Sharley_S
10-28-2005, 02:59 PM
Hello everyone,
I am so looking forward to becoming a part of this group! My first introduction to holistic healing came about more than a decade ago when I read the "Toa of Sex Health and Longevity". It made so much sense to me, I was an instant 'believer' and have since, passionately pursued much information in the areas of health and spirituality. Although I am now a practicing Catholic, I have never forgotten the wise council I recieved from that book and others like it. However, like so many things I have come to agree with, believe in, my actual 'practice' of these ideals has been sporadic at best.
When I first stumbled upon this site, I was desparetely seeking something--anything-- that could transform me back to my former (energetic, easy going, happy) self. I felt much to young to feel this old. A few years ago I discovered that I cannot tolerate dairy or wheat products, I also started taking digestive enzymes. This offered me significant improvement in my symptoms; lethargy, bloating, angry outbursts. At this time, I also greatly reduced my sugar and meat intake, and attempted to eat mostly raw organic produce with some whole grains (except wheat). However, like I mentioned above, my attempts tend to be sporadic, and as soon as I started feeling better it wasn't long before I would slip back into old habits. Reading this site reminded me of what I had read in the "Tao of S. H. & E." a long time ago. And although I was interested in doing a colonic way back then and a few other times since, I never did it because it seemed too complicated. I considered going to a clinic, but couldn't quite bring myself to do something that intimate with a total stranger, (what if I later ran into the clinician at the grocery store or something--eewh!). At first, just the reminder of the importance of high colonic cleansing (that I got from browsing this site) I thought would be enough to get me to do it and I even considered doing it on my own, thinking surely that after all the books that I read etc... I would be able to. But then I thought about the reason that I've always had trouble putting into practice the bits of wisdom and inspiration that I've gathered over the years. I then realized, my biggest problem has always been... LACK OF SUPPORT. How many times have I heard myself say to my husband, my friends, "If only I had one other person to do this with, I know I could do it!" I'm constantly second guessing myself and I'm hyper-sensitive to the looks I get from people that to me say, "your a nut case" and I quickly lose steam as a result. The one really out there thing that I recently embarked on and completed was choosing to give birth to my most recent child at home with only my husband present. But my husband was a supportive participant, so I had that going for me. I really think that Jos-hua is on to something with this approach. It is one thing to read a 'recipe' in a book, it is another thing to talk to the person who made it or at least has ongoing experience in the doing of it.
My husband was initially very skeptical about me spending so much money in order to recieve information that, in his mind, I already had accesss to for free. But I then reminded him of the various (large) bills that we have paid out to Doctors of all types; Natropaths, traditional western M.D.s, & even mental health practioners in an attempt to restore me to my true and healthful self. For example; I would go to my natropath, spend a lot of money on supplements and experience temporary relief only to return to my old ways once benefits started to taper off. Then, feeling certain that I was having a heart attack due to my long term feeling of ill health combined with a more recent, intense, feeling of pain in my chest, I went to a traditional M.D., only to come home with a piece of paper stating that I had 'chest wall pain' and to take advil (cost for this useless piece of information: $350.00). Then there are the mental health practioners who, after merely hearing my list of symptoms, put me on anti-depressants. That was a nightmare! I knew I wasn't depressed about anything other than my lack of vitality, and those drugs wreaked havoc on my system, not to mention, they were not the least bit consistent with what I believe to be true about long term health and vitality-at least for me. I finally was able to convince my husband that if I could truly do this on my own with the information I already had, then I would never have called those other practioners. What am I paying for when I go to them? Their expertise. The thing is, I'm always paying for their expertise according to THEIR school of thought which isn't consistent with my own. And this site offers me 'expertise-tried and true' in a school of thought that is consistent with my own intuitive logic. Plus, as I mentioned to my husband, if we agree with this type of 'personal responsibility healthcare' (which he does) then why are we so willing to pay so much to a health care provider that we don't necessarily agree with, when we run into trouble, but not one that we do.
In conclusion, I am very eager to begin work with all of you and happy to support, with my dollars and input, all that Jos-hua has apparently worked very hard to lay out for us. Thank you all for your inspiring testamonials.
Sharley
I am so looking forward to becoming a part of this group! My first introduction to holistic healing came about more than a decade ago when I read the "Toa of Sex Health and Longevity". It made so much sense to me, I was an instant 'believer' and have since, passionately pursued much information in the areas of health and spirituality. Although I am now a practicing Catholic, I have never forgotten the wise council I recieved from that book and others like it. However, like so many things I have come to agree with, believe in, my actual 'practice' of these ideals has been sporadic at best.
When I first stumbled upon this site, I was desparetely seeking something--anything-- that could transform me back to my former (energetic, easy going, happy) self. I felt much to young to feel this old. A few years ago I discovered that I cannot tolerate dairy or wheat products, I also started taking digestive enzymes. This offered me significant improvement in my symptoms; lethargy, bloating, angry outbursts. At this time, I also greatly reduced my sugar and meat intake, and attempted to eat mostly raw organic produce with some whole grains (except wheat). However, like I mentioned above, my attempts tend to be sporadic, and as soon as I started feeling better it wasn't long before I would slip back into old habits. Reading this site reminded me of what I had read in the "Tao of S. H. & E." a long time ago. And although I was interested in doing a colonic way back then and a few other times since, I never did it because it seemed too complicated. I considered going to a clinic, but couldn't quite bring myself to do something that intimate with a total stranger, (what if I later ran into the clinician at the grocery store or something--eewh!). At first, just the reminder of the importance of high colonic cleansing (that I got from browsing this site) I thought would be enough to get me to do it and I even considered doing it on my own, thinking surely that after all the books that I read etc... I would be able to. But then I thought about the reason that I've always had trouble putting into practice the bits of wisdom and inspiration that I've gathered over the years. I then realized, my biggest problem has always been... LACK OF SUPPORT. How many times have I heard myself say to my husband, my friends, "If only I had one other person to do this with, I know I could do it!" I'm constantly second guessing myself and I'm hyper-sensitive to the looks I get from people that to me say, "your a nut case" and I quickly lose steam as a result. The one really out there thing that I recently embarked on and completed was choosing to give birth to my most recent child at home with only my husband present. But my husband was a supportive participant, so I had that going for me. I really think that Jos-hua is on to something with this approach. It is one thing to read a 'recipe' in a book, it is another thing to talk to the person who made it or at least has ongoing experience in the doing of it.
My husband was initially very skeptical about me spending so much money in order to recieve information that, in his mind, I already had accesss to for free. But I then reminded him of the various (large) bills that we have paid out to Doctors of all types; Natropaths, traditional western M.D.s, & even mental health practioners in an attempt to restore me to my true and healthful self. For example; I would go to my natropath, spend a lot of money on supplements and experience temporary relief only to return to my old ways once benefits started to taper off. Then, feeling certain that I was having a heart attack due to my long term feeling of ill health combined with a more recent, intense, feeling of pain in my chest, I went to a traditional M.D., only to come home with a piece of paper stating that I had 'chest wall pain' and to take advil (cost for this useless piece of information: $350.00). Then there are the mental health practioners who, after merely hearing my list of symptoms, put me on anti-depressants. That was a nightmare! I knew I wasn't depressed about anything other than my lack of vitality, and those drugs wreaked havoc on my system, not to mention, they were not the least bit consistent with what I believe to be true about long term health and vitality-at least for me. I finally was able to convince my husband that if I could truly do this on my own with the information I already had, then I would never have called those other practioners. What am I paying for when I go to them? Their expertise. The thing is, I'm always paying for their expertise according to THEIR school of thought which isn't consistent with my own. And this site offers me 'expertise-tried and true' in a school of thought that is consistent with my own intuitive logic. Plus, as I mentioned to my husband, if we agree with this type of 'personal responsibility healthcare' (which he does) then why are we so willing to pay so much to a health care provider that we don't necessarily agree with, when we run into trouble, but not one that we do.
In conclusion, I am very eager to begin work with all of you and happy to support, with my dollars and input, all that Jos-hua has apparently worked very hard to lay out for us. Thank you all for your inspiring testamonials.
Sharley