The error is that we imagine ourselves to be someone, or somebody. Bring on the healing.Īs you know, ho’oponopono translates as ‘to correct an error’. Place it where you’ll see it, where you most need it. To strengthen your practice, get the special handwritten Ho’oponopono prayer print I made. If you have or do, tell me in the comments. Have you tried the Ho’oponopono prayer ritual? If not, do you think you’d like to make it part of your life now? Then again, you might feel better right away. a lightening, a wave of peace, a shower of clarity, a freedom like no other. Give the healing, reconciliation and release time to sink into your cells and seep through your life. “Do I really feel loved?” “Why am I worthy of love?” “Where do I want to feel more love?”Īnd sometimes, the questions can be just as enlightening as the answers.ĭon’t be afraid to let the words, and the questions that come up, ferment with time.It’s neat to see what questions arise as you keep up with the practice, like: To see it, and 99 other rituals for better sleep, get a copy of the book. (This is why in my book, Sleep Rituals, on page 241 in the Mirror Gazing ritual, I included a different version of the Ho’oponopono prayer. You can even play with the order of the phrases and see if you notice any subtle differences in how you feel. You can repeat this out loud in front of the mirror. You can meditate quietly in a state of peace and gentleness. You could also practice for no reason at all. You can chant these four phrases to address a specific problem in your life (regardless of whose fault it is), your past, your ancestral lineage, or your relationship with the earth. It’s why I made a Ho'oponopono prayer print! How You Pray Is Your Decision Entirely You might feel better right away, or feel your evolution like a slow melt into love. I was! After a few times, it gets easier. It’s natural to resist this practice at first, especially if you've got a lot of healing to do. The phrases, which you can repeat in any order, silently to yourself or out loud, are: These are reflected in the four phrases that make up the prayer. There are four forces at work in this prayer: repentance, forgiveness, gratitude, and love. It’s helped me identify underlying currents of resentment and self-loathing in my life (from childhood, school, and surrounding my brother’s suicide) so I can “give them up.” So I can be free, and move forward. While the Ho’oponopono Prayer is by no means a complete training in the Hawaiian practice, it can be profoundly healing for all you’ve gone through and are still trying to move through. Ho’oponopono is, therefore, not only a way of healing ourselves, but others and our world as well.” – Timothy Freke, Shamanic Wisdomkeepers “In common with other shamanic traditions, the Hawaiian tradition teaches that all life is connected. The practice of Ho’oponopono helps you understand and heal the experiences in your life that you’ve “attracted” or participated in, or have been affected by. When you right any wrongs in your thinking, you adjust and amend problems in the physical realm. When you focus on healing the past, you help heal your life right here, right now. Loving each other and loving yourself is kind of the same thing. When you “cleanse” your consciousness, you contribute to the cleansing of the “collective consciousness.” When you forgive others, you, too, are forgiven because. When errors are corrected externally, errors are corrected internally. The foundation of this practice is unity: an unbreakable bond connects you to everyone else, even though we seem so separate. So even if someone else has wronged us, we're the ones saying "I am sorry. The philosophy behind this practice is that we’re each responsible for what shows up in our reality. A ceremonial feast might follow, symbolizing the release. Special words are exchanged, emotions are revealed, and forgiveness flows both ways. It’s the act and intention of holding a space for reflection, repentance, forgiveness, and gratitude. The family ritual focuses on working through problems together, openly expressing feelings, and releasing each other. It’s more than the prayer alone it's a process of making things right in your relationships - with others, ancestors, deities, the earth, yourself. Ho’oponopono is an ancient Hawaiian practice for forgiveness and reconciliation. Click here to see the Ho’oponopono prayer print I made! It's a unique gift, even if it's staying in your own home. The Ho’oponopono prayer could be exactly what you're looking for in your relationships - with others, with the earth, with yourself.įirst things first, I just had to make a print of this prayer, I love it so much.
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