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Invoking Colour and the Qualities of Light
As with other forms of vibrational healing, colour therapy treats energy imbalances that may cause dis-ease in the body. Colour treatment can be self administered, given in the form of light. To invoke colour awaerness, it is best to limit the application to a...
The Year of the Dragon
Expect this year to be an energetic one, filled with optimism, power and entrepreneurship... The Symbol of the Dragon In Chinese Astrology, the symbol of the dragon is a powerful and revered one - the dragon is the only mythical animal in the zodiac and is associated...
Tigers Above, Tigers Below
There is a story of a woman running away from tigers. She runs and runs, and tigers are getting closer and closer. When she comes to the edge of a cliff, she sees some vines there, so she climbs down and holds onto the vines. Looking down, she sees there are tigers...
Short Meditation on a Dewdrop
For a short meditation, let's turn to Kabir, an Indian weaver and mystic poet born 1398AD who writes: "All know that the dewdrop merges with the ocean, but few know that the ocean merges into the dewdrop. Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Hold for a few seconds....
Pranayama Techniques
Alternate Breathing If you take time to observe your breathing and the manner in which you inhale and exhale, you will notice that most of the time respiration takes place through one nostril only. When you are not conscious of your breathing, it appears that...
Art of the Barefoot Massage
When it comes to massage, most of us have experienced the wonderfully relaxing and releasing effects that the touch of a trained pair of hands can bring. Now imagine the increased sensation of bare, supple feet working their way across the body in long deep strokes,...
The Practice of Metta
Metta is the Buddhist meditation practice of loving kindness for ourselves and for all beings. But it is much more than that: it is a frame of mind and a way of being who we really are, a way of living life fully. Metta is a Pali word (Pali was the language that...
Weather Report
"Any day I am vertical is a good day" - that's what I always say. And I give thanks that I'm healthy. If you ask me, "How are you?" I'll answer "GREAT!" because in saying so, I make it so. And I give thanks that I can choose my attitude. When life gives me dark...
Give yourself the gift of health, vitality and vigour this winter!
Kahuna massage will not only warm your heart and soul with loving touch, it can also boost your immunity and stimulate serotonin secretion to keep you from sucumbing to flu as well as the winter blues. Offered in a warm, crystal healing room at ISHTA, this is a truly...