Are you a Dreamweaver? Can you live your dream life?

Have you tried meditation as a solution to your problems?

Just sit quietly and breath.  Try not to think too much, just observe what happens with your body as you sit still and witness what happens.  Try not to analyse, comment, or interject, just be.  Often times you may feel no great shift during your meditation, sometimes nothing at all.  But other times, your soul unwittingly shows you that yesterday’s problems carry absolutely no weight.  And sometimes new dimensions and worlds open before you.  It is for these glorious moments you take the time to meditate.  The more you entertain this scientific method of Yoga the more your body creates pure energy.  And through that energy you become capable of creating a reality that, literally, is a dream.

You are the dream-weaver unfolding each event of your life one experience at a time.  Each experience, real or imagined leaves its imprint on your soul.  Soon, that imprint is embedded into your cellular memory and finally, when you return back to the metaphysical ether, those imprints will continue onto the next phase of your existence.  You can then choose to continuously repeat certain lessons from your life over and over again or we can choose to give yourself a pass on the subject and move on to more elevated learning.  The ultimate goal is self-realization; knowing your own truth.  

 

Meditation is a learned skill and practice. So continue to sit quietly and just breathe.  Feel the air enter the sinuses and then filter down the back of the throat.  Visualize the air filling up the lungs like water fills a pitcher.  This will slow your respiration, quite the heart, lower blood pressure and feed the body with oxygenated blood.  Conversely the body will force the de-oxygenated blood, back through the heart via peripheral contractions of the veins and arteries, recycling it to exchange with oxygen in the lungs.  This loop continues over and over returning the oxygenated blood back through your body.  Breath after breath respiration is an autonomic response; the body intuitively knows how to breathe affording you the experience of sitting quietly to experience its physiology.  Right now, just take a full breathe, hold it for a few seconds at the top then slowly release it.  Be in this present moment.   

   

Take Baby Steps

If you want to learn to dance, first you must learn the basic positions of the body and understand its capabilities; how it moves up and down, front and back, side to side, turns and twists, lifts and lands.  Then you learn to weave transitional movements from one position to the other, flawlessly, rhythmically and artistically.  It’s the same with meditation; first we learn the bio mechanics; how to take a breath in slowly and hold it, learn to quite the mind and clear the clutter of thoughts, and finally, transition your soul’s essence through different dimensions of space and time. 

You can take yourself back to your childhood or project yourself out into the future, all the while, feel your existence in the present.  It’s kind of trippy.  Some people have only experienced this feeling through the use of drugs or alcohol.  Although chemical substances may be a quicker more tentative fix for your problems, the side effects are not healthy.  Meditation, on the other hand, keeps you clear headed, pure in body, and allows you to analyze where you have been, where you are going and why you have chosen your current path.  Good, bad or indifferent, the events of your life have developed the story of “who you are.”  The cool thing is, the ending has not been written.  Every day... you get a rewrite.

 

So meditate, delve deeply and ask your soul to reveal the truth about you to yourself.  Then, as you experience the answers, which will be revealed as you sit in the dream-state of meditation, wake up to this reality, this material world and live out those dreams as your truth.  That way, when you look in the mirror and see that reflection looking back, you will know you are presenting your authentic self not only to you, but to the world at large.  As long as you continue to meditate, all the answers will come.

Unleash Your Power

Find your hidden strengths

Become you Absolute Best!

Namaste,

Clarita

 http://myabsolutebest.com/

How are you doing with your Absolute Best 30 Day Challenge?

It's day 5 of the Challenge.  Have you seen any progress?  If you have begun the journey, gradually, transformation will occur.  Here are some basic keys to self improvement and staying on track.

1.  Declare a goal.
Improvement of your body, mind and spirit can happen if you set a course of action towards your goal, then stay on track. However, you must first determine where you want to go before taking the necessary action steps to get there.  In my estimation, most "goals" seem to fall within 3 basic categories, health, finance or relationships. Where do you want to be at the end of this 30 day challenge?  Declare whether you want to be healthier, richer, or kinder.
2.  Create Positive Energy.
All matter is formed by atoms which are made up of smaller particles called protons.  These particles have energetic charges that are either positive (protons), neutral (neutrons) or negative (electrons). The positive and neutral charges establish the "center" of the atom while the negative ones orbit around this center or (nucleolus).  So, get centered!  Negative energy exists all around you however, the essence of what holds you together as a human being is positive energy.  Learn to harness the energetic field of positive potential and unleash the power to change your life for the better.
3.  Action and Accountability.
Create massive action towards your goal.  Do something everyday that drives you towards it.  You must create measurable and tangible evidence for change to occur in your life.  If you stay in "neutral", no matter how hard you step on the gas, you will not move.  You must be in motion.  Put yourself in "drive" and you will reach your destination.  And being accountable to someone other than yourself is a great way to stay on course.  If you are in the driver's seat moving toward your goal, having a navigator will keep you on track and increase your chances of certain success.
4.  Visualize.
See the end.  Know what you will feel like, what you will look like and how people will interact with you when you reach goal.  The power of your imagination is what shapes your life.  What your mind can see and believe, you can achieve.  Meditate daily.  Visualize your ultimate life right now, this instant, this moment. Now is the only reality you have, the past is your history, and the future is always beyond your grasp.  Today is your "Present".  (The Dali Lama says so.)

Are you writing in your journal?  It helps to put your thoughts, feelings and emotions on paper.  Make the intangible- tangible.  If you haven't begun your journey into this 30 day challenge, start today.  I AM here for you. Send me a message or comment and I will help you stay on track.

Namaste
Clarita
http://myabsolutebest.com/      

The Gauntlet has Been Thrown! Absolute Best 30 Day Challenge Kicks Off Again!

It's that time again- February 15th marks the start of our Challenge.  Take the Absolute Best 30 Day Challenge and see how to bridge the gap between you and your Personal Best!

Can you commit?  Can you discipline yourself for 30 days and do what it takes to get you to that next level of clean, healthy living?

What keeps holding you back?  Why do you keep sabotaging your success?  What is it that keeps you in a cycle of failure?   And what areas in life must you address to make you Your Personal Best?  Do you need to address your weight, your finances, relationships, or overindulges?  Whatever it is, the fix is not automatic, it takes hard work.  You must confront your demons head on.  You must open up your heart and soul and ask the the hard questions.  You must stare down your fears and declare your will to overcome them. Your lighter more brilliant self is ready to be unleashed into the world and at the end of these next 30 days, a stronger, healthier and more authentic YOU will emerge. I promise.

This 30 Day Challenge is a tradition at Absolute Best (formally Personal Best.)  We love sponsoring it and those who have taken the Challenge before have made great strides towards positive changes in their lives. Camaraderie holds us together while we traverse the emotional gauntlet sure to come while on the path.  We have found through much experience that the greatest success comes when working in tandem or as a team with others.  We are social creatures, we need the understanding, compassion and friendship of other human beings who are communally striving towards self improvement.  We can be stronger as a unified field of positive energy.    

Here is what you must do to take the challenge.
Rules and guidelines:
1.  You must declare a goal.  It can be weight-loss, financial fitness, purification of body, mind and spirit, emotional control, relationship oriented...any area of your life you feel needs improvement and attention.
2.  Find an accountability partner and share your declared goal with them.  Keep each other accountable. (ask us for an accountability contract- click here and request a free consultation)
3.  Sign a commitment contract with yourself.  (Click here for a free consultation about a commitment contract) A formal contract will strengthen your resolve.
4.  You must integrate a fitness element into your 30 day challenge.  a) Attend at least 2 or more classes per week at the studio/gym or-
b)  Subscribe to stay fit with our daily online video streaming exercises.  
5.   Keep a journal.  Log meals, enter emotional challenges and how you deal with them, describe your relationship issues, etc.  Whatever your goal, keep track of your daily progress.  Write for 30 days about your journey.  The ending will surprise you.  You will discover much about who you are, what and why triggers within your control your behaviors.
6.  Take baseline measurements of where you currently stand- ex: if you have a weight-loss goal then measure your weight, body fat %, girth measurements, etc, (ask your trainer for help in this area).  If its a financial goal- create budgets.  For relationships, write out a clear understanding of the issues that plaque you.  In all of the above examples, concentrate on yourself without comparison to others.  You can only work on improving yourself.  There is no possible way to change others unless they want to change themselves.  
7.  Declare a personal reward and treat yourself once a week to a job well done.  The big reward will come to the winners of the Challenge.  (A trip to Catalina on a private sailing yacht!  We plan to merge this Challenge winners with our last Challenge winners for the upcoming trip.  Dates TBA)

Let us know if you are in.  We are here to help.
Congratulations on your decision to become your Personal Best with our Absolute Best 30 Day Challenge.

Namaste,
Clarita
MyAbsoluteBest

Day 30_Absolute Best 30 Day Challenge

This Time-You have arrived.

You reached the finish line and you deserve to celebrate your success.  Have a party, invite your best self and acknowledge the hard work you have done.  30 days of persistent will power, discipline and true grit has made you stronger and now you can emerge into the next chapter of your life as a winner.    You have learned to set your mind towards a goal; direct you body towards healthy choices and connect your spirit to the universal power that feeds you light energy.  You have been inspired by your heart.  Deep down inside- you know the truth about yourself, who you are and what you are capable of achieving.   

  

This time, you will go beyond the simple machinations of getting to the gym; you will make a conscious effort to fully commit to your regime and increase the intensity of your workouts.  This time, you will hold your resolve beyond the first few weeks of a program and exercise will become a lifetime habit. This time, instead of starving yourself to shed those extra pounds, you will make healthy choices and eat 5 to 6 times per day.  This time, you will get back into those “skinny” jeans.

You will make time for yourself.   You will get that massage your body desperately needs, that facial to make your skin feel fresh and clean and take the time to stop and smell the roses.  You will take in the ocean’s grandeur and watch the sunset below the horizon.  You will feel right within your heart and know you belong in this world and have a true purpose for living. 

Hard to believe?  Yes, I know.  It’s hard.  It’s hard to push through the pain of one more push up.  It’s hard not to eat that cookie full of sugar.  It’s hard to arrange your schedule and make time for yourself.  How many times have you said “this time will be different” and then broken your commitment as soon as the going gets tough?  

I have a secret for you, throw yourself a bone every once in awhile.  My belief is that along with the discipline, you need to reward yourself along the way.  You probably didn't come into this world to become a renunciant.  If you participated in this challenge and followed my blogs, you are just like me; a person living in this world trying to do the best job possible for you, your family and your community. 

There is tremendous power in living life to its fullest, making healthy choices and sharing your gifts with the world.  You were born to “show up” and give the world your magic.  If along the way, you make a wrong turn and forget who you are and why you exist; there is a built mechanism within you to help your find your way home.  It’s called meditation.  

Sit quietly, contemplate who you really are, ask your Personal Best to guide you, think about the choices you have made and visualize the person and life you dream about.  Then, go into the day and create that life.       

Deepak and Oprah started their new 21 Day Meditation program yesterday.  Why don't you connect with them and continue the journey.  You are on the right track to becoming your Absolute Best!  Don't quit now!

Namaste,

Clarita
http://myabsolutebest.com/

Day 29_Absolute Best 30 Day Challenge

 Just One More Day

There is tremendous power behind the power of the collective consciousness.  Together, we are stronger. 

The totality of beliefs and sentiments common to the average members of a society forms a determinate system with a life of its own. It can be termed the collective or creative consciousness.

—Emile Durkheim (A 19^th century French sociologist)

Collectively, your group journey solidifies the belief that focused energy on one goal, for 30 days, is possible.  You may not hold the same vision as others however; together, you are bound by the pillars of health, wealth and love.  These are supported by the foundation of the commitment to your individual goal.  You may not have sailed effortlessly through the challenge; many times the luring calls of the Siren may have landed you against the crashing waves and jagged rocks of failure.  Regardless, you know the course, you have the map, and you can always begin the journey again.  Each time you do, the call of the Siren becomes weaker and you become stronger. 

You get it when you get it.  “Bridging the gap between you and your Personal Best” does not happen overnight.  It takes time to develop and define your “true” self.  

The transformation from a caterpillar into a butterfly is no easy feat. A caterpillar must first digest itself by releasing enzymes to dissolve its tissues and create a liquefied soup inside its cocoon.  Within this soup, there are “imaginal discs,” or coded cells.  These cells hibernate within the larva during its incubation stages in the egg.  Once the caterpillar develops enough to build his silky cocoon, the process of metamorphosis begins.  However, the intelligence of those “imaginal discs” is what directs the transformation of that soup to morph into eyes, wings, antennae, and other biological parts of a butterfly.  Then, once the butterfly is fully formed, it takes its wings and flies.

You too carry a “coded” intelligence inside.  Thankfully, you don't have to dissolve into a soup before emerging into your fully realized self.  However, your intuition, ancestral memory, DNA, consciousness, collective consciousness, and super consciousness contain the blueprint for a magnificent self; one destined for greatness, happiness, abundance and love.  You may not realize this full potential in 30 days but, if you continue to engage with a community of likeminded individuals, take on challenges, exercise, eat right and treat yourself to holistic therapies, you will surely transform into your Absolute Best.  Soon, you will take our wings and fly. 

I want to encourage all of you to attend our closing ceremony Tuesday evening-tomorrow night at 7:00pm.  We will host an extended meditation after class to celebrate our journey together.  Even if you crashed against the jagged rocks and didn’t reach your goal, or, you didn't participate in the challenge at all; you are invited to come.  

Those of you who participated these last 29 days know that the seeds of change have been planted.  Now all you have to do is till and fertilize the soil.  Tomorrow sets the tone for the rest of your lives- you can beginning a new journey and enjoy a new way of life.   

  

Today, embrace the fact that you did something good for yourself these last 29 days and celebrate the fact that even though this was one little goal- you are now armed with the tools to do anything you set your mind to.  You are not alone; you will always have support from the universe, because it wants you to thrive.  You are here for a big purpose and the more you discover your true inner strength, you will rise to that calling.  You are here to share in peace and love with your brother, your community, your world.  Go out and do something great today.

Namaste

Clarita

  

Day 28_Absolute Best 30 Day Challenge

The seed for growth has been planted.

Remember, you made a pledge to reward yourself at the end of the challenge.  You declared a goal, directed your attention and activity towards achieving it and even though you may not have accomplished it exactly as you envisioned, you have started the process to becoming your Personal Best.  The road to success is not a straight shot, it’s a winding road. 

Think of everything you have learned along the way:

1.      Developing a Positive Attitude

a.       Visualization exercises to direct your thinking towards you goal

2.       Learning how to set goals

a.       Making a declaration

b.      Choosing one goal at a time

c.       Having an accountability partner

3.      I AM – imagination, action and memorization.  Imagining your desired goal has been achieved, taking “action” steps towards that end and memorizing the physiological sensations of success within your body.

4.     Discipline- Being the early bird that catches the worm; showing up; and rewarding yourself along the way. Remember, exerting continuous will power depletes your resolve; much like continuous physical exercise depletes your strength.  Give yourself a break and little rewards along the way to becoming your Personal Best.  

5.      Realizing your Dream- you are in perfect harmony with creation, the universe and your life.  You are successful now.  Yes, there is always room for growth; however, you are as perfect as stardust; part of the great cosmos and beyond.  Realize this perfect moment, right now, has been orchestrated to help you grow.

6.       Meditation- “Be still” Contemplate, “Who am I?  Why am I here? What is my purpose?  Even if you take only 5 minutes a day to sit in quiet contemplation, your body, mind and spirit will converge and become as one.  You will gain an intuitive understanding of your true nature.  All will be revealed in this altered state of mind.

In just 28 days, look at how much you have accomplished.  You have come so far.  In just 2 days you will cross the finish line!   This will mark the beginning of a new journey.  You can move into your next goal with more resolve and a deeper understanding of who you truly are.  You may have to struggle to burst out of your cocoon however, once you change into that butterfly, you will spread your wings and fly.

Today, you are a winner!

Namaste

Clarita

     

Day 27-Absolute Best 30 Day Challenge

Are you open to communication with yourself?

Yesterday I rewarded myself with a decaffeinated cup of coffee and a cheese Danish, yum.  I have gone 27 days without caffeinated coffee (except I indulged in an energy drink one day when I could not keep my eyes open).  My body feels great, I feel cleansed and I have cultivated a new habit.  I drink tea now.  However, after the challenge, I am going to drink a nice cup of coffee.  “A” Being the operative word.  Too much of a good thing can also do you harm.   My mom used to say, “All things in moderation…”   

This challenge is designed to help you cultivate new habits and find healthier ways to honor your body, mind and spirit.  It’s a way of cultivating communication between the three so you can better receive the signals from your internal and external environments. 

How many times have you lost at the game of life because of miscommunication?  How many times have you neglected to listen to the messages your body sends you?  How about in your relationships- How many times have you misunderstood what was being said or others misunderstood what you said?  How many times have you kept quiet and pushed emotions down into your body?  And how many times have you shouted words of anger only to feel the pain of those words in your heart?  I am sure it’s been too many to recall.

The biggest shame of all is when you shut down and refuse to receive the signals the universe is sending you.  Those hidden messages you receive from your subtle energy field which communicate to you that you are part of a bigger picture- that you are not alone.  There is a great force surrounding you and safely carrying you through all the trials and tribulations of your life.  However, you get so marred in the humdrum of daily living, that you simply do not realize it exists. 

It is so important to align communication between your body, mind and spirit so you can open blockages or quell excess output of these subtle energies.  These three energy sources make up who you are – you are holistic.  The intrinsic relationship between your energies can make or break your health.  If information passes freely between them and is property received, you can activate or deactivate specific functions in the body and existentially, the mind and spirit.  This system is designed to work succinctly towards health, wealth, and longevity.  Conversely, if the information is blocked because of toxic interference or improper feedback you can lose the game of life. 

When your body’s signals tell your mind that you are hurting, losing, or in need of recovery, it is best to listen.  Otherwise, neglecting these communications can break your spirit.  And once your spirit is broken, it is difficult to get back in the game.  We must be ever vigilant to withstand the negative forces of miscommunication that can pummel us against the jagged rocks of fate and cause us to doubt and fear.  

 

Open your heart and receive all that life has to offer.  You will be amazed at the way life treats you.

Namaste

Clarita

“Bridging the Gap Between you and Your Personal Best”