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By Jaqueline Marie – Staff Writer
Can prayer heal?
For centuries metaphysics has advocated the power of prayer as a key means of healing. Now science is beginning to understand what the mystics have known all along – prayer heals.
Not long ago science scoffed at the idea of prayer and meditation having an effect on the healing process, but due to the surmounting evidence suggesting otherwise, the mainstream medical community is taking note. Research into the healing power of prayer has doubled in the last 15 years. Dr. Mitchell Krucoff, a cardiovascular specialist at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, N.C., has been studying prayer and spirituality and its links to healing since 1996. Medicinenet.com cited him as saying,
“We’re seeing systematic investigations — clinical research — as well as position statements from professional societies supporting this research, federal subsidies from the NIH, funding from Congress. All of these studies, all the reports, are remarkably consistent in suggesting the potential measurable health benefit associated with prayer or spiritual interventions.”
In the Handbook of Religion and Health more than 1,200 case studies on the relation between prayer and health are documented. Some of the findings include:
- Heart patients were 14 times more likely to die following surgery if they did not participate in a spiritual practice or religion.
- Hospitalized people who never attended a spiritual gather have an average stay of three times longer than people who attended regularly.
- Elderly people who never or rarely attended a church or participated in spiritual practices had a stroke rate double that of people who attended/practiced regularly.
- In Israel, religious people had a 40% lower death rate from cardiovascular disease and cancer.
It’s exciting to see the medical community beginning to acknowledge the power of prayer in healing, a truth metaphysics has been practicing all along. According to metaphysics, when you pray and meditate you are accessing a spiritual power that accelerates the healing process. It is this spiritual energy that is sustaining the body.
By working with the aura, your spiritual blueprint, you are directly accessing the source of your spiritual power. This spiritual energy can then be directed to any area of your consciousness that needs healing or transformation, mind, body and soul.
The way you draw spiritual energy into the aura
is through mediation and prayer.
Healing is a proactive, spiritual process. Health consciousness is a key factor in healing. When we meditate and pray we align ourselves with God, bringing ourselves into a greater awareness of God. Renowned healer and teacher Joel Goldsmith understood this spiritual principle and achieved extraordinary results because he was able put his mind in a state of consciousness where illness does not exist.
While science has not yet definitively pinpointed why prayer is helpful, it is already demonstrating that the very act of prayer is healing. To quote Dr. Krucoff,
“We’re looking at whether in all of the energy and interest we have put into systematic investigation of high-tech medicine, if we have actually missed the boat. Have we ignored the rest of the human being — the need for something more — that could make all the high-tech stuff work better?”
Your responses and feedback are welcome!
Source: medicinenet.com
Image by Irina Patrascu
Live simply that others might simply live.
~Elizabeth Ann Seton
To live simply is to learn to let go. By letting go of the need to be right, the need to have/do/be more, the need for others approval, etc., we free ourselves from the illusions of this world and begin to bear witness to the inherent divinity present in all things, at all times.
How do we learn let go?
We have been blessed with an abundance of tools to assist us in becoming ever more aware of the beauty of THIS moment. Luckily for us they are accessible and enjoyable!
Color:
Colors are various gradations of Light perceived by the physical eye. In metaphysics color is seen as spiritual energy and can be defined as, “Divine Light that propels the life force of God to all creation.” (Change Your Aura, Change Your Life) With this understanding of color, we can become more centered, more loving, more peaceful just by the colors we surround ourselves with. One of the easiest ways to use the power of color is to mindfully choose the colors we dress ourselves in. If you’re needing more vitality, wear red. If you are in need of balance and harmony, green is the way to go. Needing to tap into some inspiration? Powder blue will assist you.
Affirmations:
Our thinking has a direct impact on the quality of our lives. By declaring affirmations with spiritual power and sincerity, we attune our mind to the positive flow of the universe and attract into our lives the experiences our hearts are most desiring. Affirmations are positive declarations – they do not contain the words “not” or “never”. An example of this would be instead of saying, “I am not sick” say, “I accept only perfect health”.
Movement:
One of the easiest ways to center and let go is by becoming present to movement of our breath. By peacefully observing the inhale and exhale, the gentle rise and the fall of the belly, we slow our heart rate down, calm the nerves, and release tension. This small act can completely transform our reality. The next time you are feeling rushed, or are in the midst of a challenging experience, stop for a moment and take a deep inhale through your nose and exhale out through your mouth. Repeat this cycle at least 3 times, allowing your chest to soften and your stomach to expand. To add to the calming effect, when you exhale let out a sigh, a deep, “Ahhhhhh”. This sound alerts our subconscious that its safe and tells the muscles in our bodies to release and let go.
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Our thanks to Dr. Rita Louise for a great interview on Just Energy Radio. We spent two hours talking about karma and reincarnation. Here’s the link to listen to the show! http://www.justenergyradio.com/just-energy-radio-archives.htm
Connecting with Your Higher Self
Thursday, April 14, 6:30pm – 7:15pm
A FREE teleconference as our gift to you!
We are offering Thursday’s teleconference as our way of saying thank you for your support.
In this teleconference Learn:
- What the Higher Self looks like and how it works in your aura.
- Meditations to build a stronger connection to your Higher Self.
- Understanding how to work with divine guidance and rightful direction in any aspect of your life.
- Techniques to release mental and emotional block that interfere with your spiritual reception.
- How your Higher Self is the key to raising your consciousness to new levels of awareness
To register email jm@spiritualarts.org
We will reply with the call-in information.
*Please note that while the teleconference is free, normal long distance charges will apply. Please check with your long distance carrier.
Connecting with Your Higher Self
Saturday, April 9, 3:00pm-4:30pm
Saturday, April 9, 3:00pm-4:30pm
Join us in a FREE workshop
at CoLoft, Santa Monica
at CoLoft, Santa Monica
Your Higher Self is the emissary to the Divine. It is through your Higher Self that spiritual energy and inspiration reaches you. In this workshop, Barbara Y. Martin and Dimitri Moraitis will introduce effective tools to enhance your spiritual connection with your Higher Self to help you fulfill your life’s purpose.
Learn:
- What the Higher Self looks like and how it works in your aura.
- Meditations to build a stronger connection to your Higher Self.
- Understanding how to work with divine guidance and rightful direction in any aspect of your life.
- Techniques to release mental and emotional block that interfere with your spiritual reception.
- How your Higher Self is the key to raising your consciousness to new levels of awareness
Includes a meditation and demonstration of aura readings!
Date: Saturday, April 9
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
CoLoft
920 Santa Monica Blvd.
Santa Monica, Ca 90401
FREE, but space is limited.
Call Spiritual Arts to Register:
(800) 650-AURA (2872)
Join award-winning teachers and authors Barbara Y. Martin and Dimitri Moraitis in a FREE introductory workshop as they explore the fascinating topic of your Higher Self – what it is, how it works in you and how you can enhance the connection to your Higher Self to help fulfill your life’s purpose.
Workshop held at CoLoft, 3:00pm – 4:30pm
920 Santa Monica Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Space is limited. Call Spiritual Arts Institute to register:
(800) 650-AURA (2872)
Spiritual arts Institute is now on Meetup.com!
Join our community of conscious spiritual aspirants! Stay up to date with our upcoming events and workshops, and connect with other brilliant soul’s like yourself! This is a fantastic opportunity to co-create the community you desire and deserve. I hope to see you there!
Hi Everyone!
The national book tour for Karma and Reincarnation: Unlocking Your 800 Lives to Enlightenment has begun! I will be posting updates on where Barbara and Dimitri are in the world, filling you in on what is happening within the Institute (January classes are around the corner!), and encouraging dialogue about the posted material (what exactly happens in a Healing Session anyway?).
Our goal is to make our blog interactive and accessible – We want to connect with you! Leave your comments, share your thoughts and feelings, and link up with other souls like yourselves.
Who am I? My name is Jaqueline Marie. I am the marketing director for Spiritual Arts, and am an active student of Barbara and Dimitri’s. I discovered their work years ago while I was living in Europe. Barbara and Dimitri’s first book, Change Your Aura, Change Your Life, helped transform my life in profound ways; to this day the wisdom and teachings prove to be meaningful and applicable. It has been an amazing opportunity to work with Spiritual Arts Institute, and I am thrilled to help spread its teachings throughout the world.
I look forward to becoming a familiar voice/face and communicating with you!
Many Blessings,
Jaqueline Marie
We are ecstatic to announce that Barbara Y. Martin and Dimitri Moraitis’ latest book, Karma and Reincarnation: Unlocking Your 800 Lives to Enlightenment (ISBN 987-1-58542-816-8) is being published by Penguin/Tarcher on October 14, 2010!
Here is a sneak peak of the back cover:
“We have all lived an extraordinary series of lives that has led up to our present experience. And the life we are living now will prepare us for lives yet to be lived.” ~Barbara Y. Martin
There is live after death, and Barbara Y. Martin has seen it. Now for the first time, comes her inspired firsthand account of the intricate world of spiritual rebirth. Martin and coauthor Dimitri Moraitis, authors of the award-winning Change Your Aura, Change Your Life, reveal the afterlife in a work based directly on personal explorations of the world to come and awe-inspiring clairvoyant experience with the spiritual realms.
Both a fully practical handbook to the ins and outs of the karmic cycle and a field guide to the spiritual planes and how reincarnation actually works, Karma and Reincarnation:
* Explains how the soul incarnates approximately 800 lives to forge its spiritual mettle;
* Explores the many types of karma including money, relationships, career, family and health;
* Gives practical guidelines and tools to deal effectively with karmic situations;
* Shows how to face and resolve karmic challenges; and
* Provides essential keys to spiritual development
Complete with case studies, full color illustrations, 10 guided karma meditations and based on over 40 years of clairvoyant observation and clinical experience.
A true spiritual wonder in a single, fully accessible volume, Karma and Reincarnation is destined to be a classic, perfect for both those taking their first steps on the spiritual path and longtime spiritual students.
You can pre-order yours on Amazon.com or Barnesandnoble.com today!
Live Teleconference: The Ten Keys to Success in Your Spiritual Growth
Join us for our free teleclass this Sunday, August 1st, as we explore how you can exhilarate your spiritual unfoldment! We will be discussing in detail the 10 Keys presented on our blog (www.aurablog.org) and answering your questions related to Spiritual Growth.
This is a fantastic opportunity to engage, proccess, and advance.
Time: 6pm-7:15pm (PDT)
To join: send an email to jm@spiritualarts.org
About the facilitators:
Barbara Y. Martin is an internationally renowned clairvoyant, author and spiritual teacher. Her new book The Healing Power of Your Aura is the recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Award. She teaches classes on how to develop your aura and spiritual nature through her nonprofit organization, Spiritual Arts Institute.
Dimitri Moraitis is co-founder and executive director of Spiritual Arts Institute. He is an accomplished teacher, healer and is coauthor of The Healing Power of Your Aura and Change Your Aura, Change Your Life. Having worked with Barbara Y. Martin and metaphysics for 25 years, Dimitri is an eloquent speaker on a variety of spiritual topics.
Where & When
Your telephone – from the comfort of your own home
Sunday, August 1st 6pm– 7:15 p.m. PDT
Admission free, donations welcome
To register email:
jm@spiritualarts.org
Please email your confirmation and general questions before the session – a portion of the call is devoted to questions and answers.
