Rosalba Fontanez

The fourth chakra is referred to as the heart chakra. It is located behind the breast bone in front and on the spine between the shoulder blades in back. This is the center for love, compassion and spirituality. This center directs oa person’s ability to love themselves and others, to give and to receive love. This is also the chakra connecting body and mind with spirit.

Almost everyone today has a hard, hurt, or broken heart, and it is no accident that heart disease is one of the major killers in America these days. Deep heart hurts can result in aura obstructions called heart scars. When these scars are released, they raise a lot of old pain, but free the heart for healing and new growth.

Body parts for the fourth chakra include heart, lungs, circulatory system, shoulders, and upper back.

When this chakra is out of balance you may feel:

• Sorry for yourself
• Paranoid, indecisive
• Afraid of letting go
• Afraid of getting hurt
• Unworthy of love.

Physical illnesses include heart attack:

• High blood pressure
• Insomnia
• Difficulty in breathing.
• When this chakra is balanced you may feel:
• Compassionate
• Friendly
• Empathetic
• Desire to nurture others
• See the good in everyone.

For many, on awakening the heart chakra there can be a tremendous release of negativity and fears that have been held within the heart chakra restricting its expression of the Spirit's light. This is perfectly natural and should be allowed to take its course until the heart chakra feels lighter, more vibrant and strong on inspection. The process of release can be aided and assisted by asking for the Archangels of Love and Healing OR YOUR OWN GUIARDIAN, LUMINOUS, SPIRITS, -they are always with you ready to comply - to pour their energy into your heart chakra to restore its natural balance and loving presence as well as assisting the heart chakra's alignment with all chakras and aspects of your being.

Accepting, embracing, and releasing yourself from the past allows you to move forward in life with absolute clarity and light. The purpose is to connect the heart with spirit in these trying times. We must embrace our faith and release the fear, freeing ourselves to a brighter and magnificent lifestyle; after all , we are paving the way for all our relations. We want our children to inherit an Earth vibrating with unconditional love, kindness and compassion for all mankind. We need to start modeling this to our children.

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Today is a day for integrity, for living and embodying your truth. This is possible in spite of what you are doing or thinking. Actually, living your truth is most important when you are in circumstances which defy you to be other than you truly are. It is in these situations that you can learn to master and create the life of your dreams. You can grow from misery into mastery; you can dig deep into your truth, uncover gifts and find ways to let it shine, regardless of what is going on in your life.

To live in integrity means to be honest; it means that you go through life with your center calm and peaceful, because your actions are supporting what you intuitively sense as truth. It means that you verbally express what you truly believe. It means that you take action driven from your core and your personal truth rather than from what will bring approval in the eyes of others. It means that you are aligned with your purpose and mission.

Think about people you respect and admire, you will notice that they are people of reliability and integrity, people who went against what was commonly believed, those are the ones who did not buy into the believe system of others and helped to turn the tide, helped others to see things in a new light.

You can do it if you:

• have the will to transform your life
• are aware that old lessons are not working any more
• have the ability to re-create your life into exactly what you wish it to be

• Who am I?
• What do I want?
• Why am I here?
• Where am I going?

Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!

I am back after a long vacation -while enjoying the wonderful Burbank wheather- with renewed and refreshed energy. My intention is to poke and inspire you to bless your life and 2012 with insight, transformation and resolution.

This is the year of liberation, where we can claim our power, honor our Divine, Sacred, Nature and become powerful manifestors.

2012 will have three central themes:

• Truth
• Alignment
• Integrity

We should use this early period for relaxing to review, refresh, renew our energy and set intentions for 2012 (is not too late to do so).

What we do during this time will have a strong impact on how the rest of the year unfolds. If we use this time to complete release work, have clarity about our life and set powerful intentions for our energy, we will experience the blessings and delight of this New Year in powerful and blessed ways.

Discover the toxic, heavy energy, the shadows that have been robbing you of joy and inner peace by holding on to the past.

Embrace, own the parts of yourself that rob you of love, intimacy and success.

FORGIVE AND RELEASE You have the power of your authentic true nature to re-establish re-discover, restore and renewe your passion for life and work (play).

Do you need clarity on the following?

• Transform wounds into sources of power, knowledge and wisdom.
• Forgiveness and release work
• Shifting from victimhood to master of your reality
• Do you have a Personal Mission Statement?
• How about Values Statement?
• Vision Statement?
• Purpose Statement?

Allow me to assist you, I am offering free 15-minute one-on-one calls to those of you who are actively seeking clarity around your life purpose. If this interests you, contact Rosalba to book a time.

At: 818.823.8261 or by Email fontanezrosa@aol.com

You can also learn more about Rosalba and her services by visiting: www.rosalbafontanez.com

This is the time to decorate the tree, make a list, check it over and over, talk to your kids –old and young- about being wicked or kind and to enjoy quality time, not quality gifts.

Be of service to yourself:

It’s essential that you do self-care first so that you can be available to your loved ones during the Holiday Season, and perhaps you will develop a practice of doing it the rest of your life.

It’s O.K. to say NO to other’s demands of you! When you draw healthy boundaries you do not only exercise self respect, but others will also learn to be respectful of you. This holiday season, do yourself (and your kids!) a favor and just say no. Giving up a few of the things you think you “have" to do, such as the bake sale, Christmas Pageant, etc. I assure you, it will result in a happier you - which of course- translate to happier kids. So, tis the season to take care of you first!

Take a walk out in nature to keep you grounded:

Breathe in through your nose, hold it for three seconds, and breathe out, as you exhale place your intention to release any heavy energy that does not belong to you. Take a deep breath in times of stress and let it all out; send all that heaviness to the center of Mother Earth. Allow Mother Earth to recharge you.

Sing loudly:

I love singing at the best of times but at Christmas it's a must to sing loudly while in the shower, while decorating -or even better- while driving. Singing Christmas Carols with my grandchildren is great, if you do not have children around, you can also sing to your plants, (they will not point you are singing out of tune).

Purify the air in your home with sage to clear heavy energy before and after the party:

If you've had a disagreement with someone and they are coming for Christmas, purify you abode, sage and clear the air before guests arrive. Bless you home with intentions of pure, unconditional love, compassion and joy; this is one of the greatest gifts you can offer your guests, a clear atmosphere free of discordant energy.

Don't lose your head With relatives:

Remember the Holidays only last for a few days so don't risk falling out with the whole family because of issues with one or more people you don't like. Exercise Essential Forgiveness, and if you find it challenging, call me, I will guide you: 818-823-8261.

Become aware and understand that in a spiritual sense, things do not happen to us, they happen for us, there is always a reason, a purpose and blessings are often in disguise. Ask your Higher Self for clear guidance and information.

Now you are ready to enjoy yourself and give your time:

When you do self care first, that means, (taking care of your needs resting, nourishing you) you will feel refreshed, restored and re-charched to spread the Joy of the Season. You may wish to take the time to visit grandparents, volunteer at your local charity of choice, even visit a hostel with the family to give some of your time or even just spend some time together as a family. Tis the season to reconnect to those around you, share the cheer and joy of togetherness.

Plan a family event that focuses on the gift of time. How many times have we all said “oh, how I wish there were more hours in the day! Just think of all I would accomplish!" We all have been gifted 24 hours, it’s just a matter of organizing, prioritizing and doing self-care first!

Celebrate the real meaning:

The essence of Christmas is supposed to be a time of getting together with family and friends and rejoice in life.

• What is the real meaning of this Holiday Season for you and your loved ones?
• Why not carry this meaning throughout the year -even better- throughout the rest of your lives?

May you and your family have a Joyous Holiday Season filled with great opportunities, new life perspectives, beauty, health and prosperity!

(Continued from last week's blog)

The Illumination Process, an Andean Shamanic Practice, clears imprints in the energy field before they have a chance to express as disease in the body.

The Andean wisdom teachings and ancient healing work is in the Luminous Energy Field; such process is done by erasing those imprints that do not serve our life.

Through an alchemical process, wounds are transformed into sources of courage and strength. The lessons are integrated at an energetic level. The Illumination Process transforms the heavy emotions associated with trauma and disease into nourishing life energy.

 The Illumination Process achieves healing in three ways:

First, it burns up the sludge and deposits adhering to the walls of a chakra. This promotes longevity and strengthens the immune response.

Second, it combusts the toxic energy around malignant physical and emotional imprints. This is the fuel that an imprint employs to express itself.

Third, it scours clean the imprints in the Luminous Energy Field. The Illumination Process brings about healing at the source, at the blueprint level of our being. When these imprints are erased, one can readily change negative emotions and behaviors. The power of the immune system is unleashed, so that physical healing is accelerated.

By clearing and transforming these heavy energies, the luminous field can re-pattern the body and soul back to wellness. After the Illumination Process combusts the energies around the imprint, the underlying imprints are erased. There is no pattern left in the blueprint to reorganize an old reality.

The important thing is to become aware of where we are in our lives. When there is something you do not seem to grasp, shift or heal, and feel stuck, an Illumination Healing Session will benefit you by transforming heavy emotions such as anger and despair into passion and joy.

" The Illumination Process transforms heavy energies into light. This is also a metaphor for saying that it transforms emotional wounds into sources of power and knowledge”. – Alberto Villoldo

Chakras

The word chakra is derived from the Sanskrit word meaning wheel. Chakra is a vortex of life force, energy that is vital to particular parts of our body, they are linked to specific organs as well.

Each chakra is associated with different general core issues. This is where we hold our emotional, genetic and karmic histories, traumas, fears and hurts and experience loss of our true power and voice. This denseness interrupts the free flow of energy through the chakras and it can cause us to “disconnect” with ourselves, others and our spirituality. This gives root to becoming physically and/or psychologically ill.

The Luminous Energy Field.

Our body is surrounded by a donut or torus shaped energy field known as the Luminous Energy Field; it expands beyond your extended fingertips and a short distance into the ground before returning through your feet.

The Luminous Energy Field holds a record of all of your personal and ancestral memories. These imprints/record hold programming for how you operate, think, behave, and essentially all of the information for how you live your life.

We need to understand how this happens:

Every imprint in the Luminous Energy Field is linked to a chakra through which it releases its toxic data into the central nervous system. The Imprint is the source, the chakra the pipeline, and the nervous system the distribution network. Each chakra contains a physical and emotional landscape of experiences in our lives interpreted by different lenses.

The Illumination Process.

The Illumination process is a shamanic healing practice, a gentle and guided clearing process. Using both an individual’s luminous energy field and the seven major chakras (healing centers) of the body, this process works at a core level to lift and release heavy energies while infusing light and free flowing energy.

How Does it work?

A client brings a specific issue, whether physical or emotional in nature. The client is then “tracked” (energetically evaluated). A determination is made as to which chakra is the most compromised by the presenting issue and the cleansing takes place.

Stay tunned to next week’s blog which will contain more information about this process!

“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.”

― Marcus Aurelius

When you feel empty, isolated and that there is no meaning in your life, you may entertain the idea that what you are experiencing is a disclosure, a discovery into the infinite possibilities for creating what you want to welcome into your life.

This sense of disconnection makes us feel as if we were drowning in an ocean of despair and hopelessness. However, sometimes we are in so much pain that we are unable to recognize the simple remedy that is right in front of us. Thus, we tend to resist any form of help.

Resistance steals the lessons to be learned and understand about whom we are and what might be missing in our lives. Resistance prevents us from creating movement for change and transformation to occur; it will keep us in conflict with the growth that is essential in our quest for freedom.

Here are some suggestions to remedy your beingness, and to start swimming in an ocean of joy, hope, fulfillment, and abundance!

Connect to:

• Your Spiritual Self -engage in Sacred Dialogue (Prayer).  It assists you in creating a path where there is none and turns your stumbling blocks into building blocks.
• Create joy, by being out in nature, reconnect to earth, water, sun, air to nurture your spirit.
• Embody Gratitude 

“Change begins with me!”

Our outer world is a reflection of our inner state of consciousness. In order to bring change to the world we first have to do our groundwork. Inner-work and personal healing are extremely vital if we are to change the world out there.

I invite you to look into your own Divinity, your Sacred Self and ask questions:

• Who am I?
• What is my purpose?

This is a great opportunity for integration, for there is freedom in integration.

Much Munay,

Have you noticed recently that extraordinary indicators of change keep showing up - almost daily and revealing quite clearly- what is not working especially within our lives?

Many of these lower vibrating happenings are imprints of past experiences that are not holding true to who we are becoming. They are outdated lessons that we needed to learn and are now ready to be healed and transformed into sources of power, knowledge and wisdom.

These are old patterns of thought, belief systems, ancestral and/or karmic contracts, wounding, that are now showing up to be transmuted, making space for a whole new level of conversation, expansion, love, honoring, connection, abundance, wellness and glorious, highest possibilities.

With Shamanic Energy Healing and Ceremonies, to release blocks and restore order to your energy field, we can heal and transform these limiting imprints, and you can clear them from your own life.

You are a very important aspect of this shift. The power is within you to create a vision and intent that can not only change your life to be fulfilled beyond anything you anticipated, but that can change all and align you to your destiny.

With 2012 just around the corner, I would like to invite you to be even more present in this time of expansion to shift and raise the energy frequencies of your being to experience a fuller expression of life.

I encourage you to sense the sacredness within you and with integrity ask:

• What is not working in my life?
• What feels out of balance?
• What is missing, or what qualities have I lost which I long to reclaim?
• Are there unhealthy patterns in my life which keep repeating?
• Are there people in my life to which I have an unhealthy connection?
• Are there places in my body where I am regularly feeling pain?
• Does my life feel out of control?
• Are there themes in my ancestry which are getting repeated in my life?
• Why am I feeling called to seek spiritual healing now?
• What is my purpose in life?

You can journal the answers. Place the intention that guidance may be needed at this moment. Your higher Self lovingly nudges you, encouraging and guiding you within a safe and sacred space to your highest expansion and greatest possibilities.

This season give yourself permission to align your heart with your mind through the clearing of what is no longer supporting you. Allow transformation for new understandings of how powerful you are.

In Gratitude,

That I am alive! That in itself is a reason to rejoice each moment. I may have rough days and sad days, but as long as I am breathing I can access awe.

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

What ways have you found to increase your feelings of gratitude?

When I feel myself waking up in the morning -before I open my eyes completely- I express gratitude for the chance of a new day. As I get out of bed and put my feet on the floor, I give thanks that I am part of a great adventure, an ever-expanding and inspiring journey. This uplifts my energy field and heightens up my vibration.

Did you know that everything is made out of energy? Your thoughts and beliefs affect your own energy field. Atoms, molecules, light, sound and color have energy. Our bodies are made of energy. Thoughts, emotions, actions and environments have energy. All forms of energy have a vibration or frequency. David Hawkins measured the frequency of emotions. In "Power vs. Force", he reported shame has the lowest vibration at 20, anger vibrated at 150, acceptance vibrated at 350, love vibrated at 500 and enlightenment vibrated above 700.

Now, take a moment and test this out:

• Think of a time when you were sad or fearful.
• Notice how you feel.
• Think of a time when you were really happy and joyful.
• Notice how you feel.
• What was different between the two experiences?

When you uplift your own energy field, you raise the frequency (vibration) of the energy in the environment around you too. Focus on what you have rather than what you do not have. It is far more powerful to imagine what you do have already and keep imagining it. When you think about or imagine what you do have, you give it energy and that actually changes the vibration of your energy field to attract that, which you desire, always from a place of Gratitude.

Here is a short gratitude piece; you can invoke whoever you recognize as your Higher Power and also, you can add your own blessings.

Take a deep breath and read, and then notice the difference within. You can even journal the experience:

“I am blessed and grateful that I have health, my family and friends, the wind and the sky, the rocks and trees, the sticks and the stars, the rivers and the oceans, to teach me and ignite the fires of creativity and action.

Thank you Divine Grace for the opportunity to be a productive and contributing force in the Universe. The Only requirement has been to surrender to Divine Guidance; to allow the flow of joy as I experience life’s natural wonders in a new light.

I give thanks to all Luminous Beings who inspire me and support me in my journey and as I elevate my heart in reverence, I am bestowed with the nurturing energy of Pachamama, Mother Earth, and the pristine force of the Inti Taita, Father Sun.”

"The more you recognize and express gratitude for the things you have, the more things you will have to express gratitude for." -- Zig Ziglar

Samhain is celebrated on the autumnal equinox and has grown into the modern day holiday of Halloween. Samhain is associated with the harvest because the ancients were an agrarian society that lived and died by their crops. They believed that summer came to an end on October 31st and the New Year began on November 1st with the start of winter consequently, marking the beginning of a whole new cycle.

Samhain is also associated with the dead. It is believed that the barrier between worlds, or the curtain between the living and dead is especially vulnerable this night. The dead were said to roam about the countryside.

Samhain is also a time for insight, since the departed can observe across time and at this rotating of the year we may share in their powers. Some people in the world root their traditions in ancient practices to honor their loved ones by setting up altars to honor their ancestors.

In honoring our ancestors, we are also honoring and celebrating aspects of us. The more we are able to treat ourselves with gentleness, the more tenderness and compassion we will call forth into our lives.

Honor our own past at that same time that we renew our vision, embrace the future and honor the sacred cycle of life, death, rebirth and regeneration.

Samhain is also a time for insight, since the departed can observe across time and at this rotating of the year we may share in their influence. Death that births the new, great insights can be born on this transformational night -if you listen. At New Year who doesn't think about what the year ahead may hold?

Take a moment and ask these questions in ritual:

• What habit, pattern, or belief no longer serves you?
• What deep truth wants to be reborn in you?
• Close your eyes and listen to the answer.

When you have the awareness, let yourself know if you are ready to let go of this habit, pattern or belief to make way for a new form or possibility to emerge. You may journal for a while, paying close attention to what answers come up in your writing. Take time to honor this process through ritual - make an altar to this aspect of yourself, write a letter to this attribute (s) or draw a picture of it and then burn it. Embrace the strengths and the weaknesses, and thank them for all the work they have done on your behalf. They served a purpose once, but now you are ready for your highest possibility.

Release the energy of all that is outdated and allow the gates to open for all that is new to flow into your awareness.

And by the way, did you…

• Make an altar to honor your ancestors?
• Start a Gratitude Practice?
• Write your New Year’s wishes and goals?

Samhain or December 31st, a time to revere and honor our ancestors, our past, is also a great opportunity for the death and rebirth process, a subtle act that often requires the faith to journey through your own personal shadow.