The January Newsletter from Break the Norms has an article by Sarah Anne Stewart about how meditation helped a father cure cancer. This story is similar to mine in many ways. I had bladder cancer 16 years ago. During one of my meditation sessions, I came up with the following poem: Lying still, Breathing in, breathing […]
Guided Meditation For Symptom Relief
December 21, 2012 by
This video is another one from Kelly Howell. This one helps us with self-healing and symptom relief. Guided meditation for symptom relief can be used in conjunction with standard medical treatment. It should not be used alone. It is based on three principles which we should keep in mind when we practice meditation for healing. […]
Guided Meditation And Shamanic Healing
November 7, 2012 by
Dr. Michael Harner Dr. Michael Harner is the founder and inspiration for The Foundation for Shamanic Studies. He is an anthropologist who received his Ph. D. from the University of California, Berkeley. In their book, Higher Wisdom, Roger Walsh and Charles S. Grob say this about Michael: What Yogananda did for Hinduism and D.T. Suzuki did for Zen, […]
Healthy Cells Grow All By Themselves
October 17, 2012 by
Lying still Breathing in, breathing out Healthy cells grow all by themselves I am free of cancer. This poem came to me in a guided imagery session on the vernal equinox of 1997. It was a life changing experience to see so vividly that I was going to heal from cancer. When I told this […]
Meditation: How to Reduce Stress
April 26, 2012 by
By now, you know that your body can have a severe response to stress. This is one of the most asked questions about Meditation: How to Reduce Stress. Stress, worry, and anxiety reduction can be accomplished by meditation practices which tame your mind. There are many practices to choose from and you can certainly find […]
Meditation Practices for Parkinson’s Disease
April 22, 2012 by
Meditation practices for Parkinson’s disease are being presented in a symposium featuring Dr. Joe Jackson, brother of basketball coach, Phil Jackson. Dr. Jackson is a clinical psychologist now living in Virginia. The symposium is taking place in Kalispell, Montana on Friday, April, 27, 2012. Dr. Jackson, himself, has a mild form of the disease, even […]
Meditation Practices For Our Aging Population
April 13, 2012 by
The meditations practiced by the Tum-mo monks of Tibet can inspire meditation practices for our aging population. Dr. Herbert Benson‘s research with Tibetan monks revealed that they could reduce their oxygen consumption and increase their body heat beyond anything we in the West could imagine. Dr. Benson is the founder of the relaxation response. This […]
Alternative Medicine Reinforces Modern Medicine
April 7, 2012 by
In the story about Dr. Sheldon Ruderman, we learn that alternative medicine reinforces modern medicine. More and more people are using some form complementary and alternative medicine these days, and new studies are being reported on frequently. You may wish to look into a variety of alternative medicine practices if you or a loved one […]
Guided Meditation Practices
March 31, 2012 by
Our guided meditation practices at the Pine Street Clinic in San Anselmo, California begin with inviting the bell and an invocation that I wrote for this purpose: This life is the gift of the whole universe: the earth, the sky and many generations. May we learn to live in mindfulness in order to enjoy the wonders […]
Meditation Practices for Pain and Stress
March 26, 2012 by
I have been a long-time integrative practitioner dating back to the 1970’s and have been using meditation practices for pain and stress since then. When my son was sick with cancer, I listened to the medical establishment and, at the same time, followed my instinct to investigate integrative practices. Even back then, I was using […]
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