Dec 2021 Blog "The Light and 12/21/21"

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.  

The ancient Romans observed the month of December as a time to celebrate the goddess and/or god inside of us all. To hold as sacred our spirit and the gift of life.    We open December with the celebration of Hanukkah which runs through 12/6/21.  The festival of light.

 We also have a New Moon and Solar Eclipse at 2:42 AM on 12/4/21.   This will be the final eclipse of the Sagittarius-Gemini series that started back on June 5, 2020. Eclipses stir up the energy. Oh goodie!  This ground-shifting moment on 12/4 is yet another invitation to be honest, open, and ready for curveballs. Because we have not had not experienced enough curve balls over the past 2 years, right?  I know. This eclipse the intensity of the moment is amplified, underlining your motivation to recognize your truest emotions, stand in your sense of self, and take the initiative to move boldly down a whole new path. 

It is another call for us to connect with our soul and ask why are we here in this very unique time on our planet?  Maybe we are here at this moment 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, body movement, prayer or whatever your individual process or practice is.   Each day we are being given a choice to – do we choose to live in the Light or the Dark?  It is a choice, every single day. Are you adding to pain or bringing in 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? We are not alone. There is divine support all around us.

I follow several amazing astrologists, many of whom are speaking about this time between the Old Earth and the New Earth.   For decades now, I have read many great metaphysical teachers including Eckhart Tolle who titled his book all the way back in 2005 “A New Earth”.  It would seem it is arriving now or specifically in the time through 12/21/21 and early 2022.  The key to any time of change is to remind ourselves to open our heart and remain connected to our soul.   It is a time of metamorphic. Whatever we have been before is no more.  I am reminding myself that I need to embrace the new and cannot move into the new (including 2022) while clinging to the old.  This is such an incredible time of transition from 2021 to 2022.  December arrives with this energy already flowing.

We move from the eclipse into the winter solstice on 12/21/21.  Many of you may remember the 12/21/12 spiritual portal discussions. Well here we are 9 years later entering another new portal. This winter eclipse is especially potent from a sacred numerology perspective.  Take some time to go within and set intentions around this date.  You are the light. The light is within.  Think about how you want to use that light.  

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

We then move swiftly into Christmas and the New Year.

Sound Healing with the Crystal Harp - In Person at Rose Healing Center.

Group Sound Healings with the Crystal Harp are back! Maximum 5 participants. Our next one is Saturday 12/11 at 11:00 AM.  12/11/21 is a powerful day to do sound healing. You can reserve you spot by clicking below:

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I have found these past almost 2 years to be a giant invitation to find joy in the smaller moments of life. To see the big in the small and the small in the big.  Deeply embracing the moment whatever that might be.   December and the joy of the Holiday season has always been the time of year for this. But perhaps now I understand it even more.

Consider ending 2021 by acknowledging 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 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.

Holiday Message:  As I prepare to celebrate Christmas (which is my tradition) I am thoughtful about the year that was and the year that will be. 2021 was 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 the last two years have been very difficult.  Without all of you and your support, Rose Healing would not exist. I so appreciate all of you.   Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Yule, Kwanzaa or whatever you celebrate. 

Thank you for reading this.   Happy Holidays! 

Nov. 2021 Blog "Gratitude" with spotlight on Danburite

“Sound is the link between science and spirituality. No amount of medicine or talking can reach the deepest, darkest places of the human soul. Sound takes you in those places.” Jeralyn Glass 

The theme for November is Gratitude & Appreciation. During this past 19 months we can forget that there is so much to be grateful for.  I am appreciative for so many things but most especially all of you - my clients, friends and followers.

I am so excited to be offering in person Sound Healing Meditations again on select Saturdays at Rose Healing Center.   A few upcoming dates are 11/13 & 12/4 and 12/18.  This sound healing meditation will be with the Quartzophone – the Pure Crystal Harp.  This is a deeply transformative experience that I hope you can find the time to join us for. Maximum 5 Participants per event. Advance sign up required. Past participants report feeling residual tension and stress melting away from their body, mind and spirit as the soothing tones & vibrations gently penetrate their field. 

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 11/2 is Election Day.  As I think we have all figured out in the past few years - politics is not a spectator sport. PLEASE Vote. Our ancestors fought hard for the right to vote. Use your voice.

“The day will come when man will recognize woman as his peer, not only at the fireside, but in councils of the nation. Then, and not until then, will there be the perfect comradeship, the ideal union between the sexes that shall result in the highest development of the race. ”

— Susan B. Anthony

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.

Each year at this time I choose to deeply honor this season. Sensing the “turning of the wheel” and appreciate each moment a little bit more deeply.  This week as I went for walks along the Hudson River, I was able to appreciate the beauty a bit more with the realization that soon enough this will all be covered with snow and ice. So in these final weeks of fall, I am breathing in deeper and appreciating the sun and wind on my face, listening to the river and really allowing myself to be immersed in the natural world around me. This is what it means to experience the ‘present moment’.   

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 9th year in business, I am deeply appreciative of you - my clients, students, and followers.  I wish you and your families and a season of abundance, gratitude and love.

Blessings to you and your families.

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, Danburite also works with the Third Eye and Crown Chakras.  Danburite stimulates the Higher Crown Chakras, connecting the Heart to these Higher Chakras, and aids in communication with Angels and Guides.   Danburite is 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 easing re-connection and balance with the emotional body. On an emotional level – it is comforting, love, patience, peace, stress reducing.

Rose Healing Center is here to help you manifest what you wish to bring in to your life 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.

October 2021 Blog - "Letting Go" & Crystal is Aquamarine

“Respect for the rights of others is peace”. ~Benito Juarez”

October gets its name from “Octo” meaning 8. In the old calendar, October was the 8th month.  At this time of year harvest festivals continue including my favorite Holiday – Halloween.  Halloween in the old tradition was called Samhain (pronounced saah-ween) – it is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter. All around us now nature shows us the cycle of death and rebirth.  It is a time of great transition where the light wanes and the temperatures drop.   October is a time for clearing away the old unnecessary things or habits that no longer serve us.  We are invited to notice the trees effortlessly letting go of their leaves.  It is a message for us to also let go of that which no longer serves us.

In the old traditions, it was a time celebrate ancestors and those who have passed from this lifetime.  We are invited to acknowledge the gifts those who have passed brought us when they were here on earth.   I perform a personal ritual at this time of year honoring all those who are no longer with me on this planet and expressing gratitude for what they gave me when they were here.

GROUP SOUND HEALING IN PERSON AT ROSE HEALING

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I am excited to announce the return of in person Group Sound Healings with the Crystal Harp.  First one will be 10/16 and they will continue on select Saturday’s at 11:00 AM throughout the Fall/Winter. Maximum 4 participants – first come first serve.  Advance sign up on line.  Looking forward to seeing you again for sound healing.   

Halloween like many holidays marks the passage of time. We may notice that vegetation dies back with the arrival of killing frosts. This maybe where the ancient notion that the veil between the worlds is thin around this time.  In other words, some believe this time of year is when it is easiest to communicate with those who have died.

In more current times Halloween is the holiday where children (and others) don masks and costumes and go trick or treating.   I have tried to figure out over the years why I love Halloween so much. I think because even as a child, I knew this holiday speaks to a sense of fantasy, community and generosity.  On what other holiday do we seem to trust our neighbors so deeply – knock on doors, are greeted with a smile and a treat?  On what other day of the year are we encouraged to pretend to be someone else even and engage our imagination for just a few hours?    From memories of the early days of my childhood in the 1960 and 70’s going door to door with my father and sister to trick or treat, to later going with gangs of friends, or college parties filled with crazy costumes, to adulthood when my husband and I became the ones answering the door and giving out the treats, Halloween has always made me happy. 

October invites us to experience the often difficult process of letting go of old beliefs, wounds, possessions, llusions, identities, dreams and attachments. We are releasing on a deep level . This is the month where the new story begins to form in our consciousness and we begin to really understand what it will take to manifest.

Explore how nature shows to us the experience the cycle of death and rebirth .   Visit a cemetery where some of your ancestors lie in their final resting place.    Since it is also a time of letting go, consider going through your closets and giving away that which you no longer need or use.  This exercise of clearing away things from our household also encourages a “clearing away” on other levels.

This is a time of year is for contemplation and rest.  A time to re-calibrate. Think about what works, what doesn’t.   That could be re-organizing your home or your life. Be gentle with yourself during this time of the return of the dark.

Our crystal of the month is AQUAMARINE

Color Blue Chakra: Throat

One of the best stones to encourage letting go. Aquamarine with its exquisite blue color, is believed to be a soothing stone that can support you to let go and move past difficult emotions and find detachment from loss.

Rose Healing Center is here to help you manifest what you wish to bring in to your life 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.

September 2021 Blog Theme is Remembrance and Crystal is Prasiolite

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. ”

— Ferris Bueller

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.

August 2021 BLOG – Theme is Energetic Influences & the Crystal is Fluorite

“We live in a blue planet that circles around a ball of fire next to a moon that moves the sea, and you don’t believe in miracles?”

— Unknown

The more experience I have with being in touch with energy, the more aware I have become over the years of certain larger energetic influences on myself and my world.  I have always followed astrology –not every day, but certainly monthly and I have always been deeply curious about the sun, moon and stars and their influence on us.

Intuitively it makes sense if the sun and the moon can have such deep impacts on our oceans, imagine the impacts it can have on our bodies.  According to H.H. Mitchell of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the brain and heart are composed of 73% water, and the lungs are about 83% water. The skin contains 64% water, muscles and kidneys are 79%, and even the bones are watery: 31%.    So of course, we have to feel it on some level – even more so if we are aware and in touch with it.

Some of the themes that are coming up in August around the celestial energy include the opportunity to have a deeper dialogue between our heart and head (or personality and soul). An invitation to have a real dialogue with yourself about how you interact with the world around you. 

All of us are on a journey and each of us is being invited during August to examine our stuff.  The good news is we can do that examination outside in nature.  August is still summer and we are being encouraged to go outside and listen while also going within.  Rose Healing is here to help you stay connected to your higher self.  One of our many tools for assisting our clients in doing that is the Sound Healing Instrument the Crystal Pyramid.

They Crystal Pyramid Sound Healing Instrument

 The pyramid form is a statement of perfection and balance.  It is one of the highest geometrical shapes found on the physical plane.  It represents conscious connection with the infinite source of energy at the apex, and complete grounding and physical stability at the base.  They are symbolic of the ultimate balance that each soul must achieve to complete its evolutionary process.

Using our sacred Geometry Pyramid can multiply the therapeutic outcome of a session by placing it above the field of the body.  The spinning motion can focus the sound energy where it is needed.  The enhanced energy field created by pyramids has become a popular field of study in recent decades as a powerful tool added to sound healing.  Many people report feeling revitalized, with sense-perceptions sharpened, after spending time underneath a crystal pyramid. The experience an internal tingling with the sound of the the pyramid shape focuses on releases and beneficial vibrations. Benefits of the Crystal Pyramid include:

Sound Healing Instrument - Crystal Pyramid at Rose Healing Center

• DNA activation balancing our energy field

• Researchers noted significant difference in the growth rate of plants beneath pyramids. Why not the internal growth of human consciousness.

• Spending time underneath a crystal sounding pyramid altered alpha waves to become much stronger and meditation is enhanced.

• The pyramid enhances and expands positive energy within you

The common feelings of experiencing Crystal sounding Pyramid is of calmness, peace, harmony and relaxation, as well as mild euphoria, feelings of being "charged" with renewed energy, and a sense of detachment from our everyday concerns. Sound healing (with any instrument) can induce deep cellular healing within the meditation state. Crystal vibrations reduce stress, reconnects us to our higher spirit, massages the body, and also helps to restore balance, and align our mind-heart-cosmic connection. If you would like to experience the crystal pyramid please contact us for a session.  

Crystal of the Month:  FLUORITE 

Fluorite is an excellent Crystal for balancing and grounding energies, bringing tranquility within. It allows for negative and lower vibrations to be transmuted into positive, higher vibrations. My friends at LoveLight Illuminations are hosting a Crystal workshop is LIVE online on August 13th at 2pm! Crystal Experience Workshop, exploring a different crystal every month in how their energy is evolving in these transformative times. Learn how to work with all different kinds of crystals in a high vibration To register www.lovelightilluminations.com

July 2021 Theme Independence

NYC Fireworks 2018

Our theme for July of “Independence” is timely because of course in July we celebrate American Independence day on July 4th.   That got me to thinking about my own personal independence. There is so much we can sometimes take for granted living in this great and complicated USA.

“Independence is happiness.” Susan B. Anthony

What does it mean to be personally independent?

A true feeling of independence starts with an energy, a force that fuels and permeates the human spirit.   But here is what I quickly conclude.  A sense of independence is also recognizing that freedom is a state of mind.  Of course it help to have that “state of mind” in the USA.  But it also means having awareness of connection, gratitude, awareness, self-reliance, sovereignty, and safety.

• A Sense of Connection – fostering healthy relationships

• A Sense of Gratitude – nurturing an attitude of gratitude for all that you have

• A Sense of Awareness – being awake to the moment

• A Sense of Self-Reliance – knowing you can do it

• A Sense of Dominion – owning your personal space

• A Sense of Home – no matter where you are at any time, “home” is within

Personal independence is non-negotiable; a commodity that no one can ever take from you, because it has nothing to do with external stuff. Your personal sovereignty is where you reign.

Clear Quartz Crystal is our Crystal of the Month.

“Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune in to. —WAYNE DYER"

Clear quartz is the most iconic of the quartz family. One of the most abundant minerals in the world, clear quartz is found on every continent. For this reason, quartz is tied into the lore of many ancient cultures from around the world. The term “quartz” comes from the Greek word for “ice”.  For Crystal Healing therapy it is considered the “master healer”. Quartz has a hardness score of 7. That makes it extremely durable, and apt for a wide range of uses especially in our electronics driven world. Quartz is in our cell phones, computers and more.

The hexagonal structured system of the crystal is made up of silicon dioxide. Just as the human body is comprised of silicon dioxide, the earth’s crust consists of 12% silicon dioxide. Many believe that this similarity in cellular composition accounts for the interactive communication between gemstones like quartz and the human body. 

Quartz is an amplifier. It can be programmed to manifest intentions. To program the quartz with your intentions, hold it in the palm of your hand, and focus on what you want to transfer into the crystal. The crystal’s memory will download your intentions, and help to manifest those goals through its ability to amplify in the same way it does in technological devices. However, quartz healing properties will amplify any energy surrounding or being put into it, so making sure to occasionally cleanse the stone is important in order to maintain a positive energy. 

Quartz can help open up the mind and elevate negative perspectives to more enlightened point of view. Its metaphysical purposes are vast, from helping to expand consciousness to facilitating open communication and stimulating the chakras. For those needing clarity of mind, clear quartz healing properties will eliminate energy blockages and allow energy to flow smoothly throughout the body.  You can cleanse and energize your Quartz by running it under water, placing it in the moonlight, or on a bed of Himalayan salt.

July is traditionally a month of vacation, it is also a month where we are invited to slow down, relax and allow contemplation. Keep your vibration as high as you can and navigate it well. Know that we are here at Rose Healing to support you.