Host: Sheryl Glick R.M.T.
Special Guest: Mary Mueller Shutan (http://www.lotusbodywork.com/)
In today’s episode of “Healing from Within” your host, Sheryl Glick, author of The Living Spirit: Answers for Healing and Infinite Love which shares stories of spiritual awakenings, spiritual communication, healing energies, miracles and ways to go within to find your Higher Self, welcomes Mary Mueller Shutan author of The Spiritual Awakening Guide. Mary is an acupuncturist, herbalist, cranio-sacral therapist and spiritual healer who helps others navigate their spiritual awakening process and to enhance their intuitive development.
Mary says “We are all part of the overwhelming and joyous experience of the flow of divine unfolding.” For some awakening is something that is actively searched for..years of meditation yoga workshops and healing methods…one of gradual changes and deep understanding of a spiritual nature. Some of us were simply born into an awakened state and may gradually lose this state or put ourselves to sleep when we come to understand that it is not culturally appropriate to be awake in a world that is not. In an effort to be normal—relating in similar ways and understandings to our family members friends and community we shut down our awareness. Some awaken over time and in a step by step process while others awaken suddenly resulting in dramatic physical, psychological and spiritual changes within a short time. Along with different types of awakenings there are also variations in the degree of the awakened state. However an awakening begins it is the start of an inner calling, a chance to do something great to contribute to humanity. It is a signal to become a teacher, leader healer, a force of compassion and wisdom in the world…it is a call to service.”
Mary goes on to describe 3 states of Being:
1 The Sleeper state is a lack of the present moment and ordinary conditioned reality where we just get through life and often relive the same patterns of trauma over and over again failing to make the changes that might let go of the past and future worries.
2 When Somewhat Awakened we have an understanding of our place in society but are looking for more out of life than the same wants and needs of those who are asleep…We also have an understanding of our emotions and an understanding that our past and childhood have contributed and made us who we are.
3 For Those Who Are Awaken know that real spiritual understanding is a constantly evolving process. A truly awakened teacher will teach the student to follow his own path.
Sheryl Says “In my book The Living Spirit I express the joy of knowing and awakening to your own divinity and personal power to manifest a healthy and joyful life by being in alignment to Universal Energy this way…. “ My role In my work to assist my clients in realizing that they have ultimate control over their life decisions while not necessarily over the circumstances that occur. In the moment of awareness, they achieve a sense of completeness and oneness with Spirit that is beyond anything they have felt before. The question is how do we arrive at this wonderful moment of awareness? How might you begin to let go of the bits and pieces of beliefs imposed on you during your childhood, which in adulthood limits your ability to find fulfillment? By realizing our childhood beliefs and behaviors no longer work for us, we can choose to take responsibility for making positive improvements in thoughts and actions and move past the bits and pieces imposed on us in childhood. Even a child who has a difficult early life can, with the right support, transcend his or her circumstances to find a decent and fulfilling life.”
When we have an experience that shows us how small we are in the universe it creates recognition and an understanding that “we are part of “the collective whole” or something bigger than ourselves”…this awareness catapults us into awakening.
