If this doesn’t make you want to do yoga, then nothing will.  Can’t wait to see the movie!

Mapquest

As a feng shui consultant, I am always driving to people’s homes. I’ve never invested in any GPS gadgets. Instead I use my iPhone. For a long time, I simply used the map feature that comes standard on the iPhone. It got me where I needed to go. And then I found Mapquest. It is great! You can set it to where you don’t have to keep refreshing the screen. And it also uses vocals if you so choose. Now there is woman who tells me when to turn. And her pronunciation of street names is pretty impressive. I’ve also set it to use interstates whenever possible. It really has everything that you would need. And, yes, it’s free.

Dragon Dictation

There isn’t much I miss about being an attorney. But being able to dictate is one of them. Now with Dragon Dictation, I can dictate emails or for that matter an entire book (by emailing it to myself). It does surprisingly well and is great for when you don’t want to use the miniscule keyboard to type out an email. Between this and Mapquest, that’s two less gadgets I need to have on hand.

Words With Friends

Yes, I am a nerd. This is my favorite game on the iPhone. It’s a great way to connect with family and friends in a really round-about way. It can make bank lines and boring meetings go a lot quicker while sharpening your mind up as well. It is a definite for anyone who loves Scrabble or word games. Feel free to start a game with me…  my WWF name is Tishka.

iFeltThat

If you’re into tracking natural disasters, then this is the app for you. Seriously though, this app shows you up to the minute earthquakes, including all the stats. If you’ve ever wondered if an Earthquake hit your area, then this app is perfect.

Feng Shui Bagua Map

So yes this is shameless promotion. But it really is an app that I use all the time with clients to show them what area of their home is associated with certain energies, i.e. wealth, love, career, etc. You can feng shui your office, home, desk, or your hotel room for those of you on the go. Click here for more info!

Share what Apps that have changed your life…I would love to know!

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One modality that originated in Chinese Medicine is Feng Shui. We may think of feng shui as more of a way to apply furniture and objects aesthetically, but it can actually be extremely useful in prevention and healing of illnesses.

Our home is a mirror of ourself. It holds a certain vibration. And in some cases, it may be a low vibration that is keeping you stuck, preventing you from getting well, or even causing you to get sick.

Feng Shui is ultimately about harmonizing our living spaces with the Earth’s energy. As we have become further removed from nature and the natural rhythms of the earth’s energy, so have our living spaces. Feng Shui helps improve the energy flow in your home. As the energy in your home harmonizes and improves, so does the energy within your body.

Before you ever move into your home, there is an energy environment taking place as a result of the land it sits on, the direction it faces, the slope of the land, and the natural elements around it. Some houses simply have better energy than other homes just by the way they sit on the lot.

That being said, the most powerful determinant of the energy within our homes is ourselves. We are powerful energizers that can change the energy in the space by where we place furniture, what we stuff in our closet, and simply by what emotions we emit into the space. Over time, mental and emotional patterns form in our home as a result of our energy. And in the case of an illness, such as Cancer, it is of utmost importance that those patterns get broken up and dispersed in order for healing to take place.

With a specific type of Cancer, such as asbestos cancer or Mesothelioma, environment is especially important. Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that is a direct result of environment, specifically exposure to asbestos. There are other types of Cancer that have been linked with spaces containing high radiation or other environmental toxins. Because the body is already weakened and sensitized to environment, it is extremely important that those with such diseases have proper energy flow in their home, hospital, or place of healing.

For those battling any type of Cancer or illness, your home, hospital room, or temporary home needs to feel like a sanctuary. It is the space in which you feel most comforted, safe, and at peace. A Feng Shui consultant can assist with making your space feel like a sanctuary, which will assist in your healing journey.

In such cases, a Feng Shui consultant would look at the land, test for geopathic stress, consider the floor plan and furniture arrangement, determine where the Health section of the house is, identify clutter zones, clear stagnant energy, and look for any other blocks of energy that may be present.

Similar to the way our body gives clues as to our mind, our home gives us clues, or, in some cases, red flags as to our mind and body. As you make positive changes to your home, you will make positive changes to your mind and body.

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Tisha Morris is a certified life coach, feng shui consultant, energy healer, yoga instructor, and author of 27 Things to Feng Shui Your Home (Turner Publishing).  For more information, visit www.mindbodyom.com.

The following is a partial excerpt from my book, 27 Things to Feng Shui Your Home (Turner Publishing 2010).

Walk into a beautifully decorated model home or even your favorite room in the house. What you will find is a natural interplay of the Five Elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. The Five Elements are considered the basic building blocks of everything on Earth and within ourselves. It is only natural that we feel best in environments with a harmonic balance of these essential elements. This is one reason why nature feels so good to us. Nature naturally strikes a balance with the Five Elements.

Some people have a natural affinity with design and will intuitively harmonize a space using the Five Elements without even realizing it. For example, most interior designers and decorators who are not adept at Feng Shui will naturally incorporate the Five Elements into a room. With some basic knowledge of the Five Elements anyone can enhance a space. Each element has certain shapes, colors, and qualities associated with it. These aspects can be seen in everything in your home — from fabrics, artwork, and accessories to furniture, materials and appliances.

The use of each of element will naturally differ depending on what materials are readily available in certain regions. For example, in the South most new homes are brick; whereas, in the North, most homes are wood construction. In the Southwest, adobe is the material of choice due to its availability and climate adaptability. It is therefore important to find creative ways to incorporate all five elements in a space. Here are some suggestions:

Wood:

Anything made of wood, including furniture and materials

all plants and flowers, including fake plants.

Artwork depicting landscapes, flowers, trees

Most fabrics such as cotton, silk, rayon

Columnar shaped objects

Shades of green and blue

Fire:

All lighting, including artificial and natural light

People and pets

Textiles or accessories made of fur, leather, wool, feather, or bone

Triangular or cone-shaped objects

Shades of red

Artwork depicting any of the above

Water:

Glass, mirrors, crystal, reflective surfaces

Bowl-shaped, flowing, free-forms

Black or dark-toned colors

Earth:

Pottery, ceramics

Art images of the Southwest, earth landscapes, deserts

Long, flat surfaces such as squares and rectangles

Earth tones, yellow, orange, brown

Metal:

Any type of metal

All rocks, stones, and gemstones, including granite, marble, slate

Crystals and gemstones

Sculptures

Circle and oval shapes

White, light colors, and pastels

While each room should have a balance of the Five Elements, certain rooms have a predominance of one or two elements according to where it falls on the Bagua Map. My iphone app – Feng Shui Bagua Map – includes a detail of these areas along with décor enhancements.

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Tisha Morris is a certified life coach, feng shui consultant, energy healer, yoga instructor, and author of 27 Things to Feng Shui Your Home (Turner Publishing).  For more information, visit www.mindbodyom.com.

-Joseph Campbell

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Tisha Morris is a certified life coach, feng shui consultant, energy healer, yoga instructor, and author of 27 Things to Feng Shui Your Home (Turner Publishing).  For more information, visit www.mindbodyom.com.

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Article by Aluna Joy.com with excerpts from Carlos Barrios, author of The Book of Destiny: Unlocking the Secrets of the Ancient Mayans and the Prophecy of 2012

At sunrise on December 21, 2012 for the first time in 26,000 years, the Sun rises to conjunct the intersection of the Milky Way and the plane of the ecliptic. This cosmic cross is considered to be an embodiment of the Sacred Tree, The Tree of Life, a tree remembered in all the world’s spiritual traditions.”

Some observers say this alignment with the heart of the galaxy in 2012 will open a channel for cosmic energy to flow through the earth, cleansing it and all that dwells upon it, raising all to a higher level of vibration.

This process has already begun, Mr. Barrios suggested. “Change is accelerating now, and it will continue to accelerate.” If the people of the earth can get to this 2012 date in good shape, without having destroyed too much of the Earth, Mr. Barrios said, “We will rise to a new, higher level. But to get there we must transform enormously powerful forces that seek to block the way.”

A Picture of the Road Ahead:
From his understanding of the Mayan tradition and the calendars, Mr. Barrios offered a picture of where we are at and what may lie on the road ahead. The date specified in the calendar Winter Solstice in the year 2012 does not mark the end of the world. Many outside people writing about the Mayan calendar sensationalize this date, but they do not know. The ones who know are the indigenous elders who are entrusted with keeping the tradition.

“Humanity will continue,” he contends, “but in a different way. Material structures will change. From this we will have the opportunity to be more human. We are living in the most important era of the Mayan calendars and prophecies. All the prophecies of the world, all the traditions, are converging now. There is no time for games. The spiritual ideal of this era is action. Many powerful souls have reincarnated in this era, with a lot of power. This is true on both sides, the light and the dark.

A Call for Fusion:
As he met with audiences in Santa Fe, Mr. Barrios told a story about the most recent Mayan New Year ceremonies in . He said that one respected elder, who lives all year in a solitary mountain cave, journeyed to Chichicastenango to speak with the people at the ceremony. The elder delivered a simple, direct message. He called for human beings to come together in support of life and light. Right now each person and group is going his or her own way. The elder of the mountains said there is hope if the people of the light can come together and unite in some way.

Reflecting on this, Mr. Barrios explained: “We live in a world of polarity: day and night, man and woman, positive and negative. Light and darkness need each other. They are a balance. Just now the dark side is very strong, and very clear about what they want. They have their vision and their priorities clearly held, and also their hierarchy. They are working in many ways so that we will be unable to connect with the spiral Fifth World in 2012. On the light side everyone thinks they are the most important, that their own understandings, or their group’s understandings, are the key. There’s a diversity of cultures and opinions, so there is competition, diffusion, and no single focus.”

As Mr. Barrios sees it, “The dark side works to block fusion through denial and materialism. It also works to destroy those who are working with the light to get the Earth to a higher level. They like the energy of the old, declining Fourth World, the materialism. They do not want it to change. They do not want fusion. They want to stay at this level, and are afraid of the next level. The dark power of the declining Fourth World cannot be destroyed or overpowered. It’s too strong and clear for that, and that is the wrong strategy. The dark can only be transformed when confronted with simplicity and open-heartedness. This is what leads to fusion, a key concept for the World of the Fifth Sun.”

Mr. Barrios said the emerging era of the Fifth Sun will call attention to a much-overlooked element. Whereas the four traditional elements of earth, air, fire and water have dominated various epochs in the past, there will be a fifth element to reckon with in the time of the Fifth Sun: ether. The dictionary defines ether as the rarefied element of the Heavens. Ether is a medium. It permeates all space and transmits waves of energy in a wide range of frequencies, from cell phones to human auras.

What is “ethereal” is related to the regions beyond earth: the Heavens. Ether, the element of the Fifth Sun, is celestial and lacking in material substance, but is no less real than wood, stone or flesh. “Within the context of ether there can be a fusion of the polarities,” Mr .Barrios said. “No more darkness or light in the people, but an uplifted fusion.

But right now the realm of darkness is not interested in this. They are organized to block it. They seek to unbalance the Earth and its environment so we will be unready for the alignment in 2012. We need to work together for peace, and balance with the other side. We need to take care of the Earth that feeds and shelters us. We need to put our entire mind and heart into pursuing unity and fusion now, to confront the other side and preserve life, to be ready for this Moment in History.”

Mr. Barrios told his audiences in Santa Fe that we are at a critical moment of world history. “We are disturbed,” he said. “We can’t play anymore. Our planet can be renewed or ravaged. Now is the time to awaken and take action. Everyone is needed. You are not here for no reason. Everyone who is here now has an important purpose. This is a hard, but special time. We have the opportunity for growth, but we must be ready for this moment in history.”

Mr. Barrios offered a number of suggestions to help people walk in balance through the years ahead. “The prophesied changes are going to happen,” he said “but our attitude and actions determine how harsh or mild they are. We need to act, to make changes, and to elect people to represent us who understand and who will take political action to respect the earth. Meditation and spiritual practice are good, but also action. It’s very important to be clear about who you are, and also about your relation to the Earth.

Develop yourself according to your own tradition and the call of your heart.
But remember to respect differences, and strive for unity. Eat wisely. A lot of food is corrupt in either subtle or gross ways. Pay attention to what you are taking into your body. Learn to preserve food, and to conserve energy. Learn some good breathing techniques, so you have the mastery of your breath. Be clear. Follow a tradition with great roots. It is not important what tradition, your heart will tell you, but it must have great roots. We live in a world of energy. An important task at this time is to learn to sense or see the energy of everyone and everything: people, plants, animals.

This becomes increasingly important as we draw close to the World of the Fifth Sun, for it is associated with the element ether – the realm where energy lives and weaves. Go to the sacred places of the earth to pray for peace, and have respect for the Earth which gives us our food, clothing, and shelter. We need to reactivate the energy of these sacred places. That is our work.

One simple but effective prayer technique is to light a white or baby-blue colored candle. Think a moment in peace. Speak your intention to the flame and send the light of it on to the leaders who have the power to make war or peace. We Have Work To Do.”

According to Mr. Barrios this is a crucially important moment for humanity, and for earth. Each person is important. If you have incarnated into this era, you have spiritual work to do balancing the planet. He said the elders have opened the doors so that other races can come to the Mayan world to receive the tradition. The Maya have long appreciated and respected that there are other colors, other races, and other spiritual systems.

“They know,” he said, “that the destiny of the Mayan world is related to the destiny of the whole world. The greatest wisdom is in simplicity,” …  . “Love, respect, tolerance, sharing, gratitude, forgiveness. It’s not complex or elaborate. The real knowledge is free. It’s encoded in your DNA. All you need is within you. Great teachers have said that from the beginning. Find your heart, and you will find your way.”

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Part I: Become aware of subconscious programming from childhood and adult experiences. Explore mindfulness.

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Part IV: Retraining the subconscious mind to become more in alignment with the life you want.

Part V: Learn and implement daily tools to maintain the new positive programming to integrate into your new life.

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Class dates: Tuesdays at 6:00 C.ST.; September 14, 21, 28 & October 5, 12

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Journal or notebook

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I am well into my third month since my fire was first lit with THE FIRE STARTER SESSIONS. In my previous review after doing Module 1, I talked about the fire energy in which the FSS embodies. I am now through Module 3 and still loving it but for a different reason. While Danielle lights your creative spark in Module 1, she helps direct your flame in Modules 2 and 3.

I should probably give you a little background about how I came to purchase the FSS. I was considering hiring a business coach. As a life coach myself, I know that you must commit to multiple sessions to get the benefit and you ultimately get back what you put into it. At an average rate of $150/session, I knew it would be a time and money investment. I wavered back and forth on the decision. I also considered booking an individual FSS from Danielle. That’s when I first considered purchasing the FSS. I again put off the decision.

Then oddly enough, my RSS Feed for Whitehottruth.com no longer came to my Reader and I forgot all about it. I just figured that Danielle was taking a long vacation. But when one day the RSS feed magically resumed, I realized I had missed out on the deal of a lifetime: Danielle’s pay-what-you-can deal on her birthday.

I couldn’t believe that I had missed out on purchasing the FSS at probably $50. It was then that I had an epiphany! Do I want to get a $50 value out of the FSS or do I want to get a $150 value? The FSS is just like hiring a life coach – you get back what you put into it. It was then that I declared that I wanted to get (at least) $150 of value out of the FSS and ordered it. I was only half way through Module 1 when I had new inspiration, new motivation, new… well fire that far outweighed the price tag.

I have been working at my own pace all Summer with the FSS. It took me about a month to get through Module 1. Each time I would sit down to do a Session, I would inevitably only get about half way through when all these ideas would start flowing in. It was as if I was channeling an actual Fire Starter Session with Danielle. And I was so inspired by the ideas that I would actually put them to action – not just write them down and move on.

Module 2 and 3 continue to inspire but with more practicability and application. The resources that Danielle provides are invaluable. I know that I will (and already have) refer back to the FSS like a resource book on my shelf; but even better, I can just click to the resource from my computer.

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Right now, I am still digesting a concept that has revolutionized my way of thinking:

“Becoming YOU is your [life] purpose. YOU are the very purpose of your existence.”

Chew on that for a while…

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Beautiful!

Both yoga and feng shui ultimately have the same purpose: balancing and harmonizing energy.

But the similarities just begin there…

Yoga has been an integral bridge in my life and I know for so many others. If yoga was a drug, it would be marijuana – the gateway drug. It provides that gateway to another world of thinking, being, and living. It led me from the corporate world to the healing arts. Soon after I started taking yoga classes, I started to tap into the subtle world of energy and innately understood the mind-body connection unlike any book could have explained. From there, I became an energy healer. With a background in interior design, I then wanted to heal spaces just like it was a body. I soon learned just how similar the two are.

Both yoga and feng shui are about balancing yin and yang energies.

Within all of us we have a feminine (left) side and a masculine (right) side. Yoga is so much about bringing these two sides into balance physically and thus mentally. A fundamental aspect of feng shui is bringing the yin (feminine) and yang (masculine) energy into balance in spaces. This is when a space feels (and looks) the best.

Both yoga and feng shui are about the breath and flow of energy.

In yoga the breath is the vehicle that unites the mind body and spirit. Without the breath, there would be no yoga or life for that matter. And so it is with our spaces. The flow of energy is like the breath in the body. In fact, after feng shui-ing a space, you can feel your breath change.

Both yoga and feng shui create an energy portal.

As spiritual beings having a physical experience, we are at all times juggling being in two places at once: on the physical earth and the spiritual sky. Yoga helps us be that energy portal that taps us in and balances us between the physical and spiritual. Most of us tend to be too grounded or too airy. Ideally, these two should meet in the middle, right at the heart. Our homes too can be an energy portal. Similar to the same reason churches were built with steeples, our homes or any space can be this portal that connects us with heaven and earth. As it has been said, your body is a temple. And your home can be a temple as well.

Just as yoga has been a bridge into the world of energy, so can feng shui. Our home and spaces are simply mirrors of ourselves. By applying feng shui we can have a conscious daily dose of balanced energy. And as you go to bed at night, you can have an amazing svasana.

Namaste.

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If you would like to experience the essence of yoga and feng shui, join me for one of my The Yoga of Feng Shui Workshops! Check Upcoming Events or contact me about coming to your neighborhood.

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Tisha Morris is a certified life coach, feng shui consultant, energy healer, yoga instructor, and author of 27 Things to Feng Shui Your Home.  For more information, visit www.mindbodyom.com.