Within each of us are seven major chakras. The first chakra is called Muladhara, also known as the root chakra, which is located at the base of your spine. The root chakra affects your money, health, and career. Muladhara holds the energy related to your physical safety and security and can become blocked by your fears and insecurities. Having a balanced root chakra provides a solid foundation to build a healthy and happy life upon. Signs your root chakra is weak or blocked include experiencing a general lack of physical energy, a general lack of confidence, or experiencing any of the following physical symptoms on a frequent or recurring basis: eating disorders, adrenal fatigue, foot and leg pains and injuries, rectal or colon problems, immune disorders or bone disorders. Get 3 easy tips to balance your root chakra below.
 
3 Easy Tips to Balance Your Root Chakra

Reiki Training
In this Reiki course you will develop an understanding of the gentle life force energy, Reiki, as well as its origin and history. You will learn to use this Japanese healing art to care for yourself—and others if you choose. Our Reiki training includes the Western style of Reiki (developed by Mrs. Takata), the Japanese technique, and the Holy Fire tradition (introduced by William Lee Rand). We will also share our personal practices developed in our Chiropractic, Massage, and Reiki Clinic located in Gresham, Oregon.

Course Content
All the information and techniques for both levels are covered including:

• The origin and history of Reiki
• The nature of Reiki energy, and how Reiki heals
• The Reiki Ideals
• The human energy system
• The complete hand placement system
• Gassho meditation
• Byosen Scanning - using the sensitivity in the hands to locate areas needing healing
• Reiji-Ho - using inner guidance to know how and where to treat
• Kenyoku - dry bathing, a method to purify your energy field
• Gyoshi-ho - sending Reiki with the eyes
• Sending Reiki at a distance
• Reiki II symbols: their intentions and uses are explained
  
• Attunements for Reiki I and II are given and practiced
  

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Our Reiki course is a combination of lecture, discussion, demonstration, and practice time. Each student will experience the giving and receiving of a complete Reiki treatment at our Gresham clinic. You will learn and practice the traditional western hand positions as well as the Japanese technique for hand placement which will help to develop intuition.

Course Materials
The course includes the following materials:

• Holy Fire Reiki I & Reiki II -  attunements & certificates
  
• Complete manual for Reiki I & II
• “Reiki: The Healing Touch” by William Rand
  

Reiki Instructors
Develop your ability to care for yourself and enhance your service to others through Your Sanctuary for Healing’s Reiki training classes. Your instructors, Bradley D. Craig D.C. and Patty Craig M.Ed., L.M.T., are both Holy Fire Karuna Reiki Masters, trained through the International Center for Reiki Training. They are experienced in using Reiki for personal use to enhance well-being as well as for providing care to clients and in other professional settings.

The weather is changing and if you’re anything like me, so is your mood. When the skies turn grey, daylight shortens, and gloomy weather comes around, I feel myself experiencing the blues. During this time of year many people experience a variety of symptoms such as difficulty sleeping or sleeping too much, lack of energy, lack of interest in things you normally like, overeating, craving sweets and carbohydrates, depression, irritability, anti-social tendencies, and a weakened immune system. Have you ever noticed these symptoms in yourself during or shortly after the change of seasons? That increase of depression and pain during the winter months is often referred to as Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD.

What is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression related to the changes in seasons, beginning and ending around the same times every year. If you're like most people with SAD, your symptoms start in the fall and continue into the winter months, reducing your energy and making you feel moody. Many of the issues with seasonal affective disorder have to do with an imbalance in the body as exposure to sunlight decreases, affecting hormonal changes in the body. Symptoms can also include oversleeping, appetite changes, weight gain, social withdrawal, and tiredness or low energy.

Utilizing Reiki for Seasonal Affective Disorder
Reiki is known to help reduce pain, alleviate anxiety, and calm depression symptoms. It reduces feelings of stress while producing a deep feeling of calm. According to a study by the US National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Health, Reiki significantly reduced symptoms of depression and anxiety both immediately after treatment and 5 weeks post-treatment. With zero negative side effects, Reiki is a great option for coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder.

Are you tired of living with lower back pain? Stop the pain and start feeling better with a chiropractic adjustment. At Your Sanctuary For Healing, we use a personalized approach to identify the source of your lower back pain and then eliminate the problem. You do not have to live with the limited range of motion or lack of physical activity that often accompany lower back pain. You can find relief with our holistic healing approach. Dr. Bradley Craig D.C. and Patty Craig M.Ed., L.M.T. are a husband and wife team of healers and passionate advocates for holistic health and wellness. The pair created Your Sanctuary For Healing to provide you a sacred space for healing in Downtown Gresham.  

If you are seeking effective low back pain relief in Gresham, our highly experienced chiropractor can help. Dr. Bradley Craig will evaluate your lower back pain to determine the cause of our pain. Then he will perform manual chiropractic adjustments, forceful thrusts to adjust the vertebrae in your lower back, so they are in better alignment. When the vertebrae are straight, nerve pressure is eliminated which lessens your lower back pain. This is especially helpful in conditions such as sciatica in which the sciatic nerve is being compressed. Manual adjustments of the vertebrae also reduce pain from herniated discs.

Lower back pain can cause the following symptoms; muscle spasms, difficulty moving and even pain just above the knee. Through chiropractic care, we can treat back pain through spinal manipulation (high-velocity low-amplitude thrust) and spinal mobilization (low-force treatment). Lower back adjustments can bring you immediate and lasting pain relief. Whether you are struggling with pain from a spinal abnormality, an injury, a herniated disc or sciatica, we can help.

Chronic pain, pain lasting longer than 3-6 months, affects more than 100 million Americans, according to a report by the Institute of Medicine. Many people living with chronic pain can find relief with the help of a qualified Reiki practitioner. Reiki is a gentle technique that promotes healing through deep relaxation, stress reduction, and opening the flow of energy through the body. Energy can become depleted or blocked from the everyday stresses of life or trauma. Over time, blocked energy can present itself in the form of chronic pain, also described as aching, stiffness, tightness, aching, and discomfort. During a Reiki treatment muscles are relaxed, and energy flow is unblocked, which helps reduce physical tension and chronic pain.

Chronic pain can also be associated with emotional distress and lack of balance. Reiki can resolve chronic pain by allowing healing energy to flow freely. The result is reduced pain and tension, as well as feelings of relaxation and rejuvenation. Unlike most other treatments, Reiki is a multi-purposed method that can heal both physical and emotional ailments.

Your Sanctuary for Healing provides Reiki for Chronic Pain in Historic Downtown Gresham. If you’re ready to release the negative energy that has accumulated throughout your life, try Reiki!

Secure your spot in our Soulful Summer Self-Care before it’s too late!

Soulful Summer Self-Care includes:

• 3 - Therapeutic Reiki Sessions: each of your 90-minuite Reiki sessions will be focused on releasing, clearing, and reconnecting you with beautiful YOU!
• 2 - Healthy Habits: we’ll work with you to dig deep and identify 2 habits that are undesirable and replace them with 2 habits that will help your soul feel amazing!
  
• 6 - Weeks of Personal Support: once a week receive follow-up care to help re-align your inner voice to match your self-care goals. When it comes to developing new habits and ditching the bad one, repetition is key.

With only 18 spots available, this Soulful Summer Self-Care special will quickly sell-out.
If you’re ready to reconnect with yourself and develop healthy habits while receiving personalized support to help you succeed, Your Sanctuary For Healing can help you!

What is Reiki
Reiki is a healing technique that promotes healing and reduces stress by using touch to channel energies in your body. Although Reiki was first started in Japan, it also incorporates wisdom from the Hindu tradition. One of the concepts that Reiki has incorporated are the 7 chakras. Chakras are energy centers distributed throughout the body and each chakra is responsible for different aspects of wellness.

Reiki is a gentle technique that promotes healing through deep relaxation, stress reduction, and opening and enriching the flow of energy through the body. Your energy can become depleted or blocked from the everyday stresses of life or trauma. When you experience sensations of tightness and discomfort in specific regions of the body, this is a sign of blocked energy. Over time, blocked energy can present itself in the form of anxiety and/or depression.

Reiki is a great resource for relieving stress related to anxiety and depression. Emotional exhaustion, fatigue, feeling overwhelmed, and experiencing sleeping problems can all be the result of stress accumulated in the body. During a Reiki session muscles are relaxed and blocked energy is released, helping to reduce the symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Your Sanctuary for Healing provides Reiki for Anxiety & Depression in Historic Downtown Gresham. If you’re ready to release the negative energy that has accumulated throughout your life, try Reiki!

Anyone suffering from pain due to a car accident can find relief from pain with the help of chiropractic care. Whether your injury stems from the impact of a major collision or a fender bender, the resulting injury can leave you unable to work, spend quality time with your friends and family, or participate in your normal everyday activities. Not every accident results in injury, but there are plenty that do, and those who have suffered from injuries are highly recommended to seek an experienced chiropractor.
Chiropractic care is necessary for maintaining the health of a spine that has been through trauma and to relieve pain. With proper care, chiropractic therapy can soothe pain, restore motion, and minimize scar tissue from a car accident. Chiropractic care can be remarkably effective in treating pain and promoting wellness.

At Your Sanctuary for Healing, we can help mobilize your spine to promote blood flow which allows the body to naturally engage in the healing process. After a car accident the longer someone waits to receive chiropractic care the longer the recovery process will take.

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Aging is a real pain in the neck...literally! Growing older can do quite a number on the mobility of your joints, but there are many effective treatments for age-related aches and pains, chiropractic care chief among them.

Aging causes general degeneration of joints in the spine, which triggers back pain. There is also a link between aging and problems with coordination and balance. This is largely due to the degeneration of structures known as mechanoreceptors. Located in the spine, mechanoreceptors play an important role in balance and coordination. Mechanoreceptors become impaired with time, and as they degrade, coordination and balance problems can arise. These common issues are experienced by more and more of the elderly population in the Portland and Gresham area every year.

Chiropractic care can aid seniors by increasing mobility in the spine and limbs. Proper chiropractic adjustment means the enjoyment of activities without the pain and discomfort associated with spinal misalignment. Additionally, through regular chiropractic care, problems associated with mechanoreceptor degradation can be repaired.

During a chiropractic adjustment you’re likely to hear your joints make a “crack” or “pop” sound which is the release of gas, specifically the release of oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. This audible release of gas, also known as joint cavitation, is what releases the pressure in your joints. When pressure builds up it can create subluxations which jams up the communications channels of your nervous system. After the pressure built up in your joints is released your body enters a healing process and it tries to re-align itself to achieve a state of homeostasis. Basically, a chiropractic adjustment helps remove blockades so that your body can do its job!  

Why Is Water Important After My Chiropractic Adjustment?
Once your body is properly aligned and tension is released then your body more capable of letting go of any toxic buildup caused by the blockade of tension. Drinking water helps flush out these toxins and reduce the severity of any unpleasant side effects from the adjustment. Keeping yourself hydrated in general is important for proper digestive and kidney function and removing toxins and waste you’re your body.

At Your Sanctuary for Healing, we have a holistic approach to improving health and promoting personal wellness.