Category: Mudra

Activate Your Shakti At SHAKTI FEST

Happy May! This month brings beautiful flowers, sunshine, and Shakti Fest 2017

Into the heart and goddess within. Shakti Fest is happening in Joshua Tree . It has been said that Shakti Fest is like a Spiritual Woodstock at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center.

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Shakti comes from the Sanskrit translation “to be able” We all have the ability to activate the sacred force of primordial cosmic energy. An awesome responsibility! Shakti refers to this powerful life force energy that moves through the entire universe, most often manifesting through the Great Goddess (Maha Devi). The variety of deities embodying Shakti energy are masters of form gifted with the ability to create and destroy the universe with one glance.

A friend to Shakti is Bhakti… Bhakti encompasses the choice to step onto a devotional path of love honoring the divine feminine. It is from this vibrational intention and powerful lineages from many Goddesses and Gods protecting and awakening us, here at this special event.

It is helpful to remember that both men and women embody the feminine essence and energy of Shakti as the ultimate power behind all creation. Although originating within Hinduism, it is appropriate to realize that all the Tara’s of Buddhism also represent this divine feminine energy. Many lineages and traditions share profound respect for the feminine, considered the mother of all seen and unseen realms throughout timeless spaciousness.

love, #krishna

For more information or to book tickets click here

Creative Living 

This year The New Living Expo is celebrating! They have an incredible line-up of speakers, best-selling authors, presentations on mindfulness, spirituality, wellness and conscious living. 

It’s been a blast engaging our senses  in the very latest in nurturing and sustainably-sourced products and services for your body, mind and soul. 

It’s been great so far to participate in meditation, qigong, yoga and get a massage. We find our own  alchemy at New Living Expo.

love, #krishna

Cutting Cords

Sometimes the emotions we are feeling belong to the person we are in a connection with and an energetic cord must be severed. 

In every relationship, people are constantly exchanging energy that can become a chord connecting two people. This energetic cord forms just below the breastbone and can remain long after a relationship has ended. This unbroken cord may leave an open channel between you and another person, through which emotions and energy can continue to flow. If you are unaware that the chord exists, it is easy to feel the other person’s emotions and mistakenly think that they are yours. Cutting the cord can help you separate yourself from old baggage, unnecessary attachments, and release you from connections that are no longer serving you. Finding and cutting unwanted cords is a simple, gentle process that is best done when you are by yourself and when you are relaxed. It is important that you are strong in your intention to release the chord between you and someone else.

To begin, breathe deeply and find your center for meditation. Visualize the chords that are connecting you to other people. Run your fingers through the cords to separate them until you find the cord you wish to sever. When you are ready, visualize or sense the chords that are connecting you to other people. Run your fingers through the cords to separate them until you find the cord you wish to sever. When you have found it, determine where the cut should be made and then visualize the cord being cleanly cut.

When you need assistance, Archangel Michael can be called upon to help you with his sword. Afterwards, if you feel that cutting the chord has left spaces in your energy field, then visualize those spaces being filled with healing sunlight.

 

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There may be times where cutting a cord can help free a relative or loved one to reach new stages of growth. You’re not severing a relationship, but you are cutting the chords that are no longer serving you both. At other times, a cord may simply refuse to be cut because it is still serving a higher purpose. It is also important to remember that cutting a cord with someone is not a replacement for doing your emotional work with people. It can, however, be an enactment of that work upon its completion. In any case, cutting a relationship could always be viewed as a positive and nurturing act. By cutting the cords that no longer need to be there, you are setting yourself and others free.

love, #krishna

Super-Simple, Kid-Friendly Smoothies

Smoothies are popular in our house, even with kids who claim to not like many fruits, or yogurt. 

When you are introducing your kids to smoothies, make sure the ingredients are to their liking. If they love chocolate, make a chocolate flavored smoothie with a dash of fruit. Make the idea of smoothies exciting, children love to be involved in the process. Let them make smoothies with fruits of their choice, on the condition that they will drink it. Guide them to make sure that the smoothie they make is edible. Lol. 

You are lucky if your child likes eating vegetables. Otherwise, you can disguise the tastes of vegetables with fruits or yogurt. For example, if you want to add broccoli or spinach to the smoothie, you can add a strawberry, banana, or grapefruit to give it a sweet and tangy flavor. To make smoothies fun during summer, you can make Popsicles and add them into the smoothie.  

The good news is that smoothies are extremely flexible. If your house doesn’t drink cow’s milk, you can always substitute with almond, coconut, rice or soy milk. You can use the yogurt of your choice and honey or agave are both great natural sweeteners. 

The kids can choose the flavor of the juice – orange, apple, cranberry or even coconut water. 

Here are a couple of our favorite super simple kid-friendly smoothies 
Strawberry Banana Smoothie

Makes one serving

Ingredients:

1/2 banana

1/2 cup plain yogurt

1 cup frozen strawberries

1/4 cup orange juice

Drizzle of honey or agave 

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until combined and serve.

Mango Orange Smoothie

Makes one serving

Ingredients:

1 mango, cubed (or one cup frozen mango)

1/4 cup orange juice

1/2 cup vanilla yogurt

1/2 tablespoon honey or agave 

Combine together and serve! 

Last but not least is favorite 

Blueberry Bliss Smoothie

Makes one serving

Ingredients:

1/2 cup vanilla yogurt

1/2 cup coconut milk

1 cup frozen blueberries

2 teaspoons honey

Combine and serve! 

Smoothies for kids are healthy and easy to make and can be had any time of the day. You can serve them during breakfast or as evening snacks. The popularity of smoothies has encouraged businesses to come up with ready-to-go smoothies in different flavors. Dr. Smoothie, Suja, Happy Planet, Happy Monkey, and Innocent Smoothie For Kids are among the most popular smoothie brands in the market today. While it is fine to pick one of these packs, homemade smoothies from fresh fruits and vegetables turn out to be the best in the long run. 

Fruity smoothies are a fun and healthy way to start your child’s day! It’s a power breakfast. The best part? They’re super-easy to create. 

love, #krishna 

Homemade Honey Face Mask 

Overnight masks- commonly referred to as sleeping packs in Seoul or sleep masks- are a Korean-beauty gem. #seoul #love 

Sleep masks are essentially just lightweight, yet incredibly potent, night “creams” that you slather on your face minutes before bed as the last step of your skin-care routine.  

Our homemade DIY hydrators and soothers into your skin barrier—all of which translates to a glowier-faced you when you wake up. 

Honey has antioxidants that benefit the body in many ways and can help moisturize and heal the skin. When used with tomato, it helps to make your skin appear brighter and flawless.

You will need : 

Raw Honey

Tomato

Method – DIY Mash a tomato and add a tbsp of honey to it. Use the mixture to reduce dark spots, brown spots, pigmentation and help to regenerate skin cells while you sleep. Apply mixture and leave on overnight. Rinse off in the morning. 

Amazing all natural homemade face masks with 2 ingredients.


love, #krishna 

Heart Of Devotion- Krishna Das

Open the heart and quiet the mind. Krishna Das is back on the road again touring and sharing his new music from the Heart Space.

Krishna Das now travels the world sharing his kirtan practice and wonderful stories of his life, of Maharaji-ji, of his life on the Path, and brings chanting and mantra into the lives of others through retreats and workshops.

To hear music from the Heart Space or wish to see him live in concert click here 

love, #krishna

 

 

The Pop Game, My Partner Knows Best: Lifetime

More tv please.. 

Lifetime is getting their game on.  TV series: My Partner Knows Best. Hosted by Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen. 

Who knows how much of what we saw on set today will be cut, but hopefully they don’t cut any of the Island View scenes. Sorry you are going to have to wait to see what happens when it appears on tv. 

Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen are hosting a game show called My Partner Knows Best. A new relationship comedy game show where married couples face off in a series of hilarious challenges based on real-life relationship obstacles.

The show, which will air for ten episodes on the Lifetime network announced Biggs and Mollen are not only the hosts, but are listed among the producers as well. 
Four couples will compete each week, and one will walk away with the money and be able to say My Partner Knows Best!  The show doesn’t yet have an air date, but we will be looking forward. 
We wish you a grand congratulations for all of the new and wonderful creations you are sharing with the world. 

love, #krishna 

Lotus Oil: Yogi Beauty by Vinies Ayurveda 


Bringing you the majesty of nature, Ayurvedic herbal extracts and Aromatherapy oils infuse the skin and hair with healthy vibrancy and energy from their life-giving nutrients. Yogi carefully chooses herbs at the optimal time of year according to their purpose enhancing these special blends of rare botanicals and high-potency Aroma Therapy oils deliver beautiful, healthy, glowing hair and skin. 

In creating their formulations, they strategically use specific parts of the plant’s flowers, leaves, seeds, stems, bark and roots to deliver supreme results. 

Yogi Bath and Beauty products are eco-friendly, and rely only on the vast resource of nature’s botanical and pure Aromatherapy oils to achieve irresistible beauty and healthy radiance because what you put on, is what you put within. 

love, #krishna