Welcome, welcome to yet another moment in this space time continuum. I hope it finds you at peace.

Someone recently suggested I read "Destiny of Souls", by Michael Newton. A good suggestion.

Now, my take on these matters (what happens after we die) is rather loose. I tend to think that "what is, is what it is, and what I believe is what I believe and the two are never truly going to be in each other's vicinity for what Is, is so beyond my comprehension... and that is what that is".

Even so, insights always come in handy, and reflection can be a good thing.

Now, a book dealing with Soul Destinies inevitably raises the question of what it takes to live a purposeful life. It seems that in our afterlife we're prompted to ask ourselves the following questions:

Did I overcome my shortcomings or did I allow myself to be their victim?

Did I play the game or did I sit in the bleachers?

If I allowed my shortcomings to short-change me, and if I chose to sit in the bleachers, then what exactly was I afraid of?

Be well,

Maia

1. Maia's Musings
2. Inspirational Movie Nights
3. New Location for Movie Night, now in Branford
4. Wise Words
5. Meditation Inspiration
6. Q'ero Shaman to visit Connecticut - CANCELED -
7. Contact Information

In the rain that we had, memories came up of an exercise I did at one of the Shamanic workshops.

As usual I’m always so eager to go, then when we get an exercise I cringe. I believe this is because the exercises are all so… non-tangible, and I’d hate to be the only one who “doesn’t get it”.

This exercise that I was reminded of, was such:

Sit with your created Mandalas and get in touch with, and an understanding of, the difference between a State of Well-being and a State of Fulfillment...

… see what I mean?

I found myself a secluded place in the room, near a window overlooking the patio of the Zen Center. A beautiful rain was letting up. Rain can be most settling for the nerves and seemed to fit the moment. I closed my eyes, opening myself up to receive these wonderful insights into the difference between a state of well-being and a state of fulfillment…… [sigh]

Breath and just sit with it Maia, close your eyes and something will come to you…

Yup, I was right, plenty of stuff came, nothing much to do with well-being though. This was clearly not working and so I decided to fall back on a well-proven technique from grammar school…. staring out the window.

What I ended up looking at was a banister with water droplets clinging to it. Their beauty mesmerized me as they seemed so completely fulfilled in their perfection…. Fulfilled?! Eureka! Me, the Shaman should ask the water droplets about fulfillment! I tapped into their essence and what I found was that their sense of fulfillment was much grander than my own.

It’s true, isn’t it, that we are always fulfilled? The question is:
How much of our own fulfillment do we allow ourselves to experience?

So where does well-being come in? As I saw it, well-being is a tool with which to experience fulfillment. We create well-being with our thoughts and our actions which, if we allow ourselves full presence in the moment, bring us access to our own sense of fulfillment.

... now why do I fret?

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

An Inspirational movie is shown every first Saturday of the month at:

Shoreline Center for Wholistic Health
35 Boston St., Guilford, CT.
from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

$7 Donation.

This month's movie will be:
"The Shift" - with Dr. Wayne Dyer

For more information about this movie, please visit:
http://www.dyermovie.com/about/index

There will be time for discussion after the movie.

Next month's movie will be "Something Unknown is Doing We Don't Know What"
http://www.somethingunknown.com/

It will be showing Saturday, June 5.

An Inspirational movie will be shown May 22 at:

Avant Garde - Salon, Spa, Holistic Center
328 East Main Steet, in Branford, CT.
203.481.8443

7:00pm to 9:30pm

$7 Donation.

This month's movie will be: "You can Heal your Life" - by Louise Hay

For more information about this movie, please visit:
http://www.youcanhealyourlifemovie.com/

There will be time for discussion after the movie.

As space is limited please reserve a space by either contacting me, Maia, at 203.543.5670, or by calling the Avant Garde Holistic Center, 203.481.8443. Please ask for Ron.

Next month's movie will be "The Living Matrix"
http://www.thelivingmatrixmovie.com/trailer

It will be showing Saturday, June 19.

Alignment

We want to present to you the idea of “alignment”. It is becoming quite a popular word, as many are becoming aware of the benefits of being aligned. There are Yoga and Reiki and many wonderful practices which will help align your energies, however what does it mean to be aligned? Aligned to what, and what exactly is aligning itself?

Now, a blade of grass is always in alignment. Its purpose and its “emotions” are always in perfect alignment with its expression. It does not fool itself, it does not put up a front, or project it’s feelings onto others. There is nothing pretentious about a blade of grass.

Alignment then, is to know ones purpose, and to live ones purpose, to know ones emotions and to express ones emotions.

Misalignment occurs when there is a discrepancy between what is, and what is expressed. Emotions held in, words unspoken, talent unfulfilled… these are the times when you are not aligned with you. The alignment, you see, is between you, and you.

Meditation is an extraordinary tool with which to be with oneself without judgment. As you come to know yourself, express that knowing into your day. As you align, so also will your life align.

How easy it is then to wake up. To start noticing the days when the segments flow naturally and easily, and compare those to the days when nothing works and everything feels like a struggle. Pay attention and it will be easy for you to know when you are in alignment with you and when you are not, who you are, and who you are not.

When you find yourself out of alignment, know that you cannot force or hurry yourself into alignment, you cannot demand yourself into alignment.

Alignment comes from self acceptance and presence.

Meeting in spirit from wherever we are.

Sunday May 9, 8:00am to 8:30am.

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

Oneness With All Life:

The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.

Don Mariano Quispe Flores, a Shaman from Peru and Mr. Dennis Alejo Manco, his translator and apprentice, will be not visiting North America in June of this year.

June 11-13 - workshop in Chester, CT - CANCELED -

June 14-16 Readings & Healings in Madison, CT - CANCELED -

June 18 - Despacho Ceremony in Central Park, NYC - CANCELED -

June 20 - a Shamanic Ceremony in Killingworth honoring Fathers on Father's Day. - SCHEDULED. DON MARIANO WILL NOT ATTEND -

Laurie and Sixto Friedler of Transformational Healing Arts are hosting their visits. For more information, please visit:

http://www.transformationalhealingart.com/

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

Avant Garde - Salon, Spa and Holistic Center
Branford, CT
www.avantgardect.com