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		<title>A poem by Tony Haynes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I met a brilliant and gifted man named Tony Haynes (TonyHaynes.com). I was pleased and honored to be the recipient of this poem. Note that the initial letter of each line of the poem also spells out the title! &#8220;The Mind Matters&#8221; T hrough Energy Psychology H eightened awareness will shatter E very illusion [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Recently, I met a brilliant and gifted man named Tony Haynes (<a title="Tony Haynes" href="http://www.tonyhaynes.com">TonyHaynes.com</a>). I was pleased and honored to be the recipient of this poem. Note that the initial letter of each line of the poem also spells out the title!</p>
<p><strong>&#8220;The Mind Matters&#8221;</strong></p>
<p><strong>T</strong> hrough Energy Psychology</p>
<p><strong>H</strong> eightened awareness will shatter</p>
<p><strong>E</strong> very illusion and you&#8217;ll see The Mind Matters</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>M</strong> y goal &amp; objective</p>
<p><strong>I</strong> s for you to be inclined</p>
<p><strong>N</strong> ow in this moment to ease your pressure &amp; strife</p>
<p><strong>D</strong> oing it through a process I call, &#8220;Choose Your Thoughts. Choose Your Life.&#8221;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>M</strong> y Manifestation Manual</p>
<p><strong>A</strong> nd the modalities I combine</p>
<p><strong>T</strong> herapeutically facilitate</p>
<p><strong>T</strong> he freedom to free your mind</p>
<p><strong>E</strong> motionally and not by osmosis</p>
<p><strong>R </strong>e-aligning you through hypnosis</p>
<p><strong>S</strong> o on a cellular &amp; spiritual level all negativity scatters&#8230;</p>
<p> &#8230;Even in the divine, The Mind Matters</p>
<p> By Tony Haynes For Patricia</p>
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		<title>Emotional Guidance System (EGS)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 23:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us have a Global Positioning System (GPS) in our vehicles. A computer system linked to satellites in outer space is available at the touch of a button. It can pinpoint our exact location anywhere on the planet. It helps you to find the way when you don’t know how to get to where [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many of us have a Global Positioning System (GPS) in our vehicles. A computer system linked to satellites in outer space is available at the touch of a button. It can pinpoint our exact location anywhere on the planet.<em> It helps you to find the way when you don’t know how to get to where you want to go. </em></p>
<p>Are you aware of an even better system of keeping yourself going in the right direction? It’s factory-installed with every unit and it’s absolutely free of charge! You have a personal and powerful Emotional Guidance System (EGS). To access the system, all you need do is pay attention to what you are thinking and how you are feeling. If you pay attention to your emotions, you will always know if you are traveling on the right road.</p>
<div id="attachment_851" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.themindmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/canterbury-tpke-august.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-851" title="canterbury tpke august" src="http://www.themindmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/canterbury-tpke-august-300x225.jpg" alt="new england country road" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">EGS sends you down the right road.</p></div>
<p>Your “home” or your “natural” state of being, is a condition of well-being and joy. Consider a baby. Whether a human baby, a puppy, a kitten…all exhibit a state of ecstatic joy. When you are thinking thoughts which bring about the feeling of joy, you are traveling on the right road. Your EGS is pointing you to exactly where you want to go! You are happily in alignment with who you are. Of course, it’s not always possible to be thinking joyful thoughts every moment of the day! Life happens. But your awareness will allow you to make the conscious shift to a better thought. It’s a choice you can make.</p>
<p>There are really no “good” or “bad” emotions. All emotions serve a purpose. All emotions are valuable because they are an expression of you. Honor your emotions. When you try to ignore or swallow your emotions, your EGS will send out an alarm! A distress signal of nausea or headache. Even the “bad” emotions, such as anger, serve a purpose and are to be recognized and then let go. When you’re thinking the thoughts that are creating the feelings of anger, you may not be able to just “let go”.  Again, it’s a choice you can make. Be aware of the thoughts which are creating the emotions. Choose a different thought.</p>
<p>Your EGS can direct your thoughts to a higher state. What if you took a turn towards disappointment instead of anger? That feels better. Perhaps your anger is really because someone acted in a way other than you expected. You feel doubtful and hurt. And then maybe your EGS would help you to consider that the disappointment was triggered by boredom. Are you angry because your plans have been changed? And you have nothing to do? Boredom doesn’t feel as “bad” as anger, does it? And you have control over your own boredom, don’t you? Maybe if you recognized that you were bored, your EGS would tell you to go entertain yourself. If you thought about entertaining yourself, you would turn directly to enthusiasm, which would feel really “good”. And once you were feeling that enthusiasm, you could consider what activity would bring you joy.</p>
<p>Your journey from anger to joy doesn’t have to take a long time. You can avoid the traffic jams. The only roadblocks are the ones you create. Your EGS will show them to you by making you feel “bad”.  And it will direct you around the barriers by pointing the way to feel “good”. <em>It helps you to find the way when you don’t know how to get to where you want to go. </em>You can always find your way home…to your state of ecstatic joy!</p>
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		<title>The Precious Gift of Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To live in the hearts we leave behind is to live forever. A few weeks ago, I lost one of my dearest friends and most trusted advisors. His death was sudden and very unexpected. A reminder that there is a thin veil between life and death; a moment of being “here” and then being “gone”. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>To live in the hearts we leave behind is to live forever.</em></p>
<p>A few weeks ago, I lost one of my dearest friends and most trusted advisors. His death was sudden and very unexpected. A reminder that there is a thin veil between life and death; a moment of being “here” and then being “gone”.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.themindmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/cloud-bird.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-841" title="cloud &amp; bird" src="http://www.themindmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/cloud-bird-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>My friend would not want me to suffer his loss. Oh yes, he would expect me to cry and mourn his passing. But he would also expect me to know that he is well; that he is at peace; that he has gone home. My tears are not for him. They are for me.</p>
<p>I threw myself a pity party and allowed myself to wallow in my grief and sadness. I realized that every time I felt my loss, I also felt my joy. In order for me to feel this loss, I also had to feel the love that created it. And in feeling the love, I was healed of the sadness.</p>
<p><em>&#8220;When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. &#8221; ~Kahlil Gibran</em></p>
<p>Mark was my “empathologist”.  A reference from a silly Woody Allen movie, it became the way he was listed in my phone book. We enjoyed amusing each other with the silly as well as the profound. The thesaurus lists “empathize” as “the ability to identify with, sympathize with, understand, share the feelings of, be in tune with; be on the same wavelength as, talk the same language as; relate to, feel for, have insight into.” Wow, I was lucky to have him! And I realize that I still “have” him.  Whenever I think of him, he is with me. For every inhale of “what shall I do without him?” there is a sigh of “you will do”.  I take strength in all that I learned from him. He was very generous with his wisdom and I plan to honor him by becoming the best “empathologist” I can be.</p>
<p><em>&#8220;What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.&#8221;  Albert Pike</em></p>
<p>Each life is a precious gift. Take the time to celebrate your life and your loved ones.</p>
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		<title>Pleasure Prescription for Better Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sex is not the answer. Sex is the question. &#8220;Yes&#8221; is the answer. ~Swami X Sex is the most fun you can have without laughing. ~Woody Allen Sex Reduces Pain Immediately before orgasm, levels of the hormone oxytocin surge to five times their normal level. This releases an increase in endorphins, which alleviate the pain [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Sex is not the answer. Sex is the question. &#8220;Yes&#8221; is the answer.<br />
~Swami X</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>Sex is the most fun you can have without laughing.<br />
~Woody Allen</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Sex Reduces Pain</strong></p>
<p>Immediately before orgasm, levels of the hormone oxytocin surge to five times their normal level. This releases an increase in endorphins, which alleviate the pain of everything from headache to arthritis to even migraines. In women, sex also prompts production of estrogen, which can reduce the pain of PMS. Just thinking about sex can help to reduce pain.</p>
<p><strong>Sex Improves Intimacy </strong></p>
<p>Speaking of oxytocin, this so-called “love” hormone helps us to bond, trust and build intimate relationships. Higher levels of oxytocin have also been linked to a feeling of generosity.<strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Sex Helps You Sleep Better</strong></p>
<p>The release of oxytocin during orgasm promotes sleep. Getting enough sleep helps to maintain a healthy weight and blood pressure.</p>
<p><strong>Sex Burns Calories and Keeps You Fit</strong></p>
<p>Sex is a great way to exercise. A vigorous session may burn some 200 calories&#8211;about the same as running 15 minutes on a treadmill. 40 half-hour sessions could burn off more than enough calories to lose a pound. The pulse rate or an aroused person rises from about 70 beats per minute to 150, the same as that of an athlete at maximum effort. Muscular contractions during intercourse work the pelvis, thighs, buttocks, arms, neck and thorax.</p>
<p>Another fitness benefit of sex is that it can keep you in constant awareness of your body image. If you are continually being naked in front of another person, it’s a good incentive to stay in shape.</p>
<p> <em>Men&#8217;s Health</em> magazine has gone so far as to call the bed the single greatest piece of exercise equipment ever invented.</p>
<p><strong>Sex Boosts Immunity</strong></p>
<p>Good sexual health could mean better physical health. Wilkes University in Pennsylvania says individuals who have sex once or twice a week show 30% higher levels of an antibody called immunoglobulin A or IgA, which is known to boost the immune system, protecting you from colds and other infections.</p>
<p><strong>Sex Relieves Stress</strong></p>
<p>Biological Psychology reports that frequent intercourse was associated with lower diastolic blood pressure and overall stress reduction. A study of 24 women and 22 men noted that those who had intercourse had better responses to stressful situations than those who abstained from sex. They performed better at such tasks as speaking in public and doing verbal arithmetic.</p>
<p><strong>Sex Improves Cardiovascular Health</strong></p>
<p>Researchers in England recently published a study of 914 men who were followed for 20 years. They found that compared with those who had sex less than once a month, those having sex twice or more per week reduced the risk of fatal heart attack or stroke by 50%.</p>
<p><strong>Sex makes for a Happier Prostate</strong></p>
<p>Some urologists believe they see a relationship between <em>in</em>frequency of ejaculation and cancer of the prostate.</p>
<p>A study recently published by the <em>British Journal of Urology International</em> asserts that men in their 20s can reduce by a third their chance of getting prostate cancer by ejaculating more than five times a week. Another study, reported in the Journal of the American Medical Assn., found that frequent ejaculations, 21 or more per month, (252/year) were linked to lower prostate cancer.</p>
<p><strong>Sex is a Beauty Treatment &amp; Fountain of Youth</strong></p>
<p>In a study at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital in Scotland, a panel of judges guessed participant’s ages. Those who <em>looked seven to 12 years younger</em> than their age were also enjoying sex at least four times a week, on average.</p>
<p>Sex raises a woman&#8217;s estrogen level, which helps <em>make hair shiny and skin supple.</em></p>
<p>Sex also boosts production of testosterone, which <em>leads to stronger bones and muscles.</em></p>
<p>Having at least two orgasms a week can increase your life span. Every time you orgasm, the hormone DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone) increases in response to sexual excitement. DHEA can <em>boost your immune system, repair tissue, improve cognition, and even work as an antidepressant.</em></p>
<p>Sex <em>helps your sense of smell.</em> After sex, production of the hormone prolactin surges. This in turn causes stem cells in the brain to develop new neurons in the brain&#8217;s olfactory bulb, its smell center.</p>
<p>Sex <em>gives you better bladder control.</em> Pelvic floor muscle exercises known as Kegels offer the benefit of minimizing the risk of incontinence. Strong muscles increase the intensity of orgasms.</p>
<p><em>Sex Improves Your Teeth (special delivery system for women). </em>Seminal plasma contains zinc, calcium and other minerals shown to retard tooth decay. It could be a far more satisfying experience than squeezing a tube of Tartar Control Crest. Researchers have noted that etiquette usually demands the brushing of one&#8217;s teeth before and/or after intimacy, which helps promote better oral hygiene.”</p>
<p><em><strong>Sex can enhance your sense of spirituality. </strong></em></p>
<p>Many ancient traditions and cultures view sexuality as something sacred and spiritual. Sexual energy is unlike any other.  When we merge with this power during orgasm, we are connecting to our non-physical aspects. Why do you think we cry out, “Oh God!”? According to the Taoists, since we are conceived through orgasm and orgasmic energy permeates every cell of our body, we need to feel this orgasmic energy regularly – ideally every day – to stay healthy.</p>
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		<title>Your Genes are a Blueprint</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cell biologist, research scientist and former Stanford medical school professor, Dr. Bruce Lipton, author of Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, &#38; Miracles, says that our genes are nothing more than a blueprint. He states that our thoughts can activate changes in the activity of the cell membrane, and thus alter our [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cell biologist, research scientist and former Stanford medical school professor, Dr. Bruce Lipton, author of <em>Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, &amp; Miracles</em>, says that our genes are nothing more than a blueprint. He states that our thoughts can activate changes in the activity of the cell membrane, and thus alter our health and our life. In fact, he states bluntly that by changing our subconscious programming we can influence cell membrane function. Lipton says, “Genes are remarkable molecules, but they are only blueprints that are activated by signals from the cell membrane”, and therefore, “we are not victims of our genes, but masters of our fate.”</p>
<p>This research about the processes by which cells receive information may radically change our understanding of life. It shows that DNA is controlled by environmental signals from outside the cell, including the energetic messages emanating from our subconscious mind in the form of positive and negative thoughts. The cell’s membrane, Lipton says, is where “consciousness and matter interact”. Considered to be a major breakthrough in cell biology and quantum physics, this research shows that our bodies can be changed when we change our thoughts.</p>
<p>The mystic healer Edgar Cayce once said, “Remember that thoughts are things, and as their currents run, they can become crimes or miracles.”</p>
<p>If our genes are a blueprint, our mind is the contractor. What kind of a body have you built? Are you healthy? Are you physically fit? Is it time for a re-model? I can help you to access your most powerful tool…your subconscious mind. Are you ready to do some trance-formational work? It all begins with a thought. The Mind Matters.</p>
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		<title>Crystals &amp; The Cosmic Current</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crystals maintain the balance of the electro-magnetic-field: the balance between the electrical energies surrounding the earth and the magnetic energies between the poles. This same spiraling electrical field and magnetic polarity exist within each atom and each sub-atomic particle, within each cell and organ, within each living and non-living thing and within the human aura. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Crystals maintain the balance of the electro-magnetic-field: the balance between the electrical energies surrounding the earth and the magnetic energies between the poles. This same spiraling electrical field and magnetic polarity exist within each atom and each sub-atomic particle, within each cell and organ, within each living and non-living thing and within the human aura.</p>
<p>In 1973, three Russians hypothesized a matrix of cosmic energy. They traced a latticework pattern of electromagnetic energy that geometrically subdivided the earth’s face into a combination of two shapes &#8211; an icosahedron and a dodecahedron (shapes found naturally in crystal formations). The positioning of these lines explains various natural phenomena such as high and low barometric pressure and magnetic deviations as well as migration routes. When envisioned as a lattice over the earth’s surface, the icosa-dodecahedron grid was found to correspond with the birthplaces of ancient civilization. Some sources liken these power centers to the chakras of the body.</p>
<p>The earth is a living organism. The ancient Chinese articulated an underlying energy they called chi (prana in Sanskrit). There are three different kids of chi. One circulates the atmosphere, one flows through the earth and one is in our bodies. We are a microcosm of the macrocosm.</p>
<p>The cosmic current is the energy force that includes all the scientifically described energies that interact to create magnetism and gravity. This current carries the specific vibrations from each planet and star. The signals are experienced as invisible rays of energy.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.themindmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/amethyst-quartz-.1.72.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-610" title="amethyst, quartz &amp;.1.72" src="http://www.themindmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/amethyst-quartz-.1.72-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>We receive or respond to higher or lower rates of energy or light through the extended body. In the nearly non-physical dimension of light, quantity of light is far less important than quality. And quality is dependent upon frequency, which we experience as color.</p>
<p>Color is light that is directed by the rays of a certain planet or star. Light as we know it has a vibrational rate, or wavelength. The range of this visible light is what we call the spectrum. Wavelengths of color longer than our range of vision are referred to as radio waves or infrared. Those shorter than our visual range are ultraviolet, x-ray or cosmic. We obtain information about the world around us through the sensory interpretation of light.</p>
<p>By understanding that the chakras, within the extended energy body, respond to the energy of the color rays directed by the energy currents of the universe, we can then understand how crystals and colored gemstones can be used to affect the energy in a specific chakra, thereby aiding health and well-being.</p>
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		<title>Prana&#8230;the &#8220;absolute energy&#8221; that fills the spaces between atoms</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quantum physics shows that what we perceive as solid matter is actually 99.9999% empty space filled with energy.  (If one atom of the physical body were the size of an apple, the closest atom next to it would be 2000 miles away.) This brings us to the concept of prana, the energy that fills the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Quantum physics shows that what we perceive as solid matter is actually 99.9999% empty space filled with energy. </em> (If one atom of the physical body were the size of an apple, the closest atom next to it would be 2000 miles away.)</p>
<p>This brings us to the concept of prana, the energy that fills the spaces between atoms.</p>
<p>In Sanskrit, prana means “absolute energy”. It is the force that pervades all being, connecting all living things and all energy matter. In the Hindu concept, prana is made from sunlight and air. As it is drawn into the etheric body, the seven atoms that compose prana separate and each travels to the chakra it nourishes. The chakras draw prana or vitality into the extended body through the solar plexus chakra, which is the hub of a 10-spoked wheel, distributing the prana color rays.</p>
<p>As a hypnotherapist, I use the practice of pranayama by aiding my clients in the practice of focus on the breath. By taking deep, full breaths, the amount of air that enters and flows is increased. This very action stimulates the power of healing, balance and well-being by directing maximum prana to all the chakras, resulting in healing throughout the extended body.</p>
<p>When there is an excess or deficiency in prana flowing through a given chakra or throughout all energy centers, an imbalance occurs. It manifests in emotional discomfort or physical disease in an area and a form reflective of the chakra which is out of harmony. Healing takes place on all levels of the extended energy body before physical well-being manifests. Remember <em>all</em> matter is energy.</p>
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		<title>Crystal Power</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever used the power of a crystal or gemstone? Actually, you are most likely using this power, maybe on a daily basis, and are unaware of it. Do you wear a watch or have a wall clock at home? Do you wind it? Do you plug it in to electricity? Or is it [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you ever used the power of a crystal or gemstone? Actually, you are most likely using this power, maybe on a daily basis, and are unaware of it.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.themindmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/quartz-point-cluster.72.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-594" title="quartz point cluster.72" src="http://www.themindmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/quartz-point-cluster.72-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>Do you wear a watch or have a wall clock at home? Do you wind it? Do you plug it in to electricity? Or is it powered by quartz, which synchronizes accurate time by vibration?</p>
<p>Do you listen to the radio? All radio transmitting uses quartz to communicate broadcast frequencies. You dial in to a particular vibrational frequency.</p>
<p>Have you taken a biology class where you were required to use a microscope? Have you experienced an ultrasound procedure? Both technologies use quartz crystal.</p>
<p>Have you had laser surgery to correct your eyesight? Quartz crystal is used to transmit and focus energy in all laser technology.</p>
<p>Have you gazed at the stars through a telescope? Quartz crystal is used to transmit whole spectrum light in optical lenses.</p>
<p>Do you use a credit card? Do you store information in your computer? Quartz crystal…silicon dioxide … is used for that purpose.</p>
<p>It is obvious that crystal has properties that allow it to store, transmit, transform, focus and amplify energy. Science has been using this technology for years by producing synthetic quartz crystals with the same atomic structures and properties as their natural counterparts.</p>
<p>Imagine the power of the energy available in the natural form, where each crystal system, obeying the Law of Attraction, gathers together those atoms which can vibrate together in unison and harmony, producing a form…a crystal… an aggregation of atoms.</p>
<p>When we send our intentions through the crystal, the vibration of that thought is amplified, bringing it nearer to physical manifestation. It is your thought energy, your mental body, which activates the power of crystals.</p>
<p><em>Quantum physics shows that what we perceive as solid matter is actually 99.9999% empty space filled with energy. </em> (If one atom of the physical body were the size of an apple, the closest atom next to it would be 2000 miles away.) By understanding that all matter is energy, it is easier to understand how people can interact with crystal.</p>
<p>The ancients may not have been aware of quantum physics, but they understood something about energy and color. They used crystals and gemstones to harness the cosmic forces. As we continue to do today, they adorned their bodies with stones.</p>
<p>The legends of quartz crystal as a healing tool are world wide, crossing every culture from Japan to North America, from Africa to ancient Rome.</p>
<p>The oldest legends and lore lead back to Lemuria and Atlantis. It is supposed that this advanced race used crystals to channel and control the cosmic current. Legends state that the survivors of Atlantis began anew and continued to perpetuate the knowledge of crystals in Egypt, South America and Tibet. They built pyramids using crystalline theories.</p>
<p>An Egyptian hieroglyphic papyrus more than 4000 years old described medical treatments using gemstones. Complete therapeutic manuscripts dated 1500 BC called “Papyrus Ebers” give detailed prescriptions using gems and minerals. The Egyptians were the first to use ground up gemstones such as malachite and lapis as a cosmetic.</p>
<p>A text derived from the Alexandrian School of Greece written by Theophrastus (372-286 BC) was quoted by the Roman historian Pliny (23-79 AD) in some of the earliest writings on the power of crystals.</p>
<p> The ancient Greeks regularly meditated by visualizing five three-dimensional, geometric shapes known as the <em>Platonic Solids</em>. They believed they could alter their consciousness and achieve mystical experiences. The <em>five shapes &#8211; tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron and icosahedron</em> &#8211; all occur naturally in crystals.</p>
<p>It is recorded in Exodus that a breastplate made of twelve precious jewels, (signifying the 12 tribes of Israel) combined specifically together in four rows, and worn over the heart, would endow the wearer with the power of God. It is recorded as being divinely inspired and having incredible spiritual powers.</p>
<p>Early works on astrology, written in Sanskrit and dating back as early as 400 BC, make elaborate observations on the origin and power of stones.</p>
<p>Incas and Mayans knew gemstone and crystal work. Native American Hopi shamans use crystals for diagnosis as well as treatment of disease, as do Cherokee, Apache, Navaho and other native peoples. They believe crystals are home to supernatural forces.</p>
<p>Chinese healers call quartz “the essence of the dragon”, the dragon being a symbol for the life force, the “chi”.</p>
<p>In every religion found on earth, jewels are mentioned as significant to esoteric mysteries. There are references made to precious stones in the Bible, the Talmud and the Koran.</p>
<p>We now know that we are beings of light and energy who are affected by the light and energy of the universe. The seen is dependent on the unseen.</p>
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		<title>Focused Breathing Lowers Blood Pressure</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent studies continue to show the benefits of focused breathing and meditation for physical and spiritual health. In Dr. Herbert Benson’s 1975 book The Relaxation Response, he stated that breathing “may be used as a new approach to aid in the treatment and perhaps prevention of diseases such as hypertension.” One of the most recent [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Recent studies continue to show the benefits of focused breathing and meditation for physical and spiritual health. In Dr. Herbert Benson’s 1975 book <em>The Relaxation Response</em>, he stated that breathing “may be used as a new approach to aid in the treatment and perhaps prevention of diseases such as hypertension.” One of the most recent studies was conducted by Dr. Vernon A. Barnes, a physiologist at the Medical College of Georgia. It showed that teenagers at risk for having high blood pressure were able to lower their daytime blood pressures. This was done by simply practicing 15 minutes of transcendental meditation (focused and concentrated breathing) twice daily, over a period of four months.</p>
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		<title>Art &amp; Hypnosis &#8211; Ancient Forms of Healing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am an artist. I create as a means of expressing my thoughts, feelings and ideas. I create as a means of sharing. Art is a powerful and effective form of communication. We all need to communicate. We all need to share our feelings. We all need art. The need to make art is a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am an artist. I create as a means of expressing my thoughts, feelings and<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span>ideas. I create as a means of sharing. Art is a powerful and effective form of communication<em>.</em> We all need to communicate. We all need to share our feelings. We all need art.</p>
<p><em>The need to make art is a basic human urge</em>. It is a trait as natural as language and sex. Early writing often consisted of pictures. Ancient humans used art not only to decorate but to create magic, to protect themselves from evil and harm, to express and control powerful emotions and to prepare themselves for coming events.</p>
<p>                                                                     <img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-298" title="67- airport rocks" src="http://themindmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/67-airport-rocks1-300x225.jpg" alt="67- airport rocks" width="300" height="225" /></p>
<p>Images are the language of emotions. The language of visual art – colors, shapes, lines and textures – speaks to us in ways that words do not. Art is a means of connecting our thoughts, feelings and perceptions with our life experiences.</p>
<p>Art is more than ornamentation. Cultures through the ages have been defined and understood by their art. Art tells our personal stories.  We make our feelings, thoughts, experiences, values and beliefs, visible through art. In the process, we are offered a way to know ourselves from a new perspective and an opportunity to transform that perspective.</p>
<p>Did you know that art and hypnotherapy have a lot in common? Painting, sketching or even scribbling are simple activities that can soothe you, release stress and give pleasure. These methods of self-expression can change your state of being and tap your intuitive and creative powers. Art and hypnosis both alter your consciousness.</p>
<p>Both art and hypnosis are ancient forms of healing. Each can help to solve problems, release powerful emotions, or alleviate pain. Each promotes growth, self-expression and transformation. Both are powerful tools.</p>
<p>I am an artist, but my focus has broadened. I’ve learned some things along the way. I’ve learned the art of teaching people not only lessons in art but lessons in life. I’ve learned to teach people how to achieve their dreams.</p>
<p>Hypnotherapy can change behaviors and perceptions. It can change your tomorrows by simply changing your programming today. Hypnotherapy is a method of communicating your conscious desires and dreams directly to the<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span>subconscious mind, your personal goal-achieving machine, the 88% of your mind that controls your behavior.</p>
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		<title>Music: A Healing Sound</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Music is more than a universal form of entertainment. Music is the soundtrack of our lives. It sets the mood. Music, like all art forms, is creative expression as well as a form of healing.         In ancient Greece, Pythagoras, who discovered that music could be expressed in numbers and mathematical theories, founded a school where [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">Music is more than a universal form of entertainment. Music is the soundtrack of our lives. It sets the mood. Music, like all art forms, is creative expression as well as a form of healing.         <a href="http://www.themindmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/music.72.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-634" title="music.72" src="http://www.themindmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/music.72-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">In ancient Greece, Pythagoras, who discovered that music could be expressed in numbers and mathematical theories, founded a school where students were trained to release worry, fear, anger and sorrow through singing and playing musical instruments.    </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Music is a fundamental part of all religions, from hymns to mantras to chants, because it encourages higher states of consciousness. Dr. Alfred Tomatis, known as the “Einstein of sound”, theorizes that sacred chants actually “charge” the cortex of the brain. Tomatis believes “all cranial nerves lead to the ear, which explains why soothing musical harmonics not only induce states of deep relaxation, but directly affect breathing, the voice, the heart rate and digestion.”  (Vegetarian Times, “The Sound of Healing” Suzanne Gerber, March, 1998)</p>
<p>Dr Mitchell Gaynor, director of medical oncology and integrative medicine at New York’s Strang Cancer Prevention Center, uses guided imagery, meditation and sound, voice and tone. Believing that breathing is critical to well-being, he states, “Besides their vibrational impact, voice and tone are just another way to get the therapeutic value of breathing.” (Vegetarian Times, “The Sound of Healing” Suzanne Gerber, March, 1998)</p>
<p>Our bodies are rhythmic. Our hearts beat. Our blood flows. Our lungs breathe in patterns. It comes as no surprise that our bodies respond to the rhythms of music. Pulses of sound correspond with brain-wave frequencies. The frequency of the beats affects our level of consciousness.</p>
<p>We are driven to express ourselves and elevate our consciousness through the arts. It is a powerful and compelling need. The people of Sarajevo proved this when despite constant shelling and sniper fire, “they held concerts, maintained orchestras and choirs, and at one point, turned a destroyed theater into an exhibition space for art created out of materials from the city’s destruction.” (Cathy Malchiodi, “The Art Therapy Sourcebook” Lowell House, 1998)</p>
<p>Art helps us to transcend daily life. It brings wholeness and personal satisfaction to our lives. Creative outlets help you develop and better understand yourself. Art is a way of sharing your self with others, a way of sharing your truth.</p>
<p>If you are feeling “out of sync”, unable to keep up with the pressures of your busy lifestyle, consider the healing benefits of expressing yourself through the arts. Being creative is not just for artists, musicians or writers. Everyone has the potential to do things in a new way.</p>
<p>Your subconscious mind, the 88% of your mind that controls your behavior, can provide you with new insights. Hypnotherapy can help you to access your creative spirit.  It can help you move to a whole new beat. When you listen to your inner voice, your heart will sing.</p>
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		<title>The “Secret” Law of Conscious Creation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As civilized members of society, we are expected to follow the rules and abide by the laws. By doing so, we are able to enjoy and support that society. We learn about these rules throughout our lives. There are rules to follow at home, at school, at our place of worship and on the road. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As civilized members of society, we are expected to follow the rules and abide by the laws. By doing so, we are able to enjoy and support that society. We learn about these rules throughout our lives. There are rules to follow at home, at school, at our place of worship and on the road. There are laws that govern all aspects of our lives. When we obey the laws and follow the rules, we enjoy the benefits. There are local laws, state laws, federal laws and international laws but there is no law that is more powerful than the Universal Law of Attraction.  Each one of us, whether we are aware of this law or not; each one of us, whether we consciously choose to be or not, are governed by this law. There are no exceptions.</p>
<p>The Law of Attraction states that whatever we are thinking about, we will attract into our life, whether we want it or not! We could almost call this law the Law of Creation, because what we are thinking about is what we are creating. What we are feeling about what we are thinking is how the creation process begins. Emotions help to create reality. When we believe in something, and when we love, desire, and want it, we create it more quickly. If there is anything we want to experience, we need to focus upon it. Whatever we turn our attention to, we will create.        <a href="http://www.themindmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/molecules3.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-496" title="molecules3" src="http://www.themindmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/molecules3-284x300.jpg" alt="" width="284" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>As energy, every single thought directly and instantly influences the quantum field. Quantum physics has shown that everything in the Universe, in all dimensions of life and reality, ultimately is made up of “quanta”, of Energy, vibration. This Energy is integral to everything in existence. When something is observed, imagined, visualized… “quanta” come together to form sub-atomic particles, which in turn become atoms, then molecules until finally something manifests in the physical world. “Quanta” never, ever differentiate between what we want and what we don’t want. They merely respond to and obey our thoughts. Ask and it is given. No exceptions. Conscious creation is the basis of the Law of Attraction. Isn’t it interesting that the most effective way to <em>consciously</em> create something is to use the imagining powers of the <em>sub</em>conscious Mind?</p>
<p>As human beings, all we do is create experiences. There is nothing else we do. In order to create an experience, we must first imagine it. As we focus on what we want, our thought energy (traveling at the speed of light!) has creative power. The subconscious mind accepts whatever we are imagining in our inner world and uses it to create our outer experience in reality.</p>
<p>The world of images is the source of power in our physical world. The images direct the Energy in our body. Imagining what we want is like creating a model before we build the real thing. We need to dream, but dreams are too big to realize all at once. Dreams come a size too large so we can grow into them. They must be broken down into manageable pieces. Pieces which can be created right Now. Always think as you wish things to be. Now.</p>
<p>And as you are thinking about what you want right Now, remember the Universe responds to absolute terms rather than any human concept. When you are dreaming, always be aware of a statement that implies the future tense and change it into the present tense. So, “I will” becomes “I am”… “I want” becomes “I have”… and “I might” becomes “I do”.</p>
<p> Also keep in mind that the Universe does not understand the concept of “try”. We either <em>do</em> something in the present Now or we <em>do</em> nothing. “Try” simply does not exist.</p>
<p>The Universe responds to Now. Everything is happening right Now. If you are remembering the past, you are doing it Now. If you are planning for the future, you are doing it Now. There is Only the Eternal Now.</p>
<p>Remember when you obey the laws, you enjoy the benefits. Thoughts are creative energy. Think only of what you want. Now. Be a Conscious Creator.</p>
<p>Hypnosis and Imagery are incredibly powerful tools to access the visionary power of your subconscious mind. When your mind is in the Alpha state, you are more creative and focused and better able to imagine your ideal way of being. As you imagine your ideal, you are emotionally connected to that image right Now. The process allows you to speak more clearly to the Universe, because whether you believe or not, it is listening to your every thought. Choose the good ones.</p>
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		<title>The Gift of Inner Exploration…priceless…</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hypnotherapy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hypnosis and Imagery are very powerful tools for your health and well-being. They are also tools for your enjoyment and exploration. During hypnosis your physical body benefits from the natural effects of endorphins, the pleasure hormones that suppress pain sensations. You may feel as if you’ve experienced the benefits of a massage. The hypnotic state [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hypnosis and Imagery are very powerful tools for your health and well-being. They are also tools for your enjoyment and exploration.</p>
<p>During hypnosis your physical body benefits from the natural effects of endorphins, the pleasure hormones that suppress pain sensations. You may feel as if you’ve experienced the benefits of a massage. The hypnotic state calms your emotions. It allows you to release tensions and reinforce positive feelings. Using Imagery, you can experience heightened senses by creating a sanctuary, a vacation for your spirit. Your mind becomes more focused, allowing you to create your future. Energy flows where your attention is directed. Your subconscious mind is a goal-achieving machine.</p>
<p>Consider the gift of a Hypnotherapy or Imagery session for that special person who has “everything”. Perhaps someone who could benefit from scheduled relaxation? How about someone who would like to improve their golf game? Or talk to their Inner Guide? Perhaps someone who wants to explore the possibility of a past life? Maybe someone who is about to celebrate a birthday or graduation or retirement?</p>
<p>Within an altered state of consciousness and a dreamship powered by unlimited imagination, it is possible to travel to any place on the planet… or beyond. It is possible to travel to any time…the past…the future…the in-between.  Create a journey of your choice.</p>
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		<title>Do You Know Where Your Sushumna Is? And Why Should You Care?</title>
		<link>http://www.themindmatters.com/energy-body/do-you-know-where-your-sushumna-is-and-why-should-you-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy Body]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The concept of the chakras (a Sanskrit word which translates as wheel or vortex) has been in existence since before recorded history. The chakras are points of energy transformation. They absorb, filter and distribute vitality to the Etheric Body as well as the Physical Body. The original seven chakras map logically onto the body through [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>    The concept of the chakras (a Sanskrit word which translates as wheel or vortex) has been in existence since before recorded history. The chakras are points of energy transformation. They absorb, filter and distribute vitality to the Etheric Body as well as the Physical Body. The original seven chakras map logically onto the body through the nerve ganglia. Think of the chakras as cones or spirals, being tornado shaped. Visualize the wider end being a whirling concave disc and the point of the cone penetrating the spinal cord. Imagine that this cone extends from both the back and the front of the body.</p>
<p>     The chakras extend through the body and are rooted in a central energy channel running up the subtle body (Etheric), which connects all the chakras. The chakras are all interdependent. If one energy center is shut down, the others will compensate in maintaining the life force. This central energy channel, which roughly corresponds to the spinal column, is called the sushumna. </p>
<p>Along the left side of the sushumna is a channel of feminine, or moon energy, called the ida, which is receptive in nature. To the right side of the sushumna is the pingala, a channel of masculine, more outward sun energy. The intertwining nadis meet at the Third Eye Chakra.  Imagine the symbol of the allopathic medicine profession – the Caduceus of Hermes – two snakes intertwined around a central column ending at a winged center.</p>
<p>     The chakras comprise various levels of awareness, activity and energetic charge. The lower chakras are magnetic energy, whereas the upper chakras are electrical energy. The lower three chakras, below the diaphragm, are feminine in that their function is specifically receptive, taking in energy from the earth and the environment. The upper four chakras are known as masculine chakras because they are concerned with giving energy out in the form of love, communication, healthy attitudes and inner reflection.</p>
<p>     The chakras draw prana or vitality into the Extended Energy Body. Proper, focused breathing and meditation techniques cause increased amounts of prana to enter and flow and thereby, increase the power of healing, balance and well-being.  In Sanskrit, prana means “absolute energy”. It is the force that pervades all being, connecting all living things and all energy matter. When there is an excess or deficiency in prana flowing through a given center or through all centers, an imbalance occurs which manifests in discomfort or disease in a form that depends on which chakra or chakras are out of harmony. </p>
<p>Balance is well-being. Disharmony is disease. The seen is dependent on the unseen. Earthly physical disease or health is affected by both mass and energy. Healing takes place on all levels of the Extended Energy Body before well-being on the physical earth plane manifests.</p>
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