ARTICLES
Personal Boundaries
The idea of having personal boundaries is not new. Call it whatever you wish – protection, limits, walls, barriers – the purpose is the same. Healthy personal boundaries help keep you safe, secure and engaged with the world in a balanced way. They help you stay true...
Aroma Genera Therapy
Those of you who have experienced an aromatherapy massage know firsthand how some aromas make you smile and some make you grimace. There is more to this than meets the nose. In her book, The Fragrant Mind, British Aromatherapist Valerie Ann Worwood describes how...
Reflections on Mystery and Magic
In preparation for this weekend’s course, I have reflected upon what one could consider the mystery and magic in life. For some, ” magick ” is the active belief that the forces of Nature can be accessed through the use of certain rites, formulas or behaviours. These...
Hydrosols and Aromatic Waters
There are two main waters collected from distillation of aromatic plant materials. Hydrosols are the waters created during steam distillation for essential oil production; they could be seen as a “by-product” of essential oil production. On the other hand, Aromatic...
Happiness and Health
Those in the counseling professions will often say that there are more incidents of depression/suicide during and following the Holiday Season that at any other time of the year. Some of the reasons include the re-emergence of dysfunctional relationship issues which...
What is Healing Music
There is mounting evidence that music can improve health and healing. Those of you who have visited the Centre know, we play a variety of musical CDs in the Reception Area as well as each treatment room. The selections are varied, but most people say that the music...
Guidance from Above
Sometimes I’m asked about the concept of Ascended Masters. The idea can be confusing and a bit frightening if one doesn’t have proper information. Some people have thought that these Masters were being glorified as one would do so for God or the Divine Universal...
Gone to the Birds
Here on the West Coast, we are blessed with such a variety of flying, feathered friends. It’s hard not to notice the many birds coming out of hiding, so to speak, in response to the warm spring weather we’ve been experiencing lately. With the awe and amazement...
The Family Trap
Everyone knows someone who has an addiction problem. It could be an addiction to cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, prescription medications, sex, shopping, eating or just about anything else that fills their need. The statistics are telling. What isn’t always told is the...
Chakra Basics
We refer to “chakras ” in many of our articles and when performing treatment sessions here at the Centre. But some clients are not familiar with their meanings. Here is a quick reference guide to chakra basics, what they are and what they do. Thanks to Anodea...
Mind and Meditation
Every spiritual and wisdom tradition in history has recommended some kind of meditation. This has, unfortunately, created the impression that it is solely a religious activity. In actual fact, meditation is an activity to help calm the mind and harness its natural...
The Holy Oils
The Christmas Story tells of the gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh. Most people are familiar with gold, but what about the others? The holy oils? Both Frankincense and Myrrh are the resins – think “sap” – of their respective trees. In their raw state, these resins...