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  Last night my husband and I went ‘out’. That is, we attended a film showing in a downtown theatre. The trailer looked good, it was another in a long series of sequels about a sci fi dystopian future. I had high expectations for the film, I had seen the first episodes in the 1970’s and loved them. Luckily it was Cheap Tuesday so our tickets were relatively cheap, but popcorn and root beer was the price of breakfast with coffee. We wanted to support the local movie house. I still love sitting in the dark with a bunch of strangers and enjoying a drama together. It is a way to be together but safely apart. As we muched on our popcorn and sipped the nose bubbled drink, I wondered-how much longer will we able to have civilized gatherings like this, where people know how to behave. No cells phones, no one talking to their friends about trivia, no kids having hissy fits because life isn’t exactly what they were expecting. While we were waiting, I enjoyed a polite sense of ‘we’. One min...

  This is an except from a longer session from the channelled fellowship of the River. This fellowship channelled through a medium for about thirty years. They are still present to those who wish to contact them. The whole of this session will appear in the River Books: Book Two- All knowledge is within, All knowledge is Without (due to be published in September 2026). A more extensive exploration of their sessions can be found in the first River book-The River Books: Book One-Three Soul Paths https://www.amazon.ca/River-Books-Three-Soul-Paths/dp/B0GCDMWVV7/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0   I include this excerpt because so many people in these difficult times are choosing suicide, either overtly or in ways that appear to be unintentional.  his act leaves ripples of intense grief, loss and confusion, especially around questions of ‘why?’. This session was particularly significant to me because for many years following the death of my first husband, I believed that he had taken his ...

  M couldn’t get a good nights sleep, she had chronic fatigue and a lack of motivation. She went to bed exhausted but couldn’t stay asleep, waking up often from vivid dreams and then not being able to return to sleep. When she became almost psychotic from lack of sleep, M reached out to a physician who prescribed medications for her thyroid. The side effects made the condition worse and that was when she called me to ask the River for help.  As I have stated before, holistic health is a superior method to treat illnesses. I envision the day when patients sit in a circle with several practitioners of different specialties and the case is discussed, diagnosed, and treatments suggested from a variety of perspectives. Let’s imagine a therapy case study with a physician, physio therapist, pharmacist, psychotherapist and spiritual counselor.  This method leads to the primary cause and therefore is the path towards holistic healing, not just addressing symptoms, with all the a...

  This session continues with transcripts from the channeled fellowship called the River. This is a group of beings who gathered to give us teachings about how to heal and evolve. I hope this session about old and future anger is helpful. Please let me know in the comments. This was a powerful and prescient session because years later, I was invited to work in a pain clinic as a therapist. Through a plant medicine session, who later became a teacher for me also- I learned that my task was not so much to alleviate pain, but to help the patient find meaning in the pain. This is not from an attitude of ‘suck it up buttercup”, but a compassionate view of-given that in this moment your body is having these sensations, can we find a way to go back to the root of the pain? In my experience, cancer is usually linked with old anger. (See Julia Star’s Blog site https://longboatcounselling.blogspot.com/ for the article about my brush with cancer.) I find it interesting that the River l...

  This chapter is a compilation of questions from previous sessions with the River, who is a fellowship of beings who gather to channel information which is necessary and beneficial in these times. They describe their fellowship as composed of beings from the three worlds of the earth-inanimate, plant and animal, beings who have lived on earth but have passed on and beings who have never lived on earth, but have a loving relationship with our planet. I have done as little editing as possible with these teachings, to preserve the tone and cadence of their voice. I hope this is helpful for all my readers. Let me know if you have any further questions or comments.   Julia: I have a question about people or animals who lose parts of their bodies through surgery or traumas. River: Any organ in the body can be lost through surgery, misuse or by receiving the minds intent which denies the organ from being fully functioning. Although the organ is removed, the body treats it as...

  Based on over thirty years of work with veterans, first responders, and individuals facing illness and trauma, I have found this practice is essential before any meaningful conversation can begin. When I am practicing any kind of therapy with my patients, I always start with a somatic meditation, starting with a clearing breath using a longer out-breath followed by a grounding procedure, body scan, and central nervous system clearing.   I’m really doing charka clearing, although I don’t always describe it that way. Many people recognize what I’m doing and then we can discuss their experiences using more traditional terms. However, I explore the charkas in a flexible way, not assuming that we will find the conventional issues, colours or images as described by traditions such as Hindu yoga. I simply ask people to simply focus on the areas of their bodies where they feel emotional tension or unresolved trauma. Then we explore from there- exploring their interoception of se...