AIO Healing Newsletter

AIO Healing Newsletter #23

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:51:00 GMT

<table width="620" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"><img width="627" height="105" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/AIO-newsletter-banner.jpg" /><br /> <img width="620" height="6" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/undertitle1.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="627" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="450"> <spacer size="5" type="horizontal" /> <strong>AIO Healing Newsletter Issue No. 23</strong><br /> <spacer size="5" type="horizontal" /> 16 August 2010</td> <td width="170"><br /> </td></tr><tr><td width="620" class="date" colspan="2"><img width="620" height="3" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/undertitle2.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="627" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="630" valign="top"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="20" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"> <p>Kia Ora Whanau -</p> <p>Spring is fast approaching. The days are warming and the flowers are starting to arrive at last. If you live in Auckland, Paul Andrews is coordinating a healing hui at the end of the month to heal the community. Pauline Tangiora is the ambassador of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers. Keep reading for more information. Te Paepae Matua is a Ministry of Health iniative who are encouraging Maori Healers to form a collective in their regions but are they really working for the people whanau? Keep reading to find out why? I found a natural cough mixture recipe that really works and tastes good too. <br /> <br /> <strong>Paul Andrews, a renowned Maori healing practitioner from Kaikohe</strong>, is answering the karanga to heal the community at the Awataha Marae Friday 27th to Sunday 29th August. It is awesome to be in the healing energies of these hui and there are all kinds of healing modalities available; acupuncture, massage, astrology, card readers, romiromi, reiki and the list goes on. The healing sessions will start at 9am on Saturday 28th August, charged at $20 1/2 hr and treatments will finish at 12:30pm on Sunday for a 1pm Poroporoaki. Any giveaways for raffles will be appreciated and food stalls will be available at reasonable prices. Click here for a map: <a href="http://www.awataha.co.nz/Contact+Us.html" target="_blank">http://www.awataha.co.nz/Contact+Us.html</a></p> <p><strong>The International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers formed an alliance in 2004</strong> at the Dalai Lama's retreat on Panther Mountain to address their concerns for the state of the world and the urgent need for change. The formation of the council answers an ancient prophecy from many indigenous cultures "when the Grandmothers from the four directions speak, a new time is coming." Out of the 16 spiritual elders invited, only 13 accepted. The sacred number 13 coincides with another prophecy. Rita Pitka Blumenstein was 9 years old when her Grandmother said she would one day be in a council of Grandmothers and was given 13 eagle feathers and thirteen stones to give to them when they finally met. In 2010, these Grandmothers pool 889 years of wisdom and experience to rely on. Many of them came to realize they shared a united vision in signing 'protecting mother earth letters' in their respective countries: "We were here before the governme nts came and we will be here after the governments leave. It is not okay for them to go into our forest and patent our medicine without our permission. It is time for all First Nation people to stand up globally and declare our solidarity as guardians of our planet." The Ambassador for this council is our very own Pauline Tangiora Q.A.O. Q.S.M. from Te Mahia on the East Coast of Aotearoa. Each year Aunty Pauline attends hui where the council is hosted in different countries. In 2012, they are coming to New Zealand. </p> <p><strong>Te Paepae Matua (2008) is a Ministry of Health initiative</strong> put in place to support and sponsor Rongoa Maori practitioners to establish a collective within their region. Once formed, a putea was offered to all collectives to complete a strategic plan. Thereafter, another putea was offered to produce a set of Standards or Tikanga on behalf of all the people in that region. Some years ago, Nga Ringa Whakahaere o te Iwi Maori, a national network of Maori traditional practitioners, started working on a voluntary set of National Standards developed by traditional practitioners for use by traditional practitioners to maintain authority over their own tikanga and practices. However, the MOH (Ministry of Health) took these standards and posted them (unfinished) on the MOH website without permission, without acknowledgement, and without even a koha. Now many years later, the MOH have designed a Standards/Tikanga project and are offering to pay 15k to each r egion if completed within the specified time frame. Do you think it is tika to generate standards/tikanga on behalf of Rongoa practitioners who have not been consulted or have not given their consent? Are those presently working on these projects, a true representation of the Rongoa Maori practitioners in each region? I urge those of you who are, to think seriously before you sell out the rights of our people to the MOH for a putea. </p> <p>The flu is everywhere. Nevertheless, it is a good cleansing on all levels and a time to rest and listen to the body. Remember 1000mg Echinacea and Vitamin C tablets are much better value at New World. If you have a cough, chop up some onions and garlic and place them in a jar of manuka honey. Cover and leave overnight. Remove the onion and garlic in the morning as the honey draws all the juice out overnight and makes an effective cough mixture that tastes wonderful. Well, that's all for this time whanau. See you again in the springtime; the time to plant new seeds. </p> <p>Arohanui ki a koutou katoa. </p> <p>Charlotte</p> <p><a href="http://www.aiohealing.com/">http://www.aiohealing.com/</a></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="620" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#6a92c7"> <tbody><tr height="3"><td width="620" height="3" bgcolor="#e3bdf6"><br /> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="100%" cellspacing="20" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td> <p align="justify">This newsletter is only sent out by us to current AIO Healing website members, but please feel free to send a copy of this newsletter to your friends and those who may be interested in the contents.</p> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table width="620" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"><img width="620" height="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/bottombar.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="620" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" border="0" bgcolor="#eb6106"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#e3bdf6"> <p align="justify"><a href="http://www.aiohealing.com" target="_blank">AIO Healing.com</a> - Specializing in Traditional Maori Healing, Healthcare, Spiritual Care, and Articles/Reports of Interest.</p> <p>copyright © 2010 AIOHealing.com</p> </td></tr></tbody></table>

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AIO Healing Newsletter #22

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:49:00 GMT

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AIO Healing Newsletter #21

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:37:00 GMT

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AIO Healing Newsletter #20

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:48:00 GMT

<table width="620" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"><img width="627" height="105" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/AIO-newsletter-banner.jpg" /><br /> <img width="620" height="6" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/undertitle1.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="627" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="450"> <spacer size="5" type="horizontal" /> <strong>AIO Healing Newsletter Issue No. 20</strong><br /> <spacer size="5" type="horizontal" /> 16 February 2010</td> <td width="170"><br /> </td></tr><tr><td width="620" class="date" colspan="2"><img width="620" height="3" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/undertitle2.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="627" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="630" valign="top"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="20" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"> <p>Kia Ora Whanau<br /> <br /> Are you back into the swing of things again after the holidays and living life as though there is no tomorrow? I certainly am and sometimes I feel like a bumble bee. I saw lots of them yesterday after the rain. Scientifically the bumble bee's wings are too small to carry the weight of its body but it doesn't know that and flies anyway. On the other hand, the Monarch butterfly has one day to live once it metamorphosis from its cocoon. Does it look like it is stressed out and worrying about how its going to get everything done in one day? This month we will look at <strong>stress</strong> and ways of coping with it. Our behaviour and reactions to situations in life are based on our <strong>belief systems</strong>. Let's look at how we can discover what they are and how we can change them to work for us. Keep reading for some simple <strong>rongoa</strong> hints to keep you keeping on. Atarangi Muru is having another workshop in Auckland . Read on for more info.<br /> <br /> <strong>I live in the country again now and return from work to the mandelic sounds of Tane, Tawhirimatea, Haumietiketike and Papatuanuku</strong>. All the busy-ness in my life just melts and I walk around with a silly smile on my face. Just another day for you and me in paradise. If we happen to believe that the pressures of life are difficult and can cause us stress then we will lead a stressful life indeed. To create a stress less retreat then simply close your eyes, breath deeply and visualise the perfect paradise in your minds eye. It will have a dual effect where you can retreat to it whenever you shut your eyes with immeasurable results to you holistically and will serve to become a manifestation of your thoughts. <br /> <br /> <strong>Human thought is powerful and whatever we continue to think about, we will manifest.</strong> The book 'The Secret,' bought for me by one of my twin flames, makes us aware of what we really are thinking about. Often we can create the same situations in life over and over again. The experiences we've had in our life time, preprograms the destiny of our lives. Until we realise that if we do the same thing over and over again, we will continue to get the same outcome. In order to bring about change, we need to go back and discover what the belief is so we can effect change. Sometimes we adopt these beliefs as a child and unconsciously, we will work obediently in automatic mode to choose the same path and get on the same road again. Sound familiar for you? Louise Hay has a wonderful book 'You Can Heal You Life' which outlines the use of positive affirmations to counteract limiting belief systems. Another option is to do an invento ry about your beliefs i.e relationships, goals, eating and drinking habits, lovers, jobs, children,... etc. Record the first experience that comes to mind about that belief. Now, re-write a more positive belief that counteracts that old belief and say it aloud to program your mind and body. Write it in big letters and put it on the wall. Say it aloud in the mirror every day to reinforce it to YOURSELF. So simple but it works!<br /> <br /> <strong>Body cleanses are really important to keep your body working well</strong> and takes preventative measures that you won't suffer long term illnesses and suffer in your old age. Detoxing the body gives it a rest from working 24/7. It gets a chance to restore and re-balance itself. There are liver cleanses, colon cleanses, kidney cleanses. Health shops sell body cleanse kits but some of them are expensive. Boiled kawakawa leaves gives the kidneys and liver a cleanse. Flax root cleans you out but it's harsh on the body. Check out our articles section on colon cleansing on our site for a kinder alternative. The late Te Awhina recommended Mamaku as being able to eat the sugar up for Diabetes in the body within 1 - 7 days. Matipo rongoa can bring high blood pressure down in 1 minute and can take the pain away for Angina.The juice of boiled dock leaf roots can help with womens problems with menstrual bleeding. Did you know karengo is a natural penicillin? I u se dried karengo from the chinese shop and put it in soups. The late Hohepa Kereopa claimed heated sea salt can draw out old pain. Sea salt is also good for cramps caused by dehydration. Drink water and eat sea salt daily to keep your body well especially after strenuous exercise. Email me if you want instructions for the rongoa. <br /> <br /> <strong>Atarangi, a master in Romiromi is holding a wananga in Auckland on Mahi aa Pona - Working the Joints</strong>. Mahi aa Pona is an easy, soothing technique used to free joints in pain or stiffness from any types of injury or overuse. It will be held on Saturday 20th Feb in Henderson. Cost is $100. Click on <a href="http://www.ata-rangi.com" target="_blank">www.ata-rangi.com</a> for contact details. <br /> <br /> Nga mihi mahana ki a koutou whanau.<br /> <br /> Mauri Ora<br /> Charlotte</p> <p><a href="http://www.aiohealing.com/">http://www.aiohealing.com/</a></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="620" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#6a92c7"> <tbody><tr height="3"><td width="620" height="3" bgcolor="#e3bdf6"><br /> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="100%" cellspacing="20" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td> <p align="justify">This newsletter is only sent out by us to current AIO Healing website members, but please feel free to send a copy of this newsletter to your friends and those who may be interested in the contents.</p> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table width="620" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"><img width="620" height="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/bottombar.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="620" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" border="0" bgcolor="#eb6106"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#e3bdf6"> <p align="justify"><a href="http://www.aiohealing.com" target="_blank">AIO Healing.com</a> - Specializing in Traditional Maori Healing, Healthcare, Spiritual Care, Books, Maori CDs, and Articles/Reports of Interest.</p> <p>copyright © 2010 AIOHealing.com</p> </td></tr></tbody></table>

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AIO Healing Newsletter #19

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:41:00 GMT

<table width="620" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"><img width="627" height="105" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/AIO-newsletter-banner.jpg" /><br /> <img width="620" height="6" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/undertitle1.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="627" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="450"> <spacer size="5" type="horizontal" /> <strong>AIO Healing Newsletter Issue No. 19</strong><br /> <spacer size="5" type="horizontal" /> 30 November 2009</td> <td width="170"><br /> </td></tr><tr><td width="620" class="date" colspan="2"><img width="620" height="7" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/undertitle2.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="627" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="630" valign="top"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="20" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"> <p>Kia Ora Whanau</p> <p>It's December already! I thought about Xmas when I went to the market in Porirua on Saturday morning. Even though the rain was pouring down all kinds of cultures here are so into life and are busy doing their own thing. Such a good way to be. This month, we will take a look at the consequences for eating fried fatty foods, sugary foods and drinks with the onset of diabetes. I often wonder what my eating habits would have been like if my parents would have just put a pumpkin or a cabbage on the table for tea. Our whanau ate soooo much food as children that we had to lay down afterwards but we exercised a lot and drank heaps of water too which is an important part of managing diabetes. We will look at eating disorders and how they affect us and our chlidren. Sad to say we have lost some of our taonga over the last few months but it serves to remind me how important it is for us to keep maintaining our health mentally, physically, and spiritually so we live lon ger for our children and mokopuna. </p> <p>I sat on Papatuanuku in the warmth of the sun out amongst the mountains in Waikaremoana to farewell our dear Nanny Waiwai with the trees blowing in the gentle breeze. Haere atu ra e te totara haemata. Will love you always. Te Awhina Riwaka, a rongoa tohunga from Poriua also died that weekend. Haere atu ra i runga i to kura waka e te kurupounamu. Tom Maraki also set sail for Hawaiki. E moe e Rangatira. Ma IO manaaki o ratou waka wairua ki nga kapuni o o tatou matua tupuna e! </p> <p>The indian culture lead the statistics in diabetes around the world with their oily curries and fatty coconut cream dishes. The body turns the fat straight into sugar. The island people come in second with Maori coming in close on third. <strong>Diabetes</strong> is the result of too much sugar in the blood and not enough insulin being created in the pancreas to keep the blood glucose levels down to normal. My great grandmother, Jane Greening nee Mitchell from Wairoa went blind in her old age due to diabetes. My nanny, Charlotte Mildon from Wairoa lost her leg from eating fatty foods and the high sugar content in alcohol - (regular spots of gin). My Uncle Keith Mildon lost his toes from diabetes - (could drink a 11/4 litre bottle of soft drink with a loaf of white bread for a snack). Uncle Dan Heremia lost his entire leg from gangrene and Uncle Tom had to take insulin every day for most of his life (he enjoyed his spirits often). I have never forgotten the s adness when visiting whanau who had just lost limbs and toes in hospital from diabetes. They lost the will to live after that. Grantedly there wasn't much education about diabetes around in the old days but this is not the case today. Here are the symptoms of diabetes:</p> <ul> <li>Feeling tired and lacking energy</li> <li>Feeling thirsty</li> <li>Going to the toilet often</li> <li>Getting infections which are hard to heal</li> <li>Poor eyesight or blurred vision</li> <li>Often feeling hungry</li> <li>Likely to develop gangrene (or areas of completely dead flesh)</li> <li>Pain in your calves when walking</li> <li>Change in the normal colour or temperature of your feet or legs</li> <li>Pain in your legs and feet at night or when resting</li> <li>Impotence in men</li> <li>Yeast infections and vaginitis in women</li> </ul> <p>For more information about coping with diabetes in New Zealand: <a href="http://www.diabetes.org.nz" target="_blank">www.diabetes.org.nz</a><br /> <br /> <strong>An eating disorder</strong> is a serious mental illness that affects men, women, and rangatahi from all cultures and socio economic backgrounds. Bullimia can be a way of coping with emotional difficulties and food is like a control mechanism. Rather than feel emotions, a bullimic will use food as a means of numbing feelings. Emotions are pushed down into puku riri and hidden deep within. In my opinion, the core of eating disorders are caused by an imbalance of spiritual growth. The addiction to eat food can become so uncontrollable that food turns into a nightmare. Suicide and self harm can be an everyday reality as a result. Even though it is hard to understand what your loved one may be going through, parents/caregivers/partners need to remain non-judgemental, supportive, compassionate, and kind regardless of how difficult it may become. Bulimia Nervosa is usually the first stage - eating unhealthy food and purging which affects the chemical bala nce of the brain. The vommiting confuses the messages to the brain to digest the food, hence they are often in a state of confusion and unable to think rationally which is reflected in their behaviour. The continuous purging can cause irreversible damage to the body and can be fatal. Hence, they are lonely, anxious, depressed and withdraw often from people and life. The second stage of eating disorders is Anorexia Nervosa where severe food restrictions bring on anxiety attacks, feelings of self disgust, shame, guilty inadequacy and rejection. For more information check out: <a href="http://www.ed.org.nz" target="_blank">www.ed.org.nz</a> . Group therapy can often be more effective as a means of support as they are often hiding their illness from everyone. In NZ, the central region eating disorder service offer group therapy in Wellington with residential services or day programs: <a href="http://www.eatingdisorders.org.nz" target="_blank">www.eatingdisorders.org.nz</a><br /> <br /> Well here's wishing you all a wonderful holiday season filled with much love and joy. Keep safe by drinking less alcohol and more water, buy healthy kai because you are so worth it, and most of all, live to tell the story to your mokopuna. Catch a taxi and eat more food if you are planning to get haurangi at xmas parties. While it is a time to remember our loved ones who have passed, take the time for a massage, meditate, swim in the sea and be one with nature. Create special holiday memories as though it could be your last, love the ones you're with like you've never loved before and tell somebody how much you love them, today. <br /> <br /> Mauri Ora<br /> Na Charlotte</p> <p><a href="http://www.aiohealing.com/">http://www.aiohealing.com/</a></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="620" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#6a92c7"> <tbody><tr height="3"><td width="620" height="3" bgcolor="#e3bdf6"><br /> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="100%" cellspacing="20" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td> <p align="justify">This newsletter is only sent out by us to current AIO Healing website members, but please feel free to send a copy of this newsletter to your friends and those who may be interested in the contents.</p> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table width="620" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"><img width="620" height="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/bottombar.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="620" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" border="0" bgcolor="#eb6106"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#e3bdf6"> <p align="justify"><a href="http://www.aiohealing.com" target="_blank">AIO Healing.com</a> - Specializing in Traditional Maori Healing, Healthcare, Spiritual Care, Books, Maori CDs, and Articles/Reports of Interest.</p> <p>copyright © 2009 AIOHealing.com</p> </td></tr></tbody></table>

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AIO Healing Newsletter #18

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:10:00 GMT

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AIO Healing Newsletter #17

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:12:00 GMT

<table width="620" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"><img width="627" height="105" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/AIO-newsletter-banner.jpg" /><br /> <img width="620" height="6" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/undertitle1.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="627" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="450"> <spacer size="5" type="horizontal" /> <strong>AIO Healing Newsletter Issue No. 17</strong><br /> <spacer size="5" type="horizontal" /> 3 July 2009</td> <td width="170"><br /> </td></tr><tr><td width="620" class="date" colspan="2"><img width="620" height="7" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/undertitle2.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="627" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="630" valign="top"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="20" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"> <p>Kia Ora Whanau</p> <p>HAPPY MATARIKI. Even though the weather has been rain, hail and snow here in Poneke, there is still plenty to smile about. Hope your Matariki celebrations are buzzing. It is an awesome time to sow new seeds, set new dreams and recognize your accomplishments over this last year. Te Papa opened the Matariki celebrations here with 7 wahine performing artists and a 14 year old hine from Waikanae stood out as the brightest star there. I was in awe of her singing her version of the survival of the Maori culture. I must be getting old because I started to cry tears of joy. Don't you just love the potential of our Rangatahi; the up and coming kaitiaki of our culture? They are us, we are them. </p> <p>This month we will feature two Maori women;<strong> Lois Reid</strong> - Reiki Master Teacher and the infamous <strong>Ruth Makuini Tai </strong>with her new e-book. Let's see how obesity has effects on our life span and we will show how one tane managed to lose 76 kgs eating Maori kai. How many of us wahine wear Cinderella shoes that are uncomfortable but look wonderful on our <strong>feet</strong>. Read on whanau.</p> <p><strong>Lois Reid</strong> is of Samoan and Ngati Porou descent. She specializes in Beauty Therapy, Massage, Image and Color Consultations, Fashion, Reiki and Massage for infants. Lois is a Reiki Master with workshops and reviews for Reiki 1, 2, 3 and Reiki Master teachers. Not only is Lois is a charismatic teacher of the healing arts but she is also a wonderful friend who takes much pleasure in serving her students so that they may attain the gift of all gifts - the ultimate in enlightenment. Contact us for more information.</p> <p><strong>Ruth Makuini Tai </strong>is an international teacher, facilitator, author, wisdom carrier and an inspiraional speaker. I had to opportunity of witnessing her in action at the Maori Womens Corporate Leadership workshops in Te Mahia. We called her NZ's best kept secret. Once seen, never forgotten. Ruth has worked with Hirini Reedy using the vibrations of the haka to bring about transformational healing <a href="http://themaorihaka.com/" target="_blank">http://themaorihaka.com/</a> Congradulations Ruth on your new website <a href="http://www.arohainsights.net" target="_blank">http://www.arohainsights.net</a> and your free e-book: AROHA: The Heart of Conscious Creation.</p> <p>Obesity is associated with a long list of health conditions; heart disease, high blood pressure, strokes, type 2 diabetes and cancer of which there is no cure, as well as psychological and social problems. I recently read an article that claimed chronic obesity can have the same effect on your life span as having smoked for a lifetime. If you would like to check how obese you might be or not be, check your body mass index click on this site: <a href="http://www.healthtoolsonline.com/bodymasscalculator1.html" target="_blank">http://www.healthtoolsonline.com/bodymasscalculator1.html</a><br /> To calculate your height into centrimetres click on this: <a href="http://www.teaching-english-in-japan.net/conversion/feet_inches" target="_blank">http://www.teaching-english-in-japan.net/conversion/feet_inches</a><br /> </p> <p>Originally Maori were food gatherers or hunters eating birds, fish with herbs and root crops. Geoff Jowett, a health and fitness expert said a traditional Maori diet of lean proteins and lots of veges together with gentle exercise brought about a dramatic loss of 75kg for 40 year old IT consultant from Auckland. All he did was walk 30 mins a day and eat the right foods at the right time. No after dinner munches whanau so the food doesn't sit in your stomach all night and turn into fat.</p> <p>People who have pain in their feet carry their bodies differently so ill fitting shoes or weight gain can throw your joints out of alignment and lead to problems in the ankles, hips, knees and back, let alone cause pain in the feet. I love uncomfortable shoes and boots as they make me feel sooo tall. I whakapapa to Cinderella you know? I bought some corrective shoes from the Athlete Foot shop to wear on the weekends and massage my legs with coconut oil regularly while showering in the mornings. Become aware of when your body gets out of alignment and go for a massage or get those bones realigned and most importantly drink water. In the joints are cushions of water and if you are dehydrated, bone will rub against bone and wear out your bones. All about maintaining the body whanau so it doesn't become irreversible. For those with more serious concerns about orthotics foot health in NZ then check out this site: <a href="http://www.stepforward.co.nz/?q=node/2" target ="_blank">http://www.stepforward.co.nz/?q=node/2</a> </p> <p>Well, keep warm till next time whanau. Keep pushing P for Play exercising gently and regularly. Eat lots of veges, less meat, less coffee and just in case you had forgotten - Drink plenty of hot water - like my Nanny did. </p> <p>Arohanui ki a tatou<br /> Charlotte</p> <p><a href="http://www.aiohealing.com/">http://www.aiohealing.com/</a></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="620" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#6a92c7"> <tbody><tr height="3"><td width="620" height="3" bgcolor="#e3bdf6"><br /> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="100%" cellspacing="20" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td> <p align="justify">This newsletter is only sent out by us to current AIO Healing website members, but please feel free to send a copy of this newsletter to your friends and those who may be interested in the contents.</p> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table width="620" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"><img width="620" height="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/bottombar.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="620" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" border="0" bgcolor="#eb6106"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#e3bdf6"> <p align="justify"><a href="http://www.aiohealing.com" target="_blank">AIO Healing.com</a> - Specializing in Traditional Maori Healing, Healthcare, Spiritual Care, Books, Maori CDs, and Articles/Reports of Interest.</p> <p>copyright © 2009 AIOHealing.com</p> </td></tr></tbody></table>

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AIO Healing Newsletter #16

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:06:00 GMT

<table width="620" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"><img width="627" height="105" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/AIO-newsletter-banner.jpg" /><br /> <img width="620" height="6" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/undertitle1.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="627" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="450"> <spacer size="5" type="horizontal" /> <strong>AIO Healing Newsletter Issue No. 16</strong><br /> <spacer size="5" type="horizontal" /> 25 March 2009</td> <td width="170"><br /> </td></tr><tr><td width="620" class="date" colspan="2"><img width="620" height="7" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/undertitle2.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="627" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="630" valign="top"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="20" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"> <p>Nga mihi mahana ki a koutou whanau</p> <p>Hope you have made the most of summer because its getting cooler now. There have been lots of amazing summer events here and has been exciting to see people of all different cultures dressed up in costumes singing, playing their musical instruments and dancing with their drums. So many countries cry out in vain for peace and here we are here in New Zealand, living it and breathing it, without even noticing it? </p> <p>This month we will look at how meditation and breathing can change our brain waves and effect healing for us. We will look at the four brain waves and the important aspects of the theta brain waves in healing.</p> <p>I was very fortunate to be taught meditation in my twenties by Greg Sneddon a music composer in Australia. I had begged and pleaded with him to teach me meditation until he finally gave in. After about a year of lessons, my new flatmate dropped to the floor and backed out of the room backwards bowing to him the whole time. As you can imagine, I was a bit confused and a little embarrassed that she did this. After he left, my flatmate told me that my humble friend was in fact a Budhist monk of the highest order. When I asked him why he hadn't told me, he simply said 'You never asked.'</p> <p>It isn't hard to learn how to meditate and most of us are doing it already without realizing it. It does take regular practice at first though and involves deep breathing to slow down the heart rate and of course the brain waves. The mind is so busy, endlessly thinking, analyzing, criticizing, judging, interpreting...etc. Meditation releases us from this reality to an array of infinite possibilities; oneness with nature, colors, healing, and astral traveling etc. An old Indian medicine woman at the Indigenous Womens health health hui once asked me if I wanted to see where she went to when she was unable to take any more pain. I took her outstretched hand, closed my eyes, then went into the theta brain wave. When I saw a beautiful waterfall, she encouraged me to keep looking and then lo and behold, all the colors of the rainbow appeared to me. On telling her this, she squeezed my hand tightly and said, 'That's where I go to when the pain gets too much.'</p> <p>Similarly, the late Papa Delamere explained the journey to the 'whatumanawa' as an eternal and infinite journey. He urged us to master neutrality - a place of nothingness where inhibitions or judgments do not exist in order to remain in the whatumanawa 24/7. In today's modern terms, this is known as the theta brain wave.</p> <p>Lets explain the four brain waves; beta, alpha, theta and delta. </p> <p>The <em><strong>beta</strong></em> brain wave is when we are awake and in some form of activity. </p> <p>The <em><strong>alpha</strong></em> brain wave is when we are awake but in a more relaxed state similar to a light meditation or a day dreaming state. Creative visualization and auto suggestion techniques are done in the alpha state.</p> <p>The <em><strong>theta</strong></em> brain wave is the ultimate of brain waves. Greg said the purpose of meditation for the budhist monk was to attain a state of higher consciousness by remaining in the nothingness through each and every moment of being. In order to perform psychic activities that are associated with creativity, dreams and the extra sensory gifts of perception we need to be in this brain wave. There are so very many rituals that are carried out in this brain wave in the Maori culture, like for instance, karakia tawhito, moteatea, whakairo, taiaha, mirimiri, romiromi, karanga and even raranga. Have you ever had hours of sleepless nights where sensation, emotions and memories of old come to the fore? Well, you are in the theta brain waves whether you like it or not. Our deepest secrets can be stored in here to block out anything we may not be prepared to deal with at the time. Often when I am in the theta brain wave, a purple energy surrounds me. Whaea Rose (Turuki Rangimarie Rose Lambert-Pere) talked about this violet energy as belonging to the left brain energy of Tumatauenga - the keeper of the violet flame and the kaitiaki of the male side of our being. I used to get these two mixed up, so Whaea Rose used to get my hands and place them on my temples and then to the corresponding sides of my body so I wouldn�t forget. I never said I was the smartest cookie in the cookie jar whanau? Anyway, she said the right brain energy belonged to Rongo - the female twin flame of Tumatauenga and the kaitiaki of the feminine more spiritual aspects of our being.</p> <p>The <em><strong>delta</strong></em> brain wave is when we are unconscious and in a deep sleep. It is very slow and is a place to learn to consciously explore our dreams. Astral projection or out of body experiences happen in the delta brain wave. I remember when I was in my twenties, I could literally see myself flying home to NZ from Australia to visit my parents house because I was mokemoke. I didn't know what astral traveling was, I just wanted to go home but couldn't afford it. My mother recalls that each time I did this, the locked front door would open on its own so that's how they knew that I had returned home to see them in spirit.</p> <p>Maree Moselen is an alkaline specialist who supports people to become more alkaline and experience the benefits of reducing acidity in the body. She promotes the use of coconut oil. I would love a booklet on coconut oil Maree but your email address was not valid. Pease send another email address.</p> <p> While we are grateful for one season, we witness the beginning of another. Blessing to you all.<br /> <br /> Mauri e</p> <p> Charlotte</p> <p><a href="http://www.aiohealing.com/">http://www.aiohealing.com/</a></p> <p><strong></strong></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="620" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#6a92c7"> <tbody><tr height="3"><td width="620" height="3" bgcolor="#e3bdf6"><br /> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="100%" cellspacing="20" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td> <p align="justify">This newsletter is only sent out by us to current AIO Healing website members, but please feel free to send a copy of this newsletter to your friends and those who may be interested in the contents.</p> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table width="620" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"><img width="620" height="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/bottombar.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="620" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" border="0" bgcolor="#eb6106"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#e3bdf6"> <p align="justify"><a href="http://www.aiohealing.com" target="_blank">AIO Healing.com</a> - Specializing in Traditional Maori Healing, Healthcare, Spiritual Care, Books, Maori CDs, and Articles/Reports of Interest.</p> <p>copyright © 2009 AIOHealing.com</p> </td></tr></tbody></table>

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AIO Healing Newsletter #15

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:14:00 GMT

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AIO Healing Newsletter #14

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:16:00 GMT

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AIO Healing Newsletter Issue 13

Mon, 12 May 2008 08:29:00 GMT

<p>AIO Healing Newsletter Issue No.13<br /> <br /> 12 May 2008<br /> Kia Ora Tautou<br /> Its May already! We are a quarter of the way through 2008! We live in Wellington now. Bit makariri here but the people are awesome. Went to get some veges at the Saturday morning market and there was a group of island men singing and dancing there. You just couldnt help but want to dance to that ukulele music and just for that moment I completely forgot that it was cold and raining. I must admit, I like it here and feel better than I have in a very long time. So are you ready for winter? Ive washed my winter woollies, cleaned my boots and now I am rearing to go.<br /> To begin with, we will have a look at kick starting that immune system. We will then look at inflammation as this affects many different parts of the body, i.e. arthritic joints, heartburn, asthma, heart disease etc. Well identify foods that trigger inflammation and suggest some better choices. Exercise is the answer to healing the systems in the body and well check out some fun options this time. Breath oxygenates the blood and gets everything functioning better. Deep breathing, which many of us do not do, releases stale air and poisons trapped in the lungs. Well show how MÄori did this i ngÄ wÄ o mua. Breast cancer can be a frightening reality for some and I will share my Auntys experience of the breast screening process. WPPD 2008 - World Peace and Prayer Day is coming up on the 18  21 July, 2008. This is about honouring the sacred healing sites, healing PapatÅ«Änuku and celebrating Matariki. Awesome videos on th<br /> is website so scroll down for more info.<br /> Have you been sick from the flu for a while, tired and lacking energy? Boost your immune system up with 3 x 1000mg Echinacea tablets and 3 x 1000 mg Vitamin C tablets a day. This will definitely pick you up, but make sure you take them in the morning so you can sleep at night. Only take these supplements short term though  say a week or two. No coffee for a bit as this kills vitamins. Stay away from any dairy products as this creates mucous. Kawakawa will clean your blood and your kidneys. There are kits you can buy from the health shop to clean the liver, the kidneys and the colon. Fasting for a day or two is another option to allow the intestines to concentrate on healing. Drinking 2 mugs of hot water first thing in the morning and then again two hours after tea will warm the body and keep it hydrated. Juicing beetroot, carrot, celery, garlic, ginger and an apple each morning (after your hot water) will detox your liver and feed well neede<br /> d nutrients into your intestines. Just do this for a week or two though. Massage yourself in the shower with coconut oil every day to break down blockages so the blood will flow again. A hot pool or sauna will release poisons through your pores. An infared light penetrates 6  7 layers of skin and allows for deep healing for painful muscles. Spiralina tablets, colostrum and deer velvet tablets are marvelous for helping your immune system but try not to take them with the Echinacea and Vitamin C as its a bit much for your body to take all at once.<br /> Inflammation is at the root of many diseases and the signs are pain, redness, fever, swelling and heat. Sweets, white potatoes, white sugar and white bread are a no no and make inflammation worse but kumara, nuts, fortified cereals, sunflower seeds, bananas, avocados, fish, and whole grains like brown rice and oats will work for you. Fish oils are highly recommended for inflammation. Rubbing it on the affected area works wonders for arthritis but boy does it stink! Take 3 x 1000 mg Fish Oil capsules a day but you have to take them with a substantial meal otherwise you burp that taste up all day. I pour 3 capsules into my morning smoothie and this makes it tasteless without repeating on me. Use canola and olive oils for cooking as oils like sunflower, safflower and corn oils could trigger inflammation. Blueberries and cherries are known to put out the inflammatory reactions as does natural yoghurt.<br /> Exercising regularly is a huge plus in inflammation and diabetes. Remember that program Turn Back Your Body Clock on TV where people had to exercise every day and change their diet for 3 months. In such a short time the scan showed the body had completely reversed some really alarming health conditions. Exercise doesnt have to be grueling and difficult. The City Fitness gym classes have just turned on the lights for me ad they are so much fun. Check out their website. <a href="http://www.lesmills.com/waxlyricalvideos">http://www.lesmills.com/waxlyricalvideos</a><br /> In days of old, MÄori practiced mÅteatea and chants on a regular basis which not only involved controlling the breath or oxygen but also helps release stale air from the lungs. Practicing chants are an active meditation as are Mau rakau, weaving and carving. Honestly whÄnau, our old people were so onto it in the ways of healing. It wasnt just a technique for them, it was a way of life.<br /> My Aunty went to a Breast Screen check at the Hau Ora in Te Mahia and they detected a lump so she was able to have an operation and treatment to stop it from spreading any further because it was detected at an early stage. I also found a lump in my breast last year so I went for a breast screen and it didnt even hurt wahine mÄ. I felt whakama but the the staff were really kind and considerate so to cut a long story short, I all better now too. Here is their website: <a href="http://www.nsu.govt.nz">http://www.nsu.govt.nz</a><br /> Aotearoa are hosting the World Peace and Prayer Day for 2008. I really enjoyed the wisdom being shared on this website by the indigenous elders. This awesome kaupapa is to come together to look at healing ourselves from learned prejudices and hurts that have been passed on through the generations so that we can accept one another, love one another and most of all, forgive one another. This unconditional healing energy or vibrations will heal our mother earth. Like our indigenous whÄnau, the most significant aspects of the MÄori culture are our relationships with ourselves, our whÄnau, and our kawai tipuna o te Ao. Enjoy the website: <a href="http://wppdaotearoa2008.blogspot.com/">http://wppdaotearoa2008.blogspot.com/</a> <br /> Mauri Ora<br /> Charlotte <br /> <a href="http://www.aiohealing.com/">http://www.aiohealing.com/</a><br /> This newsletter is only sent out by us to current AIO Healing website members, but please feel free to send a copy of this newsletter to your friends and those who may be interested in the contents. <br /> Site Links <br /> - Home<br /> - What We Do<br /> - Testimonials<br /> - Who We Are<br /> - Articles & Reports<br /> - Events/Hui<br /> - Online Healing<br /> - Online Tuition<br /> - Shop: Books/CDs<br /> - Contact Us<br /> - Links<br /> AIO Healing.com - Specializing in Traditional Maori Healing, Healthcare, Spiritual Care, Books, Maori CDs, and Articles/Reports of Interest.<br /> copyright Â© 2006, 2007, 2008 AIOHealing.com </p>

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AIO Healing Newsletter Issue 12

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:50:00 GMT

<table width="620" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"><img width="627" height="105" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/AIO-newsletter-banner.jpg" /><br /> <img width="620" height="6" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/undertitle1.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="627" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="450"> <spacer size="5" type="horizontal" /><strong>AIO Healing Newsletter Issue No.12</strong><br /> <spacer size="5" type="horizontal" />28 September 2007</td><td width="170"><br /> </td></tr><tr><td width="620" class="date" colspan="2"><img width="620" height="7" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/undertitle2.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="619" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="449" valign="top"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="20" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td> <p><strong>Kia Ora Whanau</strong></p> <p>We had a hint of summer weather with some lovely warm days over the weekend. While many of us are looking forward to the summertime some will be wondering how to fit into those summer clothes again. We'll give you some sensible suggestions for losing weight for summertime. Have you ever wondered how much damage your lifestyle may have done to your body? Do you look in the mirror and wonder how healthy you are on the inside? 'Turn Your Body Clock Back' is a six-part series on TV3 that shows how it is possible to repair the damage and literally turn back your body clock in just 8 weeks. Talking about TV, <em>Native Affairs</em> reporters did an interview with us about Maori using the web to promote our language and culture. More info about this further down. We believe websites are a great way to promote your work in the community or for accountability purposes. We can offer you a 3 - 4 page website for $1000 with no hidden costs and you can use the funding that is tagged for computer hardware/software. Scroll down to reap the benefits. Atarangi Muru is heading back to the United States, so if you have any friends or whanau who need Traditional Maori Healing over there then check out her website.</p> <p><strong>Losing weight the easy way is just about getting smarter.</strong> It doesn't have to be difficult and you don't need all those expensive diet products. For starters, there are good fats and bad fats. Bad fats are fats on most meats, chicken skin, fatty pieces on pork bones, butter, fish n chips cooked in animal fat. Get the picture? The body will not release bad fats (stored fats) or bad cholesterol unless you give it good oils. Good fats are Omega-3, Omega-6 and Omega-9 found in fish oil capsules, salmon fish, evening primrose oil, nuts, avocados and good oils like olive, sunflower, rice bran and canola oils. The body will exchange the stored fats for good oils and eliminate the stored fats from the body. Massage milks the body of toxins and poisons that are stored in the fat cells. Two-litres of water per day flushes the toxins out of the body and helps you lose weight. Saunas, steam baths and hot pools open the pores and let those poisons out too but don't forget to drink water and cut out the teas and coffees as they dehydrate your body even further so the poisons don't come out. Now on top of all that, all you need is more vegetables in your diet and a little regular exercise; walk in the park every couple of days or a stint at the gym and those summer clothes will be hanging off you.</p> <p><strong><em>Native Affairs</em> (Maori Television) are doing a story on Maori using the web to promote and foster the Maori language and culture.</strong> We have had people contact us from all over the New Zealand and from people living in different countries all over the world. Anyway, our interview is showing on Maori TV on Sunday night 8pm or Monday 10pm.</p> <p><strong>'Turn Your Body Clock Back' is a program with a straight-talking surgeon and GP who meets people with toxic alcohol habits and lifestyle choices who have made their body go to pot.</strong> By assessing the extent of the damage with a number of tests and a MRI scan, she is able to reveal the true state of their internal organs and estimate their life expectancy. With only eight weeks coaching, they are able to improve their fitness, self-esteem, diet, and beat those bad habits. The liver damage from alcohol, sluggish heart and abnormal results in sperm completely turn around. The next program is about a woman who is really angry. Let's see what that does to the body on Tuesday night 8pm TV3. Be there.</p> <p><strong>Websites</strong>. Michael, our website designer, has been building computers since he was 13 (there were no computer stores then!) He has more than 27 years of hands-on computer experience and can handle nearly every type of website design. A website for your Hau Ora can promote health hui, local medical or alternative health services, referral to practitioners with photographs, regular articles on health information or monthly newsletters, links to other Maori health or government services, and show accountability for funding to your local PHO's or health funding authorities. Photographs of the locals on websites are exciting for everybody and boosts the morale of the people in the community.</p> <p>Michael can do an uncomplicated 3 - 4 page website for your Hau Ora or organisation for $1000. There are no monthly charges and the only ongoing cost would be the annual hosting charge and domain name fee that is charged each year to keep the site running and this costs around $250. The main benefit of these types of sites is that you can update the information yourself without the expense of having a programmer charge you to do this. Examples: <a href="http://www.sexworks.org/">http://www.sexworks.org/</a> <a href="http://www.lodgeawatea.org.nz">http://www.lodgeawatea.org.nz</a> <a href="http://www.ata-rangi.com/">http://www.ata-rangi.com/</a> </p> <p>More complex commercial sites are around the $10,000 price range, like the National Maori Healers site: <a href="http://www.nrw.co.nz/">http://www.nrw.co.nz/</a> or <a href="http://www.laserworks.us">http://www.laserworks.us</a></p> <p>Our own website is a classic example of a more detailed commercial health information website with custom programming, i.e., online chat sessions which is worth around $20,000 <a href="http://www.aiohealing.com">www.aiohealing.com</a> </p> <p>Atarangi Muru is off to the states again next month and will be working in Sante Fe - New Mexico from 2 - 6 October, Sacramento 7 - 12 Oct, Loomis 13th Oct, Grass Valley 14 -16 Oct, Concord 17-19th Oct, Los Angeles 21-22 Oct, Topanga 23-26 Oct. She also plans on working in Australia in November so let your whanau know. Her website is <a href="http://www.ata-rangi.com">www.ata-rangi.com</a> </p> <p>We have not been able to progress with our maori healing wananga as we have had to do some health care for ourselves. Ma te Wa whanau. 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AIO Healing Newsletter Issue 11

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 04:14:00 GMT

<p><strong>Kia Ora Whanau</strong></p> <p>Mihi mahana ki a koutou. Its been mighty cold in Palmy and our fire has been roaring for days on end to keep the whanau warm. We have this big house so our 3 generations can fit comfortably under the same roof. Pretty rare nowadays aye? My mother told me that your mother would always be your best friend in life and no matter what happens she will be there for you. It was magic to hear my 26 year old daughter tell me last week that I was her best friend and that living together was creating beautiful memories for her son to treasure. My Nanny Heremia lived with us since I was born and our whanau are so grateful for those times. We thought she was so comical, being so forgetful, singing silly rhymes, telling stories and then all of a sudden she was walking down the road to Waiohiki to see her sister who had been dead for many years. In more recent years, the medical profession have called it Alzheimers. Scroll down for more info on this. As promised, we will look at why we need to have a regular Colon cleanse. The body's waste system needs to be working properly otherwise it can affect your health in so many other areas. On a spiritual level, the colon is about holding on to old emotional stuff so it can be a cleansing on other levels too. Further info and pictures are available for you to look at to see exactly what kind of gunk can get stuck in your colon. Amazing really! Soups are another healthy way to eat more vegetables and is even more delicious with some nice hot bread that is good for you. Overcooked food turns the body into an Acidic state in which disease can form in the body. Keeping the body in an Alkaline state is about eating vegetables and meat that is cooked in a relatively short period of time. We will look at some foods that promote this alkaline state for well being. Online training is still going well. For those who contacted me about training over the last few weeks, please email me again. I deleted all my emails by mistake! We will give you some more details about the Workshops this time. Although we are all flat out with work and study, be assured we are working on it. <em>Read on...</em></p> <p><strong>Alzheimers</strong><br /> Our Nanny did some funny things when we were kids. She used to hide her stockings and say someone had stolen them then get dressed at 12am while we were still watching the late movies. Mostly I remember her singing and the way her faded eyes wrinkled when she laughed. God bless our lovely Nanny. Maori still look after their old people at home today but sadly it is not an option for all whanau. Caring for whanau members can sometimes wear you down physically and emotionally. Kia mataara and have a good support system available for when you need help and don't be afraid to ASK. We found a website with more information to help those with dementia and those caring for them. There is no known cure for Alzheimers but this site recommends treatments available in New Zealand and also some health supplements that may help. <a href="http://www.alzheimers.org.nz" target="_blank">http://www.alzheimers.org.nz</a>. Some kaumatua in Hawkes Bay expressed their desire to offer Maori elderly care with Maori staff who offer mirimiri, romiromi, rongoa, kapahaka, healthy boil ups and heaps of kaimoana.</p> <p><strong>Colon Cleanses<br /> </strong>Regular cleaning of the colon is just as important as having a shower or brushing your teeth. Over the years, a film can form in our colon which can be as thick as peanut butter. If not cleaned regularly, then the opening can get smaller and smaller so that the poisons and toxins block up the colon and cause self-poisoning in the rest of the body. Click <a href="http://www.aiohealing.com/Information/Body_Cleanses/Colon_Cleanse_Pictures/" target="_blank">here to see pictures</a> of what kind of gunk gets stuck in the colon area. Constipation is another sign that the colon needs to be cleaned.</p> <p align="center"><img src="http://www.aiohealing.com/images/colon.jpg" alt="" height="320" width="400" border="0" /></p> <p>Click here to see more information on '<a href="http://www.aiohealing.com/Information/Body_Cleanses/Colon_Cleanse/" target="_blank">Why You Need to Do a Colonic</a>' and what health supplements are available to clean your colon in New Zealand.</p> <p><strong>Soups & Breads<br /> </strong>Slow cooked food can turn the body into an acidic state. Gone are the days where you boil soup for hours as all the nutrition of the vegetables are lost and your healthy soup can be full of acids. Freshly chopped veges and meat quickly browned before adding stock and water can be ready in as little as 15 mins. Nutritious, hot and low in calories. Even fish heads are good in a soup with plenty of fish oil giving you the omega oils with good fats. Fatty hock soup is NO GOOD for you. It is full of fat and is the equivalent of eating fatty fried foods. Although Rewana bread tastes nice, it is made from white flour which slows the system right down so that it becomes sluggish leading to constipation. Needless to say, fried bread does the same thing. Try some wholemeal flour with baking powder with some linseed meal, a little brown sugar and rice milk as ingredients for a paraoa in the oven. Ingredients like this help to maintain the colon and tastes delicious hot with soups.</p> <p><strong>Alkaline<br /> </strong>An acidic body is one that is more prone to disease. An alkaline body is a healthy body. To keep the body in an alkaline state, your diet needs to have plenty of fresh water and as many raw or partially cooked vegetables as possible. Meat cooked rare is much more healthy for you than a stew that has been sitting in a crock pot for hours. Roasted vegetables and meat are extremely acidic because of the slow cooking process. It has been proven scientifically that walking on the beach barefeet can enhance the alkalinity of the body. Some who suffer from chronic cramps have found that swimming in the sea can resolve cramps altogether from the natural salts in the sea water. Hohepa Kereopa suggested drinking sea water (collected after the seventh wave) mixed with red peppers after each meal to clean the body and the blood. It can be stored in the fridge for up to a week. Hineahuone, the first earth formed woman was made on the beach so it makes sense that when we are unwell in hospital we are given a drip with saline in it - salt and water.</p> <p><strong>Online Training & Healing Sessions<br /> </strong>For the man from the UK and the woman from Europe who contacted me a few weeks ago for online Maori healing training, please email me again. I deleted all my emails from <em>My Documents</em> by mistake thinking I was clearing out old documents and so lost all your contact details. Sorry! For those of you who are doing online training and exeriencing healing from these sessions, ka pai u. What affects one affects the whole whanau so it is a blessing for all and is so meant to be.</p> <p><strong>Workshops<br /> </strong>We have decided to have three facilitators in our workshops so that you can understand the bigger picture in healing. Depending on the tauira there and the work that needs to be done for each person, your facilitators will give an intuitive reading of the spiritual, physical, emotional or psycological needs of the person so you can see how its done.</p> <p>One facilitator will offer an explanation of the anatomy and the body systems (kept as simple as possible) pertaining to what is happening with that person. Then he will identify any issues that need addressing spiritually and recommend the health supplements available to remedy or maintain wellness.</p> <p>Another facilitator will read the body for any blockages then look into the cellular memory of the body to see what core experiences are being held onto. She will show you how to work with someone to release these using Maori spritual healing, takutaku and deep tissue bodywork. Her recommendations will help you to maintain future wellness.</p> <p>The third facilitator will also use matekite to intuitively read the body, the circumstances around the unwellness of the body and the Tupuna and wairua surrounding the person. His assessment will recommend the appropriate Rongoa, Karakia and Maori spiritual healing necessary for wholistic wellness.</p> <p>Well that's us for this month. For those students who are hard out with assignments coming out of their ears: 'Whaia te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koe me he maunga teitei.'</p> <p>Mauri Ora<br /> Charlotte</p> <p><a href="http://www.aiohealing.com/">http://www.aiohealing.com/</a></p>

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AIO Healing Newsletter Issue 10

Mon, 07 May 2007 19:00:00 GMT

7 May 2007 <p>Nga mihi ki a koutou.</p> <p>Well whanau it looks like winter time is here to stay.  Getting more makariri every day aye?  We've lit the fire and have made some soups already. We miss the warm Hawkes Bay weather but enjoy the convenience of a city without the congestion of peak time traffic like some of the bigger cities. This month we will check out the digestive system and how to keep it healthy and maintain it. The fight against the flu blues is on again and we'll give you a few hints for preventative measures. Often Maori refuse to rest when they are sick and keep on pushing their bodies until finally they they can't get up. Years ago the motto  was 'work hard and play hard.'  With age and experience, we have learnt to practise 'little and often.' Practising preventative self-care strategies like this will give you far more chances of enjoying better health now and when you get older. Trying to make huge changes after a stroke, for example, is a little too late. Why not start now? In September, we will be offering weekend workshops focusing on Self-Care Workshops. We will also be beginning a series of traditional Maori healing and Rongoa Workshops. Online healing sessions or tuition are the other option if you can't travel which can also be done via telephone. For those of you who are interested in looking at our SexWorks site, read on for more information.  </p> <p><strong>Have you ever been on marae where your bowels haven't moved for days on end!</strong> Sitting down all day and then eating fried bread or white bread with every meal bungs you up even further. The <strong>Digestive System</strong> is necessary to break down food and it starts in the mouth with saliva then travels down to the stomach where acids break down the food even further. From here it moves down into your intestines and then finally into your colon. The bits that are left are indigestible and the compacting of these bits are where you can get constipated. Lack of water, fibre and exercise further contribute to this as well as some medications. Putting more fibre into your diet can act like a bottlebrush picking up waste along the way then literally taking it to the dump (colon). Soluble fibre (psyllium husks) can make the tutae larger, softer and easier to move through the system. Some prefer to eat all kinds of nuts, vegetables and seeds for daily fibre. An easy alternative is taking 2 tsp Linseed Meal - flax seeds every second day with 2 tsp Psyllium Husk. Tastes good in cereals or in a smoothie with rice/soy milk, yoghurt, fruit and protein powder. Each packet costs about $8 which lasts for about a month. You MUST drink water though after having psyllium husks otherwise you will find your tutae will be hard and dry. In days of old, Maori took Flax root for a good clean out. Although this was very effective, it is a bit rough on the body. In other words, it hurt. The bowels will move effortlessly and often when you keep your digestive system healthy. For more information, check out this web site:  <a title="" target="_blank" href="http://www.gesa.org.au/">www.gesa.org.au</a>  Next time we will look at cleaning your colon and colonics for a deeper cleansing.</p> <p><strong>Fighting the flu blues already.</strong> One of my kuia used to say colds and flu were a good cleansing on all levels and to welcome it. <strong>Louise Hay</strong>, author of a wonderful book <em>You Can Heal Your Life</em>, believes that colds are bought on by mental confusion where too much is going on at once. It is a good reminder to take time out for yourself and return to your maunga.</p> <blockquote> <p>'Hoki ki nga maunga ki a purea koe e nga hau o Tawhirimatea''<br /> Return to the mountains, so you will be cleansed by the winds of Tawhirimatea'</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Hot pools and the sauna</strong> sweat the poisons out through the pores. Remember to rub 'Vicks' on your throat and chest too as it works wonders and is so cheap. Some Vicks in a bowl of boiling hot water with a towel over the top of your head will open and clear your sinuses so you can breathe better. <strong>Liquid Echinacea</strong> is available from the health shop for around $10 - $20. There is a strong one available that has 3 different varieties of echinacea to boost the immune system and build resistance to coughs and colds while reducing the severity and duration of it. It does taste a bit yuuuuck on its own though so we put it in a little orange juice to lessen the taste of the echinacea. Try the <strong>1000 mg Vitamin C</strong> tablets too. These are much stronger. You'd have to eat a hell of a lot of oranges to get that much Vitamin C in one mouthful. I quite like the old wives tale of a little straight whiskey and bitters before bed for killing germs and it seems to put a warm smile on my face before I go to sleep. Remember your body is your biggest asset. Take care of it and it will take care of you. </p> <p><strong>Register your interest with us if you would like more information on our Maori Healing & Rongoa Workshops.</strong> We plan on starting monthly workshops in September and would like to group tauira with those who have similar needs. Some may be a little more advanced in the healing arts while some are just beginning to learn. Some may have learnt healing techniques from other cultures but not had the opportunity to learn kauapapa Maori healing. Then there are those who may be standing at a crossroads in their life contemplating a huge lifestyle change by coming to these workshops. Ka rawe. Healing is often about healing yourself first. Some of you will be wanting to understand your Maoritanga more fully and your inherited spiritual gifts. Kaua e whakama if your knowledge of the Maori culture and Te Reo is limited. You will learn only what it is you need to learn for that time. Other Tauira and Tohunga who are destined to wananga with you will enhance the journey you are about to embark upon. He whakatauki : Nau te rourou, Naku te rourou, ka ora te manuhiri.' These workshops will include accommodation, meals, rongoa tuition, traditional maori healing tuition, bodywork sessions and Maori art sessions @ $400 twin share or marae style accommodation and single room accommodation @ $450. There are only 10 places available per workshop so apply for funding now if you want to come. Pub Charities accept Maori workshops for self-development and cultural education as do the lotteries funding. To view testimonials from some of our other Maori healing wananga held  in Hawkes Bay, Gisborne, Te Wairoa and Mahia Peninsula please click on this link: <a href="../AIO/What_We_Do/Testimonials_and_Success_Stories/%20" target="_blank">Testimonials and Success Stories</a>.</p> <p><strong>Self-Care Workshops</strong> will include massage sessions, naturopathic sessions, spiritual healing sessions, art sessions and detoxing through diet and nutrition. In these workshops, you will learn to recognise boundaries of self-preservation and find new ways of loving and honouring yourself holistically. This will be a safe environment in which to release a lifetime of old emotional baggage and all you have to do is let go. Many have made life changing shifts in just one workshop. Accommodation, meals and individual healing sessions are included in the costings of $400 twin share or marae style and single room accommodation @ $450. </p> <p>If you are whakama and prefer to learn or receive <strong>Maori healing online or by telephone</strong> then sessions are by koha $30 for 30 - 60 mins. Nau Mai he koha nui, he koha iti ranei. Korero mai ki a matou mo enei mea. Our tauira are learning how to develop their clairaudience, clairvoyance, empathic or prophetic abilities. In other words, learning how to discover and develop their spiritual gifts using vibrations, sound, colours, intuitive feelings, visions and premonitions. Mostly these gifts lay dormant until we are ready to recognise them but sometimes you are just not aware of what they are. Many discover that they were using them all along and had never been able to identify what they were.  When the time is right then you may wish to join us in the weekend workshops where we will also go into more of the physical bodywork techniques. 'Self-preservation' when healing is about knowing the disciplines and ethics involved and then 'walking the talk' to maintain wellness for yourself and others and as a consequence your work will be based on a strong spiritual foundation.</p> <p>Our new <strong>SexWorks</strong> website <a href="http://www.sexworks.org/" target="_blank">www.sexworks.org</a> has some interesting resources for learning about your sexuality. Our facilitators can work online with you in complete confidentiality to explore the core experiences which can cause blockages in the expression of your sexuality. Often times there are experiences that have resulted in literally turning the tap off to giving or receiving sexual fulfilment. Sexual energy is very similar to spiritual energy. Transforming sexual energy into spiritual energy can generate powerful healing energy. Buddhist monks are masters at this. Those who suppress their sexuality may have much difficulty trying to turn it back on again later on in life. Our facilitators are not trained psychologists who work with the mind or theoretical psychoanalysis. Rather, they use the third eye - spiritual vision to bring about personal realizations which in turn leads to lasting change. Only YOU can effect change in your life. Sessions are $30 for 30 mins. If you prefer, an organisation called Sex Therapy New Zealand offer online consultations at <a href="http://sextherapy.co.nz/" target="_blank" title="">http://sextherapy.co.nz/ </a></p> <p>Feel free to email any questions to <a href="mailto:cmildon@aiohealing.com">cmildon@aiohealing.com</a> and allow 2 - 3 days for an answer. There are no hidden costs in any of our services or workshops, unlike some we have experienced. Once we emailed an herbalist asking for advice to purchase some products and in her reply (poto email) was a bill for $20. We are well known for trading our services for other services, goods, artwork, food...all sorts. Why not? If you don't ask you don't get. I remember one kuia asking me how I managed to get a room to mirimiri in at the hospital and I simply stated 'I asked.' What's the worse thing that could happen? Someone says 'No.' Negotiate a solution. Our people were champion international traders in the old days so it is no wonder that Maori hold the highest rate of entrepreneurism in the world. Anyway, stay warm and keep well.  </p> Arohanui ki a tatou katoa.<br /> Charlotte Mildon

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AIO Healing Newsletter Issue 9

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:00:00 GMT

22 February 2007<br /> <br /> Nga mihi whanau.<br /> <br /> Well whanau it sure is hot over here in Palmerston north. Wera ne? Summer time is in full swing now and that spells dehydration if you don�t watch the water intake. Did you know that over 90 percent of illnesses from people in hospital are caused from dehydration. We have some interesting information on artificial sweeteners. While many report artificial sweetners to be unsafe, we will present some facts from a local senior lecturer at the Auckland University of Technology, Jeni Pearce. Gymnasiums are offering a free weeks trial or sign up now and don�t pay for 2 months. Check the Trade Me web site before you sign a 2 year contract. The Rongoa - Traditional Maori Medicine Wananga with Rob McGowan starts in March. Te Tu Tamawahine is a programme presented by Kurawaka for women to �take the time to stand strong, be proud and walk in the footsteps of our Atua Wahine, our hero women.�<br /> <br /> <strong>Over 70% of our body is made up of water.</strong> Water intake is such a simple thing to do and yet it can be difficult to remember and maintain. We use 1.5 litre water bottles and count how many times we fill them up during the day to calculate our water intake. Many headaches in the summertime can be attributed to dehydration. Watch the headache magically disappear after drinking a few litres of water. Many people who have come to us from having suffered agonizing back pain for years, discover that their water intake is minimal or even non existent. Fereydoon Batmanghelidj wrote an interesting book, <em>Your Body's Many Cries for Water</em> [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0962994251?tag=aiohealing-20&amp;camp=14573&amp;creative=327641&amp;linkCode=as1&amp;creativeASIN=0962994251&amp;adid=1H0E63DT20JV1AV9WD4F&amp" target="_blank" title="">click here</a>] which is available on our web site. In one instance, Batmanghelidi talks about the dis ks in the back needing a cushion of water between each bone. If there is no water intake, there is no cushion, hence the pain of bone rubbing on bone. No fresh water in the body means that the body must search for fluid in the body to flush poisons, toxins and acids. If there is no fresh water then it will use whatever it can to try and flush which in some cases means trying to cleanse the body with yesterdays coffees, teas or soft drinks. An analogy is washing todays dishes in yesterdays washing up water. An accumulation of poisons cause blockages and thereafter illness and pain. Massage is excellent for getting the blood flowing again followed by water so the body can wee or poo the poisons out of your system. If you don�t drink water after a massage you will feel nauseas as the poisons and toxins have been shifted around and need water to flush. Batmanghelidi has done years of research in this book showing the medical profession to be reliant on pharmaceutical drugs when very often, the simple preventative cure is pure water.<br /> <br /> <strong>Do you use artificial sweeteners?</strong> Jeni Pearce is a leading health and sports dietician and nutritionalist and the Chairperson for the New Zealand Nutrition Foundation. Her investigation published in the January issue of the Healthy Food guide shows the truth about artificial sweeteners. Diet drinks are sweet with hardly any calories. There are a range of artificial sweeteners that are up to 8000 times sweeter than sugar with no energy value i.e. saccharin, aspartame, Acesulphame potassium, neotame and cyclamate. What interesting words whanau? Hey say it properly now! Sugar alcohols are produced from natural sugars and are used for chewing gums, lollies and chocolate bars with the bonus of lessening dental problems. This is similar to the natural sugar alcohols found in fruits and vegetables. Jeni reports that there is no evidence that aspartame causes multiple sclerosis as suspected. She also goes on to mention the National Cancer Institute in the US conducte d a beverage study with nearly a half a million people with results indicating no relationship between aspartame use and cancer in humans. Jeni points out that the results scientists had discovered from testing rats with artificial sweeteners was inconclusive with humans and she is satisfied without a doubt that artificial sweeteners are safe for humans. She does conclude however that high amounts of sugar alcohols are known to cause wind or diarrhea. Ka rawe mo te patero me te tutae hoki! I�m sure that clean out tastes a hell of a lot nicer than flax root and might even be a little easier on the puku too. <br /> <br /> <strong>Ka pai if you are exercising regularly.</strong> We like using the iPod while walking and exercising. Makes it a bit more fun. The <strong>City Fitness gym</strong> have all these screens which you can hook your earphones into and change channels while you are working out on the machines. Neat aye? Made me realize I was a country bumpkin when I saw those. I just love the combat or step classes. When you are ready to choose a gym, before you sign up for a 2 year contract look on <a href="http://www.trademe.co.nz" target="_blank">www.trademe.co.nz</a>. What we didn�t know is that you can buy or sell your gym memberships on Trade Me. It only costs about $16 for a transfer fee. If you go to the heading Browse then scroll down to the heading Sports under which you will find Gym Memberships. <br /> <br /> <strong>Rongoa Maori Traditional Maori Medicine Wananga</strong> starts in March through the Waikato University in Tauranga with Rob McGowan. Karen Tindall is the one to contact for dates at <a href="mailto:tindall@waikato.ac.nz">tindall@waikato.ac.nz</a>. If you aren�t able to go then don�t sweat it, <em>Maori Television</em> have filmed all his Wananga for the <em>Kai Muru</em> show, Sundays 5pm. Ka rawe ne!<br /> <br /> <strong>Raina and Piri Ferris</strong> of Ngati Kahungunu descent are offering the prospectus for Te Tu Tamawahine through Kurawaka Ltd 2007. �Te Tu Tamawahine� is a Maori womens self-development programme which consists of 4 noho �Atua Wahine, Te Whare Tangata, Karanga, and Tino Rangatiratanga.� The Wananga will be held at the Kurawaka Retreat Centre in Porangahau. <a href="http://www.aiohealing.com/pdf/2007_Course_Prospectus_Te_Tu_Tamawahine.pdf" target="_blank">Click here</a> to view the prospectus.<br /> <br /> <strong>Atarangi Muru and her husband Bill </strong>went to celebrate Waitangi Day in Los Angeles where they helped build a fern sand sculpture. Would you believe that she was doing romiromi in the sand? Isn�t that just typical. Can�t take her anyhwhere. Rena and Temuera (stars of �Once Were Warriors� and �What Became of the Broken Hearted�) were the only two celebrities from New Zealand who attended, next to Atarangi and Bill of course who I think should star on the rich and famous show, just because they can. Anyway, everyone celebrated with a dawn ceremony hosted by the local native American Indians who could whakapapa to that beach. Later on, via <em>Maori Television</em>, I saw Atarangi digging sand hard out (in Los Angeles) into this wheelbarrow ten to the dozen, leaving all the men for dust. Go hard Maori girl. Neat alright. You were a team on your own. You can view the photographs on her web site <a href="http://www.ata-rangi.com" target="_blank">www.ata-rangi.com</a> . <br /> <br /> Well whanau, time to wrap it up for another month. <em><strong>Te Matatini </strong></em>is being held here in Palmerston North and people are coming from all over the place to perform or watch Kapa Haka. Exciting stuff. Ka pai to those of us who are supporting this magical kaupapa. If you are headed this way then we hope that our Tupuna will ensure you have safe travels to and from your homes.<br /> <br /> Arohanui ki a koutou katoa<br /> Charlotte <br /> <br /> http://www.aiohealing.com/<br /> <br />

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AIO Healing Newsletter Issue 8

Sun, 31 Dec 2006 19:00:00 GMT

AIO Healing Newsletter Issue No. 8<br /> 31 December 2006<br /> <br /> Nga Mihi ki a koutou katoa. <br /> <br /> This newsletter is a little late but we have just come back into the office. We trust that some of you are still enjoying the festive seasons and pray that you, your whanau and loved ones will travel safely on your journeys. For those of you who are back at work now Kia Kaha. We have moved to a new whare in Palmerston North. It has been wonderful to stay home and enjoy our whanau and mokopuna. Holidays are a time of being able to let go and enjoy the abundance the universe has to give us. It is also a time of eating and drinking too much so we will look at some recovery strategies that will help to bring your body back into balance. There is much financial strain and stress on families over the holiday period. Emotions can soar from remembering loved ones lost and visits from certain whanau members can often trigger memories from the past. Sad to say, Womens Refuges are often at their busiest at this time of year! We will now be offering online tuition in Maori Healing as wel l as Healing Consultations from our AIO Healing website via live chat or using the Skype internet phone program. New Years resolutions for 2007 are coming to the fore for us with new beginnings. Stormie Lewis, a cultural bodywork trainer, is holding a 5 day workshop in Brisbane and Rob McGowan in Tauranga will continue with the Rongoa 1, 2 and 3 workshops this year. We have found an increasing demand to offer more accessible sex therapy sessions with women and men who wish to learn how to become fulfilled in their relationships. Next month we will release our new web site for SEX THERAPY. Watch this space!<br /> <br /> We had a great trip over to Northern California and met yet again so many different healers. Many thanks to Atarangi Muru for her fabulous coordination of our trip and her loving support to all so that everything ran so smoothly. Also a big thank you to Michael for keeping our website calendar up to date while we were in transit. A huge thanks to Julia, Richard, Stacey, Diandra, Mari, Lorraine, Bob and the many others who supported this kaupapa. On our return we stayed in an excellent holiday home in Rotorua that had a fabulous view of the lake and offered us a 5-star breakfast included in the price! Great value for the price ($90/night) and highly recommended. Here is their website: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baches.co.nz/bhh/listing/2469__C62220">http://www.baches.co.nz/bhh/listing/2469__C62220</a><br /> <br /> We ate so much rich food over the holidays, coupled with wines, cocktails and too many late nights, so that we ended up feeling a little bit sick with flu symptoms. We had to take 3 1000mg tablets of Vitamin-C per day, liquid Echinacea and double doses of Body Balance and Goji juice which cleared it all up in a couple of days. With the change of the season, it was also a good time to take a few doses of LBSII�s � colon cleanse capsules to flush out some the rubbish and undigested food from the waste system. The health shop now has cleanses for your liver, stomach and kidneys.<br /> <br /> Alternatively, boiling up some fresh Kawakawa juice can clean the blood and kidneys as well as alkalise the body. Too much alcohol, rich fried meats, slow cooked foods and sweet creamy foods cause the body to go very acidic and thereafter cause constipation. Acidic bodies are a breeding ground for disease which is why many vegetarians eat rice and fresh vegetables only, to keep the body in an alkaline state. An alkaline body is a disease-free body whanau! Check out this web site <a target="_blank" href="http://acidalkalinediet.com/">AlkalineFoodsDiet</a>. <br /> <br /> We have started to do monthly Herbal body wraps to deeply cleanse the body and organs via the pores plus you have the added option of losing inches with Herbal body wrap body sculpting. They are especially effective for strains and pain by drawing out poisons while feeding nutrients in through the pores. Just email us if you would like more information. There are 27 natural herbs and minerals scientifically formulated in the Herbal Body Wraps mix. Very similar to the body wraps found in expensive spas but here you can do it in your own home at a fraction of the cost. Click here for more information: <a target="_blank" href="http://lifeforce.net/NET2PDFS/nz/techsheets/HerbalBodyWrap.pdf">http://lifeforce.net/NET2PDFS/nz/techsheets/HerbalBodyWrap.pdf</a> <br /> To order click here: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.lifeforce.net/secure/Registration.aspx?sponserID=20552501">https://www.lifeforce.net/secure/Registration.aspx?sponserID=20552501</a><br /> <br /> Needless to say, WATER is the best preventative and remedy for overindulgence in alcohol. The reason we black out from too much alcohol is the liver's inability to cope with the overload so it goes straight up to the brain, and in turn, we black out. With every glass of alcohol it is sensible to drink an equal amount of water to compensate. Addiction services in your area have counselors available and often hold weekly group meetings to offer support if you feel things are getting a little out of hand. Kaua e whakama. Believe you me, it can happen to the best of us irrespective of race, age or gender.<br /> <br /> New Years resolutions! We have decided to eat healthier foods and exercise regularly. In fact, we started going to the gym and found some fabulous body jam dance classes, combat classes, step and aerobics classes that make exercise much more fun. The sauna and spa pools are great for getting rid of the poisons, toxins amd acids in your body and are a cheaper alternative to massage. We will always recommend a hands-on massage as the ultimate experience though, for both young and old. Our other resolution is to cook more soups with low fat meat. These low calorie meals keep the body in an alkaline state. Trimmed rump steak works well in a soup instead of fatty pork bones. Add some puha, garlic, ginger, onion, carrots, watercress, potato or kumara cubes, green bean (clear) noodles, fresh coriander, beef stock and a few spices and curry paste. Yuuuum!<br /> <br /> <strong>Healing Tuition </strong><br /> Stormie Lewis�s 5-day live-in �Cultural Bodywork Workshop� is on 13th � 17th January in Brisbane. The meals are all scrumptuous vegetarian dishes so you get to detox and train at the same time. Her whanau were from Whakaki of Ngati Kahungunu descent but Stormie was brought up in Queensland, Australia. Only 14 people will be accepted for this class. Although these trainings are not for the faint-hearted, the bodywork techniques are amazing. She has taught Hawaiian bodywork all over the world and is a charismatic teacher and spiritual facilitator. She also teaches Theta spiritual healing which has an American whakapapa. Check out her website <a target="_blank" href="http://www.beingintransformation.com">www.beingintransformation.com</a> <br /> <br /> Rob McGowan from Tauranga, known as Pa Ropata will be holding more �Rongoa Workshops� this year through the Waikato University. The courses focus more on identifying the plant in its natural habitat rather than making remedies. You need to be able to walk up dirt tracks as the majority of these workshops are held out in the bush. These workshops are very interesting and informative. There is Rongoa 1, Rongoa 2, and Rongoa 3 and each must be completed in consecutive order. Check out this web site for more info: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.uwt.waikato.ac.nz/cce/cce_maori.shtml">http://www.uwt.waikato.ac.nz/cce/cce_maori.shtml</a> <br /> <br /> <strong>Maori Healing Online Tuition </strong><br /> We have had requests for tuition for Maori Healing from people from all over the world. With study and work commitments, workshops have been somewhat difficult to organize so, as a solution, we have created live-chat online tuition sessions. There is also the option of using the Skype phone program. Live-chats sessions are confidential so that no-one else can view your conversation online and you can learn from the comforts of your own home. The healing tuition sessions will run in 20-minute increments @ $30 a session. Just click on this link: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aiohealing.com/AIO/Consultations/Online_Tuition/">http://www.aiohealing.com/AIO/Consultations/Online_Tuition/</a> . The payments are through PayPal, which is a simple and very secure way of making payments and all you need is a credit card. Alternatively you can use online banking deposits. <br /> <br /> Relationship problems over the holidays? Know that you are not alone. It can be a difficult time for many. If you are feeling a little depressed then take the time to go for a walk every day. It is a simple remedy for mild depression and helps you to feel grounded again. Setting aside some time to play some soft meditation music (with no lyrics) to meditate for 15 � 20 mins a day will help to quieten the mind also. You will find some hints for meditation in our <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aiohealing.com/content/section/7/36/">articles section</a>.<br /> <br /> <strong>Online Healing</strong><br /> When under stress our body can become dehydrated. In this instance, step up the water intake to 2 � 3 litres a day minimum and cut down on the tea and coffee intake for a while as they are a diuretic. Massage yourself with coconut oil in a hot bath with aromatherapy oils in it to soothe and relax your body. If you feel you need more healing, check out our healing consultations online that you can do from the comfort of your own home. No-one need see you going in for counseling. We offer concessions if you have a community services card so email us if you feel this is more suitable for you. Our healing practitioners are able to use the spiritual gifts of clairvoyance, clairaudience, empathy, and prophecy to facilitate healing for you. See <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aiohealing.com/AIO/Consultations/Online_Healing_Sessions/">http://www.aiohealing.com/AIO/Consultations/Online_Healing_Sessions/</a> for more details. <br /> <br /> <strong>Sex Therapy</strong><br /> Never had an orgasm? Sleeping in separate beds? Sad to say many women and men have spent years in a marriage without ever being fulfilled. There is a fine line between spiritual and sexual energy. Our practitioners will work with you to discover and explore the core experience to lift and release the belief systems that hold one back from experiencing the deepest joys of life. These practitioners do not work from a clinical perspective where they have learnt things from books and merely assume they know what you are going through. Rather, they have first-hand life experience in sex therapy and have lived to tell the story. One practitioner spent over 15 years counseling and supporting males and females who worked in the sex industry as well as couples who had sexual problems in their relationship. Our other practitioner also has a lifetime of personal experiences to draw on and has been a pastoral counselor for 20 years using spiritual gifts to offer insight and facilitate so lutions in sex therapy. Sometimes these solutions are right in front of our nose and are so simple but because we are too emotionally involved we have not come to the realizations. These practitioners can support you in exploring your options using their spiritual insight. Next month we will release our new web site so watch this space.<br /> <br /> We hope you will enjoy the remainder of the holiday season and look forward to an inspirational 2007 to deepen your experience on this spiritual journey of life.<br /> <br /> Noho ora mai<br /> Charlotte<br /> <br /> http://www.aiohealing.com/<br /> <br />

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AIO Healing Newsletter Issue 7

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:00:00 GMT

<p>27 Oct 2006</p> <p>Kia Ora Koutou Katoa</p> <p>Mihi mahana me arohanui ki a koutou katoa. This month we will be introducing you to two more Maori Tohunga, one from Waipiro Bay - East Coast and the other from Tamaki Makaurau. We farewelled our beloved Papa Delamere last month to Hawaiki nui Hawaiki roa, Hawaiki Pamaomao. Papa was our respected master, teacher, friend and father figure. Hot lazy sunny days are on the way - down by the waterside with the smell of barbecued meat, unforbidden fruits, salads, fresh bread and cheese with a smooth glass of merlot or a cool chardonnay. Yumm. Mind you, nearly time to slim down again to get into those yellow polka-dot bikinis wahine ma! There is some rongoa we can look at this time to help redistribute the hinu ataahua x (beauuutiful fat). There is a Maori & Birthing wananga on in Waitakere and the Womens Refuge had another national conference in Napier. Rob McGowan is doing Rongoa Wananga in Tauranga next year. For those of you who are Tauira and have nearly finished all the assignments for the year; Ka Pai U. 'Whaia te iti kahurangi. Ki te tuohu koe me he maunga teitei.'<br /> </p> <p><strong>Tom Maraki</strong>, a Tohunga from Waipiro Bay, will be working with Charlotte next week in Hastings. They will only be working there for two days -- 2nd November and 3rd November. People have been known to come and see Tom by the busload. His reputation for knowledge in Rongoa, mental health services and clearing with the wairua tapu precedes him. Tom has been able to facilitate the restoring of organs, heal cancer, eliminate pain from stroke victims and the list goes on and on. Click on the following link for more information about his mahi: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aiohealing.com/AIO/Who_We_Are/Tom/">http://www.aiohealing.com/AIO/Who_We_Are/Tom/</a><br /> For an appointment you can phone the Awhina Whanau Services office 06 878 4827 and leave a message and someone will return your call or email anihana@clear.net.nz</p> <p><strong>Terence Muru </strong>is a young Maori Tohunga who has travelled all over the world as a teenager doing healing with his mother, Atarangi Muru. He is only 25 years of age, born in Auckland and has Maori, Scottish, Rarotongan and Tahitian descent. Terence traveled internationally with Papa Delamere since he was 20 years old. These experiences helped to shape and influence Terence so that he emanates the rare qualities of a healing master. Terence has some great techniques and he uses them well which in turn brings out his innate wisdoms. Although he doesn't say much, his knowing is huge and this he passes on to his 3 year old son. It is with much respect that we see Terence as a wise old koroua trapped in a young persons body. His gentle manner shows that he is a deeply spiritual being and he is a wonderful role model for our young people. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ata-rangi.com/">Click here</a> to see the trailer that Terence co-produced over in the state s of traditional Maori Healing. Tena Koe Rangatira. Charlotte will be working with Terence and Atarangi Muru in northern California for the month of November so if you have whanau over there who need some healing mahi done, check the itinary and contact details on the Events Calendar on our website for appointments.<br /> <br /> <strong>Papa Delamere's</strong> tangi at Whitianga brought people coming to farewell him from all over the world. It was lovely to see all the tauira we studied with again and to feast our eyes on the loving worn faces of the Aunty and Uncle who are the pou of that marae. I remember very clearly the kuia bringing tears to our eyes when singing the Maori Batallion song on one of our wananga there. In memory to you Papa, we acknowledge your amazing mana and the teachings of IO that you were so determined for us to learn. All you asked in return was that we share these taonga with those who wished to learn and so it is. Moe mai. Moe roa e Pa.<br /> <br /> There is a great NZ magazine out in the supermarkets called <strong><em>'Healthy Food.'</em></strong> There are heaps of articles in there about eating well while COSTING YOU LESS. Fabulous reading and the recipes are so simple and economical with the ingenious flair of a chef. There are lots of facts in there that I didn't know too, like how the list of ingredients start with the largest ingredient in the product. Take Nutella for example, where sugar is listed first instead of hazel nuts. One would imagine that the nuts would be the main ingredient but no, sugar is. The hazel nuts are just a flavour, unlike peanut butter where the main ingredient is peanuts with no sugar content at all. Which one is better for you?<br /> <br /> Did you know that there are less calories in red wine than white wine? White wine is approx 200 calories for a 250ml glass whereas red wine is about 180 calories. It is also said that a little red wine is better for the heart. Drinking beer is the lowest calorie drink of all x 100 calories for a 300ml can. Easy on the chips and peanuts though aye?<br /> <br /> How are we going with the drinking of 2 litres of water whanau? You certainly can pick out the health conscious people who are learning to nurture their bodies at a hui aye; they opt for a drink of hot water instead of a string of coffees all day. Wouldn't you know that one cup of coffee can kill all your vitamins for the day! All part and parcel of loving the self plus you can lose weight from drinking water. It helps your metabolism, your digestion system and helps shift the waste products out of the body.<br /> <br /> <strong>Patete</strong> is the plant that is used to fight fat. It is a safe, natural way to lose weight. Click on this link to see more info: <a target="_blank" href="http://pharmacy.otago.ac.nz/rongoa/pages/patete.htm">http://pharmacy.otago.ac.nz/rongoa/pages/patete.htm</a><br /> Make sure you pick the older leaves though not the younger ones. The older ones are more concentrated. Just wash lightly then boil up for 15 mins and drink the fluid each day. Patete concentrate should last in the fridge for up to two weeks. Keep an eye on whether it goes cloudy or not as this means it is time to throw out. Remember to karakia when you pick it or make it.<br /> <strong><br /> Herbal body wraps</strong> are another means of losing inches. The powder mixture is made up of seaweed and herbs which is then boiled up. You apply wet cloth wraps and then cover tightly with glad wrap. This acts like a sauna and is called sculpting. Because toxins and poisons sit in the fat cells of the body, when you sculpt the body with herbal body wraps, the toxins are drawn out through the pores of the skin which causes an inch loss. It was not originally intended for this, rather, they were used to cleanse the body of impurities and thereafter feed the body naturally with seaweed and herbs but then women discovered that they had lost inches in their breasts. Some women just do their stomachs and thighs. If you sculpt the body all over then you will have exactly the same shaped body but smaller. One container makes up 3 x 4 litres and can be stored indefinitely in the freezer. For more information <a target="_blank" href="http://www.lifeforce.net/Home.aspx?ID=20552501"> click here</a> and then click on the 'Products' link.<br /> <br /> The <strong>Maori & Birthing Wananga</strong> is run by Te Ahuru Mowai Whanau Education Programmes. They will be celebrating Te Wharetangata & Homebirth Week. There is no cost to attend this wananga. Click here for more information and contact details: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aiohealing.com/Events/Events/Maori_and_Birthing_Wananga/">http://www.aiohealing.com/Events/Events/Maori_and_Birthing_Wananga/</a><br /> <br /> There was great mahi happening at the <strong>Womens Refuge National Conference</strong> hosted in Napier this month. Wonderful to meet so many kuia and wahine who have mastered the life time journey of self healing, preservation and balance. How often it is that the healers of the hapu are the kuia and women but then 'Who Heals the Healer.' The awareness of self-care here was exemplary and together with good communication, ongoing support, compassion and the ability to celebrate human differences without judgment, enable these women to move forward as one. Tena Koutou Rangatira Wahine. Wonderful role modelling for our women!<br /> <br /> <strong>Rob McGowan</strong> is a pakeha minister who was taught the Rongoa from kuia in Whanganui. He can korero Maori fluently and has been doing a series of Rongoa Wananga in Tauranga. Rongoa 1 and Rongoa 2 take you right out in to the bush to identify the many plants and their uses. Good exercise but good to sit down too! You need to get some good tramping footwear for the bush whanau. When I saw the price of them, $300 - $400, I nearly fell over. I just wanted to walk in the bush not on the moon? Anyway, another option is going to Farmlands where they have bush walking boots that are made from gumboots material and they were $120. Good investment and much safer than sliding in the mud on cliffs. Maori Television were out filming Pa Rob in the bush so that our people would be able to learn this taonga and these shots will be shown on Kai Muru -- the gardening program on Sunday afternoons. Otherwise, if you're able, the next series of Rongoa wananga is January and you will need to contact Karen Tindall through the Waikato University Community Education programmes to book in. Places fill up fast though so kia tere.<br /> <br /> Hei korero roa whakamutunga maku ko tenei. Nga mihi nui ki a tatau katoa. Ma IO Matua Kore tatau e tiaki e manaaki i enei ra.</p> <p>Noho ora mai<br /> Charlotte Mildon<br /> <br /> http://www.aiohealing.com/</p>

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AIO Healing Newsletter Issue 6

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:00:00 GMT

Kia ora koutou katoa<br /> <br /> 10 August 2006<br /> Mihi mahana ki a koutou. The seasons are changing and there is a promise of spring in the air. This month we will be featuring whaea Dr. Rose Pere, our very own Tohuna from the Crown Chakra of the world. Submissions to oppose the Australian New Zealand Therapeutic Products Authority (ANZTPA) are due in on the 15th August -- next week. This affects Rongoa Maori, so scroll down and get up with the play. Nga Ringa Whakahaere, the national body of Maori healers wrote a great submission. We will give you some pointers for your own submission if you haven't done it before. Also, we will still recommend natural services and health products for your optimum health and well being. <br /> <br /> Spring is not quite here yet and many are still nursing flu symptoms. Air conditioned rooms can attribute to this plus the lack of fresh filtered water to flush your system. Push those greasy fried foods away whanau as they slow your immune system right down so that it only works at half battery. <br /> <br /> If you feel flu symptoms coming on then get some 'Echinacea' from your local health shop. Costs around $12 and comes in liquid form so that it goes straight into the blood stream within minutes. Echinacea can treat and prevent colds, flu, and other infections and is believed to stimulate the immune system to help fight infections. Echinaecea comes in tea bags too. Because we take daily doses of liquid vitamins, we don't suffer from flu symptoms.<br /> <br /> Body Balance is a liquid whole food with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, enzymes, sea weed, herbs and much more. Costs around $55-$60 a bottle. Much cheaper than ongoing visits to the Doctor. Goji Juice is another powerful whole food that we take daily made from the Goji berries from the Himalaya's. Costs around $70 a bottle plus shipping. The indigenous people there believe the Goji berry to hold the secret to longevity - a life span of 100 years or more. Sounds a bit like the Tangata Whenua before the Pakeha brought all those diseases ne ra? Ohhhh BE NICE!<br /> <br /> Dr. Turuki Rangimarie Rose Pere, the illustrioius Tohuna from Waikaremoana, is one of our most treasured teachers and mentors. She is a powerful mother figure not only to us here but to over 140 nations across the world. In New Zealand, Rose supports numerous organisations both Maori and European that support health and well being. People come to see her wherever they can and invite her to speak in their respective countries, in awe of her spiritual insight and infinite wisdom. Whaea Rose does not just speak of the oneness with every part of Mother Earth and Sky Father, but indeed with all universes and all galaxies. She lives it and breathes it.<br /> <br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aiohealing.com/pdf/ROSE-PERE-AIO.pdf"> Click here</a> to read the 'Wisdom from the Four Winds' by Dr Rose Pere. Here she explains the significance of AIO � the energies of the divine mother, the divine child and the divine father.<br /> <br /> Rose's dynamic charisma when speaking publicly is a sight to behold. She has this amazing gift for telling stories about her life experiences that mirror her humble beginnings and joyful truths. When Rose breaks out in song, everyone will hear it from a mile away.<br /> <br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aiohealing.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41&Itemid=39"> Click here</a> to get your very own copy of "Te Wheke: A Celebration of Infinite Wisdom" by Dr Rangimarie Turuki Rose Pere.<br /> <br /> Whaea Rose is the president of Te Pikinga AIO Inc Society which was founded in 1929 by her grandmother. This name means Upward and Onward with Peace. The motto is 'Utua te kino ki te pai,' which translates 'Repay evil with goodness' or 'Replace the negative with the positive.'<br /> <br /> The Te Pikinga AIO Incororated Society oppose the trans-Tasman regulatory scheme for therapeutic products. In short, a new agency called the Australia New Zealand Therapeutic Products Authority (ANZTPA) wishes to govern the health of New Zealand under a joint arrangement with Australia who have adopted the U.S. standards when evaluating pharmaceuticals, and natural herbs and medicines. There is no benefit or need for us to be governed under any other country. This will regulate and adversely affect Rongoa Maori. The ANZTPA claim to have consulted with Maori yet there is not one reference to Maori or the Treaty of Waitangi in their proposed regulations.<br /> <br /> Nga Ringa Whakahaere have posted their submission opposing this regulatory scheme on their web site: www.nrw.co.nz . Tena koutou. Tino Pai Rawe to mahi! Excellent reading and the points brought up in this can be used as a template for those of you who also wish to oppose this kaupapa.<br /> <br /> The Te Pikinga AIO Inc Society submission began with a small explanation of our organisation then went on to support the points that Nga Ringa Whakahaere had validated and then added some of our own reasoning and Tikanga to oppose the ANZTPA scheme. Subsequently, we addressed this submission to Medsafe, the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Environment, Minister of Conservation, Minister of Maori Affairs, Minister of Health, and the Minister of Commerce. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aiohealing.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=36">Click on this</a> for names of the Ministers. The postal address for all of them is Parliament Buildings, Wellington. We also posted one to the Maori party leader, Tariana Turia, Te Tai Hauauru Electorate Committee, PO Box 218, Whanganui. Feel free to email us if you would like assistance in preparing your submission.<br /> <br /> We have had such an overwhelming response to the 'Green Smoothie' recipe that we have added a section on our web site especially for RECIPES. Share your healthy recipes with us and we will post them online in our recipe section. If you missed a newsletter, just go on to our site to read past newsletters in the 'Past Archives.' Sculpt powder is a tasty alternative to the Whey powder or Amino Charge. Sculpt is a fat burning powder especially designed for women with proteins, vitamins and minerals included. It retails for around $30 at the supermarket and tastes great too. (http://www.sculptforwomen.co.nz/)<br /> <br /> Whey Powder is a protein food and fat burning powder available at the supermarket suitable for men.<br /> <br /> Amino Charge would have to be the top of the range. Serious fat burner that retails for $77 by Life Force, the same company who makes Body Balance; the liquid vitamins.<br /> <br /> For natural fertility information, we found a New Zealand website that helps with fertility awareness. 1 in 6 couples in New Zealand have trouble conceiving and sometimes it can be about learning to understand the cycles and the two days that you are able to conceive per month: http://www.naturalfertility.co.nz/<br /> Try this web site for information on all sorts of fertility issues. Everything explained in detail: http://obgyn.healthcentersonline.com/fertilityissues/<br /> The fertility associates in New Zealand have some interesting alternatives but unfortunately they use drugs and are quite expensive: http://www.fertilityassociates.co.nz/<br /> <br /> Well whanau, keep up the choice role modelling for your tamariki, so they see you exercising and eating healthy green veges and nutritious smoothies. My Nanny used to have hot boiled water all the time and we used to think Yuuuck but now that I'm in my forties, I realise that she was really on to it. My Nanny lived until she was 93 years old and her mother before that lived until she was 95 years old. That's a whakapapa to live up to aye?<br /> <br /> Noho ora mai<br /> Charlotte<br /> <br /> http://www.aiohealing.com/<br /> <br />

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AIO Healing Newsletter Issue 5

Sat, 08 Jul 2006 19:00:00 GMT

<p>AIO Healing Newsletter Issue No. 5<br /> 8 July 2006    <br /> <br /> Kia Ora Koutou Katoa<br /> <br /> Mihi mahana ki a koutou. We have enjoyed sitting out in the sunshine over the last few days. Feels a bit like spring time. No diets yet whanau, its still winter time and we have to keep some hinu on to keep warm! Great time for walking to keep the old ticker going strong. This month we make mention of Atarangi Muru, an international Maori healer. We have some great tasting healthy choices for snacks and a recipe for a green smoothie that is high in nutritional value as well as yummy. Become Pregnant is for those trying to conceive so scroll down. For those of you who are Tauira and are up to date with assignments. Ka Pai U. Kia kaha tonu!<br /> <br /> In the Latest News on our web site, we welcome 'Atarangi Muru' who will soon be embarking on another healing journey to New York and Los Angeles. Check out her profile on www.aiohealing.com. Atarangi has specialized in Traditional Maori Healing for many years now on a world wide scale. She is on board with the NZCM �New Zealand College of Massage, manages a clinic in Auckland and travels extensively abroad in her work. Atarangi is a born leader who runs a tight ship on her journeys yet is well known for her warmth and generosity. Her sense of humour while working is such a delightful treat that sometimes I laughed so much I cried. Personally, I found Ata to be an admirable role model and teacher who 'Walks the Talk' in truth, humility, kindness and understanding. It is no wonder that people from cultures around the world call her to their country for healing sessions and guidance. When you ask Atarangi how she is, she'll beam at you and say "I'M AWESOME!" And so she is whanau. So she is. Tena Koe Rangtira Wahine mo to mahi. Ma IO Manaaki i a koe i runga o hikoi katoa i te Aorangi.<br /> <br /> Still managing to drink 2 litres of filtered Water a day? Tino pai rawe. This helps to flush out the poisons, toxins and acids and keeps your tinana clean. We drink hot water in place of a cup of tea and have green smoothies in the morning. The nutrients found in live raw food is excellent for our bodies as is the good bacteria to help the digestive system. The following recipe tastes yuuuummy (most important factor), helps keep the colon clean � (flushes the Tutae area), feeds you more protein - turning the body into a fat furnace while feeding your body the right nutrients.<br /> <br /> RECIPE for GREEN SMOOTHIE<br /> 1 C Rice Milk, 1/2 C Soy Milk, 1/2 C Just Juice,1/2 C Acidophilus Yoghurt (with live active cultures), Spinach Leaves, Parsley, 2 Kiwifruit, 1 Banana, 3 Mandarins, Tbsp Lecithin, Tbsp Flax Oil, Tbsp Ground Linseed, 1 Scoop Amino Charge, 2 squirts of Amino Charge Regulator, 2 Scoops of Vanilla Flavoured Whey Protein.<br /> <br /> Just whiz it all in the blender. If there�s any leftover then save it in the fridge for when you feel like something sweet later.<br /> <br /> If you must snack in between meals then try some sugarless snacks or low fat ones. Popcorn is a cheap healthy snack. A popcorn machine is a wise investment. We put extra light Olive oil or Safflower oil (instead of the dreaded BUTTER) on our popcorn and then shake some garlic and chicken stock powder on it. If you�re adventurous, try sprinkling some curry powder and sea salt on it! Normal salt hardens the arteries but sea salt doesn�t. Sea salt helps to clean the organs. Normally we shake the popcorn to coat it in a container. Very tasty with minimal calorie intake.<br /> <br /> One blast of Sugar from Lollies, Chocolate or Fizzy drinks can actually stop your immune system from working for two hours. One glass of Coke has 6 - 7 teaspoons of sugar in it. Would you put that much in a cup of tea? If you are eating things with sugar in it throughout the day then your immune system will fail to kick start for you. Hence, time and time again, you may find yourself sick with the fluuuuu? Try Wrigleys Extra sugar free lollies to satisfy that cravings for sweet things. You hardly notice the difference. There is a product sold in health shops called �Stevia� which is excellent for sweetening things. Preferably we use the Nirvana brand in a pure extract powder form. Tastes great and lasts for a long time. Contains no fillers, artificial flavourings, colorings, sugars or artifical sweetners. www.nirvana-stevia.com<br /> <br /> Have you been trying to Become Pregnant then I highly recommend this E-book to you. Nowadays, women are choosing to have babies much later in life and this woman shares her ten years of research with us. I was amazed to read how both the male and female bodies have huge nutritional needs when trying to conceive. It�s not just about making whoopee? Who would have known that you could prevent a defective egg or a defective sperm? Miscarriages can cause much heartache and disappointment. This E-book shows us how this can be avoided and how she and many other couples were able to conceive within 4 months. This information just blew me away! You can download it to your computer within minutes of purchasing it. Read more by clicking on the link, then scrolling down to find the book: Become Pregnant. More information on this next month! So stay tuned.<br /> <br /> Tumeke to hear that our web page got on to Maori Television.<br /> <br /> Hei korero roa whakamutunga maku ko tenei. Nga mihi nui ki a tatau katoa. Ma IO Matua Kore tatau e tiaki e manaaki i enei ra.<br /> <br /> Noho ora mai<br /> Charlotte Mildon <br /> </p>

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AIO Healing Newsletter Issue 4

Mon, 05 Jun 2006 19:00:00 GMT

<p>AIO Healing Newsletter Issue No. 4<br /> 5 June 2006     <br /> <br /> Kia Ora Koutou Katoa<br /> <br /> It is time to look at maintaining that wellness as it's winter time again. Pull out those overcoats, scarves and boots and wrap up nice and warm. Makariri ne ra?! We'll be looking at some liquid vitamins this time to boost your immune system plus some old favourite remedies.<br /> <br /> Soups and boil ups with watercress and puha are wonderful for coughs and colds plus they help make the bowels move. The alkaline quality of boil ups and soups seem to neutralise the acids in the body and help make colds and flu better.<br /> <br /> Kawakawa juice has this same alkaline effect and cleans the blood too. Pearl Barley water and kawakawa is known to be good for urinary infections. Works much better than Ural from the chemist.<br /> <br /> We like to have our kawakawa juice hot, first thing in the morning but some kuia like to have it after each meal. Sometimes if we've missed it in the morning, we have it like a tea before we go to bed. Of course you can buy Kawakawa tea in the health shops but Nanny reckons freshest is best.<br /> <br /> For those of you who are busy studying, Kia kaha, Kia toa, Kia manawanui. The pressure will be coming on now with assignments coming out of your ears. Little and often is the answer. With work, family, marae and study committments, life can get a little hectic. Quiet meditation is often a good tool to use when doing assignments so you can link in to your creative, spiritual and feminine side.<br /> <br /> Coffee, chocolate and caffeine drinks are known to improve mental alertness but the long term effects of caffeine are unknown. There are meant to be over 150 different chemicals in coffee and it is known to wipe out all your daily vitamins with just one cup.<br /> <br /> However, this web page shows research from 15 students having great effects from caffeine; memory retention, longer attention span and concentration:<br /> http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/brain/dn8401-coffees-effects-revealed-in-brain-scans.html<br /> <br /> The following web page reports caffeine as operating using the same mechanisms that amphetamines, cocaine, and heroin use to stimulate the brain and concludes caffeine to be an addictive drug:<br /> http://home.howstuffworks.com/caffeine1.htm<br /> <br /> This web page speaks of changes in mood, insomnia, anxiety and even birth defects in rats:<br /> http://www.cnn.com/FOOD/news/9910/21/coffee.health/index.html<br /> <br /> Michael and I try to cut down the tea and coffee intake and have cups of hot water instead. Better for you. The body needs at least 2 - 3 litres of water a day to get rid of wastes and water acts as a cushion for joints and disks. Warm and hot water enables the body to spend all its energy on flushing the poisons from the system. Drinking cold water makes the body work harder and all the energy goes into heating the water first before it can flush the wastes out of the body.<br /> <br /> My Nanny used to drink hot water all the time. On reflection, I think she was really on to it. Mind you, Nanny used to like eat dripping sandwiches and bread sops (Yuuuuum) but we won't go there shall we?<br /> <br /> Meanwhile back in 2006, the vitamin resurgence is on the move. Liquid vitamins are becoming more and more viable and sensible. With the baby boomers turning 50, people are flocking in to health food shops, chemists and supermarkets to buy vitamin pills. Research has proved that 75% of the non-poo waste found in public portable toilets are vitamin tablets that are still in tablet form. Even the slow release vitamin tablets are still in whole tablet form. In the states, plumbers complain of drains being blocked from a surplus of vitamin tablets. Moumou? What a waste of money?<br /> <br /> Liquid vitamins on the other hand, go straight in to the blood stream within minutes. No waste. Effective and efficient. My mother has used 'Floradex' for years when she became run down from the flu. Costs around $20 and works well enough for the price.<br /> <br /> I have used 'Body Balance' on and off for many years. It's another liquid supplement which is a whole food too. Life Force manufactures it and it has 74 minerals, nine sea weed vegetations, a vast range of herbs, ionic supplements derived from whole-foods, such as aloe vera, black cherry, honey and so much more. You can find more information on this page: https://lifeforce.net/pdfs/nz/techsheets/BodyBalance.pdf.<br /> <br /> Amino Charge is also from Life Force and is wonderful in a smoothie to turn the body in to a fat furnace. Great for losing weight by burning fat and tastes great too. More information on Amino Charge here: https://lifeforce.net/pdfs/nz/techsheets/AminoCharge.pdf<br /> <br /> If you wish to check out the prices for these Life Force products then click here: https://lifeforce.net/Main/products.asp?group=6&page=1 If you wish to purchase anything, you may need to ask the person who recommended you to these products for a PIN number. Email me at info@aiohealing.com<br /> <br /> Himalayan Goji Juice is another liquid nutritional supplement that we take daily and highly recommend. Research has shown that many of the world's longest living people consume regular daily helpings of a tiny red fruit found in the Himalayas - the Goji berry. There is plenty more information on their website: http://michaelleon.freelife.com/<br /> <br /> Sizzling Minerals are made by US Naturals and are effervescent tablets that dissolve in water. I found these so easy to carry around in your bag when travelling overseas. Unlike the large bottles of liquid form vitamins that weigh down your suitcases and don't go well with customs if they are already opened. The energy boost was great with these and I got just get up and go. Check out the details here : http://www.usnaturals.net/product.aspx<br /> <br /> Vast Vitality are the liquid vitamins and more information can be found here: http://www.usnaturals.net/vastvitality.aspx<br /> <br /> Joint Care from US Naturals was the most competitive product we found on the market. This liquid formula has 1000mg of Glucosamine - 800 mg of Chondroitin Sulfate, 500 mg of MSM and 10 mg of Aloe Vera as well. Click here for more information: http://www.usnaturals.net/joint.aspx<br /> <br /> Amazon Herbs are another liquid form of nutritional supplements with a range of skin care, pet care and gift ideas: http://amazon-herb.amazonherb.net/<br /> <br /> Noni Juice is recommended for many things but to my knowledge, it works wonders with diabetes and blood pressure. Marama Te Hata is importing Noni directly from the Cook Islands which makes if far more affordable at only $30 a bottle! Savings of up to $45? You can email her on tererau@yahoo.co.nz<br /> <br /> Mihinui ki a 'Nga Ringa Whakahaere o Te Iwi Maori' - the national organization that supports Traditional Maori Rongoa and Healers; contact: (07) 377-8020 or email rongoa@nrw.co.nz<br /> <br /> The Christchurch hui was a wonderful success! Photographs have been posted on their NEW WEB SITE. You can check it out on http://www.nrw.co.nz<br /> <br /> Well done Mark Ross. Kei te mihi. Kei te Mihi. Kei te Mihi.<br /> <br /> Ka pai U Micheal for designing this fabulous web page!<br /> <br /> If you would like a tumeke web page done for your Hau Ora or just want to enquire then email Michael on admin@aiohealing.com<br /> <br /> Hei korero roa whakamutunga maku ko tenei. Nga mihi nui ki a tatau katoa. Ma IO Matua Kore tatau e tiaki e manaaki i enei ra.<br /> <br /> Noho ora mai<br /> Charlotte Mildon <br /> </p>

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AIO Healing Newsletter Issue 3

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 19:00:00 GMT

<p>AIO Healing Newsletter Issue No. 3<br /> 1 February 2006<br /> <br /> Kia Ora Koutou Katoa<br /> <br /> Nga mihi. Holiday times are nearly all over. Time to get down into some serious planning for 2006. Whether it be study, new projects, putting those New Years resolutions in to ACTION or just taking time out to do some self care. After all, what is wealth with out good health.<br /> <br />     "When Health is absent, Wisdom cannot reveal itself; Art cannot become manifest; Strength cannot be exerted; Wealth is useless, and Reason is powerless."<br />     Ardmore Herophiles (300 b.c.)<br /> <br /> Did you overindulge over the holidays? Read on to find some suggestions to replenish your body.<br /> <br /> Herbal Body Wraps are an excellent way to rejuvenate and deeply cleanse the body through the pores of the skin. We have found that wrapping a mixture of Kawakawa, Puriri and Kopukopu leaves, work wonders as a poultice for drawing out poisons from infected wounds, reducing the swelling from Edema and feeding natural nutrients into the body. Some of these leaves are growing fresh in the back yard.<br /> <br /> The other alternative for Herbal Body Wraps is to sculpt the body, drawing out poisons that are sitting in the fat cells so that you lose inches effortlessly. Life Force offer more information here. Click on this: https://lifeforce.net/Main/product_detail.asp?bid=12<br /> and click on this one to see the ingredients...... https://lifeforce.net/pdfs/nz/techsheets/HerbalBodyWrap.pdf<br /> <br /> Amino Charge is another product that helps you to lose weight. It helps to turn your body into a fat furnace so that you burn fat instead of muscle. https://lifeforce.net/Main/product_detail.asp?bid=51<br /> and click on this one to see the ingredients......<br /> https://lifeforce.net/pdfs/nz/techsheets/AminoCharge.pdf<br /> <br /> For those wanting a more natural slimming agent that is growing in the garden, the University of Otago, School of Pharmacy have some information online about Patete. Patete is great for regular bowel movements after each meal. At times, 2 to 3 days worth of meals can be held in the intestines and colon. Click here to see pictures and more info on Patete: http://pharmacy.otago.ac.nz/rongoa/pages/patete.htm<br /> An even better picture can be found here:<br /> http://www.nzseeds.co.nz/seed_list/Schefflera_digitata.htm<br /> <br /> Regular cleansing of the colon is recommended to enhance your health in so many ways. Read these new articles:<br /> http://www.aiohealing.com/articles/colon_cleanse_1.html<br /> <br /> A walk or light exercise after a meal is recommended to help digest the food and to stay healthy. Grated ginger in water before and after a meal aids digestion and a cup of Kawakawa juice after each meal not only aids digestion but gives you a good clean out. Kawakawa is well known to keep the blood clean and clear, unclogging any blockages in the body as well as flushing the kidneys and liver. We got some great pictures of Kawakawa in Waikaremoana. See them here:<br /> http://www.aiohealing.com/articles/kawakawa.html<br /> <br /> Summer weather can dehydrate the body. Try to drink 2 - 3 litres of water a day. Tea, coffee or alcohol dehydrate the body even further. One single cup of caffeine or alcohol causes the body to urinate two cups of fluids. Water is important for flushing the toxic waste out of the body. If there is no fresh water, then the body will use the fluids already in the body. I liken this to washing the dishes in yesterday's dirty water. Hence blockages occur which in turn creates aches and pains.<br /> <br /> Many of our clients drink a litre of water each day, however, when they worked out how many cups of tea, coffee and alcohol they drank each day, they soon realised that they had just pissed out all their water intake for the day. The book 'Cries for Water' by F. Batmanghelidj is very informative reading recommending the importance of hydrating the body with everyday water. His research is astounding yet simple. See our books section: http://www.aiohealing.com/store.html<br /> <br /> Hot water in the morning can bring on a bowel movement. Drinking a glass an hour before each meal, a glass an hour after each meal then another glass before bed will keep your body amply hydrated. Ideally, your urine should be clear and light in colour. Dark coloured urine means you are probably dehydrated. The increase of water intake results in salt loss in the urine. Dizziness, feeling faint or cramps indicate that body is salt and water deficient. 1/2 a teaspoon of sea salt per 8 - 10 glasses of water is recommended per day.<br /> <br /> Te Wananga-o-Raukawa will be debating "What is the Practice of Rongoa Maori?" at a Rongoa conference in Otaki from 9-11 February. Hosted by the students and staff of Hauora Studies, the hui is designed to encourage scholars and practitioners to investigate, amongst other things, the place of rongoa in Maori wellbeing; measuring the impact of rongoa Maori; the diversity of rongoa Maori; the theory of Maori healing and the role of a national rongoa body. Invited guests include Dr Mason Durie, Mahinekura Reinfelds, Leonie Pihama, Charles Royal, Maryanne Baker, Harry Kereopa, Mara Andrews, Wi Keena, Sue Hawkins, Helen Taiaroa and Tariana Turia. A maximum number of 100 delegates has been set for the conference and interest is high. The cost of registration is $562.00pp, and covers all conference material, accommodation costs and meals.<br /> <br /> The programme and registration for this conference form can be downloaded from www.tauihu-wananga.maori.nz. For more information, contact Missy Lord on missy.lord@twor-otaki.ac.nz or 0800WANANGA.<br /> <br /> Dr Rose & Joe Pere hosted a weekend hui in January @ the 'Kopu Ariki Mission' in Tuai, Waikaremoana. After celebrating the rising of Te Raa on Saturday, the guests set about sharing their healing gifts amongst one another. Sunday brought out the Tennis and Table Tennis champions amongst the Tuhoe 'Children of the Mist.' Te Pikinga AIO Inc committee and supporters shared a fun day with all the whanau with fund raising, prizes, raffles and more yummy food. Check out the pictures here: http://www.aiohealing.com/gallery/main.php<br /> <br /> Remember to check our Events calendar. Emanti Incorporated Society are promoting a workshop "Taking Time for Your Life" with Cindy Prosor, CPCC. Cindy does Life Coaching and Feng Shui. This workshop is being held on 4 February from noon to 4pm at the Poverty Bay Club, Gisborne. Ring Cindy on (06) 863-1155 to sign up. The cost is $50.<br /> <br /> Emanti are offering an Emotional Freedom Technique Workshop on the 25 of February in Gisborne through the Tairawhiti Polytech. It's based on meridian energy, can be self-administered, takes only minutes to do and has a high success rate. Ring the Polytech on (06) 868-8068 for enrolment information. The cost is $125 for the full day.<br /> <br /> We congratulate Diana Whakapapa as the "feature therapist" in the February 2006 issue of the Healthy Options magazine. Be sure to read her article about Breath Therapy.<br /> <br /> Hope you enjoyed January.<br /> <br /> Noho Ora Mai<br /> <br /> Charlotte Mildon<br />  </p>

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