tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158137592011-11-25T20:55:05.482-08:00Vibrant Living Newsletter is from Subtle Energy Solutions and covers a wide range of alternative healers, with news and helpful tips on living a vibrant life.Boyd Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589514283235251357noreply@blogger.comBlogger5861100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15813759.post-54914450417393777842011-11-25T20:52:00.001-08:002011-11-25T20:55:05.506-08:00

As I close the year, I'm closing it with my own health opportunity. Over the past ten years we've helped thousands of people make their way back to a more vibrant life. Now I find myself doing my own coaching on myself. In other words, the tables have turned, and I am offered an even deeper perspective on the practice I've done with others. As you know, over the years I've enjoyed corresponding

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With this new feature, I will let you know about all the wonderful products and services I have personally experienced and love. You can be guaranteed excellent service and a great experience. Emily Razzano's d'tox to go For many years Emily has been offering her handmade, yummy raw food detox food and skin care products. The food is absolutely scrumptious, and the skin care products are good

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There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." (Edith Wharton) Light is one of the great activators in Feng Shui. Bright light, with its Yang nature, is a potent and easy way to generate environments that invite success, good fortune and prosperity to you. It's also such a beautiful metaphor to encourage sparkling inner radiance. Here are some easy and

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Although I've been living down here in beautiful, mild and sunny San Diego, the nights have become chilly and the days much shorter. The angle of the sun tells the deciduous trees to drop some leaves, and those marine-layer mornings are more frequent and last a little longer. All of this tells my body it is autumn. This is important, because our bodies follow the seasons like everything else in

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Working with the Heartspace The heartspace in the body is a completely unique electromagnetic system, creating a magnetic field hundreds of times stronger than the brain's. Additionally, some bio-magnetic research has concluded that the heart is a torsion field, capable of accessing alternate realities, different dimensions and creating a bridge to all universal information. The HeartMath

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Feng Shui Quickies Here are three actions you can take quite quickly to keep the chi moving in your home and office. So open your calendar and make time in your schedule or get up from the computer right now and just do it! Tidy up your car, get a car wash and reward yourself with beautiful music to drive to, giving yourself a radio sabbatical. You can also get an aromatherapy plug in and use

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Getting that Crucial Sleep If you are having sleep problems, whether you are not able to fall asleep, wake up too often, don't feel well-rested when you wake up in the morning, or simply want to improve the quality and quantity of your sleep, there are many things you can do, including: Go to bed around the same time each night, ideally around 10 PM. Avoid snacking just before bedtime,

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As we head into this autumn season, it is a great time to give thanks for those things we have, the people we love, and the things we can do. Not to focus so much on what we do not have, or cannot do. Because, what we put our attention on expands. More attention on health, the more health appears--more attention on abundant wealth, the more wealth shows up. I hope you enjoy this week's

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Revisiting Abundance... I stepped outside one day last week into one of those rare sunny northwestern Oregon days, and paused taking a long slow breath, reveling in the sunshine. Everything smelled so alive and abundant. Just then, I noticed pine cones all around gently broken loose from their parent tree nearby scattered everywhere, blossoms were bursting out on several trees--each blossom to

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Feng Shui and the Color Green Green, the verdant color of scented pine forests, moist mossy rocks at the river, seaweed dancing in oceans, bowls of steaming matcha tea. Healing. Nurturing. Relaxing. Restful. Rebirth. Uplifting. Growth. The perfect color for bedrooms, hospitals and healing centers. The color of wood and money. You can infuse your life with this green chi by: Wearing the color

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Creating an Effortless Life Life can be a huge struggle, most of the time, and for years it was a struggle for me. I've gradually been learning what causes that struggle, and what works in making life easier, better, smoother. Life can feel effortless, like you're gliding along, if you learn to swim smoothly, to glide, to stop fighting the waters of life and start using them to buoy you up. I

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Welcome to autumn! Up here in the Pacific Northwest we just never really got summer with cool and wet most of the time, so heading past the fall equinox just adds more night to what's already been going on. But, pumpkins abound, tomatoes are getting done, and the leaves are beginning to burst into color. As daylight wanes and the night grows, many cultures prepared themselves for a journey

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You Are Your Life... There is an ancient Mayan greeting, that roughly translated is, "I am another yourself." When I first heard that, I kept thinking about it, and what it actually means. And as I continued down that rabbit hole I realized that within that simple statement sits the core of all the forbidden, secret spiritual knowledge. Because, if I am really you, then I know everything about

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Internal Feng Shui "When you cultivate your energy, or in other words refine it, your vibrations change. Your mind becomes crystal clear and is able to resonate with the refined Heavenly energy. "Heaven is not a place or a location that you go to, it is an energy field that exists within you. It is you who decides what kind of energy stays with you as you go through your day. No matter where

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Cut Your Food Bill with Winter Gardening Winter gardening is far easier than you might think. If you are tempted to hang up your garden gloves in September, you might want to reconsider. You could be harvesting spinach, beets, and carrots in February, while your neighbors are still battling their winter blues and longing for the whispers of spring. Many vegetables grow and even THRIVE in cooler

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It seems that since I've landed in San Diego it's been one opportunity after another--some of them more flavorful and rich than others. I'm definitely on the path of the Healing Game. I don't know how many of you knew that San Diego is a healing vortex. Thus, people like myself come here to heal, help others heal, and perhaps even discover undiscovered need for healing brought to light by the

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Have a Feng Shui Party! Host a happy, noisy and celebratory party which generates a tremendous amount of positive and auspicious energy! The advantage of being the host/tess is that your home is blessed with the happy chi even after everyone leaves. Here are some very simple ways to make your get-together bright with auspicious energy... Place tons of fresh scented flowers everywhere Have

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Emotional Detoxification Involves gaining knowledge of the ways we get ourselves sick as well as the ways we can get ourselves well. Ways to Get Sick (if that's what you really want to do) Don't pay attention to your body. Eat plenty of junk food, drink too much. If you are over-stressed and tired, ignore it and keep pushing yourself. Cultivate the experience of your life as meaningless and

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Beatrex Quintanna, dear friend and astrologer living in Cardiff-By-The-Sea, California, held a class last week in regards to the astrological planets and their meanings. We are living through a Grand Trine--a very positive, profitable and rewarding time now through the end of the year. This configuration happens roughly every 19 years. Where were you in 1992? For me I had ended a marriage, and

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The More Things Change... What is it within ourselves that disconnects us from our family, our community, our nation, our world--the earth itself? That disconnected thing within us is what allows all manner of behaviors and outcomes betraying our basic natures. This betrayal is where we lose our faith, where we begin to fear life, harbor suspicions of our fellow humans, and maintain that tried

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Re-Charge Your Chi! If you’ve been feeling any lethargy, melancholy, burn-out or low-energy, a most wonderful antidote is to change up your energy and bring in fresh chi by adding variety. Sometimes, you just need to change things up to free yourself from a rut and renew yourself. Here are some simple and enjoyable ways to bring lift your personal energy with the chi of change: Finish your

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How to Relax When You're Busy When we are in relaxed mode, we notice the sensations of the wind and sun, the sounds of water and laughter, the brilliant colors of nature, the smiles around us, the grass or sand between our toes. We are feeling instead of thinking. The sensations of our bodies flow into our minds, and it makes us relaxed, happy. We can re-learn this mode of being with practice.

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We're very excited about our new website design coming up soon. You'll find the site is easier to navigate and will have a more consistent look throughout--and the Vibrant Living Newsletter will get its makeover, too! Speaking of makeovers, I feel that there is so much big stuff going on in the world, it's sometimes hard to keep from getting overwhelmed. But I've come to realize that keeping

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Gratitude is the Attitude I still see that bumper sticker around: "Practice random acts of kindness." And every time I see it, it makes me feel good. Lately scientific research on human behavior has revealed why. Did you know that even simply witnessing and act of kindness creates endorphins in the brain? Biosciences are starting to conclude that humans are hard-wired to experience pleasure

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The Blessing Meditation I recently found this blessing ritual and wanted to share it with you all! Close your eyes and become aware of your breathing, breathing in and breathing out. Silently say the words "Blessings to" as you inhale, and as you exhale say the name of someone you know and love, as it is easier to give a blessing to them. Continue for several minutes, extending your

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Use Gratitude for Increased Well-Being Recent research has found that the feeling of appreciation or gratitude creates a host of positive responses in the body and brain. Whether a person experiences the feeling due to the actions of others, or causes the feeling in others, or simply chooses to feel it, the response is the same in the body. The idea here is to enter into the emotion, or

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The longer I am on my health regimen, the more I'm convinced of the effectiveness of the raw food diet, and vegetarianism generally. Many people feel like raw fooding is too extreme for them, and I can definitely see that point of view, since I had it myself. But, as I went in and out of raw fooding for several years, I've discovered that my whole approach to eating has changed, and my tastes

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You Are the Healer I usually get really fired up when the subject of corporate medicine violating personal power comes up. But, I admirably held my tongue the other day, when a musician friend of mine came into a gig all stooped over, in obvious pain, looking pale and weak. From years of abusing his own health, he has ended up at age 52 with degenerated lumbar discs, which cause him so much pain

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Money Tree There is an old Chinese legend about a money tree that has branches of coins and gold. When you shake the money tree, the gold falls like rain from Heaven. In Malaysia the Chinese put out Money Trees on the second day of the celebrations of the Chinese New Year. Traditionally, one would use a kumquat (this is what business owners should use), a bushy pine, cypress tree or lucky

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The Power of Being Present Practice, practice, and being present will become natural. Here's how to do it: whatever you're doing, right now, learn to focus completely on doing that one thing. Pay attention: to every aspect of what you're doing, to your body, to the sensations, to your thoughts. You will notice your thoughts, if you're paying attention, jump to other things. That's OK - you are

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It's been such a wonderful summer so far--certainly busier than most, but I'm so grateful for the opportunities for self-development and self-growth that have been presented to me. Things have been going so fast, in fact, I have little time to report on what I'm doing that may help you with creating your own vibrant life. There are so many wonderful and engaging people doing such interesting

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Earth Wants to Connect Part 2 For me, Earth always tells me to speak from the heart: what is it that inspires me? What is it I feel passionate about? What is it I feel moved to say? I find that when I reveal my bare skin to Earth by standing directly in my experience with Her, there is a reciprocal exchange of vulnerability--a revealing of a Mind and Heart of Earth. There is a lot going on there

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Money Magnet "3 Feng Shui Coins Tied by Red Ribbon" symbolizes accruing wealth by saying "Money is already here" and generates a prosperous mindset which enhances our business and wealth luck. They're also ideal for client thank you gifts, employee recognitions, birthdays and house-warmings. Use liberally! Attract PROSPERITY in your HOME by placing these... • Loose in your purse • In your

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Embrace The Law of Least Effort Most of us were brought up to believe in the Law of Forced Effort and Struggle. Particularly in the U.S., there is a strong cultural belief that success can only be achieved through relentless effort, and endless nights “burning the midnight oil.” If something comes easily, we have a tendency not to value it as much as something we struggle for. Yet if we look at

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My dear friend and feng shui mentor, Gwynne Warner, always has great advice to follow to help maximize positive energies in the home, on vacation, in the car, and at work. This month, because of the auspiciousness in the feng shui world, I thought I'd share some of Gwynne's advice. Visit her website for much more: 10kblessingsfengshui.comThis month is a super important one to practice Feng Shui

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Earth Wants to Connect Today it was a warm, luscious morning, so I decided to eat my breakfast outside. I had moved one of the patio chairs yesterday onto the grass to make way for the sprinkler, so I decided breakfast would be nice sitting in that chair. I walked onto the lawn with bare feet. I hadn't been barefoot yet this year because the weather here had been so cool and wet, so the

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The Four Basic Fundamentals of Fitness by Chris of Zen to Fitness Nowadays I see too many people push themselves too hard, use bad form and quite simply overdo it with exercise or trying to be healthy in the quest to be fit. We also have a tendency to make health and fitness much too complicated. From this I came to think about a few fundamentals--things I find really important in living a

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I ran across an excellent video the other day, entitled "The Wisdom of Eating Raw." It features several opinion leaders in the field of raw fooding and sustainability. Check it out! Most people I talk to who are raw or mostly raw fooders usually have a larger reason for having made the switch from the conventional "American diet." For most, initially, it was because of health issues of one kind

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Life Really IS Fair Fairness usually comes onto the radar of very young kids, and probably shortly after they know enough language to begin to sort out the family politics. "That's not fair!" was one of the first complaints I remember making. It usually had something to do with comparing what I had with what my sister had, and when there was a difference, feeling slighted. As I grew older, I

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How to Make a Habit Most of us know how to make bad habits, but making good ones is sometimes a bit mysterious. Here are some steps to take that will result in new good habits... 1. Make a plan. Forget about failures in the past, set a date, and start fresh with a solid plan. My plan included using the acronym RPM, rise, pee, meditate. Each morning I would rise, use the bathroom, and

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Here's a fabulous green recipe from Cherie Shoria's book, The Raw Food Revolution Diet, co-authored by Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina. The recipe can be used as a pizza topping, spread or dip. Healthy, versatile, and delicious... What could be better! Broccoli Pesto PateMany of us love Pesto, but often it's too rich for us to eat as much as we would like. With this recipe, the fat has been

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I always say that drumming is my favorite thing to do, and I've been very lucky (as well as enough of a maniac) to do it professionally for over 30 years. I've travelled the world because of it, and have made most of my closest friendships around it. I have most of my joyful moments doing it, and have been healed and transformed in so many ways by drumming. I do also enjoy participating in drum

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Most of us are fortunate that we can resolve to create new, healthier patterns before our unwanted ones become normal behaviors. Perhaps you've heard of this exchange between the patient and the doctor: Patient: Doctor, when I do this, it hurts. Doctor: So, don't do that. That may seem to be a simplistic solution, but it's quite accurate and highly effective when it comes to behavior: If you're

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If someone told you that you could produce a food that required no soil or sunshine, can be grown all year round, takes just three or four days to grow, and pound for pound, is one of the most nutritious foods available, would you believe them? On the face of it a reasonable answer would be "no". But there does exist such a food, and it is on the shelf of most supermarkets and you can grow it

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Last week I endured two ordeals that confirmed a theory I've had that everything we need is available right now to get what we want. Now, I have come across this theory many times in my life, and have had it confirmed often enough to keep it on my back burner of Useful Ideas. Usually, when "stuff" happens to me is when I'm in a hurry. And this was one of those times. I had a drumming gig at the

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Flax seed was the health food of the Romans. Flax seed has a nut-like flavor and has several proven health benefits, which modern research attributes to three components of ground flax seed: Fiber Alpha-linolenic acid, the chief omega-3 fat found in plant foods, which accounts for about 20% of the mass of most flax seed. Lignans, a group of phenolic antioxidants with anti-inflammatory, and

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When doing the Optimum Health Insitute's raw food program, I notice how much better my skin looks and feels. I think there are more factors than just diet at work here, so I've summed up what I do for good skin care, especially now that summer is here. The worst thing you can do to your skin is strip the acid mantle (the protective layer) of the skin. Bar soaps that dry out the skin and

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I stepped outside one day last week into one of those rare sunny northwestern Oregon days, and paused taking a long slow breath, reveling in the sunshine. Everything smelled so alive and abundant. Just then, I noticed pine cones all around gently broken loose from their parent tree nearby scattered everywhere, blossoms were bursting out on several trees--each blossom to become a plum, or

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Some dream of spending their days in sparkling water and of evening walks on the beach. Others anticipate the sights and sounds of a city, with great restaurants and art. Whether they plan to go away or stay at home, most hope for freedom from the "daily grind" and time for pleasure and relaxation. The following questions and tips can help you get a handle on vacation stress: 1. Are you being

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Several things caught my attention this past week. I commissioned a thangka from some Buddhist shamans, who hand-painted an image as a healing object for me personally (pictured right). She is the White Parasol Diety. The parasol has great significance as it is one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism. It symbolizes protection from illness, harmful forces, and obstacles, both temporary

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Living Inside Out I was marvelling today how sometimes there is an instant acknowledgement from the Outside Universe when I have an inner experience. I was mulling over how to summarize what I'd been thinking about this week--for this article, as a matter of fact. The phrase, "living inside out" just appeared in my mind, and instantly a small blackbird swooped down right in front of me as I sat

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The Protection of Tumeric Not long ago, researchers at the world-renowned University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center published a groundbreaking scientific review of their favorite anti-cancer nutrient--curcumin. Curcumin, along with several other nutrients, is remarkable in that it can actually tell the difference between a healthy cell and a cancer cell. According to Wellness Resources,

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My continuing odyssey here at the Optimum Health Institute has not just been about physical health--there are very prominent mental and spiritual components to this experience, too. Because I'm actually working as a volunteer, there is a responsibility to help the non-staff make as much progress with their stay as possible. And that includes the more difficult cases... It seems that often

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So many times I had passed up opportunities to do something really interesting or exciting because I was focussed on "making my goals." When you think about it, goal setting and making is at its core completely consumerist behavior. More or better cars, houses, TVs, computers, friends, women, whatever--the goal-setting lifestyle leads to more consumption, and all the other human foibles of the

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In the quest for healthy eating--getting rid of that junk food--here are some great-tasting snack foods that are high protein, low carb alternatives to their junk food opposites... Nori sheets - Head to your local Japanese or Asian grocery store and grab some nori. Yes, the seaweed stuff used in sushi rolls is delicious fresh from the pack. Although it is quite drying, but highly nourishing, so

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Lately during my incredible stay here at the Optimum Health Institute, I've been able to get out and see some of the beautiful San Diego Area, spend some time at the gorgeous beaches here, and soak up some of the abundant sunshine. This has really helped me process through my detoxing period. I've been doing juice fasts, and getting regular massages and colonics. It continually amazes me how

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Carlos Castaneda quoted his shaman-mentor, Don Juan, "A warrior takes his lot, whatever it may be, and accepts it in ultimate humbleness. He accepts in humbleness what he is, not as grounds for regret but as a living challenge." True acceptance itself requires humility, because true acceptance is about accepting the reality of one's self, one's situation, and one's gifts, unimpaired by the

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Why do we have clutter in the first place? Why do we keep it when we don't really need it? Maybe we think we do need it--for two reasons: 1. We don't want to let go of the past. Often clutter comes in the form of emotional attachment to objects that have significance to us. They might remind us of a loved one, or a vacation, or a special event like a birthday, funeral, graduation, etc. It might

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I've been enjoying my work at the Optimum Health Insitute here in San Diego, helping in the kitchen with food preparation. The meals at OHI are very meticulously designed and prepared for optimum nutrition and balance, and it's all done with raw foods. It's an inspiratoin to observe this kind of care in food preparation and has given me a bunch of new ideas for meals when I get back home. I've

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I watched Bill Maher's "Real Time" on HBO last night. His interview guest was Amy Chua, author of "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother." The point Maher zoomed in on from her book is that parents these days are so concerned about a child's self-esteem that they "over-reward" them for doing the least little thing right. Chua maintains that children should earn their self-esteem by doing difficult

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Scientists recently analyzed the physical habits of our hunter-gatherer ancestors--people who tended to engage in short bursts of physical outdoors activity coupled with periods of rest--a lifestyle our bodies may be genetically programmed for. Human beings lived for eons as hunter-gatherers, so it's not surprising that our bodies are built to thrive under physically demanding conditions outside

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In my missionary work here at the Optimum Health Institute, I see more and more people coming to OHI because of stress. Emotional stress, physical stress, emotional stress about physical stress. One medical practitioner I talked to said they are treating a record number of clients for stress. And, who can blame them? Natural disasters, social upheaval, financial meltdown, and even a real

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It's time to deconstruct stress. Why is it everywhere we turn? Financial stress, health stress, family stress, car stress, pet stress... just about any object, place, person or thing can get "stress" tacked onto it. One experience in particular tipped me off to the structure of stress--its scary exterior with its illusory core. Several years ago, I had a European band tour coming up in a week,

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With weather and earthquakes seemingly on the rise and rising in intensity, along with economic uncertainty globally, and the general increase in the stress levels of populations (doctors report all-time highs treating their patients for stress-related conditions and illnesses), it makes more and more sense to have a backup plan--a Plan B--for your life and lives of your family members. Peace of

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Continuing my odyssey at the Optimum Health Institute here in beautiful, sunny San Diego, California. Boyd tells me it remains rainy and cool up in Portland, so I'm happy to be able to get some rays and warmth! He did say the couple of sunny days the last two weeks provided a window to get some peas, beans, lettuce and chard planted. Boyd also reports that he attended a very interesting and

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Who You Know The Metaphysical Significance of the People in your Life As a young man contemplating the purpose of life and what may be my role in it, I asked my dad that burning existential question. He wasn't what I would call a spiritual man, but I did respect his experience and "street smarts." He leaned over to me and said in a confidential tone, "It's all about who you know," and then

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Scientifically Increase Your Happiness Here are five things that research has shown can improve happiness: 1. Be grateful – Some study participants were asked to write letters of gratitude to people who had helped them in some way. The study found that these people reported a lasting increase in happiness – over weeks and even months – after implementing the habit. What's even more surprising:

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Wow, I'm having such a wonderful time here at the Optimum Health Institute. It's a lot of work, both physically and spiritually, but I feel like I'm really thriving. Along the way, I've picked up some great raw recipes. Here's one that I've made a few times, and it's one that would be familiar to raw fooders, but it bears repeating! Raw Seed Cheese Ingredients 2 cups hulled sunflower seeds1

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Spiritual Oils My first contact with the Tattvas Essential Oils was about two years ago, while visiting the oils' benefactor, aromatherapist and alchemist, Candice Covington. I took in the exotic scents of these oils, most of which are from jungle areas of the world. The fragrances transported me to wild and alien terrains that felt nonetheless like home. Although I had an intellectual

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Synergistic Food Pairs Here are three food pairs that create more nutrition together than they do apart. Olive Oil with Tomatoes New research (Free Radical Biology & Medicine) reveals that eating various types of tomato products with olive oil or sunflower oil increases available lycopene. Lycopene helps to lower chances of lung ailments, breast cancer & heart ailments. Greens with Beans The

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I'd like to invite you to view a short video story about some remarkable horses we met at the Five Star Rockies Ranch near the Mt. Hood Wilderness in Oregon. The ranch breeds the Rocky Mountain horse--a unique breed that is particularly suited to human interaction. The sloped shoulders, amazingly kind and gentle disposition, sturdy endurance, and its gaited walk, make the breed unusually easy to

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Meditation All the Time I had left Fairfield, Iowa, (the home of Transcendental Meditation University) by 1974, but the takeover of the college campus by the Maharishi did inspire me to look further into the TM movement and its tenents. The type of meditation used by TM'ers is a sound-based mantra (chanting) one. The intention being to create a sound to focus the mind on and then to perceive the

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Common Food Shopping Mistakes Before setting foot in the "concentrated brand marketing center" we usually call a "grocery store," it is important to get mentally prepared. Decide to stick to the basics, ignore the TV and radio commercials that start playing in your head while you're in the store, and avoid these mistakes: Shopping without a list. Preparing a list keeps you focused on the

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Who could not celebrate Earth Day today with the flowers coming out in full bloom, the weather starting to warm up, and sunshine becoming more plentiful! I've come to the conclusion that taking care of "the earth" means taking care of your personal environment, and the environment inside your body. Being mindful of what is put into the body, and mindful of how our behaviors affect the

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At first I thought it was some visual weirdness with some neighbor's flashlight, then I realized that I was seeing an aurora borealis. It was faintly green with tinges of red, and sat right on the horizon, undulating slowly. Just then, there was the deep rumbling of far-off thunder. I looked at the coming thunderstorm and saw flickering cloud-to-cloud lightning flashing against dark blue nimbus

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Cold Turkey on Sugar The typical American eats the equivalent of about 31 teaspoons of sugar every day. This daily sugar intake totals almost 500 extra calories -- about 25% of the average person's caloric intake. This rate of sugar consumption adds up to about 2 to 3 pounds of sugar each week or 135 pounds per person per year. Natural sweeteners such as maple syrup, agave nectar, and brown

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In the constant quest for a great weight loss product, I discovered SlymMagic. I tested it out on myself and was impressed with its appetite suppression ability, and some thermogenic effects. Then, the manufacturer of the product suddenly suspended its distribution pending an FDA labeling issue. Now, I am happy to announce that Slym Magic is back in production and available again. Check out

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In this cause-and-effect culture we say that death occurs because of disease, or an accident, or even suicide. What if there was a more fundamental reason for death? As my blues touring buddy says every time somebody he knew dies, "Well, it was time to go." To me, this contains a profoundly spiritual truth. It is that only the soul determines when a person dies. This is a decision made at the

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My hydro-colonic therapist recommended I get flaxseed meal, and use it copiously in my diet. Although I've known about the value of flax seeds, and have used them in the past, I hadn't considered using the meal on my food. It gives any food a nice, nutty flavor, and because the seeds are milled down to make the meal, it makes them all the more easy to digest and do their wonderful work. Flax

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For our Vibrant Living Subscribers only, $10 off the Life Energy Pack--all four of the original Subtle Energy Formulas for only $80. Use the discount code LEP20 in the designated box when you checkout through the website shopping cart. This offer is good till Apr. 30, 2011) Buy 2 or more of any one Transformation Enzyme formula and get 24% discount! This is the best price on the internet for

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About this time of year over here in the Pacific Northwest, everyone starts making some serious plans to take a trip to find some sun! Yes, yes, we know...it's a rain forest, and if it weren't for the rain, there wouldn't be all the lush foliage, flowers and giant trees. BUT, what I wouldn't give for a full day of sun and a lounger! With that in mind, I was doing some travelling in my mind to

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Albert Einstein once said that time is Nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once. And if you've ever tried to "make something happen," you probably wished that rule could be suspended. Time can be your friend, and can be your foe, depending on your expectations. At a quantum level, the basic truth of the matter is that every intent is manifested. Once an intent is formed,

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Do acts of kindness and generosity enhance our health, increase our longevity and make us happier? Can heart-directed altruism reduce stress? Research shows when we act in other people's behalf, we feel better, more secure and experience less stress. In a study that followed over 400 women for 30 years, researchers found 52% of those who did not engage in volunteer work experienced a major

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I have been in San Diego, CA, this past couple of weeks for my annual sojourn to Optimum Health Institute. I enjoy the respite from my "normal" life, and the OHI programs are a great refresher course for how to further create a vibrant life. Gourmet-style vegan food, yoga, colonics and plenty of rest and reading recharges the body and nourishes the soul. No trip to San Diego would be complete

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The Trouble with HealingThe concept of "healing" has always bothered me, but I never could put my finger on exactly why it did. Until recently. I attended a series of three seminars by a remarkable man, Dr. Richard Bartlett, who has named the energy he works with "Matrix Energetics." One of the main tenets of Matrix Energetics revolves around the concept of "less is more"--the less you actually

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Making Habits Work for You When there is talk about "lifestyle," most of what that refers to is personal habits--the small activities you do everyday as a routine: walking the dog, brushing teeth, fixing morning coffee, watching your favorite TV show, etc., etc. Habits can either be "bad" or "good." Bad habits are behaviors that diminish quality of life; good habits create good feelings about

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This time of year has us stretching toward Spring--if for no other reason than to take our minds off the Winter doldrums. We start looking at what needs to be cleared out of the office, the house, the garage; we start doing some garden planning; but most importantly, this is a good time to look at our personal lives and see what needs cleaning up in there. Boyd and I have both been doing a

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A meme is an idea that is also a replicator. Think of it as a word or symbol that causes people to think a certain way, believe a certain thing, or take a specific action. A catchy jingle or slogan is a meme. Awareness of memes is a valuable self-development tool, because so much of a society's culture is transmitted by memes. How a person is "supposed" to act is a meme. Family traditions are

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Many of us jolt awake to a loud alarm, bolt out of bed, and hurry, hurry, hurry. Right out of the gate, we've put our bodies in a very stressful "flight or flight" condition pumping loads of adrenaline and cortisol through our systems. Research has shown that by gradually awakening in the morning helps with dream recall, greatly reduces morning grogginess, prevents the stress-related blood sugar

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Sometimes in the dark throes of winter, it's a challenge to get butts in gear to get those important tasks done on the way to improving your life. I've found some great ways to use spices to get that mojo working, and to put a spring in that wintery step. Here are some of my favorites: Cumin spice support digestion Used as a medicine in ancient Egypt, cumin is still extolled for its health

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MOVIE REVIEW: "What the Bleep?" Adopting the formula of the docu-drama á la the History Channel specials, this full-length movie about quantum physics would seem like it was heaven sent for science geeks, but hardly a subject for a dramatic story line. The fact of the matter is that this movie is not just for geeks. It contains vital information for anyone living in this physical realm--or any

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Turn off that TV Spending most of your down time glued to the tube could be hurting your mental health. Women who watched more than two hours of TV daily had higher rates of depression, according to a study from Eastern Washington University in Cheney, WA. Slashing time in front of the TV to two hours a day boosted mood, say researchers. Try turning off the tube and picking up a book, soaking in

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Many people believe that the passage of time is the sole cause of what ages us.  Although it causes a reduction in the number of healthy cells in our bodies, time is only one factor. Being youthful is not a chronological age, but more so good health and a healthy spirit. A nutrient rich diet is the centerpiece of a vibrant, long life. As you age, your body needs and burns fewer calories. One's

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Your Thoughts, Your Body the truth of the matter is that what we unconsciously intend, think and feel affects our bodies. As a child, I wondered if being afraid was bad for my health. I mean, after all, fear caused my heart to beat frantically, made the hair stand up on the back of my neck, sent cold adrenal flushes to my legs and arms, and made the blood run away from my brain. Could that be

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For our Vibrant Living Subscribers only (and blog readers), 20% off the Life Energy Pack--all four of the original Subtle Energy Formulas for only $80. Use the discount code LEP20 in the designated box when you checkout through the website shopping cart. This offer is good till Jan. 25, 2011) FREE Slym-Magic sample upon request with any order. Type in Slym-Magic in the comments box when you

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Get your Tree on...Tree Trimming Trail Mix Good-for-you ingredients abound in this sweet and salty snack, but the real star in the almonds: Their healthy fat can help lower cholesterol, and their fiber may speed up weight loss. Serves 8: preparation time: 20 minutes. 1 bag (3 oz) plain, unsalted microwave popcorn ¼ cup honey 2 Tbsp olive oil 2 bay leaves ½ tsp salt 1 cup dried cranberries ½

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Clean Sweep, the potent and effective "anti-negativity" spray, is on sale! We are excited about this new product from Dr. Kronn and Energy Tools, because we've never seen it fail to immediately remove dense, negative emotional energy from a space. Great for "emotional first aid" around the home, car, or workplace. Just a couple of spritzes does the trick! Great for that holiday gift! Use the

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Dear Readers, Is there a natural way to clean your oven? Each year at the time I like to clean the oven, tedious job, and necessary in most households. Conventional oven cleaners and other degreasers are among the most toxic household products around, according to the Washington Toxics Coaltion. I never use anything but homemade paste: Mix 2 cups baking soda, 1 cup washing soda (found in

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