Wellness

When I was 30 I found my way to the Himalayas. It took me another 30+ to find my way to the Grand Canyon, pretty much the opposite of the Himalaya. What to say about the Grand Canyon? Before going there this Summer I heard so many stellar reviews, I wondered if it could live up to them. It more than did. And it added powerful inspiration to my view of healing. Whether you’ve been there or not, lean back for a minute and come with me . . . …

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Last month’s blog was about using Summer’s healing gifts when our heart is in relatively good shape. This blog looks at Summer’s gifts for healing serious heart hurts. As lovely as Summer can be, it has a tough side, too. There are obvious risks like dehydration, sunburn and other forms of burnout from too much of all that comes with this season. Other challenges of Summer are less obvious - and far riskier. This Season of the Heart …

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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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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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