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Inner peace and joy are spiritual gifts. The gifts of Spirit enter the heart when we make the choices we need to make to be available to them. What are these choices?

PRESENCE

Peace and joy exist in this present moment – not in the past or future. If you are in your left-brain ego programmed mind – your wounded self – you are likely thinking about the past or the future with a desire to have control over something. The moment you are out of the moment with a desire to control, you cut off access to the spiritual gifts of peace and joy, as well as to the gifts of love and truth.

GRATITUDE

The heart needs to be open in order to receive the gifts of Spirit. Nothing opens the heart faster than deep gratitude – gratitude for your life, your soul’s journey, for the body your soul lives in, for the food you eat, for friendship and caring, for shelter, and for anything else that you are blessed with – eyes that see, ears that hear, arms, legs, health, and so on. Being truly grateful for your particular blessings opens the heart to the gifts of Spirit.

COMPASSION

The opposite of compassion is judgment. When we choose to judge others and ourselves, our heart closes and we get stuck in our wounded self – our left-brain programmed ego mind. Judgment cuts us off from the gifts of Spirit, while compassion opens our heart.

It is not enough to be compassionate toward others – you need to also be compassionate with yourself, with your own feelings, your own woundedness, your own mistakes and failings. You will feel a sense of emptiness within that comes from inner abandonment when you judging yourself rather than being compassionate toward yourself.

LEARNING

When your mind is open to learning about truth and loving action toward yourself and others, you are open to receiving the love, truth, peace and joy of Spirit. Choosing the intent to learn rather than the intent to protect against pain with addictive, controlling behavior is essential for receiving the gifts of Spirit.

ACCEPTANCE

Accepting what is regarding people and events supports you in being in your open, right brain, loving adult state. When you do not accept what is, then you get stuck trying to control that which you cannot control – events and how others feel, think and behave. The moment you try to control others and events, you move into your closed, controlling wounded self, which cuts you off from the gifts of Spirit.

SURRENDER

Surrender to the wisdom of Spirit is the opposite of living out of your left-brain controlling ego wounded self. When you open to learning with the Guidance that is always with you and always all around you – the Guidance that is both imminent and transcendent – you know that you are never alone. You receive a true sense of inner safety when you open to being guided by the wisdom of Spirit rather than by the learned knowledge and programming of your wounded self.

FAITH

As you open to your Guidance and begin to receive the gifts of Spirit, you are able to move more and more into faith that you are truly not alone – that what we often call God is here always supporting you in your highest good and always manifesting your thoughts and beliefs. Faith that you are loved and that you are in co-creation with God supports you in thinking the thoughts and taking the actions that open you to the gifts of Spirit.

TRUTH

Choosing to live through accessing the truth that comes from your spiritual Guidance, rather than from the lies and false beliefs of your ego wounded self, is an invitation to all the wonderful gifts of Spirit.

INTEGRITY

Choosing to live in alignment with the goodness of your soul – which means living in integrity with your own and others’ highest good – is essential for keeping you open to receiving the gifts of Spirit.

CONSISTENCY

While many people choose the above some of the time, few people make these choices most of the time. Yet openness to receiving the peace, joy, love, and truth of Spirit requires consistency in your spiritual practice. When you consistently, moment by moment, make these choices, you will discover the deep inner peace and joy that are your birthright.

Margaret Paul, Ph.d.
http://www.articlesbase.com/self-help-articles/10-keys-to-inner-peace-and-joy-708115.html

Massage therapy is one such phenomenon that is gaining its popularity day by day. When it comes to San Diego alone, it might be interesting to note that, there are large numbers of colleges or institutions that offers training on massage therapy. But what is the main reason behind it? Why are more and more people opting for San Diego as the main centre for Massage therapy? The answer to this question lies in the fact that San Diego offers such best schools in Massage therapy that are known to offer therapists who are simply extraordinary in their fields.

So if you also want to become an expert massage therapist and if you want to make your career in therapeutic massage skills then the best option is to go for best San Diego Massage School. As stated above also you can get a good San Diego Massage school very easily but if your requirement is of one such institution that is simply outstanding and incomparable to other Massage schools in San Diego, then Body Mind College is the name you must trust upon. Body Mind College is a college situated in San Diego that is running successfully since 1988.

There are many important features that make Body Mind College the best college for massage therapy. One most important feature is that it is the first college to start training program that can be termed as simply outstanding. Unlike other institutions where more emphasis is made on bookish knowledge, this one of a kind San Diego Massage school stresses more or practical knowledge. It is in the training program of Body Mind College to make students learn the skills rather than techniques. It offers simply different San Diego Massage Classes where students are made to learn how to heal and not how to fix. The whole design of the program is truly holistic as well as integrative and that is the reason why students passed from here are known as masters in their field.

Body Mind College is considered as the best San Diego Massage School because it offers very unique curriculum that is designed keeping in mind the importance of this therapy. The curriculum of this college is designed in such a manner that it combines the ancient knowledge of the East with the renowned technologies of the West.  At Body Mind College students are made to learn to understand fully the processes of body, mind as well as emotion in such a way that they get a clear insight of the problem of the sufferer so as to advice for the best treatment.  So, by this way it is easier to understand where the actual problem is and accordingly to offer the most suitable remedy, thus allowing students to become healers in real sense.

San Diego Massage classes offered in this one of a kind San Diego Massage school are known to  provide such training methods that are not available elsewhere. These special San Diego Massage classes are considered different and unique from others because here students are provided chance to use their skill to heal themselves first. This offers a better experience of the problem and helps in understanding the problem of client in the best manner. Thus with the help of Body Mind College it is sure to get such success in massage therapy which is a dream of everyone interested to make career in it.

So enroll now and get the best success you truly deserve.

Vikram kuamr
http://www.articlesbase.com/education-articles/looking-for-best-san-diego-massage-school-go-for-body-mind-college-738805.html

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Hypertension is usually found incidentally – “case finding” – by healthcare professionals during a routine checkup. The only test for hypertension is a blood pressure measurement. Hypertension in isolation usually produces no symptoms although some people report headaches, fatigue, dizziness, blurred vision, facial flushing, transient insomnia or difficulty sleeping due to feeling hot or flushed, and tinnitus during beginning onset or prior to hypertention diagnosis.

Malignant hypertension (or accelerated hypertension) is distinct as a late phase in the condition, and may present with headaches, blurred vision and end-organ damage.

Hypertension is often confused with mental tension, stress and anxiety. While chronic anxiety and/or irritability is associated with poor outcomes in people with hypertension, it alone does not cause it. Accelerated hypertension is associated with somnolence, confusion, visual disturbances, and nausea and vomiting (hypertensive encephalopathy).

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INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE

As a medical biochemist I have been working for many years side by side with medical doctors toward the same goal – to protect and heal patients from diseases. During my professional training program I got very basic knowledge of medicine, but I never understood why highly trained medical professionals were never taught anything about self-healing and the natural healing capacity of human beings. I asked myself why they were so uncomfortable with alternative (traditional) therapies and spirituality. Where are all the free thinkers in modern medicine that have the power to bring attention to alternative therapies?
My next question was; is modern medicine neglecting our natural mind-body connection? I hope, not. Although integrative medicine is gaining recognition by the medical establishment, the pace is much too slow. By the end of their training, many doctors feel that the compassion and spirit which drew them to medicine has been lost. Why is that?

To better understand the terms used in this article, I would like to give you a few definitions:

Modern medicine, also known as western, regular or conventional medicine, is focused mainly on the physical aspect of the body for treatment. Another name for modern medicine is allopathic medicine.

Alternative medicine, known as traditional or natural medicine, is a general term given to wide range of therapies, most of which are more than 100 years old. Alternative medicine takes a holistic approach, meaning that it does not involve only the physical body, but also considers the mind and spirit. It defines health as a state of complete balance between the mind, body, and spirit.

Integrative Medicine combines western and alternative approaches and supplements, but does not replace conventional therapy. Integrative medicine neither rejects conventional medicine nor accepts alternative medicine uncritically.

At the very beginning of the Integrative medicine era, many
physicians were faced with a huge dilemma: either they learn and incorporate alternative therapies into their practice or they ignore them. But to incorporate them was to take a risk, the risk of losing the trust and confidence of their patients who were accustomed to other therapies. Also, physicians didn’t want to violate the sacrosanct principle they were taught: “First, Do Not Harm”. They were afraid of trying something new or different because conventional science tells us that “alternative treatment can’t work because we don’t know how it works “!

The dilemma is understandable from a medical point of view.
Modern medicine wants everything to be explained scientifically and logically. That’s OK, but, on the other hand, there is a demand for alternative medicine, which people have tried and benefited from. How should one respond to huge demands for alternative methods? If alternative therapies work, and we know they do, then physicians need to consider them. Happily, they finally are doing so.

The medical profession is finally learning the ancient theory
that we cannot understand disease unless we understand the person who has the disease and accept the fact that the mind and body are bound together. Our minds and bodies are designed to stay in balance. The great majority of diseases for which patients seek medical help are in part psychosomatic, meaning that bodily symptoms are caused by mental or emotional disturbance.
Therefore, we need the help of science to deal with our health, but we also need to provide the patient with hope and faith in the treatment. Today’s MD’s should be emotionally and
scientifically competent to treat psychosomatic illness; if not
the patient will return with another problem! Do you know why?
Because no one looked into why he developed the illness in the first place!

Future generations of physicians need time to become familiar
with integrative medicine. Hopefully they will find the time to
better understand not only illness but also their patients.
Integrative medicine is one step closer to a better relationship
between patient and doctor.

We are glad that we now have Integrative medicine: a combination of alternative and western medicine, healing-oriented medicine. Integrative medicine considers the body, mind, and spirit, including lifestyle. This medicine uses conventional and alternative methods, bringing together the best of both worlds.

In many cases traditional healing methods were introduced to
western medicine by patients! They brought their own healing
traditions to their MD’s . Actually, they knew their tradition
had been effective for them in the past and they wanted to use them now!

Fortunately, they have found very gifted, open-minded doctors, who let them use their own healing traditions, but kept a watchful eye on the treatment to make sure they didn’t hurt their patients. And that’s how modern western medicine learned about traditional, alternative therapies. Bit by bit, modern medicine accepted the reality that western medicine can not offer all the solutions, yet it remains confident in modern science while accepting alternative treatments.

Integrative medicine use mind-body therapies such as meditation, spiritual healing, acupuncture, self-hypnosis, mindfulness, stress reduction, visualization, yoga, Tai Chi, body energy fields, reflexology, massage, guided imagery, prayer and many other alternative methods. Although we know for sure that our mind plays a positive role in the healing process, how it does so remains a mystery!

Yes, integrative medicine brought the patient’s attitude, spirit,
hope, faith, meaning and beliefs into medical offices, definitely
changing the western approach to healing. Integrative medicine is still surrounded with skepticism and controversy. In the near future, it needs to be implemented in medical schools and residencies, with more certificate courses for practicing physicians and other health professionals. The challenges are many, and the opportunities are great.

Integrative medicine is not only for the ill, but for those who
wish to increase their self-awareness, enhance their well-being, and help prevent health-related problems. In bringing meditation and other spiritual and alternative therapies into western medicine, medical professionals have changed the face of modern medicine.

Thankfully, after many years of denying alternative therapies,
modern western medicine is ready to accept mind/energy oriented therapies and other alternative treatments as powerful tools in their battle for people’s health. In this way patients and practitioners are partners in the healing process.

Today, physicians are more educated about alternative methods yet remain uncomfortable while practicing it. A new approach to medicine requires a new approach to medical education. However, this is changing because of newly introduced training programs in Integrative Medicine. The world of modern western medicine is changing every day for better, and that is good for patients.

It is my wish that alternative therapies will gradually play a
more important role in our current medical system.

Jahiel – Yasha- Kamhi
jasakamhi@hotmail.com

Jahiel -yasha- Kamhi
http://www.articlesbase.com/alternative-medicine-articles/the-power-of-integrative-medicine-54111.html

Due to its being a widely favored approach to health, massage therapy in has been one of the rapidly growing option in the health care industry.

Massage clinics are not the only institutions that are benefiting from this growth. Many individuals have decided to take up a career in massage therapy as well, seeing that it is, in itself, a lucrative career. For this reason, massage schools are likewise mushrooming all over the world in an answer to the strong demand for licensed massage therapists.

But if you are planning a career in massage therapy, you may want to know specific massage therapist requirements. There are varied requirements for every state, but below are the list of the most basic ones. Read on to find out.

Get A License
A massage therapist license is the most basic of all requirements. In any business you wish to conduct, you must have the permission and the credentials to back you with. A valid license stabilizes your credibility as a therapist in the eyes of your customers. People will willingly pay for your services once they are sure that they are in safe hands.

Working Hours
Massage therapists have a required number of hours of education. Here in the state of Hawaii, the average required number five hundred seventy hours, plus a state-commissioned written exam. Massage schools give a specific number of credited hours per course, so you may want to check first which one gives you more hours for less cost.

Good Massage School
While this one is not an official requirement, getting a good massage school is a practical move. For one looking to have a lasting and credible career in massage therapy, you need to look out for yourself, as a massage therapy service provider. The foundation of every good business, afterall, is based on the quality of service you can give to your target market. The world of massage therapy is no exception. So, while being on the look out for massage schools, read reviews and feedbacks for each one. Pick out the school where you can save money, without sacrificing quality.

Brush Up on Your Sciences
Again, this is not an official massage therapist requirement. But refreshing or revisiting your science background will give you a head start when you go to massage schools. As you know, there are some massage schools that require their students to have some Anatomy or Physiology background. This is perfectly understandable since health matters are no joke.

Bring That Smile
Hawaii is an island famous for its laidback and friendly atmosphere. There is no doubt why tourists and even the locals themselves prefer massage therapy in Hawaii. There is a certain quality of serenity and relaxation inherent to the island that makes it a prime option for leisure and relaxation.

It would serve you best to adapt and harness an attitude that mirrors the island that is Hawaii. While on the lookout for massage schools, browse through communication/listening workshops or classes and work on those people skills. Such a little thing like this could go a long way for you.

Paul Fitzgerald
http://www.articlesbase.com/careers-articles/what-are-the-massage-therapist-requirements-for-schools-of-massage-601533.html