Lessons in Transformational Healing with Heidi DuPree
Spring Women's Workshop April 21st
Reconnecting With Your Inner Child:
A Spring Workshop for Women
Saturday, April 21 9:30am-3:30pm (Lunch 12-1pm)
Come spend the day in the company of supportive women in this one day retreat; immersed in healing movement circles, guided meditation, verbal sharing, clearing negative energy, and in celebratory ceremony designed for integration.
Take-Away:
Self and Body Awareness
Learning Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
Movement, Yoga and Dance Concepts for Self-practice
Sense of Wholeness and Freeness for Better Health
Location: Loudoun Holistic Healing, LLC
43291 Swamp Fox Ct
Ashburn, VA 20147
Registration $130
Co-facilitators:
Brigitta White, Founder of WholeMe! Programs, LLC, Dance Movement Therapist and Heidi DuPree, RN, CTN, Holistic Nurse and Energy Medicine Expert at www.HeidiDuPree.com
http://wholemeprograms.wufoo.com/forms/registration-form/
The Stone Child
Many people are going through difficult endings, beginnings, and transitions in 2012. We are letting go of the garbage of the past that we carry. Sometimes the stuff we carry inside is so old, its as if it has turned to stone. This is a poem I wrote about releasing this old stuff.
The Stone Child by Heidi DuPree
The heaving sobs that wrack my body, labor for the child of stone;
the child within made of bitter gall and hardened resentments of the past.
I give birth to her now, my own little child of pain, my stone child,
my beautiful stone child.
The labor past, I hold her up, my child of stone, formed within me,
layer upon hardened layer.
Her surface smooth as silk, ground against my inner roughness,
the pressure of fear grinding against the fire of purpose,
the inner alchemy that produced my stone child,
my beautiful stone child.
And now I lay her to rest upon the softness of the Earth,
putting to bed the whispers of old losses and pain.
Weary from the labor, I gather myself up and leave behind my stone child,
my beautiful stone child.
If you are feeling weary, take the time to rest and take care of yourself. Or join us for a one day spring workshop on April 21st. Registration Namaste.
Power vs Force
Back in November, 3 months post-op from total knee replacement surgery I was told by my surgeon’s PA that I would have to have my knee forcibly bent under anesthesia in order to break adhesions. “This is your only option,” she said, “Because if you haven’t gotten to at least a 90 degree bend in your knee at this point in your recovery, you never will.”
While my knee could not bend past 84 degrees at the time, I politely declined her prescription of force. In total I declined four times as she repeatedly and forcibly put forth her professional position. I’m sure she must have felt frustrated at being so ineffective in convincing me of what must be done. This ineffectiveness is a hallmark of low energy consciousness states associated with use of force. I declined because I knew the use of force with my knee would fail, as it had with my mother who had the procedure after the same surgery.
In the fascinating book Power Vs Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, David Hawkins, MD, PhD has developed a scale of human consciousness from 0 to 1,000. He proposes that most of society and societal systems operate below a level of 200 on this scale – in a state of shame, guilt, apathy, grief, fear, desire, anger, or pride. In these low vibrational energy states, there is no real power -- only weakness. And when we are in a position of weakness, our attempts at power come through the use of force. But ultimately force fails, leaving us feeling more powerless.
By 5 months post-op I had to stop PT, although it had helped me gain a 93 degree bend in my knee. I bought an energy medicine device (portable ultrasound) online, and an inclinometer to measure my progress. I frequently use ultrasound to decrease any swelling or inflammation, self massage, self energy healing, and bending exercises. Now 7 months post-op, I am able to bend my knee 97 degrees. I have faith that I will eventually regain full joint function.
The point of my story is this: The moment we have the courage and willingness to look at our situations in a different light, we begin to rise into the realm of higher consciousness where power and effectiveness exist. And when we bring the energy of love and acceptance to our situations, we can achieve the higher energy states of peace, joy, and grace. This is the level at which intuition operates, connections happen, and effective solutions present. Now that is real power!
Headaches demystified!
Everyone has experienced a headache at one time or another. But for some they can be debilitating. and scary... because sometimes headaches can have serious causes -- hypothyroidism, stroke, AV malformation, ateritis, brain tumors, high blood pressure, meningitis, and aneurysm. But more commonly, Western medicine attributes headaches to "stress" -- an umbrella term for anything that blank. But the question is -- what is causing the stress? And how does stress cause a headache?
I've worked with many clients with headaches and have suffered from them myself. There are lots of theories on what causes headaches - disturbance in blood flow, stress, blank; and categories to put headaches in -- cluster, tension, migraine, tension. But the question is -- what causes the disturbance in blood flow, the stress, and the blank?
Sometimes headaches are caused by a restriction in the membranes and flow of cerebral spinal fluid in the craniosacral system from some known or unknown trauma, which can be alleviated with light touch craniosacral therapy. And sometimes headaches are caused by the congestion of being "all in your head," and bringing your awareness down into you body, especially the legs, with breathing and mindfulness can relief the pain. But in my work as an energy healing therapist, I have observed that the more common cause of a headache is negative belief systems. The energy of our thoughts-beliefs disrupt the flow of energy in the body-mind, which initiates the physiological response that produces a headache.
The next time you get a headache, pay attention to what you were thinking about at the time it started or just before. That will give you a clue as to the cause -- although getting to the bottom of it may require the assistance of an experienced energy medicine professional.
Many of my clients are shocked to experience sudden pain in their head at the exact moment we are discussing an issue. Its a signal that we've just hit on a core issue. And once the thought-energy block is released, the headaches are gone.
Coming Out!
Even though its been sixteen years since I left clinical nursing and became a holistic nurse, I was mostly in the closet about what I did for a living for years, because I feared criticism and rejection. But as Marianne Williamson says, "playing small does not serve the world." Its not easy leaving the mainstream for something "different." But what we consider mainstream is rapidly changing, rocking the world around us, and rocking us to the core.
The healing process is about becoming more and more who we really are. We are not our fears or our ego.
As you go through your transition process, remember to keep breathing and using energy medicine. Its not easy facing our fears, but the result is better health on every level -- and happiness.
So I'm coming out! Who wants to join me? 
Mirrors
Lately I have been struggling to surrender to various life circumstances. I keep getting in my own way, trying to solve everything rather than turning it over and trusting that all is occuring in the exact right time and in the exact right way -- even when it doesn't seem to be.
So I took a deep breathe and mustered as much patience with Lexi as I could, staying with her until she completely relaxed and surrendered, no matter how long it took. And along with her, I surrendered too. Thank you Lexi!
Coming Full Circle
Any challenging event in our lives -- whether a relationship crisis, a health crisis, or a financial crisis -- is an opportunity for deep healing. In fact, I propose that these very difficult experiences are actually an answer to our prayers, affirmations, and intentions for healing. While they may make us wonder what we did to deserve such awfulness -- these experiences actually provide the vehicle to achieve what we desire. They create the opportunity to see ourselves as the powerful beings we are, capable of attracting exactly what we need to heal, even when on the surface the life crises that may ensue may feel more like we are cursed.
When we set the intention to heal, we attract whatever will get us there, which could include some pretty unpleasant stuff. But how better to heal from an encounter with western medicine that left me feeling sick for over a decade, then to have another encounter! And now that the restrictions to my energy from the last surgery have been cleared, it has freed up my energy -- making me feel more...well... energetic! This is the healing way of life, a process that has brought me full circle.
Marry the night!
If you are like most Americans, chances are you don't sleep enough, and the sleep you do get is poor in quality. Our avoidance of sleep and resistance of the night have created epidemic levels of sleep disorders. Why? Because in order to sleep, we have to surrender to the night, and in doing so all our repressed fears and the repressed parts of ourselves can surface.
The solution? As Lady GaGa says -- marry the night!
If you find your fears are coming up at night, work with them during the day (see previous post on letting the big dog of fear out). Embrace your darkness as much as your light. Every part of you is worthy of acceptance and compassion. Embrace the night.
Establish evening rituals to transition to the night. Just as children need nighttime rituals to promote sleep such as decreased activity, dimming lights, taking a warm bath, reading a book-- we adults need rituals just as much! Doing so can have a profoundly positive effect on our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health.
Letting the big dog out
With so many changes taking place in the world, many people are frightened. My clients are doing their best to stay out of fear by thinking positive, but underneath - the fear is still there. "How do I get rid of it?" they ask me. My answer - let the big dog out!
The harder you try to keep the big dog of fear quiet and in the closet, the more he tries to bark and claw his way out. What you end up with is a positive thought on top of a pile of barking, snarling fear- which is not very positive at all.
How do you let the big dog out? Let yourself feel the fear. For the moment, let it get even bigger. Move with it. Breathe with it. Open your mouth and make noise with it. Let that big dog of fear run as far and as fast as he wants for as long as he wants. Trust me, he can't do it forever. Eventually he'll tire out and flop on his side on the ground in peaceful surrender. No more barking, snarling, or clawing. Just peace and quiet. Now that feels more positive
Ode to my clients
During the 4 weeks I couldn't work after my knee replacement surgery, I was not a happy camper. Working with clients is what I'm here for, and when I couldn't, it wasn't pretty!
Each day I marvel at how the individuals who come to seek my help bare their soul to me and place their trust in me. And I am grateful for every heartbreaking, soul-crushing experience I've ever had, because every experience in my life has led me to this moment -- this moment where I stand in the presence of their anguish, their anger, and their desperation -- with complete and unconditional acceptance. And in that energy of unconditional acceptance, miracles happen. Pain and anguish begins to release. A soul unfolds. A life changes. And I have the priviledge of witnessing it. Wow. All I can say is -- thank you.
The most important advice I can give you, dear reader, is to accept yourself unconditionally. All healing unfolds from that place. Namaste.
