The "H" Word, "Healing"

Question: "What is CranioSacral Therapy?" Answer: "I don't know, I'm still checking it out!" I do know the word "healing" is not used in most medical schools or in the texts that they study. This is for you, a group of people who may have expressed sincere interest in your own health and healing, in the health of others, and in the health of this beautiful blue water planet. (Health and "healing" all goes together as OnesOmehOw, doesn't it?) Like the website, this simple newsletter, dedicated to transformation and the creating of positive change in one's sphere of influence, is from the Heart. If any part of this blog/newsletter/book serves to give you a smile on your way today, or benefit one person we may never know or meet, its job will be done. Thank you, JNemec, LMT, CST-D

End of an Era

In closing, I have some news which may come as a shock to many of you. For more than 35 years, the West Health Connection on Melrose Avenue has been contributing the feeling of well being and health to others. Our acute care clinic was across the street from the Bodhi Tree Bookstore, the same bookstore that Shirley MacLaine happened into and that inspired her book, Out on a Limb. I came on the job there 12 years ago and it’s been my vast privilege to be a part of the fun! Over a year ago, it was time for me to depart L.A. and move to my new home base. Then this past month, the West Health Connection permanently closed its doors at the Melrose location. The Doctors, Acupuncturists, Massage Therapists, have dispersed. Even the wonderful aromatherapy store, Aunt Vi’s Garden, is gone from 8576 Melrose Avenue. One or two people have called me, saying a void is there now, or that it’s like Katrina. Think of the privilege you had to have been there in that time. You are the Heroes and Heroines! You made it work! When we arrive in L.A. in November, 06, there may be a Mixer held at Elixir and then a SHORT pilgrimage made with flowers--one block over--to give an herbal tea toast! The books are now completed, with the generous permission of all who contributed their stories, some of the names are real and some have been changed. Each of the books made special mention of the West Health Connection—of course the promise of a book was one way to keep my overhead low! But now, it’s time to leave the nest and grow up, best we can! Together, we’ll discover what shape this blog will take from here, and if it can possibly, possibly make a very small contribution. NEXT NEWSLETTER: "What Are Good Manners?"

Spread the News

We have all worked together, once or many times. We know, on some level, it's been special. No session ever began without silence, or without asking permission first. And no two sessions were ever alike. Asking permission is all if we are to touch the real. On some level, we all know this...already.

These books were written over a span of years, first, out of a sense of duty, since my background is that of a poet and playwright. Now they are written, the alternative is for them to remain in the hard drive of my computer. They don't "have" to be published. And it's not my style to be in touch with others after they've come to visit--I don't chase people down, as you know. In my defense, as I described it to a client, publishing the books is now in front of me to do, and about as important to me as filling up a vehicle when it needs gasoline. At the same time, Traditional Medical Doctors say these books are "important", and so these few books could act as nutrient for the further and deeper expansion for others we may never know or meet in our lifetimes. And it could be they are seeds and seeds need soil. Please be patient. I've never actually published a book before! (Or written an Email Newsletter!)

I'm sure that nurturing a newsletter now goes with the saying, a journey of a hundred miles begins with the first step. If you would be so kind, please forward the good news of the forthcoming books on to anyone we may know. Or to anyone you feel this might be of benefit. I don't have everybody's email addresses. (This is not General Motors or Exxon Mobil or Random House!) Thank you.

We all know, on some level, that what's wonderful about good Health is that it unites us all! It transcends all boundaries and borders! No matter the nation, religion, class or creed. Our natural state of being is of Harmony and Health. How can we know this to be true? Simply because we can recognize good health when we have it! And what is it just to feel good again? Do we even remember?

Benefits of CranioSacral Therapy

CranioSacral is a deeply gentle and calming hands on therapy which goes beyond the reach of traditional medicine... Our point of departure will be a little known form of healing art, “Craniosacral Therapy”, now often considered a "last door" or "last hope" by many. It has been called the "CranioSacral Blessing" by caring Healthcare Providers and Practitioners. To receive a session is like a dreamy dip in warm ocean waters. As most of you know by now, CranioSacral, or, "Cranial", has been clinically proven to relieve and to treat an array of acute and chronic disorders such as:

• Migraine Headaches
• Chronic TMJ (Tempromandibular Joint Syndrome)
• Persistent, or Wandering, Depression
• Chronic Asthma
• Learning Disorders (ADD/ADHD)
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Scoliosis
• Sciatica and Chronic Back Aches
• Multiple Seizure Disorders
• And more!

...CraniOcean is a cousin of CranioSacral Therapy. CraniOcean is performed on a relaxing massage table, in a warm pool, or the waters of the ocean itself. CraniOcean is a deeply gentle and calming hands on therapy which goes beyond the reach of traditional medicine...

Interesting Times

There's an ancient saying from the heart of the Middle East, "May you be born in Interesting Times." Would you agree that nurturing a blog, and possibly an email newsletter, seems a nice way to stay in touch in interesting times? I hope you will join us on these few pages, every couple of months. This simple blog can keep one or two abreast of a few books I’ve now written and there’s been a lot of asking about that. Here I may change the role, take off the integral "healer" hat and approach the candid. When appropriate, we may dialogue.

Once upon a time, no one knew about CranioSacral Therapy. It appears the few books I've now written track some of the early history of CranioSacral Therapy and its development. You are each part of this history. Although this healing art is constantly expanding and redefining itself with each new person, it works. Like each of the books, I see this simple newsletter as a tool for contemplation. The difference is, books are like friends to hold with both hands.

One or two people have been calling and emailing to find out where I am...well...I’m right here.

This is for you, a select group of people who have may have expressed sincere interest in your own health and healing, in the health of others, and in the health of this beautiful blue water planet. It all goes together somehow, doesn't it? Hopefully, this will grow into a worthwhile contribution. We’ve all done a lot of hard work, and as we sit patiently for the arrival of the books, one after another, and all that implies, lets feel free to be in touch with ourselves and also with others and of course our beautiful world. And I'll be open to questions here, for now. So let's have some fun and see if this new experiment can work! If any part of this blog serves to give you a smile on your way today, it's job will be done.

Interesting times.

(There is nothing that is not on purpose, the question is, what purpose will you choose for today?)