Category: Sava Wellness Blog

  • You are Strong

    Strength is Seen in Many Different Ways

    Being strong or feeling strong can feel like a tricky concept. Sometimes we believe that by saying we are strong we are arrogant. Sometimes we don’t feel strong at all but just like we are surviving which doesn’t feel like strength. Sometimes we compare ourselves to others and so believe they are strong but we are not. It is all these thoughts and more that make us question if we really are strong.

    The answer quite simply is that you are strong. Each of us has our own hurdles and challenges that we encounter and overcome every day—from getting out of bed, grieving, relationship challenges, and so much more—we all struggle. Many days it can feel like we don’t succeed, but when we step back and really think about it, we do succeed. Every day we wake up and start anew. Each day we start with the challenges that haven’t been resolved or meet the new ones that happen and we keep going. If this isn’t strength, that we continue on everyday despite our circumstances, I don’t know what is. Having strength does not mean we have everything figured out, or that nothing will affect us anymore, it’s the fact that we keep going.

    I have heard discourse about telling people with chronic illness/disability that they are strong can be insulting. That the person with the illness/disability didn’t choose to have these challenges and so they are just surviving, they did not choose strong. And while I see where this is coming from—usually out of frustration that we did not choose this—I believe that we can take this as a compliment. I wonder if many of us bristle at this comment because we don’t feel “worthy” of that comment since we “only” get out of bed every day or “don’t do anything”. I believe this is worthy became you are here, you are still here, and you make a difference in other people’s lives (need help with feeling worthy? Check out this blog post).

    Strength doesn’t have to be loud: it doesn’t have to be lifting 400 pounds, completing a marathon, or any other incredible feats of physical strength. It can be quiet and soft. Holding a friend while they are crying; going to another doctor appointment you’re not sure will help but you’re hopeful; talking with a loved one even when you’re having a bad day and making them feel heard; walking from the couch to the kitchen when you are fatigued. These and so many more situations are examples of strength that happen in everyday life. Take a moment and think about the strength you have in you. Think about everything you have overcome. Think of everything you continue to do even with your limitations. That is strength.

    Inner reflection on what we have been through can be hard, so you can start lightly and even just think about one situation in which you showed strength and take comfort in that. You are strong. Remember that.

  • Strategies for Surviving the Holiday Season

    One of the hardest times for people with chronic illnesses and/or disabilities is the holiday season. In Canada, Thanksgiving is in October. Then Halloween—which can be hard for adults and children both when parties are involved. November brings American Thanksgiving and the start of Christmas parties. December is filled with holidays, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve. While festive times can bring us joy and togetherness, it can bring a lot of stress for everyone and especially for those with chronic illness/disability. Families and expectations are enough for anyone but the added stress can really aggravate people’s symptoms and conditions. Another huge factor for people with chronic illness/disability is the fear/anxiety that once plans are made if they will actually be able to make it on that day or if they will have to cancel. No one wants to be the person that has to cancel the day of, but with changing symptoms sometimes that does happen. No one wants to cause disappointment or sadness for another person and so often even when symptoms are bad people will push themselves and go anyways even if they know they are either going to really pay for it the next day or not enjoy it as much as they would like. So what should we with chronic illness/disability do?

    I don’t have the magic answer but here are some thoughts. 

    First, talk with the host far in advance about your desire to attend but there is a chance that you wouldn’t be able to make it on the day. Tell them this is no reflection on them.  Say how you really want to attend but that your symptoms change day to day and you won’t know until the day of the event. 

    Second, if you can schedule a rest day on the day before the event so you can maximize you chance of attending! If possible spread events out to protect your energy and body. 

    Third, have structures in place to help you get to the event and enjoy it. Arrange in advance someone to pick you up and bring you home, comfortable clothing and maybe a cushion or pillow to sit on, food that you can eat and enjoy either to bring and heat up (which you made and froze earlier) or that the host has for you, and even a safe person at the event that you can talk to if your symptoms get worse and you have to leave early. 

    Finally, when you return home, have your resting and “emergency” supplies stocked—ice bags, heating pads, easy foods to open and eat, comfortable clothes to rest in, and activities to help you recharge. Be kind to your body.

    It’s impossible in life to please everyone. So just be kind, to others and to yourself, and do the best you can. That’s enough. 

  • You Are Worthy

    No Matter the Functioning of Your Body, You are Worthy

    In moments when we are feeling down, disrespected, or like a burden, it is hard to feel like you are enough let alone worthy. And these moments can stretch to full days, weeks, months, and then can become a state of being.

    Ask yourself, do you feel worthy? Have you ever felt worthy? Is there a time where you can identify when you stopped feeling worthy?

    It may be when you started having symptoms and/or your physicality changed from being “normal”. This is something that many people experience: that when their body and health changes so does their perspectives of themselves and their place in the world. As we work through the grief of a changed body and everything in life that goes along with it—as well as the mental anguish of fear, stress, anxiety, and a feeling of burdening those around us—we drop from ourselves the knowledge of being worthy. When looking at this list it makes sense why our sense of self changes! This is a lot to put on ourselves and we don’t often treat ourselves nice as we go through this—we beat ourselves up for not being able to do what we used to do or for what other people can do, and suddenly we have either dropped our estimation of our worthiness considerably or believe we are worthless.

    Let me say something that is extremely important: we are all worthy. No matter who we are, what we can or cannot do, what we look like, what we feel, or what we think about ourselves, we are all worthy. Does this mean we are perfect? No but no one is and we are still all worthy! We are all growing every day and that is what is important, not perfection. And this growth—mentally, physically, emotionally, intellectually, relationally, spiritually—is what makes us human and all humans are worthy.

    We would never call a friend or family member unworthy, that would be cruel. So why do we call ourselves unworthy? Self-compassion can help us here as we apply what we would say to others—the kindness and love that we would give to them when they are struggling—and apply it to ourselves. This is a first great step. The next step is starting to believe that we are worthy, recognizing that everyone is worthy and so are we. How to start? Fake it to you make it! Our brain loves repetition so repeat to yourself “I am worthy” three times in a row every day and see how your mindset towards this statement changes for the positive. And trust me this really works, I have tried this and the progress I have made is great.

    If you feel uncomfortable to do this on your own or feel like something is blocking you, reach out to me and we can work on it together.

    In September as nature changes it reminds us that change is natural and good. That we are allowed to change and that no matter how our appearance changes we are still who we are and we are worthy. Try saying “I am worthy” each day and see how the positive changes play out in your life. Enjoy the last bit of summer’s warmth and prepare for the coziness of fall.

  • Increasing Health by Setting Boundaries and Saying No

    One of the hardest things to do is setting boundaries and learning how to say ‘no’. In this very connected world it can feel wrong to not always be in contact with other people, to not answer instantly to a message, to call someone back right away, or to even do every task on your list that day plus anything else that someone suggests or asks you to do. This is exhausting and a great way to push ourselves towards burn out. So how do we change our mindset to give ourself the time, and break, that we need and still feel connected?

    I think the best advice I can give is a paraphrase from a book I recently read. One of the politest things you can do is only say ‘yes’ to things when you can give it your full attention and energy. Then when you do say yes the people in your life will know that it is an authentic yes, that you aren’t just there out of obligation or dreading it. It is polite to say no when you don’t want to do something.

    Isn’t that crazy? That not only is it actually okay to say no, and healthy to say no, but it’s the polite thing to do! What a change in perspective and the more you think about it a relief. So this is a good starting point, knowing that it is okay to say no.

    Why should we create boundaries? Because every one of us has a limited amount of resources and it’s kind to ourselves, as well as healthier, when we tend to stay within these limitations. And it is true that in order to help other people we need to fill ourselves up first. This means that taking care our ourselves is important—self-care is not selfish.

    There are many kinds of boundaries you can establish: from reducing time on social media; only answering business inquiries during working hours; having an evening that is just ‘you-time’; reducing voluntary commitments to those that fill you up (if possible); having quiet alone time in your house if you live with other people; and so many more. Doing just one of these, or something along those lines, will already make a difference. Doing many could really change how you feel.

    Now here’s the tough part—many of these boundaries involve decreasing time/energy/commitment with other people, and they may not like it that you have created these boundaries. Some people may try to push you back to where you were before you created these boundaries, stay strong. The more you enforce your boundaries, the more people will realize you are serious and respect that you have created them for yourself. If you need to, practice politely saying no to people to yourself in the mirror so that when it comes up in real life you know you can do it.

    Another important thing to note is that when you create these boundaries you may find that people react to you in different ways. People are allowed to have feelings and their own reactions. That is totally natural. This doesn’t mean you have to change your mind about your boundaries. Make sure that when you explain your new boundaries that you are polite and respectfully tell them that you are doing what is best for you. Remember that everyone is responsible for their own feelings and their own reactions—you don’t have to feel bad, apologize, overly explain, or make it better for them, it’s not your responsibility.

    On the flip side, people are allowed to have their own feelings but they are not allowed to be mean to you about setting these boundaries, they also need to respect you for taking this step. If they are really not nice to you about these new steps then it might be a good time to step back and think about this relationship and maybe even setting even stronger boundaries.

    You are not a bad person for saying no and setting boundaries. You are honouring yourself and honouring the commitments you say yes to. At the start it may feel hard to say no and stick to what you have said, but it will get easier the more you do it.

    It can be hard to start saying no right away so you can start by saying something along the lines of ‘I need to think about it first’ so then later you can either say yes or no once you had a chance to evaluate. There is nothing wrong with not answering instantly.

    Learning something like this can be difficult to do on your own. If you have any questions or would like support on how to implement your own boundaries reach out to me through email.

  • Why Energy Healing?

    Energy Healing can get to the Root

    Previously, I have talked about Reiki, Intuitive Healing, and what they do (read the article here). But why choose to have an energy healing session?

    For most people the answer is that it gets to the root of our symptoms and eliminates the cause allowing the symptoms to decrease if not completely resolve.

    The simple answer for me in my health journey is that it finally started to shift my symptoms. I found that there were many layers of course, but once those were all removed I finally felt that long awaited relief.

    I was stuck in a cycle. New symptoms lead to more testing. This lead to some diagnosis or at the very least a new treatment plan. The new treatment would sometimes work and if it did work it would only work for a few months and then all my symptoms would be back. Or if the symptoms were decreased to a tolerable level, new symptoms would appear which would lead to more testing and the cycle continued. At the time I didn’t realize that being stuck in a cyclic pattern like this is an indication that there is something beyond physical that was happening. I was stuck in negative energies. This cyclic pattern demonstrates that your body is attempting to get rid of the negative energy, but without intervention it starts the cycle again.

    We have energetic cycles all the time in our lives and they aren’t all bad! We have the energy cycles of the seasons; the cycle of the year; lunar cycles; and more which bring up different energies from the earth and to us from the universe. These are good cycling energies that we want to be in alignment with so that our energies are more stable and we can find healing.

    It is the negative cycles we are stuck in that we want to avoid so they do not become patterns we are perpetually stuck in. The hard part is that we often don’t know that we are stuck in the negative energetic patterns/cycles and so we struggle to find a way to continue on and to heal. Because it is stuck, stagnant, or actually negative energy, it makes sense that we need to have energetic intervention. This is where energy healing comes in and can either be in the form of Reiki or Intuitive Healing (I use ThetaHealing in my practice). These both allow the realignment, balancing, and most often cleansing and clearing of these negative forms of energies.

    Trying something new can be intimidating or overwhelming. If you want to try energy healing but aren’t sure or have questions, then reach out to Sarah through email for a free 15-min consult!

  • Connection, Community, and Support

    Through Connection We Can Heal

    As the owner of Sava Wellness, I follow many people and groups on social media that deal with chronic illness and disability. The constant that I find through all of these is the importance of true connections between people. This is not only important for our mental and emotional well-being, but also for our physical well-being.

    I think we all know the importance of connection in a general way. We know that when we meet a friend we feel happier. We know that when someone reaches out to us we feel seen. And we know that the health organizations out there tell us that community is important.

    But what is community defined as nowadays? Completely online with commenting on people’s posts? A mix of virtual and in-person? Monthly virtual meet ups? Communal parties in the communities we live?

    As someone who interacts with people who can be housebound, I am so grateful for the invention of video communication platforms. I can interact with my friends in my own city as well as the friends I have made that live in different countries. This has allowed me to be in relationships with people and feel connected.

    On the flip side I am acutely aware of the loneliness of chronic illness and disability. Even with this hyper-connected world it is so easy to fall in the cracks and have no one to talk to or interact with. I think that it can be so easy to believe you have a connection with someone when you like and comment on their posts. And yes this does bring smiles and the person being seen, but this feeling typically doesn’t last as the person still doesn’t have anyone to talk to on a personal level.

    This is why I often ask that you reach out to the people in your life who are chronically ill and/or disabled. These conditions very often create situations of intense loneliness and feeling of being alone in what they are going through. Having someone to check in on you in a genuine way has a huge impact on a person’s day. Ask them if they want to have a phone call with you. Or if you can bring them over a meal or come and do a chore for them while you chat. This will make a huge difference for them and honestly will make the situation they are in feel much more tolerable.

    To those of you who are chronically ill and/or disabled, asking for help is not a weakness. Asking for help is a strength and a very courageous thing to do. There are people in your life that want to help, they just sometimes don’t know what to say or do so they don’t do anything. Ask for something specific and you might be surprised how quick and easily they respond.

    I believe that we can heal through connection. In genuine loving relationships of all kinds we can help each other become the best person we can become. I believe that by showing the differences and values of each other we all grow and learn to be better. And that for some groups it is harder to be seen. This is why I created the Community Interview series so that chronically ill and/or disabled voices can be seen and heard.

    I also know that when we become chronically ill and/or disabled, or our health changes, many of our relationships can fall apart. In a time of upheaval this is when we need our relationships the most and they are not always there. I felt this keenly and felt alone and in the need of friends. This is why I created the Chronic Illness/Disability Support meetings so that anyone who needs to talk to someone who understands what they are going through can. I can help guide and offer some skills, but I’m also here to listen to what you are going through and be there for you.

    If you have any questions about how connection and community can heal, or if you want to book an appointment with me, send me an email.

    As summer begins in some parts of the world we look forward to a time of being outside in nature and soaking up as much sun as we can. This season can easily be a time to put our relationships on pause. While this isn’t a bad thing, it can once again allow the chronically ill/disabled people in our lives to slip through the cracks. Let’s be intentional this summer and make sure to invite them to events or even meet them outside their front door for a chat. Summer should be a time of fun and love for everyone!

  • Healing Power of Nature

    This month we celebrated Earth Day!

    Earth is vast and has so many different wonders to explore. We see examples of this wonder every day from the trees to the birds in the sky. But what about the healing wonders of earth?

    Ancient people have used medicinal herbs long before western medicine came about to heal almost anything that ails them. The bounty of herbs and medicinal plants that earth provides is seemingly endless and can have a true impact on our healing and health. In addition to the physical aspects of earths healing, we can also access Mother Earth’s grounding energy for healing. I use this every day to feel more connected to my body and to the earth. This helps me balance my energies and to remove negative energies that I start to feel. It is amazing to me how I can feel so off and “wrong” then remember to ground myself and I feel once again alive and more like me. 

    Thetahealing also uses earth energies as it is the first plane of the seventh planes. I end each of my Thetahealing sessions with a grounding and clients have stated how this finishes the healing process off and helps them reconnect with their bodies again. 

    Mother Earth is full of love and healing for us if only we ask. Profound healing can happen while being in connection with this beautiful energy. 

    As Mother Earth heals us, so we need to heal Mother Earth. We can help the earth heal by picking up garbage, recycling, and not using plastics, to buying from sustainable brands and supporting sustainable causes. We do have the power among all of us to make a difference and save our one and only home.

    If saving and healing our home isn’t enough let’s think about this. If we don’t heal the earth, who is going to continue to heal us and support us when we need it?

    Want to learn about grounding and the healing power of Mother Earth? Book an appointment with me here through email.

    Sometimes it is hard to be able to grasp what energy healing can do but it is similar in some ways to understanding that nature is healing. 

    Ever have a tough day and then go outside for fresh air and just feel better? That is nature healing you—especially if you go for a walk or sit on the grass! You may not think that nature healing is a tangible thing, but you have felt the difference and so you know it works. This is the same with energy healing! At the start you may not be able to see the tangible aspect of the healing but you know you feel better. As you work longer with energy healing it becomes more and more tangible and you can instantly feel the physical changes! Want to give it a try? Send me an email!

    Enjoy the warming sun and the start of nature pushing through the earth!

  • What is Reiki and Intuitive Healing?

    What is Reiki?

    Reiki is a universal energy that is used in healing work. Reiki literally translates to universal life force. Reiki was discovered by Mikao Usui around 1915—although the practice is much older than that and it is thought that many ancient cultures used Reiki in some way, even if it was called something different. This discovery happened when Usui, after hitting rock bottom and going to a mountain to meditate, noticed that the palms of his hands were warm and could heal people when he touched them. From there the practice evolved into what it is today.

    The practice of Reiki uses Reiki energy to help a person’s body energy flow better and uncover any blocks in the energy. This is done on all four levels of a person; physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. At the beginning stages of Reiki the predominant work is done on a person’s chakras. Chakras are energy centres on a person’s body. There are hundreds of chakras—including that of the palms of the hands used in Reiki—but the ones that are most often used are on the central meridian line of the body from crown to tailbone. Along this middle line there are 7 main chakras. These are the crown (top of head), third eye (forehead), throat (base of neck), heart (middle of breastbone), solar plexus (beneath ribs), sacral (below bellybutton), and root (tailbone). With life it is very easy for these chakras to get out of sync and to be stuck with negative energy. Reiki helps to remove all this stuck and stagnant energy and makes sure the chakras are aligned in size and rotation.

    Reiki is an energy of love and healing. And because of this, it is impossible for Reiki to be used for bad or to do damage. Reiki will always do what is in the person’s highest and best interest at that time. Reiki can be used on its own as a healing tool, but it also works very well alongside other treatments, and in some cases has been shown to make medical treatments even more effective. Reiki is a great healing system for pain, lethargy, illness, a general feeling of unwell, an unbalancing of energy, emotional healing, spiritual healing, releasing of stress and anxiety, and many other ailments. 

    Some people find that after their first Reiki session they already feel a huge difference, for others it can take a few sessions to finally feel a shift. This is different for every person and can take some learning to know what energy moving through your body can feel like. In some people you can feel Reiki as heat, or it can be a tingling feeling, a light pressure, a reduction in weight of the body, a lightness, or something else entirely.

    A wonderful aspect of Reiki is that it can be done via distance, meaning that you do not physically need to be with the practitioner while you are undergoing the session. This means that you can have it done virtually, or Reiki can be done at a set time for you without you even being virtually with the practitioner. This can make it easy to add Reiki into your life. As the client, all you need to do it sit/lie quietly and relax!

    To be able to practice Reiki you are attuned and taught by a Reiki teacher.  I did this through my teacher and I am certified in Reiki 1 and Reiki 2. Reiki 1 means you can practice on yourself and others, Reiki 2 means you can practice distantly, and Reiki 3 is a Reiki teacher who can attune you.

    Send me an email to book a Reiki appointment with me! ($60 for 30 mins) 

    What is Intuitive Healing?

    Now that you have an understanding that Reiki is a universal energy, as well as the basis of chakras, you can understand what intuitive healing is. Intuitive healing is going beyond the skills of Reiki to go to the deep root or cause of the issue you are having. Reiki is a fantastic healing modality that can heal many things, but sometimes there are things that are so stuck, and so stubborn, that Reiki cannot get it to move. This is when in my healing practices I turn to intuitive healing. But don’t fear, I often use Reiki in my intuitive healing sessions!

    The form of intuitive healing that I use is called Thetahealing and is based on using theta brain waves (the brain waves used in mediation and deep relaxation) and the seven planes of existence. To switch your brain into theta waves you imagine your consciousness going to the seventh plane. The seven planes of existence are as follows: The first plane is the earth, the second is all plant life, the third is all animals (including humans), the fourth is the ancestral plane, the fifth is the plane of angels and ascended masters, the sixth is the Laws of the Universe (like Gravity), and the seventh is the plane of the Creator of All That Is. 

    It is in the seventh plane that Thetahealing is done and so can change aspects in all of the other sixth planes because it is the plane of pure unconditional love and does not have the restraints of the lower planes such as dualism and ego. As with Reiki, the seventh plane is the energy of unconditional love, and so very healing. 

    We are multidimensional beings that have physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies. We are affected by the choices of our ancestors, our soul’s purposes, and the past lives that we have lived. And this can create blocks in our different bodies (energetic, mental, emotional, physical) and in our DNA. Many of these blocks that we experience are in our subconscious which make it difficult for us to work through on our own because our conscious mind and emotions can get in the way. By going up to the seventh plane to do healing, we are able to see the highest perspective that isn’t clouded by our emotions and thoughts and access the source of these blocks and remove them. 

    Thetahealing can be done remotely but unlike Reiki cannot be done without the person present. We all have free-agency and free-will choice so when changing aspects in a person, such as beliefs which are holding us back, you need to willingly agree to these changes with a spoken “yes”.

    Personally I have found much relief through intuitive healing and I am much better off health wise since I saw an intuitive healing practitioner and then learned to do it on myself and others. Send me an email to book an Intuitive Healing appointment with me! ($135 for 60 mins)

  • Travelling with Accommodations

    This month my family and I were fortunate enough to be able to go on a trip. We picked a very lucky time as it ended up being -35ºC in Calgary while we were away basking is 23ºC. In our family of three, two of us are physically disabled, and there are food allergies, so we have learned to accommodate travel to fit our needs. There always needs to be a kitchen where we go and we often do less than most people would do because of energy levels and physicality. But we have honed the method to such a level that we enjoy every second of it and can remove ourselves from the everyday reality to give ourselves a mental and physical break. This doesn’t mean that we came up with all the accommodations on the first trip! As the years have gone on, and our bodies have changed, we have had to shift our changes to travel. Part of this is learning to let go of things that you can no longer do and to be able to work through the grief of that. Part of it is doing lots of research beforehand and at the end of each trip asking ourselves if we could have done anything else/different to make ourselves more comfortable. And the final part is making sure we enjoy ourselves. And so we find joy and fun in the new things that we are able to do together as a family, and we make sure that what we can do we are excited for. The planning and anticipation is just as fun as the actual vacation!

    I would like to offer my assistance to those who would still like to travel but are not sure how to go about travel with new chronic illness and/or disability considerations (or your friends or families conditions!). You can book a Chronic Illness/Disability Support Meetings ($20 for 50 mins) with me and we can talk about everything involving travel. From medical letters to bring all your supplements/medications with you on the plane; finding places to stay that fit your needs; navigating food allergies in foreign countries; actively planning days of rest; and much more! I would be happy to chat with you and can share my own experiences plus those that I have encountered through Sava Wellness.

    Travelling with accommodations is a large picture item to see how a chronic illness and/or disability can change the structure of your life, but this doesn’t mean that accommodations don’t happen in day-to-day life. The way you travel in your city, the food you eat on a regular basis, and the jobs you have can all change suddenly—and sometimes drastically—when your chronic illness/disability starts or changes. This means that we should be open to how everyone navigates their space and not judge them for what they have to do in order to go about their lives. Everyone is different and so is their experience, so we should try to remember this and be mindful that other people may do things differently than us.

  • January is Ending!: This Month Felt Like a Year

    I have a feeling that many of us have felt like this month was unending. It almost feels like we should be half way through 2025 and yet as of today we have only finished one month. How is that even possible? Time truly is such a weird, and slippery, concept. With damaging world news—political, natural, violence, and more—it feels like 2025 has gotten off to a bad start.

    So what do we do in the face of so much horror, both in the world and personally? I wish I had a perfect answer, a cure-all for this world, but sadly I don’t. But I will tell you what I do. I try to make my world a little better, because if I feel better—emotional as well as physically—I can then go on to help other people. Your cup has to be filled before you can fill someone else’s. So I give myself permission to not go on the news or on social media. I give myself permission to not judge myself based on other people’s lives. I give myself permission to take care of my needs. I try to help the people in my life by lifting their spirits or doing something for them, no matter how small. And I try to find joy.

    Is this easy? No! Most days it is hard because I bombard myself with self-criticism, or judge myself for not doing enough, or for not helping other people enough. It can be quite depressing. So on the days that it isn’t quite so depressing, I once again give myself these permissions and hope that I don’t feel too guilty about doing it. My hope is that the more I do it—speak to myself with love and not criticism—the easier it will become as with any skill. This is actually a concept called self-compassion, which I am actively learning and working on. The world is bad enough without me being so hard on myself, and so I am trying. Will all these things make the world a better place? Maybe not. But I do believe that bringing kindness to others—and yes, even to myself—will help in some way. At some point if we are all kind to each other that has to bring about positive change.

    Next month Valentine’s Day is celebrated, which is all about love. What if we expanded that love to everyone—ourselves, our families, our partners, our friends, our neighbours—and that we did it not just on the 14th but on every day this coming month? We all have such large capacities to love, so what if we decided to share that? In actions big and small, from smiles to making someone dinner to donating to a worthy cause and everything in between. Maybe this will help the world, and if not the whole world, then at least the world and the people that we interact with.

    Let us try to make February the month of love and kindness, let’s see how much positivity we can spread.

    As an energy healer, in both Intuitive Healing and Reiki, I know the power of energy. Energy does what we tell it to do, so when we send people positive thoughts, we are actually sending them positive energy! Never underestimate the power of sending people love and kindness.

    Sending kindness and joy to you for today and the coming month.