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- Breathing Meditation for Centering and Self-Healing - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2010 from Misa HopkinsOne of the first things you need to do when you are choosing to fully engage in a self-healing practice is to quiet your body and mind, bringing your body into a relaxed state that allows healing to occur. Getting to this relaxed state is the challenge and the opportunity. As I discuss at ...
Views: 2091(4 votes) - Quieting the Mind to Assist You in Your Healing - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Misa HopkinsIn your healing journey, you may have heard about the importance of quieting your mind in order to receive intuitive insights and guidance to assist you in your healing. But if you have never meditated before, the thought of doing so can be overwhelming. And if you have ever sat down to ...
Views: 1863(4 votes) - How to Create Safe and Quiet Space to Enhance Your Healing - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2010 from Misa HopkinsThe greatest mysteries to healing in life are right here in front of us, part of us, each and every day. The reason we do not recognize them is because we are so busy surviving.We rarely slow down long enough to notice the spirit of life hidden within every living thing. You do not have to ...
Views: 2134 - Have You Ever Wondered If This Might Be Inhibiting Your Healing? - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2010 from Misa HopkinsIt took me a lot of years to figure this one out. I grew up in a family that practiced cynicism like a religion. Nothing was exempt from our familial cynical eye. Anything that wasn’t part of our family’s dogma was suspect and therefore, frequently ridiculed during the family meal or late night ...
Views: 1394 - Creativity—A Doorway to Intuition - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2010 from Misa HopkinsIf you aren’t certain about where to begin accessing your intuition or you want to be able to tap into more of your intuitive guidance, one of the best and most enjoyable ways to access you inner wisdom is through creative expression. Why? Inspiration and intuition are kissing cousins. Ask a ...
Views: 1551(4 votes) - Intuition—Fact That Has Not Yet Been Proven - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2010 from Misa HopkinsI was just going about my day, when a little voice in the back of my head said, “Turn on the television.” “What?” I argued with myself. “I don’t watch TV during the day. Sure, at night when I’m winding down my day, but day-time hours are for being productive.” Regardless of my logical ...
Views: 1756(1 vote) - How to Approach Self-Healing—Are Positive Emotions Enough? - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2010 from Misa HopkinsKnowing how to approach your self-healing process can be a real quandary, particularly if you don’t have a favorite and specific energy healing modality. You can spend a lot of energy just figuring out how to think of self-healing in a general context. Recently, one of my readers asked a ...
Views: 1780(2 votes) - When Healing Doesn’t Happen - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2010 from Misa HopkinsThis morning, as I was meditating, I had one of those special moments of awakening. As I was in the moment, I remembered that the last time I had a profound experience of awakening, I tried to cling to it, thinking, “I want life to be like this forever.” The moment I attached to the experience, ...
Views: 1960(1 vote) - Intuition—Pathway to Wellness - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2010 from Misa HopkinsIntuition is one of those elusive concepts that many of us know we should be using to enhance our opportunities for healing, but often, don’t quite know how to access. I remember a friend that had been a meditator for many years asking me how he would know when his intuition was speaking to ...
Views: 2075(2 votes) - Turning Regrets Into Blessings - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2010 from Misa HopkinsSome of the most significant feelings we have that can keep us trapped in our pain include, regret, guilt, and shame. Many of us have an easier time forgiving someone else than we do ourselves. If we don’t transform these feelings they easily lead to depression and even serious ...
Views: 3419(3 votes) - Sound Your Feelings - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2010 from Misa HopkinsMy healing took a huge leap forward when I discovered that my own sounds could heal. So one of the first skills I teach new sound healers to develop is the ability to sound their feelings. Why? Sounds express pain in a way that goes beyond what you can state in words. It expresses feelings ...
Views: 3627(6 votes) - The Healing Freedom of Truth - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Misa HopkinsA teacher once said to me, “Most people are lying to themselves most of the time.” “Yah, right,” I thought as I blew off the concept as nonsense. However, that kind of statement has a way of sticking with you, and I couldn’t get it out of my thoughts. “How often am I lying to myself?” I ...
Views: 1119 - Chronic Illness—I Just Want Someone to Tell Me How to Fix It - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2010 from Misa HopkinsI was at a party recently where I was telling someone about my book. Not everyone is enamored with the concept of self-healing and taking full responsibility for your healing journey. In this case, the woman I was speaking with said out loud what I believe a lot of us really want but don’t ...
Views: 1851(1 vote) - Discovering Your Inutition for Self-Healing - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2010 from Misa HopkinsSomeone recently asked me, “As an intuitive, how do you make decisions about what medical or healing care to receive? When I’m not feeling well or I’ve had an injury, I just go to the doctor. How do you figure out what to do?” No one had ever asked me that question. I really had to think ...
Views: 4514(6 votes) - Health and the Power of Right Now - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Misa HopkinsHave you ever considered making a change you knew would probably positively and significantly improve your health, and then chose not to do it? I know I have. Those are moments that became regrets. Those are the illnesses I suffered longer than necessary because I was ignoring the discomfort, ...
Views: 1181 - Looking for Miracles Is Different Than Believing In Them - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from Misa HopkinsWhen someone comes to me looking for an instantaneous healing, I know we are not likely to make very much progress. Are you wondering why? Doesn’t it seem to make sense that the more the person is able to believe in instant healing, the more likely it is going to happen? Indeed, I love to ...
Views: 1745(2 votes) - Eliminating the Internal Complaint Department - by Submitted on May 07, 2010 from Misa HopkinsA while back my husband and I were in a class where we were asked to spend a day keeping a tally of how often we complained. I thought I was a pretty positive person so this exercise would be pretty easy to do. Oh my gosh, was I surprised to discover how often I was thinking complaining ...
Views: 1853(1 vote) - Health Challenges Aren't Meant to Limit Us - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2010 from Misa HopkinsHave you seen the movie, The Snow Walker? I know I don’t usually recommend films, but this one that I watched for the first time the other night, is worth telling you about if you are seriously dedicated to your self-healing. Now, I’m not going to give away the plot, but I am going to tell ...
Views: 1234 - Discover The Natural Healing Gift of Negative Ions - by Submitted on May 05, 2010 from Misa HopkinsTo date, I haven’t met anyone that has told me they can see them, taste them or smell negative ions. Yet, in nature, they are there all around us. Visit the ocean and you are in the company of negative ions. Visit the mountains, splash around in a stream, or take a walk in the woods and ...
Views: 1836(2 votes) - Reversing “Incurable” Chronic Conditions Through Self-Healing - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2010 from Misa HopkinsIf you have an “incurable” condition, you may be asking yourself if there is any possibility that incurable conditions can be reversed. The answer is, “Yes.” Just because modern allopathic medicine may not have a cure, doesn’t mean that healing isn’t possible. The journey of self-healing is ...
Views: 1789(1 vote) - Use Your Emotions to Help You Heal - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2010 from Misa HopkinsEmotions tell stories about what is really going on. You’ve just got to be willing to sit with the uncomfortable ones long enough and with enough self-honesty to discover what they are telling you about what you need for your healing. This is going to make a lot more sense if I share a ...
Views: 1327(3 votes) - How to Set Clear Healing Intentions That Work - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2010 from Misa HopkinsIt is your responsibility as the receiver of other people’s prayers to set the intention for prayers and energetic forms of spiritual healing that are in alignment with your own your clear desire. That means your intention needs to be very clear. A clear intention is dependent upon how you ...
Views: 2503(1 vote) - From Bliss in Meditation to Anger in Life - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2010 from Misa HopkinsHave you had the experience of leaving a luscious other-worldly experience only to come back to this reality feeling cranky? I’ve caught myself more than once thinking to myself, “That’s real spiritual, Misa! Open your heart wide in compassion during your meditation and then, in this world, ...
Views: 1268(3 votes) - Holidays, Family Dynamics and Self-Healing - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2009 from Misa HopkinsDuring this holiday season, if you spend more time with your family, you may find your buttons getting pushed. Here is the thing about healing. Those buttons—those are the very places where you store pent up feelings and ignore unmet core needs that lead to or contribute to illnesses. This ...
Views: 1418(1 vote) - Prayer, Depression and Healing - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2009 from Misa HopkinsWinter can be such a challenging time when it comes to depression. The days are shorter, in the US more people die in winter than in warmer seasons, and grey skies can dampen your spirits. Of course, physical illness, stress, emotional turmoil, and abusive experiences from our past or present ...
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