Ayeka
The Hebrew word “Ayeka” means Where are you? Why name a healing center after this particular question?
This is the first question that God asks Adam in the Book of Genesis. Gen. 3:9. Why does
God ask this question? God appears to be searching for Adam, but wouldn’t the Source of Life
already know the answer? Or, is it a question that is asked - not for the Creator’s benefit
and understanding - but for our own, in which case what is the significance of this question and how can it
help guide us on our spiritual journey?
There are three levels from which we can respond to the question, Where are you?: the physical, the psychological and the spiritual.
Physical
From the physical perspective, we would answer by saying that we are located in a particular physical location and perhaps by describing the action that we are taking in any particular moment – responses which reflect a straightforward and concrete approach to the question. Where are you? – I am eating dinner at home, I am attending a meeting at the office, I am hiking in Glacier National Park.
Psychological
As we further consider the question Where are you?, we discover that there are deeper levels to explore as we make progress on our healing and spiritual journey. When ready, we meet our inner psychological world and consider such questions as where are we in relationship to the thoughts and feelings that we are having. Are we aware of them and how they may be influencing how we experience life? Are we resisting or attaching to a particular thought or feeling, and are we aware of how that resistance or attachment is a cause of suffering in our lives?
Wherever you are on your healing and spiritual journey,
the Ayeka Healing Circle is a place where you can begin
or deepen your exploration
and move into greater wholeness, integration, and healing.
At this level of inquiry, we also explore how we have been shaped by our early history and how this history impacts our current relationships – with our partner, parents, children, siblings, friends, strangers. As we deepen our exploration, we may become aware of a connection between a certain belief or experience and a particular physical symptom or illness, an addiction, depression, anxiety, or an unhealthy relationship, and with this awareness bring healing to these areas of our lives.
Spiritual
As we continue on our journey, we may explore where we are in relationship to the Holy One or the Divine - or whatever name we use to describe the One. How does our view of who and what God is impact how we are living our lives? Do we feel separate from Wholeness and, if so, how does that affect our experience of life? Do we long to know the Source of Love? And, do we feel connected and aligned with Truth and, if not, how do we make that connection?
How we answer “Ayeka” in any moment will tell us exactly where we are in relationship with Reality and that is,
I believe, the intent of the question and what God wants us to consider in order to help us live a conscious
and awakened life. We let the question bring our awareness to exactly where we are in the present
moment, a place where we can say “HeeNaNee” – “Here I am” – with whatever is present in our lives, our joys
and our sorrows, our clarity and our confusion. It is in that moment
that healing occurs
and spirituality deepens, and we gain the freedom that comes with a greater ability
to be with life as it is.
It is in the spirit of the all-encompassing nature of this question that I have chosen “Ayeka” as the name
for my healing center.
Wherever you are on your healing and spiritual journey, the Ayeka Healing Circle is a place where you can begin or deepen your exploration and move into greater wholeness, integration, and healing.
Where are you?