Enlightenment
Articles of Enlightenment from our
Staff
October, 2006, The Beginning
Life is a stream that carries itself forward
despite the seemingly endless obstructions that occlude its progress.
There is a determination that compels this force onward even when
only a trickle can be discerned through the muck and debris. For many
of us, we strongly identify with the trials and tribulations water
faces; especially when our daily pebbles feel like boulders, and
ripples more like tidal waves. We dig our heels in deeper on these
days believing that the stronger we hold fast the more likely we are
to overcome the torrents. All too often though, we learn the hard way
that going against the current does not benefit anyone or anything.
It just leaves us cold, weary, and weakened.
During these strenuous moments, it is easy to
feel isolated, anxious, and angry. All too often, we become
shortsighted and forget that we are not the only drop-let of water in
the ever-continuing stream. If we would take but a moment to stop our
struggling, we would begin to notice that we are surrounded by other
drop-lets; all desiring to reach the same destination. (Some
drop-lets swimming fervently through the sea of change, while others
float mindlessly down the lazy river.) It is during this creative
moment; however, that we allow a new awareness to permeate our
being-ness, which opens ourselves to receive the buoyancy and support
of our neighbors. Receiving in our time of need is so crucial to
changing the consistency of our transient environment, that we
needn't feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated for asking.
As a matter of fact, to continue growing,
changing, and evolving, we need to feel a sense of connected-ness,
worthiness, and respect for each other. This attitude of reverence
paves the way, not only for our own healing but the Earth's healing
as well. Understanding that life is a current, which sometimes takes
us to the highest of highs or down to the lowest of lows is integral
to embracing the magic and mystery called, "The Great Unknown". As we
meander along these rivers of change we begin to notice a natural
rhythm and cycle to the ever-changing scenery. We begin to appreciate
the soft, gentle rumble of a bubbling brook while accepting that a
raging waterfall lies just beyond the bend. During these times of
uncertainty it is much easier and nicer to remember that we are not
alone. There is an Infinite pool of love and wisdom to draw strength
from in addition to each other, and through this awesome Power of
grace, we can decide when we are ready for smoother, easier
sailing
Remember, the greatest gift we can give
ourselves and each other is the wisdom that ALL is in Divine Order.
Every obstacle leads to a lesson learned and every ending marks a new
beginning. Ease into the awareness that life can be whatever you make
it to be! As we honor the natural rhythms and cycles of our own
journey we begin to notice and appreciate that everything is as it
should be. We are all doing our best and that is what matters. Love
yourself. Love each other, and just accept that life is a
never-ending journey. Where it leads? Only you get to decide!
HeartWalk Staff Member
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December Winter Solstice
This is known to most people as simply the longest night of the
year, but the emphasis of this holiday is not on the prevalent
darkness, but on the importance of the return of the light. The
winter solstice is essentially a celebration of illumination, nestled
within the darkness and cold of winter. This can seem like a
paradox, but it is precisely this contrast that illustrates the
sacredness of the sun's light. By looking at the celestial
cycles, the story of darkness and light can be understood. And
we find that this universal dance is not just astronomical, but
archetypical and resonant with our human experience.
In nature, ancient people noted the cycles of the sun and
seasons. We see the sun as a constant celestial force, rising
and setting each day in a predictable manner. But when observed
carefully, the nuance of the sun's yearly journey becomes
apparent. In autumn, the tilt of the earth's axis makes the sun
appear to travel lower in the sky, slanting from the south with
lesser rays of light and warmth. At the winter solstice, the
sun is at its southernmost point, and it appears to stop and turn
around, moving back to the center of the sky. This then
culminates at the summer solstice, the longest period of daylight,
when the sun reaches its apex and again turns southward for another
cycle. This is analogous to the lunar cycle of waxing and
waning, with the summer solstice as the full sun and the winter
solstice as the new sun, a grander solar cycle mirroring the monthly
cycle of the moon.
Mythologically, the sun represented the life giving god, who
ritualistically died each autumn as the light and warmth faded.
But in nature's cycles, death is not permanent, and great festivities
were planned for the anticipated rebirth of light. In the
womb-like slumber of winter, the god was born of the ever present
mother goddess, and light slowly but undeniably returned to the earth
while those upon it celebrated and showed their gratitude. This
was a time of symbolic rejuvenation. But not just the physical
renewal of life associated with spring, but the inner, spiritual
rebirth of the individual will, represented by the sun. This is
the illuminating spark that precedes the spring, the prerequisite
birth of pure potential before it manifests in outward form.
So as the winter world quiets and turns inward, we, too, feel the
pull towards inner realms of mind and spirit. The world has
become as a chrysalis, allowing for the introspection that distills
thoughts and feelings down to their essence. We can sift and
separate these insights with cool clarity, putting to rest beliefs
that are outdated and consciously choosing new potentials to give
life to. Just as water crystallizes into structures of ice, so
our thoughts and ideas can be crystallized into form. This is
the supreme time of unseen growth and change, like a seed sending out
roots but not yet breaking the surface of the soil. This
is the time to set the pattern that all outward growth will
follow. This is the time of intention setting. Like the
new moon, we are at the beginning of a cycle, tapped into the
energetic potential of birth and creation. So use this time to
see your own divine illumination and to set your spark of
individuality in the direction you wish to grow. Now is a
moment of unbridled potential. Now is an opportunity to be
reborn.
So as this celestial story plays out in the sky, we are shown how
it's sometimes in the moments of greatest darkness that our greatest
hope is born. As conscious beings, we have the ability to
choose our perspective. We can look at how things are in
winter- dark, barren and cold, or we can see the emerging pattern of
what will be, that as the light increases, soon shall follow warmth,
spring, and life. So let us cast our net of wishes into this
fountain of rebirth and see it carry our intentions out of darkness
into light.
HeartWalk Staff Member
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Distance Healing
What is Distant Healing?
Distant Healing is an old approach to healing that is alive and well
today. It involves facilitating energy to one in need that is in
another location than that of the energy facilitator. It can be in
the form of prayer, loving and compassionate thought or other way
with love by which the recipient's energy field is changed for the
highest good.
We all know that energy
follows intention. The movie "The Secret" is a great way to come to
the understanding of how the law of attraction works. Therefore,
before any healing session, it is always for the best interest of all
to set intention for the highest good and the highest healing. This
sets in motion the spiritual laws of the universe to work for the
creation of the desired effect.
Integrated Energy Therapy
(IET) is a healing modality which can be used with great benefit to
one's well being. IET works on the physical, emotional, mental and
spiritual levels of our being. Sessions can be done in the form
of distant healing or otherwise. The power of an IET session comes by
the connection with the angels of the energy field via a technique
called the heartlink. After this connection is made, the facilitator
then sends a human (or animal in the case of IET for pets) heartlink
to the subject of the session. This opens up a channel of love and
compassion with source which lies within all of us. This channel is
without limitation to time or space. It works with the power of
intention to facilitate the healing, the shifting, the changing, the
clearing, the empowering and/or the manifesting within the desire of
the client. Since the client is the primary intention setter (in some
cases the facilitator helps to clarify intention) she/he is also the
healer. This is an empowering concept for those who understand free
will. The healing/empowering process may involve clearing cellular
memory of issues that block energy flow, changing a mental belief
pattern that inhibits our energetic potential, or, on the spiritual
level, heal some issue from a past life. The universe has a way of
providing us with people, places and situations that present
opportunities for us to spiritually evolve.
All of the caring service
providers at Your Heartwalk Center are IET practitioners. For those
who are unable to come to Sedona, we honor the opportunity to
facilitate a distant session to empower you on your path of healing
and/or empowerment. Our goal is to help people clear the resistance
to their energetic potential. Distant sessions can be done by phone
or arranged in other ways such as an agreement in time through
e-mail.
Call Your Heartwalk
Center today to talk with your practitioner of choice to find out how
you can set up your IET session! (928)204-5589

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The Intelligence of Nature - Flower essences and crystal, gem
and mineral elixirs.
Drops of liquid consciousness to assist you on your Journey of
Expansion
Did you know that there are natural remedies to assist you in
rebalancing your emotions, expand your awareness, open your heart to
more love, joy and self-acceptance and increase your telepathic
abilities?
As a whole, humanity is evolving in consciousness more quickly
than ever before. Sometimes our mental, physical and emotional selves
lag behind and we experience various symptoms of 'dis-orientation'.
Flower, crystal, gem and mineral essences can help us to re-connect,
to become whole once again according to our original blueprint.
After a consultation, an essence practitioner can craft a personal
blend to assist a client with specific blocks or issues which the
person wishes to bring to the surface to clear. With intention, the
issue is brought to consciousness gently and cleared quickly and with
ease. Though not a cure all or magic bullet by any means, an essence
blend is still a powerful tool to vibrationally assist you as you
move forward on your path of consciousness expansion.
Flower and mineral essences work on a vibrational level. Each
flower or mineral, gem or crystal holds it own resonance or
frequency, which corresponds to a similar frequency or resonance when
applied to the human electrical system. The unique attribute of a
specific essence is then transmitted to the user to assist in the
release of old thought patterns that are no longer useful, restore
balance to the emotions and generally improve one's quality of
life.
Essences can be used in a myriad of ways, from a few drops
directly under the tongue or put into drinking water to added to an
aerosol spray. Children and animals benefit from essences even more
than adults because they are more in resonance with Nature.
HeartWalk Staff Member
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The Holographic Reality
We're "Fractally"
There! by Joan
When I think about the holographic universe, I think about the
numbers
one and ten, the one (1) and the many (10). That's really what
the
holographic universe is. If we could pick apart all of the
components of
this universe and look at them on their grandest level and
their
minutest level, macroscopically and microscopically, we would see
that the
big picture and the little picture really are the same. It is all
just a
mirror of each other. The one and the many are the same thing.
In
numerology, if I add each of the digits of the number 10 together,
the sum
is 1. We are all one.
So what does that mean for us? Does that mean we are all the same?
What
I think the holographic universe is telling us is we are mirrors
for
each other. We are mirrors to show our greatest potential and
our
weakest links. We are made of the same stuff as the universe. But,
the one
(the uni-verse) manifests itself differently, in as many ways as
it
chooses. The only way the universal consciousness or the cosmic
mind can
know itself is through creation. If the one consciousness could
not relate
with another, it would have no reference point. This is why
most
humans choose to be in relationship, so they can know themselves
better.
If you were creating in order to know who you truly are, wouldn't
you
choose to create a myriad of things, as many things as possible
to
know whom you are in this instance versus who you are in that one?
So, the
holographic reality, the cosmic mind says, hmmm, what do I
choose
today? How do I know myself in this moment? Have I ever
experienced X? No.
What happens? The universe chooses X and as soon as it chooses X,
X
exists. And now there is another soul, X, another individuated
genius of
the energy matrix, of the universal consciousness, of the
holographic
reality. X is no different than anything the universe has created.
And
yet, X's expression of that same source, that drop of universal
energy
of what is, gets to experience and express itself in very unique
ways.
Can we realize, incorporate and integrate the holographic reality
into
our reality? If this is so, this means if everything is so
connected
then thought, which travels faster, I propose, than light, can
break the
barriers of time and space and allow us to manifest
instantaneously.
Some individuals have already been able to do this, Sai Baba for
example.
Will it happen in a grand way such that everyone everywhere on
planet
earth will, at some point, be able to think of a thing and it
appears
as fast as the thought goes out? If the universe is truly a mirror
for
each of us to show our core potential, then clearly we all have
the
ability to do this. The true essence of our being is to create
things
according to our wishes. Can a thought move mountains? Yes it can.
This is
how we have been creating, only in slow motion. Soon each of us,
in our
own time, gets to hit the fast forward button and speed things up
in
our lives, so much so, that we now correlate our thought with the
effect
of that thought. What really makes the difference, breaks through
the
time-space barrier for us, I believe, is the repatterning of
thoughts
and the replacement of preconceptions we have held for centuries,
perhaps
since the times of Atlantis, Lemuria, and Egypt. These old
thought
patterns and preconceptions from government, society, and religion
are
what hold us back from actualizing our true potentials.
So how do we break out of the old thought patterns? One way is to
bring
in high vibrational information in the form of words, symbols,
sounds,
or movement. In addition, the mind needs to have a new reference
point
from which to create its new holographic reality. This is, in
effect,
what my book, In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to the
Soul
does. It shatters the old belief systems and mental patterns
and
replaces them with a new reference point from which to construct a
new
holographic reality. The readers realize their essence and the
power and
purpose behind their lives. They now realize the joy and the
passion that
comes from living the life they chose to live before they
embodied. As a
natural outcome, their reality is now a fully realized part of
the
larger holographic reality, instead of a fractionalized part. They
know
they are connected with everything that exists in the universe,
whether it
is with a tiny grain of sand on the earth or with a giant
swirling
nebula out in the cosmos.
Our holographic reality goes beyond all boundaries, borders,
and
beliefs because there are none in the mind of co-creators. We are
part of the
universal mind. We were always meant to be part of the one and
the
many, the holographic reality.

"At the heart of who you are is a love song that has always
been
resonating." - In the Key of Life, An Activational Journey to
the Soul
To purchase a copy, please go to www.joancerio.com
Joan Cerio, Keeper of the Keys to a Masterful Life
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Co-Creating with Angels by Phoenix
It was no accident we met at Facilitator Training for the
Flower of Life Meditation. We took one look at each other and
knew instantly that here was the person our angels had prepared us
for. I, Phoenix, had moved to Sedona just prior to the training. Leon
moved here shortly after we met.
We worked at different places, as healers and vortex tour guides,
but began to feel frustrated we didnt have more control over
the type of work we were both doing. I was yearning for depth and for
people who wanted to raise the consciousness of the planet, not just
the tourists who wanted a psychic reading because they were in
Sedona, and thats what one does when visiting. Leon was
developing his tour guide business and sacred ceremonials that were
incredibly healing, but the pay and the working conditions were less
than rewarding.
We began offering healing work together, through Integrated Energy
Therapy®. (Leon and I are Master Instructors in IET, which allows
us to teach it to others, as well as facilitate healings.) This
therapy gets the issues out of the tissues and helps
people to raise their vibrations so they can heal themselves. We love
this therapy so much, as it has greatly facilitated our personal
growth.
Having worked together with several clients, we decided to work
out of home and utilize a spare bedroom as our healing space. After
frantically cleaning the house prior to the third client, and feeling
frustrated at sharing our space with clients, we thought this maybe
was not such a good idea.
Thats when the visions began. I meditate every day,
doing either the Flower of Life Meditation, shamanic journeys, or
some other deep spiritual connection. And Ive worked with
angels all my life, even when I didnt realize I was working
with them. So when angels began appearing to me regarding a
special project, I wasnt surprised. The first angel
was Archangel Raphael who told me I needed to get a large statue
representing him/her (angels are androgenous, but we tend to assign
gender to make it easier to identify them). This statue would help us
to co-create our life work. I didnt fully understand this
directive, but followed it anyway. I found a very large angel statue
and placed it in a prominent place of power. (In IET, Archangel
Raphael helps us clear our top of our head of guilt or separation
from source and brings in innocence. He also helps clear the top of
the head so our soul purpose can be present in divine alignment.)
Next, I began receiving visions of a healing center here in
Sedona. Very specific information came in regarding the type of
healing center. Not a psychic center, but a healing center, where
healers come to heal themselves, and then stay to facilitate healing
in others. A higher self-driven center, where all who are within the
walls either as a facilitator, teacher, or client are acting in
accordance with their higher selves. Filled with spiritual integrity,
and drawing in like minded people who want to shift, heal, change,
transform their lives and are willing to provide a fair energy
exchange for this process. This is a center about teaching, healing,
and serving others. The angels told me this was where we would
provide free 5 minute empowerments, an abbreviated version of
Integrated Energy Therapy® to give people a taste of healing. By
doing this, we would be providing a service to others, helping them
to realize how easy it is to heal themselves. Which also makes them
come back for more and longer sessions. And that IET® would be a
big part of our offerings.
The angels brought me more specifics about how this was to be a
multi level operation with different sources of income. Revenue would
come from independent contractors renting the treatment rooms, from
teachers using the classroom, from aura photos (especially before and
after aura photos demonstrating healing, the power of vortexes,
classes, readings, etc.), the different services we were offering, a
supportive retail bookstore helping people on their paths, and other
opportunities yet to be developed.
I wrote all this down and shared it with Leon who was as excited
as I was.
The next thing I knew I was being contacted by 6 different
people who said they felt compelled to connect at that time because
we would be working together in some way in the near future. I
was blown away by that as I hadnt shared anything about my
vision with anyone. Clearly the angels were in charge of this project
and bringing in the right people at the right time. These were the
developers, if you will. They helped create the physical form out of
the energetic potential. After the center opened, some then stayed to
fulfill part of their life journey as teachers or healers, and some
left to follow their paths wherever they were led.
Now there was no way we would be working out of our house. So we
asked the angels to bring us the right place. One that wasnt
too expensive to lease, that had enough room for the initial vision
and we could stay for at least a year, and in the right location. At
first we thought it was to be in the Village of Oak Creek.
Thats what the vision felt like. So we looked at various
places, but none of them were quite right. After a very frustrating
afternoon looking at wrong places, I finally said, Look angels.
If you want us to co-create this, then you need to bring us the place
right now. Make it so obvious we cant mistake it.
Thats when 3 different people in 1 day spoke about the same
place that just came up for lease in West Sedona! Who would have
thought? We took 1 look at the place and felt that it was right. It
was already set up for a small retail space plus 3 treatment rooms
and a large closet-like area that could be used for the aura camera.
All it lacked was the classroom. Thats when the owner said
casually, You know, on the other side of this closet is a large
storage room. Id be happy to clean it out if you would want to
rent that also. We looked at it and found it was the right size
for a small classroom. Now we had everything we needed to get
started.
We spent the first month painting the walls and preparing the
space. We chose sponge painting with gold overtones to raise the
vibration. We also hid sacred symbols in the paint and painted with
loving thoughts to keep the vibration high.
As we needed furniture or equipment, the angels would bring us
exactly what we needed. Like the aura camera on Ebay. We bought it
from someone in Australia for half the price of a new one. Since they
have life-time guarantees, we had nothing to lose!
We had our open house in October, 2006. It was a smashing success.
Lots of people came by to support us and to experience what we had
co-created. Now the challenge was to sustain the connection with the
local community and high vibrational visitors.
Three months after we opened, the angels told me in meditation
that we would be expanding to the space next door to us. We would
use it as a large classroom space, they said. I laughed and said,
Oh sure. Rhonda is next door. Shes not going
anywhere! Two hours later, one of the independent contractors
walked in and said, Hey, did you hear that Rhonda gave notice
next door? Shes moving out! I shook my head, and said,
I dont think Im ready for this. The angels
had other ideas, of course, and at our next workshop, we had so many
people, we were overcrowded in our small classroom. Okay,
we got it! One month later, we took possession of the
large classroom space.
It was at that time, we realized what we were becoming. The
spirit of the center shared with us that we were developing into a
spiritual retreat center. Not only did we have workshop space
available for incoming groups, but we also have the supportive
services for out of town groups. We are able to offer vortex tours,
sacred ceremonials, yoga, massage, energy work, readings, aura
photos, and more! All customized for individual groups.
Also we quickly realized we were the only center in town
offering Integrated Energy Therapy®, the next level beyond
Reiki®. This was a profound realization as it helped us to
recognize our potential. Not only do we provide sessions in IET®,
but we train people to give sessions. We provide 3 levels of training
for people plus IET® for Pets. Word was beginning to spread about
the power of this therapy and its ability to get the issues out
of the tissues without having to relive trauma. It is one of
the few therapies weve found that honors the client as being
the healer. We are the facilitators between the client and the
angels, and the angels tease us about keeping us busy so they can do
all the work! This is also how we structure our angel readings and
other services. We believe the client is the highest and best
healer/reader/teacher, etc. so we give the client the tools they need
to do this work themselves.
One of the challenges weve faced is going with the
flow. Within the flow of the center, within the flow of
Sedona, within the flow of the people drawn to our center. Weve
managed to stay connected to the spirit of the center, to honor the
needs and the development of this place. Still, many times I feel
like Im being stretched to move in a direction I wasnt
quite ready for yet. Like renting the large classroom. But
thats okay and in divine order. I believe the angels know my
first reaction will probably be resistance, and their divine plan
takes that into account. They understand that my physical mind and
body take a longer time to adjust to the expansion of energy than my
soul does!
Going within the flow of Sedona has also been challenging.
Sedonas energy is such that people are confronted continually
with what they need to heal. Stuff comes up. You can either deal with
it or run from it, but theres no in between. The intensity of
what we experience can sometimes take us off guard. And usually
whatever is happening on the planet is felt more strongly here in
Sedona. So with a bunch of highly sensitive people in town, we
usually feel things at the same time. That means all of us are having
our meltdowns at similar times, and it also means we have our
spiritual highs at similar times. Now that we are aware of this
phenomena, we understand that there are going to be days when it
feels like nothing is happening. Sometimes there are few clients or
phone calls because were all working through our
stuff. Sometimes we are so crowded with requests, or
other peoples stuff, we are calling 7 different therapists and
still needing more. Its all about balance.
And then theres the going within the flow of the people
drawn to our center. Many people want to work here. Many want to be
healers. And healers have an inner-guidance rhythm that is faster
than less-spiritually-aware people. Their stuff is going to come up
faster because they are facilitating healing and because they are
considering making part of their life path a healing path. If
everything is in divine order, then they are to be here for whatever
they need for their highest good and healing. And when they are
complete with that, they move on quickly, to other jobs or other
opportunities of their design. Therefore healers who come here to
work, tend to not stay long. We are on our third change-over in
staff. Not because people were unhappy, but for whatever reason,
their life-path took them to a different place. Now that we are aware
of this, we are better able to adapt to the flow of healers. There
are always people wanting to work with us, so theres not a
shortage, really. But I have told the angels wed like to have
healers who can commit their time and dedication to our center for at
least 6 months. That would be helpful.
People ask us how do you keep the energy of your center so high
and clear?
1&emdash;Intention. It is our intention to provide a center
that is for everyones highest good and healing. Thats
quite a statement. But when we work with the angels, they laugh and
say, Dont worry. Were just keeping you busy so we
can do all the work! and they do. Through Integrated Energy
Therapy®, the angels channel energy through us and take away
anything that needs to be transmuted. That means we never take on
other peoples stuff. We couldnt if we wanted to. And we
dont. That also means other peoples stuff is not left
lying around on the floor or in the walls.
Also through I.E.T.®, we have utilized an advanced technique
called a HeartBeam. This is a permanent beam of love and light that
provides a mini-clearing to peoples resistance of their
souls purpose. We have heartbeams in various places in our
center. These beams of love and light are strengthened by any being
entering them, and in turn, keep building in vibration and
frequency.
2&emdash;Leon teaches dowsing. When we dowsed the frequency
of our center, it was a fairly high vibration, but we wanted it even
higher. The angels suggested gridding the healing rooms with
specially selected crystals. When we did that, we raised the
vibration 4 times! And were continually looking for ways to
balance polarity and provide harmony in our space. Weve found a
few products were excited about and will have their
distributors and/or creators providing lectures and demonstrations
about them in the near future. (Check out our website for these
events:www.sedonaheartwalk.com)
3&emdash;We keep ourselves clear, through meditation like
the Flower of Life or other practices, shamanic journeys, continued
self growth and connection with our higher selves. This has to really
come first or the previous two practices of clearing wouldnt
ever work.
Whats next for Your HeartWalk Center?
So okay, I think Im through dragging my feet on this one. We
are in the process of co-creating a non-profit organization called
Your HeartWalk Healers. The purposes of this are a) to educate
the public about non-traditional forms of healing that work, b) to
provide on-going research on the non-traditional forms of healing and
their effectiveness, c) to provide educational opportunities through
scholarship to people wanting to train in non-traditional forms of
healing that work, d) to provide service opportunities to the public
(for 2 and 4 leggeds) sharing information and healing so they can
experience non-traditional healing firsthand, and e) to provide a
public database of local non-traditional healers, through print and
web-based material. And in the way of the angels, the first person
assisting this is an animal healer, and she has already found her way
to Your HeartWalk Center as a teacher and healer. (Thank you,
Angels!) Im sure the rest of the team is on their way right
now.
Oh, and Archangel Raphael? Hes in our center, guarding the
small classroom. He assures me there will be at least 2 other centers
in the world before we feel complete
..
I dont think Im ready for this.
Phoenix
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Cell Level Healing by Phoenix
Have you ever rubbed your forehead while trying to remember
something? Or experienced tenderness or tightness in the back of your
neck when a co-worker exploded on you?
These are examples of cellular memory areas, the map of our body
that directs specific cellular healing. Cellular memory, unlike the
memory of your brain, stores experiences not just facts and figures.
Experiences tend to be stored as impressions and are viewed from all
senses, not just the visual. For example, the brain, when retrieving
a memory will most likely show you a picture or a list or a graphic.
Cells, when retrieving a memory will give you a body sensation such
as pain or tension or tingling or you may be frozen with
fear. You may also sense a fragrance, taste, sounds or any
combination of senses that held the imprint of the experience.
The best definition we found for cellular memory is Stevan
Thayers, founder of Integrated Energy Therapy®. Every
cell in our body has the ability
to remember. Our Cellular
Memory can store the memory of physical trauma like accidents, cuts,
bruises, surgeries, or abuse; emotional trauma like heartache, fear,
built and anger; and mental trauma that manifests in low self-esteem,
unworthiness, worry, etc. When trauma is suppressed into the cellular
memory, that energy can get stuck. The problem with suppressed
cellular memory is not only does it limit our ability to live freely
and joyfully in life but it can also support the body in developing
physical illness.
Not everyone agrees that cellular memory exists. Scientists doubt
it because there isnt a way to effectively measure it. Unlike
brain waves and stimulation, cellular memory occurs in all cells, and
theres no proof that the memory is actually stored there.
Some researchers, though, are beginning to put forth ideas that
support cellular memory. Think back to the basic conditioned response
as developed and observed by Pavlov. Ringing a bell produced
salivation when paired with food initially. Thereafter, salivation
happened with only the bell for association. A body response, a
sensory response, a muscle memory response to an event.
One of the more interesting people who scientifically studied the
body in its relation to the energy flow within it and the subsequent
imprinting of cellular memory was Wilhelm Reich. In his work on
character-analysis, he focused on the conflicts of the ego. He saw
the body divided by armor rings (cell memory energy blocks) that he
described as being at right angles to ones spine. He perceived
that these rings blocked the flow of what he called Orgon Energy.
(Life Force Energy) One develops this armor from the energy products,
such as guilt, from the ego. When one is blocked from the free flow
of energy, one can outwardly express this blockage through anger or
rage.
Post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) also relates to cellular
memory. Survivors of stress or trauma exhibit multiple signs of
ongoing memory in their bodies. Physical symptoms such as shaking,
inability to move or act, sweating, etc. Emotional symptoms such as
sadness, fear or anger. Mental symptoms such as aggression, inability
to decide, powerlessness, etc. Multiple senses operating from a
traumatic event stored in the cellular memory.
Set points are another example of cellular memory. These points
can control the comfort level of the body or mind with certain
activities such as weight loss or gain, meditation length, endurance
training, or giving/receiving abundance. These set points can be
reconditioned or reset in the body and mind, allowing for greater
loss or gain. In effect, you are retraining your neurons to fire at
different times or places.
Vaccines can also be viewed as cellular memory. Regardless of how you
feel about vaccines, look at the way they are supposed to work. You
are given a shot that contains a small amount of an unhealthy
organism. Your immune system sets up a counter-offensive to keep you
from getting sick from it. Then your immune system
remembers that type of experience to keep you healthy.
Therefore, vaccines evoke cell memory by their actions.
Then theres the example of the organ donors and their
recipients. Reports come most frequently from heart transplant
recipients. In one case, the donor wrote poetry and lyrics and in one
unpublished poem wrote about Danny who would receive his heart when
he died. The recipient of his heart was Danielle who when the
donors parents talked to her about the poetry, found she could
finish the lines of most of it without having any previous conscious
knowledge of it. Then theres the police officer killed in an
undercover drug deal. His heart was received by a man who kept
reporting he saw flashes of light and felt a burning over his face.
The police officer had been shot in the face.
So where is this going? If its true that cellular memory
exists, then why not facilitate healing at that level? If its
true that suppressing these memories can lead to disease and keep us
from our joy, then why not heal at this level?
One good reason we arent healing at this level is because
the memories are suppressed, we dont even know were
holding onto them.
A good example of this is something that happened to me when I was
12. Walking down a safe street, I saw a man approaching me. He was
wearing a plaid shirt, blue jeans, and work boots, and carrying a
large stick. As he got closer, I felt intense fear without any known
reason. I broke into a cold sweat and my feet became planted where I
was, unable to move. I tasted the tang of fear in my throat and was
unable to speak. I felt I was close to dying, and when he finally
passed by me uneventfully I was able to break loose of my fear state
and run home. When I got there, I told my Mom about the event.
Mom replied, Oh honey, dont you remember?
And at that moment, it all flooded back to my brain memory. My
aunt had been kidnapped when I was 2 years old. I was present at the
time the man, wearing a plaid shirt, blue jeans and work boots, broke
into the house. He carried a sawed off shot gun and threatened to
kill everyone there. He demanded money and when he got it, grabbed my
aunt and kidnapped her. She was later released physically unharmed.
Because I was so young, I suppressed the mental memory but the
cellular memory imprints of fear, tension, worry, and potential death
stayed with me until I was able to release them successfully. My
cellular memory retained the experiential impressions that I was able
to understand at the time: the clothing, the big stick, the
threatening behavior. After releasing that memory, I never again felt
that level of fear when viewing plaid shirts or men with sticks! A
simplified version of also saying that I never again felt unrelated
fear to strange men approaching me on the street.
As healers or facilitators of healing as we prefer to
be called, we see evidence of cellular memory all the time.
Especially as its being released. Although this is purely
observational and anecdotal and has no way of being measured
empirically or proved that its coming from anywhere other than
the brain,, theres no doubt to us or the clients that it is
coming from the basic cells themselves.
Physical evidence of cellular memory release is demonstrated by
body movement, twitching, pulsing, feelings of twinges or tingling,
even in areas where we arent working. Even body miracles take
place here as demonstrated by blood pressure decrease, blood sugar
decrease, pain decrease or elimination or other physical healing.
Emotional evidence of cellular memory release is shown through
crying, laughing, talking, but not necessarily re-experiencing.
Through intention, it is possible to release cell memory without
having to re-experience it. Therefore trauma does not have to be
re-experienced in order to let it go. This is profoundly
different from traditional therapies.
Mental evidence of cellular memory release is shown through verbal
processing, where connections are made that werent visible
before. People will change mental thought patterns that no longer
serve them. And suddenly find themselves with patterns that are more
helpful. Such as releasing beliefs around having too much money and
the possible negative connotations with that. And through realizing
that, adopting a more beneficial attitude that money can be used any
way you like. Theres nothing evil about it. Although again,
its possible to release without knowing what it is you are
releasing.
Spiritual evidence of cellular memory release is demonstrated by
elimination of judgment toward oneself and others, a release of guilt
and even by past life recall and connections to current situations.
There is a stronger connection to all that is, or source energy, and
a belief that you may not know where you are going so long as you
know you are on your way.
True cell level healing isnt just about releasing the
memories stored there. Its also about replacing that memory
with higher frequencies. When we release things, a vacuum is created,
and unless we fill up that vacuum with a higher vibration, the same
old pattern will be attracted back into the body. So as heartache is
released for example, the cell level healing replaces that memory
with the frequency of love. As guilt is released, cell level healing
replaces that memory with the frequency of innocence. So far, we have
found only one therapy that takes cell level healing to this level of
replacing the memory with higher frequency, and that is Integrated
Energy Therapy®. Other cell level therapies that are worth
exploring include Theta Healing, Quantum Touch, and Myo-Fascial
Release.
How do we know that true cell level healing is happening?
Again, this is observational and anecdoctal. We see in our clients
that they look lighter, freer, younger, more youthful and more
empowered. They report this also. They say they feel and look like
theyve had a face lift without any of the side effects! They
feel like theyve lost ten pounds in one hour! Because we
dont realize how much energy it takes to hold onto suppressed
memories. Its only when we release the memories and feel
how much more energy is now able to come through us that we make this
connection.
We also see changes in ones aura with cell level healing.
Notice the aura pictures of before and after cell healing. In photo
#1A (Before the healing), healing is already happening at a physical
level, as evidenced by the green on the right and bottom left of the
picture. The red blob at the bottom is evidence of anger and
resentment held in the liver and the spleen. In photo #1B (After the
healing), the green has moved more into the mental and spiritual
layers of the aura (the upper area), signifying a release in mental
belief systems that didnt serve. (This was according to the
clients focus which was to release old reactions to
situations.) The red blob has now been healed and replaced with an
angelic blue, in alignment with the clients focus also. (Please
angels, take away my anger and resentment and fill me up with
forgiveness.)
In Photo #2A, this person was showing a tremendous amount of
vitality as evidenced by the scarlet and gold. This tends to be the
aura of a healer. (The focus of this healing session was to be the
best he could be and in divine alignment.) In photo #2B, notice the
green healing entering into the physical layer on the right
encompassing the spleen where resentment is held and even into the
heart area, releasing heartache. More gold is now evident as well as
several dots at the top of the page indicating supportive guides.
(According to the client, he asked for help in walking his path.)
Why do we want to have cell level healing? Its a
permanent change that results in a healing of a higher dimension.
People are capable of healing themselves faster. They are more
empowered to envision, embrace and enact their souls mission
with joy. And they are acting more in divine alignment and divine
intention and divine integrity.
As we move through the shift, its our responsibility to
clean and clear ourselves of energy imprints that get in our way. In
order to bring about a better universe, it begins with us.
Permanently healing ourselves from our cell level.
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Living in Community by Leon
"Living Community" at Your Heartwalk Center
means the choice taken by individuals to work together to live their
soul's purpose. A little over a year ago, the seeds of angelic
visions began to grow within the heart of Phoenix to open a place to
teach, to serve and to heal. The vision of teaching focused upon the
empowerment of the individual to gain access to the heart for the
direction to the fulfillment of understanding who we are and what we
came here to do. The vision of serving focused upon how we can
support each other on that path of the heart's (soul's) mission.The
vision of healing focused upon clearing the resistance to the path of
that soul's mission.
This all sounded good. At first we had a group
of about 6 or 7 people that met weekly to begin forming the nuts and
bolts of the Center. During these early meetings we always began with
Higher Self meditation so that personal issues would be minimized. If
this was to work in the physical, then it would truly have to be
Spirit lead. We had to "get out of the way". Over time we began to
notice that people would come and go. The group was in dynamic
change. Some even left the area to a heart calling elsewhere. Some
stayed in the area and were called to "do their own thing". When
looking back at this we understood that the attention and the
intention of the empowerment of the individual was already seeing the
fruits of accomplishment:the following of the heart.
There were many issues faced at the beginning
stages of development. We believe that the main issue was the
challenge of how we can all work together. Other obvious issues were
money, location, set up, advertisement, services offered, retail
operation, workshop schedules, outside service providers, room
rental, Center hours and service charges.
The important issue of "location, location,
location" was resolved in perfect timing when Phoenix learned from a
friends of space opening up at Southwest Plaza in West Sedona. This
was after we had chosen a place in the Village of Oak Creek, but were
turned down by the landlord because he chose not to rent to "a
metaphysical group". It turned out that he was also led by Spirit
(although we suspect unknowingly) because it would have been a
disaster for us to hold business during major road construction that
seems to be ongoing in that part of Sedona.
We began the lease on Southwest Drive on 1
September 2006. It took us about 3 weeks to paint walls, acquire
furnishings and purchase the retail items that support one's path to
empowerment. The entrance to the space contains a cozy retail area
from which a hallway leads to 3 session rooms that we choose to paint
shades of blue, green and purple. A small dividing wall was built to
create the aura photo room. Shortly after we moved in, the landlord
offered space in the rear of the building that we envisioned for a
small classroom space. We took him up on it and knocked down a wall
and added a closet, paint and carpet. A local artist painted our
spiraled heart logo on one of the classroom walls that truly helps us
all to open up to the heart of Your Heartwalk Center.
In December, we learned that the business
adjacent to the Center was moving out. This was a space that had a
large room about 20 x 35 feet and a back room area about 20 x 15. In
truth, Phoenix, the "angelic vision catcher" for Your Heartwalk
Center got the message that we were to expand next door before the
actual discovery of the space becoming available. So after knocking
down another small wall, more paint and carpet we had our large
classroom.
The primary healing modality that we practice
at Your Heartwalk Center is Integrated Energy Therapy(r) (IET).
Stevan Thayer introduced this way of clearing in the late 1980's.
Practitioners Heartlink(r) with angels to encourage the client (the
healer) to let go of energy blockages in 9 cellular memory areas
within the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies. Often
times these energy blockages relate to connections with another
person, persons, places, situations or things. The goals of IET are
to clear resistance to the soul's mission and empower one to
acknowledge their energetic potential by bringing this information
down from the top of the head where one begins to envision their
soul's purpose, to embrace all that they are (by clearing the chest
and abdomen) then to facilitate the enactment (clearing the legs) by
connecting this energy of one's soul star to the earth.
Leon and Phoenix teach this modality regularly.
The next basic, intermediate and advanced classes are scheduled for
the end of August. IET for pets is scheduled for September 1. There
is no prior energy work experience needed to register for these
classes.
We would like to express our gratitude to
Drunvalo for the gift of the sharing of the teachings of the Flower
of Life (FOL). These teachings have positively affected many lives in
such ways that are beyond the scope of this article. We send our love
and blessings to him, his family, his projects and all those that
support him at the Spirit of Maat and beyond.
Leon and Phoenix met at FOL facilitator
training in Mexico in January 2005. At the time, Phoenix, guided by
spirit, chose to move to Sedona from Omaha, Nebraska the previous
December. Leon was living in Maine and in July of 2005 moved to
Sedona to share life with Phoenix.
While IET is a powerful way to cleanse the
energy flow within and without one's being, it complements the
teaching of the merkaba meditation. Phoenix and Leon use IET during
their FOL workshops as a tool to facilitate the energy of love within
and without one's being for the activation of the lightbody: the
vehicle for consciousness. Their next FOL workshop is scheduled for
the end of September in Sedona. The FOL workshop is intended to plant
seeds of the recognition of the unity of all life, deepen the Higher
Self connection, open the heart to the energy of love, understand and
balance polarity consciousness and develop and improve individual
integrity, impeccability and self responsibility.
The Heartwalk Center has opened its doors to
area healers, artists and teachers. Instead of renting session rooms
on a monthly basis, the Center allows outside healers to rent by the
hour.This opens up a way for people to rent and do sessions without
the pressure of making regular monthly rent payments. The large
classroom also has displays of works from local artists on a
consignment agreement. Teachers and channelers also rent this space
either by the hour or by the day.
Pheonix, Leon and everyone at Your Heartwalk
Center are grateful to the community for the support that we have
received. It is always gratifying to see people keep coming back and
seeing ways in which they become empowered by the work that we do
with them at the Center. We open our hearts to all and blessings upon
the path of your soul's mission.
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Bridging the Gap between Traditional and
Alternative Medicine by Cynthia
Press Release:
Doctor to Begin Lecture Series
Cynthia Drusbosky, MD, psychiatrist and founder of
Transformations Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatry will begin a
monthly lecture series titled, "Bridging the Gap Between Traditional
and Alternative Medicine."
First of all, IÄôd like to define
the term alternative in the context of health care. By alternative, I
mean, anything other than the way we are currently functioning as a
healthcare industry. As a psychiatrist, I canÄôt
speak for other disciplines but it just seems strange that while
healthcare expenditures (specifically those for psychiatric
medicines) have outpaced expenditures in most other areas, we are
still a sad, anxious population plagued by substance abuse. While we
all want to be symptom-free, there seems to be a growing number of
people who are seeking a greater meaning in their health care or
mental health experiences. For example, many people have been treated
with medication for a depression that began with a loss of a job or
spouse. They subsequently have to face the daunting task of
redefining their identity in the context of this loss, and are too
often left alone in this endeavor in the fast paced business of
medicine. When the narrative of our life story is interrupted by
trauma, divorce or loss, it is only natural that we seek meaning and
closure. That we as providers support this search itself is as
important as any medication we can prescribe in helping our patients
to write the next chapter of their lives. For many this search can
take the form of spiritual or alternative medicine pursuits.
Alternative healing may bring to mind any number
of definitions for citizens here in the Verde Valley. Sedona
specifically is home to an eclectic variety of beliefs and
lifestyles, as well as an uneasy truce between those with disparate
beliefs. This lecture series is designed as a community service to
explore who we are in terms of those healthcare beliefs. Its purpose
is to be both educational and fun. It is not an attempt to convert
anyone to anything, but rather to explore what wisdom may come from a
neighborÄôs perspective that can be integrated into
a whole philosophy. After all, modern, traditional medicine is indeed
a plethora of diverse techniques borrowed from various cultures.
From Daniel Hale Williams, the African-American
who performed the first open heart surgery to the invention of
penicillin, and the international collaboration of scientists
resulting in the development of treatments for HIV, our healthcare
industry has evolved due to the contributions of individuals and
communities seeking to make the world a better place.
This lecture series will begin with an overview
September 27th. It will take place monthly, focusing on a
specific topic in the mental health field, and comparing how
treatment would be approached in both a traditional and alternative
manner. The lecture that IÄôm most excited about is
an interactive discussion in which parents are invited to give their
input on how we might provide our teens with greater, more attractive
alternatives to substance use. We all have different ways of coping
with life stressors.
Some of our coping skills, such as humor, are
advantageous. Maladaptive skills such as denial, blaming others or
substance use, if we are to eliminate them, have to first be replaced
with something more functional. If we identify with the African
saying that ÄúIt takes a village to raise a
childÄù. What are we as a community prepared to
offer our teens?
So, from a psychiatristÄôs
perspective, whatÄôs the difference between
traditional and alternative medicine? What can traditionalists learn
from practicioners of reiki, integrated energy or vibrational therapy
or hands on healing? Furthermore, why are people attracted to
alternative healthcare anyway? To assess symptoms and develop
treatment in the context of an individualÄôs core
beliefs is an art that allows patients to feel that they are taking a
greater role in their healthcare. It is an empowering experience that
can lend itself to greater overall satisfaction with treatment,
regardless of outcome. After all, how many of us have ongoing
lawsuits against our Reiki and Yoga teachers?
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