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Issue 67 - with Debbie "Takara" Shelor
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IN THIS ISSUE
You
Know When You Are In the Flow by Debbie "Takara"
Shelor
Wise Women Ways to Boost Your Energy by Susun Weed
Wonderful Ways to Use Dancing Dolphin Essences
Calling Back Your Consciousness by Debbie "Takara"
Shelor
HELLO
EVERYONE:
May
you be blessed in the radiance of the One.
Sorry it has been so long since the last newsletter.
Life is moving so fast I can hardly keep up. It is all grand,
however, and I am greatly enjoying the ride.
I promised to get the remaining gem essence
descriptions to you and they still aren't finished. I apologize.
We are working on it.
Don't forget that Raven will be in New
York and Vermont leading 9 Fires of Truth Workshops in July.
Visit the calendar for details.
I will be at the International New Age Trade
Show in Denver the weekend of June 24th through 26th. Then
a week later we are all heading for New York and then New
Brunswick, Canada for workshops and a joyful reunion with
family. We will be returning on July 18th. I will be unavailable
to create essences or do private sessions between July
1st and 18th. The offices will be closed during that time.
So if you wish to purchase products or have sessions, I recommend
you do that soon.
The Dolphin Empowerment website just went
through a major upgrade. I love it. Boy it took alot of time
and energy. Check it out http://www.DolphinEmpowerment.com
YOU
KNOW WHEN YOU ARE IN (aligned with) THE UNIVERSAL FLOW
Love is expansive. Fear is contracting. Those
are words to live by.
Right now I am definitely in the Universal
flow.
What do I mean? I mean my life is working.
I am happy. I feel good. On all fronts there is joy. The number
and frequency of synchronistic events happening is mind boggling.
I ask the Universe for something and I get it.
The gap between when I get clear about something
I want and the time it takes to receive it has closed dramatically.
These are a few very small, yet very gratifying
examples:
Just recently I spent the entire day working
in the garden - playing with the roses and petunias blooming
all over the Spirit of Nature Sanctuary. My body was sore
and tired. And that evening I said to Raven, "Boy I'd
love a hot tub right now."
Visit
this link to read the remainder of You Know When You Are In
the Flow
Debbie's Note: I am thrilled to offer
the following article by Susun Weed. Although Susan caters
primarily to a female audience, the wisdom she offers is hugely
beneficial for anyone in human skin. Earth changes, life changes,
solar flares, and daily stress are causing ever increasing
levels of fatigue. This is the perfect article to assist.
Enjoy it's wisdom.
WISE
WOMAN WAYS TO BOOST YOUR ENERGY by Susun
Weed
Copyright (c) Susun S. Weed
Almost every woman has, at one time or another,
felt so fatigued she wanted to cry. But for some women, and
for a variety of reasons -- including menopause, caring for
a new-born, working odd hours, chronic anxiety, and poverty,
to name only a few -- fatigue is a constant, not an occasional,
problem.
Stimulants don't really give us more energy,
though they are what many women turn to when they feel too
tired. Stimulants create false energy, leaving us more exhausted
at deeper levels. One more cup of coffe, one more soft drink,
one more jolt of fear increases energy, to be sure. But these
choices also deplete our bones of their minerals, weaken our
core energy, and prevent truly restful, restorative sleep.
Even herbal stimulants, like cayenne and guarana, are, well,
stimulants. They push us too hard and erode our long-term
health.
Are there ways to boost energy that are effective
and healthy? My guide, Grandmother Growth, gave me some ideas
of how to help myself when I feel bone-tired. And I gathered
together the best remedies I know, plus the wisdom of my Wise
Woman friends, so you can help yourself, too, when you are
too weary for words.
"Fall into my arms and sleep,"
offers Grandmother Growth. "You don't have to make things
happen; they will happen on their own. Let me hold you. Let
go. Don't resist. Rest. You are working hard. You are delving
deep and changing yourself. Of course you are tired. Change
is hard work. Rest in my strong arms. Let go. Give your weariness
to me. Let go of all that worries you. Surrender yourself
into my strength. Take courage from me. Let me support you.
Let me ease you. Let go."
Extreme fatigue indicates a profound need
to do nothing. Ask family and friends to give you a day totally
off . . . and take it! Barricade yourself in your room if
need be (or, like the cartoon character Sylvia, in the bathroom).
Be gentle with yourself. The internal
processes that occur during puberty, motherhood, menopause
or any other profound change in your life require tremendous
amounts of energy. Even if you provide yourself with very
high quality nutrients and use your energy wisely, you may
still feel unreasonably tired. Many cultures offer new borns
and moms a quiet, alone month or more, allow menopausal women
to retire for a year or more while they Change, and give grieving
parents/partners/children/friends time off from responsibility.
If yours doesn't, if you can't, at least be gentle with yourself.
Give yourself a break: Every hour, take a
60-second break. Breathe deeply; stand up and stretch; drink
a glass of water or some herbal infusion. Schedule a regular
time to meditate or take a nap every day. Small frequent rests
help more than an extra hour of sleep; but do both if you
can.
Set aside an hour a week to do something indulgent
for yourself: a long soak in a hot bath, a manicure, a walk
alone in a beautiful place. Nourish yourself and you will
have more energy to give to others.
Treat yourself to a massage once a month.
(It need not break your budget; find someone willing to barter
for a skill or product you have.) A skillful massage releases
tension, helping you get more benefit from your sleep and
downtime, thus liberating more energy and helping you begin
the upward spiral into increased vitality.
"Lower your standards." This advice,
though difficult to hear, has been one of the most important
guidelines for me in choosing a life that delights and energizes
me. It helped me choose to let the floor go upswept, the dishes
unwashed, the bed unmade, while I gardened, or studied, or
even just went for a walk in the woods. When I do the things
I want to do I have LOTS more energy. What are you doing that
saps your strength and erodes your delight in life? Find a
way to quit, or at least cut down on the time you devote to
it.
List ten good things about fatigue, laziness,
lethargy, and procrastination. I've found laziness to
be my best guide to efficiency; lethargy has stopped me from
taking foolish risks; and procrastination helps me find more
efficient ways to proceed. Love and honor your fatigue for
helping you conserve energy and giving you the time to find
creative new ways to do the same old things.
Seaweeds of all kinds help restore
energy by nourishing nervous, immune, and hormonal systems.
Make it a habit to eat seaweed as a green vegetable at least
once a week. Try kelp in your oatmeal, wakame in your beans,
kombu in your soups, hijiki salads, toasted dulse, sea palm
fronds, and deep-fried nori!
Counter that tired-every-day feeling: Get
down and get grounded energy from roots. Try a tincture of
ginseng, siberian ginseng, yellow dock, or dandelion roots.
A dose is 10-20 drops of any one root, taken with meals.
Tired blood? You may need more iron:
eat a spoonful of molasses or try a dropperful of yellow dock
tincture several times a day.
Stir it up! Don't just sit there!
Energy is attracted to energy. Get moving this way: Stand
up, feet shoulder-width, knees relaxed. Swing your arms toward
one side, then the other. Let the shoulders and hips move
as you twist your upper body. Let your arms move freely. Continue
for a minute or two. Then, start rocking your tail bone, your
whole pelvis, forward and back, forward and back, again for
at least a minute. Alright!
Green is the color of plant energy.
The plants with the deepest green give you the most energy.
A daily cup of nettle infusion increases energy without wiring
your nerves. Nettle strengthens the adrenals, allowing you
to tolerate more stress with less harm. And it nourishes your
immune system, too. To make it: Put one ounce of dried nettle
leaf in a quart jar. Fill to the top with boiling water. Cap
tightly and steep at least four hours (overnight is fine).
Strain and drink. Refrigerate the remainder and consume within
36 hours. (Leftovers may be used as a hair rinse or fertilizer
for your house plants.) I drink several quarts of nettle infusion
every week. It helps me have the energy to teach all day and
write for hours each evening.
Oatstraw infusion builds deep energy
for the next day, especially when you have been riding an
emotional roller coaster. Oatstraw nourishes the nerves, easing
anxiety and improving our ability to live with uncertainty.
Make it like the nettle infusion, using a full ounce of oatstraw
to a quart of boiling water. OK to drink it hot or cold, with
honey or miso, or any other addition (juice, coffee, whiskey)
you desire. Remember to refrigerate the infusion after it
has brewed 4-8 hours, even if you don't get a chance to strain
the plant material out.
Eat more. When you're too tired to
eat, you get more tired. (If this sounds like an old wive's
tale, remember that old wives were the wise women. But, actually,
it's the latest scientific thinking.) In addition to at least
one really good meal a day, eat high quality snacks hourly.
Though it seems contrary, St. Joan's wort
(Hypericum) tincture relaxes the nerves yet increases energy.
A dose is 25-30 drops several times a day, including before
bed. You'll sleep better, ache less, and wake up with more
energy and a brighter outlook on life.
Warming herbs such as ginger and cinnamon
increase energy (but may increase hot flashes, too). Make
a tea with 1 cup/250 ml boiling water and 1/2-1 teaspoon (1-2
grams) of the powder of any one of these.
Very tired women need more fuel, that is,
more fat, in their diets, and best if the fats are also natural
sources of vitamin E: avocados, peanut butter, sunflower seeds,
tahini, and olive oil are good food sources. Herbs rich in
vitamin E include nettle, seaweeds, dandelion, and watercress.
B vitamins build energy. Find them
in whole grains, organ meats, sweet potatoes, avocados, egg
yolks, fish, and whey. Both oatstraw and nettle infusions
are good sources of B vitamins, as are red clover blossom
infusion, peppermint leaves, and fenugreek seeds.
Low
levels of potassium, iron, and iodine contribute to fatigue.
Celery, cabbage, seaweeds, nettle infusion, and red clover
infusion are excellent sources of potassium. Molasses, chocolate,
seaweeds, nettle infusion, and dandelion leaves are all superb
sources of iron. For iodine, seaweed shines, but sea salt,
mushrooms, and greens grown in gardens fertilized with seaweed
also supply significant amounts.
Avoid
Some women report greater fatigue on days
when they've eaten frozen or raw food. Traditional Chinese
Medicine says eating raw or chilled foods, especially cold
drinks and raw juices, contributes to fatigue because you
have to use your internal energy to warm up the food before
you can digest it. The more tired you are, the greater your
need for well-cooked foods, like nourishing herbal infusions
and healing soups.
"Energy-producing" foods/drugs/herbal
supplements such as coffee, guarana, caffeinated drinks, and
excessive amounts of black tea or chocolate will create greater
fatigue in the future.
"Rest your head down on me,"
crones Grandmother Growth. "For this moment, rest in
me. Let the energy of the earth infuse you. Let my energy
carry you. Let yourself be enough. Let go."
This article is based on material found in
New Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way, Alternative
Approaches for Women 30-90. Wise Woman books are available
at http://www.ashtreepublishing.com
WONDERFUL
WAYS TO USE DANCING DOLPHIN ESSENCES
Here is a list of ways to use Dancing Dolphin
Flower & Gem Essences.
Essences are energy. You simply need to get
that energy somewhere in your energy field and the vibration
permeates everywhere including your physical, emotional, mental,
and other subtle bodies. You can apply them anywhere and in
numerous ways. Experiment. Have fun. There is no right
way or wrong way. Here are a few of my favorite
suggestions.
On Your Neck: Place one or two drops
in the palm of your hand and rub it onto the back of your
neck. This gets the vibration right next to your spinal column
- which links to your entire body, your brain, and through
the chakra system (energy system) connects to your entire
energy field. Most of us hold tension in the neck and shoulders
(particularly women). So having a wonderful vibration in that
location is always of benefit.
Visit
this link to discover other ways to use Dancing Dolphin Essences
CALLING
BACK YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS
In the previous issue I explained great ways
to help your physical body deal with shifting energies and
our changing times. It also included how to assist your body
in handling the very high frequencies that come through if
you channel information or energy - particularly working with
the platinum ray and the need for additional trace minerals.
(http://www.spiritofnature.org/SoNSpeaksIssue66.htm)
What I'm offering below is a topic that seems
to be coming up daily for me, my friends, and many of my clients.
I hope you find it useful.
Lately, have your found yourself feeling more
tired and having trouble making decisions or having clarity
of thought?
You are not alone.
To
find out the ways to call back your consciousness, visit this
link.
Blessings to your
journey,
Debbie
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