Why You Are No Good For Others If You Don’t Take Care Of Yourself
Thank you for the wonderful feedback I received on my new Reiki video on my YouTube channel that I posted last week! I enjoy learning what works for you, and am gearing future videos to help you learn more about wellness modalities and techniques that serve your greatest good! I am always open to suggestions […]
My New Reiki and Acupuncture Videos On YouTube!
How was your Thanksgiving holiday, if you celebrate it? As for me, I had a wonderfully nourishing time with my parents, and I was even able to perform Reiki on my father, who has a long recovery ahead of him post-brain surgery last year. It was a special honor to be able to give him […]
What Are You Grateful For?
Whether or not you celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow, I want to drop you a quick note to let you know that I am grateful for your readership, as well as the possibility of being of assistance in helping you gain further connection with your self, and others, through this blog. We are all on this Earth […]
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Why Listening To Your Heart Will Never Fail You
As we approach the holidays, we tend to move our energy outwards, being more concerned about gift lists, travel itineraries, and to-do’s, rather than check inwards with how we feel – about our connections to self, whether our actions are in line with our greatest good, and if we’re doing these things out of love […]
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On Recognizing That You Are Already Whole
First of all, thank you so much for the post-surgery love! I have the most wonderful readers and patients. And, I must say, I often find that I learn so much from them on how to live life! I have a few announcements at the end of this blog post, so please check them out […]
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When Healers Get Fibroids: Part II: My Recovery After Laparoscopic Myomectomy
Five months ago, I wrote about my discovery that I had uterine fibroids (also known as leiomyomas or myomas), in my post, “When Healers Get Fibroids (Or: Honoring How We Birth Our Ideas Into The World)“. At the time, it was a personal struggle for me as to whether or not to share my story, […]
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How To Make Healthy Decisions: On Fear, Trust, Expression, And The Gall Bladder
We have been collectively doing much inner work – shifting our consciousness, paying attention to our bodies and what they are telling us (usually because distress, pain, or dis-ease has arisen), lots of strong releasing of what no longer works for us (which we will be continuing to do on a large scale), and now […]
Why We Are All Superheroes: On Activating DNA And Owning Our Gifts
“In short, superheroes balance the forces of light and dark, rage and serenity, and the sacred and the profane within themselves and from it forge an identity that is powerful and purposeful.” ― Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Superheroes: Harnessing Our Power to Change the World Why are we so intrigued by superheroes and superheroines? […]
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How The Complexion Is Related To The Heart In Chinese Medicine
“The heart has its own language. The heart knows a hundred thousand ways to speak.” – Rumi Your face can say a thousand words, without even opening your mouth. As a Chinese Medicine practitioner, not only am I listening to what you want to address during a session, but I am also observing the bigger picture. […]
"2013/07/19 All Out for Our Babies March - Oakland, California" (cropped) by Daniel Arauz, used with permission under CC BY 2.0. Source.
After The Zimmerman Verdict: How To Channel And Transform Outrage And Be The Change
“We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be found in the world of our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. This is […]
Welcome to the Alcantara Acupuncture & Healing Arts! Here you will find the most recent updates on my adventures as an urban Licensed Acupuncturist Reiki Master/Teacher, and Medicine Woman in New York City, as well as wellness tips to soothe the soul, live more vibrantly, and cultivate wholeness and balance. Enjoy the blog, and please say hello!
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