Healing with the Seasons: Summer (Part 1) Such a buzz of busy-ness this time of year! More hours of daylight and yet not enough hours in a day. Sometimes, I feel like a pup leaning out a car window, with the world speeding past so fast, all I can do is hang on and grin as it flies by. I want to ‘Make hay while the sun shines.’ But I still have pots of little plants on the porch, waiting to root in my garden. Summer flies. So …
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Working with the Hara
Working with the Hara is a central idea in Shiatsu. Hara is a Japanese word that physically refers to the abdomen. However, it means more than the physical. In Western thought the lower abdomen is important, called the “core” and the center of gravity of the physical body. Here, Hara is an important core and center of a person’s entire being. …
Networking and Education Event for Healing Practitioners
Ruscombe Mansion Community Health Center is opening its doors to the greater Baltimore healing community for a networking and educational event on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 from 6:15-8:00 PM. If you're a healing practitioner in the area, read more and register now! …
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Finding our Balance in Tumultuous Times
Tension. Opposition. Violence, even. It may come as a surprise to some readers that all of these have a place in the life cycle of a healthy organism. At least they do in the paradigm of Asian Healing Arts. It’s not all sweetness and light in here! Without any tension, we’d collapse like rubber chickens. Without opposition, we’d miss the full spectrum of our life’s possibilities. And without violent muscle contractions, none of us would have …
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Vernal Equinox 2018
Happy Spring! Last week, we celebrated the Vernal Equinox together at Ruscombe Mansion. As our friend Selena Fox says, "Let the vitality of Spring renewal continue to be with you as you go about your daily life." Hope to see everyone around Ruscombe in the coming season! Like & follow us on Facebook, and subscribe to our monthly enews, to learn about upcoming events & workshops. …