September 2021 Blog Theme is Remembrance and Crystal is Prasiolite
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As we give up the last energy of summer and move towards the return the school, harvest celebrations and the fall equinox, take time to check in on where you are at. What were the gifts of summer this year? What did you wish you had done? Or what do you wish you had done more of? Now is the time to write in your calendar for next May or June some reminders about this. Summer goes by so very swiftly. It makes me think of the quote from the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day off:
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. ”
September is the time of learning. It is in our DNA to have that return to school feeling even if we are adults. All around us nature is changing with the seasons, as we exchange lawn mowers for rakes, bring in the final part of the harvest and thank Mother Earth for all her gifts. We are reminded that September is a wonderful time to reap what we sow. What were the seeds you planted in spring in your spiritual life and have they come to fruition?
This is also a month during which the outward-directed energy of summer begins to shift inward in preparation for the 6 months to be spent in the darkness of Mother Earth’s womb. We become more aware that the light is shifting and it is getting darker earlier. It is a time for listening for our inner spiritual guidance. It is a month filled with possibility for that which we want to manifest in our lives. It is a highly creative time for new ideas.
September bring many dates of note including two major Jewish holidays Rosh Hashanah 9/6-9/8 and Yom Kippur 9/15-9/16. In the Jewish tradition Rosh Hashanah welcomes the new year with celebration. Yom Kippur is the holiest of days and is a time for fasting, reflection and atonement.
This year is the 20th anniversary of 9/11. On this solemn anniversary we remember those who we lost on that tragic day. September is the month we honor those who lost their lives on 9/11/01. If you are not familiar with the amazing charity known as the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. I encourage you to learn more by visiting their website: https://tunnel2towers.org/
This is also the month of the Autumn Equinox – 9/22.
The word “equinox” comes from Latin meaning “equal night.” On the equinox, day and night are roughly equal in terms of length. During the equinox, the Sun crosses what we call the “celestial equator”—an imaginary extension into space of Earth’s equator line. The equinox occurs precisely when the Sun’s center passes through this line. When the Sun crosses the equator from north to south, this marks the autumnal equinox; when it crosses from south to north, this marks the vernal equinox. Source: Farmer’s Almanac
Craniosacral Therapy
One of the foundational principles of craniosacral therapy is to work with the body’s ability to heal itself. Rather than fixing the client’s issues, my intention as craniosacral therapist is to amplify the client’s health so that their nervous system is deeply relaxed enough to address issues on its own. I love this particular passage from Dr. Michael Kern’s book, “Wisdom in the Body: A Craniosacral Approach to Essential Health.”
“Whatever therapeutic approaches we use, health cannot be imposed from the outside. Ultimately, there is no wonder drug or wonder cure other than the intrinsic forces of nature. Healing is thus the prerogative of each individual. Therapies themselves cannot cure, but they can trigger and support a process of inner change. My work as a therapist is simply to create the conditions for the inherent potency of the patient to get to work; the rest is up to nature.
Each of us should feel encouraged to take responsibility for our own health.
However, from an early each we are taught that our bodies are like specialized pieces of machinery that we are not qualified to deal with. In many ways, we have become dis-empowered, giving all our responsibilities to the doctor or other medical professional to make us better. Consequently, we may have forgotten how to listen to our bodies and follow its intrinsic wisdom. The process of taking responsibility may involve some re-education, in its literal sense, for both patients and practitioners”
This passage underscores the principle that the body’s “intrinsic wisdom” is what does the healing, rather than outside forces. The role of the craniosacral practitioner isn’t to heal the client but rather is to help create the conditions for the client’s inner healing to unfold. If you would like to learn more please visit my page: https://rosehealingcenter.com/craniosacral-therapy/
Crystal of the Month is Prasiolite or Green Amethyst.
Prasiolite is a heat-treated form of amethyst and is closely related to citrine. It acts as a bridge between the solar plexus chakra the heart chakra, and the third eye and crown chakras. This makes it ideal for aligning the body, mind, and spirit into an integrated whole. Prasiolite can help translate your spiritual growth into real life peace & connection by activating the heart as the leader of both your thoughts and actions.
Ultimately Prasiolite (green amethyst) helps to awaken the heart to its rightful place as the center of your human experience and enables your “heart vision”: being able to see through human flaws and failings to the perfection of the Spirit within each person. This is the deep compassion of healers. I was fortunate to be gifted a piece of jewelry by a dear friend of mine with this amazing stone just recently and have really enjoyed exploring its benefits.
Rose Healing Center is here to help you manifest what you wish to bring in to your life now whether it be peace, health, creativity or something else. We offer a variety of services (either virtually or in person) including intuitive guidance, sound healing and body work.