The Heart of Healing: Loving Self and Others

Happy Valentine’s Day – “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways….”

• Elizabeth Barrett Browning touched upon love in her sonnet. We, too, are prompted to consider who and what we love on Valentine’s Day.
• Our ability to give and receive love is frequently lost in daily life as we face constant stress and change. Making time to love our Self and others becomes a challenge, yet one which can ground and deepen the connection with our heart and authentic Self. Valentine’s Day is a reminder, but how do we live and bring what is at the heart of all healing, love, into our lives each day?

Self-care practices provide a key to increasing Self-awareness, living mindfully, and being present to give and receive love to ourselves and others. When I begin my day with the Self-care practice of meditation, I am more focused, awake, and aware throughout the day. Add a dance class and I come alive through movement and music that enlivens my body and brings joy to my soul. Time in nature, taking a mindfulness “breather,” brings me home to my human nature, and I return to life as a human being NOT a human doing. And, in case I get too serious, laughter and play breaks lighten my whole being and change my perspective on everything and everyone.

Loving myself, through Self-care practices, ripples out and affects not only my health and well-being but the health and well-being of my family and all my relationships. These practices are like a cool shower on a hot day, after which I feel refreshed, revitalized, and awake to what each moment presents.

What Self-care practices do you use as a way to love and care for your Self?

 

Namaste…(the Light in me honors and bows to the Light in you)

Events: 2013– Year of the Snake — Women’s Retreat

2013: Year of the Snake

WOMEN’S    RETREAT

May 24-26, 2013

VILLA  PAULINE

MENDHAM, NEW JERSEY

http://www.scceast.org/villapauline/

Through group and individual experiences you will :

1.  Deepen Self-awareness using meditation, reflection, movement and play.

2.  Learn to navigate from your heart  and authentic Self.

3.  Enhance your ability to show up during change and transformation.

4.  Redefine and renew your intuition and life purpose.

5.  Explore the beauty and wisdom in Mother Nature and your own nature.

6.  Strengthen your connection with Spirit and the Divine Feminine.

RETREAT SCHEDULE

Friday:

4:00  -   5:00        pm         Registration

5:00  -   5:30        pm         Opening Circle & Meditation

5:30  -   6:30        pm         Dinner

7:00  -   7:30        pm         Coming Home with Sound & Movement

7:30  - 10:00        pm         Recreating Your Path

Saturday:

8:00  -   8:45       am         Awareness Journaling & Movement

8:45  -   9:45       am         Breakfast

10:00 – 12:00      pm         Part 1. Sacred Snake Medicine

12:15  -  1:15       pm        Lunch

1:30  -    5:00       pm        Acupressure for Self Care

5:00  -    5:30       pm        Walking Meditation / Labyrinth

5:30  -    6:30       pm        Dinner

7:00  - 10:00        pm        Touching the Center of Your Self

Sunday:

8:00  -  9:00       am       Meditation & Movement

9:00 – 10:00       am       Breakfast

10:00 – 12:00     pm       Part 2. Sacred Snake Medicine

12:00 – 12:45     pm       Your 2013 Soul Path

12:45 -   1:45     pm        Lunch

1:45 -  3:00        pm       Closing Circle / Weekend Feedback

MEET  THE  FACILITATORS:

Monique Arcand is an intuitive & spiritual advisor born and raised in the  French-speaking culture of Montreal, Canada. At an early age Monique embraced the passions of art and mysticism. She received a degree in Fine Arts from‘ Ecole des Beaux Arts ‘ and has studied many of the New Age philosophies. Monique’s experience of enlightenment began with the AmericanIndian healer, Monique Peries of Quebec. www.moniquearcand.com

Lu Pierro is an author, speaker and nationally certified Health and Wellness Coach.  She  has spent 30+ years helping clients set goals and maximize their potential. Her goal is to help clients break through their limiting self- beliefs so they can find their  true authentic self. In addition to her coaching skills, Lu is the founder of Worldwide Holistic Day, a movement dedicated to worldwide holistic education. www.lifecoachingpierro.com

Sharon Rasa has been a visionary and pioneer in the healing arts for over 25 years. Learn from her journey as a student, teacher and doctor.  She is known for her innovative and integrated approach to wellness. Dr. Sharon’s life has been devoted to empowering individuals to reach their full healing potential by accessing their inner essence and  achieving health through nature’s biological blueprint.  www.rasahealth.com

Regina Rosenthal is a physical therapist, teacher, author, and health coach with three decades of experience in the healing arts and sciences. She has presented workshops nationally and internationally, and has worked in hospital, university, home care, and private practice settings. Her new book, The Heart of Healing: Discovering the Secrets of Self-Care, describes seven themes encountered during healing; expands awareness about healing as a journey to our heart and authentic Self; and presents Self-care practices to empower readers during healing. www.reginarosenthal.com

$444 Registration after March 31, 2013

Reserve your spot NOW at:   www.rasahealth.com/teleseminars-and-events/

Mail registration: RaSa Health, 312 Shrewsbury Avenue, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701

For further information:  732-842-2610

 

 

Events: The Heart of Healing — Acupressure for Self-Care

• At February 14, 2013
• By rrosenthal
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Where:  Brandeis National Committee, Westlake Chapter, Jackson, NJ                    

When:   June 12, 2013

Topic:   The Heart of Healing: Discovering the Secrets of Self-Care            

             “Maximizing Well-being Using Acupressure for Self-Care”

The problem we face today is how to live and be healthy in a world filled with constant stress and change. I have discovered three solutions, which supported clients’ healing, during the thirty years I have worked as a physical therapist:

1. increase Self-awareness
2. learn and use Self-care practices
3. reconnect with your heart and authentic Self

Come and be introduced to a simple, non-invasive acupressure formula to relieve stress that can be self-administered in about twenty minutes. The Seva Acupressure for Self-Care program*, created as a gift to the world to relieve suffering, was developed and used at Ground Zero following the events of September 11, 2001. Since its inception, the Seva program has been presented nationally and internationally. In the US it has been taught and used in hospitals, private practices, colleges, schools, shelters, houses of worship, and Walter Reed Medical Center. No special equipment is required. This extremely useful tool addresses a wide range of needs, including general relaxation and shock and stress. Clients who use this program report reduced stress, improved sleep, enhanced focus, and an increased ability to respond to daily challenges. I, too, have personally benefited from this program.

*Seva: Sanskrit word for service

http://soullightening.com/acupressure-for-everyone/a4a-workshops/#seva_stress_relief_one