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Finding Self Love

So many people are “looking for love in all the wrong places” as a popular song goes. How many internet sites offer the chance to meet like-minded people in the hopes of starting a blossoming relationship, trying to satisfy that empty hole where love should live; sweet promises of finding the right person to fill…

Smell the Love

Even though it is the shortest month, February, for most people, seems to drag on forever. It is usually cold, dark and depressing. But one of February’s redeeming graces is that it holds that magical day called Valentine’s – ah, when love is in the air and chocolate resurfaces as a good thing (having been…

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…

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 …”…

Aromatherapy for the Golden Years

The senior years have always been considered “the golden years”, but let’s face it, it’s no fun getting old. From about the mid-fifties onward the body seems to start breaking down. Creaks are felt in the joints, eyesight grows fuzzy, fat appears where it once never was, things sag, and the mind just isn’t as…

Aromatherapy for Menopausal Women

There are many jokes flying around about menopause and how it affects women and unless you have actually experienced the physical and emotional changes that occur during this time, you wouldn’t understand the punch lines. This is a very profound time for women; their bodies begin to alter, their emotions become erratic, their memories can…

Aromatherapy for Ladies Only

In keeping with the categories of the last few months, I thought it would be fun to compile a list of women’s challenges in life and the essential oils that can help them through their struggles. I know some of these ailments have been covered in the past months, but I thought it would be…

Aromatherapy for Kids

What would the ideal child be like in a perfect world? As a baby, he would sleep happily without fussing. She would meet all the set goals in development. Later the child would sit down and quietly study with full concentration. The bedroom would always be neat… Well, I’m not going to say that using…