July 2002

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=150 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Free enews"><U><B>Free e-news</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id67_m.htm#greetings" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="July 2002"><U>Greetings</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id67_m.htm#a_message_from_his_holiness_the_dalai" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="July 2002"><U>A Message from His Holiness the Dalai</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id67_m.htm#some_interesting_research" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="July 2002"><U>Some interesting research</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id67_m.htm#flower_essences_" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="July 2002"><U>Flower Essences </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id67_m.htm#news" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="July 2002"><U>News</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id67_m.htm#the_moon" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="July 2002"><U>The Moon</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id67_m.htm#environmental_toxins" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="July 2002"><U>Environmental Toxins</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id67_m.htm#complementary_therapies___craniosacral" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="July 2002"><U>Complementary Therapies - CranioSacral</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id67_m.htm#about_yoga" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="July 2002"><U>About Yoga</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id67_m.htm#what_s_happening" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="July 2002"><U>What's Happening</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id67_m.htm#advertisement___nfsh" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="July 2002"><U>Advertisement - NFSH</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="665" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM HEIGHT= 31 ><NOBR><div> <B>Complementary Therapies</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Handful Of Cherries"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B> : </B><A HREF="id133.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Archives"><U><B>up</B></U></A><B>  :  </B><A HREF="id68.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nov 2002"><U><B>previous</B></U></A><B>  : </B><A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="April 2002"><U><B> next</B></U></A><B> </B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B>             Restoring Balance in Health</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="698" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BELOW" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 87 WIDTH="692"><div> <I>July 2002</I></div> <div> <I>_____________________________________</I></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=370 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="greetings"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Verdana" >Greetings,</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Well another solstice has just gone by. I use these planetary moments to check if I'm going in the right life-direction and look at what is happening in my world. This year seems to be speeding by faster than ever, testing me to really stay in the moment. I have really appreciated and enjoyed the events that have provided an opportunity to experience some real patriotism - the Queen's Jubilee, and, (I amase myself even mentioning the word ……) football. It is also the year that my age is the same as the year I was born! There must be something significant in that numerology-wise.  I wish you a happy summer.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>Each day is a little life.          Arthur Schopenhauer</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Verdana" ><IMG SRC="05f43500.png" border=0 width="67" height="80" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="a_message_from_his_holiness_the_dalai"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Verdana" >A Message from His Holiness the Dalai Lama</FONT></div> <div> <I>Just a short Buddhist outlook on life.</I> </div> <bR> <div> Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.</div> <div> When you lose, don't lose the lesson.</div> <div> Follow the three <B>R</B>s: <B>R</B>espect for self, <B>R</B>espect for others and <B>R</B>esponsibility for all your actions.</div> <div> Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.</div> <div> Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.</div> <div> Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.</div> <div> When you realise you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.</div> <div> Spend some time alone every day.</div> <div> Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.</div> <div> Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.</div> <div> Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.</div> <div> A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.</div> <div> In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.</div> <div> Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.</div> <div> Be gentle with the earth.</div> <div> Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.</div> <div> Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.</div> <div> Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.</div> <div> Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="some_interesting_research"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Some interesting research</B></div> <div> <I>Quotation from a research paper on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) by John Upledger, DO, OMM with details from “Gray's Anatomy”.</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) </B>(cont. from Issue 4)</div> <div> <B>Fear and PTSD</B></div> <div> Fear and anxiety differ in that fear is elicited by a specific stimulus. The fear response is normally relatively short-lived, and it is rational with adaptive and survival value. Anxiety is symptomatically very similar to fear, but it occurs in response to more general stimuli and lasts much longer. Anxiety differs from fear in that it (anxiety) is not rational nor is it significantly adaptive.</div> <div> PTSD patients/clients react to more general stimuli with severe fear responses. These responses are adaptive to previous traumatic experiences rather than to the present reality. Also, the fear responses far exceed the appropriate level of response to the present situation. For example, if a passing pedestrian has facial features that remind a combat veteran1 suffering from PTSD of a North Vietnamese soldier, the PTSD sufferer may attack and even kill the passing non-military stranger. ... The bottom line is an intense fear response of abnormally long duration to relatively innocuous stimuli.  Both fear and anxiety affect these functions: the lateral hypothalamus, the vagus motor nerves, nucleus ambiguus (isolated deep in reticular formation and fibres of which join cranial nerves 10, 9, 11 in medulla oblongata), the parabrachial nucleus (differentiation of parvocellular column), the locus coeruleus (in floor of 4th ventricle), the lateral dorsal tegmental nerve (nerve of cerebral peduncle), the reticular formation (RAS), the central gray matter, the trigeminal nerve, the facial nerve and the paraventricular nuclei (a connection of the hypothalamus).                                                                                           </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> 1 this research carried out in USA with Vietnam Veterans.</div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="flower_essences_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Flower Essences</B><B>      </B></div> <div> (Essences of the month: <B>Infinite Light and Peace in a Storm</B>)</div> <bR> <div> <B>Infinite Light </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Contains: Citrine, Light Anchor, White Clover, White Yarrow, Manuka, Sweet Pea, Sky Blue Comfrey, Rosebay Willowherb</div> <div> Infinite Light can be used to help heal and clear the energetic imprint of trauma and suffering and accumulated emotional and electromagnetic energy from an environment or from material objects. It brings an infusion of radiant light and love to buildings and to an environment. (This is powerfully effective when used in conjunction with prayer and visualisation.)</div> <div> <I>Infinite Light Mist</I> may be used regularly to clear and lighten the energy of the home, the workplace, therapy rooms and crystals.</div> <div> <I>Infinite Light drops</I> can be added to water used for clearing crystals, space clearing, surface cleaning, dish washing and laundry.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Peace in a Storm     </B>(Crisis Combination)</div> <div> Contains: White Clover, Speedwell, Cherry Plumb Fruit, Sweet Pea, Sky Blue Comfrey, Red Poppy, Physostegia, Citrine, Light Anchor</div> <div> For staying centred and peaceful in a crisis; for responding appropriately from a point of stillness and connection to the moment; for understanding and embracing extremes of emotions (one's own or other people's) without feeling overwhelmed or afraid; for gentle release of tension, anxiety, shock, anger and grief.</div> <div> <I>Indications:</I> for panic, anxiety, stress or extreme emotion; for whenever we can't cope and become uncentred - switching either into blind reaction or inability to respond; for fear of breakdown or collapse.</div> <div> Peace in a Storm offers support in any stressful situation: exams, interviews, visits to the dentist or hospital, accidents or operations, relationship breakdown, grief etc....</div> <div> <I>Both are available in 30ml blue glass dropper bottles at £7.50 and atomisers of 50ml at £8.50 and 100ml at £10.50.</I> </div> <div> For a brochure or further information on the essences or the book New Vibrational Flower Essences of Britain and Ireland please contact me.           </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>    </div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="news"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>~</div> <div> The “Introduction to CranioSacral Therapy” workshop which Ann Whittle and I held in May was great fun and a great success. For two days we laughed, learned and had lunch together. Participants learned about the craniosacral system, how to feel the craniosacral rhythm, how to help conditions such as headaches, back ache, period pains, neck and shoulder tension, fevers and help the body recover from surgery. Participants also went home each evening having had a balancing treatment.</div> <div> Ann and I will be running another workshop later in the year or early in 2003.                                                                                          ~</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="the_moon"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>The Moon  </B><B>                            </B>from Moon Magick by D J Conway</div> <div> <B>Moon Lore:</B>  If you suffer from corns. Cut them during the waning moon and they will disappear for good.</div> <div> The Irish say that to see the future, for good or ill, take a mirror outside. Let the light of the Moon fall on the surface and stare into it. Any face that appears will be connected with your future.</div> <div> <B>Mead Moon, </B>Honey Moon, Strawberry Moon, Rose Moon.  12 May - 11 June. The month of June was sacred to the goddess Juno and therefore a lucky month in which to be married. The flowers of June are lavender, orchid, yarrow and some of the herbs are skullcap, tansy and parsley.</div> <div> <B>Hay Moon, </B>Wort Moon, Moon of Claiming, Blessing Moon.  11 June - 10 July. This is the time of summer solstice (21 June). A time of the lighting of fires, the sprinkling of water and foretelling the future. It is also the day of all Heras, or Wisewomen celebrated by the ancient Greeks. The flowers and herbs of June are lotus, water lily, jasmine, lemon balm and hyssop.</div> <div> <B>Corn Moon,</B> Barley Moon, Harvest Moon, Dispute Moon.   10 July - 9 August. 1 August was a Celtic feast called Lunasa or Lughnassadh, meaning the celebration of harvest and new grain for bread. In Old English this became Lammas or `Loaf Mass'.  In India today, the Hindu people still honour the elephant-headed god Ganesha, the deity who removes obstacles and brings good luck. The flowers and herbs for this moon are sunflower, marigold, angelica, fennel and rue.</div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="environmental_toxins"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Environmental Toxins</B></div> <div> Many studies have been done on this emotive subject around chemicals that have been reduced to letters (e.g. OCCs = organochlorine compounds), but are found in common household products like pest strips, termite treatment, flea collars for pets, herbicides, weed killers etc.  The following is part of an article on Environmental Medicine from the British Naturopathic Journal Vol. 18, No.3, 2001.</div> <div> <I>`A paper published in JAMA in 1994 by Davis and colleagues revealed that men born in the 1940s had twice the incidence of cancer than those born from 1888-1897, even when smoking was taken into consideration. Women born in the 1940s had 50 percent more total cancers; with 30 per cent more cancer not linked to smoking in white women.</I></div> <div> <I>Humans are now struggling under a burden of multiple environmental toxins. For many individuals, this is not from workplace exposure, but from simply living in a polluted world. Some individuals appear to be less able to clear the daily chemical exposure from the body than others, leading to a total load of toxins that exceeds the ability of the body to adapt.</I></div> <div> <I>When the toxic load reaches this point, damage to certain organ systems can occur. The major organ systems affected are the immune, neurological and endocrine systems. Immunotoxicity may be the major factor in the increasing rates of asthma, allergies, cancers, and chronic viral infections.</I></div> <div> <I>Neurological toxicity can affect cognition, mood and cause chronic neurological illnesses. Endocrine toxicity can affect reproduction, menses, libido, metabolism, stress-handling ability, glucose regulation and other important functions.</I></div> <div> <I>While this all seems overwhelming, there are ways to approach these problems.'</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> For example, avoiding chemicals in foods i.e. convenience foods, making sure vegetables are well washed; consider antioxident supplements; various therapies help release toxins from the body and enhance the body's fluid systems.   </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="complementary_therapies___craniosacral"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Complementary Therapies </B>- CranioSacral Therapy</div> <div> One of the most common causes of restrictions and imbalance in the craniosacral system is the birth process itself. Although the craniosacral system is designed to withstand much of the physical trauma associated with birth and indeed even benefits by it. For example, the passage through the birth canal gives the baby its first massage and helps to stimulate and prepare the body for life outside the womb. During this journey the cranium (skull) is also squeezed and shaped. This wonderful design feature allows the baby's head to pass through the cervix without permanent damage. Occasionally,   the cranial  plates remain overlapped in places and cause stresses and strains which early treatment should easily remedy. The more intervention used in the delivery and the more difficult the birth, the greater the possibility that there will be restrictions found in the craniosacral system. Early evaluation and treatment will usually help problems such as colic, wry neck, difficulty sucking, hip problems and some learning difficulties.</div> <div> Substantial changes in weight distribution, posture and fluid balance are a part of pregnancy. Old injuries that have previously given no trouble can make this an uncomfortable experience as tissue is pushed near the limits of its flexibility in accommodating the developing foetus. The deep releasing effects of CranioSacral Therapy helps with adaptation to these changes, especially during the last stages as the pelvis attempts to accommodate the descending foetus. </div> <div> CranioSacral Therapy helps new mothers too. It is relaxing and stimulates all the fluid systems: blood, lymph, cerebrospinal fluid and waste disposal. This means optimal recovery of all the healing systems and is particularly important if Mum has had a Caesarean section, anaesthesia, induction, pain control and repair.</div> <div> Upledger CranioSacral Therapy is a system of hands-on evaluation and gentle but powerful help which facilitates the release of restrictions in the connective tissue. Connective tissue connects all our bones, muscles, nerves, organs and tubing together in such a way that they can all help each other function the way they are designed to.</div> <div> Reduction in the connective tissue's flexibility anywhere in the body can lead to dysfunction both locally and anywhere else. This can be due to an accident, surgery, disease immobility or emotional stress. CST provides help which supports and enhances the natural healing and development processes without stressing or compromising them.       </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>   </div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="about_yoga"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>About Yoga                                   </B><I>Dale Spence   ND, DO, BWY Dip</I></div> <div> As mentioned earlier there are many different kinds of yoga, and approaches to it. I would like to look into these in more depth. One element in my mind as I write this, is that the concept most westerners have of `yoga' is the typical `yoga class'. This consists predominantly of physical exercises (asana), maybe some breathing bits (pranayama) and relaxation. This is all very good, but there is a lot more to yoga than just that. I would like to start looking more closely at these other issues and principles.  I think a good place to start is with a system of yoga described by Patanjali.</div> <div> Patanjali is one of the classic yoga authors. Not much is known about the person, and dates vary from the fourth century BC to the fourth century AD. What he did was to collect many different yoga disciplines and techniques and restate yoga practice and philosophy in a form relevant for his own time.  One thing he spoke about was a collection of eight (asht) elements or limbs (anga). This is Patanjali's ashtanga system (not to be confused with the relatively new ashtanga yoga or power yoga).  These eight limbs are listed below:</div> <div> Yama - the five abstentions, or things we should not do</div> <div> Niyama - the five observances, or things we should do</div> <div> Asana - body posture, or exercise.     </div> <div> Pranayama - control of prana, or breath      </div> <div> Pratyahara - withdrawal of the mind from the senses</div> <div> Dharana - concentration </div> <div> Dhyana - meditation </div> <div> Samadhi - absorption on the Supreme One</div> <div> We will be going into more depth on each of these in later pages.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="what_s_happening"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>What's Happening</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700c800660000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">I am at Acuherbal on the Frimley Road, Camberley every Wednesday afternoon. To book a CranioSacral treatment, massage or for Light Heart Flower essences. ( Patricia  on 01252-333738.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700c800660000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Children's Drop-in Clinic at Acuherbal. I have had to change the day from Monday pm to WEDNESDAY pm.  Please feel free to drop-in or make an appointment.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700c800660000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">I will be at the Farnham Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice, Natural Therapies Awareness Day on 21 September : 10.30am - 5pm.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700c800660000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">An Introduction to CranioSacral Therapy workshop will be held in November 2002 at the Ash Centre, Ash Hill Road.  The cost includes a study guide plus refreshments and lunch. This workshop is designed for the layperson or healthcare practitioner or student who would like hands-on experience of the basics of CST. For further information ring Patricia on 01252-333738 or Ann on 01252-834784.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700c800660000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Courses in Reiki and Natural Healing. Please      (Ann  01252-834784 for further information)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700c800660000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Reading Drum Circle - African drumming for fun.  Tuesdays. Also drum at festivals and ceremonies. Susie ( 07879443847 : www.drumfun.co.uk)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700c800660000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">NFSH Healing Centre, Wednesday evening 7pm-9pm.  (01276-65779)</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <A NAME="advertisement___nfsh"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF SPIRITUAL HEALERS</B></div> <div> <B>Camberley</B></div> <div> <B>Healing Centre</B></div> <div> <B>in Frimley Village Hall</B></div> <div> <B>Frimley Green</B></div> <div> <B>Every Wednesday Evening 7pm - 9pm</B></div> <div> <B>Discover the feeling of being more relaxed</B></div> <div> <B>Give it a try.  What have you got to lose?</B></div> <div> <B>Call 01276 65779  for more information</B></div> <div> <B>not affiliated to any religious organisation</B></div> <div> <B>Free of charge</B></div> <div> <B>(Donations accepted to cover hall costs)</B></div> <div> <B>Please come along.  We would love to see you.</B></div> <div> <B>Registered charity 211133</B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>