Whether you are trying to get pregnant, are already expecting or nursing a baby, ear candling is a completely safe and easy way to alleviate pain from headaches, tension in the neck and jaw, sinus congestion, as well as ear aches and infections. By stimulating the various fluids that circulate in the brain – lymph, blood and cerebrospinal fluid – many of these symptoms can be alleviated. Continue Reading
Stress
What is Hypnosis? by Dr. Thomas Orban
What is hypnosis?
Originated from the Greek word ‘hypnos’ meaning sleep, hypnosis is a state of heightened awareness where suggestions can be given most effectively by one person, then to be carried out by the subject of those suggestions. Continue Reading
“Birthing” Your Best Case Scenario, by Kendra Springsteel
Whether you are seeking to change something in your life or you are trying to draw something anew, you must focus on the end result. This is true for all things such as career change, relationships, weight loss and addictions and yes, even birthing your child. Continue Reading
Pregnant and Spotting? BodyTalk Could Help! By Tracy Blehm.
It was during my third pregnancy that I started to spot at 8 weeks. I had been pregnant twice before with the very first pregnancy ending in miscarriage at 16 weeks. The spotting this early on of course frightened me. Was I about to lose this one as well? The fear and anxiety welled up within me like it had its own life and I could not get those thoughts out of my mind. Continue Reading
Five Uncommonly Know Facts About Stress
According to Heartmath.com, there are 5 uncommonly know facts about stress.
Fact 1: Your body doesn’t care if it’s a big stress or a little one.
The human body doesn’t discriminate between a BIG stress or a little one. Regardless of the significance, stress affects the body in predictable ways. A typical stress reaction, which most of us experience dozens of times each day, begins with a cascade of 1,400 biochemical events in your body. If these reactions are left unchecked we age prematurely, our cognitive function is impaired, our energy is drained, and we are robbed of our effectiveness and clarity.
Acupuncture & Stress
Stress is a natural response of the body to the various demands we place upon it. In ancient times, our stress response, also known as our fight or flight response provided us with energy to preserve life during difficult situations, such as an attack or threat by a wild animal. Unfortunately, modern day stress is considerably higher, more frequent and more consistent than what our predecessors experienced. Today, we don’t have to look too much further than our windows, or computer screens, to view various forms of stressors – everything from prime-time news and road rage, to the 40 hour work week, terrorism talk and cell phones.