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December 18, 2015

Wisdom of the Breath

“I invite you to tune in to your breath. Take a deep breath in…Now, allow yourself to exhale fully. Continue to breathe in…and out…in…and out…With each exhale, begin to feel […]
December 17, 2015

More Photos from Peru

I am grateful for the wonderful feedback you sent from last month’s newsletter and my article, “My Peruvian Travels: Personal Healing and Professional Growth.” There were also requests for more photos, […]
November 29, 2015

What I Wish I Had Said On Thanksgiving

I have learned something in my shamanic training that has held very true for me: the time just before dawn is an edgy time, when nighttime is over but morning […]
November 25, 2015

My Peruvian Travels: Personal Healing and Professional Growth

I recently spent nine days in the Peruvian rainforest to deepen my knowledge of shamanic healing, and I can truly say the trip was transformative. I traveled with eight other students […]
November 18, 2015

How to Reduce Stress With Centering and Grounding

One of the most common complaints I hear from clients is that they feel stressed. And in this crazy world, who doesn’t? Stress affects our daily lives. It contributes to […]
November 11, 2015

Too much on your plate? Try the Chakra Connection.

Do you ever feel as if you’re being pulled in many directions and can’t get anything done? If you’re trying to balance the responsibilities of work and family, keep up […]
November 4, 2015

Healing Touch for the Elderly

Barbara is 96, and after being hospitalized for congestive heart failure, she spent two months recuperating in a nursing home rehab facility. Once her progress in physical therapy plateaued, it […]
October 28, 2015

A New Twist on Mind Clearing

As a Healing Touch practitioner, I often use a technique called Mind Clearing, which helps to balance people’s mental and emotional states and make them feel calm and centered. When […]
October 19, 2015

Soul Retrieval: Picking up the pieces of our lives

In this month’s article, I share a shamanic healing experience I had with a client who found great relief through soul retrieval. He writes:  “I just wanted to write and […]
September 20, 2015

Be Proactive This Year: Address SAD Before It Hits

It may seem a bit premature to be talking about the winter blues as we welcome this beautiful season of autumn. Yet, over the years, I have learned that many […]
August 14, 2015

Do Less and Be More: Reflections on Turning 60

Last August, on my 59th birthday, an uneasiness came over me that was difficult to identify. I was experiencing impatience and inner turmoil, overwhelm with all of my activities and […]
July 17, 2015

The Essence of Healing Touch

The other day, I received a message from Steve, a client who received Healing Touch to assess his energy and support a transition in his life involving, as he described, […]
January 15, 2015

SAD and Healing Touch

Healing Touch views every season of the year, and every season of our lives, from an energetic, holistic perspective. The four primary aspects of our energy system include the physical, […]
June 30, 2014

New Offering~Shamanic Healing

For the past several years, I have been exploring the world of shamanism, especially fascinated with the ways in which this beautiful spiritual practice and approach to healing dovetails with […]
January 6, 2014

Support During Times of Transition

A client recently stopped by my office, hoping that I might have time in my schedule to see her. She was looking very depleted in a down-and-out sort of way. […]
March 10, 2013

There IS another way.

Imagine the irony. I have just spent ten glorious days on vacation in Cabo San Lucas with my husband and two dear friends. We have enjoyed the beauty of nature […]
December 27, 2012

Change VS Transformation

Change is what we do when we are flipping from one channel to the next, or when we choose a different hair color. It may bring something different...but you can…
November 29, 2012

Pay Now or Pay Later

A few years ago, while picking up some produce at Whole Foods, I happened to run into an acquaintance of mine. We exchanged the usual hellos, followed by remarks about…
September 11, 2012

Pediatrics and Healing Touch

Ah, the joy of working with children! They can be so amusing...like the time I was with a young girl, maybe 7 years old, who opened her eyes in the…
March 2, 2012

My Helpful Healing Touch

The next Healing Touch for Children class is being offered at the Northfield Park District as part of our local "Screen Break," an annual event that encourages families to turn…