From June, 2008: After several days in Japan, and a few weeks hiatus from my healing practice, we are now in the Malaysian state of Sabah. I tell my friends it is the northern tip of Borneo (which it is) but it seems most people associate Borneo with, well, being at the end of the [...]
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The first and basic approach to Relational Energy Healing addresses the unconscious forces are at work in our lives, and in our relationships. We must deal with our personal and family issues systemically in order to truly solve our problems. Otherwise we keep repeating our personal or family patterns. Along with the psychological uncovering of [...]
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One of the unfortunate realities of Yakushima, Japan, in the rain, is the absence of bookstores for browsing and immediate book-buying gratification. There is always Amazon.Com, of course, but until my return to Tokyo in ten days I’m suffering Bookstore Withdrawal Syndrome. But once back in urban Japan I’m looking forward to getting my hands [...]
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Yui Wang flew to Tokyo yesterday, to teach a workshop, and leaving me alone on Yakushima Island for a few days. The island responded to our separation by slowly beginning to rain, alternating with a monsoon-like downpour, and forcing me into a writing and study retreat. But, at some point, even monks in paradise have [...]
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The final island on our three-island vacation tour is the incredible Yakushima, which lies to the south of Kyushu. The center of this eco-paradise island is covered in dense forest with spectacular waterfalls, and the coastline is a combination of Hawaii and Northern California. We’re here for two weeks, and I’m very excited to be [...]
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One of the helpful concepts of mainstream psychotherapy is transference: the unconscious redirection of feelings from a childhood relationship to a current one. This knowledge is useful for Relational Energy Healing work because our focus is educating the infant mind (inner child) within us as part of improving all our personal relationships. Also, many of [...]
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We’ve rented a cottage on Ishigaki Island for a few days. Our arrival yesterday on this, the second of our three vacation islands over three weeks, was uneventful, except for the bumpy, engine-roaring landing by the small commuter plane bringing us from Okinawa. After a morning bath it’s time for me to make my breakfast, [...]
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“Are you going to be OK?”, asked the Okinawan woman, in blunt Japanese. Yui and I were finishing our lunch in the southernly village of Chinen. My chicken curry dish had been uncharacteristically huge (by Japanese standards) and was left mostly unconsumed. Of especially concern to my caring hostess was the large amount of rice [...]
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One of my favorite books to recommend all students of relationship, and of energy healing. Dave Richo is a tremendous resource for us all … and a wonderful writer.
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