New Year ~ New You

Emerge ~ Evolve ~ Expand

With the festivities behind us and the new year under way it is a time when resolutions or intentions are frequently made. All good intentions in January are  made to start something new, let go of old ways of thinking or being and begin as we mean to go on with a new paradigm...

Alternatively the new year for some it's harder to see, feel or be or know the right path for you to be on. It might be a time for reflection on what you really wished you achieved and haven't... maybe self doubt, fear and grasping for those goals, intentions, resolutions seem unobtainable.

All reflection is good, and through it I believe letting go of that which does not serve you is wonderful, liberating and cleansing. It makes way for the new, yet sOMetimes it is a challenge to let go ~ maybe through fear... therefore...Embracing that challenge, befriending the pain and nurture yourself, is the first step to healing and raising your consciousness so you emerge...evolve...expand.

In the darkness of the winter month's or the darkness of our thoughts, the light is still inherently there, universally and within our heart ~ we forgotten or it is clouded by the veils of disillusion... we need to be gentle, patient and open to have the strength to seek it once again and re-AWAKEn to the new..

There is a light that shines beyond all things on earth, beyond us all, beyond the heavens, beyond the highest, the very highest heavens. This is the Light that shines in our heart.'

Chandogya Upanishad

As the year begins I  think of Ganesha the Hindu deity of new beginnings and removal of obstacles. Ganesha is revered as the removal of obstacles ~ even those self imposed obstacles of doubt and fear. Ganesha's blessing is sought after at the beginning of new adventures to keep us safe, successful on our journey towards our goal.

so at the begining of this year let's invoke Ganesha blessings, let's SEEk to remove the obstacles that may prevent us from growth this year. For we may chose to place the obstacles there (fear, doubt) ~ we can therefore find the strength frOM withIN to remove them. this is part of the process of letting go.

so to help you to move forward with ease, I enCOURAGE you to prACTice yoga regularly, and to meditate ~ both giving you time to reflect, obSERVE YOUrself, your breath and move forward.

when you release obstacles of self doubt and BElieve in YOUrself, your resolutions or intentions will have more clarity, you enJOY your life and find your true path.

Om Shri Ganeshaya Namaha

Michelle
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