The Clinic
Excerpt from Apprentice to Angels

I have the great honor to work at a natural health clinic situated in Palo Alto, California. Besides myself, we have naturopathic and medical doctors, all highly trained and very experienced professionals dedicated to healing through natural methods. The head of the clinic is Dr. Connie Hernandez, who has become a precious friend to me over the years that I have worked with her.

I was brought to the clinic by Dana. It was the first week that we were reunited in this life. We met on a Sunday evening, and the following Saturday was one of the very rare open houses the clinic has ever had. Dana invited me to go. At first, the offer was declined then I changed my mind since it meant being apart from Dana if I stayed at home.

The occasion of the open house was to introduce a new member of the staff. I met Connie and her husband Dr. Marcel Hernandez. There were many people there, so I did not say much more than hello to Connie. The chocolate chip cookies, though, were the best I have ever eaten, baked by our office manager. To this day, it is repeatedly affirmed that these cookies were the reason I joined the clinic.

I had left the healing arts several years before. Every so often, a prior client would track me down and I would see them, and now and then would take a new patient. But for all practical purposes I felt complete in my heart, even though the thought would keep coming back to me to be a healer once more. Dana helped me to make that decision, one last time. And this time, I knew that I would never leave my earthly assignment for this life again.

Dana convinced me in about two seconds the necessity for me to serve as a healer. There is something ingrained so deeply in my heart that responds to this need. It has always been this way. Dana had a way of helping me to see what was the right thing to do. It could have been her smile, or maybe her eyes, or the way she would look at me with such remarkable love. It made me feel, at that moment, like I was the center of the whole universe.

After the open house, Dana asked about my thoughts of the clinic. I told her it felt like I should work there. Dana told me to call Connie and ask to meet with her.

Connie invited me to the clinic several days later. She is very easy to speak with. Her patients love her and call her Dr. Connie. We chatted and I told her a bit about my healing work. She listened closely and quietly, one of her wonderful qualities.

She asked me what I really came to speak with her about. My reply was that I belonged working at the clinic. She immediately said, “Yes, you may work here.”
Many people with high degrees of medical education, none of which I possess, request to work at the clinic on a regular basis. The answer is usually a polite, “No thank you.” But Connie invited me to join the staff right away. She told me that she had a dream about me the prior week. In the dream, I had a different appearance. But she was expecting me and here I was.

Connie gave me a try-out session. She had a shoulder problem that no one seemed to be able to do anything about. Later, I found she had gone to one of the finest chiropractors in the area but he was unable to alleviate the difficulty. It took me several minutes to do so, which seemed to impress Connie, though I informed her that it was a very easy problem to take care of. The clinic has been my home ever since.

The clinic is a sacred place, where I have the opportunity to practice the healing arts that come natural to me. Over the earlier years of my career, I obtained the necessary credentials needed to satisfy all legalities, of course. But as an apprentice to angels, God’s divine thoughts have taught me the healing methods I use.
I love being at the clinic. We have a very wonderful staff dedicated to helping those who grace us with their trust. We all work together as a team to insure that our patients receive the highest care possible. No one in the clinic is considered better than another, and all of the doctors, both naturopathic and medical, regard and treat me as an equal associate in the practice.

My role is varied at the clinic. Most of my work is with Freeing, eliminating pain and suffering on a structural level. But I also work with herbal and Dreamtime healing. And now and then other things, too, including pure metaphysical healing.
For appointments for healing work or for ground mail

Elijah Free
Pacific Naturopathic
4153-B El Camino Way
Palo Alto, CA 94306
650-857-0226