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July 2003 |
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01. Message
from the Editor
02. Energy
Testing Question and Responses
03. Another
Tip On Accurate Energy Testing
04. Strong
Radiant Circuits Overcome
Evolutionary Programming
05. Innersource
Update from David and Donna
06. The
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Radiant Circuit Work Zeros In On
Blocked Energy
08. Radiant
Circuits Change Stress to Joy
09. Child's
Intuition is Right On!
10. Chakra
Realignment
11. The
Power of a Daily Energy Routine
12. Memories
of Isla Mujeres Feb '03 |
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01 PtA
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01. Message From the Editor |
Contributor: Kaelin Kelly |
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It has been almost 6
months since the last issue of the Energy Community Report. During that time, my husband,
Les, and I cared for my Mom in our home until her passing. Although she was 93 years old,
she did not die from any specific health problem but rather because she ran out of life
energy. Our time together became an ongoing energy session, with multiple opportunities
daily to use these precious techniques to balance all three of us so we could bring our
best to the process we were sharing. |
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At some point during
this time, energy work changed from being something that I did when I remembered it to an
integral part of who I am. It changed the quality of that time for us, bringing a peaceful
winding down to my Mom and the ability to hold an expansive and compassionate presence to
Les and me.
The Energy Community Report is all about stories like mine. Each item
is written by someone like you and me: a seeker of wellness, eager to move beyond the 5
senses to find the mysteries of our energy that our bodies already know. What a wonderful
exploratory journey we all share!
This issue of ECR is testing some new ground.
A question about Energy Testing is responded to by a number of energy
practitioners, so you have the benefit of a variety of responses.
We're including full-length articles for the first time! You will
receive a second mailing from ECR soon that will contain articles written by two of our
peers.One is "Menopause and Getting Off Estrogen" by Vicki Matthews. The second
is "Introducing Your Energy Medicine Practice To Your Community" by Jeff Harris
and Lydia Wong, which gives concrete advice on steps to take to set up an energy
presentation.
Let me know your thoughts on these new additions.
Point of clarification: There are a number of references in this issue
to Radiant Circuits. In Energy Medicine, Donna called them Strange Flows. She has
since renamed them Radiant Circuits to more accurately reflect how she sees them. If you
are not familiar with Radiant Circuits, treat yourself to the Strange Flows chapter in Energy
Medicine. They are truly a remarkable energy system. |
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I am beginning my Energy
Medicine practice gently and slowly. I have had a few clients who always test strong, i.e.
when testing for homolateral with the X and ll, they are equally strong on both. After
doing all the exercises, they still stay strong on both. Same with chakra testing. A
couple have had all strong chakras but I KNOW that would be unlikely given their stories.
It's awkward for me. What am I doing wrong? If they are "frozen", how do I
unthaw them? |
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02-1. Energy
Testing Response 1 |
Contributor: Pat Crowe |
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My initial response to
your question about energy testing is this: Are your energies disorganized? And do you
have an investment in their outcome? Sometimes our own energies will interfere with our
clients' and we need to make sure we are energetically sound as well. |
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I sure support Pat
Crowe's response and want to offer another suggestion. I just taught a course on Applied
Kinesiology and there is one thing I included that gets missed in most "energy
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You first have to
determine if a muscle can be weakened before deciding it is really testable. So do the
spindle cell pinch in the belly of the muscle that corresponds to that particular energy
test, hold the north side of a magnet in the belly of that muscle, or tap the sedating
point (the point on the same meridian in the first set of points used in sedating) about
ten times. The muscle should test weak. Then count to ten and retest the muscle. It should
test strong. You have kind of reset the circuit with any of those interventions.
If that doesn't change the test, hold the sedating points (both sets),
then just briefly hold the strengthening points. This does a deep flush on the meridian
which helps normalize its functions. I usually follow this with holding the beginning and
ending points of that meridian and slowly alternate pressure - first point, end point,
first point, end point. It is another way of getting into the meridian memory and
resetting it.
If a test stays strong after all the different interventions to reset
the meridian/muscle to a normal state, then choose a different indicator muscle/meridian
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Are you making sure that
the person you are energy testing is looking away from you? If they are looking at you, or
even worse, you are making eye contact with them when you muscle test, it will very often
throw the test.
Basically, if they are looking at you, the muscle test might be testing
what they think of you (good that it is strong!) rather than what you are trying to test. |
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02-4. Energy
Testing Response 4 |
Contributor: Dorothy Lamb |
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The Energy Psychology CD
has great information about energy checking. And you can always switch to another
indicator muscle if you can't get your first choice to give you correct answers. Also both
of you doing the basic things - Daily Energy Routine, Hook up, Figure 8's, being grounded,
breathing, etc can help.
Donna has a Q&A called "Energy Testing - If Everything Tests
Strong" on her web site in
"Energy Medicine Q & A’s". |
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Here are a few
more thoughts along the same lines.
Are the tester and the testee both
sufficiently hydrated? Energy testing relies on adequate water in the body to carry the
signals properly. Both people could drink some water, relax for a moment and test again.
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BREATHE. The body assesses its condition with each breath. When we're
holding our breath, energy testing is unreliable.
Invite both people to be present in the moment. We can't test
accurately if we're not present. I think it might be helpful to take a break to hold
neurovasculars while thinking about the testing process (or anything else that may be
causing stress) and then resume testing.
Have you confirmed that the muscle itself is testable? Sometimes I
switch to a different muscle to see if it's just that one muscle that's not testing well
at the moment.
The mention of the situation being "awkward" and wondering
what "I'm doing wrong" are hints that the tester is feeling stress that might be
impeding the testing process. Try slowing down and coming at the process from a different
point of view. Perhaps there's too much testing happening. I like to incorporate energy
testing in a low key way rather than making it the emphasis of a session. Perhaps that's a
reflection of my own preference for not being judged or evaluated, but sometimes I've had
a strong sense of what's happening with a client's field and that alone can impede a clean
test. I'm already committed in my mind to the result and need to step back and let things
unfold. If I feel inclined to persuade someone in one direction or another, the testing
will start to send confused signals. Or if I feel that I'm "proving" the
validity of energy testing to someone new to the process, that can cause tension as well.
It helps me remember that our body is communicating and we need to listen on many levels.
Energy testing is just one way.
I've become more and more aware that it is not my job to FIX anyone.
So in fact it may be that someone's energy field is out of balance in some way, but it
might not be in their overall best interest to have that imbalance "corrected"
at that time. There may be other factors at play. So perhaps the energy test is not
co-operating as a protection for the client. After all each person's energy system adapts
creatively to the challenges and opportunities in life. I attempt to invite my clients to
resonate with life's energies freely at their own pace, without blame or judgment.
Maybe a nice relaxing chakra clearing session without ANY energy
testing would be nice. Or a session of neurovascular holds, again without any testing at
all. Just an invitation to rebalance without any evaluation. Those are a few possible
options I'd consider. |
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02-6. Energy
Testing Response 6 |
Contributor: Bev Shook |
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One way I find works for
me is to test with my hand palm down on the upper chest and test to see if the muscle is
strong (which it should be) then turn my palm over and test again and the muscle should be
weak. Like testing negative and positive energies. If the muscle is strong on both I tap
the K27 points a few times then reverse my hands and tap again with my hands crossed over
the K27 points. I end with my hands uncrossed and tap a few more times. This always
produces a good energy test for me after the tapping. |
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I have little more to add
except this; practice, practice, practice!! I have been doing this work with Sandy and
Donna for 5 years now, and it took me years (too many I thought) to really feel at ease
with muscle testing people, especially anyone new. Even now when I do an initial polarity
test on someone I am so relieved when it works, but nowadays I am so much more confident
than I ever thought I'd be. |
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02-8. Energy
Testing Response 8 |
Contributor: Diane Viner |
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I have sometimes found
that when someone's central meridian is off and they are in a very vulnerable place that
using the arm to test is unreliable. I clear the central neurolymphatics, flush central
meridian then trace it forward 3 times and that usually does the trick. I also have them
unlock their knees, relax their shoulders and ask them to come to the energy check with a
beginner's mind. |
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03. Another Tip On Accurate Energy Testing |
Contributor: Pat Crowe
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At Donna's Advanced Class
on Energy Testing and Radiant Circuits, someone was trying to energy test another person
while assessing the radiant circuits. They had difficulty reading the test, as it turns
out, because the woman being tested was having her moon time. This interfered with the
accuracy of the test. Donna confirmed that to be a consideration. Good information to
know, isn't it? |
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04. Strong Radiant Circuits Overcome Evolutionary Programming |
Contributor: Given Bliss
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Something occurred at the
Advanced Class on Energy Testing and Radiant Circuits that somehow managed to tie together
the whole workshop for me. The first exercise I participated in was testing for
neurological scrambling and cross over energies. I tested very strong on everything - even
X and ll - and I instinctively knew that it was right. However, we had been taught that
testing strong on both meant that there was something going on that needed to be 'fixed.'
I felt strongly that I did not want or need to be fixed, so I cheated on the test and
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Maybe not the most
honest thing to do, but it felt like protecting myself. On the last day of the workshop
Donna talked about neurological complexities. She said that if someone tests strong on
both X and ll AND their radiant circuits test strong over time then there is no need to
'fix' them. They are in good shape.
Thinking about this led me to think about the way we evolved - in an
organic universe where tree branches cross against the sky and paths meander through woods
in which the tree trunks are never parallel. Even in the desert or at the seashore there
are no parallel lines - so our energies learned to be strengthened by the curves and
crosses of the natural world.
Now fast forward to 2003. We sit in rows of parallel chairs on
airplanes, in theaters, in classrooms. We drive down mostly straight roads between
parallel lines painted on the surface of the earth. No wonder we are neurologically
confused.
But why would strong radiant circuits allow us to overcome all of the
evolutionary programming? I don't know. I am still mulling that one. It seems to me that
there may be a connection between our eyesight and having two eyes which see in parallel
lines and at the same time cross over (ie, have an overlapping area of sight which they
share).
Ed. Note: I sent Given's submission to Donna and asked for her
comments. She replied:
Given is quoting me correctly and her comments are very interesting.
The process of evolution is to build new neurological complexities. Among many other
things, this can provide protection against being thrown off by parallel lines. Having all
the radiant circuits connected supports the building of new neurological complexities. |
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As we write this, we just
this evening made our 321st appearance since Energy Medicine was published, working with
over 200 staff from Orlando Regional Health Services (second visit), which includes a
branch of the renowned M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, set up by Patricia Butler, who is on
the ORHS staff. Our audiences keep increasing in size and are as enthusiastic as ever. |
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Beginning January 2004,
we are finally going to begin our long-planned but never materialized writing Sabbatical
to earnestly and playfully tackle The Energies of Love. We will not, however,
totally disappear. We will be teaching two 5-day basic intensives in 2004 (February in
Costa Rica, August in Miami Beach), several weekends at centers such as Esalen and Omega's
new Austin Center, some keynotes, and doing a smattering of other presentations (all will
be listed at www.innersource.net),
but the focus will be on the forthcoming book.
One big achievement is that the final
version of the Energy Psychology Interactive CD, along with a companion book for
professionals and a self-help handbook, are all scheduled for publication in October. A
prototype of the program won the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Association for
Comprehensive Energy Psychology, and its endorsements are wildly enthusiastic, coming from
a who's who of the pioneers and leaders in energy psychology as well as some highly
prominent clinician's from outside the field. Energy psychology applies energy principles
and methods to psychological issues and is one of the most exciting developments in
psychology for decades.
Innersource is also very pleased to introduce you to two new members of
our team. Kate de la Grange is pulling together a home study series in Donna's brand of
Energy Medicine and will be bringing it to nurses, physical therapists, chiropractors,
massage therapists, and others in the healing profession. Lynne Hoss will be bringing
Energy Psychology Interactive to psychotherapists and other health care professionals,
plus introducing the general public to psychological self-healing through the Energy
Psychology Interactive Self-Help Handbook. Both Kate and Lynne are gems, with fabulous
achievements to their respective credits, discovered during our national search several
months ago. We are delighted to have them on the team. You will be hearing from each of
them. Meanwhile, Lori, Leslie, and Katrina continue to serve us masterfully.
We are behind on our "Meridian Tuning" DVD, but are working
on it actively. It will be a great resource. More on that when it is available. Sounds
True is after us to do an audio program, which we are trying to fit into our schedules. We
will have all our major classes and modules on video tape by the end of the year. The
October advanced class, Special Topics, will cover areas Donna feels are important but
that none of the other classes have adequately addressed. It will be a great reunion and
much more.
We know we will be seeing many of you there. Until then, we send you
our love and blessings. |
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06. The Monkey |
Contributor: Mo Wheeler |
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The Monkey is used with
children (or willing adults) when they are frightened, or in pain--when fear is involved,
as it usually is. You know, the monsters in the closet, falling off the swing kind of
thing. It involves sedating stomach meridian, strengthening spleen meridian, strengthening
the thymus, and sedating triple warmer.
Here's how it goes:
Take your index and middle finger and press in on your cheek bone,
under your eye (ST-1). Pull down on these points while you make a monkey face with your
mouth and make a monkey sound. Let those strange flows rip! "Oooo oooo oooo oooo
OOOO!"
Tap under your arms, about 4-5 inches down from the armpits (SP-21).
Make more monkey faces and sounds. Ham it up!
"Here comes Tarzan!!!" Thump your thymus. Use your
fingertips. (The knuckle side of your hand will weaken your energy!) Make a Tarzan sound.
Eeeee ahhhh! (For some children you may need to explain who Tarzan is. You could ask them
who their favorite Pokemon good guy is and tell them Tarzan can do just as much, only he
does it in the jungle. Do this prior to doing The Monkey, so that the flow of your
performance is not interrupted.)
Run your fingertips from your temple, over your ears and down to your
shoulders, saying, "Whew!" as you drop to your shoulders. Tap the top of your
hand between the bone to your little finger and the bone to your ring finger (TW-3) and
say, "We're safe!" or "It's gone," or or simply pat the top of your
hand in a reassuring pat and say, 'Everything is going to be OK.'"
That's The Monkey. Enjoy! |
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07. Radiant Circuit Work Zeros In On Blocked Energy |
Contributor: Mary Bauman
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What a wonderful learning
experience the Advanced Class on Energy Testing and Radiant Circuits was for me! As a
bodyworker who works with repressed emotions through gentle touch, I was amazed beyond
belief how testing and balancing the subtle radiant circuits not only zeros in on the
blocked energy, but exponentially deepens the treatment. |
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Thus far, all my clients
whose core issue stems from a "broken heart" have had imbalanced Bridge
circuits. Consequently, "anchoring and wandering" the "heart" around
their chest before I actually begin the session is pure magic. This one tool alone
convinces them to allow me to alter the routine so that I am now beginning each session
with energy testing (which was the other part of the workshop). All in all, my clients are
ecstatic by being empowered with tools to facilitate their own healing, and the new client
referrals are amazing. |
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08. Radiant Circuits Change Stress to Joy |
Contributor: Barbara Challman |
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I am grateful for
learning about and practicing the joyful, radiant circuits. Now I am more tuned in to
finding numerous ways to sedate Triple Warmer and strengthen spleen.
I was in the dregs of an old negative pattern with my beloved one
night. I decided to watch a Donna Eden tape on the radiant circuits and take notes. I did
the exercises as I went along and found my energy changing to joy. I was hooked. I now
practice the radiants as part of my daily routine. I do them with my husband also. |
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09. Child's Intuition is Right On! |
Contributor: Donna Kemper
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During an unexpected 6
hour layover on my trip home from the Advanced Class on Energy Testing and Radiant
Circuits, I observed a 3 year old child perched on her father's shoulders. My mouth
dropped totally open as I watched her do crown pulls on his forehead. And as if that
wasn't enough, while holding on with one hand, she used her other hand to trace from his
temple around his ear and then rested her hand on his shoulder, instinctively sedating his
triple warmer during a very trying time at the airport! I told her mother she was going to
be a healer! |
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10. Chakra Realignment |
Contributor: Anna Belle Fore |
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It has been my
experience that people who have been involved in auto accidents have had their chakras
knocked completely out of alignment, sometimes as much as 2-3 inches off center. The
energy work I was doing did not hold until I used Donna's magical trick of balancing the
chakras with the flashlight and colored stones.
Donna has taught how to balance chakras using colored
"celluloid" paper or cloth and shining a light through the colored material onto
the corresponding chakra. I use a set of Tachyonized Chakra Stones instead and have found
this to be a quick and effective way of balancing the Chakras. (You can use any clear
stones that allow the light to shine through.)
The light shining through the stone connects with the energy center
that is misaligned, then gently glides it back into place. Both my clients and I have been
able to feel the chakra slipping back into position. It usually takes only about one
minute per Chakra, sometimes a little longer. These realignments have held and we then
have been able to continue the healing process using other energy techniques. I have often
wondered about the effects of amusement park rides on these energy centers but have not
had the opportunity to explore this issue. |
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11. The Power of a Daily Energy Routine |
Contributor: Lila Henry
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Ed's note: Recently
Lila wrote the following to me:
When I started energy medicine work, I thought, well, maybe I won't get
so sick so often and maybe things won't be as painful, emotionally and spiritually.
I didn't realize that one could actually feel good! I am feeling good and joyful and
energetic and creative -- even with all the craziness in the world right now. How
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I wrote back to Lila
and asked her what energy techniques she used to bring her to this place of peace.
Following is her response.
I don't think I did anything special, just kept at the basics. I do the
10 minute energy routine every day. I do my lymphatics almost every day. I do an
equivalent of "toweling off" or trace my meridians some days more than others. I
do Separating Heaven and Earth, Heaven Rushing In, and some stretches. I do the belt flow
and sometimes I clear the gait reflexes. I work the Ileocecal valve. At first I held my
forehead a lot and held it in conjunction with the fear points. I balanced 3W and Spleen
for a while. If I feel I'm getting sick, I check the alarm points and balance the
meridians. While I was writing every day (and I'll be getting back to that) I did most of
the eye exercises before writing. After I taught a class in Energy Medicine I started
clearing chakras more -- it was the energy the class could feel the best, so it encouraged
me to do more of it.
I used the temporal tap quite a bit. The one I remember the most is to
stop waking up fearful, to start waking up ready to be one with the day. I do three zip
ups with the affirmation "Today is a very good day. Today is a day of many blessings
and gifts given and received. Today is the day that is." I've started to feel some of
the meridians and some of the strange flows. I do the hook ups when I'm feeling off. Also,
knowing the seasons is helpful -- other people don't stress me out as much. I say,
"oh, they're a wood" or whatever. I also live on a beautiful ranch in a healing
valley and try to go for a walk every day.
Things could be so much easier if people knew this stuff. But most
people won't apply it even if they know about it. Even friends who are into alternate
modalities will call me about a sick friend and ask about herbs or something. I'll say,
Did you do the three thumps? Are they homolateral? Did you hook them up? Did you clear
their chakras? And they'll sort of sputter. They don't do it. Everyone seems to want to
swallow something or have someone do it to them. One of the things I find so wonderful
about Energy Medicine is how much it empowers each person to find their own health. But
it's hard to get people interested, and harder yet to get them to practice. Any ideas? |
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12. Memories of Isla Mujeres Feb '03 |
Contributor: Donna Kemper
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Was it really 7 days ago
when we stepped off the ferry
To learn energy medicine from one so extraordinary?
A woman so giving, so charming, so knowing,
Who needs fluorescents when Donna's aura is glowing?
But wait - Donna without David -it doesn't seem sane
WHAT? She left him in Florida writhing in pain? |
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So from our hearts we
send him healing from afar
And think of him fondly as we sip marguerites at the bar!
Donna, ever joyful, is undaunted as she teaches her stuff
But why does she still buzz K27 when I scream "THAT'S ENOUGH"!
Luckily there are a bevy of beauties to help and support her
Including the lovely Dondi, her talented daughter.
And gifted Kim with her beautiful flowy long dresses
Who coos as she inflicts pain on each point she presses
And Sandy, an amazing healer, of whom I'm quite fond,
Her name so apropos, that magical Wand.
Bambi, your fire, your zeal, your bikinis are great,
And we GET IT, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CHAKRAS IS 8!
The rest of us came from near and far away,
Like Canada, Japan, Australia, Greece and the U.K.
I leave here with my Vivaxis intact
Chakras are clear but more important than that
This feeling, this bond, this gift we all share,
I'm tapping it in, I'M TAPPING IT IN HERE.
I can't wait til I can get my NEXT Energy Medicine fix,
Fellow Donna Eden groupies, I'll see you in Phoenix!!!! |
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Statement of Ownership, Membership and Copyright
The Energy Community Report is owned solely by Word Jenny, Inc., of Louisville, Colorado.
It is published by Word Jenny, Inc. in collaboration with Innersource, of Ashland, Oregon,
and The Energy Medicine Institute, of Ashland, Oregon. It is distributed by subscription
only by Word Jenny, Inc., and back-issues are posted on the site of the Energy Medicine
Institute (www.energymed.org). This publication is 'of, by and for' the energy
practitioner. It is intended to be a place for peer collaboration among members: sharing
of insight, asking for assistance, testing ideas, and improving the profession. The report
is distributed by email to its members.
Kaelin Kelly, Editor
Les Squires, Technical Editor
Energy Community Report
Louisville, Colorado USA
Copyright (c) 2003 Energy Community Report |
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