March B Issue
Real Happiness
SHARON SALZBERG Log On Our Website and Learn more in how to Live a Conscious Lifestyle: OMTimes.com
Table of Contents 38
26 46
50
26. Sharon Salzberg Interview 38. Our Mission to Heal Ourselves 46. Whenever You’re Ready 50. Love Signs from Heaven
OMTIMES.COM
29
60
60. The Secret To Affirmation That Work
68. How Many Types of Meditation are There?
76
76. How Should Parents Deal with Stress and Anxiety
82. Benefits of Reiki Practice for Animals
92. 10 Ways to Converse with Your Pet
98. Universal Laws and Our Inner Compass
106. We Are What We Believe In
82
92
OMTIMES.COM
MARCH B EDITION
OMTIMES THE FIRST CONSCIOUS LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE
104 44 SPIRITUALITY
58
PERSONAL GROWTH METAPHYSICS
90
OMLIVING
OMTIMES.COM
& CONSCIOUS LIFE Editor in Chief Publisher Managing Editor Lay out Designer Greek Edition: Social Media: Cartoons: Images:
Liane Buck Christopher Buck Lisa Shaw Vik Leigh Christos Archos Iryn Fernando Cartoon Resource BigstockPhotos
OMTimes Magazine is a Twice-Monthly Publication from OMTimes Media, INC OMTimes Media Inc is A 502 Company. A company fully Owned by Humanity Healing International, a 501-C (3), an IRS Registered Charity. OMTimes Magazine ™ is a Trademark of OMTimes Media , Inc & Publishing House. For inquiries or suggestions, or advertisement contact us at:
+1 571-266-8463 INQUIRY@OMTIMES.COM 825-C , Merrimon Avenue, Suite #301 Asheville, North Carolina 28804
Letter to the Editor P.O.Box 1333 Oil City, PA 16301 Email: Editor@Omtimes.com Robyn M Fritz Customer Service: (Phone) 571-266-8463 Or email inquiry@Omtimes.com
GET IN TOUCH
Robyn M Fritz
FOR ADVERTISEMENT & RELATED INQUIRIES WRITE TO OMTIMES MAGAZINE INQUIRY@OMTIMES.COM OMTIMES RADIO CONSCIOUS.RADIO@OMTIMES.COM OMTIMES | MARCH B EDITION
Sandie Sedgbeer
HOW
A
REAL
CONSCIOUS IS
SUPPOSED
TO
RADIO
Â
BE
SACRED MUSIC
TUNE
INTO
OMTIMES HAS
TO
WHAT
i-OM.fm, the radio engineered for the
RADIO
Consciously aware that helps you to be open to unlimited potential
OFFER
Just Imagine a way to
16 BROADCASTING HOURS
broadcast your message, to
RADIO CONCIERGE
change the world with your
PRODUCED LIVE SHOWS
passion, your ideas without
3 TARGETED COMMERCIALS
feeling you are the lonely voice in the desert.
SYNDICATION ON 17 MORE CHANNELS
OMTIMES.COM/IOM
PARADISE IN THE PALISADES
TALK RADIO
Reach an audience of 500,000 + listeners a month. Start your Show and receive pitches for your shows with The Best of the Conscious Lifestyle, Spiritual and Holistic Communities.
Phone | +1 571-266-8463 Conscious.Radio@Omtimes.com
OMTIMES.COM/IOM
Conscious
OMTIMES Radio iOM.FM
ACCESS THE BEST OF TALK RADIO
With the Headliners and Influencers of the Conscious World
Light On Living What is going OM Dr Kevin Show Destination Unlimited Acorn To Oak Inspired Conversations The Autoimmune Hour Miracle Guidance Voice Rising Inspiration & Transformations
The Inspired Living Vibrant Living Network Wiki Politiki Outside the Impossible Joy Of Business Imperfect Brilliance Decide To Transform The Stream Of David Let's Find Out It's Your Ego, Stupid.
OMTIMES Radio iOM.FM
Looking to connect with the Conscious Community? Let OMTimes point the way!
omtimes.com/advertise
THE SECRET OF REAL HAPPINESS
Sharon Salzberg is a pioneer in the field of Meditation, a world-renowned teacher and New York Times bestselling author. She has played a pivotal role in bringing Meditation and mindfulness into mainstream American culture since 1974.
Sharon Salzberg is co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, and has authored ten books, including the New York Times bestseller, Real Happiness, her seminal work, Lovingkindness and her 2017 release, Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection. Acclaimed for her down-to-earth and relatable teaching style, Sharon offers a secular, modern approach to Buddhist teachings, making them instantly accessible. Her writing can be found on Medium, On Being, the Maria Shriver blog, and Huffington Post. Sharon is also the host of her podcast, The Metta Hour, with 100+ episodes featuring interviews with the top leaders and voices in the Meditation and mindfulness movement. OMTimes: What is the role our life experience plays when one is trying to learn how to meditate?
Sharon Salzberg: On the positive side, we may have learned about impermanence and letting go just from life! On the more negative side, maybe we’re used to powering through challenges with a lot of selfjudgment and force, self compassion works a lot better in Meditation than harsh selfjudgment. It works a lot better in life too, but a lot of times we don’t know that. OMTIMES: would you call yourself a Fearless Person? Sharon Salzberg: I certainly experience fear, but what is also true is that I experience fear very differently from how I used to before I started meditating. Cultivating the quality of mindfulness allows us to be with feelings and neither get overwhelmed or defined by them nor ad shame and resistance or denial. Sometimes we say mindfulness is the place in the middle, between being swamped and pushing away that has helped me a lot in facing my fear. Now it doesn’t drive me.
OMTIMES |MARCH B EDITION MARCH A|OMTIMES
OMTimes: Would you say that Meditation is a common ground to all the Spiritual and Mystical Practices? Sharon Salzberg: I think the realization is common to all traditions: not just admiring the work or freedom of another, even a figure like the Buddha, but dealing with the experiences of one’s own mind and body. That’s the point. In many traditions, and indeed, as I studied in the Buddhist tradition, Meditation is a big part of that. OMTimes: How can a Human Being (a Seeker) develop a heart with no Judgement? Sharon Salzberg: No judgment doesn’t mean any discernment. No judgment means no holding on to or pushing away our experience so that we can see into it more deeply. This is where clarity comes from and wisdom. We train in that very ability when we train in mindfulness.
The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention. Sharon Salzberg
OMTIMES |MARCH B EDITION
OMTimes: The Zen Concept of Bearing Witness is to embrace both Joy and sorrows; it is to be one with suffering we may encounter without Judgement. In doing such, we actively contribute to the healing of the situation inside of oneself. How does one conciliate action and non-action in the Practice to Bear Witness? How can Meditation enhance this approach? Sharon Salzberg: We start by bearing witness, but that doesn’t mean we never take action. It means we’re not driven into action by habits of avoidance or grasping. Space opens up from bearing witness, and in that space, we might see options for action we never saw before. This is what meditation training is all about.
March B 2020 | OMTIMES
OMTimes: What are the Precepts? Sharon Salzberg: There are five precepts in the Buddhist tradition that guide our ethical conduct, out of compassion for ourselves and others. They are: undertaking the precept 1) not to kill (or stated positively, to develop a reverence for life). 2) not to steal, (or taking only that which has been offered). 3) not to commit sexual misconduct, refraining from using one’s sexual energy in ways that are exploitative or harmful to someone else or ourselves. 4) not lying (or only saying that which is both accurate and useful. 5) refraining from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind or cause heedlessness. OMTimes: what assistance may a meditation practice offer when referring to the Art of Dying? Sharon Salzberg: Meditation teaches us to let go all of the time: of distractions, ruminating about the past, and the future, of the last moment. It also teaches us to connect to something bigger than time and our physical bodies.
OMTimes: How can Seva change and enhance somebody’s spiritual path? In your opinion, how important is Seva to someone trailing the Path of SelfRealization? Sharon Salzberg: Seva means service, which is both a path to a liberated mind and an expression of a liberated mind.
When we practice service, we move beyond the narrow confines of self-preoccupation and deepen the qualities of compassion and sympathetic joy (joy in the Happiness of others.) it helps open our hearts and recognize our interconnectedness. All this is very helpful on a spiritual path, and also is a natural expression of a mind that is no longer lost in the sense of a rigid, separate self and is free of greed, hatred, and delusion. OMTIMES: Tell us a bit more about your next creative projects and how people can get follow you and know about your events? Sharon Salzberg: My website is sharonsalzberg.com. There, one can find programs, writings, books, and recordings.
Real Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A 28-Day Program to Realize the Power of Meditation.
OMTIMES | MARCH B
Follow Sharon at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SharonSalzberg/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharonsalzberg/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sharonsalzberg
Health & Wellness
Innovative new approaches to Healing as well as holistic methods for dealing with health issues and personal growth
Our Mission to Heal Ourselves by Jennifer Ott
I
n a world full of conflict and in
them, document them, learn from
crisis, modern missions reflect
them and eventually heal. Our own
upon self-healing and address our
healing reflects on everything we
deep-seated emotional triggers.
do and every person we come into
Once we learn where these triggers
contact with. In doing so, we can’t
arise from, we can begin to release
help but heal the world.
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
In our pragmatic society, many of us
and pragmatic work ethic. If we are
at one time have written a mission
not working ourselves to the bone,
statement, a description of our goals
we are unworthy. It may have been a
in regard to a business or creative
mission statement for the 20th Century,
project. We have to spell it to the
but boy, times have changed.
world. “This is my mission.� Humanity is at a precipice. We are on And so, it goes. Many of us adhere to
the verge of self-destruction. So, how
our personal mission statements as if
do we save the planet?
they were a life goal. Often, we place our entire existence so that if we fail in our mission, we are failures at life.
The answer for many is to save ourselves
How detrimental can this be to our psyche and our relationships?
Again, it sounds selfish, but consider it this way. The more we care for
There is no denying it, turning on the
ourselves, offer tender comfort to our
news to see the world can flip our
own hearts and listen to the stories
personal mission on its side. How can
of our souls, we find our true mission
we continue with our mission when
for healing not just ourselves but the
the Earth is in crisis, and when people
world.
are suffering? It makes our personal missions and our statements seem
When we take the time to heal our
superfluous. How entitled are we to
own hearts and souls, we come to
even dare have a mission statement
face the ills we have personally been
when our world is in chaos?
suffering not just in this lifetime, but perhaps in all our previous lifetimes.
As many of us have come to a crisis
Freeing ourselves from our own pain
of the heart and mind, our personal
sheds light not just in our life, but in
mission statements appear irrelevant.
all those coming into contact. The
It may be harder to digest that our true
question for many is, how do we reach
mission in this life is self-care. Oh, how
this level of healing.
dare we? How selfish to devote a life of self-care in a society that derived its culture from the Industrial Revolution
Find Activities that Sooth Our Souls
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
We are all beautiful individuals with our own unique design. There is no singular answer to this question. From some, it is meditation, others it is an art and others it is nature. It is wherever we find complete ease with the present moment. It is the place where we don’t have to be anything but ourselves. Once we find this place, we sit upon it as a golden throne, kings and queens in our private domain.
Allow the rise of the pain Deep heart and soul pains are like cancers. Often, we don’t see them, and rarely we may feel them, and yet the tumor is there. It appears in innocuous fashions – raging anger, phobias, and heartaches. Many times, we don’t know why we have such reactions and easily dismiss them as a passing emotion and care little for our triggers.
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
In a culture that has become
our diagnosis. We may take the
complacent and comfortable, facing
advice of family, councilors or
adversity is tough, especially our
even society, whom with all good
own. This pain must be liberated.
intentions tell us what we need,
It is imperative not just to our own
and yet we are our own best
healing but to the world. Once we
doctors. Only we can truly assess
let it out, we let it go, and we are
our internal pains. We need to do
free.
what’s right for us, not for others.
Document our Pain
Heal the World
What? We have to write about it.
Once we sense deep healing in
Yes. Doctors write the diagnosis
ourselves, healing the world is
of a patient, as we should do the
a natural side effect. We appear
same. This is the gestation phase
with better attitudes. We bear
of healing. We can write it in a
less judgment upon others.
journal, we can paint it, we can even
We are more eager to help and
it sing it aloud. Making it real gives
support others. We realize that a
legitimacy to our healing and helps
united world is far better than any
us understand the source of our
personal mission statement.
inner pain. Jennifer Ott is the author of
Allow Healing
several fiction and nonfiction titles. Her latest WIP, Arise, My
Understanding the source of our
Tribe, tells the story of a past life
pain helps us understand what we
Celtic Healer weaver her tale
need. Perhaps it is the solitude we
through the life of a modern-day
need. We need to get away and
woman in an existential crisis.
assess our values in life, or maybe
Throughout the past twenty years,
we need to seek the comfort of
Jennifer studied various types
friends and family.
of meditations and shamanism, from nada yoga, mindfulness
Much of the time, we go about
meditation and pagan religious
self-healing not knowing exactly
ceremonies.
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
Simply Spiritual To perceive reality from a different perspective is to open oneself to the wonders and unlimited wealth of creation. Simply Spiritual offers the opportunity to visit new places, new methods, and different ways to perceive the vast human knowledge of our Universe.
Whenever You’re Ready
I
met a fellow who had been
pills daily, and tried a wide range of
diagnosed with a rare debilitating
treatments, none of which helped. He
disease. For seven years, Stan
kept losing weight until he was down
consulted with over a hundred
to 120 pounds. A final experiment with
doctors, submitted to endless tests,
a risky drug failed. His doctor told him,
ingested more than a hundred
“You will soon die.”
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
At that moment, Stan got fed up with
not the sources of our health, but
depending on doctors to save him and
channels through which life force
instead, he turned within. He affirmed
delivers our well-being. We can
over and over and over again, “I am
also access healing energy directly
healed.” After six weeks of intensive
without employing an external agent.
introspection and affirmation, Stan
This principle does not discredit
began to feel better and his symptoms
doctors, who help in huge ways. More
started to disappear. He gained
fundamentally, it empowers patients.
weight. Eventually, he was restored to perfect health and he felt fantastic.
I know a massage therapist who
Now Stan looks radiant, lives a full life,
was assigned to work on a terminal
works from home, and spends many-
cancer patient in a hospital. Emma
valued hours a day with his wife and
supposedly had a week to live. While
children. He is a walking miracle.
Jane was massaging Emma, the patient revealed that she had had a
A Course in Miracles urges us to
fight with her sister 25 years earlier,
remember, “I am under no law’s but
and the two had not spoken since
God’s.” It tells us that the many laws
that time. Jane used some coaching
we believe we are subject to, such as
skills to help Emma admit that she
nutrition, economics, and reciprocity,
really loved her sister and wished to
are not the ultimate dynamics that
reconcile with her. She decided to
govern well-being. There are vaster,
phone her and make amends.
deeper universal principles that make our lives work. When we discover and
A week later Jane was in the hospital
live by them, we enjoy the freedom
and she passed Emma’s room. To
that lesser laws cannot deliver.
her astonishment, the woman was standing before a mirror, dressed
The Course explains that it is the
nicely, applying makeup. “What’s
mind of the patient that chooses
happened to you?” asked Jane,
to be healed or not. We enlist
amazed at Emma’s vitality. “I’m going
doctors and medicine as agents, or
home,” she replied. “I had a heart-
permission slips, to serve our inner
to-heart talk with my sister, and we
choice for wellness or sickness.
made up. I can hardly describe the
Such professionals and methods are
relief I felt in releasing this burden.
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
The next time I went for x-rays, the doctors found no sign of cancer, and released me.� We have been taught that external conditions determine our state of mind; favorable conditions make us well and happy, and unfavorable conditions damage or depress us. OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
Yet it is the other way around: It is
it is called for. Yet at a deeper level,
our thoughts that create or attract
choice plays a far greater role in health
conditions, and the internal choices
than most people recognize.
that make us happy or not. While some people interpret this dynamic as
If you are dealing with a lingering
a cause for guilt or blame for negative
physical, emotional, financial, or
events, it is actually supremely
relationship challenge, consider
empowering. If in the past, you have
how an attitudinal upgrade might
used the power of the mind to cause
accelerate your healing process.
problems, you can redirect that very
Healing functions at an entirely
power to create solutions. As author
different frequency than illness. Fear,
Mike Dooley says, “Blame is not in
anger, resentment, and blame match
the vocabulary of a spiritually evolved
and sustain the illness frequency.
person.”
Love, including self-love, joy, creativity, passion, and forgiveness, match and
While it appears that things happen
sustain the healing frequency. Your
to us, they actually happen from us.
radio cannot be tuned to two different
If everything is a choice, why would
stations at the same time. Like Stan,
some people choose illness? No one,
who found apparently impossible
of course, would consciously choose
healing by claiming wellness, your
illness, but there are subconscious
choice for wholeness could prove to be
motivations that might make illness
the turning point you seek.
attractive. You get out of going to school, work, or other activities you would rather not do. You get attention, sympathy, and favors. You get money. You get to be “right” or gain revenge by blaming someone who hurt you. You get to “prove” that your body has power over your life and mind. This is not to say that people who get sick do not deserve time off or emotional or financial support; compassion sees beyond blame and gives love where
Alan Cohen is the author of many inspirational books, including A Course in Miracles Made Easy. Join Alan for his life-changing Holistic Life Coach Training beginning September 1, 2020. For information on this program and Alan’s books, videos, audios, online courses, retreats, and other inspirational events and materials, visit www. AlanCohen.com.
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
Love Signs from Heaven By Kay Reynolds
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
H
ave you ever wondered
she had when the hairs on the back
if you are getting signs
of her neck stood up. She shakes her
from Heaven? It’s not
head, trying to convince herself it’s
unusual for our loved
all in her imagination. Then the radio
ones who have passed to give us
switches stations completely on its
signs they are with us.
own and lands where her mom’s favorite song is playing. She wonders if
Sitting at home all alone, Shannon
her mom, who passed away last year,
suddenly hears a knocking noise in
is somehow in the car with her. She
the distance. This isn’t a knocking
laughs out loud and says, don’t be silly.
sound like one might hear if someone was at the door. It’s an odd
Three days later, while driving along
sound, one not quite recognizable.
minding her own business, for a
She shrugs it off, thinking it is the
split second, she smelled her mom’s
house because she knows houses
famous apple pie. A smile creeps over
are known to make noises from time
her face as she secretly hopes her
to time for various reasons. A few
mom is with her.
minutes later, Shannon hears the knock again and then again.
Millions of people have similar experiences, all wondering if it is a
The hair on the back of her neck
sign from Heaven from a loved one
rises; she turns her head to the right
trying to connect with them. It is the
expecting to see someone there, but
greatest hope to connect somehow,
the space is empty. It seems strange
someway to those who have passed
because she could have sworn, she
away.
thought someone was there. There are plenty of mediums who A few days later, while driving to
claim they can do just that but, what
work, Shannon has the same feeling
about those who are not mediums?
OM TIMES | Mar Feb A B Edition 2020
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
Is it possible for them to feel or
As a medium, people call all the
sense their departed loved ones?
time with odd things happening over and over, and they have a
All people are born with intuition,
sense it is a departed loved one
the ability to feel, sense, or
trying to tell them something. They
know something without really
automatically think something is
understanding how they know.
wrong, their loved one is trying to
An example of this is a mother’s
warn them, and they want help to
intuition knowing her child is hurt
see what the warning might be.
even when the child is away at school. The mother’s connection
When asked who they think it might
to her child is so strong, she senses
be, they name someone they know
something is wrong.
in the spirit world right away, and
The energy imprint of a loved one remains fresh in the memory of the living.
most of the time, they are correct. Most of the time, the spirit person is only trying to get their attention to let them know they are around.
Those who have passed are quite
Unless the occurrences are
creative in finding ways to get their
becoming frightening to those in
loved one's attention. They are
the house, there shouldn’t be a need
excellent manipulators of electronics
to see a medium. There are some
and electricity. Flipping the lights
things one can do to help things
on and off, switching channels on
ease up a bit but, first, become
the radio, and even projecting their
aware of ways they will try to
image on a computer screen or into a
communicate.
photo is possible.
Signs from Heaven
Loved ones in the spirit world are always trying to connect to the family
There are common signs such as
on Earth. There is no death, only a
finding a white feather in an odd
change of worlds. They want this world
place, a robin or dove showing up
to know they are still with very much a
and not leaving as they normally
part of their family and friend's lives.
would do, or hearing their favorite
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
song on the radio but, there are more
If the living becomes frightened, let
signs. Here are a few more.
the spirit person know. The living can always ask the spirit person to step
• Unusual noises that can’t be
back.
explained that repeat over and over • Familiar smells that remind you of
It is a little frightening to think of
your loved one especially in places
a visitor from Heaven nearby. Just
you wouldn’t normally have that
imagine what it must feel like for
smell
them to send out a sign to a loved one
• The feeling of not being alone
letting them know they are with them
• Suddenly thinking of your loved
and their loved one acknowledges
one for no clear reason or seeing
they got the sign. Imagine how happy
them in your mind's eye
the spirit person must feel to know their loved one knows they haven’t
These are only some of the creative
really gone anywhere; they are still a
ways the spirit world will try to let you
part of their life.
know they are there.
What Can Those Left Behind Do?
The next time a thought crosses the mind of mom or dad is around to say hi from across the veil, chances are it's true and not the imagination.
Listen to their intuition. The first person they think of is who has come to say hello.
— Kay Reynolds trained extensively
Pay attention to the signs.
as a medium at the prestigious
Acknowledge they are aware someone is with them, even if they are not sure or don’t know who it could be.
Arthur Findlay College in Stansted, England. Her book, The Evidential Medium, will publish in 2020. Find her at www.kayreynolds. org/ and www.facebook.com/
Talk to the spirit person as if they
mediumkayreynolds/
were alive. They hear all the thoughts. OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
OMTimes Magazine Relax… Let your worries drift away into the moment… OMTimes is a free publication and can be delivered right to your inbox… Subscribe at: Free OMTimes Subscription Visit our website at: www.omtimes.com
OM Living For those living a more Conscious Lifestyle
The Secret to Affirmations that Work
by Johanna Kern
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
What makes them effective and what makes them fall through
F
We should begin by changing our beliefs about ourselves. It is good first to recognize that we are really worthy of having
or centuries, successful and
a better life, that we deserve a
influential people have been
better fate. You can say to yourself
using affirmations that have
for example, “I now know that life
brought them extraordinary
can bring me all that is good; I am
results. Step-by-step, with the help of
ready for better and better days.”
effective affirmations, many ordinary people have turned failures into success,
2. You don't have to repeat
illness into health, unhappiness into
affirmation thousands of times;
the joy of living. However, also many
several times of real-life proof will
people find out that the affirmations
make it effective and believable
they have used don’t work. What is the
for your subconscious mind.
problem? What has been missing in
Here is a simple trick: repeat the
their affirmation techniques?
affirmation at the moment that proves to the subconscious that
The purpose of an affirmation is to pass
what you are affirming is true.
a message to the subconscious mind
For example, when doing “money
and to make it believe the message
affirmations,” you can effectively
is true. Our subconscious will reject
use the time when you are going
anything that it perceives as nonsense.
shopping. When you take out your bills or credit card, it is an
Repeating affirmations such as “I am
excellent moment to say: "I have
healthy” when we are ill, or “I am rich”
more than enough to spend.”
when we barely can pay our bills are, in 3. What you are affirming needs
fact, ineffective.
to trigger your feelings. The There are simple steps to learn and
subconscious mind does not
practice successful affirming:
communicate with words, but with feelings and emotions. To
1. Take it to step by step. The
fully benefit from an affirmation,
affirmation must agree with what
you either need to become
is acceptable for our subconscious.
familiar with your emotions or
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
use your imagination and visualize
mind. If you struggle with health
that the situation stated in your
issues and say, "I am healthy,"
affirmation has already come true.
you will trigger resistance in your
Feel the pleasure, fun, delight, and
subconscious mind that may further
satisfaction of “arriving� where you
negatively affect your health. It is
want to be or see yourself in that
better to say, "I am getting better
situation and imagine that you feel
and better" at a moment when
the feelings.
you feel some relief since that
4.
will truly help you to overcome
5. Affirmations do not always have to
your predicament. Or, even more,
be in the present tense. Remember
effective will be the statement: "I
that all you are affirming needs to
choose to feel better and better" -
be acceptable to your subconscious
repeated at any moment you want.
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
The reason is that if you use such a
scent of baked cookies will help
form, you are not limiting yourself in
you more effectively influence your
how much better you can get.
subconscious mind by associating the topic of your affirmation with
6. Repeating affirmations is more
real, natural pleasure.
effective when accompanied by a natural, pleasant scent. It is good to
Take one day at a time.
remember to repeat affirmations while walking in the park, sitting in
You have been programming your
a garden, or you can simply bring
subconscious for many years. Most
some natural scents to your home. A
likely, ever since you were a small
scented candle, a pleasant bouquet,
child, you have acquired patterns
freshly aired home, or even the
that led you to where you are in your
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
life. If you were completely satisfied
“Today, I acknowledge,
with your life, if there were nothing
appreciate, and thank myself for
you wanted to change, you would
all I did, experienced and learned.
not seek any new ways to get the
I have a fresh start at becoming
desired outcome.
who I want to be.
Remember, when a single
My new journey begins. This is
affirmation is done right – it
the perfect place and time. I will
becomes a milestone on your
become welcome and enjoy the
journey through your subconscious.
new and better me.”
It will take you further and closer to what you want and lead you
Happy Affirming!
straight to a real change. However,
—
for such a change to happen, your subconscious needs to be in tune
Johanna Kern is a
with your mind.
transformational teacher,
You deserve a truly great life. Whoever
award-winning author of “365
filmmaker and multiple
taught you to think differently about yourself – was wrong. Do not believe them anymore. You can take your destiny in your own hands. You can give yourself enough time and enough caring to make right what
(+1) Affirmations to Create A Great Life”, “Secrets of Love for Everyone,” “Master and the GreenEyed Hope,” etc. She practices and shares the Master Teachings of HOPE, helping people to find
went wrong.
their own power and progress in
And before all: relax and enjoy the
international attention, winning
all areas of life. Her story received
moment. You do deserve the best, and you will get where you want to be. After all, look how far you have already come. You are the best thing that can ever happen to you. Please
praise by readers in North America and Europe, and endorsement by three world-renowned experts: Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., Jerry Solfvin, Ph.D., and Brian Van der
remember that.
Horst. johannakern.com
Useful Affirmation to start:
JohannaKernAuthor
www.facebook.com/
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
How Many Types of Meditation are There? By Maria Humphreys OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
Y
ears ago, I had a boyfriend
time, others are developing new and
that would say things like
innovative ways of meditating. Just
"I don't need to go see
like life - the diversity is astounding.
the sunset I've seen it a
Change and growth are ongoing.
ton of times." He had a "been there done that" attitude about life can help
What is it that you want from
you tell? Today, I'm fairly certain that
meditation? How do you determine if
same guy would comment "I don't
it "works for you"? Peace, relaxation,
do meditation, I tried it and it doesn't
relief of anxiety, connection with prior
work for me." If I had a conversation
lives, igniting libido, removing false
with him today, I would ask - What is
beliefs, connecting with departed
the "it" and what is your definition of
loved ones - these are some of the
"work for me"?
goals people may have in mind when they begin to meditate. No matter our
Each day provides a new angle on
initial intention, most often, we can
the sun, each day provides a new
be surprised by the gifts of insight we
perspective on life. No two sunsets
receive. Usually, thoughts will come
are exactly alike, no two moments
to us that we may not have previously
are identical. Most of us have learned
considered.
that experiences cannot be replicated, EXACTLY, no matter how hard we
For new meditators, it is wise to
may try. When we try to replicate
remove all preconceived ideas about
an experience, the result can be
what meditation is and ask that they
for the better or for the worse. It is
refrain from having any expectations.
usually worth the gamble to try for
You don't want to set yourself
improvement if something did not
up for disappointment; that very
work out so well the first time.
disappointment may, in fact, serve as a block for deeper meaning. This advice
How many types of meditation are
is true for experienced meditators as
there? I'm not sure an exact number
well. Just because you were able to
can be given. All over the world, people
go deeper than ever before, see those
are practicing meditations they have
colors, feel that wind on your face -
learned from prior generations or
does not mean that the depth will be
current teachers and at the same
replicated. Lose the preconceived ideas
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
and lofty expectations, perhaps your
MEDITATION POSSIBILITIES
ego is trying to intervene. It is wise to ground yourself in appreciation
CHAKRA DYANA MEDITATION: This
for WHATEVER may come before the
is an ancient chanting meditation.
meditation begins.
Spellings may vary in different parts of India. Participants are guided
In this article, I'd like to outline some
through the first 7 chakras and learn
of the types of meditation that are
how to use the vibration of their own
available to you. I hope that my
voice to activate and balance their
descriptions will open your mind to
own energy. The room will get LOUD.
new possibilities. I hope that perhaps
It is an amazing experience. Chakra
you will consider trying some of these
Dhyana is designed to empower and
styles in your life at some point.
connect you with your highest self.
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
Access your untapped energy by
sound courses through participants
using the powerful vibration of your
after a guided meditation designed
own voice in unity with those around
to help them connect with their
you. Participation is encouraged.
deepest, highest self. Usually, sound
Don't worry no one in the room is
healing is reserved for the end of
listening to YOU, they are focusing on
meditation since people sometimes
their own voice. Do NOT hold back
are lulled to sleep. It is an amazing
-your voice is a gift to the community
journey, to feel where the sound
and does NOT force yourself to utter
takes your soul is incredible.
the sounds if it causes you anxiety, instead relax and absorb the sounds
EXPLORATORY MEDITATION - The
around you.
best gift you can give to yourself is to take the time to investigate
MINDFULNESS MEDITATION/BODY
what YOUR unique connection with
SCAN - Focusing on the simplest
energy is. How you relate to the
things in life can be immensely
elements, how you process spiritual
rewarding. During this type of
awareness and energy. Different
meditation, participants are guided
types of meditation and breathing
through a body scan technique
techniques can vary and so can
designed to help them connect
our ability to process the incoming
more fully with their physical body,
information. In this meditation, the
by feeling the physical we can
focus is on what elements affect
appreciate the ethereal on a deeper
the participants. Everyone reacts
level. Every cell in your body contains
to the environment in different
energy, relaxation, and harness it in a
ways. Sound, smell, sight, knowing,
unique setting. ​From the tips of your
sensory, emotional - sometimes
toes to the top of your head, a gentle
gentle movement is used as you
guide will take you through this
investigate the incredible way
focusing exercise.
your physical body supports and enhances your spiritual journey.
SOUND THERAPY - Sounds bowls, bells, gongs, sometimes rain sticks
LAUGHING MEDITATION -
are used in this beautiful type of
Release all of your stress in a safe,
healing meditation. The vibration of
encouraging environment. The
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
integration of humor into the
INTENTION SETTING MEDITATION -
meditation practice is a powerful
Quite often, spiritual teaching in the
tool. Incorporating laughter into our
form of an affirmation or passage
day is so necessary. Sometimes, life
from a book can help inspire new
can seem so serious. Who better to
thinking. In this type of meditation,
laugh at than ourselves? Caution:
reading is offered and participants
everyone’s idea of what is funny can
sit in silent contemplation, then an
vary, sometimes no one even needs
open discussion or writing can take
to know what you are laughing
place honing in on a message from
about. Just hearing others laughing
the reading and coming up with an
can lift your energy. Let your mind
intention for the week (or whatever
go and indulge yourself. One caveat,
time you deem appropriate). An
for your own safety, does NOT laugh
intention setting meditation can
for an entire hour; pay attention to
be so helpful to help deepen our
your guide - the body must come
understanding of the teaching and
down to a resting state between
help us integrate the teaching into
bouts of hilarity.
our everyday lives. ​
WRITING MEDITATION - What a gift
Please feel free to comment on this
to give yourself the time to meditate
article or get in touch through any
and then sit in silent contemplation
of the social media platforms that
and allow your soul to spill out onto
STRONG BODY STRONG SOUL can be
paper. Bring a journal and an open
found.
heart to receive guidance, take the time to record your insights while
I invite you to listen to a brief
they are fresh. This meditation can
introduction to the chanting style
be incorporated into the tail end of
of meditation that I offer. No need
any of the above of course. The very
to download a thing, this is a free
act of writing seals in the experience.
gift to you - from my soul to yours. I
There is no need even to read the
hope you enjoy this episode of the
entries - you are writing to help
podcast https://anchor.fm/maria-
your brain take note (literally) of the
humphreys/episodes/Lets-Chant-A-
experience.
How-To--Sun... OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
How Should Parents Deal with Stress and Anxiety? by Fiona Wood
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
W
e’re living in a
better than ever before, we should
very hectic world,
also appreciate that our failure to
which means the
manage stress and anxiety will
levels of stress and
have a profound effect on our
anxiety are quite often too high for
kids. Scientific studies have shown
our own good. These feelings come
that stress is contagious between
as a consequence of our insecurity,
children and their parents or
uncertainty, or any other objective
caregivers. Amazingly, your one-
and subjective reasons. One of the
year-old can mirror its mother’s
roles which make us stressed is
bodily stress responses, such as
parenting. No matter how much
increased heart rate!
we love our kids and how much we wanted them, there is always this
Another point worth remembering
amazing feeling of responsibility that
is that our tendency to find comfort
we feel and that some of us often find
in food when dealing with stress can
just too overwhelming. Since we can’t
lead to weight gain in our young
remove this kind of responsibility,
children. That’s why it’s vital we learn
the only thing we can and should do
how to deal with stressful situations
is learn how to recognize stressful
if we can’t avoid them in the first
situations and develop coping
place. Being able to cope with such
mechanisms. Below are just some of
negative emotions is beneficial to
the tips that should help all parents,
both our health and the health of our
but especially those with little or no
kids. Finally, our kids learn from us
experience in parenting.
how to deal with stress. If we show
How does your anxiety affect your kid? The stress we carry around daily affect not only us but all those around us
them how it’s done, they’ll be more successful in both their private and professional life when they grow up.
Seeking help
as well, and there is no-one closer to you than your kid. While we might
Apart from the expected ones,
accept the fact that modern parents
parenting comes with many
are now expected to do more and
unexpected challenges, which
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
might be subtle, but can still push us
trouble conceiving turn to women
over the edge. When problems pile
in a similar position through helpful
up in our lives, it doesn’t take much
forums, you need to find the right
to succumb to all that pressure. While
kind of help for your problem. Going
some parents can recognize such
through a rough patch is normal and
situations and realize they need help,
you shouldn’t hesitate to seek help.
others are too reluctant to do so for several possible reasons. However, regardless of whether they have trust
Turning negative into positive
issues or are simply too proud to show any sign of weakness, they’re making
A lot has been said about the power
a huge mistake. Admitting that you
of positive thinking. We all know how
need help and surrounding yourself
much we can change our perspective
with people who understand you
if we simply take a different point
and want nothing but the best for
of view or attitude towards life. By
you is crucial. Just like women having
accepting that we’ll occasionally find
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
ourselves having nothing but negative
tips are the foundation of stress
thoughts, we’re actually making
management for parents. Being
the first step towards dealing with
successful at it means we’ll be able to
problems. The next one is to strive to
be the best parents we can, which is
replace such thoughts with positive
the most important thing after all.
ones. We should apply the same method when it comes to bringing kids up. If we help them use positive thoughts and language around events like tests, tournaments, and competitions, they’ll be under much less stress, which will certainly be reflected in their approach and results. While there are many other things we can do to cope with stress, these
— Fiona is a lifestyle blogger based in Melbourne, Australia. She's in love with good coffee, croissants, and fashion magazines. In her spare time, she plays tennis and travels around the world. You can read more from her on her blog High Style Life.
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
Benefits of Reiki Practice for Animals By Ministry Earth
R
eiki healing as energy is such
one can create a more pleasant and
a fantastic resource that can
safe atmosphere through Reiki healing.
be used on any living being, animals, people and plants,
Basically, there is no difference in
and even places. In many cases, even in
applying Reiki to people, animals, or
the natural environment and settings,
plants.
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
The only thing we would cite as a relevant factor when applying Reiki to animals is that while treating animals, we have to use more of our intuition and especially gifts of observation and perception.
When to use Reiki for Your Pet? Because it is possible to use Reiki therapy for an animal as a prevention therapy to strengthen its health and
Each animal reacts in a way to receive Reiki energy, what I see is that one thing is unanimous, they love it. For those who are not used to applying Reiki on animals, first, start with your pets. Then apply to animals from friends and acquaintances. Animals usually know what Reiki means and know that they will receive this energy, being predisposed and open at the time of therapy. However, if the animal does not wish to receive the energy at that time, it will transmit it to the Reiki Practitioner through its body language. This decision must be respected, we must not force an animal to do anything they do not wish or prepare to receive.
to promote welfare, one can use Reiki pretty much anytime. It is the truth that we are all subject to various kinds of energy at all times, and our animals can absorb these energies intensely. Taking care of the energy flow of the animal is also a form of love. Such treatments need not be frequent. Biweekly or monthly applications can significantly help the quality of life of your animal. However, as this is not always the case, the ideal time would be that the owners notice something strange, either behaviorally or physically. Reiki should be a resource, but it will not substitute the work of your
Also, it can often occur that the animal
Veterinarian.
is stipulating the time of its treatment.
Often the animal has some energy
If it has received sufficient energy, it
blocks that can easily interfere with
will give you some signal, or the Reiki
its welfare, which will not be easy
practitioner will feel the energy flow
- if ever - detected by veterinary
slow down considerably.
examinations. OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
Problems happen first in the spirit-
• Reduces animal stress
world. Thus, if the animal behaves
• Cease or relieve pain
strangely, Reiki may assist in its
• Speeds up the healing process
restoration and energy balancing,
• It improves and strengthens the
helping and preventing any disease that could manifest itself in the
animal immune system. • Decreases side effects of chemotherapies and other drugs.
animal's physical body.
• Prevents physical, mental Despite being widespread in recent times, Reiki Healing is still poorly known as a holistic alternative for animal treatment. I believe the most significant barrier is to show that
disorders, and ailments. • Calms and promotes general well-being • Stimulates the love and goodwill that is within each being
animals need this kind of care as well, and not to wait for a disease to settle
The treatment works holistically,
there to seek help.
that is, working on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual
Much of what happens to animals
levels of those who receive the Reiki
are problems and energies that
healing energy.
they absorb from their owners, so taking care of the animal's energetic and spiritual health is also part of responsible pet ownership.
Many studies around the world prove the effectiveness of energy and spiritual treatments. Everything is energy. And both humans and
Does Reiki have real confirmed benefits?
animals, beings composed of body, mind, emotions, and spirit, must address their troubles on these
Yes, practicing Reiki energy healing
four pillars, not just the physical,
has many benefits, among them
which allopathic remedies can
(all with scientific evidence) we can
provide. Everything is important,
mention:
but using only medicines treats the consequence, not the cause. Hence
• Improvement in animal behavioral disorders
the importance of addressing the body as a whole.
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
Animals are compassionate beings
Did you know that animals hear
and end up drawing our energy
and know ALL we talk about? Not to
when we are not well.
mention, FEEL everything we feel?
Reiki helps to restore and balance
So be careful with jokes and words
the energy of the animal when it
that are aggressive or even careless.
becomes overwhelmed with the
Be careful and try to avoid being
energies around it, whether in the
angry that you end up discounting
house or their owners.
on your pet. They do not speak a language understandable to us, but
Animals, especially cats, are sensitive
we communicate with them all the
and can actively assist in transmuting
time!
the energies of our homes and of our family. However, when there is
Talk to your pet, even mentally, they
an excess of negative or deficient
understand you through Images and
energy, the situation may be more
pictures. This is something to be very
than what an animal can handle
important to them!
solely. Hence, the importance of having more than one animal when
There are cases of animals that “hold�
the family is large), because only
their deaths because of the owner's
one animal can become ill, and
feelings. Some animals get sick out of
in many cases, it can perish. Reiki
fear or fear of what the owner thinks
helps maintain the animal's well-
and if they are going to be given to
being, to balance its balance, and to
someone else. This is exceptionally
strengthen their immune system.
truthful for animals that come from shelters and when rescued from
Animals are sentient beings like
abusive situations.
us humans. They also appreciate a proper relaxation technique, good
An animal is a living being like us,
energy, loving care that may show
with feelings and emotions. It is our
them how much they are loved and
responsibility to care for them in all
valued.
levels we can. OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
Metaphysics
10 Ways to Converse with Your Pet Jill Mattson
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
I
f you’re a dog or a cat owner, you
• Animals like to think in pictures. If
already have a strong spiritual
you’re going out for a while, imagine
bond with your pet. But is it
sending a picture of a clock to your
really possible to have a two-way
pet with the time you’re expecting
communication with them?
to return. If you’re going away for a few days, imagine how many sunsets
Animals are masters at telepathic
you’ll be away for.
communication. I hadn’t really appreciated just how much they
• Use your own body as a guide to
psychically reveal their thoughts,
connect with the body of your animal.
feelings, emotions and health
Ask your pet if it’s feeling all right, or if
issues until I met with an animal
it’s experiencing any discomfort, then
communicator.
see if you’re feeling drawn to a certain area in your own body.
A few years back, I had a session with New England animal communicator
• When animals communicate
Danielle MacKinnon, and I was
psychically through words, they
astonished at how much I learned.
often speak only one word or in very
I was even able to ask Koda some
short sentences. If you’re looking to
questions through Danielle.
“hear” your pet psychically, you may only receive “belly,” “ear,” or even
Here are some of Danielle’s tips to help
“love walks.”
you communicate with your pet: • Animals also communicate in If you want to talk with your pet,
feelings. If you walk into a room and
always ask for permission first.
you’re feeling sad for no reason, it
Remember to thank your pet after the
could be your pet sending you that
session.
thought. Stop and acknowledge them and see if you can feel where
• Keep your questions short and
they’re coming from.
simple: “What’s bothering you?” “Do you like this?” Be as clear and concise as you can be.
• It’s hard to be psychic when you’re emotionally involved. Get yourself
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
back to a state of being clear and balanced, then try again.
• Be aware of your energy and moods. Animals are like one big psychic antenna. If you come home feeling
• When you’re talking about your
stressed, your pet will pick those
pet to someone else, whether it’s in
emotions up and act on what you’re
the same room with your animal or
sending out. Remain calm and
miles away, always talk in a positive
relaxed when you’re with your animal.
way. Since we’re all connected,
You’ll get the same reaction back.
they’re quite likely to tune in to your thoughts, whether the ones you
One last important tip Danielle gave
think to yourself or the ones you
me. Many animals tell her they enjoy
share with others.
being animals and don’t want to be OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
treated as humans. Please respect their
If you've got any heartfelt stories
wishes and let them enjoy being an
about your pet, then do post them
animal.
on my Facebook page!
If you already have a pet, or you’re
Equally, if you want to share this
thinking of getting one, then you might
newsletter with anyone you think
want to consider taking a class, whether
might appreciate reading this, feel
online or in person, with an Animal
free to share this Soul Inspirations
Communicator like Danielle. You never
or recommend they join our
know, you might be better at it than you
community.
think, and it can only establish a stronger bond between you and your pet.
Live a Soul-filled life!
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
Universal Laws and Our Inner Compass Universal Laws Bring More Joy in Life! by Gail Serna
W
hat are the universal laws? Our creators put these, and many
The Explanation
1. Live in inner integrity:
more principles in
place. By practicing them, our lives
So much of our conditioning is
will become richer and more fulfilling.
handed down from the generations
Although the laws are infinite, we are
of relatives that came before us. Many
focusing on seven principles for now.
of us learned at an early age to please
As we expand our awareness, more
our parents and our family. We altered
will become known to us:
our behavior, and we realized that by acting in a certain way, we would be
• Live in inner integrity.
rewarded by our parents. This was
• Use our psychic sense, along
confusing for many of us since we
with our physical senses, to make
were modeling actions that would
decisions.
please our parents instead of doing
• The focus of our thoughts should be on love.
what we wanted to do. Getting back on track is the key to
• Please ourselves first, not others.
finding joy and happiness in our daily
• As we make decisions, sense how
life and our career. No other human
we feel about them.
has the right to control our destiny!
• A prayerful intention will open our inner dialogue with the creator. • Our higher self is the true moral compass.
2. Use our psychic sense, along with our physical senses, to make decisions:
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
Have you turned off your psychic
• Clairvoyance (seeing)
senses? Are you only using your
• Clairaudience (hearing)
physical senses to help you make
• Clairsentience (feeling)
decisions? If you feel anxious in your
• Clairalience (smelling)
stomach most of the time, then
• Clairgustance (tasting)
you need to learn to work with your
• Claircognizance (knowing)
psychic senses. By training our brain to use Our psychic senses are a mirror
both our psychic senses and our
reflection of our physical senses.
physical senses, we will have a clear understanding of which path to
Psychic & Physical Senses
follow. OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
The understanding of knowing,
Our ego indeed helps us to function,
sensing, and feeling will help us to
but the ego is often in control. Our ego
make sound decisions in our lives.
holds all the memories, thoughts, and stories we play over and over in our
Think of it in these terms: our psychic
minds from the past.
senses match our physical senses. By isolating the dominant physical
When becoming aware of these
senses, we will be able to tell what
memories, thoughts streaming, and
our psychic properties will be, and
subconscious patterning is the first step
they usually go hand in hand.
to monitoring the messages we are telling ourselves.
Try this: imagine that you are watching a movie. What senses do
Are these messages positive or
you use? Do you hear the words
negative? If they are negative, think of
clearly? Do you see the movie screen
them as if they were weeds growing
come to life before your eyes? Or do
on the mountainside after it rains. It
you automatically sense or feel what
is up to us to be the gardener of our
is about to happen before it does? By
mind and become aware of what
answering these questions, you will
we are telling ourselves and reframe
be able to determine what your main
our thinking. Just as a gardener
physical and psychic sense is.
pulls weeds, we need to replace our negative thinking with positive
Besides, it takes practice to learn the
thinking or affirmation statements
proper protocols when working with
and deal with the stories we are
energy and trust that you are using
telling ourselves, so they are no longer
your psychic senses most effectively.
relevant in our mind.
3. The focus of our thoughts should be on love:
Love is the driving force of the universe.
4. Please ourselves first, not others:
Love is the only true emotion that drives us. All the other emotions,
We have determined (in between our
including hate or anger, are illusions in
lives with our spiritual support team)
our psychical mind or ego.
what is going to be our soul’s purpose. OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
Everyone has a spiritual support team, so it is up to us to learn to hear their guidance. If we are constantly doing things to please others, then we have
6. A prayerful intention will open our inner dialogue with the creator:
undermined the path our soul is
Prayer will help us develop this
clearly on.
inner dialogue. Our creator wants so desperately to have a relationship
We can become passive-aggressive
with each of us. Did you know that
and do things other people want, but
due to free will, the creator is waiting
if it’s not our will, we may act out in
for us to make the first move? This
anger or resentment?
relationship is probably the most
5. As we make decisions, sense how we feel about them: With each decision we make: If we sense how we feel about the choice we made, we will know if it’s the right one.
important one we can have. The loving nonjudgmental demeanor of our creator will instill in us everything we need to live a more joyful life.
7. Our higher self is the true moral compass: As we strive to gain awareness around what our higher self is saying to us,
Don’t blindly decide to act on the
we will see our lives change in positive
decision. Take a breath to see if you
directions and notice the miracles in
can separate yourself from your
our lives.
thoughts. Our creator wants every one of us to The breath will always break your
experience miracles. Miracles are all
thought pattern playing in your mind.
around us, and as we pray, meditate,
It is a tool that will help you to change
change our focus, listen for the signs
your focus. Then see how the decision
that are all around us, and safely
feels in the gut. Is there anxiousness/
engage with our psychic senses, we
fear versus joy/happiness?
will experience these miracles.
If the first scenario is true, change the
Much of these laws are common sense.
direction or decision.
It is up to us to apply them every day. OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
They were set into motion so that we
Counselor, and Reiki Practioner.
could enjoy all the benefits and the
Gail teaches intuition development
richness this life has to offer us.
classes and uses her intuitive gifts in readings and private sessions with
Gail teaches people to develop their
her clients.
own intuition, empowers people to make sound decisions, gain clarity
www.soulscollective.com
in their life, and feel more joy. She
www.facebook.com/
is also an Intuitive Reader, Spiritual
PsychicMediumGailSerna
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
Personal Growth & Development
We grow as individuals as we face challenges and overcome life’s obstacles. This section is dedicated to helping you chart your course.
We Are What We Believe In by Judi Lynch OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
A child who believes they can
the power to create. Many religious
be anything is the base of
leaders question science because it
hope and promise of a brighter
goes against what they have studied
future for humanity. Even
and lived throughout their lives. If we
when we are tired, even when
choose to believe that human beings
we feel the people around us
have stopped evolving, learning and
don’t understand, our belief
growing, then we personally will do
in ourselves can still stand
the same. We can become rigid and
miraculous.
unyielding following outdated ideas
O
with blind faith. If we choose to believe ur minds are miraculous
that life is the life of our soul which is
receptors, soaking up
eternal, mystical and metaphysical,
information that forms
then our lives can be in constant
our beliefs and opinions
change and wonder. We can open
of the world around us. What we hold
up to more love, more empathy and
to be true shapes and colors of our
understanding between each other
lives in countless ways. The view we
when we believe in the power of our
have of ourselves and our purpose
internal connections.
can be wide or narrow depending on our willingness to let in new thoughts
Words are powerful when someone
and ideas. This is true individually and
requires support and healing. The
collectively as we grow and evolve
belief that there is light after pain and
as humans with an awareness of the
darkness can make all the difference
consciousness that lives internally.
in the world to all people. Belief helps to create the energy of manifestation.
Just because we personally may not
As we learn to heal from adversity,
believe in something doesn’t make it
we can become experts in assisting
any less true for someone else. If we
others to believe that things can and
believe we can accomplish something
will improve with time and effort. It
remarkable and another person tells
can be incredible to see someone
us we can’t, we make a choice to
create a new life for themselves after
either accept their words as truth or
loss because they believed they could.
not. Many scientists believe in God
It takes courage and integrity to pick
or at least a higher energy force with
up and move forward. The energies
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
of the people around us can have a
can miss out on all the good things
tremendous effect on our well-being.
happening everywhere. When we can
It’s important to have the love and
look around us and interpret what
support of those we trust who honor
really is important, we can learn to leave
our beliefs even if they don’t always
behind the superficial competition
follow or agree with our choices. It’s
that has the power to destroy. We
also important for us to do the same
can choose to honor our right to see
for them. Respect is instrumental in
beyond the curtain of the doubt to be
being able to share our lives from a
able to create new and exciting ways
place of peace.
to share our lives and innovations. `We are what we believe in’ means the
The world can be a judgmental and
power of our minds and our souls can
cruel place if we believe it to be. If we
be greater than we could ever have
look only at those situations which
imagined it to be. We also learn that
make us fearful and anxious, we
our beliefs change as we grow from
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
new experiences in life if we can keep
us don’t understand, our belief in
an open mind and open heart.
ourselves can still stand miraculous. —
A child who believes they can be anything is the base of hope and
Judi Lynch is a psychic medium,
promise of a brighter future for
intuitive counselor, healing channel,
humanity. With the wide-eyed
and author. She is president of the
innocence of youth comes a unique
Crystal Healing Foundation, Inc. a
spark that says anything is possible.
501(c) spiritual charity and writer
That spark can touch everyone around
for OM Times Magazine. She has
them with a renewal of spirit to keep
authored two books, Friends with
moving forward. To get back up after
Lights and Conscious Ascension and
we stumble and learn from our past
has read for clients all over the world.
mistakes. Even when we are tired,
To learn more or contact for a session
even when we feel the people around
see judilynch.com
OM TIMES | Mar B Edition 2020
OMTimes Media, Inc. PO Box 1333 Oil City, PA 16301 (571)-2OM-TIMES ©2009-2020 OMTimes Media
All Rights Reserved MMXX
Please review the
OMTimes Reprint Policy Contact our Advertisement Team:
advertise@omtimes.com
