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Dear RNAO Member,
Take a moment to look through this Digest to keep you in touch with events, offers, opportunities and information on Complementary Therapies and Holistic Nursing.
Regards,
Darka
1) Food for Thought  Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded.
It's a relationship between equals.
Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others.
Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity. -Pema Chödrön The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
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2)
CTNIG AGM 2014 Breakfast Meeting
Mark your calendar!
Join us for breakfast, a presentation and business meeting
* No cost * to members (a privilege of membership)
Bring an RN or student nurse as a guest at no cost as well
SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2014
0830 - 1100
Hilton Toronto
145 Richmond St W.
Presentation:
Nursing: A Leading Force for Change for the Integration of Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Healthcare
Speaker:
Marie Knapp PhD, RN (view Marie's website for more information about her and her work as a holistic nurse in independent practice) http://marieknapp.com/
***Registration will be required through the RNAO
Details will follow in a future announcement as well as posted on the CTNIG website www.rnao-ctnig.org
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3) The Heart Charkra and Its Relationship to the Physical, Psychological and Spiritual Well-being
By Theresa Sullivan: RNAO-CTNIG Editor
Your Fourth Chakra, The Heart also called Anahata, is the core of the spirit. The Anahata is the balance point between the lower (physical) and higher chakra, the spirit. The fourth chakra is located in the upper chest and upper back area, the organs that are encompassed within it are, The Heart, circulatory system, lungs, shoulders, arms, hands, ribs, breasts, diaphragm, and thymus gland.
According to Carolyn Myss (medical intuitive).... Problem Symptoms
When energy is not flowing freely from this chakra there is a disruption of love, balance, harmony, peace, brotherhood, hope, growth and healing. When the chakra is blocked there is an inability to express any deep emotions including joy, fear, sadness and serenity. Diseases associated with this chakra imbalance include tuberculosis, arrhythmias, hypertension, coronary heart disease, asthma, high cholesterol, breast (cancer and fibromas), shoulder and esophagus problems, selfishness, and envy. Excessive yang leads to insensitivity. Excessive yin leads to hypersensitivity or the feeling of emptiness. This is the master control center for regulating the emotions.
Balance
This chakra is fed by finding your passion and following your heart. Have faith, find ways to express yourself and practice appreciation, balancing giving and receiving and forgiveness of yourself.
Meditation
"Allow the truth, Love is Divine Power to penetrate your body.
Raise your attention up to your heart, the center of love.
Welcome the people you're scheduled to meet today into your meditation: Where you feel love for them, send more, boundless love.
For those you feel challenged to love, say the prayer, "Let me learn more about how to love them today."
Think about who you need to forgive today; release the rage, bitterness or hurt feelings from your heart. Tell yourself "Forgiveness is not easy, but today I ask for one more step toward that goal.
Release the prayer that you want to look at today through your heart and not through your fears; that you want to feel gratitude for events that do or don't happen as they should. Keep your attention on the right way to walk into this day, with a heart full of love."
Crystals and Gems
Crystals and/or gem elixirs which may help balance out the forth chakra: Adamite, Agate, Adventurine (Green), Alexandrite, Apophyllite, Beryl (Pink), Bloodstone (Green), Calcite (Lime Green), Carnelian, Celestite, Charoite, Chrysocolla, Chrysoprase, Cobalt-Calcite, Coral (Pink), Danburite (all chakras), Diamonds (all chakras), Dioptase, Emerald, Garnet (Green), Gold, Kunzite (Pink Spodumene), Lepidolite, Malachite, Moldavite, Moonstone, Opal, Peridot (Olivine), Pyrite, Quartz-Clear (all chakras), Quartz (Rose), Quartz (Rutilated), Topaz (Blue), Tourmaline (Watermelon, Green and Rubilite), Rhodonite, Ruby, Variscite, Zircon (all chakras).
For a detailed account of the effects of spirit on our organs, check out this site: http://www.myss.com/chakra/chakrasflash.asp
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4) Opportunities for Members
Executive Officer Positions:
We would greatly appreciate you coming forward to fill the vacant executive positions for:
Membership
Executive Editor
Finance
Policy and Political Action
Committee Members or Liaisons: Interested in being involved with the CTNIG? You could work as a committee member without leading in an Executive position.
If you would like to work on the newsletter or website, we are always looking for interested persons.
Perhaps you would like to be your workplace or area representative for the CTNIG. In this role you could design the role from being a contact, to actually providing presentations or more for those you serve.
Every little bit would help us to meet our Mission and Vision.
Contact Kim Watson chair@rnao-ctnig.org or president@rnao-ctnig.org
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5) Most Trusted Professions
Registered nurses are increasingly being recognized as leaders in transforming the health care system to meet the burgeoning demand for prevention, wellness and primary care services with a focus on improving quality and managing costs. In addition to their clinical expertise, they are being sought out to serve in a variety of new roles, such a care coordinators and wellness coaches, and in leadership roles.
For the past 12 years in Gallup's annual survey, the public has voted nurses as the most ethical and honest profession in America. Eighty-two percent of Americans rated nurses' honesty and ethical standards as "very high" or "high," a full 12 percentage points above any other profession.
In Canada...
From Readers Digest Canada survey, May 2013, nurses are in the fourth position.
Top 5 Most Trusted Professions
Firefighters: 89%
Pharmacists: 82%
Airline Pilots: 82%
Nurses: 81%
GPs: 74%
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6) Website
Free Healthcare Educational Resources Available The website Modern Healthcare Professional has a list of educational resources for practitioners that are free.
You can access videos, articles, webinars and slideshows discussing various topics. The list is limited and the information is at a basic level, but it might be useful for student and patient education.
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7) American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) 34th Annual Conference
Through the Looking Glass: A Vision of Holistic Leadership Portland, Oregon
June 5-8, 2014
Pre-Conference June 4
Post Conference June 8) Gazing into the "looking glass," to the future of healthcare, holistic nurses are poised to lead the way in transforming the healthcare system to one built on the Core Values of Holistic Nursing. This conference will explore ways that holistic nurses can enhance their advocacy and leadership skills, becoming transformational leaders and key members of the inter-professional healthcare reform team. Through mentoring, effective holistic communication, and interpersonal relationships, holistic nurses will actualize possibilities and consciously work to change the culture of healthcare. |
8) Free 2014 On-Line Book:Complementary/Alternative Therapies in Nursing
Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Nursing
Ruth Lindquist, PhD, RN, FAAN,
Mariah Snyder, PhD,
Mary Fran Tracy, PhD, RN, CCNS, FAAN
The seventh edition of this highly acclaimed book continues to deliver evidence-based practice guidelines for the use of complementary and alternative therapies in nursing. The only book about complementary/alternative therapies that is focused specifically on nursing, it examines multiple therapies along with guidance for their implementation, and addresses therapies through a cultural and international lens. http://www.springerpub.com/samples/9780826196125_chapter.pdf
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9) Research Be part of the world-famous Nurses' Health Study! Contribute to groundbreaking research on lifestyle, environment, nurses' worklife, and women's health by giving one hour of your time online a year. The Nurses' Health Studies are among the largest and longest running investigations of factors that influence women's health. Started in 1976 and expanded in 1989, the information provided by the 238,000 dedicated nurse-participants has led to many new insights on health and disease. While the prevention of cancer is still a primary focus, the study has also produced landmark data on cardiovascular disease, diabetes and many other conditions. Most importantly, these studies have shown that diet, physical activity and other lifestyle factors can powerfully promote better health. They are looking for people from Canada too).http://www.nhs3.org/
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We welcome any submissions for the next Digest, especially CT/holistic health related events that are going on in your area or website/YouTube links.
Regards,
Darka Neill RN, BScN, RTTP, Reiki II
RNAO-CTNIG Consulting Editor
(416) 239-9083
Editorial Team
Editor: Theresa Sullivan Contributing Student Editors
Jessica Baillargeon
Catherine Cenkowski
Sandra Milley
Consulting Editor: Darka Neill Publication of views, opinions, or advertising does not necessarily reflect the views of or constitute endorsement by the RNAO-CTNIG or RNAO nor can the RNAO-CTNIG or RNAO be held responsible for errors or consequences arising from the use of information contained in this digest
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