How can we use Holistic Therapies During Difficult Times
As I sit here beginning to write, the sun has shown up, and I notice how quickly that effects my mood for the better. During times of uncertainty, we are invited to go inside and notice the smallest of things to provide calm. How can we use holistic therapies to...
My Top 20 Educational Essential Oil Blogs
Essential oil safety is a hot topic, understandably so with its popularity. I have hit on many topics over the years and decided to share my top essential oil blogs of all time with you. Twenty topics that have been seen and shared thousands of times, in the ease of...
Mindfulness and Meditation, How Do We Begin to Shift Our Lives?
So many of us are living in a state of chaos in our minds. When we hear of another meditating, we envision a buddha sitting atop a pillow or someone chanting ohm or “latinease” while holding thumb to middle finger. While this may make me chuckle a little bit, there...
Complementary Therapies for SAD During the Darkness of Winter
Do you start off winter ready to go dormant like the earth, full of promise of contemplation, transformation, and rebirth, only to find Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) rears its ugly head mid-February and you are longing for a warm, sunny day? Complementary...
Petitgrain Essential Oil Monograph-The Benefits for our Emotional Wellness
Petitgrain Botanical Name: Citrus aurantium var amara or bigardia Aroma: Sweet and light floral aroma (Not as in your face as Neroli essential oil) Plant Parts Used: Leaves and twigs Method of Extraction: Steam distillation Precautions: There are no known...
My Top 5 Essential Oil Diffuser Recommendations
I love essential oils. Is that surprising? Surely if you know me, you know that may be an understatement. Know what else I love? Essential oil diffusers. I have a few criteria that I follow before I purchase one, the first is its safety features, the second is it...
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
No matter your personality, there are many of us who are considered ‘worrier types'. Merriam Webster describes worry as mental distress or agitation resulting from concern usually for something impending or anticipated (1). How to stop worrying and start living!...
Why You Need the Support of Other Women-Sacred Sisterhood
When I arrived at The Ancient Yoga Center in Texas, a 230-acre property of Radha Madhav Dham some 6 years ago, I had no idea what to expect. Why You Need the Support of Other Women-Sacred Sisterhood I was incredibly honored to spend a blissful few days with...
Breathing Exercises to Calm Children of All Ages
Life is tough and sometimes things seem out of our control, where the only power that we have is the power over our emotions. That is not so easy for our youth, but providing them with a few tricks can help them to feel calm, empowered, and in control of their...