Shine the Light: A Personal Journey with Cancer & the Light
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Like most people would be, I was shocked to my very core when diagnosed with Stage III cervical cancer. As a practicing shaman who had walked a path of love since my near-death experience when I was 25, I felt immune to serious illness. “How could this be?” I asked myself. Gratefully, I had and continue to have a circle of support that lifted me up, calmed me down, and reminded me of who I was. But what about those people who do not have a circle of support? Where do they turn when given that dreaded diagnosis or experience an unbearable loss? Shine the Light is written for individuals who are faced with cancer or any difficult issue related to wellness.
The book is written for those who feel that there is no where to turn in grief. These people who may have been quite grounded and strong before their diagnosis, now in their fear appear like rudder-less ships. Shine the Light is the lighthouse for those seeking healing from Within and who are grasping to regain their strength physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Written in an accessible style. After the introduction wherein I share a little about myself and my experience, I break the book into 13 chapters, each focusing on a specific technique. From Breath techniques to Manifest Wellbeing, I offer a clear explanation of each technique along with how-to steps and clear examples. The chapters are short, and they do not have to be read in order to achieve full benefit and meaning. Meaningful artwork and illustrations are a part of the text.
Shine the Light is a beautiful blend of ancient healing practices and modern opportunities. The synergy that comes from this blend provides a strong anchor—an anchor to the past—but all the while knowing the Light that shines on the future. I have never felt more strongly about sharing this story with others. I remember those days of MRI’s or chemotherapy when I could feel the darkness closing in. My goal in sharing my personal story and my knowledge is to be a part of the circle of support for others. Physically, of course, I could not possibly be with everyone. . .ahhh, but in Love and Light through Shine the Light, I can be a part of their healing journey.
Melinda Joy Miller
Melinda Joy Miller. Author of Shamanic Gardening & Shine the Light, spiritual coach, anthropologist, medicine woman, Reiki & feng shui master. 1991 founder Shambhalla Institute for the study & application how environment impacts life. With her daughter Kim Colwell (Kim Colwell Design) the Shambhalla Institute provides consultations, educational programs, and personalized retreats for Feng Shui, Sustainable Gardening, Labyrinth design, and Shaman Training.As a mother/ daughter team, Melinda Joy Miller and Kim Colwell (Kim Colwell Design) collaborate to transform home and garden spaces with our signature blend of sustainability with design psychology, feng shui, interior design, energetic balance systems, and wisdom from Indigenous cultures – ancient Hawaiian People and the Medicine Wheel of Peace/ Cycles of Truth tradition from the ancient Seneca People. The latter taught to Melinda Joy by Grandmother Twylah Hurd Nitsch. Grandmother taught through the Wolf Clan Teach Lodge of the Senecas “so that the Teachings may live.”We specialize in uncovering hidden blocks to personal growth by revolutionizing the way homes and businesses function. Personal living and working spaces are activated to reflect individual strengths and talents, reach personal, spiritual, or business goals, build recognition, deepen relationships, and elevate the degree of comfort, balance and beauty.Our classes, lectures, and retreats can be highly personalized and are suitable for all levels of expertise. In our 30th year, we have become the most established training school in America. Our certificate graduates weather in feng shui or sustainable gardening have a competitive edge.
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Shine the Light - Melinda Joy Miller
Shine the Light:
A Personal Journey with Cancer & the Light
Melinda Joy Miller
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Shine the Light: A Personal Journey with Cancer & the Light.
Melinda Joy Miller © 2020
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Other books by Melinda Joy Miller
Shamanic Gardening: Timeless Techniques for the Modern Sustainable Garden © 2012
Rainbow Dancer: Recipes for Wellbeing with Color, Positive Thought, Movement, and Nature © 2019 (Previously Rainbow Dancer: Positive Thought, Imagery & Exercise; First Edition 1987, Second Edition 1999)
Road to Shambhalla with Feng Shui, Psychology, and Energetics © 1997
Walking the Medicine Wheel of Peace ©1989
The Guidebook for Color ©1987
Design by Lissi Erwin/SplendidCorp.
Text set in: Madero Slab Bold, Regular, & Italic
Shambhalla Institute Training Curriculums by Melinda Joy Miller
Curriculum Shambhalla Light Practioner Levels 1, 2, 3, 4 © 2019
Curriculum Shambhalla Feng Shui Garden & Land Clearing/Healing © 1997
Curriculum Shambhalla Feng Shui Corporate ©1996
Curriculum Shambhalla Feng Shui Residential ©1992
Curriculum Shambhalla Sacred Space © 1988
Curriculum Color © 1984
Thank you God
for Light in Love, Joy, Within,
and Within All who Live
in the Circle of Life of Nature.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Prepare to Heal
3. Breath
4. Attune to the Natural World
5. Home Wellness
6. Visualize
7. Color Therapy
8. Forgive
9. Manifest Wellbeing
10. Dowse for Health
11. Chakra Healing
12. Alternative Tools
13. Rebalance
14. Glossary
15. Authors and Illustrator
Chapter One
INTRODUCTION
Near death experience
My personal spiritual journey began at age twenty-five when a doctor pronounced me dead in an emergency room near the Pennsylvania turnpike. Minutes later another doctor saved my life with chest tubes and oxygen. My memory of that moment was being in a space of light and rainbows, with intense feelings of Joy. Three very tall, faceless beings dressed in monks’ brown robes appeared in front of me. It isn’t your time to leave. You have to go back.
They said. Looking down I could see my body lying on the hospital bed. Suddenly, I felt like my soul was being stuffed like a sausage back into my body.
The memory of that Joy-filled space reminds my soul that heaven on earth is possible. Once seen and experienced, my mind can recall the incident with enjoyment and inspiration. Certainly, this vision has helped me capture an essence of healing from a place deep inside. To arrive where I am today in understanding how to access those mystical aspects of my soul has been interesting, sometimes scary, always healing, and ever revitalizing.
I feel the near-death experience gave me an inner strength, a deeper faith in the presence of God, and a belief that I was immune to sickness of any kind. The light and color seemed to be more concentrated than on earth. From that space, I have pulled a memory of the light that can be used for my healing and comfort anytime. A belief in the light and color allows me to pour that power into, over, and through every cell, every thought, every goal, every activity, of my life.
I was destined to have a strong, healthy body from growing up on a farm that provided a natural abundance of nourishing food. The cancer diagnosis, shocked me to the core. However, a strong foundation for knowing that healing is possible comes from living a sustainable lifestyle, edible gardening, and wellness methods I have been studying, teaching, and using for more than forty years. This book is my way of sharing easy, beneficial techniques, with personal stories in hopes that the comfort, strength, and healing I received throughout my cancer journey can help others with any health issue or challenging situation.
Everyday Routine After Cancer Diagnosis
On August 16, 2017, doctors diagnosed a large, third-stage, cervical malignant tumor. On November 16, 2017, doctors told me the tumor was gone. Although being extremely grateful to my team of doctors for their help in choosing the best treatments, I feel that my survival was also the result of God’s Unconditional Love and Light, prayers of friends, Silent Unity, and the Glad Helpers Prayer Healing Group at Edgar Cayce’s Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia.
I am forever grateful to the continual support and love from my husband, Bob and our daughter, Kim who consistently helped me to be strong and focused only on healing. Bob’s tireless, dependable, loving attention to me, tending to the details of schedules and appointments, remembering to take a walk, and always being there with a strong hug and a shoulder to cry on.
Kim has forever been a joy in our lives. Kim and I have been working together a long time to make a difference in people’s lives and have shared so many wonderful experiences in feng shui classes