The Art of Healing

my spirit lives in a house made of earth and sky there are butterflies in my eyelashes stars in my eyes rose petals line my lips I dress my body with moonlight my spine is stacked with the bones of my ancestors a warm breeze carries prayers from my m

I was going to start this note by asking how you are .. but I think I know the answer. Yes. It’s tough. This is when we need to bring out everything we have, and do everything we can, to stay strong. For me this means I am paying more attention than

Light stimulation has been proposed as a promising therapeutic alternative for treating various ND like Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, cognitive and sleep disorders. Light therapy consists of controlled exposure to natural daylight or arti

“Loud noises are not only desired following social exclusion, they are also effective at mitigating the negative psychological effects of social exclusion, such as social pain, feelings of anger, loneliness, and worsened mood,” said lead author Dr Ad

The GWI looked at the many ways that tech startups and the music industry (from the big streaming music sites to meditation apps) are increasingly creating music as intentional medicine: It’s a new world of wellness playlists and sound creations that

With the end of the pandemic in sight and a longing to return to some resemblance of normalcy, Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki thinks the harrowing experience of the past year is a unique opportunity to reset people’s expectations about many aspects

This has led linguists to estimate that 30 percent of all languages will disappear by the end of the 21st century. For indigenous cultures who mostly transmit knowledge orally, this high risk of language extinction also threatens their knowledge of m

In an article published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, Associate Professor Priscilla Wehi of the Centre for Sustainability says now is the time to be thinking of potential changes; “New Zealand is currently re-setting its priorities for future Antarc

An example is Tianren Culture, a Chinese-based, next-generation social platform whose mission is to drive positive values and lifestyles to their audience. The Wellness Moonshot China shares techniques and tools to improve dietary, respiratory and me

Walking is one of the safest and easiest ways to improve fitness and health including heart health. Popular fitness apps and step counters make it easy to count steps, so researchers used a wearable step counting device to compare the effects of unin

The global pandemic has changed people’s Personalities, with Australians reporting increased conscientiousness, openness to new experiences, and agreeableness. A majority of Australian respondents say they saw a change in at least one of the five maj

Even though our bodies are resilient and can put up with a lot, there comes a point when enough is enough, and it starts to give. No one becomes chronically ill overnight, and showing symptoms are your body’s ‘check engine’ light. But unlike a car, y

Did you know there are animals in your head? Four, in fact: an elephant, a guard dog, an owl and a sooty (a black-feathered bird a bit like a seagull). They constantly chat to each other. If one gets a bit over-excited – say, if the guard dog senses

The nutritional and overall health benefits of mushrooms are far-reaching, so to get a better understanding of the association between mushroom intake and cancer risk, researchers from Pennsylvania State University conducted a systematic review and m

Associate Professor Gary Sacks from the Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention in Deakin’s Institute for Health Transformation, said that the places we buy our food heavily influence wha

Saffron is harvested from the stigma of Crocus sativus, a perennial plant belonging to the iris family, and today, most of the spice is grown in Iran, Greece, Morocco and India. When you’re buying saffron, look for a dark red or red orange colour, an

This particular feeling is so common these days, it has warranted its own title: FOMO. Short for ‘Fear Of Missing Out,’ which has become widely used in our daily exchanges. As a functional medicine practitioner, I have seen firsthand how much stress

To answer that question, we first need to understand how a paradigm doesn’t shift. Changes of paradigms never happen because the masses convince holders and reinforcers of old paradigms to give them up. They never get given up; they just become irrel

Self-compassion helps us cope by accepting our difficult feelings, and also by changing the circumstances causing them. In Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power and Thrive, Kristin Kneff explores both a

The nervous breakdown was soon diagnosed as a major depressive disorder, and I began a pathway through treatments that I still explore today. And, as is not uncommon, the diagnosis was soon accompanied by the failure of my marriage; the end of my car

Engaging with moral views that conflict with our own is not easy. We’re wired to respond with outrage rather than curiosity when we witness some moral violation or hear someone espouse a view we disapprove of. But just because it’s hard doesn’t mean

Tuesday the 2nd March 2021 was an historic day as the findings and recommendations of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System (RCVMHS) were released. This Commission means an enormous amount to many people who have been harmed by th

Other names: Bitterwort, blowball, cankerwort, clockflower. Keywords: Ruled by Jupiter; masculine by nature. Superpowers: To lead, to pioneer, to make new, to honour a wish, to fight and succeed. The common name dandelion comes from the French d

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. Dale Carnegie The secret to happiness is freedom ... And the secret to freedom is courage.

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