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The To-Be Verb

January 2016
Personal Development

In the early 1980s, I was able to attend a life-changing workshop. I don't remember the name of the instructor, but I do remember the theme of the workshop, which was "be careful of the words you use, because the words you use, use you." What she stressed…

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Are You Singing the Blues?

December 2015
The Sunshine Sharing Hour

According to an article in the Huffington Post in January of 2015, about 350 million people world-wide suffer from some form of depression, with about 16 million adults having at least one major depressive episode during 2012. This means that slightly…

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The Gift of Self-Care

December 2015
Personal Development

I've observed the tendency of most natural healers, myself included, to spend a lot of time caring for others, while often neglecting to care for ourselves. This might be because we feel that self-care is selfish and that it is more noble to serve…

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Is There a Cure for Arthritis?

November 2015
The Sunshine Sharing Hour

Arthritis is a Latin word that simply means “inflammation of a joint,” which means that a person’s joints are painful, red and swollen. That’s a nice description of symptoms for an illness that affects 22.7% of adults in America. This means that…

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An Introduction to Energetics

November 2015
Natural Healing Classes

I continually use my understanding of energetics to build models to teach people about health on every level. This webinar will be an overview of the energetic systems I use. I explain the four-element model and its applications. I also explain the Chinese…

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Medicinal Mushrooms

October 2015
The Sunshine Sharing Hour

We usually think of mushrooms as something you eat (or something you were warned in childhood not to eat). Some people may even associate “shrooms” with getting high. But few people in modern times realize what valuable health allies mushrooms can…

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Emotions and the Chinese 5 Elements

October 2015
Mental and Emotional Healing

This is a presentation I gave at a Nature's Sunshine conference that ties together the Chinese 5-elements with the emotional states each represents and the flower essence blends and Chinese herbal formulas that go with each.

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Turmeric and Curcumin

September 2015
The Sunshine Sharing Hour

Turmeric is an Asian spice that gives curry its yellow color. Related to ginger, this rhizome is a classic ingredient in Indian cooking and also has a long history of use in Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine. Its chief constituent, curcumin,…

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