If you’d like to explore being more peaceful, start with breakfast.

What all the experts say, without exception, including JC, is:

·        There is a deeper element to you, than just your mind.

·        The mind often stands in the way of a clear view of that deeper element.

·        If you quiet your mind, spend more time with that deeper element, you will find peace.

And who doesn’t want peace?!

Einstein said:

“The true value of a human being can be found to the degree to which he has obtained liberation from the self.”

You’re probably aware I’m always banging on about living life in the present moment, because being anywhere else is missing out on the living part. But also probably giving ourselves a headache, or in Buddhist terms, creating ‘suffering’ for ourselves. When we are not here, then we are usually getting in our own way, making life harder for ourselves.

One of the most popular ways to do this is to concern ourselves about what others might be thinking about us.

What is the difference between Cure and Healing? And what does presence have to do with it?

As you know, bodywork helps us to be more mindful, present, and connected with our body (‘embodiment’ is the technical term). If we could only work on those three things a little bit every day, our life would be so much more peaceful, happy and fulfilled. It comes down to choice.

This month I’ve also included an excerpt on the founder of Zero Balancing, Dr Fritz Smith MD. It’s really interesting background to how and why he chose to develop ZB.

Contents:

• A simple tip to change your life

• What seeds will we cultivate?

• Mindfulness and Pain Reduction (study)

• Founder of Zero Balancing – Dr Fritz Smith MD

• Pro Bono Days

• Music Corner

This month I’ve written quite a long piece on the yawning chasm in the public healthcare system, and why more people are turning to complementary therapies to redress this void in their own self-care.

• The Yawning Chasm in New Zealand Healthcare

• Free Life Coaching Offer from a Client

• Pro Bono Days

• Music Corner

Why and how to avoid that second arrow.

“Layers of the Onion”

I came across this YouTube interview with a Zero Balancing client in the UK, sharing her experience of how ZB helped her release buried trauma, that she didn’t know was there, but had been inhibiting her life. The results have been very liberating for her. Like many ZB clients she’s not able to describe what ZB is exactly, but that is less important than the outcome…

Also My Birthday, Difficult People, CranioSacral Training, Pro Bono Sessions and more …

“You’re in less pain and you feel better”

Recently some clients referred a new person to me. Like most people they struggled to describe exactly what it was that I do, but they summarised for her as: “You’re in less pain and you feel better.” Lol! I had to agree that is the desired outcome after all.

Bodywork is very gentle so very safe. Lately I’ve been seeing more children and getting encouraging improvements for them too.

However, I have been concerned for a while that I wasn’t reaching everyone that might get some advantage from bodywork that really needs it. As a one-person operation it is very difficult to continually fund advertising to get the message out there. And especially hard to get across bodywork’s potential when, even people who have had it can only really describe the outcome….

What happens when life makes us stop?

What part does karma play in what happens?

How do we choose the right response?

If you lack energy, the answer is motivation. Motivation will change your physiology and provide you with all the energy you need.

If motivation is a problem, then …

What is the secret to lifting our lives to a happier, meaningful existence?

‘Should I or shouldn’t I?’ What can we do when we don’t know what the right choice is?

There are big challenges facing us right now - as individuals, our health, our loved ones, for personal finances, for the wider economy, as a multiracial, high-tech society, for world peace, and even for the continuing existence of life on this warming planet.

How do we cope?

• Stopping Thoughts

• Yesterdays Tears

• Say Yes to Life

• Surrender

• Death

“The world is full of magic things patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” WB Yeats

When I went to work afterwards, I was completely relaxed, yet energised; I felt focused, grounded and really alive.

“We live simultaneously in the world of duality, our normal waking consciousness of everyday reality, and the world of unity, where we feel connected both to our core and to the universe.” Jim McCormick

Say No To Arthritis – How to prevent, relieve and resolve joint and muscle pain - Patrick Holford 2021 – Book review

This advice may just help with your own physical niggle, even if it is not arthritis. Did you know, for example, that Vitamin C supplementation helps relieve back pain?

Oh, you’ll live longer too!

“The amount of antioxidants that you maintain in your body is directly proportional to how long you will live”

I summarise some of the key idea’s here but I encourage you to get your own copy of the book if it piques your interest.

Dr Alexander is a US neuro surgeon who contracted meningoencephalitis. His outer brain, the neocortex, was basically fried by an infection which is almost always fatal. The few survivors usually have permanent brain damage. In his case, after 7 days in a coma, doctors were advising his family to prepare for the worst…

Stress, especially perpetual stress, that can’t be immediately released, gets physically held in our body – stored in bone cells, fascia and soft tissue. This creates barriers to healthy functioning of our body. Elevated cortisol levels also create an unhealthy metabolic environment for our cells, which may eventually lead to persistent pain, reduced immunity and serious illness.