We are all living in a crazy world. The collective human consciousness is under the aegis of insanity, where greed, selfishness, separation, fear, worry, and doubt are running amok. In other words, if we want to find our way back to sanity, we can not rely on the world to show us the way, but we need to find our own way. I invite you to join me as we explore some of the tools and practices that we can lean into so that we may be sane in this insane world.

In a world consumed by greed, selfishness, and fear, finding our own path is crucial to maintaining sanity; explore tools and practices for guidance.

Finding Sanity In An Insane World

TRUTH SERUM: There will continue to be uncertainty. You must become certain about what you want and how you wish to live your life. A-HA MOMENTS: This time is a time of freedom – freedom from what has held you hostage from yourself. What you will choose to be a new set of practices and beliefs that you will hold; will allow you to rebirth yourself into something more, something better. PRACTICAL WISDOM: You need this time to awaken; to set in motion this new stage of your life. You already have everything that you need for this. In this episode, I share real life client stories as we discuss reliance and self-responsibility; to no longer give away our power to those who are truly not responsible for it and to make new choices that will honour our integrity and authenticity over greed, ego, and a fragile and fear-based model that has up to now dictated to us what we should do. I hope this episode inspires you to be self-reliant; and to choose with greater autonomy what will allow you to feel, innate happiness. Namaste! xo

Discover freedom from what holds you back, choose new practices and beliefs to rebirth yourself into something better, and take responsibility for your own power and choices for innate happiness.

Why You Must Be Self-Reliant

As we move along the path of awakening and freedom, as we allow our consciousness to expand and our vibration to be raised, we are wise to be very conscious about protecting our consciousness so that we are not pulled down to the lower vibrations of fear, worry, and doubt that is running amuck in the world. In other words, we are wise to use discernment as to who we share our insights and revelations with, and even who we choose to hang out with, so that we may integrate and embody our expansion.

Protect your consciousness by being discerning about who you share your insights with and who you choose to surround yourself with to embody your expansion.

We Need To Protect Our Consciousness

In this episode I want to remind you of the power that you hold to choose for yourself the right and best relationship, and how you can stay clear of relationships that are damaging and abusive. I also wish to illustrate how living with abuse, perpetuates a cycle of dependency and the eradicating of one's self-worth and sense of self; and I will share the story of my client 'Beth', and the four strategies to prevent you from finding yourself in an abusive relationship and enable you to leave. TRUTH SERUM: There are many forms of abuse. Abuse is, by definition, the mistreatment of another; whether intentional or as a facet of one's consistent actions that one may not be self-aware of. A-HA MOMENTS: Abuse in the traditional variant forms that we categorize as physical, emotional, and psychological all originate with one's thoughts and beliefs; that is what one tells one's self and justifies in being discriminating, hurtful, and disrespectful towards another, and how one's misguided intentions can lead into a situation and a relationship that is both damaging and abusive. PRACTICAL WISDOM: We know that relationships that are unhealthy and abusive are also complex and complicated. We stay in these relationships for different reasons; whether because we have convinced ourselves that there is something of benefit to us in staying; or we anticipate the enormous effort it will take to execute our decision to leave. We stay because we tell our self that the "relationship is really not that bad"; that maybe "we deserve how we are being mistreated"; and in some cases, we may tell ourselves "we don't care." If you are listening to this episode because something deep within you is yearning for help, guidance, and perhaps validation of what you know but have been afraid to believe, I hope that in listening, you will allow your inner voice to become louder, to rely on it for what you know is true and to be willing to care for yourself first with the knowledge that you are not alone, that you will get through this; that you will feel better, happier, and stronger; and that if and when you choose it, you can and will find the right partner and the love that you truly want. If you need my help, please reach out to me: dorothy@dorothyratusny.com Namaste! xo

The episode encourages listeners to choose healthy relationships, stay clear of abusive ones, and provides strategies to leave such relationships.

Escaping Abuse: Why We Stay, How to Leave, 4 Strategies to End the Cycle

In the recent weeks and months we have witnessed much political up-cries as our leaders are being asked - demanded - that they consider how policies and political influence needs to stand for what matters; that they need to think far into the future. It is not only the economy that needs an uplift but perhaps more so, it is how we think. We must open our minds to what needs to change is at the forefront of everything. Gravely the violence, the prejudice, the racism, the fear and the lack of knowledge that we have witnessed is but a microcosm of what needs to change; of what is changing. Our lives stand for something; they matter. They inspire and drive conviction; to be a never-ending voice that teaches our children; that retrains our way of thinking and the beliefs that we hold so that we may all live in light; no longer in the darkness that has shrouded our minds for so long. This is our global awakening; this is our new world. This is your opportunity, your time, your free will that will choose what will be. When you feel uncertain; and there is much that is still unknown, remember to decide what is in your power to choose; to reclaim, to live awake, because in this time everything that you have ever wanted and desired now is before you. It is of your choosing. Only you can choose this. You are not alone, everyone has their own path to walk forward in. The life that you once lived is forever changed. You embrace the present. You may witness all of the moments of your life as you look forward and feel grateful of these many joys that are possible because you choose this. Everything becomes significant. Everything becomes a possibility and something worth asking for. Your life and what you live begins now. Choose your life. Live in peace. Begin this now. I hope that you will have the experience of listening to the full episode; there is much here to inspire and uplift and to help you set your course into the future. Namaste! xo

The world is changing and we must open our minds to what needs to change, stand for what matters and live in peace; choose your life and live awake.

Your Life and How You Live Begins Now

While meditation is one of the most powerful tools we have as we move along the Path to Freedom, we need to find a way to sustain our being anchored in the nowness of this moment, even in between sessions of meditation. If not, chances are we will get caught up by stories, perceptions, and thought forms that do not serve us. That invites anger, fear, worry, doubt, negativity, and so on. I invite you to join me as we explore a very powerful tool to assist us in staying anchored in the now.

Learn to stay grounded in the present moment with a powerful tool to avoid negative emotions and stay on the path of freedom through meditation.

Using The Breath As A Permanent Anchor

Our greatest fears and doubts usually hinder our success.

Defeat Your Fear in 9 Ways

As we are moving along the Path to Freedom, we are bound to bump into fear. Now, for the most part, fear is only an egoic projection based on a story of doom and gloom or worst-case scenarios. And so if we want to set ourselves free we need to find a way to overcome the fear. To not let it stop or control us. I invite you to join me as we take a deep dive into understanding the fear and how we can go beyond it.

Exploring fear on the Path to Freedom to overcome egoic projections and find true liberation.

Let's Celebrate The Fear

In this episode I want to remind you of the power that you hold to choose for yourself the right and best relationship, and how you can stay clear of relationships that are damaging and abusive. I also wish to illustrate how living with abuse, perpetuates a cycle of dependency and the eradicating of one's self-worth and sense of self; and I will share the story of my client 'Beth', and the four strategies to prevent you from finding yourself in an abusive relationship and enable you to leave. TRUTH SERUM: There are many forms of abuse. Abuse is, by definition, the mistreatment of another; whether intentional or as a facet of one's consistent actions that one may not be self-aware of. A-HA MOMENTS: Abuse in the traditional variant forms that we categorize as physical, emotional, and psychological all originate with one's thoughts and beliefs; that is what one tells one's self and justifies in being discriminating, hurtful, and disrespectful towards another, and how one's misguided intentions can lead into a situation and a relationship that is both damaging and abusive. PRACTICAL WISDOM: We know that relationships that are unhealthy and abusive are also complex and complicated. We stay in these relationships for different reasons; whether because we have convinced ourselves that there is something of benefit to us in staying; or we anticipate the enormous effort it will take to execute our decision to leave. We stay because we tell our self that the "relationship is really not that bad"; that maybe "we deserve how we are being mistreated"; and in some cases, we may tell ourselves "we don't care." If you are listening to this episode because something deep within you is yearning for help, guidance, and perhaps validation of what you know but have been afraid to believe, I hope that in listening, you will allow your inner voice to become louder, to rely on it for what you know is true and to be willing to care for yourself first with the knowledge that you are not alone, that you will get through this; that you will feel better, happier, and stronger; and that if and when you choose it, you can and will find the right partner and the love that you truly want. If you need my help, please reach out to me: dorothy@dorothyratusny.com Namaste! xo

The episode explores the power of choosing the right relationships and avoiding abusive ones, with practical strategies to leave and care for oneself.

Global awakening: Choose to live awake, embrace the present, and be a voice for change. Stand for what matters, inspire, and drive conviction.

"To be vulnerable is to be authentic" -Travis Schumacher I have been afraid to share my voice with you for far too long. This sound bath is a direct gateway to my soul. It's the most vulnerable I've ever felt. I believe that when we bare our soul, we can unlock healing in ourselves, we can inspire others, and we can remove barriers to connection... This song is my soul's expression. May these vibrations be your guide.

"Embrace vulnerability, unlock healing, inspire connection through soulful expression in a transformative sound bath."

Soul Expression Sound Bath

Start your day with this morning's motivation that encourages you to let go of shame, fear, and self-doubt, reminding you that you are safe and capable of embracing your inner strength.

Embrace your inner strength by letting go of shame, fear, and self-doubt - a morning motivation to remind you that you are safe and capable.

Morning Motivation Embrace Your Strength

In this short talk, Lou shares his insight on how to overcome fear and confidently progress on a spiritual journey. His words are reassuring for those who feel stuck or lost, and inspiring for all who find themselves on the Hero's path of Awakening.

Lou shares insights on overcoming fear and progressing spiritually, inspiring those on the Hero's path of Awakening.

Advice For Your Growth Journey

Prayerfully asking God to give us the courage to face and not to turn away from what is dark and confusing. To let us look upon that we do not understand without scorn or fear or judgment. To help us to have the heart that He meant for us to love others with. To allow us to see the spirit in those who fear that theirs is lost. And to let us be the light that sees the best in others.

Praying for courage to face darkness and confusion without judgment, to love others and see their spirit, and be a light that sees the best in them.

Prayer: Seeing through God's Loving Eyes

When we hurt it is because we have allowed someone to affect us negatively; to cause us harm, to feel doubt, fear, insecurity, or discouragement, when really each time that we experience someone's negativity, they are simply showing us their reaction, and their feelings and thoughts in that particular moment. How often do we allow others to hurt us? Your decision must be to step back, to step away from taking on whatever hurts may be directly or indirectly pointed at you. You wouldn't choose to be hurt. You would choose to be love and to feel loved. So begin with this. Become great at this. This is the ability to love yourself and to trust wholeheartedly in your goodness, your infinite power, your truth. with love Namaste!

Don't allow others to hurt you; step back and focus on loving and trusting yourself instead.

No One Can Hurt You Unless You Allow It

We all have inside of us the instinct to know when to do something or go somewhere, but many of you are too afraid to follow it. I hope today`s session gives you the courage to pursue your purpose and your passion, you owe it to yourself to live your best life! Cheers~

Trust your instincts, find the courage to pursue your purpose and passion, and live your best life.

Instincts!!

Your inner critic thrives on fear and creating feelings of inadequacy and doubt to keep you safe. from embarrassment, failure, or trying new things. This track will teach you how to rescript the dialogue of your inner critic with messages that will help you instead of holding you back. To find out more about what I do visit www.wideopenstages.com

Learn to silence your inner critic by rescripting its dialogue with positive messages to overcome fear and self-doubt. Visit www.wideopenstages.com.

How To Rescript Your Inner Critic

When we are anxious or stressed, our brains go into flight or fight mode, and we find it hard to calm ourselves. This meditation helps you to reduce your anxiety by targeting the fear system of your brain and providing you relief from anxiety or stress.

Reduce anxiety with targeted meditation on the fear system of the brain.

I Am Safe

In our modern society, many of us are a slave to our ego, living in constant fear of others' perception of us and other burdens. This barrier stops us from living in harmony with ourselves and stops us from ever knowing our true selves. We attempt to dissolve this problem and more in this meditation.

This meditation aims to dissolve the barrier of our ego that prevents us from living in harmony with ourselves and knowing our true selves.

The Ego: Letting Go

When life doesn't go as planned, it can lead to disappointment, fear, anger, sadness, or a range of emotions. You may find yourself clinging defiantly to the way that things "should" have been. This inner conflict between what is and what should have been can keep you emotionally stuck. Releasing the "ideal" you've created allows space for both to coexist and ultimately bring acceptance and peace.

Letting go of expectations brings peace amidst life's uncertainties - acceptance, not resistance.

When Life Doesn't Go As Planned

Moving past the tower, the obstacles, and the energy of fear. Moving past the brings in courage to complete goals. You are meant to accomplish and move towards growth.

Overcoming fear and obstacles brings courage to accomplish goals and achieve growth.

Moving Past The Tower

Deepen your understanding of anger with 3 simple questions that you can ask yourself to find your own answers regarding anger. 3 reflection questions: What expectations did you have about the situation or person that were not met? What or Who was your anger protecting? What new boundary was created within you because of this situation, where are you now saying ‘that’s not ok.’ Bonus Question: What are you afraid would happen if you weren’t angry in this situation anymore? You can re-listen to this meditation anytime you’re having a hard time understanding why you are feeling angry in a situation.

Learn about anger with 3 reflection questions: expectations not met, protection, new boundary; Bonus: fear of not being angry. Meditate for clarity.

Understanding Anger

Perfect for those experiencing an overload of stress, anxiety, panic at times, and a sense of discomfort in life. This technique can help decrease anxiety, fear, and doubt, secure more bandwidth and capacity for life, get more groundedness and ease, create the ability to relax no matter what is going on, and prevent panic attacks.

Learn a stress-reducing technique that decreases anxiety, fear and doubt, creates grounding and relaxation, and prevents panic attacks.

Tension Relief

"Just the other morning I looked one of my fears in the eye. Well, not exactly the eye - that is a little too brave for me in this instance. Let’s just say I slowed down long enough to face my fear, instead of allowing it to trigger my knee-jerk default reaction."

The author faced their fear by slowing down and confronting it, instead of reacting impulsively.

Learning From What Scares You The Most

Perfect for those experiencing an overload of stress, anxiety, panic at times, and a sense of discomfort. This 3-minute breathing exercise initiates the Relaxation Response and can help to bring the Parasympathetic Nervous System online. Decrease anxiety, fear, and doubt, secure more bandwidth and capacity to focus, get more grounded and more at ease, and create the ability to relax no matter what is going on.

A 3-minute breathing exercise can help reduce stress, anxiety, and panic, activate the Parasympathetic Nervous System, and increase focus and relaxation.

3 Minute Reset

This past year has brought uncertainty and worry to most of us, but we can release that worry through meditation. Many times we can use the psalms as guides for prayer and meditation, especially when we are feeling afraid or lost. Today I will be reading Psalm 27, using the New International Version of the Bible, and then praying a prayer from Dolores Smyth.

Release worry through meditation using psalms as a guide; read Psalm 27 and pray a prayer from Dolores Smyth for guidance during uncertain times.

Psalm 27 Meditation and Prayer

This is a concentrative breathing exercise meant to help you calm your central nervous system. It's great for times in which you are experiencing stress, anxiety, anger, or fear. It's also best to practice it when you are feeling neutral or good and to do so several times so that when you need it you are easily able to remember and access it.

Breathing exercise for calming the central nervous system during times of stress, anxiety, anger or fear; practice it regularly to access it easily.

4-Square Box Breathing Exercise

How tricky our ego can be. She feeds off of fear and scarcity, And leaves pain and suffering in her wake. Her desire is to keep us safe, But in doing so, she keeps us small and imprisoned. And the only way to true freedom, Is to recognize the ego when she appears, understand why she’s there, and let her go. So the intention of today’s meditation is to give you a practice to identify and let go of your ego, so you can continue the never-ending practice of transcending beyond her into a space of connectedness and love with your true self.

Recognize and release the ego's grip on fear and scarcity to find true freedom and connect with your true self in meditation.

Let Go of the Ego

If you struggle with insomnia, you know how painful it can be to lie awake in anticipation of the sleep you fear will never come. The purpose of this 3-minute audio is to help change how you think about rest and the time you spend awake in bed. (This is a shorter version of a 7-minute track of the same name.)

A 3-minute audio aims to change how insomniacs think about rest and time spent awake in bed.

An Invitation To Rest (3 Mins)

I hope this session gives you insight and hope to look for the rope that the Universe is always sending to help pull you out of despair, depression, fear, and anxiety. If you have any questions, send an email to healholisticcenter@gmail.com.

Session offers hope and insight to overcome emotional struggles; email for questions.

Universe Throw Me Some Rope!

*Guided Shamanic Journey* The Root Chakra is an energy center that is greatly tied to your foundation. When it's healthy, you are well balanced physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. You are secure in who you are and unwavering. In contrast, an unhealthy root chakra can often lead to addiction, fear, obesity, and an overall imbalance in your life. In today's journey, you will explore the condition of your root chakra. Be sure to keep a journal close to record any details.

Explore the condition of your root chakra in this guided shamanic journey to achieve physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual balance.

Exploring the Root Chakra

Today’s morning meditation will help you see that everything you want is on the other side of fear.

Morning meditation can help overcome fear and realize that everything one desires is on the other side of fear.

The Other Side Of Fear

A meditation for if you've been feeling stuck. Release patterns of worry, doubt and fear and step into skillful action through setting your own intention.

Meditate to overcome feeling stuck by releasing patterns of worry, doubt, and fear, and stepping into skillful action through setting an intention.

From Uncertainty to Intention

When we are stuck in reactivity--fear, sadness, anger, restlessness--awareness can feel tight and small, like tunnel vision, and in this contracted condition it's difficult to break old habits or to see possibilities for new thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. This 3-Anchor meditation can help with softening and widening awareness, to give ourselves the space to move more freely and intentionally. Please feel free to reach out with thoughts, questions, or objections! I would love to hear from you. Deanna

The 3-Anchor meditation helps soften and widen awareness, breaking old habits and allowing for new thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

3-Anchor Meditation

Fear can really debilitate an individual and hold you back from doing things that you want to do. Let go of this guilt and live that life you deserve.

Don't let fear hold you back and live the life you deserve without guilt.

Let go of Fear

Hayley Zammit invites you into a short breath meditation practice to bring in the qualities that you want to feel while also releasing the stress, fear, shame, or anything else you want to let go of.

Hayley Zammit leads a guided meditation to welcome desired qualities and release negative emotions.

Inhale Love & Peace Exhale Stress & Fear

Tonight’s sleep meditation will help you let go of anxiety, worry, and fear.

Sleep meditation helps release anxiety, worry, and fear.

Let Go of Anxiety, Worry and Fear

Daily, if not hourly, we tell ourselves we should DO something or should BE something...we constantly use "shoulds" when we talk to ourselves in our daily thoughts. Shoulds usually represent guilt or fear about not living up to someone’s expectations. Even guilt or fear about not living up to our own expectations. Follow along as Primal Health Coach Marisa Moon shares a strategy for reframing these thoughts. Learn more about Marisa's philosophy on her podcast called The Foundation of Wellness at marisamoon.com/podcast (also on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play)

We often tell ourselves "shoulds" in our daily thoughts, which stem from guilt or fear of not meeting expectations. Learn how to reframe these thoughts with Primal Health Coach Marisa Moon's strategy. Check out her podcast at marisamoon.com/podcast.

Reframing Shoulds

This past year has brought anxiety and fear to most of us, but we can release those anxieties through meditation and prayer, and we can use the psalms as our guides. Today I will be reading Psalm 139, using the New International Version of the Bible, and then praying a prayer from Dolores Smyth.

Meditation and prayer can ease anxiety; Psalm 139 read and Dolores Smyth's prayer used as a guide.

Psalm 139 Meditation/Christian Prayer

This meditation invites you to choose trust in yourself and the universe rather than fear. All feelings change, so is fear. No matter what you are going through, you can choose trust in the process and what the universe presents to you each moment.

Choose trust over fear in yourself and the universe; all feelings change, and you can trust the process no matter what you're going through.

Trust Rather Than Fear

This is one of a series of six meditation recordings by Glenn Harrold and Ali Calderwood, which are based upon the ancient solfeggio musical scale. Each note in this scale has specific healing properties and this recording uses the first note, which resonates to a frequency of 396 Hz to release deep rooted feelings of guilt and fear.

Meditation recording uses ancient solfeggio scale to release guilt and fear through the 396 Hz frequency.

Release Guilt & Fear - 396 Hz Solfeggio Meditation

We train our mind by what we tell it. What we say to ourselves becomes what we believe. We retrain our mind to believe in our self by holding the feeling first of something that we believe to be true - a positive aspect of our self - so that we can identify what this feeling "feels like". This is the first part of our retraining. We then work with envisioning and feeling successful of whatever we doubt. In this way, we focus on the positive outcome of what we desire instead of the fear or doubt. This meditation is best experienced in its entirety to allow for the full effects of its teachings. Please use this meditation often to anchor your new feelings of confidence and to retrain how you think. Namaste!! with love, dorothy

Retrain your mind by believing in yourself. Identify positive feelings first and then envision success to focus on the desired outcome.

Retrain Your Mind to Believe in Yourself

Let go of fear is a gentle meditation which guides you to release all fear and anxiety from your past, and then moves on to helping you release all fear and worry around your future. It also guides you to be mindful of what you watch, read and listen to as these things influence the way you think and feel.

A meditation to release fear and anxiety from the past and future, while promoting mindfulness of media influence.

Let Go of Fear Hypnosis

This is a long meditation on building trust instead of fear. Fear is an emotion which you are experiencing. You are not your fear. You can choose trust instead with intention and compassion.

Choose trust over fear by building intention and compassion.

Trust Instead of Fear

Hades, the Greek god of the underworld, commands both fear and respect as the somber ruler of the dead. Clad in dark robes, and bearing a scepter, he judges mortal souls with impartiality, assigning them to realms like Elysium or Tartarus. Despite his association with death, Hades embodies complexity; he's depicted as compassionate, overseeing treasures of the earth. In mythology and culture, he remains an enigmatic figure, symbolizing the mysteries of life and the afterlife.

Hades, Greek god of the underworld, governs the dead with impartial judgment and complexity, symbolizing life's mysteries.

Hades - Greek God Of The Underworld

Welcome to this bedtime story to gently fall asleep. This inspirational bedtime story is about Tara, known as the "Mother of Liberation". She is an important deity in Tibetan Buddhism and helps with 8 kinds of fears. Today we'll explore what the fear of wild elephants can teach us to alleviate anxieties. I will tell you the story of how Tara was born from a tear. Enjoy and sweet dreams!

This text is a bedtime story about Tara, an important deity in Tibetan Buddhism, and how she helps alleviate fears, specifically the fear of wild elephants.

Overcome Fear