• Have you ever had a strange experience and wish you had someone to talk to about it?
• Have you ever wondered if you had psychic abilities yourself?
• Are you frightened by something you feel happening to you, but can’t explain?

Well, now you can go to Intuition & You and share your story in the free community forum. The site is run by me, Bonnie Adam, a professional psychic,  energy healer and acupuncturist. I am building a community to help you to understand what is happening to you!

Intuition & You is a new website that has been created to build a community for people on their spiritual journeys.
www.intuitionandyou.com has a forum for discussions on intuition development and psychic or paranormal experiences. It is a place where people can support each other in developing their intuition, share resources and encourage each other.

Please drop by to share your stories, your successes and your questions. Or offer support, encouragement and comments to others for the benefit of all.
This site also offers a listing for professional intuitives, psychics, mediums, channels, spiritual readers and energy healers.

Doing readings for people usually focuses on helping them figure out where to focus their energies in their work or in their personal life. I am guided by visions, messages etc. which I try to pass on as clearly as I can.  Readings can be very challenging, or they can flow very easily. They can bring up many emotions both in the client and in me, but they are usually encouraging and positive.

Today was a day when my visions where not the kind I like to see. I will first say that I rarely see anything negative or scary in my readings. I think this is because the spirits know I am a wimp and don’t like to pass on those kinds of messages, but we all have fears to face from time to time.

I was preparing to do a phone reading for someone. When reading for someone over the phone, I have only a name and a phone number, so I try to tune into the person by pulling a few cards before calling them.

I did a basic card spread. If you know anything about tarot and oracle cards, you will know that the images on the cards are most often symbolic representations of what might be going on in someone’s life. Today there was no pretty symbolism. There was only cold, harsh reality.

My first few cards showed me a hand bearing a wand and a mother and child being struck by lightening. I was immediately overcome by a huge wave of grief. I knew that I was seeing the violent death of a child.

I had to pull myself together and make the call for my phone reading. Even though I was overcome with emotion, I still had some doubts and confusion about what I was seeing. I was certain this event had already happened and that I was going to be speaking to a family member of this child, but that was all I had to go on so far.

This might seem like a very negative experience. I finished the reading and hope that my visions of the future can bring some peace to the family. I am shaken, but at peace.

It is a great honour to be allowed to share in grief with another soul. I was given messages of peace and healing for this family and was able to see justice and protection coming their way. I saw this child safely in the arms of a deceased relative and was able to pass this information on. I can only hope it gives them some solace.

So, even though I am still greatly saddened by what I saw, I was also reminded of how incredible the human spirit can be. It amazes me how people can go through tragedy and still continue on. We can be unbelievably strong when we have to be, and that is the beautiful part of being allowed to see into someone’s else’s life. So, good, bad or ugly, I am truly grateful for the ability that I have been blessed with.

The Wellington Holistic Network is a group of holistic practitioners who have worked together the last several years to raise awareness about holistic services in Guelph and Wellington County. We will soon be closing this network and passing the torch to other people to continue this work, but we are having a farewell event on March the 4th. FREE mini treatments will be available!

Info below!

* Free *

Wellington Holistic

Wellness Fair

Sunday March 4th, 2012

Drop-In: Noon – 3:00 pm.

at Woolwich Street Court

576 Woolwich (just south of Speedvale)

FREE MINI-TREATMENTS, LIGHT REFRESHMENTS

& SNACKS:

Reiki
Cranial Sacral
Chair Massage
Acupuncture
Reflexology
And more…

YOU DESERVE A TREAT!

Take a few minutes to treat yourself to a free mini-treatment.

This is our thank you to the community for supporting the

Wellington Holistic Network!

WHN final event flyer

There are many added health benefits to using the cosmetic methods I offer as opposed to other, more invasive methods, but putting that aside for the moment, there are some other issues that tend to raise their “ugly” heads.

When I first began learning cosmetic therapies in my training, I didn’t know if I would be particularly interested in using them in my practice. They weren’t’ the reason I got into the field. I was interested in helping people with pain. I wanted to help them to regain balance and health. I wanted to help people to be well and happy.

I have realized that I was missing some very valid points about cosmetic therapies. Being well and happy can be very connected to looking well.

There is a perception that those who come in for my cosmetic therapies must be vain and self-absorbed. They are imagined as people with too much money and too much focus on their appearance.

I would like to offer some other perspectives.

First off, all of us, and I mean all of us participate in cosmetic enhancements. Do you comb your hair in the morning? Do you wash your face? Do you shave? Do you put on make-up? Do you try to wear clothes that match and are attractive? “Why do you do any of these things if it is not to look more presentable to the rest of the population? ‘nuff said!

Next off, we all know that our society favours the attractive people. Attractive people have more friends; they get better jobs and are generally more successful. Do your own research – it shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes to come up with a bunch of studies to agree with the above statements. Or you could just have a look at this video of Susan Boyle.

Take a look at the faces of the judges and of those in the audience before Susan Boyle sang her heart out on that stage. She was completely and totally judged by her appearance before she had a chance to show her amazing talent. Appearance plays a very important role in how we are treated by others.

That brings me to my next point. If appearance is so much a part of how we are treated by others, it stands to reason that it can play an important role in our success or failure in work and social situations. Think about those who work in sales, fashion, beauty, fitness and health. Their appearance has a very direct role in how successful they can be in their particular industries, but they are not the only ones who can be impacted by their appearance in their workplaces.

On top of workplace issues there are also confidence issues that can affect social happiness. Think about the overweight person who is too shy to go to the beach or to the gym. Or, how about the person with acne who tries to hide their face under their hair?

Are wrinkles, double chins, sagging cheeks and lumpy bumpy skin so very different from other socially challenging problems?

If you put on makeup to cover a blemish, or do a comb-over to hide your bald spot, aren’t you just as “vain” as someone who tries a cosmetic therapy to improve something they are unhappy with?

And, speaking about being unhappy- we are a society overdosed on stress. Yes, we should be finding ways to reduce stress, but let’s face it – most of us really can’t quit our jobs and move to Fiji. So we have no choice but to find other ways to cope.

Acupuncture and cupping therapy are both extremely effective stress reducers. I can’t tell you how many clients get so relaxed they actually snore on my treatment table. When they get embarrassed about it, I tell them I consider it a complement! If they can be so relaxed that they actually snore while in my office, I know I have done my job!

Many days I think I get almost as much out of my work as my clients do. It is very rewarding to help someone to look and feel better.

So the next time you hear about someone who wants to look a little more attractive or a little younger, give them a break. They may be required to look a certain way for their job. They may be trying to compete with younger more energetic looking co-workers. They may be stressed out about looking attractive to their mate, or they may just be looking for a little reward or a little stress buster after their hard days work! Give them a break, and ask yourself if there is really anything wrong with wanting to look good.

And, if you know someone who you would like to give a wonderfully relaxing gift to, buy them a gift certificate for a facial cupping therapy session. We don’t realize how much tension we hold in our faces, and how great it feels to have it released.

There are things you can do to improve your sleep. Acupuncture can help to resolve insomnia and give you a better quality of sleep and below is an excerpt from an article with some more great tips on sleep:

“During winter, our energy slows along with the rest of our environment. We do not hibernate like bears or lose our leaves like the trees, but we do require more rest at this time of year. For many, it might be just 30 minutes more sleep. For some, it could be another hour or two of regenerative rest each day.” read more…

Sometimes our greatest ambitions are stopped cold by minor health complaints. Colds, flu’s, digestive problems, and good old fashioned fatigue take their toll on our good intentions.

Did you know you can boost your energy and you immune function with acupuncture or cupping therapy?

Acupuncture balances the body systems and helps get the energy flowing. Cupping therapy draws out toxins and can really help you if you are already sick. Cupping therapy is a great way to help move out those unproductive coughs that are going around! The suction of the cups can actually loosen up the muscles around the rib cage that have been tightened up by all of that coughing. When the muscles loosen up, there is a little more expansion in your chest and you can get enough air in there to cough up the phlegm that is settling your lungs. Better out than in, as the saying goes, and once the phlegm is out of the way, you lungs can begin to heal. And you might even get a better nights sleep as well!

The cupping therapy can be combined with acupuncture, but if you are nervous about needles, you can have the cupping therapy all on its own. There are all kinds of conditions that cupping therapy can help with, check it out!

So, even though there are great ways to help you if you are sick, it is better to try to prevent those illnesses by boosting your energy ahead of time. Many practitioners recommend a brief course of treatment in the winter and in the summer as a preventative health measure, especially for those who find themselves coming down with every little bug.

In the book, “Magic Needles: Feel Younger and Live Longer with Acupuncture” by Jun Xu, MD and LAc, and Frank Murray explain how a series of treatments in both the winter and in the summer, can help prevent old issues from cropping back up.

These seasonal treatments are especially helpful for allergy sufferers, people with depressed immune function, and for those with chronic health issues, like digestive issues and hormonal problems.

Treating the body and keeping it balance with 4 to 6 session twice per year can be much more efficient than waiting for health issues to take hold and then trying to correct them all over again.

Why not head ‘em off at the pass and keep enjoying your good health?

Soup Therapy: Detoxify, Lose Weight, and Boost Immunity

By Maoshing Ni, Ph.D., D.O.M., ABAAHp, L.Ac.

The healing power of soup: something that both scientists and grandmothers can agree on. From helping you lose weight to warming you up from the inside out to boosting your immunity, soup is a winter staple that you shouldn’t be without. Maybe that is one reason that it is celebrated this month with its very own National Soup Month. Here’s a closer look at what you can do to benefit from soup’s amazing healing powers. Read more…

“This one was in a tricky spot as muscle injuries go, so they called in the guy with the needles.

It’s true NHLers are given access to all the surgeons and therapists they could ever need, but in many cases players are looking outside the field of traditional medicine for help.

The Montreal Canadiens’ Michael Cammalleri is merely one of many. A month ago he suffered a charley horse in an awkward place on his thigh that didn’t respond especially well to physiotherapy and stretching.

So the sniping winger turned to acupuncture.” read more