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It surrounds your body and aura to create a boundary between you and the energy around you, including the energy that other people might be sending your way.. After making shield-ing an

Learning how to work with meditation and mantras can lower your blood pressure, help you de-stress, and give your nervous and immune systems a big boost.

Being able to control your thoughts, reactions and responses to the things that

hap

-mission, a purpose, and a path to bring it into the world

Inside Your Toolbox

Intentions

mean by intentions

Intention is both internal and external

we are working toward in our lives

But intention is also an energy around us, an energy connected to the Divine and the

Ego.

emotional and physical

However, even with all the good the Ego can

do, it also can get in the way Your Ego may

ing an opera singer because “what makes you

-that.”

To be fair to our Ego, it’s still going doing its job

happens

When we create powerful intentions we can learn how to work around our Ego.

What you most

desire is what you

think about and what

you think about is

your true

inten-tion Your intention

is who you are at your

depths.

Setting Powerful Intentions

sire

Don’t Worry About The Details

you need to do is live in alignment with that intention and let the details be handled by

those breadcrumbs

So what does that look like in reality?

the breadcrumbs.

Shielding

-tionally or unintentionally.

-5 minutes with them?

Energy shielding is a simple visualization process of gathering and placing colored light and energy, with intention, around you

It surrounds your body and aura to create a boundary between you and the energy around you, including the energy that other people might be sending your way

pens more as a natural reaction rather than a preventative step Doing in consciously as

-a h-abit to shield -and protect your energy is -a g-ame ch-anger This will help protect you

from emotional and physical drains and illness in the future

The bigger your aura gets the

more protection you might need

This is my aura from June of 2012

In the years prior it was much

closer to my body and bright red

and orange After making

shield-ing and meditation a regular

practice my energy was able to

safely expand and shift to more

healing, spiritual colors Believe

me I felt the difference!

Creating An Energy Shield

ply ask the Universe to show you the color that you need now.

-the nose and out through -the mouth.

the color you desire or simply observe the color the Universe is sending you See it get bigger and brighter with each breath

going into the earth too, it will move with you.

color and it begins to drip and run down changing the original color}

Tip:

with light

Shielding your energy can make a huge difference in your ability to deal with stressful situations and give you the

confidence to go after what you want most

Experiment with different colors, styles and

shielding techniques.

Energy Shield

Colors

will help guard your energy

lows certain things in

-The main thing that we work with when creating our shield

is the color

White is the most commonly used but it can also be really

when you know you need to hold on to your energy, like energy getting to you It helps you stand strong

Pink is another popular shielding color This one is ideal

or negative people When they come in contact with this

to you and it gives them a little love Pink helps you have

Gold is another color that encourages compassion but in a

and the Divine It helps us when we need to be honest with

gal situations or where we have to be open to seeing their well, using a golden light shield can help

-Purple light is a high vibrational energy connected to spirit

you to do intuitive and psychic work The general gist is

Meditation

A lot of people have hang ups about meditation

things about meditation

What would you say if I told you that you could meditate absolutely anywhere? How would that change things for you?

-You don’t have to do yoga

to do meditation and

meditation doesn’t have

to have anything to do

with religion Meditation

is your time to get some

clarity and space from the

sea of thoughts in your

head.

tion act like a shovel? By simply observing our mind, our emotions, our energy and our

that can help

Meditation is all about your breath.

How do you feel? How does your mind feel?

You just spent 16 second in meditation!

while you count your breath

-It doesn’t matter how busy you are

If you let life get in the way of

meditation, or any part of your

spiritual practice you’ll always be

able to come up with some excuse

for why you don’t have time

The key is to learn how to always

make time and make these

spiritual tools part of your lifestyle.

Daily Minute Meditation

Return your breathing to normal and gently close your eyes Turn your attention to the

The thoughts

Crystals

big} tools that we can use in so many ways

-cial training to use

-Crystals work their magic by simply giving

When a crystal with a higher vibration than our

own interacts with us our energy synchs up, or

cally the higher vibe wins out and anything

ties, like the ability to work with them by car-

-them in our living spaces, planting -them in

the ground around our homes {or even in our

with them and even creating sprays and elixirs

against the skin} I love creating gem elixirs You can drink them by adding them to your

Crystals are awesome because all they have

to do is be near us and in our space to help

change how we feel.

There are a few things that you should know about

crystals before using them.

Size matters!

-er stones placed around the room rath-er than one single stone}

-hand

When you’re going to use stones in water you need to be careful! Some stones are

highly toxic because they contain elements that are poisonous Copper, aluminum,

as-check out this list of toxic stones

retuning since it addresses need to address when we prepare a stone to use

Don’t know what crystal to use? Let the color be your guide! You can also let your chakras guide you

Check this out to find out more about how you can pick the right crystal every time.

Make A Gemstone Elixir

-

- Your chosen crystals

- Rubber band

- Plastic wrap

1 Choose Your Stones

I like to use either a single stone or three stones

together

You should use a cleansed/retuned tumbled

stone with a Mohs Hardness

portant because you want to do all you can to cut

-3 Cover With Clear Plastic Wrap

in and contaminate it but you also want to make

as possible so clear plastic wrap is best Secure

4 Place Outside

-5 Remove Before Sunrise

be? Click here

6 Remove Stones, Preserve, Store

Preserving the elixir is super important.

If you don’t wish to use alcohol you can use a high quality organic apple cider vinegar instead.

Once you’ve made your initial batch

of elixir this is your Mother Batch

You will use this to make smaller

batches and dosage bottles next

Don’t drink all of this at once!

OH MY will you be buzzing!!!

Master Bottle and Dosage Bottles

can carry with you or to help ration out your essences

Add to each bottle:

1 tsp vodka, brandy, or cider vinegar

Principles of Homeopathy, which says that extreme dilution

Here’s a round up of some popular crystal related links on my site that you might want to check out:

5 Crystals To Help You Connect To The Angels

Working With Crystals + Tarot Together

Cleanse Those Crystals in 60 Seconds or Less!

Crystal Programming…What’s Up?

5 Simple Gem Elixirs For An Awesome Weekend!

A Crystal Conundrum

Want some personalized guidance on crystals for your life?

Mantras

ing with disappointment, loss, sadness and getting through anything, really, but mostly a

-change to happen And all you have to do is chant and sing

A mantra is a word, phrase, or sound that

-powerment

The vibration that is created by saying the mantras causes changes in the vibration and energy in your own aura which helps create that healing space

add to their healing power

heart + blood pressure rates, and creating calm brain activity

-vibrational level

ing your own vibration with sound

-Mantra is a Sanskrit

word that means “mind

instrument” {“man”

meaning mind and “tra”

meaning “vehicle;

instru-ment”}

-ble chants called bija mantras

-

-traditions If you aren’t sure how to pronounce the words or

what they mean be sure to Google the phrase and search

for it on YouTube to hear it before you start working with

it

light a candle or burn incense that is sacred to them

-Creating a Mantra Practice

Begin to say your mantra and count it with your mala beads Hold

-

-you wish to send healing to

get in the way, gently turn your attention back to the mantra

your heart, give thanks and gratitude to the Divine

Fall in love with your mala beads!

They are my favorite spiritual tool that

I carry with me 24/7 and often wear

as a necklace to keep me reminded

of the dedication to my practice.

Mantras to Try

how they are said or sung

Om Shanti Om

Om Namaha Shivaya

“I honor the Divinity within me”

Om Gum Ganapatayei Namaha

ing and protection.”

-Om Hreem Sri Lakshmi Bhyo Namaha

love and joy.

Chakra Bijas

These are single sounds that can be used to activate, heal + clear the individual chakras

pronounced LUM pronounced VUM

pronounced RUM pronounced YUM

pronounced HUM pronounced AUM held silently, no sound

Chakras

The charkas aren’t tools, per se, but they are part of us and our energy bodies, so

points in the body These actually reside in our subtle energy body, our aura, and not in

Root Chakra - red

grounding

Sacral Chakra - orange

-Solar Plexus - yellow

the belly button

Heart Chakra - green or pink

emotional balance

Throat Chakra - blue

-Third Eye Chakra - purple/violet

sciousness, imagination, mental and spiritual clarity

-Crown Chakra - white/opalescent/indigo {varies}

sciousness, enlightenment, oneness, bigger picture

-The colors of the chakras tend to be a sort of jewel tone, and the colors for each can vary slightly based on spe-

cific traditions As you begin to work with your’s and

get familiar with them observer their colors rather than

forcing them to be certain colors.

pened right around the time we were about to split up again

-grounded in this relationship and he was constantly pulling the proverbial carpet out

-When your chakras are healthy, when things are aligned and balanced, everything in

So how do you balance things?

Crystals

+ Salt Scrubs!

Chakra Salt Scrub

This is a simple thing you can do in the shower either once a month, once a week, or any help keep your chakras and energy cleared and balanced

blocks

- 5 drops essential sage oil

Use a large bowl to mix this up because it can get messy!

is well mixed

Store in your air tight container

spots or heavy energy See each chakra as bright, clear, and vibrant Hold the intention

-as you do this to simply scrub away any blocks

As you scrub use these modern mantras or the chakra bias to help balance the energies

Root Charka – I Am Sacral Chakra – I Do Solar Plexus – I Feel Heart Chakra – I Love Throat Chakra – I Speak Third Eye – I See Crown Charka – I Understand

carnelian, orange calcite, sunstone

Solar Plexus Chakra

Heart Chakra

Throat Chakra

Third Eye Chakra

Crown Chakra

When you’re working with chakra healing, always keep

color in your mind Just by wearing the color of the

chakra you want to balance or heal can have a big effect

on your energy Color vibration matters!

Root Chakra

Color - RedElement - EarthPlanet - Saturn Astrological Sign - Capricorn

Sacral Chakra

Sanskrit Name - Svadhisthana

Element - Water Planet - Pluto Astrological Sign - Cancer, Scorpio

Solar Plexus Chakra

Sanskrit Name - Sahasrara

Element - Thought/Cosmic EnergyPlanet - Uranus

Tarot

I know tarot can seem a bit

intimi-intuition and allowing your Higher

ages in the cards To read and work

-mirror You pull a card and the

im-level It shows you another spective that you might not be able

per-to see on your own

Tarot cards are a super

diverse spiritual tool They

can be used for

rituals to manifest your

desires, meditation to give

you a focal point, and for

its common us, divination,

to help you get insight into

what’s going on in your

world

I started exploring tarot when I was 8 and reading with my own deck when

I was 10 I knew nothing about tarot All I knew was how the images made

me feel and the things that they had come up for

my intuitively That’s all you really need to read the cards.

Draw A Card Each Day

intention in your mind A common one is to do a single card pull each day with the

intenbols and colors in the card speak to you about your situation? How does the card make

-day Then come back and check out how your day measured up to your tarot sights

Read For Yourself

- your thoughts about the situation and how you

re-represents actions you might want to consider

tak-ing The last card is the Spirit card which shows you

what the deeper lesson is behind the situation

When you’re ready to

expand your tarot

ex-periments, ask a friend

to pick a card and see

what messages you can

give her!

Manifest With Tarot Cards

pretty simply With intention, prayer, a tarot card and a candle, and even some

clear you need to pick out a tarot card

There are two ways to do this - either

Always trust

In our example case with success and prosperity I love using the Sun card Success and

sure which to use, look at your tarot card What color is dominant? Use a candle in that

For our example I’m going to use an orange

candle for success and the sun

I’ll say it again

be-cause it’s so important

- Always trust your gut!

Traditional card

mean-ings aren’t nearly as

im-portant as your intuitive

interpretation.

-You can also do larger tarot spells like these

out my In The Cards tarot course

Tarot Quick Hit Keywords

Major Arcana {cards 0-21}

High Priestess Awareness

The Hierophant Education/TraditionThe Lovers Relationships

The Chariot Victory/ChoicesStrength Patience/CourageThe Hermit Introspection

The World Accomplishment

Pentacles - Earth element

Swords - Air element

Vision Boards

I’m sure by now you’ve heard all about vision boards

I totally admit to being really into creating vision boards This is one from mid-2011 when

I was starting to get emotionally ready to move

back to San Diego from Boston.

need to actually see you vision board daily.

You can create the traditional poster board style vision board.

- Use a private board on Pinterest to create your mobile vision board

The how

you

This is one I made in 2012 that is done in a book

format and is specific to my business

-We’re not just

making any old

vision board, we’re

making a true

manifesting tool!

You should feel something like this! Free, excited, and like anything is possible.

Create Your Vision Board

ate and go

-Important things to keep in mind as you create a vision for your future…

resonate with your intention, add them to your vision board

intention

Ground Those Feelings

Now that your done with the vision board its time to

This may take a little time but I highly recommend

do-mind and heart

with

Take your time truly connecting with those emotions

tion because you may have had experiences where

-about creating career success you may recall a time