BY MELONY OVERTON
The Lighthouse at Sandcastle in Alamo Beach is not just a bed and breakfast. Holistic healthcare practitioner and director, Kay Hornsby, is dedicated to making her home a waterfront retreat for rest, relaxation and wellness.
Hornsby delved into the world of energy medicine in 1996 to assist elderly relatives in pain management. She liked what she found. The retired teacher had stumbled upon a new career and lifestyle, one in which she could use her teaching experience to help people with personal growth.
“I have a message and a ministry. I teach proactive healthcare and holistic healing,” she said. Her work involves renewing or balancing the whole person, which includes body, mind and spirit. “I feel this balance is the most important thing to teach.”
“This balance can begin with the people we meet,” she said.
“I tell people to put God first and to be grateful for everything in their life. I believe everybody comes into our life to give us blessings and lessons. And we do the same for them,” Hornsby said.
Hornsby is also a healing touch practitioner, a member of the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals and a member of the American Holistic Nurses’ Association.
“I am not a massage therapist,” she stresses.
The “energy work” Hornsby does is based on kinesiology, or bodily reactions to stimuli, polarity, or the relationship between two opposite meridian points, and energy balancing. She uses various modalities to achieve synergy among those three things.
Those modalities include Reconnective Healing, which according to Hornsby, is about a new paradigm shift in healing. According to her brochure, it can introduce a person to new healing frequencies and bring them into the fullness of their inherent connection with the universe and with God.
“The energy centers in the body and the energy matrix around the body need to be balanced. Illness and disease shows up in the body’s energy field before it manifests in physical symptoms,” Hornsby said. “I can detect the imbalances in the energy centers and in the energy field. Everyone can learn to do this and that is why I want people to come out here.”
Other techniques Hornsby uses are the Raindrop Technique, angel harp music therapy, ARCH or Ancient Rainbow Conscious Healing and B.E.S.T., or Bio Energetic Synchronization Technique.
Raindrop involves thyme, oregano, cypress, basil, peppermint and marjoram essential oils developed by aromatologist Dr. Don Gary Young, N.D., which stimulate energy impulses along the spine and throughout the nervous system, as well as points on the feet and legs. Warm wet towels assist the oils in penetrating the body.
Angel harp music therapy, developed by Barbie Edwards’ Angel Heart Ministry, involves a “harping,” where one holds the small lap-size harp against the chest to feel the good vibrations throughout the body as Hornsby strokes the harp. The sounds are supposed to open the right brain to enhance creativity and intuition.
“To stay healthy and well and maintain wholeness, you need to keep your vibrations up. That can be done with ‘sound healing’ using ‘high vibing’ music,” Hornsby said.
Another application that revs up vibrations is essential oils that have a high megahertz frequency. These are therapeutic grade oils that are distilled to keep frequency and potency, she said. According to Hornsby, Prayer, meditation, nature and deep breathing also increase vibrations. Various stones can absorb negative frequencies while others give off high vibrations.
ARCH incorporates hands-on or distant healing, sending all of the frequencies of the life force energy into oneself or someone else. It incorporates all the rays of the rainbow. It is about releasing “dis-ease” and acknowledging the lessons of the “dis-ease.” The recipient must be willing to let go of disease, according to Hornsby’s literature.
B.E.S.T., created by M. Ted Morter, Jr., head of Morter Health System, is based on the assertion that emotions and thoughts play a large role in a person’s health, that a person’s way of thinking or mental stress can change the way the body functions. This energy based system focuses on six areas: what a person eats and drinks, how they exercise and rest, breathing and thought.
In theory, B.E.S.T. updates physical and emotional memory by sending energy to certain acupressure points and having the client think about specific memory stress, the body begins to re-communicate with the brain.
“I also do forgiveness work here. If you hold onto hurt, anger and unforgivingness, you will get sick,” Hornsby said.
Hornsby also offers ionic balancer foot baths used for detoxifying the body’s entire organ system, eliminating toxins stored in the cells, muscles and fat tissue through the pores in the feet. The way it works is the ionic generator charges the water in the foot tub with a mild current and puts a negative ionic charge into the water surrounding the feet, removing free radicals or toxins from the body.
Her healing room has a picture of Jesus, arms outstretched, on the wall and many angel figurines. Hornsby wants to stress that these techniques are not used to diagnose illnesses or to prescribe.
“Holistic medicine not only incorporates alternative methods of healing and wholeness, but it also incorporates consultation with your Western medicine practitioner,” she said.
The Lighthouse officially opened Jan. 3, 2005 at 73 Sandcastle Dr. Guests have a choice of rooms in which to stay, known respectively as the Palm Room, Camp Lighthouse and the Americana Room. Guests can enjoy the panoramic view of Lavaca Bay, a sunrise, a sunset or a moonlight interlude from Hornsby’s twin deck gazebo and fishing pier. Breakfast features organic and natural foods.
Her visitors hail from 10 countries including China, Pakistan, Chile, India and Australia.
“They find me online while searching for a place to come to learn and heal. I have repeat people,” she said. “I do a lot of personal consultations on spirituality. People have told me their stay was enjoyable, relaxing, quiet, personalized and affordable.”
Hornsby said holistic healing is an exciting field, where she remains a constant student. “There is always something to learn. You have to keep your mind open. The most important thing in holistic healing is intention that the highest and best be done. It is more important than technique,” she said. “Everyone has the innate ability to be a healer. They have to believe and allow.”
Hornsby’s next free seminar, “Exploring Energy Work Techniques,” will be at 11 a.m. Oct. 30 at the Lighthouse.
Hornsby can be reached at 361-552-4709 or at thehealingconnection@yahoo.com. For more information, visit http://www.lighthouseatsandcastle.com/.
Hornsby delved into the world of energy medicine in 1996 to assist elderly relatives in pain management. She liked what she found. The retired teacher had stumbled upon a new career and lifestyle, one in which she could use her teaching experience to help people with personal growth.
“I have a message and a ministry. I teach proactive healthcare and holistic healing,” she said. Her work involves renewing or balancing the whole person, which includes body, mind and spirit. “I feel this balance is the most important thing to teach.”
“This balance can begin with the people we meet,” she said.
“I tell people to put God first and to be grateful for everything in their life. I believe everybody comes into our life to give us blessings and lessons. And we do the same for them,” Hornsby said.
Hornsby is also a healing touch practitioner, a member of the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals and a member of the American Holistic Nurses’ Association.
“I am not a massage therapist,” she stresses.
The “energy work” Hornsby does is based on kinesiology, or bodily reactions to stimuli, polarity, or the relationship between two opposite meridian points, and energy balancing. She uses various modalities to achieve synergy among those three things.
Those modalities include Reconnective Healing, which according to Hornsby, is about a new paradigm shift in healing. According to her brochure, it can introduce a person to new healing frequencies and bring them into the fullness of their inherent connection with the universe and with God.
“The energy centers in the body and the energy matrix around the body need to be balanced. Illness and disease shows up in the body’s energy field before it manifests in physical symptoms,” Hornsby said. “I can detect the imbalances in the energy centers and in the energy field. Everyone can learn to do this and that is why I want people to come out here.”
Other techniques Hornsby uses are the Raindrop Technique, angel harp music therapy, ARCH or Ancient Rainbow Conscious Healing and B.E.S.T., or Bio Energetic Synchronization Technique.
Raindrop involves thyme, oregano, cypress, basil, peppermint and marjoram essential oils developed by aromatologist Dr. Don Gary Young, N.D., which stimulate energy impulses along the spine and throughout the nervous system, as well as points on the feet and legs. Warm wet towels assist the oils in penetrating the body.
Angel harp music therapy, developed by Barbie Edwards’ Angel Heart Ministry, involves a “harping,” where one holds the small lap-size harp against the chest to feel the good vibrations throughout the body as Hornsby strokes the harp. The sounds are supposed to open the right brain to enhance creativity and intuition.
“To stay healthy and well and maintain wholeness, you need to keep your vibrations up. That can be done with ‘sound healing’ using ‘high vibing’ music,” Hornsby said.
Another application that revs up vibrations is essential oils that have a high megahertz frequency. These are therapeutic grade oils that are distilled to keep frequency and potency, she said. According to Hornsby, Prayer, meditation, nature and deep breathing also increase vibrations. Various stones can absorb negative frequencies while others give off high vibrations.
ARCH incorporates hands-on or distant healing, sending all of the frequencies of the life force energy into oneself or someone else. It incorporates all the rays of the rainbow. It is about releasing “dis-ease” and acknowledging the lessons of the “dis-ease.” The recipient must be willing to let go of disease, according to Hornsby’s literature.
B.E.S.T., created by M. Ted Morter, Jr., head of Morter Health System, is based on the assertion that emotions and thoughts play a large role in a person’s health, that a person’s way of thinking or mental stress can change the way the body functions. This energy based system focuses on six areas: what a person eats and drinks, how they exercise and rest, breathing and thought.
In theory, B.E.S.T. updates physical and emotional memory by sending energy to certain acupressure points and having the client think about specific memory stress, the body begins to re-communicate with the brain.
“I also do forgiveness work here. If you hold onto hurt, anger and unforgivingness, you will get sick,” Hornsby said.
Hornsby also offers ionic balancer foot baths used for detoxifying the body’s entire organ system, eliminating toxins stored in the cells, muscles and fat tissue through the pores in the feet. The way it works is the ionic generator charges the water in the foot tub with a mild current and puts a negative ionic charge into the water surrounding the feet, removing free radicals or toxins from the body.
Her healing room has a picture of Jesus, arms outstretched, on the wall and many angel figurines. Hornsby wants to stress that these techniques are not used to diagnose illnesses or to prescribe.
“Holistic medicine not only incorporates alternative methods of healing and wholeness, but it also incorporates consultation with your Western medicine practitioner,” she said.
The Lighthouse officially opened Jan. 3, 2005 at 73 Sandcastle Dr. Guests have a choice of rooms in which to stay, known respectively as the Palm Room, Camp Lighthouse and the Americana Room. Guests can enjoy the panoramic view of Lavaca Bay, a sunrise, a sunset or a moonlight interlude from Hornsby’s twin deck gazebo and fishing pier. Breakfast features organic and natural foods.
Her visitors hail from 10 countries including China, Pakistan, Chile, India and Australia.
“They find me online while searching for a place to come to learn and heal. I have repeat people,” she said. “I do a lot of personal consultations on spirituality. People have told me their stay was enjoyable, relaxing, quiet, personalized and affordable.”
Hornsby said holistic healing is an exciting field, where she remains a constant student. “There is always something to learn. You have to keep your mind open. The most important thing in holistic healing is intention that the highest and best be done. It is more important than technique,” she said. “Everyone has the innate ability to be a healer. They have to believe and allow.”
Hornsby’s next free seminar, “Exploring Energy Work Techniques,” will be at 11 a.m. Oct. 30 at the Lighthouse.
Hornsby can be reached at 361-552-4709 or at thehealingconnection@yahoo.com. For more information, visit http://www.lighthouseatsandcastle.com/.
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