Healthy/functioning: able to give and receive love freely and fully
4th chakra- heart/chest… the right to love, the right to be loved
body parts associated:
| Heart Circulation Blood Vessels |
Thymus Skin Lungs |
Bronchials Breast |
5th– throat I SPEAK
communication, self-expression
Healthy/functioning: able to express yourself verbally
5th chakra- throat area… the right to speak your truth, the right to hear the truth
body parts associated:
| ThroatĀ NeckĀ Ā Voice | ThyroidĀ Ā Endocrine Glands |
6th– third eye (between the eyebrows)Ā Ā I SEE
intellect/intuition/imagination
Healthy/functioning: youāre able to see with your inner eye as well as the outer
Ā 6th chakra- third eye.. the right to see
body parts associated:
| Eyes Brain Nose |
Pineal Gland Pituitary Gland |
7th– crown (right above the top of the head) I AM
spiritual connection/self-awareness
Healthy/functioning: you are connected to your own essence, and to that of the divine
7th chakra- crown over the head.. the right to know, the right to be connected
body parts associated:
| Top of HeadĀ Ā Pituitary GlandĀ Ā Central Nervous System | Spinal CordĀ Ā HypothalamusĀ Ā Thalamus |
Focusing On One Body Part/Chakra
Other SoulCollage cards to possibly make
Class 4
Ā Recognize that your body needs movement to be healthy. We know that when we’re hungry we should eat, and when we’re tired we should sleep. But when we get stiff, achy and sluggish, we generally don’t recognize these signals as cues that our body craves movement. Instead, we misinterpret them as a need for rest, which makes us stiffer, achier and even more sluggish. In our sedentary society, many adults have smothered their body’s natural “move me!” impulses and have forgotten that exercise is essential to health. So instead of always living “in your head,” learn to take your awareness of out your mind and into your body, so you can recognize the signals it sends you.Ā — from LivingWell.com
CLOSING BLESSING
May your body be blessed.
May you realize that your body is a faithful and beautiful
friend of your soul.
And may you be peaceful and joyful and recognize that your
senses are sacred thresholds.
May you realize that holiness is mindful gazing, feeling,
hearing, and touching.
May your senses gather you and bring you home.
May your senses always enable you to celebrate the universe
and the mystery and possibilities in your presence here.
May the Eros of the Earth bless you.
~ John O’Donohue