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The Language of Flowers – Bridal Arrangements, etc.

Since we are coming up to the wedding months, I thought it would be fun to explore the meanings of flowers and what it might signify when a bride places these flowers in her bouquet. In the olden days, flowers were coded messages as to what young couples felt about each other. Each sprig of…

Herb Garden Aromatherapy

Around this time of year we begin thinking and planning our herb gardens. For the most part, we choose the basic culinary herbs that most recipes call for. But have you ever stopped and wondered what therapeutic effects these plants have other than tasting good? Let’s explore some of these! Sweet Basil is one of the…

Spring Cleaning The Home and Self

When spring rolls around, it seems we finally begin to get our energy back. The long winter blues melt away with the snow and a fresh new look on life springs into view. But what else springs into view can be disconcerting. With having the house all closed up over the winter months, coupled with…

Spring Cleansing with Essential Oils

In Chinese Five Element Theory, springtime is considered the best time to do a liver/gallbladder cleanse, as it is in the spring that the energies to the liver and gallbladder are highlighted. According to the Chinese, the liver is all about action, movement and goal orientation. It is in this season that one can take…

Insomnia

The clock keeps ticking as you toss and turn in bed. Another wake-filled night as you watch the minutes slowly count down until dawn. You think, “If I get to sleep now, I’ll have 5 hours’ sleep—I can get by on 5 hours ….” Then “I’ve gotten by on 3 hours of sleep before …”…

The Second Chakra

Listen to Second Chakra Meditaion Listen to Second Chakra Spring 08 Meditaion Listen to Second Chakra Fall 08 Meditaion Listen to Second Chakra Throne Meditaion The Second Chakra is located in the region of the pelvic bowl. It originates about three finger widths below the navel and crests the pubic synthesis. Known as the sacral…

First Chakra

Listen to First Chakra Meditation Listen to First Chakra Meditation II Listen to First Chakra Fall 08 Meditation Listen to First Chakra Fall 08 Meditation The First Main Chakra is called the root or base chakra and is located at the base of the spine a little beyond the tip of the coccyx. In most…

Melt Down Meditation

You are invited to experience a relaxing meditation that will help to bring you down to a deep delta state of conscious sleep. In this delta state, you are still awake and able to hear my voice in your conscious mind, and yet the body has surrendered to a place of total relaxation and transcendence…

Aromatherapy and the Energetic Bodies

In a holistic model of reality, we as humans, are considered as not only a physical body. It is believed that we contain many energetic fields or aura bodies as well. These energetic bodies are usually our first line of defense when challenged by disease or trauma, as well as being first affected in joy…

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…