I’ve been stretching a lot and practicing some new “stuff” in Kung Fu (I am training in Chen Style Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong). It has me rather sore in several places. A few arnica tablets, a good soak in a rosemary and eucalyptus salt bath, followed by a rub made from an essential oil […]
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Last night I was reminded of two things;one – hot glue is called hot for a good reason &two – Aloe Vera is indispensable to have in every home. Obviously they were related thoughts! I burnt my thumb with hot glue. After cooling it under cold water I broke off a piece of my Aloe
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Last night I was reminded of two things;one – hot glue is called hot for a good reason &two – Aloe Vera is indispensable to have in every home. Obviously they were related thoughts! I burnt my thumb with hot glue. After cooling it under cold water I broke off a piece of my Aloe
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Carl Gustav Jung said “The dream is the small hidden door in the deepest and most intimate sanctum of the soul, which opens to that primeval cosmic night that was soul long before there was conscious ego and will be soul far beyond what a conscious ego could ever reach.” Dreams fascinate me. I have
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Carl Gustav Jung said “The dream is the small hidden door in the deepest and most intimate sanctum of the soul, which opens to that primeval cosmic night that was soul long before there was conscious ego and will be soul far beyond what a conscious ego could ever reach.” Dreams fascinate me. I have
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As I mentioned in my previous blog, I’ve recently taken up a new challenge and that is learning Mandarin Chinese. I have been using scent to help me study and recall what I have been studying. It has been long known that our olfactory sense has powerful ties to memory. For example, I have a
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I’m writing this blog while burning a candle scented with lovely 木薑子 Litsea cubeba (May Chang). Not only am I setting atmosphere, but I’m cleaning the air, literally!candles-with-essential-oils-kill-bacteria I have been taking Mandarin Chinese classes for several weeks now and I have decided to choose a Chinese name. That isn’t as easy as it sounds.
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I’m writing this blog while burning a candle scented with lovely 木薑子 Litsea cubeba (May Chang). Not only am I setting atmosphere, but I’m cleaning the air, literally!candles-with-essential-oils-kill-bacteria I have been taking Mandarin Chinese classes for several weeks now and I have decided to choose a Chinese name. That isn’t as easy as it sounds.
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Today the newsletter I received from Larry over at Vermont Soap works and The Green Products Alliance, of which I am a member, was about anti-bacterial ingredient triclosan and its dangers. This got me too thinking about all those unnecessary anti-bacterial soaps, and other triclosan containing products on the market. As if issues such as
Today the newsletter I received from Larry over at Vermont Soap works and The Green Products Alliance, of which I am a member, was about anti-bacterial ingredient triclosan and its dangers. This got me too thinking about all those unnecessary anti-bacterial soaps, and other triclosan containing products on the market. As if issues such as
