These techniques help to remove congested or blocked energy in the body. When the energy is not flowing because of unresolved physical or emotional, mental or spiritual reasons, this causes stagnant energy flow.

Research has shown that there is an energy field around all matter. Think about the times that you enter a room and can tell if there is any tension in the room. Also, do you notice when someone walks into a room and you “sense their presence” before you actually see them? What you are experiencing is their energy field.

Energy based techniques work with the energy fields,helping to balance the body on all levels-physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. These therapies address the whole person, not just the symptoms.

Energy healing helps your body to self heal by re-aligning the energy flow through out your body, helping your body to regulate itself.

Your body is always trying to get back to a balanced state, but sometimes we get in the way.

Pain is one way to get our attention. Start listening to your body signals.

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Author’s Bio
Sue became involved with Healing Touch in 1998 and received her certification as a Healing Touch practitioner in 2002. She is also a Certified Integrated Energy Therapy Practitioner, a Reiki Practitioner, and a Quantum Touch Practitioner. She uses energy-based therapies for trauma release work with success for people suffering with PTSD or for anyone who has had a traumatic experience in their lives. She has been a guest speaker for numerous organizations, as well as presenting at state conferences. Sue has written articles on energy work for alternative and complementary newsletters and online publications.

She has been able to integrate energy based therapies into local hospital’s operating and recovery rooms as well as providing these therapies to newborn babies at a local hospital. As a volunteer at health fairs and cancer survivor retreats offering energy based therapies, Sue has gained experience in dealing with a variety of health challenges.

She is in private practice in Louisiana. She is available for distant healing sessions.

For more information about energy healing, please visit http://www.SynergisticCenter.com

You are what you say, think and feel. Are there ideas or attitudes that you have that have made a difference in your life? Can you pinpoint what they are? What you say and think may affect you more than you realize. We create our reality with our words and thoughts…

Throughout our lifetime, our body has kept a perfect copy of our every word, thought, and emotion. These have been stored as cellular memory. As a result, we have become what we say, think, and feel. Whenever we have negative thoughts or feelings, these become lodged in our subconscious mind/body.

As a result, this becomes a challenge to change or eliminate, as we may not be aware that they are there. Over time these memories develop into blockages of energy. Blocked energy, disharmonious or congested energy is usually connected with emotional trauma, illness, disease or injury.

We create what we focus on. How often during the day are you focused on what you REALLY WANT? Is it even 10% of the time? This is important, as we are always creating more of whatever we are focused on. This can be hard as we discuss problems in our lives; we actually BRING MORE of it into our lives.

Have you ever said to yourself:
As soon as I finish this, I am going to crash and burn?
This is a pain in the neck
This job is killing me
No pain, no gain
I never have any money
I will never get good grades
I am breaking my back to do this

Do you realize no matter what you say, you are giving your subconscious a message? These messages are all negative and the body is going to carry out your instructions. So when you say these things repeatedly, the body gets the idea that the back should be broken, you should have a pain in your neck, etc.

It will ensure that you never have any money and never get good grades. Is this what you really want? If not, stop saying these things, even if you are only joking.

A study was done which had participants concentrate on appreciation and love for 5 minutes. The results showed that this helped a component of the immune system for 1-6 hours. Conversely, being angry for 5 minutes caused heart irregularities for several hours.

You can change the limitations imposed upon you by negative programming and a restrictive belief system. A negative mental state is a breeding ground for disease.

Thoughts are real. Words send out a very powerful message-much more powerful that is usually understood. We continually send out messages to those around us and to ourselves-to our conscious and unconscious mind. When negative thoughts disturb you, you must use words to change their negative effect. Neutralize it with a positive imagery. Think of something positive to take its place.

In order to create what you want in your life, it is important to be consciously aware of what you are feeling and thinking all of the time. It is a challenge to become aware of our emotions and how they affect us, but it can also be very rewarding beyond what we can imagine.

The mental body must be healed as well as the physical body to regain harmony and be freed from disease. The effect of negative thought patterns can be reversed and the negative programming itself can be replaced with positive programming, which will nourish you and provide the structure for good health and happiness.

Once you transcend negativity, you will come back into balance and the healing energy will flow. You are far more than you think. Whatever your limitations, they are self-imposed. There is extraordinary potential and healing power in all of us that lies dormant within us.

One way to regulate our thoughts is through meditation. Meditation is the discipline of Thought Control. Control your thoughts and you will control your life. Its that simple. God gave us free will. Therefore, we can choose to crate a satisfying life or we can choose to create a dissatisfying life. The choice is always our own.

When we use the term I AM, such as I AM willing, we are surrendering the fears and limited thoughts to be transformed. When we are willing to change our attitudes, we enter a state of surrender. In the state of surrender, all things are possible. This then is the state in which miracles can occur.

Practice gratitude whenever you are feeling overwhelmed. As bad as things can get, there is always something to be grateful for: a beautiful day, a rainbow, wonderful people in our lives.

Energy work, such as Healing Touch, Reiki, Integrated Energy Therapy, or breath work deals directly with the unconscious parts of the mind/body that contain negative energy inhibiting thoughts and feelings and helps to eliminate them. In particular, Integrated Energy Therapy works with getting the issues out of the tissues.

After an energy session, a normal flow of energy helps to eliminate these suppressed memories with ease as the person is restored to a balanced state.

Its time to focus on what you really want. This is why whatever you resist, persists and you attract what you fear. When you resist or fear something, you are focused on it. So, its a lot more fun to be focused on what you really want.

Are you prepared for the future you are creating now? What have your thoughts been lately?

By: Sue Heldenbrand, CHTP
Sue is certified in Healing Touch and Integrated Energy Therapy and is a Reiki Practitioner. She uses energy-based therapies for trauma release.

Author’s Bio
Sue is a Certified Integrated Energy Therapy Practitioner, a Reiki Practitioner, and a Quantum Touch Practitioner. She also uses energy-based therapies for trauma release work with great success. She has been a guest speaker for numerous organizations, as well as presenting at state conferences. She has been able to integrate energy based therapies into local hospitals operating and recovery rooms as well as providing these therapies to newborn babies at a local hospital. As a volunteer at health fairs and cancer survivor retreats offering energy based therapies, Sue has gained experience in dealing with a variety of health challenges. Sue has a private practice in Louisiana.

To learn more about mind,body,spirit therapies, please go to:
http://www.SynergisticCenter.com

What is love all about? Being loved and being in love is on the minds and hearts of many, especially at this time of year. But where does the ability to love begin? It begins with loving and accepting ourselves. As this may seem like a self-fish act, it is one of the most important things that we can discover…. what is our capacity to love ourselves.

For as we love ourselves, that love and acceptance of ourselves shines through and affects others along our path. There is no one more deserving of love than you. If this seems to be a strange or uncomfortable concept for you to embrace, start slowly as you notice the ripple effect that this has on others.

If you are in a loving relationship with someone else, appreciate that person and use this time to show gratitude to that person for being in your life. Let that person know what that relationship brings to your life.

What are the qualities that your loved one brings to your life? Are there others in your lives that bring love and joy to you? Include family members, co- workers, and friends as you give recognition to all the love that is in your life. This gift will outlast any that you may purchase and will be long remembered.

By writing a list of positive qualities that this person has and how the relationship has made a difference in your life is an effective way to honor that relationship.

Start a new tradition this Valentine’s Day. It doesn’t need to end once Valentine’s Day is over…continue sending Love and Gratitude throughout the year to those you care about.
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Whenever Jupiter shifts signs there is a joyful sense of celebration. Not only does it herald the year of the Tiger on February 13, 2010 and all that that entails but it brings with it an expansiveness and exuberance to the energy of whatever sign it compliments. On January 18th Jupiter slipped happily into Pisces. Our energy and consciousness was encouraged to no longer be self-centered and purely selfish, but to move towards a group consciousness and for us to become more inclusive in our attitude to people and to life. A perfect example of this would be the heart centered altruistic response to the plight in Haiti…our souls came together in unison with a sense of “world responsibility’ towards a situation which was beyond border, thought forms, belief systems or race. In Pisces one experiences the highest manifestation of Jupiter….the majestic capacity to love unconditionally…to allow oneself to meld beyond the perimeters of the ego into a selfless capacity to serve. Jupiter represents boundaryless expression of self…Pisces represents the ephemeral, the creative, the altruistic, the sacrificial, water, mutability, emotion, and the Neptunian realms beyond our concrete mind. In times of great stress brought on by our Uranian, Saturnian, Plutonic squares it is nice to turn to Jupiter for where we will find relief in our lives…where we will be encouraged and held up by Spirit. This month’s column addresses your personal experience of Jupiter in Pisces.

ARIES: Mar 21st to April 19th

Jupiter in Pisces give all with Aries planets a “behind the scenes” cushion. With Saturn opposing your Sun and Pluto hammering away from a square, there is a huge shift going on for the Aries souls. But, there is hope. If life gets too tough, Jupiter will be there to prop you up. Where normally you could feel quite undone by moving ahead of yourself or pushing too hard, Jupiter will simply guide you steadily back onto your course and give you internal solace that you are really a “grand person” and that there is nothing to worry about. Your dreams could be far more lucid right now…would suggest keeping a dream journal. Jupiter is opening you up at subconscious levels…at times you could feel huge spiritual messages bubbling up from the subconscious.. Pay heed. Write them down. You are being gifted with intuitive guidance and the more you acknowledge it the greater your messages will become.

TAURUS: April 20 to May 20th

Two areas of life are impacted by Jupiter’s benevolent force: the friends who come and go in your life, and, the humanitarian activities which you choose to join or towards which you wish to contribute time and monies. All that you have poured into friendships over the years seems to flood back towards you at this time….in fact friends, could come to the forefront of your life in grand and positive ways encouraging you to step outside of the bubble of your life and try some new creative expressions. You could be drawn to serve “on a larger scale” in some way. All of a sudden the perimeter of your life could feel cramped. You feel a monumental desire to spread your wings…to try the untried…to follow your dreams…..some aspiration which may have lain buried away in the subconscious for a very long while. Perhaps you feel to serve in your local church, or pick up a paint brush and smear glorious color across a canvas, or take a trip to Rome with a friend…..something beyond the framework of your regular existence.. Drop the routines and cut loose. Take the plunge and do it!

GEMINI: May 21st to June 20th

Jupiter is launched at your solar midheaven. Translated, this is your year to excel in your professional life…..to seek freedom from the known and do something which touches your heart and brings exuberant joy to your life. This is YOUR year professionally. Think back to 12 years ago…what happened that was fortuitous and life altering? With your great mental agility, it is easy to slip around from topic to topic avoiding operating out of your “center”. You may become dependant on others to focus the potential of your inner being. Watch that you do not lose yourself in the needs or thoughts of others in such a way that you forget to check in with yourself and just what brings you an enduring sense of inner joy. Most Gemini are extremely popular because of the myriad of ideas that interest you…but you can then lead a life that is so far from your center that an inner sense of despair pervades your life…Slow down, go inward and readjust as this opportune time could lead you to unbelievable bliss in the realm of service and your chosen profession.

CANCER: June 21st to July 22nd

As Jupiter happily trines with your watery Moon sign, it could feel as if the sun has come out and life takes a turn for the better. You’re your natural instinct is to warm, soothe, heal and nourish others. In doing so it is easy for you to become entrapped in the dramas and sorrows of others’ lives putting your own life on hold. Over time this can lead to brooding and inner resentment as you feel bereft and alone in a group of people. Jupiter’s gift is self enlightenment. It rides through your solar house of the higher mind…encouraging travel (physically and mentally) into realms hitherto unexplored. Although you derive your greatest joy through giving, nourishing or experiencing birth in some way, when your identity is not centered within your essence your lifestyle can become a hectic turmoil of impersonal emotion and reactiveness. Take time out to join a meditation class, initiate a new spiritual study or enlarge your understanding of the interrelatedness of individual Beings…Stay open while grounding yourself within yourself. The gift? An extraordinary opening to a spiritual life which will feed you beyond what you could imagine.

LEO: July 23rd to August 22nd

Your greatest gift from Jupiter’s entry into Pisces is a growing understanding of your capacity to forget the “small self” and dive deep into the greatness and grandeur of your own soul. Time to let yourself drop false belief systems about yourself. Many Leos come to see themselves as the source of other people’s salvation…a sort of guiding strength which redeems the lives of others. Instead of being in control of yourself, you become controlled by your environment and how others see you. Now is a grand opportunity to drop the tendency to allow the disparaging needs of others to easily dissipate your energies. Your sun sign holds within it the quintessence of the enlightened personality when and only when you first seek and honor your own light. Rather than living through the small self (ego) you can use a powerful sense of self to shed your light on all of humanity….

VIRGO: August 23rd to September 22nd

Jupiter brightens up your solar house of partnership. It enlightens your view of your own shadow self at the same time….that inner you which is often hard for you to discover so caught up are you in being incredibly hard on yourself and sometimes the critic also of those around you. Your sensitivity and how you view life is acutely aware of imperfection. What most do not realize about your soul is that your desire for Inner Purity is so great that you literally pick away at yourself until you dissolve into a mass of inner securities. Your desire to do the right thing can feel light a monumental burden which you now have the opportunity to set down by the side of your path as you move on feeling lighter and freer than ever before. In order to accomplish this you need to embark upon some forgiveness exercises; first and foremost forgiving yourself for whatever you may or may not have accomplished. Be gentle with yourself. Allow the Piscean inner self to become soothed and restored through quiet times near water…lounging in a warm bath or simply feeling a dissolution of all the edgy parts of yourself..

LIBRA: September 23rd to October 22nd

Saturn grinds away through the house of personality while Pluto forces introspection at depths that you could not previously imagine. The psyche is undergoing monumental change while the soul tosses and turns looking at the ego’s actions in new and more enlightened ways. Meanwhile Jupiter comes along to encourage you to gently care for your body…to develop a soothing regime which restores your energy and brings back a new sense of vigor and optimism to your soul. It has been a challenging period for Librans of late. The journey has become steeper…and you need to be acutely aware that you must tend to your physical and emotional needs. Be still. Take regular breaks from structure and become more like water…move out of the mind (you are an air sign after all!) becoming more flowing and serene. Many consider Libra feminine and aesthetic forgetting that it is a masculine sign with left brain tendencies. Time to bring back the balance of the feminine….moving into surrender, allowing and receptivity…

SCORPIO: October 23rd to November 21st

The inner worlds of Scorpio are undergoing a readjustment as Saturn sits heavily in the solar 12th house. The old insecurities and methods of creating self undoing are dissipating as you commence a new expression of life. A twelfth house Saturn points to the ending of a cycle of existence. A 29 year cycle…and for the next year and a half you could be tying up loose ends, closing off doors to negative behavior patterns and facing your deepest insecurities. But all of this is positive and is brightening your ability to become more conscious..more “light filled” more creative and filled with joy. The Phoenix is slowly rising out of a very long period of self acrimony or fragile self criticism to embrace an incredible new experience of existence. Jupiter sitting for a year in your fifth house of creative endeavors puts the icing on a newly created life. Your soul brims over with happiness as new opportunities arise over and over. Capitalize on this rare and expansive period!

SAGITTARIUS: November 22nd to December 21st

One foot in front of the other. Sagittarians are learning to keep their feet on the ground while their aspirations and visionary gifts remain broad and expansive. The challenge to the Sagittarian soul is “how do I reach my goals?” How to reach the end result in a pragmatic manner? As Saturn transits your “house of dreams” practicality creeps in, energizes, and brings structure to your life. The broad picture becomes condensed into practical step by step movements. Take time to explore the whys and wherefores of your actions. Jupiter in your solar fourth house assists you to unveil what has been holding you back…to explore your subconscious fears and shine light on ways to find your way out of procrastination. So many creative talents are at your disposal. But in order to maximize your gifts your mind must become more disciplined and orderly. Jupiter gives a broader understanding to how you must overcome your subliminal patterns of behavior which create self undoing. All in all it is an expansive period for you if you keep your nose to the grindstone.

CAPRICORN: December 22 to January 19th

Use your intuition to attune to new and ingenious ways to “get your message” out there….be it in a promotional way, as a writer, speaker or communicator in one form or another. Jupiter expands the solar Gemini house bringing forth great opportunities. Throughout the next year, you have an opportunity to achieve great works. Move forward prudently, checking and rechecking every decision or new direction so as to not get in “over your head..” The greatest difficulty which could arise is a complete detachment from your feeling nature. If you seek your worth through the eyes of others your need for approval gets out of balance. Be cautious not to become too wrapped up in an attachment to money, possessions and/or symbols of fame or status… On the other hand the highest manifestation of those of your sign is to follow the plan that is given to you by your soul….using your ability to consolidate as a means of focusing your greatest potential to its best possible use.

AQUARIUS: January 20 to February 18th

Jupiter enlarges your success in the house of values and day to day business. If you have embarked on a new project which brings a sense of change or new and futuristic understandings about life the planets are with you! You will feel a rejuvenating sense of inspiration as you move forward day by day to accomplish your goals. Yours is the sign of the rebel, the rule breaker, the “outside the box” thinker…but there can be a danger to adopt alternative opinions or lifestyles just for the sake of being rebellious. Allow your insatiable curiosity leads you to discover just why you are here, what is the depth and purpose of your individual contribution to humanity…As you thrive on your original mind and trust that it is sourcing from within you, your gift to the world grows exponentially. Instead of choosing what you do just for the sake of being a rebel, you now seek to bring forth new approaches, inventive ideas, and a unique sense of originality, unbiased and unfettered by the shackles of society’s traditions.

PISCES: February 19th to March 20th

Jupiter posited in the personality angle brings you an added charisma and ability to impact others in whatever you may choose to do this year. Uranus is winding down in this angle. You have gone through the jars and jolts to your nature which have forced great internal change. Now Jupiter glows and blesses you with new opportunities and ways to manage your creative force. Doors will open in wonderful unexpected ways as will love become no longer a dream or distant possibility but a reality! Stay open…At the same time disengage yourself from the bindings and trappings in life to experience the freedom your soul requires. By freeing yourself from the drama or martyrdom associated with losing yourself in the negativity which others emanate, your abundant creativity begins to pour out of you like a bubbling fountain of life…This is truly your year! Celebrate and Create is your motto…

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What better place then in the natural setting of your own backyard, which can provide the beauty and tranquility to soothe your soul.

Throughout history, gardens have been useful in the healing process. Hospitals and medical care facilities are realizing the importance of a patient’s surroundings and the healing effect that it has with how fast a patient recovers.

As natural therapies are beginning to emerge in the health care industry, we are seeing a resurgence of using nature to heal.
The possibilities are endless in how you can create your own healing garden which allows you to feel the serenity that your soul desires.

You can tailor this special space to your own needs with splashes of color and accents that allow for a meditative garden or Zen garden, a butterfly garden or an herb garden.

To enjoy the symphony of sounds from our fine feathered friends, use plantings, bird baths and feeders to attract wild birds to your backyard. Nectar and host plants are needed to attract butterflies to your garden.

Experiment with day lilies, lantana or hibiscus plants. Hang wind chimes to enjoy their gentle tones or add water elements or a winding brick path leading up to an inviting hammock. Whimsical planters or unique urns can be strategically placed as focal points.

Your healing garden can serve a double purpose as it provides beauty and the plants can be used to help heal the body on a physical level.

Some herbs can be used as culinary as well as medicinal, such as peppermint, rosemary, thyme, sage or parsley. Plants such as lavender are conducive to relaxation. Cool colors such as hues of blue, violets and shades of green provide healing.

Aromatic plants such as Angelica could be planted to engage more of the senses.

For more information on soothing your soul, please visit
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Author’s Bio
Sue became involved with Healing Touch in 1998 and received her certification as a Healing Touch practitioner in 2002. She is also a Certified Integrated Energy Therapy Practitioner, a Reiki Practitioner, and a Quantum Touch Practitioner. She uses energy-based therapies for trauma release work with success for people suffering with PTSD or for anyone who has had a traumatic experience in their lives. She has been a guest speaker for numerous organizations, as well as presenting at state conferences. Sue has written articles on energy work for alternative and complementary newsletters and online publications.

She has developed material and has been a trainer for education classes for child care, stress management seminars and subtle body energy workshops. She has been able to integrate energy based therapies into local hospital’s operating and recovery rooms as well as providing these therapies to newborn babies at a local hospital. As a volunteer at health fairs and cancer survivor retreats offering energy based therapies, Sue has gained experience in dealing with a variety of health challenges.

Sue teaches Care for Self and Subtle Body Energy classes at a local career College and has helped conduct workshops with local hospitals and hospice for caregivers. She is in private practice in Louisiana. She is available for distant healing sessions.
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The results of the study showed participants who received Healing Touch treatments were significantly less depressed after the three-week treatment period than participants in the control group who received no treatment.

The treatment group had their level of depression retested one month after completion of their sessions and continued to be less depressed than before they began the study. The author speculated that specific techniques may not be what relieves the symptomatology but rather the purity of love and intent of the healer acts to heal the original wound.

For more information on Healing Touch or holistic health, please contact
Sue Heldenbrand,chtp
Certified Healing Touch Practitioner
337 232-4799

When our bodies are in a deeply relaxed state (as with energy-based therapies, deep sleep, meditation, massage, yoga, relaxing soaks, etc.) that’s when our bodies are able to heal.

BE IMPECCABLE WITH YOUR WORD
Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

DON’T TAKE ANYTHING PERSONALLY
Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.

DON’T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS
Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST
Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.

THE FOUR AGREEMENTS A Practical Guide To Personal Freedom
From the book by Don Miguel Ruiz

complied by Sue Heldenbrand
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