Back in Utah Again. Channeling Class Starts Tonight

I made it to Utah driving 12 hours in rain, snow, and wind. It was entertaining. Fell sound asleep exhausted and now I am up and running.

We have the class on channeling starting tonight at 6 pm at the Season's Salon and Day Spa.

Thank the stars for Jackie Brinkerhoff pulling it all together. We have a full house of 14 people in the class. Yea! It is going to be a great group. I can feel it.

I am looking forward to seeing so many of you this next week. I can't believe how the weather here is a month ahead. Weather is being really strange at the moment. All that Uranus in Aries is really heating up everything.

I am hoping to really get going again on my new book. I was on a roll and then work got really busy. I am not complaining. It is great. But I love the process of writing.

Julia Tindall at Harbin Hot Springs. Yoga Retreat

Harbin Hot Springs

Yoga Retreat

With  Julia Tindall    May 18-20th 2011 

Now in our 16^th Year at Harbin! 

Join acclaimed yogini, Julia, for a rejuvenating weekend at Harbin Hot Springs and immerse yourself in all aspects of yoga. Julia’s unique brand of hatha yoga (slow flowing movements focusing on breath consciousness); jnana yoga to heal the mind, restorative yoga, meditations and more.

See why people come back to this retreat year after year! 

Bodywork and reiki healing available with Dave Wilber.

Cost: $345 includes all food, indoor/outdoor camping, classes, full use of Harbin’s facilities from Friday after noon – Sunday 10.00pm.

Program starts with dinner Friday night at 7pm and ends at 1pm Sunday. 

To register: call Julia for a full itinerary at 415-377-1434 

Beginners and all levels welcome!

Itinerary

Friday

7.00pm Dinner
8.30pm Opening circle, meditation, tantric dance

Saturday

8.00am Hatha Yoga
10.15am Breakfast
11.30am Jnana Yoga (yoga of self-inquiry)
1.00 Lunch
After Lunch – Free time to explore Harbin and soak in the tubs.
5.30pm Slow yoga –yin style plus agama
7.15pm Dinner
After dinner – Heart chakra ceremony
  

Sunday

8.00 am Hatha Yoga
10.15 am Brunch
11.30am Meditation
12.00pm Closing circle

Afterwards- free day to enjoy Harbin

Please note-clothing is optional at the baths.

Please bring – sleeping bag, tent (if desired), towels, hiking shoes, flashlight, and yoga mat.

Price: $345 includes indoor/outdoor camping, 5 home-cooked meals, full use of Harbin’s facilities, all classes.

Payment is due in full by May 1^st 2012.

$100 non-refundable deposit holds your reservation.

After May 1st there will be no refunds will be made for cancellations.

Please mail checks to Julia Tindall PO Box 60101 Sacramento, CA 95860

www.juliatindall.com

E-mail- juliatindall1@gmail.com

Suzanne is off to Salt Lake City, UT and Los Angeles the next few weeks.

I leave to drive to Utah tomorrow. I am feeling great, energized, and ready to go. Thanks in part to a wonderful weekend with friends at Harbin Hot Springs. The weather was perfect and the company fantastic. It is so great to connect with friends from workshops and life at such a wonderful place.

I will be teaching a channeling class April 27 in the evening and all day the 28th and 29th. It is going to be a great class. So much to share and a great group with which to connect and play. Any interested need to sign up immediately as I have only 2 places left in the workshop. It will be at the Season's Salon and Day Spa in Orem Utah. It is a fabulous location that my dear friend Jackie Brinkerhoff works. She teaches amazing classes, does healing work, and diet and nutritional counseling.. If you want to get into shape for the summer she is your guide. If you want to get on a diet that personally is tailored to your needs then she is the one to talk to. Her number is (801) 318-4500.

I will be working out of my friend Helen Schumann's home for private sessions at 1805 Severn Dr., Holladay, UT 84124, April 27-May3. I have a wonderful week planned and I am looking forward to seeing many of you then.

After that I am off to LA and I will finally get to be at my friend Janey's house in West Hollywood. She has been having a huge renovation and so I have not been able to be there for 6 months. My LA clients have been very patient and it has been challenging for everyone but I will be there shortly! Yea!

Then I look forward to getting back to my writing and organizing my new Relationships workshop that I will be teaching in June in Orem. The dates are June 30-July 1, 2012. I am so excited to bring this new work to Utah. I hope some of you are brave and come to experience a new way of seeing love and intimacy.

Just know that there is nothing scary happening at the workshop. We are going to be talking and experiencing a lot of things. All safe and nothing to be concerned about. We will be talking very openly and honestly about relationships and I will be bringing a new perspective to our favorite topic of love. So if you have wanted to break your relationship open to a new place of trust, truth, and depth, sign up and let us see what we can co-create together. As always it takes a village and each person's perspective is valuable. We learn from each others stories and struggles. It is through each other that we share and grow into our authentic expressions. You can sign up on my website directly.

Ralfee Finn's Weekly Astrological Forecast for April 25-May1, 2012

Weekly Frequency by Ralfee Finn, Astrologer
Astrological Projections for the week of April 25-May 1, 2012

 It’s another week of planetary déjà vu so don’t be surprised if you feel as if you’ve been here (wherever that might be) before, or if you feel that you’re reading the very same column you read nearly two months ago. Mars is moving forward, and as a result we’re plowing through certain astral fields—again. But don’t let the familiarities or similarities fool you into thinking that this repeat performance is exact. There are too many variations on the theme to make it the “same old same old.” Pay careful attention to the details, as well as the differences, and use this time to make the necessary or desired course corrections. The skies are providing a strong current of positive energy, and as we are pulled along, there are real opportunities to make tangible progress toward your goals—whatever they may be. Just don’t expect instantaneous results. This dynamic signature occurs in Earth Signs, which are notorious for taking the appropriate amount of time to get the job done right.

The source of this powerful yet familiar pattern is a Grand Trine between the Sun, in Taurus, Mars, in Virgo, and Pluto, in Capricorn. We experienced a similar configuration in early March, when the gorgeous Venus/Jupiter conjunction, in Taurus, also formed a trine to both Mars and Pluto. While this week’s combination lacks the grace of Venus and the expansiveness of Jupiter, it is still extraordinarily vital, and has the potential to support whatever you are determined to bring into being. The planetary concentration in Earth Signs is the equivalent of a rich and fertile astral garden. The Sun and Mars provide the ambition, vigor, and determination to grow, and Pluto endows the entire bundle with the capacity to make exceptional efforts. You provide the seeds—physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Make an extra effort to plant with a clear intention of what it is you want to grow. Also note: Pluto can tilt minds as well as hearts toward a ruthless attitude that wants success at any cost; the best way to avoid being sucked into a Plutonian vortex of fanaticism is to simultaneously cultivate a wholesome attitude toward the outcome.

As with any actual garden, those seeds will require careful tending: Sunlight, rain, and fertilizer are all necessary components for a successful harvest. So as you are planting your seeds, try to assess how much work will be necessary for your astral garden to grow. In some cases, all that’s necessary is a strong and clear intention. In others instances, a bountiful harvest is dependent upon time and energy. And in cases of collaboration, success relies on a combination of factors, some known and others often surprising. Whatever your personal garden plan might be, try to include an openhearted patch that grows genuine compassion and concern for the well being of your fellow travelers.

Ralfee Finn's Weekly Astrological Forecast

Intuitive Patterns for the Month of May 2012

Well if you do not yet realize the intensity level that May is bringing, then put on your hard hat and lace up those working boots because we are all entering the Venus retrograde in Gemini/Solar eclipse “Danger Zone”. You think I am joking but it will not feel very funny. The grump factor is increasing to a level that many will snap and people who have been a completely reasonable Dr. Jekyll, may suddenly become Mr. Hyde.
 

Politics are going to heat up to a level that if you have not already stopped watching the news you might by the time the solar eclipse happens on May 20^th. A person can only take so much and right now the “reasonable quota” for stress is so far off the Richter scale that some may just choose to remove themselves from the game of “He said, She said”.

That might not be a bad idea.

Negative people love to pull all the others off the cliff with them and it takes tremendous consciousness to not get sucked into the wake of chaos and despair that is threatening world situations right now.

The “Words of Truth” cards say it all: Fear, Integration, Denial, Stuck, Creator, and Exhaustion. Whew! What a bunch of words for this month. Spring is supposed to be about new beginnings, light returning, hope springing eternal, and the belief in abundance. Yet, right now, many are feeling such swings in polarity that the flexibility seems to have gone out the window and there is no spring in your step.

April’s showers might have felt like big storms and you can only hit a dock with so many big waves before that dock finally breaks down. Right now, it feels as if too many storms have undermined our internal and external stability and if one more wave hits our dock might collapse.

There is an undercurrent of manipulation and a feeling that those that want to create havoc and pain will not stop until they get everyone pulled down to their level. But don’t let them!

What creates shifts in awareness is a consensus that “Enough is enough!” There is a tipping point and that is coming. However, it will probably be June/July before we see the results of so much negativity. I am afraid that no one is going to like how it looks.

It takes great skill to find places to be in harmony when so much externally is affecting us internally. I personally choose to find peace from the place that nature will create acts of destruction in order for rebirth. Whether we like it or not does not matter. The realization that there are just cycles to life and that nature is not personal helps tremendously in these moments. Learning to navigate big waves with honesty and authenticity is all anyone can really do.

The planet is going through a difficult time for the next few years. If we take it personally it will be a long haul. These moments are here to awaken us to gifts that we forgot we had. It takes challenging moments to force us to reach inside the deepest parts of our soul and bring them forth. Choosing to be proactive rather than reactive is very helpful right now. You can let yourself become consumed by the fear, stuck-ness, denial, and exhaustion or you can step into a creative place and stay present with the integration that is attempting to happen.

There are so many pieces in our life that just do not seem to fit in any way that we can see. So there is this random searching quality that everyone is feeling as we quest to find where we fit in this new and evolving picture of our life. It has been doubly frustrating because much of who we have been just do not belong in this new place. We are looking for new tools to build this new reality of ours. None of us have been here before. All of us want to know the way. But the way is so unique and different from anything we have experienced that we feel confused and uncertain as to how to proceed.

I have a phrase, “If you don’t know, don’t go.”

There will be a moment when it becomes clear, but do not jump prematurely. You are not ready until you are ready. The universe is creating a calculated delay to get you to check and recheck before you jump. It is not trying to create a problem. It is trying to prevent a bigger mistake.

The key is to find what your heart and soul are calling you to do. Then, even if what you are being called to do is difficult, you do not mind so much if you are doing your calling. If you are doing something that you love and that uplifts and inspires others, who cares if it is a bit uncomfortable. Stretching is always about moving beyond the old places of knowing and comfort.

This month, would you rather be free or safe? Would you rather be open or constricted? Would you rather be fully feeling or numb and indifferent? Each of you gets to choose. No one can make the choices other than you. No one knows you better than you know yourself. Your high self understands the kinks, twists, turns, and backtracks that you need to grow and become the flowering of your being, right now. So listen and let it coax you into allowing something deeper to emerge.

It is spring. You are awakening from a very long slumber. You are a seed that is sprouting. You buried that seed deeply in the ground waiting for the perfect conditions. And that moment has arrived. But now that seed has to grow a long way to get to the light of the sun and emerge from the darkness that has protected it. It is perfect. You are ready. You are strong. Trust the part that knows how to get there better than your mind. You will find the way and the light will come. Keep going and know that this is a perfect moment.
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Personal Notes About May 2012

We are all feeling as if things are finally moving and because of that there seems to be a momentary collective sigh of relief. That is partially because the sun finally went into Taurus which makes things feel much more grounded. Which after all the crazy energy of the last 4 months does feel a bit better. However that relief might be short lived because of May’s solar eclipse on May 20 (to be followed by a lunar eclipse on June 4). 

So as much as I would like to say that we are in the clear I would have to speculate this is the calm before the storm. We have eclipses all the time so that in of itself it not such a big deal. What is so huge is the fact that we have being bombarded repeatedly with astrological intensity the likes of which most of us have never seen. It began the fall of 2008 when we hit that downturn and it has been ruthless ever since. 

When that Grand Cardinal Cross energy, the outer planets all changing signs in the last 4-5 years (which causes regime changes), and big planets retrograding all within a short period of time combines with the eclipses it creates a form of exhausted breakdown. 

Right now when we don’t know whether we are coming or going. It becomes difficult to see clearly because the waters keep getting stirred up and muddied. The retrogrades keep backing up over the challenging areas and patterns of 2011 and I think that we can all admit that 2011 was not our favorite year.

People are feeling financially pinched in ways that seem beyond the beyond. What I hear is that everyone has cut back tremendously. Yet, somehow there is less and less money. Everyone feels as if they are doing everything in their power to work, make money, shift their circumstances, and make changes to improve their situation. But nothing is moving fast and nothing seems to move in a way that creates outcomes that give much or long term relief. 

My personal opinion is that these times are meant for us to come together and help each other. 

Clearly we cannot do it alone. We cannot live in the illusion of cocky independence any more. We need help. We need each other. We need support. And I believe that we are finding it. We are all in a new place of compassion and understanding. 

I hear people opening up and sharing in a very real way. I hear them say, “God, I know what you mean! I have been experiencing that same thing.”

Practicing gratitude with loved ones and learning to appreciate those who stick by you in difficult times is the way to go. I have found it very interesting at who is standing in my corner at the end of a difficult day. It has made me see people in my life with new awareness and admiration. 

I bring your awareness to that because when we are feeling not the best we sometimes forget to step out of our reality and take a look at how others are trying (in their own way) to be helpful and authentic.

Know that people are on the edge and the snap point is very close to the surface. Attempt to be understanding and remember to not react when someone’s energy comes at you in inappropriate ways. 

Look out with the eyes of compassion and feel into the heart of the person reacting. Feel how they are overwhelmed and releasing energy that has built up over months or years. Be a mirror. Acknowledge their suffering and let the energy flow over them like water off a ducks back. Choose to not feel damaged or wounded by their behavior. Let it pass like a storm blowing through. 

In that way you help them discharge the negative energy. Probably 90% of their reaction has nothing to do with you anyway. So do not take it on by reacting and getting your feathers ruffled. What is the point? You have enough going on for yourself right now anyway. We cannot fix everything but we can reflect light and love back to others to the best of our ability. 

We are all one human family. We all have moments of overwhelm and collapse. We have been where they are. We might be there with them right now, so let it go. Everyone is doing the best they know how. Some have more skill than others. We all have levels in which we have evolved and levels in which we are still working. These astrological moments are meant to make us stretch and realized that we do not have everything figured out perfectly. We are being broken out of our illusions, delusions, and distortions. It has been a rude awakening. But we are still here and we are surviving. Pat yourself on the back and realize that you are more awake, more aware, and more accepting than ever before.

You need this moment at the beginning of May to breathe because June is going to be filled with retrogrades and squares that will try governments, countries, Politian’s, financial institutions, and us personally. 

Practice compassion. Compassion comes when you allow life force energy to run up from the chaos of your life without judgment and eventually touch your heart. When passion is loved by the heart, it becomes compassion. 

Chaos is the rule of this year. It is a great time to practice loving the drama, loving the uncertainty, loving yourself regardless of if you get the outcome you are going for. We are united with others in this challenging time. We are here to grow in ways that we did not think we needed. It can be a beautiful thing if you allow your hearts compassion to guide you. 

My latest skill to learn in social media marketing is called Zurker

I just learned about something called Zurker. It is sort of like Facebook but you can have unlimited friends and connections.

My friend, Michael Millman, who I consider the social media marketing guru told me about it on facebook this morning. So I checked it out and signed up. In this downturn it has been a real challenge to figure how to get your name and information out there in the market place in ways that do not cost an arm and a leg. Sometimes I feel pretty up to date with stuff and at other times I feel overwhelmed with the major technological changes that are constantly happening. This was my latest attempt at staying up to date with the market.

We will see how it goes. But I wanted to let others know who might have their own businesses and need some help getting out there. Hope it helps all of us.

http://www.zurker.com/i-18092-kyeolvzbwj

Ralfee Finn's Weekly Frequency, April 11-17, 2012

Here once again is Ralfee Finn's Astrological Forecast for April 11-17, 2012. Just so everyone knows and is clear, I have permission from Ralfee to put this on Blogger.com and facebook. She is a great friend of mine and I do this to support her amazing work and knowledge. She is one of my trusted advisors for myself and I hope all of you use her when you feel so inclined.

Her link is:

http://www.aquariumage.com/vibration.html

Weekly Frequency By Ralfee Finn

April 11-17, 2012

Listen closely and you’ll hear the sky shouting, “Earthlings, start your engines.” And don’t be surprised if you also hear a roar of approval resounding through the ethers. Just don’t let the antsy excitement of days prior to Mars Direct – Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday – fool you into false starts that might waste time and disqualify you from the actual “event.” Bide your time, and wait until Saturday when the final stretch of a nearly twelve-week Mars Retrograde is over, to put your bodies (and everything else) in motion. Mars “turns around” very late in the day on Friday, April 13, and these last few days of practiced restraint could irritate nervous systems, especially those already fried from trying to be as patient as possible. Most, if not all of us, are more than willing to put an end to the constant culling from the past and enter into new territory. So hold on for just a few more cosmic moments; relief really is in sight.

But nothing is simple, not even the end of a Mars Retrograde, for as Mars goes direct it’s likely to generate rhythmic disturbances, sending ripples through the regular routines of daily life. Don’t forget, many of us adapted to its “backward” motion – and got used to it. Now, as Mars moves forward, “normal” is going to shift, again, and that’s sure to take some getting used to. Mars punctuates this entire adjustment period by taking its time – a week or so – to gather momentum; so don’t be surprised if you feel suspended in time.

A Sun/Saturn opposition, while not directly related to Mars, exacerbates pre and post Mars Direct irritations this week. All Sun/Saturn contacts carry a serious signature, and this opposition, with the Sun, in Aries, and Saturn, in Libra, symbolizes the tension between the need to push ahead and the desire to weigh the consequences before taking action. Notice where you’re feeling willful, and rather than resent Saturn’s challenge, use it as a gauge. Not every impulse needs to be satisfied. Focus Saturn’s sobering intensity on projects that need precision.

Mars Retrograde turned the first three months of 2012 into an invitation (of sorts) to identify and confront persistent issues that previously seemed to evade a true process of transformation. And while many of us are still unconscious or in denial (I’m not naming any names – just sayin’.), many more of us found the courage to confront deeply entrenched patterns, even if that confrontation meant facing demons, both internal and external. Of course, there is always more work to be done, but that knowledge doesn’t diminish the work of the moment.

As Mars gathers forward-momentum over the coming weeks, it will provide plenty of opportunities to rebuild and replenish personal reservoirs of stamina, strength, and confidence. Use this time wisely by making your keyword “authenticity.” Align with the bravery of Mars and show up for your situation, whatever it might be. Conscious participation at every level of life is the positive key to so many of the problems we face, personal as well as collective. And also be aware that Virgo, where Mars has lingered for so long and will continue to traverse for the next several months, has the power to reveal the true interconnectedness of life, the ecosystem that underlies all of our interactions – physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.

Ralfee Finn's Weekly Frequency, April 4-10, 2012

Well today Mercury is officially not retrograde. Thank the Stars! But I am feeling exhausted in interesting ways. I am working on my new book, Becoming Authentic - Lessons in Tantra. I am very excited by it and I wrote 15 pages on Sunday.

Yes, I was on a roll. Then I had a busy day on Monday with work and yesterday I managed to write another 8 pages. All great news!

Today, is slower, some editing and planning out chapters that need to be written, stories that I want to include and placing some structure into the flow of the book. I think it is going to be really wonderful. I just want a bit more juice to spur me forward.

I was grateful reading Ralfee's weekly update because then I didn't feel so bad. Seems I am right in the astrological flow! Ha!

Sending positive energies out to everyone in this challenging time. We are all counting the days till some of the retrogrades decide to go forward finally!

I hope that my workshops come together that are coming up in April. I will be sharing some of my new information about relationship with my Relationships Class in Orem in June 30-July 1, 2012. I hope to see some of you there. It is going to be a great class!

Enjoy Ralfee's update below!

Suzanne

For the next several weeks, the planets are rearranging their positions, providing a rare opportunity to experience the Wheel of Life in motion. And although it can be argued that this great karmic turning is always taking place, we seldom have a chance to witness as well as experience its recalibration so potently. Many of us could feel pulled in a new direction, as if caught by mighty undercurrents and powerless to override their strength. Others, compelled by new inspiration and aspiration, could experience an overwhelming desire to set their personal course toward what previously felt unachievable. Still more are likely to feel their feet on the ground for the first time in what has seemed like too long, and that grounded-ness is sure to give birth to a new sense of purpose and enterprise. Wherever you find yourself along this spectrum of adjustment, know that you are in process. The current astral rotation occurs in its own time, and there is no pushing it to hurry up nor negotiating with it to slow down.

Mercury Retrograde ended on April 4, at 6:11 a.m. EDT. (I can hear that sigh of relief.) Mars Retrograde ends on April 13, at 11:52 p.m. EDT. (I can feel the anticipation.) But that doesn’t mean that either planet will gain forward momentum quickly. Mercury takes until Monday to resume its normal quicksilver pace. Mars takes much longer; it won’t be up to its competitive capacity until the end of the month. So continue to be patient and don’t expect any one area – especially the area you most need to budge – to move at a satisfying rate.

The last several months of retrograde review, reflection, and reconsideration have been uncomfortable and disconcerting for several reasons. Mars, retrograde in Virgo, focused on details that couldn’t be overlooked or finessed, no matter how huge the effort to sweep them under the carpet. Mercury Retrograde amplified that Martian review, and added the extra element of instability, as Uranus helped to spotlight stagnation and atrophy. If you haven’t identified that one persistent repetitive pattern—or what I like to call the karmic red thread—that has held you hostage to patterns you’ve tried repeatedly to transform, keep looking. Use the forward, yet deliberate pace of the next few weeks to isolate that theme. Many of us have experienced it as that one issue of truth that must be faced. For some, that thread appears to be financial, but don’t be fooled by surface appearances; money could symbolize deeper issues of personal worth. For others, the theme is all about betrayal, but again, penetrate the depths of your despair, and be willing to explore your role in the dynamic. For even more, the retrograde red thread been deeply emotional, surfacing issues of longing for connection and meaning through love, home, and safety, as well as the longing to be seen and received fully by family, friends, or lovers. From a spiritual perspective, many have simply yearned for the deeper truth of the heart.

Mostly retrogrades are about frustration, especially when Mercury and Mars—the two planets that drive the mechanics of daily life are both in “reverse.” But nothing that occurs in the sky is ever solely about superficial indications. The shifts of the coming weeks allow all of us an opportunity to witness what occurs when individual responses to persistent personal themes coalesce into a collective mood. Gather your strength and hold true to your vision of what’s possible, and continue to put your soul power to the karmic wheel.

Walking the Path Less Traveled

The path less travelled is less travelled for a reason - it requires courage to march to the beat of a different drum. Sometimes it can be a lonely trek - because very few will understand why you don't walk the popular well-trodden path like everybody else. But you know you can't. Your heart won't let you. You must be true to yourself. And your regrets will be few. For at the end of your life you will look back at your short journey and with a satified smile, quietly acknowledge that it could never have been any other way. ~ Daniel Nielsen

Too bad the picture is as grainy as it is but it is still an amazing picture regardless. Thanks to Holly Wood on Facebook for this one. I loved it and had to borrow it for my blog.

I have begun my new book, "Becoming Authentic". I worked on it for 12 hours on Sunday. I was so happy to get into a rhythm and flow. I put the preface on my web site. Just go to "New with Suzanne" and click on the title above to read the short excerpt.

I am excited about this book and anxious to get back to it shortly. But now I had to get back to work to pay the bills. Ha!

I managed to do 15 pages on Sunday and for all you writers out there you know that that is a lot! Whew!

So, I am on a narrow path like the one above. I do not know where it will lead me but I am on it regardless. I am sure all of you feel the same because you are all a part of my illusion and dream. Dream big fellow dreamers and let us see what we can create together. When we consciously dream and weave those threads together their is no limit as to what is possible.