Early in Jivala Yoga, after the first few exciting awarenesses and enhancements are realized and enjoyed, because your mindful body is now attempting to quietly assimilate and embody all it has learned and gained, a time will come when it seems that nothing additional of significance is happening or being enlivened. When this occurs, and it will, do not succumb to your usual frustration and discouragement ...or disappointment in yourself, ...instead, continue moving on

Since your early excitement in the newness of Jivala Yoga is over ...and different, unrealized developments are just beginning, this is when you, like many others who enter Jivala Yoga awareness and fitness programs, might get discouraged and frustrated ...and want to give up, because you don’t seem to be progressing as rapidly and fully as you desire. Don’t give up!

The Jivala Enlivening Process is much different than other processes which teach you to fully learn each step before moving ahead. We have discovered that, after your first experiences and actions, the best way to assimilate these posed awarenesses is not to wait until each step is mastered, but to constantly stretch and expand yourself by moving to the next posed awareness ...and the next ...and the next, even if you feel inadequate or not ready to advance those awarenesses, for you will find, contrary to many beliefs, that, by doing so, you will be able to incorporate more of your earlier and newly posed awarenesses into your life than you believe you know or can absorb in the present. Do not try to perfect one step before moving ahead, for the act of moving on, even if you feel unprepared, will begin perfecting you, ...then when you try the earlier posed awarenesses, which you could not complete or fully understand, they will be greatly improved. The universe is addicted to greater wholes ...and so is the Jivala Enlivening Process for awakening your own greater wholeness. Life is not a matter of understanding and then moving on, for it is in moving on that you understand.

However, understanding alone will not enable you to begin living as you truly desire, you must fully embody your understandings, ...in truth, you must become those understandings, ...appearances are not sufficient. For example, being love or embodying love is much different than acting or speaking lovingly; for when embodying love, you hold it close in every word and deed until you become love, ...while words and actions or appearances can be very deceptive. Though individuals acting peacefully and compassionately ...and doing "good" works ...and speaking of acceptance and forgiveness may appear to be "good" and without judgments, in reality, they are constantly judging what is right and good ...or what is not good to do, ...and by accepting and forgiving, they have judged that someone’s actions need to be accepted and forgiven, which means they have not been accepting or forgiving.

Stand free of the burden of your judgments.

As actions speak stronger, more-clearly, and more-convincingly than words, what you embody is greater and more-truthful than actions or appearances. You cannot live the self and life you truly desire until you fully embody them in every belief, thought, attitude, emotion, word, and action. At present, you embody your judgments ...and constantly struggle against them, which unfortunately means that, in all things, you are only conflicting with yourself ...and struggling against yourself. What you embody you express ...and what you truly express reveals what you have embodied.

A new world is created at every moment.

It is frequently declared that while you cannot change your outer-world, you can certainly change your attitudes about that world ...or change your inner-world. Obviously, you can change your attitudes and your inner-world ...and end your judgments, and, in that, since everything around you fully reveals the self and life you are living, as you change yourself to embody anew, the world around you, though it remains the same for everyone else, will be entirely changed for you, ...though you may not even recognize your own changes. In changing your outer-world in this way, you don’t need the permission or cooperation of others, it’s all up to you ...and nothing is beyond your reach. In this way, you are in the world of judgments ...but not of the world of judgments, you can change everything in your life without imposing on others ...or having them interfere with you, you can bring peace to your world without trying to control others to be peaceful, you are fully empowered in your life, and you can embody and live as you truly desire, ...but you don’t believe these things ...do you? You believe that others and events and circumstances act against you ...and discourage or disappoint you, make you angry, and keep you from living the self and life you truly desire.

When we speak of "the self and life you truly desire", we are not referring to a spiritual life as opposed to a physical life ...or to a particular mental/emotional life, for they are all one ...and the same, not different aspects of life. The life you truly desire is not a spiritual adventure ...yet it is exactly that, for it is life at its enriching fullest, it is knowing and living yourself simultaneously at the highest and deepest levels possible ...as you desire; ...and if that is different than others believe you should live, ...well, that’s their problem ...not yours. Of course, if you are not living as you truly desire ...to your enriching fullness, then THAT is your concern.

Life does not happen to you, you happen to life.

Early in life you played a child’s game of "let’s pretend" ...and it seems you’ve continued playing ever since. Has pretending become second nature to you? ...and a way of life? Do you pretend to be flexible and trusting? ...calm and confident? ...somewhat secure and in control? Are you willing to set your pretends aside and finally be yourself? If so, the Jivala Enlivening Process can assist you, ...but remember, you are the final authority on how this process will work in your understanding body and life, for while many programs exercise and stretch your body and quiet your mind, Jivala Yoga awakens and enlivens your awareness and your body~your mindful body. There is little value in training your body for life ...if you are unaware of what you are doing, what you are training for, what life you truly desire, or whether your understandings of life are real and correct ...or even appropriate. The Jivala Enlivening Process assists you in clearly addressing all of these matters in your mindful body and life.

Use your imagination to serve you.

No matter how difficult your situation may be right now, there are others whose circumstances were far worse ...and they managed to embody the self and life that truly mattered to them ...and you can do the same, ...after all, until now, the events and circumstances in your life have been exactly as you have created, so you are obviously empowered to create "as you desire". It is normal and natural ...and in perfect accord to live as you truly desire, ...unfortunately, until now, it has always been assumed and taught that there are right and wrong creations and decisions for you to make and follow, which has certainly put a severely painful cramp in your understanding of life ...and living as you truly desire, ...and that "cramp" is what your physical/mental ailments and problems and conflicts are all about.

There is a finer way to live.

Is it ever fair to ask others, or even life, to do for you what you won’t do for yourself? Of course not! ...yet, when someone or an event does something to anger you, you want everything to change to suit you so you won’t be anxious or frustrated or angry, but the one most important thing you won’t do ...is change yourself or your feelings to suit yourself, ...is there any fairness or wisdom in this? Remember, you don’t live the events of life ...or even your achievements, you live how you feel about those things, ...so, actually, you are in complete control of your self and life, yet you’ve sacrificed everything to the individuals, events, and circumstances all around you. Why? Could it be that your judgments and false beliefs have taken hold of you ...and everything from you? There is no outer-world acting against you!

Your inner and outer worlds are one.

Are you willing to change yourself without experiencing those changes? Like most people, you probably want sudden and dramatic changes ...and you want to follow those changes along, but all true changes within and around you occur simultaneously ...and keep up with you, thus you cannot know them ...or experience them. Since events clearly reveal what you are embodying and living, as you change, events and situations change right along with you, so the relationship between you and events and occurrences around you remains the same ...and no changing relationship can be observed or felt, ...and, of course, as you look to the past, all previous events, now being observed with new eyes and feelings, change as well.

You can only know or realize your changes when an event occurs which is similar to a previous situation and you act in a different way ...seemingly so. Actually, you are still seeing and experiencing yourself merely from a different perspective. Are you willing to follow the Jivala Enlivening Process without experiencing a changed you? Ohh, places and circumstances may certainly change ...and even be more-desirable, but if the essence of those things is the same, then all of your assumed changes are unreal ...and of little benefit. If, for example, you leave a relationship because you "cannot be happy with your partner", you will not be happy in a new relationship, simply because, though your partner and circumstances are different, you are still judging and haven’t changed; ...and if you feel relaxed and less-tense in yoga class but haven’t changed your anxious, disturbing ways, then, though you have a momentary feeling of change, neither you nor your life has actually changed.

Expand into greater and finer lovingness.

In an ever-changing world, only that which is ever-changing remains constant, ...and isn’t a little constancy what you want in your life? The problem is that you, like most people, are seeking constancy by struggling against change, ...and resisting changing is the source of your tension, rigidity, and unpeacefulness. And if you are exercising to relieve these tensions, become flexible, or feel more-peaceful, then your motives aren’t in accord with Jivala Yoga ....the purpose of which is to help you live as you truly desire, for only then are these difficulties actually surpassed.

You can find the way that has always been there.

Enlivening is not a matter of tapping into some tremendous quickening or a new source of power, it is awakening to your own deep-seated empowerment to live as you truly desire. Do not confuse power with empowerment, for power is the force or ability to control or overcome ...while empowerment is the fully supported, unimpeded right to live as you truly desire ...as you visualize that to be. The answer to your question, "What is the source of my empowerment ...and how can I tap into it?" is that since the universe of all goodness and benevolence never interferes with your living as you truly desire ...and fully and unconditionally supports you by never limiting your beliefs, thoughts, attitudes, emotions, words, and actions, all you have to do to change unwanted aspects of your self and life is end your judgments by living as you truly desire ...which, no matter the circumstances, fully empowers you, ...then, if undesirable matters or events arise again, you know by these judgments of "undesirable" that you are not living as you truly desire ...and the situation itself reveals the specifics of your "falling away". With that knowledge, you can easily "correct" matters while they are small ...and not well-established, ...but if you delay, matters will certainly grow and expand.

Constantly demonstrate your knowing.

If you are disturbed by not living the life you feel you want to live, that disturbance will translate into a constant underlying level of anxiousness, impatience, and uncertainty which frequently expresses as stress ...and feelings ranging from anxiety to frustration to anger ...or even to depression, ...and all of these mental/emotional disturbances outpicture in your body as physical ailments and dysfunctions. Now, consider the extreme problems which will outpicture if there is a tremendous discrepancy between the life you are living and the life you truly desire: your intolerance and stress levels rise proportionally, as do your anxieties and discomforts ...which tend to become painful, your anger expands and your depressions deepen, and your diseases and ailments increase and intensify. Little ailments, such as colds, flu, muscle aches and deep tissue pains, and certain allergies, normally act somewhat as "cautions and safety valves" ...and try to relieve your ever-increasing stress and discomfort levels before they outpicture as severe pains, illnesses, and diseases. Emotional outbursts tend to act in much the same way; but there is only so much these safety-valves can do, and if you maintain the discrepancy between the life you are living and the life you want ...or truly desire, then your physical pains and illnesses, your inflexibility in body and life, your tensions and restlessness, and your lack of peace and fulfillment will also rise and expand.

Life is filled with opportunities and blessings ...but only for those who create these benefits for themselves, ...and these "safety valves" and the guidance they offer are also self-created, ...therefore, resolving such problems and ailments is not a matter of exercising them away, becoming more-accepting and flexible, controlling yourself, not reacting, becoming one in mind and body, or not showing outward signs of stress or anger ...or intolerance of your life or situations, for if these conditions, like a cancer, are within you, they will outpicture. You cannot hide from yourself! ...but you will try to hide ...won’t you? You will deny or conceal your own knowing and try to exercise your fears, doubts, and concerns out of your mind and life. It seems that instead of dealing with your real problems in life, you are satisfied to relieve these symptoms, which are actually cautions and safety valves, and continue with "life as usual", and consider it "a job well done", ...does that make any sense? ...and do you really think it wise to continue in these ways? Is it possible that the problems and ailments you want to change are actually unrealized friends? Are you repressing and struggling against the greatest and finest aspects of yourself?

Are you afraid to praise yourself?

Are you in any way seeking peace by pretending there is nothing really wrong or disturbing about your life? Your body and mind are perfect manifestations of the beliefs, thoughts, and attitudes you carry with you about yourself. Being at peace means, first of all, being at peace with yourself, but no matter what you do, that will never occur while you are judging and not living as you truly desire, ...and though you might believe you are living as you desire, if you have problems and illnesses greater than guiding-safety-valves, you are not ...and you know it! ...and so does your mindful body and life. Your body and universe have been listening and paying close attention ...and are now speaking loudly to you, ...are you willing to listen?

You are an unbelievably

wondrous, complex creation.

The Jivala Enlivening Process is a step-by-step process, ...and the quicker you embody the early understandings and build upon them, the easier, more-fully, and more-expansive additional understandings will come into your life and awareful body. Like physical poses and exercises, you are stretching and expanding your ability to assimilate and embody these posed-awarenesses in your body and life. Each step creates energy for the next step ...and the next. It is crucial that you build momentum in these ways, so do not neglect your constant embodiment and application of these posed-awarenesses in your daily routine~lest you dissipate much of the energy and momentum which could be applied to significant lifeself changes~and return to "life as usual" ...and have to rebuild this momentum. What you are willing to invest in the Jivala Enlivening Process and in your life determines what comes to you.

As you incorporate the first Enlivening, no matter what that is, instead of considering that to be problem-solving, or a problem well-solved, let it give you a broader perspective of your self and life from which to more-fully see, understand, and apply the next Enlivening ...and the next. It is vital that you gain an ever-increasing view of yourself, your life, and your abilities ...from which you can begin anticipating and even stimulating an even "greater you". Remember, in this process, you are not judging and reacting, you are freely creating, ...if there is any judging and reacting, let others do that of you ...and your wondrous changes.

Draw awareness into your conscious thoughts.

If along the way, you constantly lament that conditions are not as you expected ...and you struggle against situations or spend precious time and effort trying to heal or problem-solve, you will lose or lessen your strength•ability•momentum to build upon your awarenesses and move ahead, ...instead, look more-clearly and fully at your visions and expectations ...and use those images as favorable feedback ...as surely they are.

Create new ways of believing and thinking.

The only time you act contrary to your stated desires and moral standards, or use them as goals or limitations, is when you are judging-reacting, ...when living self-evidentingly as you truly desire, you live and become your desires and standards.

Embrace the whole of your self and life.

It is difficult to constantly change, for you, like everyone else, seek moments of peace and stability ...and constancy, but such desires only indicate that you are struggling against your ever-expanding self and life ...and these growing understandings. We do not expect instant acceptance and embodiment of your personal Jivala awarenesses, revelations, and enlivenings, though it can occur as something "you’ve always known as true", and that’s just fine, for it means that you truly identify with these understandings.

You will not normally experience "instant changes", you must introduce these posed-awarenesses into your daily routine and live them ...and see how they feel in your body and life, which may be a little disturbing at first ...simply because they will disrupt your old beliefs and life, ...then, later, if you don’t surrender to these disturbing feelings and return to "life as usual" ...and you are willing to continue living and expanding these awarenesses and revelations, they will become more-strongly embodied in your life and activities, ...and finally, as you continue with these awarenesses and revelations, you will gradually abandon your old beliefs and ways ...and find it difficult to remember your life before these wondrous understandings ...simply because they will be so naturally you. You can hurry and expand this Jivala Enlivening Process, but, in one form or another, these are the steps normally involved in accepting Jivala awarenesses and revelations ...and embodying them in your self and life.

Do you really support and nourish yourself?

Your judgments make it extremely difficult to maintain any degree of increasing useful momentum for continuing the Jivala Enlivening Process and changing ...or steadily progressing with a goal in mind, simply because you have accustomed yourself to gaining energy or applying bursts of energy through judging and reacting ...which tends to scatter and weaken your focus and vitality instead of building and consolidating them, and it frequently drains you of the desire and ambition to continue enlivening a new self and life. And though it may seem that such bursts of energy reveal your continued interest, too frequently, such flare-ups make a fine display ...which merely exhausts your awakening process and real progress. Steady, ever-building/expanding/enriching energy and focus is what you should be creating and applying. Be careful not to rationalize and justify your judging•reacting bursts as "your way" of expressing and living, for "your way" may, in fact, be the reason you are not living as you truly desire, ...or maybe you are! ...maybe brightness and burnout is all you desire.

If, while applying the Jivala Enlivening Process, an abnormal number of events occur which seem to require your immediate judging•reacting attention, do not consider that these situations are random events ...or that they are merely following other, unrelated processes, for by looking carefully at the pattern of these events, you will probably see~very clearly we might add~a pattern acting against this Enlivening Process as a way to keep you excited ...or to overburden you and drain your energy away from creating a new self and life. If this occurs, and it is frequent, it is not a warning, an act of Divine Providence or bad luck, or guidance from the universe to lead you away from this process, it merely reveals the conflict and uncertainty within you ...and your tendency to constantly live in and falsely thrive through conflicts. Stand firm against your normal tendency to judge harshly and react ...and either struggle against individuals and events ...or run away, for, in this instance, you would be fighting against yourself and running away from the self and life you truly desire, ...are such "normal responses" worth such terrible loses?

There is no doubt! ...by reverting to your "normal responses", you will lose much of what you have gained ...and may never venture this way again ...or into the Jivala Enlivening Process until after enduring a long and difficult time or struggle. In all of this, you are not responding to life’s events, you are in conflict with and reacting against yourself ...which is true of all judging•reacting responses.

By not succumbing to your old ways and being diverted by these judging•reacting events, as you continue enlivening as you desire, each additional step, though it is more-expansive and includes more things, such matters are exciting ...not burdensome, and each additional step opens your vision and imagination to a chain of broader connections and greater possibilities, ...all of which create additional energy and enthusiasm ...and successes.