|
 |
|
GLOBETROTTING THIRTEENTH ISSUE-WINTER
2000 "THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE DEVOTION TO MOTION WORLD TOUR"DESTINATION -
SOUTH AFRICA
Welcome
friends as we circle the globe in search of more effective ways to
improve the quality of life. During
our journey we will explore various forms of complementary medicines and
share our findings with you. We
will also address accessibility issues and investigate more convenient
options to ease the never ending pressures of traveling.
In each issue, Globetrotting will have a special section created
for today’s youth with an emphasis on educating children and teens on
the historical facts of each country.
Finally, each issue will contain two trivia questions and some
popular words and/or phrases from each country.
For more updated news, diary entries, in-depth research results,
and pictures from our journey, please visit our website, www.d2motion.com. We hope you will enjoy the path we have chosen!! D2M
TRIVIA QUESTION #1 COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE Having just
read Caroline Myss’s book “Anatomy of the Spirit,” I recognize
that Steve has healed himself, yet has not cured himself.
Curing an ailment can free you physically from a disease or
ailment, but true freedom comes in healing on both the emotional and
spiritual levels. This is
when true “physical” healing can take place and Steve is certainly
on the right path to do just that. In training of
Touch For Health, Educational Kinesiology, Kinergy, Aromatherapy, and
Metaphysical Healing, and three years of Psychology, Steve is able to
offer his patients many approaches and techniques in helping others
discover their own innate healing potential.
While working, he is simply “guided by spirit” as he notes
and determines which one of these techniques to utilize. He is very intuitive and can pinpoint disharmony in the body.
His own experiences of coping with an illness allows him to
connect on a much deeper level than many healers while not taking away
from the patient’s experience in the process.
If you are in the Cape Town area and wish to connect with
Steve’s wonderful energy, either in a personalized session or one of
his seminars, please call email him at sihudson@iafrica.com. Our next stop
on our South African healing excursion was a visit to the sacred space
of Erika Allison. She is a
family therapist, marriage guidance consultant, educator in social and
psychological stress management, holotropic breathworker, and a
rebirther. Just by seeing
the large book collection on complementary medicine and healing, we were
convinced from the moment we arrived, that Erika had a strong message
for us and our followers. Through
her breath work, she is able to detect stresses in the body and reveal
its root cause. She creates
a very safe space for her clients with soothing music, aromatherapy, and
her nurturing voice which guides you through her work. Pratiksha
served as the guinea pig for this session and really seemed to reach a
level of unusual relaxation. It was very noticeable to observe Pratiksha’s breath slowly
reduce to an almost frightening slow pace.
During this treatment, her overall temperature increased to her
satisfaction. She usually
runs cold. Though we did
not research the rebirthing skills of Erika we are quite certain that
she could guide someone back to the womb of creation and help
individuals in need of resolving any lingering issues.
Erika Allison can be reached via email at cogmotics@icon.co.za
. What would you
say if I told you that there was a healer in South Africa who cut up
telephone books to make lifts for people’s shoes and that this
technique proved successful in overall healing?
You would probably think that I was crazy and that I was reaching
for anything at this point. Well, hold onto your hats folks because there is a woman in
Cape Town whose “support” system is realigning much of South Africa
and bringing balance back into many lives.
Let me introduce you to Jenni Rorrison.
After sustaining a back injury while on scholarship in
cross-country, she was sent to physical therapy and other types of
rehabilitation which never seemed to relieve the pain and aggravation.
At the request of her brother, she paid a visit to Ron Holder, an
applied kinesiologist. After
some poking, prodding, pushing, and pulling, he cut some pages from the
yellow pages and devised a wedge for her shoes.
After six months of agony, she was finally relieved of her pain
almost instantaneously. Her
healing resulted in a heartfelt desire to train under Holder and begin
to help others. While
visiting with Jenni, she says, “I identify the emotional root of an
injury through body alignment technique.” She is quick
to note that she has treated a variety of different diseases and
ailments and informed me that in treating a paraplegic like myself, she
would place lifts or wedges in the cushion.
To reach Jenni Rorrison please call her in Cape Town at (021) 788
853. NOTE: If you or
anyone in your circle of friends are connected with any healer or
complementary/alternative medical practitioner around the world who you
would like us to research or visit, please E-mail us at chesney12@comcast.net D2M
TRIVIA QUESTION #2 ACCESSIBILITY In South
Africa, we spent two nights in Johannesburg (Jo-Burg for you natives).
We were invited to stay here from our friends Christine and
Ronald Coleman, directors of the Wheelchair Travel Club.
They are committed to making improvements in accessibility among
hotels, transportation, and public areas.
In fact, the hotel in which we stayed, The Protea, was made
especially accessible due to the unrelenting work of Christine and
Ronald. In fact, this was
one of the top three accessible rooms we’ve seen thus far in our
travels. The other two were
The Copthorne Tara Hotel in London, UK and The Taj Mahal Hotel in New
Delhi. Unlike most hotel
rooms claiming to be accessible, this one had a shower seat, lower
temperature controls, lower coat hangers in the closet, and a wheelchair
height peephole for the front door.
Thanks to the Colemans for making all the accommodations possible
for us in Johannesburg. Keep up your ground breaking work. During our
stay in Jo-burg, we met with Esther Crous of South African Tourism, who
is in the process of compiling information in a CD-ROM about South
Africa for the tourism industry. It will be an innovative product that will truly capture the
spirit of South Africa with colorful, 3-D photos, the most detailed
information you could ask for on touring this great country, and
unlimited contact numbers to help make your trip complete.
This will be a tremendous asset to travel agents all over the
world and we highly recommend you reach out to Esther to obtain this
invaluable product. She can
be reached at TourCD@csir.co.za.
We are extremely grateful to Esther as well because she will be
including information our journey on the CD-ROM so that people could
learn more about our mission. This
will be included in the “Travel for Special Needs”
We are pleased and highly impressed at the initiative and attempt
to include the disabled population in the tourism market. Our thanks to
Ronald and Christine Coleman of WTC
in Johannesburg for maximizing our stay there, and for helping us spread
our message. To contact
them at the Wheelchair Travel Club, call 2711-725-5648 / 58, fax:
2711-725-5639, or e-mail them at: wheeltra@mweb.co.za Finally, we
landed in Cape Town, boy were we in for a surprise.
We were at the mercy of our
friends Pam & Jeff Taylor, of Flamingo Tours.
They are based in
Cape Town and in addition to tours for the general population, they
specialize in tours for the disabled traveler.
Were we glad to see Jeff at the airport in his accessible van,
yes folks I said accessible van, equipped with ramps, safety belts and
all!! Pam is a registered
nurse and has worked with travelers of various disabilities, is
knowledgeable on transfer techniques, has her own sliding board,
portable shower seat and Jeff is strong enough to get you out of any
sticky situation, so not to worry about a thing.
Flamingo Tours arranged interviews for us with Cape Town’s top
newspaper (Cape Argus), television (Cape at Six) and radio (Talk Radio). Our message has reaching more and more people each day, and
much thanks is due to people like Pam & Jeff, in Cape Town. Believe it or
not, Cape Town is accessible!
There are disabled people living in Cape Town, having families,
getting married, having children, owning businesses, the works.
The streets are accessible, taxis are like regular cars, but
during busy hours, you may find cab drivers reluctant to pick you up.
However, we didn’t have to worry about that this time, because
we were in safe hands with Flamingo Tours.
Pam & Jeff even came with us to a new safari lodge called The
Garden Route Game Lodge. This
is a newly formed safari lodge located four hours away from Cape Town.
The lodge was made accessible with the assistance from the
Taylors, they evaluated the lodge prior to our visit and gave the owners
input on what accommodations are necessary for the disabled.
The lodge was made more accessible with the addition of a
portable ramp, transfer board and shower seat provided by the Taylors.
Even the safari jeep was parked in a way that made transfers
easier, the employees were always willing to lend a helping hand. The lodge has two of every animal, and is in the process
of attaining more each week.
For those of you who wish to relax, there is a natural hot
spring, a Jacuzzi and a swimming pool. Dinners are very interesting to say the least, buffet
includes “game meat” such as ostrich, deer and crocodile, garden
variety chicken and fish is also served, but
not to worry vegetarian food is also available. One final
note, while in Cape Town, we were introduced to two remarkable gentlemen
in wheelchairs. They own a company called “Roll-Ability” which
‘manufactures high quality wheelchairs, sports equipment and
accessories designed by the members who are all in wheelchairs
themselves.’ One of the
other products becoming more popular is their ‘clip on handcycle.’
Because the attitude towards the disabled in Cape Town is similar
to that of the United States, the wheelchair bound community is able to
enjoy quality time / barrier free outdoors with their family and
friends, what better way than to join them on a bike ride near the beach
front? To contact “Roll
-Ability’ and “Do What You Want!”
E-mail them at: info@roll.co.za
or visit their website: www.roll.co.za. The D2M team
wish to thank Pam & Jeff for a great “Taylor-made” stay in Cape
Town. To contact the
Taylors, call: 27-21-557-4496, mobile: 082-450-2031, e-mail: flamtour@iafrica.com,
or visit their website: www.time2travel.com/ct/flamingo/index.
Thank you to our new friends at Roll-Ability, we wish them best
of luck with their business, and commend them for their initiative and
enthusiasm. Thanks again to
everyone who made our stay here in South Africa, most rewarding, it
definately exceeded our expectations.
A final word of gratitude to Cheryl and members of the South
African Tourist Board for inviting us as their guests to hear His
Holiness The Dalai Lama speak at the Botanical Gardens, another magical
moment in South Africa. EDUCATION PROPER NAME OF COUNTRY: Republic
of South Africa Facts:
Historic
dates:
ON A
LIGHTER NOTE YOUR
HELP IS NEEDED!! WHAT DO
YOU HAVE TO SAY?? NEXT
ISSUE!! D2M TRIVIA ANSWERS Trivia
Answer # 2 - TRUE - an ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain. Thank you for
listening and we’ll visit you again in two weeks! Scott &
Pratiksha Chesney |
|
