> MYSTIC LIVING: a BLOG > healing

Tag Archive: healing

Protecting YourSelf and Your Family thru Covid-19, 5G, and Beyond

7 April 2020

None of us knew we signed up for this, did we? Yet, here we are, in the middle of a pandemic, learning to shelter at home, learning to socialize while maintaining physical distance, wondering how to keep our families safe, and concerned with the future of our health, our economy, our very existence. Talk about stress!

Daniel and I have chosen to do what we can, to be there for who needs us, to hold space, and continue the healing work, albeit from afar, in various ways:

  • This post, which includes ways of protecting yourSelf and your family.
  • Hosting weekly live talks on topics that impact us all. You can watch the first one here:
Walking in Today’s World and Ways to Ground, A Spiritual Perspective, part 1
Walking in Today’s World and Ways to Ground, A Spiritual Perspective, part 2
  • Free 15-minute healing sessions. We invited a few other healers, and they are available as well, also offering their services free. Sign-up at Picktime.
  • Prayers – just ask; we will be honored to do so for you.
  • Mailing greeting cards to friends, old and new. It’s rather satisfying, actually – try it!
  • When we are able, we will resume our bi-monthly live healing afternoons.

Getting back to the main purpose of this post,

Ways to Protect YourSelf and Your Family:

As was shared in the above-linked videos, despite the very confusing information out there (what’s really going on? was it intentional? are dark forces at work?), the bottom line is, we have to care for ourselves, be our own best advocates, and do what needs to be done to stay as healthy as possible. So, as an adjunct to said videos, here are some ideas and resources for your consideration.

For your bodies:

  • If you aren’t already, take vitamin C; powdered ascorbic acid is best. We have a bottle on the counter and add 1/4 tsp to every drink. If you get sick, up the amount, even up to 6 grams/hour. Be aware, you will be in the bathroom, ridding your body of things you don’t need or want. If you get really sick, try and find a doctor who will give you vitamin C by IV. Note: the more carbs you eat, the more vitamin C you need; also, if you smoke, take an extra gram for every cigarette.
  • If for some reason straight vitamin C doesn’t work for you, try lemons. Buy organic, wash them well, cut them up and boil them (including the peel), strain, and drink the water – once it’s cooled down.
  • Modified Master Cleanse. While it is a great protocol, you don’t need to do the fasting part to get health benefits. First thing in the morning, add apple cider vinegar, fresh-squeezed lemon juice, maple syrup (skip if you prefer), powdered cayenne, and vitamin C (not part of the original recipe, but we do it that way) with hot or warm water. Drink it all at once or sip throughout the day. As it gets things going, it’s a good idea to have at least some before ingesting anything else.
  • Consider eating vegan to minimize inflammation. At the very least, eat as healthy, high-vibration as possible. Up the vegetables and healthy fats (coconut, avocado, grapeseed for cooking; olive for salads, etc.), back-off on fried, processed, and packaged foods.
  • Use Thieves oil blend. Buy from Young Living directly, order from my friend Wendi for a discount (wenrox@hotmail.com), or make it yourself. I keep a bottle in my purse, and spray it into my mouth, aiming for the back of my throat, to attack any little critters that make their way in. You can also use it to disinfect any surface you deem risky.
  • Speaking of cloves (one of the ingredients in Thieves), they are powerful all by themselves. Years ago, I was having severe health issues and was going on an overseas trip; I didn’t want to haul all the supplements I was taking around and settled on just bringing clove and vitamin C. It really was a miracle how it kept me strong. You can get it in capsules, or buy organic powdered clove and mix in a drink.
  • Raw garlic. Yup. Chew a clove of garlic. Not only will the allicin kill bacteria and fungus, address respiratory ailments, and a host of other health benefits, you will help others maintain their physical distance.
  • To clear mucus out of lungs, cut up about four inches of ginger and boil it in a quart of water (til pulpy), then drink. Or try golden milk, with water or coconut milk.
  • Avoid pork. The meat begins decaying minutes after it is butchered and is therefore toxic in and of itself; additionally it interferes with our lymph and detoxification processes.
  • Use your lungs! Take deep, chest-expanding breaths, at least five in a row periodically throughout the day, more or less as needed. It’ll keep your lungs moving, and introduce more oxygen.
  • Sadly, corn is not your friend, in any of its’ forms. It often carries mold, a big no-no right now. Grains and nuts are risky as well.
  • Here’s one we often forget in times of acute crisis: prayer. Not only are you raising the vibration of each and every cell, connecting with one’s Maker is never a bad thing. See Friday’s video chat for tips (info below).
  • Attitude is everything. It can make or break you – in any situation. In preparing for last week’s video chat, Source showed me a vision of a calm sea before me when I was calm, which turned choppy when I got anxious. Which means, I largely drive how I feel, and that I have a lot of control. They also reminded me that the sun always shines. Even when it’s raining, or night where I am, or whatever else is going on to prevent me seeing the sun, it is still always shining. Same with God’s Love, it is always there. Speaking of love, how about making some? Those vibrations and hormones will do you a world of good.
  • Spend time outdoors, imbibe the fresh air and sunshine. Even if, especially if, you aren’t feeling up to it, do it! While you’re out there, go for a walk.
  • Take advantage of your mother, Gaia. She has powers beyond our comprehension. Tap into her, ground, release your harmful energies, draw up her healing energies (see video above, part 1, for detailed instructions).
  • Experiment with intermittent fasting. There’s lots of info out there on the web; in a nutshell, you either eat foods for 7-8 hours per day, i.e., first food at 11:00 a.m., last food consumed by 6:00 or 7:00 p.m. (water anytime) or eat normally for six days a week and water fast for one. This allows your body to focus on other functions – like healing – for the rest of the day.
  • Iodine is a natural anti-viral; I use Lugol’s.
  • Explore reality – the reality of YOU, what you’re made of, where we come from, etc. – some resources, including fantastic videos, here.
  • How could I not include orgonite? This powerful, simple, sustainable tool has been my best friend during cold and flu season for many years. I wrap one in a bandana and tie it around my throat – keeps the bugs at bay by emitting a continual flow of free electrons, which our bodies need to go the job of healing.
  • Another cold and flu season go-to for me, whenever I feel any pain in my ear canals, is to insert a piece of cotton-ball with a few drops of basil essential oil on them into my ears. Keeps me from getting an earache, a personal non-fave of mine.
  • If you haven’t explored homeopathy, consider doing so. I don’t have room here to include all the miracles I’ve witnessed thanks to this simple medicine. For day-to-day use, again, I’d need another post, but, in this current situation, folks are talking about how they are using it, so do some Googling.
  • Were I to leave out smudging, I would be highly remiss. Burning sage has been scientifically prove to kill bacteria, microbes, chase away negative energies, and more. For years, I was doing it like most “whitefoots” do – lighting up the end of a bundle of it, holding it over an abalone shell to collect the ashes, and struggling to keep it lit. It worked, albeit tediously. Then I married a Native American, and he just puts loose leaves (some stems ok) into the shell and lights the leaves. Simple.

In the home:

  • What do you think about grounding for eight hours a day without any effort? Grounding sheets or wristbands are a great option; check out Earthing. A simple way to draw away all that EMF pollution we are constantly exposed to.
  • I’ve been using an ozonator in my home for years. It smells great, cleans the air, eliminators odors, and just happens to provide me with extra oxygen. There is a recent huge demand for these machines, so be sure and do your research.
  • Getting back to EMF pollution, a great resource for tools to make your home safer (including protective clothing and fabrics) is this site. New to me is Lambs, from which we just ordered protective beanies (I’ll let you know how they work out).
  • Did you know your smart meters (yes, you have them, or they’re on their way) are emitting harmful frequencies? Yep, the one on your house. Putting a guard on them will negate that (link is to the one I have).
  • An information source for EMF, 5G especially, is Take Back Your Power (clever name, isn’t it?) They’ve put out a booklet, 7 Essential Ways to Make Your Home Safe from 5G and EMF Radiation; you receive it when you subscribe to their newsletter.
  • Earthcalm sells a whole-house protection gizmo.
  • Looking for more information, if for no other reason than to know there are fellow awakened souls out there, folks who won’t roll their eyes when you say you are protecting yourself? Try EMF Warriors, or connect with us on Facebook; the members of our page are all like-minded.

It’s a long list, I know, but I want to give you as many options as I can think of at this time. Beware, I’m no medical expert; these are all suggestions for you to research on your own – consult with your physician if you are unsure. Mix and match and find the best combination to suit your needs. By the way, I don’t get a cut on anything listed here, these are just products I’m familiar with, there are others.

Looking ahead,

  • Friday April 10, our next Facebook Live broadcast, “Connection with God, Self, and Others: A Foundation for the Future” will be an exploration into how aligning our vibrations will assist us as we continue this journey. You can join us by going to our Noble Wisdom page at 7:15 pm CST.
  • Reach out to us anytime; we are happy to to answer your questions, or healing, or prayers.

Blessings to you and yours – Kaaren & Daniel

Healing Tips, Tools You Can Use

, , ,

Healing for the Holocaust

5 September 20144

It seems like a lifetime, but eight days ago I was given the bounty of doing some pretty darn awesome healing work.

There is a woman, let’s call her Louise, walking the earth to whom we all owe a huge debt.  She has done so many things in her 80+ years to better the planet, all across the globe, that it puts most of us to shame.  It is not my place to tell her life story here – I’m sure I don’t know the half of it! – but I would like to discuss what transpired when I was called on to work with her.

IL Holocaust Museum

For the past two months, Louise had been having trouble “staying alive”, as she put it. Though she lives in the Southwest (I live in the Midwest) she was going to be only a couple of hours away to speak at a conference (did I mention she’s also a walking, talking history book?), and she asked her niece to arrange for us to meet in person at the home of a mutual friend.

As a healer, the potency, texture, mood of the energy Source runs through me to the client varies tremendously.  With Louise, I knew right away that this healing was of a unique nature.  It all started out pretty straight-forward.  The Guides wanted her to lie down comfortably in order to better allow the energy to flow through her and avoid the possibility of swooning.  Some of the Guides were with me at her feet, a very high Being along with other Guides at her head, with the energy flowing through us and through her, circling at various areas in her body that needed extra attention.  I saw a man next to her and realized it was her husband, who she already told me had walked on some years before; he was there supporting her and assisting with the work.

Once this phase was complete, I asked, as is my method, if there were any questions.  At the same time, I noticed that her husband was now clouded in grief and sorrow, and that clearly he needed help.  Her niece told me about the “staying alive” issue.  As soon as she said that, I could see that Louise, without consciously knowing it, had been assisting her husband with his issue, and that was draining her of all she had.  Note:  this type of thing happens more than we realize, and is one of the root causes mainstream caregivers usually miss.

I told them that there was something from his youth that was haunting him, something had happened that he still hadn’t shook off.  Louise shared that, before he was taken from their home to hospice, he had repeatedly seen a young boy, dressed in old-fashioned clothes, standing at the foot of their bed.  He didn’t know who it was but desperately wanted to.  That boy then showed himself to me, simultaneously letting me know he was the envoy for a group of Holocaust and pogrom victims that needed and wanted healing, that he had shown himself to the husband knowing that eventually he and I (meaning my team) would cross paths. Adjustments were made to facilitate the healing, not the least of which was that I now needed to sit down, and then this large group of people started flowing toward me, headed to the Guides, or realm or place or feeling or vibration (I don’t claim to know exactly; I live here still) that they needed.  Let me tell you, this energy was unique, very powerful yet very soft, and incredibly beautiful.

The four of us breathing (as opposed to metaphysical Beings, who don’t inhale air) folks, after it was done, just sat in stunned, humbled, silence.  “Wow” is a woefully inadequate term, but it’s in the direction of what we felt.  The niece, who happens to have been trained by Hanna Kroeger herself in the art of pendulum divination, then revealed that we had just assisted 4,000,000 (yes, million) souls who had been victims of man’s inexplicable, ongoing, horrific treatment of their fellow men.  It makes me cry just to write this.  How could little old us, mere specks of dust on a slightly bigger speck of dust in an infinite Universe, be so blessed as to be chosen to do this?

Let me insert a clarification here.  I have “crossed over” many, many souls in the past, even in large groups, but this was different.  This was about needing healing, not about being stuck here as ghosts.  Now that I think of it, the largest group I worked with en masse was over 600, and that was in a Jewish cemetery; it’s likely there is a connection, I’ll have to look into that!

Getting back to Louise:  the niece then discovered that Louise and her husband (who was, in fact, Jewish) had, during their 50+ years here together, assisted 3,000,000 additional souls.  In case you’re wondering, that averages out to 60,000 a year, 164 a day, 365 days a year.  That’s a lot of work and it’s on top of the other amazing things Louise was already doing!

I started off this post stating that the world owes Louise a lot and I stand by that.  The history of the pogroms and the Holocaust leaves a devastating impression on the collective experience of all that is, this planet in particular.  Given that racism is still alive and well, it would be fair to say we are not yet healed from those wounds.  We must all learn to live together, to overcome our prejudices and anything else that keeps us apart, so that we can work toward the promised Kingdom of Heaven on Earth.  That Louise and her husband, over the years, culminating in a gigantic push last week, on their own (along with their Guides) raised the vibration of 7,000,000 souls is mind-boggling.

Remember them in your prayers.

Healing Stories

, , , , ,

The Sky is Red

23 August 20142

Communication is king.

That’s it, that’s all I have to say, whole thing in a nutshell…

Well, maybe I have a little more:

Communication, whether via words, deeds, or thoughts, whether to ourselves or to others, defines who we are.  I touched on this in my last post, Speaking of Death, but would like to expand on it here.

  • If I communicate to myself, in my thoughts, that the world and the people on it, are crappy, then that defines who I am.  I will live my life that way, and the world and the people on it will respond to me crappily.
  • If my words are insincere, my relationships will be insincere.  Case in point, when one person asks another, “How are you?”, the answer is inevitably something flippant, like, “Fine.”  What the heck is that?  Not a conversation at all.  If you don’t want to share what is actually going on in your life, then say so – nicely, of course.  If you don’t truly want to know what’s going on in someone’s life, then don’t ask.  This interaction, carried out multiple times by each of us every day, defines us – let’s try to make it authentic and thereby steer the definition of ourselves towards authenticity.
  • Faulty communication leads to so many misunderstandings and arguments.  I was married to a man with whom I could just never get it right. I’d say, “The sky is blue” and he’d hear, “The sky is red.”  He’d go outside, look up, see that the sky was, in fact, blue, and get angry with me for misleading him.  He wouldn’t tell me he was angry because in his mind I already knew that I misled him, as I told him the sky was red.  I wouldn’t be able to figure out why he was acting cold towards me because in my head I told him the sky was blue, and therefore would have no clue that the whole sky thing was even an issue.  This scene played out over and over again during the course of our ten-year marriage; not my finest hours.  I am happy to say that I have consciously worked on being more clear in my choice of words, working on aligning the definition of myself with “good communicator.”
  • Here’s another communication arena wherein we limit ourselves – emotions.  When most people consider their emotions, either via self-reflection, or because someone – hopefully sincerely! – asked, “How are you?”, they come up with one of a limited list: happy, sad, angry, fine, excited, disappointed, jealous, unwell, for example.  While human beings have the capacity to experience literally hundreds of different emotions, we don’t because we don’t even look, we don’t explore.  Sitting in the court room waiting for my divorce to be finalized, I experienced an emotion unfamiliar to me.  I sat there, exploring, until I figured out that I was giddy.  I didn’t remember ever being giddy before, but using that word, communicating that word to myself, expanded my definition of myself.
  • Prayer is communication with God.  For myself, I prefer using the prayers revealed by the ascended masters rather than my own, as those words are so much more powerful, in my opinion.  It feels to me that, using those words raises my vibration, raises my worship.  I’m not saying using one’s words isn’t heard, by the way!

This blog is about exploring the multiple avenues open to us as we work on our own healing and I hope you will consider building your awareness of how you communicate and see what happens!

Healing Tips

, , ,

Paying Healing Forward

26 July 20140

Let me tell you something beautiful.

A couple months ago, after I held a group healing session, I worked one-on-one with one of the participants.  We cleared something out of her body, and went back to the group. Every time I saw her after that, she thanked me.

While I appreciate that so much – I really love my job and that I get to help people heal and become more whole – I kind of shrugged it off.  She had said at the time that even though she has worked with many healers and psychics over the years that I was the first one to see that particular issue, so if I would have had to guess, I would have thought that was why she was so grateful.

Last night she shared the whole story.  As I don’t want to disclose too many details, let’s just say that she had been in a long-term relationship, one that was extremely intense, very connected, deep-attraction based.  It ended badly.  In the ensuing years, she hadn’t been able to get over it, to get it out of her system.  When we met and we cleared it out, she knew it was time.

Last night she shared what it meant to her.  She said she felt she had moved on, the tie was finally gone, that she was ready to love again, that her heart was open, that the future looked bright.  She had been healed.

Last night she shared how she would pay it forward.  She said she didn’t know how to thank me, that all she knew was that she wanted to make someone else as happy as she was, that helping someone else would be her contribution, and her appreciation for Source having healed her.  My heart was singing just listening to her.

Imagine, if we each of us paid it forward when we experienced a growth or shift – BAM! – the world would change dramatically, quickly, exponentially.

Shall we give it a try?

Greater Good, Healing Stories

, ,

Turn Your Chair Around: Becoming More Self-Aware

11 June 20140

Life is a challenge, no?  Lessons upon lessons.  Situations that bring self-growth.
Situations that make our heads spin. Sometimes the lesson is obvious, other times not so much.  Often the lesson to learn is relatively simple, yet complex in that the shift eludes us.  In all scenarios, however, Source has our back, and finds creative ways of manifesting situations in our lives to nudge us in the right direction.

Case in point:  in 2010, a friend and I were doing “swaps”.  She would work on me and, in turn, I would work on her.  (I gotta insert a plug for bartering here, such a magnificent model:  win/win!)  Picture the setup, as it is so relevant.  I am sitting on her couch, she is sitting on a dining room-type chair, facing me, pen and paper in hand.  As I focus in on what healing we are to do for her this session, I am drawn to an area across the space, behind her, and so get up and walk over there. Standing there, I understand that this is where I am to work from, and am kinda’ thrilled as there was a rug in this area and my bare feet were chilly.  Stay with me:  now I am facing her back.  I convey to her that I will be staying put and she is rather nonplussed and suggests that we move the whole darn rug over to the couch area.  By this time, I realize what is going on and replied, softly,
“Or, you could turn your chair around.”
She immediately laughed at the absurdity of her request.

What a great lesson, so beautifully and literally stated!  Most of us tend to want everything, everyone, else, to adjust to suit us rather than making a shift ourselves.  Becoming more self-aware often is as simple as turning one’s chair around.

Think of the possibilities next time you are experiencing conflict.

Healing Stories, Metaphysical Stories

, ,

Healing is in the Hands of the Angels

6 June 20140

Sometimes, we know something needs to be healed, and just can’t seem to get to the bottom of it.  Recently this has come up in conversation several times, so I figure it is a timely topic for a blog post.

Healing is all about allowing energy to flow.  Whether you call it prana, chi, orgone, Source, Guides, Angels, God, Jehovah, Nature, quantum particle, whatever works for you, it is still energy.  And when something is blocked, when energy isn’t flowing, we need to heal.  You know this to be true:  in the physical realm, if there is plaque in an artery, blood isn’t going to flow.  Blood, though “heavier” than spirit, is still energy.  And energy is in the hands of Source, by the graces of our Creator.  Our Guides, being “in the flow” are fully aware of all these blockages and how they interact.

Fairly recently, I had a pretty dramatic experience around this which taught me a lot, so I feel qualified to put in my two cents.  First of all, let me tell you, I know how frustrating it is. For years, I had known that something pretty awful happened to me when I was five years old.  Once I discovered there was an issue – a blockage – like a dog worrying a bone, I wouldn’t let it go.  I tried and tried to figure out what it was.  Being me, I just had to know.  I figured, if I know what it is, I can address it.

First line of attack:  try to figure it out myself – dead end.  I asked both my parents; they had no idea.  I worked with various holistic practitioners; no luck.  It was so frustrating;  I knew I was ready, I knew it needed to see the light of day, and it kept eluding me.

When it was finally revealed to me, I realized that I really hadn’t been ready.  The perspective from which I saw it at the time of its unveiling, provided the framework to place it within the context of my whole experience.  Had it come any earlier, it would not have “fit”.  I would have been like, “Are you kidding me?  That makes no sense!”

Perfect example of how sometimes what we think is the right time really isn’t and that we must trust Source to show the way when it is right.

Here’s where it gets better:I chose my life challenges

The other day, I was working with a client – let’s call this person by the androgynous name “Ashton” – who I knew has an issue he’d like to unveil, while at the same time being in total fear of what it will look like. In a previous session Ashton had been told that we would take our time uncovering the root of this issue, kind of soften it up as we went, and thus when the time was right, it wouldn’t be so traumatic.  In this session, an eternal companion – let’s call him “Jo” showed up and shared that he was Ashton’s friend, that, while Ashton was on the physical plane, and Jo was on the spiritual plane, there were still connected and that they had agreed on this plan before Ashton came here.  Jo showed how he has been working with Ashton and that this issue would be revealed soon, but not yet, and that there were things that had to happen first and provided some tools that Ashton was to use to work toward that goal.  How cool is that?

Knowing that everything is in Divine Right Order is one thing – having someone show up and tell you the plan another.  How beautiful.

So, next time you are stumbling around, frustrated, just remember that “someone up there” has got your back, and things will be revealed in due time.

Healing Stories

, , , ,

Healing by Source

25 April 20140

I Don’t Know What I’m Doing…

Seriously.  I really don’t.

Not in any scientific, explainable, verifiable way.  I know that what we access in the energy work is powerful, transforming, life-changing in so many areas and levels, yet I couldn’t really tell you even what to call it beyond “Source”.

Last weekFlower_of_Life_Matted_01a, I worked with a woman over the phone who has a chronic debilitating condition.  Source worked on her, and whatever we started during that phone session was going to continue to percolate through her for the following three weeks.  This was strong stuff, as my body was reacting in a rather strange (now, that’s a relative term!) manner.  Before we hung up, she asked about an appointment she had in a few days with some equipment that has an 80% effectiveness rate on healing (80%, btw, is extremely high), as follow up to a previous treatment she had with said equipment.  She was told to wait until the three weeks were up, as the treatment would interfere with the healing that had been set in motion in our session.

Today, I got an update:  Subsequent to our session, the person who owns the equipment told her that she needed to get in sooner rather than later in order to maintain the efficacy of her previous work with that equipment.  Poor woman, of course she was now torn.

Doing her due diligence – good for her! – she called a third party to get some input. That person called in someone who is extremely talented and accurate using a pendulum.  They got that she should wait til at least May 8, and preferably May 9, to use the equipment (note:  May 8 will be exactly three weeks, and neither of these two knew that!).  In addition, they got that doing it even one day early, May 7, would decrease the effectiveness by 50%. ONE DAY!!

Whoa!

So what is actually happening?  To claim I know would be false.  I just know that healing via Source and having a holistic approach is much more powerful than any machine or supplement or treatment or anything else we earthly folks can utilize.  Call in Source, let It do what It wants, and you will get amazing results.  Now, when she gets her next treatment with that equipment, her body will utilize it much better.

Would you like to get you some of that?

Would you like to be wrapped in love?

Well you can, easy as pie.  Join us for our next Butterfly Experience and you will be swimming in Source-laden soup for an entire weekend.  Next date is May 30 through June 1.  That’s five weeks away.

Even though the cost for the retreat is very low compared with pretty much any other retreat out there, I know money is tight for many.  If it helps, you can make payments – weekly, or whatever suits you.  Click here for details.

Healing Stories

, , ,

Spring Cleaning

18 April 20144

Do you spring clean?  I have to admit, I do not.  My mother still does – she literally scrubs the entire house, the walls, the ceiling, the curtains, everything!  Sounds like way too much work, but her house does feel really clean.  Spring cleaning is an old tradition, one most of us modern folks no longer bother with.  Granted, we don’t have coal stoves and furnaces that belch oodles of soot all over the place, but we do have ductwork that spews out dust.  Hmmm…  maybe I need to re-think that one.

In any case, this post is about spring cleaning our insides, getting rid of some of the accumulated soot and dust so that our bodies can function better, can feel clean inside and out, like my mom’s house.spring clean yourself

If you haven’t done any cleanses in the past, let’s start you off with some simple, easy ones.  If you’re up for something more intense, reply via the comment section, and we’ll get you a more vigorous recipe.  Here are four to consider:

~ End your day on a sour note!  Squeeze the juice of a lemon into warm water and drink before going to bed.

~ Black looks good IN you!  Activated charcoal:  Effective, gentle, and inexpensive, what’s not to like?  Charcoal is commonly used to purify water and for chemical poison victims.  The reason is it has the remarkable capacity to act as a sponge in our digestive systems, sucking up debris and carrying it away with it – even LDL.  Just stir a tablespoon into a glass of water, and you’ve done some scrubbing – 30,000 square feet worth!  Rather than wait for a disaster, make it a daily habit and your body will be singing.

~ Act like a Nobel Prize winner!  Dr. Linus Pauling, winner of not one but two undivided Nobel Prizes was a huge proponent of vitamin C, so consider a vitamin C flush safe territory.  There are many variations on this theme, so here is the simplest: use powdered vitamin C (ascorbic acid) by adding it to water.  Start with one tsp every 15 minutes until you have a liquid bowel movement.  This will actually be lymph flushing; lymph acts as our sewage system, and giving this a good regular scrubbing makes all the other systems work better.  As I said, there are many versions, you can also do it at night, work up to high doses, etc.  This is a great remedy for anyone new to supplementing who feels uneasy, as C is water soluble and therefore will not build up in the body – you can’t overdose.

~ Seashells by the Seaside!  Just kidding, I just couldn’t think of anything more clever to highlight the salt water flush.  This is done when you get up in the morning.  Add two level tablespoons of uniodized sea salt plus the juice of one lemon to a quart of lukewarm water; shake; drink.  Yum.  Kidding, again.  Have a designated bathroom.  Seriously.  You are not gonna want anything to get between you and the toilet; you will be eliminating all kinds of stuff and likely more than once.

Be a baby!  I’m gonna let you in on a secret:  cleanses can make your bottom sore.  The first two I cited won’t likely do it, but the last two probably will.  And what do babies do for their sore bottoms?  They use diaper cream, of course!  Having a spray bottle to rinse off your bottom rather than wiping with toilet paper will also help in the comfort department.

There you go, some spring cleaning ideas.  Hope you like how your house (you know, the one you walk around in) looks afterwards!

As always, I love to hear how you do, so please use the comment section below and share how your holistic healing journey is going.

FYI – I swiped the photo from a homeschooling website; I hope they don’t mind, especially since I left their link in.

Tools You Can Use

, , , , ,

8 Simple Ways to Raise Your Vibration

29 October 20130

The thing about life is, well… it’s life.  It’s organic, shifting, breathing, moving, ever-changing, and so, so beautiful.  We each of us have our ups and downs, triumphs and challenges, an eternal roller-coaster journey.  We may go days, weeks, or even months feeling “up” and then have “down” periods; sometimes the ups and downs happen in the same day!  While the purpose of challenges (those moments we tend to classify as “down”) is to encourage personal growth, sometimes rising up to that challenge, and doing it with joy, can be difficult, seemingly impossible.

While there is no substitute for doing the hard work of deep healing, there are simple ways we can help ourselves get through the day and avoid allowing the challenges to overwhelm us.

Here, in no particular order, are some tools you can use whenever needed:

  1. Spritz yourself with rose water; simple yet effective.  Rose oil vibrates at a frequency of 320 MHz (our brains vibrate at around 75 MHz); raising your vibration puts you above your surroundings, causes your Self to be attuned to higher things, creates harmony.  If you can afford it, purchase a high-quality oil, otherwise, whatever your local health food store carries will do; get a small spray bottle, fill it with distilled water, add 5-8 drops of the rose oil, shake to mix.  Spritz around your head and body as needed.  I keep a bottle in my vanity and one in my healer bag so I almost always have one available to me.
  2. Wear angel aura quartz.  Angel aura is produced when vaporized platinum and silver are bonded onto quartz.  The    combination creates a powerful stone which is calming, enhances connection with our own higher Selves as well as the metaphysical realms, and brings an overall sense of peace.  There are many sources on the internet (few rock shops carry them regularly); wear it either as a pendant or in a pocket (my personal preference is that the quartz be in its’ original, point shape, and not tumbled).
  3. Introspection.  This is the one we tend to avoid like the plague (the reasons for this is a whole other conversation, which we’ll do some other day).  Turning within and seeking out the reasons behind why we are reacting to the situation as we are, or why it causes us stress, is very rewarding and highly effective.  Once you have figured out the root cause of why, moving on follows naturally.  “Oh, my boss yelling at me reminds me of my mom being angry with me when I was a child.  I get it.  [sigh]  Ok, my boss is not my mom, and I don’t have to let it stress me out.”  Obviously, there are degrees of healing, and while this may not clear the issue entirely, having the perspective makes it easier to manage, at least until you can do deeper work.
  4. Mankind has been doing this one since he first drew breath.  Prayer puts us directly in contact with Source, and, whether we “hear” the response or not, just the simple act of prayer is enough to raise our vibration.  The length of the prayer is not important; the way to make it work for you is to really feel the prayer, have the intention of connection, of being part of the fabric of the Universe, of allowing, of embracing the “let go and let God” adage.
  5. Sternum tapping – yes, sternum tapping; and no, I don’t mean be all crazy-acting like King Kong.  Using the three center fingers, vertically-aligned, of either hand, tap on the sternum lightly, but with enough force to feel the vibration.  Speed should be about three to four taps per second; 20 seconds is long enough.  This energizes the lymph nodes behind there, waking up the immune system, and invigorating the body.  Note:  not to be confused with sternum thumping, or precordial thumping, a much more violent thump used to restart the heart of a cardiac arrest victim.
  6. Here’s a nice old-fashioned one:  write & burn a letter.  You’ll have to hunt for those quaint tools of communication known as pen and paper, but it will be worth it.  Put the pen to the paper and just let it flow; no need to make sense, no need to concern yourself over grammar or punctuation, whatever comes out will be perfect.  Next is the burn part – this is where you are handing your frustrations over to Source and letting them go.  Please do this safely, outside in a fire pit is ideal; inside in your kitchen sink fairly safe as well.
  7. 3 exhalations, done rapidly and forcefully, in quick succession.  Sounds silly, I know, but it is similar to the well-known “count to ten” exercise.  It releases the negativity that has built up and gives you a chance to calm yourself before moving on.
  8. You may or may not be familiar with the science behind it, but we are actually vibrational, energetic Beings.  There are energy centers throughout the body and near proximity that interact and drive the physical body.  The most well-known are the seven centers identified as:  root (pubic area), sacral (~ 2” below the belly button), solar plexus (just below the ribs), heart, throat, 3rd eye (just above and between the eyebrows), and crown (top of head).  If these centers get clogged up, so to speak, it has an adverse effect on our state of well-being.  Some make it a daily practice to clear the chakras, but it can also be done on an as-needed basis.  Starting with the root chakra, simply rotate your hand in a clock-wise movement (with your body as the clock-face) over each chakra on the front side of your body for a few moments.  Some folks can actually feel the energy; whether one does or not does not affect the outcome.  If you have someone with you willing to do so, they can do the back side for you.

There you go:  your very own emergency tool kit.  Not by any means a complete list, but a good start.  It would make me so happy if even one of them helps you through your day.

If you have any comments or questions, I’d love to hear them.

Peace be with you.

Tools You Can Use

, , , ,

Feng Shui Cheat Sheet

23 January 20130

Does anyone use Feng Shui, or wish to? While it is not part of the healing work I do with clients, it is a tool I have utilized in my home to great effect.  In a nutshell, Feng Shui is the art (science, some would argue) of strategically placing objects in one’s environment to create harmony, and energeticly affect various areas of one’s life.  Each space has nine areas, divided up like a tic-tac-toe grid:  Power, Reputation, Relationships, Family, Heart, Creativity, Spirituality, Lifepath, & Travel.

Wading through the books and websites was a bit overwhelming, so I created a Ba Gua of my own, a “Feng Shui Cheat Sheet”, so to speak.  While there is much, much more to Feng Shui than what is covered in my cheat sheet, it does cover the basics.  Using this tool, at a glance you can determine where things may need adjusting.  Simply hold the sheet face up while standing in the doorway of the room you are working on, facing in (note:  you can also use the grid as a whole-house tool).  Visually divide the room into the nine segments as defined on the sheet, checking to see whether you have objects appropriate to that topic and go from there.  It does not require an entire re-arranging of one’s space – though you may be tempted! – just shifting a few things can create change.  For example, I had my Family & Creativity “corners” backwards, and once I switched things around, I immediately felt a shift in the energy of the space; it was quite amazing!

Give it a try – you can always put things back the way they were.

Feel free to print it out for your own use (click for Feng Shui Cheat Sheet PDF version).

Tools You Can Use

, ,