Hello and welcome to the February Shaping Your Destiny newsletter - dedicated to magically and radically changing your life so you can live your dreams.

In this issue, you'll find

1. What's new at ShapingYourDestiny.com
2. The Chakra System
3. Wealth Building Tip
4. Thought For The Month
5. Why Failure is Fantastic!
6. Health Tip - Throw away weight

To your continued success,

Jason
Jason@shapingyourdestiny.com

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The Chakra System

The 7 major Chakras are discussed here, and a number of minor Chakras.

From top to bottom the charkas are as follows:

Crown : The Crown Chakra is Violet in colour and is located at the crown of the head. It is the centre of spiritual enlightenment and energy. It is the point where you are connected to your Higher Self or the Godhead; the place where the spirit enters the body. When this Chakra is out of balance you may feel a sense of frustration, no joy for life and experience destructive behaviour. Crystals associated with this Chakra are Clear Quartz and Amethyst.

3rd Eye : The 3rd Eye Chakra is Indigo in colour and is located in the centre of your forehead in the third eye region. It is the centre for psychic ability, higher intuition and spiritual energies. Through this Chakra you can receive guidance from your higher self. When this Chakra is out of balance you may feel as if you cannot assert yourself, fearful of success or overly egotistical. Crystals associated with this Chakra are Amethyst, Sodalite and Lapis Lazuli.

Throat : The Throat Chakra is Blue in colour and is located in the V of the collarbone at the lower neck. It is the centre for communication, sound and expressing creativity through speech, thought and writing. The throat is where anger is stored and finally let go. When this Chakra is blocked you feel you are holding back, are timid, quiet, feel weak, and can't express yourself. When you clear it you can use it to repeat your affirmations and the power of your Chakra will help you program them into your sub-conscious. As you develop your throat Chakra, so you must be careful what you say because your speech will have the power to affect the universe around you. Crystals associated with this Chakra are Aquamarine and Azurite.

Heart : The Heart Chakra is Green in colour and is located in the centre of the chest where your heart is. It is the centre for love, compassion and spirituality. It directs your ability to love not only yourself, but others too. When the Heart Chakra is out of balance, you may feel paranoid, indecisive, sorry for yourself, unworthy of love and fearful of being hurt. Crystals associated with this Chakra are Rose Quartz, Kunzite, and Watermelon Tourmaline.

Solar Plexus : The Solar Plexus Chakra is Yellow in colour and located 2 inches below the breast bone in the centre of the stomach. This Chakra is the centre of personal power, ego, passions, anger and impulses. It is also the centre for astral travel, receptivity to spirit guides, and for psychic development. When this Chakra is out of balance you may feel a lack of confidence, confusion, worry about how others perceive you, depression and a lack of control in your life. Crystals associated with this Chakra include Citrine, Topaz and Yellow Calcite.

Sacral : This is the belly or sacral Chakra, which is Orange in colour and located two inches below the navel. This is the centre for sexuality (particularly in the female), creativity, self-worth and intuition. When we have a "gut" feeling, it is coming from this Chakra. It also governs friendliness and emotions. If this Chakra is blocked then the flow of emotions may also be blocked, causing a feeling of repression, emotional issues, an obsession with sexual thoughts, or a lack of energy. Crystals associated with this Chakra include Carnelian, Agate, Orange Calcite and Tigers Eye.

Root : The root Chakra is Red in colour and located at the base of the spine. It is our connection with the Earth and provides us with our ability to be grounded in the physical plane. If this Chakra is blocked then you may feel fearful, flighty, insecure or frustrated. Crystals associated with this Chakra are Garnet, Smokey Quartz, Obsidian and Black Tourmaline. In the male, this is the centre of sexual energy. A simple meditation to help you ground yourself is to visualise a root growing out of this Chakra and going deep into the ground - like the root of a tree - securing you to the earth.

Each Chakra vibrates at a different frequency, from the slowest at the root to the fastest at the crown. The strength and frequency of each Chakra varies from person to person depending on their state of mental, physical and emotional health and personal development. Chakras can also become blocked, preventing the energy from flowing correctly. If you are having trouble speaking out then your throat Chakra may be blocked and you can benefit from cleansing it and balancing your Chakras.

How to cleanse your Chakras can be very beneficial and will be covered in a later article. If you want more information in the meantime then please email me.

Wealth Tip

1. Destroy your credit cards, and never get another one again
2. Never buy anything on Hire Purchase or Credit agreements
3. Always pay cash or with a debit card
4. Instead of saying to yourself "I can't afford it" ask "How can I afford it?" and see the change in your attitude
5. Look around for the best deals for what you want to buy
6. Do not be afraid to negotiate, particularly for higher value items
7. Buy items wholesale or online to save money

Thought For The Month

You will answer them.
You will tell them:
These words are not used any more,
Like stage coaches, galleys or slavery.
Words no longer meaningful.
That is why they have been removed from dictionaries

Martin Luther King

Why failure is fantastic

Your rules for failure determine a lot about this perception, but it is also a mental process that you have to address. It is the quality of "tenaciousness" or "stubbornness", where we believe in ourselves and what we are doing so much that we do not quit and give up at the first hurdle, but keep on going until we achieve.

Failure is good, because if you do not have a success, you have just learnt another way to not do it! This can be interpreted as a success! Thomas Edison invented the light bulb as you are probably aware. What you may not be aware of is that he didn't just wander into his study one morning and brilliantly write down the design for a working light bulb.

He tried, and failed. He tried again and failed again. He tried yet again, and once more failed. He tried to invent the light bulb over a thousand times and failed. Each time he failed, what do you think he said?

He certainly didn't say "Damn, failed again" and sulk in a corner depressed.

He was happy; he had discovered another way NOT to make a light bulb. Each failure was, to him, one step closer to success and the working light bulb.

Colonel Sanders of fried chicken fame is another example of failure being good. He got his first retirement cheque, took a look at how much it was for and was totally disgusted. Instead of resigning himself to living on a pittance, he decided that he would sell his fried chicken recipe. He had been told how great it was by lots of people, and decided that it would be something a restaurant might want to buy.

He went to hundreds of restaurants and was turned away at every single one. Eventually, as I am sure you know, he went on to create an international chain of shops selling fried chicken using his recipe.

There are hundreds more examples of this tenaciousness, but it all boils down to one key point:

Achievers Do Not Quit

If Thomas Edison had given up you would be reading this by candlelight right now.

When a baby is learning to walk and falls over the first few times you don't say "Oh well kid, get used to crawling". You tell the baby to keep on trying, encouraging the child until he or she succeeds. You know that the baby will walk, no matter how long it takes or how many times the child falls over or bumps into things.

Consider this when you are trying to do something and it is not doing as well as you would wish. Give yourself loving encouragement and support, knowing that you will succeed, and that each failure brings you one step closer.

Failure is FABULOUS feedback!

Health Tip

What a horrible word! It's DIE with a 't' on the end. Doesn't inspire anyone?

This month, here's a few tips to help make this so much easier for you.

1. It is called an EATING PROGRAMME - not the D word.
2. You are not aiming to lose weight. When you lose something, you want to find it again. You are aiming to GET RID of some weight!
3. Instead of saying "I can't" say "I choose not to" - this sends a powerful strengthening message to your subconscious.
4. Moderate everything, including moderation
5. Do not outright deny yourself food as this creates a craving - have a little, but not an excessive amount.
6. Remember that if you reduce your calorie intake, so your metabolism slows down to compensate for a "famine" time.
7. Putting mustard on your food can boost your metabolism by up to 25%!
8. If you crave sweet foods, try alternatives such as dates, mangoes and other sweet fruits.
9. Hold a positive mental image of yourself at your ideal size and shape in your mind at all times - reinforce this ANY time you have think negatively about your appearance.
10. Do not be hung up by weight - it is size that matters. Many people struggle to lose a few pounds on the scales yet are losing inches easily!

• 1-1 Hypnotherapy
• A CD program for throwing away weight
• A specially design eating program that has amazing results!

I hope you've enjoyed this issue of the Shaping Your Destiny newsletter.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me.

Live your dreams!

Jason
Jason@shapingyourdestiny.com

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