The red blood cells coursing through your veins have a life span of 120 days.  These cells represent every particle of food, every sip of fluid, every emotion, and every exchange that you have taken in for the past 120 days through your senses.  Every beat of your heart has stamped the experiences of the last 120 days into your consciousness.

Continue to do what you have always done and your consciousness cannot expand.  You cannot grow.  You cannot change.  You become stagnant, bored, and predictable.

Changing your consciousness begins by inviting in new ideas, beliefs, and practices.  Changing your consciousness is beyond addressing the food and drink your take.  It is beyond moving the physical body.  Changing your consciousness is a commitment you make to self and to spirit.

Quickly changing your consciousness takes disciplined focus, intent, and group support.  The quickest path is that of meditation.  Please join me as we begin this Tuesday, June 11th at 8 pm in the Montgomery studio to change our consciousness over the course of 120+ days utilizing the tools and techniques as outlined in Dr. Gurucharan Singh Khalsa’s book, “The 21 Stages of Meditation.”

To sign up  (you may drop in for $17 or sign up for the entire journey)

There are 21 stages a human must experience.  Within these 21 stages are 3 journeys of 7 stages each.  Below is the syllabus for the first leg of our 3 part journey.

The First Journey

June 11th, Stage One:  Upset…you never get better before getting worse.

Learn to guide your thoughts flooding from the negative and positive mind.  There is no way to stop them.  Recognize your state of mind before you engage in communication with self and others.  Use your sensitivity to understand the impact of your thoughts and feelings.  Stand in the present moment with one foot poised in the future.  Release your need to control.

June 18th, Stage Two: Boredom…master the dark side of achievement.

  • Basic Spinal Series
  • Meditation to See Your Horizon, 46 minutes (includes movement)

In an achievement driven culture, we suffer greatly from it’s other half, boredom.  Receive great insight into your life and your life’s purpose at this stage.  The source of boredom in your life is the root cause of the diversion from your true path and purpose.  How are your own projections and attitudes contributing to the diminished quality of your life? Do you feel hopeless, purposeless, or is life a repetition?

June 25th, Stage Three: Irritation

How do you handle the irritations in your life in a positive way? Are you in a habit of overreacting leading to frustration, anger, aggression or withdrawal? Do you feel heated, impulsive, controlling, or opinionated?

July 2nd, Stage Four:  Frustration

  • Self-Hypnosis to Dissolve Frustration, 41 minutes

“Frustration is when you have the energy and you do not know where to give it an outlet.” ~ Yogi Bhajan.  You are taught that you can have anything that you imagine…that all desires are to be met.  this is both true and not true.  There is divine timing and order to all things.  What are your ready to do, what are you desiring to do, and what do you need to do to move your intentions forward.

(skipping one week)

July 16th, Stage Five:  Focus

  • Praan Naadi Shabad Guni Kriya, 31 minutes

This is the ability to allow the attention to go where directed.  Distractions and other thoughts are gently filtered out.  This is the key to intuition and effortless ease.  We become highly aware of inefficiencies in the energy system, not achieving desired outcome, and acting out of character.

July 23rd, Stage Six:  Absorption

  • For absorption in the Crystal Being, full Kriya with 31 minutes of meditation (this meditation is used for depression and to energize you)

Every effort is effortless.  You become absorbed in oneness with spirit.  The inner conflicts of the self fall away.  The dark of the self comes to light and becomes divine.

July 30th, Stage Seven:  Experience and Crystallize the Self

This class will consist of 5 rounds of medition.  You will be highly encouraged to come to the Vinyasa flow at 6:30 pm to begin opening the energy centers through vigorous hatha yoga.

  • Becoming the Sound Current
  • Open Lotus Heart Meditation
  • Traatik Dhyan to See the Unseen
  • Meditation of the Two Teachers to Balance Karma
  • Heart Seal Meditation

Gain perspective on your ego and emotions and open the heart to your humanness.  Embody yourself as created by God.

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*The sole purpose of these articles is to provide information about the tradition of ayurveda, yoga, and meditation. This information is not intended for use in the diagnosis, treatment, cure or prevention of any disease. If you have any serious acute or chronic health concern, please consult a trained health professional who can fully assess your needs and address them effectively. Check with your doctor before taking herbs or using essential oils when pregnant or nursing.