JAN/FEB 2013 - Truly Alive Magazine

JAN/FEB 2013In this issue, you’ll find two bookswritten by spiritual/social authorand pioneer Marianne Williamson:A Course in Weight Loss AND TheLaw of Divine Compensation.In A Course in Weight Loss,Marianne explores the connectionbetween spirituality and weightloss. She offers 21 spiritual lessons;truly a holistic paradigm for weightloss; addressing the spiritual,emotional and psychologicalelements involved in what Mariannerefers to as “conscious weight loss.”Getting to the true, causal root ofweight issues, this book will take thereader on a deep, sacred journey ofhealing and transformation.Marianne’s A Course in Weight Lossprogram is different from anythingyou have likely ever been exposedto before, and as such, has thepotential of assisting you in healingthe issues that have caused you to beoverweight. You can enjoy a healthy,slim and fit body for life!In The Law of DivineCompensation, Marianne providesclear insight into the spiritualprinciples behind work, money andmiracles. With this book, you willgain the tools to deactivate yourcurrent experience of lack. Whenyou understand The Law of DivineCompensation and work with theprinciples, you can shift to havingmore faith in abundance (The Law)than your current faith in lack, yourlife will move into the experience ofhaving all that you want and needand more.2 Classes and Workshops3 News and Events6 From the Publisher7 A Path to Our Best Brain Health for 2013by Pamela Costello, MD, PhD8 The Good of the Wholeby Rev. Kylie Renner9 It’s Not All in Your Headby Victoria L. Magown10 How to Stay in Balance BetweenTreatmentsby Kerry Leigh11 Syndrome X and Weight Lossby Dr. Jan Jay, DOM12 Detox Your Life, Start the New Year Rightby Louise Swartswalter, ND, CBS, CNHP, CALT13 Looking for Enlightenment?by Lara LaVonne Jordan, RScP14 Be Your Healthiest, Most Gorgeous SelfThis Yearby Gwen Pullen, CWK, MBA & Dr. Gail Drane,DOM15 Reverse Cell Aging and Rejuvenate YourAging Skinby Dr. Carla Carcia, DOM16 Understanding Men’s Issues:Testosterone & Andropause Part 2by Tom White, RPh, Phc & Frank Latino,RPh, MS, PhC18 A Compassionate Tax ReturnExperienceby Marshall Estner18 Preventing Ugly Breastsby Dr. Carla Carcia, DOM19 Spiritual Confidence—What We Can HoldOnto as Sacred in 2013by Phaeryn Sheehan20 The Identity Chakra: I Am Whole andCompleteby Ellen Tadd21 “Experiencing the Oneness” Workshopby Rev. Jac Blackman21 Happy 2013, Mardi Gras and Valentine’sDayby Joy Lynn of Joyous Creations22 Cheers to a New Year & Another Chancefor Us to Get It Rightby Sandi Ganshaw, RDH, BS22 Sleepless in Albuquerque?by Regina Coffman23 What it Means to be a “Christian”by Clint Bridges24 TRULY ALIVE FEATURE SECTIONMarianne Williamson’s A Course in WeightLoss AND The Law of Divine Compensationby Karen Larré & Mary Anne Weaver withCarla Garcia27 Arthritis Pain Relief & Moreby Michelle Morath28 Faith in Times of Uncertaintyby Nancy Bowers, Realtor®29 Sanjevani REST Pod—Experience thebenefits!by Sunil Pai, MD—Integrative Medicine30 Cleansing with Nutritionby Janet L. Hall, ND, CKP, CMI, CHt, CBT31 Earthing: Real Healing Power RightUnder Your Feetby Martin Zucker & Ellen Santistevan32 Evolving Consciousness to Co-Create aSustainable Albuquerqueby Wendy Foxworth33 Take Life to the Next Levelby Inga Madsen34 ‘Twas the Seasonby Bill Haggard35 The Primitive Medical Practice ThatRefuses to Die: Public Health GroupAdots Contradictory Positions onMercuryby Dr. Joe Mercola36 Burn Off Those Holiday Inches byDrinking Coffeeby Dave and Mary Anne Weaver38 Unseen Worlds: Past Lives, Future Lives,and the Afterlife, an Edgar Cayce Eventwith Gregg Unterberger, Med, LPC39 Dear Melissa – Melissa Frei Answers YourQuestions40 Beyond Hypnosisby Charlene Lewis, CHt, CWK, CQTP41 Do You Want a Miracle?by Rita Herther, MA42 Did We Make It?by Jennifer McKay Vaitkus43 Asthma, Allergies, Breathing Difficultiesby Hans Levy, PT, LMT #587044 Astrological Forecast for Jan/Febby John Clinton46 Resource Directory48 Advertising RatesAdditional articles online: www.trulyalive.netTruly Alive | January/February 2013 1

EventsEVENTS AT:819 Vassar Drive NEAlbuquerque, NM 87106Self-Hypnosis ClassJan 17 & Feb 21, 6-7pm • FREEDavid B Fisher, Clinical Hypnotherapistprovides an overview of Hypnosis and adiscussion/demonstration of Self-HypnosisTechniques. Class will include Q & A. Spaceis limited.www.davidbfisherhypnotherapy.comPlease RSVP: 505-463-7392Carol Joyce ChannelingsJan 27 & Feb 24, 6:30-8pm$20 DonationDo you seek a message from a loved one,or want a message to help during thesechallenging times? Carol brings with her,heart, spirit & 40 years experience. Carol’smessages offer advice for our best & highestgood. Info: 505-884-4533Sound Healing MeditationFebruary 10, 6-7:30pm • $10 DonationTrudy Charlton, Sound Alchemist leadsmeditation using selected crystal bowls,matching color frequencies and other soundtools. Non-experienced meditators welcomed.Each meditation is different and no two peoplehave the same experience.Trudy Charlton: 505-565-0620EVENTS AT:ABQ Natural Health CenterLouise Swartswalter, ND, CBS, CNHP, CALT5341 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Ste. BABQ 87109 • 505-797-0540www.abqnaturalhealthcenter.comDetox Your Life, Begin theNew Year RightJanuary 12, 10am • Free EventLearn how to detox and de-stress naturallyand safely using nutrition, herbs, andhomeopathy to optimize your health, yourbrain, your life. health today!Held at: Vitamin Cottage Grocers4420 Wyoming NE, ABQ 87111Celebrate 2013 and ExperienceBeautiful Amazing YOU!Jan 23, Feb 20, Mar 13, 6:30-8pmFree Informational MeetingWeekly anti-aging and Love frequencies.Learn Seven Secrets to a Beautiful You, loveyou exercises, integrations and more.Held at: ABQ Natural Health Center5341 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Suite BEVENTS AT:High Desert Center for Spiritual Living5621 Paradise Blvd NW, 87114505-922-1200 • www.hdcsl.org“Experiencing the Oneness” WorkshopJanuary 20, 12:30-3:30pm$20 love offeringConducted by Rev. Jac Blackman of HDCSL,this workshop will provide the opportunityto experience the Oneness Presence withothers/self. Also learn to become aware ofthe source of repeating negative patterns andhow to change them, and how to eliminateself-criticism. Call 505-922-1200.Quantum Leap Design WorkshopJanuary 27, 1-4pmSuggested $20 love offering“Creating Your Life by Design” this powerfulworkshop will help you define, design, testand experience a life you love. Explore howto maximize: health, relationships, vocationcreative-expression,time and moneyfreedom. Instructors are educators andtransformational life coaches, Judy and KateMoon. Call 505-922-1200.EVENTS AT:Time To Heal, Charlene Lewis2601 Wyoming NE, Ste. 118, ABQ505-933-2938 • www.timetohealnm.comHow to Open Your Third Eye/Pineal ClassFeb 9, 11am-12:30pm • $15In this powerful and fun class, learn how toopen your third eye and become more psychicand intuitive. Also learn how to de-calcifythe pineal, how to nourish it (as well as yourthird eye chakra) with nutrients, essential oils,crystals and energy healing.How To Use A PendulumFeb 23, 11am-noon (may go longer)$10By learning how to use a pendulum, you cantest what foods, supplements, healing methods,etc., would be most healthful for you. Youcan also test which chakras are out of balanceand learn how to balance them.EVENTS AT:Unity Spiritual Center9800 Candelaria Rd. NE • ABQ 87112505-292-1998 • www.uscabq.orgAll events held at Unity Spiritual Center areoffered on a “Love Offering” basis unlessotherwise indicated.White Stone CeremonyJanuary 3, 9am & 10:30amNews & EventsUnity Spiritual Center cont’dMind Your Mind Stress ReductionWorkshopJanuary 20, 1-3:30pmFacilitated by Kyri Azar.Chants4UnityJan 25 & Feb 22, 7pmA Kirtan Experience with Rev. Ross Campbell.Ash Wednesday Anointing ServiceFebruary 13, 7pm4T Prosperity ClassWednesdays, Feb 20 - May 8, 6:30pmFacilitated by Rev. Ross.Jason & DeMarco in ConcertFebruary 28, 7pmMetaphysical Bible StudySunday Mornings, 9-9:45amJoin us to discover how the Bible appliesto your everyday life. Facilitated by TishHardwick & Jay Pullen.A Course in MiraclesMonday evenings, 7pmFacilitated by Chris Schmille.Monthly Women’s Group2nd Saturday of the month, 10am-noonEVENTS AT:White Horse • Info: 505-255-52173420 Lomas Blvd. NE, 87106www.AbqWhiteHorse.comWhite Horse hosts an amazing selection ofPsychics, Channels, and Healers available forpersonal readings. Our readers will be availablethroughout the week during store hours. Checkour website for full information about ourreaders and their schedules. $1.50/minute.Brickhouse Betties GroupJanuary 8, 7:30-9:30FREEA fat and size-positive social group that providesa safe space for fat-indentified people,their admirers’, and allies to openly discuss mattersof emotional, sensual, and sexual healthwithout fear of judgment.Full Chalice FridayEvery 2nd FridayJan 11 & Feb 8, 6:30-9:30pmFREE AdmissionA fun night to celebrate your Body and Spiritwith intuitive readings, massage, energyhealings, & more. Friends, Food, and Fun!$10 for each 15 minutes per practitioner.continued on p4Additional events added in between issues! Check the website often: www.trulyalive.netTruly Alive | January/February 2013 3

News & EventsWhite Horse cont’dDivine Gazing with Epi GallegosWednesday, Jan 23 & Feb 276:15-7:00pm • $10Epi will extend his aura all through thespace. It will hug, bless and love each person.Gazing helps heal from life’s difficulties, healthproblems, relationship issues & more. Hissilent gaze offers an extraordinary interaction.Invisible and silent power opens you to infinitepossibilities.Healing From The Inside Out!Beginners Course, PersonalIntuitive HealingFebruary 5, 12 & 19, 6:30-8:30pm$20 per classGentle, informative and interactive coursewith Eric Shores. Discover the differencebetween a healing crisis and a dark night of thesoul, what healing really is, and why you justmay need to forget forgiveness. Sharpen yourconnection to your gut intuition and more.Women’s Midlife EducationProgram Events:Presbyterian Healthplex6301 Forest Hills NE, ABQRegistration/more info: 505-563-6500www.phs.orgOngoing meetings are held the 3rd Mondayof each month.Clearing Up the Confusion aboutHormone Replacement TherapyJanuary 21: Ginger Panter, CNMWith so much attention from the media aboutthe pros and cons of hormone replacementtherapy what can a help you to decide whichoption is best for you? Do you need tosupplement with anything short term, longterm or none at all? Get the information tohelp you make the choice.Vitamin D, Nutrition and the HeartFebruary 18: Dara Lee, MDIn the last few years Vitamin D has beentouted as the next superstar vitamin. Shouldwe believe the hype? Dr. Lee will review thescience behind vitamin D, and will discussthe latest recommendations on who shouldsupplement, how much, and in what form?She will also discuss other nutrients that mayor may not contribute to a healthy heart.A Common Practice of ReikiJan 7 & 28, Feb 11, Mar 18, 6-8pm • $5Reiki practitioners of any level, any lineage, areinvited to give and receive team treatments,following a “common practice” (practitionersuse designated hand positions and followA Common Practice of Reiki cont’dpredetermined guidelines). RSVP required: callthe day before—leave your name and phonenumber.NE Heights ResidenceElizabeth Valsala: 505-299-0011www.ReikiABQ.comSpiritual Growth Study & MeditationWith Jan Schroeder, Author ofTraveling at the Speed of GodJan 12, Feb 9 & Mar 9, 9:30-noonFREEWe are currently discussing A New Earth byEckhart Tolle.Leap of Faith Healing Center, Rio RanchoInfo, Jan: 505-261-1703www.lofhealing.comWinter Skin Care ClinicsJan 12, 2-4pm, Jan 20, 1-3pm,Jan 30, 6:30-8:30pm, Feb 10, 1-3pm,Feb 23, 12-2pm (ABQ)Jan 13, 1-3pm (SF) • FREELearn to care for your skin during the dry andcold winter months. Receive a self-applied facial.Science-based, truly natural, anti-agingnutrition for your skin. Begin 2013 by resettingand transforming your body, mind, spirit.Release excess weight and toxins—feel better,lighter, healthier!Location TBAInfo/ABQ: Kerry 505-453-5853www.actualizeyourhealth.comInfo/SF: Ashley 505-920-5336TechLove Healing Arts FaireJan 19 & Feb 16, Mar 16, 11am-4pmFREE AdmissionThe TechLove Healing Arts Faire is just the placeif you’re seeking something unique and funto do on a Saturday afternoon. Albuquerque’sholistic boutique faire in Nob Hill hosts avariety of psychics, artists, healers, other types ofpractitioners and lightworkers. Ongoing, every3rd Saturday!TechLove 3901 Central Ave. NE, ABQ 87108Three blocks east of Carlisle in Nob HillInfo, Tom Carlson: 505-990-2551http://www.meetup.com/healingartsfairetechloveAromatherapy for the Bedroom ClassFebruary 9, 1-3pm$15 (Includes Product)Learn how essential oils can spice up your love lifewith items for: her & him, erotic massage, settingthe mood, and targeting specific issues. Createyour own personalized natural products to enticethat special someone for Valentine’s day. Space islimited; RSVP today!I-40 & Juan Tabo areaRSVP/Info, Angela: 505-310-1790www.EmpoweringEnergyMedicine.comOngoing EventsEVENTS AT:Dr. Judy Channels • 505-873-0606Dr. Judy Channels the Golden AscensionMondays, 6-7pm$10 (Includes Free Channeled Responses)The more light we channel, the better we healour energy body. This heals our physical,mental & spiritual bodies. How do we carrymore light? By receiving the high frequencieschanneled thru the Golden Ascension. Reducestress, carry love. 616 Isleta SW, ABQPranic Healings –Non-touch energy system1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30-8pmDonations to church appreciatedDr. Judy & other practitioners apply healingtechniques on the bio-electromagnetic fieldas it contains the blueprint of the physicalbody. See Master Stephen Co heal live onNBC news: www.pranichealing.com. HelpsADHD kids, trauma, pain through propercleansing of dirty energy.Unitarian Church, 3701 Carlisle NE, ABQEVENTS AT:High Desert Center for Spiritual Living5621 Paradise Blvd NW, 87114505-922-1200 • www.hdcsl.orgSpiritual Mind Treatment –Healing PrayerSundays 11:30am-Noon • FREEHDCSL practitioners are available afterservices for healing prayer sessions for anyattendees to the services. Any practitionerwearing a stole is available for prayer work.Call 505-922-1200.PSYCH-K BalancesSundays 11:15-11:30am • FREEPSYCH-K facilitators provide FREEPSYCH-K balances after Sunday servicesat the church. Get rid of the limiting beliefsstuck in your subconscious and generate lifesupportingbehaviors. Call 505-922-1200.Pilates Style Mat ClassesTues & Thurs eves, 6-7pm (ongoing)$5/each (Ask about monthly rate)Combines challenging, Pilates-type movementand resistance training with a meditativeatmosphere for body and spirit. Designedto improve strength, flexibility, balance, andcoordination. Most are adaptable to a widerange of fitness levels. Bring yoga mat/wearcomfortable clothing. Free trial class.Call Elizabeth Summers 505-710-2259.Additional events added in between issues! Check the website often: www.trulyalive.net4 Truly Alive | www.trulyalive.net

from the publisherThis issue features two of Marianne Williamson’sloveliest books; A Course in Weight Loss AND hernewest, The Law of Divine Compensation. Both ofthese books are so wonderful that I found myself torn inchoosing only one. So I decided to feature both (a TrulyAlive first).Marianne Williamson is a well-known force for spiritual change onour planet. Together with other spiritual pioneers, activists and authors(many of whom have also adorned the covers and feature spreads of TrulyAlive Magazines); such as Deepak Chopra, Barbara Marx Hubbard, GreggBraden, Neale Donald Walsch, Wayne Dyer and more; Marianne’s powerfulmessage of love is making an impact for increased consciousness, social andpolitical change.The feature includes a Question and Answer section on each of the books.For those who (as most people do) indulged over the holidays (perhaps abit more than was helpful), A Course in Weight Loss may be the answer tochanging that annual experience and creating a permanent, exquisite new you.For those who are working on breaking through patterns of lack and limitation(especially around work and money), The Law of Divine Compensation hasthe potential to help you make the shift you have been seeking. I hope youenjoy the feature as much as I enjoyed preparing it for you!If you haven’t visited the website lately (www.trulyalive.net); spend a littletime checking it out. There are online-only articles, local events and resourcesthat are not in the print magazine; plus new things are added all the time.(The online magazine is great because it is not limited to print deadlines. So ifyou have an event that didn’t make it into the print magazine on time, send itanyway! I’ll get it into the online magazine in-between print issues.) There arepdf complete magazine archives back to January/February of 2011. And ifyou are a business person interested in having a business profile page in thenew Truly Alive Directory, (you do not have to be an ongoing advertiser toparticipate) call or email us for details: 505-828-3430, info@trulyalive.net.We will be getting the directory up and running in 2013 and rates are veryaffordable. The Truly Alive website will soon be the “go to” place for everything,natural health and spiritual, worth knowing about in central New Mexico!Throughout 2012, I communicated with a significant number of peoplewho shared their experiences of shift, trauma, joy, hope, challenges (someextreme), expectation, learning, growth and change. Now that Dec 21, 2012has passed and the year of so many predictions and speculations is over, I hopethat whatever changes you experienced have stabilized or will settle downvery soon. I trust that we have undergone whatever positive physical and/orspiritual transformation was possible for us earthlings, and that an amazingnew cycle has begun. Undoubtedly, there is a lot yet to be done. Let us committo creating the best Earth experiences possible from this point forward!From my heart, I hope that 2013 is the very best year of your life!Healing Lifestyles since 1990www.trulyalive.netPUBLISHER/OWNERKaren Larré505.828.3430info@trulyalive.netART DIRECTOR/GRAPHIC DESIGNERDiana Massengale505.299.0274diana@imagedesignllc.comPRINTINGStarline PrintingVanGuard PrintingCopyright © 2013 TRULY ALIVE, A LivingNaturally Magazine. All rights reserved.Truly Alive, formerly Living Naturally Magazineis New Mexico’s holistic magazine & resourceguide—created for those interested in natural,healthy, eco-friendly and spiritual ways of living.Serving the progressive, alternative health,green and spiritual communities since 1990,Truly Alive endeavors to help readers discover ahealthy, natural approach and creative solutionsto their individual life needs. Each issue is filledwith articles by leading holistic doctors andpractitioners, earth-friendly companies andspiritual ambassadors, providing the most upto-dateand comprehensive guide to achievinga healing lifestyle for body, mind, spirit andthe planet.Truly Alive, formerly Living Naturally Magazine,has been published in New Mexico since 1990and currently prints up to 22,000 copies everytwo months.Truly Alive’s material is intended forinformational purposes only and should notbe substituted for medical advice. Consultyour physician or health care professionalregarding your individual health concerns.Printed with soy-based inkson 40% recycled paper.6 Truly Alive | www.trulyalive.net

A Path to Our Best BrainHealth for 2013By Pamela Costello, MD, PhDAdversity is the first path to truth. Lord ByronAs my friend and mentor, Ellen Tadd has taught me, health,wellness, and illness are a consequence of a combination of karma,the influences of our environment, and of one’s own attitudetoward the adversities of life. The karmic, preordained path ofour journey will manifest accordingly. One’s attitude and personalgrowth through our healing processes is within each individual’scontrol, as to how they navigate through the process of dealing withillness. Most importantly, environmental influences have becomeincreasingly challenging to our manifesting our highest health. It isin this area I have focused my medical practice.Our planet, as well as our bodies, has become quite saturatedwith industrial toxins. Environmental toxins include heavy metaltoxicities such as lead from our deteriorating air and water supplies,and mercury from dental amalgams, as well as pesticides,hydrocarbons, electromagnetic pollution, immunizations, and anincreasingly adulterated food supply. The list of neurotoxins alsoincludes infectious opportunists such as mold, viral and bacterial(e.g., Lyme) infections, all of which are readily stored in our nervoussystems, contributing to cognitive dysfunction, emotionalimbalances, pain, exhaustion, immune stress, and other physicalchallenges.For the New Year, I’d like to offer hope to patients who mightbe struggling with their health, particularly with their nervoussystems. The following checklist can help assess your brain healthand neurotoxin burden:1. Neurotoxin burden assessment: If you’re finding it difficultto think clearly, consider a neurotoxin burden assessment. Doyou have mercury/silver fillings? Do you know your currenttoxic burden, i.e., the amount of heavy metals, pesticides,solvents, e-smog, etc., that is acting to prematurely age yourbrain? Are your home and work environments safe and clean ofmolds, solvents, and other threats to your brain and good brainfunction? Does your personal hygiene, make up, or laundryand household cleaning products contain solvents, or othertoxic agents? Electromagnetic fields from electrical lines, lights,computers, cell phones and towers, microwaves, plus infectiousopportunists and allergens, also burden our immune andnervous systems.2. Adequate rest, a good night’s sleep: Sleep apnea? Insomnia?Nighttime pain syndromes? Restless legs? Neck pain? Suchissues keep you from the recuperative rest your brain and bodyneed.3. Dietary evaluation: Eat organically and with the intention ofproviding the brain with good fuel sources, rather than shortterm energy fixes. What are your greatest food sensitivities? Theimmune system and nervous system are inextricably linked.What antagonizes your immune system, also affects your brain.4. Physical Exercise: Regular exercise increases both endorphins(natural morphine-like substances) as well as strengthens theheart and cerebral circulation, upon which a healthy braindepends. It increases our heart rate and mobilization of braindamaging toxins, which we can then excrete through our skinvia sweating. A simple daily walk is a gentle, yet effective, start.5. Intellectual or mental exercise: Reading, crosswords, games.Exercise the muscle of thinking with daily mental exerciseswhich strengthen your neural network.6. Spiritual exercise/Inspirational support: Meditation and prayerraise your consciousness and bring you a sense of well being andpeace. Pursue such practices to bring you joy and inspiration.Listening to or creating music, art, speeches, lectures, or seeingplays which inspire you, reinforce the pathways of highercognitive functioning, supporting the brain’s longevity.7. Attitude Assessment: Do the challenges of life appear to youas stumbling blocks or stepping stones? Your attitude towardsadversity dramatically influences your sense of wellness. Positivethinking strengthens the mind and the immune system.8. Proper Elimination: Keeping the bowels emptied on a regularbasis keeps the excreted toxins from being reabsorbed, decreasingthe level of neuroactive toxins.Note: if you’d like a brain health/neurotoxin burden evaluation,please contact my office at 505-503-8325.Read more articles online: by Pamela www.trulyalive.netCostello online: www.trulyalive.netTruly Alive | November/December 2012 7

The Good of the WholeBy Rev. Kylie RennerAbig question on my mind recently, is how do we“serve the good of the whole”…where we neitherimpose our own agenda on life, nor do we shyaway from being a collaborative contributor to what showsup in front of us; where we seek to serve the good of ourwhole lives. In order to serve the good of the whole, itsometimes means standing back in a supporting role, andsometimes it means taking the lead. It is about, “what ismine to do?”—no more and no less.“What’s mine to do?” and the related “is this mine todo?” are two powerful questions to direct and focus ourintentions in the new year. The question, “what’s mine todo?” asks us to open our hearts and our minds to a greateridea of what is needed from us, than could be providedby the narrow confines of our past and our currentrelationship with the world. I have found that many peopleare spending their whole lives doing things that aren’t theirsto do, and are miserable for it. They are doing these thingsbecause they are “supposed” to do them, or because theycommitted to doing them, or because they just “have” to.Certainly there are things that “need” to happen everydaywhich aren’t my favorite things, but if I am systematicallyfinding myself wishing I could escape from my life, it isprobably because I am doing something that isn’t mine todo.I believe that part of this tendency to do things thataren’t ours to do is because we don’t trust that that they willget done unless we do them ourselves. In fact, doing thingsthat don’t bring us joy (out of a desire to control the world)may be one of the biggest ailments facing our awakening,because it is a hard habit to break. Somewhere deep downwe must be willing to admit that all of our doing isn’t outof selflessness or the desire to serve, but instead comesfrom our desire to control outcomes; and our inabilityto trust that the perfect outcome will arise even without(perhaps especially without) our direct participation. As Ihave examined this tendency in myself, and have been ableto step back and observe what happens when I step into aplace of trust, I have found that either the person to whomthe task really belongs is right there - available to make ithappen with joy (although of course not how I would havedone it) or the task falls away because it was something (Icreated) that really didn’t have to get done.The new year is a great time to make new commitmentsto yourself. This year, allow yourself to recommit to thatwhich brings you alive. This will be just the solution to turnyour new year into something extraordinary. I believe thatanything less than extraordinary is a waste of your precioustime, and that anything or anyone that does not bringyou alive is too small for you. Now is the time to live theextraordinary life you were meant to live. And this doesn’tmean that what you are doing has to be extraordinary everymoment, but that you are extraordinary in it, because youare clear about that which is yours to do, and you are freeto be who you uniquely are in it.Rev. Kylie Renner is the Senior Minister at the AlbuquerqueCenter for Spiritual Living, located at 2801 Louisiana NE,between Menaul & Candelaria. Call 505-881-4311 or visitonline: www.abqcsl.org. Sunday services are at 9:15 and11a.m. The Open Mind Book and Gift Store, open 10am to3pm weekdays, carries a wide selection of metaphysical andinspirational books, music, jewelry and gifts. This is truly agreat place to choose a unique gift for someone special.8 Truly Alive | www.trulyalive.netRead more articles by Rev. Kylie Renner online: www.trulyalive.net

It’s Not All in Your Head!By Victoria L MagownGOT PAIN? Call MyoRehab at 505-872-3100 and schedule an appointment. You can find us atwww.myorehab.net and we are conveniently located at 4263 Montgomery Blvd. NE, #200, ABQ, NM 87109.last article, we highlighted one of MelissaHernandez’s patients and how specific treatmentIntheof fascia can completely resolve pain of 20 years. Inthis article, we will highlight one of Michael Finnegan’s patientsand how even when told she would have to live with the pain,persistence paid off and she is becoming pain-free and morefunctional every day.Do you have pain that doesn’t show up on an MRI or anX-Ray? Do you feel that the only way to ease your pain isthrough medication?Myofascial pain and dysfunction won’t show up on anyMRI or X-Ray, and often occurs in places and patterns thatdefy traditional pain patterns. Our goal through IntegratedMyofascial Trigger Point Therapy is to help the patient findwhere the pain is coming from through postural analysisand orthopedic testing. We then treat the muscles and fasciainvolved, gently realign the joints and help them to develop ahealthier and more pain-free lifestyle through home exerciseand postural correction.One of my patients (we will call Nancy), came for treatmentjust over two months ago and was in copious amounts of pain,constantly. She had pain in her hips, low back and the archesof her feet. She could not sit down for more than three or fourminutes and walking for more than five minutes would exhausther. She had constant stomach aches that had been botheringher for twenty years, and to exacerbate the situation, was takingVicodin to ease her pain and suffering. She also was gettingsteroid epidural injections that would only relieve the pain for awhile. Nancy was told by her former doctor that she would justhave to take the medication and live with it.Well, in just over two months the pain in Nancy’s hips, lowback and arches of her feet have all been significantly decreased.The stomach aches have subsided, as well as the cramping inher legs and toes. We have identified some detrimental posturalhabits and given her stretching exercises specific to the musclesinvolved with her chronic pain patterns.Nancy states, “Everything has changed for me. I am activeagain. I can bend over to tie my shoes; walk across the UNMcampus…I can fall asleep at night without excruciating pain. Ifeel much more peaceful and hopeful. I can’t thank you enoughfor all you have done for me so far. It feels like a miracle ishappening for me. And, whenever I have pain or discomfort, allI have to do is rest and do my exercises and I feel better.”The great thing about the decreased pain is that because ofthe Integrated Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy treatments, shehas experienced all of these positive results while significantlyreducing her medication. She is taking her life back into her ownhands now and her friends and family all notice the differencesin her life.Although we still have more treatment to do, Nancy isconfident she can actually take control of her pain and dosomething about it if she has a flare up. Making her awareof what those steps are in taking control is one of the mostsignificant keys to our success with her. Step by step, we aregiving her life back to her.If this is something you are experiencing, I implore youto come to MyoRehab. While we treat you and significantlydecrease or completely eliminate your pain, we will teach youhow to control the flare ups and improve your quality of life!Both Melissa and Michael are Certified Myofascial Trigger PointTherapists and are here to help you take charge of your life!Read more articles by Victoria L. Magown online: www.trulyalive.netTruly Alive | January/February 2013 9

How To Stay In Balance BetweenTreatmentsBy Kerry Leigh, Actualize Your Health!First time clients ask: “how often should one receive thistreatment?” The answer depends on many factors. 1.)What is your intention for healing, or your desired resultin receiving treatments? 2.) Do you prefer to gently nudge theshifts in life experience or power through them? 3.) Is there aspecific issue or issues you want to work on, clear, or shift, orare you wanting general rebalancing and rejuvenation? 4.) Whatchanges are you willing to incorporate into your life betweentreatments, to assist the shifts and maintain the balanced feeling?Conscious and unconscious habits affect our lives in manyways, on many levels. Deliberately and continually eliminatingthe habits that cause ill health (dis-ease) while includingpractices that increase our vitality, balance our physical body,and lift our vibration will keep us more balanced and elongatethe periods of well-being in between treatments. It will alsosupport and deepen the shifts that occur within treatmentsso that the next treatment takes us to ever deepening levels;releasing the blockages that have held us apart from our mostauthentic selves and highest life.Here are some recommendations:• Spend time alone, outside in wild places: Nature is theultimate healer. Do what most resonates with you; hiking,walking, sitting, etc.• Essential Oils: Use them on the bottom of your feet, on yourthird eye, neck, back, shoulders, and as directed by yourpractitioner. Smell them for refreshment and rejuvenation.Use 4-8 drops in your bath.• Flower and Vibrational Essences: Put a few drops in a waterbottle or glass of water; or drop onto the afflicted physicalarea and rub in, use 4-8 drops in bath.• Singing & Chanting: Wonderful ways of expressing feelings,deep breathing, and moving energy.• Water healing: Embrace gratitude for the healing powerof water! Showers are amazing! After the hot/warm water,finish with cold. Invigorating! Baths can be wondrous. In thewinter, add 1 tablespoon sesame or coconut oil to your waterTRULY ALIVE in your INBOX...505.828.3430www.trulyalive.netFREE Email SubscriptionsEmail yourrequesttoday!and let it coat your skin and be carried into the layers as anutrient, lubricant and protective layer. For more bath ideassee: http://www.actualizeyourhealth.com/Spring_into_Summer_2012_Newsletter.html• Food is medicine: Let your food be your medicine, and yourmedicine be your food. ~ Hippocrates. Organic, local, fresh,sustainably produced is incredibly supportive.• Rest: While the different states of sleep are important cyclesfor our bodies nightly, getting horizontal for even a ½hour with our eyes closed can help us to relax and reset forcontinued activity and increased mental acuity.• Music: The vibration of sound is powerful. Music touchesus deeply and helps shift energy. Play different genres andnotice how the quality of sounds and melodies, and how theintention of the words cause you to feel.• Meditation: A huge variety of meditation books, CDs, andvideos are available from a wide variety of resources. Localbookstores, libraries and spiritual centers Amazon.com,soundstrue.com, and many other sources provide all theoptions one could desire.• Exercise: Awareness and intention are essential components.Feel into your body with your breath. Noticing thesensations allows for a smoother workout; less strain andfaster recovery.As one’s vibration shifts to higher frequencies, it becomeseasier to maintain those frequencies, and one requirestreatments less often. That being said, it seems there are alwaysdeeper levels to access in order to excavate what may bepreventing us from living the most enlightened (or fulfilling)paths possible. Sometimes “rolling up our sleeves” to muckaround in the depths is what’s necessary to break through toour highest potential. Powerful results can be realized with thecombination of practitioner treatments and self-maintenance.Schedule your first healing treatment of 2013, call Kerry Leigh:505-453-5853, www.actualizeyourhealth.com.Gentlesupport forHealingFeel BetterWith CoreSynchronismActualize Your Health!Kerry Leigh, Certified Core Synchronism Practitioner505.453.5853 • 11000 Spain Rd. NE, Bldg. E • ABQ 87111www.actualizeyourhealth.com10 Truly Alive | www.trulyalive.netRead more articles by Kerry Leigh online: www.trulyalive.net

Syndrome Xand Weight LossBy Janet Jay, Weight Loss Coach“Calories in vs. Calories out” is the traditional approach toweight loss. We all know that if we consume more calories thanwe burn, those surplus calories will be stored as fat. The logicalconclusion is that in order to lose body fat, you have to consumeless calories than you burn, or burn more calories than youconsume. Sounds pretty simple, right? What the Calories in vs.Calories out equation doesn’t take into consideration is wherethose calories come from.Syndrome X is directly tied to insulin dysfunction. Insulin,a major hormone produced by the pancreas, controls the levelof sugar glucose in the blood. Insulin permits cells to use bloodglucose for energy, but when in excess, it promotes fat storage.The key here is to reduce carbohydrates and lipids in order toutilize one’s own fat stores to fuel the body.The Ideal Protein Weight Loss Method targets theissues surrounding Syndrome X, also called MetabolicSyndrome. Dr. Tran’s protocol cuts out simple and complexcarbohydrates, regulates insulin levels, and gives the pancreasa well-deserved rest.Our products provide a complete protein with all of theessential amino acids, minus the fat and sugar. The IdealProtein foods are made from natural substances and have anormal amount of protein (this is not a hyper-protein diet).The client uses the Ideal Protein products to build completemeals, adding vegetables and salads.Included in the program, is a daily mealthat may be enjoyed with family or friends.The key thing to remember is that the dietitself is temporary and will help shed thoseextra pounds. The Ideal Protein WeightLoss Method is the best way to maximizethe intake of all proteins while minimizingcalories. We carry a largeassortment of foodsthat have a variety oftextures and flavors,are easy to prepare,and can easily beincorporated into your busylifestyle.Call Janet, Desert Mountain Wellness Center: 505-323-8100.AffordableTaxPreparationSharon GreggCertified Public Accountant15 Years ExperienceSchedule your own appointment online at:www.sharongreggcpa.com505-296-74002901 Juan Tabo NE, Suite 207 • ABQFAST • Professional • FriendlyRead more articles online: www.trulyalive.net Truly Alive | January/February 2013 11

As seen on KOB-TVDetox Your Life,Start the New Year RightBy Louise Swartswalter, ND, CBS, CNHP, CALTThere is no doubt we livein a toxic world. We aresurrounded by pollutionin our air, water andfood. We are bombarded by toxicthoughts, emotions, negativeenergy fields, electric pollution andgargantuan amounts of stress. Youactually can clean out your physicalbody, mind and spirit and remainCLEAN in our world and live thelife of your dreams!Join Louise on January 12that Vitamin Cottage Grocers on Wyomingfor a special Detox Workshop 10-11:30amGeotran Introduction — January 26, 10-noonand Level 1 Class in February (see events)Every person is unique in their ability to use theantioxidants available to detoxify these substances whenthey enter the body. Chemical and metal poisons bind in thetissues, attract parasites and have an affinity for the nervoussystem. In the tissues and nervous system, blood testsoften do not show these. Often, a remedy for the nervoussystem, given at the same time as a metal chelating remedyor homeopathic remedy (to clear environmental toxins) canwork miracles.It is the combination of environmental toxins, anunhealthy diet and parasites that pose a threat to humans.So, how do you know if you need internal cleansing? If youexperience one or more of the following symptoms, it istime to detoxify:• Frequent fatigue and low energy• Recurring headaches• Irritable bowel syndrome• Constipation, flatulence, gas , bloating• Protruding belly (pooch)• Weight issues — obesity or too thin• Powerful food cravings• Food allergies, asthma• Impaired digestion• Skin problems, rashes• Irritability , mood swings• Metallic taste in the mouth• Bad breathe and foul smellingstools• Hemorrhoids• Parasites in stool• Candida infection• Frequent colds• Irritability, DepressionIn addition to detoxing thephysical body, all the bodies mustbe addressed. That is why I address the physical, mental,emotional, spiritual and soul bodies together. I am findingthat clearing the Soul’s ties works deeper and will affectchange in the other bodies. You can learn this powerfultechnique by downloading my eBook Brain Soul Balancing:Get back Your Truth, Your Health, Your Life! Go to ourwebsite www.abqnaturalhealthcenter.com. The book is inthe top right corner, just click on it.Here is an excerpt:Along the way as I experienced my own healing, Idiscovered the connection of the soul-body to the brain.At the same time we balance neurotransmitters in thebrain, we balance emotions.This is Brain-Soul Balancing—the powerfulcombination that makes all the difference.Wow, whatever you did sure worked. I do not have anxiety;I am sleeping better and the pain in my stomach is gone.Thank you.D.B., ABQYou are a magician. All the tension and pain in my back isgone and the supplements are working perfectly. I love theenzymes.C.G., ABQDr. Louise is a Naturopathic Doctor, Biofeedback Specialist,Certified Natural Health Professional and health educator.If you have tried many modalities with minimal results, youcan experience whole health with the use of the QuantumBiofeedback, integrations, naturopathy, and trauma releasework, homeopathy, herbs, kinesiology and ionic cleansefootbaths. We work with YOU to accomplish your health goalsand correct imbalances in the least number of sessions possible.Call today for your appointment: 505-797-0540 or visit us atwww.abqnaturalhealthcenter.com.12 Truly Alive | www.trulyalive.net

Brain Soul BalancingDownload Louise’s newest ebook today!www.abqnaturalhealthcenter.comPowerful,PositiveHealingfor Life!Teaches youa method ofreleasing stressand comingback to yourtruth.Most ComprehensiveAlternative Health Care:n Board Certified Biofeedbackn SCIO-Indigo, CoRe, Life Systemn Naturopathy | Kinesiologyn Medical Intuitive | Life Coachingn Nutrition, Herbs, Homeopathyn Hanna Kroeger Productsn Ionic Cleanse Detox Footbathn ADD | ADHD, Autism, Addictionsn Advanced Sound Therapyn Structured Music for Brain HealthLooking forEnlightenment?By Lara LaVonne Jordan, RScPWith such busy lives in this linear realm,it’s difficult to imagine reaching theultimate enlightenment that Jesus Christ,Buddha, Huang Po and other great spiritual mastersreached. That doesn’t mean, however, that we don’thave the potential. Each one of us has a spiritual dimensionwithin that’s unimaginable to ordinary consciousness. And it iswithin our reach to cultivate it in our everyday lives. One way wecan contribute to our spiritual evolution is by taking advantageof teachers and workshops that provide us with enlighteninginformation and practices.The “Experiencing the Oneness” workshop will be presentedby Reverend Jac Blackman, the senior minister at High DesertCenter for Spiritual Living. With over 30 years of counselingexperience, Rev. Jac will reveal why repeating negative patternshave been difficult to change, how to become aware of thesource of those patterns, and how to change them into positivepatterns. He will also uncover why self-criticism is so spirituallydamaging and present tools to eliminate it. Most importantly, hewill provide opportunities to experience the Oneness Presence.The workshop is on Sunday, January 20, 12:30-3:30 p.m. at theCenter. Suggested love offering: $20The “Seven Keys to Understanding the Bible” workshopreveals unexpected dimensions to this revered spiritual work. Dr.Rocco Errico, an Aramaic scholar, author and president of theNoohra Foundation, will reveal many hidden and misunderstoodbiblical episodes and passages from the viewpoint of Aramaic, thelanguage of Jesus. He will decipher the fundamental meanings ofbiblical mysticism, metaphysics and prophecy, as well as clarifythe customs, idioms, psychology and philosophical ideas of Near-Eastern writers of the New and Old Testaments. This workshopwill be presented on Saturday, February 23, 1–4pm at HighDesert Center for Spiritual Living. Pre-register for $30 by noonon Feb. 20 or $40 at the door. (Call 922-1200 to pre-register.)Lara LaVonne Jordan is a Practitioner at High Desert Centerfor Spiritual Living.Louise Swartswalter, ND, CBT, CNHPKerry Ann Foster, Office ManagerTrudy Charlton, Sound Therapist5341 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Suite B | Albuquerque505.797.0540 | 408.981.6130 – Trudy Charltonwww.abqnaturalhealthcenter.com(505)922-1200www.hdcsl.orgSunday 10:00 – 11:15 amParadise Hills Mercado5621 Paradise Blvd N.W.Albuquerque, NMRead more articles by both authors online: www.trulyalive.netTruly Alive | January/February 2013 13

Be Your Healthiest, MostGorgeous Self This YearBy Gwen Pullen, CWK, MBA and Dr. Gail Drane , DOMof us make New Year’s Resolutions to loseweight. But maybe the better resolution would beSomanyto have radiant health—which losing weight canbe a part of. Considering the rise in diabetes, heart disease,and general imbalances that lead to low energy, mysteriouspain, and digestive disorders, weight loss is definitely a majorpart of being healthy for many of us. “Sisters with Hearts toHeal” want to help you (not only lose weight), but feel betterand be healthier than you have been in quite a long time.To lose weight and reverse health problems, consider acomprehensive program that includes knowledge about foodchoices, movement, and gentle cleansing. The TLC-IdealWeight Program can give you all of the tools and informationyou need to make these changes. This is not really a weightprogram—it is a Therapeutic Lifestyle Change, whichincludes Microcurrent therapy to help your body let go ofexcess weight. Microcurrent therapy uses specially selectedfrequencies (applied to specific acupuncture points) to helpyour body detox, break down and release fats and waste.On this program, clients don’t just lose weight and bodyfat (which is wonderful by itself); they gain muscle mass andHolistic Psychiatryoften reverse or lessen disease! It has been said that if youdo something for 6 weeks, it becomes a habit. Six weeks ofMicrocurrent therapy is a wonderful gift to give to yourselfand your health.Another part of a healthy life is taking supplements thatyour body needs and makingfood choices that are best for you.Many people take supplementswhich they have heard are goodfor them…but how do you knowthat the particular supplementor brand (or dose) that you aretaking is beneficial for you; orthat a supplement in every caseis really what you require? Liveblood analysis and wholistickinesiology are great ways toidentify what is out of balance,and what you need to be inbalance.With live blood analysis, we take a small drop of bloodand look at it under the microscope. We can determine ifthere are digestive disorders, vitamin deficiencies, mineraldeficiencies, candida overgrowth, immune deficiencies,viruses and lots more. Once the imbalances are identified,we make recommendations for nutritional supplementationand dietary changes. For further clarification and dosing,wholistic kinesiology (muscle testing) is utilized.• Brain Balancing Supplements• Homeopathics/Spagyrics/BachFlower Remedies• Meditation Guidance/Support• Soul Focus Work• Multi-Layered HealingOpportunityBoard Certificatedin Children, Adolescent& Adult Psychiatry& Integrative MedicineCertificationWe are sisters with differing treatment modalities and acommon goal—to help you achieve the life you desire. Ahealthy digestive tract affects health in many ways, so if youare having constipation, diarrhea, gas, or bloating, check usout. We’ll get you back on track. Gwen Pullen, 505-507-0467,www.albuquerquekinesiology.com, Gail Drane, 505-331-0168, www.AcupunctureClinicABQ.com.Judith E. Pentz, MD3901 Georgia St. NE, #A-4, ABQ505.883.9580www.drpentz.com14 Truly Alive | www.trulyalive.netRead more articles by both authors online: www.trulyalive.net

Reverse Cell Aging andRejuvenate Your Aging SkinBy Dr. Carla Garcia, DOMThe success of EnergyLight Rejuvenation (ELR)was wonderful in 2012but the addition of TrueScienceAnti-Aging Cream to our facialtreatments promises amazingresults. It is labeled as TrueSciencebecause there are scientific studiesthat confirm the cream’s benefits.The most common benefits fromusing TrueScience are that it helpsprotect skin from the damage offree radicals. It helps minimizeBEFOREfine lines, softens skin andenhances skin tone. People usingonly the cream have seen a dramatic decrease in age spots.The herbal blend in TrueScience makes it a powerful topicalantioxidant. Combining TrueScience Anti-Aging Cream withEnergy Light Rejuvenation (ELR) reinforces and amplifies thebenefits of both. To learn more about TrueScience Anti-AgingCream, go to www.MyLifeVantage.com/DrCarla/Products.A two month supply of True Science Anti-Aging Cream isreasonably priced and available for purchase in our office.ELR uses a powerful combination of healing colored lightand gentle micro-currents to help you look and feel good.It reduces the appearance of lines and wrinkles. It restoreshealthier, more youthful facial coloration (enhances even skintones) and it helps tighten sagging facial muscles (the musclesagging that creates baggy eyelids, jowls and marionette lines).Scientific studies have shown that micro-current treatmentsincrease not only collagen levels, but also increase elastin fibers.In addition to the increased results from TrueScience Anti-Aging Cream, the benefits from ELR can also be enhancedwith Protandim; a powerful and natural antioxidant. Patientsfrequently ask me: “If I take only one supplement, whatshould that supplement be?” Because Protandim is the onlysupplement on the market clinically proven to reduce oxidativestress by up to 40% in 30 days; it is easy for me to recommendit to everyone. If you want to reduce the deterioration of DNAand rusting from the inside (which is the primary cause of agingand other degenerative diseases), then Protandim can help. Tolearn more about Protandim please visit: www.abcnewsvideo.com/drcarlaProtandim is considered an anti-aging supplementbecause antioxidants are commonly used to destroy freeradical accumulation in the body. Free radicals cause oxidativestress. They interfere with our DNA, damage cells, cause skinproblems and other diseasesrelated to aging. Oxidative stresshappens to everyone since freeradicals are created when we eat,sleep, breathe or exercise. Thereare numerous antioxidants on themarket but it is the combinationof ingredients in Protandim thathave proven it to be a powerfulaid to anti-aging in numerousscientific studies. Protandim isreasonably priced also availablefor purchase in our office.AFTERPeople having ELR facialtreatments not only look better, but most of them feel better.They are relaxed, have more energy and are sometimes able toget a better night’s sleep. Some patients with fibromyalgia orother pain symptoms claim to feel significant pain relief afterfacial rejuvenation. ELR is different than other micro-currentfacial systems because it focuses on acupuncture points. It is awhole-body acupuncture treatment without needles becauseall of the acupuncture meridians go through or connect onthe head.ELR treatment with powerful“True Science Anti-Aging Cream”only $120 per treatment Save $50!(reg. price $170)Please call 505-271-6608 to schedule a facial rejuvenationtreatment. The Protandim supplement and the True ScienceAnti-Aging Cream are available for purchase in our office — notreatment or office visit necessary.A Younger Looking YouAwaits at AcupunctureSpecialists• Protandim• True Science Anti-Aging Cream• Energy Light RejuvenationTreatments (ELR)505.271.66084550 Eubank NE #105, ABQ 87111Read more articles by Carla Garcia online: www.trulyalive.netTruly Alive | January/February 2013 15

Understanding Men’s Issues:Testosterone & Andropause(Part 2) By Tom White, RPh, PhC and Frank Latino, RPh, MS, PhCOne Year Anniversary Special: 20% off all supplements (exp. 2/28/13)Wesincerely hope that everyone had a wonderfulholiday season and are looking forward to anew and regenerated New Year—filled withhope, happiness and good health. We know from experience(as aging adults and from research in the Anti-Aging arena)that hormone balance can play a key role in our physical aswell as our psychological well being.This issue will be devoted to a better understandingabout Testosterone’s role in both Men and Women.We know that testosteroneis a man’s primarysex steroid hormone,and that estrogenis a woman’s primary sexsteroid hormone. A manneeds just a little estrogenfor proper hormonebalance, while a womanneeds just a little testosteronefor her properhormone balance. Some of the shared symptoms of lowTestosterone (T) in both men and women are as follows:• Low energy• Low self esteem• Depression• Low libido (sexual desire)• Impaired maintenance of muscle tissue (in the lastarticle, we talked about how testosterone is a buildinghormone in both men and women). It helps tomaintain muscle tissue and strength as well as reducefat tissue.• Poor bone density• Decreased activation of HDL (the good cholesterol)*It is thought by many researchers that if both (T) andthyroid hormone (look for more information in a futurearticle) were adjusted and balanced, that most of thediagnosed depression in the world could be cured. Oneof the most significant symptoms of low testosteronein both men and women is one that we can’t see or feel.It is one of the most life-threatening of all symptoms oflow (T). *REDUCED ACTIVATION OF HDL. A criticallyimportant role of testosterone is to activate or enable HDL(our good cholesterol) to remove excess cholesterol fromthe arterial wall and transport it to liver for removal ordisposal. This effect of enhancing HDL is termed “reversecholesterol transport”. This mechanism is vital topreventing arterial occlusion (blockages which can lead tostrokes). This mechanism is activated only when sufficientlevels of (T) are maintained.When a woman enters menopause, her ability toproduce testosterone decreases by 60-70%. When a manenters andropause, his levels of testosterone can be in the“normal range,” but not sufficient to activate the “reversecholesterol transport” mechanism. Recent studies havenow established a baseline for total testosterone to be 550ng/dl in men to provide a 30% lower risk of cardiovascularevents. Any level below this concentration can result inincreased risk. The normal range for total testosterone inmen is 300-1200 ng/dl. With this very broad normal rangein (T) levels, it is easy to understand why many men areover looked for (T) replacement.Studies have also shown that men with the highestlevel of (T) showed a decreased prevalence of diabetes,hypertension and body fat mass. Men with low (T) levelswere twice as likely to have a history of cardiovasculardisease. 550ng/dl seems to be a veryconsistent baseline for establishingeffectiveness of (T) in men.Studies have shown that men whomaintained a level of (T)above 550ng/dl had a 24%reduced risk of TIA’s(transient ischemicattack) or fullblownstroke.I have notseen any informationestablishingabaseline forwomen and(T) levels toactivate the16 Truly Alive | www.trulyalive.net

HDL; but in my experience, it is rare to see a 55+ year oldfemale with normal testosterone levels who is not supplementingwith testosterone. Physical activity will increase(T) levels naturally in both men and women.Women have a very narrow range of effectiveness with(T). Not enough (T) results in very little effect in relievingsymptoms of low (T) and just a little too much results indramatic effects such as aggressive behavior and anger.Women normally respond well to 1-2mg of testosteronetopical supplementation daily, while men usually require50-100mg of topical supplementation of (T) daily.Pre-menopausal women in general do not suffer fromarthrosclerosis or plaque build-up in the arteries beforemenopause. But once menopause starts and hormone levelsdrop the atherosclerotic process is accelerated dramatically.Roughly 10 years after menopause, plaque build-up in thearteries will be approximately equal to their male counterparts of the same age.Main stream medicine generally does not look at (T)levels in women as a routine lab, but understanding theimportance of (T) in the activation of HDL, the fact thatwomen loose 60-70% of their (T) levels at menopause, andthe atherosclerotic process acceleration at menopause…itmight be time to re-think this very important laboratory test.Laboratory testing is vitally important when considering(T) supplementation; especially in the average aging man.As men age, total and free testosterone levels drop butsometimes more significant is the increase in estrogenlevels. Free testosterone, the testosterone which is free tocombine with a receptor to have a therapeutic response, canalso convert to estrogen. This conversion is made possibleby an enzyme called aromatase.It is well established that as men age and fat levelsincrease, aromatase levels and activity also increase;thereby causing those very important levels of (T) to drop,resulting in the symptoms of andropause. As estrogenlevels go up, a binding globulin called SHBG (sex hormonebinding globulin) also increases to help decrease estrogenlevels and estrogen activity. However SHBG is not specificfor estrogen. It also binds up testosterone resulting in anet loss of (T) activity. If that isn’t enough, free (T) canalso be converted to DHT (dihydrotestosterone) whichcan affect the prostate in a negative way by causing BPH(benign prostatic hyperplasia) or enlarged prostate. Itis ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY to establish base linesfor: estrogen (estradiol), SHBG, DHT, and free & totaltestosterone, when supplementing with (T) in men.When testosterone levels are low and have been lowfor years (as seen with most aging men), one of the firstthings the body tries to do when (T) supplementation isintroduced, is to convert or bind up the (T). (Remember,the body will always act in a defensive manner.) Whentestosterone levels have not been normal for years, andall of a sudden we raise levels (T) levels, the first thing theHistoric pharmacyshow globe fixturefound at HAAC.body will sometimes do is to tryto lower (T) levels to what ourbody recognizes to be normal.When a man’s symptoms are notimproved with (T) supplementation,the first thing I look for is theestablished baseline blood levels.Why is he not responding? Is the(T) not being absorbed? Is the (T)being converted or bound up?These are some of the questionsI will address in the next article.…..Tom WhiteTom White and Frank Latino have long established themselvesas experts in the field of Bio-Identical Hormone ReplacementTherapy for both men and women in New Mexico, with 50years of combined experience with a previous pharmacyin Albuquerque. In addition to superior compounding andpharmacy services, HAAC offers Live Blood Analysis, FREE VisiaFacial Computer Analyses, Professional “World Renowned”Cosmeceuticals, a full-time Esthetician offering “Sheerwave”RF Technology, Professional, UNIQUE Supplements, BMI/BMRAssessments with “INBODY 520”, plus a Doctor of OrientalMedicine and a Nurse Practitioner on staff. We invite you tocome see us at the Hormone & Anti-Aging Center. Knowledgeand experience count. EVERY BODY IS MAKING A CHANGE.We offer a 15% discount on all Transferred compoundedprescriptions from another pharmacy.Read more articles by both authors online: www.trulyalive.net Truly Alive | January/February 2013 17

A Compassionate TaxReturn ExperienceBy Marshall EstnerA Tax Accountant Who Listens…The secret to creating abundance in allaspects of our lives lies in the art ofsurrender; in listening and observing thesigns that are before us, and in opening to Divine Guidance.These are ways of being we are aware of and familiar with;yet we so often find ourselves wandering…as if the wind ismoving us from one reality to another.In my practice, I offer the space for you to be who youare. In co-creative ways, I assist individuals in observing thelaws of finance and reciprocity. As this tax season approaches,I offer you my services so that the stress and anxiety ofpreparing your tax returns can shift from being a burden toan adventure in self-empowerment and creativity.By asking the right questions, and listening with compassionabout how my clients’ life experiences have impacted theirdecision making enables me to understand how they are runningtheir business affairs and compile the data necessary to assistin the preparation of their tax returns and financial needs.Along with tax preparation, I assist clients in learning touse money wisely and to manage it effectively. As we embracethe new energies of 2013, we will have the opportunity toexpand our personal and financial co-creations in new ways.After your tax returns are complete, consider working withme to create a new way of being around money and finances.You can enjoy life at a whole new level.When Used with Wisdom, Money is the Energy of Love…and CanBring Balance in Receiving and Giving. In working with me, youcan learn to create: (1) a new way of being around money andchange your lifestyle, (2) a financial budget to bring order toyour daily life, (3) a financial plan for yourself and your family,(4) a system to organize your financial and tax records. Call formore info or to schedule your tax return appointment today:Marshall Estner, 505-850-2132, www.MarshallEstner.com.Preventing UglyBreastsBy Dr. Carla Garcia, DOMThere is actually no such thing as an “ugly”breast. I realize that I sound like anoversexed male whose focus is lookingdown a woman’s shirt, but the truth is, I am afemale doctor who specializes in breast screening. This meansthat I “see” a lot of breasts AND yes they come in all shapesand sizes. One breast is usually slightly larger than the other,some of them “sag”, some of them don’t; some are rounded,some are triangular…the possibilities are endless, but none ofthem are ugly. Even breasts that have been ravaged by diseaseare not ugly because they speak to our resilience, our ability toheal and our strength as women.So how can we keep our breasts healthy? The singlemost important step in prevention is early detection. “Earlydetection saves lives”, is the campaign motto adopted by severalgroups that promote screening for cancer. Thermographyis a safe, painless screening that images the breasts fromthe collarbone to the armpit. It detects inflammation, extraheat from new blood vessels and estrogen dominance; all ofwhich contribute to tumor growth. Thermography detectschanges in physiology that precede tumor growth—the earliestform of detection. It is safe for women of all ages and thereis no exposure to radiation or risk of spread of disease fromcompression. Thermography is a no-touch procedure thattakes minutes. At the Thermography Center, images areinterpreted by a licensed MD.Besides doing thermographic screening, the following alsohelp promote beautiful, healthy breasts: Exercise can reducethe risk of breast cancer by as much as 30%. Vitamin D3 lowersthe risk of many types of cancer. Avoid anti-perspirants—they prevent detoxification and electromagnetic fields asmuch as possible—even electric blankets can increase yourrisk of cancer.Call the Thermography Center at 505-271-6608 to schedulea thermogram and to learn more about maintaining healthybreasts.Tax Returns withCare & CompassionBy Marshall EstnerAccounting, Bookkeeping,Counseling, Financial & Tax Planning1325 Park Avenue, SW, ABQ, NM 87102505-850-2132 • www.MarshallEstner.comServing Corporations & Individuals for over 30 YearsExperience the best in earlydetection with an amazing,pain-free Thermography ScreeningBreast & Whole Body ScreeningDR. CARLA GARCIA4550 Eubank NE, #105 • 505.271.6608 • www.ThermographyNM.com18 Truly Alive | www.trulyalive.netRead more articles by both authors online: www.trulyalive.net

Spiritual Confidence – What WeCan Hold Onto as Sacred in 2013By Phaeryn Sheehan, Ascended Masters FoundationDuring these times of terrifying, unpredictable change,we ask, “what can we hold onto as sacred?” Withoutremembering our eternal Tryst with the Divine, wecan’t endure and outlast the Illusions of Separation that aredesperately and destructively making their last stand on ourMother Earth Planet.The character trait of Confidencehasn’t been much associated with thedynamic of Spirituality or Religion.Most likely this is because untilrecently, we humans have been madeto believe that we were born into thislife deeply marred by sin. As sinnersthen, how could we be confident inwho we are and of our Divine Origin?It just wasn’t in the Stars until NewRevelations of Divine Love seeped intoevery arena of our human lives startingvery strongly in the ‘60’s.These Revelations extricated usfrom: being sexual only to conceivechildren; from women being dominated by their husbandsas a way of life; from our homosexual population beingexcommunicated from their families and society; from ourbeing forced to embrace the faith of our ancestors; frommen and women being forced into careers and professionsthey weren’t interested in; from arranged marriages that hadnothing to do with love; and most importantly…from beingharshly judged and sometimes even excommunicated fromour tribes for wanting to discover and explore our uniquelydesigned natures.As this incredibly wondrous New Year of 2013 begins toreveal the New Realities on our Earth, we no longer haveto distrust our inner sense of knowing…our awakeningsensitivities, instincts and intuitions…our amazingly wildexpressions of soulful love that are erupting from our newlyexcavated hearts.We can be confident that with the constant connectingvisits with our Spirit Relations, no matter what unfolds, wewill be connected to The Presence of Light that holds us ina blessed state of suspension. We will be held high abovethe fray of all that is collapsing about us, as well as all thatis shifting so powerfully within us; in addition to all that isbeing newly birthed within and without us.It is in the spirit of this innate Confidence available to usand in our Partnership with all of the Great Spirits who haveconstantly overseen our Awakenings, that the AscendedMasters Community offers the following programs duringthis New Year:• The Spiritual Warrior of Deep Heart Retreat: to beheld in Taos, New Mexico January 17th - the 21st.Contact: Ira Cooper, 505-385-1120.• Earth Ceremonial Celebrations: to be held on acyclical monthly schedule in ABQ,Santa Fe and Taos. Contact: MarshallEstner, 505-850-2132.• Spiritual Pilgrimage to a SacredSite: (location to be announced).Contact: Phaeryn Sheehan, 505-401-2527.• Bi-weekly Community Prayer/Meditation Conference Calls:Contact: Phaeryn Sheehan, 505-401-2527.• Building a New World CommunityProgram: This will expand into theNew World Community Networks forthe Cosmic Christ Energy to causeglobal transformations. Visit: www.ascendedmastersfoundation.org.• The Devotion of Spiritual Service: (times andlocations to be announced). Contact: Phaeryn Sheehan, 505-401-2527.Peacocks Radiate Great ConfidenceBe confident that you have earned your awakening. Andwhat you haven’t earned, you have been gifted by the Divinebecause of your insistent desire to evolve! Please contact me,Ira or Marshall for more information or to register for any ofour offerings. You will receive complete information regardingwhat you can expect to experience so that you will know whatis yours to do. Phaeryn Sheehan: 505-401-3537, phaeryns@gmail.com, Ira Cooper, 505-385-1120, iracooper01@gmail.com, or Marshall Estner, 505-850-2132, mestner@comcast.net. www.ascendedmastersfoundation.org.Read more articles by Phaeryn Sheehan online: www.trulyalive.netTruly Alive | January/February 2013 19

The Identity Chakra: I AmWhole and CompleteExcerpt from “The Wisdom of the Chakras: Tools for Navigating the Complexity of Life”By Ellen TaddInthe conventional bottom-up discussion of thechakra system, what I call the identity chakra iscommonly called the second chakra. Given my topdownapproach, I could have called it the sixth chakra, but Iprefer to describe it with a term that expressed this chakra’sparticular emphasis: a person’s creative individuality.Located in the lower abdomen at the midpointbetween the ovaries in a woman and acomparable spot in a man, the identity chakrais the source of energy for expressing ourpersonality in the world; whether ourpresentation is a superficial appearancemeant to satisfy the expectations ofothers, or an authentic representationof our inner personality. Confidenceand self-esteem in relationship to othersand the world at large are centered in thischakra and a healthy identity chakra isextremely important in maintaining qualityrelationships and individual well-being.The identity chakra is the center of one’s involvementwith the world and so it involves both giving and receiving. Itis useful to see the identity chakra as a balance scale, with aright side, a left side, and a fulcrum or balance point in thecenter. The right side of the identity chakra is the directiveside, the left side the receptive side. In a healthy identitychakra, the two sides are balanced. The degree of stabilityin the identity chakra is manifested in two other importantaspects of balance; one, the balance between sensitivity andstrength, and the other, the balance between the ability to waitand the ability to act. Altogether these affect mental steadiness,emotional stability, and bodily equilibrium.The challenge of the identity chakra is to be directiveand receptive at the same time. As my guides have said, “It isimportant to learn to speak when listening and to listen whenspeaking.” Help in integrating the receptive and the directivecomes from the third eye. We use the third eye of wisdomto help us balance strength and sensitivity, action and nonaction.Maintaining equilibrium in the identity chakra withboth sides balanced takes vigilance and practice, but onceaccomplished, one experiences the wonderful feeling of beingin the flow of life.It is worth noting that this understanding of the identitychakra runs counter to a prevalent social opinion. Manycultures promote the idea that the receptive and the directiveprinciples are linked to gender. The receptive force is oftenheld to be the female force and directive force the maleforce. But the identity chakra shows us that the directive andreceptive principles exist in every individual. Both men andwomen must arrive at the synthesis of these principles toachieve personal balance and well-being.When the receptive and directive principles are notintegrated, an emotional state of neediness is created,resulting in either the desire to have someone take careof us so that we feel secure (a response often seenin women), or the desire to have power overothers, so that we feel confident (often seenin men). Today male and female roles arebecoming less rigid and prescriptive. Asa result of this growing understanding,women are moving out into the worldto contribute their talents and abilitiesand men are drawing deeper into theirsensitivity.There is a feeling of wholeness andthe recognition that life is a creativeopportunity and adventure when the identitychakra is balanced. We can then easily expressour creativity, which is natural to all of us. However,we need to be clear about the nature of creativity. In broadterms, creativity is the taking of a substance and seeing howmany different ways it can be arranged. This pattern is easilyseen in the expression of the fine arts. With music, creativityis expressed in the endless varying composition of notes; withpainting, in the placement of paint on the canvas; with writing,in the selection and organization of words. The identity chakraincludes all of these creative aspects, but it also includes—andthis how creativity manifests itself in the lives of all of us -the arrangement and manifestation of our individual essencein the many details of life. My guides say, “We are creativityitself.” All of us are unique in our expression, even though wehave originated from the same substance.When this chakra manifests creativityin harmony with the clarity of the thirdeye, living becomes an endless process ofcreative involvement and learning. Eventhe enormous amount of maintenancenecessary for everyday living becomescreative rather than banal—tasks suchas making dinner, cleaning the closet,or mowing the lawn. Satisfaction existswith daily activities. There is a feelingof pleasure in chopping wood andcarrying water. There is pleasure in sheerbeingness.20 Truly Alive | www.trulyalive.netRead more articles by Ellen Tadd online: www.trulyalive.net

“Experiencing theOneness” WorkshopBy Rev. Jac BlackmanPrepare yourself for the Accelerating PlanetaryConsciousnessIn this workshop will learn:• how to connect and re-connect to the “Oneness”easily• how to become aware of the source of repeating negativepatterns• why repeating negative patterns has been difficult to change• how to change negative patterns into positive ones• why self-criticism is personally and spiritually damaging• exquisite tools and how to use them to eliminate selfcriticism• how to live life from a more joyous vantage pointThis workshop includes experiential opportunities toexperience the Oneness Presence with others, self, and otheraspects of creation. We will be changing ourselves to createinner peace and contribute to planetary peace!Experiencing the Oneness Workshop*$20 Suggested Love OfferingSunday, 20 January, 12:30 to 3:30pm(after the 11:30 am Potluck)Info/Registration: Darlene Martinez: 505-922-1200High Desert Center for Spiritual Living5621 Paradise Boulevard NW, ABQ, 87114(Located just west of the intersection of Paradise &Unser in the Paradise Blvd Business Center complex.)Join Reverend Jac Blackman for this unforgettable workshop.He brings his 30 years of speaking, counseling, and speakingexperience as well as his heart to assist all those who wishto “Experience the Oneness.” All are welcome regardlessof finances. All proceeds benefit High Desert Center forSpiritual Living. 505-922-1200, www.hdcsl.org.Happy 2013, MardiGras and Valentine’sDay By Joy Lynn of Joyous CreationsLife is about feeling GOOD about the choices wemake. So as we move from one holiday season to thenext (OUCH! LOL) Enjoy the recipe below. It’s fresh,delicious and can be modified for low carb diets aswell as low fat.What is a Valentine’s Day meal without chocolate?Chocolate Mousse Raspberry ParfaitsLight, Sexy and can be made ahead of time...Ingredients:1 envelope unflavored gelatin1/2 cup water1/3 cup granulated sugar1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa1/2 cup evaporated skim milk2 teaspoons pure vanillaextract1 tablespoon sugar/fat freesyrup of your choice1 1/2 cups fresh raspberries1/2 cup fat-free whippedtoppingDirections:1. In 1 1/2-quart pan, stir together gelatin, water, sugar and1/4 cup of the cocoa. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirringconstantly. Pour into a deep 2-quart metal bowl and stir inmilk. Cover and freeze until firm, about 45 minutes.2. Beat frozen mixture with an electric mixer on high speed untilfluffy and thick enough to hold peaks, about 3 minutes. Stir invanilla and flavoring.3. Spoon mousse into parfait glasses. Add a layer of raspberries.Alternate layers until glass is filled. Top with a dollop of fatfreewhipped topping, dust with remaining cocoa, top withraspberries.Creating space for Love in our hearts starts with knowingthat we are Love and that feeling Love is as close as placing ourright hand over our hearts. Wishing for you a 2013 where YOURheart’s desires are realized.With love and deep appreciation, Joy Lynn(505)922-1200www.hdcsl.orgSunday 10:00 – 11:15 amParadise Hills Mercado5621 Paradise Blvd N.W.Albuquerque, NMRead more articles by both authors online: www.trulyalive.netTruly Alive | January/February 2013 21

Cheers to a New Year &Another Chance for Us toGet it Right By Sandi Ganshaw, RDH, BSThe title of my article is a also a quote fromOprah Winfry. In saying goodbye to 2012,I share Oprah’s sentiment in hoping thatthe coming year will find us healthier, happier andwiser.In 2013, Sandi’s Smiles is taking comfort and pamperingto a whole new level. In addition to receiving the best, gentlestand most thorough cleanings available (in a soothing, peacefulatmosphere), we will be incorporating Indian Head Massageand Aromatherapy into all teeth cleaning appointments. (Nosterile-feeling experiences here!) We also offer soft music, neckrolls and cozy blankets to further your relaxation…Are you aware that your mouth is the gateway to healththroughout your body? According to the Academy of GeneralDentistry, there is a relationship between gum disease andhealth complications. Also, according to the Centers of DiseaseControl and Prevention, 25% of American adults over theage of 65 have lost all of their teeth. Practicing good homeoral hygiene and having your teeth cleaned and examined atregular intervals will help you keep your teeth for a lifetime.We at Sandi’s Smiles are honored to help you with that goal!So, remember…be sure to: brush your teeth after eating, flossonce a day, drink at least 1 oz of water for every 2 lbs. of yourweight per day.My New Year’s Resolutions are to nurture my relationships,to eat healthier, get more exercise, and to take time to beintentional in all that I do. Although last year was a great yearfor me, this year holds an exciting promise of new experiencesas well. How about you?My knowledge and passion for oral health is at your service!Start 2013 off right! Schedule your teeth cleaning to include acomplimentary aromatherapy massage of your head and neck.Remember “A Beautiful Smile is Always in Style!!!” Located inthe quaint offices in the Rio Grande Plaza near Old Town rightoff of I-40. 505-480-7200.Sleepless inAlbuquerque?By Regina Coffman$49 New Years Special: Assessment & Mini Session(A 2 hour process to check for imbalances—then samplewhat Brainwave Optimization is all about)Are you among the 50 percent of Americanswho suffer from insomnia and have tried everything to inducesleep—from warm milk to melatonin pills to prescriptionmedications? Have you had varying degrees of success and sideeffects from these choices? What if sleep could be achieved by‘balancing’ brain activity instead of relying on substance?Clinical Trials by Wake Forrest Baptist Medical Centerprovides new research showing that Brainwave Optimizationcan help with insomnia. Charles Tegeler, M.D., professorof neurology at Wake Forrest explains: “The human brain ismade up of left and right hemispheres that work together asparallel processors. When a person undergoes trauma or amajor stressor, their autonomic survival responses kick in andthe brain can become unbalanced. If those imbalances persist,symptoms such as insomnia can result. This new technologyknown as Brainwave Optimization® is a non-invasive procedurewhich uses a system designed to reflect the brain’s frequenciesback to itself using musical tones. Resonance between themusical tones and the electrical energy in a person’s brain canbring balance between the two hemispheres.”The use of sedatives has soared as stressed-out Americansseek to feel more relaxed. The problem is that the underlyingsleep architecture remains abnormal because of the continuingimbalance in the individual’s brainwaves. Chemicals such assleep aids simply mask what’s really going on inside.At any age, sleep can be improved by balancing andharmonizing the brain. Changing your sleep patterns withBrainwave Optimization® can be life-changing—like beingreleased from shackles.Your difficulties with sleep may literally be “all in your head.”Call today and find out what you can do to achieve the brainbalance and harmony necessary for the restful sleep you craveand that your body so desperately needs. Regina Coffman,505-610-1190, www.BrainWaveBalancing.com.22 Truly Alive | www.trulyalive.netRead more articles by both authors online: www.trulyalive.net

What it Means to be a“Christian” By Clint BridgesA short treatise…When I was a young boy, my parents (who to my knowledgenever went to church) forced me to go to the local Baptistchurch with my uncle who went on a regular basis. My parents’thought, was for me to learn about God so I would have theinformation I would need to make up my own mind about it.Now, these “church people” called themselves Christians, butwhat I witnessed as a young lad was a lot of hypocrisy, peoplewho were very judgmental and un-forgiving. In fact, they werequite happy to denounce anyone who did not agree with theirchurch’s doctrine, or conform to their church’s dogma. These“Christians” were very clear that anyone disagreeing with theirway of worship was condemned to a life of eternal damnationand hell. I thought to myself, “These are not a very nice group offolks,” and “These folks are very unclear on the concept of beinga “good Christian”.In the past twenty years, I can recall only two occasionswhere I had a business dealing with a so-called “Christian”when I was not deceived and cheated. In my experience, theyhide behind their “born again” façade waiting to pounce ontheir next innocent victim like thieves in the night. Perhaps thisis what Mahatma Gandhi was referring to when he said, “I likeyour Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlikeyour Christ”.Although it may sound like it, there is no judgment here onmy part; just an observation of behavior. I’m sure I’ve had lovelybusiness relationships with people whom I was unaware wereChristians…those in which Promises Made were Promises Kept.Those folks just didn’t make me aware of their beliefs. Of thosewho did, I would have been better served to run the other way.So, what is a “Christian?” Isn’t a Christian simply a followerof Christ’s teachings? And what did the Christ teach? Did henot teach that we should not judge our fellow beings; that manhas the power to forgive those who err, and that we can andshould forgive those who trespass against us—just as we seekforgiveness for our own mistakes? And finally, the greatestteaching of all: “To love the Living Father with all out heartand mind, and likewise but not least, to love our neighbor asourselves”.Dear reader, do not allow these confused spirits who callthemselves “Christians” to deter you from seeking Truth. Iimplore you to seek out and read every piece of information,both traditional and non-traditional; you can find about thisperson we call Jesus Christ, whom I know as the Anointed One.Maybe then you will be able to have an understanding ofChrist not just as a wise teacher, and all that is good in humannature, but as a symbol of Divine Human Potential; The PerfectMan as an Idea in the Living Father’s Mind.In the world I’m a mortgage broker. A man centered in spirit(I consider myself a Gnostic Christian). Honesty applies toevery thing I do in business as well as my personal life. Ifyou or anyone you know is seeking a mortgage, I am hereto help you, and it will be my privilege to serve you.– Clint G. BridgesRead more articles by Clint Bridges online: www.trulyalive.netTruly Alive | January/February 2013 23

TRULY ALIVE FEATURE SECTIONMarianne Williamson’sA Course in Weight Loss andThe Law of Divine Compensation,An Insightful Q & Aby Karen Larré & Mary Anne Weaver with Carla Garcia©Paul Bednarski 2011Internationally acclaimed spiritualauthor and lecturer, Marianne Williamsonis a force for consciousnesschange on our planet. Six of her tenpublished books have been New YorkTimes Best Sellers. Four of these have been#1 New York Times Best Sellers. A Returnto Love is considered a must-read of TheNew Spirituality. A paragraph from thatbook, beginning “Our deepest fear is notthat we are inadequate. Our deepest fearis that we are powerful beyond measure...”—often misattributed to Nelson Mandela’sInaugural address—is considered ananthem for a contemporary generation ofseekers.Marianne’s other books include TheAge of Miracles, Everyday Grace, AWoman’s Worth, Illuminata, Healingthe Soul of America, A Course in WeightLoss, and The Gift of Change. Her newestbook, THE LAW OF DIVINE COMPEN-SATION: On Work, Money and Miracleswas published in November, 2012 byHarper Collins. This feature will focus onA Course in Weight Loss AND The Lawof Divine Compensation.24 Truly Alive | www.trulyalive.netShe has been a popular guest ontelevision programs such as Oprah,Larry King Live, Good Morning Americaand Charlie Rose. Marianne is a nativeof Houston, Texas. In 1989, she foundedProject Angel Food, a meals-on-wheelsprogram that serves homebound peoplewith AIDS in the Los Angeles area. Today,Project Angel Food serves over 1,000people daily. Marianne also founded theDepartment of Peace Campaign, a grassroots campaign to establish a UnitedStates Department of Peace.In December 2006, a NEWSWEEKmagazine poll named MarianneWilliamson one of the fifty mostinfluential baby boomers. Accordingto Time Magazine, “Yoga, the Cabalaand Marianne Williamson have beentaken up by those seeking a relationshipwith God that is not strictly tethered toChristianity.”Truly Alive: How does understandingthat “only God can comfort, nurture andsustain us” help with weight loss?Marianne Williamson: If someone isat the effect of a compulsive, obsessiveor addictive impulse, it’s not as easy assaying, “Oh well, I just won’t do it.” Asthe saying goes, they need a Higher Powerto do for them what they can’t do forthemselves. Addiction, as they say in the12-step recovery programs, is a spiritualdisease. There are times when we can’tchange ourselves without God’s help.TA: Why do you equate physical weightwith unprocessed thoughts andfeelings?MW: I’m not just equating it…I’msaying that it’s literally the same thing.Unprocessed thoughts and feelings canliterally get lodged in physical tissue.The energy has to go someplace, and if itdoesn’t leave us in a healthy way, then itstays inside us in an unhealthy way.TA: In your book, you define the “ThinYou” as the ideal version of oneself, andthe “Not-Thin You” as the fat or non-idealversion of oneself. Why is it important tolove and accept what you call the “Not-Thin You”?MW: Not-Thin-You isn’t asking for food,really. She’s asking for love. She’s yoursoul crying out for affection and understanding.TA: Why do you ask people to “Invoke thereal you”, and how would you define this“real self” that people need to become?MW: Higher Self, Christ, Buddha Mind,the Inner Light…there are many namesfor the same vortex or energy of selfhood.Freud defined neurosis as “separationfrom self.” Many people in the modernworld are walking around in a state ofconstant separation from their true self,and it’s literally killing them. When weforget who we are, we forget our sanity.We can’t find inner peace. We’re constantlyunhappy. Compulsive behaviors—whether overweightor anyother—are simplysymptoms ofthat pain.TA: Why is our“deepest fear” notabout being fat,but rather aboutbeing who wewant to be—suchas beautiful, sexy,powerful, etc.?

MW: The ego mind is the false belief thatwe’re something we’re not; that we’re ourbodies, our weaknesses, our pasts andso forth. The ego mind doesn’t want usembracing the idea that we’re none of thosethings—that we’re God-created spirits,made of pure love, living on the level ofspirit in a constant state of perfection—because that’s literally the end of the ego.The ego feels like it’s who we are, becauseit’s the mindset we’ve been taught all ofour lives. We feel perversely comfortablewith the misery of a small life. We feelterrified of bursting free of what we know;when, if anything, we should be terrifiedof staying where we are.TA: What is “dissociation from the body”—how does it happen, and why can it leadto weight gain?MW: Many people who experiencedtraumatic experiences as children hadthe experience of psychically leavingtheir bodies during the traumaticmoments. At these times, it simply wasa survival mechanism. But later, thesepeople find themselves doing the samethings in response to any form of stress,even normal ones. Then, dissociated fromthe body, they overeat as a subconsciouseffort at avoiding feeling the traumasagain.TA: Why do you say that “overeating is aprofound rejection of ourselves”?MW: Because it’s an act of violencetowards self, a terrible self-betrayal. It’s aform of disconnection from the naturalrhythms of the body, and a rejection ofthe container in which we’re to house ourspirits during the time we’re on this earth.TA: Why is it a good thing to allow yourselfto feel old, negative emotions, instead ofsuppressing or controlling them?MW: Spiritual and emotional detox is likephysical detox; the energy has to come upin order to get out. That’s why a spiritualprogram, or in this case a spiritual book,is like a safe container for the process.TA: How does “ forgiveness of self andothers” help us to shed unwanted pounds?MW: According to A Course in Miracles,miracles occur naturally as expressionsof love. In any loving moment, we areliterally invoking a miracle. In anyunloving moment, we’re literally blockinga miracle. The miracle is a shift in thinkingthat rights the universe and all things init—including our physical appetites.TA: How do we overcome our greatestfear—that of “giving birth” to a new, betterversion of ourselves?MW: Fear is to love what darknessis to light; it’s not something, it’s theabsence of something. In the presenceof light, darkness disappears, and inthe presence of love, fear disappears.We can’t just “decide not to fear.” Butwhen we proactively and vigorously,through prayer, meditation, forgivenessand spiritual practice (of whatever kind)dedicate our lives to the purposes of love,fear automatically begins to dissolve.TA: In your book, The Law of DivineCompensation, you say “There are threespiritual steps involved in the metaphysicaltransformation of lack into abundance: (1)be grateful for what you already have, (2)clean up whatever you need to clean up, (3)allow yourself to want what you want.” Doyou feel that these three steps sum up whatis needed for a person to create materialabundance in their life?MW: Transformation isn’t a to-do list.It’s a journey of self-awareness, spiritualsurrender and practicing new ways ofthinking and being. Fundamental changeoccurs first in our hearts and then in theworld. As we live in the abundance of ourown spirits, material abundance just sortof falls in place. As we begin to embodymore and more the true essence of whowe are—our love, our compassion, ourintegrity, our willingness to serve—a formfor our perfect “ministry” automaticallyappears. It doesn’t always come in theform we expected or even thought wewanted, but it comes.TA: Suppose we are faced with financialcrises such as being threatened withforeclosure or lack of funds to pay the rentor buy food. What could we do at thatpoint, to turn the situation around?MW: First, pray for a miracle. Second,forgive—or at least be willing to forgive—whomeveryou are still blaming.Miracles flow from love, and any withholdof love deflects the miracle. The Lawof Divine Compensation describes theself-organizing and self-correcting natureof the universe. Embryos turn into babies;buds turn into blossoms; acorns turn intooak trees. Obviously there is an invisibleIntelligence at work in the universe, andwe’re not just plopped at birth onto theearth and told by the universe to take overfrom there; that from now on we’re on ourown. We’re only on our own if we chooseto be. Free will means that unlike the embryoor the acorn, we can decide to say“no” to the naturalprogrammingof the universe—but we can’t obliteratethe naturalprogramming ofthe universe. If wechoose to surrenderto the sameforce that makesacorns turn intooak trees and allowit to run everyaspect of our materialexistence,we can. That’s what it means to say theuniverse is “self-organizing”.The embryo is programmed to becomea baby, and the baby’s body is programmedto be healthy. But it’s even morethan that. The body is programmed toheal itself if it gets sick. The universe isprogrammed to correct, or compensatefor, any errors that occur on the materialplane. Like a GPS, it automaticallyrecalibrates and creates a new route toperfection if we deviate from the originalprogramming. Translated into situationsinvolving work and money, what thatmeans is that no matter what material diminishmentas occurred—recession, sloweconomic recovery, joblessness or whatever—thereis always a path to miraculousbreakthrough, as long as love prevails.Before anyone jumps at that and says,“How dare shesuggest that childrenare starvingin Africa becausethey don’twe don’t love enough.Wayne Dyer andMarianne Williamsonlove enough?”let me be clearthat that’s notwhat I’m saying.Childrenin Africa aren’tstarving becausethey don’t loveenough; they’restarving becauseTA: Why is having faith in the good, notthe same thing as denying a problem?MW: Love doesn’t destroy your brain cellsor lower your IQ. As a spiritual seeker,you’re aware of what’s happening on theearth plane, but you’ve come to realizethat at the deepest level you’re not of theearth plane. If anything, you’re practicingcontinued on p26Truly Alive | January/February 2013 25

Marianne Williamson Interview cont’d from p25positive denial: you see what’s happening within the realm offear, but you deny its power to keep you from your greater good.When you know you’re not of the material world, you’re nolonger at the effect of the material world. Once you know you’reof God, you’re under no laws but His. When we shift our selfidentificationfrom body to spirit, our experience of the world isradically transformed.TA: Why is it an effective wealth-building strategy, to “put lovefirst” when making financial decisions?MW: Money is no different than anything else. The way toincrease and prosper in any area is to place all decisions in thehands of God. Dedicate all human activity to the purposes oflove, with more love as the ultimate goal. Sometimes it’s easiersaid than done, but that’s the way. This is not a loss mentality, bythe way. It’s the ultimate win mentality.TA: Can our attitudesabout money and wealthypeople, affect how muchwealth we are able to acceptinto our lives?MW: Yes. Some peopleare prejudiced against thepoor, but some people areprejudiced against therich. Any prejudice blocksthe miracle, because it’s alack of love. If you think“rich people don’t deserveto be rich,” then you’llsubconsciously sabotageany flow of money to yourown door.TA: How does “not gettingwhat we want,” often leadto our getting something even better?MW: Because sometimes what we think of as failure at the timeturns out to hone our personalities in way that paves the way formore success later on. Humility, self-awareness and appropriateremorse—these things sometimes come with what the worldcalls “failure,” but they’re gifts of the spirit nonetheless.TA: Why is the surrendering of mental control of our talentsand abilities to God, an important step on the path to materialabundance?MW: There are two ideas at work here: God’s plan works; andyours doesn’t. You can let the same force that makes embryosbecome babies and planets revolve around the sun run your life—or you can do it yourself. I mean, really. Why, if God is in thecockpit, would we ever want Him to co-pilot?TA: You write that “ faith is a mental and emotional muscle”.How can we best exercise and strengthen this muscle?MW: Prayer, meditation, forgiveness and love. Spiritualexercise is like physical exercise: whether it’s physical gravityor emotional and psychological gravity, you work against it.You build attitudinal muscles that strengthen you, that workagainst the gravitational pull down to lower thought forms.After a certain age, whether it’s your physical muscles or youremotional muscles, if you’re not working on keeping them up,then they’re headed down!TA: One of the recurring themes in the book is that “thoughtcarries creative energy”; how can our readers turn this into aguiding principle?MW: On a material plane, you are what you ea. On a psychologicaland emotional plane, you are what you think. Every thoughtcreates form on some level; every thought is a cause that willhave an effect. Once we realize this, we start taking greaterresponsibility for our thoughts. The word “discipline” comesfrom the same root as “disciple.” In A Course in Miracles, it saysthat we achieve so little because we have undisciplined minds.Every time we withhold love – focusing on guilt instead ofinnocence, blaming instead of bless, dwelling in past or futurerather than in the present—all those things throw us out of themiraculous universe.TA: Please explain to our readers what you mean by “Whateveryour business, it is your ministry.”MW: On the material level, we all have different jobs. But onthe spiritual level, because we are all one, we all have the samepurpose: to give and receive love. So whatever we do work-wisein the realm of form, in the realm of content, we’re all here forthe same purpose: to extend our creativity and love in a way thatserves the world. That’s where our spiritual mission aligns withour worldly work. Whether you’re a salesman or a librarian oran artist or a scientist, see your work as your ministry throughwhich love channels through you to bless the world.TA: Can you briefly explain the difference between a job and acalling? And why doesn’t the universe differentiate between loveand work?MW: A job is something outside you, for which you receivemoney. A calling arises organically from the depths of whoyou are, for which you receive everything the universe has tooffer. Each of us is permanently employed by God Himself:our job is to become the full embodiment of our Divine Self; toexperience love and compassion…not just to know about loveand compassion, or even to believe in love and compassion. Thatis our work; it is the work of the ages.TA: Please explain this simple thought: “Whatever already is, isthe platform for what could be”.MW: Sometimes we look for success outside ourselves, out inthe world somewhere, when actually the miracle is that whateveralready is, is transformed. The Fairy Godmother didn’t callout for a limo: with her “light-filled rod,” she transformed thepumpkin that was already there into the coach that would takeCinderella to the ball. So the spiritual power isn’t to look for“something new”, but to look at what already is with new eyes.Visit Marianne’s website: www.marianne.com to watch avideo on The Law of Divine Compensation, learn aboutupcoming lectures and events, books, CDs and DVDs, read herblog and more. Marianne’s books are also available on www.hayhouse.com, www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, and www.indiebound.org.26 Truly Alive | www.trulyalive.net

Arthritis Pain Relief &More By Michelle Morath, NM FitCan exercise help my arthritis? Absolutely! Exercisecan help relieve pain, increase strength in the musclessurrounding the arthritic joint and improve flexibility.There are exercises specifically designed to relieve a wide varietyof pain. Knowing which exercises will help relieve YOUR painand the proper way to perform the exercises specific to you,is my specialty. Over the past 10 years, I have become highlyskilled at identifying which exercises will help each of myclients’ pain levels the most. They learn which exercises aremost beneficial and the proper way to perform each. The resultsare nothing short of amazing.One of my long-time clients, Theresa, was in a serious caraccident almost forty years ago. As a result of her sustainedinjuries, she now has osteoarthritis in her hip. (Osteoarthritisoccurs when cartilage in a joint deteriorates and inflammationdevelops. It usually results from an injury or overuse of a joint.)When Theresa first came to me, she knew that exercise was acritical component in being healthy; but did not know whichexercises might be most beneficial in relieving her pain. Istarted Theresa on the elliptical machine to help improve hercardiovascular health. Initially, she was not fond of it, but onceshe learned how to use it and became more comfortable, itsoon became her favorite machine. The elliptical has helped bymoving her hip joint, and increasing her range of motion. It hasalso helped her increase her stride and walk with confidence(prior, she was walking with a short stride and constantlylooking down at her feet). Another benefit of using the ellipticalis weight loss, which is working beautifully for her; her reducedbody weight is putting less stress on her hip joint (which alsohelps lower pain levels).Along with the elliptical machine, I taught Theresa manystrength and range of motion exercises. (No one piece ofequipment or technique works for every person or every painissue.) After completing a thorough assessment and checkingwith her doctor, I determined which specific exercises would bebest for her. With my guidance and instruction, Theresa learnedhow to do the exercises with proper form and progression. Inlearning the fundamentals of proper form while exercising, shecan now do many exercises at home. Theresa has experiencedother benefits from regular exercise as well, including controlleddiabetes without medication, improved menopause symptoms,better sleep quality, reduction in restless leg syndrome, betterbalance, improved emotional well-being, and increased energy.In addition to exercise, nutrition can have an immenseimpact on osteoarthritis, inflammation in the body and painlevels. By making some simple changes in your regular diet,you can greatly reduce inflammation and pain. Two changesthat create a noticeable difference (rapidly) include consumingless fast food and eating more fruits and vegetables. (I canalready hear the grumbles. “I don’t like vegetables.” Or “It’s toomuch work.”) By planning your meals for the week during theweekend prior, you can more readily enjoy healthy meals andcut back significantly on eating out (saving $ as well!). Onceyou start enjoying the benefits of a more pain-free life, you’llbe happy to make advance food preparation and planning apriority.An easy way to get more fruits and veggies into yourregular diet immediately is by taking Juice Plus+®—a wholefood nutritional supplement made from vine ripened fruits,vegetables, grapes and berries. It’s like a salad bar in a capsule!Not only does it decrease inflammation, but it helps to improveyour immune system, supports your heart health, and offersmany other health benefits. Theresa has been taking JuicePlus+® for over a year and has experienced many benefits inaddition to reduced inflammation and pain. To get moreinformation about Juice Plus+® visit www.nmfitjuiceplus.com.To find out how you can learn the right exercises for you, callMichelle Morath at New Mexico Fit: 505-550-8322, mmorath@newmexicofit.com. www.newmexicofit.comA Holistic Foundation fora Fuller Life!• Personal Training• Group Fitness• Nutrition• MassageTalk to Michelle!505.550.8322www.NewMexicoFIT.com6001 San Mateo Blvd NEAlbuquerque, NM 87109Read more articles by Michelle Morath online: www.trulyalive.netTruly Alive | January/February 2013 27

Faith in Times of UncertaintyBy Nancy Bowers, Realtor®Economics is largely a reflection of consumerconfidence. When people feel financially certainthey spend money, but when they are fearful, theytend to hunker down and tighten their fists. Evennow, while mortgage interest rates are at historic lows andmany folks could pay less monthly on a mortgage paymentthan they pay in rent, there are those who hold back becauseof fear. Every month, I have people who contact me becausethey want to repair their credit and get into a home of theirown, but then fail to follow through to do what they need toso they can get to where they say they want to go.I was feeling stressed out the other day and it occurredto me that the buying and selling of real estate is largelya fearful activity. There is a lot of uncertainty. Will I findthe house I want? Will they accept my offer? Will the bankapprove my loan? If I’m looking for owner financing, willI find someone who will sell me their house at terms I canafford? What if the inspection turns up something bad?What if I lose my job and I can’t make my payments? TheNice Homes for All!Let us help you make yourdreams come true.• Creative Solutions• Buying & Selling• Cash or TermsNancy Bowers, Realtor ® Solution SpecialistRealtor/Partner, The M Real Estate Group505-247-0507 ext 112 • 505-681-4744 cellnicehomesforall.comlist goes on and on as the monkey-mind spews fearful junkinto our brains. While home-buying isn’t as stressful asdeath or divorce, it definitely produces anxiety which canescalate if you fear your credit isn’t good enough. I’ve foundmany people would rather pay a higher interest rate witha real estate contract than face looking at their credit anddoing what needs to be done to fix it. People will pay forconvenience, which is why it’s so much easier to sell a homeon owner-financing than a regular mortgage.Lincoln said, “People are just about as happy as theymake up their minds to be.” This is also true of faith. It’s achoice. You can choose to focus on fear or you can focus onwhat’s beyond the fear. Sometimes that means you’ll have togo through it. You have to decide that you want it more thanyour fear of it. You have to decide that you are stronger thanthe thing that frightens you.The predecessor to every thing is a thought. Beforesomething becomes a reality, it is a concept; an idea. Whatyou put your energy into expands, so it’s important to thinkabout things that serve you. This is where faith comes intoplay, but of course, you can’t just go through the drive-upwindow and place your order when your supply of faithis waning. Many of us were never taught how to cultivatefaith. Affirmations are great, but it you’re feeling broke,repeating “I am rich” is rarely enough to convince you thatyour pockets are full. In my church, I am a Practitioner andwe are trained to see past the illusions to the spiritual truthof people and situations. Sometimes we’re accused of beingPollyannas because of this, but I like to think of it as havingfaith in the Goodness of Life. The point of this is that if youcan’t believe in what you want to believe in—that it’s okayto be optimistic—that there’s nothing to be afraid of, thenfind someone else who believes it and hang out with them.You may not believe, but if you can believe that they believe,a little bit of that will start to rub off on you. You’ll start tohave faith. Some of the uncertainty will wane. Faith is builtone step at a time. If it’s buying a house, then sometimesit’s just having the willingness to look at your situation andwork with someone who can help. That would be me.Nancy Bowers ia a Practioner at the Rio Grande Center forSpiritual Living. She loves using her Realtor, investing andspiritual training to help people realize their dream of homeownership.28 Truly Alive | www.trulyalive.netRead more articles by Nancy Bowers online: www.trulyalive.net

Sanjevani REST Pod –Experience the benefits!By Sunil Pai, MD – Integrative MedicineImagine an environment free from gravity, strain,tension, or pain. Imagine if you could float effortlesslyin a euphoric state without distractions or unwantednoise. NOW YOU CAN!Sanjevani REST (Restricted Environmental StimulusTherapy) Pod is a zero gravity environment that allows themind and body to truly rest. Floatation therapy is a specialsuper-saturatedsolution ofsaline waterutilizing 1,200pounds of Epsomsalt. Withthat amountof magnesium,your body becomesbuoyantand floatson top of thewater as if you are floating on air. Without any effort you canrelieve pain, heal faster, relax, de-stress, improve sleep, andhave fun in this unique state.Recently published in American Academy of PainManagement’s The Pain Practitioner: Integrative PainManagement for Optimal Patient Care showed therapeuticand health benefits of using the REST pod for:• arthritis• muscle tension• back injury• fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue• anxiety• depression• insomniaSanjevani REST Pod gives immense pain relief, relaxation,and allows for better and deeper sleep. Benefits carry overfrom one session to the next with progressive improvement.A recent Pain study using the REST Pod showed 70% ofparticipants getting FULL pain relief during a float session.What you can expect from a SanjevaniREST Pod floatation session?• You are in complete control of each session and cancustomize it with lighting and music.• The Pod is automatically cleaned and disinfected aftereach use and will be pristine for every client, everyvisit.• Music will begin as soon as you enter the SanjevaniREST Pod. Music lasts 10 minutes in the beginningfollowed by silence and 5 minutes at the end of yoursession. It will take a while for your brain to settledown, but the music is designed to distract you fromyour own thoughts.• Music will begin at the end of your session lettingyou know your time is up. If you fall asleep, the lightswill turn on gradually and the automatic purificationsystem will start, waking you up.• You will leave feeling rested and rejuvenated.Gift certificates available for Sanjevani REST Pod sessions.Sanjevani Integrative Medicine Health & Lifestyle Center,9001 Holly Ave. NE, 505-821-6300, www.sanjevani.net,www.bosmeric-sr.com, www.sanjevanistore.com, www.allergydropstherapy.comRead more articles by Pamela Sanjevani Costello online: online: www.trulyalive.netTruly Alive | January/February 2013 29

Cleansing with NutritionBy Janet L. Hall, ND, CKP, CMI, CHt, CBTCaution: Side Effects can Cause Releasing of Unwanted Poundsand an Increase in Lean Muscle MassDoes this sound good to you? Most people wouldlove to feel health emanating from every fiberwhile seeing a smaller, more vibrant body at thesame time. If this appeals to you, our nutritional cleanseprogram is the answer for you! You will cleanse whilereceiving the very best nutrition and your body won’t gothrough deprivation. It will enjoy support and excellentnourishment at the same time.When your cells are clean and replenished with nutrients,you unlock your body’s incredible potential to:• Safely lose unwanted pounds and inches—toxinsare stored in your fat cells—which is why people canexercise and starve themselves and not lose an ounceof fat! You MUST detox to lose the fat. Burn fat andbuild lean muscle mass at the same time withoutharmful stimulants.• Cleanse harmful impurities from your system—regain the energy and desire to be active again. Feelbetter than ever before—like you can accomplishanything!• Reduce unhealthy cravings—Can’t stay away fromsugar and carbs? Lose those unhealthy cravingsbecause you are getting the propernutrition. Regain Vitality–Physical,Mental, Emotional.You will Enjoy Great Health andSuccess! You will have vital energy;improve your mental clarityand positivity. (A toxicbody produces negativetoxic thoughts and haspoor memory and clarity.This program enhancesmemory, brain functionand positive thinking.)The AlternativeWellness NutritionalProgram includes:• Kinesiology• Biofeedback Treatments• Homeopathic LaserTreatments• Nutritional Counseling/Weight Loss/Fitness• Massage, colonics, foot detox• Homebound and long distance treatment availableby phone—call for details!So why should I consider this Program over regulardieting? Dieting vs. Cleansing:When you diet to lose weight, it works. But as soon asyou go back to eating the way you were before, you rebound(gain the weight back and oftentimes put on even more.)With the Alternative Wellness Nutritional Program, youwill release weight as you detoxify…which is a much easierplatform in which to maintain your weight going forwardas well as enjoy better health!America is in a true health crisis. Our world is verytoxic. Over 20 million pounds of antibiotics are injectedinto our farm animals every year. And then we eat thoseanimals and absorb that toxicity!A protruding stomach of “visceral” fat carried in theabdominal area poses a high risk of heart disease, cancerand diabetes. An EPA study took samples of fat fromcadavers and elective surgeries to measure the levels oftoxins. Twenty toxic compounds were found in 70% ormore of all samples! It is no longer a question of if we arecarrying too many toxic compounds, but how much andwhat harm they are doing to us!Impurities and toxins weaken your body. Inadequatecleansing leaves people feeling weak, exhausted and theirimmune and endocrine systems lowered. A heavily toxicbody even begins to reabsorb the toxins in the colon. Checkout the video on www.drspeaksout.com, entitled, “Are youtoxic?” Or stop by our office and pick up a questionnaire todetermine your level of toxicity.Here are just some of the additional benefits ofnutritional cleansing:1. Strengthen your immune system and enhance sleep2. Enjoy a balanced metabolism, blood sugar & brainchemistry3. Regulate your body systems, raise absorption factors4. Rejuvenate cells and cellular communication30 Truly Alive | www.trulyalive.net

5. Beautify your skin, slow down the effects of aging6. Balance your hormones, thyroid, liver and endocrinesystem7. Improve digestion and achieve proper elimination8. Optimize your quality of life!Our nutritional cleansing programs are enhanced withcolonics, laser treatments and foot detoxes, which areavailable to you in our clinic. These aid in shortening thecleansing time frame so you feel vibrant, energetic healthsooner!This program is a set protocol that is easy to follow, butis tailored to your body’s needs. The nutrients are from NewZealand and Australia. In those countries, foods are notprocessed they way they are in the US. Harmful chemicalsare not allowed, so you can be assured of clean, organicingredients.Our consultant will provide support and assistancethroughout your nutritional cleanse program. Getstarted today with a consultation, including weight andmeasurements. Call today: 505-294-WELL (9355)!The Alternative Wellness Center is dedicated to healing,preventative health, life change and empowerment...helpingpeople to “rise above!” www.alternativewellnesscenter.org,(505) 294-WELL (9355).Earthing: Real HealingPower Right Under YourFeet By Martin Zucker & Ellen SantistevanThere’s a growing buzz in the health worldabout the natural, gentle frequencies flowingthroughout the Earth’s surface. Emergingscience is revealing that barefoot contact withthe ground can energize your body’s self-healingmechanisms, reduce inflammation and pain, improve your sleepand more. These surprising revelations are the subject of a bookentitled Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever?(Basic Health Publications).Our modern lifestyle disconnects most humans from theplanet’s healing energy underfoot. We rarely go barefoot anymore.We no longer use footwear made of hides or leather that allowsconduction of the Earth’s energy to our feet. We wear insulatingrubber or plastic-soled shoes. We no longer sleep on the ground asin times past. This disconnect from the Earth may represent a totallyoverlooked cause of unwellness. By reconnecting to the Earth’senergy, people experience more energy, sleep better, feel better.You can reconnect by routinely walking/sitting barefoot outdoors(particularly on moist surfaces) or, while indoors, sleeping,working or relaxing on commercially-available conductive bedsheets and floor mats connected by a wire to the Earth.One major discovery is the Earth’s amazing impact oninflammation, recognized as a primary cause of chronic pain andmajor health disorders. Research indicates that the planet’s energy—in the form of a limitless and continuously renewed supply offree electrons—neutralizes destructive free radicals that stokechronic inflammation. The Earthing theory is that reconnectionwith the Earth replenishes these antioxidant electrons in the bodyand curbs free radical activity.“The benefits on the whole body and the aging process appearto be massive,” says co-author Stephen Sinatra, M.D., an integrativecardiologist. “Earthing is a profoundly simple, practical, effective,and cost-cutting way to combat common illnesses and painproblems, and make people healthier.”Ellen Santistevan is a local distributor for www.Earthing.com, is a Licensed Massage Therapist #6535, Assoc. PolarityPractitioner & Craniosacral Practitioner. To learn more aboutEarthing products or to schedule session, call: 505- 250-4483.Read more articles by Pamela by authors Costello online: online: www.trulyalive.netTruly Alive | January/February 2013 31

Evolving Consciousness to Co-Createa Sustainable AlbuquerqueBy Wendy Foxworth, Center for Conscious LivingOne of the signs of a significant increase in conscious awareness is knowingthat “we are in this together”.22, 2012 The Center for ConsciousLiving celebrated the Birth of the New Era ofOnDecemberConscious Evolution by hosting the first annual“Sustainable Albuquerque 2013 and Beyond” Holiday Party.The Center for Conscious Living began this “SustainableAlbuquerque” movement to bring people together in 2012 inorder to gather the collective wisdom of our local citizens tolearn about and help solve current challenges in infrastructure,governance, justice, environment, education, economics, arts,spirituality, relations, science, health and media. Two think tankevents were held in 2012 and the participants decided to meet todialogue and consider local issues each month in 2013.Our next “Sustainable Albuquerque” event is on January26, 2013 from 1-5pm. We will host a Pachamama AllianceSymposium called, “Awakening the Dreamer, Changingthe Dream” facilitated by Nancy Southern of SaybrookUniversity, San Francisco, California. The alliance’s purposeis to empower indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest topreserve their lands and culture and, using insights gained fromPlease join us Sundays11am to 1pmCommunityConsciousnessStudy“Growing in consciousnessto end poverty andrelational violence!”Wendy FoxworthCenter Director2825 Broadbent Pkwy NE, Suite E • ABQ505.343.8001 • consciouslivingnm.comthat work, educate and inspire individuals everywhere to bringforth a thriving, just and sustainable world. The Symposium is adynamic multimedia presentation drawing on some of the mostrespected social and scientific experts of our time, interwovenwith wisdom and inspiration from our indigenous partners.This Symposium will help people try on a new way of looking atthe world and begin to appreciate the extraordinary possibilitiesemerging at this time in history. We want to bring togetherpeople within and across sectors to discover new ways tocollaborate in support of a Sustainable Albuquerque. Join usas we see how we can play a role in turning things around for thebetter in our own community for generations to come.Every Sunday from 11am-1pm, we host a consciousness studyservice titled “Evolutionary Enlightenment”. Using the book,Evolutionary Enlightenment: A New Path to Spiritual Awakeningby Andrew Cohen, we are learning how the impulse of evolution(that kicked off the Big Bang 14 billion years ago), is the sameimpulse in every human being that drives us to expand inconsciousness to create a world that is more good, true andbeautiful for all its inhabitants. In this study you will:• Grow in your capacity to know and follow the impulse ofevolution personally and professionally• Learn how to do the six practices of evolutionaryenlightenment in your daily life: 1) The art and science ofstillness, 2) Clarity of intention, 3) The power of volition, 4)Face everything and avoid nothing, 5) The process perspective,and 6) Develop a cosmic conscience• Learn how to be in relationship/community as guided bythe impulse of evolution.Evolutionary Circle” begins again on Wednesday January23, 2012. Our topic for this 12 week series will be Barbara MarxHubbard’s work of Emergence: The Shift from Ego to Essence—10 Steps to the Universal Human. It is one thing to speak ofa dream of a universal humanity and another to know you canlive it in community with other people. Our Circle experience isa laboratory for living as authentic universal humans.Other educational offerings in January and February2013: 1) Consciousness 101: The Basics, 2) Growing Together:Doing Relationships the WeWay®, 3) “Oneness Singing Circle”with the Community Choir for Peace, and 4) Beginning T’ai ChiChih. Visit www.consciouslivingnm.com for more informationand to register for all classes.Namaste and Happy New Year!Any information about current sustainability programsand projects that are working can be sent to wendy@consciouslivingnm.com so invitations to participate can besent for future events.32 Truly Alive | www.trulyalive.netRead more articles by Wendy Foxworth online: www.trulyalive.net

Take Life to theNext LevelBy Inga Madsen, Crystal DoveWecan change our energy, the waywe look at things, and the way werespond to other people. We canchoose to come from love. We often think havingmantras or beautiful affirmations are the solution that willchange everything for us. Affirmations are great; but sometimeswe have to go beyond and weed out the undercurrent of oldemotions that run our life. Clearing the inner self is a muchmore powerful way for the affirmations to become powerfuland meaningful. Once the old emotions are gone, the valueof the affirmation intensifies. It is the feeling that changeseverything.If the subject of meditation has you intrigued, we at theDove have the courses for you. We teach a simple and highlyeffective meditation program that anyone can do without greatconcentration or difficult postures. A personal practice (andnot a religion), these courses are compatible with all beliefs.All that is required is your willingness to learn. So give yourselfpermission to enter your inner sanctum with this simple, butprofound practice.Meditation I presents the principles of meditation andbody energetics, including a detailed discussion of chakras.While perfect for beginners, the practice taught is capableof producing tremendous advancements in your personaldevelopment. Indeed; as it is a simple and very effective practice,Meditation I is a good course for experienced meditatorsthat find their current practice has lost effectiveness or is nolonger compatible with their current lifestyle. Meditation II isa follow up course with many other meditations, but is onlyoffered to Mediation I graduates who consistently practice thecore meditation.Designed to assist people in balancing out unhelpful, oldenergies and clearing the path for the wonderful new ones, theMeditation I class meets for (4) four consecutive Mondays,February 4–Feb 25, 6-7:30pm. Meditation II classes meetfor (4) four Sundays: February 10 & 17, then March 3 & 10,5-6:30pm (again, Meditation I a prerequisite.) If this soundsinteresting to you, consider joining my next Meditation Iclass. The price for each class is $65. Pre-register by contactingCrystal Dove: 505-842-5265, inga.crystaldove@gmail.com,www.crystal-dove.com.Singing BowlsWater FountainsMetaphysical BooksTapes, Jewelry & GiftsClasses & Sessions by Ingainga.crystaldove@gmail.comCRYSTAL DOVE525 Central NE / 505.842.5265www.crystal-dove.comAs Founder and Owner of Crystal Dove Healing Institute inAlbuquerque, NM, Inga teaches healing and meditation andis a highly experienced practitioner of healing energy work.She lives her life by Divine Guidance which she says, “Hasallowed me to defy all conventional rules on how to createand sustain a successful small business.” For information onclasses, meditations, readings, healings, products or otherservices, contact Inga at Crystal Dove: 505-842-5265, inga.crystaldove@gmail.com, www.crystal-dove.com.Read more articles online: www.trulyalive.net Truly Alive | January/February 2013 33

‘Twas the SeasonBy Bill Haggard, All About Health[This is an advertisement.]with Halloween, then Thanksgiving, followedby Christmas and finally New Years Day. We eat moreItbeginssweets, meats, and all the fixins. We have celebrationswith good will toward men and do even more feasting. Then allof a sudden it’s a new year. So what do we do now? Many peoplechange their diets, begin a new exercise program, get colonics,or participate in a variety of other health-restoring activities.Other options to improve your health and well-beinginclude massage, yoga, chiropractic adjustments, acupuncture,herbal cleansing, juicing, and blending. Juicing and blendingare the best things for cleansing your digestive system as wellas giving it a rest after all the food it had to process during theholiday season.You can make your own version of V8-type vegetablejuice using your favorite fresh organic vegetables and spices.YUM! We recommend the Blendteck or VitaMix machines forblending. They are very powerful and make highly nutritionalfruit and vegetable smoothies.Cleansing & Restorative Therapies“I was nervous about getting a colonic.The actual experience proved amazing. Bill is sogentle, kind, informative. After, I felt so much lighter,more alert & awake. I woke up the next day with greatenergy and flexibility, without any morning stiffness. Iwould definitely encourage anyone who wonders whata colonic might do for them to try it! – L.H., AbqBill Haggard, LMT #2554Colon & Cleansing TherapistHighly Trained Therapists9809 Candelaria NE #2-A • ABQ, NM 87112505-888-5858 • www.allabouthealthinc.comWhatever your approach or plan, there is no better timethan the present to begin. If you decide to take on the missionto improve your health, release weight, reshape your contours,increase your vitality, have better sleep, enjoy happier moods,more creativity, or eliminate pain, I highly recommendcolonics as a major part of your regime. When you attempt tocleanse without helping your body eliminate the toxins it hasaccumulated over time, it is like beating a dirty rug inside ofyour home (instead of taking it outside to clean). You can beatthat rug clean while it’s hanging in the middle of your livingroom, but you will sure make a mess of the rest of your house.The same analogy applies to cleansing your body withoutincluding colonics to support the cleansing process. Ourorgans can get overwhelmed with all the debris that gets stirredup. If you have ever remodeled a house, it is much nicer if youcan move into an apartment or hotel while the remodeling isbeing done. You don’t have that luxury when cleaning up yourpersonal house (your body). You still have to live in it whileit is going through its transformation. So if you are doinggood things but are feeling not so wonderful in the process,colonics are definitely in order. Help your body get rid of itstoxic overload.If you are feeling too tired to exercise, chances are that yourbody is already maxed out with accumulated toxicity. And soby exercising, those toxins begin to re-circulate and threatenyour body as if you are being poisoned. Therefore, the urge toexercise is diminished, for safety’s sake (you are not lazy); thisis your body’s built-in protection mechanism. Colon therapyeasily clears this condition. More can be accomplished in lesstime with less effort by starting from the inside out. To beginto cleanse is an immense undertaking, and you should becongratulated! We at All About Health are very experiencedin cleansing and helping you achieve the highest level of wellbeingpossible. It is what we do.Bill Haggard owns All About Health where colon hydrotherapyand cleansing is a specialty. Our five highly trained therapistshave combined experience of more than 50 years in colonhygiene, natural therapeutics, and nutrition. All are verypassionate about helping you on your cleansing journey andare willing to counsel you along the way. We offer weekendand evening hours for your convenience. Give us a call andlet us help you make your cleansing journey easier and moresuccessful: 505-888-5858, www.allabouthealthinc.com.Note: This is a paid advertisement. Please note this article is forinformational purposes only and should not be substituted for medicaladvice. Consult your physician or health professional regarding yourindividual health concerns.34 Truly Alive | www.trulyalive.netRead more articles by Bill Haggard online: www.trulyalive.net

The Primitive Medical Practice that Refuses to Die:Public Health Group Adopts ContradictoryPositions on Mercury By Dr. Joe MercolaApreliminary vote endorsing the continued use of dentalamalgam (mercury fillings) has put the spotlight on theAmerican Public Health Association (APHA), since it haslong recognized the harm to the environment and public health ofmercury releases.The Association is the only progressive multi-disciplinaryorganization dedicated to public health in the US, representingmore than 60,000 health care workers. It has been an importantorganization for the validation of many of our environmentalhealth resolutions over the last 20 years.As one of the largest public health associations, it hasgreat influence within the World Federation of Public HealthAssociations, so its position on this issue will be viewed as a broadpronouncement about what is good for the public’s health; not justwithin the United States, but also abroad.The APHA policy notes that amalgam’s contribution toenvironmental mercury contamination is minimal, and thatlimiting or curtailing its availability could have negative healthconsequences, particularly in low-income areas.Members are urging the association to reconcile itscontradictory positions before a final vote on the resolution earlynext year. However, if this resolution passes, it will keep dentistryfirmly lodged in the proverbial Stone Age; putting countlesspeople’s health at risk.Dental amalgam is a primitive, polluting product—anantiquated remnant from the Civil War era—which is composedof about 50 percent mercury, a well-known neurotoxin. Oncereleased into the environment, dental mercury converts tomethylmercury and contaminates fish, which are the largestdietary source of mercury in the U.S.The environmental impact of dental mercury simply cannotbe overlooked. The resolution claims that mercury fillings’contribution to overall mercury pollution is “negligible”—whenin reality, dentists are the number one purchaser of mercury inAmerica for product use and the number one polluter of mercuryinto municipal waste water.The ADA Statement: “The American Dental Association(ADA) supports the American Public Health Association’s recentpolicy statement affirming that dental amalgam is safe and effectivein treating dental cavities.”Will APHA, Like the ADA, Continue to Ignore the Science?Contrary to ADA claims, a recent report from the World HealthOrganization (WHO) states that the amount of dental mercuryentering the environment is “significant.” Contrary to APHA’srecommendation that “dental professionals continue the use ofdental amalgam as a restorative material,” the WHO report callsfor a “phasing-down” of dental amalgam use. While a few dentaltrade groups still believe amalgam is safe for all, the WHO reportreached a very different conclusion: “Amalgam has been associatedwith general health concerns.”WHO also noted: “Amalgam (mercury fillings) releases a‘significant amount of mercury’ into the environment, includingRead more articles by Bill Wolfe online: www.trulyalive.netBill Wolfe, D.D.S.the atmosphere, surface water, groundwater, and soil. Whenreleased from dental amalgam into the environment, mercury istransported globally and deposited. Mercury releases may thenenter the human food chain especially via fish consumption.”The report also mentioned the known toxic effects of mercuryexposure, stating: “Mercury is highly toxic and harmful to health...Health effects from excessive mercury exposure include tremors,impaired vision and hearing, paralysis, insomnia, emotionalinstability, developmental deficits during fetal development, andattention deficit and developmental delays during childhood.”The APHA still has time to undo its mistake. The finaldecision does not come until February. Consumers for DentalChoice leads the battle for mercury-free dentistry both in the USand worldwide. Its financial needs are greater than ever, so weask for your help! Please consider a donation to: Consumers forDental Choice, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicatedto advocating mercury-free dentistry. Checks can be mailedto: Consumers for Dental Choice, 316 F St., N.E., Suite 210,Washington, D.C., 20002.Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.~ Albert SchweitzerTruly Alive | January/February 2013 35

Burn Off ThoseHoliday Inches byDrinking Coffee?By Dave and Mary Anne WeaverThe first thing you may hear at some weight losscenters is, “quit drinking coffee,” as you prepare toembark on a new weight-control program. Regularand decaf coffee can actually cause the brain tosend out signals to store fat. As much as Americans love theircoffee, what if fat could be burned (instead of stored) just bydrinking the beloved beverage?What if people with Type II Diabetes could safely drinka type of coffee that doesn’t initiate an insulin responsefrom the pancreatic gland? In medicine, they call this the“cephalic response,” when ingestion of a sugar or even a nonsugarproduct like black coffee or diet soda, elicits a signalfrom the brain to the pancreas that tells it to secrete insulinin preparation for what the brain believes is a sugar beingingested. The constant barrage of insulin on a body’s cells canlead to insulin resistance, which is often times a precursor todiabetes.Boresha® International offers just such a coffee called B-Skinny Coffee®. And for those who do not share a passion forcoffee, Boresha® offers a wonderfully refreshing peach/mangoice tea called, NuvoGene Tea®. (The green tea and the greencoffee beans used in these products are organic). These productsenable an individual to burn fat and lose inches just goingabout their usual daily activities(even sitting in front of a computerall day). There is no need for specificexercise regimens, drinkingspecial shakes, or significantchanges to the way we eat.There are many examples ofmen and women drinking theBoresha® coffee and/or tea thathave burned over 100 pounds—as well as those who have lostthe last 15 pounds they werepreviously unable to get off,regardless of what theytried.Megan Knight, singlemother of 5 lost a littleover 100 lbs in a year bydrinking 2 cups of Nuvo-Gene Tea® per day. Youcan see her story in a videoon our website at: www.maryweaver.bfreesystem.com.“Never in ahundred years didI think I couldlose 96 pounds inone year and keepit off,” was a commentErin Gorbett,a 35 year-oldwoman recentlyshared with me.Erin has traveledaround the UnitedStates sharing herMegan has burned 121 lbs in 11 months,from Boresha’s NuvoGene Tea®story of an un-after divorcing,she put on evenmore weight. Now,two years later andhappy marriageearly in her lifedue to being veryoverweight. Andhappily re-married,she has lost atotal of 121 poundssimply by drinkingthe ice tea andcoffee twice a day,30-minutes beforebreakfast and 30 minutes before eating lunch.Erin burned 83 lbs and 13 inchesBoresha® International’s B-Skinny Coffee® and NuvoGeneTea® work through a process called, “thermogenesis.”Thermogenesis is the body’s own natural fat-burningprocess in which the calories we ingest as food or liquids areconverted to heat, rather than being stored in the fat cells.Essentially, the coffee and tea “ramp up” the body’s heatproducingpathways back to levels many of us had when wewere much younger. The result is that individuals using thecoffee or tea lose inches because they are emptying fat cellsin order to use the fat molecules as energy. The bottom line isthat the body then “burns” fat and consequently loses inches.When this happens, pant and dress sizes decrease, sometimesdramatically. In Erin’s case, she went from a size 22 down toa size 4-5!36 Truly Alive | www.trulyalive.net

For those that enjoy their coffee with a creamer or sugar,Boresha® offers two products that do not cause the cephalicresponse the way that regular cream and sugar do. Theseproducts, the B-Sweet® and the B-Creamy® are excellentoptions for those who enjoy their coffee with either oneor both.The caffeine found in the B-Skinny Coffee® and theNuvoGene Tea® is “buffered.” A patented natural compound isadded to the organic coffee beans once they’ve been roasted—in a process called infrared roasting. This makes Boresha®coffee unique for several different reasons. Because thecaffeine is buffered, it digests slowly over a 2-3 hour period oftime, very similar to “time-release” products. This enables thecoffee to continue working on the body’s natural thermogenicpathway for hoursat a time, which isthe primary reasonindividuals burnfat while on theproducts. Theice tea works inthe same fashion.Consequently,it doesn’t matterwhether a person drinks one 12-ounce mug of coffee beforebreakfast and then switches to one 8-10 ounce glass of ice teabefore lunch or just drinks the same beverage twice a day. Theresult will be the same either way.Boresha® adds even more benefit to their coffee byroasting its organic, fair trade coffee beans in an infraredroaster. Thus, many of the antioxidants and polyphenolsof the green coffee bean are preserved. Boresha’s® roastingprocess of these special green beans produces a marvelouslysmooth, great tasting coffee that is virtually acid-free, thusallowing those with acid reflux problems the chance to haveand enjoy their coffee.The two epidemics of obesity and diabetes being seen inthe U.S. today are affecting far too many of us. The potentialsolution to these problems lies in Boresha® products. Withouthaving to give up a lifestyle preference, now we can continueto drink a coffee and tea product that is diabetic friendly. andbest of all, will burn fat.For those who are caffeine intolerant, Boresha® offersanother amazingly effective product, Codebreaker®. This isbest used in conjunction with exercise. Codebreaker® allowsthe body to access the fat stores as a source of energy rightaway rather than after 20 minutes of sustained, high aerobicactivity. The body will preferentially access muscle cellsbefore it will access fat cells as a source of energy, especially aswe get older. There is more available energy in a fat cell than amuscle cell because it is easier for the body to break down fat.Burning fat while exercising provides a 2-for-1 benefit. Thewaist line shrinks and more available energy makes it mucheasier to exercise.Mary Anne stopped hiking with me over 12 years ago. Itwas too much effort. She had a desire to get back into hikingRead more articles online: www.trulyalive.netwith me because of the health benefit. She brought along apack of Codebreaker® as we went out to the West Mesa tohike up and down the hills out there. She wanted to know ifwhat she had been hearing about this product was true. Onour hike we were engrossed in conversation and didn’t payattention to much of anything else. As we approached the topof a ¼ mile incline I noticed she had been keeping up with me.This was a stark contrast to walks around the neighborhoodwhere I often had to walk slow to accommodate her. When Ipointed out to her that she had been keeping up with me, weboth took a moment to be amazed. She often accompaniesme now on hikes that last for 1 to 2 hours.To order (or learn more about these amazing products)call Mary Anne or Dave Weaver (Independent Distributors)at 505-994-8244 or go to our website at: www.maryweaver/bfreesystem.com.Dave and Mary Anne Weaver are Independent MarketingConsultants for Boresha International. They are passionateabout Boresha’s products and are excited to provide thisopportunity for significant improvement in quality of life.Dave Weaver’s career has been in management with most ofthe last decade as a production manager for a local ABQ coffeecompany. Mary Anne’s Weaver’s education and training wasas a research engineer in Electromagnetics at Boeing. She hassince dedicated her life to the study of various informationsystems to better understand the nature of life. Both Dave andMary Anne are dedicated to learning and healing and helpingothers to do the same.World’s Only Fat-BurningCoffee & Tea!Burning fat has never been so easy!Proven Science!Order Now: 505.994.8244MaryWeaver.bfreesystem.com30-Day Money Back GuaranteeTruly Alive | January/February 2013 37

Unseen Worlds: Past Lives, Future Lives,and the Afterlife, an Edgar Cayce Eventwith Gregg Unterberger, Med, LPCEdgar Cayce subjugated his conscious mind to HigherConsciousness to access the Akashic Records, to see visions ofthe past and future, and even travel in the celestial realms. Mostof us stand in awe of Cayce, but Edgar himself said that we couldall do what he did, if only we knew how.Are you ready to…… travel safely to the Other Side and see loved ones who havepassed?…journey backwards to your past lives to understand lifepatterns and learn the identities of current friends and lovers inother incarnations?…voyage to the Spirit World, the realm of life between lives, toexplore celestial kingdoms, meet your spirit guides and masters anddiscover your life’s purpose?During this groundbreaking new program, you will:• Hear the cutting-edge research that is changing what webelieve about the afterlife• Discover what you don’t know about the Near-DeathExperience• Hear the astonishing new research about near-death journeysto heaven and hell, their after-effects, and what Cayce had tosay about it• Learn how the experience of “crossing over” is so much morethan going down a tunnel to a white light on the other side• Understand what really happens on the other side, fromthe common threads of both near-death experiencers andpeople regressed into the Spirit world, which gives us a clearerpicture—a “map of heaven”—of life in the unseen worldsJoin Gregg as he brings clarity and humor to complex spiritualtruths with mind-expanding graphics, evocative music andexciting exercises to help you understand your relationship withthe Divine through direct experience. Don’t miss this uniqueadventure in inner awakening and self-discovery.Gregg Unterberger, M.Ed., A licensed professional counselor inprivate practice in Austin is a lifelong student of metaphysicsand the Edgar Cayce readings who specializes in catalyzingspiritual experiences in ordinary people. Trained and certified asa past life regression therapist by Dr. Brian Weiss, author of thebest–selling Many Lives, Many Masters, Gregg is the developer ofTranspersonal Breathwork which uses breath and music to accesspowerful transcendent realms. Amazingly, in his record-breakingnational workshops, participants report seeing fascinating pastand future incarnations, joyously connecting with loved oneswho have passed over and even ecstatically experiencing thelife between lives, what some call Heaven!Edgar Cayce on the Unseen Worlds:Past Lives, Future Lives and the AfterlifeA special one-day event sponsoredby the Association for Researchand Enlightenment, Inc.Saturday, March 23, 2012Unity Spiritual Center Albuquerque800 Candelaria Road NE • Albuquerque, NM 871129:30 am to 4:30 pmAt-door/registration/book tables open at 9:00 amLunch Break from 12:30-2:00 (restaurants within driving distance)ARE Members/Seniors......$69 • Non-Members......$79REGISTRATION:EdgarCayce.org/fieldconferences800-333-4499 • Local Info/ABQ: 505-890-0878with Gregg Unterberger, Med, LPC38 Truly Alive | www.trulyalive.netRead more articles online: www.trulyalive.net

Dear Melissa–Melissa Frei Answers Your QuestionsDear Melissa,In 1993 my grandmother had a stroke and fell into a comathat she did not recover from. I flew to Ohio to join my familyat her deathbed. I brought with me most of the jewelry thatshe had given me. It included 3 rings, a necklace and a pair ofearrings. I wore them during the week I was there. With lots offamily surrounding her, talking to her and holding her hands,she died at her home. Upon my return home, as I unpacked,I found that my jewelry was gone. I do not remember takingit off in Ohio, or packing it for the flight home. It was justgone. All the jewelry that I’d brought with me wasn’t gone, justthe finer items that Grandma Blanche had given me. WHATHAPPENED TO MY JEWELRY? It has been the big, heartwrenchingmystery of my life for the past 20 years. Please canyou enlighten me on this matter?Thank you and bless you,WHAT HAPPENED TO MY JEWELRY?Dear WHAT HAPPENED TO MY JEWELRY?WOW! When I read this I had a lot of strong emotions.First, I felt how amazing it was that you were all able to bethere with your grandmother. The love that I felt around thewhole family being together was magical and the supporttruly amazing. Your grandmother acknowledges that she hadso much fear around her passing but that the united frontthat your family formed helped her let go and cross over. Shewants to really acknowledge that and say thank you!this younger woman’s jealousy than physically irritated).I know this is a lot of information, but please let it sink in andsee how it feels. If you want to receive the answer throughyour being, try this before you go to bed: Write down ona piece of paper “What happened to the jewelry?” Allowyourself to re-experience and remember in your open dreamstate. This often works like magic!The final message that I feel from your grandma is, “It is OKthat it is gone. You have a special part of me in your souland spirit! You have something that no one could ever takefrom you. I ask you to remember the time that was spentbetween you and I, like when you were a little girl playingdress up and putting lipstick on. Those are the memories wewill always have!”Melissa is available in person, phone or Skype for psychic,mediumship, pet readings and more: 505-610-7917.www.melissafrei.comAs far as the jewelry, I can feel the energy of it on your bodyduring that time. I also feel there was a female - younger thanyou and not on a great path at the time. I get that she hadaddiction issues and a lot of jealous energy. I hear the name‘Marie’ as I am typing this message. The day before you left, Ifeel that the jewelry did come off. I know that you said you donot remember taking it off, but I felt that it was off your bodyovernight. I see it all gathered in a spot on a little dark browntable/nightstand. I also keep hearing “Thursday night”. I feelthat this women/girl took your jewelry for the money thatshe could receive for it. Unfortunately, I feel that the jewelrywas sold to a pawn shop.Again, I realize that you do not remember taking off thejewelry, but I feel that the energy at that time was very intenseand that it was a powerful shared experience with your family.I see you taking it off because your skin felt irritated (moreenergetically—connected to your family’s grief and possiblyRead more articles by Melissa Frei online: www.trulyalive.netTruly Alive | January/February 2013 39

Beyond HypnosisBy Charlene Lewis, CHt, CWK, CQTPFairly regularly, I use hypnotherapy in mynatural healing practice. Hypnosis is a powerfultechnique; not only for breaking unhealthy habitsand routines, but also for releasing old fears,phobias and limiting beliefs, improving self-esteem, sleepand chronic pain issues, for releasing unwanted pounds,anxiety issues, anger, sadness and much more. Hypnosisis much like a guided meditation that brings the clientto a deep, relaxed state. In that deep state of relaxation,the subconscious mind can be prompted to let go of old,negative and limiting beliefs and to accept new positive,healthy patterns and beliefs. I have found however, thathypnosis by itself is not always enough.One of the things I include in my hypnosis sessions is ahalf hour energy healing. I use various hands-on, energeticclearing and healing techniques including crystals andaromatherapy to clear and balance a client’s chakras (energycenters), meridians (energy channels) as well as their energy$251/2 hourwww.TimetoHealNM.comChakra Healing, Energy Clearingand Meridian Balancing$451 hourFirst session with mention of this adFeel refreshed & rejuvenated!Many of my clients say theyhave had powerful emotionalshifts from the chakra healings.“Charlene is like a one-stop shopfor healing!”– Valerie L“I highly recommend Charlene forany physical or emotional issue.”– H. Alessa, ABQCharlene LewisIntuitive Healer, Holistic Kinesiologist,Energy Worker & Hypnotherapist505.933.2938field or aura. In other words, I am clearing and balancingtheir energy bodies. I found that this not only relaxes themmore (in preparation for the hypnosis session), but alsohelps their subconscious mind to be more relaxed andreceptive to the positive and healthy suggestions that myclients have asked me to make.Another advantage (I discovered by doing energy workbefore the hypnosis session) is that I will often intuitivelypick up on an emotional issue or block that is preventingthe client from achieving their desired goal. Oftentimes,they are not aware themselves that this issue is blockingthem. Even just talking about the issue while I am doingenergy healing, helps my client to release it on a very deeplevel, in that moment.Last, but far from least, I discovered another advantageto doing energy healing in conjunction with hypnosis.Before working with clients, I do a lot of meditation inorder to tune into what they need on an intuitive level. Thisputs me in touch with a whole other world that I was notexpecting to get in touch with when I started my healingpractice. By meditating prior to working on clients, I havebecome very aware ofthe “unseen world” asit relates to my clientscoming in for that day.I discovered energiesthat are attachedto my clients in theform of (NOT ONLY)By meditating prior toworking on clients, I havebecome very aware of the“unseen world” as it relatesto my clients...negative energy, but also of spirits that are “hanging out”with them, unbeknownst to them.There are various reasons why spirits attach to people.They may have a karmic connection. They may be a discarnateor lost soul who wanted someone to “hook up” with. It caneven be a loved one who couldn’t leave the person or towhom the person was so attached to that they couldn’t let goand allow them to cross. These disembodied loved ones willthen stay out of love and concern for the loved one still here.This is not healthy for the spirit or the person.An attached spirit can be draining to one’s energy field.We can even get confused as to what our feelings andthoughts are and which thoughts/feelings are those of thespirit. A spirit who was an addict or alcoholic in life will attachto a live human with that same issue. (That way, they get40 Truly Alive | www.trulyalive.net

to re-experience their drug of choice.) They will even discouragethe person from trying to “get clean”. This can alsobe the issue with losing weight, quitting smoking or lettinggo of any unhealthy habit. The spirit will literally discourageit and prompt us to not even try. We may hear thoughtslike “it’s too hard, you’ve tried before and failed every time,why bother”. Theseare not always ourown thoughts andbeliefs, but we areso used to hearingthem, theyfeel like our own.These thoughts canalso tie into limitingbeliefs that weare holding ontofrom a dysfunctionalchildhood.These beliefs canbe cleared withhypnosis and transformedinto to positive, healthy thoughts in the subconsciousmind. Also, the negative spirit(s) can be promptedto let go and to cross over into the light. (Yes, we can havemore than one spirit attached to us.) I have been crossingspirits on a regular basis for years and it works! It greatlyimproves one’s chances of finally achieving the changes theyare seeking in their lives.I know this all may sound pretty bizarre. And trust me;it was bizarre for me too when I started to become aware ofthis facet of spiritual and emotional healing. Ten years ago,when I started my natural healing practice, I had NO IDEAthat this was going to be a part of it. But what I do know isthat my clients have had profound and amazing shifts fromthe hypnosis, the energy healing and the spirit removal.When I help a spirit to cross into the light, I can seeand feel them crossing. It almost always brings me to tearsbecause they are so thankful and grateful to be able to let goof whatever they were holding onto and go to the light (andto their waiting loved ones in the light). It is powerful formy clients (who can often feel what is happening), for me,and for these lost souls.Do You Wanta Miracle?By Rita Herther, MACome in, my friend. Welcome. Allow meto share with you a quote from MasterChoa Kok Sui, founder of Pranic Healing.“Miracles are fantastic events which utilize hiddenlaws of nature that most people are not aware of. Miracles donot break the laws of nature, they are actually based on them.”Would you place these events in the realm of miracles—sleeping through the night after 30+ years of insomnia, feelingthe floor after 47 years of numb feet, control of a spastic arm,ringing in the ears dramatically reduced, hearing a friend’sconversation in a noisy restaurant when once you couldn’t,balancing a hypothyroid condition? How about relief fromchronic pain, no pain after a root canal, feeling peacefuland filled with love after chronic anxiety, feeling lighter andmotivated after a long depression, high grades and laughingafter two years of teenage rebellion, passing difficult medicalexams after two failures? Or the joy of connecting with yourspiritual nature?Clients have experienced these things and more becauseof the marvelous modality of Pranic Healing. This no-touchmodality removes congested and diseased energies from thebio-electromagnetic field (or aura), which includes elevenmajor chakras and many minor chakras. Removing congestedand diseased energies for 75 to 80% of each session is the key tothe seemingly miraculous results and sometimes instantaneoushealings. Then the chakras are energized so healing continuesand strength and energy are regained.Although many ailments are quickly relieved, some longtermand extremely serious diseases will take months tocompletely heal, and clients continue working with theirmedical doctors. Pranic Healing complements allopathicmedicine. It never interferes.Thank you for stopping by. Warmest wishes for a year filledwith miraculous happenings.Rita Herther trained with Master Stephen Co, senior discipleof Master Choa Kok Sui. More info: www.pranichealing.com;www.yourhandscanhealyou.com; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ddHxsuWA_YSome of the other methods I use include Kinesiology, innerchild healing, Emotional Freedom Technique, diet, herbsand more. I combine my training, knowledge, intuition andexperience in order to help my clients on ALL levels – physically,spiritually and emotionally. If you have tried everything andare still feeling stuck, I highly recommend a “Beyond Hypnosis”session with me. You will be glad you did! Charlene Lewis:505-933-2938, www.timetoheal.com.Read more articles by both authors online: www.trulyalive.netTruly Alive | January/February 2013 41

A Positive Path forSpiritual LivingAre you Spiritual and not Religious?Check out Unity Spiritual Center –A Positive Path for Spiritual Living!Read our complete Mission, Vision &Value Statements & all about us at:www.uscabq.orgSpiritual CenterAlbuquerque9800 Candelaria Rd NE . 505.292.1998Revs. Jude & Russ CampbellEmpowering thehealer within!New Year SPECIALSave on sessions & gift certificates(Regularly $90, only $70 through 2/28!)Empowering Energy Medicine CAN HELP WITH:• Anxiety & Stress• Hormones• Chronic fatigue• Depression• Digestive issues• Pain management• Sleep issues• Weight lossDid We Make It?By Jennifer McKay VaitkusHappy 2013! We made it and the Worlddidn’t end!...or did it? I know for many,our worlds as we knew them DID end,paradigms DID shift, and belief systems DID fall. Somany people are going through such amazing transformation,that I now know there was truth to the prophecies.Here’s my question to those of you whose world ended: Didyou go through, and (more likely) are you going through theprocess kicking and screaming? Crying and yelling? Feelingemotional? Scared? Full of doubt? Or are you moving throughgracefully? Full of faith? Trusting the process? I’m feeling that itdoesn’t matter how you go through your process. What mattersis that you GO THROUGH your process. What’s important isthat you live, witness, and feel YOUR life. What matters is thatyou don’t try to avoid where you are and who you are in anygiven moment. It’s ALL Divine, whether you are full of doubt orfull of faith, experiencing good days, bad days or a combination.All emotions are Divine: joy, sadness, fear, certainty, anger, compassion…ALLof it. Would you be willing to accept yourself asyou are in this moment? I know for myself that is a hard one, butI know I must go into 2013 accepting and loving me, ALL of me.I feel 2013 is going to offer energy and experiences like we’venever seen before; life situations that we’ve never expected. If weenter into it with preconceived ideas of who we should be andwho we shouldn’t and how our stories are supposed to look, notonly will life be more difficult, but we will miss so much beauty.Expansion and transformation, which are inevitable, will feelmuch more painful instead of magical. This isn’t to say that wewon’t experience pain but when we can allow pain, joy, beauty,and magic to exist all together—and Divine—we are open toinfinite possibilities.Jennifer McKay Vaitkus, a belly dancer and psychic, ownsWhite Horse, a metaphysical and dancewear shop. She alsofacilitates a weekly spiritual dance gathering, Seven PointDance. Jennifer leads workshops exploring the energy ofmovement and accessing Divine wisdom through dance.And much more listed on website!FREE ConsultationEmpowering Energy MedicineAngela T. Melton, EEM-CP, CNHPEden Energy Medicine Certified PractitionerCertified National Health Professional(505) 310-1790www.EmpoweringEnergyMedicine.com1420 Carlisle Blvd NE, #107, ABQ42 Truly Alive | www.trulyalive.netRead more articles by Jennifer Vaitkus online: www.trulyalive.net

Asthma, Allergies,Breathing DifficultiesBy Hans Levy, PT, LMT #5870We just celebrated many events: WinterSolstice, Christmas, Chanukah, NewYear and perhaps A New Earth. HappyHolidays to ALL of you earthlings!New Beginnings are exciting but can also bear a cloud offearfulness of the new and unknown. If we can examine our fearsand convert them into love, we live much happier and healthierlives. But do we examine our fears, or do we just run and hopefor the best?We always have choices! ALWAYS! Don’t let anyone tellyou otherwise! We have a choice to breathe…to breathe lifeinto our lungs, our bodies and our entire being. Sometimes itis hard to do because of past traumas we have not yet resolved.Many people who suffer from Asthma have a hard time lettinggo from emotional attachments, old wounds and fears. Theycannot breathe out and let go (so that fresh air can come in)…so they experience a sensation of near asphyxiation. Their bodiesbecome accustomed to that sensation.Allergies are also symptoms of overload. The liver andkidneys (our major detox organs) are overworked. The bodycannot handle added toxins and reacts aggressively by expulsionthrough our respiratory system.Breathing difficulties generally have to do with fear of living…feeling isolated and separated from the world at large. And hereagain, the body adapts to the emotional condition of the person.With Bowenwork®, we are able to bring the body back intobalance. It’s like cleaning the slate and providing new groundsfor experience….it offers another choice for living. Asthmaoften leaves completely. Allergies can be sneezed out and fearsconverted into loving the new self.If you have been told: “You must live with your pain”! DO NOTBELIEVE IT. Practitioners regularly see significant change if notcomplete recovery in over 80% of our clients. FREE BowenworkClinic for Adults with Disabilities and Children! Call 505-934-2510 or visit www.PainFreeLiving.biz for more information.Make this your BEST YEAR ever!www.trulyalive.net/currentissue/articlesStretching • Meditation • BreathingWith this couponBuy 3 MonthsGet 1 Month FREEGood for NEW Memberships OnlyGood at any of the following New Mexico CentersDahn Yoga: Albuquerque 505 797-2211Cottonwood 505 792-5111, Santa Fe 505 820-2211Body+Brain: Nob Hill 505 262-2211, Cedar Crest 505 286-3535expires 3/31/13www.dahnyoga.comAdditional Truly Alive ArticlesNow Available Online!Jan/Feb OnlineArticle Titles include:nQuantum Leap Universityis Helping People Movefrom Desperation toJoyous LivingBy Dr. Sherry BuffingtonnStructured Water—A Sustainable SolutionBy Maria DionnHiking Toward Heaven, Part 1By Ian PalmernGot a Jewelry Gift that Needs Sizing?By Dave Giron, Profix JewelersCheck back often. More added everyday. Deadlinesare flexible, costs are minimal!Contact: Karen Larré, Publisher505.828.3430 or info@trulyalive.netRead more articles by Hans Levy online: www.trulyalive.netTruly Alive | January/February 2013 43

Astrological Forecast: Jan/FebJohn Clinton | Psychic Astrologer | 505-489-112230+ Years Experience Interpreting Stellar Events | Starcaster333@ yahoo.comAries (3/21-4/19) In JANUARY, make your timecount. Your energy is best directed to any professionalmatter in your life. You are seen by the eyes of othersto be a shining example for us all. The Ariens bornfrom March 24th - 28th are strongly affected by the 3rd passage ofUranus over your Sun placement. The things you have anticipatedfor many months are now about to arrive. All the Rams havebeen drawn to the internet, but especially the early Ariens. Yourgoals are being reached this month. Stay calm...you’re winning.FEBRUARY starts with changes in personal matters. Somethingexcites your senses and your passions seem softened by thelove thing. The object of your desire may want the friend thingfor awhile. That will be followed by a courtship phase requiringflowers and such. This fits your fantasy, though. By the 15th, youare ready to “build” on your ideas. Try to finish before Mercuryturns retrograde on the 23rd. Still, you may be redoing somethings over the last week of February and two weeks of March.This is an expansive month.Taurus (4/20-5/20) The 3rd of JANUARY is careerpositive. There is much excitement which gives you achance to jump up and down. It’s hard to be demureall the time. The 9th and 10th combine to bringexperiences of great beauty with friends and celebrations. Lovecomes in the form of that seductive person standing across the roomfrom you as they play with their drink, and you. Could this be thatsame person from former lifetimes who creates a familiar desirewithin your heart? The 17th answers that. Don’t be discouragedby power-trippers on the 30th. FEBRUARY sees you being thrustinto the spotlight as people examine your accomplishments.It seems to be a favorable review, overall. A creative idea sparksyour day on the 4th. Calm down on the 6th as the evening is filledwith happiness from the excitement earlier that day. Saturn goesretrograde on the 18th. This could affect your relationships in twodifferent ways. There could be an end, or falling out, of a long timeaffair. Also, it could mean a lightening-up of a triste-like partner.Social scenes are much improved.Gemini (5/21-6/21) JANUARY will bring anend to those big delays. By the 30th, your luck willturn around. The May Twins will feel this shift moststrongly. You are drawn to hidden matters as you findyourself in a state of deep thought and philosophical meanderingsthis month. You may finally get overwhelmed by the influx ofgreat learning and deep teachings. You wanted more data tostretch your mind, and now you have it. FEBRUARY says to finishup current projects before Mercury goes retrograde on the 23rd.There are some hidden factors related to any new actions you takeon the 8th. It could turn into a recurring problem over the nextfew weeks. However, you are under beneficial stellar vibrations.Just seek what feels like a natural, positive flow. There could be aninner urge to change your home and job near mid-month. It’s likethe “call of the wild”. By the 26th, there comes other chances tomake less drastic choices. The 28th could present some very nicecareer opportunities.Cancer (6/22-7/22) The month of JANUARY isa time to focus on your partner. Their needs becomeparamount after the 11th. Cancers hate to panderto anyone. You see the neediness of others as anemotional burden, but you hoist it onto your shoulders becauseyou care. This is a relatively calm month, but it’s the calm beforethe storms of February. There is no way to solve the mysterieswhich others are dealing with. Just do your nurturing thing sincethat’s what they really want from you. Watch for the unexpected atwork. FEBRUARY: People born in Cancer seems to be affected bymore than just the Lunar frequencies. They feel the world aroundthem as all the planets conspire to create pods of reality to beexperienced by everyone. It all depends on our choice of “pods”.The new Moon falling on the Chinese New Year brings forth thelessons of the Snake Year for us all, but especially the Crab Clan.Google: Year of the Snake. President’s Day on the 18th brings upthe true Cancerian values of our country. You attract a beautifulpassion into your life this month.Leo (7/23-8/22) You are recognized for your servicethis month. After the 19th, you are able to bringsome healing to a relationship and social conditionsin the world around you. You will be socially activeall month. The Lion must mingle. Your psychic powers mightscare you. Get used to it. Your vision of beautiful new starts isa glimpse of future realities. Your enemies pose ugly resistanceto your ideals, but they are just a troll under your bridge to thefuture. Follow your truth and do the practical thing. The 24th and25th are amazing rungs on your ladder of success. FEBRUARYhas an excitability about it as a unified voice of the people growslouder. You like drama (I know, up to a point) so this month hasit. You have a friend nearby who has the scoop on everybody youknow. Your beautiful partner would probably enjoy more timewith you. Leos could be tempted by meaningless temptations. TheChinese New Year (Feb 10) signals a time to use great wisdomand patience. The 21st can be confusing. Just get away from it allfor awhile. The full Moon on the 25th lights a scene of beauty andpassion. And so the month ends.Virgo (8/23-9/22) JANUARY finds you deeplyinterested in the mysteries of life. By the 19th, you willhave scooped up enough understanding of spiritualmatters to alter your deep philosophical convictions.You are actually connecting to a spiritual logic which few haveaccess to. A new love or creative pursuit fills your month after the11th. Your energy can be applied most effectively to your ownhealth concerns. Exercise happens, and progress returns to yourwork efforts by month’s end. Plans are in place for expansions atwork. FEBRUARY has a lot going on. Your mind is not functioningat it’s usual efficiency. Is it spring? Is it love? Or, is it just feelingbetter? If you can just relax and trust, you will be taken on a journey44 Truly Alive | www.trulyalive.net

where thoughts melt together like hot marshmallows. Your actionscould be misdirected at times this month. You can blame yourpartner for half of this condition. About the best thing cookin’ onyour griddle, is love and romance. Mercury turns retrograde onthe 23rd. Your mind is locked onto your partner all month.Libra (9/23-10/22) JANUARY has you returninghome after a time of mental diversions and emersionson your excursions. Despite a peculiar weirdness inyour partner at times, they are still a positive forcefor your social expansion. The female Librans are more likely tobe single and available than the males, so starting near the 19th,the best place to find love is within the walls of your home. Yourfestive calling can be carried out there, safely. The 10th is a time tobegin a new romance. Your emotions will run deep on the 16th.Money builds slowly all month. FEBRUARY brings a new level toany ongoing romances or new romances to your ongoing level.Sure, you have work to do, but isn’t love priority-one for Librans?You will pull it all together before month’s end. Money won’t besuch a strain after the 18th. Your partner may be a nut, but youseem to love it. You are fortunate to have Neptune in a good place.You can find new medicines to treat what ails you. Green algaeand Vitamin E could possibly work wonders for you. A walk inthe fog could add beauty to your life.Scorpio (10/23-11/21) JANUARY finds youdeeply embedded in the confines and needs of yourhouse. That will be the best place to apply your energy.Accidents and burns or fevers are more likely duringthe month. Things seem heavy because the Universe is helping youto accept new responsibilities. Your way of thinking is evolving toa wiser and more practical mind state. You may acquire a new carthis month. Only the 7th keeps this month from being totally calm.Avoid driving on the 25th, but be careful at home too. The full Moonon the 26th stirs the passions. FEBRUARY: Aside from a computerglitch or two, this month could be really nice. Your creative mindneeds an outlet this month to control a rabid libido, or is it rabbitlibido? Saturn seems to calm you as it spends two more years inyour Sign. You could have that life of having your material desiressatisfied during this passage. Your serious nature tries to hide agiddiness that stirs within you. It all comes together on the 15th.That will be a power day for you and that weekend could be mostexcellent. A former lover enters the picture after the 18th.Sagittarius (11/22-12/21) JANUARY has aromantic excitement to it. This continues off and onover the next six years. Enjoy! You may have to makehard choices to fully align with a need for personalcreative expression. There is also a strong prompting from yoursubconscious. It’s the archetype of responsibility. The first week isenergizing to your social life. A sense of calm will bring financialblessings on and after the 9th. Great news arrives on the 22nd.Accepting an invitation creates a great evening on the 25th. The26th is expansive mindedness. FEBRUARY is a time of changingtides. Things seem to be moving in a positive direction again.Happiness is seen on the faces of those who see you. Home isyour best place to entertain this month. Some of your Sign mayactually change residences. A lawyer may be needed to deal withannoyances during your move. Freedom always seems to involvea struggle, but you are always one for a challenge when you havethe truth on your side. Dial yourself down a notch on the fullMoon of the 25th. Happy happiness!Capricorn (12/22-1/19) JANUARY is thebirthday month for most Capricorns. It’s a time ofcoldness as life stands still by the influence of Saturn.Sometimes, you want the world to just stop for a fewminutes so you can catch your breath. This month is mostly calmfor you until the 25th when you could be the victim of gossip.Be very aware on the 30th. Stay calm when confronting authoritythat day. On a personal evolution level, you are being drawn moretoward achieving an ideal. Soon, you will be forced to pursuethat dream. Pluto is clearing the brush in your life. FEBRUARY:Sometimes, the mountains you climb are actually the rubble fromthe fallen structures in your life. You seem to become a co-rulerof your own life. Fate (or God) is the other co-ruler. During thisentire decade, you will be completely replaced physically as cellsdie and new ones take their place. We evolve spiritually (as wellas physically) in seven year periods. Mundanely, your energy ishigh; income from home or home products is profitable, and youfind happiness from helping others. The final week finds you deepin thought.Aquarius (1/20-2/18) JANUARY opens with youat a full head of steam. Your strong belief in your ownphilosophy makes for strong words, and others listen.You have much to say over the next six years. Youare exploring uncharted worlds filled with unused pathways tonew and exciting discoveries. The new Moon on the 11th couldtake you to secret, hidden places filled with ancient knowledge.Those places are found in your own mind, also. Be carefuldriving on the morning of the 3rd. The 12th is romanticallydisruptive. Things improve after the 19th and especially, the24th. FEBRUARY: Now, things are perking up. This month hasexcitement, intrigue, and fascination for you. Your knowledgebank is being filled. Ah, Shangri-La for the fact-spewing WaterBearers. The “water” is the information you openly share with usall. You still have energy enough to secure your finances. The 6thand 7th would be great days to be on vacation. After the 18th,you may feel a need to redo or replace equipment or furnitureat work. There is a hidden “benefit” to doing this. The 28th issocially and financially superb.Pisces (2/19-3/20) JANUARY starts with somegood news on the 1st. What is good news for you maybe bad news for someone else. The 4th is fun at home.The 10th brings fun and possible romance whileout with a friend. The 11th begins 30 days of friends and goalorientedinvolvement. Friends aid in your financial progress andthey bring peace and harmony to your world. You still need youralone time, especially after the 19th, but there is much excitement,even then. You may have to make a hospital visit during themonth, but nothing serious. FEBRUARY is another year older forAquarians, but a sweet and heartfelt celebration to a third of thePisceans. Mathematics is becoming a challenge to your spirit. Youwill surprise yourself by this type of higher learning during thenext two years. There is a sense of satisfaction as you accomplishold goals and a happiness in working on new objectives. Homeis where your greatest happiness is found until late June. The 6thhas good news and it’s traveling fast. Your psychic feelings arequite accurate unless you are legally intoxicated. The 21st couldbring a prophetic dream.For a personal consultation call John at 505-489-1122Truly Alive | January/February 2013 45

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