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Raynor Massage is a system of bodywork developed by Australian trained Naturopath Brandon Raynor. It covers not just the muscles of the body but also the skeletal system and the subtle energy systems of the body.

Raynor massage is not performed as a routine massage, although we do have particular techniques, stretches & adjustments that we have developed. Instead, the goal of Raynor massage is to find any residual tightness or blockage in the body & get rid of it. Whatever technique we plan to use, we must always evaluate it against this goal. “Is this move that I am doing helping to get rid of the person tension or not?” is a question that should always be asked.

Let’s get the elephant out of the room – yes HypnoBirthing® does involve the use of hypnosis in birth and No - no-one ever clucks like a chicken.

HypnoBirthing®, through education and the use of techniques involves the reduction or removal of any fears about childbirth, in order that a birthing woman may be more calm, confident and comfortable throughout her baby’s birth, greatly reducing or totally removing her need for pain relief in labour.

Australian women are now joining the masses around the world and choosing cotton over wax to avoid damaging their facial skin.

Threading, an ancient form of hair removal is commonly found in countries like the UK and the USA and is fast becoming the only way to shape your eyebrows.

Liz See, the founder of Australian company Get Threaded and IICT member, wrote the nationally accredited course for threading explains, “It leaves your eyebrows with a very precise shape, it is not painful and you won’t be left with red and damaged skin.”

I'm sure it wouldn't take a lot of convincing to appreciate that beliefs are just SO powerful in all aspects of our lives. It's absolutely no different at all when it comes to your beliefs about smoking and quitting.

This article will paint a clear picture of this connection that I'm sure will make sense to you.

Causism is a new body of scientific knowledge concerning life. It is the result of over fifty years of independent research into the nature of the human psyche, validated by clinical experience. Its practical component is called the Mace Energy Method (MEM), which has this mission statement: To assist people to be in control of their lives and live their own dreams. Causism is expanding both Australia wide and internationally under the umbrella of the International Association of Causism Practitioners. (IACP)

As a matter of interest we originally called ourselves ‘practitioners’, hence the above name, but in order to comply with government regulations we now operate as counsellors, but have retained the association’s original name.

As a highly experienced counselor and deep tissue Massage therapist with 20 years of working with many different types of people with many differing issues, I wanted to share some of my points of view, experience and knowledge on the role of massage and muscular health.

There are a lot of great Body-workers out there doing beautiful work, and there are a lot of many different methods and styles for people to choose from, which has its good points and it's bad. The positives in having lots of choice are the potential to find some really innovative and creative body worker that can facilitate a mind blowing experience. 

 “Everyone is born with beautiful voice’ Discovering your natural voice is fun, fulfilling and not as tricky as it may seem to some. Working together to re-discover our natural resonant voice is a path to knowing ourselves and re-discovering what makes us tick.

One of them is the ability to truly listen and express how you feel. Really it first starts in our own backyard, that is, with ourselves.

We have often been working at life through a veil of old beliefs. Feelings of ‘I don’t deserve to be heard’, or having to push to be heard, are pushed aside as we ‘do our best ‘ to be part of our families and society. 

It is impossible to get out of the head/mind and in to the heart because they are organs of your one body. You HAVE the mind and you HAVE the heart just as you have lungs, kidney and liver. If somebody will tell you: “If only you can learn to get out of your liver and in to your kidney – all of your problems will be solved at ones!” you would most likely think that that person is crazy, to say the least. However, it became acceptable that we can travel from our head and into the heart in order to solve our issues.

This is just another excuse which we use in order to procrastinate with our spiritual evolution. This is just another excuse to play the familiar game “I am the victim of my circumstances” and because I am in my head and I just can’t find the right route in to heart, I’ll stay where I am. To look like I am doing something and at the same time to fit with the modern trend of spirituality I will look for meditation and yoga classes. That will buy me some more time and then something else will come…as long the road from my head and in to my heart is not cleared I can’t see the way and can’t hear directions from the Universe.

For years critics around the world have been saying it isn't possible, but for almost 40 years we have been proving them wrong.  Yes, we can train teachers via Distance Education and we do.  We believe our teachers are some of the best in the business.  They have a greater knowledge and scope of training than those people who have become yoga teachers through the "quickie" yoga schools.   Who can learn yoga in 2-4 weeks?  No-one! 

The "quickie courses" that I have explored teach the basic asanas and teaching methods, a grasp of anatomy and physiology, some chants, maybe the mudras, but they really haven't got the time or resources to do more in the time they allot to a course.   They often say they do more than they actually have time to do.  We teach the lot, and our students choose their own learning method and time frame.  We build our course around their schedule.  

I thought I was ready for motherhood, I think most of us do.  

The truth is that from the moment I fell pregnant I was overwhelmed.

I allowed my doctor to become my higher wisdom and I let go of all my innate intelligence.  After a traumatic birthing experience, I was convinced of my failure as a mother when I could not get my baby to stop crying or to go to sleep.

Several more experiences unfolded that reflected the turmoil within and I completely succumbed to the inner voice that told me I was pathetic and unable to cope.

Causism is a new body of scientific knowledge concerning life. It is the result of over fifty years of independent research into the nature of the human psyche, validated by clinical experience. Its practical component is called the Mace Energy Method (MEM), which has this mission statement: To assist people to be in control of their lives and live their own dreams. Causism is expanding both Australia wide and internationally under the umbrella of the International Association of Causism Practitioners. (IACP)

This technique was developed by Pierre Daavid and is a combination of ancient and modern knowledge from around the world. 

You have probably heard how your body’s “auto repair” system can be stimulated through reflex points on the feet, the hands and the ears. Daavid Therapy uses these principles and intensifies their effect by applying them to reflex points all over the body. These reflex points are concentrated on areas such as the feet, the hands, the collar bone, the ears, the face, the skull and the back. Each of these reflex areas is a full representation of the Human Body.

Geoff and I decided to establish this course in order to bring back the basics and foundations of our work with spirit and to share with those who cross our paths. This is the first extract a six part series and look forward to your responses over the coming editions.

Now let’s get back to basics and talk about grounding. It is nice to be out working with spirit and giving messages, but we need to be reminded that we are a spiritual being having a physical experience and without this knowledge it can go so wrong.

As a physical being we have made a contract to come to earth in order for us to learn particular lessons, achievements and understanding, whilst here on earth. If we just wanted to work with spirit, then why are we not in the spirit world doing just that?

Learning something new about yourself every day, however small or insignificant that may be, ensures that you evolve personally and spiritually. The fittest and strongest aspects of your character survive and thrive while the weaknesses are destined for extinction. However, like housework, your inner, soul work will never end. As you become stronger, your less strong aspects become your weaknesses. This is why there seems to be a never ending amount of inner work to be done. When a weakness dies, there will always be another to take its place. This can be discouraging at times, but if you avoid this inner work for too long, you become bored with life, get stuck in a rut, or unable to move on. The rut is a comfort zone that becomes a hard habit to break. The longer you stay there, the harder it is to get out and then to cope when the inevitable change occurs. It’s easier to stay rooted in a familiar mindset and patterns of behaviour that keep you there, even if that way of thinking and behaving is not entirely pleasant. Change is called for, but fear of change can be a problem. At best, the impact of change can be mildly disruptive, and at its worst, change creates chaos.  Humans fear chaos because it cannot be controlled, but it can be managed. Change involves loss, and a subsequent grieving of that loss, but the benefits will be worth your efforts. Understanding the ten stages of healing outlined in “A Question of Balance – Colour, Energy and Healing with Chakras” can help you to manage change and cope with chaos in your life. 

Every person at some point in their life feels a victim of their circumstances. Some deal with those circumstances and other BECOME a victim. Victim IS who they are from that point on and they get drawn deeper and deeper in to the pattern. These people constantly need circumstances which will help them to identify with being a victim and by the laws of the Universe they get what they ask for. Life constantly helps them to create circumstances in which they feel victimised by life and feel sorry for themselves.  

These people become addicted to being a victim and like with every addiction the more they have the more they need. To get their fix of the feeling of being victimised these people can engage in inappropriate behaviour such as staying in the abusive relationship, adopt incorrect attitude such as staying at the work place in which they are constantly taken advantage of etc.  With time it is not enough for them to feel sorry for themselves and need to involve others in their game.

Aperture Prescribing ™ is a technique which examines not only the sequence of events occurring physically, emotionally and spiritually in a patient’s life, but includes close consideration of the observable fragments which are seen like shards from a mirror glinting through the observable surface problem.

Most especially in children suffering from auto-toxin damage either directly, or indirectly via their parents, it is vital to recognize this message from the soul who is placed behind the mess, yet is still present and functioning, albeit in a very limited and often disturbing fashion.  This is no criticism, as the “disturbance” covers all the responses which are not expressions either physically or emotionally of “the who they really are”.

You don't need me / them to quit and 2) ANY quit smoking treatment COULD work for you (even patches, pills & gums). My professional colleagues would call me CRAZY for staying this. Why would I tell you this? It's simple really:

I’m telling you this simply because IT'S TRUE!! Let me tell you what I mean here.

1) You really don't need me to quit!

The very fact that SO many people can quit cold turkey, means that it IS actually possible to quit without ANY EXTERNAL HELP OR ASSISTANCE WHAT SO EVER! 

As a massage therapist in spas, clinics, beauty salons and private practices you bring well-being to others day in, day out. At the same time you are putting yourself at risk of various injuries. 

I speak with many massage, beauty and physio therapists – often they share with me about work-related hand and wrist conditions that turn the work they love into a painful experience.

There appears to be a high prevalence to musculoskeletal injuries among massage therapists in Australia. The most troublesome is in wrist and hand pain – reported by 69% of therapists - with 42% indicating daily to weekly pain affecting their work. (www.terrarosa.com.au).

Energy healing is a must if we want to remain healthy and balanced in our lives. It can already facilitate healing by clearing blocks in our energy fields, by helping us find balance when we are feeling unwell and giving the body a boost to access its inherent healing power.  But what about using it as a preventative measure?

Energy healing is very important for future prevention of disease in that, it can help us to identify potential energy blocks, before they arise as physical health issues in the body. The way this can occur is that the healer reads the energy surrounding a particular area of the body as they are working on it with their hands. They use their psychic skills to obtain guidance as to what needs to be worked on and healed, in order to bring more balance and ease into the client’s life.

In this article I will discuss how we manifest pain and tension in the muscular system and why that tension can be on-going for many years.

Firstly let me say that it is important and very responsible to exhaust all possible anatomical reasons for someone's on-going muscular pain. Posture, stretching exercises and what type of mattress you sleep on, can be important factors to address and to teach. Discussing a person's lifestyle can help them take positive action to overcome physical problems.

If you are like most smokers, you have probably tried to quit before, maybe even a number of times. I know I unsuccessfully tried to quit quite a few times before I was able to stop smoking for good! Here are 7 reasons why people either will not quit cigarettes, or why they were unsuccessful in remaining a non-smoker;

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