Archive | Mental and Emotional Health

you are not your ‘story.’

On this day of your life,  I believe God wants you to know… …that you are not your ‘story.’ Who You Are is so much bigger than that. It’s okay to give up your past now. Most of us have a story about how we got to be the way we are, about what it’s […]

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Jaguar Medicine

Esteemed reader~ I am proud to say that my years of study at Alberto Villoldo’s School, The Four Winds Society, were tremendous catalysts in my life and my life’s work.  Just as Alberto describes here; I, too, have observed shaman masters in Peru working with clients, and with their medicine plants.  I have listened to […]

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let your life speak for you

Elder’s Meditation of the Day – July 4 “That is not our way, to set yourself apart and talk about who you are and what you’ve done. You let your life speak for you. With the Mohawk people, wisdom is how you live and how you interpret what your mother and father, what your grandmothers […]

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The Art of Not Being Offended by Dr. Shemsi Prinzivalli

This came to me online, and it is so good, I had to share it here. Enjoy! And definitely let’s look for more from this excellent author. The Art of Not Being Offended by Dr. Shemsi Prinzivalli There is an ancient and well-kept secret to happiness which the Great Ones have known for centuries. They […]

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a true medicine person must be a person of faith

“The one who wishes to be a true medicine person must be a person of faith, and they can only work successfully with those who also have faith.” — Fools Crow, LAKOTA Medicine People are spiritual beings who have made a decision to seek the Red Road. They sacrifice and seek the way of the […]

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forward-thinking people are swapping their shrinks for energy workers

Here’s a mainstream magazine article that I really enjoyed reading! “Chi Wizzes” Lately, more and more forward-thinking people are swapping their shrinks for energy workers. Sandra Ballentine contemplates the coming of the new New Age. By Sandra Ballentine May 2013 Call me unenlightened, but I’ve never had a guru, visited a shaman, consulted a life […]

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The story of the Two Wolves

“My boy, there are two wolves that are a part of you,” Grandfather says to his grandson, as they walk through the forest. “Two? Really, two wolves? What are the two wolves, Granddad?” his grandson asks in awe. “There is the wolf, that worries, argues, doubts, and is filled with Fear.” Then with a beautiful […]

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Kitty Norris is a Health Provider member of Avenues to Wellness

Kitty Norris is a Health Provider member of  Avenues to Wellness http://www.avenuestowellness.org/ Avenues to Wellness facilitates community wellness in Willits, California, and the surrounding areas. We are a program of the Howard Foundation and are committed to providing and promoting innovative and accessible wellness programs, activities, resources, and education which encourage healthy eating, exercise, and […]

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To become a butterfly, you must be willing to give up being a caterpillar.