Of course the best ‘letting go’ story has to be the opening of Richard Bach’s Classic book Illusions. It describes a little underwater creature clinging to a rock resisting the powerful current of the water. This is what all his fellow creatures do until one day he decides to let go. After a few bumpy starts he’s swept up by the current and is held aloft. Suddenly to the astonishment of his fellow creatures a miracle has occurred! He can fly! It’s through surrender and letting go that we transform and enter a world which I call the unmapped shore. Letting Go Month with Lori Deschene led me to find this musical combination of ocean sounds and slow, very slow cycles of synths, pizzicato bass, and beats. Letting go is not about letting go of power. It’s the reverse. Within the mystery of living we can do ourselves the favour of letting go of self judgement, the need of approval, and control. They really are not the best travel companions. Steve Stephen Fearnley is an award-winning filmmaker, artist and composer. He composes transformational soundscapes for the meditation journeys of One Mind Live – a unique worldwide online group meditation community. To sampleThis Unmapped Shore by Stephen Fearnley
Letting Go of the Day by Lori Deschene
Introduction to the 10 Minute Meditation for February Many of us end our work each evening feeling mentally and physically exhausted, and either disappointed with what we didn’t do or fixated on what we need to do first thing tomorrow. It’s all too easy to live our lives hopping from one to-do list item to the next, like life is a game of accomplishment hopscotch, and we constantly have to keep moving. But we all need downtime to relax and recharge. And we all deserve time to focus solely on the parts of our lives that have nothing to do with productivity and achievement. We deserve to have space to enjoy our friends, family, passions, and hobbies. This short guided meditation will help you let go of the day that’s passed so you can head into the night with a sense of ease and presence. Take this time for you so can you enjoy the rest of the night in front of you. Lori Deschene, Special Guest Meditation Guide for February 2018 Our Special Guest Meditation Guide of the Month shares their unique perspective and gives us insight into the inspiration behind the month’s 10 Minute Meditation memberLetting Go of the Day by Lori Deschene
Release by Stephen Fearnley
At this point I haven’t set up my own rig to photograph and make clips of the music I make for One Mind Live, but as you can see from this Vimeo link “Sonic Water Documentation” the study of cymatics is reasonably easy to do…and fascinating! The reason I want to do this is to compliment my own understanding of the sounds I’m creating for meditational and guided soundscapes and take images (like the one featured above of piano notes by cymascope.com) by vibrating water. Release, this month’s composer’s choice, contains a number of technical elements specifically aimed to compliment Lori Deschene’s “Letting Go” theme for the month of February. The Key of D, according to Vedic and yoga science, is attuned to the Sacrum area of your body. It is the second chakra and is characterised by two key words for “Letting Go”: Flow and Flexibility. The beats per minute or Tempo is at 50, below the resting heart rate but at the top end of a sleeping heart rate. Relaxed yet awake. The cycles or completed wave forms in the musical structure average about 14 cycles per minute which is just above the breathing rate of a sleeping personRelease by Stephen Fearnley
Unseen Support by Samantha J Wheatley
Samantha Wheatley is my name & I am so glad you’re here! I am an advocate for simplicity and mindfulness + finding peace within. When we have these things we are then able to open our hearts and experience joy – the purpose of life! Helping my clients, I do this through offering natural solutions to support their physical, emotional and spiritual health and wellbeing. I love to teach individuals and classes of people (either in person or online) who want support with anxiety, stress, sleep problems, digestive issues, tension, pain and other common issues. Using essential oils in conjunction with my intuitive and mindset coaching skills I am able to help my clients develop their own individual practice to lead them towards self-love through self-care (something we all lack) When we begin to take note and be aware of our physical bodies we can stop our constant thought pattern for a moment and ask ourselves “What do I need?” This process brings us back to our body and our feelings = intuition + knowing + wisdom Armed with this wisdom we can then give ourselves the love and care we need and desire. Some of the tools I teachUnseen Support by Samantha J Wheatley