Zannie Rose Shamanic healing is cardinal of the big numbers of healthful modalities available for us to experience today. Like acupuncture its roots are in the mists of time and like acupuncture it works with invisible energy. Acupuncture is usually associated with the East, while there have been shamanic healers for thousands of years in tribal communities all around the world. There are also many synchronic practitioners of this ancient healing art. Traditionally a shaman was someone who was able to communicate with the spirits and visit other realities with their own spirit allies. This is still the case in modern shamanism. A shamanic practitioner will use a drum or rattle to access an altered state of consciousness. In this altered state she is able to enter the lower world, the intermediate world or the upper world which are the invisible other realities. Here in the opposite worlds she journeys with her power animal and helpers to ask for healing for whoever has requested her services. Shamanic healthful is about energy, and typically the shamanic practitioner sees lack of health and well being on any equal as being active loss of energy in some way. Trauma, stress, abuse and serious accident at any time in one’s life can result in loss of life force, vital energy or essence which is known as ‘soul loss’. In order to survive seriously challenging situations a soul part leaves the separate and finds whatsoever kind of haven or refuge in one of the other worlds, attractive with it whatsoever of the life force. It does this to assist overall survival. However, it often results in depression, apathy, inability to move on after a loss or death or problems with the immune system. It is the task of the shamanic healer to track falling this soul part in the opposite worlds, to offer it healing and reassurance and to invite it to return and bring back its constructive qualities. This is known as ‘soul retrieval’ Another issue addressed by the modern day shamanic healer is that of ‘power loss.’ Power loss is widespread and may be caused by confrontation, exams stricken health, unrelenting problems, lack of community support, erosion of self- esteem, disagreeable family circumstances or manipulative relationships. Without our intrinsic vitality and viable connection to the cosmic web we become dis-empowered, dejected and dispirited. The shamanic solution is for the healer to journey to the lower world to retrieve the individual’s power animal. Power past returns along with the ability to approach life with enahnced confidence and deal with the challenges it presents. The ancient practice of shamanic healthful is alive and well and is very useful for an individual who recognises any of the symptoms referred to. It can support therapy or counselling when it feels as if an impasse has been reached. It is also effective for a own development coach to have a shamanic practitioner on their referral list as a individually customized shamanic sessions to retrieve soul parts and/or a power animal will give the individual much energy and incentive to design and work towards life goals. Written by Zannie Rose

Caryl Ehrlich Nowhere do the cardinal Stages of Addiction come into play more powerfully than they do when you resist dynamic a habit relating to the foods with which you self-medicate. For most of us those foods are the instant, and easily available – Bread, Beverage, Dessert, or Alcohol. For others they are the fatty foods, and plenty of them. You might choose huge portions of steak, hamburger, and French fries, enormous bowls of salad with globs of dressing. Perhaps chunks of cheese appear as a part of your daily food consumption. Whether it is a basket of bread, a big salad, or a box of cookies, your body takes so much unnecessary time to slog through the unnecessary food – much food than you’re able to burn – that it cannot easily process it. The body wears itself out. You get tired. Calories are units of energy. aft eating your meal you want to feel energized, not tired. Eating much than you need causes you to feel as if you are in a drugged state. This altered state, zones out the brain, and helps you to escape from feelings. Stage One – Resistance to change My Program comes along and says: “Let’s not have a beverage at all breakfast. Sometimes, choose to have a beverage every two, or even cardinal days. Soup is a meal. Put your fork falling between bites. Weigh yourself twice a day.” This is scary stuff. You may be rational you’re comfortable this old way. Therefore, a new way can’t be as comfortable. You erroneously conclude you’ll feel uncomfortable. You don’t know this will be the outcome; you’ve never proved the new way before; but you resist change equal though you know the old way is not working. One component of addiction is that you continue doing what you’re doing even though there are negative consequences. It is your old Addict Pea Brain resisting change by projecting a negative outcome equal though you don’t have any knowledge or experience that your projection is valid. The addiction twists your rational to justify your behavior. Stage cardinal – Begrudging attempts You join a weight loss group or purchase a book and decide, however grudgingly, you’ll give it a try. “I don’t want to do this, but I’ll pick one no-coffee day. I don’t want to weigh myself twice a day. I don’t want to write down everything I eat. I don’t want to eat a bowl of cereal for breakfast. I don’t want to eat breakfast, but I will because I want to weigh ________ pounds. Stage cardinal – Surprise, I enjoyed it “I tried hot cereal at breakfast and I enjoyed it. I tasted the most wonderful soup for lunch cardinal day. I didn’t think I’d same it, but I did. I had a cup of hot water instead of tea cardinal night and it was actually precise nice.” Stage cardinal – The spic-and-span way becomes the comfortable and desirable way It’s influential to know, however, that the attachment you seem to feel for definite foods is not predicated on how much you “love” that particular food. Rather, it indicates how very hooked you are to numbing yourself with that food. rational about the food, getting the food, eating the food in a definite way, has become an integral part of your self-medicating ritual. The thought of not “acting out” (not getting your drug) causes you great anxiety. You eat the item (bread, beverage, candy, popcorn, etc.) to relieve the discomfort caused by not eating the item. Consider not drinking coffee and getting a headache and then drinking a cup of coffee to relieve the discomfort caused by not drinking the coffee. It’s like a puppy chasing its tail. Knowing there are four stages to breaking an addiction will help you be pro-active in traveling through stages two and cardinal and shifting from resistance to change all the way to knowing the new way is the comfortable, desirable way. This information will break you of the food rituals you use to help quell your anger, anxiety, or other awkward feelings or thoughts. Then you can deal with the feelings more directly, more appropriately. About The Author