Author: MARY

Office Manager at Ruscombe Mansion Community Health Center

What’s Preventing Me From Healing?

Posted March 18, 2017 — by Linda Watkins, CEnKP

Have you ever wondered what’s REALLY going on in your body? Ever want to “un-do,” or de-toxify from the damaging buildup in your body over time from a modern life? Have you been exposed to X rays, anesthesia, viruses, genetically modified foods, mercury from fillings, cigarettes and/or pharmaceuticals? Have you wondered if you have vitamin deficiencies or mineral malabsorption? Would you like to find out if you’ve inherited your family’s health issues and, if so, prevent them? Ever wonder what might be blocking your body from healing itself (which it is designed to do)?

Then the Asyra would interest you. Continue reading “What’s Preventing Me From Healing?”

Upcoming Photography Exhibition

Posted March 13, 2017 —

Ruscombe’s Property Steward Emeritus David Penney will be displaying his framed photos & prints for sale. All day, March 24-25, in the Conference Wellness Room. Signed hand-made gelatin-silver prints, many selenium or sepia-toned; some are 8×10″ and some 11×14″. There will be some 16×20″ prints, and some matted ones of each size. Click photos to enlarge.

Also for sale, a wide range of cameras & film equipment at a good price.

Winds of Change

Posted March 1, 2017 — by Cynthia Zanti Jabs, L.Ac.

This Spring will be like no other. Of course, each Spring is unique – in some ways. This one promises to be unlike all others in many and momentous ways.

The shoots we see emerging come Spring arise from root work that happened over the Winter. The nature of each Spring is partly determined by the nature of the root work that preceded it. Events this Winter unleashed powerful forces. So it’s easy to predict we’ll see more gusty – and gutsy – forces blowing this Spring.

Maybe it doesn’t have to be a collision course. One way to learn about conflicting currents is to watch how they play out in the natural world. This is actually the basis of Asian healing arts like acupuncture. Continue reading “Winds of Change”

Diane’s Moroccan Velvet Chickpea Soup

Posted January 30, 2017 —

Photo: nickfourtimes / CC BY-SA 2.0

This warming soup comes from Diane Finlayson, yoga therapist and Dao energy healer. The spice mix in the Velvet Moroccan soup honors traditional Ayurvedic principles of the season. Cumin and coriander are considered some of the finest digestives while cinnamon warms us against the wind. Continue reading “Diane’s Moroccan Velvet Chickpea Soup”

Uniting Our States

Posted January 26, 2017 — by Cynthia Zanti Jabs, L.Ac.

A reflection from the Women’s March on Washington

There was a brief moment that will always remind me of all that I want to remember from the weekend of the Trump Inauguration and the Women’s March in Washington. It was on Saturday, as the first speakers were taking their turns on the podium. Crowds of people were still coalescing. The density of the crowd was something I’ve hardly ever experienced. Once on the streets of Varanasi in India, once on a subway platform in New York.

Continue reading “Uniting Our States”

Paula’s Vegetarian Chili

Posted January 20, 2017 —

Photo: Angela Schmeidel Randall / CC BY 2.0

Stay warm in the cold weather with a warming chili recipe from Ruscombe practitioner Paula Derry, Ph.D., LMT.

Beans, lentils and other legumes are excellent alternatives to meat protein. They contain incomplete protein, but if you eat other foods made with seeds or grains on the same day it will provide a complete protein. For example, consider serving this vegetarian chili over organic brown rice! Continue reading “Paula’s Vegetarian Chili”

Stillness in the Dark – The Depths of Winter: Part 5 of Healing with the Seasons

Posted December 15, 2016 — by Cynthia Zanti Jabs, L.Ac.

‘It’s dark on purpose. So just listen.’

These words, from a poem called The Oracle by Lawrence Raab, tell it like it is in the Winter.

The healing gifts of Winter come with deep listening. From tapping into the depths when it’s dark. When we’re weary. When we’re afraid.

Nights are long. Days are short. The cold we step into outside requires layers of protection. Else it makes us cringe. Or makes us sick. And wears us out.

Continue reading “Stillness in the Dark – The Depths of Winter: Part 5 of Healing with the Seasons”

Holistic Healing Arts in Tumultuous Times

Posted November 30, 2016 — by Cynthia Zanti Jabs, L.Ac.

Photo: Graham Cook / CC BY 2.0

In tumultuous times, traditional healing modalities have much to offer. They help us recover from shock. They can address old wounds laid bare by dramas unfolding around us. They call us to our higher selves. They lead us to connect with others and connect with our purpose in the world. They support us in finding our footing in the presence of frightening uncertainties. They cultivate the strength and clarity we need to deal appropriately with changing circumstances.

Changes of great magnitude can wreak havoc for us physically, mentally and spiritually. Signs of strain can show up on all of these levels. We may experience changes in our sleep, concentration, breathing, balance, digestion or elimination. Any and all our major functions can be compromised. Continue reading “Holistic Healing Arts in Tumultuous Times”