8 Ways To Lighten Up (your body)

April 13, 2015 How are you doing today?   I’m just back from a fun Zumba class – one of my favorite ways to feel good in my body. What do you do to feel good in yours?   Are you getting Spring fever yet? Do you feel the need to shake things up in […]

Collaborating with the Energies of Spring

April 3, 2015 A belated “Welcome to Spring” to you!  (If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, that is).  I hope you’re enjoying yourself wherever you are…  did you see the recent eclipse?  It was the same day as the Equinox – there was a lot going on that week, phew! I’ve got some tips for […]

Happy Year of the Goat!

February 19, 2015 Gung Hay Fat Choy to you!  (Best wishes for a good and prosperous year!)   Today is Chinese New Year, or Lunar New Year really, because it’s celebrated in many Asian countries. And it’s The Year of the Goat/Sheep – see below for a link to more information on what the year […]

Love and self-nurturing

February 14, 2015 Love is in the air today. As a replacement for the commercialism of this day, and in support of self-love and self-nurturing, I have a message from my higher-realm support team for you. Happy “Everyday is Love-Day”! Colleen       “Nurturing yourself is a way to understand the life inside of […]

The Place To Start With Any Health Problem

January 22, 2015 How are you doing?  How is the new year going for you so far?  Are health concerns and resolutions still on your mind?  I think we all have the best intentions to make improvements in our lives but somehow they fall out of mind and we go along as usual.  Then something […]

7 Tips for a Healthier Thanksgiving

November 25, 2014 The holiday season is here already!  How did that happen?!  In the states we celebrate our Thanksgiving holiday this week.  It can be a day of over-indulgence so I thought I’d provide some tips to keep it healthy.  Check out the short article below.   Also, as a follow-up to my last […]

Autoimmune Thyroid (Do you ever feel like life is passing you by?)

November 4, 2014 I hope this post finds you all well and enjoying the changing weather where you are.  It’s been over a month since my last newsletter – sorry about that. My precious dog-pal Finnegan almost died last month.  Long story short is that he had to have an emergency splenectomy because he was […]

How to have more power over your health

September 25, 2014 I hope this note finds you enjoying this transition into Fall.  I’m happy to say my drought-parched area of California got some beautiful rain last night – yay! I recently attended a virtual conference of The Evolution of Medicine and have come away so inspired. I have always worked outside mainstream healthcare, […]

Worried about Back-to-School Cooties?

Worried About Cooties?  How to handle the “sick season”   Those of you with kids going back to school may worry about the sharing of germs and “cooties” that often happens at school.  It’s just a fact of life that kids get sick, and sometimes you do too, but here are some ideas to lessen […]

Oh, my aching back! What can help.

I work in a sports medicine clinic doing acupuncture a couple days a week.  I treat A LOT of back pain.  As a modern day medicine woman, I always take a multi-pronged approach with my patients.  Here are some ideas that may help you.   Physical Remedies   Acupuncture Massage by a therapist trained in orthopedic massage […]