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Sometimes, it's so obvious that the moments in life that feel full of shit are the ones with the most valuable life lessons and wisdom Perhaps the most inspirational bathroom in the world "This is your LIFE, do what you love and do it often. If you don't like something, CHANGE it. If you don't like your job, quit. If you don't have enough time, stop watching TV. If you are looking for the LOVE of your life -stop- They will be waiting for you when you start doing things you... love. Stop overanalyzing, life is simple. All emotions are beautiful. When you eat, appreciate every last bite. Open your mind, arms, and HEART to new things and people, we are united in our differences. Travel often; getting lost will help you find yourself. Ask the next person you see what their passion is, and share your inspiring DREAM with them." Which line is your favorite?? #beeluminate #bodyemotionenergy #letitshine #illuminateyourbeing #wordsofwisdom #bathroomquotes #inspirationalquotes #toadhall #findyourself #lifeissimple

Find your passion, fire yourself up! Don't lose focus, if your heart's intentions are in what you do, the world will come to help you carry out your passion. #beeluminate #girlonfire #findyourpassion #lightyourself #burnwithpassion #findyourpurpose #findyourself #findyourvoice #theywillcome

It's a blessing to be reminded that love is the most powerful gift of all.

Sorry for the long absence, I needed this reminder to get active again. It seems appropriate considering I started this journey a year ago this month. #beeluminate #rainbow #bodyemotionenergy #lightenyourbeing #lightenyourload #illuminateyourbeing #bearainbowinsomeoneelsescloud #flowers #goldengatepark #colors #letitgo #letitshine #oneyear

#thingsthatmakeyougohmmm #nativeamericanwisdom #nativeamerican #earth #sky #plants #rain #water #balance #listentonature #nature #wisdomoftheday

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy start to the new Year! Lots of love from myself and my furry partner, Ellie! #beeluminate #bodyemotionenergy #illuminateyourbeing #lightenyourbeing #chucmungnammoi #gongheifatchoi #lunarnewyear #yearofthedog #dogsofinstagram

It's been so warm and sunny, Spring is already showing...are you ready?? Did you build up your energy stores over the winter?? #beeluminate #bodyemotionenergy #illuminateyourbeing #lightenyourbeing #woodelement #spring #winter #waterelement

Sometimes, this picture reminds me of how we think we have to pick up our emotions, throw them on our backs and shoulders and carry the burden. After a while, it becomes so second nature, we don't realize how much we've collected and how much is weighing down on us. Our Water Element embodies the emotion of fear. What fears are holding you back? Whether it be fear of planes, driving, public speaking, dogs/snakes/mice, interviews, heights, natural disasters, dentists, and so... on! For me, I had a fear of walking over sewer covers or anything you could see through, glass walkways, street grates. And I had a fear of snakes. BUT not anymore due to my work with TiPi! Feel free to ask me about the TiPi Technique and emotional regulation and take off some of this burden. In just one session, learn how to bring attention back to your body's physical response and permanently rid yourself of your fear. Live a little lighter! Artwork by @impsandmonsters creator Justin Hillgrove #beeluminate #bodyemotionenergy #illuminateyourbeing #lightenyourbeing #waterelement #fearofflying #fear #fearofdriving #fearofdogs #fearofsnakes #fearofspiders #socialanxiety #fearofheights #tipitechnique #emotionalregulation #whatareyoufeelinginyourbody #letitevolve #faceyourfears #getridofyourfears #lightenyourload #takealoadoff #impsandmonsters #justinhillgrove

Felt a little cooped up and stale in my home hiding from the rain so decided to clear the air and cleanse the space with some Palo Santo. What other ways do you use Palo Santo for? #beeluminate #bodyemotionenergy #lightenyourbeing #illuminateyourbeing #palosanto #holywood #cleansing #clearing #cleansingenergy #clearenergy #aromatherapy #smellsgood

Can't handle the Winter Cold? Try one of my favorite ways to warm my core. Turmeric Spice Tea Blend and Crystallized Ginger. Get them both at my favorite spice shop, Oaktown! Full of spices with warming/heating qualities. Definitely will help you produce heat from the inside with that spicy kick! #beeluminate #bodyemotionenergy #illuminateyourbeing #lightenyourbeing #warm #warmingfood #ginger #gingerspice #turmeric #hotdrinks #hottea #spicy #spicyfood #spicydrinks #heat #winter #wintercold #warmyourinsides #canthandlethecold #imfromflorida #waterelement #cold #oaktownspiceshop

My winter indulgence...Mission hot chocolate from #dandelionchocolate #beeluminate #bodyemotionenergy #illuminateyourbeing #lightenyourbeing #wintersweets #winter #hotchocolate #sweetandspicy #winterindulgence #missionhotchocolate #darkchocolate #locallove #babyitscoldoutside

Water...winter...cold. The cold slows things down, nature goes into it's deep slumber. All the shedding of the old Autumn was preparation for this. Letting go of all that is not needed. To go back to the basics, the essentials, preparing and reenergizing for a new season of growth and Spring. To open up to new possibilities, unburdened by things of the past. Another winter wonderland courtesy of my sister @kimnguyen1229

When you don't have ice skates, you just have to chillax! Happy Sunday folks! Enjoy the long weekend! Memory of a snowless winter making it possible to access Tioga Rd and a frozen Tenaya Lake all winter. #beeluminate #bodyemotionenergy #bodymindconnection #bodymindspirit #illuminateyourbeing #lightenyourbeing #winter #winterfun #chillax #chillin #waterelement #frozen #frozenlake #yosemite #yosemitenationalpark #tenayalake #livingwiththeseasons #sundayfunday #longweekend #firsttimeonafrozenlake

Just wanting to show some support for all Haitians, Salvadorans, Africans. And to spread some love to the world in general. Every country has it's own beauty and strength. Especially in their own people. We all add to the richness of the world in our history, culture, color, flavors, music, and so much more. You have definitely colored my life in many ways! #beeluminate #bodyemotionenergy #illuminateyourbeing #lightenyourbeing #haiti #elsalvador #africa #thewholeworld #beautifulcountries #allarewelcome #sharethelove #loveeachother #beautifulworld #worldpeace #worldlove #spreadlove #streetart #streetmural #barriobellavista #santiago

Last time we talked about the climate of the Water Element, Cold. In 5 Element Theory, each element also is associated with an emotion. What emotion can give you chills, send shivers down your spine or give you goosebumps? FEAR So as a bodyworker, to help you address your fears, I can help balance your Water Element by working the Water Element meridians or flows of energy down your back and the back of your legs and the inner legs and thighs. #beeluminate... #bodyemotionenergy #bodywork #illuminateyourbeing #lightenyourbeing #waterelement #fear #fright #chillsdownyourspine #goosebumps #bodymindspirit #bodymindconnection #acupressure #thaimassage #shiatsu #tuina #5elementtheory #5elements #fiveelement #fiveelementchinesemedicine #winter #meridians #letitflow #letitgo #macrointhemicro #onewithnature #livenaturally #bladdermeridian #kidneymeridian See more

Water Element...Season is Winter...Climate is Cold. The winter, the cold, the dark...the time of stillness and hibernation. The time for deep sleep for healing, restoration, preparation. The time of inward journeying, of replenishment, of developing potential and storing the energy needed for that burst of activity in the Spring. In a world where we are always on the go, where too many seem to think "work hard, play hard" is something to strive for, we forget that Winter is ...a part of the cycle of nature, the cycle of our life, even the cycle of our day. We need the time to slow down and rejuvenate. Do you keep hearing about this vague condition of adrenal fatigue? Adrenal=kidneys. Did you know the kidneys are related to the Water element?? Does the connection make sense now? Nourish your Water Element through diet, bodywork, good deep rest, and more. Photo credit to my sister @kimnguyen1229 #beeluminate #bodyenergyemotion #lightenyourbeing #illuminateyourbeing #bodymindspirit #water #waterelement #5elementtheory #5elements #fiveelement #fiveelementchinesemedicine #winter #shiatsu #thaimassage #acupressure #tuina #chinesemedicine #belikewater #letitgo #letitflow #cold #restrelax #restrelaxrecharge #naturescycles #livenaturally

This is how we do winters in San Francisco! How is yours going this weekend? #beeluminate #bodyemotionenergy #illuminateyourbeing #lightenyourbeing #winter #beachwinter #fiveelementchinesemedicine #fiveelements #mana #pranamanaenergyqi #waterelement #ocean #oceanofenergy #cranialsacraltherapy #oceantides #cranialrhythm #cranialtides #midtide #longtide cranialsacralrhythym

What is winter good for? Making snowdogs! And to remind us that water can be found in different states and take on many shapes. Especially when winter turns water into snow and ice! It is the water itself that is full of potential to take shape. And the water element in us that allows us to be open to possibilities, opportunities, to be shaped, changed, and transformed. Water and winter helps us be comfortable when we are in situations where it seems we are lost or hav...e no direction. When we are balanced in our water element, we know that actually, these are times of potential, and we have the will and the courage to discover the path and allow things to take shape in our lives. #beeluminate #bodyemotionenergy #illuminateyourbeing #lightenyourbeing #bodywork #winter #dogsofinstagram #snowdogs #shiatsu #thaimassage #acupressure #tuina #waterelement #letitflow #gowiththeflow #belikewater #brucelee #bruceleequotes #mana #prana #energy #qi #fiveelements #fiveelementchinesemedicine

See you all in the New Year! Thank you for all the memories, lessons, laughs, cries 2017! #beeluminate #bodyemotionenergy #bodywork #illuminateyourbeing #lightenyourbeing #shiatsu #thaimassage #acupressure #tuina #5elementtheory #5elements #fiveelements #fiveelementchinesemedicine #winter #waterelement #wisdom #letitflow #letitgo #belikewater #brucelee #bruceleequotes #gowiththeflow #mindbodyspirit

What is water like? Water is fluid, flowing, but what does that mean? The energy of water is always moving. Even in what appears to be "still" water, there is flow. Water does not comprehend obstacles because water can always find a way, whether it be through, around, over, under. Water does not view an object in its path as obstructive, it just effortlessly changes it course, without thought or worry, knowing that in the end, the path will eventually take it's natural course back to the source. This is the deep wisdom of water. #beeluminate #bodyemotionenergy #illuminateyourbeing #lightenyourbeing #fiveelementchinesemedicine #fiveelements #waterelement #acupressure #thaimassage #tuina #shiatsu #winter #belikewater #gowiththeflow

Hi Everyone! Been busy with the holidays, didn't get to address the new season of winter. But soon after the new year, let's talk more about 5 elements theory! Winter is the season of the Water Element. Next post, I'll tell you what it's like to do as Bruce says and "Be like water" #beeluminate #bodyemotionenergy #lightenyourbeing #illuminateyourbeing #5elementtheory #acupressure #shiatsu #thaimassage #tuina #waterelement #bruceleequotes #brucelee #winter #belikewater #chinesemedicine

Warm wishes for a happy holiday season to everyone from the city with a fantastic symphony and filled with love and acceptance to all walks of life. Thank you for a GAY and GLEEful night San Francisco! #sfsymphony #holidaygaiety #ilovesf #ilovesanfrancisco #beeluminate #daviessymphonyhall #merryandgay #merryandgaychristmas #drag #gay #love #pride

So we all know that many of us get off track during this time of year...big meals, candy canes, hot chocolate, sweets everywhere you look! Because of that, BeeLuminate wants to help you stay on track, get back on track, or even start your track to self care, wellness, wholeness, you name it! $15 off BeeLuminate floor or table sessions and $30 off TiPi sessions now through January! Book now! Spaces limited!... And remember, TiPi sessions can be done anywhere over the phone or via video chats! #beeluminate #bodyemotionenergy #illuminateyourbeing #bodywork #holidays #holidayseason #holidayspecial #stayontrack #selfcare #treatyoself #treatyourself #takecareofyourself #tipitechnique #emotionalfreedom #emotionalregulation #nomorefear #nomorefearofflying #angermanagement #anxietyfree #anxietymanagement #thaimassage #acupressure #shiatsu #tuina #craniosacraltherapy #pranamanaenergyqi #prana #mana #energy #qi

Happy to see how clients are living lighter and brighter after coming to BeeLuminate! Prior to her TiPi session with me, for over a decade, @emi_massagetherapy was scared of airplane flights, she would be miserable days before and all during the flight. Now, she says she enjoys flights...to the point of sharing on instagram! #beeluminate #bodyemotionenergy #illuminateyourbeing #tipitechnique #fearofflying #letitflow #letitgo #emotionalregulation #faceyourfears #whatareyoufeelinginyourbody #emotionalfreedom #nomorefear #nomorefearofflying #myclientsarethebest

There is a side message in this woman's words that I feel I need to speak about. Healthcare and even alternative/holistic healthcare really is becoming another commodity. And with these online methods of networking, just as in social online connections, I question whether we are really bringing deeper connections between practitioner and client and better wellbeing to people. Even as I write this and think about how many likes and views this will receive, I wonder, if each vi...ew and like translates to a deeper understanding in each person reached. I also caution everyone to make sure you are applying your wellness practices and apps appriopriately to actually help you be centered and grounded and well in your body. This means, like this woman states, feeling your emotions, allowing the sensations to run their course to completion so they are actually resolved. Don't apply your practices, including tech apps, in ways that just help you further avoid or control or repress your emotions. To be mindful does not mean to use your mind to push aside what angered you, not to distract you from what you are feeling in order to calm you down. Breathing and meditation is not to control your emotions and shove them below the surface. To be whole, to be mindful, to be centered is to be aware of yourself, your whole being, your body. To give attention, time, space to what goes through you, what moves you, what angers you, what saddens you. Feel it as another wave of energy that will flow into you, through you, and then out of you. If you don't allow that emotional energy to fully pass through you, it will only remain with you, weighing you down, wasting your energy. Just let it flow. #beeluminate #bodyemotionenergy #illuminateyourbeing #letitflow #wellnessisnotacommodity #healthcareisnotabusiness #emotionalregulation #tipitechnique

There's no better job satisfaction than knowing people's lives are changing for the better. Thank you Kamol for your kind words! So happy to see life open up more for you! A 5 star review of BeeLuminate by Kamol K.: https://www.yelp.com/biz/beeluminate-san-francisco

Sunday is a fun day whenever floor massage is involved. Welcoming a new client to Beeluminate's unique blend of Thai, Shiatsu, Acupressure, TuiNa and Craniosacral therapy. #BeeLuminate #bodyemotionenergy #illuminateyourbeing #thaimassage #shiatsu #TuiNa #acupressure #craniosacraltherapy #floormassage #letitflow #pranamanaenergyqi #sundayfunday

Besides my private practice, I still work part time at the hospital. In a time where corporate healthcare is quickly destroying the heart I have for my work in the hospital, I am so happy to be a part of movements like this. Volunteering my time to help firefighters get some relief, without a thought of productivity requirements, documentation, without anyone pushing me to type on a laptop in front of a patient so I can bill for that time. I might not get paid a penny, but ...helping these brave men and women that work so hard and so humbly to save homes and lives in the Santa Rosa/Napa fires, being able to solely focus on whole hearted compassion and being present with the person on my table, to give them the gift of healing bodywork, is worth so much more to my heart and soul than a whole paycheck. I am very proud to be an integrative healer and to hopefully keep volunteering with such awesome people.

I feel like sharing my #MeToo story... It's kind of a strange one, I was in elementary school, on the school bus, can't remember when but couldn't have been past 2nd grade. I remember I wasn't sitting next to my sister, I was by myself not paying attention to anything. Daydreaming I guess, because I didn't realize anyone was sitting next to me until I noticed something brushing my back underneath my shirt. It was this little, small for age, boy, ugly in looks and demeanor, no...t that that really matters. Mind you, I don't think he was a 5th grader, but since it was elementary school he must have been what? 10 years old max? He was with another boy. When I looked over and caught him, he pulled back, a little afraid, like this might have been his first time trying this. but seeing that I was just shocked and not doing anything, he got his courage back, laughed and did it again. I can't help but kick myself for my inaction, for allowing it to happen again. For being so slow to process what was going on and not reacting in anger for myself. For not standing up for myself and maybe preventing this boy from learning he can get away with this behavior. I don't think it was even sexual because I'm pretty sure he never went to my chest or between my legs, just my back. That's partly why I was confused and shocked too. Maybe if he had done something more sexually explicit, although of course would have been even more traumatic, but in a strange way, would have been better because it would have been very clear cut. This wasn't some nasty adult sexual predator that they all warn you about as a child. He's a kid! Not even a teenager with hormones but a KID! A boy, somewhere around my age. Why was he doing this? And how could he? Just what exactly was he doing? What pleasure was he getting out of this? But the pleasure and laughing with his friend over my shock and powerlessness is what I remember. And the confusion I felt was what left me motionless The loss of trust, the violation, the unwilling giving of power and pleasure that can no longer be taken back from this boy. The To this day, I don't understand the pleasure people get from making others less, taking away their power, dominating them, even if it's consensual for pleasure in the privacy of your bedroom. I don't get it. My body, your body, anyone's body, is something meant to be appreciated as a natural beauty. When you are touched or you are touching someone, the touch should always show love, caring, adoration, admiration, compassion. I write this because I'm older now and I have the courage and the strength to deal with these emotions and thankfully, I have the ability to resolve them permanently now. Whatever comes up now, let it come up. As I've written this, sensations have come up and I've observed them and let them evolve and pass through me. Let me realize now how much this has affected me in the present and my whole life so I can finally resolve this and free myself from it. #MeToo

Chiropractor in the office referred a client to me that had chronic stiffness in his trunk and hips. He told me after a session with me, the client had much improved range in his spine. No need for force or digging. Subtle energy work and gentle touch goes deep...keeping an open heart and open mind, and giving space for the client's body to open up, goes even deeper. #BeeLuminate #bodyemotionenergy #illuminateyourbeing #lightenyourbeing #acupressure #TuiNa #thaimassage #shiatsu #craniosacraltherapy #givespace #thebodyknows #subtleworks #lighttouchdeephealing #pranaurbanhealinglounge #pranamanaenergyqi #karuna #metta

When you have a client on a beautiful Sunday SF morning, you take the training outside. Time to teach him how to permanently regulate emotional difficulties in the moment they happen. #BeeLuminate #bodyemotionenergy #illuminateyourbeing #lightenyourbeing #TiPiTechnique #Letitevolve #letitflow #emotionalrelease #emotionalregulation #emotionalresolution #alamosquare #whatareyoufeelinginyourbody

Flashback Friday! To the days of learning Thai massage. It suits me well, the meditative quality, full nurturing body contact, spiritual aspects, energetic qualities, intricate movement, beautiful stretches...I could go on and on. Grateful to my teacher, Bhaskar Banerji. #BeeLuminate #bodyenergyemotion #illuminateyourbeing #thaimassage #senlines #karuna #metta #mindbodyconnection #mckinnonbodytherapycenter #bodyworkbybhaskar #bhaskarbanerji #fbf #beyondmusclesandsofttissue

In 5 Element Chinese Medicine, every season has its element, and associated emotion, taste, color, etc. And every stage of our life or even moment in a day can find correspondence to the phases of nature. Autumn...when the air feels cool and crisp, when it's time to determine what is needed and what is not, we look to the Metal Element. Metal is shiny and strong, it helps us see value in ourselves and see what is of value. What is not, we let go because of the Metal Element ...in us. It helps us to see the beauty in life, it inspires us physically as it relates to our breath, but also metaphysically as the inspiration in our lives. #BeeLuminate #bodyenergyemotion #illuminateyourbeing #lightenyourbeing #Autumn #metalelement #inspiration #letitgo #letitflow #value #lungmeridian #largeintestinemeridian #fiveelementchinesemedicine #shiatsu #thaimassage #acupressure #TuiNa #macrointhemicro #naturewithinus #naturearoundus #sterngrove #eucalyptus

Autumn has arrived. After all the activity and heat of Summer, it's time to harvest and enjoy the fruits of our labor. And it's also the time to shed our leaves, as the weather gets cooler and crisper. Getting rid of what is frivolous and what unnecessarily consumes our energy. Autumn is for returning back to our essentials and preparing for a period of renewal and introspection. #BeeLuminate #illuminateyourbeing #lightenyourbeing #bodyemotionenergy #Autumn #fallleaves #eucalyptustrees #smellssogood #metalelement #lungmeridian #largeintestinemeridian #thaimassage #shiatsu #TuiNa #acupressure #shedyourleaves #letitflow #letitgo

Enjoying the last bit of summer on the South Yuba River before Autumn comes. The season of harvesting and letting go, the season of the Metal Element. Time to shed what is no longer of use and throw it into the river and let it flow away. More thoughts on this to come... #BeeLuminate #illuminateyourbeing #lightenyourbeing #bodyemotionenergy #yubariver #hwy49crossing #metalelement #lungmeridian #largeintestinemeridian #letitflow #letitgo #timetoslowdown #timetoturninward #acupressure #shiatsu #thaimassage #TuiNa #craniosacraltherapy #yangturningtoyin

Take time for yourself...relax, unwind, swing in a hammock, go out in nature and reconnect. #BeeLuminate #bodyemotionenergy #illuminateyourbeing #grassvalley #threeponds #nature #hammocks #fiveelements #reconnect #selfcaresunday #onewithnature #woodelement

"Regret for the past is a waste of the present" Better to... Let go of the past and transform the present.... #BeeLuminate #letitflow #letitgo #letitevolve #emotionalrelease #emotionalregulation #metalelement #lungmeridian #largeintestinemeridian #acupressure #TuiNa #thaimassage #shiatsu #Showyourglow #bodyemotionenergy #illuminateyourbeing

Let it shine, let it shine #BeeLuminate #sharonmeadow #sfopera #operainthepark #illuminateyourbeing #letitshine #letitflow #Showyourglow #spreadlovenotanger #standupandsing #wearelight #lightenyourbeing #thatwasonehotsunday

9:30 and already the lawn is filling for SF Opera at the Park! Beautiful day for beautiful music and for an outdoor session of emotional regulation with TiPi. Enjoy your Sunday! #beeluminate #

Had a patient at the hospital day after surgery for a total knee replacement. Walked in and saw him in pain, wincing, complaining of burning sensation in his knee, anxious and 7/10 pain. Called for the nurse to get pain meds. But while waiting, performed acupressure and craniosacral therapy around his knee and distally to draw out heat, allowing energy to flow. In about 5 minutes, he had dozed off a bit then woke and said burning was gone, pain was 4/10, he didn't need pain ...medicine and then we got up and did PT for the next 40 minutes! "What was that magic you did? You're a master now!" No magic, just energy. ;) If you think that's magic, try 60 minutes with me. We will definitely illuminate your being! #BeeLuminate #pranaurbanhealinglounge #integrative medicine #acupressure #shiatsu #thaimassage #craniosacraltherapy #totalkneereplacement #lightenyourbeing #bodyemotionenergy #prana #mana #energy #qi #lesspillsmorehandsonhealing #acutecarephysicaltherapy #inpatientphysicaltherapy #letitflow #showyourglow #illuminateyourbeing

Just a reminder to have some joyful fun every now and then. Life doesn't have to be so serious all the time! Take the weight of your shoulders, throw some confetti and celebrate you! #BeeLuminate #pranaurbanhealinglounge #lightenyourbeing #Showyourglow #wearelight #illuminateyourbeing #joy #play #confetti #color #youngatheart #havefun #joyisthefireelement #joyfulfire #letscelebrate #lifeisjoyouswhenyoucantossconfetti

Pay attention and you will see the truth in this. Let go of the fears and insecurities that fog your view and your vision will clear up. Resolve recurring emotional behaviors and patterns that block you and your vision. Receive Eastern styles of bodywork that addresses energy blocks, helps move areas of your body and your life that are physically and metaphysically stiff, stuck, stagnant. Get your energy flowing and you will find what is seeking you.... Art by gneiss wood I love his work. #BeeLuminate #lightenyourbeing #emotionalrelease #emotionalregulation #TiPiTechnique #rumi #shiatsu #thaimassage #acupressure #craniosacraltherapy #letitflow #Showyourglow #gneisswood

#nonviolence #spreadlovenotanger

Not sure what tomorrow brings to San Francisco, so I will share this thought to take with you to the healing place of deep sleep. I see this response of "United Against Hate" and somehow, I feel we are missing the point. We should just simply be united. If there is an against, then there is still an us and still a them. So I offer up United For Love instead. No us, no them, just we. ... #SFlove #SFpeace #Crissyfieldprayforpeacefulgatherings #AlamoSquareprayforpeacefulgatherings #Unitedforlove #nousnothem #justwe #justunited #onelove #weareone #itsnotaboutwhoserightorwrong #itsaboutunderstandingeachother #lightenyourbeing

Moving on towards Saturday, sending out more messages of and . Debates and protests are usually in the manner of we're right, they're wrong and we need to convince them or condemn them for their thinking. Instead of this, I encourage you to once again, address your emotions and regulate them so that in your new state of calm and integrity, you will be out of the ego-centered state and you will be able to look at the other side and try to understand where they come from. ...See what is the underlying need behind their emotion. Are they actually wanting the same things as you? Stability, financial success, freedom? When you aren't blinded by your own emotions, you may see that fundamentally, we seek the same things, and if we help each other address those fears and anger, then perhaps we can then have the wisdom to work together to come up with a unified solution. This would be a much better use of energy and resources than what is spent insisting on being right and trying to force the other side to be wrong.

On Saturday, there will be a Patriot Prayer Rally in San Francisco. And of course, there will be counter protests and rallies from the city of acceptance and love for all walks of life. There will be fear and anger from both sides. Emotions will be very strong. Without addressing who is right or wrong, I only wish that people on both sides would address their emotions first. Regulate, resolve, process what you are feeling in your body and clear this fear, anger, hatred, etc.... Because if not, if you stand there and yell at me in anger, I won't remember what you were yelling about, I'll remember how angry you were and how that made me feel. The only message that will be received is that of fear, anger, hatred, etc. And the only response will be of the same. Even worse, instead of progress, violence may result, and then we step backwards a few more steps in our path to peace and love. When you feel the emotion rise up in you strongly, that is the time to pay attention inside, feel the sensations in your body and let them flow and resolve. Many people think that these emotions are needed in order to fuel the cause, energize the crowd. I tell you no, your message gets lost when muddled by emotion, whether it's a fight with a loved one or a rally or protest. Love is the best flame, love energizes the crowd and shows the way. Take care of yourself and your emotions so that when you speak, when you gather with others your message is clear and comes from the heart, your motives are pure and come from a higher place, and then you can truly gather in the name of peace and love. #SFpeace #Crissyfieldprayforpeacefulgatherings #emotionalregulation #emotionalprocessing #emotionalrelease #peace #love #spreadlovenotanger #takecareofyourfearandanger #showyourloveinstead #prayforpeace #SFlove #SanFranciscolove #lightenyourbeing #itsnotaboutwhoserightorwrong #itsaboutunderstandingeachother #whatareyoufeelinginyourbody #letitevolve #letitflow

I have my own private practice, but I still work at the hospital because I enjoy getting people on their feet again, I love the miracle of our brain and stroke recovery, and I love the lessons my patients teach me every day of what really matters in life and how they inspire me with their courage and determination in the toughest of medical conditions. It's a struggle trying to work within a system that doesn't appreciate the value of emotions and mental health or spiritual ...health. And that works more like a corporate business than a health and healing facility. But, as in private practice, I can only keep trying to affect one life at a time, one coworker at a time and hope it spreads from there. #BeeLuminate #physicaltherapy #strokerecovery #inpatientphysicaltherapy #notaglamourousjob #butitsworthit #mypatientsaremybestteachers #qualityoflifenotjustquantity #bodyasawhole #mentalhealthismorethanpills #emotionalhealthmatters #healthneedstobethebottomline

My crystal Oracle for the day. Thank you @healingcrystals #BeeLuminate #pranaurbanhealinglounge #crystals #healing #healingcrystals #illuminateyourbeing #showyourglow #lightenyourbeing #wearelight #letitflow #letitglow

Just completed a session with a client in South America via Whatsapp. TiPi sessions are flexible in that they can be performed anywhere over the phone or videochat via Skype/Facetime/GChat/Whatsapp/etc. Where in the world are YOU?

I just declined Yelp's first solicitation to buy advertisements. And told them I don't agree with their marketing methods. May they not take vengeance on my fledgling business. One of my favorite teachers at McKinnon, Carl Johns, said "I think Darwin got it wrong. Nature is not about competition, it's about cooperation. And business should be the same." I think I'll choose Carl's philosophy. I don't need my yelp page undermining someone else's message and vice versa in order to get more clients. #BeeLuminate #pranaurbanhealinglounge #natureisaboutcooperation #Letssupporteachother #integrityinmarketing #integrityinbusiness #Letsworktogether #Ijustwanttohelppeople #Ihavebuiltit #theyarecoming #CarlJohns #ManofMcKinnon

I recently rescued Ellie about 5 months ago. She had some challenges and I admit I had challenges dealing with her challenges. And I admit, it took me much longer than it should have to remember to regulate my emotions in the moment. But now that I have, training her is a much calmer, focused, and loving process. This is not TiPi when you regulate your emotions in the moment. This is our own innate biological ability. No tricks, no methods, just observing physical sensations... and allowing your body to do what it inherently knows to do. For all the parents out there, imagine what it would be like to speak to your children and teach them from a place of calm, integrity, and love. Because many wise people have taught us that when we speak out of an emotion such as anger, frustration, fear, our sincere message gets thwarted by the emotion, and what your children receives is just the message of anger, frustration, or fear. Luc Nicon, the founder and developer of TiPi, even says himself that this is a natural, universal ability we all have. We, as TiPi practitioners, can help you resolve emotions AFTER the situation has occurred. But our goal is for all of us to take care of our emotions on our own the moment they happen, to bring back to life this natural ability we have. That is why we offer free trainings on how to regulate your emotions in the moment. All you need to do is get in touch with me or anyone of us.

Want to have a TiPi session but sad you don't live in San Francisco? Have no fear! All TiPi sessions can be done over the phone or via Skype/FBMessenger/FaceTime/GChat. Let's TiPi connect from any where in the world!

Preparing the healing space. Soft glow of a salt lamp and 100% beeswax candle with the wonderful aroma of eucalyptus BeeLuminate #pranaurbanhealinglounge #saltlamps #eucalyptus #aromatherapy #thaimassage #shiatsu #acupressure #craniosacraltherapy #ijustwanttohelppeople #showyourglow #lightenyourbeing #beeluminate #solsticenaturals #TuiNa

Too amazing, must share everywhere!!! In class this weekend learning how the TiPi technique can now address psychosomatic issues (pain, ulcers, eczema, allergies, etc) addictions, OCD, even stuttering as forms of emotional behavior that can be permanently regulated!!! Mind blown!! So excited!! #beeluminate #TiPiTechnique #Showyourglow #addiction #OCD #obsessivecompulsivedisorder #stuttering #stutteringhelp #lightenyourbeing #ijustwanttohelppeople #emotionalrelease #emotionalregulation #pranaurbanhealinglounge #whatareyoufeelinginyourbody? #Letitevolve

Energy can heal The Untethered Soul...Michael A Singer #Energy #Energyflow #Letitflow #Showyourglow #healingenergy #Prana #Mana #Qi #Energycanheal #Openupbuttercup

Emotional health is so very unaddressed in today's healthcare system. I'm glad I have a skill that enables me to help you integrate emotional stressors in a healthy balanced way.

As I try to distance myself from some of the views of modern medicine, I am loving ways of empowering people to heal themselves, but not really heal, because there really isn't anything to fix. It's more like polishing off the layers of dirt and grime and revealing the thing of beauty that is you, shiny and precious. And TiPi is one of many ways I help you, and even better, that you can help yourself. Find out more with this video!

I'll start with knowing what I don't like to get to what I want to do. Working as a PT in a hospital, I don't like how healthcare basically treats patients on a physical level only. I don't like how it is a symptom based system. I don't like how medicine is so specialized, with a doctor for every organ, but only for that organ, so that there's this tunnel vision of treatment and neglect of the body as a whole. And this leads me to dislike bedside manners of doctors nowadays. ...Why would you care to connect with the whole person if all you care about is their heart or lung or kidney or bones. I don't like how pills are the only answer to emotional problems, that emotions really aren't valued as a part of health or even a cause of physical disease. And I really don't like how I feel restricted in my care of patients because I can't spend the time to address their emotional, mental, spiritual needs. What I want to do is help people be healthy beyond the level of skin and bones and soft tissue. I want to address the deeper aspects of health, to address the emotions that haven't been dealt with. Those emotions swept under a rug, buried somewhere in the body, thinking out of sight out of mind works great, until it transforms into a physical problem you just can't ignore. I want to help release stuck emotions because then I can help uncover the real you, so you can connect with who you truly are, connect to the rest of humanity, connect to whatever universal truth you believe in. And I want to do all this through working with the body, with touch, purposeful and intentional. I don't want to just relax you with bodywork. I want to balance you, to connect you, so you feel more in your body and alive. I don't want you to think the purpose is to create a new you. The purpose is to help the true you be revealed, so that your inner beauty isn't just inner, but entire.

I was all gung ho about starting my little bodywork practice, had a clever little logo designed for me, started gaining clients through coworkers...then, I lost my steam. I never got a website going, this FB page never got further than cover photos and profile pics. I realized I had no umph because I had no vision, no direction. I didn't have a clear goal for my practice or a clear vision of my ideal client. (Actually, I don't even like the word client. But I'll have to thin...k about that too.) This was partly due to finishing deep tissue class. Although I was adding a more advanced technique to my skill set in Western modalities, I felt like I was slipping back into the train of thought of my current work as a PT, seeing people as a machine made of muscles and bones and attachments. Working mainly at a physical level with people mostly looking to address mainly physical issues at a superficially physical level. But, knowing what you don't want does help to figure out what you do want. And for now, this will be my journal to help me discover what my vision is, how I want to help people heal, how I want to practice, and how I am making all of that happen. I share it with you because I'm a Gemini and a Horse, so attention is always a good thing, along with praise and encouragement. ;)