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A Message From Mara and the Peaceful Spirit Staff

Because of all the confusion and fear surrounding the Coronavirus, we would like to take a few minutes to let you know that we are still here for you. Your health and that of our staff are ALWAYS of the utmost importance to us. It is a top priority for us that we help everyone […]

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Where Do We Go From Here?: Life After the Pandemic

Covid-19 has changed the way we lived our lives. Almost everything familiar—spending time with family and friends, taking part in social events, going to work, mundane activities like buying groceries—became situations that had the potential to result in ourselves or others becoming sick or even dying. We may not always have enjoyed the familiar—a trip […]

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The Shamanic Cord Cutting Ritual

Cal-Ling, Shamanic Healer, and Life Coach At Peaceful Spirit Massage and Wellness Centers ARE YOU FEELING UNCOMFORTABLE IN SOME WAY? Perhaps you can’t quite put your finger on it, it’s vague. Things are generally okay, however, there is a nagging sensation that something is off…..and maybe it has been that way for a long time……it […]

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Seed Diversity and the Importance of Regenerative Agriculture

When you hear the word “seeding,” what comes to mind? If you’re a techie, it may mean sharing files with others. If you play a team sport or are a fan of them, it probably means the distribution of ranking teams so that skill levels are equally matched in competitions. If you work in marketing […]

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Small Doesn’t Mean Insignificant: Going Green

“It’s not easy being green,” Kermit the Frog sang with great feeling. Today, 51 years after the song debuted on Sesame Street in 1970, the reality expressed in that one line hasn’t changed: It isn’t easy being or going, green. Kermit’s struggles with being green are, of course, different from the struggles that going green […]

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Nutrition and Inflammation By Dr. Robin N Myers DACM, LAc

We often read about nutrition in the context of weight loss, but often overlooked is how what we eat is closely tied to gut health, and how gut health is tied to inflammation. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) there is an entire treatise on the Spleen. If the Spleen is healthy, then the prognosis of […]

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Fungi Are Our Friends

When you hear the word fungi, what comes to mind first? Uncomfortable, unpleasant skin or nail infections? A cluster of pale mushrooms in the woods or in the supermarket produce section? If so, you’re not alone—for most people, fungi wouldn’t rank among the top 10 must-have items of this year, or any year. But just […]

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Activating the Positive: How to Train Your RAS (Reticular Activating System)

You’ve got to accentuate the positive * Eliminate the negative * Latch onto the affirmative! When Johnny Mercer penned the lyrics to “Accentuate the Positive” in 1944, he most likely wasn’t thinking about neuroscience and the mysteries of the human brain. Nonetheless, he succinctly summed up the possibilities that the reticular activating system offers us. […]

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