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How to Weed Out Stale Energy So You Can Bloom
Each morning I go outside barefoot to ground and center before I start my day. I also often deadhead my petunias. This week I was thinking pinching off the old blooms was like shifting energy and removing blocks. If I don't tend to the flowers, there are fewer blooms....
Desire & The Sweet Spot Of Living
As summer comes to a close and thoughts turn towards pumpkin spice lattes and Christmas cookies - admittedly, for those here on the central coast, our ‘summer’ weather happens in early Fall (happy dances for me ). I still get the itch to look at where I am and what’s...
5 Areas a Scarcity Mindset Could be Sneaking in & Holding You Back
It’s been a busy couple of weeks with some significant decisions and the accompanying stress. I found myself wanting a nap mid-afternoon yesterday, after a little mental argument with myself...not enough time, too much to do, it's lazy .... blah, blah, blah... I took...
Is Energy Healing a Mythical Creature?
Energy healing is a broadly defined field within the complementary and alternative healthcare umbrella. It’s a field still in its research infancy and paradoxically is thought to be among the oldest healing method. We’re just recently starting to see research results...
5 Deceptively Simple Practices That Cut Through Self Doubt and Second Guessing
Even if you want it, change is full of self-doubt and second-guessing. It doesn't have to be. After coaching hundreds of women through career, relationship, health, and financial shifts, I have seen 5 key components emerge. The time and energy it takes to navigate...
I Quit – Alignment With What Matters Most
Quitting can be a way to get in alignment with who you are now and where you want to go. It can be a recalibration to what truly matters for you. We are in the midst of the Great Resignation. Many people have had enough and are calling it quits. When you’re in...
Dying and The Art of Living
She said “it was a life well lived” the smile on her face was genuine, filled with joy, despite the pain that I knew was running through what was left of her body. This simple statement from a 37-year-old woman with 2 young children, a husband who adored her, a...
Body Triggers: An energy healing early warning system
I stopped for coffee last week and witnessed a grown man have essentially a temper tantrum because they did not have almond milk. He spewed profanities, stomped his foot, and slammed his hand on the counter. The barista stayed calm and did her best to diffuse the...
New Habits: Disrupt the Status Quo by Doing This
August was an experiment. I’ve been wanting to create a habit to spend more time writing and I’m having difficulty actually fitting it into my day. Each week I jot in a loose schedule in my calendar (I don’t do well with too much structure) of what I want to complete...
3 Tools to Overcome Uncertainty
A friend recently asked me what my process was for making all of the significant changes in my life over the past several years. (For those who are newer here, I left everything I knew moved 3,000 miles to a city where I knew no one, split with my husband of 26 years,...
Healing Arts: Managing Pain With Light Therapy and Therapeutic Touch
Managing Pain With Light Therapy and Therapeutic Touch Cathy Gatto Brennan July 29, 2018 Abstract Pain management is receiving renewed attention in light of the negative side effects of opiods that are currently the treatment of choice for pain management. A search...
Biofield Therapy and the Human Brain
by Cathy Gatto Brennan Abstract Traditional Chinese Medicine has been used for thousands of years in eastern cultures. It has been gaining popularity in the United States in recent years. In this paper I take a look at the use of traditional Chinese Medicine in...