September 2009, Holistic Expressions Ezine, Issue No. 82 ~ Transformational Transitions

As our family mourns the loss of Sam (91), my step-father-in-law, and we head into a new season and school year, we can't help but think of this time as a transition period. Grief Counselor Marty Tousley periodically reminds us, while transitions can be challenging they may also be transformational.

If you too are in transition this month, we hope the articles and offers below provide some comfort and support for your personal healing journey.

Breathe,



June Cook
www.SelfHealingExpressions.com (SHE)
www.HealingEbooks.com (HE)

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Dear Marty ~ September 11th was a weepy day for me. . . Q & A by Bereavement Counselor Marty Tousley Question: September 11th was a heavy day. I found myself weepy all day as I remembered all those who died on September 11th (including a former colleague who perished in the WTC), as well as, other loved ones who've died but not on September 11th. Can you offer up any insight into this kind of collective grief? Read on.

Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCC is the instructor of The First Year of Grief: Help for the Journey. And check out a variety of Grief-Healing eBooks by Marty at HealingeBooks.com.

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Telling Your Healing Story By Sandra Lee Schubert

A woman I once met, named Sarah, told me her story of how she had once a successful practice as a doctor until she suffered a major mental breakdown. Sarah shared the cause, her treatment and the after effects of her illness. She would never be the same again. Her career as a doctor was over. As we talked, I realized healing takes many shapes. Her healing was not becoming well enough to practice again but regaining her soul. She had to tell a new story about health and well-being encompassing her new reality. Healing is a transformation, honoring that which has passed and accepting Read on. Sandra Schubert is the instructor for the online course Writing for Life: Creating a Story of Your Own.

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A Reiki Student's Attunement Experience Reiki Master Teacher Maggie Wahls performed the distance attunement for this Reiki student I settled down with my feet flat on the floor, and I clasped my hands in readiness for the attunement. At first, just a feeling of Peace. Then energy flowing in my hands. There were symbols rushing in with the energy (I didn't recognise what the symbols were). Then white light came pouring in, just like torrents of water that run over a waterfall. The sign of the cross appeared white and flowing with the energy and then merged with it. A lady then appeared dressed in what looked like a nuns outfit... Read on.

Reiki Master Teacher Maggie Wahls is the creator and instructor of these online Reiki courses – with Reiki distance attunements: Reiki for Healing: Level I Reiki for Healing: Level II She also is a Shaman Elder and teaches this online course – Discovering the Shaman Healer Within.

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National Pet Memorial Day ~ September 13, 2009 Q & A by Bereavement Counselor Marty Tousley Is it appropriate for people to memorialize a cherished companion animal? Some may think that conducting rituals, funerals or memorial services for dead animals – and setting aside special days to remember them – is a frivolous waste of time and money, and those who engage in such practices must be eccentric and strange. Read on.

Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCC is the creator and instructor of A Different Grief: Coping with Pet Loss.

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Soul Mate Indicators: How to Know if He or She is The One? By Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway Find just some of the soul mate indicators my students are asked to evaluate in my online soul mate course: Finding Your Spiritual Soul Mate. It is by no means the full list but see how you respond to these queries. Your responses may surprise you. Read on.

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Put It Into Practice: Operating in Kyros Time By Deanna Reynolds Kyros time is timeless. This is what you aim for when you "seize the moment" or just allow yourself to "be." Often, Kyros time is described as "a window of opportunity." You can actively operate in Kyros time through a little constant conscious effort. That's not to say that you can spend your entire day in Kyros time, but you can experience snippets of it. Each snippet you spend in Kyros time draws the Universal energy closer to you. And, when you're successful with this technique, you will find that you have a great deal of control over your entire experience... Read on to learn practice techniques. Excerpted from Deanna's NEW ebook Conscious Earning: A Path to Quadrupling Your Income in One Year

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Closing Thoughts

This Month's Holistic Prayer

Prayer for Transition

Ever-present God, You call us on a journey to a place we do not know. We are not where we started. We have not reached our destination. We are not sure where we are or who we are. This is not a comfortable place. Be among us, we pray. Calm our fears, save us from discouragement, and help us to stay on course. Open our hearts to your guidance so that our journey to this unknown place continues as a journey of trust. Amen.






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