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Contributors

CONTENTS April, 2017

Rev. Charles Zinner mzinner@tampabay.rr.com

Carolyn Puckett Carolyn@BlissMyofascialRelease.com

90/10 Rule

Perception as Source

Mt. Shasta/Crater Lake

By Stephen Covey

Dr. Imsara www.imsara.com

By Marcella Zinner

By Imsara

Nicole Miller www.awakenholistic.net

Passion, Perception By Charles Zinner

Daoist Perception of Power By Dennis Alexander

Arielle Giordano agbeautifuldance@gmail.com

Women’s Health By Dr. Chris Jackson

The Egg Symbol

Dr. Dennis Alexander www.alexanderhealing.com

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Breath of Spring By Arielle Giordano

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Wisdom Teachings By Carolyn Puckett

Shamanic Medicine Ethical Considerations

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Earth Fare Hosts First Free Seminar

The recently-opened Earth Fare store in Seminole will be playing host to a free seminar with Jennifer Baer A.R.N.P, of LifeWorks Wellness Center on Thursday, April 20, at 6:00pm. Titled “The Gut and It’s Hidden Impact on the Body”, the seminar will cover the reasons intestinal disease occurs, how it may be the underlying cause of many conditions and how it can be treated with natural solutions. Nurse Practitioner Jennifer, explains, “The gastrointestinal system is often referred to as the second brain and I will explain why this is. I will also discuss the importance of taking care of this system for long-term health and longevity.” Manager of the Seminole store, Tony Odorisio said, “we are very pleased to be bringing this talk to our customers because they like to stay informed about health issues. We are confident they will want to take advantage of this educational seminar and we look forward to welcoming Jennifer to our store.” Earth Fare is located at 7774 113th St N, Seminole. For information about LifeWorks Wellness Center call 727 466 6789 or visit www.lifeworkswellnesscenter.com. LifeWorks is located at 301Turner Street, Clearwater, FL. 6 APRIL 2017 • Tampa Bay Wellness

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Healthy Living at Asana Yoga At Asana Yoga, we know how important living a healthy lifestyle is, and a consistent yoga practice can contribute greatly to that purpose. Yoga allows us the opportunity to connect the mind and body. It’s much more than exercise. It’s a way of life. On the mat, we learn tools to better ourselves both physically and mentally, and we are able to transfer those lessons from the mat to our everyday lives. While working our bodies physically, yoga allows us to clear our mind, removing obstacles, and opening space for optimal thinking and growth. Our goal at Asana is to benefit everyone. No matter where you are on your path, we want to assist you on your journey to lasting health. We offer a wide variety of classes and workshops to accommodate a variety of needs including Gentle, Hatha, Vinyasa Flow, Prenatal, Restorative, and Hot Yoga. If you’re new to the practice, try Yoga 101 where we’ll walk you through the basics. Everyone has a place here! In addition to our regularly scheduled classes, we offer Free Community Classes. Asana wants to give back! These classes are designed to accommodate everyone. We want to bring the community together to support each other as well as provide the opportunity to support a local non-profit organization. Donations will be accepted at the community classes and given to the charitable organization chosen for that day. Please visit our Asana Yoga Facebook page for additional details. For those interested in sharing their love of yoga through teaching, Asana offers a Yoga Alliance approved 200 hr teacher training program. This program allows you to gain knowledge in various styles of yoga while learning to teach authentically through your own voice. For more information on our training program as well as to view the current schedule of classes, please visit our website at www.asanayogaofbrandon.com. From all of us at Asana Yoga, we wish you a lifetime of good health. • To Advertise Call 813-501-4894

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PINELLAS PARK, Fla. – Blissful Beginnings, a company that provides shared office space and workshop rooms at a discounted rate, is beginning to see how the monthly classes are bringing companies together. Every month, different companies sponsor classes that help participants discover new ways of living. For example, the space will feature a special guest speaker and instructor coming from Arizona to host four days of powerful workshops intended to inspire and uplift the community with the gifts of health and wellness empowerment! Those workshops take place Feb. 16 to Feb. 19. IIN Certified Health Coach, Certified Microscopist, Certified AromaTouch Technique Trainer and doTERRA Diamond leader, Holly Olmstead will lead several events, including AromaTouch Certification Class on Feb. 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fee for the certification class is $150. Besides Olmstead, Dr. Susan Spilman will be teaching several classes designed to expand people’s consciousness so they may see many more possibilities in their lives this year. She will teach Access Bars Certification class, which allows healers to add another tool to their options for healing. She frequently travels to Bali, Indonesia, and has learned some techniques from her travels. This past weekend, she offer to show people how to travel to exotic places. Fees vary depending on her topic. Louise Harris of LAST Research and Editing conducts a monthly class to help companies market their businesses more effectively. This month, she is focusing on social media groups. The class takes place Feb. 23 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. or 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The fee for this class is $10. Harris also conducts lessons online. “My core group of instructors are showing that businesses can grow when we come together to learn new things,” Christina McCullough said. “My vision is beginning to take shape and people are benefiting from their work.” ### Blissful Beginnings embraces the idea of cooperative togetherness to empower individuals to serve their life’s purpose while offering life-enhancing services and enlightening workshops to the community. The group of wellness practitioners at the center continues to grow. 8 APRIL 2017 • Tampa Bay Wellness

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Live by the 90/10 Rule

By Stephen covey

iscover the 90/10 Principle: It will change your life. The 90/10 principle is incredible! Very few know and apply this principle. The Result? Millions of people are suffering undeserved stress, trials, problems, and heartache. They never seem to be a success in life. Bad days follow bad days. Terrible things seem to be constantly happening. Theirs is constant stress, lack of joy, and broken relationships. Worry consumes time, anger ruins friendships and life seems dreary and is not enjoyed to the fullest. Friends are lost. Life is a bore and often seems cruel. Does this describe you? If so, do not be discouraged. You can be different! Understand and apply the 90/10 principle. It will change your life! What is this principle? 10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react. What does this mean? We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us. We cannot stop the car from breaking down. The plane may be late arriving, which throws our whole schedule off. A driver may cut us off in traffic. We have no control over this 10%. The other 90% is different. You deter-

mine the other 90%! How? By your reaction. You cannot control a red light, but you can control your reaction. Don’t let people fool you; You can control how you react! Let’s use an example. You’re eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just happened. What happens next will be determined by how you react. You curse. You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the coffee cup over. She breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you turn to your spouse and criticize them for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt. Back downstairs you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and get ready for school. She misses the bus. Your spouse must leave immediately for work. You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. Because you are late, you drive 40 miles an hour in a 30 mph speed zone. After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 (traffic fine) away, you arrive at school. Your daughter runs to the building without saying good-bye. After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terrible. As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to going home. When you arrive home, you find a small wedge in your relationship with your spouse and daughter. Why? Because of how you reacted in the morning. Why did you have a bad day? A) Did the coffee cause it? B) Did your daughter cause it? C) Did the Policeman cause it? D) Did you cause it? The answer is D. You had no control over what happened with the coffee. How you reacted in those 5 seconds is what caused your bad day. Here is what could have and should have happened. Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, “It’s OK honey, you just need to be more careful next time.” Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs. After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase. You come back down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus. She turns and waves. You and your spouse kiss before you both go to work. You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff. Your boss comments on how good of a day you are having. Notice the difference. Two different scenarios. Both started the same. Both ended different. Why? Because of how you Reacted. You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens. The other 90% is determined by your reaction.

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Hemp Oil is considered a food product by the FDA. It is a high grade Hemp CBD Oil extracted by a super- critical CO2 cold press that insures the top high-grade Hemp Oil with less than 0.03% THC. Hemp CBD Oil comes from the Hemp plant; cousin to the Marijuana plant. However it has NO psychedelic or psychoactive effects. Seeds and stalk are extracted from the Hemp plant to formulate the highest grade raw Hemp CBD Oil. Hemp Oil possibly provides relief from Anxiety, PTSD, Depression, Epilepsy, Seizures, ADD/ADHS, Cancer, Diabetes, Neuropathy, Arthritis, Chronic Pain, Skin Conditions, Infections, Inflammation, Alcoholism and more! Call the Sentient Temple to get your CBD Oil at 727-323-2793, or email to dalexan2@tampabay.rr.com.

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hroat cancer was killing me. How could this happen to me? I eat 90% organic. I consume no sugar. I have an active life style. I am doing everything right. Of course, 50 years of smoking cigars might have a great deal to do with it. Yes, I quit 15 years ago, but the damage had already been done. The slow buildup of symptoms didn’t alert me to my situation until I had achieved a stage four squamous cell carcinoma at the base of my tongue. The tumor was so aggressive it grew out of the side of my throat. I was now forced to take action. I followed the same protocol we prescribe for our

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PERCEPTION AS OUR SOURCE WHAT YOU PERCIEVE, YOU RECEIVE By Rev. Marcella Zinner

here are universal laws that compliment, support, and thus facilitate your desired intentions, making “WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT, COME ABOUT”. Our perception of what is happening to us is the basic energy that propels action, therefore, creating manifestation from our perception. Universal laws are an underlying principle found within everything necessary for the “Scheme of Things”. Universal Laws are an energy source which cannot be altered, worn out, or ended., Universal laws do provide guidance and explanation for all that is-Our Universal energy or source. How we perceive these universal laws becomes our divine guidance for all we are and do, or an inconvenient nuisance to avoid, which would be an extreme ego based approach to all that happens to us or does not happen to us. Understanding the Universal laws facilitates a smooth, clear, and meaningful pathway of all that we experience, the good, the bad, the ugly!These Laws give us a perception to rely upon, understand, and adjust to, depending on what we desire and intend. “Perception is an awareness derived from our sensory processes while a stimulus is present.” (Webster College Dictionary). We perceive from a stimulus; however, we gain a perceptive understanding or misunderstanding from a previous awareness. How we interpret that is how we react to it. The Universal Laws give us a basis to go by so we can create a perception that works for us. It helps to provide wisdom. This wisdom provides a better, intentional outcome. It implies an order behind all that is. This is “the how and the what” of the all that is, our Universal Source. We have the capacity and the power to be, do, and have whatever we want. Being in a flow with the universal laws of energetic exchange gives you the capacity and the power to manifest. What is necessary is your positive perception that you are worthy to receive. These laws, which I call words of direction and wisdom, are a tremendous source of help and guidance. Your perception, based on the universal laws, compliment, support, and thus facilitate your desired intention, making your affirmation come to life for you.

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The secret is to raise your consciousness, known as your energy, thoughts, and feelings, so you are working with them in an intentional way. You can do this by being aware of your perception that all is in a divine order. All is for your highest and best good, and there is a lesson and spiritual growth in it all. The laws provide our perceptive senses with ways of overcoming negative outcomes resulting from our actions. They specify ways of changing the results of our behaviors and give us insights as to the behaviors we need to avoid as well as the behaviors we need to adopt. Our ability to respond positively requires that our hearts be connected to the perception of the universal laws and that we use this perception to advance on our spiritual path.

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T here is no place like Mt. Shasta, California and Crater Lake, Oregon

It is about living in harmony within yourself, within life and within the world at large, despite what is occurring around you.

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hese are two of the most transformational energy vortexes available to you within the Pacific Northwest. It is this reason coupled with a willing heart and an open mind you can experience a profound and personal

transformation of your perception. Therein lies a most important element within an aspiring individual’s need to see “behind the curtain” and partake of the nourishment that Mt Shasta has to offer. It is much like having the door to a

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Passion, Perception and the Magic/Miracle of Life By Charles Zinner

Strong emotions such as passion and bliss are indications that you’re connected to Spirit, or ‘inspired,’ if you will. When you’re inspired, you activate dormant forces, and the abundance you seek in any form comes streaming into your life. ~Wayne Dyer

t is well known that emotion is a forcemultiplier in manifestation and that emotion derives from a belief based on perception. Once a person perceives a “truth” and decides to believe a fact, it becomes “true”. Usually an emotion, or feeling, is attached to it. Once a reality is believed, action follows and reality is then shaped and created in alignment with the apparent perceived “truth”.

Thus perception is the foundation, or filter, to reality. Emotions, based on perceptions, are the “charge” in our reality. In other words, we are often motivated to act in a way that is dependent on emotion for a more beneficial state of affairs. Powerful emotions effectively infuse energy into one’s consciousness. There are positive emotions (peace, joy, happiness, compassion, love, passion) as well as negative emotions (anger, fear, frustration, hate) which can be expressed consciously and subconsciously. Interestingly enough, most emotions are derived from early childhood, and retain not only the charge of energy elicited at the time of an incident, but also become deeply embedded in one’s subconscious. They often become hidden forces shaping one’s life, decisions and actions. In all of this, it is the one who is dedicated to moving out of their comfort zones through introspection and meditation, that often gain a more positive outlook and with it, different perceptions. Calming of the mind and inner conflicts enables one to see the path leading upward. This inner change, transforms one’s 16 APRIL 2017 • Tampa Bay Wellness

beliefs and improves one’s consciousness (spiritual awareness). With the effort to spiritually grow, the powerful practice of living one’s passion in support of those aspects promoting humanity (peace, love, compassion, joy, happiness) is a powerful accelerant to one’s upward transformation. It is well known, that passion (an emotion of joy and enjoyment, a loving of that which a person does) and being the living embodiment of same is a very high vibration. With that same vibration, one attracts many people and circumstances reflecting this. It is a case of that which is within attracts that which is without, or perceptual reality being reflected from within our inner self and creating our “believed in” external reality. Passion is a close relative of inspiration, a term derived from “in Spirit”. Positive, balanced passion, embodied and applied daily, creates that which is most like itself… joy, a positive sense of purpose, confidence in one’s goals and actions. When one is passionate, there is no obstacle too large that cannot be overcome. With the calming of the mind and soul into peacefulness, the answers and methods automatically come from deep within. In other words, perceptions based on spiritual principles and applied in an inspired or passionate manner, create a higher reality. Many illustrative examples of this are the enlightened religious and mystical figures throughout history. There are others, today, as well, who teach and exist in the mundane with an unshakeable faith in these higher principles today. The fact is, we are god-like in that we have a direct link to: the Supreme Consciousness, All That Is, or Creator. When we open ourselves to the flow of energy, and we ourselves passionately practice the highest spirituality through thought, word, deed, we open ourselves to genius, knowledge and enlightened energy far beyond what our mortal brains can conceive. Our thoughts, prayers and meditations, centered on a positive, loving and compassionate way of being, will always attract and deliver the highest from All That Is. There is, in reality, only one obligation that we have in a life time. That is to be true to oneself. We all came here as children, and we continue our spiritual growth until the day we pass. We came here to play a game, and let’s face it, internally we all want to have fun, enjoyment, happiness, and peace- to

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Heavens Gate and into our Lower Earths Gate. We connect Divine Energy to fill our Shen (Spirit) so that we might work with Touch, Breath, Hand and Name of the Divine. We fill our Qi, (Energy), so that the room is filled with Divine Energy, and we fill our Jing (Body) with Divine energy so that we can work with this Divine Energy all day. Now, here is the juicy part. In the 1940’s, there was a Poly-

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n the United States the gathering of women’s wisdom is almost entirely by hear-say. Throughout most of adolescence through middle age, women are told it is normal to experience all or some of the monthly issues. Into menopause it is still much the same. Aunt Sarah had really bad cramps, so it runs in the family, it is normal. Just take some Ibuprofen. Cousin Joanie gets really irritable around that time of the month, so it runs in the family, it is normal. Just avoid her. Her sister Amanda has really bad acne, especially around her period, so it runs in the family, it is normal. Isn’t 20 APRIL 2017 • Tampa Bay Wellness

there a cream for that? Most women get bloated around that time of the month, so it is normal. Just accept it. Martha has heavy monthly visitors and has to miss work pretty often, so it is normal. Just get the Super Maxi nappies! Michelle gets really teary and cries during the commercials, so it is normal if you do too. NOT. That’s right, it is not normal to experience these conditions, although it is common. If any of these issues sound familiar, things can be better. Or if a woman is experiencing irregular cycles or a young woman of the menstruating

years is not experiencing a period at all (amenorrhea), this is far from normal. This needs investigating. Too often women are told these situations are normal or that having a baby will bring everything into balance. Unfortunately, these issues may very well represent a condition that can impede fertility or lead to miscarriage if a woman is lucky enough to become pregnant under these circumstances. Many of my patients are struck with disbelief when I tell them they do not have to live with the fear of monthly pain and discomfort. They can have much Contact us 813-501-4894 •

lighter times and make it to work. They can enjoy their partners and not worry about nasty confrontations over their own monthly behaviors. Moods can be more stable and life can be more enjoyable. So why are these monthly issues so prevalent in women? Putting it simply, hormonal imbalances. Women’s hormones fluctuate throughout cycles that are approximately monthly. This timing provides appropriate time for development of follicles leading to production of an appropriately formed healthy ovum in ovulation and preparation of the uterus for implantation of a fertilized ovum (zygote) and the carrying of a baby. So what can be done about these issues? The conventional approach is typically to put a woman on the pill or try to take over and subdue the normal function of a woman’s hormones. Obviously, if the woman is trying to become pregnant this may be counterproductive. Aside from this, there are risks involved, including risk of blood clots, mood swings, even infertility and fetal death or malformations (Clomid). Natural approaches to hormone balancing work with a woman’s hormones by stimulating the body’s own production of hormones at appropriate levels to turn things around. Even if you are in menopause, it is not necessary to rely on hormone creams or pellets. The depth of understanding required to successfully turn things around is not minimal, and no your gynecologist is not likely to practice these approaches. This is far more in the realm of natural medicine. So if you are suffering with these issues, seek someone who is trained in natural hormone balancing. Forget the “wives’ tales”. We can help bring your perceptions into the realm of a much nicer reality. © March 2017 by Dr. Christopher Jackson, PhD, DOM

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The Egg

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he month of April is a joyful time of year where the budding of new life is celebrated by all creatures. Flowers bloom, animals rise from hibernation, and humans feel the activation of longer, brighter, and warmer days. Traditionally, this pattern of life ‘springing’ forth was celebrated by the holiday of Ostara, also known as Eostre. The Euro-

connect with their bodies. This practice holds a vital role in the spiritual awakening of the modern world, where women can reconnect with the divine and find an unmatched and unique depth of healing. Yoni eggs are natural gemstones that are used internally for healing by women. The word ‘yoni’ comes from Sanskrit, which is a philosophical language from

pean goddess of this holiday was seen as an embodiment of light and the spirit of animals who came to bless the rebirth of the land. Fertility was honored and represented by rabbits and eggs, which are still fundamental symbols of the modern holiday called Easter. The egg in particular holds symbolic significance in ancient cultures where it was worshipped as the origin of all life. Eggs made from natural jade have been used for centuries in China, where women are able to energetically and physically

the east, particularly found in yogic culture. The term refers to the spiritual significance of the vagina in its ability to birth new life into the planet. This is a sacred gift of creation, and using the yoni egg is a way for women to reclaim and embody their connection to the divine feminine. A yoni egg can allow healing to occur in one of the most sensitive yet powerful areas of the body. The energetic and physical systems can become balanced after long term practice with the egg, allowing for a woman to prevent disease of the body,

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By Aluna Michaels, M.A.

ARIES March 21st – April 19th

Happy birthday Aries! Give yourself the gift of patience, although that’s not the top of your Aries list! With so many planets turning retrograde, including Mercury, slowing down replenishes and re-focuses you in a powerful way. Rid yourself of stress hormones through meditation and your health and moods improve. Examine life with relaxed observation so you can prioritize plans, eliminate what doesn’t serve you, and take precise action on what gets you where you want to go!

LEO July 23rd – Aug. 22nd

Don’t jump on job changes while Mercury retrogrades this month. Instead spend time evaluating important career goals, and even spiritual goals. Meditate daily to tap into dormant talents and passions that can motivate you and inspire others. See if this shifts your work life. If not, May is better to select new options. Also, healing issues in your love life, or even with children can make job stress less. It’s easier to displace anger toward the office rather than face deeper pain at home or in your heart. Again, inner reflection reveals the roots of whatever unsettles you and shows the path to peace of mind.

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GEMINI

April 20th – May 20th

May 21st– June 20th

Don’t dread Mercury retrograde in your sign! As a compulsive nurturer, its a beautiful time to focus on your own needs. What dreams do you have from your last birthday that remain unfulfilled? Commit to a plan of action to move toward those goals. Include daily meditation or reflective time. Your intuition is an invaluable guide and you need to tap into that still small voice each day! Life runs smoothly, trust and prosperity open and and you’ll feel included rather than drained by others!

VIRGO Mercury retrograde illuminates solutions about money or debt. Meditate since mental relaxation allows ideas to flow in and lets for “magical” things to happen! Prosperity is also linked with trust and intimacy, so reflect on healing old wounds to open to the love available in the present moment. If single, that opening makes room for new people who have high standards and ethics. If struggling with family, just let it lie and things resolve easily in early May.

If you’re frustrated about romantic relationships, take time to nurture other friendships as Venus turns direct. Also meditate each day as Mercury goes retrograde (at least one planet is always retrograde!) Reflect on what you need in a partnership and if you feel worthy to receive those needs. How open is your heart to give if you feel hurt from the past? Releasing pain creates more stable and satisfying partnerships in current connections, or draws in someone new. Also watch over-spending as you deal with “issues”.

APRIL 2017 CANCER June 21st – July 22nd

Like Gemini pals, this is a big month for relationship healing. Without gossiping or complaining, seek opinions of spiritual friends to gain new perspectives on your current partnership, or how you can improve to have healthier situations in the future. You could be judging yourself or partner too harshly. It sounds weird, but making better food choices really helps all of this! Even start a yoga or deep breathing practice. Also, finances or new job options flow in without issue once your heart heals!

LIBRA

SCORPIO

Sept. 23rd – Oct. 22nd

Oct. 23rd – Nov. 21st

Seeing both sides of a choice is insightful, but you create stress (mentally and physically) when you dwell on “what ifs”. Grab your personal power back by refusing to be wishy-washy. Once you make a decision, stick with it and cut yourself of from other options. The Universe will support your dreams whichever direction you commit to, but you must make that commitment! Relationships, money and self-esteem improve. Your intuition strengthens to make your next decisions even easier.

More than any sign, Scorpio must continually forgive! You can bury resentments so deep you forget they’re there. This creates chronic unhappiness, prosperity blocks and relationship issues. Meditate perhaps with the Buddhist prayer of “May I be peaceful” . . . followed with “May all beings be peaceful” (google “Metta prayer”). Blessing others blesses you! You’ll still have healthy limits without being overprotective of your heart. In closest partnerships, remember the saying, “how important is it?” and allow imperfections in those bonds.

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Dec. 22nd – Jan. 19th

Jan. 20th – Feb. 18th

Feb. 19th – March 20th

You’re infectiously positive and can avoid negative emotions. However, repressing or ignoring tough stuff is problematic. As Saturn retrogrades in your sign, see life as a roller coaster. Take a Zen approach to the “downs”, and move toward them without resistance. Allow the experience to be fully processed and completed. If you “apply the brakes” as you go down, there isn’t momentum to go back up and you can get stuck. Meditating to embracing the “bad” without denial or bracing allows integration, wisdom, and a quicker flow back into joy and ease!

Old resentments and fears are made worse by your imagination. Repeatedly replaying conflicts creates a negative beliefs system. As Saturn and Mercury retrograde, meditate on how you’ve altered experiences by overlaying powerful emotions onto them. Release these “issues” by observing them as simple facts, as if watching a movie. Painful emotions float away and you can forgive the persons or circumstance more easily. You’ll have a rush of personal empowerment, confidence and spiritual safety. You’ll feel to your core that you’re a valuable part of the world around you, not separate from it!

It’s no small task to observe inner dialog, but careful attention breaks negative thought habits that deplete energy, creativity and self-esteem. Meditation reveals subconscious thinking that have roots in childhood, or even a family lineage of trauma and shame. Remember that “nerves that no longer fire together no longer wire together”, so you can uncreate your old personality and re-create and new one by meditating positive future vision surrounded by feelings of gratitude and joy. Feelings are the glue that hold the new you in place!

Meditate to resurrect dreams and goals you’ve given up on. Mercury is retrograde, breathing life into “dead” hopes. Declare you’re no longer the old you who “failed”. Each day, visualize your new reality, along with feeling the joy as if it already happened. Your intuition gives action steps, and it’s up to you to carry them through. Small increments now add up to a flowing cascade of success in months ahead. Continue to internally see and feel your new life each day and take outer actions to make it real. This is quantum physics on a personal level and it works!

ALUNA MICHAELS is a second-generation astrologer. She also holds a Masters in Spiritual Counseling and has been teaching and consulting for more than three decades. Her book “Spiritual Gifts of the 12 Astrological Signs” is now on Amazon in Kindle version and as an E-book on her website. Aluna is available for appointments in her home, by phone or Skype. Call (727) 239-7179 (no text) or text (248) 583-1663 or visit www.alunamichaels.com 24 APRIL 2017 • Tampa Bay Wellness

Dance With a Fresh Breath of Spring and Blossom Forward!!

By Arielle Giordano

he spring time is often associated with spring cleaning. This implies getting rid of the old crusty things we kept throughout the winter months. Maybe this theory began from the bears gathering food for the winter months. There is another type of house cleaning the “house” referring to you. Have you ever looked at yourself as a house? Have you ever dreamed of a house? Did you know that the dream had unconscious messages about you in it? Personal experiences and dreams I have recognized as the real meaning of the house dream with all its rooms was referring to me. Self-house-cleaning and clearing is taking a look to see what is actually in your space. Be open and give yourself permission to see. Let it happen. Allow it. You may have past clutter from experiences, relationships, career, family etc. Take a look. What do you see? What is the first thing that comes up for you? Let your little, inner, quiet voice have the forum to speak to you. Listen with big ears. What do you see? What do you hear? Pay attention to what you are seeing and listening from the depths of your being. What do you need to clear and clean up inside? Is it with a person? Are you having an issue with a personal or professional relationship? What is an issue at work? What is an issue coming up for you with your family? What is holding you back? Is it your past? What is blocking your present?

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Clear and clean it up.

Clean your space to set yourself free to move forward. You may have a past conflict or issue. You have choices to speak directly or indirectly to determine and resolve the issue. This could mean an apology, recognition of a mistake, or, working out an argument. Indirectly a resolution of an issue means to write a letter to an individual, doing a creative activity around the issue, self-expression or physical activity such as dance or walking or a work-out, or gaining insight and deeper understanding about the issue to let it go.

Move Forward.

When we remove what is in our space, we have a clean and clear space. We are open to be new within our “self” and “person” and dance forward in life.

ARIELLE GIORDANO -is an author, inspirational speaker and facilitator. Arielle’s new book: Dancing with your story from the inside out, Richter Publishers and will be released March 2017! She has two Master’s Degrees in Counseling and Educational Leadership from the University of South Florida. Arielle is also the founder and facilitator or Goddess Gatherings of Tampa Bay. Goddess Gatherings of Tampa Bay on Facebook and Meetup.com. Visit her Website: www.dancingfromtheinsideout. com, 813-545-7173, agbeautifuldance@ gmail.com. Tampa Bay Wellness • APRIL 2017

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APRIL 8-14 BIKRAM BEGINNERS YOGA WORKSHOP with Aaron Ledesma - Explore the Bikram series in depth with an emphasis on correct alignment. Receive individual instruction, tips and corrections. Come with questions and transform your experience of the hot class. Sat April 8th 1-3 pm. $25 www. hotyogaclearwater.com 727-712-0365. BEING TRUE TO SELF – APRIL 8 1pm – 3:30pm. In this Yogic workshop, we’ll explore how what we take for our “self” can actually be a false way of seeing and operating, disconnected from our true nature of SELF. Visit our website for more information. Workshop cost is included with unlimited pass or $25 without. Sign up: StPeteYoga. com, info@stpeteyoga.com, 727-894-9642 RELATIONSHIPS AND THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES workshop - April 12 1pm -2:30 pm 22.00 Investment, Facilitator: Terri Cabral 727804-8174 - 11580 Oakhurst Rd. Suite 1, Largo Fl

APRIL 15-21 FREE STRESS RELIEF WORKSHOP “Discover How to Master Stress Instead of Stress Mastering You!” Presented by Roslyn Yee, Workplace Wellness and Stress Mastery Specialist. Saturday, April 15th 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm at Nutrition Smart 1821 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. Wesley Chapel, FL 33544 EASTER FLOWER CROSS SERVICE- Sunday, April 16 10:30 am at the open air Recreation Center, Windsor Park Residential Community; 702 Chapman Rd., Lutz. www. unitynorthtampa.org. A NEW AND DIFFERENT EASTER. Sunday, April 16, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Suncoast Center for Spiritual Living, Roland Park School auditorium, 1510 N. Manhattan Ave., Tampa. Join us for a New Thought perspective on this traditional holiday. www. suncoastcsl.org LAW OF ONE - Tuesday April 18 & April 25, 7 - 9 p.m. Explore spiritual growth channeled in Book 1 of “The Law of One” TEMPLE OF THE LIVING GOD - 1950 2nd Ave. No., St. Petersburg, FL 33713 (727) 822-8628 Info: templeofthelivinggod.org INTUITIVE DEVELOPMENT Thurs. April 20, 7 - 9 p.m. Psychometry - TEMPLE OF THE LIVING GOD - 1950 2nd Ave. No., St. Petersburg, FL 33713 (727) 822-8628 Info: templeofthelivinggod.org

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shoulders from stress, overuse or injury? Learn awareness of where the tension is rooted, identify the tension, and use yoga tools to work toward release. In addition to body postures, we will learn breath, mind and life practices. Using these whole body practices in conjunction with specific neck and shoulder poses will not only help alleviate but diminish the underlying causes of these challenges. Workshop cost is included with unlimited pass or $25 without. Sign up: StPeteYoga.com, info@ stpeteyoga.com, 727-894-9642 MAGNETIC HEALING - April 22nd - 1PM - 3PM - $22.00 Learn how to heal with the art of laying on of hands. Taught by Rev. Dr. Kay Robinson. Held at Spiritual Guidance & Learning 11580 Oakhurst Rd #1 Largo, FL 33774. ( 727)460-7656 FAERIE ELAINE SILVER MAGICAL MUSIC CONCERT, Sunday, April 23 12:30pm at Unity North Tampa, 13540 N. Florida Av, Suite 107. Suggested offering $20. www. unitynorthtampa.org. 813-962-4361.

ONGOING INTRO TO MEDITATION SERIES: Sundays 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm, 4/2 – 4/30 at Asana Yoga of Brandon, 1038 Bloomingdale Ave, Valrico. Appropriate for beginners, experienced yogis and anyone seeking the deeper focus, stillness and peace that meditation brings. $60 www.asanayogaofbrandon.com LEARN MEDITATION: A HEARTFULNESS APPROACH and it’s FREE of Charge! Experience peace, joy and your deepening spiritual connectedness through simple techniques to quiet the mind, open the heart and transcend personal limitations using the teachings of spiritual Master Sri Chinmoy. Offered as a community service by the Sri Chinmoy Centre of Tampa Bay. For more information please call 727-831-1124.www. TampaBayMeditation.org. YOGA 101 SERIES: Sundays 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm, 4/2 – 4/30 at Asana Yoga of Brandon, 1038 Bloomingdale Ave, Valrico. Starts you at the beginning learning the foundations of yoga. All are welcome! $70 www. asanayogaofbrandon.com HOW TO THINK CLEARLY - Lecture-How to Think Clearly, Every Tuesday 6:15 pm. Find out about the negative effects of drugs and toxic residues and how you can get rid of them. Have a healthy body, be energetic and think clearly. Free. Church of Scientology of Tampa, 1300 E. 8th Ave, Tampa, R.S.V.P. Prabhjot (813) 872-0722 www.scientology-tampa.org

april 2017 ESSENTRICS/AGING BACKWARDS PROGRAM Would you like to look and feel younger in just 30 minutes a day? Classes/ Thurs, 9:30am, Hale Senior Center, Dunedin. Schedule a Free 45 minute consultation with Arielle, Special offers and rates/813-545-7173, agbeautifuldance@gmail.com CRYSTAL BOWL MEDITATION - Wednesdays, 7pm. Rev. Virginia Walsh plays the crystal bowls, leads guided meditation with periods of silence. After meditation individual prayer is offered. Offering accepted. Unity North Tampa, 13540 N. Florida Ave. Ste. 107, Tampa, FL 33613, www.unitynorthtampa. org. UNLEASH YOUR POTENTIAL LECTURE - Every Monday at 6 pm. You’ve always known you had potential. Isn’t it time you unleashed it? Come to this lecture and find out how you can be happy and successful. Refreshments are served. Cost: FREE. Dianetics Foundation of Tampa 1300 E. 8th Ave. Tampa, Juan Carlos (813) 872-0722 TAROT TUESDAY. This is an ongoing class given every Tuesday evening at 7PM. Cost $22. Classes taught by Carla Beetar, using the Rider-Waite Deck. Learn the true accuracy of this ancient tool. Held at Spiritual Guidance & Learning 11580 Oakhurst Rd. #1 Largo, Florida 33774. (727) 460-7656

FUTURE YOGA 365 COSTA RICA RETREAT with Aaron Ledesma, June 12th-17th, 5 night escape focused on yoga, mindfulness and healing. Bask in tranquility at Pura Vida Spa, a private mountainside retreat. daily heated and non heated yoga sessions. fresh local cuisine. from $865. included- 3 gourmet meals/day, accomodations, daily yoga sessions. call 727-712-0365 or www.hotyogaclearwater. com LIFE COACH SPECIALIZING IN LIFE PURPOSE, Terri Cabral Spiritual Growth and Career Coaching. She believes that “All you Need is already within You”. www.terricabral.com 727-804-8174 QIGONG FREE CLASS FOR BLISSFUL RELAXATION 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Every Monday New Port Richey Library, Main Street Contact: Debbie Plotkin debbie@itapmethod.com itapmethod.com FREE KARAOKE NIGHT, Every Saturday at 7 PM - 1031 16th St North, St Pete. The finest karaoke ever, including professional equipment, DJ, and song books. You must be willing and able to sing. No alcohol please; bring your kids and some refreshments to share. Jonathan 727-329-6799 Contact us 813-501-4894 •

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isdom teaches one to expand awareness, perspective and consciousness. How one experiences in the now is based on programs running, any energies that are blocked within and limited beliefs that are wired, thus influencing one’s potentialities. Choose to clear the blocks and clear mental, emotional clutter that get in in the way of new, expanded creations and experiences. Much like a super computer needs updates, one must clear old programs, learn and download new programs. Updates are always available and occur as one observes, chooses and takes action. Some pieces need to be gained—awareness, knowledge and then integrated into the intelligence hardware. Our consciousness is a vast and unlimited crystalline super computer in a sense. One’s consciousness has the power to create, so be mindful of thoughts, emotions, words, actions for they are creations. Observe for any lower vibrational thoughts and clear them. Use the words “clear, delete” so you do not create more negativity in the world. The world already has enough negative energy and discord. Clear and work on raising your vibrations and consciousness. Choosing not to repeat old negative thoughts, emotions and memories accelerates uplifting one’s mood and consciousness. Choosing not to react, but observe as things are happening allows one to not drop vibrations whenever anything negative is experienced or heard. These practices of consciousness will give one more energy to do life with and one will create less negative energy into this world. Expanding consciousness has an affect within—peace, calm, increased energy and more power to manifest one’s intentions. As each person creates less negative energy within and without, there is less discord in the world and more peace. If one sees the world with fear, lack, worry, doubt, hopelessness, then that would bring about more of those experiences. When one raises vibrations and consciousness to hope, positivity and faith, then the universal truths become apparent and one begins to connect into the infinite web of higher source knowledge, synchronicities and wisdoms, thus putting into motion one’s higher potential realities. Limited and lower vibrational concepts like separation, duality, ego, competition, judgment, attachment cause much suffering and limitation.

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Releasing and letting go of these concepts gives one much liberation and freedom from bondage, insecurity, disempowerment and limitation. This allows one to become aware of more choices and to explore more options in life. The true joy of living accelerates when finding higher calling and fulfilling higher life purpose. Here are some expanded concepts that help with perspective and deeper understanding. You are not your mind--you are a soul having a human experience, in a physical vessel, with your mind as a tool which is like a steering wheel of a car. You, the soul, are the driver. Your higher self is always with you, but in order to tap into the higher knowledge and guidance, you must clear your mental chatter, mind blocks, which are negative thoughts and emotions, self-limiting beliefs and programs. Also, part of the path is clearing physical energetic blocks and detoxing the body to attain a purer, clearer channel of energy. This clearer communication channel of energy makes you better attuned for receiving and sending communication between physical vessel and higher self. Part of the reconnection includes expanding consciousness, letting go, forgiveness, healing, choosing higher vibrational foods and lifestyle, surrendering the ego so the higher self can connect more. It takes learning, practice and then self-knowledge begins to expand. On this path, one embodies higher self-knowledge and wisdom, integrating into one whole, complete energy vehicle of love, light, wisdom and unity consciousness. As self-knowledge expands, then one can operate from an expanded perspective which expands one’s potentialities in life. In this form one can go far in achieving higher life purpose--serving others and making it a better world, gaining more wisdom and abundance. With higher consciousness, one can access one’s creator abilities more, access higher knowledge and guidance. As one exists in higher states of consciousness, one becomes even more aware of oneness or unity consciousness, of how one thing affects another--that we are all intricately connected on the planet and in the cosmos. One becomes more mindful as one realizes that the power to create comes from consciousness. With expanded consciousness and utilizing best one’s powers to create in unity consciousness, it is possible to create a world of peace, prosperity and abundance for all.

CAROLYN PUCKETT is a Myofascial Release Therapist, Physical Therapist, Quantum Energy Healer, Spiritual Response Therapy Practitioner, Kundalini Yoga Teacher, author of “Divine Connection Stories and Tools for Synchronicities and Miracles” and teacher on the topics of meditation, higher life purpose, vibrational energy and Ascension. You can find more information at www.BlissMyofascialRelease.com. Email: Carolyn@BlissMyofascialRelease.com.

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Ethical Considerations in

Shamanic Medicinal Ways By Mira Lash

he word shaman is derived from the Tungus Tribe of Siberia, and it simply means spiritual healer or one who sees. Among western cultures, the word has been coined to mean many things; as a result, there can be confusion about what it really means. When we use the word shaman, we are typically talking about medicine people who use their ability as a method of seeing other worlds in order to heal peoples, tribes, and societies. These medicine people are found in every culture all over the world and are most commonly known as Elders, Medicine People, Healers and Spiritualists. We could possibly refer to any people of any formulated medicine system of the world as shamanic; however, the over-all deepening of the term means “to see”, and this seeing is often more pronouncedly outside of all societal natural medicine structures. There are times when this labeling of people who work in medicine making can be disappointing, for we all have spirit and we all are medicine for one another. Over all, these medicinemaking seers are people who, with their relationships to all spiritual worlds, can be medicine to others. One South American medicine man -- he is referred to as a Taita by his peoples -- told me that his people most often came to him and say, “I want to be healed.” In response, he says, “I am not a healer, people just get healed. When they are ready to be healed, I simply create a situation for them to do so.” Medicine people originate from many different situations. Unfortunately, they can be very human and sometimes hurtfully flawed. Many of these medicine carriers come from a long line of medical traditions which have been carried by means of their families and tribes. At times, they come about from the experiencing of deep pain and illness, as these wounds are those which guide them to their medical knowledge and systems. Discussing ethics can

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become ironic due to the fact that medicine people, spiritualists and healers in general can be most anything or anyone. Therefore, an expectation of anyone who carries medicine should be that they are as human as anyone else in the world, and that we should place upon ourselves the responsibility for making sure they carry the ethical regard for which we are looking. How do we decide this? We decide by asking as well as paying attention within our own hearts about whether this is the person who is able to help us shift our issues or not. There are four ethical considerations that I would consider important when I choose a shamanic medicine healer with whom to work. First is confidentiality. Respecting confidentiality between client and shaman as to what transpires is an absolute must when I work with someone. There will be absolutely no discussion about the case with family or even the person’s spouse. The second consideration is an unconditional belief in my ability to transform and heal. Regardless of what occurs, they will continue to see me as someone who can become fully healed, shifted, and transformed into anything I wish to be as healing transpires. There must be a promise of “hear no evil, see no evil, nor speak no evil” as they have the resolve to seer the transformation of my health. In doing so, I am looking for people who have the power of mind and stamina to always believe in miracles and unconditionally love every transition I go through, not falling into personal fears and projections. To be a

great medicine person, having this strong resolve of mind is the only way to really help a soul believe in the possibility of a miracle occurring. The third thing for which I am looking in someone with whom I work is that they are willing to admit they are human and make mistakes. This means that they understand that sometimes things go wrong in the face of the best intentions, and when things do go wrong, they are willing to have the humility to go to fellow elders and other medicine people for help, support of mind, and the gain of further knowledge about their medicines. This could also mean they’re willing to play the part of the fool during the transitions of my healing process. In addition, it could also mean that they understand that we heal on our own time and not their preconceived notion of transitioned timing in health. We must realize that we are all medicine for one another, no one more than the other, and none of us have all the answers. In other words, as medicine people, absolute humility in their abilities is key, understanding that it is we that makes us heal, and that they are creating opportunities for people to heal as a hollow bone for this healing. They must remain in a place of universal faith and in their calmed mind centered in their heart. The fourth priority with which to always be conscious when choosing someone with whom to work is permission. Permission is a primary concern with which any medicine person should abide. If they are working without permission within someone’s spiritual, energetic or physical body, then one is working from an egoistic need to change reality around himself for his own personal comfort, and not holding the space of love nor allowing for alignment and timing in healing shifts to occur. There are ways I have found that I feel are ethical ways to reach out to those we love in pain, who won’t give us permission. Contact us 813-501-4894 •

One is to ask their higher self (which is connected to your higher self) to make the changes, if and only if it is in their agreement to do so and offer silent gratitude of unconditional love to their higher self from your higher self, towards whatever the results are willed to be. The reason for this is because the higher self is the guardian of the soul, and when we connect our higher selves in heartfelt conversation with their higher-self, we become one. When we become one, we have then traveled to a realm of ascension, where there is no longer a division between us and them. Tho, I will warn you, that to announce to someone in this physical realm that you are praying or working on them via our higher connections without their permission, would then negate any of this work of unconditional love you have offered. This would most likely end up hurting them in the end, and may create a feeling of resentment towards you. When we work with our preconceived desires to produce an outcome (or our ego), we are working outside of the heart center and against free will. Regardless of how good your intentions, or how good you think your medicine is, no one has the right to try to change another person without that person’s permission, nor should you have any attachment to the timing or outcome of what happens. All change must occur within. We simply should not be trying to heal anyone, psychologically reading anyone, sending anything of any nature to another person without permission and predetermined consent, nor be inviting another into their own healing process. In addition, we should not be evaluating anyone in terms of our own experience and box of medici-

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nal understanding and personal desires. This also applies to spouses, x-boyfriends, weather spirits, land spirits, ancestors, and the dead. This means you should not be working to help nor heal any living people, being, nor passed souls without permission from them. This could most likely end up hurting them in the end, and might create a feeling of resentment towards you. I have also experienced an alternative way to help those whom I love but do not give permission for healing or help. What I do is ask spirit within me to heal and transform me and also ask what would most ease the suffering and create healthy aligned relationships with those around me. I have found this to be an extremely effective and ethical way to help those for whom I wish more joy. I have found that miracle healings occur for these people as well as miracle relationship healing between us, even if it means my letting them go. If I do that, I heal within me what is in both of our mind creations as well as what mirroring exists between us, without grasping outward in egoistic regards. I will often come to a place of unconditional acceptance, thereby allowing them the space of deepened unconditional love needed to heal. Using this method, the results of the shift outside myself for those I love have been uncanny in that our relationships improve and they feel more loved and accepted eternally. Through this internal healing which is done within, they tend to give me more acceptance of themselves and the world around them. As a result, I have realized that merely by working on myself internally, the world is inspired to heal and those around me shift into more health. It is within this ethical standing that

I find myself to be in a place of empowered inspiration for those around me. This allows them to grow in their own co-creative free will and timing with good relations among one another. The topic of Ethics in Shamanism is of great interest. Those who practice shamanic wisdoms come from a menagerie of worlds. Shamanism in general is a discipline of giving another your medicine by providing circumstances to that person in order to heal in alignment with their higher health. Ethical practices in shamanism then is allowing and having a clear channel of attachments without ego, as well as loving the person before you unconditionally no matter what they experience without judgments interjected into the results. Ethics in Shamanism is about holding a space of unswerving belief in the miracles of this life and in unconditionally allowing and loving of others.

DR. MIRA LASH is a Daoist Priest and a Doctorate in Oriental Medicine - Medical Qi Gong - studied under Lisa Vanostrand from the International Institute of Medical Qi Gong pioneered by Jerry Johnson. She is also a graduate of the Foundation of Shamanic Studies, under Nan Moss, pioneered by Micheal Harner. She hold BA’s in art, computers, and music performance. She is a trained Herbologist in Western, Chinese, and Ayurveda Modalities. Contact: 813-500-9863

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