Communication With Nonhuman Intelligences
By David Skelhon
It’s impossible to put the toothpaste back in the tube. Right now my gut tells me about a third of it is on the counter and if we collectively squeeze hard enough maybe we will extrude another third. The last bit, as we all know, takes dexterity and perseverance and there comes a point where it isn’t worth the effort.
So, as I look at the messy first third laying snake like on the counter, I can’t believe it has taken 80 years to get this far. But then, we are contending with dark interests determined to keep the cap securely on. I am, of course, talking about the UFO/UAP phenomena.
When I was seventeen I experienced a UFO close up. The experience left me frightened and perplexed, as what I saw made no sense and I couldn’t figure out whether it was “one of ours,” or “one of theirs.” I never told anyone for years, as I knew I would not be believed or worse. Looking back it is becoming clear that “the lack of belief” has been engineered into society by dark actors who wish to keep this knowledge to themselves. Thus witnesses have endured decades of ridicule and questions surrounding their mental health.
I have also noticed an apparent lack of curiosity amongst family and friends – even now when the paste is now squirting from the tube. I don’t actually believe that indifference to the idea that we are not alone and there is non human intelligence around us right now, is part of our base state. Humans are naturally curious animals and this curiosity has propelled us rapidly over the last few hundred years to get us into space. I can only conclude that careful psychological programming has dumbed most of us down, and left us fighting over political minutia rather than uniting in the quest to discover who we really are and why we here on Earth.
We have been programmed to defer to figures of authority, whether in government or the media. Until recently many would not believe in the existence of non-human intelligence unless it came from a prime minister or president standing at a podium surrounded by cameras and microphones. Much has changed in the last few years; we now know governments lie all the time to protect both themselves and powerful special interest groups. Politicians and journalists are, in general, scientifically illiterate – you only have to look at the COVID fiasco to understand that. And then there are some experts, who should know better, but are easily persuaded to look the other way to protect their next pay check or worse.
Thankfully we can still find some salvation in books or on the internet. Anyone who takes a deep dive and descends with an open mind and a modicum of critical thinking, will find themselves confronting a wonderful reef, exploding with mind boggling colour and life. Of course, if you stray over the edge, you enter the murky depths where hungry serpents and monsters lurk, waiting to feast on your fear.
When Christopher Columbus set off from Spain in 1498 he didn’t know what was ahead of him, other than perilous adventure. No doubt he had he was encouraged by fragments of ancient maps and whispered legends. That’s where we are today except that we don’t need boats for our journey, as at this point it can be largely internal. We need to gather fragments and dive deep into our consciousness and explore. At some point, humanity may well build machines to explore these new dimensions (we may already have), but most of us do not have the resources to make that happen.
My final point is we don’t have to wait for official disclosure because it may never truly happen. If we use the tools at our disposal, we may even leap ahead of those working in secret underground bunkers. It will require courage, as the path ahead may be be taking us into the realm of dragons, but some of us can already see that it is time for humanity to move forward, and leave behind a period of spiritual stagnation and chronic materialism.
I will leave you with a couple of books on this topic which I have recently enjoyed – both are easy reads and dive into the spiritual realities of the UFO phenomenon.
Encounters: Experiences With Nonhuman Intelligences, by Diana Walsh Pasulka
UFO of God: The Extraordinary True Story of Chris Bledsoe, by Chris Bledsoe
How do you become filled with joy when you feel like the bottom has dropped out of your life?
The answer is simple and complicated at the same time. It is about finding a place to start… a place to take a simple step. For me, that simple step is usually to go through the front door and go for a walk in the park.
When I am walking, I do not listen to music or to the radio or to a talking book. I listen to the wind as it rushes through the trees. I listen to the Bow River gurgle about the news from up stream. I listen to the various birds whistle and warble about their life. I hear the hum of the bees and the whirr of the dragonflies (in the spring and summer). In the winter, I hear the crunch of the snow, and I watch for the little animals that poke their heads out from under bushes or through a hole in the snow.
The life in the park is rigorous and simple. Find food, find shelter, stay out of harm’s way, and, in the down time, lie in the Sun.
How far have we humans come from the simple? How long does it take us to return to the simple.
I wish you joy in returning to the simple life.
Judith
AUTHOR – Judith has been writing spiritual and technical blogs for the last thirteen years. She is a non-traditional shaman who has studied with shaman teachers from different lineages. As well, she has studied and uses Dowsing, Body Talk, EFT, Reiki, Quantum Touch, Hypnotherapy, Angel Karma Techniques, Angel Therapy, and has taught Star Talker Training classes. She is a seer and medium.
The Canadian Society of Questers shares knowledge. One of the key teachings is how to dowse – for water, for health, and for harmony in living. Check out the article below.
-Judith
-an article from The Guardian Newspaper, November 27, 2017.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/27/in-defence-of-dowsing-to-detect-water
The passage below is an excerpt from the Guardian Newspaper, from the article entitled, “In defence of dowsing to detect water”.
Please take the time to read the full article as Guardian readers share their stories about dowsing.
I believe that when dowsers were tested many years ago, they were taken to a field under which was an underground reservoir. None of them located water. The farmer in Somerset told us that his own technique of dowsing only locates running water, so the reservoir would not have been indicated by this method.
Many years later I was the architect for a restoration of a large building in south London. We arranged for a dowser to meet us at the building to try to locate pipes underground. He had a different kind of dowsing instrument. He discovered a whole system of water pipes which we think were originally for fire hydrants, gas pipes and underground drains, all made of iron, which we had no idea were there. When we asked for his invoice, he said that his organisation never charged fees, but that we could make a donation to the British Society of Dowsers.
John Dickinson
Architect, London
Walk in peace.
Have you noticed that you do not laugh as much as you used to? Is it because you have forgotten how? Or, is it because nothing is funny?
I think that when we do not laugh, we age more quickly and we pick up viruses more easily. If you think that I am wrong, ask yourself why the book series – “Laughter is The Best Medicine” – has been so successful!
The web site – https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-health/laughter-is-the-best-medicine.htm/ lists the following benefits of laughing.
Laughter relaxes the whole body. A good, hearty laugh relieves physical tension and stress, leaving your muscles relaxed for up to 45 minutes after.
Laughter boosts the immune system. Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease.
Laughter triggers the release of endorphins, the body’s natural feel-good chemicals. Endorphins promote an overall sense of well-being and can even temporarily relieve pain.
Laughter protects the heart. Laughter improves the function of blood vessels and increases blood flow, which can help protect you against a heart attack and other cardiovascular problems.
Laughter burns calories. OK, so it’s no replacement for going to the gym, but one study found that laughing for 10 to 15 minutes a day can burn approximately 40 calories—which could be enough to lose three or four pounds over the course of a year.
Laughter lightens anger’s heavy load. Nothing diffuses anger and conflict faster than a shared laugh. Looking at the funny side can put problems into perspective and enable you to move on from confrontations without holding onto bitterness or resentment.
Laughter may even help you to live longer. A study in Norway found that people with a strong sense of humor outlived those who don’t laugh as much. The difference was particularly notable for those battling cancer.
So, today, start laughing.
Walk in peace.
Hello Questers! If you have a story to share or an idea for a blog or a series of blog posts, I would love to hear it. Please send your ideas to me at Judith-hirst@questers.ca. Or, send your idea to info@questers.ca.
At the 2018 Fall Conference in 100 Mile House British Columbia, one of the speakers was Joe Amaral Joe is a full time Healing Facilitator at Body Connection in Williams Lake, B.C. https://www.facebook.com/bodyconnectionbyjoe/ Joe talked about the benefits of Blackstrap molasses and why we should eat a tablespoonful everyday. I tried his recommendation, and, I was very surprised at the results. No more leg and foot cramping. Skin grew softer. My hair started a growth spurt.
Here is what you need to know.
Blackstrap molasses isn’t the stuff you want to use for your baking, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t consume it. The biggest difference between this molasses and the regular molasses you buy at the store is its bitter taste. There are also a lot more nutrients in blackstrap molasses.
A one tablespoon (20 g) serving of this dark treacle contains:
This listing of benefits is a general one, and does not pretend to give sound medical advice. Always, if you have a health issue, see your doctor. There is a lot of information written about the benefits of blackstrap molasses so it is easy to research and find the details of the benefits.
Trying a healthy food sometimes takes courage. Blackstrap molasses has a strong taste so for some, it is easier to take it stirred into warm or hot water.
Try it. See if you notice a difference.
Walk in peace.
AUTHOR – Judith Hirst has been writing spiritual and technical blogs for the last thirteen years. She is a non-traditional shaman who has studied with shaman teachers from different lineages. As well, she has studied and uses Dowsing, Body Talk, EFT, Reiki, Quantum Touch, Hypnotherapy, Angel Karma Techniques, Angel Therapy, and has taught Star Talker Training classes. She is a seer and medium
It’s coming closer – The 2019 Quester Spring Conference –
The Canadian Society of Questers
Spring Conference
May 3, 4, and 5th 2019
Red Deer Baymont Hotel – Conference Center
4311 49th Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada T4N 5Y7
Hotel 1-800-661-1657
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Sometimes, one needs inspiration, just to get through a tough time. Sometimes, that tough time is the inspiration. Lots of us have day to day challenges at work, at home, with health, with family, with addictions and with lack of sleep.
All of these situations interfere with us making the most of our life because we focus on what is wrong instead of what is right in our world. This focus is a tough habit to change.
I read an article in Forbes magazine. Here is the line that stuck with me….
You control everything that’s important in your life: You control your thoughts. You are in control of your dreams and aspirations.
The power of that line is that “you are in control” and not anyone else. So, if you are having a tough day, you are in control. Change it!
Walk in peace.
AUTHOR – Judith Hirst has been writing spiritual and technical blogs for the last thirteen years. She is a non-traditional shaman who has studied with shaman teachers from different lineages. As well, she has studied and uses Dowsing, Body Talk, EFT, Reiki, Quantum Touch, Hypnotherapy, Angel Karma Techniques, Angel Therapy, and has taught Star Talker Training classes. She is a seer and medium.
A good read is Whispers From the Woods by Sandra Kynes (Lewellyn Worldwide, Woodbury, MN www.llewellyn.com). The description of one of the trees really struck a me with a moment of AHA! All over Canada, it seems that juniper bushes get planted in front of the house or behind the house or in the yard.
Kynes talks about the fact that juniper bushes were planted in front of a house as a protection against witches. She also talks about the German belief that having a juniper bush in front of your house will prevent thieves from breaking into the house and stealing all the valuables. Did you know that juniper berries could be used to make gin?
What is really striking is that in the West, we have acres of juniper, if it were all together in one lot. It is striking that because of its medicinal purposes for colds, aches, and pains among other things, that almost every home then has a little medicine cabinet outside the door. Yet we are not conscious of the properties of the plant. We do seem to be conscious that somehow juniper is beneficial for we name many things from network systems, to music to designs after the juniper bush.
The juniper tree’s greatest gift is the berries. These berries may be used to make a diuretic tea that does not seem to diminish one’s electrolytes as over the counter diuretics may do. Pick the berries when they are ripe and then place them on a cookie sheet covered with brown paper. Place the cookie sheet in a dark place – a pantry – for three days. The berries will dry. They may be stored in a cloth pouch and used, a teaspoonful at a time, in tea. Pour boiling water over the berries, and mash a bit, and let the tea steep for three minutes. Sweeten with honey if you find the taste too bitter.
Let us know how your medicine from juniper turns out. Let us know too, if you have any juniper recipes to share. Bright blessings!
Walk in peace!
AUTHOR – This blog is a reprint of an earlier blog by Judith Hirst, from July 2008, and is used with the permission of the author. Judith has been writing spiritual and technical blogs for the last thirteen years. She is a non-traditional shaman who has studied with shaman teachers from different lineages. As well, she has studied and uses Dowsing, Body Talk, EFT, Reiki, Quantum Touch, Hypnotherapy, Angel Karma Techniques, Angel Therapy, and has taught Star Talker Training classes. She is a seer and medium.
Hello Questers! If you have a story to share or an idea for a blog or a series of blog posts, I would love to hear it. Please send your ideas to me at Judith-hirst@questers.ca. Or, send your idea to info@questers.ca.
This picture is from an email that I received. I do not know who the photographer is, however, that person did a great job!
What are the things in your life that are non-negotiable? Who are those beliefs/values conflicting with? Why do you feel so strongly about this issue?
These are some of the questions that came up for me the other day when I was stopping to reflect over a situation that caused me great emotion. For many of us, when we need to take a stand, we do it with every fibre of our being. We are so wrapped up in our view that we fail to see that there are other options.
When I was in a Leadership Training program back in 2000, one of the activities was to break down in to two teams. The Facilitator then drew a line in the sand on the volleyball court, and handed us a rope. The idea was that one team had to drag the other team over the line to prove superiority. Each day, in our activities, most of us still draw lines, standing on one side of the line and saying that our idea is the best or our belief is the best, or whatever.
The idea of co-creation is that there is not one side that is bigger or stronger or best. Co-creation is about doing what is best for all in the circumstances. Generally, when clever people think through a problem, the resulting solution is the synthesis of all the ideas and shows that something greater can occur when people work in harmony.
Did I mention that a soul-ution tends to bring people together, and create a community that is excited about tackling new challenges? When we are engaged in creating the best and most loving solution, we are happy; our soul is happy; and the Universe is happy.
Next time you need to draw a line in the sand, make it a heart!
Walk in peace.
AUTHOR – This blog is a reprint from a blog written by Judith Hirst on December 19, 2008, and is reprinted with her permission. Judith has been writing spiritual and technical blogs for the last thirteen years. She is a non-traditional shaman who has studied with shaman teachers from different lineages. As well, she has studied and uses Dowsing, Body Talk, EFT, Reiki, Quantum Touch, Hypnotherapy, Angel Karma Techniques, Angel Therapy, and has taught Star Talker Training classes. She is a seer and medium.
We often have a preconceived idea of who we are. It comes from how our family treats us and how the world outside the family treats us. Soon, it becomes our identity. Many times, it is a false identity.
When people tell us who we are, or tell us what we think and what we are to do for career/life, we abdicate our own inner passions. It happens all the time. We end up being lazy about establishing our own life. And, in doing so, we do a dis-service to the Universe. The Universe helped us get here so that we could make our own mark.
This year, spend some time with yourself, and determine if you are who you want to be, or, if you are someone that others created.
Walk in peace.
There are many ways of being. We can be, here and now, and that means we are in the present. Or, we can be upset, angry or discouraged. We also can be happy, excited, and focused.
We can choose to ‘be’ many things. It is difficult, though, to be what we want to be and not to be what someone else wants us to be.
We live so that we grow to understand our being.
Walk in peace.
The following article comes from the Mindful website at https://www.mindful.org/a-10-minute-meditation-to-work-with-difficult-emotions/?mc_cid=a90e05e723&mc_eid=7d9c1418f4. The article has been presented in its entirety.
When we deny what’s difficult by putting our heads in the sand, we create more suffering. Here’s a 10-minute meditation to reverse the tendency to start digging.
BY CARLEY HAUCK OCTOBER 11, 2018
Can you feel the heat?
Life feels a little more intense these days: at home, work, out in the world. When life begins to feel more intense than normal, it’s important to remember to slow down, turn toward these bigger feelings, and see the bigger picture. Take each day at a time.
Life is always in flux. Every thought, feeling, and moment is quickly changing into the next. In the moment, when something feels difficult, it seems like it will never pass. The practice is learning how to stay with and turn toward the difficulty.
What I hear from most of my clients and students is that uncertainty is what creates the most difficulty. As much as we would like to know, to control, and to plan every little part of our lives so that it all works out in a way that creates more security and ease, we cannot. Life will always be impermanent and therefore always uncertain. We never really know what is coming next and sometimes the best and most courageous thing we can do is put one foot in front of the other and keep breathing through all of it. The power of learning how to live a mindful life is to embrace this truth as much as you possibly can and live for the moment with some future planning that you hold loosely.
The more we can meet any difficulty with presence, compassion, and kindness, the easier we can move through it. It requires that we learn to stay by turning toward the difficulty versus pushing away.
Meditation trains you to be resilient. The more you can learn to stay with all the highs and lows of your thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations, the more strength you can bring to each moment and experience.
For example, the other week, a good friend was going through a lot of difficulty and loss. After meeting with him recently, I was struck by how intense the feelings of sadness and loss were transmitted between us. I spent a few days afterward feeling off center, crying off and on, and feeling a bit agitated in my body. At first, I was taken aback by how intense these feelings were and noticed my mind trying to make sense of what was happening. The more I could turn toward my experience, and the physical sensations in my body, with compassion and understanding, I could feel the emotions passing and releasing.
Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor shares in her research that most emotions don’t last longer than 90 seconds. I first heard about the lifecycle of emotions several years ago. I felt relieved to hear this 90-second timespan because it had mirrored some my experiences as a meditation practitioner for nearly 20 years. In the beginning of my practice, I had big waves of emotions that definitely lasted longer than 90 seconds. Why? I had never really sat with myself or allowed these feelings to be seen so there was a lot inside of me that wanted to come out. However, with time and practice, whatever feeling I was having passed through me more easily—as long as I brought my attention, understanding and compassionate observing to the table. In the case of grief, PTSD, and/or depression there may be more time needed to work with these feelings and I recommend that anyone with depression or mood disorders consult a mental health professional before beginning or altering any course of treatment.
I have also found, personally and professionally, that other somatic-based therapies can be complimentary to a meditation practice for approaching difficult emotions, including somatic release, acupuncture, yoga, and daily movement.
We have a tendency to resist, reach for something pleasant, or deny the difficulty by putting our heads in the sand and this can ultimately create more suffering. This is a phrase I say to myself at any time I feel fear, anger, or confusion arising. It encourages me to stay and be here no matter what I am experiencing:
“I am here.”
“I am now.”
“All I need is within me.”
“All I need comes to me.”
Below is a meditation practice I have been using on myself and with clients that can support you to stay with what is difficult.
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Lots of information has been written about the healing properties of turmeric. Turmeric contains at least 20 antibiotic compounds, 14 known anti-cancer compounds, 10 antioxidants and 12 anti-inflammatory agents. Try this tea now and use it through the winter months to keep flus and colds away.
Golden Goddess Tea Recipe
Ingredients:
3 cups water
1 fresh turmeric root (1 to 2 inches), peeled and thinly sliced
(*Or you can use dried turmeric powder)
1 ginger root (1 inch), thinly sliced
5 tulsi leaves (fresh or dried), whole
1 lemon, fresh squeezed
Pinch of ground black pepper
Honey to taste
Preparation:
– In a tea kettle or saucepan, add water, turmeric, ginger, pepper and tulsi.
– Bring to a boil and let cook for 10 minutes.
– Using a small strainer (optional), pour the liquid only into 2 serving cups.
– Squeeze 1/2 of a lemon into each cup.
– Add honey to taste.
– Serve and enjoy!
(If you used the dried forms of any of the herbs above, it’s a good idea to pour the tea through a strainer and then into serving cups.)
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Walk in peace.
1. Take into account that great love and great
achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three R’s:
– Respect for self,
– Respect for others and
– Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want
is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relationship.
7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to
correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think
back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current
situation. Don’t bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love
for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
19. If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.
20. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
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From the Editor – This article first appeared in the Questers’ magazine, “The Quester” for the Fall Equinox 2015 issue, on pages 21 and 22. The advice from the Dalai Lama is timeless, and needs to be revisited by all of us, frequently. Many blessings! Thanks, Judith
Find a place to be quiet in.
Sit down, or stand, and bow your head.
Straighten up and breathe in deeply.
Breathe in the joy of a child’s laugh.
Breathe out the anger you hold in your body.
Repeat 6 times.
– Many blessings!
From the Editor – This is a simple exercise that I have used with clients who have bottled up anger. Not all of the anger disappears by just doing this exercise once. Many of us need to do it at least twenty-one (21) times. Let me know if you try this and what happens for you. Thanks, Judith
The fall equinox arrives on Saturday, September 22, 2018. This day is special because it is the second day of the year when day and night are almost equal. Different cultures refer to the Autumn Equinox as “Mabon” – a time to express gratitude, complete projects and honor a moment of balance.
The following invocation is one that I used for our Fall Equinox celebration in 2006, and that I have used for various celebrations since that time. You may recognize some of the phrases from other prayers. It is all good.
I invoke the Great Spirit, the God, the lord of the Sun, the father of man and woman, the father of all that is wild and free, the protector of all.
Descend I pray, with your power and protect, guide and assist those within this circle. We ask that you receive our thanks, that you continue your bounty through the winter sleep, that you help us with blessings to all, and that you help us release that which no longer serves us.
We ask that you teach us to live in the way of peace. We welcome you. I invoke the Great Spirit, The Goddess, the mother of the Earth, the mother of man and woman, the mother of all that is wild and free, the protector of all.
Descend I pray, with your power. I ask for the healing of all your children – The Stone People, the Plant people the four-legged, the two legged, the creepy crawlers, the finned, the furred, and the winged ones, all my relations. We ask that you continue your bounty. We welcome you.
To the Caretakers of the Earth, the fairies, devas, sprites, elementals, and all wild and faery folk, descend to the circle with your power and protect and hold the energy that healing of all may take place, and that the healing may flow to the earth and all its inhabitants. We welcome you.
To the Winds of the South, we welcome the Great Serpent and ask it to teach us to shed the past and to walk softly on the earth.
To the Winds of the West, we welcome Mother Jaguar and ask her to teach us the way to live impeccably and to show us the way beyond death.
To the Winds of the North, we welcome Hummingbird, Grandmothers and Grandfathers and Ancient Ones, we ask you to be at our fire, to allow us to honor you and those who will come after us, my children’s children.
To the Winds of the East, Great Eagle, we welcome you, and ask that you keep us under your wing and teach us to fly with the Great Spirit.
Father Sun, Grandmother Moon, Star Nations, and Great Spirit, we welcome you.
Ah Ho.
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Several weeks ago, my mother, who is in a nursing home, had a bad fall. The first question is always, “How did that happen?”. And the second question is, “How could that have been prevented?” And then, you start to figure out what happened and worry the “why and how” over and over in your mind.
What a senseless exercise!
How very difficult it is to let go of the exercise!
We are doing everything right for our mother (my brothers and sisters and me). She has twenty-four hour care. She has a state-of-the-art walker. She has supervision to go for meals and the various events that the nursing home puts on. Yet, my mother did something that fell between the cracks, and fell.
After mulling it for several weeks, I finally had to let it go. It was possibly preventable, but most likely impossible to stop because my mother is a being with free will, and she will still make choices that are only for her good and no one else’s good.
Yes, I had to let it go. I have to accept that everything happens perfectly for all concerned, whether we realize it is perfect or not.
Walk in peace.
From the Editor: Many years ago, a friend gifted me a book called, “Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth” by Peter Kelder (Harper Press, 1985), and I learned the five movements to create more energy and to have better memory. The movements that I learned are repeated twenty-one times each day, and may be broken into groupings and practiced throughout the day.
I was excited to see this article, on UPLIFT’s site – https://upliftconnect.com/the-five-tibetans/ – The Ancient Tibetan practice for Health and Vitality. The information below is an excerpt from the article. I encourage you to read the full article for all the amazing information that is in it.
And, yes, I still practice these movements at least once per week, and more, if I am feeling stressed.
The Five Tibetans or the Five Rites of Rejuvenation, is a system of five, believed to be Tibetan, Yogic exercises said to be over 2500 years old. You flow through the five exercises almost in a meditative dance. Each exercise stimulates a particular chakra or hormonal system and revitalizes certain organs, so that the five rites together form a complete workout for the body as a whole.
This series of movements also known as “The fountain of youth” are credited with the ability to heal the body, balance the chakras and reverse the ageing process in just ten minutes a day.
The Five Tibetans have similarities to some traditional yoga practices: Tibetan 1 is basically Sufi whirling. Tibetan 3 is essentially the camel pose. Tibetan 4 is like an upward table, and Tibetan 5 is a smooth flow of up dog and down dog
First Tibetan
Stand erect with arms strong, outstretched and horizontal with the shoulders. Now spin around in a clockwise direction until you become slightly dizzy. You can employ a ballet-like technique of keeping your eyes on one spot and then returning to that spot when you turn your head in a full revolution.There is only one caution: you must turn from left to right.
Breathing: Inhale and exhale deeply as you do the spins.
Second Tibetan
Lie down full length on the floor or bed. Place the hands flat down alongside of the hips. Fingers should be kept close together with the finger-tips of each hand turned slightly toward one another. Raise the feet until the legs are straight up. If possible, let the feet extend back a bit over the body toward the head, but do not let the knees bend. Hold this position for a moment or two and then slowly lower the feet to the floor, and for the next several moments allow all of the muscles in the entire body to relax completely. Then perform the Rite all over again. For greater core strength activation you can lower the legs without touching the floor and then using your belly and your in breath, raise the legs up, in a continuous cycle. Be sure to breath out as you lower the legs. An easier version is to have your hands underneath the buttocks and a more challenging version is to have the arms stretched above the head as you raise your legs.
Breathing: Breathe in deeply as you lift your head and legs and exhale as you lower your head and legs.
Third Tibetan
Kneel on the floor with the body erect. The hands should be placed on the backs of your thigh muscles. Incline the head and neck forward, tucking your chin in against your chest. Then fold the the head and neck backward, arching the spine. Your toes should be curled under through this exercise. As you arch, you will brace your arms and hands against the thighs for support. After the arching return your body to an erect position and begin the rite all over again.
Breathing: Inhale as you arch the spine and exhale as you return to an erect position.
Fourth Tibetan
Sit erect on the floor with your feet stretched out in front of you. The legs must be perfectly straight, with the backs of the knees well down or close to the floor. Place the hands flat on the rug, fingers together, and the hands pointing outward slightly. Chin should be on chest and the head forward. Now gently raise the body on an in breath, using your core strength of your belly to lift the pelvis, and at the same time bend the knees so that the legs from the knees down are practically straight up and down like an upward table. The arms, too, will also be vertical while the body from shoulders to knees will be horizontal. As the body is raised upward allow the head gently to fall backward so that the head hangs backward as far as possible when the body is fully horizontal. Hold this position for a few moments, return to first position on the out breath, and relax for a few moments before performing the Rite again. When the body is pressed up to complete horizontal position, you can tense every muscle in the body.
Breathing: Breathe in as you raise up, hold your breath as you tense the muscles, and breathe out fully as you come down.
Fifth Tibetan
Place the hands on the floor about two feet apart. Then, with the legs stretched out to the rear with the feet also about two feet apart in a downward dog, push the body, and especially the hips, up as far as possible, rising on the toes and hands. At the same time the head should be brought so far down that the chin comes up against the chest. Next, allow the body to come slowly down to a ‘sagging’ position in an upward dog, with only the toes on the floor. Bring the head up, causing it to be drawn as far back as possible. The muscles should be tensed for a moment when the body is at the highest point, and again at the lowest point.”Be sure not to strain the lower back, by bringing strong flowing movement to the upper shoulders. Those with lower back injuries can bend the legs as they go into upward dog.
Breathing: Breathe in deeply as you raise the body, and exhale fully as you lower the body.
The greatest goal you can set this year is to make peace with your life, no matter your circumstances. These 10 powerful insights from Eckhart Tolle will get you started.
• Don’t seek happiness. If you seek it, you won’t find it, because seeking is the antithesis of happiness. Happiness is ever elusive, but freedom from unhappiness is attainable now, by facing what is rather than making up stories about it.
• The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking. Separate them from the situation, which is always neutral, which always is as it is. There is the situation or the fact, and here are my thoughts about it. Instead of making up stories, stay with the facts. For example, “I am ruined” is a story. It limits you and prevents you from taking effective action. “I have 50 cents left in my bank account” is a fact. Facing facts is always empowering.
• See if you can catch the voice in your head, perhaps in the very moment it complains about something, and recognize it for what it is: the voice of the ego, no more than a thought. Whenever you notice that voice, you will also realize that you are not the voice, but the one who is aware of it. In fact, you are the awareness that is aware of the voice. In the background, there is the awareness. In the foreground, there is the voice, the thinker. In this way you are becoming free of the ego, free of the unobserved mind.
• Wherever you look, there is plenty of circumstantial evidence for the reality of time—a rotting apple, your face in the bathroom mirror compared with your face in a photo taken 30 years ago—yet you never find any direct evidence, you never experience time itself. You only ever experience the present moment.
• Why do anxiety, stress, or negativity arise? Because you turned away from the present moment. And why did you do that? You thought something else was more important. One small error, one misperception, creates a world of suffering.
• People believe themselves to be dependent on what happens for their happiness. They don’t realize that what happens is the most unstable thing in the universe. It changes constantly. They look upon the present moment as either marred by something that has happened and shouldn’t have or as deficient because of something that has not happened but should have. And so they miss the deeper perfection that is inherent in life itself, a perfection that lies beyond what is happening or not happening. Accept the present moment and find the perfection that is untouched by time.
• The more shared past there is in a relationship, the more present you need to be; otherwise, you will be forced to relive the past again and again.
• Equating the physical body with “I,” the body that is destined to grow old, wither, and die, always leads to suffering. To refrain from identifying with the body doesn’t mean that you no longer care for it. If it is strong, beautiful, or vigorous, you can appreciate those attributes—while they last. You can also improve the body’s condition through nutrition and exercise. If you don’t equate the body with who you are, when beauty fades, vigor diminishes, or the body becomes incapacitated, this will not affect your sense of worth or identity in any way. In fact, as the body begins to weaken, the light of consciousness can shine more easily.
• You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that is already within you and allowing that goodness to emerge. If peace is really what you want, then you will choose peace.
Excerpted from Oneness with All Life by Eckhart Tolle. Copyright © 2008 by Eckhart Tolle — Provided to the public with permission to reprint provided that the copyright for Eckhart Tolle is included.
Once upon a time there was a doctor who was an expert at treating snakebites. One day he was called for by the relatives of a man who had been bitten by a deadly poisonous snake. The doctor told them, “There are two ways of treating this snake bite. One is by giving medicine. The other is by capturing the snake who bit him, and forcing him to suck out his own poison.” The family said, “We would like to find the snake and make him suck the poison out.”
After the snake was caught, the doctor asked him, “Did you bite this man?” “Yes I did,” said the snake. “Well then,” said the doctor, “You must suck your own poison out of the wound.” But the strong-willed snake replied, “Take back my own poison? Never! I have never done such a thing and I never will!”
Then the doctor started a wood fire and said to the snake, “If you don’t suck that poison out, I’ll throw you in this fire and burn you up!”
But the snake had made up his mind. He said, “I’d rather die!” And he began moving towards the fire.
In all his years, the snake bite expert doctor had never seen anything like this! He took pity on the courageous snake, and kept him from entering the flames. He used his medicines and magic spells to remove the poison from the suffering man. The doctor admired the snake’s single-minded determination. He knew that if he used his determination in a wholesome way he could improve himself. So he taught him the Five Training Steps to avoid unwholesome actions. Then he set him free and said, “Go in peace and harm no one.”
~The End~
Editor’s note: The Buddha Teachings come from different sources. Some stories are changed in the translation. The translation of this story came from www.buddhanet.net