by Jo Anderson | Feb 3, 2019 | Healing, Life Altering Illnesses
?Healing is a wonderful, safe, non-invasive complementary therapy. I know you hear this from me constantly in my Facebook posts, but I am so passionate about what I do and how Healing can help, I can’t help but repeat it. This mantra is particularly relevant to my clients with life-altering illnesses, as it can bring them so much relief.
?I know from my own experience how Healing helped me: it came from the inside out. I had to relax, let go, shed a few tears and from my first session, I felt hopeful that recovery was possible. (You can read about my experience in the ‘about Jo’ section of my website.) At the time, I knew very little about Healing, but immediately felt a positivity and a determination that it was possible to Heal.
?Of course, I cannot claim that Healing cures all ills, but I do know it works well alongside all treatments and conditions, and certainly has an extremely positive effect on the mind, body and soul, enabling the person receiving Healing to feel peace, release tension and most of all to relax. Often, clients have said it kind of ‘kick-starts’ them, this is because Healing can stimulate the body’s own natural Healing ability.
?I have given Healing to people with many different conditions: cancer, parkinsons, polymyalgia, cluster headaches, stress and anxiety, to name a few. Often people are, understandably, sceptical. (To be honest, it is a sceptic that I like to sit on my Healing stool, because their reaction at the end of the session is so very satisfying!) Please understand that a Healing session is more than just the therapy itself, it is taking that step towards self-help … talking and being heard is so important. I do not counsel, but I am a good listener.
Clients with cancer that I have given Healing to, have responded very well. It has helped with acceptance of their condition, brings peace and hope, and leaves them physically and mentally feeling stronger. For example, they have not felt sickness/nausea, have not lost their hair due to harsh chemotherapy and look generally ‘well’. One client, on being asked how he looked so well said he had a ‘secret weapon’ meaning the Healing! This is not to say that everyone will respond in the same way, I am merely trying to give an example of how Healing helps.
?I have a client who suffers with cluster headaches, debilitating pain that cannot be explained. His clusters are episodic, once or twice a year for 6-8 weeks at a time, but for some people, they can become chronic, meaning the headaches occur every day. To get relief, he has to breathe oxygen until the pain subsides, sometimes for up to 20 minutes. In between cluster attacks, you can be affected by what’s known as the ‘grey ghost’ which literally feels like a dark cloud of depression hanging over your head. It is this that Healing helps with. My client says that without the Healing, he would find it hard to deal with this side of the condition – Healing lifts his mood and banishes the ‘ghost’, leaving him feeling ‘normal’ and able to go about his normal life.
?One lovely young lady, Sally, has a condition called CRMO: Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis. Sally has kindly written a ‘guest blog’ on how Healing has helped her. She has also written at length about her recent rehabilitative stay in hospital to help manage her condition – please find a link to Sally’s blog below, which is a very interesting and moving read:
Here are her thoughts on Healing:
“As someone with a chronic illness; trying out every possible cure/treatment there is to help with the pain, is a very common process. I have tried cutting out certain foods, hemp extract, meditation, acupuncture etc. Some of these have helped me, while others have not. Yet these have benefited thousands of other people, so really it is all down to trial and experimenting for each individual.
A therapy that I first started having when I was about 13 was healing, thanks to the brilliant Joanne Anderson. I wasn’t really aware of what healing was before Joanne introduced me to it, and, as with everything else I had tried, I was sceptical; however, I was struggling significantly with the stress of school and the pain at that time was really difficult. Therefore, almost every Thursday I would travel to her house and have a healing session.
It was without a doubt one of the best things I decided to try, and over the next two to three years, I had these healing sessions and during difficult school days, I was so thankful for this. As someone who isn’t religious, spiritual etc. I would 100% tell anyone to give this a give this a go with an open mind no matter who you are, and if it doesn’t benefit you at least you tried.
I would sit down on a stool, and Jo would play a CD, “Eternal” by Miriam Stockley, (a breathtakingly beautiful artist and singer), while a glow from the candles and gorgeous scented incense would fill the room. It is difficult to describe the feeling of calm and relaxation that I would feel – it would remove all the stress and the unbearable inflammatory heat and ache from my body. At least for the rest of the evening I would leave calm and with a few extra spoons to finish that tiring week.
Joanne is one of the most beautiful people with a kind heart – professional and excellent at her job but most importantly, she cares about her customers; she truly cares about Healing.”
I truly hope this has been of interest and given a better understanding of how Healing can help. I am blessed and thankful every single day to be able to bring this relaxation and peace of mind to so many people. If you have any thoughts or any questions at all, I’ll be happy to help.
Jo x
by Jo Anderson | Aug 17, 2018 | Myth and Legend
Anything to do with Sunshine always makes me happy so thought it would be fun and interesting to research and write an article about myth and legend – Helios, the Sun God.
Helios was one of the Titans, son of Hyperion and Theia, and of course he belongs to the season of Summer. According to myth, he resided in a golden palace, in the river Okeanos, far to the East. At dawn, he would rise out of the Eastern sky, riding in his chariot, drawn by four magnificent winged horses: Pyrois, Aeos, Aethon and Phlegon.
His birthplace was the Island of Rhodes, where a colossal statue of Helios was erected in 280 B.C. It was one of the seven wonders of the world, being 33 metres high, the tallest statue of the ancient world. Sadly, it collapsed during the earthquake of 226 B.C. Parts of the statue were preserved, but it was never rebuilt. Helios was believed to have shaped the Island of Rhodes and was honoured there as an important deity. Rhodes, therefore became sacred to Helios. Legend tells of the island being muddy and uninhabitable when it was discovered, but Helios dried the land and filled it with life.
To the Ancient Greeks, Helios was the personification of sun and sunlight, and was worshipped just as much as Zeus. I suppose today, many of us would say that we worship the sun.
” 
Brave Helios wake up your steeds, bring the warmth the countryside needs”
… The Moody Blues – Days of Future Passed.
Helios had two sisters: one named Eos, Goddess of the Dawn. She would draw her fingers across the sky, moving aside the misty curtain from which Helios would appear to begin his journey. During his spectacular ride across the skies and above the earth, Helios would observe and listen to everything that happened below him, for he could see and hear everything. For this reason, other Gods and Humans alike, would seek his advice and counsel to learn the truth about all matters. Helios is, therefore, associated with speaking the truth.
I have read that if you want Helios to help you get to the truth of an issue, then whilst thinking about your problem say these words:
“Helios, god who knows all, god who drives his chariot across the sky, aid me, and help me recognise the truth from a lie.” … James Kambos
At dusk, Helios would descend into a golden cup in the western sky. He then drifted along a mystical river back to his golden palace in the east, where he was then ready to once again ride his chariot at dawn. The night belonged to Helios’ second sister, Selena, the Moon Goddess. She rode side saddle on her horse, or rode in a chariot drawn by two winged steeds and wore a crown with a lunar sphere.
Helios was married to Clymene, but did have other wives and consorts. He had several children including a son: Phaeton, who in wanting to seek the truth of his father being the Sun God, asked to be in charge of the chariot one day. However, he lost control of the horses and was in danger of setting the earth of fire. Zeus was forced to strike down the chariot and therefore, Phaeton was killed.
Helios had a role in The Odyssey. When Odysseus and his men visited Thrinacia, an island dedicated to Helios, The Sun God, they were warned not to touch any of Helios’ cattle or sheep. The men did not heed Odysseus’ warning and, whilst he was absent, they slaughtered some of the sacred animals. Helios then appealed to Zeus for revenge and threatened to shine the sun into the underworld, where the dead reside. Zeus, heeding the warning, struck the ship of Odysseus’ crew, killing everyone except for Odysseus himself.
Helios is usually depicted with his head surrounded by a glowing aureole of sun rays. The ancient Greeks believed that Helios could witness anything in the Heavens or on Earth and so it was common to see him depicted with the Epitaph Panoptes, otherwise known as the all-seeing eye.
And because he saw all, Helios was able to come to the aid of Demeter, Mother of Persephone. He informed her that Hades, the God of the Underworld, had kidnapped her daughter, the goddess.
Similarly, Helios witnessed an affair between Aphrodite and Ares. He reported this to Hephaestus, Aphrodite’s husband, and helped set a trap to catch the two lovers. Caught in the act, the gods then banished Ares from Olympus for his crime.
This ability, to have the all-seeing eye, to witness events unfolding beneath him, as he rode through the sky, would have made Helios both a valuable friend and a frightening ally.
Helios and Hercules: Legend tells us that on an occasion when Hercules was seeking to find the Island of Erythia and was lost, he became angry and in his frustration, shot an arrow towards the sun. When he realised the severity of what he had done, he greatly apologised to the Titan, Helios. However, Helios was impressed with the impulsive act and presented Hercules with his own golden cup. Hercules was then able to use the cup to reach his desired destination. 
Although Helios was believed to have had such a significant place in the heart of the Ancient Greeks, he was eventually replaced by Apollo in mythology. However, to this day he is still pictured as the very handsome Titan God, who drove a chariot across the sky in blazing splendour, pulled by his fire-breathing winged horses.
I’ve had a lot of fun, researching this piece, it was like being back at school! It was interesting for me to learn so much about Helios, the Sun God, as I had not read anything about him before. And, if you know me, you’ll understand how I love all things sun-related. If you have any comments, please leave them below, or especially if you know something more about Helios that I’ve missed. Enjoy!
(websites that I used to research information)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_of_Rhodes,https://www.greekmythology.com/Other_Gods/Helios/helios.html, greekgodsandgoddesses.net/gods/helios
by Jo Anderson | Aug 3, 2018 | Meditation
Meditation is such an important part of my life since becoming a Spiritual Healer and I thought it would be good to share some thoughts on the subject. I meditate daily and during this time will send out Absent Healing to my clients and family and friends. Meditation is about mindfulness, quietening the mind and letting yourself just ‘be’. Sounds easy, but this does take some practice, and having meditated for years, there are times when my mind is too chatty or my body too fidgety, but with a little perseverance and concentration on my breathing, I can relax quite easily. It is essential that you have peace and quiet for meditation, so pick a time and spot where you will not be disturbed or have the worry of time constraints. I usually sit upright, otherwise it’s too easy to fall asleep (although this does happen to me on occasion) – be comfortable and concentrate on relaxing off all your muscles. Breathe slowly in through your nose and out through your mouth – it helps to have a rhythm for you breathing; it will be different for everyone, but count as you inhale, hold for a second, then exhale slowly. Your out breath should be slightly longer than your in breath. Place your hands on your stomach to make sure your stomach is rising and falling and not just your chest, this ensures you are breathing properly. As babies, we breathe with our stomachs, but as we get older, we get lazy with our breathing and it becomes shallow. Studies have shown that in normal circumstances, we only use 60% of our lung capacity. If your mind starts to wander (and this is normal), just acknowledge the thought and then let it drift away. Keep taking your mind back to your breathing. With each breath, you should start to feel more and more relaxed. At first you may only be able to manage a short meditation, but even 5 minutes is surprisingly beneficial as you have still relaxed your mind and body for this time.
During this time of mindfulness and meditation, you will start to recognise the reactions in your body and sounds and sensations happening around you. Feel the gentle breath passing your nostrils as you inhale, is it warm or cool? When you exhale, be aware of the breath passing the lips, how does this feel? Notice what is going on with your body; be conscious of the floor or chair that you are sitting on; does your body feel straight or are you aware that you are slightly leaning to one side? Listen to the sounds around you as you relax into your meditation: what can you hear? Birds, distant cars, the wind? You’ll be surprised at what you notice that you usually just ignore – perhaps a plane passing over, a dog barking in the distance. Use all your senses: sight (what is in your mind’s eye?), sound, touch, hearing and smell. It is most important to notice how you feel, are feelings of anger or frustration entering your mind? If this is the case, note where you feel this sensation, in your tummy, your heart, your throat? Try to breathe into these areas, taking in positive light and love and breathe out all negativity. When we practice mindfulness and meditation regularly, we become more and more in tune with our bodies. In future blogs, I will cover meditation in more detail and talk about guided meditation.
As you explore your meditation and mindfulness, I wish you all peace; and may you be surrounded with love and light and wellbeing.
by Jo Anderson | Jul 21, 2018 | Healing
? Clients are often surprised when I tell them that I send Absent Healing to them ❤️ This is really important to me to keep that person present in my thoughts until I see them again ? When I meditate I will send out love and Healing thoughts to you ? Absent or Distant Healing can be very effective, and from experience can sometimes be felt by the recipient ? I am lucky enough to receive Absent Healing on a weekly basis from my Healing friend and if I am awake I will feel the energy around me ? And if I am asleep, I will sleep very soundly ❤️ Jo ?
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