{"id":7625,"date":"2015-02-19T20:59:35","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T04:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/?p=7625"},"modified":"2015-03-05T12:37:47","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T20:37:47","slug":"happy-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/healthy-living\/happy-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year !"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chinese and classic Japanese calendar is based on a lunar calendar and therefore,
\nit’s New Year, an auspicious day.<\/p>\n

As we celebrate the New Year, I am just filled with deep sense of gratitude.
\nSo blessed to have kind students – this morning, I had a student who gave me a good feedback to put me back on track- thank you – I don’t drink coffee early in the AM but maybe I should?
\nand after last Sunday evening class, a lovely student sweetly says something like:<\/p>\n

She: “I know I have a name for you in Spanish!”
\nMe: ?
\nShe: “You are a CURANDERA<\/strong>.”
\nMe: ??
\nI do not know Spanish – wish I had studied it – so absolutely – ??? lost.
\nSo, she translates “Curandera” to mean in English … “Healer”… “HEALER<\/strong>“?
\nMe: me? what?
\nI am so flattered and honored. Thank you – Arigato – Gracias! <\/p>\n

We all need positive reinforcements especially when faced with a dilemma or trying to choose a path.
\nI don’t think of myself as a healer – that’s just too tremendous a responsibility but I think she read my intentions – that I desire that kind of a magic potion that heals all wounds and pains, I wish I could be a healer and my mind is full of how-to’s to accomplish it and I study the how’s (alternatives to Western medicine) out of that desire. How I wish I had that magic tincture… an elixir… to dispense that remedies all.<\/p>\n

I think most people I see as being “spiritual” – not religious but “spiritual” all experienced or faced some significant loss or even death in some ways (that pretty much covers everybody eventually) – if not your own loss (health, innocence, belief system, strength, will – all things material and not) or near death experience, someone or something near or dear to you… and that makes one a bit more aware, call it spiritual – or conscious and AWAKE – as in that sign that says
\n“Life is Short; but Eternity is Not…” Yes, don’t we know it.<\/p>\n

So if appreciation of Life makes me a Curandera, hope we can all, each of us find the Curandera spirit within us.
\nThat is how I hope to serve… for everyone to be empowered to be one’s own Curandera… with a little help from a friend:) dispensing that technique.
\nWe are all, each of us, a “Curandera”. It made me think of a medicine man in Native American culture I once read about and felt an affinity towards…<\/p>\n

Native American Shamanism… actually has some parallels to Shinto tradition in Japan… hope it’s okay to say that…anyway,
\nThank you again for such a special compliment that humbles and inspires me, Dearest T.<\/p>\n

Happy Lunar New Year and enjoy the Oscar party – will miss you but, even a Curandera cannot replace vibes from such a party:-) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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