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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 9:54 pm
Hi came to say I think I'm gonna save my post for tomorrow unless I get inspired later. But Mame, I can only speak for me, but I know one thing I've learned Spiritually and about Religion is that there are inherent truths in almost all of them, and wisdom worth learning. I for one love to learn about different beliefs and ironically have found far more similarities than differences. And I generally don't get too upset anymore because I figure it's someone's choice if they want to keep a closed mind, or blindly disagree. The only time I sometimes get miffed is when folks are disrespectful of other's beliefs...I have little tolerance for that. But glad you jumped in... so far this is shaping up to be very interesting. And to repeat myself here, Dovez once I found myself at a standstill on my journey and when the time was right to get moving again I knew it. I lost trust and belief and had to find my way back and am so glad I did. But for awhile I needed to step back from all of it...and I think that's fine. Spiritual growth comes when we are ready for it, and it's a destination to aim to. No one says we can't stop along the way to rest and heal. And Pixie, I most respectfully don't always agree with you on the going in part. Sometimes, especially when one has a solid spiritual base and belief, turning inward can definately be what's needed. But sometimes when we can't find the resources in ourselves I think we need help from outside, be it a person, a book, a guide whatever. I think to really turn inward we have to gain a knowledge and belief system that at some point was nutured with some help and guidence. And sometimes we need help from others either seeing things differently, or finding our way to slightly different beliefs, etc. But I truly don't think there's a right or wrong here...just whatever is right for you! And I do realize what is right for me might not be what someone else needs, and of course vice versa lol. 
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Pixieduster
Member
09-27-2004
| Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 8:57 am
Lurk, I don't see any disagreement. There's already something going on within when we begin to search. I just find it helpful to ask questions, seeking guidance from within first...even the simple question of "What do I need now?" I then usually find a person, guide, book, etc. comes along. There are even times when I find myself getting worked up over something and I have to stop and say, "Is this mine? Or am I taking on other people's stuff?" I like to tune into the energy of what's going on, in me and around me, to figure out next steps, clarify desired outcomes, etc. And I agree - things, people, events do come along as catalysts to our growth. We all have ways that work for us - there's no one right way. And I'm always open to new levels of awareness. I like to throw open the windows and doors and shout, "Bring it on!"
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Meggieprice
Member
07-09-2001
| Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 11:22 am
I mentioned in Chatters that I recently started practicing Qigong, which is an ancient practice designed to release and flow the Chi, or natural energy. I find it relaxing, powerful. harmonizing, amazing. I have suffered from swollen feet for months which my Dr. could not figure out- the swelling went away after ONE day of Qigong. Although I am having an MRI next week to see if I need a spinal fusion, I am also planning on healing myself with my own Chi before it comes to that.
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Mameblanche
Member
04-13-2005
| Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 11:33 am
No matter how, where, or why, one gets the answers one needs, what's important is to NEVER give up, or to RALLY yourself when you can, once you have given up. (I'm in the trying to rally myself stage about a number of things.)
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Pixieduster
Member
09-27-2004
| Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 11:39 am
Meggie - Wooo-hoooo !!!! Thanks for sharing info on Qigong. I've used it too. Love hearing your strong intention about healing. Keep us posted about the outcome of the MRI - I'm seeing you shine!
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Mameblanche
Member
04-13-2005
| Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 1:37 pm
MeggieP... best of luck with your MRI... I just got my catscan results and things are looking good. 
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Pixieduster
Member
09-27-2004
| Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 3:28 pm
Yippppeeeee ! Congrats Mame - Sounds like you're rallying just fine!
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Meggieprice
Member
07-09-2001
| Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 7:05 pm
Yay Mame- I had you in my prayers.
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Mameblanche
Member
04-13-2005
| Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 9:14 pm
Thanks folks, much appreciated. Here's the scoop. I had a partial hysterectomy last summer (June) due to suffering for about 5 years with a fibroid. For 6 months after the surgery, I was a very 'happy camper' lost weight, had energy, great self-esteem. Anyhow, I began to feel uncomfortable around December, and discovered through ultrasound that I had a (benign) cyst, replacing the fibroid, (on/near my left ovary) due to scarring from the surgery. Sigh. Anyhow, my gyno was reluctant to do anything about this, and send me to an internist/surgeon, basically hoping my discomfort wasn't a gyno problem. In April, my 2nd ultrasound came back without detecting the cyst. (not good news when I'm still experiencing discomfort.) So I insisted on tracking down this sucker, (here one min gone the next?!) Ergo, the catscan. That has shown the cyst (again) and he's sent me back to to the gyno. So basically I am at square one... but at least I am not losing my mind. It is there, and now they have to do something about it. Or not. As I said, my gyno is reluctant to deal with this. Why he is so skittish, is another story. ANyhow, hope this makes sense.
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Dovez
Member
08-27-2005
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 10:50 am
hello all, first...mame, i went through all that when i wasn't even 40. i'd had 5 myomectomies for fibroids and finally a hysterectomy in 94. that was when i had the surgical accident that snowballed. i'm glad that you were insistent that there was, indeed, something up and followed through with the scan. keep us posted. pixie and lurk: neither one of you should be surprised that i'm already starting to crawl forward on my journey again. i'd asked for a sign last week and when i finally de-lurked myself on the chatters board with responses from the two of you...well, what could be a more in-your-face sign than that! i had to hurtle one obstacle yesterday... a visit to the surgeon who did my fusions. i'd been anticipating a not so cheery prognosis and it was as i suspected. but i knew it was coming and now i'm ready to just hang in there with that info until the next testing round-about in november. at least getting that over with released some anxiety. soooo. when i get my words together i'll post again re all of your discussions on spirituality. and lurk, i will answer your pm this afternoon.
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Citruscitygal
Member
08-07-2003
| Sunday, September 04, 2005 - 5:51 pm
Anyone have experience with Reflexology? How and where did you find your practitioner? Meggie~ I've been dealing with a chronic health issue for years that the doctors can't seem to fix. Tell me more about Qigong. How did you learn about it and how to do it correctly? Is it a class or something you do on your own? You can answer here, in my folder, by email (in my profile) or PM. I live in So Cal and was sorry I couldn't make the Disney meet last month. Sounds like we might have some common interests. Good luck with your back issues.
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Pixieduster
Member
09-27-2004
| Monday, September 05, 2005 - 9:31 am
Citrus - yes, I've had experience with reflexology. I found mine through word of mouth. You might start asking people in your area if they've ever experienced reflexology, what their experience was, who they'd recommend. You can also check out bodymindspiritdirectory.org (the link is http://members.nuvox.net/~on.source/) and see if there's anyone listed in your area. You can also check that directory for someone who teaches Qigong. There are dvd's and tapes you can get on Qigong and they walk you through the movements. I've had expereince with Ken Weintraub and you can find his tapes at http://rosalynlbruyere.org. Rosalyn is an internationally known energy healer. They're in Sierra Madre, CA. There's also a great number of people who have found spiritual nourishment from Abraham and learn about the Laws of the Universe (the Laws of Attraction, for example - "that which is like unto itself is drawn" - in other words, if you only see or focus on the bad in life, you'll find more of that showing up). You can check out their website at http://abraham-hicks.com/ I'm sure others can provide additional resources. Dovez - you gave a great example of the power of intention above - you asked for a sign, you took action and delurked, and things showed up. Way to go! What we're talking about for the most part is blocked energy and what we can do about it. A simple little thing I did the other day when I was feeling such an energetic hit as a result of all the news associated with the hurricane was to pull out a small ball and began to bounce it from one hand to the other - bounced it with the right and caught it with the left and back again. The energy shift happened right away. It works both sides of the body, gets the energy flowing, brought out the kid in me, and left me feeling energized. Dancing does the same thing for me. What works for you?
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Pixieduster
Member
09-27-2004
| Monday, September 05, 2005 - 10:02 am
Forgot to mention a great little website with wonderful messages like this: "Should you ever be in need of a miracle (you know, hypothetically, just "what if"...), think not of the miracle, not even a little, but instead of its intended result. Tallyho, The Universe" Check out http://tut.com/ TUT = Totally Unique Thoughts. Mike Dooley is a great guy.
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Dovez
Member
08-27-2005
| Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 10:48 am
pixie, funny thing about the ball. last week when i first found you and mame and lurk, i'd asked for some energy sent this way. i don't know if you had the time to send any but... that night as i was trying to work on energy to relieve pain so that i might sleep, i received a visual of a bubble (like one one would create with liquid bubble blower). as i am visualizer, i had the greatest time with the bubble around my pain. i can't help but think that your energy thoughts might have helped create that bubble. it would be very similar to "pixie dust" i think.
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Pixieduster
Member
09-27-2004
| Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 5:56 pm
Dovez - I'm sending more energy your way and yes, I did hold energy for you but see by your post that you were also "working on energy to relieve the pain" Way to go! So glad to know that you picked up the bubble energy - you should know that means you've got the gift of clairvoyance (clear seeing, being able to visualize and see something that's typically not seen by others). The bubble can also serve a dual purpose - it can bring healing but you can also release pain and energy blocks into it and blow it away. P.S. I chose the name PixieDuster cuz it's also a visual for me.
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Nynana
Member
05-31-2005
| Monday, September 12, 2005 - 7:23 pm
Pixie, What a great thread! Three years ago, I was so close minded to anything alternative, I was just an allopathic gal...a good friend kept on me to open my mind, at least enough to read a website and a book before I ever said *never* again. The book was Energy Medicine by Donna Eden. I don't think I ever got past chapter 3, it was enough for me to begin my journey and I have not looked back since then. I see a Chi Gung PR for 2 years 4 months now and I firmly believe without his work and the work he has me doing I would no longer be alive. <Meggie I would love to talk with you about the similarities and differences between Chi Gung and Qi Gong.> Pixie, any chance we could exchange emails on the Body, Mind, Spirit connection? I have questions and right now, I am not ready to talk about them publically. My email address is luckystrike@hotmail.com Two of my favorite sites <hope it is okay to put them here? if not, please have them removed> are http://www.myss.com/ I love the whole site and it gives a nice mapping of chakra's. The other one shows and explains the meridians that are used in accupuncture. My Chi Gung PR works with the same meridians and my sister who is a JSJ PR also uses the same meridians. http://www.acuxo.com/meridians.asp The JSJ site is also energy work if anyone wants to learn about it. They have a 3 series book set on self-help healing and they have a single book called The Touch of Healing and of course, if one is lucky enough to be in an area where there are JSJ PR's, one can always have it done...which I highly recommend. http://www.jsjinc.net/ Pixie, do you also do MAP? Thanks for the thread.
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Pixieduster
Member
09-27-2004
| Wednesday, September 14, 2005 - 7:47 pm
NYnana - check your email.
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Nynana
Member
05-31-2005
| Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 5:55 pm
HI Pixie, I got your email and will write back sometime over the weekend, I have my grandson for the next 3 days.
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Dovez
Member
08-27-2005
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 4:21 pm
posting to see if still a thread
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 4:40 pm
YaY Dovez was kind enough to direct me back here....I lost you guys! This will be a wonderful place to turn to after BB! Like I said I have tons to say. Let me give you a quick trick that Bob Miller (that amazing healer I've mentioned) taught me. When you are experiencing a great deal of pain focus all your energy INTO the pain. The pain can't stay when you do that. I was skeptical at first but it's true. Let me know if you need me to explain that in more detail. Well off to get ready for BB...but now that I found my way back here will be back soon!
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Sunday, September 25, 2005 - 7:51 pm
Love this thread - especially after seeing "What The Bleep Do We Know" a few weeks back and now in the middle of Lynn McTaggart's "The Field" My Dad who has been suffering with parkinson's disease for the last few months was not seeing any relief until I found an EFT practitioner... anyone know of this technique? We are hopeful that it can offer him an alternative to medication only. I am also trying to learn quantum touch - but a partner is needed and I'm not always able to find one 
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Pyro
Member
07-08-2005
| Monday, September 26, 2005 - 2:41 pm
Please keep this thread going!!
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Nynana
Member
05-31-2005
| Monday, October 03, 2005 - 8:09 pm
I keep forgetting about all the different sections on the board and get side tracked! I recently heard a wonderful story. A 92 year old woman fell and broke her hip and was rushed to the hospital. The doctor came in and asked her who her doctor was, Her answer, I don't have one. She was then asked what medications she was on, her answer, I have never taken anything, including aspirin. Next she was asked when the last time was she was in the hospital, her answer, I have never been in the hospital, I was born at home. This young doctor looked at her and said, Mame, you are 92 years old, are you telling me the truth when you tell me you have never been to the hospital, you have never seen a doctor and you take no medications? She nodded her head yes. The doctor asked her, when you got hurt, or had any pain, how did you treat it? Said she "I poked it". It may not make sense to some, but will if one reads the books The Touch of Healing < http://jsjinc.net/products.php?cat=8 > And/or Energy Medicine by Donna Eden. When we have pain, it is usually a sign of and energy lock or blocked energy so it isn't flowing through the body properly. If we hold it, or poke it or rub it, the pain/ache will often times lesson and eventually go away, once that energy meridian is opened up. It is wonderful, fascinating stuff!
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Mameblanche
Member
04-13-2005
| Monday, October 03, 2005 - 11:40 pm
Nynana, RE: Poking - Aha! Maybe this is why I love SHIATSU massage best of all, they poke and press you instead of rubbing and kneading. And its been suggested to me more times than I can count that if I like this I might like accupuncture. But I am, as VinBlanche says, a Wootz. When I am braver and more adventurous, I may try it.
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Nynana
Member
05-31-2005
| Tuesday, October 04, 2005 - 12:33 pm
Mame, I am so going to try acupuncture when I visit my sis in AZ. What it has done for her is amazing and it unlocks so many of the meridians that will let our energy flow. I am terrified of needles but after talking to several people who do acupuncture I can't wait to try it. In the meantime, here is a link for meridian, if you click on the middle window, the 2-3 letter thing that highlights blue when cursor over it, it will take you to another window that will highlight all the meridian points, where energy can get blocked. It will also tell you what each meridian is for in relation to the body. We can walk our fingers up and down any meridian and when we find a sore/tender point, hold it until it quits hurting, when this happens, you have just unlocked an energy lock and allow energy to flow again. It can take some time to get it to remain open but over time it will. http://www.acuxo.com/meridians.asp I love this web site! Also the book I spoke of, The Touch of Healing, it is an excellent book for learning how to hold and touch things to feel better. I had it explained to me this way...when we have sore/tender spots, it is our body's way of telling us to 'hold me, I hurt, I need your attention', but we have not been raised to pay attention to what our body's tell us. Energy medicine truly is an amazing journey!
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Thursday, November 17, 2005 - 6:59 am
Well - it seems the EFT worked!! My Dad has now been sleeping with little problem for over a month! He was not having any relief from the drugs except to turn him into a foot dragging zombie and still he couldn't sleep... this is truly amazing and the effects of getting enough sleep along with the other parts of the protocol are pretty much an absence of parkinson's symptoms! Yippeeee!
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