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            <description>Soothingminds: harmony for Body and Mind</description>
            <copyright>Copyright 2006 by Frances Harris</copyright>
   
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         <title><![CDATA[Yoga & Pregnancy ]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The practice of yoga has grown in popularity enormously in the west. Not that yoga is anything new, having been around since 500BC, originating in India. Role models such as Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow, with yoga mats under their arms photographed arriving andleaving their yoga classes has contributed enormously to this growth. ]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=3&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[LaStone Therapy]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[LaStone massage therapy uses traditional healing practices of the Native American Indians and this therapy was discovered by Mary Nelson of Tucson, Arizona in the United States some 12 years ago. The use of heated stones for therapeutic effect has been used by many cultures for hundreds of years: cowboys used to sleep on heated stones from the fire during those cold desert nights, and monks use a warm stone on the stomach to aid digestion.
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         <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Reiki Attunements]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Attunements are integral to Mikao Usui's teaching. To practice the system of Reiki, students must first receive attunements. Methods differ but the purpose is the same: to strengthen the students' connection with spiritual energy and to raise their personal energy levels.

An attunement is where a teacher completes a physical ritual around a seated student. The student generally has his/her eyes closed and might concentrate on breathing or another form of meditation. 
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         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Distant Healing]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Distant Reiki healing is channelled daily by Frances Harris. This page is dedicated to your distant Reiki healing requests which can be for yourself, family, friends and pets.  Frances Harris is a Reiki practitioner and teacher trained in the Usui tradition of natural Reiki healing. 

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=11&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Energy Workshops]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[As a Reiki practitioner you do not heal. We merely give our permission to be used as a channel for the Reiki healing energy. This energy is then used by the receiver's body or mind in accordance with their greatest and most appropriate need. The higher self can use the Reiki healing energy for the physical, mental, emotional or spiritual body.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=12&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Reiki Principles]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Reiki was practically lost altogether until it was rediscovered by Dr Mikaomi Usui, in Japan, towards the end of the nineteenth century.

Mikaomi Gyoho Usui (commonly known as Mikao Usui) was born on 15 August 1864 in a village called Yago, in the Yamagata district of Gifu in southern Japan. The son of Uzaemon, secretary to the mayor of Tokyo, Usui had a doctorate in literature, spoke many languages and had a deep interest in medicine, theology and philosophy.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=13&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Aromatherapy]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Aromatherapy is part of a natural healing tradition more than 8000 years old and has its roots in the most ancient healing practices. In recent years, this art has been rediscovered and developed into a total health system. The benefits are increasingly being recognised by the health sector and practised in hospitals, hospices and places of care such as homes for the elderly. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=16&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Flower Essences]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Flowers have been used for thousands of years for healing purposes. Flowers utilized at the essence level are a treatment for all of the layers of our energetic system, not just the physical body. It is useful to remember that we are just 5% physical body and 95% energetic body. This includes the chakra system outside the body that is like an antenna, reaching up into the cosmos, tuning to different frequencies.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=17&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Chakra Energy Centres]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Perhaps one of the simplest but most powerful methods of opening, activating and cleansing blockages in the chakras is through the techniques of meditation. Although meditation is sought by many as a source of relaxation, it is much more than that.

In addition to providing relaxation to the body, meditation opens the mind to the energies of the Higher Self. It helps to clear the mind of day-to-day concerns of the earthly personality, and allows higher information to be processed through the individual's consciousness.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Power of Smell]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Primitive man certainly used his nose more than we do today. Even if we wanted to follow each other's tracks, by sniffing the ground, what chance would we have of succeeding? Most of us live in a highly polluted atmosphere, and eat a mucus-forming diet; if you smoke you have even less of a sense of smell. Only by fasting can you rediscover the acuity of your senses, especially the sense of smell. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=22&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Herbal medicine ]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Herbs are everywhere, in our foods, our gardens, our cosmetics, our perfumes and even our clothes. The art of aromatherapy stems from herbal medicine; many of our most powerful medicines manufactured by pharmaceutical companies are extracted in their original form from herbs before being altered into a patented chemical. They are used so commonly sometimes it is easy to forget how powerful and versatile they are as medicines in their own right. ]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=23&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Aura]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Echoing Edgar Cayce's statement that the Akashic Records are everywhere, Mary Roach believes that the Akashic information for each soul resides as a blueprint and can be manifested in such things as fingerprints, blood type, astrology, iridology, the enneagram, numerology, dreams, self-hypnosis, personal reveries, etc.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=26&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Morphogenic Fields]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Rupert Sheldrake in his book, A New Science of Life, proposes that all systems are regulated not only by known energy and material factors but also by invisible organising fields. 

These fields are causative because they serve as blueprints for form and behaviour. These fields have no energy in the normal sense of the word because their effect reaches across the time and space barriers normally applied to energy. That is, their effect is just as strong at a distance as it is at close range.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=27&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Strengthening the aura]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[In order to build and strengthen the aura, the first task is to acknowledge that the aura exists, the second is to become aware of the detail, the third is to find the willpower to change. The rules of the auric bodies are different. 

The physical body is an intrinsic part of our existence and needs to be maintained by nutrition and exercise. The other bodies must also be developed through a conscious process of internal evolution. Commitment and effort is required to achieve the phasing in, full expression and liberation of these bodies.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=28&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Bowen Technique]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Bowen Technique is a remedial and holistic form of 'hands-on' bodywork, gentle and effective. The therapist uses thumbs and fingers on precise points of the body to perform Bowen's unique sets of rolling-type moves which stimulate the muscles, soft tissue and energy within the body. These careful moves prompt the body to reset imbalances and heal from injuries and even long-standing complaints, promoting relief of pain and recovery of energy. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=34&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Chi kung]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Practised by millions of Chinese every day, chi kung exercises increase energy and encourage its smooth circulation around the body to improve health on all levels physically, mentally, emotionally and eventually, spiritually. Chi kung is not a religion; it is an exercise system that can benefit everyone.

There are three key energy centres in the body, each called a tan tien, which means field of the elixir of life. The concept of the tan tien originated in ancient times: the Chinese used the word field to convey the idea that life energy can be cultivated within the body in the same way that a crop can be cultivated in a field.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=35&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dowsing techniques]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Everyone has the ability to dowse...Dowsing is essentially the art of asking a 'yes/no' question and using the movement of a dowsing device - usually a pendulum or rod - to divine the answer. It is a simple process that connects the rational, intellectual part of ourselves with the intuitive, wise part. It is like a doorway between the mind and spirit, using the body as a threshold. The more respect we bring to our dowsing, the more reliable and effective it will be. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=36&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Creating A Mandala]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[steve]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[A Mandala is more than just a circle; it is a symbol of wholeness and the cycle of life. It can be used as a healing and meditation tool to create a connection with our deepest spiritual source. It was C.G. Jung who first introduced the term Mandala (a Sanskrit word for circle) and he recognised its transformational power when he used it as an awareness tool for his patients.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=37&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Auricular acupuncture]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The specialised art of Auricular Acupuncture is where acupuncture points on the outer ears are treated using needles or electro-acupuncture machines to help relieve many complaints and conditions. According to Auricular Acupuncture the ears represent the whole human body in the inverted or upside down position. On each ear there are approximately 200 acupuncture points. 

Each of these points relates to a part of the body: e.g. heart, liver, lungs, nose, eyes, shoulders, knees, etc. and therefore we can treat every part of the body through the ears alone.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hand Analysis]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Palmistry and hand analysis are different ways of looking at hands. Traditional palmistry is based on astrological symbolism, with the fingers and mounts named after planets. The main emphasis of traditional palmistry is prediction, specific markings having specific meanings. 

Elemental hand analysis uses different terminology and takes a more holistic approach. It uses the principles of the five elements Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether to interpret all features of the hand at all levels - physical, emotional, creative, intellectual and spiritual. We can see how problems at one level can affect the other levels, the interaction of mind and body, for example emotional upsets causing physical illness. ]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=40&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Meridian Clock]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[The meridian clock is a multidimensional energetic model used in the practice of Chinese medicine, but the depths of its theory and clinical applications have not been presented to the acupuncture community. The meridian clock is a profound energy system, containing and integrating many principles found in the classic Taoist texts I Ching and Nei Jing. This article presents classic Taoist concepts and theories that explain the building blocks of the meridian clock and how it is the origin of foundational aspects of Chinese medicine. ]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=41&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Face Reading]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[When people first hear about using the art of visual or touch diagnosis to determine a persons health, constitution and basic nature, they often discount the idea for a number of reasons based on habit or convention. They may find it to be non-scientific, too much like fortune telling or even too psychic for their taste. They do not realise they are using diagnosis themselves all the time, for it is a significant part of how we communicate and inter-relate.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=43&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Magic Of Touch]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[For decades, physicians and psychologists have been praising the tremendous value and importance of touch. Studies have shown that babies who are not touched will not grow as quickly as their counterparts who are held regularly. 

Beyond slow growth, these babies often have weakened immune systems and are more subject to illness. Babies who are profoundly deficient in their need to be touched, may also suffer severe emotional damage and even violent behaviour. Psychology studies have also shown the devastating impact of not being touched in experiments with monkeys take away from their mothers.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=46&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Full Spectrum Light Essence]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The essence made from full spectrum light (e.g. sunlight or artificial light sources with all the frequencies found in sunlight) has so many uses, I consider it nearly to be an essence generalist. A generalist is any essence with such a wide range of action that it can be thought of an emergency, tonic, and general-all-'round helper. Examples of generalists are Bach's Rescue Remedy and Whole Energy Essences' Master Harmonizing Mixture. But Full Spectrum Light (FSL) has some additional talents which are worth exploring in more depth. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=47&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2006 20:57:58 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Health Kinesiology]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The technique was developed in the states in the 1960s when an enlightened chiropractor, Dr George Goodhart, began combining aspects of Traditional Chinese Medicine, notably acupuncture points, with a variety of western therapies that involved touch reflexes and muscle testing. 

Dr Goodhart, through experimentation, established links between meridian flow, the major organs of the body and muscle function. His system Applied Kinesiology was sadly only taught to Medical Doctors and Chiropractors. ]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=48&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Flowers Of The Soul]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[With the re-emergence around the world of soul retrieval techniques, it seemed to me that the world was ready to reclaim its lost soul, and that people should be able to reclaim lost soul qualities for themselves. I also felt that much could be done to prevent the soul wounding that takes place, if people were only conscious of how their behaviour and thoughts could wound themselves and others.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=49&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Marcel Vogel]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Marcel Vogel, IBM scientist and world renown metaphysician, devoted the latter part of his life to comprehending hidden truths, and in particular, the mysteries pertaining to crystals. Utilizing scientific methods and working with a host of volunteers he pioneered the field of crystal energies. A crystal is a special form of matter. It is a solid with a regular internal arrangement of atoms or molecules.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sound in Mind and Body]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[steve]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[My particular interest in healing sound probably came to me already in the womb, because my
mother was a pianist and my father was a doctor. It is the healing and transformative power of sound that interests me most.

If sound can introduce form and pattern into matter then there is something essential about sound. I realised that this theme is common to many traditions, which consider sound the principal creative force in the universe. This suggests that human beings have always known that everything in the world has its identity because of the periodicity and the regularity of its movement and that this is what makes one thing separate from another, and gives it
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=53&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[EMF Balancing]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[EMF (Electromagnetic Field ) is really different says Pamela Sinclair. It is the energy field that surrounds all living and non-living matter. It permeates the entire body and it creates patterns and fibres of light within this field unique to each individual. This is our energy anatomy â€“ the Universal Calibration Lattice. 

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         <title><![CDATA[Feldenkrais Method]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The way you use and hold your body can lead to a host of crippling conditions. Daily stresses and traumas aggravate the situation. They continually make demands on our sensory-motor system, which keeps responding to them with a limited set of specific reflexes. Repeatedly triggered, these reflexes create habitual muscular contraction, which we cannot voluntarily relax. Hence the growing stiffness, soreness and restricted range of movement most of us experience as we get older. What restricts our freedom of movement, causing us discomfort, has usually been learned and can therefore be unlearned to a considerable extent whatever our age.

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         <title><![CDATA[Iridology]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Iridology is a wonderful system and a useful tool for analysis. Every part in the body has a corresponding zone in the iris. The top of the body corresponds to the top of the iris as the lower part of the body does to the lower part of the iris.

For example, the zone for the leg, feet and toes is found in the bottom of the iris. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Graphology]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Joyce Parkinson of Just Perfect Analysing Ltd is able to produce a detailed personality assessment from a single piece of writing. The information contained in an analysis helps individuals see themselves in a new light and suggests ways to develop their natural abilities. Joyce's previous career as a secretary gave her the opportunity to work with a variety of people. 

Over the years she began to notice a connection between different writing styles and personality types which triggered her interest in graphology and what makes people tick.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Finger Mudras]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The ring finger is associated with Apollo, the sun god, and the root chakra, which rules the pelvic floor. This force gives stamina, staying power, and the power to be assertive. The Chinese have classified this finger with the deep meridian of the liver. The power of the liver gives a person patience, serenity, hope, and vision for the future. The 'tripple warmer' also begins in the tip of the ring finger.
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         <title><![CDATA[Reflexology]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Reflexology is holistic or, if you prefer, wholistic. The therapy treats the whole person not just the symptom. No-one is just a body, after all. 

Reflexology involves work on the feet, or hands, enabling the body to heal itself. Illness, major stress, injury and disease, can really set us back, and we can be left feeling that we will never be the same again - that, in some way, we are no longer able to function as effectively as we used to. Our energy is low and we feel we have little, or no, resilience. Reflexology can be used to restore the bodys natural equilibrium by encouraging the natural process of self-healing. And, then, it really comes into its own when it is used to maintain health and well-being.
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         <title><![CDATA[Psychic Protection]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[As well as being connected to the earth we have to be fully in our physical bodies. Modern civilisation, with all its stimulation, concrete and electricity, makes it very easy to forget about the physical body, and to live purely in a world that is psychological and cultural.

The most important exercise I know for being in your body is to hold a very gentle physical awareness as soon as you wake up every morning. It takes only a couple of minutes and is very pleasant.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Chinese Five Elements]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[The Chinese elements come early, and their development in Chinese philosophy cannot be followed as can the development of the Greek and Indian elements. The system of five elements and classifying things by fives is already evident in Classics like the Tao Te Ching and the Shu Ching (the Book of History), both of uncertain date and authorship.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Human Energy Body]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A very common saying is: "Where intention goes, energy flows." Although we cannot move a rock by staring at it, we can indeed influence energetic realities with intention because intention and thought and energy are of the same realm and are structurally designed to work with one another.

This process is natural and in action at all times; humans sometimes turn deliberately to trying to shape energetic realities with their intention for example in the act of prayer, spell casting, making a wish, or the more modern versions of affirmations, goal setting, visualization and so forth. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=63&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Human Energy Field]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Frontier scientists around the globe have discovered evidence of the existence of a quantum energy field. The field may not only explain homoeopathy, but may be the main force we have to tap in order to heal.

Fritz-Albert Popp thought he had discovered a cure for cancer. It was 1970, and Popp, a theoretical biophysicist at the University of Marburg in Germany, had been teaching radiology - the interaction of electromagnetic (EM) radiation on biological systems. Hed been examining benzo[a]pyrene, a polycyclic hydrocarbon known to be one of the most lethal carcinogens to humans, and had illuminated it with ultraviolet (UV) light. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=64&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Polarity Therapy]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Polarity therapy is a system of holistic healthcare based on an understanding of the flow of life energy. Life energy must flow correctly to maintain optimum health. The body reflects in its structure and function the sum total of our history. This is encoded in the energy fields that surround the body and interpenetrate it. So one can regard the physical body as being woven  from these energy fields.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=65&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Magnet Healing]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[steve]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Our fascination with magnetic healing has a long history. As with all forms of energy medicine, there are significant divides between those who are convinced that magnets can heal and those who believe its hokum. Results of studies (both positive and negative), commercial endorsements from sportsmen and women who believe magnets give them an edge and the widespread use of magnets in the treatment of animals, especially thoroughbred racehorses, all help to keep the debate alive.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=68&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Musical DNA]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The psychic Edgar Cayce predicted that sound would be the medicine of the future. Most of the different sound therapies utilize resonant harmonic frequencies. Within the last decade, the use of sound as a healing modality is coming more into focus in both the scientific and medical communities. There now exist such organisations as the International Society for Music in Medicine and the International Arts Medicine Association which draw together doctors, scientists and others working with sound as a therapeutic tool.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=92&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Protein Music]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Dr. Long, who is both a Research Fellow in Complementary Medicine at Exeter University and a practicing musician and composer (and Ross King and Colin Angus before her), have come up with a way to map the intricate whorls and swirls of these "patterns of life" into a medium that is rich enough and symbolic enough, to allow people to intuitively grasp and differentiate between the complex instructions that define how living things are put together. It works like this, according to the Sept. 13 New York Times www.nytimes.com:
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=93&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Cymatics]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Cymatics, the study of wave phenomena, pioneered in the 1950s by the late Swiss scientist, Dr Hans Jenny. Following the work of German physicist and acoustician, Ernt F.Fchladni, who towards the end of the 18th century, created intricate sand patterns by vibrating a steel plate with a violin bow, Dr Jenny employed the modern technology of the day to carry out more precisely replicable experiments. Using a sine wave generator and a speaker to vibrate various powders, pastes and liquids, Jenny succeeded in making visible the subtle power through sound structures matter.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=94&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Music For a Busy Head]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Since the early 1960's we have seen an increase in interest in and awareness of ancient cultures, especially those of eastern origin. The main areas of exploration have been through spirituality and philosophy and hand in hand with these two pillars of existence have come health and exercise systems and regimes which look at the whole of our existence and lifestyle rather than fragmented aspects of it.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=95&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Angels and Sound]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The inspirational story Anna has to tell belies the fact she is twenty - five years old; for she has overcome many obstacles, experienced pain at every level and has a wisdom and understanding that means she is often described as ageless by those who meet her. Her life of courage, determination and extraordinary transformation offers hope to others and is also one of joy and beauty.

One of twins, born eleven weeks premature, Anna spent her first three months in hospital and has since strived bravely, against all odds, providing proof that miracles can and do happen.

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=96&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[All About Angels]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Angels are traditionally found in the Judaic, Christian, Islamic and the earlier Zoroastrian fire religion. The word angel comes from the Latin angelus, which stems from the Greek aggelos, which is a translation of the Hebrew word malakh, meaning a messenger. Angels, in formal religion are regarded as intermediaries between God or the gods and humankind.

Angels have over the centuries, especially in the Jewish mystical system called the Kabbalah (much beloved by the popular singer Madonna) and in mediaeval angelology, became associated with the powers of the four Elements - Earth, Air, Fire and Water - as well as the four directions - North, East, South and West; the four winds; the seven older planets; and the twelve zodiacal constellations. ]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=97&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mantra and Chant]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Mantras comprise the seventh school of yoga. The word itself is Sanskrit and it is comparable in meaning to our English words of charm or spell. With mantras, the power of sound is used to convey an overriding spiritual reality to our consciousness.

Mantras can be used for various effects. They have a creative power and they can attract specific situations and conditions as they dynamically change the auric field of the individual. They also can have a destructive power that can be used to shatter or repel negative energies. They have the power to synthesize our energies, bringing harmony on all levels of our being. In tantra, there are ten karmas of mantras (ten uses):
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=98&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pyschoacoustics]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Psychoacoustics, a newly emerging field of human potential technology, promises to radically affect human behaviour through its study of sound, language, and music and their effects on the brain/mind. You will notice that we write brain/mind linked together. This is based on Dr. Carl Pribram's view of the brain and "the mind," which is that "the mind" is a process that runs parallel to physiological processes within the brain.

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=99&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sonic Meditation]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[There was a time when the loudest sound one heard was the sound of people chanting. Medieval artwork depicts people working in the fields and their mouths are open which shows they were singing while they were working. Sounds of birds singing and cracks of thunder were other natural sounds that people heard regularly. 

Gregorian chant uses one full breath to sing an entire line. Both listening to and singing this type of music brings your attention, consciously and unconsciously, to the breath. Entrainment is the process where consistent external rhythms cause our internal pulse systems (heart, breath, brainwaves) to speed up or slow down. Robert Monroe has demonstrated how sound entrains the brain. And, when the brain is entrained to wholesome sound, then it can support the body in its innate wellbeing.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=100&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Vibrational Sound Therapy]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Everything vibrates. Everything in the body vibrates, all at its own special frequency. This is a scientific fact. When we are thrown out of balance through physical, emotional or psychic shocks, parts of our bodies and psyche can weaken or overload, creating distorted and unbalanced vibrations. The Chinese have known this for centuries, and the recognition of this over concentration or lack of energy is the basis for the traditional healing art of Acupuncture and the more recently, Kinesiology. 

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=101&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Plant Bio Signatures]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[In the evolutionary plan flowers are the very essence and highest concentration of the life force of the plant. Flowers are states of consciousness and fragrance is the soul's expression. Essences prepared from flowers are used to imprint our own energy fields with the etheric matrix of the flower, or its consciousness.

We have found in our research that the electrical signals of plants can be converted into sound and we have been recording these plant sounds for some nine years. From these recordings we have been able to create a Plant Sound Library]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=102&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Visual Music]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[The Shipibo are one of the largest indigenous peoples in the Peruvian Amazon. These ethnic groups each have their own languages, traditions and culture. The Shipibo, who currently number about 20,000 are spread out in communities through the Pucallpa - Ucayali river region...

In their visionary art the Shipibo create complex geometric patterns which convey an all pervading magical reality which can challenge the Western linguistic heritage and rational mind. These intricate patterns are more than an expression of the one-ness of Creation, the inter-changeability of light and sound, or the union of perceived opposites. ]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=103&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sound Vibrations]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[We are often unaware of the significance of sound in our daily lives. Constant bombardment from all sides by a seemingly endless number and variety of sounds is part of our complex and increasingly technological civilization.

Sound is the manifestation and projection of the three dimensional reality. It is a major contributing factor to the orientation and focus of our present state of conscious awareness. The principal difference between the undirected, random and distracting sounds of daily life and directed esoteric sound is that the latter produces synthesis and harmony instead of dissonance. Esoteric sound, employed in the presence of quiet solitude and thoughtful introspection, is a major factor in achieving higher levels of conscious awareness...
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=104&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Crystal Singing Bowls]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[The Ancients used the healing power of sound in chant and song and developed music through the invention of early tools such as shakers, rattles and drums. These tools were further perfected and became the vast array of musical instruments we know today.

When sound waves come into contact with our bodies they cause an internal vibration which affects the movement pattern of our cells. Initially, the vibration is picked up by our nervous system and the change in movement is reported to the brain. The brain then communicates back, causing an alteration in our emotional mood which in turn harmonises and rebalances our internal energies.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=105&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Using Tuning Forks]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Tuning forks provide a simple and effective method for activating the overtone series in mediation and healing. Listening to pure Pythagorean intervals is a method of attunement with Sacred Sound. Through the act of tapping two tuning forks together we can hear Sacred ratios. These ratios are formed in nature and are considered by the ancients to be a fundamental part of the human soul or psyche. Each interval can potentially awaken within us a deep universal archetype. We can understand this best by first looking at the theory of resonance.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=106&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Quartz Power]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Many stories have been told about the mythic lost continent of Atlantis, the ancient, fabled civilization that was supposed to have flourished for some 100,000 years, beginning in 150,000 B.C.E. Atlantis is said to have been an extremely sophisticated culture, its citizen possessed of a highly developed knowledge of science and technology as well as the healing arts. Among the tales Ive read about Atlanteans is that they travelled by flying ships, which were fuelled with solar energy that had been transformed into a power source by specially cut quartz crystals.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=107&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Power of Words]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[The words you say to yourself, the words that other people say to you (especially in childhood) or that you hear on television or in films, and the words you read in newspapers, magazines, and books, all have an effect on you, and your life-force energy, or Ki.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=108&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Resolving Trauma]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Painful memories are the result of experiencing traumatic events. Unfortunately, traumatic events are far too common in today's society and are the cause of many psychological problems and unhappiness. Many health care professionals also believe that trauma is a major contributing cause of many physical disorders, such as cancer and heart disease. When the distressing emotions attached to the memories of these traumas are eliminated, their negative effects dissipate as well. For example, relationships and emotional and physical health improve. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=109&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[A Healing Journey]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA["In the human body is hidden a certain metaphysical substance whichâ€¦ needs no medicine because it is itself the incorruptible medicine. The philosophers, through some divine inspiration, recognized the strength and heavenly virtue of this substance and how to free it from its fetters, not through...physical medicine, but by a similar medicine in itself." Gerhard Dorn, 1658 Alchemist

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=112&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Beyond The Hedge]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[The day started uneventfully enough to paraphrase the opening of my debut novel, 'Beyond the Hedge'. The television was on as a much-needed diversion while I was hanging out some washing on a grey winters morning. As I stepped in from the cold, I heard a daytime TV guest say to her hosts, "The reason I like being a writer is that it allows me to escape from everyday reality and live in a world of my own creation." That one sentence caught my attention as effectively as a snorting, angry bull on the rampage.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=113&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shamanism]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Many of us will be aware of shamanism from reading the books of Carlos Castenedas. His accounts of training with the sorcerer/shaman Don Juan in Mexico gave a generation of inquiring minds an insight into the idea of what a shaman might really be like, whether we believed in it or not as an accurate piece of anthropological study. 

We might think of vision quests, talking to power animals, taking hallucinogenic plant drugs, drumming, wearing feathers in your hair.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=114&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Medicine Wheel]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[The term Medicine Wheel describes an ancient system developed in the Americas that encompasses spirituality, philosophy, ecology, and social and personal development. The term Medicine refers to a state of being in harmony and balance with ourselves, the world and with spirit. 

Teachings are given out in 'wheels' or 'circles'. This is a system that understands the cyclic nature of life and honours diversity and difference; one that values equality over hierarchy. At its core is a constant reminder: it is essential for us to find a lifestyle that allows us to live in harmony and balance with the rest of your world.

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=115&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Animal Totems]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[It is common enough to say of someone that they have the heart of a lion or the cunning of a fox. But for Native American Indians and Australian Aborigines this is more than just a figure of speech. They believe that we all have kinship with certain animals who can endow us with their qualities. 

Modern men and women too can draw upon the universal qualities of various creatures, using them as a 'totem' to help steer a path through life. For example, if you are seeking independence, you may sense affinity with the cat. ]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=116&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Runes Alphabet]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Runes are an ancient Germanic alphabet, used for writing, divination and magick. They were used throughout northern Europe, Scandinavia, the British Isles, and Iceland from about 100 B.C.E. to 1600 C.E. Runic inscriptions of great age have even been found in North America, supporting stories that the Vikings arrived in the Americas long before Columbus.

Tacitus, in Chapter X of his Germania, describes a form of divination used by Germanic tribes: "To divination and casting of lots, they pay attention beyond any other people. Their method of casting lots is a simple one: they cut a branch from a fruit-bearing tree and divide it into small pieces which they mark with certain distinctive signs and scatter at random onto a white cloth. ]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=117&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:07:42 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Resonance Repatterning]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Imagine a process completely unique to you every time you experience it. A method able to go quickly into core issues in your life, those limiting beliefs we all carry with us that affect everything we experience. Picture identifying and changing those beliefs in a fun and creative way. This is Resonnance Repatterning. It is a therapeutic experience whereby the practitioner can check your positive or negative resonance to statements, needs and desires and then ask your body for the appropriate modality to help you empower yourself.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=118&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Improve Myopia]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Eye doctors tell us that 90 percent of us will need to wear glasses at some point in our lives. Another 70 percent of us, including many with 20/20 eyesight, unknowingly suffer from visual problems that are not even tested in the conventional eye examination. Yet my twenty years of clinical experience with vision care have repeatedly demonstrated that eyesight improvement is within the reach of virtually everyone.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=119&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Holographic Universe]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[A new paradigm, which incorporates consciousness as being primary - and thus as creating the manifest universe - must encompass the laws of physics as we know them and expand their applicability.And it appears that our emerging understanding of the holographic universe may do this.

In the latest understanding of cosmologists, the universe is a four-dimensional (the three familiar dimensions of space and one dimension of time) spacetime holographic projection of processes, which take place on the two-dimensional spatial surface of a vast brane.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=120&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Labyrinths for Healing]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[In a sense, all labyrinth work involves healing, because the very act of creating and walking a labyrinth uplifts the spirit and creates a sea of harmony that extends to every level of being. Increasingly, modern physicians and psychologists are accepting that body and mind are two related parts of the human makeup , and that without their integration with the spirit or soul any healing is at best partial. Moreover, disease may recur if the root causes are not resolved, which may require a change in lifestyle and perspective. 

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=121&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:29:11 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Wonders of Numerology]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Do you have a favourite number? Do you wonder what significance your birthday has other than the astrological connection? Maybe youve read somewhere that the number of your house could have significant meaning on how comfortable you are living there.
When you studied Pythagoras at school, the teachers probably omitted to mention that he was one of the single most important figures in history when it comes to how we think about and integrate numbers into daily living.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=122&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:31:16 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Keep Your Memory Sharp]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[For your memory to stay intact over the years, it is necessary for energies to flow freely through the suture lines in your skull. While these junctures tend to become less flexible with age, a simple procedure that will take about a minute each day can keep oxygen and cerebral-spinal fluids, as well as subtle energies moving through them:
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=123&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Boost Your Self-Esteem]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Words are sound symbols that tend to represent standard concepts and images. In other words they are sounds with meanings. Every time you fail to follow through your words you deprive them of their meaning and reduce them to mere sounds. Unfortunately, this not only takes away power from your words but also from you, as your subconscious keeps getting evidence of their emptiness. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=124&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:34:34 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Feeling Beneath Our Fears]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Several years ago I made the acquaintance of a new friend named Tara. She is as beautiful a Shetland sheep dog as I have ever seen. Like many of us human beings, Tara had a sad tale to tell. When just a pup, the first time she was taken for a walk she came upon a horde of kids who suddenly started shooting off firecrackers. Tara was frightened beyond belief and she escaped from her leash and bolted into the far distance. Perhaps never to be seen again her owner feared! Several hours later though, Tara made it back to her house on her own and in one piece.
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         <title><![CDATA[Clairvoyance]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The word clairvoyance is derived from the French 'clear seeing' and is used to describe the 'seeing' from the Third Eye of the higher mind based near the pituitary gland. This gift can be developed by the use of meditation in its various forms, usually with eyes closed and in a quiet environment, or with other people involved in a circle (not a literal circle, but a group of people) drawing energy from, and being given images by Spirit.
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         <title><![CDATA[Bioenergetic Tension]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[That tension in the body prevents a healthy flow and flexibility was clearly described by Wilhelm Reich, a medical doctor and psychoanalyst, in the 1930's. He developed a therapeutic approach known as bioenergetics, which recognizes that psychological and physical traumas anchor down into musculature and tissue, causing permanent freezing or 'bioenergetic armour'.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=127&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Exploring the Tarot]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[In our literate society today, people have largely forgotten how to read pictures inspirationally, but when reading the cards years ago people saw every symbol as a key that unlocked the mysteries of the Tarot. 

Have you ever wondered why churches have stained glass windows? These were introduced for the believer to meditate upon and so deepen their spiritual understanding, bringing colour vibration and healing into their soul. The Tarot can also be used in this way with worthwhile results as the complexity of the cards and the sometimes, contrasting symbolic images communicate many layers of meaning through imagination, feeling and intuition. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=128&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Creative Visualization]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Sit comfortably with your back straight, either in a chair or cross-legged on a pillow on the floor. Close your eyes, breathe slowly and deeply, counting down from ten to one until you feel deeply relaxed. Imagine that there is a long cord attached to the base of your spine, extending down through the floor and way down into the earth. If you wish, you can imagine that this is like the root of a tree, growing deep into the ground. This is called a 'grounding cord.'
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         <title><![CDATA[Meditation For The Heart]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[There is a centre in the body where love and spirit are joined, and that centre is the heart. It is your heart that aches or swells with love, that feels compassion and trust, that seems empty or full. Within the heart is a subtler centre that experiences spirit, but spirit is not felt as an emotion or physical sensation. How, then, can you contact it? According to the masters, spirit is experienced first as the absence of what is not spirit. 
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         <title><![CDATA[More About the Third Eye]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[In reality, the third eye is more like a pipe or tunnel, going from the area between the eyebrows to the occiptal bone at the back of the head. All along the tunnel are a number of centres of energy, through which one can connect with different worlds and areas of consciousness. 

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         <title><![CDATA[Lifes Purpose]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The happiness, success, and fulfilment that you either lack or enjoy in life are, in a way, nature's feedback on the extent to which you are living your purpose. Any work with good money or better job security may not necessarily be right or fulfilling for you. Your work is wedded to your life purpose and to the spiritual quality of your life.

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=132&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dream Interpretation]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Bible, as well as other great books of historical and revealed religion, shows traces of a general and substantial belief in dreams. Plato, Goethe, Shakespeare and Napoleon assigned to certain dreams prophetic value. Joseph saw eleven stars of the Zodiac bow to himself, the twelfth star. The famine of Egypt was revealed by a vision of fat and lean cattle. The parents of Christ were warned of the cruel edict of Herod, and fled with the Divine Child into Egypt.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=133&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dreams Are Slippery Things]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Dreams are more than random fragments spun from your waking life. Pay them proper respect and they will reward you with a greater understanding of yourself and your world as you see it. I began paying attention to my dreams about six years ago. I had been dreaming all my life, of course, but my dreams always seemed to fade from consciousness within an hour or so of waking (except for the occasional vivid or tiresomely repetitive dream). You know the ones. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=134&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[New Identify Process]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The New Identify Process (NIP) and other forms of emotive psychotherapy embrace the healing tradition of catharsis - intense emotional expression is elicited within a contained therapeutic environment. This emotive therapy follows in a direct line from the earliest forms of ancient healing arts through recent scientific studies exploring the link between body and mind. The challenge for clinicians in answering the criticism about the use of catharsis is to conceptually bridge past and present in evaluating emotive methods. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=135&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Energy Psychology]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Energy psychology presents a revolutionary paradigm shift from conventional models of psychological change. It is based on the principle that every distressing memory, upsetting emotion, or limiting thought is associated with a corresponding disturbance in our subtle energy system - that invisible vibrational matrix which permeates and surrounds us, and which different healing systems identify variously as meridians, chakras, aura and other levels of universal life energy.

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=136&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Understanding NLP]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[When we look at our children's development we almost entirely focus on their academic and social skills. As a result, our children receive sound coaching in arithmetic, reading, writing, sciences, music or sports. 

What happens to the development of our child's emotional and spiritual skills? How do they learn to express their true inner feelings and desires? What resources do they draw from to cope with the private difficulties they face at home and at school? How will they learn to stay strong emotionally, spiritually and mentally when they are faced with relationship breakdown, family upheavals, school and social pressures? 

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=137&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Four Brain States]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Vibrations from rhythmic sounds have a profound effect on our brain activity. In shamanic traditions, drums have long been used to transport the shaman out of his or her body into other realms of reality through the use of constant rhythmic vibrations. Researcher Melinda Maxfield, studying the Shamanic State of Consciousness, found that the steady rhythmic beat of the drum struck four and one half times per second was the key to transporting a shaman into the deepest part of his shamanic state of consciousness.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=138&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mind Over Matter]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[One of the greatest challenges in life is understanding just how powerful our thoughts are. Many of us learn this the hard way - myself included. After spending most of my early life caught up in negative thought patterns, it occurred to me that I had created exactly what I had been thinking about all those years.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=139&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:08:34 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Right and Left Brains]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[If we identify ourselves particularly strongly with our conscious mind alone, this very largely inhibits the permeability of the subconscious, for the unconscious contents are then perceived as being alien and therefore frightening. A greater degree of permeability can lead to a kind of 'mediumism'. But a state of enlightenment or 'cosmic consciousness' would only be attained by transcending the boundary altogether, so that conscious mind and unconscious become one. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=140&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Reiki For Animals]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Reiki and animals are a natural combination. Those of us who do Reiki with humans have had the chance to see the wonderful benefits Reiki brings to folks lives. This is the case with animals as well. In my experience I have come to believe that animals are so much more in touch with the energies around them than we, as humans, often are. This being the case, they are also incredibly open to receiving, and even giving Reiki energy.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=141&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Choosing A Reiki Teacher]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A prospective student needs to divine whether the teacher is ethical, knowledgeable and a trustworthy individual. Though the system of Reiki is not a transmission system (as practiced in Tibetan Buddhism) you are naturally affected by how and what your teacher teaches. What you eventually practice will be a reflection of that teaching. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=142&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Healing Within The NHS]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[The terms 'Healing' and 'Reiki' are used as having trained with the National Federation of Spiritual Healers and in the Usui Reiki System, we noted blocks to both labels within the multi-faith society of the patients in a hospital setting. We avoid labels, talking much about energy rather than using holistic phrases mumbo jumbo to the lay-person. 

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=143&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[What Is Healing]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[As we awaken our minds to a greater understanding of the Human Mind, Body and Spirit we are all finding new ways to use our senses to help us grow, to help us heal and give us a deeper meaning and understanding of who we are and what life is all about. Our true form as currently understood is that of light or a vibration of energy particles and we are spiriual beings that have taken on an energetic form within the frequecy band of this planet.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=144&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Network Spinal Analysis]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[When we consider life with the logical mind alone, it makes sense that if we have a small problem, we might seek an easy solution requiring a minimum of energy or expense. If we are dealing with a major problem or crisis, we might expect the solution to be complex, difficult, expensive or risky.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=146&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Aurora Healing]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Aurora energy therapy is a combination of colour, magnets, crystals and sound healing, Early in 2001 Jan Linch and Pam Couchman developed this healing modality. They were already working in the complementary area of colour and sound and then both of them began having intuitive dreams, although Jan is intuitive and has been aware of being able to read auras since childhood. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=147&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Colour Energy Workshops]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Colour and light are inseparable. Each colour of the visible light spectrum has a different wavelength and vibrational frequency, which affects us differently. Many body functions are stimulated or retarded by light and the different colours of light. The workshop will be facilitated by Frances Harris who is a Reiki practitioner and teacher, spiritual healer and also works with colour.

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=148&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Auric Colours]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Your aura is the source of your inner beauty and inner strength. It is the true energetic essence that comprises your non-local body, connects you to all possible past and future selves, and links you to everyone and everything you know and love Pregnant women and people in love are often said to "glow," because their auras are combined with their loved one's and are therefore brighter than most other peoples'. Any time two or more people are brought together in love, the auric effect is extraordinary. The energy of people in love attracts more good situations, people, and things to them, which further enhances the experience of being in love.

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=149&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Life Colours]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[The different colours of an aura are created in much the same manner as sounds are created. With sounds, the faster the vibration the higher the frequency of sound, The vibration of a bass note on a piano resonates at a slower rate than the high C note. Similarly, as the waves of energy that make up the aura change their speed of vibration, the colours change. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=150&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Crop Circles]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[It has become my firm belief that the significance of the crop circle mystery lies within our experience of them and our interaction with them, more specifically, our ability to become sensitive enough to that process that we might, in turn, make some valid interpretation of them.
I am also becoming increasingly aware that, perhaps, the only instruments that might be truly valid in this search for significance might be our own five senses. Plus maybe one other, which we currently know little of, but one which the crop circles could (by their very nature) be seen to be particularly designed to evoke.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=151&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sacred Geometry]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[In nature, we find patterns, designs and structures from the most minuscule particles, to expressions of life discernible by human eyes, to the greater cosmos. These inevitably follow geometrical archetypes, which reveal to us the nature of each form and its vibrational resonances. They are also symbolic of the underlying metaphysical principle of the inseparable relationship of the part to the whole. It is this principle of oneness underlying all geometry that permeates the architecture of all form in its myriad diversity. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=152&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Heal With Colour]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Two of the most essential elements of life are air and water. We cannot survive very long without either one. Most people do not drink enough water or get enough fresh air. Simply increasing both will boost the overall energy levels. We can also use both air and water in color therapy to assist the body in healing itself of various conditions.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=153&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Optimum Health]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Light from the sun is perceived as white light and it is the refraction of this light that we see as visible light, or what we more commonly know as colour.
Can science validate any of the above practices? Yes it can. Scientists in Russia, Germany, Switzerland and the USA have been able to demonstrate that:
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=154&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Therapeutic Light]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This is particularly useful in a therapy room or bedroon, as pink light has muscle relaxant qualities by increasing the supply of blood to the muscles. Pink contains the stimulating and releasing action of the red ray, although pink has a much gentler action. This warming and loving colour should be used to encourage love and nurturing. Pink light is especially useful when one is feeling lonely, unloved, rejected or grieving. Shone on the heart chakra, it provides healing of the emotions and connects one with universal and unconditional love vibrations. It is a good colour for children too.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=155&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Colour Light Therapy]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Light is life. Without light, foods would not grow, flowers would not bloom and the life of animals and man would simply disappear. Sunshine raises jour spirits and quite literally lights up our lives. But perhaps we take light too much for granted; people are often surprised that it contains a direct and powerful healing agency. That wasn't always so. 

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=156&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Value of Light and Colour]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Sunlight is the basic source of all life and energy upon earth. Deprive plant or animal life of light, and it soon shows the lack and ceases to develop. Place a seed in the very best of soil or a human being in a palace, shut out the light, and what happens? Without food (in the usual sense of the term) man can live many days; without liquids a much shorter time; but not at all without the atmosphere which surrounds him at all times and to which he pays so little attention. 

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=157&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:00:29 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Colour Astrology]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Leo is all about the yellow ray. They love to learn and are curious by nature. They want to know how everything works and why. Leo's are governed by their mind power and can tend to hide their emotions. The adverse aspect is repressing or denying true feelings and inner thoughts. Overall, the person is strong and independent and enjoys teaching others about life and interests.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=158&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Embracing Astrology]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[When I embarked upon a spiritual path, my teachers impressed upon me the importance of the phrase 'Know Thyself'. This, the inscription on the Oracle at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, was the first step of the learning process. At this time, I was given the wonderful gift of astrology as a means of self discovery. I rapidly discovered through personal study that a subject I had previously dismissed as 'fortune telling' contained a wealth of insights into the human condition]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=159&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Suite Dreams Project]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Based in Rochester, Michigan, The Suite Dreams Project was founded to bring comfort and joy to children affected by serious medical conditions by creating healing environments in their homes, in hospitals, and in their communities that improve their quality of life and speed recovery. In Autumn 2004 Danny Hobson, Director of the Arts and Healing Network, interviewed Stephanie Zombo about this inspirational healing arts project.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=160&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Art of Colour]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[In the mid 1900s, Johannes Itten developed a new kind of color wheel that changed the way color was seen, influencing artists and designers right up to the present moment. The Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany was home to many artists whose influence is still felt today in the worlds of art and design. It was there that Itten developed his book, "The Art of Color," which was the definitive compilation of what was taught in the Basic Course which Itten oversaw, at the Bauhaus. 

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=161&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Energy Portraits]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[The Universal Life Force has many ways of communicating messages to our inner self in a manner that will aid us in a better understanding of ourselves and our life's purpose. I have been given an opportunity to paint 'Energy Portraits'. The inspiration came about during a psychic reading for a client and wanting to take it a step further, I decided to describe in paint exactly how I saw that person's energetic body or self.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=162&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Colour as a Medicine]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Sitting by the pool surrounded by bright reds, blues and oranges in a modern abstract design, you would be forgiven for thinking you were at a spa in a hotel rather than in the hydrotherapy room at a major London hospital. The colours in this room make you feel good. In fact, you may even want to take a dip. 

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=163&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Colour Energy]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Baron Karl von Reichenbach was a business man and chemist who discovered paraffin and creosote. He also discovered that everything gives off a light. Around the same time, Dr. Edwin Babbitt, invented an apparatus he called the Chromolume. He would suspend coloured glass in a window so that the sun could shine through the glass and down onto a patient. 

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         <title><![CDATA[Colour and Effect]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Any light, including public lighting, always manipulates a response. If it is well designed and based on deeper understanding, it will influence people towards better behaviour. Basically, light creates new ambiences and is able to change an environment, just as theatrical lighting changes the mood on stage.

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         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Power of Colour]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Essentially the metaphysical technique is a means of directing the body to become more receptive to healing. Relaxation, visualization, and affirmation draw upon the power of the mind to activate the body's vibrations to correspond to those of a particular colour. 
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         <title><![CDATA[Colour in Food]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The foods you eat provide one of the most obvious means by which you can absorb the energies of the colour rays you need. You are what you eat, and food is essentially the energies of colour materialised by the plant, or sometimes by the animal, depending on one's food habits and preferences. 

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=167&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Phytobiophysics]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Phytobiophysics® is a new and relevant scientific approach to the problems of mankind that incorporates modern knowledge, traditional therapies and ancient wisdom. Above all it is a means of accurately assessing causal factors of disease. The word phytobiophysics® simply means the science of plant energy and the definition of this philosophy is the use of the infinite energy of plants to restore balance and harmony to people of the world on all levels of consciousness. Spiritual, Mental, Emotional and Physical. The primary remedial aspect of Phytobiophysics® is by the use of the vibrational energy of plants]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=168&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Vibrational Elixirs]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Elixirs are made of water that has been charged with the energy of specific crystals. Water is almost magical in its ability to accept and hold various energies and transfer them wherever needed. The simplest way to make an elixir is to set a glass of water in the sun with the crystal in it for a few hours. Two hours is usually enough, but you can go upto twenty-four hours to incorporate the balanced energy of a full cycle. ]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=169&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Using Crystals]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The one thing we can be sure of is that we all have a right to use the crystal energies in whatever way is appropriate for us. The New Age movement has seen thousands of people drawn to the crystal energies; they have become part of a vast spiritual and environmental awakening. Crystals bring unconditional joy and beauty to our world. Like each human being, each one is a unique representation of God/Goddess and as such they should be treasured.

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=170&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Layouts And Nets]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[All crystals have healing power when utilised in the correct manner. Their molecular components and the effect of temperature on them determines their shape, density and colour. Each type of crystal has a particular healing effect when placed on or around the body, or when in used in combination with others in a layout and grid. 

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=171&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Colour Meditation]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Here is one of my meditations designed to help clear the chakra energy centres through the use of colour visualisation and create a sense of balance within. You can print out, read through a few times or alternatively, tape onto cassette so you can totally relax and listen to in your voice. The numbers in brackets refer to the number of breaths to allow for timing purposes. Enjoy.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=172&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 10:30:44 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Science of Emotions]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Anyone with sufficient experience of healing and working with emotions can have little doubt that the regulation of human biology lies external to the DNA: they will have witnessed the effects first hand of how resolution of aura blocks or emotional issues can have a dramatic effect on physical health. From these observations it may be concluded that manipulation of the aura and emotional healing have an effect on the cell and even change the way that DNA is expressed. What is actually going on: why does it work?
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=173&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[More from Mary Craw]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[You may be surprised to discover that writing Beyond the Hedge was the easy bit. If youve already read the article I wrote for Soothingminds last November then youll know how my life was changed by overhearing a couple of snatched sentences from a daytime TV programme.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=177&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tai Chi]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The air is fresh, and a peaceful atmosphere permeates throughout the house. It is 6 o'clock in the evening. I am standing still; comfortably settling into the first of the learned Tai Chi positions. The mind is focused on every tiny move about to be taken. These are flowing, slow movements without pain, without hassle, almost effortless. It feels smooth, even gliding from one posture into another.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=209&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Biolumanetics]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Nature has the endless capacity to surprise and fascinate us. Biolumanetics, a new science of healing, is just about the most unusual medical application of light in therapy that I have heard of. The system was developed by a 62 year old American engineer called Patrick Richards. In 1983 he designed an instrument called a Luminator which balances air temperatures for efficient office energy management. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=210&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Colonic Irrigation, colon cleansing]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Chances are there is some aspect of your health you want to change, whether it's acne, not having enough energy, a yeast infection (candida), leaky gut syndrome, being overweight or chronic constipation. My friends, for instance all complain about not having enough energy, and feeling sluggish often
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=211&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Complementary Terms Explained]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[A concise overview of the many complementary therapies available to help you balance the mind body and soul.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=212&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Colour  Meanings]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Click on one of the colour buttons in the Colour Selector on the left hand side of the screen and the content on the page will change to the same colour! Colour is a series of wavelengths in the visible spectrum that we call light and our bodies use this energy to help maintain a vibrant healthy state. We are attracted to certain colours or indeed repelled by certain shades depending what is happening in our lives on a physical, mental, emotional and spiritual level. Learning more about colour energy will  help you to know more about yourself and may well surprise you along the way.

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=213&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[New Frontiers]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[How can sound, in whatever manifestation, assist in healing and human transformation? This is an extraordinarily vast question, because sound has almost unlimited abilities to assist in healing and human transformation. Sound can affect us on the physical, the emotional, the mental and the spiritual. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=214&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Gifts From Plants]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Spritz. Ah!! What a refreshing scent and feeling! Scents. They are all around us. Some are pleasant and some are not, yet all scents serve a purpose. The human brain retains impressions of scent coupled with bits of emotional memory often relating to the time, place, and activity associated with the smell. The smell of baking cookies can conjure images from childhood. Smelling a rose can take us to our first love. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=216&RSSLink=true]]></link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Meditation Cleansing]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Perhaps one of the simplest but most powerful methods of opening, activating and cleansing blockages in the chakras is through the techniques of meditation. Although meditation is sought by many as a source of relaxation, it is much more than that.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=217&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:32:41 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Laughing for Life]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[steve]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Laughter therapy is the latest stress-busting, health-enhancing trend to take the well-being world by storm. According to new research by Ocean Village holidays, we’ve never needed it more - 16 million of us fail to enjoy a proper belly laugh even just once a day and the amount we laugh on a daily basis is a staggering three times lower than it was in the 1950’s.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=237&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Cranio Sacral Therapy]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances.harris@soothingminds.co.uk]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Cranio sacral therapy (CST) is a subtle and profound healing form, which assists the body's natural ability to heal itself. At the moment cranial work is mostly known as a method of assisting babies to recover from a traumatic birth, and dealing with colic.  This is only a fraction of the people that can be helped by Cranio-sacral therapy.  

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=238&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Body Talk System]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances.harris@soothingminds.co.uk]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[The BodyTalk system works by first identifying the weak energy circuits that exist within the body. The practitioner relies on the innate wisdom of the body to locate the energy circuits that need repair by using a form of biofeedback, which is a subtle muscle testing technique. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=239&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[I Ching]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances.harris@soothingminds.co.uk]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Fundamentally the I Ching is just a book, albeit a very old, very wise and profound book.  The Book of Changes or "I Ching" in Chinese is said to be over 3000 years old and is used for Divination. Through the use of symbolic Hexagrams the I Ching helps guide us towards the solutions to life's problems and situations.  The I Ching may also be read as a book of wisdom revealing the laws of life to which we can all attune ourselves so that we may live in peace and harmony.  ]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=243&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Immunity and Belief in Healing]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thoughts on Immunity, Belief and Healing By Tom  Kenyon
I have come to see Immunity in a much larger context than just our physical immune response to pathogens. From a biological perspective, our immune systems are a way to determine self from non-self. If something invades our bodies (say a bacteria or a virus) our immune systems quickly ascertain if they are a part of us or not. If they are not recognized as a part of our personal biology, then our immune systems mobilize their resources to destroy the toxic invaders.

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=246&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sound Healing with Tibetan Bowls]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances.harris@soothingminds.co.uk]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[In the words of the great Tibetan master/Bodhisattva Gwalwa Karmapa, the Singing Bowls of Tibet emit the "Sound of the Void", the sound of the universe manifesting. They are a symbol of the 'unknowable' and as an alloy, date back to the Buddha, Shakyamni (560-480 B.C.). Their origins and detailed histories are shrouded in the distant past and are surely a gift from the shamanistic 'Bon' religion which precedes Buddhism in Tibet by centuries. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=247&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Art of Finding Oneself]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances.harris@soothingminds.co.uk]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[At the beginning of 1995 I found myself in a very strange place.  My long term relationship with a man I thought I would marry was over, my short liaison directly after that was also over and I was living in a country where I felt very alone.  I had been in Johannesburg, South Africa for just under 4 years and had had a tremendous time, but for some reason I felt it was all coming to an end.  It was at this point that I discovered personal development.

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=248&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Homeopathy]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances.harris@soothingminds.co.uk]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[I’m sure that most of you who read this, have heard of homeopathy before. But some of you might not know exactly what it is, how it works and what a homeopath does. The following is an attempt to explain homeopathy in straightforward terms, and to indicate in which circumstances it is really useful. 
The German doctor, chemist, translator and linguist Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) is credited with being the founder of homeopathy. ]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=249&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dont Mess with Moldavite]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances.harris@soothingminds.co.uk]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Still, I don’t like to be so prejudiced and admit defeat and so I decided that I’d go and buy a crystal and see if it might help me with my so far unsuccessful attempts to meditate.  I’d read a fair bit about how crystals could amplify the meditation experience and so it was definitely worth a shot.

All the books tell you to buy the crystal that you’re drawn to.  I am a woman of exquisite taste and what was the crystal which was calling to me?  Moldavite.  Now the crystal cognoscenti will know that moldavite is the most expensive crystal on the planet, or in this case, off the planet, because it’s actually a fragment from a meteor which crashed into the River Moldau in the Czech Republic several million years ago.  

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=250&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[What is the latihan]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances.harris@soothingminds.co.uk]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[The latihan cannot be learned, but it can be transmitted from one person to another. All that is necessary is for the person who wishes to receive it to stand in the presence of someone who is actually receiving it, and to be willing to receive healing and illumination from the highest Source of our being. When a person has been “opened” has begun to receive the action of the latihan, the manifestations of the Power of the latihan will begin to emerge, often subtly and even imperceptibly, but occasionally with striking vividness. 

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=260&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Observing Light]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances.harris@soothingminds.co.uk]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Photometry concerns itself primarily with measuring the quantity of light emitted by a light source, or reflected or transmitted by a surface. The quantity of light conveyed to the eye from unit area of a source or surface per second flowing through a cone of 1 unit of solid angle is known as the luminance of that source or surface. Photometry, however, is employed to measure only one parameter of the three needed to determine fully an 'objective' description of a coloured light source or surface. The other two are its so-called dominant wavelength and its purity.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=261&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ancient Visual Circles]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances.harris@soothingminds.co.uk]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Mandala is the sanskrit word for 'magic' or 'sacred' circle, also interpreted as connection and community.   A Mandala is defined according to three principles of organisation : the central point, a radiation from this point and the circular outer border.  The central point symbolises the mysterious energy centre, the birth place of all existence in space and time. It also symbolises unity, totality and perfection]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=262&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Crystal Healing]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances.harris@soothingminds.co.uk]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Crystals are formed from various minerals and elements in many different combinations.  With this in mind, along with the fact that minerals are essential to our very being, and a deficiency of a mineral or minerals can lead to ill health or even death, it made sense to me that there must be health benefits to be gained from absorbing (at the very least) minerals from gemstones/crystals through the skin.  The skin is the largest organ of the body and is permeable allowing minute particles to be absorbed, be that for positive benefit or negative ill health.  ]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=263&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ready Steady Cook]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances.harris@soothingminds.co.uk]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, I was invited to appear on Ready Steady Cook to talk about Colour therapy and the impact of colour in our food. The programme went out on 4 January, 2007. A warm thanks to Ainsley, Gino and all the crew for making it a very special day. Click on the link for the colour therapy highlights.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=266&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Soul Contract Readings]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Soul Contract Readings By Catherine Steer. Have you ever wondered what your life purpose might be or what kind of special talents you have yet to discover? Are you in need of clarity, direction or confirmation of where you are heading? Would you like to understand more about your relationships? A Soul Contract Reading can help you discover all this and more says Catherine Steer, Master Teacher and Healer and Practitioner of Soul Contract Readings. 

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=267&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Metatronic Healing]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances.harris@soothingminds.co.uk]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[This is a new system, received in early 2007 by Pippa Merivale, an author and colour healer. Radical in its effects, it is spreading wide and fast. The instruction Pippa received quite unexpectedly one morning was to “take the story out of the body energetically.” As all homoeopaths know, a remedy must be proved – preferably by oneself – before it is used on others. So Pippa proceeded to listen to the guidance she was given, experimenting with her own body, her own “story”. She was shown seven strands of light, new in that these were energies that presented themselves as colours and textures she had not seen or felt before; she very soon felt them given as a gift, a series of direct transmissions, fed into her crown and heart – and apparently there to stay.

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=270&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Revitalising the System]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances.harris@soothingminds.co.uk]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[We are surrounded by the energies of the universal energy field, though we are not often aware of them. From a previous position of unconscious processor, you can consciously work with the energies to bring balance and healing into your life and into the lives of those around you. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=271&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Crystal Grids and Reiki]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances.harris@soothingminds.co.uk]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Placing charged crystals in a grid formation magnifies their power in a similar way to many people treating one person with Reiki: the energy increases exponentially. There are a number of ways in which you can create crystal grids, but all have a central crystal and a number of crystals surrounding it. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=272&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[After The Miracle]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances.harris@soothingminds.co.uk]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Quantum Healing by Deepak Chopra, M.D. Research on spontaneous cures of cancer, conducted in both the United States and Japan, has shown that just before the cure appears, almost every patient experiences a dramatic shift in awareness. He knows that he will be healed, and he feels that the force responsible is inside himself but not limited to him - it extends beyond his personal boundaries, throughout all of nature.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=273&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Colour Esogetics]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances.harris@soothingminds.co.uk]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Colour Esogetics - use of coloured light as a treatment modality is a rapidly growing area of experimentation for many acupuncturists. Used either to complement or replace traditional needling techniques, practitioners are finding that treatment of acupoints with coloured light adds new dimensions to their work. Light offers a gentle, pain-free, noninvasive therapeutic alternative with no side-effects. Many light therapies may be continued at home by the patient, thereby reducing treatment costs. In addition, light exhibits a unique capacity to effect psychological and spiritual healing while simultaneously supporting physical healing. 

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=278&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ayurveda]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances.harris@soothingminds.co.uk]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Ayurveda is a qualitative system based on the inherent and perceivable qualities in nature. It observes the temperature, fluidity, density, mobility of all the foods, herbs and environments we live in. Rather than just measure ‘how much’ of ‘x’ nutrient is in a food Ayurveda looks at the quality of the food; cheese is damp, heavy and cold, whereas dry Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is warm, dry, light and penetrating. 
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=279&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Bio-geometry]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances.harris@soothingminds.co.uk]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Bio-Geometry is a science that deals with the effect of geometrical shapes on life functions and the design of shapes that interact with earth's energy fields, to produce special pre-calculated effects on biological systems. It was developed by Dr lbraham F. Karim D.Sc. in Cairo, Egypt, who has been conducting research in these disciplines since 1968. ]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=284&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Emotional Freedom Technique]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances.harris@soothingminds.co.uk]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[Emotional Freedom Technique commonly known as EFT is a modern and growing form of personal development and therapy.  It is all about returning the mind, body and spirit to a state of balance and harmony so that you are not limited by negative emotions.  Although it is still often overlooked, emotional health is absolutely essential to your physical health, wellbeing and healing.  No matter how intent you are on a proper diet and lifestyle, you will not achieve your body’s ideal healing and preventative powers if emotional barriers stand in your way.  

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=285&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Essential Ayurveda]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[frances.harris@soothingminds.co.uk]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[In my opinion, all yoga participants would benefit from a basic understanding of Ayurveda, since Ayurveda is the branch of yogic science that specifically deals with how to obtain and maintain optimal physical and mental health, both of which are pre-requisites for the practise of yoga. Consider verse I.30 from ‘The Yoga Sutras’. Here Patanjali clearly states that there are various obstacles that limit our practice of yoga including illness, mental disturbance, overindulgence and fatigue. It is in this context that Ayurveda is needed in the practice of yoga, as it provides a clear understanding of how to prevent these afflictions.

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=286&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Seeing symbols]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The symbolic language of dreams is very subtle, carrying much more than is immediately apparent to us as we awaken. We need to be equally subtle in our approach, resisting the more fixed path of intellectual interpretation, which can be reductive and relatively shallow. If you have a dream dictionary, throw it away, or at least lose it for the time being! 

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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=308&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dark Therapy]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[“Dark Therapy”, in which complete darkness is used as a mood stabilizer in bipolar disorder, roughly the converse of light therapy for depression, has support in several preliminary studies. Although data are limited, darkness itself appears to organize and stabilize circadian rhythms. Yet insuring complete darkness from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. the following morning, as used in several studies thus far, is highly impractical and not accepted by patients. However, recent data on the physiology of human circadian rhythm suggests that “virtual darkness” may be achievable by blocking blue wavelengths of light. ]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=309&RSSLink=true]]></link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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