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Wellness

Tapping into the Spiritual Forces Around You

Tapping into the Spiritual Forces Around You

 

Tapping into the Light for Answers Unseen 

A wise man once said, ‘If G-d is infinite in his power and wisdom, then every life is equally precious. By deduction, nothing can be worthless or more.’ On the surface, many of us feel trapped by the physical restraints of the corporeal world. The boundaries, borders, and limitations we face oftentimes curtail our aspirations, clipping our proverbial wings before we take flight. So many of the challenges we face are summarily dismissed by cliched expressions – ‘That’s Life’ – ‘That’s the way the cookie crumbles’ – ‘There is plenty of fish in the sea’ – ‘This too will pass’, et al. When we seek answers, we need more than empty platitudes. 

The trials and tribulations we encounter desperately require solutions.

Left to our own devices, the resolution is managed by an oftentimes frail emotional mindset. If we are broken inside, searching and yearning for answers, it is no wonder we can’t make any sense of the world we live in. It seems absolutely impossible to see the light when we are enveloped in a stranglehold of darkness. The suffocating embrace of emptiness and despair is truly soul-destroying. When the world appears to have turned its back on us, we often turn inward for resolution. We yearn for answers, from within the very core of our being. 

Sometimes, we need to look beyond the obvious.

Well beyond the textbooks and literature. An innate understanding of the universe is beyond the scope of human comprehension, but every now and then the universe provides humanity with vessels with a deeper understanding of the great unknown. Indeed, in the space-time continuum, everything is relative, and it is theoretically possible to bend time and space to understand the future in the present. This metaphysical approach to understanding the corporeal world and all its maladies proves useful in the presence of guru guides. These soulful readers exist among us, in the form of palm readers, Tarot card readers, Fortune Tellers and Astrologists. 

A natural degree of skepticism is healthy, but the true value of this type of metaphysical service is evident with a free psychics reading online.

The universe is a hotbed of unbridled energy

Perpetually expanding and contracting with each of its infinite components. This energy is never lost or destroyed; it is merely transferred across the universe occupying myriad different forms, ad nauseam. When these metaphysical elements are shared with special human beings, the power of insight is unlocked and it is at that precise moment that the ‘enlightened’ among others truly blossom with a gift so precious it cannot be ignored.

 

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Featured Lifestyle

Urban Zen Hosted Screening Of Documentary “HEAL”

Urban Zen, along with founder Donna Karan, hosted Deepak Chopra and writer/director Kelly Noonan Gores at an exclusive VIP screening, panel discussion and reception to celebrate the worldwide digital/DVD premiere of the critically acclaimed documentary, “HEAL.” Our publisher Grace A. Capobianco and her dear friend, Downtown contributing editor Karine Bakhoum, attended the screening.

“When I heard the words ‘be kind to yourself, your health depends on it,’ I was confused,” said Capobianco. “How can self-kindness play a role in my health? I don’t think that there’s a day when I don’t beat myself up for something in both my career and personal life.”

“To be honest, I don’t know how not to put extreme pressure on myself,” she added. “My take from this extraordinary journey during the screening was that ‘HEAL’ is about re-educating your mind, healing from within, letting go of doubt, and taking the time to go on a spiritual journey for yourself. Sounds calming and freeing, just to think about what I just said for this quote.”

Healer Rob Wergin, who was featured in the documentary, was in attendance, as well as Dr. Jennifer Ashton, Chief Medical Correspondent, ABC News, Celebrity Intuitive Thomas John and Elizabeth Craig, a stage 4 cancer survivor.

Urban Zen Integrative Therapists (UZITs) were also onsite offering integrative therapy sessions. UZITs alleviate patient suffering, promote health, and deliver acts of kindness by offering yoga therapy, reiki, essential oil therapy, nutrition, and contemplative care/mindful awareness exercises.

“We’re all on the same path,” Donna Karan said. “At some point, we will be a patient, loved one or a caregiver. We’re all on a journey to heal. Become a vehicle for positive energy. Using that potential to offer it to someone else is so powerful. We’re all there for each other.”

During the panel discussion, Deepak Chopra shared his six pillars for well-being: sleep, exercise, meditation, healthy emotion, peace of mind, and good nutrition and hydration.

When asked for her thoughts on this Urban Zen evening, Bakhoum replied,  “It was uplifting to be in Donna Karan’s beautiful Urban Zen setting amongst friendly faces, including Deepak Chopra, watching this remarkable film. There is no doubt that we are what we think and with our mind and spirit we can heal ourselves and the state of the world.”

Urban Zen is currently celebrating the season with its Urban Zen Holiday Experience, which consists of a series of events to help people alleviate stress during the holidays.

Urban Zen Holiday Experience

Urban Zen’s philosophy is to give back by preserving cultures, integrating wellness and empowering children through education. The Urban Zen Holiday Experience, open to the public now through December 23rd, is a shopping destination manifesting conscious consumerism. The selection available includes art, artisan products from around the world, books, handmade accessories, home decor, furniture and objects of desire, as well as Urban Zen’s latest fashion collection.

 

“HEAL”

“HEAL”, the new critically acclaimed documentary, takes its viewers on a scientific and spiritual journey that reveals the incredible intelligence of the human body and how our thoughts, beliefs, emotions, and perceptions strongly affect our health. The film, which was just released on DVD and digital download worldwide this week, has been trending as the #1 documentary on iTunes.

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Book Club Culture

Beyond Beauty, Simple Steps to an Irresistible Presence

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Inbar Harel’s latest book, Beyond Beauty, Simple Steps to Irresistible Presence, discloses the ultimate secrets to develop a powerful inside and outside presence.

What is Inbar Harel’s method?

We all deserve the same happiness and abundance, but we all didn’t arrive in this world with the same tools in our hands. So Inbar Harel created and developed a unique method based on the knowledge of Ancient Wisdom and science, and inspired by the teachings of the Kabbalah and Buddhism.

She provides her readers answers about how to become present in their lives and how to achieve their ultimate goals. The method consists of working on the four influential components of presence: Mental, Emotional, Spiritual and Physical.

What led Inbar Harel to write this book?

“I wrote this book to give people the tools to create their own successful presence,” Harel said.

Inbar Harel is an expert in building personal and professional presence. Irresistible Presence is the culmination of more than 15 years of work in building brand success and leading her clients to viable careers. Inbar Harel offers a unique method by combining her experience of the practical business world with the spiritual and mental world. This book is the fruit of her travels all over the world, so her readers can benefit from the lessons of the greatest spiritual teachers of her generation.

It all started by one statement: Inbar met a multitude of talented and skilled people with strong capacity and potential. She noticed that most of them were unable to achieve their goals in life, and the origins of what stops them could be either internal or external. No matter how hard they tried, the energy and efforts they invested would always be stopped by a hidden cause.

The successful ones became more and more successful, whereas others remained stagnant. Inbar then came to the conclusion that we have to work on the inside as well as the outside; she understood that presence is a part of success. Inbar identifies the elements of Ancient Wisdom, nature and timeless value, and how to utilize them in creating an irresistible presence.

In addition to being an expert in creating one’s presence, Inbar is also an Ashtanga yoga teacher, a nutritionist, an image consultant, a mental coach, a life coach, and she uses Theta healing and Jewish Reiki.

What are the benefits of this book?

Inbar’s book is about overcoming the frustration of not reflecting who you really are, and to stop being distracted from your feelings. Your mind is constantly filled by media messages and preconceived values to incite the image of who you need to be, which slowly sheds away your essence; your “true colors.” This book will give you the tools you need to get closer to yourself and to achieve results you desire.

You will dare to act like you never have before. You’ll be in control of your life and gain knowledge about real beauty, presence and charisma. Improve your assets and your values–the identification of what is good or bad for yourself–to strengthen your self-esteem and forge more meaningful relationships. Ultimately, you will find a way to connect to what makes you unique, and find your irresistible presence in life.

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Inbar Harel

Beyond Beauty is available in iBook format on Amazon.com and on the iTunes store.
Beyond Beauty is currently in the process of being translated in Hebrew, French, Chinese and Portuguese.