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A Mother's Attitude May Genetically Affect Baby in the Womb

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:06:05 +0000

New mothers naturally want their babies to be happy and healthy. Along with taking vitamins and getting regular checkups pregnant women will want to add positive thinking to their prenatal prescriptions. Pregnancy can bring a mixture of joys, nervousness, and a number of stresses. Protecting the unborn child from stress and any feelings of negativity is being recommended by some health care professionals.

It is now being learned that a mother's mood while pregnant and also during the months prior to conception may very well affect fetal genetics. James Goodlatte, in the The Epoch Times, cites several researchers and experts who believe that keeping a positive outlook will likely result in creating an offspring with an optimistic disposition.

Among the doctors cited in Goodlatte's article Positive and Negative Thoughts May Affect Fetal Genetics include prenatal physiologist Peter Nathanielsz, Bruce Lipton, Ph.D., Dr. Thomas Verny, and Dr. Deepak Chopra.

Mental Imagery is suggested as a helpful tool for altering negative thinking and also reducing any stresses experienced by pregnant women.

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A Mother's Attitude May Genetically Affect Baby in the Womb originally appeared on About.com Holistic Healing on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 03:06:05.

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Sexual Predators Within the Holistic Healing Community

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:01:38 +0000

Ughh... I really dislike reading about deception and snake-oil cures dimming the "bright and shiny" healing light that generally glows within the holistic community.

Recent stories of fraudulent practices in the holistic community was reported by Jill Stark in The New Age. Stark reports outlandish behavior by Thunder Eagle (not his real name) falsely claiming to be a Sioux Lakota Indian shaman who could cure cancer with psychic surgery. The Australian man's birth name is Peter de Angelis but is now going by the name, Shamir Shalom. Changing his name and promising cures is not the worse part of the story. Shalom is an alleged sexual predator who has been the subject of an investigation in the Australian State Parliment for the past year.

Sad and disgusting as these stories are, it is good to expose these "bad eggs" and their fraudulent practices. Take heed in choosing your doctors, therapists, and healers. Using discernment and having an ounce of skepticism are handy tools to use in healer/client relationships. Blindly trusting is simply not in anyone's best interest. Unfortunately, there will always be a few people who will take advantage of the vulnerabilities of others.

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Sexual Predators Within the Holistic Healing Community originally appeared on About.com Holistic Healing on Monday, November 23rd, 2009 at 15:01:38.

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Carnival of Healing #216

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:39:22 +0000

It's the weekend. Yea! Time for our weekly Carnival of Healing. Cari Campbell of Your Joyous Life is our carnival host today. Cari is a writer, dancer, and lover of life in general. Her mission in life is to help empower others. Thanks Cari for seeing "joy" in every moment/day.

Among this week's carnival attractions are:

Bashing Perfect: Change of Frequency
Grace in Gravity: Put Your Hips into It
Lessons from a Recovering DoorMat: LOA in Action: Perfection

Be sure to head on over to the Carnival of Healing #216 to review all of this week's carnival attractions.

What is the Carnival of Healing?

The Carnival of Healing is a weekly round-up of blogs across the Internet featuring information about healing, self empowerment, and spirituality. Bloggers can become a part of upcoming carnivals by volunteering to host or submitting blog posts for consideration. Check the carnival calendar for available hosting dates.

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Carnival of Healing #216 originally appeared on About.com Holistic Healing on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at 11:39:22.

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Intuiting Soul Energy of Unborn Baby Spirit

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:03:48 +0000

Each week, we invite a different intuitive to answer a question from a reader. If you'd like to submit a question for Jaelin please email her directly.

Free Advice from Intuitive Life Coach, Jaelin K. Reece

Dear Jaelin,

I just had a miscarriage (first pregnancy, first miscarriage). What can I do to let go of this emotionally and move on to try to get pregnant again (in 2-3 months as my doctor advised)?

Lola

Dear Lola,
In all the years I have been working with clients (over 22years), I have had the priviledge to work with many pregnant women, some of whom experienced miscarriages. The common denominator in all those women was that the soul energy of the baby remained with the mother when the circumstances or timing had not been right for the birth at that time.

Therefore, it is the same soul that comes through in the next pregnancy when the timing is better for whatever reason. I have seen this too many times not to trust in it. With my intuitive abilities, I have always been able to 'read' the baby before birth. The soul energy of an incoming baby is extremely strong around the mother for quite some time before birth. Just trust that you will get pregnant again when the timing is right for all involved.

Many Blessings,

Jaelin
Whole Life Coach

Disclaimer: Jaelin often shares insights derived from intuitive communications. Any advice she offers is not meant to override your personal health providers' recommendations/prescriptions, but is intended to offer a higher perspective on your behalf based on the question you asked of her.

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Intuiting Soul Energy of Unborn Baby Spirit originally appeared on About.com Holistic Healing on Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at 12:03:48.

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Intentional Reflections

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:10:14 +0000

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Intentional Reflections originally appeared on About.com Holistic Healing on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 00:10:14.

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Pass the Placebos Please

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:36:32 +0000

New AP article written by Marilynn Marchione making the rounds in news outlets yesterday and today is about the placebo effect being the logic behind why unproven alternative medicines work. Her assertion is that certain healing modalities are effective because we want to believe that they work, and nothing more. OKAY, Maybe SO in some incidences, but not so fast. BUT, why do we care? If a therapy results in wellness does it really matter if it is actually the cure or simply the vehicle that got you to the cure through believing?

Placebos are "fake medicines" that actually work because our minds believe that they are real. Tricky, huh? The power of the mind can be a miraculous healing machine.

Nobody wants to hear that a natural treatment they have been using as an effective pain reliever is actually "fake" and that they were gullible to have believed that it was making them better. If someone were to tell me "It is your mind that is making you feel better stupid, not that wacky treatment!" my response to that person would be something like "Okay, whatever. But since I feel better, I don't see the harm." Obviously, that person is not happy I'm feeling better, OR, he has a rigid personality who has a strong need for proof. For me personally, I just want to feel better. I'm not struggling with a need to know everything. Although, I would likely be willing to stop using a treatment that is making me feel better if it were proven to me that it was my mind alone making me feel better and not the treatment. I would bless the "therapy-crutch" that lead me to the understanding that my mind was the actual healer and let it go.

If it were true that my healing was the result of believing wouldn't that make my "mental thinking" the placebo then? I mean, could it be scientifically proven that the mind can heal the body's ailments? Hey, we may be delving into the realm of miracles here. And, we know that science eyes miracles as occurences that require dissecting.

I probably love placebos more than any other kind of medicine. Why??? Because, if something truly is a placebo then the mind has proven itself to be powerful. Empowerment - now that is something to feel good about!

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Pass the Placebos Please originally appeared on About.com Holistic Healing on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 00:36:32.

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Carnival of Healing #215: Explorations

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:07:02 +0000

The Carnival of Healing is once again camping out in the wild regions with Rose De Dan on her blog Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing. Rose is an author, mesa carrier in the Peruvian Q'ero tradition, animal healer and communicator, and Reiki Master Teacher.

Among this week's carnival attractions are:

Inspirity: Sacred Sounds
Natural Parenting Tips: Yoga for Children
A Path with Paws: You Are What You Think

Take a walk on the wild side this week while exploring the rest of the carnival attractions for the Carnival of Healing #215 "Explorations" Edition.

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Carnival of Healing #215: Explorations originally appeared on About.com Holistic Healing on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at 17:07:02.

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Law Firm Soliciting Interviews with Sweat Lodge Participants

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:19:02 +0000

Last week, after I reported that a third person is suing James Ray and the owners of Angel Valley Resort near Sedona, AZ I speculated if this was an indication that a class action lawsuit might be in the making.

James Ray is the self-help entrepreneur who lead a sweat lodge ceremony inside an ill-conceived dome-shaped structure on October 8th. There were approximately 50 to 60 participants. Twenty one of these individuals were taken to area hospitals after becoming ill for treatment. Three people died. Dennis Mehravar joined the earlier civil law suit filed in Flagstaff AZ on behalf of another survivor Sidney Spencer. Mehravar passed out in the sweat lodge, was hospitalized, and is still experiencing pain and dizziness.

Sure enough, it has been brought to my attention by one of my readers (thanks tbode) that the law firm representing Spencer and Mehravar have created a Web site -sweatlodgeinvestigation.com- for the purpose of soliciting interviews from other participants.

The first lawsuit resulting from this tragic event is a wrongful death suit filed on behalf of the family of Liz Neuman, a Minnesota woman who was the third person to die after the tragic Arizona sweat lodge ceremony.

You can follow the time line of events and ongoing updates on this story here.

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Law Firm Soliciting Interviews with Sweat Lodge Participants originally appeared on About.com Holistic Healing on Friday, November 13th, 2009 at 17:19:02.

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Global Intention Heals Project

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:22:32 +0000

Are you a believer in the power of intention? Answer the poll below to cast your vote.

The Global Intention Healing Project is a scientific project undertaken by Adam DreamHealer to study the effect of projected intentions by documenting brainwaves of a volunteer via EEG testing. The Global Intention Healing Project was conducted on November 8. In a press release published today you can read about Christine's personal experience while undergoing the project. You can also view a this seven minute video posted on You Tube that was filmed on the day of the test.

I'm really sorry that this global healing project did not come to my attention until after the fact. There is no feeling like getting your invite to the party late, huh? The full scope of this project has yet to be analyzed. Results will be posted at intentionsheals.com. I'd like to invite anyone who attended the workshop or who participated globally in this project to share their own experiences under comments.

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Although I have not followed Adam's life or career closely I became aware of his healing journey several years ago. Adam graduated from Simon Fraser University with First Class Honors in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry in 2009. He is now studying Naturopathic medicine. Adam is a bestselling author, healer, and visionary.

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Global Intention Heals Project originally appeared on About.com Holistic Healing on Friday, November 13th, 2009 at 16:22:32.

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Sweat Lodge Tragedy Time Line

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:28:11 +0000

Newest Update:
Kinerk, Schmidt & Sethi, PLLC, the law firm representing Sidney Spencer and Dennis Mehravar, have created a Web site for the purpose of soliciting interviews from other participants.

Many of my readers have asked me to continue keeping them informed on any new developments on this story. So, of course I will continue to report updates regarding the Arizona sweat lodge tragedy that occurred in October as soon as I know about them. I have gathered past reports and compiled this time line. I will expand the time line as additional news to this sad story unfolds. I welcome additional news updates from readers to keep everyone informed. Please post related news you become aware of under comments to help me make this time line current. Thanks!

Sweat Lodge Tragedy Time Line