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Happiness is Good Medicine

The Chemical Toolkit of Happiness

When you experience positive emotions, your brain releases a specific cocktail of neurotransmitters and hormones. While we often think of these as just "feeling good," they double as systemic health regulators:

  • Dopamine & Serotonin: These neurotransmitters don't just regulate mood. Serotonin plays a massive role in gut health and vascular tone, while dopamine helps modulate motor control and your body's internal reward pathways.

  • Oxytocin: Often called the "bonding hormone," oxytocin is also a natural cardioprotectant. It triggers the release of nitric oxide in blood vessels, which dilates (widens) them, directly lowering blood pressure and reducing strain on the heart.

  • Endorphins: Acting as natural pain relievers, endorphins reduce physical stress signaling in the nervous system.

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Which reading is right for you?

The reading room (reading parlor) at Amethyst House LLC offers eight types of spiritual intuitive readings so how do you choose which one of the eight reading types is right for you? This post helps you decide which reading is right for you. A guide to tarot, angel cards, mediumship, past life, astrology and channeled readings.


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Shadow Work

“Let’s pull a 3 card shadow spread and see what comes forward.  If you’ve read this far this may have some meaning for you so pay attention 💜 Lets take a look…”

This blog is about how you can use a tarot spread to do shadow work.

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Vibrational SoundTherapy

Vibrational Sound Therapy (VST) is the practice of using tones (or a combinations of tones) to produce a calming state which acts as a kind of “internal massage” for the nervous system.

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Aromatherapy

At Amethyst House LLC, we use Aromatherapy as part of our integrated approach to natural healing, which includes stimulating the body’s natural pharmacy and realigning mind-body-spirit connection.

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BREATH

The foundation of better health

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BE OUR GUEST

BE OUR GUEST

Welcome to Amethyst House, San Jose’s New Restorative Self-Care Space!

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