Most of Eastern Philosophy and Medicine comes from observing Nature and the Universe. Ancient Chinese realized early that most things in Nature are cyclical and by observing the human body’s patterns, established that our own energy (Qi) also moves on daily and on annual cycles.

by Susan Kirk

It is our birth date, when reduced to a single digit, that shows us the numeric symbol of our Life Path. The numbers 1 through 9 (as well as the two master numbers 11 and 22) are the possibilities.  Each of these symbols contains a multiplicity of meanings. It is important to note here that all numbers are positive in essence. It is our choice whether we align to that positive energy or repress, deny and resist, thus experiencing the negative distortion of that experience...

(Part 4 of a 4 Part Series - Please read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3)

Intuition & Symbols

Editor's Note from Jean-Pierre Ruiz: The food industry's job is to make a profit. It is not to care for you or your health. It is the executives of the food producers to make money...the more the better for them (i.e., their financial compensation)and their shareholders. The less they sell, the less money they make. The food industry knows which buttons to push to make you eat more of their food...whether it's healthy or not is irrelevant. In fact, because of the way our bodies are, the more unhealthy the food is, the more you will eat and the more money they will make. Meanwhile, neither the FCC, the FDA or the USDA are in the "business" of protecting you. Despite the presence of some ethical individuals, it is our job to protect ourselves...not theirs.

Conscious Consumerism

by Gerry White

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), developed by Gary Craig, is truly a gift to the world. Also referred to as tapping, it a self-help method of activating the body’s energy meridians to ease pain of all types, physical, mental, emotional and even spiritual...

Editor's Note from Carolyn White: EFT, (Emotional Freedom Technique) sometimes referred to as "tapping", can be a therapeutic intervention for chronic emotional and pain issues - if we know how to "talk to" the unconscious mind.  EFT practitioner Gerry White explains why it's important to choose our words wisely for the desired results with EFT.

Energy Medicine

Editor's Note from Sue O'Callahan: This is the Heart Sutra Mantra sung by Deva Premal. Whether meditating or hiking on your favorite trail, a beautiful mantra to assist in the opening of our hearts.

Gate Gate Paragate Parasamgate Bodhi Svaha
Gone, Gone Beyond, Gone Altogether Beyond, Enlightenment, Hallelujah

Enjoy!

Sacred Living

by Jeff Kober

The type of meditation I teach is Vedic meditation. It comes from a tradition that stretches back into the mists of pre-history. I did not choose it for the long-livedness of its existence; rather, after trying many other forms of meditation and/or mind-soothing, mind-control or concentrative techniques, this was something that actually worked...

Editor's Note: All of us have our own story to tell about the spiritual path we have found ourselves following. Jeff Kober, a teacher of Vedic Meditation in Los Angeles, CA has decided this year to share his path with readers everyday in a 365 "Vedic Meditation Thought for the Day." These reflect on the Vedic worldview that "All is One" and while that seems heady stuff, the series is infused with a sense of humility and humor.

Meditation

Greek Mythology and Astronomy

Astrology

by Wendy Videlock

I should be diligent and firm,

I know I should, and frowning, too;

again you’ve failed to clean your room...

Editor's Note from Susan de Wardt: What better way to celebrate Mother's Day than by taking a look into a child's room. Enjoy this engaging poem on parenthood: Disarmed by Wendy Videlock.

Writing & Poetry Therapy

by Meagan Hughes, MT-BC

In the summer of 2012, I met Mireya Gonzalez, a Chilean music therapist visiting California to learn from other music therapists in medical settings. At the time, I was working at a children’s hospital in San Francisco and we compared notes on our programs...

Editor's Note from Mayu Kawata: What is music therapy like in Chile?  Holland-based American music therapist Meagan Hughes meets a talented music therapist in Santiago who was able to make a huge impact for those affected by the earthquake and tsunami that devastated central Chile a few years ago.

Music Therapy & Sound Healing

by Cathy H. Burroughs

The Tarot, long a powerful tool of divination, can also be used as a dramatic tool of healing, and for shifting deep patterns...Using both the structure of the seven Chakras and the images of the Rider-Waite deck, the Chakra Lube Job illustrates how the cards of a layout may be replaced as the healing progresses; as the images shift, they actually depict the process of growth and resolution, similar to time-elapsed photography...

Tarot

by Relationship Coaches Susie and Otto Collins

Whether it’s a love relationship or relationship with friend or family member—one of the missing ingredients from nearly all relationships today is the feeling and living from the idea that the relationship is sacred...

Editor's Note: When you really know you are an integral part of All That Is, you realize that every aspect of your life is sacred. With that knowledge, you can increasingly transform your life, including your relationships.

Sacred Living

by Sherri Carter, MS,
ATH Co-Editor of PsychoSpiritual

Imagine how freeing it would be to clean out the emotional and mental dust bunnies, releasing thoughts and behaviors which only serve to clutter and distract. The deeper you clear, the more space you create to fill with what you love. Here are some strategies to help you commit to a spiritual spring cleaning...

A Note from Sherri Carter, ATH Supervising Editor: Spiritual Spring Cleaning is your opportunity to shine your light into the darkness, clearing out what is holding you back so your light can shine brighter in all you do!

PsychoSpiritual

Editor's Note: This video is about the therapeutic uses of the herb Licorice or Glycyrrhiza glabra,explained by expert - Dimple Singh Bindra.This fantastic herb acts as an anti-oxidant, anti-inflamattory, anti-spasmodic, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, expectorant, demulcent, diuretic, laxative, estrogenic and emmenagogue.

 

Herbalism