Well now... [ahum], in my last newsletter I foolishly mentioned something about Spring. Almost immediately snow came to all of the fifty states. In this newsletter... there will be absolutley no mention of the seasons... none of them.

I wish you all good travels through the wonders of your lives :)

Be well,

Maia

1. Maia's Musings
2. Inspirational Movie Nights
3. Series of Introductory workshops into Shamanism
4. Wise Words
5. Meditation Inspiration
6. Quote of the MOnth
7. Contact Information

As I listen to people's stories and travel through the different, and not so different, landscapes of the mind, more often than not I come across what I call "the panel of judges", somberly sitting there all smug and mighty, watching every move... at least that's what mine did.

Yes, I had such a panel myself, a very active panel I might add. It kept an eye on me, made sure I did the right thing, evaluating my actions. Now don't get me wrong, self-evaluation is a fine thing, however a panel of judges becomes a problem, when we lack trust in ourselves.

Now, if we grew up with parents who handed out rewards and punishments as a way to control our behaviour, we might have an added problem. If we feel our behaviour needs to be controlled, and we don't trust ourselves, how seamlessly we give the panel the role of our parents. Handing out rewards and punishments to ourselves to make us stop our smoking habits or drinking habits or eating habits or any other habit that feels out of control.

It doesn't work so well does it? In actuality the more the judges try to control us the more out of control we feel.

So much better to sit down, face to face, with the panel of judges and turn them into a panel of angels. Hmm... how does that sound? To look at ourselves with compassion and acceptance. Realizing that when we love and accept ourselves, we come to trust ourselves and we no longer need rewards and punishments to control our behaviour. We do what's right for us because we are no longer at odds with ourselves.

When we get on board with us, we come to realize just how much energy and focus it took to maintain the judges and their establishment, how draining and how distracting they were.

Without them, imagine the freedom.

Movies to Spark our Curiosity, Expand our Minds
and Uplift our Spirits

An Inspirational movie is shown every first Saturday of the month, from 6:30pm to 9:00pm, at the Shoreline Center for Wholistic Health in Guilford, CT.

Same movie is shown every Third Saturday of the month, from 6:30pm-9:00pm, at Susan's Fine Salon & Gathering in East Haddam, CT.

$5 Donation.

This month's movie will be:
"The Law of Attraction - Episode I, 1st DVD" The Teachings of Abraham as presented by Ester and Jerry Hicks.

It will be showing Saturday, March 6 in Guilford, and Saturday March 20 in East Haddam.

For more information about this movie, please visit:
http://www.abraham-hickslawofattraction.com/lawofattractionstore/product/LOAIA-1.html

There will be time for discussion after the movie.

Next month's movie will be "The Secret".

Please note that Shamanism is a belief-system, not a religion. It is the oldest belief-system we know of, and it predates all organized religions, hence it stands well on its own, while also complementing any world religion you may subscribe to.

At the heart of Shamanic beliefs is the notion that everything has a spirit, and that all spirits are of equal value. A glass is not half full, nor is it half empty... it is always full. Half of the glass contains the spirit of the water, and the other half, the spirit of the air. There is a reverence and appreciation for all of life's expression, there is acceptance and gratitude. Each person's journey is celebrated and... there are tools :) Wonderful, practical tools to help us all on this journey called life.

Exploring the beliefs of the indigenous people of the Andes and what they have to teach us about our world today.

The aim for this workshop is to look at the value of Ceremony and how we may apply this knowledge and create life affirming ceremonies in our own life.

Please wear appropriate clothing for outdoors.

Color

greetings precious ones,

To contemplate the present moment; realize that there is much you take for granted. Things that you believe are as they are, when there is no particular way that they are, other than the way you see them.

Color for instance; you believe that the color an object has is the color of that object, however the color is not sprayed into your brain for it to analyze, color is a vibration that reaches your eyes and which your mind translates into an experience of your reality.

Now, the minds’ interpretation of those vibrations is not a constant. The vibration is very much interpreted and translated depending on your mood.

Colors are brighter when you feel well and joyous. Colors seem dull dreary when you are down. When you are angry, it may sometimes feel as if the colors are shouting at you.

If, through life experience, you have been train out of your natural connection with your emotions, a good place to start would be to look at colors. The value of becoming aware of your emotions is that your emotions create your experience, as everything is an interpretation of vibration through your emotions.

When you can lovingly embrace yourself and within that take full responsibility for all aspect of your life, including every color… then you are indeed free.

Meeting in spirit from wherever we are.

Sunday March 14, 8:00am to 8:30am.

This month's focus is from a passage from Eckhart Tolles' book -

Oneness With All Life:

Defining yourself through thought is limiting yourself. When you fully accept that you don't know, you actually enter a state of peace and clarity that is closer to who you truly are than thought could ever be.

"The trouble is that you frequently consider the soul or entity as a finished, static "thing" that belongs to you but is not you. The soul or entity - in other words, your most intimate powerful inner identity - is and must be forever changing. It is not, therefore, something like a cherished heirloom. It is alive, responsive, curious. It forms the flesh and the world that you know, and it is in a state of becoming."

From: "Seth Speaks - The Eternal Validity of the Soul" by Jane Roberts

Maia Lynd
PO Box 377
Middlefield, CT 06455

203.543.5670
celebrateyourlight@yahoo.com
www.celebrateyourlight.com

Conducting Workshops and Private Practice:

The Shoreline Center for Wholistic Health
Guilford, CT
www.shorelinewholistic.com

Susans's Fine Salon & Gathering
East Haddam, CT
www.susansfinesalon.com