Everything begins in your heart.
When you are in your heart, you can't be angry or judgmental. When you are in your heart, it's easer to soothe yourself and others. When you are in your heart, you can feel your grief for the world—grief over extinctions, tipping points reached
daily, the tumultuous times we're in.
We are so used to being in our heads—our thoughts, judgments, opinions, fixations, worries, and so on—that shifting into your heart center is challenging. Seeing from your heart's perspective, and listening to it, require conscious attention and intent,
especially when you are feeling anxious. Once you sense a shift into your heart, you come into a resting state, calm your nervous system, and can relax into effortless being.
When you shift into your heart in this way, your love, radiance, and compassion grow. Learning and being true to what your heart wants is a source for developing your inner authority. Noticing the physical effects of opening helps you expand into bigger love, a wider view, easy reciprocity.
You create essential support for your blossoming heart by weeding out and releasing what weighs you down, maintaining boundaries and protection, and becoming part of the whole. Living from your heart is the foundation for cultivating your inner light and creating the world anew.
Try this simple and subtle practice for noticing the differences between mind and heart:
Come into presence in your body.
Notice your breath. Observe the rhythm of belly filling, belly releasing. Breathe more and more deeply.
Now shift your attention to your energetic heart center. As you shift, observe the very subtle energetic changes in your posture and your awareness. Keep your attention on your heart as you gentle your breath.
Ask, “What does my heart want?” and pay attention to what unfolds.
Your heart gives clear answers. If thoughts, doubts, or opposing views arise, you’ve gone back into your mind. Try again!
What's Most Important to You Right Now?
As I write about the inner work, courage, imagination, and collective coherence we humans need to develop as we create a better future, I want to know what's important to you.
The survey focuses on your experience of inner and collective change, and how our spiritual groups help us transform. I hope it will expand your awareness as you take a few minutes to respond.
Please share it with friends, too. In thanks, I'll gift everyone who takes the survey with a lovely practice I use to create and maintain connection with places and beings. It's called "Visualizing Your Filaments of Light."
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Shifting Your Consciousness
All the links you find here are focused on transforming consciousness. Besides my book, online courses, blog, YouTube and personal sessions with me, you'll find many cool conversations and ways to shift below. Enjoy!
