Today's DailyOM Offerings...
December 20, 2012
Breath of Fire
Kavi
2010
Poet, mystic, musician, and Pink Floyd fan Kavi Jezzi Hockaday played guitar in various bands around London before a love affair with his yoga teacher led to jamming in her yoga studio for trance workouts. Breath of Fire is a fine example of Kavi's gift: a dynamic workout soundtrack for kundalini yoga. This form of the practice focuses on the power of the breath to awaken the “slumbering serpent” at the base of the spine, who, with the power of the breath of fire, climbs the chakras to the crown, providing a renewed sense of energy and inner glow. The awakening of the serpent is a blessing, but it requires care and maintenance; now that you have an awake manifestation of divine energy lighting up your spine, you need to dance, you need to move, you need to love, you need to breathe. With his nylon-string guitar, keyboards, drums, and tambourine, Kavi awakens that energy, harnesses it, employs it, and gently incorporates it into your overall structure, laying down a fo! cused but spacious groove with a slow rise to full-dance workout and back down into trance and meditation.
Opening track "Awakening the Serpent" starts out slow and mellow with tribal drums and growling didgeridoo-level monk chanting. It's a divine call to the kundalini energy slumbering at the base of the spine, bidding the force to rise once again. Rise it does, with every new beat an increased feeling of joy buzzes along the spine. "Everything Is Energy" takes it to the next level, providing a stimulating workout. Things get spaceward and rocking in "Alchemy of Breath," with some of Kavi's Pink Floyd roots coming through in the otherworldly yowling of his electric guitar solo.
Thank goodness Kavi found that London yoga studio and his true calling: to "spread love and reconnect ourselves with our divine nature." His music is a boon to slumbering energy serpents everywhere. Don't be afraid to bring Breath of Fire to your yoga teacher, or play it at home and breathe the fire while doing the dishes or straightening the living room. And when things have calmed down into that final breathtaking track of drones and synthesizer voices, "Moving Beyond," don't be afraid to let your whole body shudder with relief. As the simple glacial drones overlap, let the last of the pent-up toxins drain in a torrent of grateful tears. Kavi and his serpentine guitar licks and infectious beats will always be there when you're ready to stir the embers and start the dance all over again.
December 20, 2012
Unexpected Adventure
Sagittarius Daily Horoscope
Spontaneity will likely be your watchword today as you come face-to-face with unexpected and exciting opportunities at home and in your workplace. Whereas once you might have shied away from such prospects, concerned at your inability to predict their outcome, you may now find yourself gleefully anticipating the challenges that lie ahead. An upbeat mood can further enhance your day, giving you the free-spiritedness you need to really enjoy addressing your day’s duties. You may be inspired by adventurous daydreams to attack your obligations in an entirely new way or take on responsibilities that test your intellectual and emotional limits. As a result, today may mark the start of a more exhilarating period in your life.
When we allow ourselves to take advantage of unforeseen prospects to expand our boundaries, we ensure that life is never boring and that we can always look forward to the excitement that is to come. To be truly enamored with life, we must never deny ourselves the opportunity to explore the myriad doorways the universe leaves unlocked for us. Each time we step outside of our comfort zones, we realize both how much our experiences in the past have positively impacted us and how many wonderful sensations and circumstances we have yet to experience. We invite adventure into our lives by simply being open to what is different from what we have known in the past. The unabashed spontaneity you exhibit today will help you see how exciting your existence can be.
December 20, 2012
Pushing Buttons
Untended Pain
by Madisyn Taylor
When somebody continues to open our old wounds on purpose, they must be told that their behavior is no longer welcome.
We’ve all had our buttons pushed to the point where we feel we can’t take it any more, and chances are, we’ve all pushed somebody else’s buttons, with or without knowing it. The button pusher may not be conscious of what they’re doing, but in the end the buttons belong to us, and we are the ones who must deal with what comes up. The more we take responsibility for our own feelings and reactions, the less tender these buttons will be.
We’ve all had the experience of having someone snap at us, seemingly out of nowhere. This happens when we unconsciously push a button in someone else we didn’t even know was there. This can happen with a complete stranger and sometimes with a person we’ve known and been close to for years. We ourselves may have a relationship with someone whose buttons we secretly like to push. Buttons are just soft spots that have been touched one too many times, and they symbolize some pain that needs to be acknowledged and healed. This may be a wound from childhood, or some recent trauma, that we haven’t adequately tended. Whatever the case, when our buttons get pushed, the person who most needs our attention and caring is us, and blaming the button pusher only distracts us from finding a true resolution to our suffering.
At the same time, if someone continually opens our wounds so that they never have time to heal, we are well within our rights to set a boundary with that person. Compulsive button pushers, who seem to find pleasure or satisfaction in hurting us, are not welcome in our personal space. In the end, knowing where our buttons are enables us to do the work necessary to heal. Freedom comes when we deal with the pain behind the button, thus disconnecting our automatic reaction to being pushed.
December 20, 2012
Soul Reminder Cards, Vibrational Chakra Bracelet & more gifts!
Gift of the Week
Soul Reminder Wisdom Cards - When you need to be reassured of your significance and of the role you are destined to play, soul reminder wisdom cards will ground you in your innate divinity. Each time you draw a reminder from the beautiful thirty-six card deck of affirmations, you will be positively transformed. Uncertainty and fear will find no space in your heart, as truths like "You are loved" and "Magic is all around you" encourage you and warm your heart. To use: pull a card from the deck and carry it with you throughout your day or meditate on the card during quiet time and be empowered by the inspiration you receive. These beautiful graphic printed cards have a powerful energy to them that you! will feel as you ponder your greatness.
Soul Reminder Wisdom Cards
Vibrational Chakra Bracelet - Each stone is infused with the essential oils that are vibrationally tuned to harmonize that specific chakra. This unique bracelet will also raise the healthy vibration of food & beverages as well as raise your vibration while you wear it. Muscle test to see it working.
Vibrational Chakra Bracelet
Organic Natural Crystal Cream - For a visual of the drastic results possible we recommend applying it to the face and the back of only one hand, you will be amazed at the difference in even a short amount of time. Kaitlyn, the owner of VibesUP has been doing this and her hands appear to be 15-20yrs different in age. Vibrational Therapy For Skin care, Energy Work or Specific Areas that need TLC. Crystal Cream is a yummy blend of actual tiny crystals, minerals, essential oils, flower essences, herbs and VibesUP's famous liquid crystal amplifying formula that can be you used for skin care or you may apply to the inside of your hands to bring more of natures miracle vibrations into any ENERGY work you may ! do. You may also apply to specific area that could use some vibrational TLC such as a sore throat, knee, stiff shoulders etc.
Organic Natural Crystal Cream
Living Luminaries on the Serious Business of Happiness [DVD] - Living Luminaries on the Serious Business of Happiness features best-selling authors and spiritual teachers including Marianne Williamson, Eckhart Tolle, Don Miguel Ruiz, Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith, and many more as they share knowledge and tools to help uplift humanity, identify your life’s purpose and find happiness in challenging times. The luminaries are asked one simple question: How does one achieve and maintain peace of mind? Through their answers, you will be led on a journey of self-discovery that will help you apply meaning to your own life. This is a film you’ll want to see again and again.
Living Luminaries on the Serious Business of Happiness [DVD]
The Healing Journey [CD] - Tami Briggs is a "certified harp practitioner," meaning she uses the healing magic of the harp's vibrations to heal and help the sick. Among her other services, she brings her harp into hospitals to play by patient's bedsides where the soothing vibrations of her instrument reach into human nervous systems to calm and soothe and heal. Small wonder that the harp is the instrument of choice for the angels. All the songs on The Healing Journey are designed and played with this healing energy in mind. The tunes are slow and dreamy, lulling and gently hypnotic. Briggs has a golden touch, and her mastery of intonation bespeaks of a deep, selfless gift, which she! 's ready to share with all who would care to hear.
The Healing Journey [CD]
For more information visit DailyOM Gift Shop
Breath of Fire
Kavi
2010
Poet, mystic, musician, and Pink Floyd fan Kavi Jezzi Hockaday played guitar in various bands around London before a love affair with his yoga teacher led to jamming in her yoga studio for trance workouts. Breath of Fire is a fine example of Kavi's gift: a dynamic workout soundtrack for kundalini yoga. This form of the practice focuses on the power of the breath to awaken the “slumbering serpent” at the base of the spine, who, with the power of the breath of fire, climbs the chakras to the crown, providing a renewed sense of energy and inner glow. The awakening of the serpent is a blessing, but it requires care and maintenance; now that you have an awake manifestation of divine energy lighting up your spine, you need to dance, you need to move, you need to love, you need to breathe. With his nylon-string guitar, keyboards, drums, and tambourine, Kavi awakens that energy, harnesses it, employs it, and gently incorporates it into your overall structure, laying down a fo! cused but spacious groove with a slow rise to full-dance workout and back down into trance and meditation.
Opening track "Awakening the Serpent" starts out slow and mellow with tribal drums and growling didgeridoo-level monk chanting. It's a divine call to the kundalini energy slumbering at the base of the spine, bidding the force to rise once again. Rise it does, with every new beat an increased feeling of joy buzzes along the spine. "Everything Is Energy" takes it to the next level, providing a stimulating workout. Things get spaceward and rocking in "Alchemy of Breath," with some of Kavi's Pink Floyd roots coming through in the otherworldly yowling of his electric guitar solo.
Thank goodness Kavi found that London yoga studio and his true calling: to "spread love and reconnect ourselves with our divine nature." His music is a boon to slumbering energy serpents everywhere. Don't be afraid to bring Breath of Fire to your yoga teacher, or play it at home and breathe the fire while doing the dishes or straightening the living room. And when things have calmed down into that final breathtaking track of drones and synthesizer voices, "Moving Beyond," don't be afraid to let your whole body shudder with relief. As the simple glacial drones overlap, let the last of the pent-up toxins drain in a torrent of grateful tears. Kavi and his serpentine guitar licks and infectious beats will always be there when you're ready to stir the embers and start the dance all over again.
December 20, 2012
Unexpected Adventure
Sagittarius Daily Horoscope
Spontaneity will likely be your watchword today as you come face-to-face with unexpected and exciting opportunities at home and in your workplace. Whereas once you might have shied away from such prospects, concerned at your inability to predict their outcome, you may now find yourself gleefully anticipating the challenges that lie ahead. An upbeat mood can further enhance your day, giving you the free-spiritedness you need to really enjoy addressing your day’s duties. You may be inspired by adventurous daydreams to attack your obligations in an entirely new way or take on responsibilities that test your intellectual and emotional limits. As a result, today may mark the start of a more exhilarating period in your life.
When we allow ourselves to take advantage of unforeseen prospects to expand our boundaries, we ensure that life is never boring and that we can always look forward to the excitement that is to come. To be truly enamored with life, we must never deny ourselves the opportunity to explore the myriad doorways the universe leaves unlocked for us. Each time we step outside of our comfort zones, we realize both how much our experiences in the past have positively impacted us and how many wonderful sensations and circumstances we have yet to experience. We invite adventure into our lives by simply being open to what is different from what we have known in the past. The unabashed spontaneity you exhibit today will help you see how exciting your existence can be.
December 20, 2012
Pushing Buttons
Untended Pain
by Madisyn Taylor
When somebody continues to open our old wounds on purpose, they must be told that their behavior is no longer welcome.
We’ve all had our buttons pushed to the point where we feel we can’t take it any more, and chances are, we’ve all pushed somebody else’s buttons, with or without knowing it. The button pusher may not be conscious of what they’re doing, but in the end the buttons belong to us, and we are the ones who must deal with what comes up. The more we take responsibility for our own feelings and reactions, the less tender these buttons will be.
We’ve all had the experience of having someone snap at us, seemingly out of nowhere. This happens when we unconsciously push a button in someone else we didn’t even know was there. This can happen with a complete stranger and sometimes with a person we’ve known and been close to for years. We ourselves may have a relationship with someone whose buttons we secretly like to push. Buttons are just soft spots that have been touched one too many times, and they symbolize some pain that needs to be acknowledged and healed. This may be a wound from childhood, or some recent trauma, that we haven’t adequately tended. Whatever the case, when our buttons get pushed, the person who most needs our attention and caring is us, and blaming the button pusher only distracts us from finding a true resolution to our suffering.
At the same time, if someone continually opens our wounds so that they never have time to heal, we are well within our rights to set a boundary with that person. Compulsive button pushers, who seem to find pleasure or satisfaction in hurting us, are not welcome in our personal space. In the end, knowing where our buttons are enables us to do the work necessary to heal. Freedom comes when we deal with the pain behind the button, thus disconnecting our automatic reaction to being pushed.
December 20, 2012
Soul Reminder Cards, Vibrational Chakra Bracelet & more gifts!
Gift of the Week
Soul Reminder Wisdom Cards - When you need to be reassured of your significance and of the role you are destined to play, soul reminder wisdom cards will ground you in your innate divinity. Each time you draw a reminder from the beautiful thirty-six card deck of affirmations, you will be positively transformed. Uncertainty and fear will find no space in your heart, as truths like "You are loved" and "Magic is all around you" encourage you and warm your heart. To use: pull a card from the deck and carry it with you throughout your day or meditate on the card during quiet time and be empowered by the inspiration you receive. These beautiful graphic printed cards have a powerful energy to them that you! will feel as you ponder your greatness.
Soul Reminder Wisdom Cards
Vibrational Chakra Bracelet - Each stone is infused with the essential oils that are vibrationally tuned to harmonize that specific chakra. This unique bracelet will also raise the healthy vibration of food & beverages as well as raise your vibration while you wear it. Muscle test to see it working.
Vibrational Chakra Bracelet
Organic Natural Crystal Cream - For a visual of the drastic results possible we recommend applying it to the face and the back of only one hand, you will be amazed at the difference in even a short amount of time. Kaitlyn, the owner of VibesUP has been doing this and her hands appear to be 15-20yrs different in age. Vibrational Therapy For Skin care, Energy Work or Specific Areas that need TLC. Crystal Cream is a yummy blend of actual tiny crystals, minerals, essential oils, flower essences, herbs and VibesUP's famous liquid crystal amplifying formula that can be you used for skin care or you may apply to the inside of your hands to bring more of natures miracle vibrations into any ENERGY work you may ! do. You may also apply to specific area that could use some vibrational TLC such as a sore throat, knee, stiff shoulders etc.
Organic Natural Crystal Cream
Living Luminaries on the Serious Business of Happiness [DVD] - Living Luminaries on the Serious Business of Happiness features best-selling authors and spiritual teachers including Marianne Williamson, Eckhart Tolle, Don Miguel Ruiz, Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith, and many more as they share knowledge and tools to help uplift humanity, identify your life’s purpose and find happiness in challenging times. The luminaries are asked one simple question: How does one achieve and maintain peace of mind? Through their answers, you will be led on a journey of self-discovery that will help you apply meaning to your own life. This is a film you’ll want to see again and again.
Living Luminaries on the Serious Business of Happiness [DVD]
The Healing Journey [CD] - Tami Briggs is a "certified harp practitioner," meaning she uses the healing magic of the harp's vibrations to heal and help the sick. Among her other services, she brings her harp into hospitals to play by patient's bedsides where the soothing vibrations of her instrument reach into human nervous systems to calm and soothe and heal. Small wonder that the harp is the instrument of choice for the angels. All the songs on The Healing Journey are designed and played with this healing energy in mind. The tunes are slow and dreamy, lulling and gently hypnotic. Briggs has a golden touch, and her mastery of intonation bespeaks of a deep, selfless gift, which she! 's ready to share with all who would care to hear.
The Healing Journey [CD]
For more information visit DailyOM Gift Shop