9 Powerful Ways to Spend a Day

All the time given to you in life is valuable; you just have to know what to do with it.  Let’s make it count.  Shall we? Starting today, spend more time… 1.  Thinking for yourself. The uneducated belief in something false that someone tells you is the greatest enemy of your own truth.  Do notContinue reading “9 Powerful Ways to Spend a Day”

How to Build Self Confidence: 6 Essential and Timeless Tips

 “Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face.” Helen Keller “Whatever we expect with confidence becomes our own self-fulfilling prophecy.” Brian Tracy “Confidence is courage at ease.” Daniel Maher I believe that one of the most common wishes is simply to feel more confident in various situations inContinue reading “How to Build Self Confidence: 6 Essential and Timeless Tips”

MASSAGE MEDICINE:™ Healing Mind, Body & Spirit

Moving Through Life We’re busier than ever with longer workdays, less leisure time, shorter lunch hours, longer commutes, and more demands than ever before. We may even be in a job that doesn’t fulfill us, yet we spend most of our time there. When the day ends, we have almost no energy left to doContinue reading “MASSAGE MEDICINE:™ Healing Mind, Body & Spirit”

A Comprehensive Resource Guide for your Holistic Health & Wellness Journey

The information provided below is the most comprehensive resource that I have found to date to help you on your journey towards Holistic Health & Wellness.  Namaste!  12 Universal Skills You Need to Succeed at Anything There are a lot of skills you don’t need.  You can be happy and successful without knowing how toContinue reading “A Comprehensive Resource Guide for your Holistic Health & Wellness Journey”

Letting Go – Pain is Natural; Suffering is Optional

“If you let go a little you will have a little peace; if you let go a lot you will have a lot of peace; if you let go completely you will have complete peace.”1 — Ajahn Chah Many difficulties begin to fall away as we learn to loosen our grip on the perception ofContinue reading “Letting Go – Pain is Natural; Suffering is Optional”

Hara – Working From the Center

We recognize the importance of good beginnings and a solid ground. To ensure the best results, it is always worthwhile to establish a firm and developed foundation. Without deep, well-established roots, a plant is weak and growth will be stunted. In the human body, the hara is our home. Home is a reference point. OurContinue reading “Hara – Working From the Center”

Do You Hear What I Hear? – Exploring New Gateways To Healing With Sound

For centuries, healers have intuitively used the therapeutic powers of sound. In the native traditions of ancient cultures, examples of sound and vibration — as elemental in creation and to wholeness — abound. Whales, for example, are clairaudient: they can hear both very low and very high frequencies, and can communicate through complex vibrational patterns.Continue reading “Do You Hear What I Hear? – Exploring New Gateways To Healing With Sound”

Researching Reiki – Moving Energy Forward in the Scientific Realm

With its simplicity and gentleness, reiki is capturing the attention of the traditional medical field as a practical, effective component of integrative care. Not all complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches are without contraindications, and some not so easily adapted to administration during procedures such as in acute trauma situations or surgery. Reiki, a subtleContinue reading “Researching Reiki – Moving Energy Forward in the Scientific Realm”

Reiki, Simple and Profound – A Balancing Practice for Client and Therapist

What is reiki, how does it work, and how can it benefit bodywork practitioners, both personally and professionally? The concept for this article began with a newly published book, written by reiki master Pamela Miles, simply titled Reiki: A Comprehensive Guide. I had collaborated with Miles a few years back when reporting on a reikiContinue reading “Reiki, Simple and Profound – A Balancing Practice for Client and Therapist”

Easing the Menopausal Journey – Life Span

After months of hot flashes, fatigue, and irritability, oftentimes the last thing a woman in the throes of menopause wants is to be touched. Yet, this is exactly when a woman needs to experience touch, especially massage and bodywork. When she most needs to be nurtured, comforted, and reminded of her beauty and inner spirit,Continue reading “Easing the Menopausal Journey – Life Span”