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Being Free vs. Freedom- Journeying Within

Hello, my friends. It's been a moment since I've posted, and truly I don't even know who will read this. But today it felt important to get some thoughts out onto (electronic) paper, rather than capturing my voice on a podcast. I'm sure these things will come to The Conscious Cafe very soon, but right now the thoughts swirling in my head require a more concrete manifestation to be brought into this world. Lately, I've been diving inward. Into the deep. Not the Deep of my business, but the depths of myself. I thought, for a long time, that I'd already gone as far as I could go, that I'd explored the depths and lived to tell the tale. But now I see that there can be no end to the depths in which you can travel within yourself. My Inner Voice, soul, intuition…

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Science: The Tool of the Universe

Hello my friends, and welcome back to Collectively Quantum! As you know, this blog is meant to bridge the gap between science and spirituality, and in order to truly do that, we need to explore both fields. So today we are going to be talking about the second half of the bridge- science. Believe me, I’ve seen both sides of the spectrum- as a nursing student and Reiki master, I have dog in each race, if you will. Usually, the field of science believes that all spirituality is fake, and the spiritual community views science as a limitation. But what I’ve found is when you truly dive into each field, there are many more similarities than there are differences. Unfortunately, we as humans have a tendency to do things backwards. (More on that later). Right now, I want to deep dive into where science…

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Alignment: A Way of Life, Not a Way of Standing

Alignment. When I asked what the word alignment means to you, most of you replied standing straight, upright, or vertical. Only one person mentioned a word I was thinking of: Flow. When I talk about being in alignment, I’m not talking about spinal alignment, standing upright, or being in a vertical position (although those are all valid responses). I’m talking about being in alignment with yourself. As I explore human consciousness and development, the concept of alignment bubbles up in many different ways. When I first heard the term, it was explained as a state of emotional positivity and feeling good. If you follow Abraham Hicks, you’ve heard about alignment, and living from your vortex. But ‘feeling good’ is a really vague description, and a lot of us have subconscious barriers and beliefs that say ‘feeling good’ is wrong. In an effort to really…

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8 Things to Do When You Are Consumed with Doubt

We all have moments of doubt. Our worldviews are challenged, our beliefs are torn apart, or our emotions are questioned. These moments can make us feel lost and afraid or frozen where we are, unable to take another step or say another word. Whether these moments last for days, months, or years, here are eight tools you can use to clear the fog. 1. Talk it Out There is an amazing scene in the TV show ‘Grace and Frankie’ where Frankie pulls out her phone and ‘vlogs’. All she is doing is talking to her phone about her problems, but it always seems to help. Those scenes always make me laugh because as silly as it seems, there is an important message there. Talking out your problems, no matter what they are, always, always makes you feel better. Sometimes it leads to big breakthroughs,…

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9 Ways to Have a Mindful Relationship with Food

Warning: This post contains stories of my struggles with eating disorders, which may be triggering for some. Please do not feel obligated to read this post and use your own discretion as to your comfort level. Please, if you are struggling, need help, or want to talk, reach out to me at isabel@collectivelyquantum.com. Story time. I grew up training to be a classical ballet dancer. Ballet was my life; I danced more than 50 hours per week, I knew exactly what company I was going to dance with, and there wasn’t a single element of my life separate from ballet. Unfortunately, ballet isn’t all roses and tutus all the time. During my time dancing, I experienced almost every eating disorder you can think of. At the time, I didn’t realize what I was doing, thinking that this was just what I needed to do…

What Children Teach Us: How to be Squishy

I am blessed to live with two beautiful 6-year-old twins (and no, they aren’t mine). I love watching the way they approach life, the minute-by-minute way they view the world. Watching them is a reminder of the importance of being present, the importance of truly feeling our emotions, how to let those emotions go, and, of course, the power of the mind. When I watch the twins play, it is fascinating to watch how they feel their emotions. No matter what it is, no matter when, why, or how, they feel it. When they are mad, they are pissed. When they are sad, there are enough tears to fill a swimming pool. When they are happy, there is nothing more beautiful than the light behind their smiles. Children are a lesson in the importance of emotions. How emotions can teach us who we are,…

Growing Through It: Part One

Difficult situations come for us every day. Most days, we grin and bear it, stuffing our feelings down and locking them away. It isn’t until days, months, weeks, or even years later that those feelings spill back into our lives, rearing their heads in the form of stress, anxiety, depression, and anger. We are all told that shoving our feelings down and away isn’t healthy. But we aren’t ever told what to do with them instead. While crying it out or punching a pillow may be cathartic, they don’t dig down to the root of the issue: Why you are feeling the way you are. The Growing Through It series is meant to help you not only feel your feelings fully, but turn them into something constructive that helps you grow and evolve. Growing Through It: Introduction When we are feeling angry, sad, stressed,…

Radical Self-Acceptance: Emotions

We treasure progress. Our achievements are measured by how far we have come, how much we have attained, and, sometimes, the struggles we have gone through. These measurements stick us right back into our past and hold the future in front of us like a carrot on a string. We tell ourselves that when we accomplish this, we will celebrate. We tell ourselves that we have come this far and struggled this much, so now is the time to sing our praises. Sometimes we even justify our pain, emotions, or state of being because of what we've gone through in the past. I’m so tired today, I worked late and it was so busy all day. I’m so pissed off right now, I didn’t get a moment to myself all day. Sometimes, these explanations are necessary. Sometimes events and situations do cause pain, and…

Dr. Emoto: The Power of Positive Thinking

The Observer Effect There is a famous phenomenon in quantum physics called the observer effect. Simplified, this phenomenon means that simply observing a particle changes the outcome of an experiment. Physicist Pascaul Jordan described this phenomenon by saying, “observations not only disturb what has to be measured, they produce it…. we ourselves produce the results of measurements.” According to Wikipedia, the observer effect is “a disturbance of an observed system through the act of observation.” Although in quantum physics this effect is not relegated to just human consciousness, Dr. Masaru Emoto proved that the observer effect is not simply a quantum phenomenon. Dr. Emoto: Experiments with Water In 1999, Dr. Masaru Emoto, a Japanese scientist, carried out a series of experiments to test the effect of words, thoughts, and emotions on water. When he began his experiments, Emoto wanted to test his hypothesis that…

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8 Ways to Release Limiting Beliefs: Moving Beyond the Box

We all have mental boxes we hold on to. These boxes can also be called limiting beliefs, negative cognitions, the pain body, emotional bean bags, or even samscaras (my personal favorite). Whatever you choose to call them, these boxes are exactly what they sound like: limiting. Limiting beliefs begin as a way to keep us safe. They may develop from traumatic experiences, social conditioning, or even having a parent tell you what to do and not do. When they begin, these boxes are a way for the mind, or the ego, to keep you safe. To give you a boundary that represents what is safe on the inside, and what is not safe on the outside. Because these boundaries are so helpful when they are first created, we often don’t realize when they begin to become destructive. Over time, these beliefs and boxes that…

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Moving Beyond the Mind: Let Go of Your Boxes

Human minds reside in boxes. We build these boxes ourselves, based on past experiences, societal programming, or outside influences. We create boxes around our identities, our life situations, and our beliefs, and we box in what should happen, what could happen, and what we want to happen. Every thought we have, whether we realize it or not, has a box. These are the boxes that create resistance. As you journey down your path to consciousness and step closer to enlightenment, the box that you create for yourself expands. As you open your mind and expand your consciousness, your box grows as well. So often we forget that these boxes are the product of our minds. Your inner voice, your soul, and your true self have no boxes. They have no limits, and no need to engage in the duality of the mind. But for…

Meditation Method: You are the Spark

Hello, beautiful soul. Meditation can be a beautiful way to connect with your true self, but it can also be incredibly frustrating. The goal of these Conscious Connection articles is to help ease your transition into a meditative practice. Not every method is for everyone, so take what resonates for you, and leave what doesn’t. This is your journey; embody it to the fullest. At conception, there is a spark of light. That spark of light represents the uniting of your mind (or your human) and your soul (or your divine self). The union is what makes up you. You are the awareness of both these entities, the human and the soul. As this awareness, you have the power to reside in close connection with with your head and your heart. So what does that spark mean? You, as the spark, have the ability…

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The Power of Choice: Finding the Want to in the Have to

Today I was thinking about the power of choice. More specifically, about the phrase ‘I have to do this’. We spend our days doing things we 'have' to do. Going to work, taking care of the family, cleaning the kitchen. Driving, cleaning, paying taxes, texting people we know, feeding the dog. We have to do this, which means we can't do this thing that we want to do. We have to. The word ‘have’ completely changes the sentence. Think about the difference between ‘I have to’ and ‘I want to’. It’s a completely different sentence. Different meaning, different energy, different way of approaching the situation. Imagine if we said ‘I want to’ instead of ‘I have to’. How much would that change how we live our lives? But no, we have to do this, we have to do that. We don’t want to, we…

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Duality: The Universal Law of Opposites

Black and white, yin and yang, good and bad. Each of these concepts constitutes an opposite, but what does that truly mean? In the case of light and dark, good and evil, we like to say that the darkness must be there to show us the light, and that good could not exist without evil. While this is true, there is much more to it. We all know of that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This law applies not only to a pendulum swing, but to the universe itself. In order for anything to exist, it must be supplied by its opposite. Darkness could not exist without the light, and evil could not exist without good. Think about it: if you were to take all of the good out of the world, there would no longer be a need…

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Allowing Your Feelings in a World of Expectations

Feelings are the eternal human plague. They bring us up, and send us plummeting back to earth. In a way, they seem to symbolize who we truly are, and we often say that emotions reveal a lot about the inner self. But for as strong and tangible as emotions can seem, they often leave us feeling like we are lying to ourselves and to others. We may feel that a situation we are experiencing shouldn’t make us feel the way it does. Perhaps we are reacting too strongly when others seem calm, or maybe we are completely numb in times of emotional upheaval. Society has a tendency to standardize emotions, leading us to believe that we should feel xyz in this or that situation. We are led to believe that our feelings should fit in a box, with certain emotions or reactions deemed ‘OK’…

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How You Treat the World: A Beautiful Conversation

Photo by Jonathan Borba on Pexels.com Sometimes, it is the little things in life that impact us the most. Today, I overheard a beautiful conversation, although I think it impacted me much more than the people speaking. It went something like this: Man: Good morning! How is the world treating you? Woman: Oh, ya know… Man: And how are you treating the world? The man expressing this sentiment meant it merely as a tongue-in-cheek response. But those words hit me. We often forget that how the world 'treats' us and how we treat the world are two separate experiences. We may hear some difficult news, be in the midst of a bad day, or just generally feel off. Typically, on these days, how we treat the world is a direct reflection of how we feel inside. Likewise, when we receive good news, feel happy,…

What is Meditation? Finding Mindfulness in Your Everyday

I sat in my room, eyes closed, legs crossed. My breathing slowed, and I focused my attention on how each inhale and exhale felt. Then I flopped back on my bed in frustration. This was what felt like the hundredth time I had tried to meditate, to find my zen, to be the Buddhist monk on the mountain. I had tried breathwork, stared at a candle flame, repeated mantras, and listened to guided meditations. I felt like I was missing something, like I couldn’t meditate, like I was incapable. What was the point, and where was the peace in this singularly frustrating exercise? Been there? Me too. I think everyone has, at some point, let out a sigh of frustration, or given up on mediation because they feel silly, incapable, inept, and inadequate as they tried to force themselves into a state of inner…

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