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The Biomedical health paradigm, Integrative Health, and the case NOT to integrate
Posted on October 10, 2012 by Andy in UncategorizedThis piece was written in response to coursework completed in the California Institute of Integral Studies Integrative Health program. I publish this on my personal blog as an editorial piece to essentially put my money where my mouth is. Or, in this case, where my fingers type. The opinions expressed in this piece are my [...]
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On letting go without trying too hard
Posted on August 15, 2012 by Andy in UncategorizedThroughout the course of my own healing path, I have arrived repeatedly at a point where I am asked to let go–to trust in the guidance of Spirit, of my guides, and my intuition. Whenever I get to that point I try very hard to let go, but find that the more and more I [...]
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Basking in our shadow selves
Posted on July 8, 2012 by Andy in UncategorizedOver the course of our lives we are taught to be afraid of our shadow self. As we grow and mature we begin to create a story around it, to call it grotesque, scary, or avoid it altogether (which only serves to grow it). In that fear we forget that our shadow self is [...]
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TED Talk: What if our healthcare system kept us healthy
Posted on June 18, 2012 by Andy in UncategorizedI just love this TED talk, and so admire the courage and passion of Rebecca Onie. Not only could her idea truly shift the healthcare paradigm, which in and of itself would be a massive accomplishment, but it could really create an infrastructure for wellness. It could pave the way for Reiki to also be [...]
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Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should
Posted on June 8, 2012 by Andy in UncategorizedEven the construction worker with the mustache, the one who is going to write Amtrak a letter for taking away his freedom to smoke on the train, thinks that we are heading into a really big change. He described how change seemed to be increasing in frequency in the world and kept repeating over [...]
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Heat lightning while dining with strangers
Posted on June 8, 2012 by Andy in UncategorizedShe is moving to Denver. It was time to go back, she said, smiling, after having left Cleveland behind long ago. He sounds like he’s going to die the way He’s coughing, but orders the ribs anyway. The son, just proudly graduated from high school is off to try his luck on a dairy [...]
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Understanding God through our human-ness
Posted on May 22, 2012 by Andy in UncategorizedThese are interesting times to be sure. I see more and more people discovering that God exists for us all beyond the human systems (religion, theology, etc.) we have created to try and understand God’s vastness. Our human-ness is our biggest blessing and often our biggest curse where spirituality is concerned. It is a blessing [...]
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Osho on Morality
Posted on May 15, 2012 by Andy in UncategorizedThis excerpt is taken from the Osho Zen Tarot deck. I highly highly recommend this deck and find the readings to be a strong reflection of your deepest truths. “Bodhidharma…far transcends moralists, puritans, so-called good people, do-gooders. He has touched the very rock bottom of the problem. Unless awareness arises in you, all your morality [...]
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Reflections On True Love and Relationships
Posted on May 15, 2012 by Andy in UncategorizedCan we find true love in a romantic partner? No, I don’t think that we can. We define true love subjectively with an intuitive ‘true love’ feeling we experience inside our bodies when we think about true love. Since it is defined internally and subjectively, the only one who can experience that full true love [...]
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A poem: The Oneness
Posted on April 28, 2012 by Andy in UncategorizedThe Oneness I want you to know that I experienced Oneness last night; and that in the Oneness I met you. Walking through the fog just past a hinged and rusted gate I dissolved. I was conscious color, light– fast and fleeting. A spinning action potential. I was, for a moment, unlimited. I was everything— [...]
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