Kundalini Yoga

Kundalini Yoga Series : Shedding the Old and Letting Go 
with Jennifer Parkinson - Wednesday's at 9:30am $10

Kundalini Yoga, called the Yoga of Awareness, was kept very secret until 1969 when it was brought to the West by Yogi Bhajan. The practice of Kundalini Yoga and meditation is said to be 16 times more powerful than traditional hatha yoga and works directly with “Kundalini” which is the coiled serpent energy of pure, creative potential that normally lies dormant at the base of the spine. As we progress on a spiritual path, this energy can be awakened through specific sequences called “kriyas” and used to achieve specific effects, whether it is opening the heart, strengthening the nervous system, shifting addictive patterns, clearing the aura, or healing specific organs and glands.

Kundalini yoga classes are a dynamic blend of postures, breathing, mantra, music and meditation, which teach you the art of relaxation, self-healing and elevation. Balancing body and mind enables you to experience the clarity and beauty of your soul.

Each class  is designed to give you “hands on” experience of your highest consciousness so that you can “uncoil” your Highest Self to reach your potential.  Kundalini Yoga is much more than just a system of physical exercises. It is a dynamic, powerful tool for expanding awareness and connecting with Infinite Wisdom. It is designed for householders-people who have to cope with the daily challenges and stresses of holding jobs,,raising families, and managing businesses. Kundalini Yoga is for everyone who wants the skills to cope successfully with the challenges of living in the Aquarian Age.

Contact Jen Parkinson at bella31381@aol.com
Location: Church of Spiritual Light, 1939 Park Meadows Dr. #1, Ft. Myers, FL 33907 (map)

Sponsored by People Shine Project

September 2012; A Star is Born

Chances are, if you are reading this, if you are here and interested in the Light, you are a modern mystic, a seeker of truths, sacred insights and deep magic. Maybe you're even a wisdomkeeper yourself! It didn't used to be "safe" to own any of that. In fact, it used to be quite detrimental to one's health to be entertaining such an intimate relationship with the divine. But the world is fast becoming a different place. The tipping point has been reached and now the correction has begun.

“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.”  ― Carl Sagan

We are at a very delicate stage of our human evolutionary development, both as a whole and as individuals. We have enough consciousness now and enough layers of denial removed to realize the extent of what humanity has been through. Most of us have processed gallons of grief, boatloads of anger and gigawatts of rage. Some of us have done so much clearing that we are starting to have past life recollections and visions on a regular basis. Some of us are developing the new skills that will soon be coming online for everyone such as increased psychism, heightened empathic senses, and mediumship including clairvoyance, clairsentience, and clairaudience. This will bring us to yet a whole new set of issues to be dealt with.

"Not just beautiful, though--the stars are like the trees in the forest, alive and breathing. And they're watching me.”  ― Haruki Murakami

One of the most wonderful and powerful gifts that are coming to more and more people is the power to channel their spiritual guides, which include ascended masters, ancestors, animal spirits and angels, in addition to our Higher Selves and our own soul! When we begin to take this communication seriously everything changes. These guides and guardians exist to help us. When we don't call on them, or take them seriously we are denying ourselves the deep magic. For it is these beings who guide us through the dimensional gateways to higher consciousness and help us anchor it with meaning into our lives!

“The stars in the nite shone above her. The stars deep within shone inside her. Melding and lighting the darkness, the holiness danced within. ” ~Terri St. Cloud.

As all of these strange new human qualities emerge, we need a great deal of support. It is important to receive that support so that we can help each other stay grounded in our ascension process. After all, we're not leaving the planet, we are shifting and changing, just as Gaia is shifting and changing. We are connected and that has never been more apparent. It's time to let your own radiant soul have authority over your life. It's time to trust these parts of yourself that have been long hidden. It's a great mystery how the soul emerges and it is a process to be respected and revered. New earth is taking hold and it's now time to let your own Star Be Born.

"The mind, this globe of awareness, is a starry universe that when you push off with your foot, a thousand new roads become clear, as you yourself do at dawn, sailing through the light." ~Rumi

Sunday Talks with Rev. Renee Bledsoe

September 02 - A Star Is Born

September 09 - Owning Your Super Powers

September 16 - Spiritual Partnerships

September 23 - Sacred Circle Altar - Fall Equinox - Practical Magic

September 30 - Church Service held at Mother of God House of Prayer 

17880 Cypress Creek Rd. Alva, FL 33920  Get Map

A Star is Born Affirmations

I am awakening to the fullness of my soul.

I accept the beauty of my journey.

My story is woven into the fabric of life.

I walk this earth in a sacred manner.

I let my light shine.

I help others to shine their light.

What I love will help and heal the world.

The universe is watching and waiting for me to fully engage in life!

When I am joyfully creating, I bring the vibration of joy to all.

My gratitude and appreciation brings a glow to my heart.

I look for creative ways to express my gratitude.

My love is my art.

Time stands still when I am creating from my heart.

I have the courage to try new things.

I do what I think I cannot do.

I face my life with positivity and excitement.

I embrace the unknown and open to the Great Mystery.

I am in awe at the miracles that unfold in my life when I trust.

I allow love to live through me.

When I surrender to my soul, I come alive!

Enter the Garden Retreat

Discover where you are on the Path of Love…

Join us to Unlock the Mystery of your Sacred Self and gain access to a life of empowerment.

During this very intimate weekend retreat, we will explore the physical realm of security, desire and purpose to see where we are anchored in our world and where we are in a holding pattern.

We will move from the outer to our inner world to see how we relate to ourselves, to others and to Spirit.  These Sacred Relationships test us, support us and foster our growth, helping us to find our Voice and Life Purpose. 

We will see how the Holy Trinity of Divine Intelligence, Divine Love and Divine Presence unite in our energy fields as we learn to master each part of ourselves. 

We are coming online to a higher level of being, to a more fully actualized human.  See how the beautiful Divine Plan and Organization of Energy of which you are made is the perfect vehicle for your enlightenment! 

For full details visit www.ExceptionalLivingRetreats.com

August 2012: Shine Your Light from Within

Don't shine to be seen, Shine so that others can see the way. ~ Uknown

Do you know the deeper, higher truth of who you are? Have you dared to acknowledge that there may be parts of yourself that you barely know or understand? Are you willing to allow yourself the leeway to grow, change and evolve? Do you have the courage to shine the light on your own inner being, as well as cosmic forces that are available to you? Do you ask and answer questions like these often? If you said, yes - Great! Self inquiry is an absolute necessity to begin to shine that light of yours from within.

Who is more foolish, the child afraid of the dark or the man afraid of the light?  ~Maurice Freehill 

If you see the Light, in its most practical nature, as the Truth, then you understand that enlightenment is the means by which we reveal the truth to ourselves and to the world. Yet, enlightenment is about far more than simply being honest. True enlightenment strips away all the illusions about life itself, including people, places and things, parts of our own personality and belief systems and anything else at all that is keeping us from the truth of love. It inspires us to open to our soul and it allows us to see the light in everyone and everything.

When you possess light within, you see it externally. ~Anaïs Nin

Many people try to shine a spotlight onto themselves from without, competing for attention and living in a perpetual state of lack, forgetting all about power versus force and the power of their true light.  When you absolutely know who you are, what you have to offer to the world and the importance of anchoring your God self onto this planet, then you know it's not really that much about you shining at all. It's about you becoming in alignment with your radiant God Self, so that the unique aspects of this creation that you are resonant with, can find you and we can all be re-united with the Light.

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within. ~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

We are here now in a dance of shadow and light. This is a dance that we must come to enjoy. For even though we all know that the life giving light of the sun is what keeps our body and mind alive and well. It is under the cover of the night, and in the void of our own soul, where all possibility exists and the deep lake of our inner being, reflects the light of God and refracts it out into the world in a way that allows us to reveal, share and receive God's Love. This is the means by which the omnipotent forces of creation can experience itself in the material world, where we can play and have fun, creating our dreams and manifesting love without "blinding" each other with our Light. This is how we all come to shine our Light from within and live as one.


Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.' We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. ~ Marianne Williamson

Sunday Talks with Rev. Renee Bledsoe
August 05 - Shine Your Light From Within
August 12 - Tools for Enlightenment
August 19 - Working with Light
August 26- Once in a Blue Moon

LIGHT AFFIRMATIONS
I am guided by the Light.
I am filled with the Light of the Creator.
I meditate with the Light.
As I shine the light and reflect on my life, I look for the love.
I ask what would love do?
My life is alive with the truth of my existence.
Life is Light.
I am a being of light.
I am evolving into the full realization and becoming my soul.
My soul will set my spirit free.
My light must come through the depths of my soul.
The Light is in service to my soul.
In the darkness of my soul, all things are possible and I choose according to the desires of my heart what I will create.
I use reflection and contemplation to know myself.
I allow myself to shine.
I allow others to shine, and bask in the gifts they freely give.
I see the inner beauty of all those who surround me.
I receive the gifts of life, through all the people, places and things on my journey.
The Light destroys all illusions of love.
The Light leads me to divine love.
I am inspiring, when I am inspired.
I live an illuminated life.
I dance with shadow and light, understanding that this is how I am able to choose with my free will.
It is within the darkness, that I find the true light within.
I order to access the darkness, I turn toward my problems and issues, not away.
I face the power of my own Light within and actively work with it to dispell illusion.
Once I see the Light, I have faith that my innate wisdom will guide me to the choices that will free my soul.
As I free my mind, I free my body. As I free my heart, I free my soul.
I am a radiant Light unto the world.
What I love inspired and enlightens the world.
I shine my Light from within.

Birth of a God

Birth of a God
God is being born on the planet right now.
He is being born through She.
He is an electrifying, individuating force.
He moves through us like lightning and fire.
She is now strong enough to contain the voltage and amperage.
She has magnetized and attracted Him.
She is pregnant with herself, full of emptiness.
She is Gaia.
She is nature.
She is you and me.
The electricity is administering shock therapy to some,
shakti to others, and CPR to most.
Awakening, incepting, jump starting the
Fire in the Soul.
Rem-embering and Inspiriting
The God force is activating within each individual
and literally catching fire.
God and Goddess are becoming one.
Light and Love.
Mind and Soul.
Scientist and Artist.
Priest and Shaman.
Connecting all to the Heart ring.
He moves through the eye, the gap, the void of Her creation.
Splitting each atomically through diamond like pressure
and causing the absolutely and unutterably unique I AM presence
to Shine and reveal itself to and through the Observable Universe.
God and Goddess have re-united and we are one.

copyright 2012 Rev. Renee Bledsoe

July 2012: DeLight in Life

"Everything in the Universe is within you." - Rumi 

Joy, peace, fulfillment, cooperation, collaboration, harmony, unity, purpose, passion, sacredness, connection, creativity, divinity, gratitude and love... these are the things in life that lie beneath the surface and drive the silent stream of our most basic and ancient longing. We think we want things, but what we really want is the freedom to experience our life with these intangibles of delight. So what if we were to focus our thoughts, desires and intentions on the creation of these truly soul-quenching delights.. on these things that cannot be bought? Do you think that being that intrinsically satisfied from our inner being, from our soul would have an effect on our earthly manifestations? Or do you still think that we have to, strictly speaking, Think to grow rich? Don't we need to feel, too? 

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."  - John F. Kennedy 

The Law of Attraction certainly does require that we feel and in fact it feeds off of our gratitude... the water that makes that garden grow is our very appreciation. But appreciation cannot be faked, and gratitude that is shamed out of us is probably most useful as an indicator of how disconnected from source that we are. True gratitude is an almost instantaneous, often overflowing feeling of appreciation and a deep laying in of knowledge of our blessedness. So how do we open ourselves up to more gratefulness and deeper appreciation? We open our eyes to the joys of the "free stuff"... like air for instance. Air has much to teach about both freedom and creation.

The power of the breath is unparalleled. It is the divine primordial template for abundance. We breathe in, receiving life sustaining oxygen and spirit/prana or chi, as some call it... then we breathe out, releasing the by product of what no longer serves us out into the earth's atmosphere which converts it to another form of energy. So the key is in receiving, what is freely available to us. That is the building block of all creation.

"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has." - Epictetus

We often, however, forget about how important the out breath is to the whole manifestation process. The Secret didn't really let us in on the other secret, that you often will need to make room and let go of things once you start asking for other things. The universe will only let us hoard for so long. Then just like any other bottleneck of energy, its time will come for release... one way or another. If you want to paint your room red, you're going to have give up those white walls.

"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." - Thornton Wilder

It is important to note that surrendering to delight can often be fraught with peril, because our innocence of this process can keep us from being grateful for the removal of what is blocking us from our deeper desire. For example if you wanted more joy or more peace something curious might happen... you might get a good dose of just the opposite. Why do think that might be? That's easy. So you can notice it, see the source and do something about it! That's why! For heaven sakes, the universe is a magical manifestation machine, not a miracle worker. You and your inner magician are the miracle worker!

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” — Albert Einstein

The universe is your echo chamber, your playground to build your world, your canvas to create love, your laboratory to invent more realizations of beauty, more ways to connect, to share, to grow, your theater to sing, dance and play... to use your immense power from our creator wisely and maybe even a bit wildly. It's time to dream and manifest your state of being, even more so than your state of having or doing, for it is from the soulspace of your being that you can create your world even beyond what you can now imagine. It's time to activate your best and highest ideals of your Self by allowing the soulful desires of your heart to bring you to the place of absolute delight in your life.

Sunday Talks with Rev. Renee Bledsoe
July 01 - Sacred Circle Altar - Delight in Life
July 08 - Perceive, Believe, Conceive, Receive
July 15 - Surrender to your vision
July 22 - Of Freedom and Joy
July 29 - Manifesting your soul


Delight Affirmations

I am free to be myself.

I have the courage and strength to claim my free will.

I align my will with the will of my higher self.

My soul has been set free.

I practice freedom, by tending to my soul.

I love life and life loves me.

I am free to fulfill my destiny.

My boundaries and clear communication create a safe space.

I am a force for good to be reckoned with.

I am free to make mistakes.

The universe is conspiring on my behalf.

It is by my purified and unified will that I set my mind in motion.

I gladly pay the price for freedom through the eternal vigilance of the desires of my soul.

I set myself free.

I am free to express from the deepest parts of my being.

I am all for one and one for all.

I surrender to my soul which leads me to the light.

The will of my mind, the will of my body, the will of my soul are one with the will of God.

I allow the phoenix within me to rise up out of the ashes.

I step into my highest calling.

I remember who and what I am.

I give myself permission to re-enter the garden.

My body is a vehicle for freedom and the actualization of my dreams.

I dream myself awake to all that I am.

I choose life and I honor that choice.

I take great delight in my Life.

copyright 2012 Rev. Renee Bledsoe  Church of Spiritual Light
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June 2012: Engaging the New Earth

“Become conscious of being conscious.” ― Eckhart Tolle

There probably aren't too many people who haven't at least heard the term "new earth". But many are unsure of what it might mean. People have lots of questions about it, with reactions spanning from excitedly looking forward to a more positive way of life,  to fear and anxiety over the deconstruction of broken, outdated systems that are no longer working and everything in between. Others wonder if they should buy into the doomsday and end times prophecies and speculate as to the survivability of humanity, let alone hold out hope for a new earth. Yet if we pay attention, even the most grounded of us can notice a shift that is happening in many subtle and some not so subtle ways.

You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that is already within you, and allowing that goodness to emerge.”  ― Eckhart Tolle

The new earth is mostly about a shift in consciousness. With more and more people on the planet who understand the power of their thoughts, feelings, beliefs and intentions, there has never been a greater ability to focus and create in the history of the world. Furthermore, not only can the individual wield the power of the mind, we have the ability to galvanize and unify hundreds, thousands and even millions of people in what often can be virtually an instant. As information goes viral, change can take place very rapidly and with immense amounts of support.

Even mainstream media is picking up on topics that they once shunned.... from shows about mediums and ghost hunters, to the Dog Whisperer and Super Nanny who respectively work with the energy of not just the dogs and the kids, but the people whom they belong to. And let's not forget Oprah's new focus on the world of inspiration, with shows like Super Soul Sunday featuring some of the most popular metaphysical, spiritual and motivational teachers of our time.

“You can only lose something that you have, but you cannot lose something that you are.” 
― Eckhart Tolle

In the new earth paradigm we are no longer anonymous, we are present and accountable. We no longer isolate and suffer in silence, we reach out and connect to gain and gather experience, strength and hope. Our work is no longer solely focused upon making money, but on doing good in the world, bringing joy, healing and empowerment to others and trusting that the money will follow. The new earth is about absolute abundance and the release of poverty consciousness. As our notion of abundance is shifting, we no longer measure our wealth in dollars and sense alone, but in the intangibles of life, such as the fulfillment of our purpose, the quality of our relationships, natural resources, spiritual connection, personal and planetary peace, joy and love. It's definitely not business as usual.

“What a liberation to realize that the “voice in my head” is not who I am. Who am I then? The one who sees that.”  ― Eckhart Tolle

The new earth is something that is simultaneously happening to us and through us. As  geographical communities become tighter and more tribal, we will be creating a sacred and stable foundation for each individual to find their own domain. Everyone is the leader of something and technology has now made it accessible and possible for anyone to access the interconnected web of souls and find their place in the global community. We no longer have to choose between local or global... we now have to learn to dance with it all and discern what is right for our soul's ultimate expression. The new earth supports the soul and it could be said that the new earth is the emergence of the soul of the world.

These are exciting and promising times that we live in. We've come a very long way and we've been given much. But to whom much is given, much is required. We are at a very delicate time in human history. Time is condensing and our ability to communicate and connect is escalating that effect. It's time now to take our technology and use it to save the earth and free ourselves from the limitations of the past. As we become increasingly more socially and soul conscious, we become connected to our own conscience and expand ourselves into the new earth energies of compassion and true love. It is in this way that we come into communion with all that is and experience the synergy of our individuality as part of a greater whole. And the result of this is heaven on earth. It's already here for many of us. After all if we are the ones we've been waiting for, why wait?


Sunday Talks with Rev. Renee Bledsoe
June 03 - Engaging with the New Earth
June 10 - Socially Conscious Life and Times
June 17 - Sacred Circle Altar - Honoring Father
June 24 - Tribal Community: Living in Wholeness

JUNE AFFIRMATIONS
I am connected to every living thing through the divine matrix of the earth's grid.
I meditate out in nature.
I consciously connect to the earth's energies.
I access higher consciousness by becoming the tracker in my life.
I open to learning new modes and ways of being.
I experience oneness with all nature.
I commune with the earth and receive her messengers.
Spiritual messages are only awaiting my awareness to be revealed.
As I become more sensitive to the unseen world, I receive new high and vital energy and information.
The elementals of earth, air, fire and water and spirit are within me.
It is through meditation and other peaceful activities that I enter the fifth dimension.
The fifth dimension is accessed through my conscious contact with the place of no time and no space.
With practice, I can enter fifth dimensional consciousness at will and ultimately integrate it into my everyday experience.
The more enlightened I become, the more love I see all around me.
My mind is in service to my soul.
My soul is connected to the oversoul of the world.
I live with peace and purpose.
I am centered in my heart.
I live life on purpose.
I allow my limitless self to emerge.
I enter the boundless state of my being at will.
I am a limitless being of light.
I am supplied with all things needful both spiritual and material by opening to receive the earth's bounty.
I call upon the power of the medicine wheel to bring me to wholeness and integration.
I am ready now to fully integrate my higher self to sustain higher consciousness.
As I become more aware and connected to my conscience, I feel the oneness of the all.
I open to the power of tribal community.
I remove all masks and allow my authentic self to be revealed.
I take responsibility for my own life and for bringing more life force onto the planet.
I give my soul weight in my life.
I have deep gratitude for the blessings of the earth and appreciate all that is available to me.
I live my life in wholeness and fulfill my human potential.
I open myself to greater awareness of New Earth energies and do my part to bring heaven to earth.