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Massage Ther. training advice - SF Bay area

2008-05-22T08:46:13Z

Hi there,

I'm looking to pursue training in massage therapy and am interested in hearing from more experienced folks about good programs in the SF Bay area. I currently live in Marin county and am so far trying to decide between Alive & Well (Institute of Conscious Bodywork) and Diamond Light School of Healing and Massage, which are both located in Marin county.

Any thoughts about either of these two programs would be most appreciated...I'm also open to commuting to other programs in the Bay Area.

Many thanks!

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Mantak Chia in Santa Cruz May 14th-16th

2008-04-02T16:03:43Z

Mantak Chia in Santa cruz on May 14th-16th.
Contact Lee Holden at: lee@pacifichealingarts.com
call: 408-839-9490

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Boston Bodyworkers

2008-03-18T11:25:26Z

Hello Lovely Bodyworkers,
I'd like to invite those of you in the Boston area to join the tribe Boston Bodyworkers (http://tribes.tribe.net/bostonbodyworkers), so we may connect locally, share information and create community.

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Massage trade party March 9

2008-03-07T01:39:15Z

Massage Trade Party for Professionals Date & Time: Sunday, March 9, 2008
5:00 PM to 11PM in San Rafael
A night of trade for massage therapists, healers and bodyworkers. You must be a practicing massage professional to attend. This is important, because we want to create a powerful field of healing energy just for us to interexchange in, share resources, and network together to support our bodywork commuity. Come be sourced. The location is yummatopia in San Rafael, beautiful temple space, easy access and easy parking. Please call for RSVP, bring pot luck and BYOB, your healing tools, oils and linens, and we will supply the space and and tables for you. Please let other healers you know of this evening's opportunity.
Contact Amber at 757 572-7989 or visit yummatopia.com's calendar.

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Deep tissue, Swedish, Shiatsu in SF $50/hr

2008-02-01T23:30:58Z

Over 5 years experience, worked in some of the best spas in San Francisco. First visit $50/r. Can do very deep work, good with injuries- stiff neck, frozen shoulder, sciatica. Check out my website: johnwilson.iwantamassage.com. 415-240-3879.

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Baby Bodywork Project Needs Your Votes for Funding!

2008-01-23T08:38:50Z

Your Vote is Needed to Fund a Free Aquatic Baby Bodywork Clinic!

I am a Finalist in the www.IdeaBlob.com Contest to win $10,000 to fund a small business or project. Your support will allow me to create a free monthly clinic for pregnant women, babies, and children to receive Aquatic CranioSacral Therapy in the therapeutic, warm, salt-water pool at the Tamarack Center in Eugene, OR.

Please vote for the WaterBaby CranioSacral Therapy Project!!! Every vote counts!
http://ideablob.com/ideas/1225-WaterBaby-CranioSacral-Therapy-

Thank you!!!!!!

Here's what Mothering Magazine, www.mothering.com, has to say about my project:

Healer's Project Needs Your Votes for Funding

When it comes to bringing aid and comfort to mothers and babies, Kara Maia Spencer, www.maiahealingarts.com, has credentials galore—she is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Birth and Postpartum Doula, CranioSacral Therapist, Holistic Childbirth Educator & Consultant, Homebirth Midwifery Assistant, Reiki Master & Energy Healer, and is Certified in Bodywork for the Childbearing Year.

Dedicated to providing gentle, non-invasive, effective healing—as well as creating community among new parents—Kara intends to facilitate a free monthly CranioSacral Therapy clinic for pregnant women, mothers and babies, at a community therapeutic pool near her home in Eugene, Oregon. She has entered a funding contest with the hopes of winning $10,000 with which to rent the Tamarack Wellness Center's, www.tamarackwellness.com, warm, salt-water, solar powered therapeutic pool (the most eco-pool in Oregon) each month to host the free community clinic.

Please vote here to support Kara's goal—each vote counts, and registration is very quick and free.
http://ideablob.com/ideas/1225-WaterBaby-CranioSacral-Therapy-

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San Francisco: Craigslist Therapeutic Listings Problem...Suggestions?

2008-01-15T22:50:27Z

Have you had THIS problem with craigslist SF when posting under therapeutic?

Unfortunately I can't advertise on craigslist anymore. The therapeutic section has been taken over by
overwhelming spamming of dubious massage parlors which seem to keep flagging all the non-sensual ads: wierd & frustrating.

I've posted my usual ad 6 times & have been flagged almost immediately. I have complained to craigslist 4 times (on their form) and haven't even received one acknowledgment...and I have a craigslist account. Guess it doesn't mean anything.

I've gone thru flagging the shady ads as overposting -- but dang! it can take hours every day.

Any suggestions?

Any other places to post my webpage to help rebuild my client base?

FYI: I specialize in structural deep tissue & advanced craniosacral work & currently work 100% for myself.
Also a yoga teacher & have a home organizing business.
Had a great client base but moved away & went traveling the past 2 years....

my webpage:
www.geocities.com/interiormotiveca/

Thanks in advance,
Tracey

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Experience An India Yoga Odyssey

2008-01-11T01:21:05Z

Experience a Transforming India YOGA Odyssey
(February 21 to March 6, 2008)

Just imagine your airplane touching down at the India airport of your choice – Mumbai or Ahmadabad – on Thursday, February 21, 2008. Awaiting you at the airport is your guide, who will escort you by rail or taxi to your hotel accommodations in Surat City, Gujarat State. You will have arrived just in time to take in the World Yoga Championships, either as a participant or as a spectator. If anyone wishes to participate in the Championships the necessary registration forms can be downloaded at www.lifemission.org. The Championships run from February 22 though February 24. (The Championships were primarily founded as a means for encouraging youth worldwide to engage themselves in the ageless science of yoga for the betterment of body, mind and spiritual development in similar fashion that society worldwide encourages youth to participate in common sporting events.)

Following the Championships, you will be escorted to Malav Ashram for a five night stay, which includes three days of “hands on” yogic training under the expert guidance of Acharya Yogendradev, who has taught in North America, Taiwan, and India

And now – the Tours – you will tour the historic spiritual pilgrimage site of Kayavarohan and visit the Brahmeshwar Temple of Lord Lakulish (the 28th incarnation of Lord Shiva). You will spend 5 nights at a beautiful oceanside resort near the city of Div, overlooking the Indian Ocean with its miles of sandy beaches, and visit surrounding points of interest including the renowned Somnath Temple; a lion wildlife reserve, an ayurvedic clinic of a renowned ayurvedic physician where you will be able to observe the natural preparation of ayurvedic medicines and receive a free medical check-up. You will also have the opportunity to visit the temple complex at Rajrajeshwardham, where Lord Lakulish materialized in his divine body on January 29, 2007. Then – another great grace awaits you – you will have the rare opportunity of having darshan with the highly advanced yogi, Swami Rajarshi Muni.*

Now your yoga trip is reaching its end – on March 6, you will be escorted by your guide to your departure airport for your trip home – to reflect on and absorb your many yoga experiences of the past 2 weeks; the multitudes of wondrous Indian sites you've seen; the unmatched hospitality of its people and the many lasting new friendships you've made.

The cost per participant is $ 695.00 USD. This price does not include your transportation costs to and from India, which is entirely your responsibility, as are any required passports, visas etc. This price does include designated tour accommodations and meals in India, and all ground transportation to the Championships and touring sites in India, as well as ground transportation to and from airports at Mumbai or Ahmedabad. Any profits after all costs have been met will be directed to projects for the poor, including schools and hospitals. For further information, go to www.lifemission.org, or email: Acharya Yogendradev, ggvaghela@yahoo.com; or Dennis Konchak, lifema@telus.net; or Hans Splinter, Hsplinter@cogeco.ca.

* Swami Rajarshi Muni is the author of a vast library of nearly 100 titles in four different languages, including ten books in English. Some of the English titles are: Classical Hatha Yoga, Divine Body Through Yoga; Tenets for the Spiritual Life; Infinite Grace (The Story of My Spiritual Lineage), Awakening the Life Force, and Light from Guru to Disciple. For more information, check the Life Mission website www.lifemission.org and www.amazon.com under Rajarshi Muni

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Looking for an alternative to spa boom

2008-01-07T02:37:54Z

I joined spa boom a while back and have sold some gift certificates. I
would like an alternative to spa boom, some kind of software that lets
me sell them from my website with out paying a commission. Anyone have
any software that will do this or any other ideas?
Thanks David

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Japanese Water Technology to revolutionize weight training

2007-12-28T06:23:18Z

Hello my good friends,
I am happy to join a group of like-minded individuals who have chosen health for the self. I would like to propose something to those of us looking for good natural ways to augment our physical training. Kangen Water is an Alkaline, ionized, anti-oxidant electron rich, restructured, micro clustered, active hydrogen saturated, oxidation reduced, powerful living water. This water clears away all acidity in our bodies which acts as a "meat tenderizer" to our muscles. Once that acidity is cleared away the muscle can exist in its natural state - plump hydrated. (sited from The pH Miracle: for Weight Loss) The water bulks up the muscle because it is micro-clustered: the water molecules are actually smaller than the ones from your tap so they are a "wetter" water, able to penetrate the cell wall much more easily.

Wade McNutt – International Athletic Trainer and 3X Word Class Body Building Champion; shares how Kangen water has prepared him for an upcoming competition in Greece.
www.drinkinggoodwater.info/audio/

please feel free to listen to some of this audio recording to truly illustrate the power of this amazing water.
www.drinkinggoodwater.info/audio/

visit website for more information on the science behind Kangen Water:
www.drinkinggoodwater.info

Love to you all.
Cosmo Keenan

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Looking for another Bay Area CMT to trade Massage

2007-12-02T02:07:36Z

Looking for another CMT or a Skilled Massage Student to Barter
massage with. I am skilled at Swedish,HawaiianLomilomi, Reflexology,some elements
of Shiatsu and Deep Tissue. Looking for someone with similar or different skill set.
I am located in the East Bay,CA

My name is Laura and I can be reached at Pascoesgirl@yahoo.com

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Deep tissue massage backfired, advice?

2007-11-25T07:28:07Z

I've been working with a client for a month and a half now. She came to me saying she was having low back pain linked to foot issues. I noticed she had a higher right hip (illiac crest) and a mild s curve to her spine. I focused my work on deep work to the plantar fascia to break up the fibrotic tissue. work to relase left gluteus medius and right quadratus lumborum. Also worked to lengthen fasica away from the right hip down the itb, and towards the left hip up the itb. And moved fascia along the illiac crest from front to back.

It was working great, and last week after seeing me i was thrilled to find that her hips were totally even.

however...

the next day she woke up in worse pain than ever. everything i had been working on seems to be worse than before now. She had to have a cortizone shot for one of her feet and is apparently in severe lower back discomfort. Any ideas what happened and what the next step would be?

Thanks,

Adam

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Speaking to Our Essence

2007-11-18T14:19:20Z

Hi everyone, Must share this around, it's a gift. love Satrup

Review for ‘Speaking to Our Essence’ CD by Suchita Productions:

The production and release of this recording is very timely in regard to the rising need for clear and concise directives for the many beings who are seeking clarity, insights and answers to their growing need for soul nourishment. Beautifully presented, with exquisite, relaxing music surrounding the speakers, this CD can be used for personal use. I find each time I listen there is something more it offers; much like a book of poetry or a spiritual teaching that resonates differently upon each reading. I have also found this recording invaluable when working within meditation or therapy processes with both groups of people and individual clients. The obvious work and love Suchita has imparted to us in creating this recording is related directly to one’s heart with each moment of listening. It is aptly titled indeed, as it speaks directly to one’s essence, whether one is a new seeker, not a seeker at all or one who has walked the inner journey for many years. Truth resonates and awakens us all and nourishes that within us that is instinctively longing to understand the deeper aspects of ourselves and all around us. I would heartily recommend adding this gift to your CD collection, as one would add a fragrant flower to ones inner garden!

Available on CD and digital download
Go to http://www.fullcircleradio.com
Suchita’s page on Tribe.net : http://people.tribe.net/a071718d-fec8-4629-8eb6-8f75cfbb59eb

Satrup

Osho Rebalancer
Therapeutic Counselor
Meditation Teacher
http://www.geocities.com/masatrup/satrupspage.html

18 November 2007

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Massage Table

2007-07-30T02:35:54Z

What is your preferred table? What do you use? I am shopping around for a lightweight table I can take to clients or use at home.

Thanks!

Scott

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Massage Chairs

2007-07-29T22:06:18Z

Hi kids(?), I am about to buy a used massage chair, have found two options and I wanna get some opinions as to which I should get, preferably with explanations of why one or the other is good or bad... my options are either an earthlite avila or a custom craftworks... the latter is probably a little bit older, wooden... Any help would be great.

~S

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NRG Grasshopper massage chair

2007-07-19T06:27:40Z

anyone out there have one; willing to share opinions, recommendations, etc?
thanks

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Moving to SF and would like some advice

2007-07-19T01:53:05Z

Hello everyone-

I will be finishing up with my school program here in Seattle at Brian Utting School of Massage in August and will be moving home to the Bay Area shortly after. I know that there is no state-wide governing body in California regulating practice so I'm wondering if any therapists in this region can tell me what I need to know (what I *REALLY* need to know) about setting up a practice and what the healing arts community is like there. I know there's tons of you in the Bay in this tribe!!
Specifically, I read somewhere that practicing from home is "illegal"?? really? huh?
Is getting a liscence in SF a city thing or a county thing?

If you can drop any knowledge on me about massaging in SF, I'd shower you with kisses!!! :) Feel free to post here or message me individually. Thanks a bunch!!

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allergic to massage oil

2007-07-12T06:43:34Z

Hello all,
New member here. I believe that after 9 years of using the same massage oil ( a blend of sweet almond oil with essential oils of lavender, chamomile, and clary sage) I have developed an allergy. I have been dealing with a rash/dermatitis for over 2 months on the inside of my forearms and after narrowing down all the causes I think I might be getting it from my oil! The irritation gets better over my weekend, but gets inflamed again when I start my work week. Has anyone developed an allergy to their massage oil?
Thanks,
Tiffany

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massage insurance? IMA

2007-05-13T15:11:04Z

Has anyone used International Massage Association (IMA) for their massage insurance?
www.imagroup.com/home/index.php

They also carry other types of insurance for dance instructors, etc.

Thanks for any info.
~Z.

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FDA trying to control or eliminate alternative medicine. Action needed by April 30.

2007-04-16T09:32:48Z

The FDA is claiming regulation rights on ALL products recommended by alternative health care practitioners. All herbs and supplements would be defined as untested drugs. All massage tools, oils, essential oils, hot stones, etc., would be regulated.

If they succeed, they could ban or require prescriptions for vitamins, minerals, amino acids, EFAs, enzymes, probiotics, protein powder, herbal or homeopathic remedies, basically everything on the shelves at your local health food store.

To read background info and sign the petition, go here:
http://tinyurl.com/2u7ghc

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Here is the message from Dr. Rima Laibow of the Natural Solutions Foundation, who has been valiantly leading the fight against implementation of Codex Alimentarius:

There is a crisis in health freedom. On April 30, 2007 the FDA will close the public comment period on a "Guidance" which will classify every alternative practice as medicine so that only licensed physicians can carry out the procedure AND vitamins, minerals, herbs, etc., will suddenly become "untested drugs" which will be forbidden.

Bad? Real Bad! But public outcry can stop this assault on your health and your freedom.

Spread the word! Tell everyone in your Circle of Influence, professionals, alternative practitioners, nutrient and herb companies, everyone! Let them know how important their participation is to make sure the FDA backs off from this repressive course.

Please share this link with them and urge them to take action: http://tinyurl.com/2u7ghc

Yours in health and freedom,

Rima E. Laibow, MD
Medical Director
Natural Solutions Foundation
www.HealthFreedomUSA.org

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To read the actual FDA “guidance”, go here:
http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/98fr/06d-0480-gld0001.pdf

If you don’t have time to read it, here is my summary:

* The FDA is, in fact, attempting to claim “regulation rights” to every sort of alternative healthcare modality, in five major categories:
- biological-based practices (plant- or animal-derived extracts) (would include herbs and homeopathics, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, amino acids, proteins, pre-biotics, pro-biotics, “whole diets,” “functional foods”)
- energy medicine (both machine- and human-generated)
- manipulative and body-based practices (any hands-on bodywork)
- mind-body medicine (specifically includes meditation, yoga, spirituality!)
- “whole medical systems” (e.g., Chinese Medicine, Ayurvedic Medicine, Naturopathy).
* The FDA is, in fact, attempting to claim “regulation rights” to ANY products or devices used in the provision of ANY of these therapies if any health benefits are claimed.
* There is language that would define all untested herbs as drugs or “new drugs.”
* There is specific language that would define vegetable juice as a drug IF therapeutic benefits were claimed.
* There is language that would claim regulation rights to any food additives (such as botanicals or enzymes), unless they were commonly used in foods prior to January 1, 1958, or have since been scientifically tested safe.
* There is language that would classify the bacteria in probiotics in the same category as vaccines and viruses, and therefore require a license to transport them across state lines.

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Here’s what Dr. Jon Barron has to say about FDA regulating supplements and therapies:
http://www.jonbarron.org/blog_published/2007/04/fda_labeling_guidelines.html#more

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Please read “Winning the Health Freedom War”
http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/index.php/?page_id=363

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Sounds wacky, but Mike Adams has backup for his statements:
New FDA Guidelines Threaten Religious Freedoms: Holy Water could be regulated as “drugs” and rosaries as “medical devices.”
http://www.newstarget.com/021792.html

More from Mike Adams:
FDA attempting to regulate supplements, herbs and juices as “drugs”
http://www.newstarget.com/021789.html

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Seeking Therapists & Alt Healers & Beauty to Share Space (haight ashbury)

2007-03-15T17:11:58Z

Seeking Therapists & Alt Healers & Beauty to Share Space (haight ashbury)

Hi

Not sure where to post this so I'm starting here.

I am a female Reiki and Herbal Massage Practitioner and Lifestyle Consultant.

I am restarting my practice after a few years break. (marriage, travel, study, etc.)

Seeking fellow therapeutic, alternative medicine, beauty practitioners, lifestyle consultants who would like to join energies and lease a nice multi room apartment in the Haight / Cole neighborhoods for session rooms.

I also have web and graphic design and marketing experience and by pooling resources and skills we could co-create a profitable spa like healing and relaxation oasis.

Licensed and Unlicensed are welcome for certain practices where legally appropriate, but must follow hygiene, presentation, allergy, and safety guidelines.

Looking for people who have funds to pool for deposits, rent in advance, advertising etc.
Rough estimates of costs and commitment per practitioner:
Suggested is $2000 each for deposits, leases, start up etc.
Monthly $650 to $850 each for rent, utilities, advertising.
2 hours each per week hand marketing (flyers, web boards, etc.).

Only serious inquiries who have funds and are reliable please.

Thank you
ozzyrubdown @ gmail . com

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EFT workshops - get the tools you need to self-heal

2007-03-05T01:42:53Z

This is your personal invitation to join us for 5 powerful nights of deep learning and inner wisdom practices facilitated by Sonya Sophia Illig O.M./EFT. dedicated Healer and inspired teacher of 19 years. She is coming, along with fellow committed Love Activist Johna Goldenflame, to impart this wisdom and serve us from Austin, TX.

Wisdom and Freedom Intensive
March 12th - 16th
Monday - Friday evenings 7:00-10:30pm.

Each session offers you practical real-life assistance to be more response-able, empowered, loving and creative during these changing times.

Session 1-Clearing the Debris of Consciousness 3/12/07

Session 2- User’s Guide For the Human Energy System 3/13/07

Session 3- Quantum Healing for Physical Pain and Trauma 3/14/07

Session 4- Manifesting and Creating on the Matrix 3/15/07

Session 5- Conscious Communion and Sacred Sexuality 3/16/07

You will be taught a potent skill set, including EFT and Water Activation, that will help you with everything from curing the common cold and allergies or body pains, to healing love relationships, generating more success for your career, and manifesting true peace your lifetime. These skills are extremely useful for dealing with crisis situations, natural disasters and immune system dysfunctions.

Please bring a notebook, a snack for sharing and a water bottle.

Sonya Sophia encourages you to empower yourself and our communities by coming and investigating this exceptional deal.

Tuition is $130.oo for all 5 evenings or $35. per evening session.
Session 1- by donation
She and Johna will be scheduling a limited number of private appointments as well.

See www.emofree.com for info on EFT (the quantum healing tool that is sweeping the underground healing arts scene).

For info about private Sessions and/or to register for some or all of the Wisdom and Freedom Intensive click link below.
www.god-dess-in-us.us/workshops.html

Super Powers Activate!
sweet blessings to you all

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Massage at the LA Marathon this Sunday

2007-03-02T16:46:08Z

It's short notice but...We are in need of volunteer massage therapists to massage LA Marathon runners from the LA Legger marathon training club, on Sunday March 4th from 11am to 5 pm. The location is at the Omni Hotel ballroom near the finish line in downtown LA. For your effort you get a free Legger Tshirt, lunch, beverages, free parking, cameraderie, gratitude, and a chance to snag some private clients!
The LA Leggers are a 1300 member LA based marathon training club that NEEDS to be educated about the value of massage. Feel free to impress them with your mad massage skills and to give out your business cards.
To volunteer or get more info, email Dennis@LAsportsmassage.com with words "massage volunteer" in the subject line.

Thanks!
Dennis - LA Legger Volunteer Massage Coodinator

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Hot Stone Sources?

2007-02-14T23:36:25Z

I have the hot stone warmers, I have the experience, now I need the basalt stones.

I live in the Bay Area and just went to Bodywork Central today to check out their stone sets, but wasn't too impressed. Most of the stones were in the 3 inch and under size range and oblong and sort of round, but not really.

I work with nice big placement stones at the spa and there just wasn't anything big enough to pass for what I consider to be a real sacrum stone- a good 4 or 5 inches across. I'm also looking for some nice-sized round stones for positioning in the hands or under the neck when a client is face up as well as toe stones. If you know of a good, reliable supplier with large, meduium, small, and toe stones, please let me know!

Thank you!

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Seeking Trade in SF

2007-01-14T21:51:49Z

Greetings,

I'm looking to exchange bodywork with another therapist in SF who has at least 5 years of experience, and has skills in shiatsu, Jin Shin point work, intuitive energy work, craniosacral, and has a studio to exchange in. You must either be a straight male, lesbian, or a straight female in a solid relationship. I'm looking after my health, not a hook-up :)

I graduated from the Acupressure Institute in Berkeley with over 1000 hours, and have been practicing for over 11 years (the last 4 in SF).

I work 5 days a week at Kabuki Springs & Spa, and am developing a business in nutritional marketing, to segway towards moving out of the area and developing a private practice that integrates both in the near future -hence why I am not maintaining a studio in SF at this time.

I'm available:

Mon, Thu, Sat, Sun, starting at 10 am, and ending by 3 pm.
Fri, starting 5pm, and ending by 9pm.

May You Be Well!

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TOOLS FOR CHANGE AND HEALING: WEEKLY ONGOING GROUP,SUNDAYS(2-4PM) AND REIKI SESSIONS(12-2PM) IN THE EAST BAY

2006-12-29T18:52:43Z

The group will be led by a Reiki master
teacher,shamanic practitioner,massage therapist and life counselor
of 15 years;meditation and intuition teacher;and health and nutrition consultant.
This will be an ongoing group. There is no
pre-requisite for this group,
only a short interview and a desire to learn.

Learn about or become more skilled at
REIKI,WORKING WITH INTUITION,MEDITATION,
CREATING A SPACE,HEALING,ENERGETICS,INTENTIONING,CHAKRAS,JOURNEYING,VISUALIZATION
AND OTHER TOOLS FOR GROWTH,HEALING, CONNECTION,CONSCIOUSNESS AND COMMUNICATION.

Class fee $30

ALSO EVERY SUNDAY: 30 MINUTE REIKI SESSIONS
between 12 and 2 - appointment required. COME ONE TIME(for
Reiki sessions) OR COME WEEKLY FOR
DE-STRESSING,HEALING,GROUNDING AND RELAXATION.
(30 minutes/$30)

Reiki is a tool that you can use everyday and can
be used at will for the rest of your life. Reiki is a
healing energy that may be used by anyone for
physical, emotional, or spiritual change or healing.
Once you are attuned by a Reiki master you can use
it any time you wish. It is known for its complete
simplicity.
Reiki speeds healing time, lowers blood pressure,
reduces stress, and helps manage pain. Reiki has
been reported anecdotally to cure serious illnesses.
Reiki can be applied to another, to oneself or to
animals.
Reiki increases the health of the body, enhances
happiness and fulfillment and helps create a
peaceful mind. Reiki has been found to create calmness,
restore health, increase intuition, restore clarity, and
aid in rejuvenation and recovery. It works
synergistically with and enhances any other healing modality,
including western medicine, and never interferes
with their workings or effectiveness.
Reiki requires no change in your belief system.
Separate from Reiki energy, Reiki principles help
you focus, gain clarity, appreciate your life, work
toward your goals and create the life you want to live.

ALSO AVAILABLE: Reiki attunement classes,
holistic healing sessions, counseling,professional massage
therapy, shamanic healing, chakra balancing, nutrition
and fitness consulting,personal training, and 75 minute reiki sessions.

Call with any questions or to schedule sessions.

Chris Diaz is a holistic practitioner,teacher,guide,counselor,coach,mystic,health and nutrition consultant,activist,culture healer and proprietor of Unicornsong Healing and Wellness Services.

Welcome,

Chriss B
510-830-5836

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Tibetan Yogas of Dream & Sleep - Maui - Jan 25-28, 2007

2006-12-28T05:55:31Z

Free Public Talk
Thursday, January 25, 2007 6:00 PM
Location: Jan 25 Kahului Borders Maui

3-Day Workshop
Jan 26-28 Ko`lea`lea Retreat Center
1120 Kaupakalua Road, Haiku, Maui, Hawaii
Haiku, Maui, Hawaii 96708 view map

More Info: www.DreamYogaMaui.com

"We spend a third of our life sleeping. No matter what we do, however virtuous or non-virtuous our activities, whether we are murderers or saints, monks or ibertines, every day ends the same. We shut our eyes and dissolve into darkness,. We do so fearlessly, even as everything we know as "me" disappears. After a brief period, images arise and our sense of self arises with them. We exist again in the apparently limitless world of dream. Every night we participate in these most profound mysteries, moving from one dimension of experience to another, losing our sense of self and finding it again, and yet we take it all for granted. We wake in the morning and continue in "real" life, but in a sense we are still asleep and dreaming. The teachings tell us tha twe can continue in this deluded, dreamy state, day and night, or wake up to the truth."

If we cannot carry our practice into sleep, if we lose ourselves every night, what chance do we have to be aware when death comes? Look to your experience in dreams to know how you will fare in death. Look to your experience in sleep to discover whether or not you are truly awake.

In order to fully travel the path to enlightenment, all of life must be recognized and engaged as spiritual opportunity. Tibetan yoga has, from ancient times to the present, used the dream and sleep states both as aides to the path and as complete paths in themselves. During this teaching, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will explain the dream yoga and give instruction and transmission for its practice.

Dream yoga is not only a practice to be done in the dream state. Its understanding and methods work with all moments of life, waking and sleeping. Preliminary practices are engaged to bring greater awareness to each moment and to turn the practitioner's mind from engagement in dualistic preoccupations to integration with the boundless view of the non-dual path. Concentration practice steadies the mind, and yogic practices done during waking periods in the night carry awareness into the sleep state. Eventually the practitioner develops the capacity for lucid dreaming--knowing during the dream that one is in a dream. Once lucidity is stabilized, the dream state is used for tantric practice, for healing, for the development of insight, and finally for the direct penetration into the truth that underlies both the dreams of night and the dream of our waking life.

The focus of dream yoga is integrating with the clear light state of our natural mind. By following precise instructions, the practitioner develops awareness of the onset or presence of dreams; having recognized the dream experience as a dream, the advanced practitioner is able to experience its nature with clear non-conceptual awareness. For less advanced practitioners, becoming lucid in the dream allows one to work with the various manifestations--one can overcome fears, perform actions normally beyond one's capacity, and gradually increase dreams of clarity. In this system, ordinary dreams are understood to be caused by habitual propensities ssociated with previous actions and experiences conjoined with the energy of the mind. Eventually these emotional dreams can be transformed, liberated, or brought to the path by the accomplished practitioner.

Tenzin Rinpoche will talk about the practice of dream yoga both from the point of view expressed in the text as well as from his own unique experiences.

people.tribe.net/TenzinWangyalRinpoche
www.DreamYogaMaui.com
www.ligmincha.org

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Looking for a (bodywork) trading partner in Los Angeles.

2006-11-14T06:10:56Z

Hey guys! Looking for a male bodywork, trading partern in LA. I have over 7 years experience with my own practice. Structural Integration, Cranial-sacral, Sports; mainly deep tissue with other modalities. Looking for someone in my area for reg trading sessions. My website is: http://web.mac.com/onyurmark/iWeb/Site/bodywork.html .

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Where can I buy a Ma Roller in NYC?

2006-10-20T05:46:29Z

Anyone know a shop in Manhattan that sells Ma Rollers?

thx

Kevin

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Massage-a-thon in Sacrameto Area - Please Help!

2006-10-20T02:44:07Z

Give the Gift of Breath - Be part of Healing Arts Massage-a-thon - 100% of proceeds will go to The American Lung Association

Dana Holm, a Healing Arts student, died of an asthma attack at the age of 42. She was found with her inhaler in one hand and her medication in the other. Yet it took only seconds for this disease to take a young and vibrant life. From this tragedy is born this year's first ever benefit, in honor of Dana, to support the American Lung Association as well as Grace Place, Dana's favorite charity.

This event is planned for the Friday after Thanksgiving. While folks are holiday shoppin, for a minimal donation they can receive a bit of relaxation from professional therapists.

Our needs are simple - 100 therapists to work a 4 hour shift between 8 am and 8 pm. To encourage your participation we are offering an event T-shirt, a raffle ticket ( the grand prize is a massage table! :), and a 10% discount from Healing Arts Institute through the end of the year.

Together we can help to raise awareness of this deadly disease and give a little back during this holiday season. We hope you can be part of this exciting event. Please Call Tamara Samsa at 916.725.3999, or e-mail at tsamsa@abundanthealth.com for addition details

And if you are unable to participate, please atleast spread the word : 15 minute massages for $15 @ Healing Arts Institute, 7525 Auburn Blvd., Citrus Heights, CA 95610

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Dislocated Elbow and physical therapy???

2006-10-15T19:20:59Z

Hello. I recently severely dislocated my elbow playing soccer and was referred to a physical therapist. Does anyone have any experience with this type of injury? What works in rehab and, what doesn't?

As well as suggestions of specific physical therapy techniques or training of the PT I should look for?

Any other types of therapies helpful with this sort of injury? Thanks

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I joined this tribe for reccomendations, and perhaps to find a healer in the Fremont area...

2006-10-06T00:39:36Z

Hello.

I'm looking to hire someone to do theraputic bodywork on a loved one who is battling terminal breast cancer. She also has lymphoma in ger arm which has caused painfull swelling to quadruple the size of norm.

I'm thinking a massage reiki combo.

Feedback?

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Prana Touch Ayurvedic Massage.........Weekly call in SF

2006-09-18T01:22:44Z

Prana Touch Ayurvedic Massage
With Andrew Assalian, CMT

Space remains top start Sept. 20 or Sept. 27.
New schedule is now available at www.pranatouch.com.

This Fall dive deep into Ayurvedic massage. Learn the luxurious warm oil massage techniques of southern India and take home the knowledge to perform a full-body Ayurvedic massage. Explore the bodies vital energy centers, marma points, and practice the long flowing strokes that make this massage form unique.

Prana Touch Ayurvedic Massage meets weekly at Medicine Buddha Tea House in the Mission district of SF. We are a short block from Rainbow grocery and 3 blocks to 16th and Mission BART.

Classes meet every Wednesday from 6-9 pm giving you the chance to learn Ayurvedic massage and 4 Handed massage in a relaxed and supportive environment.

The whole series is covered in 10 classes which repeat 4 times each year. Every class is held on a drop-in basis so if you miss a class you can come back in 3 months and take it then. We meet weekly to give you the chance to practice and integrate the information, no intensives here.

The goal of the class is to train students to perform authentic Keralan Ayurvedic massage. Your instructor trained in Kerala, India, this class remains true to those teachings.

More Info
Students will be given the tools to customize the massage sequence to balance the recipients individual constitution or dosha type. You will also explore the use of special herbal massage oils and herbal preparations and take home samples of these products for practice after the class.

At Prana Touch you learn classical Keralan abhyanga, or oil application, which is traditionally performed to prepare one for the deep mind and body purification technique known as panchakarma. Kerala, India which is regarded as the birthplace of Ayurvedic warm oil massage.

Ayurvedic massage benefits both the physical body, especially the circulatory, lymphatic and nervous systems, as well as the energy body, which influences our mental and spiritual well-being.

Following successful completion, students will be able to:
· Offer traditional Ayurvedic massage to clients and prepare them for panchakarma
· Apply knowledge to the massage in order to balance the doshas of clients
· Gain a foundation for practicing a wide array of classical Keralan warm oil treatments like 4 handed abhyanga, shiroabhyanga, and shirodhara

This class is open to anyone with a basic knowledge of Swedish massage, who is comfortable moving around a massage table. Limit 10 participants.

Enrollment Fee
First class is $30, each additional class $45

Meeting Times and Location
Every Wednesday, 6-9 pm
Classes held at Medicine Buddha Tea House
2 Shotwell Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Space is limited in order to maximize personal attention. Advance registration is preferred but not mandatory. To register please call 415.513.7271. For more information please call or email the instructor directly: andrew@natmedworks.com.

COURSE CONTENT & WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
· A full body abhyanga-a traditional Ayurvedic massage from Kerala, India, that can be sculpted to balance your clients doshas
· The long flowing strokes that are unique to Keralan Ayurvedic massage
· Therapeutic uses of Ayurvedic massage oils
· Energetic anatomy including the movements of prana and the chakra system
· Ayurvedic theory as it relates to massage
· Guidelines for stimulating Marma points
· The nadi’s of ayurveda, which mirror the meridians of Acupuncture theory and the Sen lines of Thai massage

HANDS ON:
· Selecting the proper Ayurvedic Massage Oil
· How to properly position the client
· Proper Draping Technique
· Specific full-body massage sequence
· Palpation and Theory of the Marma points

What to Bring:
Do not bring any clothing or linens that you would want to get oily, especially with rich and fragrant ayurvedic oils. Dress light and comfortable in clothing easy to get into and out of.

Class #1:
Bring an old thin bath towel to wrap your head (we will perform a scalp treatment), and a full size fitted sheet.

All other Classes and Practice Sessions:
Bring a big beach towel, a regular size bath towel, a hand towel, an old pair of socks and a full size fitted sheet.

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Good training course

2006-08-17T05:10:14Z

Hi, Just wanted to recommend Crestone Healing Arts Center in Crestone CO. I went there in 1999 and it changed my life. Peace.

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Advise for a new studio please...

2006-08-07T22:14:12Z

Hi

I'm painting and re-carpeting a small room in my home that will be a dedicated massage studio. Since I'm new in the field, I was hoping some of you could give me some advise. Does anyone have some words of wisdom in regard to working in your home? I will travel too, but I prefer to have more control over the space.

What do people like and not like? What should I put on the walls? My certificates, anatomy posters? Do most people like aroma therapy? What about a fountain in the room? Does it make them have to go to the bathroom?

Is it much better to have a separate entrance, or is it okay to have them walk through the home to get to the studio? Do you offer use of your shower?

This post is getting too long, so I'll stop now. Any help is much appreciated!
Thanks!

Barbara

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Acupressure Institute & other SF Bay area programs with substantial Tui Na & Thai Massage training?

2006-07-30T08:29:25Z

( Crossposted question - for a range of feedback from diverse CMT students, practitioners & teachers.)

Has anyone attended the Acupressure Institutes programs in Berkeley?

Im going to continue schooling to gain enough hours for national certification.
Due to convenience of scheduling offered, being close to where i currently live and their combination of modalities which greatly interest me - thai massage, tui na and to lesser extent acupressure Ive tentatively settled on the Acupressure Institutes program. Though I would like to learn more extensive & specific modalities like sports massage or similiar which can also directly facilitate resolution / healing of deeply seated musculoskeletal, joint and other specific physical / energetic injuries & illnesses along with promoting greate health, awareness & vitality. Which im not sure how well the program at Acupressure Institute will be for this. Im interested in more effective skills learned than simple "feel good" massage, if you know what i mean. Though of course feeling good should still be inclusive. Along with skillful wholistic energetic awareness & faciliative skill.

But im a bit concerned at how short each modalities classes are at AI. Very short two to four day courses for many of the courses, Which just seems likely way to brief and superficial to really allow space, time and exploration with hopefully deeply skilled instructors, deeply into the courses subjects. What i dont want, is to end up with a bunch of varied classes taken that result in mostly superficial knowledge and training from them. i already have a little over 250 formal certified hours of CMT training, with some additional uncertified formal training.

Any experiences, suggestions, opinions related to this about the Acupressure Institute or other SF Bay area schools is greatly appreciated. Especially programs which integrate thai massage and tui na among other modalities, deeply into their cirriculum!?

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WANTED: Sports Massage Therapist - West LA Area

2006-06-30T17:58:23Z

Please read ALL of this posting before answering. I have a new massage business in the West LA area that specializes in sports massage. I'm finally at the point that I can take on one or two more therapists on a part time basis. What I'm looking for is one female and one male with the following qualifications: 1 love your work. 2. be great at it. 3. you must have some education in sports massage specifically. 4. IMPORTANT- you must be a serious athlete (runner, cyclist, triathlete, etc.) If you don't have these qualifications, do not respond. My business is built on the premise of sports massage for athletes, by athletes.

If this sounds like you and you'd like to know more, shoot a email to me with your information, experience, and qualifications. I'll get back to you to talk about it.

Thanks all.

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my recent posts

2006-05-11T00:18:29Z

Hi folks,

I have been a reader of (though not much of a direct contributor to) the discussions in this tribe.

I just posted a couple of announcements pertaining to trainings offered this summer by my theater company that may be of interest to folks in the healing/collaborative arts (many of whom are also performing artists). I just want to say that my intention is not to spam and I will remove them if they're deemed too off-topic (I admit it's a stretch!).

All the best,
Davina

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Acupressurists

2006-05-01T19:16:03Z

There is a new tribe for practitioners of Acupressure or those interested in it

http://tribes.tribe.net/allacupressure

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Student

2006-04-26T15:44:07Z

I have just started my first term in massage school. The one thing that I'm having a porblem with is staying grounded in my outside work. I find that my mind with jump from one thing to the next. An good advice for a new student?

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Where is everyone?

2006-04-19T06:08:43Z

I am practicing in Everett, WA, which is about 20 miles north of Seattle.

I am wondering where everyone practices, as I am finding myself doing a lot of massage on people at sport events who have travelled from afar. I would love to see that they keep getting massage by someone in their home area.

~Francie

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Invitation to attend Public Hearing for SF Bodyworkers Only

2006-04-18T18:04:46Z

You are hereby invited to attend a public hearing on the proposed modifications and additions to the Director's rules and regulations for licensed massage establishments, practitioners and outcall service providers.

Date: Thursday, March 23, 2006
Time: 9:30am
Location: San Francisco Health Dept.
101 Grove Street, Room 300

The forum will provide the opportunity for DPH staff to review the proposed modifications to the Director's rules and regulations with owners, practitioners and outcall service providers and answer any questions. A copy of the rules and regulations will be posted on our website at www.sfdph.org/ehs 14 days before the hearing.

If you have any questions, please call Veronica Hoe at 415-252-3857.

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Intro to massage workshop-Boston

2006-03-23T16:44:45Z

The place is actually in Watertown. I've signed up already and thought that others may be interested.

I read in the Metro that there's one being offered by the Muscular Therapy Institute this coming Sunday.

http://www.cortiva.com/locations/mti/programs/community/

It's free. Should be informative. Give Joleen or Jessica a call at 617 668 1000 to register.

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Feldenkrais class

2006-03-06T19:46:03Z

Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement
Building a strong health back
with Andrew Wright

March 6 - April 24
6.30 - 7.30 pm.
$80 for 8 classes
or
$15 drop in

Audio recordings of the classes will be available.
For more information, please call Andrew at 415-424-0203 or email at agordian@yahoo.com

www.thecenter-sf.org/index.html

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Massage schools in California

2006-02-25T22:26:43Z

Hello bodyworkers,

I am researching going to school for massage therapy with the intention of developing a practice geared to energy work and healing. I sense I have an ability to do this work but know very little about massage therapy techniques. Can you tell me something about massage schools or programs in California that you would recommend (in the SF Bay Area and elsewhere)? Also, are there schools that specialize in teaching about energy work, specifically? I have a strong interest in consciousness and meditation and I think the work I would do would develop into some kind of holistic therapy, centered around energy.

I would also be interested in hearing about schools in NY or other areas of the school / program is noteworthy.

Namaste,
Darius

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Tahoe Massage

2006-02-16T19:22:35Z

I have been a certified massage therapist since 1997 ... but just now got a website that I wanted to share with everyone .... www.massageattahoe.com. Hope to see you on my table soon for a therapeutic massage.

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osteopaths/visceral manipulation in SF...who do I go to?

2006-02-01T18:06:39Z

Ok, after a lot of research, and feedback, and contemplation, I'd like to find an excellent kind hearted osteopath who does visceral manipulation....in SF.

Please let me know if you know of anyone...and why you would recommend them.

Thank you...brightness****Jeannie

ps...has anyone gone to eliott blackman...his name has come up as someone in sf who's been around a long time.

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Music

2006-01-22T03:50:33Z

What sort of music do folks on this list tend to play during a massage session? I am curious whether people tend towards the Enya/Enigma kind of music or the new agey stuff or maybe some stuff that might be more downtempo.. Beatless or below 98 BPM ?

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Sacramento Valley - new tribe

2006-01-04T07:30:06Z

Stop by
Say hi
Hang out
Contribute

tribes.tribe.net/Human-Trinity-Bodyworks

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hand dermatitis and massage oils...help!

2006-01-01T17:53:22Z

aloha from a 7 year LMT who has developed nasty dermatitis as a result of years of massage oils, creams, lotions and excessive handwashing!

anyone out there with conditions such as dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, and other sensitivities affecting your skin as a therapist ...please let's discuss options...

if you have organic remedies, lifestyle suggestions, oils and creams that don't bother you and any other ideas to share lets open it up, please!

my particular sensitivities are to nut oils and especially aromatherapy infused oils, even if they are top quality. In every spa I have worked, there have been handfuls ~no pun intended~ of therapists affected. We have rashes, itchiness, dry skin patches...yuck! I have used ESPA, Epicuren, Decleor, pure shea butter, nut free oils, fresh spple and geranium body scrubs, salt and sugar scrubs, and good ole almond oil and all these things have affected me adversely at times. I have changed my lifestyle(which was already pretty healthy) and diet with the help of a naturopath and am afriad that it is possible that I have just done my time as an oil based therapist and will need to return to my shiatsu/movement roots and get out of the spa and massage industry as a full time gig.

share your insights.....
I would be very grateful!

aloha, malia

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The "new" old cure

2005-12-31T07:14:14Z

Warning: This reading is rather loooong.

Colloidal silver appears to be a powerful all-round antibiotic capable of fighting a multitude of infections caused by single-celled disease organisms effectively. It reportedly can also be a preventative against such infectious diseases. Acting as a catalyst, colloidal silver disables enzymes one-celled bacteria viruses and fungi need for their metabolism. They are killed on contact with colloidal silver while friendly single-celled organisms in the human body remain unharmed and the body's immune system unchanged.
Colloidal silver was in common use until 1938 as the most effective antibiotic then available to medicine, only to be outdated by modern antibiotics in the wake of the discovery of penicillin.
Mankind's knowledge of silver's antibacterial, antiseptic antiviral and anti fungal properties seems to be as old as its history though. The properties of silver were known to the Egyptian Pharaohs and think of the European aristocracy's use of opulent silver tableware: cups, plates and cutlery. Food was often stored in trunks made from silver.
Read any biography of Kings or Queens. Or a good history book and look up their death causes: You will hardly ever find one of them died at an unduly age from a disease spread by bacteria, viruses or fungi. Henry VIII, e.g. was reportedly very worried about his extended family's health during the plague in London, that killed almost half its population, but none of them ever succumbed to it. Is it a far fetched conclusion that small traces of silver ingested with the daily use of silver ware might have made the difference? Read on and make up your own mind.

Early Research
Only recently have researchers started to rediscover what silver can do for all of us. At the turn of the century scientists had discovered that the body's most important fluids are colloidal in nature: "permanently suspended ultra-fine particles of substances". Blood, for example, carries nutrition and oxygen to the body cells and collects their waste products. This insight led to studies with colloidal metals and minerals and their interaction with the body and the basic antibiotic property of colloidal silver was discovered. Colloidal silver was then used by physicians as a mainstream antibiotic treatment, and it was considered quite "high-tech." Production methods however were costly. The pharmaceutical industry moved in, causing colloidal research to be set aside in favor of development of fast working more toxic and potentially dangerous drugs:

Modern antibiotics
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today classifies colloidal silver as a pre-1938 drug. In a letter from the FDA dated 9/13/91 it is stated: "These products may continue to be marketed ... as long as they are advertised and labeled for the same use as in 1938 and as long as they are manufactured in the original manner."
Some of the manufacturing methods used before 1938 are still used today, including the Electro-colloidal process, which has proven to be the best method.

Contemporary Studies
While studying the regeneration of limbs spinal cords and organs in the late 1970's Robert O. Becker. MD. and author of "The Body Electric'', discovered that electrically charged silver ions promote growth and kill surrounding bacteria.
The March 1978 issue of Science Digest reported in an article "Our Mightiest Germ Fighter":
"Thanks to eye-opening research, silver is emerging as a wonder of modern medicine. An antibiotic kills perhaps half-dozen different disease organisms, but silver kills some 650. Resistant strains fail to develop. Moreover, silver is virtually non-toxic."
The article ended with a quote by Dr. Harry Margraf, a biochemist and pioneering silver researcher who worked with the late Carl Moyer, MD. and chairman of Washington University's Department of surgery in the 1970s: " Silver is the best all-round germ fighter we have."

How It Works
In the electro-colloidal manufacturing process extremely small (sub micron size) clusters of approximately 15 silver atoms form, each atom charged with a tiny electrically positive charge, which keeps the silver clusters suspended in the colloidal medium, distilled water. This suspension is possible because of one of waters physical anomalies called "Brownian Movement", which potentially keeps the silver infinitely suspended in this medium.
The presence of colloidal silver in the body near a single-celled pathogen, be it bacterium, virus or fungus, disables its metabolism to work and it dies off: Unlike pharmaceutical antibiotics which also destroy beneficial bacteria, colloidal silver leaves the body's beneficial bacteria intact. It is thought to be the electric charge on the silver, that allows this to take place. Thus colloidal silver is absolutely safe for humans and animals, in fact for all multi-celled living matter. It is non-toxic, has no side effects and can be used simultaneously with any other medication, as it does not interfere with it.
Taken orally, the colloidal silver is absorbed in the mouth, where it is quickly enters the bloodstream. Swishing the colloidal silver under the tongue for about 30 seconds before swallowing ensures fast absorption. After a few days of intake the silver will have accumulated in the body's tissues sufficiently for benefits to begin. Since colloidal silver is eliminated from the body by the kidneys, liver and lymph system after a few weeks, many people take colloidal silver on a daily basis to maintain a certain silver level in their body. Claims made by maintenance users are often that this prevents new infections successfully and that it is in fact a powerful preventative health measure in general.

Topical Uses
Colloidal silver is painless on cuts, abrasions, in open wounds, in the nostrils for a stuffy nose and even in a baby's eyes because, unlike antiseptics, it does not destroy tissue cells. Use it on burns and boils and actually any skin disorder from spots, pimples and acne to athlete's foot, eczema and warts.
Colloidal silver eases itchiness and pain from bug or mosquito bites. For treating skin problems it is best applied onto a thin band-aid or another thin sterile material, that is cut to size, wet with colloidal silver and let this air-dry.
Colloidal silver can also be used to make a cream or balm, which would preferably be used on skin conditions, that shouldn't be moistened further.
It seems to be most important to place the colloidal silver as near to the infection as possible. So with an ear infection it is advisable to put it into the ear, as it would take considerably longer to accumulate enough silver near the infection if it were taken orally. On the other hand it usually is of additional value to treat an external infection topically and by ingestion at the same time, as this in most cases will speed up the healing process.

Maintenance Dosage
Most adults for a start, take half a tablespoon - 4 times a day for 4 to 7 days to build up the silver level in their body. Then cut down to about half a tablespoon twice a day (half tablespoon doses have the advantage of avoiding unnecessary spillage).
Used this way a 500ml bottle of true colloidal silver will provide you with a daily maintenance dose for approximately 7 weeks.
Colloidal silver works in different amounts and different time-spans for each individual. Some people report instant beneficial effects from taking it just once. Others don't get results until they've taken it for weeks.
One way to determine a dosage is kinesiology or muscle testing, and optimum dose may require more or less colloidal silver. But you can be patient and experiment with dosage yourself. e.g. if the maintenance dose doesn't do much for you after a week, double the dosage for a week to see whether it makes a difference. On the other hand you could lower the dosage when the maintenance dose proves very effective. This way you should be able to determine your personal requirements.

Treating Children
Children or babies would use a proportionally smaller dose. Do not put children on a maintenance dose though. Children need to get ill in order to build up their immune system. Use colloidal silver to assist recovery, when signs of illness do show up.
Children apparently react much quicker and more profoundly to the effects of colloidal silver. Should your child tell you, that it now feels fine and doesn't need to take it anymore, you should rely on mutual trust and stop treatment.
Children usually are not interested in taking medicine. You can learn to empower them by offering colloidal silver instead of administering it. This is a similar way to how you've come across this remedy and you should try to use it in a sharing and loving way of equality. Doing this you will find them coming to ask you if they can use it for whatever they find necessary treating. You will this way not only give them a chance to learn about human ailments, but also learn a lot more about them yourself.

Use in case of an Impaired Immune System
People suffering from an impaired immune system can improve their condition considerably by using colloidal silver on a daily maintenance dose and by increasing intake should infections occur. More and more people develop allergies to conventional antibiotics or suffer from severe side-effects, when taking them, which outweigh their benefits. Colloidal silver can be a real, valuable alternative route to fighting infections for them when conventional, modern antibiotics fail altogether, as is increasingly the case. Reports on efficiency of colloidal silver where people that are already given up by their medical doctors have benefited from this alternative antibiotic are not rare. Especially cases of viral infections and fungal or yeast infections being mistakenly or unknowingly treated with conventional antibiotics (that only kill specific bacteria) are commonplace.
The rediscovery of colloidal silver as an all-round germ fighter comes at a time when mankind and nature in general are prone to an ever faster mutating spectrum of pathogens. The hepatitis virus e.g. has mutated from hepatitis A and B to C,D,E,F,G and H in less than a decade. Some researchers fear, that the backlash of nature on man's conceited victory over disease will have disastrous consequences for all of us.
The misguided use of conventional / modern antibiotics for useless treatments of common ailments like sore throats (that are most usually caused by viruses) and in animal husbandry are repeatedly being addressed as a cause to this effect in the public newspapers. Colloidal silver might help to bring about change and should be promoted by everyone who has benefited from its use.

Dosage For Chronic or Serious Conditions
Reportedly the daily intake has to be doubled or tripled for a period of at least 40 days to tackle chronic infections. Make sure to have enough colloidal silver to maintain such a dosage for the required time, because stopping intake before the infection has completely disappeared will almost always result in a new infection. Whereas conventional antibiotics are acting quickly, colloidal silver may take a longer course of treatment. This was one of the reasons, why it was abandoned in the 1940's.
It is widely recommended to drop to the daily maintenance dose after the infection is gone.
Same dosage appears to be sufficient for serious illnesses. Do not overdose for a start, because if pathogens are killed too quickly the body's eliminator channels may become temporarily overloaded with their debris, resulting in flu-like conditions, headache, fatigue, dizziness, nausea or aching muscles. This is known as the Herxheimer- Effect. Some people also refer to this as a healing crisis.
Ease off on the colloidal silver to the maintenance dose and increase water intake.
Regular bowel movements are a must to relieve the discomforts of detoxification. Resolve to reduce sugar and saturated fats from the diet and exercise more. Given the opportunity, the body's natural ability to heal itself will amaze you.
Though it is virtually impossible to overdose with true colloidal silver (see Product Quality), as to receive an amount of elemental silver considered toxic from a 10ppm true colloidal silver product would require you to ingest approximately 250 liters in a couple of weeks, do not overuse it unnecessarily. One tablespoon full of 10ppm true colloidal silver will contain approximately 100 meg elemental silver in 10 mil of liquid. This must be considered a sufficient maintenance dose for the average adult.
A multiple daily dose on top of this is certainly a therapeutic dose and should only be taken to treat serious or chronic infections for as long as it is necessary to overcome them.

Silver - The Missing Nutrient?
In 1940, R.A.Kehoe reported that under normal circumstances, the average daily intake of fruit and vegetables would provide between 50-100 meg of silver as trace element. Since that time, the commercial farm soils of western industrialized countries have become extremely deficient in trace minerals. It can be speculated that since the levels of soil based minerals in North America have dropped over 85% since year 1900 (according to the Earth Summit report issued in 1992), our ancestor's diet used to contain trace silver but undoubtedly our diet today has greatly reduced levels of silver due to decreasing trace elements within the soil.
That said, it should not be assumed that electro-colloidal silver is equivalent to or has the same metabolic effect as receiving silver from our diet. Research in this field is missing completely. Take any of the books on nutrition and look for silver in the index, you will not find it listed there. Small scale research on colloidal silver used on plants and animals, "healthy" and "diseased", however is showing astonishing results and it can be suggested that silver is of major importance to the growth and maturing of plants and animals.
Bio-dynamic farming takes the importance of "bio-metals" into account to some extent but sadly is the only agricultural practice in western civilization that is doing so. The importance of the quality of all of life's building stones is recognized and resulting in a practice of rebuilding Nature's cycles. Many more activities in this wide opening field of research and practice are urgently necessary and will certainly be addressed with the re-awakening and growing interest in the workings of Nature.
When man started to burn the primeval forests for room, the bio-mass contents stayed on the land as ashes and thus became available to man's crops, but then he started to remove the forests' timber for building, construction of ships, mining and power generation. This was when the cycle was broken for the first time. The bio-mass contents were removed from the land and went missing. Then with modern civilization we accustomed ourselves furthermore with stopping to bring back our feaces to the soil as our ancestors used to do. This second time the loss was irretrievable: Flushing one of the earth's noblest content, along with all those trace elements, down the drain. Modern agriculture only brings back to the fields, what agro-industry and modem science supporting it recognize as necessary for plant growth, but of course not those intrinsic building stones of health, all of the biosphere's trace elements, that are being lost continually through our mindless actions.
Since there are very few plant sources of trace silver available today and resourcing them might actually destroy the very basis of their existence, colloidal silver is most probably the best elemental substitute for dietary silver we have left.

Tolerance to Disease Organisms
It is impossible for single-celled germs to mutate into silver-resistant forms, as happens with conventional antibiotics. Therefore no tolerance to colloidal silver ever develops. Also, colloidal silver cannot interact or interfere with other medicine being taken. Inside the body, colloidal silver does not form any toxic compounds nor reacts with anything other than pathogens. It is a truly safe natural remedy and a great alternative to conventional treatments.

Colloidal Silver in Advance of Illness
When taken orally each day and applied topically when there is a skin problem, it is like having a second immune system. Older folks feel younger because their body's energies are used for other than fighting disease and digestion is better.
Medical research has shown that silver promotes rapid healing, with less scar tissue. even in case of severe bums or deep cuts. Fantastic successes have been reported in many cases previously given up by established doctors. Colloidal Silver is almost tasteless, does not sting sensitive tissues and won't upset your stomach. It is absolutely non-toxic except to pathogens and it is not addictive.

Other Uses of Colloidal Silver
Colloidal Silver works just as well for pets of all kinds. Used in proportion to body weight it brings the same sure results safely. On plants just add some to the water or soil and they will do the rest. You can also use colloidal silver to preserve food. Spray it on fruit and vegetables and it will keep them from browning, or add it to milk and other diary products to prolong their shelf-life.

More than 650 Diseases
The following is a partial list of the more than 650 diseases that colloidal silver has been successfully used against: acne, AIDS, allergies, appendicitis, arthritis, athlete's foot, bladder inflammation, blood parasites, blood poisoning, boils, burns, cancer, candida, choicral colitis, colds, cold sores, conjunctivitis, cystitis, dermatitis, diabetes, dysentery, eczema, fibrositis, the common flu, gastritis gingivitis, gonorrhea, hay fever, hepatitis, herpes, impetigo, indigestion, keratitis, leprosy, leukemia, lupus, lymphangitis, Lyme disease, malaria, meningitis, neurasthenia, parasitic infections viral, fungal and bacterial pneumonia, pleurisy, prostate pruritus ani, psoriasis, purulent opthalmia rhinitis, rheumatism, ringworm, salmonella infection, scarlet fever, septic conditions of the eyes, ears, mouth and throat, seborrhea, septicemia, shingles, sinusitis, sore throat, skin ulcers, staphylococcus and streptococcus infections, stomach flu, syphilis, thyroid, tuberculosis, tonsillitis, toxemia, trachoma, all forms of viruses, warts, whooping cough, yeast infections, stomach ulcer, canine parovirus and other veterinary uses and all fungal bacterial or viral attacks on plants.
Colloidal silver is emerging as one of the wonders of science that the medical establishment is just beginning to rediscover. It's being used in bone surgery in the United States and in 70% of US burns units. Swiss biochemists are studying silver's ability to interrupt the cellular replication of HIV at various stages, and in Canada, Switzerland and the US, doctors use various forms of silver to treat a multitude of infections.

Article by John T. Wilson
In one of the Monty Python books there is a comic advertisement for the spoof Welsh self-defense art Llap Goch in which it was pointed out that it was so powerful that you would be able to attack and disable your enemy before he had even thought of attacking you! It is a thought that those who have been mugged in the street relish, for even if the police are informed and the attackers caught (unlikely) you have still suffered the attack, with all the pain, loss and trauma involved. Our attempts to defend ourselves against illness are a bit like that - the enemy (illness) strikes, we call in the doctor, who gives us a prescription for antibiotics and we mop up the remaining symptoms with it, wishing we had been able to avoid catching the illness in the first place. Why can't we take the antibiotic first?
Interestingly, genetic engineers have recently been working on research to deal with the hundreds of bacteria which threaten our health by altering one of the bacterial enzymes (called RnaseP) so that their resistance to antibiotics is lowered. In the fight against disease, medicine is increasingly coming up against bacteria which have developed resistance to modern antibiotics, and these "super bugs" represent a great threat to health as they multiply and spread.
The result is a worrying increase in the incidence and virulence of traditional viral and bacteria-caused diseases which we thought we had all but conquered:
tuberculosis, bronchitis, candida, diphtheria, dysentery, meningitis, salmonella infection, etc. Modern antibiotics have, of course, other disadvantages. You cannot buy them over the counter, so, for those ailments such as colds, flu and other minor infections, you have to make a doctor's appointment, sometimes waiting for two or three days before you can get a prescription - by which time the infection has virtually run its course. Also, many people are allergic to various modem antibiotics and suffer side effects that can be as bad (if not worse!) than the original complaint. In fact evidence is now emerging that in some instances antibiotics are implicate in the increase in some forms of serious illness. A team of specialists in Gloucester found that in towns with meningitis clusters there were 50% more prescriptions for antibiotics and nine times more cases of B group bacterial meningitis than in comparative towns with a lower incidence of the disease. While the team has been unable to conclude that the greater frequency of antibiotic prescriptions is actually responsible for the increased incidence of meningitis, it did conclude that there are strong reasons for further investigation.
However similar inquiries in the United States and France suggest that antibiotics may kill pH neutral bacteria in the respiratory tract which are natural protectors against meningitis. More disturbing, perhaps, is a report in Newsweek Magazine which stated that in the USA 13000 hospital patients died of infections that resisted every drug that the doctors tried. More and more people are becoming disillusioned by the "take this prescription" syndrome which is the hallmark of modern medicine, which waits until a disease develops and then simply prescribes a dose of powerful antibiotics. This is a short sighted policy, particularly when we know that continually taking antibiotics weakens our resistance to illnesses in the long term and plays havoc with our immune system - the body's natural defense.
The immune system is a highly complicated group of mechanisms (antibodies, antitoxins and white blood cells) that go into action to protect the body from invasion or attack by foreign or harmful organisms. There is increasing evidence that over-prescribing of antibiotics can lead to damage to the immune system and its ability to respond effectively to infections and other threats. Added to this is the ever-increasing threat from "free radicals"; free floating molecules within the body that seek to attach themselves to healthy cells causing the damage known as oxidization which leads to cell and tissue degeneration and disease. Many scientists and researchers believe that it is this process which is the root cause of many of the degenerative diseases such as arthritis, rheumatism, heart disease - perhaps even cancer and AIDS.
Given the above, it is not surprising that in the UK we now spend £1.4 billion in over-the-counter medicines, from vitamins and herbal preparations to non-prescription drugs and potions, as Mintel has reported recently. Another survey by MORI also showed that 47% of 1000 adults interviewed said they were more likely to buy over-the-counter drugs for self-treatment than they were two years ago. Significantly, more than half the adult population were shown to suffer from colds, flu, headaches, coughs, sore throats, stuffy noses, indigestion, chapped lips and diarrhea - and these are the areas where both prescription medication and alternative medicines are most used. The interest in natural and holistic approaches to health is growing in pace, with an increasing recognition of the importance of a positive approach to health through a better diet, regular exercise and a return to some of the traditional ways of keeping illness at bay. One of these, you will be pleased to know, works on the Monty Python principle of attacking a wide range of illnesses before they even think of attacking you! In other words, there is something you can do to give yourself prior protection against a whole range of bacteria and viral-caused infections and illnesses before they strike you down. Interestingly, this is based on a substance used by the ancient Greeks and Romans, and later by the Wild West settlers, to keep liquids pure: silver.
While it is thought that silver was used as a remedy in ancient Egypt, the first written mention of its use in a medical context is found in a pharmacopoeia published in Rome in 69B, while the first clear record of its use as a medical agent is in the writings of the Mohammedan School founded by Geber (702-765AD). Much later, in 1834, the German obstetrician E. Crede used a 1% solution of silver (silver nitrate) on the eyes of new-born children, virtually eliminating the incidence of blindness from disease in new-born babies. Among many other results reported by medical researchers and practitioners was that of Mark Howell, who wrote in the British Medical journal in 1917 of his successful use of colloidal silver for septic renditions of the mouth (including pyorrhea nlveoiari.z - Rigg's Disease), throat (including Meniere's symptoms and closure of Valsalva's inflation and in generalized septicemia, leucorrhoea, cystitis, whooping cough and shingles.

Dr Robert Becker noticed a correlation between low levels of silver in the body (the human body naturally contains about .001% silver derived from the soil through the food we eat) and their vulnerability to ailments, concluding, since those with low silver levels were frequently sick, had innumerable colds, flu, fevers and other sicknesses - that a silver deficiency in the body was the reason for the improper functioning of the immune system. "What we have actually done", says Becker, "is rediscover the fact that silver kills bacteria, which has been known for centuries. When antibiotics were discovered, clinical uses for silver were discarded."
Further extensive research carried in the early years of this century and in the 1970s and 1980s established colloidal silver (small particles of silver suspended electronically in a pure water solution) as a highly effective agent against over 650 pathogens, with none of the side effects found with the powerful modern antibiotics.
For example, in 1910, Dr. Henry Crooks, a pioneer in colloidal chemistry wrote: Certain metals, when in a colloidal state, have a highly genocidal action but are quite harmless to human beings... it may be applied in a much more concentrated form and with better results...Staphylococcus pyogenes, various Streptococci and other pathogenic organisms are all killed in three to four minutes: in fact, no microbe is known that is not killed by this colloid in laboratory experiment in six minutes, (and) the concentration of the (silver) does not exceed twenty-five parts per million..."
There is, in fact, a small number of silver resistant bacteria which have so far been documented, including: Cifrobacter Freundii Enterobacter Cloacae; enterobacteriacea (some strains); Escherichia Cell (some strains); Klebsiclla pneumonize P. Stunteri (some strains); Proteus Mirabilis; and Vegetative B. Cereus Spores.)
That assessment has been borne out by all later research - indeed NASA, in common with over half the world's airlines uses silver to provide its space crews with safe drinking water. It would seem that the researches of the genetic engineers referred to earlier in this article could be largely wasted effort, given that, for most practical purposes, the problem has already been solved (but subsequently forgotten about) over eighty years ago. Silver began its more recent comeback in the 1970s when the late Dr. Carl Moyer, Chairman of the University of Washington's Department of Surgery was given a grant to develop improved treatment for burn victims. Dr. Harry Margraf of St Louis, the chief biochemist working in the program under Dr. Moyer, tested 22 antiseptic compounds, finding drawbacks to all of them until he focused on colloidal silver, which proved to be the most effective and is now used in all major burn centers throughout the world.
In 1971 Dr. E. Henderson, Professor of Microbiology at Temple University's School of Medicine reported his experiments which tested colloidal silver's ability to block production of HIV in human T-cell Lymphocytes (white blood cells). At very low doses the colloidal silver dramatically blocked viral production with little, if any, toxicity.
With the widespread loss of confidence in the medical establishment, at least as far as everyday ailments and medications are concerned, people are increasingly taking more responsibility for their own health, returning to folk and herbal medicines and realizing the importance of preventative health care. The growing interest in the benefits of colloidal silver is part of this general move towards taking responsibility for ones own health rather than waiting to be cured once illness has been allowed to take hold. The experts, who have revived interest in this effective, traditional cure-all recommends taking approximately a teaspoonful of colloidal silver a day. This has the effect of strengthening the immune system and giving protection against a wide range of disease-causing organisms. Silver can save lives and, on a less dramatic but nonetheless important scale, it can keep us free of many of the irritating and debilitating illnesses that modern antibiotics are becoming increasingly powerless to ward off. Silver has always been a synonym for wealth; now, it appears it has equal importance as a determinant of health.

References:
·Colloidal Silver, the Antibiotic Alternative, Canty 8 Baronowski, Association for Advanced Colloidal Research, Oregon.
·The Body Electric and Cross Currents, R. Becker MD.
·Colloidal Silver, Where Hove You Been! Iris A. Moore, The New Timer, Seattle WA. May, 1994.
·Remembering the Wonder Cure Time Forgot; Colloidal Silver, Onita d'Raye, Ten Minute Read Company, Oregon 1996.
·More News on Silver, Leonard Herrchbeg, John Hopkins Hospital.
·Colloidal Silver, the Hidden Truths, Keith F. Courtenay.
·Antibacterial Efficiency of Colloidal Silver Complex, L. Bretano 8 H. Margraf. Surgicol Forvm.Vol. 17. 1966.bp 7678.
·The Molecular Mechanics of Copper and Silver Ion Dizinfktion of Bocterio ond Vinrser, 4 B.Thurmm & C. Fl Cerba, (paper presented at the Firn International Conference on Gold and Silver in Medicine; The Silver Institute, Wath.Yol. 18,4,4 295-302, 1989.)

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First World Summit on Health and Integral Medicine / Mexico City, April

2005-12-18T09:40:59Z

First World Summit on Health and Integral Medicine / Mexico City, April
8-12, 2006

FIRST WORLD SUMMIT ON HEALTH AND INTEGRAL MEDICINE
Mexico City
April 8-12, 2006
www.cumbremundialdesaludymedicinaintegral.com.mx

The First World Summit on Health and Integral Medicine, magnificent
scientific meeting without international precedent, will take place in
Mexico City the days April 8 - 12 of 2006. The aim of the meeting is to
favor a methodological process for exchange knowledge and wisdom,
learning
and experiences, researches and essays, critiques and hypotheses,
convictions and disagreements, among scientific researchers, technicians,
practitioners and professionals, who have survived under the protection
of
the traditional medicines practiced thousands of years ago, and the
alternative therapies developed in parallel to the conventional methods
and
always complementary to the official orthodoxy, in an effort to
comprehend
and optimize the interrelation of the several approaches and the vital
balance required by human beings regarding health and medical attention.

High cost inequalities, shortage of services and medications, as well as
the
prevailing inequalities of health and medical worldwide attention, compel
us
to reflect on philosophy of life and service of praxis of the prevailing
traditional, conventional and complementary models of the alternative
therapies, and to reflect on the necessity and agreement of an integral
strategy that may complement the models and make them universal.

This time Mexico welcomes those who are conscious, from deep inside, of
the
imperative need of sharing efforts and compromises,to offering and
accepting
a new paradigm of knowledge, an ancestral practice or a new explanation
of
contemporary methods toward human accomplishments, achievements and goals
so
as to improve the conditions of health, medicine and life. Humanization
and
interdisciplinary work prevailing in Globalization Era are our responses
to
community problems and probably our most important allies: Let1s face
together the challenge of inherit healthy and responsible societies all
around the world.

Welcome!

Organizing Committee

First World Summit on Health and Integral Medicine

For more information please refer to:
http://www.cumbremundialdesaludymedicinaintegral.com.mx/ing/index.htm

The Planetary Awakening Network
http://www.planetawake.org
co-ordinator Maggie Erotokritou
surya@spidernet.com.cy

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its been dificalt

2005-12-03T15:40:11Z

Hello all I graduated from the national holistic institute in Emeryville in 2002 I worked some gigs new one will hire me it seems. I have a few clients how ever not enough to get a job it seems I don’t what to do I had to become a chef to keep my self afloat I want help please

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Looking for someone to trade with in San Francisco

2005-11-05T19:58:53Z

I have been a professional bodyworker for 12 years. I am looking for someone in San Francisco to set up a trade with.
I do swedish, shiatsu, lymphatic and visceral massage. also trained in ear candling & cupping.
I like deep massage, and prefer a swdish shiatsu combo...also my favorite to give. I haven't gotten consistent bodywork for awhile, and would like to set up some kind of regular trade. No energy workers, reiki, etc please.
Message me through Tribe if you are interested.

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October Feldenkrais workshop

2005-10-15T21:15:19Z

Hello,

I have a two for one offer for a Feldenkrais workshop in the bay area next weekend. (two people go for the price of one)

Is anyone interested?

Thanks.

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