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folk magick // traditional medicine // musings in non-duality by @thebody_drift
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''you have to believe in the magic for it to work ... things can change but they must also be willing to change themselves"
The power of ritual and ceremonial magick.
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Thai animism x magic x Buddism overlap
Thrilled to have finally ordered Jenx book on the THAI OCCULT. What do I gain, as a white Italian-American from learning about ancient esoteric Thai rituals? For starters – reverence for the inanimate world, nature, all beings, and the potential to create a simple life that is rich in magic outside of the imposed limitations of a non-animist technologically driven consumerist culture. A quick…
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please have a look at this winter solstice season's offerings
bodydrift is back in action!
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Dakini power & divination
BOOKING READINGS 🙂
The Tantric Dakini Oracle for divination is based on the authors’ work in the Ranipur Jharial Temple of Orissa, India. The temple contains stone carvings of 64 Dakinis, ancient symbolic representations of the female principles of intuitive wisdom. Dakinis (in Tibetan Buddhism) are sky guardians 🧚♂️ who connect us w the deeper mysteries of the self, & it is through them that…
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New Office Announcement!
Hi all – I will be consolidating mobile sessions/house visits to one location in Pasadena beginning July 15. If we have worked together previously, please book your future sessions at this location unless we have otherwise discussed an alternative location. I will still be available for mobile sessions each week (on a limited basis).
The benefits of booking your next…
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oncology massage benefits
a call for the need for touch for humans navigating chemotherapy & raditation to counter act the invasive dehumanizing procedures this population often endures
—restore moments of calmness, peace, and nurturing through gentle touch (less is more)
—increases range of motion, mobility & scar tissue from surgeries
—decreases stress, pain, and anxiety
—supports better…
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“fascia” now trending
Just rewatched “strolling under the skin” (2005) where Dr. Jean Claeude Guimberteau was the first to capture video of living fascia. Prior to this, our knowledge was derived from cadaver samples.
spoiler alert ‼️ fascia doesn’t look like what may be depicted in an anatomy text book.
Often described in this doc as “adaptable-energetic-fractal-chaos”, when clients ask why…
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mindfulness of the body as a doorway to cultivating awareness
“Every object, well contemplated, opens a new organ (of perception) within us.” -Goethe
from Meditation as Contemplative Inquiry, Arthur Zajonc (p 179).
The “mindfulness movement” in the West has certainly impacted many. There are arguments both for and against this mainstream movement and the contemplative methods which have accompanied it including but not limited to work-out heavy yoga…
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Mindfulness of the body as a doorway to liberation
Benefits of a body scan
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Cover art, likely by Jerome Podwil, for 1975′s “The Secret Power of Pyramids.”
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cupping marks are not bruises
a great article by the well-known Thai massage and theory guy based in the US –> Bruce Bently recommended by my teacher!
a list from the article
“Six reasons why a cupping mark is not a bruise
The list below is a brief summary of some of the critical differences between a cupping mark and a bruise. On many occasions cupping produces no marking, even when a robust volume of negative pressure…
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Dermatome maps! how are they used and what for?
Dermatomes are areas of skin on the body that rely on specific nerve connections to the spine. In this way they are much like a map and assist bodyworkers and even doctors. For instance, dermatomes can aid a healthcare provider (dr, naturopath) in detecting and diagnosing conditions or problems affecting the spine, spinal cord or spinal nerves. For bodyworkers, these maps can provide information…
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pain science
Pain Education Resources for Practitioners
SOURCES FROM PAIN SCIENCE AN OVERVIEW BY MBOM
Fifteen Years of Explaining Pain: The Past, Present, and Future. http://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(15)00682-3/fulltext?cc=y=
The efficacy of pain neuroscience education on musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review of the literature. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27351541
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another gem in non-duality
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