Sarah Knight, PhD, RM, Author at Kingston Integrated Healthcare Inc.

Say Chis

Written by Sarah Knight, PhD, RM on February 2, 2016. Posted in Blog, Newsletters.

Sarah Knight, PhD, RM, EuBP

Everything is energy. We feel it in ourselves, in other people, in our pets, in the earth. ¬¬There are systems of integrated medicine and healing practices dedicated to working with the energy of plants, animals and even minerals. Homeopathy, phytobiophysics and Bach flower remedies, and various shamanic practices are just a few of these. But there is energy medicine right at our fingertips that we can tap in to every time we prepare and consume a meal.

Good quality, unrefined foods feed our chi (or qi – our life force). In addition, the foods that we eat all have their own energies, some of them in harmony with our systems and our individual needs (which may change throughout the day, year or with different phases in our lives) and some in dissonance. For optimum health and well-being, a balanced intake of food energy should be considered alongside a balanced intake of calories and nutrients.

Energy Intensive Program (Getting Unstuck)

Written by Sarah Knight, PhD, RM on December 6, 2015. Posted in Blog, Programs and Events.

Overview:
The Energy Intensive “Getting Unstuck” program consists of four Bioenergy healing sessions with Sarah, conducted within a 4-10 day time period. It is designed to work deeply on every level. By conducting repeat sessions within a relatively short span of time, layers of emotional/physical/energetic stagnation can be worked through, to get to the root of an issue.

Your Daily E-Motion

Written by Sarah Knight, PhD, RM on December 6, 2015. Posted in Blog, Newsletters.

(an excerpt from her book “Eat Life”, due out in 2017, by Sarah Knight)

Each day we have experiences that affect us in different ways. Some experiences do little more than wash over the surface of our being, but others are ingested and go deeper inside us, creating emotional responses such as joy, despair, anger, frustration, and many others besides. When felt emotions are realized, appreciated, and allowed to live for their moment, we have the opportunity to learn from our experiences, and to grow and evolve.

This process, of digesting experiences and expressing the resultant emotions, can be likened to how the food we eat should be digested. Food enters our gastrointestinal systems, is broken down, and nutrients are assimilated and waste released. If our gastrointestinal system isn’t properly digesting food then we do not receive the goodness nor adequately release the toxins. A double whammy! We don’t get enough nourishment and toxic material builds up. In the same way, when we take in an experience, in order to be properly nourished by it and to ensure it doesn’t create stagnation and blockages in our systems, we need to digest it – which includes taking in the good stuff and eliminating any emotional byproducts.

De-Stress and Re-Charge Energy Exercise Classes

Written by Sarah Knight, PhD, RM on December 1, 2015. Posted in Blog, Programs and Events.

De-Stress and Re-Charge classes with KIHC’s energy therapist Sarah Knight. (Watch her video, here.)

“If you need a boost then these classes are for you! In each session you will be guided through a series of gentle exercises, movements and meditations, designed to help you harness your natural ability to direct the flow of healing energy within your own system. The focus will be on clearing toxic build ups of stagnant energy and recharging and rebalancing your energy system. Absolutely no prior knowledge of energy work of any kind is required.”

8 Monday evenings, 7pm – 8pm
Starting January 18th
Maximum of 8 participants
$100 plus HST

Registration required. Please contact Sarah directly: (613) 770-7440, or through her website.

Energy Tips for Your Spleen

Written by Sarah Knight, PhD, RM on November 1, 2015. Posted in Blog, Newsletters.

By Sarah Knight, PhD, RM, EuBP
Energy Therapist

The spleen is an often overlooked little organ. At about 4 inches long, it lies in behind your rib cage on the upper left hand side of your abdomen, towards the back. It plays several roles in immune function by filtering the blood, and by producing some types of white blood cells that fight infection in the body.

If you are feeling run down, or fighting off a cold, you can keep your spleen strong using simple energy medicine techniques.

Technology and Energy

Written by Sarah Knight, PhD, RM on October 1, 2015. Posted in Blog, Newsletters.

~ Sarah Knight, PhD, RM

Interacting with digital media can affect our energy systems. One immediate and noticeable impact of sitting in front of a screen is that it brings the attention away from the body and up to the head. Think about it – if you are engrossed in whatever you are doing on the computer you may even forget that you have a body! You become a floating head, perhaps with a set of arms if you are lucky. Where our attention goes our energy flows. So, “screen-time” often results in a feeling of being ungrounded. This feeling can manifest as irritation, oversensitivity, anxiety, or inability to concentrate.

Giving Thanks

Written by Sarah Knight, PhD, RM on October 1, 2015. Posted in Blog, Newsletters.

~ Sarah Knight, PhD, RM

Traditionally, autumn is a time of harvest. The seeds that were lovingly planted in the spring have come through their bloom complete to fruition, and in this we celebrate. The “horn of plenty” image that is so strongly associated with Thanksgiving is symbolic of our cups and tables overflowing with the bounties of nature. Bounties that men and women, as creatures of agriculture, invested much time and energy in, knowing that the return would come in the form of deep nourishment.

The ancient Celts of Ireland celebrated harvest time with a festival called “Lughnasadh” (pronounced loo-nah-sah) – a festival of light, with “Lugh” frequently referenced as the Sun God. They marked this time of year as one of great importance, where not only the light and the harvest was celebrated, but also the coming of the dark and the death of the crops. They had a deep understanding of the cycles of life, and knew that the “end” – that is the return of seed and energy to the soil – was necessary in order for there to be new beginnings.

As is with the land, so it is with us. We are connected to the greater energy system of the earth, and what is crucial to our own annual cycles of death and rebirth is a marking of our harvests.

The Medicine of Energy

Written by Sarah Knight, PhD, RM on September 1, 2015. Posted in Blog.

Sarah Knight, PhD

For our ancestors, the medicine of energy was an integrated part of their lives. As real as any of the other senses, the sense of energy would have shaped the way they responded to the world. Over time, as civilizations began to place more emphasis on the material world, our energy sense withered through disuse. But just as an atrophied muscle can regain its strength, so can this lost sense, through use and perseverance.

The practitioners of various energy medicine techniques are just that – PRACTICE-tioners. It’s true that some people have a natural gift to see and/or feel energy, but for the most part it is now a learned ability, that takes time and dedication. And like a muscle in your body, the more you use this sense, the stronger it becomes.

With the practiced ability to feel and work with energy, comes the ability to heal with energy.

Author: Sarah Knight, PhD, RM