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Healing Touch In a Muggle World: The
Hero’s Journey of the Heart
by Barbara Dahl NEW!
The language of the heart presents a paradox: as the ultimate truth, it
transcends words. Mythology speaks to the language of the heart and to the
sacred. According to Joseph Campbell, “A hero is someone who has given
his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” Our experience of the
Hero’s Journey via Healing Touch both evokes and invokes the
transcendent. Consider the mantra of the Healing Touch disciple, “It
changed my life.”
“We meet ourselves time and again in a
thousand disguises on the path of life." Carl Jung
Let me share some of my journey with you. I am a registered nurse with a
background in acute care nursing including cardiac intensive care and both
adult and adolescent psychiatry. I grew up in Seattle where I currently
live. For eight years I lived in Lakewood, Colorado, home of what we came
to know as the Colorado Center for Healing Touch. It didn’t exist then.
I studied energetic healing with Janet Mentgen in the 1980’s and became
an instructor of Healing Touch before it was called Healing Touch, and
before there were Levels 2-6, much less certification.
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Summer Time and the
Living is Easy – Feng Shui and the Fire Element
by Susan Tartaglino
I realize that hot weather isn’t for everybody, but for me summer is the
time of year that gives me the most energy and fills me with tons of
enthusiasm. All winter long I look forward to being outside where I can
connect with nature, eavesdrop on conversations that the birds are having,
and absorb the warmth of the sun on my skin as I maintain my garden. The
aromatic fragrances that the peonies, honeysuckle and magnolias have to
offer only add to my rejuvenation process. I am truly in a sensorial
heaven.
Our Connection with Nature
The system of living in harmony with the natural elements and forces of
earth is referred to as feng shui. This ancient Chinese philosophy
examines how human beings respond and react to their environments. One of
the most important principals of feng shui is “The Tao” connection.
The Tao Te Ching, which was written by Lao Tzu roughly 2,500 years ago,
teaches us that the Tao (pronounced ‘dow’) is the way we are linked to
all things. Other common translations of Tao include the path, the way, or
the road. Tao is often described as a force that flows through all life.
It also means recognizing our interconnections to the natural world, our
families, friends, communities, the universe and higher power.
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Spring Cleaning With Feng Shui: Remove It and Move On
by Susan Tartaglino
Nature is beautiful in its imperfections and seems to express itself most fervently with the arrival of Spring.
Life wakes up from the deep sleep of winter and everything comes alive. People just can’t wait to shed layers of clothing and feel the warmth of the sun on their skin. Nature responds the same way. The crocus and daffodil plants push their way thru the earth as they sprout new stalks and reach for the sun. Shrubs and trees start to form buds and are turning green.
The Chinese system of living in harmony with the natural elements and forces of earth is referred to as feng shui. This ancient philosophy demonstrates that the world is defined by the following five elements of nature: wood, fire, earth, metal and water.
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Thai Yoga Bodywork
NEW!
by Sonia Osorio
Lotus Palm: The Mindfulness of Touch
One of the ancient healing arts of traditional Thai medicine (along with
herbal medicine and spiritual meditation), Thai massage is a full-body
massage, performed on a floor mat, with both parties in loose, comfortable
clothes. It incorporates t'ai chi moves, rhythmic motion, palming and
thumbing along sen lines (energy lines), gentle stretching and the
conscious use of breath. The practitioner uses her hands, feet, arms and
legs to guide the recipient through various yoga postures, while remaining
focused on their own body-center. This combination of movements and
focused awareness creates a slow, flowing "dance" around the
recipient's body.
"Thai massage is a well-respected and proven healing art that's
quickly gaining popularity in the West because of its meditative approach
and its application of yoga's well-established benefits," said Kam
Thye Chow, founder of Lotus Palm, one of the first North American schools
of Thai massage, located in Montreal, Canada.
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Our Seven Spiritual Gene Sets
by Meredith L. Young-Sowers
Just as physical DNA can be turned on and off by attitudes, beliefs, nutrition, and environment, the same is true of our spiritual DNA—it too can be turned on and off. Our spiritual DNA is activated when we are living in accordance with our true Self—such as when we are attentive to our choices; when we strive to find ways of compromising, seeking solutions to problems that used to send us over the moon; and when we hold back anger and rage until it calms—and we calm—and find a wiser way to proceed.
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The
Healing Touch
by Sandra Blakeslee and Matthew
Blakeslee
Imagine lying on a therapy table as a
healer places her hand under the back of your neck. Her touch is gentle,
calm, tranquil. She places her other hand lightly onto your left shoulder,
then onto your right shoulder.
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The Power of Laughter
by Keith Varnum
When’s the last time you had a good laugh? Take a moment to relive the
good feelings that come with real laughter.
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____________________ Shielding and
Protection: The Barrier To Something We Don't Want To Experience
by Christopher Cormier
I'm going to be honest with you. I have issues with this particular topic.
Far too often the concepts of shielding and protection are filled with
misunderstandings and a lot of drama. Rather than create a sense of
security and comfort within Self, despite the appearance of safety, it
tends to reinforce a belief that one is powerless. This in turn reinforces
the fear that shapes our experience.
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The Benefits of Energy Healing
by Wendy De Rosa
Today, in our advanced, modern society, people take time to perform some
kind of daily physical cleansing ritual. A shower or bath, teeth brushing,
shaving and hair styling are all standard forms of grooming that we make
time to fit into our busy lifestyles. After all, it’s good hygiene,
right? Our outward appearance is something most of us take pride in,
but what about what’s going on beneath the layers of the skin?
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____________________ The Magic of Appreciation
by Lynn Grabhorn
There are only three states of being we run around in all day long. If we could be even a little more aware of which one we're wearing during each moment of the day, we'd have a big leg up to changing our vibrations.
Victim Mode
This is the oh-dear-they're-doing-it-to-me-again-and-there's-nothing-
I-can-do-about-it frame of mind where we go nowhere but around in negative circles, forever magnetizing the same old same old.
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"Let There Be
Light" - Is Matter Only An Illusion?
by Chris Bourne
Is matter only an illusion? Do we exist as waves of energy on a vast sea
of light - a hologram created by pure consciousness? Quantum theory
threatens to unite science and spirituality as it pulls apart the very
building blocks from which our world appears to be made. How might quantum
theory explain the creation of the universe? Here is a perspective to
stimulate your own thinking.
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Are
You “Old” Before Your Time?
by Keith Shaw
First, ask yourself these question...
How do you feel when you wake up? Do you lack energy and fear facing the
new day ahead? Are you stiff, lacking flexibility, feeling pain in your
joints?
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The Spiritual Psychology of the Chakras: The Window to the Soul
by Grace Ross RN MSc
Chakras, auras, subtle bodies and energy healing have become common topics of discussion. What once was considered esoteric or fringe spirituality has become increasingly mainstream. In line with this more people are developing a new awareness of their own body energy – some from a desire for inner growth, others from a scientific (quantum physics) perspective and still others from a renewed sense of the sacred.
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_______________________ You Are The Colors You Choose
by Elizabeth Harper
We all have our own fashion style, but did you realize your choice of colors may actually reveal more about you than just your tastes or that the colors you wear may even affect your moods?
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____________________ Energy Kinesiology: Treating The Body Through Muscular Biofeedback
by Ann McFerron
Did you know that your body is an energy system? You actually have measurable current running through your body all the time. Energy medicine, a part of the holistic health care system, works to release any blockages in your body’s energy system. This balances the system, and allows the body to function the way it was designed to.
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by Dick Derrick
Eastern philosophy and medicine, originating in ancient India and China, have traditionally regarded body structures and the life processes occurring within as inseparable. Their terminology resides halfway between structure and function and identifies certain entities in the human body, representing the flow of life energy and, in some sense, conduits for that flow that do not correspond to anatomical structures recognized by Western science and medicine. The chakras are the energy centers in a person’s biological field and are responsible for his or her physiological and psychological condition as well as certain groups of organs. All vital functions of the human body are determined by energy that spins in the chakras. These can be defined as “whirlpools referred,” and in Indian, they are considered ”energy bursts” or “wheels.”
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Power
vs Force
by David R. Hawkins
IMAGINE-what if you had access to a simple yes-or-no answer to any
question you wished to ask? A demonstrably true answer.... Any question.
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Achieving Human Balance
By Aligning Yourself With Gravity
by David Wronski
Finding one’s balance in the world is part and parcel to living well.
There is a universal factor for living a well ordered life that is mostly
overlooked—the structural balance of the body. Once seen it is forever
obvious. Specifically, how well the body stacks up in gravity has a
profound, yet underappreciated effect on one’s experience of living,
health, and well being. The balance of your body, its verticality and
symmetry, determines whether gravity is friend or foe. To ignore this or
leave it to chance is to place yourself in default for putting up with
chronic pain and stress and living below your potential.
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Feng Shui - Water and the Cycle of Life
by Rita R. Powers
The spiritual connection to the physical world is about harnessing the positive energy that surrounds us through the ancient Chinese art of placement, arrangement and connectivity known as Feng shui (pronounced "fung schwee"). Feng shui literally means "wind and water" in Chinese. The connective flux or the constant state of change between all five elements-fire, earth, water, wood, and metal-urges us to be in balance and in harmony with nature. There is no greater pathway of least resistance to this invisible energy that is constantly circulating, or ch’i (pronounced chee) than through flowing water. To begin by incorporating water into your environment in a harmonious way, it can bring balance into your life.
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____________________ Balancing
Your Yin And Yang Energies With Color
by Mike Z. Wang
Have you ever wondered what feelings you have when you look at a bright red rose in the garden? Can you imagine
a garden that does not have colorful flowers, but only green foliage? Early in the morning, when you see a newly opened flower in your garden, your heart is filled with joy and happiness. Each flower in the garden has a different color and hue that affects you differently. While the white lily touches your soul for its serenity, the red rose with its vibrant energy elicits a feeling of love and passion. The feeling is different because the flower is reflecting a different color and Feng Shui uses this natural magic of colors to transform your life.
Click Here To Read Article ____________________ Keep Your Cool with This Stress Reduction Tool
by Tracy Togliatti It isn’t easy keeping your sense of peace when everyone and everything around you is going crazy. Short of completely isolating yourself from the whole world, within a perfectly peaceful environment, what do you do? This article is going to explore quite a few tools that will help you formulate your very own Stress Reduction Plan. This plan will help you keep your cool even when those around you are losing theirs, and quite possibly blaming it on you!
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____________________ Top Ten Benefits of Play
by Marianne St. Clair
Play is extremely important for humans from birth to death. Play is not meant to be just for children. It is a form of
release and connection that can tap the creativity and can allow you the chance to connect with your inner child and
the inner child of others. Play is a state of mind, but it is also a state of body, emotion, and spirit.
Yes, it is something you do (playing games, swinging, playing "tag", playing with dolls), but it is also something you watch
others do, and gain pleasure from simply watching. It is often described as a time when we feel most alive, yet it is
something we take for granted and may forget to do. It can be entirely positive, or can be dramatic (such as acting
out a thrilling or suspenseful activity). Play can be used in many ways to not only stimulate creativity but as a way
to transform negative emotions. We are hardwired as adults to engage in play, and it is crucial to our vitality to
spend time with play each day.
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____________________ Alleviating Anxiety with Zensight Process
by
Carol Ann Rowland
Rachel looks in the mirror and notices a mark on her cheek. Immediately
her breath becomes shallow, her heart races, her chest tightens, and she
feels nauseated. She checks the spot more closely, and sees that it’s
just a speck of dirt. She washes it off and tells herself firmly that she
is fine – it wasn’t the beginning of skin cancer, it was nothing.
It’s gone. She is okay.
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____________________ Why
Humans Make Lousy Lovers
by Jean-Claude Koven
How can I, love, and you, three of the most misunderstood words in human
language, be linked together to form our most sublime sentence? Like a
Linus blanket we refuse to relinquish, this seemingly simple phrase
comforts us from cradle to grave. Since long before grunts gave way to
words, its message has been expressed by mothers to infants, children to
their best friends, people to their pets, lovers to each other, and, most
notably, by those facing death to their God.
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Better Ways to Cope with
Stress: Your Way Out of the Toxic Triangle
by Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, Ph.D.
Depressive symptoms, unhealthy eating
habits, and heavy drinking unite to create a space that is so poisonous
for women that I have called it the toxic triangle. Eating, Drinking,
Overthinking will help you understand your own relationship to the toxic
triangle. It is not just for women who have clinical depression, diagnosed
eating disorders, or alcoholism. It is for women who dance around the
edges of the toxic triangle, with moderate symptoms of depression,
unhealthy eating patterns, or heavy drinking.
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How To
Relieve Stress In Your Home, Office Or Any Personal Space!
by Tracy Togliatti
Energy from emotional and physical stress has a tendency to spread into
your immediate environment. It can take away the feeling of sanctuary you
need in order to relax and unwind. The good news is that you can get rid
of that accumulation of negative energy. You can create a haven that you
will feel happy, secure, and productive in. The following suggestions
should help.
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Do
It Yourself Space Clearing: How to Clear the Old and Make Way for the New
Year
by Christan Hummel
In the lyrics of a song from the musical South Pacific, “I’m gonna
wash that man right outta my hair!,” we see the
understanding of the need to release more than just the physical as we
move from the old to the new.
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The Mysteries of the 8th House: House of Death & Transformation
by Carmen Turner-Schott
After studying astrology for several years, it became evident to me that the most powerful house in our astrological chart was the eighth
house. Each time I analyzed a natal chart, there would be a common thread for all individuals who had planets in this house. I
want to paint a picture of the most intense house in our chart: the house of death.
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How to Make Your Home a
Healing Haven
by Karlo Berger
How our households tend to accumulate junk is a sad indicator of the
health of our society. Instead of acting as a receptacle for
ever-increasing material goods, we deserve to have homes be our healing
havens, where they can feel restored, where visitors can feel at peace,
and where people can just be. Here are some simple ways to make your home
the healing haven it deserves to be:
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____________________ Water As
A Spiritual Element
by Annie B. Bond
Water is the central source of our beings. It is part of every cell and
fiber in us; it is our very essence. Could water be the common denominator
that weaves us all (earth, animal, human, and plant) together as one? Is
it the ultimate connector? It's awesome and humbling that water carries so
many entrained messages, especially when we consider that there has been
the same water, and the same amount of water, on the earth for millions of
years. What messages are we receiving from our ancestors when we drink?
And it is overwhelming to think that in the past 60 years alone, the human
hand has imprinted so much pollution on the water, bringing it out of
healthy balance. It is our spiritual obligation to be water's caretaker
and cause it no further harm.
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Another Way To Help The Victims Of
Hurricane Katrina...
by Richard Gordon
Want to help the victims of Katrina? Try distant healing!
Distant healing is a simple, effective way to impact someone even if they are miles away. The beauty about utilizing distant healing is that you don't need extensive training to do it. All that is needed is intent, a sincere desire to help people and a willingness to sit or lie quietly.
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____________________ Do You
Have Psychic Protection?
by Jenny Smedley
Anyone who opens their centers to energies that they have little knowledge
of or control over could leave themselves exposed to dark influences.
Possession by a malevolent entity is the most obvious form of psychic
attack, but there are more subtle ones. Have you ever picked up your
telephone and got a horrible sinking feeling for no real reason when you
discover that a certain person is calling? After the call do you feel
drained and emotionally exhausted? When you bump into a certain person, do
they always stand too close to you, invading your aura, and leaving you
feeling almost violated? Have you ever found yourself acting totally out
of character in a negative way or suffering sudden loss of memory, or
feeling constantly tired despite rest? Do you have recurrent nightmares or
visions, or a scary feeling that someone is watching you? Is there a room
in your house that used to be a haven and yet suddenly feels hostile to
you? If you have experienced any of these uncomfortable situations, then
you may well be experiencing a ‘psychic attack'.
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Crystals in the Home: How To Choose Them & How To Use Them!
by Jenny Smedley
The dictionary definition of a crystal is: "Form in which atoms and
molecules regularly aggregate, with definite internal structure and
external form of solid enclosed by a number of symmetrically arranged
plane faces."
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Basic
Chi Control
by Rachel Carlton Abrams, M.D.
Within each of us is the transformative, life-giving power to heal, to
invigorate and to bring exquisite pleasure. In the Universal Tao
tradition, taught by Mantak Chia, each person can learn to feel their own
vital energy, or chi, flowing through them and to direct that chi
throughout the body to heal and bring pleasure.
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____________________ What Is A Medicine Bag and How Do I Make Mine?
by Shaman Elder Maggie Wahls
A medicine bag is an ancient
item that spiritually represents the person who wears it. In 1991 the body
of a man who lived over 5,000 years ago was found frozen in a high
mountain range and with him was a medicine bag. The medicine bag is known
in all cultures and through out all of history. They contain objects such
as leaves, feathers, stones, herbs such as sweetgrass, sage, cedar,
lavender or pinion, and other objects which have been added by the wearer
and considered spiritually significant.
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Taoism
and Sexuality
by Rachel Carlton Abrams, M.D.
Taoism is a spiritual tradition that embraces our sexual desire and uses
it within our bodies as a force for healing and spiritual growth. Desire
is a rich and potent part of our human experience. The Taoists think of
desire, called sexual energy or jing chi, as part of our life energy, or
chi. To be passionate is to be full of chi. The English words
"desire" or "passion" connote a feeling of yearning
and fervor that includes sex, but they also reflect our strongest feelings
about life. When we are passionate about anything--our family, our work,
our spirituality, an important social cause--we are investing our chi in
this experience. Our passion is what moves us to action and ultimately is
what gives us joy. We are passionate about the things that matter most to
us.
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The Aura: Your Energy Skin
by Francesca McCartney, PhD
Most people do not realize that they have a second skin - an energy skin that protects and shields their energy system just as physical skin protects their inner organs.
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The
Body-Temple, A Song of Glory: Speaking And Listening To Our Bodies For Greater Peace, Health And
Harmony!
by Judith Pennington
One of the most fascinating stories I've ever heard came from a psychic
development teacher who had worked with a man waiting in a hospital to
have both feet amputated. The psychic, speaking with the man by phone,
wasn't told about this, but intuitively heard his feet complain that he
never let them rest. She told the man what his feet said, and the man,
knowing this to be true, quickly promised to change his ways. His
exhausted, but now hopeful feet began to heal immediately and within days
healed entirely.
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Demystifying Hands-On Healing
by Richard Gordon
While hands-on healing is probably the easiest of skills to learn, it is also one of the most misunderstood of subjects. In this article, I thought to cover some of the basic elements of hands-on healing and one of my attempts to validate its effectiveness.
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____________________ Planetary Transformation: Are
You Part of the Wake Up Crew?
by Keith Varnum
Many people living on the planet right now have volunteered to accept the
opportunity to play teaching, healing, inspirational and leadership roles
during this current planetary transformation. These assignments have been
accepted by the individual’s soul prior to birth. Most folks have a kind
of amnesia concerning these agreements. The energy fields of natural Power
Spots have the capacity to awaken an individual to their destiny
agreement—to stimulate recognition of their deeper purpose in living.
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What Is A Holistic
Practitioner?
by Jennifer Shapiro
Holistic Practitioners are holistic healing professionals with a gift in
one or more areas of healing. From bodyworkers to homeopaths to
hypnotherapists, the term holistic practitioner has become one that is
often challenging to describe or understand. Hopefully this article will
provide you with some clarity on what a holistic practitioner is and how
to find one that meets your individual needs.
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Give
Your Body A Chance
by Tom Goode
Here you are, attempting to live a healthy life. Yet you are pulled from
two sides.
On the One Hand, there are more toxins, pollutants, noise stressors, and
family and job stressors. Your body has a full time job just keeping up.
If you do most of the things you are supposed to do, you are probably
still falling behind.
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____________________ Animal
Spirit Guides and Totems
by Lisa H.
Animal spirit totems can be viewed in different ways according to each of
us as individual people. The basic principle of an animal totem is an
animal spirit who gives us insight into ourselves, a glimpse of the divine
powers at work in our world, and can transcend us to a place of healing
for ourselves and other people.
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How Body
pH Can Affect Your Energy Levels
by Andy Long
What Most People Don't Realize; We Are Bio Electrical Engines
In order to accomplish all the
many millions of complex functions that occur over the course of the day,
your body has to be able to communicate with itself… all the way down to
the cellular level. And do you know how it does this? Through
pulses of electricity. That's right, electricity.
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____________________ The Millennium of the
Medical Intuitive
by Charles Lightwalker
As we move into the new millennium, the face of health and healing are
taking on a whole new look. With it, a new paradigm in the assessment of
health is making its way to the forefront, its tool: Medical Intuition. As
the name states, Medical Intuition is a science, where the practitioner,
using a highly developed sense of intuition, "looks" into the
body, evaluating it on energetic levels. According to Medical Intuitives,
we, as humans, are more than just a physical body. Instead, we are made up
of a vast array of interconnecting energies and energetic fields, with
physical diseases appearing as an external manifestation of disturbances
to these energetic fields. A Medical Intuitive's job is to detect these
disturbances.
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A Vision of Life in Atlantis
by Juanita Hinds
It has become the fruit of myth and legend, as no one really knows what
happened to Atlantis. But it is believed that it was swallowed up by the ocean where it has remained for centuries.
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Running Into Magic
by Larry Alboher
The day began with a routine morning jog and ended with my initiation into
timeless mystery and mind-bending magic.
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Clear
Your Personal Home And Business Energy (Aura) For Increased Joy, Success
And Peace
by Bob Olson, OfSpirit.com Editor
Whoever originally made the statement that “Ignorance is bliss” was
incredibly ignorant. My ignorance has limited me in so many ways that
it’s embarrassing to think about it. Yet, thanks to the gifted and
knowledgeable people I come across in my work, I continuously break
through my ignorance to new, enlightening insights. Most recently, I
discovered the life-changing value of “Aura Clearing.”
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Positive Energy: How To Build Vitality And Stop
Energy Vampires From Draining You
by Judith Orloff, M.D.
Adapted from Positive Energy,
Harmony Books, April, 2004
I learned to honor my energy needs the hard way. As a psychiatrist who
specializes in intuition I knew how important it was to listen to my body.
Yet still I’d vacillate between intense weeks of speaking tours to bouts
of utter exhaustion at home...
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____________________ Shamanic
Smudging
by Stephanie Yeh
Shamanic smudging—or just smudging—is an age-old tribal tradition
which has been used for centuries to create harmony and peace. There are
many different shamanic smudging ceremonies, and different tribes use a
variety of herbs for smudging.
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Using
Colors And
Stones With Meditation
by
Keith Zang
Meditation
is a very powerful tool to use for reducing and releasing the stress of
the day as well as for healing and bringing enlightenment into your being.
There are many methods for meditation. Some tap into mindfulness to bring
the present moment into focus. Others utilize the breath to create a sense
of timelessness by focusing on a single sensation or point and letting all
other distractions go. This article will be focused on another type of
meditation, that of the energetic healing form where the energies of the
body and surrounding life force energies are focused for dynamic and
accelerated healing.
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__________________ Ask Psychic Medium Laura Scott
(Issue #9)
by Laura Scott Dear Laura,
I have recently lost a loved one and did not get to say everything I
wanted to say before they passed over. How can I get a message to him?
KS
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How
To Manage Your Mood With Food
by Susie Cortright
Here's a meal-by-meal guide to eating for energy and managing your mood
with food.
Breakfast
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8
Real Life Energy Boosting Secrets You Can Use Today!
by Charlotte
Anthony
Energy – the natural resource in shortest supply, especially for the 100
million Americans who are suffering from chronic or incurable illness.
Just thinking of everyone who needs you can sap out what little energy you
have left. Maybe you feel like you can’t possibly get it all done.
But you know you HAVE to. People depend on you everyday. Your family. Your
friends. Your coworkers. Your clients. Even your pets! To meet the demands
of life today, you can’t afford to have your energy depleted. So here
are some ways to easily boost those levels right away.
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The Paradox of One And Many in
Aikido Philosophy
by Charlie Badenhop
How
we can better appreciate, empathize with, and respect the diverse people,
energies, and opinions that we come in contact with on a daily basis.
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The
Effectiveness Of Distance Reiki
by
Keith Zang
Reiki is a form of
energetic hands-on healing that originated in Japan. Most people know and
understand Reiki as an “in-person” form of treatment, treating
everything from stress to helping to speed healing after surgery. It is
increasingly being utilized in hospitals throughout the world and Reiki
volunteer programs are becoming recognized as viable accompaniment
programs with traditional western therapies. But what many people don’t
realize or have much faith in is the ability of Reiki practitioners to
send Reiki energy to anyone, anywhere in the world and get great results
doing so.
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Chinese Medicine For PMS
by Farah Khan
Many women have resigned themselves to the monthly emotional and physical
roller coaster that their menstrual period brings. Psychological symptoms
include weepiness, moodswings, irritability, anger, and depression.
Physical symptoms can include bloating, cramping, backaches, breast
tenderness, food cravings, headaches, acne, and digestive problems.
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What Is Energy Healing? What
is Energy Healing? Ask ten different people and you could get ten
different answers. Energy Healing can include several different—however
related—holistic approaches including: Reiki, Polarity, Therapeutic
Touch, Qi Gong, or even Biofeedback Therapy, to name just a few. We
have included a category page for Energy Healing exactly for this reason—to
satisfy the varied interests of different people. Some holistic approaches
to health and well-being simply do not fit under any particular category,
but they fall under the broad category of energy healing nicely. Others,
while they may already have their own category page, can also file under
this category in order to flag the attention of those of us who are
unfamiliar with it, and therefore would not otherwise have learned about
it. Since most holistic interests
from acupuncture to psychic intuition to therapeutic touch all relate to
energy in their own way, we hope you'll enjoy this smorgasbord of articles
and links for your education and empowerment.
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More Articles
& Education
The
Secret To Eliminating The Root Of Your Problems: Physical, Social Or
Financial
by Bob Olson, OfSpirit.com Editor
Every
few years, I stumble upon something so powerful and enlightening that it
rocks my world, totally changing my perception and understanding of life.
Recently I had one of those rare life-altering experiences. I couldn’t
wait to get home and write about it.
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Students Discover Unexpected Reward At
The Acupressure Therapy Institute
by
Bob Olson, OfSpirit.com Editor
Upon attending an open house at Barbara Blanchard’s Acupressure
Therapy Institute (ATI), I discovered an unexpected benefit to
learning about energy. I went to the lecture and demonstration
anticipating a rather predictable discussion on the benefits of
acupressure shiatsu. What I learned, however, came as a surprise. I
discovered how students of acupressure shiatsu gained much more than an
education toward a new fulfilling career; they also gained an education
about something that would forever improve their personal lives, as well.
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Light Is Life: Using Light
& Color to Heal the Body, Mind, and Spirit
by Manohar Croke, C.C.P.
The idea that our repressed or unlived
emotions and our disconnection from our deeper life purpose could actually
affect our physical health may be new to some people. Perhaps newer is the
idea that colored light applied to the body can be a powerful key to
unlock the mysterious interactive connection between body mind and spirit.
We've often read in spiritual or religious writings about light as a
metaphor for the highest potential in human development (enlightenment] or
a symbolic destination in all our lives (toward the light).
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What is Acupressure Shiatsu?
by Barbara Blanchard, Lic.Ac.,
Dipl.Ac.
Asian bodywork therapy,
acupuncture and Chinese herbs are the three major healing arts of Chinese
medicine. Acupressure is a recognized style of Asian bodywork therapy
certified by the national professional association, the American Oriental
Bodywork Therapy Association (AOBTA).
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Crystal Clarity:
How To Expose The Hidden Obstacles Lurking In Your Subconscious
by
Bob Olson, OfSpirit.com editor
I had been struggling with an issue for about seven years that
I was beginning to think I might never overcome. So I went to see a
counselor named Dr. Trish Whynot who specializes in personal
transformation, self-healing and self-empowerment. I wrote an article
about Trish a couple years ago and have since gained a deep respect for
her gifted abilities. I’ve recommended her to many friends and
colleagues who have since experienced incredible results from her
services. Hence, I decided to see if she could help me with my
issue.
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Sound, Music, & Medicine
by Julianna Souza, RN, HNC, HTP.
Recently I have been delighted to observe
an increased emphasis on music and sound as a medium for healing. Perhaps
because music has been an integral part of my life I am more keenly aware
of this phenomena. On occasions when I have felt my soul inspired by a
particularly beautiful piece of music, I have realized that I would
literally wither if music were not a part of my daily life. For me, music
assumes many forms and I am as deeply touched by the musical sounds of
nature as I am by a beautiful concerto.
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Everyday Enlightenment: The
Twelve Gateways to Personal Growth
Opening to Life
by Dan Millman
Aaron and Charlotte, brother and sister,
are born into a two-parent, stable, middle-class household. Their parents
are educated, hardworking, caring, have no alcohol problems, abusive
habits, or guilty secrets. Aaron grows up successful--earns good grades,
wins a junior chess championship, plays sports, and later earns a good
income to support a family of his own. Charlotte does moderately well in
school but chooses unsavory friends, starts using heroin and other drugs,
turns to theft and prostitution to support her habit, which leads to jail
time and the hell of withdrawal.
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Life Energy and Healing:
"The Nerve, Meridian
and Chakra Systems and the CSF Connection"
by Dr. Don Glassey
Life energy, in the form of cerebrospinal
fluid, flows within, through and around the body over three inter-related
and interconnected energy systems that interface with each other. The
three energy systems are, from a gross to a subtler and more refined
level, the nervous, the meridian, and the chakra systems.
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"The Soul Swims in the
CSF"
The Metaphysical Physiology of the
Cerebrospinal Fluid
by Dr. Don Glassey
The above quote is attributed to Dr.
Randolph Stone, founder of Polarity Therapy, who studied for many years
with one of India's spiritual Masters. His brilliant mind and keen
intellect enabled him to intuit the above hypothesis. In fact, the brain
and spinal cord, which contain the largest volume of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
in the body, do literally "swim", or float, in CSF. Both are
completely immersed in this liquid environment. Indian Masters assert that
the brain and spine (spinal cord) are the altars of God in man. They also
state that we worship God in the temple of the spine.
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Getting Started With The
Alexander Technique The Hard Way
by Jamee Culbertson, Dan Arsenault
and David Arsenault
The irony is not lost on me. When I got the phone call from my
sister-in-law Laurie that my brother David had been in a bad car accident,
I was just getting ready for an Alexander Technique lesson with my
teacher, Jamee Culbertson. It was the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, the
start of a four-day weekend. I’m sure I was not an apt pupil at that
lesson, but, on my way out, Jamee offered to see David as soon as he was
well enough.
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Aura-Soma, The Color
Therapy for Your Soul
by Katharina Wehrli
The holistic color system
called Aura-Soma combines the ancient traditions of color healing with
herbal extracts, essential oils, gem and crystal energies. It is a soul
therapy using light and color in working with the body and the human
energy field. Vicky Wall, an English apothecary and practicing therapist
for forty years was the founder of Aura-Soma. In her book 'The Miracle Of
Color Healing' she describes how this unique system came into existence
during the 1980's.
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How To Receive Bodywork
by Carol Bedrosian
Although there are as many different kinds
of bodywork as there are cold remedies on the drug store shelf, some basic
information on receiving bodywork in general can be helpful. Since most of
us grew up with the "sickness" model of healthcare—-we only
visited the doctor when we were sick and therefore under stress and not
feeling up to our fullest capacity—our experience in caring for our
health has been a disempowering and mystifying one.
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A Brand New Day
by Jodie Foster
Waking up one day and realizing your world just isn't working for you is
the first step into an incredibly exciting new journey. That awakening is
to be the first of many. Maybe you've been Remembering Your Spirit
with Oprah a few times a week. That's a sure sign your life may be
changing, especially if you are beginning to question your own spirit.
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The Realization of Health in Body, Mind
and Spirit: An Interview with Nancy Risley
by Carol Bedrosian
Nancy Risley, RPP (Registered Polarity Practitioner) founded the Polarity
Realization Institute in 1980 as a school to train professional
bodyworkers and polarity therapists. The Institute currently has four New
England locations: Ipswich, MA, Plymouth, MA and Portland, ME. The
fourth and newest location in Westboro, MA is a spacious, multi-room
rental, prominently situated between the Outback Steakhouse and Hoyt's
Cinema 14 in a newly-built commercial plaza off Route 9.
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The "CSFT" Vitalistic Healing
Model
by Dr. Don Glassey
The principle of vitalism is based on the
holistic concept that the human body is greater than the sum of its parts.
Its basic assumption is that there is an intelligent force, which creates
and sustains all living organisms. This inherent vital principle is
distinct from all internal physical and chemical forces.
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Making Sense of Your Symptoms
by Jacquie Hale
Have you known somewhere inside that
physical symptoms like tennis elbow or coronary artery disease are
actually messages from your Inner Wisdom. Symptoms are pointing the way
for you to make a correction in the direction of your life. You can find
theories to support this assumption in Traditional Chinese and Ayruvedic
Medicine, as well as Native American traditions. Better yet, you can find
what a symptom means to you by simply searching your own life for clues.
Symptoms are your body's wake up call!
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Breathing
In Life
by Anja Heij
"And God formed figures from clay, blowed on them to breathe in life,
and they became men."
This biblical story highly puzzled me when I was a child; I did not
understand how grown-ups seriously could believe such a thing. It surely
wouldn't work with the clay dolls I made… But then it wasn't to be taken
literally. It was symbolically explaining that we are spiritual beings in
a physical body, sharing God's life force and creative possibilities.
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The 13th Chakra and The
Acceleration of Healing
by Eileen McKusick
Many of us are familiar with the seven chakras, the major energy centers
of the body that run from the base of the spine to the crown of the head.
These centers are represented by the seven colors in the visible light
spectrum and seven notes of the diatonic scale, beginning with the color
red and the note C and ending with the color purple and the note B. Fewer
of us are aware that there are actually more chakras as well: two more
above our head (8 and 9), one below our feet (10), one in the palm of each
hand (11 and 12), and the 13th chakra, which is about arm's length from
the body, slightly below the level of the heart.
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Energy - The River Of Life
by Dr. Rita Louise
We are each filled with
universal life force energy. It is the essence of our being, our
consciousness, our soul. As the flow of life force energy moves
through the physical, emotional, and spiritual bodies, it can become
imbalanced, stagnant, or blocked. We experience what is called dis-ease.
Disease, as the term suggests, is lack of ease. It is the inability of
one's life force energy to flow freely.
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Therapeutic Touch For Everyday Healing
by Mary Kirby, LMHC
I first learned how to do therapeutic touch with a wonderful group of
women who met together weekly for support around issues of loss, grief,
trauma and relationships. Not an unusual group in many ways, except that
the facilitator taught us all to do therapeutic touch. At the time (six
years ago), I thought this was a novel thing to do in a support group.
Only a few short years later I understood that not only did the experience
of learning a healing modality bring us closer together as a group, but it
gave us the gift of realizing that we are all beings of light and energy,
and that we could bring about everyday healing experiences in ourselves
and those we love through gently "touching" the energy field.
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Ambassador Of Joy: An Interview With LeRoy White
by Carol Bedrosian
Playing the stage for 38 years with the
likes of Ike and Tina Turner, Kiss, Tim Harden and Herbie Mann, maverick
musician LeRoy White says he's received the best schooling a musician can
get. "I'm good at what I do," declares LeRoy. "I have an
energy source that never ends and I'm the best LeRoy there is. I say this
in absolute power so that I can give you the best I've got."
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Science and Health
by Robert Clarence Ziegler
First, the science. All matter, from this
page, to the human heart, to the cosmos and beyond, is made of energy and
is part of an "Energetic Continuum", a term used to describe the
flow of energies as they move down from 'THE SOURCE'. This 'stepping down'
process creates the third dimensional world in which we live.
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Getting Organized: 5 Secrets To Help You Get
Started
by Maria Gracia
One of the most common questions I get on
the subject of getting organized is, 'Where do I start?' This is an
excellent question because if you just dive in without taking some time to
plan, there's a good chance that you're going to get overwhelmed, and the
job is not going to get done. Here are the 5 simple secrets to getting
started.
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Other Side of Sacrifice
by
Trish Whynot, D.C.Ed.
As
always, my intention is to raise awareness. I ask you to stand next to me
and view experiences from a new perspective. If what I suggest makes sense
to you, wonderful, and if not you may want to tuck it away for
consideration at a later date or discard it. The choice is always yours.
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The Law Of Perpetual Transmutation
by Asoka Selvarajah
In his book, "The Science Of Getting Rich", author Wallace D.
Wattles talks about the Law of Perpetual Transmutation. Simply put, energy
from the formless realm is constantly flowing into the material world and
taking form. This energy is limitless and inexhaustible. As old forms are
exhausted, they give way for new forms to emerge from the invisible hidden
energy of the universe.
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Stress Relief And Healing... It's Only A Sound
Away
by Gina and Mac Horwood
Let’s face it…stress is a part of every
day life and has been since man took his first step. High levels of stress
can result from a bacterial infection, when we face possible danger, a
major life change, as well as, inner conflict, worry or physical trauma.
However, research has proven that we live our entire lives in continual
low level stress. For instance, you’re probably living with low level
stress if your work requires you to meet several deadlines each week. Low
level stress can either work for us or against us as it can help us
accomplish our goals or suppress our immune system. It all depends on how
each of us thinks and perceives the world around us.
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Energy
Healing Benefits Of A Massage Alternative Put To The Test... Results
Surprisingly Positive!
by Bob Olson, OfSpirit.com Editor
You’d think the editor of a holistic magazine would be knowledgeable
about things like shiatsu, reiki or polarity, but nobody can really
understand something until they have personally experienced it. Now that
I’ve experienced a bodywork session that utilized all three of these
modalities, I’m unexpectedly hooked. All my previous misconceptions have
been shamefully proven wrong, and I now understand why people are using
their lunch hours to relax and rebalance with an energy bodywork session.
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Can Anyone Really Predict The Future?
by Sherry Binkelman
Since the beginning of time, we as human beings have been curious about
the future. For aeons people have tried to predict the future. Can
psychics predict the future? Yes, they can... sort of... and no, they
cannot. The truth is that psychics, or anyone with highly developed
intuition, can predict only the probable future. The future is precarious.
It is constantly changing, or rather, what would be the future at any
given moment in time is in a constant state of flux.
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Self Healing With Reiki
by Elizabeth Harley
I hear countless stories from people about
how Reiki has changed their lives. Each time I feel deep gratitude for
this incredible, boundless energy so easily accessible to us all. Work
situations change, relationships become more rewarding and fulfilling.
Sometimes endings make way for new beginnings.
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My Journey
Back
by Ronnie Allen,
Ph.D.
On November 14, 2000, the universe threw me a curve that I am sure is going to change my life forever. At 7 P.M. I took my son David
and, Lisa, his girlfriend to a brand new buffet style restaurant. The food was inedible, spoiled and cold and everything was sent back. We then came home where I saw clients and prepared to go to work the next day. Nothing unusual.
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__________________ Health and The Metaphysical
Practitioner
by Keith Zang
The world is filling with light. It is doing so because more and more
people are awakening from their slumber of physical delusions and into the
realm of spiritual enlightenment. We are now at an age where information
and tools for the metaphysical practitioner are available almost anywhere
in the world.
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Role of the Empath
by Omar Yeldell
When I was a young boy, I recall playing superheroes with my younger brother, in our back yard. We would declare our powers and use them to our benefit, of course; and it all seemed “real” in a
sense.. even if it were in our imaginations. Funny thing is though, now that I am older and have come to terms with certain gifts I have; actually that we all have; I have come to realize that with these powers comes a decent amount of responsibility and compassion.
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The Ayurveda Approach to a
Healthy Menopause
by Nancy Lonsdorf M.D.
Menopause: It's About Balance
The medical community is quickly evolving its understanding of menopause.
Following the abrupt, early halt to the HRT portion of the Women's Health
Initiative last July, due to findings that Hormone Replacement Therapy's
risks outweighed its benefits, headlines now read "Menopause is not a
disease, but a normal part of life." Hormone "replacement"
therapy (HRT) has become simply hormone "therapy" (HT) in
recognition of the fact that replacing estrogen is not natural and brings
dangerous side-effects, rather than the fountain of youth once touted.
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A Healing Energy
by Sherry Healy (sHEALy)
Source energy is available always. We simply have to be alive to
experience the refreshment and relaxation of its ways. Yet, many new
practitioners are sprouting up instructing and performing these ancient
healing therapies for the public? Recently a renewal of old healing
modalities has made its way into the mainstream media and the lives of everyday
people.
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The Ki of Aikido: An Oriental
Concept of Energy, Self and Mind
by Charlie Badenhop
There are many different ways to perceive,
utilize, and benefit from energy. What I offer here is one of many ways.
Indeed when I do other kinds of activities I perceive of and work with
energy in quite a different manner. What follows is my experience of
energy while performing Aikido over the course of more than twenty years.
Certainly there are likely to be many other Aikido practitioners that
would explain their experiences and beliefs in a manner that is somewhat
different than mine. I offer you here, one experience, my experience, and
thus all that I say is part of my belief system, and not at all
necessarily THE truth.
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The Stages Of Enlightenment: One Man's Belief
by Bob Olson, OfSpirit.com Editor
Many
people have asked me what I know about the stages of enlightenment. My
first answer is that I know nothing; nobody really knows until we
cross-over. But I will share with you my belief.
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Ancient
Answers for Modern Problems:
The
Toltec Tradition–Answers For Today From an Ancient Way
by Dr. Susan Gregg
If
any ancient wisdom held ‘the answer’ we would already have ‘the
solution’ to our problems. As Basho so eloquently said, “Don't seek to
follow the footsteps of the men of old, seek what they sought instead.” The Toltec tradition is
incredibly rich in tools that encourage you to develop a profound
connection to your inherent wisdom, power, goodness, and divinity. As you
transform your life they assist you in finding your answers within
yourself. These tools do require effort as well as discipline and
dedication but I can guarantee you that if you use them magic will occur,
your life will be transformed, and nothing will ever be the same.
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The Power Of Intuition
by Judith Orloff, M.D.
I'm a psychiatrist and intuitive in Los Angeles. What I do isn't my job.
It's my life's passion. With patients and in workshops, I listen with my
intellect and my intuition, a potent inner wisdom that goes beyond the
literal. I experience it as a flash of insight, a gut feeling, a hunch, a
dream. By blending intuition with orthodox medical knowledge I can offer
my patients and workshop participants the best of both worlds.
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Aromatherapy For Stress Relief At
Work
by Susan Stewart
Most people work a 40 hour week so we can
estimate that we typically spend about 2,000 hours at work each year. And
many people work even more than this. Yet we often don’t take the time
to ensure that our job setting is a pleasant place to be. Our jobs are
often very stressful and stress is a known trigger for many common
ailments and diseases.
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