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- Color Therapy and Lyme Disease - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2018 from Eleyne-Mari Austen SharpIn 2011, I was booked for a physical with my general practitioner. While waiting in the examination room, the nurse gave me a gown and left. I stared at the gown for several minutes because I didn’t know what it was or what to do with it. It was just a piece of fabric to me. A few months ...
Views: 868 - Be a Rainbow Blessing - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2016 from Eleyne-Mari Austen SharpCan you imagine if the world was completely void of color? A world where you never saw a garden filled with flowers of every hue, where you never read an adventure from a colorfully illustrated children’s book? What if you had never been introduced to color television and had to settle for ...
Views: 1083 - Planting Seeds: The Way of the Compassionate Writer - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2016 from Eleyne-Mari Austen SharpI was in the first grade in Anchorage, Alaska when I planted my first seed. Our teacher had the class plant flowers in eggshells and I remember how fearful I was of breaking the delicate white casing before I even had my seeds planted. Teacher stored our humble creations in modest egg ...
Views: 1277(1 vote) - Brave the Cold Writing Plunge - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2015 from Eleyne-Mari Austen SharpEvery January 1 throughout the world, hordes of human "polar bears" make a mad dash to icy waters for a quick plunge. Why do they brave the elements and the possibility of frostbite and hypothermia? Some say it’s a way to combat depression. Others claim it is a spiritual experience, but I ...
Views: 1256 - Aromatherapy for Writers - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2015 from Eleyne-Mari Austen SharpFeelings. We know that writers depend upon their senses when evoking the right location, scene or character, but one that is rarely discussed is their sense of smell. For example, whenever I smell the scent of sweet orange essential oil, I feel immediately uplifted because it evokes happy ...
Views: 3463(2 votes) - The Color Muse - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2011 from Eleyne-Mari Austen SharpI'm often asked how I got involved in color healing and so I thought I'd share my story here on this first post. In the beginning, there were Crayons and I knew it was good. I received my first box of these waxy creations when I was about three years old, and it led to years of self-imposed ...
Views: 2338(3 votes) - I Spend the Day Wearing Rose-colored Glasses - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2011 from Eleyne-Mari Austen SharpThe stove is beeping, flashing an unknown "F2" error message. Outside my office door, Holly is crying for her dinner, even though it's only 4 o'clock. Brother Tim also has "cattitude", waiting for my door to open so he can raid the "forbidden zone" of books, papers, computer cables and other ...
Views: 4530(2 votes) - We Are the Rainbow - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2011 from Eleyne-Mari Austen SharpIt seems that almost every culture has a story about the rainbow. Some Native American tribes believe the rainbow is the path that souls take on their way to heaven. The Christian bible portrays the rainbow as God's promise to Noah that He would never again send a flood to destroy the earth. ...
Views: 1541(1 vote) - A Seaglass Color Healing Meditation - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2015 from Eleyne-Mari Austen SharpImagine sitting on a beautiful white sandy beach. The sun is directly overhead and its rays are brilliant and warm as they flow from the top of your head and throughout your body. Let your toes feel the cool, turquoise blue water. See yourself staring out to sea, mesmerized by the dancing ...
Views: 6995 - Writing the Rainbow - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2015 from Eleyne-Mari Austen SharpIf you were to disregard all of the file folders, books and scribbled Post-It notes, one of the first things you'd notice about my office is my fondness for The Wizard of Oz. Along the walls and bookshelves are postcards of Dorothy and The Wicked Witch, a stuffed Scarecrow and a Cowardly Lion ...
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