“Healing yourself is connected with healing others.”
~Yoko Ono
 
I’d like to share a personal story to illustrate how energy work can support deep healing and facilitate spiritual growth.
 
I grew up in a very dysfunctional family in which my father was the perpetrator of many forms of abuse. This experience provided lots of healing work for me to do, and over the years I made great progress and eventually managed to create a good and happy life.
 
However, I always had a sense there was a deeper level of healing I couldn’t access while my father was still alive. And it turns out my intuition was right because about a week after he died last month at age 92, I woke up to discover shingles on my right breast. I knew it was related to his passing and that another layer of healing was now accessible.
 
For several days I did energy work on myself, clearing all kinds of ‘dark’ energies that were connected to my father like curses, implants, programs, entities and post-hypnotic suggestion.
 
After clearing all these dark energies, I continued doing daily sessions on myself. Of course there was a lot of crying (great way to release toxins!) as old buried wounds, traumas and emotions came up.
 
Soon I started having flashback images of my younger self at various ages and saw how alone, scared, abandoned, and ashamed she felt. I was then guided through a deep soulful process that involved communicating with, validating, comforting and embracing each of these younger selves.  Then one by one I invited them into my heart chakra to reclaim and reintegrate these lost parts of me.
 
During this process, as often happens during energy healing work, I was guided to some actions in support of my physical healing:

• Keeping the affected area covered with a poultice of Manuka honey and aloe vera gel 24/7, and changing the dressing at least 4 times daily.
• Infusing purified water with the vibrational frequency to ‘eliminate shingles’ and drinking 1 ounce 4 times daily.
• Eating lots of foods that are healing for shingles like wild blueberries, pears, red apples, bananas, coconut, spinach and sweet potatoes (see the book Medical Medium by Anthony Williams).

This was very deep and intense work and I’m pleased with the results—the shingles were gone in 12 days! As an added bonus I feel lighter, more openhearted, grounded and connected to my higher self.
 
Will there be more work for me to do on this issue? Probably —and if so I’ll be grateful for the opportunity of an even deeper healing.

Clients often ask me what they can do between sessions to support their healing process, or what they can do on a day-to-day basis to empower their spiritual growth, or how to handle the chaotic energies we’re currently experiencing on the planet.
 
We’re all so busy these days it can be challenging to make time for good self-care—and yet in these crazy times it’s even more critical that we do so.
 
I’ve put together a list of ideas for things you can do to help your body heal, reconnect to your Spirit, and navigate the turmoil of our current world.
 
Many of these things are about raising awareness—for example noticing your state of mind, thoughts and feelings—which doesn’t really require extra time, but rather just paying closer attention to what’s already going on within you. 
 
Most of the suggestions involving an activity don’t require more than 5 minutes—for example 5 minutes spent practicing mindful breathing, or praying, or meditating, or grounding yourself, or writing in a gratitude journal can be of enormous benefit to your health and wellbeing.
 
I have a feeling this list will continue to grow over time, but here are some ideas to get you started:

1. Practice self-compassion
2. Smile
3. Sing
4. Dance
5. Let go of expectations, 'pictures' and judgments about the outcome or thing you seek
6. Use your feelings as a guide to identify habitual negative thoughts—and then begin to transform them
7. Does your brain constantly (probably unconsciously) scan for 'what's wrong' (e.g. look for problems, things not to your liking, unpleasant people or situations)? Make a conscious choice to scan for 'what's right'.
8. Spend some time with a child or an animal--we can learn a lot from them about being totally present in the moment
9. Allowing yourself to feel your feelings will change your life
10. Have a good cry to detox stress hormones
11. Do movements like Yoga,  Rebounding,  5 Tibetan Rites,  Tai Chi, or Qigong to move stagnant energy out of your body
12. Let go of any victim mentality. You are the creator of your life–take responsibility.
13. Eat whole, clean food
14. Drink plenty of pure water to avoid dehydration
15. Take baths with Himalayan or Epsom salts and essential oils
16. Pay attention your body’s need for extra rest
17. Practice mindful breathing
18. Get outside for some fresh air and sunshine
19. Ground yourself
20. Choose to let go of resistance to 'what is'
21. Practice gratitude
22. Help someone
23. Read a book that ignites your passion, or some inspirational quotes
24. Choose flow versus force
25. Use your feelings as a guide for managing the information and energy you allow into your space (e.g. eliminate or limit TV, mainstream media, negative people………..etc.)
26. Find sources of information that uplift, inspire and fuel your passion*
27. Cultivate compassion for those who seemingly have none (extra credit for sending them LOVE!)
28. Meditate or Pray
29. Become an expert at visualizing what you what to manifest
30. Be an optimist
31. Make your health and spiritual growth a priority--schedule regular energy healing sessions when you need extra support or healing assistance

*Sources of Positive Information:
Daily Good 
The Optimist
Positive.News
Yes! Magazine
​Uplift Connect

If you have a self-care practice or source of positive information not listed, please share in the comments section below!

​Love, light and blessings..........