Heal Pain Naturally

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Albert of Urban Monk told me of a competition he and 2 other monks are having giving bloggers the opportunity to write about “Compassion”. I jumped at the opportunity because compassion is one of the only emotions I can honestly say I have never been without. This is a joint effort by the Three Monks – Wade of The Middle Way, Kenton of Zen-Inspired Self Development, and Albert of Urban Monk.Net. The prizes of NOW watches are kindly provided by the coolest timepiece company ever – The Now Watch.

Growing up in NYC with my young parents gave me a ton of opportunities to observe people and situations. My parents had me when they were 18 and worked…

Wow — I look at days like today and say “I am SO grateful for my health and my healing”. A year ago I could not have done even 1/100th of what I did today. My father and step-mom come tomorrow and stay a few days so I am doing the last minute shopping, clean up, cooking prep, wrapping, etc. I was a bit stressed earlier in the week and saw it effect my energy level and even felt some old aches wanting to manifest. Luckily I read Edward Mill‘s post “The Holiday Anti-Stress Guide — 19 Tips For a Relaxing Holiday Season”. It really helped me to look at where my attention was going and gave me some GREAT tips on what needed work.

I began to shift my attention and focus…

I have been studying about consciousness a lot lately. Anita Pathik Law from The Power of Our Way had a GREAT Community Call in Program on “Raising Consciousness and Taking Responsibility for Your Own Shift” last week and through it I met many others that were very thought provoking. Shifting into Consciousness used to sound so foreign to me…. but all it is simply is being in the moment. Being aware of what your mind is telling you and what your self-talk is saying. Being aware of the world around you and not moving through it mindlessly. Meditation or concentrating on your breath is one of the easiest ways to initiate this. Through the call in program there were many wise ways people used to bring them back to consciousness and relax their…

“SICKO”

I knew I HAD to see this movie when it came out but having 2 young kids it seems I don’t get to any movie in the theaters that doesn’t have a PG rating on it. I was happy to see it offered on Video On Demand and finally got to see it a few nights ago. I highly recommend Americans see this movie. People from other countries would be educated by it as well but as an American it is an embarrassment to show JUST how screwed up our health care system is in this country.

Yes, I knew the health care system had BIG problems. This was not all new information for me considering I was ill for 7 years and have been dealing with a few health insurance…

I grew up in New York City and dancing and walking were my only means of physical activity. I did fine in Gym Class but never excelled at any sport. I hadn’t tried downhill skiing until I was over 21 and a friend took me. Okay, so it was my boyfriend at the time who had been on skis since he could walk. He proceeded to laugh at me as I got off the ski lift and went uncontrollably straight down the hill terrified…. Learning sports as an adult had always seemed intimidating to me. But when my husband and I decided we were moving to upstate NY I told him I HAD to start a winter sport like cross country skiing to keep my sanity during the long winters.

I borrowed a pair…

My friend Leena of Conceptis Addict was nice enough to give my blog an award of excellence. This award was started by Bradley of EgleNest. I started blogging to help others and I am happy to say I have received a bunch of emails from people telling me I have helped them already. What I didn’t know was how much kindness and help I would receive. I have so many bloggers I could pass this award on to. I read many blogs frequently and have so many favorites. I have chosen a few that always make me say, “wow” and that inspire me to keep writing no matter WHAT obstacles I face.

To be healthy and whole you need to heal from within and that is just what personal development…

When it comes to power of the mind/body connection to be healthy or to heal pain I consider Dr. Deepak Chopra the foremost authority and my hero. While I was healing his “Soul of Healing Guided Meditations” on audio was able to calm me, still my mind and keep me present. I still listen to this some evenings when I need to relax and calm down and never tire of having him lead me through a meditation. When I saw that he has a whole series of healing available to watch on youtube I knew I had to watch and recommend them to ANYONE interested in learning about the mind/body connection.

I have read only a few of Dr. Chopra‘s books as of now but intend to make my way…