Hello everyone and welcome to issue #144 of Carnival of Healing.
This is the 2nd time CMNotes is hosting the carnival, and I want to tell you- this is a lot of fun!
Issue #143 was hosted by Change Therapy, and next week’s issue will be hosted by Aquatic Meditations.
A special thank you for the recently- turned- grandmother Phylameana, who makes this carnival happen.
Don’t forget to check the Carnival of Healing Archive for more information and to sign up to host the carnival.

This issue will be a bit eclectic, as I tried to collect posts from different topics, and not just Chinese Medicine. Yes, it was difficult, but I managed and here is my collection which I am sure you will find interesting and will provoke at least one thought- if not more.

You probably heard of Randy Pausch by now.
I heard about him only about a month or so ago, and was astonished by the strength of this family. The Last Lecture he gave was watched on YouTube by more than 6 million people world wide, and now the book is out. Randy talks about living and dreams, giving us an inside look of what he wishes to leave behind for his children.

“Never Market Again” is an eBook that talks about a unique marketing strategy for acupuncturists.
I read the eBook and found it to spark many ideas of my own, alongside the good ideas that the author, Burton Kent, writes in the eBook. Not only that, but I also think that the content can be relevant to other fields of alternative medicine, mainly because of the personal approach of this strategy.

David B. Bohl wrote an interesting post titled “Let’s Get It Together!“, which I personally identified with, especially in light of these crazy few weeks I’ve been having here. I hope you’ll find it interesting as well.

Let’s talk about nutrition for a bit:
Turmeric (or Yu Jin for those who practice Chinese herbal medicine) is a wonderful herb that has been gaining more and more appreciation in the west. Every few months I read another study, another research and the findings are the same- turmeric is good for you.
Chinese Medicine News posts about the hope turmeric can give to fight obesity.

My home is Israel, and although sometimes the media shows us in a somewhat strange light, I promise you- we don’t ride on camels on the streets of Tel Aviv, we don’t have tents as houses, and we really do want peace.
One of the things that I find to be a symbol of Israel is Hummus.
I love Hummus. Granted it can sometimes feel as though you ate concrete as it can be heavy on the stomach, but it is so worth it.
When I saw a recipe for home-made hummus I thought that it’s better to try it, why not?
So until you get your chance to visit Israel, try this hummus above, and if you need recommendations for good hummus on your upcoming trip- drop me a line.

Organic Makeup and Skin Care is a new blog for me.
Motherhood made many changes in my life and soul, and although I always was aware of the world around me, motherhood made it a bigger part of my life.
Being more “green” is part of it, although I admit I am ”light green”.
Strange Days on Planet Earth and Your Makeup Kit is an interesting post, I encourage you to read it and start thinking more about the world around you, if you haven’t already.

Change Therapy talks about the importance of singing in a person’s life.
Confession: one of the best ways for me to uplift my spirits and let go of frustrations and anger is to put on some 80’s music (with the hair and fashion crimes) and sing out loud, off key and all that.
Go ahead and laugh but I know you’re doing the same thing too!

Penn & Teller vs. Chinese Medicine is taken from The Life Giving Sword, a blog about Chinese Medicine.
Skeptics surround us and are very vocal with their anti-Chinese Medicine opinions, which are 95% of the time based on un-true information. They make me angry mainly because they publish lies and twisted information which they present as true.
Why must it always be one thing or the other? Why can’t Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine co-exist and provide the best of both worlds for the patient?

Assi Ben Porat is not writing a blog. He combines between Tai Chi and painting, and the result is presented in this beautiful one of a kind website which is called Tai Chi Form Art.

I leave you with a post from Ross Rosen’s blog (a very impressively educated scholar!), with some Buddhist words about happiness which is called- Be Happy.

Indeed, be happy everyone, and stay well!

Over to you
You are welcome to leave your comments, I’d love to hear your thoughts about this issue and it’s content.