Happy Spring!


Since I celebrate my birthday on the vernal equinox, spring has always represented a special time for me. Growth and rebirth within is reflected by the beauty of Mother Nature outside. Here in Ojai, spring blossoms in glorious colors—mountains green from the winter rains overlook meadows where purple lupine dances with golden poppies. Here, camellias still bloom alongside roses that never wintered. My lush herb garden invites family and patients to sit and contemplate our blessings.

Yes, we are blessed to be here on this earth at this time. Great change is occurring. Political shifts and financial collapse are mirrored by the earth as quakes and tsunamis. We are transforming with our home. New diseases appear, species of plants and animals die or mutate, our very genetic code expresses the shift.

I have been receiving more emails from people around the world affected physically and emotionally by this transformation. My health care practice includes addressing the biological, psychological and spiritual roots of
dis-ease. We are not just a body, but energy communicating with matter. We interpret our reality through our perceptive and reactive minds. I find the body symptoms a wonderful way to understand our soul lessons.

I believe that this body is our vehicle for transformation and through our human forms, we can achieve enlightened states of being.

I recently got an email from a young woman who had a traumatic kundalini experience that resulted in physical and emotional problems. Kundalini is the energy believed to rise through the chakras (the power points that correspond with the endocrine glands) as one achieves an enlightened state. She asked if there were any therapies that could help her regain her health and still hold the higher vibration of her awakening.

During my 25 years of practicing Intuitive Integrative Medicine, I have encountered many spiritual seekers who were physically out of balance. Although certainly I seek spiritual enlightenment, I do not wish to sacrifice my health. I believe that if we support our bodies on the physical level, that holding the higher vibration of enlightened states is not only possible but joyous and without suffering or dis-ease. Partly this is a choice. We tend to believe that only through suffering do we achieve growth. But what if, joy was the way?

I think that is what is happening in the world. The old paradigms are breaking down to make room for the new. Joy is replacing suffering!
This hopefulness reflects my mantra of Choosing Love…always believing the best, trusting that all will be well, not living in fear, but in gratitude…Choosing Love led to my creation of Genesis Gold.

I have found since consuming Genesis Gold over the past 10 years, my body is able to withstand tremendous growth emotionally and spiritually, not just survive, but thrive. Although still very passionate with powerful emotions, the soul lessons are very clear to my inquiring mind and my body does not manifest dis-ease to help teach me.

People are often surprised at my age…I celebrated my 49th birthday last week…I guess, I don’t look and certainly don’t feel like I have been on earth nearly 50 years! I believe Genesis Gold helps me age more gracefully. You should see my mom! No one would guess she’s nearly 70! She also faithfully takes Genesis Gold.

The stress of life can age us, make us sick, and very tired. Certainly life has dished out stressors for me too. The last five months has been hectic with three of my elderly relatives critically ill, two at the same time! And all, I chose to help as caretaker, nurse, medical advisor. It was a great learning experience for me, teaching me the importance of self-care. A lesson I teach my patients yet the universe must have thought I needed a bit more empathy.

Now, I know how hard it is to be a caretaker and manage a family and household while working and still take care of myself. I have great admiration for all the women and men who choose the path of caring for the elderly. It was a blessing to be able to spend this precious time with aging loved ones. And I am grateful to have Genesis Gold not just to support my body, but help me live in the moment and receive the blessing of life’s drama.

So today on the first full moon of spring, I celebrate life with you. These seasonal communications help me to realize the blessings in my life. Thank you for the blessing of your readership. And have a glorious spring.

May you have Abundant Health and Happiness,


Deborah Maragopoulos MN FNP
Transforming Health—Body, Mind and Soul.
http://www.genesisgold.com/