What is Canola Oil? I thought Canola oil was made from Canolas and perhaps looked vaguely corn-like. Honestly, until yesterday I had no idea. When you look up Canola oil on the internet, the first thing you find out is that Canola oil comes from the seeds of the canola plant. OK. But, that’s all…
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Soy, soybean oil, and soy lecithin – beware… Soy the hidden filler – because it’s cheap. That’s what one of my friends told me when I mentioned that my youngest child has been found to have a soy allergy. I was complaining to my friend about how many foods have soy in them. This is…
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A recent visit to the UK – and no reactions – is it the lack of GMOs? During June and July I had the good fortune to make a long-awaited visit to my home country, the United Kingdom, aka Britain and aka England, since I am from the South and English! It was a wonderful…
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Yoga practicing I’ve been a yoga ‘practicer’ more than practitioner, for many years now, on and off. Last September I turned it into a regular practice and have been attending lessons a minimum of twice per week. The hoped-for abs aren’t appearing yet but I’ve definitely got slimmer and more muscular plus I do have…
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The Holiday Season and Restorative Spiritual Practice This is the season where often we just go and go…and go again (moms especially!). For the first time this year I find myself with a lot less energy than some of my best intentions demand. I wrote a Christmas letter to friends and family this year and…
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I’ve learned through experience that emotions can be unlocked from our muscles with a deep massage, or felt through our chakras during meditation. But stored and released from our organs? This one is a head trip, or more accurately a body trip. And if you suffer from gallbladder issues, some of the simple techniques in this post might help you.
My brain didn’t remember, but my gallbladder does.
Visionary Rising Attending a course called Akashic Visionaries by my Akashic Records teacher Linda Howe. Within the framework of this course she reviews the question “What is a Visionary?” During the first part of this course Linda said Visualizers use that wonderful tool of visualization: a thoughtful, deliberate formation of mental images or pictures. …
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Yoga beginners and yoga restarters! Bob Clary at Webucator invited me to write a post about beginning yoga for their ‘Teach your Talent’ campaign. September is Self Improvement month – Webucator often offer free classes…here’s a link to their free Microsoft training classes. Strangely (or not) I have been ramping up my attendance at yoga…
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Autogenics – odd name, easy way to meditate! If you’re new to the world of Personal Energy or hear others talking about Energy Work and wonder what it is…then you may be asking yourself where to start. I began to develop my own spiritual and energetic awareness is because I knew I didn’t feel good.…
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This year, I am having a summer Still tending the dishwasher, the laundry, the bathrooms (sometimes – ha!) I am planning kid’s schedules and being Mom Taxi to places near and far Still, I’m having a summer by g-d! Yes you may see me by the pool in the afternoon (re-reading Maya Angelou, maybe) Yes…
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Aspartame and your kidneys – are you ‘on it’? Recently met another online blogger…@quitospare on Twitter who had tweeted this article about the latest diet Coke ad campaign, inferring that young people will be ‘on’ e.g. energized and ready to go if they drink the diet coke product. Seriously? It contains aspartame amongst other things…which…
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How to become an alternative mom? Doing a shop in Target today and some ladies were stacking the shelves (I went in early). One of them said to another So, how are your little ones? They then began a discussion about the latest round of flu, colds and allergies. Isn’t that what it’s really…
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