A JOURNAL FOR THE MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT An excerpt from Excuses be Gone! by Dr. Wayne W Dyer Aunty Margaret’s Lomilomi Maoli on the Big Island Invest in Your Health: Travel to the Source for Healing with Francesco Garripoli Dr. John Demartini ~ Stress to Success…in Just 31 Days! The Spiritual Side of Intensity FREE July/August 2009 1 2 3 4 5 2009 HAWAII HEALING GARDEN FESTIVALS BEGIN ON KAUAI IN AUGUST The 2009 Hawaii Healing Garden Statewide Festivals sprout up on the island of Kauai - August 22- 27, grow to Hawai’i Big Island September 13-17, travel to Maui October 17-22, and wrap up on Oahu November 21-25. The annual Festivals are now in their 5th year, and 3rd year Statewide. The Healing Garden celebrates Healthy & Green sustainable living by spotlighting the many multi-cultural traditional uses of medicinal and nutritional plants in personal health and healing, as well as environmental topics such as the benefits of organic foods & farming, home garden pharmacies, sustainability, permaculture and more. Each island hosts a Festival celebration day of educational and cultural presentations, a health fair, healthy organic food, and entertainment. The festivals are family friendly events, with programs for adults and kids alike. The days following each festival feature hands on workshops, organic farm tours, cooking classes and botanical adventures at unique locations around each island. The Kauai Healing Garden Festival Celebration & Health Fair will be held Saturday August 22 from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, at Kilohana Plantation in Lihue. Additional tours and workshops are scheduled from Sunday, August 23, though Thursday, August 27 across Kauai. Enjoy a Festival day of entertainment, presentations, a health fair of Healthy & Green services, natural products, and organic goods, massage, health practitioners, and delicious organic foods! There will be fun educational activities for the kids, including Healthy Tennis by Hawaiian Isles Tennis, Wild & Wormy composting, plus Edible, Medicinal and Recycled lei making contest, recycling and special focus on a zero waste event. The festival continues throughout the week with workshops and tours at special locations on Kauai. Businesses, organizations and non-profits are invited to promote their products and services via the Healthy Hawaii Expo exhibitor booths. Special discounts for Hawaii Health Guide advertisers and Health & Wellness association members. The community is invited to participate and support the event through program presentations, workshop collaborations, volunteer support, in-kind contributions and tax deductible donations and sponsorship funding of the statewide festivals and each islands unique event programs. The Hawaii Healing Garden Festivals are presented by Hawaii Health Guide and supported by: the Forward Foundation, the Hawai`i Tourism Authority, The Counties of Kauai, Oahu, Maui, and Hawai’i, and other businesses and individuals. 2009 Hawaii Healing Garden - Statewide Festivals Kauai Festival Day - AUG 22, 10-7 Kilohana Plantation, Lihue Workshops & Tours - AUG 23-27 Big Island Festival Day - SEP 13, 10-6 East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo Workshops & Tours - SEP 14-17 Maui Festival Day - OCT 18, 10-7 Maui Community College, Kahului Workshops & Tours - OCT 17-22 Oahu Festival Day - NOV 21, 10-6 Ala Moana Beach Park, McCoy Pavillion, Honolulu Workshops & Tours - NOV 22-25 For workshop reservations and more info contact: Hawaii Healh Guide • 808-638-0888 • [email protected] Hawaii Healing Garden Festivals More Info: www.HawaiiHealingGarden.com Sponsor inquiries: [email protected] Program & Volunteers: [email protected] Exhibitor Booth: [email protected] 6 J u l y / A u g u s t 2 0 0 9 V O L U M E 7 , I S S U E 2 Publisher’s PAGE ........................................... 8 LE GURU IS YOU! .......................................... 16 Paul Reynolds EXCERPT FROM EXCUSES BE GONE! ................. 9 Dr. Wayne W Dyer AwAKENING ............................................... 17 Ruey Ryburn, DrPH, RH, AHN-BC HEALING THE ABANDONMENT ABYSS PART 2 ................................................... 10 STRESS TO Success…in Just 31 DaYS! ........ 18 CC Treadway Tina Quizon CORE TRANSFORMATION WITH GER LYONS ... 11 MEET TEDDI MCEWEN .................................. 19 Jody Mountain QUESTION MARK - ASK THE NATURALC o CHEF n t e .... n 20 t s INVESTING IN YOUR HEALTH ......................... 12 Francesco Garri Garripoli THE SOVEREIGNTY OF LOVE .......................... 21 LOMILOMI MAOLI ......................................... 14 RESOURCE DIRECTORY & MARKETPLACE .......... 22 Mimi George, L.M.T., Ph.D. CALENDAR ................................................... 24 THE SPIRITUAL SIDE OF INTENSITY .................. 16 Leighson Tanaka WELLNESS PRODUCTS & SERVICES ................. 25 Our Philosophy: Inspiration is a reflection of the collective communities of Hawaii, the mainland and the world. 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Box 3211, Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii 96766, (808) 652-4328 Tel On the Web: www.inspirationjournal.com Publisher Char RAVELO Editor Sally WILSON Associate Editor Tammi ANDERSLAND Paul REYNOLDS (Yoga) Design Pacific Digital DESIGN Web Design Dexter SEAR Distribution Oahu - Gary WONG, Maui- Kecia JOY, Kona - Mark RAVELO, Kauai - Dave ARMSTRONG Advertising Richard DIAMOND 808-821-1253 Paul REYNOLDS 650-773-3422 Ganshet NANDOSKAR (Oahu) 808-923-2170 Contributing Writers Dr. Wayne W DYER, Francesco Garri GARRIPOLI, Mimi GEORGE, L.M.T., Ph.D, Jody MOUNTAIN, Leighson TANAKA, Tina QUIZON, Ann RAVELO, Mark REINFELD, Paul REYNOLDS, Ruey RYBURN, DrPH, RH, AHN-BC Copyright 2009 by Inspiration, a Journal Inc. Cover: Kumulomi Haunani Hopkins doing Pule with hands on opu, Photo by Mimi George, L.M.T., PhD. Dyer photo courtesy Hayhouse. Printed in Hong Kong WWW.INSPIRATIONJOURNAL.COM 7 When working through problems, people often responsibility for their health. Many would argue accuse me of over-simplifying the solutions. For with me that the villain is lack of discipline, yet it example, as the trainer in fitness consultations I is known that without a deep appreciation and love hear a variety of reasons why exercise isn’t working for oneself there is a void which is often filled by for people. Although the statements are all valid, destructive behaviors. my solutions are simple; I say, “Okay, let’s start walking or start by taking deep breaths or start If an apparently healthy individual is truly in with morning stretches.” The response I get often love with his or her own self, he or she automatically includes a lot of “But, .. but, .. but!” As I listen does loving things to nurture the body and keep it carefully, one thought keeps flashing in my mind healthy, much like a mother would do all the right Health First, Starting- “Just Now do it!” things for her baby. There would be no second- guessing, doubts or excuses. You may say that I have Beginning to take control of their own physical over-simplified the reason for why people don’t take bodies is an important process for people, as better care of their health, and you maybe right, as they inside themselves need to have an emotional there is always a reason for even having a reason. breakthrough and make the personal commitment in order to be successful in reaching their health There is a compilation of inspiring articles in this and wellness goals. Even with all the logical, July issue to spur you on to move your body. We scientific and medical information available today, are delighted to have an excerpt from Dr. Wayne To inspire, engage and the majority of people around us still consciously or Dyer’s new book, Excuses be Gone. He illustrates challenge humanity to unconsciously choose to live without a daily exercise how our thoughts become actions that can be either expand its consciousness routine and without a healthy nutritious diet. Sadly, self-sabotaging or enlightening. This segment many take action only after they’ve recovered from focuses particularly decisions we make regarding so that each individual a life threatening illness or someone very close to the lack of money. He encourages the reader to be may share his or her them has passed away. Behavior modification is one consciously present and take responsibility for who highest contribution of of the trickiest areas for a personal trainer trying you are to help get rid of the excuses that are the to skillfully motivate a client to stick to an exercise result of unconscious habitual behavior, possible service to self and others routine. going on for many years. Excuses Be Gone tells us for a joyful and very clearly how important self love is to our health Ourbalanced Mission: life. Why is it so tough for us to get our bodies and helps us see how to transform ourselves. moving? After much personal observation and study, I have concluded that people in general don’t For me, the bottom line is very clear - if you don’t take better care of themselves simply because they have your health, what do you have? We are all lack the self-love that is needed to take personal very busy and life has become uniquely challenging for many, and yet there is no time better than today to open your heart and START Coming Soon the LOVING YOU. Treat your body like a temple - it is the only one you have. Begin KHWA taking care of yourself, for your own health and well being, and for those who love you.