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Yesterday was my last “Meditation for Health and Focus” class at Queens University in Charlotte, NC. The class lasted 6 weeks and was taught by Rebecca Nagy. She is very knowledgeable about different forms of meditation and I learned much from the class. She introduced me to the concept of Chakras and how they can be used in meditation to help certain areas of the body.

Chakra is a Sanskrit word meaning wheel, the chakras are energy vortices allowing energy to pass freely through the body. Seven of these are referred to as the main chakras these are the root, sacral, solar plexus, heart, throat, third eye and crown chakras.

They allow for the free flow of energy, which promotes good health and vitality. If an energy blockage arises this may cause physical ailments that correspond to the area of the blockage, by working with the chakras one can help heal the areas that are causing the problems.

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Welcome to Charlotte, a banker’s city glistening with skyscrapers and an abundance of new growth at the expense of it’s historical past and natural landscape. Not a city I would expect to find environmentally friendly communities.

Well, I was wrong (go figure). An Eco friendly community called Celadon Greenway is being developed in Wesley Heights near downtown Charlotte. The 24 town homes are being built on a heavily wooded greenway with environmentally friendly materials including a light and heat reflective roofing system, dual flush toilets (one that uses half the water when you want to conserve), low energy consumption kitchen appliances, recycled glass, eco-friendly insulation, bamboo floors, and a special water consumption meter that tells you how much water you have used, encouraging you to conserve. 

Living in this development is a great way to lower your carbon footprint.  All this is presented in a modern Le Corbusier style architecture with an abundance of trees and greenery to meditate around… You can check out the official info at their website: celadongreenway.com Here is a link to a carbon footprint calculator. Read more

I have always been very sensitive to odors and regularly use scent oils, incense, candles and other aromatic devices to help relieve stress or just to create an inviting atmosphere.

Over the years I have found certain diffusion methods more effective than others. Here is a quick comparison and review.

Japanese style incense- No inner bamboo or wood core means it burns cleanly without that burnt wood smell that makes you cough. Prefer over regular incense.

Electric oil warmers- I found these convenient and very effective at dispersing fragrance and essential oils. The scents spread through the room pretty quickly and it is safer than the candle warmers. I also use a “Scent Ball” plug in diffuser that works OK for a couple of hours but after that, the oil loses it’s scent and smells slightly burnt.

Soy high fragrance candles- I like these because there is a large variety of scents and they are made of soy which burn cleaner and lasts longer than wax candles.

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Join these experienced “Course in Miracles” Facilitators, Steve & Susan Weber as we delve into the way to love and inner peace through forgiveness. From ACIM text: “This is a course in miracles. It is a required course. Only the time you take it is voluntary. Free will does not mean that you can establish the curriculum. It means only that you can elect what you want to take at a given time. The course does not aim at teaching the meaning of love, for that is beyond what can be taught. It does aim, however, at removing the blocks to the awareness of love’s presence, which is your natural inheritance. The opposite of love is fear, but what is all-encompassing can have no opposite. This course can therefore be summed up very simply in this way: Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God.”

Center For Positive Living
6101 Idlewild Rd. Ste. 332
Charlotte, NC 28212
704.531.7993

Mantra Yoga Night with Charlotte Bhakti Yoga • Friday, May 18 • 7:30-9 pm • Chanting with harmonium, drums and cymbals. Dvaipayana Das on harmonium, Sharath Ramaraj on drums • Vegetarian meal. Free • RSVP.

1920 B Cleveland Ave.
Charlotte, NC 28203

704-344-YOGA (9642)
Maryloubuc@aol.com
www.yogaforlifedilworth.com

Abraham-Hicks Study Group

7 pm

Price: Love Offering

Join us in affirming our well being as we delve into the teachings of Law of Attraction and Art of Allowing as shared through the teachings of Esther and Jerry Hicks. Through this group we help each other focus on attracting the things we want in life. Learn more at by clicking here.

Center For Positive Living

Quantum-Touch Healing Circle

Every Thursday at 7:00PM
with Mike Love and Judy Johnston
If you are new to energy healing this is your opportunity to ask questions about the benefits of Quantum-Touch® and experience its healing effects as an observer or with a healing session. You will have the opportunity to share your experience or listen to others share their experience of the evening. If you are a Practitioner this is your opportunity to utilize the Basic and/or Advanced workshop skills you have learned.

Unity of Charlotte
401 E. Arrowood Road
Charlotte, NC
704-523-0062
MikeACT@aol.com
http://www.unityofcharlotte.org

I recently ran across an article about EFT or Emotional Freedom Technique and decided to take a class at Unity Church in Charlotte taught by Jan Luther of the Rejuvenation Station. When I arrived their were 15 people mostly women with about 4 men. The teacher was very confident and knowledgeable about this technique and had us fill out a form about someone who made us feel bad at anytime in our life.

We then told her the words  and feelings that we used to describe our negative experience such as fear, anxiety, sadness, anger etc. Jan then formulated some affirmation we were to repeat as we tapped on certain areas on our body (meridian points)

Looking around I felt totally ridiculous tapping my face and repeating what the teacher was saying. It almost felt like we were playing Simon Says.

Anyway, we did it twice for about 15 minutes total and against my expectations, I actually felt a little better. Maybe it was the positive affirmations or maybe the tapping distracts from my negative mental chatter… who knows, but it seemed to help.  You can also do it for other people… might try it on my partner. 

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E.F.T.  (Emotional Freedom Technique) is a gentle and relaxing therapy that dissolves the physical sensations of stress and anxiety.It is easily applicable even by children. E.F.T. has been effective in eliminating many “problems” including: fear of public speaking, physical pain, anxiety, self-sabotage and post traumatic stress.

Unity of Charlotte
401 E. Arrowood Rd
Charlotte, NC 28217
704-523-0062

I am partnering with Amazon.com to put together a collection of books, DVD’s, CD’s and health related electronics  for purchase including “The Secret”.

You can click on the shopping link on the top of the page or just visit our online store here. 

Also, I have added a small forum for anyone interested in posting event or discussion groups.

Several weekends ago, I decided to attend a meditation for world peace at the Center for Positive Living in Charlotte, NC. I have never attended anything like this, so I did not know what to expect. When I arrived I noticed a circle (medicine wheel) in the middle of the room made from quartz crystals, scrolls, bones, and articles of clothing. 

We were greeted by a tall, friendly, soft spoken, Inca medicine man named Yachai-Hampe (Healer of Wisdom).  The ceremony began with the passing of a prayer stick to each person whereupon we were to say something that would encourage world peace.

When the stick came to me I took a deep breath and spoke the first thing that came to my mind: “To learn how to love and accept myself for who I am.”  Because deep down I know that if we don’t like ourselves we can never practice compassion and kindness toward others which are the seeds for world peace.

This was followed by an explanation of the medicine circle and the lighting of the candles within the circle.  We walked/danced around the circle meditating on world peace and played a musical instrument that we had chosen earlier.

Mine was a rattle. 

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Last weekend was my four year anniversary with my partner so I decided we should go to Charleston, SC for a quick get away. I found a decent hotel called the North Charleston Inn which had the best rates but was about 5 miles from downtown.  The price was right and the rooms were clean and even had WiFi.

The skies were sunny and the historic downtown was bustling with stylish, friendly people.  It was almost like a slice of SOHO NYC with art galleries and high end shopping everywhere. We walked on the waterfront and stopped at an Irish pub for a beer and a snack. 

Before we left for Charleston,  I booked a graveyard ghost tour with Bulldog Tours which began at 9:30 pm. The ghost tour took us through some old cemeteries with our guide providing spooky, entertaining and informative histories about the ghosts and cemeteries. 

The ghost tour ended at 12 midnight so we scrambled to find a place to eat and surprisingly found a bar/restaurant called Marcato on Market street.  The restaurant had a cool, stylish feel with a female jazz singer crooning  in the background . I ordered pasta bolognese and  my partner decided on a pepperoni pizza. Both of the dishes were excellent probably due to their choice of aged cheeses in the recipe plus I had the  best dirty martini ever. I will definitely be back.

After dinner we stopped  by a dessert bar called Kaminsky’s  and ordered a big slice of chocolate cake with coffee. Even though I was quite full from our tasty dinner I still managed to eat the rich, chocolate saturated cake with a big smile on my face.

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