Activate Your Inner Alchemist

About Me

Laura Marcos

MA, School Counseling, 12 yrs

BA, English / Secondary Education

Interfaith Minister & Herbalist 

Favorite childhood movie An American Tail

I love dancing, traveling & writing

71% of US workers either hate or feel actively disengaged from their work.

State of the American Workplace

Gallup 2016

WHAT IS UNIVERSAL ALCHEMY ? 

Boulevard East, Weehawken, NJ 

Energy can neither be created nor destroyed; rather, it transforms from one form to another.

-Albert Einstein 

Everything inside and outside of us is always moving in between cycles of death and rebirth.

*Empowerment Model

*Non-Linear & Interactive 

 *Inspired by 5,000 year old symbol

*7 Modules / Areas of Focus

*Designed to foster creativity, authenticity & growth

4 Basic Principles 

We are all Powerful Alchemists

We collectively create a Universal Mind

There are gems in  our darkness

We are the Change Agents we are waiting for

The Law of Attraction

The Law of Attraction is the magnetic power of the universe to bring together similar energies. It is the force that creates all life--from galaxies and planets to rocks, plants and people. All thoughts, living beings, situations or circumstances are comprised of energy that operate under the universal laws of physics. It is the art of understanding that like attracts like. 

Medicine Wheel - 7 Directions

A 5,000 year old symbol that recognizes all aspects of creation. It represents all life--animal, plant, mineral and spiritual worlds working in harmony and interconnectedness. Like a wheel in motion, energy can take many forms and moves through cycles. By  working in unison with the flow of energy, we can maximize personal growth and experience deeper levels of well being. 

To provide you with tools & perspectives on HOW to move from...

Stuck to Flowing

Hurt to Healing

"Me" to "We"

Conformist to Alchemist

    New insights on our individual and collective flaws and how to transform them one thought and one decision at a time.

OBJECTIVES

Choose specific areas in your work & personal life to focus on

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Relax and allow ideas to come to you as we move through the modules

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Add your own ideas to each module 

Shelley Bredeson 

It is said that it is space between the bars that holds the tiger... The silence between the notes that holds the music... It is out of the silence between our thoughts where everything is created. 

-Wayne Dyer 

Tikal, Guatemala

Who can identify with this? 

AIR MODULE

Direction: East

Realm: Mental Body

Energy: Clarity, Spaciousness

Symbols: Sunrises, Birds,

New Beginnings, Spring

I welcome clear vision and inspired action...

Tulum. Mexico

Mental Body

Overactive                                 Underactive

•  Arrive somewhere and you feel disconnected
  
•  Racing against time 
  
•  Thinking you haven't done enough
  
•  Negative thought loops
  

•  Lack of focus
  
•  Scattered or incoherent     thinking
  
•  Few opinions
  
•  Lack of motivation
  
•  Depression
  

Mental Body In Alignment

•  Decision are easy
  
•  Thoughts flow freely & find harmony
  
•  Goal Oriented
  
•  Flexible/Open-minded
  

Alex Grey

Air Module Essential Questions

The Intention is to Move With Intention

What words describe how I am feeling? 

Where is my focus?

Is my intention aligned for the highest good of all? 

Air Module Practices

CREATING SPACE FOR CHANGE

Tonglen Breathing with Waterfall 

Cleaning/Organizing

Feng Shui/Beautifying Space

Planning and Organizing 

Brainstorming 

Affirmation Work 

Morning Rituals 

Meditation / Gratitude 

Journey Work 

You will never be able to escape your heart so it is better to listen to what it has to say. 

-Paulo Coelho

Playa Del Carmen.  Mexico 

Fire Module

I fearlessly welcome movement, change & transformation

Direction: South 

Realm: Soul 

Energy: Creativity, Enthusiasm, Inspiration, Purity

Symbols: Sunflowers, Butterflies, Coyote, Sun at Noon, Summer

Luxor, Egypt 

The Intention is to Allow Change & Direct Movement

FIRE MODULE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS 

What is stuck in my body that wants to move? 

What behaviors are no longer serving me? 

Am I operating from love or fear? 

How can I best transform fear into loving action?  

Which of my desires is the strongest and how can I best honor that desire in the highest good of all? 

Fire Module Practices

Allowing Movement to Release, Inform & Guide You

Walking with both arms swinging equally

Running/Jogging

Dancing/Zumba/Aerobic Exercise

Acting/Singing/Performing 

Sculpture/Arts & Crafts

Cooking/Baking With Intention 

Remodeling Projects

Drumming 

Hidden Warriors/Fantasy Costumes 

Non-Judgement Exercises 

17 Seconds 

What is love? Love is alignment. It is releasing resistance from anything that is keeping you from it. It is the ultimate allowing of the whole of who you've become to flow. 

-Abraham Hicks 

 Corozal, Puerto Rico

WATER MODULE

I welcome with wonder what happens when I let go

Direction: West 

Realm: Emotional Body 

Energy: Renewal, Cleansing, Rebirth, Exploration 

Symbols: Oceans, Dreams, Visions, Cauldrons, Ravens, Sunset, Fall