November Guide 2016 - Evaluation Time

Happy Halloween/Samhain!

In November we are still in a time of introspection.  What needs to change in your life and what are you ready to let go of?  It is time to look at what we no longer want with us in 2017.  

Take a good look at what you have accomplished so far this year.  

Have things unfolded the way you expected them too?  

Are there tweaks you can make in your game plan to make next year better?  

What new directions do you want to go in 2017?

This is not yet the time of intention setting for the new year but a time to look back and evaluate what has happened this year.  Start your brain percolating on what you want in the future so that your plan for next year becomes obvious.  You may find that what you are ready to leave behind is very clear at the beginning of the month.

	November
1	Time to Let Go
2	Sorrow is Ending
3	A Natural Ending
4	Take the Support Given
5	Take advantage of this Knowledge
6	Finalize your Arrangements
7	You need to Look Ahead
8	Focus on your Work
9	Say No to What you Can
10	Collaborate with Others
11	Look Inward for Guidance
12	Watch for a Gift
13	Enjoy this Contentment
14	Don’t let Fear Stop You
15	Keep Calm and Persevere
16	Complete your Responsibilities
17	Can you Organize this Better?
18	Your Vision Should Clear.
19	What do you Need to Do?
20	Find a New Perspective
21	Make a Decision Wisely
22	Don’t Misinterpret what is Said
23	Use this Passionate Energy
24	Use Your Intuition to Decide
25	Be Patient and Methodical
26	Your Energy will Shift
27	Do not Give In to Bitter Feelings
28	Keep projects from Taking Over
29	Create Quickly Today
30	Do Something Differently

Take some time out to set your intentions for the month of November.  Check how you can work with the energies of each day to make things easier.  Most importantly take care of yourself this month.

If you would like more guidance for the energies of this time, sign up to download the Free Shadow Work Journal and enjoy the guided meditations provided: https://gum.co/fnek

Take Very Good Care of Yourself,

Jessica Cross

Facing your Fears - Message from your Guide

Read through the following a few times and then remember what you can and visualize with your eyes closed.  Do not stress about the words just follow the concepts and see the places.  If your meditation goes in another direction that is fine, it is where you are supposed to be.

Meditation

Take a few deep breaths and close your eyes.  Find yourself in a garden in autumn.  The leaves crunch under your feet.  Are there any flowers that are still out?  What colors do you see?  What birds or other sounds do you hear?  Feel the cool breeze and the warm sun on your face. 

Walk through the garden until you come to a bench with your guide seated on it.  Your guide smiles wide and gestures for you to sit with them. Join them and if this is a new guide to you, ask for their name. They take your hand and say they have been waiting for you. They tell you that you have been selling yourself short. They say that your fears are holding you back and you will regret not pushing through some of those fears.

Ask your guide which fear is most important to overcome?  

Ask if they have a suggestion for overcoming this fear.  

Ask if they can help you to move forward. Your guide says that you are to keep questioning your fear to see what the fear is truly about. Your guide asks why you have this fear. Your guide continues to ask question about each answer you give. Allow this to continue for as long as you are gaining insight into your fear. 

Thank your guide. They give you a hug and commend you on your hard work. Rise and walk back through the garden, seeing the colors more intensely after your insights. 

Begin to hear the sounds around your physical body.  Wiggle your fingers and toes and when you feel ready, open your eyes.

Journal Prompts

What did you learn?

What is your fear?

What are you afraid will happen?

What would it mean if that happened?

What would that reflect about you?

Keep asking deeper questions for each answer.  If you want more of this, receive an email download of the Free Shadow Work Journal here: https://gum.co/fnek

I hope this is helpful for you. Take good care of yourself and be proud of this work.

Jessica Cross

www.jessicacrossasmr.com

Getting Started on YouTube - My Mistakes and Joys

For fun I wanted to post my very first ASMR video!  It is terrible but honestly, I hear the seeds of my later videos. 

I think if you listen and don't watch it isn't a bad first start.  I also wasn't sure I wanted to be on camera at this point so I purposely kept it very dark.

I am very proud of this video.  Not because it is good, it is not, but because I did it anyway.  

I had just found ASMR, was not very familiar with YouTube, and had no experience filming or in front of a camera but I jumped right in.  That may not be right for everyone but that is the way I learn.  

Here is my third video and I think it is much better because I focused on my strengths (massage and audio only).

It has taken a lot of trial and error for me to get even this far along on my journey but it really has been worth every minute. Just to hear from one listener that I helped them or their child sleep or relax, warms my heart.  

I encourage you to find something you think you might like and try it.  I insist you do it badly your first time through!  

Use that request as your incentive to start.  I dare you to make something as bad as my first video.  

Nothing has to be perfect the first time.  You can always discard it and tweak along the way until you are really creating something you are proud of.  

I watched many of my early videos this morning and I can hear and see where I was learning along the way and I am really proud of a few of them.  The ones that are really bad don't have as much of a sting a few years later, and I can chalk them up to experience and hide them.  

Making these videos got me through a tough time.  I was an older mom who had always worked.  I knew I wanted to be at home with my son. 

I managed to get a job where I worked from home but it was not the most fulfilling job.  So what! It allowed me to be with my son. 

Nevertheless, I was desperately missing a creative outlet that allowed me to feel I was helping others.  I am a Social Worker after all.  My time was very limited and I needed to find something I could sneak in without having to leave home. YouTube met that need for me and allowed me the added benefit of connecting with my wonderful Tribe.  

I hope you can find something that brings you this kind of joy.  Just try something!  If it sucks, is boring, too time consuming, etc., then shift gears.  Not everything will work out but maybe something will be wonderful.  

Don't sink a lot of money into it or a ton of training (unless you have that money or time to burn), just try it.  Find out if you love it before you commit, so there will be little regrets if it is not the right thing for you.  I am so happy I took this step and I hope you take your step too.  You will never know what is out there if you don't try.  

To look at what may be holding you back get the Free Shadow Work Journal: https://gum.co/fnek

I love you guys.  Thank you so much for all your support over the last four years!  I look forward to many more with you.

Jessica Cross

Meditation for Peace - Help from your Friends

In order to make changes in your life you need to reach a relaxed state to recharge and build the energy to move forward.  

Read through the following meditation.  Then close your eyes and remember as much as you can.

Peace Meditation

Take a few deep breaths.  With each breath out, let go of of each worry and concern.  You will not need these where we are going.

Find yourself walking through a forest.  Hear the sound of the birds around you.  The rustle of the trees and the leaves crunching under your feet.  

You feel totally at home in this forest.  You know you are in the right place at exactly the right time.  

Nothing can harm you here as you are surrounded by friends.  Soon a bird lands on a tree ahead of you.  

What does the bird look like?  What color is it? How large is it?  What does it's call sound like?  Does this type of bird mean anything to you?  

The bird sends you a welcome and then flies away.  

As you walk, a rabbit peaks out at you.  The rabbit comes closer and looks at you closely.  As you look in the rabbit's eyes you get another welcome.  You get the feeling that the rabbit knows you and is happy to see you.

The rabbit then hops away down the path and you follow.  The rabbit takes you towards a hut and hops inside.  You follow him and you know this is your home. 

As you look around the hut at all of your things, animals keep coming to the door to greet you. 

Finally a bear comes to the door.  What does this bear look like?  What color is the bear?  How big is the bear?  What characteristics does Bear have that you could learn from? Bear also welcomes you and promises to protect you if you ever need it. 

You feel cared for and supported surrounded by these friends.  You feel that you are connected to the world and in the perfect place for you.  

You know you have used your gifts to communicate with the animals around you to build the perfect life for yourself.  You feel at peace and content.

Enjoy this feeling as you interact with some of your friends.  You may ask any questions that are concerning you to the animals around you and see what answers you receive.

When you are ready, bid your friends goodbye and begin to walk back through the forest.  Begin to hear the sounds around your physical body.  Wiggle your fingers and toes, and when you feel ready, open your eyes.

Now it is time to process your meditation and learn more through journaling.  If you do not want to write you can draw, collage (physical or digital), sing or dance.  Think about the following questions and use some creative outlet to express what you find.

What did you learn?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Where do you feel at home?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What gifts have you been given to use to feel content?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Congratulations on taking this time for yourself to relax and grow.

If you enjoy this, you will love the Shadow Work Journal. Download it now for Free: https://gum.co/fnek 

ASMR Spa Near You - Right Now!

One of the assignments I was given in massage school was to create a spa menu.  This is a list of treatments and services available in a spa with prices.  I loved this assignment!  I loved imagining I owned a spa and could offer unique and relaxing treatments to guests.

I find spa menus like reading a story about relaxation.  I can imagine each treatment and how wonderful they would feel.  On the few occasions when I have been given or won a spa gift certificate, I could spend hours figuring out which treatments I wanted to try.

When I started making ASMR videos and recordings I got to live out my fantasy of creating amazing spa treatments for people based on what products and services were trending in the spa world.  After creating hundreds of these services I realized that I had enough to make my own virtual spa menu. 

Sure, they aren't as relaxing to your muscles or leave your skin glowing, but consider these as massages for your brain.  Honestly, if you can relax your brain your body will start to relax as well.  

The other benefit of an at home ASMR Spa is that you don't have to drive there and pay $50-$200 an hour.  So carve out some time and choose your treatment(s) below and allow yourself a brain massage.  You Deserve It!

Feel free to request new treatments in the comments.

Virtual ASMR Spa Menu

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Swedish Massage

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Sleep Induction Massage

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Yin Yang Massage

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Balinese Massage

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Facials

QuickFacial

Free ASMR Relaxation Video

Zen Garden Facial

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Specialty Facials

Magic Facial /Manicure

ASMR Mp3 Download

Runes Facial

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Salon Services

Hair Cut with Massage

Spa Hair Style

Spa Manicure 

Mercury Retrograde Manicure

TV Make-up Application

Magical Makeover

Specialty Salon Services

Face Paint

Face Sketch

Face Paint Removal

Reiki Healing

Reiki Massage

Reiki Healing with Tarot

Personalized Healing Meditation

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​Spirit Guide Journey

Pain Relief Journey

Muscle Building Journey

Guided Meditations

​Shamanic Meditation 

Intuitive Sleep Meditation

Renewal Meditation

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Intensive Journeys

3-Day Love Building Challenge

7-Day Passion Search Challenge

​7-Day Shadow Work Challenge

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October Guide 2016 - Shadow Work

What are the energies of October?  We are heading into the darker time of the year here in the Northern Hemisphere.  This is the time to start looking inwards and relax before the Holidays.  If you are feeling blocked, this is a good time to begin some Shadow Work.

Shadow Work allows you to examine the hidden parts of yourself that may keep you from moving forward.  If you are new to Shadow Work and would like some guidance, download my Free Shadow Work Journal: https://gum.co/fnek  I try to do Shadow Work every year from the Fall Equinox to Halloween every year.  I want to work through what may be holding me back before heading into the Holiday season and the New Year.

Some other questions to ask at this time are:

What do you need to move away from?


What would you like to move towards?


Have you moved closer to where you want to be this year?


Do you need to shift priorities so that you can move in the right direction?


As you work through these questions work with the energies of this month to keep you on the right path.  Have a wonderful month and I hope to help make this time easier as you allow the energies to help you, rather than fighting against them.  Use your own intuition to interpret what the energies of each day mean for You.  Let me know if you ever need any additional guidance.

	October
1	Let go of preconceived ideas
2	Get out of your rut
3	Explore you inner world
4	Leave your ego behind today
5	Stop deliberating and choose
6	Embrace this new pattern
7	Balance your emotional self
8	Make an honest life assessment
9	This is a time of discovery
10	Allow help to assist
11	What signs are you given today?
12	Obstacles will clear
13	Inspiration surrounds you
14	You perception needs to change
15	You will receive wisdom
16	Get rid of any blocks
17	Work towards the greater good
18	Get into nature
19	Center in your heart
20	See the truth
21	Share your gifts
22	Be creative
23	Focus on your ideals
24	Change is in the air
25	You can bring harmony
26	Clear unresolved issues
27	What is becoming easier?
28	Follow your vision
29	We need your talents
30	What holds you back?
31	Positively express creativity