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Featured article in the Healthy Times Newspaper
July/August 09, Vol. 6
The choices we make to heal ourselves is of value to others
My journey into holistic healing may hit close to home. The holistic healing spa I recently opened in Corona is a reflection of my journey and my desire to make all that I have gained available in one place. This endeavor is called Salus Per Aquam (Health by Water). I was a recipient of many modalities of healing so that I could get well physically only to find out that it did much more than that. I found myself being opened up to emotional stability and a spiritual awakening in ways I never could have imagined in my earlier years.
Although I had dabbled in holistic modalities, they were only for the purpose of dealing with some physical symptoms. My first exposure was to yoga to control my migraines. I had found that bio-feedback helped me to lessen the severity and duration of these headaches to the point I could really cut back on the heavy duty meds I was on since childhood. It was suggested by my doctor that I continue my management of these headaches on my own through yoga.
He was right.
I was able to do away with my meds except on rare occasions. Problem number one was being handled. Life was good, except on occasion when I had a breakthrough headache. I had become totally sensitive to all narcotics and NSAIDS. I started to become fearful of pain since I had no way to relieve it with medication.
I handled tubal ligation surgery and gal bladder surgery with not much pain, but there was concern during my gal bladder surgery that, like my tonsillectomy (my heart stopped twice), my blood pressure was low which created problems. And I was warned to only have light anesthesia if I needed surgery in the future.
I tried to eat healthier and exercise and live a more balanced life, but that could not stop the car that hit me. That accident caused temporary paralysis from the waist down along with 2 back surgeries that were required after excruciating sciatic nerve pain and permanent nerve damage. I needed pain management and a way to get through surgery with no pain meds and little anesthesia.
Hypnotherapy was my answer.
Then came the back bubble, a device that allowed me to safely give myself traction, which really helped my rehab to be more effective. Chiropractors with electric stimulation devices helped some more. Then orthotics (not the ones the podiatrists prescribed) which did little. But the aligning type that Good Feet sold gave me so much more stability which increased my range of motion and strengthened my legs so much that the crutches were gone for good! And so was the back pain.
So I worked for Good Feet and a couple more like that company for the next 5 and ½ years. Little did I know I had only touched the surface of what natural healing had to offer.
After my surgeries, my system was really stressed and I started to have many hormonal imbalances. I became diabetic with my cholesterol on the rise and, for the first in my life, I started getting high blood pressure. I was deathly afraid of hormones, because of trying to treat my migraines with them in earlier years. I would end up in the hospital no matter what combination we used.
So I did nothing.
And over time the hormonal symptoms where annoying, but manageable. I also had many relatives die of diabetic complications, so I drastically changed my diet. That seemed to stabilize my sugar levels for a couple of years. All was well again with the world.
Then one day I realized that my strict low carb, high in omegas diet was not enough and I started gaining weight (100 pounds in 10 months) and now my sugar levels were going out of control, so meds seemed the only option. I had to try different kinds and different dosages to keep it stable.
The ionic foot bath, as it was told to me, could help stabilize my hormones.
So that’s when I met Lynn Nelson, the founder of the original Salus Per Aquam, maker of the Ionic S.P.A. and co-owner of our facility here in Corona. I got off all medications with no migraines, no perimenapausal symptoms, much more energy, and the weight gain had stopped. I was amazed and felt the need to listen to this man who had very analytic explanations for things and told me about all the testing he did of other ionic spas and how he made his better. I started to realize what a well rounded person he was and how much research he would do for all his endeavors. I was soon introduced to reflexology, aromatherapy, auricular therapy, and modalities that he had received healing from. It was amazing how I was able to clear deep emotional issues and explore spirituality that I have always been interested in, and become more spiritually connected to who I really was and affect who I wanted to become.
The journey continues and now I get to share this spa 6 days a week while continuing to grow every day.
I have been blown away by the successes we have seen when people heal and become more balanced. The skeptic in me would never have believed it if I hadn’t seen it for myself. I was also surprised how learning and teaching some of these modalities myself has increased my ability to help people heal and get balanced. It is very rewarding and gives me much more satisfaction than anything I have ever been involved in. That passion comes through when you cross our threshold and continues until you leave. The healing doesn’t end there. I always ask people to report back to me what they have experienced in the days after being at the spa. It’s working great for all whom I am touching with my vision. And especially for me.
I love it when a plan comes together.
Karen Saldanha
President of Salus Per Aquam 2
P.S. In upcoming issues, look for more specifics on how some of our modalities can help you.
