Silver Celebrations by Michael Braunstein It was around the time I took a seat at the Periodic Table. Honestly, I don’t know if they even use that chart as a teaching device in chemistry class anymore. But the chart recalls to me a time when I left behind […]
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Training Wheels: The Chakras
Training Wheels: The Chakras by Michael Braunstein This much I know and physics confirms: I am made of energy, pure and simple. You only have to know a tiny bit about science (and it seems “a tiny bit” is the full measure that people are learning these days), […]
Eye — Ear — Vay — Duh! = (Ayurveda)
Eye — Ear — Vay — Duh! (Ayurveda) by Michael Braunstein Would you ignore a healthcare system that has existed for thousands of years, has healed literally billions of people, is all-natural, is non-invasive and can keep you healthy as well as get you healthy? What […]
Rebirthing: Return to the Womb
Rebirthing: Return to the Womb by Michael Braunstein “Once more into the breach, dear friends! Once more!” — William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act 3, Scene 1 Consider your birth. Imagine what it must have been like. You began as a zygote, a two-part […]
Robbing Mother Nature
Stealing from Your Mother by Michael Braunstein Last spring, I watched a bluejay visit a robin’s nest and steal eggs. Like many other animals, bluejays are adept at larceny. And since animals apparently have no conscience, stealing comes naturally. Burglers and robbers exist in nature so why should […]
Sugar and Fire
Inflammation: Attack of the Sugar Zombies by Michael Braunstein 2019.01.22 Mom loved jellybeans. She kept a candy dish on the coffee table long before Ronald Reagan boosted Jelly Bellies™ to fame by serving them in the Oval Office. Those little morsels of sugar and […]
Meditate. Your Mind Wants To
Meditate. Your Mind Wants To by Michael Braunstein 2019.01.15 Let’s get something straight right out of the box: You do not have to sit funny in order to meditate. All that is necessary to meditate is to learn it correctly then apply it. Since learning Transcendental […]
3Ms: Massage, Meditation, Masturbation
3Ms: Massage, Meditation, Masturbation by Michael Braunstein Since Heartland Healing is devoted to sharing information about more natural, holistic ways to improve health and stay healthy, let’s visit three that are often overlooked or taken for granted. Massage: Nice to be Kneaded. When something aches or […]
Opening the Doors of Perception
Opening the Doors of Perception by Michael Braunstein WYSIWYG is sounded as “wizzy-wig.” It’s a rather dated term from early in the computer age, a pronounceable acronym that stands for “what you see is what you get.” It refers to computer-screen user interface that implies that the appearance […]
Living in a Digital World
Living in a Digital World by Michael Braunstein I heard the song “Black or White” the other day. Reminded me that Michael Jackson was one of the most unique people I’ve ever met. Our conversations were sparse though we spent weeks across the hall from each other at […]