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y time of year is a good time to make healthy lifestyle changes, but the beginning of a new year is a time when most of us are filled with hope and enthusiasm to make the coming year even better than the previous one. Each January is a great time to set new intentions because it offers an easy-to-identify, traditional time to re-think and re-energize our goals. Read more
Mind-body exercise is a form of movement that increases fitness in some way — muscular strength, aerobic levels, flexibility, or balance — but also enables you to engage your mind in a non-judgmental way and with an inward-directed focus that may become contemplative. Read more
Writers, politicians and regular folks have abused the word “phobia” a lot lately. It has been tacked onto every controversial idea in order to demonize people they disagree with. But let’s look at what “phobia” really means: an irrational fear. If you’re standing by a lake holding a golf club aloft on top of a barren hill in a rainstorm, and you’re afraid of being struck by lightning, is that a phobia? No. That’s a rational fear. If, however, you won’t leave the house on a sunny day for fear of being electrocuted, that’s an irrational fear. Read more
October 2010 marked Calyco Healing’s debut in Sydney, Australia. My husband, Dean went with me as 
my ‘assistant’ and he did a great job. We truly enjoyed meeting all the wonderful women who attended, and some amazing life-changing experiences took place for class participants during those four days! Read more
At this Thanksgiving time of year, gratitude is often in our thoughts. But did you know that the energy of gratitude is one of the highest vibrational levels we can be in?
According to the Law of Attraction, (which is very real), gratitude or appreciation attracts into your life more of the things that you’re grateful for and appreciate. And the more facets or areas of your life you like and appreciate, the healthier you’ll be. Read more
As an Energy Therapist, I have worked with people from all walks of life and have found that the number-one deterrent that holds us back from stepping up and being our best is lack of courage, which stems from lack of self worth. Whether from current circumstances, childhood issues, or even cellular memories we carry from our ancestors, feelings of unworthiness affect all of us at some time. Read more
The traditional approach to dealing with negative emotions and emotional health has always focused on the mental level. Emotional sufferers routinely spend countless hours in talk therapy, hoping for relief from their anguish but sometimes end up reliving rather than relieving emotional pain. In recent years, however, traditional psychotherapy has opened up to new approaches. These approaches incorporate working with the body’s energy while moving away from dependence on the conscious mind. Read more
You know that living things have energy, and the energy can be positive or negative. That’s an oversimplification, of course, but you know what I’m talking about. Did you know that your home has energy too? I’m not talking about gas and electric, as I’m sure you’ve guessed. I’m talking about the living energy of the home that manifests through the people who live there, the activities they engage in and its overall spirit. Read more
Meditation for beginners
Meditation is like learning a musical instrument – you’re not going to play Mozart your first time sitting down at the piano. It takes practice and commitment to reap the benefits of this ancient discipline. This means you’ll need to make time for it every day. To get the most from meditation you need to do it every day at a time and in a place where you’re free from distractions. Read more