Tag: Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
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Dreaming Awakening
10 years ago I was compelled to write the following story after a mystical experience, something I believe what all religions are written about… Having recently reread this story, and with it being a foggy morning (part 10) and Groundhog’s Day (part 3), I feel compelled to re-share this writing. Possibly more people have the…
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Root Control: A Reiki Release
For weeks, everywhere I looked, the word “root” caught my eye. “Hmmm… Interesting,” I thought, as I was well aware that we were shifting from Summer to Autumn. The Late Summer, or Long Summer, as the Taoists refer to this time, is a time to root down into the Earth’s Essence: grounding the fiery heart…
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My Favorite Gluten Free/ Dairy Free Recipes
New to the gluten free lifestyle? Or maybe you want to refresh your recipe rotation? Well…. These are a few of my favorite recipes My top “GF Keepers”: Breakfast, Smoothies, and Juices Don’t get me wrong, I would love to have a sugary, crumbly, cakey kinda thing for breakfast, but my system would be doomed…
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Slow Down Fast Eater, Savor the Moment
Anyone else follow Beth on her blog Tasty Yummies?! When I first became gluten free, her amazing recipes came to my rescue. With flair, she posts recipes tailored for her allergies and auto-immune disorder, but she has since become a certified yoga instructor and is now becoming a Certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. I can’t wait to see…
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Out of Our Funk, Into the Truth: Reprogramming Our Alignment
It’s real funny, innit, how life sends you lessons of learning. One of the many reasons I’ve come to Love yoga, is that you can always learn more. This is the perfect scenario for somebody like me: “A Sponge” I just can’t stop soaking things up. So I was excited when I learned some new…
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The Worry-Less She, Happy-Lovely She
The Worry Less She, Happy Lovely She While writing the following story, the letters “t wl shls” collected in the Title Bar. (A WordPress glitch if the author continues to type while it’s saving.) The last line of this story was a typo, so I decided to go with the type-extra-letters to form a title. Who’s…
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A Spiritual Journey of Healing
A Spiritual Journey of Healing The following 10 part story is my personal account, rather a documentation, of the transformation I experienced during the year 2012. I had been blindly practicing Present Moment Awareness, picked up a daily yoga habit, and without a direct intention I metamorphosed from a “functioning-cripple” into an extremely Spiritually-in-tune being.…
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You’re So Thin! / You’re So Rude!
“You Don’t Binge & Purge, Do You?” Yeah, that’s right. Someone asked me that question today. Third sentence in. Some lady had the right mind to ask this question today. It’s okay, she had all the reason to: she’s “a nurse”, and apparently that makes it a-ok to ask people such idiotic questions. So let’s…
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How to Release Face Tension: Lovin’ Lion’s Breath, Tennis Balls, & Gary Crowley
If someone, or something, relieves you of pain and suffering, they become something like an angel. Angels, beacons of Light where was once dim, I like to fill my life with them. Having Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and who knows what else, I’m constantly uncovering health issues. Some of which have existed for some time, but became buried…
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Triangle to Triangle: Excruciating Neck Tension Released!
I have been blessed with debilitating neck pain for years. It’s absolutely insane: Everyday pain for at least the last 11 years or so. When I went to my doctor at the time (my early 20s), she quickly said, “Oh, well you have EDS.” “Okay, why don’t you get a cattle brander, and just burn…
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