FACES
& PLACES
AROUND TOWN
SEPTEMBER 2007
 THE HEALING WALKS
by Dr. Karen McGlynn
June
3, 2007 was the official launch of the first Healing
Walk for Personal, Planetary Peace at Tyler State
Park in Newtown, PA. The Healing Walks,
Inc. is a non-profit organization that promotes people walking all over
the country, each week at the same time, with a focused intention for
a positive change in their lives. Participants begin
each Healing Walk by
considering an issue, crisis or situation in their personal lives and/or
on the planet that they would like to see improve. As they walk, the
participants formulate an action plan to create this
new intention of healing and peace.
The
Healing Walks was created by local chiropractors,
Renee Sexton-Hirschbuhl and Karen McGlynn, as a global
tool for individuals to “walk away” their
issues whether emotional, mental, or physical by connecting with their
personal feelings and with other people in a more peaceful, loving way.
This is not your typical “walk for a cure”.
There are no monetary pledges required. The founders
believe that the journey to peace does not have to
cost huge amounts of money; it truly can be easy, simple,
and uncomplicated. A commitment of a positive intention
to bring about personal and planetary healing and peace
is all that is necessary. The emphasis is on promoting
a local individual change followed by a gradual planetary
shift of peace consciousness. The participants’ collective
energies will not be concentrated on fixing or curing
illness, disease or war but rather on expanding and
manifesting personal peace into planetary peace. This
is certainly not a new paradigm but a century old and
empirically proven idea that wherever you place your
awareness and belief, the reality will follow. When
large numbers of people hold the same ideal, a critical
mass occurs and shifts will happen.
The wonderful part of the
activity is that it can be done anywhere, everywhere,
wherever you are. Participants
are encouraged to walk in their neighborhood, in
the park, with groups, or individually, inside
on treadmills or in a mall. The website will post regional
locations where groups of people may come together
to participate. Walkers do not have to walk the
entire
hour; In fact, every individual needs to walk at
his or her own pace and at their own level. Anyone
beginning this exercise routine should discuss it with
a
medical doctor for specific guidelines. For those
unable to walk, they can participate in
any form of meditation or prayer where they can
hold their positive intentions. Any amount of time
spent
during this 1 hour period to contemplate personal
and planetary vision is beneficial to the individual
and to us all.
The Healing Walks are a venue
for suggesting personal responsibility. Current events
highlight the
improprieties of racism,
intolerance and violence through thoughts and deeds.
The founders believe that this is the time to start
walking the talk, hand in hand with our children in
the fundamentals of consciously creating peace in ourselves
and thus, the world. They feel that as a human race,
we already possess the tools in each and every one
of us to obtain personal and planetary peace in our
body, mind and soul. What the founders of The Healing
Walks, Inc. suggest is a program in which everyone,
regardless of age, financial, academic, or physical
status, can
participate.
Drs. Sexton-Hirschbuhl
and McGlynn suggest that all participants wear The
Healing Walks distinctive t-shirt (available through
their website www.TheHealingWalks.com)
to encourage greater national visibility and thus,
the collective consciousness will expand more rapidly.
All profits earned from the sale of these distinctive
purple t-shirts are given to the Peace Center’s
radio shows Peace Talks (www.PeaceTalksOnLine.org).Peace
Talks is a radio project that began with a vision from
Barbara Simmons. As a peace educator for more than
20 years, Simmons was seeing and feeling the affects
of a constant barrage of news on war, crime and violence
- keeping our society in fear. Peace Talks has a strong
focus on elevating peace reporting to the same level
we have elevated war reporting. The more we learn about
peace-building efforts around the world and here in
the United States, the more we are inspired to be part
of the solution. The Healing Walks occur
at 1 PM, each Sunday all across the country. Local
groups meet at Tyler Park in Newtown,
PA and Peace Valley Park in Chalfont, PA. Drs. Sexton-Hirschbuhl
and McGlynn would like you to imagine a million people
all over the globe, walking at the same time, each
week, concentrating first to heal one relationship
or situation in their personal life and then holding
the intention of peace and healing for the entire planet.
Imagine the benefits of such a powerful shift. Imagine
the difference in the tone of the world. More information
concerning the Healing Walks and the local groups is
available on the internet at www.TheHealingWalks.com or by calling 267-228-2987.
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