Basically the seasonal flu shot only protects against one strain the authorites are predicting to be prevalent for the current season.

These shots are different from year to year and will not assist in preventing of swine ‘flu.

Time is taken to test the regular seasonal shot, but there are some commentators who think that any vaccine is dangerous. Some say that vaccines have contributed to the rise in Autism. Also the fact that vaccines have mercury and other substances that are known to be toxic is of great concern especially since young children whos immune system is still developing are targeted.

There are options to boost immunity naturally such as getting adequate sleep, avoiding sugar which immediately lowers immunity, and drinking water.  A great idea from Dr Mercola is to supplement vitamin D which you can get prescribed from a doctor.

Many people find alternative medicine healing enough to avoid doctors most of the time.

I think perhaps with the H1N1 Vaccine the most powerful alternative healing option we have is to use our mind.

Keri Eagan
Anything Alternative

There are many things that intrigue me about the human voice.  For one the chakra associated with it corresponds directly with the base chakra.  One of my spiritual teachers told me that you can pick up if a man has sexual difficulties it can be heard in their voice.  I would suspect if this were the case that sexual issues could be healed by working at improving the voice.  When I come across someone with a technique, I’ll let you know.  I did ask about it before and was told for males they would practice lowering the timbre as they spoke which is pretty cool to know as a technique for alternative natural healing.

The vocal cords are muscles which must be used.  In older folk the quality of the voice diminishes unless they use their voice all the time like a singer or an actor.  Older actors don’t get voice fade as they age.

Training in singing will improve breathing problems like asthma because it strengthens muscles used to breath.  Also it will make you feel happier according to a recent study by the University of Queensland*.  So there you go, singing in the shower is good for you. For a great voice training product try this.

There are various alternative healing techniques associated with the voice which I will write about later such as toning, chanting, and overtone singing.  The voice is a fabulous tool for healing and for building confidence.

Recently I attended a performance by children who clearly loved to perform.

Camp of Rock (yes, idea born after the Disney movie “Camp Rock”) was held over a two week period at YMCA Camp Kaitoke.  During that time the children went through intensive training in dance, various instruments, and wrote there own songs to perform at the end of the two week period.  Audience members like me were blown away by how much they had to have learnt to perform like they did.

How many skills did the children learn during those two weeks?  Beyond the obvious musical skills they learnt discipine yeilds results.  That with the right support they can accomplish what ever they want.  About half the children who attended didn’t have much musical experience they only had what they learnt at camp over the fortnight.

To take inexperienced children and somehow draw out a professional level performance takes considerable effort.  Unlike a paying adult children who are afraid in front of groups or their peers won’t just do as instructed.  They need coxing and lots of it.

With each fear we overcome new options open up to us.   These children will have the memory of this unique experience forever and the fears they overcame now only serve as an expansion to their lives.
Blessings,

Keri Eagan
Anything Alternative
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*http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:74062