The Healing Tree: Recommendations for Healthy, Balanced Living
- At April 22, 2009
- By Bonnie
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The Healing Tree is my metaphor for a healthy lifestyle. I hope you find something useful here. Remember, though, to make changes in measured steps, one thing at a time, for maximum success. Also, be sure to check with your healthcare providers.
Leaves (mental/emotional/spiritual)
- Sunshine/Nature/Outdoors
- Prayer/Silent meditation
- Abdominal breathing
- Creative meditation (music, drawing, painting, sewing, writing, woodworking, etc.)
- Journaling (gratitude, dreamwork, introspective)
- Sleep enough to feel rested, bed by 10pm if possible, short naps
- Support network of family/friends
- Cultivate feelings of love and gratitude
- Laughter
Trunk (physical)
- Exercise ideally 30-40 minutes, 4 days/week
- Stretching/Moving meditation (yoga, tai chi, qi gong)
- Body work (massage, chiropractic, Rolfing, reflexology, physical therapy)
- Energy work (Healing Touch, EFT, reiki, acupuncture, homeopathy, BioSET)
- Regular medical checkups
Roots (nutrition/diet)
- Water pure, filtered to remove chlorine, lead, fluoride, etc.
- Whole foods and supplements
- Living foods raw or fermented for enzymes and probiotics (yogurt, kefir, kombucha, traditional sauerkraut)
- Organic or pesticide-free
- Meats grassfed or wild, according to your metabolic type
- Plenty of vitamin A and D (eggs, butter, cultured dairy, cod liver oil)
- Unrefined salt for mineral content
- More omega 3 (flax and fish oils) and less omega 6 fatty acids
- No tobacco, trans fats, processed foods, additives, preservatives
- Limit caffeine, refined sugar and flour, alcohol
Intro to Healing Touch workshop in April
- At March 24, 2009
- By Bonnie
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Would you like to know more about energy medicine and how it works? Would you like to be able to relieve others’ aches and pains?
Join us in Fort Collins for a formal introduction to the energy therapy known as Healing Touch.
You will learn what Healing Touch is and how you can begin using basic Healing Touch concepts and techniques to benefit yourself and others. The workshop includes hands-on learning and discussion of basic energy anatomy.
Saturday, April 18, 9:30am to 12:30pm
cost: $25*
Please register by calling 970-988-0566 or sending an email to me at bonnie@healingtreewellness.com. Your questions are always welcome!
*Continuing education units (CEUs) are available to massage therapists and nurses for my Intro to Healing Touch workshops. There is a $10 certificate fee if you want the CEUs.
Energy Work: 7 Reasons to Get a Healing Touch Treatment
- At December 21, 2008
- By Bonnie
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As a Healing Touch practitioner I often get asked, “What is energy work recommended for?”
Most people are not familiar with the function and needs of the energy body because we didn’t grow up talking about it like we do about our physical body. If we have a broken bone, we know we need to go to a doctor to get it set so it can heal properly. When we are sick we know we need to rest and eat wholesome foods. If our muscles are weak, we know that regular exercise will strengthen them.
But how do you care for your energy body? Obviously getting energy work done will help, but it’s helpful to know what affects your energy body and also the signals it gives when it’s not healthy.
Here are seven reasons that you may need a Healing Touch treatment:
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