Katy Manna  

Use the first words after each number and imagine dropping those words into the corresponding chakra in a meditation. Repeat each word in you mind 2-4x each. Watch how your life transforms into these spiritual concepts.

Please note that this is not my creation. We were granted permission during a retreat to share these meaningful concepts. Please enjoy!!

Created By Deepak Chopra, one of my many teachers

Elementals:   Muladara Chakra  (Root)

1. Flexibility-  Established in the state of perfect adaptability to outside forces.
2.  Transformation- Established in the state of awareness where all problems are transmitted into creative opportunities.
3. Coherence- Established in the state of unified purpose.
4. Stability- Established in the state of entered awareness in the midst of uncertainty.

Cleansing and Strengthening:  Svadhishtana Chakra  (Sacral)

5. Purity-  Established in the state of awareness where all toxins are efficiently neutralized and eliminated.
6. Nourishment-  Established in the state of awareness where the essence of energy (ojas) strengthens body and mind.
7. Charm-  Established in the state of awareness where the essence of energy (ojas) magnetizes and attracts loving relationships in all fields of love.
8. Merging-  Established in the state of awareness where the essence of energy (ojas) seeks union with the spiritual essence of all human beings.

Script of Life:  Manipura Chakra (Solar Plexus)

9. Desire-  Established in the state of awareness where attention is spontaneously put on evolutionary impulses.
10. Intention-  Established in the state of awareness where evolutionary impulses are spontaneously activated.
11. Will-  Established in the state of awareness where there is one-pointed commitment to evolutionary goals.
12. Destiny-  Established in the state of awareness where there is full realization and manifestation of one’s purpose in life (Dharma).

Heart:  Anahata Chakra (Heart)

13. Peace-  Established in non-violence.
14. Harmony-  Established in the cosmic dance.  (synchronicity)
15. Laughter-  Established in the paradox of life.
16. Love- Established in Unity consciousness.

Expression and Manifestation:  Vishuddha Chakra (Throat)

17. Creativity-  Established in the infinite imagination of the Cosmic mind.
18.  Affluence-  Established in the state to which all good is effortless.
19.  Abundance-  Established in the state where all desires are spontaneously fulfilled and there is plentitude of all material things.
20. Discernment- Established in the state of spontaneous correct choice making.

Insight:  Ajna Chakra (Third Eye)

21. Integration-  Established in the continuum of Body, Mind and Spirit.
22. Truth-  Established in the state where the hidden meaning behind all events becomes known.
23. Unboundedness-  Established in freedom from the known.
24.  Knowingness-  Established in the state of omniscience.  (Intuitiveness, knowing the Cosmic mind)

Illumination and Liberation:  Sahaswara Chakra (Crown)

25. Infinity-  Established in the state of non-limitation.
26. Immortality-  Established in the state of awareness where there is the spontaneous knowing of eternal existence of the soul.
27. Holiness-  Established in the state where the sacred in all things is known and recognized.
28. Enlightenment-  Established in the spontaneous awareness of Spirit in all fields of experience. 

In Today’s Economy When You Feel There Is No Where To Turn- TURN HERE

We are all being bombarded with scary economic messages and bleak scenarios. There is no doubt that many people are facing their biggest fears. The fear of financial insecurity, home foreclosure and job loss are all common symptoms of the current state of our world.

Sadly, the ten ton weight that has set up camp on our shoulders has likely impacted our relationships and thrown our zest for life out the window. We feel the darkness of constant impending doom.

What would you give to make that feeling go away? Like most of us, I’m sure you’d give a lot to rid yourself of those feelings. The good news is that you don’t have to give much at all. The truth is, you that you don’t have to live in fear – no matter what the media tells you.

What is happening in the world right now has thrown us into what I call “Collective Survival Mode.” Survival mode implies that we are having a physiological reaction. Here’s a glimpse of what that looks like:

A lion is chasing you. Your adrenalin is pulsing through your veins to keep you alive. Your heart is racing, your breathing is fast and shallow. You have little energy and little blood going to the vital organs in your body. You are fully focused on staying alive and staying alive only, which means you pay no attention to anything else.

What’s different in Collective Survival Mode versus the scenario above is that the lion is chasing all of us – our friends, neighbors, co-workers. We are all experiencing survival mode at the same time.

Enter, insomnia, anxiety and addictions – en masse. But that’s just the beginning. After sustaining survival mode, or what is commonly called the “fight or flight response,” for any length of time, heart disease, heart attacks, strokes and a depressed immune system ensue.

With such a substantial impact on our collective health and so many cards stacked against us, how can we expect the world or our own lives to come out of this whole?

To pull out of the economic state we are in, not to mention all the other external issues facing society today, we need healthy, clear-thinking, thriving people. And I want you to be one of them – and I want you to start today.

Here’s how you can begin to heal yourself and the world around you:

            HEALTHY BEHAVIORS TO HEAL AN UNHEALTHY WORLD

·        Ask yourself what you are really afraid of? Get to the root of your fear.

·        Ask yourself what your worst-case scenarios look like and what would you do if they really happened? Would they kill you? What’s the reality? (Remember, feelings can’t kill us even if it feels like they could).

·        Begin a mindfulness practice. This can be a walking meditation, listening to your breath or even going to  the gym to blow off steam.

·        Take a yoga class. Notice how you feel before and after.

·        Keep a journal of everything you are going through.

·        Do something everyday that makes you feel happy. Don’t underestimate the power of play.

·        Find a group of supportive people who refuse to sit around and talk about how difficult life is. Meet with them once each week to talk about what you are doing to stay positive.

In picking just one or two healthy behaviors and working them into your life, you will decrease your heart rate, normalize your blood pressure, reduce stress hormones and strengthen your immune system. This creates a foundation that will not only give you a good night’s sleep and physical health, but will also give you your vitality back. You will have more energy and patience because you have slowed down enough to reconnect yourself to your body and your life. Negative thoughts that used to eat up much of your day will roll off your back. You will have more energy for your family and hobbies, and your relationships will flourish again.

If enough of us do this together, we will have the collective clarity to affect change in the world. We will be out of survival mode and into thrive mode. The trick is for each of us to focus on the internal rather than the external, knowing that we will all benefit from the synergistic effect.

But whether we take this on together or not, one of the most important things to remember is that no matter what happens on the outside, if you are not your best self on the inside you will never really obtain the true happiness that is available to you. That is true in good times too.

At some point, we will all be the phoenix rising from the ashes. Don’t you want to be ready to fly?

Katy Manna is a Conscious Living Coach in Baltimore, Md.

To contact Katy for corporate speaking or one on one email Katy at   Katy@LiveWithTheLightsOn.com 

The Only New Year’s Resolution You’ll Ever Need To Make

A guide to staying on track with this year’s promises to yourself

It’s that time of year again. The time when we review what we want to change about ourselves or our lives. We make pacts and promises to all who will listen: “I’m going to lose weight,” “I’m going to quit smoking,” “I going to the gym everyday.” We jump on our band wagon of new hopes and dreams and move full speed ahead

Now it’s a week or month later we find ourselves sitting with the two by four that we regularly use to beat ourselves over our heads for not having stuck with our goal AGAIN. And we have an audience. All those we people we so proudly shared our goal with and who we asked to check up on us are now nodding their heads with full understanding because they too have been there before.

The fact is that most of us are not able to make such life changes simply because it’s a new day in a new year. Using this notion as the impetus to reshape of our life is a faulty foundation for change. That’s because without a deep and real internal shift, creating big life changes is an uphill battle and nothing else. Resolving to make a significant internal shift will allow you to change any part of your life.

But how do you make an internal shift?

Growing the desire to change is the first step in the journey. This is the easy part because lots of us have oodles of desire at this time of year. Unfortunately, there isn’t much meaning behind it. True desire capable of creating lasting change requires clear motivation. It’s critical that we understand our why – what is driving us and where it comes from. Are you going to the gym because a family member wants you to? Be clear with yourself about not only what you desire, but why you want what you want.

Once you understand your motivation, begin to look at the areas in your life that are working against your desire. I call these your “trigger points.” Too many unexplored trigger points create the space and opportunity for your goal to be left unachieved. Avoiding trigger points requires that you get clear about what happens to you in a trigger point moment. For example, “I have a hard time avoiding junk food in the afternoon.” Look at what is going on in your life around those times of the day. Observe yourself: How do you feel physically? What are you thinking? How do you feel emotionally? Next, determine how you will  fill the hole: What can you do that will support your desired new life? What thoughts are most supportive of your goal?

While you are working hard to change aspects of your life, feelings may arise that are painful, difficult or confusing. It’s important to have someone you can turn to in these times. Establish your support team ahead of time and let them know you’ll be calling on them when you need them.

One of the best ways to reach a goal is to create an accountability notebook. A place where you can mark and track your progress. Write down why your new way of life feels good, what you are getting from it and what is working. Be sure to boast about all that you are doing to reach your goal. Also, write about the times you feel like jumping off a cliff. The key is to write about it all – the whole journey. To bring consciousness to all the phases of change, from identifying and growing your desire to following your action plan and overcoming obstacles along the way.

Clearly, making a New Year’s resolution that sticks requires a lot of time, effort, self-esteem, as well as deep introspection – more than most of us give to the process. It is essential that you be the happiest, healthiest you in this lifetime. Honor your Self, take the change process seriously without taking yourself too seriously. Know that going within is the only way to truly create the long-term and deeply gratifying change you seek. When you build your support team, but be sure that you are the first person on your list.

You have value, you are a priority and you deserve to live life to the fullest.