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What a Shaman See’s In a Mental Hospital | Spirit Science

Recapping very important moments in time. ^.^

thespiritscience.net The Shamanic View of Mental Illness In the shamanic view, mental illness signals “the birth of a healer,” explains Malidoma Patrice Somé. Thus, mental

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Science Says Silence Is Vital For Our Brains

Challenge your "cloudy space"....Lots of us constantly have something happening in the background, like our favorite music, t.v. shows, people talking, traffic noise, and even noise in general. Any many times, lots of us allow for more than one of these things to happen at the same time, making our situation more foggy. Ready to clear that fog??? Ready for a challenge?

collective-evolution.com If you’re the average person, you wake up to the sound of an alarm. That alarm sends you to the bathroom where you quickly get yourself ready for your workday. If you have the time, you might eat something before jumping into your car to listen to music or the radio while you sit in traffic on [.....

20 second hugs??? That's right! This one is the most concise and easy to read info out there I have come across. I do hope you enjoy the read but even more hopeful that you start implementing in your daily practice my friends. ^.^

The average length of a hug between two people is 3 seconds. But the researchers have discovered something fantastic. When a hug lasts 20 seconds, there is a therapeutic effect on the body and mind. The reason is that a sincere embrace produces a hormone called "oxytocin", also known as the love hormone. This substance has many benefits in our physical and mental health, helps us, among other things, to relax, to feel safe and calm our fears and anxiety. This wonderful tranquilizer is offered free of charge every time we have a person in our arms, who cradled a child, who cherish a dog or a cat, that we are dancing with our partner, the closer we get to someone or simply hold the Shoulders of a friend.

A famous quote by psychotherapist Virginia Satir goes, “We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.” Whether those exact numbers have been scientifically proven remains to be seen, but there is a great deal of scientific evidence related to the importance of hugs and physical contact. Here are some reasons why we should hug::

1. STIMULATES OXYTOCIN

Oxytocin is a neurotransmitter that acts on the limbic system, the brain’s emotional centre, promoting feelings of contentment, reducing anxiety and stress, and even making mammals monogamous. It is the hormone responsible for us all being here today. You see this little gem is released during childbirth, making our mothers forget about all of the excruciating pain they endured expelling us from their bodies and making them want to still love and spend time with us. New research from the University of California suggests that it has a similarly civilising effect on human males, making them more affectionate and better at forming relationships and social bonding. And it dramatically increased the libido and sexual performance of test subjects. When we hug someone, oxytocin is released into our bodies by our pituitary gland, lowering both our heart rates and our cortisol levels. Cortisol is the hormone responsible for stress, high blood pressure, and heart disease.

2. CULTIVATES PATIENCE

Connections are fostered when people take the time to appreciate and acknowledge one another. A hug is one of the easiest ways to show appreciation and acknowledgement of another person. The world is a busy, hustle-bustle place and we’re constantly rushing to the next task. By slowing down and taking a moment to offer sincere hugs throughout the day, we’re benefiting ourselves, others, and cultivating better patience within ourselves.

3. PREVENTS DISEASE

Affection also has a direct response on the reduction of stress which prevents many diseases. The Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine says it has carried out more than 100 studies into touch and found evidence of significant effects, including faster growth in premature babies, reduced pain, decreased autoimmune disease symptoms, lowered glucose levels in children with diabetes, and improved immune systems in people with cancer.

4. STIMULATES THYMUS GLAND

Hugs strengthen the immune system. The gentle pressure on the sternum and the emotional charge this creates activates the Solar Plexus Chakra. This stimulates the thymus gland, which regulates and balances the body’s production of white blood cells, which keep you healthy and disease free.

5. COMMUNICATION WITHOUT SAYING A WORD

Almost 70 percent of communication is nonverbal. The interpretation of body language can be based on a single gesture and hugging is an excellent method of expressing yourself nonverbally to another human being or animal. Not only can they feel the love and care in your embrace, but they can actually be receptive enough to pay it forward to others based on your initiative alone.

6. SELF-ESTEEM

Hugging boosts self-esteem, especially in children. The tactile sense is all-important in infants. A baby recognizes its parents initially by touch. From the time we’re born our family’s touch shows us that we’re loved and special. The associations of self-worth and tactile sensations from our early years are still imbedded in our nervous system as adults. The cuddles we received from our Mom and Dad while growing up remain imprinted at a cellular level, and hugs remind us at a somatic level of that. Hugs, therefore, connect us to our ability to self love.

7. STIMULATES DOPAMINE

Everything everyone does involves protecting and triggering dopamine flow. Low dopamine levels play a role in the neurodegenerative disease Parkinson’s as well as mood disorders such as depression. Dopamine is responsible for giving us that feel-good feeling, and it’s also responsible for motivation! Hugs stimulate brains to release dopamine, the pleasure hormone. Dopamine sensors are the areas that many stimulating drugs such as co***ne and methamphetamine target. The presence of a certain kinds of dopamine receptors are also associated with sensation-seeking.

8. STIMULATES SEROTONIN

Reaching out and hugging releases endorphins and serotonin into the blood vessels and the released endorphins and serotonin cause pleasure and negate pain and sadness and decrease the chances of getting heart problems, helps fight excess weight and prolongs life. Even the cuddling of pets has a soothing effect that reduces the stress levels. Hugging for an extended time lifts one’s serotonin levels, elevating mood and creating happiness.

9. PARASYMPATHETIC BALANCE

Hugs balance out the nervous system. The skin contains a network of tiny, egg-shaped pressure centres called Pacinian corpuscles that can sense touch and which are in contact with the brain through the vagus nerve. The galvanic skin response of someone receiving and giving a hug shows a change in skin conductance. The effect in moisture and electricity in the skin suggests a more balanced state in the nervous system – parasympathetic.
Embrace, embrace with your heart.~~

art: Dorina Costras

Sunrise Meditation and Pranayama
Agnihotra - Fire Meditation

Every morning some of us practice Agni Hotra at sunrise and sunset. However, every Thursday sunrise, like today...some of us gather as a group to meditate and for breathing exercises taught to us by Gautham Budepudi. Even though our teacher was with us in spirit due to being out of town on business, we still gathered to conduct our practices.

I am grateful for this opportunity to express our joy in these events for ourselves and for each other. If you have yet to find a practice that resonates with you, seek ot out and start today! Love you all! Now off to Casa de Luz!!! ^.^

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Fantastic things in the world

This is part of the art of palm reading. So very interesting how time and time again our body develops in the way who truly we are within. I am type B. Which one are you?

The length of this finger determines the secret to your personality...

Notice the points pertaining to Urinary Bladder, Gall Bladder, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Stomach, and Triple Warmer/San Jiao...coincidence? Enjoy!

STRESS RELIEF & NECK TENSION Points: Hold for 2 minutes while breathing deeply. Here is a free 15-minutes video showing an easy exercise to press these "Window of the Sky Points" plus gives you 3 more Acupressure videos & two Acupressure chapters - ALL FREE. Click here: https://goo.gl/jr5crs Learn a ton of practical healing info. Please share this to help others. Many people suffer & need relief.

The Spiritual Consequences of Alcohol Consumption | The Costa Rica News

Seems like we have to revisit this topic as I am talking to a friend about this. Hope it helps some of you too. ^.^

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Slug-Inspired Glue Patches Beating Hearts

Ever heard of a slug saving your life? Perhaps one day a slug's supper power will save your heart.
https://www.livescience.com/59959-slug-slime-glue-patches-pig-hearts.html?utm_source=notification

livescience.com A new type of surgical glue inspired by slug slime can stick to wet, moving tissue without killing cells.

What Is Cellulite?

Treat your CELLULITE today!!!
Interesting how Western medicine still hasn't caught up to Eastern medicine on many things. Through lymphatic drainage therapy, LDT, and also known as manual therapy, we can treat cellulite naturally. No gimmicks, no tricks, no products, no devices. We just use what LDT techniques has to offer. Not all LDT specialist offer this service because it is labor intensive for us therapist.

Lucky you, we do offer the service to treat CELLULITE along with treating WRINKLES naturally at Sol Wellness Massage. Please make an appointment today!!!

https://www.livescience.com/54428-what-is-cellulite.html?utm_source=notification

livescience.com Live Science and Life's Little Mysteries explains what's going on beneath the surface of your skin to cause that lumpy, bumpy appearance of cellulite.

VegNews

mmmmm. yummy!

Anything meat can do we can do vegan!!

The muscle in your back that can cause pain, anxiety and depression that nobody talks about

LOWER BACK PAIN anybody? There is a connection to your abdomen. This isn't news since it is from Chinese Medicine, but if a Westerners say it is news....we listen. By the way, in many cases all is needed is a lymphatic drainage therapy on the abdomen in conjunction with essential oils. I've seen several clients who have had severe losses in life and get depressed. IT WORKS! Go figure! Enjoy the read.

http://theheartysoul.com/tense-muscle-causes-anxiety/?t=JERF&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=postplanner&utm_source=facebook.com

theheartysoul.com Republished with permission from wakingtimes.com. The psoas major muscle (pronounced “so-as”) is Danielle Olson states, the “muscle of the soul.” This core-stabilizing muscle located near the hip bone affects mobility, structural balance, joint function, flexibility, and much more. In addition to it...

Essential Oils and Brain Injuries . What You Are Not Being Told

Got to read this. Open up your mind...and your senses...and everything else!

healthy-holistic-living.com Did you know that our sense of smell is the only sense directly tied to the limbic area of the brain, which is considered the emotional control center? This means that when essential oils are inhaled, they go directly to the brain. Our other four senses — taste, sight, touch...More

Man's 29 Lbs. of P**p Removed: What Is Hirschsprung's Disease?

Very interesting case. Who would have thought? Did you know that lymphatic drainage therapy, LDT, can handle most bowel obstructions? Make an appointment to see me if you have any digestive issue. LDT doesn't hurt.
https://www.livescience.com/59473-what-is-hirschsprung-disease.html?utm_source=notification

livescience.com man in China with a rare condition called Hischsprung disease has 30 inches of his colon removed after being constipated since birth.

Boy Dies Days After Swimming: What Is 'Dry Drowning'?

All kids swim. ALL. So, here is some bit of knowledge that could save a child one day, perhaps your child.
(Todos niños nadan, Todos. Asi es que esta poca informacion pueda ayudarle salvarle la vida ha una criatura algun dia, quizas su propria criatura.)
https://www.livescience.com/59444-dry-drowning.html?utm_source=notification

livescience.com A 4-year-old boy in Texas died recently, nearly a week after he went swimming, from what his parents were told was "dry drowning."

Anatomy Of A Flip Flop

I first learned this info from my Yoga instructor. Feels good when the universe shows you proof soon after by putting it right in front of your path.
https://massageandyogamag.ca/blogs/news/anatomy-of-a-flip-flop

massageandyogamag.ca As soon as the warm weather hits, I, like so many others would reach for my flip flops and wear nothing else on my feet all summer long. I have them in nearly

10 unbelievable reasons you should eat celery in the evening

Personally, I don't like the taste of celery, but I can eat it with other ingredients. After reading this article, I'm more inclined to include it in my nutrition. How about you?
http://theheartysoul.com/celery-health-benefits/?t=ET&W=Viral

theheartysoul.com Celery often gets lost in the mix of other vegetables, mainly because it seems pretty plain and boring. But there’s nothing boring about all the good it does for your body. It’s time to give celery another shot, and if you love it already then keep going! 10 Benefits of Celery Celery helps digestion...

Gulp! Soda Linked to Memory Woes, Strokes and Dementia

First time I saw a similar study years ago, I thought, "Dangit! I'm not sure if I can let go of my soda!" As time went on as I've been fighting to improve my overall health, it has gotten easier and easier to let go of things that are really not so good for us like, not so healthy relationships with people on a daily basis can be as bad as drinking our not so healthy diet soda drinks on a daily basis. Who knew???
http://www.livescience.com/58806-soda-linked-to-memory-problems-strokes-dementia.html?utm_source=notification

livescience.com Memory problems and smaller brain volumes are just two of the problems that are more common in people who often drink soda.

Tasty

Looks good!!! Don't it???

I gave up all added sugar and artificial sweeteners for an entire month and actually didn't hate it. Here's everything I ate along the way.

Now Playing: The Truth About Cancer: A Global Quest 9 part docu-series.

Time to wake up folks! This isn't new, but it will be for many of you.

Even though this is 2 years old, it seems that you can still register to see the free videos AND I also found the video series and more on youtube. This other link is for the rest of the videos on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqJAzQe7_0g&list=PLNiR27j8j3CRV7trswHlIgp-BDEk5pctA

go.thetruthaboutcancer.com Watch the most anticipated event of the year right here for free. 131 doctors, scientists, and survivors share their secrets to preventing, treating and healing cancer. Must see!

Trans Fat Ban Tied to Fewer Heart Attacks and Strokes

Don't wait for the government to mandate the industry to eliminate trans fat. The change starts with you, NOW. http://www.livescience.com/58666-trans-fat-ban-linked-to-drop-in-heart-attacks-strokes.html?utm_source=notification

livescience.com The trans fat ban may be keeping heart attacks and strokes at bay.