Archive for August, 2008
What’s Your Dosha? Part One ~ Vata
Sunday, August 31st, 2008Are you fiery Pitta? A thin-boned anxious Vata? or a hard-to-get-moving-in-the-morning Kapha?
Aromatherapy and essential oils can help to keep our doshas more balanced, but before we learn that, let’s take a look at what the heck a dosha is!
These three doshas, Vata, Pitta, Kapha, are the categories, or body types in Ayurveda. Much like the [...]
What Is Ayurveda?
Sunday, August 31st, 2008Ayurveda is the ancient medicine system of India. It is said to be the world’s oldest recorded system of healing. Ayur means ‘life’ and veda means ‘knowledge or science’ so put the two together and you have the ‘Science of Life’.
I have been intrigued by Ayurveda for the past few years and have purchased numerous [...]
Are You In A Rut? Then Change!
Thursday, August 28th, 2008“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.”
I’m not sure who said the quote above, but I use it quite often. I actually used it yesterday at my salon with one of my clients and this is what inspired this post.
Sheri’s Hair Story:
I have a client, let’s call [...]
Do You Live In Your Mind?
Monday, August 25th, 2008future = imagination
past = memory
Do you realize the only moment where we have any power is in the Present Moment? There is nothing we can do about the past, which is a memory, and there’s not much we can do about the future, which lies in our imagination - and sometimes our imaginations can get [...]
An Intricate Web
Monday, August 18th, 2008Ok, I admit, I am loving my new camera and having quite a lot of fun with it. Like my step father said, when you start taking pictures, you really ’see’ things in a new way.
Anyway, I was sitting on the front porch of my mom’s house one morning and just happened to look over [...]
Help For Athlete’s Foot
Sunday, August 17th, 2008Our feet tend to get neglected. If you or someone you know has Athlete’s Foot, try the following massage oil formula:
Tea Tree EO: 4 drops
Lavender EO: 1 drop
Lemon EO: 1 drop
Dilute the above essential oils (eo’s) in 1 teaspoon base oil such as sweet almond or [...]
Are You An Anxious Flyer?
Friday, August 15th, 2008Many of us are - yes I admit I get a bit nervous when I fly-
but I’ve gotten a lot better!
Here’s what you can do to help calm the nerves.
Put a drop or two each of Lavender and Geranium essential
oils on a tissue and put the tissue in a small ziploc bag. Keep
it in your [...]
Long Hair After 50?
Friday, August 1st, 2008I just saw the movie, ‘Momma Mia’ and rather enjoyed it. I love Meryl Streep which is what made me want to go see the movie. Seeing her sing and dance (and looking like she was highly enjoying this role) with her long hair swooshing around made me think about a client who recently asked [...]