Wellness by Shannon

Returning to Sa Ta Na Ma:  Why This Simple Meditation Still Changes Me Every so often, I reread something I wrote years ago and feel a little shock of recognition—*Oh… this is still good. This still works.*   That happened recently with my ebook on Sa Ta Na Ma meditation. It's a small guide, simple and direct, written when I was first discovering how powerful this practice could be. I hadn't updated it in years, but reading it again reminded me exactly why I started this meditation in the first place. My real journey with Sa Ta Na Ma began in late 2022. I committed to the traditional 40‑day cycles, and each round pulled me a little deeper into myself. By mid‑2023, I felt ready for something bigger—so I began a 1000‑day practice. And I stayed with it until December 2024, when life became chaotic enough that the meditation slipped away. And here's the thing about Sa Ta Na Ma:   When you stop, you start over at Day One, which means Day One. So on September 29, 2025...

She held onto the pillow as though it were or could be the only thing that might save her life if necessary.  I didn't know why her guard was up until she and I went into the room, closed the door, and began to chat. S he -at first- told me she started bringing her own pillow as a precaution to ensure she'd get a good massage.  Yet, as she spoke about her previous experiences, I paid attention to her body posture and the way she wouldn't put the pillow down - her grasp so tight that her knuckles turned white.  It wasn't until the final few moments of the session that she opened up about something more personal, about the real, deeper reason why she started to bring her pillow to her sessions- something profound and emotional that, from the sound of it, she didn't tell anyone else.  Her guard was never quite down during our session, and I can understand why.  Over time, she learned not to trust massage therapists, and the guard went up. And while it's not my job ...

There's a version of me the world has always known — polished, fast, self‑contained, and impossible to catch unless I choose to be caught. I've lived most of my life as the Ferrari: sleek on the outside, powerful under the hood, and fiercely independent. I learned early that if I kept the engine humming and the exterior gleaming, no one would ask what it cost to maintain it. No one would ask what it protected. Being the Ferrari became my identity. My armor. My rhythm. My safety. Men admired the shine, the speed, the thrill. They loved the ride's fantasy, not the reality of the woman inside. And I learned to give them only what they could handle — the exterior. The performance. The curated version of me that kept my heart tucked away behind steel and speed. Then someone came along who didn't just want to look at the car. He wanted to understand the engine. He wasn't dazzled by the surface. He wasn't intimidated by the horsepower. He wasn't trying to tame me,...

You're already listening; your body is telling you that, to help you heal, it needs you to massage your abdomen once per day. You're already doing this, and have been for a few weeks now, based on what you've just told me.   My point is that you are listening to the message that your body gave you, which was an intuitive nudge, or a thought you had about starting to self-massage.  Your massage session with me today will gently boost what you are doing at home. Excellent listening, awareness, and follow-through.  My client gave me the side-eye when I said this to her, and I went on to explain that she had been listening all along, since she had begun the self-massage without anyone telling her to. It was her body that gave her the message in the form that she only knew, and if she thought hard enough about it, she'd figure out what it was that made her begin the abdominal massage.  She still wasn't sure, yet was open to the idea that she was listening and aware of wh...

A tribute to all who have a healing touch -- Thank you.

Clairsentience. Clairsentience is the ability to sense energies from the past, present, and future through emotions from people, places, or situations. Often labeled as hunches, inklings, or gut feelings, Clairsentience is a widespread and valuable psychic sense that  uses your body's inner sixth sense to bring you information and knowledge that you would otherwise have no way of knowing.  Yet, there isn't much clear information available.   As a result, many people have the ability of Clairsentience, yet they don't understand how fantastic an ability it is to have and use. As you begin to recognize your Clairsentience abilities, you can strengthen them, and only if you have a burning desire, a will, and a commitment to do so.    If you think you might be Clairsentient, I hope this article gives you insight and a clear direction, as it has for me during my research.  What Is Clairsentience? You may hear the word  clair  being thrown around a ...