How Listening to Your Heart Creates Physical Wellness on MindBodyGreen
People often wonder if there’s a connection between how their physical body feels, and how their emotional body feels. In fact, they are often deeply intertwined! How often have you felt lingering or chronic pain, that quickly affected your lifestyle choices, and soon affected your mood and perception of life? I explore this Mind-Body connection in […]
What NOT To Do After Your Acupuncture Or Reiki Session: Keeping Your Zen Post-Treatment
So, you’ve gone and made the leap into self-care. And, among other things, you’ve treated yourself to a luscious Acupuncture or Reiki session. Congratulations! You absolutely rock. No matter how big or how little the benefit you’ve already received from your Acupuncture or Reiki treatment is, you’ve started the healing process, as well as given […]
Are You Receiving A Sign? 10 Ways To Know When The Universe Is Trying To Tell You Something
My patients often wonder if what they’re experiencing is coincidence, or a sign from the Universe. Can you tell the difference? There are no coincidences. But, many of us chalk things up to serendipity, good luck, bad luck, or some other randomness. But, what I’ve learned from the Universe is that it never works randomly, and […]
VIDEO: How To Open Your Third Eye
Do you sometimes feel slight pressure where your eyebrows meet, as if there’s a thumb being pressed against it (and has nothing to do with having a headache?) Or, do you feel challenged when it comes to trusting your intuition? If so, it’s possible that your Third Eye Chakra is trying to tell you something! […]
What To Do When You Forget That You’re Magic
I get it. You grew up, and started paying bills, being responsible for yourself, and maybe even others, as well. You started believing that the 9-5 was your total identity, that it ran your life, and that you had nothing more to offer when you came home and plopped onto the couch, without even taking […]
5 Signs You Are Holding Onto The Toxins Of Others And What You Can Do About It
There are many ways that our physical health reflects the health of our energy selves. The two are intertwined, which is why treating the whole self – Body, Mind, and Spirit – is tantamount to true, deep healing. I see the energy and physical imbalances as they manifest in my patients each week – the back strain after the loss of […]
VIDEO: How To Protect Yourself From Psychic Vampires
When I talk about psychic vampires, I’m not talking the kind you get rid of with garlic, holy water, and crosses burned to the forehead! What I’m referring to are those people you encounter who intentionally, or unintentionally, prey on the energies of others, and draw on others’ “life energy” in order to feel stronger […]
7 Ways To Create More Pleasure In Your Life And Have A Happier Sacral Chakra
Internal work. Cultivating the Inner Sanctum. Breaking old patterns and creating new ones. Bringing sacredness into your everyday. Working out. Kicking butt at your career. Being a wonderful provider for your family. All these things are so necessary! And, oftentimes, rewarding. However, one thing I’ve been noticing is that people are losing sight of the […]
How Reiki Can Help Reduce Stress & Anxiety on MindBodyGreen
MindBodyGreen published my article, today, called, “How Reiki Can Help Reduce Stress & Anxiety“, yahoo! I love sharing what I do, especially if it can help others create more quality in their lives. Acupuncture and Reiki are healing modalities that I resonate highly with, and have seen the positive results of, firsthand. I would love […]
My Instagram collage I made earlier this week.
Dairy-Free Basil Cilantro Pesto: A Recipe For Detoxifying, Strengthening, and Anti-Inflammation
Having a healthy Spleen, in Chinese Medicine, is the basis of a great digestive system. The Spleen’s job is to move and transport the food, distributing its essence to all parts of the body. I talk about this more in my previous post, “Techniques To Digesting Food, And Life, More Fully“. And, part of supporting the […]
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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