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Does stress have you down? If yes, you are not at your best, so let’s learn a quick, free, DIY technique to transform your mood and how you affect others!
Most muscle cramps (sudden sharp and lasting pains) develop in the leg muscles, particularly in the calf. The unlucky victim may also feel or see a hard lump beneath the skin. It is a “seizing” or “bunching” of muscle tissue, and it doesn’t happen only to athletes. Furthermore, I usually get cramps in my feet and toes. Some people get spasms in their backs. IT HURTS!!!! Consequently, I explored why we get cramps and what to do about them. Then, I thought I might as well share the wealth of information with you!
Below, we’ll explore a few causes and solutions, based largely on publications by the Mayo Clinic, Harvard Medical School, and Healthline. As usual, I’m sharing food images, especially for people for whom English is not a first language or who have dyslexia or other impediments to reading easily.
Important: the content on this site should never be used as a substitute for direct medical advice from your doctor or other qualified clinicians.
We’ll explore ways to use your curiosity as a tool (or, if you prefer, as a weapon) to fight the doldrums. Let’s start with typical advice. To overcome depression, you might give or receive counsel to “express gratitude” frequently in life. However, unless you have made it a deeply ingrained habit, it is easy to forget or to do it in a haphazard way. Below, we’ll delve into some realistic, creative ways to really FEEL gratitude!
I know you don’t like to read more than three lines before moving on, but I’m going to give you some details and some links to help you anyway.
We’ll start with satisfying your curiosity, which leads more easily into feeling the warmth of gratitude.
This can help you overcome Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) which is a type of depression that is triggered by a change in seasons, usually in the Fall. This seasonal depression gets worse in Winter and is known as the “winter blues.”
Because lots of us are feeling scattered, harried, harassed, and not at home in our own bodies, given all the stressors these days, that’s why! We need help, and I can provide some.
Recently, I’ve been teaching an intensive course called “Chakras With Benefits.“ It is among many classes I teach on Zoom.
First, in case you don’t know about them, here is a link to describe chakras (in great detail, because it takes you to Deepak Chopra’s site. 
He’s a prolific writer, teacher, physician, metaphysician, and spiritual guru, who combines an understanding of Eastern and Western medicine and metaphysics in educating people throughout the world.)
I used the term, “With Benefits” because I kept adding extra information to each class. These concepts are loosely related to the chakra system but are not typically taught as part of the subject matter. However, I have many holistic healing and metaphysics certifications and interests, so I couldn’t resist tossing in some spiritual pursuits information that I thought would be helpful.
Thus, a course that my students and I thought would last for 7 or 8 weekly sessions, took us over two months to complete, and we could have gone on much longer. It was fascinating and fun! I gave certificates of completion to those who finished all the classes.
I’ll quote what two of them said.
“I just completed the most amazing class with Nancy Ayanna Wyatt. The Beginners Chakra Class is an overview of the body’s energy system presenting what each chakra governs and reacts to.
This is an excellent college-level course masterfully taught using a variety of teaching media from lectures to guided imagery to videos and recordings. I particularly benefited from the class exercises, discussions, and meditations. These interactive exercises provided experiential evidence of how I could personally benefit from aligning with the body’s energy system.
Nancy skillfully shared her knowledge and experience punctuated with delightful anecdotes. The amount of supplemental materials provided in addition to course content goes beyond the basics allowing for further research and the creation of individual meditations and healing practices.”
~ Ravenell W.
Nancy is an amazing teacher on so many levels. Her classes are extremely thorough and she goes above and beyond to add extra resourceful content, which I appreciate so much. She is passionate and knowledgeable and her voice alone allows you to focus and feel calm with all that she teaches. The topics are numerous and well put together. I look forward to taking more classes and enjoying learning all her different fields of expertise.
~ Rebekah B.
I couldn’t have asked for better students, but I shall offer the course again if there is sufficient interest.
Meanwhile, here is what I promised you. Note: I did not add sounds to my narrations, because you might want to:
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I hope this helps you feel less scattered, well-grounded, and happy to be who you are, despite any and all challenges you may face.
If you are interested in taking this or other classes or if you would like a life coaching / spiritual counseling session with me, just let me know.
I offer a FREE Initial Consultation during which we can discuss your needs and how I may best help you.
Simply email me at GetWellStayWell@outlook.com and put “Chakra Class Inquiry” or “Consultation Inquiry” into the subject line.
When you write, please give me a hint as to which topic you want to pursue. Then, we can arrange for the FREE “Sip & Share” session on Zoom, if that’s the best way to proceed.
In the meantime,
Let’s Get Well, Stay Well, and Live Well
Under the auspices of the Virginia Department of Health, Prince William Area Agency on Aging, I completed the certification coursework for teaching people how to deal with chronic illness. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and the final practice classes were canceled. However, I learned about several things that influence chronic conditions, including pain, and most of them confirm what I already knew and have talked about as a certified practitioner of healing modalities over many years. You may have seen my posts or have been in my classes about:
Are you familiar with the “Tapping” – Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) phenomenon? This is a semi-miraculous, ritualized, way of “tapping” with your fingers on specific acupressure points on your body. You do this while speaking about topics that have caused issues for you. These may be health, financial circumstances, emotional pain, or some other theme. It even helps overcome the trauma of sexual abuse, as you will see if you keep reading.
There is nothing I like better than learning about and practicing holistic healing techniques which work without any:
The originally-intended use of EFT was to overhaul the psychotherapy profession. What a success! It has reduced therapy time from months or years down to minutes or hours. In that process, we discovered that people also experienced profound physical healings.
That’s why I decided to add to my certifications and learn The Emotional Freedom Technique (commonly nicknamed “EFT” or tapping”) in 2012. I also am certified in Neuro-linguistic Programming and several forms of energy medicine, so tapping was very complementary – as in Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 
For a more formal definition, here’s one from the ever-present Wikipedia. “Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a form of counseling intervention that draws on various theories of alternative medicine including acupuncture, neuro-linguistic programming, energy medicine, and Thought Field Therapy. During an EFT session, the client will focus on a specific issue while tapping on “endpoints of the body’s energy meridians.”
Everyone experiences loneliness at some point in life.That is natural, but, when is it a problem?
First, let’s define it. A person can be alone without being lonely. There is great freedom in that!
My thought is that loneliness comes in two primary forms. You may be feeling lonely because of the absence of someone else, or you might feel loneliness because of the absence of connection with your true Self!
A quick web search yielded these definitions.
1. affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone.
2. destitute of sympathetic or friendly companionship…support
3. lone; solitary; without company; companionless.
Putting Yourself First for A Change
As we know, all cultural training teaches women to take care of their family’s needs as the highest priority and at any cost. As nurturing spirits, we often extend that caring behavior to include everyone but ourselves. The result can be difficulty in “saying no,” setting boundaries and addressing one’s own physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs. NOW is the time to change our minds – in a GOOD way.
Each of us is just as valuable and worthy of loving attention as anyone else in the world. Let’s first recognize that and then act like it!
Among the many classes I teach, I facilitate classes and workshops on Putting Yourself First for a Change topics. They are based on my
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This is a wonderful link from a Facebook page belonging to Beauty and Health. It shows you 20 great ways to use an everyday sponge with a rough backing. The video demonstrates how to clean things you’ve been unsuccessful in cleaning before, like the small hose on a decorative fountain. These tips are a health enhancer, especially if you have kids who might put objects into their mouths and who touch everything in sight. Here is the link to the video Amazing Uses for Sponges re Health. Continue Reading →