Energy Healing Blog

There's a nice short piece on the BBC News website about a public health counselor who uses EFT very successfully with patients who suffer from depression and anxiety.  Out of 36 patients, all but one made huge improvements.  Here's the link if you're interested:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-25738689.

Just another triumph for EFT!

 1.     Stop trying to be perfect and be unique 
If you are still functioning under the delusion that perfection exists, wake up! 
It doesn’t!  Being imperfect is a beautiful thing, it’s like the difference between an exquisitely
handcrafted piece of artwork and a mass produced item you might find at
Walmart.  One is unique and intriguing, the other is boring.  
  
2.     Stop caring about what others think
 When you boil it down, you are either living for yourself, or living for others, who,
incidentally, may not even be aware of you or your actions.  
  
3.     Do more of what you love
 This one speaks for itself, it is so obvious, so life changing, and sadly, so overlooked.
 
4.     Do less of what you dislike
 The obvious and often overlooked counterpart to tip number 3.
 
5.     Spend quality time with people you love
 Relationships with people you love (who love you back) are foundational to emotional wellness. 
Feed them and you will feel better!  
  
6.     Practice gratitude
 Practicing gratitude lights us up on the inside, and literally lights up the self-healing energies in your
  body.  These same energy circuits connect us to true joy and a deep sense of well-being. 
It’s no mystery why being grateful makes us happier and  healthier!
 
7.     Focus on effort over achievement
 It’s too easy to overlook the amount of work we put into something and the growth we achieve from it when we don’t get the results we want.  This is especially relevant in parenting.  If we teach our children that the only value is in the outcomes they will often give up without even trying.  But if we emphasize that we are proud of the effort they put forth regardless of the results, they will be encouraged to repeat the process the next time they face a challenge.
 
8.     Take good care of yourself
 You take good care of your kids, your pets, your plants, your yard – but are you taking the same good care of yourself?  Do you see to it that you eat three nutritious meals every day, don’t watch too much tv, exercise and get fresh air on a regular basis, and get plenty of sleep every  night?  In short, are doing what
you should to be healthy, happy and thrive?  
  
9.     Keep your energy balanced
 This is so easy, just practice Donna Eden’s 10 minute Daily Energy Routine. When your energy is balanced you just feel good!
 
10.  Celebrate!
 Take advantage of any excuse to celebrate life – birthdays, anniversaries, good report cards, professional accomplishments, holidays, Fridays, a beautiful Sunday afternoon with nothing to do, etc.   Celebrations don’t have to be loud and accompanied by balloons or alcoholic beverages, they can also be quiet and sweet, like walking hand in hand with your child down a quiet path in the woods, quietly celebrating being together.


 

Go to page 22 for a great article on chakras that I was interviewed for.  Thanks to Avery Hurt for bringing more information to the public about alternative heatlh!!

Iheard this from my coach this morning - 'you are always only one thought away from changing your life!' She's right, of course. But how do I bridge the gap between where I am and the one thought that will change my life??

 What is that one thought and why is it so elusive? Has my life changed since this morning, when it entered my awareness? That one thought has been circulating...and continues on the spinning merry-go-round of my mind. 
 
I know where I am - stuck, in an old pattern. I know where I want to be - free from that old pattern. Simple enough. But I can't quite seem to get my leg across from standing in stuck to standing in free - where is that darn thought
that will take me there? 

Maybe  it's the other way around. Maybe I'm already there, and it's the thought that doesn't let me see it, or in this case, the series of thoughts, that keep obscuring my view. Those are the thoughts that say 'too risky,' 'back up!' and 'careful, you might just get what you want.' These thoughts remind me of some deep belief that this place is not safe - too open, too free, too completely unhindered and alive...too good to be true. Wait, that's it! I've found it - the thought that acts like a straight-jacket, that sinks my foot in the mud of stuckness - TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.

 I am one thought away from changing my life - and the new thought is...TOO FREE TO CARE...how about you? What one thought would change your life today? 

Greetings!   The arrival of autumn and the hint of a chill in the air reminded me that it was time for another seasonal newsletter!  Seasons change from one day to the next in the south, it seems like we were just sweating our way through the Indian Summer...   

The turning and falling of leaves brings a theme of letting go of the past and clearing the way for future growth.    Exploring this theme from the perspectives of Mindfulness, Coaching and Energy Medicine led to some interesting overlaps and distinctly separate insights.  At the link below you'll find my latest newsletter with three takes on the theme of 'Letting Go.'  In it, you'll find pratical advice on approaching this topic from the perspectives of Mindfulness, Coaching and Energy Medicine, as well as exercises to try yourself. 

VIEW NEWSLETTER

Don't forget to savor the good things that the year has brought you before you move into winter hibernation and preparation for the new spring!

Come to the public library on October 27th between 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm to find out more about alternative and holistic health options in Tallahassee.

Members of the Healing Arts Alliance of the Big Bend will be present to explain what they do and share information.  I will be there to do some demos of Energy Medicine.  Light healthy snacks will be served.

Leroy Collins Public Library
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sunday, October 27th

The Omega Institute has posted a wonderful article authored by David Feinstein, on the topic of EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and more broadly, Energy Psychology.  If you are interested in the scientifc research being done in this area, this one is for you.  Here's the link:

http://www.eomega.org/learning-paths/health-healing-energy-medicine-healing/David-Feinstein-case-for-energy-psychology

Enjoy!

I recently received this email story about some wonderful healing work that is being done by Dr. Lori Leyden in Newtown, CT with family members of children who were killed in the shooting in December of 2012..  It is also a story about children healing other children, from across the world.  It will warm your heart!

http://innersource.net/ep/component/content/article/104-newtown-ep.html?utm_source=August+2013+e-Letter&utm_campaign=July+2013+e-Letter&utm_medium=email

Also See www.projectlightrwanda.com for more incredible stories.

I just returned from a vipasssana meditation course.  I lived in silence for 10
days in the sweltering heat of the South Georgia woods, and meditated for 10
hours each day.  I am amazed at my own accomplishment, not having realized until
I was well into day 3 exactly what I had gotten myself into.  At that point I had
already spent upwards of 20 hours focusing all of my attention on my nose.  

Before I left, I thought that I would have some wonderful insights to share in
this blog post.   I eagerly anticipated the earth-shattering awareness that
would flood my consciousness, completely alter my perception of myself and the
world, and solve all the unresolved issues in my life as an added benefit.  But,
that didn’t happen.   Ok, maybe I was being just a tad unrealistic.  Maybe on
some level I felt I deserved this complete and total transformation as reward
for the hard work of sitting for hours on end.  Yes, I know how ironic that
sounds.  Some of you are probably smiling, thinking ‘Since when is sitting hard? Try running a marathon!’  My answer to you is simple – “Try it, you’ll see what I mean.” 

A good friend commented today that the unique subset of the population willing to do this kind of thing must be quite small.  “I’d compare us to marathon runners” I said,“except that we run mental marathons, you’ll never see us out in action.” 

Don’t get me wrong, insights did come, but not in the way I’d expected.   As the focus of the practice was to remain unattached to what arose, they became fleeting glimpses of wonder that drifted through my consciousness, tempting me, but I did not indulge.  Not most of the time, at least. 

The most stunning part of this experience was the altered state of consciousness brought on by the combination of extended periods of meditation with the lack of interactions or distractions.  The silence was beautiful, comforting and so incredibly peaceful.  I resisted leaving this place of deep internal peace and ‘rejoining the world,’ reluctant to re-enter the environments of noise and chaos that typically surround us.  But, alas, such is life.

After ten days of silence, I have only this to
offer:

 In the very early morning, 
 from the chill in the air,
 the energy of the new day slowly emerges.
 
As unique as a fingerprint,
as impermanent as a breeze,
it arrives, only to leave again.
 
If you are not aware, you will miss it.
You will be there, but not there, 
in it, but not of it.
 
So be aware, be very aware! 
Lest it pass you by 
and be just one more moment,
 
one more day, 

one more year,

one more lifetime,

lost to you forever.
 
Always arriving,
always leaving,
always impermanent.