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		<title>Checks and Balances</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Larsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Pisces September 2011 Full Moon brings with it a full array of emotions. Opposite the Virgo Moon, we may feel the polarity between the need for order with a focus on the day to day of life and the emotional/spiritual vision of Pisces. The key here.. Find the balance and express your spiritual selves [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://claritywithlaurenlarsen.com/wp-content/uploads/full-moon-pisces-.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1073" title="full-moon-pisces-" src="http://claritywithlaurenlarsen.com/wp-content/uploads/full-moon-pisces--300x195.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="195" /></a>This Pisces September 2011 Full Moon brings with it a full array of emotions. Opposite the Virgo Moon, we may feel the polarity between the need for order with a focus on the day to day of life and the emotional/spiritual vision of Pisces. The key here.. Find the balance and express your spiritual selves while maintaining control of your physical life.</p>
<p>You are not a victim of life but a co-creator of your reality.  This Pisces Moon is here to guide you to create the life you deserve to live.  Don’t fall victim to the emotional turmoil of Pisces.  Instead, utilize this Pisces Moon to help you on your journey by facing and embracing whatever comes up during this Moon.  When we can really accept where we are now right now, we become empowered by knowing we can change it any moment we choose.</p>
<p>Consider the list below and ask yourself. What can I release today?</p>
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<li>What part of my life do I need to bring healing to? Why      have I not healed?</li>
<li>What do I need to be compassionate about? Can I show      compassion to myself? Can I show compassion to others?</li>
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<li>Where am I putting my boundaries and expectations?</li>
<li>What is out of balance in my everyday life? What do I need to pay more attention to?</li>
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<li>Where can I organize my life so that it flows more      easily?</li>
<li>Where can I begin to expand my thinking, and allow my      emotions to surface?</li>
<li>What do I need to release, with compassion, at this time?</li>
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		<title>Balance Affirmation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 22:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Larsen</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h6>I regularly review the flow of my life, and  make  adjustments as required; With every breath I take, I am bringing  greater  and greater balance into my life; I balance my intellect with  my heart,  and receive peace, strength, and wisdom in return; I know  that living a  balanced life includes taking time to do nothing at all.</h6>


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		<title>Scrub your Karma Klean ~ Realize your Goals, Hopes and Wishes..</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Larsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you for attending this past healing session on July 25, 2010.  Wow, what a powerful event. It not only released the past, but opened the door of forgiveness. The key to your success!
Many Angels, Principalities and Ascended Masters were present to assist in releasing all issues. I was in awe of their beauty and unconditional [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://claritywithlaurenlarsen.com/wp-content/uploads/dancing-sunset.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-483" title="dancing sunset" src="http://claritywithlaurenlarsen.com/wp-content/uploads/dancing-sunset-300x224.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="224" /></a>Thank you for attending this past healing session on July 25, 2010.  Wow, what a powerful event. It not only released the past, but opened the door of forgiveness. The key to your success!</p>
<p>Many Angels, Principalities and Ascended Masters were present to assist in releasing all issues. I was in awe of their beauty and unconditional love as they attended to each and everyone present by cleaning, clearing, and opening your heart centers instilling forgiveness. They really know how to work a room!! The Reiki energy assisted in breaking through stagnant blockages and then shifted into balancing your chakra’s (energy) centers. Please consider a salt mineral bath, smudge (burn sage) and resting your body by going to bed early for the next 2 weeks.</p>
<p>Please do not dwell on.. or loop back into any of your concerns or past issues from your list. This releasing process, depending on your circumstances, may take up to a month or two. You may even feel exhausted or just tired. This is normal and actually a very good symptom! This means by attending this event you have reclaimed your power to find new solutions to clear out your past and stop repeating old patterns. You’re opening your life to the new and promising road ahead.</p>
<p>If you find yourself looping back, focus on the intellectual Aquarian energy by responding instead of reacting. This full moon promises the energy to assist you analytically instead of emotionally. Focus on setting a new vision or goal for yourself.</p>
<p>My audio program<strong> “Become a Conscious Clarity Creation”</strong> can assist you through the process by setting your vision for success, reflect on your life and declare your character using your intention to live your heart’s desire. Please visit my website at <a href="http://www.claritywithlaurenlarsen.com/">http://www.claritywithlaurenlarsen.com</a> for more information.</p>
<p>I am available to assist any of you through this time. Please feel free to contact me for a private consultation. Visit my website for updates to this event and future events.</p>
<p>I discovered these quotes by ~Lewis B. Smedes<em> </em>and felt I had to share with you. They are so profound.</p>
<p>&#8220;We attach our feelings to the moment when we were hurt, endowing it with immortality. And we let it assault us every time it comes to mind. It travels with us, sleeps with us, hovers over us while we make love, and broods over us while we die. Our hate does not even have the decency to die when those we hate die&#8211;for it is a parasite sucking OUR blood, not theirs. There is only one remedy for it. Forgiveness..</p>
<p>&#8220;You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.&#8221;</p>


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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 05:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Larsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we think of vacation, we think of forgetting about work, relaxing from head to toe, experiencing something new, and catching up on our sleep. More often than not, however, vacations turn into a whirlwind series of days in which we try to pack in as many “fun” activities as we can for ourselves and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://claritywithlaurenlarsen.com/wp-content/uploads/sunset.bmp"></a><a href="http://claritywithlaurenlarsen.com/wp-content/uploads/iStock_000008954684Small.jpg"></a><a href="http://claritywithlaurenlarsen.com/wp-content/uploads/iStock_000008954684Small.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-450" title="Family walking outdoors holding hands and smiling" src="http://claritywithlaurenlarsen.com/wp-content/uploads/iStock_000008954684Small-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a>When we think of vacation, we think of forgetting about work, relaxing from head to toe, experiencing something new, and catching up on our sleep. More often than not, however, vacations turn into a whirlwind series of days in which we try to pack in as many “fun” activities as we can for ourselves and our families. We get even less sleep than we do at home and get upset when things do not go as planned. We return even more tired and stressed than when we left. To avoid common vacation stressors and have a true vacation, follow these tips.</p>
<p><strong>Set an intention. </strong>Plan consciously to enjoy your well deserved vacation before the time comes. Tick off the days on your calendar until you leave, talk out loud about how excited you are to be going away, and consciously look forward to a truly restful but fun adventure away from home.</p>
<p><strong>Start packing several days before you leave. </strong>Select, fold, and put aside the outfits you plan to wear. Do not wait until the last minute to pack, and do not pack too much! You will likely end up wearing your most comfortable shorts and t-shirt more frequently than you think.</p>
<p><strong>Avoid overextending yourself before vacation. </strong>Plan to get several good nights of sleep before leaving. Do not cram in extra-long hours at the office in anticipation of your absence. If you have trouble sleeping, consider Melatonin, an over-the-counter supplement that is most effective on a short term basis for sleeping difficulties due to jet lag. There are several herbs that are helpful for sleep, such as valerian and chamomile, which have a calming effect.</p>
<p><strong>Make your room as familiar and comfortable as your home.</strong> Bring your most comfortable pajamas, your own pillow if possible, and relaxing music. Often the front desk can provide a CD player if the room does not already have one.</p>
<p><strong>Be patient and “roll with the punches.” </strong>Inevitably, things will happen that may be contrary to your well-laid plans. If there are delays or you have to wait in line, first, accept it as being inevitable and then use the opportunity to do something. Make sure you have a good summer read with you. Welcome unscheduled “downtime” with your family or travel partners as an opportunity to just be. <strong></strong></p>


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		<title>Gain Clarity and Wisdom from Seasonal Spring Allergies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 01:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Larsen</dc:creator>
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Spring is a time for renewal, but for people who suffer from seasonal allergies, it can mean renewed suffering due to constant sneezing, a runny nose and itchy, watery eyes. Fortunately there are healthy, drug –free alternatives for treating and alleviating these symptoms if you are willing to make changes in your diet, lifestyle and state of [...]]]></description>
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<p>Spring is a time for renewal, but for people who suffer from seasonal allergies, it can mean renewed suffering due to constant sneezing, a runny nose and itchy, watery eyes. Fortunately there are healthy, drug –free alternatives for treating and alleviating these symptoms if you are willing to make changes in your diet, lifestyle and state of mind.</p>
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<p><strong> </strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Daily Diligence</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Avoid tobacco smoke and alcohol, which irritate the lungs and eyes. Alcohol increases the production of mucous.</li>
<li>Spend as little time as possible outdoors and keep windows and doors shut during the day. If you must be outdoors, limit it to the morning and evening rather than midday, when grasses pollinate.</li>
<li>Upon coming in from outside, shower and wash your clothes to remove pollen.</li>
<li>Avoid doing yard work; if you do, wear a mask and goggles.</li>
<li>Avoid hanging laundry outside; pollen gathers on clothing and linens.</li>
<li>Keep pets inside or outside; they bring pollen indoors with them.</li>
<li>Buy a good-quality air purifier and filter</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Herbal Help</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Place slices of cool cucumber over the eyes to help relieve itchy, red eyes; alternate them with steeped, cooled black tea bags.</li>
<li>Place eucalyptus oil in a humidifier and inhale its vapor or add it to your bath water to help relieve congestion; the oil is available at health food stores.</li>
<li>Use a Neti Pot, an Ayurvedic device that helps cleanse allergens from the mucous membranes in the nose, providing relief from sinus congestion. Also available at health food stores.</li>
<li>Eyebright, yarrow and stinging nettle liquid extracts help relieve hay fever symptoms; 20-30 drops twice daily is recommended.</li>
<li>Take 1,000 mg of the flavonoids Hesperidin and Quercitin, which provide an antihistamine effect.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Dietary Do’s</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Consume magnesium-rich foods such as bananas, kidney beans, soybeans, almonds and brown rice.</li>
<li>Horseradish is excellent for a runny nose and congestion. Use it as much as you can stand, as a condiment.</li>
<li>Eat foods rich in sulphur, such as onions, and garlic, which help thin mucous.</li>
<li>Consume yogurt. Homemade yogurt is ideal but any soured products consumed three times per week can greatly reduce the incidence of hay fever attacks, particularly those exacerbated my grass pollens.</li>
<li>Avoid cakes, pies, chocolate, coffee, dairy products, canned or packaged foods, soda pop, sugar, white flour products or any junk food; they suppress the immune system.</li>
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		<title>How to become a “Total Prosperity Package” using Meditation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Larsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below are 11 benefits why you should use meditation to assist you in releasing stress, anxiety, emotional trauma, health issues such as high blood pressure and much more. It’s a lot easier to do than you think and the benefits out way the time spent.

The present moment: When rush from moment to moment, looking for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://claritywithlaurenlarsen.com/wp-content/uploads/mind_body_spirit.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-55 alignright" style="border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="mind_body_spirit" src="http://claritywithlaurenlarsen.com/wp-content/uploads/mind_body_spirit-300x199.jpg" alt="Mind Body Spirit" width="300" height="199" /></a>Below are 11 benefits why you should use meditation to assist you in releasing stress, anxiety, emotional trauma, health issues such as high blood pressure and much more. It’s a lot easier to do than you think and the benefits out way the time spent.</p>
<ul>
<li>The present moment: When rush from moment to moment, looking for your next pleasure or anticipating a problem, you miss the beauty and immediacy of the present. Meditation teaches you to slow down and take each moment as it comes.</li>
<li>Become your own best friend: When you live up to expectations and images or racing to reinvent yourself to survive in a competitive situation, you lose the opportunity to really get to know yourself. Self-doubt and self hatred are usually at the root of the issue, but remember these negative thoughts fuel negative mind-states such as fear, anger, depression and alienation which prevent you from living up to your true potential. When you meditate, you learn to welcome every experience of your being without judgment or denial. You then begin to treat yourself as you would treat a close friend.</li>
<li>Connect deeply with others: When you awaken to the present moment and open your heart and mind to your own experiences, you naturally extend this quality of awareness to your relationships with family and friends. This breaks the barrier of expectation and projection of our own desires. When you accept others the way they are, you open up the channels for deeper love and intimacy by practicing meditation daily.</li>
<li>Relaxing your body and mind: As health researchers have shown, the body and mind are inseparable. An irritated mind produces a stressed out body. As the mind relaxes during meditation, so does the body. In time this peace and relaxation will grow in every aspect of your life including your health.</li>
<li>Detach and experience freedom: Nonstop thinking and worrying, fears feeding on fears, problems magnified, create feelings of being overwhelmed. Meditation encourages an inner mental spaciousness in which difficulties no longer seem so threatening. Solutions can naturally arise creating a sense of detachment allowing for greater objectivity and perspective.</li>
<li>Getting in the zone: When you get involved in an activity whole heartedly the outside world disappears. Think about this as it would relate to playing a sport, creating a work of art, tending to a garden. Through meditation, you can discover how to give the same focused attention and derive the same enjoyment.</li>
<li>Getting grounded and balanced: When you practice meditation daily, your body, breath, sensations, and your feelings grow to realize that you’re always home. No matter where you go. In knowing yourself you can embrace the dark with the light, the weak with the strong and you will be able to survive all insecurities of a fast paced world.</li>
<li>Work and Play: Basic meditation practice enhances perceptual clarity, creativity, self actualization which contributes to superior performance. Meditation practices can be customized for specific goals and a variety of activities for enhancement.</li>
<li>Gratitude, Love and Happiness: Imagine gazing at the world with fresh eyes.  As you begin to open to your experience without judgment, your heart opens as well.  Forgiveness and appreciation for yourself and others will be enhanced in your daily practice.</li>
<li>Purpose: when you align yourself with “just being” and you shift away from doing and thinking, you discover how to be yourself with a deeper sense of meaning and belonging. You may actually get in touch with feelings and aspirations that have been dormant from your conscious mind. Only to discover your true-self now inspired with new goals and a vision for your future.</li>
<li>Spiritual Awakening: as your meditation opens to each moment, you will be able to see through the veil of appearances to a sacred reality of the heart of things and you will eventually come to realize that the very same sacred reality is actually who you are in your own heart of hearts. Breaking through the illusion of separation eliminates loneliness and alienation and opens your beauty to the great human condition.</li>
</ul>
<p>Meditation has been a powerful tool for me to see past the illusions of my preconceptions and living up expectations of others mostly from childhood.  Along with a holistic lifestyle of yoga, bowing and exercise, I have unlocked the secrets of the journey to help others after 25 years of research and development.</p>
<p>Lauren Larsen is a holistic clarity consultant specializing in energy medicine, healing and spirituality. She offers private and group programs that will assist you in how to become the “conscious observer” in your life by addressing your sense of identity, personal character, life goals, spiritual beliefs, and relationships. You will discover that true prosperity lies in becoming a total package. </p>
<p><span style="color: #cc6633;"><a href="http://lauren@claritywithlaurenlarsen.com">By: Lauren Larsen</a></span></p>


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		<title>EFT Tapping Points</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Larsen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Holistic Healing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acupunture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[balanced life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eft tapping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy therapy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d like to introduce you to EFT—Emotional Freedom Techniques. It is a simple and effective form of meridian energy therapy. Some call it “emotional acupuncture” but without the needles. You may not have heard of it, and it looks weird. The good news is&#8230; it works!
We will be tapping with our fingertips on certain key [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://claritywithlaurenlarsen.com/wp-content/uploads/holistic_healing.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-60" style="border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="holistic_healing" src="http://claritywithlaurenlarsen.com/wp-content/uploads/holistic_healing-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>I&#8217;d like to introduce you to EFT—Emotional Freedom Techniques. It is a simple and effective form of meridian energy therapy. Some call it “emotional acupuncture” but without the needles. You may not have heard of it, and it looks weird. The good news is&#8230; it works!</p>
<p>We will be tapping with our fingertips on certain key natural comfort points on the body. While tapping, we will state a truth about how we feel along with a positive affirmation. I call this “The Power of Positive Tapping.”</p>
<p>We start by tapping on the karate chop point. I use the tips of all four fingers of my right hand to tap the outside of my left hand. Use the same pressure you would use if you were tapping on a table to make a drumming sound. Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap. If you have long fingernails, use the pads near the end of your fingers to tap.</p>
<p>Next, we move to the top of the head and then we&#8217;ll work down the body, making the points easy to remember.</p>
<p>Use the fingertips on one or both hands to tap the top of the head. Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap.</p>
<p>The eyebrow points are located at the beginning of the eyebrow, nearest the center of the face. I use the index and middle fingers together, on both hands, to tap the two eyebrow points. Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap.</p>
<p>The side of the eye points are located on the bone at the side of the eye. It&#8217;s not so close to the eye that it feels like you&#8217;re poking yourself, and not so far away that you are tapping at the temple. Using the index and middle fingers together, tap on both side of the eye points at the same time. Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap.</p>
<p>The under the eye points are on the bone located under the eye about even with the pupils. Using the fingertips of the index and middle fingers, gently tap this spot under both eyes. Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap.</p>
<p>Now tap under the nose with the index and middle finger of one hand. The spot is roughly midway between the bottom of the nose and the top of the lip. Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap.</p>
<p>The chin point is not really on the chin; it is mid-way between the bottom of the lower lip and the chin, in that indentation area. Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap.</p>
<p>The collarbone spots are located about one inch down and over towards the outside of where a man would tie his tie. I use four fingers together on each hand to tap the collarbone spots. Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap. An alternative is to pat both spots at the same time with the flat of one hand, with about the same pressure as you would pat a baby&#8217;s back to help it burp.</p>
<p>The under the arm point is located about 4 inches below the armpit. I lift my left arm and use the four fingers of my right hand to tap under my left arm. Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap.</p>
<p>Additional tip: I often find that returning to the top of the head helps the round feel complete. You can end repeated rounds at any point. You can start at the eyebrow or top of the head. You can leave out points, too. Remember that the energy system is connected; each point you tap resonates throughout the system. I also encourage you to learn to use your intuition early in your use of EFT.</p>


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