Amazingly enough, although it will kill e.coli and salmonella as well as many other nasty bugs, it is safe to drink and people using it who work as industrial cleaners no longer suffer from fumes and skin damage.

There is a lot more about the story in the LA Times.

So being optimistic may not simply be a result of will-power or of childhood experiences.

Could it be that they are  also  influenced by a genetic disposition to optimism or pessimism? And if so how could this happen?

It is easy to think of ‘moods’ as if they are just imprecise non-physical ‘feelings’ or ‘emotions’ but of course we know that they are accompanied by or caused by chemical changes in the brain.

An example is that vigorous exercise produces endorphins, the body’s own painkillers and mood-enhancers. The endorphins change the brain’s chemistry and change mood. Going to the Gym really can cheer you up, it’s a chemical fact!

The mechanism by which this happens is still being investigated but one possibility is that the genes could be affecting the amount of serotonin in the brain. Serotonin affects moods including anger and aggression so higher levels of serotonin would mean better moods.

Another possibility is that a certain area of the brain called the amygdala is seen to be more active in people with the ‘negativity’ genes and this may make such people more inclined to be neurotic worriers with bouts of anxiety.

Nevertheless, we all have the option of choosing to try and alter our habits and patterns of thinking and responding to situations.

It may not be easy but anyone who, like many of us, tends to see the negative side of life must not take the easy way out of saying it is all predestined in our genes and that there is nothing we can do about it. Positive thinking works.

Norwich Healing Centre is being set-up by a group of healers who are all recognised by the National Federation of Spiritual Healers or NFSH. It grew out of a monthly support group set up by Sue Brodie and Miles Clayden which in turn came from a monthly Healers Development group which had been held in Norwich for years by a very well-known and powerful healer, Diana Bylett.

We will be opening on Saturday 21st March 2009, which co-incidentally is the Spring Equinox, return of new life, at the City of Norwich School, better known as CNS, Eaton Road, Norwich NR4 6PP.

No charge but a request for donations towards the running costs.

Syd

“Moderation in all things, even including moderation itself” - which means for me “Don’t be moderate always: moderate your sense of moderation and have a blow-out from time to time!”

Mystic Cloud is about healing, peace and self-development. And keeping our feet on the ground!

I have been training as a healer with the UK organisation NFSH  - the National Federation of Spiritual Healers - for nearly two years. This is a rigorous program which takes at least three years to complete and to become accepted as a Full Healer Member of NFSH.

I have also used the Bach Flower remedies over many years for my own emotional support and growth and have found them of great help in dealing with mood swings and various other personal challenges.

At other times in the past I have also been involved with Leonard Orr’s version of Rebirthing as well as Co-Counselling and meditation.

I find that elements of all of these experiences come together in practicing the NFSH approach to energy healing.

Love and Light

Feet on the Ground @ Mystic-Cloud.com