An upcoming National Public Television special on self healing with Dr. Lissa Rankin is going to be aired this week in various places around the country. She offers scientific proof that you can heal yourself. Her talk is called Heal Yourself: Mind Over Medicine. Mind Over Medicine is the title of her new book that […]
Thanksgiving Day Reflections from Myogen Steve Stucky
December 4, 2013 by
These Thanksgiving day reflections from Myogen Steve Stucky were shared by OI brother Gary Gach. Little did he know that in 1987 and 1988, I used to attend Steve’s Monday evening sitting group in Mill Valley. I stopped coming the week after my father died. My knees were bothering me and I had a disappointing […]
3 Minute Cancer Cure
December 1, 2013 by
This is the week of Thanksgiving and we are all thinking about what we are grateful for. If you live in the United States, you probably had a humongous meal on Thursday and are wondering why you still feel stuffed. As long as you are still thinking about gratitude, what are you most grateful for? […]
What Happened To Medical Choice?
August 12, 2013 by
When I had bladder cancer more than sixteen years ago, I was told that the “gold standard” of medical treatment for this type of cancer was radical cystectomy. This is a surgical procedure that removes the cancerous bladder and replaces it with an artificial bladder. One of the surgeons I consulted said, “It’s a piece […]
The Many Benefits of Meditation
April 14, 2013 by
This article in the Huffington Post shows scientific evidence of the many benefits of meditation. In fact, the author, Amanda L. Chan, lists twenty reasons why it is good for your mental and physical health. The reasons she lists are It lowers stress — literally (see Guided Meditation for Relieving Stress). It lets us get to […]
Do You Believe in Mind Stories?
March 24, 2013 by
Do you believe in mind stories? Would you believe that this child: could become this young man? I believed it because as soon as Micah went into the hospital with metastatic kidney cancer, I began working with him with mind stories. Mind stories are guided meditations specifically designed for younger people. I spent most of my nights […]
Meditation Helps Cure Cancer
January 1, 2013 by
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 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, […]
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