93 Welcome to WEEK 8 (6 to 12 August) of your Journey to Freedom    

Once again, there are 5 chapters this week, which can be spread out over the 7 days.

This week, we explore

FEELING IS HEALING

Before you do anything else, please watch the first teaching video below, where we discuss this in more detail. 

A second video will be loaded, which is to be viewed on Day 5 of this Journey. 

In Love, Light and Love

John and Michelle

ZOOM RECORDING  5 AUGUST

NEXT ZOOM CALL

Thursday 12 August – 7 to 8:30pm (GMT+2)

 

CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW AND IT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE MEETING (NO PASSWORD REQUIRED)

 https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89402936237

  It’s definitely best if you attend the live call, but if its not possible, the recording will be available right here the following day. 

 

TEACHING VIDEO

Feeling is Healing

Please watch before doing anything else

MEDITATION, LESSONS AND AFFIRMATION

for the whole of Week Eight

THIS WEEK’S MEDITATION

Welcome to this week’s NEW meditation.  It’s best to do it at a similar time of day, in the same place, to get into a routine.

Preferably listen through headphones and try to make sure you won’t be disturbed.

If you like, you can start and end your day with the meditation.

CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO THE LEFT TO ACCESS YOUR MEDITATION

THIS WEEK’S JOURNAL

Here are your five chapters for this week, which include short journaling exercises. It’s best to do them sequentially, one chapter a day, which gives you two extra days this week for you to complete them. You can print the whole thing out or write your answers in your own journal.

CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO OPEN YOUR PDF

THIS WEEK’S AFFIRMATION

Here is your Affirmation for the week.  Please download this onto your phone or print it out and put it up in a prominent place. Its also a good idea to paste it or write it in your Journal. Affirmations are most effective when repeated as often as  possible.

PLEASE RIGHT CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO COPY

MIRROR WORK CONTINUED (ForEVER!)

Each morning, look into a mirror and repeat 3 times (Your name) ……………. I LOVE you!

CHAPTERS ONE TO FIVE

Please complete one Chapter at a time, in sequence

 

 CHAPTER ONE

 

The Early Years  

 

  • Watch the teaching video above
  • Listen to the meditation (preferably in the morning)
  • Do the mirror exercise
  • Repeat the weeks Affirmation and/or Sankalpa frequently 
  • Complete CHAPTER ONE in your Journal – (click on the journal image above)

 CHAPTER TWO

 

Feeling Good  

 

  • Listen to the week’s  meditation
  • Do the mirror exercise
  • Repeat the week’s affirmation frequently throughout the day and/or repeat your own Sankalpa,
  • Complete Chapter Two in your Journal- click on the Journal image above

 

 CHAPTER THREE

 

The “Not so Good” 

 

  • Listen to the week’s meditation
  • Do the mirror exercise
  • Repeat the affirmation or Sankalpa frequently
  • Complete Chapter Three in your Journal

 

 CHAPTER FOUR

 

Practicing Awareness 

 

  • Listen to the week’s meditation
  • Do the mirror exercise
  • Repeat the affirmation or Sankalpa throughout the day
  •  IN THE MORNING, complete page 1 of Chapter 4 in your  journal and follow the suggestions throughout the day
  • IN THE EVENING – Complete page 2  in your journal  

 

 

TEACHING VIDEO TWO

Practical Tools 

 CHAPTER FIVE

 

Emotional Processing  Tools 

 

  • Listen to the week’s meditation
  • Do the mirror exercise
  • Watch the second teaching Video
  • Repeat the affirmation or Sankalpa frequently 
  • IN THE MORNING, read page 1 & 2  of Chapter 5 in your  journal and follow the suggestions 
  • IN THE EVENING – Complete page 3 & 4  of  Chapter 5 
  • Do the Creative Exercise as and when you can

Creative Project

Processing Feelings

MATERIALS

Wax crayons or acrylic paints/fingerpaints

Paper or cardboard

Instrumental Music

PAINT OR DRAW A DIFFICULT FEELING

  • Lay out all your materials first and have some instrumental music on stand by
  • Sit quietly and reflect on an uncomfortable emotion that you feel regularly.
  • Notice where you feel it in your body.  What is the sensation like?
  • What words, textures and colours arise for you.
  • Start to draw or paint with your non dominant hand – (the bigger the surface the better).
  • If words arise, include them in the drawing.  You cannot do this wrong.
  • Allow whatever wants to arise, to arise, in a child-like way (stick figures are perfect).
  • If you are using paints, the best tools to use are your fingers!

DANCE IT OUT

  • When you have completed this, put a piece of instrumental music on.
  • Allow your body to move to the music. Don’t try to direct the movement in any way.
  • The focus in on connecting with the feeling and letting it flow through you, aided by the music.
  • Use your whole body as an instrument through which your feelings flow.
  • This helps you to experience your body and your emotions more fully in the present moment.
  • Dance or move until the emotion has moved through you.

PAINT OR DRAW WHAT YOU’RE FEELING NOW

  • Check in again with yourself and find the opposite of the difficult feeling
  • Paint that out with your dominant hand.

THE GUEST HOUSE - Rumi

 

This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
As an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.