Hi.  In this blog series, I want to share with you my experience of attending Dr. Joe Dispenza's Advanced Weeklong Retreat in Dubai, in hope to heal from Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, and the changes that took place afterwards. Preparing for the Trip Let me start from how I was and what I did in preparation for attending the Retreat, i.e., what precautions I took against exposure to chemicals while traveling and at the hotel. Like I mentioned in my earlier blogs, I had tried just about ...

It was not my intend to be in the hiding for a month since my last blog.  But the unexpected knee injury a week before flying to Dubai to attend the long-awaited Dr. Joe's Advanced Weeklong Retreat that I had signed up in September last year, and the most amazing, intense, mystical and life-changing event that I had ever attended in my life (yes! I was able to attend, my knee got better very, very quickly, thank goodness), kept me outside ...

Have you ever hurt yourself in an accident and had to stop working, while you concentrated on recovering from the injury? If so, it may have made you a bit worried or stressed because you were not able to make income then? The very thing has happened to me. The very next day after I had written the previous blog, my first blog for this year, I attended a ballet class. I was tired from chronic lack of sleep, but I ...

Happy New Year! How was your New Years like? Have you made a resolution that you are determined to achieve this year? Perhaps, you may not be in the mood for celebrating, and instead may be confronted with issues like health problems or living situations? And can it be that you are desperately looking to generate income online, so that you can work from the comfort of your home or a cafe or somewhere comfortable, freeing you from 9 to 5 ...

Are you experiencing headaches or upset stomach, or feeling tired but can't sleep well without any clear reason why? Have you ever thought of the possibility that the fatigue or sleep disorder you are experiencing may be a result of infrasound vibration that you are not aware of?  What is infrasound? A healthy, young human is capable of hearing sounds ranging from 20 to 20,000 Hz. This range is called the hearing range.On the other hand, infrasound vibration, or ultra low frequency sounds ...

Can you put your detergent or fabric softener that you're using into your mouth? Or even swallow it? In other words, are they safe enough for them to enter into your body? Are the personal care products that you're using scented or fragranced? Food and liquid are not the only things that goes into your mouth, to be taken into your body for ingestion. Air and particles floating in it are also go inside your body through breathing. Furthermore, they can make their way ...

  Have you ever been surrounded by passengers wearing strong fragrances, or smelling like detergents and fabric softners, which made you dizzy, nauseated or pant while on board aircrafts? Once the door closes after boarding, aircrafts virtually become sealed flying vehicles, and you are bound to inhale whatever available air there is inside, no matter what the quality.  Secondhand smoking used to be allowed on board aircrafts, which seems like a joke today. However, wearing strong perfumes and using long-lasting scented products such as ...

Does your dog or cat have runny noses?　 Do they have mucus in their eyes? Are they experiencing breathing difficulties, upset stomach or loss of appetite? Or perhaps, you may be experiencing any one of the following: Sneezing and coughing have a headache  feel dizzy have chest pain and breathing difficulties dull and fatigued If so, you may want to inventory-take your household cleaning and personal care products in the house. There is a chance that scented products such as deodrants, anti-bacterials, fabric softerners, detergents, air fresheners, aroma diffusers and ...

Imagine you are on a train, and every time when the train stops at a station and new passengers come on board, you get dizzy, nauseated and experience breathing difficulties. You are forced to find and move to a scent-free spot, only to repeat the same process over and over again at every station, as if you are playing musical chair out of necessity. Fragrance sensitivity is something that millions of people around the world live with every day. It is ...

Whether food is safe or not can be difficult to tell just by the looks and smell of it. They can look and smell good and authentic, but that does not mean that they are safe.  But if you are used to eating organic and quality food, you may likely be able to tell whether what you put in your mouth contains additives or unnatural stuff in them. The Olympic Games will be held in Tokyo next year, and the number of foreigners ...

For someone like me with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, trying to live a normal life of minimum QOL appears like something that is never going to happen.  However, I am trying hard to focus my attention on progress, or any small changes for the better, rather than the 99％ of the usual Multiple Chemical Sensitivity related symptoms, inconveniencies and challenges. Last two Thursdays were deterimental; I had to work with people clad with deodrants and disinfectants. Result: canker sores, inflammations, skin irritation, eye ...

“In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations.” This is an ancient Iroquois philosophy which is the basis for the oldest living participatory democracy on Earth. “In all of your deliberations in the Confederate Council, in your efforts at law making, in all your official acts, self interest shall be cast into oblivion. Cast not over your shoulder behind you the warnings of the nephews and nieces should they chide you for any ...

Do you feel like your life is being ruined by Multiple Chemical Sensitivity or other chronic diseases? Do you feel like you are being run down by some chronic physical or mental condition beyond your control? Are you giving up doing what you love to do or going to places you love because of lingering physical or mental conditions? Well, you are not alone.  The results from a study to assess the prevalence of multiple chemical sensitivities, it’s concurrence with asthma and fragrance sensitivity ...

Rome was not built in a day. Likewise, MCS cannot be conquered overnight. And yet, I have jumped the gun and was being over-optimistic; I dared to take on interpretation assignments for four days in a row, something that I hadn’t done in more than a year. Thanks to Dr. Joe Dispenza’s guided meditation, I have been feeling more resilient to disruptive smells in the environment of late, and I thought I can pull it off. Furthermore, I had completely forgotten about how ...

Constant Seesawing   Living a life with multiple chemical sensitivity is like riding an unsaddled stallion, unpredictable, rough and tough; you never know when you’d be hit and thrown off. It is onerous, to say the least. Whether I can function and secure a minimum level of QOL at any give time, seems to always depend on surrounding circumstances. I would feel pretty healthy and active in the absence of chemicals like cigarette, detergent or fabric softener smells. I become positive and energetic, ...

Trying to overcome a chronic disease like MCS in my case, is not a sprint but a marathon. It requires preserverance and patience. You have to keep on working at it, although you don’t see any improvements overnight, getting worse even or going in circles often times. I thought I was forging ahead robustly until yesterday, when I woke up in the morning, only to find my voice being screwed up. The formaldehyde fuming from the furniture and fixtures in my hotel room ...

Dealing with multiple chemical sensitivity is a constant battle, a tug of war between survival mode and occasional recesses. Unlike secondhand smoke, something that is officially banned indoors at least in most developed countries, scents and smells are included in majority of health care and cleaning and laundry products. So they are literally ubiquitous:  offices classrooms  gym dance studios theaters museums restaurants cafeterias cafes (even Starbucks) hotels trains & buses airplanes taxis airport lounges rest rooms grocery stores laundry mats just about anywhere congregated or occupied by people. However, there’s no way to avoid them in today’s societies. For people with food ...

Hi. Despite the heat wave and the accompanying physical challenges, I have made a big step forward. I am noticing that I am reacting less to chemicals in the environment! It has been happening on a daily basis, but yesterday was big, so I decided to shoot a video instead of blogging. https://youtu.be/0Okc7Ok6yTk It's been almost three weeks since I started doing Dr. Joe’s guided meditation. And I am noticing every day, that I am not overanalyzing and scanning the environment as much as I used ...

Water is Receptive & Telling  As you may know, water is the most receptive of four elements: earth, water, air and fire. In particular, water has a special property of responding to non-physical events. When water is exposed to something positive or beautiful, it responds by forming a corresponding crystal when frozen; a crystal that is beautiful or harmonious. On the other hand, when water is in contact with some negative, intangible stimuli like pessimistic thoughts, it forms a disturbing crystal that matches the ...