Emotions, Acidity and Self-Creation

As a Creator of your own reality, you have the freedom to use all the colours, textures and depths of nature to decorate your life, which is ultimately the reflection of you. As in nature, some colours give us the depth; others the light, and the illusion of texture. Emotions are like colours that give your painting the altitude, depth, width and perspective of the way you live your life.

You may ask yourself what this has to do with the topic of acidity. However, if we see acidity as a colour that has somehow been overused in the painting, we can understand why it can damage the full spectrum of the painting. When we are not responsible for our creation, and we give the responsibility to actions of other people or circumstances, we lose this great power of creativity and enter into a dark zone of resentment, bitterness, disappointment, blame, anger, delusion, depression, powerlessness, and fear.

How was the Sha Retreat? (testimonials and pics!)

There is nothing more powerful than coming back to the beginning of our evolution: when we were naked, when we had no shelter, when we had to dig for roots and gather leaves to feed ourselves. There is nothing more liberating than having your skin under a starbath, and to let the pure essence of your awareness synchronize your breath with the Breath of Nature.

As a teacher, I was blessed to witness the change of the summer energies into the energies of the fall during the Sha Retreat. For me, this has always been a moment to witness an army of spirits who have completed their mission of fruition. And in that moment, the life force is delegated to a new crew in charge of receiving and facilitating introspection.

The Sha Retreat put these two forces under the feet of the 20 seekers who participated this year, allowing them to explore their own nakedness, their own history and stories. It provided the participants with a place of integrity, truthfulness and naturalness. It is surely, for me, a place where you cannot hide. There is the sun, the water, the wind and the trees, enveloping you and raising your possibilities in an effortless way. As a facilitator, I am confronted not even to facilitate anymore, but to witness the magic that occurs when the right intention of the seeker and the spirit world meet in a dance of lightness, introspection, community, creativity, wisdom and relaxation.

May my experience be represented by the voices of the participants. Let these testimonials give you a glimpse of what Sha Retreats are.

TESTIMONIALS

"Extend my love and deep thanks to you both. You opening and sustaining this sacred land. The logistics were great, even with the rain and absence of the assigned cook. We all managed to pull it together. The process of fasting was very supportive for the body and mind as it prepared us well for the vision quest." _ Margaret

What is energetic sud-division

I have a secret to share with you : something that you have been trying to find through mental or emotional efforts. With the application of this information in your life, you will be able to gather enough energy for a higher sense of self-perception.

We must understand that in order to run a marathon, the mind needs to be one-pointed and the body needs to be in good health. You also need to be motivated and to have a clear intention to preserve your stamina so that you can go the required distance without depleting yourself or causing damage to your body.

MEDITATION TO ELIMINATE DISAPPOITMENTS

HOW TO DO THE MEDITATION

This 15 minute meditation has two parts: one to address the physical aspect and the other for the mind. Both parts need to be done together.

Part One (inspired by Yogi Bhajan)

Drink 2 cups of fresh warm water with the juice of a ½ lemon.

Sit comfortably in easy pose.

Inhale in 4 vigorously strokes/inhalations through your mouth.

Hold the breath in and rotate your belly towards the right 3 times.

Still holding the breath, rotate the belly 3 times in the other direction.

Exhale through your nose.

Repeat this 3 times, no more that that. Repose.

Part Two

Mentally reaffirm your inner truth: “I am the creator and I am the creation. My mind has invented my disappointments to avoid my creative powers.”

Allow the memory of all your disappointments to flow through you. Allow any physical sensation. KEEP YOUR SMILE AND SENSE OF PRESENCE. Sit with this for 3 minutes.

For 1 minute: sit quietly, with a deep, natural breath.

Go into silence for 10 minutes.

Lay down and relax.

This meditation is best done in the morning. It can be done before Integral Meditation if you have this practice.

The Syndrome of Acidity and 14 Tips to Alleviate It.

Being a gardener really makes you understand that you don’t need to go against any of nature’s flavours or preferences. Some plants, for example, like to grow in acidic soil. The sweetest blueberries and the brightest azaleas grow near pine trees, where soil is rich in acid. Other plants need more neutral or alkaline soil to thrive.

In the same way, our bodies need a certain fluctuation between a mild acidity and alkalinity. It is for this reason that nature has created for us food that is either alkalinizing or acid-producing. We can choose to give ourselves a balanced intake of food that maintains this delicate and mysterious inner balance.

Acidity is unfortunately predominant in our list of food options. For example, coffee, white sugar, vinegars, meat, junk food and nightshades (tomatoes, potatoes, pepper and eggplant) are favoured because of their addictive nature. You can learn more about acidic and alkalinizing foods here.

You can imagine acidity in the body as putting our cells into a bath of a corrosive substance that ultimately wants to help the process of decay. As a defense, the cells invest their energy into inflammation (puff up), therefore reducing their functional capacity for metabolizing, assimilating and distributing food and energy. Acidity has a link also to a reduced ability to rest, relax and to turn off our daily stress. As acidity wants to speed up the process of decay, the cells enter into a mode of surviving, creating existential anxiety (represented, perhaps by concerns about money, security, or any issues related to life supporting you). After a period of time, this bath of acidity in the cells of the body creates a deep fatigue that seems insurmountable, as well as despondency and helplessness. Acidity becomes an internal enemy that shifts your perception of yourself and of reality. It is also linked to mood swings and anger. Acidity reduces your fertility and your creativity.

Acidity also can be produced by holding certain emotions, primarily those related to disappointment and resentment. At the mental level, acidity is very friendly to the go-go mind, which requests us to destroy our naturalness and to tap into an idealistic perfection. It is our responsibility to choose thoughts and emotions that are conducive to a balanced environment.

As you are reading this article, you may be wondering about the level of acidity in your body. There are simple acidity tests that you can purchase at the pharmacy that are sensitive to the ph-level of your urine. The test will locate on a scale your level of acidity or alkalinity. For an accurate reading, you should test your urine early in the morning.

To balance acidity, we need to look at different angles, from our personal position in front of life, the food we eat and the environment we live in. Our lifestyle can aid to make acidity less predominant in our body and life and to give a chance to our organs and to our perception to sustain inner evolution. Acidity destroys its nature but also can give, in the right proportions, wonderful fruits to make our inner landscape produce all we need for a full life. 

14 Tips to Alleviate Acidity

1.     Inform yourself by reading on acid-forming foods

2.     Combine your food properly. Protein and vegetables are friends. Fruits like to be eaten alone. Sweet fruits can go together (ie. Apples, pears and peaches). Acidic fruits (oranges, grapefruit, grapes) can go together but not with sweet fruits.  Starch/grains and vegetables are friends. Protein and grains/starch are not friends. Legumes and vegetables are friends.

3.     Eat your next meal only once you have properly digested your last meal.

4.     Cut intake of chocolate, refined sugars, junk food, cigarettes and coffee.

5.     Drink 2L of pure water every day. Fresh water from a well is most commonly alkaline, and will aid the process of balancing your body’s ph. Be aware that water from the tap is acidic.

6.     Once a week, take a mild laxative and evacuate your bowels completely (ie. laxative teas, senna leaves).

7.     Clear your liver once a year. (learn how)

8.     Drink 2 cups of warm water with lemon in the morning before breakfast.

9.     Take your daily triphala (2 capsules/day).

10. In the evening, take ½ cup of warm water with 1 tsp of baking soda (away from meals, after your last meal has been fully digested)

11. The herb to neutralize acidity is Avipattikar purchase here

12. Do yoga that stimulates liver, pancreas and stomach functions.

13. Don’t go to bed when your stomach is still digesting (from 2-6 hours, depending on what you eat).

14. Deep breathing and laughter!