According to eastern metaphysical theories, and in Ayurvedic Indian medicine, there exists a number of “Chakras” or ‘energy’ centers that, according to these philosophies, are correlated with physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well being.

There is already a large amount of science coming out of various places showing how human thoughts, emotions and intentions can actually affect and alter our physical material world, which includes our biology. These ‘places’ include the Institute of Noetic Sciences, or the Institute of HeartMath, just to name a few.

“A fundamental conclusion of the new physics also acknowledges that the observer creates the reality. As observers, we are personally involved with the creation of our own reality. Physicists are being forced to admit that the universe is a “mental” construction. Pioneering physicist Sir James Jeans wrote:

“The stream of knowledge is heading toward a non-mechanical reality; the universe begins to look more like a great thought than like a great machine.

Sayer Ji, Green Med Info
Waking Times

Modern science is only beginning to catch up to the wisdom of the ancients: plants possess sentience and a rudimentary form of intelligence.

Plants are far more intelligent and capable than we given them credit. In fact, provocative research from 2010 published in Plant Signaling & Behavior proposes that since they cannot escape environmental stresses in the manner of animals, they have developed a “sophisticated, highly responsive and dynamic physiology,” which includes information processes such as “biological quantum computing” and “cellular light memory” which could be described as forms of plant intelligence. Titled, “Secret life of plants: from memory to intelligence,” the study highlights one particular “super power” of plants indicative of their success as intelligent beings:

“There are living trees that germinated long before Jesus Christ was born. What sort of life wisdom evolved in plants to make it possible to survive and propagate for so long a time in the same place they germinated?”

Today, practice feeling joy every moment. There will be situations that arise that in the past left you with heavy feelings of sadness, anger, frustration, etc. When those moments arise, look for the positive nature in them.

Feel blessed that you have the ability to be experiencing this event and express gratitude for the awareness that you no longer are a victim or hold the experience in a negative manner. In the beginning, this may be difficult, especially in situations that are emotionally charged.

However, with practice, there will come a time when no matter what situation arises, you will face it, embrace it and be thankful that you have the power within you to choose how you feel about it. Begin today! Caban 9, Day 217

Sierra del Divisor’s famed cone. Photo by Diego Pérez / El Taller.pe

Rhett A. Butler, Mongabay
Waking Times

After more than a decade of discussion and planning, Peru on Sunday will officially designate Sierra del Divisor National Park, a 1.3 million hectare (3.3 million acre) reserve that is home to uncontacted indigenous tribes, endangered wildlife, and one of South America’s wildest landscapes.

The much-awaited news was revealed late Friday night in a series of tweets by Peru’s Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, who called the declaration a “historic event”.

“The creation of the Sierra del Divisor National Park is a historic event,” he said. “It is a confirmation of the Peruvian government’s commitment to conservation, sustainable development and the fight against climate change.”