Altars site on Tumblr.com (swearing in title, lots of photos) Altars, shrines, and other sacred spaces from all spiritual paths and traditions
Creating Your Own Sacred Space with Homemade Altars
The Five Element Healing Altar
Feng Shui Tips to Create an Altar
Spiritual Altar– Connecting to God
Creating Your Own Reiki Healing Altar
How to Build a Meditation Altar
How to Build a Powerful Meditation Altar with Crystals
Poetry:
Healing Ceremony:
Ritual:
Creating Rituals: Three Essential Questions
Feng Shui:
Feng Shui to Benefit Your Body
Soul Retrieval:
Soul Retrieval by Sandra Ingerman
Soul Loss & Soul Retrieval from Shared Wisdom website
Bibliotherapy (Reading Therapy):
Bibiliotherapy Book Lists for Littles
Poetry Therapy:
The National Association for Poetry Therapy
A Brief Overwiew of Poetry Therapy
Cinematherapy:
Cinematherapy.com’s Movie Index
Equine Therapy:
Labyrinths:
Walking the Labyrinth with Reiki
Pilgrimage:
I have trouble breathing. I know I’ve posted about that in the past. I have trouble breathing. I don’t breathe out all the way and I have trouble breathing deeply. I attribute that to the abuses on me by my biological mother.
I often refer to her as my biological mother. Even though I didn’t have a surrogate type mother or an adoptive mother, I often refer to her as my biological mother, because she was never a mother to me. The truth, no matter how painful, when faced, helps me to heal.
So my biological mother made it hard for me to breathe. When I was little she frequently interfered with my ability to breathe, usually in a rage, usually when I was not compliant to her sexual abuses. For years I didn’t know why I had so many issues. Just focusing on breathing exercises or meditation could bring on a panic attack. I didn’t know why, but I learned soon in the beginning of my healing that I couldn’t do anything breathing without being triggered badly.
When I am upset it is hard to calm myself down, because I can’t use deep breathing. I was told to do that the first time I tried DBT. The only good I got out of that first time was the therapist screamed at me over the phone that I should hold a rock, three weeks after I told her I couldn’t do the deep breathing. I had lots of issues with that therapist, and tried to tolerate her, because I was in the DBT program, but she screamed at me and that is something I will not tolerate from a therapist. I should hold a rock, I find them very comforting, but I usually don’t.
One of the only good things I got out of my second time with DBT (see comments) was that I should practice the skills when I am not upset. I was told that was the way I should have been doing it the first time I took DBT.
Still, even when not upset, focusing on breathing; making deep breaths and holding my breath in, can still bring on a panic attack. I discovered recently that when I have a bottle of essential oils open I can breathe deep and hold the breath several times. I tried that a for a few days.
Now I’ve decided to add it as a healing daily skill, something I do when I want to remind myself about doing some healing self-care. Breathing in the smell of the essential oils seems to help me focus on something other than the breathing and holding my breath a few counts feels different than just breathing. This is one method of using essential oils, breathing it in, and I think it is a good beginner skill for me to work on in breathing and thankful that I have found something that doesn’t trigger or panic me.
Essential Oils:
Essential Oil Safety Information
Essential Oils Guide: Aromatherapy Essential Oils
Aromatherapy and Oil Diffusers
Aromatherapy for Emotional Well-Being
Meditating With Essential Oils
Essential Oils to Cleanse, Purify, and Combat Negativity
Smudging:
Native American Smudging Rituals
Reiki:
The International Center for Reiki
Distant Healing and Human Etheric Field
Crystals and Stones:
Crystals and Gemstones (Including a Listing of Uses)
Crystal Dictionary of Metaphysical Meanings
Animal Totems/Guides:
Discovering Your Animal Totems
Spirit Guides:
How to Meet Your Spirit Guides
Drumming:
The Physical and Emotional Effects of Drumming
Spirit of Drummers: Drummers Speak on Drumming
What is a Community Drum Circle?
Meditation:
Mudras: Meditation in Your Hands
Dance:
Finding Relationship to Rhythm
An Interview with Gabrielle Roth
Kate Is Rising 
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