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All We Need Are Is Love
by Suzanne Eder, Solid Ground

The following is excerpted from an article which will be published in the June 2012 issue of Living.Well Magazine. It is the first of three articles that will share highlights from an amazing interview between Suzanne Eder of Solid Ground and best-selling author Anita Moorjani, author of Dying To Be Me: My Journey from Cancer to Near Death to True Healing. Be sure to pick up the magazine to read the full article!

And be sure to listen to Suzanne's live interview with Anita by clicking here!

All We Need Are Is Love

Let me tell you a little about Anita Moorjani. She is kind. She is generous. She is warm and supportive. She is funny. She is incredibly wise. She is gracious. She is respectful. She is someone with whom I would love to have talked for hours. (And very nearly did, thanks to a technology breakdown during our across-the-globe call and her generosity in making up the time we lost…and then giving me even more.) If Oprah still had her talk show, you can bet Anita would be a sought-after guest.

And that’s because her message is so profound and inspiring. It is also elegantly simple, and our busy, complexity-loving minds might be tempted to dismiss it as simplistic. Yet it is a message that, as we let it sink into our hearts and minds and the very marrow of our bones, can literally transform our lives

Here it is: We are magnificent beings whose very essence is love. Our forgetting of that truth gives rise to all that we would consider unwanted in our lives and in our world; our remembering of it restores us to wholeness and joy.

This is where Anita and I started our conversation. She spoke with great clarity and passion about the realization she gained, during her near death experience (NDE), that she was loved unconditionally – and that ... Read More

Self Love: Creating the Life You Really Want
by Jamie Mitchell, Illuminate You Life Coaching

As an empowerment coach, I work with clients to help them get to their best and most authentic self. I coach using the philosophy that we are the creators of our lives and that what we think and believe literally creates our lives. My clients usually come to me with a set of goals they want to achieve and a list of reasons why they believe they cannot reach their goals. After a few sessions (or more) we come to the conclusion that the key to getting what they want is SELF LOVE or in other words ... Read More

It's Never Too Late or Too Impossible to Start Writing
by Joan Leof, Write To Heal

"I can't journal because ---" Fill in the blank. Excuses abound in the journal workshops I facilitate as to why people believe they can't write -- either a journal or more public writing. The transformation that can occur when writing is directly correlated to the power your excuses have over you. Decades ago, Christy Brown became an early hero of mine, epitomizing what obstacles can be overcome if the desire to express oneself in writing is strong enough. Having Cerebral Palsy, the only limb he had use of was his left foot. Undaunted, he... Read More

Let's Get Healthy
by Marilyn F. Del Duca, of Marilyn Loves Juice Plus

“Be the change you want to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi

I’ve always loved that quote, and the potential each of us has to create the world we want. The beautiful weather we’ve been experiencing is a prelude to Spring, the time of new beginnings. The season of Spring and the returning light brings new hopes & dreams, and is a time for fresh starts... Read More

What is Mu-Xing Massage?
by Sarah Willette, S.E.W. Relaxed

Mu-Xing Massage Therapy uses heated bamboo and rosewood tools varying in special shapes and sizes depending on the area of the body they are being used on. For instance, the warmth of the Embracing Spine tool allows the Massage Therapist to work the muscles that are along the spine; the affect of the warmed Half Moons, which fit perfectly into the Massage Therapist’s hands, allows the ... Read More

Toward Food Safety & Bio-Diversity: The Non-GMO Project
by Harvest Market Natural Foods

With concerns on the rise about the health and environmental impacts of genetically engineered foods (GMOs), we thank everyone for celebrating Non-GMO Month with us in October. Throughout the month, hundreds of natural grocers across the country hosted programs designed to raise consumer awareness, empower shoppers to ... Read More

Holiday Happiness or Holiday Frenzy? It’s Your Choice!
by Michele & Sean Andersen, For All Seasons Life Coaching

Ahhhh …the holiday season. How I love the sweet sound of holiday tunes playing in the background, as well as the twinkling lights and cute holiday-themed decorations on display in our neighbors yards, the streets of our towns, and at our local stores. It’s everywhere you go. Holiday cheer is represented everywhere to stimulate your physical senses. Add to it the incessant stream of holiday commercials on TV & the radio and we are well on the way to be programmed for holiday merriment….or is it holiday frenzy? ... Read More

Mindful Eating
by Erin Durange, Holistic Health Coach

Very often we find ourselves sitting in front of the television with a bag of chips or a bowl of popcorn and before we know it the bag is empty and we are grabbing handfuls of air. Did I really eat that already? Where did it all go so fast? This phenomenon of mindless eating quickly ... Read More

Everything is a Process
by Drs. Jodi & Greg Parsons, Thrive Chiropractic Studio

There is one thing that everyone must understand and once you gain this understanding, life becomes a little less mysterious. Here it is, ready? Everything is a process. There, it's just that simple. Everything is a process and everything is always changing. Don't believe me? Just look around you and ... Read More

SPIRITUALIZING SATURN: THE PRINCIPLE OF CONTAINMENT - HOLDING ON, HOLDING IN, OR HOLDING UP?
by Judi Thomases, Wisdom Path

We all know that Saturn takes about 28-29 years to encircle the Zodiac, meaning that every planet and angle in your horoscope will be contacted by it that often to ensure its own delightful brand of challenge! And if you live double or triple that age, you'll enjoy that much more of the "fun." While Saturn conjuncting anything is always a trial, one of the most difficult of its passages is ... Read More

ECKANKAR
by Arnold Lewis, ECKANKAR

ECKANKAR means co-worker with God. It is the Religion of the Light and Sound of God. The ECK is the Light and Sound of God, or Holy Spirit. Through the teachings of ECKANKAR I have gained an understanding that what I experience is my truth. Everyone has their own truth depending on the experiences they have. The experiences we have will be determined by ... Read More

Why Me? Why Do I Have this Disease?
by Marie McCaffrey, Alt-Med Angel

Not fair... I have lived a generally healthy life. I don't drink or smoke. I eat right and exercise. Why then, do I have this disease?

This article will attempt to answer the above question but please know that there is no simple answer. As everything else in life... it's complicated. Read More

Mindless Eating Versus Mindful
Eating
by Karen Andrea, Life Horizons Unlimited

How, what and how much we eat are on the minds of many of us today. The rate of overweight, obesity and related diseases
in the United States is very high, but yet these conditions are
largely preventable. Many people try to remedy this with
diets of all types. The unfortunate result is a vicious...
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Want to Attract in a Partner Who Treats You
Right?

by Michelle Renee Johnson, Expanding Joy Coaching

Want to attract in a partner who treats you right? ....then be the
partner that you want to attract in.

So often I
hear from clients and others whom I support, that they are fed up
with their current partners or prospective partners. So in order to
attract in that perfect partner, we work on getting clarity on what
they do want. The list is often familiar: someone that respects me,
someone who is honest, has integrity, communicates well, is open to
new things, loves me unconditionally, etc. etc.

After that
list is made, we take some time to look at how they are
showing up in their current relationships. Many are very surprised
to...Read More

Let's Not Be Selfish

by Suzanne Eder, Solid Ground

The scene is a familiar one. I’m sitting across from a client as we explore possibilities for getting her dreams
out into the world. She tells me, hesitantly and almost
dismissively, about an experience or two she had, times when she
dared to share her talent and genius with someone else. And the
“someone else” was blown away, deeply moved or inspired or in some
way helped by my client’s brilliance. But before I can jump into
the story with her and ask her to tell me more, to share with me
how it felt, to consider where that kind of energy might lead, she
stops cold. And she says something along the lines of,
“But that was so long ago... Read More

Emotional Body Stress -
Get Some Relief!
by Michele Craner, Licensed Massage Therapist

There are many obvious ways you can stress your body with activity overload, poor
nutrition, etc…

Are you MINDFUL of the way your Being is stressed Emotionally? You are made of the
intelligence of nature. Your personal situation in life is
likely similar with those around you and as your life
changes so does your state of emotion. Your mind
dictates to your body an instant reaction to all of life's changes
and as they are perceived by the mind they register in the
emotional body and manifest in a physical reaction. For
instance, your body may react with laughter to your
thoughts of bliss and joy and tears to those of
despair and sorrow. The thought process is performed so
quickly that it is almost undetectable ... Read More

Waves of Grief

by Deanna Fitzpatrick, Spiritual Medium

For nearly five years now I have been working with clients who are grieving for a loved one that has
passed away. I work as a Spiritual Medium and am confronted
with death on a daily basis. Grief is a very difficult
thing for nearly everyone. It’s a personal experience.
No two people grieve in the exact same way. This often makes
it hard for someone else to help us when we are going through what
is often our deepest pain. People try to be of assistance
with words of comfort and advice. They mean well and truly
want to be there for us. But our grief is entirely based on
our own emotions and ... Read More

An Overview of Hypnosis

by Ken Guerino, M.Ed., Ed.S., CHT

What is Hypnosis?

A relaxed, focused state of concentration. That is the definition. But the actual state of hypnosis is a little harder to
define. Until recently it was assumed that it was similar to sleep,
or that the mind was somehow unconscious. In reality, there is a
specific state that the brain enters into when it is receptive to
suggestion. This has been discovered on scans during hypnosis. It
is not an unusual state of mind, and may feel like you are not in a
trance, or... Read More

"Holiday Happiness or Holiday Frenzy? -

It's your choice"
by Michele & Sean Andersen, For All Seasons Life Coaching

Ahhhh …the month of December. How I love the sweet sound of holiday
tunes playing in the background, as well as the twinkling lights
and cute holiday-themed decorations on display in our neighbors
yards, the streets of our towns, and at our local stores. It’s
everywhere you go. Holiday cheer is represented everywhere to
stimulate your 5 physical senses. Add to it the incessant stream of
holiday commercials on TV & the radio and we are well on the
way to be programmed for holiday merriment….or is it holiday
frenzy?...
Read More

"What to do when Kitty or Fido have the

StomachFlu - Homeopathic Solutions"
by Shelley R. Epstein, VMD, Wilmington Animal Hospital

It’s 5AM. You are awakened by a strange voice. As you filter into
consciousness, you realize that this voice is actually an
exorcist-like vocalization emanating from your cat’s mouth, an
announcement that your Persian rug will imminently be sprinkled
with her stomach contents. Not again, you think. You hurry
downstairs to salvage your rug, passing through the kitchen where
you find the vestiges of last night’s dinner leftovers strewn
across the floor, a testament to your dog’s ancestral drive to
forage for the remains of his humans’ meals. You wonder if you will
pay for this gastric indulgence in the near future. By 1AM the
following day, indeed your dog has rewarded you with hourly wake up
calls for your assistance in accessing the outside rest
facilities....Read
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"Personal Journal Keeping"
by: Joan Leof of Write to Heal

The concept of recording stories of one's life was certainly not
new. People have been keeping diaries for centuries. What was new
was the burgeoning research that writing about your life, both the
painful issues as well as those things for which you are grateful,
can actually benefit your health...
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