by Deborah Yaffee A Rose by any other Name… My love affair with olfaction began when I was a young college student with an afternoon job in the Taste and Smell research center at US Army Natick Laboratories. With all … Continue reading →

by Deborah Yaffee What is Reiki It is absolutely exciting to see how many hypnotists are becoming students, even masters, of the gentle healing art of Reiki. The word, Reiki (pronounced ray-key), means “universal life energy” and the practice of … Continue reading →

by Deborah Yaffee Spring 2007 G is for Gratitude and gratitude may well be the fastest and most direct way to feel better, gain perspective, and gently open the heart and mind to make the space for creating change. The … Continue reading →

by Deborah Yaffee “How do you make holy water? You boil the hell out of it!” — Old schoolyard joke Introduction Water might well be the richest, most versatile, and most pragmatic of metaphors, images, symbols and actual mundane substances … Continue reading →

by Deborah Yaffee July 2006 We are entering a time when the long-abandoned gifts of the labyrinth are being rediscovered and passionately pursued. Labyrinths are springing up everywhere—in backyards, in public parks and playgrounds, in churches and hospitals, on the … Continue reading →