May 8 2013

“Paranormal” is the New Normal

Let me take you back about five years ago. After receiving amazing healings through Reiki energy treatments, three friends–Dana, Sue, and Paula, began exploring energy healing, metaphysical subjects, having meditation times and started a website Supernal Friends for fun. Sue and Paula did not share their last names, largely because they felt their brothers might not appreciate their interest in these things.

Fast forward to 2013–one of those brothers, Larry, is now leading the way with his FAMILY FIRST PARANORMAL website. If you’ve read Ever-Flowing Streams: Tapping Into Healing Energy, you know some of Paula’s story. Now you can see her on the web helping the spirit of a murdered young girl follow the light. It all makes for interesting viewing.

Go to–  FAMILY FIRST PARANORMAL EPISODE PAGE

 

Click Here to see next segment–Paula Helps

Yup, “paranormal” is getting to be the new “normal” all the time!

May 5 2013

Pet Psychic’s Charming Tales

According to pet psychic, Jeanne Miller, animals have a lot to say!
PET CHATTER is a novella length book filled with direct quotes from the pets

  • Read what they say about aging and the other side.
  • What they think of other animals…including humans.
  • Receive insights from rescued and shelter pets
  • Laugh at Critter Comedy and Lost in Translation, as we watch them try to navigate a very human world. You will also get the inside scoop on behavior issues, and much more.

FREE AT AMAZON MAY 4-6!  Click Here

You’ll also like her first book–THE PET PSYCHIC DIARIES

 

Enjoy–“If I Could Talk to the Animals” by Rex Harrison from the original DR. DOOLITTLE

May 3 2013

Her Stroke of Insight

 Brain scientist Jill Bolte Taylor experiences a major stroke from the inside out. Watch this fascinating Ted Talk that has attracted over 10 million views. Her book, MY STROKE OF INSIGHT, is a must-read for anyone dealing with a stroke-stricken family member, or is personally dealling with the aftermath of a stroke.

Watch video:    Jill Bolte Taylor TED TALK

 

On December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven- year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. As she observed her mind deteriorate to the point that she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life-all within four hours-Taylor alternated between the euphoria of the intuitive and kinesthetic right brain, in which she felt a sense of complete well-being and peace, and the logical, sequential left brain, which recognized she was having a stroke and enabled her to seek help before she was completely lost. It would take her eight years to fully recover.

For Taylor, her stroke was a blessing and a revelation. It taught her that by “stepping to the right” of our left brains, we can uncover feelings of well-being that are often sidelined by “brain chatter.” Reaching wide audiences through her talk at the Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) conference and her appearance on Oprah’s online Soul Series, Taylor provides a valuable recovery guide for those touched by brain injury and an inspiring testimony that inner peace is accessible to anyone.

May 1 2013

Books for Inner Peace

Like to start or end your day with a dose of spiritual encouragement? Here are three books that have inspired me to release anxiety, go with the flow, and embrace joy. They come at it from different angles and traditions, but they’re all singing my tune.

Stephen Mitchell’s translation of the 81 pearls of wisdom from the ancient pen of Lao-tzu in the Tao te Ching, or Book of the Way, is pithy and wise. The Second Book of the Tao picks up later Taoist philosophers’ stories and poems with a wry Mitchell commentary offering a Western take on Eastern thinking. These short expressions of profound ideas validate the notion that less truly is more.

*****

Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling has taken Christendom by storm. Young has all the right credentials for the Christian market from her education and to her mission field lifestyle. The book grew out of her personal journaling and receiving “messages.”  The metaphysical world,  would call that “channeling;” the Christian world is more comfortable with “inspired.” (You say tomaato, I say tomahto.) In any case, the daily devotionals resonate with readers looking for a vibrant relationship the Living Lord, Jesus, or the Christ Consciousness. Young mostly refers to “Me” or “My Presence,” but you know who she means.

*****

 I’ve also found myself returning to Jack Armstrong’s Lessons from the Source. This self-published book is lesser known, but offers an excellent mental path of achieving your Greater Good. This channeled (or inspired) material has a Law of Attraction flavor. As the adage goes—change your thinking, change your life. This book is a good place to start.

*****

Feed your mind with uplifting thoughts and see what good things come your way. That’s part of Supernal Living!

Dana Taylor

Apr 28 2013

Supernal work-out

Trudie Styler's Pure Sculpt DVD Don’t you love Big Lots? Always an unexpected treasure to bring home. This week I happened upon an exercise video for a price so low, it would make you jealous. Gaiam is the go-to company for fitness products. Trudie Styler’s workout video PURE SCULPT is just my speed. Not too jumpy, not too bendy, and yet working all the falling parts pretty well.

Set against a Tuscany background, Trudie and her hunky companion (whose name I haven’t caught) flow through ten-minute segments of core strengthening, lower body, and pure arms. The movements feel like a cross between Tai Chi and yoga. Just about the time you start to feel the burn, you mercifully move onto another muscle set. The movements are easy to follow, even for the most workout-challenged participant, such as yours truly. The next day brings the slight muscular reminder of the routine–so you know something good must have happened.

Exercise is definitely part of Supernal Living, but everyone needs to find their style.If you like toning up in the privacy of your living room, consider give PURE SCUPLT a try.

See full info at Gaiam website.

Apr 21 2013

Lemon Grass for Healthy Living

I like to while away a Saturday morning by wandering the local Farmer’s Market in Cerritos, CA.  Many Asian vegetables are offered for the local clientele and I confess to great ignorance of the varieties and uses of many displayed. This week I was drawn to a mysterious pale green bunch of stalks that turned out to be lemon grass. I threw caution to the wind and spent two dollars on my first raw lemon grass purchase.

My taste buds have long enjoyed lemon grass in tea and soups and a little research reveals a long tradition of lemon grass for healthy living. Here are a few of the benefits cited:

  • Improves circulation
  • Calming properties, especially effective for insomnia
  • Cleanses digestive organs or liver, bladder, and kidneys
  • Improves skin conditions such as acne
  • Contains folic acid and a range of B Vitamins
  • Anti-fungal and anti-bacterial
  • Traditional cold and flu remedy

Wow! All that and it tastes good too. I brewed some fresh tea and now have a pitcher ready to enjoy in the fridge.

Lemon Grass Tea

2 cups boiling water

2 stalks lemon grass, cut away leaves and outside touch layer. Cut into a couple of pieces and gently crush to release the oils. I used a rolling pin, but a meat tenderizer or hammer will also work.

Steep for 15 minutes. Drink warm or add cool water for iced tea.

Optional:

Honey, sugar, or stevia to taste

Raw ginger may also be added.

Read more about the benefits of lemon grass at:

http://planetwell.com/lemongrass-health-benefits-and-healing-properties/

http://www.diethealthclub.com/health-food/lemon-grass-health-benefits.html

Enjoy!