Posts in Living A Balanced Life
It Takes A Village

Holistic means essentially in contemplation of the whole.  So when I'm putting together a plan for someone to address their symptoms, conditions or diseases, I have to consider their emotional health, their physical health, their nutritional health, their lifestyle, their stress level, what has happened to them in their life, and myriad other little things many of which have become rather intuitive over the 30 years I've done this.  In other words, natural healing takes a village...

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Can We Escape From the Womb

When patients sit down to tell me about their history, they never mention their parents, as though their personal experience is all that influences their health.  But in fact, our health history begins further back in time then we may even know.  Jung had the right idea when he espoused the collective unconscious.  We truly are the sum total of our ancestry, not just our life experience.

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Are You Depressed? It May Be a Good Thing!

Our society and our medical community suggest anti-depressants for everything from digestive disorders to chronic skin conditions.  Because we believe that what is a reaction to either external or internal forces is actually an aberrant unconnected emotion.  And if you feel better, then you are better.  Next! This is a ludicrous conclusion.

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If You Can't Sleep, Cast a Critical Eye Over Your Sleeping Spot

There really is an energy to a place and this is the idea behind the “art of placement” or Feng Shui. For centuries the Chinese have been following the art of placement when choosing a place to live, designing living spaces and especially choosing where to put your sleeping spot! There are some very basic ideas about bedroom arrangement that really has a huge effect on your sleep.

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How Does our Health Benefit From a Trip to Afghanistan?

In the human body there is also an inherent pattern, history, experiences and lifestyle that creates our health or lack thereof. Simply applying a prescription drug may make us feel better, may reduce the symptoms of chaos, pain and debility, but it does not create change, nor does it promote resolution. As soon as we stop, the original condition will often return, making us dependent on the drug for peace within our body.

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