March 2017 - Page 7 of 9 - Suzanne Bovenizer

Winter Worries

Winter can be very daunting for some and deep dark fears can be ignited by seemingly common occurrences. Will I get snowed in? What if I slip and fall? How long will the power be out? Why am I so depressed? All these little nagging unconscious thoughts that creep in during the dark snowy winter…

Aphrodisiacs

Cards, roses, jewelry, hearts, candy, secret admirers—yes, love is in the air again thanks to St. Valentine. So, in honor of this time, I thought it would be fun to explore in more detail the oils that are considered to have aphrodisiac properties. After all, we want to be “in the mood for love” on…

Walking Meditation in a Labyrinth

Each New Year’s Eve that I am in town, I try to get over to the Unitarian Church to walk the labyrinth that they lay down in one of the church halls. This particular labyrinth is a copy of the Chartres cathedral labyrinth that dates back centuries. Because of its age and position in the…

Archangel Invocation

Depending on your religious upbringing, this may or may not be of use to you. But many times, my clients have needed some kind of spiriutal protection, especially when they have felt challenged by negative energies. This is an invocation that can be used to set up protection, as well as create a safe haven…

Aura (Energy) Cleansing

Because we live in a world of polarity filled with extremes, we can experience a roller coaster ride of energy on a daily basis. We may walk past two people enjoying a perfect day in the park and feel uplifted by their emanating joyous loving energy. Or we may walk past two other people having…

Collective Cosmic Consciousness

In my therapy practice working with various clients and their emotional/spiritual questions, I have begun to notice that there are certain Lightworkers who have come into this world with spiritual contracts that far outweigh their own personal journeys. This seems to be a cosmic trend that is surfacing or at least coming into my awareness,…

Color and Essential Oils

Here in Virginia, the beginning of November still offers us a charming rainbow of colors to delight our senses. Especially in the mountains, the leaves change into the most magnificently vibrant arrays of colors from reds to oranges, yellows to greens, all set off against usually the clearest of bright blue skies. This is a…

Empowerment and Aromatherapy

There always seems to be so much to worry in these periods of difficulty and challenge. So many times the external situations of the world make us feel disenfranchised and helpless, not to mention hopeless in a lot of cases … One thing I’d like to revisit with this article is the idea that we…

Functional vs. Aesthetic Yoga

“I hate yoga.” “I can’t do the poses right.” “Everyone in class looks better than I do in the poses.” “Yoga hurts.” “I’ll never be able to do it like the pictures.” These are some of the comments I’ve heard more than I’d like to as a yoga teacher. But the truth is a lot…

Light vs. Dark

I had a lovely evening of esoteric exploration the other day when I sat around a bonfire sharing ideas with a wonderful group of like-minded women. One of the many topics we discussed was the notion of Light versus Dark. We had all agreed that we were “Lightworkers”, dedicated to holding the Light and working…