The Wellness Wheel
By Dr. Sherri Edelman
As we continue to move through the seasons once again from Spring to Summer, take a moment to reflect on the hopes and dreams you had in the beginning of the new year. Regardless of where you are in relationship to the achievement of those goals, or the actions that you have taken (or not) toward them...take a moment to reflect on the fullness of your life right now! There is always something to practice gratitude for, and when we do that, we come into the present moment, where all is in alignment toward our highest good -- even when we are in a state of confusion!
Visualize your life as a "Wellness Wheel"-there are seven spokes on your "wheel", and each spoke represents a different area of your life: relationships, physical, spiritual, work/purpose, family, financial, and mental/creative. Try this activity to discover whether you are in "harmony" holistically in your life, moving fluently and effortlessly in forward motion with synergy and flow.
Draw a wheel with 7 spokes and a small circle in the middle and label each spoke with the 7 areas above. Rate each area by putting a dot on that spoke: dots toward the edge of the wheel would represent dissatisfaction with how you perceive your life is going in that particular area; a dot closer to the center of the wheel means things are working great. Next, connect the dots and ask yourself the following question: "What would my ride be like on this wheel the way it is now?" If you're experiencing a bumpy ride, develop a plan of action you can take to make your ride (life) smoother, seeking out guidance and getting the support you need to be fully alive!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Spring Cleaning Your Body
Spring Cleaning Your Body
By Dr. Andrew Piazza
Springtime is here at last, and that means everyone is emerging from their hibernation and starting to move again. Most of us have a tendency to stagnate a bit physically during the winter months, from a combination of the cold weather and short hours of sunlight. And, similarly, most of us have a habit of rushing headfirst into spring after being cooped up in the house for too long.
That rushing back into physical activity often leads to a host of new aches and pains... and even more old aches and pains that resurface when we start moving and exercising a little too much and a little too fast. Who could blame us? Springtime is full of this rush to renew life and energy, and so it is not surprising that we get a little overly enthusiastic in our exercise.
All the same, it's a good idea to ease back into physical activity at least as much as your particular strain of Cabin Fever will allow. Tendons and ligaments that haven't been stressed in a while tend to weaken and get stiff, so sudden and vigorous exertion will tend to put you down for the count with a nasty sprain. Muscles that haven't had to support your spine and the rest of your skeletal structure during physical exercise will weaken and stiffen as well.
Since those muscles and tendons and ligaments all protect your joints, overwhelming those defenses by overdosing it in the gym or on the track could also lead to a nasty acute injury to the delicate joint of the spine. As anyone who's been bedridden with severe back or neck pain knows, this is an experience you don't want to have.
So spend a week in the "Spring Cleaning" of your body. Move, but don't move too much. Start walking before you start running. Lift weights before you start lifting heavy ones. Put an eye to your diet and clear out the heavy winter food in favor of more fresh fruits and vegetables. If you haven't been in to Triune in a while, check in with us and get your spine checked and cleared. Small, sub-acute (injuries not yet bad enough to trip off pain sensors) problems in the spine can interfere with your coordination and set you up for one of those weekend warrior type injuries.
In other words, clear out the cobwebs. Just don't do it so fast that you tear the house down!
By Dr. Andrew Piazza
Springtime is here at last, and that means everyone is emerging from their hibernation and starting to move again. Most of us have a tendency to stagnate a bit physically during the winter months, from a combination of the cold weather and short hours of sunlight. And, similarly, most of us have a habit of rushing headfirst into spring after being cooped up in the house for too long.
That rushing back into physical activity often leads to a host of new aches and pains... and even more old aches and pains that resurface when we start moving and exercising a little too much and a little too fast. Who could blame us? Springtime is full of this rush to renew life and energy, and so it is not surprising that we get a little overly enthusiastic in our exercise.
All the same, it's a good idea to ease back into physical activity at least as much as your particular strain of Cabin Fever will allow. Tendons and ligaments that haven't been stressed in a while tend to weaken and get stiff, so sudden and vigorous exertion will tend to put you down for the count with a nasty sprain. Muscles that haven't had to support your spine and the rest of your skeletal structure during physical exercise will weaken and stiffen as well.
Since those muscles and tendons and ligaments all protect your joints, overwhelming those defenses by overdosing it in the gym or on the track could also lead to a nasty acute injury to the delicate joint of the spine. As anyone who's been bedridden with severe back or neck pain knows, this is an experience you don't want to have.
So spend a week in the "Spring Cleaning" of your body. Move, but don't move too much. Start walking before you start running. Lift weights before you start lifting heavy ones. Put an eye to your diet and clear out the heavy winter food in favor of more fresh fruits and vegetables. If you haven't been in to Triune in a while, check in with us and get your spine checked and cleared. Small, sub-acute (injuries not yet bad enough to trip off pain sensors) problems in the spine can interfere with your coordination and set you up for one of those weekend warrior type injuries.
In other words, clear out the cobwebs. Just don't do it so fast that you tear the house down!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
What is Spring Fever?
by Dr Sherri Edelman
The first day of spring is fast approaching! You may already have had the ethereal wave come over you this past weekend on Saturday when the temperature rose well above 50 degrees, the big blue sky and warm sun shining upon us all! Spring fever refers to several sets of physiological and psychological shifts. It is not just in your head; it is caused by a response in the body’s chemistry and seasonal biology that accompany longer and warmer days occurring on the arrival of spring. There are a multitude of tell tale signs, sometimes paradoxical in nature, such as: an increase in vitality, spurts of energy, loss of appetite, increase in sexual appetite, restlessness, drowsiness, intense nervous excitement, insomnia, euphoria, a yearning to break away or strong desire, a craving to go shopping, and wanting to run away with mad love! Spring fever has made an appearance many times as a major motion picture title, in love poems, stories and medical literature.
I invite you to take this opportunity to welcome the spring season with an open mind and an open heart! How have you spent the cold days of winter?
Did you incubate new ideas, work on projects, or just store up reserves of energy to burst forth as you bloom into this spring season! Now is the time to utilize the creative energy you have stored up and expand yourself and your life. It is almost time to shake off the cold weather, get back into your best shape, move your body out into nature, dust the cobwebs in your mind, and set your spring course for optimum health and wellness!
Dr. Sherri Edelman-Life and Career Coach, Psychotherapist and CoFounder of Triune Wellness
The first day of spring is fast approaching! You may already have had the ethereal wave come over you this past weekend on Saturday when the temperature rose well above 50 degrees, the big blue sky and warm sun shining upon us all! Spring fever refers to several sets of physiological and psychological shifts. It is not just in your head; it is caused by a response in the body’s chemistry and seasonal biology that accompany longer and warmer days occurring on the arrival of spring. There are a multitude of tell tale signs, sometimes paradoxical in nature, such as: an increase in vitality, spurts of energy, loss of appetite, increase in sexual appetite, restlessness, drowsiness, intense nervous excitement, insomnia, euphoria, a yearning to break away or strong desire, a craving to go shopping, and wanting to run away with mad love! Spring fever has made an appearance many times as a major motion picture title, in love poems, stories and medical literature.
I invite you to take this opportunity to welcome the spring season with an open mind and an open heart! How have you spent the cold days of winter?
Did you incubate new ideas, work on projects, or just store up reserves of energy to burst forth as you bloom into this spring season! Now is the time to utilize the creative energy you have stored up and expand yourself and your life. It is almost time to shake off the cold weather, get back into your best shape, move your body out into nature, dust the cobwebs in your mind, and set your spring course for optimum health and wellness!
Dr. Sherri Edelman-Life and Career Coach, Psychotherapist and CoFounder of Triune Wellness
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
The Triune of Life = Innate Intelligence + Innate Energy + Innate Matter
by Terry A. Rondberg, D.C.
According to the precepts of chiropractic philosophy, every living thing has 100% of the Innate Intelligence it needs AND 100% of the Innate Force it needs. It also has a given physical form, to make up the third element of the Triune.
In order to have perfect health, there must be 100% of intelligence, 100% of force, and 100% of matter. That is, all three elements must be present in optimum quantity and quality. We have already seen that this is always true of the first two elements. However, the structure of our "matter" – our physical bodies – is sometimes less than 100%. There may be flaws in our bodies or its abilities (temporary or permanent) which hinder the expression of the intelligence.
For human beings, that means that "perfect health" is a relative term. Each of us can be only as healthy as the limits in our physical matter permit. People born with congenital heart defects, for instance, can only be as healthy as their structures will permit.
People who have undergone amputation of a arm cannot regrow that limb, even when there is 100% intelligence and 100% energy. There are limitations inherent in the human body which cannot be transcended by Innate Intelligence.
However, within the limits imposed by our particular physical structure, our Innate Intelligence and Innate Energy will strive to maintain the highest level of health possible. Sometimes, that effort is thwarted by interferences to the normal transmission of the energy to the matter.
To see what kind of interference your body may be experiencing, we need to understand how the Innate Intelligence directs the body parts through Innate Energy.
As we noted, the brain generates, or converts, the electrical impulses which will spur the individual cells and tells them what they need to do to adapt to the current needs of the body. Those impulses are propelled along a complex system of nerves which connect the brain to the organs, tissues, glands, and cells of the body.
Think of the nerve system as a thick rope, made of numerous individual strands bundled together. When this nerve "rope" exits the brain, it travels down the spine, protected by a flexible bony structure. As it progresses downward, sections of the rope separate and pass through small openings between the spinal bones (vertebrae). Later, they separate further until each individual strand connects with its designated target.
Occasionally, however, the vertebrae become subluxated (out of their proper alignment), and close off part of the opening. This can "impinge" on the nerve and decrease or distort the normal flow of Innate Energy through the body. The result is similar to putting a kink in a water hose; the water still flows through the hose, but not at full strength.
When subluxations are present, they interfere with the 100% expression of intelligence through 100% energy and the body is said to be in "dis-ease". This should not be confused with the term disease, which refers to specific conditions which medical doctors diagnose, name, and treat.
The chiropractic term "dis-ease" refers to a situation where there is less than 100% expression of Innate Intelligence. Since every body is different and every bodily change can have many different ramifications, chiropractors do not become involved in the futile exercise of labeling a condition or trying to administer drugs or therapy to treat its symptoms.
Chiropractic goes to the root of the problem and works to restore the body's ability to reach 100% expression of its Innate Intelligence. It does this by finding and removing any subluxations which might interfere with the flow of Innate Energy. Once that flow is restored, the body will resume its natural striving for optimum health.
The working of the Triune of Life – Innate Intelligence, Innate Energy, and Innate Matter – is the supreme accomplishment of Universal Intelligence. No one can be so arrogant to think that its design can be improved upon.
Chiropractors don't attempt such a task. Instead, they focus their efforts on permitting that design to function as it was meant to – without interference.
According to the precepts of chiropractic philosophy, every living thing has 100% of the Innate Intelligence it needs AND 100% of the Innate Force it needs. It also has a given physical form, to make up the third element of the Triune.
In order to have perfect health, there must be 100% of intelligence, 100% of force, and 100% of matter. That is, all three elements must be present in optimum quantity and quality. We have already seen that this is always true of the first two elements. However, the structure of our "matter" – our physical bodies – is sometimes less than 100%. There may be flaws in our bodies or its abilities (temporary or permanent) which hinder the expression of the intelligence.
For human beings, that means that "perfect health" is a relative term. Each of us can be only as healthy as the limits in our physical matter permit. People born with congenital heart defects, for instance, can only be as healthy as their structures will permit.
People who have undergone amputation of a arm cannot regrow that limb, even when there is 100% intelligence and 100% energy. There are limitations inherent in the human body which cannot be transcended by Innate Intelligence.
However, within the limits imposed by our particular physical structure, our Innate Intelligence and Innate Energy will strive to maintain the highest level of health possible. Sometimes, that effort is thwarted by interferences to the normal transmission of the energy to the matter.
To see what kind of interference your body may be experiencing, we need to understand how the Innate Intelligence directs the body parts through Innate Energy.
As we noted, the brain generates, or converts, the electrical impulses which will spur the individual cells and tells them what they need to do to adapt to the current needs of the body. Those impulses are propelled along a complex system of nerves which connect the brain to the organs, tissues, glands, and cells of the body.
Think of the nerve system as a thick rope, made of numerous individual strands bundled together. When this nerve "rope" exits the brain, it travels down the spine, protected by a flexible bony structure. As it progresses downward, sections of the rope separate and pass through small openings between the spinal bones (vertebrae). Later, they separate further until each individual strand connects with its designated target.
Occasionally, however, the vertebrae become subluxated (out of their proper alignment), and close off part of the opening. This can "impinge" on the nerve and decrease or distort the normal flow of Innate Energy through the body. The result is similar to putting a kink in a water hose; the water still flows through the hose, but not at full strength.
When subluxations are present, they interfere with the 100% expression of intelligence through 100% energy and the body is said to be in "dis-ease". This should not be confused with the term disease, which refers to specific conditions which medical doctors diagnose, name, and treat.
The chiropractic term "dis-ease" refers to a situation where there is less than 100% expression of Innate Intelligence. Since every body is different and every bodily change can have many different ramifications, chiropractors do not become involved in the futile exercise of labeling a condition or trying to administer drugs or therapy to treat its symptoms.
Chiropractic goes to the root of the problem and works to restore the body's ability to reach 100% expression of its Innate Intelligence. It does this by finding and removing any subluxations which might interfere with the flow of Innate Energy. Once that flow is restored, the body will resume its natural striving for optimum health.
The working of the Triune of Life – Innate Intelligence, Innate Energy, and Innate Matter – is the supreme accomplishment of Universal Intelligence. No one can be so arrogant to think that its design can be improved upon.
Chiropractors don't attempt such a task. Instead, they focus their efforts on permitting that design to function as it was meant to – without interference.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
~HEAL YOUR LIFE~ EMPOWERMENT GROUP
No matter where you are starting from-or what your problems and concerns are-YOU CAN TOTALLY HEAL YOUR LIFE AND MANIFEST ALL THAT YOU DESERVE AND DESIRE! Join with others just like yourself and share insight, support, wisdom, truth, courage, compassion and hope. Our group will be educational, interactive, experiential, self reflective and most definitely...INSPIRATIONAL!
The group will be based on the book: You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay and the You Can Heal Your Life Companion Book (a Companion Journal for written affirmations and exercises-available through Amazon.com; main book starting at $12.22; companion book starting at $8.00).
> This group will meet 1 time each week for 1 ½ hours for EIGHT CONSECUTIVE WEEKS
> Maximum of 8 group members
> Purchasing these two books is highly recommended (but not required)
> Bring a small hand mirror and a journal
Some of the topics we will focus on in group include:
• Relationships
• Loving the Self
• Self Concept
• Money & Prosperity
• Weight & Body Image
• Thoughts and Beliefs
• Family
• Change
• Needs
• Emotions
• Physical Symptoms
~$395 for ALL 8 Group Sessions!
~Receive a 10% discount for full payment in advance for ALL 8 groups- only $360!
~If group does not fill in advance to 8 members - $55. drop in fee
(24 hr. advance prepayment and reservation required as space permits)
~Wednesday evenings: 7:00pm-8:30pm (group may run slightly overtime; plan ahead)
GROUP DATES: February 17-April 14, 2010
Please Call TRIUNE - 215 627 6279 to Register!
ABOUT YOUR GROUP FACILITATOR
Dr. Sherri Edelman holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM); dual Master's degrees from Hahnemann University in Group Psychotherapy and Organizational Groups; and a B.S. in Education from Temple University. She has years of experience in the fields of psychotherapy and counseling, training and consultation, seminar and workshop presentation, education, and life and career coaching. Dr. Edelman is a workshop and seminar presenter in areas such as communication and assertiveness training, stress management, relationships, holistic wellness and self esteem. As adjunct faculty at PCOM, she has taught Group Psychotherapy in the Masters of Clinical and Health Psychology program. Dr. Edelman is CoFounder of Triune Chiropractic, Counseling and Wellness in Old City, a Holistic Health and Wellness Center providing education and drug-free treatment and services for mind body health, where she also has an Independent Psychotherapy and Coaching practice. Review her resume at www.tri-une.com.
The group will be based on the book: You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay and the You Can Heal Your Life Companion Book (a Companion Journal for written affirmations and exercises-available through Amazon.com; main book starting at $12.22; companion book starting at $8.00).
> This group will meet 1 time each week for 1 ½ hours for EIGHT CONSECUTIVE WEEKS
> Maximum of 8 group members
> Purchasing these two books is highly recommended (but not required)
> Bring a small hand mirror and a journal
Some of the topics we will focus on in group include:
• Relationships
• Loving the Self
• Self Concept
• Money & Prosperity
• Weight & Body Image
• Thoughts and Beliefs
• Family
• Change
• Needs
• Emotions
• Physical Symptoms
~$395 for ALL 8 Group Sessions!
~Receive a 10% discount for full payment in advance for ALL 8 groups- only $360!
~If group does not fill in advance to 8 members - $55. drop in fee
(24 hr. advance prepayment and reservation required as space permits)
~Wednesday evenings: 7:00pm-8:30pm (group may run slightly overtime; plan ahead)
GROUP DATES: February 17-April 14, 2010
Please Call TRIUNE - 215 627 6279 to Register!
ABOUT YOUR GROUP FACILITATOR
Dr. Sherri Edelman holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM); dual Master's degrees from Hahnemann University in Group Psychotherapy and Organizational Groups; and a B.S. in Education from Temple University. She has years of experience in the fields of psychotherapy and counseling, training and consultation, seminar and workshop presentation, education, and life and career coaching. Dr. Edelman is a workshop and seminar presenter in areas such as communication and assertiveness training, stress management, relationships, holistic wellness and self esteem. As adjunct faculty at PCOM, she has taught Group Psychotherapy in the Masters of Clinical and Health Psychology program. Dr. Edelman is CoFounder of Triune Chiropractic, Counseling and Wellness in Old City, a Holistic Health and Wellness Center providing education and drug-free treatment and services for mind body health, where she also has an Independent Psychotherapy and Coaching practice. Review her resume at www.tri-une.com.
Friday, January 8, 2010
2010 – Create Your Best Year Ever!
by Dr. Sherri Edelman
TRIUNE Co-Founder
New Year’s resolutions are always made with your very best intentions. You decide that you want to change, and you set out to take real action steps toward what you do want in your life. You see the New Year ahead as a perfect opportunity for a fresh start. The items on the lists may be different, but the themes are often similar. Have you been thinking about your wish list for the year 2010?
Your mind probably tells you what you want to change and what you would like to be different this year based on having experienced CONTRAST. It works like this: when you suffer in some way, you have a chance to experience and deeply know what you don’t want based on your past or current negative experiences, relationships or situations. When faced with contrast, some individuals mistakenly believe that their discomfort, suffering or problems must translate into present and future hopelessness or despair. Their mind judges, criticizes and resists the problems, casting blame for past decisions and failures onto themselves or others, and predicting that still more of the same will always meet up with them in the future. Some will choose to stick with what they have no matter how awful, so they “wall off” the contrast and pretend it never happened (flight), but inevitably the patterns continue. Alternatively, some thrash around and get angry at the contrast, resisting, resenting and blaming it and everyone involved while fighting against it (fight). It is here where the rubber meets the road! There IS a healthier more positive alternative--you can create the life experience you want and deserve to live!
Even though one year has ended and a new year has begun, you are actually always on an infinite continuum of inner growth; like a river, you are flowing along with the current of your own life. You are meant to focus on what you want and expand. You may also consider your life like a fertile acre of ground; you are always capable of cultivating new and better seeds into bright and beautiful buds, blooms and eventually an enchanted garden! In those very experiences unique to your life experience lie the lessons and wisdom that you individually need to discover your own true nature: your innate gifts, desires, and your individual path to peace, joy and love. Unfortunately, some of you may find yourself living as a fish that swims endlessly upstream against the current of unwanted life experiences. This resistance usually develops into habits resulting from internal fear (F.E.A.R.-False Evidence Appearing as Real) that began a long time ago when you were very small.
It is just the right time to begin to perceive your life in a new and empowered way! It is much more helpful to ask yourself—with curiosity and no judgment--what is this situation meant to teach me about myself, and how might I unknowingly create these particular situations that I do not want by creating the contrast to help me awaken to release something that does not serve my highest good? When you take an active part in your life experience as the witness and observe and question with the intention to heal your own life, you can make a decision to focus on what you do want and move proactively in that direction. You can now choose to see yourself as perfect, whole and complete, because you are exactly where you are to learn what you need to grow.
How do you do this? Where is the compass? Once you can see the contrast of what you don’t want, and set your sights on what you do want, how are you supposed to know WHAT to DO to get there, and what about the HOW, WHEN and WHERE? It can feel overwhelming at times. Actually, the guide is right there inside of you; you were born with it installed as software in your hard drive! It is called your Emotional Guidance System (EGS :-), and it can lead the way—but it only works if you practice the courage and willingness to change, which happens through awareness. We all want our lives to change for the better, but in order for your emotional and mental experience, your physical body, your relationships, your diet, your work and finances to improve…you must change inside. You must change your way of thinking, speaking to yourself, and perceiving your life experiences. Your emotions will tell you what you need; your mind can then support you to take right action and make the choices that are best for you. Only then will the outer changes occur!
This is done in layers and involves releasing what has long been held out of awareness mentally and emotionally, often experienced in the present as old habits of behaving and limiting beliefs. There are many skills, strategies and tools that you can develop to aid you in establishing these new healthy and more positive habits! Start this year to take more self responsibility—enCOURAGE what you want to experience in your life by making a commitment to: do some “mental housecleaning”; nurture your relationship to yourself; learn to trust the unknown, and live with some uncertainty. When you commit to begin the process of cleaning house (in your mind), you can start in any “room”! These rooms include the spiritual approach, the mental approach, and the physical approach. I see this as the ‘TRIUNE’…your Body-Mind-Spirit. Pick one area and get started—and don’t hesitate to get some help and support when you need it.
Sometimes change is difficult: you mentally think about what you want for yourself and your life in the new year, and make a list, including goals such as regular exercise, yoga classes, reducing your stress level by getting regular massages and chiropractic treatments, spending time in nature, committing to a regular meditation practice, being more loving kind to yourself and others, nurturing your body with healthy nutrition and supplements, cleaning your “mind clutter” by learning to watch your thinking, being more organized, getting therapy to reduce your emotional pain, improving your relationships, plus a myriad of other possibilities that inevitably end up on many New Years resolution lists.
Some of you inevitably find yourself back where you started. Just start where you are with the intention to pay attention and discover the old mental patterns buried deep within you that are out of your awareness that are the culprits. These include hidden limiting thoughts and beliefs about self worth that are fueled by distorted self concepts. Consider them as temporary “guests” that will soon be gone, so you can become aware of their unwanted interFEARance! Commit this year to live in the present and develop and nurture self love, release and let go of the past with courage, and most importantly, practice the willingness to forgive—first yourself and then others.
You are meant to shine as the star you truly are…each of your own facets polished to unique brilliance. New Year’s intentions are well worthy of your attention, and if they are set realistically and you prepare to meet the interference head on, they can allow you to flow naturally toward all you truly deserve. Make room for the new—attract more love and abundance—you deserve it! Study…expand your knowledge; visualize your success, then celebrate all of your efforts, big and small. When you truly love and accept yourself...YOUR LIFE WILL WORK!
I am truly honored to be CoFounder of TRIUNE WELLNESS. I hope to see you at Triune this year. I wish you all the very best—in Body-Mind-Spirit!
TRIUNE Co-Founder
New Year’s resolutions are always made with your very best intentions. You decide that you want to change, and you set out to take real action steps toward what you do want in your life. You see the New Year ahead as a perfect opportunity for a fresh start. The items on the lists may be different, but the themes are often similar. Have you been thinking about your wish list for the year 2010?
Your mind probably tells you what you want to change and what you would like to be different this year based on having experienced CONTRAST. It works like this: when you suffer in some way, you have a chance to experience and deeply know what you don’t want based on your past or current negative experiences, relationships or situations. When faced with contrast, some individuals mistakenly believe that their discomfort, suffering or problems must translate into present and future hopelessness or despair. Their mind judges, criticizes and resists the problems, casting blame for past decisions and failures onto themselves or others, and predicting that still more of the same will always meet up with them in the future. Some will choose to stick with what they have no matter how awful, so they “wall off” the contrast and pretend it never happened (flight), but inevitably the patterns continue. Alternatively, some thrash around and get angry at the contrast, resisting, resenting and blaming it and everyone involved while fighting against it (fight). It is here where the rubber meets the road! There IS a healthier more positive alternative--you can create the life experience you want and deserve to live!
Even though one year has ended and a new year has begun, you are actually always on an infinite continuum of inner growth; like a river, you are flowing along with the current of your own life. You are meant to focus on what you want and expand. You may also consider your life like a fertile acre of ground; you are always capable of cultivating new and better seeds into bright and beautiful buds, blooms and eventually an enchanted garden! In those very experiences unique to your life experience lie the lessons and wisdom that you individually need to discover your own true nature: your innate gifts, desires, and your individual path to peace, joy and love. Unfortunately, some of you may find yourself living as a fish that swims endlessly upstream against the current of unwanted life experiences. This resistance usually develops into habits resulting from internal fear (F.E.A.R.-False Evidence Appearing as Real) that began a long time ago when you were very small.
It is just the right time to begin to perceive your life in a new and empowered way! It is much more helpful to ask yourself—with curiosity and no judgment--what is this situation meant to teach me about myself, and how might I unknowingly create these particular situations that I do not want by creating the contrast to help me awaken to release something that does not serve my highest good? When you take an active part in your life experience as the witness and observe and question with the intention to heal your own life, you can make a decision to focus on what you do want and move proactively in that direction. You can now choose to see yourself as perfect, whole and complete, because you are exactly where you are to learn what you need to grow.
How do you do this? Where is the compass? Once you can see the contrast of what you don’t want, and set your sights on what you do want, how are you supposed to know WHAT to DO to get there, and what about the HOW, WHEN and WHERE? It can feel overwhelming at times. Actually, the guide is right there inside of you; you were born with it installed as software in your hard drive! It is called your Emotional Guidance System (EGS :-), and it can lead the way—but it only works if you practice the courage and willingness to change, which happens through awareness. We all want our lives to change for the better, but in order for your emotional and mental experience, your physical body, your relationships, your diet, your work and finances to improve…you must change inside. You must change your way of thinking, speaking to yourself, and perceiving your life experiences. Your emotions will tell you what you need; your mind can then support you to take right action and make the choices that are best for you. Only then will the outer changes occur!
This is done in layers and involves releasing what has long been held out of awareness mentally and emotionally, often experienced in the present as old habits of behaving and limiting beliefs. There are many skills, strategies and tools that you can develop to aid you in establishing these new healthy and more positive habits! Start this year to take more self responsibility—enCOURAGE what you want to experience in your life by making a commitment to: do some “mental housecleaning”; nurture your relationship to yourself; learn to trust the unknown, and live with some uncertainty. When you commit to begin the process of cleaning house (in your mind), you can start in any “room”! These rooms include the spiritual approach, the mental approach, and the physical approach. I see this as the ‘TRIUNE’…your Body-Mind-Spirit. Pick one area and get started—and don’t hesitate to get some help and support when you need it.
Sometimes change is difficult: you mentally think about what you want for yourself and your life in the new year, and make a list, including goals such as regular exercise, yoga classes, reducing your stress level by getting regular massages and chiropractic treatments, spending time in nature, committing to a regular meditation practice, being more loving kind to yourself and others, nurturing your body with healthy nutrition and supplements, cleaning your “mind clutter” by learning to watch your thinking, being more organized, getting therapy to reduce your emotional pain, improving your relationships, plus a myriad of other possibilities that inevitably end up on many New Years resolution lists.
Some of you inevitably find yourself back where you started. Just start where you are with the intention to pay attention and discover the old mental patterns buried deep within you that are out of your awareness that are the culprits. These include hidden limiting thoughts and beliefs about self worth that are fueled by distorted self concepts. Consider them as temporary “guests” that will soon be gone, so you can become aware of their unwanted interFEARance! Commit this year to live in the present and develop and nurture self love, release and let go of the past with courage, and most importantly, practice the willingness to forgive—first yourself and then others.
You are meant to shine as the star you truly are…each of your own facets polished to unique brilliance. New Year’s intentions are well worthy of your attention, and if they are set realistically and you prepare to meet the interference head on, they can allow you to flow naturally toward all you truly deserve. Make room for the new—attract more love and abundance—you deserve it! Study…expand your knowledge; visualize your success, then celebrate all of your efforts, big and small. When you truly love and accept yourself...YOUR LIFE WILL WORK!
I am truly honored to be CoFounder of TRIUNE WELLNESS. I hope to see you at Triune this year. I wish you all the very best—in Body-Mind-Spirit!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Feeling Chilly? Think Hot Stone Massage
Hydrostone Therapy
What is it? It is a healing therapy that is thousands of years old. This art of physical and spiritual balancing is a type of massage using heated basalt stones and cold marble stones depending on the needs of the client. It has gained a lot of popularity in massage therapy in recent years and with good reason. The stones are a gift and tool from nature that can be used to enhance the massage experience and bring a whole new dimension to the work of the therapist for the client to enjoy. The stones have a wonderful presence and energy that is in constant contact with the client's body and have a very nurturing sensation associated with them.
Benefits of Heated Stones
* Continuous heat therapy
* Increased local tissue metabolism
* Increased relief in stressed muscles
* Increased pliability of connective tissues
* Improved detoxification
* Increased lymphatic drainage
A sense of soothing that is associated with heat and warmth is a result of vasodilatation (increased blood flow); therefore many clients may desire this type of treatment for pain.
Conditions indicated for Hot Stone treatment
* Muscular tension and spasm
* Decreased range of motion
* Contracture
* Arthritis or other acute inflammations
* Wound healing
* Frostbite (with Dr.'s permission)
* Joint stiffness
* Chronic tension
Benefits of cold/cool stones
* Anesthetic effects
* Decreased edema
* Decreased stretch reflex
* Relax contracted muscles
* Decrease local blood flow and tissue metabolism
The application of cold to the body produces vasoconstriction (decreased blood flow) followed by vasodilatation. Cold therapy is the ideal treatment modality for acute injuries.
Conditions indicated for Cold Stone treatment
* Most acute or chronic inflammations
* Toothache
* Sunburn
* Bruises
* Edema
* Insect bites
* Menstrual cramps
* Acute sprains, strains or tears
Conditions that benefit from both Hot/ Cold Hydrostone Therapy
* Muscle tension
* Headache (cold stones are usually preferred)
* Atrophied muscles
* Overstimulation or inability to relax
* Pain (if underlying cause is known)
Hydrostone therapy may not be for you if you are experiencing these conditions
* Heart disease of cardiovascular conditions
* Peripheral vascular disease
* Severe diabetes
* Acute or chronic asthma
* Peripheral neuropathies or spinal cord injuries
* Pregnancy (room temperature stones or warmer are only used over extremities)
* Chronic fatigue
Clientele Testimonies
…a sensation of warmth glides over and through my body slowly melting away tensions of a lifetime.
…the therapeutic effects were incredible. My shoulder never felt so relaxed and mobile as after a hot and cold stone therapy session.
…I loved it! The integration of hands and warm river rocks gave me a whole new perspective to the word relaxation.
…the effects of this massage were so profound. They transcended both the physical and spiritual levels of my being.
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