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11/11/11 happens every 100 years so it is likely to be a once-in-a-lifetime event for most of us. On November 11th, 1911, the Great Blue Norther descended upon America. The day started normally but temperatures suddenly began to change. Within ten minutes it had dropped by 40 to 50 degrees. By midnight a 66 degree temperature drop had been recorded.  There were dust storms, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and blizzards and over 300 deaths were reported.

That wasn’t the only time when the date proved significant. At 11am on 11^th November, World War One armistice was signed in 1918.
Less than a month ago, 11/11/11 came round again. Many people talked about it and articles were published in journals across the globe and all because the Mayans had predicted that there would be some kind of an ending in 11/11.

Fortunately, we are still here. But what does all this prediction involving numbers actually mean? Numerologically, the number 11 denotes teaching and inspiration, the development of intuition and relating to the unseen. This “relating to the unseen” is interesting. For all of man’s recorded history, humans have focused on experience as an external event. Western culture and religion has done everything possible to relegate the unseen to magic, witchcraft and evil to be destroyed at all cost. But what if there is as much inside us as outside?
We have undoubtedly become human doings rather than human beings, running ever faster chasing our businesses, our families and avoiding our inner selves. Surely there has to come a time when we can no longer keep up, when will we eventually give in and admit that we can no longer cope with the speed.

At the point we will be faced with true change. Change is difficult and can be frightening but it is possible. Water shows us how as it changes state from ice to water to vapour but it needs help in the form of temperature. We need help and that help is in the form of vibration. If we can change that then we can change our state, too.

Could this help be what 11/11/11 was all about. Could there have been a portal opening up in the Belt of Orion or a door opening in our hearts?
If so, then a new energy has become available to us and out next step is to access it. One way is to stop rushing around, pause and give ourselves space, silence and stillness. Try looking at a blade of grass. Feel your heart beat slow and your vision grow broader. Feel your blood pressure normalise and your brain give a much-needed sigh of relief. Now let go of the fear that you are not good enough. You don’t need to prove yourself and be better than the next person. Each of us is as important as everyone else. We are all part of the giant jigsaw which needs every single piece to be whole.

It is such a relief to know that we don’t have to be victims anymore and that we can choose to be happy, healthy and peaceful beings. This new vibration and energy will help us to look inside and reclaim our true selves. Then we will enter the Golden Age that the Mayans predicted and live this life on Earth in the gloriousness of all it has to offer.

Have a happy and peaceful Christmas and enjoy the new and exciting journey that we are all embarking on!

Laurelle

During a trip to India back in 2001, I was perplexed by the sight of people sitting quietly by themselves, their lips moving silently as they ran beads through their fingers. It took me a long time to discover that they were chanting in Sanskrit.

Sanskrit is the most ancient language we still know and it is intriguing. Whereas our modern languages are languages of meaning, Sanskrit is a language of energy. For instance, in English, we ascribe meanings to each word we use. Trousers means trousers; a bird means a bird. In Sanskrit, each syllable changes energy around it. When we set an intention – e.g. to create better health or more abundance or a better relationship with our spouse, the intention combines with the Sanskrit to produce a powerful change in the energy around us.

Sometimes, if our intention and focus is strong enough, results can be immediate and seemingly miraculous. I remember chanting for a new harp. Three days later, someone offered me their harp!

Chanting in Sanskrit is an enormously powerful way of changing our lives. By deciding what we want, we can begin to carve our new futures for ourselves and take back control of our lives.

Meditation

Meditation? Come off it, we don’t have time. Let’s face it, we do everything we can to avoid meditation when the positive benefits are enormous. Yet numerous psychological studies have shown that regular meditators:

•  Are happier and more contented
• Live longer and healthier lives
• Experience decreased anxiety, depression and irritability
• Have improved memory, reaction time and physical stamina
• Enjoy better and more fulfilling relationships
• Experience less stress and hypertension
• Have less chronic pain and cancer
• Have fewer substance addictions
• Have a better immune system

What is there not to love about this? And yet most of us will still find a way of not doing it. We’d far rather tumble out of bed, cram a piece of toast into our mouths and run out to the car.

And this is precisely the point. Our lifestyles are getting out of control. We are running everywhere so fast that we don’t have time for anything. Indeed, we are terrified of not being busy. If we are not doing anything then we might actually be forced to be. Yes, it’s true – we have officially stopped being human beings. We are now human doings.

(Give me a minute while I catch my breath…)

Does this mean, then, that we have found the secret of happiness? Sadly not. We are exhausted, burned out, unable to sleep, either overweight or underweight and definitely discontent.

So, just to debunk the “I don’t have time” excuse, just try this – sit straight in a chair, observe your breath and observe. Thoughts will drift in. The secret is not to judge them and to let them drift out again. And that’s all there is to it. Be gentle with yourself and never criticise. As soon as you find you’ve gone off with a thought, bring yourself gently back. And again. And again. And again.

All it takes is a minute. You can do it at the bus stop, in a shopping queue or before a meeting. You can even do it sitting in your car before you start the engine. Your journey will be calmer and a lot safer. Meditation gives you a home inside your body where you are safe, at peace and never criticised. You can retreat silently to that place whenever you need to and find what you need at that moment. As a result, your life becomes richer and more beautiful.

So try it. Practice lots of times and eventually you’ll get the hang of it. Then, you’ll never look back and, you never know, you might actually start enjoying your life again…

It is a medically proven fact that singing makes you feel better. Quantum Physics tells us that not only is everything made up of packages of vibrating energy but that every package emits its own sound. The body is no different. Each of our cells makes its own sound. Put all of our cells together and we are vibrating like an orchestra with the sound of a choral symphony! When we sing, we help to keep that orchestra in tune. If part of our orchestra goes out of tune, everything sounds awful. Imagine, for a moment, that one of the violins in an orchestra was out of tune with all the other instruments – the entire piece would sound dreadful. By tuning up that violin, the music would sound harmonic again. When you sing, you effectively tune up your entire system, body, mind, emotions and spirit so that you and your life can flow harmoniously, easily and happily. That is why singing makes you feel so much better. So go on, sing in the car, sing with your friends, join a choir and chant. It is the best and least expensive way of keeping healthy!