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I will be giving a free short presentation on grief at the LAD Matters Film festival here in Boulder on Friday Sept 2 at 3:30. Check out the website www.ladmatters.com. Hope to see you there!

Ready or not it is time to spring forward. On a grey overcast cold day like today in Boulder, the last thing on my mind is spring. I can’t seem to shake the icy feelings and challenges of staying warm enough to get excited about planting seeds in the ground or in my mind. Will I be able to shake off this overcoat of distress? Did I tap this morning on these  thoughts? No. So helping myself is not in the air today, except for writing, which always does seem to bring some clarity. Sometimes being horizontal and cozy by the fire is the answer. And today is one of those days.

Yesterday was Anna’s birthday party, she’s 6. Dressed in yellow, running in doors with cheerful friends, balloons, musical chairs, a pinata filled with bouncing balls made my day! I gave her 2 ladybugs I had rescued from my home a month or two ago. I read up on how to care for them during their hibernation and they are well. Now it is Anna’s turn to mother them. She is ready for the job, she is filled with anticipation of tomorrow and next year going to first grade and before I know it she’ll be choosing a college.

Sometimes getting out of bed in the morning is not for those over  65. Yet remembering my shining grand daughter’s face covered in chocolate frosting  reading her birthday cards makes me happy all over. I had just forgotten for a short time one of my finest gifts ……..due to all this fog. Spring is coming.

I’ll plan an EFT workshop soon to help us all wake up our senses, energize and shake the creaks out of our bones! Anyone want to join me?

As 2010 came to a close, I spent many hours rereading my journals for the year. This is a regular occurrence for me as I find I can look back, reflect and let go of the past year. Then there is the gratitude. I have much to be thankful for. Family near and far, friends, the beauty of Boulder, 4 grandchildren, my work serving others which ultimately serves me also.  I feel enthusiasm for this new born —- 2011. I also write my intentions as I step into this fresh territory of yet another year. I have noted some of the same themes appear on my intention list year after year, yet there it was a sparkle of something different. I have the urge to get immersed (at least partially) in a creative project of some sort. While eating dinner at Dushanbe Tea House this weekend, I was admiring the tile covered tables. Perhaps I will make one for my new home. Then a friend invited me to join a group to make art together once a month. I began a tap dancing class last year when my body was not quite up to it. It is starting up again. And here I am writing… will you see more blogging from me this year? I look forward to this year with hope and anticipation. May you all have pleasant surprises in 2011 and be breathing and noticing with gratitude everyone and everything.

I am including a testimonial here on a EFT session which was amazing. Yes, EFT does work on problems which have been treated medically without success.

I recently had an EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) session with Carole Lindroos, a licensed psychotherapist, in Boulder, CO.  I had been experiencing difficulties with my right ear for 4 months.  I had seen an ENT & undergone two rounds of anti-biotics, a sinus scan, and a hearing test which revealed a moderate hearing loss in that ear.  His last diagnostic evaluation suggested allergies & blockage of the eustachian tube.  He prescribed an anti-inflammatory nasal spray.  I had been using the nasal spray with no appreciable result for two weeks.

During the “tapping session” with Carole, I was able to link the pressure and discomfort I was feeling in my ear with some specific pressures & discomfort I was feeling in my life.  The blockage I was feeling in my ear seemed to correspond with some blockages & “stuckness” I was experiencing in my everyday life.  During the session I was able to identify those blockages as well as to release them.  I was also able to release some fears and anxiety I was having about perhaps having a tumor in that area.  My ENT had mentioned the next step might be an MRI.

My discomfort and pain level went from a 7 at the beginning of the session to a 3 fairly quickly, and then to zero at the end.  Several hours later, I remained at a zero level.  My pressure and discomfort was still gone the next morning and has not returned even though I flew a day later. (Flying has aggravated my sinuses in the past.)  Carole gave me a hand-out of the Tapping Points and the explanation sheet so that I could continue the technique at home if I needed to do so.

I highly recommend this therapy technique to anyone experiencing physical or emotional pain or discomfort.  It is easy to follow and effective immediately.  I like the fact that it can be done at home on one’s own as needed.

Carole is a very experienced practitioner with body-mind therapies.  Her intuitive gifts and empathic style combine to make her a warm and effective therapist. I highly recommend this “tapping technique” and her skills.

Linda Bennie