Convener: Azalea Blalock of “Healthy Thru Nature Institute”

Participant List

1. Martin Reynolds
2. Cecil
3. Christine Saeda
4. Maltho
5. Scott
6. Peggy
7. Stephen
8. Peggy

I liken the world of journalist and people to soil. In order to have a good crop of veggies or plants you have to have good soil. The journalist and people of the world are the soil. Is our root firmly rooted or are we just putting out weeds all over the place? This ™ “Diversity Ancient Healing Session” was used to help journalist take a look at themselves first & get in touch with the root of themselves and how they see things through these following techniques.

1. Ancient Healing Body Release – We all are living computers that in put and out put information. Just as you can tell the age of a tree by its rings. The body has a memory system through its organs and through its meridians that are attached to the bodies’ organs. If a person has a negative thought this affects there whole body as well as a positive affects the body positively. The group was asked to join as partners and one would hold there arm out straight and the one holding the arm out would thing negative and then push the arm up and the other would push down. What was found was the one thinking the negative thought had no power (no matter how strong they are). When they thought positively they could not put them down. You can test if an organ is weak or strong and so forth. The purpose of this is to show how the powers of thought affect us and journalist affect the thinking of the world.

Are the journalistS producing weeds that grow everywhere or are they producing productive fruitage?

2. Part 2 of ™ “Diversity Ancient Healing Session” consisted of body testing what age each persons body memory was holding onto. Some were 2, 3, & others at the womb. They would then with their non-dominate hand the age and were asked to draw, write, doodle, whatever came to their minds when they saw this age. Everyone did something completely opposite. This enables the bodies’ computer that inputted information from along time ago that maybe the person has not remembered to let go and become unstuck. The bodies’ energy is like a river when the rocks of life get in the way it affects the current of energy through the bodies system. Through ancient modalities such as body memory, acupressure, reflexology etc. This allows the bodies energy to move freely and move forward to higher creativity. When the bodies’ energies are stuck then we have dis-ease.
3. Part 3 the group was asked the question how Do You See The Healing Process Of Future Journalism? & The second question was what action would you take in this healing? Below were the following answers:

Martin Reynolds: 1. Write better stories that reflect community
2. Have available more resources that pay journalist more. 3. Have conversations with staff about social issues & tough talks.

Action – I want to treat the newsroom as a family this is what needs to be cultivated.

2. Cecily – Diversity of voices & perspectives thru alternate mediums.

Action – I want to work on talking more to community that are doing interesting things.

4. Peggy – Exploring creativity, artist, and community, people who are not paid to do it but will do it anyway. There is fear in the newsroom, fear of change, fear of making mistakes. We need to have more healing workshops in the newsroom.

Action – I want to move people in the newsroom to do things they are afraid of doing.

5. Stephan – Widening circle, changing community.& sees the possibilities

Stephen drew a circle with two arrows pointing inside of it.

Action – To get more young people writing & telling stories.

6.Christine – Journalism that heals, strengthens, services goodness.

Action – For every bad story two good ones.

6. Maltho – 1.Letting go of ego at the personal level. 2. Being open to what is possible.

Action – Practice reflection & ask as a newsroom what sort of newsroom are we and what do we want to project.

Scott- I want to help people understand & respect one another.

Action – Help people tell their stories.

Part 4 – Here we visualized & drew the future eco-newsroom in a circle and each one drew in what they wanted to see come to fruition.

Eco-Newsroom
1. Reflection healing space
2. Plants
3. Animals
4. Live Food/Soups/Fruit
5. Organic gardens in & out
That are done by community which
Will foster relationships, which leads
To great news. The journalist can let off steam
By planting at lunch or break while seeing their steam turn
To something productive.
6. Exercise area/hot tub
7. Ancient massage area
8. Music/relaxing sounds
9. Detox buddies
10. Meet in circles
11. Natural solar lighting
12. Sustainable building with natural light & ergonomical seats & desk
13. Healing colors
14. Monthly workshops
15. Part of a community eco-village
16. A mobile that goes out to the community and reaches the youth
17. A satellite newsroom in a eco-village spaced in the middle of community

As a guider I really enjoyed this experience. I do not call myself a healer because I feel that we all have the ability to heal ourselves we just forgot and need to re-member. If each being looks at the other as above them not beneath we would all be created equal. We all need healing no matter what profession we are in and we all need to remember and guidance. I have received healing as well and much clarity. The future journalist & reporters form the history of how the world sees things. From the human body memory computer to the pen is powerful. I personally thank Journalism that matters for this amazing opportunity to be a part of an Eco-change in the world.

Eco-Journalist

Eco-journalist is not an Ego-journalist. He or she is a journalist of many faces searching through many places. Looking within seeing the world as a friend. You are the soil of the world and the plankton of the sea. Learn from nature because this is how you are supposed to be. Have you ever grew a plant without soil or can a whale live without plankton? What would happen you see, for both would die & nothing would be. You as a journalist would die without relationships with community. You are not just computer with fingers or a pen with a hand. You are a woman a man, you are African, Caucasian, Chinese, Samoan, Jewish, Irish, Spanish & more. The world is a melting pot so go on and soar. If you only see you and the people you like, you loose out on gifts and the big picture of life. The truth is you do have to report on the real news that happens from day to day, but ask & reflect how can I make a difference today? The Eco-journalist is one of compassion, reflection, and integrity everyday & then and only then will abundance come your way. The law of attraction is put into full affect. What we put into the world nature never forgets.

By Azalea Blalock

I was inspired to write this brief poem while reflecting on Journalism That Matters & the group that attended.