- 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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- Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 17:10
- Columns, The Healer Within
When we have fears, it is usually something that we think MIGHT happen rather than what is happening now, in the present. So, fear is typically a projection into the future of what could happen. For all accounts, fear is a future thing,
The majority of what we fear usually does not materialize. It’s in the allowing the fear to control you that makes it stronger ...
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- Sunday, October 18, 2009, 17:09
- Featured, The Healer Within
The word Cajun comes from an ethnic group of people that have grown up in Southern Louisiana or the French speaking Acadiana area, as it is sometimes known. A Cajun tradition that has been passed down through the ages is the Traiteurs, sometimes spelled Treateur.
These faith healers have existed since the 1700s when the Acadians migrated to south Louisiana from France. But the tradition of ...
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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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- Thursday, October 8, 2009, 17:17
- Columns, The Healer Within
Affirmations are another good way to change negative thought patterns into positive ones. As we become more positive in our thinking, we heal, allowing more room for love, peace, joy and abundance in our lives.
Some examples of affirmations are: I am grateful for wonderful relationships in my life; I am grateful for prosperous opportunities that are open to me; I enjoy my good health ...
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- Sunday, October 4, 2009, 17:05
- Columns, Featured, The Healer Within
Everyone at one time or another in his or her lifetime has had an event or situation that would be considered as traumatic.
It could also be a series of stressful or traumatic events. It can be a series of events, abuse, and fear produced by a critical and unsupportive parent or anything ...
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- Monday, September 28, 2009, 17:33
- Columns, The Healer Within
Holistic means treating the cause (Root) of the problem, not just the problem itself. Only then can TRUE healing take place. There is a place for everyone. Holistic means not using drugs or invasive procedures such as surgery.
However, true Holism does NOT rule out Allopathic Medicine when needed. If I had a life and death situation then I would go the allopathic ...
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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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- Monday, September 21, 2009, 17:28
- Columns, The Healer Within
Healing is a multi-dimensional process. By re-aligning energy flow, this natural, therapeutic approach can help an ailing person heal quicker, require less pain medicine and recover faster from anesthesia.
As a Healing Touch practitioner, I had mixed emotions when my friend Connie asked me to be part of her process during sinus surgery. I was excited about promoting Healing Touch in a hospital setting, yet concerned ...
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- Friday, September 18, 2009, 17:29
- Columns, The Healer Within
Healing Touch is a relaxing, nurturing energy therapy. Gentle touch assists in balancing your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well being. Healing Touch works with your energy field to support your natural ability to heal. It is safe for all ages and works in harmony with standard medical care.
HOW CAN HEALING TOUCH BENEFIT YOU?
• Reducing stress
• Calming anxiety, depression
• Decreasing pain
• Strengthening the immune system
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- Monday, September 14, 2009, 17:25
- Columns, The Healer Within
Everyone at one time or another in his or her lifetime has had an event or situation that would be considered as traumatic. It could also be a series of stressful or traumatic events. It can be a series of events, abuse, and fear produced by a critical and unsupportive parent or anything that produces a feeling of helplessness. These experiences can be overwhelming and ...
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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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