we don´t heal in isolation. We are connected and we can feel that when we are in the process of overcoming our trauma. That is why I, Michele Rosenthal have written my memoir on how I have overcome my trauma.
My book will inspire you and help you to awaken to life. To again be able to laugh and to cry, to love and to be grateful.Yes, be grateful for all and everything that life has to offer you. You will even be grateful for the trauma that has brought you to understand what is important in life.

I , Michele Rosenthal, am a trauma survivor who struggled with posttraumatic stress disorder for over 25 years – I know what it’s like to feel the stress of painful memories. I also know what it takes to let those memories go and build a life of meaning, purpose and joy. My powerful memoir, Before the World Intruded: Conquering the Past and Creating the Future, is a bold and moving account of healing, resilience and personal discovery.

As a matter of fact, Before the World Intruded tells the story of Michele’s quest to triumph over the past — and the very unexpected way she did it. You can read a summary of the book here: http://www.beforetheworldintruded.com.

In Michele’s book you will discover how to:

1.Conquer the past, engage in the present and create the future
2.Use the power of joy to transform pain and suffering
3.Make the choice to have courage
4.Access inner strength during life’s most challenging moments
5.Construct a post-trauma identity
Reviewers of the book say:

“Whenever I feel sad that I’ve finished a book, I know I’ve been transformed by its pages. Michele’s story is incredibly moving, and beautifully written. I’m a lover of words and her prose is rich, descriptive and fluid off the tongue.” ~Deborah Serani, PsyD, Author of Living with Depression: Why Biology and Biography Matter on the Path To Hope and Healing

Michele is a courageous heroine, but she’s also very accessible. She explores the darkest days of her life with a brave, open heart, tirelessly learning painful lessons, which she shares with an engaging vulnerability. When she finally dances into a life free of trauma, we dance alongside Michele happily. I loved her generosity and humanity in this important, beautiful book.
~ Priscilla Warner, author, Learning to Breathe – My Yearlong Quest to Bring Calm to My Life

“Before the World Intruded is a transporting story of trauma and recovery. An addictively readable memoir that carries the reader along —from [the story of] a child’s exposure to a life-threatening illness, through years of post-traumatic stress, to a grown-up woman’s euphoric recovery. By the end of the book you will be crying and laughing at once, and applauding Michele Rosenthal for her courage.” Jessica Stern, Expert on trauma and terror, Author of Denial: A Memoir of Terror and Terror in the Name of God.

“The twenty-six year journey beautifully described in Before the World Intruded shows how deeply rooted trauma can become. Much can be learned by reading this book. Most importantly, Michele Rosenthal had the courage to seek an escape from the inescapable—and that is a choice that anyone afflicted with traumatic memories must make every day.” Ron Ruden, MD, PhD, author, When the Past Is Always Present: Emotional Traumatization, Causes, and Cures
Sometimes a book comes along that’s so inspiring, different and insightful that once you pick it up you can’t put it down. Michele’s book is unforgettable and I’m very pleased to be supporting the launch of her special memoir by contributing a free gift. Check out the great complimentary resources (almost $2,000) you’ll receive when you buy the book between April 25 – May 2: http://yourlifeaftertrauma.com/trauma-project-give-back/partners/

To order Before the World Intruded visit: http://www.beforetheworldintruded.com.

I higly recommend to buy the book. It will give you many insights and help you to understand life better. If you cannot click the above link, please copy and paste it into your browser. When purchasing the book, you will get many bonuses that amount to almost 2,000 dollars.

In this courageous look at what it takes to overcome the pain of the past, Michele shares her journey to joy through recovery from enormous fear, anxiety, depression, sadness and posttraumatic stress disorder.

If you’re tired of feeling weighed down, stalled and stuck, click here to read more about the book and start your own journey toward conquering the past and creating the future:

http://www.beforetheworldintruded.com

Did you know that your kidneys have an influence on your anxiety and viceversa?

Prevention is a basic tenet of holistic health, and a necessity for the maintenance of optimal kidney health. In its role as blood filter and detoxifier (fluid and waste manager) the kidney is open to significant abuse, from within and without.

Balance is another key wellness principal, and the physical manifestation of balance is the kidneys’ good functioning.. Usually,one has got  two kidneys. However, if you have got only one, it is not a problem. You can live with one kidney as long as you take care of it. The two kidneys are symmetrical bean-shaped organs. Their size is about that of a fist. They are located in the mid-back, below the ribs.

Their function is that of filtering the fluids of the body. The kidneys filter out the impurities that are not desired in your body. They will be expelled either through your skin or through the organs whose task is to do just that.  Obviously, this filtering the fluids  is a very vital function..Your kidneys  keep the body’s fluids in a chemical balance.  If this chemical balance is granted, your mental state is also much more balanced.

This means substances used to balance the interior environment They play a significant role in acid-base balance, and the control of blood pressure In fact, blood pressure is an important indicator for a good balance in the body and in the mind..The kidneys have also another task and that is to  secrete three essential hormones:  These have an important role in the regulation of  blood pressure, of the stimulation of the production of red blood cells  and the third one is an active form of vitamin D.

There are various actions that help to protect your kidneys  And that keep you calm . To be calm also means to not suffer  anxiety. The first thing to observe is to keep your kidneys warm. They are the first organ that suffers from being exposed to cold. It is therefore advised to cover them and not to expose them to cold weather. The second is to drink plenty of water. This does not mean to drink gallons in one go. It means to drink steadily, during the day. A glass of water every two hours is best. The water should not be ice water. Room temperature is best. Although obviously, there are other factors that influence your state of mind, taking care  of your kidneys helps you to prevent anxiety that is strongly linked  to your kidneys.  You can do even more to help your kidneys.

Rub your hands together,  palm to palm until they get very hot. Then massage your kidneys with your palms, then turn your hands around and massage your kidneys with your nuckles. Rub your hands palm to palm again until they are very hot and then pat your kidneys with your warm palms. This is a simple exercise that you can do every day and that helps to keep your kidneys fit. It takes only a few seconds and I am convinced that your kidneys will thank you for this special attention. This is another natural cure for anxiety.

As already discussed on other occasions,  SpringForestQiGong is a fantastic method to regain your health.Now, for the first time ever, Learning Strategies Corporation who have published the  home study course of SpringForestQiGong, offer a unique opportunity .

Master Chunyi LIn will guide video and audio sessions to teach, completely free of charge, the first level of his course. These are the small exercises part of which you already know.

However, it is certainly a good  opportunity to learn directly from the developer of the method. As you may know, QiGong has been around for more than 5,000 years but only Master Chunyi Lin has seen the difficulty for Westerners to carry out the original exercises and has therefore simplified them for us.

As you will see on the page where you will register ,  this method has found appreciation in the medical world  and is used by many physicians in order to help people without the aid of medication.

I highly recommend you follow the sessions. You will certainly get aware of the benefits that this method can give you.

The exercises are very simple. You can carry them out while standing, sitting or lying on your bed. The benefits are always there.

They focus on active exercises, that is simple physical movements, on sound, on mental concentration and on meditation. Even if you just follow the simple active exercises, you will notice that you feel more relaxed, that you sleep better and that your overall well-being is increased. For people who need to lose weight, these exercises can even help you do just that.  In fact, the energy knows where it is needed. QiGong healing is information healing, message healing. Some energy is stuck somewhere in your systems and, thanks to the exercises you can  unblock it. This unwanted energy then leaves your body and in any case the part where it was blocked.  New energy can flow in and cleanse the energy channels.

Wherever you feel a pain or an uneasiness, there is a block of energy. When doing the exercises developed by Master Chunyi Lin, you feel that there is a reaction in your body. You may directly feel  the energy leaving your body. or you may feel the new energy flowing into your body. Both sensations are interesting.  Everybody has its own way to feel. It depends on everybody’s own siystems.

However, there is never a danger involved. Everything happens in a beneficial way.

The president of Learning Strategies speaks of his own experiences and of the fact that everybody who works at his company does SpringForestQiGong. They do it together, everyday there is a session at 11.30 am,. I have been there many times and can say that you feel the good energy in their rooms and staying with the people around.

As you can see from the offer, the classes take place all day long, 23.30 hours a day. This helps everybody to get the lessons offered on each day, whether you stay in US or in India, in Europe or in South Africa. You will find a moment in your day and you will find exactly what you will be looking for. The classes start on March 12 and are on for 6 days.

Again, I really encourage you to take advantage of this offer. You certainly will not regret it.

Go to: news@learningstrategies.com and you can get the information Just ask for the information and you will be sent what you need to attend.

This is really the best advice I ever received. You will love what I am going to explain to you.

In fact, if you do not trust yourself, you will always be suspicious. Not only for yourself. You will not trust anybody.To trust oneself, it not only a necessity, it is the basis of living a good life.

To trust oneself means to listen to your heart’s voice.

Your heart hosts the library of life. It knows everything that helps you live a good life. And that helps you move forward.

It is possible that you don’t listen to your heart. If you suffer from anxiety, you probably do not listen to it

In fact, your heart is the guardian of unconditional love and of all wisdom.  Love and anxiety cannot exists together because anxiety is the absence of trust. If you trusted your heart, you would not feel anxiety.

Your heart is also the guardian of the major part of your energy. Can you imagine that your mind has only 10′% of the energy whereas your heart has got the remaining 90%? This means that it is your advisory board, as you would say for a company’s decisions.

If you listen to your heart, your decisions are helpful for you. They will be helpful for the harmony of all of us, including the whole world.

If, on the other hand, you just take a decision with your mind without listening to your heart, the decision might be a mistake. Your heart is the subconscious mind that does not judge. That is why listen to your heart is so crucial. Your mind might take decisions that hurt somebody, first of all you , and secondly other people or even the world.

Actually, the human, taken as an energy being, consists of three parts.

First there is the physical body that helps us carry out our tasks.

You decided to come into this world to carry out what you considered to be your tasks. That can also be your passion.

Whatever you carry out with passion, you will do it with your whole power.

The second part is your mind. Your mind takes the decisions. It has got ten percent of the power. Use it wisely.

The best is if you rely on your third part,  that is the heart. The heart contains your soul, your inner god, your unconditional love.

You can trust your heart,  listen carefully to what it is telling you. It has no judgment- Therefore, if your decisions made by the sole mind, are not wise and will not carry you forward, the heart does not tell you not to make them as it is not judgmental.

To listen to your heart is a lifelong job. In our busy world, we sometimes forget that our mind is mostly success-oriented and we will do whatever it takes to achieve success. As such success is certainly valid. If it is a success that benefits everybody, it is even more valuable. Then it will take into consideration not only the mind’s decision but also the advice of the heart.

To trust your heart’s voice, means to trust yourself because YOU reside in your heart.

This is an easy meditation that you will like. It gives you an easy access to your inner self.

It   can be done with anything you like. The most important aspect of this meditation is the focus on a determined concept or thing. May it be a flower which you look at and then, in your thoughts, you “see” every single aspect of that flower. You will be smelling  its perfume, counting its petals, seeing its stem. Then try to penetrate that flower and make it part of yourself.

You know that we are all part of the universe. You are a part of the universe as I am and as the flower is. We are all connected. Feel the flower as if it belonged to yourself. It is part of the immense energy field that is within us and around us.

See the colors of the flower, see every single leaf on its stem or if there are no such leaves, see the petals of the flower itself.

You will get aware that there are thousands of other thoughts which will be popping up. Be gentle with them. Just let them pass by and let your mind return to your flower. It is important to let go of thoughts. Don’t fight against them, acknowledge them and let them go by.

Do this meditation for at least 10 minutes. It calms your system and also your thoughts will calm down and your mind will admire the flower. Your self will admire it as will your spirit, in other words, your whole being will be with it  These simple meditations can help you go deep into the self-awareness. They don’t take a lot of time but they will regenerate you as if you had been sleeping for an hour or more. The benefits are manifold. Just give them a try and you will explore these short meditations, maybe, daily.

Anxiety is also worrying, isn’t it? If you are anxious and have your anxiety attacks, you probably worry very often. You worry thinking of things that might happen, and who knows whether they will ever happen. Do you know what? You are wasting your energies. You are not living in the moment.

In fact, your life takes place NOW. The past is the past and you cannot change it. The future is unknown.

To worry about the future doesn’t bring any good to you.

Live in the moment. It is the only time that is given to you now. What will be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow or in a month’s time or in a year’s time, is not important now. I don’t say that you shouldn’t plan your life. I only say that it is no good to worry about what could happen. If what you are worrying about will happen, you will also have the means to face it. Worrying means you don’t trust the future. Worrying means that you don’t trust yourself. You can trust yourself in any given moment. So, forget what the future could bring. Live this moment. Give your best to do what you are doing.

Giving always your best in whatever you are asked to do,  is the first step that will help you overcome your worries. And it will also help you in overcoming your anxieties.

Every sacred text tells you not to worry; they tell you that no other creature worries. It is only humans that do not trust life. Are you one of them? Start now to trust life, to trust your Self and don’t worry any longer. Enjoy life. And life will respond accordingly.

Other tips and advice can be found in my ebook

Anxiety Goodbye!

If you walk through the streets of a town or ride on a bus, you mostly see dark faces. People who are worried, who do not smile. Most of them are taken by their problems or are reading a newspaper. I don’t know which is better. Problems all over. And no relaxation.
Maybe they do not know how easy it is to forget the tensions. At least for a moment. A moment can be good enough to let go of all negativity..

Maybe you have never thought of this. Or you simply did not know it. But it is really true. Smile and you will relax. Whether you want it or not. Your body has been provided with a mechanism that helps you to relax. Itsn’t this fantastic?

Most people do not use this simple mechanism. Smile. If you smile and then you observe your body, you will immediately notice that your muscles start to relax. The first muscles that relax are those of your face. Then you can feel the relaxation in the muscles of your shoulders. The relaxation goes down, along all of your muscles. It is not only on the front of you body. Also the back muscles relax.
You can observe this mechanism that acts very quickly. It happens almost together with the smile.

Relaxation is the first step to release your daily tensions. These mount up and build up and you get stressed. Stress is the first step to disease. It does not have to. You can interrupt stress simply by smiling. Not only do you release your stress but you also help other people to release their stress. A smile is contagious. Try it out in a crowd. Smile and look around. Others will smile back. If you are able to make the other people smile, the tensions in the air diminish significantly. Isn’t this a fantastic way to feel well and to make feel well or better other people? It is a contribution to a better environment. This, on its turn, has a strong effect on a lot of things that happen every day.
It is as if you contributed to lower air pollution. Your energy level becomes different. You swing on a higher level and thus help others do the same. It doesn’t cost you anything. The only thing to do is smile. Relaxation is guaranteed by your smile. So it is a win-win situation. You win and all the others do. Do it. You will be surprised and build it into your daily habits.

Elisabetta Reist