Good organic food is fuel for the body.  Seems to me that most people don’t pay attention to our most basic need.  Now days, it’s all about convenience and a fast way to get food eaten to get back to our most important life.  It’s all backward, another thing you learn through a debilitating condition.  It’s quite a price to pay when in reality all there is to do is shift that kind of thinking to something more a propos.  I took a class through my Qigong teacher called Food Healing, it was an Awakening, but somehow I am having difficulty conveying the message I learned.  It is not until sickness takes over that a person realizes the importance of good organic food.  In this class we learned what is called Food Science in conquering any disease.  Just ask Mr. Google, and go to Qigong.com to find out more.  I have finally ditched the morning coffee routine and switched my habit to something healthier.  And it really was not hard.  It all goes back to one of my first blog called Make your mind matter.  It’s a habit to switch.  Just do it for your own wellbeing.  I am.

Another treatment I knew nothing about.  Looking up spas in the area with my friend Kim, she showed me a website that got her attention.  Since I worked in the best spas in Florida and great Chiropractors offices for the past 30 years, I knew instinctively that it was a website I needed to explore.  It offered treatments in Lymphatic drainage which I needed badly because my leg was swollen, and I just knew that was top priority.    I called to set up an appointment.  Speaking to the owner, she told me that the lymphatic therapist had just moved and the treatment was unavailable.  But she said ” You were guided here” and I knew  that she was right.    QE was listed also on her list of services and I asked what that was about.  Like a good therapist talking to another therapist she said, ” It’s like Reiki on steroids.”  That was good enough for me as I am also a Reiki practitioner.  The questionnaire before the therapy was the best I have ever had.  It actually looked into accidents I might have had years ago that could be affecting me now, one of the first thing we learn in Massage Therapy School.  I answered as best as I could and finally met that woman.  OMG, entering her spa was like coming home to true love and nurturing that you only get from your mom.  The treatment was very relaxing and quite energizing at the same time.  I had 3 treatments so far and it has led me to Craniosacral therapy, which is something else that I needed desperately.  You see, it’s not just one thing, it’s many different areas of our body, mind and soul that is in need.  The fact that I was a therapist has been a roadmap so to speak to get me back whole again.  The only QE practitioner in the state of Florida certified was the very one I was led to. Was that a coincidence? or rather synchronicity.  Ask your body what it wants, it will let you know.

Namaste and Satnam

I am so sorry, in my hastiness to publish, I realized the abbreviation is incorrect.  It is rather MPS for Micro  Point Stimulation.  I know 2 therapists in Broward Co who are certified, so if you need help finding them let me know.  Here in SW Florida I  saw listed in Natural Awakening magazine a place in Cape Coral offering MPS.  It’s all about what speaks to your heart, listen carefully.

I had no idea what that was either.  But being that most of my friends are in my field of Massage Therapy, I found out, through a friend who is not even licensed in the USA but rather in Canada.  Here she writes for a French newspaper, still has the heart of a true therapist.  She called me to inform me of a PT nearby who uses a special little machine that is very useful for pain and discomfort.  I called her, set up an appointment and received a treatment that seemed sent by the angels  . Look it up, ask Mr. Google again. It’s  dolphinmps.com.  A small device the size of a remote control, that wakes you up inside.  It gives you a Spark of life.  ALS patients need that, and so do others suffering needlessly.  Just another avenue  of a Holistic lifestyle.

Namaste and Satnam

Decided on different posts  for December 8th because of two special occasions for today, the oldest being the Immaculate conception.  Hail Mary full of grace!  Let’s pay homage to mother Mary today in a most spiritual way for blessed is she among women.  It’s a time of contemplation and action.  Have a blessed day, and remember to Imagine!

Today is December 8th, John Lennon’s last day on earth.  .  One of his great songs was Imagine.  Let’s pay attention to the words and make it a reality, just for today in honor of a great teacher.  We can do it.  Just Imagine!

My first Aha moment back in 1986 while attending Massage Therapy school was a therapist who came to our class to speak about Craniosacral therapy (CST).  I had no idea what that was, after all, I was just learning the wonders of Anatomy and Physiology.  She spoke to us about a rhythm from the cranium to the sacrum that can get adjusted with CST,  improving the functioning of the central nervous system  using a very light touch the weight of a nickel, with our hands held in a specific way.  How she talked about CST was what really got my attention.  She loved her work, and was very passionate about it, that passion I saw in her was something different that was so convincing that I needed to learn more.  But it was all so new to me then, I just could not feel that rhythm no matter how hard I tried, and I figured that was not for me.  Well 30 years later, after learning numerous modalities and having people tell me that I had hands of an angel and being diagnosed with ALS, I went back to see a Craniosacral therapist, because I knew it would help me much better than that horrible medication they give to ALS patients.  It is difficult to describe because everyone’s experience is unique.  It seems to correct any imbalances in the craniosacral system.  So check it out, like my friend Debbie tells me all the time,” just ask Mr. Google”.    While you are at it check out The Upledger Institute in Palm Beach Gardens Fl, where Dr. John E. Upledger performed and taught so many this God given work.  Do yourself a favor, and did you look up Banyan Botanicals yet?  I did, and  I ordered,  there is a sale going on right now.. So many more good therapies coming up.  You just have to live that way of life.

July 12th 1962 was the date I entered this English speaking country.  It took my parents a whole year to get those green cards.  Lots of documentation, I remember the officer woman treating us like traitors for leaving Canada for the USA.   She even pounded her fist on the desk, just like in a movie.  Ah Mon Dieu!   we only moved for my father’s health, he needed to be in the Sunshine state. We drove south to the border, it was exciting, a new country, a different language. As soon as we entered the USA, there were thousands and thousands and thousands of young guys wearing white t shirts, fatigue pants, big black boots and dog tags in caravans of army trucks going down to Florida.  It was a time of great unrest in Cuba, so they all came south, while I flirted with everyone of those guys, it seemed we were flying in our 59 Chrysler.  .I remember saying ” I’m going to love the USA!”.  Here I was to learn about Angelic Touch.  Merci les Etats Unis.

‘  It was here in Florida that I became LMT learned that massage was a most important modality of healing.  Canada was the place of my birth and the USA was the place of my adulthood, and my learning all about Angelic Touch.

1.  Tongue cleaner, to remove bacteria filled coating and stimulate the digestive system.
2.  Nasya Oil, lubrication of the nasal passages to help decongest the sinuses and improve awareness and concentration.
3. Daily massage oil, self massage with warm oil before showering is a profound practice of rejuvenation and self care.
4. Triphala a  most popular Ayurvedic formula, a combination of three superfruits taken daily for detoxification and rejuvenation.

I don’t know about you but I’m getting back on my routine. And all of you diagnosed with an unacceptable condition. Let’s do it, we love you for that Nike!

I was so busy making ends meet, I worked at a beautiful Ayurvedic Wellbeing Center and did not apply what I was preaching.  Does that sound like something that is happening to you?  The stress of making a living took over all that I was truly about. I became like everybody else, running here and there, pleasing everyone but myself and forgetting about the Power of Ayurveda.  If that is you,. STOP, right now and go fill your tank at your local Yoga place, breath, stretch and meditate. And do it for yourself alone, that is not selfish, it’s self loving.  I did however learn some wonderful things in Ayurveda and I do miss it very much.  I had to stop working when this diagnosis took over and I missed the Yoga classes, the great students that were my teachers always, the meditation room, the oils, the books, the food, the Therapists and all areas of the Center.  Now I moved across the state and ordered products from a Company called Banyan Botanicals.  They sent me what I am writing about, it’s their word not mine and truth is wanting to be heard. here is some of what I read.  In Ayurveda the importance of a consistent daily routine cannot be underestimated.  It sets the tone for your entire day. It gives the mind, body and spirit the chance to ground and cleanse.  It’s a lifestyle adjustment that we all need. I could write so much more but you’ll just have to visit Banyan Botanical’s website and see for yourself.  What I ordered was Nasya Oil, I don’t want to live without it. I am so glad I did.  I’ll post the 4 essentials of daily routine in the next blog.  Pay attention as this is for everyone’s highest good.