YOU CAN SUCCEED....

It is impossible to succeed without

learning how to handle criticism.

 Joyce Meyer

5 REIKI PRINCIPLES - MIKAO USUI

The Five Reiki Principles

By Dr Mikao Usui

1.      Just for today, I will not be angry.

Anger at others or oneself or at the whole world creates serious blockages in one’s energy. It is the most complex inner enemy.

Reiki is an excellent tool to remove anger blockages which have accumulated in the body over years, but it cannot remove the residue of current anger which occurs daily.

Letting go of anger brings Peace into the Mind.

2.      Just for today, I will not worry.

While anger deals with past and present events, worry deals with future ones. Although worry is not always a negative phenomina, endless worries may fill one’s head and each one bores a small hole in one’s body and soul. While anger requires a focused Reiki treatment to remove obstacles, worry requires the energy to be spread throughout the entire body.

Letting go of worry brings Healing to the Body.

3.      Just for today, I will be grateful.

Be grateful from your heart. Inner intention is the important element in this principle. Simple things such as saying thanks, showing forgiveness, smiling, using kind words, showing gratitude etc. can improve others lives and makes them feel happy.

Being thankful brings Joy into the Spirit.

4.      Just for today, I will work honestly.

Support yourself and your family respectably, without harming others. Earn a respectable living, live a life of honour.

Working with Honesty brings Abundance into the Soul.

5.      Just for today, I will be kind to every living thing.

Honour your parents, honour your teachers, honour your elders.

Being Kind brings Love into the Soul.

Chosen from and system of Reiki by Dr Mikao Usui from about two thousand rules of conduct the introduction followed by Japonese Emporers.

‘Spritual Medicine’ if you “take it” heals 85% of all diseases.

A practical philosophy, concise, simple and concrete but none the less effective. The ‘things of God’ are simple for everyone.

Please note: 85% of the Reiki Healing System is based on following these and other principles. Healing with Healing Energies (laying on of hands, distance healing etc.) comprises only 15% of the Japonese Reiki Healing System.

                             

ETHICS AND MORALS OF THE MASTERS AND THERAPISTS USING THE REIKI HEALING SYSTEM

• Maintain a vow of silence/ professional secrecy
• No Prescriptions only recommendations
• Do not make clinical diagnosis
• Fulfil your promises
• Maintain decorum
• Do not permit your patient/student to lose their own personality
• Obey the Laws of the country you are practicing in
• Do not give/send healing to Minors without parental permission
• Do not send healing to anyone who does not want it                           Respect the free will of others
• Only use healing energies for good and for personal protection
• Do not send healing to third parties at the request of others
• Never ban medication
• Do not cheat, nor manipulate for personal gain
• Do not say evil things

SMALL THINGS MATTER

“It’s the small stuff that

makes a big difference.”

NEUROBICS, BRAIN TRAINING 9

SEXUAL EVOLUTION

 Sex uses all of our senses as well as engaging our emotions. The brain really comes alive during a sexual encounter. Candles, music, champagne, massage, perfumed oils, a feather can all contribute to sensory exploration. Playing, novelty, challenging your imagination to create heightened sensations can all play a pivotal role in getting those synapsis firing. Closing your eyes and relying on your other senses is an intuitive part of sexual pleasure. The fun and challenge is finding new ways to make sex an exciting and sensual adventure. Add to that the fact that you’re strengthening your brain!

DO YOU CARE?

“People don’t care how much you know

until they know how much you care.”

BRAIN TRAINING, NEUROBICS 8

BRUSHING, BRUSHING... AND MORE

Use your non-dominant hand to apply the toothpaste to your brush, and then brush your teeth in a totally different pattern than the one you usually use. Use this same hand to rinse and help floss.
You can also use your non-dominant hand to apply make-up, shave (carefully), brush and style your hair, button/zip clothes and eat breakfast.
By using your non-dominant hand you are activating the opposite side of your brain from the side you normally activate. So the circuits/ connections you would normally use are inactive, while the opposite side has to suddenly “wake up” and direct behaviors. This can create rapid expansion in the control and process of tactile information from the hand.

POPULAR SUCCESS AT LA VICTORIA HEALTH FAIR 2013

For a second year, we were both honoured and delighted to be invited to participate  in La Victoria's Annual Health Week alongside many dedicated health professionals and students.

Although the weather was extremely hot, particularly on Saturday,  the most wonderful people came to visit us with big smiles, braving the temperatures! 

If you haven't yet been able to visit this event, I can highly recommend it. The atmosphere is one of mutual respect, love, serenity and happiness - a tonic in itself!

We were happy to impart helpful information/advice and give short 'sample' therapies - all of which were graciously received.

Love conquers all!

For both MariCarmen and myself it was a most enjoyable weekend where we were able to exchange thoughts with our peers and also to share our ideas and therapies with others who were new to us.

As always we were made to feel very welcome and thanks to the organisational skills of Belen and her cheerful, amiable and hard working team the event was a huge success. 

A massive thank you goes to the Mayor Haroldo Martin and to you all!

SHOW KINDNESS

Never underestimate the power of your words and deeds.

With a few kind words,

you can change a person’s life.

Joyce Meyer

PRIDE

Pride is something tasteless, colourless,

odourless,and sizeless.

Yet it can be the hardest thing to swallow!

NEUROBICS, BRAIN TRAINING 7

PLAY AN ON-GOING GAME
 Set up a chessboard, or any other strategic game, in a common area. As household members go by they can make a move in the game. Everyone is an anonymous player.
 There are no winners or losers. This type of anonymous player game doesn’t allow for long term strategies. It does involve visual-spatial thinking and provides relief from left-brain, verbal activities. This game is also perfect for the workplace. Set one up in the break room or any high traffic area. It lets your working mind take a break too!

ARE YOU STILL BOUND BY A PAST VOW OF POVERTY?

It has been found whilst doing past life work with healers, that many of us have had at least one religious lifetime where a vow of poverty was taken that lasts from lifetime to lifetime.

 If you suspect this may be the case for you, you can ask Archangel Michael to release the angels from their task of holding any vows of poverty in place for you so the vows become null and void.

NEUROBICS, BRAIN TRAINING 6

SHOPPING NEUROBICS 
No this isn’t a person who shops compulsively! Start your shopping at the opposite end of the grocery store from where you usually start shopping. Change the way you look for items. Stores typically place their more profitable items at eye level. Look at everything on the shelves from the top to the bottom. Choose items you don’t normally purchase and look at the ingredients.

 It’s not necessary to buy them, just investigate. Instead of buying a lot of pre-packaged food, talk to the Deli clerk, check out the fresh fish, go through the bakery. Close your eyes and smell the fruits and vegetables. You can also try small amounts of cereals, spices, grains (health food stores usually have a good selection). This is another way to introduce new textures and aromas, not to mention taste.

THINK FOR YOURSELF

Listen to your heart, learn to think for yourself, don’t let other people do it for you!

HAPPY EARTH DAY! Some practical ways we can help our planet x

Save Money with the "Three R's" 
Reduce - watch what you waste.
Re-use - consider if there is a second use of a product rather than just disposing of it.
Re-cycle - place it in a recycle bin, if applicable.

Home improvements 
Consider some of these energy-saving investments.
Insulate your walls and ceilings. This can save 20 to 30 percent of home heating bills and reduce CO2 emissions by 140 to 2100 pounds per year. If you live in a colder climate, consider super-insulating. That can save 5.5 tons of CO2 per year for gas-heated homes, 8.8 tons per year for oil heat, or 23 tons per year for electric heat. (If you have electric heat, you might also consider switching to more efficient gas or oil.)
Modernise your windows. Replacing all your ordinary windows with argon filled, double-glazed windows save 2.4 tons of CO2 per year for homes with gas heat, 3.9 tons of oil heat, and 9.8 tons for electric heat.
Plant shade trees and paint your house a light color if you live in a warm climate, or a dark color if you live in a cold climate.
Reductions in energy use resulting from shade trees and appropriate painting can save up to 2.4 tons of CO2 emissions per year. (Each tree also directly absorbs about 25 pounds of CO2 from the air annually.)
Insulate your home or apartment, using caulk and weather stripping to plug air leaks around doors and windows. Caulking costs less than 1pound per window, and weather stripping is under 10 pounds per door. These steps can save up to 1100 pounds of CO2 per year for a typical home. Ask your utility company for a home energy audit to find out where your home is poorly insulated or energy inefficient. This service may be provided free or at low cost. Make sure it includes a check of your furnace and air conditioning.
Home appliances
Turn your refrigerator down. Refrigerators account for about 20% of household electricity use. Use a thermometer to set your refrigerator temperature as close to 37 degrees and your freezer as close to 3 degrees as possible. Make sure that its energy saver switch is turned on. Also, check the gaskets around your refrigerator/freezer doors to make sure they are clean and sealed tightly.
Set your clothes washer to the warm or cold water setting, not hot. Switching from hot to warm for two loads per week can save nearly 500 pounds of CO2 per year if you have an electric water heater, or 150 pounds for a gas heater.
Make sure your dishwasher is full when you run it and use the energy saving setting, if available, to allow the dishes to air dry. You can also turn off the drying cycle manually. Not using heat in the drying cycle can save 20 percent of your dishwasher's total electricity use.
Turn down your water heater thermostat. Thermostats are often set to 140 degrees F when 120 is usually fine. Each 10 degree reduction saves 600 pounds of CO2 per year for an electric water heater, or 440 pounds for a gas heater. If every household turned its water heater thermostat down 20 degrees, we could prevent more than 45 million tons of annual CO2 emissions - the same amount emitted by the entire nations of Kuwait or Libya.
Select the most energy-efficient models when you replace your old appliances. Look for the Energy Star Label - your assurance that the product saves energy and prevents pollution. Buy the product that is sized to your typical needs - not the biggest one available. Front loading washing machines will usually cut hot water use by 60 to 70% compared to typical machines. Replacing a typical 1973 refrigerator with a new energy-efficient model, saves 1.4 tons of CO2 per year. Investing in a solar water heater can save 4.9 tons of CO2 annually.
Home heating and cooling 
Be careful not to overheat or over-cool rooms. In the winter, set your thermostat at 68 degrees in daytime, and 55 degrees at night. In the summer, keep it at 78. Lowering your thermostat just two degrees during winter saves 6 percent of heating-related CO2 emissions. That's a reduction of 420 pounds of CO2 per year for a typical home.
Clean or replace air filters as recommended. Energy is lost when air conditioners and hot-air furnaces have to work harder to draw air through dirty filters. Cleaning a dirty air conditioner filter can save 5 percent of the energy used. That could save 175 pounds of CO2 per year. 

Promoting Green Awareness at Work

Find a leader. Efforts are much more likely to succeed if your organisation chooses a point person. This will be the person who can answer questions. 

Form a "green team." Going green at work will require the expertise and support of a wide range of personnel. This team may be responsible for promoting and spreading awareness through signs/posters, a meeting, e-mails and/or newsletters. The "green team" should identify environmental projects.

Start small. Begin with simple projects that have a high likelihood of success. This will help you gain "green expertise" as well as build credibility for your efforts. Advertise!

Establish a baseline. Employees need to understand how things are now, before change can occur. To measure energy savings, first establish baseline data. Measure your company's carbon footprint by having an energy audit performed.

Get management support. Efforts will be much more successful if there is management support. Public support from superiors will legitimise efforts and encourage coworkers' involvement.

Track progress. Allocate time and effort for measuring and tracking all changes. This will help identify possible problems or issues and assess the cost savings and environmental benefits.

Celebrate and honour mother Earth. 

Go Green-You'll Sleep Better!

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NEUROBICS, BRAIN TRAINING 5

QUIET TIME...
Headphones and earbuds are good for more than listening. They are just the tool for experiencing silence. Experience silence during your daily routine. While you have breakfast with your family, or as you’re preparing for the day. Wear earplugs while you are making lunches.

Ingrained routines allow us to “tune out” sensory input our brain has determined is not needed for a routine task. Blocking out sound forces us to use other senses to complete even simple tasks. It also forces us to pay attention to everything around us.

CHANELLING COLOURS

·        Inhale: Down from Soul Star to Nuclear Star

·        Change the frequency in the Nuclear Star to the colour you wish to channel  and send (imagine it)

·        Exhale: Raise the colour (Vibrational frequency of the light) up to the Heart Chakra and channel down through the arms to the hands

·        Use this as in normal therapy

LOVE YOURSELF

To love oneself is the beginning of

a lifelong romance.

– Oscar Wilde 

BEAUTIFUL? - OF COURSE YOU ARE!

Next time you think of beautiful things,

don’t forget to count yourself in. 

NEUROBICS, BRAIN TRAINING 4

WAKE UP AND SMELL…..THE AROMA
Wake up to a new olfactory sensation. Break the routine of freshly brewed coffee (or other aroma) being the first smell you recognize and associate with your morning. 

Choose a favorite aroma and keep it in a container by the bedside. You might choose a citrus scent, a savory aroma, a peppermint or vanilla extract, a fruity or earthy smell. Continue to inhale this new aroma as you begin your daily routine of bathing, dressing etc.
By introducing new aromas in connection with your morning activities – new neural pathways are being activated.

MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES

When the choice is to be right or to be kind,

always make the choice that brings peace.

– Dr. Wayne Dyer 

FEEL THE WEALTH - NEUROBICS, BRAIN TRAINING 3

Fill a cup with different coins and while doing another activity, reach into the cup without looking and pick up a coin. By touch alone determine what each coin is and place them in stacks. You can also do this in the car – and even put them in your coin holder if you have one.
This works well with other small objects too.

You can use items of slightly different sizes and different textures such as nuts, screws, paper clips, washers, candy, jewelry etc. You can also use small squares of sandpapers, leather, satin or other textures.
Using touch instead of vision exercises our textile discrimination. Distinguishing these subtle differences increases cortical activation and gives us stronger synapsis.

CLARY SAGE - CALIVA SCLAREA

The oil is extracted from the flowering tops and leaves of this perennial herb. It is grown for oil in England, France, Morocco and througout the Mediterranean.
This was once one of the most valued herbs, used for stomach upsets, infertility and all nervous problems. In latin 'clary' means clear eye:  the herb was named so as it made such a soothing, healing eye lotion.
This essential oil has a green, balsamic and aromatic smell. It is mildly antiseptic, an uplifting tonic, warming and relaxing.
In Aromatherapy it is very useful for PMT and menstrual cramps, for depression, hysteria, negativity, panic, indecision, fatigue, stress, headaches and skin irritation or  inflammation.

                          HOME USES:

Massage, baths. A few drops in a bath soothes a backache, sprains and pains, cramps, bad moods, itchy skin, and leaves you feeling energised. It is good to use in face, neck and scalp massages to help rid you of headaches and tension.

NB: Not to be used during pregnancy.

YOU ARE AWESOME!

You have the right to remain awesome!

Carry on.

NEUROBICS, NEUROPLASTICITY 2

Begin and end each day on a positive note… When you wake up each morning before getting out of bed, think of the things you are thankful for. Smile. State your intention for the day. As you drift off to sleep think of the good things that happened in your day. Visualize your dreams.
Resist the urge to criticize and judge…
This especially applies to you. When you feel challenged, take a deep breath and really think about your words and thoughts. It’s easy to get caught up in self-defeating language. Think Big… Set your intentions much higher than your desires. As you visualize and imagine this highest intention you are not only triggering positive psychological benefits, you are also making your core desire feel more easily attainable.
Meditate…
We all know that meditation has numerous benefits to our mind, body and spirit. Meditation can also help us install changes in our life. It can help us strengthen our neural pathways. 

When we meditate we are synchronizing both hemispheres of the brain. There is available to us a great technological way to assist with meditation. This specially prepared music can take the listener into Alpha brain wave patterns of pre-sleep and then down into Theta patterns of memory, dreams and deep meditation. Brain Wave Entrainment music can be found at mindpowermp3.com Listening to this music on a regular basis can have a dramatic effect on our moods and energy which assists in strengthening our brains!
Have Fun….
Long lasting changes are easy to achieve when we make them enjoyable and add plenty of laughter and fun.

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NEUROBICS, NEUROPLASTICITY, BRAIN TRAINING

In recent years, ground-breaking studies have proven that Neuroplasticity (the brain’s ability to reorganize itself through neural pathways and connections in response to real or imagined experiences) is not limited to youth and does not have to diminish with age.
We don’t have a set number of brain cells that die off as we grow older. Not only can we generate new brain cells, we can establish new stronger neural pathways through deliberately creating new associative patterns. We can strengthen our brains…with Neurobics.
Neurobics are exercises that use all of our senses in new and novel ways. Neurobics is something anyone can do anywhere in just minutes a day. It’s not a quick fix, but a conscious lifestyle choice. It’s a way to make “mind-building” exercises out of everyday activities.

I will be publishing some ideas to provide you with Neurobic exercises to get you started. You can design your own Neurobic Exercises but be sure that the activities provide the kind of nerve cell stimulation needed to activate new brain circuits.
Neurobic exercises should include at least one or more of the following:
1. Use one of your senses in a new way. By dulling the sense you normally use you are forcing yourself to rely on another sense. i.e. Eating a meal in silence, listening to specific music in combination with a distinctive aroma.
2. Really engage your emotions. You want your brain to sit up and take notice. The activity should make you step outside the box, be unusual, surprising, meaningful.
3. Break a routine. Make it unexpected.
Here are a few tips to consider before you get started…
Carefully select what you expose your brain to…
Remember that the brain doesn’t distinguish between what’s real and what’s imagined. Exposure to sensationalized news stories, gossip and negativity can affect our brains as if we lived those very experiences. Limit your exposure to people, places and experiences that are not a positive influence.......MORE TOMORROW ....


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NEVER GIVE UP ON YOURSELF

Hope is the little voice you hear whisper 'maybe'

when it seems the entire world is shouting - 'no'!

CHAKRAS (OVERVIEW) what is

What is a Chakra?

Chakra: (wheel in Sanskrit) A Chakra is an Energetic Vortex. This term is used to describe energetic centres of the human body. There are Seven Principle Chakras, each one of them is associated with the endocrine glands of the body.
Apart from these Principles Chakras there are different Minor Chakras, many of which correspond with the Acupuncture Points.
 There are also Transpersonal Chakras found in the central line of the body – in the Hara line – the Main Energy Tube.
You will find more information under "Chakras

It is vitaly important for health that these Chakras are balanced.

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE

Believe that ANYTHING is possible - 

and it will be. 

ROSEWOOD - Aniba Rosaeodora

The oil is extracted from the wood of this tropical evergreen tree which is grown commercially in Peru and Brazil.

This fragrant wood has been prized for making English furniture particularly in 19th century. The Amazon indians use it medicinally for treating wounds and skin problems. The wood now is used to make chopsticks, soaps and toiletries, and for flavouring food and drink.

In Aromatherapy it is used for skin complaints from Acne, scars and wrinkles to dull, dry complexions. It is an intimate, deeply relaxing oil. 

HOME USE: Massage, baths, inhalation. Can be used from a full body massage to a facial, it benefits both skin and mood in one! Added to a bath it helps round out other oils and is appreciated by both men and women equally. It also makes an excellent, intimate, sexy, relaxing room scent.

ARE YOU AT PEACE WITH YOURSELF?

“Those who are at war with others

are not at peace with themselves.”

– William Hazlitt

ROSEMARY - Rosmarinus Officinalis

The oil is extracted from the flowering tops of this evergreen shrub. It is grown commercially in England, California, the Mediterranian and China. It has been revered as a sacred plant for centuries. It has been used for magic and medicine and was also on the menus of most early civilisations. It has also been burnt to drive away infection, eaten for liver and digestive disorders, and inhaled for respiratory and nervous disorders.
The essentail oil has a fresh woody,green, minty smell. It is antiseptic, stimulating, astringent, invigorating and cleansing.
In Aromatherapy it is used for headaches, breathing problems, poor circulation, fluid retention, dandruff. It balances the mind and aids intellectual function and helps memory retention. It is ideal for students, teachers, writers etc. It boosts the immune system and is valuable in easing rheumatism and tense muscles. This aromatic oil relates to the Solar plexus chakra.

HOME USES: Massage, baths, inhalation. Great for a warming body massage and for any aches, or as a head and scalp massage for greasiness, lack of concentration or headaches. It can be added to a bath as a pick-me-up, for mental and/or physical tiredness. It can be inhaled to relieve coughs, bronchitis and other respiratory problems.

NB: Should not be used during pregnancy, or by those with epilepsy.

REVENGE IS POISON

“Revenge is taking poison and

hoping the other person dies.”

– Keith Craft

CHAKRA SYSTEM (MAJOR CHAKRAS)

Crown
Third Eye
Throat

Heart

Solar Plexus
Sacrum
Base/Root

CROWN: Situated on the top of the head. (In the Hara Line - Body Midline)
THIRD EYE: Forehead
THROAT: Four fingers below the point of the chin, in the hollow between the clavicles
HEART: In the centre of the Chest
SOLAR PLEXUS: Four fingers above the Tan-Tien
SACRUM: Four fingers below the Tan-Tien
BASE: Between the Genitals and Anus - the Hu-Yin  point. There are also various points on the Pubic Bone,  which is about four fingers below the Sacrum

False belief behind psychological suffering

 In the end, all forms of psychological suffering can be traced back to a basic single source: the false belief that our unwanted conditions, whatever they may be, are greater than our capacity to change our relationship to them.

SUGILITE (LUVILITE)

Purple, violet, pink

Opaque, lightly banded, or rarely translucent

Sugilite is one of the major “love stones” bringing the purple ray energy to earth. It represents spiritual love and wisdom and opens all the Chakras to the flow of that love, bringing them into alignment. Sugilite inspires spiritual awareness and promotes channelling ability.

Sugilite teaches you how to live from your truth and reminds the soul of its reasons for incarnating.  This stone finds answers to all the great questions of life such as “Why am I here?”, “where do I come from?”, “Who am I?” and “What else do I need to understand?”  This loving stone protects the soul from shocks, trauma and disappointments and relieves spiritual tension. It helps sensitive people and light workers to adapt t the earth vibrations. Sugilite can help bring light and love into the darkest situations.

Aiding forgiveness and eliminating hostility. Helps to resolve group difficulties and encourages loving communication.

Psychologically, Sugilite is beneficial for misfits of any kind, people who do not feel the earth is their home, and those who suffer from paranoia and schizophrenia. It is excellent for autism, helping to ground the soul more into the present reality, and overcome learning difficulties. Sugilite promotes understanding of the effect of the mind on the body.

Emotionally Sugilite imparts the ability to face up to unpleasant matters. It alleviates sorrow, grief, and fear and promotes self-forgiveness.

Mentally, Sugilite encourages positive thoughts and recognises brain patterns that underlie learning difficulties such as dyslexia. It supports the overcoming of conflict without compromise. More potent than Amethyst and has a higher vibration.

Physically, Sugilite benefits cancer sufferers, as it gently releases emotional turmoil and can alleviate despair. Cleans Lymph Glands. It draws off negative energy and lends loving support, channelling healing energy into body, mind and spirit.

HEALING A very good pain reliever, the manganese in Sugilite clears headaches and discomfort at all levels. It treats epilepsy and motor disturbances and brings the nerves and brain into alignment. Light coloured Sugilite purifies lymph and blood.

POSITION  As appropriate especially over heart and lymph glands. Can be held to the forehead for headaches. Place on third eye to alleviate despair.

Please note: Crystals can be powerful allies but should be used with care and under the guidance of a qualified practitioner.