Today I went to Donna Schmid, the massage therapist and meditation group leader who gave me my first Swedish massage last month, for a Shamanic healing session.

I had heard tell of Shamanic healing three or four times right before she mentioned it to me… and both of us knew that meant I was supposed to do it.

If you haven’t heard of it before, this video from the Holistic Shamanism blog gives a half-decent quick overview of Shamanic healing in general, although some audio would help the presentation:

Before beginning the session, Donna cautioned me that if I wrote about it, I had to be clear on the fact that the experience is different for every person.

There are many ways to perform Shamanic healing, and a good practitioner lets the client guide the session, which means no two sessions are alike.

I wish I could tell you it would be though, because my session was one of the most profound and soul-revealing journeys of my life.

>>> CONTINUE READING Shamanic Healing For A Soulful Journey…

This morning (early morning… gawd, I hate 8 a.m. interviews!) Barry and I interviewed Robert Scheinfeld, author of Busting Loose From the Money Game: Mind-Blowing Strategies For Changing the Rules of a Game You Can’t Win.

Or… the even more mind-blowing Busting Loose From the Money Game Home Transformational System.

The interview was to add to our Manifest More Wealth package, because when he was in the group call he didn’t really have time to dive into his concepts very deeply.

I made Barry promise not to book any more interviews before 10 a.m… I like to be as wide awake as possible to catch the nuances of the conversation and follow up accordingly.

One of my interviewing secrets is to always listen, always take notes (unless I’m on camera) and work on being in the moment.

Come to think of it, not a bad philosophy for life in general too.

>>> CONTINUE READING Busting Loose From Human Restraints…

Earlier today Barry and I went to see a husband-and-wife healing team in the nearby town of Talent, Oregon… chiropractor and Kinesiologist Tom Clunie, and magnetic healer Jessica Bryan.

For years I have been following a restrictive diet to keep digestive issues under control. It’s called the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (or SCD) and was created by the late Elaine Gottschall, author of Breaking The Vicious Cycle, who I had the pleasure to meet several times, since by coincidence she used to live near Toronto where I was.

But a few months ago, when I was going through my initial life changes and transitioning from a 14-year marriage to a new relationship, and first dealing with the initial stress of that situation, the digestive issues started flaring up.

When it became clear that the diet alone was no longer working as well as it had, I decided to start experimenting with some of the foods I had previously avoided: mainly sugar, starch, and some dairy (and that small list includes bread, cereal, grains, potatoes, corn, pasta, rice and so forth… which, of course, meant almost all processed or pre-packaged food, all “junk food”, and more).

I have nothing against avoiding processed and packaged foods, which usually have far too many preservatives and additives to be good for us… but I wanted a little more flexibility if I still had to deal with the pain.

After all, if I’m living a Life Without Limits… why would I want so many restrictions?

>>> CONTINUE READING Muscles and Magnetics… Testing and Healing the New Age Way…

Almost 30 years ago, the Boomtown Rats released a song called Don’t Like Mondays… and while Bob Geldof is known these days as a humanitarian, I’m not sure what kind of social benefits this song gave to the world.

Yes, it was suitable for my years of teenage angst. All teens want songs to sing about how terrible life is, right? After all, apparently puberty is so incredibly difficult that we all think the world is about to end if we have a zit on our nose.

I think about that song every time I hear about another school shooting — the ultimate in teen angst gone wrong.

But I have also spent years singing it to myself nearly every Monday morning.

Holy crap! What a lot of negative anti-Monday programming I’ve filled my head with over 30 years! Most of the time I don’t even think about what I’m singing, I just sing “Tell me why I don’t like Mondays” like it’s an acceptable feeling to start out the week with.

“Tell me why I don’t like Mondays, I want to shoot the whole world down…”

Here’s the video if you don’t remember the song — or if you haven’t been plagued with it every Monday morning for years yourself (don’t listen if you’d rather not fall into the trap… it’s a pretty catchy song… or keep reading for my new angle on this):

But now I have a solution…

>>> CONTINUE READING Tell Me Why I Don’t Mind Mondays……

Only humans have emotions, right? And only we are affected by other people’s energy (for instance, getting into a negative mood when surrounded by others who are giving off a negative vibe)?

I would have to say 100%, unequivocally, not.

In fact, I think (or rather, FEEL) that our emotions and energies are at a basic animal instinct level… which means, obviously, that our animal friends have those same instincts.

If you’ve spent a lot of time around animals, you probably agree with that. Most people who work or play with animals on a regular basis know these phenomena, and find it even more evident than our day-to-day interactions with people.

But it’s an important lesson that we can observe simply in animals, and apply to our communications with others.

>>> CONTINUE READING Animal Instinct: Emotions and Energy Unwrapped…

Today I had my first Swedish massage… you know, the kind where you get naked and get rubbed all over with oil.

I’ve had Rolfing done a few times, but Rolfing doesn’t usually use oil; being lubed up is an interesting feeling, and makes the hands glide more smoothly over your skin. (The point of Rolfing is not to use friction-based motion, so the oil isn’t really required).

Okay, I do have to clarify — Barry has massaged me several times with the whole oil production (and he has Rolfed me several times too)… but I’m talking about a professional massage where I actually paid someone to use their years of expertise and training and give me the best their magic fingers can deliver.

The masseuse was Donna Schmid, who also runs the meditation group we attended last week. And that actually allowed her to use her intuition and previous experience with me to pinpoint some incredible things.

>>> CONTINUE READING Oil Me Up… Relaxation Inside and Out…

Yesterday Barry gave me a guide called Creative Visualization: How to Create Whatever You Want In Your Life by Bryan Kumar (which you can download free by right-clicking on the title). I went through the process exactly as it was laid out, and I was impressed by how much further it goes than most other instructions on visualization I’ve read.

That’s what I love about our life together (well, one of the things, anyhow)… there’s always support and guidance in helping each other advance, discover, and develop personally.

Then coincidentally (in case you don’t know, I don’t believe in coincidences, so I use that phrase tongue-in-cheek) today Iain Legg, one of our affiliates at Masters of the Secret and co-creator of Real Mind Power Secrets, included it in his newsletter.

So that prompted me to write about what I’ve been able to uncover through many interviews with the experts where I’ve asked them about this very process.

>>> CONTINUE READING Visualizing Your Way to Success…

We all know that physical problems you experience can affect us emotionally… when you’re in severe pain or are fighting an illness you get depressed, you get down, you might cry or ask, “why me?”

But did you know that emotional problems can also affect you physically?

And that some physical issues you might have right now could actually be caused by emotional blocks instead?

I just got up off the floor where I was listening to the best hypnotherapy CD I’ve ever experienced.

I’ve actually tested several of them lately… but this one really impressed me the most.

It was created by well-known clinical hypnotherapist and media personality, Wendi Friesen.

>>> CONTINUE READING Healing Physically and Emotionally…

Well, yesterday we got a second cat. A little fluffball of a kitten, actually.

Mercury is a very affectionate cat who wants attention all the time… and she’ll either get it from us, or from another cat.

Since we’re trying to run a business around here, we can’t always give Mercury the attention she wants… so that’s why we got Jupiter.

“We’ll look at some cats,” Barry said yesterday morning, “But we’re not getting the first one we see. He has to be a special cat.”

>>> CONTINUE READING Mercury Shines As Jupiter Is Rising…

Last night, Barry and I interviewed Gregg Braden, best-selling author of Hay House’s The Divine Matrix: Bridging Time, Space, Miracles and Belief for Masters of the Secret.

I posted an article on the Masters of the Secret blog about him a few days ago… it starts out like this:

First it was Alice in Wonderland. Then it was The Matrix. Then books like The Field and movies like What the Bleep Do We Know?

Yup… tune into the right media and you’ll be constantly given clues and messages to show you that life is not what it seems. The world around you is full of hidden treasures that you can only see if you open your eyes and your mind… and allow yourself to slide down the proverbial rabbit hole, with exuberance for the impending journey, excitement for what will be revealed to you, and most importantly, without trepidation or fear of what you might find.

Because like it or not, what you’re likely to find is the truth.

And sometimes the truth is a hard pill to swallow – whether it’s blue OR red.

Gregg Braden is an expert on quantum physics — the science behind how the Universe REALLY works.

>>> CONTINUE READING No Such Thing As Nothing…