What If You Had One Minute To Live?

I awoke this morning with a feeling of sadness and indescribable frustration. My husband and I had just gotten back from a fabulous weekend in Las Vegas after having attended the Author 101 University conference.  I was so moved and touched by speakers like Mark Victor Hanson, Alex Carrol, Stephanie Hartman, Brendon Burchard and Lauren Slocum that I could pinch myself for being in the same room with such inspirational leaders.

After being on a high for four days, I came back to my life as a chiropractor in Boulder CO.  How many people do I touch on a given day?  It is very easy to step into the thoughts of comparison and as you probably know, comparison is a definite track to failure.  God has given each and every one of us a uniquely and distinctive voice to share with the world.

Whenever I am in what I call “a funk”, taking a bath or a swim is one of the best things I can do for myself.  The water calms me and puts my emotions into a state of flow.

So there I was, floating in the bathtub and reading the last chapters of the book “Its Not About The Money”, hoping I could gain some wisdom.  I read an exercise that encouraged me to consider what it would be like if I only had one minute left to live.  Would I put my focus on the future?  Would I berate myself about choices made in the past?  Or would I embrace the present and surrender to the water?

In this moment, as I journeyed into this meditation, I felt totally peaceful.  The warm bath water enveloped my body and the bouyancy brought me to a place of true surrender.  The weight of the world had been lifted by just being present to the gifts of life.  I could feel my heart beat…lub dub, lub dub, my muscles melted like butter, my speed racing thoughts halted, my eyes gazed upon the reflection in the water of a photo of Florence as its mirage lay upon chest, the blueberry skies above filtered their brilliant colors through our window as the trees of winter swayed in the wind.  I was truly present and no longer did the past or the future matter.

What would you do if you had one minute to live?  Would you RUSH to second 60 or would you embrace life’s gifts in the present.  How present are you?

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Are You Gambling With Your Life?

I sat next to a woman on the way home from Vegas who recently retired from her job of 35 years.  She was shocked when I told her I only lost $7 gambling (about 5 min. total on the slot machines).  My husband, Richard, and I had spent two long days in the Author 101 University conference learning how we can each write and market a book. While we were filling our souls up with inspiration and information from people like Mark Victor Hanson (The Chicken Soup For The Soul author), she was gambling her money in the slot machines and eating at the all you can eat buffet restaurants.  She was leaving Vegas having lost alot of money and having stuffed herself with empty calories.  She was very obese, and although she was beautiful in spirit, she shared with me that she felt that now that she had retired and raised her children, she had no purpose in life.

Her husband travelled quite a bit and was thrilled to be able to take care of her.  He insisted that they hire people to clean their house and take care of the yard work. She exclaimed, ” at least when I cleaned the house, I felt like I was contributing and had some purpose in life.”

Here is a woman who is able to travel when she wants, she doesn’t have to work and she is totally being taken care of.  Most people would love to trade places with her, but none of this bought her happiness.

The reason I share this with you is that happiness is derived by making a difference in other peoples’ life and loving oneself enough to take care of the temple we live in, our bodies.  My guess is that if she doesn’t start making some changes now, she will continue to gamble her life away.  We are divine creators and when we do not access our gifts, we wither.   At any point in time, you are either growing or dying.  Choose to live a life that is purpose driven.  Are you gambling with your life?  Are you sharing your passions with the world?  This is how true happiness is found….

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Are You Still Using Plastic or Aluminum Water Bottles?

I went to a great yoga class today and while I was hanging upside down, I realized how many yogis are using Plastic and/or Aluminum bottles.  Why, might you ask, does this concern me?  (Interesting enough, the yoga instructor and myself were the only ones with glass bottles.)  What concerns me most is that both of these materials are very toxic to the body.

I have known about the dangers of plastic bottles and containers for some time now.  Over the years, I have read articles that explain how our food and beverages leach out chemicals from plastic containers.  Bisphenol A is the ingredient found in plastics that wreaks havoc on the human body.  It mimics the hormone, estrogen, in the body and disrupts our normal hormonal balance and fertility.  In today’s stressed out world, many younger women are estrogen dominant. Having this external source of pseudo estrogen throws us out of balance even more, leading to several female health challenges and diseases.

Recently, I was personally tested for chemical sensitivities and found that my body in particular was very sensitive to plastics. When this information first came on my radar screen several years ago, I thought going to aluminum water bottles would be a logical alternative.  Unfortunately, this is problematic too.  Aluminum is a neurotoxin and it has been linked to several diseases  and conditions including Alzheimer’s, anemia, colitis, liver and kidney disfunction etc.

After having done several  Hair Mineral Analysis Tests, I can tell you first hand that Aluminum bottles and containers are really not much better.  Aluminum toxicity seems to be present in a majority of the hair biopsies I have studied.  So, for all of you fellow Yoginis out there, and for all of you who are committed to your health, think twice before you sip your water from that Nalgene bottle, throw your leftovers in plastic tupperware, or wrap your food in aluminum foil.  Go back to good old fashion glass containers and bottles and get tested for heavy metal toxicity.  It could make a difference for you and your family in the long haul.  Dr. Mercola has some great information on this topic at www.mercola.com.

In The FLOW,

Dr. Kelly

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Boulder Chiropractor Practicing Matrix Energetics- A Magical Journey

To enter into the Matrix work with Dr. Kelly is to step into a shimmering field, just on the other side of time, where possibilities shift, change, emerge and dissolve in a quantum blink.  The Matrix work communicates through another language, one of image, nuance, subtle movement, relationship and Dr. Kelly speaks this language as if it is second or even first nature to her.  Her intuition, her “seeing” is phenomenal, other worldly, yet at the same time solidly integrated in concrete physical reality.

Dr. Kelly’s play/dance among the subtle, whimsical, profound, magical and physical worlds is so fluid that she can be noticing a slight displacement of my left hip in one sentence and commenting on the yellow canary which just flew in through an invisible window to my left in the next sentence.  (The yellow canary turned out to be a symbol that is so much a part of my own mother’s life and pointed to ba completely unexpected real Cause of the issue I was working with at the time that I still find it hard to get my mind around that session.  I only know that it worked).

Dr. Kelly’s skill as a facilitator is such that I find these juxtapositions of worlds, physical and quantum, perfectly normal while “in the Matrix” and don’t miss a step with her.  There has not been one image that Dr. Kelly has seen that has not had an immediate resonance with a deep physical, emotional, familial and sometimes ancestral issue which then unwinds like a strin, unravelling and collapsing in seconds what I’ve sometimes worked years to clear.

And it’s all just so much fun!

(In fact a thought occured to me as I was driving home from my last session, in love with the traffic, the gray skies, the rain-slush, all of it:  ”Oh no!  What  if I can’t find any more issues to work on!  Just when healing them got to be so much fun!”)

I’ve met many healers, shamans, intuitives, and doctors through the years but not one like Dr. Kelly who seems to belong to a new generation, so at home in the multi-dimensional worlds and so finely tuned to all levels of the spectrum, form visible to invisible, that jus a touch, an image she has, or a suggestion can initiate a healing ripple effect that resonates through my body and beyond into my life.

Dr. Kelly’s work is the very best of the healing arts of the twenty-first century, a work which draws on her years of training in the physical and subtle anatomy as well as her artistry, sense of beauty and humor which creates the safe and ready space for healing to occur.

But those are a lot of words.  Perhaps my sixteen year old skateboard dude son says it better:  ”My sessions with Dr. Kelly bring joy into my life during and afterward.” Benza

Cynthia Reber

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Boulder Chiropractor Relieves Adrenal Fatigue and Back Pain

Jeffrey Wallien started seeing Boulder chiropractor, Dr. Kelly Martin,  for his adrenal fatigue and his back pain just one month ago.   His back pain has decreased and he feels more alive and vibrant.  Watch this video and learn how gentle chiropractic is helping him heal.

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SEO Optimization

I am trying to figure out how this whole SEO works without paying a marketing company lots of money.  As I was searching chiropractic websites, I discovered www.mayapolis.com. on a top chiropractic website in Boulder.  Every time I search “Boulder Chiropractor”, the website for Whole Body Balance comes up.  After searching through their content, I discovered this site.  If anyone else knows more about this, I would be very interested in listening.

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Back Pain relieved by Dr. Kelly

Rhiana started coming to Expression Of Life, P.C. after she could no longer stand the pain in her low back. She had been run over by a go cart several years ago. Her brothers nearly carried her into the office. She was hunched over and moving in any direction caused her a great deal of pain. Upon examination, Dr. Kelly determined that this previous accident had contributed to her current condition. A herniated disc had not been ruled out yet, but within a few adjustments, Rhiana was walking upright again and her pain had decreased significantly. Now Rhiana is happily doing yoga daily and she is about 90% recovered. Listen as she describes how FLOW has helped her heal.

Dr. Kelly Martin

Expression Of Life, P.C. Boulder, CO

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Reverand Michael Beckwith…Living With Vision and Purpose

I just saw Reverend Michael Beckwith (From “The Secret”) this week at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins. What a treat to be in the presence of a man who truly lives his life from purpose and vision. I would say that he is a cross between a southern baptist preacher and a modern day visionary. His message was truly inspiring. As Wayne Dyer often reminds me, inspiration comes from the Latin derivation of the words “in spirit.” I choose to live from this place…the place of inspiration as much as I can.

A few of Beckwith’s insights have really been percolating in me over the past few days. First and foremost, he spoke of our God given talents that we came into this world with. We all have them and yet some allow their light to shine much brighter than others. We are not here to downplay our magnificence to allow others to feel more comfortable in our presence.

Many coaches and spiritual leaders of the day speak of goal setting and manifesting your life’s intentions. It’s as if vision boards and goal setting have been watered down to the material things of this world. Getting a new car, a new house, a better job….and the list goes on and on. Our prayers and intentions start to become more of a 911 call to God or Spirit instead of a 411 call for guidance and inspiration. Let’s be quite clear here…I am not maligning such focus on the material world because I do believe that we are here to experience all of the wonderful things that life in the physical plane has to offer us. What I do think, though, is that people are focusing so much on the GETTING that they forget that they were crafted in flesh and blood as a gift to this world and that their real work here is in the GIVING.

So, that was the first heart felt insight that I came home with Tuesday night. Most people could use a little more focus on Gifting rather than Getting.

The second gem that I came home with is that Reverend Beckwith suggests that each and every day we ask God or Spirit three poignant questions.

1. How can I grow more today?
2. How can I give today?
3. What can I celebrate today?

He suggests that we ask the first 2 questions as soon as we wake up in the morning. At the end of the day, we are to ask the third question and in doing so take time to celebrate. Even when we have a bad day, we can celebrate being alive. In the past couple of days, I have found so many things to celebrate.

In closing, Reverend Beckwith reminded me of the light that shines so bright in each and everyone of us. During these tumultuous times, we must give thanks and celebrate the little things in life. A warm embrace, a smile, the sunshine on our faces….the presents of presence are all around us. And finally, take time to remember all the gifts you are here to bestow upon this beautiful planet. Start making 411 calls to Spirit and listen to the inspiration that moves you. This little light of mine…I’m gonna let it shine!

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Are you in the FLOW?

We all know what it is like to be in that place of FLOW, where there is ease and grace in just about everything that happens.

FLOW, founded by Dr. Lance Wright, is a method of precise, gentle touch that allows for greater health, harmony and well-being.

In FLOW, we scan the spine, searching for an area like the eye of a storm, a place of peace, stillness and rapport. As it yields to a gentle touch, neurological signals are sent to the brain to “pay attention HERE (ease)….not THERE (muscle tension or dis-ease).” Within minutes, the body drops tension and enters a state of deep healing. It is from this centered place that the brain, body, and Life Force re-establish clear communication.

Patients are shocked to discover that FLOW focuses on what is healthy as opposed to what is dis-eased. It is like positive re enforcement of the spine. What we focus on expands. FLOW replaces the ingrained question of “what is wrong?” with “what is right?”

Memories of physical and emotional trauma, lying dormant in our bodies, are released. Over time, the body learns to embrace health and attain “higher alignment”.

With FLOW, you are invited to drop your diagnosis, connect to your Divine and allow miracles to happen.

Will FLOW help my pain?

Pain is never the villain, but many people seek FLOW to get out of pain. In FLOW, we view pain as the messenger that something is out of balance and once balance returns, the pain often goes away. When you are dealing with pain, you have choices.

FLOW encourages you to investigate your symptoms from a higher perspective. Maybe that neck pain has more to do with how you tilt your head and cradle the phone day in and day out? FLOW empowers you to be an active participant in your healing journey as you recognize significant spinal, respiratory and thought patterns in your life.

How is FLOW different from typical Chiropractic?

Typical chiropractic is a fix-it model, where bones are forced back into place. FLOW is a journey model, teaching your body to discover “higher alignment.” This body centered technology allows for spinal learning to take place. Our goal is to restore normal functioning (Restorative Health) and then to create new healthy patterns (Re-organizational Health).

I’m healthy. Why do I need FLOW?

Are you healthy? How do you know? Most people believe health is merely an absence of symptoms. Science is discovering that the # 1 cause of illness today is STRESS. Are you stressed? If so, you need FLOW!

As FLOW shows us the peace in our bodies, this awareness connects and integrates the inner journey (like meditation) to the outer journey (like work, sports, and relationships). FLOW is a science, philosophy and art of living. Where YIN meets YANG, there is FLOW!

Are you tired, stressed out, sick and tired of being sick and tired?
Get FLOWing!
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Express Yourself

Express Yourself
Current mood:inquisitive
Category: Art and Photography

This is the first blog I have ever written……

I have always known that I wanted to write a book, but somehow judged myself in my ability to do so. At a very early age, I learned to critique myself and to judge all that I did through the eyes of my teachers. Graduating Summa Cum Laude from chiropractic school did feel like a great accomplishment; but now, after 20 years of schooling, I don’t have any more teachers to grade me. I have spent the last 5 years un-learning what I learned in school.

In life…there are no finish lines or graded tests before we die. I am reading the book, The Geography of Bliss. It has given me a new perspective on BLISS and how people in other cultures aren’t so hard on themselves. According to the author, the people in the Netherlands easily express themselves through their art forms whether it be writing, painting, dancing or the like. They truly don’t care if they are a complete failure, for failure in that society is not even trying. Success is measured in the ability of one to move through their fears and to take on the adventure of expression. The Netherlands are known to have more writers and artists per capita than anywhere else in the world.

What I have learned more recently is that the human experience truly does gift us with a “PHD” to write…Today, I declare that I am a writer..and I encourage everyone to explore their art. Pick up a paintbrush, pen, instrument, camera, ANYTHING!!! Life is a blank canvas and it’s about time we Americans start expressing ourselves without judgement.