Feed the birds from Mary Poppins

Early each day to the steps of Saint Paul's

The little old bird woman comes

In her own special way to the people she call,

'Come, buy my bags full of crumbs

Come feed the little birds,

Show them you care

And you'll be glad if you do

Their young ones are hungry

Their nests are so bare

All it takes is tuppence from you

Feed the birds, tuppence a bag

Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag

Feed the birds,' that's what she cries

While overhead, her birds fill the skies

All around the cathedral the saints and apostles

Look down as she sells her wares

Although you can't see it,

You know they are smiling

Each time someone shows that he cares

Though her words are simple and few

Listen, listen, she's calling to you

'Feed the birds, tuppence a bag

Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag'

Though her words are simple and few

Listen, listen, she's calling to you

'Feed the birds, tuppence a bag

Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag'

Reiki: Know your chakras: Mooldhara (part 3)

MOOLDHARA CHAKRA

The chakras form an essential part of reiki healing. The are seven main chakras in the body and act as energy centres absorbing energies and forming our personal energy field. Hasth reiki (reiki healing done by placing hands on the chakras) targets the seven chakras by keeping them open. Yes, Chakras tend to close due to problems of the mind, body and the spirit and reiki targets these chakras by giving them positive energy, there by healing ailments that are associated with the improper functioning of these chakras.
These seven chakras are the backbone of the mind, body and spirit and helps them to perform together in a holistic way. Thus healing the chakras are of vital importance in the practice of reiki.
The mooldhara or root chakra is the first of the four lower chakras located at the base of the spine. It is associated with the colour red and relates to the adrenal glands, spinal column, leg bones and kidneys. An imbalanced root chakra gives raise to physical ailments like problems of the feet, legs and lower back. It also makes the person selfish, prone to violence, insecure. The most basic sense of well being is lost if the root chakra is not balanced. Also the root chakras grounds us in physical reality and also gives us solidity and support. It is the foundation of energy. In the spiritual realm, it protects individual integrity establish equilibrium to ascend to higher levels of spirituality.
The general signs that indicate imbalance in the root chakra are restlessness, lack of energy, volatile moods. To heal the chakra, practice grounding.You can also open up the chakra using your hands. sending cho ku rey-sei he ki-cho ku rey combinations also help to balance the mooldhara chakra. a cleansing of 21 days helps balance the chakras completely.

To few words

Many words flow through a poets pen,
yet fail to express a lovers pain,
is it a broken wing of that flightless bird,
that once soared above the sky's mane.
what of love can we describe, thats unsaid,
but of pain, in its stead,
remains brittle like a shatttered glass,
waiting for the sweepers brush.
Is it like that dessert tree,
far from an oases, a part of which it wants to be,
or is it like the chrysanthemum,
the lonely bloom, a winters child, the only seed.
A lovers pain, a silent tear,
both mix like the sacred heart and the spear.
the agony of love lost is so dire,
that not in love but after we hear,
lonliness, like the temple bells,
one glimpse of one that we hold dear.
A poets pen may flow out of ink,
to write about a lovers pain,
the agony of which there is nothing to gain,
so he writes about the summer love,
that is filled with bliss,
and the story of the one who found love.

autumn

The dust of autumn and the shades of brown,
the lifeless twig and the fallen leaf,
all dance when the winds waft.
For a moment the leaf uplifts,
dancing to the tune of the merciless wind,
oh how much it hopes to be a part of the shedding twig.
Remember, the songs of spring,
the golden sun and the butterfly wings,
they are all but a distant dream.
As the waft begins to fall,
a saddened leaf sends out wail,
the twig that was once its kin,
snaps its roots and joins the gale.
Settling next to the dying leaf, they embrace.
The dust of autumn and the shades of brown,
the lifeless twig and the fallen leaf.

Reiki: Grounding and all about it (part 2)

You will always hear healers talking about grounding, and why not? Being grounded is important staying healthy and overall well being. We are constantly interacting with energies around us. A simple hand shake with a colleague is an interaction of energies, talking to a depressed colleague is interaction of energies, commuting in crowded buses on trains also qualifies an interaction of energies. And through these interactions we pick up a lot of negative energies that may manifest itself in the form of mental, physical, emotional or spiritual stress. Grounding is associated with the root chakra or the mooldhara chakra which is located at the base of the spine.
The common manifestation of accumulated negative energy makes one feel drained or tired, irritable, dizzy, sensitive to sound or light, feeling low for no particular reason, heaviness in the chest area or in the head or both, etc. We obviously cannot stop interacting with people so we need to develop a defence mechanism that helps us shed negative energy and keep us in an optimistic and positive frame of mind. Another indication that your body has accumulated negative energy comes from your feet which connects you to the earth, any time you experience an injury on you toe feet or ankle, it may indicate that you need to get grounded.
Grounding removes negative energy from the body and sends it into earth where it is absorbed. Its easy to do and can be done anywhere, anytime. here are some grounding techniques...

• Eat root vegetables like potato, turnips, etc helps
• Feel the connection with earth, take a walk in a garden , walking barefoot on grass does wonders and is one of the best ways to get grounded. You can also roll on the grass and enjoy the feeling.
• Imagining the color red on your feet helps as it is the colour of the root chakra.
• Hug a tree, enter twine your arms around the trunk of a tree and imagine the strength of the roots of the tree flow through to you.
• Take deep breaths and feel the oxygen fill out your lungs and say a mental prayer that you are being filled with positive life force and negativity is leaving your body. Especially in times of stress remember to breathe.

These simple exercises will help you conquer the day easily and get over the most stressful situations as well. Grounding will keep you fresh and provide energy that cannot be derived from health/energy drinks.