Study confirms Sound Healing Heals Cancer, Arthritis,Autoimmune Disease, & More....

Sound healing is the practice of using audio tones and vibrational frequencies to repair damaged tissue and cells within the body. It works on the basis that all matter is vibrating at specific frequencies, and sickness, disease, depression and stress causes human beings to vibrate at a lower frequency. Playing tones that promote healing, happiness and vitality will allow DNA strands to repair themselves, and several scientific studies have been conducted on the potential healing benefits of audio sound frequencies. Sound has been used as a healing tool for centuries, and is still regularly utilized by many different alternative healthcare centers. Tibetan singing bowels, tuning forks, drumming therapy, and even chanting are all used in sound therapy and many participants experience strong emotions during therapy sessions. Advocates of sound healing claim that it has the power to heal mental illness, arthritis, autoimmune disorders and can even shrink cancerous tumors.
 
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10 Minute Chakra Meditation: Tibetan Singing Bowls

Everything in life has a vibration. The earth is a living organism that vibrates at certain frequencies, and it is important that we are aligned with her. When we aren't outside enough ,grounding, and connecting with mama earth, we become off balance. Sound healing through the ancient healing art of Tibetan Singing Bowls is one way to repair. This is a short meditation with Note "C" for the Root Chakra, that connects you to the earth.

Try This Goddess Yoga Pose Variation

Rachael "BluLotus" Bynum

Yoga came calling this week...and I answered! It's been making my days go much smoother. Below is a variation of the Goddess Pose.

Utkata Konasana, more commonly known as Goddess Pose or Fiery Angle Pose has many benefits:
Stretches your hips, groins and chest
Strengthens and tones the core muscles
Strengthens the quadriceps and inner thigh muscles
Strengthens the shoulders, arms and upper back
Heats the body and increases circulation
Prepares the body for childbirth by creating more room in the pelvis

What are the Healing Arts?

By: Rachael "BluLotus" Bynum, Healing Arts Practitioner 

What Are the Healing Arts?

The healing arts are used to as a way to promote healing, wellness, coping, and personal development.  The arts include visual, performing, auditory, therapeutic/energetic touch, and literary. These approaches utilize creative expression to transform the person's state of psychological and spiritual well being. These sessions are led by therapists experienced in both areas.

Are you already using the Arts? 

There is a fine line between the artist and the healer. When was the last time you let music speak to your soul? Do you still color or paint? Activities like drawing, dancing, writing, singing, acting, or playing an instrument are all ways to tap into the traditional healing arts. It is a way of knowing yourself better on the deepest levels, connecting with others, coping with stress, and communicating your inner experience in a way that is most comfortable for you.

Non Traditional Healing Art Forms 

When was the last time your hands touched the dirt the way it did as a child? Gardening and cooking help you to experience your senses and connect with nature. Laughter is good for the soul and helps to boost the immune system. Meditation, yoga, and guided imagery bring us into a deep relaxation, and helps us feel more connected to our body, nature and the universe in which we live. Crystal Healing is an art form that can clear your aura and rebalance your mind, body, and spirit. Therapeutic touch in the form of massage promotes healing and rest by increasing the circulation of blood and lymph, and by releasing any tension that the body may be carrying. Other examples are Reiki, which is energy healing, or by using sound healing through Tibetan Singing Bowls or Tuning Forks. 

How Healing Art Practitioners use the Arts? 

Healing arts therapies are tailored to the individual, using methods that the person will identify with. Healing arts practitioners understand that health is not just the absence of dis-ease but a creation of positive opportunities that impact the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual states of a person's well being. Practitioners use the arts to get their client/patient to a better psychological state and life situation, as they're coping with stress, illness, hurt, or trauma....or simply as an outlet of self expression. Practitioners are found is hospitals to create a healthier environment, or they may work with youth, community centers, art centers, private practices, spas, complimentary & alternative health centers, etc.. 

Are You Productive or Just Busy?

By: Rachael "BluLotus" Bynum

Being “busy” for the sake of being busy is a waste. Instead, be productive.

1..Plant your seed (ideas/dreams) in fertile soil with proper planning and good intent.

2.Water it with love by adding nutrients of evolving ideas while imagining that dream.

3. Allow light and air to bring growth to that seed (idea).

4.Get rid of any harmful insects or dis-eases that may attack the seed’s development.These are better known as bad habits, poor association, and distractions.

5. Get out of the way and watch magic happen.

LETTING GO and allowing nature to run it’s course is truly an art….It’s where most get impatient or quit.But if you’ve planted the seed with love and good intent, just like nature, it has no choice but to manifest. Your season is almost here. Patience, my friend. Trust yourself and trust that your seed will grow.

How to Draw a Mandala for Healing

Artist: Rachael "BluLotus" Bynum

The picture you see above is from my first attempt at drawing a mandala for meditation. I drew it with the help of this tutorial on  How to Draw a Mandala 

 

What is a Mandala? 

Mandala means circle in Sanskrit. Mandalas are sacred circles that have been long been used to facilitate meditation in the Indian and Tibetan religions. People create them by using pencils, crayons, paint, etc. Then they can be used as a healing art to center the body, mind, and spirit.
 
An increasing number  of clinical trials suggests that meditation has the ability to boost the immune system, reduce stress, reduce pain, lower blood pressure, and promote sleep.

Drawing Mandalas allows one to express his/her creativity, which many people neglect day to day. Children can greatly benefit from coloring mandalas in a coloring book in order to deal with their emotions and cope with not always being able to verbalize what they're feeling, especially autistic children. People who are dealing with terminal illnesses and depression can use mandalas to focus their energy on these objects as a creative outlet. 

I hope you find the time to add Mandalas to your life.  Start today by learning How to Draw a Mandala 


Source:http://altmedicine.about.com/od/mindspiritandself/ss/mandala.htm
 

How Do You Perceive Yourself?

 By: Rachael "BluLotus" Bynum

Self perception involves truly getting to know yourself. You must have a self assessment of how you see yourself. Determine who you are, your strengths and weaknesses, and how you can use your assets to your advantage. In being honest with yourself, you can also determine what areas need work.

I think we all have had our share of moments where we sabotaged ourselves by thinking, “I’m not ready…. I’m not good enough….I’m not pretty enough…. or I’m not smart enough.” But compared to who? You are just as  capable as the next person…. the only difference is they believed in themselves. We have to have faith in our capabilities and invest in our growth.

Starting new habits, working out, buying a new wardrobe,and speaking positive affirmations can help in forming a better perception as well. You will feel more confident by doing things that make you look and feel good.

Since self perception determines our behavior, we have to empty our cup that’s full of doubt and fear in order to fill it with new ways of thinking that will move us forward in life.

Perception matters.

How to Massage the Reflexes of the Head

Below, I have attached charts and methods to massage the reflexes of the head. I hope you find this information beneficial to you. 
 
One way to massage these reflexes is to use the center finger, which is called the fire finger because it sends out energy more strongly than the other fingers. With a pressing, rolling motion feel for a sensitive spot. Do not rub the skin, rub the bone area under the skin very gently. These tender spots are areas you want to massage. You don't have to memorize these spots but the chart helps you to be aware of the areas in which you are feeling tender points. 

3 other methods of stimulation: 

1. Grab handfuls of hair and pull.  The stimulates not only the hair, but reflexes of the whole body. 

2. Close your fist very loosely and swing them loosely from the wrists as if they were on hinges. Very gently use these fists to tap the head all over very quickly for no more than 30 seconds. This will bring life to every organ and gland in your body. 

3. If you have a Wire brush, use it to Tap the head gently all over. This will stimulate the reflexes and the hair follicles to promote growth.