Custom Herbs & Custom Meditations: integral tools to becoming the Real You
This piece is dedicated to all those who are sick and tired of being sick and tired.
To those who know that life can be good.
To those who believe/know “why not me?”
To those who are ready to say “enough is enough”.
So, where to begin?
I believe it begins with getting your heart, mind and soul in alignment with what your desired vision is for yourself.
How to do this? I believe guided meditation whether sitting, walking, dancing, chanting, playing music. These are all forms of meditation, which I believe is a tool with a proven track record to a successful sustainable transformation.
Before going further, let me share the only things that are relevant about me for this discussion:
I am someone who is sick and tired of being sick and tired
I am someone who genuinely believes anything is possible
I am someone who believes “why not me?” “why not you too?”
I am someone who is done talking about it and is dutifully becoming/being the Real Me
I am someone who is doing the work and believes in sharing the resources
So, let’s get to it. . .
The following is not new or novel. It just is what it is. I am not interested in the bells and whistles and I know for fellow comrades who are sick and tired of being sick and tired, then you understand the no nonsense and just get to it. So here we go:
Where to begin starts with getting your heart and mind in alignment with who is the Real You without limitations and freely. What does your life/body/finances/relationships look like? What does your life/body/finances/relationships feel like?
Some people really struggle with this. They know what they don’t want but clearly defining what they do want and only speaking from a positive perspective and avoiding nonnegatives can be challenging in the beginning. This is only because the brain/mind is not used to it. So like all good/great things, it requires practices. So “I am always healthy and thriving” versus “I never get sick”. The former is positive and the latter still includes the negative of what you don’t want in it.
Next, find real life examples. I think it is important to rely primarily on those who have actually accomplished what you are trying to accomplish whether it is similar or adjacent or they just accomplished something incredible overall. I am wary of those who have “good” advice but have not actually used it or practice what they preach. The advice may be good but I find it is easier to stick to a plan and regiment when you know the person you admire has actually done it.
Who are those people for me and Why:
o Harriet Tubman: this magnificent ancestor in the form of petite woman was literally a slave who had nothing and regardless of all the doubt in her mind, doubt from those around her, history of physical mental and emotional trauma, lack and absence of money, and literal death threats, she forged forward and saved the masses. Anytime I have a doubt in my mind, I compare my situation to Harriet Tubman and forge forward.
o Nando Parrado: magnificent being who accomplished the “im”possible after a plane crash in the Andes in 1972. On impact, Nando was in a coma for 3 days. After waking up, he knew no one was going to be able to find him and the other survivors. They had to go for help. Him and a fellow survivor, Robert Canessa, walked 37.5 miles in brutal winter weather with zero winter gear until they were able to find help. Key things that I look to during my journey: Nando had family who died in the plane accident and still forged ahead, Nando had family and friends on that plane that were counting on him finding help, Nando thought when he got to the first mountain peak that he would see a village or city or signs of life for help and rather all he saw was more snow and still forged forward.
o Bob Cafarro: Cellist with the Philadelphia Orchestra who cured himself of MS and wrote a book about it, “When the Music Stopped.” He did the “im”possible and wrote about it and how he did it when there was no evidence it could be done.
o Joe Dispenza: completely healed himself from a severe spinal injury when there was no evidence it could be done and he has gone on to teach and show others how to heal themselves.
o There are others I go to, but I think these individual’s stories are universal. Whether your transformation is regarding health, wealth, love, relationships or circumstances, you can call on each of these individual’s experiences.
o For me, it seems clear that the voice of doubt had to become irrelevant or mute to them. Discipline and trust in the vision had to reign supreme over literally anyone, anything and everything else.
Based on your research, come up with a plan specific for your situation.
Find resources and people with integrity that are alignment with your vision.
Train yourself that you can achieve and will achieve the vision.
So, here is where custom meditations become integral:
What I have noticed, for all those who accomplished the “im”possible, the word “determination” takes on a new meaning. All of them are human. All of them know doubt and fear. And they decided, doubt and fear is not enough to stop them because what lies on the other side is worth it.
Whether it is explicit or not, each individual who has accomplished the “im”possible was able to reach a certain level of mental fortitude that was stronger than any doubt or fear that will arise.
This Is where custom guided meditations come in. A custom guided meditation is a meditation crafted to take you from where you are to the next step in your journey. And you develop a new meditation for each step because at each step you are a different person. How you think and approach decisions/choices evolve as you evolve. Guided meditations allow you to program/free your mind to get more and more in alignment with your Real self that had been misguided over the years and led to the life you now are sick and tired of. I see guided meditations as an integral step in liberation.
Another benefit of custom guided meditations is they allow you to strengthen your intuition so you are no longer the victim of your circumstances and you have more autonomy on your life. So less of life is happening to you and more of the feeling you are the creator of your life or you are in flow with life. And you get better at recognizing what resources are for you.
I also believe and have experienced that meditation helps you to recognize what is the false self, what decisions are in alignment with the real you, what discussions and content are in alignment with the real you, what relationships are in alignment with the real you and you start noticing what feels and truly is more in alignment in every aspect of your life.
Custom meditations are great for those new to meditation because it can help them develop their own practice sooner than later and more smoothly. Custom meditations are also great for those experienced with meditation because they have the experience and know where their gaps are.
If this resonates with you then you have the option of creating your own custom guided meditation or using a service, like our Custom Meditation services, to create one for you. You can find ours HERE along with a sample recording. You also have the option of creating your own by writing down a script that is alignment with that next level of you and then record it on your phone or computer and play it everyday 2 to 3 times a day or more and let it keep playing over and over. You can use it for a sitting meditation, walking meditation, jogging meditation, dance meditation, etc.
So, here is where custom herbs become integral:
I believe herbs in combination with discipline and a thoughtfully designed regiment for yourself can provide integral support in your journey, whatever the journey is.
If you are using herbs for medicine or as part of your nutrition plan or anything specific, I think it is best to work with someone who has actual tangible client results.
In addition to herbs for a specific medicinal/nutrition approach, I think herbs can be supportive with developing the mental and spiritual fortitude to forge forward in your journey. Thus, InHeritage Herbs has the “Heart and Mind” herbal tea line that is designed specifically for those transforming their lives.
To date, our evolving herbal tea line consists of the following:
o “Direction”: beautiful blend of rosehips and chamomile that is meant to be supportive in providing subtle direction, for example what to do next? What choice to make? Receiving answers to things that appear to be challenges.
o “Coherence”: beautiful blend of skullcap and hawthorn to support the mind and heart into coming into coherence.
o “Real Love is Truth”: beautiful blend of hawthorn and dandelion to support you in start being the real you which includes living and speaking truth. Not harsh rude nonsense truth. Rather loving truth. Real love is not niceness all the time. Real love is truth which can be warm, comforting, bitter, sweet and regardless how it initially hits, real love truth is always ultimately healing and nourishing. So, this blend is to help get out of the niceness or being silent or holding things in or just not being the real loving you.
o “Hello Darling”: beautiful blend of hawthorn, skullcap and oatstraw to remind us that this journey is not one of struggle and forcing but rather gentle tenacity and we can be disciplined and loving with ourselves at the same time.
o “From Surviving to Thriving”: beautiful blend of ginger and rosehips. This blend is the dance blend, the groove blend, you are your Real Self or feeling more and more like your true self and it feels good and right.
Why I believe in this and Why I do this? I have no other choice. I know what my soul purpose is. I believe and know what is possible.
Ultimately, I am not saying anything new. I am just here to add to the positive energy and reiterate reiterate reiterate because I believe that is how the transformation happens, as all those have succeeded in it have shown that the name of the game is repetition until complete.
At the end of the day, I have found that the most important thing is to come up with a plan and resources that you believe in and an approach that you will still do even when the doubt arises. Your “why” and your “vision” have to be stronger than the doubts and fears because on this journey you are the Harriet/Nando/Bob/Joe of your story, or you are the first slaves who chose to follow Harriet without having any evidence of success. It seems our will for what lies on the other side has to be stronger than any current circumstances.
I hope this piece not only feels good but provides tangible help for your journey.
Take the time to visit our shop for custom guided meditations and our herbal teas. If it is in alignment with your journey, we welcome the opportunity to provide you a custom guided meditation and/or our herbal tea drinking blends.
~With love,
A fellow practicing student
