The future of the Human evolution starts with self-confidence and a will to service from your higher self.
I will ask you now.
What can you do to change the world? Where can you serve from your higher self? What is your vision beyond self? What is your purpose?


Here is a little about my purpose…. I hope you share your opinions and thoughs in this blog.

I start my journey in the morning as I practice 90 minutes of Yoga I set an intention and pray for those who need me. With my practice I stay grounded for myself first so I can then stay grounded, present, aware and awake for those around me. My family is the first to experience my experience of being grounded. I can provide ground in which they can grow and love me and ground in which I can love them back.

Most people are not grounded and they move and take actions based purely on their own egotistic view of the world.
I myself spend some years disregarding others feelings and visions in order to accomplish one thing only, that was my own well being or view. I notice that those years were fruitful but also empty in a way. Let me explain, I succeeded in several areas of my life, I was able to find pleasure and contentment but I was not serving any purpose rather than feeding my own ego. I realize now that I can still do what I like the most in life which is my own music, but I can also serve from my higher sense of self by being a good teacher, inspiring new generations of young men and women to create art with a purpose that is beyond self. I can also love my family with more depth and truth by being grounded not by being needy or insecure.
I can create a community to support my views of the changing world. Clean energies, sustainability, nonviolent communication, are some of the things I believe in.
New spirituality calls for people that are grounded, self-confident and want to create change. Most of this people just need to get direction and a small community to start their work.
If you have a job that ethically goes against your principles, how can you change it and do exactly what your heart tells you to do. Redefine your purpose, do it now and start serving from your higher self. What triggers you? Cancer, Aids/HIV, animal cruelty, genocides, human traffic, child exploitation, hunger, prostitution, drug addiction….
Whatever triggers you it’s the answer.

I am awake now because of 3 women that changed my life and they are Sean Corn, Suzanne Sterling and Hala Khouri.
I have attended a workshop called “Off The Matt Into The World” at Omega Institute in upstate NY in July 2008.
I though this workshop would deal with yoga exclusively but the whole group went beyond yoga into spiritual activism.
It was amazing the whole experience and I left with a feeling that it’s my responsibility to start becoming more awake to the issues that surround all of us. Spiritual activism is within all of us; it can start with your yoga practice and branch out to lots of services. Some people that I met in this workshop go to teach yoga in a juvenile detention center or prison. For some people they go overseas and work with children that are sex slaves or need food. For others they teach yoga to elderly people. Some work with animals and defend their rights. Some defend the trees. Some are involved in education trying to change perception and shift traditional values. We practice yoga, learn about the chakras in our bodies, we learn how to sing, to dance, and to communicate our deepest emotions. We also learned to speak the truth and we practice that.
Most people are doing already great work and truly serving this world from their higher self. I made lifelong friends that I want to keep in touch for the rest of my live. These three women are so amazing and inspiring. I am truly thankful that they crossed my path. The message that they tried to pass along to me and to the others in the workshop was very honest and powerful. I got it and I will pursue it for the rest of my life.

I got this from the website:

Off the Mat, Into the World™ (OTM) is a program that aims to inspire and guide you to find and define your purpose and become active in your local or global community in an effective, sustainable and joyful way. OTM is an educational, experiential and motivational process for those interested in conscious activism and service. We combine yoga asanas, meditation in-depth self-exploration which culminates in the formation of a group project that is real and in service to the community.


We define conscious activism and service as feeling empowered to make a difference in the world from a place of balance, connection, and fierce love! Each of us has a unique calling that needs only to be nurtured and cultivated so that it can grow and flourish. Conscious activism happens in community and is a way of life. Find your Purpose.


The OTM curriculum is divided into four parts.
Self-Inquiry: Who Am I? What is my Purpose? What does it look like for me to Live on Purpose?
Interdependence: Understanding our connection to the world around us.
Community: Practical tools and skills in Communication, Collaboration, Organization and Strategy
Action: Creating and initiating a project that makes a difference.







About lifestyle:

I have been trying to change the way I use products. I buy just enough food to eat that is locally grown and organic.
It’s more expensive, which makes me more aware of what I am buying and also how much I am buying. The food I buy can actually go bad so I have to eat it otherwise I will be wasting more money.
When I buy clothes I check where they are made. If they are made in countries where people are exploited like China, Vietnam, Malaysia, etc. I won’t buy them. If I know that they are made in the country where I live chances is that the people that make them are being paid a fair amount for their work. I like to buy products that are fair trade. Not all the things I have in my house are from a fair trade maker. The reason for that are 4 or 5 years ago I did not have the awareness and will to help make a difference in the world like I do today. I am a father, husband, teacher, Musician, yogi and above all I am a sacred or conscious activist.


What is sacred activism or conscious activism?

Here are some definitions of sacred activism or conscious activism that came out after some discussions at the Omega Institute in NY July 6 to 11 2008. The workshop was “Off The Matt Into The World” presented by 3 of the most inspiring woman that I’ve ever met in my live.

1.The ability to shift community in order to facilitate evolution without creating resistance, using collaboration, hard work and compassion.


2.Serving the greater good no matter how small or large our actions we act mindfully and with compassion in a truthful + transparent way that is unattached to the outcome.

3.People coming together in selfless service for the good of the global community in an adaptable way. Applicable passion in action.

4.Heart centered action for the greater good.



Namaste

Let's talk about it,


Francisco