Sanctuary – a healing center

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It’s been a while since I have written anything – not because I haven’t wanted to, and despite numerous attempts to create time and space for writing. However, I have been immersed in a new creative project that has just recently come to fruition – the development and opening of a healing center together with

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Healers, what is your mission?

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First, let’s define the word “mission” in this context as one’s vocation, calling or purpose. For a healer, it is particularly important to periodically examine and re-set the energy in their practice. A healer can, at times, lose sight of their mission or purpose as a result of trying to please, or attempting to fix,

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Healing the spiritual body…

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Many years ago when I began practicing meditation and spiritual healing, my teachers would say “heal the spirit and the spirit will heal the body”. There is certainly truth in this statement. The premise being that when the spirit or soul of a person is recognized, acknowledged and validated as in the practice of meditation

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Swedish massage & the dinosaur

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You might wonder what swedish massage and the dinosaur could possibly have in common. Well, it seems to me that swedish massage is facing extinction just as the dinosaurs did. Whereas simple effleurage – gentle soothing strokes designed to aid in relaxation, releasing tension and restoring health – was at one time much sought after,

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Judgment interferes with healing

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In a recent blog, I talked about how politics are bad for your health and part of that premise was due to the judgments that are formed and adhered to in the political arena. What happens energetically when a judgment or decision is made? Well, in some ways it depends on the energy that accompanies

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Massage benefits for all!

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What are the real benefits of massage and bodywork?  Well that depends, in some ways, on who you ask and what their particular area of expertise is.  A sports massage practitioner will tell you how beneficial massage can be in both preventing and recovering from injury and in assisting athletes to perform to the best

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Is massage for everyone?

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Massage in its various forms has become increasingly popular over the last 20-30 years and more widely accepted as being beneficial for just about everyone.  No longer is massage simply for the rich and famous, or for those seeking sexual favors under the guise of massage.  Practitioners can be found in beauty salons, health spas,

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When is a healing not a healing?

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Have you ever received a healing, massage or other type of bodywork or therapy session and left feeling worse than you did before the healing? On more than one occasion when I experienced this, I realized that the healer made a decision or judgment call about where they thought I should be and tried to

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