Solutions for People and Planet | By Pamir Kiciman
On a recent road trip I intentionally practiced a lot of forest bathing. Shinrin-yoku or forest bathing, also referred to as forest therapy, began in Japan in the 1980s and has since become popular worldwide. The Japanese government explicitly introduced
I’ve been teaching for years in my Reiki classes that we’re a touch-deprived society. Immediately reinforcing that Reiki self-treatments, also when others receive Reiki are the exact antidote to this and much more. The power of touch is real. Since
This isn’t another piece about taking care of yourself and practicing self-compassion. Those are certainly cornerstones, with nuances, how we resist them and the winding journey of this aspect of our relationship with ourselves. Health is definitely influenced by how
Before pain was, you were. After pain had gone, you remained. Pain is transient, you are not. — Nisargadatta Maharaj The body is transient. The body has pain. The mind can have pain too. The mind is fluid. Pain is
It’s natural to despair, be sad, feel powerless, and get angry in the face of intractable bodily pain and discomfort. These are part of the human spectrum of emotions. Fortunately it’s a spectrum, so there are also ones that bring
Healing, meditation and spirituality are linked and work together. Meditation heals, and healing improves meditation. Spirituality is what bonds healing and meditation together. If you’re having trouble in meditation you may need to receive healing to clear the way. Similarly,
We live in a time when scientific research is finding the same results that the meditative traditions have clearly explained, advocated and shared with humanity through the ages. Meditative awareness has three primary qualities. The first is calmness, the second