S3 Ep 9: Commentary | Laughter Therapy • "Come As You Are"

Using a variety of tools, Wendie Patrick - Light Therapy Practitioner and Animal Communicator - works with pets and their people to improve health and wellbeing. In this episode, she speaks with us about the potential of light therapy, various tools used in her practice and how we might further educate ourselves on the subject of photobiomodulation. 🔹 Catherine Skye Knott 🔗 https://naturetherapiesandcounselling.wordpress.com/bio/  🅝🅣&🅑 🎶 Instrumental "Fast Pop" by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue) 🔊 If you have any thoughts or questions for 🅝🅣and🅑, click the ‘Message’ button below and let us know. Episode Notes: 🔗 Link to PTI: https://dr336.isrefer.com/go/PTI/a434/ 🔗Wendie Patrick I.C.M.G., C.C.M.S., CLT-U. Creator of  "Finnessiam"  & "Sealy & Spoo" brands. Canada's Official Distributor for Pure Paws & Hemastop. For more information on Wendie's services: www.finnessiamhealth.com" Host of Quantumly Yours Podcast : https://open.spotify.com/show/2Yp6q8WVtJQiNtLHXLTzKb?si=xJg00mvxTDuMIY3zFKqy6g Owner of "For Pets & Their People" boutique and clinic, in downtown Kentville N.S. 902 298 0999 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dogs-of-Pride/243410538801 For more information on Wendie's services or to book a remote or in person appointment, goto www.finnessiamhealth.com"

"Natural Conduits"   Marian Ryan is a Holistic and Intuitive Therapist, Crystal Healing Specialist and Author.    Located in Surrey, England - Marian assists individuals working through all manner of life's journeys.    As part of her practice, she utilizes earthen tools such as Crystals, Natural Energy, Energetic Grids and Dowsing Rods, in conjunction with Intuitive Awareness. Marvoulous methods for diagnosing personal energy fields, assessing emotional state and releasing grief or trauma from not only the base level; but back through previous generations.   Marian chats with NT&B about energetic health and energy facilitated healing through crystal therapy. An understanding of energetic managment and its connection with intuitive awareness and Intuitive Therapy.  A conversation about the current energy of the world, about crystals and healing - stemming from her experiences and observations as an Intuitive Therapist.      🔹 Episode Notes:     🔹Marian Ryan Website 🔗https://marianryan.co.uk/     🔹 Catherine Skye Knott 🔗 https://naturetherapiesandcounselling.wordpress.com/bio/     📚 Literary Links:   🔗 https://youtu.be/PswRQ8iGcgg     🔗https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cleaning-Your-Mental-Mess-Scientifically/dp/0801093457     🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=997Y9uMgIlo&ab_channel=Mark%27sDailyApple     🔗https://www.amazon.co.uk/Biology-Belief-Unleashing-Consciousness-Miracles/dp/1781805474/ref=asc_df_1781805474/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310867999190&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14603647476341739080&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007246&hvtargid=pla-645450507272&psc=1&th=1&psc=1  🔗https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-Answer-Book-Quantum-Explains/dp/1571747621   🎶 Instrumentals "Clouds at the Gap" and "The Rampart" by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).     🔊 If you have any thoughts or questions for 🅝🅣and🅑, click the ‘Message’ button below and let us know

"By The Light of the Moon"      The Effects of Lunar Cycles on our Wellbeing.    The Physical and Philosophical Relationship between humans, plants and animals and the draw of the Moon 🌒    Based on a collection of clinical studies and literary material.  🔹 Episode Notes:  Websites       🔹🔗https://www.healthline.com/health/full-moon-effects       🔹🔗https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1316181/       🔹🔗 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16407788/      🔹🔗 Farmer’s Almanac: https://www.farmersalmanac.com/7-ways-moon-affects-health-26747    🔹📚 "Be Guided by The Moon: How to Heal in Order to Manifest the Life You Deserve" Author: Marian Ryan   🔹🔗 Article Author - Catherine Skye Knott: https://naturetherapiesandcounselling.wordpress.com/2021/05/24/the-effects-of-the-moon-drawing-closer-to-the-earth/    🎶 Instrumental "Arizona Moon" by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).          🔊 If you have any thoughts or questions for 🅝🅣and🅑, click the ‘Message’ button below and let us know

"Life, Health and the Power of Attraction"   Magnets ~ Opposites and their uncontrollable inclination to find one another. A cosmic pull that exists all round us — an unseen, yet completely undeniable force.  These forces that propel us, are often mirrored in the composition of our therapeutic treatments. What drives us from within has also been shown to heal us.  This Philosophy is illustrated by the potential curative power of Magnet Therapy.  There is something about the energies of the diametrically opposed that can often create a healing balance.....  The Therapeutic Potential of Magnets on our health, as based on a compelation of clinical studies and reference material.   Drawing a correlation between attraction in the polarization of opposites - how this relates to nature, life and our health.    🔔 It is not advised to wear magnets if you are pregnant, have a pacemaker, or epilepsy. Use care with children and over the eyes or brain. Get the opinion of a professional you trust when taking care of, and changing, your health regime.    🔹 Episode Notes🔹  Cited Resources:  * “Natural Healing Wisdom & Know-How” Compiled by Amy Rost  * Clinical effectiveness of magnetic field therapy 🔗:  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10897384/    * “The Effectiveness of Magnet Therapy for Treatment of Wrist Pain Attributed to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome”    🔎 My Article on Magnetic Therapy 🔗https://naturetherapiesandcounselling.wordpress.com/2021/05/16/magnet-therapy-an-ancient-attraction/   🎶 Instrumental "Grumpalo" by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).      🔊 If you have any thoughts or questions for 🅝🅣and🅑, click the ‘Message’ button below and let us know

"Good Vibrations"   A Comedian might be considered a Magician of Laughter. When he stands before a crowd and begins to weave his spell — he has the entire audience in the palm of his hand.  Wizardry of this nature has not gone unnoticed and laughter is now recognized as a cognitive-behavioural therapy. It has been shown to improve our physical, psychological, and social health —  ultimately benefiting our quality of life. A commentary, based on a collection of clinical trials and published studies. 🔹Episode Notes 🔹    🔹Cited Works 🔗: * 'Effects of laughter therapy on quality of life in patients with cancer': https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6597115/  * 'Therapeutic Benefits of Laughter in Mental Health: A Theoretical Review': https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/tjem/239/3/239_243/_article/-char/ja/  * Mayo Clinic Healthy 'Lifestyle (Stress management)': https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/stress-relief/art-20044456  🔹Catherine Skye Knott : Article Version of this Episode 🔗https://naturetherapiesandcounselling.wordpress.com/2021/05/05/laughter-therapy-come-as-you-are/      🎶 Instrumental "Floating Whistle" by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).   🔊 If you have any thoughts or questions for 🅝🅣and🅑, click the ‘Message’ button below and let us know

"The Benefits of Juggling • A Mind and Body Therapy"  With pizzazz and charm the juggler preforms great feats, suspending time and space for the audience. Much to their fascination and delight, he commands gravity to defy reality.    For the onlooker, it’s a great spectacle, a display of agility and skill. But in the brain of the juggler — something quite miraculous is occurring.    A look at the Thereputic Potential of Juggling. How it can effect our State of Mind, Physicality and the Neuroplasticity of our Brain.    🔹 Episode Notes 🔹     Reading Material 📚     🔗https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2009-10-12-juggling-enhances-connections-brain  🔗https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/jugg.html   Science Direct 📚 : 🔗https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166432817303613?casa_token=eo1w75WABIgAAAAA:jvmaXYu7KgU6Rc3ah6-HyMv65RV3XCiiEeAzMA94cQPVy00o9Ve1of-_YmPedecN2TsaRa2Py6Tk      🔎 For my Complete Article on This Topic: Link to the website 🔗   https://naturetherapiesandcounselling.wordpress.com/2021/04/26/the-anatomy-of-juggling-kaleidoscope-mind/  🎶 Instrumental by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).  🔊 If you have any thoughts or questions for 🅝🅣and🅑, click the ‘Message’ button below and let us know!

"How the Elements Affect our State of Mind" A Commentary on the relationship between the four elements and our mental and emotional wellbeing.      How the elements relate to Holistic Therapies and the manner in which these therapies mimic the essence of the Natural World.   Inspired by a theoretical study observed in Frontiers in Psychiatry.       🔹 Episode Notes 🔹        Reading Material 📚:  US National Library of Medicine 'Frontiers in Psychiatry' - National Institute of Health 🔗  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6491965/        🔹🔎 For my Published Article, inspired by this Study: Link to the website Catherine Skye Knott 🔗  https://naturetherapiesandcounselling.wordpress.com/2021/04/14/commentary-elemental-health-earth-air-fire-and-water/    🎶 Instrumental by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).   🔊 If you have any thoughts or questions for 🅝🅣and🅑, click the ‘Message’ button below and let us know!

"Birdwatching and Mental Health"    A Short Commentary Based on a Study by the The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research: "Biodiversity is Related to Mental Health".    The correlation between species diversity in birds and plants and our Mental Wellness.    The value of "Green Spaces' in urban and populated areas.   🔹 Episode Notes 🔹   🔎 For my Complete Article, based on this Study: Link to the website 🔗https://naturetherapiesandcounselling.wordpress.com/2021/04/12/avian-diversity-happiness-this-ones-for-the-birds/    📚 Reading Material: The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research 🔗 https://www.idiv.de/en/news/news_single_view/1923.html    EcoWatch 🔗 https://www.ecowatch.com/birds-happiness-study-2649413979.html    Science Daily 🔗 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201204110246.htm    🎶 Instrumental by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).  🔊 If you have any thoughts or questions for 🅝🅣and🅑, click the ‘Message’ button below and let us know!

"The Potential of a Well-Timed Nap"    A Light Look at Afternoon Napping and Cognitive Function. This Short Feature was inspired by a recent Clinical Study (Mental Function in an Aging Chinese Population).  Compiled alongside various Naturopathic Notes - pertaining to Sleep and Mental Agility.   Based on my published article, of the same name.   🔹Episode Notes 🔹 :      Reading Material :    📚 General Psychology Clinical Study "The Relationship Between Afternoon Napping & Cognitive Function" https://gpsych.bmj.com/content/34/1/e100361     📚 "Naturopathic Doctors & Sleep Problems" : https://naturemed.org/faq/how-do-naturopathic-doctors-treat-insomnia-and-other-sleep-problems/     🔹Catherine Skye Knott 🔎🔗 (See my website for the complete "Afternoon Naps & Cognitive Zen" Article): https://naturetherapiesandcounselling.wordpress.com/2021/04/06/a-commentary-afternoon-naps-cognitive-zen/     🎶 Instrumental by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).  🔊 If you have any thoughts or questions for 🅝🅣and🅑, click the ‘Message’ button below and let us know!

"Water as a Psychological Mirror"    Hydrotherapy is any treatment that uses water for therapeutic purposes — there are variations on this form of healing.  Whether we take a meditative trip to the beach, or pay a visit to the floatation tank — to relax tight muscles and submerse ourselves in soothing mineral salts.  Dan Erikson is a PhD, President of the Water Calming® Institute, in Minnesota, and a Fellow of the American Institute of Stress. His approach to using water as a therapeutic tool, draws upon our harmonious, pre-existing relationship with water. Emphasizing it’s natural cycles in relation to human perceptions of sensation and emotion.    With Water Calming® Therapy, Dan and his team, support individuals working through anxiety, trauma, grief and other personal challenges. Focusing on the cognitive, emotional and spiritual aspects of the self and the manner in which this part of us naturally integrates with water’s healing properties.    🔹Episode Notes 🔹   🔹Water Calming® Institute 🔗https://www.watercalming.org/      🔹Catherine Skye Knott : https://naturetherapiesandcounselling.wordpress.com/bio/     🎶 Instrumental "Lo Margin" by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).    🔊 If you have any thoughts or questions for 🅝🅣and🅑, click the ‘Message’ button below and let us know!