October 2005, Issue No. 34 ~ Finding Your Path to Healing & Peace

As our daughter nervously entered 5th grade in a new district school last month, creating a scrapbook with photos and essays about her summer vacation was among her first assignments. While collecting photos, ticket stubs, and newspaper clippings proved to be easy, writing the descriptive essays proved to be the harder part of the task until she found her groove. In the end, she decided it was a fun project and she was proud of the results, as she had created a lovely keepsake book of her life (well, at least three months of it).

The project reminded me of a mini version of Sandra Schubert's Writing for Life course in which learners are guided to incorporate journaling and scrapbooking techniques to create a treasured book of their entire life. Embracing self-discovery and emotional healing along the way. If you're inspired to do some writing this season, consider this course and/or participating in our Fall Writing Contest!

As there are many paths to self-healing and self-discovery, we hope you enjoy all the featured articles below. We are also proud this month to announce a new course by medium and book author Linda Pendleton. This course takes the learner on a soulful journey to the heart, tapping into spiritual psychology and wisdom along the way. This course included wonderful innovative Web Tools. (Learn more below.) We hope you'll consider enrolling in one of our quality holistic courses for self-healing and self-growth today.


Blessings for Health & Healing,



June Cook
Self-Healing Expressions (S-HE)

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The Shaman's Way: A Shaman's Road Map By Shaman Elder Maggie Wahls

A call to Shamanism is a haunting thing. Some people who are called to Shamanism study actually suffer physical maladies, which are words from Spirit to prod one towards the path on which they belong. The other side of the picture is a force that tries to prevent one from finding one's path. In everything, there are two poles. It is a universal law. So one feels the tug to walk their path and also the tug to be too busy to learn. I have noticed that there is no peace for those students who try to maintain both. Being too busy may indicate that you are hiding from your path.... [Read on here] Shaman Elder Maggie Wahls is the instructor of the course Discovering the Shaman Healer Within: Apprentice Course.

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New S-HE Course Launched!

Journey to the Heart: Exploring the World of Spirit
by Linda Pendleton, medium and author of To Dance with Angels

This spiritual psychology e-course, featuring innovative interactive Web Tools, covers a broad spectrum of mystical concepts with which you may actually reinvent yourself and set in motion a bright new world of understanding and inspiration. For those grieving the loss of a loved one, this course could well support your coming to terms with the mystical aspect of death.
Learn more here.

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Things That Make You Go Ommm. . .

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Toltec Wisdom!
We'd like to introduce you to Dr. Sheri Rosenthal, who's published a powerful book on Toltec wisdom after an 8-year apprenticeship with don Miguel Ruiz, author of the New York Times bestseller The Four Agreements. Toltecs believe we create our reality based on our personal agreements and by changing these limiting beliefs we can live a life of self-love and happiness - the keys to personal freedom. In Sheri's new book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Toltec Wisdom, she shares with you her most exciting and innovative tools for living an empowered life. If you purchase her book by October 20, 2005 online from Amazon.com (priced at $11.53), she has 16 wonderful f.ree gifts for you. To redeem these gifts go to: www.sherirosenthal.com/book.html

Do you experience energy lulls, frequent colds and infections? Strengthen your immune system! Embrace the Healing Power of Food -- one lesson at a time.

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Visit www.votawphotography.com

Holistic Prayers: Healing the Mind, Body and Spirit Through Prayer
Subscribe to this (no fee) uplifting Self-Healing Expressions e-course and get a sense of how our self-paced delivery system works while being inspired by interfaith prayers. Enroll now.

Be Still: Guidance for Making Decisions By Laura V. Hyde

As I write this, I am in the middle of making an important decision regarding an opportunity that has surfaced. The time for finalizing my decision is drawing close, yet at this point in time, I am still unclear as to what the best decision is. I have been trying a myriad of decision-making approaches: letting go of attachment to outcome, discussing it with my partner, journaling about it, and so forth. Yet I know in my heart (and from past experience), that the only true method for making a decision that supports the greatest good of everyone involved--is to... Read on here. Laura V. Hyde is a Spiritual Counselor based in California and the instructor for the course Dreams for Healing: Using Dreams as a Pathway to the Soul. Learn more and enjoy a short audio message by Laura here.

Write A Way: A Circle of Creativity By Sandra Lee Schubert

Creating is a solitary act. It is just you and that darn blank canvas, paper or camera. Many hours are spent alone figuring out what do with an evolving creation. If you are lucky, the art is all consuming and the time passes and you feel exhausted but happy. On the other hand, you could be pacing the room in turmoil because you can't figure out what to do next... Read on here. Sandra Schubert is the instructor for the course Writing for Life: Creating a Story of Your Own.

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Dear Marty ~ My Brother's Death ~ Feeling Pressured to Move On in Grief Q & A by Bereavement Counselor Marty Tousley

A week ago yesterday I found my brother dead when I went to check on him at lunch. I call him every morning and when I could not get a hold of him I got worried. He was really my best friend as well as my brother. We shared a lot and I loved him so much. I am really sad still and know that I will be for a long time. He was in a motorcycle accident many years ago and was never the same after. He lost an arm and an eye. People say I should be starting to feel better, but I don't. It's hard to breathe and my chest feels like it's being crushed all the time. It's like a bad dream I can't wake up from. I just don't know... Read on here. Marty Tousley is the instructor of The First Year of Grief: Help for the Journey and A Different Grief: Coping with Pet Loss.

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Here's What You're Saying About Our Courses...

"Marty, your course has been a life-saver and, I think, better than a physical group for me because it allows me the freedom to read the lessons when I'M ready for each one and, because I'm at home, I can cry as loud and as deep, and as long as I want without feeling self-conscious. [Lessons] are beautifully and mindfully written and the links you suggest have been perfect. I sent the [bonus] course to my sister whose cat ... had a stroke, is 18 years old and is having great difficulties -- not long for this world, I don't think. She also has found this course perfect and her cat is still alive. I hope what she reads will better prepare her for the loss, which is coming..." ~ Discussion forum posting ( Pet Loss course)


"Great course! Helped me in a direction I knew I was headed but did not know how to proceed. Helped me explore my inner self. An eye opener! Thank you Elder Maggie Wahls!" ~ Jane, Washington, USA ( Shaman course)


"I recommend Deborah's online color course. Deborah is one of the best teachers I've come across. She infuses everything she teaches with magic." ~ Denise Linn, author, California ( Feng Shui & Color course)

Thanks for Writing!

Healing with Feng Shui & Color: Featured Healing Color ~ Orange By Deborah Redfern The color orange encourages sociability and the sense of community. It symbolizes communication, optimism, happiness, enthusiasm and confidence. Orange enhances creativity and the ability to concentrate. In the system of Chakras, it is related to the reproductive organs and libido and is considered sexually appealing. Too much orange is said to cause you to be in extreme empathetic states where you can easily take on the emotional states of others. Healing uses: Orange helps to stimulate digestion, eases stomach cramps, relieves pain and stimulates the appetite. It may also be helpful to reduce asthma. It is an antidote for general... Read on here. Deborah is the instructor of the course Healing with Feng Shui and Color. Learn how to use feng shui and colors for healing.

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Celebrate with the Goddess Of Good Fortune by Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway This is my favorite time of year because the Lakshmi comes alive during the Hindu holiday of Deepavali (or Diwali). Each year, around the new moon in October or November, Hindu people celebrate this Goddess of Fortune and invite Her into their homes, attempting to secure Her favors for the year to come. This year, in most places in the United States, it begins on October 30 and runs through November 2, with Deepavali day falling on November 1, eve of the new moon. Lakshmi is such a special Goddess. She's magical, and practical... Read on here. Rev. Laurie Sue, the author of A Goddess Is a Girl's Best Friend, is also the creator and instructor of the S-HE course Finding Your Spiritual Soul Mate: Transforming Your Romantic Destiny with A Romantic Resumé.

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A Coping Blurb from Art By Arthur Soissons-Segal, Ph.D. ~ Therapist and Brain Tumor Survivor

I've learned that in order to cope with my brain tumor and my neuropathy, I had to remake myself. I had to become a new person, one who lives with new abilities. I had to relinquish the old me, let it go; he is no longer here and that is okay, then I can enjoy the new me. Arthur Soissons-Segal is the instructor of the course The Joy Of Coping: Overcoming The Stress of Dis-ease.

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Green Note: Organic Food Label under Attack


Did you know the food industry is lobbying U.S. Congress to change the law so that artificial ingredients can be included in foods labeled "organic"? The list of reasons we choose to serve organic foods in our households is long: food allergies, food without toxic pesticides, environmental concerns... That's what makes the integrity of the "organic" food label so important. And yet, big food manufacturers such as Kraft are lobbying Congress right now to change the law so that artificial ingredients can be included in foods labeled "100% organic." Oppose the weakening of organic labeling laws. Take action!

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ANNOUNCEMENTS


Enter our Fall Writing Contest!
Using your amazing power of creativity, choose from one of the three photos provided to spark your creative juices. Then write a short story (400 to 1000 words). What would happen if you were to walk into the photo and into one of these places? Be wildly inventive; create characters, a plot line. Have fun creating an adventure... and take us along for the ride. Details here.

Other S-HE courses to check out! Find our complete catalog here.
Healing the Environment: Saving the Planet Starts at Home
Reiki for Healing
A Healing Journey with the Aramaic Lord's Prayer
Discovering Your Life Purpose: Living the Life You Were Born to Live
Laughter for the Healing Heart

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Prayers and Light to Pakistan, Mexico, Gulf Coast
We send healing light and prayers to those impacted by earthquake, mudslides, or hurricanes...
To the people of Pakistan, Mexico and Gulf Coast Region, you remain in our hearts and prayers.

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God Speaks to Man and Woman

I speak to you.
Be still
Know I am God.

I spoke to you when you were born.
Be still
Know I am God.

I spoke to you at your first thought.
Be still
Know I am God.

I speak to you through the brilliant stars.
Be still
Know I am God.

I speak to you through the storm and the clouds.
Be still
Know I am God.

I speak to you through the mysterious rainbow.
Be still
Know I am God.

I will speak to you when you are alone
Be still
Know I am God.

I will speak to you through the Wisdom of the Ancients.
Be still
Know I am God.

I will speak to you when you have seen my Angels.
Be still
Know I am God.

~ Essene Gospel Of Peace (excerpt)


   

Peace, Love and Light,

Your Friends at Self-Healing Expressions



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