Thirty-five years of professional research and personal experience now confirm to me that humans are endowed with powerful, healing tools that we can learn to use on ourselves and others. The most powerful of these is the belief the body can heal itself.
Love has the capacity to take our breath away, even when it just touches us on the surface. But from there we have a choice: to brush it off or to breathe it in and allow it to change us forever.
All of these are gifts, our bodies tuned to the energy, our senses picking out the nuances, with every pore open in our being. We are living vessels of sensation and feeling, dancing with the joy and magic of it all.
In the kitchen, beets are one of those poor veggies that everyone judges. They come covered in dirt and have a hairy tail. They stain your fingers and have a long cooking time. Yet beets are high in the compound betaine, a mind relaxant that helps treat some forms of depression.
By opening ourselves to the power of love and by taking responsibility for our own healing, all contribute directly to the harmony of the larger field. After all, we are part of a much greater whole.
Healing is a natural phenomenon. After all these years, it continues to amaze me that moving my hands around someone could possibly make a difference to their health and well-being. But there it is. It has been proven to me time and again.
If we can work to focus our minds and hearts on what is needed and how to make things better at any point in time, we have the power, individually and collectively, to tap into the alchemy of hope.
You are only human. Nothing more, nothing less. If you love who you are, life is so much easier. If you’re mean to your sweet self, does that really lift you higher?
If humans who are born on Earth remembered what it was like back home — the epitome of love — the world would be a different place. They would understand that we are one, and everything they do and think creates the fabric of existence and affects all of us.
Throughout history, Black women have been the glue in their communities. We provide physical and emotional support to families, friends, and strangers. And while we accomplish great things, we are being killed silently, because we do not practice proper self-care.
Small Intestinal Bacteria Overgrowth is a real condition, a monster that ravages the body. But now I know there are options and solutions. I’m thankful I took charge of finding help for myself.
I am delighted to be witnessing mainstream food products emblazoned with the word “vegan” on their labels. But I feel disheartened when that potentially nourishing food turns out to be nothing but junk food.
In the U.S. around 35 million people use a drug illegally during any given month. Given that extent of use, with relatively little harm, it makes sense that so many Americans support cannabis legalization.
In November of 2018, amidst a blanket of fresh wet snow, a group of roughly fifteen children, adults, and a cute dog named Gigi set out upon a rustic farm in Eastern Pennsylvania to plant chestnut seedlings.
On Sunday, the 13th we move our clocks ahead one hour. This can be a day of notable dreams and spiritual experiences. Sleeping in can also be delicious.
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