Family, Friends, Holidays and Unconditional Love

Ka Ta See: Learning the Ways of Balance.

I’m interested in creating community with you by sharing with you the gifts and knowledge of an ancient spiritual tradition that I have studied since 1994. I’ll be writing briefly about different topics then giving you the perspective of that topic from the Ka Ta See tradition. Ka Ta See means Setting the World in Balance. This tradition is known to be at least 30,000 years old. Their view of the world is quite different from ours. I find it intriguing and hopeful. Please feel free to share these emails with friends.

This is a time of year that occasionally extenuates the challenging parts of relating to our families and friends. So I wanted to take time to share with you some Ka Ta See ideas on unconditional love.

One thing these ancient teachings say about loving yourself and others unconditionally is that it means: 1) making no assumptions, 2) having no blind beliefs, 3) taking no expectations, 4) no jumping to conclusions and 5) no judgments. We call them the No No’s.

In those moments during the holidays, or any time actually, that relating to others you care about becomes difficult-- perhaps take a moment to check in with yourself -- sense around, invite the sensations in your body to let you know if you are loving yourself unconditionally?

In the Ka Ta See tradition, to love yourself starts with knowing who you are. In this tradition the truth about you is the sensation that is created in your body when you are feeling passionate about being alive, things that make you feel exuberant, joyful, happy, vibrant. Everything else you carry around in side of you are simply patterned responses that you traded in for pieces of your true spirit, your soul. These trades are usually made in stressful or traumatic situations where some part of our spirit says “this is too much – I’m out of here.” And we send it away for safe keeping. Our society teaches us that what we are to replace these spirit parts/soul pieces with are patterned responses and blind beliefs. In fact we are taught that this is the way to be safe, successful, to do things right.

So check in with yourself – check out the sensations in your body notice if there are places in your body that feel blocked or stuck – if so- there are probably No, No’s present.

Is there an assumption lurking nearby that you are unworthy or unlovable?
Do your blind beliefs about people you care deeply about keep you from knowing them when down deep you long to know and be close to them?
Are your expectations of yourself harsh – unrealistic – too big or too small?
Does your jumping to conclusions cut off conversations and leave you feeling unsatisfied and isolated?
Are there things you do in your life that are driven by the desire to silence that dreaded inner critic?

These things block us from knowing our true selves, from experiencing vibrancy running through our bodies.

Notice if checking in with yourself creates a little space for there to be kindness toward yourself or others. Then take a moment to think about something, an experience in your life, a memory of feeling a sense of beauty , joy, and happiness perhaps a time when you were doing something you really love to do, or enjoying the trees, the soil, the sky, listening to your favorite music, a special event. Give that to yourself as an act of unconditional love. Identify with the sensation in your body that memory creates as the truth about yourself. Consider the possibility that the sensation that is created by focusing on joy, beauty, exuberance, vibrancy, awe, - is who you really are.

Ka Ta See teaches that this sensation, your Song, holds in it the knowledge of all the gifts you came in with, the path you came to walk, the desires and will of your spirit, your connection with all of creation, and your individual piece of Creator.

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For a free copy of the Song Magic CD go to:
http://www.worldbalance.com.
Find the rotating links toward the top of the home page and click on Free Song Ceremony.


Happy holidays!

Barb Culbertson
Ka Ta See: Learning the Ways of Balance
Certified Ka Ta See Practitioner
Certified Focusing Trainer
Certified Lymph Decongestion Therapist
Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist (NC- #821)

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