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Your Physical and Spiritual Health Protecting Your Physical energy. the beautiful face of your sweetheart. This is the This brings me to the final, but most and Spiritual Health This important piece of the wellness chain; power of the present moment. Usually stressful thoughts begin to creep Winter meditation and attitude. When we meditate in when you’re trying to sleep, or when you’re regularly, our energy levels rise, our blood driving in the car, and you can’t do anything pressure normalizes, and our attitude changes, about them. Not only is this a waste of time and sometimes completely. It is vital to our physical energy, but it wreaks havoc on your physical and emotional health to get quiet, breathe health. During these times, simply change your deeply, and relax your entire being for ten focus to right now, breathe deeply, smile, and minutes or so, at least once a day. miracles will happen. This is how we get in Negative emotion creates disease, and touch with our Blessed Higher Self, the all- according to scientist Gregg Braden, author of knowing part of us. The Spontaneous Healing of Belief and There was a movement two decades Walking Between the Worlds, research results back, started by Louise Hay, when people began indicate that negative emotion causes the to keep Gratitude Journals. Anyone who frequency of the body to decrease. On the other continually journals will tell you the incredible hand, feelings of love, joy, laughter and other difference it makes in their lives. Just jotting positive emotions cause the frequency of the down some of the highlights of the day body to increase. multiplies the effects of them, and knowing that Stephen Lewis, co-author of Sanctuary you have to write something in your journal and founder of the AIM Program believes that if later, keeps you on the lookout for small a person has an auto accident and doesn’t deal miracles and good things all day long. with the fear that it caused, within two years it Do these things to stay well, and if you will show up as disease in the body. feel yourself coming down with something, We are really being pushed to our limits increase your intake of herbal teas, such as BY BONNIE MAC DADE these days. We all need time to remember who echinacea, increase your intake of essential fatty we are and get in touch with that inner person. acids (your 3, 6, and 9 Omegas), and take The Here we are at that time of year when Communicate with your Blessed Higher self to Defender immune support tincture by Blossom we’re barraged by images of cough syrups, avoid illness and potential problems. You have Spring (www.blossomspring.com). tissues and throat lozenges. We know someone to take care of yourself before you can care for THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT: While who has already been sick, is sick, or will be another. How many of us do that? taking these additional measures, Affirm to sick, and whether it’s the flu or the common The kids need us, our spouses need us, yourself that you are doing this to keep yourself cold, we’re all affected by these seasonal the boss, the neighbor, our friends and even our well, not to make yourself well. The latter afflictions. parents need us. We want to fulfill their wishes. assumes that you are sick, and we really don’t What can we do about it? The only way to do anything effectively is when want your body to hear that! The most During this time of year, there are we’re rested and in touch with our own needs important thing to do is to not dwell on it. several things we all can do to maintain and desires; keeping in balance is primary for Thoughts have the power to become our reality, complete wellness. Eating right is different creating good health. If it helps to get you so think wellness. from just counting calories and watching your started, tell yourself, “You’re doing it for them.” salt intake. More importantly, we need to make Spending time alone in your own head is Wishing everyone in the X Zone the a commitment to put real food into our bodies to necessary for good health. If you have trouble Happiest of Holidays! keep them working properly. Anything that falling asleep at night because you just can’t comes from nature, can be planted, picked, or turn off your thoughts, it’s because you are ABOUT BONNIE MAC DADE hunted, is going to be recognized by your body finally quiet and now and your Inner Guides as nourishment. When your digestive system want your attention. Get quiet during your Bonnie MacDade is a shaman who breaks down a carrot, for instance, it will waking time, even if it’s just for ten or fifteen identifies emotions, toxins, and foods that block recognize the molecules and move them to the minutes a day. Sort through your issues while the flow of subtle energies causing illness and body parts that require carrots. Likewise, when you clean, cook, write, paint, walk, garden, or emotional distress. Using gentle, simple you drink a diet soft drink with artificial whatever it is you enjoy doing. If you’ve ever methods to restore balance, she is effective in sweeteners, your body will not know what to do lost yourself while doing something you love; treating everything from depression to allergies. with those molecules. They may be stored in fat painting, playing music, or watching a sunset, Rev. MacDade believes that reactive responses cells, they may be eliminated, but they will most you know the feeling of being in the zone. In can negatively impact our auto immune likely be sent to your brain. Why? Because the this level, you loose track of time, you feel calm systems. She uses a variety of treatment molecular structure of aspartame (Nutra-sweet) and relaxed and even happy. This is because modalities to help her clients heal and release very closely resembles brain cells, and when you’ve been alone with your subconscious unwanted energies and toxins. they get deposited in your brain and begin to mind. Ascension Vibrational Healing provides collect, the body begins to feed this collection This is just the beginning. Get yourself balance and protective care to correct of cells. This is the beginning of a tumor. Avoid into the habit of meditating. When you turn imbalances within your system, while keeping artificial ingredients as much as possible. every thought off, you will start to “hear” your your body and spirit running at top Drink one eight-ounce glass of water for body “speak” to you about its condition. You performance. Read more about these, and other every ten pounds that you weigh. When the can learn to “listen” to your body to understand techniques in her new book, Spirit Flight, Claim temperature drops, we tend to drink less, which what healthy feels like and, conversely, you will Your Joy and Your Health Will Follow, due out accounts for much of the illness we see in the know when it’s not quite right. this winter. cooler months. 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