Shamaret meditation Mon 6th July 2020

7 pm – 8.30pm Sydney time (AEST)
Fee $10
Attendance can be:
• online (zoom) or
• in person (up to 2 people, which will allow us to socially distance in the room).

Shamaret Meditation brings together awareness meditation and shamanic journeying. You are very welcome to attend for one evening or regularly. It’s suitable for both beginner and experienced meditators.

Further information about Shamaret Meditation: http://www.maretstaron.com/meditation

If you’d like to attend, please reply by email so I can send you further information.

Dreams can help guide your way forward

Lately I’ve been having some vivid dreams. Life is pretty quiet and I’m mainly at home, and I’ve felt that I haven’t had much personal expansion or growth lately. However, my dreams are showing me otherwise.

Dreams can be telling you to take notice and wake up; or to simply keep going; or you’re doing well and you’re on track. Over the years I’ve had all 3 types of dreams. Lately the focus of my dreams seems to be on sovereignty, as I’ve had dreams about queens and kings.

I’ve come to realise that my path (over many lifetimes) is about uncovering and expressing my own sovereignty. This is about stepping fully into my own power and authority ie. being a true expression of my soul in all that I do, be, have. I believe that this is the true path for all of us on this planet.

I wasn’t surprised to dream about queens, as being a female I knew this represented my own consciousness and sovereignty. However, dreaming about kings has awoken me to look at aspects of sovereignty not only in my consciousness but also in my subconsciousness – something that I’d not ever thought of before.

So take notice of your dreams and the types of dreams you are having. Dreams are usually very symbolic. If you can’t make head or tail of your dreams, then set an intention that your dreams will be shown to you in a way that you can more easily understand and interpret. I’ve set such an intention many times and my dreams have certainly become easier to interpret. Happy dreaming.

Shamaret meditation Mon 1st June 2020

7 pm – 8.30pm Sydney time (AEST)
Fee $10
Attendance can be:
• online (zoom) or
• in person (offer is open to 2 people, which will allow us to socially distance in the room).

Shamaret Meditation brings together awareness meditation and shamanic journeying. You are very welcome to attend for one evening, or regularly. It’s suitable for both beginner and experienced meditators.

For further information about Shamaret Meditation: http://www.maretstaron.com/meditation
or call me on +61 414 432 737.

If you’d like to attend, please reply by email  (maret@maretstaron.com), so I can send you the zoom link prior to Mon 1st – or information about attendance in person.

When things are uncertain, you can use your imagination

Lately, I’ve been feeling uncertain about some things in my life. I’ve wondered (or being truthful, worried) about how to make some changes in my life. I’ve also been aware of the energy on the planet – of fear, anger, denial, grief, anxiety and stress. Yet on the other hand, there is also the energy of hope, new possibilities, optimism, trust and ego-less thinking. These contradictory energies can at times be quite unsettling. I can sometimes struggle to find a positive way forward. However, I do know that there are some things that I can focus on, to assist me manifesting the future life that I want.

In particular, I can focus on the positive and imagine my desired future. And I do know that it’s not what’s happening in my life, but my attitude to it that can make the difference. These are some things that I do, that you might also like to try.

First and foremost, acknowledge (but not dwell on) how you are feeling and why – and gently and kindly accept that this is how it is in this moment. And remind yourself, that this too will pass.

Then focus on the positive, on what you do want rather than what you don’t want. For example:

• imagine yourself in your ideal situation that brings you joy – allow yourself to feel what that is like – and every day practice feeling that energy of excitement and joy

• imagine yourself at your best, 10 years out from now, future you – what does that feel like? – practice that feeling every day

• imagine you have what you want, that makes your heart and soul smile – then a) list what it is that you want; b) list how that makes you feel; c) list the benefits having it brings to not only you, but also to others (animate and inanimate) around you.

In some ways I always say the same thing. It’s always about alignment. Our alignment directly supports our growth, well-being and manifestation. It’s about alignment to our true or authentic self, our true essence – and one way we can do this, is to practice new patterns that strengthen that alignment.

You can always contact me through:
maret@maretstaron.com (email)
facebook.com/maretstaron (facebook)

Shamaret Meditation Mon 4th May 2020

7 pm – 8.30pm Sydney time (AEST)
Monday 4th May 2020
Online
Fee $5 - $10 (according to your means)

If you’d like to attend, please reply by email, so I can send you the online link closer to the time.

Shamaret Meditation brings together awareness meditation and shamanic journeying. You are very welcome to attend for one evening, or regularly. It’s suitable for both beginner and experienced meditators.

For further information about Shamaret Meditation: http://www.maretstaron.com/meditation

How to stay on a more even keel during these discombobulating times

Many of us have days where we feel centred, go about our days on an even keel and then wham oh, we suddenly spiral down and spend the rest of the day (or days) feeling flat or unhappy. It’s not a pleasant place to be in. That’s when we often over-eat, feel irritable, just want to be left alone, veg out etc etc.

Is there anything we can do about it? Yes. Though it’s not always easy to motivate ourselves to get out of that ‘stuck’ place. However, there are practices that I do when I’m feeling down or flat that help me feel better (provided I can remember to do them!). Here are a few tips.

Be gentle with yourself:
We don’t always recognise how harsh we often are with ourselves and the terrible messages we give ourselves – that we’d never say to another person. Do your best to replace those harsh thoughts with more gentle, positive ones eg I am doing better every day; I care about myself; I accept myself exactly as I am; I’m okay; I’m kind; I give myself permission to be happy.

Acknowledge your emotions:
It’s always my number one go to. Acknowledge to yourself, how you feel. Be honest with yourself eg I feel angry or irritated or frustrated or hopeless. It’s only a feeling and it can’t harm anyone else if you don’t act out on it. Many people think it’s bad to admit to themselves how they feel. No … it’s worse to ignore it, then it comes out sideways at a later stage. (Acknowledging your emotions is the first step towards mastering your emotions).

Acceptance:
Accept that this is how you feel now and it too will pass. Allow yourself to feel the energy of acceptance and flow it to yourself.

Focus on something that makes you feel good:
eg a place in nature, a pet, the sunset, someone you love unconditionally. Allow yourself to be in that feel-good energy. Practice staying in that feel good energy 5 minutes a day.

And most importantly, breathe:
Spend 5 minutes a day gently focusing on your breath, breathing in love (or peace or happiness or acceptance), breathing out fear (or anger or grief or boredom). Or you may have a breath practice from yoga that you can do.

Energy healing

I continue to offer Fractology and Shamanic Healing sessions online. For further information: http://www.maretstaron.com/fractology

May you all be filled with wellness, contentment and joy. Let us all do the best that we can to send out happiness, peace and kind-laugher to the world, rather than the opposite.

Namaste.

You can always contact me through:
http://www.maretstaron.com
facebook.com/maretstaron

Next Shamaret Meditation: Mon 6th April 2020

Now online.

I’m continuing our monthly shamanic-awareness meditations online through Zoom.

Monday 6 April 2020

7pm – 8.15pm (Sydney AEDT).

During this unprecedented time, the fee is reduced to $5 AUD (to assist in covering cost of Zoom).

If you would like to attend, please email me so that closer to the time I can send you a link. You don’t need to download anything. All you will need to do is:

• click on the link that I send you

• and then enter the meeting ID number.

You are welcome to join for one evening or to attend on a regular basis. It’s suitable for both beginners and experienced meditators.

For further information about the style of meditation, go to: http://www.maretstaron.com/meditation

You can email me at: maret@maretstaron.com

Fractology and Shamanic Healing – now online

I continue to offer energy healing sessions, now all online. Online sessions can be powerful. Energetically, if we believe in oneness, interconnectedness and that consciousness is everywhere, then we know that distance healing works. When the time is right, I look forward to being able to return to offering sessions in my practice room in Summer Hill, Sydney.

Online sessions can be Skype, Zoom, Facetime or WhatsApp. The format is similar to face to face sessions. Initially we chat to get clear on what you’d like to focus on, issues and some ways to move forward – this is followed by energy healing where you can make yourself comfortable either lying down or sitting. Sessions last around 1 hr 15 min.

My fee is AUD$120. However, during this time when many are losing their jobs or are under extra financial stress, I have a sliding scale so please contact me and we can discuss an appropriate fee.

For more information about fractology and shamanic healing, go to http://www.maretstaron.com/fractology

Fear can stagnate in our bodies – how do we shift it?

Fear often comes with the unknown. Fear tells us is that we are out of our comfort zone. And it tells us to slow down or stop, consider the options and go forward slowly.

There’s no denying it, many of us are feeling some level of fear during these challenging and uncertain times. One of the things about fear is that it sits in our body. In certain situations (and I hid it well) I used to be ‘frozen’ by fear unable to speak – a pattern that was with me for many years. I’ll share with you some of the things that I’ve done over the years, that has moved the fear out of my body.

Initially, I had to make a choice. As many masters over eons have said, there is only fear or love. And whether we like it or not, it is always a choice. Do we choose to experience fear or do we choose to experience love? I consciously chose love. I then practiced imaging something that softened my heart and helped me feel unconditional love or acceptance (I imagined myself holding my newborn sons, others focus on a pet or a place in nature etc) and I spent 5 minutes a day experiencing that feeling of unconditional love.

I also acknowledged the fear. This is about saying ‘I hear you, I know you are there’. It’s about accepting what is. And if possible, flowing acceptance to the fear. You are saying to yourself that you can feel the fear, you know it’s there and it’s not going to stop you doing what you need to do. For me, acknowledgement of everything and everyone, is a life time practice.

You may have your own practices, however other things that I have practiced include:

• Focus your mind away from the fear. For example, I meditated 5 – 10 minutes a day on a candle, relaxing my mind and doing my best to be present to the candle. The candle helped, as the moving flame kept me physically awake. Every time my mind wandered, I said to myself ‘distraction’ and went back to focusing on the flame. Don’t be surprised if you’re saying ‘distraction’ constantly, at least in the beginning.

• Do something physical – garden for ½ hour every day; punch a pillow for 5 minutes a day; or shake your body 5 minutes a day. Shake your head, arms, body, legs. Especially shake your hands. It helps your body let go the fear.

• You can tap the side of each finger near the base of the nail, where the acupuncture point is. I was taught to use the index finger of one hand, to tap the thumb, index finger, middle finger and then little finger of the other hand. I noticed on the website there are different ways of doing this. You might like to check it out.

• Every day, feel gratitude and appreciation for eg. those who love you, all the people (visible and invisible) who have helped you along the way, the positive experiences that you’ve had in your life, the beauty on the planet, infrastructure such as power and plumbing etc. I regularly flow appreciation out to the universe or to specific things or people.

If any of these practices appeal to you, give it a go. In addition, energy healing and many other therapies can of course be very helpful. So get any support that you can (usually online at the moment) to help you shift out of fear, particularly if it is in some way affecting your wellbeing.

I try to avoid it, but when I get into doom and gloom conversations with friends about what’s happening in the world, how our leaders are (or are not) responding, the paranoid shopping reactions, websites that are crashing etc, I do my best to balance the conversation with positive things. What amazing things some people are doing, the opportunities these situations create, how people care for one another, how this is a wakeup call for all of us on the planet. How it is showing us the oneness and interconnectedness of the earth and humanity.

We can only do our best and hopefully, our best will improve every day, both individually and collectively.

Website: www.maretstaron.com

Or follow me on: facebook.com/maretstaron

Shamaret meditation Mon 2nd March 2020

7 pm – 8.30pm
Summer Hill, Sydney
$15 per evening

Shamaret Meditation brings together awareness meditation and shamanic journeying. We commence with a grounding meditation followed by opening to our higher-consciousness through a shamanic journey.

We meditate on the first Monday of the month, from March to December 2020. You are very welcome to join me for one evening or to attend regularly. It’s suitable for both beginner and experienced mediators.

There is more information about Shamaret Meditation on my website: http://www.maretstaron.com/meditation

If you’d like to attend this coming Monday 2nd March, please email me (maret@maretstaron.com) or text me (0414 432 737) and I’ll send you more detailed information about location and timing.

Whose rules do you live by?

Many of us live by rules that others (or society) have set for us. We’re not even aware we are doing this. A few years ago when I felt very irritated, I discovered that it was because I was living by other people’s rules and not by ‘Maret rules’. It was only when I changed the rules that I lived by, that I moved past that particular episode of irritation.

Our higher self (or soul) is always calling us to become aware of the ‘rules’ that we live by and to discard them if they don’t work for us. Whose rules do you live by? For me, it was my mothers. For example, she regularly said to me: the only person I can trust is her; she knows me better than I know myself; she knows what is best for me; never answer back to anyone, especially her; I am too tall and big and must always hide my hands under the table; your sister is the only one who knows the right thing to do; be silent, don’t talk, etc. And I took it all on board. We always have a choice how we respond. With hindsight, I can see that I chose compliance instead of rebellion.

Not surprisingly, I grew up with a fear of authority and fear of upsetting anyone. And I hate to admit it, but that fear was so deep that when I unintentionally upset someone, I actually wished that I was dead. Pretty sad, hey. But what I had actually done, was squish my true self (or essence) out of shape so much, that it enabled me to live by the truths and rules of others. Sounds familiar?

Eventually, thank goodness, I learnt how to be honest with myself, find my own truth and find the joy, delight and fun in my life. There were many patterns I had to change and many new ways of being that I practised in order to find myself. I will admit it was quite a painful process. I can now say it was worth every tear, every bit of resistance that I had to overcome and every truth about myself that I had to face.

One of the many things that I did on this journey of my own healing, was to sit down and list all the rules that I lived by (eg. never upset anyone) – and then I did another list of the rules that I wanted to live by (eg always stay in my integrity). What’s important is to not throw out every rule – keep the ones that still work for you (if any), delete the ones that don’t, and write down new rules that are aligned to your true essence – and you’ll know what they are, as they will always bring authentic joy, love, truth, creativity, peace and fun into your life.

So when you are ready, list and review and re-write the rules that you live by. By rules, I mean the principles that you live your life by, the things that always bring you joy. And too many rules can make it hard to be flexible, adaptable and happy. Sometimes less is better. Remember, they are your unique principles, those that YOU want to live by.

May you always find the courage to let go the patterns and beliefs that cause you suffering, and the courage to develop new patterns and beliefs that fill your life with peace, joy, love, truth and inspiration.