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Is retirement a cancer of the soul? Another look at our life of leisure, by Dr. Lin Weeks-Wilder
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8 2nd Annual Walk for Peace 8 In Memorial: Dr. Masaru Emoto 9 In Memorial: Dolores Cannon 10 Letters 12 Recipe: Almond Biscuits by Maggie Christopher 13 Bad Mood? One Simple Thing will Shift It by Deanna Reiter & Troy Stende
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within you , without you From the Editor
by Tim Miejan Like clockwork every evening about 9 p.m. my two cats stand and meow at the front door, wanting one more chance to go outside before morning. I go to the door, pick up one cat and step outside. Leaves crunch underfoot as I walk a short distance down the front walk. I take in the night sounds. I breathe in the cool late-October air. I look upward and recognize the Big Dipper, see a jet airliner blinking across the night sky and then glance around for the moon. I begin to wonder: What is my cat experiencing here, now, as we stand in the dark? Perhaps catching some slight movement by something small in the nearby lawn. Perhaps twitching with excitement when a bird flies from tree to tree. Does she know that the homes, the cars, the pavement and the trees that we see are not all there is? That it all goes on seemingly forever, land and water spinning as the planet rotates around the sun? Does she realize the infinite expanse of space above us? I carry the first cat in and then repeat the process for the second. Then we are all inside. I lock the door and secure us into our box that we call home, our space that now seems so finite, walls and windows enclosing us and separating us from the outer world. The TV is on and the
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“Kill Your Television” on my car. I now sit in peace and close my eyes. I relax my body, and with intention I journey into the heartspace within my being, a place where only stillness exists. I sit near a mirrored lake reflecting my inner light. Nothing here is like the experience with the televised noise and manufactured comforts of home. Nothing here has an agenda. Nothing here demands everything from me without giving something back. I send a small breath, a gentle wind, into my inner tranquility and I release all thoughts of anything, and I let go of all conjecture that I know anything at all. I really don’t, in the grand scheme of things. I think I know what I’ve been taught to believe, but carrying around other people’s ideas is beginning to weigh me down. I release it all. Sitting here, in this space, I gaze upon the reflection of the light on the still lake, re-connected with who I truly am and with the energies of love that hold everything in place. I feel compelled to move back into my body. I slowly open my eyes. My cat Cleo is staring at me. She blinks her eyes, and seems to be smiling. a Tim Miejan is editor and co-publisher of The Edge. He also helps individuals and small businesses with graphic design and editing needs. Contact him at 651.578.8969 or email editor@ edgemagazine.net. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.
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2nd annual Walk for Peace returning to Mall of America The second annual Beyond Belief Walk for Peace — a 1.5-mile march for peace amongst people of all differing religions, ethnicities, cultures and traditions with the common mission for peace — will take place from 8-9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN. It will be an opportunity for all people to be the change you wish to see in the world by walking with hundreds of other peace bringers in an event that will open minds and connect hearts. The walk will be led by a team of spiritual leaders of all traditions and peace advocates from throughout the Twin Cities. Traditions range from Baha’i to Catholic, Buddhist to Islamic, Jewish to Pagan, Atheist to Hindu — and it will involve people
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from yoga studios to community centers to coffee shops to city blocks. The keynote speakers will be: Shah Haq, a peace activist and advisor for Women for Empowerment in Naperville, Ill.; and Piero Falci, program director of One Planet United and the leader of the Silent Peace Walk movement, and and author of Silent Peace Walk; Peaceful Ways: The Power of Making Your Wishes Come True; and Pay Attention! Be
Alert! Discovering your Route to Happiness. “Our mission is to bring people from all religions, spiritual traditions, non-spiritual traditions, ethnicities, cultures, and communities together to facilitate a connection through dialogue and activity to promote peace,” says Michelle Ploog, director and founder of Beyond Belief Walk for Peace. “Together we walk in dedication to acceptance and love of all people to develop equality, human rights and common good for our world. “Show up to get inner peace, a community of inspiring people, and a feeling that you did something to make the world a better place.” For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ BeyondBeliefWalkForPeace a
IN MEMORIAL Dr. Masaru Emoto (1943-2014) Dr. Masaru Emoto gained worldwide acclaim through his groundbreaking research and discovery that water is deeply connected to our individual and collective consciousness. Dr. Emoto became ill in Shanghai, China, while on a speaking engagement tour. He was in critical condition for several weeks before he was declared stable enough to be air transported back home to a Tokyo hospital. He passed at 12:50 a.m. on October 17, with his wife Kazuko at his side. His last word was Arigato (“Thank you” in Japanese). He used to say, “Life is love, which is a gift from God and parents, and death is gratitude for going to a new dimension.” In his various books, the first of which was published in 1999, Dr. Emoto introduced the novel idea that water not only reflects the physical world around it (as when we use a placid lake or 8 www.edgemagazine.net
pond as a mirror), but it also reflects the consciousness of the beings surrounding it. By exposing water to a particular word or piece of music, freezing it, and photographing the ice crystals formed, Dr. Emoto demonstrated that from beautiful words and music come beautiful crystals, and from mean-spirited, negative words come malformed and misshapen crystals. Masaru Emoto was born in Yokohama, Japan, on July 22, 1943. He was a graduate
of the Yokohama Municipal University’s department of humanities and sciences, with a focus on International Relations. In 1986, he established the IHM Corporation in Tokyo. In October 1992, he received certification from the Open International University as a Doctor of Alternative Medicine. Subsequently, he was introduced to the concept of microcluster water and Magnetic Resonance Analysis technology. He realized that it was in the frozen crystal form that water showed us its true nature. Dr. Emoto was the author of the best-selling books Messages from Water, The Hidden Messages in Water, The True Power of Water and Love Thyself. His work was presented in the movie What the Bleep Do We Know!? and also Water the Mystery, produced in Russia in 2006. He was President Emeritus of the International Water for Life Foundation. a
IN MEMORIAL Dolores Cannon (1931-2014) Dolores Cannon, a past-life regressionist and hypnotherapist who specialized in the recovery and cataloging of “Lost Knowledge,” died on Saturday, Oct. 18, following a recent injury. Her career as a hypnotherapist spanned almost 50 years, and she spent three decades investigating and writing about concepts ranging from life and death, reincarnation, the origins of humanity, UFOs and extraterrestrials, the prophesies of Nostradamus and a wide variety of other topics. Dolores Cannon was born in St. Louis, Mo., in 1931 where she lived and grew up with her family until completing her academic studies in 1947. She married her husband Johnny in 1951, a career U.S. Naval man with whom she spent the next 21 years traveling all over the world to accommodate his various overseas assignments. She raised her family as a typical navy wife throughout the 1950s and 1960s until 1968 when several major events ultimately changed the course of her life forever. As a result of injuries sustained by her husband and his confinement to a wheelchair, Dolores and Johnny relocated to the hills of Arkansas. Once her children had grown and left home to start their own lives, Dolores decided to begin practicing hypnosis with clients in the late 1970s. Although she lived in a small country town with a very small population, she was able to successfully attract a diverse range of clients due to her desire to take on any case, regardless of the circumstances. Her early work was heavily focused on reincarnation, which got her acquainted and comfortable with the concept of time travel. Many of her early clients described scenes from past lives where they had lived in past decades, past centuries and even past millennia in a variety of social settings in different locations all over the Earth. She would
“When the time comes, the journey toward the brilliant white light that marks the barrier between this world and the next will not hold as much fear as it once would have. For in my study of death, I have found the celebration of life.” — Dolores Cannon Between Death and Life
then spend weeks researching the characteristics of life in the locations and time periods her clients had described living in to verify the authenticity of the results she was recording. It was through this vigorous verification process that Dolores ensured the authenticity of her results. Having conducted sessions with thousands of clients, recording the same results time and time again and spending vast amounts of time and energy verifying the authenticity of her clients’ past lives, Dolores eventually realized that the memories of past lives and the additional information she was receiving through clients was being supplied by a much larger, more powerful and more knowledgeable portion of her clients’ selves, which their conscious minds were completely unaware existed. After developing and refining her technique over many years, replacing time-consuming and tedious induction methods with
an approach that involves the use of voice, imagery and visualization, Dolores established her technique of Quantum Healing Hypnosis. This technique enables direct contact and communication with the Subconscious of any individual for answers to any questions and can also provide the basis for instant healing. Due to the sparse but slowly growing interest in reincarnation in the 1970s and early 1980s as well as the unwillingness of established book publishers to embrace this emerging field, it took Dolores more than nine years to get her first book published after almost a decade of research, writing and patience. She set up her own publishing company, Ozark Mountain Publishing, in 1992 which now publishes more than 50 authors on four continents. Dolores’ books have been translated into more than twenty languages. Dolores began to realize that the information she was receiving was becoming too broad and diverse to categorize into one, or even several, specific areas. As she has had to adapt to change her entire career, she decided to publish her new work in a series entitled The Convoluted Universe. Dolores published four such volumes and stated that these books are for those people who want their minds bent like a pretzel. Dolores toured across the USA, England, Europe, the former Soviet countries, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Asia to promote her work, and to discuss her particular brand of psychic research. She has spoken to radio and television audiences worldwide. She has given lectures at such locations as: Whole Life Expos in Los Angeles, New York and San Diego; Global Science Congress; various A.R.E. Edgar Cayce Foundations; Conscious Living Expo and MBS Expo in Australia; The College of Psychic Studies in London, England; The Theosophical Society in London, England; as well as many other organizations. a november 2014 the edge 9
I N D I G E NOUS P E O P L E S’ DAY The cities of Minneapolis and Seattle joined a growing trend in October to replace Columbus Day with a day to promote Native American culture and commemorate the history of Native American peoples. The city of Berkeley, Calif., was the first to symbolically rename Columbus Day to “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” in 1992 to protest the historical conquest of North America by Europeans, and to call attention to the demise of Native American people and culture through disease, warfare, massacre and forced assimilation. Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon and South Dakota do not celebrate Columbus Day, with South Dakota officially celebrating Native American Day instead. Various tribal governments in Oklahoma designate the day “Native American Day” or name the day after their own tribe. - Wikipedia
Letters Dear Editor: My name is Victoria Irons Graves. For years I have read The Edge and enjoy and learn. I live and work on the Red Lake Indian reservation in northern Minnesota. I was a bit offended by Cedric Red Feather’s comment (Interview: October 2014) about Native people being the most prejudiced people, as his wife had a bad experience at a powwow, in California of all places. I have been to many reservations and many powwows, and perhaps Mrs. Red Feather said something that offended someone. Who knows the story? Native American people or Indians, come in all colors and backgrounds in the 21st century. I have also learned from many Native spiritual advisors about the Medicine Wheel concept, which embraces all Nations. As a spiritual advisor and a person who is to be evolving and leading in this crazy world, I think that Mr. Red Feather has said something that could actually lead people to believe that we Natives are the prejudice. In all the articles from The Edge, I have never heard anything like this and feel that Red Feather should think about his own life. Just a note from us here on the reservation. Thanks, sir.
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A response from Cedric Red Feather, Mandan Turtle Priest: Dear Victoria Irons Graves: I did not speak for all Native Americans in the interview: I only spoke from my own experience. Each individual will have a totally different perspective, and that’s all right: it doesn’t make it right or wrong. What I meant in my comment is that what I have seen, witnessed and experienced is that Natives are always putting down other tribes, mocking white people and telling them what to do. As a Traditional Person, I don’t judge anybody at all. When I was asked a question, I was saying this is my life, because I am a Native person. As a kid growing up, I heard people make fun of other tribes. Later, I head them say people don’t have the “right” for this or that. I embrace all people. I’ve learned a lot: I’ve learned so much from people who have lied about me and judged me. I don’t have enough space in this letter but I will give you one example. I went to a sweat lodge in Minnetonka in the afternoon. There were a couple of sweat lodges there, and anyone can use them. I was there with a few friends, and people were in the sweat. We parked a distance away and were sitting on the tailgate of my pickup singing a few songs. These people came up to where we were and said angrily,
“You be quiet. You people are so loud. I am a sundancer and an elder and we’re having our sweat.” We were far away from where they were. I told my friends that if my mother had come out of the sweat, she would have said, “It’s good to see you. Where are you people from?” and “Have a beautiful day.” In the reference I made to Janet, we were at a powwow in California and I suggested she borrow a belt to make her regalia look more complete. I wanted her to feel proud of herself in the arena. Her friend let her wear a belt she had made herself with a beautiful drop and conches. Just before the Grand Entry, a Southern Cheyenne woman came over and acted like the culture police. She chided Janet and told her she had no right to wear that belt, because she was not from that woman’s tribe. Janet never said anything negative to anyone at powwows or ceremonies; in fact, Janet gently told the woman she did not wish to upset her and took off the belt. Talking of a Traditional person is like this. I was taught by Sam Little Owl and Ralph Little Owl. They told how a person’s identity is his spirituality, his religion. I’ve heard lots of people talk about tradition at powwows, then when they die, they all go back to Christianity,
to their Christian roots. When Ralph died, we buried him in a buffalo robe. We sang traditional songs for him. We smoked his pipe and gave him the Last Meal and we gave him the Last Sweat. The ceremony was totally traditional, because he had lived a traditional life. Your heart — your spirituality — is who you truly are. My Uncle Richard Mandan never ever went to a single powwow during his life and yet, he was the most traditional person I have ever known. I value everybody, and I don’t judge anybody — because I know from my experience that we are all connected. I love this country, very much so. I was wounded in Vietnam and got a Purple Heart. I do ceremonies. I help people. I just helped someone in Rochester who had cancer; but I never charge people for what I do. I don’t make vows or promises to anyone. I always have that freedom to do what I want. No one pulls my strings, and I don’t dance for anyone. I have looked at my life, as you suggest, and I realize I have learned from everyone — those who are mean and ornery, as well as those who have embraced me. As a matter of fact, I have adopted several children who are white, Chinese and of different nationalities, because I don’t see skin color anymore. I hope I have answered your questions. I don’t speak for any Native American or tribe. I only speak for myself. I’m not involved in anything political and I’m not out to change the world. My only concern is the spiritual. We all wish for good health and happiness, and I wish these for you. I’m glad you took the time to write. I’ve never been to your reservation. If you ever come to the Twin Cities, maybe we could have coffee together. PS: Janet and I are divorced but are the best of friends. PPS: I want to forward you my book Mandan Dreams so you will know who I am. If you send the editor your mailing address, I will give you a copy of my book as a gift. We will keep your address in strict confidence. a
block that stops us from seeing that which we don’t “believe.” It was only after a series of cellular healing sessions, which literally shook out all of my own limiting beliefs and stagnant energy that no longer served me, that I began to see, hear, and feel Spirit and the Light on an alarmingly frequent basis. Alarming because suddenly a whole new part of life revealed itself and it felt somewhat disorientating for a while. Now is the time when we are all beginning to awaken to the Truth, and part of this revelation is that you, I, and every other life force on this planet and others, is made of Light.
Awakening our Inner Light by Keidi Keating All of the most reputable and respected saints, sages and mystics of both now and years gone by have frequently discussed the importance of the Light in our lives. So what is the Light? Am I referring to the light that radiates from a random bulb dangling from a ceiling, or perhaps the transparent daylight that emanates from a glorious sunshine? The answer is neither. The Light I am speaking of is essentially the Light of God, the Universe, All That Is, or whatever name you’d like to give it. An orb of light When I awoke in the middle of the night to see an orb of brilliant white Light hovering at the side of my bed, it wasn’t an ordinary
light that my eyes are accustomed to seeing. This was different. It was magnificent, made of Light beyond my logical comprehension. However, the truth is that we are all made of this very same Light, and this Light is what threads all of Life together in one unified tapestry. It’s the same Light that those who have had Near Death Experiences (NDE) or Out of Body Experiences often refer to. It’s usually described as a never-ending ocean of pure Love. And that is God. The reason we typically can’t see the Universal Light with our eyes is because we’ve been conditioned through the centuries (and yes, even in past lives that register deep down in the energetic of our body’s cells) that such a concept is absurd and doesn’t exist. And so we have a mental
Expressions of God The significance of this information is that if the Light is God, and we are made of Light, then that must mean we are God, right? Basically, that is correct. We are all expressions of God. Every single one of us contains the energy of God. He expresses through us, as us, and when we pass on, we plunge back into that very same ocean of Love and Light and experience the blissful sense of Oneness again that NDE survivors speak of. It’s common for them to say, “I didn’t want to come back to Earth,” as they remembered bathing in Love having escaped the freedom of that prison we call the human body. Witnessing the orb of Light in my bedroom wasn’t the only time I’ve seen such a radiant Light. Another night I saw a complicated code of fluorescent Light made up of untold numbers and symbols float towards me and pass into my “being.” To this day I have no definitive idea of its meaning, although I sensed it was perhaps related to the new DNA that shamans and elders describe. I’ve also spontaneously left my body on several occasions, and caught glimpses of such an omnipresent Light on these adventures, too. However, it’s important to note that there are differing levels of light, and one of these levels is known as the “magnetic light,” which the majority See Light on page 12
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Light from p. 11 of psychics and healers tap into. The Light of God is beyond that and it cannot be manipulated or controlled. On my out-ofbody travels I’m sure that for the majority of the time I was not bathing in the Light of God, but rather in other neighboring dimensions of the Universe. So if it’s true, beyond just believing (and for me it is), that we are made of Light and we are all little fragments of God energy, what does that mean for us and our lives in general? It means that, like God, we are all powerful creators. I’m not suggesting that destiny does not play a role in the unfolding of our individual journeys, but we are all responsible for the events of our life, and how we choose to perceive and react to those events. We are all able to manifest “good” things by thinking “good” thoughts. We literally attract what we put out there in the energy of our everyday thoughts. One trick is to witness what you are thinking, and realize that “you” and the mind are two different things. You are not your mind. You are a soul. God speaks to us all God certainly spoke to me when the orb of Light appeared in my bedroom and told me to put together a Book of Light after I endured a spell of profound depression and “asked” for a sign about my life purpose. And so I’m now passing that story on to you, plus some ways in which I learned to reawaken my Divine inner spark, in the hopes that, like a game of Chinese whispers (telephone), it continues from one person to the next — from one spark of Light to another. So how does one begin to reawaken their Light? Well, there are several ways, but here are some to begin with: Meditate daily to get out of your head and into your spiritual heart. Chant ancient Sanskrit hymns, such as the Kundalini Stavah, or recite Om Namah Shivaya, or any other words that resonate. Do a form of Yoga daily — find a kind
So if it’s true, beyond just believing (and for me it is), that we are made of Light and we are all little fragments of God energy, what does that mean for us and our lives? that feels right for you. Get into the habit of asking God for what you’d like, and always put your request into the Light for the highest good of all concerned. That way, you’ll remain unattached to your request and, as an act of unselfishness, you’ll want everyone involved to benefit for their own growth and betterment. Remember the Universal laws and spiritual teachings of Karma, the Law of Reciprocity, the Law of Cause and Effect, the Law of Polarity, the Law of Relativity, the Law of Attraction, and so on. Always remember that Loving comes first. Love everyone, even your enemies. Give away first that which you’d like to receive. Develop a closer relationship with God through prayer and letting go of desires — have enough faith to let God guide your life. Eat healthy and nutritious foods, and drink fresh organic vegetable juices regularly. Witness your thoughts from your state of being, not from your mind. Be prepared to heal your past emotions when the opportunity presents itself. By healing yourself, you’ll help to heal the world at large. Think positive thoughts and be aware of what you are thinking. Be grateful for everything that happens in your life, even those things which you don’t feel are the most favorable. See everything as a blessing. Reawakening of my own light Since my own Light reawakened after lying
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Almond Biscuits by Maggie Christopher This recipe was given to me by a friend of my husband. I’ve tried many gluten-free biscuits and this is by far my favorite. It is packed with protein because of the almond flour and eggs. You can make these into “cookies” by adding a thumbprint on the top and adding your favorite fruit-juice sweetened jelly.
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Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups almond flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp sea salt 1 tsp lemon juice 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce 2 eggs Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Mix dry ingredients and wet ingredients in separate bowls and then combine. Mix thoroughly.
dormant for 30 years, my entire life has flourished exponentially. Magic sprinkled from the heavens and I began to see the beauty — the God energy — in everyone around me. Since the day that marked the beginning of my transformation, I moved from Spain to the USA, got married, started a new business, wrote several books, made countless new friends, felt happier than ever, and I’ve noticed an inner peace and sense of Loving that I’d never known before. My consciousness has expanded and I’m now far more aware of Universal Laws, such as karma, and the importance of giving, taking inspired action rather than solely action, listening to the messages in my dreams, looking out for signs and synchronicities in daily life, forgiving myself and others, and always putting loving first. And so it goes without saying that nowadays I live in a mysterious bubble of Love, Light, and miracles. My purpose in this present moment is to simply share these revelations with others, so that’s exactly what I’m doing in this article. a Keidi Keating, author of The Light: A Book of Wisdom (New Page Books), experienced a sudden spiritual awakening at the age of 30, after a series of transformational healing sessions. One night, an orb of glowing white light appeared in her bedroom and instructed her to put together a book of Light to assist and support others on their journeys to enlightenment. Following Divine guidance, she gathered some of the planet’s greatest spiritual teachers and authors to contribute chapters. Keidi now speaks at spiritual related events, and she continues to write books that empower people to awaken their Divine inner Light. Originally British, after living in Spain for 20 years, she now lives in Ketchum, Idaho. Her website is www. keidikeating.com. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.
3. Using a cookie sheet, drop the dough onto wax paper and bake for approximately 18 minutes. 4. If you’re adding jelly on top, allow the biscuits to cool first. Store in the refrigerator. Makes 12 small biscuits. a Maggie Christopher is a Holistic Nutrition Counselor & Licensed Therapist who provides a safe environment to explore the emotional reasons for the eating habits that prevent you from reaching your health goals. She offers step-by-step guidance and delicious recipes that support you in introducing whole natural foods that promote health, calm cravings and allow you to feel satisfied. For a free nutrition consultation, visit www.maggiechristopher.com or call 651.231.1360. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.
Bad Mood? One simple thing will shift it by Deanna Reiter & Troy Stende You’re stuck in traffic. You’re in serious debt. You always feel like there’s too little time and too much to do. Your home life is chaotic and your work life is overwhelming. Your family is overbearing. And your best friend just moved across the country. Bad mood? We’ve all been there. Psychotherapists are full of ideas for how to improve it — go outside, play your favorite song, hit a pillow, assume control, ride it out. But there’s something that’s simpler and easier than all of these things. You don’t need to go anywhere, find anything or wait for it to pass. All you have to do is change your breathing. Ninety percent of us suffer from breathing problems. We breathe too shallowly. We breathe through our mouth. We breathe only with our chest and not our diaphragm. We hold our breath during difficult moments. We hyperventilate. And it’s this type of breathing that keeps us locked in a “fight or flight” mentality. It keeps us stressed, tired, unmotivated, depressed, anxious, forgetful and unhealthy. It keeps us feeling like we’re never quite where we’d like to be. When we are breathing rapidly and shallowly, through our mouths and only engaging the upper part of our chests, we are operating in the sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight). When the sympathetic nervous system is activated, it stimulates and “locks in” stress. Every time we hold our breath or breathe labored and intermittently, due to a negative emotion or situation, we lock that stress into our body and mind. This conditions the body to engage in this fight or flight behavior. It also activates our adrenal glands and builds tension in our physical body.
Smooth, steady, even breathing stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system and teaches the body to lock in relaxation. Taking smooth, deep breaths increases Qi (“chee” or life force energy), health, stamina, mental clarity and the ability to relax. Obviously, it will be helpful to engage in plenty of relaxing activities that will activate the parasympathetic nervous system, because operating in this system the majority of time is the key to optimum health. The more we can find ourselves in the space of “resting” rather than “fighting,” we will discover that the benefits are astronomical and sometimes subtle. In this space, moods are elevated, the immune system is stronger, cortisol levels are decreased and physical and psychological well-being are increased. We live in a society where we are praised and rewarded for hard work and struggle. It is evident in simple, well-known phrases, such as “no pain, no gain” and “nothing worth having is easy.” Because of this mentality, millions of us are stressed out and overworked in jobs we don’t love. We replace our dreams with the “security” of a steady paycheck. We look for big challenges and chases, while forgetting the most basic and fundamental necessity we need to function properly — abundant breathing. We often fail to see the peaceful and easy road as an option at all. Several years ago, I hiked the entire Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. At the time, it was 2,173 miles and took me five and a half months to complete. It is a stunningly gorgeous trail, as well as a perfect example of hard work and struggle. As a former competitive long distance runner, I was always looking for a great physical, and ultimately mental and emotional, challenge. While hiking, I was in heaven because I found See Mood on page 15 november 2014 the edge 13
November Horoscope: Building from insights Star Wisdom
by DK Brainard With Mercury direct and energy planet Mars in systems-oriented Capricorn, November invites us to implement a plan of action and build on the insights from October’s eclipses and Mercury retrograde. Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 19)…Your energy naturally wants to flow into your most important goal this month. You’re getting clearer about your key relationships. If they’re willing to support you in exchange for what you can give back, wonderful. If not, it’s time to cut bait and go it alone for now. You don’t have the time or patience for people who can’t pull their own weight. Taurus (Apr. 20-May 20)…Once you get clear about what you need and what you want and communicate it clearly, this relationship stalemate can finally end. Trying to change others is a futile task. Being honest with yourself and respecting your own needs and desires gives others the opportunity to discover what they want and need. Gemini (May 21-June 20)…Take a break from energy-draining relationships and focus on you. What needs to be organized, streamlined, released or delegated for you to have enough time and energy to act on the creative vision you downloaded in October? Time to get serious and cut out the distractions that keep you running in place. Cancer (June 21-July 22)…Your presence makes a powerful impact on others. With energy planet Mars in your relationship house this month, you could forge a relationship that enables you to make a major leap in your career or life’s work. But with great power comes great responsibility. Be ruthlessly honest about what you want and what you are willing to give up.
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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)…You see the big picture. You’re starting to believe you could really make this happen. But it’s hard to fully commit when you don’t feel secure. Your challenge this month is to reverse that thinking. First, commit to your life’s purpose. Then structure your time and energy to live into that purpose. True security comes only when we are fully living our calling. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)…If you’re following your bliss, you could find yourself quite pleasantly surprised at the rather abundant support that shows up this month. If you haven’t found your bliss yet, focus your formidable analytical powers on your own life. Once you see how you are still living out the limiting beliefs of your parents, you’ll be able to start moving beyond them. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)…You get powerful insight into the connection between your identity and your money or self-esteem. As long as you’re presenting yourself as who you’re supposed to be, rather than as who you really are, money and resources will continue to be a challenge. Deep down, you know who you are. Start thinking and talking from this place and doors long closed will open for you. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)…You’ve entered a new phase of life and you’re seeing yourself much more clearly. This is going to change some relationships and it can be hard for you to let go. But you need relationships that support the real you, not the person you were trying to convince yourself you could become. It’s no longer your job to manage other people’s feelings. Just be you and let them be them. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)…Let it go! You enter a new cycle of life in December, when you’ll start building the foundation for what you’ll be doing for the next 30 years. Use this month to consciously release old behaviors, habits, hurts, and people who aren’t
good for you — all of the old stuff you don’t want to take with you on this exciting new journey. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)…Warrior planet Mars pushes you to be who you are and pour your energy into single-minded focus on your goals and aspirations. But be warned — if you’re still trying to live the life your parents wanted for you rather than your own hopes and dreams, you’ll know it in November. That was their life, this is yours. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)…You’re seeing what you could do with your life and you’re taking action to step into that vision. But a part of your energy keeps pulling you back into what happened in the past. Rather than trying to avoid those painful feelings, let yourself go there. Acknowledge the part of you that got hurt and started to believe you’d never succeed. Honor those feelings and then step back into action. You’ll be amazed at how much more energy and belief you have. Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20)…You know what you want to do with your life. If you’re still questioning your authority to choose, it’s time to consciously let go of an outdated God-concept. The Universe gave you your dreams so you could make them real. It longs to abundantly support you. But it can’t commit the resources and relationships you need until you’ve made a firm decision. a D.K. Brainard, M.A., C.H., is a writer, musician, astrologer and certified hypnotherapist who specializes in helping clients identify where they are on their own Hero’s Journey and take appropriate steps to reconnect with their soul/ Higher Self/creative unconscious. To carry out this work, D.K. uses the tools of astrology, energy work, compassion and hypnotic shared exploration of limiting identity states and desired goal states. Get in-depth weekly horoscopes for each sign of the zodiac, plus monthly video forecasts and weekly astrology podcasts at DK’s website: www. wordsforthepeople.com. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.
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November Yoga: Garland pose Yoga for YOU!
by Michelle Ploog Garland Pose, or Malasana, is a posture that brings forth a sense of oneness and connection. We are connected to the earth through our grounded stance and to universal love through our hand position. Our hands are an extension of our hearts, and anything they touch infuses our heart’s energy into it. In Anjali Mudra, the hand position in Malasana, our palms press together to unite and embody the continuous circle of loving oneness. In Malasana you are centered in love’s energy. Therefore, you can clearly channel your expression of love for this world. Our heart can speak as our guide in this space. When I heard my heart’s message of oneness, loving kindness, equality and peace throbbing to be expressed, I knew See Yoga on page 19 Mood from p. 13 difficult challenges daily, like dealing with bad weather, water sources running dry and hilly or rocky terrain. I thrived on these daily tests, and I didn’t have to look far for them on the Appalachian Trail. The trail itself is ridiculously difficult. If Native Americans or early pioneers had wanted to migrate from Georgia to Maine, they would have taken an easier and more direct route and stayed closer to the rivers and lakes. They certainly would not go up and down the same side of mountains, nor would they find the most rocky or difficult route. Because our society has become familiarized with hard work and struggle, the trail has become more and more difficult in the last fifty years.
This is a perfect example of how we live our lives. How many of our own “Appalachian Trails” do we create in our lives? How much easier can we make our walk in life? And how much better off would we be if we draw awareness to our breathing and utilize it to its full potential? Take a few minutes today and try Qi Breathing. Get rid of a bad mood — or whatever else you’re struggling with— by simply changing your breathing. a Deanna Reiter, M.A., and Troy Stende, the developers of Qi Breathing, will teach an experiential workshop on breathing for better health on December 6-7 at the Embassy Suites Hotel Airport in Bloomington, MN. For more information and to learn a 3-minute version of Qi Breathing to increase your energy and improve your mood, visit www.experienceqibreathing.com. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.
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The Master Peace by Erin D’Ambrosio
I was sitting at the edge of my bed as a young child, surrounded by my stuffed animals and dolls. Then, all at once, my perception shifted from thinker to witness — and my focus zoomed in on one word. It was the word stick. I know what you are thinking: “Stick? Not Om Shanti, or HU, or alleluia?” Yep, it was just a simple word with no spiritual emphasis according to the world of mantras, prayers and chanting. The word suddenly became like something I had never even heard or known before. It was a sound in my mind, and if I chose, I could speak it through the efforts of my brain and vocal chords. So I said it out loud. The word had texture and brilliance, but still didn’t seem to mean anything in particular to me in the moment. There was still a faint distant remembrance in the background that knew exactly what the word meant, but it had now become the lesser mind and there was a bigger mind that was rediscovering the magic of a simple word. In the next moment I looked down at my hand. This was my hand, but it was much more than my hand: it was life and, much like the stick, it was nothing, yet everything all at once. Then, I realized that if this was a foreign hand, then who was I? I was Erin. I repeated my name several times in my head, as if to attempt to understand the meaning, yet in complete peace as to the pure beauty that lie in the form that I was inhabiting. I was Erin, but even greater was the expanding awareness discovering Erin and that was a miracle. 16 www.edgemagazine.net
Looking back, I can clearly see I had experienced an enlightened state, which actually meant nothing to me at the young age of 6. I went on with my childhood and developed my ego as most children do; looking for love, looking for acceptance from the outside world, battling fear and tolerating the growing pains of adolescence. I briefly visited this inner state of brilliant awareness from time to time. It was surely what had balanced a darker state of self-perfectionism and depression. It was a sort of bouncing between worlds. Each time it was as though I had been dramatically thrust into “real world,” because I had no one to teach me that, in fact, the “real world” was not what I was experiencing on the outside. It was those quiet moments of utter amazement for the miracle of my being, and life around me, that were real. My journey has been like a magical puzzle, each piece an offering from the higher dimension of the transcendental. What started as rare, but powerful, metaphysical interventions in my childhood led me to a place of understanding and heightened awareness in my adult life. In an attempt to understand what I was going through after a Kundalini experience at the age of 30 ignited multi-dimensional senses, I began to educate myself and seek answers by researching the mystics of the past and present and began to comprehend the shifting consciousness and how it has manifested itself in my life. It has been like a bouncing ball, jumping from one extreme of depression and suffering to surrendered states of beauty and spiritual awakenings that produce very intense and real teachable moments. As each passing day goes on, I connect the dots in my life, seeing the tiniest details as beautiful sign posts reflecting my inner states of consciousness. It is as though the eyes of my soul have been peeled entirely open slowly over time, sometimes still closing and drifting off to
sleep, lost in the matrix and other days so wide awake, seeing crystal clear 20/20 beyond space and time. The ability to evolve beyond our conditioned programming dwells within each living creature, and expresses itself differently for each individual journey. That is the beauty of our uniqueness, and if we choose to learn from one another, we are united by the deeper bond of spirit, the one. Like any talent, what we do with it is up to us — and so with my mysterious drive to share my stories, I believe there is a greater story to be told, which is not only my story, but yours, too. Nothing belongs to us; it is a gift passed down through us. Whether we are doctors, lawyers, actors, artists or waitresses, this is our ability to express that which moves us and chooses us individually to express different dimensions of life. Unique energy is necessary to complete the greater task, which is to realize peace itself. But, I must tell you that I am not the teacher. The teaching is the teacher and the author simply the vehicle. With each word that I write, I am filled deeper and deeper with love, and so, if for nothing else, this message has already provided its function. It is the same for you and your story. If you are lead by authentic creativity, by the peace of the universal mind, you will begin to see magic all around you. Whatever fills you up with passion is your destiny and shared purpose with creating a loving universe that reflects back to you what you have discovered deeply inside. It is a delicate balance to live your passion, yet not allow it to dominate your mind and create a false sense of identity through your life’s purpose. Instead, the balance is found in the joy produced in the very act itself, which frees you from expectation of the outcome and places you directly in the present moment. All energy affects itself, and even those who are not aware of this sacred law are channels for enlightened living. But because you are aware, you become the creator of the world in which you live, and by recognizing the sacred connection in all circumstances, you inspire a more loving outer world as a direct response to your inner state. Going even deeper, we will find a dimension behind and beyond all dimensions; ultimately, it cannot be called a dimension because it is where all dimensions arise, and so it has no name, no address and no existence. When you are so caught up in anxiety, frustration, jealousy or misery and you want to be free, you will find before you feel or think anything, you are still and empty. From that simple space of nothingness, you will be filled with its infinite peace. To get closer to it, listen to the advice within the beating heart. It is the wisdom that speaks no words, but through its pulsing life carries us softly away from our confusion and suffering. It is the calm opening before the words are formed, language is spoken, art is created, music is played, and action is taken. It is the master peace from which the masterpiece of life is born. a Erin D’Ambrosio is a local healer whose particular experience has been directly through her own challenges and suffering. Through the growth process of the emerging new consciousness and death of the old self, a clearer understanding of her role has emerged. She practices her own method of guided visualization for a still and quiet mind. Contact Erin at 651.808.1910 or erindambrosio@gmail.com. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.
Creating Healthy Relationships by Rachel Stewart, Ph.D. As souls, we choose to be born into families (quite often ones that challenge us) and communities in order to come to understand and experience ourselves more fully. We develop relationships that have major roles in what we choose to experience in this lifetime — and nearly all of what we do in life involves our relationships, either with others or with ourselves. Yet, we are not really taught how to have healthy relationships with others and ourselves, nor are we taught to be aware of and accountable for our own energy and habits in relationships. I often hear people make excuses for their friends and family members as to how people behave in relationships. Meanwhile, many people are significantly challenged by the dynamics of their relationships and the destructive energy that has transpired between people in their life or within themselves. We come up with different outlets, techniques or tricks on how to deal with the results of this destructive energy (i.e. meditation, exercise, venting, energy work, affirma-
tions, etc.). And while these are all extremely useful ways for clearing and dealing with the blocked energy that gets stuck in our system as a result of our relationships, we are dealing with the end result. In other arenas, such as schools, communities and medicine, people say that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This applies to our relationships, as well. We do not have to wait until things are out of control or until our physical, mental and emotional bodies start screaming for help. We would be better served if we put more of our efforts into becoming aware and more conscious of how we are using our own energy with others and ourselves, rather than pointing our finger at others. What are we doing with our energy? Are we drawing energy from other people? How do we feel when we are around certain people? Are we expecting others to give us their energy? If a source gets dried up, do we quickly turn and look for a new source? Do we allow ourselves to be a host for others? Do we give and give See Healthy on page 19 november 2014 the edge 17
Six Keys to finding one’s Soul through Environmental, Social Change by Patricia Damery Why do 23 percent of Americans still not believe in climate change? This is the largest percentage ever of climate change deniers and it comes at a time when 99.9 percent of climate scientists say climate change is occurring as the result of human activity. What is going on? Why are we not initiating policies and practices shown to be effective in changing the impact of human activity on global warming? According to the World Health Organization, depression has reached epidemic proportions. Are climate change and soul loss related? Solastalgia, a term minted by Australian philosopher and professor Glen Albrecht, is “The pain experienced when there is recognition that the place where one resides and that one loves is under immediate assault…a form of homesickness one gets when one is still at ‘home.’” [www.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/ magazine/31ecopsych-t.html] The term has spread from its origin describing the despair of residents of southeastern Australia when their beloved land was destroyed by coal mining. It applies to the pain of Native American Indians who lost the land they loved, to Inuit populations today as the Arctic melts, and perhaps even to Central Valley California farmers who cannot plant crops due to drought. Solastalgia is characterized by depression, sadness, anxiety and rage. It attests to our innate (if unconscious) longing for a place we have loved. Nineteenth century wide-scale immigration into North America, which violently displaced native populations on this continent, has played a large part in this. The emigrants’ ruptured ties to their homeland may account for their willingness to take land from native people — who loved it and knew its needs and seasons. Love of place apparently became a luxury people could not afford. Instead, value was/is measured in dollars. Sixty-four years ago, analytical psychiatrist Carl Jung stated, “Every man should have his own plot of land so that the instincts can come to life again.” He believed that our physical and emotional health is tied to a relationship to the earth. When we see great changes in the environment caused by our actions, and when these changes appear to be beyond our
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personal control, we suffer. Denial is a primitive but very effective defense: This is not happening! Because, to really feel what is happening is painful. We can laugh at the ostrich sticking his head in the sand, but deep down we all use this defense in the face of overwhelming change. The good news is, denial is a stage of grief that allows us to organize ourselves as we move into acceptance and then action. But staying in denial of a situation can be deadly. In the case of global warming, it allows us to believe economics justifies the practices, which continue to contribute to the dire state we are in. And then there is helplessness: Many feel the situation is of such magnitude it no longer matters what we do. This could not be further from the truth. It is critical that we act. Recent studies on trauma and post-traumatic stress show that for our mental health alone we need to do something. We need a healthy relationship to the earth. To not have that is reflected in a kind of soul loss experienced as depression, anxiety, and lack of connectedness. Here are six things you can do to help, not only yourself, but also the larger global problem: Love the land you are on. Spend more time listening to the rustling leaves of the tree outside your window or watching the ants marching along the
sidewalk. Leave your cell phone inside. Learn what plants are native to the land you live on, and plant them. Studies show native plants bring back native birds and insects and help restore a local environment. Do not overlook your roof! Roof gardens cool cities and invite birds and beneficial insects. Learn to listen to what your unconscious delivers. Write down your dreams each night. Dreams are a shoreline for reclaiming what is not consciously acknowledged. Learn to gain guidance from them, and use this guidance in what you do. Eat at least one thing a day that comes from the earth outside your kitchen door or from your roof top. Know where the rest of your food comes from, and eat as much locally grown food as possible. Don’t be afraid of your sadness or grief for the losses that you witness, but join others in making a plan about what you can do. Make sure it is a plan you do out of love and enjoyment versus fear and duty. You will be doing it for a long time! Get to know your neighbors, human and non-human. Environmentalist and forester Aldo Leopold said that we cannot heal our relationship with the earth without healing our relationships with each other, and that we cannot heal our relationships with each other without healing our relationship with the earth. Albrecht also studied areas of environmental activism in which there had been successes and found a strong sense of interconnectedness. He called this “soliphilia”: “the love of and responsibility for a place, bioregion, planet and the unity of interrelated interests within it.” It is the responsibility of each of us to work with each other and the earth to restore what we have harmed. Action is critical and it is effective. It may well also return our lost souls. a Patricia Damery is the author of Farming Soul: A Tale of Initiation. She is an analyst member of the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco and in private practice. With her husband Donald, Damery has been a Demter certified biodynamic organic farmer for ten years, where they grow grapes, raise goats and grow and distill lavender and other aromatic plants. Her articles and poetry have appeared in the San Francisco Library Journal, Jung Journal: Culture and Psyche, Psychological Perspectives, and Biodynamics: Working for Social Change Through Agriculture. For more information, visit www.patriciadamery.com. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.
Yoga, from p. 15 I had to create the Beyond Belief Walk for Peace. The message was so clear that I still feel it in my body as I prepare for this year’s walk. People of all spiritual paths, races, genders and sexual orientations come together at Mall of America to walk in peace. This year we have renowned speakers flying in from around the country to inspire us to create more peace within ourselves and within our communities. Join us from 8:30-9:45 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, to build bridges of peace and unite for love. Peace is a posture worth giving a try. Take a few deep breaths. Separate your feet wider than your hips and turn your toes out. Your knees follow the line of your toes — don’t let your knees cave in. Press your palms together over your heart.
Healthy, from p. 17 and give until we have nothing left and then get mad at the people who are siphoning off of us? Honestly reflecting on these questions will help us to see if we have healthy boundaries in our relationships and if we respect the boundaries of others. Ultimately, we need to acknowledge that we are responsible for our relationships and the dynamics that exist. Unfortunately, I do not see many people taking ownership of their choices. Adult situations remind me of childhood when blaming others is commonly heard: “Well, he started it!” or “She said it was okay!” Well, it’s not okay! We are all being called to be responsible for our own energy and how we interact with each other and ourselves so that we will live more harmoniously on a spiritual, mental, emotional and physical level. We need to start by taking an honest look at how we interact in our relationships and take responsibility for ourselves. Do our relationships enhance our world or detract from it? By being honest with ourselves about our role in our relationships and how we
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Bend at your hips and knees to drop your booty towards the ground. If you feel knee pain, stop, back off a bit and hold the pose from before you felt the knee pain. Take 10 deep breaths, repeating the mantra “we are one.” See you at the walk. Namaste. a Michelle Ploog is an ERYT (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher) certified in Kripalu Yoga and Baptiste Power Yoga, which inspires students to live a life of passion and purpose. She has taught yoga to an array of students from professional athletes, celebrities, women in recovery from sex trafficking, and adolescents coping with depression. She has coached and trained yoga teachers as a facilitator for multiple teacher training programs, featured workshops and immersions around the country. Her intention for teaching is to create a transformational and opening experience for students to embrace their inner light of greatness. For more inspiration, complimentary online yoga and guided meditations, visit www.michelleploog.com and facebook.com/michelleploog. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.
use our energy, we are honoring our spirits and creating the opportunity to develop harmonious relationships, where we allow love to flow in us and through us. We want to be loved. We want that feeling of being cared for by someone else. In order for us to let love in and express love, we need to have a healthy relationship with ourselves. We need to respect ourselves enough not to give our energy away — and we need to remember that we are already complete and full of love naturally, so we do not need to draw off of the energy of other people. When we connect and live from our heart, there is a wonderful balance and energetic exchange in our relationships, making them more harmonious with our spirit and allowing for transformation. a Rachel Stewart, Ph.D., is the founder of Inspire Consulting, LLC and author of The Angel Inside Me. As an intuitive consultant who is dedicated to helping others with transformation and personal growth, Rachel believes in working with people’s strengths to help them access and enhance their natural gifts. To contact her directly, please visit her website at www.inspireconsultingllc.com or email rstewart@inspireconsultingllc.com. Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved.
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BioGeometry, the shape of things to come Natural energy benefits the human body by Carrigan Curtis Recently a couple of friends were visiting my family and spent the night at our home. In the morning, they commented on how restful they slept and that they hadn’t felt so rejuvenated in a long time. They went on to say that, with modern-day electromagnetic radiation, connecting with our spiritual being is becoming more and more difficult, and a good night’s sleep can do wonders toward repairing that connection. They instinctively asked us, “Did you do something to your home that may have had an effect on our ability to have a peaceful sleep?” We replied “Yes, the entire home is balanced with BioGeometry.” The gift of sleep A good night’s sleep is a precious commodity. The gift of sleep helps us reconnect with our inner life on the spiritual planes, giving us dream images that can help us in all aspects of our life. A restful night recharges and heals our physical body and restores clarity to our minds. This kind of sleep is hard to come by in our modern world, which has become increasingly over-saturated by electromagnetic fields, also known as electro-smog. The frequencies coming from cell-phone towers, home Wi-Fi, satellites and the smart meter grid, to name a few, are thousands of times stronger than our body’s own electrical system. Many of us are finding it harder each year to clear our minds and find the inner peace that we so desperately need. This ever-increasing fog of detrimental energies — or electro-smog — is invisible to the human eye, but nonetheless, it surrounds us each day. It creates a major barrier to our healing, spiritual protection and sanctuary in our own homes. There is, however, a solution so revolutionary that, even after people hear about it, they rarely grasp how it can actually change their lives. The solution is BioGeometry and its application to our homes and bodies cleans up the smog in our energetic surroundings so that there is plenty of room for the beneficial and spiritual to come pouring in. 20 www.edgemagazine.net
The Doorman Dr. Karim, the developer and founder of BioGeometry, calls himself simply a doorman. He is a holder of the way in for all that is energetically beneficial, allowing for a restful sleep, a calm heart, a spiritual awakening, or a focused mind within the chaos of the detrimental energy qualities constantly surrounding us. Dr. Karim does not claim to be the source of the amazing changes I have seen in multitudes of people, only the one who has discovered that “shape” can hold that door open for this opportunity. Dr. Karim is able to identify and classify a full spectrum of energy qualities and has developed shapes and methods that we can now use to pinpoint highly beneficial natural energies that are healing, uplifting, and supportive to all living systems. He has also demystified the harmful detrimental energies from man-made sources and geopathic stress by lifting the veil of invisibility that hinders us from seeing how a lack of sleep, strange rashes, inability to stay focused, and so on, are all actually symptoms of these detrimental influences. And with 40 years of research supporting his discoveries, BioGeometry is not something to pass by. Every aspect of my life Simplistically stated, BioGeometry is the science of how shape can transform energy. And although this simple statement seems unimaginable in practice, this science has completely changed every aspect of my life. It is these beneficial shapes that Dr. Karim has developed that have corrected my digestion, complemented my sleep patterns and cleared many of my emotional blocks to healing and peace of mind. If our society is so committed to a wireless technological future, then we will also have to be equally committed to accepting BioGeometry into our lives to hold open that door to clarity. a Carrigan Curtis is the owner of a Residential Home Design/Build Company and a Practitioner of BioGeometry at Healing By Design, Inc. She presents workshops on the science of BioGeometry to help others find their way out of the smog that detrimental energies create around us each day. Learn more about BioGeometry and EMF protection at www.healingxdesign.com. Contact Carrigan at 612.282.3470 or carrigan@carrigancurtis.com. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.
Swan by Chris Roe Preening, Soft, virgin white feathers, Aware of my presence But not of my world. Before me, another world, No analytic philosophy, No targets, budgets or schedules. No self-appraisal, Or attempt to be Something other than Just part of. Now she rests, Head tucked under wing, Slowly drifting down stream, Among the reeds and dragonflies And the trees on either bank. I stayed a while, Until the moment was lost But not forgotten, A picture to place Upon this page. a Chris Roe was born in the rural county of Norfolk, England, in 1948, where he has lived and worked for much of his life. Most of his working career has been spent within the agricultural industry. Although individual poems have been published in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the UK, “ In Search of Silence” is his first complete collection of work. Website: www.silentflightpublications.co.uk. Contact him at chrisroe@tiscali.co.uk. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.
Vision of Peace by Tim Hulst The heavens gave birth to a new constellation. The planet awakened; mankind became one. The primeval walls of fear and repression Crumbled against our unyielding love. We ended all wars and began restoration. All we had wanted was peace all along. Committed to love’s unending expansion, Everyone knows that a new age has dawned. From station to station, all troops are disbanded. Weapons are melted for tools to build homes. To feed all the people, the fields all are planted. The crops are abundant; no hunger is known. Our beautiful Garden at last recreated. Eden’s for sharing and not to be owned. We can if we want to transform our planet, That this vision is more than some little poem. a Tim Hulst writes for world peace and believes using one’s talents and resources is the key to personal fulfillment, spiritual growth and a better more peaceful world. Contact him at tdhulst@live.com. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.
speed and size has been exported to this ancient land. Our desire for mystical experience was in opposition to the trek company’s agenda to cover as much distance as possible. The guide’s admonitions not to pause for contemplation and ritual chafed my intention for deep contact with the mountains and soul work. With grim determination, I committed to retool the entire experience so that future treks would allow a spaciousness to match the landscape and create a pilgrimage of contemplation and union with the divine forces in the sacred mountains.
High-Altitude Alchemy Itineraries
by Efrén Francisco Solanas P.
The reason for my first venture to Peru arose not from logic but from direct spiritual guidance. I was not informed of the purpose of my visit or that I would subsequently form a company to usher mystics into the sacred energy of the Andes.
During the first trek, I had a spontaneous, life-changing encounter with the consciousness of Apu Salkantay — Apu, in Quechua, the ancient language of the Inca, indicates a revered being and Apu Salkantay is a 20,500-foot massif northwest of Cusco. Standing near the base of the peak,
my heart burst with a torrent of emotion as a force embraced me and cracked me open. It felt natural to fall to my knees, bow my head to touch the ground and commit to serve. It’s logical to assume that the fiercest challenge of trekking in the Andes is the reduced level of oxygen. My first ascent into the fierce mystery of the high-altitude environment was an encounter with an intractable conflict that has no relation to the atmosphere but, rather, a legacy of tour companies that have customized treks into Western-style forays into the Peruvian landscape. I concluded that Peruvian trek companies had responded with a vacation product designed to serve their Western clientele whose goal is to rapidly conquer the mountains and add them to their list of accomplishments. I was dismayed to discover that the pathological modern addiction to
Big business During subsequent meetings with guides and travel agencies, I discovered that trekking in the Andes has become intransigent at many levels. It is big business. After numerous conversations, I succeeded in adding additional days, as well as two periods of sacred silence. Concluding that I had accomplished my objectives, I announced the trip. Nearing the end of the eight-month wait for our departure to Peru, I was advised that our guide had cancelled. Dismayed that our carefully constructed team had just lost a very important member, I asked the agency to locate an experienced guide. I left for Cusco in trepidation that the pilgrimage was being severely compromised. Upon my arrival, I telephoned the new guide to discuss our trek. His constant interruptions advised me that I would be working with a big ego. As we descended from the first summit of 16,000 feet, our group was loosely scattered along the route — tiny dots of color nearly lost in the immense landscape of the mountains. The youngest in front, traveling quickly on strong legs, followed far behind by the eldest, laboring to breathe the thin air, stepped gingerly on the rocky trail. I placed myself in the middle, observing the body of our group snaking slowly towards the horizon. Our lungs burned and both See Alchemy on page 26
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SACRED INTIMACY
O u r f eatur ed topic this month
reconnect with your sacred intimacy by Shirley Moore What does Spirit want you to know about sacred Intimacy? It is your birthright. You know that, don’t you? Without it you feel frustrated, unfulfilled and off center. With it, you feel that the world is your oyster. When you are disconnected from it, you are looking outside of yourself for peace, for joy, for all the answers. But, it’s all inside of you, waiting to blossom. It’s been there all along. Inside you, deep in your heart, you will find a sacred place, your sacred heart and its connection to Spirit. Developing this connection will help you find the intimacy you crave and help you make sense of the multitasking world. Tapping into this heart-space and allowing it to expand over and over again, allowing in this heart light, will bring you to the doorway of sacred intimacy within yourself. Be on the receiving end of this generous gift. It is a gift you give to yourself. It is waiting for you to discover it. With it you are a Divine Master. It allows you to Be in no space, no time, no worry. You can begin to experience this by remembering the last time you held a newborn baby or a favorite pet. There is an unconditional love that is exchanged in these activities. Thinking of them can bring you back to the same state of being as when you initially experienced them. Remember that feeling. Hold on to it. Expand it to encompass all of you. Allow it to encapsulate you and allow it to expand beyond you. Practice calling this into your awareness throughout your day and make it the last thing you bring to mind before you drift into sleep. You are gradually learning what this sacred intimacy or unconditional love is all about and how to lay claim to it as your own. You can sense it, feel it, see it and sometimes even hear it. Gradually, you develop an inner knowing that you have tapped into something rare, unique and special. Allow yourself to own it. After establishing your intention to allow this into your life some attention is needed. Focus on your heart. Breathe in and out through your heart and feel the energy exchange. Continued attention to this heart space will expand your awareness and provide you with a deep sense of peace, connectedness and awareness. Once you have mastered this within yourself, you are ready to start sharing this feeling of absolute abundance with others. Ultimately, you will find a community of people to share in the giving and receiving. This will lead to heightened creativity on projects, ease of multitasking and deeper connections in relationships. a Shirley Moore is a hypnotherapist, intuitive and spiritual coach based in White Bear Lake, MN. She is a teacher, healer, leader and resource. She speaks to your soul and assists you to re-member who you are: Divine Light. “What does Spirit want you to know?” she asks. Learn more about what Shirley offers the community at www. Wellness4U.biz , call 651.815.5030 or email shirley@wellness4u.biz. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.
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embrace the ‘good’ kind of selfish in your relationship by Anne Brady
Busy doesn’t begin to describe life at our house, or probably yours, either. One would think that, as a spiritual teacher and psychic, I would know better than to succumb to it. Even I would assume that my house would be immune somehow from the craziness of the “to do” list. And yet, it isn’t. My partner and I look at each other regularly, usually when we’re running out the door to get somewhere that we’re supposed to be already but aren’t because we got tied up the last place we were, and ask ourselves for the thousandth time, “When are we going to quit with the running?” Then, off we go to one more event, one more class, one more…something. My schedule demands a lot of both of us. My partner joins me for many of my work events, but he also has a fulltime job to fulfill, in addition to being present for my evening events. I see clients all day, and then I also host or
attend work events in the evening, or on weekends. We both have children, family and friends. We have a great life, but the “busy” seems to never end. I remember when I was single and didn’t understand when married couples complained that they didn’t have time together. I thought that was impossible. “You live together,” I said. Folks, I now get it. It’s hard to create time for one another when we’re all working, running kids, errands, extracurriculars, running businesses, school functions, taking care of elder parents, and, if you’re lucky, have a social circle, as well. It’s exhausting to think about much less live it. So, we’ve come to that place in our relationship when we started being selfish — the good kind of selfish, the one that says “if we’re not good, then nothing else really matters.” It took us a bit of time to make “us” a priority. I’ve worked with many couples in my practice who have had to make the same adjustments, but after a couple months of making things like “date night” a priority, they can’t imagine what they did without it. Take time to go for walks, or bike rides together. Yes, exercise helps us feel connected, as well. It’s a great
time for us to share our day, while we walk off the stories. I often tease my partner that we’re leaving the garbage of the day out on the street as opposed to dumping it inside our home. It really does create a more settled, comfortable environment in our home. The energy of our space feels clearer, and accordingly, so do we. Often I will sit with clients amid relationship issues and talk to them about their priorities, their values, what’s really important to them in their lives, and ask them, honestly, “Are you living according to those values?” We know we love our partners, spouses, significant others, call them what they are, but recognize that they’re our witnesses in life. These are the people who see our best and our worst, and love us regardless. Making them a priority — and seeing ourselves from a framework of what is best for the relationship IS what’s best for us — is crucial. I often use the analogy with people that relationships are
like infants: if you feed them, nurture them and attend to them, then they grow into beautiful, healthy, enduring life forces. If, on the other hand, you ignore them, constantly putting them aside to attend to other things, they will wither, and die. Attending to one another does require attention, but once you develop the habit of giving to each other, of nurturing and loving your relationship, the depth and magnitude of what you can accomplish, and the joy of the journey together, is unimaginable. Yes, we’re all very busy, and life is demanding, but remember who you’re on the ride with — and with them, nurture, love and create your bliss. a Anne M. Brady is a Psychic, Intuitive Coach and Energy Healer. She is the owner/operator of ONE Holistic Wellness. To contact her, visit her website at www. oneholisticwellness.com, email at anne@ oneholisticwellness, or by phone at 320.250.9402. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.
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SACRED INTIMACY
Our F e ature d T opic this m onth
OUR SACRED JOURNEY: CONNECTING WITH THE DIVINE IN EVERY WAKING MOMENT Spirit Leaves
by Janet Michele Red Feather The prompt this month concerns “sacred intimacy.” Divorced times three, intimacy for me meant disappearance — the classic “urge to merge.” Energetically attuned to each of my partners, I would vanish into them. Now my quest is to recover the Sacred Soul within. For me, the true quest is for union with the Light within. I was raised with the white lacy dress dream. A person who lives alone is labeled dismissively. She’s deemed single, divorced, desperate. Cedric’s wisdom teaching on the matter is that it “takes intelligence to live alone.” I agree. When I refrain from medicating with television, cell phone or DVD, I eventually come face to face with the daunting prospect of creating my own existence — moment by moment. Some will say this sounds like a rationalization. I must be “avoiding” the couples issue. That is entirely possible. As an empath, my urge is to help, nurture, save. That is what draws me to another in a close connection. Ram Das talked of the “Yog” of relationship. “Yog” is the prefix meaning “union.” Ram Das said we can cultivate union with The Beloved, as in the Devotional realm, or enter into sacred union with a romantic partner. Either way, there’s the “work” to be done. The “work” concerns a life focused upon spiritual growth. I ponder this dilemma constantly. The Spiritual realm I am in, that of the Singer, is a devotional realm. I can enter into a sacred union with the Creator — the Beloved — or I can pursue the drive toward complete oneness with another human being. Love, in any of its forms, is elevating; it becomes other than beautiful when we become possessive, controlling or smothery. Part of my own growth and identity is the recognition that we can love everyone, friend and stranger alike. If we are all a part of Oneness, why would we choose one individual over another? I could just as easily fall in love with a man or a woman — both are masks of
the beloved, manifestations of the Creator. But what would be the point? Why would I favor one human being over another? In the movie Sherrybaby, a woman (played by Maggie Gyllenhaal) struggles to rebuild her life after years of substance abuse. She falls in love with an Indian guy (played by Danny Trejo). The two connect at an AA meeting and forge a bond. Sherry becomes jealous when she discovers her new date is seeing another woman. They argue briefly. Soon, she calms down and climbs protectively under his strong, tattooed but tender arm as he stirs a pot on the stove. He just says in a soft reassuring voice, “Nobody owns anybody.” Much as we hate to admit it, this is the higher truth we strive for in Sacred Intimacy. It’s a seeming paradox: to truly love someone and be with someone, you have to be willing to let him or her go. It’s just like the old pop lyrics from Sting, “If you love somebody, if you love someone, set them free. Free, free, set them free.” So I have searched my heart and soul for some truth and peace on this issue of Sacred Intimacy and how we need to make time for it. To me, intimacy is not something that takes place only on vacation or during a commercial. I seek the Beloved — the Divine — in every waking moment. I pray, reflect, meditate. When I’m not doing that, I am slowing my own growth through involvement in frivolous pursuits. Wise Tibetan masters have urged for centuries, “This human life is precious. We have an opportunity to work on our karma.” Every day, with folded hands, I thank Grandfather for another Holy day of life. It’s not a ritual: I’m grateful to be alive. My journey keeps expanding. If another person ends up beside me sipping cocoa on a brisk winter night, that’s beautiful. If not, I’m not sad or regretful, and I’m never, ever, lonely. I am one with the Intelligence that created me. I have things to express through words, song, and artwork. I hope my words offer light in another’s path. a Janet Michele Red Feather, J.D., M.A., has taught literature and composition for 18 years at the university, state, tribal and community college levels. She is currently a tenured English Faculty member at Normandale Community College. Janet enjoys her role as Ceremonial Singer for Native American ceremonies, singing traditional songs in Mandan and Lakota. She made a career shift into teaching after serving nearly eight years as a defense litigator in California. Her life changed significantly after she traveled to North Dakota in 1993 to fast and pray for a way of life. She welcomes correspondence at JanetRedFeather77@ gmail.com. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.
SACRED INTIMACY in a multi-tasking world is CHALLENGING, FUN by Jerry Buchmeier & Carol McCormick Authors’ note: Jerry and Carol have been married for 26 years Jerry Buchmeier: We have a multidimensional nature of many levels represented by our seven chakras. We have competing needs at the different levels. This complicates determining who we are and what we want. We multitask in an attempt to balance or fit in our competing needs. Carol McCormick: How do we maintain our individuality and continue to build sacred intimacy as a couple? We each have diverse, sometimes incompatible, needs. I am strong in my First Root Chakra. I stress making money and pay the bills in our household. Jerry, you are strongest in 24 www.edgemagazine.net
your Seventh Crown Chakra, so you push meeting our spiritual purpose. Jerry: By recognizing that we are multidimensional beings, we can continually seek to balance the competing needs within ourselves, while recognizing and accepting possible competing needs in the other person. We are stronger and more balanced together with our different strengths and weaknesses. Carol: My Fifth Throat Chakra is very active. I talk a lot to develop ideas and create new ones. I treasure your awesome listening skills, Jerry! Jerry: My Fourth Heart Chakra is open. It helps me be an empathic listener. However,
I have more of an internal orientation than you do, Carol. I have a strong need for a big portion of the stimuli in my life to come from my own internal process: my own levels, plus additional interdimensional contacts. Carol: I’m the opposite — an extrovert who seeks lots of social contact. My creativity thrives on constant outward stimulation. Jerry: I’m stronger in my Second Chakra. So I tend to emphasize the sexual aspect of our coupleship. Carol: That’s true. I love cuddling. However, I have a lot less passion for sexual climax than I did when I was younger. Jerry: When we take turns using spiritual energies to heal each other (sometimes on our healing table), we feel multidimensional See Sacred on page 26
next month:
Conscious dying: sayING goodbye with loving awareness
how to become the sacred couple by Taylor Ellwood In this crazy modern world, being in a relationship with a partner sometimes comes second or third in priority to work, or whatever else is occupying your attention. However, it is possible to maintain a sacred relationship in this modern world of multitasking, but it requires an intentional choice on the part of each person in the relationship. To make that choice involves coming to an understanding about your relationship: You have a relationship with yourself, with your partner, and the relationship itself. That’s three relationships contained in the concept of a relationship. When you understand this about relationships, you recognize that a relationship takes a lot more of work than might be apparent initially. When you first meet someone and fall in love, the relationship is easy, because you have that new relationship energy, that passion and lust which carries the relationship through the first year. However, after you’ve been with someone for a while, the newness of the relationship wears off and the real work begins. You actually have to get to know each other and build a relationship that lasts beyond that first year of initial bliss. This is the time when you create a sacred relationship with your partner. So let’s consider what the elements of such a relationship are: Your relationship comes first all the time. If you want your relationship to be successful, you need to put it first at all times. This means that your partner and your self are the top priority. There may be times that you’re on a deadline or in a zone of artistic flow and chances are your partner understands that, but in general the relationship comes first because you each know that to make it successful you need to put time to each other. For example, when my wife comes home, I stop working, and focus on her. The work will still be there when I get back. You are affectionate with each other consistently. Relationships where consistent affection occurs are relationships that last, because that affection creates bonding within our neurophysiology. Making time to cuddle and hold each
other, kiss, etc., is essential for a happy relationship. You do activities together. It’s important to go out on dates and do something fun, but it’s also important to do housework together, cooking together, and other various activities. Not all activities may be exciting, but in that time together you will talk, connect and deepen the relationship you have. And nothing says love so much as knowing someone is willing to do their fair share of the work around the house. As for dates, make time to do different activities and go on adventures. Don’t stick with the same routines, but instead actively engage each other with what interests each of you. By making the choice to do something, you spice up your life and relationship. Read books on love, finance and spirituality together. Reading books on these topics can help you have proactive conversations around them, instead of reactive conversations. A sacred relationship is cultivated by design, so reading books together, discussing them together, and actively implementing ideas from those books will help you develop a stronger relationship with your partner and make the relationship sacred because you are actively putting effort into it. Communicate, communicate, communicate. When there is no or poor communication a relationship can’t be sacred. Communication is the life blood of a relationship. When your partner and you are talking regularly, you are working through issues, sharing each other’s burdens and triumphs and building a life together. Make time to talk each day, even if it’s just to check in with each other about the day’s events. And when you are communicating, make sure you listen as well as talk. A sacred relationship is based on the investment you and your partner put into it. Ideally you are equally invested in the relationship. If one person is more invested than the other, that person will eventually resent the other partner. What are you and your partner doing to build a sacred relationship? a Taylor Ellwood is the author of 12 books on magic as well as the managing non-fiction editor of Immanion Press, which publishes cutting edge books on spirituality. For more information, email magicalexperiments@yahoo.com and please visit www. magicalexperiments.com. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.
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Sacred, from p. 24
Alchemy, from p. 21
sacred intimacy: sexual energy, emotional bonding, and spiritual oneness with the Divine.
legs became increasingly leaden as we entered the vast amphitheater where no evidence of human kind marred the treeless red hummocks that majestically swept up to meet the base of the brilliant white glaciers flowing down between the crags of Apu Ausangate. Our tiny human forms merged with the divine energetic that invigorates the formidable landscape, hearts full of an ancestral memory of a life spent in harmony with Mother Nature and the Divine.
Carol: We heal each other of our past traumas and our physical ailments. At the same time we create strong emotional and spiritual oneness. Invariably we hug and kiss at the end of a healing session. And we both sleep very well that night. Jerry: One of the things that unites us is that we both have a strong spiritual focus for our lives. We are very vulnerable with each other sharing our personal experiences or weaknesses and fears. For instance, to tell someone else about when I’ve had a very personal contact with God, other people might just say I am being crazy or egocentric. I can trust that you will not judge or reject me for telling you. Carol: Because we are older and semi-retired, we can express our spirituality without the pressures of career building and child raising. We are free to spend a lot of time talking things over when we wake up in the morning. Jerry & Carol: Other things that bring us together: We set a goal of six kisses a day and say “I love you” often and mean it. This forces us to make contact and show appreciation for the other. We try never to leave the other without a goodbye kiss. We take turns reading books out loud while cooking or cleaning. We watch movies together. We babysit and play with our grandkids. We attend spiritual services, classes, discussion groups, and workshops and participate in a Synergy Group Meditation. Jerry: We get along best when we recognize our differences as advantages, and avoid trying to change the other person to be just like us. a Jerome (Jerry) Buchmeier is a psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, and channel practicing in Plymouth. You can reach him at jerrybuchmeier@comcast.net or visit www.jerrybuchmeier.com. Carol McCormick is a professional storyteller with over 30 years of experience presenting programs, workshops, training sessions and artist residencies tailored to meet the needs of specific groups. Her book A Bridge for Grandma is available on Amazon. You can reach Carol at mccobuch@comcast.net or visit www.carolmccormick.net. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.
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An alien language My premonitions were accurate. Our guide was a member of the very trek model I was trying to subvert. When I explained my intention to him in detail, he responded as if I was speaking an alien language. I gazed to Apu Ausangate and petitioned the mountain for a method to make my case without anger and was given a detailed map for resolution. I called all the members of our group into the main tent: the trekkers, guides, horsemen, cooks and porters. I felt the mountain with me as I described our vision, and without blame, pointed out where choices were not supporting the trek. I placed the challenge in the center of our collective and invited each person to help forge a solution. The following day was markedly different. Trekking at 15,000 feet can feel like methodical suffocation. A gentle acceptance of all physical distress is requisite — a patient witness to the body’s struggle that requires both attention and indifference. It is this very neutrality that prepares for a birth through the portal of discomfort into an expansive oneness, a dissolution that allows rebirth — the negredo of alchemy. Consciously choosing to surrender to difficulty is in opposition to our imagined Western privilege as master of our universe ruling from a throne of comfort at the top of the evolutionary pyramid. It subverts the
paradigm of control that has created a devastating separation between Nature and man. Through daily prayer and ritual, we petitioned the Apus, Mother Earth, the Masters, God — Life itself — to draw us nearer to the heart of Creation where we might learn what is required for our healing and the healing of our Earth. The conflicts I felt with our guide required the same alert surrender to nurture the necessary adjustments. Timeless mountains Isolated in the Andes, we escape from the jarring cacophony of urban life that propels us faster and to constantly accumulate; we are liberated from the technological distractions that infiltrate our lives. In these timeless mountains, we cleave from the incessant pace of contemporary life and take an essential drink of the deep wisdom of Nature. The profound silence is a deep well of resource, creativity and spiritual renewal. Each footstep on the pilgrimage is an embrace of the immensity of our Earth Mother. She is capable of rescuing us from our nightmare of collective destruction and the way to a timeless reality where we are one with the glory of Creation and the Creator. Surrendering to the experiences on the trek becomes our resurrection and alignment to our rightful place within the torrent of the sacred, luminous, ferociously immanent presence of God manifest in physical form. a Efrén Francisco Solanas P. is a teacher and practitioner of Senderos de Luz, a combination of powerful multi-dimensional healing modalities. He also leads sacred trekking adventures in the Peruvian Andes. He was born in Southern California and currently makes his home in Minneapolis. He works in the USA, South America and Europe, teaching various courses and, as time allows, attending clients in private session. Contact him at efren.solanas@gmail.com. Visit Efrensolanas. com or www.facebook.com/efren.f.solanas. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.
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Breathwork: Breathing is an ancient practice that deepens awareness, intuition and facilitates healing. Deanna Reiter and Troy Stende provide private/group sessions and certifications. Visit: www.qibreathingrevolution.com, 651.238.7248, info@qibreathingrevolution.com BREATH WORK / ENERGY HEALING / SOUL COACHING: With Terri Peterson, SBF, TBF, RPh. Heal the body, clear old emotions & deepen your connection with Spirit. Soul Breathing™ workshops and group sessions, ongoing. Personal breath sessions with Soul coaching and/or Pranic Healing® / Reiki by appointment. Info: www.theconnectingspirit.com / Contact: theconnectingspirit@gmail.com or 651.442.4623 CAREER COUNSELING: Clarifying Conversations – guided by your own heart, inspired by your own knowing. Laurie Mattila, M.S.Ed., Career Counselor 651.644.7766, LaurieMattila@aol.com, www.LaurieMattila.com Chakra Reading/Healing: Energyworks! Intuitive Healers – Affordable, Accessible & Powerful Healing. Celestial Chakra Reading/Healing, Reiki Certifications, Classes, Events & More. Transformational Angels and Ascended Master guided healing. Heal Your Chakras, Transform Your Life! Nadine 651.329.2550, Frannie 612.229.5586, www.energyworkshealers.com, energyworks444@gmail.com Clairvoyant: Angelic Inspirations®©™ – www.angelicinspirations.com – Psychic, Life, Aura & Angel Readings, Personal, Professional, Business & Career Consulting, Love, Relationships, Ghosts, Seeing & Talking To The Dead, Past, Present & Future Events, Therapist & much more! 50+ years experience. To schedule: 763.535.7982. World Renowned Clairvoyant Psychic Medium Dr. Rose Ann Schwab, 5216 Brookdale Dr., Minneapolis. Coaching: BE it Coaching (Lisa Kuchinski) located at Free Spirit Ranch, Maiden Rock, WI, 65 miles from the Twin Cities, featuring Equine Human Connection™. Allow the horses and me to show you how to fully understand the connection between your thoughtsfeelings and how you are creating and manifesting at this exact moment. Lisa Kuchinski, CTC, 612.807.4740 or 715.448.4520, lisa@beitcoaching.com, www.beitcoaching.com COACHING: Randy and Sue Shapiro from Spirit Knows Life Coaching offer Transformational Life Coaching and Soul Coaching, also known as Toe Reading, in a heart-centered, whole-person focus. Learn how to empower yourself to own your truths, reach for your dreams, and enjoy S.O.U.L.-Full living.Be Sensational, Outstanding, Unstoppable, Loving. 507.218.1115, spiritknowslifecoaching@gmail.com, www.spiritknowslifecoaching.com COACHING / COUNSELING: Leave the past behind, start something new! You don’t have to stay stuck in the same old patterns – you can make real changes in your life. Gentle, alternative approaches make it easier than you imagined. Judy Steele, MTP, life coaching and counseling. Alternative practitioner 35+ years’ experience, whole-person perspective. 612.590.3193, www.judysteelemtp.com
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COUNSELING: Struggling with relationships? Worried about your child or teenager? We offer confidential counseling with effective techniques and tangible skills that you can take with you. We offer a half-hour consultation to make sure the therapist is a fit for you. Individual, Couples, Family, DBT Skills Groups, Play Therapy. We take insurance. Bridging Hope Counseling, Heidi Waldoch, 763.291.5505, info@bridginghopecounseling.com, bridginghopecounsling.com, offices in Rogers and Buffalo, MN. CRYSTALS, STONES, STONE ENERGY: In-home store open. Call for an appointment. Ki Stones features mineral specimens, crystals, tumbled stones (over 150 types), carved stone items (wands, spheres, animals, candles), decorator pieces, jewelry. Information on energy properties provided with all stones sold. Sheryl and Dale Fisher, Maple Grove, 763.420.9017, kistones@comcast.net, www.kistones.com EFT: Guaranteed Fast & Easy relief. Change your life Now. Dr. Kim Eisen, Experienced and Intuitive, Master of EFT, 612.802.HEAL (4325), kim@DoEFT.com, www.DoEFT.com Energy Healing: Healing Arts 101: Christine offers energy healing sessions for pain relief, relaxation and general health. She also teaches classes about many alternative / complementary health options. Check out www.healingarts101.com or call/text 651.338.1216 Energy Healing: Marie Forrest, M.Ed., CHT — Integrated Energy Therapy© — a heart-centered, Angelic energy therapy that works on a cellular level to “get the issues out of your tissues” so you can move past chronic conditions that have been keeping you “stuck” in your life. In-office and distance healing. NCBTMB CE-approved practitioner training. Contact: 612.207.4123, marie@fellowshipoftheheart.com, www.fellowshipoftheheart.com Energy Healing / Stress Management: Irene uses Usui Reiki to help shift and release blocks. Intuitive Energy work helps us bring in new ways of working through our issues with our eyes and heart wide open. Irene teaches pendulum use, lean testing and uses quantum biofeedback for stress management. Available: pendants, gemstones, jewelry, Young Living essential oils, more. Irene Pregl 715.497.3792, peacefullivnghealth@gmail.com — Coming soon: peacefullivinghealth.com
Healing & Massage: Heaven Sent Healing Massage offers a combination of the most relaxing treatments for mind, body and spirit. Specializing in Swedish, Reiki Healing, Cranio Sacral, Intuitive Angel Readings and artwork. Try our gentle approach to healing. 5878 Blackshire Path, Inver Grove Heights, 651.774.1038, www.heavensentmn.com Heal Your Life Training: Become a licensed Heal Your Life workshop leader in Louise Hay’s philosophy and learn to lead up to 14 different workshops. Complete materials provided, including scripts and music CDs. One-week intensive training is approved by Louise. Pre-registration required. See website for details. Patricia J. Crane, 800.969.4584, patricia@heartinspired.com, www.healyourlifetraining.com HERBS: 600+medicinal and cooking herbs, tinctures, capsules & oils, new and used books, Natural healing practitioners available. Bob Gallagher, Dr. Andrew Lucking, ND, Duane Givens, Present Moment Herbs & Books, 3546 Grand Ave. S., Minneapolis. In business 33 years – 612.824.3157, 1.800.378.3245, herbshop@presentmoment.com, www.presentmoment.com HOLISTIC HEALTH COUNSELING/COACHING: Certified holistic health counselor in Burnsville, MN, specializing in digestive issues, weight loss and overall health. Each client will receive an personalized program specific to their needs. Contact Kristin for a complimentary, 60-minute consultation. Kristin Johnson, CHHC, AADP, 952.200.4804, healorganically@yahoo.com, www.healorganically.com, Facebook & Twitter: Heal Organically HOMEOPATHY: 2000 Homeopathic Remedies, Individual Potencies, Books, Practitioners Available. Bob Gallagher, Dr. Andrew Lucking ND, Martin Bulgerin, Present Moment Herbs & Books. We buy and sell new and used books. 3546 Grand Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612.824.3157, 800.378.3245, herbshop@presentmoment.com, www.presentmoment.com Hope Healing: Kimberly is a multi-sensory intuitive, providing services for body mind & soul transformation, including trauma releasing techniques, to empower people to heal from the heart. Kimberly is credentialed in numerous modalities, including Medical Intuitive , energy medicine, Reiki, EFT, NLP, Mediumship and many more. Contact: HopeHealingMe8@gmail.com. Visit HopeHealingMe.com
FLOWER ESSENCES: Numerous Flower Essences for spiritual and emotional healing. Books, Practitioners Available. Bob Gallagher, Martin Bulgerin, Present Moment Herbs & Books, 3546 Grand Ave. S., Minneapolis. In business 33 years –612.824.3157, 1.800.378.3245, herbshop@presentmoment.com, www.presentmoment.com
HYPNOTHERAPY: Heal emotions and self-sabotages and create a nurturing relationship with yourself and others. Hypnotherapy for weight loss, stop smoking, fears, phobias, pain, psychic gifts, past lives, spirituality, and more! Susan Just, CH, Dynamic Minds, Inc., Hypnotherapy Center & Training, 612.827.8094, www.dynamicmindsinc.com
FENG SHUI CONSULTATION: Consultations, one-on-one professional mentoring, and workshops, Barbara Bobrowitz, Energetic Alignments, 763.571.9437, www.energeticalignments.com
HYPNOTHERAPY: Need relief from anxiety, depression, phobias or PTSD? Ready to gain insight into your soul’s purpose through Past Life or Life-Between-Lives regression? 14 Years Experience. Eric Christopher, MSMFT, CHT, St. Paul, 651.649.1952, www.ericjchristopher.com
Grief & Trauma Recovery: Heal your grief and trauma with Induced After-Death Communication (IADC). This miraculous therapy is able to rapidly heal grief and trauma resulting from the death of loved ones (including beloved pets) to a degree never before possible. In practice since 1990. Gary R. Beaver, M.A., Licensed Psychologist, 612.910.1191, garyrexbeaver@gmail.com, www.garyrbeaver.com HEALING CENTER: Zen Healing Center is a place where people will find healing through a fusion of diverse services, such as massage therapy, acupuncture, yoga, chiropractic and nutrition. Our philosophy is to integrate natural healing arts into a harmonious whole new form of life. Our focus is to help clients receive longevity and wellness by caring, teaching and guiding. Dr. Zen Matsuda, 952.500.8733, info@zenchiropracticinc.com, www.zenhealingcentermn.com
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HYPNOTHERAPY & CONSCIOUSNESS COACHING™: Change your mind. Change your life. Five Phase Advanced Transformational Hypnotherapy™. Transform limiting beliefs, fears,anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, weight loss, smoking, habits. Mind-Body-Spirit stress reduction, breath work, selfhypnosis, meditation. Judith Froemming, BA, CH, CTC, HNLP, Infinite Mind Hypnosis and Coaching, 651.216.0085, www.infinitemindhypnosis.com Hypnotherapy/Psychotherapy: Build your own skills for relationships across the veil, interactive prayer, Synergy Meditation, and do-it-yourself therapy. Get help with smoking cessation, past-lives, between lives, and healing trauma, sexual abuse and other issues. Jerry Buchmeier, Ph.D., psychotherapist, channel for Mother Mary, 763.546.4133, jerrybuchmeier@comcast.net, www.jerrybuchmeier.com
Hypnotherapy & Training: Past Life, Life-Between Lives Regression. Madonna Kettler, Ph.D., LBL, 20 years experience.612.709.5578, www.madonnakettler.com INNER CHILD WORK & EFT: Author of the best-selling Inner Child Workbook & EFT (Tapping) Practitioner, Cathryn Taylor 612.710.7720, www.JoinCathrynTaylor.com Intuitive / Clairvoyant Reader: As a “Motivational Intuitive,” Amy Vasterling reads from your truth, giving you perspective about your life path. She is able to see, smell, hear and sense the essence of the Universal energy she solicits. Contact her at 612.791.3001. Visit www.intuitivepathfinder.com INTUITIVE CLASSES & READINGS: Eye of Horus Metaphysical 612.872.1292. Intuitive Tarot, Psychic & Palm readers available for in-store private readings or events. Classes in Psychic Development, Tarot & Runes. Schedule online at www.EyeofHorus.biz Mind-Body Integrative Healing: Therapies and classes to retrain your body and mind. Re-Align to your true self. Resolve unhealthy patterns with life changing and effective processes;hypnotherapy, shiatsu bodywork, energyworkand Tai Chi Chih, Qigong and mindfulness meditation. St. Paul & Stillwater. Theresa May, 612.345.1537, www.heavenonearthhealing.com Mystical Tarot: Validate your intuition, challenge your assumptions and explore your deepest spiritual self. Jan Miller offers private full-length consultations, as well as mini-readings at retail events and parties to delight your guests. Rainbow friendly. Call early to assure your important date. mysticaltarot_2000@yahoo.com or 612.747.0535 NUTRITION: You want to eat less sugar, but your “inner sugar beast” comes alive and you find you can’t stop eating it. There are physical and emotional reasons why you’re craving sugar. Get the knowledge and support you need to calm your cravings and take back your health. Maggie Christopher, holistic nutrition counselor and licensed therapist, St Paul, 651.231.1360, www.maggiechristopher.com PSYCHIC GUIDANCE: Kayla Michaele - Great readings bring you clarity and inspiration. They help you see opportunities and recognize your talents, understand relationship dynamics and confirm decisions. By working with her intuition and psychic gifts, Kayla helps her clients with career concerns, relationship issues and many other life questions with clear and concise information. “A little Divine Guidance,” Kayla Michaele 612.396.1848, kaylamichaele@gmail.com, www.kaylamichaele.com PSYCHIC / INTUITIVE READER: Soul Readings for clarity and guidance. Psychic Development Classes to discover and live from your innate body/soul/psychic gifts. Cindy Lehman 612.669.1861, cindy@cindylehman.com, www.cindylehman.com PSYCHIC MEDIUM: 2014 – Get on Track with a Life Issue Reading! Get direction, find clarity, receive action steps and move forward with confidence this year. Accurate, evidential readings to help you achieve your goals. Nadine Penny, M.A. Learn more by visiting www.nadinepenny.com PSYCHIC MEDIUM: Alison James - Award-winning natural born Trance Medium, Psychic, Spiritual Teacher, Orator and Author, with an instinctual connection with animals of all species. In addition; Alison provides Psychic Galleries, Psychic Development Workshops and readings around the world by telephone. Detailed information and booking done at www.alisonjames.us. Contact her at alison@alisonjames.us or call 612.424.1411
PSYCHIC MEDIUM: Well-Known Psychic Medium Deborah Lynn11 is gifted with the power to Name, names. She is unlike any other as she is known to go back 2-3 generations or even ten years into the future. To be amazed, call her at 651.439.5337 or visit www.deborahlynn11.com Psychic Reading / Intuitive: Ilga Cimbulis: Readings, Classes, Parties, Events. 612.385.3005, ilga@ilgacimbulis.com, www.ilgacimbulis.com Reconnective Healing: Experience healing beyond anything you’ve read about, thought about, dreamed about. Bogdan Borkowski Reconnection - Certified Practitioner. Reconnective healing allows you to transcend technique and its limitations. Entirely. For more information go to www.bhealed.net. Contact Bogdan at 715.262.3342, or bogdan54@yahoo.com Reconnective Healing: Reconnective Healing uses a spectrum of frequencies containing energy, light and information to bring balance. Works with the Quantum Field and restructures DNA as mentioned in the Kryon channeled messages. Bhakti Wellness Center in Edina. Reconnective Healing, Trina Koning 612.819.3416, info@reconnectyogahealing.com, Reconnectyogahealing.com REIKI HEALING: Feel Empowered on Every Level! Reiki Training and Sessions, schedule a Reiki I or II class, inquire about Reiki Master apprenticeships, Rachel Miejan, Reiki by Miejan, 651.735.2863, rachel.miejan@gmail.com, ReikibyMiejan.com Services & Events: Producers of the Healthy Life Expo, held twice yearly at the Mpls Convention Center, the Longevity Expo and seven Home Improvement & Design Expos. Rick Martinek and Jim Holt have created, produced and promoted more than 100 expositions since 1994. MediaMAX Events & Expos, Inc., 952.238.1700, info@mediamaxevents.com, www.mediamaxevents.com SHAMANIC HEALER, PSYCHIC MEDIUM & SIFU: Break barriers and shift life situations into your highest good. Shamanic rituals, energy healing, and manifestation work reawakens humility, positive determination, and synchronicity into all aspects of your life. FaLiThi Spiritual & Energy Healing, Master Shamanic Healer and Psychic Medium Chee Vue (PaLiChi) 763.742.8690, palichee@gmail.com, www.falithihealing.com SHORTCUT TO SUCCESS: Do you transform people’s lives, but are struggling to get more clients, money, or grow your business? Check out the “Shortcut to Success – Quick Start Program.” Kim Eisen, Success Coach, Master of EFT, 612.802.4325, kim@ShortcutToSuccess.com, www.ShortcutToSuccess.com Sound & Vibrational Healing: Sound and Vibrational Healing with Tuning Forks, by either specific sound (frequency or key) or forks applied directly to the body according to trigger points, meridians or chakras. Beneficial in relaxation, stress reduction, or stimulation/promotion of healing and pain reduction. Excellent used in conjunction with Reiki and Chakra balancing, also offered. Body & Sol TANSpa, 2653 Louisiana Ave. S., St. Louis Park, MN 55426, 952.922.9229, www.bodysoltanspa.com SUFI: Four Layers of the Heart, Jess Fauchier, 763.360.9259, fauchier@goldengate.net, www.suficentermn.org Tarot, Tea Leaf Reading: I-Ching, Reiki & More: Part of overall well-being oftentimes may incorporate various “mystical” tools which often can help bring clarity, better understanding and peace around various situations or life events. Psinergy Natural Health & Holistic Wellness, 1553 Como Ave., St. Paul, 612.217.4325, www.psinergy.info/spiritual_services/
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SAINT FRANCIS LIBERAL CATHOLIC CHURCH: 3201 Pleasant Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612.823.4276, www.stfrancisliberalcatholicchurch.org — Holy Eucharist 10 a.m. Sundays; Rosary 9:30 a.m. First Saturdays. Solemn Benediction, 7 p.m. Third Thursdays. Communion available to everyone. Freedom of conscience and belief. A church for seekers. Ordination of Women. Seven Christian Sacraments. Find us on Facebook. SPIRIT UNITED CHURCH: 3204 Como Ave. SE, Minneapolis, 612.378.3602, contact@spiritunited.com, www.spiritunited. com — Worshiping the Wonder, birthing the Emerging Spirituality. Welcoming ~ Supportive ~ Healing ~ Transformational. Discover your spiritual home. On Sundays: 10:30 a.m. Main service, 10:30 a.m. Kids With Spirit Class. UNITY MINNEAPOLIS: 4000 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, 763.521.4793, online at www.unityminneapolis.org. Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome here. Sunday 8:15, 9:45 & 11:30 a.m., nursery & Sunday school at all 3 services. Monthly Healing service 7 p.m. on the 1st Tuesday. Adult education classes throughout the year.
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energy field remember their blueprint for health, creating harmony and coherence. Help reduce acute pain, including swelling and inflammation. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., $149 Normandale Community College, 952.358.8343, www.normandale.edu/ce/classes November 2 — Thriving Spiritually in the World Today: Join people from all walks of life for the
monthly worship service at the Temple of ECK. Dynamic speakers, original creative arts, and singing HU, a sacred name for God, celebrate a life lived in harmony with Divine Spirit. Sunday, November 2 and every first Sunday of the month, 10 a.m., Temple of ECK/Eckankar, 7450 Powers Blvd., Chanhassen. 952.380.2200, www.TempleofECK.org November 4 - December 2 — Explore Numerology:
Learn the key numbers influencing your life in this 3-part class. Uncover your Heart’s Desire, your Life Path Theme, and then discover the gifts and challenges that await you in your personal number for 2015. 6-8:30 p.m., $49/class or $129/series, Normandale Community College, 952-358-8343, www.normandale.edu/ce/classes November 5, 12, 19 — Spiritual Wisdom on Health and Healing: Come explore divine keys to good
health. Learn how dreams can bring healing, and discover the greatest force you can use for healing. Free! Come any or all Wednesdays; November 5, 12, 19; 7-8:30 p.m. Eckankar, www.TempleofECK.org, 952.380.2200, 7450 Powers Blvd., Chanhassen, www.facebook.com/Eckankar. Pre-register; free booklet, Spiritual Wisdom on Health and Healing. November 5-19 — Holistic Health Business Strategies: This series is oriented toward business
owners in holistic health. Experience successful ways to tell your story, define your products and services, and make the most out of opportunities. This series will help you boost your sales, your networking opportunities, and your positioning, with creative marketing and effective referral programs specifically matched to today’s world of holistic health. 6-8 p.m., $49/ class, $129/series, Normandale Community College, 952.358.8343, www.normandale.edu/ce/classes
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November 15-16 — Tai Chi for Arthritis Teacher Certification: The Tai Chi Certified Teacher Training
Programs are designed for certified exercise instructors, tai chi practitioners, and healthcare professionals to develop or enhance wellness programs. No previous tai chi experience is required. This twelve movement Sun Style tai chi form is easy to learn, effective and safe. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., $275, Normandale Community College, 952.358.8343, www.normandale.edu/ce/classes
series for women will use expressive arts to release old stories, experience self-compassion, and reclaim feminine wisdom. From collage to crayons, stories to meditations, you will be guided into greater trust of your inner knowing. Learn to honor the wisdom in your body, and live authentically. 6-9 p.m., $49/class or $129/series, Normandale Community College, 952.358.8343, www.normandale.edu/ce/classes
November 15-16 — Reiki I, Reiki II or Reiki Healing Sessions: Reiki training available through Rachel
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November 16 — Let Go and Let God: Chant HU! In
Touch is relaxing, nurturing energy therapy which uses gentle, heart-centered touch to assist in balancing physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being and enhances the body’s natural ability to heal. This class is open to anyone who desires to study energy therapy. Healing touch works in complement with standard medical care and other health care systems and is safe for all ages. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., $295 Normandale Community College, 952.358.8343, www.normandale.edu/ce/classes November 8 — Finding the Best Stress Reduction Techniques for You: Using an assessment tool
from the Canadian Institute of Stress, you will learn about your unique patterns of stress, and the techniques that are mostly likely to provide relief. You will have the opportunity to practice these techniques, so that you can incorporate these tools into your life. 8 a.m. - Noon, $75, Normandale Community College, 952.358.8343, www.normandale.edu/ce/ classes
Miejan, Reiki by Miejan. Universal Life Force Energy. Feel it. Be it. Reiki leaves you calm and relaxed and pain free. November 15-16 or schedule a time convenient for you. Contact Rachel at 651.735.2863 or email rachel.miejan@gmail.com and visit ReikibyMiejan.com
our fast-paced world, are you looking to find more inner peace? Experience the divine love and inner peace of chanting HU, a sacred name for God. All are welcome to this half-hour HU Song at the Temple of ECK. Free! Sunday, November 16, 10-10:30 a.m., Eckankar, www.TempleofECK.org, 952.380.2200, 7450 Powers Blvd., Chanhassen. November 16 — Spirit United Church Fall Festival:
Come join the fun with friendly people! We’ll have spiritual readers to open heart/mind to challenges/ opportunities of the times. Soothing hands-on healings. Bake Sale. Hearty Lunch. Vendors: Gourmet Teas/Candy; Jewelry; Pottery; Scented Soaps/ Bath Salts; Honey/Beeswax Candles, Essential Oils, Ethnic Handicrafts. Silent Auction. $1/minute for healers/ readers; $5 lunch (under 12 free). Noon-4 p.m., 3204 Como Ave SE, Minneapolis, 612.378.3602, www.spiritunited.com, contact@ spiritunited.com. Bring friends, family and neighbors. November 19 — “Past Lives/Reincarnation”: Why
November 15 – Tiffany Johnson: Psychic Gallery & Healing includes Paranormal Lecture:
Internationally renowned Psychic, Medium, and Author Tiffany Johnson returns home to Minneapolis, MN - she will be conducting a Psychic Gallery & Healing in The Sanctuary at Lake Harriet Spiritual Community, 4401 Upton Ave. S., Minneapolis. This event includes special guest and founder of Relatively Haunted Justin Libigs who will present “Soul Searching” A Spiritual Approach to Ghost Hunting. Event starts at 10 a.m. – group discounts are available. Tickets on sale now at www.psychictiffevents.com
are you attracted to specific historical era, culture, place, people? Want to know more? Experience a Past Life Regression. Psychics in the Cities will guide you on your journey in a safe/fun atmosphere. Second in series of workshops. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19. Special pricing/details. Info: www.psychicsinthecities.com or 612.860.9196. November 21 — Group Past Life Regression:
Presented by Wellness 4 U with Master Hypnotherapist Shirley Moore. 7-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, $20. Limited Seating. Call Shirley at 651.815.5030 to register. Event at United Theological Seminary, 3000 Fifth St. NW, New Brighton, MN. Info: www.Wellness4U.biz
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Happenings continued November 21-22 — Touch for Health 1: Applied
Kinesiology Touch for Health is a comprehensive model of Applied Kinesiology, testing 42 different muscles. Methods to correct of imbalances range of holistic modalities including integrative brain techniques, acupressure, massage, nutrition, and Eastern philosophy complimented by Western science. Learn the art of Muscle Testing, how to perform a 14 muscle “fix as you go” meridian balance, as well as simple techniques for self and others. 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., $350, Normandale Community College, 952.358.8343, www.normandale.edu/ce/classes November 21-23 — Creative and Spiritual Retreat:
On beautiful Lake Sylvia - 55 minutes west of the Twin Cities. All meals, classes, lodging included. Come renew and deepen your artistic soul! Info and to register: lksaetre@yahoo.com or 612.913.0735. November 22 & 23 — “Transcend” Immersion 2-Day Live Soul-ution: A powerful spiritual journey to Tap
into healing the past so you can transcend your limits. Quickly release and heal what’s in the way of your abundant and joyful life. Convenient Twin Cities location, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 22 & 23. Register at: www.TranscendImmersion.com, with Kim Eisen, Experienced and Intuitive Master of EFT and Life Breakthrough Mentor. 612.802.HEAL (4325).
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Words of Wisdom by Nadine Penny Feeling stuck? Get out of your rut this November and add zest to life by saying “Yes” to every opportunity that knocks on your door. Say yes to tea with the neighbors, say yes to that 10K run, say yes to returning to college, say yes to some Qigong healing fun. As you confront fears, dump the tried and tested and embrace the new and the different, you’ll re-energize your body, stimulate your mind, raise those spirits and ensure your soul soars! And if those opportunities don’t arrive? Create them yourself and make this month rich with risk-taking, adventure and soul-stirring success for a November you’ll remember, forever! a Nadine Penny attained her M.A. from the University of Denver in Counseling Psychology. Nadine lives in Minnetonka where she works as a medium, life issues reader and Reiki master. Contact her by email at nadine.penny@gmail.com and visit www.nadinepenny.com. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.
November 22-23 — Ki Stones Home Sale: Discounts
10-40%. Jewelry, Crystals, Minerals. Candle holders, Hearts, Wands, Animals, Birds carved from natural stone. Salt Lamps, Selenite Lamps to enhance your environment. Over 150 kinds of tumbled stones. Fill your shopping list with unique and quality gifts…for yourself, too. Information about the energy of the stones. 10-7 Saturday, 1-7 Sunday. See Sheryl and Dale at home: 15440 96th Place N., Maple Grove, MN, 763.420.9017.
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Free Podcasts to Enlighten & Educate Listen live at your own convenience at Blogtalkradio.com/edgemagazine or call 714.364.4750. Archives are at Edgemagazine.net/edge-talk-radio. Host your own monthly program by calling 612.710.7720 or 763.433.9291. Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. “Edge Learning Well” with Elise Marquam Jahns:
You’ll hear from fascinating experts who will share rich information designed to enhance your health, career and relationships. Learning Well…bringing growth, joy and inspiration to your life! Sponsored by the Integrative Health Education Center of Normandale Community College. Friday, Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. “Edge Quantum Techniques” with Heidi and Tom: Quantum Techniques Practitioners Heidi
Gilman and Dr. Thomas Miller talk about using the Quantum Techniques Energy Healing Technique to restore normal communication in blocked or reversed energy systems; acupuncture meridians and bioenergetic fields of the body. This technique helps the body to heal from acute and chronic physical and non-physical symptoms. Sunday, Nov. 9 from 6-8 p.m. “On the Edge” with Doug & Cathy: Join hosts
Doug Crandall and Cathy Jacobsen as they dig for the truth about topics such as UFOs, Vaccines,
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December 1-8 — Kundalini Awakening Talks with Chrism: Twin Cities area. Kundalini is an evolutionary
energy that is designed for humanity’s next step toward a luminous physical and spiritual expression. Chrism offers a practice to help one live with this gift of grace in the contemporary world. Contact: rosemaryg@usinternet.com, 651.452.3161, Facebook: Kundalini Seminars and Events with Chrism.
Monday, Nov. 17 at 5:30 p.m.
“Edge EFT Happy Half Hour” with Cathryn Taylor: Take the edge off your day! Treat yourself to a half hour of relaxation and relief with the new, innovative stress-reducing technique of Energy Tapping. Learn how to use EFT for Body, Mind, Heart & Soul. Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 6 p.m. “Edge Happenings” with Cathy Jacobsen: Live
Genetically Modified food, Earth Changes, Global Warming, Death and the Afterlife, as they are joined by notable guests that will share their expertise and knowledge from “the edge.”
conversations with those who are bringing special events to the community in the next month. Gather more insight into what to expect at these coming events and why they will be meaningful to you in your everyday life.
Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. “Edge Inner View” with Cathryn Taylor: Join
Thursday, Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. “Beyond the Edge” with Mary Laven: We often
Cathryn as she shares 60 minutes of conversation with medium Amber Annette, Your Intuitive CEO, who assists amall businesses by tailoring plans for growth through intuitive channeling, and her 15 years of business management. She connects with issues that small spiritually based businesses are facing. Thursday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. “Edge Animal Talk” with Mary Stoffel: Animal
communicator Mary Stoffel gives insights into the relationships that our animals have with us, and with each other. Join her to explore how animals feel, think, work, heal and react as they share our lives. Learn how to help your animals cope with change, illness and trauma. Get practical information dealing with all types of animal-related issues.
become bewildered about alternative therapies and concepts and their effectiveness. Mary’s show will assist you in gaining in-sight and a deeper understanding of some exceptional alternative therapies and their practitioners, removing our expectations and grasping better ways toward healing our bodies to become the person we are meant to be and become fully present. Thursday, Nov. 27 at 6 p.m. “Edge Insights” with Deborah Lynn11: Twin Cities
Psychic Medium and Author Deborah Lynn11 helps you discover why and what it is you are working on in your life on Earth. Learn how to manifest your life on Earth as it is in your heaven. And free minireadings for those who call in.
December 3, 10, 17 — Spiritual Wisdom on Conquering Fear: Would you like to face challenges
in your life with greater spiritual self-confidence? Learn simple exercises, and gain insight to loosen fear’s grip and lead a happier life. Free! Come any or all Wednesdays; December 3, 10, 17; 7-8:30 p.m. Eckankar, www.TempleofECK.org, 952.380.2200, 7450 Powers Blvd., Chanhassen, www.facebook. com/Eckankar. Pre-register; free booklet, Spiritual Wisdom on Conquering Fear. December 6 — “Exploring the Other Side”: Where
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December 6-7: Qi Breathing: Breathing for Better Health: A revolutionary new breathing technique
based on ancient practices. Leaves you feeling supercharged & peaceful. Embassy Suites Airport, Bloomington, MN. Register & Info: troy@qibreathingrevolution.com, 651.400.0665. $79. Earn 16 NETA CECs! Learn quick, powerful 3-minute breathing technique at www.ExperienceQiBreathing.com December 13 — Holiday Festival: Food Gifts,
Entertainment, A variety of Vendors. Come join us for a day filled with fun. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Living Waters Market & Cafe, 12201 Minnetonka Blvd. Vendor Booths Available. 952.938.1929, LivingWatersMarket.com January 12 – “What is 5th Dimensional Energy Healing?” Tele-Class: Many of the practices and
guiding principles of energy medicine are becoming obsolete for some people. By learning 5th dimensional energy practices now, you allow the Light to flow through you more fully and you empower yourself for a smoother transition later. In this four-part series, you will learn simple, useful practices & guiding principles of the 5th dimension. Starting January 12. For more information or to register, contact Susan Broadwell, MA, PsyD, www.5thdimensionalenergyhealing.com, 952.922.1848. January 17-18 — Beginning Psychic Development Class: The psychic world is one of excitement,
wonder and fear of the unknown. Psychics in the Cities will help you recognize and develop your psychic gifts. An enlightening course for skeptic and believer alike. Two days with added bonus of evening gallery. Info: www.psychicsinthecities.com or 612.860.9196. February 7-8 — Healthy LIFE EXPO™: Saturday and
Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Minneapolis Convention Center Hall D. Expanded to be our largest ever! Nutrition, Fitness, and Longevity — 200+ exhibitors on health, balance and success in all areas of life. 3 Stages of ongoing speaker presentations and demonstrations. Product sampling, hourly drawings and free health information. Admission $6 or free with a donation for the Mom’s & Neighbors Food Shelf. Info: www.MediaMaxEvents.com or 952.238.1700.
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is it? Are all welcome? Near death experiences. Common beliefs. Does everyone have the same experience?Life Review/Reviewing Room. Join Psychics in the Cities for the Third in a series of interactive workshops. Safe/fun atmosphere. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. Special pricing/details. Info: www.psychicsinthecities.com or 612.860.9196.
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