It Must Be Spring - Time for Whole Life Expo
Whole Life Network Release
The
13th annual Whole Life Expo, Networking the Western Slope for
Healthy Communities, will have a new focus in 2007. This year the emphasis will be on networking,
and the goal will be to provide the best educational experience available on
complementary health and progress on local environmental issues. Over the years this annual spring gathering
sponsored by The Whole Life Network has gone through several name changes and
different venues, but the basic format remains unchanged. For the 13th straight year, this
will still be the best place to check out the latest and best in our holistic
community. The date this year will be
Saturday April 7th at the Montrose Pavilion.
Mark your calendar and be sure you attend. Be prepared to see with your eyes and feel with your heart the
very best in alternative healing and goods and services for mind, body and
spirit connection on the Western Slope. There will be opportunities to collect
a wealth of information, resources, products and services. You'll find nutritional supplements, skin
care products, books, essential oils, herbs, jewelry and aromatherapies as
well.
Space
does not permit us to describe all of the resources and providers who have
already reserved booth space at the Expo, but we are proud to state, the lineup
includes several practitioners who have not participated in previous
Expos. For instance, Jeanne Russell,
Energy4L.I.F.E., will have her bio-feedback system on display. The L..I.F.E system has the unique ability
to neutralize dysfunctional patterns and remove energy blockages. It provides a pill-free, non-invasive health
care system. Sherry Olree, Caring-Hope Wellness, will have her massage
table at the Expo. She utilizes Healing
Touch to re-balance your energy field.
For
2007 your Expo will again feature several presentations of interest to
all. Dr. Dick Gingery will
inform us about his latest undertaking, Health Care for All Colorado. Shirley Jentsch of San Juan
Corridors Coalition will talk on the subject, Growth – Keeping Wildlife in
Mind. Be sure to check the complete
schedule in the next issue of Connections.
Hungry? No need to fret, as food and beverages will be sold in the
Pavilion by our local eatery, The Daily Bread. To top it off, you will have opportunities to win numerous
door prizes provided by our vendors. You won't want to miss a single moment of
this year’s Expo.
Vendors
and practitioners, not registered yet? Booth space is still available, but
going fast. Fill out the registration form on Page 2 and return it as soon as
possible. For more information contact Larry Lemser, 970 240-0234 or
info@wholelifenet.org.
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Friends of the River Uncompahgre* (FORU) In Action
by
Elizabeth Roscoe
!!What’s
Good for the River is Good for You!!
*Ute
translation of Uncompahgre: Where Water Makes Rock Red
Friends
of the River Uncompahgre (FORU) formed in the late summer of 2006 in response
to growing concerns throughout the communities of Montrose City and County to
the fast pace of growth and the need to safeguard the river corridor. The mission of FORU is to restore, enhance
and protect the riparian corridor of the Uncompahgre River. To accomplish this mission, FORU is working
to:
·
Create partnerships
throughout Ouray, Montrose and Delta counties
·
Enhance wildlife and
fish habitat
·
Promote multiple
recreational use
·
Develop a water quality
improvement plan
·
Develop an Uncompahgre
River and Watershed Master Plan
·
Participate in the
design and implementation of Montrose City and County Master Plans
·
Educate the community
about the benefits of a healthy Uncompahgre River watershed.
FORU
has given presentations to the City of Montrose (Dec. 7, 2006) and the Montrose
County Commissioners (Feb. 5, 2007). enlisting local government support to a
growing list of collaborative partners required to accomplish its goals. The presentations and the e-Newsletter “The
River Keeper” can be viewed online at www.foruncompahgre.org (a labor of love
by Roland Holzwarth, WLN President).
FORU
will present a “5-year River Plan” to local governments in April. The first river restoration project also
begins in April. FORU will need
volunteers to re-seed and plant riparian shrubs and trees along the river
corridor which runs through the City of Montrose. This effort will contribute to the Fishing Is Fun grant project
which was begun by the City in November, 2006.
FORU
invites anyone with a passion for their community and environment to take local
action and support these efforts. What’s good for the river is good for you.
FORU
contacts:
Hank Hotze 249-4441
Pauline Adams 275-4421
Kevin Davis 596-4108
Wayne
Quade 240-1618
Elizabeth Roscoe 249-0397
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Remembering Aztlán
a
Column of Poetry, Culture & Spirit by Art Goodtimes
Dolores
LaChapelle takes leave of her beloved San Juan Mountains
A
MASTER PASSES … Death came quickly.
Dolores had been in a lot of pain. Her hip, replaced a dozen years ago, had
started failing. She was contemplating a second hip replacement – not a good
prospect at her age. She’d spent the day with friends in Silverton, who had
rallied together to help her over the last few months. Bringing her food,
taking care of her needs, demonstrating the kind of generous cooperation and
generosity that we’ve all come to love in mountain communities … She’d sung
some chants with a neighbor and a visiting friend earlier in the day. And
they’d even had a little party and music Saturday night. She went to bed
singing “Goodnight, Irene,” one of her favorite songs ... As irony,
coincidence, or some unseen hand would have it, I too had been at a party at my
Quivira Coalition conference in Albuquerque that late January evening, and we
all ended the night with “Goodnight, Irene” as finale … In the morning at her
Way of the Mountain home in Silverton Dolores was unable to get out of her bed.
A friend accompanied her in the ambulance to Durango, as she drifted in and out
of consciousness. She suffered a massive stroke and passed away later Sunday
Jan. 21st … Dolores had become an intellectual mother to me, a teacher and a
mentor, a crone and a friend. We would have long talks on the many aspects of
deep ecology, poetry, culture, aesthetics, tradition, discoveries, new
perspectives, the past and the future. She always welcomed me into her world of
rhizomic connections, daring speculations and dazzling leaps. Bateson.
Heidegger. Arne Naess. She moved easily in a world of big ideas, just as she
skied fearlessly in deep powder snow, letting the flow take her down the
mountain. Leaving us to follow in her tracks.
WEEKLY
QUOTA … Good friend Dr.
Michael P. Cohen of Reno, Nevada, remembered this quote from Dolores when I
passed along the news of her passing … “Ritual is essential because it is truly
the pattern that connects. It provides communication at all levels --
communication among all the systems within the individual human organism;
between people within groups; between one group and another in a city and
throughout all these levels between the human and the non-human in the natural
environment. Ritual provides us with a tool for learning to think logically, analogically
and ecologically as we move toward a sustainable culture. Most important of
all, perhaps, during rituals we have the experience, unique in our culture, of
neither opposing nature or trying to be in communion with nature; but of
finding ourselves within nature, and that is the key to sustainable culture.”
CAFÉ
NUBA … It was a treat
recently to visit the Mercury Café in Denver for the long-running black
performance poetry venue, Café Nuba. Going on its 7th year, the
series is hosted by Day Acoli, a dazzling poetry performer who knocked the
socks off local audiences last year as part of the Roc’em Soc’em trio that
headlined at the annual Talking Gourds festival over Earth Day weekend. Roc’em
Soc’em is slated to return for the Gourds event again this year, April 20-22 …
Since Day is a friend and had invited me to Café Nuba, she also offered me a
spot in the open mike section of the evening show. I was honored. While the
audience is a mixed bag, the performers are all black. In fact, the refrain
that Day uses to fire up the crowd is a call and response. She says, “Café
Nuba!” and the audience has to say, “It’s hot and it’s black!” And she does it
over and over until the energy level has reached a fever pitch, the audience
yelling and going wild, warming up for the next performer … Well, this white
boy loves performance, so I had a couple memorized pieces to show off my
country stuff. Except I didn’t use the mike on “Sardines” and that was a
mistake. Even my bellowing voice wasn’t a match for the couple hundred folks
crammed into the Merc’s downstairs performance space. And my second piece,
“Skinning the Elk”, may have been a bit too country for the urban audience …
“Secret organs slide steaming into full moonlight/on the bed of Greenbank’s
battered pickup” … The young gal poet after me suggested she was a vegetarian,
and seemed a bit grossed out by the animal realities of the hunting world … Oh
well, no shining star for that quick shot, but I was proud of myself for taking
the challenge of a different audience. They were polite. They applauded. But I
was quickly upstaged by some great rap and hip-hop done by locals and invited
performers from out of the state. I wasn’t able to stay for the end-of-night
slam, but I bet it was all a treat … If you get a chance and are in Denver,
catch Café Nuba at the Merc on the last Friday of every month. It’s a great
show. Check the Mercury Café calendar on line for more info.
CAFÉ
ZELE … I also got a chance
to perform in the feature reader spot at Kim Nuzzo’s Café Zele reading series
in Aspen in January. What a kick that was! … The night started out with local
musicians, who were great. And then an open reading, which included a great
rhyming poet from Australia and a local who did a great piece on finding Jesus
on line … Then it was my turn to shine, and I did. “Sardines” went over great
here, and “Skinning the Elk” was a great finale to a handful of my tried and
true performance pieces from my new book, As If the World Really Mattered (La
Alameda Press, Albuquerque, 2006) … The night’s finale was also a slam, which
was won by the emcee for the open mike portion with his ironic sendoff on a
gratitude poem, although personally I really liked the Aussie and thought his
content and delivery were outstanding (he was in town visiting) … The next day
I went for a walk up past the Smuggler Mill into the hills above Aspen with Kim
and his wife, Elaine – both substance abuse counselors and truly marvelous
people. It was clear from talking to them that, while Aspen has developed a bit
further along the resort town trail than Telluride, the issues and concerns and
situations are very similar. Kim and Elaine are part of a truly lovely
community that still calls Aspen home. The prices for everything may be a step
ahead of us, but the game is the same. And the people who live in
deed-restricted housing make up an important and vital part of the Aspen scene.
The atmosphere at Café Zele was supportive and friendly and warm. I didn’t see
any snobbery at all. But that may have a lot to do with Kim, as charming a host
and overall emcee, as could be found anywhere. The Aspen Writers Conference has
a definitely uptown feel, and certain airs, but the Café Zele series is all
about community. I was impressed. Catch their show if you’re in Aspen. Contact
Kim for more info at <e.kinkelaar@comcast.net> or call 970.920.9209.
©
2006 Art Goodtimes
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Harnessing Stress For Success - The Art of Energy Management
Copyright
© Marian Jamison
BELIEF
SYSTEMS TRAINING
THE
CAUSE OF YOUR STRESS
This
may be difficult to accept but the only stress you have is the stress you
create. Today, most people’s busy lifestyles and belief systems are such that
they do not support healthy ways of living, which causes major stress that most
people do not know how to effectively manage or resolve. Therefore, stress
turns into distress causing it to erode the quality of a person’s life and
health.
GIVE
YOURSELF THE GIFT OF A DIRECTED MIND
To effectively manage stress, a person must have a belief of certainty that
things can be turned around. They simply say, “Hey, I can handle that,” and
they do, even if it means turning to a support system for help. With a winning
belief system and adequate support systems, there is always more energy and
more focus to do what needs to be done to resolve the cause of the stress.
DISEMPOWERING
BELIEF SYSTEMS
People
who get ill typically lack empowering beliefs and adequate support systems that
lift them up when they fall down. Unable to get up on their own two feet, they
feel powerless, which has an impact on their ability to function. They start to
feel incompetent, incapable, not as good as, etc., which then leads to limiting
beliefs such as, “I am a loser.” “I will never amount to anything.” “Life is
hard.” These distortions lead to major overwhelm that erodes the quality of
their health. To reclaim one’s power, the first step is to do a
self-examination of one’s belief systems.
WHERE
DO BELIEF SYSTEMS COME FROM?
There
are beliefs that are conditioned beliefs stemming from previous generations
that have been imprinted upon you, and then there are beliefs that are acquired
through the choices you made throughout your life. Unfortunately, once people
start to deal with the unintended consequences of the choices they have made in
the past that are now causing health challenges, they make health decisions
based upon preprogrammed ways of thinking and doing things. For instance, let’s
take a look at the traditional health care system in the U.S.
IS
THE PRESENT HEALTH CARE SYSTEM WORKING?
Approximately
5,000 people die each and every day from heart disease and cancer. Those
numbers are pandemic. To stop this genocide, we must be flexible enough in our
consciousness and thought to entertain new ideas for how to approach our health
so we don’t unwittingly contribute to those statistics. The first step is
awareness of what is and the second step is flexibility to make changes as
needed.
TREATING
THE PHYSICAL BODY WITH ENERGY
The
traditional medical system has been focused on treating the physical body in a
physical way. Now, we are learning that the physical body is ruled by the
energy it is comprised of. Therefore, by tapping into the consciousness of that
energy, we begin to see more clearly what is creating a distortion in the
field, which the human body is giving physical expression to. Therefore, by
focusing on energy and how to effectively manage it to bring about greater
health, wealth and happiness, healing takes place and in a fraction of the time
it normally takes.
WHAT
IS THE TRUTH?
Just
because this new paradigm for healthcare is working for thousands of people, it
doesn’t mean you have to share in those beliefs. What is true for one person
isn’t necessarily true for another. The only thing that matters is if your
beliefs bring you more of what you want or more of what you don’t’ want. If it
is the latter, then it is time to let go of what does not serve you and align
with new beliefs that empower you to live more fully, which is the case when it
comes to dealing with your health.
Marian
Jamison is facilitating Belief Systems Training at the Seven Winds Institute in
Montrose, CO on Sundays, 10:00-11:30. Call 970-240-3577 or email:
MarianJamison@BeliefSystemsTraining.org. Visit her website at:
www.BeliefSystemsTraining.org.
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Peaceful Contributions for the Soul
by
Kathy Gates
As
the winds of change melt the snows of winter, they become liquid. It becomes a liquid form of energy, it does
not judge where it seeps into, whether it is into the earth, into the streams,
rivers or oceans, but it enables us all to have a drink. A drink of liquid
love.
The
sun is bringing in more light as the earth changes, warming up for all the new
growth that is about to take place. The seeds spill out as the gentle winds
carry them to their place of transformation.
As
we move forward we transform our bodies, our thoughts and ideas. We become like a newly given seed, ready to
transform into a tiny sprout, a stem, a leaf, a flower. When we reach the goal the beauty of the
whole flower is divine. We look back over each of the steps that brought it forth
and know each one was a gift a blessing to our fullness.
The
big winds come and blow the seed of our flower and leave not one but many seeds
behind of our beauty. It is then that a new idea, or a new talent, new
relationships and experiences will appear.
New fruit, new love extending out to the universe.
Nature
has great teachings, it is always giving of itself, becoming what it is,
letting go of the past leaves, seeds, flower petals, and with the season it
begins to give back again, something of great beauty for the new season. In its
perfect cycles: it gives all and holds back nothing.
Imagine
in your minds eye a beautiful emerald green ray of light flowing through you,
saturating your body from your head then gently flowing down through your body.
Let it flow through your arms and out your finger tips, then let it flow down
your center and out through your toes. Let this emerald green ray of light
strengthen you, let it bring new ideas, new thoughts, and artistic qualities,
healing qualities. Watch as it flows out the bottom of your feet onto the
earth; watch as it moves out across the earth bringing healing to the earth. As
it continues to flow from you it brings its good qualities all across
America. Stay with it in your minds eye
as it moves across the oceans and beyond. See this liquid love, this beautiful
emerald green ray of light move through the Middle East. Bringing with it
Peace, freedom for the military, and for all the people of Afghanistan, Israel,
Iraq and beyond. Let it seep into the entire earth with its emerald green ray
of light of healing.
Sit
within the silence of yourself; let this settle within your heart. Enjoy your
freedom to be all that you are. When you are finished, you will have done a
great service for our planet. The power
of the mind to heal is a beautiful gift when we use it as a gift for all.
We
can use the gift of love within ourselves, turn it into liquid love and give
the whole planet a drink. Knowing there is an unlimited supply of love for all.
So anytime you feel like your cup needs filled go to the Source and fill it up
to overflowing.
Love
is the answer.
Peace to all
March
weekend retreat and workshop: Topic "Peace"
web site www.womensspiritretreats.com
email wsretreat@aol.com to have a schedule of weekend retreats mailed to you.
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Juicing
©
Anne Calzada Herbalist
Springtime
is here and your body is craving to clear the sluggishness of "old man
winter" out! Eating more salads, fruit and raw vegetables is calling and
juicing is a great way to clean and nourish yourself. Fresh pressed juice is
juice that is not commercial and pasteurized. Raw juice contains the valuable
enzymes that are destroyed during cooking and heating above 114 degrees.
Freshly
pressed juice contains the enzymes and nutrients that you are looking for and
is best consumed after extraction because of its nutrient content. Most
commercial juices have oxidized and gone through pasteurization to retain a
shelf life and do not carry all of the nutrients with them. However I'm sure
that a glass of commercial cranberry juice is better for you than a glass of
Coke.
Fruits
and vegetables in the form of juice do not contain fiber and this makes them
bio-available and easier to assimilate. They are able to enter the body quicker
without the long digestive process that food goes through. Juice is useful in
helping to remove toxins and grant vitamins, minerals, enzymes, phytochemicals
and antioxidants. Raw juice is like an internal bath for the body, washing and
cleansing the tissues of toxins and rejuvenating the cells with nutrients.
Remember that if you are diabetic you should be aware that fruit is very high
in natural sugar.
Some
of the internal benefits from juicing are enhanced immunity and a reduction of
inflammation related imbalances such as asthma, allergies, arthritis and gout.
Mucous is reduced in the respiratory system as well as in the colon and
digestive system. Organs are nourished and functioning is enhanced. Improvement
is made in eyesight, blood pressure, breath, skin, hair and nails. Vitality and
that certain sparkle in your eye is greater!
Organic
produce is best and there are affordable juicers available for purchase to use
in your home. Check with health food stores and cafes to see if they offer
juice of your choice. Juicing can be an introduction to raw foods, more energy
and a much slower aging process. Herbs and wild edibles make a great addition
to juice blends. Learn about dandelion, malva, violet, chickweed, alfalfa, aloe
vera, nettles, purslane, ginger and so many others. Learn to use the pulp that
is leftover from your juice to create vegetable patties, add to soups, make
muffins or cake and add to other dishes. You can even use the leftover pulp in
facial masques and body treatments. Use your imagination! Come up with your own
version of "V8"! It's fun, nutritious, healthy and delicious! Here's
to you!
Eye
Delight
2 part carrot
1 part parsley
1 part dandelion leaves
Sing
Clear
2 part orange
1/2 part grapefruit
1/4 part lemon
Pina
Colada
1 part pineapple
1 part coconut
1 part orange
1/4 inch piece of ginger root
Beauty
From Within
1 part carrot
1 part apple
1/4 part aloe vera leaf
Anne
Calzada is a Certified Herbalist and founder of Healing Heart Herbs. For
consultations please call 626 5663 or email her at annecalzada@aol.com.
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Even Our Most Undesirable Habits Are Disguised Gifts
by
Betsy Koos, L.C.S.W.
edited by David Koos, Ph.D.
Attempting
to change habitual problem behaviors is difficult, despite our best efforts. In
traditional psychotherapy, people in such circumstances are often described as
being “resistant” to change. This term often attributes unwillingness and
deliberateness to the “resistant” client.
In
the 1970’s when I was training with Richard Bandler and John Grinder, the
founders of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), they adamantly professed:
“There are no resistant clients, only inflexible therapists”. This seemed
awfully harsh toward people in the helping professions and I doubted it at the
time. However, since working with literally thousands of clients (as well as
with myself) over the past 35 years, I now find this statement to be not only
accurate, but very helpful.
When
we unsuccessfully attempt to change undesirable emotional responses and
behavioral patterns, we believe we are doing everything we can. This is
unfortunately when many people become convinced ofinadequacies or get attached
to a psychiatric diagnosis. We may indeed be doing everything we can to change,
but two things are important to note here. Often when we try to change, we
don’t really do anything different, so much as we still try the old strategy
only faster, or more frequently or with more intensity. It’s just ‘more of the
same’. Secondly, our “dysfunctional” patterns are sustained by a deeper part of
us that employs these patterns in attempts to serve a positive purpose: an
underlying/unconscious positive intention; more on this below.
According to Brief Strategic therapists, who model the
work of the late Dr. Milton H. Erickson, “the attempted solution becomes the
problem”. This is the ‘more of the same’ discussed above. For example, I was
working with a client who for years wanted to do everything she could to please
others and avoid conflict. In her attempts to avoid conflicts with her husband,
she was lavishing him with gifts and spending money they didn’t have.
Eventually he discovered her deception and became very angry with her, thus her
attempted solution created more of the very problem she was trying to avoid.
When we have a problem with our children not listening, and reasoning with them
doesn’t work, we try to reason with them more. If yelling at them doesn’t work,
we try yelling louder. When we try to eat less, we feel deprived, think about
food all the time, and end up eating more than usual. This is a formula for
getting stuck in a rut.
The
Core Transformation (CT) process developed by Connirae Andreas in the early
1990’s, treats these habituated patterns and responses as “parts” of ourselves.
These parts are not logically and consciously generated, but come from our
unconscious mind. The unconscious mind functions as a survival mechanism. It
devises strategies in attempts to meet deep inner needs; needs that are unmet
from earlier times and circumstances. We don’t plan or consciously decide to
worry or get angry or overeat. Regardless, we find ourselves exhibiting these
behaviors and emotions: these are unconsciously generated responses. When we
try to forcibly change them, they can intensify. Conversely, when we honor and
respect, these parts of ourselves as being attempts to meet deeper needs, we
can discover what they have been trying to do for us, that is, their underlying
positive intention for us. In our earlier example, when my client was able to see
that her conflict avoidance was her unconscious attempt to feel good about
herself, she was then able to directly address how she felt about herself. She
found more satisfying ways to feel good about herself, from within, rather than
looking to her husband or external circumstances for approval. Her newfound
ability to meet her own needs, tremendously enhanced the quality of her marital
relationship. As we are able to identify the underlying positive intentions of
our problem behaviors and meet our needs from within, the problem behaviors
often just “melt away”.
When
we attempt to remove problem behaviors without addressing their underlying
positive intentions, we create resistance to change. Core Transformation is an
elegant and effective process for communicating with our unconscious mind to
ascertain the needs that problematic patterns attempt to meet, and identify
new, effective strategies to meet those needs from within ourselves. We no
longer do ‘more of the same’. We truly engage in new, more efficacious
behaviors. This allows for change without resistance.
Betsy
Koos, LCSW, is an Associate Trainer for Core Transformation, personally
mentored since 1991 by the creator of this process, Connirae Andreas. Betsy is
a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and is trained in
Educational Kinesiology. She has been in practice as a psychotherapist with a
Solution-Focused approach for more than 30 years, utilizing and developing the
most effective tools for lasting change with her clients. Betsy and her
husband, David, own and operate Stone Forest Retreat in Cedaredge, which offers
CT and other Workshops, Tai Chi and is available to rent. Go to:
www.stoneforestretreat.com.
An
opportunity to experience a free preview of the CT Class will be offered in
Montrose on Friday, March 23, 2007 from 2-4 PM.
A
One-Day Core Transformation workshop will be held Friday, April 13, 2007.
Please
call: (970) 856-9656, for more information, as well as other locations and
dates.
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The Power of Our Emotional Baggage
by
Jerry Overton
Not
long ago, I attended a three day demonstration by Gary Craig, the creator of
Emotional Freedom Techniques—which is a relatively new therapeutic way to
address unresolved emotional issues. In this particular conference, Gary was
dealing with persons who had been diagnosed by the traditional medical
community to have serious, life-threatening illnesses which traditional
medicine couldn’t effectively address or cure. His intent was to show how EFT
could be used to bring relief and perhaps complete healing to these illnesses,
which included things like fibromyalgia, asthma, migraines, carpal tunnel,
prostate cancer, and a host of other physical ailments and infections.
His
approach was to show the direct connection between unresolved emotional issues
and the particular diseases presented by each volunteer client, all of whom
were suffering a great deal of ongoing physical pain. As he gently worked with
each person, he helped them raise to their conscious awareness the various
emotional issues with which they had never gotten satisfactory resolution. The
issues ranged from physical and sexual abuse, to various conflicts with
parents, siblings, spouses, and peers, and even to old critical beliefs about
themselves—the “writing on their walls”, as he put it.
At
every step of the way, Gary would check in with the person to assess the level
of pain they were experiencing at that particular moment in the process of
seeking resolution. Sometimes their pain would increase, while at other times
it would dramatically decrease. What soon became crystal clear was that their
level of pain was in direct proportion to how conscious they were becoming of
the particular emotional traumas, and how effectively they were dealing with
them to bring resolution. For those who were able to bring resolution, their
pain completely disappeared, as did the symptoms. Over the course of the three
days, Gary would have them report back in on their level of pain, and for most,
it was greatly decreased, and even gone entirely. Gary also got reports from
others with whom he had worked previously in other workshops, and for many, not
only had their pain gone away, but their symptoms had completely disappeared.
My
experience at the conference confirmed once again the direct connection between
the emotional baggage that we continue to carry around and the health of our
bodies. It’s apparent to me that the more we dis-ease our bodies with
unresolved emotional issues, the more likely we are to make ourselves
susceptible to disease. It’s obvious to me that the disease is but a dramatic
signal to us that there are emotional issues to address, and the sooner we
address them, the better chance we have of curing the disease. In other words,
the unresolved emotional issues are the “cause”, and the disease is but the
“effect”. So, as we effectively address the “cause”, we eliminate the “effect”.
My
experience there made me even more committed to actively identifying and
addressing my own unresolved emotional issues before they result in a painful
or life-threatening disease. And it motivated me to stay current with my
ongoing relationships and to address any conflicting issues before they get to
the point of being unresolved.
For
the fact of the matter is that our unresolved emotional issues do, indeed, have
the power to cause us unmitigated suffering and irreparable harm. I saw
dramatic evidence for that at the conference. And believe me, you and I don’t
want to go through any of that.
So,
find a way to effectively deal with your emotional baggage. And if you need
help, find a good therapist, especially one who uses Emotional Freedom
Techniques. It can, literally, save your life!
Jerry
is a therapist who uses EFT on himself and with his clients to bring relief and
healing resolution to all sorts of pain, suffering, and disease. He can be
reached at 970-252-9311, and he welcomes your call!
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