Archive for November, 2007
November 26th, 2007 | 
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Hi there, naturally healthy pet lovers!
When on my EFT weekend earlier in November I discovered the gratitude dance.
This is an opportunity to be extremely silly, get in touch with your inner child, and release all those happy hormones again.
I immediately started implementing this, and now my children encourage me to do it with them whenever one of us is feeling upset, down or sulky, as well as in the mornings to raise our energy levels & remove those early morning sluggish feelings. Willow the Black Labrador just loves joining in – leaping around with the rest of us, she loves any opportunity to get in touch with her inner puppy (as if she was ever out of touch)! You can do it on your own or with others – the main thing is, let down the barriers & relax!
I even did the dance with the Brighton local group of the British Holistic Medical Association last week!
It is even more powerful, of course, if you make a list of everything you are grateful for first!
Do take a look at the YouTube video! Then DO IT – every day!
Love and light
Alison
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NeMC1Fl3J0
Things that I am grateful for…
What makes you feel free from stress? Just for a moment?
For me it is the Sussex countryside, preferably armed with trees. This photo shows the view on one of the walks along our lane. Every day I am grateful for the place where I live – it is fundamental to my holistic well-being. Of course there are other routes to reducing my stress levels that I have learnt – meditation, deep and relaxing breathing, and hugging the dog to name but three.
For my friend Judith, it is the view from her London apartment that keeps her ticking. She just loves being in London, with all it represents (see below for her fantastic view).
Two weekends ago I made a trip up to London for 2 days to do a course that Judith was coordinating with EFT master practitioner, Ann Ross.
Judith is an acclaimed business coach, who left her business as an accountant to pursue what she was really passionate about, running multiple businesses to love, creating passive income through property, and coaching entrepreneurs with small to medium businesses to success. Having worked with her over the last year through the Moneygym, I would trust her judgement on most things (thought we agree to differ on the ideal place to live…). Take a look at this site for her Elite Entrepreneur’s Club
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Tags: alison grimston, Ann Ross, business coach, CAMS, childhood experiences, despondency, Doctor and healer, eft, emotional freedom technique, face and body, fears, health and wellness, judith morgan, London apartment, master practitioner, medium businesses, millionaire mindset, passive income, stress, trees, vision | 
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Hi! I thought I’d write a bit about a common problem, especially in unspayed bitches like my own Willow (pictured).
Selective breeding has led to our domestic dogs becoming sexually mature at an earlier age. In addition domestic bitches (except African breeds) have twice as many seasons as wild wolves. In this article I will outline a little about the physiology of pregnancy and false pregnancy (pseudocyesis), and ways in which we can help bitches with either true or false pregnancies.
The Oestrus Cycle: Female dogs have a season every 8-9 months. Initially there will be vulval swelling associated with a blood stained discharge. During this phase (proestrus) she will flirt with males.
In the second phase, Oestrus, the vaginal discharge changes from blood-stained to straw coloured. Ovulation occurs, and the female is most fertile.
The next phase, dioestrus, is when the bitch is hormonally pregnant. The corpus luteum, formed at ovulation in the ovary, matures and produces female sex hormones. These in turn stimulate the secretion of prolactin from the anterior lobe of the pituitary, stimulating milk production in the mammary glands.
