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In my dealings with chronic pain, something very important shifted at some point. My practice had been focused, up to that time, on relaxing in order to make the pain go away, thank you very much. I recognized at some point (at the point of utter exhaustion, to be precise), that acceptance and ... Views: 1261
It might be difficult to immediately associate the current Eurozone crisis with Health and Fitness and Mental Health but certainly not with Money, Career Planning and Retirement issues. Hardly a day goes by without the crisis deepening and Greece or now Spain ready to implode in the financial ... Views: 1752
What is EFT?
"Tapping" is also known as EFT or Emotional Freedom Techniques. The process is a combination of ancient eastern healing and modern psychology. The method uses your fingers to tap on meridian points to relieve the pain in your body. The technique is simple to learn and has a ... Views: 1719
Sometimes it may seem like the strains and demands of modern society exceed human abilities. However, that is usually far from the truth. This article outlines how you can take things down a notch with three simple tips that will help you shrug off stress and anxiety, induce deep relaxation, and ... Views: 1359
Some of the most significant feelings we have that can keep us trapped in our pain include, regret, guilt, and shame. Many of us have an easier time forgiving someone else than we do ourselves. If we don’t transform these feelings they easily lead to depression and even serious ... Views: 3443
Have you ever questioned why you went through a difficult situation in your life? Most of us consider that such events are bad luck. However, I would like to offer an alternative approach to understanding obstacles.
To keep your physical body in shape, what have you found most beneficial? Do ... Views: 1877
An individual with narcissistic personality disorder has pathological envy towards other people who experience joy and happiness. The reason is the narcissist can never feel genuine happiness, which can only be achieved via a genuine self. The narcissistic personality can only ever gain ... Views: 13927
I have just started a new six-week teleclass series on chronic illness, Tap Into Your Healthy Self, and in the first teleclass we discussed, and used EFT on, the downside of being well and healthy. This is a concept which continues to fascinate me.
The first reaction to there being a downside ... Views: 1679
A rich man is sleeping in his house. Suddenly he is awakened by the burglar alarm.
"Ach! These stupid systems never work properly!" he exclaims, rubbing his eyes and struggling to stand up. He goes downstairs and, still cursing the system, turns off the alarm. Going back to his bedroom he ... Views: 1205
What is a labyrinth? Labyrinths are being used in churches, retreat centers, medical facilities, parks, schools and other outdoor and indoor facilities as it’s popularity is on the rise.
Labyrinths have been around for many thousands of years, yet have regained popularity in recent times. ... Views: 1867
Road rage nearly causes Garret a heart attack
Just as he was about to turn right and head for home, a driver on his left zoomed in front of 35 year old Garret’s car and raced through the traffic lights. One moment he was smiling at the thought of telling his wife about his big sales deal, and ... Views: 3858
Insomnia challenges so many of us. I remember nights lying in bed thinking about everything I thought just had to be done, sacrificing my health and my rest to my busy mind.
Resting is a natural state, but isn’t it interesting how many of us at some time in our lives have found it to be a ... Views: 1441
As a species, we have really perfected the art of worrying. We worry about everything tiny detail, as if worrying about it will lessen the blow, or make whatever we are trying to avoid not happen.
We worry about whether or not we are going to get old, sick, die, or any variation on this ... Views: 1925
Self Care is about giving yourself the gift of wellness. This body is our vessel and temple. How we treat this temple reflects on our happiness and well being. So really, Self care is Self Love. It is taking time to love yourself.
I know when I don’t take time for myself It reflects on every ... Views: 950
Stress is the result of our reactions. Stress can be positive and stimulate us to be productive and live a full life. Stress can also be negative, and studies and experience tell us that 75 % of most illnesses have their root cause in stress. Prolonged stress depresses the immune system and ... Views: 900
This morning, as I was meditating, I had one of those special moments of awakening. As I was in the moment, I remembered that the last time I had a profound experience of awakening, I tried to cling to it, thinking, “I want life to be like this forever.” The moment I attached to the experience, ... Views: 1976
Who Is Ready to Heal?
When I started my practice in 2000, I learned there are people not really ready to take complete responsibility for their own healing. I had to explain that I was only a guide to take them to the place of empowerment so the shift could take place within them, ... Views: 1345
This is the deal. Food is good for you. Food has been demonized to a point where you cannot look at something without wondering if you will gain weight and without asking yourself whether you "should" or you "shouldn't."
The problem is that every time you deny yourself of something, the brain ... Views: 739
The cures don't last, but it's nice to have care and concern!
Bonnie was a hostage to migraine attacks. They lasted for hours and she was unable to do anything but lie down in bed until it passed. Sometimes her migraine was accompanied by nausea and other times by cramps or acid reflux. ... Views: 1347
The thing missing from most, if not all, diets on the market is the one thing that is essential to long-term weight loss success. That one thing is a means of changing your emotional connection and associations to food. Let's face it, we don't over eat because we're hungry, we over eat as a ... Views: 1460
This article is a review of a book by Dr. Michael Ryce called "Why is This Happening to me... AGAIN?". Dr. Ryce is a naturopathic doctor who has deep understanding of the healing processes, and in particular the healing of the mind.
In this book, Dr. Ryce took a look at a very prevalent ... Views: 2914
"If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there."
You've likely heard this saying used to emphasize the importance of setting goals. Whether fitness-related, for your career, or focused on personal pursuits, setting concrete goals is key to success. Isn't that right?
As ... Views: 1107
We all know that meditation is good for us. We hear it all the time. After meditating for over 20 years I had some interesting visions and experiences. Sometimes I would have a feeling of deep inner peace, but it was fleeting. More often than not sitting down for 20 minutes in a lotus position ... Views: 2052
Yoga and Cancer Therapy
Yoga is one of the most widely used complementary and alternative medicine therapies to manage illness. The amount of research that is going into studying the beneficial effects for those living with cancer is simply overwhelming. From reducing nausea due to ... Views: 1403
YOU UNSTUCK:EXCERPT #7
BY LIBBY GILL
SETTING THE STAGE FOR A V-8 MOMENT
You know those moments of insight that zap you like a bolt out of the blue? Some people refer to them aha or light-bulb moments. I call them V-8 moments because when the pieces fall into place, it’s suddenly so ... Views: 1372
"How is it possible that a being with such sensitive jewels as the eyes, such enchanted musical instruments as the ears, and such a fabulous arabesque of nerves as the brain can experience itself as anything less than a god?" - Alan Watts
The human body is truly a magnificent machine. During ... Views: 2112
Many people appear to be overly concerned with their health these days.
And why not?
Maybe because the Health Bill just passed?
Or, because all of the toxins, diseases, lack of exercise, and whatever else lurking out there to potentially threaten a long and prosperous life.
Many of us ... Views: 1396
Have you ever wondered if there is a link between your thoughts, your feelings and your health? Wouldn't it be nice if we were able to treat the root cause of a disease ratber than treating the symptoms?
Newer scientific research in cell biology and epigentics supports that the majority of ... Views: 914
What is Mindfulness?
The concept of mindfulness has actually been around for thousands of years. Its origins can be found in the earliest Buddhist teachings (2500 years ago). It has been used over the centuries in traditional eastern contemplative practices like Hatha Yoga and other ... Views: 6494
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them – that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” – Lao Tzu
The biggest part about dealing with stress is about dealing with our emotions. Most of us are so ... Views: 1610
After living with Multiple Sclerosis for over eighteen years, I’ve finally begun to cure it myself through the healing power of journal therapy.
In 2001, I lost feeling on the right side of my body, making it difficult to walk and impossible to write with my dominant right hand. I needed a ... Views: 2410
Cancer, as we all know, is a disease of the body, but it is also a disease of the mind. Cancer survivor David Elliot discusses how this ‘mental disorder’ manifests and what can be done to lift the curse of a terminal prognosis.
In the body cancer manifests as a collection of cells that are ... Views: 3497
Can your thoughts, either positive or negative affect your health? It may sound like science fiction, but there is plenty of scientific evidence that shows this to be true.
Most people don’t want to believe that they have caused their own illnesses. It’s much easier to be a random victim of ... Views: 1901
How Does Mind-Body Healing Work?
By Dr. Bruce Forciea
Many of us know that there is a strong connection between what we think and how we feel, but just how can something as abstract as a thought have such a powerful affect on our bodies? Perhaps an answer can be found by looking at the mind ... Views: 2560
On the regular basis, the mainstream medicine to diagnose and treat medical ailments and acute illnesses is the way to go. All the various scientific studies, quality control, rigorous standards, and widely tested effectiveness makes the conventional medicine a logical and safe ... Views: 2448
One will gasp in disbelief when one is told that various colors seen in this world of objects are actually non-existent. Every object is basically colorless but when it is exposed to solar rays these objects absorb certain colors from the rays and reject others. It is only on this basis that we ... Views: 4031
by John F. Harrigan, Jr., M.S.
Want to feel better? You CAN, in an instant!
Most of us think our feelings and thoughts are dependent on outside events… and not in our own control. This is wrong, and biologically incorrect. We control our feelings and thoughts. No one else puts them there ... Views: 1438
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Move and Live Now! - by Dr Howard D Cameron Expert in Health and Healing
Move to, and Live in, the place in your mind where you have always been healthy and happy! “Simple” I hear you say!
Our Neuronet or Brain Network has an unlimited ability to form new connections or networks. These neurochemical networks or thoughts, along with our environment, determine our ... Views: 1477
We all have a physical body, emotional body and mental body and they all influence each other. I’m sure you’ve had the experience where alot of mental stress (mental) makes your irritable (emotional) and exhausted (physical), or when eating too much sugar (physical) and made you feel agitated ... Views: 1126
If you’ve ever been on a diet before, you probably know that they don’t work. The true definition of weight loss success is not the amount of weight lost, but the amount that is kept off. Diets and intense exercise will undoubtedly help to lose weight, but only for the short term for most ... Views: 1246
If hypnosis is extremely powerful and therapeutic in the most varied healing scenarios it is because it allows us to get into direct contact with our subconscious mind. The idea we have of the Subconscious has evolved greatly since Freud “discovered” it in the second half of the 19th century. ... Views: 6504
Everything is energy and energy vibrates. The body is condensed materialized energy, at the level of our vibrations.
I see the body as a small computer, connected to the main computer of the Highest Consciousness that is uniting us all. All knowledge is, of course, available as the ... Views: 2763
When you are psychic and you have met thousands of psychics you are drawn to other professional psychics, as it comes across in everything they do.
Take a typical psychic fair which will give you a broad spectrum of psychics, whether psychic mediums, tarot readers, rune readers, palmists, you ... Views: 834
Blue Matrix Energetics I Merkaba Technique
Introduction
This technique is taught in Blue Matrix Module I. It involves focusing energetically to detach from the past and to create a new calibration of mind in the present. The number one obstacle in manifesting the new health state ... Views: 3976
A temple is a structure reserved for spiritual activities; such as prayer and the worship of a divinity. Often seen as the dwelling place of the Divine, a temple provides sacred containment for reverence, devotion, and connecting one's soul to Spirit.
The body is often referred to as a holy ... Views: 1554
I suffered from psoriasis from the age of 12. For nearly 12 years I tried all the medicines doctors gave me (including having my mother putting very sticky creams on my head in the evening, sleeping with a towel around my head and washing my hair before going to school). It was tough. It didn’t ... Views: 9675
When we panic (or have anxiety attacks) a number of things happen to us. And we should know that in panic and high anxiety the symptoms that we experience are the same. The difference lies in the build up: anxiety usually builds up slowly, getting stronger and stronger until it becomes a ... Views: 1041
We all know that we could use some more exercise. As a society, we are entirely too sedentary, spending a lot of time watching TV, playing video games and surfing the web - and far too little engaged in physical activity. This kind of lifestyle leads to obesity and low energy levels. We all are ... Views: 3019
There are two fundamental types of regression: Age Regression and Past Life Regression. However, the distinction is only in our minds because the techniques used to heal traumas and other problems are the same since the Subconscious doesn’t see the passage between this life and the previous ones ... Views: 2608
Every once in a while, you need to ‘shut off.’ Not to have to think about working, shopping, ironing, bills, relationships, gardening, families, deadlines, children, parents, what’s right and what’s wrong. If you instinctively fell you’d like to do this – you’re right. Your mind and body is ... Views: 1412