Spirit Matters CT

02/10/2024

This 10 minute video of Brene Brown is terrific and thought provoking:

Brené Brown graduated with a doctorate in 2002 from the University of Houston's Graduate College of Social Work. At the Graduate College of Social Work at th...

03/16/2023

The Vernon Holistic Healthfest is back!

Growing, Growing, Growing! We are thrilled with the line-up of the Healthfest so far---and more applications are still coming in! What you will find at the event so far: acupuncture, naturopathic medicine, reflexology, female body literacy, herbal medicine, nutrition, craniosacral therapy, energy healers, holistic nursing, Crystal Color Light illumination sessions, sterling silver and metal jewelry, Tibetan singing bowls, healthy olive oils, crystals, gemstones, sound healing and CDs, White Time Energy sessions, Reiki infused crystals, Reiki and sound healing sessions, auricular therapy, trauma healing services, chakra analysis and balance sessions, and much more! There will be talks about mindfulness, spiritual eating, a Sunday drumming session, QiGong, vegan eating, crystal bowls, nervous system, love languages, and much more!

12/21/2022

This is a delightful 3 minute video of Light Language for the Inner Child by Jean Canale: https://youtu.be/RyWQbc1erx4 . Enjoy! Lisa

BE AS A CHILD, speaks to the child within each of us regardless of age. The spoken words are to engage your mind - to trigger reflection on and remembrance o...

10/23/2022

Love Tara Brach PhD! She so generous with her material! Compassion incarnate.

09/20/2022

Here's a way to get the book by Dr. Ken Duckworth:

The first-ever book from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) written by NAMI Chief Medical Officer Ken Duckworth, M.D., was published today by Zando. The book is titled “You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health ― With Advice from Experts and Wisdom from Real Peopl...

09/20/2022

A very useful resource is now available for individuals and family and friends of those with mental illness. Take a listen.

Dr. Ken Duckworth, chief medical officer for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss his new book "You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health." Dr. Duckworth shares details on some of the guidance featured in the book for those struggling with ment...

09/17/2022

So beautiful!

Milky Way over Stonehenge | Goodnight, Earthlings!
Credit : Sebastian Voltmer

09/02/2022

Living in the present moment…

09/02/2022

The middle way invites us to find peace wherever we are, here and now. By neither grasping nor resisting life, we can find wakefulness and freedom in the midst of our joys and sorrows. Following the middle path, we learn to quiet the mind, we learn to see with wisdom.

Excerpt: "The Wise Heart"

08/06/2022

I post this as one of my kitties is stretched across my lap, one of life's everyday miracles!

Goodnight Poetry lovers ❤️❤️
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07/03/2022

The Hopi perspective for your consideration.....

“We were told that we would see America come and go. In a sense, America is dying, from within, because they forgot the instructions of how to live on earth. It's the Hopi belief, it's our belief, that if you are not spiritually connected to the earth, and understand the spiritual reality of how to live on earth, it's likely that you will not make it.
Everything is spiritual, everything has a spirit, everything was brought here by the creator, the one creator. Some people call him God, some people call him Buddha, some people call him Allah, some people call him other names. We call him Tunkaschila... Grandfather.
We are here on earth only a few winters, then we go to the spirit world. The spirit world is more real than most of us believe.
The spirit world is everything. Over 95% of our body is water. In order to stay healthy, you've got to drink good water. ... Water is sacred, the air is sacred.
Our DNA is made out of the same DNA as the tree, the tree breaths what we exhale, we need what the tree exhales. So we have a common destiny with the tree.
We are all from the earth, and when the earth, the water, the atmosphere is corrupted, then it will create its own reaction. The mother is reacting.
In the Hopi prophecy, they say the storms and floods will become greater. To me, it's not a negative thing to know that there will be great changes. It's not negative, it's evolution. When you look at it as evolution, it's time, nothing stays the same. You should learn how to plant something. That is the first connection.
You should treat all things as spirit, realize that we are one family. It's never something like the end. It's like life, there is no end to life.”

~Floyd Red Crow Westerman
Borrowed from All Natives United

"We are all connected; we all belong."