Sacred Transformations

I have given them something to help them further their healing...

When I see clients, I make sure before they leave that I have given them something to help them further their healing. One of my favorite tools is mantra. Mantra is different than an affirmation because mantra actually works at vibrating a frequency that activates certain petals on the chakras. Affirmations are statements that help reprogram thoughts, which eventually become more positive. And, yes, when positive affirmations get integrated, they, too, can change your vibratory frequency.

One of the things I like about mantra is that you can become “mindless” as you work with them. In comparison, when people are meditating, they get caught up in trying not to let thoughts rise-or they “work” at trying not to let a thought interrupt their meditation by striving to detach from the thought. Mantras are done by making a repetitive sing-song sound. The frequency, ultimately, recreates the state of your being- usually within a short period of time. You don’t have to worry about your thoughts to make this change - even if the thought is negative.

Mantras begin by changing how you feel within yourself. In continuing with mantra practice, a perception that is causing the negative thought will change with little effort. And, if the work is done around a challenging situation, the situation will usually turn more positive.

My pain and my body were holding stories...

In teaching my Energy Healing class, I share with students my story about a knot in my lower abdomen that contributed to my anxiety. In the mid-nineties, under stressful conditions of multiple surgeries, I had a painful early childhood memory come into my awareness. As painful as it was, the irony was that the knot I carried for years went away. The gift of that experience was learning that my pain and my body were holding stories and information I needed to know in order to heal. This lesson led me to becoming an energy healer.

In our society, when we get pain, we have been taught to run to a doctor for a pill and try everything possible to get rid of it immediately. Many of my clients know my feelings on EFT attempting to do the same thing...to get rid of something-to disconnect from the pain- without getting to the root cause of understanding how it got there in the first place. Many people initially see these approaches as miracles only to discover that in the long run their tension and pain return, causing the vicious cycle of suppressing then exhibiting pain. With medication, this commonly leads to other problems and side-effects that encourage the spiraling down in our vitality and health.

For those who do not my "story", I spent the earlier years of my life undergoing numerous surgries which included 10 total hip replacements. One surgery left me with slight paralysis in my left hip and as a product of a few of those surgeries, I acquired viral and staph infections in the hospital settings that took years to overcome.

In 2005, I was in a car accident that again left me with severe hip pain. This time, I decided not to seek out an orthopedic physician because, quite frankly, I didn't want to put my body through trauma again that would take away another year of life to recover. After six treatments of acupuncture along with doing Reiki daily on myself, the pain resolved. This made me wonder-how necessary were some of these surgeries-if any?

I wondered about the amount of cost that could have been saved...

In addition, I wondered about the amount of cost that could have been saved since a hip replacement generally cost near $200,000.00. With the acupuncture and herb formulas, the total cost of treatment was approximately $700.00 and I was able to still work while being treated.

Because of the challenges and limitation I have faced with my hips, I chose early on not to live my life in a fog. I have learned to manage most of my pain issues with Reiki; and, at times, I have needed to add acupuncture. I don't need pot and I don't need pharmaceuticals- all of which ultimately causes the body's organs to be compromised and shut down- especially the liver. In considering the progression of taking these meds, its difficult to determine the actual amount of cost invovled in managing your pain because you also need to consider the cost of addressing future illnesses as a product of these meds.

I was prompted to write on this subject because, lately, I am seeing the drug Cymbalta being advertised as a pain reliever of muscular-skeletal pain, diabetic nerve pain, fibromyalgia and chronic low back pain. Cymbalta is an anti-depressant medication. It's difficutl to comprehend how this med has transitioned into a pain med. Many of my students know my concerns of using anti-depressant medications. In fact, historically, anti-depressants were dispensed extremely conservatively until about the late eighties.

Careful for What You Wish For is an exerpt from the ebook Energetics of Manifestation.

The focus of the book is to provide energetic exercises to overcome the obstacles that prevent our thoughts from creating what we really want.

Like many others, I have been fascinated with the concept of having personal power to manifest my desires. Many years ago, I spent some time in a coffee shop with a few others where we described in detail our desires after writing them down. We placed a candle in the center of the table, and while one person described their desire, the rest of us concentrated on visualizing that individual’s desires as well as we focusing on the candle’s flame. This added group energy into each person’s expressed desires.

Although it was a fun gathering, I didn’t take the exercise very seriously. I went on with my life, worked towards my goals, and actually achieved some pretty amazing accomplishments, which included getting my Masters degree in Social Work. At times, I thought this particular goal would never get accomplished. Later, I went on to integrate my education with my healing abilities, which was one of my ultimate vision for my future. That journal of my envisioned goals, however, went on the shelf and collected dust for almost five years. It was not until I was inspired by the DVD “The Secret” that I decided to review that journal again. To my surprise, all but one desire had manifested on my list.