Gangaji is a spiritual teacher and author I had the sincere pleasure of meeting and studying with at a silent retreat at Kripalu last September. You can find out more about her at her beautiful site www.gangaji.org. She will be joining the conversation on Heart Beat July 29th at 4pm ET and I know it will be a truly special and rich conversation. On July 29th you are invited to listen live here.

Dr. Rollin McCraty is the Executive Vice President and Director of Research at the Institute of HeartMath. Dr. McCraty will speaking about the importance  and science of heart- based living , the science of intuition and the cutting edge research taking place at HeartMath. This will be a truly meaningful and important conversation taking place on July 17th at 4pm ET here. www.heartmath.org

Marilyn Mandala Schlitz is the President and CEO of the Institute of Noetic Sciences. She is a scientist and anthropologist and is a pioneering researcher in the area of transformation and healing.  Speaking with Marilyn Schlitz will be a real treat and is sure to be profoundly inspiring and transformative. This is a conversation you will not want to miss.  I look forward to having you join the conversation with us on July 22 at 4 pm ET here.   www.mandalaschlitz.com and www.noetic.org

I really look forward to having you join us in these meaningful conversations. You can send a question you would like addressed ahead of time to julie@juliecusmariu.com. You can  also call in to the show live and join the chat room and send your questions and comments there. For more information visit here. Note that all shows will be available on the archives.

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We live in an age where information is coming at us from all directions.  Whether it be from our blackberry, computer, cell phone or twitter account, we’re all tapped in, tuned up and ready for the next piece of information to come our way. While I have no objection to the fast and furious ways about which we can operate in a day, I wonder how more more we can get plugged in and revved up. I wonder how much more cloaking of  this ever thickening layer of uncertainty we can muster.  Our   “I need to know now” society and state of mind that we collectively share is certainly familiar to me and I would imagine to most. But what happens to this mind when there is no way of knowing and there is no certainty to hold on to?  Is there a way to find a balance between the “need to know now” mind and the “I don’t know now” mind?

What if instead of not needing to know, we could allow the space to exist between the knowing and the not knowing? What if we could simply rest in that space and allow what is dismantling to fall apart and what is emerging to rise to the top?Whether it be a relationship or a job or the state of the economy, might it support us both individually and collectively to develop a quality of trust and patience within us as things rise and fall, and as things stir and then settle. In these times, can we allow the natural intelligence and order of the universe to continue operating as it does as we furiously try to find our foothold and safe place amidst it all. Can we feel assured that there is a larger more peaceful force within us and surrounding us that always has wisdom and order as its backdrop. If we alleviate the pressure within us to know, perhaps we might discover something totally brilliant in the absence of this need to know. Perhaps without the pressure we can instead in its place find ease and peace?

The space that Joan Borysenko  calls (in her book ‘Saying Yes to Change’) the space between what is “no longer” and what is “not yet”  is such a crucial space and time for the emergence of curiosity and discovery and for creations to begin taking form.  Might we be able to exchange our panic and fear of the unknown for wonder and trust? Perhaps we can even rest in this not knowing, and believe in this space as a place for incredible possibility and opportunity.  I know one thing for certain, I always love to be reminded of this:

“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.” –

In the wake of recent world events, we can testify to the inherent duality of life. Daily experiences that have our emotions tipping the scale from love and hope all the way to fear and despair. This is what it means to live the human experience and to engage in life as an active participant.

In this era of change and transformation one of our greatest allies, as we move through unchartered waters, is the relationship we have to our interior world, the place within us that feels like home, that nourishes us and strengthens us and moves us forward.

The connection to our inner world is the relationship that helps ground us when the outer world seems unstable and uncertain and when it seems like we’ve lost all control. It is the part of us that seemingly knows the unknowable and trusts life when we are told otherwise by the world around us.

Taking the time to develop the relationship to our interior world is what opens the doorway to enhancing our life and understanding
all that comes our way. We all have immeasurable gifts and infinite wisdom to tap in to and share with the world. When we cultivate the relationship to our inner knowing and to all that lies within us, we are privy to our own personal truth and the endless possibilities available to us.

If we begin by being curious about our interior world and sprinkle in some trust we will be guided to our greatest and most fulfilling evolution on this earth. As we do this for ourselves, we invite others to do the same. This is how change and transformation takes place, first on a personal level and ultimately on a global level. First in our inner world and then in our outer world.

According to Bruce Lipton, Ph.D, in his book The Biology of Belief and in his audio recording The Wisdom of Your Cells, “we are not victims of our genes” and ” our life is not pre-programmed”. In fact according to Lipton and the science of The New Biology, ” our thoughts, our beliefs, our minds, totally control our genes, our behavior and the life we experience”. We are therefore creators of our life and not victims of our genetic makeup.

Might I be hearing many sighs of relief?

I can’t remember how I came across the fascinating work of cellular Biologist Bruce Lipton, Ph.D but I know I was instantly intrigued and breathed my own sigh of relief when I delved deeper into the subject matter. Lipton explains in basic scientific terms, how our genes and our DNA do not control our Biology (though I have a couple of years of science education including Biology, Organic Chemistry and Physics, pure interest and an open mind is all that is required to benefit from his work). In fact Lipton, through the use of science, inspires and empowers the listener to know they are powerful creators and not victims of their lives. Listening to Lipton is easy on the ears. He is captivating and passionate about his findings and enthusiastically imparts important and transformative information for us all to have and use in our lives.

Fortunately for me I was able to hear Bruce Lipton speak over a weekend in Montreal two years ago. It was inspiring, powerful and enlightening. His research and findings are applicable to not only our individual Biology but to the ever evolving Biology of the human species on planet earth. He is a real treat to learn from and listen to and I invite you to spend time getting to know his important and compelling work on YouTube.com or SPIRITube.com. Here is a sample:

Part 1: The Biology of Perception : http://is.gd/NPU

Also refer to his web site www.brucelipton.com for more information and future workshops.

Enjoy. And may you find the power within you to affect lasting harmony and well-being in your own life and to our global community!

Have a wonderful week.

Julie