Although these two are very different in many ways, (and grew up in practically two different eras!) I see so many similarities in their looks, their personalities, even their movements. As anyone who has kids has experienced, I can see traits of both sides of the family in each of them.
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Carolyn Cooper here from SimplyHealed, where we demystify the woo-woo in energy healing and give you practical tools that you can actually use in your life to have a more fulfilling and excellent life.
I’m glad you’re here. I did a live video last week, and I said throw me your questions and let’s see what what I can do to help answer those for you. Questions about energy healing. It is much more mainstream now than it was when I started doing energy healing 20 years ago, so the question I picked – I got a lot on Facebook and then I got a lot outside Facebook – one of them was just a basic question, but I thought it was worthy of an answer. It’s what is the purpose of energy healing?
Oh, good question. So if you are new to energy healing, hopefully this will help you. If you’re a pro at it, you’d know a lot about it, you’ve been doing it a long time, hopefully something in what I say will help you when you’re trying to explain it to other people as well.
So first of all, let me say what energy healing is. It’s restoring balance to the energy of the body. We have these physical bodies with circulatory systems, skeletal system, muscular system, all these different systems that just work beautifully together within the physical body. We also have energies and different energy systems that need to communicate, and each do their thing. I call it their calling. Each part of the body has its certain calling that it does. There’s intelligence in every cell and each part. Each energy system has its own calling that it does and that we need to help it stay on track, so energy healing is basically… I see everything in pictures in my mind, so I’m going to give you a picture here, like a little stream or a river. If it’s flowing and it just gets mud and garbage and all sorts of things in there, it blocks the flow, so it cannot have a smooth flow and it cannot nourish the grass down the sides of it, and it can’t be clean water flowing to irrigate gardens or wherever it is going on its way.
I see our energy systems like that. They can get blocked up. The energies will get dammed up sometimes and it just keeps us from being our best selves mentally, emotionally, and physically. It helps with all of those. So mentally, we can get trapped emotions. I usually don’t use that word trapped. Stuck emotions. I don’t think they’re trapped. I think that sounds like they can’t move on their own unless someone saves them, but they can move on their own. We just need to have the right environment so that they can, but they do get stuck and it can really clog things up, and so we release the limiting beliefs and the emotions that go along with those, and as you know, our emotions come from our thoughts and a thought is just a thought. You have the power to change a thought. I’m going to do a whole other video about that down the road because it’s not a circumstance that makes us feel a certain way, it’s our thoughts about the circumstance, so that’s a different video, but those are things that can create imbalances in our energy, as our thoughts.
We inherit generational patterns in our DNA. I’ve taught that for many, many years, and I’m super excited now that science is actually proving that. There’s a lot of science about epigenetics and all of that branch of science now, which is super exciting. Energy healing, the purpose of it is to help balance and align all our different energy systems. In SimplyHealed I teach you how to do that with all seven energy systems. I believe there’s seven. Seven is a sacred number, and some people say more, some people say less. It doesn’t matter as long as the intent is to heal and to help. So some of those are, if you’re not familiar with that, the chakra system, the meridians, which is the basis for the Chinese acupuncture system, your aura, which is the energy around us, and then there’s four lesser-known ones that I won’t go into in this video. So basically, it’s to keep our energies balanced so that our mind can think clearly and our emotions feel good. We can live in joy and so our physical body can heal and work the way God created it to do, without blockages in the energy.
I’m going to tell you a little story. When I knew I was going to do this Facebook Live on this particular question, I had 10 different ideas of where I could go, and I thought you know what? I’m going to save all of those for other videos. I’m just going to try to focus on this one, just take one of those, and so I wanted to tell you about when many years ago, one of my neighbors had said to me she had a problem with energy healing. She thought it was from the dark side and that it was really bad, and there are people I’m aware, I know there are people who think that because they don’t understand that it’s actually quantum physics. There’s an actual thing with energy and we are all energy. We are made out of energy. This body is just a dense form of that, but what she said to me was, “I know you, and I know you believe in God and I know you believe in prayer. Why would you possibly need something like this?”
So basically she was saying what’s the purpose of what you’re doing? She went on to tell me it was bad and wrong, and I’m pretty sure she won’t see this video, but if she does it’s okay. I’m sending her love. It was a good experience. So she was like, “Why do you need that? Why do you need that?” And what came to my mind, I just said to her, “Do you go to the dentist if you have a tooth that needs work?” “Well, yes.” “Do you take your kids to the doctor if they’re sick and you believe they need something from a doctor for that?” She’s like, “Well, of course.” I’m like, “Why do you do that? Because I know you believe in God and you believe in prayer as well. Why don’t you just have the faith and pray that they’ll heal?” She’s like, “Whoa, that’s not the same to me.”
I think it’s the the same thing. Yes, I believe if you have enough faith, that yeah, you could heal anything, and if it’s God’s will, but the doctor and the dentist, and whoever else we go to in our lives, though they’re tools to help us. Our body has an innate wisdom. Our body knows how to heal itself. We just need to help it get there. Feed it the right fuels, get enough sleep, get some movement, clear your energy, and so all of those things are super important.
Anyway, so back to my story. Why do you need it? What’s the purpose of energy healing? But, as my neighbors put it, “why do you need that?” It’s just a tool. It’s a tool. I will take any tool that is light and joyful and good, and leads me to be a better person. I will take any of those tools to help me have a better life and help my family have a better life. It doesn’t replace prayer if you’re a prayerful person. It doesn’t replace your morning meditation if you’re a meditator. It doesn’t replace exercise. It doesn’t replace anything. It’s just a tool, an addition. The purpose is to keep us balanced, healthy, strong, joyful. That’s it.
So I hope you have a great day, and if you have any other questions put them in the comments below. I’ll be back again answering other questions. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. You guys are awesome, and if you want to learn more about energy healing, I’ve got online courses at SimplyHealed.com. I always have live courses coming up. I actually have a certification course coming up soon that you can find all of that on SimplyHealed.com. I would love to help you on this journey. Have a great day.
One of the many healing parts of my SimplyAlign work is cleaning up the energetic DNA, and releasing emotions from the traumas, abuse, persecution, war, etc. that our ancestors lived through and science now proves we really do inherit. It’s powerful stuff, and clearing these emotions can make such a difference in how we feel, how we then behave, and what we can ultimately accomplish.
I’ve done this generational work for years, it’s so fascinating to learn what we have inherited and see how lives change when those limiting emotions are released.
I was recently working with a client, I’ll call her Amy (not her real name) who had struggled her whole life with not feeling good enough. No matter the situation, she always felt she was “less than” everyone else.
She explained to me how she longed to be a person who didn’t come home after every social gathering she attended and berate herself.
“Did I say the wrong thing? Was I too awkward when meeting that new person? Did they understand what I meant, or did I offend someone? Were my clothes too dressy? Too casual?”
She told me how she knew she had missed out on many opportunities for friendships, career advancement, and fun because of this. But what she really feared was how her insecurities could affect her children. This was the most painful part for her.
Amy had done some personal work on this, and as she put it was “way better than she used to be.” But there was still something holding on that she just couldn’t seem to shake!
As I worked with her in a session what came up very strongly was that this feeling of inadequacy had been carried in her family lines for many generations. On her father’s side, feeling belittled, ridiculed, even persecuted were the words and emotions that came up during that session. SimplyAlign can release those stuck emotions in a a graceful yet thorough way, so that’s just what we did for Amy.
She later reported to me that she now understands that she is truly an important person, with an important life to live, just like everyone else, and that owning her power in this way has changed how she is as a mom, wife, friend, employee. Those scared-of-not-being-good-enough voices in her head rarely show up now. It’s beautiful to see the change in her countenance, her actions, even the way she walks into a room.
If you have ancestors (that’s you), learning this information is essential! Click the link below to learn more about generational healing and how it affects your family, on my free online webinar called:
I love August, because I have 2 anniversaries! In the following three scenarios what do the people have in common?
Josie is a woman in her twenties. She still lives at home with her mother who makes all Josie’s
important decisions: how to spend her money, who to go out with, even what clothes to wear. Josie is anxious and depressed.
Matt ordered a new printer for his office. When it arrived he discovered it wasn’t compatible with his computer. “Those idiots,” he ranted, “why didn’t they tell me this was the wrong printer.”
Sally and Jerry had a big fight. Now Sally’s tossing and turning in the bedroom while Jerry beds down on the sofa. Neither one is getting any sleep and both think the other should make the first move to apologize.
If your answer was “Hey, no one is taking any personal responsibility here,” you’ve got a good eye for human behavior.
Because what Josie and Matt and Sally and Jerry all have in common is a lack of self-responsibility that leaves them dependent and victimized. They’re caught up in blaming others for their problems and waiting for somebody else to come along and make their life right. Unfortunately, they’re going to have a long wait because, in the words of self-esteem expert Nathaniel Branden, “No one is coming.”
This is the good news! Your life is in your hands. You get to make the choices, elect the options and take the actions that come with self-responsibility. It’s through the door of self-responsibility that personal power and independence enter, often hand-in-hand, bearing gifts of confidence and self-esteem.
Be clear though, self-responsibility is not the same as feeling responsible or accepting the blame for bad things that have happened or situations that are painful. We don’t all enter the world with the same trappings, and people, events or circumstances have wreaked trauma and caused wounds from which many are recovering. Self-responsibility means that when you have worked through your grief or anger or other issues, you can ask yourself: Now what am I going to do? What options do I have?
At the other end, self-responsibility doesn’t mean becoming so self-reliant you don’t ask for help when you need it or seek others’ opinions or points of view. And it certainly doesn’t mean you have to know everything, make every decision alone or take on the world single-handedly.
Rather than a heavy burden, self-responsibility can be a source of joy. Knowing you can create the life you want by accepting responsibility for yourself is a great freedom. Even saying the words aloud can produce a feeling of power and strength. Try it.
Granted, saying the words out loud can be a little scary and intimidating as well as empowering. Accepting and acting out of self-responsibility isn’t like falling off the proverbial log; it’s not that easy. It takes practice and working through and making mistakes and falling back and finding yourself in a place you didn’t want to be again. But that’s the thing about personal growth, the place to start is where you are.
It’s great to be able to muscle test how strong or weak you are on each of these to better know where to focus your changes. Don’t know how to muscle test? Visit my store for the Learning to Muscle Test DVD which teaches you how to muscle test on yourself and others.
What has helped you to overcome selfishness and become self-responsible? Join the conversation below…
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The way to live a full and rich life, to deepen our connections with others and to experience true intimacy is by staying in the present moment. Yet much of what we do and how we live takes us out of the present and ricochets us into some unknown future or drags us back into the mire of the past. Other times, we simply “space out,” disconnect from where we are, who we’re with, and what we’re doing.
The great spiritual teacher Thich Nhat Hanh said mindfulness is to be present in the present moment. Take the following quiz to discover how much, and in what ways you detach from the present moment.
T/F 1. I have a tendency to live in the future, projecting into tomorrow, or next week or even years from now.
T/F 2. I spend much of my time thinking about the past, replaying conversations or reliving incidents or events, or I play “what if” in my mind.
T/F 3. Sometimes when I’m in conversation with someone, I can’t remember what was just said.
T/F 4. When eating a meal, my family often watches TV or videos or reads.
T/F 5. In talking with someone, I think of how I’m going to respond rather than listening to what the other person is saying.
T/F 6. I tend to worry.
T/F 7. I try to figure out how things will work out or what someone else will do.
T/F 8. I allow the telephone or pager to interrupt whatever I’m doing.
T/F 9. I often/frequently hope for something better or different.
T/F 10. I often/frequently dread something worse will happen.
T/F 11. I find myself always busy, with never an empty or spare moment.
T/F 12. When I am feeling uncomfortable in a situation, I change the subject or get up and move around, or get something to eat/drink/smoke/do.
T/F 13. In some situations, I find myself getting sleepy or yawning when I’m not really tired.
T/F 14. I find it difficult to maintain eye contact when I’m talking with someone.
T/F 15. Sometimes I can’t remember what I just read or I don’t know what just took place in the movie or video I’m watching.
T/F 16. When I’m with certain people, we talk about others (gossiping, discussing shortcomings or talking about their problems).
T/F 17. I take my cell phone everywhere and it’s always on.
T/F 18. My conversations with others tend to be about superficial subjects.
T/F 19. Rather than staying with my emotions and naming them (“I am feeling…”), I attempt to alter the feelings.
T/F 20. In my family or with my partner, we watch TV programs that we don’t really care about rather than interact with each other.
Many of us may feel a push-pull when it comes to intimacy. We want to be closer to others, but the vulnerability that it demands is too frightening. Or we may feel restless or distracted or just plain uncomfortable when we attempt to stay in the present.
If this quiz brought up some things for you that you’d love to do some energy work on to release negative triggers, please visit my Certified SimplyHealed™ Practitioner page. These wonderful Certified SimplyHealed™ Practitioners can help you feel more peace, joy and balance in your life!
Author’s content used under license, © Claire CommunicationsIn this video, Jolene Victor of Victory Energy Wellness joins me to talk about her experience as a SimplyHealed PractitionerTM and how it has improved her relationships with her family members.
Spring is the time for new beginnings and that means Spring Cleaning to let go of what is not serving you. We all seek that elusive quality of “happiness.” Here are some things you can place your awareness on and clean out of your life so you can be happier.
Impressing. What you have —your possessions, your accomplishments—don’t result in real relationship or lasting happiness.
Blaming. Your response to any situation is your choice. Try making it a learning opportunity—taking responsibility is empowering.
Controlling. It doesn’t help you feel good about yourself. Honor your boundaries, but make space for others’ needs and choices, too.
Criticizing. We are all unique and different, not better or worse. Appreciate the differences instead of zeroing in on shortcomings.
Whining. Complaining is ineffective, whereas asking for what you want is liberating.
Clinging to what is known. When you’re feeling afraid or insecure, be willing to let go of the familiar, take a risk and try something new.
Being Ungrateful. Stay aware of all the gifts and blessings that you do have. Express gratitude and happiness will follow.
Preaching. Another form of judging. Find more fun and empowering ways to share your knowledge.
Negative Self-talk. Train yourself to notice your mind’s chatter. Working towards changing negative thoughts to positive ones will transform your life.
Fear. Don’t let fear get in the way of progress. Whatever you’ve been dreaming, get going on it. “Feel the fear and do it anyway.”
How have you been able to overcome these negative behaviors in your life? How have you become better at recognizing these behaviors and stopping them? Share with us below…
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It has been said that journaling is a voyage to the interior. Inside of all of us is a unique wisdom that can inform our choices and enhance our experience of life. Once we tap into that, we realize that we know more than we thought we did. One potent way to access this wisdom is through journaling. I love the answers I find when I relax, put pen to paper, and just begin writing. Sometimes I write about weird or silly thoughts until something better and more constructive comes out. But the trick is to sit down and begin.
Here are 10 ideas to help you mine for gold with a pen:
1. Free write. Write as fast as you can—whatever comes to your mind—without regard to spelling, punctuation, etc. This “brain dump” helps you clear your mind and prepare for the day.
2. Write about your childhood. Write specific memories and notice any trends that occur or insights you have about your present life.
3. Free associate. One word sparks another and so on. Watching where your mind takes you can help you get “underneath” issues you may be dealing with.
4. Create timelines, graphs or word clusters (aka “mindmaps”). Use these tools to explore trends, patterns and different perspectives.
5. Write letters. Clear up issues or unfinished business. Even if you never end up sending it, writing can clear up stuck energy.
6. Draw or collage. You know the saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words.”
7. Keep an idea journal. Jot down ideas that come to you throughout the day.
8. Make lists. Fears, things you’re grateful for, aspirations, animals in your dreams, etc. Making lists aggregates information in ways that give you a big picture view.
9. Ask and answer questions. Pretend someone is interviewing you about an issue and answer their question. You may be surprised by what comes out of your mouth or pen.
10. Record your dreams. What do the images and feelings in them tell you?
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