Have you made YOUR Springtime resolutions?

I get so many things to read that I often get confused by what my priorities really should be, moment by moment, and I end up deleting a lot of stuff. When this came in from a VERY well respected BodyTalk Instructor, though, I decided to read what he said about Spring being the BEST time to make changes in our lives. Even if you're one of those who can't take time to read a lot right now, scroll down to the bottom and read the BT joke. I'm still laughing as I'm off to make supper for my family.

Each of the seasons correspond to one of the Five Elements, and the associated movements of contraction and expansion, for each element captures our stages of psychological expression. Wood corresponds to Spring and represents rebirth, re-growth and new beginnings.

Wood is an expansive energy that brings us out of the contracted nature of Winter which corresponds to Water. Just as trees contract their resources in Winter, we need a time for processing the events of the previous year and taking stock of our lives. Water represents death and an opportunity to let outdated behavior patterns drop just as the trees drop their leaves in order to grow again.

The role of the human being is to stand on Earth and reach for Heaven, and the consciousness of the Wood element is to constantly reach for heaven. Spring offers the occasion for a renewed commitment to one's spiritual path.

Five Element theory provides many metaphors for understanding life processes and Module 4(7) supplies the tools to use this theory, bringing balance to clients issues in a dynamic way. At a clinical level, balancing the Five Elements is one of the most powerful ways to improve not only the SB, but all aspects of the cranial sacral system and hence truly opening up the breathing cycle. This in turn improves some one's ability to reach out and take what is rightfully theirs in life. Five Element theory from Module 4(7) adds instantly to your practice, and helps you to grow in your understanding of life.

This is the time to embrace new challenges, including challenging ourselves to taking better care of bodies and spirits. So many people make New Year's resolutions that they break almost immediately - because it is the wrong time to make big changes.

Now is the time for new projects and dietary changes, as Spring is the time for new beginnings. What can you change this Spring? What can you reach for that is rightfully yours? Now is the time to embrace your self, others and new projects.

A BodyTalker walks into a Pizza Parlor

What did the BodyTalker say when she walked into the pizza parlor?

"Make me one with everything."

When the BodyTalker got the pizza, she gave the proprietor a $20 bill. The proprietor pocketed the bill.

The BodyTalker said "Don't I get change?"

The proprietor said, "Change must come from within."

In other words, many of us believe that we can go to someone else to buy our health/peace, but we must look within ourselves to see what needs changing in US, before we can TRULY heal!

HAPPY SPRING!!!!!!

Dawn

Half way over already ):

How can it be that class is half way over already? I learned soooooo much today that it makes my head spin.

We reviewed 5 elements first thing in the morning. Elizabeth said that no other of the instructors that she's taken it from has done this. Melanie ran us through the seasons and showed how all of the elements are part of the FIVE seasons. Which is the fifth? Have you ever heard of Indian Summer?

Then we learned body vivaxis. This is really wild but we learned how to move things in the body. The session that I did on Lori was moving her throat chakra down a little bit closer to the muscles in the left lower back. You learn to trust the right side of your brain when doing BT. This is what it felt like.

First I found the links and then I tuned in to her body. I literally felt the energy of the throat chakra come up into my hands. Then I felt that it wanted to move closer to the muscle. I was wondering if that was all that it wanted when I felt that it rotated just a tiny little bit in my hand. Then I felt that it wanted to go back into her throat just a little lower than it had been before. Tap out and switch partners.

Lori got that my nervous system needed to be moved away from my body a little bit and that it needed to link to all of my muscles. It felt sooooooooooo good when she was done.

Later on Melanie taught us a way to balance the breath cycle and, when she tuned into the group's energies she got that she was supposed to do this one on me. It was incredible how focusing my breathing could have the affect of loosening up stuck energies in my pelvis that have probably been stuck for decades.

When I got off the table, I felt 2 feet taller and my posture was perfect!!!! Now I/we have homework of doing those breaths twice a day indefinitely.

Well, I need to go soak but I want to share a few pictures from the first 2 days of class. This is what greeted us when we entered Room # 114 at the DoubleWood Inn yesterday morning at 9:30.

Here Elizabeth is introducing Melanie to the group which was mostly us regulars but 3 additional practitioners. One is from Fargo and the other 2 are from out of state--all nice ladies.

This was the artist section of the class. All 4 of these ladies are artists!

My friend of 20 years, Bel, waiting for her session from Melanie. When you start in BT, every one's name goes into the hat and Melanie draws one out. However, in the upper modules, people volunteer for Melanie to work on them. She said that she likes to let things flow naturally and so leaves it up to the group to decide who should get worked on next. I must be too shy yet as I missed my cue this afternoon that it was my turn. Melanie figured it out, though, as I REALLY needed that procedure.

Today Jean took this picture of me working on Lori. The natural sunshine was soooo very welcome as we don't use the florescent lighting so it's kind of blah in there sometimes.

Lori handed me her business card. She's a year behind me and is just getting started running her own business. In the background you can see one of the new ladies named Chris. She talks to animals and teaches classes to help others to learn how to do so. I'm hoping to get her to come here sometime this summer. We're going to work together to have her come back.

Well, as to be expected, I'm tired and sore so I'm going to soak. Robert got called unexpectedly to Eureka to help his folks get rid of their stuff before they move to Mandan the first weekend of April. His dad needs to go on dialysis so then their house will be up for sale. I said to Robert that, if my dad sells his house and stays where he is, we'll have two auction sales to prepare for this summer. UGH.

I know, I know! One day at a time!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please keep our class in your prayers.

Dawn

5 Elements

The first day of class was GREAT. I learned one drop in the ocean of knowledge about the Chinese 5 Elements. Something must have stuck for, when I asked if anyone wanted a sample last night after family prayer time, I did 2 mini sessions. Which 2 I'll leave you to wonder about but will answer the question IF anyone asks.

I took some pictures but I don't have time to post them now. I slept as long as possible this morning as there is SOOOOOOOO much to learn. How I love that God has brought me to BodyTalk where I will never stop learning for the rest of my life. The human body is so incredibly complex that it will never cease to be an amazement to me!

One very interesting thing is that I met an animal communicator. She is willing to come to our farm and do a one day workshop for $140 per person. Anyone interested in attending?

Gotta go but I want to wish all of you a very happy Sabbath.

Love much,

Dawn

IT'S TIME FOR SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can hardly believe that Module 4/7 starts tomorrow in Bismarck! I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOO
excited!!! I covet your prayers, as it will be a LOT to try to take in with classes (all new material) being every day for 4 days from 9:30 to 6:30, plus 2 hours of driving added in.

Other years I have pondered accepting a standing invitation at my friend, Bel's, house. It seemed so wonderful to be able to just go "Home" and unwind without having to do the driving. Then when I thought of how much better I sleep in my own bed than anywhere else, and how much I'd miss seeing my family, I knew that it would be best for me to commute. I'm comforting myself also that it won't be so bad now that there is more daylight. :)

Please pray for the class. Elizabeth told me last night that 2 more people have decided to join us so that means there will be 18. When there are that many people in the room, there isn't enough space to have lecture tables AND work tables. What we do then is do our classwork while seated at the massage tables. Then, when it's time to work on each other, we have to put all of our books on the floor and get out the pillows. All of this takes time and slows things down, which is an irritation at times. Oh well, how else could I afford to take a class with travel, hotel, and meal expenses added in? I am VERY thankful that our group is now large enough so that the upper modules can come to Bismarck. YEAH!!!! I'll try to post pictures every night, but we'll see how tired I am. :)

I wish all of you who get to go to the home school convention TONS of warm fellowship; great learning; and joy as you praise the Lord together in songs and worship!!!!!!!!!!!! The convention is in our prayers as you all travel and with the concern over flooding. GOD WILL BRING EVERYONE TO THE CONVENTION THAT HE WANTS THERE!! Those of us who are in the category of them that He doesn't want there this year (for whatever reason) will rejoice to hear later of how you were blessed in the Lord! Please share freely--especially your pictures. :)

I haven't written about what's been going on with the ND Massage Therapy board as I wasn't sure what the Lord wanted me to do about it. Elizabeth called late on Tuesday saying that she had just learned that they were holding their meeting THIS morning at 9:00 in Bismarck to discuss what to do with all of us BodyTalkers........ who are ILLEGALLY PRACTICING MASSAGE!!! GOOD GRIEF!!!!!!!!!!!!! Specifically they were going to discuss the VERY negative feedback that they got from that article in the Dickinson press last December.

Anyway, I was trying to determine if the Lord wanted me to go and speak my mind about this AGAIN. You may recall that I took the opportunity to do so in January at the capitol. I STRONGLY felt that I needed to take yesterday and today to rest up for class and do distance sessions for clients that I won't be able to see during the class.

First I told Elizabeth that I couldn't handle the stress of another day on the road. Then I told her that Andrew may be going up to get grain cleaner parts and I'd go represent us BodyTalkers if he would drive me. Then I told Elizabeth that I wouldn't go because he decided that he'd wait until next week to get the parts that he needs as he has enough work to do with the parts that he has. Then I told her that maybe I could go to the meeting because now Cora is buying some bred heifers from up there and Robert needs to do some business, so I might ride along with him early this morning. Then late last night I told Elizabeth that I went on their website and found that the meeting was cancelled due to the weather (that would have to be the political climate that they find themselves in as the weather is gorgeous.) Lastly I told Elizabeth that I just couldn't go to bed without doing SOMETHING, so I did THIS and I sent her a copy, and FINALLY HAD PEACE! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! And I'm only ONE of her clients. :)

This is the email that I sent to the secretary of the ND Massage Therapy board late last night. Now, I want to make it perfectly clear that I love a LOT of massage therapists. The local one in Napoleon offered me a place to work in her home, except that she doesn't really have room for another practitioner, but it's the thought that counts! I have nothing against any of the wonderful massage therapists that I know. However, this one who is the secretary of their board is another matter. She has cost ALL of us energy practitioners in the state LOTS of stress and time and expense to try to keep on top of their tricks.

I decided this morning to post this on my blog so that people can see my response to the threat of the board that we must stop working because they view us as doing massage. That is so totally ridiculous as I could NEVER do massage with my limited strength. NOR DO I WANT TO DO MASSAGE, AS IT IS BODYTALK WHICH SAVED MY LIFE!!!

I need you all to understand that, as far as I know, it's just the board which is confused about our work and resenting that we are taking away income from them, but I could be wrong about this part. I do not hold the board's actions against any individual massage therapist except the secretary of the board who stirred up this hornet's nest!

One friend cautioned me here to separate the individual massage therapists from the board saying, "Some day you may find that YOUR board doesn't 100% represent YOUR wishes either." Good advice. Currently we don't even have a board but this action by the ND Massage Therapy board has started to unify all of us energy workers so that there is now talk (after working together at the capitol) of forming a ND Board of Energy Practitioners or something of the sort. We'll see.

So without any further ado, this is what I sent to the secretary of the ND Massage Therapy board late last night. I tried to be as civil as possible and I asked her to share my thoughts with all of the members on the board. PLEASE PRAY THAT MY THOUGHTS, AND THOSE OF THE OTHER ENERGY PRACTITIONERS WILL HELP THE BOARD TO SEE THAT THEY NEED TO PRINT A WRITTEN APOLOGY IN ALL OF NORTH DAKOTA'S NEWSPAPERS. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO WORK IN PEACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh yes, I want to share one funny aspect of my comments to the massage board. When I wrote up my "Testimony" yesterday, I said that God himself had given me my diagnosis because He did! Well, over lunch yesterday I asked everyone what they thought of wording it that way. It was unanimous that I'd be put into the KOOK category if I left it that way. So we had a ball trying to come up with the best way to express that concept.

Some suggestions were, "My physician," "An old doctor," "My physician, who is great," "A wonderful physician," "Paulette's physician," "A doctor I met up there" but that one wouldn't work because I didn't JUST meet God up at Paulette's. Let me know of what you think of what I settled on. NO, I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU HERE--YOU NEED TO KEEP READING TO FIND OUT. ;)

To my whirlpool for a reprieve and then to work,

Dawn


To whom it may concern,

I am one of the BodyTalk practitioners who met at the capitol to share my thoughts on the slanderous article that was put in the Dickinson newspaper. If I had not come across BodyTalk in 2006, I WOULD BE DEAD FROM SHINGLES ON MY BRAIN. I don't know how you people can sleep knowing that you are trying to keep North Dakotans from getting the kind of help they need!

I was planning on coming to the meeting tomorrow morning to share my thoughts on that newspaper article. However, I just saw on your website that the meeting has been cancelled. At least this is what I saw on your site:

Next Board meeting is scheduled for:Ramkota Inn - Bismarck Room 3130 March 18, 2010 - due to the weather the meeting was cancelled for tomorrow. 9:00am - 2:00pm

In light of my uncertainty about the meeting being held, and the drive that I would need to take to attend a meeting that may not be held, I am sending my comments for all of you on the board to read. I am trusting that you will share my thoughts with all of the board members. Many of us feel that your board needs to print a rebuttal for the slanderous comments which you have made against our businesses. We are certified by the International BodyTalk Association and that should be good enough for you.

Most sincerely,

Mrs. Dawn Bornemann



My name is Dawn Bornemann and I'm from rural Kintyre, ND where I live on an organic farm. I am alive today because of a healing modality called BodyTalk. The stresses of repeated droughts, plus family tensions, almost took my life in 2006. That year in July I began trying to find a doctor who could figure out why I was dizzy all the time.

I became deathly ill but none of the 4 doctors I saw were able to figure out what was wrong with me until much damage was done to my nerves. Later a neurologist told me that I was, "Stressed out and needing a good rest." I then went to a health center in the Turtle Mountains for 18 days to "Have a good rest." I was certain that it would be a permanent one!

Fortunately, I found a naturopathic physician there who diagnosed me with internal shingles on my brain. That was when we began bee venom therapy, as that had been proven to help with shingles. Immediately I improved a tiny bit and was sent home with a quart jar full of honey bees.

My 20 year old daughter gave me, on average, 5 bee stings a day for a year until my body began to reject the venom. At that time, I met another naturopath who suggested that I take the BodyTalk Access class, which I did in June of 2007. When this helped, I pursued in-depth BodyTalk sessions with Elizabeth Hanson, CBP, who also taught the class. I improved quickly then, so she became my heroine!

After using the simple Access techniques for 6 weeks, I was able to reduce the bee stings from 5 to 1 a day. The nerves in my neck began to heal and I had hope of recovering. Prior to this, my sense of balance was damaged from the shingles and for many months I needed somebody to guide me about lest I fall AND it was unsafe for me to drive a vehicle. My head bobbed constantly, as the nerves to my neck were so damaged that there was not enough support for my head. Also, it sounded as though a freight train was running through my head for almost a year and my short-term memory was badly damaged. I liken the pain in my neck and head during that time to someone holding a hot iron to my neck! I lived on pain killers.

In September of 2007 I was somewhat recovered and took the 5 day BodyTalk classes called Modules 1 & 2. On the last day of class, Elizabeth used the BodyTalk biofeedback method of checking with my body. When she asked, "Are bee stings a priority?" the answer came back, "NO." That morning my daughter had given me bee-sting # 745 and it was the last, for the sessions that I received in class healed the nerve damage so incredibly that I no longer needed the bee venom therapy. THAT WAS ONE OF THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE!!!!!

After that, I had the knowledge I needed to give myself BodyTalk sessions whenever I had pain. Believe me, I MUCH PREFER THIS TO GETTING BEE STINGS EVERY DAY AND MY DAUGHTER DOES TOO!

As others saw my progress, and recovery from a life-threatening illness, they started asking me to give them sessions. I pursued further training with the International BodyTalk Association and then, last Fall I, myself, became a Certified BodyTalk Practitioner (CBP). I named my business, LINKS TO HEALING. I'm so glad to have this wonderful tool which is helping others to recover from minor problems to life-threatening situations.

BodyTalk works by strengthening the communication systems within the body. When we are under stress, the messages that are supposed to flow freely through our body are hampered. The brain is able to repair ANY damage IF its 2 sides are properly linked to each other. I like to think of stress as a tree that's fallen across a road, consequently blocking the flow of traffic. When the crane comes and removes the tree, then traffic can flow freely once again. A BodyTalk session is like that crane that removes the cause of the blockage, PLUS, it repairs the damage to the road.

We use biofeedback to determine where the blockages are located. Then we determine what items need to be linked together to bring healing and we lightly tap on the head. We're saying to the brain, "I know that you know this, but you may have forgotten it with all of the stress you've been under." Next, we lightly tap on the heart so that it stores this information and the changes become permanent. This is how BodyTalk healed my traumatized brain.

I have had many massages and they were not one bit like a BodyTalk session, so I am hoping that my sharing this will help a little to end the confusion! We BodyTalkers do NOT do massage! I cannot imagine myself being strong enough to be a massage therapist, as my body was permanently weakened. I CAN lightly pull on a hand to get a "Yes," or "No" response, though. In this way, not only have I been able to save my own life, but I've been blessed to be able to help others recover their health as well!

See what's happening at our organic farm by viewing my blog (an on-line journal) at: http://dawns-hope.blogspot.com/.