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A new blog…

by Tania · 2 Comments

I started a new blog today, A Journey into Herbal & Natural Healing. After some thought, I decided it would be better to post my herbal, nutritional and natural healing posts on a separate blog. It still needs some fine-tuning but it’s online.  Please stop by, visit and let me know what you think. Blessings, [...]

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The Healing Properties of Our Local Weeds – Dandelion

by Tania · 4 Comments

“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Many of our local weeds contain valuable healing properties. As the warmer weather approaches, weeds will be filling our gardens and as time permits, these same weeds will be pulled out and discarded (hopefully at least composted). This [...]

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What’s So Special About Green Tea?

by Tania · 7 Comments

Health Benefits, Brewing & Varieties Green tea is much more than just a refreshing beverage tea; it provides many proven health benefits as well. The Chinese and Japanese have enjoyed green tea’s healing qualities for thousands of years but it hasn’t been until recently that scientific research has proven the health benefits of drinking green [...]

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Rhythms of Nature ~ Spring

by Tania · 10 Comments

New Beginnings, Growth & Balance Spring Equinox – March 20th – the day when day and night are of equal length, light and dark; nature in perfect balance. A day to celebrate the return of longer days of sunshine and warmth. Spring can also be so much more if we observe how nature changes with [...]

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The Art of Blending Herbal Teas

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A rewarding and enjoyable artistic outlet Art is defined as “the quality, production, expression, or realm of what is beautiful, or of more than ordinary significance.” A finely blended herbal tea can be just that; a colorful blend of herbs, varying textures, contrasting and complimenting flavors to create an extraordinary cup of tea. With a [...]

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Brewing the Perfect Cup of Herbal Tea

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Infusions, Decoctions, Techniques There is nothing quite as good as the taste of teas made with fresh picked herbs. However, many herbs may not be available fresh, either because of the season or their growing environment. A perfect cup of tea can still be brewed with quality dried herbs. Although numerous gadgets exist for tea [...]

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Reiki Jin Kei Do

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This is a decent overview of Reiki healing. Reiki Jin Kei Do translates to Reiki as a path. I will be writing future posts on Reiki healing.

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Taking Notice of Beauty

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With our hectic lives and times of increasing stress, it becomes easier and easier to loose sight of the beauty that surrounds us everywhere. Do you take the time to really notice the ‘small things’ in your life? It doesn’t take much, just an open eye to see with and an open heart to feel [...]

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