Christina Ambubuyog

In Order to Grow, You've Got To Move Beyond Your Comfort Zone

2010-03-04T21:31:00.000-08:00

While washing the dishes last night I noticed my beautiful plant waving his green leaves at me showing how big he’s become. In all his speedy growth I knew it was time to replant him into a bigger pot so that he can continue to spread his roots and progress toward his natural state of growth.

Two things that came to my mind when staring at my plant: the love I have put into caring for him and actually realizing how many leaves he has now and how tall he has become. There was patience involved as well as trust, just knowing that all I need to do is water his soil and he will grow. It’s the same process when planting new seeds in your garden of life, this garden could be anything from growing your business to creating a relationship you’ve always wanted. You must take consistent action to make sure your garden blooms and grows and inevitably you will see the fruits of your labor. During this cultivation you will notice the best fertilizer to speed up the process, so that could be meeting the right network of business owners or creating a new thought form that allows you to be worthy of receiving a dream love in your life. Be patient and committed to your garden and watch it bloom!

The second thought when seeing his rapid state of growth, knowing that he needs to be repotted was Robert Allen’s quote “Everything you want is just outside your comfort zone”. Take my plant’s pot for example. His old pot has a certain circumference to it, which we will call his “comfort zone”. In that comfort zone his roots can only expand so much therefore only allowing him to grow to a certain height. The new pot that is bigger and has a much wider circumference is beyond his comfort zone, representing personal growth, development, increase in height, width, more leaves and deeper stronger roots. So in order for my plant to grow he must leave his comfort zone and move into a new pot, one he’s never experienced before.

Comfort Zone is his current pot, notice the smaller size. Potential, Growth and Expansion is the new larger pot!

There comes a time when we must move beyond what we know as familiar and experience new territory, expand our consciousness and stretch to reach our full potential. As I placed my plant into his new home, I know that it will take a moment of adjusting, integrating his current soil into the new and naturally he will begin too spread his roots out further, becoming stronger and deeper in his new territory. You see, if you really want what you really want, you’re going to have to tread new waters, do something different in your life and be a little bit uncomfortable. You can’t keep doing the same things expecting different results, something within the equation requires change and that change is within you. If you find yourself at a standstill in your life or not seeing any changes happening the way you hope they would then you are sitting in your comfort zone.

Taking the leap and moving into the new pot and happy to be able to continue on the path of growth!

To seek new and positive change in your live, you’ve got to widen your own circumference of knowledge, experiences and take on new endeavors, try things you’ve never tried before, push a little bit harder and take a step outside of your own comfort zone.

So take a moment today to examine your own comfort zone:

What is not working in your life today? What areas in your life are you not seeing the changes you want?
Now look at what you have been doing over and over again to create the same result.
Take that pattern and ask yourself, what can I do differently in order to achieve the result that I do want?
Brainstorm ideas just outside of your comfort zone of where you need to go, what you need to do, who you need to connect with in order to manifest your desired result.
Embrace the exciting possibility that your next move will take you closer to your desire and trust in your ability to expand, grow and achieve what you truly want. Take action on one thing today that moves you beyond your comfort zone.
Have patience and compassion for yourself as you cultivate new experiences in your life. This is the water and fertilizer that will help you flourish, so remember to tend to your new garden with loving care.

To support, guide and help you access your intuitive next steps for moving beyond your comfort zone, contact me to discuss how I can help you explore new territory and achieve exactly what it is you want!

Live Interview on Vegan Chef Mayra's Lean, Green and Sexy Show!

2010-02-15T13:00:00.000-08:00

What a blessing it was to be interviewed on Chef Mayra's Lean, Green and Sexy Show!!! Every single Wednesday at 12:00 pm Pacific time, Vegan Chef Mayra has a live interview and Vegan lunch at Rainbow's End Natural Foods and Cafe connecting with kindred spirits on the path of evolution, growth and contribution in the community. She brings in all kinds of experts in various fields of holistic health and wellness, green and sustainable businesses, personal development and more. She cooks a unique, healthy and yummy 3 course Vegan lunch for only $9.99 to those who are at the cafe here in Las Vegas and for everyone else you can watch it live online. Her food is beyond delicious, all organic and vegan!!! I had the wonderful opportunity to be invited by Chef Mayra as the guest for her show on February 10, 2010. We talked all about energy, intuition and living a clairvoyant life! There was also a live online chat where I had lots of questions from family, friends and viewers. It was so much fun! Visit Chef Mayra every Wednesday to indulge in her food! Trust me, you haven't had Vegan like this before!!!

Please enjoy the interview below via livestream in two parts :)

Thank you for being with me! Namaste!

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Morning Pages - A Practice in Receiving Creative Flow

2010-01-14T00:14:00.000-08:00

Aaaaaah Yes! Morning Pages! I am back on the journey once again... stepped away from it but an inner voice has been speaking and telling me to revisit the practice. And so all I can do is listen to that voice and take action :)

This morning's morning pages :) I just LOVE how the light shines on the words as I write on my little desk in my meditation room!

What are Morning Pages???

Morning Pages is an exercise from Julia Cameron's fabulous book The Artist's Way. It is 3 pages of long hand stream of consciousness writing that is done first thing when you wake up in the morning. You write whatever comes into your mind without really thinking about it, just write, no pausing, just fill up an entire 3 pages of a notebook/journal. Write without filters, be graphic, nasty, raw, honest, deep, insightful, ecstatic, loopy, crazy, neurotic. There is no right or wrong to the process and isn't meant to be perfect or presentable so don't even judge what you write. And if you don't know what to write then write "I don't know what to write" over and over again until something else comes into your mind to write down.

The idea of doing morning pages is to basically take a "Mental S@#!" according to my friend Quincy! Hahaha! You purge everything and anything that is in

your body mind spirit onto paper so that you create the space to receive creative energy. If you keep buying new clothes and never get rid of the old, you won't have any room to hang your new beautiful clothes in your closet. In order to bring in the new, you must let go of the old and it's the same with our minds and Spirit. We take on so much everyday, mentally, physically and energetically and it's necessary for us to take the time to clean our inner house. So it's mental cleaning, mind shower, brain drain, thought purge. With this space we allow an opening for new ideas, inspirations, insights, answers and guidance to come into our spirit.

I learned about this process about 3 years ago and practiced it for nearly a year. It was one of the most amazing experiences I had incorporated into my daily routine. At first it was a bit of a challenge to move out your own way and sometimes I found myself not knowing what to write or pausing to think about how to say something but once you really open up to being one with your journal then some mind blowing things will come through from you. After about the 2nd week is when I saw how these morning pages started making a difference in my life. My headspace was emptier, I definitely felt the itch to do some painting, doodling, sketching and just being creative. I received answers from spirit, formulated new ideas and was able to find solutions to various problems in my life. There were less worries I was wrapping my head around throughout the day and could feel forward movement in my spirit.

After not having written consistently like that for months, I am now committed to the good life again :) I could already feel the elation in me after having done my first morning page...

welcome back me!

How to incorporate morning pages into your life:

Buy yourself a notebook or journal, get fancy or plain jane whatever floats your boat.
Pens are super important to me... I am so particular because it has to feel good writing so find one that feels fabulous to your fingers.
Wake up 20 minutes earlier (ooh I already hear the whining, trust me its worth it)
Create a space in your home where you can write without distraction and make it comfy, light a candle, burn some incense, I wrap myself in a blanket and write... too bad I don't have a snuggie it would probably make it easier!
If you aren't a morning person and just can't absolutely find time with the rising sun, then perhaps if you ride a train to work then write on your commute, or take 15 minutes during your lunch break, but find time during the day to write. If you can find time for online social networking you can find time to clean your inner house :)

Morning pages are called morning pages because it's truly meant for the morning. That way you can clear the clutter first thing and have the rest of the day to play! Try it out and let me know how it goes for you :) Love and light!

Shaving My Head - A Personal Journey Through Revealing My Authentic Self

2010-01-08T15:34:00.000-08:00

For so many years I've wanted to shave my head... it's something I've talked about for so long, even when I was still living in Chicago, ask my BFF Natalie, she can attest to the yearnings of a shaved head. But there was always a hesitancy to it because of the attachment I had to my hair and how that created the perception of who I was to the world. I used to have hair that touched my waist, long flowing locks that I just LOVED!

Long locks and living in Tucson, Arizona

It kept me warm, cozy and there was this sexual energy to having gorgeous thick black locks... it made me feel like a woman, a Fairy, a Goddess, people would ask to touch it, feel it, tell me how beautiful it was and it heightened my sense of confidence, defining who I was and who I was trying to be. It became a trademark for my own personal sense of beauty, it held so much energy of a decade. A decade filled of extreme darkness, elevated bliss, endless searching and paramount growth. My hair travelled with me, camping cross country, backpacking in Spain, snorkeling in Philippines and surfing in Hawaii, moving from Chicago to Tucson to Vegas. It's been through circles of friends, numerous boyfriends, and a wedding! Ha! Various calculated hairstyles have served in the role as daughter, sister, friend, teacher, student, artist, muralist, designer, dancer, globe-trekker, psychic, healer, life coach, me.

There are so many what if's we love to entertain when pushing past our comfort zones, moving beyond our own fears and self imposed limitations. I found myself wrapping my head around these what if's every time I contemplated on shaving my head, then realized it truly isn't that big of a deal. My hair grows back. It's always in a constant state of growth, just like Spirit and just like change. Welcoming in a new decade, at the same time I've moved into my 30's, and stepping out of Saturn's Return has stirred up feelings to just let the past go. To shed many false beliefs and attachments of who I made myself up to be, who I was pretending to be and just being me. Since my hair was such a magnet for so much energy it felt natural to let it go. Pushing past fears of being seen, expressing my heart and soul and embracing every facet of my own unique being, shadow sides and all.

A time to reveal, a way to open up to who I am and shining from inner beauty, authenticity, confidence and courage, illuminating the light that comes from within.

I did a lot of hiding the past ten years, hiding from my creativity, hiding from my natural gifts, talents, hiding from my self worth and deservingness and the past several years have been truly transformational. I've grown into who I always was, allowing my inner child to play and love with no limits, owning my Goddess energy, harnessing both the feminine and masculine within, coming full circle to a more elevated consciousness of self. Define my own sexy fierceness through taking flight in my power, passions and truths. Life is abundance. Spirit is magnificent. And I'm a co creator in that magic! Embodying the next steps in evolution... on January 1, 2010, with a deep breath, a quiet meditation, Dave and I turned up the music and laughed as I took the clippers to my head. Aaaaaah! Freedom. Elation. Expansion. Loving me for me.

Enjoy the pics :) The video that I took was erased, unfortunately... but these serve the purpose just as perfectly!

Smile, luckily I've been prepping myself by cutting my hair shorter with each visit to the salon!

Feeling funny against my head! LOL!

And there it goes!

Half way there!

Dave helping me even it all out, he's been wanting me to shave my head forever! It's nice having moral support :)

Tada! Feeling Fresh!

Enjoying the new do at Tao :)

Happy New Year!!!

2010-01-08T09:49:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year Kindred Spirit Lovelies!!! We rang in the New Year here in Las Vegas at my hubby's club Eye Candy at Mandalay Bay. And it was super duper fun!!! I was feeling overwhelmingly blessed to be surrounded by the people I love and partying in Las Vegas always seems to have a heightened energy to it!

Here are some fun pics to share:

The hubs and I :)

Amor, Isabel and me.

Dave, Autumn, Tony

Dj D Double and Dj Mick Boogie

Eye Candy

Better Eye Candy!!! Wink Wink :) Hanging with my ladies!

Candy Cane Break, Paul and I

Mick Boogie spinnin :) A packed house of love and fun! Happy New Year 2010!

With all that celebrating, are you as moved, inspired and joyous about this 2010 as myself??? Just the energy of a blue moon has been magical and to top of Mercury Retrograde to add to the energies has been insightful in allowing myself to go within, listen and stay quiet to what is true within my heart. Action will be taking place, but for now I am reveling in non-action of being, growing and emerging from within... inner action would be a good term for it :)

And soooo some new things I've been wanting to play with in my life for 2010 is videos! I believe posting videos on my blog will be a new and fun thing for me to explore... partly I believe it has to do with more of revealing my true self. I tend to be a photo person, I love taking photographs, I love having my photo taken and I don't mind sharing photos with the world, but I believe the idea of videos shows a bit more of who you truly are. And so since one of my intentions this year is to reveal my heart's truth in brighter ways, it's only in alignment for me to not hide merely behind writing, words, blogging, articles, photos but to let my voice, character and spirit be expressed live :) Yay!

So here's my first video!!! I gave myself New Year's morning to take a mini getaway to

Red Rock Canyon , a gorgeous national conservation area that is only a 20 minute drive from my home and it always feels like I'm in another world when I'm there. I indulged in the majesty of the desert energy, mother earth and mountains that surrounded me.

Spending time meditating, mindfully walking and reflecting on the blessings of the year, the challenges that created growth in my Spirit and envisioning what it is that Spirit wants me to share with this coming year was a wonderful way to ground into what is and loving me.

So enjoy the vid... Trust me, this is stepping a bit out of my comfort zone... but hey, gotta feel the fear and do it! Woooohooooo! Cheers to a blissed out, magical, abundant and shiny New Year! Love and Light to you all!!! XOXO!

Love Each Other with True Presence: In Memoir Of Brent Burley

2009-12-10T09:33:00.000-08:00

A month ago today I received heartbreaking news from my sister in between sobs that her husband and my brother in law Brent Burley suddenly passed away November 10th, 2009. At a mere 43 years young, family and friends were deeply saddened by the unexpected change. Brent had a persevering attitude, witty, smart and as a lawyer he truly believed in honesty and helping his clients with all of his heart. This transition has caused me to bring forth presence in my relationships with my family, friends and everyone around me. I have experienced many losses in my life and especially several just this past year that remind me of how fragile life truly is. Yet for some reason, the passing of my brother has deepened this intellectual understanding of fragility into a firm reality within my heart and soul.

And so the natural tendency I have when someone transitions into Spirit is reflecting upon the people around me who love me, support me and are just beautiful souls in my life. The difference this time around is that I noticed how nonchalant I am with my relationships, how easy it is for me to just take these miraculous Spirits for granted. I could be quick in getting off the phone with my mom or rushing out the home to run an errand, shouting a goodbye to my husband. There's this expectation I have of seeing them again, a selfish complacency on my part when in reality life can change instantaneously and we are unsure what tomorrow may bring.

Reflecting on my actions and how I express that to those I love has brought forth an authentic presence in my interactions with people these past few weeks. When I greet someone or hug them when leaving I really feel their embrace, see their smile, notice their eyes and cherish their energy and meaning they have in my life. It feels really magical to be in such heartfelt presence and genuinely appreciate these people I am blessed to have connections with. We intertwine in this tapestry for a reason, sometimes people are mere fleeting moments in time and others are there for a longer part of the journey. However long or short these interactions are, each one is sacred, unique and beautiful and it's important to treat each other in the light of this truth.

Now is the time to love one another with true presence, especially as we are in this holiday season amongst our family and friends. Bring awareness into your interactions today and everyday. See through loving eyes and cherish every moment with gratitude and blessings, especially to those who may be hard on you, they are the ones that need love the most. Allow yourself to openly express how you feel to your family and friends, letting them know how much you appreciate them, what they mean to you, the lessons you've learned from them and the love you have for them. Be naked in your truth, reveal your heart and be one with the presence of Love.

Rest in Peace, Power, and Presence with Spirit Brent. We are dancing in the Light of Love with You.

Have a blessed and magical holiday! I love each and every one of you!

Do You Celebrate Your Life?

2009-11-05T13:01:00.000-08:00

I was catching up with a friend the other week and part of the conversation entailed much overwhelm I had in my life. As I look back at that moment I truly was wrapped up in that fog of having numerous aspects of my business to balance and having a hard time trusting where it was all going. In the midst of my dramatic rant, my friend mentioned to me in a gentle way "I remember when this was all just a dream for you." That significant reminder awakened a spark of light within, quickly lifting the fog away as I allowed myself to slowly embrace the overwhelm and transmute it into celebration and a true blessing.

Reflecting in silence after that conversation, I cried tears of joy remembering that yes, years ago I had dreamed of giving readings, teaching meditation classes, painting the days away, going on missions, leading retreats and just changing the world by sharing what I love to do. I knew I had talents and gifts that I now embrace as Spirit moving in and through me, these gifts I lovingly give to help empower you. It was a big huge fluffy enormous dream, just a thought and a longing in my heart and soul and not physically real at the time. Actually I really didn't fully believe in myself that it could be done but with determination, goal setting, affirmations and positive thinking somehow someway it is happening today!

During these times of overwhelm I have to bring in compassion and patience for myself, knowing that everything comes with Divine Timing. With patience we are reminded to slow down and realize the evolution, change and blossoming, inside and out.

With that Realization comes Celebration! Often we forget to celebrate the milestones of our journey, focusing on what needs to be done or what hasn't been done yet rather than what we have accomplished. It takes a combination of patience, persistence, drive and commitment to realize your dreams and see your passions lead you in the right direction. Although it may seem far from your big goal, remember to honor any achievements along the way. These celebrations during the journey is what keeps the magic alive while reflecting on how far we have come from when it was just a dream.

Understand what Celebration Means to You.
They say there are two ways to be happy: One is to have everything you want and the other is to be grateful for what you have. The latter being able to achieve right now at this moment! Having the attitude of gratitude is key to understanding how to celebrate all that you do. Ask yourself, what are you grateful for and how can you celebrate that in your life? Do you love going to the spa? Perhaps a celebration can be going out for ice cream with the kids? There is no big or small celebration, and so however you choose to celebrate, make it meaningful to you!

Find One Reason to Celebrate Today. This could be getting your to do list checked off, stretching yourself by trying something you've never done before, or even extending an act of kindness can be a wonderful reason to celebrate as well. Celebrations don't always have to be achievements but also through changing behaviors, habits, or moving out of your comfort zone. Take a moment to commit to celebrating one thing today. Today I am celebrating writing this newsletter to you by taking a stroll to the park in my community and basking in the sun.

Create a Celebration Journal. Buy yourself a special journal and from the day you were born, write down all that you have celebrated in your entire life! Highlight anything you feel is important, whether it's your first baby steps to when you met your best friend or even breaking up with a past lover that wasn't serving you any longer. The more we recognize the celebrations, gratitude and joys in our lives, the more we resonate that high vibrational energy within us and the Universe will give us tons more things to celebrate!!! So go ahead, turn up the music, raise your champagne glasses, dance and party! Cheers to you!!! You truly, deeply and wholeheartedly deserve it!

Feel free to email me with what you are accomplishing today and would love to hear all the fantastic ways you are celebrating your life! And if you're struggling to fulfill your dream, contact me to discuss how I can help you create, achieve your vision and celebrate with you along the way!

Letting Go Of What No Longer Serves: What I learned from "Project Purge"

2009-10-08T12:42:00.000-07:00

This past Mercury Retrograde truly had an effect on my Spirit to just slow down. As much as I was wanting to move forward with various aspects in my life, it's almost like my body just halted and needed to turn in a new direction and that arrow pointed inward.

There was this compelling urge to purge from within... I didn't know exactly where this was coming from but I know as I listen to my heart, it's always correct! I sat in contemplation, wondering what it is that needs to go in my life, I felt I never really had too much stuff. It's always been easy for me to get rid of things because I love simplicity yet as I looked through drawers in my studio I realized the chaos that was hiding beneath it all, a reflection of old chaos that I was ready to let go of within my subconscious mind. This old chaos showed up in my life in the form of disorganization and as I looked deeper into myself this disorganization was keeping me chained from truly expressing all my gifts and talents that move through me and slowing down my path towards personal achievement and magnificent success.

And so I dubbed it "Project Purge". Becoming one with the truth behind all the years of papers, art, files etc in my office was a journey needing to be explored. Going through each drawer one at a time, donating, shredding and recycling. The freedom I felt as I eradicated the years of energy locked into memories of the past was truly liberating and inspiring as I chose to see how far I have come in my own life.

I realized there were places within me that I was still hiding from the world, pieces of me I was afraid of showing and I stuffed them away like I stuffed papers into the back of drawers and file cabinets. I exposed a plethora of art supplies begging to be given life to, recognizing these buried tools as my years of deep seeded fears around unleashing my own creativity into the world. Layer upon layer I allowed myself to let go of the old and step into the new. Bringing shadows of myself into the light, weeding out the old seeds and planting new ones in its place. Honoring the treasures I decided to keep, streamlining my file system by asking the organized people in my life for their guidance and wisdom, reading books on organization and happily labeling things with my new fabulous label maker!

It was a huge project and there are a few areas that still need further love but I literally have emptied every single file cabinet and art supply drawer and organized it and I have to say it feels OH SO HEAVENLY! And the best part is I've made the commitment to honor this new energy of organization and embracing it fully into my being. I have made peace with all my old fears, my old self and ready to rock into the last quarter of 2009 :)

You Too Can Let Go of What No Longer Serves.
As the trees change colors and shed their leaves during Autumn, we too can mirror Mother Earth's natural way of letting go by shedding all that no longer serves us in our lives.

Take a moment to check around your home. Are you holding onto an article of clothing that you haven't worn in over a year? Do you have piles of magazines that you say you will get to later? Be honest with yourself when going through material items, when are you really going to have time to get to those magazines or even wear clothing you haven't touched in over a year. There are plenty of organizations you can donate to and give new life to your old belongings.

Look within. Maybe there's a relationship in your life that's draining you? Perhaps you may be holding on to old habits that keep you from moving forward? Many times fears keep us from taking strides in our lives. If you find yourself holding on to a relationship, whether it's a friendship or a lover in your life because of fear of the unknown, remember that when one door closes, the Universe opens up a brand new one. Make the commitment to rid yourself of an old habit and bring in something new and fresh into your life to keep that door always open in front of you.

Become aware of your thoughts. What thoughts or ways of thinking can you pinpoint that no longer serve you? Do you have a repetitive thought that there is never enough? Are you notorious for being too hard on yourself forgetting to celebrate your wonderful accomplishments in your life? Take a moment to review the thoughts you think and turn them from a negative to a positive! Let go of that old thought and bring a new empowering into your life!

Now's the time to check in. Be courageously honest. In what ways are these old energies keeping you from living an authentic and brilliant life? Have the willingness to let go. Bring forth trust knowing that when you let go of the old, you free up energy to allow new and exciting opportunities to be invited into your life! As a matter of fact, these opportunities are just waiting for you to let go!!!

Infinite Peace, Love and Blessings!

Namaste!

Christina

A Beacon of Light: Michael Jackson's Impact on the Planet's Consciousness

2009-06-26T08:54:00.000-07:00

I cried. And I can feel tears come up as I write this. I love Michael Jackson, as a music lover I don't see how you can't love him. I had t-shirts when I was a kid, rocking his button on my Member's Only jacket, moonwalking through the kitchen, dancing and singing to his songs, being scared at the end of the Thriller video, fascinated by Captian EO saving the world, saying NA NA NA to P.Y.T. at the club, always impressed by his videos, style, moves, lyrics, and just pure magic, still giving me butterflies.

As I look at the energy of Michael Jackson, I am absolutely enthralled to see the presence of his light and the impact he has created on the Planet's Consciousness. A gentle Spirit that emanated pure passion, energy, connection, love and shifted the entire world into a higher light.

When one taps into their God given gifts, talents, abilities and does what comes natural to them, everyone else lights up, therefore shifting the consciousness of the planet towards a higher vibration. Michael Jackson set the stage for others to shine bright in their own unique gifts to share with the world. As a beacon of light, he held that vibration for all of us to be brilliant... through him we see ourselves. We see how we too can command the world stage to share in the love of what we have as our gifts and natural abilities, we see how we too can connect to our own source of pure joy, excitement and dance through life one with that source, we see how we too can push the envelope, making our own lives greater and create a ripple effect of illumination for others to illuminate themselves.

He embodies all the potential we have within ourselves. We all have gifts that deserve to be shared with the world, imagine if Michael never shared his gifts with us, the world would be a very different place... and that may sound so cliche yet it's true. The entertainment industry, which is really only one facet of change he has made for all, was absolutely molded by Michael Jackson and his very own extraordinary style.

I love how such amazing individuals incarnate into this lifetime to teach us about us... how beautiful we truly are...

When we admire someone we are truly admiring qualities about ourselves.

And so the world is affected by his transition... because all along we have been admiring a hero that is within and so his loss reminds us that he's still here, in each and every one of us. So many messages he shared with us by him just being he who is, bringing Spirit in 100,000% into the body and tapping into that energy in this lifetime.

I feel so blessed and I cry because his being, his lifetime, his mission for incarnating onto earth this time around, gives me proof that in me and in everyone in this world, we really can be more than we think we can be. We can look into the man in the mirror and start from that space of love for ourselves, love for others, love for our gifts and share that to create change in the world around us.

In each of us we have more light than we are allowing ourselves to spread to the world. If we all could just tap into this light, release those fears and dance like no one is watching you because it's not about you, it's about how your light can serve the world :)

Infinite gratitude to Michael Jackson, I am humbled by your teachings, how you shaped my life, and I continue to dance and sing at the top of my lungs to your music. You continue to solidify in myself and the world around to remain in touch with what brings us the most joy in life, let it be known to everyone without fear, and be our best selves in all that we do.

Live Loud. Dance with Light. Sing with Spirit.

Until we meet in the next lifetime, blessings of light and love on your journey!

Namaste!

Happy Earth Day: Celebrating Awareness and The Magic of Gaia

2009-04-22T09:09:00.000-07:00

Happy Earth Day! Today is indeed one of my favorite celebrations, even as a young kid. I have always felt very connected to the earth and love being in communication with her supporting energies. I woke up this morning giving gratitude and sang a spontaneous made up song to Mother Earth and danced my way to the backyard to meditate and send healing light to the Planet and everyone upon her. A most gorgeous morning in the desert, the birds were singing glorious tunes and a subtle wind sent whispers of life, love and acknowledgments of our oneness to me and all that surrounds me.

As I grounded firmly into the Earth's energies and started conversing with her, asking her what she would like us all to know. I was shown pockets of the Earth still being destroyed, unloved and continuing to be harmed and could sense the pain that was taking place in these areas. The healing of the Earth cannot solely be done by her but by everyone doing their part every single moment of the day. I was also shown pictures of sustainable living using solar, wind and people being mindful of what they purchase, recycling, and taking responsibility for their actions. Mother Earth is quite grateful for the shift in consciousness that has been occurring yet she feels that people can still step it up in taking action towards the healing of the planet.

And so she asks that we take a personal inventory of our own Environmental Awareness, what is it that we are currently doing and not doing and how can we do more in helping to bring the Planet and it's natural resources back in balance. Are you recycling all that you possibly can? Do you buy bottles of water or do you bring around your own water bottle you can fill up yourself? This is the one that I use and it's fabulous! Sigg Water Bottle
Are you bringing your own reusable bag to the grocery store instead of using the plastic bags? And let's say if you forget your bag, which sometimes I forget to put it back in my trunk when I'm done, then you can ask for paper instead of plastic which is a much better alternative :) Have you tried earth friendly cleaning products that use all natural plant based cleaners rather than petroleum and chemical based cleaners that are so detrimental to Earth? Here's a wonderful recipe for you to try: Greener Cleaners as well as a fabulous book for home made cleaning products you can make yourself
Clean House Clean Planet by Karen Logan.

Just the little everyday choices we make does make a difference as a whole. We can also help educate people by just being an example to our families, friends and children and also helping them to make mindful choices about the environment. I remember when I first moved here to Vegas 3 years ago, I live in this cute community and we are so fortunate to have a recycling truck come every other Friday. When recycling day came, I would have my 3 bins overflowing with items to be recycled plus extra bags of recyclable items on the side because there was no more room in the bins, I would actually have more recycling than my garbage and I noticed that no one else in the neighborhood recycled. There were absolutely no other bins out on Fridays and this continued for weeks, me being the only one recycling but soon enough other homes in the neighborhood started recycling as well and it makes me so happy to see everyone participating now. This beautiful phenomenon occurred just by being an example and sure enough people caught on!

Images of spending time outdoors, among the flowers, plants, animals, insects also came into my vision. Her message being the importance to take the time to connect to Nature everyday, even if it's as little as 5 minutes of mindfulness spent outdoors, you can step out barefoot and feel the connection between your feet and Earth, close your eyes and just breathe in the magical energies that nature has to offer you. Mother Earth has so many powerful gifts that she wants to share with you that includes new ideas, inspirations, healing energies and love. If you are feeling disconnected in any way, by taking the time to connect to Mother Earth you can feel rejuvenated once again as she herself feels disconnected when we aren't connecting with her. She has so much to offer as long as we're willing to listen and receive her support and guidance :)

Take a bit of time today and everyday to acknowledge and give gratitude to the Earth and know that change begins with us first and our choices we make. Mother Gaia is asking for our support now, more than ever before!

"Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect." ~Chief Seattle, 1855

Peace and Blessings! Namaste!
BeeChrissy :)

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Certainty in Our Step - Creating a New Foundation

2009-04-02T15:33:00.000-07:00

Springtime happens to be my favorite season! First because I am a May Taurean and second because I just love the energy of growth Spring resonates. As we witness the process of nature awaken around us, budding trees, flowers blooming, bees buzzing, birds singing, we are also experiencing the same awakening into a new light.

In my meditation this morning, I asked to look at the energy of this year's Spring and what message I may share with all of you. I noticed that many of us are experiencing a huge transformation where we are shedding our old selves; this may come in the form of spring cleaning, getting rid of physical items we no longer need to hold onto, changing of homes, moving to a new city, transition into a new career, and evaluating and realigning of various relationships in our lives.

With these transformations, we know certain aspects of our lives are no longer working anymore and its inevitable we move beyond that which no longer serves a purpose for us. The problem that I'm seeing is that many of us become stuck in this transition of knowing what doesn't work in our lives but not knowing how life will be if we move out of what we have always known.

And so we have fear creeping into our space whispering those "what if's", keeping us in a loop of self-doubt and hesitation as we teeter back and forth from old to new. Yet we know our past circumstances are no longer who we are anymore, becoming evident in the longing of our spirits and dissatisfaction of our circumstances. Being mindful of that fear is how we remain steadfast in our path, not allowing it to penetrate our space and keeping us frozen in time. Just simply acknowledge the fear with a firm "no thank you" and ground into the greatness that is awakening within us right this very moment! And if we give into the fear then we don't allow our greatness to shine through.

We must bring certainty into our step, keen to the fact that as we move beyond our comfort zone and beyond our old selves; we are welcomed into the warm embrace of love, unity, expansion and higher consciousness in who we are and what truly resonates within us. Recognizing the fear and transmuting it into enthusiasm and certainty then we can fully walk with courage along our path.

Invite with compassion and patience the occurrence of a new foundation taking shape all around us, where we can be rooted in our being. An unshakable infrastructure based upon our principles and values that we are holding near and dear to our hearts, we can no longer fake a smile to the world anymore, our spirit is asking to be seen as its innate essence and be who we really are! It's necessary to secure our footing into this new foundation we are creating and hold hands together in unity. The more the merrier I say!

We are the master architects of the world we live in! Let's come together, helping one another make sure we are each utilizing the tools of Love, Forgiveness, Compassion, Kindness and Joy to draw up the blue prints into this new phase of emergence. I ask that we all remember to have fun in creating this new foundation. We are allowed to build our foundation with any materials we wish, decorate it how we like, make it fun, fabulous and dream big!

Trust in you, trust in each other, trust in love, trust in the light, trust that the Universe is always on our side cheering us on and opening perfect doors of possibilities for us to easily walk through. Our true selves is awakening from a slumber, we are opening our eyes to the magnitude of magnificence within us and we must trust in this unfolding process, knowing that fear can't live in the same space as love.

Have gentle compassion as we blossom amongst the energy of Spring and cherish the flowering of the world. Remember to own our gait, walking at whatever pace we feel is comfortable to us... and engage unconditional love, eternal enthusiasm, and vivid certainty in that step whether it's a hop, skip or a jump forward!

Infinite Peace, Love and Blessings!

Namaste!

Christina Ambubuyog

Artist, Intuitive Consultant, Transformation Coach
christina@beechrissy.com
www.beechrissy.com

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Fragility of Life: Cherishing Moments

2009-03-02T13:46:00.000-08:00

I found out this morning that a kindred spirit and dear friend Elisa Ridley passed away during her sleep over the weekend. A true warrior of light, she was so inspirational in her zest for living and I just remember her radiant smile and dancing spirit. I find myself in tears throughout the day as I think of her free spirit and vibrant energy and how she just ooozed that energy out to everyone around her.

All day I've been contemplating on the fragility of this lifetime, the impermanence of it all... and how in an instant everything that is seemingly real to us can just end and off into the ether we go as Spirit, transitioning into our next steps of being.
With this fragility brings forth feelings of gratitude for the many people who are in my life today, who have been in my life and for those I have yet to encounter. The intertwining of energies and moments I've shared with people, the lessons I've walked away with and how so many people have transformed my own life, bringing forth love, healing, sharing, laughs, blessings and light. I'm feeling grateful. Grateful for moments. Moments shared with fellow Spirits on this journey in this fragile lifetime. I cherish all these moments. Moments my Spirit will forever remember beyond this physical temple... moments that I capture with my mind's camera and archive within my Soul's heart. These exchanges of moments call me to be In-Spirit each and every second of the day... to bring out the best in me and the best in everyone around me... to take responsibility in knowing the fragility of this lifetime and to be in service to making this life a place of Peace, Love, Oneness and Joy.

It's essential for each and every one of us to come from this space as we have the ability to impact the lives we come in contact with in this odyssey knowing our vibration has an effect on the next being's vibration whom has an impact on the next and so on and so forth. Live this life as you would love to be remembered for. Pledge to live your soul's potential and capabilities and walk in the air of Love, Light and Spirit.

To my dear Goddess Elisa, you have touched the lives of many... your persevering Spirit forever inspires me to live every day to the fullest, brightest and mightiest! I am blessed to have crossed your path and bask amongst your shining warmth and love and light. I look forward to our next exchanges of cherished moments in upcoming lifetimes!!! May you be amongst the glittering stars, I'll look for you every night I see them shining bright :) Namaste!

Refresh and Renovate: Insights during the Remodel of my Art Studio

2009-02-15T17:54:00.000-08:00

These past two weeks have been a bit hectic on the home front. First the entire plumbing system had to be redone due to some faulty equipment that was used and so the builders replaced the system... a bit chaotic I must say. It looked like the movie ET with all the plastic hanging from the ceilings and what not. A wall in my art studio was ripped open and so I used this opportunity to repaint and renovate my studio.

Oh these bright ideas I come up with :) Although a necessary feat to jump into since I had purchased some new equipment and without a doubt needed space to be housed comfortably in, it has been a bit trying at times. As I lovingly painted my new tables today in a high gloss white, accepting the cold and cough that has also manifested due to a shift in energy and listening to Swank Society play Off the Wall, I came to the realization of this explosion of old energy that has suddenly been released in my life. Many times during a major shift there tends to be a physical aspect that goes along with that, in my case this form of renovation entropy that has occurred in relation to the various facets in my life all trying to converge into one.

I feel this temporary physical disarray of books on the bedroom floor (and Lord knows I have a library of books), easel in the laundry room, bookcases in the guest rooms, files, art supplies and knick knacks sprinkled throughout the house is a reflection of the disorder that has been going on in my mind. Everything that I've been working on within and outside of myself all mumble jumbled in my brain... a slew of stellar dreams, hearty aspirations, monumental ideas all have been displayed throughout my home for me to observe as I steadily navigate the maze of memoirs that make up the person I used to be, who I am now and how I can be mindful of the authentic choices I make for my tomorrows.

Aware of this transition in my life... grateful for the many insights this desert valley has offered my soul, bringing me back to me. Awakening the artist within, heightening my intuitive abilities, embarking on a path I never even knew existed and affirming service and purpose in my life.

I have this Salvador Dali mouse pad with a quote from the master himself "The true painter is capable of painting extraordinary scenes in the middle of an empty desert."
Everyday I see this... and today as I write and stare at this quote, I am enlightened with knowing the magnificence in creating whatever we want in our lives with our own two hands. Magic. Manifestation. Creation. Wonder. Conceive masterpieces in our daily lives literally out of emptiness. Ooooooh, it just makes so much sense! Thank you Dali for your much needed message right this very moment. The desert has taught me so much.

In this learning comes a flux of feeling uncomfortably brand new, yet being comfortable with being uncomfortable. Uncomfortable in the shift of shining that much brighter in my next steps on life's graceful journey. The past week has been full of tests. A Universe whom I surrender and trust shows me signs of greatness, alignment, love and enchantment, illustrating a new path seemingly in sync with my heart, leaving me at times unsure of my decisions, doubting of my strengths and abilities. With these tests I remember to just listen. Listen with inner ears. Sitting in my heart. Experiencing peace in knowing that sometimes the best decision is to not make a decision at all. To know that all my answers are to be revealed in Divine Order.

This physical renovation in its topsy-turviness is essential for me to start anew. A rebirth into an aspect of me where I feel it's all finally coming together... at least for now :P I can start in a fresh new space that brings forth a whole new wave of inspiration!
My art, readings, book, spiritual coaching, creative workshops, transformational retreats... it's all intertwining in a way that I've never expected it to in my life... yet I am so blessed because it all feels so right. Pieces of my puzzle interlocking, swiftly unveiling the beauty of a Spiritual being embracing this physical lifetime.

I'm thrilled for my studio to come together and am definitely running out of patience and tired of tripping on things all over the place. I am able to simplify, rid myself of old energies that are no longer serving and make room for new energies to come into fruition. But for now, in the eye of the storm is the stillness and space to observe what is happening around me. To see me from a higher perspective and just bee.

Love and Light! Namaste!

Just for Fun: 25 Random and Magical Things About BeeChrissy!

2009-02-04T00:31:00.000-08:00

So there's this fun little thing that's been going around on Facebook where you write 25 random things about yourself. So I thought I would post what I wrote on there to here and have you enjoy these 25 Random and Magical Things about moi!

1. My last name Ambubuyog means Bumblebee in Tagalog... it used to be Valencia and the story has it that my great great great great great (i really don't know how many greats there are) grandfather was a horserider and he used to ride his horse so fast that it made a buzzing sound like a bee... so tada...Ambubuyog was born! oh and Chrissy came from Three's Company... my mommy watched it while she was home taking care of me :)

2. Salvador Dali is my ultimate favorite artist in the whole entire world... besides me. His museum in Figueres Spain is absolutely WILD!!! I felt like i was walking through the folds of his brain :) I was ready to die in peace after that visit.

3. My dad used to work for Konami when Nintendo first came out in the 80's :) That was the best! He came home everyday with no less than 3 brand new video games for us! We had a serious collection... hundreds of video games. I was a fan of Contra, Castlevania, Winter Olympics and Metroid.
My two sisters, me and my pops would stay up all night playing games! saving passwords and all. Loved it!

4. I secretly missed Coleco when Nintendo came out.... cuz we had this SMURF GAME that was my favorite... it made me nervous playing! ha! wait... I still miss the game.

5. I see spirits... ghosts if you will. scary... i know.

6. I meditate a minimum of an hour a day... usually it ends up being two.

7. I'm a serious bookworm... if i'm not reading books i'm listening to books... mostly nonfiction. i even sleep with books under my pillow and sometimes next to me. osmosis.

8. I'm a Taurus Sun, Aquarius Moon and Sagittarius Rising. Numerology i'm a 3. My Mayan sign is Yellow Galactic Seed - i knew i used to live on another planet!

9. The first week I moved to Tucson Az my $1200 Klein mountain bike got stolen. Yup! Snatched! Along with JD's. I asked my spirit guides to keep an eye on my bike for me and to please bring it back if they can. So I'm searching on Ebay to buy a new bike and voila! My bike was being sold on Ebay!!! I got her back and of course not having to bid. She's still with me and I love riding her :) Thanks Spirit Guides!!! That's not the only time they've done things for me. Sorry JD... I swear I asked them to find yours too!

10. I only like to write with a Pilot Precise V5 Extra Fine Point pen... preferrably purple. But I have all the colors.

11. I'm a Hospice Volunteer. I love my patient, I visit her weekly... she's beautiful.

12. In the 6th grade a few friends and I started a petition to have recycling bins in every classroom. Our wish was granted! Go Green! Creating change at such an early change :)

13. I've been giving and teaching energy healings to my niece since she was born. Everytime I see her I give her a healing and she gives me one... she's moving into the chakras now and tells me she wants to know how to use the 6th. She's 7 years old now and a bright light!

14. I'm extra goofy, silly and I like to play and dance.

15. Around the age of 5 my pops would bring me paper from work everyday and I would spend nights drawing at the kitchen table until I literally fell asleep with crayons in hand... my dad would carry me to my bed every night. Such a determined artist I was!

16. I only watch movies if I know it's worth my time. I have a hard time paying attention to plots because I get lost in the cinematography and how everything visually looks... next thing you know I don't know what's going on. So no I'm not a movie buff. But everyone around me seems to be and I feel a bit isolated in this arena. oh well, back to books and painting.

17. Even if I get home at 5am from a crazy night out I will still wake up at 7am... i'm a morning person. I don't like to miss the daylight. But I always take an afternoon nap. Siestas are a vital part of my day.

18. I cry everytime I think about what my sis said to me one day "as long as you're painting and doing what you love to do and the family sleeps safely, i'm doing my job." She's in the military stationed in Iraq right now. That's noble. Here comes the tears.

19. I've changed the brake pads and discs on my truck. I'm a handywoman. Since my dad had no boys we had to be his assistants... thank goodness for those do it yourself This Old House experiences! I love my power tools... I have my own mini home depot in the garage :)

20. Elephants are my favorite animals. Sometimes I wish they had mini versions of them so I can have one as a pet.

21. Mobility, Personal Freedom, Travel and Creativity are key aspects to my living. I feel really blessed to work from home, make my own schedule, paint in my studio, spontaneously travel when I want to and all because I'm just doing what comes natural to me, sharing my gifts. Live your heart and the rest falls into place. Literally.

22. I love travelling alone, my own personal adventure... oh the stories.

23. When I paint I tell my painting "I love you" and all kinds of beautiful things and positive energies. My friend Valerie measured the energy that vibrated off my paintings with her dowsing rods and even from 30ft away they were still waving like crazy... the room just wasn't big enough to see how powerful the energy was :) yup my paintings are healing.

24. Evolve and Grow. Love and Compassion. Be the best version of me I can be.

25. Avocados mashed up in a cup with milk and sugar. My Lola used to make that for me when I was growing up... its the most genius concoction. YUMMMMMM! I need some avocados.

Namaste!!!

A Student Again! Beginning my Journey at ICA into Spiritual Life Coaching

2009-01-27T16:47:00.000-08:00

I love consulting with the Angels via my Doreen Virtue's Healing with the Angels Oracle Card Deck asking for guidance from the Angels for any messages they have for me as I begin this journey into Life Coaching. Aaaah, so I have chosen the card above, or the card chose me... the message they have for me is "Ideas and Inspiration".
This card is asking me to pay attention to my thoughts for any new ideas or inspirations that come into my mind/spirit as they are messages from God and the Universe in order for me to follow and utilize in my creation for the future :)

OOOOH LALA! I lovey this card. I have been bombarded with fantastic ideas - I guess the problem I have is how to implement them all or even choose the best of the best, oh yes the ones that are reoccuring thoughts in my mind are definitely what Spirit has for me to manifest.
Thank You Angels for your wonderful insight as I further my journey into Life Coaching.

I enrolled into the International Coach Academy in late November and have finally started my classes last Friday. I aim to be a Certified Professional Coach by the end of 2009 and move forward with my practice in transforming lives into fulfilling their Spiritual Potential. I am loving the format of the school, everything is done virtually and through teleclasses and it's all very self paced and experiential. Since it is an International School there are students from all over the Globe and I have had classmates from Thailand, Taiwan, London, Australia it's amazing to be in a Global classroom! It's quite inspirational to know that everyone is there to fulfill a calling to be of service to others in a way that brings out the best within themselves and others! After only four classes I have definitely received much insight into Coaching and I'm not even a week into it! There is much work ahead of me and it's all about keeping the balance and how to integrate the schooling with my artwork and giving readings and teaching more classes.

This is my next step in my path as I fully embrace this direction my vision becomes clearer, brighter and definitely High Def :) I must admit I had to move past a huge terror barrier in this shift and by trusting, surrendering and allowing Spirit to move through has definitely been a giant leap into the unfolding of my own Greatness. Just as the wonderful Reverend Dr. Michael Beckwith says "There is Greatness within you that awaits its release, unlimited ideas awaiting expression through and as you." And yet we fear our own Greatness, our capabilities to be Exceptional and Extraordinary, trust me I know ;P Late last Summer I was meditating daily upon the question "How May I Serve?" Sitting in silence repeating this question as a mantra through my mind after about a week or so of meditating upon this a stream of people started calling me for Spiritual Guidance but not through a reading, very similar questions from different people started revealing itself to me... questions such as "How do I find my purpose?" "How does one become more Spiritual?" "How can I transform my life and be at Peace?" As I helped to guide people in finding the answers to their questions I realized the Universe was answering my own question I had presented "How May I Serve?"

So quick manifestation works when you are vibrating on the level of receptivity and openness!!!

Yet with the answer right in front of me, phone call after phone call of people asking me to guide them through personal transformation... fear seems to beep in on the other line with it's conniving statements to keep you in your comfort zone. Sure I could easily give readings and paint and just be, yet Greatness awaits and a brighter light is beginning to make its way through my core as I'm shown by Spirit my capabilities of shifting consciousness on a larger scale... oooooh! aaaaaahhhhh! Now how can one not be impressed by a gorgeous view? I had to dive in!

And so it is. Integrating Spiritual Coaching into my holistic practice of Intuitive Readings and Vibrational Energy Healings. With my ability to actually energetically see where people may be blocked or stuck in their lives and heal those energies from their space so they can transition more easily towards living their dreams... it goes hand in hand!

The Universe never gives you something you can't handle! Bring it on my dear, I am ready to be of service :) I'm ecstatic for this journey and thank you for your support :) Blessings and Namaste!

A Mindful Morning - Half Day Meditation Retreat with Bhante Sujatha

2009-01-17T19:00:00.001-08:00

Today I attended a half day Meditation Retreat with Bhante Sujatha of The Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple in Woodstock, IL. Bhante Sujatha regularly visits Las Vegas to hold retreats and various meditation classes bringing together community and sharing with us Dhamma, teaching us how to cultivate loving kindness into all aspects of our lives.

The retreat was held in the beautiful penthouse of Dr. David Snyder, founder of the Vipassana Foundation, where he had an amazing meditation hall available for all of us to sit and meditate, learn and discuss. Practicing loving kindness and mindful breathing meditations, I found the walking meditation to be quite insightful for me, probably because my everyday meditation practice is done while sitting.

During the walking meditation, Bhante instructed us to be mindful of three steps - our foot being on the ground, raising in the air and back onto the ground. As we all silently walked through the home I noticed how I was present during only when my feet were touching the ground and not in the air... when my foot was in the air my thoughts were to hurry up and touch the ground. I translated that experience on how I can tend to hurry through my own life, wanting to keep moving forward just to keep moving which then caused me to ask myself: "Where am I not being mindful in my own steps throughout the various aspects of my life?"

Which is a question that I am still looking within for further insights since I didn't want to start finding answers at that moment during the walking meditation because I was wanting to remain present with the exercise.

The moment when I brought my attention fully and mindfully throughout the entire walking process, even when my foot was in the air going into the next step, I was immediately taken over with a surge for gratitude and feeling so blessed with the ability to walk and how this simple act many of us, including myself tend to take for granted. This momentarily bliss forever imprinted in my memory quickly turned into sadness for those who were unable to walk and I found my eyes quickly welling up with tears. Breathing deep and allowing myself to observe these myriad of emotions running through my body brought forth so much insight for me and how quickly emotions can grab a hold of you and without that mindfulness and ability to detach and observe the mind, one can easily become this emotion. Another insight I had at this moment was why in my moment of bliss did my thoughts quickly turn into sadness, was it my inability to fully experience this bliss or was it my compassion that I have for the world or was it both???? hmmmm.... Within that gratitude and blessings for walking was sadness and guilt for the ability to do so while others can't... ahhhh a heavy heart I can have for the world at times.

During a tea break, I connected with a kindred spirit today who asked me a beautiful question "What brings me to learn these Buddhist Teachings and Meditations?" I had explained to her my studies of Buddhism that began in my early teens and my curiosity in learning various meditation styles so that I may expand my own practice and intuitively choose which one will work for my Spirit from day to day. Her question kept ringing through my head today and after much contemplation of the many things I have learned through my own experiences with the Teachings, the one thing that I keep and use daily and especially comes in handy when I'm conducting readings is the idea of detachment and being the observer to our thoughts, stories, emotions and not labeling any as being good and bad and to accept it as is. At Invision, the clairvoyant school I attended, we called this space "neutrality". As I write this and look back, maybe my interest in Buddhism as a teen helped to cultivate that neutral space growing up to prepare me to the present moment of being in service through my readings :) Oh how Divine the Universe is! Thank you!

I look forward to working with Bhante again, he is a great mentor to me and I'll have to share more insights especially with our one on one talk we had last Wednesday :)

I'll keep you all posted as to when he returns for another retreat. For you Chicagoans, you can visit his his Temple in Woodstock for meditation classes and various events.

Blessed Be! Namaste!

Making the Choice - The Ability to Choose Emotions

2009-01-16T17:17:00.000-08:00

Life presents us minute by minute with choices to choose from in our daily lives. From the foods we eat, the clothes we wear, music we listen to, even making a left turn or right turn when driving are all moments when choices are presented in front of us. Most being relatively easy choices which tend to become autonomic responses integrated in our daily lives, we easily forget there are moments in which our ability to choose seems to allude us, especially when it comes to choosing our emotions.

Through much of my own experiences and through the experiences of working with others we choose to become victim of circumstances... this person did this to me and in turn making me feel like this. Rather than setting aside our ability to choose

Divine Creativity: The Unfolding of the Creative Process

2008-10-11T20:52:00.000-07:00

"Receptive To Infinite Wisdom" 16"x20" Acrylic on Canvas

I started this piece above several months ago placing it aside due to frustrations with not knowing where it was going. I had begun the background, my intentions were to create another tree piece leaving a large empty space of white canvas where the face is now. Days would go by and I would stare at the unfinished piece imagining the tree that would form in front of a mountainous landscape. Yet I felt no yearning to finish it... there was something undiscovered in my imagination and every tree I envisioned felt foreign to me.

Days turned to months and still no inspiration in completing this painting, becoming dissatisfied with its layout and I even thought of completely covering it up with gesso and starting all over again. Dave would always ask me when I was going to finish it and a few friends who have been in my studio during this time always commented on how cool it looked so far... but I always replied with a sigh, just unsure of where it would go... yet trusted in the creative process of surrendering to the energy and allowing it to come through when the timing is right.

Finally in September I found myself once again staring at the painting as it was leaning against the wall. But this time I felt a pull from within to pick it up and start painting, even though I still didn't know in what direction I was going to take it. And so with a little bit of resistance in my ego due to the intellectual uncertainty of its outcome I began to set up shop, squeezing paint on my palette and started laying down colors, choosing to fine tune the background which I had already started. The large empty space on the canvas was screaming to be filled in and I screamed back with what?! I still didn't know and so I stepped back and walked away, breathing deep and walking in circles. My intuition guided me to my bookshelf, picked up a magazine and started to flip through it finding a wonderful full page photo of a model's face wearing makeup in the exact colors of my painting!!! Immediately I ripped it out and layed it up against the canvas excited to see it fit perfectly in this empty space and soon the creative juices started flowing and my imagination had painted the piece already and I said so long to my tree that I had intended to paint months ago and was elated in this beautiful new vision :)

Remaining open to the creative process is absolutely magical. It's all about letting go and trusting that a vision will come through even when you don't feel creative, even when you are feeling blocked, even when frustration ceases your process, sometimes we just have to walk away when our intuition tells us to walk away. Sometimes ideas need time alone in the silence of Spirit knowing that the guidance will appear when the Spirit knows it's time for fruition and manifestation. I have learned to trust in this unfolding of the creative process, connecting with Divine Creativity and recognizing when I am trying too hard to be creative and when I am in connection with the creative energies, experiencing unision with the natural flow of the universe.

As I engage my intuition more fully during my creative processes, I open up to receiving directions from the Universe's Wisdom, listening and allowing to be in the fluidity of Spirit. And like many artists or writers, my paintings are a reflection of the experiences in my life... hence the title I have chosen for this painting: "Receptive to Infinite Wisdom".

Namaste!

My First Solo Exhibition! YAY!

2008-10-04T13:42:00.000-07:00

My first solo show was a blast!!! A ton of people showed up and I was so happy for all the people who came through to support! With the wonderful bands that performed there was an added liveliness to the event and I'm so happy for the great funky music they brought to the space. We had yummy hors d'oeuvres, wine, love and laughter throughout the night. I made great connections that evening and a special thank you to Lissette Napoleoni and Peter Valentino, owners of Neon Venus Art Theatre. I am so grateful for their invitation to have me for their one woman show and also thank you to Loretta Reinick for her great eye in setting up the event as gallery coordinator.

This is happy me in front of a few paintings :)

One of the bands that played for the evening

Tricia, AJ, Dave and I enjoying some fresh air after the show

Music and art is the perfect combo... oh and some wine!

Neon Venus Art Theatre!

I was quite happy with the layout

These guys were amazing!!!

All the lovely people :) Thank you for all your support!
Namaste!

Chakra Smart - The 7 Energy Centers of Our Spirit Body and How To Keep Them In Tip Top Shape!!!

2008-09-15T14:15:00.000-07:00

I feel understanding the chakras, how they work and becoming acutely aware with our own energy centers is so important in developing inner awareness and intuition of the spirit and body. They play a key role in my own psychic abilities, maintaining their vital energy through cleansing and being able to control and protect them when I am giving readings.

The word Chakra comes from Sanskrit, meaning "wheel" or "disk and are metaphysical energy centers or vortices located throughout the body. There are 7 major chakras that run along the spine closely associated with a specific organ or endocrine gland. These spinning vortices of energy are part of the subtle energy system, which forms the basis of an ancient Indian approach to healing our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual selves. Traditionally depicted as lotus flowers, each resonating at different frequencies and corresponding to the colors of the rainbow, the chakras when balanced provide us with a vital flow of energy.

Although there are many chakras found throughout the human body such as in our hands and feet, we usually refer to the 7 major ones metaphysically embedded in the spine which are like cones, the wider opening facing outward in front of us and the smaller opening towards the back.

So let me review with you some of the basics of the 7 major Chakras!

The Root Chakra (1st)

Sanskrit name: Muladhara, meaning Root or Support

Location: Base of Spine just above the tip of the tailbone.

Color: Red

Note: C

Element: Earth

Endocrine Gland: Adrenals

Psychic Function: Survival, Security, Vitality, Stability, Individuality, Courage

Too Open (spins too fast): Bullying, overly materialistic, self-centered, engages in physical foolhardiness

Blocked (spins sluggishly or not at all): emotionally needy, low self-esteem, self-destructive behavior, fearful

Balanced (maintains equilibrium and spins at correct vibrational speed): demonstrates self-mastery, high physical energy, grounded, healthy

The Sacral Chakra (2nd)

Sanskrit name: Svadhisthana, meaning Sweetness

Location: Lower abdomen, about an inch and a half below the navel

Color: Orange
Note: D

Element: Water

Endocrine Gland: Gonads

Psychic Function: Emotions, Feelings, Sensuality, Sexuality (although not just limited to this chakra, sexuality is experienced on all levels), Clairsentience (clear feeling of energy)

Too Open (spins too fast): emotionally unbalanced, a fantasist, manipulative, sexually addictive

Blocked (spins sluggishly or not at all): over sensitive, hard on self, feels guilty for no reason, frigid or impotent

Balanced (maintains equilibrium and spins at correct vibrational speed): trusting, expressive, attuned to own feelings, creative

The Solar Plexus Chakra (3rd)

Sanskrit name: Manipura, meaning Lustrous gem

Location: Solar plexus, base of sternum, just below where rib cage meets

Color: Yellow

Note: E

Element: Fire

Endocrine Gland: Pancreas

Psychic Function: Energy distribution, personal power, will, self control

Too Open (spins too fast): angry, controlling, workaholic, judgemental and superior

Blocked (spins sluggishly or not at all): overly concerned with what others think, fearful of being alone, insecure, needs constant reassurance

Balanced (maintains equilibrium and spins at correct vibrational speed): Respects self and others, has personal power, spontaneous, uninhibited

The Heart Chakra (4th)

Sanskrit name: Anahata, meaning Sound that is made without any two things striking; unstruck

Location: Center of chest

Color: Green

Note: F

Element: Air

Endocrine Gland: Thymus

Psychic Function: Affinity, the ability to be yourself while you are at one with another, Love, acceptance, relationships, Compassion, Harmony

Too Open (spins too fast): possessive, loves conditionally, withholds emotionally "to punish", overly dramatic

Blocked (spins sluggishly or not at all): fears rejection, loves too much, feels unworthy to receive love, self pitying

Balanced (maintains equilibrium and spins at correct vibrational speed): Compassionate, loves unconditionally, nurturing, desires spiritual experience in lovemaking

The Throat Chakra (5th)

Sanskrit name: Vishuddha, meaning Purification

Location: Centrally at base of neck.Color: Blue

Note: G

Element: Ether

Endocrine Gland: Thyroid

Psychic Function: all levels of communication – clairaudience (clear hearing of energy), inner voice, telepathy, pragmatic intuition, trust, speech, creative expression

Too Open (spins too fast): over talkative, dogmatic, self righteous, arrogant

Blocked (spins sluggishly or not at all): holds back from self expression, unreliable, holds inconsistent views

Balanced (maintains equilibrium and spins at correct vibrational speed): Good communicator, contented, finds it easy to meditate, artistically inspired

The Third Eye Chakra (6th)

Sanskrit name: Ajna, meaning To perceive, to know

Location: above and between the eyebrows behind the forehead, the center

Color: Indigo

Note: A

Element: Light/Telepathic Energy

Endocrine Gland: Pituitary

Psychic Function: Deals with higher and deeper levels of perceptions, clairvoyance (clear seeing of energy) and abstract intuition, imagination, self realization

Too Open (spins too fast): highly logical, dogmatic, authoritarian, arrogant

Blocked (spins sluggishly or not at all): undisciplined, fears success, tendency toward schizophrenia, sets sights too low

Balanced (maintains equilibrium and spins at correct vibrational speed): Charismatic, highly intuitive, not attached to material things, may experience unusual phenomena

The Crown Chakra (7th)

Sanskrit name: Sahasrara, meaning Thousandfold

Location: at top of the head

Color: Violet

Note: B

Element: Thought, cosmic energy

Endocrine Gland: Pineal

Psychic Function: Cosmic consciousness, intuitive knowing, knowingness, wisdom, awareness, higher self, inspiration

Too Open (spins too fast): psychotic or manic depressive, confused sexual expression, frustrated, sense of unrealized power

Blocked (spins sluggishly or not at all): constantly exhausted, can't make decisions, no sense of "belonging"

Balanced (maintains equilibrium and spins at correct vibrational speed): Magnetic personality, achieves "miracles" in life, transcendent, at peace with self

Having read these characteristics of each chakra, are you resonating with any of them? In which areas are you finding yourself blocked, too open or balanced? Knowing these gives us the opportunity to examine within, cleanse and take the initiative to create a more balanced life.

The chakras can be constantly bombarded with tons of energies that don't belong to us and don't serve us in any way, causing the imbalances we may be experiencing in our lives. It's important to take responsibility for your own ability to keeping this space nice and clean, especially if you want to begin working on your own psychic abilities.

You are in control of your own mind, body and spirit and owning the power of our chakras brings forth the magic we have in living a truly harmonic and peaceful life.

Cleansing the Chakras

In order for me to do the intuitive work I do relies a lot on keeping my chakras balanced every single day - even several times a day. I'll share with you a little chakra cleansing technique you can try at home! There are tons of different way people choose to clear their chakras so there really is no right or wrong... I always switch it up for myself, depending on how my body feels and sometimes some methods work better for me on some days, I just use my intuition prior to cleansing. But this is technique I use most often:

Starting with your Root Chakra, ground it to the center of the earth and you can do that by invisioning a red light of energy connected from your 1st chakra to the center of the earth. Allow yourself to release any energies that don't belong to your root chakra down this grounding cord. You can actually see in your mind's eye your root chakra or feel it draining. Then have a golden sun sitting right in front of your 1st chakra and allow it to shine right through dissipating any more energies that don't belong. Make sure you get that light to shine all the way till it shines out the back of the chakra, sometimes you may experience alot of energies blocking your chakra and you can't seem to get the light to run through but just be persistant and allow yourself to release. Imagine your root chakra spinning clockwise as a beautiful bright red, sparkly crystal clean energy vortex and spinning at a speed that is perfectly balanced just for you.

Move onto the 2nd Chakra grounding it with an orange light of energy, releasing unwanted energies, shining a golden sun of energy through, seeing it as a spinning clockwise a beautiful bright crystal clean orange energy vortex and perfectly balanced. Keep doing this with every chakra until you reach your 7th. Then fill yourself with up with golden light and see yourself protected in this bubble of golden energy.

Have fun!!!

The chakra system has developed into a rich, valuable explanation of the holistic nature of humankind. It outlines how, in order to maintain a healthy, balanced life, we must attend not just to certain physical dysfunctions that may occur but to our emotional, intellectual, and spiritual needs as well. We can connect to Source through our Chakras, bringing forth a greater dimension of spirit into our lives!

Meet the Clairs! - Understanding Clairvoyance, Clairaudience, Clairsentience and Claircognizance

2008-08-25T12:44:00.000-07:00

Intuitive guidance comes to us in four different ways and each of us is unique in our receptivity to messages from spirit. By getting to know how your spirit receives messages you can better understand the way guidance is speaking to you. We have a natural tendency to lean towards one of these abilities but through practice you can definitely learn to receive information through a combination of all four abilities.

It's important to remember that when receiving guidance, whether it's our own intuition or through our Spirit Guides or Angels that these messages will always be loving, focused, supportive and never harmful to you or anyone else!

So let's meet the Clairs!

Clairvoyance: Visual images, pictures or movie like scenes that flash in your mind's eye or even outside of the mind is the ability of "clairvoyance", which is "clear seeing". These images, which may appear colorful or even in black and white are usually symbolic in their meanings. Clairvoyance is my strongest ability, probably since I'm an artist, most of my readings are done through receiving pictures or movies or I even see actual words which I describe to you. Sometimes I'll get flashes of images that have to be pieced together to understand the message behind these images.

Spirit's messages many times comes through as symbols or metaphors for steps to take in your life. I remember one of the first reading's I ever gave when I was in Clairvoyant School I saw a cartoon like picture of a pencil inside a glass bottle and the pencil was looking confused at the opening above. When I described this picture to the person, I learned (which I didn't know previously) he was a writer going through writer's block. So it's through these types of symbolic images that one can interpret the meaning behind them.

Clairaudience: Hearing our inner voice speak to us, or the voice of a Guide or Angel is "clairaudience", which means "clear hearing". This voice may sound like our own voice or sound different. Often I hear a message such as "Go call so and so" that rings through my mind or my Guides tend to whisper messages directly into my ear. The past year I have really been working on building this sense more since I've been told by various readers and healers that I have had many energy blocks in this space. Clairaudience is connected with our 5th Chakra which is the energy center for communication. I used to never be able to "hear" messages and now through much meditation and healing work within I have been able to differentiate the voices of intuition and my guides as well as other people's voices pretty well.

Clairsentience: Spirit can speak to us through bodily sensations also known as "clairsentience" or "clear feeling" of energy. These sensations can come as emotions or actual physical sensations incorporating smell, taste or touch. When I receive clairsentient information, I can get shivers through my skin or when I am making a decision I can feel it in my gut - which is our 2nd Chakra in action. When people speak of their "gut feeling" that is being in touch with your own clairsentience. Sometimes I feel things in my heart, if something feels right I have a sense of peace in my heart or even expansiveness - such as creative ideas that I want to incorporate feel very bright and light in my chest.

Sometimes people will smell certain scents that signal them their decision is right or even can taste things. I remember being a child and being able to receive scents of my grandmother after she passed away, these scents were brought about with a sense of cool air on my skin. I knew she was around me. It's not often but I've experienced during readings scents and tastes and it's always a nice surprise since it's not an ability that I'm so attuned to so I feel good when I'm able to tap into that sense during a reading.

I also feel an actual tug sometimes to go in a certain direction - let's say I'm using my intuition to find a parking space and I'm stuck between a right or left turn, I take a moment to breathe and feel my body and then I get a tug where my body is pulled towards the left or right and then I just go with that and happily find a parking space waiting just for me!

During readings, my clairsentience activates usually through emotions. My body can sense if an energy is fearful in someones space, or if they are feeling anxious, guilt or sadness etc.
Being in touch with your own feelings of intuition can provide great help in discerning what feels right to your spirit.

Claircognizance: The ability to just know information without really knowing where it came from is your "claircognizance" or "clear knowing". Many of us tend to do away with any information that just "appears out of no where" but these are usually inspired ideas and are extremely accurate! I like it when bright ideas pop into my mind and always thank the Universe when I receive such information... usually they come as creative insights or a sudden knowing of what my next step is. I have found that my readings have evolved greatly to receive claircognizant information about people without any sort of image or feeling - it's just information that comes to me.

It's important to trust ourselves when receiving any form of inner guidance and to even review in our lives when we listened to our intuition and when we didn't listen to our intuition. This will help you get in touch with the natural way you're most receptive to messages. Once you start playing with this natural form of receiving and really understanding how it works for you, then you can start getting to know the other Clairs!

Soul Food - Feeding Your Spiritual Nature

2008-08-22T10:58:00.000-07:00

We each have our own unique recipe that nourishes our spirit and by indulging in this comfort food we nurture our soul in ways that allows us to be fully present in the body and in the moment. It is imperative for us to take the time to nurture the spirit and connect within. By connecting and knowing your own spirit first furthers the connection to the spirit that's all around us gradually building awareness to the messages of the Universe (as well as our Spirit Guides and Angels). One thing I've observed through my readings is the lack of those that take the time to connect with their spirit. To ask "How does my spirit feel today and what can I offer my spirit to empower it's loving energy?" Some people know exactly what makes them feel at peace within and many other's suffer from the mentality of undeservingness and unworthiness and tend to feel guilty when they take the time to nurture themselves.

But how can we be of service to others when we cannot serve our spirit first???

When we ignore our spirit's innate needs then we slowly starve ourselves, becoming detached and uninvolved in life... just going about the daily motions rather than living it with enthusiasm and enjoyment!

I've come to a gentle knowing of my own soul foods, one of them being art (obviously) - I crave the process of creation, when my hands are covered in paint, chalk, charcoal etc I am most happiest. I enter an intense meditative state losing track of all space and time and then find myself coming out of it many hours later having to remind myself that I need to eat or even sleep if its 3 a.m. When I enter this flow I am truly present with myself, enjoying the colors I'm working with, watching the thoughts in my mind, having conversations with my guides and my higher self, infusing my artwork with positive energies and just painting along. I like to be alone when I'm painting... when I was in high school I would lock myself in my room not wanting to be bothered... the process still remaining similar today. I tend to listen to ambient music and recently I've discovered audio books which I am so ecstatic about because I get to read and paint at the same time which is absolutely life saving for me!

Not only do I love the process of creation but I love going to museums and galleries and I really appreciate unique design especially with furniture and interiors. I find myself in amazement with other people's creative ideas and thought processes becoming inspired with new ideas and then antsy to go home and start creating.

Another soul food I indulge in is travelling and nature. I love new adventures and the outdoors, the expansiveness of the land and I always feel at home when I am in nature. I enjoy communicating with all the plants and animals and receiving their fun messages - so much synchronicity happens when I'm in nature and it never ceases to excite me. And I love sunsets! I have so many photos I've taken of miraculous sunsets... it reminds me that change is always constant and so while in the awe of the wondrous colors gradually shifting from moment to moment, I am changing with each moment as well. I am eased into the Universe's flow with a breathtaking sunset.

I also feed myself with books - 99.9% being non fiction and I told myself to start reading more novels... it's just I love information and learning new things so that I can integrate new thoughts and ideas into my life. Fine dining is another luxury I relish in... food is an art to me and so it's an overall experience engaging all the senses from the crafty presentations, myriad of flavors and enticing aromas all encompassed with lovely company and lighthearted conversations. Yay!

Take a moment today and ask yourself "How can I feed my spirit? What does my spirit crave?"

And go for it! It doesn't have to be elaborate but something that makes you feel alive and tingly to be in your skin :) Pay close attention to your daily life and see what brings you pleasure and a sense of ease. Maybe it's laughing with some co-workers or when you are unlocking the front door to your home and entering a familiar space brings you that sense of peace within. Note what engages you fully and be honest with your needs and the sensitivities of your spirit.

It is that honesty, whether you embrace elegant fabrics or intense morning workouts, that allows you to give to yourself and savor that distinct recipe your soul desires!

Greener Cleaners! - Non toxic Cleaning for a Healthy Home and Planet

2008-08-21T12:01:00.000-07:00

Since I'm a nature lover I've been active in taking care of the environment since I was in grade school. I remember in the 6th grade a few friends and I started a petition to have recycling bins in all the classrooms and we were granted our wish! All the piles of paper that we cringed seeing go into the waste baskets were now being collected in every single class of our middle school :) My notebooks were recycled paper and at home we always recycled everything we could. During college a good friend introduced me to a fabulous home made cleaning recipe and I've been using it ever since! With that introduction I started researching more on safe cleaning products that cost pennies to make and went on a frenzy of making these line of cleaning products - at the time I was living with my cousin and he thought it was amusing but definitely was witness to the sparkly cleaning power of these homemade products!

A great book containing many of the recipes I have used is "Clean House, Clean Planet" by Karen Logan and you can purchase it directly through my site. It also provides great information on those harmful ingredients tainting the usual conventional cleaners found abundantly throughout many people's homes today. These toxic chemicals affect our own health as well as the planet's health and we can ease this by being mindful of the products we use on a daily basis.

I like to call this product Mother Earth Scrub and I use it for everything! I find it's marvelous for the stove top and kitchen sink as well as the bathroom counter tops and bathtub leaving it super shiny! It's equivalent to Soft Scrub and so does a great job cutting grease and grime :) Vinegar is a natural antiseptic and baking soda is a great yet gentle abrasive!

The recipe is as follows (kiddies get your parent's permission first)

Mother Earth Scrub

1 2/3 Cup of Baking Soda

1/2 Cup of Dr. Bronner's Pure Castille Soap (can be found at Whole Foods)

1/2 Cup of Water

2 Tablespoons of Vinegar (poured in last)

Mix it all together in a large bowl and use a funnel to place in a squeeze bottle. I went to Sally's Beauty Supply and bought a large plastic dispenser used for coloring hair and it works perfectly!

This is the one I use and I created a quick label for it which I covered entirely with clear tape so it doesn't get wet while using it. I've had this same bottle for years now creating less waste as well. Voila! And you won't be dizzy inhaling those nasty fumes and actually enjoy the process of cleaning away :) Plus you're doing your children's children a favor by helping to keep the Earth that much more beautiful! Oh yea and did I mention how much money you save in the long run??? Lotsa dollars I tell ya!

If you don't feel like creating this product (which I highly recommend you to try!) you can always head to your nearest natural foods store and pick up some Eco friendly supplies. I'm a big fan of the Seventh Generation brand of cleaning supplies which is what we also use in our home and for windows and glass I use Club Soda in a plastic spray bottle (also picked up at Sally's Beauty Supply) and I have to say that someone walked right into our patio door because it was so clear after I had just cleaned it with Club Soda. It was a funny moment but definitely proved to me how great it works!

The Seventh Generation line is all plant based therefore eliminating our need for petroleum based products. You pay a little more but I look at the chain these products create. Not only the outcome being that they are healthier for you and the earth but the process of them being made. I think of the people who aren't working in a toxic factory suffering from chemical exposure daily with families to feed, as well a oil spills from drilling to make these petroleum based products that are so dominant in the the market.

Change always begins with us. Being mindful of our role as consumers, knowing the livelihood of everyone - people and planet - are being affected and embrace your responsiblity in being a positive catalyst for change - one Greener Cleaner at a time!

Grandiose In Nature

2008-07-24T17:38:00.000-07:00

A wonderful weekend was spent in Lake Tahoe in celebration of Dave and I 's 1 year anniversary. It was a chance to commune with nature - to be amongst towering trees, sweet smelling alpine and secret lakes hidden amongst the undulating mountains. So placid and epic the time spent in this stunning locale... inspired by its charm.

Frolicking in the great outdoors is a perfect way to receive messages from Spirit. Nature allows us to connect... to bring us back to a space of quietude and listen to what is happening around us. To say hello to Mother Earth and her bounty of gifts from the subtle shades of grey in the rocks below my feet to the comforting trees standing strong above me.
Wherever I hike around this world I always begin with a blessing to Mother Earth and asking the spirits of the forest, the desert, the mountains or the waters permission to play amongst their energies, giving gratitude ahead of time for the messages they will share with me during the journey.

As I hike through I communicate with the plants, ask the trees questions, find a rock that has a song to sing, listen to the birds speak. Earth energy revitalizes the soul, grounds the body while opening us up to the interconnectedness with the spirit of nature. Divinity can be found in a fallen leaf or a buzzing bee, a single flower blossoming between massive boulders. Taking the time to commune with the perfection of all that is occurring in nature invites us to be one with this perfection.

We Are Perfect.

There's nothing else we need to make us anymore than what we are right now. Taking the time to just exist with nature gives us the space to wipe the slate clean of our thoughts about what we have going on tomorrow or what we may have forgotten to do earlier in the day and to just be in union with now. It is in this Now that we can synchronize with the lush greenery, flourishing floral, rhythmic dancing of light through the leaves and suddenly we are receptive to Mother Earth's delicate whisper that the beauty you see in this forest, in the flowers, in the light dancing through the leaves is the beauty you are really seeing in yourself.

So when you find yourself feeling disconnected, feeling far from perfection or feeling the need for something more and playing small in your mind, taking a gentle walk in nature - whether its around your neighborhood block, or a park or at the edge of land next to the ocean, will restore you to a place where you can feel that grandiose spirit again as you begin feeling Grandiose in Nature.

And Give Thanks. Give thanks for Mother Nature's healing energies, tender messages and affectionate embrace.

Namaste!

How May I Serve?

2008-07-18T14:47:00.000-07:00

When we shift our focus from "What do I want?" to "How May I serve?" we align ourselves with the Universe's giving energies and God comes back saying to us "How May I Serve You?" The Universe is always giving to us exactly what we give back. When we give ourselves in service then we are given the service of the Universe's magical miracles. The floodgates open within our own spirit and the Universe says "Wonderful! Thank You Christina, you are perfectly blessed with artistic creativity and so I shall open these doors for you to help you share your gifts with the world!"

Giving and Receiving are the same thing... when we give to others we really are giving to ourselves thus receiving at the same time... we are all mirrors of each other - one connected Spirit contained in various vessels of different races, personalities, heights, sizes, shapes. So giving to others is giving to that same Spirit contained within.

As I have refocused my intentions to How May I Serve, I have been divinely guided to bring about my artwork in new ways. It started with bringing forth aspects of color healing which I am currently doing but now I'm being guided towards teaching creative workshops that allow people a space for them to access the creative energies of the Universe and experience the magic of manifesting this energy into a beautiful piece of art. It is very exciting and I am seeing more now how the Universe is opening doors for me to bring these to people and help them get connected to Spirit in a fun and creative way.

So ask the Universe "How May I Serve?" Get out of the way and watch the signs appear in front of you. Expect miracles and you will receive them in abundance daily. Be Grateful. Be Blessed. The Universe will use the wonderful gifts you have to offer in the best way you can... we all can be of service in a way that utilizes our unique personalities, gifts, talents and abilites for the highest good of all.

Namaste!

"You Must Be The Change You Wish To See In This World"

2008-05-29T18:58:00.001-07:00

Mahatma Gandhi said it best "You Must Be The Change You Wish To See In This World"

With the elections coming up and the buzz of energy created during this time I affirm that the elected President is one who practices this lifestyle. We are at a marvelous time in history and although I exercise my right to vote I truly feel that it is no longer who the leader of this nation is.

The leader of this nation and of the world lies in all of us.

We must be that change we wish to see around us. How can we hope for world peace when we act in violence by giving the middle finger to the person who cuts us off on the road, roll our eyes at the person in front of us taking their time unloading their grocery cart onto the conveyor belt, teach our children that a certain religion is the only way or engage in gossip amongst our peers?

Violence and War is amongst us showing its many faces of fear, hatred, judgement, racial discrimination, religious intolerance, child abuse and exploitation of world's resources.

Recognizing this everyday violence through the way we think, act, and speak awakens us to transforming the suffering we cause to others ultimately creating suffering in ourselves.

Cultivating the seeds of Peace, Love, Compassion and Oneness can lead us into a mindful way of peaceful living diminishing the roots of violence within our own hearts and minds.

We can stop the war. But the war begins in our our own hearts and minds and once we know how to end this violent war, we can truly end the violent war outside.

It starts at home. And home is the where the heart is. Look within. What are the battles of your mind? heart? What are your judgements of others? Reflect those judgments onto yourself and see where you need to heal first. Once you heal the judgements within, heal the separation in ourselves, we will no longer feel the separation from the other.

A Golden Rule that weaves through the many diverse cultures of this planet binding us as one.

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" Matthew 7:12

"Hurt not others with that which pains you yourself." Udanavarga, Buddhist text

"Treat others as you would be treated. What you like not for yourself dispense not to others."

Abdullah Ansar, from an Islamic Sufi text

"A man should wander about treating all creatures as he himself would be treated." Sutrakritanga, Jain text

On an energetic level we create that ripple effect. If I am holding the vibration of peace and love as a spirit then this vibration will effect those around me sending waves of peace and love in the ocean of humanity. My immediate circle of contacts will ultimately shift into a higher vibration, then their immediate circle of contacts will shift higher and so on.

I do not choose to sit in fear and anger, hate, judgement or resentment even if a friend chooses to sit at this vibration. I can only help to heal others by remaining at a vibration of peace and love knowing that by being Peace and Love, how I choose to see the world, will create that change in others around me.

To honor oneself is to honor all.

Send a silent blessing of light and love to every single person you see today and everyday. A shift in perception will occur from seeing through physical eyes to seeing through the eyes of spirit. And the eyes of spirit only sees the divine light and love in each and every one of us.

Bee Mindful. Bee Peace. Bee Love. Bee Light. Bee One. Bee the Change.

Namaste.

The Alchemist

2008-05-27T23:54:00.000-07:00

"The Alchemist" By Paulo Coelho.

I'm unable to recall how this beautiful story first came upon my life... but I do know it was almost 10 years ago... maybe even more than 10 years ago. Since then it has been a story that I have gifted to many kindred spirits whether they have appeared in my life for a mere fleeting moment or years by my side. My own original copy was given to a friend years ago and since then I haven't read it... bits and pieces when I see a copy of it somewhere but it's been a while.

Back in January The Alchemist was coming up in various texts and conversations. I knew it was a sign but ended up delving into another one of his works "Warrior of the Light: A Manual" and found it to be quite appropriate in where I was on my own path. A few weeks ago I picked up another copy of The Alchemist and just read it the other day. It felt brand new to me yet so familiar and I was reminded of so many connections this book brings into my life.
The language speaks to me on a much deeper level than when I had originally read it and I am able to see how many layers of illusions I have penetrated in this lifetime bringing me closer to truth.

There is a universal language. A spirit that moves within in us, through us, among us, above us and below us. We are all connected. When we listen to this language we live intuitively throughout life. Following the omens, the signs, the hunches that lead us in the right direction.
We must surrender to listening. Then following the guidance of spirit... of the universe, of God. Stepping aside to allow this language to come through and guide us towards our Personal Legend.

Maktub: It is Written. The tapestry of life... intricate in its beauty of the many paths intersecting to create distinct patterns in our lives leading us to various intersections - choosing to create the same pattern or opt for another color in the tapestry and lead into a new design of one's own choice. Intuition speaks what is already written. It is whether or not we have the courage to surrender to Maktub... to know that we are safe in not knowing.

One thing I understood this time around is by being clairvoyant I am able to tap into what is Maktub... into what is written. I connect to this universal language of the soul and see what really is. It's communication as spirit to spirit connecting us as one. To be able to see what is in the present leads us into the best direction for the future.

The journey of life brings us all the experiences that leads us in obtaining our treasure that lies within. We have all the answers. It's just the ability to awaken and listen to these answers in our hearts.

I love this story. The Soul Knows. The Heart Speaks. Love Is.

Blessings in Disguise

2008-05-22T13:07:00.000-07:00

The Universe operates in a beautiful way by just being in perfect order. The earth rotates, the sun rises and sets, the waxing and waning of the moon, alignment of the stars, seeds grow into flowers, trees, fruits, birds migrate and bears sleep. Even when the world is struck with what seems to be chaos with cyclones, earthquakes, tsunamis there is still divine order to be found amongst what appears to be a disaster.

It knows it's own presence, it's own greatness that is mirrored within each and every one of us. When we can fall into the synchronicity of the Universe then we can align with this divine order... even when our lives seem far from divine. They are blessings in disguise with the synchronicity of losing a job, the sudden death of a loved one, illness. What is the Universal message we can walk away with? If we can find the stillness to breathe in acceptance, knowing that what is happening is perfect rather than focusing on it as being imperfect we can flow easily into synchronicity.

It is in accepting rather than resisting where we can find that peace within. Spirit and the Universe gives to us everything we need to experience in every moment to further our own development in this lifetime. Let us choose to ride life's current in its twists and turns enjoying the sun on our face and the splashing of water to cool us down.

Tibetan Mandala Sand Painting

2008-05-20T21:20:00.000-07:00

What a fabulous birthday experience for me! I normally travel somewhere brand new every year for my birthday... it's been that way for I don't know how many years now, but for some reason this year I felt compelled to stay still and be in Vegas for my 29th Birthday. To my grand surprise I found out there was a Tibetan Mandala Sand Painting at the Sahara West Library and the blessing ceremony being on May 17, the day of my bday!!! Yay!!!

Isn't it magical?!?!!!! So breathtaking!!!

The Tibetan Lamas from the Drepung Loseling Monastery came to Vegas as a part of The Mystical Arts of Tibet Tour creating this mandala that took 4 days of patience, closing with a beautiful blessing of prayers and chants to bring forth healing energies for the earth. In Tibetan, this art is called dul-tson-kyil-khor, which literally means "mandala of colored powders." With much presence and skill they are able to create a remarkable detailed mandala with millions of grains of brightly colored sand. In the end they brush it away, destroying what they have put so much energy into - this process being a metaphor of the impermanence of life. A portion of the sand is placed in an urn to be sprinkled into a body of water, distributing the healing energies throughout the planet and the rest of the sand distributed to everyone who wanted to take it home.

That's how I feel when someone buys a painting from me... although it's not being destroyed, there's still an element of detachment involved when I part with a piece that I've spent hours working on.

The tour helps to promote and preserve the endangered Tibetan culture. It comprises of Sacred Dance, Sacred Music and Mandala Sand Painting. Dave and I were able to see them creating the mandala on Friday afternoon, attended the amazing cultural show at night and we were able to be a part of the blessing ceremony on Saturday.

During the ceremony I was covered with tears. The chanting is extraordinarily healing and being around the presence of such peace that emanates from the Lamas is quite inspiring for me. I felt my spirit really was supposed to celebrate my birthday this way. I am very grateful for such a memorable spiritual experience!

Below is some video I took of the event. You can enjoy more here www.youtube.com/beechrissy Enjoy!!!

To learn more and how you can help visit their site at http://www.drepung.org/ and http://www.mysticalartsoftibet.org/

The Blessing Ceremony and offering of the sand mandala for healing the earth. The master cuts into the mandala from the different directions and takes from the center. He then puts the sand onto his crown allowing the healing energies to enter into the 7th chakra and throughout his spiritual body.

I love experiencing and seeing the ways that other cultures access spirit. It all leads us to the Divine Source, just different ways of getting there.

Namaste!

Say Hello To My Angelic Friends!

2008-03-22T13:53:00.000-07:00

I have two Spirit Guides who lovingly guide me in my spirit path. One is Lily, and she is a gentle being, very kind and compassionate, extremely nurturing... she always gives me feelings that I am being cradled with unconditional love :) She's not as vocal as my other guide but more there as a guiding presence, energy, and support in my endeavors. The other is Lance... and he is definitely the motivator! He's the more apparent voice that keeps nudging me to do things and go places and gives me great inspiration and guidance. He reminds me of a coach on the sidelines rooting for my best performance :) I've been strengthening my relationship with my guides for quite some time and their guidance definitely takes me to people I need to meet, places I need to be, and circumstances that further my growth.

One thing that happened this week which I thought was great is that my guides have a great sense of humor! Yes! They are just so funny sometimes :P Here's the story: So I was searching online for a conventional doctor... I also have a Naturopathic Doctor (that's another story) and I'm looking online for the providers that are covered under my insurance. And of course I'm hit with pages and pages of doctors... how do i know which one to choose!?

Aha! Let me tune in and use my clairvoyance to see which one resonates with me the best :)
So it was between two women who's names "glowed" on the screen, so I closed my eyes for a moment and I saw that Dr. Sara's energy was glowing brighter so immediately I found my answer. Prior to calling I asked my guide to please give me a sign that I am calling the right doctor.

I make the phone call and the receptionist puts me on hold, and you know how they all have that "hold music" playing on the phone well guess what song it was?! It was Ace of Base "I Saw the Sign"! Right when I heard the chorus I just started cracking up! And thanked Lance and Lily immediately for their great sense of humor :D

Another great incident of their presence this week was a discussion group I attended on A Course In Miracles. I have been meaning to attend this group for weeks now and I admit have been a bit resistant to going... which usually means that I must be there... but this past Tuesday I decided that I will make the commitment to go. Prior to leaving the house I did a meditation to center myself and be in present time so that my spirit will benefit from the wonderful energies that is meant to unfold for me in the group. I arrived and it was a whirlwind of energies and everyone there seemed to be matching at the 4th Chakra Heart level and I felt a sense of openness and peace emanating from the entire group of about 14 people.

A different lesson was lined up but since it was Easter week then the facilitator decided to see if people were open to discussing the "Giving of the Lilies" Right when she said that, my awareness heightened tenfold because I heard the name Lily in Lilies, there was a shift in energy in the room and I thanked my angel Lily, for her presence and for guiding me to a space that my spirit needed to experience :)

All in all I am just grateful for their constant presence and the fun things they always have lined up for me! Thanks wonderful spirits!

Happy Spring!

2008-03-20T14:21:00.000-07:00

Happy Spring! I love spring. Partly due to the fact that i am a May baby but i love it because spring has always represented growth to me. I love seeing all the beautiful flowers spring up everywhere and the weather becoming warmer... the energy of change is all around us. So in celebration of spring today I decided to take a few pics of the beauty that immediately surrounds me... in my own backyard :)

It's a gorgeous day today and I'm feeling very good... I did a few sun salutations in homage to the sun and mother earth.

Here are some of the beautiful spring things that are growing abundantly in our own yard! Blessings!

This is a crazy overgrown bush in our backyard that I can't get myself to trim just yet because of all the pretty yellow blooms!

Close up of the overgrown bush! The flowers are just so pretty :)

The tree in the front is starting to grow leaves again :) Hello spring!

I love this tree... it's near the mailboxes. And the first blooms to come up in the neighborhood!

These flowers reminds me of cherry blossoms!

It's a great time to do some spring cleaning as well :) I'll have to tackle my bookshelves, or possibly get larger ones since mine are literally overflowing! Enjoy the goodness around us and Happy Spring!

Playing With Texture

2008-03-19T12:45:00.000-07:00

So I've been having these visions during my meditations of textured trees and I've been playing with a mixture of modeling paste and acrylic gel medium to create and build textures on my pieces. Here are two of the little pieces I've been playing with.

Those are little 5" x 7" pieces and I'm working on one right now that's a 12" x 12" on wood. I have to build the layers (if i want it thick) slowly so that it doesn't crack off, so I put on a layer and let it dry for 24 hours then come back to it with another layer and let it dry again and so on until I've reached the right consistency. I've found that this method requires my patience and so it brings to me a daily surprise to see how each layer builds and builds :)

I am also working on this new piece and here are progress pics so far :)

I really like the eyes, even though they're not even close to being truly done but so far they look sooo cool!

And I have finally finished this piece which I started back in January and I am really happy about it. I still have to varnish it and it will be ready for the show :)
I am also working on portraits again... yes back to pencil :) I love the face, I love shading, and I miss drawing in pencil. So I thought I would rebuild my portrait portfolio and gain commission work in that avenue as well! I shall keep you posted :)

Images from the P.I.

2008-03-16T20:21:00.000-07:00

My second visit to the Philippines once again provides for me many eye opening experiences and a constant digestion of humbling thoughts. This time around offered me a further understanding of the government structure, the political uprising, as well as a look into the social hierarchy in the country. I really grasped the resourcefulness of the Filipino and was amazed as to how many of these people are able to survive in conditions so unfavorable and I remember driving by a "squatters" area and seeing a group of men sitting outside on the sidewalk. They all had smiles on their faces laughing together. Smiles that beamed of a persevering spirit. I was moved by the numerous people I saw with a sparkle of light in their eyes, some a little brighter than others, with a faith so strong that tomorrow will bring them a better day. There are so many energies around in the Philippines I had to consciously pull my aura a little bit closer to my body and I met with many levels of spirit. I wish to one day travel to the Philippines and work with the Faith Healers there :) That would be super cool :)

I loved my trip. I loved seeing my family there and spending time with them. I loved meeting my new family on Dave's side and experiencing Vigan and the Ilocos area. I loved eating fresh fruit especially mangoes everyday. I loved walking everywhere and taking the tricycle around. I got to experience my first real nightclub at Embassy in Fort Bonifacio... wow! Embassy is the #1 club in the Philippines and where all the celebrities go etc etc. So it was interesting to hang out with the famous artistas (actors) and models of the P.I. since our friend runs the nites at Embassy. These filipinos party hard and Dave got to spin for them :) It was so much fun and we were treated so lovingly by all the people there. And I was able to get a reading from Mama Luz at the Plantation Bay in Cebu. She's got a great energy about her and she did a reading with a regular deck of cards in a style i've never seen before. It was pretty precise and I was happy to meet and see a fellow lightworker :)

I feel blessed for a wonderful and safe trip. Enjoy my images from the P.I.

Kalesas and tricycles :) The ecofriendlier way of transportation

Lolo's War Jeep!

Vigan City Storefronts

A long line at a Children's Health Clinic on Mactan Island Cebu

Philippine Flag at the top of Plantation Bay Cebu

So blessed to visit the pottery shop where they make their famous Vigan pots out of a special clay that fires to a steely black color :) The artists there let me make one on their heavy duty manual potter's wheel! You have to kick the wheel with your foot while holding onto a strap hanging from the rafters. A truly memorable experience :D I felt so lucky!

MMMMM! Orange empanadas... I must admit, at first I was a little weary about the bright orange color as the lady was creating them in front of us at lightning speed. But I think they were one of the best empanadas I have ever had! Nothing like I've seen or tasted before. Dip in vinegar and I was in heaven :) I had the veggie one of course :P and only 5cents, can't beat that and they were ginormous!

Kalesas on the cobblestone streets of historic Vigan

Neat sculptures and pots, texture of an old storefront

Dave rockin the crowd at Embassy Nightclub in Fort Bonifacio Manila
There were thousands (really!) of people there and they went crazy :)
Go D Double!

We visited the home and museum of the famous painter Juan Luna in Badoc. Great work and history!

My Juan Luna Pose as I paint in Tita Betty's secret garden oasis

The three paintings I made for Tita Betty's Children's Clinic. And that's Jansen, an artist in the making :) He was so intrigued watching me paint so I let him paint on an extra board. I noticed His art was so detailed for his age and so we gifted him with watercolors, brushes, crayons and a ream of paper... what a happy kid he was. He called me "the lady who bought me the paint. "
I don't mind that :P

Antique harp at a Vigan storefront

Church of Paoay. Lots and lots of energies!

Shopping shopping shopping :) I loved how the shops were, open air, piles of things everywhere.

Colorful Jeepney in Manila!

Lately

2008-02-05T16:47:00.000-08:00

Synchronicity is apparent when you follow your inner guidance. Trusting the guidance has been a key issue for me lately, and let me just say what wonderful surprises have blossomed along my path! I just watched Louise Hay's movie You Can Heal Your Life, I ordered it off of Hay House and it came in last Thursday. What a great film! I love her book, I love the movie, and I love Louise Hay :) She is a true light and has helped millions upon millions of people and now this movie has come out, it's going to spread even more than before! Thanks Louise for all your love :)

I've been doing morning pages, from Julia Cameron's The Artist Way. I've found them to be very helpful in purging the random stream of thoughts in my head. And after the first week of doing them, I've been very inspired in my next upcoming paintings and ideas. Very Very Verrry nice! I've gessoed a bunch of boards and will be crackin out the trees i've been envisioning in my mind's eye. they are going to be gorgeous!!!
hugs everybody!

The Himalayas

2008-01-28T22:15:00.000-08:00

I took these pictures of our cloud covered mountains in the desert yesterday. As I marvelled at the beautiful sky I imagined that I was in the Himalayas. The mountainscapes looked like photos I have seen of the Himalayas and so I felt my spirit travel there for a moment to connect with its grand energy and bring it right back here to Vegas. The air was a crisp cool with the smell of rain and I felt very blessed to experience such a gorgeous sky!

It's funny, I truly enjoy when the clouds decide to play above the desert valley... its such a rare scene to happen here that when it does I get very excited in the change of atmosphere. In Chicago, the days change drastically, one day its gloomy, the next its sunny. I have the opposite effect here that I did in Chicago, when it's a clear blue sunny sky in the Chi, I radiate at the rare occasion... and here, when it's cloudy and a bit gloomy I exude the same excitedness. The constant clear sunny skies (and I'm definitely not complaining) can be predicting and when we're hit with change... its exciting! I love it! And it adds to the beauty of the sunsets with fire colored clouds streaking thru the air :)

In celebration of this Himalayan like day, Dave and I ate at the Himalayan Cuisine on Flamingo just West of Swenson. It was out first time eating there, although we've passed it several times but I guess we were inspired by the beautiful sky :) The food was delicious, a blend of Nepali, Indian, and Tibetan foods. I had the veggie Malai Kofta, some Naan, and Dave ate the Chicken Vindaloo. YUMMMM! It's definitely a must go and they have a great variety of vegetaraian dishes, which is all I ate :) So go! Be blessed for the opportunity to taste spice filled cuisine from our Himalayan friends.

Miraculous

2008-01-20T16:01:00.000-08:00

So here are the paintings I haven't posted yet. Enjoy!

Untitled as of now ;) Acrylic on Wood. 5" x 7"

"Sage Princess" Acrylic on Wood. 5" x 7"

"Blossom Love" Acrylic on Wood. 5" x 7"

The universe sure has its ways of presenting its goodness to you. I am grateful everyday for the many abundances that have been occurring in my life lately. It's very reassuring to be a part of the greatness that's all around us and to know that it is supporting me in every way everyday! I have been going to various meditation circles and meeting wonderful people here in las vegas, I believe I was smacked hard energetically moving here and allowing myself to be smacked hard... and so like a baby learning to walk i gots to keep on picking myself and breaking through that thickness :) And voila, miracles are happening everyday and the light is shining its brightest here in the valley. It's nice to be around spiritual people working on their own paths and trying to remain centered in the midst of it all. I am grateful for each individual I have met here thus far. Today I met AlixSandra who is the founder of Inner Focus School of Soul Directed Advanced Energy Healing. www.innerfocus.org She is a great light and what a fun lady!!! Thanks for the wonderful meeting today :) I've connected with some very powerful individuals lately and big shifts are going to happen in Las Vegas!!! Fabulous!!!

I've got more new paintings up my sleeve :)

Meditation

2008-01-16T10:55:00.000-08:00

Last nite i went to a meditation held at the Barbara Greenspun Women's Care Center. It was a great group of people and we did various breathing techniques to activate and release energies at the cellular level. Its nice how people come together and being able to see things clairvoyantly, I was able to understand the connections between all of us and see the matches and why we all have come to the space together. It was a good feeling and Goldie, the facilitator for the meditation that evening is a wonderful Spirit! She's gifted in her clairaudience which is fabulous and it was nice to hear her insights about everyone in the room.

I pulled a power animal from the deck and i got a butterfly. which is very spot on considering the breaking free from my cacoon ive been in lately :) thanks to the butterfly card, it was very helpful

I also met another one of my guardian angels yesterday, she had gifts for me which were very helpful indeed. And I also had a sharper vision of the next paintings I will be doing. I have been marinating on the ideas lately but now they really came into 3D imaging in my head and so I feel i've gotten the permission from the heavens to begin the creation.
Stay tuned! I've been working hard on my website the past 3 days. Its almost up and running, ive got a tiny bug i need to fix and voila.... the long awaited website will be in action :)

Peace and One!

Hello Again!

2008-01-09T17:33:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year everyone!

i am ecstatic for this year altho its come off to a rocky start... i woke up jan 1st to have no voice... i was down to a whisper. then my trip to north carolina was a bit halted due to stomach problems. sigh. sigh. sigh.
and now back in vegas, my voice is back in action altho a tad bit raspy. my stomach is a bit sensitive but a visit to my naturopathic doctor and all is feeling better.

I have two more paintings i havent posted yet on here that i finished in december.
i will do that once i take photos of them. then im off to making more of my global girls.

this year is a big one with large shifts in energy and spirit... ive been binging on books lately. ive been fortunate to be able to take a bit of time to realign which has helped in answering some unanswered questions for myself.
all in all i have found a new connection with the angels, spirit guides and self and thru the many signs and messages coming my way i have come to many conclusions about how to go about this upcoming year.

im most excited to get back to giving readings and energy healings again!
blessings to everyone :)

Pink Ambience

2007-12-10T22:55:00.000-08:00

Good Evening.
Another one for the collection. Lately i've been getting back into spirit and started working with color therapy meditations. I found it to be very helpful as well as exciting, new flava to the regular meditations im used to. and i must say helped with my insomnia at 4am last nite :)
I decided to enhance my paintings with the use of aura fields. these women i'll be painting will be emanating a particular vibration, the one i invision prior to starting.
Enjoy!!!

"Pink Ambience" Acrylic on Wood. 5" x 7". SOLD.
christina@beechrissy.com

Unadorned Harmony

2007-12-01T17:35:00.000-08:00

Happy Saturday everyone :) yes i know i know, its been a looong minute since ive posted anything... and before you say shame on you... I have been working on a larger piece which has strayed me from creating smaller daily paintings. Putting together some distinct pieces for a gallery showing here in las vegas. so here's a sneaky preview :)
Alas... here she is!!!

"Unadorned Harmony" Acrylic on Canvas. 42" x 28". Email me for questions about purchasing this piece: christina@beechrissy.com

The Male in Me

2007-10-11T15:01:00.000-07:00

I've been working on connection. This piece is a connection of the male and female energies that lie within us. Enjoy!

"The Male in Me" Acrylic on Plywood. 12" x 12".

Back from Work

2007-10-11T11:51:00.001-07:00

Hello everyone! Sorry had to take a quick last minute trip to the Chi for some work. It was hotter than usual for an October week, upper 80's and humid. Global warming at its fullest. And im back in studio and can finish my painting i had to leave in the middle of creation.
Stay tuned!!!

Sweet Cherry Thoughts

2007-09-26T01:35:00.002-07:00

Just Finished! I'm really enjoying creating these daily pieces. Its very different from my usual large scale pieces and wall size murals. Refreshing!

"Sweet Cherry Thoughts" Acrylic on Hardboard. 12"x12".

Breezy Colors

2007-09-25T18:17:00.000-07:00

"Breezy Colors" Pastel on Paper. 11"x17".

Moon Child

2007-09-21T21:35:00.001-07:00

"Moon Child" Acrylic on Hardboard. 12"x12".

Windswept

2007-09-21T16:55:00.000-07:00

"Windswept" Acrylic on Plywood. 12"x12".

In Delight

2007-09-21T16:46:00.000-07:00

Greetings earthlings :) Back to basics it is... ditching the wall sized murals for a little to get back to canvas and wood. Tapping back into the creative energy. An exciting joy ride begins! Keep your hands up and scream if need be! WOOOOHOOOOO!!!

"In Delight" Acrylics on Hardboard. 12"x12".
SOLD!