Just received an email from one of my dear clients. She was cancelling her appointment this week. My client was a good friend and co-worker of one of the women who died in the San Bruno explosion last Thursday. Suddenly names and photos in the newspaper take on new meaning.
The world just keeps getting more and more uncertain. This is one of the reasons I cherish my daily handwriting practice. It provides a thread of certainty throughout the chaos and keeps me anchored to my spiritual perspectives.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Calling All Issues!
There’s a new star in the world of energy health that’s creating a lot of buzz. TAT (The Tapas Acupressure Technique) is a cousin of EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). Both fall under the umbrella of energy psychology in that they incorporate acupressure points to help clear physical and emotional blocks and bring about a sense of peace and resolution. But the similarity between the two pretty much ends there.
My attention was drawn to TAT at the Association of Comprehensive Energy Psychology Conference (ACEP) in June. In every workshop I attended, the facilitator mentioned the value and effectiveness of TAT. So I took an introductory TAT workshop at the conference from TAT creator, Tapas Fleming, an LA acupuncturist. I was hooked. I am now close to completing a basic certification in TAT and have begun using it with clients.
With EFT, the more specific you can be in your language, the better your result will be. For example, those of you who have overcome driving phobias with EFT have experienced the benefit of methodically taking your route step by step and dissolving the fear surrounding each component of it, one at a time. With TAT, the approach is more general (and often more gentle and easier on you) with similar results. I can see why TAT has been called, “a portal of grace.”
Kaiser Permanente Northwest (Oregon) did a study of TAT on weight management, using it in their weight loss clinics. The results were so compelling that Kaiser Northwest applied for and has received a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study TAT in their pain control clinics. The weight loss abstract was published in the November 1, 2007 issue of the JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE. If you’re interested in the abstract, I will be happy to email it to you.
I encourage you to check out www.tatlife.com. Download a TAT manual and you try it for yourself. Yes, like EFT, TAT can be completely a self-help process; however, I’ll be blogging about the value of doing these energy therapies with a trained practitioner.
One of the areas that have responded particularly well to TAT is chemical sensitivities and food allergies. I can’t wait to introduce more of you to the TAT experience!
My attention was drawn to TAT at the Association of Comprehensive Energy Psychology Conference (ACEP) in June. In every workshop I attended, the facilitator mentioned the value and effectiveness of TAT. So I took an introductory TAT workshop at the conference from TAT creator, Tapas Fleming, an LA acupuncturist. I was hooked. I am now close to completing a basic certification in TAT and have begun using it with clients.
With EFT, the more specific you can be in your language, the better your result will be. For example, those of you who have overcome driving phobias with EFT have experienced the benefit of methodically taking your route step by step and dissolving the fear surrounding each component of it, one at a time. With TAT, the approach is more general (and often more gentle and easier on you) with similar results. I can see why TAT has been called, “a portal of grace.”
Kaiser Permanente Northwest (Oregon) did a study of TAT on weight management, using it in their weight loss clinics. The results were so compelling that Kaiser Northwest applied for and has received a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study TAT in their pain control clinics. The weight loss abstract was published in the November 1, 2007 issue of the JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE. If you’re interested in the abstract, I will be happy to email it to you.
I encourage you to check out www.tatlife.com. Download a TAT manual and you try it for yourself. Yes, like EFT, TAT can be completely a self-help process; however, I’ll be blogging about the value of doing these energy therapies with a trained practitioner.
One of the areas that have responded particularly well to TAT is chemical sensitivities and food allergies. I can’t wait to introduce more of you to the TAT experience!
Great Article on Worry
Marilyn Gordon is an extraordinary practitioner, instructor, mentor and friend. Check out this wonderful article about worry on Marilyn's blog:
http://www.marilyngordon.com/172/positive-mind-eight-great-ways-to-handle-your-worries/
http://www.marilyngordon.com/172/positive-mind-eight-great-ways-to-handle-your-worries/
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Still at it
Just for the record, I'm still getting up at 5:30 most weekday mornings and driving down the street to the Bikram Yoga studio on Crow Canyon.
I can't help but notice that shifting the entire focus of my day to being up and out so early has a huge downside: my subconscious feels SO proud of that accomplishment that it feels entitled to do nothing else the rest of the day.
I'm holding onto the possibility that my system will eventually adjust and I will be able to make it through the afternoon without a nap.
I can't help but notice that shifting the entire focus of my day to being up and out so early has a huge downside: my subconscious feels SO proud of that accomplishment that it feels entitled to do nothing else the rest of the day.
I'm holding onto the possibility that my system will eventually adjust and I will be able to make it through the afternoon without a nap.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Mercury Retrograde Is On the Way
How could I not believe in astrology when there's Mercury Retrograde to contend with in life?
Mercury goes retrograde Friday and all I've been doing for the past two days is responding to requests to reschedule. At least these people have the courtesy to call, as opposed to the person who just didn't show up yesterday morning and must have lost her cell phone along with her transportation.
When I was a family law paralegal (sort of a past life experience from my current higher perspective, ahem) there would be times when the craziness of the job would get even crazier. Fax machines would break down, judges' calendars would get confused, the copier would spew toner -- that sort of thing.
I was complaining about it to one of the other paralegals one day and she said, "Oh, that's just Mercury Retrograde." "What's that," I asked. And she explained that a few times each year Mercury, the planet "in charge" of machines and communications, seems to be going backwards in the sky. When this happens, machines tend to break down and communications go awry.
My skepticism must have shown on my face because she just shrugged her shoulders. "That's okay. You don't have to believe me. Next time you notice another wave of this sort of craziness, let me know."
So that's what I did. And guess what? It was another Mercury Retrograde. That was the moment of my conversion to a believer in astrology. Not a fanatic, by any means, but an interested party for sure.
I've since learned that the days just before and just after a Mercury Retrograde carry the energy of the retrograde itself. Good to know, wouldn't you say?
Each of the planets does this retrograde thing. It's apparently similar to when you're driving down the freeway and you see two cars pacing each other. As one car pulls ahead the other looks like it's going backwards. Depending upon the planet, sometimes it goes retrograde several times a year (like Mercury) and other times it's every few years (like Venus).
Mercury goes retrograde Friday and all I've been doing for the past two days is responding to requests to reschedule. At least these people have the courtesy to call, as opposed to the person who just didn't show up yesterday morning and must have lost her cell phone along with her transportation.
When I was a family law paralegal (sort of a past life experience from my current higher perspective, ahem) there would be times when the craziness of the job would get even crazier. Fax machines would break down, judges' calendars would get confused, the copier would spew toner -- that sort of thing.
I was complaining about it to one of the other paralegals one day and she said, "Oh, that's just Mercury Retrograde." "What's that," I asked. And she explained that a few times each year Mercury, the planet "in charge" of machines and communications, seems to be going backwards in the sky. When this happens, machines tend to break down and communications go awry.
My skepticism must have shown on my face because she just shrugged her shoulders. "That's okay. You don't have to believe me. Next time you notice another wave of this sort of craziness, let me know."
So that's what I did. And guess what? It was another Mercury Retrograde. That was the moment of my conversion to a believer in astrology. Not a fanatic, by any means, but an interested party for sure.
I've since learned that the days just before and just after a Mercury Retrograde carry the energy of the retrograde itself. Good to know, wouldn't you say?
Each of the planets does this retrograde thing. It's apparently similar to when you're driving down the freeway and you see two cars pacing each other. As one car pulls ahead the other looks like it's going backwards. Depending upon the planet, sometimes it goes retrograde several times a year (like Mercury) and other times it's every few years (like Venus).
Monday, August 16, 2010
I hate it when ...
people simply don't show up for their first appointment. I had an 11:45 client scheduled this morning. I got all the paperwork ready: opened a file for her, prepared the agreement for her signature and ... waited. And waited. And waited. At noon I tried calling her and ended up leaving a message. At 12:15 I left and went to Marshall's. There were two clients wanting an 11:45 appointment this week who had to wait because I didn't have that time available. I understand that on a cosmic level, all is moving toward the good; however, I was not a happy camper this morning.
It's very hard for me to avoid going into judgment about people who don't call to let me know they've changed their mind, or forgot, or ran out of gas, or whatever the problem is. In the back of my mind there's always the concern that something serious happened and they are physically incapable of being courteous.
But let's face it, even the guy who had a motorcycle accident and ended up breaking his arm on the way to his first appointment with me called to let me know what was going on.
It's very hard for me to avoid going into judgment about people who don't call to let me know they've changed their mind, or forgot, or ran out of gas, or whatever the problem is. In the back of my mind there's always the concern that something serious happened and they are physically incapable of being courteous.
But let's face it, even the guy who had a motorcycle accident and ended up breaking his arm on the way to his first appointment with me called to let me know what was going on.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Miracles Happen Every Day
A healer I know started experience excruciating pain in his chest. His wife insisted he go have it checked out (he, of course, was reluctant to do so, preferring to wait until the pain went away on its own).
He was diagnosed with an aortic dissection, a potentially fatal condition -- often as a result of misdiagnosis. It turns out that the doctor who examined my friend actually looks for aortic dissections in patients presenting with heart problems. Why? Because his own father was one of those people who died as a result of a misdiagnosis of the problem.
The doctor arranged for my friend to be helicoptered to Stanford University Hospital for emergency heart surgery to repair the aorta. He's mending nicely.
He was diagnosed with an aortic dissection, a potentially fatal condition -- often as a result of misdiagnosis. It turns out that the doctor who examined my friend actually looks for aortic dissections in patients presenting with heart problems. Why? Because his own father was one of those people who died as a result of a misdiagnosis of the problem.
The doctor arranged for my friend to be helicoptered to Stanford University Hospital for emergency heart surgery to repair the aorta. He's mending nicely.
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