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Greens 8000

I’m going to take my time writing about the products I liked and learned about at Expo West this year because I always leave with a bunch of samples and I want to go through them slowly so that I know what is actually having a positive effect on me. While I compile my own healthy food list, I will share my discoveries here at The Indigo Adults blog.

The first product that I have been using pretty consistently with a positive experience is Greens 8000.

I’m not going to write all of the specs on it and I presume that you know what a green drink is… usually one that has a bunch of fruits & veggies in it that helps you to achieve the nutrients you need from those foods if you’re not getting enough of them in your diet.

Normally I don’t feel much with green drinks and have not been very impressed with them.

But I met Coco March, the owner and developer of Greens 8000 and we had a long discussion about her product.

After the discussion, she gave me a lot of samples and insisted I would feel the difference in my life.

Well, she was right. And she was right almost immediately!

They were handing out samples at The Expo, which is a draining and chaotic atmosphere that usually has me running ragged by the third day. I drank several samples at the booth and felt much better in a very short time.

I can’t say that this is an indigo adult product, as much as one for the general public, but I think that empaths and other psychic minds sometimes get run down by the atmosphere they are surrounded by, and this product is a good way to add a bit of shielding to your field (that’s not official, but that’s how I’m perceiving my body’s reaction to the drink supplement).

As a side note, I actually really like the “Reds” drink better than the “Greens”. My body reacts to it in a positive and immediate way.

You can read more about it by going to their website: http://www.greens8000.com/

By the way, I don’t earn anything if you buy it. Just letting you know about one of the cool things I found at Expo West this year…

BTW, the “8000″ comes from the ORAC levels in one 8 oz. serving. ORAC was a buzz-word this year at the Expo, and it refers to the anti-oxidant levels in supplements. That’s a simplified explanation and you will find more info about it on the Greens 8000 website.

More to come!

~ Peace ~

Indigo Leslie

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Natural Foods Expo West 2010

The expo is a lot of fun and I have been going for the past 5 years.

I always meet great people (lots of indigo adults) and try great products that are there in the hopes of getting orders from big chain health food stores like Whole Foods.

So I always end up sampling tons of great (and not so great) foods that all claim to be extremely healthy.

But this year, for the last few months before the Expo, I was eating extremely clean and healthy and simply. No packaged stuff. No whites (flour, sugar, etc). No MSG or things labeled as healthy sounding ingredients that actually are MSG (I’ll probably be writing an article on this topic very soon.)

So when I arrived at Expo West this year, I was a blank slate, and as an indigo adult, it felt very good to eat this way.

Perhaps I will outline what I was doing in another post, as well.

After eating 2 days worth of the new “health” foods that were on the market, I felt terrible. I was bloated, sort of grouchy, tired, my gums were bleeding, I had migraines, I gained about 5 pounds and I looked like I had aged about 15 years. SERIOUSLY.

I guess I could blame the hectic schedule of the convention, but I already have a hectic schedule in my normal day-to-day life… usually 14 hour days… and I’m fine.

So it was definitely the food. The “HEALTH” food.

Which got me to thinking…

Most of what is now in the health stores is not really healthy.

I mean, it’s healthier than what is in the regular supermarkets. But if it’s got packaging, it’s probably got some sort of preservatives and processing, even if it’s done as clean and as ethical as possible by the company.

Just something to keep in mind, because as indigo adults, we tend to be more sensitive to the additives in foods, both physically and mentally, and that is why it is important to eat as cleanly as possible.

That’s not to say that I don’t enjoy splurging once in a while and am willing to take on the ramifications.

But even if I do fast food (which is maybe once or twice a year) I make sure it is the most acceptable form of fast food, like In and Out Burger, which allows me to literally watch them cut the potatoes in front of me (which I don’t order, anyway) and I make sure I order it “protein style”… without the wheat filled bun.

I might feel a bit icky the next day, but a lot better than, say, Burger King. I had a few bites of a friend’s burger last fall and within 20 minutes felt like I was going to fall over and puke for days. Never again. I’d rather be hungry.

Anyhoo, the intention of posting this is just to remind all of you indigo adults and empaths out there that though food claims to be healthy, a lot of the time that’s a way of marketing to the segment of the population that wants a healthy body, which I believe is a majority of the people.

So it’s a super-smart way to market, but it’s not necessarily fully honest all the time.

In future posts I will write about the products I found at this year’s Expo that I DID like, and did find to be healthful to me, and maybe that will feel good to you, too.

I say “maybe” because ultimately every body is unique and requires different nutrients and needs. My preferences are suggestions… A healthy food list that I have compiled for myself that you might like, since we are indigo adults and most likely share strengths and sensitivities.

~ Peace ~

Indigo Leslie

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In my last post I mentioned that my 2nd chakra was incredibly irritated during the holidays…

What’s weird is that my 2nd and 3rd chakra were very irritated the entire time I was out of town.  I felt it so bad in my 2nd chakra that I actually started to get rashes and bleed in that area… right in the center of my belly.

I was shielding but I wasn’t able to stop this from happening.

My theory, which may or may not be true, is that I have a tenancy to eat emotionally, to stay grounded, to “hide” and to match the vibrations of those around me when they are heavier than I am.

All of this was very plausible during the holiday season, as I was with my family and they don’t get the indigo adult thing.

They don’t pay attention to the energetic world… they are about as Muggle as you can get (or even as Uncle Vernon as you can get.)

I don’t express myself. I hide when my ways and beliefs are demonized by my family. And don’t even get me started on Christmas actually being an adulterated version of the Pagan holiday, Yule.

But enough of my soapbox.

All of this causes me to take shelter with food. Usually subconsciously, but lately I’ve become keenly aware of this behavior.

As I mentioned in my series on substances, I am ok with short term “feel better” solutions as long as the behaviors and effects can be released when one gets centered again.

I’m back to consuming healthy and normal amounts of food, but unfortunately (or fortunately) I have come to realize that that uncomfortable emotional energy that I blocked with food during the holidays is being carried on my body in the form of fat.

Actually, it is fortunate that I have realized this.  I am deliberately dropping weight now.  It’s coming off very easily.  But here is something I have noticed… I will have moments of irrational emotionality.  It is not from feeling something outside of myself emathically as much as a “bubble” of emotion that was held in my body with the fat is being released.

It usually takes me very much by surprise.  I’m just driving, la-tee-dah, having a great day, and then I just burst into tears. Hysterically.

It’s so weird, especially when I’m around other people.

But it also feels extremely cathartic.  So good afterward.

So if you are not feeling back to your “normal” centered indigo adult self, you might want to check the scale to see if you are carrying around any baggage from the holidays in the form of… well, extra baggage on your body.

You might want to consider doing a detox or gently losing some weight if your instinct tells you to.

As a side note, I use sub-lingual HCG to drop weight. I find that my body loves to lose this way and it seems to be the  easiest for me to do. I get my HCG from Body Solutions RX.  Their customer service and instructions leave something to be desired, but their sub-lingual HCG works.  Be sure to research how to properly use HCG before doing it.  Look for Dr. Simeon’s workbook which is online for free.  And I’m not a doctor and am not encouraging you to do this… I’m just saying what works for me.

But because weightloss with HCG happens so fast, I can clearly feel when a stored emotional “bubble” is being released.

What has also been interesting to observe is that when I am in the midst of fast weightloss, I sometimes reach for something else to ease the pain. I tend to reach for a cigarette or two during the process, and then quit immediately after I have competed the round of HCG.

The way I see it energetically is that I am moving the energy (those stored energy bubbles) from my lower chakras (1st, 2nd and 3rd… where most of my fat is stored) to my upper chakras (4th and 5th) where my lungs and throat are, and where the cigarettes affect me the most.

Not the healthiest way to deal with these “bubbles” but the nice thing for me is that I find it easy release the 4th and 5th chakra emotional crap easier than releasing the lower chakras.

I also find that the hardest week with these emotional “bubbles” comes the week before I start. Like my body knows it will be releasing the physical baggage so it anticipates the process by releasing the emotional stuff first.

Any indigo adults, empaths or other psychic minds experience anything similar? How do you deal with it?

Any

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If you are an indigo adult like me, you are sensitive to chemicals, and, unfortunately, they are all around us in the current modern environment.

I will get light-headed walking down the supermarket isle with the “normal” mainstream cleansers, and the idea of bringing them into where I live seems like a terrible idea.

So one of the solutions I have found is to use essential oils to keep my space clean and bacteria free.

The following post comes from a colleague of mine from the massage industry. She sells Young Living Essential OIls.

This particular article is about Thieves Essential Oil Blend, which I love and have used to clear sickness, disinfect wounds and just to smell good!

I sort of feel like this post is a bit of a cop out, and if you think so, too, I apologize. It’s the holidays. I’m busy. But I didn’t want to NOT post something. I hope if you stay and read, that you enjoy and learn.

As always, feedback is appreciated, especially if any of you indigo adults have used Thieves. Share with us how you have enjoyed this oil blend!

Happy Holidays!

Indigo Leslie

Protect Yourself With Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils
By Melodie Kantner

In the news each year we hear about the latest viruses going around and the vaccines that are supposedly going to offer protection, but every year the viruses mutate and grow more resistant and stronger. Antimicrobial products continually have to be upgraded and modified to stay ahead of the ever adaptable pathogens in our environment.

Dr. Valnet points out that pathogenic microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria do not become resistant to essential oils as they do to modern-day synthetic antibiotic drugs. He states, “Infectious microbes do not appear to become accustomed to the essential oils as they do to the many forms of treatment using antibiotics.”

One reason virus and bacteria cannot mutate with the essential oils is because of the chemical constituents that make up essential oils. One essential oil can have anywhere from 200- 800 chemical constituents. It is impossible for a virus to mutate and adapt to that many
chemical constituents. Drugs are made by isolating one or two constituents. A virus can easily mutate and adapt to the drug, making it useless.

“Diseases, viruses, bacteria and fungi are plaguing America and the world. Antibiotics and synthetic antiseptics have created super germs. In fact, traditional medicine is becoming ineffective against these new powerful pathogens. In my opinion, our only hope lies in essential oils.”

— Dr. David Stewart, an expert in Earth Sciences, Natural Medicine and Aromatic Science.

Blends like Thieves and Exodus II (and the accompanying supplement Exodus) I always have on hand, along with other single oils – such as peppermint, clove, lemon, oregano, lavender, only to name a few.
When illness strikes, you need to have them already on hand.

Bacteria are everywhere & some of it could be deadly. Common places that are thriving with bacteria: door knobs, elevator buttons, bathroom faucets, table tops, counter tops and the list goes on. This bacteria is spread in many ways. You pick it up whenever you touch anything.

During cold & flu season and we are exposed all kinds of flu viruses. Colds can be caused by over 100 different types of viral pathogens, and flu viruses continually mutate from year to year. This makes it difficult for you to develop immunity to these ailments.

Although many oils will protect, my number one favorite oil blend for protecting myself and my family . . .

THIEVES OIL BLEND (Order Code #3423)

Thieves is a “must have” for everyone, especially during the cold and flu season. It was created from research about the thieves during the 16th century plague in England who rubbed oils all over their bodies to protect
themselves while they were robbing the dead and dying.

It is a proprietary blend of pure essential oils tested at Weber State University for its potent germ killing properties. Thieves was found to have a 99.96 percent kill rate against airborne bacteria.

It’s very important, not only to rub oils on your body, because it increases the oxygen and increases the immune defense system, but to diffuse the oils in your home so the oils will kill aerosols, virus and bacteria.

That’s where I really like to encourage people to look at how they can diffuse the oils in their homes and clear up the aerosol problems that we deal with.”

Hundreds of Scientific Reports Confirm Antimicrobial Action of Essential Oils in “Thieves Blend ”

In recent years (1987-2001) a large number of essential oils and their
constituents have been investigated for their antimicrobial properties…
in more than 500 reports.

** Testing from Weber State University, found Thieves to
have a 99.96 percent kill rate against airborne bacteria.

** Highly concentrated, a drop or two works wonders.

** Eliminate airborne bacteria by diffusing Thieves in your
home and office. Diffuse only 10 minutes a.m. and p.m.

** Essential oils of spices and herbs (Thyme, Oregano, Mint, Cinnamon, Sage and Clove) were found to possess the strongest antimicrobial properties among the many tested.”
(D. Kalemba; A. Kunika. Current Medicinal
Chemistry. Vol. 10, No. 10. pg. 813-829. abstract.)

** Save money by reducing doctor bills!!!

A Few Ways to Use Thieves Products

Thieves Oil Blend #3423

Topically
- Put Thieves oil on your hands and rub together to kill
germs you picked up on doorknobs or shopping cart
handles or other surfaces.

Put Thieves on the bottom of your feet to protect yourself
from colds or flu. Put thieves on children’s feet before
school to protect them. Most people have discovered that
they can use Thieves, undiluted on their feet because the
skin is thicker and less sensitive.

- Apply directly to upper chest and throat for bronchitis.

- Apply to cold sores to help them heal.

- Mix 50:50 with vegetable oil for relief of shingles

- Put a drop on a wound to prevent infection.

- Put a drop on a pimple.

- Use Thieves on toenail fungus or athletes foot.
Inhale Put a couple drops in your hands and inhale to
relieve lung congestion or allergy symptoms.

Internal Use

** Add 2-3 drops of Thieves into an empty capsule and
take daily. Young Living offers capsules (250 CT) for
$7.50 wholesale.

** Add 1-2 drops into a spoonful of honey or Young
Living’s Blue Agave.

** Put 1-2 drops onto a piece of bread.

** Add 1-2 drops to a glass of rice or almond milk.

** Drop 1-2 drops directly onto your tongue.

Diffuse – Diffusing Thieves essential oil blend creates a safe and simple means of filling your home with therapeutic benefits. Many forms of bacteria and mold spores linked to many common ailments can travel through the air. Diffusing Thieves adds an extra layer of protection by purifying the air while adding an uplifting scent to your home.

Eliminate airborne bacteria by diffusing Thieves in your home and office. Diffuse only 10 minutes a.m. and p.m.

Diffuse for 24-48 hours straight to eliminate household
mold.

Add Thieves to Cleaning
Add drops of Thieves to your mop bucket or cleaning solutions to kill germs on surfaces in your home. Thieves Household Cleaner is a good product for this.

Inner Defense #3295
Young Living’s Inner Defense reinforces systemic defenses, creates unfriendly terrain for virus, yeast, fungus, promotes healthy respiratory function, and
contains potent essential oils like oregano, thyme, and Thieves which are rich in thymol, carvacrol, and eugenol for immune support.

Other Thieves Products to help Fight Germs:

Thieves Spray (1fl oz.) # 3265
New 3 Pack (3-1 fl.oz.) #3266
Thieves Spray is ideal for use on door handles, toilet seats, and any surface that needs cleansing to protect from dust, mold, and undesirable microorganisms. This small bottle is perfect for traveling or keeping in your
purse or backpack. You can even spray 1 spray down your throat to combat the onset of a sore throat which can easily turn into to a 2-3 weeks flu or cold.

How to use:
Spray on any surfaces that you feel need to be cleansed, such as kitchen and bathroom counters.

Thieves Waterless Hand Purifier #3621

Thieves Waterless Hand Purifier is an all-natural hand purifier designed to cleanse and refresh the hands. Thieves Waterless Hand Purifier can be used by adults and children to keep hands clean and promote good hygiene, without the use of water.

Thieves Foaming Hand Soap #3674
Thieves Foaming Hand Soap will cleanse, defend, and condition the skin with the therapeutic grade essential oil blend Thieves, pure lemon and orange essential oils, aloe, Ginkgo biloba, and vitamin E. Dispensed as a rich
foam, Thieves Foaming Hand Soap contains gentle ingredients so it can be used often without drying or stripping the skin.

Thieves Wipes #3756
Contains all-natural ingredients formulated to distribute
the power of therapeutic-grade essential oils while killing
germs and bacteria.

How to use:
Ideal for use on door handles, toilet seats and anywhere undesirable bacteria may be present.
Caution: Not for use on infants or sensitive areas of the body.

Thieves Household Cleaner # 3743

Thieves Household Cleaner contains all-natural ingredients formulated to distribute the power of therapeutic-grade essential oils in your home while killing germs and bacteria.

You can order the Thieves oil blend and Thieves Products from Young Living Essential Oils.

(SIDE NOTE: Not a doctor, can’t prescribe. Not responsible for any use of these items.)

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This is Part 4 of a 6 part series on Indigo Adults and substances.

Today we well be covering alcohol…

First of all, I want to start by saying that all that I am about to say it though personal experience. There are lots of scientific experiments that cover the physical effects of nicotine, but I think you’d be hard pressed to find articles that cover the energetic effects.

Do indigo adults drink alcohol?

Well… this one does…

This past weekend was Homecoming at my school, so I got a recent and very direct reminder of the effect of alcohol on the indigo mind, body and energetic field.

As opposed to smoking, which I covered in the last post, alcohol actually opens the heart chakra.

That is why when people drink they say things like “I love you, Man” or are more likely to get into fights.

That is also, by the way, why smokers are more likely to be drinkers… because it does the inverse of smoking by opening the heart chakra, giving them a false sense of… well… openheartedness.

Alcohol puts lots of holes in the energy field. Even one drink can allow more “stuff” into your field from your surroundings than would normally be able to get in.

And, unfortunately, for the epath/indigo adult, being around drinkers will affect you more because you are empathically picking up on their energy field (which has more holes because of the drinking) and so not only could you feel inebriated from their presence, but you also may feel that you are picking up more crap from the surroundings just by virtue of being around them.

There is, however, a useful way to use alcohol, that I discovered a few years ago.

While I don’t encourage a regular habit of getting wasted, extreme inebriation will pull crap off of you and leave you cleaner – energetically – if you drink alone and in an energetically clear location.

I know that sounds like a one-way ticket to alcoholism, but a few years ago I was around a lot of people that expected me to carry energy for them. Despite my extreme diligence about clearing my energy field and bubbling whenever I got around them, sometimes they just wouldn’t un-hook.

Oddly enough, and I’m not really sure why, they would stop sticking to me after a night of heavy drinking alone in my apartment.

As a side note, I’m not addicted to drinking and, frankly, since turning 21 have sort of not been interested since the underage thrill was gone, so I have not partaken in the habit much. And I can get that same feeling by just being in the same room with a drunk person, and then still clear my field when it’s time to drive home, so why bother actually taking in the substance?

But in the instance mentioned above, regarding clearing energy of others hooked into me, it helped profusely.

My theory is that they hooked into me because my energy field felt so yummy. As I’ve mentioned in other posts, my energy field sort of lifted them up energetically…

But me being drunk did not feel like something the vampires in my life at that time wanted to hook into, and so, they would unhook. And I would awaken the next day from my evening of inebriation feeling wonderful… not hungover or sick as most people typically do.

Why?

Because I wasn’t carrying their junk anymore.

So getting back to Homecoming…

I have found in myself that there are two modes in which I drink.

One is imbibing alcohol for joy. The other is imbibing alcohol to numb out, like with smoking.

Homecoming was obviously imbibing for joy… and yet I still enjoyed the benefits of waking up the next day feeling much clearer energetically than I had in a long time.

Perhaps this is the crap of the people around me that cleared… I’m guessing it is.

Imbibing to numb out… I judge it as not quite as constructive…

It’s like what I said with smoking… A form of self-medication that I consider to be ok for me, as long as it’s short term.

Because ultimately, what is being numbed out is pain and pain is there to tell you something. It’s there to tell you to change something.

But as a temporary short term fix, alcohol might be a doable solution.

I’ve had mentors tell me that alcohol slows down moving through one’s karma and keeps individuals in unfavorable situations longer.

I could see that. Again, it’s a Band Aid, not a solution.

I have also heard that alcohol, along with cigarettes, grounds the energy field… but I don’t agree with that. Cigarettes might, but alcohol doesn’t do that for me.

It actually makes it more likely for me to jump out of my body… (through one of those holes in my energy field, perhaps?)

And while it chemically opens the heart chakra (and often the throat chakra – self expression), it closes the third eye and crown.

This is maybe why alcohol is considered grounding, but I don’t see that because I think people also lose touch with their 1st chakra, and, quite literally, can lose connection with the ground (and then land on their butt seconds later.)

And the unfortunate thing about all the holes in the field is that because the third eye and crown are temporary closed due to the alcohol, the individual… even one such as myself who is typically very aware when something gets into my field, is not able to detect the crap that is getting in until the next day when sobriety hits.

BOTTOM LINE:
So I would say that if you do use alcohol as an indigo adult, that you either drink in energetically safe surroundings (like at home alone, or with people that have good clean energy) or if you do go out and drink, as I did this Homecoming, to be sure to clear your energy and bubble before you sleep/pass out.

I know this might be challenging, given that you’re… well… drunk… but it will help you feel better in the morning.

Actually, I credit that to why I felt so awesome this morning. Not only did I receive the clearing/unhooking effects of the alcohol from those that tend to hook in on a regular basis, but I also cleared all the crap that might have stuck to me walking around all day in the public in the inebriated state.

Oh, and don’t forget the normal, physical body maintenance… like drinking tons of water…

Hope this helps… Would love to get feedback from other indigo adults and empaths. What have your experiences been?

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This is Part 3 of a 6 part series on Indigo Adults and substances.

Today we well be covering nicotine & smoking…

First of all, I want to start by saying that all that I am about to say it though personal experience. There are lots of scientific experiments that cover the physical effects of nicotine, but I think you’d be hard pressed to find articles that cover the energetic effects.

I would also like to start by making a distinction between nicotine and smoking.

Nicotine, like caffeine, has been found to have positive effects to those who use the substance in moderation. Some benefits that are being studied include helping ADHD, Schizophrenia and Parkinson’s Disease.

The harm comes in the way that nicotine is typically taken into the body. Smoking is what makes the substance adverse and I will be focusing on that aspect, rather than simply the nicotine.

I have found in myself and others, that people reach for smoking when they want to close off the heart chakra or already are closed down in the heart chakra.

It is no coincidence that I started smoking again in Las Vegas after quitting for 12 years.

It is also no coincidence that literally, the moment I left Las Vegas for Flagstaff, I quit very easily and haven’t partaken in the habit since then, aside for a couple of weeks (1) when I was connecting with the collective where I live (with 2 smokers… they didn’t tell me when I moved in, but it makes sense because I was still addicted to the nicotine and clearing the Vegas energy off of me, I just wasn’t partaking physically in it) and (2) when a few people came to visit from Las Vegas (who are quite open-hearted, but still part of the Vegas collective which is very heart-closed.)

I have used smoking as a way to feel more comfortable in the heart-closed environments. And I do feel that in that case it was much better to do that than to sit it out and experience some very energetically and emotionally painful environments and situations.

But if one is to use smoking in this way, it must be viewed as a temporary form of self-medication, which can be challenging because they say that nicotine is quite addictive and the smoke very harmful to the lungs and body.

The other energetic reason to only use the smoking temporarily is because the toxins from the smoking lower the vibrational energy of the field so much that it makes it more challenging create positive manifestations.

The positive manifestations still happen; they just come at a slower pace.

This is because those with a positive energy field are more likely to be healthy and less likely to come into the realm of a person that is unhealthy. The vibrations just don’t match.

So, it makes sense that coming from Vegas, I would accidentally move in with smokers because I was still vibrating at a lower energetic level from being part of the collective of Las Vegas.

My roommates. living in a cleaner energetic city like Flagstaff but holding lower energy than the general (why, I don’t know), healthy collective of Flagstaff by virtue of their smoking habit, matched well with me just coming out of Vegas.

But now that I have been here a few months and have been a non-smoker for a majority of those months, my vibration has lifted and the collective in the apartment is not comfortable to me.

I am not concerned too much with the discomfort, though, because when my field has thoroughly cleaned itself enough, I will just be joyfully thrust out of the living situation to be in a surrounding that is more healthful.

So my point is that the smoking served me in Las Vegas because it blocked me from feeling the collective of that city, which has a lot of pain and is pretty dark.

Rather than feeling distraught from the city, I chose to self medicate with smoking.

It might have perpetuated my living there for a longer amount of time, but overall I can say that I was pretty happy there (even though I was a bit numb emotionally – translating to a closed heart chakra), except for the moments when I was tapping the collective.

And now that I’m in more healthful, energetically clearer city, I can easily live without it.

And here’s also how I have become acutely aware that smoking lowers the vibrational energy…

One of my housemates goes out of town quite often. When he leaves, not only are do my manifestations come faster, but but they are even better than I expect, and I am also in a better mood and it is much easier to do my Appreciation Exercise and feel the appreciation radiating from me.

The day he returns (or actually about a day before, as his energy arrives before he does) is always a bad day for me. I find it much more difficult to connect with joy and appreciation and my manifestations are clumsy and bumpy.

(BTW, sometimes I don’t know he’s when he’s getting back, but I can tell just by the shift I mentioned in the last paragraph. It’s fascinating how accurate it is.)

And then once he’s back a few days, I raise him up close to where I am (it happens automatically) and then we all feel better that we have similar vibrations (except it’s still hard for me to connect with joy and appreciation and to manifest fast positive manifestations, so I can still feel myself carrying his heavier energy.)

To be more specific about the energetic effects of smoking, I observed my own empathic reaction to his presence.

It’s harder to feel the Appreciation (from the appreciation exercise mentioned earlier) with my typical huge capacity for appreciation when he’s around because, unfortunately, his energy is affecting mine. His closed heart chakra is affecting my energy field (it doesn’t help that his bed is within 10 feet of mine… separate rooms, but I know my energy field is at least 10 feet in all directions, so I often can feel him in his room. UG!)

I might piss a lot of smokers off by saying this, but smoking, especially long-term smoking (as I’m sure my housemate has been doing… he’s quite old) lowers a person’s capacity for joy.

This is the biggest reason to only use smoking temporary… because one’s ability to manifest wonderful and joyful things is in direct connection with one’s ability to feel joy. And the longer and more thoroughly one smokes, the less capacity one has for joy.

And long-term smokers cannot even feel that they are not feeling joy. They are so disconnected from this chakra that on a scale from 1-10 (10 being the ecstatic state – the shamanic joyfulness – I reach this often when I’m on my own) they feel about a 6 and think it’s really good (which for them it is… for them.)

That pretty much sums up my housemate as an example of smoking and how it affects one’s energy field.

As a side note, the actual addictive quality of nicotine can be a challenge to give up, even if the energetic, heart-shielding reasons are no longer present.

And I feel that the energetic effects of electric cigarettes (again, self-observed) are minimal to none for me.

I would love kind feedback about this post from other indigo adults and empaths. What have your experiences been when you’ve gotten around smokers?

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This is Part 2 of a 6 part series on Indigo Adults and substances.

Today we well be covering caffeine…

First of all, I want to start by saying that all that I am about to say it though personal experience. There are lots of scientific experiments that cover the physical effects of caffeine, but I think you’d be hard pressed to find articles that cover the energetic effects (and I’m not talking about the “energetic” in terms of caffeine’s ability to wake you up in the morning.)

Caffeine elevates my emotions (which I think can be backed up scientifically) but also opens me up more psychically.

Unlike other substances, like alcohol, which also opens you up but you don’t feel the opening until you sober up, caffeine opens me up immediately and makes shielding more difficult, despite my best efforts.

If I’m in toxic collective, my urge to drink coffee is much more pronounced. I have much less desire for coffee in Flagstaff than I do in Las Vegas, and in Sedona I almost never drink coffee.

My coffee consumption in Flagstaff depends a lot on how much time I am spending at home (around my smoker housemates). If I’m not home much, I don’t have much urge to drink coffee.

So, for indigo adults, coffee can be useful to balance their own body out in a collective that is more toxic. It will help you match the collective vibration better, which should be more comfortable for you, as long as the thoughts of the collective aren’t too dark.

It’s also a more gentle way to achieve this balance than alcohol or smoking.

Caffeine also can make grounding and staying in one’s body more challenging, though this has never stopped me from indulging. I just need to focus more on grounding if I am heavily caffeinated.

Most of the indigos and empaths I know can safely and comfortably use caffeine.

Finally, coffee and espresso drinks have a more dramatic impact (especially Starbucks), so tea and dark chocolate are good choices if you have trouble grounding but still want to use caffeine to wake up.

caffeine and indigo adults

Any indigo adults have thoughts on this? I would greatly appreciate kind and constructive comments…

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This is part one of a six part series that will look at the use of substances by indigo adults.

I am reluctant to use the word “drugs” because food can be a mood altering drug for many indigo adults.

For example, maca is wonderful for me unless I am around grouchy people. It opens me up more (very similar to if I only eat raw food), so when I get around my smoker roommates, I am more acutely aware of the toxicity in their bodies and therefore become more moody.

So I use denser foods to come into alignment with their toxicity. It makes living there more tolerable, though I am attempting to move out because a non-smoking empath living in a house full of smokers means that not only am I elevating their energy field (as we will learn in part 3 of this series), I am healing them and, despite my best efforts, carrying some of their poor health.

Food with lots of toxins in them is a substance for most people… especially indigos. Foods that are very processed or have a lot of chemicals in the will illicit bad moods and negative feelings in many indigo adults and children that I know. In the situation with my housemates, though, it is actually helping because it it helping me to match their more toxic vibration.

Other examples of “substances” that are substances to indigo adults and non-indigos (but not considered official “substances”) are crowds, the collective of crowds, water quality, TV, electric radiation, etc…

I won’t be writing about all of these. But part 1 of this series is just meant to have you be aware of factors when looking at the indigo adult experience…

Peace,

Indigo Leslie

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