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Arhive Title: Donna Powers

Sneezy, Wheezy Springtime Woes

It’s June! Inhale a deep breath of sap flowing, buds bursting, the smell of dirt and warming soil. We are fully into Spring! The season of joy and life and renewal! Right? Ennhhh…wrong… Especially if that first whiff of spring brings on your symptoms of weepy/watery eyes; a burning, sneezing, watery nose; sore throat; and … Read more

The Boy Who Fell 25 Feet

As parents, you continually work at finding the balance between keeping your kids safe and letting them go. You put every precaution in place to allow for freedom from mishaps, accidents, and injuries. You find the right out-of-school activities, check to make sure that the instructors are good and the programs are reputable, buy the … Read more

A Toothsome Issue

“Some tortures are physical And some are mental, But the one that is both Is dental.” 
~ Ogden Nash The Pearly Whites Teeth…you are born without them and suffer through babyhood cutting them only to start losing them in childhood. Then you get a second set that gets brushed, flossed, rinsed, braced, pulled, straightened, knocked … Read more

Being Love with Self and Other

When was your most recent experience of being listened to without judgment, where you were held in a quiet space of deep respect? Where another was simply there and curious enough about you, your life, and your thoughts so that you could speak without censorship and enter into their questions fully alive and passionate about … Read more

The Quiet Life: At Least a Little Calmer

The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.  ~Albert Einstein I long for quiet. I live for quiet. Last week I dreamt of quiet. In the dream, I am aware that my brain is quiet. I cannot create a thought and in that moment of awareness, in that moment of ‘no … Read more

Can We Be At War With Ourselves?

What is war? Can we be at war with ourselves? Today’s post is from my colleague Dr. Roland Guenther, gifted healer and homeopathic practitioner. Roland’s unique contribution to healing are the sacred Shameeah journeys that he offers. Watch for future posts for the next Shameeah offering. You can learn more on Roland’s website. Watch for his article ’ Talk with … Read more

Matters of the Heart and Soul

“Imagine that two jumbo 747 jet airplanes full of passengers crashed every day with no survivors. (I looked it up and one 747 holds a maximum of 600 passengers!) That’s the number of people who die of heart disease daily in the United States. We hear much about the major risk factors for developing heart … Read more

Forever Flu – Phooey!

No flu ‘get your vaccine’ hoopla this year. The Centre for Disease Control and the World Health Organization picked the wrong circulating strains for a vaccine. That can happen because picking the 3 strains for a season is an educated guess based on what flu strains are circulating in the southern hemisphere. But flu is … Read more

Heart of the Matter

“Take care of yourself — you never know when the world will need you.”  – Rabbi Hillel   Today’s blog is short and sweet. February is designated as heart month in Canada. I guess because Valentine’s Day is the big celebration. Last weekend my husband had a heart attack while I was away in California. Hardly the … Read more