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Peace

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May we all find deeper peace within ourselves and in so doing, contribute to our own healing, the healing of others and the healing of our planet. ~ Hayley Mermelstein

I was meditating on feeling deeper peace within myself and deeper peace within my relationships this morning and was inspired to write a short meditation about it and share it with all of you.

Take a moment and fill yourself with a feeling of peace now. Give thanks for the peace that is filling your heart. Imagine feeling peace now. Imagine that you have a deeper feeling of peace than ever before. Imagine bringing this feeling of peace to your relationships, to your work, to your life. Fill yourself with peace today. Give thanks that you are able to hold this inner peace more and more. Give thanks that your relationships are filled with peace. Above all else, give thanks (in advance even) for the peace that resides within your heart. Be appreciative of this new found peace. Embrace it, ask for it, appreciate it. Embody peace today.

Affirm often:

I am filled with peace.
I embody peace.
I embrace peace.
I am peace.

I give thanks for the peace in my heart.
I give thanks that my ability to embody peace is growing everyday.

I am deeply peaceful.

My peace radiates out into the world and creates a vibration of peace.
My peace radiates out into the world and effects every aspect of my life.
My peace radiates out into the world and helps create a new vibration of peace on the planet.

I start with myself.
I start with peace.
I start with love.
I start with a desire for a new way of being.

Today i embody peace and I bring peace to the planet.

Hayley Mermelstein
c.2014

I accept you. (Part 2)

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Hello everyone and welcome to TRCB (Tong Ren Chakra Balancing) Tuesday where each week I will share with you a healing video for the purpose of helping all of us to balance our chakras and bring forward our best selves in every day life.

This week we will be focusing on accepting others. We all have strengths and we all have weaknesses and learning to accept these strengths and weaknesses is one of the keys to our actualization and to our finding the peace that we desire. When we are offended by every little thing, when we hold a grudge, when we are thrown out of balance by the imbalances of others we give our power away.

And so for today lets cultivate an attitude of acceptance so that we can step into our power, so that we can step into our love, our radiance, our compassion, and our strength. It takes inner strength and power to not be thrown by the imbalances that are all around us. It is easy to lose our balance. It takes fortitude to develop our own inner strength enough to be able to stay steady a mist the everyday imbalances that we encounter. And so for today, lets work on finding our own inner strength, our own inner power and our own inner fortitude so that we are not so easily offended and instead can offer others the compassion and acceptance that is so needed in our world.

Acceptance, of course, is just the first step. Once we have accepted we can ask: Given what is, what am I to do? Sometimes in acceptance we move closer and sometimes in acceptance we move further away. Sometimes in acceptance we express ourselves and sometimes we remain silent. Sometimes we say yes and sometimes we say no. The individual attunement will vary. But the first step is to accept ourselves and accept others and step into our full power, our full strength, our full balance, and our full potential in every day life.

And so seek to be the best that you can be. Do not worry about how others are behaving. At the end of your life, it is your behaviour that you will need to account for. And so focus on yourself. And focusing on becoming the best version of you. It is easy to loose focus and focus on “them”, to focus on what they are doing or not doing, how they have misbehaved. Instead of focusing on the imbalances of others learn to work on bringing your best self forward.

How do you best respond to the imbalances that you encounter every day? Can you step into your own inner power enough to not be so thrown by the imbalances around you. Can you find your own inner strength enough to not take offense? Can you access your compassion so that you can be a true being of light and healing upon the earth?

It is here that your work lies. Again do not be so concerned about the imbalances of others. Instead seek to bring your best self forward more and more and you shall be successful.

This weeks chakra balancing affirmations are:

Crown: I am one with all of life.

Third eye: I understand.

Throat: I am filled with the power of spirit. I am a powerful being of light.

Heart: I am a radiant being of light and love.

Solar Plexus: I accept you. I accept you. I accept you.

Identity: I am both sensitive and strong.

Base: I am filled with humility. I am enough as I am.

And there you have it. You seven chakra balancing affirmations for the week. You may want to pick one affirmations and make it your affirmation for the day or the week. Work with these affirmations frequently and allow them to assist you in bringing your best self forward more and more.

See the challenges in the week ahead as a test in your ability to hold your balance and bring your best self forward. Do not be discouraged if you do not pass all of your tests. We are here on the earth learning to bring our best self forward and this is a process. Allow yourself the space to learn and grow and give others the space they need to learn and grow. Little by lithe as you continue to practice and aspire to find this inner balance and strength you will bring more of your true self forward.

Practice daily for no effort is in vain. Practice daily and model a new way of being. Practice daily and be a force of healing and light upon the earth. Accept yourself, accept others and step into your true power, true strength, true wisdom, true understand, true acceptance, and true love. Practice daily and bring your best self forward more and more.

Have a great week.

Hayley Mermelstein

P.S. If you would like further assisting learning to balance your chakras and bring your best self forward, feel free to contact me for a private TRCB Healing phone session.

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I accept you.

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Hello Everyone,
Have you ever had someone in your life who really annoys you? Of course you have, we all have at least one or two. I found myself recently really annoyed by someone and couldn’t let it go. In this midst of my turmoil, I heard the message: Accept her.

I understand that acceptance doesn’t mean see her everyday or even see her at all. I understand that the message, “accept her,” simply means that the first step in my healing from this situation is acceptance. It was a message of let her be who she is and stop reacting to it.

Generally, after one has accepted a situation, then you can then ask: Given what is, what am I to do? But it hard to know what to do in these sort of situations until you have accepted it. That is because acceptance brings us calm, and when we are calm we are more able to accurately access the situation and thus know what to do.

So I thought I’d share a short guided meditation that I wrote to help all of us come to greater acceptance around something that is bugging us. I hope that you find it helpful!

i accept you:

Take a moment now to bring to mind someone who has been annoying you, someone that you have trouble accepting. Take a moment to remember that everyone has a story, everyone has a reason that they behave the way that they do. This is not meant to justify poor behavior but rather enable you to embrace the acceptance that you need for peace.

We are all learning and we are all growing and everyone makes mistakes. It is through this mistake process that growth and learning happens.

And so take a moment now to really embrace this process. Embrace that all are learning and all are growing. Fill yourself with a feeling of acceptance for this process. Learn to see others as children who are learning and growing and at the same time learn to see others as spirit and capable of greatness as well.

Know that all are learning and all are growing and all are filled with great divinity as well.

Affirm to yourself:

I accept.
I accept.
I accept.

I accept you for who you are.
I accept that you have strengths.
I accept that you have weaknesses.
I accept that you are learning and growing.

I accept.
I accept.
I accept.

Wrap this person and this situation in acceptance. Learn to accept people for who they are and where they are. Know that everyone is at different stages of development. Know that everyone is at different states of awareness. Know that everyone has different levels of challenge and different backgrounds that influence how they behave. Make acceptance your first step.

Affirm frequently:

I accept.
I accept.
I accept.

After you have accepted what is, you can ask: Given what is, what am I to do? As you ask this question you will gradually move into a knowing about how to best be with this situation.

Sometimes you will be guided to step forward and sometimes you will be guided to step back. Sometimes you will be guided to express and sometimes you will be guided to be quiet. The individual attunement will vary.

Experiment today with accepting others for who they are. Experiment today by embracing your relationships with a deep acceptance of what is.

Acceptance is not the same as complacency, but rather acceptance is an acknowledgement of what is and is a releasing of the turmoil around a situation. When the turmoil is released you will see more clearly how to respond.

But the first step is always acceptance. And so let this be your practice for today. Accept. Accept. Accept.

When you find turmoil arising go back to acceptance.

See how deeply you can accept.

See how deeply you can embrace what is.

See how deeply you can give others the space they need for learning and growth.

Allow acceptance to lead the way today.

Give yourself and give others this great gift.

I accept.
I accept.
I accept.

I accept that you are learning.
I accept that you are growing.
I accept that you have a story.
I accept that there are reasons that you behave the way that you do.
I accept you deeply.
I accept you completely.
I accept you fully.

I accept that you also have a place of greatness that lies within.

I accept that you have strengths.

I accept that everyone has strengths and
I accept that everyone has weaknesses.

My acceptance leads to calm.
My acceptance leads to clarily.

I ask: Given what is what am I to do?

I sit in acceptance now and
I listen deeply.

I accept.
I accept.
I accept.

When in doubt move into a deeper acceptance. Know that this acceptance will lead you to the peace and clarity that you desire.

And there you have it. I little something you can read (repeatedly if need be!) to assist you in finding deeper acceptance. Don’t even worry about what to do in your particular situation yet. Just let yourself focus for a while on the acceptance piece. When the acceptance is found a natural knowing about how to proceed will eventually arise.

Have a great week!

Sincerely,

Hayley Mermelstein

P.S. For those who would like greater assistance finding deeper acceptance and peace and clarity, I am available for private phone consultations. Feel free to call or email for more information or to set up your session!

Embracing Your Unlimited Nature

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Hello Everyone,

Welcome to TRCB (Tong Ren Chakra Balancing) Tuesday where each week I will share with you a healing video to further assist us all in balancing our chakras and bringing our best self forward in everyday life.

In this weeks video we will explore opening to our unlimited nature while also honoring our human limitations. It will be an opportunity for us all to expand our idea of what is possible while also acknowledging our inherent limitations of time, energy, and money. The irony is that when you connect with your unlimited nature and see yourself as unlimited while simultaneously embracing your limitations what you are capable of actually expands.

This weeks affirmations are as follows:

Crown: I am open and expanded. I expand my idea of what is possible. When I expand my idea of what is possible, I help to bring it in.

Third eye: I am filled with unlimited wisdom.

Throat: I am filled with unlimited power.

Heart: I am filled with unlimited love.

Solar Plexus: I am filled with unlimited acceptance.

Identity: I am filled with unlimited creativity.

Base: I am filled with unlimited humility. I honor my human limitations of time, energy, and money.

Take a moment now to feel your unlimited nature while simultaneously honoring and valuing your human limitations of time, energy and money. In this way you will come into a deeper balance and alignment, where you both acknowledge and honor your human limitations while also remembering your true unlimited nature.

Be sure to watch the video to experience this integration directly for yourself!

We have many videos now on the blog and on my youtube channel. I recommend watching one video daily in order to assist in balancing your chakras and helping you to bring your best self forward in everyday life.

Also be sure to “like” us on facebook if you would like to receive daily words of inspiration to further assist in this process.

Have a great week and see you again next Tuesday!

Sincerely,

Hayley Mermelstein

Opening to receive love

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Hello Everyone,

And welcome once again to TRCB (Tong Ren Chakra Balancing) Tuesday. This week we will be exploring how to balance the chakras in order to receive more love. (We’ve spent the last couple of weeks cultivating greater love and compassion, thought we should focus on receiving this week!).

There is a sea of love all around us and when we learn to open to this sea of love we have greater access to it and can benefit from the love and healing energy that is all around us.

My meditation teacher, Ellen Tadd, says that consciousness is the light switch. What this means is, that when we become aware of something (like the sea of love that is all around us), our very awareness acts as a light switch, turning on that which we are focusing on. So just by focuing on the love that is all around us we can activate powerful forces that help us to feel and experience more love in our daily lives.

And so be sure to watch the video so you can experience this sea of love directly for yourself.

And for those of you who would like a copy of some of the chakra balancing affirmations from the video, here they are:

Crown: I am open to the light. I am open to love.

Third eye: I see with the eyes of wisdom and compassion.

Throat: I am spirit. I am good. And, I am learning.

Heart: I am open to receive love.

Solar Plexus: I welcome love into my life.

Identity: I am filled with wholeness and open to love.

Base: I am filled with humility. I am enough as I am.

And there you have it. Your seven chakra balancing affirmations for the week. You may want to work with all seven at once or simply pick one a day to be your affirmation for the day.

Slowly as we both repeat and embody these principles we retrain our body and mind so that we can hold these attitudes more and more. Working with affirmations is alot like weight lifting. We get stronger and more able to hold the principles over time.

Also, watching the videos is extremely helpful in this process. I recommend watching one TRCB video per day in order to balance your chakras daily and retrain your body and mind for a more expanded awareness. (something we are all working on!).

Have a great week and may the force be with you!

Sincerely,

Hayley Mermelstein

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Cultivating Greater Compassion with TRCB

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Hello Everyone,
Welcome to TRCB Tuesday where each week I will share a healing video for the purpose of balancing the chakras and assisting each one of us in bringing our best self forward more and more.

This weeks healing video is about 10 minutes long and will focus on using TRCB to cultivate greater compassion. Its a powerful video that will greatly enhance your ability to hold compassion as you venture out into the world.

On the subject of compassion, I will say that yesterday I was out in town and someone left a note on a bulletin board that said something to the effect of: “There is no greater challenge to our spiritual life then learning to cultivate compassion for the stupidity of others (their wording, not mine!) Conveniently, we are given many opportunities to practice through out the day.”

And while this was worded a bit strongly, I still had to stop and reflect and even chuckle a bit to myself. Yes, we certainly are given many opportunities to practice compassion through out the day.

And so for today let this be your practice. Practice responding with compassion to those that you encounter today, knowing that everyone is learning and everyone is growing and that part of why we are here is to learn to bring greater compassion to ourselves and to others .

This weeks chakra balancing affirmations to assist in this process are:

Crown: I am open to the light.

Third eye: I understand.

Throat: I am learning and growing. We are all learning and growing.

Heart: I am filled with compassion for all of life.

Solar Plexus: I accept that everyone is learning and growing.

Identity: I know who I am and I know why I am here.

Base: I am disciplined.

Work with these seven affirmations this week and see how much compassion you can bring to your daily life. Remember that sometimes it is compassionate to walk away from a situation and sometimes it is compassionate to get closer. Regardless of what actions you take you can always hold compassion in your heart and hold the awareness that everyone is learning and everyone is growing.

Have a great week and enjoy the video!

Sincerely,

Hayley Mermelstein

Letting go of anger with TRCB

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Welcome back to TRCB Tuesday where each week we will explore another chakra balancing treatment. This weeks video is on using TRCB to release old anger and hurt. It is a very useful video and I myself have watched it many times to help me release anything that I might still be holding on to.

I highly recommend setting aside 20 minutes to watch this video and allow it to assist you in releasing old hurts and anger so you can step into the best version of who you are.

Here are this weeks TRCB affirmations.

Crown: I let go and I trust the process of life.

Third eye: I let go and I step into my wisdom.

Throat: I let go and I step into my power.

Heart: I let go and I step into my love.

Solar Plexus: I let go and I step into my acceptance.

Identity: I let go and I step into my wholeness.

Base: I let go and I step into my full discipline.

Work with these affirmations this week. You may want to chose one affirmation and make it your affirmation for the day, working with it frequently as you go through your day to release anything that you need to let go of and to assist you in stepping into your best self.

Enjoy your week and enjoy the video.

Hayley Mermelstein

Cultivating Personal Power with TRCB

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Hello everyone and welcome to TRCB Tuesday. In today’s video we are working with using TRCB to cultivate greater personal power. These short 10 minute videos are a great way to deepen your meditation and help you connect to your own inner spirit and spirit all around you. If you need a quick boost, then these videos are the way to go.

Here are some of the affirmations in today’s video:

Crown: I am open to guidance.

Third eye: I am focused.

Throat: I am filled with the power of spirit.

Heart: I am filled with compassion.

Solar Plexus: I am filled with depth.

Identity: I am steady.

Base: I am spirit; therefore, I am safe.

There you have it! You’re seven affirmations for the week. You may want to pick one affirmation and make it your affirmation for the day and work with it throughout your day, remembering that your body believes every word that you tell it. As you affirm it make it so. To add additional power to the affirmations, watch the video and allow the tapping and the affirmations to release blocked energy and balance and align your chakras so that you can be the best that you can be.

TRCB Tuesday Video – Opening to the Light.

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Welcome to Tong Ren Chakra Balancing (TRCB) Tuesday. This week we will be focusing on opening to the light. Watch this video anytime greater connection to your inner spirit is desired or anytime you would like to connect to a force of life greater than yourself. Allow the tapping and the affirmations to align your chakras and assist you in bringing your best self forward.

This weeks affirmations are as follows:

Crown: I am open to the light.

Third eye: I am open and my clarity will protect me.

Throat: I am a radiant being of light.

Heart: I am a radiant being of light and love.

Solar Plexus: I accept myself completely.

Identity: I know who I am and I know why I am here.

Base: I am disciplined. I attend to my mind, body and spirit every day.

Again, work with these affirmations frequently through out the week and watch the video whenever greater balance is desired.

Now its your turn!

Let us know how this video impacted you? Feel free to leave comments in the space below. We love to hear from you!

I am free and you are free.

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Freedom. I’m a freedom lover. I enjoy being free and I enjoy giving others freedom as well. And so today I offer all of us a plate of freedom. You are free and I am free. You are free to be true to yourself. You are free to live a life in alignment with your own true nature. You are free to listen deeply and go where you are guided. You are free to walk away from that which you are guided to leave. You are free to say yes and you are free to say no. You are free to follow the impulses of your spirit and go where you are guided to go.

I grant myself this same freedom.

I am free to listen deeply to my own inner spirit and the whispers of spirit all about me. I am free to go where I am guided to go, and walk away from that which I am guided to leave. I am free to live an attuned life. I am free to follow my deepest impulses and live the life that is meant for me. I am free to say yes, and I am free to say no.

Freedom when coupled with deep listening is highly responsible.
Freedom when separated from deep listening can be highly irresponsible.

And so listen deeply. Listen deeply to the inner core of your being, and listen deeply to the whispers of spirit that are all around you. Spirit will guide you towards the life that is most meant for you. Spirit will guide you toward personal fulfillment, actualization and contribution. Listen deeply. Give yourself freedom to do that which you know is yours to do. Give yourself freedom to be the person that you are most meant to be.

Listen deeply. Be free. And the way forward will be revealed.
Hayley Mermelstein
c. 2014