A sound bath meditation offers profound benefits for both mind and body. Immersed in soothing, resonant tones from gongs, crystal bowls, and chimes, participants experience deep relaxation and stress relief. The harmonious vibrations can lower cortisol levels, enhance mood, and promote mental clarity. Physically, sound waves can help release tension and reduce pain, while fostering a sense of balance and overall well-being. This immersive experience encourages mindfulness, aiding in emotional healing and spiritual growth. Ideal for those seeking a gentle yet powerful way to restore inner peace, a sound bath meditation provides a rejuvenating escape from daily stressors.
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Choosing Your Healing Path
Choosing the right therapy depends on your needs. Crystal Healing Therapy is an ancient practice where crystals are placed on the body’s seven chakras to channel energy, aiming to balance physical, mental, and spiritual health while cleansing negative energy. Integrated Energy Therapy (IET), like Reiki, focuses on releasing trauma and blockages stored in body tissues to address emotional and physical issues. Reiki works by using universal life force energy to realign the body’s chakra centers and spiritual auric field, promoting overall balance and aiding those with chronic illnesses. Each approach offers unique benefits based on individual healing needs.
Consuming Too Much Salt?
Sodium is essential for health, but balance is key. Managing sodium intake by following guidelines and consulting healthcare professionals can help reduce health risks. At Heart to Home Meals, we prioritize balanced diets for seniors. Our Low Sodium meals, with 140 mg or less sodium per 100 g, are crafted to support nutritional needs without sacrificing taste. Explore our Low Sodium Diet Code meals to find tasty choices that help you maintain a healthier lifestyle. Consult your doctor to determine the right amount of sodium for you, especially if you have a health condition or are taking medications that affect sodium levels.
Healthy Guts in Pets
When pets are young, it is important that the gut barrier be strengthened. Young animals are born with leaky or open guts. This allows absorption of immune system proteins from their mothers’ milk that will protect them from disease. Young pets always need deworming, and sometimes prescriptions, to kill off parasites. The gut remains slightly open to protein absorption throughout life, and so veterinarians use an animal’s excrement to judge and manage reactivities to different foods. Healthy excrement is usually firm, unless the animal is dehydrated. Always consult your veterinarian for the best strengthening programs and medications for your young pets.
How’s Your Sleep Posture?
You spend nearly 1/3 of our lifetime sleeping, making your sleep posture extremely important to your daily wellbeing. Ideally, your head should remain in a neutral position. When side sleeping, pay attention to if the pillow is too thick or thin for you. Check if the neck becomes side flexed when laying on your side. Ideally the spine should be in neutral or straight. “Head forward posture” which is a jutting forward of the chin, is becoming more prominent with increased cell phone usage. Add to that a back sleeper with more than one pillow, the neck muscles are in a constant state of contraction trying to return to their normal length. Being pro-active could save you from a real “pain in the neck” later.
Heal Your Mind, Body & Soul
Reiki Energy Therapy is a holistic, light touch Japanese stress reduction, relaxation and healing technique that treats the whole person – mind, body, and soul. Negative thoughts, emotions or experiences can get stuck in our body, potentially causing emotional or mental distress which may manifest in the physical as disease. Reiki benefits the physiological and emotional well-being of a person by reducing stress, fear, anxiety, and depression. Reiki clears energetic blockages in the chakras (energy centres) of our body. It stimulates the parasympathetic nerves in the autonomic nervous system helping the body to relax and activating the body’s own natural healing processes.
Comprehensive Home & Health Care
Mara Home and Health Services Inc. is committed to delivering exceptional home and community-based health care. We specialize in personalized care, offering services that cater to diverse needs, ensuring clients receive top-quality support in the comfort of their homes. Our offerings include foot care, home support, respite, dementia care, healthcare aides, nurse practitioners, pharmacy services, mental health therapy, and rehabilitation assistance. With a team of experienced professionals, comprehensive care plans, and a holistic approach, Mara Home and Health Services Inc. is dedicated to enhancing the well-being and quality of life for our community members.
Bioenergetics & Women’s Health
Every year at this time women are reminded to focus on their health, but in reality, women should be taking charge of their own physical and mental well-being every day. A good first step is to find out how well your body is functioning so you can target any areas that need assistance. One of the best ways to accomplish this is through Bioenergetics. This non-invasive computerized analysis determines underlying imbalances in organs and tissues that could contribute to unwanted health conditions. If an imbalance is found Bioenergetics can then help to stimulate correction of the affected organ or tissues to help your body function at its best.
Book Club: Beat Arthritis
New Protocols for the Treatment of Arthritis by Michael Colgan. Discover the nutritional treatment of arthritis and arthritic forms of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. The world renowned Colgan institute revels its programs for nutritional treatment of arthritis and arthritic forms of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue.
Disability Tax Credit for Arthritis
During Arthritis Awareness Month, it’s essential to recognize the challenges that those with arthritis face, particularly in walking and dressing. These daily activities can become daunting tasks due to pain, stiffness, and reduced mobility. Fortunately, the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) is available to help alleviate some of the financial burden. As a DTC specialist, I assist individuals in navigating the complex application process, ensuring they receive the support they deserve. This tax credit can make a significant difference, offering financial relief that can be used toward medical treatments, mobility aids, and adaptive clothing.
Clean Eating: Healthy Peach Crumble
10 ripe peaches; 2 Tbsp arrowroot powder; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 3 Tbsp coconut sugar; 1/4 tsp nutmeg; 1 cup rolled oats; 1 cup almond flour; 1/3 cup coconut sugar; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp cinnamon; 1/3 cup almond butter; 1/2 cup melted coconut oil; 1 tsp vanilla. Preheat oven to 350F and prepare baking dish with nonstick spray. In a bowl, combine sliced peaches, arrowroot powder, vanilla, lemon, coconut sugar, and nutmeg until coated. While peaches sit, prepare crumble topping by combining oats, almond flour, coconut sugar, salt. and cinnamon. Add in almond butter, coconut oil, and vanilla and mix well. Pour peaches into dish and sprinkle crumble topping over top. Pat down. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
