The Meditation Effect

02/26/2022

It is 2022 and a horrifying, large-scale land, sea, and air invasion is descending upon the innocent Ukrainian people at the hands of a egomaniacal, delusional Russian leader. My heart and thoughts are with the people of Ukraine. Continue to be courageous, continue to be strong, and most importantly, continue to be together. You are living out unfathomable circumstances and you are heroes. The world is with you. Love and freedom will prevail 💙 💛

01/01/2022

12/31/2021

As you know… when you are connected to your internal fulfillment and freedom, kindness flows like an effortless river. When you are suffering, kindness evaporates into a dry riverbed. It becomes a chore. An obligation. A nuisance. When kindness is missing, suffering is present. When someone is unkind to you, you are receiving feedback about their experience. With this emerging awareness, do we choose resentment or compassion? Do we See the unity or reinforce the division? Join the darkness or rise in the Light? These are the daily forks in the road, designed to serve our evolution. As you know… 🖤

12/18/2021

Receive the grace of your own permission slip in the name of your authentic self. When we show up for ourselves, we can truly show up for others📍

Designed by the incomparable ✨

12/09/2021

Con permiso ✨

12/06/2021

Many moons ago, I was gifted with a heartbreaking panic attack. It was hell on earth, at the time. In its wake, I found myself riddled with anxiety, in despair, and lost. A few weeks into this hellhole and my friend innocently invites me to a Meditation Introductory Talk. I hadn’t shared about my panic attack, but I was struggling and my suffering stirred something deep within me. I said Yes.

It was in my darkness, that I started reaching for the Light. I discovered and received the gift of Meditation. I let it work on me, as I continued to show up, again and again. I found my guru, I found my community, I found my practice. In due time, the anxiety released its grip and the heaviness gave way to a new version of myself. Pre-panic attack Matt was gone. What broke my heart, catapulted my awareness into a new trajectory. My path+purpose were revealed to me through this transformation.

As you review your most challenging experiences, you’ll notice they became critical catalysts for your awakening. When we bump into something, it’s an invitation to look more closely and with more sensitivity. Turbulence is not a punishment, it’s a wake-up call. Nature is delivering feedback intelligently and unbiasedly. Receive the lessons of your heartbreak as invitations into greater awareness. With this awareness, we have the freedom and power to create new experiences. Hindsight is 2022. Let’s Go Baby!!

11/28/2021

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11/12/2021

Soul, if you want to learn secrets, your heart must forget about shame and dignity. You are God’s lover, yet you worry what people are saying •Rumi

Happy 11/11, Lovers ✨
This is a juicy time to Be alive 🍑
Onwards+Upwards We Go ♾

11/03/2021

Thee spiritual lubrication for abundant and sustainable relationships of all kinds: appreciation, celebration, reciprocation, and inspiration. Set the standard, Be the standard 💜

10/25/2021

“The Law of Giving and Receiving is based on the fact that everything in the universe operates through dynamic exchange. Every relationship is one of give and take, giving and receiving are different aspects of the same flow of energy. In our willingness to give that which we seek, we keep the abundance of the universe circulating in our lives.
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The best way to experience the Law of Giving and Receiving is to give a gift to everyone you come into contact with. This doesn’t have to be in the form of material things. The gifts of caring, affection, appreciation, and love are some of the most precious gifts you can give, and they don’t cost you anything.
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Whenever you meet someone, silently send that person a blessing. This kind of silent giving is very powerful. Give wherever you go, and as you give, you will receive. As you receive, the more your ability to give will increase, and the more you’ll gain confidence in the miraculous effects of this Law.”

~Deepak Chopra

10/09/2021

The Vedic perspective Sees all change as evolutionary. On the macro level, the theme of life is Expansion. If our lives, on an individual level, also maintain that theme, bliss and resources tend to follow. On the other hand, if we are habitually shrinking+stagnating, we tend to attract joylessness and depletion. Point Being: Our Micro Flow gets to be a reflection of the Macro Flow. When this alignment occurs, we receive Nature’s support abundantly. This is the individual aligning with Nature’s Intelligence. It is the wave saying “Yes!” to the Ocean. It’s the courage to transcend the shrinking tendencies of our past in service of the expanding possibilities of our future. All in the… Present 🎁

Love, Matthew

10/02/2021

As we wrapped up our global Vedic Meditation Initiator meeting, I found a coyote relaxing in my backyard. This almost never happens, especially during the day. Could there be a correlation between the charm of the collective consciousness in the meeting & the animal’s desire to be close by? Also, my Mom texts verbally and I’ve learned to make lemonade out of it 🍋💛

09/25/2021

I love Venn diagrams. Perhaps more importantly, ‘ikigai’ means ‘reason for Being’ in Japanese. You don’t have to have one, you will continue to Be. Yet, intentionally connecting to our WHY offers new layers of depth+meaning+possibility into our lives.

Purpose is not exclusive to the grandiose achievements. It can show up in your eye contact, the way you breathe, and how you listen.

Even more fundamentally than any particular ‘doing’, Purpose is embodied through our ways of Being, our sense of Self. If I am connected to my ikigai in my Beingness, my doings will naturally flow from There. Por ejemplo, if Being Love is my Purpose, countless opportunities to express that in the world will follow.

Service to Self & service to ‘others’ are two ships that rise with the same tide. This is the sweet spot of your ikigai. If you’ve read this far, I crown thee 👑

08/21/2021

My heart is heavy for the Afghans and Haitians right now. Each are dealing with their own massive humanitarian crisis. What can we do? Within our own consciousness, we can send them Love & offer them Healing. We can also donate to organizations that have boots on the ground, providing resources, medical care, and evacuation support.

As an active Meditation…
1. Imagine+feel a flood of healing Light, flowing powerfully to those who need it most. Don’t overthink it, radiate!
2. Connect to your Love within, then share it intentionally, enveloping specific people, places, & things.
3. Expand your Loving-Awareness to include the whole world. ‘Feel into’ our Earth as One, Unified Presence..
4. Acknowledge yourself for Showing Up ♥️

•Donation Resources•
https://www.rescue.org
https://www.pih.org
https://www.charitynavigator.org

📸: .magpie

08/17/2021

Trusting your gut. Using your 6th Sense. Having a hunch. These are all ways of describing your built-in intuition or guidance system. We all have it. In fact, your gut makes more neuro-chemicals than your brain. Some of you may feel you have lost your gut-brain, but there are many ways to get it back. Simply desiring to develop your intuition – or regain it – is a good start.
~Christiane Northrup

You may be living under the illusion that when God ignites great things in your life, (S)He'll announce it with a big bang. (S)He might. It's more likely that (S)He won't. So stop waiting around for the big bang. Pay attention to the subtle clues and the still, small voice. God lives in that place too.
~Steven Furtick

Intuition is your Source whispering to you.
~Karen Whitaker

Instinct is the nose of the mind.
~Delphine de Girardin

I trust you found this juicy 🍑
Keep flexing your intuitive muscles & watch them grow 👁
*The more you pay attention to it, the more it pays attention to you.
Love, Matthew ♥️

08/16/2021

What I’m receiving from ‘something’, is reflected in what I’m giving it. When it comes to our daily practices for optimizing body+mind+consciousness… this is especially so. If we want to reap the benefits of our wellness knowledge, we must be willing to put it into action. Over and over again. This means Showing Up, investing in ourselves, then sharing that inner value with the world around us. The world is for us, as we can be for it. On and off the mat 🧡

08/07/2021

It is Here. It is Us. It is Now.

We are made of It and swimming in It. Love is revealed within a mindful, deep breath. The feeling of arriving Home, in a silent moment. A bold, new action, a listening, a letting go, a challenge, a moment of patience. Love has so many faces, because It is everything. Underneath each mask, It is remembered. Next time you’re looking for love, find a mirror, then close your eyes ♥️

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07/19/2021

Thee evolving sweet spot ♾