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༄ Sacred Breath ༄

Apostolia — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 04:32:48 +0000

༄ Sacred Breath ༄

Apostolia Tue, 02/06/2020 - 07:32

There is an ancient breath breathing inside you.

She is longing to teach you how unique you are.

She carries gifts that can heal your wounds so you can lift the veil of your limited thoughts and remember your authentic myth.

It’s not about finding the meaning of life.
It’s about experiencing life as a sacred being in every breath you take.

Fully present. Fully loving. Fully forgiving. Fully grate-full.

Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and tell me.

Can you feel your life is sacred?

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༄ Creativity - How we create Happiness༄

Apostolia — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 18:07:21 +0000

༄ Creativity - How we create Happiness༄

Apostolia Mon, 29/07/2019 - 21:07

My dear beautiful friends, blessings for this exciting July 31st New Moon that also marks the end of Mercury Retrograde! The intense pressure of the past month will be lifted and the rest of the summer will be more peaceful and enjoyable! Time for celebration and new intentions!

I am writing these words as I am on vacation on the beautiful Greek island of Kythera, Greece, enjoying quality time with my family and friends. Yesterday we visited a beautiful beach full of umbrellas and a beach bar (full of people) on the sandy part and stunning caves and stones on the other side. (nobody was there)

As we wanted to find a natural shade and some peaceful time to swim in the emerald waters we headed for the caves. We found this stunning large cave with a small private beach in front, the perfect home to spend our day by the sea!

But, there was a big problem! We couldn't really lie down as under our spine there were these big stones ....so many of them, what an "obstacle" we faced in this perfect place! Everybody was irritated, started complaining that they couldn't stay, some wanted to go to the sandy beach bar and some wanted to go find another beach.

I looked at the stones and I saw so much beauty, I saw how many years it took them to be polished by the seawater, I saw some incredible shapes and forms. Very silently I started excavating the stones and putting them as statues around a little sea rock.

I didn't do it on purpose, it is just my "inner child" coming forth. When I see "obstacles" I play and create, create and play. In a few minutes, my son (16 years old) started putting stones on a line and my best friend followed ...to make the long story short, everybody engaged passionately in excavating the stones SILENTLY without any call or instructions, creating an amazing "zen " garden, a stone altar, a tiny museum, a proof that human beings can create their reality. It is a matter of choice of how we see and feel when obstacles appear.

In 30minutes our little beach was clean of stones and we stayed until the sunset enjoying our beautiful nature "home". Most important is the way we felt. Happy, Fulfilled, Connected, United.

“Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up”
Pablo Picasso
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"The creative adult is the child who survived."
Ursula LeGuin

This story is a metaphor for our every day lives. In my teachings, I always say that there is no point to meditate, to practice yoga, to dance, to sing if you can not apply the principles of your practice in real life.

Creativity is an amazing tool to find happiness. It involves breaking out of expected patterns in order to look at things in a different way. The way we "see" obstacles creates our reality - can be stagnant or playful and creative. Sometimes, what appears to be an obstacle is an opportunity to build something beautiful and new.

July Blessings

Remember you are born a creative being.
Remember that you have infinite possibilities.
Remember you are a beloved member of the soul family.
Remember you are not alone.

Oceans and Rivers of Love.
༄ Apostolia ༄

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༄ Dreamer of Dreams ༄

Apostolia — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 19:27:49 +0000

༄ Dreamer of Dreams ༄

Apostolia Thu, 24/01/2019 - 21:27

Dear soulful friends, Happy new year full of love, full of beautiful journeys to the world (and to the self) and full of Dreams!
Every great Dream begins with a Dreamer!
When we silent the mind and we open the eyes of the soul, we become Dreamers of Dreams where creativity and intuition are in perfect balance and we can create our life as we dream it.

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A Dreamer of Dreams is a seeker
of the unification of worlds.
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Dreams are the ways that our soul communicates with us. Our soul wants to unify with us, she wants to free us from suffering, to guide us to be merciful, great full, loving, creative, happy. When we suppress our "dreams" to meet the expectations of our family, friends, and society, we are unhappy.

༄ The first step is to HAVE dreams! Night and daydreams, that will allow us to remember that we are born to live as Dreamers of Dreams.

༄ The second step is to listen mindfully to our Dreams and identify the "soul" messages.

༄ The third step is to work with strong intention before we sleep or before we meditate. To ask for the healing dream or the clarifying dream to come while we are in the hypnagogic state.

༄ And the final step is to manifest our dreams in THIS life, finding the courage that only or soul can give us and the trust that she is our most intimate guide.

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A Dream is a journey, is traveling,

is a wanderlust to the realms of the Soul.
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For many years I keep dream journals and I work with my dreams to evolve as a human, as an artist and teacher. It was almost 2 years ago where this amazing dream was visiting me almost every night for 6 months.

I had a full sensory experience of flying really high, like an Eagle balancing in the sky on the level of the Sun and could see the map of Greece from above very clearly. But on the Greek land, I could see only ancient temples, sanctuaries, altars, amphitheaters, shining brightly in their timeless beauty, no cities, no roads no people.....just sparkling marbles in sacred geometrical shapes full of light.

As I have been creating performances and experiences in ancient Greek sacred places for many years I felt this consecutive dream was a strong invitation to create spiritual journeys in sacred destinations of my homeland and offer my teachings and insights on DreamWork that is extremely enhanced when practiced in high energy places.

Last summer, I created my first Happiness Retreat focused on Dreams and Dreamwork, in the Temple of Apollo Epicurius in the Peloponnese during the powerful week of the Full Moon and the Total Lunar Eclipse.

This May, I have prepared for you the Dreaming Wide Awake Happiness Retreat, a magical journey to Delos, the birthplace of the light, the Greek island of miracles.

DELOS island is one of the top10 spiritual places of the world, it could be referred to as the Avalon of the South. Delos is the birthplace of Apollo the god of Sun and Artemis the goddess of the Moon, with profound healing energy that reaches you, long before you reach this Dream destination. A place where energy can literally change you, uplift our soul and heal you from inside.

It is no coincidence, that the sunlight in Delos, is the most intense, compared to ANYWHERE around the globe. Scientists believe that this happens due to the ground’s texture which actually mirrors the light.
Delos is a living ancient sanctuary full of incredible monuments and it is uninhabited, so our Happiness Retreat Home will be in Mykonos, one of the most cosmopolitan islands of the world.
In Mykonos, I found the perfect secluded paradise of breathtaking scenery, a small complex of Eco-luxury villas located in the idyllic area of the Armenistis Cape with the mysterious Lighthouse.

Toby Israel, an amazing storyteller and Dream Journalling teacher will join me and co-create magic, while Esco Essence, our master chef and raw food artist will captivate our senses with his dreamy detoxifying recipes.

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If your dream is to know more about this transformative journey of conscious dreaming,
I have prepared all the information for you
here
offering early bird prices until February 4th.
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Thank you for giving your time and energy to read my words. I am grateful to you.

Thank you for the beautiful human being you are. Thank you for your presence and for your presents. Remember you are a beloved member of the soul family. Remember you are never alone. Remember you are love and only love.

Blessings for a life full of Dreams.
With Love and Light
༄ Apostolia ༄

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༄ Nature and Gratitude ༄

Apostolia — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 05:49:00 +0000

༄ Nature and Gratitude ༄

Apostolia Fri, 07/09/2018 - 08:49

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I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.

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How do we make decisions?

I used to sit and think a lot using my mind -that is so capable of making all kinds of stories, possibilities, and assumptions - and I was never happy with my decisions. Or better saying I was never in peace with my decisions.

Life brought me some very difficult moments that became my most valuable lessons and led me in deep connection with my breath, my heart, unity, and universal love so my mind started interfering less and less with judgments that were completely unnecessary to live a meaningful everyday life.

I started practicing meditation in Nature every time I had to take an important decision, sitting still, breathing, connecting with the trees or the clouds, the sun, the moon, a little flower, a bird, emptying my mind and entering the frequency of Love.

I live in the city but thanks to the creator there are sources of comforting elements of nature everywhere. We just need to acknowledge them.

This practice not only comforted me but also gave me a whole new perspective on what are my true needs, what I really want to be a sweet loving and compassionate human being.

I threw away many mindsets (that were not mine anyway) and I became lighter, more creative and courageous on crucial decision making.

I felt gratitude coming like a powerful stream of light inside me and an inevitable need to express my gratitude in any way I can, to Nature. Gradually I started expressing gratitude to Humans and especially to Humans I have love relationships (that's the hardest one!)

So September's newsletter is devoted to a big Thank you to the Trees, these amazing beings that supported me in August and gave me precious insights.

Take some time this month to connect with a Tree in your neighborhood and make some new decisions on how you dream your self. Sit next to it, listen, see, smell, breathe. It will speak to you in unseen, unheard ways that can bring happiness and peace to your soul. Thank your self for taking the time to be with your self. And thank the Tree for the unconditional coexistence or just leave a creative expression of your loving self!

Love & Light to you all.

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༄ Sacred Breath ༄

༄ Creativity - How we create Happiness༄

“Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up” Pablo Picasso༄"The creative adult is the child who survived." Ursula LeGuin

July Blessings

Remember you are born a creative being. Remember that you have infinite possibilities. Remember you are a beloved member of the soul family. Remember you are not alone. Oceans and Rivers of Love. ༄ Apostolia ༄#howwecreatehappiness#thehappinessretreatgreece#apostoliapapadamaki

༄ Dreamer of Dreams ༄

༄ Nature and Gratitude ༄

“Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up”
Pablo Picasso
༄
"The creative adult is the child who survived."
Ursula LeGuin

Remember you are born a creative being.
Remember that you have infinite possibilities.
Remember you are a beloved member of the soul family.
Remember you are not alone.

Oceans and Rivers of Love.
༄ Apostolia ༄

#howwecreatehappiness
#thehappinessretreatgreece
#apostoliapapadamaki