Simply… Empowered!

by Crystal Andrus

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I have a new article that just posted on Vividlife.me. I have recently started as a contributing author for them. It’s a great site full of great articles and great minds. Below is a excerpt from my article and a link to read the full article.

Please feel free to leave your comments below or contact me if you relate to this article and how it affects you. Everything I write, I write with the hope that it will uplift, inspire and help you along your life’s journey.

ARTICLE: The phrase, “Don’t charge hell with a squirt gun,” quickly took on new meaning for me in my beginner days of energy-healing. My lack of experience was quickly exposed, as I eagerly attempted to remove pain and suffering from others.

As a result, I not only got ill, but experienced the most intense drain of my own energy.

How could this be happening? After all, isn’t helping another person favorable in the eyes of the Divine? I was sensitive and compassionate to the suffering of others. I wanted to save the world.

Many well-intended practitioners of Eastern and Western medicine have experienced this drain. My practice is filled with allopathic doctors, nurses, psychologists, and psychiatrists that are absorbing energies from their patients and have no idea why. It’s possible to absorb outside energies in any lifestyle without knowing how or why.

Most natural-health practitioners are familiar with the effects of energy on our physical bodies.  They, too, can be overwhelmed by outside energies if they don’t take it seriously, upheaval that can be experienced both physically and emotionally.

Read Full Article…..

New Book by Dr. Wayne Dyer: The Shift

I cannot tell a lie. In all honesty, I was absolutely thrilled to find Wayne Dyer’s latest book release in my mailbox a couple of weeks ago. Hay House, Inc. had chosen The Shift, and sent to me with request for review. Although Hay House sends these new releases to me at no charge, in favor of my personal take on a book title, I would have bought this one for my personal collection anyway.

A question I get from many clients in my office is about understanding the Ego and the Higher Self. I have read many different explanations that are good, but this one was different, in the fact that it was not a complicated read. Very user friendly, even if this was your first encounter to the subject. I have always preferred a “just say it” approach.

Another point that stuck out for me, was the gentleness and ease of Dr. Dyer’s explanation throughout the pages. I found myself “relaxing into the words” verses the usual “get excited, can’t sleep mode” that would keep me up all night  reflecting on the new information. There was a sense of “allowing” the information to flow through me and peacefully in a meditative mind.

I saw the movie that this book is a companion to last year. I would definitely recommend the movie and the book together. You always hear “the book is better than the movie”. In this case, they are truly companions to each other. I personally found it easier to watch the movie first, then read the book.

The reason I preferred this order was because when Dr. Dyer is referring to a particular scene of the movie that helps illustrate what he is teaching in that chapter, it all flows together.  I do want to point out that the book or movie could stand alone, but so much richer together.

I would recommend this book to anyone looking to understand how to live a life of meaning and purpose, regardless of how much you have already read about the subject.  To anyone trying to find a way off the roller coaster of life called stress, over achieving, and perfectionism. For those that are ready to settle into this life and live it wholeheartedly, yet peacefully, and actually achieve more than you ever imagined possible.

This book is not three inches thick and is available in hard copy print through Hay House, Inc., Amazon (there is also a Kindle version available) and Barnes and Noble. You could easily watch the movie and read the book in a weekend, by Monday morning you will have so much more to the rest of your life.

I wold love to hear your thoughts and comments on this latest title. If you have read this book and want to share how you related to it, please feel free to leave your comments below.

This morning around the world, we all woke up to the news that a massive earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 hit Chile. Now a tsunami is sounding off the sirens in Hawaii. Other countries are also bracing for the effects of the giant wave.

I take time to write this post this morning to send to all involved in this quake, prayers and healing energy of compassion and love to you. Many of you have family and friends in Chile, and are still awaiting to hear any news.

We all know that Earth releases her energy in many forms including earth quakes. It’s part of living here on earth, but the sting we feel in our hearts is painful when something of this magnitude happens. Yet, after it’s all said and done, we find a way to survive, grow and live through this challenge as a group.

Our hearts are challenged  and many will ask. “Why did this happen?” I personally believe in times like these, trying to find an answer to this question will leave a soul in anguish even more. Looking at this question on a higher soul perspective, I see that through it all, a challenge presents an opportunity for healing and a strength, that will surface in time.

I have seen throughout history, that after a traumatic event whether it’s an individual, family, group or even a nation, there is an amazing light that shines beyond and through the hearts of those involved. They gather together, support and love one another. They offer whatever they may have left to another, and even when it’s a personal challenge, we find a way to pick ourselves up. and heal when we are ready to release the pain from our hearts.

I see this amazing light shining through as the spark of God that connects us all.  When we see humanity show that kind of love towards another, regardless of the situation, how could it be anything else? This light is always within us, but most of the time we are disconnected from it. Challenges have a way of bringing this love through and we experience God through each other. How beautiful our lives would be if we stayed connected, even in the good times.

In every challenge, there is a healing, that is possible when you allow pure love energy to shine through. A challenge puts things into perspective for everyone. We look at our own lives and evaluate our place in the world and within ourselves.

It’s a time to have gratitude and look at the loved ones in your life and tell them how important they are to you. For you never know what tomorrow may bring. Living in the Now is exactly that. Live today, this very moment, like it’s the best time of your life. When you wake up tomorrow, have gratitude that you’re still here and do it again!

I ask you to come to a place in your own heart, and look at all that your special talents have to offer the world, and have gratitude for these unique gifts that are You. How could share them with the world, or even start to allow yourself to experience them?

We all have unique gifts that we can share with others. Maybe you are a good listener, a good organizer, a supportive spouse or parent. Even raising your children to be healthy loving individuals is a gift to future generations.

The key to finding what your unique gifts are, is simple. Look at your daily routine, your job, and activities. Do you love what you do? Do you look forward to when you can get back to your activity? We all know we have to pay our bills. But, do you allow time in your daily routine to just enjoy life? Even for a hour? Are you always thinking about what you really want to do, or what you should (guilt word -negative vibration) be doing?

These are all good questions to ponder because they will draw in the answers you seek. Over time, insight will start to show you other options or ideas that would suite you better. How can you ever find true happiness and your purpose in life if you never allow yourself to enjoy your favorite activities?

When we work on ourselves, we now help the world. For every new joy energy that you generate, others around you will feel the positive lift of energy and it will help them. The energetic vibrations of love, joy and happiness are high, positive vibrations that carry healing qualities. When we gather in numbers as a family, group or nation, we now have the positive energy needed to see a challenge through and heal on a larger scale.

The power of energy is as powerful as you want it to be. It’s positive and productive, or negative and destructive in your life. It’s your free will choice. Choose wisely.

Finding Fulfillment with Intuisdom

I recently met Anton Elohan Byers through a mutual interest in getting to the core of our very being. He graciously sent me his new book for review and it was well worth the read.

His book is direct and to the point covering key information for the soul seeking to find his Natural Self. A bare bones guide that was not over whelming or lengthy.  A causal afternoon read and your ready to start applying his techniques in your meditation practice.

The book is 64 pages in length and addresses the frustrating areas that many experience in spirituality and meditation.

The fact that this book was written with no particular religion or spiritual preference of beliefs was impressive. To me this sends the message of truth to everyone, that finding your Natural Self is finding the Genuine Real You and your connection to the Natural World.

This is a handbook that will address the pitfalls of over analyzing and even reflection. A book that makes you think, but then, actually find a way to stop thinking and just allow.

Anton shares his personal journey and his struggle to find his Natural Self in a style that many will relate to. As you practice and follow along with his guidance, you will find his words encouraging as you discover new insights within yourself.

For those of you that have tried it all and are still looking for something that makes sense of it all. This is a simple approach that is worth a try.  After all, the Natural You is worth getting to know.

Anton has also written a companion guide called Intuisdom Guide to Meditation that is a free download e-book.  Together both books make a great pair.

Both books are available through the Intuisdom website.

Check out  Anton Elohan Byers Blog

This is the story of a man looking outside the box to find what is in the box as he travels to India to meet guru Neem Karoli Baba. His search for genuine love and happiness in life, led him to give up his dream of being a rock star and follow his heart to India where he spent three years learning the ways of Bhakti yoga (the yoga of devotion) and the practice of Kirtan (chanting the Divine names).

Throughout the pages, he shares his emotional highs and lows through self discovery and awareness. His struggle with relationships and drugs, and how unconditional love is powerful healing and a gateway to happiness.

What most inspired me and captured my heart, was how Krishna Das experienced God’s unconditional love through another human being on the other side of the world, and discovered the love he was looking for all along, already resides within himself. Through his passion for chanting, he learns to release what is separating him from sending and receiving love, and surrenders his heart. He now shares this love with the world through the practice of Kirtan (chanting the Divine names) and this book.

I found this aspect of the book to be engaging and challenging the reader to review his own spiritual journey. Questions and answers to many of life’s common hurdles are covered.

For the reader, this book is an easy to understand introduction to Eastern Spiritual practices and legendary gurus well known for their contributions to mankind. Krishna Das takes you on a journey through his chanting practice of Kirtan as a form of meditation. Chanting the names of the Divine, you eventually find that you are free of the mental drain that most westerners experience on a daily basis.

For the person struggling with addictions, or feeling separated and denied of love, this book is refreshing, uplifting and full of hope that you can latch on to. For those seeking to learn a deeper meaning through their yoga practice this will take you into those realms, and for those seeking to understand the Grace of God, you will find clarity in the pages.

The book is accompanied by a CD of his own recordings where his chanting combines an inviting east meets west flair.

Chants of a Lifetime -Krishna Das is scheduled to be released and on sale starting February 9, 2010.

Available for purchase through:

Hay House, Inc.

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

I received word yesterday afternoon that Hay House, INC , a powerhouse in spiritual and self-help publishing, has chosen The BodyZone Blog to preview and write reviews on new and upcoming book releases.

Hay House publishes several best selling authors including Dr. Wayne Dyer, Louis Hay, Doreen Virtue, Dr. Bruce Lipton, Gregg Braden, Caroline Myss and many others.

The reviews will be published on the blog no earlier than the scheduled launch date in book stores.

For you, this means you will have the opportunity to read my personal review on upcoming titles. I look forward to sharing new book discoveries and insights with you. The first book to be reviewed will be posted on the blog  in February 2010.

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Helping Haiti

Haiti needs our help after the recent Earthquake. If you want to help, please assist in any way you can to the organizations that can send relief and aid to them. I have reposted the Care2 blog post that has many resources listed and makes it easy for you to Pay if Forward. No amount is too small.

In helping others you are helping yourself. When you send out good positive energy from your heart, it will come back to you when you need someone to Pay it Forward in your direction. This is how the spiritual law of attraction works.

As the old saying goes: “What goes around comes around.” So go ahead and help yourself today and feel good knowing you sent a little love around the world.

How to Help Haiti

Meditation

Since my last post, I’ve received several requests for book recommendations and resources to learn more about energy medicine. This post will address those questions. For some of you, I have already answered these questions personally,  I thank you for your patience, as I share this valuable information with everyone else.

For most people, Energy Medicine, or some call it Energy Healing, is a foreign term. It is gaining recognition through scientific research, and is rapidly growing worldwide, as the perfect complementary medicine.  Healing and recovery of patients undergoing allopathic treatment, it’s safe and does no harm.

Energy medicine is studied in science through the field of quantum physics and spiritually through metaphysics. I have studied both and find that my path has taken on aspects of both. However, the spiritual approach for me is the strongest and most natural approach for my personal health and happiness.

Studying the science behind my beliefs, has strengthened them even more, and I find myself growing more intuitive and aware daily. This has enabled me to offer both approaches in my practice. This allows my clients to grow in their journey, in their unique way. I strongly believe in “free will” and the beauty of finding your own personal “True Path” in life.

For those of you that are spiritual like myself, I suggest you take a look at both fields of study. We are pioneers in this field, and I personally feel honored to be a part of this cutting edge healthcare option called Energy Medicine. What I experienced was, and still is, miraculous, and to this day I study and research all that I can.

You will find that this path, is going to be a spiritual growth for you personally, regardless of whether you study the science or the spiritual approach. You will find that science will have exciting proof in some areas, but when you go deeper, you will have to leave the left side of your brain and ignite the right side of your brain for it to make any sense.

Below are some resources that you could explore and some links to experts in the field. There are many approaches, so listen to your heart and follow where it leads you. I suggest you explore all options and choose the ones that feel right for you. You are unique and will find your niche because you have put it out there to God (Universe) that you are ready.

Used as preventative healthcare, many lives are healthier and happier. Why wait until there is a health crisis when you could be taking a proactive approach in your own life. So what are you waiting for? Check out the resources below and see how you can make a difference in your own healthcare.

As we begin our lives in 2010, my  wish for you in this New Year, is a lifestyle filled with encouragement and exciting choices as you grow in your life’s journey.

Always remember:

“The important thing is not to stop questioning.” -Albert Einstein

Caroline Myss, a best selling author and icon in energy medicine has training through her CMED Institute. I have read several of her books  and I highly recommend them. A list of her books include:

• Anatomy of the Spirit
• Why People Don’t Heal and How They Can
• The Creation of Health
• Entering the Castle
• Defy Gravity (her lastest)

Dr. Bruce H. Lipton, a cellular biologist, has presented groundbreaking evidence in his research and it’s worth the read. A list of his books include:

• The Biology of Belief
• Spontaneous Evolution

Gregg Braden, a remarkable scientist, visionary and scholar has written several books that enlightening.

A list of his books include:

• Spontaneous Healing of Belief
• The Science of Miracles
• The Divine Matrix

Dr. Gary Schwartz, has written some wonderful books full of research and explanation. A list of his books include:

• The Energy Healing Experiments
• The G.O.D. Experiments
• The Afterlife Experiments

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"Meditation" 20 x 30 oil -artist Jenn Royster

The story you are about to read is true and it’s time to share with everyone how I came to be on the path I currently walk. Except for my husband Howard and myself, names have been changed to protect the privacy of others.

So many of you have asked me, how did I know that I was a healer, and some I have shared this story. It was a powerful turning point in my life and I have never been the same since.

I have chosen to share this with all of you in hope that it inspires you to know that there is always hope, Divine love and a higher power looking over us. All it takes is the faith of a mustard seed.

May everyone feel the beauty and true spirit of this Holiday Season within your hearts and towards one another. -Jenn Royster

The Turning Point

I remember the look on Howard’s face. My husband had fought back the tears as he approached. I’d nearly felt the urge to cry myself as he’d pleaded, “Would you see Danny and do energy work with him? The doctor just told him he has six months left.”

It was August 2006 and he had just come from a visit with this family friend we’d known for years. A simple no-nonsense kind of guy, leased a house from Howard’s father and bartered landscaping work to help pay his rent. Danny was known for growing prize-winning tomatoes. He didn’t like tomatoes himself; his joy came from growing and giving them to friends like Howard who had to have a tomato-and-mayonnaise sandwich on white bread at least once every summer.

Danny had just been diagnosed with stage-four cancer, with a tumor the size of a grapefruit in his right lung and a tumor in his right hip. The cancer had spread to his lymphatic system.The prognosis was grim with a two-percent chance of survival with treatment. The doctor had told Danny to get his affairs in order and they would begin treatment immediately.

This all came as a shock to me that I was asked to perform such a miraculous task. I didn’t feel worthy, or ready. I had known since I was a small child that there was something different about me. It didn’t make me feel like I was crazy until I tried to explain it to someone else.

For years, I kept it a secret for fear someone would laugh and not take me seriously. It wasn’t until 1999 that things started to shift for me.  A yearning deep within my soul was crying out for me to make a change in my life.

For the next several years, I dug deep into the books of whatever I could find that would help me understand how to best use this ability.  I found myself being led by a higher power within me instead of by my physical ego. I was sensitive to everything, and was going through a spiritual rebirth. There was no turning back now. I was entrenched in a spiritual training that I never knew existed.

Now, I was faced with the self awareness that my faith in God was lacking as I contemplated this task to help Danny. How could I not believe? With all the evidence from years gone by, there was still a part of me that was skeptical of the magnitude of the power of God from within.

But Howard did believe, and reminded me of a time he’d been troubled. He said, “How could you doubt this after the pain you released from me?

That was when I knew this was real, Jenn. You reached out to comfort me, the energy flowed, and the pain left my body in an instant.”

In that moment, I realized that I hadn’t been doing anything but allowing God’s energy to flow through me that day with Howard. This was the vital key that I had forgotten. Now, more that ever, my faith would be tested. I agreed to see Danny, but made no promises.

The day arrived and Howard brought Danny to the office. I had spent the morning preparing myself through prayer and meditation.

I escorted him to the session room and explained that I was going to be a vessel for God’s love and energy to flow to his body, and that it was very peaceful. I started with what is called Reiki, a Japanese style of energy healing where your hands are placed in a specific pattern, but it didn’t take long before my hands were guided differently.

As I placed my hands over the tumors, a heat generated that was intense like fire. I frequently shook my hands to cool them off.  I continued for 90 minutes until all the heat was gone.

Danny and I looked at each other in amazement as I closed off the session. I recommended supplements that are often recommended to support the immune systems of cancer patients during treatment. I taught him how to use the power of his mind positively and suggested he read Why people don’t heal and how they can by Caroline Myss.

Howard met us outside puzzled by our appearance. We were both drenched from the heat that had been generated in the session. Our hair and clothes soaked like we just walked out of a sauna.

We all knew that something amazing had happened. Now it was a game of patience to wait and see what would unfold.

Two months later on a crisp cool morning in October, it was time for Danny to go for a complete body scan to see how far the cancer had spread.

Howard came to tell me the results personally. The report stated that there had been no evidence of cancer anywhere in his body.

The news brought me to my knees, and I apologized to God for my lack of faith in his power. I thought how amazing that God had healed this man of advanced cancer in two months and also used this situation to put me straight on my course.

The doctors were amazed and recorded Danny’s case as a miraculous recovery. To this day, he still grows prize-winning tomatoes and wholeheartedly contributes himself as a case study for cancer research at Duke University Medical College in North Carolina.

Looking back at this turning point in my life, I will never forget the opportunity that God laid before me when Danny walked into my office. It has changed my life forever, and strengthened my faith. This amazing power has been a great influence in where I am today. I am no longer concerned with what others think of me, and I continue to learn as I help others that are seeking this beautiful gift into their lives.

-The End