tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58558683269834661852024-03-21T15:11:13.221-07:00Finding Peace in a Multi-dimensional WorldReflections from a Hospice CounselorRev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-50381912613509523862015-08-17T12:22:00.000-07:002015-08-17T12:22:53.721-07:00Tecumseh's Wisdom - Thoughts on Living with Death from the Native American TraditionToday I want to share a beautiful piece that I received through someone who introduced me to the call at the end: "Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home."! It comes from <a href="http://www.indigenouspeople.net/tecumseh.htm" target="_blank">Tecumseh, Shawnee sachem</a> (1763 - 1813) --<br />
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<i><b>Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.</b></i><br />
<i><b>Trouble no one about his (her) religion.</b></i><br />
<i><b>Respect others in their views and demand that they respect yours.</b></i><br />
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<i><b>Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life.</b></i><br />
<i><b>Seek to make your life long and of service to your people.</b></i><br />
<i><b>Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the Great Divide.</b></i><br />
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<i><b>Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend,</b></i><br />
<i><b>or even a stranger, if in a lonely place. </b></i><br />
<i><b>Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.</b></i><br />
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<i><b>When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light,</b></i><br />
<i><b>for your life, for your strength.</b></i><br />
<i><b>Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living.</b></i><br />
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<i><b>If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.</b></i><br />
<i><b>Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools </b></i><br />
<i><b>and robs the spirit of its vision.</b></i><br />
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<i><b>When your time comes to die</b></i><br />
<i><b>be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death,</b></i><br />
<i><b>so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time</b></i><br />
<i><b>to live their lives over again in a different way.</b></i><br />
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<i><b>SING YOUR DEATH SONG, AND DIE LIKE A HERO GOING HOME.</b></i><br />
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And remember: There's tremendous sacredness and beauty awaiting us in this mystical event of our souls returning home to Spirit. A Great Reunion with Love itself! So I invite and encourage us all to live our lives FULLY every single day, make our bucket lists, and enJOY everything that we can right now, making sure that we find ways to delve into the mysteries of death so that whenever it comes, we are prepared for that "<a href="http://www.changewithcourage.com/Shop" target="_blank">last adventure of life!</a>"<br />
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Yours on the Journey - the Gift of Life itself, <a href="http://www.changewithcourage.com/" target="_blank">Maria Dancing Heart~~~~</a>Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-14544292088358962322015-08-12T08:38:00.002-07:002015-08-12T09:02:35.912-07:00Perhaps We Need Not Suffer So When It's 'Time' for Someone's Death?I came across this article from the New York times this morning, <a href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/12/murderer-in-the-mirror/?emc=edit_tnt_20150812&nlid=58523981&tntemail0=y&_r=0" target="_blank">Murderer in the Mirror</a>, by a cancer surgeon, Scott Eggener. It is troubling to me how much anguish our society - and physicians in particular - have about death. It's as if doctors feel that if someone dies on their shift, "under their knife," or when they are on duty, that somehow it is their responsibility - all their fault.<br />
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We see this brilliantly portrayed in the film <b><i>City of Angels</i></b>, where Meg Ryan plays the part of a heart surgeon. Her patient dies on the operating table; and Meg becomes furious. However, perhaps there's something greater and more profound playing out here? Perhaps we are to see death, somehow, as a blessing when it comes, despite all our human efforts to stave it off?<br />
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Here's what I wrote to Dr. Eggener this morning, because I'd like him to open up to another perspective about death:<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Thanks you very much for the heart-felt article you wrote entitled "<i><b>Murderer in the Mirror</b>." </i>I very much appreciate hearing from the heart of a surgeon such as yourself. I hear the anguish and sorrow in your voice.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">However, I'd also like to share my perspective - as a hospice end-of-life counselor and death educator - that whenever death comes, it has it's place. It does not come by<i> accident; </i>and it is not a fluke. Also, the High (God) Self of a human always gives permission before we die.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">I believe that as a culture we have a great deal of work to do to bring death "back into the fold of life"! Recently, I saw a documentary called<b><i> The Sacred Science</i></b>. In it, a shaman reflects:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 11pt;"><i>Wherever there is life there is death. And we cannot hide from it.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 11pt;"><i>Death is a change, a process. It is necessary for life.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 11pt;"><i>Western societies have demonized death. But why? Due to fear and ignorance.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 11pt;"><i>Because there's something to be afraid of after death. What is it? What is God?</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 11pt;"><i>They are truly afraid of God, and God is life itself.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 11pt;"><i>So they stay away from death, and by doing so, they stay away from life as well.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">It is my fervent hope and prayer that we can learn to honor death in a new way in our society. It is time to see the beauty, the sacredness, and the divine place that death has in each of our lives. Yes, it is sad and creates a sense of "emptiness" when one of our loved ones die. However, they are on their own Sacred Journey; and when they die, they have completed their work and "job" on earth. Now it is our job, as those remaining on earth, to <i><b>Let Those Who Have Died Go,</b></i> as gracefully and thoughtfully as possible, into the Next Realm - where they have their own sacred work and journey to continue. We were Blessed by their Presence with us; and now we must trust that they - as well as we - will continue to be blessed by the New Realm they're in, and the new chapter in life that's opening up to them. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">I welcome you to visit my website, </span><b style="color: blue;"><u>www.changewithcourage.com</u></b><span style="color: blue;">, for more about my work and mission.</span><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Be well, and Stay Blessed on the Journey, Maria Dancing Heart</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">ps. </span><span style="color: blue;">I would be delighted if you would like to see my books. I can send you autographed copies if you'd make a donation at either </span><span style="color: blue;"><u>http://www.changewithcourage.com/Shop</u>, or <b style="text-decoration: underline;">http://www.changewithcourage.com/Services</b> (scroll down to donate - $33 will cover the two books, and shipping as well.)</span></div>
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Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-54278180825531603722015-08-04T21:06:00.000-07:002015-08-04T21:06:09.491-07:00When We Do Not Start the Conversation in Time, Sometimes, There Are Just No Time for Answers: <div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; text-indent: 0.5in; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: Calli 10 9 Normal, Calli 10 9 Normal, serif;"><span style="color: #211e1e;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Tonight I wanted to share from the first edition of my book, <i><b>The Last Adventure of Life</b></i>. It's one of the most powerful stories in the book - a poignant article from </span></span></span><span style="color: #211e1e; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0.5in;">the <b><i>American Journal of Nursing</i></b>
that came to my attention thanks to a hospice R.N. The
nurse shares in this piece a thought-provoking incident she was a part of when she
encountered a dying man on her shift at the hospital. More than
anything he needed compassion, and yet she felt she was unable to
provide this for him in his last moments of life. She may have provided more than she realized by her very presence, even though
the hospital’s protocol left much to be desired. I found myself
wondering how things could have been different for this man’s last
hours on earth if he, his doctor, and his family had started a
conversation about his death much earlier. Then, he might have been
able to be on a hospice or palliative program when the following
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<span style="color: #211e1e;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Mike
Soreneson was the second patient on my initial rounds that afternoon:
A man in his fifties, youngish but with a tired heart. From the
doorway, I could see his distress. It filled me with dread. He was
drenched with sweat and his breathing was labored and choked with
rattles. Fear was in his eyes. I knew from a report that he’d
already suffered two myocardial infarctions, and it was clear that
his damaged heart, stretched and weakened from cardiomyopathy, was
rebelling against its unrelenting workload. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Calli 10 9 Normal, Calli 10 9 Normal, serif;">It took just
a nanosecond to sprint from the door to his bedside, apply the blood
pressure cuff, and push the call light in frantic summons of the
cavalry. Before it arrived, in those seconds that dragged with
waiting and the taking of vital signs, he grabbed my wrist and turned
his bewildered eyes toward me. Struggling to sit up, he whispered in
a voice tight <span style="color: #211e1e;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">with
panic, “Where am I? What’s happening to me?” There was no time
for answers as he crossed quickly into the shadows. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #211e1e;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Time can
stop. It did that afternoon. In that diastole of realization—when
clocks and heartbeats pause—I saw him wonder at things beyond my
mortal edges. And then, in a finger snap, his eyelids flickered and
drooped, and he sighed once before leaving me suddenly alone.
Tensions and years eased from his face. He became youthful and
handsome, with the promise of life seeming to stretch before him. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Calli 10 9 Normal, Calli 10 9 Normal, serif;"><span style="color: #211e1e;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">As
he fell back slowly onto his pillow, the world rushed in:
resuscitation, in its chaotic and technical splendor, took control.
The room filled abruptly, people crackling with energy arriving
together as if from the same train. White coats snapped like battle
flags. The code cart, red and bulky, was pushed squealing into the
room; a defibrillator and an electrocardiogram machine followed
quickly around the corner. A leader barked orders. Sterile packages
were ripped open and disemboweled. Mike’s body was stripped and
assaulted with needles and tubes. White adhesive tape fringed the
room, and us, in little strips, while drops of his blood, imbued with
drugs that proffered false hope, rubied sheets and shoes. Paper
banners snaked and curled around our feet, documenting the story of a
dying heart in unemotional peaks and valleys. Then, straight lines. A
life ended. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #211e1e;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">As the code
stopped, I was standing where I started, next to a heart I had
compressed and shocked yet never known. The cavalry scattered, as the
empty room filled with the smell of defeat. I trembled with
adrenaline, yet felt drained. After removing tubes, catheters, tape,
and electrodes from Mike’s body, I covered him with a clean sheet
and began to clear the debris. Strips of tape had wandered away on
the bottoms of shoes to other units, other crises, as this corner of
the hospital settled back into familiar routines. </span></span>
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<span style="color: #211e1e;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">A colleague
helped with postmortem care. We talked of the code as if in instant
replay, even sharing quiet, guilty church laughs about comedic
moments. We didn’t speak about Mike. We didn’t know him. We
treated his body with professionalism and respect, but without
memories or words of goodbye. I didn’t tell her about his fear. I
didn’t mention his last words. They somehow seemed too raw and
private, still undigested in my mind. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Calli 10 9 Normal, Calli 10 9 Normal, serif;">For weeks
after Mike’s death, his impersonal end filled me with sadness and
regret. I wish I had comforted him in his final moments—did he
recognize my detachment, and feel one final, mortal ache? In the
many years that have passed since that afternoon, I’ve made an
effort never to shrug away compassion. With every finger-squeeze of
thanks, I was <span style="color: #211e1e;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">enriched.
And I hope that when my death is near—before stepping into bright
beginnings or overwhelming silence—I will feel a caress on my
cooling cheek, or smell the salt of a single tear. Smiling, I will
turn from the shadowlands to see someone who loved me, standing in a
pool of soft porch light, hand raised in goodbye. -- </span></span></span><span style="color: #211e1e; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pamela
Sturtevant, R.N.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #211e1e;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b>There
is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is
love, </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #211e1e;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b>the only survival, the only meaning.</b></span></span></div>
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Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-21601488143728763422015-08-03T10:47:00.001-07:002015-08-04T21:09:13.705-07:00A Powerful and Practical Handbook for Caregivers Struggling to Do the "Right Thing" while Taking Good Care of Themselves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Recently, Carolyn A. Brent of <a href="http://www.caregiverstory.com/" target="_blank">The Caregiver Story</a> interview me on her <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/carolynabrent/2015/07/29/dancing-with-grief-in-creative-joyful-courageous-ways" target="_blank">BlogTalkRadio Show</a>. <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/carolynabrent/2015/07/29/dancing-with-grief-in-creative-joyful-courageous-ways" target="_blank">Here's the link</a> to that interview - which I enjoyed immensely, by the way! I'd received Carolyn's second book called <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Caregiver's Companion </i>some time ago, so I decided to write a book review for it. It is very comprehensive and well written; and believe that many of you hardworking caregivers out there will appreciate it. Please take to heart Carolyn's plea that you take GOOD CARE of yourself. I would concur that his is most important!<br />
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Here's my review:<br />
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<i>Carolyn A. Brent is the perfect author for this book, <b><a href="http://www.caregiverstory.com/the-caregivers-companion/" target="_blank">The Caregiver's Companion: Caring for Your Loved One Medically, Financially and Emotionally While Caring for Yourself</a></b>, because she was very close to and appreciative of her father, a minister, who she needed to care for as his aging began to take a toll on him. After her father lost his second wife and he had to start going it alone, he began to need Carolyn's help. His needs were serious, so Carolyn had to travel from her home in the Bay Area to assist her father in the Denver area. Eventually, Carolyn convinced her father to move in with her and come to the Bay Area. Some time later, when Carolyn's father's health was in a more critical state, Carolyn had to deal with her siblings, some of whom she had not grown up with. They made life very difficult for her - and her father - toward the very end of her father's life. At a pivotal juncture, Carolyn was not even allowed to visit her father in the private care facility he was living in, and she had to find out about her father's death - after the fact - from a distant relative. This, after acting as her father's caregiver for twelve years, with virtually no help from her siblings.</i><br />
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<i>The point being, Carolyn has had extensive experience working through many complex and complicated issues around caregiving. She is the perfect one to be writing about how important communication and the "crucial conversations" she refers to are, between family members, caregivers, and the loved one facing death. As she writes, "you can never be too prepared." </i><br />
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<i>I want to mention some of Carolyn's chapter titles here so you can get a feel for the thorough content she offers in her book: "Talk Early, Talk Often," "When Should You Step In?", "Caring for Your Loved one At Home," Moving Your Aging Loved One...", "Emergencies and Life-of-Death Decisions," "Hospice Care," "Crucial Emotional (and Financial) Conversations," How How to Have Crucial Conversations," "Crucial Legal Conversations," and "Taking Care of Yourself." By the way, this last may be the most important chapter in her book?! And Carolyn offers at the very end of her book, "The Caregiver's Cheat Sheet," a comprehensive 14-page list of things that caregivers need to keep in mind, from "empower yourself ... with the right questions when checking out a long-term care facility for your loved one" to "Ask for help and stop having an 'I can do this by myself' attitude."</i><br />
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<i>Needless to say, I highly recommend this beautiful, practical "handbook for caregivers" that many of you current or would-be caregivers around the globe could benefit from. Much of this book is written in a Question & Answer format. Therefore, if you have a burning question, you could simply look for your question in the book and most likely find it. An index has also been provided for the reader's convenience. At the end of each chapter there's even a Question Checklist which summarizes the topics covered in each chapter. </i><br />
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<i>There are many dedicated caregivers out there working without fanfare or much appreciation. Of the 76 million or so baby boomers in our society, it is likely that a good third of them are caring for a loved one. I read a statistic that said "43.5 million of adult family caregivers care for someone 50+ years of age and 14.9 million care for someone who has Alzheimer's disease or other dementia" (November, 2012 - Family Caregiver Alliance). See </i><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/09/living/baby-boomer-caregivers/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">this article</a> <i>for more. Carolyn interviewed 1500 caregivers across the globe as part of her research for this book and for her legal campaign to change the law "to protect the caregiver and the person he or she is caring for." My hope and prayer is that many will find this magnificent, very interesting and unique resource for caregivers that Carolyn has spent a great deal of time and effort putting together! In 2011, Carolyn wrote her first book, </i><b><i><a href="http://www.caregiverstory.com/why-wait/" target="_blank">Why Wait? The Baby Boomers' Guide to Preparing Emotionally, Financially, and Legally for a Parent's Death</a></i></b>.<br />
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For those of you interested in exploring further, the link to Carolyn's website is <a href="http://www.caregiverstory.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Thank you, Carolyn, for your very fine and thorough work on caregiving. I'm very pleased to be associated with you, and look forward to more conversations with you!<br />
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<br />Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-34284796565376967862015-07-27T10:18:00.001-07:002015-07-27T10:18:27.846-07:00An Amazing Synchronicity that Took Place on the Road to Lake Abiquiu - Later Sedona, Arizona<div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
<b>I had quite an interesting journey back to Sedona earlier this month: </b></div>
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I got into the driver's seat of a U-Haul cargo van to travel back to Sedona and collect the last of my belongings there a couple of weeks ago. After I got out of the city and up into the mountains, I stopped at a lovely mountain town to "refuel" myself. Then, another 90 minutes down the road, the 2-way highway came to a complete hault! It turns out there had been an accident up ahead. After getting out of the van to connect with some people in front of me, I then sauntered toward the car behind me. The driver was a woman with young children.</div>
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We greeted each other. I noticed that she had a skull and bones tattoo on one of her arms. I mentioned to her that I do end-of-life and holistic work. She soon began to share her current story which had to do with the fact that her grandmother had recently taken a fall - or some kind of accident - and had had to be in the hospital. Then she had moved to a rehabilitation facility, but the fact was that she was not going to be going home again. She was probably needing to move to an assisted living facility. This young woman was aware that her grandmother, on some level, was moving into her dying process. She was aware enough that she wanted to be talking about this as a family. However, she was not sure if her mother and other family members were up to it.</div>
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I let her know about my website, <a href="http://www.changewithcourage.com/">www.changewithcourage.com</a>, and encouraged her to look me up and at least purchase my books. Who knows how I could be of support to her and her family at this time?!? These are the exact kinds of situations that I can assist in. If you know of someone, or a family in this kind of situation, please let them know about my work.</div>
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In closing, let me share an interesting quote I came across this past weekend, by Alan Watts: <span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">“<i>We live in a culture where it has been rubbed into us in every conceivable way that to die is a terrible thing. And that is a tremendous disease from which our culture in particular suffers.”</i></span></div>
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Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-2018473167260640262015-07-12T20:07:00.000-07:002015-07-12T20:07:05.528-07:00Something a Little New and DIfferent for You... Want a big e-mail list? Check this out!<div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
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Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-40902616533086031772015-05-06T08:36:00.002-07:002015-05-06T08:36:29.578-07:00Music to My Ears<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.670588); font-family: Whitney, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Recently, I gave a talk on "Joyful Transitions: Trusting the Cycle of Life" at a Sales Pros branch meeting in Thornton, CO. One of the women attending was so moved by my talk that she wrote the following reflection"</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.670588); font-family: Whitney, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"><i><b>Awesome! Maria, herself, is healing. She has such a gentle soul and very spiritual. Her message is very much of our landscape today. So needed. She embodies a sense of deeper understanding and connection to over coming the fear of death. Her message of love of self, forgiveness, and respect of death does heal, does remove the sense of doubt and fear of aging and death. She leaves you with a sense of peace. I'm glad I didn't miss her talk. </b></i> -- Jan G.</span><br />
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<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.670588); font-family: Whitney, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Jan also shared with me personally these words: </span></div>
<a href="http://www.meetup.com/__ms8898860/NorthSuburbanSalesPros/events/222079327/comments/448446057/t/uc1_rd/?read=1&_af=event&_af_eid=222079327&expires=1430850686118&sig=7800d385b34651d670b6ba1e968795e8eb290085" style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><i>You really do have a way about you that not everyone has. Very soothing and healing but also meaningful, not condescending. Thank you.</i></b></a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.670588); font-family: Whitney, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Thank <b><i>you</i></b>, Jan! I can see that you really understood my message and "got" what I am about. I will be using your words here as often as I can - to see how I can make better inroads and reach more people with my talks.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.670588); font-family: Whitney, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">If any of you reading this blog have any suggestions for me, in terms of where I might offer my talk(s) to help people shift their perspective and overcome fear of death - begin the conversation, if only in their own mind - please let me know. I'm open to considering all possibilities these days!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #211e1e; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">My father was a hellfire-and-brimstone preacher in the small town where I grew up. As I started to see his religious ranting as garbage, I saw how he had dominated my life with all of his rules and regulations from God Almighty. He hated anyone who disagreed with him and damned them to hell.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #211e1e; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">When I was a teenager we started arguing about religion (and everything else), and for the rest of the time that I lived in my parents’ house my father and I were almost constantly screaming and cursing each other. When I was a senior in high school I became a raving atheist. We were really at each other all the time. Finally, he threw me out of the house and disowned me, damning me to eternal hell. We despised each other passionately.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #211e1e; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">I went away to college, overjoyed to be gone and fully intending never to go back. Three years later, I did go back, for his funeral. I didn’t want to go even then, but I went to help my mother settle things. In truth, I was glad he was gone.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #211e1e; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">A few nights after the funeral, while sorting through some of his stuff, I thought I heard someone laugh. I stopped, listened intently, and heard it again, only this time it was right there in the room. I turned around and saw my father sitting there, in his favorite chair, laughing his head off. I realized then that I had never before, in my entire life, ever heard the man laugh. Not once.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #211e1e; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">“</span><span style="color: #211e1e; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">What is so funny?” I demanded.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #211e1e; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">I will never forget it. “We were both wrong!” he said and howled with laughter. A bolt, just like lightning, shot out of him into me. It was a bolt of pure love. When that happened I had perfect understanding that he was saying that love is the only thing that matters. Nothing else. Absolutely nothing else.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12.8000001907349px;">For weeks afterward I felt his searing love shooting through me. At the same time, I was filled with sickening grief and regret that we had wasted our precious time together when </span><span style="color: #211e1e; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">he was alive. It took me a few years to come to peace with that.</span></span><span style="color: #211e1e; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"> – </span><span style="color: #211e1e; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Harley Moor</span></span></span></div>
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Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-18859543700066728632015-04-17T11:43:00.001-07:002015-05-01T19:51:04.982-07:00Old Time Religion: Another Reason Americans Are Scared and Awkward around Death?I was on a date with a gentleman I barely knew this past week and awakened to a new understanding: We were talking about my work around end-of-life and the final transition and the gentleman was letting me know about his hesitancy around speaking about death. He didn't point blank tell me, but I came to the conclusion that he had some fear about where he would go after he dies. And this got me thinking about how the rather puritanical "Old Time Religion" that was often about "fire and brimstone" and hell and damnation - was spawned here in the U.S. and is perhaps part of the reason we Americans are so awkward around death?<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ever since starting hospice
work about twenty years ago, I've often wondered why we Americans
seem to have such a fear of death. The more I've learned about death
– and walked side by side with it - I've come to the conclusion
that there is <i><b>absolutely nothing</b></i><i> </i>to fear about
it: We are simply “going home” to where we came from when we were
born. And rather than a scary experience, death can be a sacred,
beautiful experience, a gateway into that which feels like the
unknown, but actually when we get there, we will recognize it as the
“known,” actually our True and Real Home – where only Unconditional
Love exists to bless and heal us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">One of the very plausible
reasons I've heard about why we're so fearful of death was through a
man who has studied conscious aging for many years. He is Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (God bless his soul, as he made his final transition last July.); and he points out that the reason we are so awkward
around death, and therefore grief, too, is because we've taken it to the
hospital in the last 100 years. As soon as I heard this, it rang very true for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">We've also become a very
materialistic culture which honors the “image” and outer material
things, more than the inner, spiritual matters. We almost worship
youth and therefore tend to - perhaps without intending to - discount age, aging, and the wisdom which comes
with life experience, growth, and development.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">We are also a culture that
tends to be left-brain oriented. We rely on “hard evidence” as
opposed to the softer evidence that we know in our hearts to be true
that often comes from and is related to our intuition. I have heard
that in these changing times, all of us are increasing our ability to
intuit things. The love vibration on the planet is increasing; and
this is partly why there is so much polarization and strife on the
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">In fact, sometimes I say that the entire planet is undergoing a kind of Hospice experience! We are dying to the old so that the New may be welcomed and honored. Even though where we're going is a very exciting and loving place, sometimes it's very challenging to leave the familiar. Although we all know that something new is "dying" to be born on planet earth - no pun intended! - it's difficult to know how to give birth to something we have very little experience with. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">For starters, I believe that this is a time for all of us to move from our judgmental, critical minds, and into our hearts. If we can live and embrace our hearts more fully, we can live in love and allow people to be who and where they are. This is true unconditional love. We do not have to convert or change anything. Just let it be - allow all to be, the way it is. This is the Way of the Goddess, the energy that's coming onto the planet full force today too</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Today, as we on the one hand honor the Old Time Religion that has brought us where we are, I invite us to move into the Heart and as we Open up the Heart and move into it, allow that love to permeate ourselves and our loved ones... then move out into the world and permeate the Entire Planet! What a world we could live in if MANY of us could hold and maintain this Love Vibration Frequency. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">May Peace Prevail on Earth! May our missions be accomplished; we honor the guardian divinities and spirits! Shalom, Blessed Be, and May there be Love, Truth, Beauty, Trust, Harmony, and Peace for all living things, everywhere. (the Melchizadek's Prayer) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Yours on the Journey, <a href="http://www.changewithcourage.com/" target="_blank">Maria Dancing Heart~~~</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Warning: This writing will be part of my upcoming new book, <b><i>Deathing as a Peak Experience</i></b></span></div>
Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-43445227778540882772015-02-27T09:02:00.001-08:002015-08-04T21:11:19.484-07:00When Grief Hits Us Unexpectedly! Well, I just discovered through a mutual friend on Facebook - of all places! - that a part-Japanese friend and artist in Sedona suddenly died. He died in his sleep - a blessing, I'm sure. He left his lovely Buddhist mother who he was caring for.<br />
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So, here I am, the "grief counselor" and minister, dealing with my own grief. I can't seem to concentrate on anything this morning. I was going to do some translating work (online), but I seem to be needing to <i><b>process</b></i> this grief in me, so I turned to Blogging today instead. I need to be patient with myself today... let me honor my feelings and what I need to do for myself right now.<br />
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It's another reminder to me of how fragile life is! I had the privilege of officiating at a service for a young man who died suddenly here in Colorado - just this past Monday. So, signs of life<i><b> and </b></i>death are all around me these days. I also just turned 60 years old this week! So what a week it's been, come to think of it ;) Lots of messages about aging, death, and transformation through grief, not to mention the fragility of life.<br />
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I guess I don't need to write a lot here today, but I wanted to remind myself and all of us to APPRECIATE the LIFE that we have! We never know <i><b>what's </b></i>going to happen, even though we may <i><b>think</b></i> we do! Life and death are part of the Beautiful Cycle of Life; and we can welcome the entire cycle as it manifests into our lives.<br />
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In closing, I'd like to share a beautiful poem from the first edition my book, <i><b><a href="http://www.changewithcourage.com/Books" target="_blank">The Last Adventure of Life</a></b></i>. It's a very comforting piece for those grieving, from the Celtic book, <b><i><a href="http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=1322" target="_blank">Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom</a></i></b>.<br />
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<b>Beannacht For Josie</b><br />
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On the day when<br />
the weight deadens<br />
on your shoulder<br />
and you stumble,<br />
may the clay dance<br />
to balance you.<br />
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And when your eyes<br />
freeze behind<br />
the gray window<br />
and the ghost of loss<br />
gets in to you,<br />
may a flock of colors,<br />
indigo, red, green<br />
And azure blue<br />
come to awaken in you<br />
a meadow of delight.<br />
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When the canvas frays<br />
in the curach of thought<br />
and a stain of ocean<br />
blackens beneath you,<br />
may there come across the waters<br />
a path of yellow moonlight<br />
to bring you safely home.<br />
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May the nourishment of the<br />
earth be yours,<br />
may the clarity of light be yours,<br />
may the fluency of the ocean be<br />
yours,<br />
may the protection of the<br />
ancestors be yours.<br />
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And so may a slow wind<br />
work these words<br />
of love around you,<br />
an invisible cloak<br />
to mind your life.<br />
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<br />Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-89950320020954899662014-09-12T17:48:00.000-07:002014-09-12T17:48:03.210-07:00Posting an Article by Kimberly Saavedra of the Kamlak Center<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter">
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<span style="color: black;">What's fascinating to me is that Maria has integrated her bicultural experiences and skills into her spiritual and bereavement work. I very much enjoyed her books, <em>The Last Adventure of Life</em> and <em>The Most Important Day of Your Life</em>. In fact, I've sold her books at some of our live events. When we get <em>stuck</em> in life, we tend to want to DO something. Maria's books contain many, and I really do mean many, tangible tips for bringing more comfort and peace to the dying and also to caregivers and people in grief.</span><br /> </div>
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<span style="color: black;">Kimberly Saavedra is the Owner and Director of The Kamlak Center, a publishing company and teaching center that focuses on survival of consciousness, transformation of grief, and deeper orders of reality. She was born and raised in Southern California. She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a bachelor of arts in Philosophy in 1997. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">In pursuit of her degree, she encountered Dr. Betty J. Kovacs whose work and passion struck a deep chord. That "meeting" inspired Kimberly to create The Kamlak Center in 2002 as a platform to share the vision, research and personal experiences of Dr. Kovacs with a wider audience. Dr. Kovacs received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine in Comparative Literature and Theory of Symbolic/Mythic Language. <span style="font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: normal;">Dr. Kovacs is the author </span>of </span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0972100539/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0972100539&linkCode=as2&tag=thekamcen-20" style="color: #c1b28b; font-weight: bold; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: maroon;"><em>The Miracle of Death</em></span></a>.<span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: normal;">The most gratifying aspect of Kimberly's work through The Kamlak Center is hearing from people who share their life stories</span><span style="font-size: 12.666666984558105px; line-height: normal;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Kimberly enjoys yoga, hiking, walking in the Southern California sunshine and spending time with her friends and family, including two very young grandchildren, Andre and Camila. In 2013 Kimberly was diagnosed with breast cancer. She is open to the life lessons and beautiful connections that her healing journey inspires.</span></div>
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Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-31820626392215222202014-04-27T09:22:00.003-07:002014-04-27T09:22:51.978-07:00Amazing Experience Sharing My Energy Work - with a "Family" of Women from Texas this Past Week<div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
I just had a most gratifying day this Thursday, offering my energy work/play to four lovely women who have known each other for years and were visiting Sedona - from Texas and Georgia! It all started because the daughter of one of the four women began planning their trip to Sedona. She was interested in receiving some energy work, and had heard of "Running the Bars." She was intrigued enough that she contacted me asking me if she might be able to have her bars run.</div>
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This young adventuresome woman ended up planning for herself, her mother, and her three other "aunties" to each have a session with me - at the lovely home they were renting south of the Village, in the Wild Horse Mesa area. The only unfortunate thing was that Shannon's mother-in-law died unexpectedly on the day after Shannon and her people arrived in Sedona. So... I was not able to meet Shannon or have a session and Run the Bars for her, either. Too bad! (However, I was able to refer her to my "other" work at www.changewithcourage.com!)</div>
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The women had picked the Master Bedroom in the home to do the sessions in. When I first got to the house where the group was staying, I took the time to explain how the session would work - to share the Heart Wall Healing, Running the Bars, and Matrix Energetics work (play!) - with everyone present. Then, they decided what order they would go in; and we began. Each one had some specific issues - including grief, forgiveness, physical healing, burn-out - that they were desiring to work on, and we took the time to focus a bit and speak about their intentions for the sessions before beginning each one. I also always begin with a prayer and some Soul Singing before the session. I also got out the Shambala healing <a data-mce-href="http://www.shambhalahealingtools.com/Buddha-Maitreya-the-Christ-Metatron-Mat-s/914.htm" href="http://www.shambhalahealingtools.com/Buddha-Maitreya-the-Christ-Metatron-Mat-s/914.htm">Metatron Mat</a> and a couple of Vajras that I purchased when I first arrived in Sedona that I use on the end of the bed while conducting a session. I also let each woman know re the <a data-mce-href="http://runningthebars.com/young-living-oils/" href="http://runningthebars.com/young-living-oils/" target="_blank" title="Young Living essential oils">essential oil</a>s - they can choose one or two that they like, and I connected the oils they desired on a plate connected through a wire to the Metatron Mat so they could have an "energized" oil to take home with them.</div>
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Each one seemed to deeply appreciate our individual sessions together and were willing to write a short piece re their experience for me yesterday. (We even had a synchronistic "reunion" at the<a data-mce-href="http://www.examiner.com/article/one-of-the-best-kept-secrets-sedona-son-silver-west-and-its-two-benefits" href="http://www.examiner.com/article/one-of-the-best-kept-secrets-sedona-son-silver-west-and-its-two-benefits" target="_blank" title="Sedona's Son Silver West "> Son Silver West shop</a> earlier in the day!) I share these below:</div>
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<em>After my first session with Maria, I definitely felt a "shift" in energy for much improvement. I highly recommend energy work with Maria and will definitely see her again upon my return to Sedona. She was a great addition to our "girl's week" in Sedona. </em><em> </em>-- Susan F., from Georgia</div>
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<em>While visiting in Sedona recently I had an energy session with Dancing Heart and she is a beautifully gifted healer. Having some experience with the healing arts, I can honestly say that Maria is an exceptional healer and she blessed me immensely through her love and respect for life and health - and her knowledge and intuition. </em>-- Donna Sue S., from Dallas</div>
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<em>What a treasure to meet Maria. To have the opportunity to grow and release with a spirit as Beautiful as Maria is a true Blessing. As we go on this earth these days it is so important to Release what no longer serves us and see to the higher Being. Maria has a true talent to help you get to that place. Thank you. -- </em>Gene</div>
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<em>My name is Lindi, and I had an amazing Blessing. Not knowing maria or what she and I could work with to help my pain and sadness, she knew all my heartfelt needs. With love and kindness, we worked to release and move forward. I am happy, feel light and cannot wait for tomorrow with new hope! This lady really helped me. So very Thankful. </em> -- Lindi Johnson</div>
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Thank You, you amazing (horse) women, originally from Texas! I feel so blessed to have met you, helped you Transform while in Sedona, and to feel your kindness and gratitude, too. May we meet again soon! And I pray that God's deep blessings will support and uphold especially Shannon and husband and their family at this time! And as for this experience in my life, <strong><em>How does it get any better than this?!? What else is possible??</em></strong></div>
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I was speaking with my friend Jane Li the other day, telling her about a special time I'd had with some Japanese spiritual seekers here in Sedona. One of the women had had an interesting experience on Valentines Day morning up on Airport Mesa, watching the Sun Rise. While she was sitting up on that beautiful vortex, she heard a voice from inside her - something she's not prone to do - say: "Love the people of the world!" She was moved and surprised by this message, she said, being a kind of artist in Japan, but someone with no notoriety. And she was even sharing that she didn't consider herself a very spiritual person - self-centered, not so much people-centered.<br />
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I was deeply moved by this woman's message, and obviously she was moved, too... and pondering it! As I was sharing the simple but profound nature of the message - to Love Everyone in the World - for our times, my friend Jane Li Fox, owner of <a href="http://www.alchemyoptions.com/" target="_blank">Alchemy Options</a> thought of a piece that's in one of her books called <a data-mce-href="http://www.amazon.com/Feng-Shui-Horses-Jane-Fox/dp/0979790638" href="http://www.amazon.com/Feng-Shui-Horses-Jane-Fox/dp/0979790638" target="_blank" title="Feng Shui for Horses"><strong><em>Feng Shui for Horses</em></strong></a>. They are the words from her horse Prince that he shares from the other side, and I want to share them with you here:</div>
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<em>We did not come here to be ridden; that is a privilege we afford you. We did not come here to be corralled, whipped, broken, starved or tortured. We did not come here to carry man in wars, where we were left for dead along with our riders. We did not come here to be showpieces of man's egos and then tossed aside like an old pair of shoes when we could no longer perform.</em></div>
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<em> We have watched for many centuries as all of these roles have been played out on the stage you call life. And we hold no grudges. We have no judgments. We have been willing time after time to be a sacrifice of humankind. We are treasure houses of wisdom, of wealth, of courage, of unconditional love, of passion, of endurance, of unending loyalty.</em></div>
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<em>We have waited for you to awaken. We have waited for you to notice. We have waited for you to trust. We have waited for you to listen, and the awakening has begun. As you awaken to who you are, you are awakening to who we are. It cannot be otherwise. We have always known, just as you have always known.</em></div>
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<em> This is why we came; this is our mission. We came to help you remember what you have always known, but had forgotten..."</em></div>
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Powerful words of wisdom from a powerful, wise horse of the animal kingdom! May we continue our awakening process with Joy, Grace, and Ease so that <strong><em>all of us</em></strong><em> </em>- both human, animal, and all living, sentient beings, can live in more Grace, Peace, and Joy, Very SOON!</div>
Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-9056602954342044762013-12-14T08:17:00.002-08:002013-12-14T08:22:34.973-08:00Would You Like to Raise Your Frequency & Vibration and Live More in Your Own Power? Check Out DNA Activation<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">"Reality is vast and beyond the human minds ability to perceive at this time. Locked within the "junk DNA" is your history, is your knowing, and is your potential unlocking. The DNA is triggered by your electrical vibration. Changing your frequency to a higher less dense rate activates the DNA which is dormant...essentially awakening the body mind complex to an expanded reality. This is Awakening...this is Ascension." ~ Mynzah</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">These past weeks I've been getting involved in the area of DNA Activation. It all started with exploring Youtube and finding activations to experience. These experiences have led me to take a very exciting course with a DNA Activation "pioneer" named Toby Alexander.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQRwRvrqR3w" target="_blank">Here,</a></span> Toby Alexander explains about DNA Activation, etc. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJhXr9pmh5Y" target="_blank">This one</a> is especially for those of you who are "Starseeds". If you're drawn to this work, you're probably a Starseed!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en">Hope that you'll ENJOY these and let me know what you're noticing after you experience some of them. I encourage you to leave some time after you watch one - to help you integrate the material in your whole being.</span></span></div>
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Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-60636327068310162282013-10-12T13:22:00.001-07:002013-10-12T13:24:12.560-07:00'Thwarted Dreams' and the Divine MasculineI recently received this inspiring piece through a spiritual teacher, <a href="http://sedonajournal.com/authors/meg-benedicte" target="_blank">Meg Benedicte</a>. It's by <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/newearthcentral" target="_blank">Manette Mays</a>, and bears repeating. I believe many of us are working hard to better understand the necessary balance between the divine male and divine female in these times and in the days to come, and Manette's article addresses this in some very helpful ways.<br />
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The energies on the planet have changed. We know it, we feel it because we've done the work yet most of us are still feeling like we can barely support ourselves. I've been observing and experimenting with this facet of life for decades and it seems the only way to heal this - in spite of all the work we've already done - is to find a way to forgive the instances in the past where we haven't been supported by the divine masculine. For whatever reason, whatever the circumstance, sometimes protection, sometimes to maintain (ego) dominance etc. our dreams have not been allowed to come to fruition or worse we were punished for attempting to manifest.<br />
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We can't begin to trust ourselves or our ability to prosper until we have completely forgiven our "father". A recent mishap with my birth father was a glaring example of why it is still so hard for us to manifest what resonates with our soul energy. For eons patriarchal, masculine ego energy has sabotaged us and kept the feminine intuitive heart energy hostage. <br />
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Whenever the masculine element feels unable to dominate, whenever it perceives an inability to "control" the resulting fear is just too much for them to handle and the feminine is wounded. Sorry guys I don't mean to suggest that men are the problem. The lack of balance in humanity is the problem. This war rages inside each one of our hearts and minds regardless of our genitals. Knowing that fear inflicts wounds doesn't make it easy to forgive but it is a start. <br />
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The complete remedy from this battle is more complex than simply adding Light. The most healing energy is TRUTH. Whenever we are offended, hurt or sabotaged, the perpetrator will rarely admit that the reason for their action was fear. "I was afraid" says a lot but it makes the problem very small because once we've identified fear we know it is just the absence of Light! The offending action is our own fear made manifest so that we can heal it. Every challenge is another opportunity to ascend. <br />
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We started this process of spiritual excavation to find the truth of our divine identity. The more we learn and remember our truth the stronger we are, the greater our ability to manifest. If we're feeling like we can't manifest, if we're feeling stuck or blocked the answer is to find the LIE. Find the story that is holding us hostage and forgive it. Getting to the origin of any "problem" requires perspective from a higher dimension.<br />
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We can't solve 3D problems at the 3D level. We can't even solve 5D problems at the 5D level...we need lofty perspective, we need to go higher and higher to continue our ascension and this is what we came to do - human race evolution. When our dreams are thwarted, when again we find ourselves disappointed it means we get to learn something new about who we are and what we came to do. Isn't that fun? I know- about as fun as exercise the results are worth it.<br />
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Thank you, Manette, for your gracious Wisdom and Insight here. Please let us know your reflections - and how you may decide to take action - as a result of reading this article!<br />
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Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-40763140917403875882012-12-27T09:10:00.002-08:002012-12-27T12:12:35.924-08:00I'm Healing the Japanese... or Are the Japanese Healing Me?!?It's been way too long since I've blogged here... Hope that you had a very Merry Christmas, everyone! And Happy Golden Age, too: As of this past 12/21 (Winter Solstice), we have entered a very special Time on our dear Planet Earth. Welcome to this auspicious time on this Earth!<br />
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I wanted to share about how I've been healed by the Japanese people who come to Sedona this past year. It's been quite a year, a bit of a roller coaster ride. But as I look back, I'm seeing how I reached out to the Japanese - through my interpreting, my tours, and my energy work - and although they say that they were healed by me and my presence, I'm realizing that they also healed me by their love and Presence with me! It's interesting how human relationships work, but I'm noticing yet again in my life that healing is not a one-way street. When healing takes place between people, it often takes in both directions. When we are a catalyst for healing, we also receive the benefits, the echoes, if you will, of that healing.<br />
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On Christmas Day I received a special email from one of my Japanese customers who'd been going through a lot in her life when we met. She received some of my energy work while in Sedona. She made the comment that the greatest gift for her during 2012 was getting to meet me! Wow, that was a truly special compliment! I need to frame that and post it in my office space. And when I think about it, meeting the Japanese - all of the beautiful, spiritual Japanese I've met this year - has been the greatest gift in my life this past year as well.<br />
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This brings me to the fact that I'm offering some Year-end Specials at this time, in terms of my energy work and products. Here's what I'm offering:<br />
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1) My Energy work - and Order of the Magi Readings - are 1/2 price! I'm offering a 50 min. session for $50. Also, I use Matrix Energetics more in my sessions now, so more can be done more quickly, too! (more at <u><b>www.runningthebars.com</b></u>) This energy work is great for your animals/pets, too, and can be done long distance as well as in person.<br />
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2) All Soul Bundles & Young Living oils are 30% off (Can send them out as gifts, directly to your people, too). <b><u>www.soulbaskets.com</u></b> shows you the details.<br />
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3) All my books are 1/2 price (<b><u>www.changewithcourage.com</u></b>)!<br />
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Let me know of your interest in any of the above by email - or phone (from my Contact Page on any of my websites) - and we'll arrange it right away.<br />
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Finally, when you go to my new main site, <b><u>www.changewithcourage.com</u></b>, you'll see a button on the top right hand side of my Home Page that you can use to call me: I'm available now for counseling and consultations through <b><u>Keen.com</u></b>. Please utilize my services there; or if you know of people who might appreciate my knowledge and wisdom, please let them know as well.<br />
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Highest Blessings of Light and Love in these Amazing, Changing Times... And Happy 2013 to All, too! <a href="http://tinyurl.com/msv6aw" target="_blank">Dancing heart~~~~</a>Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-14433780223144166042012-12-23T18:51:00.001-08:002012-12-23T18:51:47.613-08:00I'm now doing Energy Work thru the Phone (Ingenio, or Keen.com), too!<a href="http://www.ingenio.com/CommunityServer/UserBlogs/Maria_Dancing_Heart/Healing-through-Letting-Go/default.aspx">Ingenio: Healing through Letting Go</a>Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-5218991011581460832012-10-26T14:49:00.001-07:002012-10-26T14:49:11.924-07:00Stranger In A Strange Land: Dog Walking<a href="http://paperbackdragon.blogspot.com/2012/10/dog-walking.html?spref=bl">Stranger In A Strange Land: Dog Walking</a>: Almost every morning now, I walk my dad's Sheltie , Sara. I've always been a morning person, and these walks help me get outside and enjoy t...Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-4935033460384018942012-08-19T22:56:00.004-07:002012-08-20T06:42:01.311-07:00Magnificent, Unique Retreat Coming Up - to help you become better friends with death & grief<br />
I just posted an article about Amayra Hamilton's and my holistic, self-care retreat coming up during the last weekend of Sept. - at magnificent <a href="http://www.angelvalley.org/" target="_blank">Angel Valley Sedona</a>. Please see more at the top article at my <b>Examiner.com</b> site: <b><u>http://tinyurl.com/msv6aw</u></b>.<br />
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Love & Bright Light Blessings, Dancing heart~~~Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-51381359540872337582012-06-18T22:57:00.002-07:002012-06-18T23:01:31.570-07:00Peaceful Freedom Fighter of Burma in Magnificent Film, "The Lady"<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Last weekend I was given an unexpected opportunity to see the film </span><b style="background-color: white;"><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-NkuwbYAjk" target="_blank">The Lady</a></i></b><span style="background-color: white;"> that was showing at the new Mary D. Fisher Theater in Sedona, AZ. It is a magnificent film that came out late last year about one amazing woman, </span><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/burmamyanmar/9340452/Aung-San-Suu-Kyi-receives-rock-star-welcome-on-stage-with-Bono-in-Ireland.html" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">Aung San Suu Kyi,</a><span style="background-color: white;"> known as the "peaceful freedom fighter" - and her man, the academic writer Michael Aris - who have been holding space for democracy in Burma, despite all odds. It is a French-English co-production, directed by</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4czVWRXYSM" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank"> Luc Besson</a><span style="background-color: white;">, "a man who carries utter respect for women." The same person says that "I genuinely think the purpose of this film isn’t about vanity but to show to everyone out [in the world] what happened in Burma and the courageous work and choices Aung Aan Suu Kyi has achieved for her country."</span><br />
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I have just discovered that you can view this moving, powerful film showing the ongoing battle between light and dark taking place in Burma online; here is <a href="http://swayto.blogspot.com/2012/04/watch-lady-2012-full-movie-stream.html" target="_blank">the link</a> where you can do that. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaXcDNSFy_g" target="_blank">Michelle Yeoh</a>, the well known and brilliant, beautiful Malaysian actress (<i><b>Memoirs of a Geisha</b></i> and <i><b>Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon</b></i>) and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7JIRUuzT1Y" target="_blank">David Thewlis</a> (<i><b>Harry Potter </b></i>film series and<b><i> Kingdom of Heaven)</i></b>, who portrays Suu Kyi's steadfast life partner Michael Aris, do a magnificent job of portraying this love story fraught with drama and violence.<br />
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One of the most moving parts of the film is when Michael is dying of cancer. He's only a 53-year-old man, has been separated from his wife for years now, and between the two of them they have two grown teenage boys by then. Suu Kyi is given the choice to go back to see her husband - who's now on hospice - and not be allowed to re-enter Burma, or to remain in Burma while her husband is dying in the U.K. She makes a very difficult choice and decides to stay in Burma with her people. It is clear in the film that the two of them, as a couple have been very dedicated to the democratic movement in Burma, so we assume that Suu Kyi, despite her deep grief and pain, must have on some level known that Michael would understand, and perhaps even appreciate her decision to stay with her family and supporters in Burma.<br />
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Anyone interested in justice, peace, non-violence, and freedom will appreciate this film. I highly recommend that you see it. I believe that it did not get the justice it deserves in the regular theaters and film circles, as I had not even heard of it until now.<br />
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Aung San Suu Kyi's haunting words that we are left with at the close of the film are: "Use your liberty to promote ours."<br />
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May we use our liberty - and abundance and peace - to promote the liberty, abundance, and peace of Burma, and those other countries that are still struggling on this magnificent Planet Earth, <a href="http://www.changewithcourage.com/" target="_blank">Dancing heart~~~~</a>Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-39912870378197045182012-05-15T20:56:00.004-07:002012-06-18T23:00:55.558-07:00"Accept the Unacceptable"I continue to move through quite a bit of healing and release work, as of late. And one of the healing, releasing modalities that I've come across through a healer friend who introduced me to it is called the <a href="http://paradoxprocess.org/" target="_blank">Paradox Process</a>. I found it a very helpful process that moves you through literally clearing emotions, through simple feeling statements, about your life that you're not happy or satisfied about -- sort of like the opposite of saying affimations!<br />
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An overarching statement that they use in the Paradox release process is "Accept the Unacceptable." Wow, what a useful three-word phrase this has proved to be for me. "Accept the Unacceptable" has become a term, even a kind of mantra for me, that represents where I want to be going as I release all the old judgment that has enslaved me in my life.<br />
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Opening my heart to the "Dancing Heart" who I desire to become means forgiving myself - and all the aspects of me that I tend to struggle with. And all the horrible things I've discovered I've done in some of my pastlives, too! I also want to forgive others and their actions that sometimes disturb me; and what better way to do that than to let people off the hook with "Accept the Unacceptable!" Life on Earth is imperfect, I am imperfect, and everyone else is, too. So, here's to Accepting the Unacceptable - hoping and trusting that we're all doing the best that we can in the moment, and that we can likely do better next time :)<br />
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Here's a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUEMc8vZcT8&feature=youtu.be&utm_source=May+2012&utm_campaign=classes&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Youtube on "Forgiving the unforgivable"</a> - another piece that might help you, too, Let Go of old judgmental parts of you.<br />
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Love, Light, and Deep Forgiveness and Self-love to all, <a href="http://www.soulbaskets.com/" target="_blank">Dancing heart~~~</a><br />
p.s. By the way, my beautiful, unique, transformational healing baskets/bundles are on Mothers Day Special through the end of May! You can purchase them at: <a href="http://www.soulbaskets.com/baskets.htm">http://www.soulbaskets.com/baskets.htm</a>.Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-65048034718498695772012-05-11T22:45:00.001-07:002012-05-11T22:45:08.367-07:00Yoga on Labyrinth on World Labyrinth Day<br />
Just after the recent <a _cke_saved_href="http://DH: So … Dr. Gayle, as a “labyrinth enthusiast” what were you doing this past World Labyrinth Day? Kayla Gayle: We were at the Angel Valley Labyrinth which is near Sedona, AZ. The theme of the day was: Walk as one, at one, for Peace. Angel Valley’s labyrinth is a replica of the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral, France. It is twice the original size. Walking this sacred geometric pattern, entering at 11:11 we were in the labyrinth for over two hours! We were feeling the vibration shifting and realigning to the accession process. The results are instant and other times sublime. There is a knowing of change with thoughts about life’s occurrences. One of the reason we stayed in labyrinth for over two hours, we were doing yoga! DH: I understand you teach yoga now? What kind of yoga have you gotten into? Kayla: Kundalini yoga. Yoga is not about twisting yourself into a pretzel or standing on your head, but about nurturing your spirit, and freeing your heart. When Kundalini awakens, your entire life will awaken with abundance, energy, creativity and more. Yoga is about your journey home. DH: Did you do that type of yoga in the middle of the labyrinth? K: The journey to the center of the labyrinth is a wonderful metaphor to the journey within. Every step that we take is a journey. However, next time, we might want to take our yoga mats with us. DH: So back to the Kundalini yoga that you teach, what kind of yoga is that? K: Kundalini Yoga, the Yoga of Awareness, is the original and most powerful system of Yoga. It is excellent for students of all levels of experience. The best way to learn about Kundalini Yoga is to experience it for you. DH: And where do you teach it? K: Several places. One of our adventures reads like this: Our intention is to provide an unassuming oasis in Sun City, AZ. Slip through our doors and feel an ease in the air. The El Rancho haven heals your body, calms your mind, and strengthens your spirit. Leave the daily stress and shoes at the door. Your first class is just $5! Refresh and rejuvenate by participating in the art of Kundalini Yoga. DH: Do you have any plans for taking yoga and labyrinths on tour? K: Yes…we have yoga retreats planned for Belize and Costa Rica. Recently, we’ve been to CA, CO, HI and New Zealand. It’s enlightening to facilitate silent retreats and I also enjoy teaching day retreats. DH: And what is your vision? What do you hope to accomplish with this process? K: We have incredible teachers united in the vision to teach, travel and share this amazing gift … it is truly a gift to be shared with humanity. DH: What do you mean? K: Benefits are above and beyond: strengthening core, weight loss, lowers blood pressure …endless results. DH: If people would like to join you in this, how could they participate, either locally or from a distance? K: Here's a brief bio and info so people can contact: Kayla Gayle (Dharma Geet Kaur) Ph.D. is a devoted yoga teacher in training, National Board Certified Counselor (NBCC), and university professor. She received her bachelor’s degree from Loyola Marymount and her doctorate in health psychology. Dr. Gayle is the director of Abundance--Yoga, interweaving Kundalini and labyrinth meditations into her classes. Dharma Geet’s yoga style is spiritual, grounded, and inspirational all at the same time. “Becoming a grandmother is wonderful. One day you are just a mom. The next day you are wise and prehistoric”. Author of Mystica and the Magical Labyrinth Shell and the Abundance Yoga Book: 40-day Prosperity Plan she facilitates yoga retreats and workshops internationally. 888.443.6443 Email: KaylaGayle@gmail.com Visit: www.Abundance-- Yoga.com" 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Here's a brief bio and info so people can contact: Kayla Gayle (Dharma Geet Kaur) Ph.D. is a devoted yoga teacher in training, National Board Certified Counselor (NBCC), and university professor. She received her bachelor’s degree from Loyola Marymount and her doctorate in health psychology. Dr. Gayle is the director of Abundance--Yoga, interweaving Kundalini and labyrinth meditations into her classes. Dharma Geet’s yoga style is spiritual, grounded, and inspirational all at the same time. “Becoming a grandmother is wonderful. One day you are just a mom. The next day you are wise and prehistoric”. Author of <em><strong>Mystica</strong></em> and the <strong><em>Magical Labyrinth Shell</em></strong> and the <em><strong>Abundance Yoga Book: 40-day Prosperity Plan</strong></em> she facilitates yoga retreats and workshops internationally. Phone: 888.443.6443.</div>
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p.s. By the way, Amayra Hamilton, the co- owner and director and I will be leading a "Joyful Transitions: Coming Alive Again" Retreat at Angel Valley Sedona over the new moon in June. Stay tune for the details - in my next article.</div>Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-62552639533594986762012-04-07T20:48:00.002-07:002012-04-07T21:00:29.617-07:00Living from the Heart: Drunvalo Melchizedek's Message<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QY9NnFWGpXWlZPQu0K2C-MVC4JKA43thVNCv8ESHJ6MsrEM9SRxr_fdpC5EOFeGGPhnaPiSykEFVIR8iF9VtRS6c71qBGM3enxVYPl-Yp5gZVt2X-X2DTHvTiyXL1SDJDpo_ewTTjfIc/s1600/Drunvalo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QY9NnFWGpXWlZPQu0K2C-MVC4JKA43thVNCv8ESHJ6MsrEM9SRxr_fdpC5EOFeGGPhnaPiSykEFVIR8iF9VtRS6c71qBGM3enxVYPl-Yp5gZVt2X-X2DTHvTiyXL1SDJDpo_ewTTjfIc/s320/Drunvalo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728874836034638978" /></a><br /><p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">Mother Earth and all humanity are currently going through tremendous change, a Change in Consciousness, many say. And everywhere we turn around, changes and transitions are taking place! According to a unique healer and teacher of sacred geometry who has been connected to the native traditions around the world for a long while, <a href="http://www.drunvalo.net/" _cke_saved_href="http://www.drunvalo.net/">Drunvalo Melchizedek</a>, the way to live today is to be "centered in the heart," not in the brain. One might say that this is the "shift" that's taking place today: We are moving from being brain and mind-centered to heart and soul centered. As I quote Jesus in my book, <a href="http://www.changewithcourage.com/aboutbook.htm" _cke_saved_href="http://www.changewithcourage.com/aboutbook.htm">The Last Adventure of Life</a>, the last judgment will be the judgment again judgment itself!</p><p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">The other evening I stumbled across a 3-part series of Drunvalo's that you would find worth viewing. It can help you understand better why this is a time to move from centering in our brain and mental body to coming more into our heart and emotional body and honoring our soul. The first part of this video can be viewed <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNZQbdFxKvE">here</a>. The links to the two other parts are <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HqwVdI9G48&feature=related" _cke_saved_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HqwVdI9G48&feature=related">here</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDyisZ9xrZg&feature=relmfu" _cke_saved_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDyisZ9xrZg&feature=relmfu">here</a>. </p><p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">Drunvalo is a very gifted teacher. He teaches about the Flower of Life; he also teaches the Mer-ka-ba, an ancient term that defines the human light body, and how we can "travel" using it. He is extremely knowledgeable - as you see from his videos - and he is also deeply connected to his inner child and his heart. He is a joy to listen to and be around, even though it's sometimes hard to keep up with the wisdom he shares. I have had the pleasure of attending several of his day seminars while still living in the Great Northwest, and they were always full of wisdom and "new awakenings" for me personally. <a href="http://www.theguruofyou.com/videolibrary/1-spiritual_gurus/30-drunvalo_melchizedek/1347-drunvalo_melchizedek_the_sacred_space_of_the_heart/" _cke_saved_href="http://www.theguruofyou.com/videolibrary/1-spiritual_gurus/30-drunvalo_melchizedek/1347-drunvalo_melchizedek_the_sacred_space_of_the_heart/">Here</a> is a "Heaven & Earth Meditation" by Drunvalo that will help to connect you to your Sacred Heart where we can experience the oneness with all. Drunvalo says that this is the most important meditation we can be doing these days!</p><p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">Drunvalo is also author of four books, including <em><strong>The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life, Vol. I and II</strong></em>; and his books have been published in 29 languages. He has traveled all over the world - leaving the U.S. over 280 times - to help people understand their deep connection to God and to all that is. He is a consultant for the international internet magazine, <a href="http://www.spiritofmaat.com/" _cke_saved_href="http://www.spiritofmaat.com">Spirit of Moat</a>, that has over 1 million viewers every year. He is also the founder of the <a href="http://www.floweroflife.org/" _cke_saved_href="http://www.floweroflife.org/">Flower of Life</a> Facilitators; this organization has been teaching his work in over 60 countries.</p><p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">Finally, Drunvalo has recently founded his most complete teaching in a facility called <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.drunvalo.net">School of Remembering</a> with teachers who have started their global work. Drunvalo graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a degree in Fine Arts. He also has a minor in physics and math. He lives in Sedona, AZ, with his (also) loving wife, Claudette. He has six grandchildren.</p><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">Thank you, Drunvalo, and many unique teachers among us today - teaching about the power of living in our heart and soul, who are helping us through the amazing changes on earth in our times.</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">Blessings of Light on this Full Moon, Passover, and Easter weekend, <a href="http://www.changewithcourage.com/" _cke_saved_href="http://www.changewithcourage.com">Dancing heart~~~~ </a></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; "><p>For more about Drunvalo Melchizadek and his unique conversations you can go to the following links (and many others):</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhzcTV44f5c&feature=related" _cke_saved_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhzcTV44f5c&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhzcTV44f5c&feature=related</a></p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b8eLBymQz8&feature=related" _cke_saved_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b8eLBymQz8&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b8eLBymQz8&feature=related</a></p><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6aGCmoWtgY&feature=relmfu" _cke_saved_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6aGCmoWtgY&feature=relmfu">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6aGCmoWtgY&feature=relmfu</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRaRBryUMV8&feature=relmfu" _cke_saved_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRaRBryUMV8&feature=relmfu">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRaRBryUMV8&feature=relmfu</a></div></div>Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-90639456124556628182012-03-25T11:52:00.003-07:002012-03-25T11:57:40.470-07:00Could you be a financial angel for a fabulous woman and her new project?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OYVuAEjZGTVA5tGQ5TmxVN_Y7UZ8K9Jo_JRhlgOQPG7OXKiHwdD1XhW1UKUXKLGas8zD-Nm7vb9WtgtTUN-VaiZXsnvUI0smPilNoS9kvSJIbFwnUMcDzSG_LAszlndTmR4OI2ltLQ0f/s1600/diane+goble+-+book.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OYVuAEjZGTVA5tGQ5TmxVN_Y7UZ8K9Jo_JRhlgOQPG7OXKiHwdD1XhW1UKUXKLGas8zD-Nm7vb9WtgtTUN-VaiZXsnvUI0smPilNoS9kvSJIbFwnUMcDzSG_LAszlndTmR4OI2ltLQ0f/s320/diane+goble+-+book.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723910410938423010" /></a><br /><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Diane Goble, a woman of tremendous integrity and dedication who has experienced a Near Death Experience firsthand, is seeking financial backers for her next book: <em><strong style="font-weight: bold; ">HOW TO DIE CONSXIOUSLY: Secrets from Beyond the Veil</strong></em>. Below are some of the details. Please support Diane! She is a wonderful woman of talent and grace with a passion to eradicate the fear of death from our culture and world. </p><blockquote type="cite" style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 40px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1.5em; border-left-width: 3px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: italic; padding-left: 0.5em; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 40px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1.5em; border-left-width: 3px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); padding-left: 0.5em; "><div><div><div><div><em style="font-style: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">Diane Goble is looking for backers who support her work to help <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/951154163/how-to-die-consciously-secrets-from-beyond-the-vei" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(62, 114, 167); text-decoration: none; ">kickstart</a> the publishing and marketing of her new title "How to Die Consciously: Secrets from Beyond the Veil." She is offering rewards for pledges including free autographed copies of the book (paperback and hardcover), free meditation CDs, acknowledgement of backers in the book, and one-on-one conversations with Diane.</em></div><div><em style="font-style: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "> To review her project, click <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/951154163/how-to-die-consciously-secrets-from-beyond-the-vei" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(62, 114, 167); text-decoration: none; ">here</a> and keep up with her progress on her <a href="http://dianegoble.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(62, 114, 167); text-decoration: none; ">blog</a>. If she doesn't reach her goal by April 9, no funds will be awarded and publication will be delayed indefinitely. If you'd like to see this book published, please consider making a pledge and/or passing this information on to others you think might want to help make it available to those who could benefit from this important information about end-of-life conversations and planning.</em></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br />Blessings of Hope! And sending much Love & Strength to Diane and all those who are helping to change the consciousness of the world, <a href="http://www.examiner.com/transitions-and-grief-in-national/maria-hoaglund">Dancing heart~~~~</a></span><div><br /></div><div>p.s. Here's a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysGU33iCg4A">Youtube</a> with an interview of Diane Goble. Check it out sometime!</div>Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855868326983466185.post-2762762914618116062012-03-22T10:13:00.004-07:002012-03-25T11:52:31.739-07:00What If Cannabis Really Does Cure Cancer?<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; "><br /></p><p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">I recently had the privilege of viewing a film at the Sedona Film Festival called <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnP8IugJCHM" _cke_saved_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnP8IugJCHM">"What If Cannabis Cured Cancer?"</a> It was quite an eye-opener and I have been exploring the merits of hemp and cannabis oil ever since. I'm still gathering information, but the stories I'm hearing are remarkable; and they speak for themselves.</p><p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">For instance, there is a two-part Youtube I've discovered called "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym0BSdEIjJA" _cke_saved_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym0BSdEIjJA">Prostate Cancer Cured with Cannabis Oil"</a>. And this gentleman, Dennis Hill, after being involved in cancer research for ten years at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, encountered his own personal cancer challenge. Despite a healthy lifestyle, he was not able to keep prostate cancer away - perhaps due to a hereditary component. He planned a "traditional" approach to treatment; but a friend awakened him to the fact that "Cannabis cures cancer." Dennis ended up finding quite a bit of scientific evidence that cannabis indeed does cure cancer. </p><p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">Another film you may like to view is called "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0psJhQHk_GI&feature=related" _cke_saved_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0psJhQHk_GI&feature=related">Running from the Cure</a>." This film is about a Nova Scotian man, Rick Simpson, who has openly shared the natural power of hemp/cannabis, despite its illegality. The Rick Simpson Story has been made possible by Rick Simpson and video producer Christian Laurette; and it's made free to teach us all about the fact that we can help ourselves of diseases using cannabinoids.</p><p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">Cannabis has proven to be anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmatic, and anti-bacterial. If you are dealing with any ailment - most major cancers, many chronic illnesses, migraines, depression, chronic pain, nausia, glaucoma, etc. - you may wish to look into this plant. It is available in some states - at least where the plant is legal - through dispensaries. </p><p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">Cannabis can also help with skin issues and cancer. Here is a <a href="http://dotsub.com/view/fc4e051a-1709-4e63-8a2c-912b09486c9f?utm_source=player&utm_medium=embed" _cke_saved_href="http://dotsub.com/view/fc4e051a-1709-4e63-8a2c-912b09486c9f?utm_source=player&utm_medium=embed">Youtube</a> that a friend shared with me re the stages that a man went through in his healing a nose skin cancer using Cannabis oil.</p><p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">Finally, there is a new MLM company called <a href="http://4463750.myforevergreen.org/US_Tree.html" _cke_saved_href="http://4463750.myforevergreen.org/US_Tree.html">Versativa</a> that's selling new and exciting Hemp products - through their parent company <a href="http://4463750.myforevergreen.org/US_Tree.html" _cke_saved_href="http://4463750.myforevergreen.org/US_Tree.html">Forever Green</a>. I invite you to check these companies out if you'd like to support the hemp product in our world. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or if you'd just like to learn more about the products and company. If I can't answer your question, I can steer you in the right direction!</p><p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">To our Health, Wealth, and Natural Healing & Awakening, <a href="http://www.changewithcourage.com/order.htm">Maria dancing heart~~~~ </a></p>Rev. Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12646333319948829143noreply@blogger.com2