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Retreats that Change Lives
Retreats that Change LivesI just finished my 5th retreat in Costa Rica with my soul sister and colleague, Janet Raftis. All 7 women walked away changed. They each told us how they have more clarity, strength, self-love and compassion.During the week, as a group, they safely went into their pain and took off the blinders to experience how capable they are of taking care of themselves. With this new inner support system they now feel more confident, empowered and full of joy with a deeper...
Emotional Bloating: How to Heal the Root Cause of a Bloated Stomach
At first, my clients come to me to heal their chronic physical symptoms, and then they discover what was hidden and what was ready to be transformed. YOUR SYMPTOMS ARE A GIFT! Your body manifests symptoms from your past emotional patterns and pains that you aren't aware of - and your body is alerting you that there is something for you to address. I started a video series all about how your symptoms are a gift. This series is going to help you understand why and see your own symptoms as a...
Water Fast for Candida: My 30 Day Water Fast Results
My Water Fasting Candida Journey Much of my journey around healing has been on healing my chronic Candida and also detoxing and fasting. In this post, I will share more about what I’ve learned about water fast Candida regimens and whether water fasts can heal your Candida. So if you’re wondering, “Can fasting get rid of Candida?” read on. In this post, I also talk about water fasting and its relationship to healthy / unhealthy eating as well. After spending 2 years researching detox...
Why My 30 Day Water Fast Didn’t Work
Results of My 30 Day Water Fast April 2012, Costa RicaResults Updated 2017Everyday Eating DisordersAfter spending 2 years researching detox retreats in Thailand, I did a 30 day water fast in Costa Rica.Despite spending years and thousands of dollars going away to detox retreats that focused on the physical cleanse ~ Ayurveda, juice, shakes, pills, water fasting, colonics, zappers, massage, saunas, yoga and even some that included Reiki and hypnotherapy....none of it helped me get to the...
Fear and Support are Our Companions for Growth
Fear is Our Companion for Growth How the Core Emotional Healing process unfolds over time I want to share with you a personal story about my personal and professional growth this year and the excuses that had come up—and how I really believed them—and how they were actually coming from my core emotional wounds, which made me (almost) give my power away and choose to stay small.I’m also going to share some lessons I learned about moving towards my fear, having trust and...
Don’t Change How You Feel; Listen To Your Emotions
What if you took a moment to stop, feel, and talk to your emotions? What would actually come from that conversation? Would you find out information about your real needs and desires? Would you actually start to process some of the things in your life holding you back? Do you take the time to truly listen to your emotions? They speak to us in so many ways, but most of us are too distracted or too hurt by past un-felt emotions to really stop and listen. We miss the opportunity to start feeling,...