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Exercise to deal with anything, anywhere, anytime!

Posted on December 29, 2025 by giribaba

Chant the mantras Om, (Crown & “third eye), Aiim, (throat), Hreem, (heart), Shreem, (Solar Plexus), Kreem, (Sacral), and Kleem, (base of spine). Visualization is used for gathering thoughts and energies from the chakras. (See them releasing upwards to the Crown … Continue reading →

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Awesome Insights – blog 9

Posted on November 5, 2025 by giribaba

Awesome Insights: A Digest of Seven Spirituality Books. Here are excerpts from this compilation of condensed material. Appendix Post – Perfection Now we may have reached the “mountain summit”, and thus we have attained the Journeys’ end point. What happens … Continue reading →

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Wayfaring with Raymond – Mental Health Themes

Posted on November 4, 2025 by giribaba

Some Mental Health Themes (From my perspective based in New Zealand since 1981) Within the Heath domain we are seeing an increasing agenda to practice and provide services holistically, which brings me to some themes. The Health Professional Journey. In … Continue reading →

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Wayfaring with Raymond – 12 steps

Posted on November 3, 2025 by giribaba

12 steps The 12 steps model has benefited many. Here is a version for all Ailments! (My own experience of the Steps for use in many life areas). Addiction, dependency, Depression, Behaviours, or …………………? Insert your choice of problem into … Continue reading →

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Why Spirituality? – blog 1

Posted on October 20, 2025 by giribaba

(Start of a new book). Previously Raymond Pattison wrote about his ten years as a monk in India. Then about spiritual matters with foundation spiritual philosophy derived from ancient Indian writings. After leaving India in 1976 Raymond became a mental … Continue reading →

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Therapeutic Journeys to Self-Realisation – blog 3

Posted on September 21, 2024 by giribaba

Relaxation is a necessary beginning! Why do relaxation? Well, it’s a precursor to meditation. It also helps to achieve a state of mindfulness. Is it actually necessary? Can we not just go straight into deep meditation by just doing the … Continue reading →

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Therapeutic Journeys to Self-Realisation – blog 4

Posted on September 21, 2024 by giribaba

Relaxation to Self-Realisation There are three components of this particular exercise for relaxation These components are associated with a choice of visualisations. The visualisations enable a transition to the exercises involved with defusion practices. Grounding or Earthing. The idea is … Continue reading →

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Therapeutic Journeys to Self-Realisation – blog 8

Posted on September 20, 2024 by giribaba

We have looked at Defusion, using a metaphor, as an exercise to get a perspective on emotions and feelings. Thoughts though are a bit more difficult to get a handle on, as they may be “covered” by emotions. If it … Continue reading →

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Therapeutic Journeys to Self-Realisation – blog 11

Posted on September 20, 2024 by giribaba

This is about a “Strengths” approach. It’s used therapeutically as a means to develop resilience and formulate goals/ actions to enhance the well-being journey. We are looking at a range of issues related to stress and distress regarding the passage … Continue reading →

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Therapeutic Journeys to Self-Realisation – blog 32

Posted on August 8, 2024 by giribaba

Life and the Universe is Maya in its illusory and transient presentation to our life experience. There are other ways of seeing this, by entering the state of Enlightenment or Realisation. Maya is then no longer an obstacle on the … Continue reading →

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