Prana or ki is that life energy which keeps the body alive and healthy. In Greek it is called 'pneuma', in Polynesian 'mana', and in Hebrew 'ruah', which means 'breath of life'.* In Tantric practice, you are either building life force or depleting it. There is no still point. If you are resting, you are still building life force or using it (depending on the state of being). When you build your life force and are full the overflow is put in reserve, much like a savings account. It can be used when needed and comes in handy. Most people don't have reserves. It is clearly obvious by the state of exhaustion you may live in (Spiritually, Mentally, Emotionally and Physically). Fully stated, the practice is being conscious with your life. In other words, consciously choosing what you do and how you do those activities. At the end of the day, you review (without judgment) the things that have built prana and the things that have depleted prana. In this simple, loving review, you begin to better understand how you are living your life. This brings amazing clarity to what is and is not working. It gives you a way to make changes in the activities that are depleting you and strengthen the things that are truly building life force. I was chatting with a friend who had serious shoulder surgery. With this practice, she realized that doing her daily shoulder exercises actually builds her prana in two ways. It allows her to feel safer in her body by being more physically more flexible. She said that she realized that this was true even when the exercises hurt. Giving this some thought and always liking to expand my experience, I looked at the building verses depleting concept in my own life. This, of course, gave me a big "V-8" moment. When I do my mediation first thing in the morning, I have more energy all day long. When I don't, I land on the couch, exhausted, in front of the TV by 7 or 8 pm. Guess you know what I'll be doing in the morning after I feed the kitties. It is wonderful to finally get the picture so I can choose how I spend my energy. Which brings us to using or depleting prana. There are simply certain activities that require extra life force (all the energies together; Spiritual, Mental, Emotional & Physical). You know what those are for you. Perhaps it is helping an ill loved one or dealing with your children after school, or a particular meeting or studying for an exam or an earth quake. When you have reserves, you can attend to those events without risking your health, sanity, sense of humor and sense of self. If you are already depleted, you drop even further down and this can affect every aspect of your life. One of the things I love about the Tantric way of life is the practice (and I do mean practice - every moment of every day) of non-judgment (aka: self-acceptance). Judgment is prana depleting and has no place in our lives. We know that we are perfect in our imperfection. We know that every step in life is an expression of our souls. We know, that in taking personal responsibility, we are learning and growing. By the way, taking personal responsibility does not mean judging. It means acknowledging the truth, accepting, forgiving (usually self first) and taking the next appropriate action. The practice of self-acceptance is the practice of self-love and is prana building. (That can quickly fill the coffers.) Coming into consciousness with the way you choose to live can be challenging and take courage and time. Take the time. Have the courage. Love yourself enough to build your life force every day. Then you can consciously choose when you use life force without putting yourself at risk. You will be happier, healthier, more centered, look better and be more successful in all aspects of your life. Basically, you will have more energy to have more fun, which will build your prana. Joyful new moon to you,  * The Global Oneness Commitment http://www.experiencefestival.com/prana Friends of WisdomDance Each month WD will feature a colleague of Kim’s who offers high quality, high integrity services for you. Each person’s link will be added to the inspiration/resources section of the web site so that you can always find him or her. Mamie Wheeler and the Inner Realm Mamie combines traditional and holistic healing to support everyone at each step of their personal journey Forward This Email to a Friend
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guided meditations can help you be more grounded, more creative,
more abundant and feel safer in the world. They are based on Kim’s
Intuitive Development Class which she has been teaching for over
18 years. These meditative tools are simple, effective, powerful
and easily integrated into your daily routine.
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