Clairsentience

Ten years ago, when reading my first Reiki book, the corners of my mouth went down, eyebrows up, and my head was nodding. They authors were talking about scanning energy with the hands.

Feeling anything with my hands was an 'interesting concept' for me at the time. I told myself 'not in a million years'. But the fact of the matter is, with non-physical channels of perceptions such as the ones in the center of the palms, reading energy is as easy as opening your eyes and looking around.

Your perception has five physical channels of perception – sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste – and several non-physical ones. You live in an ocean of pulsating energy, moving at various frequencies and wavelengths. Of all the information around you, you become aware of that which you pay attention to, when you tune in. If you look at it, you see it. Listen to it, and you'll hear it. Touch it, and you'll feel it. Tune in with your non-physical channels of perception and you'll read it.

Which is exactly what students of Reiki learn during their first level of training.

Each channel of perception, physical or non, specializes in a particular range of vibration. You are likely aware that sound, color and scent are energy. And you are certainly aware that you can't smell Mozart or listen to purple or see sour. That's because from the ocean of energy out there, the eyes tune in a particular range, send the signal to the brain, and the brain interprets it as color, or image. Same with sound: the ears receive a vibration which moves parts of your inner ear, which send information to the brain, and the brain interprets it as Mozart, or a motorbike, or a bell, or whatever you are tuning in.

This is exactly what happens with the non-physical channels of your perception, if you know how to use them and how to interpret the information.

Clairvoyance, clairaudience and clairsentience are terms that describe people who have cultivating the ability to tune in, read and interpret subtle energies, those vibrations that are not obvious to your senses. Since much of the subtle energies are thoughts and emotions, reading them informs you of the mental and emotional quality of other people, objects, spaces, and even books! As you navigate through life, learning, growing and contributing, this can mean for your choices the same as opening your eyes when you drive your car.

This is why you would benefit from taking the Reiki training. After only one day of class, you are able to identify subtle energies and discern which of them are supportive of your goals, and which are less. Which people are in harmony with you, and which are less. Which foods agree with you, and which agree less. What living and working spaces are like in your life.

Reading energy is the first step before moving it. If you like a physically clean home and office, you will LOVE an energetically clean space for you to live, work, and love in.

Learn more on how you can learn Reiki now by clicking the links below:

http://www.tanasaler.com/reiki_classes_&_training.htm

http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2mk6m709c7876b1

Brightest blessings,

Tana

Clear Ways

Who would have thought that home improvements can be so distressful and exhilarating in the same time?

It started with the heavy rains in July. When a part of the ceiling fell, something switched inside me, and I found myself cleaning and scrubbing and changing everything I wanted changed in the house, but had postponed for a long time. If you think facing an angry boss or distant husband is difficult enough, try facing mold, mice, cobwebs, a leaking roof, and a husband who would rather play computer games than clean house. I literally faced my worst nightmares, cleaning and changing and upgrading the house with my own hands. Yes, I had some extra – very able! – hands helping me. The whole process was extremely demanding physically and mentally. It kept me awake at night, away from my beloved social life, away from my beloved practice.

The whole menagerie of inner demons awoke: frustration, fears, anger, discouragement and sheer fatigue. I visited Dr. Paul Newton, my Network chiropractor, more often than usual. I took antioxidants and took some time away at a kryiayoga retreat. All this helped. But I don't know where I'd be without EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), Reiki, the Shadow Work and all the other tools I have used every day during this time. Looking out through my (crystal clear) window, I ask myself how do people cope with intense emotions without these tools.

Beginning with this Fall, Clear Ways workshops are offered to learn, practice and clarify EFT, Shadow Work and more. The workshops are offered to my clients and students, who, having seen progress in their life with our work in sessions together, would like to speed up the pace of growth by applying the tools at home, autonomously. They are also perfect for those who wish to sample the effectiveness of personal growth methods. During the Clear Ways workshops, there will be explanations on how the tools work, time for practice and for questions and answers. The workshops take place in the evenings, 6:30 – 8:00 pm. Participation fee is $ 15.- and you are welcome to bring guests.

For the Clear Ways workshop schedule, visit www.tanasaler.com/calendar

 

Raw-cipes for Love

Raw food is the nutrition craze that is spreading like wildfire. In a nutrition world of mixed messages (some tell you to only eat cooked food, others – only raw) – I've been experimenting, carefully monitoring my levels of energy, mental clarity, sexual energy, creative flow and emotional stability.

I am impressed how much higher I score in all departments when I eat mostly raw food. Pleasuring my taste buds and emotions used to be my primary goal when eating. For the past few years, food has become primarily fuel and medicine; but since I still like my food to be appealing to the senses, I have been playing with easy to make, delicious recipes. Here are two of them:

Raw Ciorba

(Pronounced tchor-buh)

Ciorba is the Romanian sour thick soup of my childhood, usually made with root vegetables, chicken, meat or fish, and rice.

Mix in a blender:

• 1-2 leaves of either kale, collard or chard
  
• Juice from ½ lemon
  
• Optional: 1 tbsp Ume-Su (Umeboshi Vinegar)
  
• 2 large tomatoes
  
• 1-2 small (Lebanese) cucumbers or 1 English cuke
  
• Fresh herbs: parsley, dill, etc. For an authentic Romanian flavour, chop and add a handful of Lovage. Lovage seems to be more popular in Quebec, but I found mine at the Wheat Berry health food store on Main Street. Lovage (in Romanian: Leushtean) is said to be an aphrodisiac, hence the name!
  
• ½ red, orange or yellow pepper
  
• ½ small onion
  
• 1 garlic clove
  
• ½ cup walnuts (they will give the texture of 'as if' rice
  
• 2-4 cups water to taste, making your ciorba as thick as you like
  
• Pepper to taste. My favourite spice is Mrs. Dash
  

Pour in soup bowls, garnish with parsley et voila!

 

Berry Pop'O'Tana

 

My usual natural pop is a mix of orange juice with Perrier, plus cranberry juice and a splash of lemon juice. But the other day I ran out of orange juice, and decided that if I don't have bread, I'll eat cake. So I took some berries out of the freezer, and made myself the most delicious smoothie-pop ever!

Blend together:

• Two cups of frozen berries. Costco has huge bags of mixed blueberries, blackberries and raspberries.
  
• Splash of lemon juice
  
• ¼ cup cranberry juice. My favourite is the not-from-concentrate "Just Juice" brand I buy at Loblaws, in the health food section
  
• After blending well, add ½l Perrier or other fizzy mineral water, and blend with a quick pulse on your blender
  

Pour in tall glasses, decorate with slices of lemon, lime and mint leaves, and enjoy!

Energy of Language

We were all seated at the same table at Adela's wedding: my ex-boyfriend, Vince, his new girlfriend Suzie, a few other common friends, and myself.

The music started, and I almost flipped over when Vince invited Suzie to dance.

He never wanted to dance with me. Neither did Adrian, a few years back – but then I bumped into him later, as he was escorting a young woman home from a dance!

It took me years to figure out the puzzle: why were these men willing to do for other women something they never cared doing for me? When I understood myself better, and the verbal and non-verbal communication cues I was sending out, I did the one-hand clap (slapping my forehead) and groaned.

Then I learned to ask for what I wanted in a specific way – different than I was used to. As a result, not only did the people in my life agree to meet my needs, but they also felt great about it too. It turned out that people enjoyed greatly contributing to my happiness – and they still do. The world hasn't changed. My communication has.

Here is what I discovered: when I ask someone to do something for me, my attitude will cause them to either say 'yes' or 'no'. Attitude reflects the inner state one is, and communication is simply and expression of one's energy. I'll show you what I mean:

Think of one thing you have recently asked a loved one, family member or friend to do for you. Was it a request, with 'no' as an acceptable option? Or was it a demand – which means 'You do it or else!'? And what was your mental expectation as you were asking for what you wanted? Did you expect your needs to be met? Or did you think the other would say 'no' to you, and you'd end up – again – frustrated? Either way, your words and body language gave away your mind.

Think about it the other way: someone asks you for a favour. They are stressed, irritated, and say something like 'Are you ever going to do that for me, like I've been asking you for the past two weeks?' How will you respond? But if they say to you instead: 'Do you know how happy I'd be if you did that for me?' – wouldn't you at least consider it? I know I would!

I share my language discoveries and secrets at the Energy of Language workshop. If you would like to get people to please you and feel great about it too, visit the calendar at www.tanasaler.com for the date of the next Energy of Language workshop!

In the meantime, when you ask people for favours, make sure that:

• Yours is a request and not a demand; make peace with either a 'yes' or a 'no'
  
• You only ask if you think they might say yes
  
• You share with the other what need of yours their positive response is fulfilling
  
• You show sincere appreciation for their effort
  

I am so excited at the thought of seeing you at the workshop because I love contributing to the quality of your life!

Lovingly Yours,

Tana

Eros to Agape

Since I remember myself, I had this unquenchable longing for a kind of love that was a 'je ne sais quoi', that – I thought – the right man or the right circumstances could fulfill. I made any single relationship mistake possible (I'm so glad I had them all covered by now) and tried everything short of sitting on my head to find true, fulfilling love.

I always found something – a spark of care, a friendship, or sizzling hot passion – but there was always something else missing. Adrian was caring, but he didn't like dancing. Cesar danced but he was secretive and emotionally distant. Benny was affectionate and emotionally available, and a creative, generous lover, but culturally and intellectually, we were worlds apart. Then came T. T was intellectually and culturally on the same page as me, but we could not light the fire of passion between us, if our lives depended on it. I was still hungry and longing for something deeply fulfilling, wondering how to get to it. Been there?

This quest for fulfilling love and belonging had me search and research, reflect and question, and do a lot of growing as a person, and as a lover. I stopped looking for perfection, but instead, I have been simply looking for fulfilling my potential.

If the human potential to love another is 100%, then that's what I want to experience and express, and maybe even expand that potential too. If my ability to relate to a man is like a piano keyboard, then I want to play a symphony of love, playing all the keys. My quest is a symphony of love, or a full-spectrum love, vibrant, colorful and alive.

Loving Adrian was half an octave or two colors. Cesar: half an octave. Green and blue. Benny: one octave an a half, red, blue, yellow. One-night stands: index fingers playing two notes ad nauseam, on grey.

So here is what I found: Love is a flow that permeates all that is. Just like ice, fluid and vapor are all different forms of water, love too can take different forms. At one end of the spectrum there is Eros, at the other: Agape.

Erotic love is to Love what Ice is to Water. Erotic love is the hot, sizzling passion that lures the Masculine Yang and the Feminine Yin energies in the embrace that possesses, haunts, takes over one's nights and one's appetite, consumes and creates.

Agape – Greek for 'spiritual love' (Metta in Sanskrit) is the all embracing love, love that uplifts, liberates, relinquishes. Agape can be found in your own heart, through meditation and other spiritual practices, through parenting and community work, through selfless, generous giving. I found Agape through Reiki, after my first ever Reiki training and attunement.

Eros identifies and possesses; Agape relinquishes and embraces; and the hunger is for both, because one without the other is as incomplete as Earth without Sky, form without Spirit, human without Soul.

Connecting through Eros, then letting go into Agape, then holding on again in erotic passion is how we grow; and how many teachers are there to show us the way? The Buddha of compassion, the Dalai Lama teaches us spiritual love, but he can't tell you and I the first thing about sex. Ruth Westheimer and Sue Johanson, on the other hand, are masters of sexual function and they can tell you exactly what to insert where, but all that stays skin deep.

This is how the Love Workshops on Monday nights were born. I decided to create a venue to share all that I have learned and discovered. In this blog I intend to share with you my experiences and insights, and I look forward hearing from you with your own wisdom, observations, experiences and questions on Love.

To find out the topic for the next Love Workshop, visit the calendar at www.tanasaler.com

With Agape :-)

Tana