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Stress Responses, The Role of the Nervous System and Its Effect on Depression

Taking Emotional Temperature
Psychic testing of the emotional temperature of a room full of people or an individual is one of the specialties of our nervous system. Emotional safety is an arena that our nervous system is keenly tuned to. It is the gut feelings, or as some say, the brain in the gut.

Who […]

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Reflections on 5 Sources of Carcinogens

An Online Surprise
Today is Wednesday. Yesterday when I was on line with my MSN server, one of the news stories was 5 things that may be responsible for breast cancer. That was in the morning. I did a quick scan of the article. I ignored my intuitive thought […]

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Flower Power and Its Effect on Depression

The Original Vibrational Medicine
The healing power of smell and the essence of flowers were known by the ancients. Flowers are the original vibrational medicine. Science shows us that all matter vibrates to precise frequencies. Research has shown that by using resonant vibrations, the balance of matter can be restored.
Flower essences are liquid extracts of […]

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Are You Depressed or Traumatized?

Several years ago, I was recovering from an accident. I noticed how depressed I became after the worst of it was over. My mind was ready for me to engage in the full activities of life; but my physical and emotional energy was lagging way behind. I couldn’t keep up and felt pressured […]

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When Fight or Flight Becomes Overwhelm

Hello, it is me, Susan Blue, adding to my previous articles on Depression and the Effects of Trauma.
The instinct for survival is hard wired in our systems. We will run or we will fight. It depends on the situation and our physical / emotional make up.
In our modern world, there can be a […]

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Essential Oils for Depression

Many of my clients are chemically sensitive. The side effects of medication are immediate and debilitating. Also, some not all are depressed all the time. For them, essential oils are primary management for their bouts of depression or the downer side of being depressed.
Essential Oils for Depression
Basil: Is […]

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The Fight or Flight Syndrome

Have you lost the ability to relax, hang with your friends and do nothing? It may not because your friends or doing nothing with them is boring. It may be your Central Nervous System’s (CNS) inability to let down. Hyper-vigilance is an internal process that interferes with daily function, effects behaviour, attitude […]

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The Drama of Trauma and Depression

We know that stress can kill us. Yet most of us have unidentified beliefs that drive us in stressful situations. “No pain no gain, take it like a man, take it like a woman, cut the mustard,” are some of the terms I hear from those dealing with high stress situations.
Our Bodies Respond to Stresses […]

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Some Toa of Chow and Depression

What a person eats or doesn’t eat is part of my intake form. Many are surprised to see that on their Medical History. Why?
Running on Empty

About 45% of the people I see, don’t give themselves adequate fuel or fluids (water) to keep their bodies running at the pace they want to go. […]

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Nature, a Natural Aid for Depression

Getting out in nature!
Clean air! No city noise! If you are around water, there are negative ions in the air. The breath becomes more relaxed. It is harder for the mind to hang its fixations on to anything.
My clients who have been most successful in dealing with depression spend as […]

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13 Holistic Tips for Depression

Whether you are mildly depressed on occasion or a person who is taking medication, here are some tips that I learned from clients. They were successful in managing and/or changing their depression cycles.

Body Work / Massage:
Touch is soothing. The body becomes tight from a mind that is overly active. A mind that […]

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I Feel What I Touch - The Clay - Massage Connection

I am a very kinesthetic person. Can’t do math but I can feel stuff that most people read about in a book. I guess you could call it gifted.
While I was a potter, many of the people in our coop studio would ask for help with their shoulder, hip or what ever […]

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Massage Feel Goods for When You Can’t Get Away

A vacation or down time is needed but you only have a few hours, half a day at the most. Here are some tips for getting a mini vacation and some of that stress wiped away.

Get a 1/2 hour Hand or Foot Reflexology Treatment. Nerves end at your hands and feet. Massage […]

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Facing the Loss of a Client

Death brings its winged shadow
To cover the senses from the world we lived
Freeing us to the life that has always been.
There are those who have asked me to be part of their journey for leaving the body. I feel this is a great honor. It speaks volumes of the bond and intimacy that […]

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Safe Baby Products? Comments from a Massage Therapist

Massage therapists can be a reference point for clients. They read a newspaper or magazine article and ask what we know or what we think about what they have read. For them, we are living the alternative, holistic, life style.
We use aromatherapy oils, suggest anything from changes in diets, to less strenuous exercise, […]

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