This photo depicts, in a sense, Thai massage.  The therapist that uses good body mechanics, which this is not  not true Thai, for themselves,   uses that control to deliver an excellent healthy massage for the client and somatic control in touch,   feeling throughout  the session is a professional.

Just as massage today is done all around the world it has origins in several cultures. The definition of Massage is somewhat broader than in past times..

It appeared in European and American writings around 1875..brferred to as using the hands to manipulate the soft tissue. .However, Massage goes back thousands of years to the Romans and the Greeks., for example. Even carvings on cave dwellings depict touch as one of the oldest an most fundamental ways humans communicate with each other, and care for those injured or ill.

Shamans, the Polynesians have used massage under various names..References to massage to back to acient times. Asia, the Sandwich Islands, Europe indeed universally massage can be dated and followed thousands of years in history…Little was written about massage during the Middle Ages, but kings and emperors enjoyed the benefits as did warriors back from battle.

In Oriental and Euopean cultures massage is received in a hospital setting given by trained staff..Hopefully In the United States where western medicine has prevailed taking the basic components from nature and synthesizing them to work quickly and harshly with side effects because of the rapidity mostly of drugs as opposed to a cumulative lifestyle of prevention and maintainence.

There is a new paradigm now that is people want to be and to have a sense of well being that comes with taking control of your mental, emotional, spiritual and last but certainlly not least physical health..

Life is maintained not symptomized, but what causes dis-ease at the very inception of that is what people want to address now..

The hectic pace of modern life and the continuous stress to meet deadlines can wreak havoc on your mind and body. This is where one of the oldest healing arts of massage comes to your rescue. A blend of science and art, massage therapy provides a relaxing experience by hand strokes on the body to rejuvenate the mind and body and eliminate stress. The scientific side of massage therapy lies in the manipulation of the soft tissues of the body like muscles, skin, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments and membranes – to gain a therapeutic response. Today, there are plenty of gay massage therapist websites that provide comprehensive information about their services and massage therapy pictures.

One of the most popular variety of alternative medicine, massage therapy has proven beneficial for many chronic conditions, including back pain, arthritis, high blood pressure, diabetes, infertility, smoking cessation, depression, and more. On your first massage session, your gay massage therapist will require you to provide him some general information about your health and ailments (if any). Remember that the gay massage therapist will keep you fully draped through your session except for the area being worked on. Using oil, lotion or powder to ease friction on the skin, your gay massage therapist will start massaging gently to calm your nervous system. Gradually, your gay massage therapist works more deeply into the tissues and addresses specific areas. Refer to the massage therapy pictures provided by your therapist to get an idea of different techniques used. Massage therapy usually lasts one hour. After the massage, most people experience freedom from pain and aches. In addition, many people experience an increase in energy that can last for days.

Traditional healthcare systems around the world recognize massage therapy as a holistic and natural healing method for a variety of health issues. In fact, physicians and physiotherapists today recommend their patients to receive massages for certain health conditions and many health insurance plans support the use of registered gay massage therapists. In short, massage therapy has become an important part of general health care for many people living in today’s stressful world.

There is much, much more study being carried out on the positive effects of massage on this condition, scientifically, and it’s  sufferers.

An individual may be at risk to develop mesothelioma if he or she was exposed to asbestos in the workplace or at home. Mesothelioma is caused by exposure to asbestos and the inhalation of asbestos particles. In most cases, mesothelioma symptoms will not appear in an individual exposed to asbestos until many years after the exposure has occurred. Those with a past asbestos exposure history experiencing symptoms should consult a physician with experience in accurately diagnosing mesothelioma. The earlier mesothelioma is diagnosed, the more likely it is to be caught at an early stage. At earlier stages of mesothelioma progression, more treatment options are available and oftentimes a better prognosis is given.

Via: Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance

Medical Massage

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The upper body, or torso is not the only anatomical region  that gives,  internally,  support to our functions and health. This is a major area of course,  but remember nothing leaves off and resumes elsewhere, it is a connective process and so every area is important as it relates to others.

Note:  A great idea to understand your personal blood pressure and where you are on a consistent basis, is not simply at a visit to the doctor’s. (We have portable blood pressure self inflating monitors that go around the wrist), is to take your blood pressure even before arising. Especially if you have had some continued stress and feel heart palpitations. Start to gage your personal pressure and how it may fluctuate,  or stay the same under different circumstances.  In the mornings, first thing,  it should be low.  You have supposedly had a wonderful rested night’s sleep and it should be reflected in the reading.

We know massage goes back thousands of years world wide,    actually the first medical text was in China and  written by the “Yellow Emperor.”

With the advent of pharmaceuticals and physical therapy massage waned, but revived in the 60′s and 70′s culture.  What was once a part of the  medical profession here and in other countries largely became stigmatized.

But with science and facts, resurged even more strongly and respected for the physical, emotional and well-being  benefits that it is.

Just as massage today is done all around the world it has origins in several cultures. The definition of Massage is somewhat broader than in past times..

It appeared in European and American writings around 1875..brferred to as using the hands to manipulate the soft tissue. .However, Massage goes back thousands of years to the Romans and the Greeks., for example. Even carvings on cave dwellings depict touch as
Shamans, the Polynesians have used massage under various names..References to massage to back to acient times. Asia, the Sandwich Islands, Europe indeed universally massage can be dated and followed thousands of years in history…Little was written about massage during the Middle Ages, but kings and emperors enjoyed the benefits as did warriors back from battle.one of the oldest an most fundamental ways humans communicate with each other, and care for those injured or ill.

In Oriental and Euopean cultures massage is received in a hospital setting given by trained staff..Hopefully In the United States where western medicine has prevailed taking the basic components from nature and synthesizing them to work quickly and harshly with side effects because of the rapidity mostly of drugs as opposed to a cumulative lifestyle of prevention and maintainence.

There is a new paradigm now that is people want to be and to have a sense of well being that comes with taking control of your mental, emotional, spiritual and last but certainlly not least physical health..

Life is maintained not symptomized, but what causes dis-ease at the very inception of that is what people want to address now..

We are organic, electrical, impulse neurological, feeling entities, beings.

The center,  this  and other mystical, real  practices,  is that  they are grounded  in the natural forces of nature.  It is we who have transgressed  and damaged what was working in unison with ourselves and the world in which  we have made  home.

The concept is to work as nature works, effortless and yes, naturally.

The mechanical clock mechanism of  the Newtonian physics age has been disproved and we are not robots as it were.  The world is alive and hopefully still well enough to heal itself if we as it’s custodians assist and respect it.

There is not duality, opposites, this is misunderstood.  But degrees of the same that when observed complement one another because one could not exist without the other. Without dark how could we know what light is.

Similar to the theory of yin-yang, the theory of five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal and water) was an ancient philosophical concept used to explain the composition and phenomena of the physical universe. In traditional Chinese medicinethe theory of five elements is used to interpret the relationship between the physiology and pathology of the human body and the natural environment. According to the theory, the five elements are in constant move and change, and the interdependence and mutual restraint of the five elements explain the complex connection between material objects as well as the unity between the human body and the natural world.

Foods that are the best of course,  are whole foods, as natural as they  come. With very little processing, ideally, none.

Cooked if necessary tender firm.  Including the colors of the rainbow, all have properties to offer that are naturally what our bodies need.  Taking into consideration any allergies to specific foods that may not agree with us, even make us critically ill.  There are exceptions in nature always. To some degree.

Dark greens should always be a given.  There are so many attributes to the chlorophyll  of dark greens.

We are  cognizant of the health and lifestyle  choices we’re making,  food being a part of that. Instead of running out for that fast food we at least think about the ingredients of what and how it is prepared. Food   Chains  recognize this  catering  to the shift. What we put inside our digestive systems is vital to our overall feeling of health and actually being healthy.

The Agricultural Research Service has found many benefits of lactic acid bacteria (the principle agent responsible for fermentation) in its various research projects, but the agency rarely has translated the findings into practical applications for human health.

The time is long overdue to recognize something known, but forgotten: the health benefits of fermented foods. The recognition should encourage us to add health-promoting fermented foods to our daily diet. At present, probiotics is not a familiar term to many people. It will become more familiar. Digested in sufficient amounts, probiotics can combat pathogenic microbes and bestow health benefits. Probiotic foods are fermented foods. Perhaps the best recognized ones are yogurt and sauerkraut. Many more exist.

In recent years, the sales of probiotic supplements as well as probiotic foods have risen meteorically in the United States. By 2003, sales were nearly $13 million annually, with a spectacular 14% increase in yearly sales. In terms of importance in food-product formulations, probiotics rose from 10th place in 2000 to 5th place by 2005.

The rising incidence of pathogenic contamination in the food supply results from many factors, including a radical transformation of agriculture and the misuse, overuse, and growing ineffectiveness of antibiotics. The issue is only part of a larger one, concerning pathogenic contamination of the environment.

Antimicrobials have been available for a long time. But the growing problem of environmental contamination has generated a new industry. The goal is to make the environment germ free, an impossible task and an unwise objective. In attempting to make the environment germ free, both the beneficial as well as the pathogenic microorganisms are destroyed. Probiotics are a wiser choice, in using beneficial microorganisms to suppress and kill the pathogens. The immune system can be kept healthy and strong by probiotics.
the complexity of whole food nutrition and how this cannot be duplicated in the lab with vitamin isolates: “Since whole food ingredients are natural, they contain a host of nutrients that exist within a complex. A food complex includes not only vitamins and minerals, but also many cofactors (helper nutrients) that are found in nature’s foods as a result of the evolutionary process.”

Cofactors and food complexes therefore cannot be made in a laboratory nor can they be duplicated by scientists. And many nutritional doctors and researchers agree that cofactors are often more valuable than vitamins and minerals, and that food cannot be duplicated due to its complexity, dynamism, and energy.

Cofactors within nature’s foods (also found in whole food supplements) include, but are not limited to: vitamins, minerals, terpenes, trace mineral activators, enzymes, co-enzymes, chlorophyll, lipids, essential fatty acids, fiber, carotenoids, antioxidants, flavonoids, pigments, amino acids, whole proteins, and more.

The human organism is biologically suited to ingest and utilize nature’s whole foods for its sustenance and the optimal functioning of cells, and for the processes of healing and prevention. Because synthetic vitamin and mineral pills are merely comprised of isolated chemicals, the body often regards these as foreign invaders. Therefore, some vitamin, mineral, and amino acid synthetic supplements can produce toxic side effects ranging from skin itching and flushing (niacin, for example) to liver impairment (vitamin A palmitate).

The ingredients within foods operate on a system of synergism; they work as “teams” to feed cells. The interwoven, interrelated, and complementary functions of food particles represent some of nature’s most wonderful properties of synergistic power and function.

Dietary supplements created from whole foods provide a more complex source of nutrition than isolated supplements created in a lab. So, what happens when we incorporate a probiotic fermentation process to whole food nutritional ingredients? You may have heard of Captain Cook’s remedy for scurvy on his ships. Due to the lack of fresh produce on long voyages, he would require all his sailors to eat sauerkraut, which is fermented cabbage. Scurvy is caused by a vitamin C deficiency; by fermenting cabbage, the Vitamin C levels of the cabbage are increased.

The power of the fermentation and culturing process is due to the additional nutrients that are created by the activated bacteria. By culturing live, whole foods in probiotics (healthy, beneficial, naturally occurring bacteria), a synergy of health-promoting compounds is created. Those compounds produce much greater results than the sum of the individual whole food nutritional ingredients.

While the degeneration process inherent in aging is inevitable, the visible and internal effects of aging can be significantly reduced with the use of natural supplements. By supplementing with certain nutrients, one can experience a sense of greater well-being and youthfulness, increased quality of life, and an extended lifespan.

The most effective utilization of supplements requires a foundation of proper diet, lifestyle, and exercise. No supplement can compensate for deficiencies in these areas. A healthy diet consisting of good quality whole foods–proteins, vegetables, grains, and fruits–and excluding sugar and allergenic foods is fundamental. Research has shown that individuals with a lean body mass (calorie restricted diet) have a significantly longer lifespan.

Anti-oxidants such as glutathione scavenge free radicals and promote detoxification via the liver. Free radicals are among the top contributing factors in aging. They are known to accelerate the aging process by damaging cells through oxidation. Foods high in anti-oxidants include blueberries, green and yellow vegetables, and green tea.

Other anti-oxidant nutrients include alpha lipoic acid, grape seed extract, vitamin C, and coenzyme Q10, which powers the cell’s vital energy, and protects and supports the heart.

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is important for healthy aging as it supports transcription of DNA and thus proper cell replication. Cells are the fundamental unit of every living thing. Healthy cell structure and replication are crucial for vibrant aging. RNA, extracted from brewer’s yeast, has been shown to stabilize cell processes, and increase synapse function as well as short-term memory. For increased brain function or memory, also consider acetyl-L-carnitine, vinpocetine, phosphatidylserine (PS) or gingko biloba.

Essential fatty acids (EFAs) are important because they support the integrity of the cell structure. They feed the brain, which is 60% fat. EFAs play a major role in reducing joint or other inflammation, and can prevent plaque buildup in arteries. Omega 3 fatty acids (EPA, DHA) found in fish oils and flax seed are deficient in the typical American diet.

EFAs also nurture and tonify the skin. Another vital skin supplement is hyalauronic acid, which helps retain moisture, regenerate skin elasticity, and lubricate arthritic joints. Hyalauronic acid can be taken internally or applied topically as a cream.

Herbs effective for anti-aging include ginseng, maca, and tribulus. These adaptagenic herbs work by supporting the immune system to reduce stress, tension, and enhance endurance, stamina, and vitality. Vision health is supported by bilberry, an herb containing phytochemicals that nourish the eyes and enhance visual function.

Amino acids are the building blocks of protein, and are fundamental for longevity. The amino acid L-Carnosine has been shown in clinical studies to protect against age-related degradation of protein, extending cellular lifespan. L-Carnitine can protect the heart and liver, and aid in weight loss by increasing fat metabolism. Because muscle strength and mass deteriorate as we age, L-Creatine can also be helpful. L-Phenylalanine promotes vitality and alertness and can decrease pain.

Enzymes are crucial to increase absorption of vitamins, minerals, protein, fats and carbohydrates. Many people lose the ability to properly assimilate nutrients as they age. A supplement containing pancreatin (or vegetable enzymes if vegetarian) can spark those digestive juices. Because most people have difficulty fully digesting or breaking down proteins, protease is especially important as well.

Aging need not be a discouraging process. The wisdom we acquire as we grow older can help sustain a fulfilling life. With supplemental support, we can reduce pain, fatigue, and inflammation, while increasing mental and visual acuity, physical vitality, stamina and an overall sense of joy.

Yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, tamari, miso, and many other beneficial Fermented Foods have been enjoyed for centuries and help keep our bodies healthy

Nutritional Healing, Roots of the Crisis

Everything in nature has been  synthesized, modified to work faster.  

All we owe progress to has come from observing nature and how it heals and survives, no lives. The earth is alive, at it’s core,   natural internal combustion, hence our combustion engine.  Bridges are built after the tactile strength of spider webs.  

There is still so much undiscovered.  Why in the world would something be that there is not a use for in sustaining life.  If not directly. then in the indirect/direct chain that is ecology.

There was not alternative  medicine, it was healing medicine, it was what was handed down through ages. And it worked.  It healed, sustained gave vitality.

The underlying concepts of alternative medicine are not new. They represent a return to the principles that have been part of human understanding of health and disease for thousands of years. Over the centuries, medical wisdom evolved within a framework which linked health to a state of harmony or balance, and disease to a state of disharmony or imbalance, and took into account the factors that contributed to both.

“The genius of the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine, was not in the drugs he used or his diagnostic skills,” points out Dr. John R. Lee, M.D. of Sebastopol, California, “but in his insight that the elements which were needed to produce and maintain health were natural, and that they included hygiene, a calm balanced mental state, proper diet, a sound work and home environment, and physical conditioning. In addition, he recognized the life forces that pervade all of nature, and which have multiple expressions—some known, some theorized, and many unknown. He taught that health depended upon living in harmony with these forces.” Recognition of these life forces is also vital to Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurvedic medicine from India.

A Dangerous Detour

In the mid-nineteenth century, following the discovery of disease-causing microbes, a departure from this philosophy of health occurred due to rival theories concerning the cause of disease. One theory was that infecting microbes called germs (viruses, bacteria and fungi) were the cause of illness. The opposing theory maintained that these microbes only became infectious if conditions inside the body were right for them. According to this theory, by keeping the internal environment of the body healthy, these potential agents of infection will remain dormant.

When the germ theory of disease became dominant, the birth of contemporary medicine, with its emphasis on infectious causes of diseases rather than physiologic balance or harmony, occurred. This provided medical science with the opportunity to greatly expand its role in the treatment of illness. This was followed by the rapid development of microscopy, bacterial cultures, vaccines, x-ray, and in the 1930s the discovery of antibacterial drugs such as penicillin and sulfa drugs. However, the more that medical science embraced the germ theory of disease, the more it also superseded the individual’s role in his or her own health.

The Purpose of Medicine: War or Repair?

The thrust of 20th century medicine can be described by the metaphor of war. Disease is considered an invasion by an enemy and treatment is aimed at developing “magic bullets” in the form of drugs and vaccines to eliminate that enemy. We have seen, for example, a failed “war on cancer,” a proliferation of antibiotics, and a growing number of surgical procedures, cell-killing radiation treatments, and chemical medications (such as chemotherapy), all of which do harm to the body, in one form or another, in their attempts to restore health. Lost in this approach is the concept of repairing the imbalances which allow the illnesses to occur in the first place. Medical science has become one-sided in its focus, increasingly losing sight of the whole person in its attempt to treat the body’s individual parts.

Because the emphasis of conventional medicine remains upon war and not repair, it has led to the organization of medical schools with their various departments, such as cardiology, neurology, dermatology, orthopedics, psychiatry. This forces students to focus their study on one organ system at a time, as if each bodily organ functioned independently of all the others. This diverts attention away from the intrinsic interrelatedness of all parts of our body and the complex dynamism of life forces. It’s no wonder that our “modern” doctors understand so little of holistic concepts of health.

Why Are We Ill?

Health is far more than the absence of disease. When we are healthy all our bodily systems and functions are harmoniously balanced and integrated with each other, and we are also in balance with our environment. In this state of equilibrium our defense mechanisms and our immune system can efficiently handle most of the hazards that life presents, whether these are pathogenic (disease-causing) organisms, toxic substances, or stress factors of various kinds.

Foundations of Health

According to Dr. Leon Chaitow, N.D., D.O. of London, England, positive health depends upon three factors, which are interconnected. The first of these is the body’s structural system, including all of the muscles, bones, ligaments, nerves, blood vessels and organs and their functions. The second factor is the body’s biochemical process, which involve the absorption and utilization of nutrients, and the elimination of wastes, along with the complicated biochemical relationships which are the key to cellular function and health. The third factor comprises the mind and emotions, as well as the spiritual dimension of each person. “When there is a balanced, energetic interplay between these three components we have health,” Dr. Chaitow says. “But when imbalances exist within any of these factors, or in their relationships with each other, ill-health occurs.

Homeostasis

In a state of health, if we cut ourselves, we heal. If we are bruised, strained, or suffer a broken bone, healing starts immediately. If we are exposed to infection our immune system deals with it. These examples are illustrations of the body’s natural tendency towards repairing itself. This tendency is known as homeostasis, the maintenance of the body’s internal organs and defenses to compensate for external health hazards.

When homeostasis is called into play to handle a “crisis,” its activity is usually experienced as “symptoms.” For example, when you exposed to an infection your body will mount an aggressive defensive response which might result in fever. Or, should you injure yourself, the healing process which starts immediately might involve inflammation and swelling of the traumatized area. In other words, under normal conditions, the body will attempt to heal itself without help, and the symptoms produced will indicate what sort of healing process is going on. Unfortunately, many people, including all to many physicians, rather than respecting these homeostatic processes and simply waiting for them to finish their tasks, will actively try to suppress the symptoms of self-repair, whether this be a raised temperature or inflammation in an injured area. When this occurs, we are in effect saying that we know more than our body’s innate intelligence about what is good for it.

In order to maintain good health, therefore, it is important to recognize that many symptoms are actually evidence that healing is underway, and that, unless they are actually unbearable or dangerous, the symptoms should be left alone so that the repair processes can be completed.

The Return to Health

The vast majority of illnesses are self-limiting, meaning that they get better all on their own. Alternative medicine recognizes this fact, realizing that health will usually arise spontaneously when the conditions for health exist. Therefore, once you are ill, getting healthy again requires the very same inputs that were needed to keep you healthy in the first place.

This may seem obvious but it’s a message worth restating. As Dr. Chaitow says, “To regain health once it has been lost we need to begin to reverse some, and ideally all, of those processes which may be negatively impacting us, and over which we have some degree of control. This includes taking responsibility for stopping those lifestyle choices which we know are harmful, whether this be smoking, excessive alcohol intake, or using drugs. In addition, we need to start to positively address the real needs that such behavior masks.”

Depending on the nature of our health problems, this might involve starting to eat more nutritiously, sleeping and exercising in a more regular and balanced way, and making sure of receiving reasonable exposure to fresh air and sunlight. It may also include hygienic considerations, detoxifying and cleansing our bodies, addressing any structural or mechanical imbalances, as well as learning how to properly cope with stress, and deal with our mental and emotional needs.

“That sounds like a vast prescription,” Dr. Chaitow says. “However, even if only some of it can be addressed, such as diet and relaxation, a remarkable phenomenon occurs as homeostasis begins to function more efficiently and health begins to return.” Our bodies are not designed to become ill, they are designed to heal and become healthy.

The return to health is a road which each person must walk according to his or her own unique individuality. It is also a road that needs to address one’s entire being, taking into account one’s mental, emotional and physical aspects, as well as the structural, biochemical and energetic components that shape each of us. It is precisely because alternative medicine honors and understands these concepts that it is now positioned to become a valuable and necessary pathway for meeting the medical crisis we, as a planet, are currently facing.

Burton Goldberg is a nationally-known advocate of alternative medicine. His introduction to the field began through an attempt to help resolve the health crisis of a close friend. This incident sparked an 18 year quest which took him to clinics and conferences around the world; an endeavor which has culminated with the publication of Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide, a 4-year, two million dollar project that assembes the knowledge and experience of nearly 400 hundred leading physicians and scientists in the alternative medical community. This book is available at bookstores and health food stores everywhere.

The claims made about neem hold up under scientific scrutiny. Neem oil works. The bark, leaves and oil of the neem tree have been used in India for several thousand years, and are still used today.

About 75% of Ayurvedic remedies contain some form of neem! Indians call the sacred neem tree “the village pharmacy,” and have limitless faith in its abilities. People value neem as a natural insect repellent and pesticide, they use it for skin care and skin disorders, and many also take neem leaves internally.

Neem oil is used on humans, on animals, and on plants, for a huge range of different problems and diseases. These are not just folk tales. Neem is the most heavily researched herbal remedy in India. Scientists have identified over 150 active substances in neem, and many of those proved to be as effective in laboratory studies as the folklore claimed they would be. Neem does most of what the salesman said, and more.

Beware The Modern Snake Oil Salesmen

Neem oil is hardly known in Australia or Europe, but in the US it has reached high fashion status. Neem products are marketed aggressively. The snake oil salesmen are still among us, though today they hawk their wares on the internet, not from a horse cart. Just like their ancient counterparts they like to exaggerate. They promise a lot and prove very little, and they tend to forget to mention the downsides.

Neem oil is potent stuff. Neem is a plant, but that does not automatically mean it is safe. Some of the world’s strongest toxins are herbal. Read about neem’s toxicity before you take it internally.

There are situations where neem home remedies are perfectly safe and effective, and there are diseases where you need a diagnosis, and the guidance of a medical practitioner. Neem can often beat the pharmceuticals in our arsenal, with none of the undesirable side effects. But neem is not a miracle cure. There are limits to what it can do.

Recognize the limits, and you will find that what’s left is still more than enough to make people insist, “It’s miraculous!” Beware the snake oil salesmen, but don’t throw out the baby with the bath water. Neem oil works.

Make your bedroom, your bed your sanctuary.  Make it x comfortable peaceful oasis.

Have all the acouoterments that make it your own, a soft inviting  environment. This is where you will restore your energy for the next day.

There is nothing as important as a good night’s sleep, everything that comes after waking up from sleep or lack of it,  colors everything we do, feel and think.  Everything is so much better,  and with clarity when we are well rested.

If you aren’t sleeping a good ream sleep, a restorative and healing sleep.  Stop! Find out why.  If it is short lived stress of a particular sort,  do of course,  work it out,  a no brainier.

The moment during the day when we very first open our eyes and come into consciousness is a precious opportunity. It sets the tone for all that comes after it, like the opening scene in a film or novel. At this moment, our ability to create the day is at its most powerful, and we can offer ourselves fully to the creative process by filling this moment with whatever inspires us most. It may be that we want to be more generous, or it may be that we want to be more open to beauty in our daily lives. Whatever the case, if we bring this vision into our minds at this very fertile moment, we empower it to be the guiding principle of our day.

Sometimes we wake up with a mood already seemingly in place, and it’s important to give this feeling its due. It can inform us and deepen our awareness to what’s going on inside us, as well as around us. As long as we are conscious, we can honor this feeling and also introduce our new affirmation or vision, our conscious offering to the day. We may want to decide before we go to sleep what we want to bring to the next day of our lives. It could be that we simply want to be more open to whatever comes our way. Or we may want to summon a particular quality such as confidence. Then again, we may simply call up a feeling that perfectly captures the texture we want our day to have.

We can reaffirm our vision or affirmation as we shower and eat breakfast, as well as recalling it at various times throughout the day. We can write it down and carry it with us on a little slip of paper if this helps. Simply by being aware of those first moments, we set the stage for a more conscious, enlivened experience, and we become active participants in the creation of our lives.

Enlightenment means literally aligning to the Energy of my Source. And genius is only about focusing.  Attraction takes care of everything else. Physical humans often want to make enlightenment about finding some process and moving through the process that has been pre-described. But true enlightenment is moving to the rhythm of the internal inspiration that is coming in response to the individual desire. Enlightenment is about allowing my Connection to the Source that is me for the fulfillment of the things that I have individually defined here in my time-space-reality. That’s as good as it gets! —

A good night’s sleep is one of the best gifts you can give yourself. Unfortunately, too many of us don’t get the sleep we need. Sleeping is an incredibly dramatic and important event. In fact, I believe quality sleep is absolutely essential for optimal health.

When you sleep, your brain discharges like a capacitor, getting ready for the next day’s onslaught of stimuli. In order for it to function each day, it must discharge each night. If you are deprived of prolonged sleep for several days, you can suffer degrees of irreversible brain damage—not to mention the variety of other negative effects it can have on your overall health and well-being.

In this report I will show you how sleeplessness can affect your health and outline the underlying circumstances that can interfere with sleep. Most important I will tell you about solutions you can use to restore your sleep patterns—naturally.

Lack of Sleep Affects Your Health

Before Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1913, the average American devoted nine hours a night to sleeping. Today, we average seven and a half hours, and many get significantly less than that. Now that electricity lights up our nights and we’re free to ignore the rhythms of nature, many of us do so—at great cost to our physical and mental well-being.

Poor sleep often equates to poor health. One reason your health suffers when you shortchange yourself on sleep is that the sleep process plays a vital role in your immune system’s ability to fight illness. While you are sleeping, your immune system shifts into high gear. Specialized immune cells become more active, rallying lymphocytes to filter microbes from the blood, and stimulating other infection-fighting forces. Levels of natural killer cells—the “pit bulls” of the immune system—undergo a significant drop after only 24 hours of sleep deprivation, and weakened immunity can be seen after only five hours of sleep loss. This is why you’re more likely to become ill when you don’t sleep well and why one of the best remedies for most any type of illness is bed rest.

If your immune system doesn’t do well on little sleep, your brain does even worse. The effects of an occasional late night or early awakening probably won’t be noticeable—your brain is quite resilient. Get good sleep the next night and you’ll feel like yourself again. But, as I mentioned earlier, the effects of sleep deprivation are cumulative. If you’re consistently getting an hour less sleep than you require, by the end of the week you will have lost the equivalent of one night of sleep. This is when sleep deprivation begins to take its toll.

Studies have consistently found that as sleep “debt” increases, mental processes slow down, reaction time lengthens, and it becomes more difficult to focus attention. Sleep deprivation can actually affect reaction time and judgment to a degree similar to drinking alcohol. Memory—especially short-term memory—is impaired, and mental tasks that require remembering several pieces of information at a time become increasingly difficult. Motivation decreases and creativity is dampened, as sleep deprivation tends to put us on autopilot

For many people, the inability to sleep doesn’t seem to be caused by anything. However, there are a number of factors that can contribute to the problem.

Medications Can Interfere With Sleep

Many prescription and over-the-counter medications, including some pain medications, drugs for attention deficit disorder, weight loss pills, amphetamines, and nasal decongestants contain stimulants that can keep you awake, especially when taken too close to bedtime. Diuretics, commonly used to treat hypertension and heart failure, disturb sleep because they cause frequent urination, and antidepressants count sleeplessness among their many side effects. If you’re taking these or any other medication, check with your doctor or pharmacist to see if they may be the root of your problem. Sometimes a simple change in dosing time is enough to let you get back to sleep.

Underlying Medical Conditions Can Also Cause Sleep Disturbances

Various medical conditions may also disturb your slumber. Restless leg syndrome, characterized by unpleasant sensations in the legs, makes it hard to fall asleep. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) causes nighttime awakenings for trips to the bathroom. For women in menopause, hot flashes can ruin sleep. Depression and anxiety can also leave you tossing and turning at night. The good news is that all of these conditions can be addressed and, once they are, you can often say goodbye to sleep problems.

The power of healing is within the scope of us all is is us.  It is as natural as a sunset and sunrise. When something has not gone into pathology so badly that our bodies simply tired out and broke down, we have the capacity to not only heal ourselves,  and  to help others with their healing and to maintain it.

Energy is innate in all things, life is energy, it is basically all there is,  from core, throughout,   moving at the vibrancy and  rate  of what it is.   We,  as conscious beings, have the ability to change our consciousness, therefore our energy, what we are out-picturing and receiving.

Most enlightened men throughout the centuries have made statements like….There is a state of being which contains all creation and out of which all life arose, the energy of this state of being lives in all things. A superior intelligent force does exist which is continually creating the universe out of itself. This energy is immeasurable as it has manifested in all forms of life shape and structure. It brings forth all life in the universe and nourishes it.
Reiki is also based on similar understanding and perception.Reiki is the Japanese word, defined as being that power or force or energy, which acts and lives in all created matter. The word Reiki can be broken into two component parts, the syllable “Rei” describing the universal, transcendental spirit, mysterious power and essence, and “Ki” the vital force energy that flows through all living beings. Thus Reiki is the word for Universal life force energy.

We also say that Reiki is the greatest vibration of life energy available to human being. This vibration has a divine quality and for this reason does not exclude anything. It allows us to make contact with the impulses alive in the world, thus conveying “oneness”.

It is the “path of healing love.” It is given from the heart and is often experienced as the receiving of unconditional love. This love has the power to bring us back to a state of peace and harmony. It is a unique healing art which stimulates your own development and brings equilibrium at all levels of existence.

Reiki helps dissolve tension at the physical, mental and emotional plane. Release in tension permits rapid removal of toxins and blockages enhancing a normal flow of life energy in all areas. Once the organism is thoroughly detoxified it has more scope to receive, store and use more life energy. Reiki triggers an intensive process of purification, stimulates the body to heal, resulting in a process of rejuvenation and relaxation. Though all people must experience this their own unique way.

Your first act of life is to take a breath.

Within the breath is the secret of life. Breath is linked to the vital life energy in us or prana. Understand the breath and the Life Energy or Prana. We gain prana through air, fresh foods and rest – (and also through meditation.) Lack of prana results in lethargy, dullness and poor enthusiasm. When we’re fully charged, we feel alert, energetic, on-top-of-the world. Prana is the very basis of health and well-being for both mind and body.