Posted January 20, 2013 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Magnify the Body's Inherent Self-Healing Powers

Church says that sometimes a person only needs a slight “nudge” in the right direction to get unstuck from a pattern and activate the natural healing processes. You can think of this as similar to the childhood game where you hide an object and then give hints about being closer or further away by announcing, […]

Posted January 13, 2013 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Healing Before Disease

“Whatever the conditions of our lives, no matter what difficulties we are experiencing in our health, our relationships, our work, the techniques found in energy medicine can optimize entire systems in our bodies, minds, and emotional realms.”

Principle Number 6: Healing Before Disease

Church makes the point that our focus can shift from looking for […]

Posted January 6, 2013 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Treat Whole Systems

Holistic methods are designed to affect all of the body’s organs and systems at the same time. Years ago I read an article that was designed to prove that Healing Touch was fake. The writer had a Healing Touch session and wrote that nothing happened, except relaxation. I don’t even remember where I read it, […]

Posted December 30, 2012 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Being-Focused

 

Principle Number 4: Being-Focused

Make sure you notice the hyphen in this week’s title. This is about a person’s state of being having a lot to do with his or her health. Larry Dossey, M.D., reported the story of doing his rounds in a coronary care unit and asking patients (they just happened to […]

Posted December 23, 2012 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Heart-Centered Care

The timing for the third principle from The Genie in Your Genes: Epigenetic Medicine and the New Biology of Intention, by Dawson Church, Ph.D., is perfect because it defines the nature of the healing relationship between a patient and a doctor. For sure, it is relevant to me at this time, having just gone through […]

Posted December 16, 2012 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

The Healing Process

In a book Dr. Dean Ornish calls a “very effective collection of mind-body techniques,” Rituals of Healing: Using Imagery for Health and Wellness, caution is given to reacting negatively to the naming of health problems. You may have even noticed how some people’s language was possessive of disease states, such as when someone would unthinkingly […]

Posted December 9, 2012 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Intend Well-Being

The emerging science of epigenetic medicine is changing the way we think about how we can get (or stay) healthier longer. If you are a reader, you will want a copy of The Genie in Your Genes: Epigenetic Medicine and the New Biology of Intention, by Dawson Church, Ph.D. What wonderful news that our biology […]

Posted December 2, 2012 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

The Virtue of Patience

Like farmers we need to learn that we cannot sow and reap the same day. ~ Anonymous

If you have children or have been a child or ever carried a child, you know that this is a time of year where having patience can be quite challenging. Children especially want what they want NOW!

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Posted November 25, 2012 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Breathing Well

I do not usually name a wellness tip after a website, but this website deserves the honorable mention, and the benefits of nasal breathing is something I had not been aware of even with all my focus on well-being for so long. It does make sense that we are created to breathe through our noses […]

Posted November 18, 2012 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Mindful Thanksgiving

Check out Debra’s Tip for Wellbeing for November 22, 2010 (link to the archives is at the bottom of this tip) where I said that Jeff Potter had read my mind and written a cookbook for geeks. I highlighted his tips for a stress-free Thanksgiving meal, and said this is a worthy goal for […]