A Day of Mindfulness seminar and retreat
This is an event fyi…I have known Bridget for years, she’s a great teacher, this promises to be a lovely day. There is a lovely labyrinth at Mercy Center as well if you make it out there. peace 🙂 Taking Refuge in the Present Moment Saturday, November 6, 2010 – 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ** Optional 2nd retreat day, Sunday, November 7, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Sunday ** Mercy Center, 2039 N. Geyer Rd, St Louis, MO By Donation * Sylvia Boorstein defines mindfulness in this way: Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of present experience. . . It isn’t more complicated than that. ...
Read MoreMassage benefits…
From a recently published study…At some level I think it’s appropriate to file this in the “duh” category, but there is also good data here 🙂 If you would like to see more data on this type of thing, I have several links on the Blessings Enterprises website, as well as on the Spirituality of Grief blog. This is a cut/paste from the New York Times article, you can read the whole thing here. Regimens: Massage Benefits Are More Than Skin Deep By RONI CARYN RABIN Published: September 20, 2010 Does a good massage do more than just relax your muscles? To find out,...
Read MoreEvents this Weekend
Hello all 🙂 There are many things happening which may be of interest to you in the next few weeks. The John Two Hawks Concert to benefit the Living Insights Center in St. Louis is Saturday night. John Two-Hawks is a Grammy award winning Native American Flute player in the Lakota tradition. His music is unparalleled and this promises to be a beautiful concert. Tickets are buy 2, get 1 free for this benefit, located at the Midwest Music Conservatory Sat night at 7:00. You can buy tickets here. There are events at MABA on Sunday, if you are interested in the Buddhist community in St. Louis....
Read More9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance
Hello all! From some info I received from College Church in Midtown, this is just a direct cut/paste of the info. Sounds like the music will be great, the choir at College Church is always wonderful. Have a great weekend. peace to all… 🙂 “College” Church has been invited by our neighborhood churches in planning a day of service on Saturday, 9/11, the 9th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. This is an opportunity to meet, serve alongside, and worship with folks from other congregations in memory of the victims of the 9/11 attacks and in honor of all of our local heroes...
Read MoreCalming Effects of Self Harm Study
Now, I’m not suggesting you try this, but check out this study, published in August, it’s a direct copy from Science Daily, the reporter of results… We can work with neuro-nets and the limbic system in alternative health and with specific modalities…EMDR, some of the trauma work we do here, NET and so on. If you want info on some treatment options or practitioners, feel free to contact me. So Good: Neural Clues to the Calming Effects of Self-Harm ScienceDaily (Aug. 30, 2010) — The notion that cutting or burning oneself could provide relief from emotional distress is...
Read MoreSpiritual Fruits or Just Nuts link
Hello all! I’ve had several requests lately to publish a few of the questions I usually ask Blessings Coaching clients. I did a larger post on this today in the Spirituality Blog so feel free to check that out! Here is a sample of the Questions, but you can read more on the full post at the Spirituality blog. Humans get angry or upset about a variety of things. What is upsetting to me may not be upsetting to you. What’s important to your spouse, boss, friends or family may not be important to you, or the other way around. Hurt feelings and reactions often result from unmet...
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