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Making friends with death (s) , to truly live.

5/18/2021

I want to die and why it is a healthy thing.

Let me share with you about embracing death fearlessly so that you can allow yourself and those around you to truly live freely and vibrantly.

You would never think that smiley happy looking face of mine would be thinking such a thing, surrounded by my two beautiful friends I share wonderful resonant connections. I want to die !

I / We are living the dream. It is true, I AM living my best life each day, I am a Queen living my heavenly life ( reality ) feeling very spoilt and ecstatically delighted most days by how magical life can be.

I AM blessed beyond measure and yet a part of me feels I am full of shit and know nothing.

A part of me is exhausted of the old ways of being a human on this planet via the egoic persona limitation, conditions and separation games. That part wants to die along with the old earth consciousness.

She needs to allow herself to die; to surrender and release the remainder of resistances, attachments and inner battling of right / wrong / good / bad / have / have not’s / and so on.

This is required to allow even more of my true authentic self to shine on through this earthly personality and body.

I am done with the old version of me that learnt to fit into a system of inauthenticity and survival.

Even though I have learned to reduce and manage my duality symptoms considerably to once upon a time. I just can’t keep going on anymore in the same old patterns of self doubt , self denial, self disgust, feeling the distortions within my self esteem, lacking self trust, holding back my inner voice, believing a old story that I am shy and that people don’t like or welcome my light, fear of my own power as light , feeling awkward to freely express divine love and safe enough to receive love freely, self judgements, giving air time to the inner critic ( wounded past self ) , playing into avoidance of situations and circumstances that may cause me to feel the unwanted pain of rejection , abandonment, non-acceptance or feeling too much / too little when I am being my true authentic spontaneous creative expression.

That part of me must give way now and surrender to a deeper part of me that trandsends time and space.

That part of me is being strongly invited NOW to surrender her little egoic will and align to thy will of my higher self ; deeper expansive self ; the true authentic self ; the essence of whom I am before I came into this body and whom I will be when I transition from my biological body.

The old aspects of self must die to her old ways of acting & not acting upon inspired ideas, of expressing & not expressing inspired thoughts and words as they are not serving my divine mission ( passions ) and intentions for this lifetime anymore in these new energies and consciousness to move into the fullness of potentials awaiting to be realised.

So my friends I invite you to not shy away from the death of your old self as perceived through a old paradigm of references points, distortions, conditionings, traumas, ancestral patterns and identity hats.

Set yourself free ! ! !

Your true value, worthiness and empowerment’s is beyond measure.

Death is not so scary when we make friends with it.

Death is truly part of the natural evolutionary nature of life. Each night we go to sleep we allow that day to die and the next morning a new day to be born and then lived. There is all kinds of death like that of a relationship, a job and body image. The cells in our bodies continual die off to be broken down and renewed.

TO TRULY LIVE one must truly embrace death and die again and again and again .

To truly live one must become more familiar and comfortable with the full cycle of LIFE which is birth, life and death. When we avoid death at all costs we become fearful of change. Change is natural and truly nothing stayed the same. Can you see that this is the insanity that eventually makes us prisoners to our self imposed restrictions and resistances to the nature of truly living and embracing each experience of life for its full potential to be realised. This is a continuous cycle and evolution which enriches the soul incarnated as each one of us on earth living a human life. Life is a gift and through the misguidedness of our egoic mind we have turned into a great burden and suffering living in fear, avoidances and distrust.

So I celebrate death and I celebrate life and living and birthing anew with you.

May we know and accept that it is ok to openly grieve our loss without shame or apology.

Grief is important to be felt to truly honour the death process . So welcome those tears as much as you welcome laugher and smiles as they honour the life that has been lived and has brought you to these new moments of self awareness, inisights, surrendering, clarity, reevaluations, adaptation , desire, peace, creativity, passions and eventual readiness for something new to resurrect you into greater heights of possibilities and fulfillments.

News alert : Suffering is optional.

“ What you resist will persist “ and has to lead to pain and exhaustion until I / U / WE finally surrender the little will and fighting for ones limitation for a deeper and greater will that holds a much bigger vision of whom we are becoming.

Beyond and through the sadness, grief, anger, frustrations, rage, and sense of deep loss is pure unbridled joy and deeper expansions of unconditional love and fresh new inspired creativity awaiting us to allow it into expression.

Namaste.

The light & the dark dualities within me acknowledge these same extremes and polarities playing out and looking for resolutions and harmony within you.

Beyond these contrasts of creations there is a unified field. Zero point field.

I’ll meet you there.

Amen

I AM THAT I AM

To go deeper into embracing the ego death and what prayer really is and how to pray in a way that transforms your experience. Please join myself & Eileen Meyer as we dive into these topics and more in this wonderful authentic conversation. VIDEO LINK HERE or find the video just below.

#compassion #EmbodiedPresence #gentleness

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Celebrating & reviewing 6 years of Vibrant Living Dec 31st 2020. Plus wellness tips for your success in 2021'.

12/27/2020

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Please find at the bottom of this blog our Video chat we created on New Years eve Dec 31st 2020 at VLR or click HERE.

Steve & Mary Jo picture taken Dec 2019'.

It was 6 years ago that Steve & I agreed to sign the lease for the property at 88 Rippingale Rd, in Hanmer Springs. At the time it was called Albergo Lodge and had been running for 10 plus years as a exclusive B&B lodge accommodation.

We heard through the metaphorical grape vines of Hanmer Springs that the lease may be available due to the previous lease holders being unable to make the business work for them and wanting to sell the remaining of their lease onwards.

I recall having a phone call with Steve from the Sunshine Coast of Australia in November 2014' where we individually expressed feeling inspired and excited to look into the possibilities of purchasing the remaining lease hold of 6 years. We had a dream to run our own wellness retreat together and this seemed like a potential golden opportunity to get to do this.

To cut a long story short it did not work out for us to gain the lease in the following weeks, however we did end up registering our 1st ever company name Vibrant Living Ltd. Then in November 2014' we had the news that we must move out of where we were living, renting and running my Day Spa business at Mount Charon Place, as the 2 storey house had been sold.

At the time there was no rentals in Hanmer Springs we could find, so we ended up staying in a friends little Sleep out in her garden and a few days later managed to organise renting a unit in one of Hanmer Springs Motel's for a few weeks. Over that time Steve continued to work in his trade as a builder and I spent much of my time feeling like I was on an emotional roller coaster ride. I felt part of me just wanted to put my backpack on and leave Hanmer to travel and feel free of all responsibilities. However a deeper part of me which I will refer to as my heart and soul was urging me to take greater self responsibility for my life and energy. In essence it was my time to be open to believe in bigger dreams coming into fruition and my abilities to expand my horizons and develop new skills and capabilities. Eventually after a few more rounds on the emotional roller coaster rides my ego surrendered more deeply into a healthier self esteem to receive the wisdom and guidance of my heart and soul.

Views from Vibrant Living Retreat courtyard.

Another aspect of my reality at the time that really helped was being in communication with the Landlord of 88 Rippingale Rd. Beat whom had taken back the property from the previous lease holders and was running the business mostly alone attempting to get it back onto its feet and deciding himself what way to move next with it either to sell the property or to re-lease.

After some conversations he agreed to myself renting one of the rooms in the Lodge building from him to take my own massage clients in. I was familiar with the room as I had done a few treatments in it over the years for the previous lease holders Jo & Linz. We were very fortunate that we had a good relationship with the Landlords as myself & Steve had rented a house from them for 4.5 years not far from Rippingale rd in Hanmer Springs over the previous years. Some clients may recall when I was operating Mountain View Massage days spa from my home located at 10 Lochiel Drive.

It was working with my clients over those weeks that really helped me get more centred and balanced in myself and realise a few things. At the time I was not very good at coming forward for myself to ground and balance myself each day. However working with my clients I had to get myself together to focus and hence put my worries, overwhelms, doubts and concerns on the back burner at least for the few hours that I was working with my clients. Funnily enough it was these hours with my clients that became what I like to call my saving grace. During these times I was willing to re-centre in my heart and I allowed my heart to guide my hands and my communications with my client more intuitively. Often the advice I would give others, I knew was exactly what I needed to hear and to heed. In a way this was a indirect way to listen and receive the guidance and deeper knowing of my heart and soulful wisdom.

I recall one day after a treatment walking back down the hall when my lovely lady client said to me " It must be so good to be you and helping people like you do ". I just nodded and smiled but inwardly I did not feel how great it must be to be me. In fact in that moment I felt more of a fraud and an emotional mess underneath and outside of working with my client. However her words stuck with me and I pondered on them and took them to heart. I wondered what it may feel like to experience how great it was to get to be me and do what I do, I wondered what it would be like to receive this blessings into my heart and feel good on the inside about whom I was and really receive on a deeper level experiential the acknowledgment and appreciation for the well-being services I provided.

Then one day it happened and I had the great epiphany ' the greatest joy of my soul is divine service '. From that day I felt more relaxed and easy about everything as if my soul had taken the reins and I ( my ego ) was just going along for the adventure being taken care of by something greater.

Thus I got myself off the emotional roller coaster ride and instead felt centred and held in this simple and profound truth I had uncovered within me. Following that moment of immense clarity one thing led to another and just before Christmas 2014' myself and Steve ended up signing the remaining 6 year lease to take over the property at 88 rippingale Rd Dec 31st 2014'. The landlord Beat agreed to stay to train us up the 1st couple of weeks and a good job too as it was the busiest time of year. Thankfully Steve took to learning how to make the breakfasts and cleaning the rooms while I was busy seeing my massage clients and rearranging the day spa into more of what I envisioned.

What I forgot to mention is that before we signed the lease Steve was looking into doing a Painting apprentice in Christchurch in the new year as he had been looking to get out of building due to a back injury and losing his passion for working in that kind of environment. He really did not know if he would be full time needed at the property. I recall asking him at one point if he could tell me how many days he would be available to help with the business so I knew if I needed to find some extra help.

Those months were a challenging time on our relationship as we were trying to find our own way and unsure what our futures held individually and together. In a way we had to let each other go like setting a bird free from a old worn out cage and trust that if it was in each others highest good, choice and joy we would fly together even higher and if not we would bless each others paths with unconditional love.

Thankfully within weeks of taking on the business I overheard Steve telling our breakfast guest about how much he was enjoying cooking the breakfasts and running the B&B and that he did not miss building one bit. Over those months and possibly a couple of years Steve was certainty tested if he did miss the building work as many of the Local builders came knocking on his door to see if he was after any work. He had a good reputation in building by then in Hanmer Springs. I witnessed him again and again turn down the offers until the message was received and they stopped coming in.

However his skills certainty never went to waste at Vibrant Living as he made many improvements and did the general maintenance and painting jobs. Steve loves gardening also and has done wonders with the gardens. Over the years he added a beautiful veggie garden and area for our organic happy hens and ducks. He is very interested in the Permaculture way of growing and planting and has a composting system in place. We do our best to live and run our business as sustainable and environmentally friendly as possible.

It was May 21st 2015' when we officially launched our new name and signage as Vibrant Living Retreat. We were delighted with our new name, logo and signage. We had a wonderful launch party at the retreat to mark the occasion and invited people to stop by and take a look around, enjoy drinks and nibbles, music and enter a draw to win prizes.

Over the years we transitioned out of the exclusive B&B focus and more and more into what we really wanted to do which is the inclusive Wellness Retreats, Spa Escape Packages and Holistic Day Spa treatments.

This got started off by offering Yoga Wellness Retreat packages and then into a more Detox Focus with detox meals and Juice Fasting Retreats. Then we added in a 2 or 3 night Quantum Wellness Retreats which includes a Quantum Healing Hypnosis session. All our retreats packages include AM & PM Yoga & Mindfulness / Meditation session plus a midday wellness coaching session offering practical tools for body, mind, emotional and spiritual health and well-being.

Personal empowerment is a key ingredient of all that we offer. Both Steve & I love being part of and witnessing people transform before our eyes over their stay with us and leave feeling inspired, renewed, empowered and enthusiastic about life, living, health and wellness.

Steve serving up some breakfast goodness at VLR.

Over the years Steve has definitely become the wellness chef at Vibrant Living and has inspired many with his beautiful juices, smoothies and plant based meals. What can I say he looks pretty darn cute in his apron too and many women have wanted to take him home or enquired if he had a clone to take home. Steve has this amazing gentle grounded presence and kindness about him and people generally feel very relaxed and at ease in his company.

Another aspect to our success with Vibrant Living has been the wonderful team of travellers and therapists over the years that have been with us and helped to co-create daily life with a interest in wellness and a willingness to grow and transform along with us.

Open and authentic communications is very important in any aspect of life. We definitely found that practicing good communication where everyone gets to speak and be heard really helped the overall harmonious daily running of the business and enjoyment of the retreat lifestyle. This then translated to the over all vibe of the environment and those first impressions when people walk in the door. A common statement we have often heard over the years is things like " I love the peaceful feeling here " or " I feel the relaxation just walking in the door ".

So all in all it has been 6 incredible years of learning, growing and co-creating a business that in turn got to serve 100's and 1000's of more people over the years with our well-being location and services.

Then 2020' came along and a curve ball got thrown up into the air called lock down which took us into a new growing awareness that it maybe time for us to move on from Vibrant Living Retreat to have more time to relax into the flow of new creative explorations and adventures of heart, body and soul calling our names.

For Steve it is definitely having more time focused on his endurance cycling events and cycling movie ideas. As for myself Mary Jo I am been guided into more public speaking creations that guide, empower and support the greater consciousness awakening journey underway for many on earth. After our March-May 2020' lockdown I got the inspired hit to create 'Stories of awakening' WebTV video series and absolutely loved the experience and getting to connect and talk about consciousness while sharing fascinating authentic stories. That seems to be a place of excitement for my heart. However with getting so busy with our business again by June and July this started to fall more and more to the side lines of my daily life as I had less time and motivation along side the running of my business to give it focus.

Click to be brought to my Youtube Stories of Awakening Play list.

I do intend to continue on with facilitating my Vibrant Wellness Academy holistic intuitive massage & facial trainings in and around New Zealand and Hanmer Springs. I am excited just to take a couple of months to travel around N.Z. and have lots of free time to explore in nature and follow my heart. I am pretty confident lots of new inspired ideas will come my way once I have more free time to be available to them. Hence feeling the strong urge that this is the time to sell Vibrant Living Retreat & Mountain View Massage. It would bring us so much delight and joy to pass on what we have grown to new people that are passionate about it also and has a vision to improve upon what we have developed. I see so much potential still to be tapped into for the right people with the right skills and attitude.

So that is where I will leave this 6 year Story for now. I hope you enjoyed the reflections. Thank you for reading and coming on the journey.

As we step into 2021 we invite expressions of interest to purchase our business on a new 9 year lease with 2 rights of renewal 3x3x3.

If this opportunity sings to your heart, body and soul then please email us with the subject title EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR VLR BIZ to our email info@vibrantliving.co.nz and we will forward on information for you to review with our business broker.

We intend to support the transition to be easeful, joyful and mutually win-win for all involved. We want to see new people thrive by taking Vibrant Living Retreat & Day Spa to the next level if they choose too. We believe in operating in the paradigm of business and harmonious living which is based on the values of open authentic communications, co-operations, collaboration, co-creation and supporting a wonderful win win resolution for all involved.

In 2021' and beyond fulfilling success is going to be far more related to who we are being and how we contribute to others rather than how much we are doing and getting from others.

Follow your heart and gut feelings in 2021'.

So with that, signing off with much LOVE & BLESSINGS for your year ahead into 2021'. I will leave you with some wellness tips and guidance for 2021'.

Guidance for 2021.
Follow your heart as best you can and take good care of your BODY-MIND, EMOTIONS & SOUL.

Take time each day to connecting more deeply with your inner truth so you can trust your gut feeling and guidance to guide you step by step into some new territory for humanity over these coming years.

Focus on the glass half full and reach for the solutions rather than getting stuck on the problems in your mind and hanging out in fear, worry, constriction and overwhelm.

Get out into Nature as often as you can, breathe deeply and keep your heart open to the possibilities.

Spent moments dreaming and imagining and feeling into your bright future NOW.

Practice gratitude daily as a way to focus on the abundance of your life already and remind your body and mind to stay out of excessive stress and accept all is well in this NOW moment.

Affirm " I AM SAFE & PROTECTED WHERE I AM ".

" I TRUST MYSELF & I TRUST LIFE TO SUPPORT AND PROTECT ME"

" I EMBRACE MY ENTIRE BEING WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION "

Namaste beautiful HU-man.

Infinite DIVINE LOVE & BLESSINGS.
Mary Jo, Steve & Magica ( Our Dogie ) 

Grab a cuppa and Join us on VIDEO.

Join Steve & I on the video below as we reflect on our 6 years of VL, Steve's Endurance Cycling & Awakening ( Personal Empowerment journey ), Mary Jo's Stories of Awakening WebTV series inspiration in 2020' and realising it was the time to sell our Business in 2021' and support new people whom love what we have grown and developed over the years to take it over and take it even further.

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The Keys to TRUSTING YOURSELF and why you don't.

10/19/2020

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When someone speaks from the heart it carries a energy frequency that will resonate within you and leave you feeling touched and uplifted somehow, maybe even bring a tear to to your eyes or a smile to your lips.
When someone speaks from the preconceived ideas and presentation of carefully designed persona’s with its agenda of communications from the mental mind construct ( more left brain ) , it has little energy and usually will leave you feeling flat ( unenergised ) , frustrated ( even angry ) , confused, powerless and disenchanted.
Why is this ?

Because the heart carries a powerful electro magnetic field of energy ( the torus field ) . These are carrier waves of frequencies not unlike musical tones that transmit a vibrational energy that directly communicates with another persons heart and cells. You feel it , the resonances !

This is why it is so important to take time to be with oneself and to make friends with ones ability to feel again in your body and discern your own feelings from that of others.

The language and sense of feeling is our greatest biofeedback system we have that communicate to us from the environment outside of us and within us.

At a young age for most of us we get educated to negate our own feelings and this creates a deep distrust of the natural self. Instead we learn to take in information from the people around us ( parents / care givers / friends / older siblings / teachers etc ) and align with their truth rather than trust our self and the truth we feel. Of course we must learn and grow and be guided. However for true confidence one must know and trust ones own inner truth to navigate ones life successfully.

Over many years we become more and more disconnected from the natural biofeedback system of the body and environment. Instead of going there for our discerning of communications , we get trained ( educated ) to go tap into the developing filling system of information which gets inputted into the left brain over many years and from many books for a understanding of truth not so unlike a computer hard drive system.

The issue with this , is that it is not going to be our clarity of truth in any now moment. It is going to be someone else’s that we made as our higher truth. A opinion of truth from another time that may be completely unrelated and even unhelpful in the bigger sense to what is occurring in the present moment. Consider for example ‘worrisome thoughts’ as one of the most unhelpful and stress producing tools for dealing with daily life.

We learn to overlay a past moment of educated understanding ( learnt thoughts and behaviour ) into a present moment instead of actually having the natural capacity to be attuned to the bodies biofeedback system to discern what resonances with our own deeper awareness of our own truth beyond just mental thoughts ( left brain analysis ~ computing ). Of course it is wonderful to utilise the left brain linear analysis processing and qualifying of information to support the expression and strategic actions which aligns with your own inner truth compass .

This in today’s world is what is creating so much confusion, overwhelm, anxieties and depression. People have become so disconnected from themselves and their own inner truth compass .

The fact is most people don’t actually trust themselves and would rather hand over that responsibility to a so called expert with letters after their name instead to tell them their truth; how to think and how to feel. i.e. there is a good reason why marketing company’s invest billions and trillions of dollars on behalf of big corporation branding into advertising campaigns world wide ... because it works !!!

You can do all the research in the world about any topic and it can be helpful , however what does your heart and gut ( solar plexus ) ultimately tell you about a given situation or what step to take next in your life ?

A Truth will always feel lighter and brighter ( expansive ) . A lie will always feel heavier and darker ( contracted ) . The trick is to tune in and then to trust and that is the most challenging for us humans.

This is the bigger issue of our world. People are trained out of trusting themselves at a young age.
How to remedy this situation ? It really is simply and yet the mind will come up with a million and one reasons and distractions not to do it.

Remedies to trusting you and your bodies biofeedback compass again.

Spent time with yourself and get to know you again, befriend you; body, mind, feelings, spirit and consciousness.
Slow down and Spent time in nature. Take moments to listen to the birds and look at the trees the colours , the shapes , the textures , the leaves , feel the sun on your face and gentle wind on your skin etc
Get your feet barefoot on the ground and feel the earth below your feet
Discover a form of prayer and mediation that works for you. Prayer is where you set a clear intention of what you are aligning with NOW and meditation is opening up space in your life and mind to receive ( magnetise ) more good. As humans we are usually for the most part better at giving than we are at allowing ourselves to truly receive. We have been trained in so many ways that we have to earn our worth, love and living.
Declutter mental thoughts : journal down your thoughts no matter what they are or however silly , depressed , angry or manic. Get them out of going round and round your head . You will discovered underneath them there is way more clarity, peace, comfort and ease.
Move your body to get the energy moving and pent up tensions, anger, stagnation’s and anxieties released : Walk , run , bike , yoga , hike , dance , laugh

I trust you found this helpful and insightful.

Please share the link with friends and family and encourage greater self awareness and self empowerment.

Creating a more harmonising world begin's with each person's well-being and balance in body, mind and soul.

Vibrant Blessings
Mary Jo
Vibrant Living Retreat & Day Spa Co -Director
www.vibrantliving.co.nz

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Lock Down 2020 - Educational & Insightful Videos for Connecting the Dots for HUMAN EmPOWERment. Seeing beyond the veils of illusions to the bigger picture.

5/1/2020

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Before you go any further with this page and the information that these video interviews below reveal. I want to remind you that we are all going through an incredible evolutionary phase on planet earth currently. With Billions of people across the Globe in over a 100+ countries being asked to stay at home. There is no doubt something big happening and it has many layers of truths to it which can seem confusing, unbelievable and shocking as each one gets revealed to us and yet the more we can integrate and reflect upon the information , the more actually things start to make more sense as more and more pieces of the bigger picture comes together.

Regardless of the layers of truths that are being revealed by many courageous, professional and caring people across the globe describing some of the toxic layers, inconsistency, mis-information, unsafe practices, negative agendas and behavioural patterns of the biggest corporations and an elite 1% power structure hidden deep in the shadows behind it all.

I want you to also realise that this time has gifted more and more people the opportunity to step back from stressful busy life's to reflect, connect more inwards and come to realise organically ones deeper and truer values beyond what one had been conditioned into believing and this is truly magnificent !

It is important to have the courage to face some uncomfortable truths behind what ails us as one collective humanity and become aware to some of the deeper issues within the systems that is adding to the rising health crisis and now a economic crisis.

We must first be very clear on what we do not condone and has our NO vote because otherwise we can be seduced unknowingly into a trap that we would not choose if one had all the information presented clearly.

Through great clarity being understood however uncomfortable at first, we can then move forward very clear on our YES vote. This clarity is very important to reach so that each person can focus resources into that YES vote with confidence, vitality and creativity.

Hence this is part of the reason I awoke at 4.30am this morning with the strong guidance to get up and collate this information that we at Vibrant Living Retreat have been exposed to and getting educated on over the latter weeks. The intentions is to make it easier to access for those whom is interested to dive deeper and learn what is potentially really going on behind the scenes and the bigger agenda attempting to unfold if we do not wake up and simply say NO.

Over the lock down period many of these videos posted below and peoples platforms that share this kind of OPEN SPEECH information has been censored and taken down from social sharing platforms such as YOUTUBE, FACEBOOK, VIMEO.

Ultimately in my heart of hearts I know that the potential of this intense chapter of our evolutionary cycle on earth is to AWAKEN humanity. It is time on the planet for humanity to become a more highly evolved and higher consciousness collective family that care for self, one another and our earth home in equal measures. In essence it is time to live our life's from a higher state of unconditional LOVE and less and less from the states of survival, stress, fear, lack and disconnected mentality.

It is time for people to awaken to whom they truly are beyond the egoic identity to realise that the power is within to change, balance and heal oneself and hence change, balance and heal the world.

" As within, so without "

" As you believe, it is giving onto you " Jesus

" Be the change you want to see in the world " Gandhi

Please scroll down and allow yourself be guided to which video to watch 1st. Usually it is the one that stands out for you the most and you feel more drawn to it so please trust that inner guidance.

Please make sure to get plenty of time in nature in between watching this content below to ground and attend to your self care and allow a integration period.

AND most of all " Take what is helpful and leave the rest " !

" Knowledge is power " Albert Einstein

However keep in mind that Einstein also stated that

" Imagination is more powerful than knowledge ".

Dr RASHID BUTTAR 14min
Click on the picture below to be brought to the page to watch this video by Dr. Buttar. He is from the USA and had to move to New Zealand due to the controversial information he was sharing publicly. Many of Dr. Buttar videos which were on Youtube has been censored and taking down. He is not alone many others have had the same experience due to increased censorship and control of free speech when it goes against the mainstream media narrative.

IS CORONAVIRUS A PLANDEMIC? EXPOSING THE TRUTH BEHIND AMERICA'S COVID-19 STRATEGY
Activist & Former Medical Researcher Dr. Judy Mikovits
As research director of a CFS research organization Whittemore Peterson Institute (WPI) from 2006-2011, Mikovits led a research effort that reported in 2009 that a retrovirus known as xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) was associated with CFS and may have had a causal role. In 1980, Mikovits was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry with a specialization in biology at the University of Virginia. After graduation, she went to the National Cancer Institute in Frederick, Maryland, where she developed purification methods for Interferon alpha. Mikovits has gained attention on social media for promoting her ideas about the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. She does not believe that a vaccine is needed to prevent COVID-19, and claims that the coronavirus was “caused by a bad strain of flu vaccine that was circulating between 2013 and 2015“. She also claimed masks will “activate” the virus and reinfect a mask-wearer over and over.

Plandemic Movie 25 min.
This documentary that has been taken down on multiply media platform.

Dr. Judy was Interviewed by London Real presenter Brian Rose - May 2020

Here is a LINK to some disturbing information in this article about the impact that Vaccines have been having on children in Indian and Africa HERE

April 17th 2020.

Perspectives on the Pandemic | Dr. John Ioannidis Update: 4.17.20 | Episode 4

April 24th 2020.
COVID-19 Briefing: Current Quarantine Approach Wrong Based on Science | Dr Erickson & Dr Massihi Pt1

Videos with 2 WOMEN RESEARCHERS ASKING QUESTIONS. ( NON-SCIENTISTS )

They started to ask NEW questions that no one else seem to be asking and doing the research. These ladies take it upon themselves to deep dive and it is shocking what they uncovered which raises many more questions . . .

This content is not comfortable to watch if it is your first time been exposed to this kind of alternative truth to the main stream version. However it is important for true human empowerment to see what is not working in ones life and in humanities best interest in order to step forward confidently in a new direction with greater clarity and certainty.

London Real T.V. interviews with Doctors exposing their science and experience in relation to CoronaVirus and Covid-19 and much more. Due to censorship by certain social media platforms London Real has created a FREEDOM platform to share FREE SPEECH interview uncensored.

Dr . Bruce Lipton ~ Biologist and Epigenetic's expert speaks about CoronaVirus & Cancer in these 2 interviews.

Youtube Video with Bruce Lipton.

Click on picture above to be brought to London Real TV. webpage

Dr Rashid Buttar / Dr Andrew Kaufman

These Dr's discuss what they know as factual information in relationship to there understanding and research into CORONAVIRUS and CONVID-19.
It is not what main steam media has presented according to these two Doctors, in fact far from it.
So the question is WHY ? For what reason ? What advantage ? What agenda ?
WHAT IF FEAR IS THE GREATEST WAY TO CONTROL & DIS-ORIENTE PEOPLE. FEARFUL PEOPLE WILL DO ANYTHING TO GET SOME PEACE OF MIND, NORMALITY AND SENSE OF SAFETY RETURNED.
FOR EXAMPLE THEY WILL SAY A BIG YES TO BEEN VAXXED.

V.1 Scientist Greg Braden / V.2 Dr Joe Dispenza

2 Scientists talk about the potential that the CoronaVirus is presenting for humanity to come together in recognising the solution and super power of LOVE and UNITY.
TOGETHER WE STAND TALL !

2.5 hr Interview with Brain Rose and David Icke.
David Icke as a man years ahead of his time was ridiculed harshly for his seemingly far fetched ideas about the world. This is not the case currently with 10's of Millions of people watching his videos. He has spent 30 years researching and writing books about this current time we are in now and 'connecting the dots' of the bigger agenda for humanity. An agenda which he claims has been in the making for decades.

Get a cuppa and watch 2.5 hr go by very quickly with this engaging content presented by this passionate researcher who has gone beyond caring what people think of him but not gone beyond caring for what could happen to humanity if they do not 'Awaken' to what is unfolding and state a firm NO to the agenda.

2.5 hrs Brain Rose and David Icke
Their 2nd Interview over Lock down.

3hr Interview May 3rd Brain Rose & David Icke . 3rd interview over lock down.

It is becoming more apparent over the 'lock down' period that the bigger agenda for humanity by a small elite number is making it appear essential for the masses to take vaccines in order to be feel safe , have needs being met and to be part of the greater society.

Educate yourself on what is in Vaccines and the dangers.
Discover this 9 part in depth series created in 2017 and updated in 2020. Here is part 1 & 2.
It is becoming more and more a challenge to find this information unless someone passes a specific link onto you.
Please share these links and information with others that they could assist.
All 9 episodes can be found at this site.

Episode 1. Created 2017

Episode 2. Created 2017

Bonus Episode 8 : Created March 2020

Bonus Episode 9: Created March 2020

VACCINES: Article by Children's Heath Defence about the impacts that Vaccines have had on children in Indian and Africa LINK HERE

VACCINES MOVIE: A good resource exploring the connection between Vaccines and the growing rise in Autism. See the movie VAXXED HERE

This time of Humanities Grand Awakening has been known
by many tribes and ancient ones around the world for 1000's of years.
Watch TIME OF THE SIXTH SUN Movie to learn more about this wisdom.

Rent the entire Time of the Sixth Sun Movie HERE

Enjoy lots of free Embodied Realisation content with Geoff and Linda on the Crimson Circle Website HERE

Once you are empowered with the knowledge the next step is to realise that a open heart of LOVE & COMPASSION is the greatest super power there is on earth and through out the universe.

The more we disconnect from the lower vibrations of fear and separation and connect into the higher vibrations of LOVE & UNITY ... we come to know and feel and trust that all is truly well.

We are NOW co-creating what many have been calling a NEW EARTH and 5D consciousness.

BEing the solutions starts with self love and self care.

" The bright future is the past healed ".

I trust you found this information helpful and ultimately empowering on your awakening journey of authentic inner power.
United we must stand for what we know to be right in our hearts.

Remember Einstein said " Knowledge is Power " and then he went onto say " Imagination is more powerful than knowledge ". Everything began in someones imagination. So take plenty of time to relax and reflect, knowing what you don't want to create. Now refocus and enjoy dreaming and imagining the wonderful world you do want to create and add your energy into. This is true creation and living a more highly evolved consciousness.

This is our collective evolution. We are right in the epicentre or cross road ( timelines ) of choices. What will you choose ? What will we choose collectively ? Will it be to close our hearts and live from more FEAR and separation or open our hearts and live from more LOVE and connection ?

Vibrant Blessings of EmPOWERment & LOVE.
Vibrant Living Team
www.VibrantLiving.co.nz

Namaste
Mary Jo

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5 Key Ways to Boost Your Immunity in Body, Mind, Emotions from the Wellness Coach.

3/8/2020

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Empower yourself with wellness tools for body, mind and emotions.
It is said that in every life crisis, problem or challenge the solution is also present and to be discovered. However in order to access the solutions you must acknowledge the problem with clarity and then open up to the discovery of the solutions by shifting the focus to access the creative flow of inspired new thoughts and ideas. This is why it is important to keep your mind and your heart open and positive to the possibilities.

The 2020 big C virus ! How to boost your immunity so it is no biggy for your cells to adapt to.

Immunity boosting practices for the PHYSICAL BODY :

VITAMINS & MINERALS : Eat well for your body by making sure you are getting plenty of vitamins and minerals. One of the best way to do this is to include lots of organic vegetables and fruit. Add in some extra greens and orange juice over these few next months for vitamin C & D. Don't forget to get lots of sunshine when ever possibly for your vitamin D uptake also and just because it makes you feel amasing.
WASH HANDS & SURFACES: However no need to get OCD on it, just relax and enjoy creating a clean organised space around you.
EXERCISE IN WAYS THAT ARE FUN: out in nature. Surround yourself with nature as much as possible. A great idea is to have plenty of plants inside your house as these naturally clean and filter the air around you. Nature and laughter is both great medicines, both cost you nothing only your willingness to engage them.
FROM FOE TO FREIND MEET YOUR BODY : Make friends with your body; nurture and love it in every way. It is your sacred temple and vehicle that takes your spirit around this planet to experience your daily life via the 5 outer and 5 inner senses.
ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE: Practice Gratitude Daily for your body and cells. Acknowledge the health and vitality you have in the HERE and NOW. Bless your body, bless your cells, bless the water within your body. Gratitude is one of the most powerful wellness and life transformational tools there is. Do not under estimate its super power.

Stretch your arms up high and feel the good vibes. Experience the MIND-BODY connection in this simply movement.

Immunity boosting practices for the MENTAL BODY:

BE mindful of what you allow to enter into your ears and subconscious mind that affect your mindset and thoughts. Turn off from listening to negative and over dramatised media that triggers fearful thoughts of doubt, distrust, worry, anxiety and a disempowering lack mentality. Tune into media sources that you trust that simply deliver the latest factual news or perhaps better to read from a source on the internet. Be discerning when you have the information that you need. Drama can be addictive and this is why so much resources is put into this kind of media to raise the ratings.
Focus on that which creates a more positive and life affirmative thought process. Taking time in nature is one of the most powerful ways to calm the mind and nervous system. Journal your thoughts down daily to get them out of going around your head. Read the book called "The Artist Way" for inspiration to ignite creativity if you believe you are not creative and cannot access creative new thoughts and solutions.
Direct your thoughts daily by repeating affirmations or mantras that resonant with you. We highly recommend at Vibrant Living Retreat investing in the Louise Hay " 365 day Power thoughts" book.
Tune in to information and knowledge that is shared by people that inspire you. People who live with passion and joy in what they are doing are living from there authentic soulfully aligned truth. These people generally exude natural health and vitality because the majority of their thoughts are not stressful and instead are very life affirmative, genuine, regenerative, caring and supportive.
Stay away from negative, judgemental, stressful and draining communications. Care enough about you to honour your bodies needs regardless of what others may think about your choices. What your dominate thinking is about you and your choices is what really matters to your health and well-being ! " Every body cell and there is trillions of them is listening to your every thought and the energy frequency it emits " .

Eckhart Tolle a teacher of the power of the mind thoughts and living in the present. moment.

Understanding the Emotional Body
There is a lot of information currently about the mind - body connection. However what is often left out of the equation for sustainable and empowered health especially in mainstream medicine is the importance of the emotional ~ feeling body and how it effects health and wellness.

The emotional body is 'energy in motion' running through the body as different chemical compounds and broadcasting electro magnetic fields of communication.

Each emotion or feeling has a vibrational frequencies of resonance. This magnetises 'like frequencies' to it or another way of saying this is 'like experiences' to it. This is why it is so important to become emotionally intelligent though understanding and becoming responsive and responsible towards the feeling body. It is your SUPER POWER TO CREATE THE LIFE & WORLD YOU PREFER so it is well worth getting to know it better. Become friendly with the many landscapes and expressions of the emotional body, begins to become aware of how your thoughts and the definitions you have in your subconscious mind about them directly effect the emotional body and its expression via the chemistry created in the body. Thoughts and feelings are interconnected, feelings and thoughts are interconnected !

Natural and sustainable health requires the balance and harmony of the emotional body, the physical body and the mental body.

The greater healing in our planet and humanity requires the resolution of many old emotions that have not been dealt with before now for various reason and are held in the cellular structure.

Every child in its innocence display's various emotions until they learn which ones are not acceptable, valued, encouraged, appropriate or worst they got punished or ridiculed for expressing them.

When a healthy emotional understanding is experienced it allows for a greater awareness and capacity to shift focus and choose different emotional states or frequencies to attract and magnetise different kinds of life experiences in your life. This is true empowering life creation.

Living this way is a reflection of starting to access a more highly evolved, awakened and empowering consciousness. Cultivating a healthy self esteem and self value via ones thoughts and daily attitude is a required aspect of this. It often requires a journey of healing and transformation especially if one took on very negative ideas and beliefs in childhood about oneself, others and life or perhaps suffered abuse and neglect and came to misguided and disempowering conclusions about ones worth and value in the world. When this happens the heart builds up walls around it to protect oneself from these harsher feelings and emotions and in an attempt to not feel them and the pain ever again. However in the longer term these 'heart walls' ( Book Recommendation " The Emotion Code " ) are what creates a barrier to receiving and exchanging love and care more openly with trust and ease.

The heart is known as the emotional centre of the body. The heart has been discovered to emit a stronger electro magnetic field of energy than the brain does.

Immunity boosting practices for the Emotional Body :

Embrace your emotional body stop pushing them away and making them and you wrong in your head for having emotions. Instead discover a healthy way to express your emotions by writing them down, speaking to a trusted friend or book a session with someone that is skilled in that kind of support; healing , resolution and release work.
Move the energy into motion via the free form expressions of Dance, Art , Music, Singing Tones, Healing Modalities, Hypnosis session, Massage, Yoga, Being in Nature, Exercises that you enjoy. Basically anything that creates a healthy flow of expressions of the energy into motion.
Welcome your emotions rather than resist them. " Where there is movement their is improvement " Emotions are like water and when that water is held behind a dam for too long they become toxic to the body and eventually must lead to chronic ailments and dis-ease. When you really get to understand your emotions you will realise just how connected body pain and emotional pains really are. That is why by releasing stuck emotions can release body pains and heal dis-ease, even long standing chronic pain. Especially long standing chronic pain as the stuck emotions are at the core of the dis-ease and hence why it never got healed and resolved.
Trust your feelings. This takes practice and will naturally happen over time once the water or emotions that were trapped behind the dam wall begin to move in a healthy expression again. Keeping with this water analogy to understand emotions. The move the water flows in its natural way the more it becomes purified, clear and increases natural health and vitality.
Having the courage to face and breathe through your biggest imagined fears and uncomfortable emotions with practice will uncover your deeper and truer nature as joy. " Joy is love expressed " AND " passion is joy expressed ". Have the courage to follow your joy and live your passions. However be aware that if you feel stuck on this then you most lightly have stuck emotions that are holding you back from listening and trusting your innate and most authentic free self. You are your greatest investment and equity so be willing to do what ever it takes to get you unstuck because you are worth it ... right ... !!!

" What other people think about you is none of your business "

Vibrant living Retreat is located in Hanmer Springs, South Island, NZ.

I hope and trust this information is helpful for you. Please comment with any questions on any of the above or join our Facebook page for more regular inspiring wellness posts. Like us on FACEBOOK HERE

Vibrant Blessings of HEALTH & EmPOWERment.
Mary Jo

www.vibrantliving.co.nz
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The POWER of STORY; THE POWER of WORDS.

2/25/2020

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I write this Blog as husband Steve and VLR co-director is living his other passion which is endurance cycling.

Today FEB 26th Steve is currently nearing the completion of cycling the length of New Zealand from top to toe on his 3000km TOUR AOTEAROA cycling event. He is doing it in record time and inspiring many other riders, those that are tracking him across the globe, his wife, family, community and all at VLR.

When he is away from VLR for an extended time, I also seem to go on my own epic inner journey. Through this I come into deeper levels of awareness and realisation of the immense gift of Steve's steadfast presence, unwavering support, unconditional love and joyful dedication in my life for over 22 years and within our wellness business for the last 5+ years.

What can I say, I just get inspired and my heart opens even more into the
LIGHT & TRUTH of unconditional LOVE.

This divine authentic love wants to be expressed, shared and set free from my heart and soul, so this blog was born to capture the moment and the story when inspired to write.

I like many find Steve to be a beacon of inspiration with his capacity to dig deep and believe in himself, his ability and follow his joy.
That which sets the soul on fire.

It is shared with LOVE & with the intention that it may engage and ignite something deep within you; something you have longed to ignite and affirm in your life.

OR perhaps can offer a few ray's of hope, relief, peace, courage and light in the days, weeks, months and even years ahead.

Steve wrote this for moi, Mary Jo many years ago. Now I revamp and regift it back to him as he completes his epic 3000km T.A event.

The Power of STORY.

Everyone has a Story and here is some of ours
pre Steve's endurance cycling times.

In the earliest years of myself and Steve's relationship, communication was not so easy for either of us.

I had a greatly defended heart and was so afraid of so many things deep down. I spent many years on reflection with an underlining anxiety and overwhelm within my situation. My life was mostly consumed with attempting to appear strong on the outside to avoid being hurt, abandoned or rejected.

I use to be very over responsible in my attitude in an attempt to modulate the extremes of emotions being thrown all over the place in what I came to realise was a intensely dysfunctional home life. Plus I had been sent to live in two different children's home's between 3 and 6 years of age. ( BLOG HERE )

From 6 yrs of age I started to become the peace keeper in my family, the one to attempt to make things ok for everyone. I was strong for others at the expense of my own needs being met. Heck I did not even know what my needs were as I had buried and learnt to disallow them so much.

When Steve & I met at 16 and 17 year old, we were both pretty shy and awkward in our own respective ways. We met at a night club between our two towns on the west coast of Ireland. We went to different schools at the time.

I recall we were both feeling a bit lost in the Irish drinking culture and educational system. Steve would have much rather been training for Soccer and Gaelic football teams. For myself, however the alcohol did offer some much required reprieve to ‘let my hair down ‘ getting out of my mind for a bit to go have some fun. In fairness back then, the drinking culture in Ireland was pretty fun with family, friends and the local communities all hanging out in the pub together often after going to Church.

I had known from a early age that I wanted to get out into the world to travel and see different ways to live. Deep down I just felt there had to be a better way to live life that was easier and less of a struggle, However I had no idea what that was as it was just a gut / heart feeling at the time.

Steve and I became boyfriend and girlfriend for a few months in our Teens. I really had no idea how to be in a sincere relationship at that point in my life, so we ended it after 8+months. I went to college to study Industrial design and I joke that Steve went to the Pub for three years . But not the entire truth of course as he also took a 3 yr apprenticeship in carpentry. Then at 21yrs he had his first opportunity to leave Ireland with a friend and go live and work in Jersey which is one of the Channel Islands, a small island between England and France.

Even over the years I was in collage and Steve was doing his apprenticeship we would keep in touch sometimes and end up seeing each other out in different night clubs around our home towns.

When I finished college a group of friends invited me to go with them to visit Jersey in the summer months with the hope of finding work. At that time getting accommodation on the Island was a challenge so I ended up giving them Steve as a contact person. By the time I got there Steve and his roomie Dave were sharing there tiny bedsit with a few of my collage friends. Steve had even got with one of the girls and I had been with someone else in Collage for many months. It was certainly not my plan, however it did not take long before Steve and I managed to magnetise ourself together and I never did use my return ticket to fly home to Ireland that summer. I Stayed in Jersey with Steve and apart from splitting up for a couple of months that same year, we have been together ever since 22+ yrs and married for 11 years.

We lived primarily in Jersey from 1997 to 2007' before leaving there and travelling to N.Z in 2008'.

In our 20's a lot of fun was had living on what felt like a paradise Island compared to where we grew up in Ireland, a place where no one asked us what our plans were for our life's as really we had none except to travel and discover more about life and who we were.

We had lots of some fun times drinking and party on the weekends and working different jobs during the week. We started to save some money to go on extended travel adventures to Asia over those years and bit by bit we kept expanding our life experiences and perspectives. It was in 2003' in India that Steve and I got to experience our first authentic and traditional 10 day YOGA RETREAT and 10 DAY SILENT MEDITATION. Truly there is no going back after that .... as we began to come to know more experientially about the mind - body - spirit / energy connection. We became more aware of how things effected the body and mind and how the mind effected the body. We became more aware of reincarnation to represent the birth, life and death cycle that is a integral part of the Indian culture and spiritual traditions.

Even in India on our 1st ever Yoga retreat, Steve made getting into the posture of head stands look so easy and graceful compared to how I got to experience it. On the 10 Day Silent Meditation retreat sitting for 9 hours a day, he took to it like a Budda or at least that it what it seemed like to me.

On our return to Jersey, it was challenging for us both to try to marry the eastern body-mind-spiritual aligned ways we were discovering with the western ways of keeping the job to chase the $$$ to indulge in the pub culture / nightclubs on the weekends. India had a deeply profound and transformational effect on us both. It certainty gave us a much wider perspective on life and humbled our hearts and minds in many ways.

In generally drinking copious amounts of alcohol never suited Steve , he use to get sick as a dog afterwards and really suffer in his hangovers. On reflection it makes sense as Steve really has been a natural born athlete. He just could not find a way to truly express and excel in it especially as a teenager and 20’s.

A few months before Steve rode his 1st Tour Divide in 2017 which is a 4400km race across the united states he decided to quit alcohol. He had never considered to do this before then. He had a little alcohol when he returned to Ireland after his race and then after that pretty much none since. He says he does not like the feeling anymore and would rather feel the clarity and clearness of when he is riding his bike. His biking has become his greatest meditation.

Steve and Mary Jo 2019.

THE POWER OF LOVE in words.

To Heal the wounded insecure heart.

In the earlier years of our relationship one of the ways that Steve managed to communicate and bypass my heart defences, unhealthy relationship with my own emotional body and negative mental storyline’s was in gifting me a simply piece of paper or a card with a few poetic lines he had written. Within these simply lines, this man of few words ( back then ) would capture and communicate such a depth of soulful clarity that they would pierce right through the shields and I would feel so utterly seen, heard and recognised in the truth of my inner being beyond the stories of my mind and the pains of my emotional body.

In essence Steve seen me deeply and more truly before I was ready to see and accept myself. Now that I have walked my healing path and become the empowered healed healer of LOVE & LIGHT once more that I AM. It is my delight, honour and joy to bring forth from the depth of my true authentic being and reciprocate the love and support to Steve. It is my delight, honour, joy and compassion to extend this LOVE and LIGHTin words, story and heart to those that may feel as I once did.

I dedicate Steve's poetic LIGHT FILLED words he once gave to me, now to you. Please share them with someone you think it may inspire to also feel seen, loved and appreciated for whom they truly are beneath the challenges, the darkness, the anxiety, the concerns, worries, fear or depression.

If you ever wonder why I share as openly and authentically as I do ? It is because I know how it feels to deep down feel utterly alone, unsupported , unlovable, rejected, abandoned, unsafe and unacceptable for whom you truly are.

I want you to know you are not alone and I want you to remind others they are not alone either. For I recall that being the greatest pain of all to feel within my own inner prisons I had created to protect my heart from feeling the harsh world around me .

What I have learnt in my healing transformational experience this lifetime and from that of my soulful wisdom from other incarnations is this; that which we shine the light of awareness and fully acknowledge ( no turning away from in denial or avoidance ) does not own us anymore, we own it and that is empowerment.

Then with sincere forgiveness, acceptance and unconditional love we can transform all of what was once termed as negative / dark or abusive experiences and energies into powerful compassionate presence and brilliant wisdom that knows no bounds or limits within the soul, body and mind. There is then no need to repeat these patterns and experiences again, it is done and completed !!!

We stop running from the thoughts or trying to numb the feelings of those 'scary monsters' and 'ghosts' in the closets and under the floor boards trying to come forward within our respective psyche's'. We air those suckers out and return them to the light of consciousness !!! WOOHOO.

We return them to pure LOVE .

We come to realise we are powerful beyond measure and we move beyond egoic fears.

We realise deep down at our core that we are Consciousness / Spirit / Energy living a human experience.

And that experience can be weaved into a new storyline on a new stage of life.

And so it is.
Amen.
Hallelujah.
Praise us all !

That my vibrant friends is a story about the power of returning to LOVE.

The most important is SELF - LOVE and SELF - ACCEPTANCE within.

For we can not sustainable give what we do not have in abundance within.

SELF BELIEF & FAITH comes far easier to those that feel self love and acceptance !

Self Love is to feel Self Connection.
In self Connection is to know connection to all life.

Then you know in truth you are never alone.
For you are always connected to life.
AND
You Thrive.

Infinite Divine Love, Joy & Grace
Mary Jo

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Wellness Steps for releasing Anxiety and boosting your immunity system.

1/8/2020

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Getting barefoot and grounding with the earth helps balance mental and physical energy by taking you out of stress by harmonising body, mind and spirit with earth resonance.

Check out this 2 min video below on introducing the concept of the science around grounding and a movie called “ the earthing movie “. The link for this movie documentary is included in this blog after the step by step VLR grounding wellness practices below.

Vibrant Living ~ Cultivating Awareness and Mindfulness Blog.
Wellness Tool in 9 easy steps.

In these current times a daily grounding practice is incredibly important for your over all general health and well-being physically, mentally and spiritually.

Here is a powerful Mindfulness Wellness Exercise I take people through on our Vibrant Living Wellness Retreats in Hanmer Springs, NZ.

This will be very helpful for anyone challenged with anxiety, digestive issues, low immunity and inflammation diseases. However it really is for everyone that would like to feel more at peace, trust and in flow by harmonising with with life's naturally rhythms.

Step 1. Take yourself into nature, it can be your garden or a forest walk. Somewhere you can get barefooted and feel your feet on the earth 🌍. Feel the texture of the grass or pebbles under your feet.

Step2. Then take a few deep breaths and enjoy a gentle barefoot walk with breath awareness.

Step 3. Sit by a tree for awhile. Open to the gentle wisdom and presence of nature and notice how the trees have a deep rooted connection to the earth. Use your imagination ( right hemisphere of the brain 🧠) to Imagine you also have a root system going deep into the earth in all direction out of your feet. If you find imagination difficult then just pretend or intend it and have fun with it.

Step 4. After a few minutes sitting by the tree trunk begin to walk again but this time as if you are like a tree with deep roots into the earth.

Step 5. Now that you are feeling grounding and rooted deeply into the earth , it is time to become aware of the other elements of nature . Feel the temperature of the wind on your skin and then the sun or warmth on your skin. Begin to now notice how like a tree or plant it rises from the earth and opens to the sun and the sky. Feel yourself grounded into the earth and rising upwards to the sky creating length and openness in your body and spine.

Step 6. Slide your shoulders back and notice around you all the many different shapes and colours in nature’s; in the trees 🌳 and the plants 🌱 and the small grasses and flowers 🌷 . If you feel comfortable open your arms wide and reach up into the sky for 30 seconds. Notice how this changes your mood and you feel more calm, relaxed and joyful.

Step 7. Continue to Breathe in with curiosity and wonder on your connection to this nature all around you and how you are breathing the air in through your nose that goes into your lungs that then passes it to your heart. There the heart pumps it through the red blood cells which move through out your blood stream to reach into trillions of cells.

*** This element of air and ether is what is permeating every cell in your body with oxygen and lifeforce chi energy and maintaining your life vitality. Without breath for just a few minutes there is no life in the body. The exhale also releases the deoxygenated breath and toxins which the plants and trees renew back into fresh oxygen 🌳🌱💓

Step 8. Allow yourself to be gently reminded of your inherent connection and inter-relationship with these elements of air, ether, earth, sun and water ( water represented by the flow of blood in the body which is 70% , 80% or even 90% water so science tells us these days )

Step 9 : Feel the natural ‘attitude of gratitude’ bubble up from within you for the precious gift of life this day and decide this is a my good day. Thank you life 🙏 . Breathe in the love and support all around you and breath out gratitude.

Repeat daily or as often as possible. Requires 10-15 mins.

Take the reins on your day with this daily practice and experience the difference it makes to your day, your body and mind.

I trust you find this practice helpful. However like any wellness practices you will have to put it into actual practice. Reading about it does not translate into an embodied real time experience. So do yourself a favour and put your phone aside for a few minutes and give it a real go. 😉

Transform theory into experience !

Make a deal with yourself to try it out for one week practicing it daily. Then don’t do it for the next week. Keep a journal 📔 and note what is different about each week. Notice if when you did this grounding practice if you felt more calm and relaxed and confident to go about your day with a greater ease, confidence, clarity and felt more in the flow ?

Then decide if it is a keeper or not ? If it is then choose to commit to integrate the practice into you and your families daily life with regular time barefoot in nature.

There is good reason children love to be barefoot in nature. Now you know why you should join them ! ! !

Happy grounding 😃

" Delight in being humbled by the magnificence of your existence and all existence's "

Do you require more expert wellness support and guidance to rest, relax, reset and rebalance your self empowered well-being in body mind and spirit ? We offer at Vibrant Living Retreat many rejuvenating detox wellness retreats in Hanmer Springs.

Contact us to enquire EMAIL : info@vibrantliving.co.nz and just let us know what you are looking for and the dates you would like at attend and we will be happy to get back to you with some recommendations, packages and prices.

All our retreats include introductions to different styles of YOGA, MINDFULNESS, MEDITATION, PERSONAL WELLNESS & EMPOWERMENT TOOLS, SELF CARE VALUES, WELLNESS COACHING, HEALTHY YUMMY MEALS AND COOKING TIPS / RECIPES and lots more. RETREAT PAGE HERE.

Vibrant blessings
Mary Jo😃

VLR wellness retreats facilitator & Yoga Instructor
Wellness Blogger / Coach
Www.vibrantliving.co.nz

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VLR 2020 Competition Responses & Winners.

1/3/2020

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We received 50 great responses over the Christmas Festive Holidays 2019
be in for a chance to WIN a FREE 2 night Spa Escape Package worth $1099.

The Package includes luxury Villa & Spa accommodation, breakfasts, hot pools and 4 hours of Day Spa treatments.

However 2020 New year burst open our hearts even more and instead of giving away just one package we ended up giving away 5 prizes worth nearly $3500.

Congratulations to all our The WINNERS whose names are announced below.

Read more on our Spa Escape package HERE

Picture taken Christmas 2019 at Vibrant Living Retreat. Steve, Mary Jo and Chara the VLR 2020 Team.

Our competition & responses to 2 questions to be answered to enter and win.

The responses received via our questionnaire form DEC 2019'

Best massage ever!!
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The responses received via our questionnaire form DEC 2019'

Pregnant with third baby, no time for a baby moon before baby comes in April.
LOVE
My husband deserves a chance to fully relax and take stock. He always priorities us before himself!
We are always looking after others and need a chance to relax and recharge. Vibrant Living is the perfect place for this.
Husband and wife who love to pursue never ending health and happiness
To continue the commitment to self care and sharing the knowledge.
Because he has been working so hard and always goes out of his way to care for me and he needs a chance to stop and rejuvenate himself.
I have been to vibrant living twice before and have found it very welcoming and transformative both times. 2020 will be a year of change as I start my new job in a new city. Winning this escape would allow me to take time out and reflect/recenter amongst all of the change.
I’ve had a bit of a tough year, breast cancer diagnosis, 2 surgeries later and I’m pretty well. But it’s been hard at times as we own our own business and I couldn’t always get the the time off I wanted. So a couple of nights of pampering and relaxing in your beautiful setting would be just the ticket
My wife and I haven't had any time ways since we spent spent a night with you over 2 years ago. My wife really enjoyed her massage and the hot pools it was a relaxing time away from our busy lives.
2020 is a special year for us as my husband will be having his 70th birthday, we had the best experience when last stayed with you at Queens Birthday weekend a few years ago. we both loved the massage and enjoyed chilling out in the hots pool. I loved have breakfast made for me and enjoyed your lovely fresh food.
My Partner works full time and has been at Uni part time for the last
two and a half years.
He deserves to find himself again, he takes way too much on and doesn't the time to unwind and relax.
Been a follower since way b4 this started up at 2 previous addresses and love mjs massages and being a solo mumma this would be a well deserve break for me
2019 was a very sad and stressful one for myself and partner Kevin. Would be fantastic to set it up in a good direction heading into 2020
My friend and I normally come up once a year for a girls weekend but in the last 2 years kids have taken over and matching free weekends haven't happened, so we need to make time for ourselves and have kid free time. If we won we would have to make it happen and I think we would both love it!!
because It is one of my favourite places to enjoy beautiful part of NZ
it has been a hard couple of years and time to put some time into myself
My partner Chris has had a stressful year and had a mild heart attack and he deserves a pampering.
We have three darling kiddos, one of whom with special needs who is super active and lacks understanding of dangers. Therefore she needs constant supervision and watchfulness which is rewarding and fun, but also exceptionally draining physically, mentally and spiritually. Thanks for offering the prize draw Mary Jo.
We are both hard workers, parents of 2 young children so we don't have the occasion to get away together as a couple or to relax. My husband is a builder with an ongoing achy body, and I'm a nature guide with a less achy body but a mind that needs to settle and relax! Both wildlife and nature lovers ;)
It would be great to take time out for myself after a very hectic year.
We have been regular visitors to Hanmer, even from across the ditch ( one of my sisters lives in NZ). However since we have become foster carers we are in need of a break and some healing. Even if it just to release frustrations with the system!
This will greatly help me to recover from my current situation which I experienced recently. Thanks to Mary and Stephen.
For my dear friend who supports me in times of need
I would like to enter myself and my dear friend. We have both had challenging 2019s. My friend lost her much loved father to illness, after nursing and caring for him for many months. My situation is very different although many of the same emotions are attached. My sister has recently gone to prison, so for the last months I have been trying my best to help and support her 2 young children as well as my own 3 young children and the rest of my family. Both of us and I attended a Yoga/Meditation weekend with Mary Jo and I learnt so many strategies which have helped me through the past few months, I would love us to come back for a chance to relax and revive,ready to start 2020 in a positive light.
For my girlfriend, she loves massage, it may also help with some of her health issues, IBS, tight neck & shoulders and migraines. And I’d accompany her too for a mini break away as I love the South Island, have very briefly visited Hanmer, so would love to explore properly. Namaste 🙏
My husband and I celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary in 2020 - what a great way to celebrate it would be!
Always wanted to treat myself to a spa escape package. I am the mother of a gorgeous 16year old who could join me on this wonderful treat to set up good habits for life :-)
Chris (my husband) and I enjoyed our stay and healing process last time. We would love to come back and do it again, learn more, relax more...
I’m working on a healthier me.
I’ve had an emotionally exhausting year full of change and growth which has at times been very painful. I would love to have this opportunity to rest and recalibrate for 2020. I would bring my mum as this would be a great opportunity for us to share some relaxing, quality time together. I know she needs it as this year has brought many challenges for her as well.
I have two young children and another on the way. I'm going to need some relaxing me time.
Having stayed with you once before I'd love to be able to share that with my partner
I would love to take my best friend with me if I win. She has 2 boys under 5 and she is currently expecting a baby girl, due in March. Her husband is away from home (for work) for more than half the year so she would love to be able to get some time off to relax, rejuvenate and recharge!
My husband and I work very hard all year with lots of family obligations and it would be nice just for the 2 of us to enjoy nature and each other.
My husband works so hard to provide for our 8 kids and needs a break.
I would love to share this special package with my 16 year old daughter and encourage good habits for life! Perhaps it could become a yearly retreat for us :-)
I have had a tough last few years with a knee surgery and family issues. The opportunity to have two days of relaxing and rejuvenating would be amazing for my body and mind!
My wife and I hope to celebrate our 38th wedding anniversary in Hanmer Springs. We love it there, having been twice already, and we look forward to reliving our original visit to Mary Jo many years ago.
I would love to win this for my dear friend. She has had a challenging year with her first baby, born with a heart defect via cesarean. She never complains and is a wonderful mum but I know this is just what she needs!! And she may just take me along too, and that would make for a very special girls treat!
I’m entering this competition for my wife because she is amazing and has had a hard 8 weeks since giving birth to our son and deserves a break and time to unwind and relax
So my bestie Jenny and I can have some quality relaxation,
‘me’ time, and also a fabulous catch up. We try and meet up once a year since i moved away from Glenorchy to the cool little town of Hokitika.
This last year I worked 90hr weeks to help keep my families heads above water. I would love to say I am entering for someone else but I am so in need of some relaxation and renewal in order for me to keep looking after those I love I'm being a little selfish and hoping I am deserving enough. X
I have learned that you need to take care of yourself as well in order to be able to be a human being that others enjoy being around. Plus I've been working incredibly hard this whole year ;-)
Coming to NZ in January 2020 to visit my favourite country - would love to be able to visit the retreat and enjoy all that it offers.
For the pure selfish pleasure of being pampered and being looked after in a most relaxing way. And to leave feeling on top of it all.
We came to you guys for our honeymoon and would love to come back again in celebration of our 1yr anniversary. Love what you do and lovely people.
I have recently been diagnosed with multiple skull tumours. I have a biopsy and tumour removal surgery booked for early February. I would love to come before then to get healthy and relax my mind.
I have multiple sclerosis. I have looked for many answers for treatment. It all leads to a healthy lifestyle. I have strayed and need some time out to bring myself back on board. I am in need of wholesome fresh food and self care. Any extra pampering would be very welcome for my wellbeing.

WINNERS of our Spa escape package

Our Competition WINNERS. Not just one but 5 Winners announced.

2 x 2night Spa Escape worth $2199

1 x 1 night Villa Spa Escape worth $599

1 x 1 Night Lodge Room Spa Escape worth $499

1 x 90min Massage Voucher worth $180

A total of $3477 given away in Vibrant Living Retreat PRIZES and we are delighted.

It is with great Joy and Gratitude in our vibrant hearts
that we get to congratulate.. as follows

2 Night Spa Escape Package

* Oana and Chris Johnson from Christchurch

* Claudia Kern from Nelson

( A Bonus Prize for Claudia Kern chosen with the help of our Facebook Follower )

1 Night Spa Escape Villa & Spa Escape

* Kate Gardner from Hokitika and Glenorchy

1 night Lodge Spa Escape

* Pauline Crate from Christchurch

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Stepping into 2020 with clarity and courage.

12/30/2019

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Words for thought, insight, inspiration and reflection as we transition into the new year of 2020 and a new decade ahead. Plus a powerful and simply wellness tool included in this blog post for you to put into practice to help you clarify your core values and focus in year ahead.

Words for thought and reflection as we transition into the new year of 2020 and a epic new decade ahead.

2020 is a year to get real and raw folks for we don't have time to beat around the bush or mince our words with being overly nice and mannerly to not cause upset or disruption. Life is here and it is in disruption regardless. Now the bigger and more important question; is how will we choose to best navigate all those experiences coming to our door so too speak on a personal, local, national and global level if not in person then via technology ?

It seems so futuristic as I recall the mention of 2020 from the year 2000. Yet here it is for each of us to embrace ... ready or not so we may as well open up our arms and say YESsssss ! ! !

This blog was written to assist and support the reader gain a deeper clarity and greater courage stepping into 2020 and the years ahead.

I am sure you will agree that it does not take a rocket scientist to note that the next decade will be an incredible and evolutionary time for us all. You / we can feel it... even if you don’t watch or read the regular mainstream news or an alternative news source.

On one earthly hand 🌍 👋 there is greater technological advances being introduced and on the horizon into our societies. On the other earthly hand 🌎 is the current and rising crisis that can not be ignored or shoved back under the preverbal carpet on the topic of what is occurring in our humanities rising health and well-being challenges. It is shocking, sad, disheartening, un-grounding and overwhelming for many across the globe 🌍...just the increase in cancers and anxieties people are dealing with on a normal day directly or indirectly.

Much creative thinking 🤔 and a solution focused, integral priority is required to rebalance our societal systems into one that truly is supportive and affirmative for empowering personal and collective health, harmony and well being. The years ahead will require each of our courage, fearless love 💓 and clarity that come from connecting with our deeper core values and living as examples of those virtues the best one can with integrity and authenticity.

Core values influence our core choices that we make daily. They influence the little things that eventuate into creating the bigger things in life; for or example creating cleaner oceans and electing politicians that actually have the ability to really listen 👂 to those they represent and communicate with authenticity and compassion for their fellow human family and communities regardless of race, colour, religion or financial status.

This for the most part is a far cry from the current situation of politicians spending long days and copious amounts of rate payers money in debate about rules and regulations that don't really hold the highest and best good of the greater humanity and a sustainable planet. This is a reflection of a very mislead, wasteful and disharmonious system among many that somehow we all have been upholding due to going along with things, not really knowing the inner power we hold and a 'Let’s not rock' the boat mentality. Well the boat is rocking and climate change and increased levels of sickness is just a couple of examples that we cannot turn away from and pretend is not happening.

How many Trumps do we need to create a head spin and get the message through to awakens our inner fire that ‘ this is not ok ‘ ! A rude awakening Mr Trump has been and yet a tremendous antidote to our collective apathy and expectations of someone or something outside of the self to fix things and make things right. Trump is a great example of just how wayward things can go when we relinquish our self empowered responsibly.

A big 👍 for Jacinda Our N.Z. Prime Minister. A wonderful example in my humble opinion of a Politician whom has not sold out her humanity for the game and systems of politics. A planetary example of staying strong and resilient as a compassionate, common sense, practical, caring and authentic Politician and human being.

To be honest I have had little interest in Politics finding it incredibly mundane and a very mental process for the most part. In previous times I found not much true authentic heart in it and far too much of personal agendas and gains getting mixed up in it. However this last year I have had the great honour of meeting in person a couple of wonderful Politicians partial frustrated themselves by the inability to create the changes they thought they could and finding not great support as an authentic voice among the pigeons. It was able to pass onto to these people the news of a wonderful women called Marianne Williams whom is currently running for the next elections in USA 🇺🇸. If you have not heard of her or heard her speak please google her and hear her messages.

In 2020 Personal responsibility is a must to create the change we want to see and experience in our outer world. We cannot wait for the Political systems to do it for us or any other systems for that matter. We must get really clear on what our own deeper and most valued truth and virtues are. What is it we need to become ourself to walk the walk and not just talk the talk or blame others for not walking their talk ? How do we become more integral by our thoughts, words and actions? These after all are what relay our most treasures values, beliefs and communicate impressions to others and the children observing us ? A great way if you have children is to ask what values would you most want your children to remember you mostly for ?

It all begins within by cultivating daily well-being practices that support becoming mindfully aware of ones thoughts, speech and actions and how these habits and intentions / attention actually connect outwards to influence the experiences of life a person has.

“ what you give out you get back “

The greatest liberation is in taking full responsibility for your life experiences even if you don’t like what you are currently seeing. If you don’t then the tendency is to look outwards for someone or something to blame and you lock yourself into thinking and believing you are a victim and powerless. Or you blame yourself deep down for never being good enough and turn that anger and resentment inwards which will definitely cause a dis-ease response in the body.

The biggest thing that must transform in the next decade is our humanities deep down self esteem issues. We must finally awaken to the fact that we are inherently worthy to know we are powerful beyond measure and that Jesus was not a liar when quoted as stating

“ everything I can do, you will do and more “.

And who wants to call Jesus a liar ... right 😅😉 ! Jesus ( Yeshua ) wanted us to come into the awareness and acceptance that we are each godliness also within. Like him we are sons and daughters of god. We are not separate from the light of Christ that shone through his earthly body over 2000+ years ago. This light comes through each ones sacred heart 💓 space when one is ready to heal, harmonise and reconcile from past karmic patterns, traumas, shame, distortions of truth, control issues and unresolved emotions.

The more one releases and heals the past the more the Christed light can move freely through unobstructed by what has been the norm for 1000’s of years. The norm of excessive human fear, uncertainty, un-forgiveness, distrust, shame and self-doubt issues. Hence feeling and believing one is deeply unworthy and undeserving to accept such a magnificent radiant blessings to know that I AM GOD also.

Not just as a mental concept to try to attain and grasp at but as an experience of ‘truth’ beyond the words and limited interpretations by mans ( or womens ) ego living its separated identity so mightily upon the earth.

Journaling 📔 Wellness Tool.

So with all that profound and straight talking ‘soul food ‘ for your thoughts, heart, body, emotions and soul I invite you to join me to take a few deep breaths and get a piece of paper or journal 📔 to do a yearly clean out and clarify your intentions for the year of 2020.

This is one of the wellness tools I share on our Vibrant Living Wellness Retreats. It is a simply and very powerful writing ✍🏻 tool to help organise and gain clarity of your deeper values and preferred focus moving into your future NOW.

“ the only true moment of creation is the present moment “

It is truly a practical tool that I suggest you do once monthly through out 2020 or as you transition the seasons.

VL Wellness Tool to clarify your 2020 Intentions 1. 2. & 3:

Page 1: write down a list with the heading - Everything I am ready to leave behind in 2019. Add a subheading : beliefs, thoughts, habits, communications, relationships , food choices ... etc

Page 2: write down a list with the heading. Everything I am ready to invite more of into my life experiences in 2020 . Add a subheading : beliefs, thoughts , habits , communications , relationships , food choices etc

Page 3: write your heading Wellness Toolkit for 2020. Subheading : My favourite well-being practices, habits and experiences I can add into my regular life that creates and supports me to feel truly alive , relaxed , vibrant ,peaceful, harmonious , inspired, connected , joyful , creative, balanced and calm in body mind and soul.

The 3rd list is intended to help you create daily well-being practices that support you to experience feeling grounded and in your natural vital life flow while keeping your heart opened with positive expectancy to all the good in your life already and that is coming to you with trust, faith and openness to receive with ease and inherent worthiness within. .

When you or anyone goes into fear or worry the 1st thing that’s happens is you shorten or hold your breath known as 'shallow breathing' and your heart closes. This then switches the 'primal survival brain' on that literally goes into the protecting mode to potentially save your life from what it perceives must be a impending danger of some sort know as the ’fight or flight or freeze ’ mode response of the bodies nervous system. Hence this is why taking the good deep and easy rhythmic breath is step one before any other wellness practice.

In 2020 we at Vibrant Living Retreat are delighted to continue on to be of caring, joyful and compassionate wellness services to those that are stepping forward for themselves in the values of self care, self healing, self empowerment and self creation through self responsibility. “ God helps those that helps themselves “ which means each person has a god given freewill to choose as they will.

God is waiting for you to make the 1st step; to make your choice and the preference you prefer. Once you make your committed choice with two feet in then god or the universal isness can get right in behind you supporting you all the way forward on your chosen life path decision until you make a new choice of direction. What we don’t always understand in our human nature is that you can choose again and again what ever you decide even 10 seconds later . It is the indecision that creates the deep struggles one feel inside. This non commitment in any one direction is often because one is unwilling to make a choice for fear of getting it wrong and not wanting to take responsibility if one does.

In simply term one does not trust themselves or life. it is a challenging thing for our human egos to swallow that there really is never a wrong decision made no matter the outcome for everything is a learning and growing experience. Learning what one does not prefer to experience offers lots of clarity and determination into what one does prefer.

I trust this blog and wellness tool is helpful and insightful to be a support for your year (s) ahead.

Please comment below and share what you found Insightful and helpful.

Vibrant love 💓 AND magical godly / goddess blessings of universal support for your 2020 year ahead.

May you create and open to your amazing year ahead with a relaxed confidence and ease.

Mary jo 🥳

VLR Wellness retreat facilitator 😃 and Yoga instructor.
Healed healer 😇
Conscious co-creator 🌎
Www.vibrantliving.co.nz

2019 Christmas at Vibrant Living Retreat. Steve, Mary Jo and Chara. The VLR team 2020.

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2019 - What a year to reflect upon. Here is my story to add to the library of our collective consciousness.

12/6/2019

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Mary Jo VLR Co-director . Picture Credit : http://www.valettabrenzon.com

Hello to our wonderful Vibrant Living extended Family,

As we close out 2019, I am feeling reflective of what has been a epic year of experiences. I could write a book on 2019 alone.

In my own personal experience at times over this last year is it has felt like a roller coaster ride of mixed emotions moving through great heights of personal empowerment , clarity, vitality and joyful service to sudden dips into feelings of overwhelm, exhaustion, uncertainty, unsupported, habit to control, distrust and with deep sadness and confusion.

Over the year I was confronted by my own challenges and inabilities to receive and let in the balance of support I needed at times with what I give out. I was humbled into asking for more support and faced with a deep seated fear of it not being provided or even if it was, it being taking away from me rather swiftly. I realised I felt more in control in the giving and how much a state of open vulnerability and accepting ones worthiness and inherent value is required to be capable to receive from life and others with ease, gratitude and joy.

I uncovered that much of this pattern within me goes back to my early childhood experiences and a influence from other life's my soul has lived when I did in fact experience these patterns again and again. In this life as Mary Jo at age 3 years old I was sent to two different children's home over a 3 year period along with my two younger siblings until I was 6 yrs olds. By the age of 3yrs old I had started to live a great deal of my life in the Fight or Flight stress response to life due to feeling unsafe and uncertain within my environment. Hence why so much of my latter life has been about how to unwind my previously over stressed nervous system and heal thyself. No better way to learn than through personal experience.. right !

I realised a metaphorical door had been closed on those formative years within my psyche between the ages of 3-6yrs which resulted in me having very little memories of those years. That door got opened more and more over the last year and was its most intense in its emotional cleansing from the period of June to Oct.

The door began to be opened after we received a surprise infringement letter back in January which stated that we were being fined for our little dogie Magica whom had being doing some roaming next door in the housing estate. It stated that if we received 3 of these letters over a two year period we could be disqualified from being dog owners. Well that just cracked my heart open with raw emotions of grief, shock, anger, confusion and sadness. Our little cute furbaby Magica whom melts the hearts of many of our guests and clients regularly. In fact many people tell us they have never met a dog so mellow and gentle. She is 9 years with us living in Hanmer Springs and we never received a letter like this before. It seemed ridiculous to receive such a letter and anyone we told laughed too as it just seemed so strange a thing to happen. We really had trouble taking it seriously.

Over the years all we had generally heard was positive endearing feedback about her encounters with people both on our property and off of it. However receiving this surprise letter stirred in me the possibility of losing my dogie whom I love so much. I even call her my heart and greatest teacher of unconditional love and joy this life. This brought to the surface of my psyche the sadness of my younger 3yr old self when she perceived herself to be taken from her parents whom she loved and placed into the children homes where she did not feel she belonged.

I believe that on a a higher level the entire situation was to help me heal the unresolved emotional patterns of my past and my little dog was playing out her divine intervention role for my highest and best good and for those also involved if they were willing to receive the gifts and to balance the old karma from other life incarnations shared.

" There is two ways to look at life, one as if nothing is a miracle and the other as if everything is " Albert Einstein.

The greater opportunity of my soul through my human journey in this instance was to realise and accept that love in its purest expression can never really be lost and I am that essence of love within the depth of my true being just like everyone is.

Through the accumulative effect the door of my heart and psyche was opened and it presented me with the amazing invitation to finally resolve, heal and set free those feelings and emotions of my younger self, which I had not been ready before this year of 2019 to fully acknowledge, feel and embrace with divine compassion and love. Or to use the scientific term to return the electro-magnetic charge of where all these unresolved emotion's / feeling's were held in the cellular memory within the polarities back to the neural 'Zero Point Field'.

When we have stressful experiences that is simply too much to process or has no supportive outlet for expression in a healthy loving way, they most often get stuffed down and even fragmented off behind a forgotten doorway. If they never get resolved they can potentially play havoc with ones psyche, create a distorted self esteem image and lead to all kinds of imbalances and stresses like anxiety, depression and cancers in the body.

If you want to know at least some of my secret to not needing to see a medical doctor in over 13 years, it is because I have been willing to do my inner work with being open to exploring different ways to release and express old emotions in healthy ways. I embrace the messages from my body with the understanding that my body is my friend that I listen to and it represents my subconscious programming / conditioning / patterning. The next stage is to change the old thought patterns and beliefs by acknowledgement and then change focus into the more positive affirmative new ones instead.

Another analogy to describe my experience in 2019 is feeling like I went through a year long washing machine cycle that has cleansed and purged out any remaining residual unresolved emotional patterns and limiting thoughts from my cellular body. For a couple of the most intensive weeks in June and July this got expressed through my physical body as coldsore popping up on my face and over my body in a way I never experienced before. Thankfully I was aware of what was taking place due to a wonderful healing session exchange I had with a lady called Eileen Faith whom received the guidance to pass onto to me of what was happening within me. Eileen has become a good friend after many year coming to me for massages and then booked in her own QHHT session last year. She is a very gifted intuitive healer. You can find her details in our FAQ page.

Now coming to the end of this year of 2019 I am feeling well rinsed and renewed to a new level of inner peace, clarity and acceptance within my true authentic being and soulful expression. I am feeling relaxed and excited about the year 2020 and ready to serve with a deeper faith in greater capacity those that cross my path at Vibrant Living Retreat and beyond.

I trust that with my open and authentic sharing and caring, it will support and add insights into your own life path journey now or in the future. Or perhaps it may add some light as you relate to certain members of your family or friends that are moving through their own challenging life transitions and awakenings to a higher level and expansion of conscious awareness. We are ultimately all in this together as a collective consciousness, however it can feel like a lonely journey at times especially if we don't feel we can openly talk to people around us that understand the process of evolution that is happening within each of us to different levels of expression and through out the earth, planets and universe.

2020 feels like a pivotal year for many of us that have been transitioning through a shift of consciousness for the last decade. A threshold of sorts that has spanned the last decade more speedily and the decades previous to this setting the grand stage for 2012 and the ushering in of our new epoch and cycle of galactic time on earth. Millions of us across the globe whom many call 'LIGHT WORKERS' have been dedicated to our inner transformational awakening journey so as to be the 'way showers' and examples with integrity of what is possible when we live our truth.

We are entering into a more highly evolved and conscious humanity that desires to live in greater harmony within one self and extend that out to each other and the planet. We are here as the soul's choice to discover a way to be healed and whole again and walk our authentic path lighting a pathway of possibilities for others to choose or not.

We are here to set new standards as living examples of stepping into these new possibilities and potentials as new realities through embracing creative higher thoughts and actions of self love, unconditional acceptance, having a attitude of gratitude and embodying the expanded vibrational frequencies that support radiance, connection and representing the purity of Divine HU-man being. This evolution is at a very important tipping point as we enter 2020 and the next 20 years will be epic as we integrate, ground, own and live our greater truth as 'Divine Human Beings' unapologetically for the greater awakening and elevation of consciousness that is stirring in millions and millions of people across the globe. OMG so exciting. I could talk about this topic of our conscious awakening and expansion all day. Not much excites my heart and soul more.

So if life is throwing curve balls your way and you feel over whelmed by it all, please please don't ever think you are going crazy or judge yourself harshly. No matter if life seems like it is all falling apart and you simply cannot bring it back together the way you think you want it to be and need it to be to feel so called normal and sane. Sometimes everything has to fall apart or seem like it is in order to rearrange itself into a greater divine order and freedom you may never have even knew was possible. So be as kind and gentle and loving to the self as you can through the process and if you need some support you know where I am. It is my greatest honour and joy to support, guide and empower you on your journey beyond the fear of death (s) and change and into truly living your greatest natural expression and unique version walking this exquisite earth home. Remember you are one of a kind; unique and of divine design and you matter to the matter around you.

Being authentic and transparent is the best way forward from now on, in all our perceived greatness, failings, shame point and challenges. Of course from the higher expanded vision of spirit, life is an experience and a gift to be embraced. What the human ego considers a failure or a success, a rightness or a wrongness is really just an experience to learn, grow and evolve with and from into even greater resilience and potentials.

Lip service does not do it anymore, we got to walk our talk and own our stuff, you know the stuff that makes us human and feel imperfect and not enough. The stuff we all share behind the scenes to lesser or more degrees and yet pretend we don't ! I have discovered that shame only lives in those parts of the self that have been held in denial and non acceptance, once accepted and included those parts become whole again and even becomes our greatest gifts of compassion, self realisation and wisdom.

So that is a bit of my behind the scenes storyline from 2019.

" We struggle with insecurity because we compare our behind the scenes with everyone else's highlight reel "

To the frontline of my highlight reel 2019 afforded me the opportunity to attend a few different areas of wellness trainings that peeked my interest and curiosity. I was guided this year to travel more and meet more resonant people and be part of bigger living conscious light worker focused communities for a few days or a week at a time.

My new certification additions in 2019.

MARCH 2019 I took a 6 day Holistic Pelvic Care Level 1 and 2 certification in Auckland with Tami Kent from USA
MAY 2019 I Attended a weekend 20hr Pregnancy Yoga Training in Nelson,
SEPT 2019 I Attend a 5 Day certified immersive 'Introspective hypnosis' training in Wanaka
NOV 2019 Join a 9 Day Pranic Living Fasting Retreat on the Sunshine coast of Australia.

I feel a bit spoiled to say the least reading over that list. How did I get so lucky ? I am very grateful.

To add to that I also got to attend my 1st Luminate Festival last January and a Yoga Festival in Feb. Then in August I had my 1st trip to Rarotonga island for a much needed 9 night rest and replenish holiday with a wonderful soul sista and healer / animal communicator Rebecca Gambles.

On the flip side this year I also got to lead and facilitate many wonderful Retreats at Vibrant Living for beautiful people coming from all parts of NZ and some from Australia and other parts of the world. I have been in the roles of guide, teacher, student, coach, therapist, healer and trainer. I have facilitated many detox wellness retreats through out the year and numerous QHHT sessions, I gave numerous Massages and Day Spa treatments to clients and retreat guests, I lead numerous Yoga and Mindfulness sessions.

I also was blessed to train 12 new students in my 50hr Holistic Massage training week over the year in 3 separate x 6 day retreats and trained 8 new Indian Head Massage students in my 10hr certification training course. All up I added 20 new trained therapists to our Vibrant Wellness Academy platform in 2019. I feel pretty proud of that I must say as setting up my own training academy was a very inspired and creative idea back in FEB 2017'. I have not counted but at a guess I must have trained well over 50 students since then and each training experience inspires me to further develop and expand Vibrant Wellness Academy trainings and resources for my students to continue on learning after their training retreat time with us here at Vibrant Living Retreat. Click HERE for more on info on my holistic massage and beauty trainings coming up in 2020.

That is the shortened version recap of my year. It was fun to reflect upon and actually write these things down. For 2020 is just around the corner and it will soon be time to get on with the next life adventures and creative potentials it will present for each of our attention, discovery, experience and embrace. Perhaps this will inspire you to also recap your year as we bring 2019 to a close.

Our soulful vision with Vibrant Living Retreat is to create a beautiful place where people can come to relax, rejuvenate and simple BE ones authentic self in a safe caring non-judgemental space. A place where people can soak up the good vibes and enjoy professional and fun services that naturally harmonise body, mind and soul like Massages, Healing Modalities, Nature, Organic Healthy Meals, Outdoor Adventures, Hot Pools, Yoga, Mindfulness, Meditations, Affirmations and other Wellness Practices in a fully supported and easy going, empowering and adaptive atmosphere.

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Thank you for being apart of co-creating the magic over the years and the years to come !!!

Thank you for adding your reviews and spreading the word about us and helping us maintain being the No.1 rated Mountain View Massage Day Spa in Hanmer Springs on Trip Advisor for the last 18 months. We currently have over 200 x 5Star reviews on there. Woohoo !!! People are hearing about our special retreats also from all over the globe. It really is a dream come true for us. We are grateful beyond measure to get to live our soulful visions and dreams.

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Steve and Mary Jo. Vibrant living Retreat Co-creative Directors. Photo Credit http://www.valettabrenzon.com/

Always a thank you to my Hubby and SoulMate Steve for all he does behind the scenes at Vibrant Living Retreat so that everything runs smoothly and looks great and I can attend to BEING the Healed Healer I AM this life for both myself and others I am here to serve. He is also super goofy at times and makes me and our VLR team laugh with his light hearted silliness.

I am beyond grateful for the trust, love and support this beautiful man, lover and friend has showed me through out the 20+ years we have been together on this adventure through life and the awakenings of our consciousness into newly expanded potentials. Many people remark that we are a great team and truly we seem to be and VLR has really giving us the opportunity to explore and live this real time. As in any relationship we have had our growing pains and have learned along the way that to empower oneself was to set ourself and each other free to stay true to our authentic and unique life paths and soulful passions.

So we do our best to support and trust each others life flight paths and passions to elevate to new heights of possibilities and awe. We are each others greatest fans and it is pretty darn awesome to get to inspire one another in very different ways. We have been blessed to walk beside one another in all flavours of life experiences and know the trails and tribulations it has taken to transverse where we were to where we have come to be. We take nothing for granted and feel immense gratitude for the epic life's we get to live each day. It is a great joy and delight to share this with others at VLR.

To read more about Steve's Soulful passion for endurance cycling adventures across New Zealand, USA and Australia check out his website and blogs www.selfpropelled13.com or follow him on instagram : halligan.steve .
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The greatest joy of our soul is in divine service.

Vibrant Blessings for your 2019 Christmas and 2020 new Year celebrations.

The Vibrant Living Team
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Our Blog is a resource for us at Vibrant Living to share the good news, news; that which supports our human empowerment, V.L. updates and wellness inspirations to seed new possibilities, insights, hope and connections.

Most of all we intend to share the good vibes that enhance living a vibrantly empowered and creative life in body-mind-spirit.

Vibrant Living is our dream vision coming to life and it is our greatest honour and joy to have the capacity to offer our wellness services in our beautiful retreat sanctuary in the alpine village of Hanmer Springs, New Zealand.

We acknowledge we are living in some of the most wondrous and crazy years on planet earth. Years that are proving themselves to be years of great changes, life transitions and transformations. Years that at times will challenge each one of us individually and collectively to dive deeper to the very core of us, with the aim to crack open our hearts, release the past and reveal something new and liberating.

We are each in so many different ways being challenged to review our understandings of life as we thought we knew it; uncover our highest values and core beliefs about ourself and our place, direction and purpose within this life.

However in the midst of the challenges, chaos, stressful living, over whelm, anxieties, daily pressures and shocks to the body-mind-emotional system is a great opportunity to grow in ways beyond anything we have realised. Hence the wellness industry if one of the fasting growing industries on the planet as more and more people want to empower there health, fitness, vitality and general well being.

" When things seem to be falling apart, what if they are actually falling together " .

At Vibrant Living we are here to be of support to those that resonant as a bridge of authentic light; lighting up with care, vibrancy and compassion the opportunities to release the old daily habits and paradigms that does not work anymore or are simply outdated in our modern world that is in fact birthing a new cosmic 26,000 year cycle of energies and vibrations onto our planet earth. There is a much bigger picture to current events and we are each being asked to play our unique and relevant parts.

We are in a new galactic cycle in which humanity is being encouraged to co-create a new template of living that restores personal empowerment, harmonious living, innate abundance and sustainable wellness in body, mind, emotions and spirit.

It is a great paradigm shift and a very rewarding one for those who choose to open to the new possibilities and make heart centred & gut guided choices with trust being redeemed in ones own life guiding source once more to follow ones passions, purpose and joy.

Vibrant Living just happens to be ours and we feel blessed each and every day to embrace this beautiful gift of life and be of divine service to this glorious life we are co-creating.

Picture: Mary Jo & Steve at the Launch of Vibrant Living Retreat & Day Spa May 21st 2015 in Hanmer Springs.

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Plandemic Movie 25 min.
This documentary that has been taken down on multiply media platform.

April 17th 2020.

Perspectives on the Pandemic | Dr. John Ioannidis Update: 4.17.20 | Episode 4

April 24th 2020.
COVID-19 Briefing: Current Quarantine Approach Wrong Based on Science | Dr Erickson & Dr Massihi Pt1

2 Scientists talk about the potential that the CoronaVirus is presenting for humanity to come together in recognising the solution and super power of LOVE and UNITY.
TOGETHER WE STAND TALL !

2.5 hrs Brain Rose and David Icke
Their 2nd Interview over Lock down.

This time of Humanities Grand Awakening has been known
by many tribes and ancient ones around the world for 1000's of years.
Watch TIME OF THE SIXTH SUN Movie to learn more about this wisdom.

The Power of STORY.

Everyone has a Story and here is some of ours
pre Steve's endurance cycling times.

THE POWER OF LOVE in words.

To Heal the wounded insecure heart.