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Cover Story 28
John Assaraf - Your Brain's Hidden Power
Health & Wellness 50
Using Traditional Chinese Medicine For Pain Syndromes
Spirituality 56 62 64
Is Deeksha Right for You? Re-igniting the Passion Spiritual Values and the Bhagavad Gita
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The 6 Best New Year’s Resolution Ideas for Finding Love A Humble Holiday Season Is The Best Gift You Can Share Explore Business Beyond Definition
Relationships 96
5 Feelings That Can Be Confused With Love 100 Your Four Types of Love 108 The Cure for Holiday Season Loneliness
Metaphysics 114
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The Precognition Phenomenon Connecting with Your Intuition in Your Everyday Life
Personal Growth 126 How Wrong Company Creates Wrong Energy Fields
World Vision
132 Pioneering A Sustainable Future
John Assaraf: Innercise – Your Brain’s Inner Power Interview by Sandie Sedgbeer For many years, scientists believed that our brains are forming new connections and growing new cells every day. What’s more, research suggests that when you practice a variety of specific brain-related
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activities, you can not only change your brain, but you can transform every area of your life, including your health, finances, relationships, and your career. To share the science behind changing your brain is New York Times best-selling author and Behavioral and Mindset Expert, John Assaraf, whose latest book “Innercise – the New Science to Unlock your Brain’s Inner Power”” shows you how to release the mental and emotional obstacles that sabotage success and prevent you from achieving your full potential in life. Sandra Sedgbeer: John Assaraf, your bio describes you as a serial entrepreneur, a brain researcher, CEO of NeuroGym, and in the last 25 years you’ve grown five multi-million-dollar companies. You’re the author of two New York Times bestselling books, you were feted in the movie The Secret, and now you’ve just released your third book, Innercise: The New Science to Unlock Your Brain’s Hidden Power. That’s not bad for a kid who left high-school
after 11th grade and was still wondering at the age of 19 what he wanted to be when he grew up. So, before we talk about Innercise, tell us what happened to change your brain and your life. John Assaraf: I got into a lot of trouble from the age of 12 to 17/18 with the law and at school. I left school after Grade 11. I was getting into so much trouble than before. By chance, my brother introduced me to a gentleman named Alan Brown, who was a wonderful philanthropist, father, and business owner, and he agreed to meet me for lunch one day to find out if he could set me on the right path instead of on the way to the morgue or jail. He asked me why I thought I wasn`t doing well in life and why was I getting into so much trouble, and I said to him: “I don’t know, I’m just hanging around with a group of kids trying to make some money and fit in.” He said, “Why don’t you use your brain differently and fit in doing things legally and ethically and become the man you are meant to become?” So, I listened to him with much Omtimes.com
Using Traditional Chinese Medicine For Pain Syndromes One of the most active areas in Chinese Medicine is that of trauma remedies. Cuts, bruises, lacerations, sprained joints, and pain are just some of the daily problems, which can pop up unexpectedly.
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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is the oldest, continually practiced, and professionally administered health care system in the world. It is a documented medical system spanning over 2,500 years based on comprehensive philosophies, rational theories, clinically tested and empirically verified by over 100 generations of highly educated practitioners. Chinese Medicine is a total system of internal medicine which is comprised of a diagnostic procedure based on signs, symptoms and treatment styles including acupuncture, herbal medicine, exercise, diet, and meditation. Its foundation is based on the principles of balance; the interdependent relationship of Yin and Yang. Through this balance, health is achieved and maintained. Herbs are the “medicinal” in holistic healing. Chinese herbs are specifically used to create a decoction or “tea” and are a compelling part of healing dis-ease. Herbal decoctions may also be given in “tea pills,” tinctures, granules or as an external patch, compress, or bath.
Chinese Medicine: Trauma Remedies-Trauma Liniment “Die Da Jiu Liniment,” which literally translates to “hit fall wine” is the NUMBER ONE remedy for bruises, contusions, sprains, and fractures. This formula was developed centuries ago in kung fu schools to treat bruises and injuries due to injuries that would occur during daily practice. Soak a cotton ball and press this herbal formula into the skin where ever trauma to an area has occurred. Bruises, contusions, sprains, shin splints, repetitive motion injuries, and fractures, (which needs a proper doctor’s care after a break), can be treated with amazing results. This herbal formula, which has been decocted in alcohol, has been prepared with safe and effective herbs to move stagnation of energy and blood that occur after injury. Tendon Lotion This combination of warming herbs is best used for chronic conditions or old injuries such as tendonitis, which includes tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, shin splints, old sprains or
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Is Deeksha Right for you? What is Deeksha and are the benefits for Mind and Body? By Humanity Healing
Deeksha is a type of energy transference That helps reduce anxiety, It also awakens the inner self, and unlocks unresolved emotions in one’s unconscious mind.
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The Deeksha, also known as Oneness Deeksha, is the transference of divine grace to an individual. It is an intelligent and subtle energy vibration coming from the Source of All Life. According to Krishna Ji, son of Sri Amma and Sri Bhagavan and founder of O & O Academy, the primary purpose of the Deeksha as a supernatural phenomenon is induce enlightenment or mukti. It is a mystical tool for a total transformation of consciousness. A movement of the awareness of self for the consciousness of unity, of separation for connection, of conflict for peace, of the division for integration. All people can enjoy this experience to conquer life with more joy, purpose, healing, and transformation Regardless of origin, belief or lifestyle, all people can enjoy this experience to conquer life with more joy, purpose, healing, and transformation. Deeksha is not bound by any philosophy or ideology.
Transmission of Deeksha The most common form of Deeksha transmission is by the laying on of the hands of a Deeksha Giver on the crown chakra (top of the head). Deeksha manifests itself in diverse ways in different individual, depending on what the person needs most.
Some of the most common benefits reported are: • Accelerates the process of human development, bringing self-awareness and expansion of consciousness • It increases the level of awareness allowing to discover the extraordinary in daily life. • Awakens compassion • Reduces anxiety • It leads to a state of meditation and immediate presence • Provides a sense of pleasure, joy and inner peace • Increase the connection with the Higher Self and the Divine Omtimes.com
The Famous Hindu text may help you see beyond the material reality In the Bhagavad Gita, the most celebrated text on selfknowledge (Yoga) of the Indian millennial tradition, there are twenty essential values ​​for those who intend to evolve in the spiritual
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plane and be one with the world and the with others. “I believe You are the imperishable, the Supreme to be realized. You are the ultimate resort of the universe.” To get a sense of the importance of this text in Indian culture, we must recall that Gandhi referred to the Bhagavad Gita as “his mother.” Young Gandhi, who lost his true mother as a child, sought solace and wisdom in the words of this great work, having translated and commented it (from the original Sanskrit for his native language Gujarati) in a series of lectures in 1926, which were to be published almost 30 years later. In chapter XIII, of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna, who during the text assumes the role of teacher, explains to his disciple, Arjuna, what are there were fundamental values, or qualifications of the mind, for the attainment of self-knowledge. That there is a route, the seeker must
follow - and maintain - to gather the understanding of himself. As no one is separated from the whole, as consciousness, and that beyond body and mind, we are all unlimited and full. Source of Knowledge “The yogi who diligently strives, perfecting [gradually] through many incarnations, becomes completely free from all sins and reaches the Self-realization.” In this way, through a process of internal maturation, the seeker is led to see beyond the information captured by his five senses, his worldly experiences and the reality of the material world. The seeker must discover that truth that lies behind the veil of ignorance and dares to answer the basic existential questions - such as “who am I, who created this world, what is my role in society and how do I relate to others?”. In the Bhagavad Gita, we can find incredible and surprising answers, full of knowledge, capable of nullifying the feeling of insufficiency or Omtimes.com
The 6 Best New Year’s Resolution Ideas for Finding Love
How can you make this year your very best yet when it comes to electrifying, heartpounding-in-your-ears romance? Resolve to nourish yourself in ways that invite love and Omtimes.com
excitement into your life— you have more control than you might think! Here are our six best New Year’s Resolution Ideas to make yourself ready for love in the new year. New Year’s Resolution 1. Be interesting by being you. It’s cliché but it’s true. Journalists know that everyone, from deli clerks to preschool teachers to CEOs, has a story—which means you’ve got one, too. What is it? Find it and own it. Maybe you’re a Midwestern girl who’s passionate about photography, cherry pies, and wildlife conservation. Or a proud child of New York City with an implacable drive to advocate for kids in the foster care system and watch Star Trek. Whoever you are, trust that you’re already a fully formed individual who brings something to the table of any date. Developing your interests and passions further will deepen your natural, unfakeable allure. That’s why any New Year’s resolution you
make for yourself also helps your love life! New Year’s Resolution 2. Commit to being available. No, you don’t have to go for coffee with any schmo that asks. But part of landing dates is putting yourself in situations where other single folks can get to know you. If your daily routine is going to work, coming home, and watching House of Cards until bedtime, your exposure to potential dates is pretty low. That’s why being part of open social groups, like clubs, dance classes, and sports leagues are so important. If you’ve already got a few hobbies cooking yet they offer few dating prospects on the horizon, you might want to try online dating. The beauty of a digital profile is that you’ll encounter people in your town who might not run in your circles. Whatever method works best for you, challenge yourself to be available for love to find you this year.
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A Humble Holiday Season Is The Best Gift You Can Share by Leigh Burton
If we want to celebrate the true meaning behind the holidays, LOVE, then we want to deliver what we want to receive. Let’s be humble and make this our best holiday season yet.
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The holidays are upon us, and it’s time to celebrate a connection with family and friends. There is a great deal of joy in visiting with those who hold space in our hearts, themed with perusing the last year of each other’s lives and personal hopes for the new year. A lot of thought goes into the generosity that we intend to share with loved ones but, should it be at the expense of honoring our journey and personal wellness? There is fun to be had and memories to be made but, so too is the inevitable overwhelm of wrapping hope in pretty paper and bows. Imagine for a moment, the gift of peace and personal freedom through example. Is that not what we are trying to achieve? Despite the problematic scenarios that are only a result of the stories that we tell ourselves, the ultimate reason we
come together is to share what we believe to be the true spirit of the holiday season. Love. Appreciation of where we have come from and the respect and hope for where we are headed in the next chapter of our individual journeys. How well received is a gift delivered with the message that it is not understood or not something that we want for ourselves? The greatest gift is one that provides an endless ripple of giving and sharing a love for ourselves that matches that which we hope for our loved ones. It wouldn’t be fair to suggest that it is easy to step away from the pressure and hype that we categorically thrust upon the final hour that ends the calendar year but, we can empower each other to embrace the courage we need to step outside of the box, even a little bit. Monkey see
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Explo re Busin ess Beyo nd Definitio n
How many definitions do you have of what business should be, and what you should be in business? Are those beliefs giving you the freedom to create your life and business as the dynamic, thriving space of possibility? No, they’re not. Definitions are the limitations we place on ourselves and the experiences that keep us from ever enjoying the full range of what we can actually create and enjoy. Omtimes.com
Anywhere you’re doing business from definition rather than creating your business from possibilities, is the hole in your bucket where all the money drains out. Definitions are conclusive and finite, they aren’t ever going to give you access to the immeasurable success and fun that life, living, and business can truly be. One of the classes I created is called Joy of Business. People often tell me they can’t come to the class because they don’t have the prerequisite joy of business! You don’t have to have that to come to the class. They’ve defined what it takes to join the class and determined they don’t qualify. It’s functioning from conclusions in this way that dictates all your limitations in life. What are you refusing to see as a possibility because you’ve determined it doesn’t apply to you or you don’t have what it takes? Are those definitions true, or have you been functioning from them for so long that you’ve forgotten there’s another possibility? If you’re willing to acknowledge where you’re stopping yourself and begin
asking what else is possible. Create your business and your life without limitation rather than doing business from definition and conclusion, there are a few simple tips to keep in mind: Ask questions What are all the things you’ve decided business is or isn’t? I always say, your life is your business, and your business is your life. Most people try to separate it out. What definitions of business are you using to try to separate it from you and the rest of your life? Are those definitions actually serving you? Or are they keeping you from having the ease, fun, and money you could actually be enjoying? When you’re willing to ask questions, you become aware of what else is truly available. If you began acknowledging business as the creation of your life, how would that change the choices you make? What possibilities have you been unwilling to consider because you’ve been trying to contain or control business through the definitions that don’t allow you Omtimes.com
5 Feelings that can be confused with Love By Ascending Hearts Dating When love finally comes into our lives, we feel the world around us is transformed and joy and happiness become part of our daily routine. Love is a powerful feeling of affection and a show of affection that develops among beings who can
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live it. However, there are many similarities among diverse feelings that can make us be confused and lead us to think that we are feeling love. Below few are listing five feelings that can be easily confused with love.
endures and establishes a much more intense affective bond between the people involved. 2. The feeling of Desire
Of all the feelings that exist, passion is undoubtedly what most resembles love, for provoking very similar reactions.
It is also possible to confuse love with desire, which is a feeling directly related to the action of possessing, or the wanting to have dominion over something. The desire may also be connected to something extremely physical.
Passion is a feeling that arises unexpectedly and surprises the one who is affected by it, for so little time can be noticed the state of complete passion. When we fall in love with someone, we are attracted to specific characteristics of the person we like, such as the way we dress, the way talk and act, etc.
When we have a desire for someone, we have the feeling that that person owns us, as if it were something that is under their control and that we will only be happy if we are with this person. We can also say that we have desire when we want to satisfy our sexual needs with someone.
However, the significant difference between passion and love is that passion is ephemeral and is directly related to attraction, be it physical or sentimental. That is, if we fail to be attracted to the person continuously, the passion can also cease to exist.
Desire is something natural, but if it is felt in excess, it can be very detrimental to any relationship.
1. The Feeling of Passion
In addition to being a gradual feeling, Love is also one that
What makes love different from desire is that love is complete, and does not need this feeling of possession. It is something that connects people and is able to make them share feelings.
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Your Four Types of
Love
Often, we’re so blinded by our emotions that we can’t decipher the true purpose of a relationship. Deep attachment can force us to stay in a relationship that was meant to end a long time ago. On the
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other hand, our stubborn will and uncompromising ego can make us leave a person who might be our soulmate. We ask ourselves, “Why is this person in my life? Is it really meant to be?” In such confusing moments, we must turn inward for the truth. There exist four types of love relationships, each serving a unique purpose to our evolution. We may experience only one kind of relationship throughout our lives, or we may move through the full range of four. Reflect on the elements of each type of relationship to discover where your love really stands: Transitory A transitory relationship acts as a bridge between two phases of evolution, enacting change or easing the burden of major life shifts. For example, such a relationship can help a girl transition into a woman by teaching her important first lessons in love. Or, a transient relationship may help a person cope with separation, loss, or divorce until he or she heals and feels ready to embark on new, long-term love. Transitory relationships are marked by desire, physical
chemistry, excitement, and adventure, but they lack commitment and authentic love. Instead, they mostly involve a love of the five senses. Such relationships often commence when a person is feeling vulnerable or right after a serious relationship has ended. The partners in this kind relationship generally don’t become too attached and can let go of each other without much trouble. No serious sacrifices or advancements are being made in a transitory relationship, which soon reaches a plateau it can’t get past. This type of relationship is almost always temporary but serves a greater purpose in gently pushing someone from one chapter of life to the next. Once the person evolves, however, the relationship usually fizzles out and is left behind. If you find yourself in a transient relationship, know that it is necessary but only for the time being. Unless genuine emotions develop, your relationship will come to a close in the right moment. Don’t expect devotion and undying loyalty or you’ll quickly become disappointed. Simply allow it to run its predestined course. Try not to Omtimes.com
The Cure for Holiday Season Loneliness By Marcia Sirota, MD.
The holiday season can be full of fun, family, and friends but it can also be a lonely time of year. If you aren’t feeling the holiday spirit right now, there could be some reasons for this.
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It could be that your loved ones are far away and you’re unable to spend time with them over the holidays. You might feel bad because you’ve never had a close family or a partner to celebrate with. Maybe you’re estranged from your family of origin. Maybe you’ve never met “the one.” Because it’s such a peopleoriented time of the year if you find yourself alone this holiday season you’re probably going to feel your loneliness more acutely than at any other time of the year. Fortunately, there are things you can do, right now, to make this and future holiday seasons brighter for you. First, it’s a good idea to ask yourself if there might be some things you’ve been doing that have resulted in your being so lonely. Have you isolated yourself and made it harder for people to connect to you? Have you behaved in ways that might have pushed
other people away? If you think that either of these might be true, even to some degree, you owe it to yourself to do some selfreflection moving forward, so that you can create more meaningful connections in the coming year. Have you been hurt because of a painful breakup, separation or divorce? Did you lose one or more loved ones in the past year? Perhaps you’ve withdrawn into yourself out of grief or from the fear of getting close to someone again and once again, losing them. You need to see that it’s time to take the chance to connect with people again. Even if you feel raw and vulnerable; even if you’re afraid of going through another painful loss, the benefits of having more love in your life will always outweigh the risks. Sometimes, people become lonely because they’re filled with anger, bitterness or hate. You hold on to a grudge, and Omtimes.com
The Precognition Phenomenon by Judi Lynch Millions of people have felt precognition in some form even if they are not consciously aware of the experiences. We all have the ability, but not everyone understands or takes the time to strengthen the skills which bring us premonitions, options, and insights into the future. Since everything has a vibration, it makes sense that when a certain intention has been set in motion, the future event has already
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happened and can be seen, heard and felt. Animals can feel the vibrational energy of changes in the atmosphere which create sound and frequency to foretell of inclement weather or natural disasters long before it reaches them. Energy in different forms can be a miraculous predictor of what is yet to transpire. Many of us receive communication through our dreams. These can be vivid, detailed visits and visions in which we are shown or told of things that we know in reality have not happened yet. It can also come in an overwhelming feeling and a knowing of something though we may have no idea where the information came from. You may ask someone about a situation they never told you about without realizing they never told you. These strange occurrences are often brought to us to help us learn to validate and trust our messages, dreams, and feelings. It can be difficult to differentiate sometimes if we are prone to anxious feelings in certain situations. We learn over time how to read where the energy was created. A person who is highly developed and channel sensitive can be
in someone’s presence to get sensations from that person’s energy field which they can read instantly. Inside that energy, there are sparks of a future that is manifested by events they have already set in motion. These sparks also include all the other options and choices still yet to be decided. There can be millions of variables floating around which cannot be known yet because action still has to be taken. Some people can touch a person and tell which loved ones are near them in spirit, receiving messages of future options to consider which can manifest positive outcomes. The practice of psychometry in which objects are held or touched also brings in images and information that can help with future decisions. We might get a flash of insight about a particular person we haven’t seen in forever, and they immediately show up. We may have a dream about a beautiful home we’ve never been to, and then we drive by it two weeks later. Coincidence is often blamed when precognition is the culprit for the staggered goings on with the energy around us. It has been written about and documented countless times. Someone has Omtimes.com
Connecting With Your Intuition in Your
Everyday Life
by Leanne, The Barefoot Medium What would be a better way to get to know the self as a Soul then by connecting and flowing with our intuition in everyday life. Trusting it to guide and lead us to where
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we want to be, so we can embrace more of who we are. Be our authentic self and gain access to a wealth of guidance, insight, and information to support us in creating the fantastic, joyful and abundant life that we desire. Our modern world is filled with technology which allows access to information, guidance and support for relationships, business, finances, health, general well-being, whether through phones, emails or ‘Google’ quickly and easily. As Soul’s living in a physical body we also have instant access to an internal search engine known as the intuition, that instinctive knowing which appears quickly in response to a prayer or request to Soul, Spirit, God, the Divine or a loved one who has passed to the Spirit world for support
and help. We each have the ability to connect with and tap into our intuition (inner guidance system) on a daily basis to receive insight into current experiences, situations and relationships, help with choices and decisions, support with possible solutions to everyday concerns and obtain guidance on the best actions to take to creating what we desire in life. Many of us may not be aware of when we are being provided with intuitive guidance or what the intuition looks, feels, sounds smells or tastes like resulting in overthinking and doubting what we are receiving as well as feelings of confusion, frustration, uncertainty and like we are lost or stuck. Often when we are receiving guidance through the intuition (heart-space, Soul, Spirit), we will experience it as an
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How Wrong Company Creates Wrong Energy Fields The Company We Keep by Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari
In this practical, material world of ours, we travel with people who may be drawn to the pole of negative energy. Their number is too large in a society that is not oriented to the inner spirit. In such Omtimes.com
families, children hardly get the opportunity to see the family elders practicing the art of joyful living, tolerance, and compassion in the midst of difficult circumstances. As a result, when children grow up seeing disruptive outbursts of harmful power games of control and anger, they cannot but absorb those wrong vibrations in their subconscious mind. As adults manifest that negativity, it brings a chain reaction of hurtful situations. The wrong company creates the wrong energy fields, and it is painful for anyone who is close to that field of energy. Gossip: The Major Roadblock One of the significant manifestations of wrong energy is the habit of gossiping. When we criticize, find fault, or talk ill about anyone in his or her absence it is gossip. Gossip is a significant roadblock to a happy state of mind and good health. If we have an opinion about someone, why don’t we discuss it with him or her in person, rather than behind their backs? Gossip’s impact on the body and mind is poisonous.
Families are destroyed, the workplace and every social space are polluted with this mindset. Some people love to gossip, and other people value their time and energy and devote it to the positive side of life. Let us together join the latter group so that we can create a collective consciousness in a world that thrives on love and forgiveness, harmony and peace. In this way, it is always a good practice to refrain from judgmental comments about others or ourselves. Our opinion does not always have value. Our words are not always needed, and it is vital for our wellbeing that we not participate in gossip or negative news or conversations. These do not add value to our lives, but instead, drain our good energies. We avoid this pitfall when we choose carefully what to say, how to say it, how much to say, what to listen to, and from what to withdraw. This is a learning process. Satsanga, Being in the Omtimes.com
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