The process of creation and manifestation of Healing

What I will talk about today is that process of creation and manifestation of healing. Many have heard of it or read about it without giving it a second thought. But once you do, you can alter your life experience.

The process of creation/manifestation of healing is quite simple and works BUT one as to not simply want healing but as to act as healed, FEEL as healed. Most inner thoughts and feelings we have about ourselves or life are rooted in Love/Acceptance or Fear/Denial. We are creators, we are using the creative force of Life/Universe every single instant of our lives! In order to heal, we must first choose it and be in action!

Now, more about Manifestation: it is about being clear about what you desire to experience in your life, then find the feeling that lies underneath that desire and focus on it, FEELING it as if a REALITY! Then take actions and start FEELING as if what you asked for is already present in your life! You can imagine yourself with better health. NOW the MOST IMPORTANT THING to remember is that IT works all the time but if our thoughts and emotions are rooted in fear we produce difficult experiences for ourselves! We attract to ourselves what we send out as energy. The Universe is like a huge Xerox machine so to speak. Our thoughts and emotions, and feelings have to be empowering ones to bring positive outcomes...

Let's say, in your mind you want to heal but feel deep down inside you have no power over it, the healing will probably not occur since both mind and feeling are not connected and on the same energetic wave length, this create a mixed message so the results, in matter, will be mixed as well!

One day, I came across someone who made a huge difference in my life by showing me how the process of creation works and this person is Dr. Deepak Chopra...and then Gregg Bradden's work had also a huge impact because it showed scientifically, stuff that has been known and experienced for years by ancient sages of many traditions...we can heal ourselves!

In order to heal the physical body, we must first heal the energetic body. The energetic body refers to a complex web of interactions of energy centers in the Physical Body corresponding to what Hindus call "chakras". The primary centers are located in the center of the brain (6th chakra), the heart (4th chakra) and the belly (2nd chakra) with secondary centers at the top of the head (7th chakra), throat (5th chakra), solar plexus (3rd chakra) and base of the spine (1st chakra). The energetic body loses power when any or all of these centers become depleted, drained, exhausted, over-stimulated, unstable, and/or disengaged (inert and latent) and when this happen we get physically sick.

You can heal this body by going for energetic treatments done by an educated and well trained energetic therapist. You can also help this process by meditating, doing Yoga and Pranayama and by again, FEELING as you are Healing. The Universe is like a huge Xerox machine that responds to your feelings!

Now, knowing this, a question arises. What are we going to CONSCIOUSLY do with that creative and healing power we all have?

The process of creation/manifestation

I know this blog entry is not about Lipedema but still I had to write about it because I strongly believe it can make a difference in dealing with the condition.

What I will talk about today is that process of creation and manifestation. Many have heard of it or read about it without giving it a second thought. But once you do, you can alter your life experience. I tried it many times and it worked for me and for friends and for hundreds of people I have met when being around Landmark Education in the late 1990's.

 

The process of creation/manifestation is quite simple and work both ways, Positive or Negative creation and it all depends if the most inner thoughts and feelings we have about ourselves or life are rooted in Love/Acceptance or Fear/Denial. We are creators, we are using the creative force of Life/Universe every single instant of our lives! 

 

Now, more about Manifestation: I have shared that it is about being clear about what you desire to experience in your life, then find the feeling that lies underneath that desire and focus on it, FEELING it as if a REALITY! Then take actions and start FEELING as if what you asked for is already present in your life! You can imagine a scenery of what your life would be with love in it or with better health,  more money, time or with whatever you would desire to experience! NOW the MOST IMPORTANT THING to remember is that IT works all the time but if our thoughts and emotions are rooted in fear we produce difficult experiences for ourselves! We attract to ourselves what we send out as energy. The Universe is like a huge Xerox machine so to speak. Our thoughts and emotions, and feelings have to be empowering ones to bring positive outcomes...

 

Let's say, in your mind you want to heal but feel deep down inside you have no power over it, the healing will probably not occur since both mind and feeling are not connected and on the same energetic wave length, this create a mixed message so the results, in matter, will be mixed as well!

 

On a personal level, where relationships are concerned, when we start understanding this process, we no longer feel like victims of anyone or of anything...if wrongs have been done to us we can heal from them because we know deep down inside we have to power to do so.

 

But it is much easier to blame everyone for all the difficult experiences we went through in our lives...I, for one, could blame my dysfunctional family...in fact I did that until I realized that blame was not changing anything, it did not made me feel better , in fact it made me feel worse. One day, I came across someone who made a huge difference in my life by showing me how the process of creation works and this person is Dr. Deepak Chopra...and then Gregg Bradden's work had also a huge impact because it showed scientifically, stuff that has been known and experienced for years by ancient sages of many traditions...

 

Now, knowing this, a question arises. What are we going to CONSCIOUSLY do with that creative power we all have?

February Challenge: Of feelings and forgiveness!

February is here. So cold outside. Quite the opposite of how I feel inside. I feel like a fire, burning away all the negative beliefs I have ever had about myself.

I decided that my challenge this month, would be to work on finding the cause of my constant fatigue and lack of energy as well as finding my way back to emotional wellness. I strongly believe that healing first occurs at the soul and heart level.

In the past recent years,  I've noticed that I have often found myself stuck between those old beliefs of not being good enough and some newly found self-confidence. There were days when I felt on top of the world, ready to fully live and make a difference in this world and other days when I felt as if I wanted to board a spaceship and travel as far as possible from Earth and my painful memories of the experiences I had on this planet...

I was born out of a single mother, who had been abused by her father. To hid away from the pain of abuse, she would go clubbing and drinking and ended up with a little girl in her tummy...when I was age 6, she got married with Claude, told me he was my dad and I believed her. Years later, I found out the truth about him not being my dad, about her being abused and about how she hid her pregnancy from everyone by wearing corsages until I was born...she was a big lady, so nobody noticed she was pregnant...when it was time to give birth, a co-worker of hers called the ambulance and she was brought to the hospital where single moms gave birth at. It was run by nuns and these ladies had me stay there for 3 months because they wanted me to go through the adoption process but mother refused that and along with her parents they convinced the nuns to let me go back home with them one day....

I was in my early teenage years, at that time, when I learned all this and I could not understand what mom really went through and I started feeling really bad about myself and all I could think about is that I was never wanted. Felt that way for YEARS. Hated everything about my life...resented my grandfather, was hurt because mom lied to me for years and I hid all that and pretended to be a happy camper! I also hated these legs of mine, on top of being unwanted, I had not a "normal" body.

Because of mom wearing these corsages, I ended up with many spinal issues, my pelvis and my neck being the worse...Do I hated that body!

Because of me feeling unwanted and not good enough, I ended up moving into relationships with men, not out of love but out of need...felt like if someone was interested in me, it would mean that I had some value and was wanted! But you can never really run away from your personal "demons" or fears or false beliefs...they never go way, until you find the courage to face them! I spent years working on me, and I'm still a work in progress. Forgiveness is something I had to experience on many levels and I worked on learning to know who I am as an Individual both on a human level and on a spiritual level but also as a Part of the Whole! By loving who I am, I attracted Love back to me and for the first time in my Life, I can say that I am in Love, out of love! Feels fantastic and magical!

As I'm writing this, I feel I have found some real peace in my heart...I'm finally able to say I love you to my mom and noticed that she said it to me twice this week! I don't judge myself anymore and forgive myself for all the times I did. Finally I'm proud of having being able to break from the cycle of dysfunctional behaviors in my family.

This monthly challenge seems to be working out very well so far :)

Lipese Lifestyle Challenge

First, I need to say that because of the magic of the Internet and of, yes, Facebook, I met many wonderful ladies suffering from Lipoedema from all over the world!

We have support groups on Facebook, some of these women have websites, blogs and we are building up a strong community!

On the Lipese website...the idea came of starting a Lifestyle Challenge, which is all about making some changes in our eating habits, exercising, experimenting with supplements, treatments, etc...that can be resumed in 3 words: MANAGING OUR LIPOEDEMA.

My own personal changes started in November 2012, when I decided to go wheat and sugar free. Thought I would go nuts and end up like "Grumpy" but hey, was I in for a surprise!! I lost 10 pounds in a month!! Of course I had withdrawal symptoms: diarrhea, headaches, abdominal cramps but I persisted and now if I have something sweet I go "NAH!...this is WAY too sweet". Never thought I would pronounce this words in my sweet teeth's life!

My January challenge was to give up all grains!! At this point, in time, I no LONGER have bowel issues, no more loose stools, no more massive abdominal cramps. I had all of these even before giving of wheat!

I exercise 3 times a week too. And jog on my mini-trampoline. So far, this month, I have lost another 4 pounds. My non-lipedemic fat is melting!!

I also go to me MLD treatment once a week and do regular SLD! 

I'm really proud of myself! Never thought I would have the determination to do all of this.

http://www.lipese.com/index.html

What is Lipedema/Lipoedema?

This is a question that has no definite answer yet to this day. 

The medical community is still unsure what causes Lipedema, they still don't know what is abnormal to begin with, the increased fat or the lymph vessels and system not working properly? And what to say about the role of inflammation in it?  

Now, where does that leave us? What do we know then?

Lipedema was initially described by Allen and Hines(1) in 1940; as mention before, its etiology remains unknown and it remains under-diagnosed. 

So far we know that it is a condition affecting mostly women and consists of a bilateral and symmetrical enlargement of the legs with minimal involvement of the feet. Arms can also be affected in 30% of the cases. The body seems to have a pear shape. The trunk is much slimmer than the lower part of the body and the enlarged legs can be painful, easily bruise, and sometimes, an hypothermia of the skin is noticed on the affected areas. The excess fat can not be exercised away and is not affected by caloric restriction. Lipedema also consists of 3 stages.  Since there is more to say about it, I recommend you go and read the following websites where you will find more information from the medical community and also from women suffering from the condition:

http://www.lipomadoc.org/lipedema.html

http://www.ofa.de/en-GB/understanding-the-health-issues/understanding-lipedema/?id=15682

http://www.bigfatlegs.com/

http://www.lipese.com/index.html

http://lipedema-simplified.org/index.html


Learning you have Lipedema, can be overwhelming at first but there are things you can do to manage the condition. Proper eating and exercising helps to slow its progression, there are therapies like Manual Lymphatic Drainage that helps with flushing away the toxins and accumulated fluid out of the tissues, bandaging is often prescribed and compressive stockings can be worn as well. Since the fat deposits, however, often can not be reversed by means of this Complex Physical Decongestion Therapy,  some patients have for some years undergone successfully surgical adipectomy (liposuction) to remove these deposits and thus improve body shape.



1.   Allen, E. V., and Hines, E. A. J. (1940) Lipedema of the legs:A syndrome characterised by fat legs and orthostatic edema. . Proc Staff Meet Mayo Clin 15, 184-187

Lipoedema and me!

Have you ever wondered how it would feel to have healthy and beautiful legs? I sure did! More than once! Legs like dancers…slim yet muscular. Being short, I knew I would never have those long legs but I thought I could at least have slim ones. No matter how much calves or thighs exercises I did my legs would remain the same. I just thought I had huge legs muscles!  But as I grew older, I looked more and more like a pear. Had no idea why I was slim on top and that round on the bottom part of me!

To be honest, as long as I can remember, I always had a disproportion between my upper body and my legs! I would bruise easily too and for most of my life, I would try to hide my big thighs and was quite ashamed of them. At times, boys would make hurtful comments, which made me feel even more uncomfortable about they way I looked. I became to feel really uncomfortable about going around in a bathing suit in the summer and started wearing only skirts during the hot season! I was envious of all the others teen girls and what seem to me their “perfect legs”! Funny I was attracting guys…could not understand why though and credited my killer smile for it!

I did get married in my early twenties, had three pregnancies and the last one was the most difficult for me, health wise since my legs swelled a lot. Since I was pain free back then, I just thought it was something having to do with hormones and that the swelling would go away after the delivery. And it did. Many years later,  in 2009, after some serious family problems, I ended up in depression and took a medication called Remeron. While taking it, I put on some weight. Even after stopping it...the weight gain continued and my thighs got bigger, my tiny waist was gone and my upper arms got bigger too. I had no idea why this was happening because I was not eating like a pig so I blamed it on the medication!! My GP would only tell me that I was getting fat and that I needed to do something to loose weight since I had gain over 35 pounds in less than 2 years....I tried dieting, and nothing worked. To top it off, I felt tired all the time...I can't even remember when I did feel full of energy. I also had lots of headaches.

In October 2011, while being at a friend's birthday party, something changed for me!! A friend of my dear friend was there as well and he heard me say to a lady friend that I had gained a lot of weight since 2009 so he came to me, told me he was a massage therapist who specialized in treating people with lipoedema and lymphoedema and he asked me many questions about my legs, then he explained what was lipoedema and suggested I went to his clinic. He said that he was quite sure I had lipoedema and I started having the Manual Lymphatic Drainage there at his private clinic after that. I was not diagnosed by a doctor because here, we don't seem to have any specialist for that in Montreal, Canada. At first, I felt both discouraged and relieved, at least, someone seemed to believe me and did not think I was "Fat" and all the symptoms I had over the years (constant fatigue, bruising, inability to loose the fat on my thighs) were all related to lipoedema! Summer of 2011 was tough, had a lot of pain in my legs but this summer, not much at all...

I went to my GP again with all the information I could find on lipoedema, she had no idea what I was talking about. Lately, I spoke with a PT who treats women with lymphoedema and she suggested I call a vascular surgeon in Montreal that may be able to "confirmed" the diagnosis but she is not sure about that though. My MLD therapist was trained in Germany, he is treating lymphoedema and lipoedema patients, he uses the Vodder technique and he told me that if I ever want to have a liposuction, I would have to go to Germany to have it because here, the surgeons could do more damage to my legs than benefits. 

From different support groups on Facebook, I have met ladies suffering from lipoedema, from USA, Europe, Autralia and Africa and I have gained more knowledge about lipoedema, what I should avoid eating and so much more. I no longer feel alone and this makes a huge difference for me. I'm exercising and   I'm off wheat and follow a low-carb diet. I have my mind set on doing everything I can to not only manage this condition and to do my part in helping others suffering from it and I'm sure that with effort, more knowledge and time, we will be able to find a cure! I would post more about diet and exercises in another blog!

If any of you, have a similar story to mine, KNOW that you are not alone!