if not now - when?

Native tribes practice a tradition known as leveling the waters. When young braves took part in a hunt or raiding party, upon their return they did not enter their village immediately. Instead they sat apart and away from them - watching in silence from a distance.

The benefit of this was two-fold. First, it allowed them the time to bring down their adrenaline or blood rush. Plus the wait and watch created the space to connect with their community and villagers. Once that bond was made solid and steady once more, then they could enter and be a part once more.

The JCAST 2019

This year the 29th annual Jersey City Art and Studio Tour is happening on October 3 to 6.

Check them out on IG

This annual curated tour covers some 21-square miles of art exhibits, performances, installations, curated tours, special events, children’s experiences with much of it free and open to the public.

soul identity

Love has no labels, no definitions.

It is what it is, pure and simple.

Love is the Water of Life.

And a Lover is a Soul of Fire.

The Universe turns differently when Fire Loves Water.

~ Rumi's Sun: The Teachings of Shams of Tabriz ~

Ram Dass speaks about the soul being like a step on the ladder that you are later going to throw away. Soul Identity is the process of realizing that you and I exist on more than one plane of awareness simultaneously. On one plane suffering stinks and on another plane suffering is grace.

We feel this in the loss and grief for a beloved, whether it is a person, thing or situation. However much love we invested affects how much we feel the absence when what is so loved is lost.

healing vs medicating

As a holistic practitioner and natural healer I am quite particular about personal health and my care.

This business of yet another broken foot brought my priorities into focus when I sought treatment for it.

At first I opted for a podiatrist whose clinic was just a few blocks down the road from where I live.

But after two weeks of consults and three boot changes it became abundantly clear that capable and well practiced as he may be he was not the doctor for me.

I opted instead to return to a New York based foot specialist who has been treating our family's feet issues through the years.

What a world of difference it was.

break | breaker | breaking

On Sunday I had another bad fall and broke my other foot.

It's been a while and even I had to look back at past posts to see when it was I had broken my left foot.

That time I was careening down my apartment stairs with two shopping bags full of stuff to hand to the driver. I missed a step and landed on the edge of the next one, full weight slamming hard down on the vulnerable side of my foot.

Yes, extremely OUCH!

Only to wrap it overnight in Salonpas and stick in some reliable sneakers to go walking all over New York City the next day with high school classmates who were visiting from the Philippines.

Ganesha

Bless us this day with these our gifts which we have received with much bounty! 

The Hindu deity Ganesha c. 1200–1300 India; Karnataka state; schist; Asian Art Museum of 

San Francisco, the Avery Brundage Collection

Ganesha is one of the deities best-known and most widely worshiped in the Hindu pantheon. 

Vibratory Energy & Healing

Course Outline:

DESCRIPTION: The study of vibratory energy healing introduces us to the concept of the body/mind paradigm - the body as a manifestation of Higher Consciousness. It also covers basic indigenous and traditional healing systems, tools and techniques applied, diagnosis and assessment, auras and other subtle body fields, how vital life force flows and its blockages, and achieving whole body balance.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the conclusion of this module, participants should be able to:

1. Outline the historical and philosophical basis of vibratory energy healing.
2. Develop a basic understanding of the subtle anatomy and energy systems of the human being and their relationship to health and wellbeing.
3. Outline theoretical aspects of vibratory energy diagnosis and treatment.
4. Outline the importance and relevance of self-assessment and skills development for practice.

TEACHING METHOD: modified lecture, demonstrations, practical case studies

PRE-REQUISITES: none

Recommended Reading / References:
Anatomy of the Spirit by Carolyn Myss, PhD
Hands of Light by Barbara Ann Brennan
Vibrational Medicine by Richard Gerber, MD
Chakra Balancing by Anodea Judith
The Chakras and Esoteric Healing by Zachary F. Lansdowne
The Chakra Handbook by Bodo Baginsky and Shalila Sharamon
Reiki: A Way of Life by Rahim and Nicola Petsch
The Spirit of Reiki by Frank Arjava Petter, Frank Lubeck, William Lee Rand
Reiki Shamanism by Jim PathFinder Ewing
Esoteric Anatomy by Bruce Burger
The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot
Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories That Heal by Rachel Naomi Remen, MD

Interested parties can contact me directly at web.orders@live.com.