April 2021 Blog Theme is Emerging

Red Tailed Hawk by Ed Frampton

These are our themes for April:  Liberty, Rebirth and Emergence. We celebrate the season of Passover and Easter and the energy of liberation and resurrection as we are literally emerging from the darkness of winter and this year long plus pandemic.   

The symbolic "three days" between the crucifixion and the resurrection represents the time it takes for a situation to transform from fear to love. Have patience and faith during the "tomb time" in between the two. Things might still appear dark, but the light is coming.  Fr. Frank Fernandez 

Energetically April is a month to take risks and have faith, reaching for a better life, more meaningful relationships, increased health or whatever you want to manifest. Spring is the energy that can help it burst into life.  

My husband and I are big gardeners and we always look forward to this time of year to start searching for seeds to grow, raking the yard, tilling some soil and maybe sprucing up some old garden statuary.   There is just something about getting your hands into soil that is so life affirming and grounding – literally grounding.  There is also something amazing about watching a seed you planted sprout and grow.

When we think about transferring that to our spiritual lives, what it is we wish to experience this spring and even into summer?   How can we plant the seeds now for our desires to manifest?  Often we can find when we get in touch with our higher self, we find inspired possibilities, new ideas and creativity. Some thought-provoking themes to consider: This is a time of initiating a new self, a new expression and a new experience. What do you want your life to feel like? What is out of balance and needs to be trimmed? Are you in balance with your doing and your being, giving and receiving? 

It is an exciting time, a difficult time, an unstable time as Spring always seems to be.  Metaphysically the Earth is giving birth to a new landscape and we can work with that energy to bring new experiences into our lives.

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.

Blessed Passover and Easter and Happy Spring.  

March 2021 Blog Theme is Expansiveness

Expansiveness by Gerd Altman

We are already 9 weeks into the year of 2021 and almost exactly one year (in NY) since the Pandemic lockdown.  Understandably there is an increased sense of restlessness.  Navigating the line between breaking out of our cocoons and springing into action and remaining aware of the ongoing risks will be with us as we move into March.

There is a push/pull feeling going on.  This energy can be harnessed for inspiration.  Instead of embracing fear and uncertainty use this push/pull to embrace creativity and gratitude.   Gratitude always moves us into a place of being present where we can explore our positive options in any situation. 

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. -Albert Einstein”

Our expansion can be on many different levels and we have literally thousands of opportunities to grow and expand as a human on this planet.  First we must determine what is it we want to expand the most?  Our Love? Our awareness?  Our Energy?   Our Peace? How can we continue to connect with that idea into March?

Nature is a wonderful guide to assist us.  March is the month of true transition with spring arriving, snow melting, grass growing, trees just beginning to bud. Just under the surface tiny little seeds are about the burst forth.

Spring officially arrives with the vernal equinox on Saturday, March 20, at 5:37 a.m. EDT.  We “Spring Forward” with Daylight Savings time at 2:00 AM on March 14. After what has been a long winter experience, spring will surely be a welcome sign.  

One Year Later

I went back to my blog of March 2020 to look one year ago and found an interesting paragraph which I wrote before we were actually aware of COVID-19 and the looming lockdowns coming. It certainly is timely to re-read one year later.  

From March 2020: Trying times are in invitation to ask yourself - who are you when you are no longer controlled by fear, lack, or anxiety?   If you allow yourself to listen 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. March is energetically inviting us to ask probing questions like what would my life look like if I were free from fear, lack, and anxiety or self-sabotage.   These questions are very resonant one year later.

March brings the energy of the number 3 – it is the 3rd month.  The Number 3 is highly expressive. It encourages us to express our truth, speak up, and communicate our needs and desires to ourselves, others, and the world. The number 3 represents the sum of who we are- a mind, body, and spirit. It represents the harmony and balance that is achieved when we are in alignment.  Staying balanced and paying attention to the messages of your mind, body, and soul is going to be important around this time.

Finally we end the month of March with a Full Moon on Sunday March 28. The following excerpt it taken from the Old Farmer’s Almanac.

This year, because it is the first full Moon to occur after the spring equinox on March 20, March’s full Moon is the Paschal Full Moon. This means that its date determines the date of Easter (April 4, 2021)

WHY IS IT CALLED THE WORM MOON?

The full Moon names used by The Old Farmer’s Almanac come from a number of places, including Native American, Colonial American, and European sources. March’s full Moon goes by the name Worm Moon, which was originally thought to refer to the earthworms that appear as the soil warms in spring. This invites robins and other birds to feed—a true sign of spring!

As always we here at Rose Healing Center stand ready to help you become more centered, grounded, peaceful and healthy this spring either virtually or in person.

February 2021 Blog - Theme is Healing

What is the definition of healing? noun - the process of making or becoming sound or healthy again. adjective- tending to heal; therapeutic.

Plum Point by Mark Rosengarten

Rose McGuire Laug and Rosemary Lasher circa 1972

 In 2012 when I was grappling with what to call my newly formed holistic business, I had a dream where my maternal grandmother Rose arrived to assist with the effort.   As a side note, I am often visited in my dreams by family members and close friends who have died so that in and of itself was not surprising.  What was more interesting was the clarity she brought to me that night.  She really is the one who suggested the name be “Rose Healing Center”.   She did not ask that it be named in her honor (she would never have suggested such a thing), but rather she used the scent of roses in my dream and a vision of Mother Mary and she clearly told me to call it “Rose Healing Center.”

Around that time, I was seeking feedback from an eclectic group of my circle of friends and professional connections from government, finance and the holistic practitioner community to seek their counsel on the formation and naming of this new business. Interestingly the word “healing” is what seemed to cause the most concern or controversy for those I sought advice from, especially with those in the more “traditional” roles. Some felt it was like a promise or a dangerous thing to put in a name. Others felt it was too “woo woo”. Finally one suggested it was self-aggrandizing to use the name Rose when it was part of my given name – Rosemary.  By the way another aside I am named for my two grandmothers – Mom’s side Rose and Dad’s side Mary.  I always thought my parents were brilliant to not offend either of their mothers by combining my name. I appreciated all the feedback I was given and certainly listened with interest and curiosity. Finally, I chose what I knew I was being guided to do.  Rose Healing Center is my business name and is named in honor of Rose McGuire Laug.  To us grandchildren she was “Nanny” and as I have mentioned on my website she was a natural ‘healer’.

As the collective consciousness evolved quickly from 2012 to 2021 with massive expansion, awareness and understanding of various holistic methods having gone mainstream this seems almost antiquated now.  But in 2012/2013 these seemed like major concerns. Behind these anxieties were thoughts like, “what will people think if….”  “how will I be perceived if…..”  These were brief in the context of a deep understanding of what I was being called to do.   Rose HEALING Center to me does not mean a promise of a cure but rather it is an invitation for my clients to become more deeply aware of their connection to spirit.

Click image to listen to full podcast from 2019

In 2019 when I was being interviewed by my dear friend Kacey Morabito Grean for her podcast and radio show “Shine On” she asked me one of the most pointed questions and my answer surprised even me!  I share it with you here now at this pivotal time in history. Kacey Morabito Grean to Rosemary during Podcast May 26, 2019:  Kacey: “If you could share a message to everyone from the Rose Healing Center – what would it be?”

“Be curious; be open; be thoughtful about other approaches for the body, mind and spirit to heal in ways beyond that which you have already been told is possible.”

— Rosemary Boyle Lasher

Cardinal in snow by melina cronin

The theme this month of healing is about our collective and individual healing from this pandemic and beyond.  How will we invite that into our own individual experiences?  Are we able to envision a future where there is a new reality?  These are all thoughts I am pondering.

I am also really looking at my own life and behavior patterns during this time.  Am I the best version of myself? How can I continue to improve even when I feel the heaviness (literally and figuratively) of this intense time. Knowing that I have resources and help all around me is a comfort.  I hope to bring that wisdom and comfort to others in my offerings at Rose Healing.  We have two methods to see clients – virtually and in person. Please visit our schedule appointment link for more information.  

In the meantime, know that we enter February with the energy of mercury retrograde, another invitation to pause, re-evaulate and go within. During that time, I offer you a free 10 minute video of the crystal harp. It is available on our home page for you to enjoy.

January 2021 - Awareness, Trauma & Intention

I am thrilled to be one of several excellent presenters at the Let It Shine New Year's Weekend Retreat that starts 10 AM Friday 1/1/21 on Zoom and continues with inspiring and interactive sessions through January 2nd and 3rd.  Sign up for just $35. If you can't make the live sessions, watch the videos later. Advance Signup: https://kacey.co/new-year-retreat If you are looking to release the energy of 2020 and start 2021 with excitement, inspiration, and positive energy then I can think of no greater group of healers available at such a reasonable price over a 3 day period. Looking forward sharing this experience together with all of you.

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My theme word for the month turned into theme words for January 2021.   The first theme word that came to me for the January blog is

a·ware·ness noun  knowledge or perception of a situation or fact. 

Our knowledge of perception of a situation or fact is 2020 is coming to an end (finally) and 2021 is starting!  A new year with a new awareness and perhaps cautious optimism.  I have recently read several musings from talented writers of their own humor in re-reading their 2020 New Year’s Resolutions that of course they started writing in 2019.  How they look back with great laughter and amusement on all they “intended” to do in 2020, you know…..before COVID.  Things like Go to College, Travel, Join a Gym, Be more Social, Get out the House more, have a Huge Family Reunion, etc. etc. You get the picture.  But none of those things happened because we were all given a giant “timeout” and serious reality check.

Awareness around the trauma that was 2020 and is carrying over into 2021 is important.    We went from COVID illness, deaths, shut downs and quarantines to “adjusting to the new normal. But how can we adjust to an ever changing situation?    This Pandemic has had a profound impact on our daily lives and it is different than more localized disasters like a tornado or a hurricane. With those types of catastrophic events – the damage is more immediately visible and there are disaster recovery systems in place to help.   During COVID, for many people the destruction is quiet, maybe invisible and ongoing.   Radical shifts in work, school, home, businesses for sustained periods of time are traumatic. That leads us perfectly to my second Theme Word for January  - Trauma.

trau·ma noun - a deeply distressing or disturbing experience.

In New York, when the COVID shutdowns started on 3/13/20 and extended into the phased re-openings and maybe we can do this with masks on everywhere over the summer and more recently “targeted shutdowns” starting again, we collective experienced what psychologists call the “7 Stages of Grief”.

1. Shock and denial.

2. Pain and guilt

3. Anger and bargaining.

4. Depression.

5. The upward turn.

6. Reconstruction and working through.

7. Acceptance and hope. 

There are days when I think I experience all 7 of these stages before lunch. But I am hopeful that we are now in the phases of “reconstruction, working through, and most importantly HOPE”.  I remind myself every day that there is so much to be grateful and happy about. Maybe this is my “working through” phase.  The acceptance phase for me is embracing letting go of the idea of “going back to normal”.  There is really never any “going back” when we think about anything.  In the course of time, we always move forward.  The past created the present and present is creating the future.   That leads us perfectly into our 3rd theme word for January.

in·ten·tion noun  1.  a thing intended; an aim or plan.  2. In Medicine: the healing process of a wound.  Similar: HOPE

“The number one principle that rules my life is intention. Thought by thought choice by choice we are co-creating our lives based on the energy of our intention.”   Oprah Winfrey

How interesting that there are two main definitions for intention and one of them is Medicine: the healing process for a wound.  The other is the aim or plan.  Both are perfect as we close the books on 2020 and welcome in 2021.  We are certainly in the healing process of a wound (2020) and a thing intended (2021). There are many ways to set intention all year long but it is by far most popular at the New Year.

In intention setting our first task is to have a better idea of what we want the outcome to be. “We’ll see what happens” is not an answer to “What do you want?” What do you desire? How do you want things to change?  Desire forms our sense of direction and moves us forward.    

Instead of the usual lose weight, eat better (always good ideas by the way) try instead digging deeper.  Reflect on the principles you might want to embrace as you embark on in 2021. Maybe this year, be a little kinder, a little gentler. Consider just a few things.  Utilize what I like to call your “direct connection” to Spirit and allow some thoughts to come up around what you believe your guiding principles are.  Then ask yourself what is it you truly desire in 2021? 

“When you tend to what you value, what you value thrives.” Carolyn Myss as quoted by Kacey Morabito Grean to the Circle of Women.  

Rose Healing Center is here to help you stay grounded, centered and healthy in 2021. Please contact me for a session either virtual or in person. Thank you for reading this.  As my dear cousins wrote in their card to me - “May the trials of the past year be our future inspirations”. Love, Light and Blessings to everyone.  Wishing you health, safety, peace and happiness in 2021.   

December 2020 Blog - Darkness and Light

“We do not remember days. We remember moments.”  ~Cesare Pavese

The image I share this month is of the quintessential New York Holiday with Radio City in the background.  It reminds me of years past when we would go with the family to the City to see the Rockettes Christmas Show, walk by the shop windows and visit the Rockefeller Center Tree. But that is not to say that we cannot find joy in the smaller moments of life. That is what I intend to do this holiday season. Embrace the moment, the awareness and yes, even the quiet of being close to home.   

Holiday Message:  As I prepare to celebrate Christmas (which is my tradition) I am thoughtful about the year that was 2020 and like so many of us I imagine, allowing the feeling of just wanting it to be over.  But also understanding that our experience of this pandemic appears to be far from over.  Then my thoughts immediately turn to my great gratitude to all of you who supported Rose Healing Center over this past tumultuous year.  2021 will be our 8th year of offering vibrational energy medicine both in person and virtually.   I would like to thank each of you for your kind patronage and support. Like many small businesses 2020 was our most difficult. Without all of you it would not exist. I so appreciate the many clients who stayed with me through the storm of this Pandemic.   Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Yule, Kwanzaa or whatever you celebrate. 

2020 may well have been the most difficult and challenging year any of us may ever have experienced, however it is in the dark we find the light.   I know this year I am finding myself so grateful for the small moments in life.  A conversation of depth and meaning with a family member, client or friend.  A moment by the river or ocean.   The awareness of the tides, the seasons, the light and the dark.  These are all gifts of deep awareness.  Between now and the end of the year - we will experience 2 eclipses. A lunar eclipse on 11/30 just as we move into December and a full solar eclipse on 12/14. Eclipses stir up the energy. Oh goodie! We haven’t had enought stirred up energy in 2020 right? These two eclipses are inviting us to consult with our soul and ask why are we here in this very unique time on our planet? The answer maybe simple like we are here to help each other navigate this experience. To uplift others we must remain uplifted. Resonating in the higher frequencies, connected deeply to our soul through our practices of meditation or body movement or prayer or whatever your individual process or practice is. Each day is a an inviation to choose which end of the spectrum will you move towards - lightness or darkness. Are you adding to pain or bringing through joy? Are you projecting love or fear? Are you connecting deeply with your soul? Are you acting with self-respect and being a support to yourself and others? When we take the time to recognize all the abundance and gifts in our lives, we can appreciate, feel and experience so much more. We are not alone. There is divine support all around us.

The Winter Equinox arrives on 12/21. I love this description of what the Winter Equinox invites us to experience. The Winter Solstice celebrates the presence of Spirit and the power of faith and hope that our visions of the future will come into manifestation. In the middle of winter we pray and hope that the light will return. Winter Solstice is not about having the light. It is about carrying hope and moving toward a vision that we will work to make a reality. It is a time of patience, like that of an expectant mother who can sense the spirit of the child within but must wait until the actual quickening that physical life is truly within her. We must wait in the darkness of Midwinter, and this is not easy for most of us who are not comfortable with the dark, silence, resting and dreaming. In the darkest part of the year when the days are shortest, Nature asks us to slow down, to be with loved ones, to listen rather than to speak. Under the ground the earth silently sleeps. Seeds rest in suspended animation, and the animals hibernate. In contrast, we humans rush frantically to shop, decorate and “celebrate”, stressing ourselves with activity when we really need to rest, dream and gather strength in our bodies for the coming season of renewal. Nature teaches us that resting, drawing inward for a time, is present in all living things. Rest is necessary for growth that comes later in the season. The Sun will return.” ~from Ruth Barret

In December I complete my year-long training in a new virtual healing modality called PURE Quantum Healing.  PURE stands for Providing Universal Radiant Energy. This modality is works in a high vibrational energy healing system that has newly evolving light centers that are located in the outermost layer of the body’s energy field. These light centers are called Illuminas and are crystallyine dodecedron in shape. (See Image). The Illuminas allow us to raise our vibration rapidly to be in the higher resonance with our spiritual light. I received my training in this new light system by Cheryl Banfield of the Love Light Illuminations Center in Maine.  I look forward to sharing this new modality with you. More information on my website.

As we collectively face what appears to be the “2nd wave” of COVID-19, this time of year where the days are short and the nights are long is proving very difficult for many perhaps this year more than ever before.   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.  

But for now, consider ending this year by demonstrating just how much you have learned about love, freedom, problem-solving, and responsibility. Feel the love that surrounds you and let those who matter to you know how much you appreciate them. Love them for who they are instead of wishing they were somehow different. Allow December to be a very special time for home, family, romance, harmony, and beauty. The thing I find most helpful during during this time is the knowledge that the light will return and to find ways where I can incorporate grounding and centering through my healers and being in nature.  If I can help you ground and center, I am happy to do so.  Please contact me for a session either virtual or in person.

Thank you for reading this.   Happy Holidays!  Looking forward to a better 2021 together.

November 2020 Blog - Theme is "True Stability"

What does it mean to have True Stability?

Image by Luke Kelly

When things are happening around us that we perceive we have no control over we can experience deep states of anxiety, depression and powerlessness.  However, I believe that in actuality these moments are an invitation to concede that maybe, just maybe - we actually control nothing. Perhaps this time that we are experiencing is that invitation to connect on a deeper level to our inner selves, our higher selves, and our divinity.  This deep going within to connect with our spirit allows us to ‘navigate’ through the great unknowns.

“True Stability does not come from outside sources – it comes from within”  Emily Medri – Love Light Illuminations Center.

Now prepare yourselves, I am about to use what I have already told you is one of the most annoying phrases during the pandemic but in this case it is totally apropos. Now more than ever, we are being guided to listen deeply, to ground ourselves, to connect with our spirit, to bring in a sense of peace, balance and stillness no matter what circumstances we find ourselves in.

Over the past few months, I have been training in a new healing system call PURE Quantum Energy Healing through the Love Light Illuminations Center in Maine.   They recently released a meditation regarding our theme this month and it includes some wonderful notes being played on the Quartzophone – the pure crystal harp.  Emily’s video can be viewed on You Tube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w02bEclYsBo

November is a wonderful month for connecting with our ancestors and honoring them and their journeys. The month opens with “All Saints Day/All Souls Day” (in many Christian traditions) and the “Day of the Dead” (Mexico).  Coming fresh off of Halloween (10/31) and in the ancient Celtic tradition of Samhain where the division of the year into the lighter half (summer) and the darker half (winter) means that the division between this world and the other world are at its thinnest, allowing spirits to connect to us.   

Then of course we have 11/ 3 Election Day.  As I write this blog on 10/27, I have no idea what November will bring.  I have no idea what tomorrow will bring for that matter! But I know each day that I continue to choose to deeply connect to my spirit I am calmer, grounded and stable and I am offering to each of you who are reading this a reminder that no matter who “wins” the election, we still have to live our lives. And I remind you of the quote from Emily Medri that I started this blog with – “True Stability does not come from outside sources – it comes from within”.  

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. Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor the end of World War I, which officially took place on November 11, 1918. In numerology 11:11 is a powerful number.

Thanksgiving Message: As I think about the many things I am grateful for this Thanksgiving season, certainly near the top of my list will be the incredible opportunity I have been given to share my healing gifts with all of you. Whether we connected virtually or in person, I want to personally thank you for trusting me to accompany you for a brief time on this journey in this thing we call “life”.  I wish you and your families a season of abundance, stability, balance, gratitude and love. Rosemary

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.   Like everything in 2020, your Thanksgiving will most likely be a bit different than other years and the “gathering” might be more of a virtual one. But nonetheless this time is set aside for gratitude. There are endless ways we can express that. Be open to trying a new way, to being aware of the present moment……

Rose Healing Center is here to help you navigate this time.  We offer virtual and in person sessions. Please visit our website for specific offerings.