Posts filed under therapeutic healing

You're in Good Hands

I arrived at my first physical therapy (PT) appointment with my daughter alongside me, resting in her car seat. Within the first few moments of small talk, the physical therapist, Emma, asked me about my profession. After sharing with her that I, too, am a physical therapist, she assumed I was aware of and familiar with PFPT. That was not the case.

The Healing Properties of Amethyst

methyst is a stone of major healing. It is one of the most effective crystals for healing people, plants, and animals. From naturally healing plants that will not grow to soothing animals that refuse to calm themselves, it counteracts negative energies in any location that feels hostile or chaotic. (For this reason, amethyst is an excellent stone for highly trafficked spaces, like an office or family room.)

Posted on December 19, 2014 and filed under Healing, Crystals, therapeutic healing.

Art Therapy and the Emergence of Angels

I had ended my last blog with the question: What are your hands going towards these days? So, I will start there today myself. I have been continuing to create little mosaic pieces on my son’s broken Taekwondo boards. What stands out to me this time around, rather than the materials, are the forms that have been emerging . . . 

Posted on June 26, 2014 and filed under Art, Healing, therapeutic healing.

Forgiveness Is for You

Forgiveness is sometimes thought of as a nice thing to do for others, sort of like giving a birthday present or a Valentine’s Day card. Of course, it is a wonderful expression to offer to another human being, but the fact is that it will always be a largely superficial gesture unless based on self-forgiveness. In my life, I find that it is not something just nice to do; instead, it is as essential as breathing.

Posted on April 16, 2014 and filed under Meditation, Healing, therapeutic healing.

Art Therapy Stories Continued

By Sibel Ozer

The arctic cold has taken a toll on many of us. The psyche desires to retreat with a cup of hot chocolate in one hand and a book in the other, preferably in front of a fireplace, all the while reality demands that we continue attending to our responsibilities and enter the cold over and over.