Finding Balance

  • Ancient Wisdom,  Beliefs & Intentions,  Encouragement & Inspiration,  Finding Balance,  Health & Wellness

    My Dragonflies

    I almost never saw a dragonfly until about 10 years ago when I started seeing them ALL the time. They would often be in my back yard and linger around the deck by my patio door in addition to showing up by my car wherever it was parked at work or while shopping. The night I saw hundreds of them around the building where I was attending a meeting, I decided it was time to pay attention. When we see things in our everyday life that differ from the norm, the creator/universe is trying to tell us to “take note” and pay attention.  I firmly believe that there is something…

  • Encouragement & Inspiration,  Finding Balance,  Health & Wellness,  Hearth & Home,  Massage,  Relax & Renew

    What Are You Aware Of?

    It seems like every week and month we’re exposed to (or bombarded with?) new Awareness Campaigns. The internet has connected, and educated, us with ever-increasing speed and depth. Because of awareness campaigns we know more about brain injury, the need for clean water (both domestically and throughout the world, the importance of net neutrality, and how to support people with cancer. We can take action and be a part of the causes we care about. This awareness can also be overwhelming. It can be tough to choose which causes to support, and in that deluge of need, we may choose to support nothing. Or we burn ourselves out supporting everything.…

  • Beliefs & Intentions,  Encouragement & Inspiration,  Finding Balance,  Health & Wellness,  Hearth & Home,  Relax & Renew

    3 Easy Random Acts of Kindness

    February 18 is the start of Random Acts of Kindness Week. Their website is packed with great ideas on how to celebrate, and I especially love the approach of committing a random act of kindness for three different people: Someone you don’t know Someone you know Yourself Someone you don’t know This is pretty simple and can quickly become a habit. (That could be a good thing!) Smile. When you’re in a depressingly long line at the bank, watching a parent deal with their toddler’s public meltdown, or sitting next to another car in traffic. A kind grin goes a long way when you’re feeling a bit hopeless about the…

  • Encouragement & Inspiration,  Finding Balance,  Health & Wellness,  Relax & Renew

    Can Reiki Help with PTSD Symptoms?

    Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a serious condition which occurs after a traumatic incident. While it is most commonly associated with military combat, other types of trauma can trigger this condition (examples:  rape, abuse, and domestic violence).  This article will briefly discuss why PTSD occurs and how Reiki can help. Experiencing a serious trauma can trigger PTSD as the brain struggles to make sense of the event. PTSD can often result in re-experiencing the event, many times with vivid imagery or nightmares. Additionally, someone experiencing PTSD may become hyper-alert.  Being constantly on the lookout for danger can result in difficulties sleeping and focusing.  Some other common symptoms are avoiding…

  • Finding Balance,  Health & Wellness,  Relax & Renew

    Have You Checked Your “Feel Good” Barometer?

    Have you taken the time to check your “Feel Good” barometer?  On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 1 being really yucky and 10 being great), how would you answer this question … How good do I feel? Some people say things like “oh, well … I have a little pain or discomfort, but it’s not too bad.”  On the above scale, where would you place the level of that discomfort?  Many folks brush off these regular discomforts without realizing that excess or stuck energy may be the reason for that pain/discomfort.  It’s all relative to the person in pain; however, I think anything 5 or below to be…

  • Encouragement & Inspiration,  Finding Balance,  Health & Wellness,  Hearth & Home

    5 Tips for Surviving the Holidays

    The holidays can be kind of weird.  Despite all the ‘Most Wonderful Time of the Year’ jingles, it’s the toughest time of the year for many people. Some people over-commit to family, friends, volunteer tasks … they find themselves over-scheduled and unable to actually enjoy the season. Some of us dread the inevitable, obligatory socializing and the pressure of being ‘on’.  Some of us are grieving. Here are a few less-typical Holiday Survival Tips.  Some of them are brilliant.  Some of them are not. But maybe you’ll find a nugget in here. Ditch obligations Just because you’ve always gone to Aunt Sue’s for Christmas Eve doesn’t mean you always have to.…

  • Ancient Wisdom,  Beliefs & Intentions,  Finding Balance,  Health & Wellness,  Relax & Renew

    Craving the Quiet

    I believe we are living in a world which demands that our body is on high alert almost all the time.  The consciousness of mankind is bombarded by stimulus every waking moment.  We process more data/noise in an hour than our grandparents might have processed in a month.  When does the body have a chance to shut down from this, regenerate and seek to balance itself? We need the down time, and yet we rarely take it.  We say we are too busy and yet our busy-ness is creating a stress level that our ancestors would have found unbearable.  Actually, our bodies do find it unbearable.  Our high stress levels…

  • Ancient Wisdom,  Beliefs & Intentions,  Encouragement & Inspiration,  Finding Balance,  Health & Wellness,  Relax & Renew,  Thoughts Are Things

    Thoughts are Things

    As an energy healer, I don’t HEAL you … I am a facilitator helping your body as it seeks the balance it needs which enables it to begin to heal itself. So many times when I’m working on someone, they will say things like: Do you feel that knot there? I have a lot of tension in my shoulders, don’t I? Are you finding anything wrong? Truth be told … the answer is usually “No.”  The simple reason for this is because I’m not looking for something wrong to fix.  My intention is to provide your body an opportunity to relax and find the balance it seeks in order to…

  • Ancient Wisdom,  Beliefs & Intentions,  Encouragement & Inspiration,  Finding Balance,  Hearth & Home

    Finding Love in Life

    I’ve been divorced for about 10 years now.  We were emotionally separated long before that and our relationship was more like that of house mates … not even roommates, because they typically do SOME things together. I’ve dated a couple of people on and off during this time and, for a while, thought I’d connected with someone that I wanted to share my life with.  I discovered though that we could spend time together DOING things, but he never wanted to just BE with me.  You know, just relaxing at the house and enjoying quiet conversation and each other’s company.  I realized we didn’t want the same things out of…

  • Beliefs & Intentions,  Finding Balance,  Health & Wellness,  Limiting Beliefs,  Thoughts Are Things,  Wellness

    What is Emotion Code?

    Energy Balancing is a simple and powerful method to remove negative energy and/or false beliefs and replace them with positive ones.  Your body has the innate ability to bounce back and heal itself from all kinds of stress, trauma, and illness. This self-healing is dependent on the systems and organs of the body working in harmony with each other.  When the trapped emotions are contributing to physical, emotional or mental illness, removing them can help us heal.  Sessions consist of emotional release, energy balancing, subconscious belief pattern reprogramming, and life/wellness coaching.  It is an easy process that releases negative baggage from the past and allows you to experience healing and…