Lots of great things happening over at my other website. Check it out at

https://dragonflydigest.ca

We have

-Monday Night Meditation

-Clinical Aromatherapy

-Soul Coaching

-Workshops

-Coaching Cards

-and more to come…

“Who can afford to live without beauty?

Beauty fills us with passion,

it graces us with joy and lights up our existence.

A landscape, a piece of music, a film-a dance,

suddenly all dreariness is gone. We are left bewitched, we are dazzled.

If we are lost in dark despair,

Beauty takes us back to Center.”

Piero Ferrucci

Aromatherapy Rose Otto and Islam

Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Sina was a Persian great thinker of the time. Amongst his many contributions to both eastern and western civilization are medical writings that continued to be used to study medicine up until the 17th century in Europe. Ibn Sina also invented the process of steam distillation, upon which, modern aromatherapy is based. Ibn Sina is more commonly known in the west by his Latinized name Avicenna. Rose Water was the scent he perfected. There is a saying that the Prophet spoke of his preference for prayer, wives and scents. Scents were an integral part of wellness for body and spirit. Rose water continues to be popular for purifying sacred spaces, personal hygiene, and in cuisine. Roses are full of antioxidants, flavonoids, vitamins and are soothing to both the nervous system as well as good for skin conditions-especially aging skin.

Read the pdf of the entire newsletter here.sacredscentsjan2017

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Rose Water Bed Spritz Recipe

• Spray bottle
• Distilled water
• 1-2 drops Rose Otto oil

Fill bottle with water, add oils and spray on bed linen for a lovely, relaxing, (and potentially romantic) aroma.

For a more cost effective alternative, pick up rose water in the international aisle at the grocery store. Mix 1/3 rose water into 2/3 distilled water and spritz away to your heart’s content.

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We, in the West, owe a great debt to Abu ‘Ali al-Husayn ibn Sina and to others of the Arab world that gave us many of the everyday things we take for granted like mathematics. Our dominant system of numbers is no longer Roman Numerals but Arabic. Besides Algebra, there is a whole A-list of contributions from the Islamic world: astronomy, astrology, architecture, alchemy (which is the basis of chemistry), the arts, the Arabica coffee bean, and, of course, aromatherapy.

PS

Last night I attended a vigil at the Islamic Centre. Afterwards we lit candles outside of the mosque and tried to keep them from blowing out in the wind- which they did. We would walk over to another person whose flame was still lit and revive our own. Sometimes a stranger would come to us and light their candle from ours. It was a dance of light and dark in the chilly winter evening air. It struck me that this is really what life is all about these days. Sometimes, we need a light from another , even a perfect stranger, to boost ourselves. Sometimes, we are the light for others in troubling times. It goes back and forth.

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Disclaimer: Complementary therapies are not an appropriate substitution for proper medical care, but rather support the body’s innate healing ability in coping.

In Hawaii, the Kilauea volcano is currently spewing lava which has now reached into the ocean for the first time since 2013. Around the world, there is a lot of unsettling energy. I firmly believe that the more light of higher human consciousness increases, the more we see a reaction from the other side.

If you are feeling energetically overwhelmed by recent events, Sonia Choquette put out a nice video this week that I found via spirit library and found to be very helpful.

http://spiritlibrary.com/videos/sonia-choquette/message-from-sonia-choquette-july-2015

For me, I am finding peace in the flowering presence of my Hibiscus.

Hibiscus flowers open in the morning and last one day. By evening they are closed back up and the next morning you will find they have fallen off the tree. They are truly ephemeral- short lived, but glorious in that short life. It was a fleeting promise of hope.

Have a cup of tea and enjoy the read.

Here is the full pdf for this month’s news letter.

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Rock Star of the Month- Basalt

Also, known as Lava Stone, Basalt is an igneous rock formed from cooled magma after a volcanic eruption. Being volcanic in origin, it is a stone that evokes the element of fire. For those who feel indecisive or lack direction and clarity, it can stoke the fire in the belly to fuel one’s passion.

Usually, it is found in the ocean. Polynesian islands, like those in Hawaii have formed out of the ocean on layers of built up lava. Likewise, Basalt has an earthy grounding effect. It is, after all, the foundation formed from the basement of our planet.

Basalt is generally black and porous, but some other tones do exist that are coloured by various minerals. The pores come from the gas bubbles that pop after exiting the volcanic crater. Obsidian is also a volcanic rock formed from lava spilling into the ocean and cooling so rapidly that crystals do not have time to form. It is more glassy and glossy than Basalt. Since there are no gas bubbles, it is a smooth stone. Other oceanic vulcanite stones include Rhyolite and Ocean Jasper (a personal favorite of mine).

It is considered disrespectful to remove lava rock or even the sand from Hawaii. Many believe they are cursed by the fire goddess Pele for doing so and island post offices get many returned rocks from apologetic visitors after experiencing a string of bad luck. There is something to be said for not disturbing the elemental energy of an environment one visits. So, curse, or not, I would suggest it is good manners (and good karma) to not take what is not yours when you are a guest there or anywhere else.

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Note: vibrational healing therapies, including the use of plant essences and crystals, are not intended as substitutions for proper medical treatment, but as complementary holistic supports for conscious living.

Highlights

• Pleiades
• Playtime
• Pouter or Pleaser?

Read the pdf here.

May2016

Inner Child

In her book Taming your Outer Child, Susan Anderson describes the Outer Child as the behavioural “evil twin” of the innocent Inner Child within all of us.

She explains how we abandon our Inner Child early in life by taking on the beliefs of others, internalizing criticism, conforming, belittling and blaming ourselves. We continue to abandon ourselves as adults when we give in, silence ourselves, stuff down our true values, ignore our intuition, and sacrifice our integrity in jobs or relationships. The Inner Child has generalized needs- to be loved, to feel valued, to have fun etc. The Outer Child is the part of us that over-indulges, pouts, overreacts, self-sabotages, throws a hissy fit, demands instant gratification in specific ways, gets addicted, puts own demands first without care for the greater cost. In cartoons, Outer shows up as a little red devil whispering temptations in our ear. Self-care is reviving our authentic Inner being through (not so random) acts of wellness. Self-indulgence, however, is ego driven, detrimental and demanding.

Practice makes Progress

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Note:  vibrational healing therapies, including the use of crystals, are not intended as substitutions for proper medical treatment, but rather as complementary holistic supports for conscious living.