FROM DANIELLE LAPORTE 2025 WEEKLY HEART CENTERED PLANNER
We do not need to focus on “fixing” ourselves. As we focus on living from the heart center—from Love—anything that’s not in alignment with that Light will begin to fall away.
If you find this, please return to me for good karma and gratitude.
THE HEART CENTERED WAY
PERSPECTIVE
HOW DO I LOOK AT LIFE?
Your perspective drives your fulfillment. Happiness, hope, challenges… everything in life depends on how you look at it.
Behind every choice is a belief. When we choose to believe that there’s divine purpose in everything that happens, then every circumstance expands us. We turn it all into insight and creativity instead of getting stuck in resentments.
When we believe our Soul is rooting for us, we meet the gritty challenges with more grace.
When we trust that the Divine has a bigger plan, we make better life plans.
A Heart Centered perspective of life + leadership:
+ We’re here to heal
+ Energy follows thought
+ Love is the highest intelligence.
+ Every relationship is a Divine assignment.
+ Nourishing our nervous system is top priority.
WHAT WILL I EMBODY?
Commitment is a powerful force—so what exactly are we committed to? Who we are becoming is more important than what we’re accumulating. If we’re not devoted to higher principles, we might chase meaningless gains. Deeper devotion gives us clear vision.
+ Higher guidance and healing energies come from the Heart Space— the seat of the Soul.
+ Spiritual practices strengthen our connection to the Heart Space. We’re building inner bridges to higher realms—making pathways for more consciousness to flow into us.
DEVOTION
+ As the connection to our Soul gets stronger, the Soul Qualities pour into us more easily—Loving Kindness, Compassion, Generosity, Joy, Resilience…
+ We keep cleansing our minds, we keep turning to the Divine for guidance, and we begin to actually embody Soul Qualities—in our thoughts, speech, and actions.
+ Spiritual practices include our body—a balanced nervous system makes devotion easier.
VISION
WHAT AM I CREATING?
Attunement before attainment. Truly beneficial goals flow from our devotion to Soul + service. Heart first, then strategy. When we reach Heart Centered goals, there’s fullness, brightness—not emptiness and depletion.
Heart Centered visions + goals are:
+ Less about striving and proving, and more about exploration + expression.
+ Steered by our healed self, not the approval-seeking part of us.
+ Inclusive—they take into consideration the potential benefit or harm to others.
+ Focused but not overly attached to the outcome. Whether we reach the goal or not, we’re grateful for the growth.
HOW WILL I MANIFEST MY IDEALS?
Each of us is manifesting all of the time. Manifesting is a metaphysical technology that we can learn to use to become more conscious creators.
+ It’s physics: Energy follows thought. Higher quality thinking raises the quality of our life experience.
+ Use your freewill to choose more nourishing thoughts more of the time.
CREATION
+ Our creative power increases when our speech + actions are directed by nourishing (not destructive) thoughts.
+ When we get in sync with the natural rhythms of the Earth + planets, productivity gets an energy boost, and rest is more effective.
HOW CAN I LOVE MY WAY THROUGH?
Reminder: Every relationship is a divine assignment.
+ How we relate to the shadow and the light parts of ourselves not only informs how we treat others, but influences what we magnetize into our lives. Like attracts like.
+ Emotional intimacy with ourselves + others is one of our greatest strengths.
+ We’re conditioned to reject and bypass uncomfortable feelings and challenges. The Heart Centered way is to embrace + integrate all of our emotions.
+ Everything gets transformed and transmuted in the Heart Space.
THE BEST WAY TO USE THIS PLANNER SYSTEM… is
the way that works for you!
Everything is yours to interpret and bend. You can do the exercises anytime—the start of the year, birthdays, big transitions.
You have access to more in-depth parts of the planner for free. Audios! Guides! We also have a Heart Centered Membership full of resources and monthly workshops. When you see this symbol in the planner, that’s your cue to go to getheartcentered.com
The LIFE AREAS woven through the planner help you remember your whole, beautiful life:
SPIRIT: Meditation + Visualization. Prayer. Ritual. Breathwork. Reflection. Journaling.
MIND + EMOTION: Thoughts. Speech. Action. Feelings.
BODY: Nutrition. Movement. Rest. Supplements + Medicine. Sex + Sensuality. Healing modalities.
START FROM WITHIN
RELATIONSHIPS: Self. Inner Child. Friends + Family. Animals. Work. Community. Guides. The World.
LIVELIHOOD: Work. Service. Finances. Leadership. Education.
PLAY: Creativity. Interests. Hobbies. Travel.
SPACE + THINGS: Home. Workspace. Material things. Belongings.
1. DEVOTIONAL REFRESH is a self-help review. You walk through all the practices and regimes you’re doing to be well and assess what’s working, what needs to be retired, and where you want to double down. You can begin your Heart Centered planning here or do this any time you’re inspired.
2. THE VISION BUILDER is a holistic approach to visioning + goal setting. It’s designed for accelerated growth without the burnout. It is a great way to start your year or a new life chapter. It’s a simple, beautiful process that helps us live in the present moment while envisioning our IDEAL LIFE. You may want to take your time with this one. It’s meant to be sacred. The vision you create should flow into THE HEART CENTERED MANIFESTING PRACTICE and KEY ACTIONS for the coming year.
3. THE HEART CENTERED MANIFESTING PRACTICE is a visualization to bring your IDEAL LIFE vision to fruition. You’ll create 2 or 3 vignettes—like movie scenes of success—and you’ll energize them on a regular basis.
4. THE HOW TO CREATE NOURISHING THOUGHTS method helps raise the quality of your thinking—and your life. It’s a form of mind re-training. It’s about noticing your thoughts, asking yourself where they might take you, and choosing higher vibration thoughts if you want. You’ll refer to nourishing thoughts on a daily basis. This practice is a life-changer.
5. NERVOUS SYSTEM BALANCING check-ins happen every week—you’ll be creating a healthier relationship with the natural stressors of life. If you want insight into your default stress reactions (fight, flight, freeze or fawn) take the Stressed to Blessed Quiz at getheartcentered.com
TAKE ACTION
+ DAILY + WEEKLY spreads include a section to write your NOURISHING THOUGHTS. You can work with the same thoughts over and over or create new declarations as often as you like. At the back of the planner, there’s the HOW TO CREATE NOURISHING THOUGHTS method.
+ cues you to answer How’s Your Heart? It’s a quick check-in with your inner self on a daily basis. One word will do. Breathe into your heart when you ask.
+ KEY ACTIONS can be your everyday life to-dos, or directly connected to your VISION BUILDER.
+ The WEEKLY edition of the planner has a DIY daily habit tracker for, say, meditation, hydration, breaks… THE DAILY edition has a “What I Trust” check-in.
+ GRATEFUL… BECAUSE… is where you list what you’re thankful for. And by noting the reason, “because,” you deepen the appreciation sensation—always a good thing.
REFLECT OFTEN
+ We build reflection into our lives so that we’re less reactive. At the end of every week, you have the WEEKLY REFLECTION + FORWARD to check-in on your nervous system and Soul Quality focus. And to look ahead at what you’re excited about, healing actions, and people you want to connect with.
+ The MONTHLY REFLECTION + FORWARD looks at what did and didn’t work and any learnings. There’s a checklist for nervous system balancing and wellness planning. And a new Soul Quality is introduced each month.
+ The QUARTERLY REFLECTION is a guide to re-group. It asks about patterns, insights, progress, and additions or edits you want to make to your life.
+ And you can do a WELLNESS TEAM REVIEW—who’s on your support crew for health and healing?
+ RELATIONSHIP REFLECTIONS happen every 3 months to look at the connection to yourself and others—including your Inner Child, emotions, and people in your life. This is a tool for Compassion and connection.
STAY DEVOTED
+ SOUL QUALITIES. There’s a new Soul Quality theme each month: Divine Love. Compassion. Wisdom. Forgiving. Resilience. Radiance. Joy. Acceptance. Loving Kindness. Faith. Gratitude. Generosity. Descriptions of each quality are at the back of the planner. The intention is to consider how we can embody more of these qualities in our life and work in the world.
Most of these practices are in audio + printable form for you at getheartcentered.com . They are in short form at the back of the planner.
+ THE HEART CENTERING PRACTICE is a simple breath + visualization where you breathe EVERYTHING into your heart to be transformed. There’s a SIMPLE FORM (lite version) and a LONG FORM meditation. This practice is a powerful tool for transmuting emotions with Love.
+ HEART CENTERED ALTAR KIT is a short guide for setting up an altar in your home or workspace—an act of gratitude to life.
+ THE WRITE + BURN RITUAL is an energy cleansing practice. We do reflective writing before the New Moon and on the day of the Full Moon. Bless + release.
+ PRAYER PACK: The Dedication of Merit. An Invocation for practices. The Metta Bhavana Prayer.
ASTROLOGY OVERVIEW 2025
Bolded type is Pacific Time (PT) | Regular type is Eastern Time (ET)
DARK OF THE MOON, also referred to as Kalika Moon (in ancient Hindu), is the 24-hours before the New Moon. Long considered the most potent time of the month to re-discover and willingly allow shadow aspects to surface, it’s an ideal time to cleanse and purify away old energies. It’s an opportunity to be loving with the crunchy stuff so it can be transformed, and you move forward, lighter.
Ideal days for the Dark of the Moon
Write + Burn Ritual
NEW MOONS symbolize new beginnings, new projects, creative launches, engagements, weddings, good deeds, and acts of generosity on New Moons are auspicious. Clarify your intentions for the coming cycle, make your requests of the Universe, and let your Faith lead the way.
January 28
February 26
March 28
April 26
May 25
June 24
*ET occurs on day after listed date
July 23
August 21 *
September 20
October 20
November 18 *
December 18
January 29 Aquarius 04:35 07:35
February 27 Pisces 16:44 19:44
March 29 Aries 03:57 06:57
April 27 Taurus 12:30 15:30
May 26 Gemini 20:02 23:02
June 25 Cancer 03:31 06:31
July 24 Leo 12:10 15:10
August 22 Virgo 23:06 02:06 *
September 21 Virgo 12:53 15:53
October 21 Libra 05:24 08:24
November 19 Scorpio 22:46 01:46 *
December 19 Sagittarius 17:43 20:43
*ET occurs on day after listed date
FULL MOONS symbolize resolution, fulfillment, shedding, and letting go of what’s arising in the mind-body continuum. Whatever is surfacing in your emotions, perceptions or thoughts forms the 4 days before the Full Moon up to the cycle’s culmination, is appearing so it can be consciously offered up and released. Meet it with courage and let it be transformed.
Ideal days for the Full Moon
Write + Burn Ritual
ECLIPSES symbolize growth, expansion, and moving away from narrow-mindedness to a more inclusive collective. Eclipses reveal old narratives, stories, perceptions, and outdated belief structures, and bring stagnancy to the surface to be seen more clearly and dealt with consciously. Release, readjust, realign, and move into a more spacious, inclusive way of thinking and being.
January 13 Cancer 14:26 17:26
February 12 Leo 05:53 08:53
March 13 Virgo 23:54 02:54 *
April 12 Libra 17:21 20:21
May 12 Scorpio 09:55 12:55
June 11 Sagittarius 00:43 03:43
July 10 Capricorn 13:36 16:36
August 9 Aquarius 00:54 03:54
September 7 Pisces 11:08 14:08
October 6 Aries 20:47 23:47
November 5 Taurus 05:19 08:19
December 4 Gemini 15:13 18:13
*ET occurs on day after listed date
March 13 Virgo Total Lunar Eclipse*
March 29 Aries Partial Solar Eclipse
September 7 Pisces Total Lunar Eclipse
September 21 Virgo Partial Solar Eclipse
*ET occurs on day after listed date
MERCURY RETROGRADES
occur
3 to 4 times a year and last about three weeks. This transit gives the perception of Mercury— the planet that rules communication (technology + travel included)—going “backward.” While not an ideal time to officially launch new endeavours or make important purchases, it is an excellent time to go inward, slow down, and intentionally reorganize, purge, reassess, and respond to things that come up from the past. Retreat and deepen your devotional practices.
There’s a shadow period before and after a retrograde—like a ramp-up and a hangover. It’s wise to treat that pre-shadow and post-shadow time as part of the retrograde period.
EQUINOXES (Spring + Fall) are a time come into more balance with our yin + yang energies. Think about how you can pour your inner light into your relationships with everyone and everything around you. It’s from that balancing that so much of our shadow dissolves, and divisiveness in relationships melts away.
SOLSTICES (Summer + Winter) are the year’s longest and shortest days. A time to go inward and contemplate our Divinity and the nature of impermanence. This sacred time helps us get closer to the Light within us—the magnetic self that knows no boundaries.
Pre-shadow begins February 28 23:59 02:59 *
Retrograde begins March 14 23:46 02:46 *
Retrograde ends April 7 04:08 07:08
Post-shadow ends April 26 01:28 04:28
Pre-shadow begins June 29 22:54 01:54 *
Retrograde begins July 17 21:54 00:45 *
Retrograde ends August 11 00:30 03:30
Post-shadow ends August 25 01:37 04:37
Pre-shadow begins October 21 04:11 07:11
Retrograde begins November 9 11:01 14:01
Retrograde ends November 29 09:38 12:38
Post-shadow ends December 16 19:56 22:56
*ET occurs on day after listed date
Spring March 20 02:02 05:02
Fall September 22 11:20 14:20
Summer June 20 19:42 22:42 Winter December 21 07:03 10:03
THE WRITE + BURN RITUAL
… is a practice of reflective writing that dissolves emotional blocks and brings Love to the shadow self. There’s information included at the back of the planner and you can get the extended version and audio from getheartcentered.com
HEART CENTERED ALTARS
… are a beautiful commitment to the Higher Path—an act of gratitude to life and a reminder to focus our prayers and blessings. The basics of setting up an altar are at the back of the planner, and you can get the kit from getheartcentered.com
METAPHYSICS OF THE DAYS OF THE WEEK
Every day of the week is governed by a planetary energy, so each day has its own vibration. Ideally, we flow with that energy instead of resisting it.
One way to create more flow could be to pair a Life Area with a day of the week. Then tasks, research, shopping, organizing, connecting, check-ins get focused on that Life Area.
More grace, less grind.
SUNDAY is ruled by the Sun, Solar Nature, Soul, Christ Consciousness/Buddha Nature. It brings the energy of all inclusiveness—Divine Love. Energetically speaking, Sundays are the first day of the week. Sundays are ideal for devotion, restoration, and preparation.
LIFE AREA pairing: SPIRIT. Meditation + Visualization. Prayer. Ritual. Breathwork. Reflection. Journaling.
MONDAY is ruled by the Moon, lunar force. Shadow energies (the unconscious) can abound, so it can be a more emotional, watery-feeling day for some people. Mondays call for patience and mindfulness.
LIFE AREA pairing: BODY. Nutrition. Movement. Rest. Supplements + Medicine. Sex + Sensuality. Healing modalities.
TUESDAY is ruled by Mars, a planet of ambition and passion. Mars energy can be aggressive, combative, and confrontational. It may not be the ideal day to launch new ideas or projects. Tuesdays are good for creation and execution.
LIFE AREA pairing: LIVELIHOOD. Work. Finances. Leadership. Education. Service.
WEDNESDAY is ruled by Mercury. This energy is ideal for broader communication of ideas, thoughts, and experiences. There’s more fluidity in how things can be disseminated. Wednesdays are excellent for sharing ideas and wisdom.
LIFE AREA pairing: PLAY. Creativity. Interests + Hobbies. Travel. Rest.
THURSDAY is ruled by Jupiter, so it’s considered to be a day of abundance, luck, determination, vastness, and selflessness. Thursdays are for expanding, teaching, and reaching out.
LIFE AREA pairing: MIND + EMOTIONS. Thoughts. Speech. Action. Feelings.
FRIDAY is ruled by Venus which governs Higher consciousness energy and helps us to embrace all polarities in the Heart. It’s a very transpersonal and selfless energy. Creativity abounds. Fridays are for ideation, creation, and deeper connection.
LIFE AREA pairing: RELATIONSHIPS. Self. Inner Child. Friends + Family. Animals. Work. Community. Guides. The World.
SATURDAY is ruled by Saturn which looks after karma, rigidity/structure, and teaching us lessons. Perhaps it’s best not to launch projects or new ideas on this day. Ideally, we close the week applying forgiveness to ourselves and others. Saturdays are for cleaning up on multiple levels and forgiving.
LIFE AREA pairing: SPACE + THINGS. Home. Workspace. Material things. Belongings.
HOLIDAYS + OBSERVANCES
January 1 New Year’s Day
January 14 Makar Sankranti
January 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (US)
January 26 Australia Day (AUS)
January 29 Lunar New Year
February 1 Black History Month begins
February 1 Imbolc
February 2 Groundhog Day
February 2 Basant Panchami
February 5 Constitution Day (MEX)
February 12 Tu B’Shevat
February 14 Valentine’s Day
February 17 President’s Day (US)
February 26 Maha Shivaratri
March 1 Ramadan begins
March 5 Ash Wednesday
March 8 International Women’s Day
March 9 Daylight Saving Time begins (CAN, US)
March 10 Harriet Tubman Day
March 13 Purim begins
March 14 Holi
March 17 St. Patrick’s Day
March 20 Spring Equinox
March 20 Nowruz
March 21 Harmony Day (AUS)
March 30 Eid-al Fitr
March 30 Mother’s Day (UK)
March 30 Daylight Saving Time begins (UK)
April 1 April Fool’s Day
April 6 Daylight Saving Time ends (AUS)
April 12 Passover begins
April 13 Palm Sunday
April 18 Good Friday
April 20 Easter Sunday
April 21 Easter Monday (UK)
April 22 Earth Day
April 25 ANZAC Day (AUS)
May 1 Beltane
May 1 May Day
May 5 Early May Bank Holiday (UK)
May 5 Cinco de Mayo (MEX)
May 10 Mother’s Day (MEX)
May 11 Mother’s Day (CAN, US)
May 19 Victoria Day (CAN)
May 26 Spring Bank Holiday (UK)
May 26 Memorial Day (US)
June 1 Shavuot begins
June 4 Hajj begins
June 5 World Environment Day
June 6 Eid-al Adha
June 8
World Oceans Day
June 9 King’s Birthday (AUS)
June 14 Flag Day (US)
June 15 Father’s Day (CAN, MEX, UK, US)
June 19
Juneteenth (US)
June 20 Summer Solstice
June 21
June 21
National Indigenous Peoples’ Day (CAN)
King’s Birthday (UK)
June 25 Al Hijra begins
July 1
July 4
August 1
Canada Day (CAN)
Independence Day (US)
Lughnasadh
August 2 Tisha Be’av begins
August 4 Civic Holiday (CAN)
August 9
August 25
August 26
Rakha Bandhan
Summer Bank Holiday
Women’s Equality Day
August 27 Ganesh Chaturthi
September 1
September 4
September 7
Labour Day (CAN, US)
Mawlid begins
Father’s Day (AUS)
September 16 Independence Day (MEX)
September 21
International Day of Peace
September 22 Rosh Hashanah begins
September 22 Fall Equinox
September 30 National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (CAN)
October 1 Yom Kippur begins
October 3 Navratri begins
October 5
Daylight Saving Time begins (AUS)
October 6 Sukkot begins
October 6
October 11
Labour Day (AUS)
Indigenous Peoples’ Day (US)
October 13 Columbus Day (US)
October 13 Thanksgiving Day (CAN)
October 14 Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Tora begin
October 20 Diwali begins
October 26
Daylight Saving Time ends (UK)
October 31 Halloween
October 31 Samhain
November 2
Daylight Saving Time ends (CAN, US)
November 5 Guy Fawkes Day (UK)
November 9
Remembrance Sunday (UK)
November 11 Remembrance Day (AUS, CAN, UK)
November 11
Veterans Day (US)
November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
November 27
December 14
Thanksgiving (US)
Hanukkah begins
December 21 Winter Solstice
December 24
December 25
December 26
December 26
December 31
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Boxing Day (AUS, CAN, UK)
Kwanzaa begins
New Year’s Eve
JANUARY
APRIL
JULY
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
SEPTEMBER
DECEMBER
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JANUARY
APRIL
OCTOBER
JUNE
DECEMBER
January 13
Full Moon in Cancer
January 19 Sun enters Aquarius
January 29 New Moon in Aquarius
SOUL QUALITY COMPASSION
is Mercy + Courage + Oneness Awareness.
Compassion is the wish for all beings, no matter their actions, to be free of suffering and the causes of suffering. Compassion dissolves judgment into Love and division into interconnectedness.
Full Moon in Cancer Write + Burn
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (US)
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 30 31 1 6 7 8 13 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 29
Lunar New Year
New Year’s Day Dark of the Moon Write + Burn
New Moon in Aquarius
MONDAY DECEMBER 30, 2024
TUESDAY DECEMBER 31, 2024
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1
THURSDAY JANUARY 2
SPIRIT
Meditation + Visualization.
Prayer. Ritual. Breathwork. Reflection. Journaling.
MIND + EMOTIONS
Thoughts. Speech. Action. Feelings.
BODY
Nutrition. Movement. Rest. Supplements + Medicine. Sex + Sensuality. Healing modalities.
WEEKLY REFLECTION. Refer to the Life Areas and your inner + outer worlds as you reflect. HIGHLIGHT... LOWLIGHT...
WHEN/IN WHAT WAYS DID I FEEL OUT OF BALANCE? HOW DID MY FIGHT-FLIGHT-FREEZE OR FAWN REACTION PRESENT ITSELF?
WHEN/IN WHAT WAYS WAS I MORE BALANCED AND EXPRESSIVE? WHAT HELPED ME BE THAT WAY?
HOW DID I NOURISH MY NERVOUS SYSTEM? WHAT DID I FIND NOURISHING?
IN WHAT WAYS DID I EMBODY COMPASSION? Thoughts, speech, actions…
IN WHAT WAYS DID I RECEIVE OR WITNESS COMPASSION? When, from whom…
RELATIONSHIPS
Self. Inner Child. Friends + Family. Animals. Work. Community. Guides. The World.
LIVELIHOOD
Work. Service. Finances. Leadership. Education.
PLAY
Creativity. Interests. Hobbies. Travel.
SPACE + THINGS Home. Workspace. Material things. Belongings.
FORWARD. Looking to the week ahead. SOURCES OF NOURISHMENT IN MY LIFE… Encouragement, helpful, supportive, healing, resources…
MY SPIRITUAL PRACTICE… What I’m doing, what’s fulfilling, surfacing, needs refinement…
WHAT’S IN NEED OF CLOSE ATTENTION? HOW CAN I CARE FOR THAT?
WHAT WILL I CELEBRATE? HOW?
I’M EXCITED ABOUT…
WHO WILL I THANK OR CONNECT WITH? HOW?
HEALING ACTIONS TO TAKE FOR MYSELF… HEALING ACTIONS TO TAKE FOR OTHERS…
MONDAY JANUARY 6
TUESDAY JANUARY 7
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 8
THURSDAY JANUARY 9
SPIRIT
Meditation + Visualization.
Prayer. Ritual. Breathwork. Reflection. Journaling.
MIND + EMOTIONS
Thoughts. Speech. Action. Feelings.
BODY
Nutrition. Movement. Rest. Supplements + Medicine. Sex + Sensuality. Healing modalities.
WEEKLY REFLECTION. Refer to the Life Areas and your inner + outer worlds as you reflect. HIGHLIGHT... LOWLIGHT...
WHEN/IN WHAT WAYS DID I FEEL OUT OF BALANCE? HOW DID MY FIGHT-FLIGHT-FREEZE OR FAWN REACTION PRESENT ITSELF?
WHEN/IN WHAT WAYS WAS I MORE BALANCED AND EXPRESSIVE? WHAT HELPED ME BE THAT WAY?
HOW DID I NOURISH MY NERVOUS SYSTEM? WHAT DID I FIND NOURISHING?
IN WHAT WAYS DID I EMBODY COMPASSION? Thoughts, speech, actions…
IN WHAT WAYS DID I RECEIVE OR WITNESS COMPASSION? When, from whom…
RELATIONSHIPS
Self. Inner Child. Friends + Family. Animals. Work. Community. Guides. The World.
LIVELIHOOD
Work. Service. Finances. Leadership. Education.
PLAY
Creativity. Interests. Hobbies. Travel.
SPACE + THINGS Home. Workspace. Material things. Belongings.
FORWARD. Looking to the week ahead. SOURCES OF NOURISHMENT IN MY LIFE… Encouragement, helpful, supportive, healing, resources…
MY SPIRITUAL PRACTICE… What I’m doing, what’s fulfilling, surfacing, needs refinement…
WHAT’S IN NEED OF CLOSE ATTENTION? HOW CAN I CARE FOR THAT?
WHAT WILL I CELEBRATE? HOW?
I’M EXCITED ABOUT…
WHO WILL I THANK OR CONNECT WITH? HOW?
HEALING ACTIONS TO TAKE FOR MYSELF… HEALING ACTIONS TO TAKE FOR OTHERS…
MONDAY JANUARY 13
Full Moon in Cancer Write + Burn
TUESDAY JANUARY 14
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15
THURSDAY JANUARY 16
FRIDAY JANUARY 17
SATURDAY JANUARY 18
SUNDAY JANUARY 19
SPIRIT
Meditation + Visualization.
Prayer. Ritual. Breathwork. Reflection. Journaling.
MIND + EMOTIONS
Thoughts. Speech. Action. Feelings.
BODY
Nutrition. Movement. Rest. Supplements + Medicine. Sex + Sensuality. Healing modalities.
WEEKLY REFLECTION. Refer to the Life Areas and your inner + outer worlds as you reflect. HIGHLIGHT... LOWLIGHT...
WHEN/IN WHAT WAYS DID I FEEL OUT OF BALANCE? HOW DID MY FIGHT-FLIGHT-FREEZE OR FAWN REACTION PRESENT ITSELF?
WHEN/IN WHAT WAYS WAS I MORE BALANCED AND EXPRESSIVE? WHAT HELPED ME BE THAT WAY?
HOW DID I NOURISH MY NERVOUS SYSTEM? WHAT DID I FIND NOURISHING?
IN WHAT WAYS DID I EMBODY COMPASSION? Thoughts, speech, actions…
IN WHAT WAYS DID I RECEIVE OR WITNESS COMPASSION? When, from whom…
RELATIONSHIPS
Self. Inner Child. Friends + Family. Animals. Work. Community. Guides. The World.
LIVELIHOOD
Work. Service. Finances. Leadership. Education.
PLAY
Creativity. Interests. Hobbies. Travel.
SPACE + THINGS Home. Workspace. Material things. Belongings.
FORWARD. Looking to the week ahead. SOURCES OF NOURISHMENT IN MY LIFE… Encouragement, helpful, supportive, healing, resources…
MY SPIRITUAL PRACTICE… What I’m doing, what’s fulfilling, surfacing, needs refinement…
WHAT’S IN NEED OF CLOSE ATTENTION? HOW CAN I CARE FOR THAT?
WHAT WILL I CELEBRATE? HOW?
I’M EXCITED ABOUT…
WHO WILL I THANK OR CONNECT WITH? HOW?
HEALING ACTIONS TO TAKE FOR MYSELF… HEALING ACTIONS TO TAKE FOR OTHERS…
MONDAY JANUARY 20
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (US)
TUESDAY JANUARY 21
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22
THURSDAY JANUARY 23
FRIDAY JANUARY 24
SATURDAY JANUARY 25
SUNDAY JANUARY 26
SPIRIT
Meditation + Visualization.
Prayer. Ritual. Breathwork. Reflection. Journaling.
MIND + EMOTIONS
Thoughts. Speech. Action. Feelings.
BODY
Nutrition. Movement. Rest. Supplements + Medicine. Sex + Sensuality. Healing modalities.
WEEKLY REFLECTION. Refer to the Life Areas and your inner + outer worlds as you reflect. HIGHLIGHT... LOWLIGHT...
WHEN/IN WHAT WAYS DID I FEEL OUT OF BALANCE? HOW DID MY FIGHT-FLIGHT-FREEZE OR FAWN REACTION PRESENT ITSELF?
WHEN/IN WHAT WAYS WAS I MORE BALANCED AND EXPRESSIVE? WHAT HELPED ME BE THAT WAY?
HOW DID I NOURISH MY NERVOUS SYSTEM? WHAT DID I FIND NOURISHING?
IN WHAT WAYS DID I EMBODY COMPASSION? Thoughts, speech, actions…
IN WHAT WAYS DID I RECEIVE OR WITNESS COMPASSION? When, from whom…
RELATIONSHIPS
Self. Inner Child. Friends + Family. Animals. Work. Community. Guides. The World.
LIVELIHOOD
Work. Service. Finances. Leadership. Education.
PLAY
Creativity. Interests. Hobbies. Travel.
SPACE + THINGS Home. Workspace. Material things. Belongings.
FORWARD. Looking to the week ahead. SOURCES OF NOURISHMENT IN MY LIFE… Encouragement, helpful, supportive, healing, resources…
MY SPIRITUAL PRACTICE… What I’m doing, what’s fulfilling, surfacing, needs refinement…
WHAT’S IN NEED OF CLOSE ATTENTION? HOW CAN I CARE FOR THAT?
WHAT WILL I CELEBRATE? HOW?
I’M EXCITED ABOUT…
WHO WILL I THANK OR CONNECT WITH? HOW?
HEALING ACTIONS TO TAKE FOR MYSELF… HEALING ACTIONS TO TAKE FOR OTHERS…
MONDAY JANUARY 27
TUESDAY JANUARY 28
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 29
THURSDAY JANUARY 30
Lunar New Year
New Moon in Aquarius
Dark of the Moon Write + Burn
FRIDAY JANUARY 31
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 1
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 2
JANUARY REFLECTION
WHAT’S WORKING? Vibrancy, strength, ease, positive results, happiness…
WHAT’S BETTER THAN IT WAS BEFORE? Improvement, growth, progress, hope…
WHAT’S NOT WORKING? Disappointing, stagnant, challenging, needs to shift, change…
FULFILLING INSIGHTS + ACTIONS I felt… learned… understood… accomplished
FEBRUARY FORWARD
WAYS I’LL NOURISH MY NERVOUS SYSTEM…
Being outside
Meditation, prayer
Gratitude journaling
Yoga or Yoga Nidra
Dancing, sacred movement
Floating or gentle swimming
EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)
Essential oils
Breathwork
I’M FOCUSED ON HEALING:
Rest. Breaks. Good sleep.
Less screen time
Calm music
Hum or sing
Gut support with prebiotics + probiotics
Gargle warm water + sea salt
Avoid gluten
Rooibos tea
Time with loved ones
Service, helping others
Random acts of kindness
Listening without judgment
Collaborating with like-minded individuals
KEY ACTIONS FOR HEALING:
THE SOUL QUALITY FOR FEBRUARY IS D IVINE L OVE : The ultimate inclusiveness.
Divine Love is the vast Heart Space where everything and everyone is accepted as is—the Light and the shadows. Unconditional. Neutralizes polarization. Spacious. Honouring. Unity consciousness. We are all from the Source of Divine Love, and we’re here to return to awareness of Divine Love as our true identity.
IN WHAT WAYS CAN I EMBODY D IVINE L OVE ? Thoughts, speech, actions…
WHAT WOULD THE WORLD LOOK + FEEL LIKE WITH MORE D IVINE L OVE ? Systems, culture, environment…
RELATIONSHIP REFLECTION
RELATIONSHIPS Self. Inner Child. Friends + Family. Animals. Work. Community. Guides. The World.
CONNECTION. HOW CAN I LOVE MY WAY THROUGH? Whatever is challenging or tender right now…
WHERE IN MY RELATIONSHIPS—TO MYSELF + OTHERS—IS THERE VITALITY + STRENGTH? Emotional intimacy, generosity, support, acceptance, joy…
ME: IN WHAT WAYS CAN I BE MORE TRUTHFUL + COMPASSIONATE WITH MYSELF?
WE: IN WHAT WAYS CAN I BE MORE TRUTHFUL + COMPASSIONATE WITH OTHERS?
THE WORLD: IN WHAT WAYS CAN I BE MORE TRUTHFUL + COMPASSIONATE WITH THE COLLECTIVE?
WHAT DO I NEED TO STOP DOING, LET GO OF? HOW CAN I BLESS + RELEASE THAT?
“Inner Child” is a symbolic name for the unhealed parts of ourselves. So, your Inner Child isn’t you as a kid. It’s your shadow that you’re here to heal with the Light of your unconditional Love—consciousness. True progress happens when you parent your Inner Child fragments with gentleness and unwavering acceptance.
DEAR INNER CHILD, TELL ME HOW I CAN SUPPORT YOU…
A LOVE NOTE TO MY “POSITIVE” EMOTIONS + ASPECTS. Gratitude for qualities that might be easier to acknowledge + appreciate. Thank you for… because of you…
A LOVE NOTE TO MY “NEGATIVE” EMOTIONS + ASPECTS. Gratitude for qualities that might be difficult to acknowledge + appreciate. Thank you for… because of you…
A LOVE NOTE TO SOMEONE/PEOPLE WHO I FEEL CLOSE TO/RESONANT WITH. Past, present, individuals/groups. Thank you for… because of you…
A LOVE NOTE TO SOMEONE/PEOPLE WHO I FEEL SEPARATE FROM/AVERSE TO. Past, present, individuals/groups. Thank you for… because of you…
QUARTERLY REFLECTION. JANUARY + FEBRUARY + MARCH
DEVOTION Checking in on my spiritual practices: Meditation + Visualization. Prayer. Ritual. Breathwork. Reflection. Journaling…
Patterns I’m seeing…
Progress I’m making…
Insights I’m having…
Additions or edits I’ll be making…
VISION Referring to my VISION BUILDER, here’s how it’s coming together…
Patterns I’m seeing…
Progress I’m making…
Insights I’m having…
Additions or edits I’ll be making…
KEY ACTIONS Things I’m doing to manifest my visions, embody Soul Qualities…
Patterns I’m seeing…
Progress I’m making…
BLESS + RELEASE What will I let go of or stop doing?
Insights I’m having…
Additions or edits I’ll be making…
WELLNESS TEAM REVIEW. Organize your healing crew...
Functional MD
Naturopath/Homeopath
Doctor/Specialists
Wellness Coach/Nutritionist
Massage/Physio/Osteo/Chiro
Acupuncturist/TCM
Trainer
Yoga/Movement
WITH MY WELLNESS TEAM…
Therapist/Counsellor
Coaches
Spiritual director/Minister
Mentor/Advisors
Energy healer
Astrologer
Memberships
Classes/Programs
WHAT’S WORKING? Vibrancy, strength, ease, positive results…
WHAT’S BETTER THAN IT WAS? Improvement, growth, progress, hope…
Communities
Esthetician
Hairstylist
Household support
Personal assistance
Caregivers
Really wise friends
WHAT’S NOT WORKING? Disappointing, stagnant, challenging, needs to shift…
ANYTHING IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE ATTENTION? How can I care for that…
DO + GET + CONNECT FOR MY WELLNESS Gear, tech, research, inquire, schedule, thank, refer…
From a metaphysical perspective, virtues are qualities of consciousness and healing energies. Each is an expression of Divine Love—the mama of all virtues. Envision Divine Love as a brilliant sun. (BTW, this is our True Nature!) The rays emanating from that sun are unique virtues: Compassion, Resilience, Patience, Courage, Generosity….
That Light is always shining on us. Our job is to remove blocks to that Light—fear, greed, selfishness, all kinds of hang-ups. That’s what spiritual practice is for, building bridges to our Soul Light.
As we make moves to embody Loving Kindness, beauty, Resilience and other virtues, the densities in our energy field begin to dissolve. Then, we can relax in the full warmth of Divine Love and all its nourishing energy.
To become more virtuous is to embody Soul Qualities…to realize your True Nature… to show up as Love in the world.
Vices are faux virtues. A virtue twisted and used for emotional manipulation becomes a vice.
12 SOUL QUALITIES
DIVINE LOVE is the ultimate inclusiveness. Divine Love is the vast Heart Space where everything and everyone is accepted as is—the Light and the shadows. Unconditional. Neutralizes polarization. Spacious. Honouring. Unity consciousness. We are all from the Source of Divine Love and are here to return to awareness of Divine Love as our true identity.
COMPASSION is Mercy + Courage + Oneness Awareness. Compassion is the wish for all beings, no matter their actions, to be free of suffering and the causes of suffering. Compassion dissolves judgment into Love and division into interconnectedness.
WISDOM is the inner Light that sees how everything and everyone is connected. It comes from the Soul, not the intellect. It always looks for commonalities and how to bring together people and energies. If an idea doesn’t consider the benefit of everyone involved, it’s unwise. Wisdom always leads to universal Truth.
FORGIVING is the Heart’s natural inclination. The Soul will always guide you to Forgive. Forgiveness restores Divine Order, it brings us home to our True Nature—Love. We dissolve the grievance with Love and healing occurs—and that’s the deep exhale we feel when we Forgive ourselves and others. The Heart is for…giving.
RESILIENCE is our ability to respond from the Heart’s intelligence. It’s not about armouring up, over calculation or enduring more suffering—it’s about adaptability. This responsive energy propels us forward in big ways. When an event occurs, we don’t push against it; we embrace and trust its purpose—we meet it with Love. From that expanded way, we can clearly see and make the next best move. We bend so we don’t break.
RADIANCE is our suffering alchemized into Light. It happens like this: The ego dissolves, which makes way for Soul Light to pour into us. Then we begin to reflect that Light! Radiance is the result of all the experiences that burn away our false sense of self and obstacles. And we become more aware of our True Self: Radiant.
JOY is the experience of pure Life Force, prana, moving through us. It’s pulsing even when darker, shadowy emotions surface—we can conduct the energy of Joy and simultaneously process denser energies. Not to be mistaken with the emotion of happiness, Joy is foundational, eternal, spacious. We often get to Joy by way of clearing up limiting beliefs and misidentifications…tapping into our True Nature.
ACCEPTANCE is the ultimate openness. Instead of denial or rejection—which are such draining distractions, all things are brought into the Heart Space. Then we can give up the projections we put on the world about who’s angrier, brighter or righter. Acceptance is so counterculture that it upends toxic patriarchy, the matrix, and epidemics of self-doubt. It’s a fortitude of the Heart.
LOVING KINDNESS is unconditional friendliness. We use our Free Will to use our True Nature. It’s the decision to Love. Benevolence. Warm, luminous. While Divine Love is the magnificent, sweepingly inclusive state of consciousness, Loving Kindness is more like a distillation of Love: it cares very specifically about our hardships. Divine Love says, Rise! You are the Eternal Light! Loving Kindness asks, Need a hug? Loving Kindness meets the situation without judgment, without criticism, and without cynicism.
FAITH is believing that the Light exists, even when it’s dark. It’s required for all shifts to occur. Faith is a way of walking through life with a Thy will be done orientation. It’s a state of surrender to Higher Guidance—versus having an attachment to a certain outcome. Faith is the foundation for HEART CENTERED MANIFESTING—it’s the track on which we place our vision, and the energy of Faith vitalizes our visions.
GRATITUDE is the most direct route to presence and inner strength. It’s a high vibe coping tool, a solvent for low-frequency emotions. It interrupts anxiety and anger. It’s one of the most universally-mentioned practices in ancient spiritual teachings. It’s a generative, creative force: Gratitude attracts more reasons to be grateful.
GENEROSITY is the capacity to realize our interconnectedness. It throws its arms around everyone, particularly those who facilitate our healing—by being helpful and challenging. It extends in all directions, overlooking strife, family politics, and selfishness. You can’t do greed and Generosity simultaneously—it’s one or the other. Generosity comes from Divine Love, without setting itself above anyone. It zaps pettiness and grievances in a flash. It opens us up to the evolutionary force of Life. It heals the ego.
You think you need an architect, but you are already a temple.
INVENTORY. Make a big, juicy list of all the ways you’re trying to heal, improve, better yourself. Pro-tip: keep your mind soft and non-judgmental while you’re doing this. What are you practicing, participating in, paying for, attending?
1. RELATING. Describe your relationship to some of those practices/programs. Perhaps make a note of costs and convenience.
2. NOURISHING. Put a next to everything on your list that feels nourishing + useful. Things you look forward to. They create some ease + grace—even if it’s not always easy to show up for them. These practices build your vibrancy + strength and help you feel grounded.
3. DRAINING. Put an next to things that feel draining or distracting. Maybe they come from a place of proving or earning. What feels too taxing, not fun, obligatory, perhaps too expensive…
4. IN QUESTION. Put a next to what’s up for debate from your entire list. Maybe some activities or practices have both pros + cons.
5. FILTER. Ask a few clarifying questions. Who taught you this practice/program, and how’d you first connect with it? When do you turn to this? Does this help you balance your nervous system? Do you feel more loving + gentle as a result? What are the wellness results you’re experiencing?
6. PHASE OUT. Choose what to let go of. What do you want to stop immediately? What will you see through to completion and move on? What will you phase out over time?
7. CONTINUE. What will you carry on with? You’re learning, exploring, it may prove helpful…
8. DEEPEN. What will you deepen your commitment to? It’s bringing you inner and outer vibrancy + strength—the results you want. How do you bring greater attention to it, take it to the next level…
HOW TO CREATE NOURISHING THOUGHTS to
The purpose of Heart Centered thinking is to make our unconscious thoughts conscious and to raise the vibration of our thoughts so we create more ease and health in our lives—and the lives of others.
This is a beautiful form of mind re-training: Observe our thoughts without judgment. When we notice a heavy thought passing through, just acknowledge its presence and replace it with a more nourishing, loving thought. “Loving” in this context means a more inclusive, compassionate thought. So, the thought itself creates more expansion and less contraction.
THE BASIC PRACTICE
1. NOTICE your thought(s)—positive or negative.
2. ASK, what might happen if I allow this thought to continue?
3. CHOOSE a more nourishing thought if need be.
NOURISHING THOUGHTS
+ Are life-affirming, encouraging, supportive, inclusive, compassionate, harmless, and kind.
+ Should feel plausible and true to you.
+ Can be your own wording that feels true or drawn from others’ wisdom.
+ Help you feel more Heart Centered when you think or speak it.
+ Might be the antidote to toxic scripts we’ve had on repeat.
+ Are not generated by the ego-personality or fear, are not reactionary or rebellious; hostile, unsupportive, venomous.
ENERGY FOLLOWS THOUGHT. So what’s the energy of the thoughts we’re thinking?
“If our thoughts are of an exalted nature, always inclusive, loving, co-operating, forgiving— generating Soul Qualities, then the frequencies in our aura will be of a higher, more refined nature. Which leads to peace, grace, and abundance for ourselves and all others in our local environment. Such Nourishing Thoughts impact our family, friends, pets, work colleagues, and our communities at large in a positive manner.” —V.S.
AN EXERCISE: ME + WE + THE WORLD
1. What’s a negative thought I have about…
+ Myself
+ Other people—individuals, groups, known or unknown, past or present
+ The world and how life works—systems, organizations, structures, paradigms, overarching philosophies.
2. What might happen if I allow this thought to continue?
3. What’s a nourishing thought I have about
+ Myself
+ Other people
+ The world and how life works
4. What might happen if I allow this thought to continue?
VISION
THE
VISION BUILDER
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This practice provides a holistic approach to visioning + goal setting. Heart intelligence isn’t bound by past narratives or conventional definitions of what’s possible “in real time.” It operates meta -physically. Heart wisdom holds multiple perspectives and sees the most beneficial way forward.
Beliefs and thoughts that are generated by the Heart (not by fear) are a vibrational match for ideal future outcomes. And when we’re in heart coherence, we work towards our ideals in a healthy way.
“Anything is possible” is a statement about the vastness of the universe. The field of possibility contains both positive and negative scenarios. With so many options, simplicity is key. And this is how simplicity becomes a spiritual practice: we focus on what truly matters— becoming more conscious creators.
Heart Centered life visions are personal and transpersonal. We stay receptive to Higher Guidance and take radical responsibility for our actions.
HEART CENTERED VISIONING
Helps us live in the present moment… while visioning from an expanded point of view… then diligently nurturing those visions… always aware that our Soul’s karma is in effect… and that the world is under rapid renovation… we know that anything is possible… so we plan for the best… and stay flexible… because whatever the outcome, we grow.
PERSPECTIVE
+ All creation happens in the mind.
+ Energy follows thought.
+ The past does not determine the future.
+ The Divine governs everything, so it’s more efficient to turn to the Divine for guidance.
+ Everything is progress.
OBJECTIVE
+ Devote to Heart Centered living—build on Love, with Love.
+ Plan from the ideal future, not the past or the present.
+ Create balance and forward traction by simplifying.
+ Collaborating with the right people can create quantum leaps.
+ When you’re visioning, suspend concerns about “the how”—the right action will emerge from higher devotion and clear vision.
TIMING
+ This is a sacred process. Ideal visioning times: New Moons, Equinoxes, Solstices.
INVOCATION
+ With Love and Gratitude, invoking the Presence of the Higher Ones, including my Higher Self, my Inner Divinity, and my Innermost Light to help me heal on all levels and embody Wisdom and Compassion.
THE PROCESS. Start by going within. Craft your IDEAL LIFE vision. Support it with the HEART CENTERED MANIFESTING PRACTICE.
1. PERSPECTIVE. HOW DO I LOOK AT LIFE?
If you resonate with the perspectives below, journal about why they’re true for you your lived experience. (If you don’t vibe with these points of view, write about that.)
+ We’re here to heal. I know this because…
+ Energy follows thought. I know this because…
+ Love is the highest intelligence. I know this because…
+ Every relationship is a Divine assignment. I know this because…
+ Nourishing our nervous system is top priority. I know this because…
2. DEVOTION. WHAT WILL I EMBODY?
Refer to the descriptions of the Soul Qualities in the back of the planner. Reflect or write about which Soul Qualities you feel most adept at and why. And which Soul Qualities you want to bring forward, and why. Divine Love. Compassion. Forgiving. Resilience. Acceptance. Radiance. Loving Kindness. Generosity. Wisdom. Gratitude. Faith. Joy.
3. VISION. WHAT AM I CREATING?
1. TAP INTO THE FUTURE. Say THE METTA BHAVANA PRAYER. May I be happy. May I be healthy. May I be free of suffering. May I be free of mental anxiety. May I live in peace. May my life be blessed with ease. (The full prayer is at the back of the planner.)
2. LOOK 5 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE. Ask your Soul to show you what your successful life looks + feels like 5 years ahead. Happy, healthy, blessed with ease. You may not recognize yourself. It may seem impossible. You may have already dreamed this dream. Breathe into your heart to sense the expansiveness. Whatever the vision is, you are happy, healthy, blessed with ease.
Describe your IDEAL LIFE 5 years into the future. An important distinction: This is not a 5-year plan. You’re not thinking, “What can I accomplish in the next 5 years?” You’re thinking meta-physically. Expansion. Blessings. Abundance. Vitality. Magnificence. Goodwill. Joy. Ideal… 5 years from now.
3. BEND TIME. Take that 5 year IDEAL LIFE vision and see it happening 1 year from now. Because why not?! Pull in the workable parts. Expanded thinking expands what’s possible.
4. GET SPECIFIC. Refer to the Life Areas for inspiration and describe how your IDEAL LIFE looks + feels.
5. SET INTENTIONS. My IDEAL LIFE inspires me to:
+ BE DEVOTED. What Soul Qualities am I embodying? What energy am I bringing to my life?
+ BLESS + RELEASE. What will I let go of or stop doing?
+ HAVE. Is there anything I need to acquire, own, or experience in order to create my ideal life?
+ THINK NOURISHING THOUGHTS. What thoughts are a vibrational match for my ideal life?
+ DO. What will I focus on strengthening for my ideal life?
+ CONNECT. Who can help me actualize my ideal life?
CREATION. HOW WILL I MANIFEST MY IDEALS?
When we plan to use our fulfillment to also benefit others, we increase our success. The universe supports goodwill because it’s the natural order of things.
+ CONNECT. Consider your IDEAL LIFE from the VISION BUILDER and ask this beautiful question: How might this benefit or harm others? Adjust accordingly. Okay, let’s make good things happen…
+ BUILD IT. Create 2 or 3 vignettes—like movie scenes—of your IDEAL LIFE.
+ Visualize the fulfillment of what you want—a completion scenario. For example, if you want to win a race, you wouldn’t visualize training, you’d see yourself getting the medal. It’s a punctuated moment that sums up your success.
+ Take the time to perfect your vignettes so they’re what you really want. Once you start visualizing regularly, you don’t want to change it up too much. That’d be like switching your restaurant order a bunch of times—it can create confusion in the kitchen. Refine what’s going into your mind and then play it on repeat.
+ Create vignettes for more than one part of your life. For example, one vignette could focus on your LIVELIHOOD. Another could be for your BODY and wellness. One visual could be about RELATIONSHIPS. Others could be less personal, a scene of happiness in your neighborhood, flowing clean rivers…
+ Be consistent. Doing this visualization for 21 minutes a day is like dream fertilizer. Super devoted? Do this daily for nine months to a year.
THE PRACTICE. Senses-energies-colours-thanks-release-thanks
1. INVOCATION. Call in higher guidance. [Dedication of Merit + Invocation are in the back of the planner.]
2. SEE IT IN YOUR HEART as if there’s a projection screen in your heart chakra.
3. ENGAGE YOUR SENSES. See, smell, hear what’s in the vision. Where are you, who are you with? What’s the quality of light, atmosphere, sounds?
4. ADD ENERGY. Breathe Soul Qualities through your heart as you’re visualizing. Pour on the energy! Divine Love. Generosity. Radiance. Gratitude. Joy etc…
5. ADD LIGHT. Infuse each vision with light-hued colour frequencies: soft pinks + white light + translucent golds.
6. GIVE THANKS for the realization of that vision! Then repeat the process for your other scenes.
7. RELEASE IT. Release all of your visions into the sky until they fully disappear from your sight.
8. GIVE MORE THANKS to the Higher Beings helping you manifest!
Now let your Faith handle it. There is no need to obsess or tug at it. You focus on Heart Centered living + leadership, and Creation will take care of the rest.
THE WRITE + BURN RITUAL Energy cleansing…
You can practice reflective writing in the 24 hours before the New Moon and on the day of the Full Moon. This is a beautiful way to dissolve emotional blocks and bring Love to the shadow self. You may see new answers if you work with the same questions repeatedly. Repetition helps us go deeper sometimes. Ideally, we do this practice at night.
THE PRACTICE
1. Write for 21+ minutes on the following questions—or whatever you’d like to bless + release—using a lead pencil.
2. Burn safely, or tear into tiny pieces and dispose.
3. Important: Follow up with a salt bath, shower, or ocean swim ASAP to cleanse the residue from your energy field.
THE QUESTIONS
+ What emotions am I experiencing currently? List.
+ Which emotion is the most intense? Name.
+ Is this emotion associated with a recent memory? Explore.
+ Now, go as far back as you can down Memory Lane, and visualize a scenario that you experienced with this same intense emotion as a young child. Explore this space. Go deep.
+ What lessons can I learn from this emotion and experience?
HEART CENTERED ALTAR a dedicated space for increasing sacred energies…
INTENTION. A Heart Centered Altar is an act of gratitude to Life. It brings your attention to your Divinity within. Over time, the more you work with this space, the more energized it becomes—soaked with your intention and blessings.
AREA. Living + dining room, sunroom, office/work/creative space. Not ideal: bedroom, bathroom, laundry room, basement.
STRUCTURE. Create a round base with a platter, paper/fabric, a circular placemat, a circle painted on a surface, even a hula hoop if you have a big area. Divide the circle into quarters (as if drawing a horizontal + vertical line thru it.) To represent the elements, place (in any quadrant you like) Fire = candle. Water = glass of water. Air = incense. Earth = plant or flowers. NOTE: Put sand or rice in a container and stick in incense. Keep 3, 4, or 7 incense sticks in the container. Light one at a time if you don’t want too much smoke or keep them unlit.
ITEMS. Statuettes, images of Higher Beings, deities, saints—whoever you connect with. Sacred geometry symbols. Photos of loved ones (this includes yourself!), friends, partners, family, kiddos, pets—anyone who makes you light up when you connect with them. Objects of devotion, items from nature. Written prayers, mantras, sacred words. Images of a harmonious world.
MAINTENANCE. Sundays are a great day for altar tending. Dust. Refresh the water and flowers. Sage, spray with essential oils if you like. If possible, do your meditation or prayer practice by your altar. Let it be still. We don’t want to add or subtract objects constantly— let the energy build momentum. The best times to edit/add to your altar are during a New Moon, Equinox, or a Solstice.
PRIVACY. Your altar is a holy offering. Consider keeping it private.
CONNECTION THE HEART CENTERING PRACTICE
The basis of this practice: Breathe EVERYTHING into your heart to be transformed— the painful feelings, heavy energy, unfriendly sensations. Bring it all into the Heart Space for healing.
So we’re not pushing the challenges away; we’re integrating them into our consciousness, and in doing so, our consciousness expands—we become more Loving. Because we created the pain energy, we can heal it. The power is in the simplicity of this practice. You can do this as a meditation or with a few breaths multiple times a day.
Note: It’s best to do this when you’re feeling calm—not if you’re super triggered in the moment.
SIMPLE FORM
1. Breathe what you want to heal into your heart.
2. Saturate it with light, translucent rainbow colours.
3. Take a few breaths. Carry on.
LONG FORM
This is ideally a 10 to 20-minute meditation.
1. INVOKE. Call on the Presence of The Divine to support you.
2. ALIGN. Lightly tap your crown chakra + heart chakra 3 times.
3. RECALL POSITIVITY. Soften your mind to tune into Love. Bring to mind the awareness of your Love and happiness. Consider recalling a sweet experience with someone you Love. Or sit in your Love for Mother Nature or Life itself. Breathe in the awareness of that Loving, expansive energy. Notice the quality of energy in your heart chakra…warm, golden-hued light filling your heart center.
4. WHAT NEEDS HEALING? Think of what you want to bring healing to—mental, emotional, or physical struggle. An unfriendly situation. A grievance, fear, or anxiety. A relationship dynamic. A negative thought loop.
5. FOCUS. Bring that ONE energy/situation into your heart chakra. Your heart is welcoming all of this in—unendingly loving and patient. Breathe gently, naturally.
6. LIGHT. Pour soft, rainbow-coloured light frequencies onto the pain energy. Think: light pinks, peachy tones, light golds, minty greens, sky blues, lavender. You could also sing to the pain or chant a mantra.
7. POURING. Keep pouring on Loving Kindness through the rainbow light spectrum or sound vibration. Stay gentle. Let the challenging energy be in your heart. No need to ask it to change or evolve. No need to over analyze. Let it rest in Love and relax in the vastness of your heart.
8. COMPLETE with a deep breath.
9. NOTICE what you notice. Hold it all lightly. Get on with your day.
DEDICATION OF MERIT
I dedicate the merit of all practices to the awakening of all sentient beings, and the purification and healing of the Greater Mother, our planet Gaia. So be it and so it is.
INVOCATION
With Love and Gratitude, invoking the Presence of the Higher Ones, including my Higher Self, my Inner Divinity, and my Innermost Light to help me heal on all levels and embody Wisdom and Compassion.
METTA BHAVANA
May I be happy
May I be healthy
May I be free of suffering
May I be free of mental anxiety
May I live in peace
May my life be blessed with ease
May you be happy
May you be healthy
May you be free of suffering
May you be free of mental anxiety
May you live in peace
May your life be blessed with ease
May we be happy
May we be healthy
May we be free of suffering
May we be free of mental anxiety
May we live in peace
May our lives be blessed with ease
We can say this when we wake up in the morning, before our devotional practices, meals, movement, the work day—anything that we do to be vital and strong—we can offer it to all beings, everywhere.
Before and after meditation, visualization, contemplation, we can call on Divine energies for guidance and support. We close with this in gratitude.
In Buddhist terminology, Metta = Loving Kindness Bhavana = practice
We can offer this to our Inner Child and all aspects of our life.
To our beloveds, the people we may not agree with, past, present, strangers, the people we serve. To all beings everywhere—including the plant + animal kingdoms.
“Metta is indeed a universal, unselfish and allembracing love.…If these qualities of metta are sufficiently cultivated through metta-bhavana, the result is the acquisition of a tremendous inner power which preserves, protects and heals both oneself and others”.
- The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
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Thank you to our beautiful Heart Centered Membership community—you melt me. And all the very Special Planner People who love this planet and want to live on it in harmony. We got this—together.
Breathe into your heart,
DANIELLE LAPORTE ’s Heart Centered Membership and Leadership curriculum supports facilitators in 30+ countries bringing Heart Centered concepts to entrepreneurs, families, counselors, incarcerated people, yoga classes, and global consultancies. Her body of work has reached over 40 million people, with best-selling books including How to Be Loving, White Hot Truth, The Desire Map and The Fire Starter Sessions; the Heart Centered Planner; and her top-ranked podcast, WITH LOVE, DANIELLE. A former think tank director and publicist, millions of people visit daniellelaporte.com every month. She lives in Vancouver, BC.
V.S. is a metaphysical practitioner who works closely with Danielle to create meditations and practices, and provide astrological and energetic guidance. Originally from India, she draws from multiple wisdom traditions.
