Is there More to Life than this?: Maiden Voyage

I was drawn to write about wellness based on my experience working in corporate environments for many years, where I learned numerous life lessons.  I observed over time how people tend to lose themselves to their  jobs, careers, demanding lifestyles and the chase for success to the detriment of their mental and physical health.  Indisputably corporate focussed careers offer many advantages, benefits and rewards; but at what cost?  In short, not just those in the workplace but people in general appeared to be caught in the matrix of modern life, characterised by highly stressful jobs, technologically driven careers, demanding financial obligations, numerous familial responsibilities, sedentary lifestyles and several other compounding factors.   The situation, signalled a crisis associated with high levels of stress, burnout, physical illness and a significant  increase in mental health problems, but more importantly it exposed a struggle relative to managing and navigating through some of life’s adversities. This is by no means a reflection of weakness, inadequacy or deficiency, however it depicted a desperate need for a change in perspective, including my own.  

 

 

Life is of little value in the absence of good health and well-being.  Sadly, health and wellness  often do not feature in one’s life until the onset of some illness or catastrophic life challenge.  My observations affirmed a need for better choices and smarter decisions to support holistic health, quality of life and optimal wellbeing despite the matrix of modern living.  We need to reposition from functioning like programmed machines given that machines tend to break down and require much maintenance.  We needed to shift to something that was sustainable and within our control.  I saw a need for people to awaken from the unconscious state and transition to  an awareness of conscious living.  For the longest time I wanted to be an instrument to assist people all over the world to achieve this end but had no idea of how to achieve it.  I had a pipe dream of supporting people to make subtle changes to their thought processes which would filter down to positively influence their choices, decisions, actions and behaviours to improve the quality of their lives. 

 

My personal journey “in search of” transformed into something more perceivable some 10 years ago.  In short after encountering endless, restless energy,  a small, little village in India jumped out to me off the internet.  I found myself there within a month of the inexplicable experience.   There, I met some extraordinary people, informed that I was called there and was guided onto some incredible expeditions.  I came to learn, understand, discover and experience things about life that exposed my ignorance.  Anyone having had a similar experience may agree 1).  You never come back the person you were before and 2).  You are naturally pulled to do something with what you have discovered.  

 

Aakshara Wellness stems from that experience but not quite in the form I initially envisioned.  The Sanskrit word “Akshara” refers to the concept of sound, vibration and energy. Akshara is associated with the sound (vibration) produced by the alphabets (letters) in a word, which once created is imperishable; it cannot decay or be destroyed.  It gets absorbed into space where it remains.  The moment one thinks vibration is created.   Hence Akshara is not confined to the gross sounds we hear, listen to, speak or write, it encapsulates vibration; even from thoughts. This is important to us because the human body is affected by energy, vibration and sound.  Powerfully associated with sound are thoughts, words and emotions.  Thoughts around love, peace, harmony, kindness, compassion, empathy etc. vibrate at very high frequencies and when transmitted into the universe attracts more of the same.  Therefore, purposefully created, thoughts, words and emotions have extraordinary power to nurture good health, manifest abundance, foster wellness and lead to a consciously awakened, meaningful life.  Acknowledgement, acceptance and enactment of this simple secret revealed by ancient sages and rishis allows us to connect with our inner selves, tap into higher levels of universal consciousness and live simple, healthy, enlightened lives.  Remarkably, the benefit does not end there, subtle changes to our thoughts, words and emotions that hold love, peace, harmony, kindness or generosity can permeate into the space surrounding us, influence people around us positively and help us connect with our environment in more harmonious ways.  Our thoughts have immense power to bring positive change to our personal lives and the universe, which lovingly hosts us.  As more individuals around the world commit to this way of thinking, living, aligning with the rhythm and natural flow of universal energies the potential to elevate collective consciousness globally increases exponentially.  

 

As already mentioned, Aakshara Wellness was created for a different purpose.  It was initially created to provide services around Counselling, Mental Health Support and Wellness Workshops however it got steered toward the direction of this blog, hence, here we are.  Through this blog I will endeavour to share parts of my journey, delve into the play of greater energies in the universe, and tap into Aksharas to help us navigate through the tides of life.  To this end the “Wellness” of people, flora, fauna, wildlife and all other entities in our environment will be kept in mind.   Please join me.