One of the most important distinctions between homeopathic and allopathic medicines (and indeed, a difference from many alternative medicines as well) is the individualization of homeopathic treatment to the patient, no matter what the disease “name” is. For example, there are numerous commonly used remedies in homeopathy for problems like cough or insomnia, whereas the…
Cut the Cords That Bind You
Are you familiar with the work of Byron Katie? Her book, Loving What Is, has been quite helpful to me and other members of my family. In a nutshell, she teaches that we can reduce our suffering by resetting our lenses of perception to see things the way things really are. The first steps of…
Some Interesting Summer Reading and Viewing
From my summer Impossible Cure Newsletter: It’s summer! As I often do, I’m taking the summer to engage in a bit more rest and reflection and a bit less writing. Hence a combined July/August summer issue of the Impossible Cure Newsletter. And don’t forget: take time off this summer for some rest and reflection yourself!…
Start with What Is
In my book Active Consciousness, I have often mentioned the work of my teacher, Gary Sherman. At the beginning of a weekend workshop with him at the end of April, Gary gave the class the following piece of wisdom: A good “line up” (or state of personal alignment) is, instead of viewing our experience of…
Preparing for Summer Fun — For Kids and Ourselves
That’s a picture of my older son Izaak having some fun on the water in Canada. When he was a kid, I used to send him and my younger son Max off to a summer camp nearby, armed with their homeopathic remedy kit. Truth be told, I also had to tell them to keep it…
On Mother’s Day — A Message from Mother Earth: Don’t Mess with Gaia!
Over the past thousands of years, humanity has mastered the ability to sail the seas and soar through skies, cultivate plants and plow vast fields, communicate through telegraph, telephone, and computer, and even fly to the Moon and back. But there is one lesson that we never seem to be able to learn: “You can’t…
I’m quitting the National Women’s Health Network
I’ve been a contributor to the National Women’s Health Network for over 30 years. Here is a letter that I wrote to them today. Dear National Women’s Health Network, I have been a loyal supporter and contributor to your organization since 1983. Unfortunately, I am withdrawing my support from your organization after discovering that…
What Is the Meaning of Life?
Recently, I was asked to contribute to a blog, Excellence Reporter, that includes articles by a variety of leaders, writers, musicians, artists, poets, CEOs, laymen, etc. that answer a single question: What Is the Meaning of Life? I hope you enjoy my response to this rather daunting question! The Meaning of Life Much of my…
April is Autism Awareness Month!
It’s already over a year since the last statistics came out from the CDC — saying that 1:68 children are now autistic. Since autism is much more prevalent in boys than in girls, that boils down to 1:42 boys (more than 2%) and 1:189 girls. In general, the CDC statistics are based on older data…
Impossible Cure — the AUDIO BOOK — Is Here!
Last fall, I worked for two months with a professional audio engineer and finally narrated the audio book version of Impossible Cure. I’m pleased to report that it is now available through Audible, and specifically, on Amazon and iTunes. Please check it out and spread the word about this new version of Impossible Cure! While…