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YOUR TRUE NATURE
IS PEACE, LOVE,
EASE & JOY

MODULE 1: TRUE NATURE

YOUR TRUE NATURE: An Introduction to your Inner Landscape

MODULE 1: YOUR TRUE NATURE

As stated in the above video, our true nature is love, joy, peace and ease. Period. It means that we were born with all that we needed, but because of our domestication, we have forgotten who we really are and what we are doing here - our purpose. Our birthrights are unconditional love, abundance, peace, worthiness. Our connection to Source Energy (god, universe, etc) is not lost or missing, It's the perception that we are not always connected is what needs to change. Once this truth is felt deep inside your being, there is nothing you cannot achieve, have, do or experience.

Module 1 works on getting to the core of our true nature through mindful daily practices that are centered around YOU and your needs. This is the time for questioning all you have ever thought, believed, felt or even observed in your current reality of how life is or how you were told it "should" be.

Feeling good in every aspect of your life is the basis of your true nature. Our choices can either support this or they are resistant to it. What will you choose?

MORNING ROUTINE

When we sleep we allow our subconscious mind to rest and reboot. And the thoughts we think in those first few nano seconds can be powerful frequencies to start the day - they will be the first conscious thought of the day - MAKE THEM COUNT.

Which is why the second you become aware that you are waking up - hold that peaceful moment in your mind - and call to mind how you want to feel today. This will be the most effective moment of your day. It holds all the power to set in motion you feeling good.

The very first thing you do before or just as you open your eyes.

You can think things like, "I wonder what will happen for me today?' or "I am grateful, brave and worthy!" or ""Just for today I will love where I am in my journey!" . Whatever feels good to you - and you can change it every morning or find a mantra that resonates with you and your situation.

This is our opportunity for a new start - all that has come before is gone and today is full of possibilities. Imagine for a moment an old school radio, with knobs to tune into the station (or frequency) you most love. This very act of tuning into the frequency in which we want to live from is key to making all these transformations possible. We must tune our attention, thoughts, and vibration into the higher feeling emotional frequencies if we are to step away from what no longer serves us.

Where are you tuned into this morning?

Go back to the edge of your bed and sit quietly for a few moments and listen to your morning meditation. Allow these few moments to reinforce an elevated mood and intention for your day ahead. And if you cannot muster an ounce of higher vibrational feelings, accept this is where you will be today, and be grateful for the opportunity to grow and change. No change is comfortable - and there will be days you want to say "Fuck it!"

Do so and laugh it off.

JOURNALING

Gratitude, Appreciation + Intention Setting

We all have something we can be thankful for and something we can celebrate in our own lives.

It can be simple or profound.

Start all your practices with 5 long, deep and steady inhale + exhale, placing hand over heart as you breathe.

List 5 things you are grateful for and that you can appreciate in the current moment.

Why are you thankful for them?

How have they changed your life?

Most importantly, have a good time discovering these small or big things that bring you daily joy.

In addition to Gratitude, what will serve us well is to set an intention for the day. Much like when we first open our eye, we must focus our attention on how we desire to feel that day - we must ask Source Energy (god) for what it is we do want to see and feel in our world. It can be as small as:

I intend to be aware and practice today.

or as big as:

I intend on working through my fears and anxiety around my finances.

Spend about 20-30 minutes in a sacred space of your making and allow your heart to guide you.

MOMENTS-IN-BETWEEN

DAILY PRACTICES - AWARENESS + MOVEMENT

These are little ways we can keep our vibration high and awareness in the present moment.

Setting up your Sacred Space

The physical space we find ourselves in can often define us. Use your journaling time to describe your space. Start with the positive physical surroundings.

This room is big.

Transition to your personal experience of your space.

The room feels spacious and welcoming.

Would you change anything about your space?

What elements would support you in your little safe corner of the world?

Make it a Priority to Create a quiet, sacred little space for yourself. Maybe it's a room not being used, maybe it's a closet or under a tree outside. It is important to carve out space for yourself - and you not only deserve it - you must demand it.

How can you create a safe sacred space for you to practice all the things?

What items would you bring in to adorn your sacred space?

AWARENESS

In order for us to change our way of being - we must become aware of our way of thinking.

Notice your thoughts. Notice what kind of thoughts you have and what meaning you give to them (good, bad, right, wrong...)

Your thoughts are what create your reality and because you are the creator of your reality - you also have the choice to change your mind.

Moment to moment awareness takes practice, I'm not gonna sugar coat this one. It takes conscious aware practice to notice the thoughts AND the quality of those thoughts.

When a feeling comes that is undesirable, STOP and NOTICE what thought you just had. Do this every time a low frequency emotion comes over you.

MOVEMENT

For all the reasons you know it to be true - movement is key to a healthy body and mind, not just physically but energetically as well. We must move the body to stimulate the lymphatic system - or what I like to call our waste management system. It works like a pump and so this is why a sedentary lifestyle can be so damaging. In addition to moving fluids through the body (lymph, toxins, blood and plasma) we need to be cognoscente of moving our energy, least it become stagnant. And stagnant energy will wreak havoc on the whole being, not just the physical.

So, what can you do today to get some movement in? You do not need any special shoes or clothing or class to attend.

Here are a few ideas to add more movement to your current lifestyle:

walk around the block

dance to your favorite song

shake your body - all of it or parts of it that feel stiff

stretch your arms, legs, back, neck and chest

go for a hike in the forest

go for a swim in the ocean, lake or favorite pond

learn qigong or restorative yoga

go clean a corner or fold laundry or do the dishes or go put your hands in the dirt

If you have the equipment:

go for a bike ride

go kayaking

go skiing or snowshoeing

If classes are your thing, get a subscription to your favorite online exercise program or one of my favorites, Gaia, which is a Alternative Healing Station found online and can be watched on your computer, phone or tv. It has countless yoga and qi gong segments, most of which are 10-15 minutes in length.

Find what resonates with you and make it a priority to move at least 45 minutes daily.

MEDITATION

The goal of Meditation is to turn the volume down on your thoughts - you will never get the mind to completely shut off - this is a futile attempt.

Meditation can also be mindfully doing one task at a time, like our everyday tasks of laundry, cleaning the house or a quiet walk in nature.

Traditional Practice:

Find a comfortable place to sit or lie down.

Begin by tuning into your breath. Start with a normal breath, 3-4 times to allow yourself to get present in this moment.

Then begin to inhale 5-8 seconds on the inhale and 5-8 seconds on the exhale.

Fidget until you are set and start the audio below and close your eyes.

Be sure to download the Audio Meditation to your phone or computer.

Celebrate yourself for jumping in feet first and doing the work to transform your life into one that is full of joy, peace and ease.

SEE MEDITATION TRACK BELOW

Meditation - SomethingToHoldUs

EVENING ROUTINE

Practices and rituals to prepare for the best nights sleep and to prepare for the best day ahead - your chance to start over.

Our circadian rhythms are invaluable to our overall health, yet many of us never think twice about them. All of life has a routine or when to wake and when to rest. Keeping a regular and peaceful routine is going to not only help you sleep more soundly, but it has the ability to assist in weight loss, regulating the nervous system and keeping all systems go.

1 Hour before bed

The most effective time to start preparing for bed is about 830pm. Why? Because by 10pm, our bodies intuitively get a "second wind" and will prevent you from getting a restful sleep.

So, about 830pm, remove yourself from any electronics - tv, phone, computer - and make it an evening ritual that resonates with you. Watching tv or even reading in bed before sleep are detrimental to our bodies ability to rest well.

Book-ended Hygiene

As in the morning, so like the evening, brush the choppers, floss, wash the face - all the things. Brush the hair and put on clean comfortable, loose fitting pjs. Maybe light your favorite candle or put on soft relaxing ambient music.

Get on the floor - or in the bed

For stretching, maybe simply lie in Savasana, and prepare for meditation/reflection on your day.

Allow the body to soften and unwind. If it was a particularly rough day, practice saying super nice things to yourself - allow whatever needs to surface to come up and with the breath, let it all go from the mind and body. Maybe do a light overall body shake and visualize all the crappy things that may have happened to shake loose from your whole body.

Now is a great time for written reflection as well.

Reflection

What did you find hard today?

Where did you feel yourself resisting what is?

It could be as simple as aches and pains getting out of bed or as difficult as dealing with a situation in the office.

How did you meet the challenges the day brought?

Are you going to use the same techniques tomorrow or would you prefer to do something differently?

What would that look like?

What big or small celebration came your way today?

Write about how it made you feel and focus your words in the present and most positive way possible.

930-945pm Land of Nod

Call to mind the best feeling thoughts you have - about your day, someone you love or the anticipation of being able to start over again in the morning or the excitement (like on Christmas morning) of the possibilities tomorrow might bring. Close your eyes. Off to the Land of Nod you go!

YOUR TRUE NATURE
IS PEACE, LOVE,
EASE & JOY

MODULE 1: TRUE NATURE

MODULE 1: YOUR TRUE NATURE

MEDITATION

Find a comfortable place to sit or lie down.

Begin by tuning into your breath. Start with a normal breath, 3-4 times to allow yourself to get present in this moment.

Then begin to inhale 5-8 seconds on the inhale and 5-8 seconds on the exhale.

Handouts - Google Docs

Authentic Self/Conditioned Self

Daily Routines

I am a miracle.

DONNIA ANASTASIA | INNER LANDSCAPE DISCOVERY PROGRAM | © 2024

YOUR TRUE NATURE IS PEACE, LOVE, EASE & JOY

MODULE 1: TRUE NATURE

MODULE 1: YOUR TRUE NATURE

Handouts - Google Docs Authentic Self/Conditioned Self Daily Routines

I am a miracle.

DONNIA ANASTASIA | INNER LANDSCAPE DISCOVERY PROGRAM | © 2024

YOUR TRUE NATURE
IS PEACE, LOVE,
EASE & JOY

Handouts - Google Docs

Authentic Self/Conditioned Self

Daily Routines