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New Sacred Artist Group

2009-09-05T17:16:00Z

Hey I wanted to let y'all know that I have started a new Seattle-area group for those that want to get together and make Sacred Art and music together.

So if you are looking for community in sacred expression, here's the spot for you.

It is a meetup group....and I am so excited about it!!

http://www.meetup.com/Joy-Art-Magic-Shamanism-Seattle/

much love,

Tasara

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Healing power of forgiveness

2009-08-24T15:46:55Z

Have you ever made a mistake? What was it like when you expected someone to punish you but they taught you a valuable lesson instead? In this video, Obafemi teaches how forgiveness can build trust, strengthen relationships and inspire greatness in ourselves and our loved ones. Visit www.ObafemiO.com to register for the upcoming Acts of Forgiveness Community Ritual.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsUvYCyDgSk

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call for healers, burningman 2009

2009-07-22T03:47:00Z

My dear brothers and sisters,

My name is Soulfriend and I am calling together the healing domes for the Redlightning community in Black Rock CIty, Nevada. (www.redlightning.org)

The healing council has formed and our vision is materializing. This message is for you who are called to hold space with us. To be of service to the immediate community Redlightning, as well as to the community of BRC and beyond.

Are you interested in co-creating and activating a harmonic resonance for vitality, health, life and transformational work? Are you who we are dreaming in, to collectively hold down this space on the playa?

The intention is to offer a variety of healing modalities ie: DNA activations, oracles, light workers, massage, healing touch, yoga, sound healing… you name it, to those going through their processes within the vibrations of the divine feminine and sacred masculine, uniting at the vesica piscis.

We will be working out of two domes within the Redlightning. The first will be a facilitated healing space with tables for active process with a center altar for prayer and connecting to the vortex of the 7th dimension. The second dome will be a community wellness sanctuary for group work ie: breath work, sound healing, guided meditation, talks on blood mysteries... Between workshops, it will be a contemplative/retreat space for people to meditate or rest and receive the vibrations that we as a collective activate and hold throughout the week.

We will also be working in tandem with the tender-hart guardians and invite you to consider offering your services as a guardian of the healing domes and the healers as well.

Please contact Gabriel (gabesho@hotmail.com) if you have interest in the following:

*Serving on the council

*Participating as a healer offering one or more 4 hour shifts (I will need a short bio from you)

*Offering workshops

*Have any questions / offerings

*Participating as a guardian of the domes and healers

If we all bring our gifts to this process, fully offering who we are, it will be effortless and transformational for all involved, reaching far into the future and into the world.

I look forward to speaking with you, knowing you and your gifts and playing in the light.

Namaste,

Soulfriend

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Terrific new spiritual book...

2009-02-27T00:56:36Z

I want to recommend a spiritual book I read recently that I think will resonate with a lot of you. I really enjoyed "Lessons from the Source" by Jack Armstrong as a gentle and uplifting book to pick up when you need that deep-down reassurance that you are in God's hands. Like Course in Miracles and Conversations with God, this book was "received" by Armstrong through a process called inner dictation. Lessons is truly a guidebook of the best kind - each chapter reminded me that we are here to enjoy life and instantly brought me gratitude and joy.

There are excerpts and such at: http://www.lessonsfromthesource.com and a Twitter feed of daily inspirational quotes from the book: http://twitter.com/fromthesource.

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Hypothyroidism

2008-12-11T08:20:54Z

I'm going to cross post this in order to get more responses.. so please be patient with me.

I would like information on hypothyroidism. I know what it is, but am interested in input on herbal remedies as to how to alleviate the symptoms, and balance out the thyroid itself.

There are polops on the thyroid as well and the thyroid is "lumpy"

My friend was diagnosed with this and I have recommended some things but need more input then what I've read on the net so far.

Thank you all for your information.

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Reiki Circle In Castle Rock, WA

2008-07-04T17:18:02Z

Feeling Stressed? Tired? Low Energy? Then come join us for some "me" time in this experiential healing circle where we use Universal Life Force Energy (Reiki) that anyone can do! We learn or practice how to channel energy by taking turns receiving as well as giving. You'll come away feeling relaxed, re-freshed, re-focused!
Everyone is welcome!

Our Reiki share circle is
July 31, 2008 from 7p-9p

at The Grange Hall (bright blue bldg)
214 W Cowlitz Ave
in Downtown Castle Rock, WA

Just 1 hour North on I-5 from Portland....a little past the Longview/Kelso area
A Free Will Donation is appreciated to help with building rental for this circle
Please call me for more information or directions

Maureen
360-621-7585 or ravenhousehealing@yahoo.com
Raven House Healing
I also offer private Reiki sessions, attunements, other healing modalities such as soul essence retrievals, divinations, drum healings, ancient Tibetan & Himalayan bowl treatments and house clearing to name a few.

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Seattle Reiki

2008-06-27T14:58:18Z

Hello Everyone,

If I may please introduce myself to everyone. My name is Tommy Johnsen, recently I received my first Reiki empowerment. If anyone out there would like a treatment, I am available in the North Seattle area. I do not charge, but accept free-will offerings. I am a certified Reiki healer in the Usui Shiki Ryoho, the Usui System of Natural Healing.

A short history of my experience. I was allowed the opportunity to live and train at a Shinto Shrine and Aikido dojo for 1 year. Each day we would preform purification in the mountain river and other esoteric practices. I still perform Misogi (purification in water) at least 1 time a week and train in Aikido multiple times a week. My Reiki training comes from Snowtop, a medicine man trained in many traditions.

Please feel free to e-mail or phone with any questions. I am available by phone Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

Thank You
Tommy
425/322-6340
budo.mind@gmail.com
www.budo-mind.com

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birth petition

2008-06-23T01:11:57Z

The AMA has gone off the deep end, folks. They are asking for legislation that mandates how and where we give birth!

To add your voice to the resounding NO;

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/birthathome/index.html

Thank you!!!

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CHOOSING LOVE INSTEAD OF FEAR (the only reason we're here!)

2008-05-21T22:33:41Z

The only reason we incarnate is to learn how to choose love instead of fear. It does not matter what you do for a living, where you live, or who you marry, etc. The only purose you have is to extend love to everyone you come into contact with, including yourself. This is how you BECOME what you already ARE: LOVE. The only way to restore perfect inner peace that is stable and unwavering is to choose to be willing to extend love to everyone you come into contact with, including yourself.

By "love" I mean unconditional acceptance. And by "unconditional acceptance" I mean God. By "you" I mean me. And by "me" I mean you. We are all ONE and we are all LOVE. And by "we" I mean GOD. And by "God" I mean LOVE...You get the picture!

The most amazing miracle has transpired in my life over the last 24 hours as a result of my own sincere willingness to be a vessell for love, to be a vessell for that which I AM, which is God. I wanted to share...

I put a profile on My Space about a month ago. I saw a woman on there named Joni Ellen Jenkins. This is my name. I almost asked her to join my friend list but hesitated and then did nothing. I had a very stressful custody hearing scheduled with my son's father yesterday. When I got home from the courthouse yesterday there was an e-mail from Joni Ellen Jenkins who lives in Pennsylvania. Her e-mail address is jonijenks@gmail.com and mine is jonijenkins@gmail.com. She had suspected that her insurance company had sent e-mails meant for her to me. Sure enough I had the e-mails in my box that day. We started to breifly chat and make small talk through e-mails. She invited me to join her friend list on My Space. One thing led to another and she told me she had cancer and is only a 40 year old mom. I am a 39 year old mom. I started writing to her from a spiritual perspective, and then suddenly I realized what was going on!

Here is the last e-mail I sent to her; this is incredilbe!!

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Dear Joni Ellen Jenkins,

Oh my God, I think that meeting you has been the greatest gift God has ever given me!

I have been trying to release all my own walls to self love, with perfect inner peace being the goal. I have made much progress but there was still a little bit of work left.

I went through a traumatizing custody trial with my son's father yesterday, but won. However the experience made me more aware of my own walls to love. When I came home from the courthouse I got your e-mails.

I know why I hesitated when I first saw the My Space profile. There was a timing issue. I was meant to make contact with you right after court when my own fears were so triggered and my walls to love were easy to see.

When you told me about the cancer my heart was flooded with so much love and compassion for you. It is always easier to see someone else's perfection and divinity than your own. It is always easier to see someone else's wall to self love than it is to see your own. As I was loving you and contemplating that we have the exact same name, Joni Ellen Jenkins, the reality that we (all of humanity) really are ONE permeated my consciousness. I had the profound realization that by deeply loving and forgiving you (Joni Ellen Jenkins) I was deeply loving and forgiving myself (Joni Ellen Jenkins).

The truth is that you are love, you are God, and you are soooooooooo powerful and perfect. All you need do is forgive yourself for forgetting the truth. That is always easier said than done. And all I need do is forgive myself for forgetting the truth. By loving you so deeply I have let down yet another wall to self-love and that is the greatest gift I have ever received. When I love you I love myself becasue we are, in truth, ONE. The fact that we have the same name is just a coincidence, but has aided me in dramatically shifting and healing my perception.

You truly are God--you knew exactly when the right time was to contact me so that the highest form of healing would take place for both of us.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU MY DEAR SISTER OF LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

XOXOXOXOXOXOXO

Joni Ellen Jenkins

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I hope that Joni Ellen Jenkins inspired you as much as she has inspired Joni Ellen Jenkins. I hope that LOVE inspired you to remember that you are LOVE. I hope that God is willing to allow God to remind God that God cannot be anything but God.

I LOVE YOU.

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Looking in L.A. for a good colon hydrotherapist who does wheatgrass implants...

2008-05-05T17:12:56Z

I just finished a nice lil' fast and want to start cleaning myself out, atw back to childhood. (hope I don't find a barbie shoe ^_^), does anyone know of a good specialist who also does wheatgrass implants in the Los Angeles area?

Also, does the wheatgrass book Ann Wigmore wrote include how to administer implants on your own, or is that something one leaves to the professionals?

Thanks! =)

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Santa Cruz

2008-04-26T02:42:00Z

Is anybody else local in the Santa Cruz area?

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Mind Body Spa in April

2008-03-05T21:23:51Z

Mind Body Spa
Intentional Eating Retreat
in Gearhart on the Oregon Coast
April 18-19-20, 2008
6:00 p.m. Friday to 4:30 p.m. Sunday

From food all creatures are produced
And all creatures that dwell on earth
By food they live
And into food they finally pass
Food is the chief among beings... Verily he obtains all food
Who worships the Divine as food
from the Taittiriya Upanishad

Intentional Eating Retreat provides space enhance our spiritual connections with food and with what nourishes us.

Presenters:
Satya Ambrose, L.Ac, N.D. graduated from New England School of Acupuncture in 1977. She co-founded The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in 1982, and finished her ND degree in 1989. She has taught oncology, immunology, oriental medicine, women’s health, endocrinology and environmental toxicology, and nutrition, among other topics. She currently is working on her 24-acre organic farm in Damascus , OR , and is working with the Chitari Foundation to open an integrative healing center. Satya will present “Food for Thought,” inspiring information to help us build healthy eating habits for greater vitality and health.

Jeanette Chardon, M.S.W., a counselor who has worked over 14 years with clients challenged with life-threatening illnesses, currently works with clients, both individually and in groups focusing on achieving mind/body health through counseling and alternative healing arts and practices. Jeanette will be leading the group in guided meditations for deep healing and profound relaxation. She also leads us in morning yoga exercises to increase energy and clarity of mind.

Kathy Schaeffer, LMT, M.Ed., is a Licensed Massage Therapist with a Master’s in Education. Her training includes Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports Massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Reflexology, and Hot Stone Therapy. She strives to help people connect with their body, to listen to their inner wisdom, and to find healing and wellness from within.

The cost of the massage is included in your registration fee. ******************************************************************************************************************************
Retreat begins Friday evening, at 6:00 p.m. and conclude at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. The cost for weekend is $280. Cost includes accommodations, 30-minute massage, and gourmet vegetarian meals (some fish may be served; special dietary needs will be accommodated). Discounts are available. Please call for available discounts. Please send $100.00, due April 4, 2008

Jeanette Chardon, 5827 SE Tikki Ct., Milwaukie , OR 97267

Additional information and directions will be sent upon receipt of your deposit. Please call Jeanette - 503-866-3192 with questions.

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Said The Spider To The Spy

2007-10-02T17:15:26Z

Sandy Actors Theatre, now playing, Said The Spider To The Spy, a hilarious comedy-farce with more twists than a licorice stick.

Friday and Saturday, 8PM, Sundays, 6PM through October 20.

$12 general admission, $10 students and seniors

For reservations, call 503-668-6834, we have been experiencing some sold out evenings.

Directions to the theatre:

Take Hwy. 26 to Sandy. About 4/5 of the way through town, be in the left lane and watch for the large
ACE Hardware sign. We are directly behind Ace Hardware.
SEE YOU THERE!

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Natural Bug Repellent

2007-07-26T17:27:49Z

So, here is an intro to my newest product line that is flying out of my booth every time. And since I don't have my website up just yet... I'm pluggin it here. Spread the word. Thanks for all of your support folks!

____________________________________________________________

Zee Off Bug Repellent is an all natural bug repellent that really does work! I was tired of using other sprays that did nothing for me and just made me smell like a walking bug spray, so I did my research and made my own!

With the essential oils of Lavender, Lemongrass and Tea Tree, you will be smelling good AND keeping away those pesky critters. I have a pond in my yard that is SWARMING with mosquitoes. I sprayed myself and sat out there from 8-9 pm to test it and got not a single bite. They landed... but would not bite.

A 2 oz bottle is $8.00 and a 4 oz bottle is $12.00 plus shipping and handling.
Please respond to this posting with your mailing address, email and order and I will contact you and have your order out to you within a week.

Blessings,
Lisa
Bloodfire Blends
aleasah3@yahoo.com

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Traditional West African Healing Workshop in Seattle on Sunday, June 10, 2007

2007-05-28T04:18:18Z

greetings,

the workshop will be held from 10am until 12:30pm with two esteemed priests of the Ifa tradition. for more information please visit www.fonspiritualcenter.org and click on 2007 events.

live peacefully,
iya meri

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5/12 What does your soul long for?

2007-05-06T09:06:31Z

MEN’S SOULFORCE:
Through tarot imagery, storytelling, ritual, & labyrinth
Explore your passions/joys, wounds/fears, & the allies/keys that unlock them
5/12/07, Sat, 4:00-10:30 pm

Do you sense a deeper force operating in your life - a force that knows what you long for and what you're really capable of? Through exploring tarot imagery, story-telling, journaling, ritual, & walking a labyrinth, you can discover aspects of your Soul Force - the stories that propel you to be authentically powerful.

You can playfully and simply tell stories and create your own rituals to look more deeply at your passions/joys, wounds/fears, and the allies & keys that help you invoke parts of your soul’s story. In this workshop we’ll create a quiet, sacred space, and from within that place we’ll ask “Why am I here?” And then we will listen, and keep on listening. We don’t need burning bushes or perfect answers, just what’s true for now.

CO-FACILITATORS:: Paul H. Richard, a life-coach specializing in archetypal psychology, soul mentoring, and the use of evolutionary astrology, tarot, labyrinth, & other shamanic techniques to discover your soul's purpose; James Fabish is a licensed massage therapist & perpetual student and practitioner of the healing arts.

DIVERSITY: We welcome & are strengthened by adult men of all ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, spritualities (and none), and backgrounds (including trans guys). Thanks for helping us increase the diversity of men who get invited to this event by forwarding this invitation to friends & colleagues who might be interested.

COSPONSORS: MenSpirit is a joint project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk, empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.

INFO: Bart at 503-223-8822 or events@qland.org or website: qland.org

RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit

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My Corner of the World these days

2007-04-19T19:01:22Z

Hello all,

Just wanted to post a brief update on the life of your mostly-absent moderator. I haven't updated my profile in years, so here is the real scoop.

I am now officially a graduate student in my last year (yah!!!), and doing my internship at a busy community health clinic in eastern Washington, and birthing in 3 hospitals. My preceptor is an FACOG, which freaked out my former midwifery school (they were intimidated) but is greatly appreciated by my new graduate school (bless 'em!), and he has been wonderful. What a blessing to find a doc who supports midwifery.

Two new baby horses this year, breathtaking little exotic beauties. One colt (already tentatively sold) and one filly (a keeper).

Still no electricity at our place, so we run off generator, but with satellite we have great internet! Our well water is fabulous, very soft and sweet, pale crystal blue, from a glacier-water underground lake. Still lots of work to do to get settled in, but so far every tree and berry shrub we planted is thriving.

We are planning to take some of our jewelry to Earth Day this Saturday in Goldendale, so if anyone is cruising the gorgeous Gorge this weekend and stops in, make sure you come by and say hello!

Love to all,
Grandma Midwife

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4/22 Earth Day Men’s Eco-Walk

2007-04-17T08:46:58Z

Most men have been taught to be cut off from the earth, their bodies, and their feelings. On Earth Day we have the opportunity to reconnect in a very direct, physical way with endangered plants, animals, and the nature we co-create with them. And you can do this in a tiny nature preserve right in the city:

CAMASSIA ECO-WALK
4/22, Sunday, 1:30 pm Carpool, 2:15pm Eco-Walk

Who knew that one of the smallest, most diverse, and most endangered ecosystems in North America was nestled on 26 acres in West Linn? David Barts (Watermelon), who has been studying and interpreting Northwest plants & ecosystems for more than 20 years will lead us in an exploration of Camassia Natural Area , which has beautiful spring wild flowers, unique endangered plants, and is one of the most unique little nature preserves in the U.S. We’ll enjoy a delicious dinner afterwards.

DIVERSITY: Thanks for helping us increase the diversity of men who get invited to this event by forwarding this invitation to friends & colleagues who might be interested.

COSPONSORS: MenSpirit, a joint project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk, empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.

INFO: David at 503-223-8822 or registrar@qland.org or website: qland.org

RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit

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OregonHealers.org is live

2007-03-02T03:00:40Z

Check out my new web site http://oregonhealers.org let me know if you are interested in joining it email me at sheri@oregon healers.org.

Namaste`

Sheri

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Calm Birth Updates and teacher training

2007-02-22T04:32:02Z

Visit the Calm Birth blog for updates and events, including APPPAH, Ashland teacher training and monthly Calm Healing classes.
http://calmbirth.blogspot.com/

CALM HEALING Medical Uses of Meditation

Robert Newman, director of Medigrace, worked with Tibetan meditation teachers and doctors for more than 20 years. Since 1997 he has been teaching programs in the medical uses of meditation in West Coast hospitals. His book CALM HEALING Methods for a New Era of Medicine was recently published by North Atlantic Books.

In the 3 hour monthly class at Jackson Wellsprings in Ashland, three healing methods are learned and practiced.

q Practice of Deep Release

A reclining practice of progressive neuromuscular release, this is the most proven method of mind/body medicine. It enables people to heal various conditions in their nervous systems corresponding to a range of biological and psychophysical disorders. The practice also engages life force at a cellular level

q Vase Breathing

This practice is transformative with respect to both body and breathing.

People learn their natural ability to breathe vital energy into the energy body. At the same time they learn to calm the mind and expose and dispel

anxieties and fears, coming to a new sense of body and inner freedom.

q Reversal of Suffering
This is the most famous healing practice handed down from ancient wisdom. It’s used widely in the healing arts today. It enables people to reverse various disabling conditions by practicing the healing of others In the process, people learn the light nature of their body and the power of compassion.

HEALING CALM

Medical Uses of Meditation
A 3 hour introduction to three healing methods

Sundays, March 18th, April 22nd, May 20th, 1-4pm
In the Community Room at Jackson Wellsprings

2253 N Highway 99 (near Valley View Road) 541-482-3776
Ashland, Oregon

Instructor: Robert Newman

Mr Newman has presented more than 90 training seminars in West Coast hospitals since 1997.

In this three hour program, three healing methods are practiced:

Reclining progressive relaxation (neuromuscular release),

sitting meditation with energy breathing,

and the healing practice of compassionate breathing.

These practices are indicated for most health conditions, and for human development.

Mr. Newman’s book Calm Healing / Medicine for a New Era has just been published by North Atlantic Books:

“The true calculus of healing makes conventional approaches look like five-fingered arithmetic. Calm Healing is a marvelous description of the healing powers that are freely available—here, now, everywhere.”

—Larry Dossey, MD, author of The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things, Reinventing Medicine, and Healing Words

“Calm Healing offers extraordinary and essential insight into wholeness and healing. To read Calm Healing is to experience the essential light and healing that are available to all of us right now, at this very moment. So helpful. Such a relief.”

—Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Mother-Daughter Wisdom and Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom

Tuition: $60 each class; audioguide of methods and literature included.

Preregistration required.

Bring a blanket for the reclining meditation. Sitting meditation can be in a chair, or else bring a cushion.

www.Medigrace.org info@medigrace.org (541) 488-2563

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Legislation wants to wipe out registered counselors.

2007-02-02T14:24:25Z

Hey this is really, really important to us!! They want to erradicate "registered counselors". Pass it on and SPEAK UP!!

- jen
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Hello Everyone,

I just sent the following letter out to about 180 people today. Please feel
free to use any or all of it in contacting your own support system, friends,
family, etc. The sooner we get the word out, the more letters we'll get
coming in to the legislators.

Blessings to all,
Miriam

Hello Dear Friends,

I am writing to ask for your support for myself and for other registered
counselors in Washington State. Last week legislation was introduced into
both the House (HB 1494) and the Senate (SB 5579) to completely eliminate
registered counselors by July 2009 and force about 7,000 registered
counselors in private practice to either go out of business or go back to
school to become mental health care professionals trained to work with
abnormal psychology and mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. As
most registered counselors work with a wellness model of personal growth and
the development of human potential, switching over to a medical model of
illness and treatment for illness is unacceptable on many levels. It
conflicts with many of the basic theories behind the modalities in which we
are skilled and it forces us into an area of practice that runs counter to
our gifts, talents, and professional goals. I know many of you very much
value the service that I and other human potential and personal growth
counselors in private practice contribute to the community. Your support at
this time, writing to your legislators and/or coming to Olympia to testify
before Health Committees, could be most important key to creating a real win
for all concerned.

Your personal expression of support and how you see my and other
non-licensed counselor's work as valuable is the most important thing you
can tell your legislators. They need to hear from real people about why this
matters to you and about what you would lose if we were no longer able to
practice and the kind of personal growth work we offer were no longer
available. And, if you are outside Washington state but have credentials
that might impress our legislators with your expertise on this matter,
please pull out all the stops and let them know your opinion. We can so use
every bit of support we can get. I'll outline some of the major talking
points below. Use what feels comfortable to you - there's no need to try and
mention everything in one letter.

I will also include the link to finding your legislators' contact
information. It would help me a great deal to get copies of any letters you
send, and please do let me know if you might be available to testify in the
next couple of weeks. We need to pack the Committee hearings with as many
supporters as we can and we have very little time to get the word out. If
you can pass this along to others in your community, that would be
enormously helpful as well. Thank you so much for your support!

In gratitude,
Miriam

Miriam Dyak, President, Washington Professional Counselors Association
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How to contact your legislators:
Directions for contacting your legislators can be found at
<http://leg.wa.gov/legislature/> - click on "Find your district," enter you
address, and then click on the individual legislators for their contact
information. E-mailing legislators is just fine, but please write something
(even something very short) so that there is a record of your opinion. If
you are an "out of state expert," write to the chairwomen of the Health
Committees - Senator Karen Keiser and Representative Eileen Cody. Also, so
that we can have a sense of how we are doing in this effort, please send
e-mail copies of the letters you write to <miriam@waproca.org>. Thank you
so much!

Talking points:

Ask your representatives to oppose HB 1494 and your senator to oppose SB
5579
Tell them why you care about this issue. If you have worked with a
registered counselor, why was that important to you? If you think it's
important to be able to choose to work on personal growth, develop creative
responses to normal life stress, enhance wellbeing, develop resilience,
learn new life skills, and embark on a journey of self-reflection,
self-knowledge, and self-discovery, please let your legislator know. You
might want to emphasize that these are all goals that are pursued by normal,
healthy, high functioning people - for example, you don't need to be sick or
depressed or in need of medication in order to want to learn new ways of
communication, improve your decision making abilities, or be interested in
your dreams.
If you are a counselor or health care professional (registered or licensed),
inform them of your credentials and the work you do, and let them know your
professional support of your colleagues. (Also, many registered counselors
don't even know about this legislation - if you know people who may be
affected, please let them know what is happening.)

Point out that you are concerned about the reports of abuse of clients by
registered counselors, but the proposed legislation is targeting the wrong
people. This proposed legislation completely ignores what has been the most
serious problem with the registered counselor status, that of untrained,
unskilled people who register as counselors and get jobs in agencies. Last
April 24 The Seattle Times published an exposé on abuse of clients by
registered counselors. All but one of the cases cited in the article were
registered counselors without training who worked in agencies. Unfortunately
the proposed legislation does nothing to remedy this situation. In fact, it
allows this abuse to continue. And there has been no demonstration or
documentation that the 7,000 private practice counselors who would be put
out of business by this proposed legislation are in any way abusing clients
or that they are likely to do so in the future.

Registered counselors in private practice were not included in the process
of creating this proposed legislation. No RC's in private practice were
included on the Department of Health Task Force that met last summer. The
Task force was comprised of licensed mental health professionals, agency
employees, 2 legislators, and Department of Health representatives. RC's
were actively discouraged from attending the meetings and those of us who
did were allowed only 1 minute each to speak during a 15 minute period at
the end of each 3 hour session. We care deeply about our profession and
want to work with the Legislature, the Department of Health, and the
Governor in creating real solutions to real problems. We feel we could be
the best allies in creating a positive outcome to these problems, but so far
we have been excluded from the process.

Suggest that the best solution is to table the bill for this session in
order to allow time for the Washington Professional Counselors Association
(WAPROCA), a new organization of human potential and personal growth
counselors in private practice, to work with the legislature and the
Department of Health in crafting legislation that will actually create
solutions both to protect Washington citizens and allow us to choose the
kind of counseling we want and need. WAPROCA is working to create a new
category of non licensed counselors, "human potential and personal growth
counselors," that will meet a much higher standard of ethics training and
continuing education.

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New research - diabetes cure

2006-12-26T07:14:28Z

Thought this was interesting:

Astonished researchers report capsaicin injections cure Type 1 diabetes in mice
Friday, December 22, 2006 by: Jessica Fraser

(NewsTarget) A new Canadian animal study published in Friday's issue of the journal Cell found that mice injected with capsaicin -- the chemical that makes chili peppers hot -- were rapidly cured of Type 1 diabetes.

Researchers from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto believe that Type 1 diabetes -- the most serious form of the disease that usually appears in childhood -- is caused by malfunctioning pain nerves that surround cells in the pancreas.

In patients suffering from Type 1 diabetes, the pancreas fails to produce sufficient levels of insulin, causing inflammation and death of insulin-producing islet cells in the pancreas. Experts have long believed that the condition was caused by the body's immune system turning against itself, but the Toronto researchers -- immunologist Dr. Hans Michael Dosch and pain expert Dr. Michael Salter -- theorized faulty pancreatic pain neurons could be to blame.

Dosch had observed in previous research that islet cells in diabetics were surrounded by an "enormous" number of pain nerves that signaled the brain that the pancreatic tissue was damaged.

To test their theory, Dosch and Salter injected capsaicin into mice that had Type 1 diabetes, to kill the animals' pancreatic pain nerves. The researchers said they were stunned to discover that the injected mice's islet cells began producing insulin normally almost immediately.
”I couldn't believe it," Salter said. "Mice with diabetes suddenly didn't have diabetes anymore."

Dosch and Salter discovered on further research that the pancreatic nerve cells were a vital part of the functioning of islet cells, by secreting neuropeptides that tell the islets to release insulin. The nerves weren't secreting enough neuropeptides, causing a "vicious cycle" of stress on the islets.

The researchers then injected the neuropeptide -- dubbed "substance P" -- into the pancreases of the diabetic mice. The mice's islet inflammation rapidly cleared up, and the animals' diabetes disappeared. According to Dosch and Salter, some mice have remained "cured" for up to four months with a single injection.

The researchers also found that their capsaicin/"substance P" treatments helped curb the insulin resistance that causes Type 2 diabetes.
According to consumer health advocate Mike Adams, author of "How to Halt Diabetes in 25 Days," Dosch and Salter's study proves that Type 1 diabetes -- like Type 2 diabetes -- is "a disease of cellular miscommunication.

"It also shows that diabetes can, indeed, be cured, and that's a fact that the conventional medical community simply does not want to acknowledge," Adams said. "Treating diabetes is far too lucrative. Embracing a cure would devastate the drug companies and health care businesses that depend on a diabetes epidemic."

Dosch and Salter expect to complete human trials of the treatment in the next year.

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http://www.newstarget.com/021345.html

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Ultrasound could be bad

2006-12-26T06:49:10Z

Bad Vibrations? Ultrasound disturbs mouse brains

Christen Brownlee

Prolonged and frequent use of fetal ultrasound might lead to abnormal brain development, a study in mice suggests. The finding sounds a cautionary note for pregnant women getting the commonplace procedure.

In that technique, an ultrasound probe sends high-frequency sound waves into the abdomen of a pregnant woman. The waves bounce back to detectors, creating images of the fetus. Doctors use the pictures to check for birth defects and to assess a fetus' size and movements. Many women also undergo ultrasounds to create collections of early baby pictures.

Ultrasound has generally been regarded as safe. However, a few studies have suggested that it might cause neurological changes, such as delayed speech or an increase in left-handedness. Researchers hadn't studied how the number or duration of ultrasound procedures affects neurons growing in the fetal brain, says neuroscientist Pasko Rakic of Yale University.

Neurons are created in discrete places within the brain as it develops, and they then travel to the brain's outer layers. Rakic and his colleagues study this process, which is known as neural migration.

To determine whether ultrasound affects neural migration, the team worked with mice at a late point in pregnancy, when new fetal neurons have to migrate a long distance to reach the brain's outer layers.

The researchers injected the animals with a chemical that marks newborn neurons and then applied ultrasound to the bellies of some of the animals over the next 3 days. The ultrasound was administered to each pregnant mouse in multiple sessions that totaled 5 to 420 minutes. With the machine turned off, the scientists touched other mice with the ultrasound probe for the same amounts of time. A third group of animals received no procedure at all.

After the mouse pups were born, the team examined brain slices. In animals whose mothers had had ultrasound sessions that added up to 30 minutes or more, the scientists found that a significant number of neurons destined for the brain's outer layers of gray matter had become improperly embedded in inner layers of white matter.

The number of misplaced neurons increased with the total time that a newborn mouse's mother had spent receiving ultrasound. In contrast, the brains of newborns whose mothers had had the sham procedure typically resembled those whose mothers had had no procedure, Rakic's team reports in an upcoming Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

"When cells are in the wrong place, they might affect function of the cerebral cortex," which in people controls such higher brain functions as language and movement, says Rakic. "We just don't know yet what this could do."

He and his team plan to conduct studies that will determine whether the results hold up in nonhuman primates.

Rakic cautions that some women might be getting excessive sonography. He's especially concerned about so-called keepsake ultrasounds, which are often performed by untrained technicians in nonclinical settings, such as shopping malls.

The mouse results reinforce guidelines set by the Food and Drug Administration, says pediatric neurologist Verne Caviness of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. "The basic guidelines in this country suggest using ultrasound as little as possible," he says. "Baby pictures aren't a justifiable use for this technology."

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References:

Ang Jr., E.S.B., . . . and P. Rakic. In press. Prenatal exposure to ultrasound waves impacts neuronal migration in mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Available at http://www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.0605294103.

Further Readings:

Devi, P.U., R. Suresh, and M.P. Hande. 1995. Effect of fetal exposure to ultrasound on the behavior of the adult mouse. Radiation Research 141(March):314-317. Abstract.

Kieler, H., et al. 2005. Does prenatal sonography affect intellectual performance? Epidemiology 16(May):304-310. Abstract.

______. 2002. First trimester ultrasound scans and left-handedness. Epidemiology 13(May):370.

Newnham, J.P., et al. 1993. Effects of frequent ultrasound during pregnancy: A randomised controlled trial. Lancet 342(Oct. 9):887-891. Abstract available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0140-6736(93)91944-H.

Stark, C.R., et al. 1984. Short- and long-term risks after exposure to diagnostic ultrasound in utero. Obstetrics & Gynecology 63(February):194-200. Abstract available at http://www.greenjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/63/2/194.

Tarantal, A.F., and A.G. Hendrickx. 1989. Evaluation of the bioeffects of prenatal ultrasound exposure in the cynomolgus macaque (Macaca fascicularis): I. Neonatal/infant observations. Teratology 39(February):137-147. Abstract available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tera.1420390206.

Sources:

Verne S. Caviness
Massachusetts General Hospital
Kennedy 901
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114

P. Ellen Grant
Massachusetts General Hospital
Neuroradiology Division
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114

Pasko Rakic
Department of Neurobiology
Yale University
333 Cedar Street
New Haven, CT 06510

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12/19 Love Your Low-Back

2006-12-12T09:17:16Z

The lower back is the source of so much power, and when that power doesn't flow, so much pain.

Your lower back deserves simple, practical, & loving support in this stressful time of year . . .

MEN TOUCHING WITH HEART:
Effective, Simple Strategies for Preventing/Coping with Low Back Pain
Tues, 12/19, 7:00-10:00 pm

A Licensed Physical Therapist, Ted Ellquist, who has extensive training in the McKenzie Method of pain management & prevention, will be teaching men how to use better posture, body mechanics, stretches, and healing touch techniques to cope with or prevent low-back pain.

These techniques will be presented in an interactive way, so you'll have the chance to both give & receive healing touch & stretches throughout the workshop. After experimenting with various techniques, you'll receive significant time on the techniques that seem to work best for you. You can learn more about the McKenzie Method and Ted's training & experience at www.backinactionpt.com

DIVERSITY: Event open to adult men of all ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, experience levels, and backgrounds (including trans guys). Thanks for helping us increase the diversity of men who get invited to this event by forwarding this invitation to friends & colleagues who might be interested.

CO-SPONSORS: MenSpirit, a joint project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk, empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.

INFO: Bart at 503-223-8822 or healingtouch@qland.org or www.qland.org

RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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Forming Spiritual Support Group in Beaverton...

2006-11-08T21:51:10Z

ON-GOING SPIRITUAL SUPPORT GROUP FACILITATED BY JONI & MOTHER MARY

I am organizing a spiritual support group that will be facilited by me and Mother Mary (I am a professional channel for Mother Mary). We propose to do a group twice a month for approximately 2 hours. We will do some guided meditations and interatcive discussion with Mother Mary. The purpose of this group is to provide participants with on-going high vibrational light, love, healing energy, wisdom, and guidance to help you make rapid progress with regard to your own spiritual growth and healing. Often we go to a workshop or read a good book that makes an impression on us, and then the motivation and enthusiasm fizzles out after a few days or few weeks and mundane life sets in. Let's keep the momentum going by offering you external support every other week. Suggested donations of approximately $10 will be accepted.

If you are interested in participating in this support group, please send me an e-mail and tell me which days/nights of the week will NOT work for you. Let me know if you prefer days, nights, weekends, etc. The more feedback you can give me the better. I also need to find an appropriate space for the group to meet. We may start out at my apartment in Beaverton or the clubhouse here, and move somewhere else later on as the group grows in size. If you are centrally located and have a large space in your home for us to use, and don't mind holding the group at your house, let me know.

I look forward to hearing back from you! Thank you so much!

Rev. Joni E. Jenkins
www.SpiritRetrieval.com
jonijenkins@gmail.com

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Cathie Seeks Permenant Live-in Care Provider Position . . .

2006-09-16T21:38:16Z

along Mendocino northcoast area from Little River to Fort Bragg. Experienced. Dependable. If you know of
anything, please message me! I'm coming home and I'm so excited!
Big Hugs to all of my loved ones!
Thank you,
Cathie Morales

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Mexican Medicinal Plants: Pregnancy & Childbirth

2006-08-21T04:22:48Z

Blessings to you all...

My name's Femi. I am a Yoruba priest in the SF Bay Area. Part of my practice is herbal medicine. I am on my way back to Veracruz, Mexico to collect medicinal plants and products from midwives and shamen.

If you, or someone you know is interested in traditional Mexican herbs/herbal products associated with pregnancy or childbirth, please contact me ASAP and I will happily acquire them for you. I also have access to traditional West African herbal medicines. In any case, may it be well with you.

Femi
510-485-2336
YorubaSchool@yahoo.com
www.geocities.com/yorubaschool

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Need advise/counceling referrals/ on healing from sister's suicide

2006-08-08T19:13:18Z

Tomorrow it will be 2 months since my beloved sister took her life. This was her second attempt in 6 months.
I've had to be so strong for so many people during this time, and now i'm finding that I'm not so strong any more. I've lost my grounding.

I am definately considering some sort of grief counceling, although traditional counceling therapy hasn't done too much for me in the past, I think mostly because I haven't found that "right" person that I connect with in order to really open up. At this point, I really need a good spiritual cleansing to heal and get back to my happy, whole life. My family needs me to, and so do I.

It would really help to find someone who accepts insurance (Aetna), or who would be willing to trade healing services for art glass work.

Any suggestions you can offer are greatly appreciated.

Peace & Love,

Lisa

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perinatal psychology workshop on cortes island, B.C., Canada

2006-06-26T03:11:54Z

Hello All -

This is a revolutionary new way of viewing life in the womb. Please read the following. Judyth is still looking for more participants, contact her for more details.

PERINATAL PSYCHOLOGY AND THERAPY for HEALTH & HEALING

workshops offered by

Judyth O. Weaver, Ph.D.
July 17-21, 2006 on Cortes Island, B.C. Canada

And Sept 1-5, 2006 through Hollyhock Retreat Centre

As an early searcher I studied and benefited from many forms of art and psychology but there were still deep parts, unexplained feelings, connections I could not understand. I worked in many bodymind integrative modes but the deepest questions were not addressed until I came to the field of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology.

This fastest growing branch of psycholgy has grown from research that shows how prenates and neonates feel, have consciousness, have memories and respond specifically to their experiences; and how adults unconsciously remember and base their actions and reactions throughout their lives on these early experiences.

The pioneering work of Dr. Frank Lake, followed by Drs. Eva Reich, William Emerson, Ray Castellino (and even earlier research and psychotherapy by Dr. Wilhelm Reich in the 1940â€™s and by Sir John Bowlby on attachment in the 1950â€™s) demonstrate the importance of this. It also follows the focus of Drs Frederick Leboyar and Michel Odent in Europe and of Igor Charkovsky in Russia who have worked towards more natural, non-violent births. Current research in the neurosciences and other related fields are supporting and helping clarify these findings.

The amount of connection and consciousness during pregnancy as well as bonding and attachment in the early days after birth makes a great difference in how the infant will thrive or not. It affects how love and intimacy are engendered between infant and parent, and even how parents and siblings will relate to each other. These experiences are proven to affect the quality of life not just for the child itself but for the entire family, nuclear and extended, as well.

Information coming from many disciplines now proves the importance in a personâ€™s life of the quality of conception, the nine months of gestation, and the process of the birth itself as well as the early times in infancy. All have great affect on how the child is welcomed and related to at the beginning, which, in turn, affects greatly not only early childhood and development, but continues all the way through our lives into adulthood. Evidence confirms that many health issues â€“ physical, mental, emotional and spiritual â€“ are linked to prenatal and birth experiences and parent-infant bonding.

Patterns for ones ability to deal with stress and trauma are also laid down in these early times. They inform us and follow us throughout our lives. These early patterns that go so deep develop while we are pre-verbal. If these patterns are traumatic much of the work to resolve such trauma needs to engage on the pre-verbal level.

Participants in this workshop will explore In an experiential format embryological and infant development, the effects of various life occurrences, ways to promote healthy births, and protocols for therapeutic interventions and repairing trauma. This workshop will teach listening, acknowledging, attuning, somatically tracking movement patterns and the fluctuation of the nervous system; thereby offering the support that may not have been there in the past.

This may have deep, profound affects and may offer resolution to issues that have seemed to resist other therapeutic attempts.

This workshop will include discussion, individual process and practicing practical tools for integrating one's insights and discoveries. The work can be important to therapists, teachers, social workers, parents, parents-to-be, those trying to conceive, and anyone who works with people or who wants to learn more about themselves.

I have found it to be invaluable to deeply understand myself and to be able to assist others in their personal journeys.

I would be honored if you would join me in this incredible exploration of birth, being, body, soul and spirit.

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Judyth O. Weaver, Ph.D. has trained extensively in the field of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Therapy. She has studied with Eva Reich, M.D., William Emerson, Ph.D., has completed Dr. Ray Castellinoâ€™s Prenatal and Birth Therapy training, has assisted him, is co-facilitating a training in Nelson, B.C. and is certified to lead Castellino Process Workshops.

Tuition: US$390/Can$445 Meals and Accommodation extra

July workshop: register with Judyth: 415-388-3151 orjudyth@judythweaver.com after July 4: 250-935-8500.

September workshop: register with Hollyhock: 800-933-6339 or registration@hollyhock.ca

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Reiki I Class - NE Portland, OR

2006-06-24T20:10:34Z

Reiki I:
Reiki is an ancient hands-on healing art that promotes self-healing, relieves disease and stress, and encourages an overall state of well-being. Experience the shift possible when you unblock stuck energy in your mental, emotional, physical and spiritual field.

In the Reiki I certification course, we will examine the history of this fascinating healing art, as well as the practical teachings to allow students to begin practicing with the energy right away. The main distinction between Reiki and other hands-on-healing modalities is an attunement process. This process allows the student/recipient to access universal energy. I liken the process to arteries being cleared. The attunement will open up energy channels in the recipient, allowing healing energy to pass through their hands. This is a very simple, yet powerful, process. Once attuned, we will practice on each other, exchanging healing hands. This class allows the Reiki I student to facilitate self-healings, and healings of friends.

Reiki I, July 9th, 2-4pm. $75. NE Portland. Reiki I Certificate upon completion. Questions/reservations call Jill at 971-998-7222 or email jahlstra@hotmail.com.

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learn to heal from Dolphins!!! {8/3} [PDX]

2006-06-22T10:08:57Z

WHAT: "The Dolphin Embassy," a multimedia presentation about the relationship between humans and Dolphins.
WHEN: Wednesday, August 3rd
WHY: To recognize the riches offered to us by Dolphins and Whales and raise awareness of our responsibility to them.
WHERE: the CenterRing 5339 SE Foster Road, Portland, OR 97206
WHO: Sponsored by the CenterRing.
COST: $12

The Dolphin Embassy is coming to Portland!

Scott Taylor and Amanda Hain have been travelling around the world, coming from the headquarters of the Dolphin Embassy in Australia, to bring the Story of the timeless relationship between humans and dolphins up to date. Using computer graphics, high-quality sound recordings, and an entertaining narrative style, the Dolphin Embassy offers a rare glimpse inside an esoteric influence on human destiny.

Based on over twenty years of research, and on the extraordinary revelations in the Legend of the Golden Dolphin, the Dolphin Story will come alive for you as never before. Ancient history, indigenous tales, and mythologies of many cultures are compared to current science and direct experience to reveal deep secrets, hitherto unavailable.

The mysteries of Dolphin-Assisted Therapy– how thousands of families around the world are finding relief and healing for their children through this unprecedented activity–are explored in depth.

Scott Taylor is an author, researcher, workshop leader and storyteller of international renown. His book, “Souls in the Sea: Dolphins, Whales and Human Destiny” (Frog Ltd, 2003) is finding a favored place on many bookshelves around the world. Amanda Hain is a trained counsellor, a massage therapist, and a Director of the Dolphin Embassy Wellness Program.

The Dolphin Embassy will be presenting an evening at The CenterRing (5339 SE Foster). Scott will be signing books at 6:30, presentation begins promptly at 7:00PM. $12 donation requested at the door.

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Other CenterRing events:

Sunday, August 14th, 9PM
@ The CenterRing (5339 SE Foster)
$12 advance, $14 at the Door
www.thecenterring.org

Join Shimshai on a musical journey of spirit. From the depths of meditative praise, to the heights of joyous rhythmic affirmation.

Shimshai and the Natural Mystique Ensemble:
Fusing an eclectic blend of reggae soul and jazz with a worldbeat influence, the Natural MystiquEnsemble delivers solid grooves layered with lush harmony and spirited lyrics.

Advance tickets available online at www.thecenterring.org or
Mirador Community Store (2106 SE Division)

"His beautiful voice and exquisite guitar playing evokes the spirit of Bob Marley, the subtlety of Jerry Garcia and a powerful musical prayer to unite all humanity and spark the fire of change. It is a gift to the world and a blessing for us all."
-Robyn Shanti,
Dharma Wheel
KBOO Portland
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Explore the body as a vessel for spiritual transformation
through DANCE AND CHANT

Saturday, August 20th, 9PM
@ CenterRing (5339 SE Foster)
$15 with Kirtan,
$7 after midnight

Kirtan with Arjun: high energy, deep space bhajan/kirtan.

Arjun was named one of the top 5 bhajan/kirtan singers in the west with Krishna Das, Bhagavan Das and Jai Uttal, by world reknowned Yoga resource, Jivamukti Yoga

Breaks and World Fuzion 'till late:

DJ Arjun Baba (Guardians Collective)
DJ Sharptooth (Oregon Country Fair)
Sean Conlon (Soular Powered Productions)

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WHEATGRASS is absolutely amazing!

2006-06-22T10:07:27Z

Ann Wigmore revived the interest in wheat grass in the 60’s by treating herself when her doctors told her she would not live. After an automobile accident that shattered both her legs, Ann was advised to amputate her legs in order to cut out the disease. She refused and gangrene set in. She did not give up and set out on a “peasant’s diet”, which consisted of wheat grass, vegetables, and grains that ultimately restored her health. Ann dedicated her life to administering wheat grass to the sick and created the Hippocrates Health Institute which to this day carries out her work.

Dr. Ann Wigmore learned as child the art of natural healing from her grandmother. Following the war her family left Europe and emigrated to the United States. After years of struggles with colitis, headaches, arthritis, a host of other health challenges, and namely the accident, the young Ann Wigmore returned to her native teachings and began a regimen of live foods using primarily sprouts and wheatgrass juice to rejuvenate initially her pets and then herself. She experienced an incredible rejuvenation on a diet of living foods. Her hair returned from an almost full graying condition to its natural color. Her vitality soared. So began a live-food crusade which led to the founding of the Hippocrates Institute in Boston in 1963 which successfully treated tens of thousands of patients over a period of several decades.

Dr. Ann Wigmore might be more aptly titled a healer, instead of a doctor, because she healed people and will be remembered forever for the legacy she left humankind. Though Ann died tragically and suddenly in a fire in a fire while writing her book at the age of 83, in 1993, her live-food crusade continues on, unabated.

In Ann’s own words:

"Reconnect with nature and your body will take care of the rest. This is the beauty of self-healing."

"Through the American eating habits I developed cancer of the colon, arthritis, hernia, migraine headaches, blood poisoning, depression and gray hair by the time I was fifty…. I knew the only thing to do was turn back to nature…. So gradually I developed the Living Foods Lifestyle and returned to nature. It took me about three years to regain my health. Today I have improved the Living Food Lifestyle which means being able to regain health in only several months rather than several years... “

”Because of wheatgrass implants, my brain has improved and stress has been eliminated. I have tremendous brain force now. My writing is improving each year. When the body is healthy, the brain is healthy too because the brain is the same as any other part of the body.”

Ann healed her own body from various illnesses including colon cancer while in her fifties, using Raw Living Foods.

For thirteen years Dr. Ann visited Creative Health every summer blessing us with her natural healing truths. Dr. Ann died at the age of 83 in a fire. A video taken of her three months before her death shows a woman in her eighties moving about like a young woman--limber, energetic, and intellectually sharp. Her doctors were amazed. At the age of 83, she was as fit as a 30 year old. It’s sad that she died for she would have been “living” proof of the power in Nature (wheatgrass and sprouts), of the simple diet of raw foods in its natural state.

Through years of research Dr. Ann Wigmore discovered that all the enzymes, vitamins and minerals that the body needs are found within the foods we eat -- IF these foods are prepared in such a way as to maintain or unlock their life-giving nutrients.

Wheatgrass contains all vitamins necessary for the normal function of the human body such as riboflavin, vitamin C, B complex, and all of the 100 elements which the balanced earth contains; turning the body from an acidic state into an alkaline state.

By cooking and killing your foods, you cook and kill your bodies.

Living foods for our Living temple: (our sacred bodies)

Understand the full meaning of the Tree of Life*

Wheat grass is considered to be a complete food, meaning it has life sustaining properties. It is a source of beta-carotene and the B vitamins, plus vitamins C, E, H and K. It also contains close to ninety different minerals and nineteen amino acids. Wheat grass caters to blood purification, liver detoxification, and colon cleansing. It is also an excellent source of superoxide dismutase (SOD), which is a powerful antioxidant and anti-aging enzyme.

A 1978 study by Yoshihide Hagiwara, M.D., suggests that wheat grass has the ability to inactivate mutagenic substances found in agricultural chemicals, fertilizers, and food additives. In other words, wheat grass may combat the damaging effects of chemicals, fertilizers, and food additives that are ever increasing their visibility in our food and drinking water. As it is now, most foods contain one type or another form of food additives. Fertilizers have been showing up around the world in drinking water. One recent study in California, USA even showed evidence of rocket fuel in cows’ milk.

It must also be said that wheat grass is high in chlorophyll, which is the closest to the molecular structure of human blood on the planet as you can get. The body converts chlorophyll into fresh blood, thus leaving the body more rejuvenated. Due to its concentrated form of chlorophyll, wheat grass has also been known to have favorable effects on treating chronic pancreatitis.

In addition, chlorophyll combats bacteria inside the body and supports healing, rebuilds the bloodstream, removes drug deposits from the body, neutralizes toxins in the body, purifies the liver, improves blood sugar problems, and can cure chronic sinusitis with long term use.

Wheat grass has been known to help prevent tooth decay, skin problems such as eczema and psoriasis. It is also claimed to reduce hair from graying, improves digestion, reduces high blood pressure as it enhances the capillaries, and can remove heavy metals from the body.

Living food is provided by nature, organically grown in its original, uncooked state. Live foods provide the body with the life-giving, easy-to-digest nourishment needed to strengthen the immune system. Seeds, grains, nuts, fruits and vegetables in their natural, uncooked state are the living food used to rebuild health - physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Wheat grass juice is an excellent source of chlorophyll. Wheat grass juice is also high in iron, oxygen, and enzymes and is one of the richest sources of vitamins A, B, and C.

Studies of wheatgrass by Dr. Chiu Nan Lai of the University of Texas System Cancer Center showed it to be a potent inhibitor of several carcinogens. Applying low levels of the extract to mutagens diminished activity in them by up to 99%. Recent medical research has found that cancer goes into remission when the body is alkaline. The raw living foods diet helps to make the body alkaline (easily tested with litmus paper).

More research has examined the healing properties of chlorophyll in general and seems to be related to the fact that the chlorophyll molecule is nearly identical to that of hemoglobin, whose single atom of iron replaces one atom of magnesium.

Distinguished medical specialists have reported hundreds of cases in which chlorophyll has cured deep infections, stimulated healing, removed necrotic debris from open wounds, and accelerated connective tissue and epidermal proliferation.

Other works by Ann Wigmore include:

Be Your Own Doctor

The Wheatgrass Book

The Sprouting Book

The Blending Book

Hippocrates Diet

You Don't Have to Grow Old.

Rebuild Your Health

Recipes for Longer Life.

Recipes for Total Health and Nutrition.

Our Precious Pets.

Aids; Healing the Atttuntive Way

"Let me share my vision with you: I see the world without sickness, sorrow or mental disturbances in which we are living in perfect balance and abundant health and harmony." — Dr Ann Wigmore

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Here are some beautiful scriptures that were founded in the archives of the Vatican by Edmond Bordeaux Szekely (whose father worked for the Vatican). But unfortunately the Chruch Fathers LEFT OUT most of the needed messages for mankind, out of the bible. Jesus, a powerful healer (as I had always known because I dreamt of him this way when I was a child) was a deep believer in the power of Mother Earth.

“…And then many sick and maimed came to Jesus, asking him. "if you know all things, tell us, why do we suffer with these grievous plagues? Why are we not whole like other men? Master, heal us, that we too may be made strong, and need abide no longer in our misery. We know that you have it in your power to heal all manner of disease. Free us from Satan and from all his great afflictions. Master, have compassion on us."

“And Jesus answered- "Happy are you that you hunger for the truth, for I will satisfy you with the bread of wisdom. Happy are you, that you knock, for I will open to you the door of life. Happy are you, that you would cast off the power of Satan, for I will lead you into the kingdom of our Mother's angels, where the power of Satan cannot enter."

“And they asked him in amazement: "Who is our Mother and which her angels? And where is her kingdom?"

"Your Mother is in you, and you in her. She bore you she gives you life. it was she who gave to you your body, and to her shall you one day give it back again. Happy are you when you come to know her and her kingdom; if you receive your Mother's angels and if you do her laws. I tell you truly, he who does these things shall never see disease. For the power of our Mother is above all. And it destroys Satan and his kingdom, and has rule over all your bodies and all living things.

"The blood which runs in us is born of the blood of our Earthly Mother. Her blood falls from the clouds; leaps from the womb of the earth; babbles in the brooks of the mountains; flows wide in the rivers of the plains; sleeps in the lakes; rages mightily in tempestuous seas.

"The air which we breathe is born of the breath of our Earthly Mother. Her breath is azure in the heights of t heavens; soughs in the tops of the mountains; whispers the leaves of the forest; billows over the cornfields; slumbers in the deep valleys, burns hot in the desert.

"The hardness of our bones is born of the bones of our Earthly Mother, of the rocks and of the stones. They stand naked to the heavens on the tops of mountains; are as giants that lie sleeping on the sides of the mountains, as idols set in the desert, and are hidden in the deepness of the earth.

"The tenderness of our flesh is born of the flesh of our Earthly Mother; whose flesh waxes yellow and red in the fruits of the trees, and nurtures us in the furrows of the fields.

"Our bowels are born of the bowels of our Earthly Mother, and are hid from our eyes, like the invisible depths of the earth.

"The light of our eyes, the hearing of our ears, both are born of the colors and the sounds of our Earthly Mother; which enclose us about, as the waves of the sea a fish, as the eddying air a bird.

"I tell you in very truth, Man is the Son of the Earthly Mother, and from her did the Son of Man receive his whole body, even as the body of the newborn babe is born of the womb of his mother. I tell you truly, you are one with the Earthly Mother; she is in you, and you in her. Of her were you born, in her do you live, and to her shall you return again. Keep, therefore, her laws, for none can live long, neither be happy, but he who honors his Earthly Mother and does her laws. For your breath is her breath; your blood her blood; your bone her bone; your flesh her flesh; your bowels her bowels; your eyes and your ears are her eyes and her ears.

"I tell you truly, should you fail to keep but one only of all these laws, should you harm but one only of all your body's members, you shall be utterly lost in your grievous sickness, and there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. I tell you, unless you follow the laws of your Mother, you can in no wise escape death. And he who clings to the laws of his Mother, to him shall his Mother cling also. She shall heal all his plagues, and he shall never become sick. She gives him long life, and protects him from all afflictions; from fire, from water, from the bite of venomous serpents. For your Mother bore you, keeps life within you. She has given you her body, and none but she heals you. Happy is he who loves his Mother and lies quietly in her bosom. For your Mother loves you, even when you turn away from her. And how much more shall she love you, if you turn to her again? I tell you truly, very great is her love, greater than the greatest of mountains, deeper than the deepest seas. And those who love their Mother, she never deserts them. As the hen protects her chickens, as the lioness her cubs, as the mother her newborn babe, so does the Earthly Mother protect the Son of Man from all danger and from all evils.

"...many unclean and sick followed Jesus' words, and sought the banks of the murmuring streams. They put off their shoes and their clothing, they fasted, and they gave up their bodies to the angels of air, water, and sunshine. And the Earthly Mother's angels embraced them, possessing their bodies both inwards and outwards. And all of them saw all evils, sins and uncleanesses depart in haste from them. ... And the breath of some became as stinking as that which is loosed from the bowels, and some had an issue of spittle, and evil smelling and unclean vomit rose from their inward parts. All these uncleanesses flowed by their mouths. In some, by the nose; in others, by the eyes and ears. And many did have a noisome and abominable sweat come from all their body, over all their skin. And on many limbs great hot boils broke forth, from which came out uncleannesses with an evil smell, and urine flowed abundantly from their body; and in many their urine was all but dried up and became thick as the honey of bees; that of others was almost red or black, and almost as hard as the sand of rivers. And many belched stinking gases from their bowels, like the breath of devils. And their stench became so great that none could bear it." (Quote from the Essene Gospel of Peace).

www.essene.com/GospelOfPeace/peace1.html

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Midwives now legal in WI

2006-05-18T02:26:10Z

Doyle signs bills on midwives

Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. - Midwives who aren't nurses must obtain a state license under a bill
Gov. Jim Doyle signed into law Monday.

Under the law, Applicants must hold a valid professional midwife credential from the
North American Registry of Midwives or the American College of Nurse Midwives. The
state Department of Regulation and Licensing must develop rules spelling out
medications midwives can administer, such as oxygen, postpartum anti-bleeding agents
and intravenous fluids.

A licensed midwife also must disclose to clients his or her training and experience,
whether the midwife has malpractice insurance and procedures for handling medical
emergencies.

Nobody will be allowed to act as a midwife without a license or a temporary permit from
the state.

The legislation gained momentum after criminal charges were filed in the death of a child
during delivery.

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NOTE from Grandma Midwife:

No fault was ever implied on the part of the midwife, but the prosecutor personally went after the midwife for no license, even though she was fully nationally certified and Wisconsin had no license available. We deluged Wisconsin with letters demanding that they start licensing midwives immediately to prevent bureaucratic abuses like this from happening again, and apparently they saw reason. Once in a while you win one.

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Surrender into Union with God.....

2006-05-18T02:25:06Z

I just love this quote by Mother Mary and wanted to share.....

"Stop planning, be still, and let God's plan unfold. The same force that makes the planets orbit around the sun everyday is the same force that is in charge of all the events of your life. You do not get up everyday and worry about how you are going to make the planets orbit around the sun, nor should you worry about the details of your own life. God has a wonderful plan for you and all you need to do is get out of the way! Wait for God to move you, not the other way around."

--Mother Mary (channeled through Joni)

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CALLING ALL SOUND HEALERS, MASSAGE THERAPISTS AND BODYWORKERS!

2006-05-13T19:00:23Z

CALLING ALL SOUND HEALERS, MASSAGE THERAPISTS AND BODYWORKERS!

Your Light and Hands are needed from May19-28th for City Repair's Sixth Village Building Convergence.

Find out how you can bring your healing energies to the building sites, encourage the holistic health of our growing village and volunteer your services in exchange for free evening passes.

Opportunities for a placemaking work party where we will build a healing space within the central venue will be coming up next week. Get in touch for details!
Contact

Just
younjust@peacemail.com
206.948.0180

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RAW FOR 30 DAYS!

2006-05-11T06:24:41Z

http://rawfor30days.com/ <<<<< THIS will absolutely inspire you to tears!! A MUST SEE.... it is an 8 minute movie trailer....

Peace to your beautiful bodies!

In love and light*

xox

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Immigration, slavery (including wage slavery), brutality, saving the world... and you

2006-05-03T08:02:48Z

Please read this: http://www.myownrevolution.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39

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Reiki I Class - NE Portland, OR

2006-04-22T21:59:23Z

Reiki I:
Reiki is an ancient hands-on healing art that promotes self-healing, relieves disease and stress, and encourages an overall state of well-being. Experience the shift possible when you unblock stuck energy in your mental, emotional, physical and spiritual field.

In the Reiki I certification course, we will examine the history of this fascinating healing art, as well as the practical teachings to allow students to begin practicing with the energy right away. The main distinction between Reiki and other hands-on-healing modalities is an attunement process. This process allows the student/recipient to access universal energy. I liken the process to arteries being cleared. The attunement will open up energy channels in the recipient, allowing healing energy to pass through their hands. This is a very simple, yet powerful, process. Once attuned, we will practice on each other, exchanging healing hands. This class allows the Reiki I student to facilitate self-healings, and healings of friends.

Reiki I, May 7th, 2-4pm. $75. NE Portland. Reiki I Certificate upon completion. Questions/reservations call Jill at 971-998-7222 or email jahlstrand@gmail.com.

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Relationships Gone Wild

2006-04-14T07:26:28Z

It seems so many relationships are falling apart right now. In my counseling business, i am working with seven different couples that are a breath away from saying goodbye to each other.

I also have friends and aquaintances who are in crisis in their relationships. My Astrologer friend claims it is because Mercury is in retrograde. Lots of opinions. For what it is worth, I would like to throw my opinions in the pot for your feedback and thoughts.

1. We seem to be a society of instant gratification. High speed internet, 150 channels immediately available on our remote and microwaves are faster than ever. We want it all NOW. It is hard for us to delay our gratification. We tend to leave five minutes before the miracle. In fact we are a society of leaving....leaving spiritual paths to try a new one, leaving jobs, leaving lovers, leaving families, leaving where we live for what we think will be something better. And after we do our geographical, we find the same problems and challenges follow us.

2. This one just might really stir the pot. In so many cases, the couples I counsel finally after much denial admit that alcohol and drugs are a serious issue in the relationship.

I have numerous phone clients. Recently, a couple I am working with back east both entered an inpatient treatment center. We are not talking about penniless slackers.
He is an attorney and she teaches English in a private high school.

Now, to keep it fair and honest, I am a recovered alcoholic. I will have been clean and sober 33 years this April 30. So I have experienced both sides of the coin. Am I prejudiced against alcohol and drugs? Maybe. But I can tell you this. In 26 years of the work I do, I have yet to see alcohol or drugs add value to a relationship.

We use chemicals to alter our state of consciousness so we don't have to face the reality of the here and now.

3. Most couples in crisis lack a strong spiritual program. I am NOT talking about religion, doctrine or dogma. I am talking about universal spiritual practices such as meditation,
non-sectarian prayer etc. that keep us in contact with Source. Personally, I am very Metaphysical in my spiritual path.

4. Couples in crisis seem to have their PH:D in the other person's behavior and they are at kindergarten level regarding their own behavior.

What I find sad, is the fact many of these relationships can be saved and healed, but people leave and give up way too soon. And then two years later they are back in my office with a new partner dragging the same old problems around in their lives. They re-invent the wheel time and time again.

PLEASE, if you are thinking of leaving, take a 30 day time out. Get some help, get some counseling. Make a list of the values and beauty that brought you together in the first place.
Spend 100% of your time for a week looking at YOUR behavior and zero percent of your time looking at your partners behavior. You may be surp[rised at what you discovered.

If this helps one couple, it has been worth me posting my opinions, be they right or wrong.
Would love to hear your feedback.
Love peace and blessings,
Jim Wilhite

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The "new" old cure

2006-03-03T05:58:39Z

Warning: This reading is rather loooong.

Colloidal silver appears to be a powerful all-round antibiotic capable of fighting a multitude of infections caused by single-celled disease organisms effectively. It reportedly can also be a preventative against such infectious diseases. Acting as a catalyst, colloidal silver disables enzymes one-celled bacteria viruses and fungi need for their metabolism. They are killed on contact with colloidal silver while friendly single-celled organisms in the human body remain unharmed and the body's immune system unchanged.
Colloidal silver was in common use until 1938 as the most effective antibiotic then available to medicine, only to be outdated by modern antibiotics in the wake of the discovery of penicillin.
Mankind's knowledge of silver's antibacterial, antiseptic antiviral and anti fungal properties seems to be as old as its history though. The properties of silver were known to the Egyptian Pharaohs and think of the European aristocracy's use of opulent silver tableware: cups, plates and cutlery. Food was often stored in trunks made from silver.
Read any biography of Kings or Queens. Or a good history book and look up their death causes: You will hardly ever find one of them died at an unduly age from a disease spread by bacteria, viruses or fungi. Henry VIII, e.g. was reportedly very worried about his extended family's health during the plague in London, that killed almost half its population, but none of them ever succumbed to it. Is it a far fetched conclusion that small traces of silver ingested with the daily use of silver ware might have made the difference? Read on and make up your own mind.

Early Research
Only recently have researchers started to rediscover what silver can do for all of us. At the turn of the century scientists had discovered that the body's most important fluids are colloidal in nature: "permanently suspended ultra-fine particles of substances". Blood, for example, carries nutrition and oxygen to the body cells and collects their waste products. This insight led to studies with colloidal metals and minerals and their interaction with the body and the basic antibiotic property of colloidal silver was discovered. Colloidal silver was then used by physicians as a mainstream antibiotic treatment, and it was considered quite "high-tech." Production methods however were costly. The pharmaceutical industry moved in, causing colloidal research to be set aside in favor of development of fast working more toxic and potentially dangerous drugs:

Modern antibiotics
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today classifies colloidal silver as a pre-1938 drug. In a letter from the FDA dated 9/13/91 it is stated: "These products may continue to be marketed ... as long as they are advertised and labeled for the same use as in 1938 and as long as they are manufactured in the original manner."
Some of the manufacturing methods used before 1938 are still used today, including the Electro-colloidal process, which has proven to be the best method.

Contemporary Studies
While studying the regeneration of limbs spinal cords and organs in the late 1970's Robert O. Becker. MD. and author of "The Body Electric'', discovered that electrically charged silver ions promote growth and kill surrounding bacteria.
The March 1978 issue of Science Digest reported in an article "Our Mightiest Germ Fighter":
"Thanks to eye-opening research, silver is emerging as a wonder of modern medicine. An antibiotic kills perhaps half-dozen different disease organisms, but silver kills some 650. Resistant strains fail to develop. Moreover, silver is virtually non-toxic."
The article ended with a quote by Dr. Harry Margraf, a biochemist and pioneering silver researcher who worked with the late Carl Moyer, MD. and chairman of Washington University's Department of surgery in the 1970s: " Silver is the best all-round germ fighter we have."

How It Works
In the electro-colloidal manufacturing process extremely small (sub micron size) clusters of approximately 15 silver atoms form, each atom charged with a tiny electrically positive charge, which keeps the silver clusters suspended in the colloidal medium, distilled water. This suspension is possible because of one of waters physical anomalies called "Brownian Movement", which potentially keeps the silver infinitely suspended in this medium.
The presence of colloidal silver in the body near a single-celled pathogen, be it bacterium, virus or fungus, disables its metabolism to work and it dies off: Unlike pharmaceutical antibiotics which also destroy beneficial bacteria, colloidal silver leaves the body's beneficial bacteria intact. It is thought to be the electric charge on the silver, that allows this to take place. Thus colloidal silver is absolutely safe for humans and animals, in fact for all multi-celled living matter. It is non-toxic, has no side effects and can be used simultaneously with any other medication, as it does not interfere with it.
Taken orally, the colloidal silver is absorbed in the mouth, where it is quickly enters the bloodstream. Swishing the colloidal silver under the tongue for about 30 seconds before swallowing ensures fast absorption. After a few days of intake the silver will have accumulated in the body's tissues sufficiently for benefits to begin. Since colloidal silver is eliminated from the body by the kidneys, liver and lymph system after a few weeks, many people take colloidal silver on a daily basis to maintain a certain silver level in their body. Claims made by maintenance users are often that this prevents new infections successfully and that it is in fact a powerful preventative health measure in general.

Topical Uses
Colloidal silver is painless on cuts, abrasions, in open wounds, in the nostrils for a stuffy nose and even in a baby's eyes because, unlike antiseptics, it does not destroy tissue cells. Use it on burns and boils and actually any skin disorder from spots, pimples and acne to athlete's foot, eczema and warts.
Colloidal silver eases itchiness and pain from bug or mosquito bites. For treating skin problems it is best applied onto a thin band-aid or another thin sterile material, that is cut to size, wet with colloidal silver and let this air-dry.
Colloidal silver can also be used to make a cream or balm, which would preferably be used on skin conditions, that shouldn't be moistened further.
It seems to be most important to place the colloidal silver as near to the infection as possible. So with an ear infection it is advisable to put it into the ear, as it would take considerably longer to accumulate enough silver near the infection if it were taken orally. On the other hand it usually is of additional value to treat an external infection topically and by ingestion at the same time, as this in most cases will speed up the healing process.

Maintenance Dosage
Most adults for a start, take half a tablespoon - 4 times a day for 4 to 7 days to build up the silver level in their body. Then cut down to about half a tablespoon twice a day (half tablespoon doses have the advantage of avoiding unnecessary spillage).
Used this way a 500ml bottle of true colloidal silver will provide you with a daily maintenance dose for approximately 7 weeks.
Colloidal silver works in different amounts and different time-spans for each individual. Some people report instant beneficial effects from taking it just once. Others don't get results until they've taken it for weeks.
One way to determine a dosage is kinesiology or muscle testing, and optimum dose may require more or less colloidal silver. But you can be patient and experiment with dosage yourself. e.g. if the maintenance dose doesn't do much for you after a week, double the dosage for a week to see whether it makes a difference. On the other hand you could lower the dosage when the maintenance dose proves very effective. This way you should be able to determine your personal requirements.

Treating Children
Children or babies would use a proportionally smaller dose. Do not put children on a maintenance dose though. Children need to get ill in order to build up their immune system. Use colloidal silver to assist recovery, when signs of illness do show up.
Children apparently react much quicker and more profoundly to the effects of colloidal silver. Should your child tell you, that it now feels fine and doesn't need to take it anymore, you should rely on mutual trust and stop treatment.
Children usually are not interested in taking medicine. You can learn to empower them by offering colloidal silver instead of administering it. This is a similar way to how you've come across this remedy and you should try to use it in a sharing and loving way of equality. Doing this you will find them coming to ask you if they can use it for whatever they find necessary treating. You will this way not only give them a chance to learn about human ailments, but also learn a lot more about them yourself.

Use in case of an Impaired Immune System
People suffering from an impaired immune system can improve their condition considerably by using colloidal silver on a daily maintenance dose and by increasing intake should infections occur. More and more people develop allergies to conventional antibiotics or suffer from severe side-effects, when taking them, which outweigh their benefits. Colloidal silver can be a real, valuable alternative route to fighting infections for them when conventional, modern antibiotics fail altogether, as is increasingly the case. Reports on efficiency of colloidal silver where people that are already given up by their medical doctors have benefited from this alternative antibiotic are not rare. Especially cases of viral infections and fungal or yeast infections being mistakenly or unknowingly treated with conventional antibiotics (that only kill specific bacteria) are commonplace.
The rediscovery of colloidal silver as an all-round germ fighter comes at a time when mankind and nature in general are prone to an ever faster mutating spectrum of pathogens. The hepatitis virus e.g. has mutated from hepatitis A and B to C,D,E,F,G and H in less than a decade. Some researchers fear, that the backlash of nature on man's conceited victory over disease will have disastrous consequences for all of us.
The misguided use of conventional / modern antibiotics for useless treatments of common ailments like sore throats (that are most usually caused by viruses) and in animal husbandry are repeatedly being addressed as a cause to this effect in the public newspapers. Colloidal silver might help to bring about change and should be promoted by everyone who has benefited from its use.

Dosage For Chronic or Serious Conditions
Reportedly the daily intake has to be doubled or tripled for a period of at least 40 days to tackle chronic infections. Make sure to have enough colloidal silver to maintain such a dosage for the required time, because stopping intake before the infection has completely disappeared will almost always result in a new infection. Whereas conventional antibiotics are acting quickly, colloidal silver may take a longer course of treatment. This was one of the reasons, why it was abandoned in the 1940's.
It is widely recommended to drop to the daily maintenance dose after the infection is gone.
Same dosage appears to be sufficient for serious illnesses. Do not overdose for a start, because if pathogens are killed too quickly the body's eliminator channels may become temporarily overloaded with their debris, resulting in flu-like conditions, headache, fatigue, dizziness, nausea or aching muscles. This is known as the Herxheimer- Effect. Some people also refer to this as a healing crisis.
Ease off on the colloidal silver to the maintenance dose and increase water intake.
Regular bowel movements are a must to relieve the discomforts of detoxification. Resolve to reduce sugar and saturated fats from the diet and exercise more. Given the opportunity, the body's natural ability to heal itself will amaze you.
Though it is virtually impossible to overdose with true colloidal silver (see Product Quality), as to receive an amount of elemental silver considered toxic from a 10ppm true colloidal silver product would require you to ingest approximately 250 liters in a couple of weeks, do not overuse it unnecessarily. One tablespoon full of 10ppm true colloidal silver will contain approximately 100 meg elemental silver in 10 mil of liquid. This must be considered a sufficient maintenance dose for the average adult.
A multiple daily dose on top of this is certainly a therapeutic dose and should only be taken to treat serious or chronic infections for as long as it is necessary to overcome them.

Silver - The Missing Nutrient?
In 1940, R.A.Kehoe reported that under normal circumstances, the average daily intake of fruit and vegetables would provide between 50-100 meg of silver as trace element. Since that time, the commercial farm soils of western industrialized countries have become extremely deficient in trace minerals. It can be speculated that since the levels of soil based minerals in North America have dropped over 85% since year 1900 (according to the Earth Summit report issued in 1992), our ancestor's diet used to contain trace silver but undoubtedly our diet today has greatly reduced levels of silver due to decreasing trace elements within the soil.
That said, it should not be assumed that electro-colloidal silver is equivalent to or has the same metabolic effect as receiving silver from our diet. Research in this field is missing completely. Take any of the books on nutrition and look for silver in the index, you will not find it listed there. Small scale research on colloidal silver used on plants and animals, "healthy" and "diseased", however is showing astonishing results and it can be suggested that silver is of major importance to the growth and maturing of plants and animals.
Bio-dynamic farming takes the importance of "bio-metals" into account to some extent but sadly is the only agricultural practice in western civilization that is doing so. The importance of the quality of all of life's building stones is recognized and resulting in a practice of rebuilding Nature's cycles. Many more activities in this wide opening field of research and practice are urgently necessary and will certainly be addressed with the re-awakening and growing interest in the workings of Nature.
When man started to burn the primeval forests for room, the bio-mass contents stayed on the land as ashes and thus became available to man's crops, but then he started to remove the forests' timber for building, construction of ships, mining and power generation. This was when the cycle was broken for the first time. The bio-mass contents were removed from the land and went missing. Then with modern civilization we accustomed ourselves furthermore with stopping to bring back our feaces to the soil as our ancestors used to do. This second time the loss was irretrievable: Flushing one of the earth's noblest content, along with all those trace elements, down the drain. Modern agriculture only brings back to the fields, what agro-industry and modem science supporting it recognize as necessary for plant growth, but of course not those intrinsic building stones of health, all of the biosphere's trace elements, that are being lost continually through our mindless actions.
Since there are very few plant sources of trace silver available today and resourcing them might actually destroy the very basis of their existence, colloidal silver is most probably the best elemental substitute for dietary silver we have left.

Tolerance to Disease Organisms
It is impossible for single-celled germs to mutate into silver-resistant forms, as happens with conventional antibiotics. Therefore no tolerance to colloidal silver ever develops. Also, colloidal silver cannot interact or interfere with other medicine being taken. Inside the body, colloidal silver does not form any toxic compounds nor reacts with anything other than pathogens. It is a truly safe natural remedy and a great alternative to conventional treatments.

Colloidal Silver in Advance of Illness
When taken orally each day and applied topically when there is a skin problem, it is like having a second immune system. Older folks feel younger because their body's energies are used for other than fighting disease and digestion is better.
Medical research has shown that silver promotes rapid healing, with less scar tissue. even in case of severe bums or deep cuts. Fantastic successes have been reported in many cases previously given up by established doctors. Colloidal Silver is almost tasteless, does not sting sensitive tissues and won't upset your stomach. It is absolutely non-toxic except to pathogens and it is not addictive.

Other Uses of Colloidal Silver
Colloidal Silver works just as well for pets of all kinds. Used in proportion to body weight it brings the same sure results safely. On plants just add some to the water or soil and they will do the rest. You can also use colloidal silver to preserve food. Spray it on fruit and vegetables and it will keep them from browning, or add it to milk and other diary products to prolong their shelf-life.

More than 650 Diseases
The following is a partial list of the more than 650 diseases that colloidal silver has been successfully used against: acne, AIDS, allergies, appendicitis, arthritis, athlete's foot, bladder inflammation, blood parasites, blood poisoning, boils, burns, cancer, candida, choicral colitis, colds, cold sores, conjunctivitis, cystitis, dermatitis, diabetes, dysentery, eczema, fibrositis, the common flu, gastritis gingivitis, gonorrhea, hay fever, hepatitis, herpes, impetigo, indigestion, keratitis, leprosy, leukemia, lupus, lymphangitis, Lyme disease, malaria, meningitis, neurasthenia, parasitic infections viral, fungal and bacterial pneumonia, pleurisy, prostate pruritus ani, psoriasis, purulent opthalmia rhinitis, rheumatism, ringworm, salmonella infection, scarlet fever, septic conditions of the eyes, ears, mouth and throat, seborrhea, septicemia, shingles, sinusitis, sore throat, skin ulcers, staphylococcus and streptococcus infections, stomach flu, syphilis, thyroid, tuberculosis, tonsillitis, toxemia, trachoma, all forms of viruses, warts, whooping cough, yeast infections, stomach ulcer, canine parovirus and other veterinary uses and all fungal bacterial or viral attacks on plants.
Colloidal silver is emerging as one of the wonders of science that the medical establishment is just beginning to rediscover. It's being used in bone surgery in the United States and in 70% of US burns units. Swiss biochemists are studying silver's ability to interrupt the cellular replication of HIV at various stages, and in Canada, Switzerland and the US, doctors use various forms of silver to treat a multitude of infections.

Article by John T. Wilson
In one of the Monty Python books there is a comic advertisement for the spoof Welsh self-defense art Llap Goch in which it was pointed out that it was so powerful that you would be able to attack and disable your enemy before he had even thought of attacking you! It is a thought that those who have been mugged in the street relish, for even if the police are informed and the attackers caught (unlikely) you have still suffered the attack, with all the pain, loss and trauma involved. Our attempts to defend ourselves against illness are a bit like that - the enemy (illness) strikes, we call in the doctor, who gives us a prescription for antibiotics and we mop up the remaining symptoms with it, wishing we had been able to avoid catching the illness in the first place. Why can't we take the antibiotic first?
Interestingly, genetic engineers have recently been working on research to deal with the hundreds of bacteria which threaten our health by altering one of the bacterial enzymes (called RnaseP) so that their resistance to antibiotics is lowered. In the fight against disease, medicine is increasingly coming up against bacteria which have developed resistance to modern antibiotics, and these "super bugs" represent a great threat to health as they multiply and spread.
The result is a worrying increase in the incidence and virulence of traditional viral and bacteria-caused diseases which we thought we had all but conquered:
tuberculosis, bronchitis, candida, diphtheria, dysentery, meningitis, salmonella infection, etc. Modern antibiotics have, of course, other disadvantages. You cannot buy them over the counter, so, for those ailments such as colds, flu and other minor infections, you have to make a doctor's appointment, sometimes waiting for two or three days before you can get a prescription - by which time the infection has virtually run its course. Also, many people are allergic to various modem antibiotics and suffer side effects that can be as bad (if not worse!) than the original complaint. In fact evidence is now emerging that in some instances antibiotics are implicate in the increase in some forms of serious illness. A team of specialists in Gloucester found that in towns with meningitis clusters there were 50% more prescriptions for antibiotics and nine times more cases of B group bacterial meningitis than in comparative towns with a lower incidence of the disease. While the team has been unable to conclude that the greater frequency of antibiotic prescriptions is actually responsible for the increased incidence of meningitis, it did conclude that there are strong reasons for further investigation.
However similar inquiries in the United States and France suggest that antibiotics may kill pH neutral bacteria in the respiratory tract which are natural protectors against meningitis. More disturbing, perhaps, is a report in Newsweek Magazine which stated that in the USA 13000 hospital patients died of infections that resisted every drug that the doctors tried. More and more people are becoming disillusioned by the "take this prescription" syndrome which is the hallmark of modern medicine, which waits until a disease develops and then simply prescribes a dose of powerful antibiotics. This is a short sighted policy, particularly when we know that continually taking antibiotics weakens our resistance to illnesses in the long term and plays havoc with our immune system - the body's natural defense.
The immune system is a highly complicated group of mechanisms (antibodies, antitoxins and white blood cells) that go into action to protect the body from invasion or attack by foreign or harmful organisms. There is increasing evidence that over-prescribing of antibiotics can lead to damage to the immune system and its ability to respond effectively to infections and other threats. Added to this is the ever-increasing threat from "free radicals"; free floating molecules within the body that seek to attach themselves to healthy cells causing the damage known as oxidization which leads to cell and tissue degeneration and disease. Many scientists and researchers believe that it is this process which is the root cause of many of the degenerative diseases such as arthritis, rheumatism, heart disease - perhaps even cancer and AIDS.
Given the above, it is not surprising that in the UK we now spend £1.4 billion in over-the-counter medicines, from vitamins and herbal preparations to non-prescription drugs and potions, as Mintel has reported recently. Another survey by MORI also showed that 47% of 1000 adults interviewed said they were more likely to buy over-the-counter drugs for self-treatment than they were two years ago. Significantly, more than half the adult population were shown to suffer from colds, flu, headaches, coughs, sore throats, stuffy noses, indigestion, chapped lips and diarrhea - and these are the areas where both prescription medication and alternative medicines are most used. The interest in natural and holistic approaches to health is growing in pace, with an increasing recognition of the importance of a positive approach to health through a better diet, regular exercise and a return to some of the traditional ways of keeping illness at bay. One of these, you will be pleased to know, works on the Monty Python principle of attacking a wide range of illnesses before they even think of attacking you! In other words, there is something you can do to give yourself prior protection against a whole range of bacteria and viral-caused infections and illnesses before they strike you down. Interestingly, this is based on a substance used by the ancient Greeks and Romans, and later by the Wild West settlers, to keep liquids pure: silver.
While it is thought that silver was used as a remedy in ancient Egypt, the first written mention of its use in a medical context is found in a pharmacopoeia published in Rome in 69B, while the first clear record of its use as a medical agent is in the writings of the Mohammedan School founded by Geber (702-765AD). Much later, in 1834, the German obstetrician E. Crede used a 1% solution of silver (silver nitrate) on the eyes of new-born children, virtually eliminating the incidence of blindness from disease in new-born babies. Among many other results reported by medical researchers and practitioners was that of Mark Howell, who wrote in the British Medical journal in 1917 of his successful use of colloidal silver for septic renditions of the mouth (including pyorrhea nlveoiari.z - Rigg's Disease), throat (including Meniere's symptoms and closure of Valsalva's inflation and in generalized septicemia, leucorrhoea, cystitis, whooping cough and shingles.

Dr Robert Becker noticed a correlation between low levels of silver in the body (the human body naturally contains about .001% silver derived from the soil through the food we eat) and their vulnerability to ailments, concluding, since those with low silver levels were frequently sick, had innumerable colds, flu, fevers and other sicknesses - that a silver deficiency in the body was the reason for the improper functioning of the immune system. "What we have actually done", says Becker, "is rediscover the fact that silver kills bacteria, which has been known for centuries. When antibiotics were discovered, clinical uses for silver were discarded."
Further extensive research carried in the early years of this century and in the 1970s and 1980s established colloidal silver (small particles of silver suspended electronically in a pure water solution) as a highly effective agent against over 650 pathogens, with none of the side effects found with the powerful modern antibiotics.
For example, in 1910, Dr. Henry Crooks, a pioneer in colloidal chemistry wrote: Certain metals, when in a colloidal state, have a highly genocidal action but are quite harmless to human beings... it may be applied in a much more concentrated form and with better results...Staphylococcus pyogenes, various Streptococci and other pathogenic organisms are all killed in three to four minutes: in fact, no microbe is known that is not killed by this colloid in laboratory experiment in six minutes, (and) the concentration of the (silver) does not exceed twenty-five parts per million..."
There is, in fact, a small number of silver resistant bacteria which have so far been documented, including: Cifrobacter Freundii Enterobacter Cloacae; enterobacteriacea (some strains); Escherichia Cell (some strains); Klebsiclla pneumonize P. Stunteri (some strains); Proteus Mirabilis; and Vegetative B. Cereus Spores.)
That assessment has been borne out by all later research - indeed NASA, in common with over half the world's airlines uses silver to provide its space crews with safe drinking water. It would seem that the researches of the genetic engineers referred to earlier in this article could be largely wasted effort, given that, for most practical purposes, the problem has already been solved (but subsequently forgotten about) over eighty years ago. Silver began its more recent comeback in the 1970s when the late Dr. Carl Moyer, Chairman of the University of Washington's Department of Surgery was given a grant to develop improved treatment for burn victims. Dr. Harry Margraf of St Louis, the chief biochemist working in the program under Dr. Moyer, tested 22 antiseptic compounds, finding drawbacks to all of them until he focused on colloidal silver, which proved to be the most effective and is now used in all major burn centers throughout the world.
In 1971 Dr. E. Henderson, Professor of Microbiology at Temple University's School of Medicine reported his experiments which tested colloidal silver's ability to block production of HIV in human T-cell Lymphocytes (white blood cells). At very low doses the colloidal silver dramatically blocked viral production with little, if any, toxicity.
With the widespread loss of confidence in the medical establishment, at least as far as everyday ailments and medications are concerned, people are increasingly taking more responsibility for their own health, returning to folk and herbal medicines and realizing the importance of preventative health care. The growing interest in the benefits of colloidal silver is part of this general move towards taking responsibility for ones own health rather than waiting to be cured once illness has been allowed to take hold. The experts, who have revived interest in this effective, traditional cure-all recommends taking approximately a teaspoonful of colloidal silver a day. This has the effect of strengthening the immune system and giving protection against a wide range of disease-causing organisms. Silver can save lives and, on a less dramatic but nonetheless important scale, it can keep us free of many of the irritating and debilitating illnesses that modern antibiotics are becoming increasingly powerless to ward off. Silver has always been a synonym for wealth; now, it appears it has equal importance as a determinant of health.

References:
·Colloidal Silver, the Antibiotic Alternative, Canty 8 Baronowski, Association for Advanced Colloidal Research, Oregon.
·The Body Electric and Cross Currents, R. Becker MD.
·Colloidal Silver, Where Hove You Been! Iris A. Moore, The New Timer, Seattle WA. May, 1994.
·Remembering the Wonder Cure Time Forgot; Colloidal Silver, Onita d'Raye, Ten Minute Read Company, Oregon 1996.
·More News on Silver, Leonard Herrchbeg, John Hopkins Hospital.
·Colloidal Silver, the Hidden Truths, Keith F. Courtenay.
·Antibacterial Efficiency of Colloidal Silver Complex, L. Bretano 8 H. Margraf. Surgicol Forvm.Vol. 17. 1966.bp 7678.
·The Molecular Mechanics of Copper and Silver Ion Dizinfktion of Bocterio ond Vinrser, 4 B.Thurmm & C. Fl Cerba, (paper presented at the Firn International Conference on Gold and Silver in Medicine; The Silver Institute, Wath.Yol. 18,4,4 295-302, 1989.)

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fibrocystic breasts

2006-02-16T01:30:35Z

hey LADIES!
lovin this tribe...
I need some wise female advice, from those who share my experience.
i was recently 'diagnosed' with 'fibrocystic breast disease'. they could not have come up with a more derogatory and frightening way of saying, 'you have lumpy breasts', which apparently up to 50% of women may have. how about, 'voluptuously developed breasts?'
the lumps of course are not serious, come and go and supposedly pose no threat to my booby health. however, they're very painful and i can't even walk down stairs without having to watch my steps.
i'm searching for what works - i've been told B vitamins, evening primrose oil, cal/mag, udo oils, and avoiding all indulgences like caffeine and chocolate. however, none of these seem to *really* work.
any suggestions?

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Hello Grandma / Childbirth in Oregon

2006-02-16T01:24:21Z

Iona Miller asked me to connect with you concerning the childbirth methodology I've been developing for the past 10 years, with the help of many childbirth professionals, CALM BIRTH. The book has just been published. The CD of the prenatal care methods is just being published in its third edition/refinement. The methods come from the Tibetan masters I worked with for more than 20 years. The program has the support of a world congress of childbirth educartors. I hope to be able to talk to you about it. We're located in Southern Oregon but have been presenting mostly in California and Washington hospitals. We're planning a presentation in Portland in late January. We appreciate help in reaching childbirth professionals in Oregon interested in new childbirth methodology. I hope you'll contact me.
Robert Newman RobertNewman@CalmBirth.org

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Reiki I Classes - Portland

2006-01-26T04:42:04Z

Reiki I Classes:

Two offerings coming up in NE Portland
Sunday, January 29th 2-4pm $75
Sunday, February 12th 2-4pm $75

Reiki I Certificate upon completion.

We will examine the history of this healing art, as well as practical techniques that allow students to begin practicing with the energy right away. Students will learn to do self-healings and healings on others physically present.

Reiki is an ancient hands-on healing art that promotes self-healing, relieves disease and stress, and encourages an overall state of well-being. The main distinction between Reiki and other hands-on healing modalities is an attunement process. This process opens and aligns an energy system which is already part of all of us.

Experience the shift possible when you unblock stuck energy in your mental, emotional, physical and spiritual field.

Jill Ahlstrand, Reiki Master
Questions/Reservations, please call me at 971-998-7222, or email at jahlstrand@gmail.com. Hope to see you there!

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Grateful ln All Ways. Lead into Love Rains

2005-11-24T00:32:05Z

This is my best effort at expressing the love and gratitude felt for all.

Thank you all for being and shining love always,
Openness empowers this journey in new ways,
Growth and lessons found exploring all ways,
Openly expressed paths brighten the ways.
Others walking beside or leading a way,
Love flows gratefully this day and always.

Love all;Freewil

ps;Wrote the following to an earth angel Laura Love that shared tears over this expression. She moderates a heart felt circle. link below all are welcome
imtakiniton.tribe.net/
Wrote a poem for her before Earth Angel. It's in the first poetry tread on the link below. All are welcome.
tribe.net/visionsorintentionstowardoneness

Love Rains

To touch a heart so sweet,
Gives meaning to the meek,
Kissing tears from your cheek.

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Western med has failed me - I need help!

2005-11-02T18:20:24Z

Hi. My name is Witch Hazel. Thank you all for being here.

I am looking for a healer for a serious problem with my liver, for help in using my own healing powers, and for spiritual growth.

I am in the bay area, east bay, and I can travel some distance for this.
Any suggestions?

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Ecstatic Dance Chakra Journey {10/15}

2005-10-05T00:03:59Z

Discover the unity of personal and planetary healing and explore the Chakras
through meals, myth and movement:
a 7 Chakra Feast,
the Immersive Ritual Theater of The Electrical Inkblot Garden***,
and Kundalini Dance*, with live musical guidance from:

Bluetech [CAN] (LIVE - Aleph Zero, Native State - www.bluetechonline.com)
Bluetech melds the synthetic with the organic.
Dub-drenched fractaline flowers of sound blossom over delicate beats that inspire and move.

Pitch Black [NZ] (LIVE - Waveform - www.pitchblack.co.nz).
Voted best electronica act in NZ for their mind-expanding cross-genre dub sound and cutting edge visuals. Organic, layered soundscapes, skanking keyboards, cutting acid riffs and thumping rhythmic grooves will make for a very special 'Pitch Black Sunrise'.

Antara [AUS] (www.kundalini-dance.com)
Antara has been teaching the transformational path of ecstatic dance for 14 years. Sensual, dynamic and often trance-inducing, Kundalini Dance is a journey through the chakras, uncoiling Kundalini power within to connect body, mind and spirit in a joyous dance of life.

Also with legendary Northwest DJ's:

Michael Manahan (www.oraclegatherings.com),

Rain (www.phutureprimitive.com)

Manoj (Jedeye)

Luna & Solus (www.ekstasisdance.com)

Gaia Tribe Othertempo Temple:
Mate Mateus
Devon
erth (live - www.teamabunai.org/erth) Featuring music from his new album "emergent".

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At The CenterRing
5339 SE Foster, 97206

5:30 PM: 7 Chakra Feast, $10
7PM (sharp): Electrical Inkblot Garden performance & Kundalini Dance $30
10PM: Kundalini Dance, $25
Limited Full Event Presale, $37
available @ Mirador (2106 SE Division) &
www.thecenterring.org
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***The "Electrical Inkblot Garden" is a submersive experience of ritual theater with an
original electronic musical score and an ensemble of live musicians, actors and dancers.

Five nights of performance at The CenterRing (October 13th-15th, 21st-22nd)
see www.thecenterring.org for more details

*Previous dance experience is not needed to fully experience this ancient yet contemporary path of awakening. Kundalini Dance is the outcome over a decade of training and research in Australia, India, Europe and the U.S with some extraordinary people in the fields of energy healing, dance-movement therapy, tantra and medicine.

All day Saturday, October 15th is an opportunity to learn the basic tools of Kundalini Dance so you can create your own self healing dance practice. email for details.

worktrade or workshop ???'s: elliot@thecenterring.org

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Sacred Birthing Curriculum for Midwives and Doulas

2005-08-31T03:22:15Z

Open Invitation to join: SacredBirthing.tribe.net

I am pleased to invite you to:

Empowering Your Sacred Vision

Sacred Birthing Curriculum for Midwives and Doulas

October 5-10, 2005.

MAUI, HAWAII

Price: US $400. Plus Food & Lodging

From the flyer,

"This 5-day ‘birthshop’ is a profound renewal of The Sacred Vision, and the steps to make it a reality for your practice. How do we step fully into this ancient wisdom, that on some level we know so well? To best support The Great Mystery, we will open to the partnership of birth’s unseen helpers. Tools of sacred midwifery will be taught, to reseed our trust and belief in the supreme nature of birth, and to retain the innate and vast consciousness of the newborn. Tools for inner balance will also be taught since our own clearing is fundamental to our work in birth. When we are clear, we can allow birth its uniqueness, without any interference.

This birthshop for doulas and midwives reminds you to awaken your own sacred paradigm of birth. To reawaken your original vision, and restore birth to its absolute integrity in your practice, please join the amazing women of this growing international group."

Soft Mother Maui will welcome you to the Hawaiian island of healing and new paradigms. Maui holds the space for weaving new paradigms that then travel around the world to take seed. Be with international women to take part in our own metamorphosis, so that together we can act as One to re-inspire an ancient mode of birth.

Our home for 5 days will be a beautiful remote Bed and Breakfast with lush grounds, and a panoramic view from Haleakala’s mountain peak down the green jungle gulches all the way to the sea. Organic locally grown food from an exceptional cook awaits.

Celebrating the nature of birth and our spirit of wholeness, we will delve into the feminine ways to guard birth, allowing its perfection, no matter how it manifests or where it occurs.

For a full description and pictures, go to :

www.sacredbirthing.com/Curriculum05.pdf. See also "Midwives"

In the event you have difficulty with the link, see www.sacredbirthing.com and go to “2005 Workshops” . Please feel free to pass this on to others who may be interested.

To register, go to "2005 Workshops" then Paypal. For those with international currencies, you may pay using your credit card and it will be converted to US currency online with Paypal. For any problems, please email me. By return email we will send you questions to assure your comfort and choice of diet.

Please join us!

Sunni Karll

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Reiki Level One class special - $50

2005-08-16T20:06:05Z

Hello there fellow healers of the NW.
My name is Brian Rohr and I am
a Reiki Master and Massage Therapist
with a practice at the centerRing
who is beginning to teach
Reiki Level One classes to the public.

In order to celebrate this,
I am offering a special deal:

Throughout the month of September
I will be offering the class for only $50!
(it is normally $100-$250 for Reiki level one)

In October the price will be raised to $75,
and then November and on will be at $100.

I will be teaching almost every Saturday,
and will be accepting a maximum of
4 students per class.
It is a one day (full day) class.

If you are interested in taking this step,
and inviting Reiki to be a part of your life,
or if you have any questions at all,
Please email me at:

reikirohr@yahoo.com

or call: 503.621.6054

At that time,
I will provide you with
specific dates, times and details.

What is Reiki?
Reiki is a unique form of energetic healing
that has the ability to bring about
balance and harmony in one's life.
The word Reiki is often used to mean
"Universal Life Force Energy."
or “Spirit Driven Life Force Energy”
The word also describes a system of energy work
that is simple and gentle, yet very profound,
which was developed during the nineteenth century
in Japan by a man named Dr. Mikao Usui.

What is Reiki used for?
Some benefits of Reiki can include
support during times of depression,
giving relief from chronic pain and illness,
helping to reduce stress and anxiety,
and helping to provide support during times of transition.
Most importantly, Reiki is very useful in helping one
get more in touch with their spiritual self.

How is Reiki Taught?
Reiki is not taught in the usual way
of many healing modalities.
The gift of Reiki is transferred
from Master to student in a process called an attunement.
During this process, the Master helps
to open up the students energy field,
and create a permanent link to the source of Reiki.
One this link is created and you have Reiki,
you have it for life, it will never fade or go away.
The rest of the class is used to teach
about what Reiki is and it’s history,
and how to use this wonderful, loving energy.

A little of my background:
I have had the fortunate experience
to study with three distinct and amazing
Reiki Masters during my journey from
first learning Reiki to becoming a Master myself.
Reiki Level One was with Maurita J. Murphy
at the Choosehealing School of Reiki in Cornwall, England.
My Reiki Level Two Master was April Orem,
here in Portland, Oregon.
And I have had the privilege to
be trained as a Reiki Master under William Lee Rand,
a known figure in the Reiki community
who founded The International Center for Reiki Training,
and is the founder and editor of Reiki News Magazine.

Take care,
and with love and light,
and Reiki blessings,

Brian J. Rohr, LMT #11832
Reiki Master and Massage Therapist
503.621.6054
reikirohr@yahoo.com

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Healing the Lungs

2005-08-09T14:11:36Z

Burned my lungs with a hydrochloric gas 8 months ago. Resulting oxidation has got me wheezing and coughing like an old lady. Seeking suggestions for long-term and complete healing. Thanks in advance!
liz

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who's near Portland?

2005-08-04T23:10:17Z

Greetings,

I'm working on creating an event here in Portland that would be something like an 'alternative healer open house'. Alternative as in massage, accupuncture, accupressure, reiki, sound healing, hypnotherapy and hopefully more. Right now I know at least a couple of each. I'd like each person to have a small space where they can do their thing and offer mini healing sessions for a very small fee. I also would like there to be a main gathering stage where every 30 minutes or so one person would have an opportunity to address everyone and talk about their modality and whatever else they want to share.

This event would be promoted throughout the Portland area as an opportunity for people who are interested in these techniques to come out and find out what it's all about.
For the healers it would be a way to network and to get publicity with people who might be interested in their services. I don't see it as a moneymaking event, but more of an outreach. My goal would be to cover costs of renting the place.

What I'd like to do is to rent a friend's farm just oustide of town. They often host events there and expressed great interest in helping make this event happen.

I'm still in the idea gathering stage, so let me know if you're interested in participating, or if you have already done something like this and have any suggestions for me. I envision a mid-November date for this.

And now it's time for me to physically remove myself from this pale glow of the computer monitor that has sucked me in for the last few hours and go play some didjeridu!

I am blessed to be in the company of such wonderful people here on this tribe!

Tom

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Glyconutrients for healing

2005-06-21T01:33:03Z

We need proper cell-to-cell communication for our bodies to heal.
All disease conditions are ultimately a result of improper cell-to-cell communication. All diseases have an immune and /or glandular component. Cell to cell communication is the critical key to homeostasis (balance of health) and immune system function.

Glyconutrients: of 200 known saccharides, 8 are identified as essential for cell to cell communication by Harper's Biochemistry 24th Edition [1996], Chapter 56 . Chart 56-4 identifies these saccharides.

There are bad sugars and there are good sugars (saccharides). To make the comparison:

Battery acid versus Amino acids

Twinkies versus Glyconutrients

The functioning of the Endocrine System can illustrate how critical to health cell to cell communication is:

Each part of the Endocrine System is connected electrochemically. The master gland, the hypothalamus, secretes releasing hormone, which acts on the anterior pituitary through cell to cell communication.

The anterior pituitary then secretes stimulating hormone, which acts through cell to cell communication on other glands: thyroid, parathyroid, thymus (master immune gland), renal glands (kidneys), adrenal glands, pancreas, and male and female reproductive glands.

The entire system operates at every step through cell to cell communication, with a feedback loop, at the speed of light, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

If there is any interruption in the system, including a shortage of any of the 8 sugars, you will have dysfunction, and no chance for proper function.
Extensive documentation reveals that 6 of the 8 sugars (saccharides) are nowhere in our modern diets due largely to fumigation, chlorination, refinement and "green" harvesting of our food supply.

The body was designed with a backup system to manufacture any of the 6 sugars from glucose or galactose, the only 2 essential saccharides prevalent in our diets today. This is a fragile process requiring hundreds of enzymes, and is easily derailed if just one enzyme is lacking (lactose intolerant persons lack just one enzyme-lactase).

Shark cartilage, Echinacea, noni juice, shitake mushrooms, numerous other botanicals and colostrums are immune stimulants to a degree, and have one thing in common-they offer one or a few of the saccharides. Only one company can offer all eight saccharides is a single supplement, and it is the only one that can honestly be called an immune modulator.

Glyconutrients are an immune modulator. They normalise excessive functions or depressed functions of the immune system, while leaving the system's normal functions undisturbed.

20,000+ scientific papers have been published on the immune modulating effects of glyconutrients.

Every cell requires glycoproteins (any combination of the 8 sugars, attached to a protein 'tail') for 85% of its cellular processes.

Glyconutrients have been determined to have no level of toxicity at all. However, all drugs are toxic. For drug formulation, the US Food & Drug Administration requires that all drugs carry an LD50 rating; this means that at a certain dosage 50% of patients on that preparation will die. To arrive at this figure, researchers feed their laboratory animals increasing amounts of the drug, until 50% of the animals are dead. Every FDA approved drug has an "LD50" rating. In the case of Glyconutrients, increasing the servings only increased the animals' level of health.

Have you noticed this amazing phenomenon? A patient taking 12 toxic pharmaceutical drugs will accept them all without question from the physician, usually unaware that adverse reactions from properly prescribed and consumed approved pharmaceutical drugs are the nation's 4th leading cause of death14. Yet.... when a loved one recommends a natural nutritional supplement they ask if it is safe???

Death rates in 1998 (the figures are much worse now):
Heart Disease: 743,460 persons

Cancer: 521,904

Stroke: 150,108

Adverse Drug Reactions: 106,000

Pulmonary Disease: 101,077

If you would like more info on these let me know.

Brenda Cooper
coopring05@aol.com

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new member

2005-06-09T07:42:01Z

Good Morning everyone

I work with Esoteric Acupuncture, a new system that focuses on self realization/actualization by working on the charkas and finer frequecy bodies. Physical concerns can also be addressed with E.A.

Some example treatments in E.A:

-Clarity. Puts you back on your path or helps with tough decisions

-Harmony. Harmonzies the finer frequency bodies to provide a strong base, enhances relaxation and mental clarity.

-Palm Qi Installation. Opens up and sensitizes the palm chakras.

one of my favorties...

Inward Spiral Pattern. Used to balance the yin/yang of the throat chakra. Enhances the ability to speak one's Truth. Also helps with stiff necks and thyroid.

I aslo work with medical qigong therapy and use a selection of angelic sybols.

In short, I'm all about the vibrational medicines. I want to learn more about flower/gem essences and homoeopathy.

Blessings
Gary

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Will the next contestent sign in please?

2005-06-09T07:33:09Z

We're finally getting a diverse group started here, and maybe its about time to shed a little light on who and what we are. Something to share with the rest of us so we don't have to open 24 + pages to read bios.

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Hello fellow healers, you are invited...

2005-06-01T19:21:24Z

hello my fellow healers,
there is a new community center that is
opening up which dubes itself as a
'home for community, healing, & the arts'
and really is quite an amazing place.
I am going to be starting real soon as a practitioner in
their holistic health clinic,
and have been putting in a lot of time there,
helping to make the place look amazing...
and it does.
this sat. june 4th is the grand opening
from 12-11pm (main events 12-6pm).
i would love to see you there.
below is the announcement.

with love and light,
-brian

the quick info is:

june 4th 12pm-11pm (main events 12-6pm)

at

the centerRing
5339 se foster rd.
503.788.3389

the long info is:

------------------------

Like a slow buzz,
steadily getting louder and louder,
you begin to hear about it.
*The centerRing*
At first you don't pay attention,
thinking it nothing more
than a new Portland fad.
But the buzz continues.
*The centerRing*
Maybe you have heard about one of the events,
theatrics or classes taking place.
Or maybe it was the magical parties.
*The centerRing*
Or possibly you have heard about
the Nectar Yoga Studio,
the Synergy Holistic Health Clinic,
the Annapurna Organic Café,
or the Pomegranate Center,
a resource center for pregnant moms
and single parents,
all located within this
healing, arts, and community center.
*The centerRing*
Now as you begin to notice this space,
and your curiosity is aroused,
we are proud to open up our doors,
and welcome you to our
Grand Opening Celebration!

On Saturday June 4th from 12pm-11pm.
You are invited to help us
celebrate the grand opening of
The centerRing (5339 SE Foster Rd.),
a space where all aspects of life,
including culture, nourishment, health, family and
spirit, are encouraged to be deeply reintegrated into
the community.

This day-long event will provide:
- tours of the space (including our brand new,
naturally built courtyard, lovingly built as a
part of this year's Village Building Convergence)
- free yoga classes (9am, 1 & 4pm; tai chi 10:30am)
- tasty organic snacks
- a healer's fair (from 12-6pm)
- shamanic journeying (9pm)
- and great music throughout the day and night

We look forward to seeing you
and welcoming you to The centerRing.

When: June 4th 12pm-11pm

Where: The centerRing
5339 SE Foster Rd.
Portland, Or.

Music schedule:

1:00pm - Svila Balkan Folk Choir
3:00pm - David Franklin on Classical Guitar
5:30pm - Kentucky Junction
7:00pm - The DroneyTones
8:00pm - DJ's and dancing!

For more info. please call 503.788.3389

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Help! I am looking for an amazing counselor

2005-05-06T10:56:16Z

I am looking for an amazing counselor/therapist/life coach. I need to find someone soon, I am going through alot of transition and I am looking for the right person to help me. Does anyone have any great recommendations. Especially for people who work with letting go of religious/spiritual issues and healing sexuality.

THanks,
Jaya

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merry yule

2004-12-17T04:11:33Z

ho ho ho and a stocking full of herbs, evryone have their holly and mistletoe a decking you halls, how about the wassail bowl or the yule log, well where ever you are and how ever you celebrate the solstice, good vibes too all

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Reiki in Portland

2004-10-28T20:02:04Z

Blessings~

I have just put up my new web site. Please check it out if you are interested in Reiki.

www.whitemirror.com

I am a reiki practitioner in the Portland area. I have recently decided to dedicate more of my life to the healing arts. I am trained in Usui Shiki Ryoho and also work with other variations of this energy system.

By advertising my training and sharing my experiences I hope to generate more clients and better establish myself as a full time reiki practitioner. This will allow me to focus more on my physical and spiritual development so that I may become a better healer and offer more to the community.

In light and love

Pierre
reiki@whitemirror.com
503-830-1327

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Healing one's own emotions

2004-10-23T03:37:46Z

How does one begin caring about life around them after they have been shut down for so long that very little matters to them at all.

They interact with life, but are not depressed necessarily, they simply do not strive to have the energy to put forth the effort to care. If this person had their druthers they would go away from people and live a hermit like lifestyle.

This person is not unhappy, but not sad.. One could call their emotions flatlined. They are very psychic, empathic and a healer. When this person cares, they are a very powerful healer, but are afraid of themselves.

Their life has been full of negative experiences, and this individual has been tested on many different levels. It has taken its toll. I have known this person for many years. And they are now asking for help, but I am too close to the source in order to forsee a viable answer for them.

This person has tried to care, will get a little ways, and due to their partner, is unable to maintain any type of positive image of themselves for long periods of time. Leaving the partner is out of the question for many valid reasons.

Any ideas?

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Body Tune up Victoria

2004-10-17T20:10:13Z

Aloha,

In response to so many friends and family members asking me for a simple and effective method for healing the body, I have invited my good friend and teacher Wayne Powel, to Victoria to share his knowledge with us. Wayne is a gifted LomiLomi practitioner and teacher who has recently put together a simple technique for tuning up the human body. He is now offering a new and exciting workshop called, the “Body Tune Up”.

The Body Tune Up is a simple and effective way to passively adjust and align the structure of the physical body. Combing techniques of applied Kinesiology, Orthobionomy, Still-point, and compression, this system helps relieve many common stress related aliments. This is an excellent workshop for anyone interested in healing others.

Please come join us this Wednesday Oct 27/04 at 6:30pm in the Church of Truth, 111 Superior St. for a FREE demonstration of this exciting technique. Space is limited and we are expeceting a large turn out so please RVSP ASAP so that I can hold a spot for you.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Blessings,

Ken

http://www.shamanicbodywork.com/BodyTune-Up_Van_Oct.htm

FREE Body Tune up Demonstration
Wednesday Oct 27 6:30pm-9pm
Church of Truth
111 Superior St
James Bay

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How are you celebrating?

2004-10-04T07:39:09Z

All Hallows Eve is just around the corner. Do you have any special plans on celebrating? Until my children got too old to go out, I had to check their bags for "Bad" candy don't ya know?:-)

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New Contestants Part II

2004-10-02T19:22:02Z

Greetings,

Seeing as how big the last topic was getting I thought I'd start it again.

I am a didjeridu player who's getting further onto the path of being a healer the more I discover who I am. I am excited to begin to comprehend the power of vibration - and I'd say that all of our work is some form of vibration, whether it's sound waves, energy waves, brain waves, etc.

Currently I am working on ways to expand my sound sessions and to find clients for sound healing.

I had been hesitant for many years to call what I do with my didjeridu and the brain massage unit 'healing' or 'therapy' but now I have no doubt that this is my calling. I'm sure I'll write more soon about this, but it's late and I'll just add that I recently finished reiki I and am ready for II and/or whatever else spirit puts in my path! Considering massage school and a whole lot of travelling too.

One thing I didn't see in New Contestants Part I was location. Seeing as how this is a NW group I'm just curious (and this info might lead to solidifying another idea floating in my head tonight). I'm in Portland, OR.

Thanks for sharing such wonderful vibes with all of us!

Tom

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The Ethics of Caring

2004-09-19T17:54:52Z

I am reading this amazing book called:

'The Ethics of Caring'
Honoring the Web of Life in Our Professional Professional Healing Relationships
by Kylea Taylor.

It goes into different aspects of what to do during non-ordinary states of conciousness.

It takes each chakra center step by step and maps out what a client might experiance, how we can tell when they are experiancing something related to that chakra and questions we can ask ourselves to make sure that we are working on the clients issues and not working on our own issues through the client.

It has really opened me up to a whole new level of what professional healing can be.

I think it is a must read for anyone who feels like they need guidance about the ethics of healing. In my experiance ethics aren't really taught in healing these days and it's especially hard when we spontaniouslly open to our gifts. In the old days we would have the guidance of an elder who would guide us, but many of us are on our our own this lifetime. I think this book is really great for those of us who need this kind of guidance.

:)
Joanna

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paralysis

2004-09-04T01:22:32Z

I need some suggestions to take the swelling down from my brother who has a swollen spinal column. It has made him paralyzed from the waiste down. It occured within a two week period of time. the docs are baffled as to what to do.

I've never ran into this type of problem before so do not know what type of herbs or alternative healing methods to recommend.

Any suggestions.??

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emotional releases during healing sessions...

2004-09-02T05:07:34Z

Hi everyone!
Hey, just wondering what techniques or skills people use when a client has an emotional release on the table, or in your office, or where ever you may be doing healing work? I know for me it's just being open to the release and letting the person know it is ok to feel whatever they are feeling at the moment. I try not to talk over it and just be with it and with them. People tend to feel safe with me and go to this place - and I have no one to really talk to about it because it happens rarely to my cohorts in the massage field. I could use the support I guess, and I wonder how other's deal with this kind of release with clients in a professional way?
Julie

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Empathic Healing

2004-08-31T15:55:03Z

I would like to hear from any empaths or healers that have had an empathic experience, and how it affects/affected them, and how they handle the negative energy collected.

MH

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Herpes & Pregnancy

2004-08-28T17:17:43Z

Hello all,

Does anyone have suggestions for helping pregnant women here in the sun-deprived northwest keep herpes outbreaks away around their due dates?

An outbreak before/during labor means a C-section, so I need a whole toolbox full of remedies and preventatives to try, as each case differs.

Any and all suggestions are welcome, from herbs to hypnosis!

Thanks, big hugs to all
Grandma Midwife

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Training without Finances...

2004-08-22T05:54:22Z

Hey all, I'm new on this site. I live right outside of Vancouver, surrounded by healers, artists, and all kinds of beautiful people. I am also surrounded by the opportunity to train in a variety of healing arts. I have a talent and as i believe definately a life path in the way of healing and helping others, but unfortunately my life path is extremely financially unfortunate. I was wondering if anyone has any input or ideas for me, such as courses that cost little to nothing, or apprenticeships i could take part in for barter or the like...
Any responses would be gratefully accepted.
Blessed be!
Erin

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Hi all!!

2004-08-12T22:40:48Z

I was invitied by Grandma M, and I am happy to be here!!! A little history....I was a geriatric nurse for several years, then became a pediatric home healthcare nurse caring for babies on vents. Then I moved to the Seattle area, and ow am an ER nurse. I am an LPN, desperately wanting to get my RN. Wouold like to specialize in Trauma or L&D (go figure THAT combination).
Glad to meet all of you!!
Athena

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What or how do you.....

2004-08-12T06:09:43Z

I racked my feeble brain trying to come up with a title for this topic. I guess thats what I get for doing these things in the early morning hours! *g*

I wanted to start a new thread based on setting the mood and your clients at ease, especially new ones. Since we have such a diverse group of healers here, I thought it would be interesting to share our thoughts and views.

Blessings

MH

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Emergent Healing Paradigm manifesto

2004-07-20T07:07:05Z

THE EMERGING HEALING PARADIGM
Intent Mediated Healing

Iona Miller, Asklepia Foundation, 2003
http://www.geocities.com/iona_m

You ought not to attempt to cure the eyes without the head,
Nor the head without the body,
So neither ought you attempt to cure the body without the soul?
for the part can never be well unless the whole is well.
--Plato: Charmides, 156e

MIND/BODY CONNECTION

For most of human history, healing has had to do with contact with spirit, with consciousness, with rituals intended to create a shared biofield with a shaman who seemingly could exert mind over matter. This spiritual technology has yielded to technological medicine governed by the rational protocols of science. But noting that medical intuition and therapeutic rapport are real forces in the healing process, many practitioners are moving toward a new paradigm or model of healing.

Anomalies such as the proven power of prayer, placebo effect, spontaneous remission, therapeutic intentionality, and remote healing hint that the irrational, the mysterious, is an inherent part of the natural healing process. When we become ill, the fundamental nature of consciousness is revealed as it relates to both mind and matter, psyche and soma. Consciousness may be more fundamental than either energy or matter, as the Vedas claimed centuries ago. At this sensitive threshold, miniscule changes in the situation can lead to large differences in the outcome.

THE QUANTUM SELF

We need to remold our healing institutions to conform with new physics to develop a contemporary understanding of the mind/body. A new model of the human organism is emerging ? a holistic rather than mechanistic model that theorizes our basis in the quantum world; it means healing can happen in very subtle ways, perhaps even at the quantum level.

?Emergence? is the process by which order appears spontaneously within a system. It is essential to understanding functional consciousness, the mind/body, subjective experience, and the healing process. When many elements of a system mingle, they form patterns among themselves as they interact.

When the mind lets go of its rational order, lets the old form die, and enters into unstructured chaos, the whole person emerges with a new form, embodied as a creative expression, an intuition, or as healing. Most often it is characterized by an element of novelty and surprise, since it apparently does not originate in what came before. Both healing and medical intuition are examples of emergence. It is a spontaneous solution to a problem.

HEALING PHILOSOPHIES

The healing arts, from conventional medicine to alternative/complementary medicine, and from psychology to pastoral counseling are undergoing a shift from a mechanistic to a holistic paradigm. Science is actually an experimental philosophy whose highest value is empiricism, and conventional healing shares this philosophy. All new scientific theories require some unifying idea, and that idea is, by definition, metaphysical ? essentially untestable.

Today?s heresies are tomorrow?s dogmas. In any metaphysical dispute, strong non-scientific arguments can propose new theories, which may become scientific. Speculative ideas have contributed heavily to the growth of knowledge.

Rather than discouraging exploration of fringe areas of knowledge, this awareness makes it mandatory we explore all possible modalities and anomalies without prejudice, no matter how unconventional. Even extraordinary subjects may be approached with rigorous protocols. Though subjectivity is unwelcome in science, we can study the subjective nature of experience (qualia) in various ways. The process of healing is one such subjective experience.

The alchemists, who were students of consciousness in matter, created an elixer of life, a ?medicine of philosophers?, a cure-all or panacea. What the modern world yearns for is a ?meta-syn,? or visionary synthesis rooted not in a mechanistic model but one using nature?s own forms of self-organization.

This model is based on the peculiar characteristics of nonlocality and probability of quantum physics, rather than classical Newtonian mechanics. Hopefully, the new model has the power to resonate with our whole being and propel us into a more effective healing paradigm. Emeergent healing is actually a treatment philosophy, rooted in a worldview born from our current understanding of the nature of Reality.

The emerging paradigm is a more subtle and energetic model of health. In the emergent healing paradigm, healing depends on the nonlocal principles of nature?s own self-organization, as well as on direct causal influences on the mind/body of the organism. It appeals to spirit, soul, and body.

Recognizing the complexity of reality, the new paradigm includes a series of perspectives, which emphasize the positive rather than pathological, health rather than sickness, and a holistic approach to health care.

In this qualitative, rather than outcome-oriented approach, subjective experience and process are valued. The fusion of mind, emotions, body and spirit is recognized as central. In this ecological approach, the individual is embedded within larger systems, not isolated as a disease process. When we treat a symptom or disease rather than the whole person, we treat the part not the whole.

Interdependence of individuals, societies, and nature can be honored. As our knowledge of nature is increased, our knowledge of our own nature also grows correspondingly. Health, self-healing, and therapeutics is a balance supported by many disciplines, including physics, biology, and psychology as well as medicine.

We have all noticed that often the physical body is healed, but not the emotional trauma; or perhaps there is spiritual or psychological healing, but not physical cure. Therefore, it only makes sense to treat the whole person, rather than just the symptomology.

PARADIGM SHIFT

Paradigms underlie the interplay of chaos and order in human culture, at the conscious and unconscious, collective and individual level. These tacit belief systems act as lenses through which all sensory data passes before it is experienced as perception. Some perceptions arrive relatively undisturbed while others are subject to immediate characterization, distortions, and value-judgments.

Old ideas die hard. The established order, materialism, is entrenched. Establishment science is always resistant to new ideas. Science deals with models and metaphors of our perception of reality. We have had science less than 500 years, but in that time it has transformed much of the world technologically, intellectually and physically.

Scientific models change as exploration leads to the discovery of new facts and approaches that work. Still, new models are slow to be embraced. The dominant worldview hangs on as tenaciously as geocentric religious views did in the Dark Ages.

A paradigm is a working set of assumptions and postulates, (a disciplinarian matrix), about a field of inquiry or practice ? such as healing. How we envision healing is as important as how we proceed to try to heal. It governs our protocols, what we notice and fail to notice, and how we evaluate the results. The theoretical construct defines our approach and methodology. It gains momentum over time.

Scientific exploration is not a linear process, but results from competition among theories. The best results of each system are then woven into a seamless fabric that, at least temporarily, defines the nature of that field. New observations can lead to complete revisioning of a discipline, like the emergence of quantum mechanics did in physics. Filling in theoretical gaps leads toward better explanations and solutions to problems.

Sometimes new paradigms coexist and develop alongside one another, until one supersedes the other. This is paradigm shift. Such has been the case in concurrent development of allopathic and alternative or energy medicine, also called integral medicine.

Both the conventional and integral approaches have long, noble histories, one rooted largely in western culture, the other in Asian systems. Allopathic doctors and patients themselves now recognize that strictly reductionistic and technologically-based medicine has its limitations in contemporary healthcare.

Objective science can be devoid of higher purpose and intentionality. Thus, we find ourselves with a host of ethical dilemmas in genetic engineering, transplant research, geriatrics, pharmacology, cloning, technological intervention, and molecular biology.

The relativism of postmodern deconstructionism has undermined all theoretical perspectives, turning them into or exposing them as social constructions. It is true that the healing arts are riddled with political, religious, and cultural biases. Health care has been delivered in terms of a power relationship over the body, superimposed on its biology.

There is a strong desire from the both the scientific community and public for a health system that values personal relationships, emotions, meaning, and beliefs. They connect body, mind, spirit, and society.

It is crucial to realize there is both rational and paradoxical healing, and both are vital to our well-being. Paradoxical thinking is unpredictable, unique, unforgettable, unrepeatable, and often indescribable. Breakthroughs are often paradoxical in nature, seemingly absurd, yet in fact true. Rational healing relies on doing, while paradoxical healing is rooted in ways of being. Physician Larry Dossey says it requires, ?standing in the Mystery.?

There is a yearning to return ?mystery? to the mechanistic arena of healing, so we can face illness and disease as whole organisms. Transpersonal forces have a valid place in healing, as they do in all areas of our existence. Many people have a sense of the importance of actively integrating spiritual principles with the material world.

The whole-systems approach co-exists with conventional medicine and is making inroads among its practitioners. Treating causes as well as symptoms, it mobilizes the patient?s will to live. It fosters the inner dimensions of the healing experience. The healing response includes behavioral, mental and spiritual shifts or transformations.

Health is the natural outcome of a meaningful life, not just absence of symptoms. It means a comprehension of the complexities of life that is deeper than the conventional worldview of cause and effect. It proposes that consciousness is the foundation of reality. We do not exist independently from the universe, but the exact nature of that seamless connection is unknown.

Rooted in relativity, quantum, holographic and chaos theories, a metaphysical context is provided to justify such a paradigm shift from the purely causal healing model. The interactive field (psychodynamic field) present in healing situations can be amplified intentionally through therapeutic entrainment, or resonant feedback playing off the unified field (universal field).

NEW CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

No science or healing is independent of the realities of our fundamental consciousness. Consciousness is a process not an object. Neuroscientists have begun to study consciousness, both in its functional and universal aspects.

Some scientists try to reduce matter (brain cells) to consciousness while others are trying to reduce consciousness to matter. Some suggest (Newell), echoing ancient philosophies, that Absolute Consciousness may be a field that is always everywhere.

We are not discrete entities but deeply embedded within the fabric of the universe. The essence we share, more fundamental than matter and energy, may well be primordial consciousness. It may be the very basis of materiality, as the Vedas implied centuries ago. Consciousness involves the integration of information, not just a passive array of information itself.

We have many ways, besides our senses, of interfacing with reality, including intentionality, intuition, somatic perception, and direct apprehension. The new integral model of health and mind/body healing recognizes and operates from this expanded perspective and innovative medical options.

Consciousness ? the intersubjective dimension -- may be a stronger dynamic causal factor in healing than previously considered. Incorporating the full spectrum of human experience into healing promises new possibilities, new outcomes, which have been neglected in the biomedical model.

Conscious intentionality may influence subtle electromagnetic or quantum field energy processes. It affects the exchange of information at the cellular, organismic, and social level. Exceptional states of awareness (such as meditation, shamanic journeying, dreaming, dissociation, etc.) can lead to exceptional results, but they also require exceptional proof that may be difficult to produce in the laboratory or document objectively.

The emerging worldview extends our concepts beyond the domain of purely objective, reductionistic realism ? materialism. The trend is moving from biophysical to psychophysical and psychospiritual dimensions without loss of scientific rigor.

Just as physics seeks a unified field theory, so the healing process needs a model that accounts for the mechanisms of natural healing and its anomalies such a placebo effect, spontaneous remission, even distant healing. Consciousness may just be an expression of such a universal field.

Models of healing in which disease is seen as an invasive process and the treatments are also invasive can give way to those following a natural, evolutionary course. Rather than comparing healing to a fight, or war on an external invader, we can imagine it as the creation of healthy processes. New forms emerge from adaptations after the breakdown of old forms. In this synergetic view, the organism interacts with its total environment.

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Contemporary Shamanism

2004-07-13T18:16:19Z

I was recently asked about developing the aspects of Shamanism.

It is my humble opinion that we do best in our spiritual development and personal empowerment by following the path of our own contemporary culture.

I am part Cherokee, yet I will never be a medicine man or Shaman in the context of that minor heritage. Whether one is Hindu, Western, Native American, Eastern in their path, we are all contacting the same Source. There is only ONE and to bring another in to order, balance and alignment with the ONE is the greatest gift we can impart.

When we see healing as wholeness of mind, body and spirit we serve best those who we have common ground with. And to me the "true aspects of Shamanism" is the ability to serve the needs of a fellow human being in healing mind, body and spirit and guiding them to manifesting their personal empowerment. That is the most important thing vs the path that creates that for a person.

Certainly we can be eclectic and draw from all cultures and all paths. However we do best being who we naturally and intrinsically are. None of us can serve everyone's needs.
Like does attract like. My gifts and skills significantly improved when I learned the lesson of "be who you are!"

Blessings,
Jim Wilhite

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Daily Inspiration

2004-07-09T05:26:12Z

Greetings to all,

I send out a free Daily Inspirational Message.
If you would like to receive it email me at:
James3322@aol.com and I will add you to the list.

It is nice to start our days with inspiration!
Blessings,
Jim

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