15 Gifts You Can Give Yourself for Free

The best things in life aren’t things.  So next time you want to give yourself a gift, save your money, and consider gifting yourself one of the following instead: The freedom to be unapologetically YOU. – Wearing a mask wears you out.  Faking it is fatiguing.  The most arduous activity is pretending to be whatContinue reading “15 Gifts You Can Give Yourself for Free”

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”

Our language reflects our consciousness like a pure mirror.

The words we use, the exclamations, the metaphors and similes all indicate the vibrational space from which we inhabit and create. Traffic today was a bitch! I’m going to ‘kill two birds with one stone.’ Listen to the vibration of your words and phrases. Is it possible to live from a truth of equality ifContinue reading “Our language reflects our consciousness like a pure mirror.”

Reclaiming Your Power – Lifestyle: How to live the life you imagined

In her new book, Divine Demons: Reclaiming the Power of Your Own Destiny, Carla J. Berg challenges you, the reader, to conjure up issues that have kept you locked in the same old life-long patterns, look them in the eye, and let them go. The result? Manifesting the life you came to live. In thisContinue reading “Reclaiming Your Power – Lifestyle: How to live the life you imagined”

The Magic of Pure Optimism

Having an optimistic/positive mindset is, absolutely, a great way to live in the world. It works much better than a negative one. Is there any doubt about that? Maybe you have tried a positive mindset, but things still don’t seem to get any better. There are reasons for this less-than-spectacular result. If your underlying messagesContinue reading “The Magic of Pure Optimism”

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”

Massage as a Spiritual Journey – A Path with Heart Study

In more than a decade of teaching, I have seen two primary motivations for why people decide to study and practice massage and bodywork — they are looking to heal themselves and/or they are seeking a change of livelihood, a “path with heart.” Starting from either point, an inward journey ensues. Bodywork education is moreContinue reading “Massage as a Spiritual Journey – A Path with Heart Study”

Would You Rather Be Right Or Happy?

Recently a friend of mine (whom I really respect and admire) did something that upset me greatly. My immediate response was to go into self-protection mode and attack back. I called several friends to complain, I cried, and then I swore I’d never speak to her again. Though I didn’t directly attack her with myContinue reading “Would You Rather Be Right Or Happy?”

Reclaiming Your Power – Lifestyle: How to live the life you imagined

In her new book, Divine Demons: Reclaiming the Power of Your Own Destiny, Carla J. Berg challenges you, the reader, to conjure up issues that have kept you locked in the same old life-long patterns, look them in the eye, and let them go. The result? Manifesting the life you came to live. In thisContinue reading “Reclaiming Your Power – Lifestyle: How to live the life you imagined”

Distant Healing and Research – A Mismatch or a New View?

Research into distant healing requires us to have new eyes. Furthermore, it may require a leap into the collective consciousness. And therein lies only one of many challenges facing researchers in their quest. Even the term “distant healing” reflects a response to the obstacles and objections within this field, for what we’re really referring toContinue reading “Distant Healing and Research – A Mismatch or a New View?”