DreamHealer: Spiritual Healing In 1953, amazing scientific research reported by James Watson and Francis Crick captured the attention and imagination of human civilization. I vividly recall a New York tabloid’s coverage of their discovery, the full front page covered in large bold print read, “SECRET OF LIFE FOUND!” Their seminal studies on the nature of DNA, the molecule that forms the structure of genes, are a foundational pillar upon which modern medicine is built. From Watson and Crick’s insights on how DNA encodes an organism’s hereditary traits, we bought into the belief that genes control biology. This belief led to a concept known as genetic determinism, the notion that our physical and behavioral fates are encoded in the genes. Since that time, modern medicine has operated under the principles of the medical model, an understanding that implies the human body is a chemical machine controlled by genes. The perception that genes control our abilities, and more importantly, our disabilities, is so fundamental that we introduce this concept at the most elemental level of a child’s schooling, and continuously repeat the message through every level of higher education. Consequently, the public has been conditioned to believe that the human body and its behaviors reflect the activity of an exquisite genetically-controlled biochemical automaton. Since genes apparently control the traits of an individual’s life, and since we had no say in which genes we were provided at conception, we might rightly consider ourselves victims of heredity. Owning victimization, we come to see ourselves as being powerless with regard to our ability to “reprogram” our fate. Diseases and dysfunctions are inevitably blamed upon the genetics and chemistry of our cells, tissues and organs. Assuming the role of powerless victims, we rightfully deny responsibility for our physical and mental dysfunctions: our hearts attack us, defects in our insulin-producing cells trigger diabetes, depression is due to chemical imbalance and wayward cells cause cancer. In perceiving ourselves as “victims,” we have been programmed to seek outside healing through medical practitioners, who attempt to treat our ills and symptoms through the administration of drugs—a chemical correction for a chemical machine. These studies clearly demonstrated that the character or fate of cells was not “controlled” by genes. In pursuing an understanding of what “controls” the cell’s behavior, my studies illuminated the mechanism by which the cell’s membrane, its “skin,” read environmental conditions and then sent signals throughout the cell to control its biology and behavior. Upon applying these insights to cells in the human body, it became apparent that the conditions of the body’s chemical environment, the equivalent of “culture medium” for our cells and tissues, was controlled by the secretions of the brain. Consequently, in response to the conditions of the world in which we live, the nervous system directly influences the character of the internal environment, which in turn shapes the fate of our cells. Changes in how we perceive the world ultimately lead to internal environmental changes that control the genetic activity and character of our cells I was offered an opportunity to test this hypothesis as a research fellow at Stanford University’s School of Medicine in 1987. The theory I proposed on how our cells are controlled by our perceptions was substantiated in two major scientific publications. This pioneering research presaged one of today’s most active areas of research, epigenetics, the science of how genes are controlled by the environment and—more importantly—by our perception of that environment. As described in my bestselling book, The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles, the new perspective on human biology does not view the body as just a mechanical device, but incorporates the role of mind and spirit. This breakthrough in biology is fundamental to healing for it shows us that when we change our perceptions or beliefs, the nervous system sends totally different messages to our cells. In effect, we reprogram them. This new biology reveals how people can have spontaneous remissions or recover from injuries thought to be permanent disabilities. The body is not a “single” organism, but really represents the cooperative effort of a community of fifty trillion single cells. While every cell is an independent entity, collectively the body’s cellular community accommodates the wishes and intents of its “central voice,” - the mind and spirit. Science is beginning to recognize that the principle source of stress, responsible for most of our illness, is our system’s “central voice,” the mind, which really consists of two separate minds, the conscious and the subconscious. The conscious mind is the thinking, rational “you”. It is the creative mind that houses your wishes, aspirations and desires. Its supporting partner is the subconscious mind, a database of programmed behaviors. Some “programs,” specifically inborn instincts are directly derived from genetics. However, the vast majority of the subconscious programs are acquired through the developmental learning experiences we have as children. The subconscious mind is not the seat of reasoning or creative consciousness. It is strictly a stimulus-response device. When the subconscious mind perceives a signal from its environment it reflexively responds by activating a previously stored behavioral response—no thinking required! Our fundamental perceptions or beliefs about life were downloaded into our subconscious mind by simply observing the behaviors and attitudes of our parents, siblings and peers during the first six years of our lives. Neuroscientists have revealed that 95% or more of our behavior is controlled by the actions of the subconscious mind. Hence, most of the behaviors that shape our lives are derived from other people’s programs. The insidious part is that the subconscious behaviors are programmed to engage without the control of, or the observation by, the conscious mind. Since most of our behaviors are under the control of the subconscious mind, we rarely observe them or much less know that they are even engaged. This is why the concept of “positive thinking” becomes problematic. Indeed, positive thoughts can create a health-sustaining internal environment. But “positive thinking” is a quality of the conscious mind. Since our biology is controlled 95 to 99% of the time by our subconscious mind, the conscious mind’s positive thinking usually has little influence over our health. However, with appropriate guidance and exercises we can use our conscious awareness to actively transform our lives by rewriting limiting perceptions, beliefs and self-sabotaging behaviors programmed in our subconscious minds. Quantum physics emphasizes that the mind’s thoughts are not physical in nature, but represent immaterial energy fields, vibrations. Whenever we engage in healing ourselves through intention, we cause the mind to act as a “tuning fork” that sends healing vibrations throughout the body. Through focused and repetitive exercises, intention processes can facilitate a reprogramming of limiting and self-sabotaging subconscious beliefs. An individual’s healing processes is profoundly accelerated when they gather in community and simultaneously practice their healing intentions with others. When a group shares a collective vibrational field, the healing power of intention is greatly amplified. Adam and other amazing healers further enhance the healing property of intention by serving as both a “conductor” who entrains the group’s vibrations and an “amplifier” that further boosts the power of the group’s healing field. Adam’s empowering, and yet easy to understand books on the healing power of intention provide important insight into understanding the role of the mind and its affect on biology and behavior. With this new awareness, we become empowered for we can learn to become masters of our destiny instead of victims of our genes.
Bruce H. Lipton, PhD, cell biologist, lecturer and author. For more information, visit: www.brucelipton.com Let's optimize an extremely difficult situation in the Gulf. Send healing intentions of light and love. Change emotions of blame, fear and anger into sustainable recovery of our beautiful planet. Visualize all of the healing energy in the universe being pulled into the Gulf of Mexico. Create a critical mass as we all send our healing intentions.
Often called energy healing, some often refer to it as the 'laying of hands'.Through out history, it has been shown that healng uses channelled energy from source and the universe that is drawn down through the 'healers' own energy channel and through their own hands. "Chronic anger,hatred, bitterness, greed, hopelessness, loneiness and depression may lead to illness, because these negative emotions cause chakra imbalances that shut down the flow of pranic life energy to our vital organs" Gerber.R.(2000)pg51.
The energy which flows through the healer, sets out to rebalance, unblock and renew every cell that has become imbalanced and damaged. It is thought that every thought which is negative, emotional stress and unresolved issues in an individuals life also affects your energy levels. Through healing it helps to allieviate these issues but at this stage does not yet over take conventional medicine but sets out to complement it.
What causes illness?Whenever we hold stress, worries or negative thoughts, if this is not released, transmuted or healed. Then at later periods, it is possible that it forms into different types of ailments. For example: If you have a sore throat, the throat chakra may well be blocked. This is known to house expression and communication. When this is blocked you could say you were "Stuck for words" or "I can't seem to get what I wanted to say off my chest". See Chakras for more information. The next time that you have a pain in the neck, ask yourself who IS that pain in the neck?.
"Ill health is a condition, a state of affairs in an energy system which is drawing attention to an imbalance or disharmony in that system and those that relate to it"Angelo.J.(2000).p22.
Healing either by spiritual methods, or using Archangel Raphael's help, cutting cords with Archangel Michael's or releasing and being helped by conventional means.
The negativity stores into every relevant cell in our body and if not removed manifests into an illness.
Who are the Healers?We are all healers, one way or another we make someone happier. An act of kindness, a gesture of good will or even a notion of giving. When we walk down a street and exchange conversation with a stranger, you do not know how you may have affected that individual for the day. That person could be lonely or have a hidden issue or numerous issues and you have just brightened up their day. It can change their lives.
You as an individual may hold an inner calling, to branch out into a variety of more spiritual practices. A we are individually evolving there is a need to help to assist the vast ray of population right now. They are raising their own vibrational frequencies by shedding and letting go of our lower ones. Some people will naturally be drawn to spiritual healing, others may not choose that path, as they have their own role to fulfill in life.
Either way it is best policy to be trained properly and become licenced if you want to perform healing on a more professional spiritual level. Spiritual Healing training has expanded increasingly across the UK and internationally especially over the past few years. The oldest and most recognized is the National Federation of Spiritual Healers.
They host a four part training programme which fully qualifies you to legally practice your healing whether this be in side the increasing number of hospitals, spiritual centres, churches and individuals. They have training worldwide and you can find further information on their own website here.
The National Federation of Spiritual Healers is being rebranded as The Healing Trust.
If you want to heal in a more generalised area and be open to future opportunities in healing overall. Currently, the University of Derby hold the only Honours Degree in the United Kingdom called B.A (Hons) in Healing Arts. It entails meditation, tai-chi, counselling skills, accupressure, practice of healing, the cause of illness and chinese medicine. These are a few of the modules on offer during the three year degree.
Healing Energy and more Most healers are sensitives and some people know it as sixth sense. A healer works with patients energy systems such as the chakras and auric fields not the actual condition its self. That is one of the major differences between spiritual healing and the western medicine model.
As Spiritual healing advances it will also extend to up and coming areas such as becoming a medical intuitive. In the terms of using vibrational medicine within the context of healing the multidimensional health aspects of a patient. The in simpler terms means attending to the whole person, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. Individuals such as Carolyn Myss Carolyn Myss- Medical Intuitive have successfully extended their medical model to provide energy and vibrational medicine to the next level.
A spiritual healer however channel unconditional love from the source our creator, our universe. Enabling you to be filled with light and love and the ability to pass it on to the healee. The energy chakras and the auric field is restored and balanced.
"Problems sometimes buried deep in the subconcious, are brought to the surface to be dealt with . This is because the decision is part of the healers evolution as a person" Angelo.,J.(2000)p71.
It is that what is buried deep down which causes stress, upset and illness if not treated, to heal energetically,the healer helps to resurface the issues to be addressed and healed. This call from healing comes from sycronicity with the evolving spirit within the patient. It would surface at a time which is apprioprate for the issues or illness to be dealt with.It is advisable and practical to gain a counselling skills certificate in order to help assist this process.
In the secret gratitude book it explains "All energy vibrates at particular frequencies. We are energy too, and so each of us is also vibrating at a frequency. Your thoughts, feelings, and beliefs determine the frequency that you vibrate at."
Once healing has taken place it will generally lift the person up. What is really happening is that the vibrancy has been raised and shifted the frequency within the individual to sometimes a higher plane.
However, some training programmes incorporate it into their training. It is sound advice to go to the association you can resonate with, and request detailed course material, before choosing the right training for you.
This is a summary in regards to spirtual healing. The best source is following your own intuition and guidance from your heart. If you feel it pulling then spiritual healing maybe some thing of interest to you.
Alliance of Healing Associations(AHA) An umbrella group of 25 Healing associations. It promotes and helps develop Spiritual Healing.
Harry Edwards Spirtual Healing Sanctuary A great indepth well researched information in Spiritual Healing.
World Federation of Healing Spiritual Healing on an international level.
Universal Association of Healers -Non- profit organisation promoting healing for all.
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Article Source: ArticlesBase.com - What is Spiritual Healing?-How to train? The term, “Spiritual healing” may seem to be an odd word in this era of advanced technology. However, the truth of the very existence of the invisible power called “God” cannot be just ignored. As Spirituality involves the acceptance of god beyond intelligence with whom we have relationship, spiritual healing does have a great importance in a person’s life.
The Principles:
You will be well- aware of the fact that, physical healing greatly depends upon deeper healing of spirit, which is based on metaphysical principles. Spiritual Healing is said to be the natural energy therapy and spiritual healing complements the conventional medicine by treating the whole parts of the body of a person including mind, body and spirit. Healers act as a conduit for healing energy, sometimes this is described as 'love and light' which relaxes the body. This technique includes other benefits and that helps us to release of tension and increase the stimulation of self-healing. The benefits of healing can be felt on many levels, not just the physical and the effects can be profound.
Developing Spirituality:
Developing a connection with God will get you the feeling of safety in soul. Spiritual healing makes us understand the fact that we are not all alone in the universe, even at those times when we feel temporarily separated from other people. We feel extreme security as we believe that there is a source that we can always seek help from. In short, spiritual Healing teaches us the art of living.
Spiritual healing can be done to any person of any religion. Spirituality is not something for the chosen few or the pious alone. DNA Activation is the most powerful alternate healing technique that can assist in healing of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual problems
Methods Used For Spiritual Healing:
Prayer, visualization, channeling of spiritual energy, devices that transmit healing forces, channeling of Spiritual Helpers and Guides, personal spiritual realization, advanced levels of concentration, psychic abilities are some of the methods of spiritual healing methods in practice today. These techniques enable the people to recover from certain disorders very quickly. Enlightenment is guided through the willingness of human by rationality rather than by faith or superstition and backed up by the view of the world increasingly validated by science and not by religion or tradition .Spiritual healing has the awakening power and enables to discover the potentiality to achieve our goals.
Bottom Line
Spiritual Healing is not just a counseling. Spiritual healing can be used as an aid that the medical practitioners do not have access to. It brings the sufficient power or good merit to literally shift the mental state of a person, which cannot be done through any physical exercises or drugs. The most practical approach for emotional and mental work is to supplement counseling with spiritual healing. Most of the counseling sessions available today helps the people to slowly shift a person's thoughts and feelings whereas spiritual healing shifts energy patterns that change the overall life process in a quickened and gentle way.
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Article Source: ArticlesBase.com - The Principles Of Spiritual Healing Spirituality And SpiritualismWHAT IS SPIRITUALITY OR SPIRITUALISM? Before I say anything about Spirituality and spiritualism one must first realize that there is a marked difference between religion and spirituality. The immediate difference between religion and spirituality is that while religion is exclusive- in that one has to subscribe to that one religion at the exclusion of all other religions, faiths, and beliefs, spirituality is inclusive in that any one adherent of any religion can embrace spirituality and retain his or her religious status or place in that religion. Spirituality cuts across religious, cultural, traditional, social-political and academic barriers. In other words, one does not need to abandon one’s religion in order to be a devotee, student or practitioner of spirituality. In this way, religions are limiting but spirituality is not. For this reason one can rightly say that compared to religion, spirituality can be said to be the higher state or consciousness of religion. If it were a coin, the religious side bears limitations of beliefs, faith and dogma and the spirituality side is the mark of infinite consciousness and freedom.
“Religion is the manifestation of the divinity which is already present in the human being” said swami Vivekananda. Each soul is potentially divine. To manifest that very divinity within, Man should control his nature externally and internally. Do this either by work, or worship, or psychic control, or philosophy by one or more or all of these and be free. This is the whole of religion. Doctrines or Dogmas or rituals or books, or temples, or forms, all are but secondary details. The more our bliss is within, the more spiritual we are and let us not depend upon the world of today for pleasure. This is spirituality. Spirituality is one’s character or quality that makes one transcend the barriers of worldliness, caste, creed and sensuality; and realize one's connection with the Truth. Spiritualism means to merge with consciousness. Different religions are like different route or means to reach there. It is like you want to go to Delhi you can go by train, flight, or by bus again you can to Delhi via Ahmedabad, or Via Kolkata, or via Nagpur. You will ultimately reach Delhi. Spirituality is a concept and most of the times it is wrongly understood by us mortals. Some think that spirituality is something to be achieved, which means it is external and is not within. Some think that it is to with prayers and offerings to god.
Spiritual consciousness is a “depth experience, ”which makes us conscious of the deeper dimensions of life. It is an abiding inner awareness of the inter connectedness of one’s own spirit with the supreme spirit. It is also a cosmic awareness of “one in all and all in one”. Through spiritual consciousness we learn to look beyond and behind the surface reality. The way to attain this very spiritual consciousness is the way to the liberation of the soul through Self-Knowledge is called yoga. Vedanta speaks of four yogas, or paths to the goal: (i) Jnana-Yoga, or the direct way of Knowledge; (ii) Bhakti-Yoga, or the natural way of divine love; (iii) Karma-Yoga, or the practical way of unselfish work; and (iv) Raja-Yoga, or the scientific way of concentration and meditation. The primary road block to Self-Knowledge is the restless mind. The four Yogas are four ways to overcome the restlessness. Love is the root and the selfless service is the fruit of this very spiritual consciousness or the liberation of the soul.
The essence of every religion, fundamentally, is aimed for the attainment of spiritual enlightenment, spiritual consciousness proximity to God, love, compassion, and eternal peace in the life here after. Under such a common definition and understanding, it becomes obvious that religion is bound to be deeply a personal matter in every sense of the word. On the contrary, if religion assumes the characteristics of a doctrine that is primarily concerned with issuing laws on how to offer prayers and how many times, people’s wealth and its distribution, dress code, sex life, punishment for crimes etc, then the whole concept of spirituality loses its Godly element. A religion of such nature, then simply becomes part of human civilization, a political ideology for a group of people who choose to follow a certain social orders and customs. Then we as humans go far away from spirituality and spiritualism. Spirituality is one's character or quality that makes one transcend the barriers of worldliness, caste, creed and sensuality; and realize one's connection with the Truth. At this point I would like to say a few words about Islam which is the second largest religion in the world. Does Islam allow an individual’s quest for the knowledge of the existence of God on a personal level, using his own intellect, senses, and wisdom? The answer is a big NO! A Muslim is bound to restrict his freedom of conscience within the frame of Quranic prescriptions. The moment he has questions on metaphysical issues, he is considered an outcast or an apostate. People of other religions, including Christianity and Hinduism has already started shedding their inhibitions or political correctness and are not reluctant to cast their doubts about the origins and contemporary relevance of religious scriptures and belief systems. No authority is interested in issuing “fatwas” against them. But Islam is different. As time passes, Imams and Islamic clergies are becoming more and more powerful enough to tighten their noose around the freedom of thought. In my capacity as a crew flying for an international airline I have been to Jeddah and medina to ferry passengers for annual hajj pilgrimage umpteen number of times. The one thing that I have noticed is that, Medina is a very holy place and the presence of the power that be can be felt and it really makes one self spiritual because there is a flow of positivity of the place to oneself. This flow creates wonder when assimilated. It makes one self humble, It calms the inner aggression of one self, It helps to be in a meditative state where one’s mind becomes thoughtless and one attains spirituality momentarily. Such is the power, or one may say, the quality of that place. The pilgrims returning from this place after the end of the arduous 40days hajj starts squabbling as soon as they board the aircraft over trivialities. I wonder why they cannot bring with them the positive energy and all that they have learnt and practiced for the 40 long days. Somehow and somewhere the concept of spiritual and spirituality is lost.
In predominant Western religions the Divine is worshiped as Father but not as Mother. This heavenly Father is often portrayed as a stern, angry or jealous God, a strict judge and giver of punishment to those of his children who violate his seemingly arbitrary laws. Protestant Christianity and Islam have banished the Divine Mother from their religions. Catholic and Greek Orthodox Christianity have accepted the feminine as the mother of Jesus, not as God in her own right, though it appears that devotion to the Madonna has been the strongest living mystical force within Christianity. Sanatana Dharma as a universal tradition recognizes the importance of the Divine Mother. According to Hinduism the deepest relationship that we can have with God is that of the Mother. No human relationship is closer than that of the mother and child. It best mirrors our relationship with God. India itself is looked upon as the Mother. The Hindu religion itself is regarded as a mother and its teachings are her milk.
Sanatan dharma, The backbone of Hinduism is basically a way of life based on nature and universe where every particle that constitute the universe and nature has a soul and is connected to the divine and hence everything has to be respected and revered. Sanatan dharma developed over time and there is no one person or a startup date for this religion. It is based on observations of heavenly bodies and their characters and the effect that it has on the population, environment, and behavioral patterns of each and every particle that constitutes nature and universe. This Sanatan Dharma is what the western scholars call as paganism.
The concept of Spirituality and spiritualism should therefore be that every person is a wondrous, sacred, creation. Every plant, rock, tree, everything seen and unseen, is unique and beautiful. The purpose of life as seen should therefore be to live in harmony with nature, to develop our personal and spiritual potential, and to be aware of and to manifest the inherent divinity within us all. This holds true for every one and for every religion. Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Bahai, Christianity, every other religion the concept of spirituality is no different.
Spirituality is a matter of contemplative meditation designed to bring the practitioner to the point of vacating his physical body at will, merge his mind into Universal Mind realm and remain in his or her pure spiritual form as a Spirit (of God) in its pristine nature and then traverse higher spiritual planes until one re-merges into divine union with the Supreme Being and become one with that Being even as one still dwells in this world doing his work and taking care of family and social responsibilities.
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Article Source: ArticlesBase.com - Spirituality And SpiritualismSpiritual healing is an important science that helps people to overcome problems that have their root cause in the spiritual realm. However unless the principles of this subtle science are understood and adhered to, spiritual healers can be negatively impacted by practicing spiritual healing. The most sustainable form of spiritual healing is enabling the person in trouble to begin and continue their spiritual practice.
1. What is Spiritual Healing?
Spiritual research done by Spiritual Science Research Foundation (SSRF) has shown that up to 80% of problems in our lives have their root in the spiritual dimension. Spiritual healing as defined by SSRF is overcoming the spiritual root causes of problems by spiritual means.
2. Difference between symptoms displayed and the root cause
It is important to differentiate the symptoms displayed by a person and the basic root cause. We can better understand this by an example.
Let’s say John throws a bucket of water on the floor in Jane’s room when she is not there. He then hides himself to watch Jane’s reaction on her return. When Jane enters the room she searches high and low for the cause but cannot find the reason for the water on the floor. She then goes on to wipe the floor. John lets out an evil chuckle under his breath at Jane’s plight and ignorance about the root cause.
This is a typical analogy of how a spiritual reason such as an attack by a ghost (John) can cause a problem in life such as a heart condition (i.e. the water on the floor). Due to the fact that we do not have the sixth sense vision to see or perceive the ghost, our search for the cause of, for example, the chest pain remains limited only to the physical or psychological dimension.
3. What does Spiritual Healing heal?
We can now appreciate that in cases of heart disease resulting from a spiritual root cause, medical or surgical treatment can only alleviate the consequent damage done by the spiritual root cause. Thus by treating the heart condition by surgery or medicine, medical sciences can at best bring about a symptomatic cure. The condition however reoccurs as the root cause, for example, the ghost, is not taken care of.
Spiritual healing is about diagnosis and removal of the spiritual root cause of the problem, that is, the ghost in the above example of heart disease. It could also be used for stopping a potential problem happening in the first place.
Though advanced spiritual healing remedies can also revert the physical damage done, in most cases it is advisable to use physical measures (treatment) to alleviate the physical damage (i.e. the water in our example above). This is because one would have to use a lot of spiritual energy to achieve what can be done with comparatively lower input at a physical level. This is considering that spiritual energy is invaluable and extremely difficult to acquire compared to any physical effort.
It is for this reason that the Spiritual Science Research Foundation (SSRF) emphasises that only the appropriate level of energy be used for treating a problem. So for example, if a person is having eczema due to a spiritual root cause, it needs to be treated at a physical level with medicines and the spiritual root cause needs to be alleviated by spiritual remedies.
4. Basic principles behind spiritual healing
a. Principle behind diagnosis
Diagnosis of a problem that has its root cause in the spiritual realm can only be done with one’s sixth sense (ESP). The accuracy of a diagnosis can vary considerably and is a function of 2 basic factors:
• The person’s sixth sense (ESP) ability and spiritual level versus the strength of the affecting entity or ghost (demon, devil, spirit, etc.)
• Destiny that decides the duration of sufferings
• Resolve of the guiding Saint of the spiritual healer
b. Principle behind any type of spiritual healing
The following is the principle behind any type of spiritual healing treatment practiced anywhere in the world.
Basically by applying spiritual healing remedies we try to:
• Decrease the subtle basic raja-tama components caused by the ghosts
• Increase the subtle basic sattva component
• Try to remove or at least decrease the layer of black energy created by ghosts which is inherently raja-tama.
• (Sattva (purity, Divinity), raja (action, passion) and tama (ignorance, inertia) are basic subtle components entire Creation is made of and which modern sciences have not yet ‘discovered’)
5. Generic types of spiritual healing methods
There are two generic methods of spiritual healing. These are the two choices that apply to all of us who have a problem that has its root cause in the spiritual realm.
1. Spiritual remedies: This is where either someone else or the affected person himself performs a certain specific act to alleviate a certain problem at a spiritual level.
2. Spiritual practice: When a person does spiritual practice that conforms to the five basic principles of spiritual practice he builds his own ability to protect himself against harmful elements in the spiritual dimension.
The first method of healing mostly brings about symptomatic cure and sometimes cure of the spiritual root cause, while the second brings about cure of the root cause of a spiritual problem.
6. Modes of spiritual healing
The energy being channelised for healing is brought about through:
1. Use of an inanimate object such as holy water or holy ash.
2. Through a person
o Through a person (generally the person has to be above 50% spiritual level)
o Through a Saint i.e. a person above the 70% spiritual level.
o (Here spiritual level is defined on a scale from 0% to 100% where inanimate objects would be at 0% and a God Realised Soul, i.e. someone Who has merged with God Principle, would be at 100%)
Depending on the mode used, the mechanism of action, i.e. how energy is channelised, changes.
7. Importance of spiritual level of the healer in treating others
The spiritual level of spiritual healers is the all important aspect which defines:
• How they are able to treat others
• What healing methods they can use and
• The types of Universal energies they have access to
8. Types of healing
Examples of various spiritual healing techniques that are commonly used to heal others can be:
• Chanting the Lord’s name: Chanting for others is possible only when one is at the minimum spiritual level of 37% and is the easiest way to help another person.
• Prayers and surrender: When we pray we acknowledge our lack of ability to solve a problem. This surrender of the problem also helps in reducing our ego and therefore a temporary rise in spiritual level. As a result, we are able to access energy of the mind which sends energy behind our prayer for others. Hence our prayers to heal others work.
• Other Spiritual healing techniques: Spiritual healing techniques such as Pranic healing and Reiki actually use the energy of the mind augmented by the Universal Energy of Will. This type of spiritual healing can only be done by a person around the 50% spiritual level. They do not access any universal vital energy. Vital energy only exists at an individual level and not at a Universal level. When one has access to energy of the mind one is able to control the vital energy in the vital body.
A person who is below the spiritual level of 50% technically cannot heal using these methods. This is because they do not have enough access to Universal energies. In case where a person below the spiritual level of 50% is able to do seemingly miraculous cures by Pranic healing or Reiki, invariably it is ghosts healing through them. Ghosts use these healers to affect society. While there may be temporary relief or miraculous cure from a problem, ghosts use the faith people have in the healer to infuse people with black energy and lead people astray.
9. What is the catalyst to channelise spiritual energies?
The main deciding factor as to whether a person has the ability to heal is based on the amount of spiritual practice he/she has done and the corresponding spiritual level. This spiritual practice can either be of this lifetime or a previous lifetime.
The healer’s desire to heal is a secondary factor that helps hone a spiritual healer’s ability to heal.
10. How will one know if one needs spiritual healing at all?
Spiritual research conducted by the Spiritual Science Research Foundation (SSRF) over the past 20 years has revealed that 80% of problems in life have their root cause in the spiritual dimension. Thus these problems can be overcome completely only by complementing worldly efforts with remedies in the spiritual dimension. This explains the overwhelming importance of spiritual healing in solving problems in one’s life.
It is difficult to decide with the help of intellect whether one needs to augment spiritual practice with other spiritual remedies. Only Saints and people with strong extrasensory perception (ESP) or sixth sense can really say with authority whether a spiritual healing remedy is needed because only they can diagnose whether the problem has a spiritual root cause.
However one can also make a decision based on their intellect if the following are observed:
• Problems that do not go away despite best of worldly efforts.
• Chronic or recurrent problems with no apparent cause.
• Problems affecting many people in a family simultaneously.
• Problems that exacerbate around new moon and full moon.
• Problems that are alleviated at least partially when the affected person is exposed to a spiritually positive environment like being in company of Saints.
So in summary it is advisable to do spiritual practice, a type of spiritual remedy, on a daily basis.
11. Can harm come to one in anyway, if spiritual healing is done incorrectly?
The short answer is - yes. Following are some of the ways it can be harmful:
Healers that are after fame and fortune and of lower spiritual level are most likely to be targeted by ghosts. Higher level ghosts use these defects and attachments in the spiritual healer to affect and possess them. The possession is insidious and intangible and the healer would not have the faintest clue that he is being controlled by a ghost. Hence it goes unnoticed. Once they have possessed the healer, they initially alleviate symptoms of the persons treated by the healer through their spiritual strength to get their faith but also to infuse black energy into the treated persons.
If the healer does not have an advanced sixth sense he may not be able to discern the difference between positive and negative in the subtle world. Hence while the healer may think he is channelising energy from spirit guides he is actually healing with black energy of ghosts posing as spirit guides. So even though the initial symptoms may be cured to gain the patient's faith, the long term effects are quite damaging.
12. Who should we heal and when should we heal?
At the outset we need to understand two important principles.
• The best type of spiritual healing is when a person does spiritual practice for oneself. In this way, one builds up one's own spiritual reserves so that he is less prone to attack from the spiritual dimension. Doing regular spiritual practice is also far more sustainable as a protective measure than being spiritually healed using some form of spiritual healing. As much as possible spiritual healers need to encourage people to begin and be regular with their spiritual practice, even if they continue to come for healing. Spiritual practice complements the spiritual healer's efforts in removing the problem.
• Spiritual growth to realise God is our main purpose in life. Accordingly if all our actions, spiritual healing or otherwise are aligned to assist ourselves and others to progress spiritually we benefit maximally.
Given the above, spiritual healers' time and energy is best spent when they help other people to overcome any spiritual obstacles that are inhibiting them from practising Spirituality. In this way they are helping people grow spiritually. From a purely spiritual perspective, it is best that one does not use spiritual healing energy on people that have no intention of starting spiritual practice. The reason for this is that unless a person does spiritual practice to augment the spiritual healing, it at best brings about temporary relief as the affecting entity can cause harm in other areas of life or the person can be affected repeatedly by other entities. Spiritual healers have access to Universal energy appropriate to their spiritual level. Along with this comes a responsibility to help people to grow spiritually which is being in alignment with our purpose of life. If this is not the case a spiritual healer begins to stagnate and invariably deteriorates in his spiritual level and can potentially be used by ghosts.
It is advisable not to get emotionally carried away healing people just for the sake of healing. If it is in a person’s destiny to go through a certain amount of suffering then all we do is alleviate it temporarily. But the person still has to go through the required quota of suffering. Instead, it would be spiritually more correct if our intention was to heal a person so he gets the faith that the spiritual dimension does exist and this in turn inspires him to begin his spiritual practice.
In summary
Spiritual healing is practised by many people worldwide. Only by understanding the principles and the spiritual perspective on ‘who’ and ‘when’ to heal can we be sure to be in alignment with the purpose of life. The best spiritual healing gift that one can give others is assisting them in beginning their spiritual practice so that they can help themselves. This is akin to giving a person a fishing rod and making him independent as opposed to spoon-feeding him and giving him a fish.
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Article Source: ArticlesBase.com - Spiritual Healing The patient was suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome, with muscle pain, abdominal discomfort, sleeplessness and a frustrating brain fog.
Dr. Victor Sierpina changed the patient’s diet and chased down the villains — wheat, corn and dairy foods. All had triggered inflammatory reactions in her body.
Sierpina, professor of family medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch, is among a growing number of medical professionals using anti-inflammatory diets as weapons in the fight against disease.
Start with a medical checkup, he advises, and then get ready to revamp your grocery list.
“Inflammation is a hidden factor in many, many chronic diseases — we call it silent inflammation,” he said, speaking by phone from his Galveston office.
“Those conditions include diabetes, heart disease, dementia, obesity and certain forms of arthritis. Read More... Wikipedia defines “A healthy diet is one that is arrived at with the intent of improving or maintaining optimal health”. “This usually involves consuming nutrients by eating the appropriate amounts from all of the food groups, including an adequate amount of water.”
The main benefits of a healthy diet are:
1. Improves your immune system
2. Increases energy levels, vitality and alertness
3. Decreases your risk of heart disease and diabetes
4. Helps you cope with stress
A healthy diet is essential to live a healthy lifestyle. Having the correct nutrients can have a significant effect on your energy levels and vitality while decreasing the risks of disease. A healthy diet consists of meeting your daily calorie intake of the five major food groups with portion control of each food group totalling your necessary calorie intake.This will help you follow a healthy diet and lose weight at the same time.
The five major food groups are:
1. Fruit
2. Vegetables
3. Lean meat, fish, poultry, eggs, nuts, legumes
4. Bread, cereals, rice, pasta
5. Milk, yogurt, cheese
A healthy diet is also made up of portion control. The portion control of these five food groups are as follows:
Carbohydrates: 6 - 8
Protein: 1 - 2
Fats: 1
Dairy: 2 - 3
Fruit: 2
Vegetables: 5
Water: 6
What constitutes a serving size for these food groups to achieve a healthy diet?
1. Carbohydrates (6-8 serves daily)
One serving should contain about 0.5oz (15g) of carbohydrates. Examples of this include:
Bread 1 slice
Tortilla, roll, or muffin 1
Bagel, English muffin or hamburger bun 1/2
Rice, pasta, cooked cereal, grits 1/2 cup
Ready-to-eat cereal 3/4 cup (flakes or round)
Pancake, waffle 1 (4.5in diameter)
2. Protein (4-6 serves daily)
One serving of protein should contain about 0.5oz (15g) of protein. Examples of this include:
Cooked lean meat, fish or poultry 2oz- 3oz (60g - 90g)
Egg 1
Peanut Butter 2 tablespoons, 1oz (30g)
Cooked dried peas or beans 1/2 cup
Cooked dried beans 1/2cup
Nuts, seeds 1/3 cup
3. Fat (1 serve daily)
One serving of fat should contain about 0.2oz (5g) of fat. Examples of this include:
1 tsp vegetable oil
1 tsp butter
1 tsp peanut butter
8 ripe olives
1 tbsp salad dressing
4. Dairy (2-3 serves daily)
One serving of dairy should contain about 0.01oz (300mg) of calcium. Examples of this include:
Milk 1 cup
Yogurt 1 cup
Cheese 1 slice, 1oz (30g) (1.5oz cheese is about equal to 1 cup milk)
Cottage cheese 1/2 cup
Pudding 1/2 cup
Ice cream 1/2 cup
5. Fruit (2 serves daily)
One serving of fruit should contain about 0.5oz (15g) of carbohydrates. Examples of this include:
Chopped, fresh fruit 1/2 cup
Grapefruit 1/2
Cantaloupe 1/4
Canned fruit 1/2 cup
100% fruit juice 3/4 cup
Raisins or dried fruit 1/4 cup
6. Vegetables (5 serves daily)
One serving of vegetables should contain about 0.2oz (5g) of carbohydrates. Examples of this include:
Cooked vegetables 1/2 cup
Chopped, raw vegetables 1/2 cup
Raw, leafy vegetables 1 cup
Vegetable juice 3/4 cup
7. Water (6 serves daily)
Glass of water (10fl oz)
Vitamins and minerals
Many people believe that they can eat what ever they like and can make it up by having vitamin and mineral supplements to make up for this, however this is not the case. Your body absorbes the nutrients in foods are more effectively than in supplements. Furthermore, a majority of supplements on the market are mainly made with fillers you urinate very quickly.
A few things to remember:
1. Try and keep your BMI (Body Mass Index) in a healthy range
2. Try and eat plenty if fibre.
3. Have 8 glasses o water a day. A lack of water is the most common cause of tiredness
4. Limit alcohol and caffeine consumption
5. Reduce sugar intake
Maintain these tips to maintaining a healthy diet and healthy lifestyle and you will be amazed at how good you will feel.
Article Source: ArticlesBase.com - What is a Healthy Diet? Everyday, people are faced with a wide selection of food options. Your local grocery store has hundreds of food offerings. You will find several aisles with numerous food options. A local restaurant can offer several pages of dishes that you can choose from. Indeed, you are bombarded with numerous food choices on a daily basis. It’s not surprising why some people cannot plan a healthy diet regimen very well.
On top of this, people have to deal with an onslaught of information from various media. You would find advertising promoting McDonalds or Pizza Hut. Every ad is designed to convince you to give in to your sweet cravings. On the other hand, you get nutritionists and health gurus warning you of the dangers of junk foods. You would also find health experts promoting one form of healthy diet after another.
With many options and contrasting information, it is not surprising that people are having difficulty figuring out what a healthy diet exactly is. People are constantly having problems controlling their weight and their eating habits. If you are having the same problem, you are probably giving in to indulgences and you are likely overeating. However, the importance of a healthy diet cannot be overstressed. To help you achieve a healthy diet, you need to arm yourself with vital nutrition information that will help you determine proper food choices.
Moderation is the Key to a Healthy Diet
If you want to maintain a healthy diet, you really don’t have to forego chocolates, ice creams or cakes as long as you eat them in small amounts. You need to practice moderation when it comes to eating. Overeating is the number one cause of obesity and moderation is actually the essential key to maintaining good health. But how do you this?
Basically, eating food in moderation comes with attention. You need to pay attention to what you are eating and to the amount of food that you have eaten. One of the many reasons why people tend to overeat is that they fail to notice whenever their bodies are telling them that they have had enough food. It is important that you learn to eat slowly. You need to be aware of how much you have consumed, so that you would know when you have had enough food.
To eat in moderation, you should avoid second helpings. You should opt for regular sized meals instead of the largest items in a restaurant. You should be particularly conscious of the amount of food you have consumed when you are eating “junk foods”. Again, you don’t have to avoid it altogether, but you need to be a conscious eater. If you are going to eat cookies, don’t eat directly from the box. Often people will only discover that they have eaten a lot once they have realized that they have finished the whole box.
Be Conscious of When You Eat
Aside from controlling your food intake, you should also be conscious of when you eat. This is part of ensuring a healthy diet. Generally, people are better off eating 5 to 6 small meals per day. This is because the body is unable to process or handle large meals. It tends to convert the food into fats. On the other hand, if you eat small meals a day, your body will be better equipped to handle small amount of foods.
It is also very important that you avoid late night snacking. Your stomach should be empty 3 or 4 hours before you go to sleep. It can be tempting to have a large sandwich at midnight but this habit will take a toll on your weight and health. Your body will merely store the food as fat while you sleep. There’s nothing like waking up with an empty stomach and enjoying a healthy breakfast with your family. Speaking of breakfast, this is one meal that you should never skip. Skipping out on a heavy breakfast will make you crave food the entire day.
Do Not Starve Yourself
Many people think that by starving themselves, they would lose weight. Unfortunately, this rarely happens because once the hunger kicks in and they give in to it, they would likely end up eating huge fatty meals. They also tend to become more obsessed with food and they end up consuming large amounts of food.
Basically, having a healthy diet means eating foods rich in nutrients, eating foods in moderation and being conscious of your eating habits. By adopting a healthy diet, you will live a much better life.
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Article Source: ArticlesBase.com - Diet and exercise is a combination that will help you to avoid various chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke; although that fact is widely known, apparently it is still difficult for most of people who have used to current sedentary lifestyle. Due to this behavior, nearly 300,000 people in U.S. die each year from diseases that related to inactivity and unhealthy diet. Actually, it is not that difficult to slip exercises between your daily routine and starting a healthy eating behavior; these are few diet and exercise tips that you might find useful:
- Start slowly; this applies for both diet and exercise. You can't suddenly reduce your meal portion drastically or jogging 5 miles every morning; build up new eating behavior and activity gradually over a period of months instead.
- Water is one of the best ways to keep your metabolism going and keep your body healthy. Eight to ten (8 oz glasses) glass of water per day is recommended for everyone. Just remember not to exceed water since it can flush out too many nutrients from the body.
- As a start, try to increase your physical activity during your typical day. Walking to the nearest shop, take stairs instead of elevator, take a little farther parking spot, and maybe a light jog before starting your working day are a great start.
- You can start to change your diet by reduce your meal portion and make your regular meal time from three to five times a day. This way, you will keep full all day, avoid too much snacks, and keep your body metabolism at good rate. During this period, take some times during break to learn about healthy eating, various foods that provide proper nutrients, and the ability to distinguish good and bad food by reading food label.
- When you have used to light daily physical activities, accumulate 30 minutes of cardiovascular activities each day. You can split this to smaller sessions, for instance: divide it in three sessions, each session take 10 minutes. Including swimming and increase your jogging duration are good ideas. From my experience, jog with a friend or favorite pets can be a really good moment, otherwise strap your MP3 player and listen to your favorite songs; you will be surprise on how much distance you've covered when you are not actually counting each of your steps or keep looking at your watch.
- Introduce various healthy foods that you've known to your daily meals. Reduce trans fat, saturated fat, caffeine, alcohol, refined sugar, salt gradually. At the same time increase vegetable, fruits, cereal, lean meat, and low fat dairy products consumption.
- The next step in diet and exercise is including weight training; this maybe hard for some people but gaining more muscle means you'll be one step away from obesity which is the trigger to many other chronic diseases. Add two weight training sessions per week in your schedule when you feel that you are ready.
I know this introduction of diet and exercise to your daily life won't be a walk in the park; it is easy to break into temptation and it will probably happen many times. When this happens, simply restart the whole program and try to hold for longer period this time.
Author: Stefan V. Anyone who has ever tried to get rid of problematic fat in trouble spots around the hips, abdomen and thighs has probably considered liposuction at some point. This targeted procedure allows surgeons to remove excess fat from specific areas of the body. It is important to note, however, that liposuction is not a treatment for obesity. In fact, the best candidates for liposuction are people who are at a normal, healthy weight.
Once you’ve had liposuction, the fat in those problem areas is not gone for good. In order to maintain your desired look at keep fat from returning to those problems areas, it is essential to follow a healthy diet and exercise regimen after your surgery. If you decide to have liposuction, start planning your health and fitness plan today in order to get started on the path toward a healthier, fitter body.
Reasons to Stay Fit and Healthy
While liposuction can be very effective, patients can easily regain all of the fat they lost and then some. According to a recent report in a plastic surgery journal, patients are three times more likely to regain the fat they lost if they do not follow a healthy diet. The same report also revealed that patients who do not exercise regularly after having liposuction are four times more likely to gain weight.
Obviously, diet and exercise are essential to staying healthy and physically fit. How can you kick start your own health habits? While your lifestyle, physical capabilities and personality will all contribute to your choices, the following guidelines can help you make the right diet and exercise decisions.
Follow the USDA Guidelines for a Healthy Diet
With so much diet and nutrition advice circulating all around us, it can be difficult to decide which tips to follow. The best advice is to keep it as simple as possible. Follow the guidelines laid out by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which recommended a balanced diet full of healthy grains, fruits and vegetables. Additional tips such as drinking plenty of water, limiting salt intake and reducing the amount of refined sugar you eat each day can also help you stay healthy and ward off extra pounds.
Exercise at Least Five Days Each Week
Regular physical activity is another essential component for keeping the weigh off following a liposuction procedure. The vast majority of experts recommend working out for 30 minutes each day five days each week. Are you busy and short on time? Remember that you don’t need to perform all of this exercise all at once. Simple changes to your daily routine such as taking the stairs or taking brief walks during the day can add up quickly.
However, it is important to talk to your doctor to establish a timetable for your exercise program after your liposuction surgery. While you may begin easy walking within a few days after liposuction, you should take it easy for at least two weeks after the procedure. Your liposuction doctor may also suggest waiting for at least one month after your surgery before begin a regular routine of strenuous physical exercise.
Author: Kendra Wagner |
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