- Saturday, May 8, 2010, 8:27
- The Healer Within
Energy based modalities are relaxing, nurturing therapies that support the body's natural healing abilities. Using techniques that produce the relaxation response, allows for the body to restore harmony and balance so that the energy system can heal. Gentle touch assists in balancing the person on all levels... physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual, incorporating the whole person-mind, body and spirit.
It is based on a ...
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- Saturday, April 17, 2010, 10:19
- The Healer Within
Whether it’s the kids, rush hour traffic, relationships, jobs or life in general, life can seem overwhelming at times. This is especially true as we have more demanding jobs, responsibilities, possibly being a single parent or learning to be single again after a long marriage and the stress of financial situations.
What ...
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- Monday, March 22, 2010, 8:32
- The Healer Within
by Sue Heldenbrand
"The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.” ~Zen Saying
When life seems to be going in many directions at once, think about conscious intentional relaxation. It is simply bringing your awareness and your intention to allow your mind, body and spirit to relax. It only takes a few seconds or minutes, but how often do we take the time to ...
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- Friday, November 20, 2009, 10:08
- The Healer Within
Our chakras are energy centers in our bodies. These energy centers are constantly receiving energy from our surroundings and environment. Chakra is a spinning vortex of energy. It comes from a Sanskrit (ancient language) word that means wheel or disk like.
The chakras send and receive energy of everything that has ever happened to us.
The size of your chakras are about the size of your ...
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- Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 17:16
- Columns, The Healer Within
Everything that has ever happened in our lives affects our bodies. Stress and emotions such as fear, distrust and anger cause us to be out of balance. Some studies indicate that disease and illness re occurs because only the physical level is treated.
“Nearly 90% of disease is preventable, and the most important component of prevention is empowering people to take positive steps to maximize well-being. ...
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- Friday, October 30, 2009, 17:14
- Columns, The Healer Within
This exercise engages your focus to bringing positive changes into your life. Each member of the family may chose to pick one thing to do each day of the week OR you can use your own ABC’s.
For example: Monday, you may select “a-attitude”. On Mondays be aware of your attitude. Is it positive or negative? How does it affect yourself and family? Is your attitude ...
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- Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 18:12
- Columns, The Healer Within
Reiki (ray-key) is a natural healing technique that makes use of the laying on of hands. It originated in part with Ling Chi of the Chinese Taoists over 5000 years ago. Reiki was re-discovered by Dr. Mikao Usui, a Japanese Christian minister in the 1800’s. During his 10-year quest he studied the teachings of Christ, and the sacred literature of Japan, China, India and Tibet.
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- Sunday, October 25, 2009, 18:11
- Columns, The Healer Within
Have you ever felt when someone was staring at you? Have you been able to sense another person’s presence before you actually saw or heard that person? When you are around certain people, do you sometimes feel drained? Have you ever walked into a room and tightened up, felt angry or wanted to leave? Are there others who make you feel uplifted or happy just ...
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- Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 17:17
- Columns, The Healer Within
Trauma is defined as emotional, psychological or physiological symptoms that result from events that overwhelm the nervous system. Feelings of being out of control or helplessness may result after a traumatic experience.
This could be something as seemingly non life threatening, but traumatic none the less as a dental and medical procedure, falls, or minor car accidents.
Whenever someone has experience trauma, whether it’s from a particular ...
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- Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 17:34
- Columns, The Healer Within
"In principal, the Quantum Touch® practitioner learns to focus and amplify life-force energy ("Chi" or "Prana") by combining various breathing and body awareness exercises. When the practitioner holds a high vibrational field of life-force energy around an affected area, she or he facilitates healing through the process of resonance and entrainment.
Everything vibrates. When two things vibrate at different frequencies, there is a tendency for the ...
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- Friday, September 25, 2009, 17:31
- Columns, The Healer Within
Energy Healing offers a means to access the emotional part of our brain and to release traumatic memories from the body.
What happens in our bodies and our brain when we perceive a threatening situation or we have been through a traumatic situation?
The amygdala, which is part of the limbic or emotional brain, sends adrenaline and other hormones into the blood stream. Feelings of anger, rage, ...
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- Thursday, September 10, 2009, 17:16
- Columns, The Healer Within
Integrated Energy Therapy® (IET) is an energy therapy that provides a wonderful complement to other holistic techniques such as Healing Touch, Reiki, and Quantum Touch.
IET can be used as a stand-alone energy therapy or it can be integrated into sessions based on other holistic modalities. During an IET session, physical and emotional energy blockages are helped to clear from cellular memory that we hold in ...
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- Monday, September 7, 2009, 12:13
- Columns, The Healer Within
Everything that has ever happened in our lives affects our bodies. Stress and emotions such as fear, distrust and anger cause us to be out of balance. Some studies indicate that disease and illness re occurs because only the physical level is treated.
“Nearly 90% of disease is preventable, and the most important component of prevention is empowering people to take positive steps to ...
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