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by Madisyn Taylor In most contemporary cultures, where there aren't many opportunities to go barefoot, few acts are as intimate as touching the feet of another person. Our feet are our primary means of connecting with the earth, yet they usually remain confined in shoes or sandals. Cleansing the feet of a friend or loved one is a sign of trust, closeness, and openness. Cleansing your own feet can be a relaxing interlude that can help you feel refreshed. Foot cleansing also has become a popular stress reliever and beautification ritual.
Ritual foot cleansing has a long and intricate history involving many methods and motivations. It has been used as an initiation, a welcoming gesture, a purification ceremony, and as a means to demonstrate humbleness. Cleansing ceremonies involving the feet are performed in many different parts of the world. In many cases, the meaning of the ritual was twofold. It was a way of cleaning a guest's feet before entering a home and a sign of hospitality. In Buddhism, clean water mixed with sandalwood to clean the feet is one of the eight typical offerings. By cleansing the feet of an enlightened being, it is possible to cleanse one's own karma.
You can perform a foot washing ritual on yourself or a companion as a ceremonial activity or as a way to unwind. You may want to start by trying a traditional ritual, or you might feel comfortable inventing your own. Try mixing elements like traditional flower infused water with something more modern like a sugar scrub. Take the time to set your intention for the foot washing ritual. Perhaps you would like to cleanse away old energies in your life so you may step freely toward your future. Or, maybe soaking your feet in warm water will help you relax after a long day at work. Remember to thank your feet for their support. Whether done with pleasure or as an offering, a foot cleansing ritual is a sacred act that honors the divine in you and others.
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DailyOM Course Spotlight by Sara Wiseman Each of us enters this lifetime through the miracle of birth--conceived by humans, pushed into the world through the body of our mother. It's said that we choose our families; that we choose our parents, siblings, cultures, even the time and place we are born into, because our souls have determined that this is where we will learn fastest on our journey of soul growth. Well chosen or not, we are all born into family, lineage, tribe. Now, it would be lovely if the family we've landed into is brimming with nothing but love and light, a continuous feast of honey and roses. However, for many of us this is not the case. In the next four weeks, we will work deeply, and with intention. We'll be contacting the spirits of your ancestors, and we will be connecting, repairing and releasing the energetic strands and emotional cording that exist in every family's karma. It is serious energy work. However, I have crafted this course to be welcoming to all levels. That means, you don't need a background in spiritual intuition or shamanic ritual to do this work. I will guide you through, step by step, at a level that you feel comfortable with.
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 | | Keep Your Word | Cancer Horoscope April 30, 2017 Your sense of commitment toward fulfilling your promises may make you feel reliable today. Keeping your word could be an important way for you to show others not only how trustworthy you are but also how much you care about their needs. Perhaps you can make certain that you only undertake what you are reasonably able to do since sometimes it may be easy to get carried away with wanting to do more than you can. Before making any commitment today, you might take a deep breath and ask yourself if you can give what you are really offering. You might find that by doing this you are better able to do what is best for you first, which will make what you do for others so much more meaningful.
Staying true to your promises to other people means first staying true to yourself. Sometimes it is easy for us to want to give to others to let them know just how faithful we are to them. While this can be a really wonderful thing to do in a relationship, it is more important to take care of our own affairs first and then think about sharing what we can with another person. This purity of intention means that we will be able to complete something but with a true desire to give. Being loyal to yourself first will make it easier to remain true not only to your word but also to the people you care about today.
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DailyOM Course Spotlight by Sara Wiseman Each of us enters this lifetime through the miracle of birth--conceived by humans, pushed into the world through the body of our mother. It's said that we choose our families; that we choose our parents, siblings, cultures, even the time and place we are born into, because our souls have determined that this is where we will learn fastest on our journey of soul growth. Well chosen or not, we are all born into family, lineage, tribe. Now, it would be lovely if the family we've landed into is brimming with nothing but love and light, a continuous feast of honey and roses. However, for many of us this is not the case. In the next four weeks, we will work deeply, and with intention. We'll be contacting the spirits of your ancestors, and we will be connecting, repairing and releasing the energetic strands and emotional cording that exist in every family's karma. It is serious energy work. However, I have crafted this course to be welcoming to all levels. That means, you don't need a background in spiritual intuition or shamanic ritual to do this work. I will guide you through, step by step, at a level that you feel comfortable with.
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2. 21 Day Yoga Shred
3. Change Your Life with Energy Medicine Yoga
4. Be Free from Unhealthy Relationships
5. Overcoming Self-Sabotage
6. 21 Day Total Goddess Workout
7. How To Speak So Your Dog Will Listen
8. The Ultimate 7 Day Cleanse
9. How to Communicate Like a Buddhist
10. 21 Day Beginner Yoga
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 | | How To Speak So Your Dog Will Listen |
By Neil Sattin
The following is an excerpt from the "How To Speak So Your Dog Will Listen" on-line course. If you would like to enroll in the course, click here. If you currently experience any problem behaviors with your dog, such as aggression, anxiety, or hyperactivity, you will discover exactly what is at the root of those behaviors - and how to stop them. I'm not saying that the cure will be "instantaneous" (although that occasionally does happen). You will, however, have a clear picture of what's going on within your dog when those behaviors occur, and practical steps to help you and your dog change what's happening in those situations. Along the way, you are also going to be learning how to play with and train your dog in a completely new way. It will be fun for you and your dog, and you'll see how developing this magnetic attraction between you and your dog makes it so much easier to communicate when things get intense. After all, those are the moments that you most want your dog to listen and respond to you, aren't they? The Inner Game of Dog Training Before we do anything with your dog, we're going to talk about you. In all my years of working with people and their dogs, the one most challenging obstacle across the board had nothing to do with dogs. The biggest challenge in strengthening the emotional bond between dog and owner, in getting a dog to change to a more positive behavior, was the resistance to change within the dog's human companion. I'm not saying that you have this resistance. After all, you bought this course, didn't you? That's a clear indication of being prepared for a change. Just in case you do have some internal psychological blocks to what we're about to do with you and your dog, I'm going to give you some clear steps to follow to get rid of them. And you'll see that they don't apply just to your relationship with your dog - these principles have an effect on anything you do. What our dogs need most is for you to answer their most important question. At any given moment, your dog's most important question is "What do I do with my energy?". And as you'll see, if you consistently give your dog a way to resolve the emotional energy that they're experiencing, then your dog will be completely in tune with you no matter HOW emotionally charged the situation you might be in. For more information visit:
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DailyOM Course Spotlight by Lois J. de Vries Have you been to other people's gardens that have a magical quality about them, but can't seem to create it in your own? Perhaps you feel like you're going through the motions of gardening without getting as much enjoyment as you'd like. Or, maybe your garden feels as if it belongs to someone else. This course is a gardener-focused course designed to bring more meaning to your gardening experience. It can help you make better choices that result in a personal space that is not only beautiful and healthy, but also provides a sanctuary from the world that speaks to your soul. Everyone who wants to learn how to express more of their personality and creativity through gardening, how body/mind/spirit can play itself out in gardening activities, and how to take more pleasure in the journey, will benefit from moving into this mental space that makes it possible to develop an intimate, holistic relationship with their environment. Through a series of assignments and exercises you'll learn how to rediscover and focus on the things that really matter to you, restore meaning to your gardening efforts, and revitalize a cherished pastime.
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7. Be Free from Unhealthy Relationships
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9. 8 Week Whole Body Makeover!
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| | Considering Your Purpose | Cancer Horoscope April 29, 2017 The impact your life has on others could be a concern for you, which may encourage you to dig more deeply into your higher purpose today. By thinking about what makes life meaningful, you might feel a greater sense of responsibility for yourself and others. Perhaps you can take time out to assess what holds true value for you in your life, such as your family, friends, or work. You might then wish to reflect on how your actions affect each aspect of your life by asking yourself what would happen to others if you didn't exist. Doing so today could make it easier for you not only to recognize the worth that you bring to others, but also to see what you could do to enhance their lives.
Becoming aware of what we contribute to the world allows us to see how we can make our lives even more meaningful. Once we are conscious of the worth of our actions, we begin to see that even the smallest and simplest act has an effect on someone else. This could bring us to a greater realization about our function on this earth and how we can go about fulfilling that purpose. While you may wish for a grand idea of the significance of your life today, you will most likely find that it is in your everyday actions that you create meaning that will have a lasting effect on the world.
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DailyOM Course Spotlight by Lois J. de Vries Have you been to other people's gardens that have a magical quality about them, but can't seem to create it in your own? Perhaps you feel like you're going through the motions of gardening without getting as much enjoyment as you'd like. Or, maybe your garden feels as if it belongs to someone else. This course is a gardener-focused course designed to bring more meaning to your gardening experience. It can help you make better choices that result in a personal space that is not only beautiful and healthy, but also provides a sanctuary from the world that speaks to your soul. Everyone who wants to learn how to express more of their personality and creativity through gardening, how body/mind/spirit can play itself out in gardening activities, and how to take more pleasure in the journey, will benefit from moving into this mental space that makes it possible to develop an intimate, holistic relationship with their environment. Through a series of assignments and exercises you'll learn how to rediscover and focus on the things that really matter to you, restore meaning to your gardening efforts, and revitalize a cherished pastime.
Top 10 DailyOM Courses 1. Find True Love in 27 Days
2. Change Your Life with Energy Medicine Yoga
3. 21 Day Yoga Shred
4. Clear Your Home, Clear Your Life
5. 21 Day Total Goddess Workout
6. The Ultimate 7 Day Cleanse
7. Be Free from Unhealthy Relationships
8. 21 Day Beginner Yoga
9. 8 Week Whole Body Makeover!
10. Reinventing The Body, Resurrecting the Soul
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