by Carol Glassman When we were young and went crying to our mothers with a tummy ache, she likely asked us the most obvious question: what did you eat? Chances are, unless we had managed to pick up some 24-hour
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ATTRIBUTES: Awareness, Serenity, Balance ELEMENT: Water CHAKRA: Heart and Third Eye MINED IN: Czech Republic, USA, Brazil, Madagascar, Dominican Republic Lepidolite is a calming stone that can sooth the nerves, relieve depression, and provide deep emotional healing. Lepidolite is
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By Alfred Cormier, Doctor of Oriental Medicine Around 700 B.C., a medical book was compiled by the Chinese called ‘Miraculous Pivot’. In the seventh chapter, there are two acupuncture needle techniques described, which have become my favorites. The first is called ‘Joint
LOVE IS LETTING GO OF FEAR
“When we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future. So the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future become one.
IN FOCUS: SMUDGING
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: With all the current data on the dangers of electronic cigarettes and the toxins we inhale on a daily basis, it is interesting to find out that the ambient smoke generated by smudging, an ancient spiritual
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by Bethanny Gonzalez, Certified Aromatherapist www.GaiasHealingGifts.com Cinnamon Bark (Cinnamomum Zeylanicum) essential oil has been long used for its culinary and medicinal properties. The oil is extracted from the outer bark of the cinnamon tree, resulting in a potent, red-brown
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by Carol Glassman What are the possibilities? Most of us consider orange peels to be trash, something we throw away after we remove the skin from the succulent fruit. But a rose? That’s a beautiful, sweet-smelling flower. Why on earth would we
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by John Patton Healthy living and aging in my opinion means being free of chronic disease, having a sharp mind, and being able to enjoy life to the fullest with family and friends at any age. It is important to
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by Annamaria Geresdi The one percent of the one percent: billionaires – the wealthiest people in the world. I don’t envy their wealth or question where it comes from, but I sometimes do wonder why they don’t use some of
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The dragonfly is most commonly associated with the symbolic meaning of transformation, joy, and rebirth. In almost every part of the world it is considered a fascinating creature that represents change — often in association with self-realization, emotional maturity, and