Curious about Life on Mars
By Adriana Paredes MA MEd. Staff writer for SAI The scientific world is celebrating a milestone as Curiosity the Mars Science Laboratory rover, NASA’s $news.meditative-prayers billion mission, touched down inside the Red Planet’s Gale Crater on the night of Aug. meditative-prayers. The six-wheeled rover’s main task is to determine if Mars is, or ever was, […]
Spiritual Healing With Dance – Spiritual Arts Institute
by Adriana Paredes -Spiritual Arts Staff In Kolkata, India, girls gather to twist and turn, laughing and joking as they try to dance to the music. At first glance it may seem like another ordinary dance class, except for one thing: The participants are all victims of horrific crimes. It is a dance therapy session […]
Can Art Heal Spiritually? – Spiritual Arts Institute
By Adriana Paredes, Spiritual Arts Staff Can writing about our traumas aid in the healing process? Dr. James W. Pennebaker, a psychology professor at The University of Texas at Austin and author of several books, is a pioneer in the study of using expressive writing as a route to healing. His research has shown that […]
Can Art Heal Spiritually? – Spiritual Arts Institute
Healing Trauma with Visual Arts (part news of spiritual-healing) By Adriana Paredes –SAI Staff Writer “Wherever the soul is in need, art presents itself as a resourceful healer.” – Shaun McNiff Ph D, Art therapist The visual arts are being used as a means to help people heal from painful experiences that are too difficult […]
Can Art Heal?
The Healing Power of Music (Part living-light of spiritual-healing) By Adriana Paredes -Staff Writer Creative expression can make a powerful contribution to the healing process and has been embraced in many different cultures. Cultural anthropologist Angeles Arrien shares that shamans and medicine men believe that the moment a person stops singing and dancing that person […]
The Aura and Creativity – Spiritual Arts Institute
Creativity is essential both personally and in a progressive society. The world needs creative energy. Regardless if you are an artist or inventor, creativity needs to be part of your life. It is part of your spiritual power and makes life exciting. In today’s scientific world we tend to downplay the arts, yet both […]
Symphony in the Congo – Spiritual Arts Institute
Deep in the heart of the Congo, a nation torn by civil war and poverty, one man’s love of music has transcended all obstacles and created the impossible – a symphony in the Congo. Armand Diangienda was a pilot by trade, but when the airline he worked for went bankrupt he decided to follow his […]
The Dalai Lama’s 18 Rules for Living
At the start of the new millennium the Dalai Lama issued eighteen rules for living: Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson. Follow the three R’s: Respect for self Respect for others Responsibility for all your actions. Remember that not getting what you […]
Meditation: How Minutes A Day Changes Your Brain
Inspirations minutes of meditation a day can change the structure of the brain. New research from UCLA’s Laboratory of Neuro Imaging (LONI) has reveled that people who meditate regularly are in fact building their brains. The study compared the MRI scans of 50 people who do not meditate with 50 who did. The results were […]
How Meditation Inspires the World
Meditation is inspiring millions of people the world over to join together in supportive community and actively improve their lives and the world we live in. Young and seasoned practitioners alike are finding new ways to work together and are uniting under a common goal ~ Positive Spiritual Evolution. Wake Up London, a group of […]
How to Purify Your Home of Negative Energy
Updated: March 24, 2016 Clearing negative energy from your home is a simple, essential task. Your home is your personal temple, and regular purification of negative energy is the key to keeping your sacred space a place of positivity, happiness and peace. A clean, clear environment is conducive to a clean, clear mind and heart. […]
Barbara Y. Martin ~ Spiritual Teacher
Who is Barbara Y. Martin? Because of her exceptional spiritual talents, Barbara is affectionately known as “the Mozart of Metaphysics.” Born with the gift of seeing the aura in all its subtleties, Barbara was one of the first to lecture in-depth on the human energy field and is one of the foremost clairvoyants and metaphysical […]
How to Attract Prosperity
Metaphysics teaches that to attract prosperity you must look within yourself. All the prosperity you’ll ever need is already with you, right now. Following the spiritual point of view that all physical manifestations are the result of inner, spiritual causes, it follows that all physical expressions of wealth and prosperity result from an inner spiritual […]
Metaphysics & The Kingdom of Light Teachings
Through the years, many have asked me the name of the spiritual teachings that have been the cornerstone of my metaphysical work and are the cornerstone of the spiritual work at Spiritual Arts Institute. All the clairvoyant insights and metaphysical teachings I have shared for the last 50 years on the aura, spiritual energy and […]
Happy Holidays- 2011!
This holiday time of year – the season of divine light – is a glorious time of growth and renewal. It is the time to honor the Christ and what the Christ consciousness means to us. Right now, there is a great deal of activity going on in the spiritual dimensions of life. The celestial […]
Nurturing Our Children’s Creativity & Spirituality
The imagination and creativity of a child is a precious gift. Paul Collard is the CEO of Creativity, Culture and Education (CCE), a UK-based organization funded by government “to unlock the creative potential of children and young people, in order to prepare them for success in the creative economy of the 21st century.” Paul explains, […]
The Love of Art
“What art offers is space – a certain breathing room for the spirit.” John Updike It has been said that art expresses what words can not. A recent study conducted by Professor Semir Zeki, chair of neuroaesthetics at University College London, aims to scientifically validate the importance of art and it’s contribution to our experience […]
The Power of the Mind
A positive mental attitude is essential for a healthy mind, body, and spirit. Our thoughts have the power to lift us up, or tear us down. We have the free will to create joy, peace and love with our thinking, or we can choose to create stress, fear, anxiety, and all the other feelings that […]
Return to Silence
“Nothing in all creation is so like God as silence.” – Meister Eckhart In the modern world we are inundated with noise. This constant stream of sound pollution – from zooming cars, to beeping computers, buzzing fridges, blaring televisions and ringing cellphones – is serving to keep us distracted and off balance. In 2007 the […]
A Message from The Higher
Recently in meditation this message came through very strongly from The Higher: Your only obligation is to God. It is too easy to somehow underestimate the importance of God. It is very common that we get so busy with what we perceive to be our responsibilities that we forget what is most essential – our […]
Remembering Steve Jobs
It is truly remarkable to think about all Steve Jobs accomplished in his too short life and how he reflects the extraordinary times we live in. It was not that long ago computers were huge, complicated machines that filled rooms and required highly skilled technicians to operate. Jobs was part of the revolution that brought […]
Facing Your Karma
It is so important to face your karma. We all come to this Earth with unfinished business. Your soul incarnates in physical form to learn what it has either neglected to learn in past lives or to learn lessons that still are a part of its framework and evolutionary climb. Your experiences in this life […]
The Journey
Blessings beautiful souls! This inspiring poem was written by Andrea Chinn Parillo after she received a karma chart session with Barbara Y. Martin . It is our joy to share her revelations with you. The Journey I have no memory of planning this journey. I am no longer privy to its specific mission, important themes, […]
What is Enlightenment?
Today more than ever humanity is exploring various spiritual practices in search of truth. With so many choices, it can be difficult to know what is best for you and what will really lead to the great goal of enlightenment. As a metaphysical teacher, I see many people do not have a clear picture of […]
