This message is especially for those who have bought the book "Rootd in the Infinite"and want to go through it in a systematic and thorough way.

It’s also for the wonderful participants of the YOFA jhe Experiment.  Some of you got truly outrageous results.   So, first of all, let me acknowledge you for receiving in such a profound way.  (You can see the results here:  http://www.yofa.net/jhe/results.htm )

Many of you who felt so deeply shifted from the jhe sessions have written to me asking how you can continue this on your own.  This post is for you.  Having a study group will help you do it.   

So before we look at how to start a group, let’s see if working with the book is something you would want to do.

Why would you want to study "Rooted in the Infinite"?

• To begin or deepen your meditation practice
• To cultivate inner peace, wisdom, and unconditional love.
• To bring greater authenticity to your relationships.
• To align with prosperity.
• To have greater awareness of now
• For joyful harmonious expressiveness (jhe).

Why would you start a "Rooted" Study Group?

1 – Conversation

When you say things out loud, and hear them from others, and exchange about them, they become networked into your awareness more easily.  Law of Attraction brings you more insights, associations, and expansion.

2 – Community

It soothes the soul to exchange energy with others who are vibrating in harmony with your chosen direction.

3 – Consistency

With so many divergent forces tugging at your attention, setting a time with others makes you more accountable to the intention you have set.  The consistency that results deepens the process and multiplies its benefits.

Who to invite?

People you enjoy spending time with. 

Where to find them?

• Old friends you’ve been out of touch with for years
• Your siblings
• Your adult children
• Your co-workers
• Your spiritual center
• Your health food store
• The place where you take classes in what you love to do (dancing, painting, yoga, knitting, martial arts, drumming, tennis, skiing, etc.)

How to structure it? 

Think of it like making "Root" Soup.

1st Part — Social – (Assemble the Ingredients)

• Get to know each other where you now are in your lives.  Share.  Be sure to include the YOFA listening practice from the moment the group begins.   See page xxv of the Introduction.  The listening practice is based on the two agreements described there.  You can download the Introduction here: http://RootedintheInfinite.com

2nd Part — Conversation – (Stir)

• Choose one chapter per meeting and discuss it.  Read it before the meeting.  Don’t focus so much on what I say n the book, but what it awakens in you.

3rd Part — Practice – (Add Heat)

• Bring your cushions and maybe a timer. Do the exercises. Either take turns reading or have someone record them so you can all do them together.  I’ll have recordings in my voice for you eventually.

4th Part — Enjoy – (Feel Fed, Nourished, and Satisfied by your Soup)

• Share your experience.  Look at each other after practice.  See the alignment coming into view in the face, posture, smile, and heart of each group member.  If you are on the phone, hear it in the voice.  If you are online, feel it in the presence of the other.  Acknowledge each other’s beauty.  Say what you love about each other.

These are just ideas.  Feel free to send me yours.  Tell me what your group has done that is working for you and I’ll post it on the website for others.  (You can post your ideas here on the blog.)

How to get free shipping in December

For 2 weeks, from December 1 – 14, if you buy 5 books, I’ll pay the shipping. 

The idea is for you to give these books to everyone you love as a holiday gift. 

And why not use the opportunity to start your group?

You can get together physically, on the phone, or online.  Technology makes it so easy.

To get free shipping, you must buy 5 books from this link:

BUY 5 BOOKS – GET FREE SHIPPING – CLICK HERE

You can still get the intro and first chapter as a free download at http://RootedintheInfinite.com

Love and Blessings,
Rebbie
http://www.YOFA.net
http://www.AffirmativeContemplation.com
http://GreatRelationships.net
http://VirtualWorkshops.net

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Yes, I’ve renamed "health" and "healing." 

Kind of bold, I know.

If you’ve got the book Rooted in the Infinite you can jump to Chapter 16 for the full explanation. 

I’ve set in motion a new word: jhe.  It’s short for "joyful harmonious expressiveness."  So if you hear me talking about "jhe," you’ll know what it’s all about.

As you might imagine, I like to look at jhe as a function of alignment – both physical and energetic alignment.  And when your jhe is flowing, others would say you are healing.

The Thanksgiving jhe Experiment (and Gift)

To help you bring yourself into alignment (and heal), I’ve decided to do an experiment.  If you’d like to get your jhe flowing by being part of this experiment, just click here to sign up.

Here’s what I will do:

Everyday, for one week, I will do a YOFA group jhe session (healing session) for all the people on the list.  (Send as many friends here as you like)

The truth is, I have never done this before and I have no idea what will happen. 

Here are the rules (and yes they are a little strange.)

(1) Sign up here to get on the list.

Feel free to post any other comments here on the blog.

Well, anything but your problem. 

I mean it.

Don’t tell me what’s wrong with you!

It is my intention to see you in perfect alignment, and the less I know about your malady the better.  Anyone posting his or her problem will be removed from the list. (Sorry.)

(2) As the week goes by, let me know (by posting a comment to this blog) the improvement you feel in your situation – physical or emotional.  Your feedback is crucial to the experiment.

What do I expect?  Miracles. What is the best thing that will happen?  The intention of my offering will set a tone of alignment that your system can sync up to.  Then, you begin to "heal" yourself.  And as your jhe starts flowing, you start feeling better.  And as you start feeling better, you can post to this blog so that I have a sense of what is going on out there in your world.

Questions?  Just post them here as a comment.

Happy Thanksgiving!

And thank you to all of you who are participating in this beautiful international YOFA community that is growing daily.

Love and Blessings,
Rebbie
http://www.YOFA.net
http://www.AffirmativeContemplation.com
http://GreatRelationships.net
http://VirtualWorkshops.net

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By quieting the mind and bringing it to a state of wholeness, the mind reveals its deep intelligence.

Spiritual culture often depicts the mind as the bad guy.  We often recognize the mind as the source of our disconnection and the instrument that scatters and shatters our sense of well-being.  In meditation, we move toward a quiet and disengaged mind.  The Yoga Sutras tell us right upfront that our mission is to "unthink."  Swami Satchidananda translates verse two of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras this way:  "The restraint of the modifications of the mind-stuff is Yoga."

And yet, we think as naturally as we breathe.  We think incessantly.  So, how do we go from automatic thinking to no thinking? 

It helps to have a ramp.  It helps to have a system that allows the mind to think, and yet, by its thinking, it leads to no thinking. Or more integrated thinking.  Or more "whole" thinking.

Rather than screeching on the brakes and crashing into your thoughts at high speed, it helps to have a way to gradually and naturally decelerate your thoughts so that you glide into higher states of awareness in mediation.

By approaching the mind in a nonresistant mood, we immediately dissolve one of its biggest obstacles.  In fact, it is the mind that has decided that the mind is a problem!

Here are three steps you can take to begin the process of preparation for mediation. With this approach, you achieve greater wisdom and more precise intelligence.  As you honor your mind and treat it with love and respect, it reveals its true brilliance.

Step One

Recognize that you are your world.  The Upanishads urge us to recognize all beings in the self and the self in all beings.  Contemplate this notion as you interact with your neighbors and your family.   Take on this challenge as you read the newspaper or when you consider your political leaders.  This practice dissolves blame.  Blame feeds the conflicted mind.  The less the mind has to blame, the more peaceful the mind becomes.  As the mind becomes an instrument of peace, so does your world.

Step Two

Speak your truth.  This is not to be confused with reporting about conditions.  Just because something terrible may have happened, it is not necessarily your truth to speak about it.  Your truth can be found in words that feel like nectar as they flow from your lips.  They soothe a difficult situation. They uplift you and others.  You can recognize their truth because everyone within earshot feels better from having heard them.  These are words of truth.

Step Three

Know when to keep silent.  If speaking something that seems to be your truth will cause harm or injury to yourself or another, that is the time to remain quiet.  Step two (speak your truth) does not command you to go around telling everyone everything you don’t like about them.  Knowing when to hold your tongue (and enjoying the deliberate silence) is a cause and an effect of wisdom.

By approaching the mind with honor, friendship, and respect, we bring its chaotic and conflicted waves of activity into a harmonious and beneficial hum.  I like to call this song of the mind "meditative intelligence."

I guide you, step by step in this direction, in Rooted in the Infinite: The Yoga of Alignment.  Download the beginning of the book for free here:

http://rootedintheinfinite.com

The Rooted in the Infinite special bonus teleclass is coming up Wednesday, October 18th at 8:30 PM, NY time.  This class is open to all those who buy the book before the class.

In this teleclass we will look at how you can get the most out of this book.  I will answer questions on the call.

Rooted in the Infinite can be approached from many angles.  You can benefit in various ways when you  approach it from each of these angles.

• It is a detailed exploration into the creative power and hidden gifts of the root chakra.
• ==> This helps you create the life your heart desires.

• It is also a system of preparation for meditation.
• ==> This helps you begin and maintain a regular meditation practice.

• It offers a glance into the journey the now takes through the human body and provides a system for staying awake to the present.
• ==> This helps you access your inner knowing and mystical nature.

• It also provides a metaphysical approach to daily life.
• ==> This helps you find meaning and deep satisfaction in all your daily activities.

• It is a manual for living your life from a place of unconditional love and compassion (for yourself and others).
• ==> This helps you harmonize your relationships with others, with yourself, and with your Source.

• It can be read alone like any other book or it can be used as a study text for group exploration.
• ==> This helps you build a community of like-minded others with whom to share your journey and exploration.

You will receive the call-in details when you complete the purchase of the book

You can purchase the book right now on the website here: http://www.rootedintheinfinite.com

or go directly to the sales page through this link:

http://yofa.net/buyrooted.htm

"See" you on the call…

With Love,
Rebbie
http://YOFA.net

  Here’s what we usually do. 

We hold an ice cream cone in our left hand in front of a mirror.  We see the ice cream cone and reach toward the mirror with our right hand.  We press and push on the mirror, trying to get the yummy treat.

We find we cannot extract ice cream from the mirror.

We get angry and depressed.

The Turning Point

At the moment that we realize that the thing we want does not live in the mirror, we wake up to our true power.   

We realize that what we are reaching for is in our other hand.  We are already in possession of the thing we seek.

That is the moment of transformation.

The way to access the ice cream cone is by looking within. 

Once you realize that the outer world offers only a reflection of your potential, you become empowered. Once you are empowered to find your true talent, value, and magnificence, life becomes a very satisfying journey.

The book Rooted in the Infinite outlines specific instructions for aligning yourself from within so that you can eat your ice cream cone.

You can download the introduction and first chapter here:

http://RootedintheInfinite.com

Love,
Rebbie
http://YOFA.net 

You know how you can put just about anything between two pieces of bread and we call it a sandwich? 

If you go into a restaurant and just order a sandwich, who knows what you might get?

Meditation is like that, too. 

Do anything with just a little added awareness and we’ll call it meditation.  The term is so broad that buying a meditation book or going to a meditation class or deciding you are going to start meditating is like deciding you are going to eat a sandwich.  You still have no idea just what experience you are about to taste.

You can span the range from elaborate guided imagery to Zen sitting practice and one thing will remain constant.  It’s like the bread.  That one thing is you; it is the state you bring to your sandwich, I mean meditation. 

How you come to your meditation, be it tai chi or Kundalini, piano or baseball, influences your experience of that meditation.  That’s why Rooted in the Infinite offers a complete system of preparation for meditation.  The exercises in the Practice Section, pages 219 to 268, carry you into a meditative state of awareness with ease.  From there, you can move into any other activity, whether you call it meditation or not, with greater clarity. 

If you like sandwiches, try this book.
You can buy it now here:

http://RootedintheInfinite.com

With Love,
Rebbie
http://www.YOFA.net

PS – You can still get an instant download of the beginning of the book as a PDF file.

How to Get the Most out of
Rooted in the Infinite

I have some news for you.

The order
page for Rooted in the Infinite is almost ready to take your
advance orders.  

I’m so
grateful for all the enthusiastic emails I have received welcoming this book
into the world and your hearts.  (You can read some of my mail at http://RootedintheInfinite.com
)

Special
Invitation to Private Teleclass

To show my appreciation for your enthusiasm for the arrival of this book,
I am inviting you to join me in a very special live teleclass reserved exclusively for those who order the book early.

Once I have the link up for you to
order the book, you will automatically get the call details for this
class.  If you can’t attend, you will get access to the recording.  This
class is only open to those who pre-order the book.

If you haven’t had a chance to
download the introduction and first chapter, you can still do that at http://RootedintheInfinite.com 

Here is what we’ll cover in this class:

Getting clear about your purpose in working with this book

In order to get the most out of this book, it will help to know what your current intention and purpose is. In this workshop we will explore 3 areas of intention:

• Spiritual
• Healing
• Joyful Manifestation

Making sure your participation with the book supports that purpose

Once you have a sense of your heart’s desire, we will look together at how this book and system can best support you on that journey.

Working on your own

What are the best routines to set up for yourself so that you get where you want to go? We will look at how to set up a personalized program for yourself.

 

Working with a group

Rooted in the Infinite lends itself very well to group study. If you and your friends want to form a study group, this class will give you some ideas and structure for local live study groups as well as long distance ones. (Funny how some of your best friends live so far away, right?)

 

How to set up a group

Some folks love the support and community of a group but don’t have enough like-minded friends to make it happen.  We’ll brainstorm together about how to get one going in your area.

How to find a group

Don’t have the time to start your own group?  We’ll talk about how others can post their group so you can find them.

 

Getting help
from me

This is a  chance for you to tell me how I can help you best.  My purpose is for you to be the most radiant, happy, fulfilled being you can and want to be. 
My intention is to see you be your magnificent self.

Download
a free sample of this book now and you will be one of the first to receive an
invitation to pre-order the book and take part in this exclusive teleclass.
Simply go to http://RootedintheInfinite.com

Inner Alignment helps you heal the same way soap helps you clean.  It doesn’t add anything (assuming you rinse well).  It takes stuff away. 

The healing branch of the YOFA system helps you clean up your vibration.  It rinses away your inner conflicts. Without dealing with the story or the content of your woes, it simply irons out the wrinkles they have caused in your energetic field.

The process is one of becoming whole. 

It is based on harmony. 

When the physical body resonates with your harmonious tone, you have greater access to the energy that heals.

You can explore this complete system, both its metaphysical basis and its practical application, in the new book Rooted in the Infinite: The Yoga of Alignment. 

It is my intention that anyone can learn this system from the book. 

Advanced meditators as well as those who have never even considered meditating before can sit side by side with this system.  You simply begin where you are.

Healing is an intensely personal journey.  This book helps you participate in your own healing from within.  It is compatible with all other forms of healing.  It gives you specific tools to amplify one part you can play in expanding your own sense of well being.

As you wash away your conflicting vibrations, you become whole.

As you become whole, you become vibrant, creative, and joyful.

You can read the introduction and first chapter of the book as an instant free download.

If you have friends who are focused on healing, please send them this link.

http://www.rootedintheinfinite.com

I’ll tell you more about the other two branches of the system in my next posts.

Love and Blessings,
Rebbie

http://www.rootedintheinfinite.com

"The Yoga of Alignment" is a phrase that came to me years ago in meditation.  Ever since then, that’s what I have been calling my work.  I also use its nickname YOFA (Y of A) 

And yet, if you come to a YOFA workshop, it looks nothing like a yoga class.  And if you buy my new book with this same subtitle, I must warn you, it reads nothing like a yoga book. 

So, before you go and buy the book, let me tell you what it is not:

It is not a book on hatha yoga.  There are no physical postures except for sitting to meditate.

Ok, now that that’s out of the way, what is this book about?

• It’s about the step before meditation.
• It’s about harmonizing your spiritual awareness with your human instrument (with all its desires and ego concerns).
• It’s about creating your reality in concert with your heart’s desire.
• It’s about developing your mystical nature.
• It’s about inner gardening.
• It’s about translating teachings that sound contradictory into one inclusive language.
• It’s about empowerment.
• It’s about inspiration.
• It’s about being truly yourself.

I’d like to invite you to read the introduction and first chapter so that you get a sense of what this is all about.  Then, if it interests you, I’d be honored if you buy and read the book. 

To get a free download of the beginning of the book, Rooted in the Infinite: The Yoga of Alignment, please click here:

http://www.rootedintheinfinite.com

To find out more about the book and to see the Table of Contents, please click here:

http://yofa.net/rooted/rooted.htm

I wish you all your heart desires,
Rebbie
http://www.rootedintheinfinite.com

Seems strange, I know. 

And yet my new book, Rooted in the Infinite: The Yoga of Alignment is all about that. 

It teaches you a comprehensive system of inner alignment (you could call this a system of meditation) to use before you meditate. 

You can also use it before you go for an audition or before your next tennis match.   

• It augments your talents
• tunes you in to the greatest part of yourself
• and opens you to insight and wisdom. 

And if you find you’re having trouble settling down to meditate, here’s a quick excerpt from the introduction that addresses this very common difficulty on the spiritual path:

This system is compatible with other forms of meditation and
provides a friendly form of preparation for many other types of inner work. By aligning your consciousness and bringing yourself to a state of inner harmony before focusing on your breath, mantra, movement, etc., you will find more awareness, more flow, and less resistance in the process. The Yoga of Alignment exercises can function as an adapter between the active mental state of your day and the mind-quieting process of meditation. It can blend your states
so that you move more smoothly to and from your regular form of meditation. Many people avoid meditating because shifting from the fast pace of daily activities to the stillness and quiet of the cushion is too abrupt and jarring. These exercises help you down-shift gently so you glide into heightened awareness in meditation, rather than crashing into your thoughts at high speed.

I’m very happy to say the book is almost ready.  And even before the book is set to ship, Id like to send you a  PDF file of the full introduction and the first chapter as a free download.  This way you can see if this material interests you.  If so, you’ll be able to buy the paperback on the website www.RootedintheInfinite.com .

Right now you can go there to sign up to get the free download. 

I’ll send it to you as soon as it’s ready. 

Thank you to all those who have been spreading the word to your friends.  Your continued enthusiasm in telling others about this book is a gift I treasure.  I truly appreciate your endorsement of my work. 

If you want me to send you the FREE download as soon as it’s ready, click here:

http://RootedintheInfinite.com

Thank you!
Love and Blessings,
Rebbie