Using Hypnosis And Your Subconscious To Eliminate Stress

Most of us enjoy getting regular massages. Massage does for our body what Hypnosis does for our mind.

When I go, I get a relaxation massage and other times a deep tissue massage.

A few years ago I was getting more deep tissue than relaxation and thought it a bit odd. I was in for a relaxation massage and she kept reverting to beating the shit out of me each time.

There were times when I would swear I was in a boxing ring. From my neck all the way into my legs were lumps and bumps that were squished, squeezed, poked and pushed. Truthfully speaking, at the time the only thing I remember being so freaking painful was childbirth.

To some conservative massage therapists you may think this is unnecessary or quite frankly inhumane. And let me elaborate, I am NOT exaggerating!

I left with more pain than I went in with. In fact on numerous occasions I had bruising the next day!

The woman giving me a massage was a friend of mine, and top in her field. She taught me more about my body than I ever learned in my years so far.

As I lay near dead on her table, it occurred to me all the stressors I have allowed in to create this much havoc on my body. A small portion related to physical activity but the rest was all created in my mind.

I was going through some difficulties and allowed my mind to overtake. I internalized everything, was angry and wouldn't let it go.

And this is what I endured to get rid of what I, alone, had created.

Stress is often overlooked as normal and some stress is. Stress is created based on our thoughts about things. Like anything else we can choose our thoughts about the things in our life or we can allow them to overcome us and create disastrous side effects.

While I was laying on, what felt by now like a slab for a corpse, the table, I got real serious about this. Here I am, working hard, giving my all, all in the name of helping others, and myself and I in fact was causing more damage.

In one hand comes my paycheck in the other it goes to someone to knock the self abuse out. Isn't that was stress is? Self abuse? Think about it. My thoughts created all this misery inside my body. I was becoming low functioning because of all the tension and tightness. Then, I go out and do it all over again.

Why would anyone in their right mind do this? Why, when we can choose to see things in any light we want, make our thoughts so incredibly vile and hateful?

Think about this the next time you have these thoughts about yourself or of anything else. It ties your body up in knots and you WILL pay for it.

With negative thoughts, you bring about what you think about. Not only was I in incredible pain, my life on the outside was showing no signs of calm either.

This is the point I asked myself "Is it worth it"?

If you are finding 'changing' your thinking habits too difficult this is where hypnosis comes in. In a very short time, by accessing your subconscious mind, that mind that drives your behaviours, you will not only be able to change your thinking but all the negative things that your thinking has created.

It's worth it in the long run.

Suzanne Jones is a certified Hypnotherapist. She has a blog at suzanne-jones.com With the understanding everyone has different reasons for doing things, hypnosis will allow for change specific to that reason. This in course, saves time, money and heartache along the way. You can and will feel like yourself again once you eliminate self defeating behavior.

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How to Boost Your Energy Levels in Just 5 Minutes

If you want more energy to remain active and enjoy your day, you can make use of the following tips to give you the extra boost that you need to conquer all the challenges that you will face during the day:

Tip 1-Make your bed

Even though this sounds small and insignificant, this 'small' ritual helps to create a calm atmosphere in your bedroom. This calm atmosphere causes a soothing feeling to permeate through your bedroom which helps you to relax and sleep better when you are in your room.

Therefore, if you are able to use this it will help you to sleep very well at night so that when you wake up in the morning, you would be highly refreshed and strong enough to face the challenges of the day.

Tip 2-Prepare and pack a snack before you leave the house

Prepare a healthy snack to take with you before you leave your house in the morning. You can make use of fruits, unsalted nuts, and vegetables to make healthy snacks. If you have your healthy snacks ready in the afternoon, you will not be tempted to eat junk foods when you start to feel hungry.

Tip 3-Tidy your desk

Remove all the stray papers, scattered coffee mugs and all other things that clutter up your desk. If you can tidy up your external environment, you will be more organised and focused.

Tip 4-Listen to music

Good music helps to lower your blood pressure and your stress levels; it also helps to elevate your moods and keep you upbeat more easily. Download as much music as you like into a playlist on your MP3 player which you can listen to when you are at work and when you are exercising.

However, make sure you don't set the volume of your earpiece to a very high volume so that you don't end up damaging your eardrums.

Tip 5-Sniff soothing natural scents

Some fruits like lemons, basils, junipers, and lavenders have natural stress relieving scents that you can sniff to calm down your nerves.

Tip 6-Gentle stretching

Engage in gentle stretching exercises. You can stretch your arms over your head, and you can also raise and lower your shoulders gently a couple of times. These stretching movements help to improve the circulation of blood in your body and they also help to relax muscular tightness that is caused by the effect of stress.

Tip 7-Meditation

You can take out time to ponder upon bible verses that talk about the goodness and the faithfulness of God; you can meditate on inspiring bible verses from the book of psalms.

Tip 8-Count your blessings

Count and keep a record of every good thing that has happened to you. If you keep your mind constantly thinking about the all the negative things that are happening in the world around you, you will be drained of all your energy.

However, if you (and you can) choose to deliberately keep your mind on only the good things that are happening to you, you would experience higher levels of inner energy as you give thanks for all the good things that has happened to you.

Tip 9-Turn off your gadgets

Take a break from your tablet, personal computer, flat screen television, and mobile phones from time to time. Just switch off everything and unwind especially at night before you go to bed.

Even though the world is on for 24 hours every day of the week, you should switch off from time to time.

Tip 10-Set your priorities

You cannot do everything that you want to do every time. Make a list of all the things that you want to do and arrange them in their order of importance and then you can start doing them one after the other as you start from the top of the list.

If you do this, you will gradually do most of what you want to do after some time.

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Signs Indicating a Spiritual Awakening

There have been times when I questioned my sanity as I walked the path of spiritual purification, feeling very alone. There were times when I fought to repress my intuition as it tried to lead me into truth that my mind could not accept and of which my church would not approve. I lost many friends who began to think of me as too far removed from the traditional teachings of the Christian faith in which I was raised. There was no one to tell me how to regain my emotional health so I could keep going forward. Without information or a guidebook or guru, it took me years to realize that physical and emotional pain comes from resisting the ascension process.

Having said that, I will give a few signs, which indicate that we as individuals and a collective society are going through a spiritual awakening. While none of these should be confused with serious conditions, which require medical attention, here are some other signs indicating that a spiritual awakening is occurring for you:

• Change of relationships, careers, dietary preferences, sleep patterns vision and perception, and libido level
• Creativity and energy surges that include decluttering, detoxing, and simplifying your life
• Desire for freedom
• Depression and loss of interest
• Electronic disturbances
• Fatigue , headaches, heart palpitations, hot flashes, and ringing in the ears
• Synchronicities, intuition, and psychic gifts increased
• Keen awareness of thoughts (your own and of those around you) and more emotional responses (energetic sensitivities)
• Miraculous healing of body, mind, or emotions

This list is by no means complete, but these are a few of the more common symptoms that people have reported in regards to spiritual growth. Let's look at a couple of these in more detail.

Anxiety or Panic Attacks

As things change within the body, it affects the emotions and vice versa. Most people fear unsolicited change and may resist the Spirit's attempt to rid the mind of fear-based patterns of thinking. This can manifest as anxiety, nervousness, or panic attacks.

Anxiety is a sign that you are resisting a clearing process. Simply acknowledge this emotion that has come up for healing. This fragmented part of your soul is asking to be integrated and aligned with the purer vibration of your soul. Breathe and bring it into the flow of life-anxiety is just another form of energy. When you feel nervous, remind yourself that this is only energy moving through. Say something like: "I allow dense/dark energy to be transmuted and integrated into love/light energy as I enjoy my peaceful, prosperous, easy life."

Use the tools you have discovered and keep repeating the mantras, prayers, and affirmations. By the time you memorize them they will have started shifting your response mechanism and you will begin to address anxiety in a new way.

Panic attacks can be "talked down" by tapping into the Sacred Heart center. Reading a passage in A Course in Miracles gets my mind calmed down and into better perspective rather quickly. Certain herbs have been found useful for treating nervousness. Talk with an herbalist or alternative health practitioner about using valerian root, passion flower, kava kava, St. John's wort, or other herbal supplements.

Sometimes the intense energy one feels as anxiety is actually a buildup of faster-vibrating frequencies that need to be released. The best way to do this is to get into the Sacred Heart space for five minutes. Do some deep breathing and then envision a ray of light beaming from your heart center toward anyone you feel needs a boost of God-Goddess love and light. If you don't have a particular person in mind, send that beam into the collective consciousness of humanity.

Body Sensations

As the biological body shifts into the light body, the old cellular structure is dissolving, giving birth to a new crystalline structure. For some who are sensitive, this can be an uncomfortable experience until enough of the form has been transmuted to allow for a purer vibration to take hold. The detoxification process can bring about body aches and pains (flu-like symptoms) or fatigue that our current medical doctors cannot explain or treat. It is not uncommon to experience unusual sensations in your body or chakras. There could be pressure on top of your head, tingling on your scalp or forehead (especially between your eyebrows), or energy surges in your body. Pain, hot flashes, and chills are also reported.

Body aches and pains may be directly related to regions in the subtle bodies that are blocked or stuck. Headaches may indicate that the third eye is opening. Stomachaches could indicate that you are stuffing your feelings/emotions. Chronic cough and sore throat may indicate a blocked fifth chakra. These symptoms should subside once the energetic condition is cleared and the body has acclimated to the new vibration. Until then, take advantage of energy therapy, acupuncture, aromatherapy, exercise, herbs, homeopathic remedies, mineral and vitamin supplements, salt baths, massage, or other holistic methods necessary to handle the discomfort.

Because organs and glands within the body are changing to accommodate the light body, your arms, hands, feet, or legs may tingle when you are meditating or doing conscious breathing. For more than ten years, I have experienced the sensation that someone is lightly touching or playing with my hair. I've also felt that I'm half in and half out of my body or that my spirit is too large to fit inside my skin.

If you are having ascension symptoms, be aware of your thoughts because what we think is what creates our reality. Our bodies are a mirror that shows us what beliefs we hold either in our conscious or unconscious mind. Be careful to think and say only positive things about yourself and your body; we are manifesting more quickly than ever.

As we enter these intense years of the shift into purer consciousness, there are spiritually-minded folks all over the world willing and able to help. A Google or Facebook search will help you find a group where you can chat and find community.

Yvonne Perry is the author of Shifting into Purer Consciousness ~ Integrating Spiritual Transformation with the Human Experience (shiftingintopurerconsciousness.com). She holds a bachelor's degree in metaphysics from the American Institute of Holistic Theology and provides personal coaching for spiritual seekers. The host of We Are One in Spirit Podcast, she enjoys speaking about a wide variety of topics to help people realize their own creative power weare1inspirit.com. Providing quality counselling articles, hynotherapy writings and other mind help resources online.

How Stress Affects the Body, And Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Stress is an IBS trigger, but it also causes many other problems. It can have a profound effect on your mental and physical health. Here are some facts that might surprise you.

Human beings encounter stress as a daily part of life. Every change in routine that requires us to react causes a little bit of stress. We respond with ingrained responses. Some are inherited; others are learned.

Little bits of stress are beneficial; they keep us alert and ready to respond to the difficulties of life. In fact, the only people who don't experience stress are dead. However, prolonged periods of stress can have a devastating effect on your health, with symptoms such as:

• Colon spasms in people with IBS
• Upset stomach
• Altered digestive activity
• Headaches
• Sleep disturbances
• Elevated blood pressure
• Chest pain
• Tachycardia
• Irregular heartbeat
• Heart attacks
• Trembling or shakiness
• Decreased productivity at work
• Obesity
• Diabetes
• Loss of sex drive
• Menstrual irregularities
• Female hair loss
• Chronic fatigue
• Muscle pains
• Skin disorders
• Recurring infections
• Anxiety and panic attacks
• Shortness of breath
• Memory problems
• Depression
• Mental breakdown
• Substance abuse
• Abnormal immune system response

Stress also exacerbates conditions such as restless leg syndrome.

Relatively minor stress affects many people with irritable bowel syndrome. IBS itself causes stress, especially if it is accompanied by a lot of pain; this creates a self-feeding, vicious cycle that is often hard to break. It may affect close friends and family; they watch their loved one suffering, which tends to perpetuate the cycle as everyone becomes tense and anxious.

There is a huge benefit to be gained by removing or reducing the negative stress in your life.

Here are a few suggestions:

• Avoid watching the news for a few days. Opt for comedies or upbeat musicals instead.

• Take a day off if you work in a stressful environment.

• Hunt for funny photos at images.google.com. Try searches like:

- smiling cat

- laughing moose

- laughing

- smiling dog

Laughter stimulates the immune system and boosts infection-fighting processes. It also decreases pain and provides a distraction from stressful situations.

• Associate with funny people who make you laugh.

• Try deep breathing, meditation, or yoga.

• Avoid brooding about your condition. Focus your attention on other things instead.

Disclaimer

The material provided here is for informational purposes only. It should not replace proper medical treatment, advice, or diagnosis. Always consult your doctor and other health-care providers, as appropriate, before consuming any medications, supplements, or natural remedies; or before altering your diet. Discuss all your symptoms, plans, and medical conditions with your physician.

Any application of the ideas contained in this article is at your own risk, discretion, and responsibility. There are no representations or warranties, either express or implied, and the author assumes no liability for any of the information presented.

You should not begin or discontinue medical treatment based on information contained in this, or any other, article.

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No I Can Not Forgive Them

As you may know, I do healing work with individuals. One of the most difficult issues to come across when in a session is forgiveness. The person I am working with tells me about something in their past that happened to them that was horrific. As they tell me, I ask them, "Can you forgive the person who did this to you?" And when they, who came to me for healing, answer usually with tears rolling from their eyes, "No, I can not forgive them!" That is one of the most powerful moments, that they let slip right by them. I always hope for and do get different answers, such as, "It will be difficult, but I will try." Or "Yes, I am ready to forgive them." With the last two answers, the healing session proceeds, and the healing energy continues.

I have asked myself, why does someone who is looking for healing, hold on to such powerful anger? I have come to a few conclusions from my observations. One, the pain they hold, they choose to hold. The pain defines them. When they think of the situation, they seem to be unable to stay in the now moment where they are safe. Their mind takes them right back to the horror as if it is happening right at that moment. So they relive again, again and again. It is helpful to take my client through exercises that help their mind come into the now moment. Now, right now, everything is perfect. Now, right now, everything is beautiful. When you think of the future there is worry, when you think of the past there is anger and regret. Stay in the now, as no one is traumatizing you right now.

Another reason to hang on to the anger is to continue to play the victim role. BLAME!!! Blame is such a low frequency to allow yourself to reside in. Those who play the victim role are difficult to be around and do not realize how they hurt themselves with this point of view. Things happen, people are mean, rude, and cruel. They often do things for no reason other than they can to feel as though they have power. To allow yourself to still be victimized by their actions is allowing them to continue to have power over you.

We all incarnate here with different lessons to learn. This is to evolve our soul. To learn, to grow to expand who and what we are. If you have done something to harm another, forgive yourself. Work on mot being that person anymore. If someone has harmed you, no matter what they did, forgive them. It will empower you, it will free you. Best of all, that will be a lesson learned as the universe has a way of repeating these lessons until you learn them.

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How To Become What You Think About

Whether you want to lose weight, build muscle or just improve your cardiovascular health, the mind plays a huge role. The mind gets and keeps you motivated, it develops those good habits and it lets you see your goal before you achieve it. I believe the biggest reason for people failing to achieve their health and fitness goals is down to lack of knowledge of how the mind works. You either control the mind or it controls you!

The mind hates change. It has a world view which has been built up throughout your life. It knows pigs don't fly and money does not grow on trees. If you were to see a flying pig or a money tree, your mind would reject it instantly. Your mind would be racing to try and find a logical reason to justify why this can't be real, so it fits into its world view. That's why when we try to make a change our mind try's to resist it. Our habits are formed by our past experiences, family and friends. If you understand how this works then you can beat it! To change your bad habits you must replace them with good habits. How do you change a habit? You must repeat the new habit 30 times, so around a month for it to become a new habit. Your new habit will then be formed, replacing the old one.

Let me give you an example. I developed the habit of having porridge oats with kiwi fruit for my breakfast every morning but I wanted to add blueberries as well. To be honest I was not too keen on blueberries to start with but they have so many health benefits, I wanted to include them. It was hard at first to get used to eating them as part of my breakfast routine. I knew it would be at first. I knew if I did this for the full 30 days it would become a habit. After the 30 days it was formed as a habit. I now have blueberries every day with my porridge!

Our daily thoughts about our self, define who we become. They make up our self-image. What is a self-image? The self-image is your view of yourself. The person who you are and the person you think others think you are. You cannot outperform your self- image. If you don't think you can do something, I can guarantee you won't do it. If you don't think you are worthy of something you won't get it or keep it.

If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right. - Henry Ford

The good news is we can change our self-image. You need to spend about 5-10 minutes twice a day to picture how you want to be. Picture yourself with bigger arms, a six pack or a slimmer you. You have to feel it. Feel the emotion and the great feeling it gives you. You must do this daily. You need to train your mind daily, just like a sportsman would practice his sport daily. Every top sports person visualizes how they will perform. They see themselves winning and at their best. If you do this for just one day you will see a difference for just that day. If you do it every day you will see the difference for the rest of your life.

Most people see an old friend or a family member they have not seen in a while. The friend or family member say's your looking really well or they may say you have put weight on. The majority of people will take the compliment of looking well and feel good for a short while and forget about it. The very same people will take in the negative comment about putting on weight and hold on to that image. They spend the rest of the day feeling down. Looking in the mirror seeing themselves larger than they really are. They may head to the kitchen and grab some junk food to make themselves feel better because they can only picture themselves as being overweight so what is the point. If that one person thinks so then I must be. Right? THIS IS TOTALLY THE WRONG THINKING!

You must hold the picture of yourself with that body you desire. Remember you are doing this twice a day. When you look into the mirror see that new body you want. This will make you feel good. Hold on to that feeling throughout the day. That feeling will keep you on track. Don't allow any negative thoughts about your body enter your mind. If someone makes a negative comment just accept that it is only there view. Everyone one has different views. If you asked a hundred people there favourite food. Would they all say the same thing? No they wouldn't. So just accept that you will always get negative comments but you don't have to accept them! As soon as you feel yourself having a negative thought, think back to your image of that body you desire. This will make you feel good about yourself again. Once you build this momentum and learn to eradicate negative thoughts about your body, nothing will stop you!

You will feel more confident, you will feel in control. This thinking will smash through any of the training or nutrition obstacles you may come across. If you don't control your thoughts, the nutrition and training will always breakdown when those negative thoughts pop up and you hold on to them. So remember, "You Become What You Think About."

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Three Relaxation Techniques

Here are three relaxation techniques that will help you work with your breath and relax your body. It involves releasing your breath and giving it a rhythm. This will affect your physiology and your emotions.

Free Breathing Meditation by Deepak Chopra
Sit comfortably. Let your arms rest along your body or on your lap. Close your eyes, breathe easily and freely. Focus on your breath. Concentrate on how the air enters your body through the nose and flows down into the lungs. Breathe normally, not too deep. Don't hold your breath for too long. When you exhale, pay attention to how the air flows from the lungs through your nose. Let everything happen naturally. Your breath flows freely and your attention follows it. When your breathing becomes free, make it even freer. Breathe rhythmically in a way that is best for your body. By focusing all your attention on the breath, you naturally enter the state of relaxation. With each breath your relaxation becomes deeper and your mind calmer. If you practice this meditation regularly, you will have more energy and vitality.

Deep Breathing
When you focus on the breath, you let your body relax. Through deep breathing you improve the operation of your lymphatic system, and thus cleanse your body.
Lie on your back and let your body relax. You can use any relaxation technique you like. Start breathing slowly through your nose. Fill the bottom part of the lungs first, then the middle and the upper part. Make sure that you do it slowly, for 8-10 seconds. Hold your breath for 1-2 seconds and then quietly and easily relax the muscles of the chest allowing the air to leave your lungs. Next, wait a few seconds and repeat the cycle.

If you experience dizziness, slow down your breath.

Progressive Relaxation
Lie down on your back and close your eyes. Focus your attention on your feet. Feel their weight. Relax them consciously and let them sink into the bed. Start with toes and move toward the ankles.

Next, focus on your knees. Feel their weight. Relax them consciously and feel them sink into the bed.

Focus on your thighs. Feel their weight. Relax them consciously and feel them sink into the bed.

Focus on your buttocks. Feel their weight. Relax them consciously and feel them sink into the bed.

Focus on your abdomen and chest. Feel your breath. Let them relax. Start to breathe slowly, deeply and feel the abdomen and chest sink into the bed.

Focus on your hands. Feel their weight. Relax them consciously and feel them sink into the bed.

Focus on your forearms. Feel their weight. Relax them consciously and feel them sink into the bed.

Focus on your arms and shoulders. Feel their weight. Relax them consciously and feel them sink into the bed.

Focus on your neck. Feel its weight. Relax it consciously and feel it sink into the bed.

Focus on your head. Feel its weight. Relax it consciously and feel it sink into the bed.

Focus on your mouth and jaw. Relax your muscles. Pay particular attention to the muscles of the jaw, if it is clamped, open it gently. Let it relax.

Think of your eyes. Feel the muscle tension in your eyes and around them. Relax all the muscles in your eyes and around them. Relax your eyes.

Feel your cheeks and forehead. Relax them consciously and release any muscle tension.

Now, mentally scan your whole body. If there is any place in your body where you feel tension, relax it and let it sink into the bed.

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The Benefits Of Lucid Dreams

A lucid dream (LD) is a dream in which you're aware that you're dreaming while the dream's in progress. During lucid dreams, it's usually possible (and desirable) to exercise conscious control over the dream's content -characters, plot and environment- as well as to perform seemingly impossible acts.

Like dreaming in general, there's no scientific explanation for the purpose of lucid dreaming. However, non-scientifically, there are many. First, and most importantly as far as I'm concerned, it's fun and it's enlightening. Secondly, you can do anything you can think of without putting yourself in danger, without physical limitations and without restrictions; you can go anywhere without spending a dime on travel agents, tickets, event planners; or you can talk to anyone, anywhere at any time.

Therapeutically, lucid dreaming is a great tool for working on psychological problems. If you suffer from a fear of snakes, for example, that fear can be conquered through lucid dreaming. Because you know you're totally safe, you can gradually deal with being around small snakes in the distance. Then, as your fear lessens, you gradually allow them to get closer and get bigger. This type of dream scenario where the size increases and the distance decreases continue until you're actually holding a dream snake without experiencing any fear or anxiety whatsoever.

LDs can aid you in learning a new skill or improving an old one. If you want to improve your golf swing, practicing it in a dream will transfer to the waking course. Want to get over that fear of public speaking? Repeatedly and consciously create a scenario where this skill is needed and you'll be amazed to discover that your fear diminishes.

Experiments have demonstrated that lucid dreaming can be extremely powerful for motor skill enhancement. Because of the physiological nature of REM, and the neuronal signals sent to muscles during this phase of sleep, LDs are ideal for establishing neural patterns and muscle memory without any actual physical movement. Studies have indeed shown that a dreamer can improve physical strength without actual physical movement with mental practice and imagery.

Lucid dreams can be used for healing in a number of ways. If you're struggling with any kind of illness you can utilize them to determine the cause, the treatment and possibly even the cure. My own experience in this area may be helpful. I suffered with a terrible pain in my lower left abdominal area for a couple of years. I went to several doctors and they told me they couldn't find anything wrong. Finally, I decided to take matters into my own hands. I had a conscious (or lucid) dream where I explored my own internal body. I found a huge (looked huge in the dream) cyst at the top of a long tube. When I awoke, I realized I had a cyst on my ovary. After getting an appointment with an OBGYN, I was scheduled for immediate surgery.

Entertainment and education can also be experienced and explored through lucid dreams. Forget spending hundreds on a game console, you can play your own live action RPG. Digital not your forte? You can meet the author of your favourite book and ask questions, gain clarification or just shoot the breeze. And, of course, lucid dreaming is the ultimate 3D movie experience. You don't need an expensive big screen TV, or even cable. And you won't have to worry about copyright infringement.

Problem solving is probably one of the most beneficial uses. You can dream up the solution to the most complex and difficult problems plaguing you, your family or all of humanity. Through lucid dreaming you can see the issue from all angles at the same time, at different times and even from different perspectives. With this much information at your disposal, you'll have that problem solved in the blink of an eye.

With lucid dreaming you have full conscious control over the dream, thus, you can use that control to travel in time. Without time-space boundaries you can explore the past and the future. You can even experience precognitive dreaming (seeing future events). And without the limitations of space you can use lucid dreams to leave your body and explore the universe and all the levels, dimensions, beings and everything else it holds.

They can be your own private social network. It's possible to share a dream with a loved one, a friend or even a group of friends. With a little planning and practice, you can hang out with friends and family whenever, wherever and however you want. You don't need an internet connection, you have your own wifi.

People who suffer from nightmares can benefit immensely from the ability to become lucid in their dreams. A number of studies have demonstrated that lucid dreaming was successful in reducing nightmare frequency and intensity. The ability to control the dream content enables a dreamer to confront and weaken the power the nightmare and/or waking life fear holds.

All dreams contain some level of awareness, and all dreams involve the dreamer's actions, reactions and responses. These types of dreams simply provide us with another avenue by which to explore our human and conscious potential, and provide us with an additional means of exploring other dimensions of dreams, mind and reality. If you find that you are not a lucid dreamer, fear not. Your nonlucid dreams will provide you with all the insight, information, exploration and excitement you need.

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How to Find Sound Mental Health and Purify Your Spirit

When I was young I looked for psychotherapy because I couldn't find peace. I was always very angry, and ready to explode for any reason. Fortunately, I discovered the right method of dream interpretation after studying all existent methods discovered by different psychologists. I saw into practice that only Carl Jung's method was valid.

After precisely following Jung's steps, I was obliged to continue his research. I had to disagree with Carl Jung's vision about his own discoveries, and make my own conclusions.

I concluded that the human conscience is absurd because it is one-sided and that the human being must not do what his/her conscience decides, but obey the divine guidance in dreams. This was how I could find peace and sound mental health, and this was how I could cure many people through dream therapy since 1990, and simplify Carl Jung's complicated and obscure method of dream interpretation.

My obedience to the unconscious guidance helped me become a psychiatrist and psychologist, while I was a neurotic young woman when I started caring for the meaning of dreams. At that time (1984) I was a 23-years-old young mother, married to a man I didn't love.

I was afraid of my anger especially because my father was schizophrenic. I was afraid to have inherited his absurdity, the same way I had inherited his physical and psychological characteristics. I understood that my behavior became like my father's behavior in many ways. I was very obedient to the divine guidance in dreams because I didn't want to be absurd like my father.

The fact that I was a patient but I could become a psychiatrist based on the knowledge given by the unconscious mind in dream messages proves to the world that the unconscious mind is God. Only God could help an ignorant creature like me understand so many complex matters. This fact also represents a big victory for the human race in general terms, since a human being could finally understand what causes craziness.

Since I was neurotic, almost as schizophrenic as my father, I could see the absurdity contained into the anti-conscience, which Jung couldn't see because he didn't lose his human conscience like me and like all those who become mentally ill. The mentally ill lose their human conscience, but I could help my human conscience resurrect because I was obeying the unconscious guidance.

This is why today I'm giving you lessons. Otherwise, I wouldn't survive the battle against the powerful anti-conscience.

Our wild conscience (anti-conscience) is a satanic monster. It can think, but it cannot find peace and happiness. The anti-conscience refuses to change its violent behavior, and this is why it always ends up on terror and despair. It causes mental illnesses within our conscience with the intention to destroy our human conscience and completely control our behavior.

After discovering the truth about the human nature I understood why our world is a living hell ruled by terror and violence. The hypocrisy and the indifference of those who are protected from terror because they have financial power also proves the human absurdity, along with all the horrors of our daily news.

Now everybody can have a direct communication with God because I simplified and clarified the dream language. Therefore, everybody can understand why they must follow the divine guidance, and agree with this guidance, even when they have to suffer.

Many times you have to suffer in order to be cured, or in order to evolve. However, you will be rewarded. For example, if you won't suffer studying your lessons at school, you won't be able to work and have a decent life.

You have to suffer working instead of resting, bearing instead of exploding, forgiving instead of killing, and so on, if you want to be a balanced person and find sound mental health. You must learn how to be wise by being wise even when you are still influenced by your wild nature.

The unconscious mind is your savior. After positively transforming your personality you will surely live better, and help the world with your wisdom.

Besides this fact, you will also be prepared for the continuation of your existence after abandoning our hostile planet. You have a spirit. You will be judged. There is a hell awaiting all sinners, the same way that there is a paradise awaiting those who cultivate goodness in their hearts.

Right now you are totally indifferent to what could happen to your spirit when you'll die, but someday this matter will be very important for you. I advise you to care about this matter right now. If you won't transform your personality and purify your spirit while you can, later you will regret having had the indifferent attitude you have now.

Christina Sponias continued Carl Jung's research into the human psyche, discovering the cure for all mental illnesses, and simplifying the scientific method of dream interpretation that teaches you how to exactly translate the meaning of your dreams, so that you can find health, wisdom and happiness. Learn more at: http://www.scientificdreaminterpretation.com

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The Human Absurdity and God's Guidance in Dreams

The fact that only now a human being could discover undoubtable proof of God's existence and explain all mysteries is not a coincidence. The truth is that God was preparing the human race for this revelation for years and years, through many generations. Only now God managed to show us how idiotic we are and how much we depend on His guidance.

Only now the original sin could be comprehended and eliminated by real knowledge. Now we have scientific proof and many explanations. Now we are able to understand why we can completely trust God's guidance and why we must never disobey this guidance, like Adam and Eve.

I could discover proof of God's existence and sanctity after continuing Carl Jung's research into the unknown region of the human psyche. By obeying God's guidance in dreams, I could also discover that the biggest part of our brain remains in a primitive condition.

Everyone in our world needs psychotherapy, even if they are not mentally ill. Since the biggest part of our brain is absurd, it is obvious that we are not balanced creatures. Poverty, violence, immorality, hypocrisy, indifference to the human pain, and all the horrors that mark our world visibly prove this tragic truth.

Even though we are proud of our intelligence, we are idiotic, and we are not really human. We are cruel and absurd. We must eliminate our wild nature through consciousness and sensitivity.

Everyone can have a direct communication with God through dream translation now that I simplified Carl Jung's method, and verify into practice that God sends us wise messages in dreams because we need help. Alone we can only end up on terror and despair.

Exactly because we are idiotic, ignorant, and absurd, we created a living hell on Earth. Poverty and violence are the most shocking evidences of the global insanity.

Now that we can recognize our absurdity and understand that we need help, God is showing us how to accurately translate the meaning of dreams and follow His guidance.

The fact that I could discover how to better understand the dream messages, and the fact that I was able to discover the wild side of the human conscience, were not the result of my personal conclusions. I was simply obeying God's guidance in dreams.

I was too young and ignorant. I was also neurotic when I learned how to translate the meaning of dreams. I would never be able to continue the research of an important psychiatrist and psychologist like Carl Jung and yet, discover a lot more about the human brain based on my personal conclusions.

The divine unconscious mind showed me everything I could discover.

I understood that we will never manage to eliminate all the mental illnesses generated by our wild conscience within our human conscience without God's guidance. We will never manage to transform our crazy world into a place where everyone will have the chance to evolve based on political systems.

Our theories, our suppositions, and our absurd ideas can only cause more problems to our population, and gradually destroy our already devastated planet.

Christina Sponias continued Carl Jung's research into the human psyche, discovering the cure for all mental illnesses, and simplifying the scientific method of dream interpretation that teaches you how to exactly translate the meaning of your dreams, so that you can find health, wisdom and happiness. earn more at: http://www.scientificdreaminterpretation.com

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Which Comes First, You or Your Car?

For the past eight years, I have been privileged to travel and share with many hundreds of people around health and wellness topics. As my exposure to others increased, I began to realize that most of my audience placed very little emphasis upon self-care. I began to formulate the idea that we really do pay more attention to the needs of our cars than to our own.

When asked if they would put duct tape over a red warning light on their dashboard and hope it goes away, everyone agreed that this would be a ridiculous thing to do. After all, ignoring the signal could mean major mechanical problems or, even worse, a serious accident. It just makes no sense to anyone to pretend and hope that the problem will go away. So why, then, do we duct tape our body's symptoms and hope they, too, will just disappear if we ignore them?

In today's crazy world of multi-everything, taking care of ourselves lies at the bottom of the to do list. This is especially true of women. We have been taught to place the needs of everyone else before our own. When asked if they would give up the quiet bath at the end of a hectic day if someone they cared about needed them, nearly every hand goes up in the room. What about the old caution to put your oxygen mask on first if the plane is going down?

Many of us are like the old Energizer Bunny. We just keep going, no matter what. It is only when symptoms we keep ignoring begin to affect our every day life that we are forced to reflect upon what these headaches, chronic pains, sleeplessness, weight gain, indigestion, and so many other signals might be telling us. Our bodies are actually designed to support us through one hundred and twenty wonderful years. Most gasp at the mere thought of enduring life on this planet for that long. But, given proper physical, spiritual, and emotional support, these beautiful vessels can sail us through years of joy and growth. After all, there are indigenous people all over the world who live even longer and still have smiles on their faces. Why not us?

I think it is the perfect time to begin to look at self-care as a necessity and not a luxury. Let's begin to explore this whole concept together!

Terry Quigley, M.S., is a former classroom teacher who has created her own unique wellness business. Using the tools of Brain Gym, therapeutic essential oils and holistic nutrition, she works with children and adults to educate them around natural and non-toxic ways to reduce stress and enhance well-being. Please contact her at areallygreatchoice.com to learn more and to take advantage of her free offer. Providing quality counselling articles, hynotherapy writings and other mind help resources online, counselling hypnotherapist and life coach in London.

Life of Possibility Vs Life of Limitation

It is Monday and I am sitting by the water, typing and listening to the waves rolling onto the rocky shore, while taking in the fresh air. I'm sitting on a book by Dr. Peter Levine - In An Unspoken Voice, so my butt doesn't get sore sitting on the rocks. My dog is sniffing in the trees, looking for something either to chase or eat, or um... both.

This is my Monday! My Mondays didn't always look like this, but they are more and more reflecting the nurture and luscious living I have craved for years.

I just finished reading a section from Peter's book that fits well with what I am experiencing...

"When [Einstein] was asked what he thought would be the next great breakthrough in science, Einstein pondered for a moment and then replied: "To prove that the universe is friendly." He did not mean, I believe, that there would not ever be pain and suffering in life, but that the universe was, well... Playful, wonderful and fascinating. " ~ Dr. Peter Levine, In An Unspoken Voice, 2010, pg. 280.

I shared with someone the other day that money is here to support and nourish us, like food and water it is our ally, not our enemy. He was uncomfortable with that point of view ~ because to him, money was to be controlled, managed and taken seriously. He had linked money to his survival, creating a very deep powerless feeling inside of him. Which he compensated for by controlling, and in doing so he was always at the mercy of money. It was either his savior or his jailer. He gave the illusion of money is power.

What area(s) of life are you giving your potency and your inborn intelligence away to? The same intelligence that goes into pumping your heart is what it going into creating your limitations. Would you be willing to re-integrate, re-own what is rightly yours ~ your aliveness?

I just pulled Peter's book from under my bum and saw another quote that is useful here:

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson.

When we take a breathe and engage ourselves at a sensation level, we create resilience and awareness and begin the re-integration process.

But the degree to which we cannot deeply feel our body's interior is the degree to which we crave external stimulation. Addictions to drama, food, spiritual override, suffering, excess video games, over-spending, over-working, chronic negativity, intellectualization, mental rumination, relationship and exercise addictions, fixating on our limitations, etc. keeps us over stimulated and thus separate from the sacredness of the body and higher mind. If we continue to suppress, control or numb our bodies, it is going to be very difficult to feel our aliveness and as such become difficult, if not impossible, to break free of our limitations and create a life that honours.

The less the body is experienced as a living entity, the more it becomes an object. The less it is owned, the further it is divorced from anything having to do with one's core sense of self." Dr. Peter Levine, In An Unspoken Voice, 2010, Pg. 285.

If you are overwhelmed by addressing your areas of limitation, lovingly start by cleaning up your addictions. Everything is birthed from this place. Do not think that by breaking free of your addictions and feeling into what-is, that that is all you are doing. You are beginning the process of reclaiming your life and asserting your value. It is an act of Self Love like no other. Welcome it and encourage it.

Jane Latimer, M.A. founder of the BodyWay Program have 35 years combined experience helping women with their issues with body and food. Click here to download the E-Book: http://www.janelatimer.com/break-free-from-the-diet-game

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Trustful Predictions in Dreams, Understanding The Meaning of The Snake

Your dreams have many dimensions. The unconscious mind that produces your dreams is God's mind and sends you dreams with future predictions to help you face difficult challenges.

There are many methods to predict the future in our world, but they are not safe. They cannot be trusted for many reasons, especially because human beings are liars.

Dream predictions can be trusted because they are sent by God. When we learn the meaning of the dream language according to the scientific method we can understand the meaning of various warnings sent by the divine unconscious mind. These warnings protect our sanity. The predictions we see reflected in dreams help us prevent future problems or catastrophes.

By translating the meaning of dreams based on the scientific method you have a valid and trustful method to predict the future and know how to protect yourself and your family from hidden dangers.

You also get prepared for changes and positive events. The unconscious mind helps you attain a higher level of consciousness when you eliminate your dangerous wild nature and you learn how to be wise.

As you pass through a process of mind empowerment through dream therapy, your life changes. Better life conditions follow the transformation of your personality. This means that your transformation generates favorable situations.

The unconscious guidance is a valuable gift that transforms your life and helps you prevent numerous deceptions. After mastering the dream language you have a constant dialogue with God through dream messages. This alternative is more than spectacular.

The atheistic modern civilization will have to admit God's existence now that His existence can easily be proved into practice. The unconscious messages in dreams come from a superior mind enlightened by wisdom and sanctity.

Perhaps you are used with ridiculous dream interpretations based on suppositions. This is why you may think that I'm exaggerating when I tell you that the scientific dream translations are so special. However, my work is very serious. All my statements are true; all these statements were already scientifically proved through many ways. The accurate translation of the dream messages puts you into direct contact with God.

God tells you that you are making a serious mistake and you will be punished for this reason when you have a dream about a snake. However, this punishment will save your life. You'll definitively stop making this mistake, which would ruin your life. So, the punishment represented by the snake represents salvation from eternal hell.

The snake is the intervention of divine providence. God doesn't let you blindly make the same mistake until you'll become mentally ill. The divine intervention helps you stop being a victim of your anti-conscience.

You are punished with a bad event because you accepted to be a sinner, but you are basically saved thanks to this punishment, because it puts an end to the dangerous repetition of a foolish mistake.

The divine guidance in dreams is the best protection from all dangers, and it is a trustful protection because it doesn't come from ignorant human minds. Carl Jung worked very hard in order to discover the right code for a perfect dream translation, and I worked very hard in order to transform his complicated method of dream interpretation into a fast and simple method of instant translation from images into words.

When you learn the dream language based on the right method you can verify the superiority and the veracity of the unconscious messages in dreams. The unconscious mind shows you how to avoid passing through bitter experiences in order to correct your mistakes.

You won't need the punishment represented by the snake if you'll obey the divine guidance in dreams. You will successfully transform your personality and attain your goals without wasting time and without facing frustrations and deceptions.

You'll learn how to stop making mistakes. You'll attain a higher level of consciousness. You will become more intelligent than ever.

Christina Sponias continued Carl Jung's research into the human psyche, discovering the cure for all mental illnesses, and simplifying the scientific method of dream interpretation that teaches you how to exactly translate the meaning of your dreams, so that you can find health, wisdom and happiness. earn more at: http://www.scientificdreaminterpretation.com

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Spas, A Relaxing Atmosphere and Rejuvenating Treatments to Renew Mind, Body, and Spirit

We live in a fast-paced society that focuses on getting ahead, and newer technologies can help individuals meet their goals sooner than ever before. With so much going on, it is easy to see how it can take a damaging toll on the human body. Athletes that spend hours each day trying to get in top form and condition can suffer from all the aches and pains that come with it. Many of these athletes have found it beneficial to visit day spas and get what is known as a sports or medical massage to help them prevent injuries and improve their sport performance.

During the sports massage therapy, the professionals at the spa will use a special medicinal herb oil to relieve muscle pain and tension. This therapeutic massage focuses on injuries, pains, and chronic aches. Other types of massage therapies that may be offered at a day spa include deep tissue massage, Swedish massage, Reflexology, and Pre-Natal Massage, Lymphatic Drainage Massage, Shiatsu Massage, and Post-Partum Massage.

An additional area of the body that is often neglected is the facial region. Before you know it, one, two, and three acne pimples pop up on your face that soon turns into a widespread acne problem. If you have not been able to take care of your acne problem through the many over-the-counter medications you have tried, day spas may be able to offer you a facial rejuvenation treatment that can make your skin smooth, radiant and youthful looking again. The following are some facial treatments you may be able to get from a day spa:

1. Microdermabrasion-This skin treatment is non-invasive that helps reduce or eliminate the severity of acne scars, mild to moderate wrinkles, fine lines, dark spots that formulate as a result of hormonal changes and sun damage and much more.

2. Laser Acne Treatment-Uses a painless laser to exfoliate dirt, oil, dirt, and bacteria from the skin as it cleans both inside and outside skin.

3. Micropeel-This treatment is used to treat conditions such as wrinkles that are associated with aging, fine lines, and hyperpigmentation as well as improving skin dullness and imperfections.

For information on additional skin treatment offered at day spas, call and schedule a consultation. The spa may even offer services to enhance your appearance such as permanent make-up that will not only make you beautiful, but will offer you convenience in your daily routine.

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10 Healthy Ways to Get in a Better Mood

Listen to music- Music can be a powerful tool; it can break you out of a funk with lyrics that speak to your soul or an upbeat tempo that makes you want to dance. Turn on your favorite song or band and get lost in the music to help your worries melt away.

Add a pop of color- Studies show that certain colors boost our mood and can make us feel better just by looking at them. Change up your wardrobe by throwing on a bright colored shirt, or add a small accent like a scarf or socks that will make you feel happy. The best ones? Yellow and red, experts say.

Tap into your spiritual side- Even if you don't consider yourself religious, focusing on something larger than yourself can make your troubles seem a lot smaller. Sit alone in the quiet and meditate for a while, say a prayer to yourself, or read an inspirational story. This will instantly boost your mood.

Take in some natural light- Sunlight triggers the production of Vitamin D in our bodies that can help boost our feelings of well-being immensely. Lack of Vitamin D has been linked to depression in several studies. Basking in the sun (with sunblock on) for just 10 to 20 minutes can put you in a better mood.

Be generous- Doing something for someone else doesn't just send out good vibes, it can be a great way to make you feel better. Get a joyful feeling by making a small, unexpected gesture to a complete stranger. Pay for the coffee of the person behind you, help carry the groceries of an elderly person to their car, or give a homeless person some spare change or leftovers. Seeing a smile on another's face will put one on yours as well.

Exercise- Even if you just go for a short 30-minute walk around the neighborhood, exercise has been proven to bring on feelings of well-being. This article from http://balanceddaily.com lists exercise as one of the top 10 natural mood boosters. It will not only increase your energy to make you feel better, it will release endorphins in your brain; the "feel-good" chemical responsible for pleasure and joy.

Nurture yourself- Take a little time to pamper yourself and make yourself feel good. Take a soothing bubble bath, paint your nails a pretty color, or set some time aside to take a small nap. Making yourself a priority and spending a little "you" time will push those other negative thoughts aside.

Stop and smell the roses- Numerous studies have proven that a certain scent, like lavender, can relieve feelings of anxiety and tension. Light a candle in the room you're in, or rub on some lotion that has a smell you love. Instantly boost your mood by triggering one of our most sensitive senses.

Call a friend or relative- Sometimes all you need to do to feel better, is get all of your negative thoughts off of your chest. Vent a little to someone you know is a great listener and gives good advice. Having others understand how you're feeling and allow you to talk about your feelings can do wonders for a bad mood.

Break out of the box- Doing something unexpected to break out of your ordinary routine, can make you feel happy and upbeat. Often times we can get stuck in a rut that seem never-ending. Small novelty's like whip cream to top your coffee, or a fun new ringtone for when your phone goes off can make you feel great.

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Acceleration Generation, Slow Down, Don't Get Run Down

Which do you value more your money, or your time? Author Carl Honore mused, "All the world is a store, and all the men and women are merely shoppers." Tempted and tantalized at every turn by advertisements and a driving desire to have the latest and greatest things, people seek to cram as much consumption and activity into their already overfull lives. By wanting to do it all and all at the same time, there is a disconnect between what one desires from life and what can be realistically had. This feeds the sense that there is never enough time.

This desire to do it all causes people either to accelerate their pace or to squeeze in more than they can do and fully enjoy. Technology is an enabler and false friend to the acceleration generation. While it saves time, it also creates a new set of duties and desires. In order to use all the new time savers, you must spend time learning how to use them. Moreover, just when you have mastered this marvelous device and all its features, a new improved and better one will take its place, starting the learning task once again.

While offering a valuable service, email, voicemail, cell phones, answering machines, and texts, exponentially increase the demands on your time. Where before, people would have to wait until they saw you or could track you down, they now expect your immediate attention and response to their inquiries. This increased availability has many virtuous uses, but make no mistake, it ups the stress factor in a generous way. Keep in mind, quantity of interactions does not equate to quality. In most cases, it dilutes the quality by forcing people to weed through a volume of interactions before finding any of real meaning.

Living at an accelerated pace creates a cycle that starts by reducing meaningful interaction. This leads to a lack of fulfillment in life and causes people to accelerate further in an attempt to avoid confronting those feelings. This fast life can feel good temporarily, as it fuels the neurotransmitters epinephrine and norepinephrine, but like a drug, it soon wears off leaving you seeking more. Over time you can become used to this cycle, it can begin to feel normal. This insidious tolerance can numb the feelings that seek a deeper and more meaningful existence.

It is possible to learn to use the good aspects of a 24/7 culture, while not becoming a slave to it. Having extended access to people, places and things can be wonderfully useful, however without knowing and setting your own limits, the constant access to "more" can leave you worn out and used up.

The sad truth is that most people have no idea why they live life so fast. In the words of the Alabama song, "I'm in a hurry and don't know why." Part of this comes from mirroring what we see in those around us. Being busy is normal; it is accepted. Reducing activity and slowing down to savor life sounds... well, lazy. That is only because of what we have been conditioned to want.

Look no further than television or a magazine to find ads touting every kind thing imaginable that would make life better, if we would only buy it. Because we are conditioned to equate happiness with material things and money, someone who is working less and playing more, goes against what we subconsciously believe is right. But in reality, is it?

It comes down to pinpointing what you really want from life and understanding what brings you the most happiness. After digging deeper, many people find that it is meaningful connections with people, places, and community, which brings about happiness. Slowing down is essential to make such connections.

While noble in idea, slowing down is like breaking any other habit. You must first make a connection with a real reason to slow down and deeply desire to do it. Then you can start the process of feeling comfortable with slowness. This is not always an easy transition and may require time and effort to make new choices. Just as acceleration and irritation can spiral from event to event, so can going slow and being calm.

Slower living strengthens connections and leads to a stronger sense of community, all of which encourages people to relax and slow down further. You can make a choice to stop and take in each moment. Deep breaths and calm thoughts can bring about a deeper sense of personal fulfillment, but it all starts with the choice to slow down. If you are worn out and run down, what have you got to lose? Become a trailblazer in the slow movement, take back your time and make time for what is truly important to you.

"Wellness Matters" Article Series by Lisa Schilling RN, BSN, CPT
Speaker, Writer, Wellness Coach & Consultant

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Dance Your Way to Health

Dancing can be very cleansing as it releases stagnant energies within the body. The emotional state is altered through physically moving the body with the beats and rhythms of the music. Dancing can lift depression as the body is flooded with endorphins. It's a natural high that dancing with a partner together can give. It not only is an emotional high, but it does also good socially. Going out social dancing equals to getting out of the house and meeting with new people who share the same interest, namely partner dancing. Studies have shown that animals, as well as, humans deprived from touch built a highly reduced number of neuron connection within their brain, therefore it's great to have people connect to you. Feeling connected is very important. If we lose our connection with other fellow human beings we are likely to miss out on valuable lessons in life. Learning from other people's mistakes, for example, can cost you many years of unnecessary work and hardship. So get out there, get physical and get social with dance.

Physically dancing does also wonder to the body's posture. The Ballroom dance styles such as Waltz, Bolero, Foxtrot, Quickstep, and Tango and not to forget the Viennese Waltz are just perfect for people developing poor postures. Those dance styles combined with attentive practice, persistence and some awareness can make the posture of any dancer lift taller through the strengthening and lengthening of numerous body parts. Dancers tend to straighten up and strengthen their backs; the legs, arms and chore of the body become well toned and what's more they built up muscle groups which gives them not only the capability to act fast but also perform controlled steps and movements. Dancing intentionally develops a well rounded body with enough muscles to burn fat quickly and constantly and even continues while sleeping. This in turn makes dancers feel strong and fit within their bodies. Dancing a variety of different partner dances in any of the Ballroom, Latin and Street Latin dance styles will develop body strength, body control, stamina, flexibility and dexterity. Learning to dance and using those skills on the dance floor has the benefit of being slimming, while giving you hours of fun.

So far emotional, mental as well as physical benefits of dancing have been mentioned, but what about the Soul? While dancing, the working world or any problems do not tend to occupy the mind. It nearly seams that they don't exist during those periods of learning to dance. Dancing can be seen as a meditation with all its benefits attached. Concentrating the mind on the partner's actions, for example, such as how to respond or learn how to move the body controlled and precise can be very fulfilling and uplifting. The music itself acts like a balm to the soul. There is something healing when being bathed in the wonderful tunes of the various music styles and rhythms. Dancing with the melodies and beats of the music can brings you into a state of euphoria when harmoniously combined. Finding this harmony between movement, beats and melody is not always easy at first, but the good news is that it can be learnt. You can experience it either by fluke subconsciously without knowing how to recreate or you can bring it into your conscious and be able to recreate it by will. A good dance instructor will help you on your way towards conscious awareness of your being and consequently to a state of excellent health throughout your whole being. Your Soul will thank you for it.

Find out more about the health benefits of Partner Dancing for yourself:

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Intuitive Health Readings As Preventative Medicine

Modern medical diagnostic techniques are fantastic at finding the presence of disease. But what if disease is not yet present in organic form? That is, it cannot be seen by an MRI, CT scan or X-ray and isn't revealed in blood work, an EEG or EKG. How can we predict tendencies to develop illness before it manifests in the body as detectable disease?

Genetic markers are one answer. By evaluating someone's DNA, it is possible to see familial patterns that have the potential for developing disease. But these are only probabilities. What of the actual energetic complex in an individual at any given point in time? What of the diseases that are hovering, ready to manifest in tumors or heart dysfunction, or waiting to send our cells spiraling into mutation?

All of Earth and her inhabitants are composed of energy in its myriad forms - the humans, the animals, the plants and the members of the mineral kingdom. It is simply a matter of density, form and intention. Given that, it is reasonable to presume that disease in an organism has an energetic footprint. Stress, sadness, anger and emotional trauma can all contribute to an imbalance in homeostasis.

Viewing an entity intuitively is a way to see into these energetic footprints. What can be perceived surpasses the abilities of mechanical diagnostic techniques, seeing into the very energy profile of an organism. Areas of concern, the mental and emotional composition of an entity can be assessed by an intuitive health reader before organic disease manifests. Thus, matters can be addressed leading to more vigorous health and well-being.

As example, we will make certain assumptions about the progression of an intuitive reading. Let us say that current bodily systems will be visualized as they would appear to conventional diagnostics, giving us a literal picture of the state of any organ. In a reading where disease is hovering, the visualization would be more ethereal. The area viewed might present as a color of light or darkened area signifying disturbance or the intuitive might simply feel a disruption in the area. Emotional causes might make themselves apparent to the reader or past physical trauma might be visualized. Simply put, the reader can sense the seeds of disease before they materialize.

This kind of appraisal can be invaluable in discerning the impending presence of illness or disease and can arm the client with information that they can then take under their own council, to their health care provider, psychoanalyst or spiritual advisor. Unraveling some of the underlying origins of stress, disquiet and so on gives the client tools with which to begin moving toward well-being, and in so doing, also toward more robust health.

Semi-annual or annual evaluations with an intuitive practitioner along with wellness checks from medical professionals can yield a holistic approach to preventative medicine.

Alannah Hudis has studied natural spirituality with Medicine Woman Loren Cruden for several years and offers intuitive health readings for people and animals. For more information about Alannah's readings, please visit: www.healingspiritsong.com. Providing quality counselling articles, hynotherapy writings and other mind help resources online.

Energy: The Foundation of Happiness

Have you ever felt ineffective, drained, anxious or depressed? What exactly does this suggest? This could be a very considerable sign that your energy levels are not properly aligned! Your body has three main types of energy, including your physical, mental and emotional resources. There are approximately 50 trillion cells in the average adult human body. Each one of those cells is working diligently to produce some sort of energy your body will later on emit. If all of your energy types begin to work simultaneously, you will notice you're able to achieve great things with little to no effort. That is why it can be vital to get your energy levels aligned properly. It can reveal the simplicity of every day responsibilities and tasks, whether you're at work, school or at home.

There are many methods of controlling and aligning your energies. There can be adequate benefits such as obtaining self empowerment, guidance and healing within your body. The idea of energy alignment closely depicts the practice of self meditation which has a vast array of similar benefits. Most of the time your conscious mind's thought process is very technical and will not be aware of changes in your body that reflect your inner energy levels. This is where your unconscious mind comes into play. Once you have turned your mind off or at least made it quiet for the moment, you begin to feel your inner essence. Meditation is a practice of controlled thought, directed energy and contemplation which helps you better understand your body as one. Meditation comes from the Latin word "meditari" which means to think, contemplate, devise, ponder, and meditate.

"Every time you don't follow your inner guidance, you feel a loss of energy, loss of power, a sense of spiritual deadness", says Shakti Gawain. It is very essential to acknowledge every aspect of your inner body. Spending time out in nature, workouts, yoga and meditation can all give you the extra positive energy boost you need to get you through the day. You should frequently set aside time for you to be still, quiet and focused. The very basic fundamentals of meditation and energy levels derive from concentration, peacefulness and staying focused. A good practice you can try at home is to look at one simple object and focus on it for 5 - 10 minutes. Anytime your mind begins to wander away just block out all other thoughts and just maintain focus and continue staring at it. Examine the texture, size and any other detail that will keep your mind occupied. This technique will give you a beginning foundation to realize how to control and maintain your energy levels from being mentally drained.

Remember to stay focused on your energy levels inside your body that your mind tends to overlook. You will begin to start feel more energized and clear minded throughout the day. Practicing meditation a few minutes a day and feeling the inner energy of your being can dramatically improve your outlook on life, and your overall wellness!

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10 Daily "To-Do's" For Your Body's Balance and Good Health

Are you taking care of your body or are you taking it for granted? Do you want to lose some weight or have more energy? Here is how to make it happen.

We have one life to live, one chance on this earth to enjoy so much. We think about our goals and dreams and what we want to do and what we want to accomplish.

However, have you given much thought to your body and how it operates? Did you know that your body functions on a delicate balance of chemicals, systems, teamwork and response to external factors and the environment?

Does this sound familiar? We tend to put whole lot of focus on this kind of stuff at work, yet are we paying enough attention to it when it comes to our own health and well-being?

Unfortunately we often take our bodies for granted while we get busy doing other things. Yet in order for us to do all of what we enjoy, it's crucial that we nurture the health and well-being of our body and make sure that it gets attention and regular maintenance.

At work we develop a weekly and daily "to do" list. I would like to suggest that we do the same for our bodies.

Here is a list of 10 daily "To Do's" for the well-being and balance of your body:

• Start your day with a good breakfast that includes a portion of protein, carbohydrate and dairy.
• Floss your teeth after every meal. Long term benefits may prevent a heart attack!
• Have a sense of humour and laugh at every opportunity. It will release your stress.
• Realize that each day may be interrupted by something unexpected. Go with the flow!
• Enjoy the people around you and appreciate the uniqueness in everyone.
• Take 15 minutes to meditate or think about nothing. Focus on your breathing and visualize your favourite scene. Recognize the beauty that surrounds you!
• Cook from scratch and avoid prepared foods. Home-made meals have less fat, sodium and other additives that could be harmful to your body.
• Have a glass of wine or a bottle of beer at dinner. It's good for your heart and wine is filled with anti-oxidants.
• Be aware of your meal portions and try not to go for a second helping.
• Exercise, exercise, exercise! I can't stress this enough. It only takes 20 - 30 minutes each day and is so important for your body's optimal function.

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