When we embraced the biggest scope of treatments we set ourselves up for the biggest results. Have you ever had a muscle spasm? I’ve helped a lot of people work out painful muscle spasms by massaging them. It takes just the right touch. Too little […]
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What We Learned: Trust
1) Know who is on your team and trust them. 2) Love “other people” but only trust them after they’ve earned that privilege. (Love many/trust few) 3) When with “other people” be ready to shut them down and walk away. “Other people” includes everybody who […]
John of God
We were fully immersed in Andy’s illness. Our everyday actions were all about getting through that day. For me, going to the Brazilian healer, called John of God, was an act in anguish. Nothing was working. We were fully immersed in Andy’s illness. Our everyday […]
Hypnotism for Parkinson’s
While in Chicago, a family member suggested we see a hypnotist that she knew. In a surprising twist of fate, this hypnotist advertised that she had cured herself of Parkinson’s Disease through self hypnosis! Since there was no known cure for Parkinson’s and medical treatment […]
Depression and Exercise
Eventually, he was able to have brain surgery, move freely again, go to the gym and hike with his family in the Himalaya mountains of India. None of this could have happened without his very smart and brave choice to WAIT instead of give up. […]
What we Learned: Exercise and Depression
When Andy wasn’t able to lift his mood with active outside exercise he helped himself by slowly moving into yoga postures on a soft rug with a supportive friend. Human beings are designed to move. With or without a disease in the mix, a person’s […]
Pilgrims in Ladakh
Now I understand better. A holy place is the interface between us and our experience, whatever it may be. Pilgrims are, “Travelers come from afar to a holy place.” I came across a photo taken of my family walking a ridgeline in the Himalayas, towards […]
What We Learned with Drugs
Andy Heath able to hike again after treating Parkinson’s with all sorts of alternative options and also with drugs and surgery. We resisted drugs for as long as we could. Who wouldn’t resist a treatment with side effects that included dyskinesia (uncontrollable movement), risky behavior […]
What We Learned with Ayurveda
Andy and I had come to believe that the doctor brought one third of the healing power and if that was matched with the other two thirds powered by the method and the patient, then real healing progress could happen. I’ve found that Ayurveda lives […]
Success-Boosting Motivational Tips You Need to Hear
Sometimes we have the purpose and enthusiasm to start a new project, but we lose the spur and stop doing what we started after some time. When this happens, we begin to think about what we can do to motivate ourselves and continue to the […]