Maui Vision Magazine, Fall/Winter, 2022-2023

By Rev. Bodhi Be

To uplevel your life, prepare for death. How does that work? I’ve witnessed and experienced it in my life and others. That’s proof enough for me.

Here are eight good reasons to prepare for death and up level your life.

1) Since we will die and we don’t know when, it’s helpful to have begun preparation for when that time comes. If you’ll be going on a trip, it helps to pack your bags and study up.

2) Preparing for death helps us remember a truth most of us only know in our heads, that we will die and we don’t know when. This will change the way we live in deep and profound ways.

3) When we begin preparing for our even tual death and come out of denial, aversion and avoidance, or some version of spiritual over-ride, it actually reduces stress, anxiety and fear… about everything!

4) Preparing for death will encourage you to up level your relationship with self, family, friends and community and will encourage you to bring your ‘A’ game to each moment.

5) Preparing for death will help your family and friends carry out your preferences for end of life and after death care... and too, to know what to do with your stuff. (You will view your ‘stuff’ differently.)

6) Preparing for death can make you more useful in caring for someone who is dying.

7) Preparing for death may encourage you

to consider what, if anything, does not die, and to cultivate and deepen a relationship with that.

8) Preparing for death will help you face what is dying in the world.

In preparing for death, you will think about what you wish to have happen when you’re dead. Have your body lay in state? Have your body washed, anointed, and dressed? May be you’ll pick out an outfit and the ‘right’ footwear’? Would you want to have a funeral where family and

friends could come be with your body at a ceremony? Party? Then what? Seventy-three percent of Hawaii residents choose cremation. Why? One, it’s less costly than earth or ocean burial.

Two, the current, outdated model of a cemetery is land taken out of the public com mons forever for one purpose, burials, graves and headstones. That doesn’t make sense.

Three, since people in the United States move, on average, every five years, few of us visit the graves of our family or even know where they’re buried. Consequently, we’ve

lost knowing the value and importance of sitting at their gravesides. This further discon nects us from our ancestors and the people that played a part in us getting to where we are now. You could say it helps turn us into orphans.

Now, if you’re someone who cares about your carbon footprint, cremation would be a bad choice as your ‘last gift’ to the planet. Cremation generates numerous harmful air pollutants, including particulate matter, sul fur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, heavy metals, and mercury from dental fillings. An average of 28 gallons of fuel are required per cremation today. As for your body’s carbon, which ought to be returned to the earth, it goes into the atmosphere, adding to global warming.

Here on Maui, Doorway Into Light operates Hawaii’s only nonprofit and certi fied green funeral home and is now planning a natural burial ground that will include a sanctuary, park, kid’s playground, community gathering place, pet cemetery and flower farm. We’re creating a story where life and death in terweave in healthy community life protected in perpetuity by a nonprofit organization. To manifest this, we need your help.

Interested? Please connect with us at info@doorwayintolight.org and 808.575.7870.

Reverend Bodhi Be is the executive direc tor of Doorway Into Light, a funeral director, bereavement counselor, hospice volunteer and casket maker.

Honoring Mark Sheehan

With great joy, we dedicate this edition to Mark Sheehan, a longtime Maui resident, environmentalist, realtor, political activist, fundraiser and columnist for 13 years in Maui Vision Magazine. Mark passed away on September 9, 2022, at the age of 87. It was the sudden onset of glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, that stilled his amazing intellect and positive, forward-thinking, brilliant mind.

Mark leaves behind a lasting legacy on Maui, championing environmental causes that include helping to prevent luxury condos at Big Beach in Makena from being built and other Maui sites beloved by locals from being developed.

Mark helped found the SHAKA Movement, which stood up to Monsanto’s farming of genetically modified crops on Maui, with accompanying chemical applications. A successful petition called for a morato rium “until studies prove they are safe.”

From the outpouring of love on Facebook posts, it is clear Mark inspired many people to follow their dreams with his encouragement. He leaves behind an extended family of relatives and friends who will miss him deeply now that he is smiling down on us from the ‘other side.’

To read more about this remarkable man read Jon Woodhouse’s article on www.MauiIndependent.org.

Mahalo, Mark, for up leveling all of our lives!

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By Mirabai Devi

To be on the path to uplifting your life, look closely at what is and isn’t working. Because to uplift your life, you must do more of the former and less of the latter.

Look at your Dharma, what you perceive as your purpose, your life perspective, and the particular angle that makes you unique and informs your potential contribution. When offering what you are good at, what your gifts are, and what makes you shine, you naturally uplift yourself and others!

Your work is to hone and sharpen your gift; if unsure, meditate daily.

Good work involves serving others. You will be naturally uplifted when you live in service. You will feel useful and purposeful. You won’t waste time with meaningless conversations or gratuitous socializing. Follow the soul’s guidance so your life is used fully for a purpose.

We are given this life, this human body, as the greatest gift we could ever have. You want to feel and appreciate life as a gift and live every moment as if it were your last. It’s less important what you are doing than your attitude toward what you are experiencing.

The combination of your attitudes – your internal relationship – with the present moment makes life fulfilling. When we practice being in the moment, we feel excited, we can feel the precious meaning. The work is to constantly clear in the moment – to move away from boredom, self-denial, defense mechanisms, lack, negative attitude, or anything we bring to a mo ment that doesn’t feel good! No negative attitude matters, so drop it!

When you allow yourself to be grateful for life, you uplift it tremen dously!

Mirabai Devi, international spiritual teacher, Divine Mother, and healer, helps awaken people spiritually to move beyond pain, suffering, grief and trauma towards freedom, inner peace and joy. She has taught millions worldwide for over 30 years. Visit her two websites, www.Mirabaidevi.org and www.Apoweroflove.com to explore her foundation, school and other programs she offers.

By Lisa Jones

Originally, hiring a private trainer was not on my list of things to do. My routine before hiring Brandon Mindoro of Warrior Tribe Fitness included a daily morning beach yoga practice as well as a onemile end-of-the-day sunset beach walk. Why would I need or even want a private trainer?

Then something happened… I was suddenly in pain. My sweet 15-pound dog, Tuxedo, was getting older and frailer. As Tuxedo approached his 15th birthday, he began to slow down and was not able to navigate the stairs to the beach. I began carrying him originally down the stairs, and then over time, further and further to our favorite beach yoga spots. Over about a month, I developed a searing pain in my left inner elbow. It got to the point that doing my yoga was nearly impossible.

It crossed my mind that I needed to strengthen my muscles. I also had the thought that I wanted to try kickboxing, as a friend had mentioned how much she enjoyed the practice, which I found intriguing… I actually searched “kickboxing on Maui” and found Brandon’s name on Yelp. He offered a free first evaluation, so I signed up.

I had no idea how working with a personal trainer would up level my life! There are so many benefits, including accountability, encouragement, education, nutritional guidance, and results! In working with Brandon, I feel stronger, more confident, and focused. Best of all, I am no longer in pain. I now know that a personal trainer is one of the best investments you can make in your life.

Tuxedo passed away a couple of months into my training, and having my personal trainer at my side during that transition was helpful on many levels, including a safe place to physically release my grief.

Lisa Jones is an author, speaker and spiritual mentor. Email: LoveFromLisaJones@gmail.com

Turning Anxiety Into Hope

By Paulo

“To learn to be anxious in the right way is to learn the ultimate.” - Søren Kierkegaard, The Concept of Anxiety.

As a sensitive young child, I thought how wonderful it would be if I could learn a skill I thought of as “mood control.” I imagined there were evolved beings who had their emotional states under control. I hoped (and still hope) to become one of them someday. Nevertheless, I have found myself experiencing much anxiety in life, especially recently.

Anxiety is what we think and feel when we imagine something bad will happen in the future. It involves feelings of dread fueled by worried thinking and catastrophizing beliefs. Uncertainty supports anxiety and makes it all the harder to bear.

There is so much to be anxious about these days – cli mate chaos, including warming and rising seas (which they say will dissuade our beloved whales from coming here), serious drought, social unrest, fascist campaigns against democracy, and the pandemic. Therapists and counselors are reporting an unsurpassed avalanche of anxiety in their patients.

Anxiety is generally treated with medication – like a disease we must just eliminate. And we self-medicate with various substances or technological distractions to become comfortably numb. But as I learned from Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwari, who I interviewed on my Pathways Podcast, we can’t get rid of anxiety… and that’s OK.

In her book, Future Tense: Why Anxiety is Good for You (Even Though It Feels Bad), Dr. Tracy describes how anxiety provides a serviceable alarm system that points to what we care about most. As she puts it, “Anxiety trains your attention on something important. It tells you that bad things could happen but haven’t happened yet and that you still have the time and

ability to make it right and get what you want.” It’s a necessary survival mechanism we can’t eliminate. Learning to cope with it differently is the real solution.

Dr. Tracy points out that anxiety’s flipside is hope. Both are appraisals of an uncertain future, except that hope is proactive and optimistic. How can we empower hope instead of fear? A bit of humility helps because none of us can predict the future. Beyond that, it’s primarily a matter of changing our orientation. We can commit to making things better by tak ing steps to change what we can and accepting the things we can’t. Listening to anxiety is the first step, followed by shifting to believing there can be wisdom in what anxiety tells us

As I wrote in my book, Intuitive Intelligence, we need to upgrade our beliefs. Instead of quaking with dread and numbing out, let’s carefully examine the negative things we tell ourselves and the beliefs behind them. We can then cultivate hope by switching to more visionary beliefs and fine-tuning our creative capacity to manage, adapt, and cope with uncertainty.

Ram Dass taught that the key to happiness is to be here now, but our remarkable ability to imagine the future also confers immense advantages. Anxiety and hope, which motivate and energize us to care about what lies ahead, can help prepare us for anything. When we channel anxiety toward pursuing and prioritizing a purpose, it automatically becomes hope. What Barack Obama called “the audacity of hope” reminded us that hope is a form of courage. Yes, you can make things better. Even when you believe you can, you are more effective and happier. So, friends, let’s never give up hope!

Paulo O’Brien is author of Intuitive Intelligence and the Vision ary I Ching app. He is host of Pathways Radio archived at his website, www.Divination.com/pathways-podcast/

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By Sara Schroepfer

Achieving Wellness can be an ambitious undertaking. With the world as chaotic and stressful as it gets in the modern-day lifestyle, it can even seem impossible. Building a strong Wellness Model for your life is important, but how does one even begin?

Here, we discuss a few ideas for small steps in your Wellness Journey, whether you’re a beginner or someone who’s experiencing interruptions to your usual wellness routine. We’ll review a few tenets from our 808 Well ness Model, starting with…

Energy: Not just the energy of the body itself, but the energy surrounding you. When your mental and spiritual energy is compro mised, it can compromise your physical energy as well. A good balance is needed to maintain healthy energy, and there are some straightfor ward ways to keep your energy clean and at its best, including energy-balancing crystals and aromatherapy treatments.

Immunity: In this day and age, looking out for our immune system is more important than ever. So, how do we do so in a way that aligns with our wellness practices? All-natural Chinese herbs, the ancient practice of Acupuncture, and simple essential oils can help boost the immune system to perform at its natural best. All of these treatments can range from easing the severity of pollen allergies to helping fight off sicknesses like colds or flu.

Metabolism: A well-maintained metabolism can help with all of the issues we’ve discussed so far, along with many more. When your metabo lism is working properly, you should be getting plenty of good energy, your immune system should be working well, and your body’s health should nourish your spirit.

These are just three of eight of the tenets of Wellness we focus on here at our Center. We hope this can help guide your steps on this beautiful wellness journey called Life!

Sara Schroepfer is a spiritual counselor and co-founder of 808 Well ness. Visit www.808wellness.com for more information.

By Lalénya L. Vann

Every night we have our own private oracle, which offers us guidance and helps to answer questions. We sometimes need to decode the dream in the morning to understand those messages!

Here are some keys to unwind your dreams: 1) Trust your feelings! How do you feel upon awakening? How did you feel during the dream? Write down your feelings in your dream journal. Note any areas where you have the same feelings in waking life. 2) What’s your First Association and your first thoughts when you wake up? This is usually a big significant clue! 3) Do a “Reality Check” – how does the dream relate to your waking life? Is there a chance it is precognitive? Who do you recognize in the dream? 4) Track your “dream self” – is it similar or different to your waking self? 5) Dialogue with the other people in the dream. What information do they have for you? Another technique is to imagine that each person or thing in the dream is you. How does that feel? Use your imagination, or write it out. 6) Explore the symbols in the dream. What do they mean to you? Only the dreamer can truly understand the meaning of their dream symbols. Keep a “Symbol Dictionary” in the back of your dream journal, or use a separate notebook. 7) Keep a dream journal! Notice any common or recurring themes.

Remember to take action to honor the guidance of the dream! Share your dreams with sympathetic others – individually or in a dream circle group.

Our dreams reveal the secret wishes of our soul, offering gifts of help and guidance for ourselves, or for sharing with others.

Lalénya L. Vann is a certified instructor with the Robert Moss School of Active Dreaming, and offers Ecstatic Trance Posture sessions. For information on upcoming classes in dream interpretation, a shamanic drum journey, or a private session, visit www.ActiveDreamingMaui.com or text: 808.757.8761.

By Dr. Douglas J. Price, D.C.

When we desire to create uplift in our lives, it indicates things may currently be going in the wrong direction on a physical, emotional, mental or spiritual level. Some of us may blame negative personal conditions on the government, being forced to take the jab or rampant inflation.

Not everybody is affected the same; some are unfazed. The outside things that can trigger us while wanting to uplift our lives may relate to childhood upbringing or unhealed traumatic experiences that strike the core of one’s be ing. We live waiting, so to speak, for the next trigger to emerge from the outside.

You might wonder why it affects you but not someone else in the same situation. For example, out of several possible conflicts, a sense of direction can relate to your adrenals, where you may feel burnt or stressed out, which could result in chronic fatigue.

Why do some people sail above the storm? The difference is on your psyche level; it’s not just the mind that seeks pleasure and wants to avoid pain. You could be affected by an unexpected dramatic event that is left unresolved, depending on your age, that may have occurred many years ago, that may emerge from your psyche that senses and acts based on survival.

Being able to relate to current events and how they relate to the past holds the key to awareness affecting you now. Once realized, it uplifts your life by resolving the conflict resulting in things going in the right direction or a relaxed feeling that things are back on track. It is an inside job.

Dr. Douglas J. Price, D.C. has over 30 years of experience in chiropractic and kinesiology. His approach to healing is revolutionary, encompassing both wellness and resolution. Author of Activate Your Brain To Heal Your Body, he teaches online and travels internationally. Contact: dr.price.gnm@gmail.com, 808.244.0415.

By Barbara Ensign Cht

Wanting to make a change?

Hypnosis is as effective as the desire to make the change, no mat ter how big or small the desired change is. Hypnosis can’t make you do anything that you don’t want to do, but hypnosis can help you make the changes you do want in your life. Hypnosis can resolve several problems developed from past experiences, traumas, or habits or it can improve what you already do well, taking it to the next level. Hypnosis works with the subconscious mind, making the changes on a deeper level, allowing the changes to become a permanent part of you.

What would you want your life to look like? How would you like to feel? What would you want to do differently? Would you like to respond instead of react?

You can’t change someone else’s behavior, but you can change your own. Hypnosis can help increase your sense of peace and self-confidence. It can help you become focused on the changes you want to make so your desires can become a reality. The possibilities are unlimited!

Would you be willing, now, to change your thinking from how you are to how you would like to be? Try just forgetting about the past and letting your thoughts create a new response. Think of the limitless pos sibilities available to you. Each day those possibilities become more and more noticeable.

Those possibilities that are actually limitless are there waiting for you. Sometimes, they can be spontaneous and other times, they can be planned. Still, most of all, they are determined by your willingness to expect and to achieve those possibilities.

Barbara Ensign is a certified hypnotherapist specializing in past life and life between lives spiritual regression. She has been serving Maui for over 19 years. For more information or to make an appointment, call 808.269.2129 or visit www.hypnosishawaii.com.

By Kathaleen Nichols and Sheila Hay

We are all light beings emanating light, frequency, and vibration. Everything you see and touch, even your body, is vibrating at different frequencies. The body and its systems are the most amazing mechanisms with the power to heal themselves holistically physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

So, what’s gone wrong? Have you lost your mojo? Are you feel ing old, having cognition or memory issues? When you stand up or bend over, do you experience aches, pains and groans? Do you sit on the couch sometimes, lacking motiva tion and energy? Growing old is challeng ing; however, aging need not be a process of decline and deterioration, as some may believe.

What if you could age backwards, holistically repairing and regenerating your system, recapturing your youth, vim, vigor and vitality like bygone decades? What do you know about stem cells?

Stem cells are the only cells that can change into whatever your body needs. Their ability to heal and repair tissue and organs is well documented as they can make identical copies of themselves or change into other cells. They have the innate wisdom and intelligence to scan the body, prioritize what needs repair first, and start repairing and re generating.

As we age, stem cell production significant decreases. At 30, we lose 60 percent of stem cell production at 60 we lose 90 percent. What will your life look and feel like when you activate new stem cells?

An historic breakthrough in affordable stem cell therapy activates your stem cells using advanced technology. Your body can heal and repair itself by harnessing its light! Contact us to learn how!

Kathaleen Nichols and Sheila Hay are Maui-based health advo cates. They invite the community to a free live explanation of cuttingedge stem cell enhancement technology, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 8 at the Maui Beach Hotel, Kahului. Contact Sheila Hay, 808.793.7901 for more information.

MAUI PRIDE FESTIVAL, 10:30am-4pm, Sat., Oct. 8 at Maui Nui Botanical Gardens, 150 Kanaloa Ave., Kahului. Free!. Performances by local artists and celeb rities! Full details: www.alohamauipride.org

ENLIGHTENED INTENT ONLINE GATHERINGS - October 8th and December 10th. For more information, visit www.enlightenedintent.org

MYSTIC HOLISTIC WELLNESS FAIR with Crystals and Art Sale! Sunday, Oct. 9, 12-6pm. Come spend a fun afternoon in cool Haiku at our unique and popular event at the beautiful Temple of Peace, 575 Haiku Road. Enjoy some body or energy work, get an intuitive reading from some of “Maui's Best” holistic practitioners. Find specialty Made on Maui gifts, exquisite crystals and art! Yummy vegan tacos, “angel eggs,” organic & GF cookies, refreshing teas and terrific local music. Be sure to see the international Peace Mosaic Wall and the extraordinary murals by "Dolphin Dave" showing what ancient Lemuria looked like. Free Family Fun! For more info on this and future events, call Judy Levy, (808) 269-269-7762.

Oct. 9 ~ Full Moon in Aries HEART INTELLI GENCE CIRCLE for couples and singles, 10 am-6 pm: Includes delicious organic lunch, $108. What’s holding you back from embodying your full power? What would your life be life if you played “full out”? Where do you want to bring more raw, passionate energy? Is it into your work, your relationships, your purpose? Explore your edge in a supportive, creative and wildly alive group experience. Heart Intelligence is a powerful, user-friendly spiritual practice that gives you access to your deeper truths, as you strengthen connections with others. Call or email Joan: joan@ talkinghearts.com, 808 280-9005 to hold your space. www.talkinghearts.com.

ENGAGE - EVOLVE - ELEVATE ~ Online Sem inar, Saturday October 22, 2022, 10:00am - 12:00pm Hawaii Time. Explore The Art of Awakening True Communication and self inquiry through this introductory Seminar with Nancy Jill Sundberg. Explore and understand the nature and substance of your expe rience, discover your luminous mind and strengthen your communication skills. There will be an opening talk to inspire humor and compassion for our human condition and the challenges we all face in communica tion. Practical tools will be given to engage your clarity, evolve communication and elevate your potential. For more information visit www.enlightenedintent.org.

Nov. 12 ~ The Magic of Gratitude HEART INTELLIGENCE CIRCLE for couples and singles, 10 am-6 pm: Includes delicious organic lunch, $108.What if the quality of overall Gratitude you embody determines the quality of love in your life? It does! Let’s strengthen our relationship with our self and others by feeling and expressing appreciation that we normally keep inside. Let’s exercise our “gratitude muscles” and learn daily rituals that make our lives, and those around us, more wonderful. Heart Intelligence is a powerful, user-friendly spiritual practice that gives you access to your deeper truths, as you strengthen connections with others. Call or email Joan: joan@ talkinghearts.com, 808 280-9005 to hold your space. www.talkinghearts.com.

REIKI TRAINING – Maui Nov. 12 & 13. Reignite your healing truth. Facilitated by Jenna Keck, Reiki Master. 408-621-4102, Register online www.Lifesty leReiki.com

KRISHNA DAS & BAND return to the Napili Kai Beach Resort, 4:30-6:30pm, Sunday, Nov. 27, for their annual “Thanksgiving Sunday Maui Satsang / Kirtan" that serves as a Food Drive for the Maui Food Bank. Layering traditional kirtan with instantly accessible melodies and modern instrumentation, KD has been called yoga’s “rock star” with a remarkably soulful voice that touches the deepest chord in even the most casual listener. Please bring your generous canned / boxed organic food donations and help end hunger on Maui. More INFO and advance $50 tickets @ www.krishnadas.com otherwise $65 cash at door if available.

A NEW YEAR’S DAY SOUND HEALING CEREMONY to begin 2023 in the right direction! Sunday, January 1, 2023 | 4 – 5 p.m. Island Spirit Yoga, Lahaina. Find info./register here by December 31: https://musicmovesthesoul.com/special-events/

MAUI OPEN STUDIOS~ Kickoff Opening Cele bration/Preview Exhibits, 5-8pm, Sat., Feb. 11, 2023 at the Pa'Aina Culinary Arts Center, UHMC in Kahului. Followed by three weekends of artists opening their studios all over Maui to art-loving viewers and patrons. All free! Co-sponsored by Maui Vision Magazine. See full details at www.mauiopenstudios.com .

ONGOING EVENTS

GROW WITH CARL ~ Gentle Restorative Ob tainable Wellness. Yoga, Qigong, Functional Strength, and Meditation for 50+ clients. Safe, gentle, and effec tive. Classes online 6 days a week, On demand record ed classes, and one-on-one or small group classes in my healing garden in Kahului. www.growwithcarl.com.

WATCH LITERATI from the Lovevolution Foun dation! Airings premiere every Wed & Fri starting at 11:11am on YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/ TheLovevolution

TRUE PILATES MAUI.“No muscle left behind…” Privates, duets, trios, group mat classes.All budgets, all schedules. Upcountry. www.truepilatesmaui.com Call to reserve your spot 808-359-3131.

MICROGREENS HEAL – Microgreens are a superfood loaded with antioxidants, vitamins and minerals which are 4 to 40 times more potent than the mature counterparts. Our microgreens are grown in food grade trays on our organic farm in Hana. Join our Subscription Service for Maui residents. Our microgreens are sold by the pound, half and quarter pounds weekly. Please check out our websites: www. microgreens-heal.com, www.hanafarmersmarket.org. For questions or to order email us at info@micro greens-heal.com or call/text 808-281-5508.

Learn Compassion and Forgiveness by Understanding Yourself and Others ~ LOVE AND DESTINY CARD READINGS are a great way to learn about yourself and others. I offer several different readings including Individual, Love or Friend Connections, and Destiny. Please visit my website: www.loveanddestinyreadings.com

MAUI HOMEOPATHY– Shone Edel is a Classical Homeopath practicing on Maui for 20 years. She passionately treats people of all ages all over the world. She also treats animals. As founder of Maui Homeopathy, Shone has created a line of healing wellness formulas for men, women and children. With air pollution being a worldwide health issue, she has created environmental oral healing sprays: Smog Off!, Breathe On!, Kid’s Throat Spray and Vog Off!. Shone offers Homeopathic Brainwave Therapy, a treatment combining homeopathy, brainwave technology and Shambhala Healing Tools. By Appointment: 808-2487568 Office in Wailuku: 210 Imi Kala Street Suite S4. shone@mauihomeopathy.com

INTUITIVE CARD READINGS at Maui Mana Metaphysical Center with Psychic Heimana Sherman. Call for information and to make an appointment 808-385-0898

GERMAN NEW MEDICINE - Ongoing online events. (Austral-Asia). See www.germannewmedi cine-au.com for info and registration. Heal biological conflicts in the psyche. Call (808) 244-0415.

SUNDAYS

TEMPLE OF PEACE Sunday Service. Temple of Peace Spiritual Center is an inter-faith spiritual community whose doors are open to all who aspire to seek genuine spirituality, personal change and loving service to humanity. Join Rev. Kedar St John & Friends every Sunday from 10:30 am.- noon as we gather together in musical remembrance, practice and celebration of our divine connection, here now alive and awake in our changing world. 575 Haiku Road, Haiku - 808-575-5220 templeofpeacemaui.com

UNITY CHURCH OF MAUI– Unity Church offers a positive path to spiritual living, and an inclusive community that celebrates diverse beliefs that honor the sacred truth of God. Our 10am Sunday Service welcomes all who aspire to create a life of health, prosperity, happiness, and peace of mind through positive spiritual practice and community.

Please join

Legendary kirtan artist KRISHNA DAS and band perform at the Napili Kai Beach resort, on Sunday, November 27. See listing below and visit www.krishnadas.com for info./tickets.

us as we celebrate the divinity in each of us with music, laughter, inspirational messages and fellowship. Located at 483 S. High Street,Wailuku. 808-242-9327.

SACRED PLANT CEREMONIES - Sundays from dusk till midnight. Join us on the Big Island where we celebrate our Hawaiian indigenous entheogenic brew. Pre-application and charitable contribution required. +1-808-323-3238 or www.muaisa.org

CELTIC MUSIC TWICE EVERY SUNDAY

Hamish's 'Maui Celtic Radio Show’ 8-10am & 5-7pm on KAKU 88.5fm Maui. No signal? - online at https:// www.akaku.org/kaku-88-5-fm/

WEDNESDAYS

Upcountry DREAM CIRCLES at the Sacred Gar den, 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every Month, 10 am - 12 noon. Bring a night dream to share and a journal. Drop-In and by donation. Everyone shares a dream, we “unwind” them using our easy 4 step process, followed by a short drum journey to re-enter your dream, and then we draw out our dreams. Fun and safe! 460 Kaluanui Rd., Makawao. www.ActiveDreamingMaui. com - Email: LLVann@me.com - text: 808-757-8761

Every Wednesday KIRTAN CHANTING 6:30pm. Free. Followed by vegetarian potluck at Temple of Peace 575 Haiku Rd, Haiku. For more info call 5755220

THURSDAYS

DIVINE FEMININE DANCE™ Ladies, feel your vitality with conscious guided movement to a wide variety of music to experience more joy, freedom, power, flow, grace, sensuality, playfulness, and pleasure! This class is designed to help you MOVE your body to MOVE your energy while being supported in women’s community.We will end each class in a short meditation to invite in a feeling of calm and peace. No experience is necessary as the movements are designed for all levels. Weekly class:Thursdays 7:45-8:45 am, Island Spirit Yoga, 840 Wainee Street, Lahaina, HI, 96761. Pre-registration is required… visit www.islandspirityoga.com to register. See www.musicmovesthesoul.com to signup for news of updates and special events.

HOW TO PLACE A CALENDAR OR CLASSIFIED LISTING

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~ Maui Dreaming ~

(Editor’s Note: We’ve had requests to reprint Mark Sheehan’s visionary last column in our magazine about Maui in the future. Here it is again, and mahalo again, Mark!)

By Mark Sheehan

Somehow I awoke and it was 2050. Like Rip Van Winkle, I struggled to understand the change. I spoke to my granddaughter who gave me a short history of how, with grit and imagination, Maui was able to deal with severe climate disruptions that had begun in the mid 2020s.

She was a bit hazy about what happened back then, but she posited that overtourism, sky-high home prices, environmental degradation and the impact of ongoing wars made voters elect a wave of younger and more visionary political leaders.

This younger county leadership dramatically raised taxes on rental properties and unoccupied houses, eventually outlawing vacant homes. By the end of the decade, affordable housing re quirements were met and homelessness elimi nated. There was a rush to renewable energy.

As early as 2022, she said, the Greenland ice sheet was melting at a million metric tons per minute. Despite dramatic efforts to reverse that trend, the great Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets continued to melt and sea levels rose. After a tsunami in 2030 wiped out coastal roads along the south and west shores, roads, water, power and waste systems were rebuilt inland. The county Department of Environmental Management was expanded to deal with contamination from toxins spilled from low-lying industrial operations.

In 2029 new owners bought the Mahi Pono lands in the valley. All fields were converted to regenerative agriculture practices that prioritized soil building, carbon sequestration, food growth, fuel, and fiber for local needs.

The Forever World’s Fair, created in the early 2030s, was a huge success. It showcased innovative new technologies, best traditional farming, and building systems used by island na tions. Maui developers turned to earth, hemp and bamboo for building materials. Imaginative resorts created education, ecology and health programs.

Drought that started in the 2020s continued into the next decade. Fortunately, the Maui De partment of Agriculture took control of the East Maui Irrigation systems. The 10-year county program that cleared the rainforest of invasive growth and rebuilt the ditch system allowed Maui to provide water for all users.

Hotels and condos adopted water recycling technology and all new residential construction used composting waste systems. Properties own ers received tax incentives to grow food and green waste recycling centers were built in all neighbor hoods.

The 2035 great hurricane leveled forests and buildings in small towns Upcountry. New towns were designed with town centers, permanent farm ers’ markets, food hubs, and community gardens.

expensive, consequently visitor numbers plum meted. Some hotels converted to condominiums while others housed refugees, student interns, and National Guard units. As many transplants retreated to the mainland, there was a surge of support for Hawaiian Sovereignty. The “stay behinds” adopted Hawaiian farming practices and traditional values to work together.

In a dramatic move for increased stability for Maui, Molokai, and Lanai stopped sending tax receipts to Oahu. Instead, all revenue from visitors was invested in rebuilding to increase climate resilience.

Education changed dramatically during those years. Younger students learned how to grow food and elementary schools became food hubs. High school students planted 200,000 trees a year. Maui College became a hub for climate studies, agriculture innovation, renewable energy, ocean research and aquaculture.

There was a dramatic decline in fishing as the near-shore water was overfished. Fortunately Maui aquaculture visionaries had developed fish farms and hubs.

While the wave of these future innovations was gratifying to hear and the public policy changes amazed me, the climate impacts were not surprising as the trends were clear from the turn of the century.

Back in 2022, dreaming about the future can be terrifying. We can too easily envision a world falling apart with ruthless competition for resources or we can do everything to create a future that works for everyone.

JENNIFER LOFTUS offers conscious guided movement classes at Island Spirit Yoga in Lahai na. See listing above under Thursdays.

Throughout this period, the MECO grid sys tem was heavily damaged by storms. Homeowners converted to off-grid power and new communities installed distributive power-sharing networks to maintain power stability. Huge spikes in global energy supplies accelerated the switch to renew ables.

By the 2040s air travel became prohibitively

The important questions are: What do you choose? What skills can you acquire to prepare you for rapid and profound change? And, more important, what can we do together to make sure our dream of success becomes a reality?

Two things are for sure: We need to DREAM BIG and elect leaders with vision and courage.

Mark Sheehan has been a Maui organic farmer, environmental activist and ethical real estate broker for 40 years.

Fall/Winter, 2022-2023 Maui

Detaching From Dis-Ease

By Lisa M. Gunshore

It is challenging to remain positive when dealing with illness and to trust in your healing process. When we are diagnosed with something, it is easy for our egoic mind to attach to the illness or genetic issue.

For example, I have diabetes, I am overweight, etc. By identifying with the dis-ease, we can perpetuate it rather than heal it.

I wanted to share a simple Buddhist technique/teaching that has helped me to heal and helps you detach from the illness and no longer identify with it.

Instead of, I have, I am, etc., change your wording to there is. For example, instead of, I HAVE Lyme Disease, change it to, THERE IS Lyme Disease.

This simple change in language chang es the energy dynamic. You are no longer of that and instead are just an observer of the illness. It becomes interesting instead of scary.

Okay, there is diabetes. What does that mean? How does this serve me?

It opens you up to self-inquiry practices and contemplation instead of creating more energy around the dis-ease or illness.

By remembering we are not of the body and are merely observers of this tran sient world, we can find our way to healing much more quickly.

As an empowerment coach, I offer sessions to help restore wellness in your life. During sessions, we enter a sacred space together through breath and intention, connecting to your etheric body, opening the akashic records and quantum fields, and engaging with Spirit.

Answering questions and sharing insights, the sessions become power ful means to support you in creating your own life!

Lisa M. Gunshore is an empowerment coach with expertise in transdimensional mediumship, Ayurveda, and Tibetan shamanism. A natural mystic, she is a Functional Ayurveda Wellness Coach, and supports the healing of your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies through ancestral healing. For information, visit www.buddhistbiohacker.com or her YouTube channel: buddhistbiohacker .

By Judy Levy

In Heaven, I’m now confident that my Soul chose magical Maui as my destination to spend my Golden Elder years. I upleveled my already fabulous life, migrating here from “LA-LA land;” (Los Angeles) 13 years ago, with the purpose of starting a new business and new lives.

Along with my husband, we planned and “Goddess laughed!” My marriage “completed” and I realized I’d have to do the plan on my own within three months. I had a magical “date with destiny” with Rev. Kedar and Shelley St. John, who are now my ohana Suddenly, I was building my charming little shop, “the Lotus Heart,” at the Temple of Peace. Thirteen years later, Kedar’s Sunday service still uplevels my life weekly.

And speaking of “upleveling,” I reached the gloriously dubious milestone of 75 trips around the sun in April, so that truly makes me an elder. I can witness that conscious evolution is truly happening. I witness how my kids are exquisite parents, and I have hope for the future. I see lots of young conscious families, with our “30- and 40-something” demographic here on Maui focused on healthy living, some growing food and rais ing great kids.

Two decades ago, I became a “Queen Ager”, but I never got to have a ceremony or gathering to commemorate this milestone in every woman’s life! I love that we are evolving back to some of the ancient Goddess traditions. I am co-creating a week end workshop in April, 2023 for all QueenAgers, along with one of my brilliant L.A. Goddess sisters who has celebrated “QueenAgers” for a few years under the umbrella of the “Red Tent Movement.”

Let’s all keep evolving consciously!

Judy Levy, activist tutu and “Maui’s crystal lady,” organizes popu lar “Mystic Holistic Fairs” in Kihei and in Haiku. She offers unique Angelic Crystal sessions, which include chakra balancing, reflexology and Reiki by donation in Haiku. Call her for information or to be a vendor at 808.269.7762.

Helping Energies To Shift Healthy Body, Mind And Spirit

By Diana Montijo

The aura is the energy field that we all have. It is a bubble of light that surrounds us all. This field is affected by many things. The Chakra System within us are subtle energy centers which metabolize our life force energy similar to how our digestive system metabolizes the food we eat. Subtle energy in the form of difficult emotions can overburden the chakra system. Excess subtle energy gets stored in the body and in the magnetic field that surrounds the body.

Difficult life experiences can leave incoherence in the form of frequencies of emotional orbiting debris, which becomes stuck and stagnant in the auric field. These frequencies are like music that can affect how other people perceive us. Most im portantly it affects how we feel and fuels our emotional responses.

The Biofield Tuning I practice is a protocol that uses coherent sound to locate and resolve these incoherent ener gies. Our body has its own organizing intelligence. The input of coherent sound produced by tuning forks works diagnostically to help the body recognize where it is unbalanced and out of tune. The sound also works therapeuti cally to help resolve this information that is held in tension. Biofield Tuning aligns and balances the chakra system.

The frequencies broadcast during a Biofield Tuning session are the remnant sound of heavy emotions. Our pain just wants to be acknowledged and validated! The Biofield Tuning protocol allows us to witness a pain that has been waiting to be seen and heard. When we can do that in a safe and supported space, this helps the energies to shift.

Diana Montijo is an energy healing facilitator. She specializes in Biofield Tuning and is also a Reiki Master, Access Bars Facilitator and certified in the Vibrational Fascia Release Technique. She offers in-person sessions on Maui this fall or remote sessions anytime. Call 559.284.8400 or email dmontijo@comcast.net or visit https://www.dmontijo.com/

By John Gelert, LMT

To make the most of our lives, we need to live in the highest vibration. Our minds need to be clear and our lifestyles clean. It starts by loving ourselves to overcome any low self-esteem that others may have imposed on us in the past. Start by looking at your eyes in the mirror and saying, “I love you.” Say, “I am loved.” Speak more positive affirmations for whatever you need!

Take care of your body to be in balance. Exercise vigorously and frequently. Go to bed early enough to get enough sleep to wake up without an alarm. Eat healthy organic and non-GMO foods. Nourish yourself but stop when you are full. Limit unhealthy foods, alcohol, drugs, and sugar. Get a massage to help your body feel better. Detox in a sauna or a cleanse. Finally, have a joyous time having fun!

It’s important to keep your mind sharp and aware, focusing on positive thoughts, and refraining from the negative! Watching too much sad news can shut down our hearts. Thinking about past resentments or worrying about the future can shut down our hearts. Be fully present with all that is around you. Do not think about what you will say to somebody while they are speaking. Hear them out and then speak!

Connect your spirit to God for love and inspiration. God is in the sacred space in our hearts. Meditate. Listen to uplifting music. Sing or dance. Be with good, loving people. Feel alive after overcoming a challenge. Feel love and excitement. All of these can open the heart. Find a way that works for you!

God is love and compassion, the opposite of fear. Be not afraid of what others think of you… Be yourself and go for your dreams with your heart wide open for your best journey!

John Gelert is the owner of Lomi Hanamana. Call 808.214.5054 for more information or to schedule a rejuvenating massage.

Elevate Connection Up Leveling In Water Sports

By Nancy Jill Sundberg

Every time we communicate with someone, no matter who it is, there is an opportunity. We can express our authenticity and deepen our connection. Connection is a resonance and recognition of our interconnectedness that surpasses thoughts, ideas, and emotions.

Sometimes, we limit our sense of connection to those who share our same beliefs and points of view. Our human connection is so much deeper and richer than that; connection is felt when we understand and transcend our habits and patterns of disconnection.

Through self-awareness, we can ascertain clar ity, both internally and externally. What winds up on the outside, or outer expression, reflects what is on the inside, which arises from a conscious knowing or a subconscious mode of ignorance.

We can awaken true communication and el evate connection with one another by learning of the dynamics that move us and, unfortunately, at times, rule us. Our vehicle for communication is our body, speech and mind. We can understand our vehicle and how it works through awareness, observation and willingness.

Self-inquiry and observation can serve as the basis for awakening true communication. It is also the foundation of well-being and feeling of our interconnectedness. Understanding our perceptions, beliefs and emotions is vital to freeing ourselves from unwanted influences and obstacles.

When we engage our values and express them honestly and authentically, we touch the core of our human nature, of which the essence is unconditional and unchanging love. It is the thread of connection and the Unity of our shared Humanity.

Nancy is a writer, speaker and teacher. She has been designated by Karma Ngeton Chodren to carry on the teachings in the Spiritual Lineage of the Navnath Sampradaya. She offers Individual Consultations and Events. Nancy also offers seminars for cultivating clarity, compassion and clear communication. For more information, visit www.enlightenedintent.org.

By Taryn Kama

On Maui, you can see wingers of all ages, working the wind at Kanaha Beach Park and Kahului Harbor. (Wing foiling is a relatively new water sport that is a cross between surfing, kiting and windsurfing.)

The sport of wing foiling has taken off on the island of Maui. You can see how people are really enjoying the challenge of learning a new watersport; the feeling of flying above the water; and the speed that catching the wind provides. It’s an up leveling experience!

Wingers are former windsurfers or kiters; but often, it is people who want to find a new way to enjoy the ocean, discover a new community and get fit.

As avid water sports and fitness enthusiasts, my husband and I created a company – Mountains to Water (M2W) – to create and sell the most innovative, highest quality, highest performing wing foiling equipment to the market in Hawaii and online nationally.

We have partnered with Takuma Concept to bring the most state-of-the-art wing foil technol ogy for hydrofoils, foil boards and wings. We also partnered with legendary sailboard shaper, Dave Mel, to create a line of Sailboards Maui wing foil boards. Our equipment can be found on sale at Kahana Kai in Maui and online.

Takuma is one of the top-performing watersport brands specializing in wing foiling and e-foiling. Maui resident and veteran designer Robert Stroj designs the wings and prototypes tested and designed here in Maui.

We also manufacture inflatable surfboards (by Mountains to Water). They are available in three sizes. Inflatable surfboards are rigid, durable and easy to travel and store. They come with the board, pump, fin and backpack.

Taryn Kama is a media professional and college professor. In addition to Mountains to Water, she owns a heart-centered media company, GoGetitMedia. com. Maui Vision Magazine readers can get 10 percent off surfboard or wing foil equipment. Check out our website at Mountainstowater.com and email us to order.

Courage To Listen And Act Now Enhancing Lymph Flow

By Rupa Westbrook

Homeostasis is “a self-regulatory process by which biological systems maintain stability while adjusting to external conditions.”

Recently, the Lymphatic System has been getting long overdue recognition regarding the incredible role it plays in our health. But, what exactly is the Lymphatic System? It is part of the circulatory and immune systems of the body. Its volume is twice that of the blood, and it mainly regulates fluid levels and drains toxins such as non-beneficial bacteria, viruses, excess proteins, hormones and cellular waste products.

The lymph is carried through lymph vessels to the lymph nodes, where filtration and elimination occur before being returned to the heart. The lymph flows in one direction; toward the heart. The lymph organs include the spleen, which filters pathogens, and the bone marrow and thymus, which produce lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell.

What are common signs that one’s lymphatics are not functioning opti mally? Due to physical, emotional and mental stressors, a sluggish lymph flow could show up as bloating, fatigue, brain fog, stiffness, cold hands and feet, cellulite, headaches, slow healing, weight gain and sleep disorders.

What can one do to get a smooth lymph flow going? Here is a list with several easy do-it-yourself approaches: Drink plenty of water, Movement is crucial: dance, walk, swim, yoga etc., Hot/Cold showers, Rebounding, Sau nas, Dry Brushing (check video on notmedsglobal.com), Wear loose-fitting clothes, self- massage, and deep, slow belly breathing.

Here on Maui, there are more and more therapists that are trained as Manual Lymph Massage Therapists. There are also lymphologists that would deal with more serious lymphatic conditions such as lymphedema.

Activating the parasympathetic nervous system of relaxation by being in nature, laughing, meditating and being with friends cannot be underestimated in its benefit to a healthy flow.

Rupa Westbrook has been in the healing field here on Maui since 1993. She has a private practice in Makawao offering manual lymph massage and can be reached at 808.283.5774.

By Lavenda Sybille Schaff

The Hawaiian islands uniquely hold the ancient wisdom of Aloha Lokahi (Love and Unity) in each grain of sand, each growing plant and each Hawaiian soul for us to remember who we are.

Therefore, many people from other areas of this Earth are feeling drawn, consciously or unconsciously, to move to the islands or come for a visit. Hearing the call of this sacred land brings them here.

Some might not realize that even though Hawai’i is one of the Federal States of the United States, it is different and not the U.S. The energy of the ancient ones is still here, and in recent times has been much more expressed in Hawaiian cultural practices.

Up leveling into new ways of being means for me even more respect and honor for the ancient teachings of Hawai’i, the sacred islands, nature and Mother Earth as I see beyond the veils of modern society.

And as I let go of the ego, I question: What do I want? From now on, I think it is most important to only ask: What is my best contribution to the islands? How can I best give back to the islands and express my love and gratitude for the ’aina (land, soil), Hawaiian people, nature be ings, and Mother Earth?

To follow up with the answers, we need the courage to connect with our hearts, then focus on our intuition and take physical action (not so much words) to contribute to the wellbeing of the ’aina, the Hawaiian people, Mother Earth, and humanity. Then living in this world, in Hawai’i and on Mother Earth, will have the chance to be uniquely recalibrated, rejuvenated, and created in a new kind of nurturing way for all. As guests on Earth, we must do this together NOW!

Lavenda Sybille Schaff is a Lomi Lomi Teacher, Certified Clarity Breathwork Facilitator and Inspirational Ho’opono Pono Coach, available in person and on Zoom. Contact: alohalav@hotmail.com or 808.268.6589. Visit www.claritybreathwork.com/practitioner or FB: Lavenda’s Aloha Pathways Essential

Haiku Helen

“When I have a difficult decision or concern, I call Helen. She helps me ‘see’ through ‘real eyes’ what resonates with who I am at the soul level. I find joy is an experience of path intertwining with the soul. Helen shines a light that helps me see both.”

- William Greenleaf

“If you are asking yourself anything at all, need advice or find yourself rumbling through your head of how to handle something, give Helen a call. She listens beyond the voice, not only to you but from another place that holds the wisdom of how to navigate through your life in a more peaceful, productive and fulfilling way. She is one of the wisest shamans I know. In addition to her wizardry she has a huge loving playful heart.”

- Chef Teton

“Wow, years of trauma eliminated in one session. What a relief! Thank you Helen!” - T. R

Text/call (808) 276-4859 or email haikuhelen@gmail.com. Let’s chat! Also: E-mail Promotion visit haikuhelen.com

A shaman, a wizard, a truly wise woman, doing readings for over 30 yearsThe old world is dissolving Both fears and possibilities surface Open to Clarity & Power with Helen

Going Beyond Your Limits Breathe

By Rich Ralston

Albert Einstein had a saying, “Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.”

Life improvement begins with selfimprovement. We are in challenging times that require changes to our lives. We can’t expect our lives to remain the same forever. I am a spiritual medium, and my experi ence communicating with departed souls has taught me that souls come to Earth to experience a wide range of challenges.

I have spent hours dialoging with many souls as I prepare them to cross over to meet their soul group. I ask them about their life experiences. The most important information I have learned from them is that the more a person sets limitations upon themselves, the less they achieve in life. It may seem odd that departed souls retain their own lifetime memories and beliefs, but it is true.

Each soul has its own purpose for experiencing things. As we grow, it changes as our lives become more complicated. As I grow older, I am always seeking a level of comfort that suits me and makes life comfortable. I develop habits to maintain my comfort zone.

As the world is changing, I must embrace change. I find that my old habits no longer benefit me in my current situation and change is necessary if I am going to prosper. Our soul has free will to decide for itself if change is necessary. Unfortunately, the only reference we have to rely upon is our past experiences. Therefore, we must be bold enough to explore what limitations we have put upon ourselves and use our imagination to reach beyond old expectations.

Rich Ralston is a clairvoyant energy worker and healer. His abili ties include chakra clearing, releasing energy blocking, karma clearing, communication with souls and clearing land of souls and entities. Author of two books, he resides in Maui with his family. To get in touch, email subtleenergy101@gmail.com or visit www.exploringsubtleenergy.com.

Mirabai Devi

International Spiritual Teacher

Mirabai Devi is offering transformational private healing sessions on Maui. Each session is an opportunity for you to transform ANY situation in your life through healing, Lightwork, Energywork, spiritual counseling, cleansing, and spiritual practices. Sessions for one hour or 45 minutes In Person or Online.

To find out about MIRABAI’S Weekly classes, her online teachings and her private sessions… For more information, please call: 760-216-1029. Or email: info@Mirabaidevi.org

By Maurgana Stiastny

So, you want to level-up? Where is your level now?

Let’s consider if our nervous system is in balance and what does that mean? We are either operating in sympathetic response, which is your fight, flight or freeze or parasympathetic response, which is rest, digest and repair. We need these to function in a balanced way. Because we live in a highdemand society that perpetuates fear, apprehension, anxiety and distrust, many people get stuck in a sympathetic tone, leading to over-breathing and mouth breathing.

Stress is ubiquitous; we would all like to feel at ease. Do you notice you breathe with your mouth open when working out? Do you wake up during the night and your mouth is dry? Do you sigh a lot during the day?

Becoming aware of our breathing patterns is crucial. At first, upon changing your pattern to nasal breathing, you may feel like you are not getting enough oxygen. Chronic mouth breathers over breathe to get their oxygen requirement, as dictated by fight or flight.

So when you change your habit pattern, it can be uncomfortable. You can start by taking slow breaths in and out of your nose and then taking deep breaths. It takes focused concen tration and a willingness to become aware. You can use mouth tape or paper tape to relieve sleeping patterns with your mouth open. Thus, nasal breathing reduces heart and respiration rates and increases nitric oxide improving heart function. It relaxes people and changes your relationship with stressors. You become a more resilient organism when facing stress.

Throughout history, ancient people have known the power of breath, and there are many practices. There are good books by some pulmonauts, such as Breath by James Nestor and The Oxygen Advantage by Patrick McKeown. Enjoy your breath!

Maurgana Stiastny, LAc, MAcOM, LMT, has been an acupuncturist and natural healthcare practitioner for 31 years. Find her at Maui Vibrant Health in Paia and Kihei, or call her at 808.579.8810. Listen free to James Nestor’s book: https://goldenaudiobooks.com/james-nestor-breath-audiobook/

Our Pain Just Wants To Be Seen And Heard

The aura is the energy field that we all have. It is a bubble of light that surrounds us all. The field is affected by many things. Difficult life experiences can leave incoherence in the form of frequencies of emotional orbiting debris that becomes stuck and stagnant in the auric field.

These frequencies are like music that can affect how other people perceive and respond to you. Most importantly, it affects how you feel and fuels your emotional responses.

Biofield Tuning, which I offer, uses a protocol of coherent

sound produced by tuning forks to locate and resolve stagnant energies. The sound produced by the tuning forks provides a coherent reference that helps the body recognize where it is out of balance and out of tune.

Our pain just wants to be acknowledged and validated. A Biofield Tuning session, offered in a safe and supportive space, helps the energies to shift.

This fall, I will be offering sessions on Maui, or you can receive a session by Zoom anytime. Get in touch by calling or emailing for more information, or visit my website: www.dmontijo.com

Diana Montijo

(559) 284-8400 dmontijo@comcast.net

ABUSE & TRAUMA RECOVERY

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HYPNOTHERAPY/EMDR/ TRANSPERSONAL COUNSELING Maribeth Theisen, MSW, LCSW, CHt 808-269-2923 www.MaribethTheisen.com

HYPNOTHERAPY/HYPNOSIS Barbara Ensign Cht. 808 269-2129

HYPNOTHERAPY CERTIFICATION TRAINING Maui Miracle Mind Healing Arts 808.442.2950 heathersolarie.com

INTIMACY COACH, COUPLES, SINGLES, SMALL GROUP WORK Tomas Heartfield 808 280-9006 www.talkinghearts.com

INTUITIVE HEALER Wendy Areus (808) 283-9248 www.GraceHealingMaui.com

LIFE BETWEEN LIVES- SPIRITUAL REGRESSION

Barbara Ensign CHt. 808 269-2129

LOMI HANAMANA

DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE THERAPY

John T Gelert, owner, 808-214-5054 www.lomihanamana.com

MAGAZINE / PROMOTION

Maui Vision Magazine 669-9091 www.mauivision.net

MAHANA WEDDINGS & MASSAGE: COUPLE, GRIEF & LIFE COUNSELING Maha Conyers, Rev, MA, LMT, www.mahanaweddingsmaui.com 808 876 0409

MASSAGE, LYMPH DRAINAGE, REIKI, ZERO BALANCING Helga Fiederer 808-250-6709 helgaonmaui@yahoo.com

MASSAGE INSTRUCTION

Thai Massage Institute of Maui 808-463-7734 www.thaimassagemaui.com

MASSAGE, RECLAIMING BALANCE 808-354-7159 www.reclaimingbalance.org

MASSAGE THERAPY

Sabai Massage Therapy 808-463-7734 www.sabaimaui.com www.thaimassagemaui.com

MEDITATION

Inner Light and Sound, 879-0871

MENTORSHIP & SEASONAL COURSES

Divine Nourishment Online School Mary Lane 808.264.5514 P l u m a 310.560.2793 www.Divinenourishment.net

METAPHYSICAL BOOKS, CRYSTALS, GIFTS, JEWELRY, PRACTITIONERS & MORE Judy Levy 891-1114

MICROGREENS HEAL Froyam & Shone Edel 808.281.5508 www.microgreens-heal.com

NATURAL FOODS Down to Earth 877-2661 Farmers Market Maui - Honokowai 669-7004 Hawaiian Moons 875-4356 Mana Foods 579-8078

NATUROPATH, ACUPUNCTURIST & BODY, MIND, SPIRIT HEALING Dr. Sierra L. Levy 808-879-6159 www.ResonanceTherapy.com

NATUROPATHIC PEDIATRICS AND WOMEN’S HEALTH CARE Bonnie Marsh, ND 575-2242

ORIENTAL MEDICINE / NATURAL HEALING / ACUPUNCTURE

Maurgana Stiastny, LAc, MAcOM 808.579.8810 mauivibranthealth.com

PAST LIFE REGRESSION

Barbara Ensign Cht. 808 269-2129

PSYCHIC-PALMISTRY

Helen Kritzler 573-6343 haikuhelen.com

REIKI PRACTITIONER & STUDIO

William Sabal, 808.244.4536 www.valleyislereiki.com

REIKI SESSIONS & TRAINING

Bill (Reiki Master) 572-4177 www.mauireiki.com

REIKI TREATMENTS & TRAINING

Jenna Keck, Reiki Master www.LifestyleReiki.com 408.621.4102t

RETREATS - HEALING CENTER www.mauihealingretreat.com (808) 870-3711

SACRED SEXUALITY COACHING

Tomas Heartfield 808 572-1250 www.talkinghearts.com

SHAMANIC HEALING

Genesis Young 874-8646

SOMATIC THERAPY

Amitabh Amador 808.740.1528 SomaticTherapyMaui.com

SOUL WHISPERER, SEER

UnWind the Soul Healings Juliet Butters Doty 808.359.8676 www.unwindthesoul.com

SOUND ENERGY HEALING Maui Singing Bowl 808.330.8227 www.mauisingingbowl.com

UPPER CERVICAL CHIROPRACTOR Dr. Addison Bulosan,D.C. 808.866.6551 Maui@TheSpecific.com

WHOLISTIC CATERING SERVICE

Cindi Nand 808.264.4177 www.WholisticRetreatCatering.com

VOCAL COACHING, PIANO LESSONS, DIVINE FEMININE DANCE, SINGING CRYSTAL BOWLS Jennifer Loftus www.musicmovesthesoul.com

YOGA CLASSES - LAHAINA Island Spirit Yoga Maui 667-2111 www.islandspirityoga.com

YOGA/MASSAGE/ACUPUNCTURE

Maha Yoga & Wellness Center www.maha-yoga.com 808.868.6475

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Jedi Mind Tricks Versus Willpower

By Ania Ananda Wood

Clients often seek me out after nothing else has worked for them. Insight-oriented therapy may get them a lot of understanding over their patterns, but the patterns stubbornly remain active. Self-help oriented around accountability and willpower sometimes backfires, cre ating a sense of failure and shame when these productivity hacks seem to bounce right off a person’s well-established unconscious habits.

From my first internship, my clients tended to fall into this catego ry of incredibly smart and creative, but with childhood traumas limiting them from living their fullest potentials. They usually had lots of insight into their issues and still felt stuck. I added coaching to my repertoire, which was a decent supplement to therapy, but I had a sense there was more I could offer concerning trauma-based unconscious resistance to life upgrades; that kind of block that laughs at a list of affirmations.

The Goldilocks healing approach I was looking for was something I accidentally stumbled upon when seeking help for my dating life and upgrading my own relationship patterns. A friend recommended I see an NLP practitioner, and he was actually the founder of an NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) training program who gave individual ses sions. So nine years ago, I booked a session with Carl Buccheit. I talked about my crazy mother, cried, laughed, and felt lighter after wards – oh, and I had my first date with my future husband a few months later.

After each session with Carl, I started incorporating more of his style into my own client work. This new approach felt like Carl was holding a more detailed map of the psyche, and now I had filled in some of that map just through receiving ses sions. My work accelerated. My clients started having rapid shifts and changes that felt grounded and lasting. And I decided to start several years of training in trauma-informed NLP.

While “Neuro Linguistic Pro gramming” might sound techni cal and special, all it amounts to is having a very fleshed-out map of how humans build a sense of self, how traumas interfere with that self-building, and how to re-connect the parts of the self that get lost due to big and little trauma.

One of the main takeaways I got from my NLP training, which especially contrasted with my coaching training, was how unhelpful the concept of willpower can be. Your conscious willpower is no match to a trauma-based unconscious survival-based pattern. The really sticky stuff… addictions, procrastination, deep-seated beliefs about your self… that stuff is rooted in your psyche, developing these patterns to support your baseline survival in your family system.

These patterns look at your willpower, laugh, and dig in their heels. The way to actually shift these patterns is to sneak up on them, look to see what their positive intentions for your younger self might be, and then to help them come back online to the present moment, with all the ways the present is more resourced than the past so that your present-day self does not have to be run by an operating system programmed on a past reality.

This approach takes a little more nuance than making a list of goals, but the wonderful thing about it is that when you eventually find a way to talk to the old pattern, you can finally let go, and your entire life can look very different very quickly!

Ania Ananda Wood, MA, M-NLP, loves empowering couples and individuals to clear trauma patterns and unconscious blocks and to cre ate the lives and relationships of their dreams. She offers sessions from her home office in Haiku or over video. Visit www.conscious.love or call 415.517.7349 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

Fall/Winter, 2022-2023 Maui

GRACE HEALING HANDS ~ Relaxing Mas sage $75/hr and Healing Lymphatic Drainage. Located in Makawao rupachan@gmail.com 808.283.5774.

PIANO LESSONS with Jennifer Loftus. Have you always wanted to play the piano? Or maybe you played as a child and want to return to it. It's never too late! During your lessons, she will help you explore your creativity, stimulate your brain and elevate your spirit to access the musician within you. Jennifer has her Master’s degree in music education and is currently accepting new students.You can see more at www.musicmovesthesoul.com or connect with her for a complimentary 15 minute consultation, call 808-283-3774.

PSYCHIC MEDIUM NICOLE, available for pri vate readings or group events. Grief counselling also available. Kihei location or can travel. Readings from $150. Energy healing / Reiki also available. 24 hour response time by email: info@loveofaverykind.com

FINDING AND FREEING YOUR VOICE!

Learn tools and techniques to develop a healthy, free, expressive, and reliable speaking voice to com municate your message and let your voice be heard. Learn to work with your breath and shift your energy to open your throat chakra and speak with vocal clarity, ease, power and projection. Learn how to keep your voice healthy and clear when speaking. Or expand to singing...singing is simply an extension of speech and our voice is an instrument we carry around with us at all times! Jennifer Loftus has her Master’s degree is music education and is currently accepting new private students. You can see more at www.musicmovesthesoul.com or connect with her for a complimentary 15 minute consultation, call 808-283-3774.

808 WELLNESS, 808wellness.com ~ Spa & Heal ing Center in S. Kihei, MAE #3142. Seeking Licensed Massage Therapists, Healers, Mediums, and Astrolo gers for local spa and resort work. Contact us today to apply: info@808wellness.com

EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF HEALING sound vibrations through the playing of Alchemy Singing Crystal Bowls in a personalized “sound bath” healing session with Jennifer Loftus. The sing ing bowls are made of pure crystal quartz blended with gemstones and other mineral elements and the beauty of their healing sound works on a cellular and energetic level to calm your nervous system, quiet your mind and clear and balance your energetic and physical body. Individual and small group sessions are available to support your optimal wellness.Visit www. musicmovesthesoul.com to book.

ReikiMauiGlo STUDIO is now open in our new location in Kula. Reiki treatments are available, as are Reiki trainings for First and Second Degree. Reiki is an Integrative form of energy healing. It is universal energy all around us having different forms and den sity. Reiki addresses blocked or stagnated energy in the body. Reiki helps restore and balance the body’s energy on a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual level.As a Reiki Master, I’ve been practicing Reiki since 2006 in its traditional form. Reiki is a form of energy healing from Japan that was entrusted to the Western world through Hawayo Takata in Hawaii in 1936. For more information call 808.298.3545 or email Reiki MauiGlo@gmail.com . Gloria Khalil, Reiki Master, Usui Shiki Ryoho, Usui System of Natural Healing.

OVER 30 PLUS YEARS EXPERIENCE.Tina is able to do clairvoyant and psychic mediumship read ings by phone with astounding, amazing, and detailed accuracy. Call today for an available appointment by phone anywhere USA. (808) 650-3889

GERMAN NEW MEDICINE - Discover this True Science that helps us to understand disease through the eyes of Mother Nature. German New Medicine clinician Dr. Douglas J. Price, DC is an authorized international consultant/practitioner and instructor of GMN founded by Dr. Hamer. This knowledge will enhance the practitioner's effective ness and the use of modalities and/or remedies, if needed, to ease the symptoms while the mind-body is healing according to the 5 Biological Laws. www. germannewmedicine-au.com or call (808) 244-0415.

RELAXING DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE Ses sions and Workshops. Lomi Hanamana, Kihei studio, 808-214-5054

EAT LOCAL, EAT HEALTHY! Broth Café at Alive and Well, curbside pick up, call 808.877.4950 or visit www.brothataliveandwell.com.

THAI MASSAGE THERAPY - Thai 'Yoga' Massage, Swedish, Deep Tissue, Backwalking, Myo fascial Release, Neuromuscular, Structural & Custom Blends! Use code 'MAUIVISION' online for $15 off per person, expires Nov. 30! Current Kama'aina Specials: 25% off one 60 to 120-min INCALL, or 20% off OUTCALLS (Hawaii ID Required, may change any time.) info@sabaimaui.com, or Text (808) 463-7734. NOTE: Online Booking Required at http://www. sabaimaui.com

COLLOIDAL SILVER $20 a quart. SHIPPING available, anywhere USA. Call or text (808) 461-7099

THAI MASSAGE CLASSES - 5-Day Basic Training (40 hrs/CE, $1200 / $1100 early); 10-Day Basic Certification (80 hrs/CE, $2250 / $2100 early). Smaller 16 hrs/CE blocks available. CE courses include free internship, repeat as many times as you need! Visit website for schedule and details. info@ thaimassagemaui.com, or Text (808) 463-7734. Online Registration Required at http://www.thaimassagemaui.com

AYAHUASCA IN HAWAII? Join us on the Big Island where we celebrate Hawaiian Indigenous Sacred Plants every Sunday evening from dusk till midnight. tel. +1-808-323-3238 or visit www.muaisa. org for details.

HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY at Temple of Peace in Haiku. Cellular functioning, cellular repair and cellular healing! So your immune system can be “jump-started“ and fueled into greater action. 808-575-5220

EVOLUTIONARY ASTROLOGER, TRANSFORMATIONAL HEALER. Guided Meditation Journeys. Seer. UnWind the Soul with Juliet Butters Doty. 28 years in business. Healing Sanctuary UpCountry. Now is the time. 808-3598676 www.unwindthesoul.com

CHRISTIAN COUNSELING With Rev. Dr.Ayin Adams, D.D 808-276-6864

ACUPUNCTURE & TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE in Kihei. Specializing in Pain Relief, Chronic Conditions and Energetic Imbalances. Most Insurance Accepted. 20+ years experience. Dr. Shahido Piva, L.Ac. 808. 879.2287 www.SouthMauiA cupuncture.com.

LOMI KE ALA HOKU – PATHWAY TO THE STARS – PATHWAY TO THE STARS. Private Sessions & Training Retreats in Sacred PrePolynesian Bodywork addressing Physical, Mental, Emotional, Spiritual & Ancestral Bodies with Jody Mountain, student of Kahu Abraham Kawai'i. www. LineageofLight.com for more information. (10/22)

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