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VOICE MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2012 ISSUE

2012-02-06T10:31:00.001-05:00

Dear Reader,

Please click the following link to view the February 2012 issue of VOICE Magazine:

http://issuu.com/voiceonline/docs/voice._febuary_2012_issue.rev/1

Hope you enjoy it!

Regards,

VOICE Magazine

Pete Reeves

Publisher

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2012-01-30T07:15:00.001-05:00

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2012-01-24T07:06:00.000-05:00

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2012-01-22T21:27:00.001-05:00

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Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2012-01-21T13:40:00.001-05:00

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Greater Detroit Area

Versandra,

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A Pioneer for Excellence & More - DivineCaroline

2011-12-27T01:09:00.001-05:00

Deborah A. Culp says, "Another success story indeed. Who's Next? -DAC-"

A Pioneer for Excellence & More - DivineCaroline

A Pioneer for Excellence By Deborah A. Culp If you're ever asked, "Who Versandra Jewel Kennabrew is, an easy answer could be, "She is...

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2011-12-19T04:03:00.001-05:00

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2011-12-12T07:07:00.001-05:00

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Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2011-12-06T21:37:00.001-05:00

From Larry Bradley

President at A.O.O.C COMPUTER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

Greater Detroit Area

Versandra,

I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.

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The Way to Look at Things

2011-11-14T19:51:00.001-05:00

The Way to Look at Things

Change Your Thinking

It will take just 37 seconds to read this and change your thinking..

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.

One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs.

His bed was next to the room's only window.

The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.

The men talked for hours on end.

They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation..

Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.

The man in the other bed began to live for those one-hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and colour of the world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake.

Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every colour and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.

As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene.

One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by.

Although the other man could not hear the band - he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.

Days, weeks and months passed.

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep.

She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.

As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

0A

Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside.
He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed.

It faced a blank wall.

The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.

The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall..

She said, 'Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.'

Epilogue:

There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations.

Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.

If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy.

'Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present .'

I pray you will forward it to all your friends to whom you want God to bless.

Microsoft Office 2010 Activation

2011-11-07T04:15:00.001-05:00

Versandra, here are the steps to take to activate the Microsoft Office 2010 Pro Suite. First call me @ 313-728-0829. So that it will be real smooth as you go through the steps. The steps we shall take are as follows:

Downloading Activation files

1. First we need uTorrent or Bittorrent. Go to this site http://www.utorrent.com/downloads/complete?os=win&track=stable

2. A file download window will appear. Save file on your computer (Remember where you are saving it to.) The download will be really quick. Pay close attention while installing to only install uTorrent.

· Wait a min or two and go to where you saved the file.

· Double click on the file and click run.

· Windows will appear just click next for the first five windows.

· After clicking next five times. On the sixth installation screen uncheck the "yes" option for the free product download.

· Next screen only check. I accept the license agreement box uncheck the other two.

· Click install.

· Click run Utorrent will open up. Hit the X in the top left window of the program closing it and placing it on the taskbar. After activation you can go back and uninstall it.

2. Now that uTorrent is install. Go to this site http://btjunkie.org/torrent/KMS-Activator-for-Microsoft-Office-2010-Applications-x86-x64/38600991dcff9bdcd300dd5a48ecd527e179df4de92c

3. Then click on Download Torrent.

4. Another window will appear. Choice the option to open with utorrent.

5. Another window will appear click okay.

6. Download of torrent file will begin. Torrent file should download in a few minutes. After it finishes downloading follow the following steps to activate Microsoft Office 2010.

Activating Microsoft Office 2010

1. Double click on completed downloaded torrent file. The folder will open.

2. Click to run "mini-KMS_Activator_v1.053"

3. A Screen display "Did you want to run the program as Administrator?

4. Click Yes

5. Another window will appear with heading "Install/Uninstall KMservice"

6. Click on first option "Activation Office 2010 VL"

7. Window with black background will open up with green letters asking you to Select option [1-3] with a flashing yellow cursor "Press 2" *If Windows Firewall dialog windows appears Click on the unblock option

8. Process should only take a few second to a few minutes

9. Arrow down in Window with black background until you see "Press any key to exit"

10. Press any key

11. That window will close.

12. Click on the Red X in the left top corner of the "Install/Uninstall KMservice" Window. This will close that window.

13. Close all other open windows. Until only the desktop is showing and nothing is in the taskbar

14. Open Windows Office 2010 Pro Plus Word

15. Go to file.

16. Go to help.

17. Look to right you should see Product Activated.

All done! Enjoy!

Note: Gives you 180 days, after that just re-run this again. # For another 180 days of activation.

FW: Last chance for Social Media Made Easy Detroit

2011-11-06T16:06:00.001-05:00

Versandra, do you want me to do about this email I relieved ?

From: info@meetup.com
To: larrylbradley@hotmail.com
Subject: Last chance for Social Media Made Easy Detroit
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 07:09:00 -0500

Yikes! Your Meetup Group will shut down in 24 hours!

Hi Larry Bradley,
Nobody has stepped up yet to become the new Organizer of Social Media Made Easy Detroit. There are only 24 hours left before the group is shut down and removed from Meetup.com forever.

As the new Organizer you get to:

Determine the future direction of the Meetup Group
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Make it whatever you and your members want!

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Facebook Password Change

2011-11-05T21:55:00.001-04:00

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2011-11-05T21:53:00.001-04:00

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2011-10-22T19:54:00.001-04:00

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2011-10-07T19:43:00.001-04:00

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2011-09-18T21:53:00.001-04:00

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2011-07-18T13:04:00.003-04:00

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2011-07-18T13:04:00.001-04:00

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Books that Empower

2009-12-07T10:19:00.005-05:00

When I reflect on how I learned most of what I know about wellness and living a holistic life-style, I can't help but think about all the great books I have read. I must say however, that I have not always been a reader. As a matter of fact, before I returned to school at age 39 to become a massage therapist, the only books I read were related to sales and one book by Iyanla Vanzant, one of my African American author - role models. I can't believe how I had deprived myself of knowledge, creativity and exposure by not reading more.

Now that I'm back in school again studying for my degree in mental health, I realize that many adult students in my class have also been deprived. Furthermore, some women entrepreneurers who I network with on a regular bases seem to have also been deprived of some of the fundamental reading that I know has helped me become more healthy and successful than I have ever been in my life. For this reason, I have committed to hosting the Empowerment Book Club, the 4th Thursday of each month at The Wellness Resource Center in Detroit, MI.

I want to introduce some of my favorite empowermnent books to the group and hope that together we will explore other books that will help us help ourselve and our community as we transition into the awesome city I see in my minds eye. I've heard that knowledge is power and I don't dispute that. As a matter of fact, I would add that the lack of knowledge is doom. I'm excited about the monthly gatherings that are going to empower, inspire and lift each of us into our divine greatness. To get us started, I would like to discuss my first book, "Thank God for the Shelter." In it, I share a recipe for transitioning from the shelter to self-sufficiency.

The Empowerment Book Club will have it's first gathering 1/21/2010 at the Wellness Resource Center, 18100 Meyers Rd Detroit, MI 48235. If you would like to join our club, you can purchase our first book to be reviewed and studied, "Thank God for the Shelter" for only $8.00 through 12/24/09. Call 313-397-6802 to register.

What are your wellness goals for 2010?

2009-12-05T16:19:00.003-05:00

I am committed to 3 days of 20-30 minute movement sessions.
I am committed to meditation twice daily.
I am committed to a vegetable based diet.
I am committed to keeping my work and home space clear of clutter.
I am committed to surrounding myself with love and beauty.
I am committed to being thankful everyday.

What about you?

In the Balance

2009-09-30T11:39:00.001-04:00

Addressing the imbalances of our lives will help to maintain health and energy.
As we know balance means stability and equilibrium, in the physical, balance is a combination of strength and flexibility.
Your yoga practice helps to maintain your muscular structure and supports your skeletal system and improves respiratory capacity. More importantly it helps to strengthen and purify your central nervous system and stimulate the endocrine system. And therein is the mind / body connection. The nervous and endocrine systems are our bodies control panels. They provide information and provoke action regulating the bodies’ functions.
The breathe or pranayama exercises in yoga improves respiratory capacities; flowing along with the bodies movements or asanas. So that breathe flowing with body movement balances mental and bodily functions.
Giving mindfulness to your yoga practice will maintain your health and develop your energy, thereby giving a great improvement to the balance in all of life.
Here are some other great benefits of yoga;
no matter what level a practitioner, the benefits are seen within a short period of time
*uncanny sense of awareness
*massage all organs of the body
*increased flexibility
*lubricating the joints, ligaments and tendons
*emotional balance
*a complete detoxification
and
Yoga long been known to lower blood pressure and slow the heart rate, benefits those with hypertension, those prone to heart disease and stroke

September was yoga month and Urban Girl Yoga hopes you had an opportunity to explore yoga and use its many benefits to balance your life.

Be Well

Be Open to Opportunities

2009-05-23T21:08:00.005-04:00

This is an exerpt from by memoirs, "Thank God for the Shelter." May these words heal and bless you. Copyright VKI All Rights Reserved

Because of my depression, I had to force myself to get out of bed. I had to resist the desire to drown my sorrows in alcohol and risky behavior. I chose to read, and one of the books I read was “The One-Minute Millionaire – The Enlightened Way to Wealth.” It was two books in one. It shared the analytical information about wealth (which did not appeal to me at first), and it also told a story about a widowed mom who had to earn a million dollars to get her children back from their grandparents, who thought their money could replace her love for them.

As I read her story, I saw myself in this mom’s shoes and decided that I could do it too. I could become an enlightened millionaire, and help not only my brothers but also many others around the world.

After reading the book, I went to its website and printed out a certificate that marked the day I committed to becoming an enlightened millionaire. How I could dare say that I was going to get out of my financial and emotional mess and become rich? I had the nerve to even set a date – December 30, 2008. Frankly, I don’t know how I dared to be so bold, but I did. It had to be the God in me who knew that I was a diamond in the rough, being refined through my shelter experience.

I’ll come back to “The Enlightened Millionaire” later, but I will say that it was just the beginning in my quest to become financially independent again. My first challenge was to get my massage business back on track. I began working harder, seeking more information and putting together a five-year business plan. I wanted to perfect the wellness resource center business model and open them up all over Detroit.

There was no question in my mind about the industry I was supposed to be working in. Studies showed that complementary and alternative medicine was to be a trillion-dollar industry by 2012. People were not pleased with the traditional health-care industry and wanted change. That year, Detroit had been named the fattest city in America, which meant that I was in the right location to make a difference, but I had no money for marketing or advertising to let people know that I could help them.

My situation was like most other CAM professionals around Detroit, but the work I did to unite us so to become more visible and help more people was not working. There had to be a way for us to pool our resources so that we could help more people.

I was in my office pondering this when a visitor walked in. He was a massage therapy instructor at a local massage school. He heard from an associate about the organization I was forming and wanted to learn more. We talked for a while, and he suggested that I come by the Dearborn campus and apply for a massage therapy instructor position that was avail-able.

When I got to the shelter that night, I couldn’t wait to share the news. I told the other ladies about my potential job, and we were all encouraged by this ray of hope. Around that same time, one of my clients gave me a car. I gave him a few complimentary massages to show my gratitude, but you can’t beat God’s giving, no matter how hard you try. My new hoopty got me to the job interview with no problem.

My interview was with the director of education. We spoke at length about my experience as a mas-sage therapist and as a former clinic supervisor and apprentice at another massage school. Those three years of experience were about to pay off. I had volunteered to assist the instructor with teaching massage, unpaid, for two years.

Our interview was interrupted by a fire drill so we had to evacuate the building. I followed my interviewer, because I didn’t want to leave that day without knowing I had a job. I had the chance to see most of the students I would be teaching out there in the parking lot. I should have been more at ease during this break from the intense interview, which had brought me to tears several times, but my heart kept pounding because I was anxious and scared.

I felt I needed to explain the emotions going on inside me, and my interviewer listened attentively. She could see my passion for my work, and thought my experiences would help me relate to some of the at-risk students there. I was hired.

Teaching was cool. It was more demanding than what I had envisioned, but I loved sharing what I had learned about anatomy, physiology and pathology. I studied before classes like I was still in school to have a fresh perspective for my students. I learned to write lesson plans, make up quizzes, and teach students with various learning styles. Every day was a new adventure.

All the while I was gaining exposure for my business. I received the Spirit of Detroit award from the Detroit City Council in recognition of my leader-ship and commitment to enhance the quality of life of Detroit residents. I was also featured in the Detroit News and the Michigan Chronicle. I began writing articles about the healing power of touch. All was well with my new job, but I needed to really focus on my financial accountability.

I had to make sure I would never go back to where I was when I moved into the shelter. It was hard, because even though I was now making almost $20 per hour, I had to pay my accumulated debts. My time was running out at the shelter. This temporary place of refuge was going to soon be a memory, but I wasn’t ready. I still needed to play catch-up with my bills.

It was hard to get an apartment because I had an outstanding balance at my previous residence. My COTS case worker was working with me, but the pressure was still on. A friend, Luis Gomez, who most people called Angel, came to my rescue and offered to share his home with me while I continued to get back on track. Angel was a massage therapist who worked with me as an independent contractor when I started my massage business in Southfield a few years earlier. We kept in touch with one another after the post-September 11 economic slump made it difficult to stay in business.

Before September 11, we were on a roll. Our phones were ringing off the hook. My massage practice started with about 50 clients and grew to more than 500 clients and six therapists.
I was not prepared at all for what September 11 would bring. As the twin towers were falling, so was my third marriage and my business. It was chaotic and I couldn’t do a thing about it but try to hold on to my sanity.

I sold all of my beautiful office furniture for little or nothing, and another massage therapist and I moved into a shared office with a chiropractor. I put together a plan to pay off my debts, but that shared space problem reared its ugly head again. It didn’t work. The chiropractor was not happy with our arrangement. I was referring clients to him and thought we would make a great team.

When I moved in with Angel, it was to be for a few months. A few months turned into a couple years. All the while I was being healed. I will never forget how kind Angel was to me. We worked out a business arrangement that included a 2002 Grand Am, which I will probably keep forever as a remembrance of all the challenges I was blessed to over-come.

Some days Angel would sit in his easy chair, look over at me lying on the sofa and ask, why I was crying? I would tell him I didn’t want to be a burden to him, and he would tell me to take it easy and not work so hard. He assured me that I was in a safe place. He made it his business to massage my feet when I was stressed because he knew that foot massages helped relax my entire body.

He loved to cook on the grill and was an excel-lent host. I would often come home to stewed chicken or one of his other special dishes. Angel did the cooking and I did the cleaning. We were a great team.

Angel, a mild-mannered gentleman who once worked the farms of Puerto Rico, nurtured me. I was like an eagle with a broken wing. He took me home and mended me. He made sure I ate well and rested so that I would not get too overwhelmed; and like a loving father, when I was ready, he let me know it was time for me to fly – and that I did.

In December 2006, I moved into my own studio apartment downtown where I could see the river-front home I wanted from my window. You see, while I was at Angel’s house, I went to hear well-known motivational speaker Les Brown speak in a suburb of Detroit. Later I was his special guest at a weekend seminar that he hosted in Chicago. Les showed me how important it was to see those things you desire in your mind and with your eyes.

I was intrigued by Les long before our meeting in Southfield though. In 1991, one of my customers lost all of his possessions in a fire and Mr. Brown, who happened to be in the area, bought an entire ward-robe for him from the store I managed.

A great mentor and motivator, Les Brown taught me that I could live my dreams. He taught me to stretch myself beyond my comfort level. Through his tapes, books and presentations, I learn to be accountable for my actions and choices.

I’m reminded of how I almost missed the opportunity to be mentored by him. When he invited me to Chicago, my first response was that I couldn’t afford transportation. I guess I was expecting him to not only give me admission to an almost $2,000 event, but I wanted him to pay for me to get there too.

My eyes were closed again to the possibilities. I could only see the negative. I didn’t have much money, bills were due, time off could cause me to lose even more money and so on. When you realize that there are infinite possibilities at any given moment, you learn to not react so quickly. You learn to anticipate each miraculous move of God.

Les told me that if he could provide the weekend experience that would change my life, surely I could find a way to get there. Fortunately, a good friend decided to drive, and we slept on the floor of her friend’s apartment while we were there.

The people we met and the stories we shared… All I can say is we, I, and you can do anything, everything, all things through Christ. We are our own worst enemies. We put these invisible obstacles in our own way, but I am a witness that there is no obstacle we can’t overcome.
That motivational weekend in Chicago opened my eyes to the law of manifestation. T. Harv Eker says it like this: “Thoughts lead to feelings, feelings lead to action and action leads to results.” Les, however, had us to create “vision boards” with cut-outs from magazines that represented how we saw ourselves in three to five years.

I’m looking at my vision board now and it is amazing how it has expanded from about ten images to thirty. My vision board includes everything from healthy cooking to me and the man I love embracing, looking out the window of my new riverfront condo. Some images have already been manifested, while others are on the way.

Let me break it down even further. Think for a moment, about one thing you and your family would do if money were no object. You could buy a new house with beautiful new furniture; a backyard with swings and a playground. You could take your family on a vacation. The sky is the limit.
Now, see you and your family having dinner in your new home. See yourself hugging and kissing your children goodnight. Feel the joy and excitement of knowing that all provisions have been met. Now, before you turn in for the evening, take a long soak in your whirlpool. Close your eyes and breathe in the lavender and chamomile fragrance. Breathe in gratitude, breathe out loftiness. Breathe in love, breathe out fear.

I can’t give you a timeline for when the results of your manifestation exercise will appear, but I’m sure you can see this process alone can give you peace in the midst of your storm. The feelings you get from visualizing yourself in your new home can last a lifetime. What an experience to be in the present and the future at the same time.
This is the law of manifestation at work.

I am so thankful that I didn’t miss that opportunity, because I am still friends with several of the people I met that weekend. We hold one another accountable for the goals we set. Our meeting that weekend was the beginning of a lifetime of friend-ship, networking and support.
I can really say that after coming out of my temporary shelter, I was well equipped and ready to conquer the world.

Exercise 5

A chart below will help you create a budget. Fill in the spaces of all that apply as accurately as possible. Add your totals from B, C, D and E together and place the sum in the total expense space at the bottom of the chart. Now bring the amount next to A down to the total income space. Finally, subtract your expenses from your income and place the difference in the appropriate space.

If your income is great than your expenses, I applaud you and hope you will reward yourself tomorrow for being a good steward of God's blessings.

When your expenses are greater than your income, you have overextended yourself and need to make immediate reductions. If this is you, you have just identified yourself as being like millions of Americans, “one paycheck from being homeless.” If this behavior has been evident for some time, seek *temporary shelter immediately so that you can regroup and move on. For now, just acknowledge this fact by placing your initials in the space at the end of the chart. If you had problems being honest with yourself about the numbers or math required to complete the budget, acknowledge it and place your initials in the space provided.

*Temporary shelter – move into a less expensive place of residence, have a garage sale to get rid of the excess and increase cash flow. Be a blessing to someone else while you control the controllables.

Income
Wages
Interest/dividends
Miscellaneous
Income totals (A)

Expenses
Home
Mortgage/rent
Utilities
Home telephone
Cellular telephone
Home repairs
Home improvement
Home security
Garden supplies
Home totals (B)

Daily Living
Groceries
Child care
Dry cleaning
Dining out
Housecleaning service
Dog walker
Daily living totals (C)

Transportation
Gas/fuel
Insurance
Repairs
Car wash/detailing services
Parking
Public transportation
Transportation totals (D)

Entertainment
Cable TV
Video/DVD rentals
Movies/plays
Concerts/clubs
Entertainment totals (E)

Total Income
Total Expenses
Difference

I am overextending myself financially and am at risk or homeless because of it.
Initial here___________

I have a problem with being honest about my finances and am at risk or homeless because of it. Initial here ___________

I have difficulty adding and subtracting the numbers to complete my budget and am at risk or homeless because of it. Initial here___________

In The Beginning

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In the beginning there was God, and the Word was with God. Scripture is a flow for life; the life God wants us to live.

Urban Girl Yoga is a Christ centered yoga practice;

Psalm 24:1 The earth is the LORD'S, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it.

Kelly Dobbs owner of Urban Girl Yoga is a 10 year yoga practitioner merging the joy, discipline and love of Christ and her life long athleticism into faith flows for the mind, body and spirit.

Now more than ever in this time of our history, in the cities and across the country we should take the opportunity to expand, grow, discipline and challenge ourselves.

Throughout my life, I've been physically active and holistically mindful of the space I occupy on Gods earth. Coming to a yoga practice through a shoulder injury from competitive bodybuilding repaired my shoulder and gave me another physical option. Having turned my life over to Christ 15 years ago, yoga deepened my faith in the physical and increased my meditation and praise as well as disciplining my workouts.

Proverbs 10:17 He who heeds discipline shows the way to life,
use in the other areas of life.

At Urban Girl Yoga physical practices are developed to connect the nurturing Holy Spirit, our minds and bodies.

Holy Spirit guided yoga flows (sequenced poses) keeps our temples free of toxins; toxins we incur daily from the stressors of our lives, as well as the spiritual cleansing us with the love of Christ; balancing and freeing us to greater experience and expression of God active in our lives.

John 8:36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed

What better for ourselves, our family and community than to cleanse, center, balance and open our vessels, letting God Shine through.

Join me at Urban Girl Yoga. You'll find gentle flows, senior flows and some very cool vinyasas for those that want a more active practice.

In His Name
Namaste
Urban Girl Yoga

Be Well
Love Kelly

Pleasant Touch Decoded

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”Basically the signals that tell the brain that we are being stroked on the skin have their own direct route to the brain, and are not blocked even if the brain is receiving pain impulses from the same area. In fact it’s more the opposite, that the stroking impulses are able to deaden the pain impulses,” says Line Löken, postgraduate student in neurophysiology at the Sahlgrenska Academy.

Touch Is Great!
http://www.touchisgreat.com

Speak Health, Love and Prosperity

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"I've been looking for love in all the wrong places" you know the song. But, where in the world is the right place to find love? Why do we search for love outside instead of inside ourselves?

Could the answer be that we don't know that love lives within us? Could it be that we don't know that we draw to ourselves who we are? Because I am love, I draw love to me. Because I am healthy and prosperous, I draw health and prosperity to me.

It begins with our conversations. The ones that go on in our head as well as the ones we engage in with others. Practice speaking words that serve you. Speak words that empower and add to your quality of life, then act accordingly. Your action is the evidence that you believe what you say. If you don't know how people act who are healthy, loved and prosperous, actively seek them out through groups, social networks and blogs. Get to know them intimately as you begin to know your new self.

Fruits and Vegetables

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Did you know that fruits and vegetables are essential to optimal health?

Many ailments and chronic diseases may be healed or prevented by merely eating the recommended 5-7 servings per day. One of my favorite resources that I use when consulting my clients is "The World Healthiest Foods." Their RSS Feed is located to your left. The links below will assist you in doing your own research about foods that heal:
www.WHFoods.com
www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov

I' appreciate you answering the poll to your left and sharing your comments about this topic.
Here's to your health.

I Am Love

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Several years ago, like Mariah Carey, "I had a vision of love" but it wasn't your ordinary love. My vision was of a love that transcended words, it was of a love that spoke to my soul, to my heart. These are the words that I wrote after that experience.

I Am the quintessence of the Divine
most perfect of all creation
with power to produce at will
seeds that multiply like ripple in an ocean.

The personification of I AM
Beautiful, radiant, absolute and undeniable
I AM Love.

Check out the video below and feel the love.

Recipes that Cure Touch Hunger

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Remembering when you were a child, how did it feel when someone who loved you placed his or her hand on your shoulder as you stood confused, scared or disappointed? Can you let your guard down for a moment to experience the comfort and security that your mom or dad's comforting touch brought as they said to you "it's going to be ok" Hold on to that feeling and reflect on your life a bit. How many times has that same touch encouraged you? How many times have you longed for that touch and could not find it anywhere? What if you could share your special feeling of encouragement, comfort and security with the world, would you?

Fear of sexual harassment, molestation and inappropriate touch claims have provoked our hands-off culture. People have become cold, robotic and desensitized. We do not even look at one another as we pass by. Does this make it easier to commit violent acts against one another? Are we fearful of connecting to the pain or hurt of our sisters and brothers? Could we possibly be scared of revealing our own fear and insecurities thus making ourselves vulnerable? As you contemplate the information you will receive in this book and on the Touch Is Great website, we hope that you will answer these questions yourself.

In her book, A Natural History of The Senses, author Diane Ackerman describes touch as being "as essential as sunlight... In the absence of touching and being touched, people of all ages can sicken and grow touch-starved." Dr. Tiffany Field, director of The Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine agrees. "Sensory deprivation makes people depressed and immune-compromised, and gives them emotional pain and physical damage," she says. We have in our hands the cure for the poor, loveless or inadequate physical contact that is touch deprivation.

My friend Dr. Dale Glaebach and I have gathered touch research and would like to share some easy to follow recipes that cure touch hunger. To compliment the resources found in the preface of this e-book, we have also linked the Touch Is Great website to studies, articles and commentaries that will inform and enlighten you on the subject. As adults, we must find balance between showing our "game face" and being real. We have to break through the boundaries of fear and exercise the power to touch and heal our families and our communities. Our children and loved ones are hungry for sustenance, which does not cost a penny but has the value of millions. We are not asking you to save the world but we are suggesting that you save those you love.

It is my desire that you and your family will find refuge as you prepare tasty treats using our recipes. So take your game face off and enjoy some comfort food for the mind, body and spirit. Enjoy loving touch. Feel free to share Recipes that Cure Touch Hunger with your friends and family.

Versandra Kennebrew M.T.
Get "Recipes that Cure touch Hunger" Free when you by my newly released e-book, Thank God for the Shelter - Memoirs of a homeless healer. Click here to order now.

Come on touch me. It will make me feel better.

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Also known as, touch hunger, touch deprivation is defined as suffering from poor, loveless or inadequate physical contact.

In the winter of 2002, developmental psychologist Tiffany Field, Ph.D., and founder of the Touch Research Institutes wrote; ?The critical need for physical affection is highlighted by a large study on 49 cultures (Prescott, 1990). In that study, the cultures that exhibited minimal physical affection toward their young children had significantly higher rates of adult violence, and, vice versa, those cultures that showed significant amounts of physical affection toward their young children had virtually no adult violence. Some suggest that the absence of physical affection or the presence of physical abuse affects the child's physiological reactivity either through the emotional trauma or through a more direct insult to the brain, and that this acquired over reactivity mediates later aggressive tendencies (Dodge et al., 1990).

Tiffany Field, Ph.D., is an expert on touch deprivation among infants and adolescent children that I really admire. She has written several books on the subject and she is on staff at the Touch Research Institute in Florida. Like Ms. Field, a personal issue caused me to want to research the affects of touch deprivation. I needed to know if being alone and not feeling the safety and security derived from loving touch was hurting me. Because of my training as a massage therapist, I knew the physiological effects of touch, however I could see that touch or the lack there of also prompted emotional changes as well. What I found, I am committed to sharing with the world.

Whether you are a health care professional or simply a person who cares about the quality of life of your friends and family, you are already equipped with the tools necessary to prevent or reverse touch hunger. Your hands and loving intention are the only two necessities. Hard to believe, but it?s true. Your loving touch can make a difference in the lives of others.

Become a Touch Is Great Ambassador today by visiting http://www.touchisgreat.com.
Official Touch Is Great Video

How are you handling this economic storm?

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Last nights seminar, "How the Thrive During an Economic Storm" was awesome!

Participants discussed the impact our nations economy has had on their business, career and personal lives. They were able to look at each area to determine if they were merely surviving the storm or if they were in deed thriving. They determined what thriving would mean to them and set goals to move beyond survival mode.

For some this meant eating more healthy, participating in some form of exercise or something as simple as smiling more. For others, thriving meant earning $200,000 more than they earned last year or selling (2) real estate properties that they have been sitting on.

No matter where you are in your life, retrospection, goal setting, counting your blessings and giving to others can assist you in thriving, prospering, flourishing and growing rich. The key is, you can't do it alone and you must create win-win opportunities for those you partner with.

I recently read a book "Not In My House" written by Pastor Andre Butler. In it he lays out a plan of action to recession proof your home. His 28-Day Challenge encourages you to bring the biblical pearls in his book combined with the support of friends and family to a weekly gathering. As you come together for 4-weeks to discuss and practice what you have read, your life economically and spiritually are transformed.

You see, you do not have to go it alone. Real life people who who have been there and done that are here to share how they have overcome economic storms before. Click here to read testimonials from "Not In My House" and to download a Free mp3.

Welcome to the Be Well Naturally Blog

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My name is Versandra Kennebrew and I'm a certified myomassologist (massage therapist), certified holistic life coach, speaker and author. In this blog I will share information, videos, books and events that will help you be well naturally.

I invite you to share your holistic resources and chime in whenever you like sharing your healing energy or questions regarding living a balanced, healthy life.

Peace and blessings, V