Our Soul Oasis Magazine

Our Soul Oasis publishes a few special editions per year. The Natural Medicine Guide will feature recipes, articles, products, and services to help everyone increase their awareness and natural living regimen. Herbs, Reiki, essential oils, recipes, and preventative care will be featured in this special edition. Details as follows: Natural Medicine Edition Contributor Deadline is July 15th Special Discounted Ads Due (if any) by July 1st Publication Date: August 20th If you would like to contribute a piece, highlight a product or service, contact Wendy in the column right over there and watch her work her magic ---->. Namaste

Change. The word alone makes most of us cringe. Unless a person has done a lot of self-development, as humans, most of us do not like change unless we are at the helm of it.  Change is tricky. Change is scary. If things are outside of our control, we mostly will challenge any form of change: small changes like your partner switching the side of the bed you sleep on or significant changes like your being forced to take a 6:30 am virtual meeting when your day typically begins at 9:00 am. But before you are able to embrace a welcome change, you must first dig deep and look into the root cause of wh y your reaction the way it is to the change.  Is it something you did in the past that didn't work out the way you intended? Is it ingrained in you based on an experience in your childhood? Or is this something that you've never encountered before and you don't know how to be? Is it clear that all of the above require you first to accept what is? Reality Acceptance of how you are, ...

Gratitude inspires personal growth and joy more than anything else. So many people believe that gratitude is an expression after receiving something from someone, but what we are talking about is much more deeper than that. When you look into your day, there are blessings everywhere. Put your focus on today. Even if you had a rough start to the day, look for the little things that went right and say it out loud to yourself: I am grateful that ______________. (Fill in your blank.) Begin to shift your focus and look for reasons to be grateful. One of the easiest ways to accomplish big results in looking for opportunities to be grateful is to create gratitude for others. Kindness shown to strangers is the fastest way to encourage gratitude growth within you and for the people who cross your path. If you need ideas for random acts of kindness, our Premiere issue has a ton of simple ideas! For 30 days, make the commitment to participate in at least one act of kindness per day. It c...

I am honored to present to you the first issue of Our Soul Oasis. Thank you to all our contributors for your incredible work. This wouldn't be possible without you all. You are all amazing! I am honored and blessed to be surrounded by such incredibly gifted people. A special thank you goes out to Stanley Serklew, your encouragement has been unprecedented and this would have never come to fruition without you. Cheers! Wendy

Do something just because it makes you happy! Lori Marini The definition of self-care /ˌselfˈker/ noun: • the practice of taking an active role in protecting one's own well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress. Life is about balance. Everything in life is connected and if one part of your life is out of balance, then it will either take over or be forgotten. When life is not in balance, people tend to become reactionary, anxiety ridden, bullies, or shut down. It’s easy to get frustrated when you feel you are the only one doing everything. At times of stress, when we are being pulled in every direction, the last thing we think about doing is taking a time out to care for ourselves. I see this every day with my Loving Gypsy Soul Coaching Clients, many of which have had their lives turned upside down with a cancer diagnosis: either as a Warrior or as their amazing Caregiver. I found the key to happiness is to keep our emotional, mental, and physical life b...

  Dr. Rev. Wendy Rae. D.D. is an ordained minister, Usui Reiki Master Teacher, folk herbalist, and the publisher and founder of Our Soul Oasis. Her services have helped people from all over the world heal the mind, body, and soul connection. Wendy has personally studied and trained with Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith of Agape, Inc in Los Angeles, Tony Robbins, & David Dorian Ross, a 3 time U.S. Olympic Medalist of Tai Chi. Wendy is a stroke survivor, herbalist, and plant guru. She teaches others how to heal themselves through various modalities of alternative healing. She teaches herbal remedy making, gives plant walks and herb workshops, and is a Reiki Master Teacher since 2002. "It is absolutely an honor to be here, sharing my knowledge and my experiences with you. I hope you walk away from my work standing a little taller and knowing that you, too, really can do anything you set your mind to." You can connect with Wendy at The Alchemy of Enlightenment to lea...