Sandra T. Avendano Speaks!

Hello Powerful Co-Creator!   If you are reading this, it's because you fit the definition of a Powerful Co-Creator; an individual who courageously follows your heart's calling and makes a commitment to walking your path.   At  ArcoIris Refined Massotherapies , we are dedicated to  empowering people to live authentically, to speak their truth and find their own inner calling.    Today, we are featuring professional blog ger and holistic nutritionist Leanne Vogel.  I met   Leanne at  ArcoIris Massage Studios ; she was on her 47 th  day of a 60 Day Yoga Challenge and her aching muscles were desperately looking for some relief from a qualified Massage Therapist.  She has since then, completed her 60 Day Challenge!  Congrats Leanne!   Leanne blogs about her passions:  allergen-free recipes, travel and yoga but most importantly, Leanne believes in living authentically and fulfilling your heart’s des...

Have you heard about the world movement towards co-creating a new myth involving the whole planet and everybody in it?   This new planetary myth will involve what Eckhart Tolle   calls creating a New Human Consciousness  which promotes oneness, harmony, and peace.   Some have said that we are presently going through a period of enlightenment similar to the European Renaissance of the 14 th -17 th centuries, others say that Earth is going through a vibrational transition which occurs only every 2000 years!   I certainly feel a deep resonance with all the above perspectives.   I choose to believe that a shift is occurring in the 21st Century and that it's bringing unity and not separateness, harmony and not fighting, peace and not fear.   By choosing to share with you what is true to me, I am co-creating and participating in this new planetary myth of a New Human Consciousness. Don’t Believe a Word I Say! I always tell my students and cli...

Do you suffer from eczema?  I do. In fact, since early childhood.  Traditionally, the Western medical approach was and still is to prescribe topical steroids.  For years I went without consulting a Dermatologist because what was the point?!  The typical prescription for my type of eczema were topical steroids which only treated the symptoms and not the cause. In early Spring 2011 I had a painful eczema crises that affected my hands and wrists which prevented me from working as a Massage Therapist.  It was so bad that it compelled me to get a steroid prescription!  But at the same time I started to explore holistic remedies that would treat my whole system and eventually the cause of my eczema.  I first tried Homeopathy.  It worked to stop the frantic almost obsessive & violent scratching.  Some days it worked wonderfully and some days not so much.  I cannot explain how Homeopathy works...

The first time I stumbled upon the documentary Detox or Die by David Graham Scott my first skeptical thought was, "Is this for real or is it an actor portraying an addict?"  Then I did a little internet digging and found out that yes indeed David Graham Scott stars as the addict but he ain't acting folks this is his true story.  It's REAL!   My second thought after watching the documentary was, "This is really DEEP stuff and if it doesn' affect your viscera then you must be dead (like most Earthlings)".  My third thought was, "This man (David) is authentic!  To put his life and his family's life out there in the media is such a courageous act from which others will relate to, learn from, and heal."  If anybody has ever thought of or knows anybody who is curious about using hard drugs or is currently using hard drugs this an excellent educational documentary.  Heck, I think showing th...

What pops up in your mind when you think of  liberation ?  My first thought was of being rescued from a military occupation or the women's liberation movement (YAY!  Women of Quebec were only granted the right to vote in 1940; my grandmother was not allowed to vote 70 years ago!). Today, I'd like to propose a different type of  movement:  the movement towards Self-Liberation.  Imagine big billboards along the Decarie service road proclaiming, "Uncle Sam & Auntie Libby Want You!  Join the People's Self-Liberation Army & join the holy work:  move past your own fears and delusions. It doesn't just help you it helps the whole world! Freeing yourself from your own fears automatically gives other peope permission to do the same.  I'd like to propose a toast to Self-Liberation!!!  Que Viva la Revoluccion!

Heck with the 30 Blogging Challenge!  I'm hooked, I'm hooked, I have created a new habit! High Five! Yesterday night I presented my second speech at my local Toastmaster's Club and I won for best prepared speech! High Five! I dedicate this win to Marianne Williamson whom I quoted at the end of my speech: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate;   our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.   It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.   We ask ourselves, who am I to be   brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you NOT to be? You are a child of God.   You playing small does not serve the world.   There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people won’t feel unsure around you.   We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just some of us; it is in everyone.   As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people perm...

Day 22/30 Day Blogging Challenge.  As I practiced for my Toastmaster speech entitled,  I Am a Loud Speaker! ,  I paused in front of the mirror and a voice said:  "Just speak as your authentic self.   J-U-S-T   B-E  Y-O-U-R-S-E-L-F.  U take life tooooo seriously.  Have fun! Love your eccentricities.  Love all of you including the Shadow part.  Love the Angel in you and the Demon in you.  Love the Little Girl in you and the Adult in you.  Love the EGO in you and the SELF in you.  It comes in a package & you cannot pick and choose which aspect you like and want to keep and which you dislike and wish to discard. Avoid taking things so personally.  If a client cancels why bother wondering if it's because you did something wrong?  Or if your prices are too high?  This negative self-talk is called Instilling Doubt.  Do you believe you...