At a Body Code Seminar in 2013, I saw Dr. Karen Kan onstage with Dr. Bradley Nelson.  She went on to be the founder of Tolpakan™ Healing, and I followed her work for years.  In 2021, I felt called to study Tolpakan™ Healing for myself. Experiencing the power and light speed of this work,…

There are so many messages we receive throughout our lives to reinforce the idea that resources are scarce, or that there are reasons we “Lack” the thing we desire.   While we may use an affirmation to focus on what we desire, there may be negative programs running in the background of our subconscious mind…

  I recently sent out a survey to learn about views on group healing. Thank you so much to all who responded!  Over half of survey respondents wanted to know more about group healing. These comments are from those who have experienced a group healing in the past, in no particular order: What did you…

What is Group Healing? Anytime people come together to give/share/receiving healing energy. The original group healing would be prayer. Many people report wonderful healing stories after prayer. I was excited to see an article in the newspaper recently about a physician who requested prayer when he was facing a life-threatening health issue – because he…

  Many sperm, one or more eggs, how many win the race?  I have been watching The Amazing Race series for the first time.  As I begin to write about the phenomena of “Vanishing Twin” or “Womb Survivor,” I reflect on the beginning of life, this amazing journey I first studied in biology and nursing…

    An allergy is a misguided reaction of the immune system to something that may be harmless to most people. We may use the words sensitive, hypersensitive, intolerance when thinking about such reactions.  Another definition of an allergy is a feeling of antipathy or aversion.  This is more akin to an undesirable emotional response…

  Now that you have learned about the five love languages and taken the quiz to find out your primary (and secondary) love language, let’s look at ways to increase our fluency in love languages. Fill Your Love Tank I’m not a mind reader, are you?  Think back to times you felt loved, and how…

  Are you aware of your “love language?” What is the love language of your significant other?   What happens if they are not the same?  Is that a signal of doom for the relationship?  I was introduced to “The 5 Love Languages” by Dr. Gary Chapman a few years ago, in my work with…

  The Janus Effect Ancient Romans named the month of January for Janus, their god of gates, doors, and beginnings. Always pictured with two faces—one looking toward the future, the other back in the past—Janus is a fitting symbol for the turning of a new year. As we step through the doorway from one year…

  Where does gratitude fit into your life?   I received a handwritten Thank You note recently.  It touched me deeply that the writer took the time to choose, write and mail the card.  I enjoyed holding it and reading the words, thinking about the shared experience.   I look at it on the side table…