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Are you listening to your soul’s call?

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There are times when life puts you at crossroads. For some reason, when mine put me in one such situation, I just whispered to myself, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” ~ Robert Frost, Road Not Taken.

It is one of my favourite poems that reminds me that there is a purpose of being for each of us. Every day, every waking moment (and even when you are in a sweet slumber), your soul tries to communicate with you of the void it is feeling.   Questions such as “Who was I born to be?” “What is my purpose here?” “Why do I feel incomplete even after so many accomplishments?” would haunt many. Some chose to play deaf to the soul’s call, and some people like my next guest on Warriors of Change, Mrs. Ashu Khanna, act upon it.

Mrs. Ashu Khanna is a globally celebrated Leadership and Life Coach and a writer of four best-seller self-development books.  In a life-threatening encounter with bees (yes! life has different ways to wake you up), she realized it was time she stops existing and starts living. And that indeed made all the difference. All it takes is listening to that alarming voice of your soul and acting upon it.

What is my destiny?

Uffff… Destiny! How do you explain it? How do you find it? It is a bit confusing and sometimes gimmicky. But honestly, it is just because no other person can tell you what your destiny is. It is a self-discovery process. People can support you, and let me warn you, at the start of the journey, you will find yourself lost, nothing would make sense, and you would feel right inside. But, when you would look around,… how do I say, everything would seem uncertain.

On one hand, you have been so numb to your destiny’s call, and suddenly, when you wake up, you are bound to become sensitive to the things around you. We, humans, create relationships, life, and work around us. Suddenly, it dawns upon you it’s not worth it, and you embark on a new journey altogether. It will be difficult.

How can you be sure it would work for you?

When we are born to do something and be something as per our life’s design or destiny, you will be gifted with all the talent, strengths, and skills to fulfill it. I remember a line from the Holy Bible, which makes a lot of sense here:

“No temptation has seized you that isn’t common for people. But God is faithful. He won’t allow you to be tempted beyond your abilities. Instead, with the temptation, God will also supply a way out so that you will be able to endure it.” ~ 1 Corinthians (10:13)

Simply put, life and God would not give you a test bigger than you can brave. You are born with talents and gifts that would help you endure your journey to find yourself. In fact, these set-ups are so powerful that it would even weave an environment around you that enables you to realize it and be what you are destined to be. We would find people and resources that would help us fulfill our destiny.

Is everything predestined?

So, your soul has a plan for you. And when you are born, life showers you with innate gifts, collaborates you with the right people, and offers resources to evolve yourself and fulfill your destiny. So, do you not have any control over anything in life?  And if not, how can you be sure you have created it at all.

As per my understanding, humans are born free. Your soul might have a plan for you, but as a being, you have a choice to follow it and be it, or you ditch it entirely or partially. Isn’t it beautiful? You can change the course of life anytime you want. However, what would make you feel complete? What would nourish your soul throughout life for it to become happy? You might have a plan for you, but not every time you can compete with the “perfect” plan destiny has got for you.

It is a deeply meaningful plan that would make sense all your life. It has short-term and long-term goals for you and short-term and long-term benefits to keep you enthusiastic all throughout life.

Should You Take a Leap of Faith Then?

If anything can explain what destiny is, I would say it is a dream of your soul for you. It is what you are meant to be. It is hopeful, joyous, and profoundly satisfying and gives meaning to your whole being.

There are sciences such as palmistry that say before we are born, our life’s design gets imprinted on our palms and fingers, and by reading it, we can understand what we are born for. Not endorsing anything here, but humans have tried to make sense of their being for thousands of years. Dissatisfaction from your actions, especially the goods one, and a void that gets bigger and bigger each day. We have been trying to find the meaning of life for eternity.

Would it be easy to follow my destiny?  

What was ever easy? It is our zeal for survival and finding happiness that gives us the boost of positivity. If we were to get frightened by the challenges and failures, I would say we would not have been the keepers of the world. We would not have created the wonders we see today. That includes everything physical and non-physical.

Somewhere, sometime, someone was frightended to call upon his destiny. But when he did, he created electricity, Similarly, the skyscrapers, the space stations everything in this world and outside. In different parts of this world, people had it imprinted in their destiny, and they believed in fulfilling it; it gave them happiness and that changed the world for the better.

So was decided for you by your soul’s calling. You would never be ready outside, but always be ready inside. Take one step that would alter the world around you, change your life, and people who get in touch with the wonders you create. In the end, focus on nourishing your soul with happiness, leave the details for the universe.

Watch my interview with India’s best coach and hear her wisdom :

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Ashu khanna can be reached via a tweet away : @coachashukhanna Website : www.Ashukhanna.com

You can check out her books here !

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Karuna Reiki or Sai Baba Reiki

Karuna is a word that means any action that helps to diminish other people’s suffering.

In Sanskrit, Karuna means “compassionate action.” The Karuna system of Reiki is a technique developed by William L. Rand when he used the symbols channeled by other Reiki Masters like Kellie-Ray Marine, Pat Courtney, Marla Abraham, and Marcy Miller.

Rand found the symbols to be very valuable, but he felt that they still had a lot of potential locked deep within them. He used guided meditation to become attuned with the symbols to unlock their full potential, and he called this new Reiki technique Karuna. Karuna Reiki’s energy is applied with more focus and also works on all energy bodies simultaneously.

People who receive attunement from their Reiki teacher only when they have become qualified Reiki practitioners. They often need to report to their Spirit Guides, Angels, and their Higher Self, and then afterwards they feel their presences at times.

Benefits of Karuna Reiki:

•Non-invasive 

•Helps heal unconscious patterns/habits •Can help with sleeping problems 

•Can help easy panic attacks, fatigue, and muscle pain 

•Can help with the manifestation of personal goals 

•Helps pull out the negative energy, or blockages in your “ki” flow and helps release pain 

•Can also help ease emotional pain 

•Does not require you to convert into another religion 

•Heals the body on a cellular level 

•Helps you deal with past-life issues 

•Helps you fix communication problems 

•Helps you deal with co-dependency 

•Helps mend relationships and makes them better 

•Helps you be more mindful and in the moment 

•Helps you shatter your denial habits 

•Helps with self-image problems

•Improves learning and promote clarity of the mind

Wisdom on Life Purpose

“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” ~ William Shakespeare

Are you the one who controls your life or is your life controlling you? Which road should you take? Do you know which path will lead you to where you really want to be?

Creating and shaping your own destiny is one of the many things that only a handful of persons can successfully do, while most end up aimlessly cruising through life, hoping that one day, their predetermined fate will step in and lady luck will shine on their lives.

If you want to live with purpose, the first thing that you have to do is to know remember that more than anyone or anything else. It is you who have the ability of preparing for the opportunities that are bound to come your way. It is you who make things happen. You do not just put your trust on fate. Creating your own path and destiny is actually all up to you. That is the foremost thing that you need to keep in mind if you really want to live a life with purpose.

“You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it fearlessly.” ~ Steve Maraboli

Most people today are struggling with the concern that how they are doing their lives is not really in sync with living their life’s purpose. But what are the basics of living on purpose? How will you be able to live a life that is aligned with your calling, authentic and put into action your purpose every single day?

To life a life fully, you need to live a life that you created yourself. This way, there will be no regrets, no pointing of fingers, and no disappointments. This way, you can say that even though there might be failures along the way, at least, you did what you need to do and no one dictated you to do things that you do not want to do.

Create your own destiny! Find the path that you want for your life! Start living your life today!

“No matter what your history has been, your destiny is what you create today. What are you going to create?” ~Steve Maraboli

What is Jikiden Reiki?

There are different kinds of Reiki techniques.Did you know that ?

There are five of them to be exact, and they are:  

–  Jikiden Reiki (Eastern Method) 

–  Usui Reiki (Western Method) 

–  Karuna Reiki

 –  Lighterian Reiki 

–  Sekhem or Seichem Reiki

Although Jikiden and Western Reiki both share the same roots, which is Mikao Urui’s original Reiki, they do have quite a lot of differences. Western Reiki inte- grated other ideas and practices from other spiritual practices and religions, and also left out some traditional elements.

On the other hand, Jikiden Reiki remains pretty much traditional, just like how Usui practiced it. It is only natural that when Reiki spread to other countries and cultures, that it got some of the traditions and practices of the places it went through.

It is also quite possible that if the original, traditional form of Reiki is strictly enforced and adhered to, that it would not be as popular as it is today, and there would only be a handful of legit Reiki practitioners in the world today. Jikiden and Usui Reiki could be described as spiritual healing methods, but the truth is that they actually physical treatments. To perform any kind of Reiki, the practitioner needs to “radiate energy and light” from all parts of his/her body, espe- cially in the hands, which guides and transfers the energy to the patient.

All of this is done without actual physical contact. When a trained Reiki practitioner properly transfers “radiated” energy, the physical symptoms of certain minor health conditions, like a toothache, will only take a couple of minutes to subside and become more bearable. Reiki treatment can also help reduce the discomfort brought about by cuts, bruises, headaches, backaches, and recovering from surgical wounds. Speaking of surgery, Reiki can also help speed up the recovery time of surgery. 

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The objective of transferring energy from the practitioner to the client is the help alleviate, minimize, or completely remove any physical pain or discomfort, and then work on healing the affected area. Aside from physical pain, Reiki can also help with any emotional or psychological pain the patient might be experiencing.

Speeds up the healing process of injuries and wounds from surgery :

•Does not require you to switch religions 

•Non-invasive 

•Helps deal with bad habits and mental issues, like self-judgment, self-pity, addictions, etc. 

•Assists in alleviating causes of addiction, and also helps patients cope with withdrawal symptoms 

•It is effective in alleviating physical weakness, and it can even help treat trauma

Source : “From the Book of Akashic Records Reiki Energy healing your sacred wounds”

Six Healing techniques that you may not be familiar with

Health for most individuals nowadays is more a question of what physical issue you don’t have than really being ‘completely’ healthy. But true health is now more and more being considered to be much more than simply having physical health.

Essentially, it means having a balanced, natural life – or what may be called an organic life, where physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health facets are of the essence in maintaining the individuals overall health and wellbeing.

Have you ever heard of Qi Gong?

Qigong (also spelled Ch’i Kung) is a potent system of healing and energy medicine from China. It’s the art and science of utilizing breathing methods, gentle movement, and meditation to clean, fortify, and circulate the life energy (qi).

How about binaural beats?

Binaural beats are sounds that are supposed to stimulate the brain in specific ways. These sounds have been claimed to help induce relaxation, meditation, creativity and other desirable mental states.

Do you know anything about holographic healing?

Holographic healing is a system that helps us to identify the unconscious patterns and power constrictions that underlie any issues that we might have in our lives.

Have you heard about magnetic therapy?

Physical impairment, like spinal cord injury (SCI), multiple sclerosis (MS), and post polio syndrome, frequently aggravates a lot of ailments that are amenable to magnetic therapy, a progressively popular alternative medicine mode.


Have you ever heard of Crystal Healing?
Crystal therapy or crystal healing is a sort of vibrational medicine. Crystal therapy necessitates the application of crystals or gemstones to help healing.
Gemstones hold spiritual and healing attributes that may be tapped into an assortment of ways.

What about ear candling?
Ear Candling is a process that goes back as far as biblical times, when hollow reeds from swamp regions were used as candles. It has been passed down for numerous generations by the North and South American natives, in addition to the Egyptian, African, Oriental and European cultures.

If you have never heard of any of these techniques, you may be missing out on a large part of health and wellness. There are even more than the ones mentioned here so it would be to your best interest to investigate further.

I hold workshops and classes related to some of these therapies.

If anything in particular interests you then you can reach out to me using the Contact Me page!

The healing powers of Calcite crystal

Calcite is a powerful amplifier and cleanser of energy. Simply having Calcite in the room cleans negative energies from the environment and heightens your energy. Within the body, it removes stagnant energy. The spectrum of colors cleans the physical and subtle bodies. Calcite is an active crystal, speeding up development and growth.

This is a spiritual stone linked to the higher consciousness that facilitates the opening of higher awareness and psychic abilities, channeling, and out-of-body experiences. It accelerates spiritual development and allows the soul to remember experiences when it returns to the body.

Psychologically, Calcite connects the emotions with the intellect, creating emotional intelligence. Calcite has a positive effect, especially where someone has lost hope or motivation. It combats laziness, aiding in becoming more energetic on all levels.

Rough Orange Calcite (Medium)
Source : Crystal vaults


Mentally, Calcite calms the mind, teaches discernment and analysis, stimulates insights, and boosts memory. It facilitates knowing which information is important, and then retaining it.

Calcite confers the ability to change ideas into action.

It is a useful stone for study for students.
Calcite alleviates emotional stress and replaces it with serenity.
It is a stabilizing stone, enhancing trust in oneself and strengthening the ability to overcome setbacks. On a subtle level, a layout of the appropriate colors of Calcite cleanses, balances, and energizes all the chakras*.

HEALING Calcite cleanses the organs of Elimination. It encourages calcium uptake in bones but dissolves calcifications, strengthening the skeleton and joints. It alleviates intestinaI and skin conditions. CaIcite stimulates blood clotting and tissue healing. It fortifies the immune system and can encourage growth in small children.

Calcite works quickly as an elixir and can be applied to the skin, ulcers, warts, and suppurating wounds. At a subtle level, Calcite cleans and reenergizes the chakras*.

Hold or place as appropriate. Wear as a pendant. Can be used to grid around a bed. Use as gem essence.

Orange Calcite is a highly energizing and cleansing stone, especially for the lower chakras’. Orange Calcite balances the emotions, removes fear, and overcomes depression. It dissolves problems and maximizes potential.

This stone heals the reproductive system, gallbladder, and intestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and removes mucus from the system.

Yellow or Golden Calcite is a great eliminator and stimulates the will. Its energy, especially as an elixir, is uplifting. It enhances meditation, inducing a deep state of relaxation and spirituality and linking to
the highest source of spiritual guidance. It stimulates
the higher mind. Use at the crown and solar plexus chakras.

Golden Calcite has an extremely expansive energy.
You can use the pendulum to release or for divine guidance
and align your chakras especially Manipura and crown chakra.

The magic of Lava crystals beads

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Some of the metaphysical and healing properties of lava rock or basalt

Brings physical and mental strength and courage

Raises energy levels

1-Increases Libido

2-Calms emotions

3-Enhances Creativity

4-Brings Stability

5-Helps with anger management

6-Considered to be a fertility stone for women

7-Considered to be anti-bacterial, anti-viral and disinfectant

8-Cleanses Negativity.

Perfect way to wear lava stone as it should typically, be worn in a way that it touches the skin directly, such as the bracelets and necklaces, so nothing will block the absorption of energy.Stone is a grounding stone that strengthens one’s connection to Mother Earth.

It gives us strength and courage, allowing us stability through times of change. It provides guidance and understanding in situations where we may need to “bounce back”. A calming stone, it is very useful in dissipating anger.

As its name would suggest, the stone comes from the core of the earth. … Known for its grounding and calming healing properties, lava stone is great for stabilizing the root chakra. When the root chakra is stabilized, you feel safe, anchored and more positive.More importantly, for anxiety, lava stones introduce grounding qualities into your life which help calm your emotions. It’s an intense energy, but a calming one.

On a spiritual level, lava stones bring stability. Due to the strong connection to the earth, wearing lava stones grounds you, keeping you calm and humble. #lavabeads crystals bracelet #earthchakra#rootchakra#grounding calm #anger management #geopathicstress management

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6 tips to handle your Stress with Mandala arts

I undertake Emotional management and creative problem solving skills through mandala art workshops

Did you know facilitating a mandala art workshop is equally immersive process and so therapeutic to the mind and to the soul as it is for the participants !

It gives immense satisfaction when I started on my journey- I never knew I would do art and design thinking workshops that was probably my calling to combine spiritual art and human emotions design and mandala art to help professionals and leaders to discover themselves better and their strengths through this method !

I feel super excited and grateful when I see these throwback pics and memories that is a reassurance to anyone who had never explored facilitation before !!

  • From a recent workshop with L&OD Sr folks on Gratitude Mandala art

I was into hard core digital biz operations and marketing roles and never imagined I could be doing something like this !

Today, as a thanksgiving week , I want to share six tips or
hacks from my art workshops – how to manage self emotions through mandala art and see if it helps you !!

1-Think of a goal or situation at hand

2-Now evaluate in your mind or through journaling whether this can be solved by your own resources or you need someone’s help to understand or solve it ?

3-Now pause , reflect deeper and see whether it is a real problem or it was perceived that way? Is it a reality or was it a creation of your mind or emotions ?

4- Now draw a mandala or color a mandala and forget about the problem and situation

5-After colouring or drawing – check if you had any passing thought or feeling that aroused a solution or creative way to solve the problem / situation ?

6-Note the thoughts or feelings down in a paper or diary and sleep over it !

You will notice you may get inspirations over the day or week to the same situation or problem as you detach or divert yourself and your mind from this situation ! That’s the magic of creatively solving problems and staying detached !

Try and it and let me know what you think ?

Goldstone

Goldstone is a man-made glass, also known as Sunsitara. Copper flecks are
suspended in it that gives the stone sparkle of illusion. Goldstone’s sparkles are indicative of the light that can still be found in the night. It is available in two colors – Red and Blue.

Who should be considering wearing this?
Goldstone is said to be the stone of ambition that, with less effort, helps the wearer achieve his/her goal. It makes the individual creative to make a better life with a clear vision and focused mind.

Why you should consider this?
Goldstone is used for suppressing heavy emotions and reducing mental strain. It supports in building strength, confidence and an optimistic attitude. It is a beautiful piece of gem that attracts the wealth, harmonizes all kinds of relationships and motivates the wearer’s creative aspect. It increases trust and motivates to achieve goals. With its gentle inspiring properties it uplifts vitality. 

Goldstone is available in so many colors; every color has its own properties.
Blue Goldstone look like a midnight sky with twinkling stars. Blue Stone is
ethereal, mysterious, powerful and spiritual stone that transmits healing energy. It is thought the perfect compassionate stone that helps wearer to soothe hypersensitivity. It also increases self-acceptance.

Red Goldstone possesses a very discrete energy. It is the stone of trust,
motivation and determination. The stone energizes inside us and creates
encouragement. It offers a sense of safety, a sense of awareness and removes fear.

How to wear it?
Goldstone can be worn as beaded bracelets and necklaces, or as a pendant, ring.
Also keep a piece of goldstone in your pocket but it gives best results when it is in touch of your body.

Chakra Enhancer: Blue goldstone activates Throat Chakra and Red
Goldstone balances Root Chakra.

Throat Chakra: Throat chakra or Vishuddha Chakra is located at the base of the throat, overlapping the thyroid gland. It is the body’s voice, a pressure valve which allows the other chakras to express their energy. The energy from the lower chakras that springs upward will continue its course allowing for free speech and natural release. It represents communication abilities in constructive manner and positive self expression.

By balancing this chakra you can enhance you creativity
and satisfaction.
The Base or Root Chakra: also known as Muladhara Chakra is located at the
base of the spine. The base chakra governs our earth grounding and is connected to all our survival instincts and self-reservation. The base chakra also relates to the body, individuality, stability and defense.

Element: Fire and Earth
Planet: Jupiter & Venus

A note about “SunSitara” or “Goldstone” is used for suppressing heavy emotions and reducing mental strain. It supports in building strength, confidence and an optimistic attitude. It is a beautiful piece of gem that attracts the wealth, harmonizes all kinds of relationships and motivates the wearer’s creative aspect. It increases trust and motivates to achieve goals.Goldstone is the “smile” of the crystal world. There is magic there but it is an innocent, non-denominational, beautiful kind of magic.

Glass in many forms has been used to honor Goddesses. These stones can be used in devotions to Clota: Goddess of the River Cldye and Gaia, the Greek Earth Mother.

They can also can be used in devotions to Bona Dea, the Roman Earth Goddess of Fertility; Callisto, the Greek Moon Goddess; Ceridwen, the Welsh Mother, and Knowledge Goddess; and Chirakan-Ixmucane, the Mayan Creator Goddess.

Goldstone holds or represents “Water energy” that is traditionally associated with the North area of a home or room. It is associated with the Career and Life Path area. It’s flowing energy will assure a balance of energy as your life unfolds and flows. To keep your life moving forward towards your goals use the water elements energy.

Goldstones can be used as healing stones for your aura.  Try holding one gently and concentrate on feeling the energy align from your toes to your head.