Continuing the idea of illusions from last week, here is how believing in these ideas can dictate how you act everyday. Association with an idea can lead to illness or health, right choices or less desirable ones...
Some spiritual paths are aimed at enlightenment. to be enlightened is to "wake up". Being a part of a illusory world we develop attachments to things that are transient in nature - and that is the cause of our suffering and illness. To heal is a process of letting go of that which we attached to. In this episode we will look into these illusions and how we can slowly wake up from them.
The Chinese New Year is here. This year is the year of the Wood Dragon. In the Chinese calendar the next wood dragon year will be in 60 years. In the roman calendar years never repeat...
The Western world is still quite skeptical when it comes to Chinese Medicine. Even Chinese medical practitioners doubt the full power of their own profession. It's ok to try to understand how it works, but sometimes there's an added attitude that goes with that skepticism - or even dismissal of "old" ideas.
What do we "give" when we forgive? What do we get when we forget? These words are unique to the english language - but maybe we can learn something about these concepts.
Some seek acupuncture for pain or a specific illness. In which case the role of both parties are simple - I have pain, you take away my pain. But pain and illness come from areas the patients are unaware of. The role of the practitioner, therefore, becomes a bit more complex.
Healing is uncomfortable. When you are comfortable you don't change. Life provides us with interactions that serve as mirrors and can provide insight to the way we act - sometimes we might not like what we see... that is uncomfortable . מוקדש לעפרה, מהלב.
There might be many reasons to the choices we make in life. We might aspire to live a healthy life. We take advice from experts, listen to opinions and form our own. Are we aware of why we make the choices we make? Can we see our true motivation? and most importantly - is it actually healthy for us?
We think that we gain weight by eating - but we actually gain weight by dieting. This is because the body gets panicked when food is not coming...
Many expect one acupuncture session to resolve the issue they came with right away. When that doesn't happen people might say: I've tried acupuncture, but it doesn’t work. What should be the expectation? How quickly can an issue be resolved?
Living according to nature sounds like a great idea, until we need to turn on the air-conditioner. Comfort is not always natural... is it making us sick?
Many seek acupuncture to aid with fertility issues. It can definitely help the biological processes in the body, but it can also help with some psychological issues that might be the cause of the challenge to conceive.
Everyone knows this quote. Be the change you want to see in the world. It is important also for our body and for our health. Imagine walking in a peaceful world. Walking in a relaxed manner. There is no threat lurking. This creates a harmonious environment not only in the world - but also in your body.
What happens in our body when we are stressed? Why is there no "healthy stress"? Our body is not designed to sustain the fear of survival for a long period of time. When it does - it deprived of nutrients and rest.
We all experience stress. Anything from a deadline at work to getting stuck in traffic can make us stressed. But different people stress from different things, so is stress real? If it's real - it should be objective. The reality is that stress is the relationship we have to events. It's made up, but the effect it has on the body is one of imbalance and disease. Can we shift this relationship?
Hello everyone. I am back. I've missed you. I took a long break to settle in a new place. New places bring about new and also old challenges. Challenges you thought you already dealt with and resolved. But the journey continues, and like a spiral, goes up and up and up, seemingly repeating old patterns just to discover how far we got in our life-long quest for healing.
Journey is a quest, a search. Most times journeys end where they've started... But the traveler is no longer the person who took the first step. This episode is about my personal journey.
"And God said let there be light". The world was created with a word. The Words we choose reveal our outlook and attitude about our life, our selves and our bodies.
The last two Heart Palaces are the Palace of Wisdom and the Palace of Home. These last two teach us that the present moment is free and full of possibilities and that we belong and are loved. We very often have difficulty accepting the present moment, and wish it would be different. The idea of home is the idea of belonging and feeling connected.
In this episode : the palaces of Travel and Career. Travel expands your view beyond your self. It causes you to meet different ways of life. How would you face the challenge of encountering other ways of being? And Career introduces the challenge of acquiring knowledge. Do you know all that there is to know?