Hello Blessed Ones!
What are the HOLIDAY 5?
Zaba's SECRET KEYS FOR SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS!
Most of us get to feeling - in one way or an other - overwhelmed, over-tired, under-appreciated or just plain stomped on during holiday times and large family gatherings - or lack thereof. Below, we share five ways you can take care of your being during Holiday Madness:
1. Sustain your BODY:
So, this one is obvious, of course, yet for many, it is hardest to heed; Your If physical vessel is well cared for, it will be far more receptive as a place in which your Higher Self can reside. . . Eating things that are not your vessel's favorite is normal when surrounded by other than your regular food-fare, and we won't be so unwise as to suggest that you abstain from fun foods. But while subjecting your body to foods that do not serve it, how about offering an exchange. . . make a Holiday CONTRACT with your body:
Dear Body, I am going to be feeding you some things that I know are not your favorite; during this time, I want to make an offering of a trade with you: On each day that I eat things I know you are not served by, I will offer you (5 or 10, or 20?) minutes of (some kind of attention*) that I know you DO love and that IS good for you.
*The attention in question should be something you and your body find PLEASANT - it might be: massage, hugging the bodies of other people/animals/trees/rocks etc whom you love, going for a brisk walk, doing sit-ups, dancing to music you love, hitting a punching bag, wrestling with your kids, etc.) You make a contract that honors YOUR vessel's wishes. (Yes, this entails having a conversation with your body!)
NOTE: This is not about "staying fit", it is about OFFERING something in exchange and about maintaining trust - and therefor companionship and partnership - between you and your body.
2. Shelter and Open your HEART:
Our hearts are most vulnerable when around those we grew up with; parents, children, aunts, uncles and cousins, even childhood friends - can all be guilty of seeing those we love through our ideas or memories of them, as opposed to who and what they are now - and it is difficult not to fall into old patterns that may be out of sync with our current level of resonance. . . Likewise, NOT being near loved ones (being alone on holidays) can trigger wounds that for whatever reason lie more or less dormant until holiday time. There are two simple things that most of us are not taught to do which may be of use; try this. . . SHELTER and OPEN your heart.
BEFORE the holiday in question arrives, or before you arrive at any gathering in honor of it, find 10 minutes of quiet, alone-time.
Sit with your eyes closed. Visualize and/or allow yourself to drop down into your deepest heart-space.
Take 9 DEEP BREATHS, in and out of your heart.
Each time you breathe IN, invite PURE GOLDEN LIGHT into your deepest heart, allowing the light to fill and nourish your heart and to illuminate any shadows you may be holding onto; no judgement of these dark or wounded places, just see them illuminated.
Each time you breathe OUT, allow those shadows, wounds and any judgement that you have placed on yourself or any other being to FALL FROM YOUR HEART like rain falling out of the sky.
Your heart is a SUN and NEEDS LIGHT to remain bright and open.
See your SHINING HEART radiant in your own sky; and allow your heart to share with you a SIMPLE SYMBOL that represents it's autonomous, healthy radiance, and which SHELTERS your heart from judgment like a roof shelters a home from rain; (the rain runs right off) and which IGNITES/OPENS your heart to it's fullest shine.
Know that you can activate your sense of heart-safety ANY TIME by taking the 9 DEEP BREATHS of Light, releasing judgement (especially your own!), focusing on your symbol, and allowing your heart to be as BRIGHT as it wants to be.
3. Clear your MIND:
An other seemingly simple and obvious one, but one of the hardest to do. . . we all know that MEDITATION is a key to a peaceful state of mind. It is also a doorway home to ourselves - the very thing that is often lost when in the presence of family, when feeling isolated from loved ones, or just over-run with holiday preparation. We can blame our negative thought patterns on our circumstance - OR - we can release our impulse to BLAME and seek the nearest PATH TO OUR OWN TRUTH; the straightest line to which is almost always to clear our minds.
Simple meditation:
Find a safe space - could be in the bathroom if the house is very full, or a a walk in nature if that is where you are - where you can be alone for 5 minutes. With eyes closed or soft-focused, invite your MIND to share with you an IMAGE OF A PLACE that MOST REPRESENTS CLARITY for you, in this moment. (A still, clear lake? A high mountain top? A tranquil room with a candle burning in it? A single flower growing? Your mind will find the perfect place for YOU.) When you are shown the place, allow yourself, for these five minutes, to focus on nothing but this image. Your mind has carefully chosen this image from it's depth of knowing your system, so honor it and pay attention! Allow ALL THOUGHTS TO DROP AWAY, see them sliding down the hill or flying into the fiery sky, or washed away by the sea (or whatever pleases you), allowing you to focus 101% of your attention on the image of your Clarity Place. Release analyzing your situation. Release figuring things out. Release what you think you aught to be doing. Breathe, and FOCUS ON THE PLACE OF CLARITY your mind has gifted you with; this is yours to keep. When you find yourself brain-rattling about your situation, find 5 minutes to place your attention on your place of clarity and allow it to transport you to your own deeper clarity and sense of self. Here, you are far from the reach of the thoughts and ideas of others!
4. Ignite your SPIRIT:
Before approaching Holiday Madness, speak with your Spirit! Whether you 'believe' in 'unseen' things - Angels, Spirit Guides, Ancestors and Masters/Gods/Goddesses/Buddhas in the Otherworlds - go outside (no roof over your head) and make a STATEMENT OF GRATITUDE. Gratitude, more than anything else, as most of you know (during this particular time of 4th Chakra, Heart-Centered learning for All on Planet Earth) opens us to our Higher Wisdom, Expanded Spirit, and Unconditionally Love-Based Selves. When we are open to these, our True Selves SHINE and our energy fields are LIFTED. This lifted state is often the one we ARRIVE at holiday time with, but quickly we loose our sense of it/Self, and fall into old ruts.
Making a CONSCIOUS Statement of Gratitude, BEFORE we hit the trouble places/times, sets our energy and can anchor us to that state of being.
After you make your Statement of Gratitude to the skies, visualize a shimmering silver-gold CORD, thick enough to hold your body within it, that runs from the center of Earth to Highest Light in the outer Universe (however you visualize this for yourself is correct!)
See yourself surrounded, engulfed, blessed, and fulfilled by this PILLAR OF GRATITUDE. Any time you feel you are alone or, conversely, overwhelmed by those around you in some way, ACTIVATE the Pillar of Gratitude and feel your Spirit-Strength return to you. (Often, it helps to step out of doors to do this.)
(Tip: the more you are genuinely grateful for when you activate the pillar, the stronger it's light shall be!)
5. Offer your Sacred GIFTS:
At Zaba Gatherings we talk about the HIGH HEART Chakra being the Charka of GIVING. When properly aligned with your WING CHAKRAS, the energy you offer from your High Heart is not YOURS, but rather a flowing of Higher or Angelic or Ancestorally Guided energy, for which you are the willing and generous vessel through which Divine Love pours.
Every one of us (Angels, humans, animals, plants, stones etc.) has a PURPOSE, a way we naturally GIFT the world around us, whether we are conscious of this or not. You do not need to be conscious of it in order to feel taken from; this is a common Holiday Ailment - a sense of being taken from. To release this particular wound from your energy field is actually relatively simple.
Once again, to set easiest access to this tool, it is best to make a first practice of it BEFORE you enter the potential trouble zone! So, find a place that is quiet. Using each hand alternately, begin to pat your upper chest, between Heart and Throat. A gentle, full-handed pat. You may find yourself wanting to take a deep breath - if so, good - do so; this often happens when expanding the High Heart. Focus on your desire to OFFER. . . whether this is actual physical objects, feeding others, paying for things, praying for others, coaching or guiding, playing with others etc. Check deeply for and notice whether you have a LONGING to give these things. . .The problem, when we have a longing to offer, is that what we offer comes with strings attached (those strings being our own desire/need to give). When we are attached to being the giver, we make ourselves vulnerable to the whims (acceptance or lack of acceptance, judgement or ignorance, etc) of those we are attempting to give to. To assist in releasing ourselves from this pitfall, try this:
Stand or sit up tall. Breathe in and out of your High Heart area. Feel your chest expand, and remember to allow your breath to drop deep in your belly as well as filling our chest. Allow yourself to feel your desire to give, but do not fall into this. NOW, feel for TWO POINTS OF ENERGY BETWEEN OR UPON YOUR SHOULDER BLADES. (Those who have met and worked with Zaba will recall this experience and re-find it easily!) When you are ready, BREATHE INTO THEM and feel or visualize YOUR WING CHAKRAS EXPAND, see your own Angelic WINGS UNFURL off of your back. Wing chakras are the radiant energy valves through which our Angelic and Ancestral GUARDIANS assist us in moving forward with our Life's Purpose and Missions! As those of you who have attended Zaba Light Body Activation Meditations and other Zaba Events know, most of us have - in one way or an other - had our Wing Chakras crumpled or shut down or tied up. . . that is, the outer world in some way kept us from remaining connected with and to our understanding of a LARGER UNIVERSE, a SENSE OF TRUST IN SOMETHING GREATER THAN OURSELVES. . . so, if you notice or sense that your 'wings' are not shimmering with health in this moment, BREATHE AND, USING YOUR LOVE AND LACK OF JUDGMENT, SEE YOUR WINGS FREE from all restriction ever ever placed upon them - your free, creative, powerful, compassionate, magnanimous, generous, Wings of Light 110% MENDED and STRONG.
Perhaps you have already noticed that your High Heart feels less 'heavy' after opening your wings; the energy that flows outward from your High Heart is now CONNECTED to your Wings, which are themselves a DIRECT CONNECTION to your Guardians and thus The Divine/Nautre/WhateverYouWannaCallTHEBIGTHING.
When we are giving through our High Heart in harmony with our Wing Chakras, the giving is no longer about OUR NEED TO GIVE - no, we have freed our Sacred Giving from our EGOs. We do not NEED to give, rather, when both our high heart and our wing chakras are alive and bright, we have NO NEED TO GIVE at all! We naturally recognize ourselves as the Bright Beings of the Universe that we are and HAVE ALWAYS BEEN; WE HAVE NO NEED OF VALIDATION through our gifts being received. This means that we are free to give our gifts (of whatever sort) when and if they are called for, and we are un-offended if they are not.
If you find yourself feeling as if you are not appreciated during the Holidays, take a moment to breathe into your High Heart, then allow your Wings of Light to UNFURL once again. Know that The Divine and Earth Herself KNOW YOU, and allow your own knowledge of your worthiness to fill your being. You are ENOUGH.
HOLIDAY 5 ReCap:
1. Sustain your BODY by HONORING the pleasant Holiday CONTRACT you made with it.
2. Shelter and Open your HEART using the 9 DEEP BREATHS and sparking the Sacred SYMBOL your heart shared with you.
3. Clear your MIND - Enter the IMAGE of your PLACE OF CLARITY gifted to you by your mind, releasing all else for 5 minutes, to reclaim your personal space and Truth.
4. Ignite your SPIRIT, by activating the PILLAR of GRATITUDE.
5. Offer your Sacred GIFTS by breathing into and linking your HIGH HEART and WING CHAKRAS and allowing your giving to be string-free.
If any of this is of use, hooray! If not, move right on to whatever is next!
What is next on OUR agenda is this. . ..
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