The Discovery of Self

By Dorman E. Baltazar

Meditation
Meditate everyday to stay on purpose.

My introduction to Yoga and meditation manifested as a part of my Strength Training Program by my guru, mentor and Personal Trainer, Wholistic Fitness® founder e´l coche´ Steve Ilg.

Ever since I heard about meditation over a decade ago, as a competitive cyclist and a newbie to the practice of meditation and yoga, I have been in pursuit of an inner peace that would seem to elude me each time I would sit down to meditate. I wanted to experience this peace within, this moment of self-realization. Realizing I had created some sort of separation from my God. I began spending more time traveling within, to remain connected to my God and experience this inner-peace that surpasses all understanding. My intention in this life is to trust spirit and all the flows through me, in my writing, teaching, public speaking, meditation cd’s, training videos etc; judging none of it, but to remain focused on sharing the love of my God as it flows freely through all that I AM.

In the years of living and experiencing this life, I have come to realize that I am not alone. We are all one people, one human race our skin colors have no relevance in the grand scheme of our existence in this world. Since my return to Belize, the land of my birth, God has revealed to me so many times over as was the case while I lived in the US, that I need only stay on purpose and everything I would need, to share the essence of who I am is already provided. All I needed was to be consistent with my yoga and meditation practice everyday to stay on purpose. No ego, but a spirit guided human being, inspired by everyone and everything in my daily life. People would seamlessly show up out of nowhere to help my wife and I fulfill our dream of teaching yoga and meditation and to bring a more mind, body and soul conscious lifestyle here in Belize.

However my meditation practice was not as consistent as my spirit would encourage me to. My spirit would prompt me to wake in the wee hours of the morning around 4:30 am consistently for weeks at a time. I would simple roll over in bed cuddle next to my then pregnant wife and fall right back to sleep. At times it seems as though I would have to be in a desperate need for money of all things, before I would get down on my knees to pray, “dear God, please send me a miracle. You know what I have need of lord” or even realize that I had not been taking the time to travel within. Learning how to accept unconditional love can be a bit of a challenge for me at times, I find that I often subconsciously told myself that I am not worthy of all the love and support from the loving human beings in my life, I feel we have or continue to say this to ourselves. We are all worthy of unconditional love, love is or natural state. Here is Hopkins, I have come to re-learn how to let go of any worry or stress that I have brought into my life. I also realize that I had placed more value on money than the love and inner peace I had manifested in my life.

Today on this Sunday afternoon, here in Hopkins, I am sitting in the Villa Verano Beach House feeling the breeze blowing across my skin. Prepared to drive into Belize City tomorrow morning to manifest a few personal training clients and to teach High-Performance yoga as a part of my commitment to be in service to my soul and others who are making the change to live a more healthy lifestyle, to live consciously mind, body, and soul.

The more I create time in my life to sit in meditation or to practice yoga if even for half hour, I am able to fully appreciate all the blessings in my life. I am so blessed to be here now. Sharing the discovery of self as I continue of my journey to self-realization.

Truly blessed for all my teachers, especially my beautiful wife and daughter, thank you both for making me feel like the luckiest man alive.


Be blessed, be love, be still…
Om Namah Shivaya

Studies have shown that meditation has many Physiological benefits-It lowers oxygen consumption, It decreases respiratory rate, It increases blood flow and slows the heart rate, Increases exercise tolerance., Psychological benefits-Builds self-confidence, Increases serotonin level, influences mood and behaviour, Resolve phobias & fears, Helps control own thoughts, Helps with focus & concentration, Increase creativity as well as Spiritual benefits-Helps keep things in perspective, Provides peace of mind, happiness, Helps you discover your purpose just to mention a few.