Handcrafted Health, LLC
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A Good Vibe Ezine
December 2009
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In this issue
Health is an Inside Job: Tip
Inspirational Link
Workshops
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A Good Vibe eZine that creates, cultivates and holistically handcrafts health.
For sensitive, heart-led folks who value self-care and self-healing
~ From Lucrezia Mangione at Handcrafted Health.
~ Where health is a creative journey handcrafted by you.
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Approximate time to read: 4 minutes
Hello,

This month's issue of Good Vibe comes to you from the southern locale of DC.

It's a bit warmer down here which is giving off an early winter bloom of action.  It's also the inspiration for this month's Health is an Inside Job tip.

The winter bloom is this:  over 2010 you'll be seeing changes in Handcrafted Health.  For over a year, I've been working towards new ways to serve you and share self-care and self-healing through energy medicine principles and techniques.  My goal is to implement some new ways in 2010.

The e-zine will change first.  The next newsletter will come in February and will be every three months thereafter. This seasonal format will make it easier for me to share useful well-crafted info that enhances your self-healing through energy medicine.

I'll send a simple monthly e-postcard to keep you up-to-date with news, class dates, and sessions.

Of course, I'll continue to send a monthly Good Vibe quote.

As we spiral into 2010,  I welcome your comments, questions and suggestions.  Feel free to drop me a line.  I always welcome knowing what's been helpful and what you'd like to see.  Thank you to those of you who have already provided feedback.

Have a wonder-filled early winter during these times of celebrations and gathering.

Happy New Year,
Lucrezia
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Health is an Inside Job: Tip #8
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The sun and light are echoed in the myriad celebratory holy days that dot December and January in all traditions.  Another seasonal solar tradition occurs on the solstice.  This year it is at 9:27A on December 21 .  It serves as the doorway into winter, the return of light and shorter days.
 
A big part of energy medicine as a practitioner and recipient is noticing and focusing attention on the subtle energy currents and their shifts.
 
I personally feel that one reason why this time of year entering into winter is filled with sacred and secular symbols of the light is reflective of our need for sunlight at a spiritual level and physical level.  The body and spirit are One.

This month's Health is an Inside job tip is a mindfulness and subtle energy exercise wherein you focus on the sun and it's effect upon you, your body, your mind, heart and spirit.  It's a exercise in which you can notice the energy shifts and witness your own subtle energy as facilitated by the glorious Sun.  It's very nourishing and beneficial.
 
This exercise can be done indoors or out.  If outdoors, take your personal self-care steps to avoid overexposure to the sun.  Find a place to sit, stand or lie down in a comfortable way where you can have 15 minutes of safe exposure to the sun.

Drinking the Sun: a subtle energy exercise

Take a few deep, slow, belly breaths. Calming and centering yourself.
Close your eyes if you are comfortable doing so.  Keep them open and unfocused towards the ground if you are not.
Bring your attention to the sunlight touching your skin.
Whether your skin is exposed or you feel the warmth through your clothes, pull all of your attention to where you feel the sun's whispering touch on your body.
Pick a spot on your body.Meeting the sun at that place in this moment. Focus.
Pull all of your attention to where the sun is kissing you.  Be the skin on your cheek.  Be your skin/hairs on the back of your hand.  Notice what you notice.
Sense what is happening to your body.  Breathing naturally.
Allow your body to shift if it wishes.  Breath to be in whatever rhythm it desires.  Receive the sun.  Surrender to this moment and drinking it in Notice what you notice.
Drink in the sun as you would take a drink of your favorite beverage. Notice.
Notice the energy of your body.  What is happening as the sun, it's warmth and light interact with you?  Sense the subtle energy of the currents shifting within.

Be in this moment, bathing, breathing, being- receiving the light of the sun.
Stay.
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Inspirational Links I Highly Recommend
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For your educational pleasure, I recommend this short abstract reflecting a studyt done with healing at a distance.  The International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine abstract at this link Isseem #1.
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Calendar 2009
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Sessions
Private remote sessions: are always available through the phone or internet.
Private in-person sessions
:  are available in wherever I physically am.  Please check calendar at my website.


Healing Touch Level 1 Workshops in 2010

January
January 29-31, 2010
Washington, DC
Potomac Massage Therapy Institute

March
March 19-21, 2010
Allentown, PA
Lehigh Valley Hospital


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Lucrezia Mangione is not a medical doctor. Lucrezia works in Complementary and Alternative Healing, Healthcare and Energy Medicine as a part of Integrative Medicine. Her advice is personal opinion based on her intuition and her energy healing work which is not medical or psychological advice or a substitute for medical or psychological treatment. Bio-energy therapy, shiatsu bodywork and energy medicine are for the purpose of personal growth and are not intended as a substitute for medical or psychological advice and/or treatment. Consult a physician or healthcare professional concerning any medical problem or condition before deciding upon any health related change. There are no guarantees with Bio-energy therapy, Shiatsu bodywork or Energy Medicine just as there are no guarantees in traditional medicine.
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