Happy hormones and neurotransmitters

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There are 4 chemicals that our brain translates into what we recognize as happiness.  SerotoninDopamineOxytocinEndorphins Serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin, and endorphins are happy hormones that promote positive feelings like pleasure, happiness, and even love. Hormones and neurotransmitters are involved in lots of essential processes, like heart rate and digestion, but also your mood and feelings. They are the … Continue reading Happy hormones and neurotransmitters

Natural Treatments for Autoimmune Disease

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Natural Treatments for Autoimmune Disease Autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, IBD, multiple sclerosis, Type one diabetes, Guillain-Barre syndrome, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and psoriasis etc. are on the rise, with almost 50 million Americans suffering from these disorders. Most people suffer for years with autoimmune disease before getting a diagnosis, and treatment is usually a … Continue reading Natural Treatments for Autoimmune Disease

World mental health day

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Today, the 10th of October, is World Mental Health Day. We need to look after our mental health every day, and I believe that meditation is a great way to help your mental health. I believe a part of the solution to better mental health is meditation, it is valuable in that it accesses a … Continue reading World mental health day

What’s An Herbal Formula?

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Personalized health care is the future. In fact, personalization in general is the future! Technology is making it easier for everyone from businesses to Doctors to know more about their customers and patients. It’s also easier than ever to tailor care and services to reflect this newfound knowledge.

Chronic freeze response, trauma and dissociation.

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Humans operate on many levels simultaneously, and not all of these levels are in our conscious awareness, many of our beliefs and actions and reactions are operating on autopilot and we never reflect on the fact that there even is a process. Things we never think about is for example, how we breathe, or how … Continue reading Chronic freeze response, trauma and dissociation.

We are traumatized alone, but we heal together

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https://youtu.be/pPTxq23FrHg Dr David Grand, developer of the brainspotting method What is Brainspotting? Brainspotting locates points in the client’s visual field that help to access unprocessed trauma in the subcortical brain “Where you look affects how you feel”. BSP makes use of this natural phenomenon through its use of relevant eye positions. This helps the BSP … Continue reading We are traumatized alone, but we heal together

Acupuncture for Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis, Torn Rotator Cuff)

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Shoulder pain can be caused by different conditions that need to be treated in different ways. Frozen Shoulder, which is also known as torn rotator cuff, and adhesive capsulitis, is the result of inflammation and fascial adhesion in your shoulder capsule. Swimming, heavy lifting and repetitive activities that require rotation of the shoulder can cause frozen shoulder, … Continue reading Acupuncture for Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis, Torn Rotator Cuff)

Dakini Meditation Instructions / Vajruyogini pdf

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PDF for download: the-meditation_Download The meditation: Visualize your body in the image of VajraYogini, the skin of your body is red, and your inner body is made of the light of Pure Bliss In your right hand is a curved knife with which to cut off the ego, and in your left hand is a … Continue reading Dakini Meditation Instructions / Vajruyogini pdf

Vase breathing – like a virgin

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Real Kadampa

I decided to go to a Buddhist class well over a decade ago now. My very first formal meditation session was a breathing session for about an hour. Some hippy-looking dude who seemed to have stumbled out from Glastonbury or got lost on the way back from Woodstock was giving teaching. He talked about the fake flowers appearing to be real flowers and I thought to myself, “this is kinda weird,” but I went with it. The girl sat opposite me was wearing one of those OM necklaces. Which I had never seen before, it was new, exciting. But I wonder: Where she is now? Is she still alive?

It makes me think: I rarely treat my meditation like it’s my last ever meditation. If this could be the final one, then maybe, perhaps maybe I would actually pay attention. Maybe the girl sat opposite me on that beautiful day…

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