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Category Archives: General Health
The Heart Chakra
This is a re-post of an article I wrote last year, but the message is still the same: nurturing and loving ourselves will keep our heart open, the energy flowing, and enable us to share that love with others. The … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, General Health, Meditation, Immune System, Stress, Ayurveda, Lungs, Chakras, Energy, Depression, Energy Medicine, Journaling, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Self-Care
Tagged Chakra, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, Anahata, Heart Chakra, Valentine's Day, Loving Yourself, Fourth Chakra, Nurture Yourself
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Be Your Own Drugstore: Recipes for Homemade Skincare
I’m always excited when I can share safe, clean and effective personal care tips. You would be surprised at how un-natural many products marked “natural” really are. Even soaps, lotions and makeup marked organic are not always pure. Unless the label … Continue reading
Listening to Our Bodies – The Ayurvedic Way
I slept for 12 hours the other night! I’m not sure whether to brag or feel guilty about it. How about neither? Instead I think I’ll just pat myself on the back for listening to my body and giving it … Continue reading
Posted in Ayurveda, Change of Seasons, Energy Medicine, General Health, Kapha, Uncategorized
Tagged Alternative Health, Ayurveda, Doshas, Kapha, Kapha Season, Sleeping, Vata
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A Season For Giving (to Yourself)
Here’s a re-post of an article I wrote two years ago. I hope that these self-care tips help you breeze through the often chaotic month of December. I will be taking my own advice this year as the anxiety starts … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Breathing, General Health, Holidays, Sleep, Stress, Uncategorized
Tagged Holiday Stress, Self-Care, Stress
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When Your Body Speaks, Listen
From the time I was a child, one of my gifts (or curses) was that my body talked to me. Not literally, of course, but in subtle sensations that brought my focus to where it needed to be. I have … Continue reading
Posted in Cough, Energy Medicine, Fibromyalgia, General Health, Journaling, Lungs
Tagged Energy Medicine, fibromyalgia, Grief, Health, Journaling, Lungs
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