March 2020 Blog - Welcome Spring and "Time Out"

The Theme for March 2020 is Welcome Spring and Time out!

March 2020 brings us some interesting holidays and celebrations and spiritual themes. The energetic theme for our March blog is welcome spring (which arrives 3/19/20 at 11:50 PM) and a reminder to take a “time out”.  

On March 13th – it falls on a Friday which makes it Friday the 13th which many consider to be an “unlucky day”.  If you fear the number 13, you suffer from Triskaidekaphobia.  I do not share that fear at all.  I have always found Friday the 13th to be a magical and sacred day.  Recently I discovered that the ancient Mayans of Central America considered the number 13 sacred. So consider doing something that is special to you on Friday 3/13.

March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day – a day to honor the Patron Saint of Ireland, who brought Christianity to the Emerald Isles.  It is truly a day of celebration of Irish history, ancestry, traditions and customs. The first St. Patrick’s Day parade took place in New York City in 1762.

Red Tailed hawk - a reminder to see things from a new higher perspective.

March 19th is The Spring Vernal Equinox when days and nights are equal in proportion of light. The energetic theme for our March blog is welcome spring (which arrives 3/19/20 at 11:50 PM) and a reminder to take a “time out”.   In our busy world with computers, cell phones, instant messaging, social media, etc. we are being bombarded daily with “instant” response needed type energy.  But when we really explore that “instant response needed” question, I guess we have to ask ourselves the old Byron Katie question – “Is that really true?”

As you can all see with intense media coverage of various recent global events, we have to remain solid and aware of our personal truth and our connection to Source. Trying times are in invitation to ask yourself - who are you when you are no longer controlled by fear, lack, or anxiety?

March is energetically inviting us to take some time for self-reflection and awareness.  To do this properly we truly need a time out from all forms of stimulus and take a break from too much media.   It is not a suggestion to be uninformed but merely a time out.  For a breather – even for an hour. For many of us that means letting go of the cell phone which is almost constantly in our hands.  I know many of you are already questioning if you can do that.  But there are ways to manage this.  It takes discipline and self-respect to let go of the phone and the instant response world – even for just an hour or two. Start small and give yourself the gift of time to listen to something other than other people.  Maybe if you listen hard enough you will hear your own voice and that of Source guiding you. There is real emphasis on how we waste our time and how easily we can be distracted from what really matters.

Maybe you could ask some probing questions like what would my life look like if I were free from fear, lack, anxiety or self-sabotage? The work you do on yourself will have a ripple effect on all those around you. So be aware that when we focus inward it has outward implications.

As always we here at Rose Healing Center stand ready to help you become more centered, grounded, peaceful and healthy this spring. We are excited to announce in addition to our Customized Individual Session offerings of Craniosacral Therapy and the Healing Point Combo we are now also offering Chakra Balancing with Crystal, Color and Sound. We will continue to offer our monthly Sound healing circles with the Crystal Harp.

February 2020 Blog - Seeking the Return of the Light

Eagle photo by Andrew Weitzer from Hudson Valley Wildlife in Pictures

Welcome February - our theme is a return to the Light with Highlights on Amethyst Crystals and Purification Essential Oil.

I chose the image of the American Bald Eagle (the U.S. national bird since 1782) because February is a major time for viewing them along the Hudson River. If you are interested in more formal presentation about the American Bald Eagle and its habitat near and around the Hudson River Valley, I encourage you to visit Eaglefest.

February has several holiday and events including Groundhog Day, Imbolc (St. Bridget’s Day - Ireland) and Candlemas (Catholic Calendar). February 2nd is Super bowl Sunday which while not an official holiday, it certainly has evolved into a huge cultural event here in the US.

Imbolc is based on a Celtic tradition and is meant to mark the halfway point between winter solstice and the spring equinox. Imbolc is just one of several pre-Christian holidays highlighting some aspect of winter and sunlight, and heralding the change of seasons.

Candlemas  Candlemas Day is another name for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Forty days after His birth, Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple for the rites of purification and dedication as prescribed by the Torah. The festival is called Candlemas because this was the day that all the Church's candles for the year were blessed. In many Eastern European countries, the feast officially closes the celebration of Christmas. For this reason, Pope John Paul II began the custom of keeping the Nativity scene in St. Peter’s square until Feb. 2. Candlemas Day also was important in the lives of farmers. An old English song went as follows: “If Candlemas be fair and bright, / Come, Winter, have another flight. / If Candlemas brings clouds and rain, / Go, Winter, and come not again.”. In America, Protestants decided we should replace Catholic Candlemas Day with Groundhog Day.

A Good Thought for February

Most February holidays have themes of purification, hibernation, seeking signs of spring, planting seeds (at least in our mind first), return of the light and lengthening of the days.   The larger metaphysical themes are spiritual awakenings, initiations, dedication, inner journeys and honoring the artist within.

Finally later in February we have Valentine’s Day which in our culture has so many double meanings that it can often be a difficult day for those who are not experiencing the relationship they wished they had, while others seem to embrace all things with red hearts.

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www.kacey.co for tickets to our kick off party.

I am excited to share that my friend Kacey Morbito Grean has started a new organization called Let It Shine Inc., “Gathering Love and Giving it Away”.    The mission of this group is to support Hudson Valley women in times of need and transition.  The are holding a kick off fundraising party on 3/8/20 from 1 PM to 3 PM at Hudson House Inn in Cold Spring.  Want to attend? Visit www.kacey.co for more info or click the image above.

Amethyst Crystals

TRUST • INTUITION • SPIRITUALITY

Despite being easily found, this stone has a long history of being associated with luxury.  In the Chinese philosophy of Feng Shui, amethyst is encouraged to be placed in the wealth corner, where it is said to amplify the flow of prosperity into the home.

Amethyst healing properties are as plentiful as the stone itself. It is thought of mostly as a protective stone. As it is linked to the crown chakra, it is helpful in purifying the mind and clearing it of negative thoughts including stress and anxiety.  Amethyst is especially useful the workplace as it enhances communication, intuition and prosperity.

Using amethyst to decorate the home is a choice many make for its appearance, alone. However, the stone can have many metaphysical benefits as well if placed in the right room. An amethyst in the family room can assist in familial bonding time, and provide the confidence and calm necessary for open communication. Amethyst in the office will bring intuition for making tough, gut decisions in business, and stress-relief for long work days. Placing an amethyst somewhere in the bathroom is another way to relieve anxiety during a soothing bath.

Amethyst is the birthstone for February, (HA! I didn’t know this when I picked this stone for this month!). and known as the Zodiac stone for Pisces. It is also linked to the element of Wind. This element is believed to activate the mind, and assist in clairvoyance and intuition. It is the ideal stone for meditation that seeks to discover the reason for certain behaviors or actions, both on the part of oneself, or another.

We have some pieces of Amethyst available for purchase at Rose Healing.

OIL OF THE MONTH:  Purification Essential Oil Blend™

Purification Essential Oil is an uplifting and refreshing oil perfect blend for use as a household cleaner. It neutralizes odors and protects from mildew and mold. Use for pet odors and diffuse in kennel and barn.

On a spiritual level diffusing Purification can purify and cleanse negative emotions and vibrations. Spray some in an emotionally charged room or in your work space, especially if there is anger, violence or chaotic energy. Or use it as you would sage to help clear a space.  This is a fantastic oil for when we need support in seeing our patterning as it relates to abandonment, rejection, or the fear of being alone. It also can calm anger and conflict and bring back purity of thought and restore order. It opens the sacral chakra.

How do I Use Purification Oil?

Use diluted - 50:50 dilution (one part essential oil: one part of vegetable oil). Then,

• Apply several drops (2-4) on feet, ears and temples

• Directly inhale, or Diffuse.

What are the Safety Precautions? Repeated use can result in extreme contact sensitization. Can be irritating to sensitive skin. Possible photo-sensitivity. Generally safe for children over 2 years of age.

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Stay warm and cozy and embrace the knowledge that the light is returning.

Our upcoming events include regular Sound Healing meditations at Rose Healing. I am pleased to be a practitioner at an upcoming Retreat at Mariandale led by the amazing Kacey Morabito Grean Leap Weekend - Unlock Your Potential. In March we will be hosting Betty Sue Hanson teaching an Introduction to Crystals Class. Finally, I have set up a new online booking system for my individual clients so now you can visit our website and see our availability and choose your appointment right from the screen. To check it out just click “schedule appointment” from our home page.

January 2020 - A New Year and New Offerings....

Happy New Year fellow seekers! Wishing us all a safe, healthy, and abundant 2020.

Wishes Ornament

A new year is always a time for new energy. As I seem to suggest often in these blogs, once again this is a perfect time to think about what you wish to manifest in your life.   Years ago a dear friend gave me an Christmas ornament that opens and allows you to write down your wishes for the New Year and place it inside. I lovingly put that ornament away until next Holiday season, when to get to re-visit my wishes for last year and think about the upcoming year. It is a powerful little ritual.

I invite you to really think about your intentions for the New Year and write down a list of at least 10 things you wish to manifest in your life in 2020. This is different than “resolutions”.   When writing be sure to keep it in the positive.  Write what you do want, not what you don’t.  It is a nice idea to tuck this list away somewhere and revisit it at this time next year.

What is an Intention? An intention is a goal, or vision, that guides your activities, thoughts, attitudes, and choices. ... Photo by ME Moore

Some one of my favorites on my 2019 intentions wishes were things like: Patiently go about your life – and find positive ways to sort out the details. Put them in their correct order of importance. Organize. Keep to a sensible routine. Be determined. Do one thing at a time. Notice the unnecessary problems that are caused by overreaction or indifference.  Stay present in the current moment, not the future or the past. 

Ha! I love how ambitious I am with my intention setting!  Needless to say I am still working on these in 2020. To that end, I am proud to say that did accomplish a few things related to the intensity of that particular intention for 2019 (being a carried into 2020) including going into the recording studio to play the Crystal Harp and record Guided Meditations for various things like Anxiety, Sleep and Grounding.  Thank you to Nicky Rose for helping me accomplish this.

These Crystal Harp Meditation recordings are available on my site right now: www.rosehealingcenter.com/music for purchase and include my New Year’s gift to you – a FREE download of my guided meditation for grounding and balance.

As we move to 2020, I am in such deep gratitude for all of you who have allowed me to be a part of your healing process.   I look forward to offering new and exciting groups and events in 2020 including Reiki 1 on 1/26/20 and an Introduction to Crystals Class on 2/1/20. Both taught by Betty Sue Hanson. We will continue to offer Vibrational Sound Healings with the Crystal Harp/Lyre.  January is sold out but February, March & April are are already up on our site and available for purchase.  https://rosehealingcenter.com/soundbath/

Wishing you a New Year filled with love, peace, and prosperity.   

December 2019 Blog: Theme is Celebration

Holiday Message:  As I prepare to celebrate Christmas (which is my tradition) I cannot help but be reminded of the gifts of this past year, where I was fortunate enough to have expanded my practice and my knowledge base via study with incredible teachers. As Rose Healing Center transitions to our 6th year of offering trauma informed energy medicine and wellness care, we would like to thank each of you for your kind patronage and support. Being able to share healing energy with all of you, my clients, students and friends is truly one of my most treasured gifts.  Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Yule, Kwanzaa or whatever you celebrate. 

As I have shared with you in the past, this time of year when the night is long and the days are short can be difficult for me and for others as well. Over time, I have learned to embrace the energy of the dark which is inviting me to dream, to lay down burdens, and to be aware of what is all around me and within me.   This time of year offers solitude and solace for some and for others it can be an extremely lonely time and emotionally draining time.   Metaphysically December is a good time to look within, to find the courage to release and let go, to meditate and honor our individual traditions as we prepare for the New Year ahead.

December is a month of celebration. Focusing on what we have experienced this year and beginning to look into next year. It is a time of Winter Solstice (12/21). The Winter Solstice is viewed by some to be the day the "sun stands still," marking the longest night and the shortest day of the year. Celebrations honoring the winter solstice as a moment of transition and renewal date back thousands of years and occur among many peoples on every continent.

The thing I find most helpful during the slower winter months is the knowledge that the light will return. For me grounding and centering occurs through body work, yoga, meditation and decorating for the Holidays. If I can help you ground and center, I am happy to do so. 

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Sound Healing Events Upcoming in December & January

Sound Healing Circles at Rose Healing Center are created to channel a high spiritual frequency so that we can invite healing for our participants. Rosemary guides you to journey with intention, consciousness and the sound of the Quartzophone Crystal Lyre (harp). Includes Meditation, individual healing and a wonderful sound experience for your body, mind and spirit. Limited to 10 participants.

Sunday 12/15/19 at 2:00 PM

Sunday 1/5/20 at 2:00 PM - New Year’s Intentions

Blessings to you and your family for a wonderful Holiday Season and Happy New Year.

November 2019 and the Theme is Gratitude for the Present Moment

Bear Mountain Bridge by Mike Sacca

As I have settled back in home from a glorious vacation and spiritual retreat in Arizona, I am reminded to appreciate the gifts of living here in the Hudson Valley of New York State. Like most places in the Northeast – autumn is our time to shine. The picture above is the Bear Mountain Bridge looking towards my hometown – the Town of Cortlandt taken by Mike Sacco and shared on the Hudson Valley in pictures on Facebook. It is so beautiful here that sometimes I can forget to appreciate what is right in front of my eyes.  That can be a common mistake. Learning to appreciate what is right here, right now is the theme of this month.

As I have matured in life, I have begun to appreciate the gifts of each season more. Days are growing much noticeable shorter now,  temperatures are getting colder and the leaves are beginning to fall.   In the past during this time of the year - I would feel myself start to fight off a bit of a feeling of dread of the winter that is to come. But this year, I am much more conscious of appreciating the what is. So recently when it was a perfect 62 degrees and sunny, I decided to give myself permission to leave my desk at lunch time and go for a walk in the park along the Hudson River.  The decision seems so mundane but for me it was huge. Allowing myself a mental and physical break in the middle of my “productive” day was monumental. My decision to go for a walk was two-fold in its design. First I got some cardio in.  Wait? What? Wow I actually incorporated exercise into my day!  Woo hoo.  Second, I was able to breathe in and appreciate the sun and wind on my face, hear the river waves and be engaged in the natural world around me. This is what it means to experience the ‘present moment’.   Now it is matter of continuing to allow myself to take take time in the middle of the day to break from my work and really get outside and invite the present moment. Of course, you don’t have to go for a walk in the park to invite the present moment but it is a start. Movement and awareness of the present moment are things I plan to incorporate more in my own self care regime. What are some of your self care regime ideas? Please share them on our facebook page. www.facebook.com/rosehealing.  

November is always a month to embrace gratitude with the arrival of Veterans Day and Thanksgiving.   Several of my friends and family have served in the military and each year on 11/11 we honor the veterans of America and their service to this country.

“Thanksgiving Message: As I think about the many things I am grateful for this Thanksgiving season, near the top of the list is the incredible opportunity I have been given to share my healing gifts with all of you through Rose Healing Center. As we enter our 6th year in business, I am deeply appreciative of you - my clients, students, and participants. I wish you and your families and a season of abundance, gratitude and love.”

— Rosemary Boyle Lasher, Founder RHC

“I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness—its right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude.” Brene Brown

Thanksgiving is a time when we are asked to remember to be grateful, a time of gathering of family and friends to celebrate the final bounty of the harvest before we move on to winter.   It can be a trying time for many as these holiday events can bring up stress.  Please know that we are here at Rose Healing to help. 

Crystal Healing:  Danburite

One of the highest vibration minerals currently found, Danburite “connects the heart of the mind with the mind of the heart".  Highly spiritual and sought after for its metaphysical properties, Danburite is a powerful Heart Chakra stone, relieving emotional pain and increasing acceptance of one’s self and of others.  The pure love energy of Danburite brings serenity and peace.

Gentle yet powerful it also works with the Third Eye and Crown Chakras.  A good stone to have around during times of extreme change, and eases the transition of those leaving the physical human form.  A piece of Danburite in your pocket can ease stress and bring calm in difficult situations.  It is a good choice for anyone who is highly focused in the mental body (like academics and engineers), opening the heart and offering balance with the emotional body.

On a physical level – Danburite can assist with allergies, detox, weight loss, muscular/skeletal, Tissue Health, Tumors.  On an emotional level – it is comforting, love, patience, peace, stress reducing.

We utilize Danburite here at Rose Healing along with a variety of other healing crystals.  

October 2019 Blog and the theme is Exploration

Photo by RB Lasher 9.24.19

The RHC blog is delayed this month because I just returned from a magical vacation in Arizona where I was in Sedona and the Grand Canyon with wonderful friends and my fellow healer Betty Sue Hanson who will be teaching Reiki 1 on 10/13 at Rose Healing.

That trip helped to inform our theme this month of “Exploration”. Sometimes it can feel like so much effort to travel and yet in the end it is always worth it to me. For this trip, I had to really embody the Brene Brown quote “Today I choose courage over comfort” .   I have a fear of ledges – not necessarily heights as much as ledges so the Grand Canyon is probably one of the scariest places on earth for me. But also the most magical.   Another great image below from the Grand Canyon. This dog was way braver than me!

The main image above - two ravens, one male – one female landed on the tree branches on the edge of canyon just a foot away from me. I knew it was a message not only for me but also for you my friends.  So when I returned I looked up the spiritual meaning of Ravens appearing in your life. The following is partially from Ted Andrews Book “Animal Speak”:

“Ravens symbolizes the cosmic forces that are at work in your life and that you can achieve your vision with the power of your imagination.  It is a time of spiritual rebirth a message that a transformation will be taking place soon.  Raven also symbolizes recovery and healing a time to let go of unhealthy habits. This part of the insight about Raven made me really laugh.  The Raven totem is a message for you to conquer your fear because on the other side of fear is something big and wonderful.   Keep a sense of wonder and curiosity alive inside because this is how you will challenge yourself to know more and be more.”

Airport Mesa VorteX, Sedona AZ

We also stayed in the magical Sedona, AZ where many of you may be familiar is a place said to be filled with energy vortexes which are spiritual locations where the energy is right to facilitate prayer, meditation, and healing. 

Bell Rock, Sedona, AZ

The Sedona Vortex sites are believed to be locations having energy flow that exists on multiple dimensions.  For me personally the three most powerful locations are Airport Mesa, Bell Rock and Courthouse Butte. I had the incredible fortune to again experience the power of these locations and I look forward to bringing that energy to all of you.

Finally we visited several amazing Crystal Shops I came home with a few smaller specimens for individual work and sale.  

Upcoming Events at Rose Healing Center

Sound Healing Meditation Circle with Crystal Harp on Sunday October 6th 10AM to 11:15 AM.  Advance sign up required as we are limited in our number of participants.

Learn Reiki with Betty Sue Hanson – Sunday 10/13/19 Learning Reiki can help you connect with universal life force energy, reconnect to your higher self, balance your mind and spirit, help you deal with everyday stress, and help you to feel the inner joy and peace of helping others.