The J.O.Y Book List
Read. Recommend. Love. Some of these are old now but all speak some important truth’s that never age. They have taught me so many things. They are staples in my library. Dan Millman The Peaceful Warrior (CD - A must beginner’s movie) The Way of the Peaceful Warrior No Ordinary Moments: A Peaceful Warriors Guide to Daily Life The Life You Were Born to Live Wayne Dyers You Will See It When You Believe It The Power of intention Change Your Thoughts Change Your Life(Any and all of Wayne Dyer’s books. These 3 are my favorites.) Richard Bach Jonathon Livingston Seagull Illusions Running From Safety One Jodi Hershey The Call of the Day The Call of the Day Workbook Miguel Ruiz – The Four Agreements Eckhart Tolle The Power of Now Stillness Speaks A New Earth Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose Alan Cohen – The Dragon Doesn’t Live Here Anymore Louise Hay – You Can Heal Your Life Marianne Williamson – A Course In Miracles Michael Singer – The Untethered Soul Og Mendino The Greatest Salesman In The World The Choice Greg Braden The Divine Matrix The Spontaneous Healing Of Belief Awakening to Zero Point Marlo Morgan – Mutant Message Down Under Jane Roberts – The Seth Material(All Jane Roberts books are great! This one is my favorite.) Esther and Jerry Hicks The Law Of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham Ask and It Is Given Rhonda Byrne – The Secret Anodea Judith – Eastern Body Western Mind Dadi Janki – Inside Out(My Bible – Very hard to get. You have to go to Google: Type in “The Brahma Kumaris Website + London England” & go to the store.) Ram Dass – Be Here Now Laozi – Tao Te Ching Kahlil Gibran – The Prophet James Redfield – The Celestine Prophecy Paramahans – The Autobiography of a Yogi Deepak Chopra – The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success Neale Donald Walsh - Conversations With God Chakra Andea Judith – Wheels of Life Cindi Dale – The Complete Book of Chakras Organic Gardening Machaelle Small Wright Perelandra Garden Behaving As If The God In All Life Mattered The Findhorn Community – The Findhorn Garden Herbal Healing Phyllis A. Balch CNC – Prescriptions for Herbal Healing Eliot Cowan – Plant Spirit Medicine Aroma Therapy Ravi Ratan – Handbook of Aromatherapy Crystals Melody – Love Is In The Earth
Chakra Meditation
This is a specific Chakra Meditation and not for all Chakras at one time. Each Chakra has its own context individually, as well as its contribution to the whole. I am starting this with your Root Chakra because almost every issue starts with survival, safety and our place in the world. This is one we could do every morning to stay grounded throughout our day. Root Chakra – 1st Chakra Color Red: This Chakra provides grounding, stability, stamina, motivation, self- confidence, purpose, passion and excitement. 1st Chakra physically relates to legs, feet, base of spine, bones,and kidneys. If Root Chakra is imbalanced, you may experience or develop these symptoms: Instability, insecurity, weight loss/gain, constipation, arthritis, spinal tension and knee problems. Meditation You may want to purchase these items to enhance this meditation. Some are available at joyjourneyofyou.com 1. Sage smudge stick or aromatherapy spray for cleansing your aura 2. Root Chakra Aromatherapy Oil 3. A Root Chakra Chime which is tuned to the Root Charka frequency 4. A Root Chakra Stone – You can pick any of these: Red Jasper, Bloodstone or others provided at the end or others provided at the end of this article. To start our Meditation, let's prepare and clear your space. Let's begin: Burn your sage smudge stick or use a cleansing sage smudge spray to clear your space and the energy around your body. Then, take out your Root Chakra Oil and put a few drops in your hands, rub your hands together, lift it to your face and breathe in. If you have a Root Chakra Chime, you can sound that softly now (3) times. If you would like to use a Root Chakra Stone, I would buy flat stones if placing on your body. Pick one that feels the best to you. Put on some healing music with no words, just sound. Pick something that you resonate with. This helps you relax and it nurtures you as you go into discovery. Lie down in a comfortable place. Close your eyes and slowly take (3) deep breaths, in and out. Begin Your Breath Work: Breathe in visualizing the figure 8. Start at the top of your chest, go across right to left. Then, circle around under the breast, then around the stomach and then back up and around. Do this (8) times. Next, visualize the Star of David. It is two triangles overlapping each other with the points going in opposite directions. This symbolizes as above (in heaven), so below (on earth). We are tying the energies into each other. This helps you to stay grounded and at the same time asking to receive higher information. Start to let go of all other thoughts. Every time a distracting thought starts to come into your head, say to yourself the word "PEACE", you can even sing it in your head, whatever will stop the chatter. This will halt the thought and bring you back to quieting your mind. Keep breathing as your mind quiets down. Ask your intuition or higher-self to guide you through this process and show you the message to heal this particular area/issue that is bothering you. Call in your Healing Angels and ask them to help you see what you need to know. You may not feel them, but that doesn't mean that they are not there. You just may not have discovered them yet. Call them in any way, they will come. They don't have to be recognized, but they like it when they are acknowledged. Begin your mental scan with your feet, up to your tail bone and then the pubic area. Anywhere there is a pain, breath red energy into that specific area. Rub a small amount of your Root Chakra Aromatherapy Oil softly in a clockwise circular motion on that spot. Ask your intuition what is it that this pain is showing you to work on in order to unblock this Chakra. Lay quietly for a few minutes. See what comes through. It may be a word, a picture or story – just be open to listening, feeling and seeing pictures in your minds eye. If you don't hear, feel or see anything, it's ok. Just stay open as an answer may come later that day or in a few days. Just be aware of what you asked and look deeper for the message. After when you feel you are done, slowly come out of your mind's eye and back into your body. Then breath in the Root Chakra Aromatherapy Oil and say your Root Chakra Affirmation: I am safe and protected by Mother Earth. She is providing me with energy, inner strength and courage. I am filled with stability and vitality to go out into the world today and know I am at my best. The warm red color of the earth will keep me grounded. Then, visually have your Healing Angels bath your body in red beautiful flowing light. Thank them for being there. You may use your Chakra Chime softly now (3) times to close. Close your Meditation with these words: I will stay open to hear or see the messages brought to me today and the days to come. I will continually check in with my Root Chakra. I send love and gratitude to my Healing Angels for what is being shown to me. Take one more breath in of the Chakra Oil, then say to yourself: My intention is to heal and open my Root Chakra. I will continue to send healing, flowing light to my Root Chakra, so that it is opened to be in alignment with the rest of my Chakras. AND SO IT IS!!!! You can wear the color representing the Chakra you are working on to strengthen and reinforce the energy of that particular problem. You can wear it in a scarf, blouse, shirt, necklace, bracelet, rings, etc. You can repeat this Mediation process with the other Chakras, as needed. In my book – The Call of the Day – you can find the other Chakra Affirmations. If you wish to use the Chakra Chimes and oils, you can find all of this on my website: joyjourneyofyou.com Here are some stones that you can use in this meditations for each particular Chakra: Root – Here are a few more: Hematite, Tigers Eyes, Ruby or Garnet Navel – Yellow Amber Heart – Emerald, Malachite or Rose Quartz Throat – Turquoise or Blue Topaz Third Eye – Lapis or Sapphire Crown – Amethyst, Diamond or Quart Crystal ENJOY YOUR JOURNEY… Jodi Hershey
My Morning Ritual
I always give myself extra time in the morning so I don’t have to rush. That extra 30 minutes really helps. 1. As I am waking up - I sit in bed and do the Om Sound. This wakes up the body in a natural and happy way. The body loves to hear it’s own sound. I think of it sometimes as a whale call, it’s very nurturing and soothing. 2. Then of course Morning Joe - or hot herbal tea. 3. I go back to my sitting place get comfortable then read from one of my books. a. Books - Feeling Great or Inside Out by Dadi Janki. (If you want these books I can get them for you. Send a message through by clicking Here.) b. I just open the book to a random page and start reading; it usually is just what I need to hear. c. Then I take some deep breaths and sit with that message for a while. 4. It is important to ground ourselves into mother earth. This keeps us clear through out the day. So, I take my Earth Tuning Fork and strike it and put the point of fork on the top of the foot (can be the LV3 which is the acupuncture point between the big toe and second toe about ½” to 1” down towards the body. Do this as much as you feel you need to. Start with 2x’s on each foot until you get used to it. (See my YouTube video for the spot.)Always use your intuition and self-knowing to decide on what you need. 5. Then use your Root Chakra Chime (Red chime or Note C) - Lightly tap the chime and play it from the feet up to the crown of the head. Pass the chimes by the ears no closer than shoulder distance. Strike the chime as many times as you feel necessary. You can do a figure eight from the feet up across the stomach up around the head and back down. 6. Next do the same with the Solar Plexus Chime (Yellow chime or Note E). This is where we store our emotions so it is important to clear. If you feel you need another chakra chime to use - say you want to have an open heart (Chakra 4 or Sound F), or need to be able to speak (Chakra 5 or Sound G) - don’t hesitate to put in the chimes you want as well. 7. Then pick up your Tibetan Bowl (Sound E) to open up to your intuition. As you strike the bowl really listen to the sound opening up your awareness. 8. Use your Crown Tuning Fork next - As you sound the fork, ask the spirit to work with you today. To guide you in seeing all possibilities. 9. Close with your Clearing Energy Spray (to clear any unwanted excess energy) and one of your Roll on Chakra Oils. One you feel you need or will uplift you for the day. 10. Use an affirmation like:“I’m going to have a good and positive day.“Now you are ready to Rock and Roll!!!Have a Blessed Day. To Buy the Products Used Above: Earth Tuning Fork - $38.00 C-Sound (Root or Red) Chakra Chime - $24.00 E-Sound (Solar Plexus or Yellow) Chakra Chime - $24.00 E-Sound (Solar Plexus & A Third Eye) Tibetan Singing Bowl -$155.00You can substitute with forks or chimes; I just like using a variety of instruments. Crown Tuning Fork - $38.00 Sage Spray - $23.95Sage Smudge Stick - $6.00Sage Mist Gift Set - $24.95I like the gift set because you get a variety of 3 that will last all year. Chakra Roll-On Oils - $26.00 eachChakra 1 – Life Force (abundance & stability)Chakra 2 – Miracle Energy (sensuality & grace)Chakra 3 – Optimism (confidence & freedom)Chakra 4 – Inner Nurture (love & balance)Chakra 5 – Expression (truth & connection)Chakra 6 – Insight (intuition & clarity)Chakra 7 – Higher Knowledge (wisdom & bliss)Gift Set of 7 Chakra Oils - $170.00
Hold the Light of Love & Peace
What I really want is to ask everyone to get a candle and light it every night. This is to remind us of how important it is to hold the light of Love and Peace in these changing times. As you light your candle put the intention out for healing and blessing our planet and every living thing that lives on it. This is very important for the collective to do this.Please join me. Many Blessings!XOXO Jodi
