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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When you’re stuck
Date: Posted on: Categories HealingRegardless of how you approach life…… how well you manage your time, your work-life balance, personal meditation, exercise or yoga practice, healthy eating, etc. …….. there are going to be times when you become “stuck”, when it appears that you are spinning your wheels, not moving forward as you would like, or perhaps even backsliding to
READ MOREHealers, what is your mission?
Date: Posted on: Categories Healing, SpiritualityFirst, 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,
READ MOREWhat makes you happy?
Date: Posted on: Categories HealingIf you were to ask anyone what they would like in their life, one of the most common responses would be happiness. As sentient human beings, we naturally seek happiness in our lives whether it be in relationships with family and friends, or in a career or calling, and yet happiness often eludes us. Instead we
READ MOREHealing the spiritual body…
Date: Posted on: Categories Healing, SpiritualityMany 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
READ MOREThe intimacy of massage
Date: Posted on: Categories HealingThis morning I received a massage from a wonderful practitioner with whom I trade sessions. As I laid on the table and prepared for the session I was aware of beginning to let go. I had created a mental goal, or desire to be able to release the energy that was preventing me from moving
READ MOREThe massage profession’s dark cloud
Date: Posted on: Categories HealingNot so long ago I wrote an article entitled “Swedish massage and the dinosaur” in which I addressed the idea that simple swedish massage was for many people no longer good enough – that people are turning to the many new methods of massage and bodywork that are surfacing almost daily because they are seen
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Date: Posted on: Categories HealingYou 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,
READ MOREInner conflict – is it in the genes?
Date: Posted on: Categories Healing, Intuition, MiscellaneousHave you ever felt as if you are being pulled in two different directions? For instance, you have a burning desire to create something new and yet all you can see are the dangers, possible pitfalls and mess that will result. Do you feel like a split personality? Part pacifier, part warrior maybe. Or perhaps
READ MOREJudgment interferes with healing
Date: Posted on: Categories HealingIn 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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