Ramblings from the publisher

I am truly grateful to all the advertisers and readers that have been part of HedraNews for the last 28 years... Thank you from the center of my heart!

Things have changed so much since I started this paper back in 1997. Back then a lot of the practitioners would not advertise for fear of being arrested, they were still having to be “underground” to keep things quiet and not upset the flow.

I didn’t realize until a few years later what a big chance I was taking by creating HedraNews.

I remember Margaret & Carrie (I don’t remember their last names now), opened a nice little metaphysical store in Nampa. They offered a free Reiki circle on Wednesday nights. Well, I happened to drive by one of those nights and was horrified to see about a dozen women dressed in full church/nun clothing from head to toe, picketing in front of the store saying stuff about devil worshipping. To tell you the truth, it scared me. Here I was so proud of what I was doing by educating the general public about the alternative health options that were available to them, only to find out how fearful a lot of people were.

Alternative modalities have become so much more acceptable now... Thank goodness! It’s not just about choosing not to do everything the doctors tell you you have to do. It’s also about treating the whole person, not just their ailment. It is body, mind and spirit/soul. It is seeing more than one way to find peace within yourself. It is about one human being laying hands on another human being and offering comfort and helping to release the pain another person is feeling. It’s about sharing optional avenues for each individual to heal in a way that is acceptable to them.

This is not to say, and for me it never has been about saying, that doctors, surgeons, and all medical specialist are not very, very important. We need them! However, I created HedraNews because I also feel that everyone has the right to choose how they want to be treated. People are more than a disease to be cut out and they want their symptoms resolved not just medicated. What is the root cause of what they are experiencing? What does their soul need to find comfort? How can a massage easy their anxiety? There are simply so many different modalities that a person would benefit from in addition to the typical medical systems.

And I do believe that many traditional medical treatments are now including alternative options with their patients. I think the average person wants to be treated with more kindness and not just the procedures, and I think the medical community has opened up to that more over the years.

I am so grateful for the last 28 years of doing a job I love!

Debbie

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