Life's Healing Breath

Spice Up Your Food

2012-01-31T23:21:00.014+08:00

As healers, I think it is healthy for us to balance the serious nature of our work with a lighter side of life. Preparing meals has become for me, a delightful way to use this tool in a lighter manner.

Meals cooked with love do taste so very different doesn't it? And when you whizzy whazzy them either during the preparation process (if you are the cook) or before enjoying them, it is an added bonus and boost to the food.

I am an avid reader of cookbooks and recipes and I enjoy cooking. If I come across a recipe that looks complex or I am not familiar with, I will send energy to the food when I am preparing it. Ensures that it will taste yummy! :)

That's what happened last evening when my friend wanted a lamb moussaka and I have never done it before. In general, I tend to avoid recipes if there are too many steps in it. Keep it simple, my motto. Took up the challenge and while cooking, sent energy to the food (and to myself to stay calm cos' we were behind schedule). My friend and her hubby absolutely enjoyed it!

When you practice energy healing in your daily life, you will also notice that soon, your body will start letting you know what it prefers. Listen to it. I used to enjoy fried food but now, they do not taste tasty to me. And when I am out at a restaurant, I will feel through a menu and see which item calls out to me. Doing it this way (than to see what's recommended) has often ended with choices that were surprising but absolutely delicious and agreeable to my body.

Before enjoying a meal, I will do a gratitude prayer and at the same time, energise my food. I encourage my graduates to adopt this good habit, it is an application of the tool that requires minimal effort and time yet very beneficial.

We have become so good at multitasking that we do it even at meal times. If you have made it a habit to energise your food, then take the time to enjoy your meal. Allow your body to enjoy it. :)

Change

2012-01-29T17:00:00.004+08:00

Woke up this morning to a different view than the usual one of flats at Bedok. I am back in a land I love very much, Scotland.

I was here in November last year and planned to be back again sometime in Spring or Summer. This impromptu trip was not expected but I am glad to be here.

Change. Possibilities. Flow.

The inevitable changing landscape of life. Yet with every change, embracing a positive mindset and heart allows us to cope with the differences that each landscape brings with it. A stormy one isn't the most enjoyable yet often, we discover mechanisms for shelter and growth. To face our fears and allow hope to dissolve them. To expand our knowledge and utilise tools of transformation. To see beyond the storms and look forward to the change it heralds.

Change. Possibilities. Flow.

enJOYing Rainbows

2012-01-17T17:11:00.004+08:00

We need both the rain and sunshine to form magnificent rainbows. Am reminded so clearly of this over the weekend.

Bites the hand that feeds ~ I had my first experience of what it felt like to be bitten. After the initial shock, it became a useful learning experience. I was able to stay calm and not get drawn into the drama that the person was creating. In spite of the person's torrent of accusations and venting, I could stay neutral and saw no need to defend myself. My conscience was clear. The blessing was that it was not a family member or friend so the wound was not as deep.

In the past, I would have been sad, hurt, angry and indignant. But I have learnt that those are toxic emotions that would just heightened and prolonged the drama. Embracing my friend's advice from years back "it is okay to be misunderstood" allowed me to stay centred.

By letting go of the toxic emotions, it let me move past the 'unhappy' event. And to continue with my happy flow and hence, allowed the unfolding of goodness.

Yesterday, beautiful rainbows appeared. Had a lovely session with a client in the morning that reaffirmed just how glad I am to be given this opportunity to walk this healing path. Had good conversations with friends that further enhanced my learning. While at my friends' shop, had a 'chance' meeting with a calligraphy teacher whom I respect and he presented me with a surprise gift of a calligraphy he did of the word 'dragon'. Perfect for this year and perfect for my life for I love dragons. Then, I received a FB message from class 95 informing me that I had won a contest that I joined. And in the evening, I had lovely bonding time with my dad over spring-cleaning and Korean drama.

If I had chose to focus on the unhappy event and allowed myself to be affected by it, I am pretty certain that I would not have enjoyed the rainbows. Because I would have been wrapped in my cocoon of misery and missed them.

May you too, enjoy the rainbows in your life. :)

Lovely bonding between mother and daughter

2011-12-22T21:15:00.004+08:00

At my last workshop, a mother and her teenage daughter attended it together. It was nice to witness their close bond and the workshop further enhanced it as well as provided a new area of common interest. This was the same observation that I saw at other workshops attended by couples, siblings, parent and child or at one workshop, an inter-generational bonding between a grandmother, her daughter and her her grandson.

Here is the sharing from AC and her daughter Chae Sminn:

A.C.
The QT session with Bernie was informative and surely beneficial. The whole session held a lot of meaning as I could spend special time with my eldest daughter. Besides we also made friends with a special soul HS. After the session, I can now have the knowledge and another option on how I wish to recharge so that I can spend better quality time on the family and myself.

Chae Sminn

The QT workshop was helpful and beneficial. Not only has it taught me how to conduct QT healing, it has also broadened my awareness on energy and how to use it to benefit my daily life. Now I use it mostly to energize or calm myself, and it works well. Also, Bernadette is very caring and she took time and effort to advise us on certain problems in our personal life when we asked.

What made it even better was attending it with my mother. Together we made this interesting learning experience, and it brought both of us to a deeper level of mutual understanding. We now have something more in common to talk about, and we can help heal each other when needed. Both of us have no regrets attending it, and we definitely recommend it.

Active Aging

2011-12-13T19:47:00.007+08:00

Life is what you make it out to be.
Life is what you create it to be.
Life is looking out for and seizing the opportunities that come your way.
Life is persevering when it gets tough or challenging.
Life is going with and enjoying flow.

After her retrenchment 11 years ago, my mum devoted her time to her family and volunteer work. Yet there are so many hours in a day that I often felt that it must be "boring' for her. Then two years ago, she signed up for training course at the Employment & Employability Institute (e2i) and soon found herself working for Universal Studios Singapore as an attraction host at the Return of the Mummy ride. It was not an easy journey returning to the workforce and I often tell her to work only if she enjoys it. She persevered.

On Sunday, I was chilling out with her at my grandma's place and I started to read the Sunday Times. When I came to the Lifestyle page 6, I had a surprise. My mum is in it!

She had been interviewed as one of three persons who have carved out a second career late in life. The interview took place several weeks ago but she kept quiet about it to surprise us. I am so proud of her that I msged my dear friends to share about it.

She persevered in her training and give her best in her job. She may be the oldest in her team yet her energy level and enthusiasm is contagious.

A close friend shared with me that she is inspired by my mum's example. I am too! And you bet, she will be a role model that I will cite to encourage my older clients that life can still be meaningful and enjoyable regardless of the age.

All will be well

2011-11-03T18:59:00.004+08:00

Awoke from a troubled sleep yesterday. Looked out of my window and saw this beautiful sunrise. The message is clear; all will be well.

Beautiful Sunrise, Elgin Scotland (2 November 2011)

Sometimes, knowing can be a heavy responsibility especially if it is just knowing and we are not allowed to act upon it directly.

We continue to trust and follow flow.
That in the end, it will be as it is meant.
That all will be well in the manner it is meant.

6 November 2011

As I looked out of my window earlier, I saw a beautiful sunset and the moon in one sky.

Then the sunset changed and turned into one that is similar to the sunrise that I witnessed 4 days ago.

Beginning and end. Day and night. A cycle. Flow.

An effective form of hope

2011-10-31T01:18:00.008+08:00

No one knows the exact timing of our demise. Even medical diagnosis is only an indication and there have been many examples where people live beyond their 'death prediction or sentence'. So as long as we have life's breath, we do our very best be it for our own health or as caregivers for someone else. We let go of attachment to outcome but that does not mean letting go of hope.

A client of mine engaged me recently to work on his mum who has had numerous chemo and radiotherapy treatment for her cancer over the past year. Her condition was critical when he approached me and we both knew that. At the same time, we also know that having healing sessions would provide her with relief and he wanted to give it a go.

So we began the sessions via distance healing as I am in Scotland at the moment. I keep in close contact with my clients for updates. And in this instance, it was daily updates. And the docs kept telling the family that she's in critical condition and that there was nothing more they could do for her. That they can't do this or that because it was a contraindication for each other. And that they could only make her comfortable. And then they told him that his mum only had a few more days to live.

I listened to the updates and at the same time, I trusted in the healing flow and worked with her body, mind and spirit independently of the diagnosis or death sentence. For sure, I know that it is a possibility. At the same time, only Creator and she can decide that. I let go of the attachment to the outcome and yet stay in a positive flow. For as long as she has life's breath, we support the flow of life. More than a week has passed.

Then last Friday, just before my scheduled distance session, my client informed me that the whole family received an urgent message to head down to the hospital because she was not doing well. She survived through that 'crisis' as well.

When I checked with him today, he said that his mum is sleeping a lot and not eating much. Sleeping is the body's natural way of healing. As for the food, the staff of the hospice will be making greater effort to ensure she has liquid food and soups because she cannot be put on drip.

Over the past weeks, my client has learnt to let go of the attachment to outcome and if his mum decides it was time, he will accept it. At the same time, we are also not giving up hope and will continue to do what we can for her.

For some people, they hold a subconscious belief that when someone goes to the hospice, it means there is no hope and death is certain. I reminded him that we CANNOT hold this belief. Instead, we take each day as it comes and hold a positive vibration in the meantime.

I had clients who have died. Yet, I have clients who are up and about in spite of a medical death sentence. I also know of people who have similarly triumphed over medical odds to live healthy lives.

Either way, we do our best and all we can. And that is an effective form of hope we can give to anyone or to ourselves.

Body Intelligence and Regeneration

2011-10-31T01:10:00.004+08:00

When a client was in coma with multiple organs' failure, he also had gangrene on his feet and fingers. The doctor kept telling his family to let him go for amputation. But we believe the tissues beneath the gangrene were healing.

Last week, the nurse did cleaning up of one of his fingers, removed the black hard skin and underneath was new live flesh. On Friday, the hard black skin on his right heel came off and the heel looks so normal.

Using a blend of complementary therapies was certainly useful for him. Today he is up and about. And his fingers and legs are whole. Am glad that they trusted and hung on!

Preparing Meals

2011-10-22T07:00:00.010+08:00

I love reading through recipe books and now with the Epicurious app on my iPhone, it's even easier to browse through. To a degree, I do enjoy preparing meals though I find it more relaxing cooking for my own meals than when it's for others.

Yet right now, here in Scotland, I found myself having the opportunities to prepare meals for others and increasingly, am enjoying it more with each meal and feeling totally relaxed.

My friend's home has a lovely kitchen with all the utensils, appliances etc that you would need.

The first dish I prepared was a vegetarian red curry. Was a little stressed cos' first time cooking for my friend M and her daughter.

The second dish was a Thai Green Curry and it was easier this time round because I relaxed and enjoyed the process.

As always, easy to whip up a meal for myself. Eggs always make me happy too. :)

Salads are easy to prepare and that's why, I am reluctant to pay $$$$$ for salad at a restaurant unless it's exceptional.

Our friend S came over for a visit and gave us curly kale fresh from her own garden. It's her first harvest and we were all so very proud of her. It's the first time I have heard of curly kale but by this time, I was totally at ease about preparing meals for others. Googled and found a recipe for sweet potato, leek and curly kale soup.

The curly kale was delicious and it made us feel very healthy too with it rich dark green.

There were some asparagus in the fridge so decided on a asparagus and orange salad. Very simple to prepare, under 15 mins.

Today, M and I fancied having Salmon for dinner. After I completed a distance healing session for a client in Singapore, I checked Epicurious for a recipe and found one that has a pistachio dressing which was unusual. Chose that and started to prepare. No pistachio so I substituted it with walnuts and almonds. Chop chop, slice slice and fry fry. In less than 30 mins, our meal was done -- Pan fried salmon with walnut and almonds dressing.

Preparing meals for others have become relaxing for me. And I am utterly enjoying it!

No one needs to live with pain

2011-10-21T18:11:00.003+08:00

A client with Fibromyalgia came to see me and with just two sessions, her severe aches and pains is reduced by 90%.

There's such a transformational change that her mum who suffers from the same condition became open to seeing me as well.

I am delighted that they are feeling lots better! :)

Against all odds and opinions

2011-10-21T17:55:00.004+08:00

For my clients who have faced or are facing negative opinions and challenges. Keep believing. Explore options. Above all, continue to do your best. This post is for you.

***

As long as we have life's breath, there is hope. I truly believe this and I encourage my clients and their family members to remain positive in their healing journey in spite of what the medical results or situations may be.

As long as we have life's breath, we do our very best. And many times, I have witnessed the joy of 'miracles' where seemingly hopeless situations change, where there life remains in spite of the slim chance of recovery, where continuous unfolding of goodness prevails...

We can listen to people's opinions. We do not have to buy into their opinions.

Choose the options that give you hope and allow you to do your best. Surround yourself with positive people and materials.

Choose the options that are healing and positive. Never think that you have no choice or only one choice. Read more and find out more before making a decision.

Choose the options that are customised for you. You are unique. So your healing journey is unique too.

Wishing you strength, courage and joy as you continue on your journey. And may new goodness and catalysts of change continue to flow into your life. :)

In Union

2011-10-15T04:34:00.001+08:00

There by the river I sat.
Within. Without.
Am. Be.
Union.

Healing Hands

2011-10-13T03:28:00.005+08:00

When I was in Madrid two weeks ago, we had an interesting experience at a restaurant. After a lovely dinner, my aunty, sis and I queued to use the ladies. My aunty started chatting with a Spanish lady who was excited to learn that we are from Singapore as she has Singaporean friends.

After the conversation, we shook hands and said our goodbyes. When she came to mine, she loudly happily exclaimed: "You have healing hands!"

She was delighted to learn that her 'intuition' was spot on as she believes that she is sensitive to energy. Am glad our little chat affirmed her belief in herself. And she asked God to continue to bless me in all I do. That's nice!

Oneness

2011-10-13T03:11:00.001+08:00

I stood still, enjoying the quiet of the trees and the alive rhythm of the river. And in this stillness, the red squirrel scampered across me in familiarity. For I was no threat, in the oneness.

Happy Client

2011-10-08T04:49:00.004+08:00

Am always delighted when my clients provide feedback or sharing on their healing journey. For the following client, the journey was intense as he was critically ill. In fact, he was in coma and had major organ failure. Today, he is up and about. I would like to share the testimonial that his wife Esther posted on my facebook as an encouragement to those of you who are going through your healing journey. Stay positive and keep faith. This is also an encouragement for those of you who have learnt energy healing. Use it. And for those of you who doubt distance healing, this is another example of its efficacy. The healing sessions for this client was done entirely via distance healing.

Esther Teh, Singapore
Hi Bernadette, you've been a gr8 help to us. For those who don't know, hubby was in ICU 3rd July and given a mere 10% chance of survival. After each QT session faciliated by Bernadette, we could see immediate improvements - it shows on the data reflected on the machines and in his blood tests. It's been an amazing journey - an amazing 3 months of miracles! Doctors were eager to amputate hubby's limbs, but we brought on the barrage of alternative / complementary "treatments" and well :) Hubby still has his limbs! Don't give up hope, believe in miracles, have a little faith ...

Hubby has been recovering at home since mid August. Docs indicated 18 to 24 months before hubby begins to walk (with a walking aid). It's only been a few weeks ... and hubby is now walking around the apartment already! Docs didnt think he would be able to swallow "proper" food but that's exactly what hubby has been doing since discharge. Things just keep getting better!

As Bernadette says, a positive mindset helps a LOT. No matter how hard things seem to be, smile and focus on the result you want to see. Rest when you are tired, give yourself that pat on the back always, believe and most importantly, have faith.

2011-09-25T23:21:00.001+08:00

If I remain centred and go with flow, then there's no such thing as disappointment.

Interesting...

2011-09-22T16:48:00.005+08:00

My friends' doggy Gimbo has difficulty walking and doing his poo poo.

He's a very friend doggy and loves to be touched and cuddled. I decided to do some energy healing for him since I am in Turin at the moment. When I placed my hands and started running energy on his legs, he growled. I completely understand as it is painful.

So I decided to do it via distance healing instead. I sat on the sofa in the living room while he lay on the floor a couple of metres away. Our view of each other is blocked.

I started to run energy on him, starting with his tummy to aid his digestion. And then I moved to his legs and within a few seconds, I heard a growl from him. I continued to run energy and each time when I worked on a 'difficult' area, he will growl. Ouch, it must be painful.

For me, it is interesting to note Gimbo's response and feedback. It's an affirmation that yes, animals can indeed provide feedback during a healing session.

Centred and Calm

2011-08-25T19:43:00.003+08:00

Feeling and being in a calm and centred state is a wonderful yet often elusive feeling. The ability to feel happy, balanced and positive regardless of what's facing you externally because you have mastered your internal.

It is a learning process and it is through the events that happen to us that we grow in awareness of our progress.

For me, it's been a long and at times, arduous journey to master this. And at times, I thought it would be impossible because from a young age, emotions have been something that I have felt keenly and deeply. Joys, hurts, sadness, grief, heartaches... they seem magnified in my heart. And letting go of relationships and memories was something that seemed alien to me.

But life is about learning and there are tools to help us. I sought to be a better person. To be able to let go of non useful emotions. To master and be in control rather than allow emotions to overwhelm me like it used to in the past.

Slowly but steadily:
I learnt and became better at overcoming and detoxing non useful emotions.
I learnt to love and to let go.
I learnt to allow people the grace to change their minds.
I learnt to synch and move to flow

This makes life richer and more beautiful. It allows me to celebrate what's important and remain non attached to 'petty' stuff. And more importantly, it helps me to be more effective as a therapist and happier as a person.

Centre and calm. This is an achievable state of being.

Forgiveness. Compassion. Blessing.

2011-08-19T19:15:00.007+08:00

As a therapist, I have opportunities to witness the beautiful compassionate energy that people possess - when they are able to let go of hurt and pain, forgive and move on. It is not easy and sometimes, it may take a while before they are able to do this. And that it perfectly okay as everyone moves to a different pace and time on his or her healing journey.

To forgive is truly an act of courage because you choose to accept responsibility to change your life regardless of what another person has done to you.

To forgive is truly an act of compassion because you choose to see the person who has hurt you in a different positive light.

And in turn, to forgive becomes a blessing and healing for you.

"... blessing is the ancient secret that releases us from life's suffering long enough to replace it with another feeling. When we bless the people or things that have hurt us, we're temporarily suspending the cycle of pain. Whether this suspension lasts for a nanosecond or an entire day makes no difference. Whatever the period of time, during the blessing a doorway opens for us to begin our healing and move on with life. The key is that for some interval, we're released from our hurt long enough to let something else into our hearts and minds: the power of 'beauty'" ~ Gregg Braden

I witnessed the beauty of this in a healing session this morning with a client. My client has had a challenging relationship with his mother for years. Today, I asked him if he was willing and ready to forgive his mum for the hurts caused. This would be the final breakthrough needed for his healing journey. Though there was a bit of a struggle, he said yes.

He opened himself to the outpouring of compassionate energy, and as we did the session, this peaceful loving energy was present throughout. And when we did the cord cutting and forgiveness segment, I could feel a 'weight' leaving his energy field. All that remains is peace.

And when we did the rebuilding of the energy cord, there was no trace of the old irritation or frustration. Instead, peace and calmness were the key emotions present.

When he first agreed to forgiving, he did not know if he was going to be able to do it. Yet because he decided to give it a go and set the intention as such, it was possible.

He was able to forgive and bless his mum. And in so doing, he gained peace.

Sharing from Graduate

2011-08-10T20:38:00.002+08:00

I received the following sharing from Suan Heok who learnt both Recharge & Energise as well as Quantum-Touch. It is always lovely to hear from my graduates and I believe her sharing will certainly encourage you to start practicing what you have learnt! It also shows that everyone can learn and apply this useful tool! Thanks Suan Heok!

Suan Heok, Singapore

Hi all ...thanks for all the mindful healing that you have given me.. my neck and my knee definitely felt much better after your healing touch.. I did attempt to practice QT here and then and it works.. On Mon morn, I woke up with a aching pain on the ball of of my feet.. After about 20 mins of QT on the area, the pain was almost gone and after a while - completely no pain ... ...On Tues, I did about 20 mins of QT on my right knee which was still quite stiff and it worked again ... it is definitely not so stiff as I walk down the stairs now....WW...

I managed to do about 30 mins of healing on one of my friends' knees - after about 5-10 mins on her left knee, the pain was totally gone .. she was amazed that she could feel the heat in my hands when I placed my hands on her knee..I have always been someone with 'cold hands' as I was afraid of cold.. With this confidence, she let me also perform healing on her right knee where the pain is more serious.. Initially, she did not feel immediate heat compared to her left knee.. remembering what you have taught me..I told her it was because she has been having issue with her right knee for a longer period and therefore it would take a while before her 'chi' will resonance with mine.. and true enough after about 10 mins, she could feel intense heat in her right knee and after about 20 mins of healing, the pain in her right knee was drastically reduced and the heat sensations could still be felt after I have taken my hands away .. She was amazed.

Believing and Living Your New Reality

2011-08-05T12:27:00.004+08:00

Recently, I was re-reading The Divine Matrix by Gregg Braden and this paragraph is a good reminder for us:

"There's a fine and delicate balance between simply choosing a new possibility and actually following through with the thoughts, feelings and beliefs that awaken that outcome as a new reality."

So be it visualising a new change for yourself, a better outcome or a healthier you, do stay in the vibration of that change. As you do healing for yourself or for your loved one, focus on the new outcome. And not on the problem or how sick he or she may be.

For example, about a month ago, I was working on a critically ill client who was in coma and had multiple organ failure. The sessions were done via distance healing. I had been briefed that his transplanted kidney was no longer functioning. However during the healing sessions, I felt that there's still hope and so I worked on it in spite of what was shared. I also focused on the outcome of him regaining consciousness and being stronger day by day regardless of what's told to me. I kept focusing on the reality we desired.

A couple of sessions later, was told that his kidney is functioning once more as well as his other organs. He also regained consciousness. Today, just a few weeks later, he is healing well and he could eat his first bowl of porridge. As his wife says, amazing recovery from 'dead state'!

This example reaffirms the importance for us to focus on the outcome desired so that it becomes the reality.

Recharge & Energise

2011-07-05T21:17:00.003+08:00

Held my first Recharge and Energise workshop on Sat 25 June. I developed this workshop specially to provide an opportunity for people who are interested in learning more about energy work or to learn basic techniques for self-healing. At 3 hours, it is easy for people to fit it into their busy schedule. And I decided to price it at just $86 ($50 for senior citizens/ below 18 years) so that it is affordable.

Here is a sharing from one of my participants.

Tan Suan Heok, Singapore

Let me recount an interesting incident at the Recharge and Energise workshop.

At the workshop, there was a practical session where we were told to imagine a stream of 'white light' aka chi flowing from the ground to our feet and up to our trunk and to our crown and out through our fingers.. The moment I closed my eyes, instead of visualising the chi flow, I 'habitually' go into meditative state. While I was enjoying my serene meditative state, Bernadette 'woke' me up commenting that while I was looking blissful meditating, she would like me to visualise/feel the chi flowing from the ground to my feet and out through my fingers..

Wow I was amazed that Bern can actually know that I was meditating in my own world instead of doing the chi flow....Bern can 'see' our chi flow if she wants to.. Since then, whenever my eyes are closed, I have learnt to 'select' either triggering the chi flow or slipping into meditative state .. thanks to Bern

Recharge Talk: Following Your Bliss

2011-06-26T22:27:00.002+08:00

Stay in the flow

2011-06-21T19:41:00.003+08:00

About two weeks ago, I headed for a much needed holiday to heal, reflect and recharge. The plan was to chill out at my friend's rented beach hut at the Ocean Marina Yacht Club in Pattay before heading to visit my friends in Bangkok.

Following an intuition and my friend's advice, I booked a one way ticket so that I would have greater flexibility for staying longer if I wished to.

6 days of chilled out bliss; leisurely breakfasts, laps in the pool, pampering for the body with skilled massages, quiet time, good conversations...

Also connected with a new friend and this is where the magic of being and staying in the flow happens. She wanted to experience my workshops and so, I ended my holiday with an impromptu workshop. At same time, she also invited me to be a contributor for her monthly e-magazine that will be launched in a few months' time. I have always wanted a column of my own and now I do! And I will also be back to conduct more workshops in Thailand.

So what started as a chilled out holiday became that and more. New doors opened and new adventure awaits. I am in full appreciation of this unfolding of goodness.

Be open. Stay in the flow.
When one day ends, another begins.
And what a difference a day can make.

Recharge & Energise

2011-06-01T23:54:00.005+08:00

Our human body consists of energy fields that can be stimulated through various techniques in order to promote wellness. The concept of energy fields as a vital life force can be traced back to the oldest medical systems and is known as Qi in China, Ki in Japan, and Prana in India. Keeping our body's energy in a balanced state is the key to maintaining health.

The Recharge workshops teach you techniques for achieving this balance, allowing you to enJOY a greater sense of energy and well being.

RECHARGE & ENERGISE WORKSHOP

In this interactive workshop, you will learn a series of breathing and visualization exercises that will help you to balance and restore your body’s flow of energy. After the workshop, you can use these exercises to further enhance your well-being.

This 3 hour workshop is excellent for people who are feeling stressed, tired and/ or listless, are having muscle stiffness, aches, pains and ailments, experiencing emotional distress or pain, in need of a little positive booster and/ or are looking to maintain and further enhance their well-being. There is a evening or Sat session, choose one that suits your schedule. :)

Date/ Time:
Thu 23 June (7pm to 10pm) or Sat 25 June (2pm to 5pm)

Contribution:
$86 / $50 (senior citizen/ Below 18 years of age)

Venue:
The Wisdom Tree
26A Pagoda Street, Singapore 059187 (1 min walk from Chinatown MRT)

Compassion

2011-05-24T20:07:00.003+08:00

When I met my friend Val in 2008, I was very inspired by her courage and compassion to start a charity to help complete strangers miles away from home. As such, I shared with her that I will do my best to support her charity as well. And that when my book is published, I will also dedicate part of the proceeds to her charity.

2 years on and my dream was realised in Nov last year. And this Sat will be the the launch of my book.

May more abundance flow in to her charity for her and her team to continue their love-filled work. :)

You're invited!

2011-05-16T09:39:00.002+08:00

Distance healing

2011-05-15T15:31:00.004+08:00

Last week, I told a friend who is based overseas that I will be sending her distance healing sometime in the week. On Wed, when I completed the session, I dropped her an email that I have done it.

In the past when I did face to face treatments for this friend, she gets a tingly feeling running down her leg. Different clients will experience different sensations during a treatment ranging from warmth, heat, tingly feeling, movements...

This is her reply to my email:

I had just come through from bedroom to check emails after doing my Ipod meditations and had that tingling down arm and leg ~ then I saw your email that you had just finished and wondered if that was it!

Yes, distance healing works. Clients receive the full benefits of the session and for some, they can also feel sensations for example, in my friend's case.

With distance healing, clients can receive help anywhere in the world. As therapists, we are certainly in full appreciation of this very useful tool!

Aging with dignity

2011-05-05T10:28:00.003+08:00

My maternal grandma is 103 years old. In spite of her age, she has always been highly independent and mobile. Able to walk, feed herself and bathe herself etc.

About a week plus ago, she had a fall. She did not want to go to the hospital and the family felt that there was nothing much the doctors could do for her legs. So instead, we took care of her and did energy healing sessions for her.

The pain went away quite quickly and she is up and about. However, the fall took away her mobility ability; she is unable to walk or to go to the toilet by herself. One of us will lift her from her bed to the wheelchair so that she can watch TV in the living room, enjoy her meals, chat with us, or go to the toilet. We also bought a portable loo for the times when she isn't able to 'control' for the distance to the toilet.

We know that it isn't easy for my grandma to lose this independence (she was cooking delicious food up to the age of 80+). Who would?

One afternoon, after I have cleaned her after she has used the portable loo, she told me in dialect: "I am so sorry that you have to do all these for me when you visit me."

My heart broke when I heard that. But I smiled and reassured her that I am happy to be able to help her. She has done so much for us and it is just a small thing.

Dignity. Love. Care.

We ease her feeling of lost dignity with our reassurances of love and care. We also ensure that we give her opportunities to do certain things by herself for example, when we bathe her, we will let her wash her face by herself. We attend to her with appreciation, love and respect in our heart. And I trust that she will feel our heart energy and that it soothe her.

Kudos to my mummy, daddy, uncle and sis who are my grandma's primary caregivers. It isn't easy being a caregiver and they inspire me with their patience and love.

Lovingly Let Go

2011-04-30T18:01:00.007+08:00

Recently, a relationship ended. When it happened, naturally there was grief. Leaking eyes that wouldn't stop and sometimes, at inconvenient and odd moments.

Yet, this ending is so very different from an ending that I experienced years ago.

Back then, I swung out of control and was in an emotional dark space. Pain was the defining reality. I was extremely bitter, sad and angry. It took a long time for me to regain my centre and balance from that ending. It was only when I decided to accept responsibility for change and started to tap on all the tools and resources available to me that I fully healed and more importantly, stayed a love optimist. And I hold dear to my heart, all the learnings gleaned from the experience so that I will turn even more into love.

You know that you have fully experienced love when you turn into love - that is the spiritual goal of life. ~ Deepak Chopra

When this relationship ended, I was no longer the old me. This time, there was no blame, accusations, pain or anger commonly associated with endings.

Instead, there was so much love, understanding and compassion present. Both parties accepted that the relationship ended because it has evolved. And yes, a healing space and time was needed but we could both lovingly let go. To aid the healing process, we utilised all the tools we know.

Today, just 10 days after the ending, our new beginning as good friends is off to a wonderful start. And in the past 10 days, I have continued with life in as rich a manner as I could. I was guest on air, met up with friends, did my healing sessions for clients and family, did a workshop and worked on developing new programmes.

This is only possible because I utilised all the tools I know, tapped on the loving support of friends (Thank you! Big Hug) and choose to stay positive.

I hope that my sharing will be a balm to anyone who has an aching heart. We need not live in prolonged pain. Not when there is so many tools and resources available to help us. It is a choice and an action. And we can heal from emotional grief so that we can enJOY life richly once more.

Intent. Ask. Attract. Manifest.

2011-04-26T14:46:00.007+08:00

I have often shared about my experiences of the synchronicities of life and the amazing providence of the Universe. Today, I have another to share with you :)

Slightly more than a week ago, on the morning of Friday 15 April, I was doing my usual meditation. At the same time, decided to send an intention to the Universe asking for "something positive to happen so that I can reach out to more people... media exposure would be nice". Then I thought about the people I know in this field who have had media exposure and I celebrated their goodness and success (it is important in attraction work to have this abundant mindset and heart, where we can celebrate goodness happening to others). After sending out the intention, I left it as that and went about my busy day.

That afternoon, after a client's session, I checked my phone and saw a missed call from non familiar number and a few smses. One of them was this:

"Hi Bernadette, I am a producer with Mediacorp interested in featuring you on my relationship talkshow. Please call me back."

Wow.

I re-read the message, contacted her and that's how I ended up being guest on air for the lovely Michelle Martin's Between Us show , 938LIVE.

The programme was on Monday 18 May and am real glad it was just 3 days later because I had less time to worry about being on air live! It was my first radio show and as with all things new, had one or two butterflies flittering in my tummy.

The topic was on "Don't let shyness stop you from making love connections". Over the weekend, I prepared my notes, visualised the 'event' and sent happy energy to it as well.

My friends and family members were naturally excited and very encouraging. And their supportive and happy energy made it loads easier for me to go on my first radio show.

Monday night arrived, met Michelle at the studio and presto! we were on air. She's engaging and completely made me feel at ease. We chatted on the root cause of shyness in making the love connections, how to overcome shyness and tips for the shy in conversations. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and very appreciative to be given this experience.

Later in the week, Michelle asked me if I would like to join her again on Monday. This time, to talk about the points covered in my book Fly Free. Of course, I accepted the invite as it is an opportunity for me to reach out to more people who may be going through their dark nights of the soul.

Last night was the show and as we shared our thoughts with our listeners, I felt this immense joy that we can be beacon of light and hope for people who may be experiencing pain and challenges.

And I look forward to increasing opportunities to reach out to even more people.

Birthday present

2011-04-10T16:25:00.005+08:00

A client turned friend decided that she would get her mum a distance healing session as a birthday gift besides giving her the usual red packet. To her, the gift of the session is meaningful and beneficial as it will help to maintain the well-being of her mum. Since my sessions include both physical as well as mental and emotional well-being, it is enhanced wellness on all levels. Wonderful way to kickstart another birthyear! And with distance healing, it is so very convenient because the client can continue with his or her activities without having to see me so no disruption to schedule or the need to travel to a venue. And it also means that the client can be anywhere in Singapore or in the world. This is why clients often purchase such sessions as gifts for their loved ones. It is certainly a lovely gift to receive, isn't it? :)

Appreciating Goodness

2011-04-09T20:38:00.004+08:00

After visiting my grandma and parents, I walked to Simei MRT to head for my next appointment. The walk is short and pleasant.

From a distance, I saw a jogger heading my way. I side-step to my left, this would allow the jogger to continue her momentum, and continued walking. When she was in front of me, she smiled and said thank you. I smiled at her in return. In that one second of exchange, our spirit were uplifted by goodness.

I was surprised that she noticed my small gesture. To me, these gestures come naturally and I do them because I want to. I am used to people's oblivious non awareness or disregard of them. Her smile, recognition and thank-you is a reminder of the importance of noticing and acknowledging kindness and goodness.

How often do we notice little acts of kindness instead of taking them for granted, thinking it is our right? Someone opening the door for us, a teacher giving us advice, our parents cooking dinner for us, a cleaner aunty or uncle carefully wiping the table so that we can use it, a kind soul giving up a seat on the MRT or bus... endless examples.

Appreciation for goodness will continue the unfolding flow of goodness.

Follow Your Bliss

2011-04-04T18:35:00.006+08:00

"Why do you want to continue being a healer when it is such a tough journey?"

This is a frequent question that I have received from others as well as one that I occasionally asked myself in the early stage of my journey. It is easy to list the obvious reasons... helping others, helping myself, the joy of witnessing change and transformation, a calling... But when you stop and truly think through the question, the answer is a lot deeper that what our logical minds have provided us with.

And it is this answer that have inspired and provided the strength for countless others to continue their chosen path in spite of naysayers and challenges. To continue doing work that others might consider as thankless or non productive. And it is not confined to the healing or helping profession. It applies to all professions across time.

It is following your bliss.

Be it to travel to an unknown land, to create that majestic piece of sculpture, to research and write a book on a dead language, to counsel and help others, to leave your country and start a new home in a foreign land, to risk your life daily in service of others, to teach financial literacy to people, to keep your housing estate safe and clean, to do your job to the best of your ability... the inspiring examples are endless.

I have been involved in youth work/ ministries, worked in advertising, event management and corporate training. Through the different professions and hats that I have worn, there were aspects of it that helped me to follow my bliss. The multi-layers of learnings and insights received from each role provided catalysts for me to understand the bliss that I am seeking. And they formed a foundation of strength, discipline and endurance to allow me to continue to follow my bliss as a healer.

I have internalised my bliss and so, people's reactions no longer affect me. When people reject what I have to offer, I am at peace. When the same people who rejected me seek my help, I welcome them with kindness. When my clients rejoice at their results, I offer thanks and appreciation for the unfolding of goodness. When family and friends questioned my choice of profession, I accept that their questions are from love and hence, I embrace that love. No longer do I feel irritated or flustered.

When you follow your bliss, you are responsible for the unfolding of your life. And you appreciate that the fact that ‎'no one owes us a living'. When we can understand and embrace this then we are able to grow in deeper appreciation of life and ourselves. Instead of being a victim and assigning blame to others, we proactively and positively take actions to create the change we want. And we stop wallowing in self-pity and demanding from others.

And thus it begins, the start of your journey of understanding your bliss and embracing it

Aha.. and so this is why...

2011-03-25T20:52:00.003+08:00

A couple of weeks ago, when I was meditating, a message popped in for me to gift a friend's friend with cash. I only know this person through my friend's conversations and have never met him. But the message was clear: "Give him this X amount of money for his baby".

I didn't know why but I listened and followed.

The person was utterly surprised and very grateful for the gift because he has been worried about his financial situation. We both agreed that the Universe does indeed work in mysterious ways as we have long observed.

A few days ago, my friend shared that his baby was hospitalised and as such, the money was very needed and of great help. And we now understood the why. :)

Healing Sessions for Pre-Surgery

2011-03-02T21:52:00.007+08:00

Two of my clients went for major surgeries on Monday. One for a hysterectomy and the other, for a heart valve surgery. As part of the "preparation" for the operations, we did healing sessions prior to and after the surgery.

My first client could text me in high spirits about three hours after her surgery. The next day, her gynae commented that she was healing very well, and told the nurse that it was unnecessary for her to be on liquid diet. The client herself shared with me that she was "glowing" and she could chat with me in her usual high spirits. Today, she's discharged and when I check in on her this afternoon, she said that she was doing her laundry!

My second client is also doing well. There were concerns re the surgery due to her age yet it was necessary. After the heart valve surgery, she was in ICU. Just received an sms earlier from her daughter that she will be transferring to a general ward soon.

Healing sessions for pre-surgery strengthens the person and definitely accelerate the healing process as well. Besides physically strengthening a client, the sessions also help the person to stay calm and positive. It is something that everyone can include as part of their preparation for any surgery.

Updates (5 March)

People who met my first client days after her surgery were completely surprised that she's even gone for one! Most women, after a hysterectomy, would also be bleeding for a bit. My client did not at all. She's been up and about, and out as well. She's also fondly nicknamed me the bum un-numbner. Her bum was aching from lying too long on the hospital bed. After some whizzy whazzy, the ache was completely gone. Hence my new nickname. :)

For my second client, four days after the surgery, she's been transferred to a normal walk, is her usual chatty self and could walk with her daughter to the foodcourt. "She's really doing so well," as her daughter shared.

Sore and aching legs...

2011-02-24T20:46:00.003+08:00

On Tuesday, I met a new client who has severe ache and pain in legs and knees. Her movement is also limited. Though she is a new client, I have had the pleasure of meeting her and her hubby years back when I was helping to faciliate a Quantum-Touch workshop. It was delightful reconnecting with this lovely couple again.

Her ailment isn't a new one. She had it previously and then she recovered. However, the pain has returned. She has sought other treatments but it did not work. So her hubby suggested seeing me.

For my treatment sessions, I believe in revitalising body, mind and emotions. So even if it's for a physical ailment, I will spend some time balancing and enhancing my clients chakras before moving onto the area(s) of concern.

During the session, my client could feel sensations on her back and her legs. And after the session, she shared that she felt relief, legs no longer that sore/ painful. She could also squat. Contacted her the second day to see how she is feeling. She shared that she's still feeling the improvements. Will be seeing her next week for a follow through session.

Working with energy is not a tangible thing and it does require a certain amount of openness on my client's part. Then when he or she has the session, that is when they experience the tangible results be it improved physical well-being or emotional relief. Or in the case of my HappyPrint Reading, the insights provides my clients with their blueprint for what's needed to feel even happier.

Client's increased appetite and sense of taste :)

2011-02-24T20:32:00.003+08:00

When I started treatment sessions in December last year for my client who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, I shared with him that we do our best and look forward to improvements.

In my last post on him in January, I shared that after the sessions, he was off his ultra strong painkillers which he had been taking for months before meeting me.

Yesterday, he shared with me that his appetite has also increased and that he can finally taste the flavours of food again! When I first met him, he shared with me that he was upset that food no longer had taste and he wished very much that he will be able to enjoy food once more. So you can imagine how happy he is at the improvements!

Helping a premature baby

2011-02-13T17:40:00.005+08:00

Life always presents opportunities for us to be a catalyst of hope, love, help, light to another fellow soujourner on this journey. And it is both ways, meaning that for us to be able to be catalysts, the other party must be willing to accept the goodness.

Last year, my publisher Kok Hwa invited me to sit in at his BNI group breakfast meeting. Following the meeting, I connected with some of the members via facebook. In Jan this year, I saw a FB posting by one of the BNI member for a fundraising appeal for baby Ilysha who was born premature. Besides doing a collection for the baby, I thought it would be very useful for her parents to learn Quantum-Touch.

So I sent a message to the parents (via the BNI member), offering to teach QT to them as a gift and also, a case story of baby Teddy, a 13-week premature baby born from a woman who has been an alcoholic for 10 years. He was diagnosed as with severe fetal alcohol syndrome, tested positive for crack cocaine, and the baby’ s doctor said that he “ saw no real hope” for this boy. Yet with QT, he grew healthily.

I was delighted when baby Ilysha's mum agreed to learn QT. After learning it, she started to run energy on Ilysha. And two weeks ago, she smsed me that the bleeding in Ilysha's brain has decreased. And a week ago, I heard that Ilysha might be able to be discharged soon.

What's great is that besides running energy on Ilysha, she has also listened to my recommendation to run energy on herself as well. This will help her to remain calm and positive as well as to relax/ recharge herself.

With a tool, one no longer feels helpless. Even better, we can be of help. :)

Joyful Giving

2011-01-25T13:45:00.002+08:00

Giving from the heart (with no conscious or subconscious conditions attached) is joyful. And the energy that emanates from that one act amplifies out into the universe, sending layers of happiness and joy to countless that we probably did not know when we joyfully gave.

Joyful giving has no preset conditions eg if I do this, I would require you to.... Joyful giving is not about how much recognition one will receive eg if I do this, what's the PR effect/ reflection on me? Joyful giving does not count the merits that one will receive from doing that act. Joyful giving is blind to race, gender, country. Joyful giving is nature as well as nurtured.

In celebration of this beautiful act of goodness, I will be posting stories and observations on this theme. Today, we celebrate the joyful giving of one of my friends:

Recently, my friend N found $100 on the floor. She waited at the spot for a while to see if anyone return to claim the money. When no one did, she decided to donate it to a charity. She met me later that day and asked me where to donate it to. I suggested passing it to a mum who has to pay enormous bills for her premature baby. This friend isn't rich, in fact $100 is alot of money to her. Yet she found joy in giving.

Everybody's healing journey is unique

2011-01-21T11:14:00.004+08:00

1 distance healing session, client's spouse became calmer, happier and could even joke after weeks of tension.
4 sessions, client with pancreatic cancer no longer needs his strong painkillers which he has been taking for months.
20 mins, a pregnant mummy's cramps gone.
3 sessions, client's chronic back aches for years gone....

Everybody's healing journey is unique. Comparison with others is a setback and not necessary. So focus on your journey and celebrate your improvements. :)

Moving forward, an improvement at a time

2011-01-13T20:20:00.003+08:00

Last November, a friend responded to an email that I sent out about my book Fly Free . She was so happy for me that I realised my dream of publishing a book and at the same time, placed orders as well. It was during our subsequent correspondence that I realised her hubby has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier that year.

While the general prognosis for pancreatic cancer is poor, yet as long as we have life's breath, there is always hope, isn't it?

He has had chemo treatments but it did not help. As such, he decided to forgo further chemo treatments. I decided to share with them about Quantum-Touch and that if they were open to it, I will be happy to teach them both as well as do sessions. I know that by learning QT, they will now have an additional tool. Instead of a hopeless waiting, there will be daily strengthening and renewal of spirit, mind and body.

She arranged for us to meet for breakfast so that I could share more about it with her hubby. It was a happy day when he agreed to have the sessions as well as learn it. :)

We started our first treatment session in December. As they picked up the technique easily, we decided on weekly sessions by me and she/he will do daily sessions of at least 30 minutes.

Today, he shared with me that he is no longer on painkillers which he was taking for a while. At the same time, he had a clot in his knee which was causing him pain. Now, the pain is gone. Emotionally, he is also feeling peaceful.

These are improvements. So rather than focus on how weak one may still be, look for the positive difference and focus on that.

And I also shared with him an exercise to do as he prepares to sleep and first thing upon awaking. This would further enhance a positive mind and being which will aid in the healing process.

Sure, some people might feel that being positive is akin to living in la-la-land and not being grounded in reality. If you are the client, you will know that are constantly being reminded of reality and what you are facing. Changing one's focus to be positive is adding a new layer of vibration to change the reality into a healthier and happier one. So, rather than be in a miserable hopeless state, why not embrace living and healing in a forward positive manner?

Increasing Your X-Factor

2011-01-13T19:51:00.003+08:00

When I was younger, I used to think that only some people possess the elusive X-factor. Now? I believe that it is possible for us to build and further enhance our X-factor.

When the Singapore Management University invited me to conduct a workshop, I decided that this would be a most useful theme for the workshop. It is part of their Understanding series , a brand new series of programmes originating from the Wee Kim Wee Centre, at SMU.

Synopsis:
X-Factor in very general term means the unknown factor or the unexplainable thing which adds a certain value to an object, element or a person. As such, possessing an X-Factor is certainly useful to one's life, isn't it? ?

Discover at this engaging and interactive workshop, on how you can increase your X-Factor through the natural harnessing of the energy component of your life. When your mind, body and heart is in a healthy balance, it results in a positive inner flow of energy leading to many benefits such as increased self-confidence and attractiveness, improved well-being and enhanced interpersonal relationships be it at the workplace or on a personal level.

Date: 18 January 2011 Tuesday
Time: 0630pm -0930pm
Venue: School of Social Sciences, Seminar Room 3.10, Level 390 Stamford Road,
Singapore 178903
Cost: Public : $50 / SMU: Pay only 50% of workshop fee

You can click here to register for the seminar.

Achieving Bliss

2011-01-09T16:31:00.004+08:00

I was startled out of my meditative state by a very angry shout. A fellow commuter had shouted at the bus driver because he mistakenly thought the driver was not going to let him alight at the bus stop. It was a super long bus and we had yet to pull into the bus stop. When the man alighted, he had the same angry look and state.

Nothing changed even thought the 'event' was over.

Managing of our emotions is internal.
Bliss is remaining centred regardless of external triggers or events.

I used to be highly affected by circumstances, situations and people. As a result, each day had the potentional to be an emotional coaster ride.

Then as I learnt tools to manage and detox non useful emotions as well as remain non affected, each day became largely blissful with the occasional dips. I am responsible for my own emotions and responses. That gives us control and the ability to achieve bliss. And faciliates our growth to be bliss.

Zzzzzzzz

2011-01-07T08:35:00.004+08:00

Having a good night sleep is bliss, isn't it?

My quality of sleep was not very good. After I learnt QT in 2005, and especially after doing the 12 colors meditation exercise from Supercharging, the quality of my sleep improved. Initially, I complemented my energy session with Passiflora Tincture from Neal's Yard Remedies (which my friend recommended). Used Passiflora for a bit then found I did not need it any longer.

My graduates also shared that they found that running energy sessions for themselves have helped them to sleep better. In fact, for some of them, running energy sessions is so soothing that they often fall asleep while doing a session!

At one of my workshops, one of my participants turned up late on the second day. We were so happy that it was because she overslept! She has had insomnia for years. So, during the first day of the workshop at the practice session, her 'therapist' (fellow participant) worked more on her head and neck to help her sleep better. And it worked! This is her sharing:

"I have insomnia for a long period of time. I try not to rely too much on sleeping pills. After Day 1 of the QT workshop where I received treatment, I had a heavy dinner and felt sleepy. As it was only 7pm, I didn't want to sleep so had a cup of coffee. But by 8pm, I dozed off. When I woke up, it was 8.30am in the morning. I was amazed staring at the house with all the lights still on." ~ Lily

What's great is that her therapist is a newbie who just learnt QT. That's why I love sharing and teaching QT because it is easy to learn and anybody can master it. A very useful tool especially when you aren't able to visit the wonderful zzzland. :)

Usher in a magical 2011

2010-12-31T12:10:00.003+08:00

It is the last day of 2010 and and a brilliant time to let go of what’s past and create a world of possibilities for 2011.

If 2010 has been a fruitful year for you, then you can continue your new year on a positive note. Spend today filled with gratitude for the many blessings... a thankful heart leaves room for even more goodness to flow in.

If 2010 has not been a swell year for you, decide right now to let it go. Instead of focusing and wasting your energy on how awful or unhappy it had been, might as well focus your attention and energy on the brand new year ahead. 5 mins focusing on the negative is the same as 5 mins focusing on the positive. The difference is that the negative will hold you anchored to the past while the positive has an amplifying effect that can help to propel you forward. So focus your energy on what you want; not on what has already happened. Rather than rehash what went wrong (which is already in the past), why not focus on what could be better?

A useful starting question you can ask yourself is: What would make you happy?

If you don’t know what makes you happy, then most likely you will find yourself caught in an endless web of unhappiness. If you don’t know what makes you happy, then it is challenging or near impossible for anyone else in your life to help or give a little nudge. So if you desire to create a different life for yourself, spend some moments today thinking about what would make you happy.

As William Jennings Bryan says "Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice". I came across this quote during my dark nights and it has helped me to create the life I desire. In the same way, you too can start 2011 on a fresh new note.

So, as the brand new year dawns, may you experience joy, love, passion, laughter, fun and peace in all you do. May it be a time of new beginnings and the enjoyment of being. Happy new year!

Congratulations Carol!

2010-12-29T11:33:00.004+08:00

It is always with a joyous singing heart when I write a post to congratulate yet another graduate for being a certified Quantum-Touch practitioner...

CONGRATS Carol!

To reach certification status requires discipline, effort and determination because for many of us, it means juggling practice sessions for clients (to clock in the required practicum hours) with our full time job. It means instead of chilling in and resting after a hard day's work, we might be doing a QT session.

Yet we persevere because we see the benefits that the sessions have on our loved ones... and being a certified practitioner opens more windows/ doors of opportunities for us to reach out to a wider audience.

So congrats once again Carol!

Joyous and Blessed Christmas

2010-12-24T10:45:00.003+08:00

It is Christmas eve and a time for us to once more, make a resolution to be light and bring good tidings to all people for all days (and may I add, beyond the 12 days.)

May your days be filled with goodness and gladness, may your life be a joyous journey of discovery and expansion and may your heart radiate love and light.

Blessed Christmas everyone and thank you for being a part of my life journey!

8 seconds to awesomeness

2010-12-23T20:05:00.003+08:00

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8, that's all the time you need to create a being moment.

Inhale 4 counts and feel goodness flowing in, exhale 4 counts feeling totally relaxed.

When you include pockets of these 8 seconds of awesomeness in your day, you will feel recharged in spite a busy schedule. And when you feel in a less than useful state, including this being moment will give you a burst of calming energy.

The key to this 8 seconds is to totally be in the moment and enjoy your breath. Breathe in.... breathe out.... enjoy and be.

Being Happy for Others

2010-12-10T15:53:00.002+08:00

One of the things I have learnt to feel is... a complete sense of happiness for others and a joyous heart celebrating the goodness that happens to them.

Back in the days when I have yet to discover this state of complete being, whenever I hear a good news, I am happy for the person yet feel a tinge of sadness that I wasn't experiencing it ie the happy news. And often, my joy would also be tinged with a trace of envy. Then, I felt bad that I could not be 100% joyous for them.

I am glad that I overcame this hurdle because when we are able to feel complete joy for someone else's goodness, it is a utterly joyous state of being. At the same time, it is also a positive flow of energy towards the person as well as into our own reality. For when we celebrate someone else's happiness, it is also an affirmative nod to the Universe that the same reality is possible for anyone, including us.

Be 100% happy for others, celebrate goodness. The flow of energy when you are able to do that is, simply awesome!

Fly Free

2010-10-20T23:34:00.008+08:00

My very first book will be out in November, a manifestation of a childhood dream. And the book process has been an enlightening journey, one in which I learnt more about myself as well as gained insights from others.

As I shared with my publisher, I consciously chose to write my book in a flowing and happy space because my intention is for my reader to feel the positive vibes. Each time when I became stressed about writing, I will stop to regain my balanced equilibrium. This is when I would do my QT breathing or meditation to get past the blockage.

Told my publisher that when the books are printed, I intend to be there to lovingly "wrap" each book with happy energy as a gift to its owner. Happy multiplier!

As long as we have life's breath, there is always hope...

If given a choice, most people would love pure sunshine moments. Yet it is the combination of rain and sunshine that allows the unfolding of magnificent rainbows.

That's what Bernadette discovered as she sought to overcome the everyday storms in her life; from battling with low self-esteem, healing from failed marriage, recovering from financial difficulties.. common themes in our daily lives.While facing her dark nights of the soul, Bernadette dreamt of flying free and reaching her rainbow. Along her journey of self-discovery and liberation, she learnt to accept the wings of life and also learnt much from fellow sojourners who have mastered their flight.

Fly Free is an anecdotal account of these experiences, shared unabashedly and candidly by Bernadette. With candour and warmth, the author writes of her healing journey and the insights gained as she changed and transformed her life to one that is abundant, happy and free.

This book and part of its proceeds are dedicated to The Safe Haven Project (www.safehavenproject.com)

For those of you who would like to pre-order the book, you can email me. If you intend to buy copies as gifts for the upcoming Christmas season, do let me know the names of the recipients and I will write a personalised message for them.

As long as we have life's breath, there is always hope :)

2010-10-11T15:05:00.008+08:00

Today, thought I will blog about the progress of one of my clients. I am inspired by his courage and determination to live a life of positive hope.

In August, he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Naturally, when he and his family first heard the news, it caused a stir and distress. Then, instead of wallowing in despair and helplessness, they decided to look for solutions. His daughter know about the work I do and approached me to see if I can be of help. I candidly shared with her that while I cannot guarantee a cure (in fact no doctors can do that too), I can guarantee that he would be better for having the sessions, an added complementary tool for his healing process.

His chemo was scheduled for about three weeks' later. I recommended that we do intensive healing sessions. As he and his wife were game to take up my recommendation of learning Quantum-Touch, I saw him twice a week. Between my sessions, he did self-healing for himself as well as some other recommended activities.

Because of his perseverance and discipline, I observed that his energy field became stronger over the days. He also became strong and positive in mindset and emotions. Rather than focusing on what was diagnosed, he focused on getting better each day and enjoying each day.

After his chemo treatment, he did not experience any of the common side effects. That's good news. He continues with the daily activities that I have recommended and when I checked with his wifey yesterday, she shared that he's coping well.

His healing journey continues. His upbeat and positive attitude, his perseverance and discipline to do the daily "regime" and the loving support of his family all adds to the vibrational strength of his healing journey. I told him that he is a good role model for my clients.

Oftentimes, our role as therapist is that of a catalyst. The work and effort also comes from the client. When all parts of the equation works together, then there is manifestation of the formula. :)

Testimonial

2010-10-05T10:17:00.001+08:00

Bernadette’s approach, skills, readings and intuition were instrumental in helping remove a block so that the way forward became clearer and better in life. Her works on energies are powerful, and when you open yourself up, as I did, to it and receive it with generosity, it is very effective.

I had sought B's assistance to help in managing energy ties, I was aware at that time when I got involved in a tornado of events between myself and 2 friends, the emotions and the dramas that subsequently evolved, I was not in position and state to help generate the best outcome for myself and others at the same time. At times like these, it is far more important and effective to complement actions, decisions, mental attitudes with managing where our energetic ties are and should be, especially with people and events that are very close to your heart.

I strongly recommend Bernadette when you want and need a hand in moving forward in issues relating to strong emotional issues and ties, and her energy work is great help in nourishing capacities for understanding, love, joy, and inclusiveness, and gradually transform anger, frustration, and fear that may lie deep in our consciousness.

Puyee, Singapore

Savour Your Glass of Water

2010-09-30T13:30:00.002+08:00

Was chatting with a dear friend yesterday and we came to the topic of water.

She reminded me that our ability to drink water is a joyous moment. Unfortunately, it has become a task or action that most people take for granted or in many cases, neglected. We are not drinking enough water and even when we do, we tend to gulp it down quickly and efficiently.

How about savouring your water for a difference?

Take a sip of water and as you swallow, imagine or visualise your body cells happily receiving this gift of life. You could hear your cells going "yes yes yes".

Take the next sip, enjoy the sensation of the water and again, visualise your cells being nourished. Continue to do this till you finish drinking your glass of water. Yes, it does take a little more time but the bonus benefit is that when you do this exercise, you are naturally in a being state. Besides hydrating your body, you are also resting your mind and body for those few mins.

For those of you who are energy trained, you can charge your water first before drinking it.

Btw, came across this article on Drink Water to Lose Weight. :)

Doing QT for my loved ones

2010-09-27T20:02:00.004+08:00

"I would like to use QT to help/ heal my loved ones."

This is one of the most often cited reasons given by participants at my QT workshop. It is also one of the reasons why I love it; it is a tool that allows us to change a helpless state into a helpful one. For example, both my grandmothers are getting on in years (my paternal grandma celebrated her 86th birthday while maternal grandma celebrated her 103rd birthday) and have their share of aches/ pains. Instead feeling helpless about it, I do distance healing sessions for them plus visit them.

Yet, given our busy and hectic schedules, many of my participants find it difficult to spend enough time QTing all their loved ones. As a result, instead of a joyous experience, they often share that they feel bad not spending enough time working on their family.

I too faced the same issue initially because there were too many family members that I felt would benefit from QT. Then at the start of this year, I decided that I will work on two or three family members over a period of time and then move on to another two or three family members. My formula is a 15 mins daily distance healing session over 40 days (continuously) for each person. A wise mentor shared with me about the benefits of a 40 days' period, it is the completion of a cycle so I implemented it as such.

It is a discipline following through with the 40 days' period. On days when my schedule is packed, it takes effort to sit, be still and do the sessions. Yet, in spite of my fatigue, I know I will feel this joyous burst of energy each time. And at the end of the sessions, I am recharged. While the sessions are an anonymous gift to my family, I've realised that they are also a gift to me. For when we do the healing sessions for others, we are also healing ourselves in the process. As such, I am stronger and better for it.

If you find yourself stretched for time, you can choose to work on one family member once a week or 5 mins a day over a week etc. Choose a time frame that is comfortable for you. It does not matter if you can only spend 15 mins on your family member. That 15 mins is precious and he/ she is better for it than not having it.

Above all, enJOY the process!

Straits Times article on dementia

2010-09-22T14:20:00.002+08:00

Read this article in today's Straits Times on the expected increase in number of people suffering from dementia. And that the global bill for dementia is a whopping $805 billion! As I read, I sent out an intention for more people as well as caregivers to learn QT as it helps. :)

I've written previously on how QT has helped a client with dementia. Here's the sharing:

A client engaged me in January last year to work on her father who suffers from dementia. She felt that he had a "haunted" look on his face, certainly not at peace and was often agitated. I recommended that we do three distance healing* sessions over a period of a week in time to celebrate the Chinese New Year with a positive difference.

My client called me after the Chinese New Year celebrations and shared that at the reunion dinner, her dad actually stayed on at the table with the family. It was the first time in a while as his usual pattern would be to finish his dinner, leave the table and watch TV. She also observed that her dad was calmer and has started to enjoy playing with his grandchildren!My client decided to continue with monthly distance healing sessions for her dad. Since then, he was in an excellent emotional state. In fact, he’s in such a wonderful state that my client thought to stop the sessions in July. I recommended that instead of stopping completely, at least to do a short session and we observe how that works out.

In the month that we skipped the monthly full session, her dad acted and was in an agitated state, the first time in 6 months since we started the sessions in Jan. My client smsed for help and I did a session for him on that very day. Had a chance to speak with the client two days later and she shared that on the day I did the session for her dad, he slept very well and by the next day, he returned to a calm state of being. She realised that my recommendation for the minimum of monthly sessions are needed indeed to help her dad stay calm and peaceful. In June this year, a year and a half since we started the sessions, I shared with my client that we can discontinue the monthly sessions as her dad’s emotional state is stable. As she is energy-trained, she can now do the sessions for her dad instead.

For clients with dementia, I believe that with more regular sessions, even better improvements could be achieved. As such, if care-givers learn QT, it would certainly be useful as they can do daily sessions for their loved ones.

* Distance healing means session is done remotely without having to see the client face to face

Learning QT is great for students

2010-09-20T10:59:00.002+08:00

One of my clients shared with me about her niece who kept feeling the urge to vomit in the mornings. She has been to see the doctor but it wasn't of much help. She asked me what could I do for her niece. I shared that in this case, the best recommendation would be for her niece to learn Quantum-Touch. It will help her to enhance her well-being as well as help her to manage exam stress since she is a student. Charmaine attended my workshop two weeks ago and this is her testimonial.

Charmaine Tan, 16 years old:

Ya, I hardly vomit. When I am doing my Physics paper, for multiple choices, I can now, sometimes feel if the answer is correct. Also, I help to heal my friends and sister. My friend don't feel any pain and my sister says when I'm working on her, she can feel that her fingers are vibrating somehow. I've also worked on myself and I feel very comfortable after that. I realized that I'm good with feelings. Also, whenever I feel unwell or tired and have pain in my eyes or even stomachache, stress or anything else that I feel uncomfortable with, after working on it, I can really feel much better, as in I feel lighter.

I've also sent energy to my room and before my tests and I think its really effective as I feel that is going smoothly. Also, after learning QT, I've been more hardworking than before. I'm happy to learn QT and I will always remember what you've taught me!

Thank you!

:D

Core of Light and Love

2010-09-18T10:22:00.003+08:00

I met a new friend for tea last week and it was delightful to exchange insights and stories. Among the stories she shared, one made me paused in indignation.

She had related the harrowing experience of attending a course due to the behaviour of the instructor. Instead of being an encouraging and affirmative instructor, the instructor talked down to them and even called the participants names such as "bodoh" which means stupid. The instructor also made light of the feedback/ feelings of the participants and did nothing to be of help.

When she shared this, I remembered the posting that I wrote on therapists with core of light. This applies to trainers, teachers and instructors too. If we decide to be catalysts of transformation and hope, then let love and light be our core.

Rather than cause someone to feel less, why not do the best we can to offer them hope?

State What You Want

2010-09-13T11:06:00.003+08:00

When we are doing a healing session or setting an intention, it is more effective to state what you want and not what you do not want.

For example, instead of "I do not want to be sick", change it to "I am healthy". So when you are QTing yourself, state that as an intention and during the session, visualise yourself as being strong, healthy etc.

When you state what you want, the energy becomes a positive flow and the vibration also increases. As such, you would also find yourself enjoying the healing session more and will be in a joyous happy state.

When you focus on what you do not want, often you will find yourself feeling agitation or are irritated when you are doing the healing session. This is not a useful state to be in when working with energy as like attract like. As such, being in a happy and positive state will attract increased goodness into your life.

So before doing a session, check your emotional and mental state. If you are in a angry, frustrated or irritated mood, it might be more beneficial to first do some self-healing so that you can return to a calm or neutral state. Then after that, do the session for your desired outcome.

Testimonial from client

2010-09-01T00:00:00.005+08:00

I feel it is an affinity that Bernie and I got to know each at the right place and the right time in May 2010 when we attended the same workshop. I was quite skeptical about her healing style (which I find similar to Reiki which I had also been very skeptical about). But the thought that my injured neck can be restored back to its original prime condition with Quantum-Touch left me with a deep impression.

I was very fit, healthy and very muscular until July 2007 when my intense gym workout caused cervical vertebrae C6 and C7 to collapse and pinch on my nerves. I suffered severe numbness on my right hand 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week. I’ve consulted Sports Doctor, Senior Physiotherapist, Acupuncturist, TCM practitioner to treat my problems. After many physiotherapy and acupuncture sessions, my numbness have subsided tremendously but not completely cured. And I was not able to perform the level of intense workout that I used to. As a result, my muscle mass has shrunk. My spirit has not been very good since.

About 3 weeks ago (early Aug 2010), I was working out my shoulder and aggravated that injured part again. This time, it affected both my right and left hands. Although the numbness was still bearable, the back of my neck felt the strain and ached which greatly affected my mood and energy level. I was about to see a Chiropractor but there was this force that prompted me to contact Bernie (through Facebook messaging) to see if she could help me restore myself back to my prime stage.

During my first QT session, Bernie was able to see my other problem spots though I only mentioned my neck. During healing, my nose (I have sinus problem) felt so itchy as though as there was a worm wriggling inside. I can feel energy force running about inside my face. After the healing, I felt so recharged and there was a slight improvement to my neck and shoulder. Hours by hours later, my neck and shoulder felt at least 80% better. By next day, the numbness on both hands were virtually gone. My neck area felt very relaxed and loose. I felt so energetic and was able to lug my heavy camera bag around for my photo shoot.

After I experienced this vast result, I called my friend, a young lady with series of health problems and recommended her to try this QT healing and she responded with great interest. I had my 2nd session this afternoon and my friend in the evening. She called me (before I typed this testimonial) after her session and told me that her face was very rosy instead of the usual pale white look.

Since my first QT healing, I am no longer skeptical about QT, Reiki, Qigong or other holistic healing techniques. Both my friend and I have decided to learn Quantum-Touch healing in Oct this year after my exams are over. Thanks Bernie.

Bernard Shen,
31 August 2010

As long as we have life's breath, there's always hope...

2010-08-30T20:12:00.006+08:00

Was writing the closing for my book when this sentence comes to mind... "As long as we have life's breath, there's always hope for positive transformation."

Indeed.

And I am glad to have the opportunity to share this statement with a new client. He was recently diagnosed with stage four cancer. Naturally, the news caused distress to him and his family. Then they courageously moved beyond despair and started to look for options. Rather than sink in helplessness, they sought helpful tools.

During our last healing session, I was glad to observe his :) state of mind and attitude. He and his wife have also started learning QT.

Instead of hopelessness, they are filled with renewed hope and positivity as they go on this healing journey. Happy for them!

Loving Gift

2010-08-09T09:30:00.002+08:00

Last month, I received an email from a friend who found out that her friend was suffering from a serious back problem. She couldn't move for a couple of weeks and the MRI showed a lump in/near her spine and prolapsed disc. She was slightly better with medicine and will know in a few weeks if the lump was just jelly or something more. It's serious enough that she's homebound and her legs are weak.

My friend decided to gift her friend with two distance healing sessions to help accelerate the healing process. It was an anonymous gift, no credit or recognition needed. Given with pure love.

Last week, heard the happy news that it's all clear for her though she still has to take precautions with her back. Am glad the good energy we sent have helped in the recovery process!

Quantum-Touch and Massage Therapy

2010-07-25T19:21:00.004+08:00

I love massages and I love it even more when it is combined with energy healing!

Massage therapists can easily integrate Quantum-Touch into their massage practice. During the massage, therapists can use QT techniques to increase the quality of therapeutic touch and to encourage the client to go into deeper states of relaxation, connection, and spiritual healing. Because QT uses a light touch, massage therapists can apply QT to areas where massage work may be contraindicated. Quantum-Touch is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) to provide continuing education hours. - info from QT website

I am blessed that my friend Thean is a trained massage therapist and QT practitioner as well. I have also taught other massage therapists QT and am sure their clients are enjoying the difference!

To be of help...

2010-07-25T11:56:00.003+08:00

My corporate background is in advertising, events management and training. I am equipped with marketing, PR, advertising, coaching and NLP skills. All of which would be highly useful for me to sell myself and increase my business. Plus the fact that I can "scan" means that it would be easy for me to WOW someone and close a "sale".

Yet increasingly as I walk on this healing path, I found myself being aware and consciously choosing not to apply those skills when sharing about my work to a potential client. Rather then a sales per se, I am more interested in ensuring that that the client is making an informed decision. I want to be of help rather than wow. I also believe in affinity which means that whoever needs to find me will find me. Whoever I can help will find me.

That each client whose path intersect with mine, will feel my sincerity in being a catalyst of help either directly or by pointing him/ her to a solution.

Strengthening for an Operation

2010-07-24T15:42:00.004+08:00

Last week, a friend engaged me to do two emergency distance healing sessions as a gift for her friend's mum who had to undergo an urgent heart operation. It was an anonymous gift as her friend does not believe in energy work. Her friend's mum has diabetes and my friend was concerned that there will be complications from the operation. She believes that the sessions will be beneficial.

So I did a session a day before the op as well as on the day itself. During the first session, I balanced her energy centres to "energise" her body as well as to strengthen her immune system and physical body. During the second session, I focused on clearing the emotional cords linked to the blockages in her heart.

The last I heard, my client is recovering well. Of course, from the medical perspective and my friend's friend, it is a result of the operation.

For my friend and I, we both know that the sessions certainly complemented the surgery and helped to accelerate the healing process. But it's perfectly fine that it's not acknowledged. Our priority is the client and not the recognition.

Time to share and be

2010-07-21T12:26:00.004+08:00

One of the joys of doing energy work full time is having the gift of time to return to our role as human beings rather than doing. Of course, time management is a critical skill yet at times, even with the best time management ability, there is only so many hours in a day that is at your disposal. Thus, when I was juggling between my corporate training job and energy work, it was challenging to be a human being. Often, I was a human doing.

Had a thoroughly enJOYable time yesterday just chilling and being. The first part of the day was spent having quality bonding time with my family at the Singapore Garden Festival. Then the evening was spent sharing about Quantum-Touch.

It's nice and recharging to have a balance of doing and being days.

Sharing from Quantum-Touch graduate

2010-07-12T19:11:00.005+08:00

Dear Sifu Bernie

You have enriched my life after attending your Quantum Touch lessons. Am surprised that I can do "miracles" which I least expect:

Feel energized whenever I run my energy, that makes my day. Seldom feel tired nowadays.
Whenever my throat tickles, I will run my throat chakra and it soothes.....
Most rewarding is when the old folks at Geylang East Home for the Aged feel relax and enjoy our QT
One way to make the aged and sick feel loved and comfort is thru QT. Tested on my friend's mother and my own mum. Both fell asleep during the QT treatment.
Thank you for giving my colleague, Karen, lots of self confidence after your treatment. She is much happier and more interactive nowadays. Other colleagues see the change in her.
My plants look greener after QT!! Unbelievable..... Saved the pot of rose which almost died. It's still blooming now.
Lots more......... and will continue to QT whenever situation arises

Thanks a million for making my life soooo interesting and fulfilling.
Our mind controls our health.

With Love
Anne Wong

Change helplessness to helpfulness

2010-06-29T15:44:00.004+08:00

A dear friend called me this morning. She's just heard the news that one of her ex-teachers have been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Naturally the news made her sad. She wondered if there's anything she could do.

"You can send your teacher healing energy via distance healing".

At that, she visibly brightened up. Yes, when one has a tool, we can change helplessness to helpfulness. That's wonderful isn't it?

Distance Healing

2010-06-29T15:28:00.003+08:00

Regular readers of this blog will know how much I love distance healing. It cuts across geography, time, distance, relationship and impossibility barriers.

You can send healing energy to a loved one even if they are not with you.
You can do it anytime, great for those who are busy busy busy in the normal waking hours.
It does not matter if the person is 1 meter or 10,000 metres away from you, its just as effective.
You can still send healing energy to the person even if he or she is angry with you and having a cold war
Amazing as it sounds, practitioners of distance healing knows it works.

The other day, I was doing a general well-being session for a friend's dad via distance healing. After the session, I shared with her that it appears that her dad needed more energy at his lower back as well as his eyes so I spent more time on these two areas. She was surprised that I "knew" where to focus my attention on even though she did not mention it. Her dad suffers from chronic back ache and glaucoma. Yes indeed, distance healing is not less effective as some practitioners believe. You can still "feel" and chase the pain remotely. :)

I am glad that I am seeing an increasingly number of graduates who are gung-ho about using distance healing. It is so very useful and utterly practical!

Integrity

2010-06-23T12:03:00.004+08:00

Received an sms from a client/ friend requesting for my HappyPrint Scan for herself and the HappyPrint Scan for effective parenting for her two kids.

I replied that the scan would certainly be useful for her kids. As for herself, she need not do the scan as she has done so previousy. Instead, I recommended her to go for another therapist's session which I feel would benefit her more. She shared that she appreciates my integrity.

Integrity. That's a key value and being needed especially in our healing profession. We need to recommend what's needed to benefit the client and not what benefits our business or bank accounts.

I've adhered to this strictly these past years. As a result, my clients trust and follow my recommendations because they know that it will be useful for them. If its one session needed, then its one. If its five sessions needed, then its five. If its a combinations of complementary therapies, then it is as such.

Set the foundation strong and a good abundant practice follows.

Sharing from a client

2010-06-21T19:21:00.004+08:00

The following is a sharing from a client. It was written in Mandarin. Thanks K for helping with the translation!

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当我第一次听到Quantum-Touch时全然地不理解是什么。
I had entirely no idea what ‘Quantum-Touch’ was when I first heard about it.

可是心中有一块沉重的石头压力，而负面情绪急躁甚至反复忧郁不欢，见什么都怕。
But I had always felt an immense pressure as though a heavy rock was placed on me. I was negative and temperamental till the extent of depression and had a constant fear of everything.

当我知道可以通过QT冥想克服心理的恐慌症，就衷心地希望会好起来不须要长期寻求心理医生并吃药。
When I heard that the visualization in QT could aid me in overcoming my phobias, I had a firm seed of hope planted in me where I could gradually recover and stop the need to consult the psychiatrist or take the medication.

QT可以教导我，让我释放和接受自我。应该停止判断，接受自己当下的真实面貌。让我明白了为什么不快乐而陷入情绪低潮。
QT taught me how to let go and accept myself; that I should stop judging myself and accept my real self. It let me realized why I was unhappy and what led me into the descending spiral of negative emotions.

可以静下心看一看天空颜色和綠色的植物，听一听周围声音，细细咀嚼食物，
将注意力放在每一个小事物，心情自然会放松许多，用呼吸来感受自己的存在。
I could stop myself to appreciate the color of the sky and the greenery, listen to the sounds in the environment, savor food at my own pace, and focus my attention on every intricate detail. Naturally it led me to feel more relaxed, and with every breath I felt that I lived in the present.

工作中也不会显得手忙脚乱，压力因此减轻不少, 让我可以得到清闲，心情大好和喜乐。
In my work I was confident and firm, thus stress was reduced significantly. It led to a sense of peace, a feeling of positive emotions and joy.

我要感谢你伸出友谊之手。
I would like to thank you for extending your friendly helping hand.

感恩。
茉莉
With gratitude.
Karen.

Seize the affinity

2010-06-08T18:45:00.006+08:00

"Carpe Diem! Seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary."

I love this quote that was made mainstream popular by the film Dead Poets Society. Lately, I have added a dimension to it:

"Seize the affinity to make your life extraordinary".

In our lives, we will meet people or be in situations that present opportunities for learning, growth or change. For example, the wise words of our parents, a friend offering help, a recommendation to a workshop or therapist...It is up to us to seize that affinity.

People often tell me that I am blessed to be surrounded by good people, things and opportunities. Indeed. At the same time, one can be surrounded by goodness yet fail to embrace it. Or be surrounded by darkness and seize that proffered ray of light when it comes.

I was blessed to have many hands offering encouragement, help, love, care and concern. I seize the affinity.

In the same way, each day I look forward to offering my hand to help someone else. What I've learnt is that not everyone will or want to accept help. In the past, my heart ached when that happens cos' I have witnessed the wonderous transformation that occurs when help is accepted. My life changed. My clients or family/ friends' lives (those who are open to help) changed. Now, I accept that we can only proffer that helping hand. It is still the other party's choice to accept or walk away.

Happy. Hope. Heal.

2010-06-03T19:47:00.003+08:00

About a month ago, a client engaged me to work via distance healing on her brother-in-law who was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer of both lungs, liver and lymph nodes. He was due for chemo. For sure, it is a challenging case. But as I shared with my client, we do our best. My sessions coupled with her strong care and concern provides a strong vibration of hope. During the sessions, while no physical changes were observed but he appears happy. For me, that is an essential and powerful emotion to feel and be on one's healing journey.

The last I heard, he was responding well to treatment. Very happy to receive the sms update.

We cannot determine the outcome ie whether the person live or not (we are not the creator) but we can give the person our highest and most loving vibrations so that he or she can tap on our strength to boost his or her own.

The sessions also helps to strengthen the body and provides it with an added boost of healing energy. For example, a client engaged me to work on his grandpa who had to go for a heart bypass. We did two sessions prior to the operation. After the op, his grandpa was up and about very quickly.

On my end, I am very glad that I am able to offer my clients an additional tool to help.

Useful tool for active aging!

2010-06-03T19:33:00.004+08:00

At my recent QT workshop, a grandmother aged 75 was initially skeptical about her ability to learn QT. By the end of Day 2, when I asked her if she was confident about using QT, she laughingly shared with the class in dialect "It's not about my confidence but whether I can find the time!".

Wow, I was very happy with her candid response. It shows that indeed QT can be learnt by anyone and everyone!

QT is a very useful tool and certainly beneficial to us as we grow wiser by the years. Rather than the body "breaking down" as we grow older, we can grow healthier and stronger by doing regular sessions for ourselves. I hope that increasingly, more and more senior citizens will attend my workshops. Yay!

Client, Teacher

2010-05-20T22:59:00.006+08:00

On Wednesday, wrote on my facebook: "Am grateful to have the opportunity to interact and work with different people with different outcomes. Last evening, had the most enjoyable time working with a 3 year old boy. Beautiful energy!"

Client. Teacher.

With each student and client, I learn. Be it an adult, a young baby or a pet, they all bring rich and varied dimensions of experiences. While some cases are certainly more challenging than others, it is always a pleasure at the fruition of the journey. At times, the results are astounding and amazing. Other times, I am simply a catalyst for the start of their healing journey and others are needed to complement the process. Regardless of the part I played, I feel blessed to be able to offer my experiences, expertise and skills. A talent becomes a gift when it is used for the betterment of both self and others.

I was chatting with my friend Albert yesterday. I shared that I don't consider what I do as business but rather as a passion. This is possible because of my clients. When I am invited to be on their healing journey, I am invited into their lives and their personal life stories. Their trust, their openness, their resilience, their patience, their courage.... it becomes an evolving helix of energy that's beautiful to behold!

This post is for you, my dear clients. I would like to say a BIG THANK-YOU!

Hugs.

Nice surprise!

2010-05-12T09:24:00.006+08:00

One of my goals is to set up an Dream Catalyst fund which will provide the means for people to be a catalyst of joy and transformation to another person. The fund can be used to aid charitable causes, fund subsidised treatments for needy clients, to provide abundance cheer such as the CNY project we did this year or to help anyone in need.

So far, I've raised funds on an ad hoc basis by asking friends as well as my own contributions. My long term dream is that (1) my personal donation amount will increase as my business income increases and (2) through the good work we do, people will be inspired and decide to ask about making a contribution to help other people. No solicitation from our end. Just their own initiative and inner prompting.

On Monday, I received an unexpected sms from a client who would like to make a contribution to help those who cannot afford QT treatments. My client knows I often do pro-bono work for needy clients so no one is ever turned away. The beauty of this donation is that it offers an unexpected gift to the receivers and shows them the goodness of the universe and mankind.

On a personal note, I appreciate greatly this client's gift because I believe the amount donated is not what we would term as "spare cash". It means my client has to give up spending it on something else. What a generous meaningful gift!

pain or bliss, YOU can choose

2010-05-01T09:18:00.005+08:00

"Because you are courageous and open-minded, that's why you could find solutions and now feel so different."

I shared these heartfelt words recently to my client when she came to see me for a follow-through. Her story of transformation from a world of pain to one of bliss is an example of how being courageous and open-minded brings about change.

Within a month, her life became remarkably different. The positive change is so drastic that her colleagues and family members noticed the difference and affirmed her on it.

When she was introduced to me by her colleague, she had just left her job due to emotional stress. She was feeling depressed and had many fears and doubts. When her colleague shared with her about the work I do, she gamely agreed to see me even though she's not familiar with energy healing at all. She was also open-minded enough to follow my recommendation for complementary solutions that will accelerate her healing journey.

As a result, she's now happy, positive and confident. She's also returned to work, months ahead of her initial plan! Her world has changed from one of fear to one of positive excitement and action. She's looking forward to life in joyful anticipation. Her environment was the same but her inner being glows so differently that the environment reacts positively to her change.

You can choose to live in a world of pain or in a world of bliss. When you make a choice that you desire life to be better and brighter on a physical, mental, emotional or spiritual level, opportunities will be presented to you to help you - catalyst for change. It could be a friend offering assistance, you making a call to a helpline, a stranger offering advice or in the case of my client, her colleague sharing about my services.

When the catalyst is presented, it is useful to explore it and then make a choice based on knowledge and evaluation. Some people simply discard or shut their minds to the presented solutions without even knowing what it is!

As my client was walking out of the treatment room the other day, she shared that she is grateful to me and her colleague for helping her. I hugged her and told her that I am grateful that she was open-minded so that we can be of help.

Abundant business with integrity and heart

2010-04-25T09:37:00.009+08:00

I've been told that I am perhaps... a little inflexible in terms of the way I desire to do business.

For example, in my model of the world, selling = recommendation. Hence, I take a very personal interest to ensure that whatever I "sell" or will be "selling" truly benefits the clients.

Therefore, if I am uncertain that my services can and will benefit someone, I will not recommend it. If the requests of my clients breach my ethics and intergrity, I will not take on the engagement. For example, a client of mine requested for me to do a HappyPrint Scan for her husband without his knowledge. I rejected her request because this is a breach of confidentality. Initially, she was annoyed then later on, she shared that she respected my professionalism.

In the same way, I've been asked/ approached to "sell" certain products which would have had made me a bundle of money. But because I am uncertain about the true benefits and in some instances, I do not consider myself an expert on the product, I decided not to.

To some people, it appears that I have an issue with making money. To me, I know it is not so. I desire to walk the light path and I believe that building a business with integrity and heart can also bring in abundance. It would take a long term view but the abundance would be both wealth and goodness.

Take the case of this couple who owns a crystal shop. One day, I finally understood why they do not have a Visa machine in their shop. They only accept cash or NETS. From a business angle, it would make $$$$ sense to have a Visa machine to faciliate sales and purchases (research has shown that people spend more when using credit cards). But from their business with heart angle, they wanted to ensure that when customers make a purchase, it is with money that they can afford to spend. For them, their objective is to sell the right crystal to the right customer and not sales per se. As such, I've observed numerous occasions when they've advised customers against buying a certain crystal because it is not suitable. Customer focus rather than sales-oriented. They are very different from many crystal sellers that I came across. I respect their integrity and heart. It is a concept and business principle that I resonate with.

Transmuting negative emotional energy

2010-04-16T07:48:00.003+08:00

In the past month, I've been experimenting with...initially, was going to use the word "transforming" but then the word "transmuting" popped in and it better describes the feel of what I am doing. A couple of seconds ago, I went to search what transmuting means:

trans·mut·ed, trans·mut·ing, trans·mutes: To change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform: Alchemists tried to transmute lead into gold.

Aha.

I'm not working on lead. Rather, have been working on transmuting negative emotional energy into pure loving energy. In the past, when I am affected by someone or a situation in a negative manner be it anger, sadness, irritation etc, what I'll do is to detox it from my system. Now, instead of detoxing it, I'm practicising changing the negative energy into loving energy.

Take for example when I received an email that annoyed me. It annoyed me because I felt it was uncalled for. Instead of simply detoxing it from my system, I took it in and filled it with loving vibrational energy instead (worked on heart chakra and meditated on love). The result? If I used the detox system, I would have simply ignore the annoying email and remained neutral to the party. When I transmute it, I could make effort to reply in a loving manner because I felt and mean it (and not because it is the right thing to do). The result is a true softening and opening of the relationship.

A sharing from participant (Enhance Your Chakras Workshop)

2010-04-11T09:19:00.002+08:00

Loy, Singapore

I had attended the Chakra Enhancement Workshop today. This is not going to be a testimonial on how good and beneficial the Chakra Enhancement Workshop was (not that it isn't). One could easily read up on chakras and its functions through the internet.

What I would like to stress is that I had encountered one of those rare teachers who provide you wisdom in looking at your life problems through the language of your own bodies via your own chakras. Knowledge of chakras' function is nothing if one does not know how to relate and apply it to your daily obstacles in life..but experiencing and relating to it gives one the WISDOM.

To cut it short, go for the teacher that gives you the WISDOM. Seek knowledge elsewhere.

A healer can only heal you, but a healer that teaches you empowerment to control your own destiny is of a greater gift to you.

Energising Flowers

2010-04-08T10:07:00.007+08:00

Received this bunch of beautiful pink roses for Valentine's Day. Both the sender and I QTed the roses and after 7 days, they were still blooming prettily!

A helping hand

2010-04-07T16:58:00.009+08:00

At my what-feels-like-a-different lifetime, there were many people who lent a helping hand for me to get back on my feet. Some were friends. Others were complete strangers who shared wise insights and pointed me towards a direction of light. So in my confused and painful state of existence, I received information, signposts and support to move towards bliss.

This affirms my belief that we can all lend a helping hand regardless of where we may be at in any given point and space of time. We can be of significance even before we are significant. At times, effort is needed for us to be that hand. Over the space of a couple of days, I've met two persons who inspire me with their abundant hearts.

My friend A made the effort to get in touch with a colleague who resigned because she's suffering from depression. She does not really know this colleague but felt she could be of help. Beyond just a "hi-how are you-bye" phone call, A made the effort to visit the colleague at her home and accompanied her for a treatment session. Love-ly, isn't it?

The second abundant gesture happened to me. Yesterday morning, I received an sms from a complete stranger. In it, the person helped publicise my upcoming Mandarin Quantum-Touch workshop in May. I called to thank him/ her and had a nice chat with K. She's learnt QT previously and during the workshop, her fellow participants mentioned that their family/ friends would be interested in learning QT if there's one in Mandarin. She came across my blog and saw that I'll be conducting a Mandarin one in May and hence, smsed the info to her group. She made the effort to (1) remember and (2) to make the connection.

In life, we are presented with many oportunities to be a beacon of light and love to someone in distress or needing direction. May we make the effort, like A & K did, to be that beacon and experience the joy and bliss that comes with it.

QT Healing Circle and Service at GEHA

2010-04-07T10:07:00.001+08:00

On every 4th Saturday of each month, Bingjie and I will be co-hosting a healing circle plus an opportunity to serve. The healing circle will be from 1pm to 3pm and thereafter, you are invited to join us as we use QT to serve with love at GEHA (Geylang East Home for the Aged) from 4pm to 5pm.

Healing Circle
The upcoming healing circle will be on Sat 24 April. The venue is at Bingz's place at Ang Mo Kio Ave 10. We'll meet up with the QT grads in the first hour to revise QT healing techniques as a group. If you have friends/ family who'd like to know more about QT, they are welcome to drop by at 2pm for an overview on Quantum-Touch, as well as get to experience some Quantum-Touch healing. Energy Exchange: SGD $5 per person.

Service at GEHA
After the healing circle, we will proceed to GEHA. For those of you who can't make it for the healing circle, you can meet us at GEHA direct. The address is Blk 97 #01-439, Aljunied Crescent. The buses that goes there are Buses 80, 155 and 155A. From Aljunied MRT, it's a 15 mins walk to the place.

It will be an oppportunity for us to fellowship, exchange insights as well as be gift to the aunties and uncles at the home. Contact us if you would like to join us.

Enhance Your Chakras Workshop

2010-03-28T22:27:00.009+08:00

Interested in chakras?
Or to scan your own chakras for insights?

Join us for my next Enhance Your Chakras workshop. During this one day workshop, we will explore the wonderful world of chakras and more importantly, how we can achieve greater well-being by understanding the "state" of our chakras and by working on them. Through interactive exercises, you will learn the steps to "scan" your chakras as well as how you could further balance and align them for a happier and healthier you!

Make a date with us on: Sat 10 April from 9.30am to 4.20pm. Call me for more info or to register for the workshop.

enJOY a beautiful abundant week ahead!

Being patient with yourself

2010-03-28T09:07:00.003+08:00

Woke up this morning and the title for this post popped into my head. Wasn't planning to blog today but guess greater energies at work! Okie, this is for you, the someone somewhere who is looking for this sharing. :)

My clients/ friends/ students often tell me: "I want to scan like you do", "I want to feel happy like you do", "I want to be as successful like you", "I want to enjoy life the way you do", "I want, I want.."

Sure, we all have wants. The key is to have YOUR wants or dreams and not compare/ benchmark against someone else. What makes YOU happy and not what makes you happy because it makes ABC happy.

That's the lesson I learnt. In my book, I wrote about how I used to strive to be the best in all I do - the best student, the best daughter, the best friend, the best volunteer, the best employee, the best..the best.. the best. An endless and tiring list because I strove to be the best as that would make people like me or fulfill others' expectations. At that time, I did not like myself very much and so external validation of my self worth was so very important. As I went on my self-healing journey, self-acceptance and self-love became personalised and lived. No longer just a concept.

The second lesson I learnt is to be patient with myself. This is as challenging as learning to love myself. Efficiency and fast results were two key words in my operating vocabulary and so I had to overcome my impatience as I started to rebuild my life.

My skills and gifting came with time and the dream life I'm leading was achieved through effort, mistakes, learnings, tears, joys, support, setbacks, challenges, positivity. It took time. Friends who have journeyed with me will share with you that I certainly went on a pretty long journey to get here. Periods of sadness and despair coupled with doubts that life can be different. Patience was so very needed then. (Btw, it is also needed now as I continue on this new phase of life. I have to be patient as I grow my passion into a successful practice.)

We are on a perfecting journey. So rather than live a life regretting what you have done or not done, focus your energies on how you can be better the next time or do things differently. Above all, be patient with yourself and be kind to yourself as you go on this perfecting journey. We are often our harshest critics and that's the internal blockage that we face. When released, we will then allow flow to happen. Bliss.

Dream Catalyst

2010-03-27T09:18:00.007+08:00

As you would have read, I've registered a company called Dream Catalyst. A friend is currently helping to set up a website for me. In the meantime, I'm using this blog to list the workshops and private sessions that we're offering.

Th eagle-eyed among you would have noticed the "we" term. *BIG GRIN* Well, my dream is to build and grow a catalyst network of like-minded people (this means providing service with integrity and heart!) to provide clients with effective tools and resources to achieve emotional, physical and mental well-being.

Here are the private sessions currently offered:

Wellness & Rejuvenation (60 mins)
If you are suffering from physical aches, emotional pain or an ailment, this wellness and rejuvenation session will help to accelerate your healing process. Some of the clients we have worked with suffered from insomnia, back aches, cervical spondylosis, skin condition, leukemia, cancer, dementia, sprains/ fractures, severe migraines, stress, depression. At the same time, the session is beneficial for pre- and post-surgery care for a speedy recovery.

Ping, Hong Kong
I have been working on anger issues for over a year; very intensively for the past three months. The more issues I resolved, the more issues came up. On one hand, I'm happy that I can let go of a lot stuff; on the other hand, it's a struggle and very frustrating for me, and painful for family members who have been my victims. Bernadette identified the core issue and cut the cord linked to undesired emotions within one private session. 45 minutes ended my long time agony.

Wei Lee, Singapore
I was quite skeptical about energy healing when I initially learnt of it. During this period when I fell ill with abnormal numbness in my arms and fingers; I was re-introduced to this again by a friend and was treated by Bernadette. Through this tremendous treatment and healing result, I am deeply convinced that the sessions can really help in many forms of discomfort a person experiences in his/ her life. I would definitely recommend this to any person and friends for complementary treatments for their illness.

Tag, Singapore
My dad told me today that he no longer feels any pain and thanked me for introducing
Quantum-Touch to him. Thank you for your services. You spared him a lot of pain and treatments. At the same time, I also believe that the sessions you did for my grandpa prior to his surgery resulted in his speedy recovery!

Wellness & Joy (60 mins)
For the busy individuals, the Wellness & Joy session relaxes and recharges you. Depending on personal needs, a session once every few months or even monthly for continued well-being have proven restorative for clients.

SG, Singapore
I feel recharged and energised after the sessions, an effective way to relax and chill.

Wellness & Love (60 mins)
For clients looking to further enhance their relationships with loved ones, the Wellness and Love session provides a catalyst for new beginnings and better relationships.

Theresa Chee, Singapore
3 days after session: I chatted with my mom for half an hour harmoniously. This has never happened before. I enjoyed the chat. Thank you very much, Bernie. I am very thankful and glad that I saw you.

2 months after session: Wonderful relationship. Loving communication. Just the opposite response from before clearing. No words to describe except magic. It happened instantly and naturally. Everything falls into place by itself.

Distance Healing Sessions (45 mins)
For clients with hectic schedules or are not based in Singapore, the sessions can be done through distance healing.

How this works:

Contact us at 9272 9476 or bernadette@thedreamcatalyst.com to fix an appointment as well as to discuss the outcome for the sessions.
At the scheduled time, you will receive healing energy by our therapist.
During this time, you can be relaxing/ sleeping or doing your usual routine.
Our therapist will contact you for follow-through/ feedback
Fee can be transferred through bank transfers or paypal

Emily, Singapore
My parents are so much better. My dad who has dementia is now peaceful and calm, no more “naggie” mom...so good are the vibes that my younger daughter (especially) and older daughter stayed the whole day on Saturday (10am to 11.30pm) without fussing!!

HappyPrint Reading for Effective Parenting

2010-03-27T09:04:00.009+08:00

In this session, Bernadette will use her intuitive abilities to provide insights on what’s needed to provide a conducive and nurturing environment for your child in his or her formative years.

Through the HappyPrint Reading for Effective Parenting, you will:

discover your child’s blueprint for what’s needed to be happier and successful in life
gain useful insights on how you could communicate with your child more effective
receive personalised recommendations on how to help your child to maximize his/ her potential

Note:
The session is applicable only for children under the age of 12.
For clients who are not in Singapore, the scan can be done via skype or phone call.

Testimonial

Emily Tan, Singapore
Bernadette did the scan for my two girls and it’s absolutely spot on in profiling them! At the same time, she provided me useful insights on how to overcome challenges and issues that I am currently facing with them. The recommendations provided me with a tool to be an even more effective parent especially in their formative years!

HappyPrint Reading

2010-03-27T08:29:00.006+08:00

A study published recently says that being happy helps one to avoid a heart attack. Researchers at Columbia University rated the happiness levels of more than 1,700 adults in Canada with no heart problems in 1995. After a decade, they examined the 145 people who developed a heart problem and found happier people were less likely to have one. Other experts also said that happiness itself could result in a healthier heart compared to emotions such as stress or depression.

Everyone seeks to lead happy and fulfilling lives yet many failed to achieve this. One of the reasons is that often, we are following somebody else’s blueprint for happiness.

Through the HappyPrint Reading, you will:

discover YOUR blueprint for what’s needed to be happier
gain useful insights for greater self-awareness and areas for improvement
receive personalized recommendations

In this session, Bernadette will use her intuitive abilities to read your energy centres (chakras) to provide insights on what's working well and the areas for enhancement for greater alignment, balance and happiness.

Chakras are the subtle energy centers of the body. The ancient Indian Yogis understood the nature of the subtle energy which drives all biological function. They called these centers “Chakras” which literally means “wheels.” Those who see energy often perceive the chakras as spinning with a wheel-like appearance. The chakras are thought to vitalise the physical body and to be associated with interactions of both a physical and mental nature. To heal, is to bring the chakras into alignment and balance.

Clients often found it beneficial to complement the HappyPrint Reading with a Wellness & Rejuvenation session to enhance the chakras that are balanced and provide therapeutic work on those that need improvements.

Note:
For clients who are not in Singapore, the scan can be done via skype, phone call or email.

Testimonial

Dr Marilyn Rodger, Scotland
The scan with Bernadette is both insightful and healing. The insights were very meaningful and made a difference in my life immediately. Bernadette works on spiritual, emotional and physical issues and she is dedicated to assisting you harness your mind, body and health skills.

Kenneth Lim, Principal Success Catalyst of Life-Trends.com
Bernadette is understanding and professional in the way she works with her clients. Personally I have benefited very much from her HappyPrint Scan. I became more aware of my own shortfalls especially in my inability to properly communicate to others about how I truly felt, and this was surfaced in the scan in the form of a dark energy surrounding the Throat Chakra. The wonderful thing about Bernadette is that she goes beyond diagnosis and analysis; she goes one dimension further to suggest practical solutions that empower her clients to take control of their problems and ultimately be in a sustained state of abundant joy. In my case, she advised me to direct my throat energy down to the base and into the ground, which worked well as I communicated more openly to my wife and people around me after I did that. She is also a great catalyst for those who are on the energy and spiritual path as they will get important feedback on how to enhance their cultivation practices. I will strongly recommend Bernadette to anyone who is experiencing any form of dis-ease and/or just wants to feel better.

Bingz, Singapore
B's scan is quite amazing. I'd say it's more of a intuitive chakra reading, where she looks into each of the 7 main chakras, and tells you what the chakras want to let you know at the moment. It's like having an energy check up to evaluate where you are in your inner world currently, and how it may have caused your outer reality to change. Through her reading, I received valuable insights in areas of my finance, relationships, personal power, intuition etc. And she does it with so much love and respect for my personal space when it came to stuff that's quite sensitive. Though I do energy work also, I feel that it's beneficial to get an unbiased 2nd opinion to see how my efforts have paid off in clearing and energizing my chakras, and also which area I could focus more on.

Quote for today

2010-03-25T18:27:00.003+08:00

Was happily chatting with a client-turned-friend and out popped: "You can be of significance even before your are significant".

Wow. This will be one of my favourite self-quotes.

You can be love, be joy, be help, be kindness, be service, be light... anytime. That's my belief. It does not have to wait till when you're a millionaire, till when you are pure loving being, till when you have free time, till when you're retired, till when the other person is nicer to you, till when you are out of that dreadful situation, till when.....

Shine. Be significance tonight, tomorrow, all time.

Wallowing in pure energy

2010-03-22T22:40:00.008+08:00

I've scheduled in a daily morning walk at the Bedok Reservoir as part of my cleansing, exercising and strengthening routine and today was the first morning. As I stepped out of my house, I was refreshed by the splendour of a dawning sky. I simply just basked in the energy swirls of blues and cream. Gratitude for life. Peace. Bliss. Calm.

The blaring horns of the busy frantic parents getting their children to school on time and people getting to work on time broke my meditative state. It was jarring for a couple of seconds till I retreat once more into my centre of calm and bliss.

Soon I reached my sanctuary. Lush greenery, pure energy. It's been a while since I went for a walk and yet, it feels completely familiar. As I walked on earth, I did grounding and detoxifying. Feels lighter with each step that I took.

It's a beautiful conducive environment for meditation. Tranquil, peaceful and blissful as I soaked in pure energy.

It's a beyond-great way to start off one's day, wallowing in pure blissful energy. As I made my way back, this beautiful sight greeted me - a tree haloed by sunlight.

As we become increasingly attuned to the flows of energy, it corresponds to an increased appreciation of the splendid beauty of nature as well as the immense energy to be tapped on. Yet in our busyness, we hardly make time to be in the presence of pure energy. I was guilty of that. Today's walk made me realise how much I missed my walks and yes, I will continue with them.

What about you? :)

QT Workshop this weekend

2010-03-19T18:47:00.003+08:00

It's QT weekend and I'm all excited about it! Though I have conducted lots of workshop yet each time, I am filled with joy and bliss cos' each person coming to the workshop is unique. This means different sharing & experiences, new learnings for all of us. I am also joyous cos' am equipping them with a very useful tool!

Loving Flow

2010-03-19T18:16:00.004+08:00

In the past, I used to have a mental + physical to-do list of all the tasks that needed to get done on a day to day basis. It kept me efficient, busy and pretty anal. I get irked and irritated when things are not completed as fast as I want to or the way I want to. This includes my list of goals.

Control.

When I started on my self-healing journey, I sought to understand the meaning of "being" and soon, began to truly enjoy flow. The control I have is not over events or other people. It is over my own inner world. Control also means letting go of outer control for flow to happen. I find this a loving and being method that works for me.

Happy News from 12 year old client!!

2010-03-16T18:14:00.007+08:00

In July 2008, my friend May in Hong Kong called me July to share with me about her colleague's 12-year old son who was diagnosed with leukemia. What's interesting is that the universe had already prepared me to work with him through a message from my friend Thean a week before the call.

I worked on him via distance session as well as invited the students at my workshop to distance him as well. There were also other energy workers working on him. At that time, he was undergoing chemo sessions. Within weeks of me knowing about him, we received the news that he's found a bone marrow transplant donor which is excellent news. That was the intention that we sent out to the Universe.

Next, we focus on building up his strength so that he can undergo the operation. Throughout the whole process, I was told that he remained extremely positive and upbeat in spite of the pain that he must be going through. In September, he was strong enough to go for the operation. The doctors shared that it is a miracle that he is even alive to go through the operation. Here is a wonderful testament to how doctors plus energy work can give a person a more than 100% chance to triumph. I made a trip to Hong in December 2008 to teach QT to his mother so that she can continue to QT him as he recovers. Last year, she shared that he is recovering well at home.

Recently, I emailed her to check on progress and she emailed back that "he is fine! We had the regular blood checking on March 1 and the result was normal. We are going to have the scan in May, if we got the clear report this time, I may arrange my son to go back to school this September."

Wow!!!!

This is why I chose this path....

2010-03-10T10:31:00.006+08:00

Now that my dad's happily retired, we had more opportunities for in-depth conversations. This morning, we were chatting about my decision to quit corporate world and follow my call (to be a lightworker, energy worker, healer etc as described by others) to do my work full time. I shared with him about a call that I received from a client yesterday and how it affirms the decision I made.

My client has communication issues with his wife. As with most marriages/ relationships, the sparks and intimacy of early courtship and couplehood has been replaced with operational existence and icy/ fiery exchanges. He approached me to do sessions to further enhance the relationship flows. I did 3 sessions over 2 weeks.

After the first two sessions, there was a change in his wife's attitude towards him plus she became happier too. Yay!!! I did the 3rd session for them on Monday. During the session, I cut the energy cords linked to any past unhappiness etc as well as enhance the relationship flows between the two of them for a happier future as a couple/ family. At the same time, I also balanced/ enhanced the chakras for the both of them.

When he called me on Tuesday morning, he shared that for the first time in many years, he and his wife had a nice conversation after dinner. It was natural and non of the usual busyness and tension was present. They both thoroughly enjoyed the time spent.

Of course, my client will continue to make the effort to improve the relationship. The energy sessions were meant to provide an added boost to accelerate the process and "clear the barriers".

When I heard his sharing, I was very happy. His is one of many cases of enhanced relationships that I have worked on. Here's another example. On a personal level, I have also done sessions to further enhance relationships between my loved ones and I as well as with friends. And yes, it always work.

Love afterall...

2010-03-07T09:28:00.004+08:00

My friend called me on Friday to do urgent sessions for his grandpa who suffered heart problems while holidaying in Hong Kong. At the same time, also to do another session for his grandma who had a stroke and is recovering in Singapore.

These sessions are done via distance and as always, when I am in the healing space, I allow and follow the healing flows as they appear. I did the first session for his grandpa yesterday, did what I could to increase his life force energy, "clear" the blocked arteries as well as enhance his immune system and balanced his chakras.

This morning, when I was sending the healing energy to his grandma, the insight came that I would also need to work on them (ie my friend's grandma and grandpa) as a couple. When I was done with the session for his grandma, I started work on his grandpa.

About 10 minutes into the session, I started work on them as a couple and it was about 'making peace', forgiveness and yes, love. The energy flows "went back in time" to when they were both much younger and very much in love. The sheer power of the love energy flows was beautiful to behold and more importantly, it provided them both with a change catalyst for the now. When all that was needed to be cleared was cleared, love and peace remained.

As a therapist, I am thankful to have this opportunity to witness love in its pure essence and beauty. As a person, this session reminded me that love truly triumphs above all...

Feel a difference this year

2010-03-01T19:00:00.005+08:00

If you are looking to further enhance your physical, emotional or mental well-being, learning Quantum-Touch equips you with a useful tool that you can use immediately after the workshop. Here's some insights from past participants:

Kenneth Lim, Principal Success Catalyst of Life-Trends.com
Bernadette has been an extremely engaging trainer throughout the QT session, who manages break this complicated and seemingly intimidating field into something easy to grasp. Her stories were truly inspiring as they drove us to re-think our paradigms with the powerful principles like ‘Energy follows intention’ and ‘Breathe, breathe, breathe!’which she emphasized and reinforced since day one. The QT workshop also gave us a unique way of understanding how we function as facilitators of healing and that our highest positive intention drives the process. The workshop has been filled with fun, laughter, joy, and sometimes tears as there were moments that touched the depths of our hearts, and if not, our soul. An excellent program with impressive and professional trainer! Please keep up the great work!

Andrea Viders, Hong Kong
I attended Bernadette's Quantum Touch workshop on the recommendation of friends. They told me that it was a very powerful energy modality and that they were able to use it immediately to heal people. As I personally discovered in Bernadette's 2-day workshop, QT is all that, but it's also fun and easy to learn. Bernadette is an experienced trainer. She combines just the right amount of theory with hands-on learning and she's affable and warm so everyone learns and enjoys. Bernadette includes Chakra balancing and healing in her workshop, which is especially interesting and helpful. After only one workshop I've been able to use QT for all kinds of healing and self-improvement. I highly recommend it!

Fiona K Hogan, Singapore
Hi Bernadette

How time flies…. It’s been just over a full year since I attended your Quantum Touch certification course in January 2009. But I wanted to share my experiences with Quantum-Touch (QT) in the months that came after.

When I first started out, it was hard to incorporate QT in my daily life. It took lots of practice to keep the breathing right, and my family were (still are) are quite skeptical. So I ended up using QT for my work life almost exclusively.

It was on and off, for a long time. They say it takes 14 days to form a habit but only if it’s 14 days straight! I worked at it and finally got into the habit of QTing before I went in to work.

As I do the overnight shift most often, I QTed for loads of calls to help me meet my work targets. I also QTed for good calls, so I wouldn’t get so stressed out (I work in a call centre). After a while, I realised this was exactly what I was getting. I would be pretty busy, but I wouldn’t FEEL busy. The calls would come in quickly, and end quickly, with no real problem customers or issues emerging. It was great! This continued for about 3-4 months.

Then in September 2009, for various reasons, I was motivated to produce a less-busy shift. Now I QTed for a good shift, and an easy one at that. It took a while, too, for me to realise that woohoo! It was working! It’s been good and easy shifts for the last 4 months or so and now if I don’tQT before my shift starts, I feel uneasy. Sometimes, I wonder if it’s my imagination…. But I also have to share that on my off days, my colleagues seem
busier. So I can only suspect that when I QT for a good and easy shift, the energy flows and encompasses my colleagues on that day too. Interesting thought, yes?

By the way, for those that are statistically inclined, the busier shifts saw me taking about 35 to 45 calls on average, per shift. Now, when I QT for an easier shift, I do an average of 20 – 30 calls only. It’s a significant shift volume-wise.

I just wanted to let you know that QT seems to have worked in a small but very significant way for me. The QT website shares loads of examples on life-changing health or emotional issues. But the small things matter too. Perhaps your other QT graduates may find this an useful example?

All the best!

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You can also read the QT website for more healing stories.

For those of you looking to feel a difference this new year, join us for my next workshop on the weekend of 20/ 21 March 2010. Give me a call at 92729476 or email me at bernadettecsy@gmail.com if you would like more details or to register for the workshop.

Amplifying Love and Abundance 2

2010-02-25T15:50:00.005+08:00

Been distributing the red packets and...

there was a tissue uncle who thought the red packet was empty till I explained to him that there was money inside. I guess he must have past experiences receiving empty red packets in exchange for his goods. A tissue aunty asked me if I could help her buy some tissues and when I gave her the red packet, her face beamed like she struck lottery.

And this evening when I was having dinner with my parents at the hawker centre, an old uncle came by to our table to sell tissues. I took out a packet, wished him happy new year and took a packet of tissue (t's my practice to take one packet of tissue in exchange for cash as this respects their dignity). His face lighted up and he grabbed my hand warmly to wish me "happy new year" in return. Then he warmly shaked both my parents' hands and wished them too. Think it was a nice surprise for him as he probably expected a 'brush-off". The exchange blurred the lines between giver and receiver as we all benefitted from the joyous exchange!

And the other day, when I was at a shop buying some custard tarts, I decided to give the sales lady a red packet as appreciation for her smiley happy service. While she was shocked by the gesture, I know that her inner heart soared with joy (the lift in her energy is amazing!).

Besides them, other joy beneficiaries included cab drivers and service staff.

Simple gestures. Joyous hearts. Am looking forward to spreading more cheer and sunshine. :)))))

PS: Thank you C, G and J for your contributions!

Amplifying Love and Abundance

2010-02-22T10:32:00.010+08:00

As a child, I love receiving "Ang Pows" or Red Packets during Chinese New Year. The giving of red packets (simply a red envelope with money in it) during Chinese new year is a tradition and it symbolizes luck and wealth. Red packets are typically handed out to younger generation by their parents, grand parents, relatives, and even close neighbors and friends. As an adult, I enjoy giving them out as well as receiving the occasional one. The beaming smiles provides a blast of pure joyous energy.

Imagine the amplification of that joyous energy when it is an unexpected gift?

With that thought, I roped in a few friends who contributed to a fund. With that fund, I've wrapped red packets (thanks to their generosity, there are lots more red packets than my solo effort!) and these will be distributed out to whoever I bumped into during the CNY period eg the tissue uncle or aunty, the cleaner, the cab driver, etc. Affinity.

It does not matter the "whys" of what they do or who deserve more. All the red packets are of the same amount because it's simply an amplification of pure unconditional love and abundance.

The night when I wrapped the red packets, my room was filled with this pure positive energy so much so that I had goose bumps all over. So I know that whoever receive the red packets will feel real good from the flow of pure love and goodness. :) :) :)

Abundance to everyone!

2010-02-14T08:10:00.003+08:00

It's the first day of the Chinese New Year and this tradition is a great way to reconcile, forgetting all grudges, and sincerely wishing peace and happiness for everyone. During this period, we will be visiting our relatives and friends; exchanging mandarin oranges and gifts as well as distributing/ receiving red packets.

If you are energy trained, you can send also "energy greetings" to the people you visit or in fact to everyone you meet eg the cab driver, the bus driver, someone taking the same lift etc. It is a time to spread joy and love. Send them flows of peace, sweetness, joy, happiness, good health and abundance. For those who are QT-trained and knows supercharging, you can also send them the 12 colours.

Gong Xi Fa Cai everyone!!! And Happy Sweet Valentine's Day too!

Enhancing life force energy

2010-02-12T09:36:00.005+08:00

I've been decluttering for the past week and thought to pamper my body for the hard work. :) :) :) So I popped by to My Foot Reflexology for a upper body massage.

They have been around since 1996 but it was my first visit to the place. The concept of My Foot Reflexology is to provide a place for relaxation, fully serviced by the handicapped. My therapist D was friendly and very good at what he does.

About 30 mins into my massage session, he asked me what I do for a living. When I shared with him my passion for energy work, his reply was: "Ahhhh, now I understand". Apparently, as he was working on me, he was puzzled as to why the 'texture' of my muscles etc was so very 'different' from all the customers he has worked on. He felt that my level of "qi" or life force energy is very high.

D's sharing reinforced the benefits of running energy to further enhance one's life force energy. Since I started energy work, my health has improved and I feel very good. My life is also abundantly different. But it takes discipline. I made a conscious decision to incorporate self-healing sessions into my daily life. And now, I also make time for myself to recharge even though I am "running energy" for others almost everyday.

So for those of you seeking to improve your well-being and are already energy trained, make time for self-healing sessions. Even a short session of 5 mins a day will bring about beneficial changes!