Seven Simple Exercises to Invite the Extraordinary Life

I can think of no greater encouragement than the self-evident Truth that there dwells in each of us the opportunity to explore and know the Extraordinary Life. The meaning of Extraordinary I wish to convey points to the immutable and inexhaustible source that is the secret center of each of us: a timeless resource open and available to anyone who would seek this Life that sits behind life as we know it. Will we spend our lives in mere dreams of winning a limitless life, or will we do the inner-work of awakening from this dream? Choosing the Extraordinary Life …CONTINUE READING HERE: Seven Simple Exercises to Invite the Extraordinary Life

Voice of America Interviews African PTSD Relief, May 7 2015

On May 7, Voice of America health reporter Linord Moudou from Ivory Coast gave a 6-minute review of post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD. She explained the causes of this disorder, the symptoms of the problem and then showed clips of Congolese refugees explaining the horrible atrocities they had experienced that produced this condition. Dr. Rosenthal, psychiatrist and discovered of SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder and published researcher on PTSD, explained the condition. Then David Shapiro, President of PTSD Relief Now and its African PTSD Relief projects, reviewed the research on a powerful approach to rapidly and sustainably and cost-effectively reduce this debilitating …CONTINUE READING HERE: Voice of America Interviews African PTSD Relief, May 7 2015

Inside the Medicine Bag: Tools for Awakening Consciousness

Abbreviated Excerpt from Spirit Recovery Medicine Bag: A Transformational Guide for Living, Happy, Joyous and Free By Lee McCormick and Mary Falkner, co-authors of Spirit Recovery Medicine Bag Spirit Recovery Medicine Bag by two seasoned experts, Lee McCormick and Mary Falkner, is a guide for finding the way back to one’s personal truth, authenticity and purpose by shedding the stories that we tell ourselves about our own lives–-using heart-opening methodologies.     Exercise1—Exploring Your HopesandDreams Write in a journal and share your answers: What do I long for? What does it feel like? What about life hooks my imagination? What …CONTINUE READING HERE: Inside the Medicine Bag: Tools for Awakening Consciousness

Have you ever known that you weren't supposed to do something...

…And then you did it anyway Maybe you just started a new exercise program and you were supposed to go to the gym, but instead you find yourself parked in the driveway thinking about how you’ll go tomorrow. Maybe you are committed to dropping 10 pounds and only seem to remember that commitment when you reach the bottom of that chocolate milkshake. What in the world compels us to act in complete opposition to our decisions? So many of us use our conscious mind to make a decision about something. We think, think, think about it. We focus on it …CONTINUE READING HERE: Have you ever known that you weren’t supposed to do something…

Meet Your Physician-within: 3 Ways to Access Your Dreams

  Have you met your Physician-within, yet? Set the intention to meet this important part of yourself tonight before going to sleep. Here are three steps to get you started:     Intention is the first step in manifesting information in your dreams. A simple request is all it takes. “I wish to meet my Physician-within in my dream tonight. If you are new at this experience and feel the need to truly ground this request, the second step is Write your intention on a piece of paper and place it under your pillow. This is one way to …CONTINUE READING HERE: Meet Your Physician-Within: 3 Ways to Access Your Dreams

Let Go and Awaken to a Whole New You

By the fact that everything about her existence is perfectly ordered, Mother Nature is “choice-less.” What does being “without choice” mean in this context? All creatures — from the smallest to the largest — from gnat, to gorilla, all the way to the humpback whale, must serve nature as she demands. Their individual lives exist to serve and to sustain a living planetary matrix greater than themselves. One of the gifts of being human is that our individual potential far exceeds the boundaries of our animal body, which like all natural creations must serve the general laws it’s been created …CONTINUE READING HERE: Let Go and Awaken to a Whole New You

Soul-Mated Love

If you have given up, and no longer believe in true love, you now can restore your faith by hearing Susan Allison read love poems that she and her husband Thomas wrote over nineteen years, poems about love at first sight, clairvoyance, visions, past lives, passion, soul connection, sensuality, longing, joy, oneness and heartache. Allison’s true love died in August of 2013 and she has honored his request to finish and publish their book of poems. They both wanted to inspire readers to believe in soul-mated love, to never give up, to be vulnerable, open-hearted and loyal to their dream …CONTINUE READING HERE: Soul-Mated Love

Taming Your Trauma Triggers

Kids love to tell secrets because “the” secret is like a bottle of liquid bubbles needing to be blown into the air, meant to dissipate and not contained for very long. As adults, many of us have held a secret, not lathered in liquid bubbles but a secret smothered in shame, blame and guilt. That’s the icky secret of sexual abuse and we’ve held it for way too long. I know this secret-keeping plight because I was a minor girl, being sexually abuse by my clergy, and I kept my mouth tight lipped and constantly worrying about what would happen …CONTINUE READING HERE: Taming Your Trauma Triggers

The Importance of Understanding YOU!

How well do you understand yourself? How often do you check in with your soul when you make a decision? Do you live your life in accordance with your strengths and talents? Do you even know what they are? These may seem like silly questions but the answers hold the key to who you truly are. Often, you can go through life totally out of touch with what makes you tick….what makes you feel joy…what lights you up. You may even feel that knowing yourself at the surface level is all you need but are you really giving attention and …CONTINUE READING HERE: The Importance of Understanding YOU!

Healing from Anxiety Without Medication

Sharon Feighan has written and completed a self help handbook for people suffering anxiety and panic attacks based on her own experience with this debilitating disorder. Anxiety and Panic disorders affect an astonishing amount of people word wide: – 40 million people in the U.S. will experience an impairment because of an anxiety condition this year. – Only 4 million will receive treatment, and of those, only 400,000 will receive proper treatment. – Those who experience anxiety and stress have a very high propensity for drug abuse and addictions. Further statistics show: 65% of North Americans take prescription medications …CONTINUE READING HERE: Healing from Anxiety Without Medication