Women’s Circle Newsletter
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P.O. Box 110998  Aurora, CO. 80042

303-343-4114
Reaching out each month in joy and
sisterhood to keep us connected as we circle together as women

Andrea Lord
President, Alpha Institute
Women’s Circle Facilitator
Reiki Practitioner

Rachel Lord RN, CMT
Women’s Circle Facilitator
Master Herbalist

We are presenting a series on the Chakra Energy System. 
We continue with…

"CROWN -- AJNA" (COMMAND CENTER)

NUMBER SEVEN: CROWN CHAKRA Sahasrara

Physical Location: Crown of head
Color: Violet, also white and gold.
Gland: Pineal
Physical Body Parts: Cerebral cortex, brain and the whole body. It connects everything.
Physical Dysfunctions: None.  Perfection.  This Chakra is the entry point for the human life force which nourishes body, mind and spirit.  This is the purest form of energy or grace—prana (in Sanskrit).
Primary Strengths: Faith in the presence of the Divine and all it represents—such as inner guidance, insight into healing and total trust that overcomes all fears.
Primary Fears: Fears relating to spiritual issues such as fear of spiritual abandonment, loss of identity and loss of connection with life and people around us.  Alienation.  Absence of meaning and purpose in life.
Function: Union
Inner state:  Bliss

Mantra:  I KNOW.  “I merge with the Unity of All Life.  I act in alignment with my Higher Spiritual Nature.”
Sacred Truth: To live in the present moment, release fears of the physical world and seek a connection with the Divine.  To seek personal spiritual development.

SEVENTH CHAKRA ACTIVITY

Calm Down First and Open Your Chakras: A great way to settle yourself is with the 4-7-8 breathing that only takes a minute.  Inhale (thinking clean air) through your nose to a count of four, pause for seven, exhale (thinking stagnant air) to a count of eight.  Visualize energy radiating from your chest up and down your seven Chakras.  Repeat.

A simple ten or fifteen minute breathing meditation can help you to overcome your stress and find some inner peace and balance.

A SIMPLE BREATHING MEDITATION

Here is a  simple ten or fifteen minute breathing meditation that can help you to overcome stress and find inner peace and balance

The object is to stop distractions and make the mind clearer and more lucid.  This will allow all our Chakras to be open and let in the Divine.

1.     We choose a quiet place to meditate and sit in a comfortable position. We can sit in the traditional cross-legged posture or in any other position that is comfortable. If we wish, we can sit in a chair. The most important thing is to keep our back straight to prevent our mind from becoming sluggish or sleepy.

2.     We sit with eyes partially closed and turn our attention to our breathing. We breathe naturally, preferably through the nostrils, without attempting to control the breath, and we try to become aware of the sensation of the breath as it enters and leaves the nostrils.

3.     This sensation is our object of meditation. We should try to concentrate on it to the exclusion of everything else.

www.explorefaith.org/oasis/images/meditation.jpg

Namasté

                    Click on the link  below to take a free chakra test to see if your chakras are open
http://www.eclecticenergies.com/chakras/chakratest.php

Good Resource: Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss Ph.D., Three Rivers Press, N.Y., N.Y. 1996.

Events Calendar:
Sunday April 6th, 2008
CIRCLING: USING WOMEN’S POWER FOR TRANSFORMATION & GROWTH
Isis Books & Gifts
2775 S. Broadway, Englewood CO.*note New Location

To Register & get directions because they are moving:
Call Isis at 303-321-0867 (Pre-registration required)

There will also be other Women’s Activities and Circles throughout the year.  Stay posted.
If you have stories, information and would like to share bits of your journey with us,
we want to hear from you. If you get an idea send it out to awomenscircle@yahoo.com