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ituated next to an old growth forest overlooking the Ottawa River, Galilee Mission Centre of Arnprior was founded by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1946, purchased from the McLachlin Estate, originally built in the 1800’s. In 1975 the property was developed into a Retreat and Renewal Centre named Galilee. In 1988 it was registered as a non-profit charitable organization.

The Centre’s Mission is to create a community that provides an environment, programs and services which nurture people’s personal and spiritual growth, enabling them to contribute to a healthier world.

The Centre is a place of peace, spiritual healing and transformation for men and women of all faiths. With 35 acres, the property offers walking paths, community gardens, a greenhouse, a private beach, and plenty of space for gatherings or quiet contemplation. We also encourage guests to bring their own sports equipment to enjoy tennis, canoeing, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Massage therapy is available by appointment.

The Centre hosts religious, business and social groups as well as individuals. You can nurture your body, mind and spirit with scheduled labyrinth walks, yoga, prayer and meditation. With trademark hospitality, Galilee offers holistic care and comfort, guided retreats and spiritual direction, as well as our own programs.

The Centre can accommodate up to 60 guests for meals and up to 44 guests for overnight accommodations.

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The last visit before departure was a joy to behold.

Aileen M. McKenna, Certified Quantum-Touch Therapy He drove himself to see me, he entered looking totally Practitioner/Instructor, Empathic Life Coach, visionary confident and excited to be here again. He had taken and student of Futurist Barbara Marx Hubbard, Gregg himself down the long flight of stairs to the lake several Braden and Starhawk. times now since the last visit, and had been swimming. Prior to that ver several days I had received he was afraid that he would fall a number of these telephone on the stairs. Clearly that had not calls, without being able to identify happened, and the demeanor of my the caller, nor to fully understand Breakthrough in Energy Healing client at that moment, was a joy to what was being said, but I knew In Ottawa area serving Ontario & Western Quebec behold. that my caller was wanting to book I witness this kind of change an appointment and that he was Holistic Wellness Coach often in my clients, but this precise calling from out of town. I could Aileen McKenna shift over a short period from that tell that he would be arriving at the of someone struggling to make Certified Quantum-Touch® Practitioner airport in Ottawa late in the day on himself understood, and to have Certified Quantum-Touch® Instructor that certain date and wanted to see difficulty walking well, to the Associate Polarity Practitioner me following the arrival. confidence, and stride following Certified Aromatherapist Several days later, I heard from Certified Small Group Facilitator that last session, were just a total another family member who Certified Facilitator – Open Space Technology blissful experience. helped me to understand what was happening, and we confirmed the Aileen M. McKenna is a Certified QT Aileen’s Oasis date and the time and I was pleased Instructor and Practitioner, certified as 613-228-2272 that I would be once again able to the first Canadian instructor in June 613-795-3751 help with this clients whom I had 2004. She teaches classes to 1,000s aileen@aileensoasis.com seen several years before as he came of students across Canada, in the www.aileensoasis.com to town and visited with me on his Caribbean and Scotland and sees 100s www.quantumtouch.com way from the airport. At that time of clients annually in her private clinic he was dealing with the various in Ottawa. Aileen has been offering aspects of sleep apnea, and from the time of the first energy healing in the Ottawa area for more that 20 years, session upon arrival, and the second session several initially with Polarity therapy and Biodynamic Craniodays later immediately prior to departure, the change Sacral therapy prior to learning Quantum-Touch® therapy. was nothing short of miraculous. He had slept 10 hours You can reach her at 613-228-2272, or by e-mail at aileen. per night without his apparatus, and entered my studio mckenna66@gmail.com or you can check our her website at looking totally changed, as he help his body upright, www.aileensoasis.com and the Quantum-Touch website at and when he spoke there was a very different sense of www.quantumtouch.com. who was speaking.

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December 2013

Bringing Grief out of the Shadows…

Grief – A Look Back

By Vonne Solís, Angel Therapy Practitioner®

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he past several articles have addressed the five principles of Divine Healing and addressed the grief journey through the metaphysical lens. Now it’s time to address once again the physical part of grief. In my ninth year of bereavement, and to be honest, feeling generally in a state of fatigue and experiencing less than optimum health, I was somewhat taken aback when a medical doctor recently stated that my “stressor” (death of my child) is a permanent condition that I must continually manage (these last my words). I felt relieved that finally, a doctor understood the physical limitations that accompany grief, no matter how long we’ve been bereaved.

The comment also made me think again about how difficult loss is to deal with over time; a concept still foreign to many (and particularly those not yet touched by loss). Plenty of grievers struggle daily with physical and mental limitations they don’t equate to grief. Yet, our minds and bodies are constantly changing throughout the grief process in subtle and not so subtle reminders of our given weaknesses and strengths. For many bereaved and especially parents, they likely will never regain the same level of functioning they enjoyed prior to their loss. Constant care must be taken by all grievers to gently nurture their ever changing needs after loss in the effort to continually strive to attain overall life balance.

Many grievers do not understand or at least underestimate the practice of self-nurturing. The challenge of having to live differently (and instantly through sudden loss), and put away former dreams in the attempt to find new ones, can present a major stumbling block to healing. On the physical side; stress, fatigue, illness, disease and depression are common indicators that the body is out of balance. Finding the courage to make life changes in the pursuit of lasting peace and happiness can be the greatest gift grievers give themselves. Having the wisdom to explore new interests by letting go of all things that no longer serve a purpose will greatly assist with this process.

Self-nurturing requires grievers to remain vigilant at all times to their needs and wants in terms of environment, support and healing. Maintaining the status quo pre-grief simply is not possible. There are too many changes the physical and mental body endures after loss to ever really hope one can fully return the

body to its former state. While it’s true that these changes are relative to the effect loss has had on the individual, regardless, it is necessary that every griever be aware of their unique needs in order to decisively and consistently redefine life on their own terms, despite what may be working for someone else.

On a personal level, redefining your life occurs in stages over time. Looking back and being willing to rediscover those things that previously brought you joy can help you feel an element of joy once again, when you are ready.

Diligently managing your everyday environment, the level and type of support you need, relationships (no griever should be constantly doing for others with the exception of caring for children), your mental, emotional and physical health, will keep you on track for eventually, finding that golden elixir that will bring you the peace and inner fulfillment most grievers crave.

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One of the pitfalls of enthusiasm occurs when it is transformed into a level of intensity that scares or hurts y doctoral dissertation is about enthusiasm, a very the receiver of the intensity. In the Dionysian myth, exciting and previously under-explored topic. Semele, Dionysis’ earth mother asks Zeus, Dionysis’ As a mental health professional, I am interested in the god father, to show her his thunderbolt. Zeus warns her bright side of the emotional spectrum as well as the dark that she may not be able to withstand the intensity of his side. I am interested in potentialities, empowerment, god-like enthusiasm. She refuses to heed his warning. and in what can be, as much as in the challenges and She demands to see his thunderbolt. She is singed and roadblocks confronting my clients, my friends and turned to charcoal and goes down to hell. Dionysis myself. By delving into enthusiasm at one end of the symbolically goes down to Hades and works out a deal spectrum of emotions, a great deal can be learned about to save his mother with Persephone, the queen of Hades. its opposites (depression, anxiety, etc.) at the other end The meaning of all this is that Dionysis cannot be whole of the spectrum. or balance all of his emotions (earthly and heavenly) En-thusiasm means “in God” and the “eli” in elixir until he hones and fine tunes his intensity into a form of negotiated enthusiasm. is an ancient word for God. Thus the title of my dissertation could One technique that a highly s be simply translated as “God: The enthusiastic person can use to s llnes e God of Life.” In my re-search, I find prevent the scorching of his or her w smokin that virtually every world religion, friends and family with excessive frui philosophy and psychology stresses intensity is to apply the image of the importance of “having something an “intensity meter”. This is similar xie ty larger than oneself to identify with”. in concept to a Geiger counter that self This larger energy is sometimes -esteem is used to measure radioactivity. called “God”…and sometimes not.

The enthusiastic person needs to t weigh Most of these fields also stress the negotiate their energy level with the value of balancing this larger energy other person in order to mitigate COUNSELLING, COACHING with one’s own image of one’s self. & HYPNOTHERAPY CENTRE any abrasiveness, hurtfullness or insensitivity in the relationship or in A person’s level of enthusiasm is Richard M. Haney any given moment. commensurate with their ability to Ph.D.(Counselling), Hypnotherapist fuse and balance their basic Self with Throughout history there (613) 234-5678 (613) 726-3636 have been periods of time and/ the environment around them. When Bank St. (in Centretown) Pinecrest Rd. perfect balance is achieved, the or particular cultures in which www.ottawahypnosis.com Buddhists call this state “walking on enthusiasm has flourished. In www.ottawacounselling.com the razor’s edge”, and the Sufis call addition to the ancient Greeks it “the omega point”…where heaven mentioned above, other examples and earth meet. For the ancient Greeks, this state was include the Gnostics (from about 100 A.D. to 700 A.D.), symbolized by their myths of Dionysus and Demeter… the Alchemists (from about 100 A.D. to 1200 A.D.), the the fully actualized and enthusiastic male and female.

Troubadours (from about 700 A.D. to 1300 A.D.), the The ancient Greeks used wine in moderation and also Sufis (from about 600 A.D. to the present) and the New the potion ergot (fermented barley or rye) to experience Age movement of this present era. The commonality this state which they called “ekstasis” (now called that seems to run through all of these cultures has ecstasy) which means “standing outside of oneself “ been described as “the Golden Thread” which puts the or no longer static but rather in an e-motive state. At emphasis on personal, sacred spiritual experience rather the Temple of Eleusis near Athens many thousands of than on dogma and institutional regulation. The Church ancient pilgrims performed the sacred rituals called killed off and/or destroyed almost all of these cultures “The Mysteries of Eleusis”. The essence of these rituals and replaced them by linear, hierarchical religious was to experience being happy rather than “pursuing systems. happiness”. The “pursuit” of happiness essentially In 1973 Candice B. Pert and Solomon Snyder kills any possibility of true happiness. Enthusiasm is discovered endorphins. An endorphin’s main function in a state of presence…not in the future. Perhaps the is to inhibit pain or, conversely, to stimulate pleasure. profound explosion in the culture, architecture, arts, When a person is very enthusiastic their endorphin level philosophy, etc. of ancient Greece was initiated and/or is very high and they can often experience elation and/ enhanced by celebrants from Eleusis??? or mystical experience, etc. The immune system can Enthusiasm is not a trait that we are born with. It sometimes translate an emotion like enthusiasm into a can be initiated or developed. If one has lost it through state of well-being. The immune system is triggered by bereavement or through life’s challenges and traumas, the endorphins to “rise to the occasion”. it can be resurrected.

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I hope you follow your Bliss‌‌‌‌ This article was written in October of 2013 by: Richard M. Haney, M.Ed., Ph.D. (Counselling and Mediation). Richard has been practising Wholistic Counselling, Coaching, Hypnotherapy and Mediation for the past 25 years in Ottawa. Richard by phone: (613) 234-5678. By e-mail: richard@magma.ca

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Are You Loving Your House that God Built?

by Amâeil (Melinda Urban RIHR) Healing with Divine Heart to Awaken the Deep Truth Within

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very human body speaks volumes. It is filled with fantastic history –yours from this timeline, other lives, ancestry, and all humanity’s journey. It is a hologram, the whole in every part. If it could express itself with words it would speak of pain, addiction, horrors, happy memories and miracles, clarity and confusion, and truth. It would be elated to finally be heard and understood. But would your body ever speak of love?

My relationship with my body has been like any other worthy of investment; not easy, ever-changing, and at times, out-of-step, but eventually turning into one of deep appreciation. The richness came from trials and imbalance. I’m not the first to realize that my body is my temple, but I am the first to love it as I do now. If not me, who?

My body is my consciousness partner. When it became very ill many years ago, it was clear that my body wasn’t happy, and my self-care shifted dramatically to better nourishment, clearing stuck emotions, and liberating joys. It loudly asked for return to balance. I learned that what I put into my body, and let go, was directly related to my consciousness expansion. But I awakened again to understand that my body was here for atomic transmutation. Like other Starseeds/Indigos, my body expressly serves as a template for the embodiment of Christ consciousness for the greater whole, by releasing old patterns in the DNA, and in turn, the planetary grids. This process is not bliss, but this is how I agreed to be of service. It just is, having equal value to each unique contribution that expresses through each body on this planet.

I am not my body, but my body has a purpose. My body, like yours, is uniquely created for all that is necessary for my biological ascension in this timeline. It helps to facilitate the opening of my consciousness into higher dimensions, moving through stages of initiation, accretion and then activation of higher frequencies. (see my blog). Each time it does, new layers of histories, clearings and needs surface. This is why it has to be flexible. But I have to repeatedly choose my respectful co-operation in order to allow the highest healing.

Whether you feel the changes with intensity or not, your body is also changing from carbon to silicate, in alignment with your consciousness and purpose, and the changing planetary consciousness. The opportunity is to purify it of miasmas, karma, trauma, dis-ease, limiting emotions, mind control, etc. - all densities that are impeding your return to the wholeness of your Divine blueprint, and inner, sacred balance as God

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I experience the Divine through my body repeatedly.

When I ask for support I receive it. If I listen for what it needs I am guided. If I follow through it yields to rapid shifting. The kind exchange with my body consciousness is now one of sharp awareness, frequent dialogue, high discernment, and most importantly, love.

And I am grateful for each new dimensional opening, which allows Source to work through me more easily.

The key to any transformation is love, to be fully present in allowing the neutrality of God-Source Light; no judgment, resistance, effort, attachment, or expectation, only awareness. Consciousness knows itself and is always available. This is who you are. And your body is designed in perfect partnership. Drop into your body daily to tenderly nourish it with love and say “thank you” to your God-Self. www.MelindaUrban.com Subscribe FREE to my newsletter – timely articles, tools and inspiration.

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any people are struggling to stay balanced and grounded with so many changes taking place on the planet and in the cosmos we live in. The intense solar flares alone have a profound effect on our electromagnetic fields. Add to that the fluctuations of the planetary fields and it is not surprising we feel literally cast a drift, ungrounded, disconnected, anxious and depressed. With these intense energies beaming at us from above, below and from within, all the repressed mental, emotional and physical patterns are shifting and are coming streaming to the surface for healing.

The intense energy from the solar flares and the photon belt through which we are traveling hits these dense, buried pockets of unresolved emotional issues within us and forces them to the surface where we can feel them. There is a very true saying that states: if you can feel it, you can heal it. Unfortunately many of us have made a lifetime of work in not feeling. Now we have to allow ourselves to feel if we want to evolve into the radiant, crystalline bodied, light beings we are destined to become. We must do our work, releasing all that is old, stuck, dense, unloving and limiting---all that no longer serves us. Please do not think this is being harsh, it simply is the truth of where we are now on this planet.

Unfortunately we have been conditioned from birth to believe we are small, powerless, unworthy and unlovable beings who do not deserve to connect with love, joy and peace. For the most part our parents were taught this and they passed it on unwittingly. The jig is up. The buck stops with us. We cannot pass it on, we must heal it. The new generations are too light infused, they cannot tolerate the energy of limitation.

These limitations can no longer be ignored. You cannot progress without healing that which shows up as unlovable and unworthy within you. Do your work and do it now. The anxiety and depression that is plaguing you will not go away on its own, you cannot continue to bury, deny and run from it. If you want to evolve into a lighter, more loving and peaceful life, now is the time to face your demons, your unresolved emotional patterns, and set yourself free. The work is not hard, it simply must be addressed with an open and loving heart.

I personally feel the inner child work is the most profound method to release unhealthy childhood patterning, but any loving, respectful psychotherapy is a good place to start. Now is the time. Please do not put this off. Do your work, free yourself up to joyously embrace the new energies we are living in, energies that encourage us to be all that we can be and to remember who we are: God beings expressing ourselves as individualized aspects of the One.

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Acetaminophen Use Linked to Autism and Childhood Asthma By: Judy Spence, ND(QC), RN

I recently attended a seminar focusing on the overthe-counter (OTC) pain and fever medication, Acetaminophen. I was very surprised at what I learnt.

The research and the literature discussed showed that this medication is damaging to people at doses much lower than previously understood. Many take it because they cannot take aspirin, NSAIDS or ibuprophen for pain. Acetaminophen has two main uses control of fever and of pain. It does not reduce inflammation. People needing inflammation relief tend to use, ASA (Aspirin) and Ibuprophen (Mortin) as OTC purchases or herbals and homeopathics that expressly reduce inflammation.

It has been long known that at high doses acetaminophen can damage the liver. Recent studies have shown that many bad effects (outcomes) can occur when taken at lower doses. Acetaminophen (Tylenol, Tempra, etc.) has been linked as a causal trigger for cancers such as Hodgkin’s lymphoma, to brain damage in Autism, ADD (attention deficit), ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and to childhood asthma. When broken down by the liver acetaminophen converts to a toxic metabolite (NAPQI).

A link between (some) autism, childhood asthma, ADD, ADHD and acetaminophen have been established in 20,000 plus citations. Since the 1980’s pediatricians have promoted the use of acetaminophen before and after vaccinations. Acetaminophen lowers the immune response to the vaccine lessening the effectiveness of vaccinations. It causes neurological development damage and it causes asthma. NAPQI affects every single biochemical function in the body in everyone who takes this OTC. Fevers following vaccination must cause the body to mobilize the immune system and to create Natural Killer antibodies (NK) against the disease organism, which is the express purpose of giving vaccinations. Artificially turning off (the good) fever that arises after vaccination tells the child’s immune system that the fire of infection is out and that the threat is gone. The body turns down the immune system since the threat is no more. Doctors presenting at the seminar reminded practitioners that is it wise to always to allow a fever to be mounted because that fever signals to the immune system to put up a fight and to advise parents to allow low grade fevers because it is the fever that initiates the immune system to fighting off invading infections. Parents can give children tepid baths and cool compresses to reduce a fever as was done decades ago. Ibuprophen (Advil, etc.)

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They suggest that the urgency in restricting OTC sales of acetaminophen parallels the urgency to control use of thalidomide. A paper just published by Toronto Sick Childrens’ Hospital (study of all Nowegian pregnancies in 9 year period and of 50,000 children) shows women who took over 28 days of acetaminophen in pregnancy had wide range of neuro developmental abnormalities.

Even 1-27 day exposures led to babies showing poor gross motor outcomes, to a lesser extent. Ibuprophen exposure was not associated with any adverse neuro development outcomes.

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Meet Your Guides & Angels 3 Steps to Heart-Based Living

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appy Holidays Everyone! Always people ask me to teach them to communicate with their guides and angels as easily as I can talk to their guides and angels when I am doing a reading or healing session for them. That question was the inspiration for my CD and mp3 Meet Your Guides & Angels. This CD was created to help everyone simply and easily make that connection. I want to thank everyone for sharing with me all positive feedback and miracles that have ocurred in peoples lives as a result of listening to this cd. Many have told me they made instant connection to the divine. Each CD contains guidance for meeting and channeling your guides and angels, with a walk through meditation. Instructions and meditation on how to connect with your highest source of guidance, and how to call on a variety of different Gods, Goddesses, Saints and Bodhisattvas that are here to assist us on our Earth Journey. Copies of this CD/mp3 can be ordered off my website, at Amazon.com and at various stores as well as gift certificates for readings or healing sessions.

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t seems that now we are inundated with messages about living in the heart. It means living in balance with emotions and thoughts; allowing one’s heart to lead the way in decision making and actions. And, not letting unexpressed feelings limit your interaction and connection with others.

Intuitive Development Classes It starts with a choice to go into the heart-based Psychic Readings feelings and explore what is there. When we check Medical Readings into our hearts, we tend to make wiser and more compassionate choices - and live more peaceful and Healing Sessions connected lives.

Life Coaching STEP 1: Be willing to dive into the emotions locked inside your heart. This does not mean re-experiencing Marlene Stevens the traumas of the past, but acknowledge that your www.psychicmarstevens.com heart had to shut down as a way of dealing with the psychicmarstevens@hotmail.com hurts. We are really allowing the awareness of feelings and emotions to surface. In this step, we dive in to touch Christmas is a time of giving, of love, and a time to what’s been locked inside. We follow the breath into remember and celebrate the spirit of the Divine. Lets our hearts and listen. We can ask “what’s in my heart?” keep that in our hearts and remember to take it easy Usually it’s a two or three word message that bubbles and live in joy . up, like: “I’m afraid”, or “be careful”, or “go for it!”

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hat is a Soul Healing Miracle? Miracles happen every day with the powerful healing modality of Soul Healing. On November 19, Dr. and Master Zhi Gang Sha released a new book series titled “Soul Healing Miracles” and the first book of the series by the same name. In Soul Healing Miracles: Ancient and New Sacred Wisdom, Knowledge, and Practical Techniques for Healing the Spiritual, Mental, Emotional, and Physical Bodies, Master Sha shares powerful techniques to invoke the healing power of the soul. He also gifts readers Soul Healing treasures from The Source to bring the frequency of The Source love, forgiveness, compassion and light to help us create our personal soul healing miracles for finances, relationships, health and more.

Among the most amazing gifts in each copy of Soul Healing Miracles are the beautiful and very sacred calligraphies created by Master Sha, a Master Calligrapher trained in one of the most revered lineages to create each word in one continuous stroke. A Source Channel, Master Sha transmitted The Source healing and blessing power to each scroll empowering readers to receive life-transforming blessings through the Source Ling Guang Calligraphies in the book.

The Source Ling Guang Calligraphy photo (page 15) is called Da Ai. “Da” means big. “Ai” means love. Da Ai (pronounced dah eye) means greatest love. Da Ai is unconditional love that can heal every aspect of your life. Da Ai can open your heart to give love and receive love.

Here is how to apply The Source Ling Guang Calligraphy Da Ai using the Four Power Techniques to open your heart and soul: Body Power

Sit up straight. Close your eyes. Place one palm on the calligraphy photo.

Place the other palm on your heart.

Soul Power Say hello: Dear Divine, dear Tao, dear The Source Ling Guang Calligraphy Da Ai, I love, honor and appreciate you. Please open my heart and soul to divine love and light.

Thank you!

Mind Power Visualize golden light from the calligraphy and Heaven radiating in your heart, opening your heart.

Sound Power Chant repeatedly, silently or aloud: Da Ai opens my heart. Thank you.

Continue to chant for ten minutes. To close the practice, say Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. to express your gratitude. You can do a similar practice to heal your spiritual, mental, emotional, or physical body.

Practice regularly for the greatest benefit.

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How to Develop Your Intuition

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ave you had that experience when all of a sudden you just had this huge hunch that something is about to happen, and to your surprise, that intuition was correct and the event DID happen?

When you feel strongly about something without logical basis to it, that's called intuition. It comes in three impressions: clairvoyance or "the third eye", sensing clearly and feeling through listening.

Clairvoyance is when your eye goes beyond what it can see. This is when you know what is happening somewhere.

Sensing clearly is basically what we refer to as “hunch” or “gut feeling”. This is the times when you are overwhelmed with a feeling and you just can't explain it and all you can say is "I just know".

On the other hand, feeling through listening or clairaudience is being able to "listen" between the lines.

Intuition also happens at times when a certain sound, whatever it is - be it a car's honk or a bird's twitting brings in an intense feeling for you.

They say only a number of people are gifted with intuition. Astrologers even insist that people born under the Scorpio or Pisces signs are naturally intuitive it almost borders on E.S.P. But studies have been sprouting left and right that proclaim that anyone can develop intuition.

Why the need to develop intuition, you ask? Why not let your emotional and psychological state be as it is?

First and foremost, intuition brings about good communication. It makes you more sensitive to the people around you; it often keeps you from hurting those you love because you are intuitive enough to understand them.

Intuition also makes you much more creative than ever. Intuition means releasing more creative juices for any means of expression. And finally, intuition has a healing power. This healing power is not in the physical sense, but in delving deep into your soul to release any negative energies buried in it.

So... Are you ready to develop your intuition? Here are some ways to unlock this gift: 1. Hypnosis Oh yes, get yourself hypnotized! Hypnosis is not just watching a pendulum move back and forth :). Perform self-hypnosis or you can work with a hypnotherapist on a program designed to strengthen your intuition.

2. Meditation Meditating means finding peace in yourself. If your mind and heart are cluttered with too much emotional baggage and hurt, you wouldn't be able to quiet down the part of you that eventually initiates a higher level of intuition. There are so many ways

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to meditate: take a yoga class, or just simply practice some breathing techniques that could bring you straight to Zen. 3. Think positive!

A worry-free, fear-free state could do so much to improve your intuitive ability. By staying positive, you attract good energy that would be able to easily recognize imminent feelings and events.

4. Just let go.

What does this mean? If you are on the brink of making a huge decision, let go of all the outer influences and head to a quiet place where you could find out where the letting go has brought you. Sometimes you just have to listen to the voice within you, and that voice can't be recognized or heard unless you let go.

5. Stay happy!

All you need to be intuitive is to stay happy!

Happiness attracts immense power and such power includes intuition. In tapping into your intuition, your motivation needs to be happiness and contentment.

Given that premise, intuition will fall to you easily.

Intuition is helpful, because it can lead you to something that cannot be achieved otherwise. A lot of lives have been saved by intuition alone. Decisions are easier done if armed by this gift. Develop intuition now and reap benefits you have never imagined.

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Holiday Mini-Mediations (Back by popular demand – my 2011 Christmas column)

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aren and Jack had one immediate goal - they wanted to get through the first Christmas following their separation with their values, their wallets and their sanity intact.

They had separated a month before and were working in mediation on the major issues arising from their separation: long-term parenting arrangements, division of their assets and debts, and ongoing financial support arrangements. The process was going well, but the holidays were approaching and it was clear they would not finalize their discussions and sign a final Separation Agreement until the new year.

In the meantime, there were a number of immediate issues that needed to be addressed.

How would they share time over the holidays with their two children, Katie, 10, and Jeremy, 6? Jack’s parents lived in Sudbury – would he be able to go visit them with the children as he had always done?

Karen wanted to spend Christmas Day with her new boyfriend and the children together; Jack thought it was too soon to introduce this new person to the children.

They even disagreed over who should have “custody” of the special tree ornaments they had bought together for their first Christmas.

In addition, Karen and Jack had some financial disagreements. Jack thought the trip to Sudbury should be a joint expense, as it had always been in the past, even though this time Karen would not be going. Jeremy wanted a very expensive video game for Christmas, which both Karen and Jack had always been opposed to. Should they give in this time to help him through the first Christmas after his parents’ separation?

The solution to this situation was to schedule a “minimediation” within Karen and Jack’s larger mediation just to deal with these holiday issues. They temporarily put aside the issues they had been working on in their main mediation in order to focus on these “small” matters.

They quickly saw that these were not trivial concerns.

In fact, some of these “molehills” were threatening to become “mountains.” Yet, despite their stress and differences of opinion, Jack and Karen had one important advantage in their favour. They recognized that these seemingly small issues could become bigger problems that threatened to derail their main mediation if left unattended.

In this respect they were very wise. Mediation is not just for big disputes. It’s also for little disputes before they become big disputes. Karen and |Jack recognized they needed a mini-mediation now in order to avoid the necessity of a major mediation later. We have all heard the saying, “God is in the details,” meaning that whatever one does should be done thoroughly and carefully. Karen and Jack spent two hours in mediation

• 34 years’ experience as family lawyer-mediator • Mediation of Separation Agreements, Marriage Contracts and Cohabitation Agreements • Evening and weekend appointments available • Sliding fee scale • Free initial consultation Evita M. Roche 33 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, ON K2P 0H3 email: evitar@sympatico.ca

613.237.7335 discussing all the details necessary to ensure reasonably happy holidays for all members of their family and then wrote these down in their own handwriting in what they called their “Christmas Contract.”

This mini-mediation had several advantages for Jack and Karen. First, they significantly reduced the day to day stresses that could have occurred over the holidays.

Second, with just a little guidance, they were able to discuss their disagreements in a way that stayed true to their values. Third, they were able to carry over their fundamentally positive feelings about each other as parents into their main mediation when they resumed this in January and were able to reach mutually acceptable terms for their final Separation Agreement fairly quickly.

Whatever your religion, whatever your family issues are - and even if you’re not separating - could you benefit from a holiday mini-mediation? No disagreements are too small to ignore. Happy Holidays to Everyone!

Evita Roche was Canada’s first full-time lawyer-mediator.

Since 1979, she has helped over 5,000 couples mediate the issues arising from their separation. In the 1990’s Evita was a Professor of family law and mediation at the University of Ottawa law school, where she received the first Excellence in Teaching Award. Her private practice is restricted to separation and divorce mediation, and she frequently delivers seminars on subjects related to family law.

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Of Poverty and Transcendence

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es, my intimate vision of my future was to live as a homeless person under a bridge in Brooklyn.

Strange, isn’t? Now, at 65, I have never slept under a bridge, never been homeless, never had the exquisite sadness of being abandoned by friends and family.

Have I then missed my destiny? It took me years to understand what was my secret motivation: life lived intensely, at all cost, even at the cost of superficial happiness. Maybe, it was my poetic mind that foretasted the sweetness of solitude and dejection, a grey November morning by a leaden river, the memory of wealth and beauty, cold leftovers for breakfast in the divine presence of stray dogs and Lady Poverty.

I come from a family of great wealth, who owned land and real estate in Africa and several European countries, and who was penniless when WW II was over. So we had a dictum in our family that it was better to be poor and happy than rich and sick. My raisin from that pie was just to be poor; I do have a minimalist mind. I did taste poverty, yes, but then I moved on.

Something else intervened: I learned to meditate.

Meditation the way I learned it was to transcend thoughts, feelings, even the sense of I. Being or pure awareness was the goal, and it was a goal you could not reach by wanting. To do so, what is needed is a technique to overcome the paradox of not wanting while pursuing. Among the many changes in my life that occurred after I started meditating, one was that the notion of abstract Being gradually became concrete: when the mind, after reaching pure awareness, comes out into feelings and then thoughts, the mechanism of

their emergence becomes clearer. You no longer perceive a thought only once it has become conscious, but you see the gossamer threads of its components as they arise out of the field of pure awareness. You also perceive the emergence of feelings and taste their flavours at the finest level. It was then that I understood what I had been seeking. Not poverty for the sake of being destitute, but poverty as the absence of material weight

and grossness of concerns, insecurity and homelessness as the means to break the spell of illusion, the way St. Francis chose, for example. And I saw people who had chosen illness as the highway to God. I sometimes think of the bridge in Brooklyn, taste the flavour and know that I received a great gift. And I wish I could share my wealth of poverty with all those who suffer from the consequences of wrong poverty, wrong death, wrong solitude. All those who have programmed themselves for divorce (until death do us part), estrangement from children, physical illness, abuse, homelessness, etc. because they do not have the means to see, understand and steer their deepest motives. But I have also come to understand that there are even deeper motives in life, that make the dark side of life attractive and that as in evolution in general, the refinement of spiritual taste will one day allow them to go for the light.

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December 2013

Poking Holes in the Veil

By Alexis Nicol

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any people speak of seeing through the veil. I used to wonder what they were talking about.

Now, I am beginning to see through it as well.

Have you ever had a not so nice thought of someone?

Maybe saying to yourself, “boy does she ever think she’s special. Well, that dress looks way over the top!”

It seems pretty ridiculous doesn’t it? But, by thinking crazy thoughts like this we are holding a space of darkness within us. Each negative thought is what has created this blanket that covers us and is blocking our light from shining. This is a perfect opportunity of how, if we catch a thought like that going on in our mind, we can forgive it immediately. After all it is just a mistake; we weren’t able to see the light because we were blocking it.

Every time we act with kindness, forgive a person, a situation, etc., we are poking holes in the dark veil that covers our beautiful light.

It has been said that young children are more apt to see what is beyond most adult’s comprehension. Could it be because they haven’t, as yet, created so many judgements and been unmercifully manipulated by the ego?

We are beautiful light beings created by a Perfect Master. All we have to do is believe it! As you look at life you can choose to see the darkness our egos have created or you can look upon the light within each and every living being.

Alexis Nicol

 Reiki  Reflexology  Reconnective Healing®  ACIM www.firstlighthealing.com 613-263-7925 A short story: One day as I was walking home from work enjoying my surroundings and feeling happy, a young man was cycling past me. He yelled out to me “Nice smile!” I hadn’t even realized I was.

Can you see how our feelings show outwardly? By thinking, seeing and feeling good thoughts it shines through us. Not only was I feeling great, it made him happy too. A definite win win for the both of us and who knows how many others were affected positively too.

An honest smile shines from within. It is an amazing gift and… it’s contagious!

Alexis believes in a Wholistic approach to healing mind, body and soul. She combines Reiki, Reflexology, Reconnective Healing®, the Reconnection® and A Course In Miracles in her practice. www.firstlighthealing.com 613-263-7925

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Wi-Fi in our schools, coffee shops and restaurants.

Exposure to wireless microwave radiation has been linked to cancer, childhood leukemia, Alzheimer’s, ADHD, birth defects and miscarriages.

In your auto and hybrid EMF levels soar as technology increases, DVD players, GPS units, dashboard computers and bluetooth, Blackberries, etc. have turned your auto into an EMF Microwave oven. Also if you take the bus to and from work with everybody on cell phones and tablets you are riding in a microwave oven on wheels.

The Electropolution Health Hazard is as important and serious as chemical pollution (chem trails, food additives) and its devastation of our natural resources. Determination is difficult to encompass since electropolution cannot be seen, Emf’s are not blocked by trees, walls, buildings or other structures. Like x-rays they pass through these objects into our bodies disrupting normal cellular function and biological process.

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Conversations It Is Worth Having (Part One)

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By Marlene and Bob Neufeld

n previous issues of TONE Magazine, we wrote about conversations we recommend people not put energy into; i.e. “Who said what.” “Why did you do that?” “Who is right?” and conversations that point out inaccuracies and exaggerations.

For a copy of those articles go to www.marleneandbob.com/articles.htm Today, we would like to begin to explore conversations it is worth having.

1. Tossing: We see conversations like a game of toss.

In our office we will frequently invite couples to play a game of toss with a foam ball. We use this as a metaphor. We explore with them how they habitually stop the game and how they can keep the game of toss going. Helpful tosses that keep the conversations going are: tell me more, what interests you about that, and then what happened, and then what did you think.

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2. Revealing: We believe that withholding can cause distance in a relationship. Revealing what we might ordinarily withhold can break down distance. We recommend people reveal facts (i.e. things they did or didn’t do), feelings (focusing on core emotions of anger, fear, sadness or joy), and fantasies (one’s dreams or daydreams). We especially recommend revealing anything that you think you can’t tell your partner or someone you are close to. In fact, we see that as an important clue that this is a conversation that needs to happen; if you think to yourself, “I can’t tell my partner …” then you actually need to tell your partner, especially if you want to be closer to them.

3. Appreciating: Research has shown that relationships thrive if there is a ratio of 5 positives to one negative.

One of the most valuable conversations you can have is one in which you specifically appreciate your partner. Appreciation includes thanking them for something they did, whether it is something unusual or even if it is something ordinary. Bob appreciates Marlene almost every time she does laundry. Appreciation also needs to include qualities your partner has, physical attributes, and aspects of their essence (i.e. those things you wouldn’t recognize your partner without).

4. Making clear agreements: Other conversations that are extremely useful are ones where you and your partner make clear agreements, deal with any agreements that aren’t working or need to change, or deal with broken agreements. First of all, it is helpful if you see clear agreements as contributing to your own aliveness and vitality. We see them as one of the pillars of healthy relationships. Then it is extremely useful if you can make agreements which are clear and not fuzzy, and which are actually about something you can control rather than something you can’t control.

Marlene & Bob Neufeld practice body-centered Coaching and Psychotherapy. They are a couple who help couples learn life-changing skills and create closer, more loving relationships with one another.

To learn more, see www.marleneandbob.com or call 613-594-9248 to arrange a complimentary 1-hour introductory session.

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o we have fear? Fear is not a joyful way, and in fear we lose courage. Fear is forgiven by the Lord through repentance, for He takes our fear, and will release us from it. The Blessed Virgin Teaching on fear, is a teaching of faith which is given to the needy. The children of the poor who are unable to pray are released from fear through the work of repentance. They are unable to pray, so they are forgiven by the Lord, for He is All Merciful, Just and Righteous.

Message of December 26, 2004 Feast of St. Stephen

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More details on our SFC website and our SFC monthly email list. www.spiritualfrontiers.ca and /or www.Tone.ca If not already on our email list do you wish to be added?

If so..... please contact jldube@rogers.com Dora Joseph, Article & Program Coordinator, SFC Volunteer

SFC Canada website: www.spiritualfrontiers.ca *** Let us continue to grow spiritually together! ***

Marian Healers is a non-profit group devoted to Mary the Holy Mother. She is the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Roman Catholic church. She is our Holy Mother and Matron of the Work of Healing. She is a woman of God and she is a poverty mind teacher to us all. She is the Blessed Virgin Mary who is taught what God is.

She is teaching us what God is in this magazine. She is teaching us that God is real. God is a real living presence and is a reality to us who are former nurses of the College of Nurses and who are working with the poor in spirit. In the spiritual world of healing, we are nurses who are spiritually gifted nurses and who are receiving revealed teachings of Mary. We offer them to you and in private readings for the poor in spirit.

Marian Healers of Canada Office: 613 600-9089 appointments for readings and prayer healing “By Donation”

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Ask a Naturopathic Doctor

Healing Christmas Katherine Willow N.D.

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t’s December and we’re heading toward one of the most challenging times of the year: Christmas holidays. We’ve taken the lowest point of the four seasons, when we are meant to be hibernating, internal and quiet in order to rejuvenate for spring and made it into a marathon of activity.

I have seen months of healing progress go up in smoke, mine included, in the few weeks before and after Christmas and have thought long and hard about how to deal with this drain on our collective energies. Even people who love this holiday end up depleted in January!

How do we keep our balance with pressures around weather, family, food, time and money?

1. Plan ahead for some down time. Strategize for how little we can do. Holiday expectations in our culture are TOTALLY UNREALISTIC. Break out of the box and bring our families with us. Expose the myth of being able to see all of our relatives, give everyone cards or gifts, stay up late, drink alcohol and eat rich food for weeks in a row, go to a ridiculous number of social gatherings and remain cheerful and sane.

2. Take a complete break occasionally. See family in the summer when the energy is higher and it’s not snowing.

3. Sleep a lot. Refuse to shop, get a tree or bake unless it nourishes us and involves healthy ingredients. No one will notice, everyone else is on a Christmas adrenaline rush.

4. Alternatively, plan physical activities outside in the snow that are gentle. Refrain from pursuing sports which are draining at this time of year; it’s a season to slow down. If we go on a ski holiday, let’s ski for half of the day and rest for the other half.

5. Singing Christmas music is good for our soul.

6. So is setting aside time for meditation, prayer and spiritual gatherings.

7. If we have small children, let’s do the minimum…creatively. Let’s develop new family rituals that are slow and healing for us.

The little ones will benefit most.

8. Be honest with ourselves about how we are feeling. It’s when we pretend to be jolly and we’re really exhausted that we override our immunity. This might be the most important piece.

9. About charity: it starts at home and then we can give it out. Christmas time shows us how balanced we have been the rest of the year by how much we have left to give.

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www.ecowellness.com 10. Travel. The only way to have this be successful is to come back in April! Going away for a week is just a tease and requires about 2-3 weeks recovery time.

11. Vow off sugar and wheat and whatever else aggravates us. Start in October for best results. This is easier if we provide a lot of healthy protein snacks to stem the cravings.

Best combined with number three as it’s almost impossible to fight cravings when we’re tired...

Christmas has the silver lining of reflecting the state of our balance, awareness and kindness toward ourselves in the previous year and motivating us to have a better year moving forward. All the best to all of us in creating some rest, relaxation and rejuvenation in our holidays!

Katherine Willow N.D. is a fourth generation “Scrooge” ...I mean naturopathic doctor... who directs the Carp Ridge EcoWellness Centre ½ hour from Ottawa.

Come join us for our December 7 Open House or December 8 Dinner Party to learn about and taste healthy sweets and sugar alternatives and have a relaxing drive in the country.

More information is to be had at ecowellness.com or 613-839-1198.

EVENTS AT THE CARP RIDGE NATURAL HEALTH CLINIC Mind-Body Medicine Intro (GNM) Thursday, December 12 • 7-8:30pm $20 at door Christmas Open House Healthy Sweets & Sugar Alternatives Saturday, December 7 • 1-3pm Holistic Dinner Party Fun & games for the children. Talk on healthy sweets By donation to local food bank. Location TBA RSVP to carla@ecowellness.com or 613-839-2224 Sunday, December 8 • 4:30-6pm RSVP at 613-839-1198 or www.ecowellness.com

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Vibrational Energy Oracle Deck©

furthest point east in Newfoundland at the end of July 2013. Then of course, I retraced my steps back to BC. My car logged more than 23,000km for the round trip!

I am blessed to say I totally under estimated the popularity of the deck.

Before leaving Alberta, I had to order another 500 decks. By the end of July it was clear that they were selling out fast so another 750 decks were ordered and so it continued.

The feedback I kept getting was

down to earth explanations and guidance. It allows anyone using them to get life answers on a dayto-day basis. I have done readings since my early 20s, so now in my 56th year with experience of many decks, I knew that the definitions needed to be ‘grounded’ to help the user get answers to questions.

I was offered a publishing contract, but rather than go the tried and tested, safe route, I decided to gamble my own money and time. Most people assume if you self-publish you get all the money.

Yes, partly, but the onus to get the product out into the market falls at your feet! I certainly didn’t want to end up with my garage full of product that I would be giving away to family and friends for eons to come. So the initial print run of 300 decks using a Vancouver based printer seemed prudent.

The next step was to get it out there. So began the trek from my home province of British Columbia on February 15th taking me to the

that the Vibrational Energy Oracle Deck© was easy to use. The deck comes with an 80 page guide book with grounded definitions on each of the cards. It also includes an 11 card layout called the Five Vibrational Dimensions of the Soul.

By November 2013 I had 68 stores in Canada & several in the United States retailing the deck. Every day I get inquiries from around the globe asking how they can get the deck in their hands.

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y life journey brought me to Canada in 1997. Fast forward to May 2012, when I was inspired to work alongside gifted illustrator, Heather Brewster to create a deck of 52 beautifully illustrated oracle cards, called the Vibrational Energy Oracle Deck©. Yes, there are hundreds of decks already on the market, but these cards present

Born in England, Debbie A. Anderson is a natural healer who has worked in the magical sphere of spirituality all of her life, bringing forth many modalities that have manifested and evolved along the way. She is a Psychic Medium and has been doing intuitive spiritual readings for over 30 years around the world. She created and self-published the Vibrational Energy Oracle Deck.

She has also developed Vibrational Energy Therapy© which she teaches to others. www.Vibrational-Energy.com

December 2013

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Chronic Fatigue and TCM

By Steve Ryu, R.TCMP, R.Ac.

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atigue is a feeling that most of us have probably experienced at one time or another. Whether from stress, poor eating habits, sleep deprivation, overwork, or even medical treatments, fatigue often has a lot to do with our habits and routines, though it can sometimes be caused by an underlying medical condition. But sometimes in spite of what we do, fatigue can become an ongoing problem. In severe cases, it may be diagnosed as chronic fatigue syndrome, a complicated disorder without obvious onset or causes.

Fatigue in Chinese Medicine includes both chronic fatigue syndrome, and short-term or ongoing fatigue.

Fatigue can be brought on by a number of factors. A hereditary weak constitution is one common cause, particularly in chronic fatigue syndrome. A person’s constitution is determined by several factors: the parents’ constitution, parents’ health and parents’ age at time of conception, the conditions of pregnancy, and childhood development. Hereditary weakness can manifest in any of the five “vital” organs- or yin organs as Chinese Medicine calls them, because they are said to store the body’s essence.

Lifestyle factors also contribute to fatigue, particularly overwork and eating habits. Overwork can mean either excessive mental or physical work of long hours with inadequate rest. This is a very common cause of fatigue in western societies, and in many cases rest is the only treatment needed. Physical overexertion is also a factor, which includes overexertion at work, as well as excessive exercising or sports activities. Again, this can become a problem when not allowing the body proper adequate rest.

Improper diet is by far the most common cause of chronic fatigue. Irregular eating habits, eating poorquality food, rich, greasy, fatty and even sometimes too much cold-raw foods, can all injure the spleen and stomach. With the spleen and stomach being the main organs for the transformation of food into energy and blood, its always important to assess eating habits because our food is what provides our body with fuelinsufficient fuel will result in insufficient energy.

Other important factors that are not too uncommon for chronic fatigue are severe illness, the long-term use of medications (which can stress the body), and childbirth. Childbirth can mean many births in a short period of time, or having a weak constitution going into pregnancy or delivery.

It is important to understand that lifestyle factors combined with our constitutional weaknesses are what create the formula for a condition to develop- this is why some people may develop this condition, whereas others may experience symptoms in other areas of health. All of these factors can develop weakness in one

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or more of the vital organs: lungs, spleen, kidney, liver and heart. There can be a deficiency of either qi, blood, yin, or yang of one or more of these organs. Whereas in western medicine, chronic fatigue syndrome is a difficult to understand syndrome with uncertain causes, in Chinese medicine chronic fatigue has wellunderstood causes, which explain why it may develop in some people and not others. When the cause is clear, treatment is straightforward and effective.

This makes acupuncture is an effective option for people who suffer from fatigue with no relief, as acupuncture can produce positive results. In fact, an increase in energy for people with normally low energy is a common result of acupuncture, even though it may not have been directly targeted in treatment.

Steve Eun Kyu Ryu, R.TCMP, R.Ac is a Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner at New Life Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Center in Ottawa. He is affiliated with Ottawa Fertility Centre and Riverside Acupuncture & Wellness Centre for infertility treatment.

For further information or to make an appointment call 613863-6906 or visit website www.freewebs.com/newlifeacu or www.acupunctureottawa.com

December 2013

RAYONATO – helping you to

make your own connection with passed over loved ones.

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ayonato is my soul name...my name in this lifetime is Kay. ‘Rayonato’, my new page on Facebook, has been calling to me for a while. I have a burning desire to help others who are coping with loved ones passing over into spirit.

In April 2011, my beloved brother Lee passed over, completely unexpectedly...in his sleep, aged 37.

Although I had only met him when I was 30 and he was 27 (I was adopted and he was my natural brother)... we just clicked from day 1. The day I met him on the beach by his house was one of the happiest days of my life....and the actual moment when I met him just took my breath away. I ran to him, threw my arms around him and just cried and cried. I knew him, and he knew me. We talked about it many times afterwards, and both agreed that there was a very deep soul connection between us…an instant and highly charged recognition.

Over the 10 years, we didn’t manage to see each other all that often, as we lived quite some distance apart (from 2008 onwards we lived on opposite sides of the Atlantic). But that made no difference at all. Our connection was always strong and deeply loving.

His death knocked me off my feet...a bolt from the blue...shattering any dreams we had had about catching up on all those lost years together when we hadn’t even known each other existed.

I am so grateful that my belief and faith in the Afterlife is solid and unshakeable, and for certain this has helped me to cope in the years since he passed. But more than that... way, way more than that...Lee and I have formed a firm connection that spans worlds...dimensions of existence...and have, between us, found a way to stay together, live our lives alongside each other, and keep our loving relationship alive and very well.

Along this journey of the last couple of years, Lee has also helped me to gain insights into life and our purpose here. He and I had a soul contract before this lifetime to work with each other...he from spirit and myself from

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the physical...to bring through understandings that I can share with others to help them on their spiritual journey...understandings about our connectedness with each other, and also other “a-ha” moments that I have experienced, about all kinds of different concepts.

The page is intended to be a source of inspiration, guidance, love and a listening ear to those who wish to follow it...and I truly hope that any who wish to, will join in with me and share in whatever way feels right for them.

I have felt a profound sense of peace and understanding through this connection with Lee, and I feel compelled to pass on what I have learnt and now understand about it...in the hopes that others, too, might find the same peace and understanding. This heals beyond words. It soothes our pain and helps us to go forward another day, to live our lives in joy...until we are reunited in the same dimension with loved ones who have made the journey Home before us.

My ‘Rayonato’ Facebook page can be found at: www.facebook.com/Rayonato

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HED: Perfection Paralysis DEK: Set your spirit free!

Pull quote: “Act as if failure is impossible, and your success will be assured.” Robin Sharma

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’ve often heard in casual conversation this excuse for not doing yoga: “I suck.” In more linguistic terms, this typically means the excuse-maker is not flexible “enough.”

Well, join the crowd. With couches and cars, desks and La-Z-Boys, it’s no wonder we associate yogis with the contortionists of Cirque de Soleil. The fact of the matter is, if you can touch your toes past the age of ten years, you’re a justified member of the minority.

On closer analysis, I’ve come to understand this excuse really means, “I only do things that I’m good at.” I call this perfectionism paralysis. I estimate that perfection paralysis strikes at LEAST one and one-half of all Canadians at some point in their life. And as the diagnosis suggests, it’s terribly debilitating. Our wildly flawed expectations of how something should look or be done actually stop us from ever trying.

The truth is, there are few things we do well on the first shot. Think about it. A newborn has three bona fide talents: sleeping, eating, and-- (well, you fill in the blank).

An attempt at something beyond these basic functions is likely to result in dismal failure. Consider walking, for example. Had you not persevered as an infant, you’d still be bumping your head on the coffee table as you crawled from the couch to the kitchen. It took practice before you could walk. Let alone with confidence.

Half the problem is instant gratification. With credit advances and Mastercard payments, layaway discounts and “don’t pay a cent events,” we aren’t used to exerting ourselves in exchange for a reward. We forget that magazine models are retired dancers or injured athletes with decades of practice, smiling with ease for the masses. We want the glamour and glitz of the outcome without the blood, sweat, and tears of the journey.

It doesn’t work that way.

Michael Jordan trained for ten hours a day to be at the top of his game. And he lost some along the way. Ernest Hemingway, Stephen King, and John Grisham received rejection letters from publishers long before making their big break. World-renowned yoga guru B.K.S. Iyengar began life as a sickly child before rocketing his way to yogic stardom--with about 12 hours of practice a day.

My point? Anything worth doing is worth doing well; and if it’s not in your genetic coding to be the master of your passion, or the demands of life don’t allow for countless hours of focus and training, if bills must be paid, dogs let out, and children raised, then do what you love for the sheer fun of it.

Don’t fall victim to perfectionism. For all you know, it could be just one yoga pose, one article revision, one homemade truffle, or one bench press away. But you’ll never find out just sitting on the couch, crawling your way to the kitchen.

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Eryn Kirkwood, MA, RYT500, is a Yoga Teacher and Lifestyle Consultant in Ottawa. She offers classes and workshops to help people reach their goals using the science, philosophy, and physical aspects of yoga with an emphasis on vegan nutrition. Individual consults are offered internationally by phone, email, and/or Skype. For more information, see ErynsYoga.com or contact barrhavenyoga@gmail.com

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he Organic Consumers Association has released its new FREE downloadable app that allows you to scan the barcode on products BEFORE you buy them so that you can learn if you are buying from ethical companies that support your right to know what’s in your food or from corrupt companies who want to hide GMOs from you.

Organic Consumers Association now makes it possible to buy organic brands that support mandatory GMO Labeling! Some organic brands are owned by GMO proponents who work against the labeling initiative.

It’s important to know who is trying to trick us.

It’s free and easy. And it sends a powerful message to the corporations competing for our dollars. Download the app and join the campaign: http://buycott.com/campaign/674/ buy-organic-brands-that-supportyour-right-to-know The Buycott.com mobile phone app is already very popular and now the “Buy Organic

The Joy of Baby Care

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aving a baby is one of the greatest creations in this world. So, how do we know as parents what is right for our baby? What path to take? How do we ensure the baby grows to be happy and healthy? As parents we have the best intentions for our babies, so how do we help our babies to be the best they can be?

A good starting point is to understand how babies perceive this world, what motivates them, and how they operate. The next step is building love, confidence, self-esteem and trust. The first years of baby’s life are the most important because even though babies may not remember events consciously, a lot of the feelings and impressions get stored in their sub-conscious minds. Building a strong foundation for baby’s emotional and physical development starts

Brands that Support Your Right to Know” campaign makes this app an even more important one to have.

How it works: First, download the app to your Smartphone (free), and sign up for the campaign. Then take your mobile phone with you to the store, and use the app to scan the barcode on products before you buy them. The app will look up the product for you, determine what brand it belongs to, and figure out what company owns that brand.

Then it will cross-check the product’s manufacturer against a list of the companies and brands that have worked to either support or defeat mandatory GMO labeling efforts.

Who would have thought you could have that much power? So now, get out there and use it with everything you are considering buying and send corrupt companies a message in the process. And pass this information on to friends and family.

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in the first year of life. This is when babies get their first impressions; develop many of their future food preferences; and start building a self-image, which will influence the rest of their lives. Starting with a healthy emotional development, healthy nutrition, healthy sleep patterns, and healthy interaction provides a solid foundation upon which babies and families can thrive.

The Joy of Baby Care is here to help parents build this foundation, by respecting the natural flow of things, following a loving approach, inspiring, and presenting the latest innovative solutions on taking care of a baby in the first 12 months of life. This is the most complete video on baby care available! It contains plenty of hands-on demonstration, real life examples and activities for emotional development, nutrition, sleep, hygiene, playing, and much more…

More can be found on: www.joyofbabycare.com

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Yoga for MS Fundraiser 2014 Calendar Campaign

By Loren Crawford nce again the Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis Fundraising calendar is in gear. The 2014 calendar is fabulous in its presentation and includes some additional features this year such as examples of simpler poses for those featured each month, these are more accessible for someone living with MS. Another feature is the calendar is in a bilingual format.

As with 2013, this year’s calendar has received tremendous support from the yoga community in terms of those volunteering their time to model and promote the calendar.

The calendars are available for purchase at various yoga studios, find a list on our new website www. yogamscalendar.com. We are very grateful to all of you.

Our goal is to double the amount raised last year. After all the expenses were covered for production of the 2012 calendar a donation of $11,000 was made to the MS Society of Canada’s Ottawa Chapter. This year we are doubling our efforts. We have two recipients of the monies raised: the MS Society of Canada’s Ottawa Chapter and the Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s MS Research. Your help in achieving this goal is appreciated.

The Yoga for MS Fundraiser Calendar started in 2012 as a proactive response by Natalie Van Tassel, a local yoga teacher, nurse and mother, shortly after hearing that her youngest son had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.

As a nurse Natalie was well aware of what this diagnosis could mean for her son’s future. She was initially devastated by the news, but like a good yogi she did not get stuck in these emotions but figured out a way to channel her energies more constructively.

Having previously done some yoga photographs for promotional purposes, Natalie came up with the idea of creating the fundraising

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calendar with that photographer.

Denise Sarazin, who happens to be her son’s future mother-in-law. The collaboration was a great success.

The 2014 calendar includes the participation of Loren Crawford, a senior yoga teacher in Ottawa with whom Natalie studies. Loren’s personal connection to MS is through his grandmother who lived with the disease. She had a powerful impact on Loren’s life and he sees this contribution as a posthumous gift to her.

Natalie and Loren decided to expand the project by building a website (www.yogamscalendar. com) to promote the fundraising calendar and add yoga practices, techniques and information about yoga and MS to be used by those living with of affected by the disease.

There are not many of such resources on the web currently so Natalie and Loren intend on making this site the go-to place for information about MS and yoga. You may also purchase your calendars through the website.

This year’s photographer, Adam Mooz, did an amazing job with the photo shoots; we couldn’t be happier with the photos and design of the 2014 calendar.

As the holiday season nears we hope you consider picking up copies of the calendar to give as gifts. We have a reduced rate for multiple purchases. Visit www. yogamscalendar.com for details.

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Calendar C o n fe r e n c e s Wo r k s h o p s

Love Peace Harmony Ottawa Calendar Listings December 2013 Personal Consultations with Master Lynda By appointment: 416 255 8823 Divine Channel and Disciple of Master Zhi Gang Sha, offers Divine Karma Cleansing (Personal, Ancestral, Relationship and Business), Soul Healing Miracle Blessings for any condition, and Akashic Record Readings for all aspects of life. Info: Master Lynda at 416-255-8823 or LovePeaceHarmonyOttawa@gmail.com FREE TELECLASS with Master Lynda Wednesday, December 11, 7 – 8:30 pm To attend: Dial 1-559-546-1333; access code 124812# Learn effective soul healing techniques using Body Power, Soul Power, Mind Power and Sound Power to self-heal, prevent sickness, and boost your energy, stamina, vitality and immunity. Info: Master Lynda at 416-255-8823 or LovePeaceHarmonyOttawa@gmail.com Soul Communication: Receive Soul Messages to Guide Your New Year and Life Friday-Sunday, January 3-5, 10 am – 6 pm Soul messages and guidance can bring great clarity and understanding for healing, transformation and making wiser decisions in your new year and any aspect of life. $150 ($125 before December 18). Info: Master Sha’s Soul Healing Centre Toronto, (416) 609-2777 or TorontoSoulHealing@DrSha.com

Calendar ... Conferences ... Workshops rama lotus yoga centre 340 Gladstone Ave 613.234.7974 ottawayoga.com

Yoga Dance Mix December 6th 7-9pm with Mukunde YogaDance Mix is designed to give you an experience of dynamic fitness, stillness and ridiculous fun.

Bringing together the ancient practices of yoga and dance, it incorporates lively dance choreography and yoga postures, with a meditation at the end. All levels welcome! Feel great, live big. Come dance with us! $21 Customer Appreciation Week December 9-15 Each class you attend all week enters you in a draw!

Prizes include class packages and gifts. Bring a friend to their first class at Rama Lotus and get entered twice! Enjoy free snacks and games after class and give back to your community with food bank donations all week! Express your creativity! Make decorations for our community holiday tree.

FREE Women’s Yoga December 13th 7:30-9 with Maria Kurylo For thousands of years women have come together to chant, move and honour the divine. When we get together magical happens - join your soul sisters to delve deep into your body, your soul and your heart.

We will move, breathe, chant and stretch in ways that only women can. $16 or use a class from your class card Yoga For Birth December 15th 11-6 with Jennifer Young It’s never too early or too late to start preparing for the birth of your baby! This course is for a pregnant woman and her partner (in life and/or birth).As your childbirth educator and prenatal yoga instructor, my goal is to give you the confidence and the knowledge to assist you through pregnancy and enable you to have the positive birth experience that you deserve.

This experience will also give your birth partner the tools to assist in that positive experience. $120 per couple

YOGA WITH DEV 10 week Yoga Training Course at 2112 Bel-Air Drive, Ottawa ON K2C 0W9 from January 9 – March 13, 2014 on Thursdays 06.00 – 07.30 pm.

Register on line: www.yogawithdev.com Contact: info@yogawithdev.com Phone: 613-355-1791 .

FREE SINGING BOWL WORKSHOP AND CONCERT, Friday December 13, 7:00pm, 1099 Bank Street at The Garden of Light gift shop. Learn how to play singing bowls and experience their unique vibration. The workshop is offered by Utsahi St-Amand, the owner of The Garden of Light gift shop. Please call 613-680 5727 to reserve your space.

Visit www.pranashanti.com or call 613-761-9642 (YOGA) for more information Partner Yoga Workshop with Melissa Delaney – December 1, 4:00pm Partner Yoga is a great way to meet new people, a fun idea for a date, reconnecting with your spouse, or simply having fun with a friend! No experience required.

Double Gong New Moon Meditation with Devinder Kaur – December 3, 5:45pm Two Gongs played at the same time! Every New Moon, we have the opportunity to manifest a new beginning. Raise your prosperity!

PranaShanti Kirtan with Gregory Kaps December 6, 7:30pm Group chanting in a call and response style.

Suggested donation of $5.00 in support of The Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation.

Master Class Weekend of Sound & Mantra with Guru Raj Kaur- December 7-8 Be our guest at Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training!

Subjects include: the Nature of Sound, chanting mantras, what does chanting achieve, how to make it effective, Shabad Guru, Science of Naad Yoga, and an intro to Japji Sahib.

The Yoga Seekers Book Club with Tanya RileyDecember 8, 1:30pm For the love of an inspiring book, and a circle of friends to share, we bring together this “Seekers” Book club. Session includes yoga practice and book discussion. By donation.

Community Yoga Class with Tanya Riley – December 9, 5:45pm This month we will donate 100% of the proceeds of Tanya Riley’s Hatha Yoga Class to a to raise funds and awareness for Yoga Gives Back, www.yogagivesback.org Yoga Tune Up® - Breathe In, Bliss Out with Cat Dattilo-Caron –Dec 9 & 16, 7:30pm Relieve aches and pains and discover a new level of deep relaxation.

Kundalini Teacher Meditation Meet-Up with Devinder Kaur - Dec 15, 11:30am PranaShanti hosts quarterly Meditation Meet Ups for all KRI certified Kundalini Yoga Teachers, Teachers in Training and experienced students. Meet up and reconnect! By donation to KRI. Forrest Yoga with Louise Cameron December 15, 11:30am This class is an inspiring yoga practice that builds flexibility, intelligence and strength while helping deepen the relationship with your authentic self.

Chakra Balancing Workshop with Kathleen Burr – December 15, 2:00pm Learn the theory and explore the 7 main chakras.

You’ll gain valuable insight into each chakra and learn simple yet powerful clearing techniques that benefit your physical and psychological health. Give yourself the gift of wellness!

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Bliss Yoga with Melissa Delaney December 15, 3:00pm A nurturing class incorporating gentle movements to calm the nervous system, and therapeutic poses to produce a deep state of relaxation and includes simple massage.

Full Moon Meditation with Devinder Kaur – December 17, 5:45pm Learn the astrology for the Full Moon and do a short yoga set (kriya) and meditation. Class concludes with a deep relaxation with the healing sounds of the Gong and Crystal Singing Bowls!

Annual Winter Solstice Celebration December 20, 7:00pm Celebrate this time of year with yogis, family, friends and neighbors as we are take part in an evening filled with mystery, intrigue, laughter and murder!

Yes, murder! This is presented by a professional cast of actors from Eddie May Mysteries. PranaShanti’s Annual Winter Solstice Celebration has been offered for the past 5 years as our main annual fundraiser. All proceeds are donated to the Ottawa Food Bank.

Winter Solstice 108 Sun Salutations with April Hope – December 21, 9:00am Sun salutations open and energize the entire body, and when done with total awareness, bring increased prana (life force) into the system. Not only can you easily complete 108 sun salutations, but at the end of 108, some people actually feel like they want to do more!

Hatha Yoga Teacher Training - Begins January 10 FREE OPEN House - December 7 & January 6, 7:30pm Featuring Laurie Howe, Todd Norian, Joe Barnett and Dr. Blaise T. Ryan. Our training program is designed to make yoga accessible to people of all ages, abilities, and fitness levels. We work on all levels of the body, mind and spirit, not only improving strength and flexibility but rejuvenating the whole being. Meeting over 11 weekends, the program is a total of 200+ hours including 180 contact hours and 40 personal hours. The program is 200 hour Yoga Alliance registered.

Quantum-Touch therapy Level I Certificate Training weekend Saturday and Sunday, January 25th and 26th, 2014 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

9 Moorside Private, Ottawa Information from Aileen McKenna Aileen’s Oasis www.aileensoasis.com • www.quantumtouch.com 613-228-2272, by cell at 613-795-3751 Or toll free at 1-866-493-0236 In a few short hours you will learn how to run energy using meditation and special breathing techniques that will allow you to heal yourself, your friends, family, plants and animals.

You will be learning from the first Canadian Quantum-Touch Instructor

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DIRECTORY • Groups ISUL GROUP INTERNATIONAL. RON CHAPMAN. Meditation classes and seminars. 232-1160.

PATHWORK® Practical spiritual wisdom that lays out a step-by-step journey into personal transformation and wholeness. A challenging yet compassionate voyage of discovery to the Real Self through the layers of our defenses, denial and fear, guided by our own inner authority. Ottawa info: www.ottawapathwork.ca SUFI ORDER OF OTTAWA http://sufiorderofottawa.webs.com/

• People RON CHAPMAN. Classes and seminars, meditation all levels, private consultations 232-1160.

NADINE LA BELLE, M.A. Body, mind, spirit Integrative Healing®. 613-258-7492.

T. M. (THOME-us MARTee) TEGTMEYER, coaching and teaching transformation: balance@thomasMtegtmeyer.com; Phone: 613.769.5575.

• Places MOVEMENT OF SPIRITUAL INNER AWARENESS (MSIA) (an ecumenical church), Ottawa-Morin Community. Weekly, Thursday, 7:30 pm services, followed by fellowship, at 103 Westpark Drive, in Ottawa: call to reserve.

Marriages and spiritual counselling by appointment. Peace Theological Seminary Courses: as scheduled locally, by correspondence and by internet. For information or to reserve: msia@rogers.com or 613-841-1458

• A Course in Miracles COURSE OASIS. Courses, support and study groups, spiritual gatherings, individual mentoring, books. Mary Anne Buchowski and James Gregory, 613-726-0195. Email: courseoasis@ primus.ca; Website: www.courseoasis.org

• Acupuncture CHINESE TRADITIONAL ACUPUNCTURE & NATURAL MEDICINE CENTRE. TCM. DAC. Jia Jun Huang & Annie Huang.

Graduate of Shanghai Medical University (1960). Over 45 years experience. Member of Chinese Acupuncture Association of China & Canada. Acute & chronic pain, Accident.

Sports injuries, Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Depression, Insomnia, Stop smoking, Menopause, etc. Disposable needles are used. Insurance coverage. Free parking.

One of the largest herb stores in Otawa.

613-235-5504. 867 Somerset St. W. Ottawa.

HARMONY ACUPUNCTURE, Rural Kanata location, Alice Kwasniok, Dr. Ac. and TCM, MSc, member of CMAAC, graduate of ACOS, Nelson, BC. Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine for prevention and treatment of

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a variety of acute and chronic conditions.

Weight loss and detoxification, anti-aging facial rejuvenation. 613-832-0658. www. harmonyrevival.com PAIN RELIEF; correction of chronic conditions; addiction relief; weight loss; pro-active tune-up for health maintenance. Meridians Clinic (613) 728-2579 www.naetottawa.com SUNRISE COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE clinic offers affordable treatments on a sliding scale from $15 to 35 ( +HST). You pay what you can, no questions asked. There is an additional $10 for the first treatment only. 20 years of experience. www.ottawaacupuncturestudio.com. 613-853-9099.

BLAISE T. RYAN, R.TCMP, R.Acu. Specializing in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, Qigong and Child Psychology.

Experienced & Registered. Adults & Children. Insurance receipts available.

Located in Westboro at The Village Clinic.

Book online at www.drblaiseryan.com or call 613-702-5377

• Adiewa ACCESSING DEEP INTENTION AND ENERGIZING WISE ACTION Intuitive, embodied inquiry process for deep personal and spiritual growth. Experience your innate knowing, energetic intelligence, Source guidance. Private sessions, healing circles, workshops with Jane Lindsay.

613.761.9249 adiewacentre.ca

• Akashic Records PATRICIA V. LACROIX, Psychic Medium, Empath, Intuitive Energy Therapist, Reiki Master, Certified Hypnotherapist. Akasha is the fundamental energy at the very core of creation. All that is created emanates from and returns to the energy of the Akasha. Held within the Akasha are the individual records of each soul from the time it leaves its point of origin until its return. Every thought, word, deed and intent generated by each soul’s experience is recorded within the Akasha in one’s personal Akashic Records as well as in a collective recording of the experience.

Accessing information from the Akashic Records gives us Divine insight as we create and manifest our desires. patriciavlacroix@sympatico.ca

• Alexander Technique ELENA CALVO. Certified teacher(England) Personalized mind and body work.

English, Spanish, and French spoken.

Health Insurance covered. (819) 771-0110.

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THE OTTAWA-HULL SCHOOL FOR THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE, Richard Albert, Director. Health insurance covered. I now offer Alexander lessons in my office or at your home 819-456-3484 alextech@magma.ca; or visit www.magma.ca/~alextech BRIGITTE CARON fully bilingual, certified teacher (also speaks Spanish). 317 Chapel (@ Laurier). 789-7972.

• Allergy treatment ALLERGY & CHRONIC CONDITIONS. 10th year serving Ottawa-Outaouais. Judy Spence’s Medical background assures your program is tailored to your individual health needs.

NAET is excellent for treatment of allergy & infection as well as Autism, CFS, FM, MCS, ADD & other chronic and conditions including pain. Doctorate of Natural Medicine (DNM), Acupuncturist., Advanced Level 2 NAET, Advanced 2 BioSet, Laser Acupuncture Detox & Lymphatic Drainage. Western medicine meets Eastern medicine to correct persistent and acute health issues. State-of-the-art computerized testing. The NAET Clinic of Ottawa is a full service, full time practice and also offers Hypnosis, Homeotoxicology, Auricular Medicine, Ion Detox Foot Baths, Sauna Detox, Weight Loss and Stop Smoking Programs.

613-728-2579. Quebec location: 819-6611061. www.naetottawa.com. On parle francais.

• Angel Therapy ANGEL THERAPY PRACTITIONER® Diane Lanthier incorporates various modalities, including family constellation work, into a unique and compelling Emotional Freedom Techniques session. EFT is gentle yet powerful energy work that allows you to release any negative memories and feelings that are blocking you from moving forward in life. 613 297 8293, diane@reiki-light.com, reiki-light.com THREELIGHTS HEALING INC I am a Certified Angel Therapy Practitioner/ Certified Intuitive Life Coach/Usui Reiki MasterTeacher/Certified Magnified Healer/Clairvoyant Medium. Integrated Healing Therapy Sessions with messages from your angels. Contact: 613.271.8775 or www.threelights.org VONNE SOLIS. www.vonnesolis.com.

613-258-3550 DISCOVER YOUR WISDOM WITH SOUL COLLAGE®. Fun, creative workshops and one on one sessions. www.soulcollage.com, Elise Laviolette 613-864-6377, elise.respace@gmail.com HEALING ANGELS OF THE ENERGY FIELD, Integrated Energy Therapy-Master Instructor and Journey Practitioner. Learn how to connect with your angels and be the best you can be. Contact Susan at 613-220-6551 or email me at angeltherapy_12@hotmail.com

DIRECTORY • Aqualead AQUALEAD ENERGY - Healing water, environmental healing. Level I, II and Master classes. Free of charge, donations accepted.

Sabine Blais, Aqualead & Reiki Master. email aqualead1@gmail.com for schedules, www.aqualeadinstitute.org (819) 230-6638.

• Aromatherapy PLANET BOTANIX fills all your pure essential oil needs! We carry over 100 oils and other supplies. Purchase products from our line of all natural bodycare. 301 Bank (Somerset) 567-4444, www.planetbotanix.com PROMOTE WELLNESS with AROMATHERAPY! One hour sessions - $50.

Available Thurs., Fri. and Sat. at Classy Nails & Spa Inc. (613-834-9922) 260 Centrum Boulevard, Ottawa

• Art / Art Therapy SCULPTURE FROM THE HEART: a powerful creative process working with the whole person, energizing and grounding. Free introductory session. Hilde Paz - BA Visual Arts, qualified Steiner sculpture therapist, Tobias School of Art, UK (1988). individuals and small groups. Info: 613 829-3408 JOURNEY THROUGH THE RAINBOW: Participants gain a greater understanding of themselves by exploring the seven colours of the rainbow through art, visualization, sound and food. A “sense”-ational experience! Tammy Smith 613-799-1022 Tammy_reiki@hotmail.com

• Ascension Healing NEWLY-ACCESSIBLE LIVING TECHNOLOGY INTELLIGENCE for clearing stubborn, limiting energies from your 12-D Divine blueprint. www.MelindaUrban.com

• Astrology JACQUES GIASSON: Professional Astrologer with a background in psychological counseling and 28 years of experience. Become aware of your path and take advantage of your challenges and opportunities, natal, actual and future.

Call: 819-770-9259.

JUDY JIBB, Astrologer CertFAstrolS 613 304 4255, personalreadings@gmail.com 11th House Astrology Group, open to all levels, to exchange & learn, 2nd Monday of month (Sept.June), 61 Main St. Ottawa. Info:. 613-821-4839.

INSIGHTFUL, INSPIRING, and in-depth Astrology Readings. Over 15 years experience. Eve Mari Crete 819-457-1694 www.astrologereve.ca

• Aura Photography AURA PHOTO & Chakra Balancing Aura pic & interpretation, Colour therapy, Clear blockages, Healing. Rina Soucy 613-841-8651

• Ayurveda NOEL SMITH-SPARROW: Ayurvedic lifestyle Consultant, phone: (613) 294-7798 noelsmith-sparrow@hotmail.com

• B. O. S. LAURIE FRASER, certified B.O.S. practitioner.

Excellent results: emotional issues (depression, anxiety, grief), pain, disease, allergies, mould, menopause, infection, insomnia, etc. Spiritual development, chakra work. 613-721-3781

• Beauty and Health HOLISTIC ESTHETICIAN. Non-surgical Facelift hydrate, rejuvenate, healing your skin.Pure organic skin care product. Call Dina 613-526-1255 NATURAL BODYCARE by a certified aromatherapist. Natural makeup, cleaning products: Planet Botanix, 301 Bank (Somerset) 567-4444

• Birth Doula BIRTH DOULA offering 3 educational prenatal sessions, continuous birth support & 1 postnatal home-visit. Offering a wide range of holistic resources, including Hypnotherapy, Massage & Aromatherapy for pregnancy, birth & beyond.

Visit: www.empowerbirth.ca 613.282.6001 empowerbirth@gmail.com

• BodyTalk KRISTIN PETERSON: Registered Massage Therapist, Certified BodyTalk Practitioner & Certified Acupuncturist kristin_peterson6@hotmail.com or http://kristinpeterson.weebly.com LORI HOLLOHAN, M.A. Advanced Certified BodyTalk Practitioner, Yoga Teacher and Reiki II. Tel: (613) 866-7091; Email: info@ lorihollohan.com; Web: www.lorihollohan.com

• Bowen Therapy BOWENTHERAPY OTTAWA Bette Madigan. www.BowenTherapyOttawa.ca Certified Bowen Therapy Practitioner (advanced) 376 Churchill Ave. Suite 203 (Westboro Clinic) insurance receipts available. Call 613-722-4249 or e-mail bettemadigan@hotmail.com

BOWENWORKS OF KINGSTON, Andrée Boisvert, Certified Bowenwork® Practitioner, 920 Princess St., Suite 105, Kingston, 613331-3625, andree@abholistichealth.com www.abholistichealth.com

• Buddhism PINE GATE SANGHA - www.ianprattis.com/ pinegate.htm - Engaged Buddhism in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. 1252 Rideout Cr; 613 726 0881. Thursday meditation and study class 7:00pm; First Saturdays of each month - dharma talk and pot luck supper 5.00pm. Nucleus of Friends for Peace www.friendsforpeace.ca Resident teacher: Dharmacharya Ian Prattis True Body of Wisdom INTRODUCTION TO AUTHENTIC ZEN TRAINING through instruction in zazen (sitting Zen) and kinhin (walking Zen). First Saturday of each month, 2-4 PM. Pre-registration required: info@wwzc.org or 613-562-1568. Zen Centre of Ottawa www.wwzc.org

• Ceremonies CARRIE RATHWELL, CEREMONIALIST. Personalized ceremonies created for and with you: weddings, funerals, baby and family ceremonies, rites of passage, pet funerals, shamanic journeys for ceremonies, and more. 613-2371473. www.carrierathwell.com

• Chakra/Aura Balancing www.wellbeingisyours.com Rica 613-257-8362 THE BOUTIQUE offers a 30 minutes Chakra/ Aura Assessment and modification session.

Also the Boutique offers many more services, please refer to www.arc-ange-ciel.com or call the Boutique at 613 424 9094.

• Channelling DONNA KINNIBURGH, Internationally Renown, Deep Trance Medium (Edgar Cayce Style) Is now accepting Limited Appointments – 613 649-8245 donna@rainbow-lady.com www.rainbow-lady.com

• Child Care

MARIANNA MEDVID, Registered Bowen Therapist, Homeoplus Outaouais Clinic, Hull. Pain relief and body balancing. 819-777-1818 (w) or 613-291-6651(c) info@bowentherapyhealing.ca; bowentherapyhealing.ca.

Conscious, healthy, heart-centered care and support for your child(ren) and family. Julia Horvath: faeriesfly@yahoo.ca 613-724-8228

THE BOWEN APPROACH - Gently restoring your health. PAIN, digestive & respiratory issues and more. Certified Bowen Practitioner (Advanced) 613-799-3315. www.TheBowenApproach.ca

ACTIVATOR CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC. Restore proper spinal balance safely and comfortably with the precise low-force activator analysis and instrument. Dr. Stephani S.Dunk 613-226-9800.

Baseline @ Prince of Wales

BOWEN TRAINING ACADEMY, Janet Riley, RN, Licensed Bowenwork® Instructor. www.bowentrainingacademy.com. Courses in Ottawa and across Canada. 613 848-2083 janet@bowentrainingacademy.com

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• Chiropractic

• Church CHURCH OF PERFECT LIBERTY, Ottawa,ON. www.perfectliberty.ca (613-225-1850)

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• Cleaning GREEN CLEANING since 1988. Completely insured and bonded. We clean both homes and offices. Personalized friendly service with all healthy products. www.beauclean.ca 613-731-1532 or email beauclean@gmail.com

• Clinics PLANET BOTANIX, 301 Bank (Somerset) 5674444: visit our website for a list of practitioners www.planetbotanix.com KILLENS REID PHYSIOTHERAPY CLINIC now offering TCM with acupuncture practitioner. Other services, Osteopathy, Vodder Lymphatic Drainage, Vestibular Rehab, Urinary Incontinence Rehab, Massage Therapy, Orthopaedic and Sports Physiotherapy. www.killensreid.com (613) 594-8512.

• Clubs OWLS Club: socially-responsible club for ladies 40+, for friendship, support and co-creation. For info or to join: www.owls-club.com

• Clutter FROM CHAOS TO ORDER - bring on the Flow. Edie Lane Feng Shui Consultant, DeClutter Specialist. 613-565-1919 abundantlivingbydesign.com

• Coaching ACADEMY OF PERSONAL AND RELATIONSHIP COACHING www. ottawacounselling.com Coaching concentrates on healing and empowerment and deemphasizes being clinical and helping. Richard Haney is a wholistic coach who brings a wide range of skills, techniques and modalities to each coaching interaction. He provides warm, heart-connected and empathetic coaching. Please contact Richard Haney to enhance your life and make the most of each moment. Listening well is the most eloquent sign of caring. Richard Merrill Haney, Ph.D. (Counselling Therapy), 234-5678 or 726-3636.

information or to arrange a one-hour no-chargeto you initial consultation see www.marleneandbob.com or phone 613-594-9248.

issues. Experienced therapist, Integrative & Holistic...613-608-7809 www.mindfultherapyottawa.com

ANNA GREEN, MA CCC - providing Coaching, Counselling, Spiritual Growth, & Body-Mind Healing Therapies. 613-295-9987 www.spiritwell.ca www.annagreen.ca

REV. SHERRY HARRIS, MSW, RSW is a heart-focused psychotherapist, certified spiritual coach, counsellor, teacher, minister and energy therapist. She works 7 days a week and offers receipts reimbursable by most insurance providers. She may reached by phone at 613236-8852 or by email at 2belight1@gmail.com.

Her website is www,sherryharriscounselling. com. If you cannot come to her, appointments may be done by phone or Sykpe or in your home (travel costs added to the session fee) Hourly fee: $120.

LIFE SKILL WORKSHOPS INCLUDESAnger, Communication, Denial, Roles, ACOA, Co-dependency, Relationships and Spirituality. Every second Saturday from November 9 at The House of Hope and Healing. www.lifelinesofrecovery.ca Lynda @ 613-858-7181

• Colonic Therapy DETOX AND STRENGTHEN THE COLON. Gentle, safe, effective. Experienced Colonic Therapist and Holistic Nutritionist, SatDaya WIlliams at 815 Merivale Rd, Ottawa, 613-761-5982, www.holisticottawa.com, satdaya@sympatico.ca

• Counselling CAROLINE ELSON a Wholistic Lifestyle Counsellor. B.Sc M.Ed,CCC 613 282 7905, caroline.elson@gmail.com Starting where you are, moving to create the life you want. Explore the physical, mental and emotional through traditional and alternative forms of counselling.

Individual and Couple.

ROSEMARY MURRAY-LACHAPELLE, M.L.S., M.A., Dipl. Analyt. Psych. Jungian Analyst and psychotherapist. Individual therapy to address your unique concerns. (819) 568-0282 ACADEMY OF COUNSELLING. Richard Merrill Haney, Ph.D. (Counselling Therapy) Specializing in individual and couple counselling and in comprehensive family mediation.

Also specializing in bereavement, career and stress counselling. Richard is an empowerment counsellor who is heavily influenced by Roberto Assagioli (Psychosythesis), C.G. Jung, Fritz Perls (Gestalt Therapy), Alfred Adler, Milton Erickson, Ken Wilber and Stanislov Grof (Holotropic Breathwork). 234-5678 or 726-3636.

Web: www.ottawacounselling.com

T. M. (THOME-us MARTee) TEGTMEYER, Functional, Integrative and Vibrational transformation. By appointment only. Phone: 613.769.5575

NURTURING A LOVING RELATIONSHIP with your embodied wisdom thru Focusing, NVC & Yoga. Phone/Skype, in person. Shulamit Day Berlevtov 613-868-9642 www.shula.ca

ANNA MARANTA: Coaching, Counselling, and Spiritual Direction from an Integral Perspective. Call: 613.867.5505 or email: maranta.anna@gmail.com

KATHY GLOVER SCOTT M.S.W., professional, experienced Reiki Master/Teacher (Ascended Levels). www.ReikiOttawa.com. Reiki to the 21st degree, 5th Dimensional Consciousness Program, Reiki and Crystals and Root Cause Release Work. Classes and individual appointments (some covered by extended benefits).

613-271-8636

MARLENE NEUFELD, MSW, RSW, AND BOB NEUFELD, M.ED., help couples create closer loving relationships. We specialize in two-on-two couples coaching/psychotherapy. Experience our life changing approach which will help you learn skills and techniques that facilitate lasting personal change in a faster and easier way than traditional talk-therapy. We each have over 37 years experience in helping couples/people create more satisfying relationships/lives. For more

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MARY O’KEEFFE, MA., MSc., Clinical member, Ontario Society of Psychotherapists.

Mindfulness & Compassion-Based therapy, for emotional balance, anxiety, stress, burnout, grief, relationship and childhood

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LUC DUMOUCHEL, MA, CCC. INDIVIDUALS/ COUPLES. Anxiety, ACoA, communication, depression, emotional dependency, infidelity, loss, separation, sexual problems, GLBT issues, self-care, spirituality. Ottawa/Hull.

Insurance/sliding scale. Bilingual. 613-2359813 counselling@lucdumouchel.com SONJA MULLER, Member of College of Nurses, Healer, Sat Guru Teacher Ashtanga Yoga Therapist, and Health Coach. Practicing the Path of the Rose in the Lotus of Life as a teacher of the Revealed Teachings of Christ. Renewal of faith, and spirit through conversion and the path of the rose of spiritual understanding and awakening. 613 7954583. Retreats, personal therapy, path work, initiation, workshops, trainings by appointment.

GET RESULTS @ www.SpiritualCounselling.ca FREE COUNSELLING AVAILABLE for people dealing with death and dying. Also, guidance to achieve your goals in life. 613-828-2836

• Couples MARLENE AND BOB NEUFELD help couples who want to create a closer, more loving relationship with one another. Learn how to avoid the common relationship problems of criticism, defensiveness, or just drifting apart. Experience Bob and Marlene’s life changing approach, which includes their ability to bring a couple’s perspective to helping other couples. We each have over 37 years experience in helping couples/people create more satisfying relationships/lives. For more information or to arrange a one-hour no-charge-to you initial consultation see www.marleneandbob.com or phone 613-594-9248.

ANNA EARLE GREEN, MA CCC Counselling couples and individuals toward more peaceful, loving relationships within themselves and each other. LIVE, LAUGH, PLAY. Develop more insight and happiness - improve communication - find time to walk together. Counselling and mediation services are available. Receipts available, clinically supervised therapy. Downtown area. 613-295-9987 www.annagreen.ca

• Cranio-Sacral Therapy JOAH BATES, D.O.(UK) Biodynamic Osteopathy. Creating a space for self-healing through structural balance. Over 25 years experience. 613-742-0011.

DIRECTORY DENISE GAULIN, B.A., CST Since the early 1990’s, Denise offers individual CranioSacral Therapy (CST) and SomatoEmotional Release (SER) sessions; she also has a specialization and a vast experience in pediatric CST and Visceral Manipulation (Barral). Denise is a certified CranioSacral therapist and certified teaching assistant for all levels of coursework (Upledger).

Tutorials are offered to students of CST and SER. By appointment. Tel. 613-738-9080 WELLNESS WITH MOIRA: CranioSacral and SomatoEmotional Release Sessions.

Specializing in self empowerment for healing and health. Insurance Receipts. www.WellnessWithMoira.com 613.432.1239 AVIVA COHEN, Happy Body Works on Main Street, happybodyworks@gmail.com, 613-6975644. Receipts available. Light-touch soft tissue and nervous system therapy. Targets dysfunction and honours body’s own intelligence for healing. Also decreases depression, anxiety, stress. Increases range of motion, longevity, quality of life.

BODY POETS MASSAGE THERAPY - Skilled RMTs - Many Modalities - Convenient Hours - Online Booking - Downtown Location - Free Parking - Gift Certificates. 504 Kent St. (At Arlington) Visit www.bodypoets.com or call 613-222-0465. Step into the Circle of Care!

ANNA EARLE GREEN, MA CCC Cranio-sacral therapy (Upledger) and body-mind healing from life’s mishaps. CALM. RELAXED. CENTERED. Assists the body’s natural healing intelligence and optimal restoration of immune and nervous system functions for many conditions. Downtown area. 613-295-9987 www.spiritwell.ca

• Crystal Healing LINDA ENERGY HEALER - Beautiful hand-picked crystals & jewellery. Workshops. Home parties.

Crystal Healing sessions. 613-868-8468. www.lindaenergyhealer.com. Join my mailing list, send an email to: lsteele1122@rogers.com.

• Crystals ASCENSION HEALING – Full-time Crystal Shamanic Healing Practice: Crystal Healing, Soul Retrieval, Entity Extraction, Ancestral Healing, Space Clearing ▪ 2-year Certification Training Program in Crystal Shamanism ▪ Crystal Workshops ▪ Sacred Travel ▪ Crystal Store: Geodes, Crystals, Jewelry, Books, Shamanic Supplies. Karen Osborne: www.ascensionhealing.ca, 613798-2828 karen@ascensionhealing.ca

• Dance DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE: Join us in simple, meditative multi-cultural circle dances that use sacred phrases from the many sacred traditions of the earth to touch the spiritual essence within ourselves and others.

For more information call 613-594-9248,

checkour schedule at www.marleneandbob. com or email info@marleneandbob.com BELLY DANCING FOR FUN! Awaken your own Goddess of Dance. Tracey @ 613-241-3397 or www.bellydancingforfun.com PEACOCK DYNASTY DANCE STUDIO: Specializing in Bollywood, Indian Classical Dance Style-Bharata Natyam, Indian Folk, & Persian/Bollywood Fusion. Please contact Sem at peacockdynasty@gmail.com or 613-2866484 or visit www.peacockdynasty.com

the Month Routhier Community Centre 172 Guiges St.(Cumberland/St. Patrick) 7-9:30pm.

Pendulum, L-rod, Y-rod, bobbers and more. www.ottawadowsers.org 613-596-0260

• Dreams ROSEMARY MURRAY-LACHAPELLE, M.L.S., M.A., Dipl. Analyt. Psych. Jungian Analyst and psychotherapist. Therapy practised with sensitivity to material from the unconscious such as dreams. (819) 568-0282

• Ear Candling EAR CANDLING - HYGIENIC. Fireresistant head cover. Riverside Health Centre. Dina (613) 526-1255.• Eco-Friendly

• Eco-Friendly ADORIT BOUTIQUE. Fair Trade Eco-fabric Boutique. Tarot Readings every Saturday 12:00 - 6:00pm. 153 York St. Ottawa. (613) 241-8354

• EFT & Energy Medicine SACRED CIRCLE DANCE. Experience joy in movement, well-being, and harmony with others. No dance experience required for this fun, accessible exploration and practice of unity and alignment. Ottawa Circle: Barbara (613) 225- 3253 carterb@bell.net. Aylmer Circle: Jen (819) 682-1434 jenboyes@videotron.ca

• Dementia AN ALTERNATIVE, UNCONVENTIONAL, AND HOLISTIC approach to Memory Loss. Mark Andrews 613-257-0003 www.karmaiskarma.com

• Dentist DR. PAUL GREENACRE. tel: (613) 234-5758; info@dolphindentistry.com; 100-152 Gloucester Street, Ottawa

• Detoxification www.wellbeingisyours.com Rica 613-257-8362 ION CLEANSE” Foot Bath Detox, fast, easy, effective way to detox the body in 30 min. Also offering “CHI MACHINE and FAR INFRARED DOMES’ sessions. Insurance coverage.

Christianne Akyna-Foley 613-842-3337 cakyna@rogers.com OTTAWA WELLNESS & DETOX CLINIC. www.ottawawellness.com IONCLEANSE™ FOOT BATH with full nutritional support for the ongoing process of detoxing.

Nancy 613-596-0260 stonetreehaven@yahoo.com ION CLEANSE FOOT BATH - Removes accumulated toxins from your body through the pores in your feet. Linda O’Connor 4406 Old Kingston Rd. Lombardy. (613)272-2739

• Dowsing

COMBINING THE POWER OF DONNA EDEN ENERGY MEDICINE AND EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE to release blocks and empower you to step into your magnificence.

Catherine McLenaghan, certified Donna Eden Energy Medicine Practitioner and certified Emotional Freedom Technique Practitioner.

Call 613-730-0411. Private sessions and ongoing classes.www.energywellspring.com

• EMF Balancing P.W. EMF BALANCERS, Home, Work, Auto.

Steve Priebe (613) 842-4758, spriebe@sympatico.ca, www.emffreezone.ca

• Emotional Freedom Technique EMOTIONAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL PAIN AND STRESS can lead to physical pain and illness. Life is too short to live with pain of any kind! EFT is an important tool in getting rid of pain - and also in removing the negativity that blocks you from manifesting and attracting the positive and allowing for fullness of self and your divine plan. Tap into emotional freedom - try it on EVERYTHING! Diane Lanthier (613) 2978293 www.reiki-light.com VIOLETTA BOROWSKI, BEd, CHt, EFT Cert-1, SPHE-RE Through this gentle tapping technique, release emotional, mental, spiritual blockages and imbalances on all levels that were preventing you from experiencing peace, happiness and success in your life. A healthy emotional state, will immediately activate physical healing and well being. 613-808-4822 www.SacredPeaceHealing.com

• Energy ENERGY TRANSFORMATIONAL FACILITATOR The Art of Neutrality - sessions available by phone, distance or in person Yvette Marie-Claire Guy 819 771-8858

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• Energy Healing LAURIE FRASER, B.O.S., holographic healing, Reconnective, facade healing, past life.

Excellent results: anxiety, depression, insomnia, hormones, disease, allergies, pain, addiction, spiritual blocks. 613-721-3781.

MARTIN DESLAURIERS – Physical and emotional healing. From injuries to chronic diseases, pain, burnout, grief. Grounding and self-healing group sessions. 819 965-0108 ext 101 – www.MartinDeslauriers.com LINDA ENERGY HEALER - Highly effective energy medicine. Stress, childhood issues, depression, pain, grief. In person or distance, people & pets lsteele1122@rogers.com 613-868-8468 www.lindaenergyhealer.com QUANTUM HEALING -Past Life Regression; Any health issue, Any Question -Dolores Cannon Hypnotherapy Method - Contact Nancy McColl 613-237-4904 email: namccoll@hotmail.com VIOLETTA 613-808-4822 www.EFTottawa.ca The goal is for you to reduce or eliminate your pain rapidly & effectively. Let’s work on you using EFT along with other tools for your mental, emotional, and physical well being. EFT Certified HEALING FROM WITHIN. Energywork and Bodywork through Inner Knowing. Contact Jim Holland at 613-824-1181 THREELIGHTS HEALING INC Experience the amazing healing benefits of integrating your Healing Sessions with messages from your Angels. Private treatments & Classes/ Workshops for all levels. Contact: 613.271.8775 or www.threelights.org

• Enneagram JANE LINDSAY,MSOD, Riso-Hudson trained, experienced teacher of the profound Enneagram system of personality type and consciousness development. Type identifying, coaching, training. 613.761.9249 adiewacentre.ca janelindsay@sympatico.ca

• Face Massage FACE MASSAGE (REJUVENATING) The Canadian Centre of Indian Head Massage.

Two day Certification course with Debbie Boehlen. 905.714.0298. www.indianheadmassagecanada.com

• Facial Rejuvenation Burnham Systems Facial Rejuvenation is a powerful AntiAging Holistic Therapy.

Realignment and toning of facial muscles; Release of physical and emotional blockages; Deep renewal of body and spirit.

Jurlique Organic Skin Care. Gayle Mickelson 613.422.5701

• Feng Shui BALANCE - HARMONY - ENERGY Enhancing spaces that transform your life.

Registered Interior Designer and Certified

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Feng Shui Consultant. Specializing in Space and Clutter Clearing, Space Planning, Design and Decoration, Colour and Light, Renovation and Construction. Pamela Burns, ARIDO, IDC, Reiki Master (613) 741-4055

DR. PAUL GREENACRE. tel: (613) 234-5758; info@dolphindentistry.com; 100-152 Gloucester Street, Ottawa

CLEARING THE ENERGY OF YOUR HOME can be magical. Move to the next level of your healing. Contact Edie 613-5651919 abundantlivingbydesign.com

HADOSCAN Sessions available by phone, distance or in person Contact Yvette Marie-Claire Guy 819 771-8858

• Feng Shui Workshops PRACTITIONER/FACILITATOR LINDA THERRIEN from Life Health Healing Center provides two workshops. Introduction to Feng Shui with compass and Advanced Feng Shui with crystals both include certificates. Let Feng Shui in your home and in your life help you achieve Harmony, Abundance, Happiness and more. Workshops are held on the third Saturday or Sunday of each month from 1pm to 5pm. Pre-registration required. Linda is the founder and teacher of Dimensional Meditation with crystals. Call: 613-824-4548 or visit www.lifehealthhealing.com

• Family Planning FAMILY PLANNING CONSULTING using the highly successful Lunar Phase Method. One time fee of $100.00 includes personalized profile and follow up. Nancy at 613-324-4458 or fertility-wheel @hotmail.com.

“WOMEN UTILIZING MIND/BODY TECHNIQUES such as hypnosis have a 42 –55% increased rates of conception” Engage the power of your subconscious mind to enhance fertility with hypnotherapy. Visit: www.empowerhypnosis.ca 613.282.6001 johanna@empowerhypnosis.ca

• Flower Essences FLOWER ESSENCES can support you through all phases of life. Gentle release of blocks and patterns, healing of old wounds, assistance with acute or chronic issues. Californian, Pacific and Bach essences. Will treat animals. Barbara Schuster, FES-certified practitioner; 613-8204303 or barbaraschuster2000@yahoo.ca

• Foot Orthotics DR. JEAN-FRANCOIS GAUTHIER B.Sc., D.C., C Ped (C) is a certified pedorthist, a trained foot health specialist. Providing solutions for conditions such as plantar fasciitis, metatarsalgia, etc. Restore proper foot, knee, hip and lower back balance with confortable custom-made foot orthotics. Conveniently located near Rideau Center, free parking: 418 Rideau St. Please call 613-241-3434. For more information contact us at dr.gauthier@ sympatico.ca or www.spineandfoot.com

• Gifts PLANET BOTANIX, 301 Bank (Somerset) 567-4444: eco friendly, recycled, unique and inspirational ideas!

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• Head & Neck Pain DR. PAUL GREENACRE. tel: (613) 234-5758; info@dolphindentistry.com; 100-152 Gloucester Street, Ottawa

• Healing From The Core AVIVA COHEN, Happy Body Works on Main Street, happybodyworks@gmail.com, 613-6975644. Receipts available. Tools for whole body presencing, pain and trauma releasing.

• Healthy Bra HEALTHY BRA - Orthopaedic and Post-Surgical Bra (Medical Device License). No wires. No elastic. Custom-fit. Where health, comfort and shape matter most – Sizes 28A to 44KK. Comfy Posture Solutions 613-521-9100

• Health Kinesiology www.wellbeingisyours.com Rica 613-257-8362.

Treat causes, not symptoms

• HeartMath® 1:1 Coaching BREATHE THROUGH THE HEART AND STOP REACTING UNCONSCIOUSLY. Self Regulation, Energy Management, Optimal Performance. Contact Robbin Zrudlo at healandevolve@gmail.com. www.healandevolve.ca

• Herbalism ANNE DRISCOLL R.H. is a traditional herbalist wise in the healing ways of plants. In her practice she blends the wisdom of herbcraft with modern scientific knowledge. She works with individuals to restore the innate balance and strength of the body. All remedies are custom created to address each person’s unique health needs. For both chronic and acute conditions - let plants walk with you on the journey to wellness. Call the Avalon Herbal Clinic at 613-6121181 or drop by on Saturday to Mother Earth Natural Health (747 D Richmond Road.)

• Herbs JUDY’S ORGANIC HERBS Canada’s favourite source for medicinal herbs & health items. Huge selection of highest-quality organic bulk herbs including Premium Herbs from our gardens, vibrant tinctures, oils & vinegars, custom formulas, Ayurvedic herbs, Best-Tasting Krispy Kelp, DEET-Free Insect Repellent, Poison Ivy Remedy, fresh Ginseng, Vita-Mix, LiteBook, Chi Machine, Far Infrared Hot House, large selection of books & more. Mailed to your home or office. Free e-newsletter. Consultations available by appointment. www.earthmedicine.ca 613-832-8241 613-832-8241

• Holistic Dentist DR. PAUL GREENACRE. tel: (613) 234-5758; info@dolphindentistry.com; 100-152 Gloucester Street, Ottawa

• Homeopathy J.B. HOMEOPATHIC DISPENSARY. Jo-Anne Bazinet, homeopath. Member of S.P.H.Q., C.S.H., H.M.C.C. 2062 St. Joseph Blvd., Orleans, ON, K1C 1E6. (613) 830-0487.

Consultations & products available.

MARILENA GAVRILA - NUTRIHOM D.I.Hom(Pract.), RNCP, Registered Homeopath for acute and chronic conditions and Registered Nutritional and Lifestyle Consultant; www.nutrihom.com; nutrihom@gmail.com; (613) 842-9328

• Hotstone Healing www.wellbeingisyours.com Rica 613-257-8362 JOIN HOT STONE ENERGY THERAPIST and Reiki Master Pauline Brown A.N.N. member for the utmost in healing, relaxation, and a wonderful state of well-being. $75.00 for 90 minute session. Call: 819-684-7885 or visit: www.healinghandswithpauline.ca. Receipts provided and gift certificates available BODY POETS MASSAGE THERAPY - Skilled RMTs - Many Modalities - Convenient Hours - Online Booking - Downtown Location - Free Parking - Gift Certificates. 504 Kent St. (At Arlington) Visit www.bodypoets.com or call 613-222-0465. Step into the Circle of Care!

• Hypnotherapy WHAT DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE? Holistic hypnosis guides you to your unique solutions and a better life!

Priscilla Corcoran, www.radiantchanges.com 613-859-3902 AVOID THE MEDICATION ROULETTE! Advanced Clinical Medical/Dental Hypnotherapist successfully treating anxiety, stress, depression, addictions, unwanted habits, fears, pain, smoking cessation, weight mgmt, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, low self-esteem, self-sabotage and more.

Specialist in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Fibromyalgia, Migraine Headaches. Visit www.graceplacewellness.com for info, verifiable credentials & free Tranquility recording- Grace Joubarne, CCHt, LAPHP 613-422-7027 Toll-free 1-888-390-3553 info@graceplacewellness.com RID YOURSELF OF OLD HABITS AND ADDICTIONS. Hypnosis and HypnoAcupuncture. SLEEP despite your partner’s snoring thanks to hypnosis. Weight loss, Drug, Smoking, Sex, Food and Gambling addictions. Age regression to correct decades old influences. Hypnosis by Judy Spence (CH), National Guild of Hypnotists-certified. Ottawa

613-728-2579 OR Gatineau: 819-661-1061.

1st session: $100. Subsequent $80. Insurance receipts. www.naetottawa.com MARTINE BRISSON, hypnosis and alternative therapies. REDISCOVER THE JOY OF LIFE with the help of hypnosis, EFT, NLP, Eye movement Integration therapy, Psych-K, Reiki and IET. I get to the source of the problem to eliminate it. Only certified 5 Path (5 phase advance transformational hypnosis) in the region. Teacher of 7 Path self-hypnosis. Stress reduction, remove fears, anxiety, self-esteem, traumas and more.

Insurance receipt available. Gatineau . 819-2056670 www.martinebrisson.com WENDY ARMSTRONG, CHt, MHt, Master Consulting Hypnotist, CCIr. You can create the life you desire NOW! 613-823-3316 wendy@ wellness-centre.com www.wellness-centre.com MOIRA HUTCHISON CTACC DHP Acc. Hyp.: With a blend of Hypnotherapy and Coaching, the focus is placed upon what YOU want and together we make it happen in the right way for you (613) 432-1239 www.WellnessWithMoira.com ACADEMY OF HYPNOTHERAPY www. ottawahypnosis.com When talking therapy is just not enough to dissolve old emotional blocks...Create new pathways by trusting and following fresh images, empowering suggestions and inspiring visions. Become whole again by re-membering and re-connecting forgotten parts of yourself. What inside!

What outside! Consider the Whole... Richard Merrill Haney, Ph.D.(Counselling Therapy) Hypnotherapist, 234-5678 or 726-3636.

JAIME PALLEN CERTIFIED Hypnotist N.G.H member. Past lives interfering with your present explore how and what you can do to change it. Make an appointment @613-454-1429) or www.hypnosis-in-ottawa.com HYPNOSIS WORKS! Reach your objectives with Lynne Cardinal, a fully Certified Hypnotist with the National Guild of Hypnotists, holding additional certifications in Hypnosis Innovative Techniques and Weight Loss. She has a PhD in Eastern Philosophy from India. Lynne has been offering Stress Management, Burnout Prevention and Meditation workshops at the government and private sector for over 30 years. Insurance receipts. 613.721.7888 - info@kaivalya.ca www.kaivalya.ca

• Indian Head Massage Experience the rejuvenating power of REIKI & INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE (IHM) with Juane, Reiki Master and IHM Certified Practitioner Available Thurs., Fri. & Sat. at Classy Nails & Spa Inc., 260 Centrum Boulevard.

613-834-9922 $50/60 minutes, $30/30 minutes.

KYMBERLI KER, IHM Practitioner, Relaxing Treatments. www.saltpuddleyoga.com

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THE CANADIAN CENTRE OF INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE. Two day Certification course with Debbie Boehlen. 905.714.0298. www.indianheadmassagecanada.com AYURVEDIC HEAD MASSAGE certification with Jackie Cave, Fusion School of Natural Health.

613-389-4344 or info@FusionNaturalHealth.com

• Infrared Sauna SAGE WELLNESS 340 Gladstone www.sagewellness.ca. Book online or call 613-235-7243, Detoxify, Treat injuries, Pain relief, Weight loss, Reduce Stress, Improve Skin

• Intuitive Life Coach THREELIGHTS HEALING INC I am a Certified Intuitive Life Coach/Usui Reiki Master-Teacher/Magnified Healer/Certified Angel Therapy Practitioner/Clairvoyant Medium. Take control of your Life now.

Contact: 613.271.8775 or www.threelights.org

• Intuitive Numerology A NEW SCHOOL OF THOUGHT. Psychic Consultation. Laura Young 725-7232 lbaird@istar.ca

• Intuitive Psychic Readings LINDA THERRIEN World Known Medium Clairvoyant. Using Crystals, Chinese Astrology and Channeling Cards, my Readings consist of guidance in your work, health, love and Spiritual Healing. I am accurate, dependable and gifted. I am Founder of Dimensional Meditation with crystals, Past Life Regression Channeling Facilitator and a Reiki Master Teacher Practitioner. (613824-4548) www.lifehealthhealing.com

• Intuitive Readings MARLENE STEVENS 819 483 9915 Intuitive readings & tarot. Medium & Angel card readings. Marstevens@sympatico.ca MOIRA HUTCHISON CTACC DHP Acc. Hyp.: Connect to your Higher Self and your Inner Wisdom. For insight, guidance, validation, inspiration and support. On-line, by phone and in person (613) 432-1239 www.WellnessWithMoira.com INTUITIVE COUNSELING, Reiki Training and Energy Therapies are accessible through practitioner and authour Cheryl Jiala Driskell. Please view my site for testimonials and details. Hope to see you soon. www.intuitivelight.com MICHELLE VEZEAU spiritual guidance to your life’s questions - insightful, profound clarity.

Michelle.Vezeau@sympatico.ca 819 827-2579 KERRY PALFRAMAN RN specializes in a unique intuitive modality, which offers both healing and profound personal insight into the vast depths of your Being. Session recorded on mp3. www.indigowisdom.ca

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SUZANNE WHITE Bilingual Psychic/Medium, Card & Photo Readings, Dowsing, Psychometry and House Clearing. 343-8826559 info@suesintuition.ca www.suesintuition.ca

• Iridology LANE JENSEN is a certified Iridologist and a certified Nutritional/Herbal counselor.

Trained in (ERT) Emotional Reflex Technique Assessment, an advanced form of Muscle Testing for Emotional and Nutritional support.

For more information and consulting call (613)424-1647 or (613)-406-8798 Email: thevitalist@yahoo.com www.transitionalhealth.ca will be coming soon!

• Journey JEAN BRAZEAU, Ottawa’s first Accredited Journey Practitioner. Give yourself the gift of freedom, physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Reclaim the truth of who you are. Works with children, teens and adults. Energy Medicine (Reiki Master, Shamanism, Universalis) NLP, WEL-Systems TM Institute Master Facilitator.

JeanBrazeau@sympatico.ca Phone: 613-295-2756.

EVELYNE LEMIEUX-NAULT, Accredited Journey Practitioner/Visionary Leadership Coach. Address the root cause of emotional and physical issues. Open to the wisdom, freedom and love within yourself. English and French.

613-824-3368. evelyne.lemieux-nault@rogers.com

• Jungian Analysis ROSEMARY MURRAY-LACHAPELLE, M.L.S., M.A., Dipl. Analyt. Psych. Jungian Analyst.

Depth psychology to address your unique concerns. (819) 568-0282

• Kinesiology CHECK Health Kinesiology / Rica Gerhardt T. M. (THOME-us MARTee) TEGTMEYER. Instructor: Touch For Health,® Brain Gym®, “Beyond Belief Synthesis”, “Ultimate Efficiency”, other. Phone: 613.769.5575

• Labyrinth ST. JOHN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Parish of March, 325 Sandhill Road, Kanata offers an outdoor, 11 circuit, paver Chartres design labyrinth open to the public at all times. We also offer an indoor, 7 circuit Petite Chartres permanent,painted labyrinth in the church hall. Contact the Parish Office for availability of our indoor facility. ( 613) 592-4747 or www.stjohnskanata.ca HEALING CIRCLE LABYRINTH Set amid 1,000 evergreen trees surrounded by a garden sanctuary overlooking the St. Lawrence River.

Paths are lined with chakra coloured plants and stones. Now scheduling workshops and candlelit evening walks. Call Liz at 613-925-1278 or healingcirclelabyrinth@hotmail.com

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• Life Between Lives THIS IS THE SPACE between your current life and the one before. The times between death and re-entering the womb for another life. But what goes on in that time-space? What happens to the soul? This is journey to the other side to better understand the reason for which we came on earth. The process is profound, the session itself last up to three hours. Martine Brisson, hypnosis and alternative therapies Gatineau, 819-205-6670 www.martinebrisson.com

• Life-Cycle Celebrant CERTIFIED LIFE-CYCLE CELEBRANT and trained labyrinth facilitator available for funerals, life event celebrations,memorials, anniversaries, naming ceremonies, special birthdays, pet funerals, pregnancies and other life events.

Visit www.thresholds. weebly.com or call Patti at 613-253-3099.

• LifeLine Technique MASTERY UNLIMITED The LifeLine Technique™ offers you the opportunity to view symptoms of Pain, Fear, and Challenges as gifts for self-healing using the power of Infinite Love and Gratitude. To learn more visit: www.masteryunlimited.ca and call Graham Wiseman: 819-483-0667 email: graham@masteryunlimited.ca or Judy MacLeod: 613-8507780 email: judy@masteryunlimited.ca

• Light Body Acceleration LIPHE DESIGN.COM. pH Nutritional Microscopy. Donna Porteous 613 253 7467

• Low Impact Yoga LOW IMPACT HATHA YOGA www.zenforyou. ca The Zen for You Hatha Yoga classes are easy to do for people who have never tried yoga before. Manali Haridas, Certified Yoga instructor progressively teaches the yoga postures and different relaxation breathing techniques in a period of 10 weeks.

MOVEMENT HARMONY MASSAGE. Spinal alignment work, employing osteopathic techniques, attunement, Swedish & acupuncture massage. 33 years experience treating injuries and chronic back challenges in Orleans.

Contact Heather Brown (613) 878-6480.

ANN receipt available for insurance.

LEARN INFANT MASSAGE. Kind gentle woman would like to teach infant massage to a parent and young child, aged birth to crawling (IAIM curriculum.) The classes will be 5 consecutive Wednesdays at a time convenient for you. We can meet in my south end studio or I may be able to travel to your centrally located home.

There is not cost. Friends also welcome. For additional details please call 613.304.3427

• Massage Therapy LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE FOR CHRONIC ILLNESS Effective treatment of many chronic conditions. Judy Spence, DNM RN. 613-7282579 www.naetottawa.com CALM CONNECTIONS Massage Therapy, 42 Holland Ave. Cathy Chatham RMT, Kirsten Greenleaf RMT. Tel: 613 792 3223 www.calmconnections.ca JENNIFER PRESLEY, RMT. Massage Therapy, Craniosacral, Reiki lll, Shamanic energy work.

Vibrant Health Massage, 190 Somerset St W (at Elgin), Suite 208. jenniferpresley@bellnet.ca 613-237-4400 www.vibranthealthmassage.ca NATURAL BALANCE MASSAGE THERAPY CENTRE Located in downtown Ottawa.

Specializing in deep tissue / sports massage, pre / post pregnancy care, relaxation / stress reduction, headaches & chronic conditions. Gift certificates available. B6 - 130 Albert Street (between Metcalfe & O’Connor) Phone: (613) 566-3000 www.naturalbalancemassage.ca

VODDER METHOD. Effective treatment for acute & chronic conditions. Judy Spence, DNM, RN. 613-728-2579 www.naetottawa.com

RIDEAU MASSAGE THERAPY - Feeling stress, pain,or just need to relax? Therapeutic massage can help. Providing treatment for acute and chronic conditions and injuries.

Also trained in Acupuncture and Thai Yoga Massage. Free Parking. 418 Rideau St. 613-241-3434. More info at www.lorirmt.ca or contact Lori at lorirmt@gmail.com

NATURAL HEALTH THERAPEUTIC CENTRE. Lymph drainage (Vodder), Reflexology, Shiatsu, Massage. Twenty years experience.

Receipts for extended health plans. Free parking. By appointment only: 613-798-8385.

Lincoln Heights Rd. www.naturaltherapeutic.ca

BODY POETS MASSAGE THERAPY - Skilled RMTs - Many Modalities - Convenient Hours - Online Booking - Downtown Location - Free Parking - Gift Certificates. 504 Kent St. (At Arlington) Visit www.bodypoets.com or call 613-222-0465. Step into the Circle of Care!

LYMPH DRAINAGE, MASSAGE. Detoxify body. Reduce cellulite, edema. Effective for fibromyalgia. Dina (613) 526-1255.

KAREN MUNRO-CAPLE, RMT. Providing Healing, Relief, Joy! 1105-85 Albert St. between Elgin & Metcalfe. (613) 230-3527. www.kmc-rmt.com

• Lymphatic

• Massage BODY MASSAGE & Manual Lymph Drainage.

Reiki. Insurance coverage available. Riverside Health Centre. Dina (613) 526-1255. Also in Valdes-Monts, Québec.

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RE - SELF - ING, a Journey to Wholeness, orthotherapie, swedish massage, reiki.

Insurance coverage. Christianne Akyna 613842-3337 cakyna@rogers.com YONG KAI, RMT, Registered Massage Therapist. Stress & Tension, Back & Neck Pain, Stress & Tension, Muscle Strains, Headaches & Migraines, Sciatica, Tendonitis, Sport Injuries

(613) 435-6988, cell (613) 852-4852. Insurance Accepted. yongcai.rmt@gmail.com MAITLAND MASSAGE THERAPY: a healing company.Online booking. www.MaitlandMassage. ca Free parking. Melanie Ransom, RMT, BHSc. 878 Maitland Ave. 613-722-6423 RACHELLE BEHRENS RMT now accepting new patients at cozy home based clinic in Kanata. www.behrensrmt.com

• Matrix Energetics MATRIX ENERGETICS - Facilitator in the Art of Transformation Certified Practitioner since 2007 sessions available by phone, distance or in person Yvette Marie-Claire Guy 819 771-8858

• Medical Intuitive MANUELA WERTHWEIN 613-231-4575. www.

VisionofSpirit.com. Medical Intuitive, Medium, Spiritual and Emotional Counsellor. Soul rescue.

Reiki Master & Teacher. Colour healing. Teaches intuitition skills (private or classes). Releasing blockages and stagnated energy grids within the Human Energy Fields takes place regardless of hereditary, environment or inherent factors that may endure. Manuela will access the information in your biology and soul using clairvoyance as well as energy scanning with healing and Past Life Information. www.WindowtotheSoul.com ANGELA KEHLER, Certified Medical Intuitive utilizing intuition to understand the role of psychological, emotional and spiritual stressors in disease. www.soulbirdconsulting.com/

• Meditation CHRISTIAN MEDITATION COMMUNITY – There are about 40 groups in the Ottawa area that meet weekly to practice a way of silent, contemplative prayer using a prayer word or mantra, as taught by the late Benedictine Fr. John Main. For more information contact the Ottawa Area Coordinator at 613-725-1328 or ottawachristianmeditation@gmail.com or consult www.wccm-canada.ca COSMIC MINDFULNESS, Meditation in the Tantra Tradition. Ongoing classes and guided meditations given by Chris Simmonds including, chakra awareness, and Sahaj Meditation techniques in the Tantra tradition. Attend an ongoing class or practice group. Advanced personal instruction is also available. Call Chris at 613730-2622 or contact@ottawameditation.ca. Visit www.ottawameditation.ca for more info.

DYNAMIC MEDITATION. Learn the lifechanging techniques of deep mantra meditation and mindfulness for peace and wellbeing.

Introductory and advanced classes for individuals, groups, workplaces. Courses on mastering thoughts, healing emotions, self-care and empowerment, consciousness expansion, development of chakras. Call Jennifer Bernius at 613-721-3787; jenbernius@gmail.com.

THE SILVA METHOD. Lise Blouin, Certified Silva Method Instructor. silvamethod@bellnet.ca 1 800 226 4428

GROUNDING AND SELF-HEALING group sessions. Emotion integration and transmutation. 819 965-0108 ext 101 – www.MartinDeslauriers.com A FORMAL INTRODUCTION TO AUTHENTIC ZEN TRAINING through instruction in zazen (sitting Zen) and kinhin (walking Zen). First Saturday of each month, 2-4 PM. Preregistration required: info@wwzc.org or 613562-1568. Zen Centre of Ottawa www.wwzc.org LEARN TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES that will enhance your growth and development to bring the meditative process into daily living.

Individual and group classes-daytime/evening. ISUL method. Contact Nancy 613-5960260 stonetreehaven@yahoo.com WEEKLY MEDITATION Meditation on Twin Hearts: every Wednesday, 7pm: 5 Blackburn (Blackburn & Laurier, Sandy Hill). Join us for this beautiful guided healing meditation.

No experience necessary, held on donation.

Come every week, or come when you can.

RSVP with Faye Healey: faye@pranichealingontario.ca, http://pranaworld.net/twin-hearts-campaign SAHAJA YOGA MEDITATION. Awaken your Kundalini energy to balance you, connect you to cosmic consciousness, and bring about your spiritual rebirth. Visit us at freemeditation. com or sahajayoga.ca. Saturdays 3:00 pm Ottawa Public Library 120 Metcalfe (FREE)

• Meditation on CD JENNIFER BERNIUS guides you through 5 soothing and inspiring meditations to calm your mind, relax your body and uplift your spirit. This CD, Into the Silence, with gorgeous musical accompaniment, will revitalize your daily meditation practice, helping to open your chakras and awakening you to the healing power of light. Cost: $20. 613-721-3787; jenbernius@gmail.com

• Mentoring Program FOR OVER 20 YEARS KERRY PALFRAMAN has been a spiritual teacher and healer. This program offers you her personal support and guidance in any area of your choosing.

Empowering you towards you your next level of mastery. www.indigowisdom.ca

• Migraines DR. PAUL GREENACRE. tel: (613) 234-5758; info@dolphindentistry.com; 100-152 Gloucester Street, Ottawa

• Music & Healing FOR 29 YEARS I have helped clients 2-82yr. with health concerns including ADHD, dyslexia, depression, cancer etc. Hands on approach using musical instruments. Call Shirley Schober @ 613-729-7758 DEEP SOUL ENERGETICS – Deep core healing using sound, improvisation, creative visualization, DNA activation & energy

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healing. Connect with Archangels and Ascended Masters. Pamela Holm MTA. 613820-1556 www.DeepSoulEnergetics.com

• Music Therapy PAMELA HOLM MTA - Exploring creativity unblocks stagnant energy/problems. Supports insight & healing. www.DeepSoulSinging.com 613-829-1556

• N.A.E.T. ALLERGY & CHRONIC CONDITIONS. 10th year serving Ottawa-Outaouais. Judy Spence’s Medical background assures your program is tailored to your individual health needs. NAET is excellent for treatment of allergy & infection as well as Autism, CFS, FM, MCS, ADD & other chronic and conditions including pain. Doctorate of Natural Medicine (DNM), Acupuncturist., Advanced Level 2 NAET, Advanced 2 BioSet, Laser Acupuncture Detox & Lymphatic Drainage. Western medicine meets Eastern medicine to correct persistent and acute health issues. State-of-the-art computerized testing. The NAET Clinic of Ottawa is a full service, full time practice and also offers Hypnosis, Homeotoxicology, Auricular Medicine, Ion Detox Foot Baths, Sauna Detox, Weight Loss and Stop Smoking Programs. 613-728-2579.

Quebec location: 819-661-1061. www.naetottawa.com. On parle francais.

• Naturopathic Medicine DR. KANDIS LOCK, ND. Licensed Naturopathic Doctor. Digestive Disorders, Allergies, Headaches, Womens Health, Chronic Disease, Cancer. Come in for free 15 minute consult to find out how naturopathic medicine can benefit you (no treatment provided). 210-190 Somerset St. 613-627-3880, kandislocknd@gmail.com

• Nutrition MARILENA GAVRILA - NUTRIHOM RNCP, D.I.Hom(Pract.), Registered Nutritional Consultant and Homeopath; Nutritional and lifestyle consulting for your individual and unique health concerns. nutrihom@gmail.com; 613-842-0373. www.nutrihom.com BODY CHEMISTRY TESTING & BALANCING for optimal nutrient absorption & vibrant health.

Physical & Emotional healing begins at the cellular level. Sensible, Sustainable, Effective Nutritional & Lifestyle recommendations.

Iridology, testing for Heavy Metal Toxicity, Adrenal Function, & Free Radicals. 613-7259013; www.magma.ca/~PerfectBalance

• Oral Health DR. PAUL GREENACRE. tel: (613) 234-5758; info@dolphindentistry.com; 100-152 Gloucester Street, Ottawa

• Orthodontics DR. PAUL GREENACRE. tel: (613) 234-5758; info@dolphindentistry.com; 100-152 Gloucester Street, Ottawa

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• Osteopathy JOAH BATES, D.O.(UK) Biodynamic Osteopathy. Creating a space for self-healing through structural balance. Over 25 years experience. 613-742-0011.

• Past Life and Spiritual Journeys ALLAN GREEN, Master Past Life and Spiritual Journey Facilitator since 1982; Allan sees what you see & feels what you feel. Eliminate Fears, Blockages, Pain from Past Life wounds. Find your Mission/Purpose, Meet Spirit Guides. Talk with People crossed over. Clear up people issues, that holds you back. www.allangreen.ca journeys@allangreen.ca 1-877-213-7576.

• Pranic Healing NO-TOUCH HEALING that works on the energy body (the blueprint of the physical body). Treats physical injuries & diseases, emotional, & mental ailments. (Broken bones, migraines, poor vision, liver disease, muscle pain, general fatigue, stress, anger, PTSD, neurological disorders, etc. as well as blocks to career, relationships, & financial success, and for maintenance of good health. The list is endless.) Email or call Faye Healey to book a session: faye@pranichealingontario.ca, 613282-0801. Visit pranichealingontario.ca

• Qigong LAMAS QI GONG Association offers Qi Gong and Tai Chi courses at various locations in Ottawa. The classes are taught by Master Philip Lai (a certified naturopath therapist who has 30 years of experience teaching Qi Gong, Kung Fu and traditional Chinese medicine) and associates. Qi Gong helps to reduce your stress, control pain and allergies, strengthen your self-healing ability and increase your energy level. Training to become a certified instructor and private consultations with Master Lai are also available. For more information, contact Catherine at 613-737-0553 or visit www.lamasqigongcanada.com CHOW QIGONG. Chow Medical Qigong exercises and meditation classes held at McNabb Community Centre, 180, Percy Street since 1986. Tuesdays 9:15-10:45am, Wednesdays 6:00-7:30pm. Chow Qigong is taught by certified instructors and helps to relieve stress and promote self-healing. Complementary 1st class. For more information contact OttawaChowQigong@ gmail.com

• Quantum TouchTherapy THE POWER TO HEAL Aileen M. McKenna, Certified Quantum-Touch, Instructor/ Practitioner since 2004, first instructor in Canada improve physical strength, release physical and emotional stress, improve sleep, increase creativity, remove pain. Information on personal appointments and classes: Aileen’s Oasis 613-228-2272, 613-795-3751, out-of-town enquiries at 1-866-493-0236, or by e-mail aileen.mckenna66@gmail.com and check out. www.aileensoasis.com. www.wellnessunlimited.ca

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• Reconnective Healing PATRICIA V. LACROIX, Reconnective Healing Practitionerª. The Reconnectionª and Reconnective Healing¨. patriciavlacroix@ sympatico.ca Visit: www.TheReconnection. com JACKIE LOGSDAIL, RECONNECTIVE HEALING PRACTIONER, and Reconnection™. Allow the universe to give you an energy healing through the mind, body or spirit. For an appointment or information call 613-440-1204 or email, logsdailja@bell.net ALEXIS NICOL – Reconnective Healing® Practioner and the Reconnection since 2005.

613-263-7925 www.firstlighthealing.com

• Reflexology VALCRON REFLEXOLOGY - the healing touch providing holistic reflexology to clients for over 13 years. Home-based practice in Orleans. Hospital, retirement & nursing home visits provided. RAC certified reflexologist, RN, SCM, MA, CCRP. For more information contact Valerie Cronin at 613 837 9435 valcronin@rogers.com BALANCE RELAXATION THERAPY. Reflexology, Ayurvedic Yoga & YOGA MASSAGE FOR BETTER HEALTH. Lori Chamberland, 613255-7934 balancerelaxationtherapy.com NATURAL HEALTH THERAPEUTIC CENTRE. Reflexology, Shiatsu, Lymph drainage, Massage. Twenty years experience. Receipts for extended health plans. Free parking. By appointment only: 613-798-8385. Lincoln Heights Rd. www.naturaltherapeutic.ca DEB DESJARDINS 613-435-2100. Homebased in Kanata. angelwingreflexology.ca REFLEXOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF OTTAWA offers Individual sessions (foot, hand or ear reflexology), private or corporate events, as well as fund raising events are available. We offer training towards certification as well as membership for professional Reflexology practitioners and students of Reflexology.

Contact: www.ottawareflexology.ca ALEXIS NICOL - RCRT - Foot reflexology, receipts provided 613-263-7925. www.firstlighthealing.com ENJOY AN HOUR of head, feet & hands reflexology. Great for stress, relaxation and general well-being. Contact Nancy 613-596-0260 stonetreehaven@yahoo.com KYMBERLI KER, RCRT, Foot Reflexology.

Receipts provided, www.saltpuddleyoga.com, 613.897.9642

• Reiki DINA. Usui Reiki Master. Harmonize body. mind and emotional system. Bring peace of mind. Sessions and training for all levels.

Riverside Health Centre. 613-526-1255.

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LIFE HEALTH HEALING CENTER Linda Therrien, Usui-Tibetan Reiki Master/ Teacher.

Weekly classes and treatment sessions.

Founder of Dimensional Meditation with crystals, weekly private classes. Call: 613-824-4548 www.lifehealthhealing.com VISION REIKI- CATHERINE BASTEDO Holographic-Usui Reiki Master. Personalized Reiki classes in English or French; individual sessions, daytime/week ends. Online Healing Your Chakras clas­ses; Bird Vibes meditation decks. Nature Retreats in Muskoka. www.visionreiki.com. Call 819-778-2590 cbastedo@visionreiki.com RAINBOW OASIS: Usiu Master / Teacher / Practitioner. Experience the natural healing, relaxing and balancing effect of Reiki Energy.

For personalized sessions, contact Dianne at rainbowoasis@rogers.com or call 613-733-9481 MANUELA WERTHWEIN, Reiki Master/ Teacher. USUI system of Natural Healing.

Private treatment & classes, Level I, II & III. Spiritual and Emotional Counsellor. Medium.

Medical Intuitive. Soul Rescue. Body/Mind/ Soul Intuitive. Past-life Information. Colour healing. 613-231-4575 www.VisionofSpirit.com www.WindowtotheSoul.com WENDY ARMSTRONG, CRA-RT, Usui & Karuna Reiki Master. Sessions & training for all levels. 613-823-3316 wendy@wellness-centre. com www.wellness-centre.com iHEALING CONNECTION: Usui & Karuna Reiki Master, Lightarian Reiki, QuantumTouch, Intergrative Energy Therapy, EFT and Magnified Healing. These holistic therapies will help you to relax, relieve stress and heal on a physical, emotional and spiritual level. Roger, 613 322 7585, email; rlrivera1111@yahoo.ca VERA & PESI SHROFF TRADITIONAL USUI Reiki Master/Teachers, are committed to selfempower individuals who commit themselves to healing & personal growth. They offer Reiki Treatments and Reiki Level I & II courses & Reiki Masters. Reiki is used for: Pain, Stress & Chronic Medical Condition Management, Anti-aging & Health maintenance, Improving Immunity, Increasing Vitality to bring Peace, harmony, balance, love, joy in one’s life. Reiki Exchange Healing Group every Thursday 7:00 p.m. Contact: Vera or Pesi at (613) 8290224 or email: divinelight21@hotmail.com ALEXIS NICOL – RMTT, Reiki Master Teacher Trainer. Private sessions and training, receipts provided. 613-263-7925 www.firstlighthealing.com UNIVERSAL LIFE FORCE-MASTER REIKI CLASSES 3 in 1 based on the Usui Method.

New and all levels welcome...individual and small classes. Contact Nancy 613-596-0260 stonetreehaven@yahoo.com ANNA GREEN, MA - SPIRIT WELL HOLISTICS – www.spiritwell.ca - 613-729-2775. Bodycentered Process Work, Spiritual Care, Reiki & Training, Chakras, Aromatherapy, Bach Remedies, Muscle testing, SET, EFT, Meridians/

Qigong. Assisting your journey toward an energy-filled life. Daytime - Civic Hospital Area.

REIKI IN THE WEST END Stressed out?

Aches and pains? Reiki can help you relax and feel better. Flexible sessions from 10 to 60 minutes. Contact Barb at 613-228-9176 or barbmartin2010@gmail.com DEB DESJARDINS 613-435-2100. Homebased in Kanata. angelwingreflexology.ca FINDING YOUR SELF - Reiki is a gentle technique for restoring and balancing your body’s natural energy to encourage better health. Reiki treatments are available on the Amethyst Bio-Mat. A true mind, body and spirit experience. Reiki Master, Linda O’Connor 4406 Old Kingston Rd. Lombardy.

(613) 272-2739 JIKIDEN REIKI – FRANCINE MINEAULT, Reiki Master and Shihan, teaches Jikiden Reiki in the Ottawa-Gatineau area, in French or English. www.espacereiki.com / info@ espacereiki.com / 613 446-7307.

KIM SWAN, Reiki Master Certified BodyTalk Practitioner & doTerra Product Consultant. www.filosofi.ca, kim@filosofi.ca, 613 225-1127 KYMBERLI KER, RCRT, Foot Reflexology.

Receipts provided, www.saltpuddleyoga.com HEAL. GROW. THRIVE. I am an IET and Usui/ Karuna Reiki Master teacher offering healing sessions, Reiki and IET classes. Frederic Papillon 613 805-3733 www.crystalheartlotus.com ANNA EARLE GREEN, MA CCC – SPIRIT WELL HOLISTICS – Body-centered process work: Reiki & Classes, Craniosacral, SET, EFT, and more. Assisting your journey toward an energy-filled life. Daytime. Downtown area. www.spiritwell.ca 613-295-9987

• Restorative Yoga PATHWAY YOGA, Wednesday 1-2:30pm, Ease, Soothe mind and body through a series of supported postures nourished by the breath. This Iyengar yoga class is a haven if your energy is low, your stress is high, or you just want to be quiet and go inward. www.pathwayyoga.ca 613 806-9642 346 Richmond Road, 2nd floor

• Retreats TARA SHANTI RETREAT CENTRE Near Montebello, Qc. Large property, quiet location.

Open year round. Max 5 persons. Yoga, polarity and Esalen massage. Also silent retreats. m_dekking@yahoo.com MAPLE KI FOREST * SPIRIT WATERS Unwind, Unfold, and Emerge Renewed. Secluded lakefront/woodland setting. Restorative, soothing atmosphere. Beautiful accommodations. Superb whole foods / Veg. cuisine. Yoga / Healing Bodywork / Infrared Sauna / Jacuzzi / 700 sq.ft.

Yoga space, Workshop Studio. Welcoming individuals, couples & groups. 2 1/4 hrs. S.W. of Ottawa, near Tamworth. (613) 379-2227 info@ mapleki.com www.mapleki.com

BEAUTIFUL LOG CABIN by a pond in a wooded area, private, ideal for retreat or peaceful getaway. Located near Killaloe, close to Algonquin Park. For rent all seasons call 613625-2200. www.lindenpondcottage.com ALLAN & CATHERINE GREEN Personal customized Up-levelling Retreats for people using our services, on the Canadian Shield in OMPAH, 45 minutes North West of Perth. www.allangreen.ca www.catherinegreen. net www.crystalearthhealingspa.com 613479-0299 ascensionportal@xplornet.com iamthatiam@xplornet.com

• Rolfing JULIA BERG, Certified Rolfer and Rolf Movement Practitioner. 69 Holland Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 0X9. (c) 613-894-3663.

• Room for Rent Workshop space and therapy rooms available at Planet Botanix, 301 Bank (Somerset) 567-4444

• Schools THE 8TH FIRE - School for professional training and development in the Algonquin Healing Arts of Shamanism, Spiritual Healing, and Energy Medicine. Two-year professional training program and certification offered, among the most comprehensive Shamanic Training programs in the world, taught by a Traditional Algonquin Medicine Person. Many teachings are unique and exclusive to this training alone. Phone 613) 274-3708 or www.The8thFire.com for more info.

• Shamanism (Traditional & Authentic) ALGONQUIN MEDICINE MAN - Spiritual Healing & Energy Medicine, offering a comprehensive listing of services and ceremonies to help facilitate healings on the physical, emotional, and spiritual levels.

Traditionally trained Algonquin Healer available at (613) 274-3708 or www.The8thFire.com.

TIM YEARINGTON NATIVE TEACHINGS Algonquin Traditional Knowledge: Medicine Wheel teachings, Thunderbird medicine, Serpent medicine, Seven Grandfather teachings, Manitous & Animal totems, Fire Bird healing ceremonies, Sacred Fire ceremonies, spiritual counseling, personal medicine work & training, guided medicine walks in nature & wildereness vision quests. Also public speaking & storytelling. timyearington@yahoo.ca 613-725-5225 www.timyearington.com

• Shamanism ASCENSION HEALING – Full-time Crystal Shamanic Healing Practice: Crystal Healing, Soul Retrieval, Entity Extraction, Ancestral Healing, Space Clearing ▪ 2-year Certification Training Program in Crystal Shamanism ▪ Crystal Workshops ▪ Sacred Travel ▪ Crystal Store: Geodes, Crystals, Jewelry, Books, Shamanic Supplies. Karen Osborne: www.ascensionhealing.ca,

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613-798-2828 karen@ascensionhealing.ca LINDA ENERGY HEALER - Highly effective Shamanic sessions for anxiety, childhood issues, depression, abuse, pain, grief. In person or distance, clients worldwide. People & pets. 613-868-8468 lsteele1122@rogers.com www.lindaenergyhealer.com IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT, experience traditional ceremonies and medicine that promote physical, emotional and spiritual healing. Distance Healing also available.

SatDaya Williams at 447 Holland Ave Unit 3, Ottawa, 613-761-5982, www.holisticottawa.com, satdaya@sympatico.ca

• Shiatsu NATURAL HEALTH THERAPEUTIC CENTRE. Shiatsu, Reflexology, Lymph drainage, Massage. Twenty years experience. Receipts for extended health plans. Free parking. By appointment only: 613-798-8385. Lincoln Heights Rd. www.naturaltherapeutic.ca

• Skin Care NATURAL BODYCARE by a certified aromatherapist. Natural makeup, cleaning products: Planet Botanix, 301 Bank (Somerset) 567-4444 HOLISTIC ESTHETICIAN provide organic skin care product that purifie the skin - incorage skin self regulate. 613-526-1255.

• Sound Healing DEEP SOUL SINGING – Healing Vocals & Singing Bowls. Body/Soul/Mind. Individual/ group. Singer/songwriter/musician: Pamela Holm MTA www.DeepSoulEnergetics.com 613-829-1556.

• Sound Healing Massage COMBINING CRYSTAL BOWLS, tuning forks and other sound healing instruments to enhance your relaxation experience. Julie certified Orthotechnician (massage) since 1994. 613-254-8469.

• Spa Days www.wellbeingisyours.com Rica 613-257-8362

• SPHE-RE NEW TO OTTAWA! In Pain? Experience this new Divine healing energy. www.SacredPeaceHealing.com

• Spiritual Centre OTTAWA SPIRITUAL PATHWAYS CENTRE, Weekly services, Sundays 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Nicole Moronval, President and Founder, Westboro Masonic Hall, 430 Churchill ave. N. ottawaspiritualpathways.com

• Spiritual Counselling FACILITATOR & GUIDE: ConstellationWork, Soul Talk, creative meditation practices, reiki. Workshops/individual sessions Diana ClaireDouglas. dianaclairedouglas@bell.net 613-820-8850.

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• Spiritual Direction A ONE YEAR ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAM for spiritual directors. The program is grounded in the Jewish wisdom tradition with an integrated interfaith component.

Visit our website trainingforspirituality.ca or email us at trainingforspirituality@gmail.com

• Spiritual Medium ANGELA OHLMAN, PSYCHIC MEDIUM & SPIRITUAL COACH, angela@loveheals.ca, 613 913 8511, www.loveheals.ca

• Systemic Constellation Work CONSTELLATIONS WITH SPIRIT: personal, family, & soul transformation individual & group sessions Diana Claire Douglas. www.inspiritworks. com dianaclairedouglas@bell.net 613-820-8850

• Tai Chi WEEKLY TAI CHI (Yang style) classes at PranaShanti (PS) Yoga Centre. Every Tuesday night from 7:30-9pm. Suited for both beginner and intermediate practitioners.

For more info call Jürgen Portz at 613-7217888 or PS at 613-761-9642.

• Tarot TAROT AND CARTOUCHE READINGS: I have been reading cards since 1986 and use the Mother Peace Tarot deck as well as the Cartouche deck. Eleanor Ann Rowan 613-746-6778 PERSONAL READINGS Tarot-Astrology Judy Jibb 613 304 4255, personalreadings@gmail.com TAROT READINGS with DAVID CLOUDS. If you’re looking for a Reading, it’s a good indication that you would benefit from having one.

I no longer . Read at Oh So Good Cafe but have moved to a home practice & house calls. Please visit my website, davidclouds.com, or ring 613 619 5977 TAROT INTERPRETATION BY SUZANNE DUC. Private consultation and party readings available. Home page at www.facebook.com/ sdtarot. Contact (613) 841-2597 or suzanne. duc1@gmail.com to arrange an appointment.

• Thai Massage LORI MACKAY RMT- Thai massage stretches the whole body and helps remove deeply held tension in the muscles. 418 Rideau St.613241-3434 Free Parking. For more info contact Lori at lorirmt@gmail.com or www.lorirmt.ca BODY POETS MASSAGE THERAPY - Skilled RMTs - Many Modalities - Convenient Hours - Online Booking - Downtown Location - Free Parking - Gift Certificates. 504 Kent St. (At Arlington) Visit www.bodypoets.com or call 613-222-0465. Step into the Circle of Care!

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• Therapeutic Touch THERAPEUTIC TOUCHª - profound relaxation, effective pain relief, supports healing on any level. For acute, chronic or emotional conditions. House calls, hospital visits available. Will also treat animals. Barbara Schuster, TTNORecognized Practitioner, 613-820-4303 or barbaraschuster2000@yahoo.ca

• Theta Healing FILOMENA LAVIGNE is a spiritual - intuitive, advanced certified Theta Healing Practitioner, Reiki-Master and IET Master-Instructor: She believes wherever you are is always the perfect place to start uncovering, healing and evolving into the song of your truest heart. The song that declares your divinity and wholeness and brings forth into your life the beauty that is residing in your truest brilliant-self. Appointments in person or by telephone at 613-596-9249 or email at aura.bella@hotmail.com

• Visceral Manipulation DENISE GAULIN, B.A., CST offers visceral manipulation sessions for adults, children and infants. She is a certified CranioSacral therapist and has a specialization in pediatric CST and VM. By appointment. Tel. 613-738-9080 AVIVA COHEN, Happy Body Works on Main Street, happybodyworks@gmail.com, 613697-5644. Receipts available. Gentle hands-on abdominal treatment dialogues with body’s proprioceptive awareness, facilitating physical and emotional trauma release. Improves structure and function. Complements conscious eating, exercise and supplementation for optimal health.

• Visionary Art SPIRITPAINTING® – using the Lightwolf method. Offering workshops, exhibitions, books, reproductions, and originals on paper and larger pieces on canvas. Commissioned spiritpaintings® and readings are also available. For more information contact: Jen 613266-8063 spiritpainting2002@yahoo.com or see www.spiritpainting.com

• Web Design A WELL-DESIGNED WEBSITE will help spread your message and grow your business. Contact us, and get an effective online presence today! www.dewpoint.ca, info@dewpoint.ca, 613-236-5758.

• Weddings WEDDING CEREMONIES. Rev. Evelyn Richter 613-596-2817; revev@sympatico.ca; www.revev. ca CO-CREATE THE GOWN OF YOUR DREAMS! Wedding, handfasting, commitment ceremony attire for all - bring your ideas to life for your special day. Tracey at 613-241-3397 or email tracey@tav-creations.com. Online portfolio: www.tav-creations.com

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MARTINO‘S BRIDAL ALTERATIONS AND TAILORING. 30 years experience Tailoring for the whole family .by app. 613-739-5034 Martino2527@hotmail.com

• Weight Management LOVE YOUR BODY WORKSHOP ~ discover the power of proven hypnosis techniques to easily re-pattern your thoughts, beliefs, habits about food, your body & yourself. Imagine what it would feel like to make friends with your body - forever. Visit: www.empowerhypnosis.ca 613.282.6001 johanna@empowerhypnosis.ca

• Wholistic Dentist DR. PAUL GREENACRE. tel: (613) 234-5758; info@dolphindentistry.com; 100-152 Gloucester Street, Ottawa

• Workshops GROUNDING AND THE ART OF CREATING SACRED SPACE A two-day workshop about creating boundaries, clearing the aura, learning how to clear a space, how to be present and secure in your own energy field. Ideal workshop for energy workers, massage therapists, lawyers, social workers and anyone anywhere who works with or lives closely with others. For information and registration call Aileen’s Oasis at 613-2282272, or by e-mail at aileen@aileensoasis.com QUANTUM-TOUCH: The Power to Heal Certificate workshop in Quantum-Touch therapy, a powerfully simple modality that will transform your ideas about your health and your life. This wonderful modality can be used with other modalities and is very helpful for self-healing, distance healing, working with clients, friends, family, pets, water, and gardens. For information, call Aileen’s Oasis at 613-228-2272, aileen@ aileensoasis.com and www.aileensoasis.com.

Check out WWW.PLANETBOTANIX.COM for a full listing of upcoming workshops/certifications!

301 Bank (Somerset) 567-4444

• Yoga MOUNTAINGOAT YOGA CENTRES serving Ottawa’ west end in Nepean and Kanata since 2003. Over 30 classes per week per location. Hot Power, Hatha, Yin, Prenatal, Restorative. Workshops and teacher trainings. www.mountaingoatyoga.com RAMA LOTUS YOGA CENTRE is your yoga studio. Are you stressed? Anxious?

Overwhelmed? Exhausted? We’ve got you covered. With 100+ weekly yoga and meditation classes in a variety of styles there is something for everyone (sometimes even soup!). Not in the mood for yoga just yet?

Come shop, socialize, sip on our house tea, read from our community library or drop off a food bank donation. Can’t afford yoga rates?

Let’s talk. Work exchange, student rates, early morning, donation, like we said, we’ve got you covered, because yoga is for everyone. www.ottawayoga.com 613.234.7974 342 Gladstone Ave

DIRECTORY YOGA & TEA STUDIO. Located on 10 acres of land in the beautiful village of Carp, near the Carp Farmer’s Market. Over 20 classes a week, for all ages, sizes and life-stages! Beginners, Hatha, Yin, Kundalini, Hot, Gentle, Restorative, Prenatal, Baby&Me, Kid’s yoga and more! Yoga Teacher Training certification course available - see website. Nice selection of yoga mats, bolsters and other props, DVDs, CDs. Complimentary tea after each class! Experience yoga in the country fresh air just minutes from the urban outskirts!

Conveniently close to Kanata, Stittsville and Almonte! Beautiful drive, peaceful setting, lots of free parking, why go downtown? 613-304-6320, www.yogaandtea.com

CLASSIFIEDS • For Rent QUIET COUNTRY HOUSE for rent. Artist, writer, skier (cross country/downhill), or just an appreciator of nature and peace and quiet. Small gem of a house in country about 20 minutes from Almonte, Perth, Carleton Place or Calabogie (30min) available for January to April inclusive (i.e.

4 months). Cross country trails adjacent.

Ideal for couple or single person. Fully furnished. Rent reasonable. Email countryretreat33@gmail.com. we have a Unique opportunity for both office and personal space for rent in Carleton Place. Well established massage and acupuncture clinic (20 years) in excellent location with a 2 bedroom apt. available. We are looking for a health conscious individual(s) to share space in our building. Clinic space can be rented separately if desired. Available September 1st. 613-253-3456

• For Sale As seen on TV - The Ultramatic vibrating adjustable bed, includes headboard..4 years old, clean condition, original price $3350 - Asking $1300. Phone 613-7333033 Email: pinkmacleod1@gmail.com.

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WANTED: RMT, At an established (1998) Natural Health Centre. Very reasonable rates and great co-workers Please call Denise: 613-913-2803 OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE in Riverside Health Centre. Excellent rate and wonderful co-workers. Located at Bank & Riverside.

Dina 613-526-1255 for more info.

PRANASHANTI YOGA CENTRE. A full-service wellness centre in the Hintonburg area of Ottawa near the Parkdale Market minutes from downtown and numerous public transportation stops. In our custom designed eco-friendly 8,000-sq.ft centre, our dedicated team of teachers and therapists offer a wide variety of classes in 4 spacious studios and specially designed therapies in our Consultation spaces.

Our soothing atmosphere and inspiring setting will help you cultivate a deep inner state of body centered restful awareness that will benefit every aspect of your life. Our spa-like change rooms with ample showers, Infrared Sauna and full service boutique further support your healthy lifestyle. Open 7 days/week, 80+ classes/week. Workshops, teacher training programs, concerts and events offered throughout the year. 100+ free parking spaces, complimentary tea served all day. Relax, take your time, leave feeling renewed. Drop in for a visit!

613.761.9642 (YOGA) www.pranashanti.com ADI SHAKTI YOGA CENTRE IN ORLÉANS/ OTTAWA EAST serving with gratitude since 2003. Director/Owner: Lise Ram Das Latulippe.

Ottawa’s Home of KUNDALINI Yoga: humanity’s most ancient yoga. Beginners & Advanced classes of uplifting, fun & highly informative Kundalini Yoga taught by professionally certified teachers. Enjoy our healing ambiance, heavenly music, a cup of tea & community spirit. Private classes; Personalized Health-Longevity-Vitality Program; Yogic Numerology; Nutrition consultations; Reiki treatments & training; Vedic cooking classes; Yogic workshops; Annual Women’s Yoga Retreats; Concerts; Gong relaxation evenings; Pre-natal friendly yoga; Sunrise Kundalini Sadhana; Eng. & French classes; Books, CDs, DVDs, soaps, teas, mats, clothing. We are the Yoga gem of Ottawa East - Come Feel Great...

One Breath at a Time! 1445-A Youville Drive, 2nd Fl., Orléans. www.AdiShaktiYogaCentre.com Call 613 824-9189

GENTLE YOGA AND MEDITATION. Mondays in Crystal Beach (just west of Bayshore). 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Maki House Community Centre. 19 Leeming Drive. Julie 613-254-8469

• Zenith Omega CATHERINE GREEN, CANADIAN REGIONAL: Teacher/Facilitator Dissolve Emotional, Mental, Physical Blocks. Embrace Positive Change.

DNA Upgrade Long Distance Available. ascensionportal@xplornet.com 613-479-0299 www.catherinegreen.net

Natural Beauty & Health Clinic Where Healing Art ancient tradition and modern Natural Health science merged together Since 1997

• Lymph Drainage and Professional Massage • Ear Candling • Energy Healing: Reiki Initiations and Training • Non-surgical Facelift and Natural Esthetic Services • Acne and sensitive skin Organic solutions • The Green Panacea, a powerful antioxidant All types of medical insurance accepted Book your appointment NOW 613-526-1255 www.naturalclinic.ca dina@naturalclinic.ca

SATTVA YOGA - A Kanata Yoga Experience Classes taught integrating a variety of yoga styles (Kripalu, Viniyoga, Structural Yoga, Vinyasa) as well as Somatic Movement & Pilates. A practice of balance, integration and compassion is offered: centering, breath work, warm-ups, flowing & static poses, relaxation, meditation and reflection. All levels welcome.

Jo-Anne Stasiuk, MA. Professional Level Yoga Certification. 592-5936 or sattvayoga.ca MAITREYA YOGA STUDIO offers you an amazing atmosphere where you can take a break from everyday life and find your own authentic mind/body experience. Over 25 classes weekly on our Open Class Schedule.

Visit us online for our Registered Classes and Workshops at www.maitreyayoga.com or contact us at 613-692-1515.

PATHWAY YOGA. A beautiful, welcoming studio in the heart of Westboro. Learn how Iyengar yoga can lead body and breath, heart and mind along a brighter, healthier pathway. www.pathwayyoga.ca 613 8069642 346 Richmond Road, 2nd floor

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ANGER

D

o you get angry or are you an angry person? Anger is a natural emotion to alert us that something does not feel right. It is often a justice issue. These injustices can be towards you, someone you love or an issue you care about.

The faces of anger to deal with these injustices can be turned inward or outward as seen in passive aggressiveness, sarcasm, verbal abuse, blind rage, isolation, humour, projection and or depression.

Anger can turn into addictive or obsessive behaviours, which mask the anger and end up making the individual feel worse.

Anger is natural, it signals that something is wrong, it highlights injustices, it increases our awareness, our creativity, fairness and justice.

It is not only important to notice our behaviour but also to look at how anger serves you.

Anger can buffer feelings, mask our fears, it can be used as a defence against same, it can be used as an excuse to do something you want to do, used as a protective wall, it protects you from being attacked so you attack first, it can allow you to feel superior, produce righteous indignation, and we can also get a high with excitement and the sense of power.

Many of us have been angry most of our lives. Some people only respond to their world with anger. Anger can be an addiction. Anger can also produce tolerance, loss of contact with others, negative consequences and a personality change.

Anger can be abusive, it often scares other, it is used as a protection to be right. Others walk on eggshells around us. We often do not like ourselves when we are angry.

Life Lines of Recovery Workshops Nov. 9 - Denial Dec. 7 - Anger Dec. 21 - Losses

Jan. 4 - Talking Jan. 18 - Listening Feb. 1 - Family

www.lifewlinesofrecovery.com Lynda @ 613-858-7181 Anger gives us an illusion of power and control.

Only we can change ourselves.

Angry people need to face their belief systems. There are useful tool to learn how to deal with anger.

Join us at The House of Hope and Healing to explore anger December 7th from 9:30-4p.m. For more information learn more about the loss and grief workshop December 21. Phone Lynda Brooks (retired) RN, HTP at 613-858-7181 or www.lifelinesofrecovery.ca

The SILVA LIFE System Empowering yourself for a Better You, a Better World

Lise Blouin, Certified Silva Method Instructor & Silva Coach 1 800 226 4428 • silvamethod@bellnet.ca • www.silvamethod.ca

Serenity Wellness Services

• Sound Healing Massage

• Tuning Fork Sound Balancing • Past Life Regression Therapy

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Julie Tierney Orthotechnician, Acudetox Specialist 613-254-8469

Should The Sick Be Poisoned?

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ended my last article “You don’t have to take drugs” with the question, "What has really happened since Hippocrates to Gene therapy?" The French physiologist and pathologist, M. Magendie, under medical direction experimented with three classes of patients using various medicines. To one he gave medicines recommended in the standard books, to the second class nothing but simple domestic remedies, and to the third class no medicine at all. The mortality was greatest among those who took the prescribed medicines, and least among those who took none. Magendie said, “the whole history of medical science from Hippocrates to 1862, proves that diseases and deaths have everywhere multiplied just in the ratio that doctors and drugs have increased.” I remember in South America that when the doctors went on strike the death toll in the hospitals decreased. The Journal of the American Medical Association reported 106,000 deaths annually in hospitals due to adverse drug reactions. Worse than that, the National Council for Patient Information and Education reported 125,000 deaths annually from adverse reactions to drugs that physicians should not have prescribed. That’s 231,000 deaths every year from correctly and incorrectly prescribing medications.

That’s not including out-patient and doctor office deaths caused by drugs.

The Life Science Library book, “Drugs called Medicines” says, “All drugs are poisons and all poisons are drugs. It is no accident that the words ‘poison’ and ‘potion’ come from the same root, or that Greek word ‘pharmakon,’ which we find rooted in our own words ‘pharmacy’ and ‘pharmacology,’ originally meant both a healing draught and a deadly one.” Properly expressed, pharmacy is the art of cheating, confusing, and confounding the vital instincts. Thus, the practice of ‘Poisonopathy.’ Professor Joesph M. Smith M.D. of New York College of Physicians and Surgeons said, “All medicines which enter the circulation poison the blood in the same manner as do the poisons that produce disease.”

A sentence from "Bostocks History of Medicine" says, “In their zeal to do good, physicians have done much harm. They have hurried thousands to the grave who would have recovered if left to nature.” The distinguished Professor Benjamin Rush M.D. said, “We have multiplied diseases and increased their mortality.” The eminent Dr. Ramage of London said, “I fearlessly assert that in most cases our patients would be safer without a physician than with one.” Professor J. W. Carson M.D. of New York University Medical School said, “We do not know whether our patients recover because we give medicines or because nature cures them.” Harsh statements I know towards Allopathic Medicine, but it’s important to

weigh out the cost to human life. Not to take away the good that has been done.

I recently spoke to a medical doctor on the subject of prescribing drugs. He stated in his lecture that for over 80% of the drugs prescribed, science has no explanation on how they work. Is this why you need a license to practice medicine? We spoke on the subject of the ‘Hippocratic Oath’ and doing no harm.

The translated modern version states, “I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggest any such counsels, I will apply dietetic measures for the benefit of the sick according to my ability and judgment.” He stated in his lecture that doctors receive no education on diet or prevention. When ‘True Medical Science’ is understood, the physician will understand the ‘Healing Art’ consists of removing the causes of disease.

Every drugless practitioner knows from experience that it’s harder to restore a patient who has been under conventional treatments with drugs than one who hasn't. Chemicals have their place in industry, like painting for example, but to employ them for food manufacture and for therapeutic purposes is unreasonable, unscientific, and unethical. For all chemicals are harmful when ingested in the human body.

Over a century ago we took a detour with one of the most costly experiments in history – living on refined foods, discontinuing the general use of herbs, using synthetic drugs for medicine instead. Medicinal herbs have been cleverly erased from our generation. Things are changing--the sleeping Giant is waking up! Herbs have been time tested since time began and used with helpful results throughout all ages with the exception of the past seventy plus years. Nature’s herbs are medicines and the logical answer to the toxic side effects of drugs.

Their function is to regulate organs and glands, correct the imbalance, and cleanse the cells.

Hippocrates said, nature is the great healer, and it is our duty to assist and not to hinder her in her task, your food should be your medicine and medicine your food.

Modern medicine somehow lost track of the food idea in the illusion of chemical therapy. Morris A. Bealle in his book “The Drug Story” said it best, “The truth about cures without drugs is suppressed, unless it suits the purpose of the censor to garble it. Whether these cures are effected by Chiropractors, Naturopaths, Napapaths, Osteopaths, Faith Healers, Spiritualists, Herbalists, Christian Scientists, or MDs who use the brains they have, you never read about it in the big Newspapers.”

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Acupuncture for Seasonal Transitions

By Blaise T. Ryan, R.TCMP, R.Acu

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easonal transitions are not always easy for even the healthiest of people. Especially this time of year when the days are getting shorter, Vitamin D is in short supply and our bodies shirk away from the cold winds of winter.

Traditional Chinese medicine understands how these seasonal changes affect the mind and body through the 5 element and yin-yang theory. Each season correlates to a different element, different organs and correspond to different stages in the yin-yang cycle.

The winter solstice marks the greatest depth of yin, just as the summer solstice is the highest peak of yang energy.

By using this knowledge a skilled traditional Chinese medicine acupuncturist will adjust their treatments based on the seasons, and take advantage of how the energy is circulating in your body.

Maintaining balance through these transitions is critical to our health and wellbeing. When proper self-care is ignored during a transition, then imbalance can happen and physical symptoms like colds, the flu, coughs, skin problems, insomnia, seasonal allergies, or aches and pains get worse. More frequently imbalances during these transitions also bring about psychological and mood disorders like SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder).

Traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture can reduce these problems by balancing the meridians and organ systems to better cope with the external and internal stresses of these season changes. Acupuncture can help strengthen the immune system and detoxify the body to prevent possible cold or flu-like symptoms from getting a grip on you. It can unblock stagnant points in meridians that cause mood disorders during seasonal change.

Avid acupuncture users frequently visit their acupuncturists for a “tune-up” or “seasonal treatment” to help them get back on track when they start to feel run down or just “a little off”. This is very wise preventative self-care.

Those who are even more tuned-in to taking care of themselves will seek acupuncture and TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) when going through life transitions. During acupuncture treatments the body processes the different stressors and stimuli which can otherwise overwhelm someone if they don’t take the healing time they need. Big life changes can be stressful, acupuncture can help increase your capacity to handle stress and process feelings and emotions.

With the holiday season approaching, and all the stress and activity that comes with that, combined with the winter solstice, short days and cold weather,

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it’s wise to book yourself in for some acupuncture to help fill up your own reserves so that you can handle the challenges ahead more harmoniously. Just request a “seasonal transition acupuncture treatment” and your acupuncturist will know exactly what to do.

Blaise T. Ryan is a Registered Acupuncturist and Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner. He accepts new clients at his Westboro location. Insurance receipts are available. You can book an appointment with him online at www.drblaiseryan.com or by calling 613-702-5377.

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Reiki: Supporting Families in the Matter of Manners “Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others.

If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.”

Emily Post

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anners are often referred to as behavior, appropriate behavior, given a particular environment, a particular situation, a particular event, etc… For example, most of us would agree that in a place of worship or prayer, certain behaviors would be considered appropriate and others not. The same holds true for a specific situation such as witnessing bullying or an event such as a rock concert or a cultural celebration and, yes, setting the dinner table. The list goes on. But Emily Post’s quotation indicates that good manners run deeper than superficial acts or behavior.

“Manners depend on a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others.”

This insight may help us understand how we can teach our children and indeed ourselves learn how to behave appropriately or act with good manners in any situation. So, what are those deeper values, ethics, principles, … which can act as a foundation on which to focus our awareness and guide our behavior? Reiki offers some interesting guidelines in answer to this question.

Certainly, the five Reiki Principles and their underlying values offer an interesting framework for practicing right attitude and right behavior. Reflecting or meditating on the fifth principle for example: “Just for today, I will be kind to every living thing” places us in the energy of compassion. From this position, the self recognizes its own reality, limits and strengths and becomes aware of that of others. Resulting behavior will be guided by our desire to support and enhance the energy of those who surround us, whatever the situation. Behaving appropriately becomes an authentic act of the heart.

The other aspect of Reiki which strikes me as particularly significant in terms of a model for engaging others with good manners and proper behavior is the Reiki treatment itself. Having experienced the Reiki treatment process as a recipient and a practitioner, I have come to appreciate it as an exercise in reverence.

To exemplify, here is a snapshot of a few of the steps in the process and their guiding attitude: 1. Preparing the room in which the treatment will be received, paying attention to sounds (music), lighting (soft), cleanliness, etc… is based on “caring” for the recipient’s comfort.

2. Being attentive to the recipient’s needs, physical and emotional, and asking about their needs and intentions regarding the treatment stems from a “compassionate” attitude.

3. Asking permission to actually treat and before using touch, checking with the recipient regarding the appropriateness of the music, the lighting, etc… shows “respect” for their preferences and comfort zones.

4. Every session starts, progresses and ends with the energy of “gratitude”: Thanks is offered to Reiki for the opportunity of the session, for Sensei Usui’s life and the lives he has touched, the recipient’s life and the lives they have touched. Reiki please flow, Reiki please flow….. On behalf of the practitioner and the recipient at the end of the treatment, thanks is given again to Sensei Usui for his life and the lives he has touched, the recipient’s life and the lives they have touched, the practitioner’s life and the lives they have touched.

With respect to the relevance of Reiki in terms of generating the awareness which can guide our behavior towards good manners, especially as it relates to our families and children, I leave you with the words of Kytka Hilmar-Jezek ND, author of the book “Reiki for Children”.

“Learning Reiki will enhance and instill in your child a greater sense of generosity, intuition, quietness, compassion, growth, joy, sacred-energy, happiness, loveof-god, self-love, creativity, harmony, loving-kindness, imagination, truth, beauty, goodness, equanimity, inspiration, attachment to nature, understanding, integrity, peace, wisdom and a connection to the Universal Life force, which is universal love.”

Joffre Carpenter-Ducharme is an associate with Reiki Associates in Perth. www.reikiassociates.com

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Peace Ambassadors Ian Prattis

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ow that the 11th Friends for Peace Day in Ottawa City Hall has passed into splendid memory, I recall our first Day in the autumn of 2003. Our two activist speakers scratched at the last minute due to illness. As a backup I did my best to step into their shoes. In the pouring rain this is what I said: “I want to talk to you about our children and the kind of future we create for them. Do we teach them peace?

Or through neglect do we allow violence to flood their minds, hearts and consciousness so they learn war? Even worse, do they live out our own personal wars expressed through our violent attitudes, speech and actions towards them? I ask every adult here, particularly men, and in our country to deal with their internal wars so that only the best in us is passed on to our children, not the worst in terms of violence. How do we deal with our internal wars, hatreds and fears that constitute our Wild Mind? We must stop running; stop hiding behind our addictions and busyness. We come to a stop, look deeply into the eyes of our children and make a commitment to face our internal demons and transform them by stepping on to the path of compassion.

Not by transmitting our wars and internal afflictions to the children of the world. We need community for this, to support us in sacred ceremony, meditation and creative spirituality so that we raise our consciousness by retraining our minds, through refining our speech, attitudes and actions. We show our children the way to peace by learning to be it. Since 9/11 the level of hate and violence globally has increased dramatically.

Excessive violence has been used to suppress violence.

This is not the way to proceed. There is no “them” and “us.” We either learn to live peacefully together or we all suffer and die together.

All violence is injustice and we have to teach our children the truth about war. Not about winners and losers, but about the long term suffering on both sides.

It is only citizens of the world standing together for peace and saying “No to War” that will stop it. But the hatred grows and the suffering increases. What can we do as individuals to change this? We go to war – with ourselves. First of all we must uproot the violence and war within our minds. To prevent war we nurture nonviolence. We practice meditation and prayer in daily life to transform the poisons within our minds and within our nation.

We enter into true peace negotiations by learning the methods of deep listening, of respectful and non-violent communication. By understanding and bringing our mindless, selfish agendas to a stop. We create peace by knowing that compassion is the antidote to violence and hatred. We must also make peace with Mother Earth.

If we injure Mother Earth, we injure ourselves. Our civilization has caused such deep harm to the earth that

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We have imposed so much neglect and ignorance upon the Earth. The solution is not political or economic – these are secondary. The primary solution is spiritual. Every faith and spiritual tradition must renew its ethics and responsibilities and honour the interconnected nature of humanity with Mother Earth. We must make it clear to our political and corporate leaders that the violence they commit in our name is no longer acceptable. We must hold them to account and influence them with our clarity, wisdom and courage. The actions we take now are shaping the possibilities for future generations.

So here is our challenge. Today, in the pouring rain and thunder storms we have experienced peace, a deep peace shared between many traditions, cultures and religions. This experience evaporates into nothing if we do not translate it into action. Begin the work on yourselves today, so that your attitudes, speech and actions become an example to your children, friends and communities. Take the practical steps to make peace with Mother Earth in terms of what you consume and support. Then represent your community, in coalition with other communities, to political and corporate leaders. Show clearly that we are choosing peace and harmony within ourselves, within our communities and with Mother Earth. Together we can do it.

We are Ambassadors of Peace after all.”

Ian is the founder of friends for Peace. www.friendsforpeace.ca and Zen teacher at Pine Gate Mindfulness Community

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Sri Chinmoy Answers Question: What is the ultimate aim of meditation?

SRI CHINMOY: The ultimate aim of meditation is enlightenment—complete and all-illumining enlightenment or God-realisation. If one wants to learn history or geography, one studies these subjects. In the same way, to realise God, inner study is necessary. This inner study we call aspiration.

Aspiration houses both prayer and meditation. If you have aspiration, that is the most important thing you need. This aspiration can be manifested in two different ways—either through your most soulful prayer or through concentration, meditation and contemplation. If you follow either path, and if you practice these disciplines sincerely and devotedly, they will inevitably lead us to the goal of God-realisation.

You have read books on God, and people have told you that God is in everybody, but you have not realised God in your conscious life. For you, this is all mental speculation. But when one is God-realised, one consciously knows what God is and what He looks like. When you achieve Self-realisation, you are conscious of His Presence all the time. You see God in the finite and in the infinite; you see God as both personal and impersonal.

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of ignorance, darkness, imperfection and misunderstanding. However, between God and the inner being of the one who has realised Him, there can be no ignorance, no veil.

God-realisation means Self-discovery.

You consciously realise your oneness with God. As long as a person is ignorant, he will feel that God is somebody who has infinite power, while he, the seeker, is the feeblest person on earth. But the moment he realises God, he comes to know that he and God are one in both the inner and the outer life. God-realisation means one’s identification with one’s highest Self. When you can identify with your highest Self and remain in that consciousness forever, then that is God-realisation.

When we achieve God-realisation, our inner existence is flooded with peace, poise, equanimity and light.

Sometimes we feel that infinite peace, light, bliss and divine power are sheer imagination and they do not really exist. We are victims of doubt, fear and negative forces, which we feel are natural. We cannot love anything purely, not even ourselves. Those who practise meditation go deep within and see that there is real peace, light and bliss. They get boundless inner strength and see that doubt and fear can be challenged and conquered.

It is impossible for us to attain the divine Goal of God-realisation in one incarnation. Even our ordinary earthly desires, which are comparatively easy to fulfill on earth, are often left unfulfilled at our death because there is no end to these desires or satisfaction in fulfilling them. But when we follow the path of aspiration, if we pray to God and meditate on God in this incarnation, then we definitely achieve something in our inner life.

This achievement is stored by our soul, so when we start our spiritual journey in our next incarnation, our soul will be stronger. We come and go on this earth and nothing is lost. None of our inner efforts will be wasted.

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Ask and You Shall Receive ACCESS CONSCIOUSNESS

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ots of things are happening in the world these days!

People losing their jobs and businesses struggling in this climate of recession; the news is full of things like natural disasters, sickness and deaths, drug related crimes, escalating bullying in schools and so much more Where are you in all of this? Do you sometimes feel like there is no solution? That life is a struggle with limited choices if any? What if all of this trauma and drama was distracting you from recognising what you truly could be generating in life? Do you ever wonder if this is all there is? Do you wish to change things in your life but don’t know how? What if all you had to do was ask?

‘Ask and you shall receive’ is a truth if you ask the universe to contribute to you, and you are willing to receive that contribution, there is infinite possibility available to you! The trouble is, most of us don’t ask I can hear you saying, “I ask all the time, and it doesn’t work!”

Do you truly ask? Or are you wishing, or complaining or begging? “Why can’t I have ___?” is not a question. It’s a complaint about a conclusion you have come to with a question mark attached. Thinking about what you don’t have only creates more of it.

For things to change, you have to ask for something more and be willing for it to show up however it does.

You can’t be vested in the outcome.

“What are the infinite possibilities of ____?” is a great question. The universe can easily respond to that question because you are not trying to control the outcome.

When you ask for something from a place of “I wonder what else is possible?” you are essentially creating the space in your universe for something else to come into your life. When you are being the space of question it’s amazing what can show up.

‘Living in the Question’ is a tool you can use to change your life!

What if the change you are asking for has already shown up and you haven’t recognised it?

A brief story... my friend was travelling home on the train carrying a bag containing three expensive bottles of wine that had been given to her earlier that day. She had been frantically searching for her weekly pass but could only find an old one so she wondered if the attendant might be distracted and not notice so she could use that pass instead of buying a new one. That was a question.

What did she create? As she approached the ticket collector, a bottle fell out of the bag and smashed onto the ground, spraying red wine and glass all around.

What a great creation! She got her distraction all right!

My friend laughed when she realised she had received exactly what she had asked for. How does it get any better than that?

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361 Churchill Avenue N, Ottawa ON, K1Z 5C4 Telephone: 1 (613) 686-6650 Email: info@villageclinic.ca

Compassion Fatigue Clinic – A New Team Approach

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here seems to be an epidemic lately of people in a caregiver situation, juggling work, home and care for a loved one and extending their energy to its limits.

It does not help at all that in November it gets dark early, we feel more and more tired and depressed. Suddenly the energy drain is too much – we feel on the verge of collapse. We have suffer from Compassion Fatigue, a situation when we feel stuck and drained caring for those we love.

We have all been in a similar situation or at least we know someone who is caring for an elderly parent, a special needs child (or both!), swamped at work and home. We rush about, always “on”, multitasking, making decisions, dealing with emotional and physical demands that leave no time for ourselves anymore.

We had such a client recently at the Village Clinic.

Barbara had been coming for a while for treatment but one day she walked in really frazzled. She looked wiped out, was rushed and had to leave her session early because her next appointment was at the other end of town. She said that keeping her appointments was really adding to her stress load, she had too much on her plate and no time for healing anymore…

What we realized was that people who are overwhelmed, tired and at the end of their rope, do not have extra time to fit in their schedules or the energy to drive around town. Often all benefit from a treatment can be lost in the rush.

And it was then that this idea emerged. A group of us came together and decided to work as a team, in close collaboration, blending our work into one cohesive treatment program. We would assess the needs of a client and choose a combination of therapies that will give the best results, based on each person’s specific needs.

Our Compassion Fatigue program was born, a first attempt to work in a truly holistic way.

Our patients can receive all their treatments at one location, saving time and getting that sense of comfort and familiarity, so necessary in holistic treatment.

No more competition and fragmentation – we would share among ourselves and with our clients as well. The concept sounds familiar, but I have yet to see it set up in a truly holistic manner anywhere else.

So at the Village Clinic we set out to do just that – get together and work as a team. Not refer to each other, but actually work in close contact with the same client, sharing insights and mapping out a treatment program that best fits the needs of the person. It is actually a delight to be able to talk about cases together - each person adding their insights and special knowledge.

People who are overwhelmed, over-extended, feeling isolated and burdened with the constant demands of caring for someone else need help fast, the more the better, and lots of nurturing. And what better than a group of healers, professionals who are well aware of their needs and can create a place of renewal and comfort?

After all, “it takes a village…”

Susanne Loerius is the owner of the Village Clinic in Westboro and a member of the Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Program team.

You are invited to come and learn more about our new team approach at one of our information sessions: Dec.14 3-4 pm To register: www.villageclinic.ca or www.facebook.com/VillageClinic

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Laura’s Numerology News for December 2013 HAPPY HOLIDAYS! *Note: This is a general numerology forecast. You have many other numbers connect to your name and birthday that will give you a better understanding of who you are and where you are going, this year.

Contact me for a 90 minute personal numerology consultation if you are at a major cross-road in your life.

Add the day of your birth to the month of your birth.

Then you will add the number 9 to your number. NOTE – If your final number adds up to double digits, add the numbers together again, and again, if you have to, until you get a single number. If you still have trouble, email me at lbaird@istar.ca

5. You will be forced to deal with a relationship that is on the brink of some kind of change. Deal with this now and make a pact with yourself to put more emphasis on your health, next year.

6. Are you thinking of getting engaged, or making a major domestic commitment, like selling your house, this month? You may want to wait until Jan., as there could be some issues that come up that make you change your mind, or want to approach it differently.

7. You must take a break or you might blow a brain cell or two. You are running on very low fuel and may feel totally toasted. Next year will be a busier year than you ever imagined, so get ready. Many, many changes are coming.

8. Long awaited change related to your business or money situation will finally appear. Just say “Yes”, to the offer and go for it, NOW. This is a month to take action, and promote yourself and your product.

9. You will not have much time for your own personal needs, in Dec. Every moment of your time will be 1. This year was a bit of a rough ride, right? All of your focused on the kids, home or family responsibilities. stresses and worries should begin to fade by the end If you have a bit of extra time, use it to clean the dust of the month. Continue to take lots of time to rest and bunnies from your home and get rid of unwanted heal. It will be full steam ahead in Feb. junk and clutter 2. Don’t be a cheapo this year. Force yourself to spend a little extra on your special clients, friends and Laura Young is an intuitive numerologist and core loved ones at Christmas and rewards will come to belief modification coach. She is located in Ottawa, you early next year. Be very diplomatic in all your but can conduct phone or skype consultations relationships or else. anywhere. For personal consultations please 3. Is there anything or anybody that you do not want to take with you, into your next 9 year cycle? Use this month to do the final excavation of everything that has to go. Try to also factor in some fun or travel.

email: lbaird@istar.ca or call 613-725-7232.

4. I know that you have worked very, very hard, this year, and may not have reaped the rewards yet.

There are new business opportunities stewing and they will lighten your financial load, soon. You need to rest and Zen out, now.

What can Numerology do for you?

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Numerology is a study of numbers. There is evidence that numerology was in use thousands of years ago in China, Greece and Egypt even before the time of Pythagoras, who is generally accepted as the "father" of numerology. Why is numerology still in use and of interest to so many? It is because it works, that is why.

• Are you currently at a major cross-road in your life? Should you make a decision or move forward now or wait?

• Numerology can help you uncover hidden talents and turn them into a career.

• An analysis of partners, children, friends or co-workers can help you deal with them more efficiently.

• Numerology can help you heal from past issues and move on.

• Help you understand how you can use the current year, month and day for its best influence.

• Be more aware of your own areas of weakness and learn how to turn them into strengths. Stop repeating history once and for all.

Laura Young is an intuitive numerologist/life coach living in Ottawa. She has written “Laura’s numerology News” in Tone Magazine for over 8 years. To book an appointment or receive Laura’s monthly newsletter please email L.BAIRD@ISTAR.CA or call 613-725-7232

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Write Your Spiritual Memoirs -Review. Reflect. ReliveBy Christina Warrysh, MA, Certified Canadian Counsellor

A Different Kind of Memoir – As another year draws to a close we cannot help but take a few moments to acknowledge how fast it has come and almost gone. Life seems busier than ever with work and family responsibilities. Soon 2014 will be upon us and the cycle will repeat with the blur of another year.

But wait. We can’t stop time, but we can take a moment to reflect and reconnect with ourselves. Memoir writing is an effective tool in helping you reconnect with the important things in life- where you have come from, where you are today, and what you hope for tomorrow.

What are Spiritual Memoirs?

Spiritual memoirs focus on helping you connect with the vital elements of your inner life- how you see the world, what values you hold close, and what beliefs guide you.

Through exploring themes such as major life transitions, places you have lived, struggles you have overcome, childhood innocence and adolescent angst, and significant choices you have made, will help you review and reflect on your experiences from a deeper spiritual perspective The Process Through a combination of individual creative writing exercises and group sharing you will be offered positive encouragement and constructive feedback as you begin to gather material for your memoirs.

Reviewing and reflecting on your life through writing in a supportive group setting will allow you the opportunity to share your unique experiences and feelings, as well as assist in developing meaningful connections with others.

Together we can find strengths in past challenges and offer shared guidance from authentic experience.

Benefits 1) Enhance personal growth and development: Seeing who you are now as a result of where you have come from, can help set personal and professional goals for the future and determine ways in which to achieve them.

2) Enjoy the thrill of self-discovery and insight: You will gain perspective on the relationships between the events and people in your life and uncover hidden strengths. Your memoir is the lens through which you see. And one of the rewards of memoir writing is that often it is a way of seeing things more clearly.

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3) Develop greater understanding of the life purpose & meaning: Through exploring past experiences we often gain new insight and understanding of their greater purpose.

4) Find healing, peace, and clarity through writing: Writing to heal your-self is a very powerful process that involves mind and body. Alice Miller, a Swiss psychiatrist, said that “being witnessed is a significant part of the healing process, and points out that while we need others to witness us and our stories, we can witness ourselves by becoming self-aware.”

5) Create personal legacy: This is your unique story from your perspective. The way you see your life, the world, and how you reflect on memories is captured by the person you are today. As your life changes so can your perspective. Why not take some time to capture the “You” of today. Ten years from now you might be surprised with what you uncover.

Take some time out this New Year and reconnect with YOU! “Write Your Spiritual Memoirs Workshop” January 7, 2014- February 11, 2014 @ McNabb Community Centre, 180 Percy Street, Centretown $199.99 for 6 sessions More information under “workshops” at www.lifetreecounselling.com

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Warning About Prescription Drugs: My Experience

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was prescribed amphetamines (Dexedrine, then Adderall) at 13 years old for “ADHD” or “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder”. After a few years of taking these harsh stimulants I couldn’t sleep at night (especially on the Adderall XR, a powerful 12 hour Central Nervous System stimulant.) I became very depressed and was having suicidal ideations. I felt ashamed of these depressive and suicidal thoughts because my problems were first world problems, and therefore I should have felt blessed. After informing my parents I was taken to the family doctor, who sent me to a psychiatrist who prescribed Wellbutrin SR (antidepressant), even though he knew I was currently taking Adderall. We were never informed these drugs were highly addictive and brain-damaging.

By 16, with the knowledge of my doctors, I was selfmedicating with marijuana for appetite stimulation and insomnia which was brought on by the use of amphetamines while still taking antidepressants. I was still suicidal and was having homicidal thoughts at this point. (I was anxious about being bullied at school and things at home were not calm). Even though I had many friends, I shunned them and became a recluse. I was mostly thinking about killing myself.

Around the same time, my older brother fell incredibly ill; he had Celiac disease or “gluten intolerance”. I tested positive too and our family transitioned to a gluten-free diet. He too was prescribed the same drugs and it caused him so much distress he missed his last year of school.

I was suffering from malnutrition (brought on by Celiac disease); the macronutrient that is least absorbed with Celiac disease is fat. (60% of your brain is made of fat) Could this have been a part of the root cause of my diagnosis for ADHD? With careful attention to my diet, I weaned myself off the prescription drugs and started to feel better slowly. I was still dependant on marijuana for appetite stimulation, insomnia and musculoskeletal pains, so I convinced a doctor to give me a recommendation to be legally allowed to use the substance by arguing that it was non-toxic and non-addictive compared to the drugs I was previously prescribed. At this point I was completely off prescription drugs and never went back on any of them no matter how much spiritual/ physical/emotional pain I experienced.

I learned about GracePlace Wellness hypnotherapy through articles in Natural Presence magazine when I was 23 years old and immediately booked into the

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consultation session for help to recover from my dependence on pot for musculoskeletal pains, suicidal thoughts, major anger issues, abdominal pains, chronic fatigue syndrome and crying jags from years of taking stimulants.

I felt hopeless, misunderstood and had a strong sense of injustice. Here I was, having to deal with all these health issues while my friends we’re pursuing higher education, working full time and travelling the world. I felt a lot of resentment and was angry all the time.

I understood from the consultation session with Grace Joubarne, a Clinical Hypnotherapist here in Ottawa, that I could heal myself, and how I could do it. I understood that to heal I had to find and dissolve the root issues around the resentment and anger. What she explained about her regression to root-cause hypnotherapy approach made sense to me and I booked into her hypnotherapy program. I followed her advice as to how to wean off the medical marijuana slowly and safely and how to train my brain to react as I wanted it to and allow me to sleep properly.

After the first two regression hypnotherapy program sessions, I felt entirely free of all underlying bad feelings and that made a huge difference right away. My anger was gone, my abdominal and musculoskeletal pains subsided and I lost interest in pot and was able to reduce slowly. Her CD, which I fell asleep to every night on repeat, helped me develop a good sleep routine, so I woke up refreshed and energetic. I started getting involved in life and even made a short speech at a rally against GMOs. My goal is to teach parents and children that the road I went down was a very dangerous one and that there is a better way to help attention difficulties and depression by using a natural holistic approach. i.e.; proper diet, exercise, mind body techniques (yoga, meditation) including regression hypnotherapy to dissolve the root issues. I also want parents to know that dysfunction in the household that exacerbate anxiety, depression and difficulties in concentration aren’t going to be resolved by drugging the child. Parents too can learn to resolve their difficulties in ways that benefit the whole family. If you don’t learn to deal with your problems the holistic way, you simply won’t learn to deal with them at all. A pill cannot heal, only the individual can. People end up feeling terrible from the side effects of powerful prescription drugs that damage the body, and then they turn to their doctors and get more drugs for the side effects of the last ones. This is not a valid approach!

I’ve been off cannabis completely with no interest in it whatsoever, and am feeling the benefits… Lots of energy, clear-headedness and excitement about my life.

I’m using homeopathic remedies to detoxify my body of the residues of toxic drugs and unhealthy foods. People

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Four Thieves Vinegar or How to avoid colds and flu like the plague

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o the story behind this legend is that during the Black Plague (also known as the Black Death or the bubonic plague) in Europe during the 1300s , a certain segment of the population appeared unaffected by the disease. In fact, by using a combination of aromatic herbs, thieves and grave robbers could steal the possessions of those struck down by the plague without contracting any illness. Although we don’t have to worry about the plague, we can help prevent colds and flu by using the Four Thieves blend around the house and at work! The original recipe would have used herbs infused in vinegar, but we can make use of essential oils in the same way. There are, of course, many essential oils with the same attributes of being antibacterial, antiseptic and so on, but here is a recipe loosely based on the original. Blend the following essential oils together in a tinted glass bottle. You can also use a spritzer to disperse the oils in the kitchen, bathroom, on door handles, etc. 40 drops clove essential oil 35 drops lemon essential oil 20 drops cinnamon essential oil 15 drops eucalyptus essential oil 10 drops rosemary essential oil Apple cider vinegar is a good base for the blend as it is antibacterial as well.

Put the essential oils in a spritzer bottle, then add vodka or vegetable glycerine, swish around oils to blend and top up with vinegar.

There are so many ways to bring the healing power of essential oils into your life. Since they are either antibacterial, antiviral or antimicrobial, using a diffuser rationalize smoking marijuana by saying “It’s relatively non-addictive and relatively non-toxic” but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t toxic and isn’t addictive. People can be addicted to ANYTHING! (For the record I do believe that people should have the right to choose Cannabis over any pharmaceutical drugs.) But I do not believe it is the solution.

I am free! I’m free from drug addiction, negative thoughts, anger and resentment. The abdominal pains, the body pain are few and far between. I am putting my energy in better places every day. I have healthier thoughts, I think more

is a practical way to have the aromatics in the air you breathe. You can add them to an unscented liquid hand soap to help keep little fingers clean. You can create a steam inhalation for congestion by taking a bowl filled with hot water, adding a few drops of peppermint or eucalyptus, and creating a tent over your head with a towel. You can create a comforting foot soak with hot water in a basin, some Epsom salts, and some essential oil diluted with a carrier oil(something you cook with-like sunflower or olive oil). For the achiness of colds and flu, analgesic essential oils like mint, chamomile and lavender would be useful. To relieve congestion, eucalyptus, mint, ravensara, rosemary or sage are effective. You can make an easy chest balm with shea butter as the base. Blend a tablespoon of shea with five drops of essential oil and spread over the chest. Wrapping the area in saran wrap will make this a more effective poultice. Remember to dilute the oils whenever you are using them on the body. It is not necessary to dilute if you are diffusing in the air. Although essential oils come from nature, if you have any health conditions, please check with a health care professional before use for any contraindications.

©2013 Heather Garrod is a Certified Aromatherapist and owner of Planet Botanix at 301 Bank St near Somerset. She gives workshops on creating natural body care and has been creating natural body care for over eighteen years. The shop offers natural alternatives to commercial products and features a holistic therapy clinic. www.planetbotanix.com

about the things I want to attract for myself in the future rather than dwelling on the past and playing victim. In fact everything I visualized for myself is happening. Working full time and pursuing higher education as a Horticultural Technician, since I have a serious interest in organic gardening and have found great therapeutic benefits in growing plants and having a connection to the food that nourishes my being.

Thank you so much for your services Grace. I would recommend them to anyone in a heartbeat!

Paul Mazur-Goulet Ottawa, Ontario

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THE CYCLE OF LIFE The cycle of life is to be conceived, be born, live and die.

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ife begins at conception with the seed of an idea or a human being. It goes from there to the unfolding of life (awareness) be it as an idea or as a living thing.

We, humans, are born out of love. We are born into perfection and love. It is as we grow and learn through our environment, education and socialization we become who we are today. Our early years taught us how to think and what to think. We are also a product of our genetic heritage.

Babies know only love. Babies become children.

Children who still have the core of love at their heart who also learn to be angry, unloved and unloving.

The love is still there it just gets displaced further back the line.

But Life is not as easy or as clearcut as that. What about Karma?

What about what and how we are taught? If we all stayed in that loving place that babies are born into how different our world would be. No wars only peace, a thriving ecosystem with enough food for the planet to eat and no-one would go hungry.

To quote from Ecclesiastes (KJV ch.3) “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose… A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted……”

As humans this is a huge lesson. In the vernacular of Kenny Rogers as he says “There’s a time to hold ‘em and a time to fold ‘em”. Talking about poker but he might as well be talking about life. A more modern version of Ecclesiastes!

In the Jewish tradition the Holy Day Holiday of Rosh Hashanah is the epitome of the life-cycle for us as adults.

There, sometime in September or October (depending on the calendar) one celebrates the Jewish New Year.

A time of assessment of the past year and forward thinking of how to get where we would like to be this time next year, given the lessons learned of the past to date. Ten days of Self-examination and culminating in the High Holy Day of the Jewish Calendar, Yom Kippur.

A day of Repentance and Atonement. When our sins are washed away in the river of life and onward we go with an exemplary life for the next year, lessons learned!

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The biggest learning curve in a life cycle whether it is human (animal) or a business enterprise is similar and it is from the birth of an idea to it becoming a solid living thing. Created out of love and vision with a healthy dose of courage.

And this is how the Ottawa Spiritual Pathways Centre (OSPC) was conceived, born and lives.

It began by eight people sitting around a table and talking about it. How the city of Ottawa was going to be without its flagship spiritual centre. Many people had gone into fear that they were going to be left alone and without any spiritual hub to call home. Thus the idea was born, nurtured, fed and loved into existence.

Through the vision and love of four people.

Like all things to do with new beginnings there were the rough and tough spots to iron out and hone to smoothness. The learning curve has been an education for all of us. The labour of bringing this idea into existence was not long or painful. In fact, it was born with ease and joy.

The Centre will be enjoying its birthday the first Sunday in January in 2014. It has already given back to the community it serves with its Solstice celebration and workshops and classes and will celebrate on December 7th with a Holiday Pot-luck for all to come and enjoy and celebrate with us for a year of growing pains filled with love and friendships and family. For We Are All One. Come celebrate with us at the Centre (430 Churchill Avenue) from 1:30 to 3:30 pm.

Saturday, December 7th. A Penny Auction and entertainment will round out the event. Bringing a donation for the Local Food Bank will provide a chance to win a door prize. Also if you would like, bring a dish you would like to share (with a list of ingredients included for those with food allergies and intolerances). Looking forward to seeing you there.

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Explore Quantum Touch…

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ave you ever thought of what might happen if you tried something completely different to alleviate or even eliminate your stress, chronic pain or disease? Do you feel like you’ve tried everything and after months or even years of taking medication and receiving traditional treatments that your condition hasn’t really changed?

I have to admit I was a sceptic at first but I’ve witnessed sheer amazement from the recipients in Quantum Touch sessions as well as in group workshops which I have attended and delivered. The technique is different from any other energy healing.

Quantum Touch is life force energy; it’s a non-invasive light touch healing in which the healer simply creates the space to enable the body’s intelligence to heal itself.

The healer resonates energy at a higher frequency where entrainment and healing begins…muscles have memory, cells have memory…Quantum touch assists the body to heal on a Subatomic level…healing from the root cause, not just temporarily masking the pain…the pain could be on an emotional or physical level. Physical pain and chronic disease are very much connected to an emotional state apparent around the time in which signs of illness begin to surface.

Any event in the past in which you cannot think about without feeling sadness, fear, anger or resentment can be resolved using Quantum Touch’s hands on healing and clearing process. Just think about how you would feel living life without pain and disease.

We have always heard that “stress kills”, we know that is an understatement. We are a society of stress!!!

Neurological diseases, Cancer, heart attacks and stroke are prevalent in our society…1 in 3 Canadians are being diagnosed with Cancer or having strokes and heart attacks every 5 minutes, men and women alike…

Dementia and Alzheimer’s statistics are through the roof.

The Good news?

Pain and illness can be PREVENTED…with a healthy diet to ph balance the body and some exercise along with Quantum Touch, your life will change…

There have been several studies to determine whether or not QT can alleviate musculoskeletal pain. A pilot study was conducted by Adara L. Walton (2010), in her dissertation, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Clayton College of Natural Health…

This 8 week study consisted of 12 volunteer adults, men and women from the ages of 18-64 with 6 volunteers in each group—Each group were given hands-on healing from various modalities. One group received only Quantum touch.

In the final analysis, the results and findings compiled from the 2 groups demonstrated with high statistical significance, that Quantum-Touch hands-on healing was effective on chronic pain when administered for a minimum of 20 minutes on both men and women.

Lastly, over the duration of the study, for those who received Quantum-Touch energy, there appeared to be a calming or relaxing effect resulting at the conclusion of the sessions. Therefore, logical reasoning resulting from the data collected and the t-test tables warrant that Quantum-Touch be considered as a modality to administer alongside with conventional treatment in the area of chronic pain management and specifically musculoskeletal pain. What was made very clear through the research was the fact that Quantum-Touch healing is effective and has a positive impact on clients in the area of chronic musculoskeletal pain.

For more information about this study and for amazing healing stories visit www.quantumtouch.com Want to learn more about Quantum Touch?

Come to our QT workshop and party at Planet Botanix on Saturday December 7th from 12-3pm, hope to see you there!

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BodyTalk:

Shifting Perceptions, Shifting Health

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ow can I be happy and free? How can I obtain and/or maintain good health? How can I prosper and lead an abundant life? These are questions that many of us are asking ourselves, either consciously or sub-consciously, in line with the universal drive towards human happiness. Many of us are dedicating a significant amount of time and resources to uncover the filters that block us from experiencing more happiness, freedom, health and prosperity.

Most of us begin this search at the level of our minds, the same tricky mechanisms that prevent us from superseding our suffering in the first place! Looking through the lens of our limited perceptions/filters to find answers to our suffering, e.g. mental, emotional, spiritual and/or physical, often results in “missing the mark” and having us feel more lost than when we began.

Yet, when we can bring awareness to our inherited and conditioned filters/perceptions, functioning via the mind, they can more often than not be lifted and integrated to experience greater ease, wisdom and understanding. We can help this process via various techniques, e.g. meditation, yoga, self-inquiry and other forms of self-discovery to uncover more of who we are and let go of more of who we are not.

In addition to self practice, healing modalities also can help to quicken this discovery process, as well as shift related health issues at various levels.

The BodyTalk System is one of the most effective systems that I have experienced that facilitates this process (why I have spent many years studying, practicing and receiving it!) BodyTalk is by its nature, a consciousness-based energy therapy that addresses

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the health of the “whole” body and psyche. It works to shift the limited filters/perceptions that we identify with and simultaneously block us from experiencing more happiness, health and prosperity.

It brings awareness to accrued stresses and related patterns that have developed as a result of them, to shift symptoms and core health issues at the causal level.

“I come from an emotionally dysfunctional family. In my early 40s, I broke off with them and felt split between standing up for myself and feelings of guilt for having “broken the family”. Unsurprisingly, 9 years later, I got colorectal cancer, that was cured by chemotherapy and radiation. And now, 5 years later, I met Lori who has patiently and lovingly helped me to reorganize the messed-up puzzle of my functioning and heal related childhood wounds at the cellular level. I am no longer emotionally involved with a dysfunctional family and feel more myself, complete and secure. That’s the beauty of Lori’s work: instead of decades of therapy, it took just a few months because she worked at the source of the problem.

I was amazed by her listening capacity, memory and focus on finding the right path to reconnect my psyche. With her prodigious intuition, she is a real Sherlock Holmes of quantum healing. Thank you Lori!”

- Izzie, Artist, Kanata For more information and/or to book a BodyTalk session, please contact Lori Hollohan at: lori@ energythrive.com and/or book in on her online calendar here: www.energythrive.com. Lori is in the process of creating various e-books, e-courses, e-meditations, e-yoga classes and an e-Workbook for 2014 to help create the phenomenal life you want: Happy, Healthy, Prosperous. The latter will be for sale on her website in December and the others in the months to come.

Lori Hollohan M.A. is a Certified Advanced Parama BodyTalk Practitioner, Cranial Sacral, Lymphatic Drainage and Reiki II Practitioner and a Hatha Yoga Teacher. Her practice is located in a BodyTalk office within a healing arts house at 484 Gladstone Ave. (at Lyon St). Lori is able to provide insurance receipts for her clients.

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Is Your Fear of Failure Holding You Back?

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By Daniel Roy CD, BA, MA, CFP, EPC, CIM, FCSI, CSWP, CRC

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ur society places a great deal of importance on the idea of success.

There is a whole industry that was created to deal with success and how to achieve it.

Parents push their children to excel; sports coaches do the same. This notion of success is also prevalent in the world of business. It is all around us.

There is nothing wrong, per se, in striving for that elusive thing called success. It is healthy and it pushes people to do things that they would not have normally done. And then there is failure! Our society, like many others, does not like failure. Nobody does. Failure is often viewed as a sign of weakness and that is not a good thing.

But what is failure? Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company and the manufacturing process called the “assembly line” went bankrupt 3 times before finally getting it right. Colonel Sanders at age 65 or so got turned down well over a thousand times before somebody accepted his fried chicken recipe. Thomas Edison tried well over 10,000 times to design a light bulb

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and he finally got it. There are countless other examples that you can find out there that are similar to these.

What does this demonstrate to us? Quite simply that success and failure are two ideas that always work together. What makes these three people different? It was their ability to not let this notion off failure stop them from achieving their goal. There are many people who never move forward with an idea, a business concept, an investment decision, or a career change because of this fear of failure.

Temporary failures or setbacks are sometimes a required step before being able to achieve your goal.

Ask any author who has written a bestselling book how many pages were ripped up because they could not get that correct idea out onto paper. Look at your own life and see if your own fear of failure is stopping you from going after your dream(s). Failure is a great friend to have as it teaches you many great lessons about yourself and about the goal that you are going after. It gives you a chance to take an inventory of your plan, your resources and your execution to better understand what you missed the first time around.

I have had many failures in my life and over time I have been able to reflect on them and learn from them.

Yes failures can be painful. Use failures as training aids to improve your plan of action. If you have an idea that needs sharing, a business that needs to get launched, a story that needs writing or whatever it is that you have that you want to create, well get moving on it.

Ask for help from somebody who has gone down that road before. Find a mentor, get a coach…but don’t let your fear of failure stop you from achieving your goal as the road to success is not a straight line. As Winston Churchill once said “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

Daniel Roy is the principal instructor of the Ottawa based Praxis Wealth Institute. He is a Certified Financial Planner as well as a Certified Retirement Coach and public speaker. He conducts workshops and courses that are focused on helping people accumulate wealth as well as designing meaningful and rewarding retirements. daniel@praxiswealthinstitute.ca www.praxiswealthinstitute.ca www.yourretirementcoach.ca

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UNDER SIEGE

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ooking back through human history, there are many technological achievements that we can still see today; the Coliseum in Rome, the Great Pyramids of Egypt and the Great Wall of China to name a few.

Travelling through Europe, it is not uncommon to see ancient ruins, reminders of times gone by, including walled cities. Ramparts were often built to protect the town’s people and their possessions from intruders and invaders. Sometimes, cities would be put under siege for months or years with attacking armies attempting to invade and scale the walls. So much energy and materials were put into building these walls because they were the last line of defense; they were there to ensure that people survived.

It’s interesting to note that for most of us, our thinking has not changed much from those times. We build walls to protect ourselves. Except the walls that we build, have more serious consequences. The busier you are building walls, the less time you’re spending living your life. The more energy you put into protecting yourself, the less energy your body has to heal, to grow and to flourish.

Most symptoms, illness and disease are a result of defending ourselves in our world. We literally cut ourselves off from the world and it’s many gifts. We

hunger for good health, loving relationships and prosperity. And yet we’re the ones who are keeping all that away by building walls. And unlike the tall and strong walls that still surround certain ancient cities, the walls we build, after a while, we don’t see them anymore.

Our bodies put so much energy into building and maintaining walls, less energy goes into digestion, tissue repair, brain activity and other vital functions.

Defense structure and physiology are at the basis of most health and social problems. And most health care acknowledges, diagnoses, treats and tries to prevent all the conditions that are secondary to this defense structure and physiology. That’s like trying to fix the cracked window but not looking at the shifting foundation of the house.

At the Happy Spine, we use Network Spinal Analysis to help reverse the effects of Defense Structure and Physiology. Most people wonder how can a gentle touch cause such wide ranging effects. Some even refer to it as magic. However it’s not magic if you recognize the fact that most symptoms, illness and disease are a result of defense structure and physiology; the result of building and maintaining walls over a lifetime. Protecting ourselves from perceived threats is a necessary strategy in order to survive, to come out the other end. However that only works well in the short term. In the long run this defense structure and physiology has cascading, wide-ranging effects. And Network Spinal Analysis is the solution.

If you are interested in learning more, please visit www.thehappyspine.ca.

Dr. Tony Sandorfi has been serving the National Capital Region for 16 years with devoted passion. He continues to help thousands of people create the change they want and get the most out of their lives.

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December 2013

The Power of Fermented Foods

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he link between diet and disease is well established.

It’s all too easy to be overfed on highly processed foods and undernourished due to lack of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that fresh, whole foods contain. But while good nutrition is crucial in defining our health – there is more to nourishment than what we eat! It all starts in our gut, where trillions of bacteria live that are essential for optimal health. The health of your gut defines how your body utilizes the food you nourish it with, greens+ whole body NUTRITION was formulated to change the way people are nourished, by feeding the body and the multitude of healthy bacteria that reside within, defining our capacity to absorb and utilize nutrients and bolster our defenses.

Containing 70% fermented ingredients – including fermented plant foods, fermented essential fatty acids, fermented fibre & fermented protein - greens+ whole body NUTRITION nourishes the micro flora of our gut environment with helps the body achieve: • Amplified antioxidants, nutrient absorption and anti-inflammatory effects • Increased ability to absorb and metabolize nutrients during the digestive process • The ability to generate valuable nutrients and cofactors Plus – nourishing the bacteria in your intestinal tract improves your overall health by: • Helping the digesting and absorption of certain carbohydrates • Preventing gas, bloating and constipation • Producing vitamins, absorbing minerals and eliminating toxins • Keeping bad bacteria under control • Preventing allergies • Providing vital support to your immune system greens+ whole body NUTRITION also feeds key systems and functions of the body with premium nutrition from: • The nutritional, allergen free, and pH balancing benefits of greens+ O • Brain, mood and vision support from Vegan Vitamin D, Extramel™, NeuroFactor™ and Lutein • Supercharged whole foods, including organic spirulina, red beets, carrot, chlorella, broccoli & broccoli sprouts, olive, cocoa and rice bran • Energizing standardized herbal extracts • Antioxidant rich botanicals including AuroraBlue™ PLUS- greens+ whole body NUTRITION is 100% vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free and made with non-GMO ingredients.

Changing the way you are nourished is easier than you think: consume fermented foods + avoid common

allergens + nourish the body with a wide variety of colourful whole foods that are alkalizing, antioxidant rich and anti-inflammatory! By combining carefully selected ingredients that are proven to nourish, boost and balance key systems in our body supports complete, optimal health and amplifies them with the power of artisanal fermentation techniques. This encourages healthy gut flora with alkaline ingredients, potent anti-inflammatory foods, and free-radical quenching antioxidants.

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Dealing with THAT Person over the Holidays Trevour Strudwick CH, MNLP

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he holiday season often brings with it increased socializing with family, friends and coworkers.

While many people enjoy celebrating this time of good cheer with loved ones, there are almost always one or two people you would do almost anything to avoid.

In fact, the very thought of THAT person can cause an instant uneasiness in the stomach, shortness of breath, stress, tension, anger and even dread! – And the party isn’t even for another 2 weeks!

These automatic physiological changes are a true testament to just how powerful our imagination is, and how our mind and body cannot distinguish between the real and the imagined.

You may find yourself thinking “Yes, but my ‘InLaw’, sister, co-worker or ‘whomever’ is just too much to take! Ask anyone and they’ll tell you!” While that may be true, it is possible for you to get control of these unpleasant responses using a very simple and powerful NLP technique.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is the study of how we receive and store subjective information and the meaning we attach to it. We respond strongly to THAT person because of what they represent to us. Try this little technique and watch what happens!

7. Imagine that they start to shrink down in size, and as they do their voice changes and takes on the quality of a silly cartoon or someone who has just inhaled helium.

8. Add background music. Something light and funny like circus music or Beethoven’s Flight of the Bumble Bee, or something melodramatic out of an old movie that completely mis-matches your usual reaction to them.

9. Imagine the image turns to black and white and the diminished figure scuttles off to one side; left or right, it really doesn’t matter, continuing to shrink until they disappear altogether.

10. Once again, rate your feeling on a scale of 1 to 10. There should be a significant change. If not…try it again, or wait a few minutes and come back to it.

NLP and Hypnosis offer lots of fun and simple ways to get you through the season! Because the only person you have any power over is YOU!

1. Take a few deep relaxing breaths.

2. Close your eyes and count backwards from 10 to 1 on each exhalation.

3. When you are feeling calm and relaxed, call to mind an image of THAT person. It might be part of a memory of a particularly trying time, or some snapshot that is a composite of all the annoying or yucky things they’ve ever said or done.

4. Make it clear. Where is this image? Is it in front of you? How big is it? How does it make you feel?

On a scale of 1-10, how upset or uncomfortable are you feeling?

5. Now, imagine that they are no longer dressed normally but see them in some ridiculous costume – a clown’s suit, cross-dressed, hair all kooky or kinked up in embarrassing lingerie!

Trevour Strudwick, CEO of The INSIGHT Studio, is a certified Life Coach, Consulting Hypnotist, Advanced PSYCH-K® Facilitator, Master NLP Practitioner, Advanced EFT Practitioner, Law of Attraction Practitioner and has been a Reiki Master since 2000.

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6. Get creative and have fun. You are not doing any harm to the person, you are just using your creative imagination to change some elements.

The key here is to go over the top and have fun!

Give them big floppy shoes! Exaggerate their nose, eyes, ears, fingers, hands.

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Balancing the mind and body with tuning forks

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2. The different areas of the body have corresponding emotional issues.

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The energy field extends out about 5 feet from the body. Events and traumas and Experience deep relaxation and enhanced well being their corresponding emotions are stored chronologically with the furthest away from Serenity Wellness Services the body being birth and infancy and the closest being the present age. This method involves passing the forks through the field 613-­‐254-­‐8469 and moving them towards the centre all the while listening for inconsistencies in the sounds of the forks. As the practitioner passes the forks Benefits of a treatment can include: through this outer field of the body he or she is able • Instantaneous, deep state of relaxation to detect at what age a particular trauma occurred and, • Improved mental clarity and brain functioning depending on which area of the body they are working • Increased level of physical energy and mental on, the corresponding emotion or relationship. The concentration sound from the forks breaks up the energy knots and • Relieve of stress by drawing the body into a facilitates circulation of the subtle energy in the field. centered space • Bringing the nervous system into balance As an example I identified a pocket of stuck energy in • Integrating left and right brain thought patterns a client’s field outside the right knee which corresponds to challenges moving forward. I could tell by the location in the field that this happened around age 37. I told him that I was detecting an incident in his life around age 37 that was preventing him from being able to move forward. I then detected another stuck area around age 20 and said to him that whatever this incident was, it had its origin around age 20. He then told me that his wife left him when he was 37 and that he had met her when he was 20. Not surprisingly, he also had pain around the left shoulder which relates to sadness, grief and loss.

He later reported that he was totally blown away by the whole experience, that he had reached a level of relaxation he had not felt in years and felt that a burden had been lifted. Within one month of uncovering and releasing this deep seated relationship baggage he was and still is happily involved in a new relationship.

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In my practice I use Solfeggio Tuning forks based upon the Ancient Solfeggio Frequencies. These original sound frequencies were apparently used in Ancient Gregorian Chants, such as the great hymn to St. John the Baptist. The chants and their special tones were believed to impart tremendous spiritual blessings when sung in harmony during religious masses.

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A Message From Archangel Michael Channelled by Lisa Virtue during “Spirit Speaks” Oct 17th, 2013

Note from Lisa: Has this message been placed in your path previously in a different version that you skipped over? Spirit is making me aware that the people who need to hear this have not all taken the opportunities that have been presented.

Perhaps now is your time.

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see in many people, the desire for more. And they find their hearts longing for something greater, something better.

But what they fail to recognize is truly the now experience. And this may seem like a roll of the eyes type of theme. How many people have heard about being in the now? It’s not an easy practice for most, but what we draw your attention to is by creating in your now, by focussing in your now, by appreciating in your now experience you clean up your vibration, which then allows that which will fulfill you to come to you and through you and to flow. So the act of desperately needing to know “what I’m supposed to be doing” itself holds a more negative spiral of vibration versus: “I am... magnificent. I am pure expression of Divine essence.

I am living here...now, breathing and feeling. I am healthy and strong. I have intelligence. I have self-perception. I have beautiful loving partners, and experiences, and friends in my life. I feel good. I love who I am. I am worthy of being. I deserve to feel joy, to express my love, to be love, to know love. I am happy and beautiful. I am perfect in this moment. There is not a need that I have in this moment, and if my body has a need then I easily fulfill that with joy at the experience of physicality. That I may move and reach and grab and hold and interact with all of these magnificent creations... here in my playground... for me, just for me to interact with, to have some glorious times, to feel things, to have emotion. What more could there be?”

You see this is a vibration that is in alignment with who you truly are. And the experience of being in that state releases hinderances to your journey. It allows that which you desire to flow through you, to flow to you. Releasing resistance is what will bring it faster.

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Now part of the joy of being here is to come up with desires, to create wants. “I wish to be at the next level.”

What could that be? So sometimes it feels diminishing, this struggle to know what to do. And I encourage you when you’re feeling disheartened and frustrated, not at peace, to find a way to find a stillness, remember who you truly are.... You are Divine essence, you are a magnificent light being of love. Pure love is what you truly are. And as I just spoke, find your way to feeling better about just being, and it will occur to you, the more you practice this, the parts of your life that bring you greater joy. So if you can start to discern that which makes you feel lifted and that which is heavier, this is a way to negotiate, to navigate, what to do in life.

The more you practice feeling peaceful, the more you’ll recognize it or the opposite.

The audio recording of this is available for free on www.LisaVirtue.com Further Spirit Speaks recordings are also available.

The next live event is Thursday, December 12th at 7pm at Lisa Virtue’s Studio.

Lisa Virtue is an energy healer, medium, channel and teacher. Her will is to serve in guiding people into the experience of their own vibrant light.

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