I Wish You Enough!
Today, I came across this story and thought I would share it with you. Enjoy!Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said...
The Power of Awareness
A lot of what I teach is awareness. Perhaps it would be helpful for me to describe what I mean by awareness and why it is so important. What is Awareness? We are very complex beings. We are multi-dimensional. By multi-dimensional, I mean that we have a physical body,...
Is your food making you sick?
Fibromyalgia is a very complex syndrome. I have lived with it for many years and explored many various treatments, and approaches to healing. One of the factors I have found to be very important in reducing fibromyalgia symptoms is the food we put into our mouths. ...
Why Willpower Doesn’t Work . . . And What Does!
Why Willpower does not work . . . and what does! We all have habits, mental patterns, emotional patterns that we dislike. How often have you tried to change those habits and patterns only to fail? Maybe it worked temporarily, then the pattern reemerged. Or...
The Power of Intention
“Intention provides the template to a future not yet in manifestation” For those of us with fibromyalgia and many other chronic illnesses, it can sometimes feel discouraging to work towards improved health. We are told by the medical community that there is no...
Fibromyalgia, Trauma, and the Five Elements
The 5-element theory from the ancient Chinese system of healing can add a further understanding of how trauma creates health problems in the physical body. A simple understanding of the 5 Element Theory The Five Element Theory is the foundation of the ancient...
The Joy of Water
The Importance of Water Drinking adequate water is an important part of rebuilding our health and staying healthy. Although we look pretty solid, more than half of the human body is actually liquid – a briny fluid, much like sea water. This fluid keeps us in good...
Fibromyalgia, Trauma and GNM
Introducing German New Medicine (GNM) Another look at the connection between trauma and fibromyalgia comes from a relatively new study by a German Physician named Ryke Geerd Hamer. Dr. Hamer was diagnosed with prostate cancer several months after his 17-year-old son...
Mindfulness
The Power of Mindfulness Mindfulness means being aware of what is happening now in this moment. Paying attention. Our body, our heart and our soul and our mind is talking to us all the time. The body sends us messages through the vehicle of sensation. Our heart...
Honor Your Uniqueness
Honoring your Uniqueness You are unique. Your hair color and texture, your eyes, your body, your mind, your emotions, your gifts, the way you express in the world. Your likes and dislikes. They way your body digest and assimilate foods. The way you respond to stress....
The Power of Compassion
Last week, we looked at the Power of Acceptance. About how we have been programed to judge and push away parts of who we are, either because they are what we deem bad parts or even our gifts that seemed unacceptable to those who raised us. We talked about how...
The Power of Acceptance Pt 2
Last week, we talked about accepting what was showing up in our environment and how by accepting that rather than ignoring, resisting or denying what was, we could empower our self to make choices and take actions or shift our perceptions of what is to improve our...