"Letting Go"

Somebody posted this wonderful poem on a German facebook page the other day. Unfortunately, I didn''t get their name, but I took the freedom to translate it to be able to share it with my English-speaking friends.

"Letting Go

Sooner or later you’ll get to a point when you realize that you don’t need to struggle anymore, because it won’t take you any further.

You understand that there is nothing more you can or must do.

You can’t force anything; if you understand that, at first everything will collapse back upon itself, and then there is silence.

And then, suddenly, there will be lightness and quiet within you.

You begin to let go of everything you were holding on to, of hopes, people, things from your past, which you didn’t want to, or couldn’t accept the way they were.

You understand that you can’t change it any more, no matter how much you believe in it, no matter how much you wish for it to happen. No matter how much you fight for it. No matter how much it hurts.

What must be, will be. Whatever wants to happen, will happen. What is supposed to be with you will stay or will go of its own free will.

Sooner or later the pain and fear of letting go will be over.

This is when you will gradually liberate yourself from fears, feelings of guilt and constraints – from everything that holds YOU back.

And you go your way; you pack your suitcase with what’s left: a suitcase full of experience, insight and memories.

Your path lies ahead, you don’t see it yet, but you feel the time has come.

You start again – with the first step!"

Namaste x

Namaste - gold-plated OM signs for Yogis

Namaste - gold-plated OM signs for Yogis

COLOUR ENERGY – No Life Without Light

We, the average modern human, spend an average of approximately 85 per cent of our lives in “sun-blocked” rooms, shut away from daylight. As we gain the majority of our life energy from sun light with its different colours, many people feel a certain lack of energy, mainly in the dark and gloomy winter months.

We all know the influence of colours in our lives – the uplifting yellow of a field of sunflowers, the calming green of the meadows in spring, we see “red” when we are angry and we see through “pink glasses” when we are in love.

Many therapists all over the world have been using colour therapy for thousands of years, knowing that body and mind react to colours in certain ways, the influence of light on hormones and metabolism. In ancient China, acupuncture and colour healing were closely related. Their Wise Men used light and colours as part of their healing methods, and so did their colleagues in ancient Greece and Persia.

Modern researchers found that certain cells in our bodies have so-called colour receptors and react on the influence of colours. The more so, as our sense of vision is directly connected with the autonomous nervous system. Colour therapy can have a healing effect on different physical problems and mental disharmonies.

A modern way to bring more light into our lives is to wear colour therapy glasses. The glasses are available in seven colours, derived from the spectrum of a rainbow, plus the colours Indigo and Magenta.

Patients who have already tried them can tell about the balancing effect of blue whenever they are angry or yellow when they are sad. Students praise the effect of orange during hard times of study, and even sufferers from allergies and hay fever could find relieve with turquoise. Those who suffer from dyslexia showed a substantial improvement when they wear the suitable “therapeutic colour” during daily reading exercises.

To combine the useful with the practical, wear the glasses during all your outdoor activities, sport, walking the dog etc. (USE ONLY “YELLOW” FOR DRIVING!)

La vie en rose…

For a trial session please contact groveclinicoxon.com

Healing Fungae

Mycotherapy (therapy using medicinal mushrooms) is becoming more and more popular in naturopathy. Using certain mushrooms has proven beneficial in treating numerous illnesses. They are commonly used to strengthen the immune system, to lower high blood pressure, to treat metabolic imbalances, to help with allergies or digestive problems, and in particular in the complementary treatment of cancer. Scientists in Germany have confirmed the healing and preventative properties of certain mushrooms. We all might have heard of Shiitake, Reishi, Champignons, Oyster Mushrooms and Mu-Err.
The somewhat weird-looking Cordyceps (cordyceps sinensis) which has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries, for example, has proven helpful in the treatment of Chronic Fatigue, depression, exhaustion, lack of libido and infertility. Also, it can help to lower blood pressure and "bad" cholesterol. There are no known side-effects (asthma sufferers please talk to their GP before taking Cordyceps as it has a relaxing effect on the muscles of the respiratory system).

(Cordyceps - picture from Wikipedia)

Another mushroom worth highlighting is Agaricus (agaricus blazei murril). Scientists called it the "Miracle Mushroom for cancer sufferers". It contains vitamins B6 and B12 as well the the highest level of beta-glucan among all medicinal mushrooms. Therefore, plus due to its content of certain substances which have proven beneficial in the treatment of some forms of cancer, it is widely used in alternative cancer therapy and to support the immune system. Further uses are for depression and burn-out. Furthermore, it helps the regeneration of bone marrow and the production of blood.  
 

(Agaricus - thanks to German website who posted the pic)

The Risk of "Light" Products

Switching from soft drinks containing sugar to drinks sweetened with aspartame can be a bad choice, especially for diabetes sufferers. The brain cannot differentiate between sugar and artificial sweeteners, and therefore activates the same mechanisms: increasing the blood sugar level, thereby causing the pancreas to secrete more insulin. The more "light" soft drinks we consume, the more insulin will be secreted. This can eventually lead to disaster. i.e. insulin resistance and ultimately to diabetes type II. What is worrying is that "light" drinks appear to be even more unhealthy than drinks containing sugar, as a recently published study by the French research institute for medicine INSERM reveals. The medical history data of more than 66,000 women were analysed by the scientists, with regard to their dietary habits. The result: The risk of developling diabetes in women who consumed half a litre of "light" soft drinks per week was increased by 15 per cent. In those who drank one and a half litres per week, the rate of increase was a whopping 59 per cent!

Simply Smile Away Stress

"Turn a smile into an exercise. Breathe in  and simply smile - your tension will disappear and you will feel considerably better," is the recommendation of Thich Nhat Hanh, the famous Vietnamese monk and life coach. A recent study carried out by psychologists confirms that his "mouth yoga" can indeed help to keep your calm in stress situations. "Tensing certain muscles to form a smile can be sufficient to lower the heart rate during and after a short-term stress situation," says Dr. N. Smetak, national chairman of registered cardiologists in Germany. His advice: Give it a try when you are caught in a traffic jam next time :)
(BIO magazine no. 1/2013)