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Friday, June 3, 2011

[AlternativeAnswers] Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life

Workshop with Gregg Levoy

Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life

Any leap you want to make in your personal or professional life that
will align or re-align you with your passion and sense of purpose, with
your deepest values, with a fit between who you are and what you do is,
by definition, a calling - an urging from the deep self that tells you
what it will take to make your life literally "come true."

That calling could be a career change or creative leap, to take on a new
role or let go of an old one, launch a new venture or a new
relationship, or simply make a course-correction in your life/work.

This dynamic, humorous and hands-on workshop will take a creative
approach to the challenges of listening and responding to these calls.
While honoring a calling's essential mystery, we'll also explore the
questions that bloom naturally in the presence of any call:

* What does it ask of us?
* How do we tell the true call from the siren-song?
* How do we handle our resistance to it?
* What happens when we say no?
* What happens when we say yes?

The key issues explored will be:

* Clarifying your callings
* Working with the resistance that naturally arises
* Identifying who and what can help you make the changes
* Creating an action plan of specific steps to anchor your callings
in the world

Join us for this life-enhancing workshop at The Caritas Spiritist
Center!

New Address: 5723 Arapahoe, Boulder

(directly across from the entrance to Flatirons Golf Course)

Saturday, June 11, 9 am - 5 pm

$85 members * $100 non-members

Call 303.449.3066 to register

About Gregg Levoy, author of Callings

As a fulltime lecturer and seminar-leader in the business, educational
and human-potential arenas, Gregg has Keynoted at state, national &
international conferences of the National Career Development Association
(NCDA), the American Counseling Association (ACA), the International
Association of Career Management Professionals (IACMP), and has
presented workshops at the Smithsonian Institution, Microsoft, American
Express, BP Amoco, Ascension Health, Michigan National Bank, National
League of Cities, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the
Universities of California/Arizona/Nevada/Wisconsin/Texas/Colorado and
others, The Executive Committee (TEC), the School for Managing and
Leading Change, the International Mass Retail Association, Esalen
Institute, Omega Institute, and others. He has also been a frequent
guest of the media, including ABC-TV, CNN, NPR and PBS. For more on
Gregg Levoy: www.GreggLevoy.com
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[AlternativeAnswers] Alternative Answers for Athlete's Foot

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Alternative Answers for Athlete's Foot

Athlete's Foot: is a fungal infection of the skin also known as "tinea pedis". In an acute flare-up, the skin of the foot is red or white with scales, cracks, inflammation, cuts, and blisters. There is itching, burning, and stinging. Most often, it occurs in between the toes. During an acute flare-up, secondary bacterial infection is common. In chronic athletes foot, the skin of the sides and sole of the foot is pink and scaly and there is no itchiness.

Tinea pedis can also infect the scalp, where it causes hair loss and scaly patches. It can infect the body, where it causes round, red, scaly patches, such as ring worm that itch and at the groin, where jock itch causes itching, redness and thickening of the skin. The fungus lives off dead skin cells and thrives in warm, damp environments, such as the floors around gym locker rooms, showers and
indoor swimming pools.

Don't be confused. Athletes foot can sometimes be confused with dyshydrotic dermatitis, contact or atopic dermatitis, erythrasma and psoriasis.

Managing Athlete's Foot

Prevention is key so it is important to take the following steps to prevent infection:

1. Good hygene is vital. Keep your feet clean. Wash your feet twice a day with soap and water, and dry them thoroughly. Wash your hands with soap and water after coming into contact with the infected area. After bathing, wash out the tub or shower with an antiseptic cleaner such as Lysol.

2. Keep your feet thoroughly dry, especially between your toes. Use a foot powder to keep feet dry. Simple corn starch makes a good foot dusting powder.

3. Wear cotton socks, and change your socks daily. Wash socks in the hot water setting of a washing machine. Be sure to rinse the socks thoroughly during laundering, because detergent residue can aggravate your skin problem.

4. Don't wear tight, closed-toe shoes. Moisture and heat cause athlete's foot fungus to thrive. Natural materials such as cotton and leather create the best environment for feet, while rubber and even wool may induce sweating and hold moisture.

5. Whenever possible, such as during the summer, wear airy shoes such as sandals. Don't go barefoot in public places. Wear slippers or flip-flops.

6. Don't share towels, and keep your linens and towels clean.

7. To further keep your feet dry, allow them to air-dry for 5 or 10 minutes
after a shower.

8. Freshen your shoes once a week and keep them clean.

9. Remove dead skin as the initial stage of athlete's foot has seemed to settle down, remove any dead skin. This skin contains living fungi that can reinfect you. In the bath tub, vigorously work the entire foot with a bristle scrub brush. Pay special attention to spaces between the toes. Use a small bottle brush or clean toothbrush. If you scrub your feet in the bathtub, shower afterward to wash away any bits of skin that could attack to other parts of the body and start an infection.

10. Toenails are favorite breeding spots for the fungi. Scrape the undersides of your toenails clean at least every second or third day. Be sure to use a wooden stick, toothpick, or wooden match instead of a metal nail file, which could scratch the nails and provide niches for the fungus to grow in.

The goal in treating athlete's foot is to kill the fungus. The tinea fungus is contagious and once it takes hold, it can be quite tenacious to get rid of. If you are dealing with athlete's foot now, here are some of the best natural remedies for athlete's foot:

Aromatherapy Remedies
Aromatherapy offers some of the best remedies for tinea pedis fungal infection and they are in the form of essential oils! Helpful, are essential oils of eucalyptus, lavender, myrrh, patchouli and tea tree and thyme oils and are all beneficial for destroying fungal infection. In fact, they seem to work as well if not better than pharmaceutical anti-fungal products.

Tea Tree: (Melaleuca alternifolia) is the most common natural treatment for athlete's foot. Tea tree oil has anti-fungal properties. Tea tree oil can be applied directly to the skin three times a day, covering the affected area. About 4 to 10 drops is sufficient. Continue for two weeks after the fungal infection seems to have disappeared to ensure that it is eradicated. Tea tree
oil also helps with fungal infections of the nails.

Studies have found tea tree oil is an antiseptic and has the ability to kill many bacteria and fungi. Two clinical trials suggest it may help people with athlete's foot. One study examined the effectiveness of 10 percent tea tree oil cream compared with 1 percent tolnaftate (a medicated topical anti-fungal) and placebo creams in 104 people with athlete's foot. The tea tree oil and tolnaftate groups showed improvement in scaling, inflammation, itching, and burning compared to the placebo group, however, only the tolnaftate eradicated
the fungi more effectively than a placebo. Tea tree oil can also be mixed with aloe vera gel. About 4 ounces of aloe vera gel to 1/2 teaspoon of tea tree oil can be combined in a spray bottle and applied twice daily. Allow the feet to dry before putting on footwear.

Eucalyptus: reduces pain, spasms and inflammation, stimulating local blood circulation and the removal of waste products and toxins from the tissues. Eucalyptus helps new tissue to form. This oil has strong anti-fungal, anti-viral and immune stimulating properties. Caution: do not use along with homeopathic remedies, use only for a week at a time and do not use on babies or young children.

Myrrh is a wonderful pain killer. This antiseptic oil works miracles on cracked skin. It can speed the healing of eczema. The anti-fungal properties make it just right for a foot bath for athlete's foot, as a vaginal wash for thrush and a very good remedy for pain in Chinese medicine.

Patchouli: This rich, spicy oil so often used for nausea also helps normalize blood pressure either by raises blood pressure by restricting external blood flow, or lowers it by dilating surface blood vessels. This oil is warming and an antiseptic. This oil is one of the best for fungal infections on the skin. Especially for athlete's foot, chapped, dry skin, acne, eczema and dermatitis.

Lavender: is probably the most helpful and Universal oils on the planet. This anti-inflammatory oil blends well with other oils such as soothing Chamomile, pain relieving Rosemary essential oil.

Thyme: is one of the most useful medicinal herbs in natural healing. This oil is an antiseptic, disinfectant, antibiotic and strong germicide. It is extremely valuable for fighting infections.

Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatments

Traditional Chinese medicine considers athletes' foot as wind, heat and/or damp patterns. The protocol is to clear heat and damp, and to bring yeast cells under control by decreasing the source that is encouraging them to grow, and strengthen the immune system to prevent their recurrence.

Athlete's foot can be differentiated into three additional patterns: blistering, erosive, and keratinized. All these three patterns have itching and smell.

Blistering is indicated by raised or fluid filled sacks. The erosive pattern is whitish with exudate, generally between the toes, and turns red after scratching. Keratinized generally is dry and characterized by peeling skin. These types may be present all at the same time or occur one after another.

Three of my favorite, time-tested herbal remedies in the Chinese materia medica are called Damp Heat Soak. Soak your foot or apply the liquid with a wet compress for about 20 minutes. Let the feet dry.

Then apply Drying Powder and dust between the toes with this herbal healing powder.

Twice a day, apply Fungal Cream, this non steroid all natural treatment is indicated for management of symptoms associated with tinea pedis fungal infections such as athlete's foot, ringworm and jock-itch.

Andrew Pacholyk, MS. L.Ac
http://www.peacefulmind.com/athletes_foot.htm
Therapies for healing
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