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12/29/01 - 2001 in Review
Year end review of many of the healing articles, reviews, chat sessions, etc., that were published in 2001

12/22/01 - Sharing the Meaning of Christmas
RedPhoenix, one of our Holistic Healing Chatroom Hosts, lost her parents this year. She is experiencing sadness as the holiday approaches because she will not be sharing Christmas with them. She wrote this inspiring letter in tribute to their lives. Don't miss reading this!

12/22/01 - Walkin' with the Devas
Music CD Review - Recording by Shanti Shanti - In today's society of rush and push forward focus it is refreshing to step inside a space where you can feel as if you are enfolded within peaceful and warm rhythmic waves, this CD will make this space available for you.

12/15/01 - Healing Subjects - Find It All Here!
I am forever amazed how vast and comprehensive the About Guide sites are. Each Guide site houses an extensive link library of subject matter pertaining to its particular topic. Here is a convenient link map to the HOLISTIC HEALING SUBJECTS.

12/04/01 - My Favorite Divination/Intuitive Card Decks
I own a sizable collection of insightful card decks. Many of the decks in my collection are of the Tarot, but not all. Here is a listing of ten of my all time favorite divination/intuitive decks.

11/30/01 - How To Evaluate Your Holistic Health
Having an holistic health check up is somewhat different than having a physical by a health provider where your pulse is taken and a tongue depressor is stuck inside your mouth.

11/16/01 - Choosing a Juice Extractor
There are so many different models of juice extractors on the market to choose from it can be fairly confusing to know which one to purchase. Things to consider before deciding which juicer is right for you.

11/12/01 - Dolphins Teach Us to Play
Dolphins remind us to be joyous and playful. Here are some gift selections that will be sure to please young-at-heart individuals of all ages. About Dolphins and Porpoises

11/04/01 - Healer Tools and Gadgets
Ten common tools that holistic healers often use to help facilitate healing.

11/02/01 - Heart Shopping
The best way to select the perfect gift is to let your heart do the shopping. Heart Shopping requires you to let go of any notion that you KNOW what someone needs or wants. Let your heart lead you to the appropriate gift. Doing this is similar to taking your hungry tummy to the market, the cart fills up fast.

10/27/01 - Healing CFIDS: Finding Our Own Healing Path
Filmmaker Thomas Day Oates Jr. is the guest speaker leading a discussion on letting go of our illnesses and finding the way to healing through joy and creativity.

10/26/01 - Guide Picks - Top Reiki Books
Up until recently few Reiki texts were available, but many more books are flooding the market these days with the worldwide interest of Reiki growing.

10/19/01 - Taking Inventory of the Roles We Play
Easy exercise to help you evaluate your past accomplishments and roles that have helped thrust you into your present life condition.

10/07/01 - Reiki VS Healing Touch
Similarities & Differences: Opinions shared by individuals trained in both of these energy medicine modalities.

09/28/01 - Reader Responses
Your opinions are valued! Your thoughts and responses to the healing content provided here at the About Holistic Healing Guide Site is appreciated.

09/14/01 - Spirituality And Wellness Books For Children
Introducing your child to spirituality and wellness through reading. Book selections for preschool, grade school, and junior high ages.

09/11/01 - Tragedy Brings Heightened Awareness of Our Intricate Human Connections
Sept. 11 terrorist attack awakened your Guide to a heightened reality of the intricate connections we have with one another. Phyl asks that you allow yourself time to grieve.

09/08/01 - Readers' Corner
Book recommendations submitted by our community members and interested readers.

09/07/01 - Be A Critic - Review A Healing Book
Have you read a book on the subject of holistic healing, alternative medicine, spiritual awakenings, or one that addresses wellness issues? Share what your feelings are about a particular book by submitting your personal review of it.

08/31/01 - Attitudes About Personal Pain
Pain is our body's way of communicating with us. How are you at listening to your body's outcries? Can you recognize subtle changes in your body immediately or does it take a brick to hit you over the head before you pay attention to something being wrong?

08/17/01 -This Little Piggy Porked Out On More Soy
The scientists may be on to something by testing a new diet on Iowa pigs. In order to make healthier pork, researchers reduced the ground corn used in traditional feed. Instead, additional soybean and soy oil was given to the pigs in the study.

08/10/01 - Holistic Healing Interactive Community Calendar
Get Involved - Become a Holisic Healing member. Interactive Community Calendar for special events, new polls and schedules chats.... more.

08/03/01 - Visual Portal - Photo & Graphic Clips Album
For anyone who prefers eye-candy over the written text for referencing your favorite healing features and resources from this website.

07/20/01 - UTI - It Hurts!
Anyone who has had an Urinary Tract Infection can easily sympathize with sufferers of this painful condition. UTI resources.

07/06/01 - The Sensitive Person's Survival Guide
Book Review - Our greatest obstacle in learning empathy is our habit of thinking intellectually in our heads. The primary focus of Kyra Mesich's book is the connection of emotional sensitivity and chronic depression/anxiety.

06/22/01 - At A Crossroads - Making Decisions
When a decision we are facing is a life changing one is it any wonder we stop dead in our tracks when we come at a these crossroads along our life path?

06/08/01 - Work Burn Out Is A Health Risk
Daily routines and mundane tasks can feel like drudgery or become a stressful burden for all of us. Continuing in the same vein will likely put your overall health at risk. Here are a few simple changes you can do to reduce your burn-out fatigue.

05/25/01 - Dandelions - Pesky Weed or Healthful Herb?
I have fond childhood memories of creating chained necklaces from the stems of the dandelion plant and blowing the seeded puffs, sending them floating wayward into the daytime breeze along with my silent wishes.

05/11/01 - Medical Intuitives
A Medical Intuitive is an psychic counselor who specializes in perceiving information concerning the human body. A Medical Intuitive can energetically read the insides (organs, glands, blood, etc.) of our bodies.

04/27/01 - Are The Dead Communicating With Us?
I believe that the soul transits to another place where it lives on. Communications from the dead often occur to help us through our grief process. The messages conveyed are that the person is not truly gone, merely somewhere else. And that this somewhere else is a happier and healthier place for them. It is a tremendous healing gift to receive this type of comforting communication.

04/13/01 - Affirmation of the Day
Do you have an affirmation to share? You can select what day of the year you wish to have your affirmation posted on, Choose to have it posted on your birthday, or on any other day that is special to you. To submit an affirmation fill out a simple form - let's get those positive statements flowing!

04/06/01 - Be Happier - Adopt Amberisms Into Your Life
My daughter's optimistic remarks as a child were so innocent and refreshing they would help our family see things in a brighter light. Amber could easily turn our sadness and irritations into laughter and calmness.

03/30/01 - Unbirthday Gifting - A Generous Way of Healing Yourself
A person can get completely bummed on their birthday when a gift doesn't quite hit the mark. It is a sad fact of life that an anticipated birthday can set a person up for a big let down. Because of this, more and more, I have begun adopting unbirthday gifting as my preference.

03/23/01 - Bloody Noses - Herbal Treatments & Precautions
Astringent herbs that can be used topically to decrease or eliminate bleeding are Agrimony, Yarrow, and Witch Hazel.

03/16/01 - Boundless Healing: Meditation Exercises to Enlighten the Mind and Heal the Body
Book Review - Author Tulku Thondup's meditations methods help us stay grounded and keep a wakeful awareness of our physical beings, directing our meditations toward a goal of attaining happiness and well being, both mentally and physically.

03/09/01 - Money Issues - Are You A Control Freak?
We want to be in full control of our lives, handling the pocketbook is just one area that is blatantly obvious.
If you realize that you have issues regarding money.... look deeper, you likely have control issues in other parts of your life as well.

03/05/01 - Quantum Touch
Chat Transcript - Learning the basics and the two mechanics of this vibrational healing modality.

03/02/01 - Spirit Animals And The Wheel Of Life: Earth-Centered Practices for Daily Living
Guide Book Review - Hal Zina Bennett offers this book
in hopes of showing his readers a way to reclaim their own Ecospiritual connection with the planet both spiritually and practically.

02/23/01 - Aromatherapy - Use of Essential Oils
Common methods of using plant oils for therapeutic care of the mind, body, and spirit include inhalation, vaporization, massage, bathing, and compresses.

02/19/01 - Rapid Eye Technology
Here is a transcript from our chatroom with guest speaker, Carol Tuttle. Carol explains the basics of RET and how working with this system can convert our negative energies into light, making our daily struggles lessen.

02/16/01 - Bone Tossing FAQ & Sample Reading
I have put together this simple FAQ to help answer your questions about what a bone tossing involves. I've also included the transcript of my own personal bone toss reading from Whitehorse Woman.

02/10/01 - Come and Play with me!
Updated Feature! - All work and no play makes for a very dull day. Visit the virtual playground to spark some fun and creativity into your day!

02/09/01 - Square Pegs - Learning How to Fit into a Round World
"Where do I fit in?" says the square peg while overlooking a peg board full of round holes. "Not here" says the world at large, so the square peg journeys endlessly in search of somewhere outside of the world to fit in... ultimatelyseeking inward.

02/02/01 - Rose Quartz Meditation
Beautiful meditation utilizing the roze quartz "love" gemstone in clearing the heart chakra.

01/26/01 - Book Review - The Essence of Self-Healing: How to bring health and happiness into your life
A basic self-awareness handbook exploring alternative therapies and positive thinking written by Petrene Soames.

01/19/01 - Are Scents Making You Sick?
Do you view smells as intruders in your life? Do you feel that exposure to certain fragrances, including perfumes and scented products, adversely impacts your health? If your answer is yes, I assure you, you're not alone.

01/12/01 - Be Wary of Energy Suckers - Psychic Vampires
The harm in a psychic attack is that there is no fair exchange of energy and therefore one feels depleted while the other becomes energized.
Symptoms of psychic attack include headaches, sleep disturbances, and chronic fatigue.

01/05/01 - Book Review - Remembering Wholeness: A Personal Handbook for Thriving in the 21st Century
Prebirth Sacred Agreements, Scripting, Creating Abundance, and Life Purpose are just a few of the many subjects covered by author Carol Tuttle that are worth exploring. She offers herself as a guide to help readers find their pathway to having happier and more purposeful lives.

01/01/01 - Y2K - Looking Back At Healing 2000
Review of this past year with all it's magical moments, shared articles, book reviews, and a variety of selected highlights.

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