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photo by Sheila Daunt-Escandon Berdhanya Swami Tierra, a mystic from Ottawa, recently led a pilgrimage in the salt-rich lands of Peru and Bolivia. Here is an interview with her about her journey and what she learned about salt, its properties, its role on this planet and how to used it for inner and outer beauty. […]
Photo credit: Mary bond YOUR SKIN CELLS HAVE A GREAT MEMORY! You may have experienced this yourself. For example, years after having recovered from a burn, surgery or a trauma of some kind, a memory comes up through a cheek, a shoulder, a vertebra or elsewhere, seemingly out of nowhere when you receive a facial, […]
Spring is a great time of year to intimately listen to plants that emerge in gardens, fields and forests. If one of them seems fresher, more bright and more appealing to you than all others, take the time to pay attention. Yes, even if it’s a dandelion or a daisy. It most likely has something […]
Photo credit: Silviarita My friend Satkiana recently went to buy essential oil for her son’s cough and congestion. Her adventure below shows how the wisdom within us recognizes when life puts what we need right in our hands. As your health and wellness speaker, my role is simply to remind you of that! Errors That […]
The uncomfortably cold, wet and windy sides of spring are triggering uncomfortable feelings: a grumpy impatience some days and lethargy on others. Part of me wants to create a pretty wreath for the font door while others want me to linger in bed, or to lose my focus. So I started spring cleaning. Nothing bad […]
Hurray, Spring is here! The same way cities rally their teams to wash streets, sidewalks and street lights, etc., you are about to start your own cleanse to remove toxins accumulated during winter. Massage warriors, meet your Ayurvedic practitioner Ottawa for assistance. Yes but… Feeling some resistance? There are two kinds: the normal resistance in […]
How much time do you spend choosing bras and clothes that highlight the beauty of your breasts? Comparatively, how much time do you actually take to care for their health and beauty? A monthly cyst detection program maybe? Good start. Of course, I’m not talking about tattooing, piercing, breast reduction or size enhancement. I’m talking […]
I heard recently; “Your life force has desires for you. Dropping your own desires and obeying the movements of your life force ensures that you manifest all the talents you brought into the world AND that you learn what you were born to learn.” Easier said than done but inspiring! This is a great opportunity […]
As a health/wellness speaker and skin care consultant, one of the great advantages is the possibility to discuss with many people what I’m passionate about: aromatherapy, ayurveda, meditation, skin care, and natural skin care products that promote wellness. Blogging offers another opportunity to do so and to obtain stimulating and inspiring feedback. So, I’ve decided […]
“Aging is becoming” a slogan that has inspired my work and my life ever since it came out in the 1990s. To become, of course, implies change whether we want it or not. But the “becomingness” aspect of aging, the how well it suits you, depends on choices that you make, often without an ounce […]
As your skin care consultant Ottawa, I love to provide advice on massage and oils. Your body, like your car, needs oil to operate smoothly. Of course, you need oil in your diet but regular self-massage and professional massage with quality oils generate great benefits: – increase circulation, especially to nerve endings – tone the […]
Below are recipes for healing, comfort and fun from your health and wellness speaker in Ottawa. They were developed for a presentation on aromatherapy I gave recently at the Natural Food Pantry in Ottawa. My faithful diffuser complemented the talk with hydrsols of rose and orange blossom and essential oils of eucalyptus and turmeric to […]
Three days after publishing my last blog, the tiny box I ordered arrived in the mail: 10 tiny vials of rare oud essential oil. My God! so tiny but so potent and fragrant! Holding those 10 vials felt like holding a whole forest in one hand, a forest that connected at the heart level, where we […]
Photo credit There are times when an inner voice is so subtle and yet so strong in its request that you cannot ignore it regardless of how far fetched it may seem. Familiar? I am confronted with such a request. The guidance is that I must create a new product to help people who suffer […]
In these times of changing frequencies, you may find yourself feeling like a radio receiver constantly switching channels. Anxiety and anger may result, accompanied by a sense of confusion about shifting loyalties or of being fragmented. If this leaves you feeling exhausted, let yourself feel these feelings without acting out and watch what happens. Digging […]
Hurricanes, floods, forest fires and volcanic eruptions happen not only at the planetary level but also in our lives, inwardly and outwardly. They reflected a loss of balance of all the elements: fire, water, air and earth. And we have seen them all occur back to back this summer. Directly or indirectly, they likely contributed […]
What is the aura? What does it need? How do you keep it clean? What does it take to help your kids stay calm despite the numerous stimulations to which they are exposed? Face to Grace owner Isabela Blanchet will address these questions from the perspective of aromatherapy during two natural beauty workshops at the […]
When you shop for natural skin care products in Ottawa, demand impeccability first. You want ingredients in your products to be organic or at least pure from chemicals to keep your body healthy. Women typically are very aware of their body and sensations. We are able to sense the quality of products either intuitively or […]
According to Ayurveda, our etheric body, the magnetic layer enveloping our physical body, holds all our relationships. ALL our relationships: our own inner and outer self, with others, with our natural and man-made environment, close or distant. These relationships can be harmonious or difficult at different times. Regardless, they all are there to support us, […]
For countless women, booking a facial provides an opportunity to relax or to fix or maintain the quality of their skin. While an Ayurvedic does that, it is also akin to a ritual or ceremony to re-connect you with your personal beauty, radiance and emotional balance. At least this is what is offered when you […]
An Ottawa mom recently asked if I could write a blog on natural vs chemical sunblocks, with a focus on children. I was happy to oblige. However, as I compile research findings, I am aware that she may be getting more than she bargained for from her natural Skin Care Consultant. We have all been […]
