Time for Change!!

We have shifted gears and it is time for a change!!

Inward Oasis has had two blogs for a while.  We are now going to combine the blogs.  We post daily and as our business grows we just don't have the time to give you quality posts for both blogs everyday.  Sooooo.....we will now blend our blogs and you will find it under The Couple's Spot.

http://www.inwardoasis.com/ 

Recurring Themes in Dreams

You keep dreaming of baby carriages, baby strollers, babies moving...  What the heck?  Have you ever noticed this happening to you?  I have...well not this exact example, but I have noticed themes.

To really uncover what this series of dreams might mean takes a bit more work than simply remembering them.  You truly do need to write them down and reflect back upon them as you encounter more with the same theme. 

As I have said before only you can truly interpret your dreams, but having someone else ask questions, help you explore the dream and help you learn how to interpret your dreams will give you a better opportunity to uncover the messages your Soul, Spirit, or the Divine is sending. 

Dreams are often not linear either - so even experiencing a dream series certainly does not mean that the message will be in order of what to expect or experience.  Confused?  That is okay.  Dreams are confusing, but with practice one can learn to gain insight from them.

Photos by Platinum Photography & Lars Christensen

Recurring Dreams

Many times we will experience recurring dreams.  We may have the same dream over and over again.  The scene and plot barely change if it changes at all.  Why does this happen?

The shortest answer is that this dream (the message within this dream) may be highlighting something in particular in your life - a weakness, an issue you need to work through, a fear you have, a conflict, or something you have been wanting to achieve.  When you have a recurring dream you need to pay close attention and open your heart and mind to the answer.  Your Soul and Spirit are trying to get a message to you. 

No two people are alike and no two dreams are alike for other people; therefore, though you may receive guidance and help exploring your dream and learning how to interpret your dream only you can interpretit. 

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Dreams - A Doorway to Spirit?

Dreams can offer us so much insight.  Yet, more often than not they seem confusing and we don't know what they are supposed to mean.  Dreams should rarely be taken literally!  Spirit uses symbolism through our dreams to offer us messages, but it is not necessarily the easies thing to figure out.

Some things you might consider though are:

Recurring dreams
Recurring patterns or themes in dreams
Nightmares
Lucid dreams

Over the next three posts I will touch on these a bit more.

Photo by Sergej Khackimullin

Love Divided

From HeartMath  www.facebook.com/heartmath 

Your Sexual Frequency

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What is Your Sexual Frequency? 

You might think that this podcast is about how often you have sex. However there is a lot more to sexual frequency than you might think. Join us as we discuss this topic on our latest drive. As always we invite your comments and suggestions for show topics. Email us at inwardoasis@gmail.com and make sure to rate our podcast.

Make Your Own Fireworks?

Today is Independence Day in the United States.  But what do we do?  We set off beautiful fireworks...hundreds of thousands of dollars worth (instead of feeding those in need).  We set off these beautiful displays only to fill the air with extreme amounts of smoke (polluting our beautiful environment)! 

Spend time with your beloved and make your own fireworks ;-)  It is good for you and it is good for the environment. 

"What about the kids?" you ask.  Well, get some paper and paint fireworks or some other amazing artwork - kid style.  Hang up these cool pieces of artwork and celebrate spending time together!

Celebrate life and the freedoms that we have in this country, but do not forget about our fellow travelers in this world who do not have the privileges we do.

Stuck in a Rut When Talking to Your Partner?

New Podcast up!!!  Do you ever wonder what to say to you partner?  You have gotten to a point where all you talk about is work, the kids, the bills, or what's for dinner.  We discuss this in this podcast. http://bit.ly/l4QyE6

Who Should Have a Coach? For sports, for relationships, for life?

We have coaches for basketball, baseball, gymnastics, swimming, etc.  Over the past decade or so we have come to realize that having a coach in life is just as important.  Having someone there to support us, guide us, and hold us accountable helps us grow and expand and transform our lives.

There are many areas of our lives that can benefit from coaching: physical health, career, parenting, business, creativity and so forth.  Rob and I specialize in relationship coaching, spiritual coaching, and sacred sex coaching.  Our ultimate goal is to help others reconnect with one another and/or take their relationship to the next level. 

We can all benefit from having a coach!  As a spiritual entrepreneur I recently began working with a coach, Cari Murphy, and I LOVE it!  She is wonderful and I always come away feeling uplifted and have new ideas.  http://www.carimurphy.com

Photo by Gerd Reiber

I Did as a Kid!!!

What did you do as a kid that you don't do anymore?  Why not? 

*Thank you Charan for such a sweet video. 

Shut OFF Your Television!!!

Shut off the TV and get a life!  YES -- you heard me!  Too many people just sit mindlessly in front of the television for hours each and every day. 

YOUR BRAIN WAVES are affected by the non-interaction of simply watching the television.  Studies have proven this.  It changes them to low alpha waves and after too much time watching it you brain acutally becomes unfocused.  Every time you watch your brain is affected.

Should you NEVER watch television?  I am not suggesting that, but understand what happens to you if you watch too much.  This is why it is so highly important that our children do not watch hours and hours of TV and videos! 

Get a life -- spend you life living instead of sitting mindlessly in front of the tube and turning your brain into mush. 

Photo by Alexey Arkipov

In With the New Out With the Old?

Should you listen to those older and wiser than you? 

Does everyone older than you really know more? 

Yes and No!

It does not matter if someone if older than you in this life.  But, when you find someone who has been there and had a great many experiences in life - in particular, experiences that are similar to yours or similar to something you want to know more about - you should listen.

Not everyone is aware as they move through life.  This means that many of our elders don't really understand - they don't know more.  Or what they do know is based in fear.  Passing on fear to our youth is not beneficial to anyone or to the Earth and nature. 

In fact, our elders need to listen to our youth (and all that is in between) just as much as the youth should listen to our elders.  Just becasue we listen does not mean that we except every word, thought or feeling.  We need to take from other's wisdom and find what resonates within us -- what "ah ha" we can get from it.  

So, spend some time with someone older than you AND spend some time with someone younger!! 

 Photo by Arkadiusz Jankowski

 



What We Are Doing Here

Why are we doing this?  What are we doing here?  How did we get to this place? 

In this podcast, we share with you a little bit of our story.  Listen and learn more about us!

She's ONLY 5-years-old!!!!!!!

I don't care what country you are from or what your beliefs are :)  This little girl has a voice that will give you goose bumps.  What a beautiful and amazing Divine gift she has been given.  She sings the Star-spangled Banner in this video. 

How God Tells You It's Time For Change

This short clip by Dr. Wayne Dyer could not be more true.  It could not be more powerful to accept in your life.  We know -- we lost everything -- but we gained soooo very much and we were able to make the huge life change and follow our dreams because of that "loss".

Don't Touch Me Doc!!!

Warning: I am on a tangent!

A few days ago in the mail I received a brochure and a letter trying to convince me I had potential risks and that I should take the following tests!!!  Stroke/Cartoid Artery Screening, Heart Rhythm Screening, Adbominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening, Peripheral Arterial Disease Screening, and an Osteoporosis Risk Assessment!  Did they just pick me at random?  I have never had any issues!  Ooooh, I am 40 now...oh my! 

Come on now!!  Why don't the doctor's just place the idea in our minds that we are going to have some terrible disease or attack shortly after we turn 50?  Oh, wait -- that is what they are doing (at least those involved with this program).  They aren't truly concerned about the health of people.  They just want to make more money....they even have a package deal --- do all 5 screenings for around $150!

If they really cared, they would be supporting and promoting better nutrition, healthier ways to raise fruits and vegetables and they would encourage others to lessen their intake of red meat.  Okay, sure sometimes we hear these things from Western medicine, but usually only after someone has already suffered from disease. 

I refuse to pay them to poke and prod me for some health screen!  I am focused on a healthy body, exercise, healthy foods that are right for my body, meditation, yoga, and living joyfully. 

I am NOT saying that Western medicine is never an option!  But, it should be used in combination with Eastern medicine and Wisdom.  And, I strongly disagree with telling someone he is at a higher risk....placing the idea in someone's mind can very well draw that circumstance to the person because he now focuses on it! 

We need to focus on optimal health and stop lounging in front of the television eating chips.  Don't forget to stop eating all those greasy cheesburgers and fries!  Once in a while?  I think that may be okay, but not day in and day out!  And for Heaven's sake don't believe you can just go get a screen, get a positive or negative review and then expect to keep eating junk and laying around! 

Love your body and honor your body!  Start treating it right today.  It is the only one you've got for this life!

Shoo....stepping off of my soapbox now....

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Do You Show the Real You to Others?

Can you show your true self to others?  If so, who are those that you show your true self to?  Often we find it necessary to push down our true selves to fit in whether it be in the work place, our community, at home, etc.  And, yes, it is true that sometimes we must wear a "mask" to survive.  Yet, it is vitally imporant that we don't forget who we are at the core.  We need to be able to show our true selves to others as often as possible. 

Now, I don't believe your true self is a grouchy, unpleasant person.  Your true self is directly connected to your Soul if it is not actually your Soul.  Your true self is who you are when you feel the greatest joy!

Take off the mask and look in the mirror!

Photo by Arkady Chubykin

Never Walk Alone

Sometimes we just need to be reminded that we are not alone -- not really.  Love to ALL!

What to Say???

Our New eBook 

Conversation Starters from the Spiritual to the Sexual

Sometimes it is just hard to find something to have a conversation about.  This often happens after a couple has been together for quite some time.  Or maybe you are just tired of talking about work and the kids (if you have any).  Of course, it can help you learn about a new partner as well.    

Our new eBook gives you 100 questions/topics to talk about.  You will not only find intriguing questions, but you will also find 100 awesome pictures as background to these conversation starters.

In a bookstore or library, what section do you go to first?

Were you friends or lovers first?

Get your copy of this book today and start talking!!! 



Childhood Playground

A couple of days ago I talked about going back to a special time in our lives -- a time that was important to us and that made us feel good. 

Well, last week my husband and I took our youngest son to my old elementary school.  I had not been there in eons.  I was amazed at how small the school seemed now!  It was funny to realize that some of the playground equipment was still the same -- just repainted and moved to a different part of the playground.  Of course, back in the old days things were built to last :) 

Interestingly enough some of the memories that came up for me while I was there were not pleasant ones.  I never really liked school -- always earned good grades, but far too many of the kids I went to school with were not very nice.  I walked around the school and passed the gym.  It was almost an eerie feeling. 

Ah, this is one of those places from my past I would prefer not to revisit very often :)  Remember, it is okay to have those kinds of memories.  And, it is also important to understand that sometimes we need to revisit them to deal with our wounds...it may be the only way to heal them....but not always.