What's New

It's Mercury Retrograde Time!! I felt the shift as it occurred on Sunday. I even said right in the middle of dinner to my Husband, "I feel a shift happening now." At the time I hadn't remembered we were entering Mercury Retrograde but we are and we're in it until May 20th, 2010. And, for some reason, this time I am loving it! It's all about going inward and disconnecting from the influences of the world and right now I am loving going inward! With the disconnect of outside influences there is also the common miscommunication issues that may occur during this timeframe. There is also the fun side effects of electrical issues, computer challenges, loss of communication, etc. Mercury in retrograde gives us a chance to recharge, rewind and relearn, as well as reevaluate lessons needing to be looked at and readjusted. So pay attention to those "Re's" and make a good time of it. :) What else can you do but live in the bliss of working on the Self and evolve. It's what we do all the time even when we are not aware of it.

Something else I recommend during this wonder retrograde time is to do some great Spring Cleaning. Clutter clear your home, your closets and junk drawers. It's time to remove the clutter so that you can see more clearly. Clutter clearing is modern day magic in the works! You won't even realize it, but even the act of thinking about what you will do to clutter clear will cause shifts in your life! Amazing synchronicities will happen, people will come to you to assist you with your needs, experiences will occur to clear up things that have been long awaiting completion, approval or transformation. Every time I venture to clutter clear even one drawer or my purse, a miracle always occurs. A phone call that alleviates a financial issue or I've found something I thought was lost that will assist me with another issue. Try it and see the miracles abound. You can even set an intention for when you clutter clear or clean your home. Intend that this clearing or cleaning event is to clear out something you'd like to clear out and see the magic occur. As you clean and throw things out feel the magic of the energy in your intention. See it happening and let it go to the Universe. :)

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BEING THE CHANGE
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On the Air with All We Are

Mark the Date

Below is All We Are's radio schedule (an awakening radio show my Husband and I host). All shows are 9p.m. ET. Please send me feedback on how you are enjoying the shows and what you think! Also if you have any ideas for guests, we'd love to hear them. Click here for to listen to current and prior shows!

• May 1st: (This has been rescheduled for May 1st from April 17th) Don will interview me for the first time on our radio show. Topics will include information contained in my soon-to-be-published book, Divine Embrace, such as energy healing, synchronicities, Kundalini, the Ascension process and much more. Don't forget to call in and move the discussion in new ways to whatever topic resonates within this metphysical realm. To find out more about me, you can always go right to my website: www.SpiritualCompassConnection.com.
• May 15th: Tonight's show will be a free-for-all discussion. Anything is game on this show. Whatever topics come up we will discuss it. A wide variety of topics may include Aliens, ghosts, hauntings, psychics, Reiki, 2012, Ascension, awakening, dreams, synchronicities, law of attraction and more! So feel free to call in and give us your thoughts and/or questions to discuss.

Your Comments:

"Thank you for such an amazing opportunity to "let it rip!" I would love to do another show with you. The energy transference between us was on another order of magnitude as we chatted." ~ Dr. Janie Talty, guest January 16, 2009

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Yoga Pose for April (NEW)

Child's Pose
Sanskrit: Balasana
Image courtesy of yogajournal.com

Inversions are especially great for going inward. So in honor of Mercury Retrograde and to assist you in going inward more deeply, I have chosen an inverted yoga pose. There were so many, it was hard to choose. I was going to go with a Forward Fold or Downward facing dog, but am really in a relaxing mood right now and decided to go with Child's pose, Balasana. This is a fantastic pose for going inward. It releases the low back and relaxes the shoulders and entire body while quieting the mind to open up to peace and truth. This is a nice yin pose to help relax you after an active yang yoga practice or to simply practice all on its own. During a yoga class your teacher will guide you to utilize this pose whenever you feel the need for rest or do not want to participate in the current pose.

Directions on how to come into the pose:
Knee down on your mat resting on the tops of your feet. Then allow your hips to fall back onto the heels of your feet as your lower your head to the mat, resting your forehead on the mat. You can either stack your hands on top of each other and rest your head on your heads or bring your hands to your sides, palms up while resting your forehead on your mat. Take a deep breath. Fill your lungs with breath. Feel the awareness of your breath expanding your back in and out as you breathe. Then just relax and let go. Hold this pose for as long as feels comfortable and then come up slowly and gently. From here you can sit up or lay down for a nice longer meditation.

When not to do this pose or to modify/Contraindications:
Knee injuries or pregnancy. If pregnant you can take this pose as a frog pose instead, where you spread your bent legs wide allowing space for the growing baby in your belly. As always, listen to the wisdom of your body.

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Inspirations
The messages from Maggie are channeled to her via her Higher Self, Guides and Angels. Maggie receives these inspirations while in a higher state of awareness. The Angels contribute greatly to channeling these messages, as well as Maggie's Higher Self and Guides; thus from the Oneness of All That Is.

Flow Like the River

Go at your own pace. Like the river, or like the rapids. We'll all get there in our own time at our own pace. And when we get there we realize we were already there. It's the journey as much as it is the destination. Not to mention there is never a "destination" because we never "get there" as we are always there, here and now.

While out walking today during another gorgeous spring day here in Rhode Island, I became aware of an analogy for this space that we are all in, in our unique and divine selves at any given moment in time. I become aware of others on the path literally and as an analogy for the path we walk in life. Some folks are out there running, some are take a nice stroll and others are walking at a nice steady pace. But all of us are where we are. One is not better than the other. We are simply doing and honoring our bodies with whatever it needs whenever it needs it. For some it is a fast jog and others a nice balanced healing walk. All are beautifully healing and rejuvenating for the body, mind and spirit. None are better than the other. Each are honored methods for wellness and being. Whether we're going slow or fast, matters not. Walk, run, walk fast, or sitting in stillness matters not. And when you are sitting still, there is so much going on inside that may not be recognized by the passerby. Much work is processed when allowing your body to be in stillness. Doing any of these brings well-being to our body, mind and spirit anyway. Doing anything out in nature is extremely healing. Honor the space you are in wherever you are. Come to balance and well-being.

This same analogy work with in having a beginners stance in yoga, an advanced stand in yoga, or applying a gentle practice to yoga no matter your "level". We simply are where we are.

We can allow others their own pace and enjoy ours. Don't worry about what someone else is doing. They'll go at their own pace and you can go at your pace.

Remember to see people as divine. We'll all get there, and when you get there you'll know you already were/are there. Enjoy the flow. It's enjoying the ride, being in the divine connection during our journey that truly is our path.

When you see someone else doing something or being something that you desire to be or do. Don't let your low self-esteem get you in a bad place, or assist you in becoming more self-conscious or jealous or filled with hate and ego.

Honor them for their place and your for yours. Know that you are in the awareness of where they are. And when you are in the awareness of where they are, you are in that like-vibrational space. When you are aware of another's situation, you are noticing this vibrational experience, so you too are in that vibrational space and can bring yourself to that experience as well (if you so desire), rather than getting in a negative vibration with jealousy, hate or ego.

Know also that sometimes what you see others as doing or "Being" is not necessarily their truth. It is *your* truth. It is the mirror flashing back at you to listen in and hear what you are hearing. Say for example you feel another person is acting better than others. The other person in their space may not actually be feeling smug or better than another, but it may be something you are seeing. And that is not necessarily the real truth. If you are seeing it, it is for you to look at and work through.

If you are seeing a good thing in someone but suddenly low self-esteem kicks in so your ego translates the good thing in that someone to a not-so-true negative thing that you see so that you can feel better about yourself, then that is not true. You must look deep within yourself and hear your truest wisdom from within. Stop listening to the ego's lies and start hearing the truth from your heart. Your heart knows we are all on a divine path together and will all meet each other wherever we are.

Don't get stuck in the same negative thoughts and patterns. By listening to the ego traps, falling into the depths of negative thoughts and aiming venomous energy at another we are disconnecting from Source. Our Source is honest, forgiving and loving. Stern but gentle. Never lingering in disgust, unforgiveness or negativity. I'm not saying don't see what "is" and ignore the battle of a challenge that has come your way. I'm saying see the message for what it is and what it is that YOU need to work through and not to aim bitter, endless negative energy towards another. Allow your awareness to shine a light on the negative emotions and hear the messages they have for you. That is why the experience has come up for you! So you receive the message and take the action to process the issues within you. See that shadow inside yourself, honor its existence and process what you need to process. Then allow those emotions to flow out of you. When you become present with an emotion, it is honored and can more speedily process its way through you. Then you can move on to your next evolution. You can be in the witness state and simply come into the awareness of what the issues are as you watch from afar. Processing can occur naturally and the messages become clear. So breathe in slowly and deeply and allow the space to exist for what IS and let it flow through you like the river.

So instead of tapping into jealousy, low self-esteem or negativity. Check out of those negative emotions and check in to love, awareness, knowing that you are in that place and you are getting "there" in your own time, in your own place, at your own pace. Our paths are not in levels. Our paths are parallell. We walk together in the journey of life, no matter where we are in our lives.

We are each unique beings expressing that unique part of ourselves to make up the whole. So we will not always be the same but that is what makes life fun and interesting. Each of our own unique expressions *are* what makes up the whole. Together we are all One. Honor your truth and be your truest expression always. No one is above or below me or you. We are all on unique paths together, no matter where we are on the path. We are at the very core of ourselves Divine beings.

So here I am taking it easy when life calls for me to take it easy. And taking action when life calls for action. I'm living my yoga on and off the mat, honoring the polarities of action and stillness. Like Honey Roasted Cashews, the best of both worlds blended together. It's time to be our truth and flow like the river. Will you join me?

"May the sun bring you energy by day, may the moon softly restore you by night, may the rain wash away your worries, may the breeze blow new strength into your being.  May you walk gently through the world, and know it's beauty all the days of your life."
~ Apache blessing

Enjoy, live, laugh and love always!

Brightest blessings and sparkly energy to you,
~Spiritual Cheerleader

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Dear Maggie

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Inspire Buddy (Ibby) Award

Websites that show the willingness to share with others to raise their vibrations in a positive way! Please submit your recommendations as well and it will be considered! :)

Operation Beautiful
This site is awesome. I am going to start my post-it notes to others! I already do this for myself, but what a great reminder to assist another and leave one behind wherever you are with a positive message reminding another that they, too, are a beautiful Divine Being! :)

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Favorite Books, photos and/or Videos of the Month:
I've embraced video land and had to face facts that most of my time is spend on you tube and watching little video clips online. So with that said, I must include a favorite video from time to time sometimes in place of books. Enjoy!

The Bhagavad Gita: A Walkthrough for Westerners
by Jack Hawley
This was a fantastic read! Jack Hawley did an amazing job capturing philosophically deep insights from other translations of the Bhagavad Gita into this easy to understand and comprehend version. Even some who've read other versions say they gained more insights reading this version. I'm so glad it was made a part of my yoga teacher training required reading. Once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. Amazing insights to really get you going deeper inside the Self. Enjoy connecting as you read this fantastic book.

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Favorite Spiritual Movie of the Month:

The Answer Man
I miss Gilmore Girls so much that when I saw the actress, Lauren Graham, on here I had to check out the movie. (Not that I don't get to see her in Parenthood now.) This movie is so great. This man writes this book that's a hit even 20 years later. The book is his conversation with God. (***A teeny eeny weeny tiny spoiler here so don't read further if you want to see this!!!) But in the end it's found that the answers he wrote in the book came from him or rather something from within him that, who knows, could be God!! And as he admits this, it is something that should be pondered about what's inside each of us. We each have the answers but sometimes it's very helpful to hear it from an outside source, someone who can see the forest for the trees and really let us in on some higher insights. We do this every day with our friends, family, teachers, masters and Gurus alike. It's how we learn and how we connect deeper within. Even in our deepest despair we can dig down deep and know we are safe, we are loved, we are taken care of and we have all the answers inside of us to soar.

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