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A quote from Warner Brothers… For those who believe,  there needs no explanation; and for those who don’t … NONE, would suffice!

meditation

When at birth were all pretty well smacked for something we didn’t do or deserve as far as I’m concerned. But the practice was thought to shock you into taking that first breath,. My first thought, how about not holding us upside down and allowing the blood to rush to our head for that first roller coaster effect at the first introduction as infants. None the less, way it was attempted to teach us at birth, the importance of our first breath. Breath in and Breath out. As we age we seem to loose the understanding of proper breathing. Wether its stress or some type of emotional upheave; we have all lost the idea to remember how to breath as we once did as infants. At the rightful age, many of us learned that we can punish our parents by crossing our arms and stamping our feet and when that didn’t work, holding our breaths was our last result. That lasted until that swift hand changed that idea or if lucky, we had the chance to pass out and avoid that all together. For those of you who say; my mom an dad never did that to me. I say too bad, it may have did you some good and if not then I will say your parents would have received some stern looks of disgust. Lucky you!

As we aged we learned through society that breathing properly wasn’t cool because it often meant having a belly. So with that we again hold our breath while at the gym when some hot chick walks by, for you girls its all about the slim look or in this day in age could be a multitudes of reasons.  Hence, Meditation has become the in thing, for proper health. And we are all learning that we have to go back to the basics of breathing with breath in and breath out. Teaching meditation at our house and keeping in mind the importance of breathing in and out. From this you contract and expand with the breath in and out via our our belly’s. As you would take a long deep breath in (preferably from a seated position) the stomach should expand outwards. Not from your chest. As you breath out the stomach contracts pulling the stomach inward towards the back of the spine.

This allows the muscle’s to become relaxed and creates proper blood flow through out the whole body and organs. By continuing with breath in and breath out,  the whole body eventually relaxes. As you will allow the breath to continue, eventually the automatic body will take over and because years of bad habit which; you will eventually reverse to the latter way of breathing and is ok at this early stages of meditation. If you’ve meditated for a long time be aware of the breathing and the stomach movement. By the way this also helps digestion. So many wonderful benefits to meditating, lower blood and cholesterol, I could go one but… you get the point.  This is why it is important to practicing breath in and breath out. Start at first for 5-10 min then allow the body to take over, try to remain seated up. Often if you lay on the floor stress may allow your tired body to fall asleep and miss the exercise. Which, leads to the misconception of truly meditating, unless you have meditated for many years and have a good sense of the breath in and breath out. I say; as long as your relaxed thats fine  sit how you like. Either way the body will shut you down if need sleep.

I once asked a Buddhist Monk at the Chan Sam Temple in Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada:  Why is it that some of the people in my meditation prefer to lay down on the floor during meditation? He replied; thats because in another life, they may have been an ox, a snake or a goat, then chuckled.  I went home that night and did told the group what he said and they laughed happily returning to meditate as they do, on the floor. I guess they understood better than I did.  Lastly, I will tell you that when you practice meditating, don’t worry about “Monkey Mind” , By this I mean just allow what comes into thought to be and do nothing about it. Just relax… close your eyes and get comfortable and remember to just breath in …and breath out

Happy Meditating,

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Yes, the title of this blog is not really what you would expect, but it is a means to an end.

Why did I use such a title? I wanted to get your attention and to appeal to your imagination. With the seasons break upon us, I thought this would be a good opportunity to site down and pen a few words.

I think that when the time comes to meditate there are two separate groups (or circles as my friend Michael prefers) The first group actually attempt to practice meditation on a consistent basis. What you should remember is that the time you spend meditating, even if it is for just a few minutes, are enough to boost your energy and raise your vibration. You can try a few minutes at work while you are on a break, you may be surprised what a difference it could make to your day.

Samuel, my Angel and Guide reminds me from time to time that, were only human., and, once in a while life will get in the way.

Finding time to meditate isn’t as difficult as you may think, you just needs a routine. However, we are creatures of habit so we often find excuses why we cannot meditate. Make time and make it a daily practice. It will not only help with stress but, will also assist those on the other side who are also trying to communicate with you.

You just have to be patient, and listen.

Within the second group or circle are those who just like the social gathering experience of the meditation. Is it wrong? Not at all because, they are experiencing what they need at that time. This usually takes place with newcomers to a meditation. I am not saying one or the other is better. Again, it’s the social interaction which I am referring to, and is often seen as the first stages of their meditation practice or experience. It is at this point where, people find their comfort levels and gradually move into the stages of practice or at the least, should be. Whereas, those who are experienced and are going to practice then do so with the intent and intention of your own experience.

If your just interested in attending meditation to just socialize then, you are just experiencing what I refer to as “Meditation Foreplay”. As I said there is nothing wrong with this but, the only downfall from this type of practice is; you may loose out on the “Spiritual and True” self experience you will get from practicing meditation.

This was one of the most exciting things I found for myself.

It reasserted my beliefs about the the Universe and how it sets things into motion for us all. Many times it may not be as fast as we would like but as they say, all in good time.  I am talking about a time when I last saw James in Toronto, Ontario Canada.  It was my first time I spoke to him, while trying my hand at Psycometry. This is a method of reading the energy from an object that a person wears,this particular one belonged to a complete stranger. After the event I remember saying that I wish I could not just meet James but actually sit down and talk with him just to pick his brain.  It was around this time that Tony Stockwell, another psychic, was influencing my train of thought through his new TV series based in the UK.  Little did I know that I would be meeting them both very soon.

This trip on was needed for my own validation and soul search. I trust in James so much that the validation he had given me within the first day was amazing and much needed. I know others keep asking why is it that I needed his approval, and it was not the approval rather it was my belief in him helped fortify the belief in myself, which I finally have.  The place I will warn you isn’t one for meat eaters, its a crash course in becoming a vegetarian. Accompanied, with goat and soya milk, it was a real shock to my meat eating system. I think an extra eek there may have seen the diminish of the local rabbit population. With the new diet and possibly home grown coffee (it sure wash’t times) on hand, I pushed on through the endless organic salads. All in all, I did loose enough weight to go down one pant size which is always a good thing. The room in the dorms are small enough to encourage you to stay in them as little as possible and instead wander and explore the grounds. The showers, which I discovered later, were what I thought was a closet. I paint a bleak picture of the accommodations, but really, looking back, it was’t that bad.

The whole week was about learning to Channel spirit.  My first thought is that maybe I shouldn’t be here because I already do this with my Angels Samuel and Sacreah. This reminded me of the advice I gave to my new karate teachers, for although they wer there to teach, through teaching they still learnt.  Arriving on the first day, after speaking to another person in the room, Tony came right over to me and introduced himself which I was excited. After our brief conversation I also met James. This laid the template for the rest  of the week and understanding that they too are just human.  It was a nice first “meet up” if i can borrow that from my English buddy, Gary.  The days from there were spent  tuning  into ourselves, learning techniques of meditation and working with each other over the week in front of us.  This was the most personal time  to learn from both James and Tony and let me tell you I took full advantage of it.  Although knowing already how to channel, I not only learned other techniques, I also learned  the importance of allowing other spirits and even animals to come into this moment in order for them to express themselves and to communicate.  And that through myself and spirit that all would be safe! The exercises we practiced was a combination of both mediums and made for a brilliant combination and I have to say that both Tony and James have a great sense of humor.  There was an exercise where I met God. Yes, you may think that I all of a sudden went religious but let me assure thou its not what you think. It was totally spiritual.  This exercise came from  conversation James and I had the night before when I asked about an experience he had while being operated on. Its in his first book on my website, I rather you read it then me tell you about it. Trust me its worth the read. Anyways the exercise was to build up the energy collectively among all f the participants and to take that energy and build on it. So as we all stood in a wide circle, James had picked out a few of us including, me.  During this meditation James escorted us to stand in the centre of the room and keep our eyes closed. As I stood there I experienced what I have been for the duration of my meditations there and then it came, the whole body chill and I went  numb everywhere.  I then saw myself as I was growing towards the ceiling and as I looked down I felt as I was this giant standing above an inverted large wooden shaped type doorway. As I watched there was people walking through this and then I saw the couple I was speaking to earlier look up at me as they walked through and the next thing I knew, I was in well, somewhere it wasn’t a room but a space and then i heard my name being called. Gordon…Gordon and without thought, I answered saying…I thought you forgot me? The voice then said I have brought you here to show you, and that you are never forgotten. I knew at that moment the voice I was speaking to was God.  Every time I tell this story I have to fight back tears that accompanies this for me it was a sure thing not one can ever take from me, and when they ask I will say that yes, God is still there and relay the same message to all. I left this journey with the information or should I say the validation and opportunity to speak to James as I wanted but left with more than I bargained for. All in all I had a good time, and in the end making friends not just with strangers from all walks and direction on this planet but a friendship with the two psychics who reminded me no matter how well you become known in this world,  they, you and I are only and always will be; human.

One last note James had personally asked for me to return in October, which I am already booked and look forward to.  Not to mention,  pack my beef jerky.