We live in a time of divisiveness. We find ourselves at odds with loved ones, family members, friends, business associates, clerks and shopkeepers, and other people we encounter in person and online. We witness divisiveness on the TV news and read about it in publications, both in print and online. Divisiveness permeates our culture, but more importantly, it permeates our language. We blame, complain, indict and criticize others or watch other people do these things. Sometime

Imagine that you are at a Christmas Eve party and someone states loudly and emphatically that they are either very happy or very unhappy with Trump’s picks for executive positions. Can you feel the shift in the energy of the room as every thinks, “OMG, here we go!”? How do you react? What do you do? Leave the room? Jump into the conversation ready to fight for what you believe in? Energy work, a.k.a. energy healing, intuitive healing or spiritual healing, involves direct tran

The placebo effect is interesting because it means that if one believes that a treatment will bring improvement, the belief itself will produce changes that benefit the person. To put that more personally, if you believe in my work, it will probably help you. However, it often helps even if a person doesn't believe in what I do or experience anything while we’re working together. It works even if a person is unaware that I'm doing it, for example, when a parent asks that I wo

Do you dread family get-togethers during the holiday season because some of your “deplorable” family members or friends can’t help but express political or social opinions you despise? This is the fifth in a series of posts that provide tools you can utilize to increase connection with those who hold opposing views so that you can enjoy your family and friends while preserving or creating peace between you. Focusing is easier to do than it is to explain. Therefore, I’ll start

Looking forward to heated political debates at get-togethers during this holiday season? Are your chances for a peaceful Christmas, Chanukah or New Year’s Eve looking bleak? There are tools you can utilize to increase connection with those who hold opposing views so that you can enjoy your family and friends and preserve or create peace between you. When we get caught up in the heat of the moment while discussing politics or social philosophy with family or friends, we forget