Five Essentials for Your Daily Practice
The need for daily practice is coming up in nearly every conversation I have right now. But how can you possibly add one more thing to your life???
Like most of us, you probably have too much to do. You respond by submersing yourself in distractions, committing to more than you can accomplish, or feeling guilty about what you are not doing. You know that none of these responses are healthy for you, yet seem unable to extract yourself from your habits. What's the solution?
Find practices that nourish and feed you.
Example: I stretch and meditate in bed before I get up. When I rise calm and peaceful, my day is smoother; if I wait till later, I won't do it.
Find practices that are easy for you to incorporate into your day.
Example: I go outside and do five minutes of qi gong or yoga stretches. Just enough to stretch, feel the breeze, and shift gears. Then I go back to seeing clients or working at the computer refreshed.
Connect the practice to your intent.
Example: I joined a gym, but got frustrated using machines—couldn't remember what to do half the time, and didn't like the energy in the room. My intent was to stay fit, do some cardio, and feed my spirit. I found some classes and teachers who helped me with all three, and now I attend religiously!
Example: You have psychological insight—you know your habits of feeling not enough, of wanting to be perfect, or of overthinking—but don't know what to do about them. That was my experience when I first learned energy work in the Andes. My shamanic teachers kept encouraging me, and Energy AlchemyTM became my salvation—using simple practices of releasing one kind of energy and taking in another helped me transform my whole way of being in the world.
Use what you know.
How many workshops have you taken where you learned great tools, came home, and didn't use them? Even though you knew you should?
Get support.
Most of us know what to do, but can't quite get around to it, and that's when someone else's support can help you make a difference. I help people like you integrate and focus their deep life wisdom, or learn what they need for their next steps. It can help to have an ear, some feedback and guidance, and support!
Want support now? Schedule a free 30-minute shamanic strategy session. Click here to book online.
Signs, metaphors, and natural rhythms—tidal flow, moon waxing and waning, bird migration, planting and growing cycles, and movement of constellations in the sky—offer clues for both focus and action.
I listen in this way, for example, when deciding what to write about each month. I was wondering how to focus on these themes when I woke one morning to the rising sun streaming in my window. Immediately I opened my mouth and began swallowing the sun (see below).
A long time ago I didn't know how to be a person of light. But my indigenous Andean teachers did know about this. Seeing and experiencing their joyful awareness and connection, I was inspired to try out what they knew: I started swallowing the sun regularly, taking the light and power of the sun into my body and all my cells.
Over time it was one of the practices that helped me learn how to be a being of light. And, as an added gift, it repaired a great sadness. When dermatologists told me to cover up and stay out of the sun—me, a California girl who loved the sun and loved being tan—I no longer knew how to relate to the sun. If I had to hide from it, how could I enjoy it?
Meg Beeler, Author and Shamanic Guide, helps you discover your essence and joyful connection with the universe through individual and group mentoring, healing, training, and community ceremony. A lifelong explorer of shamanic, animist, and meditative consciousness, Meg is the creator of Energy AlchemyTM and founder of Earth Caretakers. Her latest book is www.megbeeler.com.
Like most of us, you probably have too much to do. You respond by submersing yourself in distractions, committing to more than you can accomplish, or feeling guilty about what you are not doing. You know that none of these responses are healthy for you, yet seem unable to extract yourself from your habits. What's the solution?
Five Essentials for Your Daily Practice
Follow these five guidelines to help yourself establish a practice that works for you.Find practices that nourish and feed you.
Example: I stretch and meditate in bed before I get up. When I rise calm and peaceful, my day is smoother; if I wait till later, I won't do it.
Find practices that are easy for you to incorporate into your day.
Example: I go outside and do five minutes of qi gong or yoga stretches. Just enough to stretch, feel the breeze, and shift gears. Then I go back to seeing clients or working at the computer refreshed.
Connect the practice to your intent.
Example: I joined a gym, but got frustrated using machines—couldn't remember what to do half the time, and didn't like the energy in the room. My intent was to stay fit, do some cardio, and feed my spirit. I found some classes and teachers who helped me with all three, and now I attend religiously!
Example: You have psychological insight—you know your habits of feeling not enough, of wanting to be perfect, or of overthinking—but don't know what to do about them. That was my experience when I first learned energy work in the Andes. My shamanic teachers kept encouraging me, and Energy AlchemyTM became my salvation—using simple practices of releasing one kind of energy and taking in another helped me transform my whole way of being in the world.
Use what you know.
How many workshops have you taken where you learned great tools, came home, and didn't use them? Even though you knew you should?
Get support.
Most of us know what to do, but can't quite get around to it, and that's when someone else's support can help you make a difference. I help people like you integrate and focus their deep life wisdom, or learn what they need for their next steps. It can help to have an ear, some feedback and guidance, and support!
Want support now? Schedule a free 30-minute shamanic strategy session. Click here to book online.
What If You Don't Know What to Do?
One tool I use regularly is watching and listening in the world for guidance.Signs, metaphors, and natural rhythms—tidal flow, moon waxing and waning, bird migration, planting and growing cycles, and movement of constellations in the sky—offer clues for both focus and action.
I listen in this way, for example, when deciding what to write about each month. I was wondering how to focus on these themes when I woke one morning to the rising sun streaming in my window. Immediately I opened my mouth and began swallowing the sun (see below).
A long time ago I didn't know how to be a person of light. But my indigenous Andean teachers did know about this. Seeing and experiencing their joyful awareness and connection, I was inspired to try out what they knew: I started swallowing the sun regularly, taking the light and power of the sun into my body and all my cells.
Over time it was one of the practices that helped me learn how to be a being of light. And, as an added gift, it repaired a great sadness. When dermatologists told me to cover up and stay out of the sun—me, a California girl who loved the sun and loved being tan—I no longer knew how to relate to the sun. If I had to hide from it, how could I enjoy it?
Swallowing the Sun
This practice of swallowing the sun showed me what to do:Facing the sun, tilt your head back and open your mouth so the sun hits the roof of your mouth (if you are indoors, move so the light comes through the window into your mouth).
Swallow the sunlight four times, feeling and seeing the light and heat spreading though your whole torso and into all your cells.
Practice your luminous becoming in this way. Expand your relationship with the sun. Feed your own light and growth, fruiting and flowering. And sign up to learn more cool energy and light practices with me through Energy Alchemy!Meg Beeler, Author and Shamanic Guide, helps you discover your essence and joyful connection with the universe through individual and group mentoring, healing, training, and community ceremony. A lifelong explorer of shamanic, animist, and meditative consciousness, Meg is the creator of Energy AlchemyTM and founder of Earth Caretakers. Her latest book is www.megbeeler.com.