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The Journey of a Soul

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My desire and intention when I wrote this article was to support you and inspire you in your life’s journey.

Enjoy and please do share with others to support them in their journey. There an unlimited supply of love to share with the world. Pass it on…..

Namaste’

Jenn Royster

When I think back over the past few years, I see an enormous amount of soul growth as a group. Yes, there are still those struggling with the fast paced changes to a new world, but nonetheless, there has been growth.

The journey of a soul goes through many different facets of growth. On an individual level, we each work on our own issues and emotions finding a way to move past the experiences throughout our lives. Finding a way to be a better individual we strive to learn capacity for our neighbor’s differences and accept one another for their uniqueness.

As we work on accepting others, we have our ups and downs and we wonder if we can do this.

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Join us this Friday July 9, 2010 on Intuitive Connections with Jenn Royster, with Special Guest Marcella McMahon as we explore Past Life Regressions.

Show Time is 10 AM EDT.  See Show page for details and/or download the podcast.

Marcella McMahon is a Clinical Hypnotherapist with a life mission to help others at a soul level.

She sees her work in creating recordings, teaching classes, live sessions and writing as a deeply spiritual offering.  In addition to her main focus as a Hypnotherapist, McMahon is a life coach, healer, professional speaker, and business consultant.

Marcella was trained as a Clinical Hypnotherapist over 13 years ago and most recently spent a great deal of time training with Dr. Brian Weiss.  You may have previously seen Dr. Weiss as a recent guest on Oprah providing Past Life Regression Therapy.

“The power to heal exists within you.
I am here to assist you in accessing your own healing power.”
-Marcella McMahon

McMahon’s style of therapy includes traditional hypnotherapy and past life regression therapy.

Just a few of the issues transformed through hypnosis include:

• Fears and Phobias
• Relationships
• Depression
• Grief and Bereavement
• Pain Control
• Sleeping
• Self-Esteem
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
• Stress

Almost everyone can be hypnotized.  Hypnosis is a heightened state of awareness while in a relaxed physical state.  Quite like daydreaming and driving, you are fully aware to continue driving the car safely, yet you are thinking of something else.  As a matter of fact, we go in and out of a state of hypnosis several times a day.  Hypnosis is a very natural state.

Unfortunately, a great deal of public view on hypnosis is beliefs gained through stage hypnosis.  Stage hypnosis is not really what hypnosis is.  Specifically, if a client does not agree with a suggestion, the subconscious mind will not allow that suggestion to take hold.

For example, a wife pushes the husband to stop smoking, so the husband goes to a hypnotherapist.  But because he doesn’t really want to stop smoking, he is just going through the motions for his partner, he will not quit.  Hypnosis will not work if you are not in alignment with its intent.

Your best opportunity for growth occurs when you find a Clinical Hypnotherapist with whom you have trust.

You can rest assured that Marcella has your best interest in mind in all that she does and all that she offers.  For that reason, she offers a money back guarantee. Her ultimate goal is helping you to recognize your own power to be all you have ever desired.

Visit her blog and find out much more about Marcella, Healing, Self-Help, Meditation and Hypnosis.

Marcella McMahon is a Registered Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist with the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association.

My latest article has posted on Vividlife.me. Enjoy and feel alive as you expand your horizons in finding the Real You. Enjoy!  -Jenn Royster

In self awareness, we strive to find the True Self, as we journey inward to discover our talents, gifts, and unique design that makes us who we are. This can be several months to several years or even a lifetime of exploration. The amount of time doesn’t matter. It’s more about taking the time to be in the silence, and listen to the Higher Self, to learn what our purpose and meaning in life is all about.

We hear of meditation and how beneficial it is to this self awareness journey. We find frustration, maybe even impatience as we anxiously try our best to find this ultimate state of mind we are so hungry for.

What if it were easier than we ever imagined? What if, we took a moment to stop trying so hard to do meditation and find a way to just allow meditation and stillness in the mind? In our efforts to find peace, we hold on to what is keeping us from the peace.

I want to take you on a journey, where we approach this idea from a different angle. A place where instead of trying to tackle meditation, we find an activity we are passionate about and a lifestyle we dream about. Maybe you imagine walks on the beach but never go to the beach and walk! Maybe it’s taking lessons in a craft you always wanted to learn.

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Singer/Songwriter CHAPMAN

Singer Songwriter CHAPMAN will join us live June 4, 2010 at 10:00 AM EDT on Intuitive Connections with Jenn Royster.

CHAPMAN will share with you his Spiritual Practice of Yoga and how he uses it to maintain a healthy body and mind. He says it also improves his stamina and ability to relax and concentrate. He usually practices early in the morning when his “boy” seems to be at its most receptive and centered. He uses breath to focus on his mind and he often has his greatest songs, merchandise or marketing ideas when he practices.

Yoga compliments the metaphysical beliefs that he expresses in his songs that we are in control of our own destiny in Life, Love, Health and Wealth. We will be sharing his music with you during the broadcast. I spoke with Chapman briefly this morning. He is a beautiful soul that is believes we create our own reality through Law of Attraction.

He is looking forward to sharing his passions about spirituality and his music with you. Be sure to mark your calendars for this show. The podcast will be available for download after the show and is also available through ITunes.

CHAPMAN as Singer/songwriter and producer interpreting the same 11 songs over 3 stylistically different albums, released in April 2010 simultaneously. A journey where Crosby Stills and Nash meets The Rotary Connection through Baleric and Italo House to stripped down acoustic songs with just voice and guitar.

Below are links to the same song on all three albums. Take a listen and see how different each album is!

Listen to “Hum Along” from Chapman’s Album Bare Bones Hum Along on Bare Bones Album

Listen to “Hum along” from Chapman’s Album Amplification Hum Along on Amplification Album

Listen to “Hum Along” from Chapman’s Album OneFourtyFour Remix Hum Along on OneFourtyFour Remix Album

The Three Albums released are: “The Bare Bones of Mr. Ballad”, “The Amplification of Mr. Ballad” and “The Remix of Mr. Ballad”.

“We should add love to everything we do – the difference would be incredible.” Says CHAPMAN

What others have to say about Chapman……

“The same 11 songs interpreted on 3 stylistically different albums released simultaneously. An original and bold idea.” -Transworld News

“ An album that really moves you and identifies Chapman as a writer to keep an eye on” -FATEA Records Magazine

“Amazing new talent” BBC Radio “Chapman has a stunning voice – intense and evocative, and lyrically his songs are intelligent and thought-provoking.” -Observer, April 10, 2010

Sounds True Publishing House graciously offered me a copy of this new book release, for a review on my blog. A CD with several drum recordings was included in the book jacket for use during a Shamanic Journey. They also sent another CD by Sandra Ingerman called Shamanic Meditations. I had plenty of goodies to prepare me for my Shamanic experience.

I was so captivated by the first book I reviewed by Sandra Ingerman called How to Thrive in Changing Times that I could not resist. So off I went on a Shamanic Journey that was thought provoking and soul enlightening. Never before, have I seen such a collections of shamanic healers gathered in one place. Sandra enlisted the assistance of Hank Wessleman who co-authored the book with her, along with several experienced Shamanic Healers contributing their insights.

As soon as I opened the pages of the book, I was moved to by the words:

“We dedicate this book to the next seven generations……

May this foundation help them to envision a new world….

And may a profound reverence alight on them….”

I personally enjoyed the ease and clarity of how the book was organized. Starting with an explanation of Shamanism, to the finer details and spiritual way of life a Shamanic practice brings to the individual. The book clearly defines the difference between a Shaman and a Shamanic lifestyle.

The Shamanic Journey is explained in detail for the beginner.

The reader is gently guided into the world of the Shaman and sees for the first time a new perspective and respect for the ancient spiritual practice. The misconceptions are clearly revealed giving the reader a good understanding of what the Shamanic lifestyle really is all about, and what it is not, and how to begin a Shamanic journey. The CD that accompanies the book has several drum recordings for use during a journey.

I have used them several times now and I throughly enjoyed each and every journey. I found solutions and understanding to questions I had. It was different from my usual meditation practice in that it was truly a journey, with travel and activity. Where my regular daily meditations are a stillness and quiet place.

Before, discovering Sandra’s book I wondered why some of my meditations would be as though I traveled. After reading this book, I realize I was moving from meditation to journey. They were always very enlightening when this happened. Now, if my meditations go this way, it’s OK, I am to take a journey for understanding.  My gratitude to Sandra for clearing this up in my own spiritual practice.

The additional Shamanic Meditations CD is perfect for the beginner’s practice in Shamanic Journeys. Sandra gently guides you through the journey and back. I like this approach for those that have been hesitant to explore this amazing experience. No fears, just a beautiful experience.

I had the privilege of speaking with Sandra Ingerman last week via phone interview. Her passion and love for healing the planet was obvious as she shared her thoughts in the creation of this book. She also spoke passionately about a monthly column she writes called Transmutation News and is available on her website for free. The archive holds all the articles she has written since 1997. Sandra says her who purpose of the Transmutation News is working with the principal of light. She says it’s been just as important for her to write this column for herself as it was to share with others, as we are all on this spiritual path together.

My Interview with Sandra Ingerman begins:

Jenn Royster: Sandra, why did you write Awakening to the Spirit World?

Sandra Ingerman: For a few reasons, one being that Shamanism is a powerful system of healing and is based on the principal of Direct Revelation, which means that everyone has access to their own personal spiritual information.

I think a lot of power of Shamanism is being lost today in what you could call cookie cutter Shamanism. People take workshops, take notes and try to follow instructions to a tee on a particular method that is given to them. I am trying to inspire people to move back into Shamanism as a principal of Direct Revelation.

I have never heard of two Shamans working in a similar way in an indigenous culture verses allowing direct revelation to unique methods that help a healer with that particular client.

Another reason I felt called to write the book was to ask a few different Shamanic teachers how they’re working. Although all the material the contributors gave wove together well, without contradicting, the material does show they are different ways of working, not just one way.

Another reason I felt called to write this book with other contributors is that I find that the Shamanic community, as well as the Spiritual community, can be quite divided, and what we need right now is for the Spiritual community to come together. In bringing other Shamanic teachers in, I wanted to show that we could work together in the principal of unity to heal the planet and to talk about the power of Direct Revelation.

Jenn Royster: What are the principal values of a Shamanic Lifestyle that one could practice without becoming a Shaman, and what would you recommend to a person being called to be a True Shaman?

Sandra Ingerman: The Shamanic Lifestyle is more than a series of techniques and methods. It is actually a way of life. From a Shamanic point of view, everything that exists is alive. Shamans in indigenous cultures believe that all things are alive. Trees, plants, elements, the earth itself, animals, humans beings, everything is alive and all are connected to the Web of Life. This means that human beings are a part of this web of life not separate from it.

What we are seeing in the world today is how humans have tried to separate themselves from the rest of nature. The oil spill in the Gulf, is an example of what happens when you try and manipulate or try and have power over nature.

We are living on a planet that is filled with disharmony, and disharmony creates illness on many different levels, emotionally and physically. So, part of a Shamanic way of life is that we are a part of the web of life and not separate from it. This means that every action that we take in the world actually impacts all of life, not just ourselves on a personal level.

We are really being asked to go back to an indigenous way of living in honor and respect. Remembering that it’s the earth, water, air, and sun that gives us life.  We are to respect these elements,  not just dump pollutants into the elements. Respect them, it’s what gives us life. Appreciate them!

So many people are challenged right now, and they are so burnt out that we forget how precious life really is. One of the ways that we can live a Shamanic way of life is by waking up each day and giving gratitude. Something that is common in other Spiritual traditions is the power of gratitude and how it creates a different pathway in our life. Most people start their day in a way that creates a pathway that doesn’t lead you to life of joy and meaning on any level.

These are all aspects of a Shamanic lifestyle that needs to happen on a daily basis that has no specific method attached to it. Being a human being living a life of harmony is a practice we all need to bring into our lives.

Jenn Royster: What connection do you see between your book’s subject and the concept of 2012?

Sandra Ingerman: I believe that the shift of 2012 is happening right now, and it’s really asking us for big shifts in consciousness. Number one, moving from a place of individuation and finding one’s soul purpose to share with the world. This had a shadow side in that it all became “about me”. We forgot that we were connected to a web of all life. It’s not just about what I can personally gather on a material level, but how can I work together as part of a community to make sure that everybody is living a life of abundance, not just me.

The shadow side is where we separated and became self serving. The positive side of individuation is about tapping into our own creative brilliance.

I think that where the 2012 consciousness needs to happen is where we evolve from everything is ”about me” and a self serving point of view, back to an old indigenous point of view, where everything “is connected” and we take everything that we learned, from self expression, being creative and whatever our soul’s purpose is, and join all those pieces of the puzzle together as a global community to look at how we can work together on behalf of all life, not just on behalf of myself.

Since we’re all connected, the question is how can we manifest abundance for everyone?

Also, we have been so outer directed. Everything is about the outer world and we have become spiritually bankrupt in a lot of ways. True wealth, true joy and true meaning is if you have a rich inner life. We have been so focused on gathering more things in the material world, that we have forgotten the richness in the spiritual world.

The only way we are going to shift consciousness and move the planet from what we’re seeing today is by developing a spiritual life that leads to an evolution of consciousness where we see ourselves a part of a greater whole. Through modern technology, we became so focused on the tangible world, leaving us empty in our inner world.

We are seeing people depressed and hopeless right now because they have no real spiritual life. They are empty on the inside. In order for us to thrive in the times coming, all the answers are going to come from within. If we tap into this inner spiritual world, I think we are going find answers and solutions are right there.

Jenn Royster: How can Shamanism help someone with fear of a Spiritual World?

Sandra Ingerman: All hierarchical structures operate on the principal of fear.  This is the only way they can maintain and exist, is to create fear. We see it everywhere. In business, politics, organized religion, etc… it’s all based on fear. So what we see is all these people coming into Shamanism or Spiritual Practice who’ve have been brainwashed to believe that unless you work with a person of higher authority, you could get yourself into trouble.

As a Shamanic teacher, once I can get people into the spirit world and meet up with their helping spirits, what they start to see is that they are being held in the loving arms of the universe.

All my work as a Shamanic teacher, whether I’m training healers or people that are wanting to gain access to the helping spirits for themselves, I am constantly breaking through the conditioning of ”there’s a right way, there’s a wrong way and I am going to get into trouble”.  Once they finally gain access to the helping spirits, they are overwhelmed with how much love is available to them. But, first the person, has to be willing to break through some of the conditioning.

Part of that is education. We have been educated not to trust ourselves and give our power to other people. Shamanism is all about empowering people. It’s the lack of power that creates the fear.

Jenn Royster: What are some of the misconceptions of Shamanism?

Sandra Ingerman: A lot of the misconception in our culture is that Shamans use sorcery, control other people and use magic to gain power over others. It’s not to say that there were Shamans that did that, but you can see this type of control  just about anywhere. In business, politics and even organized religion.  You’re going to see that where ever people had any kind of power, if they don’t engage in a process of self examination to look at how their own ego is running them, they are going to move into more of an immature evolution of consciousness of trying to control.

But there are great Shamans who work with a unity of consciousness, and work with the principals of love and light. When I am training of people, I try to bring in that you can’t  evolve with your spiritual work, unless you’re willing to do the personal examination, growth, and personal evolution of your own ego.

The true Shamanic path is about how can I be of service to others? The Great True Shamans, were ones who had life experiences that brought them to a place of God, and experienced the creative force of the universe and the love that went into our creation. They have a unity consciousness, the unity that connects all of us. Ego does not run the show on a Spiritual path.

The Shaman is know as the wounded healer, for they have suffered wounds so deep that they have compassion for the suffering of others. What happens when you lose your compassion, is that your ability to heal is also lost, because compassion and love come together.

Shamans are known to be healers that have suffered wounds so deep that they will never heal, so that stay in a place of compassion and not close down their heart, because Shamans see through their hearts, how they heal is through their hearts. To see and heal with your heart, you have to have an open heart. To have an open heart you have to have compassion.

Jenn Royster: Where can people to learn more about Shamanism?

Sandra Ingerman: There are many ways to learn about Shamanism, There are various books. We came together with Awakening to the Spirit World to give people actual direction for those that don’t want to take a workshop, this is a workbook to work with on your own.

I created the CD Shamanic Meditations for those that needed a little hand holding, someone to walk with them into the Spirit World.

There are endless workshops around the world. I personally have a website: www.Shamanicteachers.com that lists a few hundred teachers that I’ve trained globally around the world. I received insight severals years ago that it was important to train great local teachers because travel was going to be difficult. So for the past ten years I have been training teachers.

Shamanism is something that a person has to experience, it’s not something that one can understand on an intellectual level. It’s important to explore Shamanism in your comfort level, whether it be a workshop, a work book or Meditative CD.

(end of interview)

My interview with Sandra was a blessing. I am thankful for her contribution and all the contributors in this book for sharing their insights with the world. I give gratitude to her for the time she gave me out of her busy schedule. she also graciously accepted the offer to be a guest on my radio show Intuitive Connections this summer. I will post more on this after I have a confirmed date. You’ll want to mark your calendars for this one.

Below are links to learn more about all the contributors that participated in bringing this work to you the reader.

Links to Author & Contributor Websites

• Sandra Ingerman (Santa Fe, NM) : www.sandraingerman.com

• To find a local shamanic teacher or shamanic practitioner who has trained with

Sandra, please visit shamanicteachers.com.

• Hank Wesselman (Hawai’i Island): www.sharedwisdom.com

• Tom Cowan (New York’s Hudson River Valley) www.riverdrum.com

• Carol Proudfoot-Edgar, www.shamanicvisions.com, www.shamaniccircles.org

• José Luis Stevens, PhD, www.thepowerpath.com

• Alberto Villoldo, PhD, www.thefourwinds.com

I was thrilled to find Louise Hay’s new book Experience Your Good Now waiting for me in my mail box a few weeks ago. In exchange for the book I was asked to review this gem on my blog.

For those of you who are not familiar with Louise Hay, she is the original spark plug that ignited what Hay House, INC. is today, a Publishing House dedicated to healing the planet with a following around the world.

She not only lives, breathes and sustains a healthy, happy and vibrant lifestyle, she actively teaches and shares her discoveries about life with others. To me personally, she is the Mother Load of positive affirmations and teaches you how to use them to change and heal your life.

This book is well thought out and organized to address specific areas of your life that you want to improve including Health, Fearful Emotions, Critical Thinking, Addictions, Forgiveness, Work, Money and Prosperity, Friends, Love and Intimacy and Aging. She not only gives you affirmations in these areas, she teaches you how they work and how to create your own, and apply them to change, and heal your life.

You will learn how to use affirmations to release what doesn’t work any longer and replace them with new positive affirmations that do work for you. You will learn tools to counter and deal with the negative self talk and find ways to improve your skills in using affirmations.

In this book, Experience Your Good, Louise Hay says,

“ Please realize that every complaint  is an affirmation of something you think you don’t want in your life.”

This means there are negative affirmations and positive affirmations. Louise Hay teaches you how to replace the negative affirmations with positive affirmations. Louise goes

on to say,

”An affirmation opens the door. It’s a beginning point on the path to change.”

The book is accompanied by a CD that takes you even further towards your goal of living a healthy, happy life using affirmations. Louise suggests you listen to the CD for thirty days. What I really like about this CD is that you can listen to this one at anytime, even while driving a car. It’s not like the meditation CD’s that come with a warning to not operate machinery while listening.

I was excited to see this for listeners, as so many people that are new to affirmations will probably see the thirty days through. It opens a door of hope for many that never felt they could even start a program like this because they doubted they could see it through and give it a chance. I repeat, this is not a meditation CD, so listen to it at any time. The more you do, the more you will get out of it.

If  you want to start living the life you dream of, then this book and CD are worth more than their weight in gold to you. The book is not a heavy read, nor is it so big that you will be buried for weeks. It’s very user friendly and I read it in two days and was listening to the CD by the third day.

I have used affirmations in my personal life and in business for a while now. I found the CD to be encouraging and energizing.  I am now listening to this CD daily. There is always something new to discover by opening your heart and listening to how another may see the subject.

My gratitude to Louise Hay for bringing this book and CD to a world going through rapid change. A beautifully written ray of hope to inspire you to live the life of your dreams.

In celebration of the release of Louise Hay’s book, Hay House is offering the chance to win a spot on their

I Can Do It! At Sea Caribbean Cruise, Jan. 28 to Feb. 4, 2010.

Enter to win at: www.ExperienceYourGoodNow.com

Experience Your Good Now is available for purchase through:

Hay House, INC.

Amazon Books

Barnes and Noble

Sacred Moments is my latest article on Vividlife.me.

Namaste’

Jenn Royster

In today’s fast paced world, finding time to “just be” in a silent moment is challenging for many. We hear how meditation is beneficial for our mind, body, and soul, yet we stress ourselves trying so hard to find peace.

There is also the perspective that silence is uncomfortable. For example: if you were exposed to “the silent treatment” as a punishment, this could be crossing signals with a meditative silence for peace.

I bring this up for a reason. There are many that have experienced this so called “silent treatment” in a negative way, and now when they attempt to experience silence in a positive way, the signals are misinterpreting the meaning, causing distress instead of relaxation. You find yourself uncomfortable and cannot wait till it’s over!

Good news! We can over come this fire from within, and find peace in our silence, by separating past events you may have had with silence, from current events. In doing this, we allow our minds to create new positive experiences that will benefit us and bring healing to our hearts.

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New addition since my last post on the New Radio Show. After a surprising turn of events after the first show on Blog Talk Radio aired, I will be hosting a live show on Radiobuzzd.com on Spirituality & Self Awareness this Monday night May 3rd at 10 PM EST. You will be able to call into this show and /or log into the chat line  which will be open for the duration of the show if you want to chime in. The call in phone line will be announced during the show. Of course you can just listen as well by going to the Radiobuzzd.com Home Page.

My Blog Talk Radio Show had a fantastic first launch and I will continue to host an Intuitive Insight and Distant Healing show every Friday morning at 10 AM EST. The best way to find when the next show airs on Blog Talk Radio is through The Show Page.  The Blog Talk Radio Player will have archived shows you can listen to at any time on demand. The archived shows are also available at the Show Page.

I am excited to bring this new platform to you and my vision is to be an active part of making this world a better place. We have had a very exciting and busy week and I will get back to my regular posting next week. My blessings and love to all of you.

Namaste’

Jenn Royster

Listen live this Friday April 23, 2010 to Intuitive Connections with Jenn Royster

To launch the first show, Jenn takes you on a journey to enlighten, encourage and support you in today’s rapidly changing world. The show will cover the symptoms of energetic drain, balancing techniques for self care and tips for those sensitive to the energy of others. Why we absorb toxic energies and how to protect ourselves.

The show will include time for listeners to call in or chat in their questions and/or ask for intuitive reads. Jenn will also conduct a distant healing session after the show for the listeners with their permission. All you have to do is log in to the chat line and say yes you want the distant healing. You can also ask for distant healing for others. However, if you are asking for an adult, you MUST have their permission. You don’t need permission for children or pets.Energy healing never violates a person’s free will.

Please do share this show with others so they may receive the energy healing as well. To call in and listen to the show or talk to Jenn live on the air please call the show dial in number.  View Show Page

You will have the option to just listen and/or talk to Jenn. The chat room will be open five minutes prior to show time. You can navigate to the chat room through the Show Page.

THE SHOW CALL In NUMBER:: 347-857-2147

Listen Live this Friday April 23, 2010 at 10:00 am EST

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