TRTIA Conference 2015

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The Radiance Technique® International Association (TRTIA)

“To serve as a global resource for information and education concerning The Radiance Technique®; to preserve and protect the science of TRT®.”
— Mission of TRTIA

TRTIA is celebrating 35 years as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to The Radiance Technique® (TRT®). This is a noteworthy feat as many not-for-profit organizations manage to last for only 5 years.

TRTIA is still going strong. 

Students of TRT® gathered from around the world for an international TRTIA Conference. People traveled from as far as Romania, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and England, just to name some of the countries represented, and of course, many attendees were from the United States. At the Conference, we greeted old friends and shared hellos with new ones.

TRTIA held the conference in a first-class setting on the Florida Gulf beaches. The soft beauty of the Gulf waters presented us with gentle light at sunrise and fiery horizons at sunset.

Keynote Speaker

We were deeply honored to have Dr. Barbara Ray, Ph.D., the foremost authority on TRT®, as our keynote speaker. All were touched by her words of wisdom. There's always something for everyone.

We were expanded hearing how others are using TRT® in their lives. As we shared entries from The New Expanded Reference Manual of The Radiance Technique®, Authentic Reiki®, Third Edition, by Dr. Barbara Ray, Ph.D., we expanded our awareness and deepened our knowingness of principles of higher energy. 

While it's true we benefit every day from our personal use of TRT®, when we come together with other students of TRT®, there is an amplification of the healing energy. An opportunity to expand our love and to deepen our healing.

A New Book Introduced

A new book made its debut – the third installment in a trilogy of books. Entitled "This Moment in Time" III, The Awakening Journey®, Day by Day – this is a wonderful book that supports your journey of expanding awareness and spiritual growth.

Delightful "secrets of light" are sprinkled within its pages. The entries come alive with meaning when we connect them with our daily activities.

Combined with the first book, "This Moment in Time" and the second book, "This Moment in Time" II – you have a treasure trove of selections from the teachings of Dr. Barbara Ray.

Be sure to take a look at the TRTIA Online Store for other books and items.

A Time For Rejuvenation

Attending a TRTIA Conference is rejuvenating on many levels. The benefits are immeasurable, because they're not just on the outside. Your inner light is expanded from within when you participate in a Conference, whether you are there in person or connecting from the distance.

In our busy outer worlds, we need a time when we can gather together to replenish ourselves at a deeper level. We rejoice in the expansion of our light and learn from one another in our sharings.

To join with others who have studied The Radiance Technique® is an honor. In gathering together, our inner flames shine brighter.

The bonus is that this supportive energy continues to enrich your life even when the Conference is over and you have returned home.

Plan to attend the next conference.

Be Sure To Attend The Next Conference

Start setting aside a little nest egg NOW for you to attend the next TRTIA Conference. You'll be surprised how quickly it grows.

Then, when the announcement comes for the next conference dates, you'll be able to respond with a resounding, "Yes! Sign me up!" The money will already be there for you.

See you then. And until that joyous time, we'll be interconnected from within.

 

Almond Milk Is Not Vegan

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Almond Milk Gains Popularity

We're munching on almonds and beating them into milk and cheese. Almond growers couldn't be happier. Some people also feel happy that they're not using cow's milk. They consider almond milk to be vegan.

However, the definition of vegan is not eating any animal product or using any by-product. This includes wearing silk made by silkworms and honey made by honey bees.

“To me, saying I’m vegan is synonymous with saying,
I have decided to live a lifestyle that does not support animal exploitation.”
— Jack Norris, Co-Founder of Vegan Outreach
 

Spoiler Alert: Almonds Are Not Vegan

Without honey bees, we wouldn't have almond milk. The only way our vast almond groves exist and the millions of pollinated flowers become crunchy tidbits is because we enlist the massive workforce of our honey bees.

LOTS of honey bees. 

California Almond Groves

You've probably seen the ads for California Almonds. All that advertising by California almond growers is paying off.

The majority of almonds are grown in California. They provide more than 80% of the world's almond harvest.

 

California almond groves cover more than 900,000 acres. Plans are being made to expand even further. 

Almond trees are not self-pollinating; honey bees provide the missing link.

We don't have enough honey bees in California to pollinate all of these almond orchards. Every year, nearly 85% of ALL beehives in the United States are trucked to California to pollinate the state's almond crop.

More than one million beehives (not bees, beehives) travel to California every year from as far away as Maine. Honey bees provide pollination for the almond crop in February and early March.

Honey Bees On The Road

Shipping honey bees around the country is not particularly beneficial to them. Traveling the entire length of the United States on trucks with hives wrapped in saran wrap is stressful. It can weaken their immune systems.

When honey bees gather together from around the country, they bring their local viruses and pathogens. Not all the little bees make it back to their own hives, and thus, germs and diseases are shared.

“The migration continually boomerangs honeybees between times of plenty and borderline starvation. Once a particular bloom is over, the bees have nothing to eat, because there is only that one pollen-depleted crop as far as the eye can see.

When on the road, bees cannot forage or defecate. And the sugar syrup and pollen patties beekeepers offer as compensation are not nearly as nutritious as pollen and nectar from wild plants.

Scientists have a good understanding of the macronutrients in pollen such as protein, fat and carbohydrate, but know very little about its many micronutrients such as vitamins, metals and minerals — so replicating pollen is difficult.”
— Scientific American
 

Bees Face Danger When Traveling

The road trip itself is not necessarily a safe one. A semi-truck loaded with beehives crashed on I-5 in Washington State. Clean-up crews killed nearly all the bees.

Out of 448 beehives only 128 were rescued. This doesn't help our declining bee population. Perhaps if they had not been on the road in the first place. From this article: Almonds Require A Ton of Bees:

Mono-crop Risks

Large mono-crops provide an ideal habitat for pests like fungi and insects and thus, the almond growers have a strong incentive to use pesticides and chemicals. There was an uproar from beekeepers when a massive die-out of the honey bees took place in 2014 – beekeepers thought almond growers had used too many pesticides.

More Beehives?

Some have asked why we don't just add more beehives into California. 

“California is already home to 500,000 of the nation’s 2.7 million hives. The almond bloom is great for a few weeks, but not in terms of year-round foraging,

California is already at or near its carrying capacity for honey bees. The areas with the best-quality forage are already well stocked with bees.

So, satisfying the world’s ever-growing appetite for almonds will continue to require an annual armada of beehive-laden trucks.”
— Eric Mussen, UC Davis

Everyone Wants Honey And Almonds

No one is saying that we do away with almonds. Who doesn't enjoy a toasted, salted almond? Who can resist the lure of a delicate macaron?

No one is suggesting that we do away with honey bees or honey. 

We need to raise awareness that literally millions upon millions of honey bees give us all these almonds. We must find ways to support them.

 

Helping Our Honey Bees

There are ways that we can help the situation and our honey bees. We simply have to choose to do so.

At the personal level: buy local. Support small businesses of beekeepers and buy local, organic honey. Not only are you getting fresh, unadulterated honey, you also benefit from the local pollens.

Amongst the thousands of crop acres, we could restore portions of acreage with natural, bee-friendly habitat. This would favor native pollinators as well as honey bees.

The idea is to plant varied types of wildflowers in different areas for bees to have more places to forage and nest. With a robust population of native bees and pollinators, the amount of honey bees required could potentially be cut in half. 

Although, bear in mind, beekeepers currently make more profit from pollination services than they do from honey sales. This idea could be met with resistance from the beekeepers themselves.

irrigation ditch, california. ap photo/jae c. hong

Almonds And Water

Given California's recurring drought situation, it is worth noting that almond crops are one of the highest water consumers. It takes about a gallon of water for one almond. 

“There is little dispute that almonds are among the thirstiest crops in California. Almond trees require about 4 acre-feet of water a year for every acre planted.
Tomatoes and grapes take about half as much water...”
— David Goldhamer, UC Cooperative Extension

Furthermore, almond orchards are continual crops and must be watered throughout the year. Almond trees don't have the option to lie fallow during the off-season.

Everything We Do Touches Everything

There is nothing we do that doesn't touch everything. We are all connected together. The idea of separation is a simple delusion. It's not our greater truth.

With each breath we take, we touch a vibration that connects us all, all the time, wherever we are, whether we are conscious of it or not. 

This article Why California Almonds Need North Dakota Flowers (And A Few Billion Bees) describes the interconnection of our bees, orchards and wild flowers.

Support Honey Bees With The Radiance Technique®

For students of The Radiance Technique® (TRT®), we can support ourselves with use of TRT®, especially if we have feelings of helplessness when we struggle with these issues. We can use our TRT® hands-on – for example, Front Positions #1 and #3, as well as Back Positions #3 and #4.

Students of The Second Degree of TRT® are able to direct radiant energy to honey bees and their beekeepers, the almond groves and the growers. They can also direct radiant energy to policy-makers that decisions will be made with responsibility and caring.

We can have both almonds and honey, but let's do so with awareness and responsible caretaking.

We may, however, want to rethink the idea that almond milk is vegan.

Happy New Year from Radiant Nursing

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Welcome in the New Year

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Joyfully Celebrate The Radiance Technique®

For students of The Radiance Technique® (TRT®) – the celestial orbit of another earthly year lies ahead of us. Whatever may await us, whatever dreams we wish to come true – let's remember to support ourselves on the sometimes bumpy trajectory with ongoing use of TRT®.

We will be here, our Hearts in the Wind, to share our many stories together.

 
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness.
I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art - write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can.
And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.”
— Neil Gaiman
 

May this New Year be a time of Great Light and Healing Love... for each of you, your family and friends, for all of humanity, and our blessed animals, nature and Planet Earth.

Let the journey commence...

 

Laughter Is Part Of The Healing Process

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Laughter In The Healing Process

This clever video of a dog "talking" about getting a new kitten makes me smile. I must confess, having watched it over and over, it never fails to brighten up my day.

Medical Screening Exams

As a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, I often perform screening exams for women. This important part of my patient care includes lab work, mammograms, and pap smears of the cervix. One type of patient I care for routinely – women with abnormal pap smears.

Dealing With Abnormal Results

If a patient has an abnormal pap smear result, the cervix is further evaluated with a microscope procedure called a colposcopy. If the results are mild, we then have a waiting period of 12 months before we test again for the HPV virus (human papillomavirus).

We need that time to allow the immune system to rise up and "clear" the virus. The immune system must recognize the virus is there and then push it back behind a "gate."  Once that takes place, it is no longer detected on the cervix. If the virus isn’t there, it can't make changes to the cervix.

What Can I Do To Treat HPV?

Invariably a patient asks what she can do to treat HPV.

Is there a pill, some kind of drug she can take?

There are no medications for HPV. Instead, we help our immune system to be strong so it can suppress the virus. I always tell my patients about healthy eating, good exercise, adequate rest, no smoking, decrease stress and... laughter.

Take Some Laughter, Call Me In The Morning

Medical research shows that laughter and humor can boost the immune system and promote healing.  Laughter is considered to be a "natural medicine" that lifts our spirits and helps reduce stress and discomfort. The Cancer Treatment Centers of America integrate Laughter Therapy into their care of patients.

 

Healing Laughter With The Radiance Technique®

For students of The Radiance Technique® (TRT®) – expand and deepen the healing of your laughter by using TRT® hands-on when you are laughing. You can place one hand, or both, in your solar plexus and/or in your heart, or use TRT® hands-on at your throat while you're laughing.

Use of TRT® can strengthen your immune system, because it helps you to decrease stress, increase relaxation, and promote better sleep. This is important when faced with health challenges.

TRT® and Laughter Therapy, combined with a healthy diet, exercise and adequate sleep, are all part of a healthy lifestyle.

May laughter bubble forth in your healing with The Radiance Technique®.

 

A Technique For You To Discover

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Learn More About The Radiance Technique®

Take a closer look and you will be inspired how The Radiance Technique® (TRT®) allows you to access universal, whole energy, at any time, wherever you are.

Truthfully, it is so large, so grand, that for the most part we can't see it.

It's easy to casually walk past TRT® and only glimpse it out of the corner of the eye. It's sometimes hard to grasp the immensity, yet sweet simplicity, of this technique.

Take A Closer Look At TRT®

Quite often, our personal awareness has yet to catch up to the expansive dimensions we are able to access with TRT®. Fortunately, a defined level of consciousness is not a prerequisite for its use.

Lucky for us.

By using The Radiance Technique® (Authentic Reiki®) as a meditation or in conjunction with other relaxation or meditation practices, we have an invitation to expand our awareness.

And, access to the healing energy of TRT® is not limited to meditation times.

Therein lies a key.

With TRT®, you are not limited to separating yourself away. You're not confined to a certain time each day. You don't have to get into a certain "space" – either physically or mentally.

You don't have to use The Radiance Technique® only for meditation.

Many Ways To Use TRT® In Your Life

 

Can you use TRT® when you're traveling? Check.

At work? Check.

At the grocery store? Check.

Fixing dinner? Watching a movie? Check, check.

Wherever you are, if you're there, TRT® is there with you.

 
 

You Are The Star Of Your Own Life

Launch your own personal journey into a wide expanse of possibilities by studying The First Degree of The Radiance Technique® with an Authorized Instructor.

Whether you use The Radiance Technique® for meditation or to promote healing of a sore muscle from a strenuous work-out, it's all good.

It's all there for you.

Just waiting to be discovered.