18th May 2013

I have been teaching shiatsu for 40 years, and was very engaged with treating patients as a health practitioner in Trinidad in the mid 80s when I had a wholefoods shop in Port of Spain and San Fernando.

During that period, I worked with many patients who had issues with high blood pressure and diabetes. Many of these patients fully recovered from these health challenges. Yes: you read it correctly, there were diabetic patients who came to see me and who followed the dietary guidelines, exercises and life style changes that I recommended, and who were able to stop taking medication for their diabetes, and began living vibrant lives.

Recently, some friends and former clients in Trinidad and Tobago invited me to do a program on this issue as they felt that there were other approaches than what was being presented that could make a difference.

WHY NOW?

T&T has the highest percentage of people with diabetes in the western hemisphere.

T&T is 5th in the world in diabetes per capita

1 in 4 hospital admissions in T&T is attributed to diabetes

In 2007, diabetes was the second most comon cause of death listed in T&T

Diabetes is likely to be under-reported as a cause of death.

Overweight/obesity: 1 in 8 people in T&T are overweight. 80% of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight.

Blindness Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in T&T

My projection for 2025 is that Trinidad and Tobago will have the highest incidence of diabetes of any nation in the world. This may sound outrageous of me, but when I look at the figures and read about what is in place and planned for dealing with it I am left, unfortunately, with no other conclusion. This one-day program at UWI is about addressing these concerns.

Course Outline

* Skillful ways of managing diabetes using Marma points and essential oils

* Normalizing blood pressure issues using Marma points and essential oils

* Skills for handling computer stress on the eyes, body and mind.

* Facial tune-up using Marma points for those feeling stressed out and exhausted.

* Exercises to do while sitting in your chair

* PLUS: Rex will go through the tips in Chapter 2 of his book “Spa Massage For Face, Neck and Shoulders” entitled HOW TO LOOK AFTER YOURSELF

WHAT YOU WILL GET

You will be empowered by fully participating in the simple procedures that Rex will demonstrate.

Practical and relevant dietary recommendations will be given for the T&T context.

You will experience how to use the essential oils that Rex recommends.

You will get a copy of Rex’s “Spa Massage For Face, Neck and Shoulders” book which is yours to keep.

Rex will show you where the Marma points are for diabetes and high blood pressure and how to use them to improve your health and energy.

Rex will take you through a Marma point “Self Massage Ritua”l that will brighten your face and enhance your looks.

A fun and joyful experience of health and well being.

Location: UWI St Agustine

Dates: Saturday May 18th 2013

Times: 0930 hrs to 1730 hrs lunch break 13:00 hrs to 14:00 hrs.

Contact:

To Register for this course & for more information, please contact:

Anya at 1868 742 8242 ……or Fallon at  1868  396 7683

Places limited.

I have been teaching Shiatsu for almost 40 years. In the last 6 years, I have observed a huge level of exhaustion among an exceedingly high percentage of my clients.”When I ask about their lifestyle, the constant shadow that has been an ongoing companion with all of these super-exhausted clients has been endless hours spent on the computer and the incessant use of their cell phones.

Also typically present was a core restlessness, with an inability to have deep restful sleep. They would often describe what they were going through as “being dry and burnt out”. Because of this, I have had to create a whole new approach to my shiatsu. I call it SHIATSU DETOX!

Location: Via Aquilonia 61, Roma.
Dates: Saturday October 20th – Sunday October 21st 2012
Times: 10:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs Saturday & Sunday – lunch break 13:00 hrs to 14:30 hrs.

Cost of Seminar: 157.30 €

Checking for signs of electromagnetic toxicity

Participants are requested to abstain from the use of electronic devices (i.e. cell phones, computers, iPods, blackberries etc) from 9 a.m. Saturday October 20th till 7 a.m. Monday October 22nd 2012. 
Is that even possible? Well, it is about commitment. Of course, you can do it how you like, but then this course is just another set of information that you can constantly check on your computer search engines. I am inviting you by participating in this course to have a very clear experience.

Course Outline

• Ways of diagnosing electronic toxicity
• Eliminating adrenal exhaustion
• Major acupoints and meridians that are affected by electronic toxicity and how to treat them
• Exercises to shake off electronic toxicity
• Shiatsu protocol for removing electronic toxicity from the body
• Use of moxa to restore core constitutional energy
• Simple chi gung for the lymph system
• Shiatsu techniques for restoring the energy of the eyes
• Shiatsu techniques for restoring your listening capacity
• Essential oils and Marma Points for electronic smog.

There will be a lot more to share about working with Marma Points and Young Living Essential Oils. Some of this I will be teaching for the first time, and it is truly transformative when combined with Ritual Protocols.

How Do I Know if I Need This Course?

• Do you have difficulties relaxing and letting go, and just being?
• Do you find it difficult to just sit and be quiet (i.e. do nothing, just be)?
• Is your sleep disturbed?
• Is it virtually impossible for you to fall asleep as if you are taken over by some outside force?
• Do you wake with tight jaws and a tense neck?
• Are you easily upset when your time and/or space are interrupted by someone or some event?
• Have you become so egocentric that you have lost the ability to hear the viewpoint of friends & family?
• Do you find that your capacity to make decisions is erratic and often tinged with emotional outbursts?

If most of these things are true for you, now is the time to stop, and cultivate some new habits. This programme will give you those skills, and empower you with new possibilities.

Contact:
To Register for this course & for more information, please contact:

Felice Pironti,
POLARIS SHIATSU INSTITUTE,
Viale della Primavera 141 – 00172. Roma, Italia.
www.shiatsu-polaris.it
shiatsu@shiatsu-polaris.it

Tel: 320.2233470

In addition to the regular head on their shoulders another “head” has arisen, an instinctual response head that demands sleep and recovery, and the head on their shoulders is confused, because all of ITS directives are to keep going, to keep listening, to keep doing, to not miss out on the LATEST THING. “Always Running Late” is a shadow that is now constantly there along with the second head. Got to rush, always more to do, always in “Catch Up” mode. This seems to be the story of people’s lives in the big cities. Obviously, when one has a second head, one is starting to have mental problems. To quote Colin Espie, director of the University of Glasgow Sleep Centre in a reference to insomnia ,”We’re talking about the most common mental health problem in the UK, and probably the world.”

There is now a momentum in the lives of city dwellers to just keep going; that to switch off is literally not an available option. People have become part of an electrical circuit- something electrical has to be constantly on the go around them, that is what is needed for them to feel normal. They don’t realize that electricity is an ON thing, it has no reality when OFF. Many people’s lives are now like that, and smiles of happiness are no longer present on their faces. “Being” is a forgotten experience, and sleep is rapidly becoming the major problem in their lives.

What To Do About It?

I have observed that with some people you have to tiptoe around this subject; it is as though you are walking on egg shells to even approach it. This observation comes from my experiences in the last three years with some clients who get very annoyed or even angry if I bring up the subject. However, as I work on their bodies it is very evident that they are in dire need of sleep. I guess laying on the couch is already a major breakthrough for them, to just lay there and do nothing. Having someone then bring up the subject of sleep and tiredness is an experience they just do not want to handle. Some of you reading this may have a similar response.

Let me share with you some effective approaches drawn from almost forty years of working on bodies and chatting with thousands of patients, clients and students.

1. Slow down before bedtime. Switch off all those electrical things that are now part of our everyday lives, i.e. cell phones, computers, TVs, mp3 players, iPods and  all those other bits and pieces. Do that at least thirty minutes before bedtime.

2. Soak your feet in a basin of hot water into which you have put 2 tablespoons of sea salt. Give yourself 15 minutes of this, rubbing your toes and the soles of your feet as they soak. No radio, no TV: remember, we are in that 30 minute zone where nothing electrical is happening. Just be, just switch off. You may find that having a kettle of boiling water close by can be useful, as after 5 minutes the hot water will begin to feel cool

3. Massage your feet with a Young Living Essential Oil called Peace and Calming, especially the soles of your feet.

http://www.youngliving.com/en_GB/essential-oil-blends/Peace-And-Calming

In my next article about sleep I will explain how to use Marma points with The Young Living Essential Oils to get even deeper levels of sleep that is truly blissful and rejuvenative. First lets make sure that being able to fall asleep easily happens before getting into taking your sleep experience to more profound dimensions.

4. Head to bed, the snooze is just around the corner waiting for you

What To Do if I have the Sleeping Tablet habit?

This is a challenging situation, and many people think they can just stop whenever they want. In the majority of cases, this is not true, and may very well need the help of a health professional. My suggestion would be to explore working with a homeopath, acupuncturist or someone from that type of background. I hesitate to suggest allopathic medicine, as more medication is probably the recommendation that will be made. If one has patience and a willingness to change one’s lifestyle and move in a very different direction with nutrition and exercise, then this will work wonders. Exercise is best carried out in an environment that is away from machines and electrically-dominated gyms. The body needs to detox. I know that is a big “buzzword” these days, but the key is what you do after the detox, how you adjust your life and eating habits etc. This is the key for the detox process to work.  It would be useful to read an article from the BBC website which outlines very clearly the challenges facing people who have become addicted to the sleeping tablet fix. Check it here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1182066.stm

As I mentioned earlier Gary Young’s procedure is truly profound and without his map and orientation what I am about to write could not be written.  It has been said that when there is a conflict between reason and feeling, human beings will always side with feeling.  I am quoting this from the Feelings Kit Ritual text. Dr Young  says I quote and this is really up ones’ nostril what he says “99% of life’s decisions are made from feelings, therefore if you want your life to be guided by good decisions that lead to health, happiness and fulfillment, you need to be aware of your present feelings and to learn how to release the repressed emotions of the past.”

Anyone who works in the field of the healing arts knows that the above statement is a bull’s eye statement. How to take that Bull’s eye statement into your life that it makes a difference and empowers you?

The Ritual that I am about to outline from the Feelings Kit text with the added dimension of Marma points in those locations is your guideline. The 6 oils used in this Ritual are VALOR, HARMONY, FORGIVENESS, RELEASE, PRESENT TIME and INNER CHILD.

Please, a major request; give quality time to doing this and have the space of your bedroom be tidy and free of clutter. In other words give the Essential Oils and Ritual you are about to do a sense of honour and gratitude. That you are now holding in your hands something that has been produced with much love and attention to great detail. It is there to support you and your life. This mindset will create quantum breakthroughs in your relationship with the oils.

We begin with VALOR which you rub on the soles of your feet. Valor helps to balance and equalize the body’s energies, this allows an increase in oxygen to the pineal gland which is the seat of our higher intelligence and intuitive faculties. There are 2 Marma points that I wish to highlight when you rub the soles of your feet with Valor. There is Parshni and Pada Madhya. Parshni is located at the back of the heel. Make sure some of the Valor oil goes to this location and that you rub it in as you have some physical benefits from doing this; helps circulation in the feet, brings balance to the energies in the pelvic cavity which can help alleviate discomfort in the ovaries or prostate. Pada Madhya is located a third of the distance from the second toe to the heel in line with the second toe. Valor on this point will support your sense of balance, it calms the mind and relieves stress along with helping with headaches. Many will find that their Insomnia is helped when a little attention is given to this point when doing the Ritual. This point is also related to the Pancreas and Diaphragm.

The second oil we use is HARMONY.

HARMONY balances the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems. This supports our sense of confidence. Gary Young has an insightful quote about confidence “the biggest sin is not having confidence in yourself, he who lacks confidence lacks life.”

One drop of Harmony is massaged on each of the energy centres along the spine; they are Coccyx, Sacrum, Lumbar, Dorsal, Cervical where neck meets shoulders and Medulla, the hollow area at the centre of the base of skull. Then the Pineal which is the centre of the forehead and commonly known as the brow chakra or Ajna.

At the Coccyx there is the Marma Point TRIK, using HARMONY here can have a beneficial influence on the urinary tract along with the reproductive system. Can also be helpful with hemorrhoids and rectal discomfort.

At the Sacrum there is KATI, this is a bilateral point which is located in the first posterior sacral foramen i.e. this is the first “hole” on either side of the sacrum. Massaging KATI with Harmoy will tend to have a beneficial influence on bladder function, the ovaries and fallopian tubes, sacro-iliac discomfort and impotence. Obviously you do not have to work on these points specifically as massaging the locations that Gary speaks about will shift the emotional blockages. I am just taking the opportunity to let you know that other benefits can be taking place if you spend those extra few minutes to make friends with these Marma points.

At the lumbar region there is VRUKKA, this is  at the lower side of Dorsal 12 just above Lumbar 1. This is the location where the last rib is next to the spine, just under it. HARMONY massaged on VRUKKA can help Kidney, Bladder and Adrenal function. This is a major point for high stress levels, wonderful point for people with sleeping problems. Good point for edema of the legs and feet. If you can, it is good to turn the bottle of Harmony on both thumbs and then use both thumbs to simultaneously massage this point as you allow yourself to breathe deeply through your mouth.

At the Dorsal region there is PRUSTHA, this is really 3 bilateral points on either side of the lower spinous processes of Dorsal 3, 4 and 5.  These marma points have a strong influence on the Heart Chakra; regulating the finctioning of the heart and lungs. Wonderful points for releasing pent up emotions which in its own way does bring a calmness to mind and sense of self. Somehow when HARMONY is massaged in this area it helps dissolve a lot of internal chatter.

At the Cervical region there is MANYAMANI which is located on Cervical 7. When you bend your head forward this is the vertebra that sticks out from the others at the base of your neck. This point when massaged with HARMONY helps to regulate the pituitary and thyroid glands. Good point for easing stress, stiff neck and tingling and numbness in the hands and fingers. As you work on the Marma points allow yourself to breathe deeply, awareness on ALLOW; the sighing breaths through the mouth at times help dissolve deeper levels of stress and emotional stagnation.

At the Medulla there is KRIKATIKA, which is at the base of the skull. HARMONY massaged into this point helps to relieve headaches, stress and muscular tension in the body, benefits the respiratory system. Can help with ringing in the ears. Helpful point to restore balance from grief stricken experiences. When massaging this point with HARMONY make sure that you tilt your head back slightly and let your jaws drop so you are breathing through your mouth. I like to do this point standing up and sensing the ground below my feet as I massage KRIKATIKA.

On the forehead there is AJNA which is on the midline of the forehead a middle finger width above the eyebrows or more anatomically correct the glabella. HARMONY massaged here in the Feelings Kit ritual which is the point you will be massaging anyhow  helps memory, relieves headaches, calms the mind, helps with ADHD, facilitates 0ptimal functioning of the pineal gland and pituitary gland. It is a wonderful point to massage for eyestrain.

We now move to FORGIVENESS. In all emotional work, this is a key factor. An unwillingness to move on from the pain, hurt etc means there remains a stuck quality. One of the gifts of the Young Living Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils is that you do FEEL a support in the process of things changing emotionally for you especially if your eating habits are starting to move away from the sugars and dairy food. Something starts feeling smoother in the process.

FORGIVENESS is massaged into the navel which is a Marma point called NABHI. This point has 72,000 nadis connected to it. It impacts on all internal organs of the body especially those related to the digestive system. It relieves abdominal pain and distension. Gary outlines a 5 step procedure which you go through mentally as you process forgiveness. I have also observed that as you do the process, there are some days where the key on evenings before going to sleep could be about YOU forgiving yourself as you fell down with some value system that you hold dearly. Then this is what needs to be addressed i.e. you forgiving yourself. Put 3 drops on the navel, I find it best done laying down when you do this and massage FORGIVENESS into NABHI.

We now come to RELEASE, which is about releasing negative energy which has built up in the blood and then gets locked away in the Liver. You stick your tongue out and allow a drop of RELEASE to fall onto it and just slowly hold that in your mouth. Then slowly swallow it as you feel it moving  into your stomach and eventually into your blood and supporting your Liver to Release these stagnant emotions and toxins. I find it supportive to drink some water after doing this. You also need to reinforce this by rubbing RELEASE over the Liver area on the right side of your ribs. Put about 3 drops onto your fingers and rub it into the area.

PRESENT TIME is the next oil to use, this is massaged into JATRU. This point is the flat bone at the top of the sternum just below the suprasternal notch. JATRU supports the body’s immune system, it helps to eliminate toxicity,helps the lungs and throat, regulates the thyroid glands, supports spleen function, helps with speech disorders and releases suppressed emotions. I like to do PRESENT TIME massage on JATRU standing up sensing being in the moment. I also tap the point with a one two rhythm a few times. At night time my eyes are very slightly cast down. On mornings they are slightly cast upwards. Interesting the meaning of JATRU is to preserve or maintain, hence bringing you into the present.

Finally we move to INNER CHILD. As Gary Young says “when you are a child all things are possible. There are no limitations. When you find your Inner Child you have found your true self. The child in you is your creativity.”

Apply one drop of INNER CHILD onto the pad of your thumb and then place your thumb onto the roof of your mouth then walk backwards for 7 steps. Take your thumb out of your mouth when you walk forward. Doing this changes the rotation in the pelvis, elongating the spine and decompressing the discs in your back.

Do this Ritual for 30 days and experience the magic. Welcome to a new YOU.

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This is a program that I recommend highly for anyone who is doing body work; especially where their patients are suffering from emotional trauma and/or Spinal distortions. The Raindrop technique will make a vast difference and create enormous benefits. I will be assisting Rebeccah Steele in this program.

Rebeccah has been treating her patients with this technique for more than 7 years and has run numerous trainings in Europe and Australia in this method. This is a wonderful opportunity to create a quantum step in your healing protocols.

The Back – Is it holding you back?

How to view the back.
Diagnostic approaches looking at structure, skin features, colouration, vertebrae, internal organs, acupuncture points and marma points. Also ancestral influences.

Techniques for treating the back.
Exercises, Sotai, Structural integration, Shiatsu approaches including protocols, Yu Points and ways of working with them, Marma Points, Essential Oils, Moxa.

• Home remedies for the back.
• Modern stresses, back problems and ways of approaching this issue.
• Disturbing emotions, back problems and ways to resolve this.
• Exercises & approaches for body workers to stabilize themselves & ENJOY being in their bodies.

Contact: Ambra
tel: +39 3492649210.
email: ambra.ventura [@] hotmail.it
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Ambra is fluent in English.

Price: €180.

One of the things I remember vividly was a time when he was working in London for 2 weeks. This was at a location where I worked. One week he worked in one room adjoining a garden on the north side of the property. The week he worked in that room the flowers blossomed on that side of the garden adjoining the room; I never saw them flourish with such vibrancy. The following week he worked in another room which adjoined the garden on the south side and the flowers on that side of the garden blossomed again the bountifulness of the blossoms were truly phenomenal.

Yet with all this presence, Dr.Trogawa was one of the most humble persons I ever met, he also carried a mischievous sense of humour that was so surprising that anytime it occurred it always struck people who did not know him like thunder. They could not believe that in his soft spoken holy manner he could bring such subtle nuances to situations in a flash of a few words that left everyone laughing.

Professionally, his skills as a doctor and diagnostician were in a realm that I never experienced or saw in almost 40 years being around healing and holistic health care. A very good friend of mine was going through a heavy stressful period having returned from a long journey to the East where he had picked up “an entity” from being in the midst of conflicts between certain organizations. This was identified by Kirlian photographs in his aura. Whatever he did to change this had no effect. He saw Dr. Trogawa for an appointment, but never told him the whole background to what he was going through except that his energy was very disturbed and that he was not feeling himself.

After 2 minutes of taking his pulse and going through his diagnostic procedures. Dr. Trogawa told him that he had picked up a disturbing energy from an overseas journey and pinpointed where on his body it was located. He then showed him some breathing exercises to do. Two weeks later my friend was back to his usual self with no reoccurrence some 5 years later.

From time to time on his visits to London, I had the opportunity to chat with him and seek guidance. He always highlighted one thing; keep a calm peaceful mind, regardless what is happening in your life, this will always help you. I am still working to accomplish this, as one would say; it is a work in progress.

Fortunately, we have the good fortune that his legacy is being maintained by his nephew Dr. Teinlay Trogawa who he personally trained and who now runs his Chagpori Tibetan Medical Institute. This was the first medical college that was established in Tibet in 1696 by the regent of the Great 5th Dalai Lama. This college was completely destroyed by the occupying forces of China in 1959. Then in 1992 it was re-established in Darjeeling, India by Trogawa Rinpoche.

Personally, I am passionate about seeing that Dr. Trogawa Rinpoche’s legacy continue and the skills he developed and way of working with them be passed on to future generations. For this reason I invite visitors to my website to send donations to;

  Chagpori Tibetan Medical Institute.

Robert is known for the comprehensive approach to Ayurvedic lifestyle management and detoxification in his book, Tibetan Ayurveda, as well as works in other fields, including Nine Star Ki astrology, practical applications of Buddhist wisdom, and death and dying. Together, Melanie and Robert have written Ayurvedic Spa, which outlines the various Indian and Tibetan bodywork methods best suited to spas, private aesthetic and massage practice, and home remedies and regimens. They are featured regularly in spa and wellness magazines worldwide.”

“Bob and Melanie have been students and friends of mine for more than 35 years. What they do and teach is integrated into who they are, they walk their talk totally. They can certainly help you in their areas of expertise.” – Rex

For more information see – http://www.diamondwayayurveda.com/

Anne Marie facilitates deep growth and transformation using a variety of healing modalities. She offers a compassionate, safe and supportive environment and draws on 20 years of experience to create a unique holistic therapeutic model.

“She is constantly pushing the boundaries of her work in the outer dimension with her skills, and what is so exceptional to meet, continuing to access deeper levels of being. You are truly in safe hands having her as your therapist.” – Rex

For more information www.soundsoul.org

Kapala massaged with YLEO Joy will also lower stress levels and has a calming effect on the mind. Gently massaging Shankha with Joy or another oil blend from the same company called BRAIN POWER on this point helps decrease acidity in the body, can help with cases of vertigo and ringing in the ears. This point combined with this oil is a great help for Tempero Mandibular Joint problems. Migraine sufferers may very well find that using the Brain Power Essential Oil blend on this point will have a soothing effect on the head and nervous system. These are some of the simple applications of these 2 Young Living Essential Oils on these two points.

You can use my Young Living International ID No. 1117477 to order any of the mentioned oils.

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