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February 2009
In This Issue:
*Spirituality on the Ski Slopes
*Upcoming Classes/Events
*Lightworker News
*Book Receives Award
Angelic Greetings!!
I hope that 2009 is off to a good
start for you. Can you feel your angels nudging you to move
forward? This is the time to take all you have learned and all
the inner spiritual work you have done and put it to use for the
good of humanity. I am so amazed and inspired by the many people
I know who are doing this now. So many of you are creating new
places, events, or careers for healing and spreading more love
and light. That’s why I decided to add a section to this
newsletter that highlights some of the great work that
lightworkers are doing so we can all take advantage and support
one another. If you have lightworker news to submit, email me at
ellenwv@aol.com. Your Light has never been needed more. This
is the time for which we have been preparing!
I also want to suggest some
wonderful free meditations that are perfect for moving into the
new energy and Light that is available now. If you feel guided,
check them out at
www.orindaben.com. Just click on the “free life-changing
meditations” and you can listen right on your computer. I have
found them to be very powerful and I believe they can help you
make a shift in consciousness and bring more peace and harmony
into your life.
Sprirituality on the Ski Slopes
A couple weeks ago, I ventured to
Colorado for a family skiing trip. I absolutely love the
mountains and the postcard scenery of blanketing snow and
evergreens trimmed with white fluff. But let’s face it. I am a
Florida girl, born and bred, and there is something about
maneuvering on ice and snow that puts me way out of my comfort
zone. And when we’re talking about maneuvering on skis, that
puts me in a completely different zone – the zone of fear. Not
very spiritual, I know.
It’s not like I haven’t tackled
this fear before. A few years ago, on another family trip, I
took a beginners ski class and a private lesson. And I did
manage to ski the bunny slope a few times. But still, on this
most recent trip, I considered passing up the skiing altogether.
Then, I figured there was no harm in joining the beginners group
again. I was actually a bit comfortable knowing I would be with
people who had never skied before. Then, I opened my big mouth.
When the head instructor asked me if I had ever skied before, I
told the truth. “Well, then you’re in Level 2,” came his dreaded
response. “ No, no, no, you don’t understand. It’s like I’ve
never skied before,” I pleaded. “No, trust me. You’ll be fine.”
And he brought me to Level 2. Yikes! My comfort zone was whisked
away.
I had had a chat with Archangel
Michael prior to this day of skiing, so I was not sure what was
going on. Then, as always, I learned that Michael really had
been listening. Instead of being in a huge beginners group, I
was now with a wonderful instructor and just one other woman who
hadn’t skied for 10 years. It was practically a private lesson,
with plenty of attention, which I desperately needed! Still, I
was anxious. But as the lesson went on, I had to laugh to myself
at all the spiritual “lessons” I was getting from this ski
instructor. Here are few examples:
- Breathe. “Okay, Ellen, before you come down this time,
I want you to take 3 deep breaths,” he told me, trying to get me
to relax a bit. It worked.
- Laugh and Have Fun. The instructor kept reminding us we
were there on vacation and he wanted us all to laugh a lot and
have fun. We did.
- Don’t Try So Hard or Think Too Much. Definitely, my
least successful moments skiing that day came when I was trying
too hard or thinking too much about what I was doing. Other
times, I could feel myself getting in a flow when I wasn’t even
trying. Just like life. He even had a great tactic for getting
me out of my thoughts. “Sing a song in your head as you ski this
portion.” Could I actually ski while singing a song? You laugh,
but I wondered. Again, it worked.
- Let Go. We all know this is a hard one. Well, in order
to complete a turn, you have to pretty much shift all your
weight onto one ski while letting go of the pressure on the
other one. This one proved difficult for me and I never
completely mastered this. Hmmm…supposed I haven’t mastered “
letting go” spiritually yet, either. And it is so related to
this last one….
- Trust. We worked on this one for a while. I loved the
“lesson” here, even if I didn’t completely get it. The
instructor drew a curved line in the snow, marking how a turn
would go. He asked us at what point do the skis start speeding
up. We knew because we had been experiencing it (and you know if
you have ever skied), that just after you’ve rounded the curve
of the turn, at the point where your skis are closest to
pointing downhill, you begin to accelerate. This is where some
people like me tend to give up on the turn. But, he said, if you
just trust it and keep going, you are going to complete the turn
and actually slow down. Wow, I thought, isn’t this just like
manifesting our dreams and visions? Isn’t there this point when
we are often close to getting what we want, but we give up on it
because perhaps things are happening but we cannot see how we
will get to the end goal? Or perhaps it seems like nothing is
happening, so we give up. When, instead, at those challenging
moments, if we would just continue to trust, we will get where
we are intending to go.
In the end, I was glad I
challenged myself and decided to ski that day. I learned a lot –
about skiing and about myself. What I am proudest of are those
brief moments, which were few and far between, when I was
actually gliding on the snow effortlessly, without anxiety,
feeling safe and in control, and even enjoying it. All things
are possible.
Upcoming Classes/Events
Please check my website
www.connectingwithlight.com for more details or email
ellenwv@aol.com for more
information on the following events:
Angel Healing
Circle in Boca Raton Feb. 5
I will be the guest speaker/meditation leader at the next Angel
Healing Circle on Thursday, Feb. 5, at 6:30 p.m. It is held at
the Boca Raton Train Depot Count de Hoernle Pavilion, 747 South
Dixie Highway, Boca Raton, 33432. The Angel Healing Circle is a
place where you can receive loving and caring psychic intuitive
messages from your angels and deceased loved ones. These healing
and accurate messages are received and delivered by a panel of
angel healer practitioners who are gifted angel intuitives and
psychic mediums. All circles are open to the public. The circle
begins with a guided meditation and then the AHP panel begins
with audience readings. The cost is $20.00 with advance
reservations and $25.00 at the door. For more information, call
AHC Boca Raton leader Karen Truhon, RN, intuitive energy
practitioner, at 954-478-6749 or visit
www.thehealingcenteronline.com
Book Signing
and Mini-Workshop
at Shining Through Feb. 14
I will be at Shining Through in Delray Beach on Sat., Feb. 14,
from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. to sign my new book, Jonathan’s Journey to
Mount Miapu, and present a mini-workshop, “All you need is
Love.” In the workshop, which will begin at 1 p.m., we will play
with the angel cards and do a meditation for opening to Divine
Love and attracting the highest love into our lives. Shining
Through is located at 426 E. Atlantic Avenue, in Delray Beach.
To reserve space for the workshop, please call them at
561-276-8559. For more information about the shop or for
directions, visit their website at
www.shiningthru.com.
Angel Guidance
Certification Course April 24-26
I am very excited to be offering this three-day workshop once
again as it is always a powerful, magical experience for me and
the participants. If you are feeling guided to heighten your
intuition or move forward in your healing and teaching work, you
will enjoy spending three days connecting with your angels and
like-minded souls who will assist you on your path. You will
work to release blocks and gain confidence in your unique
talents and abilities so that you may take the next step toward
fulfilling your life’s purpose.
Class includes morning yoga and lunch each day. The cost is
$377. Please note that the course begins on Friday morning and
will end on Sunday by 5 p.m.
To find out more about the course, and read some experiences
from past participants, go to
www.connectingwithlight.com/certification.htm.
Or email me at ellenwv@aol.com
with any questions.
Lightworker News/Events
Frank Martinez has formed the Original Reiki Circle of
Miami, with the purpose to create a space for Reiki
practitioners in the local Miami area where we can share our
experiences with each other, and to expose the Reiki Healing
energy to those who’ve never had it. At the Reiki Circles
non-practitioners will have the opportunity to be part of the
Reiki session held at every meeting FREE. And, the Reiki Circles
are conducted with Reiki Masters following the teachings of Dr.
Mikao Usui traditional Reiki method. For information, go to
www.MeetUp.com/Original-Reiki-Circle-of-Miami/
Rosario Cobar, a gifted
angel guidance practitioner and healer, is now doing angel
readings and classes full-time. She is at Crystal Vision in
Hollywood on Wednesdays and Saturdays and is available by
appointment. Call her at
305-546-6772 or email
_angelicalmaya@yahoo.com.
Frans, a man I know from
my ATP class back in 2002, has co-founded the International
Spiritual Experience organization. Their next retreat is in
Sacred Mexico, March 5-10, 2009 on the Playa del Carmen
near Cancun. He writes: “Here we will travel to ancient Mayan
sites and enjoy spiritual workshops, the beach, and healing on
every level, as well as free time to relax and enjoy the
numerous amenities of the resort where we will be hosting the
retreat. We will be staying at an unbelievably luxurious 5 star
all-inclusive resort on the Mayan Riviera beach. We have a very
great price for all this which gives you about a $300 discount a
day from what this would normally cost!” The all-inclusive price
for all accommodations, food, drinks, activities, tour,
workshops, meditations for 5 days and 4 nights will be $865 per
person in a shared, large suite with 2 people. If you would like
your own suite (they are large!), then it would be $1125. You
also can stay longer if you like for an extra $150 per day for
one or two people. Register on
www.internationalspiritualexperience.com or call
479-754-8273 or email
ise.org@hotmail.com.
One Last Thing…
I wanted to share the good news that my book, Jonathan’s
Journey to Mount Miapu, is a 2009 Gold Recipient of
the Mom’s Choice Awards® for juvenile fiction. I was
thrilled to receive this honor! For more information about the
book, visit
www.childrenofthelight.net. It is also available on
Amazon.com and soon through Barnes & Noble.
Angel Blessings!
Ellen Valladares
Angel Therapy Practitioner®
www.connectingwithlight.com
www.childrenofthelight.net
ellenwv@aol.com
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