I am sharing this Newsletter with you as a Certified Herbalist, Naturopath and

 herbal educator, and as a seasoned student and teacher of the martial arts for over 30 years. As an author of an upcoming book (pictured here) and writer of a local newspaper "herb column" for the past five years, my intent is to share my expertise, knowledge and experience in natural and herbal healing to empower you to regain control of your health, healing and well being. 

Many, many people remain attached to the second chakras of their parents up to the day they die. What does this mean? It means that their second chakra is disturbed, unsettled, and unintegrated into their character.

This can cause guilt, embarrassment, and denial of second chakra functions - pleasure, sex, and sensuality, etc. This blockage results in constant tension, conflict, and even pain in the second chakra. It just won't settle down because it is unintegrated, the conflict is because this perfectly natural part of the character needs to be re-integrated, but it can't be reintegrated because the person has not developed the maturity to examine and challenge their own inherited attitudes and behaviors.

We are still attached to the second chakra of our parent's and family and thus there is no empty connection for us to establish our own adult romantic and sexual relationships.

Many people receive negative reinforcement concerning their second chakra. This is due to the psychological programs of guilt, shame, and denial. The negative conditioning damages the successful integration of the second chakra and those areas of life that it represents go into "the shadow", the subconscious mind.

People who are still heavily attached to their own parents remain in the adolescent, juvenile state. Although they may be very intellectually or physically developed and have powerful and successful social roles and occupations, the disturbance of an unintegrated second chakra messes up the integration of mature sexual, emotional, sensual, higher emotional, and mature psychological development - the development of opinions, attitudes, and changes in values based on life experiences.

Second Chakra energy is very creative and manifests through a desire for sex, for relationship, for food and drink, for material comforts and is the energy of mind which finds great pleasure in them.The driving force of this very creative energy is continuation and largely involved with forming sexual relationships and having children. Therefore its important to purify this chakra and remove the negative imprints so that we may connect to another person in a healthy way.

The second chakra is considered a feminine energy and often depicted symbolically as a flowing river when active and a crescent moon when inactive. Being emotional in nature and related to the element of water, swadhisthana energy is normally fluid, spontaneous and can be very unpredictable sometimes. For this reason the animal associated to this chakra is the crocodile, denoting its hidden dangers just below the waters surface.

In its natural state the sacra chakra brings a joyful and spontaneous expression to the self, through activities such as dance, rhythmic movement, exercise and art. The creative character of the sacral chakra  needs to express itself, to bring out the inner potential and actualize it in form, which makes them natural artists, performers and inventors. They are constantly seeking new experiences and are the the type to change and transform any technique they learn and improve it, which can aggravate but also complement those of the old school with a strong faith in tradition.

Through being related to the element of water, swadhisthana chakra has a flexible, aesthetic and inventive nature that can help us adapt to new situations. Like water it can help us move around, over or under the obstacles of life. If this chakra is blocked we will find it hard to make changes to our life and patterns of behavior and probably feel stuck in a rut all the time. We may hold on consciously or be totally unaware of our sub-conscious holding onto the fears which prevent us from unfolding and evolving into the wonderful people we have the potential to be. Sacral chakra issues can be carried through from previous lives, but whether in this life or the many before, blockages here will hinder our natural abilities of movement and development on a physical, emotional, psychic and spiritual plane.

We can hold onto a past experience and become like a stagnant pond, or we can enjoy the inner freedom of being able let go and move on ever forward like a fresh free flowing and life giving stream, ready for new opportunity and adventure. Through our will power and yoga practice we can release these deep inner blockages, learn from them and transcend them to become free, independent and happy all the time. Our past is stored in the hips and sacral area, so during healing and letting go of past traumas, our yoga practice can concentrate here (root and sacral charas) to release these latent and negative imprints which are preventing our ability to move forward in life and enjoying it to the fullest.

 ARE YOU STILL trying to work through your issues around emotional eating,  handling stress with ease and balancing health issues with natural ingredients?

 BELIEVE IT OR NOT, sometimes the simplest answers can be had by sharing your  common concerns through informal conversations.

 TAKE A DEEP BREATH and engage in an informal conversation with me around  health issues that we all share.  A conversation in which you can find simple answers  and natural remedies.

When the door to better health opens, 

how do you walk through it?

Start by joining us on the FREE Teleconferences, 

which are scheduled twice a month on a 

Sunday afternoon (1st and 3rd), 

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 The discussions will be an open forum, though I will have a structured agenda. The  current format will go for one hour with the last 15 minutes for Q&A. If we decide  we'd like two hours with half hour for Q&A, I am open to do that. Once you  register/sign up for the Teleconferences, you will receive an email with the dial in  number, PIN, brief instructions and the established date/time of the first conference  (and subsequent) call(s).  You will also be emailed any charts, handouts or other  materials relevant to the subject matter.