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Shining a Light for You to Live a Life of Love

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F e at u r e s 4 I Didn’t Know!

10 The C.O.D.E.

Everything is Energy

written by Tamie Kay Gerntholz, RN, FCN Reiki and Mind, Body, Spirit Practitioner

Given by Archangel Gabriel Channeled Narrative by Melchizedek

6 Chakras, Crystals, Oils OH MY!!...

14 Mastery of Life Through the Chakras

16 Letting My Light Shine!

And Why???

written by Jen DeMaio, L. Ac., RYT 500, AYS

9 Reflexology: Stimulating the

Body’s Systems

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written by Char Jung, Spiritual Mentor & Teacher

8 Acupuncture and Weight Loss

written by Dean McMurray, Spiritual Medium

written by Char Jung, Spiritual Mentor & Teacher

written by Gail Pederson, RN, SPRN, HN-BC

18 Migraine Sufferer to

Core Synchronism Practioner

written by Michele Anderson, NTS, LMT, CCSP

written by Marnie Mohr, LR

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Welcome to Project Light and Love!

Project Light and Love is a magazine that highlights holistic and complementary therapy practices in North Dakota and surrounding areas. My name is Michelle Lytle and I was born and raised in North Dakota. I live in Jamestown, ND where I currently work in education and my husband and I are raising our four young children.

I have always been interested in holistic

practices, and the past three years in particular have led me on a journey to experience topics such as meditation, essential oils, chakras, and energy work. This interest has turned into a passion that has inspired me to create this magazine. My intent is that my neighbors across North Dakota can learn more about the holistic and complementary therapy practices that are available in our wonderful state. The articles in this magazine are written by our very own local residents. Some of the articles will be very thought provoking and may cause you to take a closer look at your life, I know they did mine.

Thank you for joining me on this journey to learning more about what our wonderful state has to offer us in helping our light and love shine through. ~ Michelle Lytle

Ways to Get Involved: 1. Write an article regarding a holistic/complementary therapy you provide.

2. Advertise your services in the magazine.

3. Be a distribution point for the magazine.

Michelle Lytle projectlightandlove@gmail.com P.O. Box 374 Jamestown, ND 58402-0374 Graphic and design by Crystal Lytle

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This magazine contains the opinions and ideas of its contributors. It is intended to provide helpful and informative material on the subjects addressed in the magazine. The reader should consult his or her medical, health or other competent professional before adopting any of the suggestions in this magazine or drawing inferences from it. The authors and publisher specifically disclaim all responsibility for any liability, loss, or risk, personal or otherwise, which is incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any of the contents of this magazine.

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I Didn’t Know!

EVERYTHING IS ENERGY

By Tamie Kay Gerntholz, RN, FCN

I didn’t know. And if I didn’t know, then there are others who don’t know.

And frankly all of our realities are, “We don’t know what we don’t know.”

In the words of the famous Maya Angelou, “Do the best you can until you know better, then, when you know better, do better.” And so I am. And I want others to know, too!

As a nurse of more than 20 years I have observed firsthand how people repeatedly struggle in a variety of ways whether it be with acute or chronic pain, weight loss, sleep disturbances, anxiety, depression, diabetes, heart disease or other dis-eases. Dis-ease meaning a mind, body or spirit that is not at ease.

Through my own personal experiences’ and my heart and passion to help other people, I have continued to seek out and learn more about other healing options available to complement western medicine with the goal of helping people get to the root of their dis-ease, heal, and live out their life purpose to its fullest.

Much of what I am learning is Everything is Energy and can be considered under a broad topic that is becoming more widely recognized and used called Energy Medicine. Another term is subtle Energy Medicine and that term helps to describe it well. Working with the subtle energy of the body can be a very powerful compliment to your personal wellness of mind, body and spirit.

Did you know that we all have a personal energy vibration? I know you have all felt your own energy going up and down. How about the low energy of that coworker, friend or family member that seems to drain your energy every time you are around them? How about that person in your life that always makes you feel energized and on top of the world? Our personal vibration radiates from each of us at any given moment. The frequency of energy 4

we hold in our body, emotions, and mind is the most important tool we have for creating and living our ideal life. If your energy frequency is high, fast, and clear, life unfolds effortlessly and in alignment with your life purpose, while a lower, slower, more distorted frequency begets a life of disappointments and dis-ease.

So you may be asking yourself what is energy medicine? The full description of this topic is too much for this article but I encourage you to research. Better yet, experience it for yourself. What I do want to share with you is a brief outline of the different types of “energy medicine”.

As you read through this list please pause as you read each one and feel the energy in your body. In particular, feel into the space around your heart. What feeling do you get when you focus on that energy medicine therapy?

Does it feel like, “no that’s not for me”? Does it feel neutral as in “I can take it or leave it”? Does it feel interesting or a little exciting like “I want to try that”? The cool thing about energy vibration is that it will either resonate with you or you will feel neutral or a dissonance. The energy in the waves that vibrate the same length as are in you or calling to you creates resonance, and it feels good. You can use this exercise with everything in your life. It teaches you how to listen to your body and make decisions that can impact your life in a positive energy way.

Some Examples of Complementary Alternative Energy Medicine Therapies (not an all-inclusive list) that work alone or conjunction with each other and western medicine: Energy Medicine o Reiki o Healing Touch o Acupuncture o Chakra-based Therapies o Sound Therapy

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o Color Therapy o Tuning Fork Therapy o Crystal Therapy Biological Based o Essential Oils/Aromatherapy o High Vibration Nutrition o Supplements o Herbal Medicine Mind Body Techniques o Meditation o Journaling o Affirmations o Prayer o Coloring o Hypnosis Body Based o Massage Therapy o Reflexology o Chiropractic Care o Movement Therapy such as Yoga Alternate Whole Body System o Naturopathy The above list of therapies work well alone or in combination with each other and is meant to give you a brief overview of some of the alternative and complementary therapies available. More and more scientific research is being done to provide evidence of the benefits of energy medicine. Hospitals, clinics and other healthcare organizations across the country are recognizing the benefits these therapies are having on patients and implementing them

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into their standards of practice. As a nurse who works in western healthcare and owns a holistic healing business, I am excited for the future of healing options available for people as more and more people KNOW! Blessings~ Tamie Kay Gerntholz, RN, FCN Reiki and Mind, Body Spirit Practitioner Energetics LLC. Wellness for the Mind Body and Spirit www.energeticsllc.com energeticsllc@gmail.com Tamie Kay Gerntholz was born and raised in Valley City North Dakota. She currently resides in Sanborn, ND with her husband and three sons. Her background consists of 22 years in nursing with a primary focus area of home health and hospice. She is currently the manager of a home health and hospice agency. She has a Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing from the University of Mary Bismarck, ND. She is a retired Chief Nurse, Lt. Col from the ND Air National Guard. In addition to her day job, she owns and operates a holistic healing business; Energetics LLC, Wellness for the Mind, Body and Spirit. She offers reiki, life coaching, classes, events and resources such as music and meditation CD’s, essential oil products and other items to help support people on their healing journey. She is a Reiki Master and Mind Body Spirit Practitioner. She has special training in bereavement and grief. Her passion is to affect, inspire and support people on their life journey to wellness in the mind, body and spirit.

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Chakras, Crystals, Oils OH MY!! ... and Why??

By Char Jung

Why?.....why crystals, oils and chakras? That question is asked a great many times as new customers walk into the store that I opened on main street of Jamestown, North Dakota on June 2, 2011.

Doorways To…… is the store name. A place that will take a person as far into the heart and soul as one is willing to travel. A place to offer tools and guidance for moving closer to the Fountainhead of Love, aka Source/Universe/ God/One, etc. A place to learn about how to make changes for a more fulfilling and joyfilled life. And if none of that is what you’re looking for, it is a cool place to purchase a unique gift.

So let’s return to the “Why? Why crystals, oils and chakras?”.

My first response usually is, “Why not!” along with a big ol’ smile and some giggles.

Then after I feel the room lighten up a bit I will begin to explain why crystals, oils and chakras are all amazing tools to shifting one’s life for the better.

You see, crystals and oils are all energy. Created by the One. People are energy. Created by the One. Crystals and oils vibrate at a higher energy rate than people do.

Crystals and oils are like scrubbing bubbles to our body and energy field. They assist in energetically cleaning us, which raises our vibration, which moves us closer to Being in the Love on a more regular basis.

And chakras are filters located very close to our body that collect low vibration energy. Such as our thoughts, experiences and lower emotions like anger, frustration, etc.

An example I give is think of your nose. The nostrils take in air, which you cannot see but it is vital for you staying alive.

The chakras do the same thing, they take in energy, which you cannot see but is vital for you staying alive.

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these topics, and I mean volumes, that can keep a person distracted for a very, very long time. So here is what I suggest to customers…..Let’s start with one item you would like to change in your life. Then I offer several options of oils, crystals and choices of Being. Choices of Being means let’s look at your thoughts, beliefs, habits, etc. that are creating the energy field around you.

Once they have several new ways to move forward I then encourage them to make a choice on how they would like to make changes in their life.

This is called “homework” at Doorways To….. hardly anyone leaves the store without some sort of homework.

We are each responsible for the energy in and around us.

What a person ripples out into the world affects us all. Become very aware of your energy that you radiate outwards into the world.

For this article, we are going to start with a very common challenge for people – Sleep. In future articles we will answer questions from you, the community of North Dakota and surrounding areas. What is one challenge in your life that you would like some information with on how to make more natural, high vibration changes in order to live a life Being in the Love. Please email questions to: doorwaysto@gmail.com Trouble sleeping?

1) This is a great indicator that too much time is spent in the head….too much thinking. Thinking means you are not in the present moment. A person is usually in the past or in the future and never in the here and now. This would be the energy of the Third Eye Chakra. (please refer to the Chakra article for more information on the chakras) Solution: No TV and electronics at least 30 minutes before going to sleep. Schedule to have Reiki

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or Healing Touch Sessions at least once a month to clean up and smooth out your energy field/aura.

2) If a person spends a great deal of time thinking then usually their homes, cars, offices are very cluttered with extra “stuff”. Solution: Clutter clear bedroom, especially under the bed. If you don’t love the item or use it get rid of it please.

3) Which direction is your bed? Solution: Sleep North and South. If you want great, in-depth dreams sleep with your head to the South. As long as your body is running North and South you will sleep a whole lot better.

Why do you think kids move all over their bed during the night? Kids know the best direction for sleeping - North and South.

4) Take a shower or bath before going to sleep. We walk around in a “pool” of energy. Do you know how much energy you pick up from everyone else during the day?

Think of Pig Pen from the Peanuts….that dust ball he walks around in is what your energy field looks like at the end of the day.

5) Crystals. One of the best crystals for sleeping and quieting the mind is Lepidolite. Another common one is Amethyst. Placing one tumbled stone under the pillow shifts the energy in that area.

6) Essential oils. Spray the room and your bed with essential oils. Recipe: In an 8 ounce blue bottle add distilled water, a cap full of Witch Hazel and 8 - 12 drops of Lavender and Orange Oils and 6 – 8 drops of Roman

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Chamomile Oil. ( recipe can also be created without the Roman Chamomile oil) 7) Himalayan Salt Lamps. Salt lamps put Negative Ions back into the air. Electronics give off Positive Ions. Remember the smell in the air after a rain storm? Or on the beach? Or at the base of a waterfall? The air is filled with Negative Ions. When the salt lamp is heated by the light bulb, Negative Ions are released into the air. We have received numerous testimonials from all ages of how they LOVE their Himalayan Salt Lamp!! We suggest to start with one in the bedroom.

Now, you’ve just been given several choices on how to sleep better. Which one will you be willing to start with? (this is the homework) Practice one suggestion that resonates with you. A person may need all of these suggestions or maybe one or two. Each person is unique and must follow their Inner Guidance, which by the way does not come from your head. It is the feeling that comes from the area deep within the body. That is where the True You is located. And that is the doorway that I help people open. ♥ Char Jung is owner of Doorways To….. She is a Spiritual Mentor and teacher. Additional info about Char is on her website www.charjung.com and www.doorwaysto.com Please email her at doorwaysto@gmail.com with your question on crystals, oils, chakras and how to live a life of Love.

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Acupuncture and Weight Loss

By Jen DeMaio

If weight loss were easy, everyone would do it and have quick results, but losing weight takes hard work and sometimes that isn’t enough. With so many advertisements for different diets promising extreme results, it might be easy to be persuaded to try one.

Losing eight pounds in two days sounds great if you’re preparing for an upcoming event, but it is not natural and it does more to negatively affect your metabolism than to permanently keep the weight off of your body.

Exercise, eating right and getting enough sleep are great ways to begin the path toward losing weight, but if you already do that and find the weight sticking around, there could be other issues at work.

In traditional Chinese medicine, excess weight on the body is rooted in an imbalance. The imbalance is caused by malfunctioning spleen or liver organ systems. Your spleen is in charge of your digestive system and when it’s not functioning properly, symptoms appear such as fatigue, slow metabolism, water retention, loose stool and a heavy feeling. Your liver works to keep your blood running smoothly and also helps keep your emotions in balance.

Chronic stress and the current pace of life can often upset the smooth operation, which can decrease your metabolism. You may also notice more cravings and compulsive eating.

By treating the root causes that lead to weight gain, acupuncture can directly affect the balance in your body.

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the nervous system, endocrine system, digestive system, food cravings and metabolism. That leads to more energy, better absorption of nutrients, the control of overeating, suppressed appetite and reduction of anxiety.

An appointment for acupuncture for weight loss will be catered to your needs. No two patients are the same, meaning no two treatments will be the same. Acupuncture points will be chosen to increase circulation, stimulate your metabolism and calm your nervous system. Treatments may be scheduled up to two times per week for eight to 12 weeks or until the patient has achieved their goal weight. Treatments include ear and body acupuncture, herbs and supplements and food recommendations, which lead to an overall healthy lifestyle.

Patients who have used acupuncture for weight loss report a decline in appetite and cravings. Add to that supplements, eating better and exercise and you’re well on your way to shedding extra pounds.

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Jen DeMaio, L. Ac., RYT 500, AYS, is located at Two Turtles Acupuncture Center which serves the Fargo-Moorhead community and the surrounding area.

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Reflexology: Stimulating the Body’s Systems

By Marnie Mohr, LR

“So what is it that you do?” I have heard that a lot since 2008 when I took my N.D. Reflexology licensing test and became a licensed Reflexologist in Jamestown, N.D. So just what is Reflexology and what can it do for you?

Reflexology is an art and a science. A Reflexologist works reflex points on the feet, hands, and ears that represent the body in miniature. The nerve pathway in each foot creates an electrochemical flow that communicates with the entire nervous system. Each reflex point connects with a specific organ, gland, or body part. Reflexology is not a foot massage. Massage is the palpation of soft tissue and muscle, where a Reflexology is stimulation of the nerve pathway.

The thumb and finger walking technique used in Reflexology involve more direct application to the sensory nerve.

The sensory nerves carry information to the brain while the motor nerves carry information to the body, resulting in the release of essential chemicals that the body utilizes for health and well-being.

The main function of Reflexology is to support each system as the systems work together to produce balance within the body. Reflexology sustains and enhances all body functions.

Some of the benefits include: reduces stress, tension, and anxiety, increases blood and lymphatic flow, improves oxygen delivery, normalizes glandular function, cleanses body of toxins, balances the body systems, improves emotional health, serves as a preventive system for the immune system, enhances massage, chiropractic adjustment, and other forms of body work, encourages the body to heal faster, reduces pain, reduces dependence on drugs, improves sleep patterns, and restores and maintains an overall sense of well-being. A Reflexologist will NEVER diagnose an illness or specific condition, or adjust medications, vitamins or herbs.

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between the client I am working on and myself. Pressure should be comfortable to the person being worked on and pain is NEVER the goal. If a tender area is found on the foot, hand or ear, there might be the need to work the area, but the pressure can be lessened so it is more comfortable to the client. I start each session with a warm Epsom salt foot bath, and an inquiry about the client’s basic health. My sessions last an hour, and I like to work on the foot only when someone comes for their first session. Then, if the client makes their next appointment I start working on hands, and ears, but I still spend the majority of the time working on the foot.

I am so happy to explain to anyone what I do. I really consider my work a calling, and a total labor of love. In the seven years that I have been licensed I have worked on now hundreds of clients and have the honor to help them in a number of ways. I never tire of hearing from my clients how Reflexology has relaxed them, and just how it has improved their overall health. In this fast paced world we are living in it is so important to take the best care of ourselves as possible. I truly believe that Reflexology can add what so many people now need, a reduction of stress. So many clients tell me how stressful their lives are and how great they feel to let that all go during their session, and how that carries over to the weeks following. I have been on the N.D. Board of Reflexology for two years now as the secretary and treasurer, and have been working toward helping others who want to make Reflexology their career.

North Dakota was the first of all 50 states to have their own Licensing Board, and that is something to be proud of. So if you have never had a Reflexology session I would strongly encourage you to check it out. Do something positive for your overall heath today.

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The C.O.D.E. Given by Archangel Gabriel Channeled Narrative by Melchizedek Written by Dean McMurray, Spiritual Medium

existence to find their true divine path. I was also the king of Salem (you know it as Jerusalem) in the time of Abraham, as well as many other roles.

Q: So this C.O.D.E., Gabriel shared with me. Can you elaborate on this? Or is this something that Gabriel can only share?

A: Yes I can elaborate on the C.O.D.E. This is something that exists in your plane of existence. Compassion, Oppression, Depression and Ego. These are Acts and Emotions. It makes up the very fiber of each being. There are more parts to the sum of the whole. For sake of simplicity I will refer to it as “The CODE”.

Q: Please elaborate for me on each of the emotions of The CODE. A: I must first let you know that you have been chosen to speak and share about The CODE, because many are having issues dealing with the emotions that make up the very fabric of The CODE.

Back in January of 2015, I channeled guidance from Archangel Gabriel, and was randomly given letters spelling the acronym: C.O.D.E. C-Compassion O-Oppression D-Depression E-Ego

C – Compassion: Compassion and Love goes hand in hand, and therefore its vibration is extremely high. Compassion for another life force is truly a beautiful and divine thing. This emotion is on the rise in your dimension, however we need to increase and spread it out to the corners of your world.

Q: How do we spread it? I understand some people are just that (Compassionate) and some people are not. Please explain?

Gabriel wanted me to share this information with the general public. As Gabriel said “you will know when it’s time”. Well I believe now is that time.

Later that month I connected with Melchizedek and he shared with me the finer detail of the C.O.D.E. C.O.D.E information channeling session with Melchizedek Friday 23 January 2015

A: Most certainly. You must first understand the word to have a deeper understanding of how it works.

Com-Passion – To have feeling or empathy for someone or some thing.

Com-passionate – To be fully involved, emotionally, physically and spiritualty (encompassing the Mind, Body and Spirit).

Question: I know your name but can you share, who you are and what you do?

You must also understand that all “life forces” or beings in your dimension have compassion, regardless of their action, thoughts, words and/or actions.

Answer: I AM the one who has come to your dimension before. I AM of God. To help you and others of your plane of

Q: So Am I to understand that say a murder or rapist has Compassion for his or her victims?

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A: No and yes, as I’ve stated ALL beings have compassion.

However it’s what they have a compassion for is the difference.

One could say, I have no compassion for my enemies but I do have compassion for my friends.

Second step, do good deeds yourself. Positive energy is like a wave. The more people doing (great) things, it will grow and influence people in a positive way.

Third step will be the “true ascension”. This will take some time, however the people that were not reached through the other steps will be brought into the fold through this method.

Everyone and everything has compassion. It is just where it is focused is the key.

Q: So like the quote, “be the change you want to see in the world”?

Q: Ok I think I understand. Does this directly correlate to the law of attraction?

Such as I have compassion for someone I love hence a positive vibration?

A: Yes.

V.S. I have a “passion” or compassion to kill or do harm to others, thus producing a negative vibration?

Summarizing to say we can all have compassion or passion but it’s where your thoughts, energy and vibration are at?

A: Yes, exactly!

Q: So if we can be anywhere in the “compassion scale” of vibration, how do we help those who are vibrating in the lower or negative, to vibrate to a higher or positive vibration level?

A: First step is awareness. Speak about it. Share it. Discuss it.

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Q: So what about oppression?

A: As you know oppression is the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel or unjust manner. Or acts of Oppressing or making others feel heavily burdened.

Oppression has been used as a tool in your dimension for thousands of years. To control others to do their will. We still see this today. It is a state of being.

Q: So what can we learn from this? And what are we able to do about it?

A: As I’ve stated, oppression is a state of being. Where as a person is in self-allowance. We must begin at the beginning with “self”. If we do not allow, then there is none.

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Q: So, what you are telling me is that if I’m oppressed that I’m allowing it?

Q: So are medications the way to go for those who struggle with depression?

A: Yes.

A: For some, yes. Remember WE ALL should be practicing or doing things that raise our vibration. There will come a time that these “medications” will not be necessary. However the ones who are seeking fame and fortune are controlling the release of this to the mainstream population.

Q: But what if the person is oppressing through say, killing or by economic means? Isn’t it them and not me in that scenario?

A: It is them doing the “Act” of oppression. However if you allow it you are accepting the oppression. You can be in a state of Oppression and not be oppressed.

Q: If oppression is all around us how are we to do that?

Q: Please share with me the last part of the CODE, Ego. A: Ego is the part of the mind that is between the conscious and subconscious and is responsible for reality and sense of personal identity.

A: Start with mindfulness. Be aware but not allowing to become involved. Secondly, resiliency is also key to help bounce back up and change vibrations. Third, listen to your intuition. You will know what to do and when to do it, if you are able to listen. Fourth, always have a yearning for something more or better. And remember to value yourself.

Q: Just so I understand the Ego is not an emotion, this lives in the thought(s) or beliefs of ones self, correct?

Q: Ok, so depression is a big topic now days. What can you share about this part of the CODE?

A: The Ego plays a key role in all of these. The ego can be looked at on it’s own scale. A healthy ego helps one obtain anything they wish by telling themselves that they are capable of achieving it. Even if they are lacking in some area of their life. It helps bridge the gap so to speak between what is known to that which is not known YET!

A: Depression is once again another state of being. Your Doctors and Scientists have shown that there are many chemical and Neurological things that happen within the body and mind. This can lead to affecting how you think, act and behave. Some may have issues doing normal daily tasks. It makes some feel as if life is not worth living. Some may even experience physical pains. The list goes on and on. I’m not going to into what causes depression because it would be entirely too much to cover, but know that depression effects well over 350 million people world wide. And approximately one million people worldwide die every year from suicide, due to depression.

Q: Yes, I know it’s a growing issue. So what can we do about it? How can we help others?

A: If you understand the law of attraction and how energy works, you will have the basis on which to help others. Helping others to build their resiliency skills, as they must be the ones to WANT to vibrate at a higher frequency. Increase your vibration, in order to lift others around you. Your Doctors and Scientist’s are making great strides to understand more.

Q: Are there other methods as well?

A: Yes, anything that increases the vibration of the Mind, Body and Spirit.

Q: So when people are depressed, are they truly sick or have an “illness”?

A: In a manner of speaking, yes.

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A: Yes. Q: Again how does this align or correlate with the CODE?

Q: But doesn’t faith help do that?

A: Yes, however faith is an emotion. Healthy ego and faith go hand in hand. All parts of the CODE are separate, yet they are as one.

Q: So what about the lower end of the ego scale?

A: At the lower end of the ego scale, some would call this the “Super Ego”. Some may state, “I’m better than you”, etc., etc. Instead of staying in the energy of the “We are all one energy” and resides in the state of “All energy is me”. All the focus is ALL on self and not others. Remember it is ALL a state of being and where someone is vibrating.

Q: So how can we change our vibration in this state? And how can we help others change their frequency?

A: As I’ve stated before change yours and the rest will follow.

However it is important to not self value and the way someone looks at ones self is usually developed in the first Five years of life. So cognitive awareness is key.

Q: What about those beyond the five-year mark? What then?

A: They must choose for themselves. To revaluate their own self-esteem. There will be a global shift in conscious as it is happening now in your current time line.

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Q: So what is the highest vibrational “go-to” emotion that others and myself can use?

A: Love, pure and simple!

Q: Is there anything else you would like to share about the C.O.D.E.?

A: Yes, the information I have provided is not all encompassing. It is not designed to give you or anyone else “all of the answers”, so to speak. Your soul’s journey is here to learn.

Think of this as a helping hand. Additionally, there will be variances to what I have shared with you. No two experiences will be identical. Some may agree with what I have shared and some may not. However it will make those who read these words think of not only themselves. It is “our” intent that this brings what is needed to those in need.

Q: Thank you Melchizedek for your guidance and clarification on the CODE. I trust that when the time is right I will share it.

A: You are most welcome. Know that more will come with great detail. And to those who read these words your heart knows the path, allow it to lead. Be kind and gentle to your self and others for they are of you. ~Blessings to All Dean McMurray can be contacted by visiting his website: www.deanmcmurray.com Or by email: dean@deanmcmurray.com

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Mastery of Life Through the Chakras

By Char Jung

Chakras are pulsating energy centers and they are located at every joint in the body as well as the Major Chakras located from the top of the head to the tip of the tailbone. Most of what we will discuss is the Major Ones since they are larger in size and are directly correlated with the organs in the body.

These energy centers are filters for the physical body.

Chakras filter energy from the outside of the body to the inside of the body. Think of the filters in vehicles, clothes dryers, airconditioners, ventilation systems, etc. All of these filters “catch” items that do not support the system.

Let’s take a walk through the Major Chakras: Starting at the Root Chakra, located in the area of the tailbone: if a person feels unsafe, always feels like a victim and has any issues or challenges with mother-figures they will experience physical ailments anywhere from the feet all the way up to the hip area. This area has anything to do with survival, safety and any fears about life and what the future holds for them. A balanced, healthy Root Chakra is feeling grounded and standing on “one’s own two feet”.

The next major chakra is the Sacral Chakra and it is located in the waist/belly button area. This Chakra pulsates in front and in back of the body. It is associated with creativity (including reproduction), sexuality, and relationships. If a person is controlling, worried about finances and has a tough time with relationships, it will show up in this area as lower back troubles, constipation, cramping, and troubles conceiving a baby, just to name a few. A balanced, healthy Sacral Chakra is the ability to go with the flow and be very creative.

When the filters are dirty and filled with debris the car, dryer or cooling system does not work properly. This is exactly how the Chakras work for the physical body.

Although, what the Chakras “catch” is the low vibration thoughts, beliefs, and experiences that do not support the system of the body.

The Major Chakras have an energy tone that resonates with specific music notes and color. Please see the drawing. Notice the darker, low vibration colors are located closest to Earth and as you move up the body, towards the “Heavens”, the colors move to a higher vibration. Much like a spiritual journey or mastery of life….when we are Be-ing in the Love we have a higher vibration of energy/life force.

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The Solar Plexus Chakra is located in the middle of the body. This Chakra also pulsates in the front and in the back of the body. It is associated with personal power, will and passion for living. If a person is having a hard time “digesting” what is happening in their life it will show up here. This is also where most of our younger life experiences become blocked in this area….where we stuffed our dreams, passions and bright shiny personalities un-

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der layers of social conditioning. A balanced, healthy Solar Plexus is shining one’s Light no matter what! They are energized and “on fire” about life.

The Heart Chakra is located in the center of the chest.

This Chakra also pulsates in the front and in the back of the body. It is associated with the ability to give and receive love. If a person has experienced a loss it will show up in this area as any physical issues with the shoulders, arms and hands as well as any heart troubles, including heart burn and lung troubles. Also, in the middle of the back area - knots in the muscles around the shoulder blade is where anger usually becomes lodged. A balanced, healthy Heart Chakra is filled with compassion and love for absolutely everything and everyone.

The Throat Chakra is located in the notch at the base of the neck. This Chakra also pulsates in the front and in the back of the body. It is associated with the ability to communicate one’s truth….aka Authentic Self. If a person doesn’t speak up for themselves, has troubles telling what actually happened or is pretending to be someone they are not it will show up in this area as constant sore throats, ear-aches, and neck troubles. This Chakra is closely linked with the Sacral Chakra so if there is stuck energy/emotions in the Sacral Chakra the Throat Chakra is blocked as well. A balanced, healthy Throat Chakra is Be-ing and living one’s true self from one’s Soul and not for anyone else.

Now we move to the Third Eye Chakra located on the forehead. This Chakra is the last Chakra that pulsates in front and in back of the body. It is associated with intuition, understanding the Bigger Picture of life, visualization and most important…looking inwards. If a person doesn’t like what they are “looking at in life” there will be eye issues as well as headaches and migraines just to name a couple of

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physical ailments. As stated earlier, looking inwards is the most important. If a person is able to look inside of themselves and like/love what they see all the Chakras before the Third Eye Chakra will shift into a healthy balanced state.

Every issue and challenge we “think” (3rd Chakra) we have with someone “out there” is really an issue and challenge we have within our Self. Turn inwards and Be what you want “out there and others” to be. A balanced, healthy Third Eye Chakra sees the Bigger Picture of life and no longer blames others. It can see that absolutely everything that happens, happens for the best.

The last of the Major Chakras is the Crown Chakra located at the top of the head. This Chakra is associated with highest spirituality and complete integration with Source.

This is living in present moment, knowing that we are all connected and attached to nothing. If a person feels all alone, thinks entirely too much (usually negative thoughts), and a very low energy level this Chakra is out of balance and/or blocked. A balanced, healthy Crown Chakra experiences a strong relationship with the Source of everything, is full of peace and trusts that all is well.

In the next issue we will take a longer walk around the Root Chakra for a deeper understanding of what beliefs, emotions and habits become stuck in this area. As well as tips and tools to assisting you on your Mastery of Life thru the Chakras. ♥ Char Jung is owner of Doorways To….. She is a Spiritual Mentor and teacher. Additional info about Char is on her website www.charjung.com and www.doorwaysto.com Please email her at doorwaysto@gmail.com if you would like to have a workshop in your area or private Spiritual Mentoring packages are available. Sessions and workshops are available over the phone, Skype and in person.

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Letting My Light Shine!

By Gail Pederson, SPRN, HN-BC

I’d like to introduce myself, as I will be a regular, contributing writer to this exciting new publication. My name is Gail Pederson. I have been a Registered Nurse, practicing in the community of Valley City, ND for over 35 years. Last year, I attained a career goal just as I was about to give up!

I was recognized as a Special Practice RN (SPRN) in Holistic Nursing by the North Dakota Board of Nursing. I had acquired and maintained national competencies as a Holistic Nurse-Board Certified (HN-BC) since 2000. In 2014, I was vacillating between renewing and not renewing the every 5 year certification. It is a lot of money and time to fulfill the required education to maintain certification. I am currently the only person with this designation in the state and one of four with the SPRN designation in the state. This is a category of nursing competency by certification. Renewing my RN license in 2014, I realized that Holistic Nursing was finally being listed as a recognized specialty. In November, 2014, I incorporated and opened my own practice, Be Well Healing Arts, pllc.

My exploration of complimentary/integrative medicine started when I was a teenager and has been a focus for my own self-care throughout my life. I had severe asthma growing up and had many sick days at home. Watching TV, the PBS series, Lilias, Yoga and You led me to the breathe control that yoga provides. This gave me a little more control over my illness and started my realization that there is more to health than our traditional (Allopathic) medical models provide.

Entering nursing school, I had an instructor who nurtured my interest in Holistic therapies and caring for the whole person: body, mind and spirit. A statement she said stuck in my mind…. “You can’t help someone get well unless you are well yourself.” She introduced me to the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA), which resonated with my feelings that there is something more to nursing than just physically taking care of the patient. I am fortunate to still have this woman’s friendship and support in my life.

One of the major tenants of the AHNA is self care. This is a struggle for most people including myself and has been a major factor in leading a holistic lifestyle. Caregivers tend to take care of everyone else, instead of themselves!

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array of research, education and credible, evidence-based practices. This is an important factor for me. I am concerned with the information the average person gets about holistic therapies and hope to provide a knowledge base to allow people to make informed, holistic decisions about their healthcare.

What is Holistic Nursing? The definition, as described by the AHNA is: Any nursing care that provides the healing of the whole person, body, mind and spirit. Nursing is a fine art, Florence Nightingale stated, where good food, clean surroundings and fresh air are vital for the patient to get better. Florence had it right!

What does a Holistic Nurse do? I have to say, I am still finding my way as an actual holistic professional! I was asked by a reporter for a Fargo Forum newspaper article last spring, what did I do for the 15 years I was not recognized by the state? Maintaining my certification for all those years and involved with direct patient care my whole nursing life, I have utilized my “skills” many ways.

First and foremost, I try to be present with my patient. I am focused on their care: body, mind and spirit when I am in their service. Wellness and Health Education have been a major focus, offering community outreach programs to organizations and groups. I worked as a Parish Nurse for 2 churches, a holistic health educator and speaker, and even prenatal exercise/aquasize instructor. I credit many spiritual teachers within the Catholic facilities I have worked for in nurturing my ability to comfort and pray with my patients when appropriate. I am a patient advocate and partner, offering the patient/client options in self care and collaboration to reach their maximum health. I try to be a good steward of the Earth and recognize its impact on our health.

I have outlined my Scope of Practice below and what I offer in integrative therapies. As I stated, I am still finding my way and if there are questions or problems I cannot address, I can research and refer a person to another provider.

I do not diagnose nor do I prescribe. I may make suggestions for nutritional supplementation and other treatment options. You may even get some “homework” from me.

• Holistic Health Assessment provides a complete overview of your physical, mental, spiritual and psychosocial health with mutual goals coordinated between

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myself and the individual.

• Healing Touch™ is a relaxing, nurturing Bio-energy therapy that uses gentle touch to assist in balancing physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Healing Touch works with your energy field to support your natural ability to heal. It is safe for all ages and works in harmony with standard medical care.

• Guided/Interactive Imagery™ uses your imagination and the mind-body connection to provide relaxation, dialog, and understanding of a situation or illness. It involves facilitated relaxation exercises and meditation techniques.

• Aromatherapy Treatment, consultation and sales using goDesana Essential Oils.

• Nutritional Counseling and Support includes special dietary needs, ie. Lo salt, gluten free, whole and local foods, supplements and probiotics.

• Creative/Artistic Exploration provides stress management and relaxation to improve coping skills through music, journaling, visual and fine arts.

• Coordination and Referral with other health professionals, to promote whole body care.

Research continues to build positive outcomes for these evidence based practices. Individual results may vary.

The integrative therapies I offer can help: • Reduce stress and improve sleep • Help with anxiety and depression • Support cancer care, pre- and post- treatments • Decrease pain, both acute and chronic • Support immune function • Enhance surgical recovery • Deepen spiritual connections • Promote general well being • Easing acute and chronic conditions As a Christian, I believe all healing comes from God. I am just the conduit of His love and healing through His guidance. The practice of Healing Touch™ allows me to fully incorporate the love God has for us all into my arsenal of tools.

I wholly believe that we are energy. Every cell in our body has electricity (energy) flowing through it. I think of our energy body as another system in the body, like the digestive, circulatory, or nervous system. An important difference is that the energy body provides a blueprint of the physical body. Healing in the energy field will allow you to balance and take control in not only the body but your mind and spirit, too. This facilitates your own body’s healing. The major energy centers that are called the Chakras, also correspond to a person’s endocrine system…your ovaries/testes, adrenal, pancreatic, thymus, thyroid, pineal and pituitary glands.

The bio-energy therapy I use is called Healing Touch™. The Goal of Healing Touch™ is to restore harmony and balance in the energy system, facilitating the client’s self healing capacity. It was originally developed and taught to nurses and is now open to everyone. The curriculum was developed in 1989. I took my first classes in the late 1990’s and I was fortunate to take my first classes from one of the founders, Janet Mentgen. Healing Beyond Borders is the name of the Winter 2016

tion for Healing Touch™. I am currently retaking the series Healing Touch™. are supporting their nursing staff and integrating Healing Touch™ into their services and providing HT to their staff. treatments utilized for different problems. Treatments are taken from a wide variety of healing traditions. Various hand movements help to treat acute and chronic pain, treat migraines and back pain. Energetic lymphatic drainage, pain drain, Hopi technique (for the back) are just a few of the names of techniques within HT. Chelation can clear the body of residual effects of Chemotherapy and radiation.

Magnetic passes can detoxify the system. Balancing the you deserve.

ND is open by appointment. The Building, as the holistic providers are calling ourselves, is “Valley City’s HolisMira, Find the Balance Yoga and Healing Center, Find the Balance Sauna Spa and Creative Transitions Arts Studio.

What great energy we have, complimenting each other’s gifts. fact that we all came together to occupy it in a very short time, is that I spent many, many hours in this building when I was growing up. My mom worked at the material store in the basement. I felt like I was coming back home. As we know, there are no coincidences or as I call them…GMC’s (God Made Coincidences)!

Please feel free to contact me by email at bewellhealingarts@gmail.com, or phone 701-490-2132 with questions or if you would like to make an appointment. I hope to have my web page up and running soon. I am also on Facebook, please like and follow Be Well Healing Arts.

It has been pretty lonely in this Holistic World on the Prairie! With a pioneering spirit, I have kept my light shining, sometimes a little brighter than other times. I have found little pockets of like minded people who have sustained my quest for healing knowledge. I know all of you have been shining out there too, and I hope you have had the support you need. If not, let’s make this a starting point. This is the right time for a new way of healing in North Dakota. I am looking forward to sharing ideas, networking and getting to know what North Dakota has to offer. Our collective light can and will shine brighter than the lights of the Bakken!

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Migraine Sufferer to Core Synchronism Practioner

By Michele Anderson, NTS, LMT, CCSP

I had personally suffered from migraine headaches of my migraines. I graduated from NMSNT program and since I was a teenager. A migraine took me out for an enopened my own therapy practice in 2004, as a Licensed tire day each time I got one, and I often suffered from exMassage Therapist.

As I began working with clients, most of them had cruciating pain for 8-10 hours before I could relax enough no idea about energy work, such as Core Synchronism. to fall asleep. I tried the medical route and the best they They’d come to me saying they wanted the kind of mascould offer me was medication that took a slight edge off sage their friend received, which was a Core session. my pain but left me nauseated.

They wanted to receive the benefits of what Core Syn When I was introduced to and received Core Synchrochronism’s deeper balancing produced. nism therapy in the late 1990s, I noticed a measurable Since that time, I have furthered my Core therapy difference in the chronic tightness and tension I felt in skills and hold certification as a Core 7 practitioner. I hold my head, neck and shoulders. I started receiving “Core” certifications in other healing modalities (Colon Therapy, sessions (short for Core Synchronism) on a regular basis Reiki, Holistic Nutrition Coach, RPT, LOA Coach) but Core because it helped lessen the quantity of migraines I exSynchronism is my go-to therapy because the first step in perienced and it also produced an overall sense of calmhealing is always disengaging the stress response. ness in me.

What exactly is Core Synchronism?

As I experienced this positive change in my body, I Core Synchronism therapy is a system of hand medicine became very intrigued with how Core therapy worked that’s designed to: and if I could do it myself to prevent and/or relieve a mi– release your physical pain, energy blockages, and graine headache. My Core practitioner, Lana Procive, stress suggested that I take training from her to learn how and – establish harmony and balance between your physical, begin practicing on myself and my family. mental-emotional, and energy bodies I began the journey of learning Core Synchronism in You see, your body, mind, and spirit orchestrate syn2000. By 2003, I was certified as a Level 3 Core Synchrochronistic relationships that determine your experience nism practitioner. I chose to attend New Mexico School of of well-being. Physical symptoms are clues that imbalNatural Therapeutics to train under Robert Stevens (the ance exist within these relationships. Imbalance creates practitioner/teacher who put his healing knowledge into stress, which disables your well-being; and a side effect the system known as Core Synchronism). While there, I of imbalance is pain. added more therapy tools and discovered the root cause 18 Project Light and Love Winter 2016

Core Synchronism combines energy balancing techniques with the purpose of supporting the overall communications and cooperation of your physical (body), mentalemotional (mind), and energy (spirit) systems to reduce or eliminate your stress.

What happens during a Core Synchronism Therapy Session?

If you are new to Core Synchronism, your practitioner will probably begin your first session by having you fill out a brief intake form. In future sessions, you’ll begin with a quick dialogue to share what’s going on and where the problem areas are in your body.

You remain fully clothed and once you lie down on the massage table, your practitioner assesses what’s going on in your body and energy system. You see, he/she is a body mechanic. Once they find an imbalance, they will apply repatterning techniques to interrupt the friction-inflammationpain cycle. Because of the interconnectedness of the body, your practitioner may apply pressure points on regions of the body that are away from the area of pain. Your practitioner will allow their intuition to guide them in the way that your therapy session needs to unfold, so your therapy session is specifically catered to your needs while addressing the underlying root cause of your symptoms.

If you feel discomfort during your session, this is only to get that body part to release its resistance to balance.

Some clients can feel the sensation of their body moving as the Core work is done on them or they feel a sensation of heat. Others may not feel anything but a deeper sense of relaxation.

Your body can only heal in a relaxed state, so your only job during your session is to relax and offer feedback.

Some clients relax so much that they fall asleep during their session.

By the end of your therapy session, you will feel a deep sense of relaxation. You may experience varying degrees of increased range of motion, decreased pain level, or elimination of pain altogether. The Core therapy will continue to work beyond your therapy session as your body-mind-spirit integrates this new information, and as such you may experience improvements beyond what you feel when you get off the table.

What conditions does Core Synchronism treat?

Core Synchronism does not diagnose, treat or cure any medical condition; therefore, it is not pathology specific. Because Core Synchronism is a gentle and safe, deeply relaxing, light-touch therapy that addresses your energy imbalances, it has no contraindications and it can help more acute or chronic conditions.

I’ve seen positive results with clients who have injuries that are years old as well as those who have recent injuries.

It is extremely helpful before and after surgery or after trauma to help facilitate the relaxation and recovery process.

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“After being in a snowmobile accident, I had fractured 7 receptor bones on my spine…I was having problems sleeping for more than an hour at a time…Michele stated, ‘If you can’t sleep, you will not heal.’ I received treatments from Michele over the next six weeks…I should note that after the first treatment I was able to sleep for 5 hours that night. At my four-month doctor’s appointment, the neurologist appeared baffled. The plan he had set up to get me out of the brace and then physical therapy to gain strength for the surgery, had now changed to ‘take your brace off and call me if you are having any troubles.’ All seven bones had matched up and healed!” – Duane H. * view more testimonials at www.EssentialWellnessND.com

How does it work without deep manual manipulation?

Your physical body is a reflection of its energy patterns.

When imbalances are addressed on an energetic level, we do not need to force balance through deep manual manipulation of the physical body. Core Synchronism is designed to re-establish this balance and harmony through gentle, light-touch therapy.

Will Core Synchronism therapy heal me?

In each therapy session, your therapist is determining imbalances and retraining disruptive patterns that are causing your symptoms. We cannot predict how long it will take before you will be able to hold energy balance. Core Synchronism practitioners are not healers. We hold the view that healing is an inside job and it is accomplished by your individual life force; the coordination and cooperation of your physical, mental-emotional, and energy systems; and your willingness to take appropriate action steps to create change and improvement.

Core Synchronism practitioners are mechanics. Their responsibility is to listen to you and interrupt the stress patterns held in your body, which will help you re-establish and hold balanced energy motions and synchronistic relationships.

Although Core Synchronism doesn’t claim to diagnose, treat, or cure any medical condition, it is outstanding at disengaging the stress response and it is exceptional at reestablishing balance and harmony. Your body really wants to be healthy; that’s its natural default setting. Core Synchronism helps your body return to the state of health and well-being.

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