Distance Healing

Posted by on Dec 23, 2010 in Emotions, Happiness, Healing, Peace | Comments Off on Distance Healing

“And God declares,  I will restore you to health and heal your wounds…” ~~Jeremiah 30:17 A few months ago on the Blessings Blog, I started a conversation about distance healing.  In the first post, I talked about science and research regarding distance healing. If you are interested, you can find that information in a post here. Several people have asked me about distance healing lately, so I wanted to post that article again here.   If you would like to learn more about healing in general, I wrote an article for The Heroic Journal about the difference in healing vs....

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Meditation and Attention Span

Posted by on Nov 22, 2010 in Events and Education, Happiness, Healing, Spirituality, Spirituality or Religion | Comments Off on Meditation and Attention Span

Meditation is the tongue of the soul and the language of the spirit… ~~Jeremy Taylor   I took this pic of the flowers with the small Buddha out at MABA, the Mid America Buddhist Association.  It was a day of choosing focus and the flowers in direct focus with Buddha in the back seemed to capture if for me.   MABA is a gorgeous place and one of many places in the St. Louis area to learn more about meditation.  St. Louis offers meditation and prayer opportunities in nearly every faith tradition or practice, as do most cities.  If you are looking for suggestions about places to check...

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Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance

Posted by on Nov 15, 2010 in Events and Education, Healing | 1 comment

Health is a large word.  It embraces not the body only, but the mind and spirit as well… and not today’s pain or pleasure alone, but the whole being and outlook of a person… ~James H. West Hello all!  The Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance is interested in working with health and life coaches as a resource for their clients.  We are honored to be part of their network, thanks! From their website, feel free to check them out for education or an additional resource. Life & Wellness coaching has been shown to benefit those suffering from mesothelioma and asbestos cancer . Visit...

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The Fun Theory

Posted by on Oct 11, 2010 in Events and Education, Healing, Misc stuff that is totally unrelated to anything obvious | Comments Off on The Fun Theory

Can you make people want to do things they should, just by making it fun?  The fine, fun and ever creative folks at Fun Theory think so!   They have done projects aimed at getting folks to recycle glass, throw away trash and obey the speed limit.  But my favorite is getting people to take the stairs for a little exercise.  Check this out, and have fun! 🙂 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw]

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Massage benefits…

Posted by on Sep 22, 2010 in Events and Education, Healing | Comments Off on Massage 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,...

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Smile at Fear…

Posted by on Sep 14, 2010 in Healing, Spirituality or Religion | Comments Off on Smile at Fear…

Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves – regret for the past and fear of the future… ~~~Fulton Oursler Because we are afraid, we develop all kinds of habits which over time lead to addictions.  Human beings are funny like that–We look for strength in the things that weaken us… ~~Pema Chodron,  Dharma Teacher I took this picture over Labor Day weekend while hiking the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) in New Mexico.  For those of you with eyes over 40, that is a cow patty with flowers growing out of it.  You have to understand the enormity of the canyon and the...

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