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- ***My 3 Favorite Deviceless Dowsing Techniques - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2012 from Nigel and Maggie PercyThere are many deviceless dowsing techniques. If this subject interests you, then you will want to take a dowsing course that covers it. But for now, I want to introduce you to my 3 favorite methods of dowsing without a tool. They are easy to learn, and they are wonderful to use in public, as no ...
Views: 6545(2 votes) - ***My Father, My Future - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2011 from Beate CheletteThe illness or loss of a parent is one of the true tests of our dignity, our sense of self. On every European trip, my first stop was to see my father. We had always been very close. This time, we spent two days together before I left for Munich to continue with my trip before heading to Milan ...
Views: 3661(1 vote) - ***My Favorite Tool is Love...Do You Love Enough? - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2014 from Tony KentAt the beginning of my book, Make Your Life Magical, I ask you some very simple questions, including: Are you happy with your life? Are there things you want more of? Do you love enough? For many of us, we would like to change our answers to these questions. As I began to write, my purpose ...
Views: 1637(2 votes) - ***My Meditation Station CM - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Dina ColadaChakra Activation Meditations Tune in and Turn it up! We're going to focus on the CM Station, which stands for Chakra Activation Station. But here, I'm going to touch on basic Chakra information. What are Chakras? Chakras are wheel-like energy centers in your body. Chakras are also a ...
Views: 1924(1 vote) - ***N-hanced EFT Tapping Energy Therapy Support for Auto-Immune Disorders: - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2013 from Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDEach case is different, however there are many similarities and shared issues underlying auto-immune disorders. Included here are several approaches to tapping for weakened immune system conditions or symptoms. Often when one suffers from an auto-immune disorder they are treated as though ...
Views: 6469(2 votes) - ***Natural Health and Healing in the Wise Woman Tradition - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2012 from Susun WeedNatural Health and Healing in the Wise Woman Tradition c. 2002 Susun S Weed The Wise Woman tradition is invisible. Without healers, without diseases, without cures, without certificates, without guarantees, it exists. It has no rules, no right answers, no promise of life eternal. The ...
Views: 2784(1 vote) - ***Natural HGH: Increasing HGH Naturally - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2011 from Speedwinds Nutrition Inc.Human growth hormone is the straw that stirs the drink of natural development in healthy human beings. This energizing and revitalizing substance, which is produced by the pituitary gland in the brain, is involved in an enormous number of important functions inside the human body. If there were ...
Views: 3914(2 votes) - ***Natural HGH: Increasing HGH Naturally - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2011 from Speedwinds Nutrition Inc.Human growth hormone is the straw that stirs the drink of natural development in healthy human beings. This energizing and revitalizing substance, which is produced by the pituitary gland in the brain, is involved in an enormous number of important functions inside the human body. If there were ...
Views: 2076(1 vote) - ***Natural Remedies for Itchy Eyes - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comIf your eyes feel itchy, are red or have that sticky and gritty feel, relief is on the way. Try one of these simple, natural remedies for relief. 1. Ingredients * Chamomile tea * Salt * Eyebright (if available) Gently clean the eye with a tissue that has been dipped in ...
Views: 4789(1 vote) - ***NATURAL REMEDIES FOR PROBLEMS IN BREASTFEEDING PART 1 - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2011 from Susun WeedNATURAL REMEDIES FOR PROBLEMS IN BREASTFEEDING PART 1 ~Susun S Weed With the resurgence of interest in breastfeeding, there is increasing demand for natural remedies for the minor problems that accompany nursing. These remedies, taken from my book Wise Woman ...
Views: 1973(1 vote) - ***Natural Ways to Getting Over Food Poisoning - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2010 from Andy LaPointeFood poisoning is an all-encompassing term involving the consumption of contaminated food, stomach flu, stress, drug interactions, nutrient deficiencies or their excess. It can come on rather suddenly after eating; diarrhea or vomiting can begin 30 minutes to one hour after eating foods that ...
Views: 2722(1 vote) - ***Naturopathic Medicine - An Introduction by the Pastoral Medical Association - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2014 from Pastoral Medical AssociationNaturopathic Medicine An Introduction by the Pastoral Medical Association (PMA) SelfGrowth.com Official Guide to Naturopathic Medicine The Pastoral Medical Association (PMA) extends much thanks to SelfGrowth for recognizing the PMA’s contribution to alternative medicine, and for ...
Views: 2876(2 votes) - ***Navigating Grief - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Karen Mehringer, MAGrief is a mysterious creature. It lurks unnoticed in the dark corners of our hearts only to be un-leashed by the simplest of provocations…listening to a song, looking at a picture, watching a movie, a brief thought or memory flashes through our minds reminding us of our loss. All of a sudden, a ...
Views: 2346(3 votes) - ***Needs vs. Neediness - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2010 from Margaret PaulI recently received the following request:"Hi Dr. Paul -- I would be interested in an article that talks about having needs vs. being needy.I was brought up to be ashamed of my needs. I was supposed to be self-sufficient. As a result, I am ashamed of neediness and often don't recognize my ...
Views: 2958(1 vote) - ***Nervous in Public Speaking? Good! - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Nancy DanielsDid you know that nervousness in public speaking is beneficial? While many articles are written to help you try to eliminate or stop those nervous jitters, I want the exact opposite. Yes, I want you nervous. However, I want you to learn how to take control of it. When you can put your ...
Views: 2385(1 vote) - ***Networking Works; Cold Calling Leaves You Cold - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2008 from Sam ManferMany managers still mandate cold calling and for lack of a better idea many sales people still do it. However, you’ll be far more successful generating quality leads by networking. Why, because networking eliminates resistance to getting a meeting and eliminates resistance to your message. ...
Views: 1500(1 vote) - ***Networking – a dirty word? Think again… - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2014 from Eugene WhelanNetworking! We’ve all heard of it, some of us have done it, some of us are thinking about doing it, but most of us just dismiss it. These are all comments people make when talking about networking. What many people don't realise is that as a business owner, you are always networking. For a ...
Views: 5361(2 votes) - ***New Fitness Trends For Baby Boomers - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comI am so delighted with all of the new fitness ideas surfacing these days. From Nia to Zumba to Wii-Fit and Cardio Cinema – innovative ideas just keep on coming! Many of the new crazes involve dance, and as a former dancer myself, I’m thrilled to see these rise in popularity. Zumba is a ...
Views: 3414(2 votes) - ***New Hope with Cocaine Addiction: A True Story - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2011 from Johnny DeliriousNothing is more painful than to see a family member or loved one start the path of drug abuse, especially cocaine. The end result is death, either from a disease like hepatitis or from the wrong end of a gun. Today, there are more deaths from drug overdose than from automobile accidents – some ...
Views: 3320(1 vote) - ***New iPad App for Autism - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2011 from Susan Lynn PerryWe’ve all heard about how children with autism are drawn to the Apple iPad because of its portability, ease of use and innovative touch-screen technology. Now, there’s another reason for children (and parents….and teachers) to be excited about the iPad. It’s called “Injini”. Injini is a ...
Views: 2645(1 vote) - ***New View, New You, New Life - by Submitted on Dec 31, 1969 from Rob WhiteWhen I was fifteen, I was bored with my life. I no longer wanted to be the nice guy who was always polite and followed instructions. So, I decided to shake things up and changed my hair to look cool. I also bought a used leather jacket and started acting a little flippant. A few days later, ...
Views: 1594(1 vote) - ***NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: A Little Perspective on Time Travel - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2011 from Christine RanckAs we are about to enter the second year of the second decade of the 21st century (where did the FIRST one go????), it is good to get a little perspective. For example, will radio DJs now exhort us to listen to the hits of the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and the “00s?” How will they say it? The ...
Views: 1881(1 vote) - ***Nightmare on NutraStreet - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Helene Leonetti Back in 1965, a chemist working for the G.D. Searle Company accidentally discovered aspartame while testing an anti-ulcer drug. By 1983 it was approved by the FDA as an additive – an artificial sweetener trademarked as NutraSweet – to carbonated beverages, despite ...
Views: 2178(1 vote) - ***No Self-love, No Self-growth - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneGod is love and love is God. It is not possible to advance on the path of ascension and initiation without having love for self and the world. You cannot have love for the world if you don’t first have love for yourself. If you don’t love yourself you won’t be right with yourself. And if ...
Views: 1928(1 vote) - ***Non 12 Step Addiction Treatment - Empowering our Young Adults - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2016 from Dean TaraborelliWhen we imagine our children becoming addicted to drugs we often envision dimly lit alleys filled with questionable characters persuading our impressionable children to smoke, snort, or even shoot illicit street drugs. However, the most realistic threat to our children’s sobriety is not in the ...
Views: 5201(1 vote) - ***Non-12 Step Recovery - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2015 from Dean TaraborelliSince the 1930’s 12 step recovery programs have become the preferred method to treat alcoholism, drug abuse, co-dependence, or other addictive behaviors. 12 step recovery programs are deeply rooted within the belief that addicts are powerless over their addiction and the key to sobriety is ...
Views: 5986(1 vote) - ***Nourishing and Tonifying Herbs - Vinegars - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2011 from Susun WeedMost herbalists, throughout history, have been fascinated with poisonous plants. This fascination, along with careful study, experimentation, and observation, has given rise to pharmacy - the use of concentrated poisons - on one hand, and to homeopathy - the use of diluted poisons - on the ...
Views: 3448(1 vote) - ***Nutrigenomics, Is it the Wave of the Future? - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2011 from Hope AndersonWe all know the importance of food and its impact on our health. Nutrigenomics is the scientific vehicle that not only informs that nutrition influences health, but that food may also have an influence on the expression of our genetic makeup. What this means is that nutrigenomics will take out ...
Views: 3691(1 vote) - ***OCD Recovery - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2014 from Charles LindenSince curing my own anxiety, OCD and agoraphobia over 14 years ago, myself and my team of counselors, psychologists and anxiety recovery specialists have helped over 155,000 people worldwide to find the freedom they so desperately deserve. Over the last 15 years we have seen a steady increase ...
Views: 4097(3 votes) - ***Of Love and Money - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2011 from Morgana RaeA very interesting question came in, and I bet a number of you are feeling this way: “So, what if the situation with (personified) Money is reversed? I mean, equality would be nice, yes? What if I ask my “Money Honey” what he could do to please ME? I have spent my LIFE trying to please ...
Views: 1957(1 vote) - ***Offer Your Best You... - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2012 from Carol LookWhat if you felt inspired to Offer Your Best You? Imagine how much abundance would start to flow into your life! The first question to ask yourself is: "What is your BEST you?" What are your best qualities, your best attributes, who are you when you know you are at your best? I recommend ...
Views: 7280(1 vote) - ***One Bad Headline Can Be Costly. Are You At Risk? - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2008 from Denise RichardsonOminous headlines continue to enlighten, inform and alert us to the ever growing presence of data breaches, which can bring an identity theft into our lives at any time. As criminals continue to find ingenious ways to steal from us whatever they can, including the thing we most take for granted- ...
Views: 1360(1 vote) - ***One Chance to Make a First Impression - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comIt has often been said that, “You only get one chance to make a first impression.” Whether you are networking, interviewing for a job or meeting new colleagues for the first time, here are some guidelines to keep in mind which will make a good first impression. Be mindful of the other ...
Views: 2239(1 vote) - ***One Million per Second - by Submitted on May 02, 2011 from Karen Van CleveDid you know that your brain is changing at the rate of 1,000,000 connections per second? Impressive, isn’t it? Most of us are so busy with our lives – responsibilities, relationships, what to have for lunch – that we don’t even think about the part of us that makes it all possible: Our ...
Views: 2773(3 votes) - ***One Simple Secret You Must Know If You Want More Romance - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2014 from Emily WebberI haven’t met a woman yet who didn’t want her husband to adore her. I include myself! Most of us want our husbands to be our provider and protector, to be sweet and tender to us and to treat us as though we are irresistible…that out of all the women in the world, we are ...
Views: 1498(1 vote) - ***One Teaching… Unity, Acceptance and Healing… - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2014 from Debra GraugnardIf I had to give just one teaching about what I’ve learned in all of my studies, it would be this: To truly heal and optimally care for our bodies, we must see ourselves as one with all that is. We cannot see ourselves as separate from anything around us or within us. We must ...
Views: 1404(3 votes) - ***Only 3% Of The Population Do This*** - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2012 from Sean MantackWhen it comes to living your ideal life, there is one thing that you can do that will automatically improve your chances of attaining the life that you have always imagined, the disconcerting thing about this is that only 3% of the population bother to do it. You could be forgiven for ...
Views: 1542(1 vote) - ***Only Five Interview Questions - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2010 from Ford MyersOf all the subjects we cover in career management and job search, the one that seems to cause clients the most anxiety is INTERVIEWING. To ease my clients’ concerns, I often simplify the topic by reducing it to a handful of basic elements. When you boil it all down, job interviews are made-up ...
Views: 1499(1 vote) - ***Optimum Nutrition - Cooked or Raw? - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2011 from Susun WeedOPTIMUM NUTRITION: Cooked or Raw? c. 2004 Susun S Weed Which is better: cooked food or raw? Taking nothing for granted or gospel, I set out to find out for myself the answer to this important question. First, I asked, what is meant by "raw food" and what ...
Views: 2447(1 vote) - ***Our Time on Earth is Limited - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneUltimately life is very short. None of us knows when it is time for us go. Our time on Earth is shortened every moment, whether we like it or not. And once a moment is gone, it is “gone forever.” The one thing you can’t buy with money is time! This is why it is so important to not waste the ...
Views: 5136(2 votes) - ***Outsiders Inside Create Winning Career - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2010 from David CouperWorkplace Outsiders are the square pegs who can’t settle into the round holes of their job. They are the people who may try hard but never succeed or the people who look like they have worked it all out but inside are unhappy and unfulfilled. Take the assessment to see if you are an outsider at ...
Views: 2042(2 votes) - ***Over Thinking - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2011 from James RobinsonMany of us are affected by a terrible affliction, a disease that causes suffering and misery in billions of people. The most amazing symptom of this disease is that most people don’t even know that they have it. Other symptoms include headaches, stress, restlessness, heartburn, ulcers and other ...
Views: 3931(1 vote) - ***Overcoming The Primary Obstacle To Speed Reading - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Ed CaldwellThe most often asked question I get when people either see me read or when they submit a question to my website goes like this: “Does it really work?” Or, “Can you really comprehend when you read really fast? The short answer is yes! This article will explore the question behind that ...
Views: 3635(1 vote) - ***PAIN AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2011 from James RobinsonMy name is James Gray Robinson, and I am a spiritual/energy/faith healer. Earlier in my life, I was a trial attorney in North Carolina, from a family filed with lawyers and medical doctors. My twin brother is the medical director of the Guilford County (NC) Health Department. My background and ...
Views: 3251(3 votes) - ***Painkillers can Kill More than Pain - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2012 from Dr. John CharUntil recently, acetaminophen (also known as APAP) was considered to be a fairly harmless painkiller. After all, it’s found in commonly used over-the-counter drugs like Tylenol, as well as stronger prescription medications like Vicodin and Oxycodone. Acetaminophen has been sold in modest ...
Views: 3437(1 vote) - ***Pandora’s Box - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2014 from Agustina ThorgilssonThere are many of us concerned of what is happening at these times we live. We are seeing eruptions, wars being started, dangerous pests roaming around the world, the global warming, uncontrollable weathers and unusually fierce weather phenomena in normally calm areas etc. it’s like Pandora’s ...
Views: 9601(1 vote) - ***Parable by Sathya Sai Baba on “The Greatest Sacrifice” - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneBuddha used to keep with him always a rattle-drum. His disciples once asked him, "Master, why are you always keeping this rattle-drum by your side?" Buddha replied, "I shall play on this drum the day a person who has made the greatest sacrifice approaches me." Everyone was eager to know who ...
Views: 2714(1 vote) - ***Parachute Over Your Obstacles - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2011 from Regina BarrI recently received an email story, author unknown, titled, Your Parachute. It was about a U.S. Navy jet pilot, Charles Plumb, who was shot down after 76 combat missions and spent 6 years in a Vietnamese prison. He had to overcome numerous obstacles but he survived his ordeal. One day Plumb ...
Views: 1318(1 vote) - ***Parenting Tip: How To Coach Your Child At Any Sport - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2011 from Dr. Jay GranatOne of the great things about being a parent is the fun you can have teaching your kids about what you know and enjoy. I love tennis, golf, photography photography, racquetball, fishing, swimming and chess. Like many fathers, when I became a dad, I was eager to share some of these interests ...
Views: 3458(3 votes) - ***Part 2 – Food For Thought - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2012 from Morry ZelcovitchAt this point in this article I think that it's important to mention that in general the food -- mood response can be short-term in nature. For instance, eating tuna at lunch may increase alertness and concentration for two to three hours after eating, just as having pasta with tomato sauce can ...
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