Moon Cycles

Did you know that we as humans cycle with the moon? We do...... It is kind of weird but there seems to be a pattern.... I didn't know this. It wasn't until I was talking to a friend and mentioned that I have bursts of inspiration where I feel very creative and focused. And then there are other times I could talk the ear off a flea and only want to be out and about with people.

My friend said, "you know Ana, you should chart your moods with the moon cycle. The moon has a gravitational pull on the earth and it does effect the tides in some way and we as humans are made up of a high percentage of water". Hmmm... I was thinking to myself this might help me to know when I could sit and really work on a piece of my art without feeling I need to get up and be somewhere else. "OK, I will do it!" And for the next six months I started to chart my focus.

My daughter helped me find a site on the internet that told us what phase and also gave the percentage of when the moon was waxing and waning. I had no idea what each meant as I started out. I charted my creativity and my social patterns.

The results were amazing and seemed to follow a pattern. I found that when the moon is waxing and getting closer to the full moon I was more apt to wanting to be out with others in a more social environment. It was when the moon was in the waning cycle I wanted to stay closer around the house and was more focused and able to be creative with my hands.

During the cycle of the full moon for each, I found that I could not sit still but needed to be out of the house and was again inspired creatively only it was more verbal and people oriented. This information was great because now I could tell my friends and family when I needed to be alone and when I could give them my full attention without feeling guilty of wanting to be working on my art.

Trust me it does make a big difference in relationships knowing who you really are and accepting others for who they are........

Blessings for the New Year!
Ana

Happy Holidays!

As I wake from dreaming I am excited about the day and also very excited to be with some of my family as we celebrate the holiday. I am also so grateful for all the wonderful friends and family who are in and out of my life that I share so much with but know we all can't always be together.

Yesterday, I shared my experience of feeling energy but please know that it is not just a chosen few that can feel this. It is a gift given to each and everyone of us. We all have the ability to feel and experience energy and be aware of what is happening to us.

If you think about all the people you have loved or that loved you on this earth that have passed on before you, then you know that they are sending out their love and prayers to you, just as you might still pray for them.

Energy is not just of this earth but is in all realms of existence. In truth if you don't already know this your soul is made up of pure energy and if you even think our bodies are amazing in the way they run and function then the soul will blow your mind.

Now if you understand this, wrap your mind around this........Each and everyone of us have been given gifts even beyond our own comprehension. Call them what you may, like spiritual gifts, intuition, seeing, knowing or being sensitive to name a few but we all have them. Oh it is all there, even in your DNA. Just ask your family about it, someone will talk.

When you think about it, the body and soul are all connected and the body is the major key to sensing energy around us. For me, I know my arms will tell me something is up. Remember we talked about the different body parts that connect emotions to certain organs. Mine is my heart which is connected to the hands and arms.

An example would be like, for me I might get a feeling of heavy syrup coating my arms and when this happens I check into my heart area because I know that I can often be sensitive at picking up things that are not my own emotions. This immediately tells me that someone is not doing well and they are in a mood that might need to be approached with caution.

By knowing your own body signals you can connect with your emotions and you are in a better place to offer assistance if you need to, rather then being pulled into their emotions and only adding to the problem. Knowing what is yours and what is theirs is a big deal.

There are so many other ways we sense and see things that I could go on for hours but know this..... that each and everyone of us are amazing in how we are created and designed. There are no mistakes in how we are made and that the gifts we were given were from the great Creator Himself, with that in mind know that all we have to do is be aware and accept..... Oh, and always be responsible for them to..

Love,
Ana

The Other Side of the Coin

The other day we were driving to the airport to fly out to visit my little sister and her family for Christmas. We were all packed and snug in the car as I listened to my two children play a game in the back seat. My son had a card deck and was asking his sister what color was the card he had in his hand. Well, there were only two colors and black or red were it.

Of course this gives you a fifty fifty chance of getting it right and my husband who is an Engineer was enjoying figuring out all the averages. I listened in until I was caught and was called in to play as he went through the whole deck. As we swished players I thought about playing heads or tails with a quarter which seemed to follow the same rules.

Then I remembered a saying that I heard once and would try to apply it when I could. All it said was, "what's on the other side of the coin?" Often we come to situations in life that we need to look at both sides of the coin. So many times we only see one side and so we miss out on the other fifty percent of what life has to offer us.

I think it is there when we flip the coin and remember the other side we realize that there really are two sides to each and every story that life becomes more interesting. We are all created to see form our own point of view but looking at things form someone else's prospective allows us to see a much bigger picture.

Ana

A Special Purpose

Ever have those times in life that no matter what we do it just does not work out? It may seem at the time that we were called into action but once we start to really get into the middle of it, it just falls apart. I know that my heart has lead me down different paths in life looking for something that I was called to do, yet way back in my mind I knew it wasn't right.

Growing up there was a popular movie at the time staring Steve Martin called "The Jerk". In it he was looking for his special purpose. Now as I am older I find that I meet so many people in life who are changing their careers and their life styles starting from their 30's. The phrase "I don't know what I want to be when I grow up" is often the topic of lunch or groups as they are going back to school or changing jobs and careers

No, this is not all about money. People with high paying jobs are leaving their positions and seeking out ways to help others or finding something that is more in sink to meet the needs of satisfying what is calling out to their heart.

I remember when one of my friend's husband announced that he was no longer going to be an Engineer but was going back to Grad school to be an Architect. They had three children and another on the way and she was a full time mom. This was awhile ago and I know that the rest of us didn't understand the change in lifestyle. But now he and the family are very happy and he enjoys going to work every day doing what he loves the most. She is still a full time Mom and amazing at that.

Others as they come in and out of my life are making changes in their lives and some are being pushed on to other paths by unknown forces. I do believe that we are all created to have a special purpose in life and that often we don't see it because we are too focused on at what we have at the time.

Often we are too afraid to move and so we are then moved to fit into the Creator's bigger plan. It seems that most of us are still searching and many of us are taking the big plunge but when it comes down to it all we are all looking for the same thing which is finding where we fit in and what we are called to do in this beautiful world of ours.

As Steve Martin says in the movie, " Look Ma, I found my Special Purpose!"

Many Blessings,
Ana

A Voice of Gentle Reason

I guess one of the things that we often ponder is the question, are we alone in the world or universe and I don't mean family or friends. So many times I have thought about this question myself and wondered if we live in such a big space, "can we be the only ones here?" I am finding for myself as I am leaning that there is more to this earth that we can see even with our own eyes.

As we become more aware we start to experience things that seem to tell us that we are not. I know in my own experience I discovered that we are not always doing things alone.

When I was six years old we had a working ranch in Presidio, TX. I was in first grade and the bus would always bring me home. One day I arrived before my parents could get home from errands and found the whole place deserted. I panicked and started to walk over to the neighbors house that was one and half miles next to the highway. I remember crying when I heard the voice tell me, “Don't cry, I am with you.” I stopped crying and felt someone around me.

To make the story short I did make it to my friends house and played until my parents found me which I had already forgotten about them not being at home. It was all though out the rest of my life that, that same voice would come into my life a kind and gentle voice of guidance.

It wasn't until I met my husband for the first time that I really heard the voice strongly say,.... “That is him”! "He is the one!" 'Him who?', I asked but I knew what it meant.” We married nine months later. And nine months after we married we had our daughter.

Last year even though I didn't want to admit that there was really something out there as a guardian angel , or guide following me around that I agreed to go to a Healing Seminar. I went with a friend who took me under her wing to show me that there was more to this life than what we can see. I went only to apease her and go on with my life without much thought of it. It was when our teacher had us do a meditation that things began to shift. In the meditation we had to ask if there was an angel or guide to please give us proof by showing us something close to our heart that only we would know.

Of course since I was there in the group I went though the mediation so that we could get to lunch. I was starving and I was getting tired of sitting in the class. He dismissed us for lunch and we ate but before we got back we went to the bookstore that was right next to where our class was.

It was there in the corner of the store I saw this necklace and it was a design I had drawn, up in the mountains of Taos when a teacher asked me to go inside myself and find my inner core. It was a drawing of something so special with personal symbols that meant a lot to my heart. I saw it and I grabbed up the medallion throwing it in the back of the old shelf and skulked back to the class.

“How could anyone steal my design!", I complained to my friend.
I had not shared it with anyone it was too personal!

Of course the first thing the teacher asked when we started class was, “Did anyone get a sign or something from their angel or guides that told them that they were real?” OH No!

I forgot! I looked at my friend as the color drained from my face and I realized that it was from someone who knew who I really was deep within. I quickly went back to the store and dug though all the Jewelry to find the design as soon as the class let out. I took the time to really look at it and turned it over which reviled the words” Please Guide this Woman” Amazed I bought it and restrung it wearing it to remind me that I was not alone.

Today I have moved past having to wear my necklace everyday as a reminder but I am always aware of the guiding voice that warns me or reminds me when I need to do things. I am not saying that I am always good at listening though........

Ana

The Essence of Power

Power and control is something we all know exist but no one likes to talk about. It is the child that runs amok in the room and we go on like it wasn't happening. The only problem is that when you decide in your life that you are going to take control of your own life you have to set boundaries and become more aware of where others are losing or trying to gain their power.

By looking at the situation this way, it brings a whole different light on someone who is hurting and hurting others. You soon become aware that, that person is struggling inside trying to find or gain the power or control that they feel that they need to survive. Somewhere in their lives they were taught that there was not enough power inside and lost all their control to someone else.

Now you may find someone using their power to control others in their words they speak, energy they take or the position they have, which could be family or job related. This form of relationship always seems to struggle often destroying the relationship beyond repair. Families split apart, coworkers leave their jobs, friends and neighbors no longer speak all a result of people losing what they already possess which is the power to control the lie that they carry inside.

No, we can't really control someone else. For if the body is enslaved the mind is not or the mind enslaved the body rebels and the spirit always remains free. We are intended to be, no matter who tells us that we are not, to be as we were created.

The true essence of power is learning how to balance the power that we possess inside so that we lift others and ourselves to the highest potential. Sound easy? No, not really it can be a life's work but you know as I always say it is about taking that first step and being aware of the real control in our own lives.

Many Blessings,
Ana

Physical Emotion

One of the many things that I learned form a Teacher in Taos was the emotions can be felt physically in the body. I know you are thinking, "well yeah, doesn't everyone feel emotions in the body'? Yes, they do but did you know that you can feel different emotion at different locations in your body including different parts of your brain?

This is something to really think on that if you are having some self esteem issues where do you think you might feel it? The answer may be in your solar plexus which is located right above the navel area. This whole area seems to be really sensitive to will power, self control and feelings of self development. Next time you are feeling powerless or over powerful try to be aware of where it is coming from.

Of course the big question is why do we care? Because if you are losing that emotional energy or bringing in too much energy then it will probably effect those organs that are located in that area. Again it is all about balance, if not corrected then you may be taking time off to visit a Doctor.

Try this one..... Do you have lower back pain? Then you may be dealing with issues of stability, security, trust, or basic survival needs. Again the body is affected and recording all of your emotional feelings in you physical body.

Let us go with the favorite that everyone is aware of, the heart. If you are feeling a gain or loss of love, empathy, compassion, or tolerance then it is somewhere in the heart region. Ever have a broken heart? There is a reason they say it is broken in the heart, you most likely feel it very strong in that area of the chest. What organs are around that area? Well, there is the heart, lungs, and they seem to effect the arms and hands. It is all connected...

Here is another good one..... I bring this up because it affects us Artist and anyone in Communication. The Throat Area is one of the places that we miss in our body. It is where we express ourselves and if you have ever heard the expression, "They got all choked up" then you know what it is like trying to talk or give an opinion when your throat is closing up which also has an affect on the thyroid or parathyroid organs.

This part of the body deals with the issues of creativity, music, truthfulness, intelligence and inspiration. It is a major part of expressing ourselves and someone who has lost their voice and I use the example of abuse will often feel like they can't communicate their feelings which makes it all the more important for them to open and use their voice in an environment that is safe. This will help them recover some of the pieces that they have lost of themselves.

The other part of the body that I like to bring up is the crown or the top of the head. This part of the body seems to tingle and you get an almost high feeling when you are praying or feel connected to God. It is known for the feelings of enlightenment, confusion, apathy, spirituality,or ability to learn also affecting our cerebral cortex, and central nervous system.

It is also where our knowledge of God and all of creation seems to permeate our bodies. Please know that the feeling of a great loss can cause energy blocks that will also affect this area which communicates to the whole body a feeling of loss of well being.

So those are only a few that I mention so that if you are interested you can investigate further. I didn't get into the brain but the brain will also connect with the different emotions that we feel. You can feel anger in one part apposed to feeling that you are mistrusting someone in another part or true love is one of my favorite areas of the brain. Again our bodies are amazing in the way they were created and how they function.

Peace be with you
Ana

The Nature of Balance

I guess we have all heard the expression that, "Life hangs in the balance". I had to stop and think about this as I awoke from a very refreshing nap a few days ago. It seems that my dreaming was all about how things were balancing in my own life.

We as human beings have so many things in our lives that we have to balance. We are constantly in the motion of balancing the checkbook, work, play, kids, house, relationships, health, food and the list goes on...

It seems that it is in those times when we are out of balance in some aspect of our lives that our soul seems to weaken. Our minds and bodies follow this by over compassionating and creating more friction in our lives that we either become ill or depressed. Often we look for medication or Doctors to solve our problems or some way to push it down inside as we continue the vicious cycle of our busy lives rather than finding what is screaming that it is out of balance.


Other times we look to others and their problems to focus on, rather then looking inside ourselves for the answer. I am reminded of flying on an airplane when the Stewardess tells us that in case of an emergency that when the masks drop down we are to place the mask on our own heads first and then place the mask on others. We can't help others when we are unconscious.

Now here is the funny part, so often we pick others in our lives unconsciously facing the same trials and tribulations as ourselves. It is almost like we are trying to solve our problems though them and when we do we can heal ourselves. The only problem is that we all heal and learn on different levels of the spectrum, so if they are ahead or behind us it can cause problems in the relationship. Again we are talking about balance. What does this lead to gossip, anger, sadness and a wide variety of other emotions that send out warning signals.

I had a wonderful Teacher in my life tell me that,"healing is very self centered".
It is all about you and you alone. This goes against the grain of our culture but it is a huge step in being aware and being aware of the true self. By making this step, the next step is locating where the balance in our lives is out of balance. Looking within and not looking at others so that we find the cause to move though the process of healing allowing our soul, body and mind to reconnect and once again we become one with our true selves.

Love and Peace
Ana

The Voice of Emotion

I have been noticing when I am listening as someone is speaking that fear will sometimes creep into the vocal cords and display its self. Often the speaker is guarded and not aware that they are sending out those signals. There seems to be a pattern in the subtle tones of the voice that give away the emotions and intention in the body language that follows, confirming the signal is clear.

The change in the vocals in the voice happens so slightly that the emotions start to stir in the receiver, kind of like turning a knob on a radio tuner as the body lines up with that person's feelings. It seems to happen so naturally that I don't believe that most of us are even aware of the slight change.

I guess it could be called empathy or connecting with the other person but it becomes a process of learning how to define the line of who's emotions are whos. I bring up fear because fear and love are the two categories that my Teachers taught me that all emotions can line up under.

The only reason that I became aware of this is that I noticed as people were speaking, the emotions in my own body were starting to change ever so slightly as I listen to their words. But it was the vocal changes in their voice that moved me to action or set of the alarms.

Thinking more about this I remembered that when we are in the womb we don't understand the language that our mothers are speaking but it stands to reason that we could pick up on the vibration of the voice and the vocal changes expressing the emotion. Maybe this is the reason we can sway each others emotions not only by the power of our words but the vibrations of the vocal cords. Just something to ponder....

Ana

The Art of Judgment

Judgment, how many times do we run into this, not only with others but inside ourselves. Judgment can be something that we become aware of when our lives become unbalanced. Often it will come with a fear that we are carrying inside because if there is only love in our hearts there is no room for what we fear.

Often we think that others are very judgmental but if you really get down to the nitty gritty of listening to our own inner being inside ourselves we will find that judgment of the self is so strong. As I have this amazing opportunity in my own life to interact and visit with people, I am able to reflect on myself. I find that we as human beings beat ourselves up for not being perfect and if it is not that then there is always something else we can find.

We hurt ourselves for; not being smart, our weight, our appearance, power, money, age, relationships, jobs, sex, control, and the list goes on.....
And as we do, we judge others by our own standards that we ourselves can't attain in life.

Why do I bring this up you ask? Because the first step to healing our emotions inside is to be aware of this and finding the fear or the lie that we accepted as truth. It is there in that awareness that we can free ourselves from our on inner bondage granting mercy to ourselves and others.

Looking at our judgments and fears as someone once said "are the first steps in a thousand mile journey to finding the peace inside". Yes, I know it is a long path that we will walk but think of the freedom in your soul you have when you get to the end.

Love and Blessings
Ana

The Subtle Energy of Color

One of the amazing things that I have been learning about energy is that it comes in different colors. I don't know if you know this but if you think about it makes a lot of sense because color can be measured in wavelengths. The energy that each color produces can be recorded in THz that sends out a vibration energy.

Just think about the power of the laser and what we do with the different levels of light and color. Also, how much do we see the color that is transmitted through our TVs? (More energy) OK, with that in mind think about your body and the energy that it produces with just raw emotion. We have already talked about emotional energy going out in a crowed room. So now imagine that emotion comes in different colors, kind of like ice cream comes in different flavors.

Yes, some people can see this color energy with the naked eye circulating around the body. Other people who are real sensitive can feel the energy and close their eyes and see it in their minds eye. It is just another way that our bodies are programed to pick up the subtle energy around us.

Now if you are going to work with energy it is probably best to know what these colors mean and how they relate to the person that you are working with. I have had the honor of meeting a real Medical Intuitive. These people can scan the energy that is in your body and find hot spots that tell them that something is not right. They can tell you where it is located, say for example your liver or heart and with this information you can go to a Dr. and have it checked out. Yes, they can detect cancer among other things.

It reminds me of the animals that we have read about that can tell the owner if the person has a fatal disease or heart condition that needs to be looked at. Please, no disrespect to the Medical Intuitives it is just an example of how we don't always understand how it is done, but it is out there.

The colors around the person not only tells about the emotions or illness that the person is experience but can also tell about where that person is in their life walk.

Now, lets change this over to art and clothing. Color again is energy that can be felt by another person but is also felt by the person who is producing it. Looking at a piece of art can tell a lot about what the Artist is feeling and what they were thinking by just examining the colors. You may be attracted to that piece of art because you like the color?

You see, we are attracted to colors like we need different food in our diets. You crave a cretin food because your body needs it and the same goes with the color energy. Look at your wardrobe and see what colors you are buying or what you feel, that is the key word...... what you feel like wearing.

Look at your home.....What colors do you surround yourself in? Just something to make you think when we are not running a million miles a minute. The information is all there you just have to stop and be aware of it, kind of like taking time to smell a rose.

Many Blessings, Ana

The Journey

They say the fastest way between two points is a straight line. This is something we have have always known. My view on it in the past however has been wanting to forgo that straight line and be where I was going yesterday. Christmas holidays, Summer vacation, Europe, or a party just to name a few of the events that I hurry to be apart of.

When I was a little girl my mother used to tell me that the whole point of the straight line is the adventure and the journey is the key to whatever life holds. Of course it wasn't until much later in life that this had any meaning for me. I discovered that making the plans, preparing, traveling or the people that I met only added to the joy to whatever event life handed me.

As I started to look at the journey we have in each of our own lives and how we connect with each other. I began to realize that there was more to life than the final destination. Each of the side trips or delays that interfered with us getting to where we thought we should be only added more color to our stories.

It is in these moments that we take a breath and look around us and see where we have been and how much we have grown inside our own being. It is a time to stop and enjoy what we do have and who is in our lives.
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Energy Blocks

Learning about energy and working with it is something that I really enjoy now that I am more aware of it. I don't think that people even realize how much it effects our everyday living.

Now here is the part that everyone forgets, the part that we learned in grade school that everything is made up of those atoms and tiny molecules. Everything is buzzing because it is moving whether we see it or not. Most of the time your body detects it without your knowledge. Kind of like your heart beating and you never think about it. It just does........

Think about this..... when you walk into a crowed room of people and you began to pick up emotions which is raw energy you are drawn to cretin people in that room. As you talk you find that you may have a lot in common and if you don't you quickly move to find someone else that seems to fit your energy pattern. This can mean a friend, romantic or healing match. It is always there......

As someone who is learning about energy I learned that our bodies put out this flow of energy that moves though us like an oscillating fountain. It is constantly in motion inside and out.

When we are healthy then it moves and flows though our bodies restoring and repairing it. It is like the blood flowing though our veins bringing nutrients to the body only energy gives us a feeling of health and vitality.

Now, when it is not flowing then we feel slow, sluggish and tired not quite ourselves. Yes, energy can get stuck when our emotions are out of whack or
we have run ourselves into the ground. When this happens then we are more prone to diseases and if we are already carrying one it can cause great distress and make it more active.

The idea of energy is to keep it flowing and moving though the body like it was designed to do.

I must confess that I was not a believer until I was visiting my Mom in Taos, NM. I was having allergies form the construction at the place where I worked and it had turned into a big infection so I took some time off to see Mom. Flying and getting on a bus with people on a two hour ride from the airport in Albuquerque did not help at all. By the time I got there I collapsed and was miserable. My ears had closed up and nose had stopped up. You know the regular allergy stuff.....

Mom finely said, "You know Ana I have this friend and she is known as a Healer and she might be able to help you." I was taking drugs and nothing seemed to help and at that point I would have done anything. "OK," I said as I blew my nose for the millionth time feeling like it was going to fall off....

She called her friend and Jean came over. I didn't know what to expect, I just wanted relief from my state. I remember she came over and they began to talk just about their regular day to day things and as they did Jean asked me to sit down on a chair where she pulled one up next to me and placed her hands behind my head and on my neck.

I remember the feeling of a warm rush of heat running through my head and into my sinus that ran down though my nose and ears as they began to open up. I could hear and breath without my nose being blocked. The warm heat then began to flow though my chest and into my lungs that had been fighting for breath which started to relax as my body stopped fighting. She only worked on me for 10 min and without missing word of conversation said goodbye and left to do other things on her agenda. I went to bed and slept for the first time in weeks a very sound and deep sleep.

When I awoke I asked my Mom for her number and scheduled an hour session with her. I didn't know what she did but I was now a true believer. I met her at her home where she did her work the next day. As I laid on her table thinking what am I doing, she bought out this bowl and stuck it over my body which sounded like a thud..... OK, OK, Lets get on with it, I thought as she did this...... Not knowing where this was going........

She laid her hands on my feet and worked her way up to the top of my head telling me what she was doing the whole time she was working. I never felt invaded or uncomfortable and to my amazement my body began to relax again and I started to fight off the sleep. After she finished she got out her bowls and stuck them. It was amazing... the sound had changed from a thud to a clear bell sound and I could feel the vibration of the bowl ring though my whole body. I could feel it and knew where I felt it inside as my body began to sing with vibration with the bowls.

I came home that weekend healed and a new person. As soon as I could I started to read and learn more about working with energy and Reiki. I found a teacher in Arlington and signed up for the class! Now, I know what it is like to be on both sides of the table.

Many Blessings,
Ana

The Gentle Energy of the Soul

Did you know that color can be registered by the frequency of their vibration? Each color has a different vibration that can be measured and recorded. If you think about how they produce laser and light frequency's then this may help.

A few days ago my husband and I were driving down the road and when spotted a rainbow. Steve, said, "Ana," Look if you look really close to the right you can just make out the colors in the sky. As I looked I could just barely make out the colors of the rainbow in the sky. It was there, but to you see it you had to look really closely or you would miss it.

It was then that the thought came to me is that is what it is like to see energy. You see there is a gentle energy surrounding the body that telling a story about the person who they were attached to. It will often tell of the emotional state the person is in by the color. .

No you don't always see them unless you want to be aware of it then you relax your eyes as you look an inch above someone's head and you began to see the glow or colors will appear.

I remember the first time that my Teacher, Friend and Mentor asked me to go to a seminar and as we sat there waiting for it to start I started to look at the people around us checking out the colors and energy around their body. It makes things less boring when waiting. The man who spoke was a nice color of yellow which was kind of interesting. I just mouth that to my Teacher of the color. "Yes", she said I see it....

Later he gave an introduction about this lady who was going to give her testamonoy. I remember it well but the lady stood up and as she did she had this beautiful shade of green all over her. I couldn't take my eyes off of her and as she spoke I realized that she was a Healer that didn't know she was. I mouthed the color to my Teacher and she confirmed what I saw and thought.

Wow, I thought I am going to go up and tell this lady that she has the gift of healing and I wanted her to know......