How To Heal Relationships On The Astral Plane
Did you know that you can heal a relationship even though the other person is not physically with you? Sometimes, when there is an abrupt ending to a deep relationship – due to a breakup, a physical death, or otherwise – the biggest part of our devastation is due to the belief that we are […]
Are You Experiencing One of the Top 10 Symptoms Of Ascension?
Have you noticed that your ears are starting to ring? A lot? Or, are you suddenly getting lots of aches and pains in your body, and it isn’t because you just finished a month-long binge of CrossFit, or experienced sudden physical trauma? If you are, you just may be experiencing symptoms of ascension! Many of […]
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Why Smudging Your Body With White Sage Is A Must For Every Highly Sensitive Warrior (A Guide To Smudging)
Smudging is the ancient practice of burning medicinal, sacred herbs with the intention of clearing the energy of your home, office, an object, or yourself. It corrects and balances the energy, immediately. It cleanses negativity and even kills germs, as this article states. It’s like taking an energetic shower! White Sage is one of the more […]
7 Things You Will Not Be Able To Tolerate As You Start To Awaken
Some people think that once you start awakening into greater consciousness, that you will instantly be imbued with a super-magnetic purple hue of kickassedness, suddenly impervious to all pain and being enveloped by past triggers ever again. Some people think that once you begin to own your power, that your hair flows perfectly, as if […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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. […]
Why Epsom Salt Baths Are The Highly Sensitive Person’s BFF
Epsom salt baths have been used for centuries for detoxification and relaxation. However, epsom salt baths are much more powerful than the occasional soothing soak! For the everyday Warrior God/dess, there comes a time when we need to replenish ourselves – on physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual levels. And epsom salt baths are part of […]
5 Ways To Renew Your Goddess Energy (Yes, Even If You’re A Man, And It’s NOT What You Think!)
Goddess Energy resides in us all. Chinese Medicine recognizes that we all have Yin (feminine) and Yang (masculine) components to our being: Yin = internal, soft, cold, heavy, delicate, containing, female Yang = external, upward and outward, hard, hot, loud, dispersing, male To be balanced individuals, it is important to hone, and honor, both aspects, to live […]
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Crystal Work: How To Use Your Crystals
So, let’s say you’ve just purchased, or received, a gorgeous, awe-inspiring crystal geode, single terminated wand, tumbled stone, rough specimen, cluster, sheet, pendant, bracelet, earring set, or amulet. Maybe you may hold it in your hand and feel the energy emanating and jumping out from it. Maybe you’re transfixed with how pretty it is, and you just […]
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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