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Monday, June 1, 2015

[AlternativeAnswers] Peacefulmind.com Wellness Newsletter June

 

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Peacefulmind.com Wellness Newsletter June
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Sizzling Summer

At the Summer Solstice the Earth assumes its most direct tilt into the Sun. Our
greatest energy thrives at this time of year. This is a good time a year to be
more conscious about and take care of the heart, small intestine, blood vessels
and our speech. At this season learn how to stock your Herbal Medicine Chest how
to choose essential oils for summer, learn how to do a Summer detoxification,
and how the feeling of joy and our emotions in Chinese Medicine play a role in
how we feel. Get the best ways to eat to optimize your health.

http://www.peacefulmind.com/summer.htm


Herbal Medicine for Summer

Improve your health by learning how to create a Summer herbal medicine chest.
Learn how to use Summer essential oils. Discover safe and effective ways to do a
Summer detoxification and find the best herbal teas for Summer.

http://www.peacefulmind.com/summer.htm#Summer Herbal Medicine Chest


Everything Reiki

Discover the secrets when working with Reiki energy. Reiki is considered an
energetic, as well as a spiritual practice developed in 1922 by Japanese
Buddhist Mikao Usui. Andrew has created a source for all things reiki! You will
discover how to bring reiki energy into your life, how the five principles can
help you heal and the power behind reiki symbols. Consider a daily ritual for
connecting, using reiki tools for empowering and learn more about Crystal
Ascension Reiki for treating yourself and others.

http://www.peacefulmind.com/reiki.htm


Crystals by Emotions

Although the mind/body connection has been acknowledged only relatively
recently in Western medicine, the interaction of emotions with the physical body
is an essential aspect of traditional Chinese medicine. Learn how crystal
therapy can teach us about our seven major emotional states and how it relates
to our physical health by understanding anger, joy, worry, pensiveness, grief,
fear, and shock (fright). Discover more about our emotions and the mind/body
connection. What crystals enhance your mood?

http://www.peacefulmind.comtumblestones.htm


Natural Foot Care

Athlete's foot is just one of the many problems our tootsies can undergo, no
matter what the season. The feet are our "connection to the earth". They can be
easily cut or bruised, experience pain from gout and diabetes complications or
undergo numbness and tingling from nerve damage. Learn more about how to treat
plantar fasciitis, the irritation from dermatitis and the best ways to care for
your feet. Find some of our most amazing remedies for treating your feet, such
as our peppermint foot pak, trauma remedy kit, our pure essential oil of tea
tree, the all natural foot detox patches, the best bone spur remedy called
osteophyte powder as well as, the homeopathic remedies for degenerative
arthritis, neuralgia and soothing foot baths.

http://www.peacefulmind.com/athletes_foot.htm


The Metaphysics of Beauty

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. It is true. What may be beautiful to one
person, is less beautiful to another. Therefore, the subjective statement, seems
to capture a certain reality. When it comes to looking at beauty metaphysically,
it is really about self care, self preservation, self respect, self love and
first and foremost, self confidence. Understand that we are all beautiful!
Beauty encompasses a whole range of characteristics. Discover the tools you need
to feel beautiful, inside and out!

http://www.peacefulmind.com/beauty.htm


Alternative Answers for Sunburn

Sunburn prevention and precautions are the most important in treatment. The
overexposure to the sun is damaging. Whether you tan or burn, your skin has
already gone through a process of UV rays that cause inflammation and sometimes
swelling, blistering, peeling, and pain. If you are already experiencing
sunburn, you can find Andrew's best alternative answers for treating sunburn
here.

http://www.peacefulmind.com/sunburn.htm


Building Self Esteem

Self Esteem issues are different in different people. Although you may feel
great about yourself in one area of your life, you may be extremely down on
yourself in another. You can discover the honor myself check list, how honoring
your body brings more self awakening and how self esteem is definitely a
learning process. I would also like to recommend reading self destructive
behavior and how to cope.

http://www.peacefulmind.com/articless.htm#Honor Myself Check List


Determining Your Skin Type

Learning how to determine your skin type is the first step to beautiful skin.
All natural skin care is the regime of caring for your skin with products that
contain no artificial additives, no preservatives no artificial flavors or
colors. Here, you can find some of Andrew's best skin care treatments, and his
premier line of natural skin care, ProAcuMed Skin Care Anti-Aging Packages.
Andrew uses calcium rich pearls to create his moisturizing pearl cream. For
problem skin, consider herbal scar therapy applied twice a day to active scar
tissue to help reduce the itching, pulling and visual appearance of scars. For
those suffering from dermatitis, eczema or psorasis Andrew has blended the best
natural ingredients for difficult situations. Get great skin!

http://www.peacefulmind.com/body_skin.htm#Determining Your Skin Type


Summer Favorites

Andrew has gathered together for the season. Abalone shells have a natural
vessel for cleansing, offerings and prayers. The abalone shell and stand is a
natural receptor, which can be used to burn herbs for offering or cleansing
rituals. Pearls are an amazing gift from the sea as they are in tune with
emotions. Their secrets have been unleashed and used in the area of beauty for
centuries as calcium rich pearl powder and a moisturizing anti-aging cream. Gem
essence are the infusion of crystals, spring water and the power of the sun/moon
in a bottle. These high quality essence work in harmony with the body by
interacting with our bio-sheath and natural and self-adjusting. We are proud of
our summer breeze candle collection, our ocean breeze inspired massage oils and
lotions and ocean splash and energy salts. Supplement with nature's bounty of
rich blueberry probiotics and Bilberry extract contains anthocyanidins with visual and 
vascular enhancing properties.

http://www.peacefulmind.com/whatsnew.htm


NEW Summer Fantasy Candles

When the time is right to visit your sacred space, allow us to enlighten the
journey. Each of our herbal magic candles has been designed with a specific
intention using a unique blend of essential oils. Enlighten your journey

http://www.peacefulmind.com/candle_therapy.htm


Blueberry Probiotics

Powerful Probiotic Anti-Aging Formula* Blueberry Probiotic Complex is designed
to provide the antioxidant benefits of organic fermented soy, blueberry, lemon
peel, green tea, parsley, ginger, and cumin along with the cell protective and
immune supportive action of live beneficial probiotics.

http://www.peacefulmind.com/supplements.htm#Blueberry


Fire Element Pendant

This beautifully, hand crafted pendant works with the metaphysical healing power
of crystals, allowing us to better elevate both our emotional and sexual selves!
This stunning pendant necklace helps to invoke creativity, engages our fire
center and wakes up our second energy region. Crystal jewelry blitz

http://peacefulmind.com/jewelry.htm#Fire Pendant


SeaShell Massage

This fantastic kit brings the magic of the sea to your massage table. Your
clients will experience the beauty of a sea shell massage using a variety of
fantastic hand picked shells

http://www.peacefulmind.com/whatsnew.htm#Sea Shell Massage Kit


June is Gemini Month

Are you ready for love? Do you need a new career? Do you know what makes you
lucky? Discover your personal horoscope and love forecast each day! Aries *

http://www.peacefulmind.com/gemini.htm


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[AlternativeAnswers] Smudging

 

SPECIAL TIMES TO SMUDGE
by Drake Bear Stephen

Smudge at the new moon when you are starting a new project or celebrating a new beginning. Smudge at the first quarter moon when you are expanding your capabilities, increasing your prosperity, or taking action to change something in your life. Smudge at the full moon when you are leaving something or somewhere, moving, ending a relationship, or removing negative energies. Smudge at the last quarter moon to end a project, let go of a relationship, release karmic actions, or clear unwanted/unneeded energies.

TYPES OF SMUDGE

There are two main types of smudging materials: smoking (such as burning herbs and resins) and smokeless (such as sprays or unlit plants). Below is a list of materials traditionally used for smudging:

SMOKING

Sage is used to drive out evil spirits, negative thoughts and feelings, and to keep negative entities away. It is used as a smudge to purify the mind, body, and spirit before prayer, meditation, ritual, divination, or ceremony. Sage is also used to purify sacred items such as pipes, magical tools, tarot decks, crystals, and feathers. It can be used for individuals, vehicles, structures, and land. Sage can also be carried in a pocket or medicine pouch for personal and spiritual safety. White sage is considered the king if all sages because it has the strongest aromatic properties of all the sages.

Sweetgrass is used to bring positive energy in after negative energies are banished by using sage. Sweetgrass invites the good spirits, ancestors, and spirit helpers. It is sometimes called the hair of Earth Mother and is braided before it is harvested.

 

 
The Evergreens (cedar, juniper and pinion pine) generally provide balance and harmony.

Cedar is used as a purifier, to attract good energy, for protection, and to decrease negativity.

Juniper restores balance; purifies and stimulates; attracts peace, happiness, and restful sleep; and aids in meditation, clairvoyance, and manifestation. Juniper can be used to call in loving energy and spirits. It was used to purify temples and to resist disease in ancient times.

Pinon is used to bring protection and to clear spaces of negative energy. A pile of needles can be burned in an abalone shell.

Tobacco is a very sacred botanical in the Native American tradition. It amplifies prayers, provides healing and purification, extracts negativity in spiritual healings, and allows communication with spirits. It is used in healing by lighting and blowing smoke over the client. Lighting tobacco should always be done in a ceremonial manner.

Palo Santo (holy wood) is a tree that inhabits the South American Gran Chaco region (northern Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil) and Ecuador. The tree belongs to the same family as frankincense and myrrh. Palo Santo is burned to guard against bad energy and in extraction of foreign energies from the energy body.

HERBS and FLOWERS can also be burned in smudging ceremony. Although less commonly seen, these plants all have beneficial properties:

SMUDGING DIRECTIONS

LIGHTING SMOKING SMUDGES

1. Light the plant and wait for it to smolder, letting the smoke start to rise as it begins to carry your prayers to Great Spirit.

2. If using a smudge bowl, rub your hands in the smoke to cleanse them. If using a smudge stick, use a feather to direct the smoke.

3. Scoop the smoke in the following pattern to the 9 Directions:
  • To the 4 directions starting with the East, turning clockwise to the South, to the West and to the North.
  • Downwards to Mother Earth.
  • Upwards to Father Sky, Great Spirit, Grandmother Moon, Father Sun, Star Sisters and Brothers.
  • Inwards to your heart welcoming Connection, Presence, Balance, and Oneness.
  • Over the left shoulder to the Spirits.
  • Over the right shoulder to the Ancestors.
4. Say a prayer asking Great Spirit to remove all negativity and unwanted energies (see prayer section below).

SMUDGING YOURSELF

1. Breathe in the smudge, visualizing the smoke purifying your body from the inside.

2. Scoop the smoke to the following:
  • To the head, so you will think good thoughts.
  • To the eyes, so you see the truth.
  • To the throat so you will speak always speak in truth, in kindness, and in non-judgmental ways.
  • To the ears, so that you will truly listen and hear only the truth.
  • To the heart so you feel connected to all living beings in a loving way.
  • To the solar plexus so your emotions connect with the Earth Mother.
  • [if female] To the womb, so your life giving energies go out into the world in balance and harmony.
  • Under the feet to the dark side of your soul and to walk in peace.
SMUDGING OTHERS

1. The individual to be smudged should stand with feet slightly apart and arms spread slightly. They should remove hats. When you reach their feet, they should raise each one consecutively so that the smoke can swirl beneath the foot. Some individuals literally soak or bathe in the smoke.

2. With a feather, fan smoke towards the individual. Begin at the front at the head and work your way to the feet.

3. Repeat the process on the back of the individual.

4. You may want to end with a short prayer to Great Spirit for the individual.

SMUDGING STRUCTURES

1. Begin at the front door and work clockwise around the structure, through all rooms, opening all drawers and closets. Finish off the smudging process at the open front door.   OR:

2. Come to the center of the room. Turn to the East and fan smudge out into that direction 4 times, saying: Spirit of the East, Great Spirit of Air, cleanse and inspire this space.

3. Turn to the South and smudge 4 times, saying: Spirit of the South, Great Spirit of Fire, strengthen and bring peace to this space.

4. Now turn to the West and smudge 4 times, saying: Spirit of the West, Great Spirit of Water, energize and protect this space.

5. Turn to the North and smudge 4 times, saying: Spirit of the North, Great Spirit of Earth, ground and cleanse this space.

 
6. Squat towards the floor and send smudge down to the floor 4 times, saying: Great Mother Earth, nurture this space from below.

7. Return to your center position and look upwards, sending smudge up to the ceiling 4 times. Say: Great Father Sky, guard this space from above.


AVOID

Do not smudge where infants, pregnant women, asthmatic or allergy-prone individuals are present.

Avoid fire hazards by never leaving burning smudge or charcoal unattended.

Do not blow into a burning smudge mixture as it is seen as blowing in your one's own negativity.

To extinguish a smudge stick quickly, tamp the end out in sand or soil. Do not use water.

FLORIDA WATER SMUDGE


1. Pour a small amount into your hand. Rub your hands together and clap loudly 3 times.

2. Inhale the vapors saying a prayer into your hands. Then brush these prayers over your body.

3. When done, blow the energy off your hands upwards towards Great Spirit.
 
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