Soul Essentials

The day before yesterday in Mopah Airport, Merake, and Papua Province 1,495 live Pig-nosed turtles, headed for Jakarta, Indonesia. The turtles were crammed inside two suitcases headed for the nation's capital, which is known to be a major hub for listed wildlife trade.

For the second time, Senator Jim Norman R-Fla has been unable to pass a bill aimed squarely at animal activists, who conduct important undercover investigations. SB 1184 has passed, but only after completely removing section 6 of the bill, which was the last section and contained the "ag-gag", or that documenting farm practices is a crime and the punishment.

In 2011, South Africa to have lost at least 448 rhinos, including 19 critically endangered Black Rhinos, of which fewer than 5000 remain in the wild. This number is a new record that no one wanted to see. More than half of South Africa's rhinos were poached in Kruger National Park. An additional eight rhinos, have already been poached this year, according to authorities from from South African National Parks.

The Federal Government has confirmed three Australian anti-whaling activists being held on board a Japanese whaling ship will be released.

SSCS Bridgette Bardow gets escorted to nearest safe harbor for repairs.

The use of Palm oil has almost single-handedly wiped out all the natural habitats for Orangutans, and may other animals. Please read the attached list of products and if you know of any others please let us know. Thank you for your help.

Every year for the past 18 years, 65 year-old Clay Logan, owner of "Clay's Corner‟ general store and fuel station in Brasstown, North Carolina, holds a controversial New Year's Eve bash that stars a helpless, nocturnal marsupial known as "Ol' Possum". The event has gained international criticism from conservationists and animal rights activists who say the annual 'Possum Drop' inflicts suffering and extreme stress on the innocent animal. They add that events like this raise a bigger concern: a complete lack of state and national legislation designed to safeguard wildlife welfare.

Reiki

Reiki is a spiritual practice started in 1922 by Mikao Usui. After three weeks of fasting and meditating

on Mount Kurama, in Japan. Usui claimed to receive the ability of "healing without energy depletion". This is

possible because the healing energy does not come from the practitioner, instead it is channeled through the

practitioner to the person receiving the white light, healing energy. A portion of the practice is called, tenohira

Breath work is a truly unique method of healing our innermost scars. Some pain is held in the body at cellular level. Breath work gets to those scars and removes them. I love breath work as you never know what will happen. You may laugh hysterically or cry for a truly guttural level. both are a form of healing and letting go.