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Other Fantastic healing CD’s

Post author By tina
Post date October 2, 2015

1. Canyon Spirit by John Huling
A beautiful backdrop to anything you do. Its soothing natural sounds help me feel connected to the earth’s purity and strength. It was recorded in the great outdoors so you hear the wind and natural echoes. You really get a sense of being there. A true healing calm.

From the publishers: Re-released with new cover design! Recorded live throughout the canyons and plateaus of the Four Corners area. Exquisite solo flute by this best-selling musician, with wonderful nature sounds from the deep canyons.
$15.98

2. The Sacred Chorde by Stephan Halpern (with Fabian Mama)
Just so beautiful and calming. Another one of my favorites to use during a healing session. Very relaxing to your energy and the environment.
From the publishers: French sound healer Fabian Mama created an extraordinary 77-stringed instrument, the monochorde. Its drone tone produces a breathtaking array of harmonic overtones that transmits healing vibrations and attunes body, mind and spirit. On grand piano, Halpern is inspired to add elements of Celtic, Indian raga and blues to create a historic and emotionally uplifting duet. Overtones are now attracting a great deal of attention as an important factor in transmitting the healing power of music. Like the tambura in Indian raga music, the monochorde produces a drone effect that attunes you to “the field of infinite possibilities.” The monochorde’s drone tone, however, is unlike any other you’ve ever heard.
$15.98

3. Chant by Robert Gass
He is one of the leaders in chant music. This is a double disc compilation of different global music. It’s soothing and beautiful. If you have children it’s great during bath time. You’ll find it’s a great backdrop for many things.
From the publisher: Chant is a powerful living experience of this ancient and universal art. An important tool used by people everywhere to heal the body, quiet the mind and bring the sacred into daily life, chanting speaks to modern audiences with a purity and spirit increasingly rare in contemporary culture. With chants from Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic, African, Native American, Goddess, Shamanic and other traditions, Chant guides us on a journey to community and spirit.
“radiantly genuine and deeply inspiring…musically accessible…a major artistic achievement”
-NAPRA Review
“listen closely and feel yourself connected to the sound of voices celebrating the human spirit”
-SJ NEWS
$25

4. Shapeshifting by John Perkins (set of 4 cassette tapes)
I was lucky enough to study some of these techniques with John Perkins himself. This verbally guided shamanistic instruction is simple but powerful and very helpful during any time of transition or for anyone seeking more purpose and direction. Something John Perkins’s tapes taught me is that the messages are all around us, we just have to listen. The answers are all around us!
I know the “tape” seems outdated but it’s well worth breaking out your old tape cassette for this powerful experience.

These tapes are an integration of traditional and modern techniques, designed by master teachers from many cultures, presented by John Perkins.
Topics covered:
Diagnosing diseases
Reading energy
Auras and Vibrational fields
Applying transformational therapies
Managing stress
Working with healing plants
Taking shamanic journeys
Separating dreams from fantasy
Creating global shifts
Transforming negative into positive energy

Special note: Once these cassettes are sold out they will not be available again so get them while you can!
$10

5. Hemi-Sync®
Hemi-Sync simply and effectively liberates your inherent resources to function at their maximum capability. The Hemi-Sync process is internationally acclaimed. Thousands of people have journeyed from around the world to attend The Monroe Institute’s life-enhancing on-campus programs. These programs, conducted at the Institute’s campus facilities in Virginia, are dedicated to developing, exploring, and applying expanded states of consciousness using the extraordinary Hemi-Sync sound technologies.
The patented Hemi-Sync® process has been refined throughout over 40 years of testing research and development. Ongoing experimentation, data collection and analysis are conducted at The Monroe Institute’s laboratory facilities to demonstrate the correlations between subjective experiential reports and objective electronic measurements. Such research is indispensable in revealing the influence of specific Hemi-Sync sound patterns on consciousness. Over the years, these efforts have resulted in the development of scores of individual products for specific applications, such as focused attention, stress reduction, meditation, sleep enhancement, and pain control, to name a few. Thanks to the cooperation of notable medical institutions and universities, the scientifically and clinically-proven Hemi-Sync technology continues to be the focus of a variety of specialized research projects. In addition, many therapists, physicians, educators, and other professionals use Hemi-Sync extensively. Learn more about how Hemi-Syncworks at the end of this page.
All hemi-Sync CD’s are 19.95

Medical Disclaimer: While many of the Hemi-Sync products contribute to wellness, they are not intended to replace medical diagnosis and treatment. DO NOT listen to Hemi-Sync while driving or operating heavy equipment, or with other devices that may influence brain-wave activity. If you have a tendency towards seizures, auditory disorder, or adverse mental condition(s), DO NOT listen to Hemi-Sync without first consulting your physician. In the unlikely event that you experience any unusual physical or mental discomfort, immediately discontinue use. DO NOT reproduce Hemi-Sync products or use with Dolby® or other noise-reduction systems. Doing so will diminish the effectiveness of the Hemi-Sync signals. ALL WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE DISCLAIMED.

Use with any type of stereo headphones or with speakers positioned to provide separation of the sound going to the right and left ear. Don’t listen while driving or operating heavy equipment or if you have a history or tendency toward seizures. Do not use with light and sound devices, meaning any product that creates flashes of light for you to focus on.

Catnapper
Enjoy a totally refreshing nap in only 30 minutes. Verbal guidance and Hemi-Sync® provide you with a unique opportunity to obtain deeply restorative rest. Benefit from Catnapper’s proven effectiveness during work or study breaks or use it to re-energize in the evening. Catnapper is also effective for countering the effects of jet lag, coping with irregular schedules or as the ultimate pick-me-up anytime. (Mind Food – verbally guided – 30 min.

Concentration
Perfect for any mental task requiring focus and concentration, use at home, work or school, while studying, reading, working on a computer or balancing a checkbook. Play in the background or use with headphones to enhance mental capabilities while stimulating creativity and imagination. (Non-verbal) (58 min.)

De-Hab
Eliminate or diminish undesirable mental, emotional or physical habits. Use anytime you are about to follow a behavior imprint you wish to change. Break free of anger or old emotional patterns, eliminate thoughts of failure or move beyond a cycle of negativity. (Human Plus – verbally guided – 60 min.)

De-tox Body
Enhance your body’s natural ability to cleanse itself of destructive substances. Reinforce the healthy functioning of your body’s defense systems when a known toxicity exists or, for best results, use daily. May also be used to counteract the results of overindulgence. (Human Plus – verbally guided – 60 min.)

Eat-No Eat
Gain control over your desire for food with Eat-No Eat. Learn a simple method to regulate your brain’s response to hunger signals and the sensory stimulation from aromas. Use to support a balanced diet and maintain your desired weight. (Human Plus – verbally guided – 64 min.)

Eight-Great
Enhance calmness, confidence and self-esteem with Eight-Great and express your best. Use to focus your mental and physical states anytime you wish to instill a positive and constructive attitude. (Human Plus – verbally guided – 60 min.)

Energy Walk
Obtain greater vitality and personal strength with a verbally guided inner journey to natural sources of energy. Use Energy Walk to achieve greater balance and harmony and support the perfect functioning of mind and body. Hemi-Sync® sound patterns facilitate deepening states of relaxation throughout your journey, until you drift gently into a restful sleep. (Mind Food – verbally guided – 45 min.)

Freedom from smoking
Overcome your smoking addiction and restore optimum health with this life-affirming Hemi-Sync® exercise. Track/Side 1 (Freedom from Smoking) uses verbal guidance and Hemi-Sync® to strengthen your mind/body connection and focuses your total self – mental, emotional, and physical – on your goal of becoming a nonsmoker. Track/Side 2 (A New Life) helps you control your weight and create a healthy new lifestyle following your decision to become a nonsmoker. (Mind Food – verbally guided – 74 min.)

Hemi-Sync Meditation
Connect with higher aspects of your Self with this extraordinary meditative tool. The deeply relaxing sound patterns of Hemi-Sync® Meditation will lead you gently into powerful, free-flow explorations and leave you centered, focused and totally refreshed. (Mind Food – non-verbal – 45 minutes)

Hemi-Sync relaxation
Experience total relaxation with this verbally-guided Hemi-Sync® exercise voiced by Dr. C. Norman Shealy. Hemi-Sync® Relaxation uses a progressive relaxation technique along with Hemi-Sync® audio signals to guide you gently into a deep, receptive state of relaxation. While in this state, you will hear positive affirmations for health and well-being. As a pioneer in the field of alternative medicine, Dr. Shealy has helped medical practitioners to understand more fully the power of the mind-body connection and its relationship to maintaining or restoring wellness following a trauma such as surgery or a life-threatening disease. (50 minutes)

Immunizing
Stimulate the mind/body connection to boost your immune system and strengthen your body’s ability to defend against disease-producing organisms. Use to assist in regaining (or maintaining) a normal, healthy physical condition. (Human Plus – verbally guided, 60 minutes.)

Let go
Reduce or release overwhelming emotional reactions that interfere with calm or objective decision-making with Let-Go. Control your response to difficult circumstances and counter destructive patterns. Use this simple method anywhere to relieve anxiety, overcome anger or alleviate depressed feelings. (Human Plus – Verbally guided, 61 minutes).

Pain Management
Listening to Pain Management can help you reduce pain signals until they no longer seem significant. You will also learn an effective, time-proven method to diminish pain signals anywhere. Use Pain Management to help restore the vitality and dynamic energy needed for the perfect functioning of both mind and body. This remarkable Hemi-Sync® exercise helps you balance and equalize your mental, emotional, and physical self and guides you gently into a deeply restorative sleep. (Mind Food – verbally guided, 44 minutes).

PMS
Learn a simple method you can use anytime, anywhere to help relieve the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. Use to ease physical discomfort, calm emotional reactions and improve mental clarity. (Human Plus – verbally guided, 74 minutes).
Special note: This CD has been discontinued so when it is sold out that’s it. They may offer a replacement and if so I will carry it then.

Radiation companion
Support a positive outcome for your radiation treatment. Verbal guidance and Hemi-Sync® transport you to a profound state of total relaxation where you are immersed in feelings of inner peace and tranquility. Here, mental imagery and a series of positive affirmations are used in support of your return to physical well-being. You will also learn special encoding cues you may use anytime to reinforce the healing effects of your radiation treatment or help you overcome possible side effects, such as of nausea. (Mind Food – verbal, 45 minutes).

Chemotherapy Companion
Support a positive outcome for your chemotherapy. Verbal guidance and Hemi-Sync® transport you to a profound state of total relaxation where you are immersed in feelings of inner peace and tranquility. Here, mental imagery and a series of positive affirmations are used in support of your return to physical well-being. You will also learn special encoding cues you may use anytime to reinforce the healing effects of your chemotherapy or help you overcome possible side effects, such as of nausea. (Mind Food – Verbally guided – 44 min.)

Relax
Obtain instant freedom from physical, mental and emotional tensions. Maintain a state of calmness and think clearly while coping with stress. Overcome nervousness before public speaking or exams. Use to counteract anger or frustration. (Human Plus – verbally guided, 60 minutes).

Sex Drive
Whether you would like to increase or decrease your sexual arousal, this CD is for you. Sex Drive teaches you a method to gain control over your libido. Heighten your sensitivity and sexual pleasure with an intimate partner or diminish your sexual urges and state of arousal when circumstances are not appropriate. (Human Plus – verbally guided, 60 minutes).

Super Sleep
Super Sleep helps you produce the natural brain-wave patterns of the Delta-sleep state and enjoy the benefits of totally refreshing, deeply restorative sleep. Use ear buds, headphones or speakers placed on either side of the bed and play Super Sleep continuously to support uninterrupted sleep and get a good night’s rest. (Mind Food – non-verbal, 45 minutes).

Meta-Music
Pure beautiful music, utilizing the Hemi-Sync® technology to simply and effectively liberate your inherent/internal resources to function at their maximum capability.

Deep Journeys
Features seven hypnotic musical tracks by internationally acclaimed recording artist Steven Halpern and the audio-guidance support of Hemi-Sync®. The compelling meditative music is fashioned around an infrastructure of low tones to ground the body and higher frequency harmonics to crystallize the delicate textures you feel spiraling around in your head. Deep Journeys will immerse you in an inner peace that is uplifting an deeply restorative. (57 minutes.)

Between Worlds
An extraordinary sojourn into a dreamlike shamanic landscape. The captivating shamanic music of Don Peyote and Naasko is combined with Hemi-Sync® to guide your inner journey. Sounds from the rain forest contribute to the surreal, organic ambience. Vivid images emerge as time blurs and the world disappears. For optimum results, listen to this experiential composition in one session—preferably in a darkened, meditative environment. Features – didgeridoo, flutes, mbira, synthesizer, indigenous chants, shamanic percussion and field recordings. (52 minutes.)

How Hemi-Sync Works

Revealing Research for Peak Human Performance
Robert A. Monroe, founder of Hemi-Sync, is internationally known for his work with audio sound patterns that can have dramatic effects on states of consciousness. Monroe observed, during his early research, that certain sounds create a Frequency Following Response in the electrical activity of the brain.

Those observations led to some remarkable findings dealing with the very nature of human consciousness. Researchers learned specific sounds could be blended and sequenced to gently lead the brain to various states ranging from deep relaxation or sleep to expanded states of awareness and other “extraordinary” states. This compelling research became the foundation of a noninvasive and easy-to-use audio-guidance technology known as Hemi-Sync®.

The audio-guidance process works through the generation of complex, multilayered audio signals, which act together to create a resonance that is reflected in unique brain wave forms characteristic of specific states of consciousness. The result is a focused, whole-brain state known as hemispheric synchronization, or Hemi-Sync®, where the left and right hemispheres are working together in a state of coherence. Different Hemi-Sync® signals are used to facilitate deep relaxation, focused attention or other desired states. As an analogy, lasers produce focused, coherent light. Hemi-Sync® produces a focused, coherent mind, which is an optimal condition for improving human performance.

One of the leading researchers into brain wave synchrony, Dr. Lester Fehmi, of the Princeton Biofeedback Research Institute, points out that “Synchrony represents the maximum efficiency of information transport through the whole brain.” This means that brain wave synchrony produces a sharp increase in the effects of various brain wave states. The production of synchronized, coherent electromagnetic energy by the human brain at a given frequency leads to a ‘laser-like’ condition increasing the amplitude and strength of the brain waves. It’s evident that a “highly integrated brain,” a brain, in which both hemispheres are functioning in symmetry, synchrony, harmony and unity, is a key to peak states and peak human performance.

Specific combinations of Hemi-Sync® signals, for example, can help individuals achieve laser-like focus and concentration. Depending on the intended goals, music, verbal guidance or subtle sound effects are combined with Hemi-Sync® to strengthen its effectiveness. Naturally, Hemi-Sync® sleep products incorporate predominately Delta frequencies; learning products predominantly Beta, and so forth. Users remain in total control as these recordings do not contain subliminal messages. Hemispheric synchronization does occur naturally in daily life, but typically only for random, brief periods of time. Hemi-Sync® can assist individuals in achieving and sustaining this highly productive, coherent, brain wave state.

Continuous Innovation

Robert Monroe’s work inspired an entire industry of mind/brain products. After 50 years of research, and thousands of lab sessions, the internationally acclaimed patented Hemi-Sync® process remains unparalleled in its ability to assist us in harnessing our human potential.

Thanks to the cooperation of notable medical institutions and universities, the scientifically and clinically proven Hemi-Sync® technology continues to be the focus of a variety of specialized research projects. In addition, many therapists, physicians, educators, and other professionals use Hemi-Sync® extensively.

Such research is indispensable in revealing the influence of specific Hemi-Sync® sound patterns on consciousness. Over the years, these efforts have resulted in the development of scores of individual products for specific applications such as focused attention, stress management, meditation, sleep enhancement, and pain management, to name a few.

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Creating Your Own Sacred Ritual

Post author By tina
Post date August 14, 2015

Rituals are powerful tools in our lives and when we make them our own we deepen the meaning. A ritual can be anything you make it, simple or complex, but it is a repetition of certain words, gestures and actions. It has religious origins from Paganism to Christianity. Many of my suggestions have been used since the dawn of time but I speak about them in terms of our current time space.

Creating Your Sacred Space
Energy will build and hold a space when it used time and time again for the same purpose. That is why I feel having an alter of some sort for meditation, or even reflective thought, is really important. I actually have two spots in my apartment where I meditate. And as soon as I sit in that area I can go deeper quickly because the energy is ready and has the vibration I want to go into.

An alter can be anything you hold sacred. For some that is nature for others it’s traditional / religious – it’s all perfect! I believe in many things – I take bits and pieces from all cultures and religions so my alter is very eclectic and I love it that way. I have symbols from Buddhism, Hinduism, Shamanism and representations from nature such as wood, crystals and objects that hold a sacred meaning to me, even a few pictures that represent a spiritual moment in time that I hold deeply in my heart. Most of what is on my alter has been there for many many years so it now “holds” the energy of deep and reflective thought, non thought and focused visualization.
Big or small your sacred space / alter will give you a beautiful space that is all yours! I have heard many people say it’s important to not let others touch things on your alter – that’s a personal decision but that said I think having people ask permission is valuable and honors the space.

Meditation
Meditation itself is a ritual but I like to add a beginning and ending. As a ritual I always do what I call The Three Gratitude’s before and after my meditation. I bow three times with my hands in the prayer position, once touching my forehead and I thank the heavens and all the powers that be, then in front of my heart and I thank all my selves (all aspects of who I am & my guides) and then palms facing down or even on the ground and I thank the earth. Sometimes just doing that on it’s own can be a great ritual!

Meditating under a tree is magical as well (that’s how the Buddha did it). If you have a tree you can befriend keep going to that one tree and whether you are conscious of it or not an energetic relationship will begin and strengthen over time. Trees are smart! Just read this and watch this. But in general when you sit up against a tree it grounds you deeply which increases a strong sense of self and life purpose.

Fire It Up! To Let Go & Receive
There are a few ways to do this. In your head as a visualization but I like the hands on version best to be honest – it feels more powerful but that’s a personal preference. It also depends on my time restraints and location. If I have little time or am in a public setting I go to the visualization but when I have the time I go hands on.

– The visualization – take some slow deep breaths in your nose and out your mouth and in your minds eye see a big bowl that has fire in its center. Begin to see what you want to get rid of and throw it in the fire for it to burn into the ether – it goes back to source where it is purified and recycled.

– Hands On – have two bowls, one for what you are getting rid of and the second for what you want to bring into your life. Make sure you do this is a space where the fire will not set your house on fire! Be mindful!!!! Take some paper and write down three things you want to get rid of and three things you want to bring into your life. I have found this to be very powerful when you do it with a friend or two.

Start with what you want to get rid of and read it out loud and then light it up and throw it in the bowl and sit and watch it burn. The way it burns can be informational as well – it’s not dissimilar to tea reading, just trust your intuition, divining how it burns is not the point here. Just watching it burn can be mesmerizing and deepens your focus on letting go. If you are with a friend(s) take turns doing the first part, each reading one of your three things, burning it and continue this cycle until all three things have been burnt in the bowl. Then move onto what you want to bring in using the same technique. Once done go outside and starting with the bowl of what you want to get rid of and say “I release this…” or whatever words work for you and toss the burnt paper out of the bowl and into the wind – everyone does the release first. Then do the same with what you want to bring into your life and again use what words work for you but I usually say “Everything I want will come into my life” and once this is done take a moment to say “So be it, so it is, for the highest good of all involved” – again whatever words work for you are just perfect – intention is everything.

Intention Candles / Light
These are fun, powerful and create beautiful ambient light at night. I’ve already written about this and you can read it though this intention candle link. I am pretty consistent doing these intention candles on every new and full moon – and especially on equinoxes and traditional holidays. Sometimes it’s elaborate and sometimes it’s not – to me as long as your intention is clear and true the universe hears you and honors you by you honoring it.

But I would add there are many other candle rituals that are beautiful, especially a rite of passage ritual and candle ceremonies on the equinoxes. The candles light is seen as a vehicle to bring you closer to spirit, as fire is an ethereal element, as is water. Usually candles are lit and paced to create a spiral (to honor cosmic sacred geometry) and each person walks through the spiral coming out on the other side as a new person or with a new “place” in life. For instance in Eden Energy Medicine the students walk through as a rite of passage to become certified practitioners and in the Rudolf Steiner world a child walks in silence through the path as they leave behind one grade and enter into a more adult grade.

Winter equinox has an especially beautiful ritual of everyone making their own lanterns and they place a candle in an apple, inside the lantern, and the spiral path has already been created and people walk silently from the inside outward as an inwardly gesture of winter. This also represent the end of the darkness as they enter the light coming back – this is to honor the earths seasonal rhythms. Each school or group of people will do this differently but they are all beautiful!

The Healing Bath
This to me has always been a sacred ritual, maybe my first because as a child I would fill the bath and then also leave the shower on to create my own magical secret water world. Soaking tubs are the best but any tub will do. Fill it with bubbles, aromatherapy and even colortherapy if you like! Add Epson and Himalayan salts, and Baking Soda and you have a healing bath. Light a candle or buy an ambient light that can change colors and you can create a sacred space. Water is healing and cleansing to the soul, as well as the body. This healing bath is enough in itself but if you want to add some extra healing / self-care you can hold your neurovasculars and / or do a chakra clearing and balancing – both are easy and nourishing to do in your healing bath.

Get In A River
If you have access to a stream / river that is not too deep you can create a serious cleansing ritual. I first did this with John Perkins in the Ecuadorian rainforest. We all shed our cloths and jumped in the river and laid down and let the water run over us and as we did this we affirmed it was washing away all our fear and anything unwanted in our lives – it was amazing, powerful and very energetically cleansing! Obviously this is seasonal for many people and many will want privacy but if you can do it, it’s very powerful and I do believe you can get the same benefits with a bathing suit on, of course, but honestly there is something sacred about being naked in the water – it’s primal and our energy seems to automatically know what it’s supposed to do – let go and be free!

Music and Dance
I put these together because for me and most of the people I know it goes hand in hand. Put on your “energy” music – whatever gets your energies buzzing and dance and sing away. Think about it – there are some songs that bring you back to a special and happy time in your life and you can access that anytime by listening to the song, and moving and grooving to it is the cherry on top – get funky, free and free form. That said the two are powerful rituals on their own as well.

Exercise
Many people use this as their ritual, especially yoga and dance. I grew up jogging so for me I can easily get into the no thought zone – and I’m getting crossovers as well (the runners high) so it’s an Eden Energy Medicine Therapy as well.

Cooking
It’s an art and when you cook consciously by using your positive thoughts to infuse into the food you can really get in the zone and if you cook for your family it can be you time or bonding time – both are great.

Other Random Ideas

– Dance under a full moon – with or without clothing. As a child of the seventies nudity was encouraged not shamed so I say lets put a bit of 70’s energy back into our 21st century lives. It’s very freeing!

– Sit in a talking stick circle where the only person who speaks is holding the stick and then it is passed on either by someone raising their hand to respond or just in a continuous circle. It creates a safe place for people to know they can speak at their own pace without interruption. This is usually done with a specific topic or intention.

– Any holiday can and is a ritual.

– Saging your home is a great cleansing ritual.

– Sitting down with your family for dinner is a beautiful bonding ritual that our modern society has seemingly pushed aside – bring it back into your home!

– Even sports games can be a ritual, albeit a noisy one but still a bonding can and usually does occur.

The point of any ritual is to honor you, all sentient beings, the world and special events. The events, or rituals, are meant to bring you closer to your inner being, your inner light. They are meant to create a feeling of oneness with spirit and that can take many many forms.

When creating your own ritual remember intention is everything!!!
Enjoy!