Category: Harmony

TRUE FREEDOM COMES FROM WITHIN

Aloha my friend,

Greetings from Waikiki where I am in awe of how nature and the city have merged so beautifully.
I love it when things that can be seen as opposites come together harmoniously.
I have never seen such crystal clear aqua blue water or such giant tropical trees overflowing with flowers.
It is special to see the Earth thriving amidst a bustling metropolis.

Today I am celebrating your freedom and your independence.

There has been a lot of talk about our freedoms being taken away from us amidst this Covid chapter, but I have a different perspective about it all.

Each and every one of us has radically different life circumstances right now with greater and lesser freedoms, but no matter what is happening for you personally,

You are free to think what you want to think.
You are free to feel what you feel.
Your thoughts and feelings are inside games that are 100% up to you.
No one can take away your freedom to think and feel what you want.

Perhaps some of the things you say and do are restricted, but you still have so much freedom with your thoughts and feelings.

What you think and feel greatly impacts your words and actions and thus your results in life.

The question is, are the thoughts, feelings, words and actions that you are capable of choosing leading you and others towards freedom or prison?

I once read a book called From Onions To Pearls: A Journal of Awakening and Deliverance by Satyam Nadeem about a man who was in prison.

It is a true story of one man’s spiritual awakening under severely restrictive, sometimes violent, physical and intense emotional conditions.

Even though it seemed like he had very little physical freedom in that prison, he chose to use his time in prison to free his mind, heart, Soul and Spirit.
By the time he was released from prison he was Self-realized and enlightened.
He completely transformed his vibration.
He attained true Self mastery.

We all have that same freedom within whatever prison it may seem we are in.

Because TRUE FREEDOM COMES FROM WITHIN.

You have the power to change your life in so many remarkable ways.

You deserve freedom and liberation and I want to help you transform the way you think, feel, speak, act and relate to the world so that you feel connected to and aligned with the freedom of being your truest, deepest and highest Self.

My big vision for you is for you to create the life you choose for yourself.

I am here to help you develop the skills and cultivate the enthusiasm to transform your life into the life you want for yourself amidst any life circumstances despite the real restrictions you may be living with.

I invite you to join me for a 30 minute complimentary coaching consultation to learn more about my coaching program that will help you to activate greater freedom in all ways in your life.

Follow THIS link to schedule your session:
https://calendly.com/annevandewa…/30-minute-coaching-session

Today and everyday I am celebrating your freedom.

I love you and support you.

Love and Gratitude always,

Anne

Secrets to Lasting Intimacy

I am SO happy to be hostessing the amazing

Dr. Elsbeth Meuth and Freddy Zental Weaver
Founders of Tantra Nova Institute

SECRETS TO LASTING INTIMACY

Santa Barbara Workshop Retreat for Couples & Singles of Any Sexual Orientation

June 24-26, 2015
Santa Barbara, CA
$549 per person by May 1 / $599 thereafter – Room and board not included
For registration & accommodation contact:
Elsbeth at tantranova@tantranova.com 773-525-5006

Feel more passionate, deeply intimate, and fulfilled in life, love, and intimacy. Expand joy, pleasure, and creativity in your life and your relationship.

In a safe and respectful environment, you will be introduced to foundational and advanced principles and practices of the “yoga of love,” as developed by the TantraNova approach; including meditation, conscious breathing, energy awareness, tantric bodywork, communication exercises, and sexual healing practices.

Here is what you will get from attending:
How to create fulfillment, joy and pleasure in your life
How to rediscover the source of your creative energy
Proven ways for letting go of blocks and conditioning from the past
How to deepen the intimate connection with yourself and your partner

For the woman:
How to tap into and reawaken her luscious feminine energy
The secrets to being in her flow, aliveness and playful joy
How to receive and trust while opening her heart
How to assist and support the man in the rediscovery of his life force energy

For the man:
How to assist and support the woman in re-awakening her feminine creative energy
The secrets to being strong, confident and fully present

Dr. Elsbeth Meuth and Freddy Zental Weaver are the bestselling authors of Sexual Enlightenment and the founders/directors of the TantraNova Institute in Chicago, IL, USA.
They have assisted more than ten thousand couples and singles in rekindling and expanding their love and relationships over the past decade.
Internationally renowned workshop leaders, relationship and intimacy coaches and certified Tantra Yoga teachers, they produced the bestselling DVD series “Creating Intimacy & Love” and were featured on Showtime’s documentary series “Sexual Healing” and the Emmy Award Winning NBC show “Starting Over.”
Elsbeth and Freddy Zental are on the faculty at Esalen, Big Sur, CA, and at Kripalu, Stockbridge, MA. They lead couple retreats for CEOs and their spouses through the Young Presidents Organization, YPO & WPO, receiving highest marks and recognition for results and outcomes produced.
As sought after speakers they have presented at Loyola University, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, Illinois Association for Marriage & Family Therapy, The American School of Professional Psychology of Argosy University, and Bodhi Spiritual Center.

Make Peace with the Sea

I AM IN AWE RIGHT NOW <3

I have all over body chills and tears in my eyes <3

This woman is one of my new superheroes and has tapped into a frequency that I vision myself fully embodying <3

Ever since some recent sightings of Great White Sharks in the glorious Santa Barbara ocean many people have been asking me:

“When you swim and surf in the ocean are you afraid of the sharks?”

And I say,

“I choose to LOVE all the creatures in the sea and know that the LOVE that I am keeps me harmoniously aligned with them all.”

When I was living in Indonesia my Dad took me on a 2 week trip around the Spice Islands and we lived on a beautiful boat and went diving 3 times a day.

In the days before our trip I dreamt of sharks every night and was feeling a lot of fear about seeing one.

Being the wise man that he is, he told me “There are a lot more sharks on dry land than there are in the sea.”

This message was delivered by the adventurous Soul who jumped into a swarm of thousands of mating hammerhead sharks and sank to the bottom of the sea where he watched the the aquatic love dance while breathing underwater.

Lo and behold on our first night dive on that diving in uncharetered Indonesian waters when all I had was a flashlight showing me what was only right in front of me, I spotted 3 giant sharks within the first minute.

Yes my heart quickened.
Yes I had a momentary holding my breath “OH MY GOD I AM WITH 3 GIANT SHARKS” all over body shivver.
And yes, I CHOSE LOVE and TRUST and SURRENDER.

And because I did I BECAME ONE with the sea and her wonders were revealed to me.

Check out THIS INCREDIBLE VIDEO of these magical human beings dancing with the marine beings.

Their mission is to END THE WAR on sharks, whales, dolphins and other marine animals.

Let’s remember that the ocean was our original home.

We are all water beings here to embody and share LOVE with all of existence.

LOVELIGHTBLISS <3

Haystack Rock

I am here now.

At Cannon Beach on the Oregon Coast.

I am loungerlating in an old school leather chair kicking back with my feet criss crossed on this matching ottoman and rocking with a cup of hot tea in my hands.

I am perched in a wood house that is filled with memorabilia from fishermen and a lifetime of ocean lovers on a hill top gazing out to Haystack Rock which is one of the most sacred natural displays of beauty that I have ever seen.

There are thousands of white seagulls flying around and resting upon Haystack Rock.

Just in front of my view of Haystack Rock there is copious amounts of Queen Anne’s Lace flowers wildly growing with dollops of pink roses here and there.

The surf is flowing in constantly…wave after wave of deep aqua blue power & the soundtrack of the sea is lulling me into what feels like an alpha wave inner state of calm and centered beingness.

To the left of Haystack Rock there are 2 surfers in the ocean in head to toe super thick wetsuits and they must be truly stoked because they are catching wave after perfect wave.
Up here on the hill I can’t see the expression on their faces but I would guess they are smiling ear to ear.
And I am truly hoping that they are staying warm out there in that frigid water.
And I kinda wish I had my surfboard here.

There is a big white fishing boat slowly trolling by in the distance and my wish is that they are catching lots of fish.

There are droves of people and dogs on the beach.

Some are walking.
Some are running.
Some are skipping.
Some are biking.
Some are sitting.
Some are happy.
Some are in deep contemplation.

I have a feeling we all feel really lucky to be here.

I feel really lucky.

Last night we took a long walk down the beach at sunset until we couldn’t walk any further.

This beach is gargantuan.

Super long and super broad.

I took so many photographs and will share them with you accompanied with inspirational messages for years to come.

The scale of Nature’s majesty here makes me feel incredibly tiny.

And this littleness feels really good.

There is one lone man who is sitting in a chair very close to the waterline with his giant camera set up on a tripod.
My fantasy is that he is doing a time lapsed photography session.
He has a big pair of binoculars and he is probably looking at everything I am looking at but up close and in detail.
Hey, here’s a telescope.
I can get in on that up close and personal detail should I choose to…or I can just stay in this perspective with the bird’s eye view.
Now there is a small group of 4 people talking to him and he has leant them his binoculars. They are pointing at something in the direction of Haystack Rock.

As I tune into their frequency I now find myself with tears rolling down my face for no particular reason.

And now it’s not just tears.

Its a big deep cry.

It’s one of those “God I am so blessed to be alive” cries.

Really cathartic.

And it is really quite simple why this is happening right now…

I am deeply touched by this place.

We all are.

How could you not be?

It is familiar to me and it feels like one of my homes on the planet.

I feel deeply held by Mother Earth here.

The energy is so huge here that I feel like a child in her arms.

I feel tiny and it’s a relief to remember this Universal Truth.

I am here in this home and in this sacred place because my dear friend, who is my soul sister has an amazing family who is part of my soul familia here on beautiful planet Earth.

I just naturally and easily love them and I am grateful to receive the love that they naturally flow to me.

And I am so blessed that they graciously invited me into their mystical world here in Cannon Beach and into their super sweet world back in Portland.

Like me, they are all beauty givers and nature lovers and artists and lovers of life.

They are sensitive and kind and gracious and generous souls.

And I can palpably feel the love and attention to every detail that has gone into emulating the pure perfection of nature’s majesty in this home temple on the hill that is giving me shelter and a cozy spot to rest and relax.

This place is part of their family’s legacy passed down from 4 generations back.

My soul sister’s grandparents have passed away but I can feel their Spirits here and I deeply appreciate everything they have created here.

And I am feeling so much Love and Gratitude for my parents and grandparents and their never ending love for the sea and all of nature and for always creating dwellings that bring the outside in and have always helped remind me that WE ARE NATURE.

I am doing my best to keep these traditions alive.

And I feel their spirits here with me now (especially my dear ole Dad) and know how deeply they would appreciate this awe inspiring place too.

It always amazes me that the deepest tears I cry are the ones evoked by Love and Gratitude.

The waves of tears have now subsided but I know they will come again and I invite them to visit me anytime.

Wave after wave will continue to flow throughout the tides of time during this miraculous life.

What will always remain amidst the ebbs and flows is this Heart centered Spiritual Soul presence that is as strong and powerful as Haystack Rock❤️

Yogi Lizard

One of the highlights of my day was finding this lil guy while on a bike ride.

He was about 2 feet long and soul gazed with me for a few minutes.

Most lizards are masters of Chatarunga, the Yoga pose that looks like a push up.

But as you can see, this lizard Yogi is doing a different pose called Reverse Namaste with his front legs.

Have you ever seen a lizard do such a thing?
I have met many a lizard in my day and this was a first.

The full pose is bringing both of your hands completely together behind your back.

It’s a very advanced pose for a lot of people because it requires major flexibility.

This guy is still working on it like many Yogis are.

I was impressed to meet a lizard who had the courage to try something new and felt extra honored that he he was flowing the Spirit of Namaste to me…in his own special Yogi lizard kind of way.

And now that I really feel into him and his message for me, it was:

Send Namaste blessings to the past and everything that is behind me.

I sure am happy that he took a break from his countless push-ups to send me this age old timeless lesson that I continue to practice daily.

Some people stop and smell the roses to remember the important things in life.

Today I remembered what is truly important by stopping and soul gazing with the Lizard Yogi.

Shiva Shakti LOVELIGHTBLISS

It was 9 weeks ago on Shivaratri, the Hindu celebration of the Divine Union of the Beloveds that I sent out my clear intent for supreme blessings on my Beloved partnership with all of existence.

On that night I drew this picture of Ardhanarishvara, half Shiva/half Parvati, half woman/half man, the perfect blend of the opposite flows of energy, the Divine Lovers merged as one being.

Since then, there has been…

So much clearing of old ways of being that were holding me back from spiritual expansion..

So much cleansing of suppressed mojo.

This path requires sacrifice because not everyone is devoted to this level of consciousness.

It is a path that requires great devotion and courage.

One has to be willing to shed the old ways like a snake shedding it’s skin.

And lemme tell ya…there are some big ole detox moments at first when you want to cling to the old ways because you are going into unchartered territory.

You have to have Faith Supreme in the Supreme Force of Love and trust that the burning is going to set you free.

But it’s SO worth it because you create so much space to receive high octane LOVELIGHTBLISS.

More than ever, I am truly in awe of Love right now.

Love is the way and Love is the answer.

I am so grateful more than ever that this path of Fearless Radical Love is the way that I happily choose to walk through life.

And this is the truly amazing thing…

The first and foremost and foundational Beloved relationship is totally internal.

It is the Divine Union of the Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine within.

Just like this picture.

It truly is a state of being that is real.

And…it feels SO good and so right.

The high frequency Love that I am attracting from this internal energetic state of being is so pure and direct and obvious and beautiful.

It reminds me of my first memory (that some people say is not possible and a bunch of malarky but it happened because I was there….mmmmmmmk?).
My first memory was…

Being the egg and my #1 commitment was to allow ONLY THE BEST.
And…
Being the sperm and my #1 commitment was I AM THE ONE.

That’s how I got here.

Being the best that I can be and being the one is the perfect way to describe this Shiva Shakti Beloved Love.

It is the energy that creates life and magic and miracles.

So here I am…
I found everything inside of myself that I have been looking for outside of myself.

And now that I have it inside it is happening in more balanced, harmonious and super sweet ways than ever externally.

Today I am grateful for all of you Fearless Radical Lovers out there who are dancing this dance with me…because it’s a lot more fun to talk and breathe and dance and play with others who are on this path.

Thank you for doing the deep work and raising the bar on what is possible in our relationships with all people, places and things.

Being in right relationship with people that are willing and able (and we are all able if we devote ourselves) to work and play like this is a total turn on, so inspirational and clears the space so that LOVELIGHTBLISS and a whole lotta passion and play can prevail internally and externally on all levels, planes and dimensions.

And let’s remember what Marianne Williamson said:

“The revolution that will save the world is ultimately a personal one.”

It all begins within.

Be the best you can be…which means CHOOSE LOVE!!!!
And…
Be the one.

You are the one that you have been waiting for.

An invitation to LOVE and BE LOVED…

LOVE is the Heart of all Spirituality and BELOVED LOVE is the most evolutionary and advanced path on the planet

Why is intimate relationship such a burning alchemical vessel for growth, healing, and transformation? One of the reasons is that in the mandala of the beloved there is nowhere to hide. All of your early trauma and wounding arose in an interpersonal context and must likewise be unwound within a relational field. Your beloved has appeared as this field, but she has also come promising the end of your world as you have known it.

If you have a partner who knows your early history, who is intimately familiar with your core vulnerabilities, and is compassionately attuned to its unfolding and illumination, you are teetering on the edge of cliff. But it is a cliff of grace. But this grace is on fire. On the one hand, a portal has been opened, your guide has appeared, to mirror to you the wholeness that you are. She will hold you and will relentlessly reveal to you the mysteries of your body, your psyche, your organs, your cells, and your nervous system. What a precious situation.

On the other hand, he is an emissary of the unknown. In his presence, universes come and go; there is no ground, no reference point to lean into; no matter how deeply you look, you find only empty space. Nothing is certain anymore. You are being held, but it is a holding that is unbearably vulnerable and without history. You stand totally unclothed in her presence, unable to fool him like you fool so many others, unable to pretend you have it all together. The beloved has no interest in your holding it all together. She wants all the way inside and will use whatever skillful means she must to find you. She will always push up against that which is unresolved within you. She loves you this much.

The beloved is mad crazy in love with you, but may not fit your historical requirements and ideas about what this actually means, about the true implications of having a beloved in your life. She has appeared as your tour guide into the secret areas of your body. If you follow her, your world will become unraveled, you will be taken behind the scenes where the relative world is being organized. The beloved sees you as you are and this is terrifying. In his presence, you are beheld as the majesty that you are, but this is unbearable. You come face to face with the greatest fear that you’ve ever known, but have never been able to articulate: that you are loved. For when you are truly loved, when you are entirely seen, when you are fully held, it is the end of your world as you know it. You will never be the same. You will never again be able to pretend that you are other than perfect and precious as you are. And this is terrifying.

You long to be loved, to be seen, to be held, but please know that the implications of this are immense; they are cosmic in proportion. To allow yourself to be loved in this way a part of you must die. Everything you thought you weren’t must be surrendered. You must let go of the stories of the unlovable one, the awakened one, the special one, the imperfect one, and the despairing one. Love wishes to reveal your nakedness, to remove your clothing, and to burn away all that is false and less than whole within you. What you are is a raging firestorm of creativity, sensuality, openness, warmth, and kindness.

Love will never stop until you know this.

If you will allow her or him, the beloved will show you the infinite ways that your heart is at risk of breaking open in any moment, and never, ever being put back together again. She will plead with you to let it all go, to fall on the ground, and to allow yourself to fall apart, so she can show you that you were never, ever together to begin with. She will reveal to you that this raw, tender, vulnerable open heart that you feel beating inside you – right here and right now – that this is your gift to the world.

Matt Licata

The Lovers Art Nouveau Tarot Card

High Frequency LOVE and GRATITUDE

LOVE and GRATITUDE are the highest vibrational frequencies in existence and have miraculous powers to uplift, inspire and heal.

Flowing high vibrational LOVE and GRATITUDE towards anyone (including yourself) who has not been doing the deep work of clearing their inner blocks to Love including past hurts, regrets and sadness can oftentimes be a very uncomfortable experience.

It’s a bit like pouring high alkaline green juice into a body that is full of toxins and impurities…

There are going to be some major cleansing reactions that might not feel good at all and you just might want to quit and run back to your old ways of being.

As you raise your vibration with the high frequencies of LOVE and GRATITUDE, be patient with the process.

Trust that little by little the lower frequencies are being cleared, creating space for you to receive and embody greater LOVE and GRATITUDE than you ever imagined.

May your transformational journey into LOVE and GRATITUDE be blessed with ease, grace and harmony .