EarthTalk® | May 2013

EarthTalk

Dear EarthTalk: My kids just want to play videos games and watch TV all day. Do you have any tips for getting them outside to appreciate nature more? - Sue Levinson, Bowie, MD Getting kids away from computer and TV screens and outside into the fresh air is an increasing challenge for parents everywhere. Researchers have found that U.S. children today spend about half as much time outdoors as their counterparts did 20 years ago. The Kaiser Family Foundation reports that kids aged eight to 18 … [Read more...]

My Five Year Anniversary

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There are things that move me, like music, dance, sunrises and sunsets. Since 1972, I have been on a spiritual journey. I had the blessing of a spiritual teacher, but my teacher passed away in 1993, and the absence of her wonderful loving energy and presence left a vacuum in my life. My source of advice and wisdom was gone, and I wandered. In July 2002, I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. The doctor told me that if I refused a mastectomy, or didn't take Tamoxifen, the … [Read more...]

Cancer the Disingenuous Disease: We are on our own path, yet never alone

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Last in a 10-part series I dedicate the final article of this series to a special friend. May his brilliance, gentle spirit, sensitive nature, and creative talents remain an inspiration to others. Jacob Peckels, I loved you while you walked in this world and continue to love you knowing that you are in a peaceful place. What have I learned from cancer, the stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma in my left breast? It is a teacher. And it is not something to be afraid of but to attend to. It … [Read more...]

Cancer — A Disingenuous Disease: The Enduring Human Spirit

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Ninth in a series It occurred to me that we often feel very alone during a life-challenging illness. Since openly sharing my journey with Stage One Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, I'm amazed by the support from my healing community peers and Edge Magazine readers. We are lucky to have access to so many integrated healing and wellness resources here; there is a path and opportunity for everyone. September, the anniversary of my diagnosis, was a month of emotional ups and downs leading to new … [Read more...]

The Mind & Healing Illness: An interview with Richard Dupuis

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For the past three decades, Richard Dupuis has devoted his life to helping people understand their true nature. At home and abroad, he has provided group workshops and personal consultations for people seeking growth and healing. His words are simple, and his understanding of healing is unquestionable. These qualities are most apparent in his fourth book, The Cure: The Power of Mind to Cure Cancer and All Other Diseases. The book is brand new, but its message is eternal. The Truth and healing … [Read more...]

Whatever It Takes For As Long As It Takes

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Cancer the Disingenuous Disease Eighth in a series Since last writing about having a Stage 1 cancerous tumor in my left breast, it feels as if I have arrived somewhere else new and different; exactly where is unclear. With the anniversary of my diagnosis just around the corner, my main question is, how long does it take to achieve a cancer-free body? What came to mind is what a friend said some years ago when we were discussing our progress on our personal goals: "Are you willing to do … [Read more...]

Cancer the Disingenuous Disease: Reflecting and Moving Forward

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Seventh in a series "What do you do when your cancer test results aren't what you want them to be?" I asked myself after my most recent ultrasound. The doctor said it appeared the cancer had grown by 10 to 15 percent. Gulp! I thought I was open, prepared for any possibility; I had no back-up plan should the results be worse. The 30-minute drive immediately after getting the news wasn't quite enough for me to be fully composed when I walked into work. Yet, I put my emotional state on a … [Read more...]

Cancer the Disingenuous Disease: What You Put On Your Body Counts, Too

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Sixth in a series Early on during my journey of learning about and experimenting with a healthy lifestyle, I came across Paul Bragg's book, The Miracle of Fasting, and began fasting once a week; I then added two longer fasts a year. In recent years, this habit fell away. Now that I have started fasting again, my body seems "quite at home," happy, more rejuvenated. To paraphrase Paul Bragg, he recommends not only being diligent about what you put in your body, but also being meticulous … [Read more...]

Shamballa Multi-Dimensional Healing with John Armitage

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Shamballa Multi-Dimensional Healing (MDH) is a system of high-frequency energies that activate and expand conscious awareness and accelerate personal growth. Through Shamballa MDH, you can release your old emotional patterns and beliefs, and replace them with love without conditions and freedom. This exchange can activate a journey of reclaiming your true self, while embracing a life of joy, harmony, peace, self-mastery and love. Shamballa MDH gives you tools to step into your power and … [Read more...]

Cancer: the Disingenuous Disease: Interference to the nervous system

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It's been six months since my cancer diagnosis. I've been over mountains of information and deep in the valley of decision-making while continuously bushwhacking through cancer cure offerings and jumping over streams of confusion and doubt; sometimes I broke through the thick tangles into a clearing where the light of confirmation and affirmation encircled me. Besides finding a nutritional support oasis in Dr. Paul Westby of Wellspring Chiropractic (read: April 2012 Edge), I found another … [Read more...]

Cancer: the Disingenuous Disease — The Story is in the Blood

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Third in a series Within a month of being diagnosed with breast cancer I had completed several important tasks: I met with the oncologists -- surgical, radiology and medical -- and had an MRI ; saw a health coach at Pathways, gaining mental clarity concerning my own thoughts and feelings about having cancer (read: March 2012 Edge); and owned my repressed resentments and began peeling away the layers (read: April 2012 Edge). It also became clear that a traditional approach to cancer was not … [Read more...]

Cancer: a Disingenuous Disease: The Dangers of Repressed Emotions

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Second in a series While educating myself about the traditional medical approach to "fighting" cancer, I also searched within to discover what I knew and felt about the disease. Within a week of my diagnosis, I spoke with Carol Burling, program manager of Pathways Health Crisis Resource Center. Ironically, I had been one of their providers for over two years; now I sought support as a participant. One specific suggestion Carol had was to consider Katherine Pohlman's Health Coaching … [Read more...]

Cancer: a Disingenuous Disease – A Real-time Healing Journey

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Mammogram, ultrasound exam -- I was optimistic. I thought being conscious about my health and exercising regularly would keep serious illness from inhabiting my body. I am wrong. The week between hearing, "You have cancer," and meeting with the surgeon was emotionally draining. I envisioned my left breast malformed from lumpectomy, felt the itchy, burned skin damaged from radiation, visualized myself bald from chemo, and wondered, Would I feel free like I do when I am sitting naked in a … [Read more...]