Category: Alternative Methods

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The Cosmic Serpent – DNA and the Origins of Knowledge

By Jeremy Narby The first time an Ashaninca man told me that he had learned the medicinal properties of plants by drinking a hallucinogenic brew, I thought he was joking. We were in the forest squatting next to a bush whose leaves, he claimed, could cure the bite of a deadly snake. “One learns these things by drinking ayahuasca,” he said. But he was not smiling. It was early 1985, in the community of Quirishari in the Peruvian Amazon’s Pichis Valley. I was 25 years old and starting a two-year period of field-work to obtain a doctorate in anthropology from Stanford University. My training had led me to expect that people would tell tall stories. I thought my job as an anthropologist was to discover […] Read More

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Do your pets get more attention than your partner?: Love lessons from pets

If you’re like me, there are days when your “to do” list seems endless. This morning as I read through the list of things that absolutely had to get done today, one of my four cats jumped in my lap and began to purr vigorously. I petted him for minute or so while multi-tasking with the other hand, then explained, “I have to get some things done.” He didn’t budge. He didn’t care. He stayed put. That’s when I got the message: “Put me on your ‘to do’ list!” Simple as that, he lovingly looked at me and implied the question, “Where is ‘time for love’ on your list?” When I get home from running errands, my dog comes running from wherever he may have […] Read More

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Karma: The Yoga of Action in an Unjust World

If you practice yoga, you’ve encountered the word karma at some point—in class, in the yoga texts, or perhaps on the label of a fancy bottle of water. It’s a simple concept: if you plug someone’s meter for them during the day, something nice will happen to you at some point. It’s a cosmic system of checks and balances, rewarding you for good deeds and punishing you for bad. If someone plugs your meter later in the day, congratulations! You’ve experienced Instant Karma: an immediate return on cosmic investment. Which isn’t, of course, the original Hindu meaning of the word. Karma in Sanskrit means “action,” and the theory goes that the actions you take in this life will impact your next birth— which caste you […] Read More

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Think you know how to breathe?

Try this simple test: Sit or stand wherever you are and take a deep breath. Then let it out. What expanded more as you inhaled, your chest or your belly? If the answer is your chest, you’re a “chest breather,” and like most people you’re doing it all wrong. You may also be putting your health in jeopardy. The technique is so powerful that physician James Gordon teaches it to nearly every patient he sees, from people with advanced cancer to those crippled by arthritis to schoolchildren struggling with attention deficit disorder. He’s taught it to refugees in war-torn Kosovo, to anxiety-plagued medical students at Georgetown University and to hundreds of health professionals who have attended his workshops on mind-body-spirit medicine. “Slow, deep breathing is probably the single best anti-stress medicine […] Read More

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Yoga In The Office

Here are some postures that you can do right at your desk, at your computer, or in your office. SEATED TWIST IN A CHAIR Begin by sitting tall in your chair. Press your feet down on the floor or if they don’t reach the floor (mine don’t from this chair) let them rest on a book or a block. Feel your spine elongate. Press your sitz bones down into the chair. Press the crown of your head up. And remember that your shoulders are down. You should feel tall in your chair. And you want to be relaxed. Breathe. Next, take your left arm and bring it down across your body and place your hand on the outside of your right thigh. Bring your right […] Read More

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Vibrational Healing – Harmonising

Diagram of the position of the Major Chakras and their affiliation to particular colors and crystals. by Rosemary Angelis The premise of Vibrational Healing is that everything vibrates on a certain frequency. All objects, even wooden tables, are made up of molecules which vibrate to create their mass. Colour is also simply a vibration of light refracted in different ways. Sound is a vibration that travels through the air in waves. Crystals have been monitored and shown to give off vibrations and create a pulse which can be used in clocks and electrical equipment. The concept of harmonising through vibrations is simple. A human being is made up of many levels. His/her physical shell is only one layer of his complete make-up. His/her emotions and spirituality are contained in layers which are many-fold throughout his /her energy-field or “aura”; Kirlian Photography […] Read More

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2013: The Nature of Thought Energy

by Dr. Jeffry R. Palmer Ph.D. Your thoughts are the currencies with which you exchange energy with the universe Do you believe that your thoughts have energy? Do you believe that a place or an object can retain the energy of the people that have come into contact with it? If you have ever entered an old home and sensed the presence of its previous occupants, or held an antique item in your hands and felt the history of it, then you know the answers. Scientists are just beginning to accept the truth about thought energy, and have begun to study what many have known for centuries. In fact some of today’s leading scientists in areas of physics, biology, psychology and many other fields are […] Read More

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The Colon Cleanse

If this world of cleansing, organic food, and tools for health and healing are new to you, start by improving your diet. Once you make beneficial changes in your diet and are ready to go further, a Colon Cleanse is the perfect next step. This short cleanse is easy. The plan is designed as a three, five or seven day cleanse. If you are confident about your ability to extend the cleanse and your licensed alternative health care practitioner agrees, you may do so.  During the Colon Cleanse, you will become familiar with the basic food preparations and procedures necessary for any cleanse. Basic skills include: juicing, making homemade whole fruit smoothies, vegetable soups, steamed vegetables, salads and satisfying vegetable dishes. With a little practice, […] Read More

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2005: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE HEALING ARTS

Author’s Note: This recent channeling before a group of holistic lightworkers holds an important message for all readers. The path to wholeness is difficult enough without added lessons in discernment. We are all transitioning together, we all share similar joys and sorrows that come with being “in body.” Trust your own intuition, follow your inner guidance, and do only what feels right for you. Greetings, dear ones, we are so delighted to be here amongst you lightworkers (and readers) today! Indeed, the press of Spirit is quite strong, as many, many beings gather to watch the unfolding perfection of your lives. For no matter how sad it seems, no matter how difficult it feels, each day brings a new solution, a new answer, a new […] Read More

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Past Life Regression

Once considered a “new age” gimmick, past life regression (PLR) therapy is rapidly becoming accepted in the mainstream as an exceptionally useful therapeutic tool. It can be a rapid way to bring up material in a single or just a few sessions, which might otherwise take many months of traditional counseling to address. It can also be useful for those who would not otherwise consider themselves in need of counseling or therapy services who even so want to expand their experience, draw on inner wisdom and connect with loved ones across the ages. People are drawn to past-life regression for a many reasons. You might want to explore your past lives because you find it exciting and interesting and to see yourself as someone different. […] Read More