You may like to re visit What is Love – Part 1 and Part 2 before reading ahead.

Let’s pick this article up where we left with the question of

So how do we hold ourselves in love?

The first thing to remember is that we are already love. It isn’t a state that we need to arrive to or achieve. If feeling the love that we already are is not your day to day experience, it is worth reminding yourself (or open to the possibility) that the love is there. And how do we do this?

As discussed in our previous article on this topic, we are born with and in love. This love doesn’t go anywhere, rather for most of us it gets covered up with our ‘stuff’ that stops us from feeling the love that is always there. You may like to read more on this topic in our article Healing our Hurts.

Another point to remember is that for many of us when we are not feeling great we tend to seek love from outside of ourselves. This is the key mistake as we cannot find it in another, or from anything else outside, it can only be found within.

Therefore to feel the love that innately resides within, we must bring our focus back to our body, back to ourselves and not seek it from anything that is outside of us.

Our body is made up of particles that comes from the universe and from within our body lies an innate wisdom, an innate intelligence which is so often not felt or acknowledged.

Our body is the vehicle which houses our being therefore the way we take care of it is going to influence how we feel – greatly so.

Too often the way in which we treat our body is overlooked with more emphasis given to the thinking mind. However, it is our body which holds the key to access the love that we are. Therefore it is how we treat our body, how we tend to it and care for it which provides the bridge for us to feel the depth of what lies within our inner most, which is love.

Therefore the way in which we move is super important as it is our movements that determine our alignment –  to love or not.

If we move in a way that is harsh and not honouring, then we feel a force in our body that is not equal to the love that already resides within, therefore we do not feel the love.

If we choose to move in a way that is gentle, tender and delicate and we focus our bodies movements so that our mind and body are together in unison in all that we do (conscious presence), then it is this quality of movement that aligns us to feeling and reconnecting to the love that we already are.

It is also important to remember here that our movements are not just our physical movements, but our intent, our thoughts and actions. Ultimately everything is a movement.

We can therefore see the simplicity in choosing love, it does not just come from trying to be love or from another, it comes from a quality of movement from our body which allows us to feel and access what is already within, we are just re-connecting to it and letting it out.

So you can see that seeking love from another is so far from the truth of what love is. It is never outside of ourselves, it is within.

When we reconnect back to this love and feel it for ourselves, can we then share it with others knowing that they too are this same love. And by you having reconnected to the love that you are, offers a reflection to others for them too to feel this for themselves.

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We are always in relationship. Every time we have an interaction with a person, whether that is meeting, emailing or passing someone on the street – we are in relationship.

Often we can think that how we are doesn’t affect anyone else but ourselves, but live in a house or work in an office with other people for a few days and notice what plays out and what you feel daily. As an example,  we all feel it if someone in the house or at work is angry, unwell or upset. Nothing needs to be said, it can be felt.

This shows that how we feel and how we are within ourselves is always affecting everyone, that we are all connected. Each of us make up a part of a grander whole, and upon this realisation comes a RESPONSIBILITY for the quality in which we choose to live our lives daily.

What we have been exploring of late is our body language in relationship with others and how our quality of connection with ourselves changes depending upon who we meet and the type of interactions that present.

As an example, we may be able to hold our quality of connection when we are alone and go about having a merry old time enjoying this connection, but what happens when someone else comes on the scene? Does our body stay open to being in relationship with that person or does it close down, contract, harden, maybe going into protection based on past incidences of feeling hurt/misunderstood by people or because we feel that the other person is not in a good mood.

True movement, that is naturally moving our body with a quality of connection, awareness and with free expression of who we are in full, requires an evenness and full honoring of ourselves in all our movements (i.e all aspects of our life) ALL of the time – whether we are on our own or with others.

With true movement, our body language, tone of voice, gaze and our every move are naturally saying “yes” to being open, transparent and “yes” to love, connection and equalness with everyone. True movement is inspiring and non imposing to others.

True movement is healing and offers others the powerful reflection of what it means to live in one’s fullness and the fact that this is accessible to everyone.

The more the quality of our movements reflects an ongoing openness, the more we begin to feel the joy that is there to be shared with others. It feels deeply healing for all.

This month, how about deepening your awareness of how your quality of movements is – not only with yourself but with others. How about starting to observe, clock and explore when you are able to simply be you, when you open up or when you close down and go into protection or hiding. Can you bring a level of consistency across the board in all of your movements, regardless of who you are with, meet and where you are?

When you are able to hold yourself in your quality, no matter what and no matter who, there is a real beauty and powerful reflection that is felt – by you and others – that comes from living the true you, ALL of the time.

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This blog was inspired by the sharings from Serge Benhayon and Natalie Benhayon at the recent Universal Medicine retreats.

Alexandra Plane and Donna Nolan offer Yoga/Yoga Therapy, Meditation, Esoteric therapies and Massage at their clinic in Balmain, Cammeray and the Northern Beaches.  Contact us for enquiries or bookings.

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Relationship issues affect us all – men, women and children – and are everywhere – at home, at work, on the roads etc -, and blaming others for the relationship problems we experience is a common thing we do.

What if we stopped wanting and looking for changes to happen in others to fix or better our relationships, and rather started with where it can only truly start, that is looking at the quality of the relationship that we have with ourselves?

What we have discovered for ourselves and in our lives is that as we develop, deepen, heal and take responsibility in our relationship with self, then so too do all our relationships with others can change and be imprinted with more honesty, open communication and harmony – rather than needs or fears.

This year’s upcoming Women in Livingness event in Sydney is a Relationship Workshop that will be held on the 19th July. This workshop offers women the opportunity to expand their understanding of relationships, including those with family, intimate partners, friends and work colleagues. It offers pathways for breaking down the ideals, beliefs and misconceptions that hinder the loving relationships we all desire.

We very much looking forward to this event. To book your place at the Women In Livingness One-Day Workshop on Sunday 19th July go to www.esotericwomenshealth.com/sydney

Donna Nolan and Alexandra Plane offer Yoga, Meditation and Esoteric Therapies. Contact Them for enquiries or bookings.

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