INTENTIONAL chocolate.......

They have hot chocolate.......

Chocolate and Intention Research

Positive intention is a thought, a prayer, or a blessing. Positive intention is also an offering to the world at large or to a friend in need and can come from the pure desire to help another. There is a growing body of evidence that suggests that intention invokes measurable power and energy that can manifest across space and time. Researchers all around the world, such as those at Princeton, Harvard and the Max Planck Institute are studying the power of intention.

The blessing of food with an intention has long been practiced within spiritual traditions and sacred ceremonies. These practices place certain energy into the food that is then offered back to benefit individuals and the community.



At Intentional Chocolate™ we not only provide a product that can be gifted as a positive intention to another person, but we strive to lead intentional and purposeful lives. By paying attention to the effect we have on the whole through our decisions and actions we attempt to “do no harm and benefit others.” As we move throughout our day, we hold in our minds the desire to be in service to the “we.”

We know that holding this desire is not easy. In our chaotic world filled with so many distractions and stress, people are yearning to return to simple values and meaningful relationships based on love and respect. The busier our lives become, the harder it can be to focus on positive intentions and to stick to them.
Holy Cocoa

Some have asked us, “Why chocolate?”



For thousands of years humanity has intuitively appreciated chocolate’s power, turning to it for sustenance, to express emotions and to draw others near.

The cacao tree has long been revered for its mystical and healing energies. The botanical name for chocolate – theobramba cacao – literally means “food of the Gods”.

Not surprisingly, modern research is now confirming cacao’s many healing effects – its role in increasing antioxidants, decreasing the likelihood of cancer and heart disease, enhancing the immune system, lowering blood pressure and its ability to boost moods!

It seemed a natural match to infuse the good intentions of optimal health and well-being into a food that already has positive energetic and even mystical properties. With our secret ingredient (intention), Intentional Chocolate™ allows you to deliver the actual clear and simple intention of “Thank you,” “I love you” or “Be Well” through something that everyone enjoys. When you purchase Intentional Chocolate™ to send to a friend or loved one, not only do you get the intention for well-being embedded by experienced meditators, but you also can send your own intention. You may be surprised at the powerful impact this gift can have on those to whom it is given.


Intentional Chocolate™ and its research partner, the HESA Institute (www.hesainstitute.com) are leaders in the revolutionary new field of intentional nutrition proving that intention embedded into food can positively affect those who consume it.

In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study that was published in the scientific peer-reviewed journal, Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing (October 2007) it was found that one ounce of Intentional Chocolate™ per day for three days increased subjects’ well-being, vigor and energy by an average of 67 percent and, in some cases, up to 1,000 percent, when compared to a control group.

The study showed that those who Intentional Chocolate™ is proven to have benefits of decreased stress, increased energy, greater calmness, and enhanced focus.ate intentional chocolate received the following benefits:

* Decreased stress
* Increased energy
* Less fatigue
* Greater calmness
* Enhanced focus
* Improved general well-being

Dr. Dean Radin, PhD, Senior Scientist at The Institute of Noetic Sciences and author of Entangled Minds and The Conscious Universe explains:

"The mood-enhancing effects of the focused intentions embedded in Intentional Chocolate were successfully demonstrated in a statistically significant, double-blind, placebo-controlled experiment, and published in a peer-reviewed medical journal (Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing).

The effect seems to involve a form of energetic coherence which arises through the intentions of intensely focused and highly trained minds. Some speculate that such mind-matter interactions resemble the "observer effect" in quantum physics (i.e., observing a system changes that system.) This is one of several possible explanations for the observed effect that are currently under investigation." (www.deanradin.com)

HESA Institute and the Dalai Lama

The HESA Institute, the research partner of Intentional Chocolate™, was founded in 2007 to explore the complex relationship between the individual and the environment, including the role that communication, intention and attention play in how we experience life.

In the Spring of 2009 HESA plans to organize a unique conference: Meeting of the Minds: Capacities in Consciousness – A dialog with the Dalai Lama and leaders in science from Harvard, Max Planck Institute, Princeton, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, and others.

If you would like to purchase your own Intentional Chocolates for yourself or as gifts please check out the website ...they have MANY kinds of intentional chocolates starting from 15.00 and up!

INTENTIONAL CHOCOLATE

Intention........your thoughts.......and what you can do with them...The Institute of Noetic Science..quantum physics......our brains!

This fascinates me.......I really started to get into quantum physics about 3-4 years ago....and I must say....considering this was a topic I always thought would NOT interest me let alone intrigue me.....I now wonder how I survived all those years not knowing a damn thing about the subject.

Our mind fascinates me. What we are capable of doing with our minds and thoughts alone is unbelievable.....and unfortunately few of us really ever use much of a percentage of our brains and what they are truly capable of.

Our INTENTIONS and what they can accomplish are incredible as well. OUR THOUGHTS.....we have only started to scratch the surface of the Law of Attraction and manifesting....with our thoughts and intentions......belief......faith.....prayer.

I could go on and on but I am really trying very hard to NOT be too much a typical woman in that respect because if I were I would start at Point A and keep rambling on and on with filler till I reached Point Z....completing what I have affectionately labeled "THE CIRCLE".....which is only of interest to women and something only women seem compelled to do.....as most men usually tune/zone out somewhere between Point A-B.......and do not un-zombify till you are already completing Point Z. Crap I think I just did it again here anyway!

Anyway......I am trying to be much more direct and to the point...matter of fact......saying everything better with less.....yeah.....well.....as you can see I have a long way to go.

Check these links out for some fascinating material on the latest scientific research and studies on the aspects of what I have talked about above.




http://www.livingthefield.com/

http://www.noetic.org/research.cfm

Institute of Noetic Science

The institute's work is dedicated to transforming contemporary worldviews on the relationship between consciousness and matter. The implications of their empirical research and community education efforts extend far beyond the laboratory and the lecture hall. Indeed, their work speaks to a shift involving humanity's deepest knowing and understanding of ourselves and our universe.

This is my next read and it looks extremely fascinating to me:

THE HOLOGRAPHIC UNIVERSE

another one I am set to read:

Science and Human Transformation, Subtle Energies, Intentionality and Consciousness

another one I am set to read:

Science and Human Transformation, Subtle Energies, Intentionality and Consciousness

This is a MUST read:

The Hidden Messages In Water

another excellent start:

Molecules Of Emotion, The Science Behind Mind Body Medicine

Candace has some excellent reads:

Your Body Is Your Subconscious Mind

Be Gentle With Yourself...

Be Gentle with Yourself
By Jafree Ozwald & Margot Zaher
www.EnlightenedBeings.com

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” ~Gandhi

How often are you gentle with yourself? Perhaps you have pondered this idea, yet never knew how to implement it. We will teach you how, it is easy! First we invite you to truly wonder what your life would be like if you were just a little more gentle with yourself. This means that if you screw up in life, miss your exit on the freeway, or even lose your cool with your mate, that you treat yourself with more loving kindness and gentleness. We invite you to explore this experience all throughout this week. Notice how many times in a day you are “hard on yourself”, and see what happens when you gently replace that hardness with gentleness.

Live your life gently. Be more like water. Water is soft, flowing, and yielding, yet with time and direction it can cut through any solid metal or rock. Look how simple yet powerful the river is that flows through the Grand Canyon! With this new commitment to being gentle with yourself, you'll soon see how easily you slice through any hardness inside. It is this hardness that creates arguments and eventually dis-ease in one’s life. Remember that the human body is made up of 65% water, and 70% of the brain is pure water! Four hundred gallons of water are recycled through our kidneys each day. Your life truly is more fluid than you think it is.

"Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.” ~St. Francis de Sales

This moment contains the possibility of a miracle because YOU have the choice (right now) to respond to your life and everyone in it differently. This conscious ability to respond to others from a more enlightened, free, gentle and loving space comes from practicing these qualities with oneself. Others treat you how you treat yourself. When you are constantly being gentle with yourself, others will only be gentle with you. This gentle energy of self-love is MUCH more productive than anything else you can do with your time here on Earth. No amount of therapy is going to fix you if there is no self-love. Gentleness is the doorway to loving and truly caring for yourself again.

"Be gentle and you can be bold." ~Lao Tzu

forgiveness...

Unleash the Power of Forgiveness
By Margot Zaher and Jafree Ozwald
www.EnlightenedBeings.com

"If we really want to love, we must learn how to forgive." ~Mother Theresa

Spring is a great time of year to practice the beautiful and liberating art of forgiveness. If you are carrying a grudge against anybody, be it big or small you are in essence carry a heavy burden in your heart that is negatively impacting you on many levels. Yes, continuing to be angry or upset with somebody else because they have wronged you only hurts you in the long run. When you hold on to how someone has hurt you, you actually tie up part of your energy in the past. This holding on to the past combined with negative feelings about the experience lower your overall frequency at which you vibrate, hindering your ability on some level to manifest more "goodies" into your life.

Forgiveness is derived from the word to "give". Forgiveness is one of the greatest gifts that you can give yourself. The act of forgiving another will liberate your energy, and set you free to experience more of the beauty of life. The act of forgiveness dramatically increases the energetic frequency at which you body-mind vibrates, allowing you to attract into your life more of those amazing situations and experiences that you have been desiring. Since it takes much energy to hold on to the past, the moment you let go of an "ugly" past event through the act of forgiveness, a ton of energy is freed up to focus on manifesting what you desire in this now moment. Unleash the power behind forgiveness today by taking these two powerful steps:

1. Release those Repressed Feelings
When you hold onto a grudge, you are often holding onto the negative emotions that are attached to that experience. Many of us do not have the ability or opportunity to fully feel and release negative feelings that arise when someone mistreats or hurts us. As a culture we have been taught to repress our feelings, put on a brave face, and go on with our life. The problem is that these feelings fester deep inside of us, and cause us to continue to carry a grudge about the past. The first step in forgiving is letting go of these negative feelings. There are many techniques that can help you release pent up emotions from the past. One simple way you can do this on your own is emotional release journaling. Just write about the past event without censoring. Write until you have emptied everything out. Do not read it once you have finished. Then burn what you have journaled and proclaim out-loud "I let this go". If your repressed emotions are very strong or feel overwhelming, it may be best to get the support of a trained professional to help you let them go. Margot is a powerful healer and can lead you through her special healing process where you will release these pent up emotions so that you can begin to forgive.

2. Consciously Choose Forgiveness
In every moment, you have the opportunity to choose forgiveness over resentment. Choosing forgiveneness means choosing freedom and liberation from the past. Once you decide that you are going to forgive, proclaim this forgiveness outloud to the Universe. The easiest way to do this is to visualize the person in front of you, and say outloud, "I forgive you completely for the past." Just feel what it is like to make this proclaimation. Notice the powerful shift in your energetic body that arises once you committ to forgiveness. You will be amazed out how this declaration will start to create a snowball of high vibrational feeling states in your mindbody, resulting in the manifestation of more positive and desired experiences into your life.

If you are having difficulty letting go, healing or forgiving somebody in your life, Margot can help lead you through a powerful proven healing process (over the phone) that truly works! You will let go of any blocked old emotions, free your heart, and liberate your manifesting energy. If you are interested, contact Margot directly at Margot@EnlightenedBeings.com to arrange a free 10 minute phone conversation to see how her healing technique can work for you!

"Forgiveness is the final form of love". ~Reinhold Niebuhr