Category Archives: Shamanism, Spiritual and Andean teachings

Empowering the Lower Chakras: Abundance, Manifesting and Grounding

Posted by Teri on May 13, 2013 None comments

In talking about the importance of the lower chakras, the discussions delved into both cultural stereotypes of language and perception, as well as encompassing the whole re holistic and energetic. I heard from a lot of healers who were surprised at their own Aha’s. Many people commented that they thought they were incorporating the whole-body approach. Many others also noted their own realizations regarding their own previously unconscious biases toward “upper”.. . Often the biases are not outright articulated…. But bias can take the form of where we put our attention, our energy… our focus.

In the discussions, I noted that maybe it was time to take the 30 day challenge. I asked who else was interested in joining this. Several people responded enthusiastically.

In the writing of that article and the week-long discussions that fo0llowed, I have been giving a lot more thought an consideration of bringing the energy down into the physical. I actually want to elaborate on that. By thought, I do not mean reflection or meditation or intellectual-thought. This past week, I have been more aware of things I do, and bringing conscious attention to accessing, working with and utilizing the lower three chakras- the physical-level/oriented centers.

So here are a few exercises I have been doing…feel free to try them and see if they work-help-etc.. Read more »

Higher Vibrations and Healers need the lower chakras MORE

Posted by Teri on May 5, 2013 6 comments

I was just out grazing my goats… a neighbor is very generous in saying its fine for the goats to graze in his open field. The dual benefit-drawback.. is that I need to stay somewhat in attendance while they are grazing. I can usually work a horse or teach a riding lesson, and keep them in sight. But there are times when the benefit aspect is just sitting out or laying out in the grass– constructively doing nothing. Pretty sweet deal:)

This morning while I was out in the field, stretched out in that perfect spot between sun and flickering shade… I spent a while grounding and meditating– by which I mean a relaxed flow of thoughts, that were coherent and interesting. I had a few mini aha’s and insights… Read more »

Spring horseback riding lessons starting up!

Posted by Teri on April 11, 2013 None comments

It’s spring finally! and the horses are ready to get back to work after the winter.. Do you just want to spend time with horses and develop that bond through casual riding? Do you want to improve equitation and riding skills– whatever your level or interest and goals, we can help you improve your riding! ? would you like to strengthen your seat and fine-tune your existing skills?

Working with retired race-horses, that are quiet, gentle and intuitive, will help develop that heightened sense of partnership and collaboration. learn ” relationship building”.. “intuitive awareness”, and develop “energetic integrity.” great for non-traditional learners who struggle with relationships or boundaries/respect:)
*build strong seat and balance
*All lessons are private or semi-private. 30.00 hour for lessons
*Individualised training for each student to meet personal goals
*Develop relationship, intuition, and integrity
*Training services also available on and off-site.
Horsewise teaches hunter equitation with a holistic approach that teaches horse and rider to work in partnership in a relaxed and comfortable way. Lessons may incorporate grounding, breathwork and yoga, in order to supple the muscles to create more fluid movement.

This is a small holistic barn, using holistic protocols, herbalism and other approaches that also serves as a therapeutic approach to riding and life.

Horsewise is a 6 stall barn, with space an open space for a boarder.

Teri is a teacher, herbalist and bodyworker. She has been working with horses for 30 years and has incorporated her holistic work into horse training and coaching.

http://www.horsewisevt.com

EO and Sam, both very happy after a great lesson!

EO and GMC student Cailin

http://beingherd.com

Teri J. DluznieskiM.Ed.
HorsewiseVT
Poultney
(802)884-8064

Real-life Learning, Living “Connection” and Environmental Balance

Posted by Teri on March 10, 2013 2 comments

a gorgeous double-rainbow that demonstrates parallel levels reflecting the same light

I’ve been coming across a lot of things lately about connected-ness. A lot of spiritual based “messages” to remind us how much we are intricately connected, to our higher Selves, to our angels, to God.. to the Universe around us. All of these messages, from different denominational directions: all worded slightly different, as befits the paradigm in which it rests. But all sharing a very identical message. Everything is connected. That means each of us. No one is, nor can be.. ever be… alone or dis-connected.

I was just discussing the other day.. seeing and understanding the bigger picture.. the web, the connections of interplay.. I would take the process one step further — as with quantum physics and string theory/ M theory etc… All levels are reflections of shared dynamics. SO, as much as it is important for us to understand the heirarchy of connection.. i think it is also essential to understand the role of connection across space. Literally. Physical actions, choices and awarenesses that play out every day. It is all but pointless to grasp a spiritual truth, if we cannot embody and “translate” that into daily action and activity. Read more »

Shifting Dynamics for the New Year

Posted by Teri on January 30, 2013 None comments

This was an amazing double-rainbow that appeared perfectly east-west, on the 2012 equinox. It looks like a cosmic gateway, brighter inside that inner portal:)

I thought for quite a while, leading up to New Year’s Eve. It seemed that given the transition of the whole 2012 energetic, just a few months prior… made this New Year’s somehow… more significant. As though, having passed some rite of passage, or survived a potentially tumultuous experience.. I should be changed in some way.. carry a greater significance. No idea why… and perhaps now, as that energetic balloon of hype, dissipates.. the urgency and significance of that epic moment in cosmic Time.. will diminish.

Somehow, I didn’t come up with some awe-inspiring Resolution– there was no.. Pay-it-forward kind of revelationary insight that would change my life or the lives of those around me. 1 January, was another fairly ordinary day.

But I spent New Years Eve, with the memory ( or ghost?) of a very good friend of mind– as neither of us had ever engaged in the frenetic energy of this wild-party event. So somehow, it seemed appropriate that i spent it quietly, reflecting, a sacred fire, and a glass of wine.

As noted, there was no huge inspiration or wisdom. But rather than a resolution, I decided to choose a Word. A word that would embody and set the Tone, or resonance for the year to come. Again, I had hoped something profound, something worthy of a Bodhisattva…:) No such luck. the word that kept popping into my head that night, was Bounty. Read more »

Still here? Apocalpyse, Anyone?

Posted by Teri on December 21, 2012 None comments

Still here? No Kaboom? Disappointed? No worries- there are still 7 hours before the technical “end of the world.” And, at least in this corner, in Vermont, some creepy weird wind, power-outages, and a stunning Rainbow that went, unusually… directly from east to west- rather than the more typical north-south directions. Granted, it was right around noon, on the shortest day of the year.. for which a rainbow.. a double-rainbow, no less… is a little unusual, to say the least:) In ancient times, people would have taken these things as dire omens, portents of things to come.. which rarely boded well for the people:)

Ironically, it is Western cultures that are more caught up by the notion of “end of the world.” The galaxy is millions of years old, and the solar system has crossed through its galactic center, thousands of times. And nothing dire has come to pass. What is this moment we are passing through? The solar system is lining up with and “crossing” the galactic center. This happens every 26,000 years (or so). It has happened countless times in the past, and we are all still here. Well, not literally. But the planet is still here, alive and kicking. Read more »

Cats, psychic energy, and the invisible Wind

Posted by Teri on May 28, 2012 1 comments

Izzie. no the mouse cannot stay over for dinner!

Well, this has been a tumultuous weekend. And after a hectic week of a lot of hucha ( heavy energy) flying around.. I decided to do a ceremonial clearing fire. It went well, burned hot as hell, no pun intended.. it was what I termed a FU fire, as I wanted to put the weeks aggravations into the flames. Well, that almost bit me in the ass. Falling out w/ a good friend and my cat went AWOL. which added fuel to the week’s distress. NOT the outcome I had been hoping for.

I spent a very quiet day, trying to re-calibrate- to about 9 episodes of Doctor Who ( I do love cable on demand:). Finally, by evening, I was able to kick myself into gear and go do barn chores before bringing horses and goats in for the night At that point, the dust must have settled out.. Izzie showed back up out of the blue.While I was rounding up the goats, which is something like being a goalie in a game of soccer where all the players are on both speed and steroids:). I thought i heard a meow. I called out, but no response- Izzie often “answers” me. But, when i came back to the house, she’s just sprawled out on the kitchen floor and is now near my feet, looking a bit tired but content. I don’t know if I feel better, because the cat is back.. or if the cat is back.. because i am “better.”.. don’t really care.. Izzie is a kind of ward– even if she doesn’t seem to catch the mice, and worse– will often bring some IN, as playmates:) Read more »

Healers, friends and possums

Posted by Teri on May 17, 2012 2 comments

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What’s a possum between friends? ( pic from freedigitalphotos.net)

I have been surprised, but encouraged at the responses from other healers and their identical struggle and juggling act around their friendships outside of fellow healer’s. Personally, I LIKE and almost prefer my non-healer friends. I have other interests in my life, and I don’t want to live in my healers-hat all the time… yes it is what I do, and what/who i am. But it isn’t what I want to be/ do all the time. I also like science fiction, and animals, and hiking– things that do not require those same areas of brain and thinking:)

But often, in those friendships.. people are slightly less than comfortable. Many times, they find themselves sharing more than they might with anyone else.. Often, I hear things like.. How did you know that? or, whoa, you know me too well.. or a look or a response.. where I have ” noticed” something others thought was either well-guarded.. or.. didn’t realise was there.. those… which are in the open.. are a little easier to address.. which, while it sucks.. gee- whoops, sorry.. I just thought the possum on your head looked hungry… I didn’t realise no one ( you?) knew you had a possum on your head.. sort of thing.. The other thing I tend to trip over.. is the people who are not as conscious.. esp true, when being around medicine people.. there are changes in their lives, their actions, their energy… we upset the apple carts- just by the nature of who we are.. what we do– we carry energy differently, and energy around us responds, like waking up, or activating.. healers don’t necessarily DO anything.. aside from occasionally asking if the possum could have a cookie.. Read more »

Healers: balancing compassion and boundaries in relationships

Posted by Teri on May 13, 2012 3 comments

I was just having an ongoing discussion about compassion and how we process what we experience.. someone made a very good distinction and reminder, about the importance in differentiating between the person, and the action.. that is ALWAYS a huge factor.. because we may be the sum of our actions.. but we are not every individual action.. I imagine this is particularly true when external influences impact the choices and actions we make in any given moment.

As a healer.. I am often caught between not-liking what I see people around me doing.. sometimes this is because it’s a personal act that affects me.. an offhand comment.. being mis-treated, poorly treated.. treated without good integrity etc..Healers often see too much, too clearly.. the many things, invisible to the rest of the waking/ walking world.. things which might not be apparent.. but whose impacts are very profoundly felt: in the choices and actions people make…

So, back to differentiating between the person, and the action..

How does one differentiate enough to maintain healthy personal boundaries? Read more »

Lyme disease: chasing causes or chasing cures

Posted by Teri on May 10, 2012 2 comments

I was just reading yet another post about possible causes/ origins of Lyme disease.. Many people speculate that it is a government created bio-weapon. Who knows.. maybe it is.. I certainly wouldn’t put it PAST certain bodies and agencies, and is it possible- sure.. I don’t rule out that possibility.. although I also respect that Nature has many potent and powerful mechanisms that keep nature in balance.. and we, as a species, have certainly been transgressing in that area. However.. ultimately, I don’t CARE.. who what where when.. it’s a waste of energy to waste looking for someone to blame.. so unless someone did develop it AND.. is sitting on a cure.. I prefer to put my energy into staying WELL. How about you….? Read more »