November / December 2014 | Vol. 02 Issue 06
Universal Living
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Mind, Body, Spiritual & Energetic Wellness for the 21st Century
EAT ALIVE TO THRIVE! HEALING WANDS:
ARE THEY FOR REAL?
AWARENESS or PREVENTION?
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CONTENTS NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2014 4 | Eat Alive to Thrive! By Roseann Zaft
8 | Healing Wands Are they for real? By Mary Robbins
10 | Reconnecting with your Mastery Using Subtle Sound Energy By Jill Matson
11 | East Meets West B is for Body Work By Mary Ellen Derwis
14 | Awareness or Prevention? By Mary Maynard, RN
17 | Beware the Illusion By Rosann Heinrich
18 | Quantum BioFeedback By Alina Roman
20 | Your Money Story By Jan Litterst
21 | Healing Power of Releasing Resentments By Judith Orloff MD
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Eat Alive to Thrive! By Roseann Zaft Have you read the ingredients list on any processed foods lately? Did it concern you to see a long list of chemicals with confusing names? Can you even pronounce any of them? Ever wondered what the chemicals and industrial processing are doing to the food you eat? Putting it simply, they are killing our food, and dead food doesn’t do you any favors. Fresh food, like fruit, vegetables and nuts are crammed full of essential amino acids, healthy fats, vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants and phytonutrients - many of which have proven anti-cancer properties and promote physical and mental wellbeing. Mother Nature knew what she was doing when she created these magical ingredients and she packed in yet another health giving surprise…..enzymes!
What on earth are enzymes? Well, enzymes are like natural machines: they hold things in place and speed up processes and reactions. Each enzyme has a specific function and in the human body there are about 3,000 known enzymes and scientists believe there are tens of thousands more waiting to be discovered. While we busily get on with our lives, in the background your body is performing an astounding number of chemical and biological reactions and all of them use enzymes. Breathing, digesting, moving, thinking, absolutely everything you do needs some kind of enzyme to catalyse, or speed up, the reaction. Virtually every aspect of your body is controlled by enzymes, so they are extremely important.
How do you know if you have enough? Well, chances are you don’t. Many people don’t have enough enzymes, specifically for digestion and metabolism. If you find that you are struggling to keep up with the pace of your life and never seem to have enough energy, physically or mentally, it could be that you are in need of a natural enzyme boost. So can you see WHY they are so VITAL to you? There are 3 main groups of enzymes we are going to focus on: 1. Metabolic enzymes: provide your body with the energy it needs 2. Digestive enzymes: break down food into tiny pieces that can be absorbed 3. Plant enzymes: initiate digestion and are found in raw plant based food The human body has the ability to make both metabolic and digestive enzymes but, and this is a big BUT, it has a limited supply. Some scientists believe we are born with ‘just the right amount’ while others believe we get less efficient at making them, especially if our diet is lacking specific minerals and nutrients. Either way, we seem to need more enzymes, specifically for digestion, than we have available to us. Nov / Dec 2014 Issue—Page 4
BODY When we don’t have enough digestive enzymes, the nutrients from food cannot be absorbed effectively. Also, the body diverts crucial resources from metabolic enzymes to digestive enzymes. A lack of metabolic enzymes, which literally create energy, makes us feel tired and mentally lethargic. Our health, specifically our ability to energize ourselves, suffers when we don’t have enough enzymes to do the jobs that need doing. Like not having enough staff in a busy factory, eventually something has got to give!
So WHY don’t we have enough enzymes? The simple reason is because we have stopped utilizing Mother Nature’s magical plant enzymes to start the process of digestion. I said Mother Nature knew what she was doing and I meant it! Plant based foods (fruit, vegetables and nuts) contain their own digestive enzymes aka plant enzymes. This means when we eat them, they start to digest themselves. Consequently our own digestive enzymes have much less work to do. You can even see plant enzymes at work when you leave fresh fruit and vegetables for too long, they go rotten. The process of going rotten is actually the food breaking itself down, digesting itself. So, if we aren’t eating enough live plant based enzymes, because we are eating dead food, our own enzymes have much more work to do and get ‘enzyme fatigue’. Plant enzymes help the body out by reducing the amount of our own enzymes we need to use for digesting our food. The more plant enzymes we eat the less work our body has to do and the more energy we get from our food, making us feel more energized and alive.
Why doesn’t processed food contain enzymes? Food processing often includes cooking at extremely high temperatures and adding preservatives and other additives which destroy the natural enzymes. Food producers know they can increase their profits if food lasts longer on the store shelf. So, to make it last longer they kill off the natural plant enzymes which cause the food to go off. Killing off these enzymes kills the food, reducing its nutrient value and eliminating the health giving enzymes.
Don’t despair. There IS a SOLUTION! Eat raw fruit and vegetables! Why raw? Enzymes are made of protein and when you heat them (above 115 F) they change. Just like when you cook an egg, the protein becomes totally different. For enzymes to work at their best they need to be in their natural state, uncooked. You don’t need to go totally raw to get the benefits of fresh uncooked fruit and vegetables; simply adding more to your diet can have huge benefits. Many people enjoy including raw vegetable juices in their diet: a delicious and simple way to increase your raw vegetable intake, without having to chow-down on huge plates of raw vegetables. Smoothies are another excellent way to get some raw goodies into your diet with the benefit of adding more fiber: quick to make, delicious and hardly any washing up – PLUS kids love them!
Try a delicious juices or raw smoothies today to get some extra enzymes into you! Here is, hands down, EVERYONE’S favorite Green Smoothie (plus it’s PERFECT for the holidays too). Nov / Dec 2014 Issue—Page 5
Chocolate Peppermint Bliss: 2 cups almond milk (or any non-dairy milk of your choice) 1 frozen banana 2 Tbsp. unsweetened raw cacao 2-3 dates soaked 1⁄4 cup walnuts (can substitute 1-3 Tbsp. hemp seed) 1 handful of greens (baby spinach, kale, chard) 1⁄2 tsp. pure vanilla extract Handful of ice (make sure this one is really cold!) *1 or 2 drops doTERRA peppermint essential oil*
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Many people are initially put off by the idea of raw vegetables but the crazy thing is the more you eat ‘em the more you will crave them! Just a few days of adding more raw to your diet and you will find your taste buds begin to change and you will be Jonesin’ for more raw juices and smoothies. Your body knows how beneficial these ingredients are to boosting your enzymes and steers you towards them. Ready to raise your vibration and “up the ante” on the amount of live enzymes you can take in? Take my 48 Hour Green Smoothie Challenge and see just how AWESOME you can feel in as little as 2 days. Click here for my FREE 48 hour Green Smoothie Challenge. Who doesn’t want more energy and vitality? If you want to jump out of bed in the morning feeling fresh and ready to go…get raw! Eat to thrive and feel alive, get raw, and rock on! Roseann is a passionate health and wellness professional who has for the last two decades helped clients successfully implement strategies to improve their wellbeing with amazing results. Using a combination of nutrition and fitness therapies, Roseann’s training empowers individuals and groups with the knowledge and confidence to live the most vital life possible. Her lust for life is infectious and inspiring, benefiting her clients with expertise combined with loving kindness. Owner of LIVEFIT llc, Roseann is a board certified Holistic Health and Nutrition Coach, Fitness Trainer, Yoga Therapist, Live and Raw Foods Educator, Whole Body Nutritional Detox Program Facilitator and Essential Oils Expert. She is also certified with ACE, AFAA Stott Pilates, Johnny G and Titleist Golf and a member of the American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP). Check out her website: www.livefit2day.com and sign up for her mailing list and receive a FREE Green Smoothie E-book or contact her directly at livefit2day@me.com
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Animal Runes: Get a brief insight into something in your life. If your pet is having a health or behavior issue, a Bach Flower may help them. Bach Flower Recipes are all natural and work on emotions where a lot of issues originate. I do Natural Health and Energy Work. I use these energy modalities: Reiki, Quantum Touch, Qi Gong, and Jin Shin Jyutsu. I teach Reiki, clear Chakras, and use Gemstones for healing. I am looking forward to helping you or your pet feel better or just stay healthy on a natural path. With infinite love and gratitude, Liz Call: 440-552-9915 / Email: Lizard91134@wowway.com Visit website: www.Revlizmadsencnhprmt.vpweb.com We all have our paths to walk. Let's choose wisely. Nov / Dec 2014 Issue—Page 7
Healing Wands Are They For Real? Have you ever noticed elongated, artfully decorated objects made of crystals, stones and silver or copper wire at holistic expos and wondered if they were just beautiful crafts used in some exotic rituals? Maybe you received acupuncture, massage or reflexology and the practitioner employed a wand like tool during the process. Perhaps you experienced relief or relaxation from one of the more modern quantum energetic wands. Today we are going to explore the rich history and time honored uses of healing wands. Do they work? How do they work? Can and should we use them on ourselves? Do they wear out? Must they be recharged? Can healing wands cause harm or disrupt pacemakers? How long do the effects last? And didn’t I see something like this on Star Trek? Healers have used crystal wands for centuries in rituals, energy massage and crystal healing work. The Egyptians kings are depicted holding what is known as the Wands of Horus. Druids, fairies, gods of all kinds as well as healers in almost every culture have found uses for wands made of natural materials such as stone, crystals and even wood. These tools are recognized not just for healing of physical ailments but also for attunement to supernatural and psychic arenas. They have been known to be excellent tools for meditation, communication, transformation, balance, harmony, enhancing the environment, healing relationships and more. Nov / Dec 2014 Issue—Page 8
Early on, man discovered the healing properties of stones and especially crystals. It seems that primitive humans had a clearer understanding of the importance of vibrational harmony of the universe than most modern folks have By Mary Robbins today with our pervasive use of Wi-Fi, cell phones and all things electrical. Centuries ago, people did not know about electromagnetic oscillations created by quartz crystals, but they knew how to take advantage of the healing properties, and this information was passed down through generations of healers. The art of self care has been lost in recent generations, but is enjoying more attention as we again look to time honored ways to maintain our health by staying in tune with nature. You can see many styles and versions of healing wands, some with crystals and gemstones. These additions can magnify the effects of the crystal wands and can cause the price to range from single digits to thousands of dollars. Different stones project different healing energies which cause different effects. Practitioners using crystal wands generally like to have a variety of styles and stones which requires a thorough knowledge of the powers of each. Healing wands gather and direct energy which must be used with care, although this energy will not affect pacemakers or other electrical medical appliances. Crystal and gemstone wands should always be cleansed and recharged after usage, especially if used on multiple people or for multiple purposes. The reason for this is that any harmful or negative energies
the stone has removed from one person may be transferred to another. Cleansing a wand is accomplished by soaking it in water or sea salt, leaving it in the sun for an hour or all night in the moonlight. One of the most valuable uses for healing wands is for physical healing, although is excellent for emotional or mental stresses. The energy from the wand is used to remove energy blockages in the bio energetic field providing a balanced flow of the body’s life force energy. We are now beginning to understand what the ancients knew – that pain, discomfort and disease have their roots in energy blockages. This knowledge resides in the advanced discoveries in quantum physics and quantum mechanics which brings us to the latest version of healing wands. The generation of wands available to us now include a technology developed from the work of modern physicists like Einstein and Tesla as well as many others who have advanced the theories of the quantum field of resonance and vibration. This technology is desperately needed today to balance the huge quantity of foreign frequencies found in our electronically mandated environment in which we are now forced to live. Although this new generation of vibrational tools is not as beautifully decorated, they have a number of advantages over their predecessors. Simple in form and small in size, they are easily portable and thus available to use at a moment’s notice. The cost is reasonable for a lifetime of use for such a powerful and efficient tool. They never wear out or need to be recharged although it is good practice to cleanse them with soap and water. I sometimes set mine on top of my crystal salt lamp for a couple of hours to clear energies although I am not sure it is even necessary. No special knowledge is needed to successfully use the quantum energetic wands as even children can use them. They tend not to collect negative or foreign frequencies because they are created in a vacuum chamber which permanently magnifies the energetic signature of the crystals and minerals to that of the zero point field. The zero point field is the name Einstein gave to the smallest quantum of energy detected in an atom at 0 degrees. It has been since determined to be the life force energy known as chi or prana. Imagine how wonderful to be able to access this life giving energy for your family.
ENERGY My own experience with quantum wands has been profound, wide ranging and reliable. My family and l have enjoyed relief from stress, injury, burns, stiff back muscles and dental procedures to name just a few. I have increased energy, vitality and feel years younger. Protection from electromagnetic radiation can actually be demonstrated with simple muscle tests; the need for that is great in our current environment. I and other wand users send our chakras an infusion of life force energy every day which strengthens immunity, detoxifies and energizes the body.
The only thing moving through any wand is energy. The energy brings the necessary information that the body needs to operate at its most efficient and thus heal itself. The ancient peoples using natural stones as well as Dr. Bones McCoy of Star Trek fame with his Dermal Regenerator all had a good grasp of energy healing. Shouldn’t you?
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SOUND
Reconnecting with your Mastery Using Subtle Sound Energy Our voice changed many times throughout our lives reflecting physical, mental and emotional metamorphoses. Our voice at two years old was different than the voice we possessed when we were ages 17, 40 or 80. Our voice is also much different when we are depressed, in love or after we land that big contract at work. When in a meditative or calm state - imagine a time in the past. How did your voice sound then? Say your name aloud, while still pretending that you are in the past. For example, “I am Jill”, and I vividly imagine being at a picnic when I was eight years old. I listen, feel and grasp the emotions in my words. I can rekindle within myself the energy of that free spirited little girl – with all of her enthusiasm and excitement… before life’s trials set in. Now select another memory, recreate the situation in your imagination. Say your name. How does it feel? Does it sound differently than the earlier voice? There are many advantageous applications of this simple process. Here are some examples: What was the best moment of your life? What did your voice sound like? If you recreate the voice, then you recreate the energy of that moment. If you continue to express this energy in your voice today, you continue to experience the uplifting energy. When have you felt the closest to God? What did your voice sound like then? Recreate that voice and you’ll go to that space - feeling the same, close divine connection! When you remember a scene from childhood and completely submerse yourself into the memory, you Nov / Dec 2014 Issue—Page 10
can speak and hear your child’s voice. If you go back early enough you will hear innocence and purity in your voice. You can bring back some of those beautiful qualities by speaking as you did then. Recall a painful time, when your voice was full of negative emotions. While you are imagining you are back reliving this event, you can talk in an uplifting and positive voice. This changes your memory and its associated feelings, recreating a more positive memory. This can also facilitate an emotional release of the stored negative energy associated with this situation. Our various voices contain the energy that we experienced at different times in our lives. Listen to the sounds of your voice during power spiritual moments, times of great success and experiences of happiness. Recreate these sounds to gather and maintain the “successful” energy. Jill Mattson has spent the past 20 years researching Vibratory Sound Energy for healing and a wide array of other remarkable uses (available in 3 books). She specializes in Sound Secrets of Ancient Civilizations. Mattson composes and produces her own CD's employing numerous Sound Healing techniques & energies and her original musical score. www.JillsWingsOfLight.com - www.MusicForBeauty.com To experience Jill’s music, visit her website for THREE free MP3 downloads: Paint your Soul, Star Dust & Healing Flower Symphonies
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Body Work By Mary Ellen Derwis The free dictionary online defines body work as: bodywork /body·work/ (-wurk″) a general term for therapeutic methods that center on the body for the promotion of physical health and emotional and spiritual well-being, including massage, various systems of touch and manipulation, relaxation techniques, and practices designed to affect the body's energy flow. Most individuals, including myself, in the past simply assumed bodywork was massage and that they were interchangeable. Well yes and then no. First of all, Massage is a modality that has specific techniques. “Kneading” “Friction” “Percussion” to name a few. That is pretty straight forward and I will address these techniques in my article about Massage. For now lets get back to “bodywork”. Bodywork includes massage and much, much more. Asian techniques such as Shiatsu and Chi Nei Tsang are claimed by both camps. Therapies such as Cranial sacral are seen as massage and bodywork and are used by massage therapists, energy workers, physical therapists, chiropractors and healers. Reiki is an energy work that is not exactly bodywork because in its purest form the body is not
touched and yet massage therapists, body workers, nurses and healers claim it as their own. So, if we go back to the Free dictionary’s definition, we see that bodywork is all inclusive of therapeutic methods that center on the body. Lets look at bodywork as a therapeutic method. Massage therapy and all of its forms fall here. Swedish massage (the one you see in the movies), Deep tissue (the one that is painful but should not be if your therapist is properly trained), Medical Massage (the unfolding norm that is establishing itself within the medical model for therapeutic intervention), Shiatsu (the Asian method of releasing trapped chi along meridian lines of the body), Chi Nei Tsang (the Taoist method for releasing chi within the organ systems and all the related senses, emotions and structural issues of the body that causes pain and poor posture) and on and on. I will look at each one of these in future articles. Bodywork as Touch. Harvey Kellogg, the author of the text Massotherapists were tested against in Ohio for over 50 years, states that touch is an extremely important part of the healing process. He had a sanitarium in Battle Nov / Dec 2014 Issue—Page 11
Creek Michigan where he documented his studies on the power of touch. When children have a failure to thrive, the therapy used is touch. Hold them without expectation, with gentleness and kindness, and guess what? They begin eating and relating and thriving. This is a very powerful tool in the healing process. A mother “touches” a sick child and they calm in her arms. We touch a grieving friend and they are comforted. The touch is physical, and as any body worker or massage therapists knows, the second you touch another being the therapeutic effect of what you are doing has begun. It is not about technique or specific movements, they are simply refinements … of touch. Touch is not the only therapeutic method that centers on the body. Lets Look at Reiki for a moment. This modality is about Ki (which is the Japanese word for Chi or energy, Prana, Mana). Every culture has a name for it. Whether you believe in it or not, there is something unexplainable about the energetic connection. Even the west recognized it. It was called Mesmerism. The word “mesmerize” dates back to an 18th century Austrian physician named Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815). He established a theory of illness that involved internal magnetic forces, which he called animal magnetism. (It would later be known as mesmerism.) Mesmer believed that good physical and psychological health came from properly aligned magnetic forces; bad health, then, resulted from forces essentially being out of whack. He noticed a treatment that seemed to work particularly well in correcting these misaligned forces. To learn more about this subject, visit this site: http:// psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2011/05/09/psychologys -history-of-being-mesmerized/ This very closely aligns itself with Eastern perspective in that there is something there that can be ‘felt’, experienced, and in some cases measured. But not explained very well. Hmm. We will explore this further at a later date. (I feel another article coming on.) Enter Hypnotism, Meditation, Guided imagery, all tools that are relaxation techniques that impact the body. By the above definition they are bodywork. I will also explore them at a later date. I wanted you to see how broad the definition is as it stands. Manipulation refers to such modalities as Cranial Sacral, Chiropractic, Acupuncture, MET (muscle energy technique) and many others. They impact muscles and fascia Nov / Dec 2014 Issue—Page 12
(the stuff between all our cells) and as such have an impact on our nervous system, mental and emotional outlook. You simply cannot divorce Body, from Mind, from Spirit. Whether you like it or not, they are a Ménage à Trois (disambiguation) - Love triangle which will not be separated. If someone has a stooped posture and is forced, by the structure of the body they inhabit, to be looking at the ground for most of their life miracles happen when they receive bodywork and are standing more erect. Their perspective changes as their capacity to look forward into the future without being stuck looking at the past. This change in perspective changes their philosophical view and ultimately their relationship with the divine. And it all effects the energy flow or chi flow of the individual. At that point choices are made whether to continue on the path one has been traversing. Or to change course and explore the myriad of healing possibilities on the horizon. Eastern and Western perspectives, while coming from divergent cultures, actually come to the same place in the end. Bodywork, and the therapeutic effect of bodywork, is not only physical. It bridges that world from physical to mental to emotional to spiritual. Each culture uses different words and has different methods but the goal is the same: Integration of body, mind and spirit. I for one am most grateful to be living in a time where both perspectives are readily available to me. I can blend them to suit my unique ancestral and genetic make up to create a system that works for me. I invite you to explore and do the same. As always, please contact me if you would like to have a topic discussed. I will include it in the next issue if possible. But for now, our next article will be about Chi Nei Tsang: applied chi kung to the abdomen, my specialty and my passion. With 22+ years of experience as a licensed Massotherapist (OH and HI), Universal Healing Tao Full Instructor of Chi Nei Tsang , Chi Kung & Tao Yin Chinese Yoga, as well as basic Aromatherapy, guided imagery, Feng Shui, Mary Ellen Derwis LMT blends eastern and western wellness techniques into a user friendly format for the individual. She has offices in Independence and Westlake, Ohio and offers classes at Unity Spiritual Center in Westlake. Please feel free to visit her Facebook pages, Like them & initiate a discussion. Text or call 216.548.8980, or email m@beinthetao.com if you have questions or comments or if you have a subject you would like more information about concerning wellness. Your input is welcome.
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AWARENESS or PREVENTION? Mary Maynard RN, BSN
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heart speaks to me whenever I am asked to buy a neon pink plastic travel cup, wear a something-colored ribbon, participate in a race/walk/ swim or do some catchy activity that I can record and put on YouTube. My heart says a straightforward, firm “No.” Just that. No long speeches or reasons. On the social level, I am left to find a graceful way to tell a passionate young woman working for Susan G. Komen why I will not wear pink. Or explain to the kid down the street, whose Mom is recently diagnosed, why I won’t sponsor the walk. Worse yet, to my eldest daughter why I won’t petition to get the White House to light up for November to bring awareness to childhood cancers, particularly brain cancers. She is troubled beyond comfort: “Of course, the White House is all lit up for breast cancer— why not for the kids?” Can I admit that the most disquieting experience I have by following my heart’s refusal? I am not endorsing my granddaughter’s Facebook request for her personal “fight for survivors of brain cancer.” My heart knows my truth. I needed the words. To find these words I had to excavate deeply into my soul. This led me to research for 6 years the mountains of information. From the foothills of ancient methods of care and cancer prevention to the breathtaking heights of the opposing geopolitical stances that drive research money throughout the globe. I have the words now, but still shrink to speak in the midst of the emotionally heated battle. I want to share what I’ve learned while respecting and honoring the tender feelings, passions and beliefs of others who are touched by this. I want to share what I have learned in hopes that those not yet diagnosed and those who survived may be served. Nov / Dec 2014 Issue—Page 14
The biases of age, race, culture, ancestry, location on the planet, financial assets, celebrity status and even political party will direct the treatment one is offered and what you will (most likely) choose. The only areas of agreement in all the studies and beliefs is that inflammation and infection precede cancer. It is the microenvironment of disease. The larger environment of cancer is elemental pollution at all levels. Why, then, does our culture (and many throughout the world) spend enormous amounts of time, energy and money on AWARENESS. The push for a disease awareness started with the purpose of eliminating stigma. Beginning with the red AIDS ribbon and moving throughout the color spectrum, diseases raced to choose their ribbon color to stake a claim for public attention with the hopes of research money and a cure. But does research create cures? Everywhere you look, in print, on TV, across the Internet and even at the cosmetic counters of department stores, mammogram advocates are pushing the procedure as if it were the ultimate cure for cancer. It is not. While early detection may, in some instances save lives, screening mammograms do not prevent cancer. In the mid-1980s, by the time a woman found a lump, the tumor was advanced. Annual mammography came into wide acceptance around that time as a way to find a tumor before it could be felt. The idea was that finding it early meant that treatments such as surgery, radiation and chemo could reduce the breast cancer death rate. By this measure, mammograms have had success. Mammograms can be called the 1980’s prevention of advanced tumors. What I ask is: how many more survivors do we need to
make women wake up and demand a new meaning for early detection? Instead of running and marching and walking to raise money for a Cure, we should scream for earlier prevention and detection. Researchers stopped looking for the Cause a long time ago because we're demanding the Cure. Does anyone see the problem with this? Do women realize they are simply raising money for the drug companies, which have more wealth than most countries to cure something we can avoid with the right tools and protocols? Mammograms are not an acceptable level of prevention in 2014. Huge advances have been made in technology such as infrared breast imaging (IRBI). IRBI shows areas of concern years in advance of a mammographic finding. This is the point at which a person can make dietary and lifestyle changes, use lymph drainage exercises, evidencebased vitamins and nutraceuticals to heal the abnormality. Improvements can be followed by non-invasive, nonpainful, non-radiating imaging. If the area of heat (possible infection) and inflammation goes away, the risk of progression, by definition, goes away. Isn’t this what we, as individuals are all really working toward? For 15 plus years I have used Thermograms to keep me aware of areas of inflammation. Thermograms have also prevented my exposure to unnecessary radiation from mammograms. I believe insurance coverage should be provided for the following: Thermograms, supplemental therapies (lymphatic drainage and craniosacral therapy) and nutritional interventions. I ask the industry to create clearly defined protocols for genuine early detection (pre -lump) and alternative treatments for noninvasive corrections. In addition to finding the cause of cancer, (environmental pollutants creating genetic changes), we need to demand that state-of-the-art infrared breast imaging be performed with every breast exam and every mammogram. We need to insist that insurance companies cover this test as readily as they cover mammograms and cancer therapies. The new billboard campaign for mammograms this month attacks women’s esteem to engage their compliance with mammograms. They call for you to “Woman Up” and get a mammogram. “Woman Up”? I’m starting right now by eliminating any pink plastic product that is a symbol for solidarity in the “fight” against breast cancer. This is the same plastic by-
The use of Infrared thermal imaging to detect heat patterns in the human body is a technology created for military use. The medical applications are extensive in that areas of increased heat indicate inflammation / infection and decreased heat can be medically significant, as well. This radiation in the infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum images is called Thermograms. Since infrared radiation is emitted by all objects above absolute zero, thermography makes it possible to see one's environment with or without visible illumination. The amount of radiation emitted by an object increases with temperature; therefore, thermography allows one to see variations in temperature. When viewed through a thermal imaging camera, warm objects stand out well against cooler backgrounds. www.picturemyhealth.com thermography (IRT) is a good resource for anyone interested in Thermograms for breast health or total body imaging. product proven to pollute and create cancer through soil and water contamination. I’m going to “Woman Up” and start speaking what my heart knows. My heart knows that the fight isn’t against cancer. The fight is against a culture of money, deceit and social control methods that keep women using outdated techniques that further them from the very health and prevention they are promised. Let’s target the true enemy. Throw away your ribbon and join me. Women are the moving voice of our culture. We create and birth change. We are the axis. Talk about genuine prevention. Get an IRBI and submit the claim over and over to the insurance company. The wheels may grind slowly—but they grind. Mary Maynard RN, BSN is certified and trained in professional holistic health. Her practice includes private consultations, writing and speaking. Teaching and mentoring others in advanced healing practices is a privilege. She welcomes your conversation and can be contacted through maryamaynard.com.
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ast week I drove to an area of town that I am unfamiliar with to meet two friends for an early morning meeting. I found my way to the designated area and saw one of my friends at the outdoor café. I went around the corner, turned the car in the proper direction and parked just down from the restaurant. As I was leaving my car a very nice street worker came up and suggested I might want to move my car as they were doing work on that street and towing cars left and right, literally. I got back in the car drove up to the corner and went around the block to find another curb parking area where I did not have to parallel park. Then I walked to the corner and discovered the restaurant was not where I thought it would be. For a moment I was so disoriented. When I looked caddy corner, I saw my friend. Ok, I get it; I lost my way when I went around the block. I met with my friends and enjoyed a lovely meeting. But during the course of the meeting kept hearing about cars being towed. An hour later I got up to leave and head to work. I went around the corner to the store front where I had parked and my car was not there. Interestingly, another silver car was parked in the spot, but not mine. Why would they tow mine and let someone else park there. I looked at the store front again and knew without a doubt it was the same store.
go back to the restaurant and he would be with me in a minute. I went back feeling distressed and let down by my faith and my helpful angels. But, I asked them to help me be peaceful through this turmoil. I took a breath and in my mind’s eye saw myself looking caddy corner to see my friend sitting in front of the restaurant. Oh my goodness, I had parked down the street in the other direction. As soon as I remembered, I spotted my car, felt relief flood my system and apologized to my angel friends for losing faith. I waved off the officer and started to my car. I found it parked where I left it in front of a store front identical to the one I stood before earlier. As I was driving, I realized this was a metaphor for life. While we are living the twists and turns of everyday life, thinking we have been let down and our prayers not heard, it is just an illusion of confusion we create because we believe all the negativity we hear. If we would just slow down, allow the process, we will soon see with clarity how things were never as we thought but all in perfect order and we are always taken care of and watched over. By worrying about the things we hear could happen, we create the problems that we experience. If we just trust that all is truly perfect, we will soon see the illusion fall away and find our joyous result.—Roseann
My heart sank, I knew the day was shot and I would need to find my vehicle. Oh God, how much was this going to cost. I prayed to Arch Angel Michael to help. (Of course, I did ask why he did not protect my car when I know I had asked that of him before I left my driveway.) But, none the less, I asked his help as I knew there was a reason this had happened. I went back to the restaurant to report to my friends and saw a police officer in the street. I walked out and asked how I could find out if my car was towed. He told me to Nov / Dec 2014 Issue—Page 17
Stimulate Your Own Healing with Biofeedback! by Alina Romano
Did you know? Everything has its own vibrational fre-
sion, heart disease and infectious diseases. When under stress, cells of the digestive and immune system are unable to respond to hormonal control, and consequently, produce levels of inflammation that promote disease. Inflammation plays a role in many diseases such as cardiovascular, asthma and autoimmune disorders to name a few.
quency –the human body, plants, cells, tissue, blood, our thoughts and feelings. This includes every organ or pathogen found in the body, as well as every significant psychological/emotional/spiritual event. It is all governed by The Law of Vibration.
Stress is the body’s instinctive response to external environmental cues, as well as to one’s inner thoughts and feelings. It is how you react to perceived danger — the “fight or flight” response.
What is Biofeedback? Biofeedback is vibrational or energy healing which works on a cellular level stimulating the organ’s own frequencies (vibration) to produce regeneration so healing can start.
"The human body is made up of electronic vibrations, with each atom and element of the body, each organ and organism, having its electronic unit of vibration necessary for the sustenance of, and equilibrium in that particular organism. Each unit, then, being a cell or a unit of life in itself has the capacity of reproducing itself by the first the law as is known as reproduction-division. When a force in any organ or element of the body becomes deficient in its ability to reproduce that equilibrium necessary for the sustenance of physical existence and its reproduction, that portion becomes deficient in electronic energy. This may come by injury or disease, received by external forces. It may come from internal forces through lack of eliminations produced in the system or by other agencies to meet its requirements in the body." - Edgar Cayce (1928) from There is a River by Thomas Sugrue.
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PHYSICAL: intense exertion, manual labor, lack of sleep, travel
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NUTRITIONAL: food allergies, vitamin and mineral deficiency
TRAUMATIC: injuries or burns, surgery, illness, infections, extreme temperatures
PSYCHOLOGIAL: troubled relationships, financial or career pressures, challenges with life goals, spiritual alignment and general state of happiness
INHERITED: genetic/DNA passed on to the next generation.
Stress Reduction & Biofeedback Thousands of Medical Research studies prove that stress wreaks havoc on the mind and body. For example, psychological stress is associated with greater risk for depresNov / Dec 2014 Issue—Page 18
Why is vibrational healing important? When parts of the body become stressed or diseased, they are no longer producing the correct sound wave; in other words they are not vibrating at their prime (optimal) resonant frequency. To re-establish or recalibrate your frequency, you need to understand how lower and higher vibrations affect your energy and health. Vibrational therapy is one of the most, if not the most widely studied field today. There is now global interest and research in the applications of Vibrational therapy.
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What is Your Money Story? Do You Daydream About Money? Do you love stories? Do you love learning about the characters in every story whether it is a simple short story or a more elaborate 500-page novel? Each of us has many stories in our lives, some short and some very long. It is what we are all about. Few consider their relationship with money to be a series of short stories that has become the story of their life with money that can be very, very long! That story can be a drama, a comedy, a love story, a tragedy, and more; but there are always the components of any story present. There are the characters. There are the “conflicts” that create any story. There is “the plot”. Finally, there is “the climax” of the story. Think about it! You are full of stories about your life, and many of those stories more than likely are about money. When you begin to think about those stories, the symbolism of money may take center stage in your story. Basically, money is a tool providing for self care—needs and some wants. More than self-care, it can also be a symbol for self-control, independence, comfort, safety, respect, worthiness, value, power, sexiness, love, and happiness. The symbols are personal for money is very personal! The symbolism can directly reveal so much about your relationship with money. What is your comedic one-liner about money? For example, “I don’t care about money!” That can display many feelings—indifference, fear, being aloof, and more. It all depends upon the speaker’s money story. An interesting point about money stories is that they often become our daydreams; they are what we love or what we fear. They can be about the vacation we cannot afford but would love to have or they can be the daytime and evening nightmares about being in lack. Let those daydreams—good or bad—lead you to your current money story. Take the time to analyze the story.
Who are the characters?
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What is the conflict?
What is the plot?
And what is the climax or conclusion?
Reduce your current money story down into its components, and soon you will not spend as much time “worrying” about money. You may also see that there is a repetitive “theme” when it comes to money in your life. If you discover a recurring theme, it is time to seriously look into your money relationship to discover if it is the cast of characters, the conflict, or the plot that keeps reappearing. And then, it is time to address the responsible component that is causing concerns with money for you. Once you do that, the power of daydreaming and story telling can be put into action: You can change the ending of any story because you are the author, and you can determine how your story will end, not only once but also every time. Just take the time to “read’ your own story, especially when it comes to money. Jan is a Candidate for Certified Financial Planner and the creator of EMPOWER Excellence, a program that teaches and coaches individuals and corporations on personal financial wellness—dealing with the power and energy of money.
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s a psychiatrist, I feel strongly that letting go of resentments, a point I emphasize in “Emotional Freedom,” is essential to free yourself from negativity. The main person the resentment hurts is you. A resentment is a grudge that you harbor after you’ve felt mistreated. It’s easy to hold onto all the incidents that angered you, from a gossiping hairdresser to a two-timing ex-husband. And, if you took a poll, you’d probably get a lot of people on your side about your right to stay resentful. According to such logic, as time passes, you have “the right” to get angrier becoming a broken record of complaints. But is that the sour person you want to be? Instead, for emotional freedom, try to release resentments and let compassion purify them. One friend, in the midst of that process, likened uncovering resentments to “dragging dead bodies out of a well.” You don’t want moldering negativity rotting your psyche. Forgiveness is a state of grace, nothing you can force or pretend. I guide patients toward the large-heartedness to forgive both injuries others have caused or they’ve self-inflicted. Forgiveness penetrates the impenetrable--the obstinacy that stifles love, the tenacious pain that dams our energy reserves. A Stanford research study showed that forgiveness significantly decreases stress, rage, and psychosomatic symptoms. I’m not saying that betrayal is ever justified, that you aren’t entitled to be upset if someone wrongs you. Or that you shouldn’t try to improve or else leave a destructive situation. Forgiveness, though, ensures that resentments don’t feed on your energy. Finally, remember forgiveness refers to the actor, not the act. Not the offense but the woundedness of the offender. STRATEGIES TO LET RESENTMENTS GO (From Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself From Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life (Three Rivers Press, 2011) Strategy One: Set Your Intention to Release the Resentment The purpose of releasing resentments is to increase your energy and to feel better. Select a target. A critical mother. A controlling boyfriend. A cutthroat colleague. Perhaps you’ve tried to discuss the grievance with no results. (Always attempt to work things out if the person is the slightest bit receptive.) Or your target may truly be unapproachable. In either case, away from the person, air your resentments without sugarcoating them. Do this in a journal, with a therapist, or friend. For example say, “I
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despise the double-crossing conniver because...” Frankly expressing your feelings is necessary to forgive. Strategy Two: Cultivate Forgiveness In a quiet moment, really reach to find compassion for the person’s shortcomings, not the deed itself. This may be very hard work. What insecurities or fears motivated him or her? Why is the person’s heart so closed? What caused his or her moral blindness? Try to discern the context of the person’s actions. At this point, you may be inwardly able to ask yourself to start to forgive. Perhaps you’re not there yet--that’s okay. The request itself sets off a stream of compassion, a cleansing of your system. Repeat the exercise once a day for at least a week. See if your energy improves. I’ll bet you’ll feel a burden lift. As part of forgiveness, take this reality check: People bring a lifetime of wounds to your relationship, which may make their behavior more about them than you. You might justifiably say, as one of my patients did, “I’m hurt and furious my spouse left me and refused to even talk about it. Isn’t it reasonable to want that?” Naturally it is. But your need doesn’t take into consideration your spouse’s terror of intimacy, or that he or she would do anything to escape it in your relationship or any other. Unfortunately, your spouse’s fears and inadequacies won out over your needs. To find forgiveness while endeavoring to heal anger, you must evaluate whom you’re dealing with, the good and the bad. Often, people are just doing the best they can--which may not amount to a hill of beans where you’re concerned, but it does represent the sad truth of the situation. Accepting that truth of someone’s limitations will help you to forgive. Compassion opens a hidden door to a secret world that exists beyond anger. Notwithstanding, the feelings of anger or forgiveness aren’t mutually exclusive. You can simultaneously experience varying degrees of both. Perhaps, at first, you’re a little forgiving and a lot angry. But when you progress the scales increasingly tip toward forgiveness as your attachment to anger recedes. Judith Orloff MD is a psychiatrist, intuitive healer, and NY Times bestselling author. Dr. Orloff synthesizes the pearls of traditional medicine with cutting edge knowledge of intuition, energy, and spirituality. She passionately believes that the future of medicine involves integrating all this wisdom to achieve emotional freedom and total wellness. www.drjudithorloff.com Nov / Dec 2014 Issue—Page 21
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