Soul to Soul with Panache Desai – Super Soul Sunday – Oprah Winfrey Network

Published on Feb 24, 2013
It’s an aha! moment a minute in this round of Soul to Soul! Find out spiritual teacher Panache Desai’s definition of God, what prayer means to him and why he says we all have a little piece of Harry Potter inside of us.

Q&A with Panache Desai: How to Care for an Elderly Parent and Stay Present – Super Soul Sunday – OWN

Janet from Chicago is caring for her mother, who is in the final days of her life. Janet wants to know how to balance her grief with staying open to the lessons this time can teach her. Watch as spiritual teacher Panache Desai shares why staying present in times like these is so important.

Published on Feb 24, 2013

Otilia from California would like a job with more personal fulfillment and wants to know if jobs are part of our spiritual purpose in life. It’s a question spiritual teacher Panache Desai is often asked. Watch as he explains how our jobs are a great excuse to love other people but that personal fulfillment comes from within.

Lightprayer for Prosperity ~ hhteam

Lightprayer
Lightprayers are a variation of the common practice of prayers, but with the advantage of learning how to vibrate the power of the spoken words, active actions and activating the internal Light of the individual to reach further distances and various latitudes of frequencies.

The basic concept involving Lightpraying is the dislocation and movement of energies through one’s many bodies, first inside of one’s physical body and subsequently pulsating this influx of Light energy through the extra-physical bodies and projecting it where the intention is aimed.

There is no doubt that the act of prayer, like the volition to meditate, creates a deeper sense and connection with our Higher Selves, and at the same time, balances our energy levels to integrate into a bigger picture that transcends the duality of our material mind.

One can bypass the snares of the egoic mind through some expedients that activate one’s inner planes which can facilitate the extension and efficiency of one’s prayers.

Lightprayer for Prosperity

Center yourself, focus your intention and send out the following intention.

For the opening of my paths to prosperity, both internal and external, that may be preventing me from achieving the prosperity I need, in all its myriad forms, so that I may accomplish my personal, my family, my community and my global commitments.

I ask simply for the tools and resources to be effective hands in the garden, and for the discernment to understand exactly what those tasks you have assigned to me are.

Help me to set aside my own ego in this matter, so that I may be as clear a vessel as possible, for your Divine Grace to shine through.

I hereby Declare, Decree and Dream Awake, that I will be an open conduit, for the Prosperity and Abundance that is being, has been and will be poured down on me, so that it may flow through me to touch the lives of those I come into contact with, that are in need of Compassion, and your Divine Blessings.

And So It Is!

Lightprayer for Prosperity ~ hhteam

Lightprayer
Lightprayers are a variation of the common practice of prayers, but with the advantage of learning how to vibrate the power of the spoken words, active actions and activating the internal Light of the individual to reach further distances and various latitudes of frequencies.

The basic concept involving Lightpraying is the dislocation and movement of energies through one’s many bodies, first inside of one’s physical body and subsequently pulsating this influx of Light energy through the extra-physical bodies and projecting it where the intention is aimed.

There is no doubt that the act of prayer, like the volition to meditate, creates a deeper sense and connection with our Higher Selves, and at the same time, balances our energy levels to integrate into a bigger picture that transcends the duality of our material mind.

One can bypass the snares of the egoic mind through some expedients that activate one’s inner planes which can facilitate the extension and efficiency of one’s prayers.

Lightprayer for Prosperity

Center yourself, focus your intention and send out the following intention.

For the opening of my paths to prosperity, both internal and external, that may be preventing me from achieving the prosperity I need, in all its myriad forms, so that I may accomplish my personal, my family, my community and my global commitments.

I ask simply for the tools and resources to be effective hands in the garden, and for the discernment to understand exactly what those tasks you have assigned to me are.

Help me to set aside my own ego in this matter, so that I may be as clear a vessel as possible, for your Divine Grace to shine through.

I hereby Declare, Decree and Dream Awake, that I will be an open conduit, for the Prosperity and Abundance that is being, has been and will be poured down on me, so that it may flow through me to touch the lives of those I come into contact with, that are in need of Compassion, and your Divine Blessings.

And So It Is!

The Lotus and the Lily: Access the Wisdom of Buddha and Jesus to Nourish Your Beautiful, Abundant Life ~ Janet Conner

Janet Conner, the bestselling author of Writing Down Your Soul, shares the creative process behind her book The Lotus and the Lily: Access the Wisdom of Buddha and Jesus to Nourish Your Beautiful, Abundant Life followed by an interactive audience Q&A.

Based on the teachings of Jesus and Buddha, The Lotus and the Lily explores how to create an abundant life by focusing your attention on your connection with the vibrant presence of the divine within. Conner offers a new 30-day program for accessing your true creativity, breakthrough thinking, and divine guidance and continues her unique method of deep soul writing by showing readers how to exit their conscious minds, get in touch with their authentic selves, and activate the voice of wisdom within. For those seeking the riches that lie beyond the popular explanation of the Law of Attraction, The Lotus and the Lily cracks the abundance code by linking the wisdom of the inner voice with the surprising parallel teachings of Buddha and Jesus.

Janet Conner and her work have been featured in national media including Martha Stewart’s Whole Living, Daily Word, Daily Om, Beliefnet.com, and more. Janet speaks nationally at conferences, churches, book events, and retreats and teaches a series of telecourses with thousands of students worldwide. With her signature teaching of “Your Soul Wants Five Things,” Janet is fast becoming a major voice for spiritual growth and understanding in our time.

Writing Down Your Soul by Janet Conner: Why Start Now?

Everyone has innate spiritual intelligence. We just aren’t aware of it or don’t know how to use it. Writing Down Your Soul is a unique writing process that connects you to that Voice of wisdom within. When you write down your soul, three things happen. You:

- get out of your conscious, stress-filled mind
- get in touch with your deep, authentic self
- activate a limitless supply of intelligence, wisdom, and creativity

Start a conversation with the wise Voice within, and you will begin receiving the focused guidance and direction you need to live the life you want.

How Then, Shall We Live?: Four Simple Questions That Reveal the Beauty and Meaning of Our Lives by Wayne Muller

We all long to experience a sense of inner wholeness and guidance, but today’s notions of healing and recovery too often keep us focused on our brokenness, on our deficiencies rather than our strengths. Wayne Muller’s luminous new book gently guides us to the place where we are already perfect, already blessed with the wisdom we need to live a life of meaning, purpose and grace.

He starts, as do so many spiritual teachers, with simple questions:

> Who am I?

> What do I love?

> How shall I live, knowing I will die?

> What is my gift to the family of the earth?

He then takes us deeper, exploring each question through transformative true stories. We meet men and women–Wayne’s neighbors, friends, patients–who have discovered love, courage, and kindness even in the midst of sorrow and loss. And through them we glimpse that relentless spark of spiritual magic that burns within each of us.

Woven throughout are contemplations, daily practices, poems, and teachings from the great wisdom teachings. Page by page, we become more awake to the joy and mystery of this precious human life, and to the unique gifts every one of us has to offer the world

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Psalm 23

The Pearl of Psalm 23

Psalm23 – The Lord Is My Shepherd

A psalm of David.
1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,

3 He restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, [a] I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

6 Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

What If? The Challenge of Self-Realization ~ Eldon Taylor

Have you ever stopped to ask yourself, What if everything I believed was wrong?

What if you discovered that your beliefs weren’t even your own? Who would you be if you stripped away all of those fears and desires that are hiding the real you? Well, Eldon Taylor examines these questions (and many more!) in his amazing new release, What If? The Challenge of Self Realization.

What If? is a very personal book. By using everyday situations and guiding you through numerous thought experiments, Eldon does an excellent job of peeling back the layers and revealing the dissonance in much of your thinking, beliefs, desires, and choices—contradictory beliefs held at the same time with no apparent awareness. Once you have seen your own mind with the filtered lenses removed, it is impossible to remain the same. That is why so many have praised this work as being absolutely life-changing—not just a fascinating read—but a transformational experience!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Eldon Taylor is an award winning, New York Times best selling author of over 300 books, and audio and video programs. He is the inventor of the patented InnerTalk technology and the founder and President of Progressive Awareness Research. He has been called a “master of the mind” and has appeared as an expert witness on both hypnosis and subliminal communication.

Eldon’s Father was in law enforcement for most of his life and for many years Eldon himself was a practicing criminalist conducting investigations and lie detection examinations. His hobby for over 30 years has been horses and at one time he owned a large all-breed stallion station and racing stable. His down to earth common-sense pragmatism combined with his intellectual interests have led some to identify him as the “blue-collar progressive traditionalist.” Now if that isn’t ever an oxymoronic description—but then perhaps it is not after all.

Eldon is listed in more than a dozen Who’s Who publications including Who’s Who In Intellectuals and Who’s Who In Science and Engineering. He is a Fellow in the American Psychotherapy Association and an internationally sought after speaker. His books and audio/video materials have been translated into more than a dozen languages and have sold millions worldwide.

Eldon is the host of the popular radio show, Provocative Enlightenment. His has interviewed some of the most interesting people on the planet including the likes of JZ Knight (Ramtha), George Noory, Dr. Rupert Sheldrake, Lorna Byrne, Neale Donald Walsch, Dr. Jose Arguelles, William Paul Young, Lynne McTaggart, Don Miguel Ruiz, Debbie Ford, Nick Begich, Harv Eker, Gregg Braden, David Hawkins, James Twyman, Hossca Harrison, and Glynis McCants just to name a few. His shows are both provocative and always fresh by way of both the perspective and the exchange.
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Eldon Taylor — What If? The Challenge of Self-Realization — Tom Murasso — Myth or Logic Radio

For the past 30 years, Eldon Taylor has researched the power of the mind. He has earned doctoral degrees in psychology and metaphysics. Today we talk about his new book, What If? The Challenge of Self-Realization.

The Top 10 Causes of Enlightenment And how to transcend any experience of suffering… By Jafree Ozwald

1. Be free from the illusion that you are separate from an Infinite Source of love, energy and consciousness.

Feeling separate and disconnected from our Universe is how we create failure after failure in life. This habitual illusion that we are NOT connected to the divine stems from the mind’s attachment (and avoidance) of our EGO. Once we untangle ourselves form these deep internal beliefs, we remember that we were always ONE, connected to our Source. All experiences of suffering are created by the mind’s lack of awareness in seeing your own divinity. Once we stop forgetting our eternal abundant nature, we are stepping forward into life as divine unlimited nature.

2. Quieting the incessant chattering repetitive mind.

The Ego is the thought program. Like a computer, it is un-aware. It just spits out information and computes ideas that are about the past and future. The mind/ego is a limited construct of ideas and beliefs about who we think we are. The more we can silence the chattering mind, the less we are trapped in this Ego. You could say that E. G. O. really is an acronym for Excluding God’s Omnipresence. Only through the constant release of the Ego can we live in the true spiritually enlightened reality. We become aligned with the bigger Truth that are infinite Spiritual beings AND do also exist this physical third dimensional world.

3. Embracing and Releasing all your Fears.

As you may have heard, F.E.A.R. really stands for False Evidence Appearing Real. To discover what you are afraid of open yourself up to another intimately in conversation. Let them see into you. Sooner or later YOU will be able to see into YOURSELF again and understand truly what you are running from. Once you know what you are running away from, run towards it and embrace it. It will dissolve and be released from your life at the perfect time.

4. Embracing and Releasing all mental, emotional and physical attachments or aversions to everyone and everything in your life.

As humans we tend to get attached to people, and what they say, do or think about us. This occurs because we have this automatic habit of trying to avoid what is painful and stay with what is full of pleasure. The problem arises when we become attached to having to HAVE what is pleasurable all the time, or desperately need to get rid of something painful. Pain and suffering is just the Universe telling you to, “LET GO!” The purpose of pain is not to create more suffering upon you, it is to create CHANGE! This change is necessary for us to drop our ego-trip and return to our spiritual source again. Allowing yourself to genuinely enjoy your life is communicating to the Universe that YOU are connecting to this Infinite Source inside!

We experience pain because of one thing…Ignorance. Think of the word “ignore”, add a little dance to it and you get ignorance. When we ignore the Truth of our infinite being, our Ignorance transmits into suffering. To transcend this ignorance and find spiritual enlightenment again, a deep awareness is needed. With this profound state of consciousness we can LET GO of anything that would create a belief saying we are not connected to this Source. Nothing more is needed to transcend this illusion and re-discover the truth of who you are.

5. Total freedom from other peoples’ unconscious myths and everyday stories of separation from their Infinite Source.

When you were 7 years old, what were you told you were not enough of? What was your “standard” story of failure or separation? Usually whatever we heard our parents and siblings having problems with, we attached ourselves to it and The Separation began. Since our parents never weren’t fully Enlightened Beings who constantly lived in wonder and amazement of the bills they had to pay, we got the idea we were limited. If they contacted this Infinite Source, then they teach you. Yet they had to send you off to an “education system” which worked about 15% of your brain’s potentiality and capacity, thus churning you through the grinder. Society never taught us how to be still inside, quiet our mind and emotions, meditate, focus on who we are or how to achieve inner bliss. They believed it was “illegal” to teach a connection with your Infinite Source in school. Society is hypnotized with a “thinking program” that success and truth is all about status, money and career. The reality is “Success” is defined by how fulfilled you are as a human being. That’s something you cannot get from the right job, income, marriage, proper diplomas and P.H.D’s.etc…

6. We stop thinking that “Thinking” is a means to getting what we want and creating success.

“Think-aholics” have become the societal norm. It has become abnormal in society to sit and be silent alone. Most people run from meditation because they cannot quiet their mind and feel they lose control of it. The ironic thing is that ALL of the suffering, chaos and illness in life is caused by a lack of control and awareness of the mind. Practicing “being” and sitting still, we naturally realize the Infinite Self inside. Instead of tuning into our silence more we are taught to think more and know more to achieve what we want. We are not taught the secrets of the Universe are discovered by simply being in the here now. This is by far the greatest success we can ever achieve. It is being at ONE with the infinite, all-powerful and omniscient Universal-God force. Is this enough for you to re-define your definition of success?

7. Hiding from your true power in a “safe” little fishbowl.

Thoughts are safe, while experiences are real and unsafe. We find it easier not to take the risk of getting hurt by diving into the ocean of experiences in life. We stay safe, comfy (and basically dead) inside our little comfortable fishbowls of “habitually doing” things and thinking things that once gave a sense of confidence and security. Life is a natural chaos that has a cosmic structure. It is like an uncontrollable rollercoaster ride because we don’t know the exact future ALL the time and know how to respond to each experience that occurs outside our little fishbowl. Instead, we think about an experience without even having one. Through T.V. movies, books we hide from our powerful omniscient Infinite spirit and pretend to be completely trapped in a mental spin-cycle of thoughts about “Reality”.

8. Let Go of having to be right all the time.

Being right can be the hardest EGO trip to get off of. To get off of it, basically means that you need to be WRONG about your entire life. If everyone tells you from birth to death that Life is a struggle, that it’s hard, painful and unfair, and you believe them, then how can you ever relax, let go, trust and surrender to Existence. We think we must fight to get what we want. If life is serious, we’re probably going to gain love, success and freedom by stepping on or over others. The world is a community of beings. It is a playground, a play and comical stage where we can choose any role we desire.

9. Replace the “positive” results created from continuously playing The Victim in your life.

Through lack of awareness (ignorance) of our ever-present connection with the Infinite Source, we all have been participating in an inner victimization programming. This stems from a lack of inner peace, power and playfulness, which can later create a dis-ease (a severe lack of ease) in the body. The Victim role we get caught in gets good strokes from others who feel sorry for our pain and send us love. Thus we stay hooked and asleep to our ever-present Infinite Source inside. When we don’t respond with awareness, we just react unconsciously from past habits of being victimized and thus create more experiences of being a victim. Many human beings on the planet are really ” human programings”. The same thoughts day after day after day. This creates a seriously deep rut in life, which the only way out is through being responsible for your thoughts and choosing more empowering and freeing ones.

10. Choosing to suffer and stay unconscious.

Our society abhors people who step out of line. The people around us often criticize us the moment we try to break out of the societal “norm” of unconscious living. The unconscious way is more accepted, it’s even advertised by the T.V., movies, news media, radio, newspapers, etc… which all agree on one thing. That everything you need to end your suffering is outside of you, not inside you! That’s how they sell you stuff! Many of us are caught in this ridiculous Rat Race to reach a certain monetary status and level of luxury we think will rid of our suffering. This never works. The cheese we rats are after just gets bigger, and bigger and bigger. Many refuse to understand the basis, that suffering comes from this constant desire! When we are desire-less, we remember again how infinitely connected we are to the Infinite Source which is inside us all.

Choosing to be conscious, means waking up from the Rat Race. It takes much effort to go against all our friends and families beliefs to awaken. The great part however is that the Universe won’t let us sleep forever. She loves us much too much to let us forget our true nature. If you don’t choose to wake up while you’re alive (in your body), she’ll let you know when your physical journey on Earth is over. Then you will definitely know how she could love you more than ways than you could imagine.

How to Restore Your Spirit of Wealth ~ Anne Naylor

For many, times are hard. Wealth is something you might have known in the past. But there is less evidence of it now.

What about the innate wealth of an ordinary person? Not their possessions, lifestyle or money in the bank. The wealth of who they are, deep down. The wealth of their spirit. Your spirit, My spirit. The spirit that unites and makes up our common humanity. Our human community.

For those of us who feel unsure of our financial futures, how can we put money in its place and yet ensure a higher quality of life with greater health, well-being and happiness?

How? Wait, there is a little more yet before the how. Maybe for you, just getting through the week is challenging enough.

Have you grown accustomed to the idea that wealth is associated with money — alone? I have. I am in the process of changing my mind. The change is one that is happening from the inside out. Get wealthy first, and then go for for money second.

What on Earth do I mean by that? In so many ways, we are told that to be happy we need this that or the other “thing”. You know, a holiday in Bali, a sleek Porsche, Jimmy Choo handbag, the iPhone series 5 — maybe not yet available, but soon will be. All of these are wonderful in their way. Are they necessary for happiness? You can answer that.

I am all for a rich life, to enjoy the best that is on offer, materially and otherwise. The issue is that money and possessions can get “sticky.” That is to say we can become over-dependent upon them. Attached and fearing their loss, we become driven to protect and increase the supply, in case we lose the comfort and pleasure they give us. Very few of us in the so-called developed world suffer the deprivations of many in countries such as Kenya, where millions lack the most fundamental needs as we see them.

Fear of loss does not enrich well-being, peace of mind or prosperity. Prolonged fear depletes and, eventually, makes you sick.

The change of mind I refer to above is taking place from the inside out — from what I call the soul level, or inspiration. What if we were each born with all we ever needed to sustain and fulfill our lives? That within us we have extraordinary reserves of as yet untapped wealth in the forms of personal assets, talents, gifts, creativity — do you get the idea? These assets have of course to be played out in some way in the world to become useful, of value to others and fulfilled.

And when they are, life becomes very rich and rewarding, so much so that in their expression, you are fulfilled and have the experience of wealth. In this way, your wealthiness is very much in your own hands. What is more, the beauty of this is that in the fullness, you are not seeking “out there” for things to make you happy. You are happy. Period. And as your purchasing power grows, even by small amounts, so you may wish to participate in some of the wonderful things that money can buy.

A friend in her 70s, with a very limited budget discovered that she could go to her local flower market at the end of the sales day and pick up beautiful flowers at bargain prices to decorate her small apartment. Cut flowers speak to her of luxury. It is amazing how much you can get for a little when you put your mind to it. It pays us all to be savvy shoppers.

Of course you need money to cover life’s basic essentials. Maybe less than you think. It is amazing how you can develop a prosperous frame of mind, such that your euro, dollar, pound, yen goes further. It takes focus and discipline to buy simply what you need, no excess. It becomes a game. The game is fun.

5 Keys to Restoring Your Spirit of Wealth

1. Be a giver. Find something to give, if not money, your time, your love, your kindness, a smile. Giving affirms your natural wealth.

2. Be grateful. First thing in the morning and last thing at night, stop to count your blessings, some of those things you might take for granted — your friends, family, ability to talk and to listen, your education, nature around you. Write them down in a journal. Gratitude makes you feel full and raises your energy.

3. Be creative. Find new ways of managing the money you have, develop your sense of resourcefulness, use your imagination. Cultivate wealthy attitudes. Join with others to share innovations and ideas.

4. Look for joy. Find the fun in life around you, the smile on the face of a baby, the antics of animals, greet yourself with a smile in the mirror.

5. Simplify your life. Wealth could be less a matter of what you have, but what you are able to live without. Let go of the excess, give away, sell or throw out what no longer really serves or nourishes you.

If you are in a boring job that pays the rent, keep at it. But take some time to explore your dream of what your life can become. How would you really like to be living? What does wealth “mean” for you? What might a wealthy life mean for you?

Please join in the conversation. If there were a “wealth school” at which you could discover how to make the most of your life, and your money, what would you like to learn?

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How to Restore Your Spirit of Wealth ~ Anne Naylor

For many, times are hard. Wealth is something you might have known in the past. But there is less evidence of it now.

What about the innate wealth of an ordinary person? Not their possessions, lifestyle or money in the bank. The wealth of who they are, deep down. The wealth of their spirit. Your spirit, My spirit. The spirit that unites and makes up our common humanity. Our human community.

For those of us who feel unsure of our financial futures, how can we put money in its place and yet ensure a higher quality of life with greater health, well-being and happiness?

How? Wait, there is a little more yet before the how. Maybe for you, just getting through the week is challenging enough.

Have you grown accustomed to the idea that wealth is associated with money — alone? I have. I am in the process of changing my mind. The change is one that is happening from the inside out. Get wealthy first, and then go for for money second.

What on Earth do I mean by that? In so many ways, we are told that to be happy we need this that or the other “thing”. You know, a holiday in Bali, a sleek Porsche, Jimmy Choo handbag, the iPhone series 5 — maybe not yet available, but soon will be. All of these are wonderful in their way. Are they necessary for happiness? You can answer that.

I am all for a rich life, to enjoy the best that is on offer, materially and otherwise. The issue is that money and possessions can get “sticky.” That is to say we can become over-dependent upon them. Attached and fearing their loss, we become driven to protect and increase the supply, in case we lose the comfort and pleasure they give us. Very few of us in the so-called developed world suffer the deprivations of many in countries such as Kenya, where millions lack the most fundamental needs as we see them.

Fear of loss does not enrich well-being, peace of mind or prosperity. Prolonged fear depletes and, eventually, makes you sick.

The change of mind I refer to above is taking place from the inside out — from what I call the soul level, or inspiration. What if we were each born with all we ever needed to sustain and fulfill our lives? That within us we have extraordinary reserves of as yet untapped wealth in the forms of personal assets, talents, gifts, creativity — do you get the idea? These assets have of course to be played out in some way in the world to become useful, of value to others and fulfilled.

And when they are, life becomes very rich and rewarding, so much so that in their expression, you are fulfilled and have the experience of wealth. In this way, your wealthiness is very much in your own hands. What is more, the beauty of this is that in the fullness, you are not seeking “out there” for things to make you happy. You are happy. Period. And as your purchasing power grows, even by small amounts, so you may wish to participate in some of the wonderful things that money can buy.

A friend in her 70s, with a very limited budget discovered that she could go to her local flower market at the end of the sales day and pick up beautiful flowers at bargain prices to decorate her small apartment. Cut flowers speak to her of luxury. It is amazing how much you can get for a little when you put your mind to it. It pays us all to be savvy shoppers.

Of course you need money to cover life’s basic essentials. Maybe less than you think. It is amazing how you can develop a prosperous frame of mind, such that your euro, dollar, pound, yen goes further. It takes focus and discipline to buy simply what you need, no excess. It becomes a game. The game is fun.

5 Keys to Restoring Your Spirit of Wealth

1. Be a giver. Find something to give, if not money, your time, your love, your kindness, a smile. Giving affirms your natural wealth.

2. Be grateful. First thing in the morning and last thing at night, stop to count your blessings, some of those things you might take for granted — your friends, family, ability to talk and to listen, your education, nature around you. Write them down in a journal. Gratitude makes you feel full and raises your energy.

3. Be creative. Find new ways of managing the money you have, develop your sense of resourcefulness, use your imagination. Cultivate wealthy attitudes. Join with others to share innovations and ideas.

4. Look for joy. Find the fun in life around you, the smile on the face of a baby, the antics of animals, greet yourself with a smile in the mirror.

5. Simplify your life. Wealth could be less a matter of what you have, but what you are able to live without. Let go of the excess, give away, sell or throw out what no longer really serves or nourishes you.

If you are in a boring job that pays the rent, keep at it. But take some time to explore your dream of what your life can become. How would you really like to be living? What does wealth “mean” for you? What might a wealthy life mean for you?

Please join in the conversation. If there were a “wealth school” at which you could discover how to make the most of your life, and your money, what would you like to learn?

Anne Naylor has been a Consultant in personal motivation since 1982. Author
of three personal development books, Superlife, Superlove and SuperYou,
Anne gives Clear Results Consultations for individuals meeting life turning
points, or wishing to improve the quality of their lives. Gifted with a talent for
discerning the unique value in each of her clients, she communicates her trust
in the power of each person to lead a fulfilling and rewarding life, however
they define it.

Anne’s mission is: Building a better world on the solid foundation of
individual health, wealth and happiness and the appreciation of human value.
Through designing and presenting training programmes and seminars in self-
motivation, career development, personal success, leadership and team-
building, Anne has enabled a wide range of people to transform their personal
and professional lives.

Peak Vitality: Raising the Threshold of Abundance in Our Spiritual, Material and Emotional Lives.

“A wonderful collection of essays about well being and peak performance. With short chapters just 5 to 15 pages long, the information is easy to digest and implement in your life. Equally impressive is the list of collaborating authors including Mehmet Oz, Deepak Chopra, John Gray, Eckhart Tolle and Prince Charles to name a few.”

—LA Chronicle, Mar 15, 2008

We often strive for our peak of accomplishment: peak health, peak wealth, peak performance. The idea for this anthology came from a further question that is both simple but provocative: “What if we could exceed the upper limits of our performance?” What would happen if, rather than focusing on being physically well, we imagined ourselves physically vibrant? What would happen if rather than seeking 100% of the good that might come to us, we pushed past our boundaries, and pictured what 112% might look like? What would happen if we took our upper limits of vision as a baseline, rather than a ceiling? Could we be happier, more abundant, and healthier than our wildest dreams?

Studies in social science and human physiology indicate that each of us has a series of set points. We have a set point for how much pleasure we allow ourselves to experience, how much money we feel we’re worth, how close we believe can get to God, and the limits of our physical endurance and athletic performance.

Yet these limits are often far below our potential. They’re arbitrary limits based in our past experience. Like a giant with mighty muscles who has been raised by pygmies with puny arms, we often buy into the limitations of the society that formed us.

Breaking the limit can be terrifying. For instance, if we’re used to abusive relationships, our body chemistry is geared to that experience. Biologically it feels “right” to us, even if our minds tell us that our situation is horribly wrong. When we try something new, for instance a healthy relationship, our biochemistry and neurology might scream, “No!” because it feels so unfamiliar. Yet we have to push past the barriers of the known in order to establish new, healthy patterns.

That’s what Peak Vitality is all about. It calls us to examine the thresholds of our thinking, feeling and experiencing—then go beyond what we believe we’re capable of.

Please join us for the magnificent voyage of discovery into what reaching new peaks of attainment might look like. As you read the inspiring ideas of these authors and savor the wisdom of their breakthrough concepts, you will be inspired to identify your own highest goals—and reach them!

Contents:

Preface Jeanne House Peak Vitality
Intro Jim Strohecker High-Level Wellness

SECTION ! Presence in Your Body
1 Mehmet Oz YOU: The Vibrant Human
2 Gay Hendricks Eating for Vibrance
3 Maureen Whitehouse True Beauty
4 Servaas Mes Self Hidden in Present Time
5 John Spencer Ellis Fitness Boot Camp
6 Mariel Hemingway Healthy Living from the Inside Out

SECTION 2 Flowing With Your Emotions
7 Deepak Chopra Healing Our Hearts
8 Dean Ornish Love as Though Your Very Survival Depended on It
9 Bernice Nelson Energy in Motion
10 Mary Ellen Edwards In Relation: The Dance of Connection
11 Beverly Davies-Mes Body Earth Energies
12 Larry Dossey Optimism

SECTION 3 Shifting Your Energy Field
13 Donna Eden Dancing With the Five Rhythms of Nature
14 David Feinstein Mobilizing Your Body’s Energies
15 Eoin Finn Yoga for Happiness
16 Stephen Lewis Energetic Balancing
17 Ling Chen Seeing Your Life Rhythms
18 Candace Pert Hardwired for Bliss
19 Rollin McCraty Emotions Drive Your Body
20 Gary Craig Emotional Freedom Techniques

SECTION 4 Creating Vibrant Relationships
21 Stephen Post Doing Unto Others: The Benefits of Giving
22 Melody Beattie Brilliant Choices
23 Shiloh McCloud The Awakened Heart
24 John Bradshaw The Four Degrees of Family Secrets
25 Auriela McCarthy The Power of the Possible
26 Tonja Demoff From Giving Up to Living Up
27 Topher Morrison Settle for Excellence
28 John Gray Breaking the Blame Box

SECTION 5 Living on a Small Planet
29 Prince Charles Indigenous Roots of Healing
30 James Endredy The Art of Counter Practice
31 Daryl Hannah Living Consistent With Your Values
32 David Gruder The Self-Care Paradox
33 Barry Sears Simple Solutions for Global Wellness
34 Pema Chodron & Alice Walker Good World Medicine

SECTION 6 New Medicine, New Psychology
35 Lynne McTaggart The Biology of Intention
36 Sharon Begley Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain
37 Richard Gracer Regenerative Medicine
38 Raffaele Filice The Power of Presence
39 Bruce Lipton Intelligence of Your Cells
40 Dawson Church Your DNA is Not Your Destiny

SECTION 7 Breaking Through Your Barriers
41 Andrew Weil Attitude Is Everything
42 Tom Ambrose The Unknown Zone
43 Stanley Krippner Personal Mythology
44 Olivia Mellan Money Harmony
45 Nancy Auspelmyer Painting Vibrant Lifescapes
46 Marianne Williamson Rituals for Rebirth

SECTION 8 Dancing With the Universe
47 Eckart Tolle Enter Zen from Here
48 Brenda Sanders What’s Really Real
49 Wayne Dyer Why Meditate?
50 Michael Beckwith Life as a Prayer
51 Jonathon Foust The Absence of Fear is Joy
52 Caroline Myss Living Mysticism
53 Jeanne House Belief is the Magic
54 Julia Cameron Heartfulness and Blessing

“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things
which escape those who dream only by night.”
—Edgar Allan Poe