As I close the year, I'm closing it with my own health opportunity. Over the past ten years we've helped thousands of people make their way back to a more vibrant life. Now I find myself doing my own coaching on myself. In other words, the tables have turned, and I am offered an even deeper perspective on the practice I've done with others.
As you know, over the years I've enjoyed corresponding and speaking with you. There are some of you I speak to regularly, and others less frequently, but it has added so much richness to my world.
The balance of this year has been spent in sunny San Diego, California. Some of that time I served as a missionary at the Optimum Health Institute, some of that time I spent studying and practicing Ayurvedic medicine in association with Deep Healing Yoga at the Ginseng Yoga Studio. And a large part of it has been seeking the proper medical care, both allopathic, integrative and holistic, to address and deal with my challenging health opportunity.
A dear spiritual friend of mine is a priest in the heroic and flag-waving New York City, the Lady of Liberty. This priest works with street people--those whom others consider a lost cause. I wanted to share his communication to me, as it touched me deeply. I hope in sharing this communication to all of you, it may touch you as it did me, and put in perspective the true meaning of celebrating with our loved ones.
My Beloved Shay,While hearing from you delighted my heart, the message was saddening. It always brings up the obviously unanswered question: Why do good people suffer? From the first time we communicated I felt a bond with you and a deep connection.
When somehow in the Grand Matrix an email arrived from Subtle Energy Solutions with your name attached, I was so happy. I immediately called Boyd and asked for you, followed by placing an order which I will do again in the very near future.
We have an expression in Latin,"Cor ad Cor Loquitor", meaning Heart speaking to Heart. From my priestly heart I send you Love, Love,and more Love. I send supportive energy to Boyd who is there by Divine Providence to care for you. Now more than ever you will be in my thoughts and prayers. I will be in touch, Dearheart.
Blessings and Love from above and below, Father V.J.R.,D.D.
Until next time...
In vibrant health,
Shay Arave, President
Subtleenergysolutions.com
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Although I've been living down here in beautiful, mild and sunny San Diego, the nights have become chilly and the days much shorter. The angle of the sun tells the deciduous trees to drop some leaves, and those marine-layer mornings are more frequent and last a little longer. All of this tells my body it is autumn. This is important, because our bodies follow the seasons like everything else in Nature.
Welcome to autumn! Up here in the Pacific Northwest we just never really got summer with cool and wet most of the time, so heading past the fall equinox just adds more night to what's already been going on. But, pumpkins abound, tomatoes are getting done, and the leaves are beginning to burst into color.
Beatrex Quintanna, dear friend and astrologer living in Cardiff-By-The-Sea, California, held a class last week in regards to the astrological planets and their meanings. We are living through a Grand Trine--a very positive, profitable and rewarding time now through the end of the year. This configuration happens roughly every 19 years. Where were you in 1992?
We're very excited about our new 
The longer I am on my health regimen, the more I'm convinced of the effectiveness of the raw food diet, and vegetarianism generally. Many people feel like raw fooding is too extreme for them, and I can definitely see that point of view, since I had it myself. But, as I went in and out of raw fooding for several years, I've discovered that my whole approach to eating has changed, and my tastes have changed along with it.
It's been such a wonderful summer so far--certainly busier than most, but I'm so grateful for the opportunities for self-development and self-growth that have been presented to me. Things have been going so fast, in fact, I have little time to report on what I'm doing that may help you with creating your own vibrant life.
My dear friend and feng shui mentor, Gwynne Warner, always has great advice to follow to help maximize positive energies in the home, on vacation, in the car, and at work. This month, because of the auspiciousness in the feng shui world, I thought I'd share some of Gwynne's advice. Visit her website for much more: 
I ran across an excellent video the other day, entitled "
Here's a fabulous green recipe from Cherie Shoria's book, 
If someone told you that you could produce a food that required no soil or sunshine, can be grown all year round, takes just three or four days to grow, and pound for pound, is one of the most nutritious foods available, would you believe them? On the face of it a reasonable answer would be "no". But there does exist such a food, and it is on the shelf of most supermarkets and you can grow it yourself with little trouble. Of course, I am referring to sprouts.
When doing the Optimum Health Insitute's raw food program, I notice how much better my skin looks and feels. I think there are more factors than just diet at work here, so I've summed up what I do for good skin care, especially now that summer is here.