Top 3 Misconceptions People Have About Reiki
As a Reiki Master/Teacher and Licensed Acupuncturist, I am grateful to have the joy of working with people from all walks of life, and from various perspectives. That means that sometimes there are those who are woke, and vibe with what I do, because they are listening to Spirit and well on their journey towards […]
How To Heal Your Frozen Shoulder Naturally
They call it “frozen shoulder” (also known as adhesive capsulitis) for a reason. At first, the shoulder feels like it’s in the “freezing stage”, where it’s getting tighter and restricted in mobility, and the pain is increasing. In addition, any arm movement away or towards your body is little bit like shooting a stream of […]
Night-time Rituals For The Highly Sensitive Insomniac
Insomniacs have heard all the suggestions before: Turn off the TV and get off laptops and mobile devices 2-3 hours before bedtime so your body’s melatonin is not suppressed by the blue light they give off Don’t eat a heavy meal right before bedtime Don’t eat any sugar before bedtime Stop caffeine intake by 7pm Try […]
How To Own Your Shit When You Lose Your Shit
You’ve gone and done it. You lost your cool. Life, a person, dreaded event, trigger, or circumstance has become too much, and you’ve just lost your shit. D-R-A-M-A has ensued, and maybe there were a few broken glasses thrown at the wall, choice words were hurled, and doors have been slammed. And you may have […]
How Forgiving Yourself Is The Ultimate Form Of Self-Love (And How To Do It)
I hear people brag about how hard they are on themselves. Like it’s a badge. While it is important to hold a certain standard of what we want to achieve, it does very little for our physical, mental, and spiritual health to berate ourselves for not being better. For not keeping up with the Joneses. […]
How To Energetically Declutter Your Life So You Can Bring In The Good Juju
Many of you may be familiar with Spring Cleaning. You may also know about the kind of cleaning that you do when you’re up at 1:30am with nothing better to do than sit uncomfortably with your nervous thoughts about the next day’s big meeting/performance/date/event, and you might as well scrub that entire stove that’s been crusting over for a month, along […]
5 Non-Traditional Ways To Love Yourself Like A Badass
Self-love. There are entire sections in the bookstore dedicated to this in the Self-Help section. For a reason! We grow up being taught not to love ourselves – from our nose, to our hair, to our body type, to our gifts, to our voice. The list is endless! We see it reflected in the media, […]
How to be a Goddess even when you Hate your Job article on elephant journal
elephant journal just published my article, “How to be a Goddess even when you Hate your Job“! It’s my first-ever article with them. I jive with their mission: “elephant is dedicated to bringing together those working (and playing) to create enlightened society.” Hey, that’s me! I’ve been hearing a lot of my patients bemoan how […]
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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