The Immediate Benefits of Healing Intuitively

Hannah Stevens

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While not everyone may be familiar with the philosophies and practices of intuitive therapy and healing (even though it is has been around for over five thousand years!), more and more people are having their eyes opened up to the marvelous benefits of healing. According to Wisdom Academy, healing intuitively is a holistic approach that allows the practitioner to access their own deep meditative state. When practiced often, you pave the way for an altered state of consciousness that lets you tap into your brain waves. This makes it possible to influence the intuitive information about a health condition.

In fact, healing intuitively is beginning to become one of the newer and trendier forms of health and wellness management. With that in mind, we would like to take a closer look at some of the many positive offerings that it can provide for its users:

Physical Improvements

Not everything about our health concerns our exterior, but often times it is the first thing that pops into our head when we are considering any type of program designed to make us feel “better.” And although intuitive practices are heavily weighted towards the internal being and starting the healing process from the inside out, there are still a number of physical benefits. Here are just a few:

• Reduction of pain
• Healthier immune system
• Speed increase in the body’s natural healing process
• A deeper connection between body and mind

Psychological and Mental Stability

Another incredible benefit to this ancient form of therapy is the impact it has on our mental health. In a world where stress and anxiety levels are off the charts, mental illness is on the rise, and people everywhere just seem to be out of spiritual alignment, this type of treatment becomes that much more important.

Some of these benefits include improved cognitive abilities such as better focus and mental clarity, a reduction in depression and feelings of hopelessness, less worry and anxiety, and an increase in creative thinking, just to name a few. The fact is that intuitive healing has been shown to have a significant impact on a number of mental health issues, so the only way to find out if it’s right for the issues you are struggling with is to give it a try.

Better Emotional Balance

This is something else that those who are in tune with the world and the people within it are noticing a problem with. Highly empathic or intuitive people can feel and sense the energy of others around them. This has led to a number of these individuals reporting that more and more folks seem to be struggling with emotional control and balance. Here are some of the ways this spiritualistic therapy can help them as well:

• Release of blocked energy
• Helps in dealing with people with negative energy
• Provides inner peace and a sense of calm
• Helps manage the presence of emotional wounds

Another commonly overlooked benefit to emotional health is the fact that it can also improve our sleep patterns and cycles, which in turn provides a number of additional wellness factors.

Increased Spirituality

And of course, we would be remiss if we failed to mention the incredible benefits that such a spiritual exercise brings to your spirituality as a whole. And even though every aspect mentioned in this list is important and essential to your overall general condition, this may be the most important.

A better balance of energy, amplified intuition, improved and more enjoyable life experiences, increased personal awareness and insight, as well as a deeper connection to nature and those around you,  are just a small number of the overall spiritual advantages a person might gain through endeavoring down this path of therapy.

Regardless of what your personal reasons may be for seeking out a new or alternative method of healing and wellness, the truth is that you will never know how incredible something can be until you open yourself up to its possibilities.

The Human Traits that Dogs Do Better Than Us

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Dogs are people’s best friends. Aside from being great pets, they have characteristics that help us connect – much like human traits. Each dog owner has a unique relationship with their dog. Although, there are certain dog traits that remind us why they’re great at shared human traits, being great company and friends. 

We’ll unpack those traits to help spread awareness on what it means to be good.

Human Traits and Dogs

Upon adopting a dog, we tend to spend time with them to help provide for their needs. Along the way, humans are able to create a lasting bond that’s unconditional for the dog. The more we’re aware of their good traits, the more we are able to receive the benefit of their company. It becomes easier to understand who they are, what they do, and how we get along with such beautiful species.

Learned Intelligence

Just like humans, dogs can learn intelligence. Human intelligence is a lot more complex than dogs. For dogs, intelligence allows them to make good decisions versus the bad. When trained well, these learned decisions become automatic in their lifetime. It helps them protect themselves from harm or helps others stay away from harm. Regardless of new situations, they are able to understand what looks familiar. Because their logic isn’t as intensive as humans, it’s a nice reminder that we can train ourselves as well. 

We can train our minds to understand the situation and react with the appropriate behavior!

They Want to Connect

Just like humans, dogs have the ability to connect. They are naturally social. As animals, dogs tend to stay in packs. As part of the family, they will do the same. Dogs who are exposed to social settings become happier dogs. They are able to understand that other dogs and other humans are good. With proper socialization, dogs are able to see the good in humans.

They remind us that there’s goodness in everybody as long as we connect with one another.

They Embrace Their Unique Personalities

Dogs have unique personalities, just like humans. They grow up loving you a certain way, they have preferences on toys and even choose their favorite activity. These can differ from dog to dog. Ultimately, we can observe that they become whoever they want to be. Regardless of what’s happening around them, we can always rely on them being their true selves.

We always accept them for who they are and let them become the best dog they can be.

They Love Unconditionally

It’s commonly believed that all beings are capable of love. Love of self, love of friends, love of family, and love of community. This can also be true for our dogs. Regardless of our bad days, we always come home to happy dogs. They are ready to shower us with love and affection. As animals, love is what helps them protect their pack. It allows them to care for one another. They don’t choose to look at our worst traits and leave us in the dark. 

They remind us that support for one another and love are unconditional.

5 Hardwired Reasons Humans Are Good

The choices of good and bad were easier to make back in the day when daily lives were much simpler. With the rise in technology, complex living situations, and many more career opportunities, the daily decisions humans make are much more challenging. Regardless of these choices, humankind has managed to push through adversity and differences. We can be reminded that there are reasons that humans are good. Throughout the years, more and more humans are open with their kindness gestures. 

With human evolution comes an increase in human intelligence. These learned behaviors stick with us because of our ancestors. We are able to feel comfort and connection from kindness from one another.

Reasons Why Humans Are Good

There are many reasons why humans are inherently good. Sometimes this becomes much harder to notice especially with the way we’ve been living our daily lives. Other times, because we share these qualities with other humans and it’s also understood as a norm. Being able to say that an act of kindness is “expected” or “normal” shouldn’t stop us from becoming aware of it.

1. We Are Capable of Good Connections

Our human need to connect is a fundamental need just like food and water, scientist Matthew Lieberman claims. Sometimes, society is able to shape our views regarding human connection. Our relationship with ourselves become affected in the absence of our connection with others. Humans are wired to seek good connections, regardless of these challenges. Every being is capable of finding comfort in creating good connections.

2. We Choose Love

The decisions we make throughout our lives don’t define who we are today. The love we choose to give to ourselves, others, and our passions do. Humans have the ability to shower other beings with love. This is rooted in human biology that allows us to experience love throughout our lives. 

When we experience love, there is an immediate effect on our bodies. Our nerve-growth factor increases within our blood levels. This helps in the growth, maintenance, and proliferation of certain target neurons in our brains. Love scientifically helps keep humans alive.

3. We Embrace Affection

Studies have found that a simple gesture of holding hands can alleviate fear. Despite challenges that our minds are dealing with, we find comfort in affection. In these studies, the relief we feel from touch is stronger when received from those we care about. Couples, strong friendships, and close-tied families are more likely to feel comfortable in negative times when supporting each other. These acts lead to small gestures of hugs, kisses, and holding hands that remind us we’re not alone in our journey.

4. We Benefit From The Euphoria of Laughter

Happiness is evident in smiling and laughter, among other emotions that humans can feel. Humans are able to sympathize when we can connect with what others are going through. Studies show that the evolution of laughter is rooted in survival versus entertainment. 

After birth, mammals connect with their young through play. This play helps initiate labored breathing, from tickling for example. This phenomenon has helped mammals encourage cooperative behavior. This shared experience has helped strengthen bonds throughout human evolution.

5. We Overcome Challenges with Kindness

The majority of our day revolves around our own choices that we make. However, studies have shown that when we are faced with challenges that show risk towards the survivability of others, we become selfless. In turns out, we pull through when humans are placed in a situation of saving other people’s lives. Unlike some predators, we are automatically kind when we know some beings are facing danger. We perform what we can to the best interest of others. 

Conclusion

Although humans have the ability to learn new things, we have hardwired traits that remind us we’re all humans. We share these qualities with other humans. We are prepared to make selfless decisions to others’ best interests. It’s best to see the good in others. We can look for the reasons why humans are good instead of the bad.

When facing doubts in the kindness of humankind, just remember that we are all capable of the same goodness!

If You’re Blind, This App Makes Strangers Your Eyes

A new app aims to help the blind “see” with their iPhone.

The idea behind Be My Eyes is that sometimes people who are visually impaired may need help with simple tasks but can’t easily get assistance. The app solves this by creating a platform that connects the two groups via video chat.

The app’s users are divided into two groups: sighted “helpers” and the visually impaired. When a blind user needs help, the app launches their iPhone’s rear-facing camera and connects them with a helper who can provide assistance.
The majority of the app’s users are helpers — as of this writing the app had 14,000 sighted users and 1,200 blind users. Being a helper is kind of like being on call; the app notifies random helpers that another user requires assistance, though helpers are not obligated to take the call. (If a helper declines, the app will notify more people until someone answers.)

The Denmark-based team behind Be My Eyes has already been testing the app in their home country for some time. Hans Wiberg, founder of Be My Eyes, said that most of the tasks users have helped with have been inside the house, like identifying a piece of mail or finding the right item on a shelf.

“When you ask your neighbor, you can do that once or twice a day, but if you ask your neighbor three times a day he might get a little reluctant to help you. But with this app you can ask 10 times a day because you are absolutely sure the person who answers is more than willing to help you.”
Meant to be a kind of “micro-volunteering,” the app doesn’t incentivize helpers to actively participate, though there is a points system. The app keeps track of how many people you’ve helped on your in-app profile and users accumulate points over time based on how many times you provide assistance.
The app is free — Be My Eyes is a nonprofit and funded the app’s development with a $300,000 donation — but Wiberg says the company will have to rely on more donations in the future in order to keep it that way.
An Android app is also “in the pipeline,” but the company is focusing on iOS for the moment, he said, as they believe Apple provides the most accessible platform for the visually impaired.

Plastics Kill

Being Unique Shouldn’t Cost Your Life

On Your Mark, Get Set, Go… No, Really Go!!

It’s one of my top pet peeves. Everyone is looking at their phone nowadays… in restaurants, walking down or across the street and, most disturbingly, in their cars.

Not a day goes by that either the person in front, behind or next to me doesn’t move when the light turns green because they’re so busy looking down.

Lots of people think that this is a “younger” person issue but, in my experience, that’s not the case. Time after time, I see people in their 40’s, 50’s and 60’s not paying attention to the road, as they’re too busy looking at whatever they think they’re missing out on their “smart” phone. Not so smart.

You can always spot them; they’re either the one holding up traffic at the light or the one that starts veering into your lane on the streets and freeways.

Not only is this annoying, it’s truly scary. I don’t know what people are thinking. Don’t they realize if they keep looking down that their phone could be the last thing they see in this world? If that’s what they want to do with their life, so be it. But the reality is that their selfishness can also affect so many other people’s lives. Not something I’d want to have to live with. Would you?

It’s Only Common Cents…

Thanks to Jolie Lee, USA TODAY Network for the following (excerpted) story from October 2014:

Container Store employees make on average nearly $50,000 a year, CEO Kip Tindell says in his newly released book, Uncontainable.

That’s more than double the $23,690 average national salary ($11.39 per hour) of a retail sales worker, according to 2013 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Even by paying employees a higher salary, the Container Store is able to make money, Tindell told Business Insider. He says that he believes a great employee is three times more productive than just a good employee.

“You can pay them twice as much and still save, since you get three times the productivity at two times the cost,” Tindell, who is also the incoming chairman of the National Retail Federation, said in the interview.

Right on to Kip Tindell!! I don’t know what it is about this way of thinking that is so difficult to understand. Corporate Crusader.