Today I decided to look at all my blogs and see when I posted last. For some it was just one month ago, but then I came here and saw that I had abandoned this blog for almost 9 weeks, which is like forever on the web.
So I decided to write about not writing.
Suddenly this Spring I became so tired. I was dealing with some emotional stuff in the family, aging parents, weather changes, schedule changes as I continue to get busier, and health stuff including hormonal fluctuations and dental work. Add that to my big move to NYC this year and you have a whole lot of stress (mostly good, yes, but still stress).
I used to write through my stress. Writing helped me process. But this time writing was that straw that I felt would break my back. I just couldn’t do it. I did get a few interviews up on The Morton Report, but very little on my sites, and no emails.
Now I feel some energy to write and share. I am also practicing more reiki, for myself and clients, which really does help as always.
How do you deal with times of low energy and high stress?
I often think about what my ideal Reiki space would look like. Even now, I generally do Reiki in other people’s homes or in studios where there is a pre-done treatment room for Reiki and massage. Luckily I am allowed to make small adjustments and tweaks to things (and everyone keeps a two step stool…
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I was on Facebook today and saw a posting from one of my Buddhist Bhutanese friends of a video focusing on the Green Tara goddess. Sure enough, in the comments another friend put the Green Tara mantra/a>, “Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha”. Tara, whose name means “star” or “she who ferries across,” is a Bodhisattva…
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Since we returned to the states I have had to really look at my schedule. I started out working afternoons, but realized quickly that most people who work and have kids cannot drop everything and come to a mid-day appointment. Then I tried evenings, but then people get stuck at work or with a child…
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You probably have heard of the HCG diet, where extremely low caloric intake is combined with injections or oral administration of Human chorionic gonadotropin, or HCG. I have a few friends who tried HCG injections Austin under a physician’s supervision and not only did well in terms of losing the weight quickly, but have also…
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I often have people ask me about learning Reiki. And my first question is always, “Why do you want to learn Reiki?” For many people simply getting Reiki treatments is plenty for them. They will most likely not self-practice or treat others and choose to simply pay for the treatments. Now, I always love to…
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Lately I’ve been reading skeptic and scientific blogs. I was (and still, I suppose, am) a Philosophy professor who has a very low tolerance for bullshit. Seriously, I am not very religious, still question spirituality – although I find it comforting enough to go with it in my daily life, and prefer solid florida pool…
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Before you put that xbox headset on, I have an important Reiki announcement. After 3 years of holding World Healing sessions on ‘Sunday prior to the full moon’-day, Astrid Lee is switching our monthly meditation & healing sessions back to the ACTUAL Day of the Full Moon, just like we did in the beginning of…
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OK, I have something to admit. I have a very hard time “selling” reiki to people who do not already know what it is or have experienced the work. This bothers me because I know for a fact that Reiki works, minimally as a good way to relax and relieve stress, and in many cases…
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I have been raving about my mattress and bedding ever since we moved into our new apartment in September. While I tend to like more rustic bedding with darker less finished woods, we went a bit more modern urban in our brand spanking new apartment and building. Our bedroom is a nest. A big comfortable…
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