Last Friday night, I met a man without a sternum. If you aren’t familiar with human anatomy, this may not mean anything to you. However, let me assure you, the sternum is a very meaningful bone. Six inches in length and the attachment point for your ribs, the sternum plays a crucial role in protecting your heart and lungs. In the absence of your sternum, your heart would visibly beat beneath your shirt. Such is the case for Bruce. At close glance, his shirt dances a...
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As I reflected the other day, I was struck by a family memory. The memory helped me to revisit one of the most important people in the history of my life, my dad. He gave me the ultimate gift, life. Christmas marks the seventeenth anniversary of my dad’s pancreatic cancer diagnosis. I remember, as though it were yesterday, receiving my dad’s phone call, days before Christmas, to inform me he had been given six months to live. In reflection of my dad’s passing, I am reminded...
Read MoreLooking for a Way to Help Heal Tsunami Survivors?
Change is a constant. While change can be scary, especially when it is unexpected, it can also be the birth of greater things to come. The tragic events of last week’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan are having worldwide effects. The tragic loss of life, livelihood and infrastructure are almost too overwhelming to confront, yet we must. Riding the waves of change is a skill. We can do it together. While the waves of the tsunami may not have rolled to your front door, the...
Read MoreHeart Health Tips: 3 Mind-Body Healing Approaches to Help You
Mind-body healing continues to stump, inspire and defy modern science. Everyday individuals regularly overcome unforeseeable odds healing themselves of deathly cancers, heart diseases and sudden illnesses. While leading a healthy life is no longer sufficiently arrived at by simply “eating an apple a day to keep the doctor away.” Intelligent holistic practices such as meditation, breathwork and yoga are readily available to help us prevent disease, relieve stress and feel...
Read MoreA Simple Self-Healing Visualization
This self-healing visualization meditation is designed to help you replenish your energy field, clear your energy centers and revitalize your chakra system. Similar to taking a hot shower, after being out in the cold wind, this self-healing visualization can warm and calm you from the inside out. If you are new to meditation be sure to visit Meditation Made Easy: 10 Tips for Beginners to help you get started. Step-by-Step Self-Healing Visualization Step 1: Breathe at an...
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