Our focus this month is Balance at SOULSPACE. Balancing our energies so that we can optimize our Health, Happiness & Vitality. How can we have more balance in our lives? What does being in balance mean? The Tai Chi symbol of Yin and Yang expresses the concept of balance...Yin and Yang are always shifting and changing so that equilibrium, or balance, is kept. Nature in it's perfect form is in a state of equilibrium.
Our body systems get thrown out of balance by many things, including emotional stress, overwork, pain, poor diet, hormones and environmental toxins, just to name a few. When we are out of balance our immune systems are lowered and we become susceptible to illness. Our emotions may become uneven and we may find ourselves angering easily, or being irritable or depressed. Other signs of imbalance in our systems may be a lack of energy, sleep issues, hot flashes, fatigue, weight gain and muscle or joint pain.
This past week while I was in Kauai, there was a tropical storm with massive rainfall and the next morning the ocean water was turbid and brown. Advisories were issued to keep out of the water temporarily due to storm run-off. I sat on the porch of my house and watched the ocean clean itself. Each hour, the water became a little more blue-green and clear. By 3 pm it was back to normal. I was a witness to the amazing ability of the ocean to heal itself through it's ability to cleanse itself. We humans are close to 75% water and have the ability to cleanse and renew ourselves also. But we must stop polluting ourselves so that we can be renewed. Watching this beautiful natural spectacle, I resolved to renew myself this Spring. I hope you will too. Join me on the 21 Day Spring Transformation Challenge.
-Corie
New at SOULSPACE! Sound and Meditation with Helane Anderson…every Wednesday from 5-6! You will experience guided meditation with the sounds of the gong, singing bowls and voice for a chance to experience clarity and stillness within. Each week will explore a different meditation and topic that will cultivate our inner selves and bring one to an overall sense of well-being.
Helane Anderson holds a certificate in Sound Healing and Sound Therapy from the Sound and Consciousness Institute in San Francisco and is also a trained classical singer and pianist. Drawn to the power of music at an early age, Helane now focuses her musical gifts to help heal and activate people to create deep relaxed states, release stress and trauma and to achieve one’s true potential. Helane is also an Integrative CranioSacral Practitioner through the Life Energy Institute in Topanga, CA and a Certified Massage Therapist trained at I.P.S.B., the institute for Psycho-Structural Balancing.
Space is Limited! Please rsvp to corie@soulspacemalibu.com
Guided Meditation Classes starting this week at SOULSPACE!
The incomparable Kat McGee will be guiding us through a meditation. 30 minute classes begin this Thursday at 11:30 and this Friday at 12:00. Whether you are an expert or a beginner, you will love this session! Only $20 per class - limit 10 people so call to reserve! 310-709-2536
We have moved into our new beautiful space!! SOULSPACE now has expanded hours and days of operation as well as exciting new treatments. In addition to acupuncture sessions we offer:
- Customized massage with Oleg, recently named "Best Massage in LA" by Allure Magazine
- Infrared Sauna (great for pain relief, weight loss and detoxing)
- Acutonics Sound Healing
- Guided Meditation in our beautiful meditation space
- Private and Semi-private yoga with Kat
- Wellness store
SOULSPACE is open Mondays-Saturdays. We are located in the heart of Malibu at 23440 Civic Center Way, Suite 202.
As the Spring Equinox approaches this Friday, it's the ideal time for a little Spring Cleaning! In nature, the world around us is coming out of hibernation, emerging from rest, and preparing for growth. We can do the same by preparing our bodies now for the high energy seasons of Spring and Summer where we tend to exert a lot of energy. Do a detox to help boost your body's energy and strength. Spring is the season associated with the Liver and there is no better time to give your Liver a break from all the toxins it handles for you on a daily basis. Thankfully, your liver has the power to regenerate. It's the only organ that has this capability. So give it a chance to do so now by eliminating alcohol, processed food and chemicals from your diet for this month. Or a week or whatever you can do.
Due to the storms in the Northeast, the Doctor Radio producers have cancelled the show for Tuesday. We will let you know the new date as soon as it's available
Dr. Wen and I will be on Doctor Radio this Tuesday, January 27th talking about Traditional Chinese Medicine and Cancer with renowned reconstructive plastic surgeon, Dr. Alexes Hazen! Tune in - Tuesday, Jan. 27th, Sirius Doctor Radio Channel 81…4-5pm PST, 7-8 pm ET. Call in # is 1-800-NYU-DOCS
Start your day off right with a Superfood Smoothie! Today's version featured cherries, banana, raspberries, kale, organic whey protein, kefir, spirulina, chia seeds, flax seed oil, and litchi juice and water (as needed to blend). It's a great way to pack in the nutrients when you and your family are on the go. My 10 year old son liked a version without Spirulina. #superfood#smoothie#soulspacemalibu#acupunctureheals
Dr. Wen and I will be on Doctor Radio (Sirius, ch 81) tomorrow discussing acupuncture, chinese medicine and breast cancer…with NYC Docs, 4 pm Pacific time. Tune in!
Children are bombarded by television advertisements for unhealthy foods. Marketers are very crafty about promoting unhealthy "food" and making it seem like it has health benefits. Fruit roll-ups for example. They look like so much fun, and are thought to provide a serving of fruit, but they are loaded with sugar, fake sugar, corn syrup and chemicals. There is no comparison between that and say, a fresh apple. NOT an apple that is sprayed with pesticide, picked while it is still green, ripened in a greenhouse, coated in wax, shipped across an ocean, trucked across the country…no, a freshly picked old fashioned apple, in the fall season, from a local farmer. If your children know the good taste of fruit like that from an early age, then that is what their taste buds will want.