health – Author M. A. Phillips

I Envy You Professional Pagans…

I envy the professional witches and druids out there. It’s not that I dislike my career. I get a lot of fulfillment out of it and find that it’s quite compatible with Druidism. But when I come home, I’m so exhausted. I focus on my artwork because a) it’s spiritually fulfilling to me and b)Continue reading “I Envy You Professional Pagans…”

Sick Days

Today I took a sick day. I hesitated to do it because I’m not hacking out a lung, don’t want to get too behind in work, and hate having to call in, but I really needed to. I should have yesterday. I felt like rubbish all day. I was able to get my work doneContinue reading “Sick Days”

Night Walks

My cough seems to be improving, although I am still hacking every now and then, and I think my coughs sound like barks. They aren’t occurring at the same frequency, which is nice. Still… I am worried about why they haven’t gone… Perhaps that is the nature of allergies? Or perhaps it’s something worse? MeditationContinue reading “Night Walks”

Just a Few Things

1) Here’s an interesting if brief article on “spiritual blockage.” 2) The incessant coughing I have is apparently caused by seasonal allergies – something that I’ve never officially been diagnosed with until now. Bugger all. I was always so happy to be in the minority of adults who didn’t have to deal with allergies. WhyContinue reading “Just a Few Things”

When Meditation Becomes a Struggle

I strive to meditate daily, at least for five minutes. Ideally, I would be meditating for 15-30 minutes every day but something invariably causes my schedule to become irregular. Often it’s fatigue, pure and simple. I will either begin to fall asleep during my practice, or I will feel too exhausted to even try. TheseContinue reading “When Meditation Becomes a Struggle”

Cultural Appropriation: Yoga and Belly Dance

Despite the lazy spell I’ve been going through this week, I’ve recently become more health conscious than I ever was. One of my new doctors (everyone is new since I’m so new to the North Country) had a short discussion with me about heart disease. She looked over my family history, saw that it hasContinue reading “Cultural Appropriation: Yoga and Belly Dance”