by Patricia Varga | Jun 28, 2018 | Health
What is a conversation with your heart? A knowing deep inside you. A feeling of trust, wisdom and insight. The result can be a poem of love, a word of encouragement, a gem of joy from one person to another. It’s a kindness, a smile of knowing – knowing...
by Patricia Varga | Jun 28, 2018 | Health
I just read an article on Art and Palliative Care that was recently published in Oncology Nurse Advisor. Many palliative care programs utilize all forms of art to help cancer patients with their pain, fear and anxiety. This particular study conducted at The Mayo...
by Patricia Varga | Jun 28, 2018 | Health
What is healing? Healing occurs on many levels. Part of it is being seen, being listened to, attended to, respected and honored. It is also taking time for self to be quiet and still, to connect with the Divine, to really listen to your body. Whatever we are not aware...
by Patricia Varga | Apr 25, 2018 | Health
and, with it comes renewal, limitless possibilities, and the unknown, where everything is created. “If you want to control the future, the unknown, (our egos want to control!) be present in each moment and string these moments together … as you would a...
by Patricia Varga | Aug 7, 2016 | Health
I just read a parting thought from the July/August 2016 issue of Holistic Nursing Practice. We’ve all heard of random acts of kindness, how about kindness as a therapeutic intervention? Fascinating to me that kindness and compassion are something we must teach...