Greetings Friends of Ruscombe, When I founded Ruscombe in 1984, my vision was to offer holistic healing options in one location. The reason for this was to facilitate a person’s healing more quickly than if a person had to travel looking for the many options that were then difficult to find. Today, thirty-four years later, acupuncture, naturopathy, herbal healing, massage, and other therapeutics we feature are more prevalent in …
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Reflections on the Solstice
Solstice. The peak of Summer. Like the bloom of a rose, it sparks surprise and delight. Coming so close to the Sun awakens ALL our senses. Our hearts open - like a rose - to multiple layers of feeling and emotion. …
Make Mindfulness a Pleasure, Not a Chore
This excerpt is from a longer article available at PaulaDerry.com/readings. The heart of mindfulness is relaxed awareness of the here-and-now, slowing down, taking the time to notice more and notice more deeply, allowing experience to spontaneously arise, being not doing. As new experiences arise, they can be further explored or simply enjoyed. In addition to practices like sitting meditation, there are many other ways to cultivate …
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Have you seen the Light Bus?
Reward Offered for any information leading to the discovery of the lost Light Bus. Contact info@woodstockbus.com. This now-famous bus was on the Ruscombe property back when it was the Savitria Commune and AUM Esoteric Study Center, and we're hoping that someone from the Ruscombe community of clients and friends may remember it from way back then. If you know anyone who was connected with the Savitria community or the early days …
Sheng Zheng Gong Talk at Ruscombe
This post originally appeared on BmoreSZG.com. In April of 2017, Peter Van Buren gave a talk to the health practitioners at Ruscombe Mansion on the benefits of integrating Sheng Zhen Gong with the holistic therapies they practiced. After first explaining a little about Sheng Zhen Gong, Peter then guided the group though a brief practice, so they could experience firsthand the “Sheng Zhen state”. And, then he addressed the …