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Iona, spiritual home of Celtic
Christianity
Carberry Tower, near
Edinburgh
Puja's ordination in Clove
Chapel near New Paltz
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Puja Thomson is a counselor, healing
facilitator, educator and minister of natural healing of the Healing Light
Center Church, founded by the Reverend Rosalyn Bruyere. She
was born and educated in Scotland, and now lives in New York State. For
over thirty years, she has worked both in the UK and USA developing a
unique blend of dynamic techniques to transform old patterns and release
blocked energy.
She creates meaningful
ceremonies to mark special events and provides country getaways - to replenish the body,
quiet the mind and rejuvenate the soul. Her creative tools from Roots & Wings
Publishing include an audio and companion workbook for strength and
freedom, a guidebook for those diagnosed with cancer, and
workshop handouts.
Puja has been fed by many roots. From the Old
World of her youth, she learned much from its history, lineage and culture
about the search for freedom. From the Ancient Celtic World, she
experienced interdependence with all of nature's great circle of life, and
delight in song, poetry, imagination and mystery. In the Third World of
India and Sri Lanka, she was nourished by the gift of simplicity -- a
smile, a flower, life itself. There she was greatly influenced by
meditating in the energy field of a Master -- Osho. In the New World of
North America, she learned to hitch her wagon to a star, opening up to new
possibilities.
Puja believes that, to meet the challenges of
survival, we must carry forward the best of all our roots. To support such
a change, she developed a holistic, transformational therapy practice,
Roots & Wings, that honors the interconnectedness of the body, mind,
emotions, and spirit and encourages people to nourish their roots, and
find their wings!
Before coming to the States, she worked as an
educator and training specialist, through institutions in Scotland such as
the University of Edinburgh. She was a catalyst for change at local,
regional and national levels in the fields of juvenile justice and the
interdisciplinary professional training of teachers, social workers and
community workers.
What Others
Say:
"You would think, from the
way she often manages to appear in our pages, that Puja Thomson was
related to someone on the masthead. She’s not, I promise. But the reason
we keep talking with Puja is that, not only does she have the sweetest
burr of a Scottish brogue that ever did blow our bonny way, but she’s also
wise and funny, and down to earth. Puja is an interfaith minister—she
spoke to Kelley Granger about how to choose a minister that’s right for
your wedding or celebration (page 53). She’s also a cancer survivor and an
award-winning author of a book on how to not only survive cancer, but to
thrive through the process, from diagnosis to healing. Health and wellness
editor Lorrie Klosterman asked Puja’s advice for our article on living
with serious illness (page 68)."
Brian K. Mahoney
- "Boldface Names",
Chronogram - February, 2009
Additional
Writings:
For my first
foray into the world of blogs at the invitation of Chronogram Magazine,
please visit:
www.chronogram.com/blogs/show/Help-Yourself-to-Healing
The Final Journey: Dad's Death
Pilgrimage: Deepening your relationships
through travel
UltimateTeam Players - Modern
Heroes
Puja is a member of the new Integrative Medicine Network
connected to Dr. Samira Khera's new Breast Care practice in Kingston.
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