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How it Happens:
The ego will often create a false self to protect itself from feeling a certain emotion such as vulnerability. The process of an eating disorder can start with retrospection(turns the emotion inward on themselves), and then projects these feelings to outward inappropriate sources. This is often done on a subconscious level(projection).
ie. Instead of expressing anger towards the person who is judging, the emotion is experienced as anger towards oneself(retrospection). The person then judges others without likely knowing why they are doing it.
*Recognizing this pattern can sometimes be enough to overcome a disorder.

Traditional western therapists do not fully grasp that repressed emotions are literally held in the body. Western paradigm practitioners will help one understand the deep affecting issues intellectually, but is often lacking the means to fully integrate the experience. These emotions will truly need to come up and be re-experienced to truly heal.

A few forms of Holistic Therapy include:
Breath Work including Holotropic breath work
Shadow Work
Pycho-therapy(a practitioner that understand the emotions must be released)

It is important to note that both Yoga and Meditation can aid in the process of seeing through the defense mechanisms of the ego but may not be sufficient.

The Three Main Body Types(Doshas): Vatta(air), Pitta(fire), and Kapha(water)

Of course most people are a combination of body types, but knowing your primary Dosha will help one understand how to bring the body into balance.

Vatta Characteristics: Thin, Dry, Cold, Fast Thinker
*an out of balance Vatta will have anxiety – recommend sitting meditation
*a Vatta will naturally gravitate towards change, discipline in living habits may be needed

Limit Airy and Cooling foods:
apples, cooling raw vegetables(ie celery, cucumber, lettuces), broccoli, beans

Increase Oily Heavy Foods:
water, avocados, bananas, melons, nuts, oils, raw eggs, raw dairy

Increase Warming Foods:
meats, most fruits, cooked eggs, spices/herbs (ie cayenne, cardamom, ginger, garlic)

Pitta Characteristics: Muscular, Warm, Strong Digestion/Appetite
*the ocean will bring a Pitta into balance
*an out of balance pitta will have a temper

Limit Warming Foods:
spices, meats, cooked eggs, high sugar fruits(oranges, grapefruits, grapes, etc.), alcohol

Increase Cooling Foods:
cilantro, raw vegetables,

Increase Heavy Foods:
water, avocados, bananas, raw dairy, raw eggs, nuts

Kapha Characteristics: Big Boned, Strong Sleep, Weaker Digestion, Slower Thinker
*an out of balance Kapha will feel heavy lazy energy
*exercise will bring a Kapha into balance

Limit Heavy Oily Foods:
water, bananas, avocados, nuts, oils, raw eggs

Increase Warming Foods:
most fruits, meats, cooked eggs, spices

Increase Airy and Cooling Foods:
apples, beans, raw vegetables

As some of you know, Kombucha was pulled from the shelves mid 2010. The alcohol content was too high. All companies scrambled to change the recipe and put a product back on the shelves that met FDA guidelines. During this time, the home brew kombucha market took off.

Easy Home Brew Kombucha: 1 Gallon Recipe

Ingredients:
5 black tea bags
1 cup of sugar
1 gallon water
Live Kombucha culture

Hardware:
1 gallon plus glass or ceramic jar/container (cheap at thrift stores!)
Cloth hand towel w/ elastic (to make sure fruit flies do not get in)
Funnel(optional)

Directions:
1. Brew one gallon of tea w/ sugar (let cool)
2. Pour tea into glass container and add live culture.
3. Add herbs, fruits, vegetables, or spices. (Optional)
4. Let sit for 2-4 weeks, depending on preferred potency. (Warmer room, the better)
5. Bottle in dark glass container.
6. Enjoy your Home Brew Kombucha.

***If Interested in a Kombucha Culture email: Info@CafeHolistic.com ***

Some Practical Cleansing Tips for the Everyday Person:

1. Mini Fasting Each Night:
Extend your nightly fast with a much later “BreakFast”. When you sleep the body has the opportunity to cleanse itself. The peak hours of cleansing is from 10pm to 2am. It is important to try not eat at least 3 hours before that. Also try to wait a few hours after waking before eating anything. Try to give your body the longest period of time each night with no food. 10-16 hours is very doable. Some health modalities recommend one day a week of fasting, but is likely not practical for most.

*It is this editors belief that disease begins with poor digestion. As undigested foods sit in the stomach, they become a breeding ground for yeasts, bacteria, fungus, and viruses. Tip: Only eat when hungry

2. Drink lots of Water:
In the morning and in between meals drink plenty of water. Water facilitates the cleansing processes of the liver, kidneys, and blood. Also drink things that will facilitate cleansing. Warm lemon water first thing in the morning is a must.

3. Space out your meals and do not snack!
There is a pandemic of constant all day eating in offices across America. It can serve as a comfort food, when one is less than fulfilled. Depending on the food, wait 2-5 hours before your next meal. Allow the body to fully digest the food before eating again.

*Most understand the importance of exercise for muscles, and rest for the body, But take little action to cleansing the Internal organs such as the Liver, Kidneys, and Colon!

Ways to to Increase Vitality:
-Eat raw living foods (fruit, vegetables, sprouted/germinated nuts and seeds, small amounts of animal products)
-Spend time in outside in nature
-Rest (get plenty of sleep) *As the energy body becomes very strong the body will require less sleep
-Love Making
-Thoughts and Devotion on the Divine
-Sacred Song and Dance – Kirtan and Ecstatic Dance
-A slow hold yoga style such as traditional Hatha Yoga or Forrest Yoga w/ focus on breath
-Breath Work Pranayama – breath work that builds the energy body
-Chakra Meditation

Sure Fire Ways to Deplete Energy:
-Stress
-Overeating
-Eating Processed Foods (bagels, breads, crackers, pasta, chips, desserts, etc.)
-Masturbation/Sex* (See video)
-Alcohol/drugs
-Negative Thoughts/Emotions

The Nature of Energy, Prana, Chi, and Life Force:
In this video Matt shows a cool way to feel your energy body. Yes, its real! It is how Chi Masters can heal others.

*Prana is divinely intelligent. It moves where it needs to move. It will automatically move to areas of injury. Learning to direct your energy can accelerate healing.

Yogi Matt speaks on the topic of Meditation in the videos below.

Common Questions to Meditating:

What is Meditation: Bringing the attention to one pointed focus and holding it there.

When to Meditate: Any time is good. Try to find a regular time during the day to build consistency. Ideally when have some energy but not too much, but not when tired. After a yoga class is a good time.

The benefits of a regular meditation practice include cultivating concentration. When one can quiet the mind, one steps outside of the ego and mental states such as depression, anxiety, ADD, and stress diminish.

A Key Not Mentioned in the Videos:
Eating any refined sugar or processed sugars such as sweets or junk food will make it extremely difficult to meditate.

This past weekend I had the privilege of attending a Matthew Kocel Event. It blew me away. The sound was so rich in vibration it felt like it was 3 dimensional.

Matthew uses Crystal Singing Bowls, Tibetan singing bowls, harmonium, tingsha, tuning forks, and conch shell with the amazing vocal harmonics of his throat singing and prayers to hold a safe, sacred healing space.

Matthew has mastered numerous healing modalities including Reiki, QiGong, Massage, and of course Sound Healing.

Interview with Matthew Kocel(Press Play)

As Matthew puts it “The primordial sound vibration, guided by an intelligence that is everywhere and in all things, organizes energy into form. Through the conscious application of sound as a tool for transformation, we can access the part of ourselves that knows everything is connected; all is one.

Sound Healing includes musical sounds that bypass mind chatter, emotions, blockages and touch the core of your being. This core is where perfect balance and connection exist. From this place healing occurs. ”

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Rheana Jackson is a healer and lightworker that has helped thousands of people to heal both physically and emotionally over the past 10 years. She is a Reiki Master, Intuitive, and Empath. Her healing modalities are both Reiki and Divine White Light Healing. She also performs Distance Reiki.

She believes in trusting in the body’s wisdom and the fact that you have the answers within you. She uses the power of energy therapy and talk therapy to guide you to those answers within. Her accepting and calming presence creates the space for self reflection and healing.

As Rheana puts it “The physical body is like the printout, where the mental, emotional, spiritual bodies are the blueprint. Shift and transform the blueprint and you will get a new printout. Increase the vibratory rate of your auric field and experience the glow of health, joy, and peace within.”

In the interview Rheana talks about the History of Reiki, Manifesting, and The Laws of Attraction, and the Science of Reiki.

Interview with Rheana Jackson(Press Play)

To find out more about Rheana’s services visit her website www.GateKeeperHealing.com or Click here

25% of Americans suffer from mild to serious forms of constipation. Changing the diet and adding in exercise into the daily routine will likely bring about desired results.

Eating high fiber foods such as fruits, vegetables, grains such as quinoa, brown rice are important. Doing a cleansing diet such as the food food diet can be helpful.

Removing or cutting back on clogging foods such as dairy, breads(gluten) and processed foods is also a big help in improving digestion and relieving constipation naturally.

Food combining: Try to eat simple meals with as little diversity as possible. The more types of food that is combined at the same time the harder the digestive system will need to work.

A big no no is combining meat and starches in the same meal. This will cause the starch food no stop digestion until it leaves the stomach. This means no spaghetti and meatballs or subs.

Also cut out all sweets immediately after meals(including fruits). Yes this means no deserts. The sugar breaks down much quicker than other foods causing a back up and fermentation.

Breathing Exercise to Relieve Constipation:


Matt’s Recommended Book on Digestion: