by Astara | Jun 22, 2011 | Conscious Living, Personal growth
Today is not a day for striving. I search within for the inspiration to work in or on my business but come up rather dry. The direction I am choosing is giving me cause to surrender and course correct in some uncertain way so that I may feel the wellspring of divine...
by Astara | Jun 14, 2011 | Conscious Living, Personal growth, spiritual journey
A few powerful thoughts: Bhagavad Gita chapter 6 verse 5: Lift up the self by the Self and don’t let the self droop down, For the Self is the self’s only friend And the self is the Self’s only foe. If you give that some thought through out the day...
by Astara | Dec 22, 2010 | Conscious Living, Personal growth, self development, spiritual awakening, Spiritual Evolution, spiritual journey, spirituality
As this year comes to an end, I would like to suggest that you take some of your precious time and review your year. This inner journey will be as much fun as it is enlightening. It will remind you of what choices you made and didn’t make. It will reveal to you...
by Astara | Aug 10, 2010 | Meditation, Mindfullness, Personal growth, self development, Self-Improvement, Spiritual Evolution, spiritual journey, spirituality
Practice this visualization exercise of healthy self love as often as you can: Choose a quiet time when you will be uninterrupted and a place where you can sit comfortably. Inhale deeply and exhale with a big sigh. Do this a few times until you are very relaxed and...
by Astara | Jun 10, 2010 | Mindfullness, self development, spirituality
Laughter is contagious. When you hear it it strikes a chord within that brings a smile to ones face. Deep belly laughs can be so strong as to make even the most distracted grumpster feel the well of joy within their very being. If you are in the dull drums and need a...