Fibromyalgia is the body’s accumulated response to deep emotional trauma that hasn’t been adequately acknowledged by self and others. The panoply of symptoms are a [...]

Why is Magnesium Essential? You’ve heard of essential vitamins – those your body doesn’t manufacture on its own so you have to consume them regularly [...]

What if today you were just grateful? Gratitude. It's a concept, a feeling. You know what grateful feels like. Cultivate gratitude by thinking of something [...]

Issues Class on Maui In-person classes, Spring, 2025   How to Recognize and Heal the Issues in Your Tissues - Level 1 How to Hold [...]

Survivor’s Guilt and the Maui Fires - It could have been me. Why wasn’t it me?  How can I help? Survivor’s guilt can hit anyone, [...]

Are you a Highly Sensitive or Highly Perceptive Person? It can be painful when your family, friends, and teachers don't understand why you feel and [...]

Emotional Release Guide for Professionals in a Spa or Clinical Setting Tears are a normal human emotional release. Learning how to hold space for emotional [...]

We all have unwanted emotions leftover from past trauma. We shut away those "monsters" and they accumulate in our "emotional closet" until we shed light [...]

Do you Breathe Like You Mean it? If you could improve your breathing without changing your schedule at all, would you do it? You can [...]

How to Find and Receive Great Bodywork - for Your Whole Being                       We are complex [...]

We all need healthy ways to grieve or commemorate loss. Ceremony helps ease grief and helps us move on. Commemorate  kəˈmeməˌrāt/ verb: 1. Recall and [...]

How can you eat consciously when you're upset, angry, sad, or lonely? Homemade lasagna. A hot fudge sundae with extra fudge. A crisp kale salad [...]

Finally! a fun and interactive tool to catalyze your exploration into the Issues in Your Tissues.  The Issues Quiz is short - only 20 questions. It [...]

Feeling Overwhelmed? As the pace of life accelerates and this period of planetary shift intensifies, it's normal to feel overloaded or overwhelmed.  With all the [...]

Marvel at the Miracle that is You - a body appreciation exercise   Body positivity is in the media these days. But how do you [...]

Detail of Egyptian heiroglyphic showing that enemas date back to ancient times Consider the Coffee Enema as a Healing Resource When I watched The Beautiful [...]

Caring for Your Fabulous Aging Body is Easier with a Loving Attitude toward It Like all beings, you do best in supportive conditions. If you [...]

Come play with me! This is your Invitation to play, laugh, tell jokes, and get silly! Wanna play with me?  Remember when it was that [...]

Need a love potion? When I got my first issue of Paleo Magazine in the mail I was instantly and enthusiastically ushered into the world [...]

                                               By Denise LaBarre We all want to live in a sustainable world. But how do we take the steps to get there? As I [...]

The Rhythms of Life Enrich the Music of Every Day, if We Let Them The rhythms of our thoughts and feelings reflect the rhythms of [...]

I love otters. I'm a natural correspondent and love to write long, responsive letters. But the idea of writing regularly, to you-know-not-who in a blog [...]

Grow Your Own Food, Eat Local You’ve probably seen bumper stickers urging you to Eat Local or Grow Your Own Food. But why bother to [...]

Healing Catalyst Corner by Denise LaBarre Get Better Sleep One of the best ways to improve your health is to improve your sleep. You’ve heard [...]

Holding Space for Ourselves and Others Takes Skill When I demonstrate holding space, I hold my arms out as if a child is going to [...]

Thought piece on breathing as a Fractal Rhythm Fractal patterns in romanesco The rhythms of my thought reflect the rhythms of life. How can they [...]

Holidays without Sugar? Not only is it possible, it's better to cut out sugar during this season of eating.  I gathered with loved-ones, ate plenty, [...]

I invite you to come journey with me in my new blogging venture - ARCHIVED I resisted blogging but no more! Even though I'm playful, [...]

Consider the many and surprising uses for Coconut Oil A client of mine was excited about how our session had opened and relaxed her hips [...]

For Sustainability, Attitude is Everything Sustainability is not a new or radical concept. Throughout human history indigenous humans have realized that we need to respect; [...]

Nature is your Portal into the Present Moment and Your portal into Yourself Wow, talk about reset! Getting out in the wilderness for a few [...]

Hi! Thanks for showing up. Let's connect here - ARCHIVED I want to share with you, inspire you, catalyze healing in you. This is a [...]

Living Aloha - In Your Body You can “Live Aloha” anywhere, any time. It’s a quick trip below the neck, back into your body and [...]

Dancing to the Rhythm of the Seasons is a way to Reflect and Celebrate your Connection with all of Life It feels delicious to tune [...]

How to build a Meditation Habit You may realize that a meditation habit is a good idea, but how do you get yourself to do [...]

Understanding emotional release in Yoga class - tips for instructors If you are a yoga instructor or have practiced yoga for any length of time, [...]

Need More or Better Sleep? In the September newsletter, I talked about breathing yourself down from a stressful day and preparing yourself for a great, [...]

On Mother’s Day - I Feel Grief and Loss, but I Haven’t Lost My Mom This will be my first Mother’s Day since my mom [...]

It's easy to Reconnect with Yourself, in Nature A slow walk thought a sun-dappled forest; a rock-skipping trek along a river; watching the planet turn [...]

You Can Beat Sugar Addiction, Too It’s been four and a half months since I cut sugar out of my diet and I am not [...]

Healing Resources and practical Self Care Tips for whole body health and emotional well-being The theme in my private practice seems to be Self Care [...]

Sibling Dynamics Shape Us, Too We often hear about how much our parents shape us, but the ways our siblings relate to and influence us [...]

A Hot Bath – Your Rx for Relaxation and Health A hot bath relaxes your muscles, hydrates your spirit, and if you add epsom salts […]

Tears on the Yoga Mat, Yes!  – for Yoga Students The word yoga comes from the Sandskrit word for ‘connection’ or ‘union.’ A yoga practice […]

The Future of Healing begins Now  – ARCHIVED The future of healing will revolve around gut health, human connection, a conscious turn inward to slow […]

The Future of Healing Continues – ARCHIVED Last week I wrote about the Future of Healing Teleconference, a 12-day virtual gathering of many of the […]

How do you practice self-love when there’s pressure to do and give so much this holiday season? This winter-holiday season, give yourself the best gift […]

7 Conscious Eating Tips Here are some practices to start building now for those times when your emotions get the best of you and your […]

New beginnings call for a new vision – my resolution to Move Beyond Fear Happy New Year! It’s a new beginning and new beginnings call […]

Building Healthy Habits Takes Time I notice a tendency that once I get stuck in my head, I want to crawl even further up there. […]

The Health Benefits of Gratitude for Your Food Consider the health benefits of gratitude for your food – not just during the fall holiday but […]

Do you eat too fast, too? If you eat too fast, you probably know it – and the problems associated with it, but how can […]

The Essential Power of Plants in their Healing Oils You can have the healing power of plants available any time in your pocket or purse […]

A Cure for Cancer? I just watched The Beautiful Truth. It’s an indie film about Dr. Max Gerson’s amazing cure[1] (yes, cure!) for cancer and other […]

Tears on the Table – When Your Client Needs to Cry What do you do when your client or patient bursts into tears? At first, […]

Home grown food nourishes you I used to think high-grade balsamic vinegar imported from Italy was the best there is. Then a friend gave me […]

The Search for Happy, Healthy Fats Phew, the holidays are officially over and I’m in search of happy fat (clean and healthy). I ate too […]

Notes from the Wisdom 2.0 Conference in San Francisco – ARCHIVED Wisdom 2.0 is a conference that aims to unite wisdom and technology – i.e. […]

What IS Structured water? Learning about structured water is part of a larger tapestry of understanding and awareness about health and HOW THINGS WORK. It […]

How to Find and Receive Great Bodywork Massage, Energywork, Intuitive Healing … We are complex beings. Complete healing includes body, mind, spirit and the emotion […]

The Social Cost of Eliminating Sugar Whenever I thought about eliminating sugar from my diet, I always felt the social cost was too high.  Eating […]

You Are Born to Love and Be Loved!  You Deserve Love, Support, Understanding and Kindness I just read a great passage in Amy Tan’s The […]

‘Tis the Season – A Case for a Gentler Approach As you Welcome Holiday Sadness, it Transforms Holiday sadness hits can hit anyone during the […]

Personal Sustainability is important, too Sustainability is a hot topic, and rightly so. However it is not a new and radical concept; sustainability simply means […]

Positive evolution is happening now Social walls are crumbling. Especially when we face change, we want to know what a positive outcome looks like.  Positive […]

Never Forget the Value of your Smile A smile from you can make someone’s day. Smiling can also make yours better. Imagine waving at a […]

Natural Structure and Movement are key for healing Without our conscious knowledge and without any fanfare, the healing made possible by coordinated structure and movement […]

Hips speak volumes! They naturally want to express joy, balance, and the movement of Life Our hips are our biggest joints and a critical portal [...]

Forgive me, my sister – Forgive myself Now that my Inner Kid isn’t sedated with sugar…long-buried emotions are coming up for clearing.  I am feeling […]

Do you consult your own body first? Your Body is its Best Doctor I am coming to see that the best medical advice – whether […]

Here’s a Playful and Effective Breathing Tool It will Deepen your Breath and Bring You Back into Your Body Do you have tight shoulders? A […]

What to Eat? Ask Your Body, Ask Nature We have a huge array of food choices available to us now – some great, some not. […]

Talking about Your Own Death can be a Rewarding Experience – Here’s how to get started… Oddly enough, the subject of death is becoming wonderful […]

Why do yoga? We are born experiencing life from the inside out, through the vehicle of our bodies – our “earth suits”, as my friend, […]

https://youtu.be/nIsCs9_-LP8 You and I are Still Wonderfully Emotional Babies Inside.  It feels good to open your heart and feel! As you watch this video, feel […]

The Man with Sobbing Shoulders is the first in my Stories from the Healing Table series. It was first published in my book Issues in Your […]

Turmeric - anti-inflammatory superpower If you wrestle with inflammation, turmeric could become your most delicious friend. The healing power of turmeric is big news, and [...]

The Wounded Wife  – Story from the Healing Table This story follows from last week’s story about Patrick, The Man with Sobbing Shoulders. In this case, […]