Manifesting 101: How To Place Your Order In The Cosmic Kitchen And Get Served!
Did you get enough of that SuperMoon we had yesterday? On so many levels, we were strongly releasing. I realize I’ve been mentioning strong releases often, as of late, but that’s because it’s been spanning for the past couple of weeks! And this SuperMoon brought up all kinds of feelings, energies, emotions, all to enable […]
"Sometimes, a hug is all what we need" by Jesslee Cuizon, used with permission under CC BY 2.0. Source.
Summer Lovin’: How Hugs And Kisses Raise Your Vibration And Activate Acupuncture Points
This Friday, June 21st, marks the Summer Solstice. This week has started off with lots of rain and wind in New York City, barely giving me the feeling that Summer is around the corner, and culminating in involuntary personal hairdids that would give even Beyonce’s best teased wig a run for its money! Oh, but […]
"13/365 ~ ¿Querrás tú rectificar las líneas de mis manos?" by Anais Gómez-C., used with permission under CC BY-ND 2.0. Source.
When Healers Get Fibroids (Or: Honoring How We Birth Our Ideas Into The World)
When I first began my practice, I had a difficult time promoting myself as a “healer”. The reason being, I fully believe that everyone has the innate power within to heal themselves, of their toxic emotions, beliefs, thought patterns, and, many times, their physical manifestations of illness. I just happen to have the knowledge to […]
"Headache" by Leland Francisco, used with permission under CC BY 2.0. Source.
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Acupuncture And Reiki
Whew, is your head still spinning from all the energetic action that has been surrounding us lately? I’ve almost gotten whiplash from all the movement, myself! This Eclipse Window, which opened on the Scorpio Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse and recent solar flares have been leaving people feeling more spent and exhausted than usual. We are all […]
Screenshot of my MindBodyGreen article.
My Article “My Experience Using Acupuncture To Treat Addiction” Published In MindBodyGreen!
Hello Delicious Ones! Just a quick note before my weekly post early next week that MindBodyGreen just published my first article with them, “My Experience Using Acupuncture To Treat Addiction”! It went live this morning. Please check it out , and leave a comment to let me know what you think! I love MindBodyGreen’s self […]
Music is a form of meditation. "Meditation:" by Evonne, used with permission under CC BY 2.0. Source.
8 Benefits Of Meditation And 14 Ways To Get Your Meditative Groove On
“I’m simply saying that there is a way to be sane. I’m saying that you can get rid of all this insanity created by the past in you. Just by being a simple witness of your thought processes. It is simply sitting silently, witnessing the thoughts, passing before you. Just witnessing, not interfering not even […]
"Cliff meditation" Toshimasa Ishibashi, used with permission under CC BY 2.0. Source.
6 Reasons Why I Resisted Meditation And Why It Liberates Me Now
“Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak.” ― Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati, The 11 Karmic Spaces: Choosing Freedom from the Patterns That Bind You Many of my patients have asked me about meditation. Mostly, where to start, and why to even do it in the first place. I’ll be exploring various aspects of meditation in future […]
Welcome, Spring Equinox! Releasing Fear in Big Ways
“Don’t give in to your fears. If you do, you won’t be able to talk to your heart.” – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist In the past two weeks alone, I’ve encountered many of my patients telling me of their stories centered around fear, release, and the obstacles that prevent them from liberating themselves from these fears. Mind […]
Featured On Rappler!: “Margarita Alcantara: From Bamboo Girl to healer”
Last month, I was featured on Rappler, a social news network based in the Philippines, where stories inspire community engagement and digitally fuelled actions for social change. The article Rina Angela Corpus wrote about me was entitled, “Margarita Alcantara: From Bamboo Girl to healer”. I think she did a great job! You may remember Rina’s name […]
From Hawai’i to Queens: My Reiki Journey Towards Healing
In 2005, I started my Reiki journey in Hawai’i. At the time, I was going through massive shifts in my life that left me heartbroken and shattered, so I went to see a kahuna there (a kahuna is a wise woman/shaman in Hawai’ian culture.) She told me that I was very powerful, and that I […]
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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