Breast Health

Breast Health

The best time to treat a pattern of imbalance is long before it becomes a serious organic disease. Imbalances should be detected and treated at the earliest stage possible, so that they are not allowed to become serious and life threatening. 

Human breast tissue is unique and very sensitive. The health of this tissue is directly affected by emotional and chemical imbalances in the liver. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, all breast tumors begin with an early pattern of blood, lymph and qi stagnation. Over time this area of chronic stagnation may become infected by some form of chemical or hormonal toxin.  If the DNA becomes damaged in such a toxic pattern, the body may begin to exhibit unwanted, malignant cell division. It is then that healing and rejuvenation becomes more of an ordeal than a pleasure. 

Women should not ignore the early signs of imbalance that show up during their menstrual cycles. PMS, sore and distended breasts, painful periods, are just some of the graceful signs which indicate that balance needs to be restored to the body. Experienced health practitioners can help women to determine the nature of any particular imbalance, and educate them as to how to safely and effectively correct it.  Safe and effective forms of breast screening like Digital Infrared Thermography, can be used periodically to determine the nature of an imbalance long before the tissue becomes truly damaged. 

Herbal medicine can play a major role in restoring liver balance, clearing inflammation, opening up areas of stagnation, and helping the body to clear out potentially dangerous toxins or negative estrogens. Herbal formulas for liver and breast health are used extensively in China, at every stage of treatment, but they are particularly effective when they are used as preventatives. 

Rejuvenation Tools For A New Decade

Posted January 10, 2010

Rejuvenation Tools for the Critical Decade

This will be one of the most defining decades in human history. What we do now, as a group, will determine the short and long term future of the human race - and our home, planet earth. The crisis of change that now confronts us, is, as some say, a great opportunity. 

Health, happiness and well being require personal responsibility, basic discipline, and intelligent cooperation with our neighbors.  The monumental study on aging and human development which was conducted over a period of fifty years at Harvard University, demonstrated the importance of right attitude and loving supportive relationships.

Some say, that as the old ways become corrupt and obsolete, the highest quality of life will be found in local cooperative communities, where people become intimate and accountable to one another.

We wish you all a happy, healthy, and peaceful decade.  May we serve and protect the greater good of humanity and the beautiful planet earth during this critical moment in history. 

THE HEALING POWER OF INTENTION

Intention directs Qi and the vibrations of light that are subtler than Qi. There are oodles of studies that now show the power of concentrated prayer, meditation, thought, or intention, as a powerful force for healing and rejuvenation. Meditation alters brain wave patterns, and causes a deep synchronization of bodily rhythms, particularly the autonomic nervous system.

The rejuvenating transmission of healers and even remote healers has now been measured and the positive effects clearly observed. 

We periodically conduct healing circles of ten to twenty people in The Tao of Rejuvenation Seminars. There is a natural synchronization and magnification of energy that takes place within the group and this creates an even more powerful force for positive change. Inevitably people report significant and positive shifts in their health after each session. The key to effective prayer or intention lies in the ability to release stress and deeply relax. Under such conditions brain and heart waves become concentrated and powerful.  As the great healing master Adi Da Samraj taught, it is necessary to first release all forms of sub conscious doubt, and negativity, prior to visualizing the specific positive outcome.  Concentrated intention and healing meditation can be a critical force for health maintenance and positive change during these critical times. Please see Chapter 6 of The Tao of Rejuvenation for specifics.

HAWTHORNE FOR THE OLDER HEART

Herbalists have always prescribed hawthorne for heart health and rejuvenation. Recently, the prestigious Cochrane Collaboration, a group of volunteer academics from over 90 countries, who function completely free of corporate influence, examined all the major hawthorne studies. The authors of the review gave the herb a glowing recommendation, concluding that there is significant benefit in both symptom control and physiological outcomes from hawthorne in the treatment of chronic heart failure. Hawthorne rejuvenates the heart muscle and its use increased exercise capability while shortness of breath and fatigue were significantly improved.

Most of the hawthorne studies have involved cardiac failure or the break down of the heart as a blood pump.  While it has never been claimed by herbalists that hawthorne can prevent a heart attack, one small, recent study, did point to that possibility. If you are using the Cultivation formula or one of our various heart tonics, then you are getting your daily dose of hawthorne.

Serving Animals Through the Dying Process

Avatar Adi Da Samraj loves all living beings. He acknowledges the multitude of non-humans to be deeply conscious and contemplative beings who are worthy of the same love and positive regard as any human being. He Calls everyone to the fundamental understanding that all beings and things inhere in the Divine Reality. Avatar Adi Da has established Fear-No-More Zoo as a means of extending His Vision of deep respect for the contemplative and Spiritual existence of all beings.

AVATAR ADI DA SAMRAJ: If you are going to bring animals into your sphere and take them out of theirs, you have to make some sort of arrangement with them in which they have the potential, through their contemplative life, to be just as happy as you want them to be. But in that process of sensitizing yourself to non-humans and placing no barriers between yourself and them, you have to go beyond your previous mind about non-humans as sort of “non-beings”.
—January 1996

Hot Flushing In Women

Eighty five percent of women suffer from hot flushes (or flashes) during the menopausal transition, making it the most commonly reported symptom in this change of life. The severity of the symptoms depends to a large degree on a womanÕs dietary and lifestyle history. Approximately fifty per cent of the women, who do endure hot flashes, will experience them, to one degree or another, for five to ten years after the cessation of the period.

Heavy Bleeding In Women

From time to time, women may experience patterns of heavy bleeding. The blood cycle is effected by lifestyle. Therefore stress, worry, excitement and even certain foods (usually hot, spicy and sweet foods) can cause brief bouts of heavy bleeding in women. Brief changes in the blood flow are not a cause for concern. Lasting patterns of excessive bleeding, however, such as: heavy and extended menstrual flows, bleeding outside the usual menstrual pattern and even extended times of spotting, are clear indications to practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine, that there is a significant hormonal imbalance. Such imbalances should be addressed before they lead to further problems.