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 […]
"Love always wins" by RecycledStarDust, used with permission under CC BY 2.0. Source.
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 […]
"Taifun-Nothilfe Philippinen 2013" (cropped) by medico international, used with permission under CC BY 2.0. Source.
How To Help The Philippines Recover After Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda
This past Friday, November 8, 2013, Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda ripped through the Visayan Islands of the Philippines, leaving an estimated 10,000 dead and 600,000 displaced. Not only is this news disturbing on a general national and global level; but, personally, my mother’s family grew up in the Visayan Island of Panay, in a small rural […]
"L♥ve" by Juliana Coutinho, used with permission under CC BY 2.0. Source.
On Accepting Our Imperfections: How Loving Our Flaws Opens Us To Our Sovereignty
How did you all fare with last week’s eclipse tunnel, and yesterday’s New Moon Solar Eclipse, that signified new beginnings, in the midst of a Mercury Retrograde, which means we are heavily reviewing what no longer serves us? It was a brutal week for a lot of us, energetically, since many truths were uncovered, and […]
Photo by Margarita Alcantara.
Cold/Flu Buster: Garlic Honey Elixir Recipe
As we enter the thick of the Fall season, we start to celebrate Halloween (my favorite holiday!), Samhain, Day of the Dead, All Saints’ Day, and All Souls’ Day, to name a few. We also honored Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (AOM) Day this past Thursday, October 24th, to build awareness on the benefits of this […]
"Painting inspired by Darcy Tobin Farrell" (cropped) by Alexander Braun, used with permission under CC BY 2.0. Source.
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 […]
Under creative commons by Maggie Levesque. Source.
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, […]
Gathering The Energies Of Fall Series: Part III: The Spirit
Happy October, everyone! It’s my favorite month, which has two wonderful events, AOM (Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine) Day on October 24th, and Halloween on October 31st. I’m thinking of a great way to honor both days, so make sure to stay tuned on how to get involved! I’m especially referring to October 24th, since I’ll […]
Gathering The Energies Of Fall Series: Part II: The Mind
With last week’s Harvest Full Moon, Venus/Saturn/Node conjunction, and the more recent activities of Pluto (which brings to light all of that which is broken) and the Fall Equinox, many of us have had a lot of cosmic action going on, especially involving addressing and releasing things that no longer serve us. It has been a […]
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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