Migraine Headache Vanishes in 10 Minutes!!!

Last evening, during a class that I was participating in, "Laura" complained that she was having a hard time thinking because she had a migraine headache. During a fifteen minute break, I asked her if she still had the migraine, and she did. I asked her if she would be interested in getting rid of it and she said, "why, sure". I asked if it was OK to help her right there in the room with everybody milling around (there wasn't any privacy), and it was OK with her.

She described the pain as behind her right eye, and up the side of her neck. I asked if she had any idea what caused it. She said that she had missed her hair appointment, and she didn't like that. She said also she didn't like it that she had a migraine. I asked what the intensity of the pain was, and her SUDS level was 9 out of 10.

We didn't have much time. I was hoping that I would have a couple of minutes to eat a few of the snacks that were laid out on the table, and to do that, we would need to work quickly, effectively, and with intent. I asked her to rub her sore spot on her chest, while repeating after me:

"Even though I have a hard time thinking because I have a migraine headache and it really hurts. I deeply and completely love and accept myself."
"Even though I missed my hair appointment and I didn't like that. I deeply and completely love and accept myself."
"Even though I have a migraine headache and it hurts like hell. I deeply and completely love and accept myself."

I had her begin with tapping her crown chakra (on the top of her head) with both hands saying, "releasing this migraine headache". The reminder phrase I asked her to use was "migraine headache", and I prompted her to say it as she tapped the spots on her head and face, collarbone, and under her arm. I noticed that the inner eye brow point seemed to be a "hot" one and had her tap it for an extra amount of time. I could see the tension relax in her face as she tapped that point. I was also working to get her laugh, and make noises with her breathing to help shift the energy.

After she finished tapping on the first round, I asked her to close her eyes to see how she felt. She said that she felt much better, and the pain had gone down to a 4. I then asked if any other information had come in, and she said that she had been worrying about money problems.

So, for the second round I instructed her to rub her sore spot and said:

"Even though I still have a migraine headache. I deeply and completely love and accept myself."
"Even though I am worrying about money problems. I deeply and completely love and accept myself."
"Even though I am worrying about money so much that it has made my head hurt. I deeply and completely love and accept myself."

Then I had her tap on her crown chakra saying, "remaining migraine headache pain". I then instructed her to tap on the other points on her head and face, collarbone, and under her arm. I had her alternate, "migraine headache" with "money problems" as her reminder phrase.

When she finished the second round she exclaimed, "The pain is gone!"

Did You Know That Probiotics Can Be Yummy?

If you really knew me, you would know that I am passionate about making fermented foods. I love the fact that I can get probiotics from my foods instead of taking expensive pills. Not only that, that taste great!!

Some of my favorite fermented foods:

* Sauerkraut
* Kim Chi
* Mango Chutney
* Pineapple Chutney
* Ginger ale
* Pickled Cucumbers


So what is so hot about lacto-fermented foods?

* They taste yummy!
* Lactic acid is a natural preservative that inhibits putrefying bacteria
* Enhances their digestibility
* Increases vitamin levels
* These beneficial organisms produce numerous helpful enzymes
* The organisms also produce antibiotic and anticarcinogenic substances
* Also promote healthy flora throughout the intestine


So, if I have your interest up, you may be wondering where do you find out how to make these interesting dishes? Well, I learned from Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon. I have been preparing food for almost forty years, and I have gone through lots of different styles of cooking and used various cookbooks. However, since my encounter with Nourishing Traditions a couple of years ago, I hardly refer to any other cookbooks!

My friend Doug wanted to get Nourishing Traditions and he wanted to help me out by ordering from my old blog: Living my Passion , but the old link didn't work. So, here is the new link to buy Nourishing Traditions.

EFT Help with Prostate Pain and Urinary Problems

My husband and I recently visited some old friends of his (I had never met them). We spent the night at their country home. “George” (who is 57 years old) went to bed early because he was having pain from his prostate problem. I told him that I did a technique that might be able to help, though I wasn’t sure because I had never worked on anyone with that issue before. We worked together for about an hour.

I told "George" that in my experience, several things help with EFT working better :

• Rapport with the practitioner (we had established rapport during dinner)
• Willingness--he was incredibly willing for the pain to not be there
• Positive attitude
• Persistence
• Physical ways of changing energy: laughing, deeper breathing, crying, growling

PAIN:

I asked “George” where was the pain. He said that the tip of his penis hurt. Sometimes it gets up to an “8”. At times, the pain goes all the way to his prostate gland. Tonight, it was a “5”. He also said that his doctor had prescribed antibiotics and that he was trying to stay away from them as much as possible. He had been off antibiotics for a while.

Set-up phrases:

• Even though my penis sometimes hurts like hell, I deeply and completely love and accept myself
• Even though my penis has a burning sensation ...
• Even though my penis really hurts ...

I had him yell the different phrases. Also, I had him tap certain points for a prolonged time. I worked hard to get him to laugh, and eventually he did. His pain dropped to zero in one round.

URINARY PROBLEMS:
The next issue that we worked on was difficulty emptying his bladder. On average, he had to get up five times during the night. He would have to stand there for a long time before anything would come out. When it would, it would really hurt, and he would anticipate the pain.

Set-up phrases:

• Even though it has been hard for me to pee, I deeply and completely love and accept myself
• Even though sometimes it only comes out in a dribble ...
• Even though when the pee only dribbles out it makes me feel like an old man and I hate that ...
• Even though sometimes I pee like an old man ...

Reminder phrases: (I had him alternate)

• It only dribbles
• Pee comes out slowly

Set-up phrases:

• Even though in the last couple of years my pee has come out slowly, I deeply and completely love and accept myself and my penis
• Even though my pee might come out slowly, I deeply and completely love and accept myself and my penis
• I forgive myself and my penis for anything that I may have done

Reminder phrases: (I had him alternate and had him imagine the positive images)

• Even though it may come out in a dribble
• And then again it may come out like a race horse
• And sometimes just a dribble
• I relax and let it flow like Niagara Falls
• And sometimes it's slow and I relax
  
• And let it flow like a fire hydrant
• I just let it flow and go easy on myself
• If I feel angry because it isn't flowing, I just let the anger flow easily out of my penis
  

I told him when he got up to go to the bathroom to turn the faucet on (an auditory reminder) and tap, then consciously breathe and use one of the visualizations:

• Peeing like a race horse
• Let it flow like Niagara Falls
• Flow like a fire hydrant

The next morning he reported:

• He had gotten up fewer times
• It was easier to pee
• He wasn't feeling pain

ANTICIPATING PAIN AND TENSING MUSCLES

I noticed that before "George" would stand up that he would prepare for the pain by tensing up his facial muscles (and other muscles, too). I brought this up to him, and asked him to close his eyes and imagine himself being a vigorous 40 year old man, breathing and standing up easily. Then we tapped.

Set-up phrases:

• Even though I have been tensing my body before I stand up, and that anticipation of the pain has helped intensify the pain, I deeply and completely love and accept myself.
• Even though by tensing my body before standing up has intensified the pain--I didn't know any better. I deeply and completely love and accept myself.
• Now, before I stand up, I breathe slowly, relax and imagine that I am 40 years old, and then stand up easily.

Reminder phrases:

• Releasing fear of penis pain
• It's easy to stand
• Go away penis pain
• It's easy to stand up
• Releasing penis pain
• Go away penis pain
• I am aware of my relaxed body
• It is easy for me to stand up

He was able to stand up without clenching his muscles in anticipation of the pain.

Important note: While EFT has produced remarkable clinical results, it must still be considered to be in the experimental stage and thus practitioners and the public must take complete responsibility for their use of it. Further, JoAnn SkyWatcher is not a licensed health professional and offers EFT as an ordained minister and as an energy coach.

How to Git Rid of the Holiday Blahs

The Holiday Season can be one of great joy! It can also bring up uncomfortable feelings or issues. Here are a few:

• You may feel anxious because of all that you have to do, and not enough time to do it all.
• Maybe you don't have enough money to buy the gifts that you want to buy for your loved ones.
• Maybe you are away from family and you would like to be with them and you can't be.
• Maybe you are going to be with family and that brings up a lot of old patterns that you would rather not deal with.
• Maybe you'll get gifts that you feel obligated to "act" like you like them even though you don't.
• Maybe you are going to be alone this holiday season.
• Maybe you want to be invited to an event that you haven't been invited to.
• Maybe you are fighting with someone.
• Maybe something happened during the Holiday Season in the past and it comes up for you during this time.
• Maybe you just don't like the idea spending money on gifts to show people that you love them.
• Maybe you hate how commercial Christmas is.

This is just a partial list of issues that come to mind. You can cross out the ones that don't resonate with you, and add ones that do. Not only that, there is something POSITIVE that you CAN DO that will make it so you have less stress during this season. You may have guessed it--EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique).

For those of you who are not too familiar with how to do EFT, here is a way to make for less stress this holiday season. Start with one of uncomfortable feelings or issues. Make it into a Set-up Phrase, for example:

• Even though I feel anxious because of all that I have to do, and I don't seem to have enough time, I deeply and completely love and accept myself.

Before tapping on it, you need to assess what level of distress you are feeling--on a level of zero to ten (zero being no stress, and ten being the max!) Take a note of the distress level.

Now, you either rub on your sore spot on your chest or the karate chop on the side of the hand while repeating your Set-up Phrase three times.

Then, tap on the different points while saying the Reminder Phrase, "Holiday Anxiety" at each point.

• Eyebrow
• Outer eyebrow
• Under eye
• Under nose
• Under bottom lip
• Collarbone
• Underarm

Close your eyes and ask yourself what is the distress level now? Your working on bringing it down to zero.

HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY!!!

Important note: While EFT has produced remarkable clinical results, it must still be considered to be in the experimental stage and thus practitioners and the public must take complete responsibility for their use of it. Further, JoAnn SkyWatcher is not a licensed health professional and offers EFT as an ordained minister and as an energy coach.

When You Can't Wash Your Hands

Whether you love this time of year, or would rather crawl into a hole until it's over, one thing is sure and that is the fact that the cold and flu season goes hand in hand with the winter holidays.

And speaking of hands, did you know that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends frequent hand-washing as the best prevention against colds and flu? (See article below).

In fact, last week was "National Hand Washing Awareness Week". Please don't be dismayed if you didn't know about it, as you can celebrate at any time.

According to the CDC, you should you wash your hands:

* After coughing or sneezing (if you covered your nose or mouth
with your hand)
* Before, during, and after you prepare food
* Before you eat, and after you use the bathroom
* When your hands are dirty, and
* More frequently when someone you live with is sick.

That recommendation is all well and good, but not practical or even possible in many situations. Many public rest rooms do not have hot water or effective soap...and often there are no rest rooms available.

Young Living, however, has the secret weapon: Thieves Spray!

Thieves Spray is based on the renowned and proprietary Young Living Thieves essential oil blend which has been proven to be effective against a range of germs including airborne Micrococcus luteus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus. In addition, it has recently been shown to kill Stachybotrys black mold, which has been implicated in many common immune system illnesses and can even be life-threatening.

Whether you use Thieves Spray, or carry around a bottle of Thieves oil in your pocket or purse, you'll be assured of having the kind of protection you want and need...when you want and need it.

And, if you haven't tried the other Thieves products yet, you're in for a treat! They are: Thieves Household Cleaner (awesome product!), Thieves Hard and Soft Lozenges, Thieves Dentarome Toothpastes, Thieves Fresh Essence Plus, Thieves Wipes and Thieves Soap.

From The Tribune-Star

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Handwashing is the single most important means to prevent the spread of infection."

The CDC estimates that 36,000 people die from the flu or flu-like illness each year, 5,000 people die from foodborne illness each year, and between 78,000 and 90,000 patients die each year from Hospital Acquired Infections, for which a direct link to many of these deaths is poor handwashing.

Handwashing and hand awareness is important for infection prevention, food safety, school health, personal health and disease prevention. 164 million days are lost from school each year because of illness, of which 22 million are due to the common cold alone. Washing hands can prevent lost school and work days. There are many critical times to wash your hands. It is important to wash hands before eating, after the toilet, during food preparation, after handling animals, after changing diapers or using a tissue, leaving the hospital or physician's office and any time you think your hands are dirty. Use soap, running water, and scrub all surfaces of your hands and wrists for 20 seconds and dry with a paper towel.

National Handwashing Awareness Week promotes the importance of handwashing and hand awareness on television, radio, newspaper and the Internet to give everyone a head start to prevent illness this winter, according to a news release.

The first National Handwashing Awareness Week started in 1999 in Cincinnati because of the flu vaccine shortage by the collaboration of the Henry the Hand Foundation and the Greater Cincinnati Health Council Flu Vaccine Committee to educate the public about handwashing as the first line of defense against the flu or flu-like illness.

Hornet Sting Pain Vanishes with EFT

Yesterday, I was in a hurry to get to town for an appointment. As I reached into my country mailbox, I saw a hornet in the back, which is not unusual. The moment I picked up the mail I felt an “electric” shock on the side of my hand. One of those damn hornets must have stung me. I was running on a deadline to get to town, and needed to drive. I usually use essential oils for insect bites, but I had forgotten to carry my oils with me that day. Though my hand now throb with pain, I felt as though I had to keep driving on a twisty, curvy, country road. So, I thought of doing EFT! It wasn’t appropriate to use both hands and tap on my karate chop point because I had to pay attention to the road. I was able to drive with one hand on the steering wheel, and rub on my sore spot on my chest.

My set-up phrases included:

•Even though I got stung by a damn hornet, and it hurts like hell, I deeply and completely love and accept myself.
•Even though I hate it that I got stung by a damn hornet, I deeply and completely love and accept myself.
•Even though there is a feeling like an electric shock on the side of my hand, I deeply and completely love and accept myself!

Then I tapped on my different meridians, saying my reminder phrase, “damn hornet sting” (sometimes I said damn with emphasis). By the time I had tapped on my eyebrow point, and the side of the eye point, I could feel the sting lessening. By the tme I completed one round of tapping the pain had become barely noticeable.

Like Gary says, try EFT on everything. By the way, when we got to our destination, I couldn’t tell exactly where the hornet had stung me. There was no red spot, no swelling, nothing at all except a fading memory.

Hugs can Change your Life!

Challenge Day founders Rich and Yvonne Dutra-St. John teach that we need at least three hugs a day just to get by. They go on to say that if we get six hugs a day we will feel even better. To thoroughly thrive, even in stressful circumstances, consider getting twelve hugs a day, or even more. I consider this to be the nirvana for hug getting (at least for me). Twelve hugs takes me to a blissful state.

I have been hearing this about hugs for years. My husband Steve and I live way out in the country, and we work at home. Many days we only see each other, so we are the only source for hugs. The other day I had an “aha.” Even though Steve and I are “alone” with each other, we can hug each other twelve times (or more!) a day.

We started our experiment last week. About every hour or so, I ask for a hug from my husband, Steve (or he grabs me for a hug). It’s such an easy thing to do, and with each hug, I feel warm and fuzzy. It’s a pleasant reminder that I am not alone. The first day of the experiment, we got at least twelve hugs, and we both felt that it added to our day. We wondered why we hadn’t taken advantage of doing this before, especially because we “know” about the power of hugs.

Our experiment continues. Most of the time I really want to give my beloved husband a hug. At one point, I got triggered, and I was pouting like a little girl. I didn’t feel like hugging Steve. So, I didn’t until I got out of my funk. I apologized to Steve for acting like a baby and we started back on the road to feeling better through hugging.

If you don’t have a person to hug, petting an animal can make a difference. That is one reason many people have pets—so they can pet them.

Remember, when you are out getting your healthy dose of hugs a day, to always ask permission first.