Radiance

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.
-Leonard Cohen

Radiance: the sensation of awakening the light within. The quiet place within that is always available. The light that shines down on you when you need it most. A really good friend to give you a big hug when things don't seem to be going your way.

Radiance is your birthright. It is a calling to feel better, to awaken each day to a brighter you and it is indeed necessary to your spiritual growth. As a culture, we are trained to see growing old as a painful, wrinkly experience. As a spiritual being, your work is to let go more and more each day so the wrinkles become a thing of the past and the gold shines through as times goes on.

Yoga is a way of calming the fluctuations of the mind so the body is at ease. Through yoga, you can access the radiance within, and find yourself every day shining your greatness more than ever. Yoga is not only for personal development, to cultivate a sense of confidence and groundedness within oneself, but with the practice of yoga, one begins to develop the ability to see others as themselves, and to see themselves within the web of all of life, therefore be more peaceful and connected to the ever-changing life.

Do you yoga? Do you use your yoga to enhance your life? Whether you are on your mat practicing at home, curious as to why or how to practice or in or out of balance according to how you feel today, yoga is a journey into the body in order to awaken to the radiance within and all around. Through yoga, you can become sensitive to the light within others, and shift orientation from what is to what is truth, beyond the realm of the ego and the physical body. By diving deep within oneself to digest and assimilate the stress and tension, yoga opens up the body in order that there is space for life to flow is a positive direction.

Come to yoga. Go to yoga. Get on your mat and pray. Notice how yoga is awakening the light within and shine, baby, shine.

Head's Up!

"You are all Buddhas
There is nothing you need to achieve.
Just open your eyes."
 Siddhartha Gautama

What's coming: can you feel it? It's not just coming from all around us, but it is starting from within. People are starting to wake up and get the message the love is all there is. In reality, we are that which we are seeking. We already have within us the love that we are looking to find.

It is in the letting go that we are led to exactly where we need to be, and this is not far beyond the corners of our heart. Imagine an ocean, infinitely clear and expansive, in your heart center. This place is all you need in order to awaken to your true essence. The heart center holds within the key to your spontaneous and conscious awakening, that part of you that is whole, perfect and complete. There is nowhere else to go, nowhere you need to be, other than here now.

A healing is taking place on the planet. People are going further away from separation in order to come together on a deeper basis. Awakening takes place as an individual decides to leave behind a limiting thought in order to adopt a more effortless and evolved perspective. One impacts the whole, and the more people who are getting out of their own way and coming together, the greater potential for an overall shift in the planet.

What does this mean for you, me and all of us? Take the I in your life and notice the impact you are having. Is the conversation in you clear, or is it slightly negative, critical and consistently lashing out at you or others? If so, a clearing must take place in order for you to catch up, and hold on, 2010 is going to make that a whole lot easier for all of us! The planetary alignment also impacts our ability to be clear, to feel whole and connected. The planets are preparing to line up for us to be able to move into position for this next segment of time from a place that is sensational within us, thereby creating overall peace for the planet. Imagine a world where I means to serve and "we" means we are well, whole perfect and complete.

There is a realignment going on which is freeing us to go to a new place, beyond where we have ever been. Yet this time is similiar to the shift in consciousness that began in the 1960's. It is one of speaking out, weeding the gardens of our individual consciousness and coming out to bring one another along. The ones who are not willing to continue growing will die off, and be left behind. This is not to warn you, but to awaken you to see and feel your potential. Keep coming back here to learn more about where we are going together, and leave behind the times that you felt alone, afraid. You cannot imagine how much love and light is being poured in through the global heart right now. As we move forward going into the unknown, accept nothing that has been given to us, unless it is useful in opening the heart.

Namaste,
Waller

Live Your Dream

"You came so that you could learn about your dreams," said the old woman. "And dreams are the language of God. When he speaks in our language, I can interpret what he has said. But if he speaks in the language of the soul, it is only you who can understand." Paulo Coehlo

What are your innermost convictions? Are you in touch with that small, quiet voice within yourself that is a bright light constantly seeking expression? You will know you are out of alignment if what shows up for you feels terribly limiting or restrictive. Perhaps the story repeats itself, and you notice yourself running the same conversation and getting nowhere. Or the conversation morphs itself to include a new victim, or a new way of victimizing you. Notice: who is the star of the story you are creating?

When learning to live in alignment with your dreams, it is not about putting an end to the story, or the conversation within yourself. There is a distinction between judgment and observation, and when you are aligned with your inner radiance--the light within you--the observer self comes to notice what is showing up and therein lies the power to create a more benevolent story.

You can't let praise or criticism get to you, but I was reminded by a friend that the Bible speaks about the return of love many times over to those who have experienced oppression. If you have been a victim in your life, you can be assured it is so that you grow more than you thought possible in order to awaken to a more effortless way of living. Unless you would like to stay in the comfortably numb position, believing that you deserve to be less than a whole, perfect and complete human being, you have the power to choose wisely to write a new story that aligns with your soul's desire.

Your soul is here to create a uniquely abundant story. Our planet is shifting to enable the light within us to shine brightly, otherwise, the darkness takes over and inhibits our growth as well as the expansion of consciousness. Look around at all of the amazing art, music and life being created in your community. Each of us has within us an inspiring story, a blessing that we are carrying forth. By holding back from our potential, we prevent expansion of our soul, as well as connect with others on the level of heartache and pain. Wouldn't you rather see the love in others, to see the light and potential, and beyond the struggle and come together in this place of love?

Your work is to:

• pray for the people or situations who bring up for you how stressful life can be
  
• start with yourself by being the blessing that you want for the world
• speak from your soul, from the place of possibility
• relinquish the benefits of being a more loving presence in the world, and notice a shift in all of your relationships
• when life shows up to remind you that you might not be on the right track, be rest assured it is only because you are not living your potential
• dare to live your dreams, seeing beyond what is in order to become who you can be