Abundant Michael

Body Evolution,Brazil, John of God

Oct 27

posted by Michael Smith in Adventure | 0 Comments Bookmark and Share

I have been evolving my body and health for many years with massage, yoga, magic and more. So this week’s gathering on Body Evolution is interesting to me.

 

 

John of godHere in Brazil I am visiting the Casa of John of God for healing and spiritual work. The Casa is located in a small town about an hour’s bus ride from Brasilia. My first healing was trusting in many strangers to help me find the right bus and get off in the middle of nowhere (it is not an official bus stop) in the dark of Tuesday night. My hotel reservation hadn’t come through but I had faith that I could find a place here and after asking at three places that were full I did. The hotel is run by a German man and his wife who moved here eight years ago for healing and decided to stay. I got to practice my Portugish (my mix of Portuguese and Spanish) at dinner and I was happy that one of the other Brazilians thought that I was from Argentina! I guess my Spanish has improved a lot over the last 10 months :-)

 

 

The next day I got up for the 8am line at the Casa - hundreds of people all dressed in white were there to see John of God who is a faith healer who has helped millions of people over the last 53 years. There are meditation rooms and a video showing John of God working on people.

 

 

Usually he works on the spiritual level but sometimes he will do minor surgery and watching videos of that squiged me out a bit - I thought I had processed my fear of blood last year at DO cutting workshop but apparently there is some stuff left there! After a wait in line for a few hours I got my turn and got a treatment suggestion of a crystal bed session - which as very relaxing 7 crystals and colored lights one for each chakra. The next day I saw him again and this time I will get spiritual surgery after which I will rest and abstain from pork, peppers, alcohol and all sexual energy (including self-stimulation) for 8 days. The first few items are no problem as I don’t eat them anyway.


 

The first time I saw him at Omega in NY I had to abstain for 40 days so 8 days sounds easy - though still good practice for using non-sexual ways to relax and pamper myself!

 

 

While standing in line I realized that the power to heal myself comes from within - from god that each of us has inside. And that I can change anything in my life with a mixture of intent, emotional clearing, belief changes and physical action. I felt empowered and I invite you to consider any life area that you want to change and to list how you can do things in each of these four areas. I did that when I returned to my room on my money issues and sure helped me!

 

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Body Evolution 11/2/11 Wed Gathering in Rockville

Oct 25

posted by Michael Smith in Sandbox | 0 Comments Bookmark and Share

Body EvolutionWould you like to feel more free in your neck, shoulders & hips? Experience less pain in your back, knees, feet & elsewhere in your body? Would you like to learn how to feel & look younger, taller, more robust & energetic?

Then join us Wednesday November 2 at the Sandbox Gathering in Rockville MD, for an experiential workshop in Tyr Throne's Body Evolution. Participants find they are more relaxed, powerful and energetic. Chronic and/or traumatic pain can be reduced or eliminated. Discover how to use movement to keep yourself young and healthy. Body Evolution empowers a person to optimal wellbeing ~ physically, emotionally and spiritually ~ through bodywork and special movement processes. There are many ways you can benefit.

“Tyr Throne is head and shoulders above anyone else (doing similar work)”
—Randy Goldberg, healer, astrologist & networker, Rockville MD

"Tyr is amazing. He helped my professional dance career so much. I don't know what I would have done without him. Try for yourself. You will be so happy you did."
—Stacy Calvert, former soloist with New York City Ballet and Frankfurt

Ballet, head of ballet department, University of South Carolina,

 

This experiential workshop will introduce you to Tyr Throne's Body Evolution. Participants in Body Evolution look & feel more relaxed, powerful and energetic. Chronic and/or traumatic pain can be reduced or eliminated. Body Evolution empowers a person to optimal wellbeing ~ physically, emotionally and spiritually ~ through bodywork and special movement processes.There are many ways you can benefit.

 

 

Body Evolution:

 

The art and science of creating a life and body you love.

 

•Experience Body Evolution – feel better right away!

 

•Improve your alignment, flexibility, and balance.

 

•Free analysis and recommendations from Tyr Throne

 

•Free Bodywork Demonstration – see what BE can do for you.

 

 

Tyr Throne is the creator of BODY EVOLUTION (and Director of its Training Institutes in Europe and Asia), YOUTHING Systems, Evolutionary Yoga and Healing Trance Dance. He is certified in Advanced Structural Integration, the Feldenkrais method, Bones For Life (Board Member), Sounder Sleep System, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Acupuncture, Qi Gong, Tai Chi, Yoga and Meditation.  Tyr developed Healing Trance Dance and other healing ritual movement and meditation experiences for individuals and groups.  Mr. Throne is an international champion of Kung Fu, an award-winning director of dance and theater and draws much of his inspiration for BODY EVOLUTION from his years as a dancer.

 

 

BODY EVOLUTION began over 25 years ago when Tyr Throne first saw the possibility of integrating physical, psychological and theatrical therapies while studying pre-medicine, psychology, dance and theater at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has been passionately developing that possibility ever since.

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5 tips on Cusco for the spiritual traveler

Oct 24

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Here are some useful places in Cusco for the spiritual traveler.

 

South American Explorers http://www.saexplorers.org/ They have a club house in Cusco that has lots of information on tours and sharmans etc in Cusco and the whole of Peru (and other countries). They are very friendly and speak Spanish and French in addition to English. Not sure about Portugese but you can ask! They also have double rooms with shower for USD $12/day and there is a beautiful garden there to hang out in. It is a great place to meet other travelers and get tips. You can also email them with questions. Non-members can visit but to use all facilities and get discounts on tours you need to be a member which is $60 per year. There are also club houses in other countries.

 

 

  • Healing House http://www.healinghousecusco.com/ They have many yoga and other healers and offer many classes. There is a free meditation class Monday nights. A great place to met other healers. Say hi to Nicki and others if you go.


  • San Blas market - a few blocks from SAE. Cheap place to buy veggies and get lunch for less than USD $2

  • I recommend staying in San Blas area rather than city center because 1) it is cheaper 2) less touristy 3) only 5 minutes walk from center anyway. 
     
  • There are many temples and ancient stones in Cusco area. You can hike to the Temple of Monkey and Moon from San Blas in about 30 minutes. Nicki teaches a yoga class at the temple of the Monkey each week.

 

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Fourth amendment be damned

Oct 23

posted by Michael Smith in 2012 | 0 Comments Bookmark and Share

Here is another story (from the well respected Guardian Newspaper) on how our government doesn't follow the 4th amendment when it comes to reading your email. No need for probable cause in order to search...

 

How the US government secretly reads your email
October 11, 2011, The Guardian (One of the UK's leading newspapers)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/oct/11/us-government-secretly-reads-your-email

Somewhere, a US government official is reading through a list of those who sent or received an email from Jacob Appelbaum, a 28-year-old computer science researcher at the University of Washington who volunteered for WikiLeaks. Among those listed will be my name, a journalist who interviewed Appelbaum for a book about the digital revolution. Appelbaum is a spokesman for Tor, a free internet anonymising software that helps people defend themselves against internet surveillance. He's spent five years teaching activists around the world how to install and use the service to avoid being monitored by repressive governments. Now, Appelbaum finds himself a target of his own government as a result of his friendship with Julian Assange and the fact WikiLeaks used the Tor software. Appelbaum has not been charged with any wrongdoing; nor has the government shown probable cause that he is guilty of any criminal offence. That matters not a jot, because, as the law stands, government officials don't need a search warrant to access our digital data. Searching someone's home requires a warrant that can only be obtained by proving probable cause, but digital searches require no such burden of proof. Most people are not aware of the ease with which governments – free, open and so-called democratic – can access and peruse our private communications.  Note: For key reports on government threats to privacy from major media sources, click here.

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Ubatuba,Portuguese,Europe

Oct 20

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Michael SmithI am in Ubatuba Brazil (about 200km from Sao Paulo) staying at a healing/yoga retreat place in the rain forest next to the beach. I got the message that I was supposed to relax and restore here - the message came in the form of days of rain (rain forests can be wet!) and my email being down for a week (thanks Sandra for getting it back up!). There are several other healers here and I have been exchanging healing and yoga classes with them. I received a ayurvedic massage from a German-Brazilian woman - my first time doing this kind of work - it used lots of oil and spices and I will say that it has improved my connection with my my lower three chakras and grounding!


I have been learning some Portuguese here - it is somewhat similar to Spanish or maybe Italian because it is very sing song language - sounds like the people are so happy! The people I have met have been happy - almost in a childlike innocence way that I like. And there is a national tendency to sadness and regret too. I wonder where these national tendencies come from? Does a country's history (in Brazil's case as a colony and slave center) affect the national psyche ? Or does the psyche attract a certain kind of history? Or perhaps it is both in a feedback loop. No so different from how an individual's patterns and history interact. Makes me think that solving some international situations may be helped by shifting these national patterns...


I have heard that many people who have come from Europe here to Brazil recently - to escape the chaos there in financial and social issues. The Brazilian economy is strong (and the Real is high compared to the dollar or euro). There are social conflicts here too but the country seems more able to deal with them. Beautiful beaches, mountains, forests, wonderful food, friendly people - quiet a place!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Iguazu Waterfall cleansing

Oct 16

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Today I saw several hummingbirds feeding. According to the book "Animals Speak" it is a symbol of freedom and joy. Relates to my travels. And also to the Wednesday Gathering this week on Polyamory as self Determination.

 

This week I am in Iguazu Argentina visiting the famous Iguazu Waterfalls here. Here is the triple border of Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil and is surrounded by national parks in all directions that have preserved the rain forest since 1932. I arrived in Este Paraguay - which is a border town famous for smuggling and discount goods - though sometimes the brand name goods are knock offs. There was a wild west, almost criminal air to the town. Next day I took a taxi ride the few miles to Puerto Iguazo in Argentina and went through three counties in less than an hour - my passport got a workout with 4 entrance/exit stamps. This part of Argentina is much more affluent than Paraguay - with most of the business being tourist related.

 

It rained all day but I didn't let that stop me going to visit the waterfall. It didn't matter because in the boat trip we got so close to one of the water falls that I got soaked anyway! The power of the water is immense here - I really felt a connection to Mother Earth with the water and the rain forest together. There are many walkways around and on top of the falls - actually there are about 290 water falls in all arranged in a horse shoe over 2700 feet long. The river above the falls is really wide here. I was able to walk to within feet of the top of the waterfall called The Devils Throat - which is 270 degrees of thundering water. As I stood there, getting "rained" on by waterfall mists I visualized all the toxins in my body draining out to the ground just like the water cascading down by me. It really worked well to drain my sinuses and help me to relax!

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Traveling - 9 month report

Oct 16

posted by Michael Smith in Adventure | 0 Comments Bookmark and Share

I have been traveling for 9 months now. This is a summary of my year to date. I lived in La Paz Bolivia for 3 months, initially staying with a friend from yoga teacher training, then sharing an apartment in downtown La Paz with another healer. I studied Kabballa at a local healing center and I taught Kundalini yoga classes too. I learned Spanish from a book and just practicing in the street plus watching movies in Spanish with Spanish subtitles. I even watched a bit of What the Bleep do we Know in Spanish!

Then I lived in Mexico for a month, on the coast south of Cancun. Things are more Americanised there and about four times more expensive than Bolivia too (but still less than USA). I went on a shamanic retreat and did meditations at Mayan pyramids. And went snorkeling in the warm Caribbean sea. I also found a yoga school and taught some Donna Eden and other healing methods there. (I highly recommend Donna Eden's 5 minutes daily energy clean up routine - you can find on YouTube - I have been doing it since January and it has really helped me deal better with all the shifting energies that are happening this year).

In May I went to Peru for another shamanic and magic workshop - and to visit a magical place called Cusco! I really got into the swing of doing morning yoga, working a few hours, eating a relaxed and healthy lunch, chatting with new friends and hiking in the mountains around the city. The streets in the San Blas neighborhood are cobbled and cars don't go there much, which I like! I also joined South American explorers club http://www.saexplorers.org which I found full of resources and a great place to meet interesting people. Though them I discoverd Healing House Cusco which is a group of healers and yoga teachers living in a group house. I thought about moving in but they were full. Now I think I don't want to base myself in a town that so heavily depends on American tourism for income, because in the event of a financial crisis the economy there will be in serious trouble. I am currently looking at Chile and maybe Paraguay where there are towns that are pretty self sufficient and not so connected to the American economy.

The magic I learned in Peru - Jaden Phoenix's Holographic Healing - has been very powerful for both healing and for manifesting what I want. She has a book out called Beyond Human which both full of useful way to do magic and also is easy for a beginner/skeptic to get into (Jaden used to be a skeptic and mildly depressed when she started her magically journey as she shares in the book).

I went to Kundalini yoga Summer Solstice in New Mexico - which was a wonderful, spiritual experience. I used the Holographic Healing to make meditations and yoga poses that were hard for me to be easy and give me the lesson that I needed to get from them being hard too! Then I drove 4500 miles across the beautiful American West = to San Francisco to see a girlfriend and a shaman then to the Rainbow Gathering in Washington state - near mount St Helens. Spirit helped me find people to ride share with and the whole journey was easy and fun. I have been to six Gatherings now and this time stayed at Green Village which was about back to the earth skills such as wild plant eating, mushrooms for eating and healing. I went swimming in the ice cold mountain stream (well for about 20 seconds anyway!) and just as the bears do shit in the woods. Which all is good preparation for living in a farmhouse near Desaguadero Bolivia on the shores of Lake Titicca without shower or bathroom!

I went thought a lot of growing this year - both workshops and living in new places/ways to shift my stuck patterns. Also about ten healing crisis that I got a lot of help from Glory and Sandra and others on. I think (and other people have told me) that I have grown wiser this year - more calm, more accepting. I certainly hope this is so because as we move to 2012 I believe that living from my heart rather than my head is where I need to be. I have heard this idea from many places - yoga, Shamballa, Matrix Energetics, Holographic Healing, Dromelo Makezidek. Now I am living it more often than not. And don't get so attached to the thoughts in my head. Don't get me wrong, I love my mind and it is a great tool for living smarter. But the "I" is in my heart and I can make good decisions from chaos on my intuition and with the help of spirit.

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Find the Fun First!

Oct 11

posted by Michael Smith in Abundance | 0 Comments Bookmark and Share

This idea resonated with me and I have listen to many of Carol Looks EFT CDs. Recommended

 

 

Find the Fun First?
 
Just imagine how much abundance
would flow into your life...
 
I know that there are many events or projects we have to do in our lives that feel like obligations, shoulds and have-tos... It doesn't feel as if we have much of a choice.  So until we are living a life without any shoulds and have-tos, I invite you to Find the Fun First!
 
So let's say you have to go to a school event for the kids that you don't feel like attending - what do you do?  Instead of grumbling about it, feeling down and resentful, or acting out by being late, Find the Fun First.  Find something about this event that is ok, find something that wouldn't be that bad... find something that would make it tolerable, even fun...
 
Suppose you have to attend a meeting for work that seems boring, a waste of time, not useful when your list of things to do is so long.  What do you do?  Find the Fun First!  Find a reason to go, find a reason you will learn something, a "because" that will work for you!
 
It doesn't take long to Find the Fun First, but it does take a little effort.  You need to have it on your mind so you actually do it.
 
Being inspired to Find the Fun First really mobilizes your positive energy and communicates to the Universe that you're "serious" about fun... if you know what I mean.  And you know that you get what you're looking for, so if you are intent on Finding the Fun First, you will definitely find it.
 
What's the point of Finding the Fun First? Being inspired to Find the Fun First will help you attract more abundance into your life, but believe it or not, that's not the point!  Finding the Fun First will make your life more enjoyable, make your vibration lighter about your day, help you be "attractive" to higher vibrating experiences.
   
Remember that spending time and energy on an inspiration such as Finding the Fun First will make you feel better about everything you have to do in your life.  You'll feel better about all the chores, the have-tos and stuff you just can't get out of yet... And yes, in addition, it will help you attract more abundance!
 
Once again, there are nothing but advantages and positive consequences when you focus and put energy into Finding the Fun First. I can't think of a single "downside" to making the effort to do this.  For those of you who prefer to grumble and complain, beware, this will definitely interrupt that habit... so you may need to tap on how hard it is to give up complaining! 
    
We know that the Universe hears our vibration not our words.  We have all learned from Law of Attraction teachers that we will receive more of what we are "broadcasting" to the Universe.  So get inspired to Find the Fun First - you know your vibration will improve!
  
Remember that our thoughts are real
and carry energy...
 
Our vibration matters!
 
So I invite you to Find the Fun First and enjoy the vibration and the abundance of new miracles you will now be pulling effortlessly into your life.  I recommend taking small steps until you Find and Feel the Fun... otherwise you're asking yourself to make too big of a leap from your "have-to" chore.
   
(1) Think of the event or project or chore you "have to " do - 
(2) Find something about it that's not so bad, not too terrible, not horrible.
(3) Then find something a little better, a little easier.  It might sound like: "at least I'll be able to..."
(4) Then Find the Fun in it... and...
(5) Write about it, looki forward to it, and talk about it out loud!
 
As Law of Attraction teachers say -- it's all energy.  The Law of Attraction sends you situations that have the same energy and vibration you are putting out... so when you start feeling inspired to Find the Fun First, the Universe will bring you more opportunities for appreciation and more opportunities that actually do feel fun!
  
It's your choice... Find the Fun First
and enjoy the successes that flow
into your life! 


More on this topic and detailed EFT tapping phrases for it at

 

 

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Long term travel resources

Oct 10

posted by Michael Smith in Abundance, Adventure, Travel | 0 Comments Bookmark and Share

If you are interested in traveling long term here are some resources that I have found useful

  • http://www.sovereignman.com/ - escaping from single sovereign nation to have multiple flags - practical advice on money, passports, doing business in other counties. Free blog and newsletter, paid in depth actionable info, monthly teleconferences and local resources rolodex if you become member
  • http://www.internationalman.com/ - forum and newsletter for permanent travelers. Some good reports if you register. Similar content to sovereignman at less cost. I use both to cover more bases.
  • http://www.qwealthreport.com/ - blog and newsletter for internationalizing yourself and your finances. Free website and paid membership.
  • http://www.tynan.com/ - nomadic life style tips and ebook. Good tips on saving plane costs and traveling ultra light, his annual gear reports are fabulous!
  • http://www.locationindependent.com/ - how to get started traveling and working abroad, good on dealing with emtional objections, first steps, family issues. blog and (paid) ebook.
  • http://www.vagabonding.net/ - practical tips on traveling freely and light. blog and book
  • http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/ - 4 Hour Work Week - how to spend less time working and more time doing what you love. Tips on mini-retirements, outsourcing, starting your muse. Blog and book. The second edition has lots of on the ground tips from readers.
  • http://freelanceswitch.com/start/a-comprehensive-guide-to-starting-your-freelance-career/ - a free good step-by-step guide to starting your own freelance business (in English and French)
  • http://100startup.com/ - how to start up your (remote) business for $100 or less, 6 free PDF guides under the Resources section
  • The travel.stackexchange.com/ - travel stack exchange is good for researching and asking travel questions. Free site. Quick response to questions.

Vagabonding quote from Lavinia Spalding

"Don't think about it too much. Don't make pro and con lists. Pro and con lists are nothing but trouble. If you think about it too much, you'll just end up staying home. … My family and friends often say to me, 'I'm living vicariously through you.' Don't ever live vicariously. This is YOUR life. Live."

If you have any other website or books that you find helpful let me know

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Unity and Processing Anger

Oct 8

posted by Michael Smith in Spirit | 0 Comments Bookmark and Share

When I a mfeeling angry I am use a phase that I learn from Millie's latest book "I'm sorry. I forgot. I love you". I said it to myself directed at the other person in my mind (and from my Self!) several times and the anger is gone and my tummy is relaxing again. It is great way to remember the unity that we all are one. Even the parts that I create anger from reacting to!

 

(Millie's book is called Crafting a Community - recommended)

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