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THE MIND-BODY LINK should be the dominating mind-set. We don't understand most of what's going on, and no matter how healthy and balanced we seem to be, at some point, none of us gets out of here alive. We're all going to experience that progressive dysfunction that comes through the natural aging process. I think we just have to have that deep, underlying humility. When you think that you know so clearly what is wrong with someone else, it's probably time to stop worrying about that other person and look at yourself. I love this quote by Vaclav Havel: "Keep the company of those who seek the truth. Run from those who have found it." When someone knows exactly what is wrong with you and what you need to do to fi x yourself, that's the time to fi nd another friend. LK: I see an interdependent relationship between a person with a health condition and that person's health- care practitioners, family, friends, community, and larger society. Within that interdependent relationship, there's the personal piece of, "What can I do for myself—regardless of what's going on, regardless of how our medical system is functioning, regardless of my situation with family, money, friends, or whatever. What can I do for myself, to maximize my health and wellness?" Then there's the social activist and personal empowerment piece of, "OK, now I'm going to look around and see what needs to change in the world and how I can be an agent of that change with my own talents and skill sets." Lastly, there is the piece for the people who are not ill. As I know from different periods throughout my healing journey, those of us with health conditions can end up so tapped out, so exhausted, from just trying to survive. Often, those around us will say, "Well you should do X, Y, and Z." But I think those who are not ill instead need to say, "What can I do to support you?" For friends, it can be questions like, "Can I do a grocery run for you? Can I send a text message saying, 'I love you, stay strong'?" For massage therapists and other health-care practitioners, the questions can be about how they can be more loving. When I have had health-care practitioners who genuinely cared about me, their very care in and of itself was healing. I knew they were playing on my team, and that knowledge was like an injection of energy and The HTI Healing Touch Certificate Program™ is a continuing education multi-level program in energy therapy that moves from beginning to Discover how to restore balance and harmony to the body, mind and spirit through heart-centered care and gentle touch. advanced practitioner and is complementary to traditional health care. Endorsed by the American Holistic Nurses Association since 1997, our program offers continuing education contact hours for both nurses and massage therapists. Plan to join us for the 14th Annual Energy Healing Conference - September 9-12, 2010 in St. Louis, Missouri "Healing, Transforming & Expanding through the Gateway of Light" Anodea Judith, a leading authority on the therapeutic international expert in mind-body-spirit healing wil be among the keynote speakers, and a rich variety of additional workshops wil also be offered. application of the chakra system and Brian Luke Seaward, Anodea Judith For more information about classes near you, or for the conference, please visit us at: www.HealingTouchInternational.org Brian Luke Seaward Earn continuing education hours for massage therapists while networking with like-minded healing professionals. 68 massage & bodywork march/april 2010 HEALING TOUCH INTERNATIONAL, INC. Blend Healing Touch Therapy with Massage Spreading Heal ing Light Worldwide