Expanded states of consciousness are sometimes planned and at others, take us by surprise. Life naturally provides us with moments that hold the potential to catapult us out of our ordinary perceptions and into an expanded world view, one that looks very different than the ways in which we were perceiving before that transformative moment arose in our consciousness.

Meeting in the place where we can recognize the fundamental truth that suffering does not distinguish between difference in race, social status, gender, etc., when we can meet in that place that acknowledges that the suffering of one is no different than the suffering of the other, perhaps then we will find the common denominator that allows us to access the key that unlocks the door to our united healing. 

One of the main factors that causes relapse is the exposure to stress. Stress can be characterized as the nonspecific responses of the body to any demands for a change. Acupuncture has also been proven to be an effective treatment for reducing stress, anxiety, and depression via modulation of the brains stress and endocrine systems in clinical studies.