Hope you can check out the world wide lol event that is brewing on this Blend.
What if there were a period of three days when EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD started to laugh?
It will last for three days. It begins at Sunset February 28, 2008 and ends at dawn on March 3, 2008. (I think that's about 3 days).
Worldwide.
Inspired by the events in the new book, Touch the Ocean: The Power of Our Collective Emotions, it won't matter where you laugh, geographically, or for how long throughout these days. It's totally harmless to other human beings.
It will last for three days. It begins at Sunset February 28, 2008 and ends at dawn on March 3, 2008. (I think that's about 3 days).
Worldwide.
It won't matter where you laugh, geographically, or for how long throughout these days. It's totally harmless to other human beings.
It will give you a chance to laugh out loud at all of your worries, AND, at those who worry you (this may include world leaders AND it may include those who hate world leaders and anyone in-between!). And as you may know, Laughter IS the BEST MEDICINE
PASS IT ON!
(Thanks!)
Forgive the primitive nature of this Video short. We were under extreme conditions and could not charge the Video Camera!)
But here's the full story from the April 07, CraniOcean.Calm News:
For these past several years, we have been
exploring CranioSacral in healing sessions
with dolphins in the Bahamas under relatively
controlled conditions. I'd mentioned that we
were
recently
invited to
Panama to work in
the ocean around wild dolphins and guess
what? No dolphins! There was not one wild
dolphin to be seen or even sensed for miles
around us. What did we take from
this? Did we get depressed? Well, maybe for
a few minutes. Then we realized that we had
been given so much by the dolphins over the
years that perhaps now was the time for us to
assimilate the lessons from them. We had
worked on clients with the dolphins, but at
times, the dolphins had worked on us
too!
As
we sat with this,
a need arose for us to work on the little
children in the nearby jungle village of
Portabello.
Our team was situated on a desolate
beach
some miles
from Portobello. The tiny village of
Portobello is famous for its Fortress which was
held by the Spanish to deliver gold stolen from
South America to Spain. The Fortress was attacked
by Pirates!
Now, the village is revered in
Panama for its chapel dedicated to the
the Black Christ--the Christ portrayed
with
black skin. The children came to our
open air huts on the
shore in a large engine powered boat as the
jungle was
impassable.
First they danced for us, in a most curious
fashion. Okay. As girls from 4 to 8
years old sang a rather mature song about how
a husband had brutalized his wife, and
had left the family to starve, the boys
danced with wild costumes and Junkanoo
hats
and every now and then, one boy would fall
and convulse on the ground, his legs and arms
kicking. His fellows would gather round him
with a thin, clear plastic tube attached to a
strainer or old O2 mask. They would
place the
mask on the convulsing boy's face and blow
through the tube to revive
him. Soon our group leader, Chas Perry, jumped
into the dance and fell on the
ground and
convulsed too. Chas is a large man with
white hair and the little jungle boys were
shocked. Then they tried to revive the
struggling
Chas with the tube and mask! We all realized
they were asking for
breath--to breathe. (Dr William Garner
Sutherland long ago characterized the
craniosacral system's response as The Breath
of Life)
Soon after the wild dancing
and convulsing ended, we invited the
children
and their Chaperones to come to the ocean.
Some children played alone while others
floated in the ocean, held gently by our
team. Some children would be hesitant.
Others would
get it instantly and just drop their heads
into our waiting hands. Our hands quickly
identified
a series of
cranial base dysfunctions that would have
made for serious trouble--including mood
disorders--as the children would mature into
adolescence.
The ocean floated us
in a blend with the jungle and sky. There
was a sense of
blessing and presence.
No doubt some of our team will
return....
There was alot of humidity in the
jungles of Panama versus Video and Still camera!
The CraniOcean.Calm News supports clients, friends, and a series of three new books published by CraniOcean Media, beginning with, TOUCH THE OCEAN: THE POWER OF THE COLLECTIVE EMOTIONS, by James Nemec LMT, CST-D
Like I'm fond of remembering, more than saying, There is nothing that is not on purpose, the question
is, what purpose will you choose for today?
Meanwhile, We are totally close to seeing the publication of the NEW book! YaaaAAAAAYYYY! One might go to the first ever interviews around the book at the Brazilian Court Hotel in Palm Beach, moderated by the lovely Minonetta.
These are James's first interviews.
(Minonetta's interviews with CraniOcean uploaded on You Tube from April 9 2007 :)
Okay, so the "official" publication date of TOUCH THE OCEAN is now in August, 2007 but you can be among the first. Sign up for CraniOcean's totally free newsletter, CraniOcean.Calm News at CraniOcean.com.
Thanks for your visit!
You may also visit www.minonetta.com or contact
minonetta@yahoo.com
(Music by mah bro, Leonid)
Thanks guys!
Tonight, Steve Irwin is dead.
I used to watch him on television
Funny little guy
At 44, 10 years younger than me, almost.
He'd pull aligator tails.
And put his face next to venomous snakes.
He died from a Sting Ray barb.
The barb went into his chest,
just under the ribcage,
into
his heart.
He was being videotaped,
at the time
For a show he was taping, a documentary
on dangerous sea creatures.
He was snorkling and just above
the thing
when it flexed its tail, and
up
A Sting Ray tail has barbs on it,
like a serated knife. It broke a blood vessel
in Steve Irwin's heart.
He stood up in the shallow water,
pulled out the barb, like a knife, then
he was out, gone.
They got him back to the boat, did CPR.
CPR? the worst thing you could do for
a knife wound like that.
I wasn't there.
Now, blogs and pods all over the internet
are saying the Sting Ray is evil.
With all this hate mail, all this thought and emotion,
it's got to worry the Sting Ray, enough to jump into a boat
in the intercoastal waterway.
Unusual behavior...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15321718/
You see this other guy left the barb in.
He'd maybe seen enough CS-i and crime shows to figure that out.
You get stabbed, you leave it in. Let the doctor's take it out.
It's a no brainer.
(Unless your on a television show, being taped, I guess,
on a schedule, and asleep on the job)
I like Sting Rays.
I walk out in the ocean, see them swim fast to escape my feet, as if
they don't want me to get stung, as if
They know I can.
They're "non aggresive"
Irwin must've been 1 foot over the Sting Ray to
get stung like that, maybe closer. I would have
stung him too, that close.
Ever seen a Sting Ray in the water?
No. Know why?
I consider myself lucky whenever I get to see one,
flying alone the surface of the sand, trying to get away.
And what about the naked 24 year old woman,
driving naked in her Nissan?
Drugged up in Staten Island.
Did she try to get away from the man on the median strip?
He never saw what hit him,
lost his legs.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15335684/
It was fatal.
Not because of the Sting Ray.
In the North American Native American Indian
tradition, there is a saying, "continuing the
conversation".
When two friends depart, and then get
together again and start talking as if they'd never
left is to
"continue the conversation." Many of you are
friends. Can
brand new Newsletter possibly be a way of
"continuing the conversation?"Let me
know!
....What's sad is that 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 make special mention of the clinic on Melrose and the "Back Room". (Of course the promise of a book was one way to keep my overhead low!)
When you read the books, only you will know that the Back Room, from which the crafting, creating, and writing of the books radiated outward, no longer exists! (This is our secret, okay?)
For more than 35 years, the acute care clinic on Melrose Avenue has been contributing well being and health to others. The Doctors, Acupuncturists, Massage Therapists, have now dispersed. Even the wonderful aromatherapy store, Aunt Vi’s Garden, is gone from 8576 Melrose Avenue. People have called, or visited to work with yours truly here in Florida, and say a void is there now, or that it’s like Katrina hit the place. Think of the privilege to have been there. You are the Heroes and Heroines! You made it work!
"What next?" Always a good question!
Always a good question. CraniOcean is steppin' out. CraniOcean is now creating an Email Newsletter, "The Blend"! Sign up to be the first in your neighborhood to subscribe to this totally FREE Newsletter, with long awaited Updates to the Site, and to keep track of James's Books now being prepared for publication, one Book at a time!
Send your email address and first name to james@craniocean.com, or invite a friend, ally, or foe to subscribe to "The Blend" for the fun of it, and you can ALL get lots more good head stuff.
Now, after more than twenty GREAT years hidden away in L.A., James is at work in Palm Beach County. He will visit Los Angeles for two weeks from November 22, 2006, at a new office location, and is now taking appointments now by email. Thank you for your interest!
Q: "What is CranioSacral Therapy?"
A: "Find out for yourself?"
Check this stuff out for yourself and have something to talk about with friends at your next party!
Header--uncut (first newsletter)
Greetings! Like a healing session in the waters of
the ocean, this simple newsletter is permission
based. You are receiving this Email from CraniOcean
because you, or someone you love, may have asked to
be on this Email list,
verbally, or, in writing, a very short time ago or a
very long time ago. If you haven't done so already,
kindly click to
confirm
your interest in receiving this simple Newsletter.
Thank you.
Article # 3--uncut (first newsletter)
Although I have now been in Florida since April,
2005, I have some news which may come as a mild
shock to many of you. For more than 35 years, the
acute care clinic on Melrose
Avenue has been contributing good health and healing to
others. The Doctors, Acupuncturists, Massage
Therapists, have now dispersed. Even the wonderful
flower essence and aromatherapy store,
Aunt Vi’s Garden, is gone from 8576 Melrose
Avenue.
People have called, or visited to work with yours
truly here in Florida, and say a void is
there now, or that it’s like Katrina hit the place.
Think of the
privilege to have been there.
You are the Heroes and Heroines! You made it work!
In the North American Native American Indian
tradition, there is a saying, "continuing the
conversation".
I learned about this back in prep school in
Northeastern Connecticut from a
buddy of mine who was close to the paths of the
earth, its rivers, and its
ways. When two friends depart, and then get
together again, and start talking as if they'd never
departed, with few awkard silences, this is to
"continue the conversation." Have you ever
experienced this? I see this newsletter as a way of
continuing the conversation and hopefully,
somewhat of the contribution. It will also begin to
introduce the deeply inspiring and life changing,
"The CraniOcean Code". I
hope you will allow a space in your
conscious-awareness to receive
these words. There is so much more to talk about and
to share. The CraniOcean Code is at the basis of
conscious co -creation in these "interesting
times".
And for
those in LA, when I arrive L.A. in November 22, 2006, we
can have a BREAKTHROUGH celebration at Elixir, just
down the street
from the now empty clinic on Melrose Avenue, and
then walk over to place flowers or give an
herbal tea toast in the spirit of all the work
completed and the many Breakthroughs to follow now.
Our party will meet on November 24, 2006, to
celebrate our breaking through old patterns to
welcome new life.
Stand by for Updates.
Thank
you for your time and for your share of
consciousness here in the
blend.
Article #2--uncut (first newsletter)
Most of us have worked together in sessions,
once or many
times, on a relaxing massage table or the waters of
the ocean. We
know, on some level, it's been a great priviledge.
No session
ever began without silence,
or without asking permission first into the blend.
And no two
sessions were ever alike. Asking
permission to begin a session, to continue a
session, and to end a session, is all if we are to
touch what is.
Sensitive Healthcare Practitioners have called
CranioSacral the "CranioSacral
Blessing", and that to receive it is to touch the
sacred. I'm uncomfortable with the too easy use of
the word, sacred. I myself call it, touching what
is. When we are working in the ocean, for example,
we are
also touching what is. Touching What Is, is
not easy to
do. It requires courage
and a capacity to question and learn and evolve.
Society does not ordinarily encourage this! We are,
after all, supposed to remain good consumers and do
as we are told by our medical authorities. Think
about it for awhile. I feel that this
capacity to question our medical authorities is
innate to
each one of us but
is very weak and must be
developed.
CraniOcean is a cousin of CranioSacral
Therapy--which makes it even less well known :)
Many of you have asked about the name,
"CraniOcean". The
name, CraniOcean, was inspired long before
working
with clients and dolphins in the Bahamas in
Bio-Aquatic Research under the auspices of the
Upledger Institute.
CraniOcean by itself, is intuitive bodywork
and massage in a
blend with CranioSacral Therapy. It is performed on
a relaxing massage table, or in a warm pool, or in
the waters of the ocean itself. To receive a
session is the feeling of giving the Central Nervous
System a
dreamy dip in a
warm bath. The resonant effects of sessions last
and expand along with the client's expansion, and any
expansion experience is an enlightment
experience.
Q: What is the
difference between a newsletter, a
blog, and a book?
A: I don't know, I'm still checking it out!
Article #1--uncut (first newsletter)
CranioSacral is a deeply gentle and calming hands
on therapy which goes beyond the reach of
traditional medicine...
Health is no longer just "nice". Good
health is an act of revolution. We must fight to
have and maintain the vast privilege of our health,
inner and outer,
work to inform ourselves and remain
empowered in the medical system's Matrix. Here, in
this simple newsletter, as in
the books that I'm now writing, our point of
departure will be a little
known form of healing art, “Craniosacral Therapy”,
developed by John E. Upledger, DO, OMM,
now often considered a "last
door" or "last hope" by
many. This is a very good thing, but it doesn't
"have" to be this way forever. Can it someday be
offered as a "first
door"?
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 and Chronic Lower Back Aches
Multiple Seizure Disorders
And more!
This will only be our point of
departure. There is much more to uncover and to
discover!
Can we have a vote? How often would you like to
receive this newsletter? Please write a yes or no.
(I don't yet know how to set up a "please vote"
button!)
Introductory Paragraph--uncut (first newsletter):
Question: "What is CranioSacral Therapy?"Answer: "Find out for yourself?"
We all
know the statistics. Healthcare is sick and
broken in this country. People are dying
needlessly. Medical "Errors" the 7th leading cause
of death. Add to this, the word,
"healing" is not used in
most of our medical schools or allowed in the texts our
medical students study.
Thank goodness for...YOU.
This is
for you, a mere sparkle of people, and anyone who
wants to learn more about their health and healing,
the health of others they love, and
in the health of this beautiful blue water planet.
It is a privilege to finally
be able to create this online newsletter for you and
most of
you have been asking after this for years.
Like the website, this simple newsletter, dedicated
to the transformation of the being
and the creating of positive change in
our sphere of
influence, is from
the Heart. Could it possibly inspire and make a small
contribution to
one person we may never know or meet? Can it work?
I hope you will join us and
discover what is possible.
Thank you for your interest!
Whoa. This whole blog. It's too much like work. Time to ask, What's my purpose here?
This blog comes about after lots of suggestions to promote the books I've completed. Even if the book is published by a traditional publisher, the author still gets to promote it. I've made up a newsletter to send to clients. And incidentally, the books will be available. Well, who else will I interest in the books? Otherwise, why bother to publish them?
So there could be an element of promotion in this blog. An element of promotion. Is it to serve or is it to be 'served'....to serve the vanity of it all? Then again, if no one knows of the books, the alternative is that they end up in my hard drive. This blog is based so far on the long version of the newsletter--the versions I didn't use so I could keep the newsletter short. And if it's to only promote books...that is "work"...it's not the fire of the Gods.
I even have a sense of....of....
just to view the purpose
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
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?"
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?
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 littleknown 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...
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?)
CraniOcean is intuitive bodywork and massage performed in a blend with CranioSacral Therapy and performed on a relaxing massage table, or in a warm pool, or the waters of the ocean.
This is the essence of complexity
