Mandala

What is it and How do we use it?


The meaning of mandala is Sanskrit meaning “circle”. It is dominated by triangles and squares but remains a concentric structure. Mandalas can be a means to meditation. By focusing on the mandala, Chakra healing and balancing of the body, mind and spirit, is taking shape.


Each Chakra has a color and symbol. We can focus our attention on the color and design of the mandala, and as we do so, we are restoring the balance of the Chakras. By keeping the Chakras balanced, we have a better chance at excellent health and wellbeing.


Try it. Play the video that is attached to this article and focus on the color of each mandala, corresponding to the Chakra, listen to the music and relax through visualizing at the center of the mandala. As you experience, notice the feeling of total relaxation take over your body, now allowing healing, in all forms, in all areas, to take place.


That healing takes place in the form of a renewed outlook on life and what seemed to be obstacles don’t seem as such. With this more relaxed attitude and perspective on life, the body, mind and spirit stay focused and connected through trying times, making the rough times not so rough.


Practice meditation often.


By quieting our minds and bodies through meditation we allow the universe to talk to us, and at the same time, allowing ourselves to listen. That is where all the answers are, within. Truly, within your heart.

Stephanie presents Chakra Knowledge at La Quinta University in La Quinta, CA

I Feared...

I feared being alone
Until I learned to like Myself.

I feared failure
Until I realized that I only
Fail when I don't try.

I feared success
Until I realized
That I had to try
In order to be happy with myself.

I feared people's opinions
Until I learned that
People would have opinions
About me anyway.

I feared rejection
Until I learned to
Have faith in myself.

I feared pain
Until I learned that
It's necessary for growth.

I feared the truth
Until I saw the
Ugliness in lies.

I feared life
Until I experienced
Its Beauty.

I feared death
Until I realized that it's
Not an end, but a beginning.

I feared my destiny,
Until I realized that
I had the power to change my life.

I feared hate
Until I saw that it
Was nothing more than Ignorance.

I feared love
Until it touched my heart,
Making the darkness fade
Into endless sunny days.

I feared ridicule
Until I learned how
To laugh at myself.

I feared growing old
Until I realized that
I gained wisdom every day.

I feared the future
Until I realized that
It could no longer hurt me.

I feared the dark
Until I saw the beauty
Of the starlight.

I feared the light
Until I learned that the
Truth would give me Strength.

I feared change,
Until I saw that
Even the most beautiful butterfly
Had to undergo a metamorphosis
Before it could fly.

...just a simple poem ... by Paulo

YOU ARE...

You are strong...when you take your grief and teach it to smile.
You are brave...when you overcome your fear and help others to do the same.
You are happy...when you see a flower and are thankful for the blessing.
You are loving...when your own pain does not blind you to the pain of others.
You are wise...when you know the limits of your wisdom.
You are true...when you admit there are times you fool yourself.
You are alive...when tomorrow's hope means more to you than yesterday's mistake.
You are growing...when you know what you are but not what you will become.
You are free...when you are in control of yourself and do not wish to control others.
You are honorable...when you find your honor is to honor others.
You are generous...when you can take as sweetly as you can give.
You are humble...when you do not know how humble you are.
You are thoughtful...when you see me just as I am and treat me just as you are.
You are merciful...when you forgive in others the faults you condemn in yourself.
You are beautiful...when you don't need a mirror to tell you.
You are rich...when you never need more than what you have.
You are you...when you are at peace with who you are not.

Author Unknown

Indigo - The Movie