Attending classes can help you take the next step to fully integrating holistic practices into your day-to-day life. Reiki training is essential for anyone interested in reducing stress, increasing relaxation, and promoting healing throughout the body.

For those of you who would like to continue your Reiki training this fall, consider the following class:

Advanced Reiki Training (ART)
October 30th, 2010 Saturday

This class is a wonderful opportunity to advance your Reiki skills and healing. This class is a full day of experiential work. You will also learn the use of crystals and stones with Reiki and how to make a Reiki grid. 

Pre-requisites for this advanced course: Reiki 1 & 2. The content and details of the class are posted on the workshop page of my website. 

For those of you interested in beginning your Reiki training, look for Reiki 1& 2 to be taught again in the spring of 2011!

In a chaotic world, whom can you trust? Learning to trust yourself is key. We each need to be our own best advocate when it comes to living our lives to the fullest, healthiest potential. Learning to follow our intuition allows us to make decisions more easily, simplify our lives and reduce our stress. 

Consider the following upcoming class:

Can you trust yourself? 
Intuition and Channeling Higher Wisdom™
Nov. 12, 13, 14, 2010
Friday, Saturday, Sunday

This class is open to anyone wanting to discover and develop the natural potential we all possess to follow our intuitions. There is no‘recipe’ to learn in the approach of this class. Instead, each student will find and hone his or her own personal style of becoming attuned with oneself. 

The course flyer is posted on my website on the workshop page. Come join us for this 3-day experiential course that has been described by past participants as “life changing.” 

This is a class not to miss!

While I was healing from my accident this summer, my 92-year old mother lost her sight. This has been a major adjustment in her life, especially considering she had done Tai Chi, daily brain exercises on the computer, and her own grocery shopping. This has led me to look (no pun intended) at how I am caring for my eyes, since I plan to live to be a centurion!

We often tend to focus on the symptoms to maintain our health. While it is necessary to treat symptoms, it would be even better if we did not have any symptoms to begin with. Have you considered preventative nutrition for your eyes? 

A study by the Harvard School of Public Health examined the diets of 50,000 (yes, 50,000!) nurses. It found that women with the highest beta-carotene and vitamin A intake had a 39% lower risk of developing cataracts severe enough to require surgery.

Our bodies convert beta-carotene to vitamin A, which is then sent to the eyes and converted into a substance called retinol. Retinol is required for the chemical electrical reaction to occur that allows the eyes to see.

In order to get the necessary nutrients, eat carrots (organic are best) and organic foods high in lutein and zeaxamthin (anti-oxidant compounds), found in spinach, apricots, asparagus, broccoli, and all the orange autumn vegetables coming into season now. If you would like an information sheet on Vitamin A, please email me.

All of the anti-oxidants are beneficial to the eyes. Zinc is also essential to eye health because it helps prevent or slow the development of cataracts, and zinc also delays age-related macular degeneration. Zinc is not a maintenance supplement unless it is needed. I test for Zinc deficiencies, so make sure to ask for your Zinc test at your next office visit. 

Does your diet consist of all the essential vegetables listed above? If not, then order Optic Plus, a Biotics product that ensures proper nutrition for eye health. See the Biotics web store on my website.

Today I was released from the orthopedic surgeon after breaking my back on Memorial Day. Now I am starting physical therapy! I am greatly relieved to be at this part of my recovery, and I am anticipating making great strides with my physical therapist.

As I plan the next steps in my recovery, I realize how time is a whirlwind! The summer seems to have sped by, as most summers do. In our hectic day-to-day lives, we are exposed to an overwhelming amount of information on the Internet. With all the information for us to absorb, I find myself questioning the accuracy and truth of everything I encounter.

“The Wellness Minute” is a trusted, online 3-5 minute weekly e-video that I offer for free! Watching this short e-video each week takes less time than scrolling through your favorite news site, and it is full of accurate information on a variety of health topics that apply to us all. This short video magazine is easy to understand, is archived for easy reference, and comes right to your email every Wednesday.

Look for these topics in the archives of “The Wellness Minute:”

• Should I take a Multi Vitamin?
• Reduce Toxic Overload
• Children: ADHD Research
• Anti Anxiety Stress relief
• Anti Aging

Check out your first video this Wednesday. You may sign up for this free educational service right now by clicking here:
http://www.yourhealinginsights.com/sign-up-for-insights.aspx 

By subscribing to this gift I am offering, you are making an investment of 5 minutes a week to help you stay current on your own health. These videos will help you to make informed decisions when it comes to you and your family’s health.