Essential oils can enhance our mental health and emotional wellness. I offer a brief summary of 10 oils that can offer support to the nervous system, while enhancing mood and offering balance. Aromatherapy supports mental health! Use essential oils for emotional wellness. What are Essential Oils? Natural Benefits: Essential oils give plants their distinctive smells,… [Read More]
The Mini Moon Ritual Guide
I engage in moon rituals twice a month during the new and full moon phases. I’ve found this a great way to re-calibrate during the month and to stay engaged with intentional living. I thought I would share key components of how I ritualize these moon phases in my own Mini Moon Ritual Guide! Mini… [Read More]
How to Conduct an Essential Oil Oracle Reading
Have you ever used essential oils as the Oracle? Let me explain. I use Oracle cards. Generally I do a daily card pull or a three-card spread for my clients. I have been using oracle cards for years. But I also use essential oils. Essential oils, oracle cards, tarot- these are all different variations of divination tools…. [Read More]
Inspired and Spirited About the Senses
During my doctoral studies I was required to read Awakening the Creative Spirit: Bringing the Arts to Spiritual Direction by Christine Valters Paintner and Betsey Beckman. This book is full of gems. I felt motivated, inspired and spirited about the senses. I do not paint or sculpt. I sometimes sing, but mostly my creativity comes… [Read More]
Masking is my future. It’s not what you think.
For me, a mask is more than a representation of the pandemic. Masking is my future. April is Sarcoidosis Awareness Month so I thought I would spread a bit of awareness about mask-wearing and break the stigma for those of us diagnosed with Sarcoidosis or other immune-compromising illnesses. I was diagnosed with Pulmonary Sarcoidosis in… [Read More]
Sugar cravings making you cray?
Those sugar cravings can be extremely frustrating, especially when you are committed to a wellness lifestyle but sugar still feels like the elephant in the living room. Here are three reasons for those cravings: nutrient deficiency low protein intake dehydration Nutrient Deficiency Sugar cravings can be a sign of nutrient deficiency. Cravings for different flavors… [Read More]
Try these 5 tips to lose those last few pounds
Why do some people seem to be eating right and exercising religiously, yet struggle with the last 5 or 10 pounds while other attain natural weight loss easily? Here are three factors that cause our bodies to hold onto weight: 1. Cravings – if you go for the whole tub of Ben and Jerry’s at 10pm,… [Read More]
Ask the bigger WHY
When you face challenges in adapting positive lifestyle changes, and wanting to just go back to the old familiar way of being, ask yourself – what is it costing you not to take action? And you need to go deep, and think of not just the immediate consequences but keep asking “then what?” – until… [Read More]
