Shamaret Meditation March 2020

Starting Monday 2nd March 2020, 7.00 pm at Summer Hill, Sydney. (More details in next Monthly Buzz).

Will fear stop you going beyond your comfort zone?

It can be scary doing something new out of our comfort zone, especially if it’s something that we feel we’ll be judged for and possibly found lacking, or in my case that it’s not safe to be seen (an old childhood fear that every now and then raises its head). I wonder what your fear is?

A couple of months ago I got very clear guidance about doing something new this year (a workshop) and who I was to collaborate with. At the time, as the guidance flowed through, all I felt was excitement and exhilaration. However, recently when I started thinking about actually running a new workshop, I noticed a feeling of fear. I’m so familiar with that feeling, I’ve known it most of my life. I thought for a moment that it would be easier to not step out of my comfort zone and just stay doing the same old same old. However, that could lead to stagnation and if I wanted to keep growing spiritually, emotionally and mentally, then I needed to embrace the new and unknown.

I was thinking about these things when I selected a tarot card. What I got was The Chariot and when I looked it up, it said things like:

• The chariot cannot move without horses to pull it, just as we cannot function without our emotions to drive us

• But without the control of the chariot, the horses would run free, just as our emotions can run wild when unchecked and uncontrolled. Balance is needed.

• The wisdom gained through conquering one's enemies is nothing compared to the self-esteem you build through defeating your fear. Inner enemies are often tougher to defeat than outer ones, and thus teach you much more.

• Fear will cripple you unless, like the Chariot demands, you can acknowledge it and face it. Then you can use your fear constructively, for your own purposes.

• Once you have transcended your fears you start transcending your restrictions until nothing can hold you back from the success you deserve.

( http://www.ata-tarot.com/resource/cards/ )

I found that very heartening and decided there and then not to let my fear stop me doing what my soul was calling me to do.

So when it’s something new that you want to do, that is in alignment with your higher self and true happiness, go for it, despite the fear. That is true courage.

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Setting a clear intention for 2020

Happy New year and thank you for subscribing to my ‘monthly buzz’, appreciate it.  I’m excited about 2020 and look forward to new opportunities and experiences during the year.

It feels like it’s time to reassess how authentically we live our lives. During much of my life I've been scared to ‘show myself’ (my awareness) and to live my dream. It’s time that changed. 

What I find helpful is to set a clear intention in the new year for the year ahead. This year my intention is to have lots more ‘Maret-ness’ in my life - to express my essence more fully in all that I do, be and have. I want to feel excited every morning about what the day ahead will bring. I want to get clearer on what my unique gift or skill is (every person on this planet has their own unique gift or skill) - and to bring that into every aspect of my work. 

I hope you have thought about what you most want in 2020 and have set a clear intention (which is simply a choice that you make). Hold the energy of that intention very strongly in your space. And every day spend a moment or so, really feeling the excitement of what that will feel like when you have it in your life. That’s an important step towards manifesting what you want. 

If you like rituals, have a small ritual when you set your intention eg. light a candle, meditate beforehand, or have a shower and ‘wash away’ the ‘old’ etc. This can increase your focus and connection to the energy of your intention. 

Make sure you focus on what you do want rather than what you don’t want. Instead of setting an intention that focuses on the negative eg. no longer feeling scared … or no longer being short of money … or not worrying so much etc - focus on the positive eg. I now have vibrant health ... or my life is now filled with abundance ... or I love my strength and courage etc. Really stop and take note of what you say to yourself and if negative, change it to the positive. As they say, you can fake it til you make it … it works, you know. 

Wishing you every success and lots of Abundance, Joy, Love and Truth in 2020.

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What am I avoiding when I get sick?

Now I know this doesn’t apply to everyone or to many illnesses. Illness can have many causes, emotional, mental, genetic, chemical, physical or spiritual. However, for me, I sometimes get colds when I’m either wanting to avoid something, or I’m overdoing it a bit (stressed) and I need time alone, or I need to integrate something new.

I’m currently getting over a cold. I like to blame the smoke (from the fires in NSW). It was a particularly smoky day when I got a sore throat, that then moved into laryngitis and finally into a cold. It was a nuisance the week that it happened, as it was a particularly busy week with a number of work appointments and social outings I’d been looking forward to. However, when I looked into it (being guided by another healer), I discovered that I simply wanted to do nothing for a week and I needed time alone.

I thought I’d got over this pattern, needing to get sick instead of saying ‘no, I’m not available’ – let alone, dare I admit it - no, I’m not available because I need some time alone and I need to nurture myself. It’s called ‘sacred selfishness’ because unless we have the capacity to nurture and unconditionally love ourselves, how can we nurture and unconditionally love others?

It’s unfortunate that we can sometimes be living the choices of others, or living a conditioned pattern or program from childhood. It may have been the way we coped when we were young or a way of keeping ourselves safe, however, in adulthood, this pattern may no longer be appropriate and can keep us out of our integrity or alignment to our authentic self.

Some years ago, a wise person said to me, “Maret, wouldn’t it be better if you made a conscious decision instead of getting sick, when you don’t want to do something”? There and then I made the choice to make conscious decisions. I rarely suffered from colds after that. Though, when I first started practicing ‘no’ or “I’m not available’ and meeting my own needs instead of the needs or requests of others, it was very scary. These things can run very deep. Underneath it all, we can even subconsciously feel as if our life is in danger. However, sometimes we simply need to do what scares us, in order to expand and increase our alignment with our authentic self.

Having said all that, I still need to acknowledge that we are all human and sometimes we do fall back into old patterns, even if only briefly. When this happens, it’s helpful if we’re kind to ourselves and don’t beat ourselves up for it. Simply acknowledge it and make a conscious choice to do it differently next time – and follow through on that choice.

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Shamaret Meditation Monday 4 November

You’re very welcome to join me for one night of meditation or on a regular basis. We meet on the first Monday of the month (March to November).

Next meditation evening (last one for 2019)
Monday 4th November 2019
7.00 pm – 8.20 pm (arrive around 6.50pm if you’d like a cuppa beforehand)
$10 per evening
Summer Hill, Sydney.

Email me if you’d like to attend, so I can send you location details: maret@maretstaron.com

As it’s the last meditation evening for 2019, you’re invited to stay after meditation, for a cuppa and cake (I’ll provide), however of course, if you’d like to contribute (something small), please do.

Shamaret meditation brings together eastern and shamanic meditation techniques in a unique way, to support you journeying to your own consciousness and knowing. For further information go to http://www.maretstaron.com/meditation

Are you a meditator or a spiritual warrior?

For over 25 years I was a regular (often daily) meditator. I reluctantly admit that I initially had some fixed ideas about meditation – if I was to be a ‘proper’ meditator, I needed to sit in a particular way, I needed to sit for a certain length of time, I needed to sit before 7am, etc. I eventually learnt that this was not what was important in meditation, at least not for me. I needed to work out the style of meditation that most effectively helped me become still, present and conscious. I gradually learnt that meditation was a means to an end, not an end in itself.

Meditation assisted me in calming my mind and emotions. I must admit that sometimes it had the opposite effect, because being in a place of meditative stillness, I connected to deeper emotions and thoughts, including my grief and sadness. However, I eventually worked my way through all of that. When I eventually started living my daily life (in my mind and emotions) with joy, stillness and serenity, I noticed that I started meditating less. And when I did meditate, my practice changed dramatically – from an eastern based meditation style, to a more shamanic meditation style.

It was around this time (about 3 years ago) that my spiritual teacher suggested I was needing to focus more on a spiritual warrior’s path, than a meditator’s path. The spiritual warrior path is more about learning to stay in my integrity, compassion and joy, irrespective of what is happening around me. To always express my true essence and truth in everything that I say, do and have. To be open spiritually to Source/Divinity, while at the same time being grounded firmly in life on this planet.

This then leads me to my current belief and experience: that it’s not an either/or question about whether you are a meditator or a spiritual warrior. I think it’s more about being conscious of those aspects in your life. And being aware that focusing on one at a particular time, may serve you most at that time, and at another time, your focus may need to change. It usually boils down to, do what serves you best and is in greatest alignment with your true essence.

Shamaret Meditation Monday 7 October

You’re very welcome to join me for one night of meditation or on a regular basis. We meet on the first Monday of the month (March to November).

Next meditation evening:
Monday 7th October 2019.
7.00 pm – 8.20 pm (arrive around 6.50pm if you’d like a cuppa beforehand)
$10 per evening
Summer Hill, Sydney.

Shamaret meditation brings together eastern and shamanic meditation techniques in a unique way, to support you journeying to your own consciousness and knowing. For further information go to http://www.maretstaron.com/meditation

Email me if you’d like to attend so I can send you location details: maret@maretstaron.com

Integrity of ‘being’, ‘doing’ and ‘having’

There is a very important relationship between our being, doing and having.

When we seek personal growth, authenticity or alignment – it’s not just about expansion of our metaphysical being, but also about expansion of our physical doing and having.

Our growth and shifts need to be throughout our whole system. Many people think it’s only about their being. Yet focusing on only that leads to imbalance and sometimes un-wellness, and certainly ungroundedness. Our focus needs to also be on our doing and having.

Buddhists often talk about right action or right thinking. I like to add to that right having. Just as important. My own life started to be filled with ease and flow only after I moved through alignment of being and doing and then into aligned having.

Being is about our soul resonance or true essence – and growth is about learning to be in our soul resonance all the time Being is the eternal and infinite part of ourselves, that which is metaphysical. Some people call it our higher self.

Doing and having is associated with our physical self. Doing is about our actions, and ensuring that every action we take is in alignment with our true essence, or an expression of our true self. Having is associated with all the material things we have in our life. We need our having to be in alignment with, and supporting our being and doing.

So start taking notice not just of your inner world, but also notice how much of your doing and having is a true expression of your soul resonance – and that it’s not just an expression of society or family’s norms and expectations.

When I was young I was only allowed to wear cream or brown. Anyone who knows me now, knows they are not my colours, they rarely bring a spark of joy to my life. I recall the fear in my older years when I started wearing different vibrant colours. Yet, it was part of my journey of discovery, of what was in alignment with my true essence. For you it may be cream or brown, for me it’s not. So loosen up and if you haven’t already, start exploring what feels right (i.e. in alignment) and if it serves you, be outrageous (i.e. unusual or surprising) with what you ‘do’ and ‘have’.