Cultivating self-awareness by moving the mind inward; plus, a description of the “molecules of emotion” and their ties to consciousness and neuroscience As printed in NDNR (Naturopathic Doctors News & Review) June 2008 / Mind-Body Medicine issue 'Life isn't...
Years ago, when I read about Viktor Schauberger, known as the “Water Wizard,” I was deeply inspired. He grew up with a great interest in the forest and waterways; he was a student of Nature. Water was his consuming interest; he set out to discover its laws and...
It's Spring! No doubt you have noticed the coming of spring with plant life pushing upwards from the earth. The sun is rising earlier and we can too, to participate in the active nature of spring. We can work with the profound cyclic effects of the seasons on our...
Beyond the edges of the Universe . . . Beyond all space and time . . . And yet, here, now . . . Greeting the morning with meditation and Tai Chi . . . The Bright Path Ishaya teachers, including me, and students of The Bright Path Ishayas' Ascension meditation...
You guessed it, Slippery Elm comes from Elm trees that grow in the Eastern United States. The inside portion of the bark, the cambium, is what is used. The mucilage, starch and sugars in it make it "slippery." It will soothe inflamed or damaged tissue, which in...
When I first heard about Gemmotherapy, I thought, yeah, that's the therapeutic use of gem stones. I could not have been more wrong. Gemmotherapy, sometimes called Phytoembryotherapy, is a branch of Botanical medicine that is the traditional medicinal use of plant buds...
What do the conditions of high blood pressure, pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes, anxiety, and depression have in common? Mostly, in our society, they are managed by pharmaceutical medications, then considered treated. Manage the condition, or not Let’s look at high blood...
Dr. Gueniot & Me I prescribe the Unda numbered compounds for many of my patients as part of their treatment plan. I have been using them for about 20 years and found them to be particularly effective in resolving deep issues over months, or taking care of acute...
Bacteria are everywhere Bacteria are everywhere – including in and on you – and are an essential part of your biological function. Can you picture that? The one hundred thousand billion critters that make up a stable population in your gut, on your skin, in your...
On Saturday, I attended a naturally fermented sauerkraut making demonstration presented by Sandy Boyce. Being of German descent, it was calling to me! Not to mention that I know the huge health benefits of the live cultures in naturally fermented vegetables....
