On my last morning in Atlanta, I awoke early and ready for the day.
I’d packed the night before and was on time to get to Catherine’s for our early (8am) start.
It was raining again, and it was torrential! Monsoon weather as we might say. My colleagues on the course had joked that I’d brought the rain with me – I plead not guilty. I’d enjoyed (thoroughly) the sunshine and 60-70 degree weather so far, and this was quite a surprise.
As it was my last day, after my usual breakfast I treated myself to some strawberries (see below):
They may not have been organic, though they were massive! I thanked the staff for their service, checked out (thanking the staff again for my great stay) and took a cab to Catherine’s.
I recognised the driver from a day or two before, and we talked during the 20 minute drive.
Over the course of the conversation he told me he had been in the air-force prior to being discharged in the mid-80s.
I asked where he was stationed, thinking he may have been in Europe or the UK, and he said ‘The Philippines’. I’d wondered why he had been discharged though didn’t ask him.
We had a nice chat and were soon at Catherine’s. As I paid him, I noticed my driver’s fingers; they were swollen and misshaped – like they had been burned or perhaps melted in a fire. Was this why he was discharged from the air-force? Once again I thought better of asking him, and just gently reminded myself to be happy and grateful for my life and everything in it.
Catherine let me in and told me she was just about to take Belle for her morning walk. She said it would just be long enough for Belle to go to the bathroom and then we’d start.
Belle looked so cute in her raincoat that I decided to take a picture. Though the lighting and flash make her look a little possessed, I can assure you she is anything but.
I caught up with Ken whilst Catherine walked Belle.
Catherine was back within a few minutes (it wasn't the kind of weather to have a pleasant stroll in) and we got down to work.
The morning session focused on ‘willingness’, something Catherine believes is a hugely important aspect to address with clients, and I agree.
We addressed my willingness to change and to implement the actions we decided that were needed and were in my ‘highest, best interest’ (a.k.a. HBI) on both a personal and professional level.
Once again we used kinesiology, flower essences and other techniques to do this.
We took a break for a snack and then started working again around late morning.
This next session was a big one and we covered many areas including:
Business – finding my true calling, my willingness to act upon what we found to be in my HBI and to allow the necessary changes to take place, my attitude to myself in terms of my work and my ability to succeed.
I was allocated a flower essence to use for 3 months to continue the healing process on this area.
Personal – my current and future living arrangements and familial role, my attitude to success in all areas of my personal life.
Personal – my intimate relationships and how to make them more successful.
I was recommend a book called ‘The 5 Love Languages’ by Gary Chapman to help with this area
We broke for lunch (with Ken at a local Chinese noodle bar) and then headed back for one more session.
The afternoon session looked at my health and we tested for food sensitivities. We found the following:
Banana – slightly surprising though not completely unexpected; I notice I get a runny nose after eating them.
Brewer’s Yeast – upon further testing we found that I’m not sensitive to gluten or wheat. I am in fact sensitive to the Brewer’s Yeast used in many of the products that contain gluten a dn wheat.
Beer – no problem here as I’m teetotal, though it must be down to Brewer’s Yeast again. When I started drinking beer in my mid-to-late teens, I'd notice that my stomach would bloat very quickly. When I switched from beer to Guinness or cider I had no bloating, and then hangover was different too (though still present).
Chocolate – Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Upon further testing we found that milk or white chocolate were the culprit as they are made from Cow’s milk (see below). I’m ok with dark chocolate – yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!
Coffee – Another common food sensitivity and another one irrelevant to me as I don’t drink it.
Fish – many fish are contaminated with toxins i.e. mercury, though Catherine advised me I was ok with wild caught salmon which is the only fish I eat on a weekly basis.
Cow’s milk – no problem for me as I only consume raw goat’s cheese on a weekly basis, though it did mean curtailing eating organic ice-cream along with some forms of chocolate (see above).
Shellfish – aside from being a common food allergy, the majority of shellfish are also contaminated with toxins like mercury.
Soy – although touted as a healthy food, soy is something I avoid and recommend everyone else does. Both www.mercola.comand the Price-Pottenger website (http://www.ppnf.org/catalog/ppnf/index.htm) have more information about soy and why it’s to be avoided.
After checking for food sensitivities, Catherine tested me for candida and parasites and also for heavy metal toxicity.
It transpires I have a candida overgrowth, a parasite in my small and large intestine and lead in lungs and gallbladder.
Yay.
Stay well, happy and focused on the positive.
Cris (El Baron)
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