Cortices: How To

Dr. John Veltheim, BodyTalk Founder, describes and demonstrates the Cortices Technique, which balances the brain and stimulates the body’s self-healing potential.

Publisher: IBA
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~Ear-bashing

1. Nagging or relentless chatter that doesn’t stop. “Oh, my mother-in-law, she gave me a real ear-bashing.”

Babies are a good decoys for ear-bashing. The chatty people get distracted by the baby, and it also gives you an instant way to get out of the conversation. I am all for a good chat, but sometimes it can be a bit one-sided, and that is what defines the conversation as an ear-bashing!

*Being very tech savvy, this was written before I left for Oz.

Some examples: I don’t believe I am worthy of a healthy relationship; Life is always going to be a struggle; I find it hard to connect with people; People don’t like me when I express the truth of who I am.

Over the last couple of weeks I was faced with several bureaucratic hurdles en route to my trip to Australia. Erin Reece, a local blogger, knowledge seeker and budding Reiki Practitioner, was kind enough to set me on the straight and narrow. This belief process is from a book she is reading called “Calling in the One”. I am yet to peruse this book, but the series of steps I shall be using repeatedly.

Belief Process via email from Erin Reece of Three Blind Moose.

1. Reframed belief – I believe you’re going on a fun and enjoyable trip to Australia
2. Speak it out loud (to everyone around you) – I just said it out loud to the cats, ha!
3. Take actions to support the belief – I’ll send some Reiki to the bureaucrats to clear all blocks and get them moving. 
4. Release attachment to the outcome!

Love it! And I have started to use it all over the place. It is very empowering, and I love the simple steps. The final step, take action, also feels important. I always feel like sitting back on the couch waiting for things to show themselves seems a bit weird.

Be conscious of your thinking, write about it, meditate on it, and remember not to believe everything you think. Also, consider a BodyTalk session – great for accessing sub-conscious beliefs – if your beliefs are eluding you.

~Melbourne

(Pronounced Mel – born)

~The capital city in the State of Victoria, on the South East coast of Australia, overlooking Port Phillip Bay.

~Often regarded as one of the most livable cities in Australia.

~A city with great food – Italian, Greek, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Chinese, Thai, African, Moroccan and on and on.

~Also home to one of the four tennis majors, the Australian Open.

~In March, Melbourne is consumed by the sound of Formula One racing cars hooning (driving very fast) around Albert Park, an inner suburb of Melbourne.

And let’s face it, those Aussies are so laid-back. Who wouldn’t want to visit Melbourne? I am very excited and can’t wait to hang out in Melbourne, visit friends and family, and soak up the sun which is still shining down there because it is the end of summer.

“Learning not to cause harm to ourselves or others is a basic Buddhist teaching. Nonaggression has the power to heal. Not harming ourselves or others is the basis for an enlightened society. This is how there could be a sane world. ….The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.” – Pema Chodron

Over the weekend I taught a Reiki 2 class, and what tends to happen with the increased flow of the Reiki energy – universal life force energy – is that it stirs up negative beliefs about ourselves and others, judgments, beliefs about what our life is going to look like in the future, it stirs up feelings of grief, anger, fear and overall self-loathing, sometimes. It is a process of release – ultimately these patterns and the blocked energy are being cleared. Sometimes the energy has been stuck for a long time, and a lot of the energy has been very self destructive.

When exploring and working with Reiki energy, it is useful to have a few tools that can help you deal with the processing of these feelings. The principles of Buddhism, specifically around the principle of not causing harm to self or others, is a good place to start.  Ultimately, clearing self destructive thoughts, feelings and energy has a significant impact on how you feel day to day, helping you feel more emotionally balanced, and connecting you to your joy! It is healthy to honestly and gently explore what you are feeling and thinking when the goal is to do so without causing harm to yourself or others.

~Perla (Pronounced: pearl – uh)

1. Perla means beautiful or gorgeous. “Today is a real perla!”, meaning today is really beautiful.

Use perla, work on your pronunciation of “uh”, because many an Australian word utilizes “uh”, and this will help your progress in mastering the Australian language. Have a great weekend, everyone!!!

Emotional Zen is about amplifying awareness, it is about being fully present to how you feel and therefore creating the space to release that which blocks access to the Zen place, enabling you to find emotional Zen, a place of peace and calm, like still water. Although life is not static, to find a calm place within influences your perception, your view of the world and experience of life.

I love these quotes from “Tao of Jeet Kune Do” by Bruce Lee.

“Awareness is without choice, without demand, without anxiety; in that state of mind, there is perception.”

“Understanding requires not just a moment of perception, but a continuous awareness, a continuous state of inquiry without conclusion.”

Zen keeps me sane, it is the state that I invoke when things are feeling crazy. I say to myself, “Okay, let’s find the zen place!”, rather than allowing myself to stay in the crazy, frantic, trying-to-do-it-all place. In my one-on-one sessions with clients it is my job to stay in the Zen place, to be fully connected to the moment, and to find a way to guide my client into that place as well. It is a great job, like being a tour guide to “Blissland” where we hang out, explore and see the sights in this new-found place!

~Ridgy-didge

1. real, genuine, or to replace the word, seriously! “Oh, yeah, he was completely ridgy-didge!”

Go forth and conquer with your new-found knowledge. Ah, the satisfaction of expanding your horizons further still. Good work, people. Have a great weekend!!!

It was a life changing class (truly!). At that time I did not regard myself as creative, and I did not relate to the title at all. Taking the Artist’s Way class connected me to my creativity, and it introduced me to the immense creativity that is accessible when you do bodywork. It taught me the interrelatedness of creative energy and core energy flow in the body, I learned how to connect with creative energy, I discovered I had a latent desire to write, and that there were a whole bunch of things I wanted to do – knit, sew, and generally create, create, create. Needless to say, I highly recommend Eileen’s class. This is what she has to say about the class:

“The Artist’s Way is a 10 week class to challenge old assumptions on your creativity and gift you with the newness and wonderment of your own inherent talent.  Through the use of  paint, collage, improv, music and other forms of play, we will resurrect your connection to the creative spirit as well as check in with each other week to week, doing exercises that will help us discover where we are blocked and how we can move through with ease and grace.”

The only other thing I would say is TAKE HER CLASS! She hasn’t taught this class for a while. Take it out of curiosity, take it on a whim, or take it because you KNOW you want to explore your creativity.

For more information on the course click here . She is the founder and director of The Reiki Training Program and she also heads up the Seattle Cold Readers An expert in the field of creativity, she is an all round fab person!

Holly Hay is a multi-talented individual – yoga teacher, massage therapist, and personal trainer.  I recently chatted with her about her fab new DVD. Here is what she had to say:

“Yoga for Health and Happiness” demonstrates ways to integrate mind, body, and spirit. It gives you a challenging workout for stress relief as well as suggestions for integrating yoga into your daily life. The DVD demonstrates three levels, so whether this is your first experience with yoga or you have an established practice, you will be able to enjoy this DVD and work your way up through the three stages. The DVD  helps boost your mood, sculpt, shape, and energize your body, it can help with weight loss, and it will relax your mind. After you begin your practice with me you will begin to experience a wonderful mind, body, and spirit connection.”

Holly is about to move to Costa Rica to teach yoga at a retreat center (Can we come?). She also has plans for a second DVD which will focus opening up emotional centers in the body through yoga poses. It will also demonstrate how to relieve everything from anger to depression and cultivate love, peace, and compassion. I can’t wait!!

Thanks, Holly! Have fun in Costa Rica. You can order Holly’s DVD at www.ourtriangle.com