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Healing & Alternative Health:
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Remedies to Ease
the Stress of Moving
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by Donna Cunningham |
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On those lists of stress-inducing events published from time to time, relocation is usually one of the highest-rated. Because of the constant restructuring and merging typical of our times, those who work in the corporate sector are especially prone to being transferred--often on short notice. Those who are not part of the corporate world may also be impelled to move for work-related reasons, like when the economy goes bad in a particular part of the country.
In fact, statistics show that the average person now moves twelve times in the course of a lifetime. A major geograhic change generally requires a big readjustment for everyone in the household, one that may take as long as a year. Fortunately, there are a number of fine flower remedies to keep you on an even keel as you cope with the stresses of moving.
A Bach Flower Remedy that is practically a lifeline in that disorienting month before and up to six months after the move is Walnut, available in health food stores anywhere you go. It is almost a Rescue Remedy for those who are moving, for it clears their brains and seems to ground them at a point when the very earth seems to be moving under their feet. If you find yourself spacing out and having a hard time functioning, refresh your dosage bottle of Walnut, and you may be amazed at how much clearer you feel. (You might also add Desert Alchemy's Transitions Formula, which helps you remain centered in times of chaos and uncertainty.)
Bach himself saw Walnut as a remedy for those who are too vulnerable to outside influences in times of change. When we move, we are bombarded with new people and surroundings. In our uncertainty about how to operate in a new territory, we are prone to losing our boundaries, no matter how solid they are in normal times. For business travelers, Walnut also helps in smoothing transitions between time zones and in coping with culture shock. (More detail about Walnut and other remedies for times of transition can be gained from my article on Essences for School Transitions, in the May, 2001, issue of Vibration.)
Packing for the move and then unpacking as you settle in can be overwhelming--so many details to consider. What should you keep, and what should you get rid of? Did you remember to shut off all the utilities in the old place, and will they be turned on in time in the new? Did you notify everyone who ought to know, and have you sent change of address cards to all the right people and places? And which one of that stack of twenty cartons has your remedy kits?
The chaos can fairly make your head swim! Again, essences can come to your rescue--even Rescue Remedy itself when you're right down to the wire on the move. The Flower Essence Society's Filaree helps put petty details and worries in perspective, so you keep track of what's really important. Their Dill can smooth out a brain bombarded with stimuli and choices, and their Blackberry can help you focus long enough to get the job done. (The links will take you to in-depth portraits of these essences in Vibration's back issues.)
Desert Alchemy's Staghorn Cholla is a magic motivator for sorting through and weeding out belongings while you pack and for resettling once you're there. However, the premier remedy for overwhelm has got to be Bach's Elm a.k.a. Over-Elm. Seldom would anyone in the throes of resettling lose by having a bottle of Elm handy!
Though handling the details of the physical move can be both physically and mentally challenging, by far the hardest part of a move has to be the folks we leave behind. We can miss our friends, relatives, neighbors, and even coworkers a great deal. Even if we know some people in the new location, they don't replace close and continued contact with those we loved in the old place.
If some members of the household are homesick, especially to the point of having difficulty getting involved in new activities, Bach's Honeysuckle may be indicated. For heartache over losses, you might want to use our on-site search engine to find the numerous articles we have already published on loss and on healing the heart.
As you can see, the flower essences are a major tool for people who are undergoing a move. However, as many of you know, I am an astrologer first and only became an essence practitioner because my astrology clients needed these wonderful catalysts. Thus, I would be remiss if I didn't also tell you about Relocation Astrology, an excellent source of information about how a proposed move can affect you and others in your household. While I no longer do relocation readings, you can find a list of those certified in this specialty at Continuum.
On that site, you will also find a booklet of practical tips I wrote on how to make a smooth move. To aid you in planning better, the booklet also has many links to useful sites on the internet dealing with moving. No doubt about it, moving can be very stressful, but by using essences and planning really well, you can keep the emotional wear and tear to a minimum.
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Donna Cunningham,
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Donna Cunningham is an internationally respected astrologer and the author of 13 books on metaphysical topics.
Donna Cunningham has a dual background in astrology and psychotherapy, with a Masters in Social Work from Columbia University and over 30 years experience as a professional astrologer. She considers doing the astrology charts of children to be a sacred trust. It is a way of knowing who these Indigo children are on their own terms rather than as their families, teachers, and society expect them to be.
In these sessions, she focuses on typical childhood concerns such as family and peer relationships, the best educational approaches, and the child's special gifts and abilities. She can be reached for consultations at (503)291-7891, by email, or at her web page. Ask about her special rate for children's charts.
Donna is also co-editor of Vibration and a frequent contributor. She has written fourteen books on astrology and other metaphysical topics, including her Flower Remedies Handbook. Astrologers who want to know the special considerations involved in doing children's charts can read the chapter on this topic in Donna's text, The Consulting Astrologer's Guidebook.
Listed in several Who’s Who volumes, she has given seminars on astrology around the world and won the prestigious Regulus Award at the 1998 UAC.
She teaches astrology classes online at: astrocollege.com
You may reach her for long-distance astrology consultations at her web site:
DonnaCunningham
MSW.com
by email:
moonmaven @spiritone.com
or by calling:
(503)291-7891.
For the past 20 years, she has worked with the flower remedies, and she is co-editor of Vibration Magazine, a free online educational quarterly at:
essences.com/vibration/
For information on Donna's online classes about flower essences, visit her website:
DonnaCunninghamMSW.com
"Donna's first astrology ebook will be available in March.
For more
information go to her web page:
http://www.donna
cunninghammsw.com
This series is reprinted with gracious permission from Donna Cunningham.
©2002 Vibration Magazine/The World Wide Essence Society
PO Box 285
Concord, MA 01742
978 369-8454
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