Water Time

The word Winter translates into "time of water". This season announces itself with frost on the car and a crunching sound underfoot. Then the freezing rain, sleet and snow come down from the clouds to cleanse the earth of debris left-over from Autumn. A clear cold stillness is ever-present as we proceed into the deepest and darkest months of the Water time. No movement on the surface of the land but underneath the frozen water there is a great deal of activity happening. Winter is time to replenish our reserves, by sleeping more and eating nourishing vegetables such as squash and dark leafy greens. Drink plenty of liquids and take in the quietness of this season.

Key Words:
Will, Flow, Cleanse, Endurance, Reserve, Ambition

In Greek mythology: Hades, God of the underworld, separates Demeter, Goddess of the earth from her much loved daughter Persephone. He drags Persephone into the underworld to be his wife. Demeter is devastated and while she searches for her daughter, the crops wither and the weather turns cold.

In an earlier version of this same myth, Persephone willingly goes into the underworld to receive the newly dead. She says,"I am Persephone, I have come to be your guide. You have left your earthly bodies and now reside here in the realm of the dead. Come to me now, and I will initiate each of you into your new world." From Genia Pauli Haddon's, Uniting the Sex Self and Spirit, Plus publications 1993, Pg.111. Demeter waits for Persephone's return and in her sorrow forbids new plants to grow, everything withers and dies. As Demeter sits lost in grief, the green shoots of the crocus plant push up from the earth. The crocus plants begin to chant "Persephone returns!" Persephone returns!" Persephone emerges from the underworld and reunites with Demeter, they embrace and laugh, dance and renew the earth with Spring and wood energy. This cycle repeats itself every year.

Metal Time

Sometime around the middle of October, we wake up and notice a chill in the air. The leaves are half-way fallen from the trees and there is a deep melancholic feeling at the center of our chest. It is the arrival of the Metal Element. Red, orange, yellow, brown and indigo, a visual feast of color. The trees and plants drop their bounty, to be returned to the earth and to decompose, enriching the soil for next year's growth.
Letting go of the old and taking in the new is the mantra of Metal season.
"The essence which is distilled from rotting and dead matter is the essence which the Metal element itself represents." J. R. Worsley
Key words:
Death, Decline, Decompostion, Enrich, Essence, Inspiration

Metal season is a spiritual time where we are privleged to witness the transformation that occurs within the earth. Organic matter rots and turns into rich humus, essential for next year's harvest. A metaphor for our own personal growth as we use the rubbish in our lives and turn it into wealth.

Earth Time

Summer light becomes golden, the cicadas sing their ceaseless anthem.A hearty dusty feeling pervades the landscape. The horse drawn wagon pulls us slowly and steadily forward, we hear the echoes of the hooves as they hit the packed earth clop, clippity -clop, clip pity -clop…

This season creeps upon us. It is only when the harvest, the season of nourishment encompasses us fully that we find ourselves immersed in Earth time.It is the season of harvest, reaping the bounty of the dark earth to feed us on a physical and spiritual level. We need total nourishment. Just as a mother giver her love unconditionally to her child, we find the earth offering us the foundations for a nourished body, mind and spirit.
“We mainly feed our bodies pay little attention to the spirit.” J. R Worsley With out proper digestion and assimilation we can not utilize the energy from our food, leaving us depleted, empty and ungrounded.

Key Words: Stability, Nourishment, Mother
Abundance, Distribution, Store

Earth, a time to feed ourselves physically with fresh fruits and vegetables, spiritually with practice and grounding. Digest and relax, appreciate the cycles of energy as they transform within and without.

Fire Time

As the temperature rises and the heat of the sun descends upon us, we move into the time of Fire.

This is the most Yang time of year. The sun resides at it’s zenith, the warmth pervades every dark corner. Flowers blossom displaying their striking beauty and color like fireworks. Bees buzz with the business of pollination. Plants and animals alike express their full potential of energy. Days are longer with more light, invoking the impetus to connect with others. The feeling of joy and lightness spread outward.

Connection, Love, Joy, Communication, Warmth, Openness

“When the king is happy the whole of the kingdom cannot fail to be happy too”. J.R Worsley

The job requirement of the supreme controller is spreading warmth and unconditional generosity/ love.If that organ’s energy is out of balance, everything within us falls apart. The spark is dulled, fear and anxiety run unchecked,. Our spirit has no place to rest and settle.
Summer is a time to connect with others, to be active and use our full potential of energy to create balance and health in our lives.

Open House

Dear valued client,
You are invited to an Open HouseFriday June 11th, 2010 from 5pm -8pm
291 Wall StreetSuite 2A Kingston
Come and see the new office space
View the art show : Claudia Engel, Watercolors 2010
Participate in a raffle
Light fare and music
See what other services are offered in suite 2A
Special promotion -10% off Gift certificates purchased @ open house OR Free cupping session with purchase of a Gift certificate.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Jipala
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An authentic bow strikes a chord with everyone. Children bow with their ears when they hush to listento crickets and frogs. An artist bows with a paintbrush as he or she touches it to the palette. The old man in the park bows to the ducks in the pond. Everyone bows to something. When we understand the power of bowing, we find ourselves secretly nodding to the goodness that is everywhere, and each time we raise our heads, our dignity radiates a little further.Roger Guest, A Tender Heart of Sadness, Aventine Press, CA 2009 Pg.139.

An average appointment begins with an intake session. If it is a new patient, I ask lots of questions and get to know the person presenting. If it is a recurring patient, I follow up from the previous meeting and find out if there have been new developments or changes. This is a concentrated time spent focused on current issues and symptoms. The treatment begins as I take the pulses, my version of bowing and assess the musculoskeletal system. I choose my points with care, taking into consideration the information gleaned from the intake, the musculoskeletal evaluation and the pulses. Keeping in mind the patient’s own expression of health and their desired outcome, I weave the points and their stories, essential oils, and Bach flower remedies into an amalgamated treatment. The goal is always to keep people moving in the direction of integrated health.

“Thank you so much for your session last week! It felt good to be able to share one of my biggest concerns and have it addressed through the treatment and the follow up herb. I thank you for the previous watershed session that truly helped me unlock a lifetime block and aided in dramatic healing. Thank you, thank you! -you've been a blessing in so many ways!”-Deborah

Wood Time

I set some mung beans to soak. The jar is in on the windowsill in the sunlight.The beans are sprouting little tails.The rays of sun inspire activity.We are driven outdoors to suck in the fresh air and light.To move our cramped contained limbs.At last, the first stirrings of the long awaited …Spring.
Vision, Hope, Purpose, Birth, Regeneration, Growth

It is Wood time- Break free from stagnation.
Invoke visions, plans and journeys. Get motivated!

January Discount

Happy New Year!
May 2010 be a good one.
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